KR100210603B1 - Public information transmission / reception service device and control method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a public information transmission / reception service device and a control method thereof, which can be used by an unspecified number of users. More particularly, the present invention relates to a public information transmission / This is to create and utilize a new environment and equipment that will pay the fixed fee as cash, credit card, debit card, etc. in exchange for acquiring, providing, and using information.

To this end, the public information transmission / reception service device according to the present invention is characterized in that the information center access means is connected to the PSTN private network, and the main information is selectively retrieved through the information database holding organization and the host computer, Billing system and credit card inquiry agency to charge the fee for information use time by using cash, credit card, etc. that can handle various tasks such as company work, e-mail sending and receiving and output the result to the outside And a charge settlement processor for giving an environment in which information can be used through the PSTN private network by activating the fish by the charge settlement time. The public information transmission / reception service control method according to the present invention, Checks the bill settlement means, A first step of determining whether the payment is a settlement or a card settlement; If the rate settlement means is cash as a result of the determination in the first step, a time counter for charge settlement and a power source relay of the fish are operated immediately to give an information use time equivalent to the amount of the cash deposit to be transmitted to the PSTN private network through the input / A second step of simultaneously displaying the cash deposit amount in terms of time while checking the power supply relay cutoff condition of the fish using the balance, If it is determined that the card is a card, it is inquired as to whether the card is usable through an authentication procedure. If the card is a legitimate card, a time counter for charge settlement and a power relay of the card are operated to inquire the maximum use amount. It is possible to retrieve and process key information through the input / output means and the PSTN private network while at the same time displaying the maximum usage limit in terms of time, determining whether the maximum usage limit is exceeded or whether the forced termination key is input A third step of checking a power supply relay cutoff condition of the low frequency power supply; If there is no remaining balance in the second step, or if the forced termination key is input in the third step or the forced termination key is input in the third step, it is determined that the power source relay blocking condition is satisfied, And a fourth step of outputting a receipt related to the amount of money used for information retrieval and processing, and ending all operations.

Description

Public information transmission / reception service device and control method thereof

The present invention relates to a public information transmission and reception service apparatus and a control method thereof capable of acquiring desired information by using cash or a card by an unspecified person in a public place, and more particularly, A public information service terminal (hereinafter referred to as PIST) capable of transmitting and receiving information through a public switched telephone network (hereinafter referred to as PSTN) The present invention relates to a public information transmission and reception service apparatus and a control method thereof, which can maximize information utilization of an unspecified number of persons by providing an environment in which a plurality of users can acquire desired information in return for paying a fee with cash or a card.

The above public places can represent hotels, condominiums, railway stations, highway bus stops at subway stations, bus stops in the city, intercity bus stops, lobby of buildings where companies are working, government offices, and lobby of public buildings. In addition, the information that can be connected and used by the public information transmitting and receiving service terminal includes information provided by stock market information and analysis information, information provided by Cheollian, Hitel, Nawunuri, airline, railway station, express bus terminal, theater, Employment information provided by the company, necessary information of the company at which the user works, various information obtained by connecting to the Internet, and e-mail transmission / reception desired by the user.

Conventionally, when the user wants to obtain information by using the wireless communication, if the user can not use his / her own wirelessly for a while, or if the user can not use the PSTN even though his / her own wireless phone exists, It is difficult to acquire information because of the necessity to grasp the information on the ship. Especially, when utilizing the employment information of the part-time job, the departing department, the daily worker and the simple laborer and the reservation information of the air, railroad, The majority of people who do not have the knowledge or know-how about the use of the wireless communication have a lot of inconvenience because there is no built-in equipment and environment that can easily standardize and popularize the public information service anywhere.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned inconvenience, and the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an unofficial multiple person accessing a private network such as a PSTN, It is a public information transmission / reception service device that can search for desired information such as stock information, high-speed bus reservation, and today's news, or access various services such as corporate business and e-mail transmission / The purpose is to provide.

