JP2506425B2 - Card register - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a card register provided with a pair of card reader / writers on both sides of a main body device that performs sales registration business.

[Prior Art] The customer pays for the dishes he / she wants from the display shelves, etc. on his / her tray, and then the tray with each dish is carried to the place where the register is installed to pay the price. As a method, a cafeteria settlement method using a prepaid card has been proposed (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 59-71595).
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That is, tray receivers are arranged on both left and right sides of the main body device for which the cashier performs a sales registration operation, and a card reader / writer is installed between each tray receiver and the main body device. Then, the customer places the tray on which the food is placed on the tray cradle and moves along the tray cradle toward the main unit.

By the way, the cashier is each dish (product) purchased by the customer.
Enter the sales amount of each by operating the keys on the keyboard. Then, the sales amount of each dish is sequentially printed on the receipt. The customer inserts the prepaid card into the card insertion port of the card reader / writer while the cashier is performing the sales registration operation. Then, the card balance recorded in the prepaid card is read. When the cashier operates the total key, the total amount is deducted from the card balance, and the deducted card balance is written on the prepaid card and ejected from the card ejection port. At the same time, the total amount and the new card balance are printed on the receipt and issued to the receipt. Then, the customer receives the receipt and the prepaid card.

Further, by switching and using the card reader / writers arranged on both sides of the main body device, it becomes possible to efficiently handle a large number of customers lined up along each tray receiving stand.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in the dining room settlement method as described above,
Until the series of sales registration processing for one customer is completed, the sales registration operation of the sales product for the next customer cannot be started. That is, for example, if it is delayed for one side to insert the customer's prepaid card into the card reader / writer, it is impossible to print the deducted card balance on the receipt, and the main body apparatus is put in a waiting state. Therefore, even if there is a customer on the other side during the waiting time, the sales registration operation for the customer cannot be started.

If the sales registration operation for the customer on the other side is forcibly started during this waiting time, the sales amount of the customer is interrupted and printed after the receipt of the previous customer.

Therefore, there is a problem that the function of efficiently handling customers by providing two card reader / writers cannot be sufficiently exhibited. Particularly in restaurants, since customers are concentrated within a certain time such as lunch, it is necessary to significantly improve the work efficiency of sales registration work.

On the other hand, in the dining room, the number of dishes that one customer purchases is at most several points, with an average of a few points. Also, because the number of types of dishes that can be provided is limited, it may be sufficient if you do not print the sales amount of each dish on the receipt, but only the total amount and the card balance after deduction. Many.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and by omitting the printing of each sales amount on the receipt as needed, when the total key operation for the customer on one side ends, the other side immediately It is an object of the present invention to provide a card register which can start a sales registration operation for a customer or a next customer on the same side and can significantly improve the work efficiency of sales registration work.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve the above problems, the present invention sums up the sales amounts of the respective products that are sequentially key-input from the keyboard,
The main unit that prints out the card sales information including the total amount of money on the receipt after the total key operation, and the total amount sent from the main unit on the prepaid card inserted from the card insertion slot. In the card register equipped with a plurality of card reader / writers, which deducts the prepaid card after deducting it from the recorded card balance, and sends the total amount and the deducted card balance to the main unit as card sales information. The device has multiple total memories that temporarily store the total amount of money sent to each card reader / writer, a regular printing method that prints each sales amount and card sales information on the receipt, and an abbreviated printing method that omits printing of each sales amount. Select the printing method and the total key when the omitted printing method is selected by this printing method selecting means. -A total amount moving means for moving the total amount to a specified total memory in response to an operation, and a first amount transmitting means for transmitting the total amount transferred to the total memory to the specified card reader / writer.
Of the total amount sending means, the total amount moving means moves the total amount to the total memory, and immediately after that, the selling operation permitting means for permitting the key input operation of each selling amount to the next customer and the printing method selecting means. Second regular amount transmitting means for transmitting the total amount to the designated card reader / writer in response to the total key operation when the regular printing method is selected.
The key of each sales amount to the next customer until the card sales information including the corresponding total amount is received from the corresponding card reader / writer and is printed out on the receipt after the total amount is transmitted by the second total amount transmitting means. It is provided with a sales operation prohibiting means for prohibiting an input operation.

[Operation] With the card register configured in this way, as a printing method for receipts, a regular printing method that prints each sales amount and card sales information including the total amount and the card balance after deduction, There is an abbreviated printing method in which each sales amount is omitted and only card sales information is printed.

