KR980010913A - Cash register and voice guidance method having voice guidance function - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a cash register and a voice guidance method having a voice guidance function that allows a user to program a desired item more easily without a manual by outputting a program order of items to be programmed in a program mode of a cash register by voice.

The cash register according to the present invention comprises a ROM for embodying a program for implementing the voice guidance method and various system operation programs according to the present invention, a RAM for temporarily storing various data required for executing the built-in program, A display unit for displaying data processed by the ROM, the RAM, and a keyboard unit; a printer unit for issuing a receipt or outputting various data; And a central processing unit for controlling the respective units, and provides an effect that the user can easily program an item desired by voice guidance of the program order of the cash register.

In addition, it is possible to eliminate the time-consuming factor of the user by referring to the manual and thus to use the cash register effectively to perform the sales management work.

Description

Cash register and voice guidance method having voice guidance function

The present invention relates to a cash register having a voice guidance function and a voice guidance method. More specifically, the present invention relates to a cash register and a voice guidance method which output a program sequence of items to be programmed in a program mode of a cash register, To a cash register and a voice guidance method having a voice guidance function that can be programmed.

Generally, the electronic money register refers to a sales manager having a function of calculating and registering transaction contents and issuing a receipt for the transaction contents. There are a plurality of modes in the above-mentioned money changer, and there is a program mode in which a user sets a new value for a desired item as needed or sets an environment such as a date and time.

Therefore, in order for the user to efficiently perform the sales management work using the cash register, it is necessary to set an environment such as items or dates required in the program mode in the program mode.

However, in order to set such an item to be programmed or an environment, it is inconvenient for the user to check the manual and input the contents of the item to be set according to the program order. In the case of programming an item having a complicated program order, It takes a considerable amount of time to enter the manual by referring to the manual. Also, there is a problem that a money register does not perform a function desired by a user by inputting in an erroneous order, and a large number of errors are generated accordingly.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention has been made keeping in mind the above problems occurring in the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a cash register and a voice guidance method having a voice guidance function that allows a user to more easily program according to a voice guidance without reference to a manual.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a cash register having a voice guidance function according to the present invention; FIG.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing a procedure of a voice guidance method of a cash register according to the present invention; FIG.

FIG. 3 is a view showing an example of a look-up table showing the corresponding relationship of the program order according to the type of items to be programmed according to the present invention;

DESCRIPTION OF THE REFERENCE NUMERALS

10: ROM 20: RAM (RAM)

30: keyboard unit 40: display unit

50: printer section 60: audio output section

61: Audio control circuit section 62: Audio conversion circuit section

63: speaker 70: central processing unit,

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, when a key for voice guidance (hereinafter referred to as a voice guidance key) is pressed in a program mode of a cash register, And a voice guidance method for guiding stored information related to the program order of the items to the user through voice output means.

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

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a cash register having a voice guidance function according to the present invention.

The cash register shown in FIG. 1 comprises a ROM 10 for embodying a program for implementing a voice guidance method according to the present invention and various system operation programs, a RAM 10 for temporarily storing various data necessary for executing a built- A display unit 40 for displaying data processed by the ROM 10, the RAM 20 and the keyboard unit 30, and a display unit 40 for displaying receipts and various types of data A printer unit 50 for outputting data, an audio output unit 60 for outputting a corresponding program sequence stored at the time of setting each item value by voice, and a central processing unit 70 for controlling the respective units.

The audio output unit 60 includes an audio control circuit unit 61 for generating a signal for controlling the audio conversion circuit unit 62 in accordance with a control signal generated from the central processing unit 70, And a speaker 63 for externally outputting the voice signal converted from the voice conversion circuit portion 62. The voice conversion circuit portion 62 converts the voice signal output from the voice conversion circuit portion 62 into a voice signal, ).

FIG. 2 is a flow chart illustrating a voice guidance method of a cash register according to the present invention, including a mode determination step (S10) of determining whether an input mode is a program mode, a determination result of the mode determination step (S100) for accepting a key input and outputting a voice guidance message for a program order of an item to be programmed according to whether the voice guidance key is pressed or not, And a program inputting step (S50) of inputting contents.

