JP5268835B2 - Product sales system and product sales data processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To greatly improve convenience over the management of a family budget by using an electronic journal and reducing customer's time and effort of storing and filing receipts. <P>SOLUTION: In this commodity sales system in which a commodity sales data processor 5 for performing accounting processing of a commercial transaction and a headquarters server 3 are connected communicably through a network 2, a record obtained by associating a transaction specification with a customer ID is stored in a journal file 32 of the headquarters server 3. The commodity sales data processor 5 is made to transmit the customer ID and a command for requesting a return of a transaction history, the headquarters server 3 is made to search the transaction specification associated with the received customer ID from the journal file 32 and to return the transaction history being a search result to the commodity sales data processor 5. Then, the commodity sales data processor 5 is made to issue a receipt on which the received transaction history is printed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to a merchandise sales data processing equipment used in product sales system and the system for managing the journal data for each transaction at the server device.

  A merchandise sales data processing device such as a POS (Point Of Sales) terminal or an ECR (Electronic Cash Register) issues a receipt printed with transaction details for each transaction from a receipt printer. In addition, since companies are legally obligated to store transaction histories for a certain period of time, a journal consisting of the same information as the receipt is printed on the receipt printer at the same time as the receipt is issued. Operation to store is done.

  In recent years, so-called electronic journals in which journals are stored electronically instead of being printed on a print medium have become widespread. For example, the merchandise sales data processing apparatus described in Patent Literature 1 transmits and manages an electronic journal related to accounting processed by itself to a host device. The store user can browse the electronic journal by operating the keyboard or the like of the host device as necessary.

  Some customers take home the receipts issued at the time of accounting, and fill in the details of purchased products in the household account book while confirming the contents, thereby making it useful for household management. In order to keep the household account book accurately, it is necessary to fill in the receipt in the household account book each time you make a purchase, or keep the receipt at hand to fill in the expenditure for a certain period. Both take time. Furthermore, when the expenditures within a certain period are collectively entered into the household account book, it is necessary to arrange a plurality of receipts in chronological order, which is very troublesome.

  The present invention has been made based on the above-described circumstances, and its purpose is to reduce the trouble of customers for storing and organizing receipts using an electronic journal, and greatly improve the convenience for household management. It is to improve.

  In order to solve the above object, the present invention takes the following measures.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a merchandise sales system in which a merchandise sales data processing apparatus that accounts for a commercial transaction and a server apparatus are connected via a network. Receipt issuing means for issuing a receipt printed with, detection means for detecting a customer identifier assigned to each customer, transaction details including product data of products accounted for in a commercial transaction, and the detection means for the accounting process Transaction details transmitting means for transmitting the customer identifier detected by the server apparatus to the server apparatus, history request means for transmitting the customer identifier detected by the detection means to the server apparatus and requesting a transaction history reply, and the history The product data included in the transaction history returned from the server device in response to the request from the request means is classified into the category to which each product belongs. For each category, product information classified into that category, detailed information that summarizes the total amount of products related to the product data, and the total sum of the total amount included in each detailed information are arranged Output means for causing the receipt issuing means to issue a receipt, and the server device stores the transaction details and the customer identifier in association with each other when receiving the transaction details and the customer identifier from the merchandise sales data processing device And a transaction details search means for searching for transaction details stored in the storage means in association with the customer identifier received together with the request when a transaction history reply is requested from the merchandise sales data processing device. , and a returning means for returning the search results in a transaction history of the transaction details search unit to the merchandise sales data processing apparatus, the output Means the said receipt be issued to the receipt issuing means when said display a confirmation screen including a transaction history which has been returned from the server device waits for the instruction of the print, a print instruction is input to the display means It is a featured product sales system.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in a merchandise sales data processing apparatus that is communicatively connected to a server apparatus and accounts for a commercial transaction, a receipt issuing means for issuing a receipt having transaction details printed on a print medium, and assigned to each customer Detecting means for detecting the customer identifier, transaction details transmitting means for transmitting the transaction details including the product data of the product accounted for in the commercial transaction and the customer identifier detected by the detecting means to the server device, and the detection A history request means for requesting a reply to the transaction history by transmitting the customer identifier detected by the means to the server device, and product data included in the transaction history returned from the server device in response to the request of the history request means. It classifies for each category to which each product belongs, and for each category, product data classified into that category and their quotient Comprising a detail information summarizing the total amount of the product according to the data, and output means for issuing a receipt that was placed and the sum of the total amount included in each item information to said receipt issuing means, said output means, display means A confirmation screen including a transaction history returned from the server device is displayed, a print instruction is waited for, and the receipt is issued by the receipt issuing means when the print instruction is input. A data processing device.

