JP2001076253A - Commodity sales registering data processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To stably operate for a long period by executing starting processing in accordance with finishing of adjusting processing. SOLUTION: When an adjustment finishing flag is not set in the work area of a CPU 11 and a time for adjusting is past when finishing commercial transaction with one customer, adjusting processing is executed. Namely, data totaled in a sales totaling area is read to be recorded and retained by an HDD device 4 as merchandise sales data for the business day and to edit adjustment report data based on data in the sales totaling area. Then, adjustment report data is printed and the sales totaling area is cleared. When adjusting processing is finished, the adjustment finishing flag is set to the work area and a restarting counter is counted down by '1', As the result, when a restarting counter becomes O or negative, a message picture for quickening the restart of a system is displayed on a display 4 with a touch panel to execute starting processing.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a merchandise sales registration data processing device such as a POS (Point Of Sales: point of sale information) terminal and an electronic cash register suitable for operation in a 24-hour store.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, open POS terminals that can utilize general-purpose application software have become mainstream so that an optimum system can be constructed for each store by selectively using various hardware. However, in the case of an open POS terminal, if it is operated continuously for a long period of time, the processing capacity of the CPU (Central Processing Unit) will be significantly reduced due to fragmentation due to leakage of open memory, and the system will become unstable. Could lead to

Generally, in a store that is not open for 24 hours, the POS terminal is turned off after the settlement process is performed after closing on every business day, and the POS terminal is turned on before opening the next business day. When the power is turned off and on, the system is restarted, the memory is initialized, and fragmentation and the like are resolved. Therefore, the POS terminal can operate stably. However, in stores such as convenience stores that are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, the POS terminal operates without a 24 hour break, so there is no opportunity to turn off and on the power and restart the system. Did not. For this reason, the CP
In some cases, the processing capacity of U was reduced, resulting in instability and system down.

[0004]

As described above, 24
In a POS terminal operated in a store that is open for hours, there was no opportunity to restart the system.
In some cases, the operation capacity became unstable.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a merchandise sales registration data processing device which can be operated stably for a long period of time even when operated in a 24-hour store.

[0006]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a start-up process is executed by turning on a power supply, a memory is initialized, and a product registration process is executed after the start-up process is completed. Product sales registration data processing for registering product sales data in the sales summary area of the memory, and executing settlement processing when the settlement is instructed, reading the product sales data registered in the sales summary area of the memory, and outputting it to the settlement report The apparatus is provided with control means for executing a start-up process in accordance with the termination of the settlement process. By taking such means, when the settlement process is completed, the start-up process is automatically executed, the system is restarted, and the memory is initialized. Since the settlement process is executed once a day at a determined time even in a 24-hour store, the start-up process after the settlement process avoids fragmentation of the memory and the like. Stable operation is realized.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a counting means for counting the number of executions of the settlement process, and, when the number of executions counted by the counting means reaches a predetermined number, responding to the end of the settlement process at that time. Control means for executing the start-up process. The counting means returns to the initial value when the control means executes the start-up processing. Further, it is desirable that the predetermined number can be arbitrarily set by the setting means. By taking such a means, the startup process is automatically executed and the system is restarted every time the settling process is executed a predetermined number of times, so that the memory is initialized and the like. Thus, the restart interval can be set to an efficient interval according to the system situation.

[0008] The invention according to claim 3 of the present application is such that, in the invention according to claim 1 or 2, it is possible to select whether or not to execute a start-up process. By taking such a measure, it is possible to execute the start-up process in anticipation of the time when the customer has stopped, which is practical.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In this embodiment, the payment process can be executed at a preset time.
A case will be described in which the present invention is applied to an open POS terminal for a time-open shop.

FIG. 1 shows an open PO in this embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a main part of an S terminal; The control unit 1 includes a CPU 11 constituting a control unit main body, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 12 in which fixed data such as a boot program is stored in advance,
A RAM (Random Access Memory) 13 in which data is written and read by the CPU 11, an HDD (Hard Disc Drive) device 14 in which data is written and read to and from a built-in hard disk, and a detachably mounted floppy disk It controls data communication between a floppy disk drive (FDD) device 15 for writing and reading data, a clock unit 16 for measuring the date and time, and a higher-level device (store controller) connected via a communication line. A plurality of interface units 18a, 18b, 18 connectable to the communication board 17 and various peripheral devices.
c, 18d, 18e, and 18f, and each unit is connected by a system bus 19.

