JP3283893B2 - Price search device in POS system - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a POS used in stores such as department stores, supermarkets and chain stores.
It relates to a price search method in a system.

In recent years, stores have become larger, so that even in the same store, the same merchandise is displayed at a plurality of different locations due to differences in purchasing and handling personnel or differences in sales floors. In some cases, the selling price varies depending on the display location.

On the other hand, there is a strong need to control all the products handled in the same store by one controller, and to comprehensively manage the product information such as the sales amount, the sales number, the display number, and the stock amount. Therefore, there is a demand for a POS system that can manage products having a plurality of prices as described above, as well as products having a single price, and can search for different prices for each sales floor.

[0004]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a bar code symbol such as a JAN code is source-marked at the time of manufacture of a product in order to identify each product.
At a cash register (POS terminal) at a sales floor, a bar code is scanned to input product identification information (product code), thereby making it possible to easily make an inquiry about a single product price to a product master file.

[0005] However, when the product has a plurality of prices, the bar code with the source mark cannot be used. Therefore, each bar is treated as a separate product, and different product codes are set. The barcode sheet is attached to the product.

[0006]

However, the work of attaching the barcode sheet to the product is extremely difficult, and it requires a great deal of time and labor. In addition, despite the fact that they are the same product, they are handled as different products in the product master file, so that it was not possible to comprehensively manage the product information about the product.

[0007] In addition, instead of sticking the bar code sheet, it is often the case that the user inputs the product code and the amount while looking at a list at a cash register. Since the information cannot be obtained, it is not possible to manage the merchandise display timing and the merchandise order timing in the POS system. Therefore, the person in charge has to count the number of merchandise displayed or in stock.

In view of the above-mentioned problems, the present invention does not require different product codes to be set for a product having a plurality of prices. Therefore, the operation of attaching a bar code sheet to a product or key input of a product code at a cash register can be performed. It is an object of the present invention to provide a price search method in a POS system that can search for the price of a product without having to perform the search and can comprehensively manage the product information.

[0009]

[MEANS FOR SOLVING THE PROBLEMS] Price search method according to the present invention
The law requires at least
The item that stores the product identification information and the department code
Items to be stored, items to store multiple price identification information and price information
Information is stored in association with the
For products with price information, store the department code.
Store the common department code in the
Store the selling price of the product in the item to be paid
For products with
Records storing common department codes and corresponding to each price
Set multiple records that store department codes for each sales floor.
Multi-price identification of records that store common department codes
Information indicating that the item that stores information has multiple prices
Record that stores the department code for each sales floor
The item that stores the price information of the
A product master file configured to store the price of the product
Product identification input by POS terminal using file
Using the information and common department code as keys,
Perform a first search on the file
The product is duplicated in the multiple price identification information of the found record.
When information indicating that it has several prices is stored
A message to the effect that the product has multiple prices
S terminal device, and then input from the POS terminal device.
Using the department code and product identification information as keys
Perform a second search on the master file to find the product
Identify the price at the store.

[0010]

Preferably , the merchandise identification information CAR is
Input by scanning the barcode attached to the product. Further , the common code is configured to be automatically input at the time of the first search.

[0012]

When obtaining the price of a product, a first search of the product master file 32 is first performed using the product identification information CAR as a key. At this time, the department information CSC may be searched using a common code or the like as a sub key.

When a plurality of pieces of price information are stored in the product, a second search is further performed using the department information CSC as a key. At this time, the search may be performed using the product identification information CAR together with the section information CSC. Whether a plurality of pieces of price information are stored is determined, for example, by the presence or absence of the plurality of pieces of price identification information FCG.

[0014]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a POS system 1 according to the present invention. The POS system 1 includes a plurality of POS terminal devices 11, a controller 12, a communication control device 13 for connecting these, and the like.

The POS terminal device 11 is provided with an input key 21 and a display unit 22. The POS terminal device 11 optically reads a bar code attached to a product and automatically inputs a scan code (product code). Scanner 23 is connected.

The controller 12 is provided with a processing device 31, a product master file 32, and various other files, and is connected to an input key 33, a display 34, and the like.

FIG. 2 shows a product master file 3 according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the content of No. 2; Product master file 3
2, for each product, a department code CSC indicating a handling department (store section), a scan code CAR as product identification information, an identification flag FCG for identifying that there are a plurality of prices, a price, and a product. Each item is provided so that sales information DMG such as a name and a supplier name is stored.

Product AS having a single price (ASA, AS
B ...), the common code “0000” is stored in all of them as the department code CSC, and
“0” is stored in the identification flag FCG, and required predetermined data is stored in the sales information DMG.

Commodity AC having multiple prices (ACC, AC
D ...), one record (ACC1, ACC) storing the common code "0000" as the department code CSC
CD1...) And a plurality of records (ACC2, 3, ACD2...) Each storing the actual department code CSC.

In the records (ACC1, ACD1) storing the common code "0000", "1" is stored in the identification flag FCG, and nothing is stored in the sales information DMG.

The records (ACC2, 3, ACD2) storing the actual department code CSC include an identification flag FCG.
"0" is stored in the sales information DMG, and necessary data is stored in the sales information DMG.

