JP2001160089A - Commodity sale register and information inquiry terminal device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To smoothly carry out service to give a special favor to a customer, who continued to purchase prescribed commodities to which the special favors are given, when they are purchased continuously in a fixed period. SOLUTION: A commodity that is purchased by a customer is registered at a POS terminal 1, and it is decided whether the commodity is identical to one of commodities to which special favors are given, when they are purchased continuously over a fixed period. When the commodity is a special favor object commodity, it is decided whether the customer has purchased other special favor object commodities in the past. When the customer is decided so, it is decided whether the days passed from the latest date of his/her purchase is less than a fixed period. When the customer has purchased the special favored object commodities in the part and also the number of days is less than a fixed period, a special favor is given to the customer. Then the purchase result information for these relevant special favor commodities, which are stored and managed in a member-by-member continuous purchase result file 8, are updated.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a sales system in which a customer continuously purchases the same product at an interval within a predetermined period at the same store, and gives the customer a privilege such as a discount or a service point. The present invention relates to a merchandise sales registration device and an information inquiry terminal device for smoothly processing a product.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in supermarkets and specialty stores, as a sales system for retaining customers,
Point system was known. This point system is a system in which the amount of goods purchased by a customer is converted into service points, accumulated for each customer, and a privilege such as a discount is given according to the accumulated points.

[0003] However, if this point system is introduced in another store of the same business type in a nearby area, its superiority and effectiveness are lost, and there is a risk that customers may flow to another store. In order to recall a customer who has left,
It was necessary to take measures such as increasing the point redemption rate, which was a factor that weighed on profits.

[0004] Therefore, as a sales system in which a customer is assumed to be stably established without flowing to another store, every time the customer continuously purchases the same product, discounts and service points are given to the customer. A system that provides the following is conceivable. By introducing this sales system, at least customers will come to the store frequently to purchase products to which the benefits are given by continuous purchase, and it is thought that other products will be purchased subsequently, and customer retention and An increase in the purchase price can be expected.

[0005]

Conventionally, however, a sales system in which a customer continuously purchases the same merchandise at the same store at an interval within a predetermined period to give a privilege to the customer is smoothly processed. POS (Point Of S
ales) There was no merchandise sales registration device such as a terminal.

[0006] In addition, when such a sales system is introduced, customers can purchase merchandise to which a privilege is given by continuous purchase.
I want to know when to buy next time,
There has been no information inquiry terminal device that can easily inform this kind of information.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a merchandise sales registration apparatus capable of granting a privilege to a customer, when the customer continuously purchases a predetermined commodity to be continuously purchased at predetermined intervals. Another object of the present invention is to provide an information inquiry terminal device that allows a customer to easily know when to purchase a product to which a privilege is given by continuous purchase by the next time.

[0008]

The invention according to claim 1 of the present application sets and stores the types of commodities subject to continuous purchase benefits to which a benefit is given to a customer by continuously purchasing at intervals within a fixed period. Privilege target product storage means, continuous purchase result storage means for storing and managing the type and latest purchase date of each continuous purchase privilege target product having a purchase result for each customer, and product registration means for registering the product purchased by the customer A merchandise judging means for judging whether or not the customer purchased product registered by the merchandise registration means is a product to be subjected to the continuous purchase privilege; and Means for determining whether or not there is a purchase record of the product subject to the continuous purchase privilege and, if there is a purchase record, whether or not the number of days elapsed since the latest purchase date is within a certain period; By means Grant that gives the customer the benefit of continuing to purchase the products subject to the continuous purchase benefit when the customer has purchased the product subject to the continuous purchase benefits and the number of days elapsed from the latest purchase date is within a certain period. Means, and when the customer purchase product registered by the product registration means is a product for continuous purchase benefit, purchase for updating the purchase result information of the customer for the product for continuous purchase benefit stored and managed by the continuous purchase result storage means. This is a merchandise sales registration device provided with performance update means.

