WO2002039394A1 - Computer system for offering for sale and selling articles of a shop - Google Patents

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WO2002039394A1
WO2002039394A1 PCT/IB2001/002762 IB0102762W WO0239394A1 WO 2002039394 A1 WO2002039394 A1 WO 2002039394A1 IB 0102762 W IB0102762 W IB 0102762W WO 0239394 A1 WO0239394 A1 WO 0239394A1
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Philippe Fouche
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  • the present invention relates to a computer system for offering for sale and selling the articles of a store.
  • the problem that the present invention seeks to solve is to provide a system which allows a person to be able to visit a store and possibly buy an item while this store is closed and when it is in front. This person could go home to visit the store's website. This assumes that it has the means to be able to connect to the Internet. In addition, this poses the problem of finding the address of the site in question, the cost of the consultation borne by the person. This poses the problem, for the purchase, of confidentiality concerning the bank card identifier.
  • the invention proposes the use of a computer system which comprises a central unit where information relating to the store is managed, a keyboard and a screen.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide such a computer system which can be used through a window but which does not require specific means for use.
  • a keyboard that could operate through a window, such as that described in document EP-A-203 923.
  • the keyboard that is described in this last document is complex to implement and is difficult to adapt. to the application envisaged above.
  • the object of the invention is therefore to provide a computer system which comprises a central unit where information relating to the store is managed, a keyboard and a screen, said keyboard being able to operate through the window of the store.
  • said keyboard has sensitive capacitive keys and is fixed to the internal face of the window of said store and, on the other hand, said screen is connected to the window so that a user can see from the outside the information displayed on said screen.
  • said keyboard includes a sensitive area which can simulate the operation of a mouse or a touchpad.
  • FIG. 1 a showcase 10 of a store is shown behind which the screen 1 and the keyboard 22 of a computer system 20 have been installed.
  • This computer system 20 furthermore comprises a central unit 24.
  • the screen 21 is of a conventional type (cathode-ray tube screen, liquid crystal screen, etc.), and the image which it visualizes is visible from outside the store through the display case 10.
  • the keyboard 22 is of the capacitive touch sensitive type, that is to say that it suffices to approach, even through the thickness of a display case, a finger of one of its keys for the activate, the capacity effect taking into account the capacitor consisting, on the one hand, of a detection plate and, on the other hand, of the user's finger.
  • FIG. 2 an electronic circuit which can be used for the implementation of a sensitive key.
  • It comprises a generator 100 which delivers a high-frequency signal Shf, on the one hand, to a reference unit 11 provided for generating a reference signal Sr representative of the amplitude of the signal Shf and, on the other hand, to a detection unit 120 which is designed to deliver a detection signal Sd the amplitude of which depends on the presence of the user's finger near the key.
  • the reference unit 110 comprises a detection and rectification circuit 111 (consisting of a resistor 111a, a diode 111b and a low-pass filter 111c) followed by an amplification stage 112 (consisting of a transistor 112a mounted as a common transmitter and two resistors 112b and 112c mounted as a voltage divider). At point R, there is a DC voltage representative of the amplitude of the signal generated by the generator 100.
  • the detection unit 120 comprises a detection circuit 121 (consisting of a resistor 121a and a diode 121b mounted in parallel with each other and of the detection plate 122 .. It comprises a detection unit and rectification 123 (consisting of a diode 123a and a filter 123b) whose common point D has a voltage amplitude which depends on the presence of the user's finger near or not the detection plate 122. In particular, due to the capacitive effect of the capacitor formed, on the one hand, by the detection plate and, on the other hand, by the user's finger, the closer this finger is to this detection plate 122 , the more the tension at D decreases.
  • the electronic circuit of FIG. 2 also includes a comparator 130 which delivers a voltage which is a function of the amplitudes of the signals at points R and D and, consequently, depends on the presence or not of the user's finger near the plate 122.
  • Each key on the keyboard 22 consists of a plate such as the detection plate 122.
  • the keyboard 22 is fixed, for example by gluing, on the face of the glass which is inside the store.
  • the sensitivity keys must be sufficient for a user's finger pointing a key through the display case to be detected by the keyboard 22.
