KR20230122542A - The kiosk mounted on a window. - Google Patents

Abstract

In the present invention, in a kiosk mounted on a window, the kiosk is provided with a central processing unit, a memory unit, a wireless charging transmission module and a short-range communication module, the kiosk is mounted inside the window, and a card payment machine and a receipt are outside the kiosk. Since the printer is provided, it is possible to minimize the space occupied by the kiosk in the store by performing orders and payments even outside the window, and energy is transmitted to the card payment machine and receipt printer so that card payment or receipt output is possible even outside the window. to be transmitted as well.

Description

The kiosk mounted on a window.}

The present invention relates to a kiosk mounted on a window, and more particularly, the kiosk is mounted inside a glass window (window) and touches the kiosk outside the window (window) to make an order or payment. It relates to a kiosk mounted on a window.

Unmanned terminals, which were gradually expanding even before COVID-19, are explosively increasing after COVID-19, and are now easily encountered in daily life, such as public places, gas stations, ticket offices, and stores. ‘Kiosk’, which means ‘a store selling newspapers and drinks’ in English, is a representative trend in the non-face-to-face era and is attracting attention as a medium that advances the unmanned era.

In particular, the non-face-to-face order payment system, which is already familiar to the 20s and 30s, is emerging as a key face-to-face channel as demand surges as the COVID-19 situation continues, and the trend of the age group accustomed to searching and the demand for labor cost reduction in the market mesh.

The industry where kiosks are the largest is fast food. For example, KFC and Lotteria have already installed and operated kiosks in 80-100% of their stores.

In addition, a kiosk is adopted even in a small store, and when using a kiosk in such a small store, there are customers who stand in line in addition to customers who order.

Therefore, when the kiosk is installed in the store, there is a problem in that a certain space in front of the kiosk must also be secured.

Of course, in Korean Registered Patent No. 10-2215213 (February 5, 2021), "a touch screen unit and a control unit that transmits a control command based on a signal input from the touch screen unit and a control unit that transmits a control signal from the control unit A kiosk body including a communication unit; Installed at a position that does not interfere with the kiosk body and is capable of moving up and down between a first position where a pedestrian's head does not reach and a second position where paper replacement by a manager is easy, A printer that receives a control command sent from the communication unit of the kiosk body, performs printing based on the control command, and discharges the printing paper; A long upward and downward moving passage for printing paper is formed inside, and is formed between the kiosk body and the wall surface and a paper discharge duct having an inlet through which the printing paper output from the printer flows in at the upper side and a receiving hole for storing the printing paper at the lower side thereof; and an elevating device for lifting the printer. Presenting a "slimned kiosk" characterized in that made by

Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2021-0113849 (2021.09.17) describes "a user program unit installed on a user's mobile communication terminal and receiving a room key upon online reservation and unmanned check-in; installed in an unmanned lodging company. a kiosk for confirming a user's room reservation, requesting payment, and issuing a room key; a management server that proceeds with payment according to the payment request of the kiosk and requests payment of the room key upon payment completion; and a manager Installed in a communication terminal, synchronizing with the door lock of the room to manage the key value used for the door lock, and issuing a valid room key to the kiosk or the user program unit according to the room reservation period in response to the request for payment of the room key from the management server An unmanned lodging company check-in management system using a kiosk, characterized in that it includes a manager program unit."

However, the above technique does not suggest an effective method of essentially reducing the space in the store required to install the kiosk.

Therefore, there is an urgent need to develop a technology that dramatically reduces the space occupied by the kiosk in the store.

Citation 1: Korean Registered Patent No. 10-2215213, registration date (February 05, 2021) Citation 2: Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2021-0113849, publication date (September 17, 2021)

An object of the present invention is to minimize the installation space in the store by enabling the kiosk to be mounted on the window in such a way that the display of the kiosk adheres to the window so that orders and payments can be made through the input device mounted on the display even outside the window. This is to provide a kiosk that allows

For the above object, in a kiosk mounted on a window, the kiosk is provided with a central processing unit, a memory unit, a wireless charging transmission module and a short-range communication module, the kiosk is mounted inside the window, and the card payment machine and receipt are outside the kiosk. This is achieved by providing an output device.

And in the kiosk mounted on the window, the kiosk is provided with a central processing unit, a memory unit, a wireless charging transmission module and a short-range communication module, the kiosk is mounted inside the window, and a card payment machine and a receipt printer are provided outside the kiosk. do.

In addition, the kiosk is provided with a wireless charging unit, a terminal for controlling the card payment machine and a receipt output machine is further provided, the terminal is further provided with a wireless charging receiving unit, and the wireless charging unit supplies power energy to the wireless charging receiving unit. .

In addition, short-range communication is performed between the kiosk and the terminal.

