POS terminal, POS system and video data transmission method thereof

Abstract

The invention provides a POS terminal, a POS system and video data transmission methods thereof. The POS system comprises a cloud platform and a POS sub-system including the POS terminal; the POS terminal is provided with an operation screen, a display screen, a display screen and a printing device. The video data transmission method comprises the steps as follows: the cloud platform sends a first control command and first video data to the POS terminal, and the POS terminal plays a video in a first display area of the display screen according to the first control command and the first video data; the operation screen sends a second control command to the display screen, and the display screen displays consumption information in a second display area of the display screen according to the second control command; and the operation screen outputs a third control command to the printing device, and the printing device prints a consumption receipt according to the third control command. The POS terminal and the video data transmission method thereof, the POS system and the video data transmission method thereof have the advantages of controlling video data transmission and playing of the POS terminal.

Description

technical field [0001] The present invention relates to the field of POS technology, in particular to a POS terminal, a video data transmission method of the POS terminal, a POS system equipped with the POS terminal and a video data transmission method of the POS system. Background technique [0002] POS machine, also known as point-of-sale information management system, is a multi-functional terminal, which can be installed in special merchants and acceptance outlets of credit cards and connected with computers to form a network, so that automatic transfer of electronic funds can be realized. It supports consumption, Functions such as pre-authorization, balance inquiry, and transfer are safe, fast, and reliable to use, and are widely used in shopping malls, supermarkets, and convenience stores. In addition, the POS machine can also be connected with the cash register system of the cash register to realize cash settlement of commodities. [0003] Generally, desktop POS mach...

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Problems solved by technology

[0004] First, when the goods are settled, the consumer-oriented display screen cannot play the consumption information and the advertising video at the same time, that is, only one can be displayed, which makes the user experience poor

[0005] Second, there are a large number of POS machines in general shopping malls and supermarkets, and because the video data of POS machines are pre-stored locally, the video data cannot be updated in time, the video data lags behind, and there are situations where updating is inconvenient. So that when the video data needs to be updated, each POS machine needs to be updated separately, and the operation is troublesome

[0006] Third, when there are multiple POS machines, it is necessary to go to each POS machine separately to control the video playback content, and multiple POS machines cannot achieve synchronous playback

[0007] Fourth, video data sharing cannot be realized between different shopping malls, supermarkets, and convenience stores

[0008] It can be seen that the existing POS machines have many inconveniences in video playback and video data transmission, which affects the user's experience.

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