JPH06223088A - Data inquiry system - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To provide a data inquiry system capable of easily identifying and confirming a product, a person or the like in a POS terminal, a card system terminal or the like. [Structure] Image data of an article, a person or the like consisting of a photograph or an image drawing, and character and number data are registered in the storage means 2 in advance. When the inquiry data is input from the input unit 1a, the storage unit 2 reads out the image data of the article, such as the article, the person, etc., which is composed of the characters, the numerical data and the photograph, the image or the like regarding the article, the person, etc. according to the inquiry data, As shown by A and B, the display unit 1b displays image data together with character and numerical data. Since the image data is displayed on the display device 1b, in the POS terminal, the operator can instantly collate with the registered merchandise and eliminate input mistakes. Further, in the card system terminal, the operator can easily check whether or not the card user is the person himself / herself.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a data inquiry system capable of easily identifying and confirming a product or a person in a POS terminal or a card system terminal such as a credit card or a bank card. Relates to a data inquiry system capable of easily identifying and confirming an image of a product or a person by displaying it on a display screen.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 5 shows a conventional POS terminal and its display screen. In FIG. 5, 51 is a POS terminal and 5 is a display screen.
1a is its display part, 51b is a bar code reader, 51
Reference numeral c is a keyboard, 51d is a display screen displayed on the display unit, and 52 is a store controller storing product codes, product names, prices and the like.

In the figure, a bar code reader 51b
When the product data such as the product code is input from the or the keyboard 51c, the POS terminal 51 accesses the store controller 52 based on the input product information and reads the product name, price, etc. of the product. The data read from the store controller 52 is displayed on the display unit 51a of the POS terminal 51, and the display screen of the display unit 51a displays the product name, price, etc. of the product as character data, as shown at 51d in the figure. Is displayed as. The operator of the POS terminal identifies the product by the character data displayed on the display unit 51a,
Check.

As described above, in the conventional POS terminal, only the character data corresponding to the product name and the number corresponding to the amount of money are displayed on the display screen of the display unit 51a. Therefore, the operator has to read the characters to confirm the erroneous input, and there is a drawback that the contents cannot be judged instantaneously. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a terminal of a card system such as a conventional credit card or bank card. In FIG. 6, 61 is a card system terminal, 61a is its display unit, and 61b is, for example, a credit card or a bank. A card such as a card, and 62 is a host computer.

In the figure, when inquiring about a card, the data of the card 61b is transferred to the card system terminal 61.
The card code is read by the card reader and the personal identification code is input and transferred to the host computer 62. The host computer 62 uses the sent card data and the personal identification code to check the usage limit, check the authenticity of the card,
Performs a credit check such as checking whether it is a stolen card,
Notify the card system terminal of the result. The operator identifies and confirms whether the card is his or her own, based on the notification from the host computer and the signature of the card holder.

As described above, in the conventional card system, it is confirmed whether the card is the one's own or not by the signature and the secret code, but it is not enough as a check.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art. In a POS terminal, a card / system terminal or the like, the display screen of the display unit corresponds to the product data. An object of the present invention is to provide a data inquiring system capable of easily identifying and confirming a product, a person, etc. by displaying an image of the product, a photograph of the face of the card owner, and the like.

[0008]

FIG. 1 shows the principle of the present invention. In the figure, 1 is a terminal, 1a is an input unit for inputting inquiry data and the like, 1b is a display unit, and 2 is a storage means.
In order to solve the above problems, the invention of claim 1 of the present invention is
As shown in FIG. 1, a terminal provided with a storage unit 2 for storing image data of an article, a person or the like, which is a photograph or an image drawing, and character and numerical data relating to the article, the person, etc., and an input unit 1a and a display unit 1b. 1, and when the inquiry data is input from the input unit 1a, the image data of both the character and numerical data relating to the article, person, etc. is read out from the storage unit 2 and displayed on the display unit 1b. is there.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, image data relating to an article, a person, etc. is stored in the storage means 2.
The image data compressed by the data decompressing unit is decompressed and displayed on the display unit 1b when the data is compressed and registered in the storage unit 2 and the data is read from the storage unit 2. According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the invention, the image information generated from the photograph of the product is registered and input in the storage means 2 together with the character and numerical information such as the product name and price. When the product data is input from the unit 1a, the above information is read from the storage unit 2 and the product name is displayed on the display unit 1b.
Image information generated from a photograph of a product is displayed together with character and numerical information such as price.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the invention, the storage means 2 stores the image information consisting of an image of the appearance of the product together with character and numerical information such as the product name and price. Then, when the product data is input from the input unit 1a, the above information is read from the storage means 2,
The display unit 1b displays character information such as a product name and price, and numerical information, as well as image information including an external image diagram of the product.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the first or second aspect of the invention, the memory means 2 is used when the card is issued.
In addition to the card information stored in the magnetic card, the image information generated from the face photograph of the cardholder is registered, and when the inquiry data is input from the input unit 1a by operating the card, the above information from the storage unit 2 is entered. Is read out and the face information of the cardholder is displayed on the display unit 1b together with the card information.

