JPH08212459A - Data input method of pos device, and same - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To shorten the accounting operation time and reduce the possibility of misinput by inputting discount information, point information, etc., with bar codes. CONSTITUTION: For accounting operation, article bar codes given to articles 6 and 67 are scanned by a bar code reader 2, and for an article to be discounted, a bar code showing discount information, etc., given to the article or a corresponding bar code on a bar code sheet 5 is scanned. The bar codes are sent to the processing means 1 of the POS device 10 and the kinds of the bar codes are decided. When an inputted bar code is not an article bar code, the processing means 1 decides the kind of the bar code by referring to a table 4a in a storage part 4 and performs a corresponding process. For example, when the inputted bar code is the bar code indicating a discount, the amount of the article is found from an article amount found from the article bar code and a discounted amount and the accounting process is performed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a data input method and device for reading price information of a product by a bar code reader and inputting the price information into a POS device, and more specifically, a change in price such as discount information. PO where information or special information can be entered easily and without error
The present invention relates to a data input method in an S device and a POS device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a structure of a POS device which is a premise of the present invention. In the figure, 10 is a POS device, 11 is a processor, 12 is a storage unit, and the storage unit 1
2 is a price lookup table (hereinafter referred to as PLU) that stores a bar code and the corresponding amount of money.
Is remembered. Further, 13 is a display, 14 is a keyboard, and 15 is a bar code reader for reading a bar code.

FIG. 8 shows a bar code (JA
(N code) is a diagram showing a code system in which a bar code is a 2-digit country code (for example, "49" in Japan, etc.) assigned by an international code agency, a 5-digit manufacturer code, Digit item code and 1
The check digit is composed of 13 digits.

In FIG. 7, when the POS operator performs the accounting operation of the product purchased by the customer, the bar code reader 15 reads the bar code attached to the product, as shown in FIG. Input to the POS device 10. When the barcode is input, the processor 11 of the POS device 10 refers to the PLU stored in the storage unit 12.

As shown in FIG. 10, the PLU stores a bar code (JAN code) of a product and the amount of money corresponding thereto, and the processor 11 reads out the amount of money corresponding to the bar code. The read data such as the amount of money is transferred to the calculation unit and the accounting process is performed.

[0006]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] By the way, in supermarkets, etc., the price of a product is changed by attaching a sticker or a price tag to the product, such as attaching a 100 yen discount sticker to the product or attaching a half price tag. The price of the attached bar code may be changed. When accounting for such products, in the conventional POS device shown in FIG. 7, a POS operator reads information such as a price with a bar code reader, and further uses the keyboard to read the above-mentioned price change information and the like. Had to type in. In addition, the POS operator has to operate the keyboard when inputting information about customers such as customer segment information and when obtaining subtotals.

Furthermore, in recent years, when a customer purchases a product, points are given to the customer according to the price of the product, and when the customer purchases the product after the next time, points are discounted according to the points owned by the customer. Install a system,
Alternatively, customer service such as adding “lottery” to products has come to be achieved, and when inputting such special information, the POS operator operates the keyboard to input the above information to the POS device. Had to do.

As described above, conventionally, in the case of inputting special information such as commodity discount information or point information in the point system in addition to the bar code information, it is necessary to operate the keyboard to input the above information. However, there is a problem that the number of key input operations increases, the accounting time increases, or the possibility of erroneous input increases.

The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to enable the above-mentioned discount information, point information or special information to be inputted by a bar code reader. By doing so, key input operations are reduced, accounting time is shortened, and the possibility of erroneous input is reduced.

[0010]

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating the principle of the present invention. In the figure, 10 is a POS device,
The device 10 includes a processing means 1, a bar code reader 2 for reading a product bar code attached to a product, and a keyboard 3.
The storage unit 4 and the display 7 are provided, and the storage unit 4 is capable of performing peculiar processing such as product bar code, price change, and point addition, as shown in FIG. A table 4a storing a flag indicating whether or not, a fixed amount discount barcode, a discount amount, and the like is stored. Further, 5 is a bar code sheet, and 6 and 6'are products subject to accounting processing.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention according to claim 1 of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1A, provides each product with special information such as price change information and / or point information of the product. Attach the record carrier with the bar code shown and scan the bar code marked on the record carrier together with the product bar code, and perform the change operation of the product price or point information, etc. The special information of is input to the POS device.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1 (b), each product is provided with change information of the price of the product and / or
Or you can attach a record carrier that displays special information such as point information, and input a signal equivalent to a barcode and / or key operation that indicates special information such as price change information of the product and point information. Prepare a bar code sheet that records the specific key substitute bar code in advance, and according to the display contents of the record carrier attached to each product on the above bar code sheet together with the product bar code when performing the accounting operation. By scanning a bar code or a bar code for a specific key, special information such as price information of a product, point information, or a signal equivalent to a specific key operation is input to the POS device.

