JPH1139569A - Merchandise sales data processor and merchandise sales data processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To quickly sum up various discount sales data by utilizing the discount sales data stored in the respective discount sum-up memories of respective terminals in a host machine and forming the discount sales data among the sales data of all the terminals so as to be summed up for respective discount kinds. SOLUTION: The respective terminals 10 are provided with the discount sum-up memory 13D1 and storage control means 11 and 12 for the respective discount kinds. Also, a terminal controller 10Mn for controlling the plural terminals 10 is provided. When the gathering request of the discount sales data is received from the terminal controller 10Mn, the discount sales data transfer control means CPU 11 and ROM 12 of respective electronic cash registers 10 retrieve the discount sum-up memory 13D1 and transfer the discount sales data stored in it to the terminal controller 10 Mn altogether for the respective discount kinds. At the time of receiving the discount sales data for the respective discount kinds from the terminal controller 10Mn to which transmission is requested, the host machine 30 stores them in a terminal controller file 33MD1.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention has a plurality of terminals capable of executing a merchandise sales operation and a higher-level device connected to these terminals in a data communication manner. The present invention relates to a merchandise sales data processing apparatus and method capable of transmitting to a higher-level device and totaling sales data for all terminals by the higher-level device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A merchandise sales data processing apparatus comprising a plurality of terminals (computers) and a common higher-level machine (computer) connected to each other so as to be able to perform data communication executes a merchandise sales operation at each of the terminals, and It is possible to execute a merchandise sales data processing method of centrally managing such sales data and the like by a machine.

[0003] That is, each terminal performs merchandise sales operations (sales registration, accounting processing, etc.) by inputting merchandise information using data input means, while confirming input data and processing data with data output means. In the sales registration, sales data corresponding to the input product information is obtained and stored (registered) in a sales file. The accounting process includes calculation of the total amount and the change amount, and a receipt is also issued. Money transfer is also involved.

[0004] Sales data for each transaction is transmitted to a host machine as transaction data. The higher-level device aggregates sales data from all terminals and centrally manages the sales data. For example, the selling item grasp data is created.

[0005] By the way, the sales (product) registration is performed with the unit price set and stored in the product file in the host machine or each terminal as the selling price. Therefore, discounts (including discounts)
In the case of sale, this is executed by setting the unit price of the product in the product file as a discount price.
That is, only by inputting the product information, the discount price is automatically obtained and the discount process is performed.

[0006] On the other hand, in some stores and the like, the terminal staff often sells at a discount price determined by performing a special discount operation. For example, there are a case where a plurality of the same products are purchased at the same time, a case where a discount is given on a special sale day (time), and the like.

In any case, discount sales information is included in the transaction data transmitted to the host machine. That is, in order to confirm, for example, the rate of increase in the total sales amount at the time of discount sales, the host machine analyzes the discount sales data related to the discount sales.

[0008] More specifically, the higher-level device searches the sales data from all terminals stored in the sales master file in the own device for sales data to which discount sales information has been added, thereby obtaining the discount sales. Extract and aggregate data.

[0009]

Incidentally, it has been pointed out that the conventional merchandise sales data processing apparatus method and apparatus have low effectiveness with respect to discount sales data in today's intensified competition.

[0010] That is, for example, in a higher-level machine connected to 2,000 terminals in 100 stores, it is necessary to search for enormous collected sales data every time to extract discount sales data. In addition, the data processing burden is large and lacks timeliness, and the normal data processing is slowed down to lower customer satisfaction.

[0011] Further, the number of discount sales is increasing steadily.
Some have pointed out that unambiguous analysis lacks concreteness and does not fit the actual situation. Further, there is a strong demand to reduce the data processing burden on the host machine.

An object of the present invention is to provide a merchandise sales data processing apparatus capable of quickly summarizing various discount sales data.

[0013]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there are provided a plurality of terminals capable of executing a merchandise sales business, and a higher-level device connected to these terminals in a data communicable manner. In a merchandise sales data processing device formed so that sales data can be transmitted as transaction data to a higher-level device and sales data for all terminals can be totaled by the higher-level device, a discount aggregation memory for each discount type is provided in the terminal. Along with the sales data, the sales data of the discount sale is formed so as to be able to be stored in the discount aggregation memory as the discount sales data, and is stored in the discount aggregation memory of each terminal in the higher-level device. A merchandise sales data processing device that uses discount sales data and is configured to be able to summarize discount sales data among sales data for all terminals by discount type. That.

According to this invention, when discount sales are performed at each terminal, the discount sales data is stored in the discount totaling memory of the discount type. The host machine uses (for example, collects) discount sales data stored in each discount totaling memory of each terminal, and totals discount sales data for all terminals for each discount type.