When the abbreviated printing method is selected, the total key operation for one customer is executed. Then, the total amount of money is once transferred to the total memory of the customer side, and then transmitted to the card reader / writer of the customer side. The receipt print timing for one customer is the time when the card sales information of the customer is transmitted from the card reader / writer to the main body device. Therefore, since the timing of the customer inserting the PeriPaid card into the card insertion slot is delayed, there is a waiting time until the cashier performs the total key operation for the customer and the card sales information of the customer is returned to the main unit. If it exists, it becomes possible to start the sales registration operation for the customer on the other side or the next customer on the same side.

In addition, when the customer becomes quiet, select the regular printing method,
The sales amount and the card sales information may be printed on the receipt.

[Embodiment] An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the entire card register of the embodiment. The main unit 2 is mounted on the central base 1, and the right card reader / writer is on the right base 3a when viewed from the cashier.
The left side card reader / writer 4b is mounted on the left side table 3b and the left side table 3b. In addition, the customer follows the arrow A in the figure along each stand 3a, 3b.
Move in the direction.

Each of the card reader / writers 4a, 4b has a card insertion opening 5 formed on the customer entrance side and a card ejection opening 6 formed on the customer exit side. Further, a lamp 7 indicating that the card information recorded on the inserted prepaid card has been normally read is provided near the card insertion slot 5 of the card reader / writer 4a, 4b.

The main body 2 is provided with a keyboard 8 for the cashier to perform a sales registration operation, a display 9 for displaying the sales amount and the total amount, and a printer 10 for printing the sales amount and the card sales information on the receipt. ing.

As shown in FIG. 3, the keyboard 8 is a numeric keypad 1 for inputting numerical data such as the sales amount of each sale product.
1, confirmation key 12 to confirm the entered number, subtotal key 13, cash total key 14 used when paying the price in cash, right total key used when the customer on the right side pays with the prepaid card 15a, a left total key 15b, which is also used when the customer on the left side uses the prepaid card to pay, is provided.

Further, the keyboard 8 is provided with a work changeover switch 16 for changing over the work mode of the main body device 2 such as [register], [check], [settlement].

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a prepaid card 17 used in this card register. This prepaid card 17 has a magnetic stripe 18 formed thereon.
An issuer company code 18a indicating the company that issued (sold) this prepaid card 17, a card number 18b, and an amount 18c that is sequentially reduced according to the payment amount are magnetically recorded in the.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a card register. In the main unit 2, a ROM 21 for storing a control program, a RAM 2 for storing variable data of a totalizer and the like via a bus line 22 to a CPU 21 for executing various information processing
4, transmission interfaces 25a and 25b connected to the respective card reader / writers 4a and 4b, the keyboard 8, a transmission interface 27 connected to an external card center 26 including, for example, a host computer, and a regular printing method for printing receipts. A dip switch 28 as a printing method selecting means for switching to the abbreviated printing method, the display 9, the printer 10, etc. are connected.

A driving voltage V _D from the power source 29 is applied to each of the electronic components.
Is supplied.

Further, in each of the card reader / writers 4a and 4b,
A magnetic head 31 for reading / writing various information from / to a magnetic stripe 18 of a prepaid card 17 and a prepaid card 17 inserted from a card insertion slot 5 are moved to a position of the magnetic head 31 in a control circuit 30 composed of a microprocessor or the like. A card transport mechanism 32 for transporting the prepaid card 17 in which the pre-paid card 17 in which the card balance after being guided and deducted is written, a transmission interface 33 for exchanging various information with the main body device 2, the lamp 7. A storage unit 34 for temporarily storing various variable data is connected.

Then, in the storage unit 34, as shown in FIG. 5, a total memory for storing the total amount of money transmitted from the main body device 2.
34a, a card information memory 3 for storing card information including the issuing company code 18a, the card number 18b, and the amount 18c as the card balance shown in FIG. 4 read from the prepaid card 17
4b etc. are formed.

Further, in the RAM 24 of the main body device 2, as shown in FIG. 6, a totalizer 24a for calculating the total price of the products sold to one customer and the numerical data keyed in by the numeric keypad 11. A numerical value buffer 24b for temporarily storing the right total memory 24c for temporarily storing the total amount to be transmitted to the right card reader / writer 4a, and a left total memory 24d for temporarily storing the total amount to be transmitted to the left card reader / writer 4b. Sales totals file 24e that totals the card sales information of each customer registered in the card register, print buffer 24f that temporarily stores the print data that is printed out on the receipt, and processing for the total amount that the right card reader / writer 4a sent earlier has not yet been processed. The flag memory 24g that stores the right busy flag indicating that it has not ended, and the processing for the total amount previously sent by the card reader / writer 4b on the left side is not yet finished. Flag memory 24h for storing the left busy flag indicating that it is not
Etc. are formed.