According to the invention of claim 3 of the present invention, in the invention of claim 1 or 2, the storage unit of the POS device can perform a peculiar process such as a price change or point addition for each product. A flag indicating whether or not it is possible is stored, and when a bar code indicating special information such as product price change information and point information is input together with the product bar code, each flag is referred to by referring to the above flags. About the product,
It is configured to determine whether or not to perform the above specific processing.

The invention of claim 4 of the present invention is the invention of claims 1 and 2.
Alternatively, in the invention of claim 3, the bar code indicating special information such as price change information of the product, point information and / or the specific key substitute bar code capable of inputting a signal equivalent to the key operation is the product bar code. The definition is made by using the country code part in.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, a bar code reader for reading a product bar code,
When a product barcode is input, the keyboard includes a keyboard, a processing unit that processes data input from the barcode reader or the keyboard, and a storage unit that stores a table that stores the product barcode and the price of the product. ,
In a POS device that refers to the table and obtains the price of a product and performs an accounting process, the storage unit stores, in the storage unit, bar code indicating special information such as bar code and point information corresponding to the price change information, and / Or, whether it is possible to perform special processing such as price change and point addition in correspondence with the specific key substitute bar code that can input a signal equivalent to key operation and the product bar code. When a bar code is input, the processing means refers to the table to determine the type of the bar code, and when the specific key substitute bar code is input, The corresponding process is performed, and the price information of the product and the corresponding bar code or the bar code indicating special information such as point information is input. At this time, referring to the above flag, it is determined whether or not the process corresponding to the input barcode can be performed on the product of the product barcode input before or after the barcode, and the determination result is displayed. It is configured to perform accounting processing based on the above.

[0016]

In FIG. 1, the POS operator uses the bar code reader 2 to identify the product bar code and the above-mentioned product bar code for the product 6 to which the product bar code and the bar code indicating a discount or the like are attached as shown in FIG. Scan the bar code showing discounts. Further, as shown in FIG. 1B, for a product 6 ′ having a product barcode and a display such as a discount, the bar code reader 2 is used to display the bar corresponding to the display of the discount or the like on the barcode sheet 5. Scan the code and the product barcode attached to the product.

The bar code read by the bar code reader 2 is sent to the processing means 1 of the POS device 10. The processing means 1 determines whether the inputted bar code is a product bar code or a bar code indicating the discount or the like, and in the case of the product bar code, the table 4 of the storage unit 4.
The amount of money is read with reference to a. If the inputted bar code is a bar code indicating the discount or the like, the bar code type is determined by referring to the table 4a of the storage unit 4 and the corresponding process is performed. For example, when the inputted bar code is a bar code indicating a discount, the discount amount is calculated, the final product amount is calculated from the above-mentioned product amount and the discount amount, and the accounting process is performed.

In the invention of claim 1 of the present invention, FIG.
As shown in (a), each product is attached with a record carrier in which a bar code indicating the price change information of the product is attached, and when the accounting operation is performed, it is recorded in the record carrier together with the product bar code. Since the barcode is scanned, the price change information of the above product and /
Alternatively, special information such as point information can be input to the POS device, the accounting operation can be performed quickly, and erroneous input can be reduced.

In the invention of claim 2 of the present invention, FIG.
As shown in (b), each product is attached with a record carrier displaying the price change information of the product, etc., and a signal equivalent to a bar code and / or a key operation indicating the price change information of the product. A bar code sheet that records a bar code for a specific key that can be input is prepared in advance, and when performing accounting operations, a record carrier attached to each product on the above bar code sheet together with the product bar code. Since the bar code or the specific key substitute bar code according to the display content of (1) is scanned, the accounting operation can be performed quickly and erroneous input can be reduced as in the case of the first aspect of the invention.