The present invention also facilitates the connection of a PIST installed in a public place to a PSTN private network and the Internet to allow an unspecified number of users to conveniently use it, The present invention provides a method of controlling a public information transmission / reception service device that provides information and provides occasional access opportunities to overseas tourists or business visitors to the head office, thereby contributing to the convenience of business and daily life.

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of a public information transmission / reception service apparatus according to the present invention; FIG.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a public information transmission and reception service apparatus according to the present invention; FIG.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for controlling a public information transmission and reception service apparatus according to the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF THE REFERENCE NUMERALS

100: public information transmission / reception service device (PIST) 200: billing system

300: Credit card inquiry institution 400: Information service organization by sector

500: Internet

600: Public Line Telephone Switching Network (PSTN)

In order to achieve the above object, the public information transmission and reception service apparatus of the present invention comprises:

An information retrieving unit for selectively retrieving important information through a general telephone line, an ISDN, and a leased line, an institutional information database holding organization and a host computer, accessing the Internet, and receiving and processing necessary service information;

A billing processing means for billing the information use time from the billing system and the credit card inquiry institution by using cash or a credit card and using the necessary services and information through the information searching means by the billing time .

Here, the information retrieval unit may include a power relay unit that monitors and supplies an operation power to a necessary part of the control signal transmitted from the input / output unit of the bill settlement processing unit, An information center connection unit for connection with an institution and an input / output unit for exchanging information on the settlement processing unit and the settlement fee are provided on the main board.

The charge settlement processing means may include a card scanner for reading and checking the electronic settlement means such as a credit card or a debit card, a cash input portion for reading the input state of bank notes or coins to check the deposit amount, And a microcontroller for detecting the inserted cash or card and controlling the operation of the time counter and the power supply relay.

The microcontroller includes a time conversion unit for converting the maximum usage amount of the cash or card into the usage time of the terminal or the usage time of the terminal, and a time conversion unit for converting the time output of the time conversion unit to the maximum usage limit of the cash deposit amount or the card An input / output unit that counts down in units of seconds and informs the microcontroller of the end time thereof, an input / output unit serving as a path through which various kinds of information transmitted to the outside are transmitted, An electronic approval processing unit for connecting the billing system and reconnecting with the credit card inquiry institution, reading the maximum amount of use limit, and processing a payment amount corresponding to the conversion time by the time conversion means; To the end of the work And a connection recording unit for checking the usage frequency and the monthly usage fee of any user using the dedicated line and transmitting it to the billing system.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of controlling a public information transmission /

A first step of checking the charge settlement means to determine whether it is a cash settlement or a card settlement;

If the rate settlement means is cash as a result of the determination in the first step, the time counter for charge settlement and the power relay of the fish are operated immediately to give an information use time equal to the amount of the cash deposit, and the charge is transmitted through a normal telephone line, ISDN, A second step of searching and processing the main information, displaying the amount of money deposited in terms of time in terms of time, and checking the power supply relay cutoff condition of the fish using the balance,

If it is determined that the card is a card, it is inquired as to whether the card is usable through an authentication procedure. If the card is a legitimate card, a time counter for charge settlement and a power relay of the card are operated to inquire the maximum use amount. , The system searches for and processes key information through a general telephone line, an ISDN, a dedicated line, etc., and at the same time, displays the maximum usage limit in terms of time, and determines whether the maximum usage limit is exceeded or the forced termination key is input. A third step of checking a power supply relay cutoff condition,

If there is no remaining balance in the second step, or if the forced termination key is input in the third step or the forced termination key is input in the third step, it is determined that the power source relay blocking condition is satisfied, And a fourth step of outputting a receipt relating to the amount of money used for information retrieval and processing and ending all operations.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram of a PIST 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The PIST 100 includes a billing system 200 for bill payment, a credit card inquiry institution 300, a field-based information service institution 400 for searching desired main information, And a PSTN dedicated line 600, as shown in FIG.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of a public information transmission and reception service apparatus according to the present invention. As shown in the figure, a main information database holding institution and a host computer are connected through a PSTN dedicated line, Or the like, or by connecting to the Internet to process various work such as company work, e-mail sending and receiving, and outputting the results to the outside, and a billing system 101 that uses a cash or credit card, A fee payment processor 102 for giving an environment in which information can be used through the PSTN private network by activating the above-mentioned fee by the charging time while paying the fee at the information use time.