Then, the control circuit 30 of each of the card reader / writers 4a and 4b is programmed so as to execute the reading / writing process of various information with respect to the prepaid card 17 inserted in the card insertion slot 5 according to the flowchart of FIG. ing. When the flow chart is started and the prepaid card 17 is inserted from the card insertion slot 5 in S2 without inputting the total amount of money from the main body apparatus 2 through the transmission interface 33 in S (step) 1, the card transfer mechanism is started. 32 is driven to guide the corresponding prepaid card 17 to the position of the magnetic head 31. Then, the card information including the issuing company code 18a, the card number 18b, and the amount (card balance) 18c stored in the magnetic stripe 18 is read and stored in the card information memory 34b. Next, in S3, it is checked whether or not the total amount of money is already stored in the total memory 34a. If the total amount is not stored yet,
Return to S1 and wait for the total amount input from the main unit 2. In addition,
As long as the card information is stored in the card information memory 34b, the insertion of the new prepaid card 17 into the card insertion slot 5 is not accepted.

When the total amount is input from the main unit 2 to the transmission interface 33 in S1, it is confirmed in S4 that the total amount of the previous customer is not stored in the total memory 34a, and then the total amount is stored in the corresponding total memory 34a. Store the amount. Then, the storage end signal is returned to the main body device 2. Next, in S5, it is checked whether or not the card information is stored in the card information memory 34b. If the total amount of money of the previous customer remains in the total memory 34a in S4, a busy signal is transmitted to the main body device 2.

When the total amount of money is stored in the total memory 34a in S3, or when it is confirmed that the card information is stored in the card information memory 34b in S5, the process proceeds to S6. At S6, a new card balance is calculated by subtracting the total amount from the card balance (amount 18c) in the card information memory 34b. Then, the card balance is replaced with a new amount of money in the amount area of the magnetic stripe 18 of the prepaid card 17 being inserted by the magnetic head 31.
Write as 18c (card balance). Then, the prepaid card 17 is ejected from the card ejection port 6.

Next, in S7, the card number 18b of the card information memory 34b,
Card sales information consisting of the card balance 18c before reduction (previous card balance), the card balance after reduction (current card balance), and the total amount is transmitted to the main body device 2 via the transmission interface 33. Then, the total memory 34a and the card information memory 34b are cleared.

Further, the CPU 21 of the main body device 2 is programmed so as to execute the registration work shown in FIG. 8 with the work changeover switch 16 of the keyboard 8 set to the [registration] work mode.

When the flow chart is started and the dip switch 28 attached to the side surface of the main body device 2 is turned on in S (step) 8, it is determined that the skip printing method is selected. When a key signal is input from the keyboard 8 in S9, the type of the key signal is checked. When the numeric key 11 is operated in S10, the numeric data input by the key is transferred to the numeric buffer 2 of the RAM 24.
Store in 4b. In addition, when the confirmation key 12 is input in S11, the input operation of the sales amount of one product is completed,
The totalizer 2 with the numerical data of the numeral buffer 24b as the sales amount
Add to the total amount of 4a.

Further, when the right total key 15a is keyed in at S12, the input operation of the sales prices of all the commodities sold to one customer is completed, and the total amount of the totalizer 24a is displayed. And RAM
After confirming that the right busy flag of the flag memory 24g of 24 is cleared to 0, the total amount is moved to the right total memory 24c in S13. Then, the totalizer 24a is cleared. If the right busy flag is set to 1, the total amount of the previous customer is not transmitted to the right card reader / writer 4a and remains in the right total memory 24c. Therefore, a message waiting for processing is displayed on the display unit 9. Display and return to S12. Therefore,
The right total key 15a may be operated again when the processing waiting display is turned off.

When the left total key 15b is pressed in S14, the total amount is displayed and the flag memory 24
After confirming that the left busy flag of h is cleared to 0, the total amount is moved to the left total memory 24d in S15. Then, the totalizer 24a is cleared. If the left busy flag is set to 1, a message waiting for processing is displayed on the display 9 and the process returns to S14.

Further, when the key operation is not performed in S9 and the storage end signal is input from one of the card reader / writers 4a and 4b through the transmission interfaces 25a and 25b in S16, the total memory 24c and 24d of the corresponding side is input. To clear. Then, if the busy flag of the flag memories 24g and 24h on the relevant side is set to 1, it is reset to 0, and if a processing waiting message is displayed on the display 9, that message is turned off.

