RU79695U1 - MULTIFUNCTIONAL TERMINAL - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to terminals intended for payment and provision of services, in particular, to multifunctional terminals combining a content terminal, a payment terminal, a kiosk and a ticket terminal. The technical result of the claimed utility model is to expand the operational capabilities of the terminal and increase ease of use. The multifunctional terminal contains a vertically oriented case 1 with a door 14. In the upper part of the case, an information monitor 4 is slanted, and an advertising monitor 3 is located above it. A button panel 17 is located under the information monitor 4. A bill acceptor, a printing device for checks, are also located in the case 1 plastic card reader. In the front of the terminal on the door 14 there are guide holes 18, 20 and 19, respectively, for receiving notes, issuing checks and receiving plastic cards. At the same time, a ticket issuing device, a media drive and a photo printer are located in the housing. Between the advertising 3 and information 4 monitors, a panel 31 with connectors for connecting information media is formed. A window 21 for issuing tickets is made on the door 14, and a drawer 23 is installed on the lower part of the housing under the door 14, on the front panel of which there is a guide hole 26 for outputting photos, under which a pocket 27 for collecting photos is mounted. 10 d.p. f-ly, 6 ill. Figure 1 - for publication

Description

The utility model relates to terminals intended for payment and provision of services, in particular, to multifunctional terminals combining a content terminal, a payment terminal, a kiosk and a ticket terminal.

A complete set of the terminal allows the following operations:

- the ability to pay for the following types of services: cellular, paging, Internet, IP telephony, landline phones, utility bills, cable and satellite TV, as well as pay other bills of this type;

- ordering and printing tickets for various entertainment events (concerts, exhibitions, etc.).

- printing and editing photos from various information media: CD and DVD discs, memory cards, portable players, etc.

- transfer of mobile content (pictures, mp3, games, etc.) to mobile phones

- Demonstration of advertising and information materials for various purposes.

- Work both on the Internet and on wireless SM / GPRS communication channels, as well as, to increase reliability, duplication of information on these communication channels.

Known self-service terminal containing a vertically oriented housing with a door and with an inclined upper surface, on which is located

an information panel, while a modem, speakers, a system unit and a power supply are mounted inside the case, the information panel is a prefabricated structure consisting of a touch panel and a monitor, and an advertising panel containing a monitor located in a vertical plane is fixed on the back surface of the case with a bracket above the information panel (patent for utility model of the Russian Federation No. 67745, IPC G06F 19/00, 2007) This terminal can be used as an information terminal to obtain the necessary information, for example, timetables for trains, planes or buses, or in the payment system, for utility bills, telephones, the Internet and cable television.

The disadvantage of this terminal is not a wide range of operational capabilities, as well as its rather complicated operation.

The Eleksnet payment terminal is also known, containing a case with a door in the lower part and with an inclined information screen in its upper part, a control panel with a numeric keypad located under the information screen, and a bill acceptor and a credit card reception window under the panel, an advertising screen mounted vertically (see the Eleksnet website www.elecsnet.ru) is attached to the back wall of the housing with brackets. This terminal is designed to pay for mobile communications, IP-telephony, Internet, and commercial TV and utilities, to replenish Internet payment systems, Visa card accounts and bank accounts, as well as to repay loans and transfer money.

This known terminal has the same disadvantages as the previous one.

The technical result of the claimed utility model is to expand the operational capabilities of the terminal and increase ease of use.

The specified technical result is achieved due to the fact that the multifunctional terminal contains a vertically oriented case with a door, in the upper part of which an information monitor is slanted, and above it there is an advertising monitor, a keypad located under the information monitor, a bill acceptor placed in the case, a printing device for checks and a plastic card reader, while in the front of the terminal there are guide holes for receiving notes, issuing checks, receiving and plastic cards, equipped with a ticket issuing device, an information media drive and a photo printer located in the case, and a panel with connectors for connecting information carriers is formed between the advertising and information monitors, a ticket issuing window is made on the door, and a retractable door is installed at the bottom of the case a tray, on the front panel of which there is a guide hole for the exit of photos, under which a pocket for collecting photos is installed.

At the same time, the advertising monitor is mounted directly in the terminal housing with an inclination forward; advertising and information monitors are located at an obtuse angle to each other; the keypad is located in the upper part of the door in the same plane with the information screen, and the panel with connectors for attaching information media is made oblique and equipped with a sliding shutter with a drive for moving it.

In the case between the advertising and information screens, speakers and a video camera are installed; A barcode scanner is installed on the inside of the door, and there is a rectangular hole in the door with a protective glass for reading the barcode.

