JPH0363898A - Pos terminal equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To shorten the read operating time of the bar code of the goods by reducing the transportation path of the goods from a cart to the housing cart of the goods after reading the bar code passing the reading area of a bar code scanner to an irreducible minimum. CONSTITUTION:A space on a floor where a shopping basket 105 in which the goods targeted to be read with the bar code is housed and a shopping basket 104 housing the goods for which the reading of the bar code is completed are arranged, and a stationary type bar code scanner 101 are provided. And the bar code scanner 101 is arranged in line with the placing positions of the shopping baskets 104, 105 so that the plane of the bar code detecting window 101a of the bar code scanner 101 can make almost the right angles at the floor and also, the bar code detecting window 101a is positioned keeping prescribed height above the floor and is directed toward the placing positions of the shopping baskets 104, 105. Therefore, the transportation path of the goods from the cart 105 to the cart 104 passing the reading area of the bar code scanner 101 can be reduced. In such a way, the read operating time can be shortened.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a POS terminal device for managing product sales status, sales, etc. in a retail store or the like.

(Prior Art) POS systems have been widely used in supermarkets and the like. As is well known, a POS system is a system in which the price of a product is expressed in a barcode, this barcode label is attached to the product, and the barcode of each product is read at the time of payment to calculate the charges. ,
It is used to understand the sales situation of products.

Utility Model No. 62-15453 is an example of a POS terminal device that reads barcodes attached to products and settles charges.
A POS terminal device disclosed in Publication No. 1 is known.

This POS terminal device is composed of a registration section 10 and a payment section 11, as shown in FIG. 2a and FIG.
0 is composed of a scanner 1, a first keyboard 3, and a first display 4. Each component of the registration section 10 is placed on the same plane on the upper surface of the counter stand 7.
A display 4, a scanner 1, and a first keyboard 3 are arranged in this order. The payment section 11 is composed of a printer 5, a cash box 6, a second keyboard 8, and a second display 9, and is arranged on the side of the operator.

Further, a basket 12 containing products purchased by a customer and a basket 13 containing products whose barcodes have been read are placed on both sides of the scanner 1, respectively.

According to the POS terminal device configured as described above, the operator takes out the products one by one from the basket 12 containing the products purchased by the customer, passes them in front of the scanner l, and scans the barcode attached to the products. Let it read. At this time, the department code and unit price data of the product whose barcode has been read are displayed on the display 4, and when registering a product without a barcode, the operator can input these from the first keyboard 3. input. Thereafter, the product whose barcode has been read is placed in the basket 13. By repeating this operation, the total charge results are displayed on the display 9.

In addition to hand-held baskets, shopping carts equipped with casters (hereinafter referred to as carts) can be used at supermarkets and the like. The customer places the product in the storage section of the cart (so, as shown in Figure 2 a and b, move the cart 5 along the table and place the product (not shown) in the cart at an appropriate position. After the customer transfers the products one by one to the basket 12, as described above, the customers take out the products from the basket 12, have their bar codes read, and place them in the basket 13.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) However, in the conventional POS terminal device described above, since the scanner 1 is located between the baskets 12 and 13, the baskets 12 and 13 are separated from each other.

For this reason, it takes time for the operator to take out a product from the basket 12, have the scanner 1 read the barcode attached to the product, and then place the product into the basket 13.

In addition, packs containing sashimi, etc. have barcodes attached to their tops, so when scanning this with scanner 1, the pack must be turned over. There was a problem with the arrangement being corrupted.

Furthermore, as mentioned above, when a customer uses a cart, there is a problem in that it may take time and effort to move the products in the cart to the basket.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above-mentioned problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a POS terminal device that can shorten the time required to pay for products and eliminate the need to move products in a cart to another basket.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a POS terminal device that reads barcodes attached to products. , a space on the floor where movable shopping machines for storing products whose barcodes have been read can be arranged side by side, and a stationary barcode scanner, and a barcode detection window of the barcode scanner. The barcode scanner is positioned such that the surface thereof is substantially perpendicular to the floor surface, the barcode detection window is located at a predetermined height from the floor surface, and the barcode scanner is directed toward the mounting position of the electric power to be purchased. We propose a PO5 terminal device installed in a straight line with the installation position of the purchased power station.

(Function) According to the present invention, a first cart for storing products whose barcodes have been read is placed on the side of the barcode scanner, and a barcode is placed on the opposite side of the first cart from the barcode scanner. A second cart containing products to be read is placed. At this time, the barcode detection windows are
is pointed in the direction of the cart. The operator takes out the product from the second cart, causes the barcode scanner to read the barcode attached to the product, and then stores the product in the first cart. Here, the barcode detection window of the barcode scanner is set at a predetermined height, for example, the lower end of the barcode detection window is set slightly higher than the upper end of the first cart. Furthermore, since the barcode scanner, the first cart, and the second cart are arranged side by side, the transport path of the product from the second cart through the reading area of the barcode scanner to the first cart is extremely narrow. be short-ranged. Furthermore, when a barcode attached to a product is read by a barcode scanner, the barcode can be read by simply tilting the product slightly.

