KR20010088171A - multifunctional point of sale system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A multi-functional point of sale system is provided to offer an image sensing function and to search and to transmit of stored information by executing a point of sale system program in calculating a selling commodities and storing image data being transmitted from a camera being installed in a saleroom in real time and displaying the image data from the camera on a monitor in real time. CONSTITUTION: A camera unit(10) comprises a plurality of cameras being installed at a place for monitoring in a saleroom. An input unit includes a keyboard(30) and a bar code reader(40) for inputting a code of a commodity and a command language. A computer hard disk(20) includes a storing device(21) for storing all sorts of programs and data and a CPU for performing a data process by driving the program and controlling input unit and output unit. An output unit includes a monitor(50) displaying image information being transmitted from the camera unit(10) by a control signal of the CPU and executing screens of the programs and a printer outputting selling viewpoint managing data.

Description

Multifunctional point of sale system

The present invention relates to a multi-function point of sale management system, in particular, when the sales point management program is executed at the time of calculating the merchandise and at the same time stores the image data transmitted from the camera installed in the store, otherwise the camera The present invention relates to a multi-function point of sale management system and method for displaying and transmitting image data from a monitor in real time and storing and retrieving the data when necessary.

Generally, a point of sale system refers to a terminal device having an electronic cash register function and a computer function to automatically collect and record data on sales management associated with the sale of a product. In other words, it is installed in a department store or a supermarket to automatically collect and record data to be used for merchandise sales management and inventory management at the point of sale. The existing point of sale management system temporarily registers register functions and data such as cash registers. It was common to have a file function for recording.

On the other hand, in order to effectively manage stores, such as monitoring a store for security purposes in large supermarkets or department stores, or relocating goods by intensively locating shelves or time zones where customers are concentrated, imaging devices, transmission devices, and display devices are basically used. CCTV (Closed Circuit Television) system must be installed separately, but there was a problem that a separate manpower for securing the installation space and managing this system.

The present invention is to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to store the image data transmitted from the camera installed in the store at the same time to run the point-of-sale management program at the time of sales item calculation, other than that The present invention provides a multifunctional point of sale management system and method capable of retrieving and transmitting a video surveillance function and stored information by simultaneously displaying and storing image data from a camera on a monitor in real time.

1 is a schematic block diagram of a multi-function point of sale management system of the present invention,

2 is a flowchart illustrating a multi-function point of sale management method of the present invention.

In order to achieve the above object, the multi-function point of sale management system of the present invention comprises a camera unit consisting of a plurality of cameras installed in the place where the monitoring is required; An input unit having a keyboard and a barcode reader for inputting codes and commands of goods; A computer hard disk including a storage device for storing various types of programs and data, and a central processing unit for driving the programs to process data and to control input / output units; And an output unit including a monitor capable of displaying image information transmitted from the camera unit and execution screens of various programs by a control signal of the central processing unit, and a printer for outputting point-of-sale management data. It is done.

In addition, in order to achieve the above object, the multi-function point of sale management method of the present invention

(a) Checking whether the driving signal of the point of sales management program is inputted,

(b) if there is no input of said signal,

Splitting an image captured from a camera unit including a plurality of cameras installed at a place where monitoring is necessary in a store on a monitor and displaying the image in real time; Compressing and storing an image captured by the camera unit in real time; After executing to proceed to step (a),

(c) if there is an input of said signal,

Displaying an execution screen of the program on a monitor; Executing a point-of-sale management program that receives information about a product, performs calculation processing based on the information, and stores and outputs the processed data; An image storing step of compressing and storing the image captured by the camera unit in real time; After the execution of the program, check whether the execution of the program continues, if it is running, the steps are repeated repeatedly, if the execution is stopped, characterized in that proceeds to the step (b).

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail with respect to the multi-function point of sale management system and method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the multi-function point of sale management system to which the present invention is applied is an input means for inputting information and commands to a keyboard 30 and a bar code reader 40 having a sales management function on a computer hard disk 20. As shown in FIG. And the monitor 50 and the printer 60 as output means for outputting point-of-sale management data and image data, so that the image information from the camera unit 10 installed in a place where consolidation is required in the store is displayed. It is configured to be transferred to the hard disk. In addition, the power supply devices 11 and 23 are connected to the camera unit 10 and the computer hard disk.

The plurality of cameras 10 installed in the surveillance area may be implemented using a charge coupled device, which is a kind of CCTV camera or a solid-state imaging device. Can be installed near the checkout counter to film the buyer.

The computer hard disk 20 can be basically divided into a central processing unit (CPU) 22 for overall control of each unit constituting the storage device 21 and the system. More specifically, the storage device 21 includes a ROM that stores an operating system, a point of sale management program, an image compression and storage program, a storage data retrieval program, an application connection program, and the like including communication necessary to operate the system of the present invention. And a RAM configured to temporarily store various data such as point-of-sale management data and video data transmitted from a camera unit during system operation of the present invention, and temporarily stored in the RAM even when a power failure occurs during operation of the system. The power supply unit 33 is provided to save all the data. On the other hand, during operation of the system, the storage device 21 stores image data and all data related to sales management in real time by an image compression and storage program. If necessary, the data is stored by executing a retrieval program of the stored data. It is possible to search by time, task, and camera, and transmit the data by connecting to an external device by driving a communication program. In the present invention, since a large-capacity storage medium is required to store image information captured in real time by a camera unit installed in a store, a computer hard disk is used as a component thereof without using a hard disk used in a general point-of-sale management system. I adopt it.