At this time, the voice output step (S100) includes an input key checking step (S20) of checking whether a voice guidance key is received upon receipt of a key input, and a step (S20) An item key input step S30 for accepting the key input and determining whether the item key is an item key, and a voice guidance step S40 for outputting the program order of the item when the item key is input in the item key input step S30 .

Hereinafter, the detailed operation and operation of the cash register having the voice guidance function having the above-described structure will be described according to the procedure of the voice guidance method of the cash register shown in FIG. 2 as follows.

First, when power is applied to the electronic money register and the user selects the program mode through the keyboard unit 30 as the input means, the central processing unit 70, which is the control means, recognizes the program mode through the mode determination step, The key input unit 30 receives the key input and determines whether the input key is a voice guidance key (not shown) (S10, S21, S22). When the voice guidance key is input, the central processing unit 70 receives the key input and determines whether the input key is an item key (S31, S32). The contents of the program order with respect to the item to be programmed according to the input item key are read from the RAM 20 serving as the storage means and displayed on the display unit 40 and the corresponding audio guidance message stored in the memory 20 is outputted to the audio output unit (Step S40).

At this time, the audio control circuit unit 61 of the audio output unit 60 receives the control signal from the central processing unit 70 and controls the audio conversion circuit unit 62, and the audio conversion circuit unit 62 controls the audio control circuit unit 61 And converts the data of the voice guidance message stored in the RAM 20 into a voice output signal. That is, the discrete digital signal stored in the RAM 20 is converted into a continuous analog signal by the audio conversion circuit portion 62. The converted output speech output signal is outputted through the speaker 63 so that a human can hear it, and guides the program order of items to be programmed by voice.

Accordingly, the user inputs and programs the contents of the items to be set through the keyboard unit 30 in the order of program contents according to the outputted voice guidance. When the user finishes inputting the program contents, the central processing unit 70 returns to the mode determination step If the mode is the program mode, the above process is repeatedly performed. If the mode is other than the program mode, the process according to the mode is performed (S50, S10, S70).

If the voice guidance is not required because the user knows the program order of the item to be programmed in the above-described process, the user can input the item key without inputting the voice guidance key. At this time, the central processing unit 70 (S21, S22, S60, S50), the user does not go through the voice guidance step S40 but inputs the items to be set directly through the keyboard unit 30 in accordance with the program order If the user desires to reset, the user inputs the voice guidance key in the program mode and inputs the date item key (not shown) for the date setting, the cash register is stored on the memory 20 as shown in FIG. 3 A program sequence corresponding to the date setting is displayed on the display unit 40 and a six-digit number is input in the order of day, month, and year through the speaker 63 of the audio output unit 60, Click. ' Prints a voice prompt message about the preset date setting of the expression. The user enters the date in the order of day, month and year as in 170496, and inputs the subtotal key (not shown) to complete the program, so that when the setting for the date item is completed, a new date is set in the cash register.

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, the user can input the corresponding items in program order according to a previously stored voice guidance message output through the voice output unit, which is voice output means, without directly referring to the manual, Provides a possible effect.

In addition, it is possible to eliminate the time-consuming factor of the user by referring to the manual and thus to use the cash register effectively to perform the sales management work.

Claims (5)

A storage means for storing a voice guidance message for a program order of items to be programmed; an input means provided with a voice guidance key for voice guidance; a voice output means for outputting a voice guidance message previously stored; And a control means for controlling the means and the voice output means to generate a control signal for guiding the program order of the item to the voice output at the time of the program. 2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control means receives a voice guidance key of the input means and, when an item key related to an item to be set by a program is input, Wherein the control signal generating means generates a control signal for enabling the voice guidance function. A mode judging step of judging whether or not the input mode is a program mode; and a mode judging step of judging whether or not the input mode is a program mode, A voice output step of outputting a voice message, and a program input step of receiving a program content of an item selected by the user after outputting the voice message. 4. The method of claim 3, wherein the voice output step comprises: an input key checking step of checking whether a voice guidance key is received by receiving a key input; An item key input step of inputting an item key, and a voice guidance step of outputting a program order of the item when the item key is input in the item key input step. 5. The method according to claim 4, wherein if the voice guidance key is not input as a result of the checking of the input key, it is determined whether the input key is an item key, The method comprising the steps of: ※ Note: Published by the first application.