KR20180074834A - System of renting out by using barcode reader - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a book lending system. According to an aspect of the present invention, provided is an instant lending system that utilizes possession data location search and a barcode reader. According to the embodiment of the present invention, the location of possession data can be easily checked using a smartphone, and a lending procedure can be processed at a location where the data is found by using a camera of the smartphone. The book lending system includes a library server and a smartphone.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a book borrowing system,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a book borrowing system, and more particularly, to an instant borrowing system utilizing a library bookmarking location search and a barcode reader.

At the library, the collection data is governed by the unique claim number assigned. Using the billing symbol, it is possible to know in which location the data to be searched is located, but in large libraries, it is often difficult to find the desired data only with the billing symbol. In particular, in order to borrow the hard-to-find materials, you must go to the book loan counter and go through the loan procedure. The complexity of this process continues, despite the fact that the use of the book loan window during times of no-load and busy is accepted as a rule to be followed and users feel a lot of inconvenience.

The present invention provides a convenient system that can easily handle the location of the collection data using the smartphone and process the rental procedure at the location where the data is found by using the camera of the smartphone.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an instant lending system that utilizes a library location data search and a barcode reader. The instant lending system using the location search and barcode reader of the library retrieves the identification data of the identification data of the identification data from the database according to the search request and provides the search result and generates the image data of the identification data according to the selection information, A library server for approving the loan, a search window for inputting a search word, a search result window for displaying search results, a location display window for displaying the collection location image, and a barcode display window And a smart phone for recognizing the barcode in the image displayed on the barcode display window and extracting the unique identification information of the collected identification data and transmitting the extracted identification information to the library server.

Meanwhile, the user interface screen may further include a history information display window for displaying a history of a loan.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to easily grasp the location of the collection data using the smart phone and to process the rental procedure at the location where the data is found by using the camera of the smart phone.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to the embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings. For the sake of clarity, throughout the accompanying drawings, like elements have been assigned the same reference numerals. It is to be understood that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments illustrated in the accompanying drawings, but may be embodied in many other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof.
FIG. 1 schematically shows a physical constituent part of a library server constituting an instant loan system using a bar code reader and a location search of a library possessing data according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a physical part of a smart phone constituting an instant lending system utilizing a bar code reader and a location search of a library possessing document according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a view schematically showing a library location data search according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 schematically shows a processing procedure of a library holding location search and an instant lending system using a barcode reader according to an embodiment of the present invention.

While the present invention has been described in connection with certain exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and similarities. It should be understood, however, that the invention is not intended to be limited to the particular embodiments, but includes all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a configuration and operation of an IPTV control system using a smart device of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 schematically shows a physical constituent part of a library server constituting an instant loan system using a bar code reader and a location search of a library possessed article according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The library server 100 is composed of one server or a plurality of servers, and the server has one or more processors 110 and a memory 120 for executing programs corresponding to respective purposes. In addition, the library server 100 may include internal or external storage devices, which may record and reproduce information electronically, magnetically, or optically. Meanwhile, the library server 100 can communicate with other library servers 100 belonging to the same system or a server belonging to another system through a communication network. In this specification, for the sake of convenience of description, all the processes are represented by the system as a system that processes each step or task. However, in practice, all processing is performed by the processor 110 and the memory 120, which execute commands by programs installed in the library server 100, Lt; / RTI >

The library server 100 having the basic configuration shown in FIG. 1 includes a processor 110, a memory 120, a data storage device 130, an input / output device 140, and a network device 150.

The processor 110 has a data operation function and controls the operation of the server as a whole. In detail, the processor 110 controls the other components to perform the basic functions of the library server 100, and controls the other components to execute the programs. To this end, the processor 110 executes the program in cooperation with the mounted operating system.

Depending on the type of server, the memory 120 may include volatile memory and non-volatile memory. The memory 120 is controlled in operation by a memory controller (not shown). The volatile memory is, for example, a RAM (Random Access Memory) or the like, and the nonvolatile memory is, for example, a ROM (Read Only Memory) The memory 120 stores an operating system, middleware, API, and the like necessary for performing a basic function of the server, one or more files constituting programs executed by the processor 110, and the like, and stores necessary data during execution of the program.

The library server 100 may additionally include a data storage device 130. The data storage device 130 may be removable or fixed and may be, for example, but is not limited to, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, and the like. The data storage device 130 may store a program for supporting a location search and an instant loan application of a library storage location, data for executing a program, a database, and the like.

The library server 100 may additionally include an input / output device 140. The input device may be, but is not limited to, a keyboard, a mouse, a touchpad, and the like. The output device may be a display, a speaker, a printer, or the like, but is not limited thereto.

