KR20020028524A - Public PC being operated by coin - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A public PC for coin is provided to be used anywhere and installed without a manager. CONSTITUTION: The public PC for coin consists of a computer that processes a lock signal or unlock signal from an input device, a coin reader(13) that sends a price signal according to the received coins, a control and arithmetic unit(11) that sends a lock signal or unlock signal to the computer through a communication interface to operate PC for a given period. The PC can have the vending unit(35) that has a vending control unit(31) to send the price signal from the control and arithmetic unit to the vending unit for selling other products like gums. The PC also has a data security module(27) to protect the protect program that is established to operate the PC. The protect program include one of an OS, communication software to connect Internet or other external networks(40), and a display program that displays advertisements or information about the pc even in locked situation.

Description

Public PC being operated by coin}

The present invention relates to a public PC for coins (PC, Personal Computer), and more particularly to a public PC for coins that can be used for a certain time depending on the amount of coins put.

In general, PCs, or personal computers, are used by users to access external networks such as the Internet to obtain necessary information, to send and receive e-mails, to view and edit documents or multimedia materials, and to play games. Therefore, in the modern computer society, many tasks are processed using PC.

In order to perform such a PC work, there must be a PC, but since the PC is expensive, there is a problem that it is uneconomical for a user who does not have much time to use the PC to purchase it. In addition, even if a user has a PC, there is a problem that the PC cannot be used in a place other than the home or office where the PC is installed. A laptop can be used to use the PC from the outside, but since the price is higher than that of the PC, there is a problem that it is difficult to purchase and use it except in special cases.

This problem can be solved to some extent by using the PC room that is currently popular nationwide. There are a number of PCs installed in the PC room, so the person who wants to use the PC can pay a certain fee and use the PC for a time equivalent to the fee, and can freely perform various tasks desired by the user. By using this PC room, the PC user does not have to have a PC, and even a person who owns a PC can perform necessary PC work by using a nearby PC room.

However, in such a PC room, a manager who is required to receive a fee from the PC user and manages the use time is required. Therefore, economically, several PCs must be installed and operated. Therefore, the space for installing several PCs is required, so there is a place restriction in the installation of PC rooms. In other words, since the PC room is installed only in a specific place that can secure a certain installation space, a person who wants to use the PC for a certain time from the outside cannot use the PC immediately where it is needed, and has to go to a nearby PC room. There is a problem that this exists.

The present invention has been made in order to improve the above problems, it is possible to install only one public PC because it does not need a manager to manage the usage time to receive the fee of use of the PC, so there is no restriction on the installation place, it can be installed anywhere The purpose of the present invention is to provide an air PC for coin that can be easily used anywhere by the PC user.

1 is a view showing an example in which a public PC for coin according to the present invention is connected to an external network,

Figure 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a coin for public air according to the present invention,

Figure 3 is a flow chart showing the operation of the computer control device in the second embodiment of the coin for the public PC according to the present invention.

* Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings *

One; Coin-operated public PC10; Computer controller

11; Control operation unit 13; Coin reader

15; A time setting variable adjuster per coin 17; counter

20; Computer 21; Key lock adjustment part

22; Control unit 23; Communication

24; Display device 25; Input device

26; Storage 27; Data protection module

30; Keyboard apparatus 31; Vending machine control unit

33; Variable frequency setting variable adjuster 35 per coin; Vending machine

40; External network

Coin aerial PC according to the present invention for achieving the above object, the computer according to the received lock signal / unlock signal to perform non-processing / processing of the signal received through the input device; A coin reader for transmitting an input signal according to the type and quantity of input coins; And a control operation unit configured to transfer the lock signal / unlock signal to the computer through a communication interface so that the computer is usable for a time corresponding to the input amount signal.

In addition, the coin air PC further comprises a vending machine for discharging the loaded article, and receives the input money signal from the control operation unit, the vending machine control unit for transmitting a discharge signal corresponding to the input money signal to the vending machine It may further include.

In addition, the computer includes a data protection module for processing the protection program set as a protection target among the programs installed in the computer so that the protection program is not deleted regardless of the deletion request signal received from the input device.