  According to the present invention in which such measures are taken, it is possible to reduce the trouble of a customer for storing and organizing receipts by using an electronic journal, and to greatly improve the convenience for household management.

1 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of a product sales system according to a first embodiment. The figure which shows the structure of the record of the journal file in the embodiment. The schematic diagram which shows the principal part structure of the merchandise sales data processing apparatus in the embodiment. The flowchart for demonstrating the accounting process in the embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the receipt issued in the same embodiment. The flowchart for demonstrating the transaction log | history output function in the embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the receipt which printed the transaction log | history in the embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the receipt which printed the transaction log | history in 2nd Embodiment.

[First Embodiment]
Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
The present embodiment is an example in which the present invention is applied to a merchandise sales system in which a plurality of retail stores that are chain-expanded are connected by communication.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of a product sales system in the present embodiment. This system is configured by connecting a general center 1 and a plurality of retail stores F (F1, F2, F3...) Via a network 2 such as the Internet.

  A headquarter server 3 that collects and manages sales data of each store is installed in the general center 1. The headquarter server 3 is configured by connecting an output unit such as a hard disk drive 30 and a display and an input unit such as a keyboard to a control circuit mainly composed of a CPU (Central Processing Unit). The hard disk drive 30 stores a PLU (Price Look Up) file 31 in which product data including product names and prices handled at each store is registered, a journal file 32 that functions as an electronic journal, and the like. Yes. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of the data structure of the journal file 32. The journal file 32 includes a date / time storage area 32a for storing the transaction date / time, a customer ID storage area 32b for storing a customer ID for identifying the customer of the transaction partner, a transaction detail storage area 32c for storing transaction details, and the like. Record is stored. The transaction details are composed of product data of products sold in the transaction, and each product data is composed of a product code for identifying the product, a name, a unit price, and the like. Note that a portion of the record (not shown) includes various information relating to the transaction, such as information for distinguishing the store where the transaction was performed and the product sales data processing device 5.

  In each store F, a store server 4 that collects and manages sales data for each store and one or a plurality of merchandise sales data processing devices 5 are installed. The store server 4 and each merchandise sales data processing device 5 are connected to each other via a LAN (Local Area Network) 6 built in the store so that they can communicate with each other. The store server 4 and the headquarter server 3 are connected to the network 2. Are connected so that they can communicate with each other.

  The store server 4 is configured by connecting an output unit such as a hard disk drive or a display unit and an input unit such as a keyboard to a control circuit mainly composed of a CPU, and a transaction transmitted from the product sales data processing device 5 The details are managed independently from the headquarter server 3.

  The merchandise sales data processing device 5 functions as a POS terminal that processes accounting for purchased merchandise. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing the main configuration of the product sales data processing apparatus 5. The control circuit of the merchandise sales data processing device 5 has a ROM (Read Only Memory) 11, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 12, a communication I / F (Interface) 13, and a scanner I / F 14 for the CPU 10 that functions as a control center. A keyboard controller 15, a cashier side display controller 16, a customer side display controller 17, a card reader controller 18, and a printer controller 19 are connected by a bus line 20 such as an address bus or a data bus. The LAN 6 is connected to the communication I / F 13, the scanner 21 is connected to the scanner I / F 14, the keyboard 22 is connected to the keyboard controller 15, the cashier-side display 23 is connected to the cashier-side display controller 16, A customer display 24 is connected to the customer display controller 17, a card reader 25 is connected to the card reader controller 18, and a receipt printer 26 is connected to the printer controller 19.

  The ROM 11 stores fixed data such as BIOS (Basic Input / Output System). The RAM 12 forms various working storage areas according to the processing scene. The communication I / F 13 controls communication with the store server 4 via the LAN 6. The scanner 21 optically reads a barcode attached to a product or the like to generate barcode data, and outputs the barcode data to the scanner I / F 14. The scanner I / F 14 notifies the CPU 10 of the barcode data output from the scanner 21.

