POS Terminal Voice Data Access via Service Server
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing automatic photo-print vending machines lack the capability to input and reproduce voice data associated with user images, requiring dedicated reproduction apparatuses and having limited information capacity for human voice recording.
Innovation Solution
A point-of-sales terminal equipped with image and voice data input devices, sending voice data to a service server, which generates an access code for accessing voice data and prints it on a medium, allowing users to reproduce voice data using a user terminal.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If voice data is recorded directly on a photo print using a barcode, then voice reproduction is enabled, but the amount of information that can be recorded is insufficient for sufficiently reproducing human voice or performing long-time reproduction
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a service server as an intermediary between the photo print and the voice data. The print contains only an access code (barcode/QR code) that mediates access to the actual voice data stored on the server, enabling substantial voice data storage while maintaining simple print format
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from storing voice data in one dimension (directly on the print) to another dimension (on a remote server accessed via the print). This dimensional shift allows the print to remain physically simple while accessing virtually unlimited storage capacity online
2Ease of operation
If a dedicated reproduction apparatus is used to read barcode and convert to voice, then voice emission is achieved, but the system complexity increases and requires additional equipment
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the user's existing terminal device (smartphone, tablet, or PC with barcode reading capability) perform the reproduction function. The terminal universally handles multiple functions including barcode scanning, network communication, and audio playback, eliminating the need for dedicated reproduction equipment
Solution Approach 2:
The user's own terminal device serves itself to reproduce the voice data. The terminal uses its built-in barcode reading function, web browser, and audio capabilities to autonomously access and play the voice data from the server without requiring external dedicated apparatus
3Loss of information
If voice data is stored on a service server and accessed via access code, then information capacity is enhanced, but the system requires network communication infrastructure
Solution Approach 1:
The service server acts as an intermediary that centralizes voice data storage and management. The server handles all network communication, data retrieval, and delivery to user terminals, enabling enhanced information capacity while keeping the user-side interface simple
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention provides a point-of-sales terminal capable of communicating with a service server in which voice data about image data is stored, via a network, the point-of-sales terminal comprising an image data input device which inputs a user's image data, a voice data input device which inputs voice data about the image data, a voice data sending device which sends the voice data to the service server, an access code receiving device which receives an access code including access information for accessing the voice data from the service server, and a printing device which prints the image data and the access code on a print medium.