According to the present invention, the space occupied by the kiosk in the store can be minimized by ordering and payment even outside the window, and energy is transferred to the card payment machine and receipt printer so that card payment or receipt output is possible even outside the window, and data to be conveyed

1 is a diagram of an embodiment showing a kiosk of the present invention.
2 and 3 are views of an embodiment showing the arrangement of the kiosk of the present invention.
4 is a diagram of an embodiment when a touch panel is provided outside a window.
5 is a diagram of an embodiment showing a kiosk connected to a server.
6 is a diagram of an embodiment illustrating how a kiosk is connected to a server.
7 is a diagram of an embodiment showing the configuration of a kiosk.
8 is a diagram of an embodiment showing a wireless charging antenna and one short-range communication antenna.
9 is a diagram of an embodiment showing the configuration of a terminal,
10 is a diagram of an embodiment illustrating a principle of wireless charging and short-range communication.

Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The composition of the present invention and its operational effects will be clearly understood through the following detailed description.

Further, detailed descriptions of well-known technical configurations may be omitted.

Meanwhile, the technology and configuration of the kiosk of the present invention may follow a general method.

Of course, all conventional kiosks can be applied to the present invention.

1 is a diagram of an embodiment showing a kiosk of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the kiosk 20 is mounted on the window 10 in such a way that the display 13 of the kiosk 10 adheres to the window 20, so that the display 13 is mounted outside the window. Orders and payments are made through the input device 14, and thus the installation space of the kiosk 10 in the store can be minimized.

That is, information displayed on the display 13 can be seen outside the transparent window (glass window) 20, and the window 20 (or the surface of the input device mounted on the window 20) outside the transparent window (glass window) 20 The ordering function can be performed by touching the surface.

Meanwhile, card payment is possible through the card reader 25 provided outside the window (window) 20, and receipt output through the receipt printer 30 is also possible. Panhyeon, the card reader 25 and the receipt printer 30 are used in common devices and methods.

2 and 3 are views of an embodiment showing the arrangement of the kiosk of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, a card reader 25 and a receipt printer 30 are mounted outside the window 20, and a kiosk 10 is mounted inside the window 20. An intermediate film 22 is provided between the display 13 and the window 20 .

In addition, as shown in FIG. 3 , the kiosk 10 is mounted on the window in such a way that the display 13 of the kiosk 10 adheres to the inside of the window 20 . In addition, an intermediate film 22 is provided between the display 13 of the kiosk 10 and the window 20 .

At this time, the role of the intermediate film 22 is to remove the air layer existing between the display 13 and the window 20 of the kiosk. That is, the intermediate film 22 is an adhesive film having elasticity, and exists between the display 13 and the window 20 to remove the air layer.

Meanwhile, in the present invention, a display 13 serving to display information in the kiosk 10 exists, and an input device 14 may be further provided right above the display. In this case, the intermediate film 22 is located on top of the input device 14, that is, between the window 22 and the input device 14.

On the other hand, as shown in the drawing, the wireless charging unit 11 is provided on the surface of the kiosk 10. The wireless charging unit 11 refers to a wireless charger that transmits power wirelessly, and a wireless transmission antenna (an antenna that wirelessly transmits power) is provided just inside the surface of the wireless charging unit 11.

Therefore, in the present invention, power necessary for performing functions such as a card reader and a receipt printer is supplied by the wireless charging unit 11.

4 is a diagram of an embodiment when a touch panel is provided outside a window.

If the window 20 is too thick, for example, if the thickness is more than 10 mm or 15 mm, it may be difficult to issue an order command to the input device 14 provided at the top of the display by touch outside the window.

In this case, the touch panel 35 is further provided outside the window 20 . The touch panel 35 is also a normal input device for inputting information at the top of the display, but in the present invention, it is called a touch panel to distinguish it from the input device 14 for directly inputting information at the top of the display 13.

5 is a diagram of an embodiment showing a kiosk connected to a server.

In the present invention, the server 100 provides a method for integrally managing the kiosks 10-n distributed by region.

The server 100 in the communication system is a device constituting a system for operating various information providing services through wired/wireless Internet. An input unit 103 for inputting and managing information by managers or operators of the server 100, an output unit 105 for outputting or displaying information, and a database unit 104 for storing various information and service operation information. and an interface unit 102 capable of transmitting and receiving data with a visitor through the Internet or a communication network. On the other hand, information means all information such as images, videos, and texts.

And, the kiosk 10 (or 10-n) is a kind of computer terminal capable of transmitting and receiving various information through the wired and wireless Internet (or communication network).

Therefore, the kiosk 10-n includes a CPU 12 serving as a central processing unit, a display unit 13 displaying information, a memory unit 16 storing various information, and an input device ( 14) and a data input/output unit 15 capable of inputting/outputting information or data.

In the kiosk 10 of the present invention, it can be said that the data input/output unit 15 corresponds to the card reader 25 and the receipt output unit 30.