In S17, either card reader / writer 4
When the busy signals are input from a and 4b, the busy flags of the flag memories 24g and 24h on the relevant side are set to 1.

If the total amount of money is stored in the total memory 24c, 24d on one side in S18, the total amount of money is transmitted to the card reader / writers 4a, 4b on the corresponding side.

Furthermore, at S20, either card reader / writer 4
Card sales information is transmitted from a, 4b Interfaces 25a, 25
When input to b, this card sales information is shown in Fig. 10 (a).
The printer 10 prints out on the receipt 35 as shown in FIG.
Then, the card sales information is totaled in the sales totalization file 24e.

Further, if the dip switch 28 is opened in S8, it is determined that the regular printing method for printing the sales amount of each product and the card sales information is selected on the receipt, and the ninth printing is performed.
Run the flow chart shown.

When the flow chart of FIG. 9 is started and a key signal is input from the keyboard 8 in S21, the type of the key signal is checked. When the numeric key 11 is operated in S22, the numeric data is stored in the numeric buffer 24b, and the confirmation key is pressed in S23.
When 12 is entered by the key, the numerical data in the numerical register buffer 24b is added to the totalizer 24a as the sales amount, and
The receipt 36 is printed out as shown in FIG.

Next, when the right total key 15a is operated in S24, the total amount is displayed. Then, check the state of the right busy flag in the flag memory 24g, and if it is set to 1,
Wait for it to be cleared to 0 and proceed to S25. In S25, the total amount of the totalizer 24a is transmitted to the card reader / writer 4a on the right side. Then, it waits for the card sales information to be returned from the corresponding card reader / writer 4a.

When the card sales information is input at S26, the card sales information is sent at S27 as shown in FIG. 10 (b).
To print out. After that, the card sales information is totaled in the sales total file 24e.

When the left total key 15b is pressed in S28, the total amount is displayed as in the case of the right side, and after the left busy flag is cleared to 0, the total amount of the totalizer 24a is changed to the left side in S29. To the card reader / writer 4b. Then, in S26, the card reader / writer 4b on the left side waits for the card sales information corresponding to the total amount to be returned.

In the card register configured as described above, for example, when the customer is quiet or when the customer is placed in a sales floor where a large number of products are purchased by one customer, the dip switch 28 is opened to print on the receipt 36. Figure 10 (b)
Select the regular printing method as shown in. In this case, when the sales amount of each product for one customer is keyed in combination with the numeric key 11 and the confirmation key 12 and key operations are sequentially performed, the input sales amounts are printed out on the receipt 36 each time. When one of the total keys 15a and 15b is operated, the total amount of money is transmitted to the corresponding card reader / writers 4a and 4b. Then, the prepaid card 17 inserted by the customer from the card insertion slot 5 by the corresponding card reader / writer 4a, 4b.
The total amount will be deducted from the card balance recorded in
Card sales information consisting of card balance before deduction, card balance after deduction, card number, total amount, etc.
The sales amount is returned to the receipt 36, which has been printed out, as shown in FIG. 10 (b). Then, a receipt is issued.

As described above, since it is necessary to continuously print the sales amount and the card sales information on one receipt 36, if one of the total keys 15a and 15b on the keyboard 8 is operated, the corresponding customer Until the card sales information is printed on the receipt 36, it is prohibited to start the sales registration operation for each sales product for the customer on the opposite side or the next customer.

On the other hand, when the customer is crowded, or when the customer is placed in a sales floor where the number of products purchased is small, the dip switch 28 is turned on to change the printing method for the receipt 35 to the tenth.
An abbreviated printing method as shown in FIG. In this case, enter the sales amount of each product for one customer with the numeric key 11
Nothing is printed out on the receipt 35 at the time of sequential key input in combination with the confirmation key 12 of. And
When either one of the total keys 15a, 15b is operated, the total amount of money is temporarily changed to the total memory 24c, 24b of the corresponding side of the main unit 2.
After that, it is transmitted to the corresponding card reader / writer 4a, 4b. Then, the total amount is deducted from the card balance recorded by the prepaid card 17 inserted by the customer from the card insertion slot 5 by the corresponding card reader / writer 4a, 4b, the card balance before deduction, and the card after deduction Card sales information including a balance, a card number, and a total amount of money is returned to the main body device 2 and is printed out on a receipt 35 as shown in FIG. 10 (a). Then, a receipt is issued. That is, only the card sales information is printed out on the receipt 35 as shown in FIG. 10 (a).

