Self-Checkout Display Animation for Closing Button Visibility
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
In self-checkout POS terminals, operators face difficulty in finding the closing operation button amidst a cluttered product registration screen, leading to potential hindrance in smooth transactions, especially for unfamiliar users.
Innovation Solution
The self-POS terminal employs a display means that periodically changes the display mode of the closing operation button using moving animations to highlight its position on the product registration screen.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If information on registered products is displayed on the product registration screen, then the operator can see the registered products, but the operator's gaze is attracted to the registered products and it becomes difficult to find the closing operation button
Solution Approach 1:
The display control unit causes the closing operation button to blink or change display mode periodically. This periodic visual change draws the operator's attention to the button's location without removing or obscuring the registered product information, thereby resolving the contradiction between information visibility and operational ease.
Solution Approach 2:
The display control unit changes the display mode of the closing operation button, which may include changing its color or visual appearance. This makes the button stand out against the background of registered product information, allowing operators to easily locate it while all product information remains visible.
2Loss of information
If a static screen is used to display product registration information, then all information can be displayed, but operators may not effectively notice operation prompts
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies periodic blinking or display mode changes to the closing operation button on the static screen. This transforms otherwise static visual prompts into dynamic, attention-grabbing signals that operators are more likely to notice, while the screen remains fundamentally static and can continue to display all necessary product registration information.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces dynamic visual behavior (blinking, display mode changes) to specific elements (the closing operation button) on an otherwise static screen. This creates localized dynamics that guide operator attention to important interactive elements without requiring the entire screen to become dynamic, thus maintaining information completeness while improving prompt detectability.
Data Source
AI summary
According to one embodiment, a product sales data processing device includes a first acquisition unit configured to acquire identification information that can specify a product, a registration unit configured to register the product based on the identification information, and a display unit configured to arrange and display, on a same screen, information on products registered by the registration unit in the order of registration, and display an operator for instructing an end of registration, in which the display unit periodically changes a display mode of the operator using a moving animation so as to perform highlighting.