KR101266942B1 - A reclamation cash box type terminal system with security monitoring for prevention of cash stealing - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An embedded safe box type video security control terminal system is provided to save installation costs of additional security facilities by performing sales management and security management of a store with a single terminal system. CONSTITUTION: An embedded safe box type video security control terminal system consists of an input unit(100), a control unit(200), an output unit(300) and a remote management unit(400). The input unit is configured by adding an in-store monitoring/security function to a product checkout function of point of sale management. The control unit receives a signal of the input unit and displays product checkout and sales status. The output unit consists of a monitor unit for staff displaying product checkout and sales status, a receipt output unit in which a receipt is outputted and a change ejection unit ejecting change. An in-store video photographed by a monitoring camera of the input unit through the remote management unit and POS data according to comparison/analysis of the control unit are checked in real time by a store manager in a remote site. [Reference numerals] (100) Input unit; (200) Control unit(CPU); (300) Output unit; (400) Remote management unit; (AA) Store; (BB) Internet network; (CC) Remote place; (DD) Store server PC; (EE) Portable terminal

Description

A reclamation cash box type terminal system with security monitoring for prevention of cash stealing}

The present invention relates to a buried safe image security control terminal system for preventing theft of cash, and more specifically, a point-of-sale monitoring system and emergency situation alarm unit and a remote management unit in the point-of-sale point of sale system to further store real-time stores The present invention relates to a landfill-type video security control terminal system for preventing theft of cash, which can be performed by integrating the sales management and security management of the store through monitoring and recognition of emergency situations.

Generally Point of sale system (POS) is a point-of-sale system that represents a point-of-sale management system that allows POS terminals to be installed at the point of sale to provide comprehensive management of the distribution economy, including sales office work, market research, inventory, and point-of-sale management. . In other words, the POS terminal equipped with an electronic cash register function and a computer function is provided at a sales item checkout counter such as a department store or a supermarket, and the sales management data accompanying the sale of the product (data to be used for merchandise sales management, inventory management, etc.) It is a system that collects and records automatically at the point of sale.

On the other hand, the POS system (point of sale system), in addition to the point of sale management to install a plurality of cameras in the store in addition to the point of sale management in order to emphasize security and reduce the labor cost of the clerk working in the store, as well as point of sale management A POS system has also been proposed to allow store surveillance.

As an example, Korean Patent No. 10-0468590 (2005. 01. 19.) is a digital video surveillance system using POS data, which is installed at the checkout counter of a sales item, and displays sales management data accompanying the sale of the product. POS terminal to automatically collect and record at the point of sale; A camera installed as many as the force terminals to operate the camera only when the movement of the human body is detected by a sensor; A data / image line for transmitting POS data of the POS terminal and an image of the camera; And a DVR which makes the POS data and the images transmitted through the line into one moving image, outputs and stores them on one monitor screen, and retrieves the stored moving image data when necessary. Digital video surveillance system using POS data has been proposed (see Figure 1).

However, the proposed technology can check the video recorded through the camera on the POS terminal and the remote server, so that the security function is added to the existing POS system to monitor the store, but the video recorded on the camera is continuously checked from the remote site. There is a limit to this, and there is no means to promptly notify the administrator of the remote server in case of an emergency such as a robbery, so it is difficult to respond quickly except the store staff in case of an emergency, and the security function of the POS system is still weak. The problem remains.

In addition, because the cash or safe installed in the store is exposed to the robbery and clerk, there is a risk of cash cutting, there is a need to enhance the security of the safe.

Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the above problems, more specifically, the point-of-sale POS system monitoring system and emergency situation alarm unit and remote management unit is further provided for real-time monitoring and emergency remote stores It aims to provide a buried safe video security control terminal system for cash theft prevention that is equipped with a buried safe to prevent cash fraud. .