In other words, since nothing is printed on the receipt 35 when the total keys 15a, 15b are operated, once the total amount is transferred to the total memory 24c, 24d on the relevant side of the main body device 2, the other side is not printed. Can start the sales registration business for the customer or the next customer on the same side. That is, there is a delay in inserting the prepaid card 17 into the card insertion slot 5 of the card reader / writer 4a, 4b by the customer in advance, and the card sales information for the customer on the other side who later performed the sales registration operation is printed on the receipt 35. Even if it is output, there is no problem.

Therefore, the customer on the opposite side who started the sales registration later can pass the customer who has delayed the insertion of the prepaid card 17 into the card insertion slot 5. as a result,
The work efficiency of sales registration work can be greatly improved.

In addition, if the total key operation is performed for a customer who has delayed the operation of inserting the prepaid card 17, for example, even if the customer is on the same side, the sales registration operation for the next customer on the same side can be started. Then, it waits in a state where the total key operation is performed for the next customer. Then, the customer who is delayed inserts the prepaid card 17 and the prepaid card 17
If the next customer inserts the prepaid card 17 immediately after being discharged, the processing for the prepaid card 17 is immediately started.

Therefore, a customer on the same side cannot overtake a previous customer, but it is possible to overlap the waiting time for the sales registration operation of the previous customer until the total key operation. The work efficiency of registration work can be greatly improved.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the card register of the present invention, the printing method on the receipt omits the regular printing method for printing each sales amount of each product and the card sales information and the printing of each sales amount. It is possible to select an abbreviated printing method that prints only card sales information. Therefore, by selecting the abbreviated printing method as necessary, when the total key operation for the customer on one side is completed, the sales registration operation for the customer on the other side or the next customer on the same side can be immediately started. As a result, considering that there are many customers who are late in inserting the prepaid card into the card insertion slot, the work efficiency of the sales registration work can be significantly improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows a card register according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the whole, and FIG. 3 is a key layout diagram of a keyboard. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a prepaid card, FIGS. 5 and 6 are diagrams showing contents stored in a storage section, FIGS. 7 to 9 are flowcharts showing operations, and FIG. 10 is a diagram showing receipt print format. Is. 2 ... Main unit, 4a, 4b ... Card reader / writer, 5 ...
… Card insertion slot, 6 …… Card ejection slot, 8 …… Keyboard, 9 …… Display, 10 …… Printer, 11 …… Numeric key,
12 …… Confirmation key, 15a …… Right total key, 15b …… Left total key, 17 …… Prepaid card, 21 …… CPU, 24a …… Totalizer, 24c …… Right side total memory, 24d …… Left side total memory ,
30 …… Control circuit, 34b …… Card information memory, 35,36 ……
receipt.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A main body device (2) for summing up the sales amounts of respective commodities sequentially input from a keyboard and printing out card sales information including the total amount on a receipt after the total key operation, and this main body device. The total amount of money transmitted from the main body device is disposed near the card, and after deducting from the card balance recorded in the prepaid card (17) inserted from the card insertion slot, the corresponding prepaid card is ejected, and the total In a card register having a plurality of card reader / writers (4a, 4b) for transmitting the amount of money and the card balance after deduction as card sales information to the main body device, the main body device transmits to each of the card reader / writers. Multiple total memories (24c, 24d) that temporarily store the total amount
And a printing method selecting means for selecting a regular printing method for printing the sales amount and the card sales information on the receipt and an omission printing method for omitting the printing of the sales amount (2
8), and when the abbreviated printing method is selected by the printing method selecting means, the total amount moving means (S13, S1) for moving the total amount to the designated total memory in response to the total key operation.
5), first total amount transmitting means (S19) for transmitting the total amount transferred to the total memory by the total amount transferring means to the designated card reader / writer, and the total amount transferred by the total amount transferring means. Immediately after being transferred to the total memory, sales operation permission means (S13 to S9, S15 to S9) for permitting key input operation of each sales amount to the next customer, and the regular printing method by the printing method selection means. Second total amount transmitting means (S25, S29) for transmitting the total amount to the designated card reader / writer in response to the total key operation when selected
Then, until the total amount of money is transmitted by the second total amount of money transmitting means, the card sales information including the total amount of money is received from the corresponding card reader / writer and is printed out on the receipt, each sales amount to the next customer. A card register provided with a sales operation prohibiting means (S24 to S27, S28 to S27) for prohibiting the key input operation of.