6 is a diagram of an embodiment illustrating how a kiosk is connected to a server.

As shown in Figure 6, the server 100 of the present invention is connected to a plurality of kiosks 10-n (n is from 1 to n). In addition, the payment server 150 that normally performs a payment function is provided separately.

7 is a diagram of an embodiment showing the configuration of a kiosk.

The central processing unit (CPU) 12 is a control means for controlling the entire operation of the kiosk 10 used in the embodiment of the present invention.

In addition, a memory unit 16 for storing information is provided, and the memory unit 16 typically includes a ROM for controlling the execution program of the display device, a RAM for storing data generated during program execution, and a user-needed There is an EPROM that stores data and data necessary to process it.

The communication unit 17 functions to transmit/receive information between the kiosk and the server via wired/wireless Internet. In addition, as a radio frequency, a function of tuning to an RF channel, amplifying an input voice signal, and changing an RF signal received from an antenna into an intermediate frequency signal is also included.

The input device 14 is a normal input device that is located on the top of the display 13 and inputs information. The input device 14 is controlled by the central processing unit 12 through the input device driver.

On the other hand, in the present invention, a wireless charging unit 11 is provided to supply power to the card reader 25 and the receipt printer 30, and the wireless charging unit 11 includes a wireless charging transmission module 19 and a wireless charging antenna (19a). The wireless charging module 19 is operated under the control of the central processing unit 12, and power energy is transmitted through the wireless charging antenna under the control of the wireless charging module. At this time, a conventional method is used for the wireless charger 11, the wireless charging module 19, and the wireless charging antenna 19a of the present invention.

In addition, in the present invention, a short-distance communication method is used as a communication method between the card reader 25 and the receipt printer 30 in the kiosk 10 body. That is, the kiosk 10 is provided inside the window 20, and the card reader 25 and the receipt printer 30 exist outside the window 20. Accordingly, short-distance communication is used for communication between the card reader 25 and the receipt printer 30 in the body of the kiosk 10 . At this time, as a short-range communication method, a normal short-range communication method such as Bluetooth or NFC is used.

The short-distance communication module 1 (18) is controlled by the control of the central processing unit 12, and data is wirelessly transmitted to the short-distance communication module 1 (18) through the short-distance communication module 1 antenna (18a).

8 is a diagram of an embodiment showing a wireless charging antenna and one short-range communication antenna.

A wireless charging antenna 19a according to the embodiment of FIG. 7 and a short-range communication antenna 18a are provided in the wireless charging unit 11 of the kiosk 10 (refer to the embodiment of FIG. 2 of the present invention).

Then, the kiosk 10 supplies power necessary for the operation of the card reader and the receipt printer through the wireless charging antenna 19a. In addition, the kiosk 10 transmits and receives data required for operation of the receipt printer 30 and the card reader 25 through the short-range communication antenna 1 (18a).

9 is a diagram of an embodiment showing the configuration of a terminal,

In the present invention, the terminal 45 is a small computer for controlling the card reader 25 and the receipt printer 30 and supplying power. Accordingly, a memory unit 27 for storing information for performing functions of the terminal 45 is also provided.

A controller 26 is provided in the terminal 45 of the present invention to control the operation of the receipt printer 30 and the card reader 25 . At this time, the operation of the receipt printer 30 means outputting a receipt based on the data received from the kiosk, and the operation of the card reader 25 means transmitting card information input from the card reader to the kiosk 10. do.

And the power of the terminal 45 is made by the power energy received from the wireless charging unit 11 of the kiosk. To this end, a wireless charging receiving module 29 and a wireless charging receiving antenna 29a are provided in the terminal 45. Accordingly, power energy received from the wireless charging unit 11 of the kiosk is received through the wireless charging receiving antenna 29a.

In addition, a short-distance communication module 2 is provided so that the kiosk 10 transmits and receives data by operating the receipt printer 30 and the card reader 25 . In addition, transmission and reception of the data is performed under the control of the control unit 26 .

In addition, when the touch panel 35 is attached outside the window 20 as in the embodiment of FIG. 4 of the present invention, the control unit 26 controls the touch panel 35, and the touch panel 35 and Data transmission and reception and power energy supply between kiosks are also performed through the wireless charging receiving antenna 29a and the short-range communication antenna 2 (28a). Even at this time, it is performed under the control of the control unit 26. '

10 is a diagram of an embodiment illustrating a principle of wireless charging and short-range communication.

The wireless charging unit 11 provided on the surface of the kiosk 10 faces the wireless charging receiving unit 36 with the window 20 therebetween. In addition, a wireless charging transmitting antenna 19a and a short range communication antenna 1 (18a) are provided in the wireless charging unit 11, and a wireless charging receiving unit 36 includes a wireless charging receiving antenna 29a and a short range communication antenna 2 ( 28a) is provided.