By scanning the specific key substitute bar code, an equivalent operation signal can be input to the POS device without operating the subtotal key, the customer class key, etc., and the operation can be facilitated. . Claim 3 of the present invention
In the invention of claim 1, the storage unit of the POS device stores a flag indicating whether or not it is possible to perform a unique process such as price change and point addition for each product. Even if the input order of the code and the bar code indicating the price change information of the product is reversed, it is possible to avoid an error that the product which cannot be discounted is discounted.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the bar code indicating the price change information of the product is defined by using the country code portion of the product bar code, it is defined as the product bar code. It is possible to surely and quickly identify the barcode and the change price information of the product. According to the invention of claim 5 of the present invention, as described above, the storage unit stores a bar code indicating the price change information of the product and a bar code corresponding to it, and special information such as point information, and / or a key operation. A bar code that can be used to input a signal equivalent to that of a specific key and a table that stores a flag that indicates whether special processing such as price change or point addition can be performed is provided. When the code is input, the processing means determines the type of barcode by referring to the table, and determines whether or not the processing corresponding to the input barcode is possible based on the flag, Since the processing corresponding to the input bar code is performed, special information such as the price change information and / or the point information of the above-mentioned product can be correctly installed in the POS device without key operation. It can be entered into.
Further, the same signal operation can be input without operating the subtotal key, the customer demographic key, and the like. Therefore, the accounting operation can be performed quickly and erroneous input can be reduced.

[0022]

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the stored contents of a storage unit (storage unit 12 in FIG. 7) in a POS device according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the storage unit of the POS device of the present embodiment, as shown in the figure, in addition to the "commodity barcode" and its "amount of money", a "discountable flag" indicating whether or not the commodity is a discountable commodity. Is stored in the PLU.

Further, in the storage unit, as shown in the figure, a "low-rate discount bar code" attached to low-rate discount products, a "specific key substitute bar code" which substitutes the operation of a specific key, A list showing “point bar code”, “other special bar code” and the like used in the point system is stored. Above "Low bargain bar code",
Various barcodes such as the "specific key substitute barcode" can be defined using, for example, the country code portion of the barcode (see FIG. 8).

That is, the country code is distributed by the international code organization, but among them, the code of a country that is not defined is used and 100 yen discount is applied only in the store,
Define a bar code such as half price. By doing this, when the barcode is read, it is possible to easily determine whether the barcode is a normal barcode or a barcode indicating discount or the like by determining whether or not the read country code is defined. Can be determined.

The "specific key substitute bar code" is a bar code which substitutes the operation of a relatively frequently used specific key such as a subtotal key or a customer layer key, and the bar code is scanned by a bar code reader. As a result, a signal equivalent to the operation of the above key can be given to the POS device. The "other special bar code" is, for example, a bar code attached to the above-mentioned product with lottery, etc., and by scanning the bar code, the lottery etc. of the barge attached to the product can be started. You can

Next, the data input method according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 and 2. (1) A method of inputting discount information by attaching a bar code indicating discount information to a product. As shown in FIG. 3 (a), a product is provided with a sticker, a label, a price tag, etc., on which a bar code indicating that it is a discounted product is printed, and attached to the product in advance.

As a sticker attached to the product,
As mentioned above, not only the fixed amount discount but also the product price
You can attach arbitrary information that changes the price, such as a discount or a half-price discount. At the time of the accounting operation, the POS operator scans the product barcode with the barcode, and also scans the barcode of the sticker, label, price tag, etc. with the barcode reader to display the discount information. Input to the POS device 10 shown in FIG.

When the above information is input to the POS device 10, the processor 11 refers to the country code portion of the bar code and refers to the bar code that is input, whether the bar code is a product bar code or bar code indicating discount information. Whether the code is a code or not, in the case of a product bar code, the price of the product is obtained by referring to the PLU shown in FIG. If the input information is not the product bar code, the storage unit 12 is referred to, the input bar code is discriminated, the discount value corresponding to the bar code is obtained, and the product price and the discount value are calculated. The final product price is calculated from and the accounting process is performed.

Here, when the bar code indicating the discount information is input, the input order of the bar code is determined as "product bar code" → "bar code indicating the discount information", and the bar code is always read in this order. If this is done, there is no problem, but if this order is reversed, there will be a case where the product that is not the discount target is discounted. For this reason, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, a discountable flag is attached to each product of the PLU. For example, in the case of a discountable product, the flag [1] is added, and the product that cannot be discounted is added. Is set to a flag [0].

When calculating the commodity price, the discounting flag is referred to and the discounting process is performed only on the commodity for which the discountable flag is set to [1]. As a result, it is possible to avoid an erroneous operation of discounting a product that cannot be discounted. In the above-described embodiment, the discount of the product has been described, but the same can be applied to the point input in the point system, the start of the lottery for the product with lottery, and the like in the same manner. For example, in the case of the point system, as shown in FIG. 3B, a sticker or the like having a bar code indicating the point information attached thereto is attached to the product, and the POS operator displays the same as the discount information described above. The sticker shown in 3 (b) is scanned to read the point information. When the point information is read, the processor 11 refers to the list in the storage unit 12 to determine the bar code, like the discount information,
The point score of the customer is calculated, and the calculation result is written on the customer's card or the like.

