JPH0484298A - Merchandise sales register - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To simplify the stock management of prepaid cards by detecting at least either one of the end or installation of cards of a supplementary cartridge with a detection means and generating card management information with an information processing means according to the output. CONSTITUTION:When the prepaid cards are issued, a detection signal is transferred to a CPU10, and judges the presence or absence of the generation of card shortage by a program loaded in a RAM20. When detecting the generation of the card shortage, the generation of the card shortage is displayed on display 5, and a receipt journal printer 7 controlled and driven by the CPU10 prints and records card management information. Then, when the display of the card shortage is recognized and a supplementary cartridge 9 is installed on a card automatic vending machine 3, the detection signal is transferred to the CPU10, and a printer 7 controlled and driven by this CPU10 prints and records card management information. Thus, the stock management of the prepaid cards can be easily performed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a product sales registration device used in various sales operations.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION In recent years, various product sales registration devices used in POS (Point of 5ales) systems have been developed. has been put into practical use. In this way, a product sales registration device that performs sales operations using a prepaid card can improve the efficiency of sales operations, such as by allowing small-value transactions to be carried out quickly. Additionally, a product sales registration device with a card vending machine for issuing prepaid cards has been developed. In this case, the card vending machine is equipped with a replenishment cartridge that stores a predetermined number of prepaid cards, and this replenishment cartridge is replaced by a sales person.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention With the above-described product sales registration device, prepaid cards can be sold using a card vending machine, and further improvement in the efficiency of sales operations can be expected.

Here, in the above-mentioned product sales registration device, by printing and recording various information on sales operations including the name of the person in charge of the work using a journal printer, sales operations are managed and fraud is prevented from occurring.

However, as mentioned above, the product sales registration device equipped with a prepaid card vending machine does not record the end of a replenishment cartridge installed in the card vending machine or the installation of a replenishment cartridge in the card vending machine.

Therefore, in a product sales registration device equipped with a card vending machine,
It is not possible to manage the date and time of card expiration, the name of the person in charge of installing the replenishment cartridge into the card vending machine, etc. Therefore, with such a product sales registration device, it is difficult to manage the inventory of prepaid cards, and since it is not possible to record the loss of replenishment cartridges, it is impossible to prevent fraud from occurring.

Means for solving the problem A card vending machine was installed into which a replenishment cartridge containing a predetermined number of prepaid cards was installed, and a journal printer was installed to print and record various input sales information. A detection means is provided for detecting at least one of the end of the card of the replenishment cartridge and the attachment of the replenishment cartridge to the card vending machine, and an information processing means is provided for generating card management information according to the detection output of the detection means, the information processing means A card sales management means is provided to print and record the card management information to be output using a journal printer.

The action detection means detects at least one of the end of the card of the replenishment cartridge installed in the card vending machine and the installation of the replenishment cartridge in the card vending machine, and the information processing means generates card management information according to this detection output, The card sales management means prints and records the management information using a journal printer, so the administrator can clearly check the inventory status of prepaid cards by checking the journal paper that displays card management information such as date and time and person in charge. As a result, inventory management of prepaid cards becomes easier, and since it becomes clear whether or not someone else added a prepaid card, it is possible to prevent fraud by the person in charge of the work.

Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be explained based on FIGS. 1 to 4. The electronic cash register 1, which is a product sales registration device, has a structure in which a card vending machine 3 is connected to a register body 2, as illustrated in FIG. Here, the register main body 2 has a front CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) mounted on a flat box-shaped drawer 4.
The card vending machine 3 has a structure in which a display 5, a keyboard 6, and a receipt journal printer 7 are provided, and a handy scanner 8 is placed thereon. It is designed to be installed on the

Further, as illustrated in FIG. 3, the register main body 2 is a C.
P U (Central Processing Un)
it) 10 buses 11, the front CRT display 5, the back display 12, the decoder 13 of the handy scanner 8, and various interfaces 14 to 1.
8. ROM (Read Only Memory) 19
, RAM (Random Access Memo
ry) 20, the receipt journal printer 7, the keyboard 6, the drawer 4, the clock 21, etc. are connected, and the card vending machine 3 is connected to the interface 18.

In this electronic cash register 1, the card vending machine 3 is provided with a detection means such as an optical sensor for detecting the end of the card in the installed replenishment cartridge 9 and the installation of the replenishment cartridge 9.

In such a configuration, the processing operation of the electronic cash register 1 in sales operations will be explained based on the flowchart illustrated in FIG. 1.

