JP3636932B2 - PC utilization type POS device and connection method of PC utilization type POS device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a PC-utilizing POS apparatus applied to a general-purpose PC or a POS apparatus having a point-of-sales (POS) that can be installed separately, and a method of connecting the PC-utilizing POS apparatus.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, the PC utilization type POS device and the connection method of the PC utilization type POS device are applied as one device for sales management. This PC-based POS device is characterized by the large degree of freedom of installation that is not available in the integrated POS, and is a customer who cannot place the integrated POS device due to the sales space or the store space. In addition, it sells to customers who need to utilize the abundant software resources of PCs and has gained popularity.
[0003]
FIG. 2 shows a conventional PC utilization type POS device and a connection method of the PC utilization type POS device. In the conventional system shown in FIG. 2, the interface cables of the keyboard 4, the customer display 5 and the printer 6 are directly connected to the connectors 21, 22 and 23 on the POS control board 2 by the cable group 7. By such a connection method, the freedom of installation by separation installation is ensured.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the conventional PC-utilizing POS device and the method of connecting the PC-utilizing POS device, the degree of freedom of installation by separation installation is ensured, but when the input / output device is removed for relocation or layout change. However, it is not easy because the connectors 21, 22 and 23 are inside the PC main body 1. Further, the customer display pedestal 52 is necessary for stabilizing the installation of the customer display 5, and it is necessary to secure an installation space for that. These problems are summarized as follows.
[0005]
The first problem is that input / output devices cannot be easily attached or detached during relocation, layout change, or maintenance. The reason is that since the control unit is a general-purpose PC, the POS function must be realized in the form of a PC option board in order to realize the POS function. As a result, a connector for connecting an input / output device dedicated to POS must be arranged on the board.
[0006]
The second problem is that the installation space needs to be sacrificed in order to facilitate detachment. The reason is that in order to facilitate the attachment / detachment, it is necessary to provide the connector portion outside, and as a result, the installation space increases accordingly.
[0007]
The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and provides a PC-utilizing POS device and a PC-utilizing POS device connection method capable of easily attaching and detaching input / output devices during relocation, layout change, and maintenance. The purpose is to provide.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve this object, the present invention has the following features.
A PC utilization type POS device according to the present invention includes a general-purpose PC main body, a POS control board that is a control board having a POS function that can be added to the general-purpose PC main body, the POS control board , customer display, which is configured with POS keyboard, a POS input-output devices such as printers, and a connector relay box which also serves as a pedestal of the customer display provided is a relay connector for connecting the In the PC utilization type POS device, the connector relay box further includes a support for installing the customer display which is a display device for the customer, and the support fixes the customer display to the connector relay box. And a connector for connecting the POS input / output device with a signal line on the side surface of the connector relay box. It is characterized in that it is provided with a configuration.
[0009]
In the PC utilization type POS apparatus according to the present invention, the POS control board is provided with a connector for connecting to the POS input / output device, and the connector and the POS input / output device are connected via a connector relay box. It is characterized by being connected.
[0010]
In addition, the connection method of the PC utilization type POS device according to the present invention includes a post for adding a POS control board having a POS function to a general-purpose PC body and installing a customer display as a customer display device. And a connector relay box that also serves as a base for the customer display provided with a relay connector, and the POS control board are connected by a signal line, and a side surface of the connector relay box, the customer display, and the POS And a POS input / output device such as a printer keyboard and a printer, connected by a signal line through a connector.
[0013]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Next, embodiments of a PC utilizing POS apparatus and a connecting method of the PC utilizing POS apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Referring to FIG. 1, an embodiment of a PC utilizing POS apparatus and a connecting method of the PC utilizing POS apparatus of the present invention is shown.
[0014]
In FIG. 1, the PC utilization type POS device of this embodiment includes a general-purpose PC main body 1, a POS control board 2, connectors 21, 22, 23 provided on the POS control board 2, a connector relay box 3, and a customer use. The display 5, the support column 51, the keyboard 4, the printer 6, and the connectors 31, 32, and 33 provided on the side surfaces of the connector relay box 3. The connection method of the PC utilization type POS device is a method of connecting the PC utilization type POS device configured as described above by the two cable groups 7 and 8.
[0015]
The POS control board 2 configured by the above-described units is a control board having a dedicated POS function that can be added to the general-purpose PC main body 1. On the POS control board 2, connectors 21, 22 and 23 are provided for connection with peripheral devices.
[0016]
The connector relay box 3 is a connector relay box for establishing connection between the POS control board 2 and peripheral devices, and also serves as a base for the customer display 5.
[0017]
The keyboard 4 is a device that performs an input / output operation of data to the PC utilization type POS device. The cable group 7 is a signal line that connects between the PC main body 1 and the connector relay box 3. The cable group 7 is connected to connectors 21, 22 and 23 on the POS control board 2 built in the PC main body 1.
