KR20080091623A - Monitor for point of sale system with liquid cristal display pannel and system using this - Google Patents

Abstract

A point of sales system and an LCD monitoring for the POS system are provided to facilitate a maintenance process of the POS system by integrating external voltage cables and data cables into a composite cable. An LCD(Liquid Crystal Display) monitor(100) for the POS(Point Of Sales) system includes at least one indication lamp(110), a UV(Ultra-Violet) lamp(120), and an LCD panel(130). The indication lamp is installed on a case of a monitor. When a barcode scanner scans a barcode of an article or cancels or holds the scanned article, the indication lamp is turned on in a predetermined color. The UV lamp is installed on the case of the monitor and irradiates a UV ray on a predetermined region. The LCD panel displays article information from a POS terminal on a screen according to the barcode information, which is scanned in the barcode scanner.

Description

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1 is an external view of a liquid crystal monitor for a force system according to the present invention.

2 is a block diagram of a liquid crystal monitor for a force system according to the present invention.

3 is a block diagram of a force system according to the present invention.

4 is an operation flowchart of a liquid crystal monitor for a force system according to the present invention.

* Description of the major symbols in the drawings *

110: indicator lamp 120: UV lamp

125: banknote support 130: liquid crystal display panel

140: smart card reader 150: digital camera

The present invention relates to a point of sale (POS) system, and more particularly, to a liquid crystal monitor for a POS system and a POS system using the same.

The POS system facilitates the management of various data related to distribution and provides convenience in processing sales, and is used in various places such as convenience stores and general retail stores as well as large stores such as department stores and discount stores.

POS system that manages the point-of-sale data is a POS terminal that processes barcodes attached to the merchandise and handles the payment of multiple products and manages the sales data. It is composed of a host server that processes various data received through the terminal to comprehensively manage the distribution economy. Here, the POS terminal is equipped with software for distribution economy management, such as payment management, sales management, sales analysis, and supports a data communication network access function for interworking with a host computer, a database server, and the like.

By scanning and inputting barcodes attached to the products sold through the barcode scanner connected to the POS terminal, the seller can easily calculate and pay the price of the products, collect sales data, and manage the overall sales. By entering credit card information, payment can be processed by requesting payment approval through the VAN.

By the way, the cashier monitor of the conventional POS system does not differ in configuration from the monitor of a general personal computer. On the other hand, the misoperation of the POS system and the salesman's misbehavior are read with a surveillance camera, but it is impossible to read whether the barcode has been read, and duplicate scans and returns cannot be processed correctly, and the salesman's conscience is inevitably bound. In addition, in order to discriminate against counterfeits, when a high-quality inquiry machine is installed on a sales stand to separately determine whether the checks and bills are counterfeit, the cost is significantly increased.

Therefore, when a separate device such as a counterfeit discriminator, a tamper-proof device, or a smart card reader is attached to the cashier together with a conventional cashier monitor, the cashier becomes complicated, and a separate external power and data transmission / reception cable is connected to each device. It should be difficult to install and maintain, and there is a problem that the introduction and maintenance costs are increased.

Therefore, the first technical problem to be achieved by the present invention is to reduce the loss due to negligence or intentional fraud of the salesman, to easily check whether the counterfeit is used by a general customer, and to implement a complex function as an integrated monitor, thus introducing and managing costs. To provide a liquid crystal monitor for a POS system that can reduce the cost.

The second technical problem to be achieved by the present invention is to provide a force system using the liquid crystal monitor for the force system.

In order to achieve the first technical problem, the present invention is installed on the case of the monitor, the bar code scanner scans the bar code of the product or one or more indicator lamps that light in a predetermined color when canceled or withheld the scanned product; An ultraviolet lamp installed in the case of the monitor to scan ultraviolet rays in a predetermined area; And it provides a liquid crystal monitor for a POS system including a liquid crystal display panel for displaying on the screen the product information transmitted from the POS terminal in accordance with the barcode information scanned by the barcode scanner.