[0009] In the merchandise sales registration apparatus provided with such a means, each of the continuously purchased award target goods to which the award is given to the customer by continuously purchasing at a certain time interval by the award target goods storage means. Is stored. In addition, the continuous purchase record storage unit stores and manages the type of each product for continuous purchase privilege and the latest purchase date that have a purchase record for each customer. When the product purchased by the customer is registered by the product registration unit, the product determination unit determines whether or not the registered customer purchase product is a product to be purchased continuously. If it is determined that the customer is a product subject to the continuous purchase privilege, whether or not the customer has purchased the product subject to the continuous purchase privilege, and if the customer has a purchase result, the number of days elapsed from the latest purchase date is determined for a certain period. It is determined whether it is within. If it is determined that there is a purchase record of the product subject to the continuous purchase privilege and the number of days elapsed from the latest purchase date is within a certain period, the customer is provided with a privilege for the continuous purchase of the product subject to the continuous purchase privilege. Is given. Further, when the customer purchase product registered by the product registration means is the product for continuous purchase benefit, the purchase result information of the customer for the product for continuous purchase benefit stored and managed by the continuous purchase result storage means is updated. Therefore, when the commodity for continuous purchase privilege is continuously purchased at intervals within a certain period, the privilege is automatically given to the customer.

[0010] The invention described in claim 2 of the present application is the invention described in claim 1.
In the invention described above, the benefit target product storage means is set and stored with the type of each continuously purchased benefit target product to which the benefit is given to the customer by continuously purchasing at an interval within a fixed period and the product type. If the customer's purchase product is determined to be a product subject to the continuous purchase privilege by the product determination device, the customer has a purchase record of the product subject to the continuous purchase privilege and a purchase record. In this case, the means for determining whether or not the number of days elapsed from the latest purchase date is within the validity period of the product subject to the continuous purchase privilege is used. By adopting such means, it becomes possible to variably set the effective period until the benefit is given to the continuous purchase of each product for continuous purchase benefit, for each product.

[0011] The invention described in claim 3 of the present application is the above-described claim 2.
In the invention described in the above, when a customer-purchased product registered by the product registration means is a product to be purchased continuously, the expiration date for notifying the customer of the time when the benefit is given to the next purchase of the product to be purchased continuously is given. Notification means is provided. By taking such a measure, it becomes possible to inform the customer who has purchased the product for which the continuous purchase privilege is to be provided that the benefit will be given by the next purchase of the product for which the product for continuous purchase benefit is to be purchased.

The invention described in claim 4 of the present application is the above-described claim 1.
An information inquiry terminal device provided so as to be able to communicate with the merchandise sales registration device according to any one of items 3 to 3,
Input means for inputting customer identification information for inquiring information on products for continuous purchase benefit, and when the customer identification information is inputted by the input means, continuous purchase result storage means and benefit target product storage of the product sales registration device. Means for referring to the information stored by the means for acquiring the type of the product for which the continuous purchase privilege has been purchased and the time limit at which the privilege is given to the next purchase of the product for the continuous purchase privilege; Display means for displaying the information obtained by the acquisition means. In the information inquiry terminal device provided with such means, when the identification information of the customer is input through the input means, the continuous purchase result storage means and the privilege target product storage means of the commodity sales registration apparatus provided communicable are used. From the stored information, the type of the product for which the continuous purchase privilege is to be purchased and the time limit for providing the privilege for the next purchase of the product for the continuous purchase privilege are obtained. The display unit displays information on the type of the continuously purchased privilege target product having the purchase result and the expiration date when the privilege is given to the next purchase of the continuously purchased privilege target product.
Therefore, the customer only needs to input his / her own identification information via the input means, and if the customer purchases the type of the product for which the continuous purchase privilege has been purchased and the product for which the continuous purchase privilege has been purchased again, Can be confirmed.

[0013]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the present embodiment, when a continuously purchased bonus target product that is set in advance is continuously purchased at intervals within a predetermined period, the sales system that discounts the price of the product is sold. A description will be given assuming that the sales registration device and the information inquiry terminal device are applied.

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of the present embodiment, which shows a plurality of POS terminals 1 partially having a function as a merchandise sales registration device of the present invention and a function of an information inquiry terminal device of the present invention. A plurality of information inquiry terminals 2 and a store computer 3 partially having a function as a product sales registration device of the present invention are communicably connected by a communication line 4 such as a LAN (Local Area Network). .

The store computer 3 has a large-capacity storage device (not shown) such as a hard disk. The storage device 3 has a product master file 5, a continuous purchase discounted product file 6, a member master file 7, Continuous purchase record file 8 and member purchase transaction file 9
Each data file is formed.

As shown in FIG. 2A, the product master file 5 includes the product codes (product identification codes), section codes, product names, unit prices, etc. of all the products sold in the store, and the products are subject to the continuous purchase privilege. The merchandise, that is, the status for identifying whether or not the product is a product for continuous purchase discount (1: product for continuous purchase discount, 0: product not for continuous purchase discount) is set and stored.