[0012]

In FIG. 1, image data of an article, a person or the like, which is composed of a photograph or an image drawing, and character and number data relating to the article, the person or the like are registered in the storage means 2 in advance.
When the inquiry data is input from the input unit 1a, the storage unit 2 reads out the image data of the article, such as the article, the person, etc., which is composed of the characters, the numerical data and the photograph, the image or the like regarding the article, the person, etc. according to the inquiry data. Sent to. As a result, as shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B, the display unit 1b of the terminal 1 displays the image data of the article or person, such as a photograph or an image drawing, together with the character and numerical data relating to the article, person, or the like. .

In the invention of claim 1 of the present invention, as described above, the display device 1b displays the image data of an article or person, such as a photograph or an image drawing, together with the character and numerical data relating to the article or person. Therefore, the operator can easily identify and confirm the inquiry data.
In the invention of claim 2 of the present invention, in the invention of claim 1, when image data relating to an article, a person, etc. is compressed and registered in the storage means 2 and data is read from the storage means 2,
Since the image data compressed by the data expansion unit is expanded and displayed on the display unit 1b, the amount of data in the storage unit can be reduced and the data communication time can be reduced.

In the invention of claim 3 or claim 4 of the present invention, in the invention of claim 1 or claim 2,
Since the display unit 1b displays the image information generated from the photograph of the product or the image image of the appearance of the product together with the character and numerical information such as the product name and price, the operator can instantly confirm that the product is registered. Can be matched,
You can eliminate typing mistakes.

According to the invention of claim 5 of the present invention, in the invention of claim 1 or 2, when the card is issued, the card information stored in the magnetic card is stored in the storage means 2 together with the facial photograph of the cardholder. When the inquiry data is input from the input unit 1a by registering the generated image information and operating the card, the above information is read from the storage unit 2 and the card information is displayed on the display unit 1b along with the card information. Since it is displayed, the operator can easily check whether or not the card user is the person himself / herself.

[0016]

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a first embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a POS terminal. In FIG. 2, 21 is a bar code reader, 22 is a keyboard, and 23 is a bar code reader 21 or keyboard. A bar code reader / keyboard input control unit for controlling data input from 22; 24 is a code identification unit for identifying code information input from the bar code reader 21 or the keyboard 22; 25 is input code information, etc. A file access control unit 26 for controlling access to a file based on the file is a file. When data is registered in the file 26, a product code, a product name corresponding to the product code, a price, The image data of the product is registered, and the image data is compressed and registered. As the image information, for example, the photograph information (image information) of the product is used, or the appearance image diagram (line drawing information) of the product is used.
Can be used.

Reference numeral 27 is an image data decompression unit for decompressing the image data stored in the file 26, 28 is a display control unit for displaying the data read from the file 26 on the display unit, and 29 is a display unit. And 291 is the display unit 2
9 shows an image displayed on the display screen of FIG.
In the same figure, when data such as a product code is input from the bar code reader 21 or the keyboard 22, this data is read by the bar code reader / keyboard input control unit 2
The code that is sent to the code identifying unit 24 via 3 is identified. The file access control unit 25 reads information corresponding to the data input from the file 26 based on the code identified by the code identifying unit 24.

Of the information read from the file 26,
The image data is expanded in the image data expansion unit 27,
The other character information is sent to the display control unit 28 as it is. As a result, the product name corresponding to the input code information and the like is displayed on the display unit 29 as indicated by 291 in FIG.
Images such as the price, a photograph of the product, and an image of the appearance are displayed together with the product code.

