TWM580225U - POS system with control machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a POS system with a control machine, comprising: a plurality of hosts, each host having at least one POS module; a control machine having a network device connected to a motherboard and a plurality of peripheral devices Interface, the control machine is provided with a plurality of peripheral device drivers; a plurality of peripheral devices, the peripheral devices are coupled to the control device by wire or wirelessly; and a server is provided with all the peripherals corresponding to the POS modules The driver of the device; thereby, when the host executes its POS module, the peripheral devices are controlled by the control device, so that the maintenance and update management of the POS system in the peripheral device is simpler and more effective.

Description

POS system with control unit

This new type is about POS systems.

POS system (terminal sales system, English for Point of Sale, English abbreviation POS, Chinese can also be called sales point information system, point of sale management system), refers to the automatic reading device to directly read the product sales information when selling goods For example, the product name, unit price, sales quantity, sales time, sales shop, etc., and transmitted to the relevant departments through the communication network and computer system for analysis to improve the efficiency of the system. In today's catering, super-commercial, logistics and other industries, process management is based on comprehensive electronic and information-based development trends. We can reduce costs, effectively manage and improve the efficiency of enterprise process management through reliable information management equipment and program applications. The purpose, therefore, how to effectively use the advantages of electronic and informational fast and low turnover rate is a major issue for management, and one of the important keys to the success of POS system is its success.

For the user of the POS system, as shown in FIG. 1, the device using the POS system requires an A host 91 including the POS module 92, and a peripheral device 94 associated with the POS module 92, such as bar code scanning. The device, the card reader, the printer, etc., but when the operating system is upgraded, the driver of the peripheral device 94 is also upgraded synchronously. When the POS module 92 is upgraded, the driver of the peripheral device 94 is also upgraded synchronously. When the peripheral device 94 is upgraded, the driver of the peripheral device 94 is also upgraded synchronously. When a peripheral device 94 is added, the driver of the newly added peripheral device is also installed to maintain and update the POS system in the peripheral device. It is quite time consuming and inefficient.

Therefore, how to improve the above-mentioned lack of POS system should be an issue that the industry needs to solve and overcome. Therefore, the creator of this case tried his best to research and create, and finally developed a new POS system with a control machine.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a POS system with a control machine capable of controlling a plurality of peripheral devices by a control machine, so that the maintenance personnel of the POS system can save a lot of cost for maintaining the peripheral devices, and the POS system is in the peripheral device. Maintenance and update management is simpler and more effective.

The technical means for achieving the above purposes and functions include: a POS system having a control machine, comprising: a plurality of hosts, each host having at least one POS module; a control machine, The utility model is provided with a network device and a motherboard, wherein the motherboard is provided with an electrically connected CPU, a microcontroller, a memory, and a plurality of peripheral device connection interfaces, and the controller is provided with a plurality of peripheral device drivers, and the control device is provided with a plurality of peripheral device drivers. The machine is coupled to the host by wire or wirelessly; a plurality of peripheral devices are connected to the control device by wire or wirelessly; and a server is provided with drivers for all peripheral devices corresponding to the POS modules The control device is connected to the server by its networking device, and thereby updates or adds peripheral device drivers through the connection; thereby, when the host executes its POS module, it is controlled via the control device These peripheral devices.

The foregoing embodiment, wherein the control device is disposed in one of the plurality of hosts.

In the foregoing embodiment, the host is a desktop computer, a notebook computer, a lithographic computer or a mobile phone.

In the foregoing embodiment, the peripheral device is one of a printer, a barcode scanner, a magnetic card reader, a credit card swipe machine, a cash drawer, an invoice machine, a screen, a keyboard, a stylus, or a combination thereof.

1‧‧‧POS system with control unit

61‧‧‧Host

62‧‧‧POS module

63‧‧‧Control machine

64‧‧‧ peripheral devices

65‧‧‧ Peripheral device connection interface

68‧‧‧Server

Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a conventional POS system.

Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the basic structure of the creation.

Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the basic architecture of another embodiment of the present invention.