  The keyboard 22 is an alphabet key for character input, a numeric keypad for numerical input, a PLU key for declaring the start of product registration, a subtotal key for declaring the completion of product registration, and a deposit / current total for declaring the closing of accounting for commercial transactions. An operation key such as a key is provided, and an electric signal corresponding to the depressed operation key is output to the keyboard controller 15. The keyboard controller 15 generates a digital signal indicating the type of the operation key pressed down based on the electrical signal output from the keyboard 22 and notifies the CPU 10 of the digital signal.

  The cashier-side display controller 16 converts display data output from the CPU 10 into a video signal and outputs the video signal to the cashier-side display 23. The cashier-side display 23 displays information based on the video signal output from the cashier-side display controller 16 to a store clerk (hereinafter referred to as cashier) in charge of the operation of the merchandise sales data processing apparatus 5 (CRT). A display such as a Cathode Ray Tube (LCD), a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), or an Organic Electro-Luminescence (OEL).

  The customer side display controller 17 converts the display data output from the CPU 10 into a video signal and outputs it to the customer side display 24. The customer-side display 24 is a display such as a CRT, LCD, or OEL that displays information based on the video signal output from the customer-side display controller 17 to a customer who makes a transaction in the merchandise sales data processing apparatus 5. is there.

  When the magnetic card is slid into the reading groove, the card reader 25 reads the card data from the magnetic stripe attached to the magnetic card and outputs it to the card reader controller 18. The card reader controller 18 controls the reading timing of the magnetic card by the card reader 25 and notifies the CPU 10 of the card data output from the card reader 25. The card reader 25 functions as a detection unit in the present embodiment.

  The receipt printer 26 is a so-called thermal printer configured to convey receipt paper, which is thermal paper, with a thermal roller and a platen roller, for example, while being conveyed by a conveyance roller. The printer controller 19 drives the printing unit to form a pattern based on the printing data received from the CPU 10 on the receipt paper and discharges it from a receipt issuing port provided on the housing surface of the product sales data processing device 5. The receipt printer 26 functions as a receipt issuing unit in the present embodiment.

  The merchandise sales data processing device 5 realizes the following means (1) and (2) by software control.

(1) Transaction details transmitting means for transmitting the transaction details of the transaction processed for accounting and the customer ID read by the card reader 25 during the accounting processing to the headquarter server 3.

(2) History request means for sending the customer ID read by the card reader 25 to the headquarter server 3 and requesting a transaction history reply.

(3) Output means for outputting a transaction history returned from the headquarter server 3 in response to a request from the history request means.

  The headquarter server 3 realizes the following means (4) and (5) by software control.

(4) Transaction details search means for searching for transaction details stored in the journal file 32 in association with the customer ID received together with the request when a return of transaction history is requested from the merchandise sales data processing device 5.

(5) Reply means for returning a transaction history as a search result of the transaction details search means to the merchandise sales data processing apparatus 5.

Next, the operation of the product sales system will be described.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the transaction processing of the commercial transaction in the product sales system. In this process, it is assumed that the PLU file 31 is downloaded from the headquarter server 3 to each store server 4.

  When the customer carries the purchased product to the cash register in which the product sales data processing device 5 is installed, the cashier depresses the PLU key provided on the keyboard 22 to start the product registration process (step S101). During this process, the cashier reads the barcode attached to the product with the scanner 21 and inputs the product code. When the product code is input, the product data stored in association with the product code input from the PLU file 31 stored in the store server 4 is specified, and the work data registration product data storage provided in the RAM 12 is provided. It will be registered in the area. When all the products have been registered, the cashier depresses a subtotal key provided on the keyboard 22 to declare the completion of product registration.

  After the completion of the merchandise registration is declared, the merchandise sales data processing apparatus 5 waits for reading the customer card (step S102). At this time, the card reader 25 shifts to a state of accepting reading of the customer card under the control of the card reader controller 18. When the cashier or the customer slides the customer card into the reading groove of the card reader 25, the customer ID stored in the customer card is read and notified to the CPU 10 via the card reader controller 18. At this time, the merchandise sales data processing apparatus 5 determines that the customer card has been read (Yes in step S102), stores the customer ID notified from the card reader controller 18 in the RAM 12, and waits for a declaration of closing of the transaction. (Step S103).

