Registers – Systems controlled by data bearing records – Banking systems
Patent
1992-01-27
1993-09-14
Pitts, Harold
Registers
Systems controlled by data bearing records
Banking systems
902 22, 902 24, G06F 1530
Patent
active
052451640
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to transaction processing apparatuses, and more particularly, to transaction processing apparatuses including a transaction processing terminal for registering data related to transaction processing, collection and storage means connected to the transaction processing terminal for collecting and storing the data related to transaction processing registered by the transaction processing terminal and a monitoring terminal connected to the collection and storage means for periodically accessing and monitoring the collection and storage means.
BACKGROUND ART
A POS system is conventionally known which includes a plurality of POS (Point of Sales) terminals and an external storage device connected through a transmission line. In such a POS system, while sales information registered by an operator by using a POS terminal is printed on a receipt, the information is transmitted to the external storage device wherein the information is stored in a file provided therein. Storing sales information and the like in a file is referred to as capturing and the file provided in an external storage device is called a capturing file. The state of a POS terminal where transmitting sales information is transmitted from the POS terminal to a capturing file for storing is called a capturing-on state.
At the time of capturing, a defective capturing file prevents a POS terminal from performing capturing. Such state of the POS terminal disabling the capturing is referred to as a capturing-off state. In a capturing-off state, an operator or a person in charge of maintenance called for by an operator removes the defect of the capturing file and manipulates a keyboard of each POS terminal to perform a key operation necessary for entering a capturing-on state.
As described above, the conventional POS system requires a key operation to be performed at each POS terminal to switch a capturing-off state of the terminal to a capturing-on state, which consumes much time and labor of an operator when numerous POS terminals are connected to one transmission line.
A main object of the present invention is therefore to switch each POS terminal from a capturing-off state to a capturing-on state with ease in a short time period.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is directed to a transaction processing apparatus including a transaction processing terminal for registering data related to transaction processing, collection and storage means for collecting and storing the data related to transaction processing registered by the transaction processing terminal, and a monitoring terminal connected to the collection and storage means for periodically accessing and monitoring the collection and storage means, the monitoring terminal including signal outputting means for transmitting a signal for releasing inhibition of data transmission to the transaction processing terminal when data transmission between the transaction processing terminal and the collection and storage means goes defective and then returns to a normal state.
The above transaction processing terminal includes data transmission control means for inhibiting data transmission to the collection and storage means when data transmission related to transaction processing to the collection and storage means goes defective and acknowledging data transmission in response to an inhibition release signal from the monitoring terminal.
According to the present invention, the monitoring terminal sends a signal for releasing inhibition of data transmission to the transaction processing terminal. More specifically, the monitoring terminal transmits a signal for switching each POS terminal from a capturing-off state to a capturing-on state to the respective POS terminals As a result, each POS terminal automatically switches to a capturing-on state.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a structure of a POS system according to one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram showing an ele
REFERENCES:
patent: 4302810 (1981-11-01), Bouricius
Omron Corporation
Pitts Harold
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