JP2571876B2 - Product sales data processing device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a merchandise sales data processing device such as a POS (point of sale information) terminal which can process payment for merchandise by credit transaction.
In particular, the present invention relates to an improvement in an apparatus which prints credit transaction data on receipt paper so that a credit slip can be omitted.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Some POS terminals that can process payment for a product by a conventional credit transaction can print a credit transaction data on a receipt so that a credit slip can be omitted. In this case, when the payment of the price of the sold product by the credit transaction is declared by the credit key, the store receipt where the signature area of the credit customer is secured separately from the customer receipt on which the detailed sales data of the sold product is printed. Receipt was always issued. Then, the validity of the credit transaction was ensured by having the store receipt signed. (See Japanese Patent Application No. 62-161632 (JP-A-1-4891))

[0003] However, when the amount of the credit transaction is low, the signature of the credit customer is not always valid, and it is considered that the omission of the signature makes the customer judgment faster, so that the processing efficiency is increased and the method is effective. . For this reason,
Depending on the store, the cashier processes the credit transaction by judging the necessity / unnecessity of the signature depending on the amount of the credit transaction.

[0004]

As described above, in this type of conventional merchandise sales data processing apparatus, the signature area of the credit customer is always provided in the store receipt regardless of the size of the credit transaction amount. Therefore, the necessity / unnecessity of the signature was left to the cashier's judgment.
For this reason, it is difficult for inexperienced cashiers and the like to judge whether a signature is necessary or not, and there is a risk of wasting time.

[0005] Therefore, the present invention prints and issues a receipt for store reservation provided with a signature area for credit customers only when the credit transaction amount is equal to or more than an arbitrarily set reference amount, and determines whether a signature is necessary. The present invention aims to provide a merchandise sales data processing apparatus that can uniquely determine the product without depending on the determination of the cashier, can reduce the load on the cashier, and can improve the processing efficiency.

[0006]

According to the present invention, when information on a product for sale is input via an input device, the sales statement data of the product for sale is printed on a receipt paper by a receipt printer, and the credit key is used for credit. When the payment for the product sold by the transaction is declared, the credit inquiry of the credit transaction is inquired to the outside, and when approved, the credit printer prints predetermined credit transaction data on the receipt paper by a receipt printer and issues it. In the device, amount comparing means for comparing the price declared to be paid for the credit transaction with the credit key with a preset reference amount, and the comparing means confirms that the price of the credit transaction is equal to or more than the reference amount. Receipt paper on which the credit transaction data is printed only when It is obtained by a receipt printing control means for issuing provided signature area credit customer.

[0007]

According to the present invention having such a configuration, when the price of a product paid by credit transaction is equal to or more than a reference amount,
The receipt area on which the data of the credit transaction is printed is provided with the signature area of the credit customer provided. However, if the credit amount is less than the reference amount, the signature area is not provided.

[0008] Accordingly, the cashier only needs to have the customer sign the signature when the receipt provided with the signature area is issued, and the cashier does not have to troubleshoot the necessity of the signature.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a POS terminal 1 of a POS system shown in FIG. 1 will be described with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a plurality of POS terminals having a function of registering a product purchased by a customer;
A store controller having a function of centrally managing the S terminal 1 and collecting and totaling product sales data registered at each POS terminal 1. Each POS terminal 1 and the store controller 2 are connected to an HDLC (high-level
They are connected in-line via a transmission line 3 such as a data link control) line. A host computer 5 of a credit company is connected to the store controller 2 via a telephone line 4.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the POS terminal 1. Reference numeral 11 denotes a CPU (central processing unit) constituting a control unit main body. A ROM (read only memory) 13 in which program data and the like are stored in advance in the CPU 11 via a bus line 12, and a RAM (random access memory) in which a memory and the like for registering merchandise sales data are formed. ) 14, a clock circuit 15 for measuring the current date and time, a signal of a mode switch 16 for selecting various business modes such as "registration", "payment", "setting" and the like, and an opening drive signal to a drawer 17 , An I / O port 18 for outputting data, a communication interface 19 for transmitting and receiving data via the transmission path 3, a keyboard controller 21 for inputting a key signal from a keyboard 20, a product name, a price, a total price, etc. Display controller 2 for driving and controlling a display 22 for displaying
3. A printer controller 25 for driving and controlling a printer 24 for printing on receipts and journals, a card reader controller 27 for receiving card information of a credit card read by a card reader 26, and the like are connected.

