JP2624877B2 - Electronic cash register - Google Patents

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electronic cash register used in stores, supermarkets, etc., for registering the quantity and sales amount of traded products.

2. Description of the Related Art A function of an electronic cash register has a receipt issuing function in addition to a registration function of a sold product name, a unit price, a sales amount, and the like when selling a product. This receipt is a statement for each product sold to the customer.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a print example of a receipt printed by a conventional electronic cash register. In the conventional electronic cash register, the product name and the unit price are printed for each line from the first line to the fifth line in the order registered by the operator. Subsequently, referring to the registered product, when the product to be bundled is registered, when the product name and the unit price described above are printed, the character “Mato Menebiki” is displayed on the sixth line, and a numeral representing the discount amount is displayed. "-70" is printed. Thereafter, at intervals of, for example, one line, the registered points are printed on the eighth line, and the total registered amount is printed on the ninth line. FIG. 6 shows that three orange juices are subject to collective sale, and a 70 yen discount has been made.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing another print example of a receipt. Here, a printing example in the case of combination sales is shown. In the example shown in FIG. 7, instant coffee and cream powder are to be sold in combination, whereby a discount of 280 yen is made. That is, similarly to the above-described receipt printing example in the case of the collective sale, first, the first to fourth lines print the product name and the unit price of the registered product for each line, and then the fifth line. The letters "Kumiawasenebiki" and the number "-280" as a discount metal are printed on the eyes. Thereafter, at intervals of one line, the registered number of the transaction product is printed on the seventh line, and the registered total metal is printed on the eighth line.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention As shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, the names of the products to be sold together and in combination are randomly displayed on the receipt (in the order registered by the operator). Printed. In general, receipts are required to serve as receipts and household accounts, but with conventional electronic cash register receipts, the correspondence between discounted metals and products to be sold together or combined is unclear. It is.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide an electronic cash register capable of printing an easy-to-read receipt.

Means for Solving the Problems The present invention includes a receipt printing means for printing product information such as a product name and a unit price of a registered product on a long strip of paper, and issuing a receipt. In an electronic cash register that prints on a receipt, a product discriminating means for discriminating whether a registered product is a predetermined specific product, and at least product information of the specific product based on an output of the product discriminating device. A product information storage unit for storing; a specific product calculation unit having an operation formula specific to the specific product and performing an operation based on the product information stored in the product information storage unit; The merchandise information is sequentially printed upon receipt, and the merchandise information of the specific merchandise stored in the merchandise information storing means is calculated by the specific merchandise calculating means at the end of the registration process. An electronic cash register, characterized in that so as to print on the receipt with fruit.

According to the present invention, when a product is registered, it is determined by the product determination means whether the registered product is a predetermined specific product. If the product is not a predetermined specific product, the product information of the registered product, for example, the product name and unit price, is immediately printed on the receipt. In the case of a predetermined specific product, the product information of the specific product is stored in the product information storage means, and the specific product may be matched with specific conditions, for example, by an arithmetic expression specific to these specific products. Confirmed, a discount amount or the like is calculated based on the product information. The specific merchandise and the merchandise information are collectively printed on the receipt after the registration process is completed.

Thereby, for example, on the receipt, first, the product information regarding the registered product other than the predetermined specific product is registered and printed at the same time, and at the end of the registration process, the registered product regarding the specific product which does not satisfy the predetermined specific condition is registered. The merchandise information is printed, and subsequently, merchandise information on the registered merchandise that is a specific merchandise that matches the specific condition, a discount amount calculated based on the specific condition, and the like are printed together.
As a result, the waiting time for receipt printing can be reduced, and the receipt can be handed to the customer immediately upon completion of the registration process.

The predetermined specific merchandise is, for example, a merchandise that is a target of a sales method called collective sale or combination sale. The collective sale is a selling method for discounting a predetermined amount of money when a predetermined number of identical or similar products are sold together. Combination sales is a sales method in which a predetermined amount of money is discounted when a combination of predetermined mutually related products is sold. Then, as a calculation formula specific to the specific product, a predetermined number for a bundled sales or a discount amount when a predetermined condition for a combined product for a combination sales is satisfied is input.