  • this keyboard 22 includes a sensitive area 23 which can simulate the operation of a mouse or 'a touchpad (commonly known as a "touchpad").
  • the computer system 20 may also include a payment terminal 25 for the payment of purchases by payment card. It comprises a slot 25a for the introduction of said payment card, which is in correspondence with a slot in the glass of the store window. The user can enter his identification code using the keyboard 22.
  • the central unit 24 of the computer system 20 is designed to receive orders from the keyboard 22 and its area 23, and to display information on the screen. 21. This information concerns for example the presentation of the store, a catalog of the products which are sold or likely to be sold by the store, and other pages of supplies or requests for information concerning the store or the potential buyer.
  • the central unit 24 of the computer system 20 can also be connected to a network R which is for example the Internet network. The use of the Internet may be limited to access to the electronic mail only of the store where the system of the present invention is installed.

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The invention concerns a computer system for offering for sale and selling articles of a shop, said computer system comprising a central unit (24), a keyboard (22) and a display screen (21), said shop being provided with a display window (10). The invention is characterised in that the keyboard has touch-sensitive keys and is fixed on the inner surface of the display window (10) of said shop and said display screen (21) faces the display window so that a user can see from outside data displayed on said screen (21).

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Système informatique pour proposer à la vente et vendre les articles d'un magasinComputer system to offer for sale and sell items from a store
La présente invention concerne un système informatique pour proposer à la vente et vendre les articles d'un magasin.The present invention relates to a computer system for offering for sale and selling the articles of a store.
Le problème que cherche à résoudre la présente invention est de proposer un système qui permette à une personne de pouvoir visiter un magasin et éventuellement acheter un article alors que ce magasin est fermé et qu'elle se trouve devant. Cette personne pourrait rentrer chez elle pour consulter le site Internet du magasin en question. Cela suppose qu'elle dispose de moyens pour pouvoir se connecter sur le réseau Internet. De plus, cela pose le problème de la recherche de l'adresse du site en question, du coût de la consultation supportée par la personne. Cela pose le problème, pour l'achat, de la confidentialité concernant l'identificateur de carte bancaire.The problem that the present invention seeks to solve is to provide a system which allows a person to be able to visit a store and possibly buy an item while this store is closed and when it is in front. This person could go home to visit the store's website. This assumes that it has the means to be able to connect to the Internet. In addition, this poses the problem of finding the address of the site in question, the cost of the consultation borne by the person. This poses the problem, for the purchase, of confidentiality concerning the bank card identifier.
Pour résoudre ces problèmes, l'invention propose l'utilisation d'un système informatique qui comprend une unité centrale où sont gérées les informations concernant le magasin, un clavier et un écran.To solve these problems, the invention proposes the use of a computer system which comprises a central unit where information relating to the store is managed, a keyboard and a screen.
On connaît des systèmes informatiques où des tem-iinaux électroniques, par exemple des kiosques d'informations ou des distributeurs d'argent, sont montés derrière une vitre de magasin et sont donc utilisables à travers ladite vitre. Par exemple, cette utilisation peut être faite au moyen d'une carte sans contact, comme cela est le cas dans le document EP-A-997 159.Computer systems are known in which electronic terminals, for example information kiosks or cash dispensers, are mounted behind a shop window and are therefore usable through said window. For example, this use can be made by means of a contactless card, as is the case in document EP-A-997,159.
Le but de la présente invention est de prévoir un tel système informatique qui peut être utilisé à travers une vitre mais qui ne nécessite pas de moyens spécifiques à l'utilisation. On veut pour cela utiliser un clavier qui pourrait fonctionner à travers une vitre, tel que celui qui est décrit dans le document EP-A-203 923. Le clavier qui est décrit dans ce dernier document est complexe à mettre en œuvre et est difficilement adaptable à l'application envisagée ci-dessus. Le but de l'invention est donc de prévoir un système informatique qui comprend une unité centrale où sont gérées les informations concernant le magasin, un clavier et un écran, ledit clavier pouvant fonctionner à travers la vitre du magasin..The object of the present invention is to provide such a computer system which can be used through a window but which does not require specific means for use. We want to use a keyboard that could operate through a window, such as that described in document EP-A-203 923. The keyboard that is described in this last document is complex to implement and is difficult to adapt. to the application envisaged above. The object of the invention is therefore to provide a computer system which comprises a central unit where information relating to the store is managed, a keyboard and a screen, said keyboard being able to operate through the window of the store.