Here, the protection program, operating software (O / S) that is the operating system of the computer, communication software that is responsible for connecting to an external network such as the Internet, and the guidance of the public PC operating in the state that the computer locks the key lock And a program for displaying a set advertisement on a display device of the computer.

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

As a first embodiment, the coin PC 1 is largely comprised of a computer 20 and a computer control device 10 that controls the time for which the computer 20 can be used according to the input amount.

The computer 20 is a general personal computer (PC) and is composed of a control unit 22, a communication device 23, a display device 24, an input device 25, and a storage device 26. The control unit 22 controls all operations of the PC and includes a key lock adjusting unit 21 for controlling whether or not a signal input from the input device 25 is received. The communication device 23 is connected to the external network 40 through a communication interface to allow access to the Internet and the like. The storage device 26 is an operating software (O / S) that is an operating system of the computer 20, communication software that is responsible for connecting to an external network 40 such as the Internet, and the computer 20 in a state where the key lock is locked. Basically, a program necessary for the public PC 1 is stored, such as a user guide for operating the public PC, and a program for displaying a set advertisement on the display device 24 of the computer. A data protection module 27 is provided to protect the data from being deleted by the deletion signal. The input device 25 is a device for giving a command to the computer 20, such as a keyboard or a mouse, and the display device 24 is a monitor for allowing a user to view the processing result of the computer.

The computer control device 10 includes a coin reader 13 for transmitting an input value signal according to the type and quantity of input coins and the lock signal so that the computer 10 can be used for a time corresponding to the input value signal. The control operation unit 11 for transmitting / unlocking / unlocking signals to the computer 20 through a communication interface, the counter 17 for measuring the set time and notifying the control operation unit 11, the input amount and the use time; And a coin setting variable adjuster 15 which can arbitrarily set the relationship of?.

The coin reader 13 includes a coin inlet, a coin recognition unit, and a coin storage unit. When a user inputs a coin into the coin inlet, the coin recognition unit determines the type and quantity of coins and controls the corresponding signal. (11). Coins passing through the coin recognition unit is moved to the coin storage unit and stored. This coin reader 13 is not necessarily used only coins, bill readers may be used. The bill recognition unit recognizes the type of bill used and transmits the corresponding signal to the control operation unit 11 is the same.

The counter 17 generates pulses at regular intervals so that the control operator 11 can measure the time, and transmits the pulses to the control operator 11.

The time setting variable adjuster 15 per coin may be configured by hardware such as a dip switch or software such as a time setting program, and serves to determine the use time of the computer 20 per unit price. The control operation unit 11 calculates the use time per unit amount determined by the time setting variable adjuster 15 per coin and the input amount of money to calculate the time for the user to use the computer 20. For example, when the time setting variable adjuster 15 per coin is set to 5 minutes per 100 won, when the user inputs 500 won, the control operation unit 11 calculates that the use time is 25 minutes.

In addition, the coin air PC according to the second embodiment further includes a vending device 30 for selling articles such as gum in addition to the coin air PC 1 according to the first embodiment.

The vending device 30 receives the input value signal from the vending unit 35 for discharging the loaded article and the control operation unit 11 of the computer controller, and outputs the discharge signal corresponding to the input value signal. It includes a vending machine control unit 31 for transmitting.

The vending machine part 35 discharges the loaded goods according to a signal from the vending machine control part 31 while loading an article such as gum, and includes an article loading box in which the goods are loaded, opening and closing means for opening and closing the discharge port of the article, and opening and closing means. It consists of a sololaid valve and the like to control the operation. The vending machine control unit 31 receives the input amount signal from the coin reader 13 through the control operation unit 11, calculates the quantity of the article to be discharged from the vending machine unit 35, and transmits the discharge signal to the vending machine unit 35. It plays a role. In addition, the vending machine control unit 31 includes a variable-number-of-coin setting variable adjuster 33 which determines the quantity of the article to be ejected per unit price in order to calculate the quantity of the ejected article. The coin frequency variable regulator 33 can be configured by hardware or software, similarly to the coin-time variable controller 15 of the computer controller 10.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described the operation of the coin for public air according to the present invention.