The continuous purchase discounted product file 6 is shown in FIG.
As shown in (b), the validity period and two types of discount rates (first discount rate, second discount rate) are set and stored together with the product code and product name of each product to be continuously purchased and discounted. The target product storage means is configured. Here, the validity period is
This is the number of days that have elapsed from the date of purchase of the corresponding continuous purchase discount target product until the benefit (discount) is given. The discount rate is a rate for discounting the price of the corresponding product for which continuous purchase is to be continued during the validity period, and the first discount rate is a predetermined number of continuations. Is used when the number is less than 10), and the second discount rate is
Used when the number of times is equal to or more than a predetermined number. Note that the first discount rate ≦ the second
There is a discount rate relationship.

As shown in FIG. 2 (c), the member master file 7 includes member identification information such as member numbers, names, and addresses of all members who can receive the continuous purchase discount service, as well as total purchase points, It records and manages actual information such as the total purchase price and the last purchase date.

FIG. 2 shows the continuous purchase result file 8 for each member.
As shown in (d), for each member number of a member who can receive the continuous purchase discount service, the product code (purchased product code) of the product which has been purchased by the member and which has been purchased continuously, the latest purchase date and It stores and manages the number of continuous purchases, and constitutes a continuous purchase result storage means.

The member purchase transaction file 9 is
The POS terminal 1 stores and stores member purchase transaction data generated when a product to be continuously purchased and discounted by the member is registered. As shown in FIG. 2E, the member purchase transaction data includes a purchase date, a member number, a code of a registered product for continuous purchase discount, a registration point, a registration amount, and a discount amount.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of the POS terminal 1. As shown in FIG. That is, the POS terminal 1 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11 as a control unit main body. In addition, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 12 storing fixed data such as a program and an RA in which various memory areas for storing variable data are formed.
M (Random Access Memory) 13, a clock section 14 for measuring date and time, a communication interface 15 for controlling data communication with the store computer 3 connected via the communication line 4, and a signal from a mode switch 16 are input. At the same time, a key signal corresponding to a key operation is fetched from an I / O port 18 for outputting a drive signal to a drawer opening device 17 for automatically opening a drawer (not shown) and a keyboard 9 provided with various keys necessary for product registration. A keyboard controller 10, a scanner controller 22 that captures a read code signal from a scanner 21 that optically reads a bar code or a two-dimensional data code that symbolizes at least a product code, and displays the product name, amount, etc. of the registered product to an operator. Display 23 for operator and product name, price, etc. of registered products for shoppers A display controller 25 for controlling the display operation of the customer display 24 for displaying; a printer controller 27 for controlling the printing operation of a printer 26 for performing receipt printing and journal printing; a card reader controller for taking in card data read by a card reader 28 29 and so on. And the CPU 11
And a ROM 12, a RAM 13, a clock unit 14, a communication interface 15, an I / O port 18, a keyboard controller 20, a scanner controller 22, a display controller 25, a printer controller 27, and a card reader controller 29. They are connected by a bus line 30.

The keyboard 19 and the scanner 21 are used for inputting a product code, a unit price, a score, and the like of a product purchased by a customer, and constitute a product registration means. Further, the keyboard 19 is provided with a subtotal key for instructing the total output of the products purchased by one customer and a closing key for declaring the registration closing of the products purchased by the one customer.

The mode switch 16 is provided with “registration”,
Various business modes such as “check”, “payment”, and “setting” are selected, and the execution is instructed to the CPU 11. Here, "registration" means that when a product for sale is registered by the product registration means of the keyboard 19 and the scanner 21, the sales data of the registered product is processed for sale in the storage unit, and the closing key is used to execute a commercial transaction with one shopper. This is a business mode in which, when the closing registration is performed, a receipt recording the details of the product purchased by the shopper in the commercial transaction is printed and issued by the printer 26. “Inspection” is a task of outputting the contents of the storage unit in which sales data of each product has been registered by the registration task. The “payment” is a business mode in which, after outputting the contents of the storage unit in which the sales data of each product is registered by the registration operation, the contents of the storage unit are cleared. The “setting” is a business mode in which data necessary for executing a registration business or the like is set in the storage unit.

The card reader 28 is for reading card data of a membership card in which a corresponding member number or the like is recorded and distributed to all the members who can receive the continuous purchase discount service. As the card, a magnetic card or an IC card is used.