Selon la présente invention, d'une part, ledit clavier est à touches sensitives à effet capacitif et est fixé sur la face interne de la vitrine dudit magasin et, d'autre part, ledit écran fait fiice à la vitrine de manière qu'un utilisateur puisse voir depuis l'extérieur les informations affichées sur ledit écran.According to the present invention, on the one hand, said keyboard has sensitive capacitive keys and is fixed to the internal face of the window of said store and, on the other hand, said screen is connected to the window so that a user can see from the outside the information displayed on said screen.
Cette solution suppose bien entendu que ledit magasin soit pourvu d'une vitrine-.This solution of course presupposes that said store is provided with a display case.
Selon une autre caractéristique de l'invention, ledit clavier comporte une zone sensitive pouvant simuler le fonctionnement d'une souris ou d'un pavé tactile. Les caractéristiques de l'invention mentionnées ci-dessus, ainsi que d'autres, apparaîtront plus clairement à la lecture de la description suivante d'un exemple de réalisation, ladite description étant faite en relation avec les dessins joints parmi lesquels, la Fig. 1 montre un système informatique selon l'invention installé sur la vitrine d'un magasin, et la Fig. 2 est un schéma synoptique d'un circuit électronique de touches sensitives à effet capacitif selon la présente invention.According to another characteristic of the invention, said keyboard includes a sensitive area which can simulate the operation of a mouse or a touchpad. The characteristics of the invention mentioned above, as well as others, will appear more clearly on reading the following description of an exemplary embodiment, said description being made in relation to the accompanying drawings, among which, FIG. 1 shows a computer system according to the invention installed on the window of a store, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an electronic circuit of capacitive sensitive buttons according to the present invention.
Λ la Fig. 1, on a représenté une vitrine 10 d'un magasin derrière laquelle ont été installés l'écran 1 et le clavier 22 d'un système informatique 20. Ce système informatique 20 comporte de plus une unité centrale 24.In Fig. 1, a showcase 10 of a store is shown behind which the screen 1 and the keyboard 22 of a computer system 20 have been installed. This computer system 20 furthermore comprises a central unit 24.
L'écran 21 est d'un type classique (écran à tube cathodique, écran à cristaux liquides, etc.), et l'image qu'il visualise est visible de l'extérieur du magasin au travers de la vitrine 10. Le clavier 22 est du type à touches sensitives à effet capacitif, c'est-à-dire qu'il suffît d'approcher, même à travers l'épaisseur d'une vitrine, un doigt d'une de ses touches pour l'activer, l'effet capacité prenant en compte Je condensateur constitué, d'une part, par une plaque de détection et, d'autre part, par le doigt de l'utilisateur. On a représenté à la Fig. 2 un circuit électronique qui peut être utilisé pour la mise en œuvre d'une touche sensitive. II comporte un générateur 100 qui délivre un signal Shf à hautes -fréquences, d'une part, à une unité de référence 11 prévue pour engendrer un signal de référence Sr représentatif de l'amplitude du signal Shf et, d'autre part, à une unité de détection 120 qui est prévue pour délivrer un signal de détection Sd dont l'amplitude dépend de la présence du doigt de l'utilisateur à proximité de la touche.The screen 21 is of a conventional type (cathode-ray tube screen, liquid crystal screen, etc.), and the image which it visualizes is visible from outside the store through the display case 10. The keyboard 22 is of the capacitive touch sensitive type, that is to say that it suffices to approach, even through the thickness of a display case, a finger of one of its keys for the activate, the capacity effect taking into account the capacitor consisting, on the one hand, of a detection plate and, on the other hand, of the user's finger. There is shown in FIG. 2 an electronic circuit which can be used for the implementation of a sensitive key. It comprises a generator 100 which delivers a high-frequency signal Shf, on the one hand, to a reference unit 11 provided for generating a reference signal Sr representative of the amplitude of the signal Shf and, on the other hand, to a detection unit 120 which is designed to deliver a detection signal Sd the amplitude of which depends on the presence of the user's finger near the key.