According to a feature of the present invention for achieving the above object, it is installed on the checkout counter of a store such as a convenience store, supermarket, consisting of a barcode reader 111, a key input unit 112 and a card reader 113 for product payment Point of sale (POS) terminal system having a product payment means 110, comprising the product payment means 110, the surveillance camera 120 for photographing the inside of the store, and cash received from the buyer in the safe Cash injector 130 to be inserted, a counterfeit discriminator 140 for discriminating whether a banknote is counterfeit among the cash input to the cash injector, a fingerprint reader 150 for opening and closing the buried safe 50, and in-store An input unit (100) having an emergency situation notification unit (160) configured to notify a remote management unit by a button operation (or a manual mode) when an emergency occurs; The input unit receives the signal and compares and analyzes the data 231 and 232 previously programmed by the CPU 210 with the application program 222 to display the product payment and sales status on the output unit. A control unit 200 including a moving image file 233 encoding the image photographed by the camera 120 and a storage unit 220 storing the data and the application program 222; A cashier monitor 310 for displaying a product payment and sales status according to the control signal of the controller, a receipt output unit 320 for outputting a receipt through a printer after product payment, and a cash dispenser of the input unit 100. It includes an output unit 300 is provided with a change withdrawal unit 330 for comparing the cash input to the 130 with the price of the product by the controller and then automatically change the change from the buried safe 50, In addition, the remote management unit 400 to enable the store manager to check in real time from a remote location via the Internet network the POS data (or point of sale data) according to the comparison and analysis of the image captured by the monitoring camera of the input unit and the control unit Provides a landfill safe image security control terminal system for preventing theft of cash characterized in that it further comprises.

Preferably, the counterfeit discriminator 140 of the input unit 100 may be any one of a magnetic sensor, an ultraviolet sensor, a color sensor, or a combination of a plurality of them. It features.

Preferably, the emergency situation notification unit 160 is characterized in that it includes an automatic mode that automatically detects this when the safe or the damage to the remote management unit 400 to notify the remote management unit 400.

Preferably, the output unit 300 is characterized in that it further comprises an advertising monitor unit 340 for displaying the advertisement video of the product provided in the store to the buyer.

Preferably, the advertisement video 234 of the product displayed on the advertisement monitor 340 is stored in advance in the storage means 220 of the controller 200.

Preferably, the remote management unit 400 is characterized in that it includes a portable terminal such as a PC for the store server and a smart phone (smart phone) that can communicate through the Internet network.

According to the buried secured image security control terminal system for preventing theft of cash according to the present invention, the following effects are obtained.

By producing a terminal system equipped with a monitoring camera, an emergency situation notification unit and a remote management unit in the point-of-sale POS system,

(1) It is possible to reduce the installation cost of additional security equipment by integrating the sales management and security management of the store with one terminal system.

(2) Emergency situation notification unit allows remote store servers and portable terminals to recognize emergency situations in stores and respond quickly.

(3) The burglary and clerk's cash can be prevented through the automatic mode of opening and closing of the safety deposit box through the surveillance camera and fingerprint recognition.

1 is a diagram illustrating a digital video surveillance system using conventional POS data.
Figure 2 (a), (b) is a view showing the overall configuration of the landfill security image security control terminal system for preventing cash theft according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention
Figure 3 is a view showing the detailed configuration of the input unit of the landfill security image security control terminal system for preventing theft of cash according to an embodiment of the present invention
Figure 4 is a view showing the detailed configuration of the controller of the buried safe image security control terminal system for preventing theft of cash according to an embodiment of the present invention
5 is a view showing the detailed configuration of the output portion of the landfill security video security control terminal system for preventing theft of cash according to an embodiment of the present invention

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the drawings, like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout. Although the same reference numerals are used in the different drawings, the same reference numerals are used throughout the drawings. The prior art should be interpreted by itself. In the following description of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear.

First, prior to explaining the main technical configuration of the landfill security image security control terminal system for preventing theft of cash according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention of the present invention, the present invention is a conventional POS installed in the checkout counters such as convenience stores, supermarkets Security measures such as surveillance cameras, emergency alerts and remote management units are further provided to improve the security of the point of sale system, the weakness of the store security and the risk of cash theft and theft of cash. A video security control terminal system integrated with a product payment means for point-of-sale management and equipped with a buried safe. The product payment means 110 includes a barcode reader 111, a key input unit 112, and a card reader 113. Is included, and this will be described in detail.

First, the barcode reading unit 111 is a device that reads an electronic signal generated according to the intensity of light reflected by the light reflected on the barcode (barcode), in particular, products and types sold in stores such as convenience stores, supermarkets Many items have a separate code that allows sales and inventory management to be compared to a product price list database stored in a POS system.

Here, the bar code is accurate and easy to use data input, widely used not only in production management but also in sales management, and is mostly used in the distribution field.

Next, the key input unit 112 has a key input means such as product price input, correction, cancellation, selection of payment method such as cash or credit card based on the product information read through the bar code reader, so that the store clerk can quickly It is a means to make a payment.

In addition, the card reader 113 is connected to the card company and the Internet network so that payment of the product can be settled by a debit card such as a credit card or a check card, not cash, so that the card approval request and payment processing can be performed. The terminal inputs the product price to the key input unit of the POS system linked with the card reader or the card reader itself.