Here, the portion of the finger 101 includes a monitor 111 for displaying information or various contents, a printer 115 for outputting a receipt or outputting useful information by the user, a keyboard 113 for interfacing the user with the PIST, And a power supply relay means 112 which is capable of supplying or blocking operation power to a monitor and a necessary portion by a control signal transmitted from the input / output means of the charge settlement processor attached to the monitor and the mouse 114 .

In addition, the part of the PC 101 is connected to the PSTN private network through the PSTN dedicated line 600 in addition to various components found in a general computer, and is connected to the Internet 500 or the field-related information service institution 400 (for example, And a main board 110 having an information center connection means 116 for allowing connection of the bill payment processor 102 and an input / output means 117 for exchanging information with the bill settlement processor 102, .

The charge settlement processor 102 includes a card scanner 121 for reading and checking electronic settlement means such as a credit card or a debit card, a cash input means for reading the input state of bank notes or coins, And status display means 123 for displaying a message corresponding to a specific situation, such as available time, help, advertisement, etc., with respect to the maximum amount of use of the cash deposit and the card, .

The charge settlement processor 102 receives the information sensed by the card scanner 121 or the cash injecting means 122 and checks the charge settlement means. If the charge settlement means is cash, The counter and the power relay of the fish are operated to give the information use time equal to the amount of the cash deposit. If the charge approval means is a card, it is inquired as to whether or not the card is available through the authentication process. The power supply relay of the power supply is operated to inquire the maximum use amount and give the information use time for that amount, and when there is no cash balance, or when the card exceeds the maximum usage limit, or when the forced end key is input, And outputting a receipt for the amount used for information retrieval and processing. A built-in program for performing the control operation includes a microcontroller (120).

In order to perform the functions described above, the MAGLO controller 120 includes a time conversion unit 124 for converting the maximum usage limit of the cash or card into the terminal usage time or the terminal usage time, A time counting means 125 for counting the time output of the time converting means 124 in units of seconds with respect to the maximum use limit amount of the clock signal and informing the microcontroller 120 of the end time thereof, The billing system 200 is connected to the credit card inquiry engine 300 so as to check whether the electronic billing means can be used, An electronic settlement processing means (127) for reading the maximum use limit after judging and processing a payment amount corresponding to the conversion time by the time conversion means And records the series of operations from the time when the specific user starts using the terminal to the time when the terminal ends the use, and checks the frequency of use and the monthly fee for any user using the PSTN leased line 600, Preferably,

After the PIST 100 performing the above functions is installed in a public place, the billing system 200 and the credit card inquiry institution 300 connect the PSTN dedicated line 600 to manage the billing section of the electronic approval means And the billing system 200 may be configured as an information use recording means which is not shown in the figure but can store information transmission / reception means and a record of information use as a database, wherein the information transmission / It is preferable to transmit and receive the usage history of the PISTs installed in many places in an unspecified number and to be able to transmit / receive the function of using the card by being connected with the credit card inquiry institution.

In addition, the above-mentioned information use recording means forms a database of a series of data, such as the usage time, the fee, and the place, which is transmitted from the connection recording means 128 of the charge settlement processor 102 when an unspecified person uses the PIST 100 It is preferable that the billing system 200 is configured to be collectively managed.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a public information transmission and reception service apparatus according to the present invention. In the microcontroller 120 of the charge processing unit 102, a control program related to the PIST operation is roughly classified into four steps and executed .