The library server 100 may additionally include a network device 150. The network device 150 allows the library server 100 to transmit and receive data to / from an external device via a communication network. The data transmitted and received by the library server 100 may be, for example, but is not limited to, computer-related instructions, data structures, program modules, and the like. The network device 150 converts the data output from the library server 100 into an electric / optical signal or a wireless signal according to a predetermined communication protocol, and transmits the electric / optical signal or the wireless signal to the processor 110.

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a physical part of a smart phone constituting an instant lending system utilizing a bar code reader and a location search of a library possessing document according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2, the smartphone 200 includes a processor 210, a wireless transceiver 220, a display 230, a display controller 235, a memory 270, a memory controller 275, Output device 260, an auxiliary communication module 225, a camera module 240, and a power source 250. The input / For reference, the components of the smartphone 200 shown in FIG. 2 are only one example, and one or more components may be added or omitted. Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments according to the present invention are not necessarily implementable only in the smart phone 200 having the configuration shown in FIG.

The smartphone 200 communicates with an external device via a wireless transceiver 220, an ancillary communication module 225, and / or a connector. The external communication device includes another smart phone 200, a computer or a server that can communicate through a communication network. The communication network should be interpreted not only as a wired or wireless network such as the Internet or a wireless LAN, but also as a cable such as USB to connect two or more devices or a local area network such as Bluetooth.

The processor 210 controls the operation of the smart phone 200 as a processor 210 having a data operation function as a whole. In detail, the processor 210 controls the configuration unit to perform the basic functions of the smartphone 200 regardless of whether the user inputs or not, and controls the configuration unit to execute a command according to the input of the user. To this end, the processor 210 executes an application program (hereinafter referred to as an app) in cooperation with the mounted operating system. Here, the app includes not only a program that is selectively executed by a user or an external device but also a program that is executed regardless of the user's selection to perform basic functions of the terminal. In particular, the processor 210 processes voice / sound / data entered in the form of an electrical signal via a wireless transceiver 220 and / or an auxiliary communication module 225, or the like. The processed voice / sound / data is output through the display 230 or the input / output device 260. The smartphone 200 displays on the display 230 a user interface that displays one or more apps that the user can select and launches the selected apps to make available to the user. The user interface allows the user to select and run an app and perform the necessary tasks.

The wireless transceiver 220 transmits or receives radio signals in accordance with one or more communication schemes through an antenna (not shown) under the control of the processor 210. Here, the wireless transceiver 220 may communicate with a base station or the like according to a mobile communication standard such as W-CDMA, LTE, and the like. The wireless transceiver 220 converts the electric signal output from the processor 210 into a wireless signal, transmits the wireless signal to an external device through a communication network, converts the wireless signal received through the communication network into an electric signal, . The wireless signals transmitted and received by wireless transceiver 220 may be, for example, voice calls, data, text / multimedia messages, and the like.

The auxiliary communication module 225 transmits or receives a wired or wireless signal according to one or more communication methods under the control of the processor 210. [ The auxiliary communication module 225 can support various wired / wireless communication methods. For example, it can support Bluetooth, ZigBee, Wifi-Direct, NFC, etc., which are short-range wireless communication methods, LAN, USB, etc., which are communication methods, can also be supported.

The smartphone 200 includes a display 230 and a display controller 235. The display 230 may be implemented as, for example, an LCD, an OLED, or the like. Meanwhile, the display 230 may be one or more. For example, when the display 230 is two, each display 230 may be disposed on the front and back sides of the smart phone 200. [ Under the control of the processor 210, the display controller 235 processes the electrical signal corresponding to the screen output from the processor 210 and controls the display 230 to be output to the display 230. Meanwhile, the display 230 may be a touch screen capable of receiving a touch from a user. In this case, the touch screen can operate as an input device. If the display 230 is a touch screen, the display controller 235 may generate coordinates corresponding to the user's touch sensed on the display 230. [ The generated coordinates are input to the processor 210. Here, the coordinates may be one or more in the case of a touch to one or more points at the same time, and the coordinates may be two or more in the case of dragging by the user.

The camera module 240 includes at least one camera that captures at least one of a still image and a moving image under the control of the processor 210. The still image and / or moving image captured by the camera module 240 is stored in the memory 270. When there are two or more cameras, one of the plurality of cameras may be disposed on the front side of the smart phone 200, and the rest may be disposed on the rear side of the smart phone 200. Meanwhile, the camera module 240 can operate as a barcode reader. Here, the barcode may include one-dimensional and two-dimensional bar codes. The barcode photographed by the camera module 240 can be recognized by the library possessing data location search and instant loan application described below.