As shown in FIG. 3, the keyboard 20 has a number key 31 for counting the sales amount of the product and the like.
In addition to a plurality of department keys 32 in which department codes for classifying each product are preset, a subtotal key 33, a credit key 3
4. Various function keys such as a total key 35 and a clear key 36 are provided. Also, "split", "batch"
A payment method key 37 for inputting the payment method of the credit transaction such as “combined” is also provided.

Incidentally, the credit key 34 is a key for declaring payment of the sold product by credit transaction, and the total key 35 is a key for declaring payment of the sold product by cash transaction.

In the RAM 14, in addition to a memory for registering merchandise sales data, as shown in FIG. 4, a total amount memory 41 for storing the total amount of merchandise purchased by one customer, a credit transaction amount A reference amount memory 42 for storing a reference amount serving as a branch point of whether or not to be treated as a low price or a high price, and a card information memory 43 for storing card information of a credit card read by the card reader 26 are formed. .

When the "registration" mode is selected by the mode switch 16, the CPU 11 inputs the department key 32 and inputs the department code of the product for sale. Department code,
The sales amount, the number of sales points, etc.) are registered in a predetermined memory of the RAM 14, and the sales amount is added to the total amount memory 41. In addition, a program code is set so that the department code and the sales amount, etc., which are key-inputted are displayed on the display unit 22, and the sales details data (segment code, sales amount, etc.) of the sales product are printed out on a receipt or the like by the printer 24. Have been. The CPU 11 is set to execute the control shown in FIG. 5 when the credit key 34 is inputted after the product registration of one transaction.

That is, after confirming that the credit card is set in the card reader 26, the card information of the credit card is read through the card reader interface 27. Next, when one of the payment methods is key-input by the payment method key 37 of the keyboard 20,
The total amount of one transaction stored in the total amount memory 41 is compared with the reference amount stored in the reference amount memory 42. (Amount comparison means)

When the total amount is equal to or more than the reference amount, the credit inquiry of the credit transaction is inquired to the host computer 5 of the credit company. In response, upon receiving a response for approving the credit transaction from the host computer 5, the printer 24 prints predetermined credit transaction data on the receipt and issues a purchase receipt 61 in a format as shown in FIG. . Subsequently, the credit transaction data of this time is reprinted on the receipt by the printer 24, and a signature area A of the credit customer is provided on the receipt, and a signature receipt 63 having a format as shown in FIG. Issue.

On the other hand, when the total amount is less than the reference amount, the store controller 2 is inquired of a credit inquiry for a credit transaction. In response, upon receiving a response approving the credit transaction from the store controller 2, the printer 24 prints predetermined credit transaction data on the receipt and issues a purchase receipt 61 in a format as shown in FIG. . Subsequently, the print again the current credit transaction data on a receipt by the printer 24 issues a store copy for receipt 6 2 format as shown in FIG. 6 (b). (Receipt printing control means)

Thereafter, the next customer can register the product.
The total amount memory 41 and the card information memory 43 are cleared in response to the first customer's first product registration.
The product sales data registered in the predetermined memory of the RAM 14 is transmitted to the store controller 2 in a timely manner in response to a collection request from the store controller 2.

In this embodiment having such a configuration, when a customer who purchases a product offers to pay by credit transaction, the cashier sets the customer's credit card in the card reader 26 and simultaneously operates the credit key 34 of the keyboard 20. Enter the key. Further, the customer inputs a desired payment method from the payment method key 37.

Then, in the POS terminal 1, the amount of the credit transaction stored in the total amount memory 41 is compared with the reference amount preset in the reference amount memory 42. If the price of the credit transaction is equal to or more than the reference amount, a credit inquiry inquiry of the credit transaction is performed to the host computer 5 of the credit company.

In the host computer 5, the credibility of the credit member (whether credit transactions are not prohibited or the monthly purchase limit is not exceeded, etc.), the validity of the credit card (whether it is within the expiration date, etc.) , The validity of the credit transaction (whether the amount exceeds the single purchase limit or the payment method permitted by the credit card) is checked.

When the credit transaction is approved by the response from the host computer 5, the purchase receipt 61 of the customer is printed and issued by the printer 24, followed by the corresponding credit transaction data and the signature of the credit customer. The signature receipt 63 provided with the area is printed and issued. In this case, the cashier has the credit customer sign the signature area A of the signature receipt 63.

