RU70020U1 - UNIVERSAL MULTI-USER TERMINAL - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to terminals and vending machines having a touch screen, monitor or display, and can be used as a terminal providing various services and / or help information and / or selling goods. The technical result of this utility model is the ability to serve multiple users at the same time. The claimed technical result is achieved due to the fact that in the universal multi-user terminal, the function of which is to provide various kinds of services and / or reference information, and / or to sell goods containing a case, an information display device or a touch screen, the difference is that the terminal contains at least two information display devices or at least two touch screens, each of the information display devices or touch screen being connected to the control unit Eden.

Description

Application area

The invention relates to terminals and vending machines having a touch screen, monitor or display, and can be used as a terminal providing various services and / or help information and / or selling goods.

State of the art

The prior art numerous types of terminals [1, 2, 3], providing the ability to accept payments and provide services for the payment of mobile communications. Some [1] are also able to display a commercial on a second monitor. The terminals are equipped with bill acceptors.

Also known from the prior art are terminals [4] for paying for mobile services, utilities, domain registration, payment for hosting and the Internet.

Reference terminals installed at railway stations, airports and supermarkets are also known, which allow you to give reference information to the user for free.

Self-service vending machines [5] having a touch screen, monitor or display are also known.

The disadvantage of all known terminals is that they allow serving only one user at a time.

The technical result of this utility model is the ability to serve multiple users at the same time.

Brief Description of the Drawings

Figure 1 shows the structural device of the terminal on the example of a terminal of three sections, where 1 - Case, 2 - Display device, 3 - Payment system, 4 - Data input device or control panel, 5 - Printing system, 6 - Control unit. Figure 2 shows the structural device of the control unit, where 7 is RAM, 8 is the Processor, 9 is a microcircuit and / or controller and / or motherboard, 10 is an information storage device, which is a disk drive or flash drive, 11 is

Communication line for controlling other elements of the device, 12 - Wire for supplying power from the power supply unit, 13 - Power supply unit of the control unit or transformer, 14 - Communication wire with the display device, 15 - Communication line of the control unit with a local area network or the Internet.

Device essence

The claimed technical result is achieved due to the fact that in the universal multi-user terminal, the function of which is to provide various kinds of services and / or reference information, and / or to sell goods containing a case, an information display device or a touch screen, the difference is that the terminal contains at least two information display devices or at least two touch screens, each of the information display devices or touch screen being connected to the control unit Eden.

The terminal may further comprise a payment device in the form of a bill acceptor and / or coin acceptor, and / or a bank card reader, and / or a barcode scanner.

The payment device can be made in the form of a software and / or hardware-software module for receiving remote payments through computer networks.

Additionally, the terminal may include a printing device.

Due to the fact that the terminal uses at least two information display devices with a control unit each or at least two touch screens, it is possible to serve several users with one terminal at the same time, since each of the user sections of the terminal can function and solve user maintenance tasks, regardless others. The housing (1) of the device (see Figure 1) is a structure made of any elastic material (metal, plastic, glass, fiberglass, etc.). The case performs protective functions, and also gives rigidity to the product and serves as a support for attaching all components of the terminal to it.

The display device (2) can be a monitor, or a low resolution graphic display, or a text display.

The payment system (3) can be a bill acceptor (for example, “ICT / Cash code”) and / or a coin acceptor and / or bank card reader and / or barcode scanner. The payment system can also be made in the form of a software and / or hardware-software module for receiving remote payments

(for example, by means of SMS) through computer networks. Purpose - accepting cash or other forms of payment (for example, electronic payments).

The data input device (4) or the control panel may be in the form of a touch screen and / or keyboard and / or trackball and / or computer mouse and / or scanner and / or any other information input device. Designed to enter user information or select items on the scoreboard.

If the control unit (4) is made in the form of a touch screen, it is a single unit with the display device (2).

The printing system (5) can be made in the form of a printer. The main purpose is data printing. The system can print out payment receipts, fiscal data, data on the provided service or any other, including graphic images or text materials.

The control unit (6) performs the functions of controlling the electronic components of the device. It can be implemented (see Figure 2), for example, consisting of: RAM (7), Processor (8), Microcircuit (9) and / or controller and / or motherboard. Information storage device (10), which is a disk drive or flash drive, communication lines (11) for controlling other elements of the device, wires (12) for supplying power from the power supply unit, power supply unit (13), communication line (14) with the device display, Communication lines (15) of the control unit with a local network or the Internet.

Due to the fact that in the control unit (6) there is an information storage device (10), which is connected via a communication line (15) to a local area network or the Internet to a server or servers containing information that becomes available for download to serviced users, the terminal allows servicing any kind of well-known services: making payments, crediting to an account, issuing cash on bank plastic cards, selling and / or familiarizing yourself with video and audio information, as well as text and reference information iey sell goods (if the terminal is an integral part of the vending machine).

The terminal can simultaneously serve at least two users.

Preferably, the terminal serves three users and has three service sections (see Figure 1.) If you want to serve a larger number of users, the number of elements associated with each of the sections is increased in proportion to the number by which you want to increase the number of simultaneously served users.

The display device (2) and the data input device (control panel) (4) comprise one section.

The operation of the display device (2) and data processing are controlled by a control unit (6). The control unit (6) can also control the payment system and / or print system.

Using the control panel (4) and the display device (2), the user selects the required service and / or enters the required data and / or finds the necessary information.

If the provided service requires payment, the user pays through the payment system (3). The payment system can be common to all sections, or each section has its own payment system. A combination of payment systems is possible, for example, a bill acceptor is attached to each section, and a credit card reader is one and serves all sections.

After the service is provided or after payment is made, the required information can be printed using the printing system (5). The printing system can also serve all sections, or each section has its own printing system. A printing system may include a combination of several devices, such as a cash register and printer.

Information sources:

1.http: //www.spire-terminal.ru/catalog/lux/

2. http://www.spire-terminal.ru/catalog/standart/

3. http://www.spire-terminal.ru/catalog/mini_m/

4.http: //www.rushost.net/pay/mdex.shtml

5.http: //www.meradom.ru/cooperation/flash.

Claims (4)

1. A universal multi-user terminal, the function of which is to provide various kinds of services and / or reference information, and / or to sell goods, comprising a housing, an information display device or a touch screen, characterized in that the terminal contains at least two information display devices or not less than two touch screens, each of the information display devices or the touch screen is connected to the control unit. 2. The universal multi-user terminal according to claim 1, characterized in that it further comprises a payment device in the form of a bill acceptor and / or coin acceptor, and / or a bank card reader, and / or a barcode scanner. 3. The universal multi-user terminal according to claim 2, characterized in that the payment device is made in the form of a software and / or hardware-software module for receiving remote payments via computer networks. 4. The universal multi-user terminal according to claim 1 or 2, or 3, characterized in that it further comprises a printing device.