  When the price paid by the customer is input and the deposit / current total key provided on the keyboard 22 is pressed, the merchandise sales data processing apparatus 5 determines that the closing of the transaction has been declared (Yes in step S103). At this time, the merchandise sales data processing device 5 executes closing processing such as creation of transaction details, confirmation of transaction date and time, point processing, etc. (step S104). The transaction details are created based on the product data registered in the working storage area of the RAM 12. As the transaction date and time, the system date and time at the timing when the closing of the transaction is declared is used. In the point process, various processes relating to points are executed, such as calculating the number of points to be given to the customer based on the transaction amount. Note that the number of points given to the customer may be stored and managed in the customer card, or may be managed by the headquarter server 3.

  If the closing process is completed, the merchandise sales data processing apparatus 5 causes the printer controller 19 to drive the receipt printer 26 to issue a receipt on which the transaction details, the number of points, etc. are printed (step S105). An example of the receipt issued at this time is shown in FIG. On this receipt 40, a header, transaction details information, point details information, and the like are printed. The header includes a store name, a store address, a telephone number, and the like. The transaction details information includes transaction date and time, product data, and the like. The point details information includes the number of points given to the customer.

  If such a receipt is issued, the transaction details, transaction date and time, and customer ID of the transaction are transmitted from the communication I / F 13 to the headquarters server 3 via the LAN 6 and the network 2 (step S106). The process ends.

  While the merchandise sales system is operating, the headquarters server 3 waits for receipt of transaction details from the merchandise sales data processing apparatus 5 installed in each store (step S107). Then, when the transaction details transmitted from the merchandise sales data processing device 5 are received (Yes in step S107), a record in which the received transaction date / time, customer ID, and transaction details are associated with each other is created and stored in the journal file 32. Store (step S108).

  As described above, when the transaction is accounted for by the merchandise sales data processing apparatus 5 installed in each store, transaction details and the like related to the transaction are transmitted to the headquarter server 3 and accumulated in the journal file 32.

  Now, the merchandise sales data processing apparatus 5 in this embodiment has a transaction history output function for outputting a history of merchandise purchased by a customer in the past. FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining processing executed by the merchandise sales data processing device 5 and the headquarter server 3 in realizing the transaction history output function.

  In the state set in the merchandise registration mode, the merchandise sales data processing apparatus 5 waits for a transaction history output declaration (step S201). At this time, the cashier can declare the output of the transaction history by pressing down a transaction history output operation key provided on the keyboard 22. When this operation key is pressed, it is determined that the output of the transaction history has been declared (Yes in step S201), and the merchandise sales data processing apparatus 5 displays a customer card reading instruction on the cashier side display 23. (Step S202), waiting for reading of the customer card (Step S203). At this time, the card reader controller 18 controls the card reader 25 to shift to a reading standby state.

  When the customer card is slid on the card reader 25, the customer ID is read from the magnetic stripe of the customer card and notified to the CPU 10. Upon receipt of this notification, the merchandise sales data processing device 5 determines that the customer card has been read (Yes in step S203), and causes the cashier-side display 23 to display a pop-up that accepts an input of the desired browsing period (step S204). Then, it waits for an input of a desired browsing period to the popup (step S205). At this time, by operating the keyboard 22, it is possible to input a desired browsing period in, for example, year, month, and day units in the pop-up.

  When the cashier asks the customer about the desired viewing period, and operates a numeric key provided on the keyboard 22 to input a period according to the customer's response (Yes in step S205), the merchandise sales data processing apparatus 5 A command for requesting a reply to the transaction history together with the customer ID read from the customer card in the processing of S203 and the desired browsing period inputted via the pop-up is sent from the communication I / F 13 via the LAN 6 and the network 2 to the headquarter server 3 (Step S206). After transmitting these commands and the like, it waits for a transaction history reply from the headquarter server 3 (step S207).

  While the product sales system is in operation, the headquarter server 3 waits for reception of the command, customer ID, and desired browsing period transmitted from the product sales data processing device 5 installed in each store (step S207). ). When receiving the command or the like (Yes in step S207), the headquarter server 3 has the same ID stored in the customer ID storage area 32b as the received customer ID and the date and time stored in the date and time storage area 32a. Searches the journal file 32 for records belonging to the desired browsing period (step S208). The found record is returned to the merchandise sales data processing apparatus 5 as a transaction history (step S209).

  When the transaction history returned from the headquarter server 3 is received via the communication I / F 13 (Yes in step S210), the merchandise sales data processing device 5 displays a part of the received transaction history on the cashier-side display 23. Is displayed (step S211), and the transaction history print instruction is awaited (step S212). At this time, printing can be instructed by depressing an operation key for history printing provided on the keyboard 22. When the cashier finally confirms whether or not to print the transaction history to the customer and presses down the operation key for history printing (Yes in step S212), print data based on the transaction history is generated, and the printer controller 19 And instructing printing (step S213). Upon receiving this instruction, the printer controller 19 drives the receipt printer 26 to issue a receipt on which the transaction history is printed. Thus, when the receipt on which the transaction history is printed is issued, the processing relating to the history browsing function is completed.