The power supply 250 may be a commercial power supply 250 that includes one or more batteries or is located outside the smartphone 200 and may be powered by the processor 210 to provide power . Meanwhile, when power is supplied through the commercial power supply 250, the smartphone 200 may be connected to the commercial power supply 250 located outside through the connector.

The input / output device 260 may include, for example, a button, a microphone, a speaker, a vibration motor, a connector, and the like. The input / output device 260 shown in FIG. 2 is an example of devices that are substantially common to various types of smartphones 200, and various input / output devices 260 may be selectively provided or omitted It should be noted that

Buttons are located on the outer surface of the smartphone 200 and are used by the user to input commands for selecting and / or executing the functions of the smartphone 200. [ The button may include, for example, an on / off button, a home button, a volume button, and the like. When the user presses any button, the button outputs an electrical signal to the processor 210. [

The microphone receives voice or sound and outputs an electrical signal corresponding thereto.

The speaker converts the input electric signal into voice or sound and outputs it. The speaker receives voice or sound from an external device or converts an electric signal received from the processor 210 into voice or sound. Here, the processor 210 may output a corresponding sound through the speaker when the user selects or executes a specific function of the smart phone 200. [

The haptic device converts the input electric signal into a haptic motion and outputs it. A typical haptic device is a vibration motor. The vibration motor outputs a vibration corresponding to the input electric signal. The haptic device converts electric signals received from the external device or received from the processor 210 into haptic motion. Here, the processor 210 may output the corresponding haptic motion through the haptic device when the user selects or executes a specific function of the smartphone 200. [ For example, when the user presses the button, the vibration can be outputted each time the button is pressed.

The connector is an interface for connecting the smartphone 200 and an external device. In the simplest example, the connector may be a power connector for connecting the smartphone 200 to the external power source 250 or a speaker / earphone jack for connecting to the speaker. On the other hand, in the case of a serial high-speed interface such as USB, for example, data and power can be supplied to the smartphone 200 through a cable connected to the connector, and the smartphone 200 can transmit data to the external device . Further, for example, in the case of a wired LAN connector, the smart phone 200 can transmit and receive data with an external device connected to the Internet through a cable connected to the connector.

The smart phone 200 includes a memory controller 275 and a memory 270. The memory 270 includes a volatile memory 270 and a non-volatile memory 270. Volatile memory 270 is, for example, a RAM (Random Access Memory) or the like, and the nonvolatile memory 270 is, for example, a ROM (Read Only Memory) The memory 270 stores an operating system, middleware, API, and the like necessary for performing basic functions of the smart phone 200 and one or more files constituting an application executed by the processor 210. The memory 270 stores necessary data / RTI > The memory 270 also stores information necessary for configuring the user interface, for example, an image of an app, an attribute of an app, and a processing routine. The memory controller 275 controls the operation of the memory 270. For example, the memory controller 275 controls the memory 270 to store an electrical signal corresponding to the data output by the processor 210, and causes the memory 270 to output the data requested by the processor 210 .

The smart phone 200 having the above-described exemplary configuration will be described below with reference to a description of a library storage location search and instant loan application according to an embodiment of the present invention. Even if the physical components shown in FIG. 2 are not explicitly cited, it can be interpreted that the library storage location searching and instant loan application according to the embodiment of the present invention is implemented and executed only by simple data processing without physical configuration Can not be done.

FIG. 3 is a view schematically showing a library location data search according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the user can perform a location search and a lending process of the collection data using the library storage location search and instant loan application. When the user selects an icon of the library possession data location search and instant lending application displayed on the display 230 of the smartphone 200, the library possessing data location searching and instant lending application stored in the memory 270 is transferred to the processor 210 Lt; / RTI > As a result of the execution, the user interface screen 300 of the library possessed data location search and instant loan application is displayed on the display 270. The user interface screen 300 includes selection areas 310, 330, and 340 for selecting location search, instant loan, and loan history inquiry of the collection data. When the user touches any one of the selection areas, one of the functions associated with the selected area (location search, instant loan, and loan history inquiry) is executed.

A search window 311 for inputting a search word in a predetermined area of the user interface screen 300 is displayed in the user interface screen 300. [ When the user touches the search window 311, a keypad 312 for inputting a search word is displayed below the search window 311. A user can input a search word specifying the collection data such as a title, a billing symbol, an author, an ISBN, and the like of the desired collection data to be searched using the keypad 312, or a search expression including two or more search words and an operator.

When the input of the search term or the search expression is completed, the search result is displayed in the search result window 313. In FIG. 3, the search result window 313 is displayed at the upper part of the search window 311, but its position can be changed. The search result window 313 displays search result information according to a search word or a search expression. Here, the search result information may display the title and the billing symbol of the collection data, and in addition, the location of the collection data may be further displayed in a text form. On the other hand, when a plurality of collections data are searched, they can be displayed in a list format.