In order to achieve the second technical problem, the present invention provides a bar code scanner for scanning a bar code attached to a product; A POS terminal for receiving commodity information from the barcode scanner; And a liquid crystal monitor configured to display product information transmitted from the POS terminal on a screen, wherein the liquid crystal monitor is installed in a case of the monitor, and when a barcode scanner scans a barcode of a product or cancels or holds a scanned product, One or more indicator lamps lit in color; An ultraviolet lamp installed in the case of the monitor to scan ultraviolet rays in a predetermined area; And a liquid crystal display panel displaying product information transmitted from the POS terminal on the screen according to the barcode information scanned by the barcode scanner.

The present invention incorporates a cashier's erroneous operation prevention device and counterfeit discriminator on a cashier monitor of a POS system, and integrates a smart card reader as needed, thereby easily preventing negligence and intentional misconduct by the salesman, and guaranteeing gift certificates and checks. To promote sound commerce order by reading banknotes for counterfeiting.

Hereinafter, with reference to the drawings will be described a preferred embodiment of the present invention. However, embodiments of the present invention illustrated below may be modified in many different forms, and the scope of the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described below.

1 is an external view of a liquid crystal monitor 100 for a force system according to the present invention.

The monitor 100 includes a liquid crystal display panel 130 to eliminate the clutter near the checkout counter and save space. If necessary, the monitor 100 may include a panel, an PDP, or the like using an OLED.

As illustrated in FIG. 1, the display lamp 110 may be installed at a position having excellent visibility, such as an upper end of a monitor case.

The ultraviolet lamp 120 for reading whether a gift certificate, a check, or a bill is counterfeit may be installed at the bottom of the monitor case together with the bill holder 125 as shown in FIG. 1.

If a smart card reader 140 capable of reading a smart card for storing electronic money information or the like is installed outside the case of the monitor 100, a simple payment can be made for various payment means.

If necessary, when accurate reading of gift certificates, checks, bills and the like is required, a photograph of the gift certificates, checks, bills, etc. may be taken and displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 130 using the digital camera 150 built in the monitor. . The picture taken by the digital camera 150 may be configured to be stored in the storage of the POS terminal connected with a memory or a USB cable built in the monitor 100. The reason for storing the photographed pictures is to track the purchaser who paid the gift certificate, check, bill, etc., which was later determined as counterfeit, and the salesman or cashier who repaired it. In particular, such a configuration is useful for banknotes and the like that are difficult to collate the photographed picture with the external DB.

In this case, the liquid crystal monitor 100 for POS system according to the present invention recognizes a character or a pattern from a photograph such as a gift certificate or a check taken by the digital camera 150, and embeds the recognized character or pattern in the financial settlement DB itself. It can be configured to accurately determine whether a gift certificate, check, etc. is counterfeit against the database. To this end, the liquid crystal monitor 100 for the POS system according to the present invention may have a built-in communication interface for transmitting and receiving data with an external DB, such as an image processor for recognizing characters and patterns, a financial settlement source DB.

2 is a block diagram of a liquid crystal monitor for a force system according to the present invention.

The display lamp 210 is installed in the case of the monitor, and lights up in a predetermined color when the barcode scanner scans the barcode of the product or cancels or holds the scanned product. The display lamp 210 may include one or more lamps of different colors depending on the purpose. That is, the display lamp 210 may be configured to light in different colors in correspondence with the data when receiving the data on the barcode scanning, cancellation or suspension of the scanned goods received from the POS terminal.

Preferably, the display lamp 210 may include a first display lamp that is lit when the barcode scanner scans a barcode of a product, and a second display lamp that is lit when the scanned product is canceled or withheld. Alternatively, the display lamp 210 may include three colors of lamps. That is, the display lamp 210 may include a first display lamp that is lit when the barcode scanner scans a barcode of a product, a second display lamp that is lit when the scanned product is canceled, and a third display lamp that is lit when the scanned product is suspended. It may include.