An example of a receipt issued in the process of step S213 is shown in FIG. On this receipt 41, a header, total information, point details information, and a plurality of transaction details information 1 to 4 are printed. The header includes a store name, a store address, a telephone number, and the like. The total information is composed of a desired browsing period and a total amount in transactions within the period. The point detail information is composed of the number of points given in the transaction within the desired browsing period. Each transaction detail information 1-4 is comprised by the transaction detail in a separate transaction, and the date and time when the transaction was performed, and is arranged in time series about transaction date and time.
The receipt issued in this manner is handed to the customer by the cashier, and the customer takes it home for use in household management.

  As described above, in the merchandise sales system according to the present embodiment, the record in which the customer ID is associated with the transaction details is managed by the journal file 32 provided in the headquarter server 3 and the merchandise sales data processing apparatus 5 is operated. A receipt that prints the transaction history of a specific customer can be issued. That is, since the customer can obtain a receipt in which past transaction histories are printed together, it is possible to save the trouble of storing receipts received at each transaction and arranging them in time series. Furthermore, since the journal file 32 is managed by the headquarter server 3, transaction histories at a plurality of stores where chains are developed can be collected and viewed with a single receipt, which is more effective.

  In addition, designation of a period for which browsing of transaction history is desired is accepted, and transaction history within that period is output. Therefore, since only the transaction history for the period required by the customer is printed on the receipt, it is easy for the customer to view the necessary information, and the store can save receipt paper and is economical. .

[Second Embodiment]
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
This embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the transaction details information of the receipt issued in the process of step S213 shown in FIG. 6 is classified for each product category. The configuration of the merchandise sales system and the merchandise sales data processing device 5 and the processing executed when the merchandise sales data processing device 5 is set to the registration mode are the same as those in the first embodiment. The description is omitted.

  In the flowchart shown in FIG. 6, after receiving the transaction history from the headquarters server 3 (Yes in step S210), the product sales data processing device 5 classifies all the products included in the received transaction history into predetermined categories. . Examples of the predetermined category include a category according to the product type such as food, miscellaneous goods, clothing, a category according to the price range of the product, a category according to the production place and the production place of the product in each country or region, etc. Various things can be adopted.

  In the case of classifying into categories according to the product type, for example, product type information indicating which product belongs to the product type managed by the PLU file 31 or the journal file 32, such as food, miscellaneous goods, clothing, etc. Add When the merchandise sales data processing device 5 receives the transaction history, the merchandise sales data processing apparatus 5 classifies each merchandise into a category corresponding to the kind of food, miscellaneous goods, clothing, etc. with reference to the kind information in each merchandise data.

  Further, when classifying according to the price range of products, paying attention to the product unit price in the product data, for example, it is classified into a plurality of categories such as less than 500 yen, 500 yen or more and less than 1000 yen, or 1000 yen or more.

  Further, when classifying by product producing country, information indicating the production place or manufacturing place of each product is added to the product data managed by the PLU file 31 or the journal file 32 by country or region. Then, when the merchandise sales data processing apparatus 5 acquires the transaction history, the merchandise sales data processing apparatus 5 classifies each merchandise into a category corresponding to the production area or the production area with reference to information indicating the production area or the production area in each product data.

  FIG. 8 shows a schematic diagram of a receipt issued by classifying product data into categories corresponding to product types. On this receipt 42, a header, total information, point detailed information, category-specific total information, food detailed information, miscellaneous goods detailed information, clothing detailed information, and the like are printed. The header includes a store name, a store address, a telephone number, and the like. The total information is composed of a desired browsing period and a total amount in transactions within the period. The point detail information is composed of the number of points given in the transaction within the desired browsing period. The total information for each category includes the total amount of purchased products belonging to each of food, miscellaneous goods, and clothing. The food detail information, miscellaneous goods detail information, and clothing detail information are composed of food, miscellaneous goods, clothing merchandise data, etc. purchased within the desired browsing period under the headings “food”, “miscellaneous goods”, and “clothing”, respectively. Has been.

