KR20050089116A - A bending machine for printing an electronic publication and service method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

It is an object of the present invention that anyone can easily output a book, sheet music, legal form, life information or electronic document information that can be printed only under a specific application in a public place. The present invention provides a vending device for printing an electronic publication and a service method thereof, which enables unit part printing sales.

The apparatus for printing an electronic publication of the present invention is coupled to various peripheral input devices such as a touch screen 12, a keyboard 13, a document input scanner 16, and a document file read / write device 17 on the front of the main body. And a microcomputer 11 having a nonvolatile memory 19 capable of storing embedded OS programs which can be operated in real time, a monitor 20 and a printer 21 as document output means connected to the microcomputer, A data storage device 18 which is connected to a microcomputer and holds various books, musical scores, legal forms and other useful living information to be provided for a fee at the request of a buyer, and a web server connected to the microcomputer 11 via the Internet ( 23), a web document DB 24 for updating a data storage device to be provided to the microcomputer terminal through the web server, and an accounting DB 25 and a management DB 26 for operating a vending machine. It characterized in that it comprises.

Description

A vending machine for printing electronic publications and its service method {A BENDING MACHINE FOR PRINTING AN ELECTRONIC PUBLICATION AND SERVICE METHOD THEREOF}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic vending machine for outputting various documents having a printing and publishing function of an electronic document. In particular, a single keyboard unit is designed to allow the integrated printing process of scores and documents of a plurality of industry standard formats. An apparatus for printing an electronic publication and a service method thereof, which enables anyone to easily execute document printing and electronic publishing at a place.

With the recent popularity of personal computers and the proliferation of input and output devices used in conjunction with them, most Internet or computer users can easily obtain the desired materials and documents in their offices or homes.

However, not all document information is processed by a specific printing program, and if the corresponding printing program is not installed on the computer, a case often cannot be processed on the current computer. In particular, music scores are not generalized, and printing is not supported under ordinary PC printing programs, so it is necessary to pay a high price and purchase the printouts separately or install a music printing application. The score could only be printed on the printer.

In addition, when a bilateral transaction is established, the contract text or form for confirmation of the contract cannot be easily obtained, so it may be enormously damaged or later involved in a dispute due to a request from an expert or a poor contract.

Particularly, in view of the fact that the demand for partial or page-by-page purchases is increasing from many publication consumers as the publication electronics enables the partial sales or page-by-page sales of specific publications, new sales strategies and services Improvement is required.

The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-mentioned realistic social request, the object of the present invention is to spread the printing-only vending machine in convenience stores, PC rooms, stationery stores, and other public places that are easily accessible to the general public and through this document desired by consumers The present invention provides a vending device for printing an electronic publication and a service method thereof for easily securing the same.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a vending device for printing an electronic publication and a service method thereof, which makes it possible to selectively sell various electronic publications on a page basis or a part thereof.

Still another object of the present invention is to use a printing machine as a web-based online printing device in addition to offline printing on a printing machine through a portable storage device when a printer application program or a document processing program for printing a special document is required. To provide an electronic publication printing vending device and a service method thereof.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide an electronic publication printing vending device and a service method thereof for commercializing an unmanned printing output room chain capable of web-based remote management.

The electronic publication printing keyboard apparatus of the present invention for achieving the above object is coupled to various peripheral input devices such as a touch screen, a keyboard, a document input scanner, and a document file read / write device on the front of the main body and can be operated in real time. A microcomputer having a nonvolatile memory (flash memory) including an embedded OS and a multi-panel control program, a monitor and printer as document output means connected to the microcomputer, and connected to the microcomputer at the request of the purchaser A data storage device having various books, music scores, legal forms, and other useful life information to be provided for a fee; a web server connected to the microcomputer via the Internet for remote management of the vending machine body and DB update; Data storage to be provided to the microcomputer terminal It characterized by including the value DB update web pages and accounting operations necessary for the vending DB, DB for management.

The keyboard service method for printing an electronic publication of the present invention for achieving the above object is a keyboard or touch of the keyboard apparatus body when the purchaser requests the printing of a contract related to a legal form and an authentication document applicable to various private documents, official documents, administrative forms, etc. Requiring input of authentication through a screen and a security authentication device, and when authentication is confirmed, the microcomputer in the keyboard device allows the purchaser to fill in the blanks of the output target document through a monitor and a keyboard, and watermarks the document. Printing or printing through a printer or if necessary, the buyer prints the signature on the output paper, characterized in that it comprises the step of transmitting and storing a copy to a certification authority (legal advisory company, etc.) through the scanner and communication module.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 is a conceptual appearance configuration diagram of the main body of the present invention, in which a touch screen 12 is provided as an input means on a monitor 20 on the front side. On the intermediate table, a keyboard for selecting and controlling various functions of the printing apparatus main body is provided in parallel with the touch screen, and a security authentication device 15 and a charging device 14 that perform security and authentication functions such as an electronic signature algorithm. ) Is also installed. The charging device is a multiple charging device covering all payment means such as cash, credit card, electronic money.