Further, in the case of a product with a lottery, a sticker or the like indicating that the product is a product with a lottery is scanned and input to the POS device to start the lottery. When special information other than the discount information is input, the discountable flag of the PLU described above may be treated as, for example, a point-addable flag. Alternatively, the flag may be set to a plurality of bits, and a flag may be set according to whether discounting is possible / impossible or whether points can be added / impossible. (2) Prepare a bar code sheet that shows the discounted amount,
How to scan the barcode sheet and enter the discount amount.

As shown in FIG. 3C, a bar code sheet on which a discount bar code, a point bar code, a specific key substitute bar code, or other special bar code is recorded is prepared in advance, and the bar code sheet is prepared. Keep it nearby. On the other hand, to the discounted product, the product to which points are added, etc., a sticker, a label, a price tag, etc. indicating how much the discounted price of the product is, or how many points the product is to be added are attached. (In this case, the sticker, the label, the price tag, etc. do not record the bar code as shown in FIGS. 3 (a) and 3 (b), and a display for identifying whether or not the product is a discounted product is displayed. I will).

When carrying out the accounting operation, the POS operator scans the product bar code with a bar code reader for the product with the sticker, label, price tag, etc. as in (1) above, and at the same time, the sticker, label , Scan the bar code of the bar code sheet corresponding to the discount amount indicated by the price tag or the like, and input the discount information to the POS device 10 shown in FIG.

When the above information is input to the POS device 10, the processor 11 obtains a discount value, point points, etc. corresponding to the scanned barcode, as in (1) above, from the product price and the discount value. Calculate the final product price. Further, the point value of the customer is calculated and the accounting processing is performed. Also in the present embodiment, as in the case of (1) above, by referring to the discountable flag or the like of the PLU when calculating the product price or the like, it is possible to avoid the problem of discounting a product that cannot be discounted. it can.

If a specific key substitute bar code or other special bar code is recorded on the bar code sheet shown in FIG. 3C, the operation of the specific key is replaced by scanning the corresponding bar code. be able to. For example,
The subtotal key (a key for obtaining a subtotal in a certain unit in the accounting process) and the customer demographic key (the key for inputting information indicating the demographic such as gender and age to the POS device) are operated relatively frequently. By recording the bar code that substitutes the key operation on the bar code sheet and scanning the corresponding bar code instead of operating the key, the key operation can be reduced and the operation can be performed easily and quickly. it can.

4 to 6 are flowcharts showing the processing procedure of this embodiment, and the processing in the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the same drawings. In step S1 of FIG. 4, the bar code or bar code sheet attached to the product is operated by the POS operator and input to the POS device. In step S2, the POS device displays the country code portion of the bar code input. By referring to this, it is determined whether or not the input barcode is a product barcode by determining whether or not it is defined as a country code.

If the input bar code is a product bar code, the process proceeds to step S3, the price of the product is obtained by referring to the PLU, the data is transferred to the calculation section in step S4, and the data is stacked in step S5. -End the writing process to the register. Then, in the calculation unit, the sales price of the product is calculated as described above from the product price and the discounted price described later, and the accounting process is performed.

If the input bar code is not the product bar code, the process proceeds from step S2 to step S6, and it is determined whether the bar code is the flat-rate discount bar code. In the case of the flat-rate discount barcode, the process proceeds from step S6 to step S7, the discount amount is obtained by referring to the PLU, and the data is transferred to the calculation unit in step S8, and the process is ended.

If the inputted bar code is not the flat-rate discount bar code, steps S6 to S6
9 and it is determined whether the bar code is a declining bar code. In the case of the constant discount bar code, the process goes from step S9 to step 10 of FIG. 5, the data of the stack register in which the price of the product is stored is read in step 5, and the discountable flag of the PLU is referred to in step S11. It is determined whether or not the product is a discountable product.

Then, in the case of a discountable product, the process proceeds from step S11 to step S12, the discount amount is calculated from the product amount and the discount rate read from the stack register, and the discount amount is transferred to the calculation unit in step S13. To do. If the product is not a discountable product, the process proceeds from step S11 to step S14, an error is notified, and the process ends.

Returning to FIG. 4, if it is determined in step S9 that the bar code is not the constant rate bar code, the process advances from step S9 to step 15 in FIG. 6 to determine whether the input bar code is a specific key substitute bar code. Determine whether or not. If the input bar code is a specific key substitute bar code, go from step S15 to step S16,
The specific key code corresponding to the barcode is transmitted.