Each POS terminal 1 secures in the RAM 13 an area for storing the local files of the product master file 5, the continuous purchase discounted product file 6, and the member master file 7 provided in the store computer 3. Before the store is opened every business day, each local file is downloaded from the store computer 3 via the communication line 4.

As shown in FIG. 4, the RAM 13 stores a transaction buffer 41 for storing and storing data of goods purchased by one customer until a transaction with the customer is completed. The receipt buffer 42 which stores and retains until the transaction with the customer is completed, and the continuous purchase result data of one member customer read from the member-based continuous purchase result file 8 of the store computer 1 until the transaction with the member customer is completed. A purchase result buffer 43 for storing and holding; a member number memory 44 for storing a member number read from the member card by the card reader 28; a today file 45 for storing and storing member purchase transaction data for one day;
The flag memory 46 of the card flag which is set to "1" when the card data of the membership card is read by the card reader 28, and "1" during registration of a product to be purchased by one customer.
And a memory area such as the flag memory 47 of the registering flag set in the register. The trading buffer 41 includes:
As shown in FIG. 5, a product code, a product name, a unit price, a point, a price, a status indicating whether or not the product is a product to be continuously purchased and a discount amount are stored for the customer purchased product registered as one transaction.

When each of the POS terminals 1 selects the “registration” mode by the mode switch 16,
The program is configured so that the PU 11 executes the processing shown in the flowchart of FIG. That is, the CPU 11
At T (step) 1, it is determined whether or not a card flag is set in the flag memory 46. Initially "0"
, The process proceeds to ST2.

In ST2, it is determined whether the card data has been read by the card reader 28 or not. If the card data has not been read, the process proceeds to ST6. S
If the card data has been read at T2, ST
As 3, it is determined whether or not the card data is data of a membership card. If the data is not a membership card,
Proceed to ST6. If the card data is the member card data in ST3, the member number in the card data is overwritten and stored in the member number memory 44 in ST4.
In step ST5, the card flag in the flag memory 46 is set to "1". Thereafter, the process proceeds to ST6. In addition,
In ST4, when the member number in the card data is not set in the local file of the member master file 7 formed in the RAM 13, the reading of the card data is invalidated as an error.

In ST6, it is determined whether or not product registration has been performed. If the product has not been registered, ST7
Proceed to. In ST7, it is determined whether or not the registration flag is set in the flag memory 47. Initially, it is reset to "0", so the process returns to ST1. In ST1,
If the card flag has been set in the flag memory 46, the process proceeds to ST6.

In ST6, when a product code, a score and the like are input by key input of the keyboard 19 or scanning of a barcode by the scanner 21 and product registration is performed, a registering flag is stored in the flag memory 47 in ST8. Determine whether it is set. And
If the registering flag has been reset to “0”,
As ST9, the transaction buffer 41 and the receipt buffer 42
And the purchase result buffer 43 is cleared. ST1
If the registering flag is set to "1" in the flag memory 47 as "0", the process proceeds to ST11. If the registering flag is set to "1" in ST8, the process proceeds to ST11 without performing the processing of ST9 and ST10.

In ST11, registration processing of merchandise sales data is executed. That is, referring to the local file of the product master file 5 formed in the RAM 13, information such as a department code, a product name, a unit price, and a status corresponding to the registered product code is read. Then, the sales price is calculated by multiplying the unit price by the sales point (if the point was also registered at the time of registering the product, the point, and if not, 1). Then, the sales points and sales amount are
It is registered for each department code in a department totalizer (not shown) on M13.

Next, as ST12, the merchandise code, the name of the registered merchandise, the unit price, the number of sales, the sales amount, and the status are stored in the transaction buffer 41 in order from the first row. Also, S
At T13, the name of the registered product, the sales amount, and the like are displayed on the operator display 23 and the customer display 24. Thereafter, the process returns to ST1.

If the registration flag is set in the flag memory 47 in ST7, it is determined in ST14 whether the subtotal key of the keyboard 19 has been input.
If the subtotal key has not been input, the process returns to ST1.
If a subtotal key has been input in ST14,
As T15, a subtotal processing described later is executed.

When this subtotal processing is executed, the process waits for the closing key of the keyboard 19 to be input in ST16. Then, when the closing key is input, ST17
And executes the closing registration subtotal processing described later.