  Thus, in this embodiment, the receipt which classified the merchandise data contained in transaction history according to a predetermined category is issued. As a result, the labor required for customer household management is greatly reduced. For example, as described with reference to FIG. 8, if the product is classified into categories according to the product type, it can be determined at a glance how much money has been spent on shopping for food, miscellaneous goods, clothing, etc. For customers who divide varieties and fill in the household account book, it is possible to save the trouble of looking at receipts and determining the varieties. Also, if you categorize the product according to the price range of the product, you can easily identify the product with high expense, so there are some means for saving such as refraining from purchasing the same product next time. It becomes easy to take. In addition, by setting the category desired by the customer as appropriate, an effect unique to that category is achieved.

  Needless to say, the same effects as those of the first embodiment can be obtained in addition to the above effects.

[Modification]
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments as they are, and can be embodied by modifying the components without departing from the scope of the invention in the implementation stage. Specific examples of modifications are as follows.

(1) That is, in each of the above embodiments, it is assumed that there are a plurality of stores, and the journal file 32 is managed by the headquarter server 3 that supervises each store. However, the journal file 32 may be managed by the store server 4 in each store. In this case, the store server 4 may be in charge of the processing described as being performed by the headquarter server 3 in each of the embodiments.

(2) Further, in each of the above embodiments, a receipt printed with a transaction history is issued from the receipt printer 26 in realizing the transaction history output function. However, the method for outputting the transaction history is not limited to issuing a receipt. In addition, the merchandise sales data processing device 5 may be provided with a communication means with a mobile communication terminal possessed by the customer, and the transaction history may be output to the mobile communication terminal via this communication means.

(3) In each of the above embodiments, the merchandise sales data processing device 5 accepts designation of the desired browsing period, transmits the accepted desired browsing period and the customer ID to the headquarter server 3, and the headquarter server 3 journals The transaction history corresponding to the customer ID and the viewable period is searched from the file 32. However, the transaction history corresponding to the desired browsing period may be selected by the merchandise sales data processing apparatus 5 after the transaction history corresponding to the customer ID is returned from the head office server 3. In this case, you may receive designation | designated of the browsing desired period after receiving the transaction history from the headquarters server 3. FIG.

(4) Moreover, in 2nd Embodiment, after receiving the transaction history according to customer ID from the headquarters server 3, the merchandise data contained in the said transaction history are made into the predetermined category in the merchandise sales data processing apparatus 5. It was supposed to be classified. However, the headquarter server 3 may classify the product data into categories. Which of these processes is performed may be selected in consideration of the processing performance of the headquarter server 3 and the merchandise sales data processing apparatus 5 and one that can smoothly implement the transaction history output function.

In addition, various inventions can be formed by appropriately combining a plurality of constituent elements disclosed in the above embodiments. For example, some components may be deleted from all the components shown in each embodiment. Furthermore, constituent elements over different embodiments may be appropriately combined.
The invention described in the scope of claims at the beginning of the filing of the present application is appended below.
[1] In a merchandise sales system in which a merchandise sales data processing apparatus for accounting for business transactions and a server apparatus are connected via a network, the merchandise sales data processing apparatus detects a customer identifier assigned to each customer. A transaction means transmitting means for transmitting the transaction details of the transaction processed for accounting and the customer identifier detected by the detection means during the accounting processing to the server device; and a customer identifier detected by the detection means. History request means for sending a transaction history reply to the server device and output means for outputting the transaction history returned from the server device in response to the request of the history request means, When the transaction details and the customer identifier are received from the product sales data processing device, the transaction details are associated with the customer identifier. Storage means for storing and transaction details search means for searching for transaction details stored in the storage means in association with a customer identifier received together with the request when a transaction history reply is requested from the merchandise sales data processing device And a return means for returning a transaction history as a search result of the transaction details search means to the product sales data processing apparatus.
[2] The merchandise sales data processing device further includes receipt issuing means for issuing a receipt having a transaction details printed on a print medium, and the output means receives the receipt on which the transaction history returned from the server device is printed. The product sales system according to [1], wherein the product is issued by a receipt issuing unit.
[3] The product sales data processing device further includes a period designating unit that accepts designation of an arbitrary period, and before the transaction history is returned from the server device to the product sales data processing device, or the product sales data In the above [1], after the transaction history is returned to the processing device, the transaction history is limited to a transaction history consisting of transaction details accounted for within a period in which designation is accepted by the period designation means. Product sales system described.
[4] Before the transaction history is returned from the server device to the product sales data processing device, or after the transaction history is returned to the product sales data processing device, the product data included in the transaction history is stored for each product. The product sales system according to [1], wherein the output unit outputs a transaction history in a state where the product data is classified for each category.
[5] In a merchandise sales data processing apparatus that is communicably connected to a server apparatus and accounts for a commercial transaction, a detection unit that detects a customer identifier assigned to each customer, a transaction detail of the commercial transaction that has been accounted for, and the detection unit Transaction details transmitting means for transmitting the detected customer identifier to the server device, history request means for transmitting the customer identifier detected by the detecting means to the server device, and requesting a reply to the transaction history, and the history request An item sales data processing apparatus comprising: output means for outputting a transaction history returned from the server apparatus in response to a request from the means.
[6] A merchandise sales data processing apparatus including a detection unit that is connected to a server device and detects a customer identifier assigned to each customer, and a receipt issuance unit that issues a receipt in which transaction details are printed on a print medium. A transaction program transmitting function for transmitting transaction details of a transaction processed for accounting and a customer identifier detected by the detection unit to the server device, and a detection unit; A history request function for sending a detected customer identifier to the server device to request a transaction history reply, and a receipt printed with a transaction history returned from the server device in response to a request by the history request function. A control program for realizing the output function to be issued by the issuing unit.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Control center, 2 ... Network, 3 ... Central server, 4 ... Store server, 5 ... Merchandise sales data processing apparatus, 6 ... LAN, 30 ... Hard disk drive, 31 ... PLU file, 32 ... Journal file