On the other hand, when the price of the credit transaction is less than the reference amount, the store controller 2 is inquired of the credit inquiry of the credit transaction. In the store controller 2, only the validity of the credit card and the validity of the credit transaction are checked.

When the credit transaction is approved by the response from the store controller 2, the purchase receipt 61 of the customer is printed and issued by the printer 24, and then the corresponding credit transaction data is printed but the signature is printed. A store receipt 62 in which no area is provided is printed and issued. In this case, the cashier does not ask the credit customer to sign.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, by setting in advance in the reference amount memory 42 a reference amount serving as a branch point for determining whether the credit transaction amount is treated as a low amount or a high amount, the credit amount is settled. When the amount of money is treated as a low amount, a receipt 62 for store reservation which does not require the signature of the credit customer is printed and issued. When the amount of the credit transaction is treated as a large amount, a receipt 6 for signing which requires the signature of the credit user is issued.
Since 3 is printed and issued, there is no need for the cashier to judge the necessity / unnecessity of the signature from the size of the credit transaction amount. As a result, for credit transactions where the credit transaction amount is treated as a small amount without burdening the cashier, the signature of the credit user can be eliminated, and a significant improvement in processing efficiency can be expected.

[0027] Incidentally, in the embodiment has dealt with the case of applying the present invention to a POS terminal, data communication between the click-les JIT company single electronic cash register accepts the terminal a (EFT) connected It goes without saying that the present invention can also be applied to a merchandise sales data processing device. In the above embodiment, one credit company was described. However, it is needless to say that the present invention can be applied to a case where a credit transaction is performed with a plurality of credit companies.
In this case, the reference amount can be set for each credit company. In the above-described embodiment, the reference amount for determining whether or not to issue the signature receipt 63 may be a credit inquiry query to the host computer 5 or a credit inquiry query to the store controller 2. Although it is used, it is needless to say that the reference amount may be used only for judging the issuance of the signature receipt.

[0028]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, a store receipt with a signature area for a credit customer is printed and issued only when the credit transaction amount is equal to or more than an arbitrarily set reference amount. Thus, it is possible to uniquely determine whether or not a signature is necessary without relying on the judgment of the cashier, and to provide a merchandise sales data processing apparatus capable of reducing the load on the cashier and improving the processing efficiency.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a POS system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a POS terminal in the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an exemplary view showing a keyboard of the POS terminal in the embodiment.

FIG. 4 shows a RAM of the POS terminal in the embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a main memory configuration of FIG.

FIG. 5 shows a CPU of the POS terminal in the embodiment.
9 is a flowchart showing a credit key process.

FIG. 6 is a view showing a print example of various receipts issued from a POS terminal in the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... POS terminal, 2 ... Store controller, 5 ...
Host computer, 11 CPU, 20 keyboard, 22 display, 24 printer, 26 card reader, 34 credit key, 41 total memory, 4
2. Reference amount memory.

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. When information on a product for sale is input via an input device, the sales statement data of the product for sale is printed on receipt paper by a receipt printer.
When the credit key declares payment for the product sold by credit transaction, the credit inquiry of the credit transaction is inquired to the outside, and when approved, the receipt printer prints and issues predetermined credit transaction data on receipt paper. A merchandise sales data processing apparatus comprising: a price comparison unit that compares a price declared to be paid for a credit transaction with the credit key with a predetermined reference amount; And a receipt printing control means for printing the credit transaction data on the receipt paper only when it is confirmed that the amount is equal to or more than the amount and providing a signature area for the credit customer to issue the credit transaction data. Data processing device. 2. When information about a product for sale is input via an input device, the sales statement data of the product for sale is printed on a receipt sheet by a receipt printer, and thereafter, the payment of the product for sale by credit transaction using a credit key. When it is declared, the credit inquiry of the credit transaction is inquired to the outside, and when approved, the predetermined credit transaction data is printed on the receipt paper on which the sales statement data of the sales product is printed by the receipt printer, and the purchase receipt. In a commodity sales data processing device that issues a credit transaction, a price comparison unit that compares a price declared to be paid for a credit transaction with the credit key with a predetermined reference amount, and the price of the credit transaction is calculated by the comparison unit. If it is equal to or greater than the reference amount, The credit transaction data is reprinted on the receipt paper and a signature area for the credit user is provided and a signature receipt is issued, and when the price of the credit transaction is less than the reference amount, the receipt paper follows the purchase receipt. A receipt receipt issuing means for reprinting the credit transaction data without providing the signature area and issuing a store receipt.