1 shows that a plurality of coin aerial PCs 1 are connected to an external network 40. As described above, the coin public PC 1 may be installed at any place where the external network 40 is connected and connected to the Internet. It can be installed in public places such as government offices, ward offices, terminals, and large buildings.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure in which the computer control device 10 operates by inputting coins in the second embodiment. First, the coin reader 13 checks whether there is a coin input (S100). That is, when a user inserts a coin into the coin inlet of the coin reader 13, the coin recognition unit determines the type and quantity of the coin into which the coin is inserted and transmits a corresponding signal to the control operator 11. The control operation unit 11 calculates the use time T based on the signal received from the coin reader 13 and the use time per dollar amount of the time setting variable adjuster 15 per coin (S101). Time setting per coin The use time per amount of the variable adjuster 15 can be arbitrarily set by the operator installing and operating a public PC for coins.

The control operation unit 11 calculates the use time T as described above and simultaneously retransmits the input value signal transmitted by the coin reader 13 to the vending machine control unit 31 (S102). The vending machine control unit 31 calculates the discharge amount of the product corresponding to the injected amount based on the discharge amount per coin amount set by the variable adjustment number 33 for setting the discharge frequency per coin. Transfer to section 35. The vending machine part 35 discharges an article according to the received discharge signal.

The control operation unit 11 transmits the keylock release signal to the keylock adjusting unit 21 of the computer 20 when the calculation of the use time T is completed (S103). When the key lock adjusting unit 21 receives the key lock release signal, the key lock adjusting unit 21 releases the key lock so that the computer 20 can operate by a command from the input device 25.

The computer 20 is equipped with a data protection module 27 so that a user cannot delete a protection program stored in the storage device 26 of the computer 20 by mistake or intentionally using the input device 25. have. This protection program is set up by the public PC operator for coins. For example, operating software (O / S), which is an operating system of the computer 20, communication software for connecting to an external network 40 such as the Internet, and a computer. (20) is a program for displaying a user guide and a set advertisement of a coin for public coin operated in the locked state of the key lock on the display device 24 of the computer 20.

After the control operation unit 11 transmits the keylock release signal, the control unit 11 starts counting the time t. From this time, the keylock is released and the user can use the computer 20 (S104). . It is determined whether the counted time t is equal to the usage time T by comparing the calculated time t with the unlocked key lock time t calculated (S105). When the counted time t becomes equal to the use time T, that is, when t = T, the key lock lock signal is transmitted to the key lock adjusting unit 21 of the computer control unit 22 (S106). The key lock adjustment unit 21 processes the computer 20 not to receive a signal from the input device 25 when the key lock lock signal is received.

When the key lock is locked, the computer 20 displays the use guide or advertisement of the coin public PC stored in the storage device 26 on the monitor 24 according to a preset program.

In the case of the coin PC according to the first embodiment, since the keyboard device 30 is omitted in the second embodiment described above, the control operation unit 11 of the computer controller 10 sends the input value signal to the keyboard device ( There is no step of transmitting to the vending machine control unit 31 of 30). That is, it is the same as the coin airborne air according to the second embodiment except that there is no step of discharging the article from the vending device 30.

As described above, according to the public PPC for coin according to the present invention, there is no need for the administrator to manage the usage time by receiving the fee for use of the PC, and only one public PPC can be installed, so there is no restriction on the installation location. This exceptional PC user can easily use PC anywhere.

Claims (4)

A computer configured to perform non-processing / processing of a signal received through the input device in accordance with the received lock signal / unlock signal; A coin reader for transmitting an input signal according to the type and quantity of input coins; And a control operation unit configured to transfer the lock signal / unlock signal to the computer through a communication interface so that the computer can be used for a time corresponding to the input money signal. According to claim 1, further comprising a vending machine for discharging the loaded article, And a vending machine control unit which receives the input money input signal from the control operation unit, and transmits a discharge signal corresponding to the input money input signal to the vending machine unit. The method of claim 1, wherein the computer, And a data protection module for processing the protection program not to be deleted regardless of the deletion request signal received from the input device, for a protection program set as a protection target among the programs installed in the computer. . The method of claim 3, wherein the protection program, The operating software (O / S) that is the operating system of the computer, communication software that is in charge of connecting to an external network such as the Internet, and the user guide and set advertisement of the public PC operating in the locked state of the computer lock the computer. Coin aerial PC comprising at least one of the program to display on the display device of.