In addition, a scanner 16 for inputting a user document is provided at one side of the main body 10, and an output device 21, that is, an output outlet 21-1 of the printer 21 is provided.

2 is a block diagram of an electronic publication printed keyboard service system including an apparatus of the present invention.

As referred to herein, the microcomputer 11 of the electronic publication printing keyboard apparatus includes a touch screen 12, a keyboard 13, a document input scanner 16 and a document file lead / on the front part of the main body 10. It is connected to various peripheral input devices such as the light device 17. The microcomputer 11 has a nonvolatile memory 19 including an embedded OS and a vending machine control program that can be operated with various applications and languages. The non-volatile memory 19, which stores the Real Time Embeded OS (RTOS) program, has a program engine capable of integrating and printing scores and documents in a number of industry standard formats, and an online / offline DB search program through XML and MusicXML SQL. It may be a flash memory.

The microcomputer 11 has a security authentication device 15, which may include a watermark authentication device for watermark processing for authentication of output documents.

In addition, the microcomputer 11 is connected to the monitor 20 and the printer 21 as a document content output means, and various special documents, for example, contracts, sheet music documents, accounting documents, to be provided for a fee at the request of the purchaser. And a data storage device 18 that holds various vending machine information DBs such as form information.

The microcomputer 11 is connected to a web server 23 through a communication module 22, which web server 23 remotely manages the functions of the keyboard apparatus main body executed by the microcomputer and stores the necessary keyboard information DB. Various document information is configured to be updated in real time.

The web server 23 has a web document DB 24 for updating a data storage device to be provided to the microcomputer terminal side, an accounting DB 25 for managing the vending machine, a management DB 26, and the like. Has administrator mode program for checking status.

In addition, the web server may include a short message function (SMS) in addition to access to a public network for performing a networking program, and may be configured to be linked with an e-mail server 27 to support keyboard output of an electronic document based on an e-mail. Can be.

Referring to the operation of the present invention configured as described in detail as follows.

As illustrated in FIG. 3, one of the main menu of the keyboard apparatus, a personal music menu, a music score menu, and an authentication document menu may be selected and executed by using the touch screen 12 or the keyboard 13 of the keyboard apparatus. First, when the personal document menu is selected, the output target document file medium is input using the scanner 16 or the read / write device 17 of the document file. Next, after checking the document layout through the monitor 20, select the print output button to output the document content through the printer 21.

Unlike the above, if the music score menu is selected in the main menu, the internal DB search or the media input condition is judged to accept the music score input from an external medium or load the stored file of the internal DB stored in the data storage device 18. Select whether or not. If the music score is determined through media input or internal DB search, this is confirmed by the layout and listening of the music score through the monitor 20 and the speaker. After checking the layout of the sheet music and checking the sound, if the output of the music sheet is selected, the selected music score output is output from the printer 21 after inserting the watermark through the security authentication device 15.

In the main menu, authentication documents that can be applied to legal forms, contracts, various private documents, official documents, administrative forms, etc., require input of authentication through the keyboard 13 or the touch screen 12 and the security authentication device 15. When this is confirmed, the microcomputer in the keyboard apparatus allows the purchaser to fill in the blanks of the output target document through the monitor 20 and the keyboard 13, and watermarks the corresponding document and outputs the printed document through the printer 21. The purchaser may mark the output paper as necessary and sign the seal and transmit the copy to the certification authority (legal advisory company, etc.) through the scanner 24 and the communication module 22.

Fig. 4 is a flow chart of the keyboard of the present invention. When the money interface mode is selected on the main menu, printing is performed through one of media selection / data read or document selection / printer type selection. Here, the document selection / printer type selection condition shows that the inquiry of the document DB and the management DB on the data storage device precedes.

Fig. 5 is a block diagram of an administrator access menu of the present invention, in which an administrator menu is selected to access an administrator mode of a web server online, and then an administrator password is input. This administrator mode access can also be accessed by selecting the administrator menu offline and entering the administrator password.

If there is password input in administrator mode, check error check and report DB, solve the problem and return to the initial state.

The keyboard apparatus for outputting an electronic document of the present invention corresponds to a personal electronic document file or a specific document file stored in a corresponding mail server through an email server 27 that is linked to a web server and served in addition to the data storage device contained in its own storage medium. It is possible to receive and print out the keyboard.