In the present embodiment, as described above, not only the character and number information but also the image corresponding to the product is displayed on the display unit 29. Therefore, when the product data is input (at the time of registration), By looking at the image, the operator can instantly check the entered data against the product,
It is possible to prevent erroneous input and the like. The image information of the product can be provided on the host computer side or the POS terminal side.

Further, in the above embodiment, the image information such as a photograph and a line drawing is compressed and stored in the file. However, it is not always necessary to compress the image information and stored, and when the data amount is small, etc. Can store the image information in the file as it is. In this case, the data decompression unit 27 of FIG. 2 is unnecessary. 3 and 4 show a card according to the present invention for confirming whether or not the owner of the card is the person himself / herself.
It is a diagram showing a second embodiment applied to the system, FIG.
Shows an overall system configuration, and FIG. 4 shows a card system terminal and a host computer.

In FIG. 3, 31 is a magnetic card such as a credit card or bank card, and 32 is a magnetic card 31.
A card writer that writes data to the card, 33 is a photo of the card owner or the card holder, 34 is a camera, 3
Reference numeral 5 is a card registration terminal, and 36 is a host computer. 37 is a card system terminal in a POS system, a financial system, etc. The card system terminal 37 and the host computer 36 are connected via a line or the like.

Further, in FIG. 4, reference numeral 36 is a host computer and 37 is a card system terminal.
In the host computer 36, 36a is a card
A card data receiving unit for receiving the card data transmitted from the system terminal 36, and a file access control unit 36c for accessing the file 36c based on the card data received by the card data receiving unit 36a. Is a file, and as shown at 361 in the figure, image data such as a membership number, a personal identification code, a card type, and a facial photograph of the cardholder is compressed and stored.

In the card system terminal 37 of FIG. 4, 31 is a magnetic card, 31a is an ID card reader,
37a is an ID card reader input control unit for reading card data from the ID card reader 31a, and 37b is I
A card data transmission unit for transmitting the card data input from the D card reader input control unit to the host computer 36, and 37c for receiving the card data and the image data transmitted from the host computer 36. / Image data receiving unit, 37d is card data / image data decompressing unit for decompressing data stored in the file 36c of the host computer 36 by compression.
37e is a display control unit for displaying the data read from the file 36c on the display unit, 37f is a display unit, and 371 is an image displayed on the display screen of the display unit 37f.

Next, this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. In FIG. 3, when creating a card, card data such as a membership number, a personal identification code, and a card type is input from the card registration terminal 35, and written in the magnetic card by the card writer 32. In addition, the camera 34 takes a photograph of the card holder himself or the face of the cardholder,
Send to the card registration terminal 35.

The card registration terminal 35 stores the card data written in the magnetic card 31 and the photograph of the cardholder's face taken by the camera 34 in the host computer 36.
And register it in the file of the host computer 36. The above processing is performed every time a magnetic card is issued,
In the file of the host computer 36, the card data of the issued magnetic card and the face photograph of the card owner himself are registered.

When making a card inquiry in a card system terminal such as a POS system or a financial system, as shown in FIG. 4, the card data written in the magnetic card 31 is read by the ID card reader 31a. . Also, input the personal identification number or the like from the card or system terminal. The data read by the ID card reader 31a and the card data such as the personal identification number are I
It is transmitted from the D card reader input control unit 37a to the host computer 36 via the card reader transmission unit 37b.

The card data receiving section 36a of the host computer 36 receives the card data transmitted from the card system terminal 37 and sends the received card data to the file access control section 36b. The file access control unit 36b accesses the file 36c based on the received card data, and reads the membership number, the personal identification code, the image data, etc. corresponding to the card data transmitted from the card system terminal 36. I will

Further, the host computer 36 collates the card data transmitted from the card system terminal with the information stored in the file 36c to verify the authenticity of the card,
Check if the card is a stolen card. The result of the card check in the host computer 36 and the data read from the file 36c are stored in the card.
The data / image data transmitting unit 36d transmits the data to the card system terminal 37.