Therefore, the product information relating to the specific product that meets the specific condition, for example, the product name, unit price, discount amount, and the like are printed on the receipt separately from the product information other than the specific product that matches the specific condition. This makes it possible to print an easy-to-read receipt by the operator of the electronic cash register and the customer who receives the receipt.

Embodiment FIG. 1 shows an electronic cash register according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of eleven. The electronic cash register 11 includes a central processing unit (hereinafter abbreviated as CPU) 12 including, for example, a microprocessor. The CPU 12 has a program for controlling various operations of the electronic cash register 11. A read-only memory (ROM) 13 storing such information is connected, and a random access memory (RAM) 14 is also connected.

The RAM 14 has a collective sale product storage area 15 for storing print data related to a product to be bundled, for example, print data indicating a product name and a unit price, and information about a product to be combined and sold, for example, a product name and the like. A combined sales product storage area 16 in which print data indicating a unit price and the like are stored is set.

In the RAM 14, an arithmetic expression specific to a specific product, for example, a target product for collective sale, a condition for collective sale, a discount amount, and a target product for combination sale, a combination condition, and a discount amount are set. Based on the above setting contents, it is determined whether the registered product is a specific product and whether the registered product meets specific conditions, and a discount amount is calculated.

The CPU 12 has an interface circuit (I / F) 17.
And a display device 19 for displaying various data input by the keyboard 18 are connected thereto. Further CP
Connected to U12 is a printer 20 that performs journal printing in which receipts to be delivered to customers and individual registration contents are sequentially recorded over an arbitrary number of lines.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the electronic cash register 11, and FIG.
The figure is a plan view showing the key arrangement of the keyboard 18. The electronic cash register 11 includes a main body 21 on which the keyboard 18, the display device 19, the printer 20, and the like are mounted, and the main body 21 is integrally provided with a drawer 22 for storing cash, securities, and the like. .

The keyboard 18 is provided with a changeover switch 23,
Using the keys held by the operator, the operation state of the electronic cash register 11 can be changed to a stop state, two kinds of program operation states for inputting a product name and a unit price of a product to be handled, and setting change of time. Operating time, registration operation for realizing normal cashier operations, management operation for inputting / outputting data required for management of the electronic cash register 11, and checking and registering the contents of the electronic cash register 11 It can be switched to any of the check performed by the total and monthly totals, the settlement operation state, and the service mode state for setting operation conditions related to the hardware of the registration device 11, and the like.

The keyboard 18 has a numeric key 24, a transaction mode key 25 for inputting transaction modes such as credit sales and credit sales, cash sales, cash sales used for registration of deposit calculation (change calculation) and currency exchange. A / exchange key 26 and the like are arranged.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of this embodiment, and FIG. 5 is a plan view showing an example of receipt printing. When a trade product is registered in step a1, it is determined whether the product registered in step a2 is a target product for collective sale or a target product for combination sale. If the registered product is a target product, the process proceeds to step a3, and print data such as the product name and unit price of the registered product is stored in the RAM. Here, if the registered product is a target product for collective sale, the data is stored in the collective sale product storage area 15, and if the registered product is a target product for combination sale, the data is It is stored in the sales product storage area 16.

If the product registered in step a2 is not a target product, the process proceeds to step a4, where the product name and unit price are printed on the receipt.

In step a5, it is determined whether or not the registration process has been completed. If the registration process has not been completed, the process returns to step a1 to continue registering the product. Upon completion of the registration processing, the flow advances to step a6. In the processing from step a1 to step a5, as shown in FIG. 5, the first to third lines of the receipt include the product names of the general sale items "Yasai", "Ipanshokuhin", and "Biscuit". Is printed on each of the three character groups.