When this closing registration process is executed, ST18
Then, the card flag in the flag memory 46 and the registration flag in the flag memory 47 are both reset to "0", and the process returns to ST1.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart specifically showing the subtotal processing of ST15 in FIG. That is, the CPU 11
When entering the subtotal processing of No. 15, it is determined whether or not a card flag is set in the flag memory 46 in ST21. If the card flag has been reset to "0", the process proceeds to ST23. If the card flag is set to "1" in ST21, the store computer 3 is queried for member-specific continuous purchase record file information with the member number stored in the member number memory 44 in ST22. When the purchase result data of each purchase product code, the latest purchase date, and the number of continuous purchases registered in the member-based continuous purchase result file 8 corresponding to the member number is received from the store computer 3, the purchase result data is received. The result is stored in the purchase result buffer 43. Then, ST2
Proceed to 3.

In ST23, records consisting of a product code, a product name, a unit price, a score, an amount, and a status are read one by one in order from the top row of the transaction buffer 41. At this time, it is determined whether or not the last row record stored in the transaction buffer 41 has already been read in ST24. At first, since the data has not been read, the process proceeds to ST25.

In ST 25, receipt print data is created based on the item name and the amount of the record read from the transaction buffer 41 and stored in the receipt buffer 42. Next, ST26
It is determined whether or not the card flag is set in the flag memory 46. If the card flag has been reset to "0", the process returns to ST23.

If the card flag is set to "1" in ST26, based on the status of the record read from the transaction buffer 41 in ST27, it is determined whether or not the record is a record of a commodity for continuous purchase discount. Is determined (commodity determination means). Here, if the status is “0”, that is, if the record is for a product not covered by the continuous purchase discount, the process proceeds to ST35.

In ST27, if the status is "1", that is, if the record is for a product to be discounted continuously,
In step ST28, the purchase result buffer 43 is searched by the product code of the record. And the purchase result buffer 43
If it is confirmed that the purchase result data of the corresponding product code does not exist, the process proceeds to ST35.

In ST28, if it is confirmed that the purchase result data of the corresponding product code exists in the purchase result buffer 43, the local file of the continuous purchase discount product file 6 formed in the RAM 13 is referred to as ST29. Then, the valid period corresponding to the purchased product code of the purchase result data is acquired. Then, it determines whether or not the number of days elapsed from the latest purchase date of the corresponding purchase result data to the current date measured by the clock unit 14 is within the acquired validity period (purchase result determination means). Here, if the elapsed days exceed the validity period, the process proceeds to ST35.

If the number of days elapsed since the latest purchase date is within the validity period in ST29, it is determined in ST30 whether or not the number of continuous purchases of the corresponding purchase result data is 10 or more. If the number of continuous purchases is less than 10, S
As T31, the first discount rate corresponding to the purchased product code of the purchase result data is read out with reference to the local file of the continuously purchased discounted product file 6 formed in the RAM 13. If the number of continuous purchases is 10 or more, the second discount rate corresponding to the purchased product code of the purchase result data is read out with reference to the local file. After a while, ST3
As 3, the continuation discount is calculated by multiplying the amount of one record read from the transaction buffer 41 by the first discount rate or the second discount rate acquired in ST31 or ST32. Then, the continuation discount is added to the transaction buffer 4
Add to the record read from 1. In step ST34, the first discount rate or the second discount rate selected in ST31 or ST32 and the continuous discount calculated in ST33 are added to the receipt print data in the receipt buffer 42.
Thereafter, the process proceeds to ST35.

In ST35, the validity period corresponding to the purchased product code of the purchase result data is acquired by referring to the local file of the continuous purchase discounted product file 6 formed in the RAM 13. Then, a date after the expiration date obtained from the current date measured by the clock unit 14 is calculated as a next discount expiration date, and the next discount expiration date is added to the receipt print data of the receipt buffer 42. Yes (expiration date notification means). Thereafter, the process returns to ST23.

In ST24, if the last line of the record stored in the transaction buffer 41 has already been read, the total amount of one transaction is calculated from the contents of the transaction buffer 41 in ST36 and displayed for the operator. Is displayed on the display 23 and the customer display 24. This is the end of the subtotal processing.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart specifically showing the closing registration process of ST17 in FIG. That is, the CPU 11
When the closing registration process of ST17 is started, a closing process for each settlement method is executed as ST41. For example, the keyboard 19
When the deposit amount data of the total amount or more is inputted by the deposit / current total key of the operator, the difference obtained by subtracting the total amount from the deposit amount is calculated as change, and the operator display 2 is displayed.
3 and a process for displaying on the customer display 24 is executed.

