KR19980020899A - Goods information display device - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a product information display apparatus for displaying the product information electronically, and in particular, the price of the goods quickly displayed in conjunction with a point of sale system (POS) or PC (Pesonal computer), and changes the price from time to time The present invention relates to a newly set article information display apparatus. The present invention adds a product name, a normal price information and a discount price information to the identification code for the corresponding product, and transmits it, and the receiving side interprets the transmission data to display corresponding product information. Such a receiving side is provided with signal processing means for receiving and demodulating transmission data, and display means for displaying article information and the like, and can use a card type and a stationary type according to the size of the article.

Description

Goods information display device

The present invention relates to an article information display apparatus capable of displaying prices of various kinds of articles. More specifically, the present invention relates to an article information display apparatus which enables to quickly and easily display the selling price, article name, discount price, and measurement unit of the article.

Conventionally, department stores, distribution centers, discount sales centers, supermarkets, etc., which display and sell a large variety of goods, attach or arrange a price tag in the form of a note for the purpose of informing the buyer of the price of the goods. Even if the same type of product is different in the selling price had to produce a price list for each item, and was used to write the price of each item was very cumbersome. In particular, during the discount sales period, the price list had to be rewritten many times, such as listing the discount price in the price list in parallel with the normal sale price, which is inconvenient to display the variable price. In addition, the price tag written by the handset to the buyer to reduce the confidence of the price has become a factor that lowers the purchase desire.

The present invention comprises a transmitting means for transmitting article information in association with a POS system or a personal computer (PC), and a receiving means for interpreting and displaying article information received from the transmitting means. In particular, the receiving means of the present invention is produced in the form of a thin film card when attached to the article, and is produced in a stationary size of the appropriate size when placed adjacent to the article. Accordingly, the present invention can solve the inconvenience of having to list the price list manually by hand for each item, and can easily set the variable price at any time, thereby completely solving the conventional problems.

1 is a block diagram of an article information display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 2 is an exemplary view showing an embodiment of the front plate of the receiver of the Figure 1 device,

Figure 3 is an exemplary view showing another embodiment of the front plate of the receiver of the device of Figure 1;

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

110: transmission means 111: POS system

112: transmitting unit 120: receiving unit

121: receiver 122: decoder

123: control unit 124: storage unit

125: display driver 126: display unit

127: power supply

An article information display apparatus of the present invention for solving the above technical problem, comprising: transmitting means for transmitting the article information of the article; And receiving means for receiving the article information sent by the transmitting means and displaying the received information.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram of an article information display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, the transmission means 110 includes a transmission unit 112 that is connected to the POS system 110 to transmit article information.

The receiving device 120 includes a receiving unit 121 for receiving the article information sent by the transmitting unit 112, a decoding unit 122 for decoding the received article information, and a control unit for controlling the display operation by analyzing the article information. 123, a storage unit 124 for storing input information from the controller 123, a display driver 125 for driving control of an element for displaying article information, and a drive signal of the display driver 125; The display unit 126 displays information in the form of numbers or letters, and a power supply unit 127 supplies power to each component.

The POS system 110 recognizes a bar code printed on a corresponding article and classifies the corresponding article, and is usefully used in a store as a system for managing a sale price, a sale quantity, and a stock quantity of the article. The transmitter 112 connected to the POS system 110 receives the goods information through a process of transmitting and receiving predetermined data. This article information is the identification code information assigned to each article, the article name, sale price information, and discount price information of the article.

Of course, the POS system 110 should store in advance the identification code information, product name, sale price information and discount price information given for each item, and share with each other the information required for the POS system 110 to perform the original function. This is information.

The article information sent by the transmitter 112 includes sales price data and discounted price data added to the identification code data, and is bundled and sent in one unit, which is sent in a modulated RF frequency form.

Meanwhile, the receiver 121 receives, demodulates, and outputs the article information of the modulated RF frequency using a loopable antenna. The decoder 122 decodes the received and demodulated article information, and outputs the decoded data to the controller 123. The controller 123 determines whether the identification code data is owned by the user when the decoded article information is applied. Subsequently, when the identification code data is its own, the control unit 123 stores the product name, sales price information, discount price information, etc. added to the identification code data in the storage unit 124, and corresponds to the storage information. The driving control signal is output to the display driver 125. Subsequently, the display driver 125 outputs the driving signal to the display unit 126 according to the received driving control signal. The display unit 126 displays the product name in the form of a letter in a corresponding position for displaying the product name according to the driving signal, displays the selling price in the form of a number in the corresponding position for displaying the selling price, and discounts in the corresponding position for displaying the discounted price. Price is expressed in numeric form.

