Touch panel key input system for POS system

• US 20050235205A1
• Filed: 02/24/2005
• Published: 10/20/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 02/07/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: NEC Infrontia Corporation (NEC Corporation)
• Original Assignee: NEC Infrontia Corporation (NEC Corporation)
• Inventors: Hasegawa, Hiroyasu
• Application Number:
  US11/063,727
• Publication Number:
  US 20050235205A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/702
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04895 Guidance during keyboard input operation, e.g. prompting
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 2215/03 Sound
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 2217/033 by speech

Abstract

Predetermined particular sounds and/or messages are assigned separately to a plurality of keys, respectively, and the assigned particular sounds and/or messages are generated and outputted in response to the touch to predetermined keys. Predetermined sounds and/or messages are assigned to a key group having a plurality of keys, and the assigned particular sounds and/or messages are generated and outputted in response to the touch to keys, respectively, in the key group. Predetermined particular sounds and/or messages are assigned to erroneous touch operations, respectively, with respect to predetermined keys, and the assigned sounds and/or messages are generated and outputted in response to the erroneous touch operations, respectively. The error touch operations are classified into a plurality of levels according to the gravity of the errors, the predetermined particular sounds and/or messages being assigned to the error gravity levels, respectively, and the assigned particular sounds and/or messages are generated and outputted in response to the error touch operation levels.

Claims

1. A touch panel key input system for POS system for inputting desired data by key touch, wherein:

predetermined particular sounds and/or messages are assigned separately to a plurality of keys, respectively, and the assigned particular sounds and/or messages are generated and outputted in response to the touch to predetermined keys.

3. The touch panel key input system according to claim 1, wherein the particular sounds and/or messages each designate a next touch operation to be done.

2. A touch panel key input system for POS system for inputting desired data by key touch, wherein:

predetermined sounds and/or messages are assigned to a key group having a plurality of keys, and the assigned particular sounds and/or messages are generated and outputted in response to the touch to keys, respectively, in the key group.

13. The touch panel key input system according to claim 2, wherein the particular sounds and/or messages each designate a next touch operation to be done.

4. A touch panel key input system for POS system for inputting desired data by key touch, wherein:

predetermined particular sounds and/or messages are assigned to erroneous touch operations, respectively, with respect to predetermined keys, and the assigned sounds and/or messages are generated and outputted in response to the erroneous touch operations, respectively.

5. The touch panel key input system for POS system according to claim 4, wherein the error touch operations are classified into a plurality of levels according to the gravity of the errors, the predetermined particular sounds and/or messages being assigned to the error gravity levels, respectively, and the assigned particular sounds and/or messages are generated and outputted in response to the error touch operation levels.

6. The touch panel key input system for POS system according to claim 4, wherein the erroneous touch operations are displayed in a view.

7. The touch panel key input system for POS system according to claim 4, wherein the particular sounds and/or messages are generated and outputted from a predetermined particular sound generator.

8. The touch panel item input system for POS system according to claim 6, wherein the display of the erroneous touch operations is made in a predetermined particular view.

9. The touch panel item input system for POS system according to claim 6, wherein the display of the erroneous touch operations is of a status different from the usual display status.

10. The touch panel item input system for POS system according to claim 6, wherein the display of the erroneous touch operations is a link display.

11. The touch panel item input system for POS system according to claim 5, wherein the plurality of levels of the error gravity is determined by the significance of the result of key touch operations.

12. The touch penal item input system for POS system according to claim 11, wherein the plurality of levels of error gravity are set up by assuming the case when a key which should not be operated from the consideration of immediately preceding input data is operated, the case when an ineffective key is operated, the case when numerical figures which should not be present are inputted from a ten-key set, the case when a key which can be readily used or for illegal operation such as a slip cancel key or a goods correction key and also a key which is allowed to be operated by a particular person such as manager are operated, and the case when a cash reception box is operated.

14. The touch panel key input system for POS system according to claim 5, wherein the erroneous touch operations are displayed in a view.

15. The touch panel key input system for POS system according to claim 5, wherein the particular sounds and/or messages are generated and outputted from a predetermined particular sound generator.

16. The touch panel item input system for POS system according to claim 8, wherein the display of the erroneous touch operations is of a status different from the usual display status.

17. The touch panel item input system for POS system according to claim 8, wherein the display of the erroneous touch operations is a link display.

18. The touch panel item input system for POS system according to claim 9, wherein the display of the erroneous touch operations is a link display.