Interactive tough system and control terminal

• US 10,338,733 B2
• Filed: 01/27/2016
• Issued: 07/02/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 01/27/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Merim Digital Media Co.
• Original Assignee: Merim Digital Media Co.
• Inventors: Mulleris, Jean-Jacques
• Primary Examiner(s): Khan, Ibrahim A
• Application Number:
  US15/546,437
• Publication Number:
  US 20180275813A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,252 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03547 Touch pads, in which fingers can move on a surface
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0416 Control or interface arrangements specially adapted for digitisers
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/1413 1D bar codes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/18 involving self-service terminals [SST], vending machines, kiosks or multimedia terminals
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 9/001 Interfacing with vending machines using mobile or wearable devices
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 9/009 User recognition or proximity detection
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 9/023 Arrangements for display, data presentation or advertising

Abstract

An interactive touch system comprising: a touchpad, an electronic assembly linked electronically to the touchpad and comprising communication means able to receive data to be displayed on a screen of the touchpad and program updates, a card for converting control signals of the touchpad, linked to the touchpad, being linked to an electrical generator and also linked and driven by the electronic assembly, an electronic card able to control the lighting up of the back lighting system, being linked to the electrical generator and also linked and driven by the electronic assembly, a touch controller linked to the touchpad connected to the electronic assembly. The electronic system, the control card for the lighting up of the backlighting system, the card for converting the video signals and the touch controller are incorporated in the back of said touchpad and are linked by an action facility.

Claims

1. A control terminal comprising:

a caisson comprising at least one door equipped with a closing device, the door further comprising a plurality of openings and pivotably mounted on a frame;

at least one interactive touch system, each interactive touch system comprising;

a touch pad, comprising a hard protective surface stuck to the touch screen of the pad projecting onto the pad and having a thickness adapted to fall into an opening flush with the external surface of the caisson, an electronic assembly of the corresponding pad being incorporated into the back of said touch pad, the supplies for the other equipment passing into the reinforcement bars of the caisson;

the electronic assembly, connected electronically to the touch pad, ensuring at least the provision of command and control signals of the pad and the data to be displayed on the screen of the pad, said electronic assembly comprising a network connection configured to receive the data to be displayed on the screen and program updates;

a conversion card for control signals of the touch pad, connected to the touch pad, being connected to an electric generator and also connected to and controlled by the electronic assembly, being configured to ensure the conversion of control signals originating from the electronic assembly, into video signals for the screen of the corresponding touch pad;

an electronic card configured to control the lighting of the backlighting system, being connected to the electric generator and also connected to and controlled by the electronic assembly; and

a touch controller connected to the touch pad is connected to the electronic assembly, enabling conversion of the signal, generated by the pad after the screen has been touched, into an electric signal which can be interpreted by the electronic assembly; and

complementary equipment including at least one of a barcode reader module, a printer, a payment system, the payment system comprising a bank card reader and an input, said complementary equipment being connected and controlled by at least one said electronic assembly and supplied by the electronic assembly or a power supply of the corresponding interactive touch system,

wherein

said electronic assembly, said electronic card of the lighting of the backlighting system, said conversion card of video signals and said touch controller are incorporated into the back of said touch pad and connected by connectors, and

wherein said interactive touch system and said complementary equipment are incorporated into the openings of the door.

2. The control terminal according to claim 1, wherein an electric generator configured to supply directly, according to predefined voltages and power, at least the electronic assembly connected to the touch pad is incorporated into the back of the touch pad.

3. The control terminal according to claim 1, wherein the electric generator is a power supply connected to a sector, this supply comprising a plurality of outputs whereof the power, voltage and intensity are variable as a function of the output in question, so as to be able to directly supply all equipment contained in the interactive system.

4. The control terminal according to claim 1, wherein the electronic assembly of the interactive system is connected to complementary equipment including a barcode reader module, a printer, a payment system comprising a bank card reader, a loudspeaker and the input and provides the supply voltages for all or some of this complementary equipment.

5. The control terminal according to claim 1, wherein the electronic assembly comprises a motherboard connected to an output of the power supply, said motherboard comprises a plurality of inlet/outlet plugs, for connecting the different elements of the interactive touch system and of the control terminal.

6. The control terminal according to claim 1, comprising a barcode reader comprising a viewing window having received antireflective treatment on each of its faces.

7. The control terminal according to claim 1, comprising a barcode reader comprising an infrared detection sensor, connected to the electronic card of the scanner and supplied by the latter for detecting the presence of an object placed in front of the viewing window of the reader.

8. The control terminal according to claim 1, wherein the electronic assembly comprises a supply interrupter.

9. The control terminal according to claim 1, wherein the backlighting system comprises a plurality of light-emitting diodes, the supply of the diodes being controlled by the electronic assembly.

10. The control terminal of claim 1 wherein the caisson comprises in its interior a plurality of reinforcement bars on which are incorporated the different elements contained in the control terminal.

11. The control terminal of claim 1 wherein the payment system also comprises a loudspeaker connected to the motherboard of the electronic assembly via an audio plug.

12. The control terminal of claim 1 wherein the barcode reader module comprises a casing whereof one face is a viewing window to allow reading of barcodes, a casing in which is incorporated a scanner fitted, this scanner being connected via a ribbon cable to an electronic card contained in the casing of the reader.

