JPH04340698A - Sales summing-up system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To realize the sales summing-up system at low cost so as to execute prescribed discount service to the members regardless of the results of purchase. CONSTITUTION:A discount master file is prepared to register merchandise data concerning merchandise to execute the discount service to the prescribed members among handling merchandise, and when a member's card is presented, the discount master file is retrieved as well when summing up the sales data of vended merchandise. Concerning the merchandise registering the merchandise data on it, the sales data are summed up by using the merchandise data. Since it is not necessary for the member's card to be a read only card and a card reader/writer can be replaced with a card reader, the sales summing-up system can be obtained at low cost so as to execute the prescribed discount service to the members regardless of the results of purchase.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a sales aggregation method for aggregating sales data of products sold using a POS terminal or the like.

0002

[Prior Art] Fig. 6 shows a POS system used in the conventional sales aggregation method disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 1-293498.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a terminal. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a central processing unit (hereinafter referred to as CPU) that controls the entire POS terminal and executes processing to aggregate sales data of sold products.

[0003] Reference numeral 2 is a read-only memory (hereinafter referred to as ROM) in which the program of the POS terminal used by the CPU 1 is stored, and 3 is a read-only memory (hereinafter referred to as ROM) that stores various files and data used in the process of aggregating sales data by the CPU 1. Random access memory (hereinafter referred to as R) in which is stored
AM).

[0004] Reference numeral 4 represents a keyboard as an input means for inputting sales data of sold products, etc., and reference numeral 5 represents a keyboard controller for controlling this keyboard 4. 6
7 is a display device on which aggregated data of inputted sales data is visually displayed, and 7 is a display controller that controls this display device 6.

[0005] Reference numeral 8 denotes a printer serving as an output means for printing out each input sales data and the aggregated data as a sales receipt, and 9 a printer drive circuit for driving this printer 8.

10 is a drawer of this POS terminal, and 11 is a drawer drive circuit for driving this drawer 10. Reference numeral 12 denotes an input/output port (
(hereinafter referred to as an I/O port).

Reference numeral 13 is a buzzer provided in the POS terminal, and reference numeral 14 is a buzzer drive circuit for driving the buzzer 13. 15 is an I/O port for connecting this buzzer drive circuit to the CPU 1.

[0008] 16 is an I
It is a membership card such as a C card, and 17 is a card reader/writer that reads and writes to this membership card 16. 18 connects the card reader/writer 17 to CP
This is the I/O port connected to U1, and 19 is this I/O port.
This is a control key connected to port 18.

Reference numeral 20 denotes a communication control circuit that controls communication between this POS terminal and a host computer installed at the center.

Next, the operation will be explained. When a customer who is a member comes to the store and presents the membership card 16, the member card 16 is first transferred to the card reader/writer 17.
Insert into. The card reader/writer 17 reads the member's membership number, cumulative points, etc. from the member card 16.

[0011] Thereafter, when sales data such as the product code and quantity of the product sold to the customer is inputted from the keyboard 4, the CPU 1 searches the product master file stored in the RAM 3 based on the data and retrieves the sales data. and calculate points according to the total sales.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the structure of a product master file used in the conventional sales aggregation method and the present invention. In the figure, 30 is the product master file, and 31 is a plurality of records in which information such as product code, product name, department code, selling price, total sales amount, etc. is registered for each product being handled.

[0013] Also, when the discount key is input, the membership card 1
The discount amount is calculated based on the cumulative points read from step 6, and the billed amount is calculated by subtracting the discount amount from the total sales. On the other hand, the points corresponding to this discount amount are subtracted from the points calculated from the sales total mentioned above,
Accordingly, the cumulative points are updated.

[0014] These sales data, total sales, discount amount, billed amount, updated cumulative points, etc.
The data is sent to the printer drive circuit 9 via the O port 12, and printed out by the printer 8 as a sales receipt. Furthermore, the updated total points are also sent to the card reader/writer 17 via the I/O port 18 and written on the membership card 16.

[0015]

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] Since the conventional sales aggregation system is configured as described above, it is necessary to calculate points according to the sales amount and accumulate them on the membership card 16, which requires reading and A member card 16 such as a writable IC card and a card reader/writer 17 for reading/writing the card are required, which not only increases costs, but also increases the cumulative cost due to failure of the IC in the member card 16. To prevent points from disappearing,
There were problems such as the need to manage backup data on a host computer or the like.

[0016] This invention was made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and provides an inexpensive sales aggregation method that allows a predetermined discount service to be given to customers who present their membership cards, regardless of their purchase history. The purpose is to obtain.

[0017]

[Means for Solving the Problems] The sales aggregation method according to the present invention prepares a discount master file in which product data related to products for which discount services are provided to predetermined members among the products handled. If the membership card is presented, the relevant discount master file is also searched when compiling the sales data of the sold products, and if the product data is registered in the discount master file, the product data is The system uses the system to aggregate sales data.

[0018]

[Operation] In the sales aggregation method of the present invention, when a membership card issued to a predetermined member is presented, product data regarding products for which a discount service is provided to the member is registered when aggregating sales data. The discount master file is also searched, and for products for which product data is registered in the discount master file, the sales data is aggregated using the product data, so that members can be notified based on their purchase history. To inexpensively realize a sales aggregation system capable of providing a predetermined discount service.