L'unité de référence 110 comporte un circuit de détection et redressement 111 (constitué d'une résistance 111a, une diode 111b et un filtre passe-bas 111c) suivi d'un étage d'amplification 112 (constitué d'un transistor 112a monté en émetteur commun et deux résistances 112b et 112c montées en diviseur de tension). Au point R, se trouve une tension continue représentative de l'amplitude du signal généré par le générateur 100.The reference unit 110 comprises a detection and rectification circuit 111 (consisting of a resistor 111a, a diode 111b and a low-pass filter 111c) followed by an amplification stage 112 (consisting of a transistor 112a mounted as a common transmitter and two resistors 112b and 112c mounted as a voltage divider). At point R, there is a DC voltage representative of the amplitude of the signal generated by the generator 100.
L'unité de détection 120 comporte un circuit de détection 121 (constitué d'une résistance 121a et d'une diode 121b montées en parallèle l'une avec l'autre et de la plaque de détection 122.. Elle comporte une unité de détection et redressement 123 (constitué d'une diode 123a et d'un filtre 123b) dont le point commun D présente une amplitude de tension qui dépend de la présence du doigt de l'utilisateur à proximité ou pas de la plaque de détection 122. En particulier, du fait de l'effet capacitif du au condensateur constitué, d'une part, par la plaque de détection et, d'autre part, par le doigt de l'utilisateur, plus ce doigt est proche de cette plaque de détection 122, plus la tension au D diminue.The detection unit 120 comprises a detection circuit 121 (consisting of a resistor 121a and a diode 121b mounted in parallel with each other and of the detection plate 122 .. It comprises a detection unit and rectification 123 (consisting of a diode 123a and a filter 123b) whose common point D has a voltage amplitude which depends on the presence of the user's finger near or not the detection plate 122. In particular, due to the capacitive effect of the capacitor formed, on the one hand, by the detection plate and, on the other hand, by the user's finger, the closer this finger is to this detection plate 122 , the more the tension at D decreases.
Le circuit électronique de la Fig. 2 comporte encore un comparateur 130 qui délivre une tension qui est fonction des amplitudes des signaux aux points R et D et, par conséquent, dépend de la présence ou pas du doigt de l'utilisateur à proximité de la plaque 122.The electronic circuit of FIG. 2 also includes a comparator 130 which delivers a voltage which is a function of the amplitudes of the signals at points R and D and, consequently, depends on the presence or not of the user's finger near the plate 122.
Chaque touche du clavier 22 est constituée d'une plaque telle que la plaque de détection 122.Each key on the keyboard 22 consists of a plate such as the detection plate 122.
Comme cela est visible à la Fig. 1, le clavier 22 est fixé, par exemple par collage, sur la face de la vitre qui se trouve à l'intérieur du magasin. On notera que la sensibilité des touches doit être suffisante pour qu'un doigt de l'utilisateur pointant une touche à travers la vitrine puisse être détecté par le clavier 22. Par ailleurs, ce clavier 22 comporte une zone sensitive 23 pouvant simuler le fonctionnement d'une souris ou d'un pavé tactile (communément appelé "touchpad"). Le système informatique 20 peut encore comporter un terminal de paiement 25 pour le règlement d'achats par carte de paiement. II comporte une fente 25a pour l'introduction de ladite carte de paiement, laquelle est en correspondance avec une fente dans la vitre de la vitrine du magasin. L'utilisateur pourra entrer son code d'identification au moyen du clavier 22. L'unité centrale 24 du système informatique 20 est prévue pour recevoir les ordres issus du clavier 22 et de sa zone 23, et pour visualiser des informations sur l'écran 21. Ces informations concernent par exemple la présentation du magasin, un catalogue des produits qui sont vendus ou susceptibles d'être vendus par le magasin, et d'autres pages de fournitures ou de demandes de renseignements concernant Je magasin ou l'acheteur potentiel. L'unité centrale 24 du système informatique 20 peut également être reliée à un réseau R qui est par exemple le réseau Internet. L'utilisation du réseau Internet peut être limitée à l'accès à la seule messagerie électronique du magasin où est installé le système de la présente invention.As can be seen in FIG. 1, the keyboard 22 is fixed, for example by gluing, on the face of the glass which is inside the store. Note that the sensitivity keys must be sufficient for a user's finger pointing a key through the display case to be detected by the keyboard 22. Furthermore, this keyboard 22 includes a sensitive area 23 which can simulate the operation of a mouse or 'a touchpad (commonly known as a "touchpad"). The computer system 20 may also include a payment terminal 25 for the payment of purchases by payment card. It comprises a slot 25a for the introduction of said payment card, which is in correspondence with a slot in the glass of the store window. The user can enter his identification code using the keyboard 22. The central unit 24 of the computer system 20 is designed to receive orders from the keyboard 22 and its area 23, and to display information on the screen. 21. This information concerns for example the presentation of the store, a catalog of the products which are sold or likely to be sold by the store, and other pages of supplies or requests for information concerning the store or the potential buyer. The central unit 24 of the computer system 20 can also be connected to a network R which is for example the Internet network. The use of the Internet may be limited to access to the electronic mail only of the store where the system of the present invention is installed.