That is, the first step is a step (S101-S102) of checking whether the payment is a cash settlement or a card settlement by checking the charge settlement means.

In the second step, if the rate determining means determines that the cash settlement means is cash, the second step starts the time counting for the charge settlement immediately (S103), activating the power relay of the fish (S104) (S105) of displaying the cash deposit amount in terms of time (S105) while controlling the main information to be searched and processed through the input / output means and the PSTN private network, Determining whether the amount of money is increased or not by checking whether the remaining amount is increased within a predetermined time while displaying a warning message if the sum is less than the predetermined amount, (S106-S109).

In the third step, if it is determined in the first step that the charge approval means is a card, it is inquired as to whether or not the charge approval means is available through an authentication procedure immediately (S110). If the inquiry result is a valid card, A step S113 of operating the power relay of the PC, a step S113 of inquiring the maximum usage limit of the card, giving the information usage time as much as it is, searching the main information through the input / output means and the PSTN private network (S115-S116) of checking the power supply relay cut-off condition of the fish by checking whether the maximum or the forced end key is input while controlling the process of controlling the power supply and the process, and a step S117).

The fourth step is to display the end message to the user by judging the case where there is no balance in the second step or when the forced termination key is inputted in the third step, (Step S118), a step S119 of cutting off the power supply relay of the fish, and a step S120 of outputting the receipt related to the amount of money used for the information search and processing and ending all operations.

The overall operation of the present invention configured as described above will be described in detail as follows.

The PIST of the present invention is an operation in which the overall operation of the PIST is controlled by the microcontroller 120 of the rate settlement processor 102. The microcontroller 120 first scans the card scanner 121 or the cash- A first step of checking whether the user puts the electronic settlement means such as cash or a credit card or a debit card into the charge settlement processor 102 to determine whether the cash or the card is inserted or not is performed.

If it is determined as a result of checking the charge setting means of the first step (Y branch of S101), the microcontroller 120 immediately starts the operation of the time counting means 125 for the charge settlement in seconds (S103) , The power supply relay means 112 of the PC is turned on (S104) so that the main information can be retrieved and processed through the input / output means 117 of the PC and the PSTN private network, (S105). ≪ / RTI >

At this time, if the balance is checked in the display state (S106-S107) and the remaining amount is increased within the designated time (in the case where more cash is inserted) even if the remaining amount is equal to or more than the predetermined amount (N branch of S107) Y branch) The operation of converting the current deposit amount into the current time (S105) is continuously performed through the time conversion means 124. If the remaining balance is zero or the remaining amount is less than or equal to zero If the balance does not increase within the designated time in the condition (N branch of S109), the second step of obtaining the shutoff condition of the power supply relay means 112 of the fish 101 is performed.

If it is judged that the remaining balance is not less than the predetermined sum (Y branch of S107), the microcontroller 120 displays a message indicating that the balance is almost gone through the status display means 123 (S108 ).

If it is determined in the first step that the charge setting means is a card (Y branch in S102), the microcontroller 120 immediately inquires the authentication procedure through the billing system 200. If it is determined that the card is usable The microcontroller 120 immediately starts the operation of the time counting means 125 in units of seconds (S112) and turns on the power relay means 112 of the fish (S113) / Output means 117 and the PSTN private network to convert the maximum usage limit into a time (S114) through the time conversion means 124 while controlling the main information to be retrieved and processed.

At this time, if the maximum use limit value and the forced termination key of the card are checked (S115-S116) in the display state and the forced termination key is not inputted (N branch of S116) (Y branch in S115), or when a forced termination key is input (Y branch in S116) is checked in step S114, and the maximum usage limit is displayed A third step of obtaining the cutoff condition of the power relay unit 112 of the fish is performed.