Preferably, the liquid crystal monitor for the force system according to the present invention may further include a key input unit 215. In this case, the key input unit 215 is installed in the case of the monitor, and has one or more keys for selectively canceling or withholding the scanned product. In addition, the key input unit 215 transmits the product information canceled or suspended by the input of the provided key to the POS terminal. Meanwhile, the display lamp 210 may be configured to light in a predetermined color when the scanned product is canceled or suspended by the key input unit 215.

The key input unit 215 and the display lamp 210 may be connected to the POS terminal 320 or the barcode scanner 310 using a USB interface, an IEEE 1394, or the like.

Through such an interface, the liquid crystal monitor for a POS system according to the present invention may receive information on whether a product is scanned and whether the product is canceled or held from the POS terminal 320 or the barcode scanner 310. In addition, the liquid crystal monitor for the POS system according to the present invention may transmit information on whether the product is canceled or held by the key input unit 215 to the POS terminal 320 through the interface.

The counterfeit discriminator according to the present invention is a built-in ultraviolet (UV) lamp at the lower end of the monitor case. When the salesperson shines bills, checks, or gift certificates on the ultraviolet lamp 220, the naked eye checks whether the printed hologram is visually determined to determine whether the counterfeit is counterfeit.

The ultraviolet lamp 220 is installed in the case of the monitor to scan ultraviolet light in a predetermined area. In this case, as shown in FIG. 1, the predetermined area refers to an area in which a bill holder or the like is installed to place a gift certificate, a bill, a check, or the like. Preferably, while the ultraviolet lamp 220 is turned on, the liquid crystal display panel 230 may be configured to indicate that the counterfeit discrimination function is activated.

Preferably, the liquid crystal monitor for the force system according to the present invention controls the operation of the display lamp 210, the key input unit 215, the ultraviolet lamp 220, and controls the on or off of the ultraviolet lamp 220, The firmware including a control program for displaying on the liquid crystal display panel 230 whether the counterfeit discrimination function is activated according to the on / off of the ultraviolet lamp 220 may be embedded.

The liquid crystal display panel 230 displays merchandise information transmitted from the POS terminal on the screen according to the barcode information scanned by the barcode scanner. In this case, the POS terminal configures the product information as the image information, and transfers the configured image information to the liquid crystal display panel 230 through the video interface 235 such as VGA.

The product information displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 230, the price information about the product, and the like are information for a salesperson or a buyer of the product for reference.

Preferably, the liquid crystal monitor for the force system according to the present invention may further include a smart card reader 240. At this time, the smart card reader 240 reads the electronic money information stored in the smart card, and transmits the read electronic money information to the POS terminal.

If necessary, the liquid crystal monitor for a force system according to the present invention may further include a digital camera 250. In this case, the digital camera 250 is installed in the case of the monitor, and photographs an area where ultraviolet light is scanned by the ultraviolet lamp 220. In this case, the liquid crystal display panel 230 displays an image captured by the digital camera 250 as a screen. To this end, the liquid crystal monitor for the force system according to the present invention includes an image processor for processing the captured image of the digital camera 250.

Preferably, the built-in digital camera 250 may be configured to detect a pixel change in the area where the ultraviolet light is scanned by the ultraviolet lamp, and photograph the area where the ultraviolet light is scanned when the pixel change is greater than or equal to the threshold value. That is, the movement of the salesman's hand or bills is input to the digital camera 250 as pixel data. When the pixel change amount of the pixel data is large, the salesperson or the cashier places the bills on the bill holder 125. It can be estimated that the operation is performed, and when the photographing operation of the digital camera 250 is performed at such a moment, the banknote or the like can be accurately and easily photographed.

3 is a block diagram of a force system according to the present invention.

The POS system includes a liquid crystal monitor 300, a barcode scanner 310, and a POS terminal 320 for the POS system. The POS system liquid crystal monitor 300 may be connected to the POS terminal 320 or the barcode scanner 310 using a USB interface, an IEEE 1394, or the like.