JP-A-6-150163

Claims (3)

In a merchandise sales system in which a merchandise sales data processing apparatus for accounting for business transactions and a server apparatus are connected via a network,
The merchandise sales data processing device includes:
A receipt issuing means for issuing a receipt in which transaction details are printed on a print medium;
Detecting means for detecting a customer identifier assigned to each customer;
Transaction details transmitting means for transmitting the transaction details including the product data of the products accounted for in the commercial transaction and the customer identifier detected by the detection means during the accounting processing to the server device;
History request means for requesting a transaction history reply by sending the customer identifier detected by the detection means to the server device;
The product data included in the transaction history returned from the server device in response to the request of the history request means is classified for each category to which each product belongs, and the product data classified into that category for each category and those products Detailed information summarizing the total amount of products related to the data, and an output means for causing the receipt issuing means to issue a receipt in which the sum of the total amount included in each detailed information is arranged,
The server device
When the transaction details and the customer identifier are received from the commodity sales data processing device, the storage means for storing the transaction details and the customer identifier in association with each other;
Transaction details search means for searching for transaction details stored in the storage means in association with the customer identifier received together with the request when a transaction history reply is requested from the merchandise sales data processing device;
A reply means for returning a transaction history as a search result of the transaction details search means to the merchandise sales data processing device ;
The output means displays a confirmation screen including the transaction history returned from the server device on the display means, waits for a print instruction, and causes the receipt issuing means to issue the receipt when the print instruction is input. Product sales system characterized by that. The commodity sales data processing device further includes a period designating unit that accepts designation of an arbitrary period,
Period in which the transaction history is received by the period designating unit before the transaction history is returned from the server device to the product sales data processing device or after the transaction history is returned to the product sales data processing device The merchandise sales system according to claim 1, wherein the merchandise sales system is limited to a transaction history including transaction details accounted for inside. In the merchandise sales data processing apparatus that is connected to the server apparatus and accounts for business transactions,
A receipt issuing means for issuing a receipt in which transaction details are printed on a print medium;
Detecting means for detecting a customer identifier assigned to each customer;
Transaction details transmitting means for transmitting the transaction details including the product data of the products accounted for in the commercial transaction and the customer identifier detected by the detection means to the server device;
History request means for requesting a transaction history reply by sending the customer identifier detected by the detection means to the server device;
The product data included in the transaction history returned from the server device in response to the request of the history request means is classified for each category to which each product belongs, and the product data classified into that category for each category and those products Detailed information summarizing the total amount of products related to the data, and an output means for causing the receipt issuing means to issue a receipt in which the sum of the total amount included in each detailed information is arranged ,
The output means displays a confirmation screen including the transaction history returned from the server device on the display means, waits for a print instruction, and causes the receipt issuing means to issue the receipt when the print instruction is input. A product sales data processing apparatus characterized by that.

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