[0015] Therefore, discounted sales data of all sales data is classified and stored in the terminal, so that a higher-level device can quickly sum up the discounts by type of discount and reduce the data processing load. Since they are classified at the time of discount sales, their accuracy can be improved.

Further, according to the present invention, a common terminal controller is provided for a plurality of terminals forming a group between each of the terminals and the higher-level device, and each of the terminals belonging to each of the terminals belongs to the group. The discount sales data stored in the discount aggregation memory can be collected and transmitted to the higher-level device at a time, and the higher-level device collects the discount sales data collectively received from each terminal controller for each type of discount. It is a merchandise sales data processing device that is enabled.

[0017] In this invention, the terminal controller collects discount sales data stored in the discount aggregation memory of each terminal belonging to the group, and collectively transmits them to the host machine. The higher-level device that receives this collects it for each type of discount.

Therefore, in addition to providing the same operation and effect as in the case of the first aspect of the present invention, the terminal controller can cause the terminal controller to perform an interim aggregation. Can be calculated more quickly.

Further, according to the invention of claim 3, the discount sales data stored in the discount totaling memory is sold at a discount price automatically obtained for each product at the time of sales registration at the terminal. Product sales data processing device which is discount sales data in the case of selling, and discount sales data in the case of selling at a discount selling price determined by performing a special discount operation at the terminal, and can be stored for each of them. It is.

According to this invention, the discount price automatically obtained at the time of sales registration at the terminal and the discount price determined by performing a special discount operation at that time are respectively stored in separate discount aggregation memories. Is done.

Therefore, in addition to providing the same operation and effect as in the case of the first and second aspects of the present invention, furthermore, it is also possible to perform the totalization for each type of discount having a different discount mode. Aggregation of discount sales data on discount sales can be easily performed, and the applicability is wide.

Further, according to a fourth aspect of the present invention, data processing is performed while receiving and totalizing sales data for each transaction, which is transmitted as transaction data from each terminal to which the higher-level device is communicably connected. A commodity sales data processing method, wherein each terminal classifies sales data at its own terminal according to a discount type and transmits it to the higher-ranking machine, and classifies sales data from each terminal at the higher-ranking machine at the respective terminal. This is a merchandise sales data processing method for summing up each discount type.

In this invention, each terminal classifies and transmits the sales data of its own device by discount type, and the higher-level device totals the discount sales data classified for each terminal for each discount type.

Therefore, discounted sales data of all sales data is classified and stored in the terminal, so that a higher-level device can quickly sum up each type of discount and reduce the data processing load. Since the classification is made at the time of discount sales, the accuracy can be improved.

[0025]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. (First Embodiment) A merchandise sales data processing apparatus suitable for carrying out the present merchandise sales data processing method is composed of a plurality of terminals (electronic cash registers 10) whose basic configurations are connected so as to be able to perform data communication, and a host machine. (Store controller 3
0), but as shown in FIG. 1, each terminal (10) has a discount totaling memory 1
3D1 and discount type storage control means (11, 12) are provided for sales data discounted and sold, and the discount totaling memory 13D1 (13D11 to 13D14) for the discount type is provided.
, And the upper-level device (30) can be tallied by discount type using the discount sales data classified by each terminal (10).

In this embodiment, a plurality of terminals (1
0), a terminal controller (10Mn) is provided,
The terminal controller (10Mn) is formed so that discount sales data collected from each terminal (10) belonging to the group can be transmitted to the higher-level device (30) collectively. Host machine (3
0) To further speed up the aggregation while further reducing the load on the side.

In FIG. 1, an electronic cash register 10 (10A, 10B, 10C-) forming a terminal has a C
PU 11, ROM 12, RAM 13, input / output means (I /
O) 14 and a communication circuit (I / F) 15 for the data communication line (LAN) 1, and can perform product sales operations (product sales data processing including sales registration and accounting processing).

The input / output means 14 includes input means (for example,
Scanner, keyboard, card reader, etc.) and output means (eg, display, printer, auto-open drawer, etc.)
Is included. In the RAM 13, in addition to the sales table 13R, the discount totaling memory 13D1 (13D11 to 1D1) shown in FIG.
3D14) is provided.

The terminal controller (10Mn) controls the electronic cash registers 10A, 10B, 10 belonging to the terminal controller (10Mn).
C,... And serves as a relay between these and the host machine (30). However, the terminal controller may have the same function as the function of each electronic cash register. A so-called master electronic cash register.