The liquid crystal monitor 300 for the POS system outputs various data processed by the POS terminal 320 to include general data such as a product merchandise sales amount and a payment processing result, and displays a message such as a scanned product is canceled or withheld. And a liquid crystal display panel 303 for displaying. In addition, as described above, the liquid crystal monitor 300 for the POS system includes a display lamp 301 for preventing a salesperson's mistake and intentional misconduct and an ultraviolet lamp 302 for reading whether a gift certificate, a check, or a bill is counterfeit. Include.

When the key input unit 215 is embedded in the liquid crystal monitor 300 for the POS system, the monitor 300 may be canceled or held while scanning a product or after scanning all products by only operating the monitor 300. You can choose to cancel or withhold from the products displayed in

The barcode scanner 310 scans a barcode attached to the merchandise and provides barcode data to the POS terminal 320.

The POS terminal 320 is selectively connected to devices such as a liquid crystal monitor 300 for a POS system and a barcode scanner 310 connected through a video interface 235 such as a VGA. The liquid crystal monitor 300, the barcode scanner 310, or the like for the POS system provides various data to the POS terminal 320 or displays data provided from the POS terminal 320.

In addition, POS terminal 320 is a communication module for transmitting and receiving data such as a product DB, a peripheral device, and a program storage unit for storing a program for distribution management such as sales, sales, payment, inventory, approval, and the like stored program It includes a CPU to control the overall functions related to the sale of goods.

The product DB connected to the POS terminal 320 stores and manages data about various products. For example, when scanning a bar code of a merchandise, the POS terminal 320 receiving the scanned data information reads the merchandise information contained in the merchandise DB and supplies the merchandise information such as price and product name to the liquid crystal monitor 300 for the POS system. Display.

If necessary, the force system according to the present invention may further include a surveillance camera 330 and the server 340 of the manager, as shown in FIG. At this time, the monitoring camera 330 captures the operation of the liquid crystal monitor 300 in real time. The surveillance camera 330 may be an analog type or a digital type. When the surveillance camera 330 is a digital type, the captured image may be stored as a computer program file in the server 340 of the manager. The server 340 of the manager receives and stores image information photographed by the surveillance camera 330.

On the other hand, the server 340 of the manager receives the data processed in the POS terminal 320 and stores in chronological order. The server 340 of the manager may collate the stored data with the image captured by the surveillance camera 330 at the time of a problem.

4 is an operation flowchart of a liquid crystal monitor for a force system according to the present invention.

4 is only an exemplary procedure for operating a liquid crystal monitor for a force system according to the present invention, and the configuration and the embodiment of the present invention are not limited thereto.

First, the salesman or cashier scans a barcode of a product with a barcode scanner (S410).

When barcode scanning is performed, the display lamp of the liquid crystal monitor for the POS system is turned on (S420). The salesman, the buyer, the manager and the like can immediately know whether a malfunction occurs due to the lighting of the indicator lamp.

Next, the scanned product information is displayed on the liquid crystal display panel of the liquid crystal monitor for the POS system (S430). If the buyer confirms the product information displayed on the screen, he or she can confirm whether the product was purchased correctly.

At this time, if cancellation or suspension is not requested (S451), the scanned product is sold by the POS terminal (S451).

On the other hand, when a cancellation or withholding of a product whose barcode has been scanned is requested due to a buyer's request or a salesman's mistake (S440), the display lamp of the liquid crystal monitor for the POS system is turned on (S455). Thereafter, the POS terminal updates the product information with respect to the canceled or suspended product (S456). Such a request for cancellation or withholding can be easily performed by using the key input unit 215 embedded in the liquid crystal monitor for the POS system according to the present invention.