Finally, the microcontroller 120 determines whether the power supply relay means 112 is disconnected in the second and third steps, that is, when there is no cash balance (Y branch in S106 or N branch in S109) (Y branch in S115), or when the forced termination key is input when using the card (Y branch in S116), it is determined that the power supply relay means 112 is disconnected from the power supply, and the input / output means 126 (Step S118), then the power relay unit is turned off (step S119), the receipt relating to the amount of money used for information retrieval and processing is output (S120), and the fourth step of terminating all operations is performed. This allows the unspecified number of people to get the information they want in return for paying for the information without having to worry about the place.

According to the public information transmission and reception service apparatus and control method of the present invention as described above, a PIST capable of connecting a PSTN or leased line to a public place for an unspecified number of users can be installed, and a PSTN private network (such as Hitel, Chollian, And so on, it is possible to provide the best information to all those who need the latest information by using electronic payment means such as credit card, debit card, banknote, coin, and cash, It is useful to provide convenient access to business and everyday life by providing the opportunity for frequent access to the head office to the intended visitors.

Claims (5)

An information retrieving unit for selectively retrieving important information through a general telephone line, an ISDN, and a leased line, an institutional information database holding organization and a host computer, accessing the Internet, and receiving and processing necessary service information; There is provided a billing processing means for billing the information use time from the billing system and the credit card inquiry institution by using cash or a credit card and using the necessary services and information through the information searching means by the billing time The public information transmission / reception service apparatus comprising: The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said information searching means comprises: a power relay unit for supplying or cutting off operating power to a monitor and a necessary portion by a control signal transmitted from input / output means of said bill settlement processing means; An information center connection unit for accessing the Internet or a field-based information service agency, and an input / output unit for exchanging information on the fee settlement processing unit and the settlement fee, on the main board. The system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the charge settlement processing means comprises: a card scanner for reading and checking the electronic settlement means such as a credit card or a debit card; a cash dispenser for reading the input state of the banknotes or coins to check the deposit amount; And a microcontroller for controlling the operation of the time counter and the power relay by detecting the inserted cash or card, and a status display unit for displaying various convenience information to the user. The microcontroller according to claim 3, wherein the microcontroller comprises: a time conversion unit for converting the maximum usage limit of cash or a card into a terminal usage time or a terminal usage time into an amount; An input / output unit that counts down the time output of the conversion unit in units of seconds and informs the microcontroller of the end time thereof, an input / output unit that serves as a path through which various kinds of information are transmitted to the outside, An electronic settlement processing unit for connecting the billing system to check whether or not the user is in charge of the settlement system, reconnecting with the credit card inquiry institution, reading the maximum use amount, and processing the settlement amount for the conversion time by the time conversion means; From the beginning to the end of the series, Rock by checking the frequency of use, and a monthly fee for any users of the private line public information transmission service units, it characterized in that the connection is configured to transmit the recording billing system. A first step of checking whether the cash settlement means is a cash settlement or a card settlement; and if the rate settlement means is cash as a result of the first step, a time counter for charge settlement and a power relay of the fish are operated The information is used for the amount of the cash deposit, and the main information is searched and processed through the general telephone line, ISDN, private line, etc., and at the same time, the cash deposit amount is converted into time and the balance is used to check the power supply relay cutoff condition If the card is a card, if the card is a card, it inquires whether the card is usable through an authentication procedure immediately. If the card is a legitimate card, it operates a time counter for charge settlement and a power relay of the It is possible to inquire about the limit and give the information use time as much as it, so that it is possible to use general telephone line, ISDN, A third step of retrieving and processing main information and displaying the maximum use amount in terms of time and checking the power supply relay cutoff condition of the power supply by exceeding the maximum usage limit or inputting the forcible end key; Or if the forced termination key is input in the third step, it is judged that the power supply relay cutoff condition is satisfied, the power shutdown message is displayed, the power supply relay is shut off, and the information search and processing And a fourth step of outputting a receipt related to the amount of money used in the public information transmission / reception service apparatus and ending all operations.