In the exemplary embodiment, the display unit 126 is configured using an LED element, but the display unit 126 has an equivalent function, such as an LCD (liquid crystal panel), a VFD (fluorescent display device), a TFT LCD (thin film liquid crystal panel), and an EL (Electro luminance); It can be implemented by using thin-film display elements such as an electroluminescent device or simply by using seven segments. In this case, it is a matter of course that the display driver 125 should be properly configured according to the elements of the display unit 126.

The power supply unit 127 serves to supply power to each component, and may be used by using a built-in battery or by connecting an external commercial power source.

Receiving means 120 is manufactured in the form of a thin card or a stationary type that can be placed around the article. In the case of a card type for attaching to the outside of the article, it is preferable to use a mercury battery for the power supply unit 127, and in the case of a stationary type for placing in the vicinity of the article, it is preferable to use a battery or a commercial power source.

Receiving means 120 is a card-type thickness is only a few millimeters (mm), it is easy to attach to the article. In addition, the receiving means 120 is a stationary type having a thickness of about tens of millimeters (mm) in the nature of the article when the external commercial power supply may be used to connect.

2 illustrates an example in which the receiving unit 110 displays article information of an article. In FIG. 2, the display unit 126 is divided into a portion (a) displaying a brand name, a portion (b) displaying a selling price at a normal sale, and a portion (c) displaying a discount price at a discount sale. Other information such as normal price and discounted price may be printed on the outside of the receiving means 120 and used.

The receiving means 120 may display the predetermined item information only by receiving the item information from the transmitting means 110, but may also display the item information itself by a manual input by a user. Same as 3. That is, as shown in Fig. 3, an operation button for manual input is provided at a predetermined portion d under the portion c at which the discounted price is displayed. The control unit 123 analyzes the input signal generated by the operation button to control the display driver 125.

Changing the article information using the operation button will be described as an example.

First, switch to the setting mode using the number setting button in the center. Subsequently, the sales price displayed on the site (b) and the discount price displayed on the site (c) are changed using the operation buttons on the 'normal price' or 'discount' printed on the left side. That is, the price currently displayed increases gradually by pressing the button corresponding to the upward arrow, and the price currently displayed decreases gradually by pressing the button corresponding to the downward arrow. The operation button at the right end is a button for moving the digits, and the button corresponding to the up arrow on the right is a button for increasing the number displayed at the position where the digit is moved.

Therefore, even when the product information is not supplied from the remote transmission means 110 due to a failure or the like, the product information can be easily changed through manual input.

The present invention as described above can eliminate the hassle of having to create a price list for each item individually, and in conjunction with a POS system or a personal computer can quickly and easily change the product information remotely, department stores that handle a large number of items, There is an effect that can be usefully used in distribution centers. In addition, when the product information can not be supplied due to a malfunction, it is convenient to change the product information by using the manual input button, and is placed adjacent to the card-type and the article made of thin film to be attached to the outside of the product. Can be used to select the stationary type.

In addition, since the latest item information is displayed immediately, there is an advantage that can improve the buyer's desire to buy.

The present invention provides an article information display apparatus capable of quickly setting and displaying an article price by manual operation when the article information on an individual article is remotely controlled or remote operation is blocked.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an article information display apparatus manufactured in a card form of a thin film so as to be attached to the outside of the article.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a product information display device manufactured in a stationary type having a suitable size so as to be disposed around an article.

Claims (6)

An apparatus for displaying article information, Transmitting means for transmitting article information of the article; And And receiving means for receiving the article information sent by the transmitting means and displaying the received information. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the transmitting means comprises: a force system; And a transmitter for wirelessly transmitting information of the force system. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the receiving means comprises: a receiving unit for receiving the goods information sent by the transmitting unit, a decoding unit for decoding the received goods information, a control unit for interpreting the goods information and controlling the display operation; And a display unit for displaying the input information under control of the article. 4. The article information display apparatus according to claim 1 or 3, wherein the receiving means is made of a thin film card type to be attached to the article. 4. The article information display apparatus according to claim 1 or 3, wherein the receiving means is made of a stationary type having an appropriate thickness to be placed adjacent to the article. The article information display as claimed in claim 1, wherein the receiving means further includes a manual operation control button for manually inputting normal price information and discount price information without relying on the goods information from the transmitting means. Device.