The keyboard 30 for inputting a command or a product code to the system specifically includes a product key for inputting an item of a product, a signal for driving or retrieving stored data, a program embedded in a hard disk, and the like. And a function key for inputting a number, a number key for inputting a price of a product or other necessary numbers, and a mode selection switch unit for selecting various modes required for point of sale management. In addition, the present invention is a bar code reader 40, such as a fixed scanner or a hand-held scanner for automatically reading and entering the bar code tag of the product instead of the keyboard code of the product is connected to the computer hard disk to input the system It consists.

In addition, the multi-function point-of-sale management system of the present invention as an output unit of the system monitor (50) for displaying in real time the image information transmitted from the camera unit by the control signal of the CPU (CPU) and outputs the execution screen of various programs And a printer 60 for outputting information relating to point-of-sale management data such as a receipt.

The multi-function point of sale management method of the present invention by the above configuration will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

First, when a seller inputs a driving signal of a point-of-sale management program (hereinafter referred to as a POS program) by using a keyboard to calculate a sale product (S1), the central processing unit of the present invention generates a control signal and is stored in a storage device. The execution screen of the existing POS program is displayed on the monitor, and the program is driven to perform arithmetic processing and output necessary for calculating the product by inputting the product code by the keyboard or barcode reader of the seller (S2). At the same time, the central processing unit drives an image compression storage program to acquire in real time an image captured and transmitted by a camera installed in various places of the store and stores it in the storage device (S3). In this step, the images of the seller and the buyer may be stored together to prevent disputes that may occur at the point of sale later. In general, an image signal transmitted from a camera is converted into a digital signal and then transmitted in a packet data format, and a compression program is stored in a frame memory, processed in pixel units, and D / A converted and displayed on a monitor.

On the other hand, the central processing unit repeats the steps S2 and S3 when the input of the product code is continued (S4), and when the input of the product code is stopped and the execution of the POS program is not necessary (S4). Each image information stored in the store transmitted from the plurality of cameras is displayed in a screen-divided format on a monitor in real time, and an image compression storage program is driven to store the image data in a storage device in real time (S5).

On the other hand, if it is determined that there is no input of the driving signal of the POS program from the input unit (S1), the central processing unit generates a control signal and displays the respective image information in the store transmitted from the plurality of cameras in a screen-divided format on a monitor in real time. The system is operated by displaying and driving the image compression storage program to store the image data in the storage device in real time (S5), and then returning to step S1 (S6).

According to the above-described configuration of the present invention, the POS program is executed at the time of calculating the merchandise, and the image information transmitted from the camera installed in the store is stored in real time. Otherwise, the image data from the camera is stored in real time. By displaying the information on the monitor and storing it at the same time, it is possible to search and compare the stored information afterwards so that the point-of-sale management system with the monitoring function in the store can be operated efficiently. In addition, the configuration of the present invention has the advantage that it is possible to efficiently transmit and manage the stored data by embedding various programs in the computer hard disk.

Claims (4)

A camera unit comprising a plurality of cameras installed in a place where monitoring in the shop is required; An input unit having a keyboard and a barcode reader for inputting codes and commands of goods; A computer hard disk including a storage device for storing various types of programs and data, and a central processing unit for driving the programs to process data and to control input / output units; An output unit including a monitor capable of displaying image information transmitted from the camera unit and execution screens of various programs by a control signal of the central processing unit, and a printer for outputting point-of-sale management data; Multifunctional sales management system comprising a. The method of claim 1, The central processing unit generates a control signal for converting a monitor into an execution screen of the program by receiving a driving command of a point-of-sale management program when calculating a sales item, and in other cases, the image data transmitted from the camera unit. Multifunctional sales management system, characterized in that for generating a signal to control to display. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The stored data can be retrieved by job, time, camera-specific data by the input of the command key, and can be transmitted online by connecting to an external device. (a) Checking whether the driving signal of the point of sales management program is inputted, (b) if there is no input of said signal, Splitting an image captured from a camera unit including a plurality of cameras installed at a place where monitoring is necessary in a store on a monitor and displaying the image in real time; Compressing and storing an image captured by the camera unit in real time; After executing to proceed to step (a), (c) if there is an input of said signal, Displaying an execution screen of the program on a monitor; Executing a point-of-sale management program that receives information about a product, performs arithmetic processing based on the information, and stores and outputs the processed data; An image storing step of compressing and storing the image captured by the camera unit in real time; After executing the program, check whether the execution of the program continues, if it is running, proceeds to the above steps repeatedly, if the execution is stopped, multi-function point of sale management, characterized in that proceeds to the step (b) Way.