 With reference to Figures 2 to 5, the main technical configuration means of the landfill security image security control terminal system for preventing theft of cash according to an embodiment of the present invention, the input unit 100, the control unit 200, the output unit 300, the remote management unit 400.

2 and 3, the input unit 100 includes a product payment function of the point of sale management, the means for improving the accuracy and stability of cash payment and in-store monitoring and security functions, the product payment means It includes a 110, the surveillance camera 120 for taking a picture of the inside of the store, a cash dispenser 130 to put the cash received from the buyer into the safe, and discriminates whether or not the counterfeit bills of the cash put into the cash dispenser The counterfeit discriminator 140, and the fingerprint reader 150 for opening and closing the buried safe is provided.

Here, the surveillance camera 120 of the input unit is a webcam (Web Cam) is used to enable real-time check in the remote management unit 400 of the remote location where the video recorded in the store is interconnected through the Internet network.

Webcam is a combination of web and camera. It is an internet camcorder that is used or serviced on the Internet. It is mainly used in video chatting by sending and receiving videos used by the camcorder through the Internet or uploading them to the homepage. Wide range of applications include internet video conferencing, advertisement through real-time image transmission, remote monitoring, and real-time relay of traffic and weather.

On the other hand, the monitoring camera 120 is installed on the counter of the store (counter) to monitor the inside of the store, a plurality of may be installed depending on the store size.

Therefore, through the surveillance cameras installed in the store, it is possible to prevent the theft of the customers who visited the store in advance, and to cover the application for theft of the goods based on the recorded video. Focus on product payment

The cash input unit 130 of the input unit is a cash input means of the general vending machine (vending machine) applied to the POS system, the cash corresponding to the settlement price of the product calculated through the barcode reader 111 (50) It is available at the cash register so that the store clerk or the buyer can put it in without opening and closing.

In addition, the counterfeit discriminator 140 of the input unit is a means for discriminating whether a bill is counterfeit among cash entered into the cash input device, and a magnetic sensor, an ultraviolet sensor, a UV sensor, and a color sensor for discriminating counterfeit. It is used by using any one of (Color sensor) or combining several.

Here, the banknotes discriminated by counterfeit bills by the counterfeit discriminator 140 may inform the clerk and the buyer of counterfeit bills through the monitor unit 310 and the advertisement monitor unit 340 of the output unit 300 which will be described later. Reject from the cash dispenser so that a separate action such as a declaration can be taken.

In addition, the fingerprint reader 150 is a means for limiting the opening and closing of the buried safe 50, so that if the fingerprint of the store manager, such as store owners can be opened and closed.

Here, the fingerprint recognizer 150 is one of the biometric methods, and the structure of the recognizer is simple, the unit price is low, and the recognition efficiency is relatively high, and its use is gradually increased. In particular, the recognition method includes a prism that receives and refracts light from a light source that emits a red or blue scanning laser when a finger approaches it, and contacts a user's fingerprint thereon, and the light refracted by the fingerprint on the prism. In this way, a fingerprint is recognized through a charge coupled device (CCD) image sensor so that the fingerprint is compared with a fingerprint of a store manager such as a store owner who is previously stored in a storage means.

Therefore, only the store manager can manage the safe through the fingerprint reader, thereby preventing cash clerks in the safe of the cashier and the robbery in advance.

Meanwhile, the buried safe 50 is a buried safe that is buried in the wall of the store in place of the cash box generally installed in the existing POS system in order to prevent cash cutting, accordingly robbery or cash clerk of the cashier and theft of the safe Can be prevented in advance, and the fingerprint reader for opening and closing the buried safe can be used in combination with the authentication key method when security is required than general stores depending on the store size, location and type of business.

In addition, the input unit 100 further includes an emergency situation notification unit 160 to notify the remote management unit 400 to be described later by the button operation of the clerk in the store when the clerk in the emergency occurs, the emergency situation notification unit It automatically detects when a vault is damaged by a robber or a clerk and automatically notifies the remote management to the remote management by the automatic mode and manual mode such as a button operation of the clerk.

In this case, the emergency situation detection according to the automatic mode of the emergency situation notification unit is provided with a shock sensor in the terminal system installed on the checkout counter to detect the shock over a certain shock to predict the damage and theft of the terminal system, in particular, fear of theft It is obvious that the impact sensor must be concentrated in the buried safe 50 having the largest size.

In addition, when an emergency situation notification to the remote management unit through the automatic / manual mode of the emergency notification unit, the remote management unit can check the image in the store taken by the monitoring camera of the input unit.

In other words, the surveillance camera is used as a webcam (Web Cam) so that the remote management unit of the remote site can immediately check the emergency image through the Internet without downloading.