In this embodiment, the terminal controller:
It is assumed that the master electronic cash register 10Mn comprises a CPU 11, a ROM 12, a RAM 1
3, an input / output means (I / O) 14, a communication circuit (I / F) 15 for the data communication line 1, and a communication circuit (I / F) 16 for the data communication line (for example, ISDN) 2.
In addition, the RAM 13 stores, in addition to the sales table 13R, a discount aggregation memory 13D1 shown in FIG.
(13D11 to 13D14) and the intermediate discount totaling memory 13D2 (13D2
1 to 13D25) are provided.

The store controller 30 forming the host machine
Are CPU 31, ROM 32, RAM 33, HDD 3
4, keyboard 35, display 36 and communication circuit (I /
F) 37, and each terminal controller (..., 10Mn-
1, 10Mn, 10Mn + 1,...) And the terminal (10) belonging to each of them.

The product master file 3 is stored in the RAM 33.
3MF, a sales master file 33MR, and a terminal controller file 33MD1 shown in FIG.
In this embodiment, the type-specific file 33 shown in FIG.
MD2 is also provided. This is because a special discount type can be selected and counted even in the store controller 30.

In FIG. 2, the discount totalizing memory 13D1
Are discount totaling 1 memory 13D11, discount totaling 2 memory 1
3D12, discount totaling 3 memory 13D13 and MM sales memory 13D14.

[0034] Discount aggregation 1 memory 13D11 (discount aggregation 3)
The memory 13D12) stores the discount sales sold at a discount price determined by performing a special discount operation (for example, inputting a discount of 20 yen (5%)) at the time of sales registration at the terminal (10). This is a memory for storing data. The discount aggregation 2 memory 13D12 stores a product (for example,
This is a memory for storing discount sales data when sold at a discount price automatically obtained for each department code.
The MM sales memory 13D14 is a memory for summing up so-called mix-and-match discount sales data that is sold at a discount when a plurality of different types of predetermined products are purchased.

The intermediate discount totaling memory 13 shown in FIG.
D2 (and the terminal controller file 33 on the host machine side)
Also in the case of MD1), similar to the above case, discount totaling 1 memory 13D21 (33MD11), discount totaling 2 memory 13D
22 (33MD12), discount totaling 3 memory 13D23
(33MD13) and MM sales memory 13D24. Further, a set sales memory 13D25 (33M
D15). The set sale is called a so-called set sale, and discounts are made when a plurality of the same products are purchased.

Now, product information (product code) is input in each electronic cash register 10 (YE in ST10 of FIG. 5).
In step S), the unit price (normal selling price and divisional discount price) and the like are obtained from the product master file 33MF of the store controller 30, and sales are registered in the sales table 13R (S).
T11).

Here, storage control means for each type of discount (CPU
11, ROM 12) is a determining means (CPU 11, ROM
12), the product is determined to be a discount sales target product automatically obtained for each section code (ST12).
YES) and automatic discount processing (the unit price or the discount amount is subtracted from the unit price) (ST13)
In other words, the discount sales data is stored in the discount totalization memory 13D12 of the discount totalization memory 13D1 shown in FIG.

When individual discount processing determined by a special discount operation (eg, input of 20 yen (5%) discount) is performed (YES in ST14, ST15), the discount sales data is shown in FIG. The discount aggregation memory 13D11 (13
D13) is stored (ST16).

When sales registration (ST11) has been completed for all of the customer purchased commodities, a closing operation as a one-transaction end declaration is performed (YES in ST17), and an accounting process (ST18) is executed. At this time, the sales data is transmitted to the host machine as transaction data regardless of whether it is normal sales data or discount sales data (ST19). In this case, the signal passes through the terminal controller (10Mn).

However, only normal sales data may be transmitted to the store controller 30 as transaction data.

When a request for collecting discounted sales data is received from the terminal controller (10Mn) (YES in ST20), the discounted sales data transfer control means (CPU 11, ROM 12) of each electronic cash register 10 transmits the value shown in FIG. The discount totaling memory 13D1 is searched (ST21), and the discount sales data stored therein is collectively transferred to the terminal controller (10Mn) for each type of discount (ST2).
2) Do it.

The storage control means (CPU 11, ROM 12) for each type of intermediate discount in the terminal controller (10Mn)
The discount sales data received (YES in ST32) from each of the electronic cash registers 10 in the group that has requested the transfer (YES in ST30 and ST31 in FIG. 6) is stored in each memory of the intermediate discount totaling memory 13D2 shown in FIG. 13D2
1, 13D22, 13D23,... (ST
33). That is, the data is stored while being subjected to intermediate counting. This is performed for all terminals (10) in the group (ST34).