(Example) FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, 101 is a barcode scanner, 103 is a P
It is an OS terminal. The barcode scanner 101 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and a barcode detection window (
A detection window (hereinafter referred to as a detection window) 101a is provided. This barcode scanner 101 is arranged so that the surface of the detection window 101a is perpendicular to the floor and faces the direction in which the carts 104 and 105 are lined up. In addition, the detection window 101a
are provided so as to be located slightly above the upper ends of the carts 104 and 105. Furthermore, the bottom end of the barcode scanner 101 is located higher than the top end of the cart,
The cart can be moved under the barcode scanner. Further, in the direction toward which the detection window 101a of the barcode scanner 101 faces, there is enough space on the floor surface to arrange the carts 104 and 105 side by side.

The POS terminal 103 is connected to the barcode scanner 101 and a central computer (not shown) of the POS system, and displays the department code, unit price data, etc. of the product whose barcode has been read by the barcode scanner 101. A keyboard 103a for registering products without a bar code, etc., is provided. This POS terminal 103 is arranged at a position where it can be easily operated by an operator (not shown). The barcode scanner 101 emits a laser beam from a detection window 101a, reads the barcode attached to a product when it is located within the reading area, and sends the reading result to the POS terminal 103. Send. Here, as shown in FIG. 3, the reading area 106 is set to have directivity diagonally upward.

According to this embodiment having the above-described configuration, an empty cart 104 is placed in front of the barcode scanner 101, and a cart 105 containing products purchased by a customer who has not made payment is placed next to the cart 104. be done. That is, barcode scanner 101. Cart 104 and cart 105 are arranged on the same straight line.

Here, the operator takes out a product from the cart 105 and causes the barcode scanner 101 to read the barcode attached to the product, and then
The transportation route 107 of the product until it is stored in the storage area is represented by a dotted line M in FIG.

That is, take out the product (A) from the cart 105, check the position of the barcode attached to the product (B), move the product into the reading area 106 (C), and read the barcode. After that, store it in the cart 104 (D).

As mentioned above, barcode scanner 1. Since the OI, the cart 104, and the cart 105 are lined up with almost no spacing between them, the product transport route is the minimum necessary distance, and the Vf interval required for fee settlement can be shortened.

When all the products have been paid for, the customer can move the cart '104 containing his or her products so that it passes under the barcode scanner 101.

Furthermore, since the detection window 101a of the barcode scanner 101 faces in the horizontal direction, it is possible to read the barcode attached to the top of a bank product such as sashimi without having to turn the product over.

Furthermore, even if products are piled up in the car 104 placed in front of the barcode scanner 101, the barcodes attached to these products will not be read by mistake.

In this embodiment, the detection window 1 of the barcode scanner 101
01a is provided vertically, but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, as shown in FIG.
If the surface of 1a is configured to be slightly tilted downward, it becomes possible to face the barcode attached to the packaged product described above to the detection window 101a without tilting the packaged product, etc., and the barcode can be read easily. Can be easily read. Further, even if the surface of the detection window 101a is configured to be tilted slightly upward, the same effect as that of the barcode scanner can be obtained if the reading area 106 of the barcode scanner 101 is formed in the direction of the carts 104 and 105.

(Effects of the Invention) As explained above, according to the present invention, the product passes through the reading area of the barcode scanner from the cart containing the product whose barcode is to be read, and reaches the cart in which the product is stored after the barcode has been read. Since the transport route of the product is made as short as necessary, the time required to read the barcode attached to the product is shortened. Also, when a barcode scanner reads the barcode attached to a product, the barcode can be read by simply tilting the product slightly, so if the barcode is attached to the top of a packaged product such as sashimi, Also, the items inside the bag will not be destroyed. Furthermore, the barcode of a product can be read by simply transferring the product from one cart to another without having to transfer the product from the cart to another basket.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2a is a plan view showing a conventional example, Fig. 2 is a front view showing a conventional example, and Fig. 3 is a transport of goods in one embodiment. Diagram showing the route, 4th
The figure is a diagram showing another example of the configuration of the barcode scanner. 101... Barcode scanner, 101a...
Barcode detection window, 103...POS terminal, 1
04 105...Cart, 106...Barcode reading area, 107...Product transfer route. Figure 1 H1-Ko F Skimana Figure 2 8 Figure 2 Shows the Seirai Stop Figure 3 Circle Figure 4

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A POS terminal device that reads barcodes attached to products has a movable shopping basket that contains the product whose barcode is being read, and a movable shopping basket that stores the product whose barcode has been read. A space on a floor surface that can be arranged side by side, and a stationary barcode scanner, wherein a surface of a barcode detection window of the barcode scanner is approximately perpendicular to the floor surface, and the barcode detection window is The POS terminal is located at a predetermined height from the floor surface, and the barcode scanner is arranged in a straight line with the shopping basket mounting position so as to face the shopping basket mounting position. Device.