In order to be able to more clearly describe a control machine proposed by the present invention. The POS system, the preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

Please refer to FIG. 2 for illustrating the basic configuration of a POS system 1 having a control machine, which includes: a plurality of hosts 61 each having at least one POS module 62; a control unit 63 A network device and a motherboard are provided. The motherboard has an electrically connected CPU, a microcontroller, a memory, and a plurality of peripheral device connection interfaces 65. The controller 63 is provided with a plurality of peripheral device drivers. The controller 63 is connected to the host 61 by wire or wirelessly; a plurality of peripheral devices 64 are connected to the control device 63 by wire or wirelessly; a server 68 is provided with the POS modules. a driver for all peripheral devices 64 corresponding to 62; the controller 63 is connected to the server 68 by its networking device, and thereby updating or adding peripheral device drivers; thereby, When the host 61 executes its POS module 62, the peripheral devices 64 are manipulated via the control unit 63.

The host computer 61 may be a lithographic computer, a mobile phone, a desktop computer or a notebook computer, etc., as long as the POS module 62 included therein can be executed; in addition, the signal connection between the host computer 61 and the control unit 63 It can be connected by wire or wirelessly. It is known to the industry that it can be connected by USB cable, wirelessly in Bluetooth mode, or connected by other wired or wireless means. This creation is not limited.

The foregoing POS module 62 performs operations such as general sales, cash register, printing invoice receipts, and the like, and includes: collecting product information, such as departmental goods classification, transfer of goods between departments; reducing repeated operations, such as loading and unloading management , automatic ordering; strengthen decision analysis, such as sales records of goods, analysis of best-selling, slow-moving goods, improve after-sales service, tracking services, and provide inventory / counter / franchise store inventory schedule, store counter sales schedule, member sales The statistics, the statistics of the sales counters of the counters of the products, the statistics of the sales counters of the counters, etc., are only examples. The actual function of the POS module 62 is not limited to the above.

The foregoing peripheral device 64 can be: a printer, a Bar-Code Scanner, a Magnetic Card Reader, a Credit Card Reader, a Cash Dramer, One or a combination of Invoice Machinery, screen, keyboard, stylus, but not limited to the above.

In addition, the microcontroller of the controller 63 can also monitor the execution of the POS module 62 of each host 61, record and record the process of each host 61 executing its POS module 62, and store the memory in the control unit 63. Body, assist and strengthen the management of the POS system.

Referring to FIG. 3, which is a second embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 63 is disposed on one of the plurality of hosts. The user can set the control unit 63 to one of the plurality of hosts according to the situation of the space configuration. The setting can reduce the space occupied by the control unit 63 and increase the setting position of the control unit 63. Flexibility.

Compared with the POS system of the prior art, when the operating system is upgraded, or when the POS module 62 is upgraded, or when a peripheral device 64 is upgraded, or when a peripheral device 64 is added, the POS system of the present invention The maintenance personnel do not need to go to each host 61 to upgrade or install the driver of the corresponding peripheral device 64, and only need to connect to the server 68 through the network device through the control device 63, and thereby update the connection. Or the driver of the peripheral device 64 is added, so that when the host 61 executes its POS module 62, the peripheral device 64 can be controlled via the control device 63, so that the maintenance personnel of the POS system save a lot of maintenance peripheral devices 64. The cost makes the POS system simpler and more effective in maintaining and updating the peripheral devices.

Thus, the above description has been described in detail with reference to the drawings. It is to be understood that the foregoing detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Both should be included in the scope of the patent in this case.

Claims (4)

A POS system with a control machine includes: a plurality of hosts, each host having at least one POS module; a control device having a networking device and a motherboard, the motherboard having an electrical connection CPU, microcontroller, memory, a plurality of peripheral device connection interfaces, the control device is provided with a plurality of peripheral device drivers, the controller is coupled to the hosts by wire or wireless; a plurality of peripheral devices, such The peripheral device is coupled to the control device by wire or wirelessly; a server is provided with a driver for all peripheral devices corresponding to the POS module; and the control device is connected to the server by its networking device. And thereby updating or adding peripheral device drivers; thereby, when the hosts execute their POS modules, the peripheral devices are controlled via the control device. The POS system with a control machine as described in claim 1, wherein the control device is disposed in one of the plurality of hosts. The POS system with a control machine as described in claim 1, wherein the host is a mobile phone, a lithographic computer, a desktop computer or a notebook computer. The POS system with a control machine as described in claim 1, wherein the peripheral device is: a screen, a cashbox, a keyboard, a stylus, an invoice machine, a printer, a barcode scanner, a magnetic card reader, a credit card. One of the card swiping machines, or a combination thereof.