13. The control terminal of claim 12 wherein the barcode reader module also comprises a detection sensor connected to the electronic card of the scanner and supplied by the latter, said detection sensor configured to:

detect the presence of an object placed in front of the viewing window of the reader; and

send a signal to the electronic card which controls powering up of the scanner.

14. The control terminal of claim 12 wherein the viewing window of the barcode reader has received antireflective treatment on both faces to enable detection and reading of barcodes.

15. A control terminal comprising:

a caisson comprising at least one door equipped with a closing device, the door further comprising a plurality of openings and pivotably mounted on a frame comprising an X-shaped central reinforcement,

at least one interactive touch system, each interactive touch system comprising;

a touch pad, comprising a hard protective surface, the hard protective surface stuck to the touch screen of each pad projecting onto the pad and having a thickness adapted to fall into an opening flush with the external surface of the caisson, an electronic assembly of the corresponding pad being incorporated into the back of said touch pad, the supplies for the other equipment passing into the reinforcement bars of the caisson;

the electronic assembly, connected electronically to the touch pad, ensuring at least the provision of command and control signals of the pad and the data to be displayed on the screen of the pad, said electronic assembly comprising a network connection configured to receive the data to be displayed on the screen and program updates;

a conversion card for control signals of the touch pad, connected to the touch pad, being connected to an electric generator and also connected to and controlled by the electronic assembly, being configured to ensure the conversion of control signals originating from the electronic assembly, into video signals for the screen of the corresponding touch pad;

an electronic card configured to control the lighting of the backlighting system, being connected to the electric generator and also connected to and controlled by the electronic assembly; and

a touch controller connected to the touch pad is connected to the electronic assembly, enabling conversion of the signal, generated by the pad after the screen has been touched, into an electric signal which can be interpreted by the electronic assembly; and

complementary equipment including a barcode reader module, a printer, a payment system comprising a bank card reader, a loudspeaker and an input, incorporated into the openings of the door, being controlled by at least one electronic assembly and supplied by the electronic assembly or the electric generator of the corresponding interactive touch system

wherein

said electronic assembly, said electronic card of the lighting of the backlighting system, said conversion card of video signals and said touch controller are incorporated into the back of said touch pad and connected by connectors.

16. The control terminal according to claim 15, comprising two interactive touch systems arranged back to back, each pad being controlled by its own electronic assembly, each electronic assembly being connected to a plurality of complementary items of equipment contained in the interactive systems, each element of the terminal also being connected to only a single electronic assembly, the two electronic assemblies of the terminal being independent.

17. The control terminal according to claim 15, wherein the closing system of the caisson is controlled by the electronic card supplied by an autonomous supplementary power supply contained in the terminal.

18. The control terminal according to claim 15, wherein each electronic assembly of the terminal is connected to complementary equipment including a barcode reader module, a printer, and a payment system comprising a bank card reader, a loudspeaker and the input.

19. The control terminal according to claim 17, comprising at least one temperature probe and at least one fan connected on the one hand to the electronic card for closing the caisson and on the other hand to the supplementary supply of the terminal, with powering up of the fan being controlled by the electronic card when the internal temperature of the terminal detected by the temperature sensor exceeds a threshold value recorded in a memory space of the electronic card.

20. A control terminal comprising:

a caisson comprising at least one door equipped with a closing device, the door further comprising a plurality of openings and pivotably mounted on a frame comprising an X-shaped central reinforcement;

at least one interactive touch system, each interactive touch system comprising;

a touch pad, comprising a hard protective surface connected with the touch screen of the touch pad projecting onto the pad and having a thickness adapted to fall into an opening flush with the external surface of the caisson, an electronic assembly of the corresponding pad being incorporated into the back of said touch pad, the supplies for the other equipment passing into the reinforcement bars of the caisson;

the electronic assembly, electrically connected to the touch pad and configured to transfer at least command and control signals of the touch pad and data to be displayed on the screen of the touch pad, said electronic assembly comprising a network connection configured to receive the data to be displayed on the screen and program updates;

a conversion card for control signals of the touch pad, connected to the touch pad, being connectable with an electric generator and also connectable with and controllable by the electronic assembly, being configured to ensure the conversion of control signals originating from the electronic assembly, into video signals for the screen of the corresponding touch pad;

an electronic card configured to control the lighting of the backlighting system, being connectable with the electric generator and also connectable with and controllable by the electronic assembly; and

a touch controller connected to the touch pad and connected to the electronic assembly, enabling conversion of the signal, generated by the pad after the screen has been touched, into an electric signal which can be interpreted by the electronic assembly; and

complementary equipment including at least one of a barcode reader module, a printer, a payment system, the payment system comprising a bank card reader, a loudspeaker and an input, said complementary equipment being connected and controlled by at least one said electronic assembly and supplied by the electronic assembly or said power supply of the corresponding interactive touch system,

wherein

said electronic assembly, said electronic card, said conversion card and said touch controller are incorporated into the back of said touch pad and connected by connectors, and

wherein said interactive touch system and said complementary equipment are incorporated into the openings of the door.