Then, the store controller (upper device) 3
When a collection request is received from 0 (YES in ST35), the intermediate discount sales data transfer control means (CPU11, ROM1
2) stores the discount sales data for each discount type stored in the intermediate discount aggregation memory 13D1 shown in FIG.
0) (ST36, ST37).

Here, the host machine (30) is connected to each terminal (1
The transaction data (sales data) received from (0) (ST50 in FIG. 7) is stored in the sales master file 33MR shown in FIG. 1 (ST51).
Further, when discount sales data for each discount type is received from the terminal controller (10Mn) that has made the transmission request (YES in ST40, ST41) (YES in ST42), it is stored in the terminal controller file 33MD1 shown in FIG. 3 (ST4).
3) Yes. Performed for each terminal controller (ST4
4).

Thus, when a totaling start instruction is given using the keyboard 35 in a timely manner (YES in ST45), the final discount type-based storage control means (31, 32) searches the terminal controller file 33MD1 (ST46). While storing in the sales master file 33MR for each discount type (ST4
8) Yes.

That is, discount sales data of the sales data of each terminal (10) is classified by each terminal (10) according to the type of discount, and the terminal controller (1)
0Mn), so that counting by discount type in the host machine (30) can be performed quickly and accurately.

At this time, the type-specific memory 3 shown in FIG.
By referring to the 3MD2 (ST47), it is possible to perform totaling while classifying also by selling price type, start date to end date.

According to the first embodiment,
Discounted sales data of all sales data at each terminal (10) is classified by the terminal (10) and
0) is used as a merchandise sales data processing method and a device for totalizing each discount type by using the data.
In the case of 0), the totalization by discount type can be performed quickly and the data processing load can be greatly reduced. Since classification is made at the time of discount sales, accuracy can be improved.

Further, since the discounted sales data of each terminal (10) is tentatively totaled by each terminal controller (10Mn), the talliing of the host machine (30) can be performed more quickly and the data processing can be performed. Burden can be reduced significantly.

Further, the classification at each terminal (10) and the totaling at the higher-level device (30) are based on discount sales data when sales are made at a discount price automatically obtained for each product at the time of sales registration. And it is performed separately with discount sales data when sold at a discount sale price determined by a special discount operation at that time, so for example, discount sales by time of day and discount service sales to regular customers Tallying is also easy. Therefore, it is excellent in timeliness and has wide applicability.

Further, since the host machine (30) is provided with the terminal controller file 33MD1 for storing the intermediate discount sales data transmitted from each terminal controller (10Mn), the terminal controller file 33MD1 is directly stored in the sales master file 33MR. The data processing load can be significantly reduced as compared with the case of (1).

Further, since the type-specific file 33MD2 is provided in the higher-level device (30), each discount sales data collected from each terminal controller (10Mn) can be further classified into smaller types.

It should be noted that the sales data within one transaction is classified by the type of discount for the sales data of each product, transmitted to the higher-level device (30), and classified by each terminal (10) on the higher-level device (30) side. Since the merchandise sales data processing method totals for each of the discount types, even a device that does not necessarily employ the terminal controller (10Mn) can be easily implemented.

(Second Embodiment) This embodiment is similar to FIG.
The product sales data processing program is formed in the host machine (30) so as to be installable using a storage medium (CD).

That is, in the first embodiment, the ROM 3
2 stores a product sales data processing program shown in FIG. In the second embodiment, an optical disk medium device (CDD) 38 is provided, and a computer-readable storage medium CD (30) storing a product sales data processing program (FIG. 8) set in the driver 38 (details). From the CD-ROM) to the computer (3
0) to install the program. Therefore, it is easy to construct the computer as the host machine (30).

Further, each terminal controller (10Mn)
Also, in the case of the merchandise sales data processing program (FIGS. 5 and 6) of each terminal (10), for example, it may be formed to be installed from the storage medium FD using the FDD 18, but this embodiment is It is to be downloaded from (30).

That is, in the storage medium CD, in addition to the product sales data processing program shown in FIG. 7, a product sales data processing program shown in FIGS. 6 and 5 is stored. Further, a download program for downloading the program shown in FIG. 6 to the terminal controller (10Mn), an installation program for enabling the terminal controller (10Mn) having received the download to execute the program (FIG. 6) on its own device, and A download program for downloading the program shown in FIG. 7 to the terminal (10) and an installation program for enabling the terminal (10) having received the download to execute the program (FIG. 5) on its own device are stored.

Therefore, each computer (10, 10Mn, 30) simply reads the merchandise sales data processing program (FIGS. 5, 6, 7, etc.) stored in the storage medium CD by the computer (30). Each of the divided product sales data processing programs can be executed.