In addition, the emergency notification unit 160 may install an alarm (not shown) even in the store to generate an alarm sound when an emergency occurs by the automatic or manual mode, through which the emergency situation to the people around the store It can be made available to prompt response in the field.

2 and 4, the control unit 200 receives a signal from the input unit 100 as a main desktop of the image security control terminal system and receives the signal from the input unit 100 by a CPU (Central Processing Unit, 210). Compare and analyze the pre-programmed data 231 and 232 and the application program 222 to display the product payment and sales status on the output unit, and allow the input unit and output unit to interoperate with the application program 222. In addition, a video file 233 encoding the image photographed by the surveillance camera 120 and a storage means 220 for storing the data and the application is provided.

Here, the pre-programmed data are product data 231 for product payment and sales status inquiry and fingerprint data 232 for the fingerprint reader 150 of the input unit, so that the data of the store manager can be easily modified. The database (DB, 230) is placed in the storage means 220 to be stored.

In addition, the control unit 200, the product payment means 110, the monitoring camera 120, the cash input unit 130, the counterfeit discriminator 140, the fingerprint reader 150, the emergency notification unit 160 of the input unit Application of each of the detailed configuration means such that the detailed configuration means such as ()) can be connected to the control unit and hardware (H / W), respectively, and can be linked to the sales management and security management programs of the terminal system (S / W). An application program 222 is stored in the storage unit 220.

In other words, the control unit has an I / O interface (In / Out interface, 240a / 240b) to be connected to the input unit 100 and the output unit 300 to be described later on the PC desktop (desktop) and the input unit and the output unit The terminal system related application 222 is stored to operate in conjunction with the control unit.

In addition, the storage means 220 of the control unit to use a large capacity hard disk drive (HDD, hard disk drive) so that the video file 233 of the surveillance camera 120 can be stored in real time, the storage The video files stored in the means are applied first in first out (FIFO), which is a first-in, first-out method in the database 230 so that new videos are continuously added to the storage means of a limited capacity, and the video files sequentially stored first are stored for a predetermined time. Automatically delete after elapse.

On the other hand, the storage means 220 of the control unit is an operating system (OS) (Operating System, 221) is stored to manage the basic H / W and S / W throughout the POS system. Here, the OS is a well-known technique and will not be described in detail.

2 and 5, the output unit 300 is a means for the output of the video security control terminal system, the clerk monitor for displaying the product payment and sales status in accordance with the control signal of the control unit 200 The unit 310, the receipt output unit 320 outputs the receipt through the printer after the product payment, and the cash input to the cash dispenser 130 of the input unit by comparing the price of the product by the control unit and then automatically buried Change change section 330 is provided to allow the change change from the safe (50).

Here, the cashier monitor unit of the output unit, in addition to the output of the point of sale management data, it is possible to check in-store images taken by the monitoring camera 120 of the input unit 100 in real time, so that the cashier can easily monitor in-store monitoring without leaving the checkout counter. Make it work.

In addition, the change withdrawal unit 330 is designed to be automatically withdrawn from the buried safe 50 without opening and closing the buried safe 50 can meet the accuracy of the product payment and safety from cash cutting at the same time.

In addition, the output unit 300 further includes an advertisement monitor unit 340 for displaying an advertisement of a product provided in a store to a buyer, and the advertisement video 234 of the product displayed on the advertisement monitor unit is stored by the controller. To be stored in advance in the means 220.

Here, the advertisement video of the product displayed on the advertisement monitor unit stores a plurality of advertisement videos of the product in the storage means of the control unit by the store manager to be played back to the buyer in sequence (or sequentially) or randomly, the product The advertising video of is stored in the database (DB) of the storage means to be easily updated, such as modification / addition / deletion.

Therefore, by providing an advertisement of other products provided in the store to the buyer at the time of payment of the product through the advertisement video of the product displayed on the advertisement monitor, the product promotion effect can be induced.

 Referring back to FIG. 2, the remote management unit 400 remotely stores POS data (or point of sale data) according to the comparison and analysis of the in-store image captured by the monitoring camera of the input unit and the control unit through the Internet network. As a means to enable the store manager to check in real time, the remote management unit 400 includes a portable terminal, such as a PC for the store server and a smart phone (smart phone) that can communicate via the Internet.

Here, the remote management unit is installed in the POS system application program to be interoperable with the control unit installed in the store through the Internet communication network to be data communication.

In addition, a streaming technique is used to enable real-time confirmation of an image in a store captured by a webcam (Web Cam) that is a surveillance camera of the input unit through the remote management unit.