L'utilisation d'un tel système est maintenant décrite, Lorsqu'un utilisateur souhaite consulter ou acheter un produit normalement vendu par le magasin où est installé le système de l'invention, soit parce que le magasin est fermé, soit parce que cet utilisateur ne veut pas entrer dans le magasin, il peut consulter le catalogue qui est affiché sur l'écran 21 en se déplaçant dans ce catalogue, en sélectionnant des articles, etc., au moyen du clavier 22 et de la zone 23, et ce, à la manière d'une consultation d'un site Internet. Il peut également commander les produits et les régler par exemple en donnant, toujours au moyen du clavier 22, ses coordonnées de carte bancaire. The use of such a system is now described. When a user wishes to consult or buy a product normally sold by the store where the system of the invention is installed, either because the store is closed, or because this user does not want to enter the store, he can consult the catalog which is displayed on the screen 21 by moving in this catalog, by selecting articles, etc., by means of the keyboard 22 and of the zone 23, and this, like looking at a website. He can also order the products and pay for them, for example by giving, still using the keyboard 22, his bank card details.

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1) Système informatique pour proposer à la vente et vendre les articles d'un magasin, ledit système informatique comprenant une unité centrale (24), un clavier (22) et un écran (21), ledit magasin étant pourvu d'une vitrine (10), ledit clavier (22) étant fixé sur la face interne de la vitrine (10) dudit magasin et ledit écran (21) faisant face à la vitrine de manière qu'un utilisateur puisse voir depuis l'extérieur les informations affichées sur ledit écran (21), caractérisé en ce que ledit clavier (22) est à touches sensitives à effet capacitif1) Computer system for offering for sale and selling the articles of a store, said computer system comprising a central unit (24), a keyboard (22) and a screen (21), said store being provided with a display case ( 10), said keyboard (22) being fixed on the internal face of the showcase (10) of said store and said screen (21) facing the showcase so that a user can see from the outside the information displayed on said screen (21), characterized in that said keyboard (22) is with capacitive touch-sensitive keys
2) Système informatique selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que ledit clavier (22) comporte une zone (23) sensitive pouvant simuler le fonctionnement d'une souris ou d'un pavé tactile.2) Computer system according to claim 1, characterized in that said keyboard (22) includes a sensitive area (23) capable of simulating the operation of a mouse or a touchpad.
3) Système informatique selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte un terminal de paiement (25) par carte de paiement.3) Computer system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that it comprises a payment terminal (25) by payment card.
4) Système informatique selon la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce que ledit terminal de paiement (25) est du type à fente (25a) pour l'introduction d'une carte de paiement, ladite vitrine (10) comportant également une fente en correspondance avec ladite fente (25a) dudit teπninal (25). 4) A computer system according to claim 3, characterized in that said payment terminal (25) is of the slot type (25a) for the introduction of a payment card, said window (10) also comprising a correspondence slot with said slot (25a) of said teπninal (25).
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