In addition, the guide holes for receiving bills, plastic cards, for issuing checks and tickets are made in the door of the case; front part with

a door mounted on it, located below the keypad and above the drawer, is concave; the door is attached to the case with its lower part with the possibility of rotation in a vertical plane, and CD and DVD disks, memory cards, portable players are used as information carriers.

The claimed utility model is illustrated by drawings, where:

figure 1 shows the terminal, General view:

figure 2 is a front view:

figure 3 - terminal with an open door, General view:

figure 4 is the same side view;

figure 5 is a view of a panel for attaching information media;

6 is a terminal with an extended tray.

The multifunctional terminal is a steel vertically oriented housing 1, mounted on a base 2.

In the upper part of the housing 1, two liquid crystal monitors are mounted one below the other: an advertising monitor 3, used for informational and advertising purposes as a dynamic or static advertising area, and an information monitor 4 with a touch panel, designed to display information and perform operations during operation and terminal maintenance. Monitor 4 is protected from external influences by tempered glass. Monitors 3 and 4 are located at an obtuse angle to each other and are tilted relative to vertical planes. The tilt angles of the monitors are located in the area corresponding to the optimal range of viewing angles. In the upper right part of the housing 1 above the advertising monitor 3 is mounted an antenna 5.

The following modular blocks and units are located inside the housing:

- bill acceptor 6, designed to receive at least 1,500 bank denominations, having the function of recognizing counterfeit notes;

- a device 7 for reading plastic cards with a safe 8 confiscated cards;

- a printing device 9 for checks (check printer), designed to print checks on special thermal paper when conducting payment operations;

- a ticket issuing device 10 (a ticket printer) with a safe 11 for cropped roots, where strict reporting forms are used as printing material;

- a barcode scanner 12 for reading information from various receipts and checks;

- a drive of 13 information carriers (CD and DVD disks, memory cards, portable players, etc.), which allows reading and writing information to them.

Access to these modular units and assemblies is via a hinged central door 14 made in the front of the housing 1 under the monitor 4. The door 14 is rotated in a vertical plane relative to the hinges 15 with horizontal axes fixed in its lower part. In the upper part of the door 14 in the area of its interface with the monitor 4, an inclined surface 16 is formed on which an anti-vandal keypad 17 is located, on one side of which a horizontal guide hole 18 for receiving notes is made, and on the other hand, a horizontal guide hole 19 for receiving plastic cards - magnetic and smart cards, and cards of payment systems such as Visa. The surface 16 is located in the same plane with the monitor 4.

A window 20 for issuing receipts of a receipt printer, a window 21 for issuing tickets for a ticket printer, and a rectangular opening 22 with a transparent window for a barcode scanner 12 are also provided on the central door 14.

In the lower part of the housing 1, directly below the door 14, a drawer 23 is placed, in which a photo printer 24 for printing photographs is installed. On the front panel 25 of the tray 23 there is a guide hole 26 for outputting photos, under which a pocket 27 for collecting photos is mounted.

The drawer tray 23 is fixed relative to the housing 1 by locks 28, and the door 14 by locks 29 located on the side surfaces of the housing 1. The locks are protected from drilling. When opening these locks, access to internal nodes and blocks for terminal maintenance is provided.

Between monitors 3 and 4, inside the case there is a video surveillance camera 30, designed to record attempts of unauthorized hacking and to monitor the surrounding area, panel 31 with connectors for connecting various information media (CD and DVD disks, memory cards, portable players, etc.) and sound column 32.

The panel 31 is provided with a slide gate 33 with a drive for its movement, automatically closing the modular panel 31 after its use. Opening the shutter 33 is carried out after selecting the photo printing or content on the monitor 4. The front of the housing with the door 14, located between the keypad 17 and the drawer tray 23, is made concave.

To ensure the full smooth operation of the terminal in the case, the following are installed:

- an electronics unit (not shown in the drawings) designed to ensure the operation of all terminal systems;

- a power supply unit (not shown in the drawings) designed to provide power supply voltage to all devices included in the terminal;

- an uninterruptible power supply (not shown in the drawings), designed to filter out interference and power surges in the power supply network and ensure the autonomous functioning of the terminal in case of a power outage, as well

- transmitting and receiving device - a modem (not shown in the drawings), designed to organize the exchange of information between the terminal and remote servers.

The multifunctional terminal is as follows.

Management of operations that can be implemented on the terminal is carried out using the touch panel of monitor 4, which displays virtual controls and all the necessary information.

