WO1991006906A1 - Terminal a caracteres etrangers et son mode d'emploi - Google Patents

Terminal a caracteres etrangers et son mode d'emploi Download PDF

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WO1991006906A1
WO1991006906A1 PCT/US1990/006296 US9006296W WO9106906A1 WO 1991006906 A1 WO1991006906 A1 WO 1991006906A1 US 9006296 W US9006296 W US 9006296W WO 9106906 A1 WO9106906 A1 WO 9106906A1
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Sidney Goodman
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F3/00—Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
    • G06F3/01—Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
    • G06F3/02—Input arrangements using manually operated switches, e.g. using keyboards or dials
    • G06F3/0202—Constructional details or processes of manufacture of the input device
    • G06F3/0219—Special purpose keyboards
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06Q—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G06Q20/00—Payment architectures, schemes or protocols
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06Q—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G06Q20/00—Payment architectures, schemes or protocols
    • G06Q20/08—Payment architectures
    • G06Q20/18—Payment architectures involving self-service terminals [SST], vending machines, kiosks or multimedia terminals

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  • the publically used terminal may not be used by many members of the public whose name includes characters, signs or symbols, not used in the country where the publically used terminal is in use.
  • a terminal used in an English speaking country may not be able to receive and to enter Arabic alphabet characters, which are not present in the English language.
  • the above and further objects of the present invention are realized by providing a new and improved computer terminal and method of using the terminal, to enable many more than one foreign language to be entered in a convenient manner.
  • a computer terminal includes a keyboard including native alphanumeric keys and an auxiliary set of character keys, which may be activated at any time during the course of entry of information to interpose foreign characters, signs and symbols indicative of letters or speech sounds in more than one foreign language.
  • FIG. 2 is a greatly enlarged face plan view of a keyboard of the terminal of FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 1 of the drawings there is shown a computerized change of address system 7, which is constructed in accordance with the present invention and which is adapted to produce and to vend customized change of address postcards to a customer (not shown) and to notify various subscriber entities such as the U.S. Postal Service and magazine publishers of the customer's address change.
  • the system 7 generally comprises a master service computer 9, which communicates individually and selectively with each one of a large group of change of address terminals 11A-11N.
  • the terminals are each disposed in a variety of widely distributed geographic locations, such as the postal services, shopping centers, grocery stores, and others. In this manner, the customers can enter their change of address information, at many different convenient locations.
  • the master service computer 9 performs all the necessary basic distributions of change of address information, and communicates with the change of address terminals 11A-11N each of which includes a personal computer CPU that performs all the necessary basic calculations for producing and vending customized change of address postcards, notifying subscriber mailers such as the government postal service, magazine publishers and the like, as well as, non-subscribing mailers which a customer may desire to notify of a change of address.
  • the change of address terminals such as terminals 11A-11N may be located at a variety of convenient locations such as at post offices, shopping malls, and other convenient places of business. In this manner, a customer may easily and conveniently notify any number of entities of a change in his or her address in an easy and convenient manner.
  • the system 7 generally includes a self service sales and information terminal, such as terminal 11A, which includes a housing 11 for enclosing a personal computer CPU 12 and a modem 24 for communicating telephonically over telephone wires (not shown) .
  • the personal computer CPU 12 is an IBM PS-2 model M25 or equivalent, and includes a video subsystem 15, a keyboard 17 and a storage media unit 23.
  • the video subsystem 15 includes a conventional video monitor 29.
  • the video subsystem 15 is manufactured by IBM for use with the IBM PC-AT compatible personal computers.
  • the interface unit 13 links the various peripheral units with the personal computer CPU 12.
  • the personal computer CPU 12 is able to coordinate the operation of the bill/coin acceptor 18 and the credit card acceptor 21 with the other peripheral units of the system.
  • the interface unit 13 includes a conventional communication subsystem RS-232 serial circuit (not shown) for converting the signals received from the coin/bill acceptor 18 and the credit card acceptor 21 so that they are acceptable to the personal computer CPU 12.
  • the interface unit 13 also converts the bill/coin acceptor 18 signals and the credit card acceptor 21 signals into proper formatting for processing by the personal computer CPU 12, such as ASCII format.
  • the video subsystem 15 via the personal computer CPU 12 then continues the presentation asking the customer whether or not he or she wishes to make a purchase. If a purchase order is entered, the customer places an appropriate amount of money comprised of bill and coins in the bill and coin mechanism 18 or inserts a credit card into the credit card acceptor 21. The type of money inserted in the bill and coin mechanism is transmitted to the data processing computer 12 via the interface unit 13. Similarly, the credit card, if it includes a magnetic strip, is read by the credit card acceptor 21, and the information likewise is transmitted back to the personal computer CPU 12 via the interface unit 13.
  • the personal computer CPU 12 upon receipt of the type of money received either calculates the amount of money inserted into the bill and coin mechanism 28 to determine whether an appropriate amount of money has been remitted by the customer or via the modem 24 verifies that the credit card that was inserted into the credit card acceptor 21 is valid and is authorization to charge the amount of the transaction that the customer has requested. If an inappropriate amount of money has been received or an insufficient amount of money has been received or if the credit card is not authorized, the personal computer 12 transmits a signal that causes the video monitor 29 to display a message requesting that a correct amount of money be inserted into the bill and coin mechanism 18, and/or that the transaction cannot be completed by the credit card which has been inserted by the customer.