First, this electronic cash register 1 normally performs sales operations in the same way as a conventional product sales registration device.

For example, when a worker who has been requested to sell a prepaid card to a customer operates the keyboard 6 of the electronic cash register 1 to issue a ticket issue request, the cash register body 2 detects this and issues a card on the display indicating the start of the card issue operation. 5 to determine whether the number entered on the keyboard 6 is between 1 and 4.

After confirming this, the cash register main body 2 displays the corresponding prepaid card on the display 5 and waits for the input of the customer key, and when this is detected, the card vending machine 3
A ticket issuance request command is transferred to execute the issuance of a prepaid card, and the display 5 of the register body 2 displays that the ticket issuance process is in progress. In addition, if an error occurs when inputting the number of inputs or customer key as described above,
The register main body 2 displays an error on the display 5 and waits for input of the clear key, and when this is detected, outputs an alarm sound and returns to operation.

When a prepaid card is issued as described above, the detection signal from the sensor in the card vending machine 3 that detects this is transferred to the CPU10 of the register body 2 via the interface 18, and this CPU10 is connected to the RA
It is determined whether or not a card has run out under the control of a program loaded into the M20. If the card has not run out, the normal operation is resumed. For example, if the card has run out, the display 5 will display the occurrence of the card run out, and the CPU 10 will
The receipt journal printer 7, which is controlled and driven, prints and records card management information including the person in charge number, date and time, cartridge number, etc. on the journal paper 22.

Therefore, when the worker who visually recognized this card-out display checked the inventory and installed the replenishment cartridge 9 into the card vending machine 3, the detection signal of the detection sensor in the card vending machine 3 that detected this was transferred to the CPU10. and this CPU
A receipt journal printer 7 controlled and driven by l0 prints and records card management information including the person in charge number, date and time, cartridge N6, etc. on journal paper 22.

Here, as illustrated in FIG. 4, the journal paper 22 printed and recorded by the receipt journal printer 7 in response to the termination of the prepaid card and the attachment of the replenishment cartridge 9 to the card vending machine 3 as described above has the following information: Card management information consisting of date/time, person in charge number, card expiration and card addition type, cartridge number, etc. is displayed, so by checking this, the administrator can easily manage prepaid card inventory. It is also possible to prevent the occurrence of fraud by the person in charge of the work. Note that the card management information referred to here is information necessary for inventory management and fraud prevention as described above, and is set in accordance with the characteristics of the card vending machine and the form of sales operations.

Note that the electronic cash register 1 of this embodiment detects both the end of the card in the replenishment cartridge 9 attached to the card vending machine 3 and the attachment of the replenishment cartridge 9 to the card vending machine 3, and prints and records each. Although exemplified, the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned method, and can also be implemented as a product sales registration device that detects one of the above-mentioned states and prints and records it. In addition, the electronic cash register 1 of this embodiment includes a register body 2 that performs sales operations, and a card vending machine 3 that issues prepaid cards.
Although the present invention is not limited to the structure described above, it is also possible to implement a product sales registration device in which the register main body and the card vending machine are integrated. be.

Effects of the Invention As described above, the present invention provides a card vending machine in which a replenishment cartridge storing a predetermined number of prepaid cards is installed, a journal printer for printing and recording various inputted sales information, and a card vending machine. A detection means is provided for detecting at least one of the end of the card of the replenishment cartridge installed in the card vending machine and the attachment of the replenishment cartridge to the card vending machine, and an information processing means is provided for generating card management information according to the detection output of the detection means. By providing a card sales management means that prints and records the card management information output by the information processing means using a journal printer, the administrator can check the journal paper on which the card management information including the date and time and the number of the person in charge is displayed. This makes the stock status of prepaid cards clear, making it easier to manage prepaid card inventory.Furthermore, it also makes it clear when a company adds a prepaid card, which prevents fraud on the part of workers. This has the effect of contributing to improving the efficiency of sales operations using prepaid cards.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a flowchart, FIG. 2 is a perspective view, FIG. 3 is a block diagram, and FIG. 4 is a front view of journal paper.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A card vending machine to which a replenishment cartridge storing a predetermined number of prepaid cards is installed is provided, a journal printer is provided to print and record various input sales information, and a card end of the replenishment cartridge installed in the card vending machine is provided. and the attachment of the replenishment cartridge to the card vending machine, an information processing means for generating card management information according to the detection output of the detection means, and a card output by the information processing means. A product sales registration device comprising card sales management means for printing and recording management information using the journal printer.