Therefore, in addition to providing the same functions and effects as those of the first embodiment, the present apparatus can be easily constructed.

[0060]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the sales data obtained by selling the terminal at a discount among the sales data is formed as discount sales data in the discount totaling memory so as to be stored.
In addition, using the discount sales data stored in the discount aggregation memory of each terminal in the host machine, the discount sales data among the sales data of all the terminals can be aggregated by the discount type. Therefore, the counting by discount type on the high-order machine side can be performed quickly and the data processing load can be reduced. In addition, since the classification is performed at the time of discount sale, the accuracy can be improved.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the terminal controller provided between each terminal and the higher-level device stores the discount sales data stored in each discount totaling memory of each terminal belonging to the group. Since it is possible to collect and transmit the discount sales data collectively received by the higher-level device and collectively for each discount type by the higher-level device, the same effect as that of the invention of claim 1 can be obtained. In addition to the above, since the terminal controller can perform the interim totaling, the higher-level device can more quickly collect the discount sales data for all the terminals.

Further, according to the third aspect of the present invention, the discount sales data stored in the discount totaling memory is sold at a discount selling price automatically obtained for each product at the time of sales registration at the terminal. Claimed sales data and discount sales data when sold at a discount sales price determined by performing a special discount operation at the terminal, and can be stored for each. In addition to achieving the same effects as in the case of the first and second aspects of the invention, furthermore, it is also possible to perform tallying according to discount types having different discount modes. Counting can be easily performed, and the applicability is wide. Timeliness can also be improved.

Further, according to the invention of claim 4, each terminal classifies the sales data of the terminal itself according to the type of discount and transmits the sales data to the higher-level device, and the sales data from each terminal is transmitted to the higher-level device. This is a product sales data processing method that aggregates data for each type of discount classified by terminal, so that high-level machines can quickly summarize each type of discount, reduce the data processing burden, and classify at the time of discount sales. The accuracy can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining a discount aggregation memory in each terminal.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining an intermediate discount totaling memory and the like in the terminal controller.

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a type-specific file in a store controller.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of each terminal.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the terminal controller.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the store controller.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1, 2 Data communication line 10A-10C Electronic cash register (terminal) 10Mn Terminal controller 11 CPU 12 ROM 13 RAM 13R Sales table 13D1 Discount aggregation memory 13D11 Discount aggregation 1 memory 13D12 Discount aggregation 2 memory 13D13 Discount aggregation 3 memory 13D2 Intermediate discount aggregation memory 13D21 Intermediate discount aggregation 1 memory 13D22 Intermediate discount aggregation 2 memory 13D23 Intermediate discount aggregation 3 memory 14 Input / output means 30 Store controller (host machine) 31 CPU 32 ROM 33 RAM 33MR Sales master file 33MD1 Terminal Controller file 33MD2 Type-specific file 34 HDD 35 Keyboard 36 Display

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A system comprising: a plurality of terminals capable of executing a merchandise sales operation; and a higher-level device connected to the terminals so as to be able to perform data communication.
In a product sales data processing device formed so that sales data for each transaction can be transmitted as transaction data from each terminal to a higher-level device and sales data for all terminals can be totaled by the higher-level device, Of the sales data, and the sales data of the sales data is formed so as to be able to be stored in the discount aggregation memory as the discount sales data. A merchandise sales data processing device formed by using discount sales data stored in an aggregation memory so that discount sales data of all terminals can be aggregated by discount type. 2. A terminal controller common to a plurality of terminals forming a group between each terminal and the host device, and the terminal controller is stored in the discount totaling memory of each terminal belonging to the group. Wherein the discounted sales data can be collected and transmitted to the higher-level device in a batch, and the discounted sales data collectively received by the higher-level device from each terminal controller can be totaled by discount type. 1. The product sales data processing device according to 1. 3. Discount sales data when the discount sales data stored in the discount totaling memory is sold at a discount price automatically obtained for each product at the time of sales registration at the terminal. 3. The merchandise sales data according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the sales data is discount sales data when sold at a discount sales price determined by performing a special discount operation on the terminal, and each of the sales data can be stored. Processing equipment. 4. A merchandise sales data processing method for receiving and totaling sales data for each transaction transmitted as transaction data from a terminal connected to a higher-level device so as to be able to perform data communication and processing the data. The sales data from the terminal is classified by type of discount at each terminal and transmitted to the host machine, and the sales data from each terminal is tabulated at the host machine for each discount type classified by the terminal. Product sales data processing method.