[0019]

【Example】

Example 1. An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In Figure 1, 1 is the CPU, 2 is the ROM, and 3 is the R
AM, 4 is a keyboard as an input means, 5 is a keyboard controller, 6 is a display, 7 is a display controller,
Reference numeral 8 indicates a printer as an output means, 9 indicates a printer drive circuit, 10 indicates a drawer, 13 indicates a buzzer, and 20 indicates a communication control circuit, which are the same or equivalent parts as those in the conventional system with the same reference numerals in FIG. Detailed explanation will be omitted.

Reference numeral 21 denotes a membership card issued to a predetermined member, and it is different from the conventional card shown by reference numeral 16 in FIG. . 22 is a card reader that reads this member card 21, and 23 is a card reader controller that controls this card reader 22.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the structure of a discount master file in which product data regarding products for which discount services are provided to predetermined members among the products handled is registered. This discount master file is stored in advance in the RAM 3 together with the product master file 30 shown in FIG.

[0022] In the figure, 32 is the discount master file, and 33 is information such as product code, discount information, total sales amount, etc., registered for each product for which discount service is provided to members. , a plurality of records in the discount master file 32.

Next, the operation will be explained. Note that FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the flow of the process.

[0024] Here, if the customer is not a member, the membership card 21 is not presented, so the process of step ST1 is skipped, and sales data such as the product code and quantity of the sold product are displayed on the keyboard 4 in step ST2. The sales data is inputted from the system, and the sales data is aggregated in the same way as in the conventional case.

That is, the product master file 30 is searched based on the input product code in step ST3, and then the input product code is searched in the product master file 3.
0 is registered in step ST4.
It will be held at As a result, if it is not registered, processing is transferred to an error routine.

[0026] If the customer is registered, it is checked in step ST5 whether or not the customer is a member. in this case,
Since step ST1 has been skipped and the user is not a member, the product name and selling price in the corresponding record 31 of the product master file 30 are used to execute sales registration processing for the product in step ST6.

[0027] Thereafter, step ST7 continues until the sales registration process for all products sold to the customer is completed.
Repeat steps 2 to 6. When the sales registration process for all products is completed, transaction processing is executed in step ST8, and the entered sales data, selling price, sales total, and other aggregate data are sent to the printer drive circuit 9, and the printer 8 outputs them as a sales receipt. Printed out.

[0028] Also, if all the customers are members, the membership card 21
is presented, and the presented membership card 21 is inserted into the card reader 22 in step ST1. Thereafter, in step ST2, the product code and the like are input as in the case described above.

[0029] As a result of searching the product master file 30 in step ST3, if the product code is registered, a check is made in step ST5 to see if the customer is a member. In this case, since the membership card 21 has been inserted into the card reader 22 in step ST1, the customer is determined to be a member, and the process moves to step ST9.

[0030] In step ST9, the discount master file 32 stored in the RAM 3 is searched, and it is determined in step ST10 whether or not the input product code is registered.
It will be checked at

As a result, if it is not registered, the discount information of the corresponding record 33 of the discount master file 32 is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 3 in step ST11, and then processing is performed. The process moves to step ST6 to execute product sales registration processing.

[0032] Thereafter, the above process is repeated until the sales registration process for all products sold to the customer is completed in step ST7. When the sales registration process for all products is completed, in step ST8, a predetermined area of the RAM 3 is The transaction processing is executed using the discount information set in the transaction information, and the total data is printed out from the printer 8 as a sales receipt.

FIG. 4 shows a printed example of the sales receipt, and as shown in the figure, the discount amount is also recorded for the products Shohin A and Shohin C registered in the discount master file 32. There is.

Example 2. In the above embodiment, a case where processing is performed using a single POS terminal has been described, but the present invention may also be applied to a system using a plurality of POS terminals using a store controller. In that case, by managing the discount master file in the store controller, the same functions as in the above embodiment can be realized.

Example 3. Furthermore, in the above embodiment, a case was explained in which the membership card presented by the customer is inserted into the card reader and then the sales data such as the product code is input. However, while the customer prepares the membership card, the sales data The input may be performed first, allowing efficient customer service. In that case, before inputting the sales data, the customer's membership number and the like are entered from the keyboard, and the membership card is then inserted into the card reader for confirmation.

[0036]

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, when a membership card is presented, a discount master file is also searched when sales data is aggregated, and product data is registered in the discount master file. Since the configuration is configured to use the product data to aggregate sales data for the products that are listed, a read-only membership card can be used, and the card reader/writer can be replaced with a card reader. This has the effect of providing a sales aggregation system that can provide predetermined discount services at low cost.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a POS terminal used in a sales aggregation system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a discount master file used in the above embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the flow of operation of the above embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a sales receipt output in the above embodiment.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a product master file used conventionally and in the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a POS terminal used in a conventional sales aggregation method.

[Explanation of symbols]

4 Keyboard (input method) 8. Printer (output means) 21 Membership card 30 Product master file 32 Discount master file

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A product master file in which product data of products handled is registered, and when sales data of each product sold is inputted from an input means, the product master file is searched based on the sales data, In the sales aggregation method of aggregating the sales data of the sold products and outputting it from the output means, product data regarding the products for which discount services are provided to predetermined members among the products handled is included. When a membership card with a registered discount master file and issued to the predetermined member is presented, the discount master file is also searched when collecting the sales data of the sold products, and the discount master file is For products whose product data is registered in a file, this sales aggregation method is characterized in that sales data is aggregated using the product data.