The first interface unit 18a has a scanner device 2 such as a hand scanner or a fixed scanner.
Is connected to the second interface 18b.
P with closing key, execution key, cancel key, etc.
A keyboard 3 dedicated to the OS is connected, a display 4 with a touch panel for an operator is connected to the third interface 18c, a customer display 5 is connected to the fourth interface 18d, and a fifth interface is connected. The printer 6 capable of performing thermal receipt printing and journal printing is connected to 18e, and the drawer 7 is connected to the sixth interface 18f.

Although not shown, the control unit 1 is equipped with an uninterruptible power supply for supplying power when a commercial power supply, which is a main power supply, goes out of power. Power supply is secured, and a power failure backup process for transferring data in the RAM 13 to the hard disk is enabled.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the RAM 13. In this POS terminal, the RAM 13 is provided with a program area 13a for storing an operating system (OS) as a basic program and an application program (APL) as a business program, and a POS. Status area 13b for storing status data indicating the status of the terminal, settlement time hh: mm, counter initial value X (>
Setting data area 13 for storing setting data such as 0)
c, a sales counting area 13d for registering and processing product sales data by item such as responsible person, time zone, customer class, department, and transaction, and counting sales, and a restart counter N and various flags. It is divided into a work area 13e forming a data area for storing variable data.

As shown in FIG. 3, when the POS terminal is powered on, the CPU 11 starts up, and performs a start-up process such as initialization of the RAM 13 as ST (step) 1 as shown in FIG. That is, after the RAM 13 is once cleared and the operation is checked, the program area 13
a, status area 13b, setting data area 13
c, sales division area 13d and work area 13e. Then, the operating system and application programs read from the hard disk or the floppy disk are loaded into the program area 13a. The setting data area 13c has a ROM
12 or the default value of the settlement time and the counter initial value held in the hard disk. The start-up process includes other processes.

When the start-up process is completed, the CP
U11 causes the display 4 with a touch panel for the operator to display a selection screen for various tasks such as a setting task, a registration task, an inspection task, and a training task. And ST
Wait for any task to be selected as 3. Here, when any task is selected by touch panel input or key input of the keyboard 3, the processing of the selected task is executed.

For example, when the setting task is selected in ST4, the setting task processing specifically shown in FIG. 4 is executed. First, an item selection screen of various setting data is displayed on the display 4 with the touch panel. Then, it waits for one of the setting items to be selected.

Here, when the set item of the settlement time is selected by touch panel input or key input, the input of the settlement time is awaited, and numerical data h corresponding to the settlement time are set.
If hmm is keyed in, numeric data hhm
m is overwritten on the settlement time setting area in the setting data area 13c of the RAM 13 to update the settlement time.

When a counter initial value setting item is similarly selected by touch panel input or key input, input of the counter initial value is awaited, and numerical data X (> 0) corresponding to the counter initial value is entered by a key. If input, the numerical data X is overwritten on the counter initial value setting area in the setting data area 13c of the RAM 13 to update the counter initial value. When the setting end is selected by touch panel input or key input, the setting operation process ends, and the process returns to the operation selection screen display process of ST2 in FIG.

On the other hand, when the registration job is selected in ST5, the registration job process specifically shown in FIG. 5 is executed. First, the counter initial value X stored in the setting data area 13c of the RAM 13 is set in the restart counter N of the work area 13e.

Next, it waits for a product code to be input by scanning operation of the product code by the scanner device 2 or key operation of the keyboard 3. When the product registration is performed, an inquiry about the product code is made to the host device via the communication board 17, and when the product data such as the product name and the unit price of the product to which the product code is attached is received, the unit price is added to the unit price. If the multiplier is key-inputted before the input of the product code, the multiplier is multiplied by 1; And
The merchandise sales data of the sales points and sales amount is stored in the RAM 1
A sales registration process is performed for each corresponding item in the third sales aggregation area 13d. Also, the product code, the number of sales, and the sales amount are used as transaction data in the work area 1 of the RAM 12.
3e. Further, the product name, the unit price, the number of sales, the sales amount, and the like are displayed on the display 4 with the touch panel for the operator and the display 5 for the customer. Thereafter, each time a product code is registered by inputting a product code, the above process is repeated.