At step a6, it is confirmed whether or not the sale or combination sale is successfully established based on the target products stored in the collective sale product storage area 15 and the combination sale product storage area 16. In step a7, the merchandise name and unit price of the merchandise for which the collective sale or the combination sale has not been established are printed on the receipt. In the present embodiment, six juices are stored in the collective sale product storage area 15. The condition of bulk sale is satisfied with five juices. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 5, on the fourth line, one "orange juice" for which the collective sale was not established and its unit price are printed. In addition, "instant coffee" and "cream powder" are stored in the combination product storage area 16, which match the conditions for combination sale, and there is no specific product that does not match the conditions for combination sale. When printing of a specific product that does not meet the specific conditions is completed, the receipt paper is fed by a length corresponding to two lines.

In step a8, the merchandise name and unit price of the merchandise for which the collective sale has been established are printed. As described above, in this embodiment, 5
Book juice is sold together. Therefore, the product name “orange juice” and its unit price are printed on the sixth to eighth lines, respectively, the product name “grape juice” and its unit price on the ninth line, and the tenth line. Is printed with the product name "Pine Juice" and its unit price. At this time, the 6th to 10th lines of the receipt are marked with a symbol between the product name and Is printed.

The symbol on the 11th line And the characters "Mato Menebiki" and the number "-70" indicating the discount amount due to the collective sale are printed. Thereafter, the receipt paper is fed by a length corresponding to two lines.

In step a9, the product name and unit price of the product to be combined and sold are printed. That is, as shown in FIG.
The product name "Instant Coffee" and its unit price are printed on the line, and the product name "Cream Powder" and its unit price are printed on the 14th line. At this time, in order to indicate that the item is
On the 14th line, a symbol between the product name and the unit price Is printed.

The symbol on the 14th line And the characters "Kumiawasenebiki" and the number "-280" indicating the discount amount due to the combination sale are printed.
Thereafter, the receipt paper is fed by a length corresponding to two lines.

At step a10, an integrated terminal printing process is performed. That is, as shown in FIG. 5, the score of the registered product is printed on the 17th line of the receipt paper, and the total amount is printed on the 18th line.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the target product of the collective sale that matches the collective condition and the target product of the combination sale that matches the combination condition are separated from the other target products, and after the registration process is completed, It is printed together with the mark of the bundled product or the combination product, and the discount amount by the bundle sale and the discount amount by the combination sale are also printed after the product name and the unit price of the target product are printed, respectively. Therefore, it is possible to print a receipt that is easier to read than a conventional receipt, which is very useful for the operator of the electronic cash register and the customer who receives the receipt.

Advantageous Effects of the Invention As described above, according to the present invention, a predetermined specific product has a specific arithmetic expression, and product information related to the specific product, for example, product name, unit price, discount amount, etc. They will be separated and printed together on the receipt. This makes it possible to print a receipt that is easy for the operator of the electronic cash register and the customer receiving the receipt to view.

Further, by printing receipts for the products other than the specific products in the order of registration, the waiting time for receipt printing can be reduced, and the receipt can be handed to the customer immediately after the registration process.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of an electronic cash register 11 according to one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an appearance of the electronic cash register 11, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining a receipt printing operation by the electronic cash register 11;
FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a print example of a receipt printed by the electronic cash register 11, and FIGS. 6 and 7 are views showing a print example of a receipt printed by the conventional electronic cash register. is there. 11… Electronic cash register, 12… CPU, 14… RAM, 15…
… Summary sales product storage area, 16 …… combination sales product storage area, 20 …… printer

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] An electronic device for printing product information such as a product name and a unit price of a registered product on a long strip of paper and issuing a receipt, and for printing the registered product information on the receipt. In a cash register machine, a product discriminating means for discriminating whether a registered product is a predetermined specific product, and a product information storing means for storing at least product information of the specific product based on an output of the product discriminating device. And a specific product calculation unit having a calculation formula specific to the specific product and performing a calculation based on the product information stored in the product information storage unit. The product information other than the specific product is sequentially registered at the time of registration. The receipt information is printed, and the product information of the specific product stored in the product information storage unit is printed on the receipt together with the calculation result output from the specific product calculation unit at the end of the registration process. An electronic cash register, characterized in that it is printed.