Meanwhile, the electronic document output keyboard service process of the present invention performs the following process.

First, in the first step, the purchaser accesses the vending machine on / offline, selects a contract related to a legal form and an authentication document applicable to various private documents, public documents, administrative forms, and requests the printing thereof.

In the second step, when a print request for a specific electronic document of a purchaser is requested, authentication of the electronic document is inputted through the keyboard 13 or the touch screen 12 and the security authentication device 15 of the main body of the keyboard when the print request is made. Requires.

In the third step, when the purchaser's authentication input is confirmed, the microcomputer in the keyboard apparatus asks the purchaser to fill in the blanks of the output target document through the monitor 20 and the keyboard 13, and watermarks the document and then prints the printer 21. Print out through). In addition, if the buyer needs to sign the electronic document output paper signature, and keep a copy to the certification body, such as a legal advisory company through the scanner 24 and the communication module 22.

As described above, the present invention has a unique effect of distributing an output-only vending machine to a convenience store or a PC room that can be easily accessed by the general public, and thereby easily obtaining a special document desired by consumers.

In addition, the present invention makes it possible to selectively sell a variety of electronic publications of the page unit or a part thereof.

In addition, the present invention makes it possible to use the printing machine as a web-based online printing device in addition to the offline printing at the printing machine through a portable storage device when a special application program or a document processing program is required.

In addition, the present invention enables a web service for printing unmanned electronic publications capable of web-based remote management.

1 is a conceptual appearance configuration diagram of the main body of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram of an electronic publication printed keyboard service system including an apparatus of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart for explaining an electronic document printing keyboard program of the present invention.

4 is a service flow chart of the keyboard apparatus of the present invention.

5 is a configuration diagram of an administrator access menu of the present invention.

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

10: main body 11: microcomputer

12: touch screen 13: keyboard

14: charging device 15: security authentication device

16 scanner 17 lead / light device

18: data storage device 19: non-volatile memory

20: monitor 21: printer

22: communication module 23: web server

24: Web document DB 25: Accounting DB

26: management DB 27: mail server

Claims (6)

The electronic publication printing keyboard device is coupled to various peripheral input devices such as a touch screen 12, a keyboard 13, a document input scanner 16, and a document file read / write device 17 at the front of the main body, and operates in real time. A microcomputer 11 having a non-volatile memory 19 containing an embedded OS and a vending machine control program, a monitor 20 and a printer 21 as document output means connected to the microcomputer, and Data storage device that holds various books, musical scores, legal forms, living information, geographic information, local information, local advertisements and other forms of information processed in the form of electronic media that are connected to the microcomputer and will be printed and provided for a fee upon purchaser's request. 18 and a person who is connected to the microcomputer 11 via the Internet to remotely manage the functions of the keyboard apparatus main body executed by the microcomputer, A web server 23 for real-time updating of various document information of the information DB, a web document DB 24 for data storage device update to be provided to the microcomputer terminal via the web server, an accounting DB 25 for operating a vending machine, A keyboard for printing an electronic publication, comprising a management DB 26 or the like. The keyboard for printing an electronic publication according to claim 1, wherein the microcomputer (11) has a charging device (14) which is exposed to the outside of the main body (10) to allow the use of cash, credit cards and electronic money. Device. The nonvolatile memory device (19) of claim 1, wherein the nonvolatile memory (19) includes a program engine capable of integrated printing of music scores and documents in a plurality of industry standard formats, and an online / offline DB search program of XML and MusicXML SQL. Electronic publication printing vending device. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the microcomputer (11) has a security authentication device (15), the security authentication device including watermarking means for authentication of an output document. The web server 23 according to claim 1, wherein the web server 23 receives and prints a personal electronic document file or a specific document file stored in the mail server 27 to the corresponding keyboard device through an e-mail server that is linked to a web server. Electronic publication printing vending device, characterized in that supported by possible. The purchaser selects a contract related to a legal form and an authentication document applicable to various private documents, official documents, administrative forms, etc., and requests printing thereof; and when selecting and printing a target electronic document, the keyboard 13 of the main keyboard apparatus or Requiring input of authentication through the touch screen 12 and the security authentication device 15, and when the authentication is confirmed, the microcomputer in the keyboard device monitors the blanks of the output target document to the purchaser 20 and the keyboard 13 After filling out the document and watermarking the document, print out through the printer 21 or if the buyer signs the output sheet if necessary, through the scanner 24 and the communication module 22, A method for printing an electronic publication, comprising the step of sending and storing a copy to the same certification authority.