When the sales registration of the product purchased by one customer is completed and the closing key for declaring the registration end is input, the accounting process is executed. In this accounting process, the total amount is calculated from the transaction data of the merchandise purchased by the one customer temporarily stored in the work area 13e. When cash payment data is input for the total amount, a change is calculated and a receipt is issued. When payment data by credit card is input, a credit check is issued and a credit slip is issued upon approval.

When the business transaction with one customer is completed,
The CPU 11 determines whether the settlement flag is set in the work area 13e. If not set, the current time measured by the clock unit 16 is read and compared with the settlement time stored in the setting data area 13c. Here, if the current time has not passed the settlement time, the process waits until the next product registration is started.

On the other hand, if the current time has passed the settlement time, a message screen urging execution of the settlement work is displayed on the display 4 with a touch panel for the operator. Here, when execution of the settlement business is instructed by touch panel input or key input, settlement processing is executed. That is, the data totalized for each item in the sales totaling area 13d is read, recorded and stored on the hard disk by the HDD device 14 as the product sales data for the current business day, and the settlement report data is stored based on the data in the sales totaling area 13d. Edit. The settlement report data is printed on receipt paper by the printer 6, and the settlement report is discharged. After that, the sales totaling area 13d is cleared.

After the settlement process is completed, a settlement flag is set in the work area 13e. Also,
The restart counter N is counted down by "1". As a result, it is determined whether or not the restart counter N has become 0 or negative. Here, when the restart counter N is positive, it waits for the next product registration to be started.

On the other hand, when the restart counter N becomes 0 or negative, a message screen for prompting the restart of the system is displayed on the display 4 with the touch panel. Here, when the restart is instructed by touch panel input or key input, the process returns to ST1 of FIG. 3 and the above-described start-up processing is executed again.

The display with touch panel 4
When a message screen prompting the user to execute the settlement business is displayed, when a cancel instruction is given by touch panel input or key input, and when a message screen prompting the system restart is displayed, touch panel input or key input When the cancellation is instructed by, the payment processing and the start-up processing are not executed, and the process waits until the next product registration is started.

When the thus constructed open POS terminal of this embodiment is operated in a convenience store which is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, when the power is first turned on, a start-up process is executed. Initialization and the like are performed. Next, display 4 with touch panel
Displays the job selection screen. Here, when a registration job is selected, the registration job process is started, and the restart counter N provided in the work area 13e of the RAM 13 stores the same RA.
The counter initial value X (> 0) stored in the setting data area 13c of M13 is set. As a result, it is possible to register the goods purchased by the shopper. The sales data of each product registered during the current business day is subjected to sales registration processing in the sales tabulation area 13d of the RAM 13 for each item such as responsible person, time zone, customer class, department, and transaction. You.

Thereafter, when the registration of the merchandise purchased by a certain shopper is completed and the accounting process is executed by operating the closing key, the current time measured by the clock unit 16 is stored in the RAM 1.
When the settlement time stored in the third setting data area 13c elapses, a message screen prompting execution of the settlement operation is displayed on the display 4 with the touch panel. Therefore, the cashier determines whether the execution of the settlement business is possible. Then, when it is determined that the shopper has stopped and the execution of the settlement business is possible, the execution of the settlement business is instructed by touch panel input or key input. Then,
The payment process as described above is executed, and the sales on the current business day are determined.

After the settlement process is completed, a settlement flag is set in the work area 13e. Further, the restart counter N is counted down by "1". At this time, if the restart counter N takes a positive value, sales registration of the product purchased by the next shopper can be continued. In this case, although the current time measured by the clock unit 16 has passed the settlement time when the accounting process is completed, the settlement confirmation screen is displayed because the settlement completion flag is set. Therefore, the sales registration of the product purchased by the next shopper can be continued. Then, when the date counted by the clock unit 16 is updated, that is, when the current time counted by the clock unit 16 becomes earlier than the settlement time, the settlement completion flag is reset. When the time passes the settlement time, a settlement confirmation screen is displayed after the accounting process for one shopper is completed.

