KR20010019354A - Wireless intergrated operation terminal device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A wireless integrated operation terminal is provided to perform simplex systematization for a bar-code reader, a wireless communication unit or a wireless keypad to make each worker perform systematical operations, so as to promptly enable the communication of information or data for products between the worker and a server. CONSTITUTION: A body(2) driven by receiving power from a portable battery(4) has built-in CPU, ROM and wireless LAN(Local Area Network) system. The body(2) is small-sized to be carried. A bar-code scanner(6), or a bar-code reader, is connected with the body(2) in wired, and reads a bar-code attached on a product to supply the bar-code to the body(2). A keypad is composed of a numerical keypad(8) and a function keypad(10), capable of being attached to/detached from a human body. The numerical keypad(8) is for inputting numbers, and the function keypad(10) is for controlling each function. An LCD(Liquid Crystal Display,12) displays contents inputted to the keypad by a user, and outputs predetermined instructions from external. A microphone(16) and a speaker(14) are for inputting and outputting voice information and communicating with the other party. And voice information stored in a sound stripe is delivered to the user through the speaker(14).

Description

Wireless intergrated operation terminal device

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a wireless terminal, and more particularly, to a wireless intergrated operation terminal device capable of two-way exchange of information by several terminal devices forming a network with a wireless LAN system.

Logistics companies have to carry out sorting work to deliver goods from different places to different points. In such areas, fast and accurate classification is essential, and furthermore, each item needs to be handled according to its characteristics. In addition, even where large quantities are rapidly rotated, such as large warehouses or agricultural and livestock auctions, the worker needs to be aware of the unique information of each item. To this end, a bar code reading apparatus for displaying information of the corresponding article for each packaged article has been used, and predetermined communication means for inter-mobile communication have been used. Bar code reader is generally connected to the terminal so that the information of the goods displayed by the bar code through the terminal to be recognized by the operator. However, it was common to use a bar code reader fixed at a specific point, and a wireless bar code reader was also developed.

On the other hand, in a large restaurant, a predetermined wireless communication means has been used to provide faster and more luxurious services by quickly and accurately delivering customer orders to counters and kitchens. In other words, the clerk can take the order according to the order conveniently and accurately by using the wireless keypad to enter the customer's order number or menu.

However, since the bar code reader, the predetermined wireless communication means, or the wireless keypad are configured separately, it is difficult to use all the functions systematically and in a single system in a work environment requiring all the functions described above. In other words, the operator is confused by the system operated individually, and has a limit in speeding up the work progress.

Summary of the Invention An object of the present invention is to provide a wireless integrated operation terminal that enables various types of information or data about an article to be communicated between a worker and a server that is in operation quickly and conveniently in a work environment where a large amount of logistics must be processed, such as a distribution industry. To provide. In other words, by operating a bar code reader, a wireless communication means, or a wireless keypad as a single system to allow each operator to perform a systematic work.

1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

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2: Main Unit (CPU / ROM / LAN) 6: Barcode Scanner

8,10: keypad 12: LCD

14 speaker 16 microphone

The above object is an external server that is connected to the main body equipped with a CPU, ROM, and a wireless LAN system, a barcode scanner, a keypad, an image output means, and an audio input / output means so as to be portable, and communicates wirelessly with the main body. It is achieved by a wireless integrated operation terminal comprising a.

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

1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

The main body 2 is compact and portable and is powered by a portable battery 4 and has a configuration similar to the main body of a PC that can accommodate a CPU, a ROM, a LAN card, a sound card, and the like. . The main body 2 is particularly equipped with a wireless LAN system for communicating with a floor server outside the apparatus. It would be desirable for the LAN to be a noise resistent wireless LAN module. A portable barcode reader, that is, a barcode scanner 6 used in a general sales office or a distribution center, is connected to a main body to read information of a barcode attached to an article and apply it to the main body.

Input means for inputting predetermined information by a user's operation are provided in a connected state. That is, image display means such as keypads 8 and 10 and LCD 12 are interconnected. The keypad consists of a numeric keypad 8 for input of numbers and a function keypad 10 for controlling the functions of the device, and are provided detachably on a part of the user's body. The numeric keypad 8 is provided for entering orders at places such as large restaurants or auction houses. The function keypad 10 may serve as a function key for inputting a predetermined word or the like or controlling a function of the device. The LCD may be provided to visualize what the operator enters into the keypad, or may be provided to output predetermined instructions or the like from the outside.

A microphone 16 and a speaker 14 for inputting and outputting voice information may be provided to communicate with the other party, and the voice information stored as a sound stripe may be transmitted to the user through the speaker. The speaker 14 may be preferably provided as a general compact headphone, through which work instructions or instructions from the outside are output, such as the LCD described above. The microphone 16 may also be of the type that is integral with the headphones.

As a result, the pre-stored voice information corresponding to the item specification acquired by the barcode scanner can be provided through the user's speaker (receiver), so that the worker performs the work according to the accurate and quick judgment. For example, the control unit may notify the operator of something that the worker does not recognize, and the main body detects an operation error performed by the worker and allows the operator to react through the receiver.

A floor server (not shown) outside the device communicates with various terminal devices constituting the device by a wireless LAN of the main body. Personnel who are placed in a place that controls the whole logistics work are given by the floor server to the worker equipped with this wireless terminal device to provide predetermined work instructions, provide information from time to time, perform calculations according to authorized information, or perform voice means. You can communicate by. On the other hand, it is preferable that a full duplex module is used as such communication means.

According to the above configuration, several workers and personnel of the control unit can multi-communicate with each other by means of a voice signal or an image display means or the like, and the worker's work is progressed by a predetermined program which can be embedded in the main body or the floor server. It is possible to output a predetermined response in accordance with this. The program can be created and distributed individually according to the use of the apparatus or the contents of the work.

The keypad may also have a different key configuration depending on the use of the apparatus or the contents of the work.

As such, all devices except the floor server are provided to be attachable to a suitable place of the body for the operator to be easy to use. For example, as shown schematically, the body and battery may be provided mountably on the waist, and the keypad may be provided to insert into the upper pocket or to attach to the arm, such as a wrist watch.

According to the wireless integrated terminal according to the present invention, a distribution center, an auction market, or a warehouse-type store in which a large amount of logistics is made can be quickly and accurately processed by a small number of workers.

In addition, the integrated terminal according to the present invention is not only for the logistics, but also more effectively to the task that requires the use of a predetermined number of information by connecting several agents to each other, or to quickly calculate the specific information obtained by the individual Make it work.

Claims (2)

A portable body powered by a portable battery and having a wireless LAN system, a CPU, and a ROM embedded therein; A barcode scanner connected to the main body by wire and recognizing a barcode; A wireless intergrated operation terminal device comprising a keypad, an image output means, and an input / output means configured to be easily attached to each other while the voice input / output means are connected to each other. 2. The wireless intergrated operation terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the main body communicates with an external floor server by wireless LAN and exchanges information.