The main page of the interface contains inscriptions that correspond to the functionality of the terminal, namely: “MOBILE COMMUNICATION”, “INTERNET”, “IP TELEPHONY”, “DIGITAL TV”, “COMMUNAL PAYMENTS” - to pay for the listed services, as well as “PHOTO PRINTING”, “CONTENT”, “PAYMENT OF TICKETS” - to use the corresponding services. To perform operations, you need to touch the button with the name of the selected type of operation.

To pay for mobile communications in the menu of the main page placed logos of mobile operators, made in the form of cards. Touching the operator’s logo on the touch screen opens the next page of the interface - the page of payment operations for mobile services in favor of the selected operator. The following pages of the interface display the necessary hints and tools for actions, as well as the result of these operations. Enter the phone number using the keypad 17.

To pay for the Internet, you need to touch the corresponding button on the main menu. A page with the image of the logos of the Internet providers will appear, after which you need to touch the card of the selected provider. On the following

The pages of the interface display the necessary hints and tools for actions, as well as the result of these operations. Digital data are entered using the keypad 17 or from the active screen 4.

Payment for IP-telephony and digital TV are made in a similar way.

To pay for utilities, you need to touch the button on the monitor 4 with the words “MUNICIPAL SERVICES”, then select a service provider, for example, Mosenergo, and use the instruction where all the filled-out fields of the Mosenergo receipt are painted, namely:

- using the keypad 17, enter the subscriber’s number, then enter the current meter reading and energy consumption, then enter the payment code and the payment period, by pressing the buttons corresponding to the year and month of the paid period, enter the payment amount into the bill acceptor and take the payment receipt

Printing photos from various media is as follows.

After pressing the “PHOTO PRINT” button in the main menu, an interface page appears with information about the ability to download photos from various media, after which you need to insert the storage medium into the appropriate slot on the terminal panel 31 or send the image via Bluetooth, and then upload the photos to be printed . If there are a lot of photos, you can use the scroll bar: touching the arrows shown on the corresponding page of the interface allows you to view all the photos if their number does not fit on the screen. You can also go into the enlarged image mode and view the details. If you need to edit the image, you must enter the editing mode using the "edit" button on the corresponding page of the interface. In editing mode, there are several editing options: the ability to rotate the image, as well as the selection and printing of a fragment of the image. After

checking and confirming the number of photos that need to be printed, payment is made. The printing process begins after payment and is displayed using a table showing the print speed, and after the photos are printed, it is possible to write them with saved changes to a CD or flash. To record, you must attach the existing storage medium to the corresponding connector and click on the “record” button on the screen.

Ordering and printing tickets for various concerts, exhibitions, etc. are made sequentially, by analogy with the rest. The main difference is that instead of a receipt for payment, an event ticket is printed.

Delivery of change in the terminal is not provided. The balance can be used, for example, to replenish the account of a mobile phone or the Internet.

The design of the terminal is modular, which allows you to quickly replace some modules independently of others.

Claims (11)

1. A multifunctional terminal containing a vertically oriented case with a door, an information monitor is slanted at the top and an advertising monitor is located above it, a keypad located under the information monitor, a bill acceptor, a receipt printer and a plastic card reader placed in the case moreover, in the front of the terminal there are guide holes for receiving notes, issuing checks and receiving plastic cards, characterized in that it is provided with a ticket issuing device, an information media drive and a photo printer in the case, a panel with connectors for connecting information carriers is formed between the advertising and information monitors, a ticket issuing window is made on the door, and a pull-out tray is installed under the door on the front panel which has a guide hole for the exit of photos, under which is installed a pocket for collecting photos. 2. The terminal according to claim 1, characterized in that the advertising monitor is mounted directly in the terminal body with a forward inclination. 3. The terminal according to claim 1, characterized in that the advertising and information monitors are located at an obtuse angle to each other. 4. The terminal according to claim 1, characterized in that the keypad is located in the upper part of the door in the same plane with the information screen. 5. The terminal according to claim 1, characterized in that the panel with connectors for attaching information media is made oblique and provided with a retractable shutter with a drive for moving it. 6. The terminal according to claim 1, characterized in that in the case between the advertising and information screens are installed speakers and a video camera. 7. The terminal according to claim 1, characterized in that a barcode scanner is installed on the inside of the door, and the door has a rectangular opening with a transparent window for reading the barcode. 8. The terminal according to claim 1, characterized in that the guide holes for receiving bills, plastic cards, for issuing checks and tickets are made in the door of the housing. 9. The terminal according to claim 1, characterized in that the front of the housing with a door mounted on it, located below the keypad and above the drawer tray, is made concave. 10. The terminal according to claim 1, characterized in that the information carriers used are CD and DVD disks, memory cards, portable players. 11. The terminal according to claim 1, characterized in that the door is attached to the housing with its lower part with the possibility of rotation in a vertical plane