The scan code CAR is stored for all products AS and AC. Scan code C
The AR matches the content of the barcode that is source-marked on each product.

Next, a method for retrieving the price of a product will be described with reference to a flowchart showing a procedure for retrieving a price shown in FIG. First, at a cash register, a person in charge scans a bar code attached to a product with the scanner 23 and inputs a scan code (step # 11).

When the scan code is input, the POS terminal 11 sends the input scan code CAR and the common code "0000" to the controller 12. The controller 12 searches the product master file 32 for the first time using the scan code CAR and the common code “0000” as keys (step # 12).

An identification flag F of a product hit by the search
The CG determines whether the product is a single-price product AS or a multi-price product AC (step # 13).

In the case of a single-price product AS, the sales information DMG of the record is extracted and transferred to the POS terminal device 11, where the price is displayed on the display unit 22; It is used as data for printing on a receipt (step # 14).

In the case of a commodity AC having a plurality of prices, a message for prompting entry of a department code is displayed on the display section 22 of the POS terminal device 11 (step #).
15).

The cashier in charge sees the message,
The department code CSC is input from the input key 21 (step # 16). The input department code CSC is sent to the controller 12, and a second search of the product master file 32 is performed using the department code CSC and the scan code CAR as keys (step # 17).

Then, sales information DMG of the record of the product hit by the search is extracted and the POS terminal 11
The price is displayed on the display unit 22 and used as data in the POS terminal device 11 (step # 18).

That is, first, the department code CSC is searched for as the common code "0000", and if it is a single-price product AS, the price is immediately obtained from the sales information DMG. In the case of a product AC having a plurality of prices, a search is performed using a predetermined department code CSC, and the price is obtained from the sales information DMG corresponding to the department.

According to the above-described embodiment, a source-marked bar code can be used for all products, and it is not necessary to set a different product code as in the related art. There is no need to perform sheet attaching work, and it is possible to easily and reliably search for the price of a product.

Further, the cashier in charge scans the bar code attached to the product with the scanner 23 without paying any attention to whether or not the product has a plurality of prices, and displays the bar code of the department code CSC on the display unit 22. By inputting the department code CSC only when it is displayed that the input is waiting for input, it is possible to easily obtain the sales information DMG such as the price of any single price or multiple price products. .

Further, in the product master file 32, the same scan code is assigned to the same product and managed as the same product, so that product information of all products can be managed comprehensively. For products with multiple prices, the sales volume and the like can be ascertained for each department, so that the number of displays and the number of stocks can always be accurately ascertained. Can be managed.

In the above-described embodiment, the common code “0000” serving as a key for the first search may be generated on the controller 12 side. A record having the same scan code CAR is extracted by the first search, and the department code CSC is extracted from the record by the second search.
May be extracted.

In the above embodiment, the department code CS
Although C is a four-digit number, the number of digits and the character type can be variously changed according to the size of each store. As the scan code CAR, an individually set product code other than the source-marked code can be included. It is also possible to store various information other than the above as sales information DMG. Although the identification flag FCG is used as the multiple price identification information, a special code indicating that the user has multiple prices may be used.

In the above embodiment, the contents and configuration of the product master file 32, or the configurations of the POS terminal device 11, the controller 12, the POS system 1, etc., and the sales information D
The procedure for obtaining the MG and the like can be variously changed in addition to the above.

[0037]

According to the present invention, it is not necessary to set a different product code for a product having a plurality of prices. Therefore, it is necessary to attach a barcode sheet to the product or input a product code at a cash register. In addition, it is possible to search for the price of a product, and to comprehensively manage product information.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a POS system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of a product master file according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a price search procedure.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 POS System 32 Product Master File CAR Scan Code (Product Identification Information) CSC Department Code (Department Information) DMG Sales Information (Price Information) FCG Identification Flag (Multiple Price Identification Information)

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. At least merchandise identification information is stored for each merchandise.
Items to store the department code of the store and multiple prices
The item that stores identification information and the item that stores price information
Products that are configured in association and have a single price information
For the item that stores the department code,
The item that stores the price information and the price information
Stores the sales price of a product and has multiple prices
Stores the common department code in the item that stores the department code
Record and department code for each store corresponding to each price
Are provided to store common department codes.
In the field that stores multiple price identification information of the
Stores information indicating that a number has a price, and stores
Item that stores price information of the record that stores the department code
Store the price of the product at each store
Using the product master file configured as described above, the product identification information input by the POS terminal device and the common part
Using the gate code as a key to the product master file
The first search is performed, and the records searched by the first search are searched.
The product has multiple prices in the multiple price identification information of the code
If information indicating that the product is
Providing a message to the POS terminal that there are multiple prices
And then the department code entered from the POS terminal
The product master file using the key and the product identification information as keys
Performs a second search on the
PO characterized by specifying the price to be set
Price search method in S system . Wherein the product identification information, price retrieval in POS system according to claim 1 Symbol mounting, characterized in that input by scanning a bar code attached to a commodity
How . Wherein the common code, how price retrieval in POS system according to claim 1, characterized in that it is automatically entered when first search.