In the card system terminal 37, the card data / image data receiving section 37c receives the card check result, the card data, and the image data transmitted from the host computer 36, and the compressed data is transmitted to the card. The data / image data expansion unit 37d expands the data. The output of the card data / image data expansion unit 37d is sent to the display control unit 37e, and the display control unit 37e causes the display unit 37f to display the card check result, the card data, and the image data. As a result, on the display section 37f, as shown by 371 in the figure, the face photo of the card owner himself is displayed together with the card check result and the card information.

The operator (not the cardholder)
It is possible to confirm whether or not the card user is the registered person based on the face photo of the card owner himself displayed on the display section 37f, and also to check the credit limit and the card by the displayed data. It is possible to check the authenticity, whether the card is stolen or not. In the present embodiment, as described above, the face photograph of the card owner himself is displayed on the display portion 37f, so that the card user can identify himself / herself by the face photograph displayed on the display portion 37f when making a card inquiry. It is possible to identify and confirm whether or not it is, and it is possible to sufficiently check the card.In the above embodiment, the image information of the facial photograph is compressed and stored in the file. It is not necessary to store the image information in a compressed form, and when the data amount is small, the image information can be stored in the file as it is. In this case, the data decompression unit 37d in FIG. 4 is unnecessary.

[0031]

As described above, in the present invention, at the time of data inquiry, the display device displays the image data of an article or person, such as a photograph or an image drawing, together with the character and numerical data relating to the article, person or the like. Therefore, the operator can easily identify and confirm the inquiry data.

Further, the present invention is applied to a POS terminal, and the display section displays image information generated from a photograph of the product or an image image of the appearance of the product together with character and numerical information such as the product name and price. As a result, the operator can instantly collate with the registered merchandise and eliminate input mistakes. Furthermore, when the present invention is applied to a card system terminal, when the card is issued, the card information stored in the magnetic card and the image information generated from the face photograph of the card holder are registered in the storage means, and when the card is operated. By displaying the card photograph of the card holder together with the card information on the display unit, the operator can easily check whether or not the card user is the person himself / herself.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a principle diagram of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a first embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a POS terminal.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a second embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a card system.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a system configuration in a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a conventional POS system.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a conventional card system terminal.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Terminal 1a Input section 1b, 29, 37f Display section 2 Storage means 21 Bar code reader 22 Keyboard 23 Bar code reader / keyboard input control section 24 Code identification section 25, 36b File access control section 26, 36c file 27 image Data expansion unit 28,37e Display control unit 29,37f Display unit 31 Magnetic card 31a ID card reader 32 Card writer 34 Camera 35 Card registration terminal 36 Host computer 37 Card system terminal 36a Card data receiving unit 37a ID card・ Reader input controller 37b Card data transmitter 37c Card data / image data receiver 37d Card data / image data decompressor

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A storage means (2) for storing image data of an article, a person or the like, which is a photograph or an image drawing, and character and numerical data concerning the article, the person, etc., an input section (1a) and a display section.
(1b) with a terminal (1), when the inquiry data is input from the input unit (1a), the storage means
A data inquiry system characterized by reading the image data of the character and numerical data relating to the article, person, etc. from (2) and displaying them on the display unit (1b). 2. Image data relating to an article, a person, etc. is compressed and registered in the storage means (2), and when the data is read from the storage means (2), the image data compressed by the data expansion means is expanded, The data inquiry system according to claim 1, wherein the data is displayed on a display unit (1b). 3. The storage means (2) stores image information generated from a photograph of a product together with character and numerical information such as a product name and price, and stores the product data when inputting the product data from the input section (1a). The above information is read from the means (2) and displayed (1
The data inquiry system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the image information generated from the photograph of the product is displayed together with the character and numerical information such as the product name and price in b). 4. The storage means (2) stores image information consisting of an image of the appearance of a product together with character and numerical information such as product name and price, and stores the product data when inputting the product data from the input section (1a). The above-mentioned information is read out from the means (2), and the display part (1b) displays image information consisting of an image of the appearance of the product together with character and numerical information such as the product name and price. Item 2 data inquiry system. 5. When the card is issued, the image information generated from the face photograph of the cardholder is registered in the storage means (2) together with the card information to be stored in the magnetic card, and the card is operated to input (). When the inquiry data is input from (1a), the above information is read from the storage means (2) and the display (1
The data inquiry system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a photograph of the face of the cardholder is displayed together with the card information in b).