In addition, the terminal 45 includes a control unit 26 that controls the receipt printer 30 and the card reader 25, a memory unit 27, a wireless charging receiver 29 and 29a, and a short-range communication unit 28 and 28a. are provided That is, the receipt printer and the card reader are controlled by one terminal 45 .

Meanwhile, even when the touch panel 35 is provided outside the window as in the embodiment of FIG. 4 , the terminal 45 also controls the touch panel 45 , that is, input through the touch panel 45 is received. Information is also transmitted to the kiosk 10 through the terminal 45 .

11 is a diagram of another embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in the drawing of FIG. 11, the user of the present invention places the portable terminal 220 (smart phone) on the top of the short-range communication chip 210 provided on the top of the table 205, thereby enabling ordering and payment.

And, the drawing of FIG. 12 is a diagram of an embodiment showing a schematic diagram of a short-distance communication chip. In the present invention, the short-distance communication chip 210 means a communication means capable of communicating within several tens of cm. Also, in the present invention, a short-range communication means in the form of a NFC (Near Field Communication) tag is used as the short-range communication chip 210 .

That is, as shown in (B) of FIG. 2, the short-range communication chip 210 is provided with an adhesive-coated film-type attachment film 211 at the bottom so that the short-range communication chip 210 can be placed on a table or the like. Attached, the NFC tag part 212 is provided on the attachment film, and a protective film 213 (QR code can be printed on the protective film) is provided on top again to protect the NFC tag part.

In addition, as shown in (A) of FIG. 2, an NFC tag part 212 (memory, CPU, etc. parts are included) is provided at the center, and an NFC tag antenna 212a is provided at the edge.

And, it is premised that the NFC tag of the present invention is made so that information can be read through a smartphone, which is a portable display device 220. Therefore, the size of the NFC tag should also be made to be easily read by a smart phone. Figure 2 (A) is a diagram of an embodiment showing the size of the NFC tag.

The NFC tag of the present invention has a rectangular shape, and the vertical length (A in Fig. 2 (A)) is longer than the horizontal length (B in Fig. 2 (A)).

Since the screen of the main smartphone model is up to 6 inches, the length of B (the horizontal length of the NFC tag) in FIG. 2 (A) must also be 3 cm or more. And the length of A (the vertical length of the NFC tag) in (A) of FIG. 2 should also be 4 cm or more. That is, the NFC tag must have a certain size so that the location of the NFC tag can be easily received by checking the location of the NFC tag with a smartphone. In addition, since it does not need to be too large, it is appropriate that the length of B is 7 cm or less and the length of A is 9 cm or less.

A feature of the present invention is to provide a method for enabling an order or payment without downloading an application. Therefore, when the portable terminal 220 is connected to the short-distance communication chip 210, data required for order payment is transmitted from the short-range communication chip 210 to the portable terminal 220.

13 is a diagram of an embodiment connected to a second server.

The portable terminal 220 provides URL information that can be connected to the second server 100-1 through wired/wireless Internet from the short-range communication chip 210, affiliate store (restaurant, coffee shop, or retail store) information, and table 205 location receive information.

In addition, the second server 100-1 is also connected to the kiosk 10 of the present invention through wired or wireless Internet.

10: kiosk 11: wireless charging unit
12: CPU (central processing unit) 13: display
14: input device 15: data input/output unit
16: memory unit 17: communication unit
18: short-distance communication module 1 19: wireless charging transmission module
20: window (glass window) 22: intermediate film
25: card reader 26: control unit
27: memory 28: short-distance communication module 2
29: wireless charging receiving module 30: receipt printer
35: touch panel 36: wireless charging receiver
100: server 100-1: payment server
205 Table 210 Near Field Communication Chip
220: portable terminal 150: payment server

Claims (5)

In the kiosk mounted on the window,
The kiosk is provided with a central processing unit, a memory unit, a wireless charging transmission module and a short-range communication module,
The kiosk is mounted inside the window,
A kiosk mounted on a window, characterized in that a card payment machine and a receipt printer are provided outside the kiosk. According to claim 1,
A wireless charging unit is provided in the kiosk,
A terminal for controlling the card payment machine and the receipt output machine is further provided,
The terminal is a kiosk mounted on a window, characterized in that the wireless charging receiver is further provided. According to claim 2,
Kiosk mounted on a window, characterized in that the wireless charging unit supplies power energy to the wireless charging receiving unit. According to claim 2,
The kiosk mounted on the window, characterized in that the short-range communication is carried out between the kiosk and the terminal. According to claim 1,
A portable terminal, a short-range communication chip, and a second server are further provided, and the portable terminal receives URL information from the short-range communication chip and is connected to the second server through wired or wireless Internet.
The second server is a kiosk mounted on a window, characterized in that connected to the kiosk through wired and wireless Internet.

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