Next, when the scanning is completed (S460), the smart card reader 240, the ultraviolet lamp 220, the digital camera 250, etc. built in the liquid crystal monitor for the POS system is operated (S470). Whether or not scanning is completed may be determined through a process in which the liquid crystal monitor for the POS system is connected to the POS terminal through a USB interface and the like and receives information on whether the scanning is completed. Thereafter, payment is made on the purchased goods using smart cards, bills, checks, gift certificates, and the like. On the other hand, if the scanning is not completed (S460) and repeats from the bar code scanning (S410) process.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to one embodiment shown in the drawings, this is merely exemplary and will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that various modifications and variations can be made therefrom. However, such modifications should be considered to be within the technical protection scope of the present invention. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention will be defined by the technical spirit of the appended claims.

As described above, according to the present invention, by replacing the liquid crystal monitor for the POS system with the conventional monitor, it is possible to reduce the loss due to the negligence or intentional irregularities of the sales person, and to simply check whether the counterfeit is used by the general customer. External power and data transmission / reception cables, which must be connected to each device, are integrated into the power and data transmission / reception cables for the monitor for easy installation, maintenance, and maintenance. It works.

Claims (11)

One or more indicator lamps installed in a case of the monitor and configured to light in a predetermined color when the barcode scanner scans a barcode of the article or cancels or holds the scanned article; An ultraviolet lamp installed in the case of the monitor to scan ultraviolet rays in a predetermined area; And And a liquid crystal display panel for displaying, on the screen, commodity information transmitted by the POS terminal according to the barcode information scanned by the barcode scanner. The method of claim 1, And a smart card reader for reading the electronic money information stored in the smart card and transmitting the read electronic money information to the POS terminal. The method of claim 1, A key input unit installed in a case of the monitor and having one or more keys for selectively canceling or suspending the scanned product and transmitting the canceled or held product information to the POS terminal by inputting the key; Including, The indicator lamp And the scanned product is lit in a predetermined color when the scanned product is canceled or suspended by the key input unit. The method of claim 1, The indicator lamp Receiving data on the bar code scanning, cancellation or suspension of the scanned goods from the POS terminal, the liquid crystal monitor for the POS system, characterized in that the lighting in different colors corresponding to each data. The method of claim 1, The indicator lamp A first indicator lamp that is lit when the barcode scanner scans a barcode of a product; And And a second display lamp which is turned on when the scanned product is canceled or withheld. The method of claim 1, The indicator lamp A first indicator lamp that is lit when the barcode scanner scans a barcode of a product; A second indicator lamp that is lit when the scanned product is canceled; And And a third indicator lamp that lights when the scanned product is held. The method of claim 1, A digital camera installed in the case of the monitor and photographing an area where ultraviolet light is scanned by the ultraviolet lamp, The liquid crystal display panel And displaying the image captured by the digital camera on a screen. The method of claim 7, wherein The digital camera And detecting a pixel change in an area where ultraviolet light is scanned by the ultraviolet lamp, and photographing an area in which the ultraviolet light is scanned when the pixel change is greater than or equal to a threshold value. A barcode scanner for scanning a barcode attached to a product; A POS terminal for receiving commodity information from the barcode scanner; And It includes a liquid crystal monitor for displaying on the screen the product information sent by the POS terminal, The liquid crystal monitor One or more indicator lamps installed in a case of the monitor and configured to light in a predetermined color when the barcode scanner scans a barcode of the article or cancels or holds the scanned article; An ultraviolet lamp installed in the case of the monitor to scan ultraviolet rays in a predetermined area; And And a liquid crystal display panel displaying merchandise information transmitted from the POS terminal according to the barcode information scanned by the barcode scanner, and displaying whether or not the counterfeit discrimination function is activated according to on or off of the ultraviolet lamp. The method of claim 9, And a smart card reader for reading the electronic money information stored in the smart card and transmitting the read electronic money information to the POS terminal. The method of claim 9, A surveillance camera which photographs an operation state of the liquid crystal monitor in real time; And And a server of an administrator for receiving and storing image information photographed by the surveillance camera.

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