JP2005122249A - Selling system and bar code for commodity with use-by date - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a selling system that does not sell an commodity with use-by date after time A which nearly reaches use-by date and imparts special service when the commodity with use-by date is sold before the time A and after time B. <P>SOLUTION: The use-by date is shown on a bar code sheet 2 stuck on the commodity, and the bar code is read to manages the commodity by a computer; and economical points are imparted and that is indicated on a receipt. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a system for selling a product with a shelf life, which is managed using a barcode sheet attached to the product.

  In food departments such as department stores and supermarkets, many products with expiration dates are sold. These products are sold at lower selling prices when the expiration date approaches, so that there is no unsold. Therefore, in general, the store clerk affixes a discounted price to a product whose expiration date is approaching, and encourages consumers to sell.

  Consumers often select and purchase products that have become cheaper, and the above-described sales method for products with a shelf life has become a regularity because both stores and consumers are profitable. However, there are many cases where the cashier forgets to correctly input the reduced price, and the product whose expiration date has passed is sold as it is at a regular price. It is not easy to manage the deadlines for many products with expiration dates.

  On the other hand, a product with a shelf life must be sold before the deadline, but it is meaningless before 2 to 3 minutes and is preferably at least 1 hour or 2 to 3 hours ago. For example, when the expiration date of the lunch box is 20:00 at night, the discount amount for selling at 19:00 is not the same as the discount amount for selling at 18:00, and this discount amount can be changed step by step according to the time. .

  As a conventional technique, a “food and beverage sales system, program, and recording medium” according to Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-269200 is known. This technology is a food and beverage sales system for promoting the sale of food and drink with an expiry date and reducing the number of discarded food and drink as much as possible, and stores connected to the food and beverage information DB 13 in the server via a network The information of the food and drink currently existing in each store is collected from the client device for food and the client device for food and drink supplier. Among the information, a product whose expiration date is approaching is extracted as a sale item, transmitted to the user's client device, and has a reservation with electronic payment. If there is a reservation from the user, the store is notified, and the user can go to the store to get a special sale.

This “food and beverage sales system” is to prevent the food and beverage from being discarded due to expiration of the shelf life as much as possible, and the purpose is common with the present invention, but means for achieving the purpose Is totally different. In other words, the above-described prior art does not promote individual consumers' willingness to purchase, nor does it prevent a cashier accounting error.
“Food and Drink Sales System, Program, and Recording Medium” according to Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-269200

  As described above, there are problems as described above in selling products with a shelf life. The problem to be solved by the present invention is this problem, the expiration date is managed by the barcode attached to the product, the product whose expiration date has expired is not sold, and the expiration date is approaching. When selling merchandise, we provide a sales system and bar code that can give eco-points. Here, the eco point is a special point that is given when a product is about to expire.

  The sales system for a product with a shelf life according to the present invention is managed by a barcode attached to the product so that a product whose expiration date has expired is not sold by mistake. In addition, with respect to a product whose expiration date is imminent, it is possible to promote the sale of the product by giving eco points to the consumer. In addition, an indication that eco-points are attached to the shopping receipt is made.

  By the way, a bar code that represents both “product code” and “best before date” is used for a product with a shelf life. That is, a bar code composed of “29MMDDHHΔΔΔΔcd” is attached to each product. Here, MM indicates the month indicating the expiration date, DD indicates the date indicating the expiration date, and HH indicates the time indicating the expiration date. For example, if 20:00 on October 10 is the expiration date, “29101023ΔΔΔΔcd” is displayed.

  Here, “ΔΔΔΔ” represents a product code. The product with the barcode “29101023ΔΔΔΔcd” is usually sold by 21:00, but if it passes the cash register after the set time before that (for example, 19:00) Eco points are added in addition to these points. In addition, sales mistakes are prevented so that they will not pass through the cash register after 21:00.

  In the present invention, a special bar code sticker is attached to a product with a shelf life, and sales management of the product is performed using the bar code. Accordingly, a product whose expiration date has expired is not mistakenly sold, and eco-points can be serviced for a product whose expiration date is imminent, leading to sales promotion. Since it is managed based on the barcode attached to the product, the number of eco-points before the best-before period can be set easily on the computer, and there is no worry about wrong cashiers.

  The bar code sticker is affixed when a product is manufactured, and a store that sells the product may input a time zone for giving an eco point to each product in advance in the computer. For example, it is automatically set as 20 points when the expiration date is 2 hours, 10 points when the expiration date is 3 points, and the fact is displayed on the receipt.

  FIG. 1 shows a case where a bar code seal 2 is attached to a product 1 with a shelf life. The bar code seal 2 is affixed to one corner or the back side of the product 1, and when performing accounting, the product name and price of the product are entered into the receipt at the cash register. The bar code displayed on the bar code sticker 2 displays the expiration date in addition to the product name and price, and the expiration date is managed by the bar code.

  When the shelf life of the product 1 is 23:00 on October 10, the barcode is displayed as “29101023ΔΔΔΔcd”. Generally, it is represented as [29MMDDHHΔΔΔΔcd], where MM can represent the month, DD can represent the day, and HH time. Therefore, in the case of 23:00 on October 10, MM is 10, DD is 10, and HH is 23. Here, “cd” in the above [29MMDDHHΔΔΔΔcd] is a chuck digit.

The “△△△△” part is a 4-digit product code, which displays the product name and price. A barcode sticker displaying the barcode is created and pasted on the manufactured product by a computer. When selling the product 1, the cash register reads the bar code and accounts for it, and at the same time manages the expiration date of the product.
(1) The product 1 whose expiration date has expired is prevented from passing through the cash register.

That is, since the expiration date at 23:00 on October 10 is read at the cash register, it is generally managed by a computer so that it is not sold after 21:00 two hours ago.
(2) Eco-points can be awarded in addition to normal points to sell products that are nearing their expiration date.

For example, when the consumer purchases the product after 19:00, which is 4 hours before 23:00, a special eco point can be provided. It is also possible to set the time before 21:00 in a plurality of stages and change the number of eco points according to each time zone. In this management, eco-points are automatically given when a predetermined time is reached by inputting conditions for each product in advance.
Specifically, in the case of a rice ball of 100 yen, if it passes the cash register after 19:00, 20 points are specially given and that fact is displayed on the receipt.

Product with barcode sticker.

Explanation of symbols

1 Product 2 Barcode seal

Claims (2)

When selling products with a shelf life, special eco-points will be given so that they will not be sold after A time when the expiration date is approaching, or when they are sold after B time before the expiration date. A sales system for a product with a shelf life, wherein the barcode attached to the product is read and managed by a computer so that the fact can be displayed on the receipt. A product barcode characterized by providing a month, day, and time for displaying the expiration date of the product in the barcode attached to the product.

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