When the user selects one of the possession information information or the plurality of possession information information displayed in the search result window 313, the possession document location image is displayed on the location display window 321. At this time, the selected collection data information is displayed in the selection result window 320. Here, the position display window 321 is displayed below the selection result window 320, but its position can be changed. The user can easily identify the location where the collection data is actually stored using the collection location image.

After moving to the location where the collection data is actually stored, the user takes a picture of the barcode attached to the collection data using the library location search and instant loan application. When the user selects the instant loan 330, the camera module 240 is activated. The image 332 captured by the camera module 240 is displayed on the barcode display window 331 located in a predetermined area of the user interface screen 300. [ When the user touches the barcode display window 331 or selects a photographing button (not shown), the library possessed data location search and instant loan application can recognize the barcode from the image 332 displayed on the barcode display window 331. [ When the borrowing procedure using the recognized barcode is completed, the borrowing completion information is displayed in the processing result display window 333.

On the other hand, the location retrieval and instant loan application of the library possession can display the lending history of the user. When the user selects the loan history inquiry 340, the loan history stored in the memory 270 is displayed on the history information display window 341. [ The displayed loan history information may include the name of the collection item, the date of the loan, and the return date.

FIG. 4 schematically shows a processing procedure of a library holding location search and an instant lending system using a barcode reader according to an embodiment of the present invention.

If the user selects an icon of the library possession data location search and instant loan application displayed on the display 230 of the smartphone 200 in step 400, the display 270 displays the library possession data location search and the user interface The screen 300 is displayed. Here, if retrieval of the possession data location is selected, the possession data location retrieval and instant loan application transmits a retrieval request including the inputted retrieval word or the retrieval expression to the library server 100.

In step 405, upon receiving a search request from the smartphone 200 through the communication network, the library server 100 searches the database using the search word or search expression. Here, the database connected to the library server 100 includes unique identification information such as a collection name and / or a billing symbol, location information of the collection identification information, loanable information, and the like. The location information of the collection data may include the location of the bookshelf in the library, the name of the collection data contained in the library, or a billing symbol. The loanable information is information indicating whether or not the loan can be made by including the total quantity of the items held by the item and the quantity currently borrowed.

In step 410, the library server 100 transmits the search result to the smartphone 200. The search result includes the unique identification information of the possession data, and additionally, the location of the collection data in the form of the text may be further included.

At step 415, the library possessed data location search and instant loan application displays the search results in the search results window 313. In step 420, when the user selects any one of the displayed search results, the library possessed location search and instant loan application transmits the selection information to the library server 100. Here, the selection information may include unique identification information of the small intestinal material.

In step 425, the library server 100 searches the database for location information of the collection data corresponding to the selection information.

In operation 430, the library server 100 generates an image of the location of the small object by adding an indication indicating the location of the small object on the floor plan of the floor where the small object is located, using the location information of the small object. The library server 100 transmits the generated small object location image to the smartphone 200. [

In step 435, the library possessed data location search and instant loan application displays the possession data location image on the location display window 321. [

When the user selects the instant loan 330 in step 440, the library possessed data location search and instant loan application activates the camera module 240 and displays the image output by the camera module 240 on the barcode display window 331 Display. When the user touches the barcode display window 331 or selects the photographing button (not shown), the library possessing data location search and instant loan application extracts the barcode from the image 332 displayed on the barcode display window 331. The library possessed data location search and instant loan application can convert the extracted barcode into the unique identification information of the text form and transmit it to the library server 100 or transmit the extracted barcode to the library server 100 in an image form. At this time, the library possessing location search and instant loan application transmits user identification information together with, for example, user name or student number.

In step 445, upon receipt of the collection identification data and the user identification information, the library server 100 approves the receipt of the collection data corresponding to the collection identification data of the collection identification data and updates the receivable information of the database. The loan approval result is transmitted to the smart phone 200 and displayed on the user interface.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the foregoing description of the present invention is for illustrative purposes only and that those of ordinary skill in the art can readily understand that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics of the present invention. will be. It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive. It is intended that the present invention covers the modifications and variations of this invention provided they come within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents. .

100: user terminal
200: Library server

Claims (2)

In a book borrowing system,
A user interface screen including a search window for inputting a search word, a search result window for displaying a search result, a location display window for displaying a small resource location image, and a barcode display window is displayed on the display, And a smart phone for extracting the unique identification information of the collected identification data and transmitting the identification information to the library server.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the user interface screen further comprises a history information display window for displaying a loan history.

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