Therefore, the settlement process is executed once a day after a predetermined settlement time, and the sales on that business day are determined. Then, every time the settlement process is executed, the restart counter N is counted down by "1". In this way, the restart counter N is counted down by “1” each time the settlement process of one business day is completed, and becomes “0” after the number of days corresponding to the counter initial value X has elapsed.
A message screen prompting the restart of the system is displayed on the display 4 with the touch panel. Here, the cashier determines whether or not the settlement business can be executed. Then, if it is determined that the shopper has been cut off and the system restart can be executed, the system restart is instructed by touch panel input or key input. Then, a start-up process is performed, and the RAM 13 is initialized. Thereafter, a job selection screen is displayed on the display 4 with the touch panel. When a registration job is selected, the registration job process is started, and the counter initial value X is set in the restart counter N.

Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the restart counter N is set to "0" every time the settlement process executed once a day is executed the number of times equal to the counter initial value X, and the system is restarted. Is displayed, and the system can be restarted. As a result, since the system can be periodically restarted and the RAM 13 can be initialized, it is possible to avoid fragmentation or the like due to leakage of memory, and to prevent the processing performance of the CPU 11 from deteriorating and becoming unstable. it can. In this way, the system can be prevented from being down due to a decrease in the processing capacity of the CPU 11, so that the POS is required at a store that is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Even if the terminal is operated, it can be operated stably for a long period of time.

Further, in this embodiment, the counter initial value X can be changed to an arbitrary value by selecting the set job on the job selection screen, similarly to the settlement time. Therefore, the user can set the interval of system restart to an efficient interval according to the state of the system, so that the system can be operated more stably.

Further, since the operator can select whether or not to execute the system restart, the system can be restarted in anticipation of the time when the customer is interrupted at midnight or the like, which is practical.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, in one embodiment, RA
The settlement time is set in the setting data area 13c of M13, and the settlement confirmation screen is displayed when the current time passes the settlement time. However, the settlement time is managed by a higher-level device connected to the line, and the higher-order device is controlled. A payment confirmation screen may be displayed by receiving a payment instruction command from the device. Alternatively, the payment confirmation screen may be omitted, and the payment processing may be forcibly executed after the payment time has elapsed.

The present invention also includes a system in which the system is restarted after each settlement process. In this case, the restart counter N can be omitted. In addition, it is needless to say that various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention, such as applying the present invention to a single electronic cash register.

[0036]

As described in detail above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a merchandise sales registration data processing apparatus which can be operated stably for a long period of time even when operated in a 24-hour store. it can. Further, according to the invention described in claim 2 of the present application, not only the same effect as in the invention described in claim 1 above, but also the restart interval can be set to an efficient interval according to the system situation. Thus, it is possible to provide a merchandise sales registration data processing device that can be operated more stably. Further, according to the invention described in claim 3 of the present application, since the start-up process can be executed in anticipation of the time when the customer has stopped, it is possible to avoid inconveniences such as waiting for the customer to restart the system, and to be practical. And a merchandise sales registration data processing device capable of realizing stable operation.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an open POS according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of the terminal.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a main part of a RAM according to the embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a main part of a main processing routine of a CPU according to the embodiment;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart that embodies a setting business process in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a specific example of the registration business process in FIG. 3;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Control part 2 ... Scanner device 3 ... Keyboard 4 ... Touch panel display 5 ... Customer display 6 ... Printer 7 ... Drawer 11 ... CPU 13 ... RAM 16 ... Clock part

Claims (3)

[Claims] When the power is turned on, a start-up process is executed to initialize a memory, and after the start-up process is completed, a product registration process is executed to register product sales data in a sales totaling area of the memory. When the payment is instructed, the product sales registration data processing device that executes the payment process and reads out the product sales data registered in the sales aggregation area of the memory and outputs the data to a payment report. A merchandise sales registration data processing device for executing the start-up process. 2. When the power is turned on, a start-up process is executed to initialize a memory, etc., and after the start-up process is completed, a product registration process is executed to register product sales data in a sales totaling area of the memory. Then, when the settlement is instructed, in the commodity sales registration data processing device which executes the settlement processing and reads out the commodity sales data registered in the sales totaling area of the memory and outputs it to the settlement report, the number of executions of the settlement processing is counted. A product sales registration data processing device characterized in that when a predetermined number of times is reached, the start-up process is executed according to the end of the settlement process at that time. 3. The merchandise sales registration data processing device according to claim 1, wherein it is possible to select whether or not to execute a start-up process.