[0018]
The cable group 8 is an interface cable between the customer display 5 and the printer 6. This cable group 8 is connected to each of the connectors 31, 32 and 33 provided on the side surface of the connector relay box 3, and further converted into the cable group 7 inside.
[0019]
The column 51 is for fixing the customer display 5 to the connector relay box 3.
[0020]
Next, an operation example of the PC utilization type POS apparatus of FIG. 1 will be described with reference to the drawings. The PC utilization type POS device is a system in which the PC main body 1 is a POS control unit, and the POS input / output devices can be separated and connected and installed. The point of great freedom of installation is a big difference from the integrated POS. It is a feature.
[0021]
The connection method of the PC utilization type POS apparatus of this embodiment is a connector relay box between the POS input / output devices of the keyboard 4, the customer display 5 and the printer 6 and the POS control board 2 built in the PC main body 1. 3, the input / output device can be easily attached / detached by the connectors 31, 32 and 33 arranged on the side surface of the connector relay box 3, and the freedom of installation and the ease of relocation and layout change are ensured. ing.
[0022]
Next, a data flow in normal POS business operation will be described. When data is input from the keyboard 4, the data is transmitted to the POS control board 2 via the connector relay box 3. The transmitted data is processed in the PC main body 1 and the POS control board 2 and then transmitted to the customer display 5 and the printer 6 through the connector relay box 3 as customer display data and print output data, respectively. Displayed and printed out. In this way, the same operation as the conventional one is realized.
[0023]
According to the PC utilization type POS device and the connection method of the PC utilization type POS device of the above embodiment, the use of the connector relay box that also serves as a base for the display for the customer makes it easy to detach and attach while maintaining the conventional installation space. This will facilitate the transfer of equipment at the sales floor, layout changes, and equipment replacement during maintenance. This will be described in further detail below.
[0024]
In FIG. 1, a keyboard 4, a customer display 5, and a printer 6 are conventional POS input / output devices. These signal cables are attached and detached by connectors 31, 32 and 33. This connector is arranged on the side surface of the connector relay box 3 that also serves as a base for the customer display. For this reason, detachment | desorption is easy and transfer and replacement | exchange of an apparatus can be performed easily. Moreover, since it is also used as a pedestal, the installation space can be made equivalent to the conventional one.
[0025]
The above-described embodiment is an example of a preferred embodiment of the present invention. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.
[0026]
【The invention's effect】
As is clear from the above description, the PC utilization type POS device and the connection method of the PC utilization type POS device according to the present invention are provided by adding a POS control board having a POS function to a general-purpose PC main body. A connector relay box provided with a column for installing a display and a general-purpose PC main body are connected by a signal line, and the connector relay box and a peripheral device are connected.
[0027]
According to this configuration, the connector for attachment / detachment is arranged not on the PC main body but on the side surface of the connector relay box, so that the input / output devices can be attached / detached easily during relocation, layout change and maintenance. Further, the connector relay box is also used as a pedestal for the customer display, and the installation space for the input / output device is not enlarged even though the connector portion to be attached / detached is realized outside the PC main body.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block configuration diagram showing an embodiment of a PC utilization type POS device and a connection method of a PC utilization type POS device according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block configuration diagram showing a conventional PC utilization type POS device and a connection method of the PC utilization type POS device.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 PC main body 2 POS control board 3 Connector relay box 4 Keyboard 5 Customer display 6 Printer 7, 8 Cable group 21, 22, 23, 31, 32, 33 Connector 51 Post 52 Customer display base

Claims (3)

A general-purpose PC,
A POS control board, which is a control board having a POS function that can be added to the general-purpose PC body;
And said POS controller board, customer display, and the POS for input and output devices such as POS keyboard, printer, and a connector relay box relay connector for connection serves as the pedestal of the customer display provided between,
A PC-utilizing POS device configured with
The connector relay box is
It further has a support for installing the customer display, which is a display device for customers,
The column has a function of fixing the display for customer to the connector relay box, and a connector for connecting the POS input / output device with a signal line is provided on a side surface of the connector relay box. PC utilization type POS device characterized by being configured . The POS control board is provided with a connector for connecting to the POS input / output device , and the connector and the POS input / output device are connected via the connector relay box. The PC utilization type POS device according to claim 1 . Add a POS control board with POS function to a general-purpose PC.
A connector relay box that also serves as a base for the customer display provided with a support for installing a customer display that is a display device for a customer, and a relay connector, and the POS control board via a signal line connection,
A signal line is connected between the side surface portion of the connector relay box and the POS input / output device such as the customer display, the POS keyboard, and the printer via a connector ,
A connection method of a PC utilization type POS device, characterized in that it is configured.

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