  • the requested change of address postcards, mailing labels, or other customized documents are vended via the label printer 19 and the card dispenser 22.
  • the first phase of operation of the system 7 comprises a basic fact gathering process performed under the control of a computer program executed by a change of address terminal, such as change of address terminal 11A as shown in FIGS. 1 and 1A.
  • the fact gathering process is performed at a convenient locale where various individuals may easily have access to the terminal 11A.
  • the information is gathered in response to computer generated images, referred to at screens, displayed by a video subsystem 15 associated with the change of address terminal 11A as will be described hereinafter in greater detail.
  • the computer program for causing the generation of the screens is preferably stored on a storage media device, such as storage media device 23, which is also used to store basic customer data.
  • the keyboard electronics For example, if a user depresses key 124 of the left grouping 64 the keyboard electronics generates the ASCII character code "171". After the user depresses a character key, the keyboard electronics produce a character code that is transferred to the personal computer CPU 12. The personal computer CPU 12 causes the character code to be stored in its memory and then transferred to the video subsystem 15 for display on the monitor 29. In this regard, a user can enter characters for storage and visual display or action by simply depressing an appropriate character key. It should be understood that operation of the character keys on the right grouping 62 is substantially similar to the operation of the character keys in the left grouping 64. For example by depressing character key 175 the keyboard electronics generates the ASCII code 153 which is indicative of the character ⁇ .
  • the right grouping 62 includes five (5) columns of character keys: the first column including character keys 157, 162,
  • row 67 of the left side grouping 64 in greater detail with reference to FIG. 2, row 67 consists of fourteen (14) keys 115-128 which are equally spaced apart and substantially identical in size and shape. Each of the keys 115-128 are distinguishable one from another by indicia which is disposed on the top surface of each key as will be explained hereinafter in greater detail.
  • Key 128 has it right most edge aligned along an phantom line, shown as line 64R which defines the right peripheral edge of grouping 62. In this regard, the right most edges of keys 115, 128, 142 and 155 are all aligned against this phantom line 64R.
  • Row 67 is spaced apart further from the left edge of the housing unit 60 then each of the other rows 66, 68 and 69 respectively.
  • row 68 of the left side grouping 64 consists of fourteen (14) keys 129-142 which are equally spaced apart.
  • Keys 130-140 and 142 are substantially identical in size and shape and are distinguishable from one another by indicia which is disposed on the top surface of each by as will be explained hereinafter in greater detail.
  • Keys 129 and 141 are substantially identical and approximate the size and shape of key 114.
  • Key 129 has its left most edge aligned along a phantom line, shown as line 64L which defines the left peripheral edge of grouping 64. In this regard, the left most edge of keys 100 and 114 are aligned against this phantom line 64L.
  • Row 66 and row 68 are the longest horizontal row of keys in the left grouping 64.
  • Key 154 is disposed between and equally spaced apart from keys 153 and 155 respectively.
  • Key 155 is substantially identical to key 153 and is distinguishable therefrom by the indicia which is disposed on the top surface of key 155 as will be explained hereinafter in greater detail.
  • row 70 consists of one (1) elongated space bar key 156 which is substantially identical in its lateral length to the combined length of keys 144 to 153 including their spaced apart distances.
  • Key 156 is disposed spaced apart and parallel to the lower edge 60B of the housing unit 60. The edge of key 156 disposed closest to the lower edge 60B of the housing unit as defines the bottom or lower peripheral edge of group 64.
  • the right-side grouping 62 consists of twenty-five (25) character keys 157-181 which are arranged in a five (5) spaced apart horizontal rows 71-75. Each row 71-75 is in horizontal alignment with rows 66-70 of the left-side grouping 62 to provide an aesthetically pleasing appearance to the layout or arrangement of the keys 100-181.
  • Each row of keys, such as row 71 includes five (5) spaced apart keys which are substantially identical in size and shape.
  • Each key 157-181 is distinguishable from one another by indicia which is disposed on the top surface of each respective key.
  • Table II is substantially similar to Table I except it provides the indicia information for keys 157-181 respectively.
  • row 71 consists of keys 157-161; row 72 consist of keys 162-166; row 73 of keys 167-171; row 74 consists of keys 172-176; and row 75 consists of keys 177-181.
  • face plate 65 is substantially a elongated rectangularly shape flat plate composed of a metallic material that can not be easily damaged by acts of vandalism.
  • the plate 65 has a top surface 185 and is adapted to overlay the keys 100-156 and 157-181 as heretofore described.
  • the top surface 185 of plate 65 has disposed thereon three separate and distinct indicia groupings generally indicated at 186, 187 and 188 respectively.
  • Indicia grouping 186-188 are arranged in the shape of characters forming phrases of information to help a user (not shown) of the keyboard to properly use the keyboard in a easy and convenient manner.
  • Table III provides a detailed description of the indicia of each respective grouping 186-188.

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Un terminal d'ordinateur comprend un clavier (17) comportant des touches (64) alphanumériques natives ainsi qu'un ensemble auxiliaire de touches (62) de caractères lesquelles peuvent être activées à n'importe quel moment pendant l'introduction d'informations afin d'intercaler des caractères, des signes et des symboles étrangers indiquant des lettres ou des sons vocaux, dans plus d'une langue étrangère.
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