Here, the streaming technique is a technique for reproducing voice, video, animation, etc. in real time on the Internet, and it is possible to check in real time without having to download the video file 233 stored in the storage means of the controller. It is obvious that a building and streaming player should be installed in the control unit and the remote management unit.

On the other hand, the remote management unit 400 is a screen of a portable terminal such as a PC for a store server and a smart phone (smart phone) under the control of the control unit 200 when an emergency situation notification through the emergency situation notification unit 160 of the input unit And visual and audio warning messages are sent from the speaker to enable remote store managers to recognize emergency situations quickly and accurately.

As such, by producing a terminal system further comprising a monitoring camera, an emergency situation notification unit and a remote management unit in a point-of-sale POS system according to an embodiment of the present invention, sales management and security of a store in one terminal system. The integrated management can be performed to reduce the cost of installing additional security facilities.The emergency notification unit allows remote store servers and mobile terminals to recognize and respond quickly to in-store emergency situations. It is possible to prevent robbery and cash clerks' cash advance through the automatic mode of opening and closing the refillable safe through the camera and fingerprint recognition and the automatic mode of the emergency notification unit.

The above description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention, and those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains may make various modifications and changes without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are not intended to limit the technical idea of the present invention but to describe the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The scope of protection of the present invention should be construed according to the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope of equivalents should be construed as falling within the scope of the present invention.

50: buried safe 100: input unit
110: product payment means 111: bar code reader
112: key input section 113: card reader
120: surveillance camera 130: cash dispenser
140: counterfeit discriminator 150: fingerprint reader
160: emergency situation notification unit 200: control unit
210: CPU 220: storage means
221 OS (operating system)
222 application
230: database 231: product data
232: fingerprint data 233: video file
234: Advertising video of the product
240a, 240b: I / O interface
300: output unit
310: clerk monitor unit 320: receipt output unit
330: change back 340: advertising monitor
400: remote management unit

Claims (9)

Point of sale (POS) installed at the checkout counter of a store such as a convenience store or a supermarket and having a product payment means 110 consisting of a barcode reader 111 and a key input unit 112 and a card reader 113 for product payment. In the terminal system,
It includes the product payment means 110, monitoring camera 120 for taking a picture of the inside of the store, a cash dispenser 130 for putting the cash received from the buyer in the safe, and forgery of bills in the cash put into the cash dispenser Counterfeit discriminator 140 for discriminating banknotes, fingerprint reader 150 for opening and closing the buried safe 50, and button operation (or manual mode) to notify the remote management unit in case of emergency in the store. An input unit 100 having an emergency notification unit 160;
The input unit receives the signal and compares and analyzes the data 231 and 232 previously programmed by the CPU 210 with the application program 222 to display the product payment and sales status on the output unit. A control unit 200 including a moving image file 233 encoding the image photographed by the camera 120 and a storage unit 220 storing the data and the application program 222;
A cashier monitor 310 for displaying a product payment and sales status according to the control signal of the controller, a receipt output unit 320 for outputting a receipt through a printer after product payment, and a cash dispenser of the input unit 100. It includes an output unit 300 is provided with a change withdrawal unit 330 for comparing the cash input to the 130 with the price of the product by the controller and then automatically change the change from the buried safe 50,
In addition, the remote management unit 400 to enable the store manager to check in real time from a remote location via the Internet network the POS data (or point of sale data) according to the comparison and analysis of the image captured by the monitoring camera of the input unit and the control unit Reclaimed gold video security control terminal system for preventing theft, characterized in that it further comprises.
delete The method according to claim 1,
The counterfeit discriminator 140 of the input unit 100 may use any one of a magnetic sensor, an ultraviolet sensor, a color sensor, or a combination of a plurality of cash. Landfill safe image security control terminal system to prevent theft.
delete The method according to claim 1,
The emergency situation notification unit 160 is a buried safe image security control terminal system for preventing theft of cash, characterized in that it includes an automatic mode to automatically detect the damage to the vault by the clerk or the clerk automatically notifies the remote management unit 400. .
delete The method according to claim 1,
The output unit 300 is embedded security image security control terminal system for cash theft prevention, characterized in that it further comprises an advertising monitor unit 340 for displaying the advertisement video of the product provided in the store to the buyer.
The method of claim 7, wherein
The embedded video security control terminal system for preventing theft of cash, characterized in that the advertisement video 234 of the product displayed on the advertising monitor 340 is stored in advance in the storage means 220 of the control unit 200. .
The method according to claim 1,
The remote management unit 400 is a buried safe image security control terminal system for cash theft, characterized in that it comprises a portable terminal, such as a PC (smart phone) and a store server that can communicate through the Internet network.

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