If the input bar code is not the specific key substitute bar code, the process proceeds from step S15 to step S17 to determine whether it is a point code. If the bar code is a point code, the process proceeds from step S17. Going to step S18, the process of writing the number of points is completed. If the input barcode is not a point code, the process proceeds from step S17 to step S19 to determine whether it is another special barcode. If it is another special barcode, step 19 To step S20, and other special processing such as starting the above-mentioned lottery is performed.

Further, when the inputted bar code is not another special bar code, the process goes from step S19 to step S21, an error is notified, and the process is terminated. In the above embodiment, the case of using all of the fixed amount discount barcode, fixed rate discount barcode, specific key substitute barcode, point barcode, and other special barcodes is described. Only the bar code needs to be used, and when a part of the bar code is used, only the corresponding necessary data need be written in the PLU or the like of the storage unit.

[0044]

As described above, the following effects can be obtained in the present invention. (1) Attach a record carrier with a bar code indicating the price change information of the product, or a record carrier displaying the price change information of the product, etc. to each product, and perform the product operation when performing the accounting operation. Since the bar code or bar code sheet written on the record carrier is scanned together with the code, special information such as price change information and / or point information of the product can be stored in the POS device without key operation. It is possible to input, and it is possible to quickly carry out accounting operations such as product discount, point system, and sale of products with lottery.

Further, by scanning the specific key substitute bar code on the bar code sheet, it is possible to input an equivalent operation signal to the POS device without operating the subtotal key, the customer class key and the like. Therefore, the accounting operation of the POS device can be quickly performed in accordance with the sales forms of various products, erroneous input can be reduced, and the customer service can be improved. (2) By storing in the storage unit of the POS device a flag indicating whether or not it is possible to perform unique processing such as price change and point addition for each product, erroneous input due to operation error Can be prevented. In addition, by defining the bar code of the price change information of the product using the country code portion, the product barcode and the bar code indicating the price change information of the product can be reliably and quickly. It becomes possible to identify.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a principle diagram of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing contents of a table in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a record carrier and a barcode sheet attached to a product.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a configuration of a POS device which is a premise of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a code system of a JAN code attached to a product or the like.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a processing procedure in a conventional POS device.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the contents of a PLU in a conventional POS device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Processing means 2 Bar code reader 3 Keyboard 4 Storage unit 4a Table 5 Bar code sheet 6, 6'Products subject to accounting processing 7 Display 10 POS device 11 Processor 12 Storage unit 13 Display 14 Keyboard 15 Bar code reader

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A record carrier having a bar code indicating special information such as price change information and / or point information of a product attached to each product, and the above record together with the product bar code when performing an accounting operation. Scan the bar code written on the carrier and PO for special information such as price changes of products or point information.
A data input method in a POS device, characterized by inputting to an S device. 2. A record carrier which displays special price information and / or special information such as point information is attached to each product, and special information such as special price information and point information is displayed. Prepare a bar code sheet in which a bar code and / or a signal equivalent to a key operation can be input and store a specific key substitute bar code. , Scan the bar code or specific key substitute bar code according to the display contents of the record carrier attached to each product, special information such as product price change information, point information, or specific key operation A data input method in a POS device, characterized in that a signal equivalent to the above is input to the POS device. 3. The storage unit of the POS device stores a flag indicating whether or not it is possible to perform unique processing such as price change and point addition, for each product, together with the product barcode. When a bar code indicating special information such as price change information or point information of a product is input, it is determined whether or not the above-mentioned specific processing is performed for each product with reference to the flag. 3. The data input method in the POS device according to claim 1 or 2. 4. A bar code indicating special information such as price information of goods, special information such as point information, and / or a specific key substitute bar code capable of inputting a signal equivalent to a key operation is a country code in the commodity bar code. The data input method in the POS device according to claim 1, 2 or 3, characterized in that 5. A bar code reader for reading a product bar code, a keyboard, a processing means for processing data input from the bar code reader or the keyboard, and a table storing the product bar code and the price of the product. In the POS device that performs the accounting process by referring to the above table when the product barcode is input, the POS device including the storage unit and the corresponding price change information of the product and the corresponding information. A bar code indicating a bar code, special information such as point information, and / or a specific key substitute bar code that can input a signal equivalent to a key operation, and a price change corresponding to the product bar code, A table that stores a flag that indicates whether or not it is possible to perform unique processing such as adding points is provided. When input, the processing means refers to the table to determine the type of barcode, and when the specific key substitute barcode is input, performs processing according to the barcode, and also changes the price of the product. And a bar code corresponding to the bar code, or a bar code indicating special information such as point information is input, the product is input for the product of the product bar code input before or after the bar code with reference to the flag. A POS device that determines whether or not processing corresponding to a barcode is possible and performs accounting processing based on the determination result.