Next, in step ST42, if the closing print data such as the total amount and the transaction number automatically issued for the transaction is added to the receipt buffer 42, the process proceeds to step ST43.
The contents of the receipt buffer 42 are
To print on receipt paper at once.

Thereafter, the flag memory 46 is set as ST44.
It is determined whether or not the card flag is set in the.
If the flag has been reset to "0", the closing process ends. If the card flag is set to "1" in ST44, the process proceeds to ST45.
In ST45, the record of the commodity for continuous purchase discount, that is, the record whose status is "1" is extracted from the transaction buffer 41, and the member purchase transaction data is created.
Write and output to file 45 today. This is the end of the closing process.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the purchase result update business executed by the store computer 3. The store computer 3 executes this purchase result update operation after the store closes after one day of business.

First, the store computer 3 collects the member purchase transaction data in the today's file 45 formed in the RAM 13 of each POS terminal 1 via the communication line 4 as ST1. Then, the collected member purchase transaction data is stored in the member purchase transaction file 9.

When the store computer 3 finishes collecting the member purchase transaction data from each POS terminal 1 in ST2, it reads the member purchase transaction data from the member purchase transaction file 9 one record at a time in ST3. Each time one record of member purchase transaction data is read (NO in ST4),
In step ST5, the member-based continuous purchase record file 8 is searched by the member number of the read member purchase transaction data.

As a result, if the purchased product code of the member purchase transaction data read in the continuous purchase record file record of the member number does not exist (NO in ST6), the purchased product code and the latest purchase date are set as ST7. That is, the purchase date of the read member purchase transaction data and the continuous purchase count = 0 are added to the continuous purchase record file record of the corresponding member number.

On the other hand, if there is a purchased product code of the member purchase transaction data read in the continuous purchase record file record of the member number (YES in ST6), the latest corresponding to the purchased product code is executed in ST8. The purchase date is updated to the purchase date of the read member purchase transaction data, and the number of continuous purchases is incremented by one (purchase result updating means).

The store computer 3 executes the above processing every time one record of the member purchase transaction data is read. Then, when all the member purchase transaction data is read and the above processing is executed (NO in ST4), the present purchase result update work is ended.

Each time the purchase result update operation is completed, each data of the member purchase transaction file 9 is processed, and is not read out in the next purchase result update operation.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of the information inquiry terminal 2. As shown in FIG. That is, the information inquiry terminal 2 includes the CPU 51 as a control unit main body. Also, a ROM 52 storing fixed data such as programs, a RAM 53 in which various memory areas for storing variable data are formed, and a clock unit 5 for measuring the current date and time.
4. a communication interface 55 for controlling data communication with the store computer 3 connected via the communication line 4;
Touch panel sensor 56 for display with touch panel
A touch panel controller 57 that takes in a signal input from the touch panel; a display controller 59 that controls screen display on a display unit 58 of the display with a touch panel;
A printer controller 61 for controlling the printing operation of the printer 60, a card reader controller 63 for taking in card data read by a card reader 62 having the same configuration as the card reader 28 of the POS terminal 1, and the like are mounted. The CPU 51, the ROM 52, and the RAM 5
3. The clock unit 54, the communication interface 55, the touch panel controller 57, the display controller 59, the printer controller 61, and the card reader controller 63 are connected by a bus line 64 such as an address bus and a data bus.

The information inquiry terminal 2 has a CPU 51 as shown in FIG.
The program is configured to execute the processing shown in the flowchart of FIG. That is, as an initial state, the CPU 51 waits for the card data of the membership card to be read by the card reader 62. Then, the card reader 62
Reads the card data (YES in ST1),
If it is confirmed that the card data is data of a membership card (YES in ST2), the process proceeds to ST3.

In ST3, the member master file 7 and the member-specific continuous purchase record file 8 are searched by the member number in the member card data read by the card reader 62. Then, when the name corresponding to the member number and the product code of the product for continuous purchase discount having the purchase result, the latest purchase date and the number of continuous purchases are read and obtained, the process proceeds to ST4.

In ST4, the continuous purchase discount target product list screen 70 of the layout shown in FIG.
The member name and the member number acquired in ST3 are displayed in the member information column 71 of the screen 70. Next, S
The continuous purchase discounted commodity file 6 is searched as T5,
If the validity period and the first and second discount rates corresponding to the product code of the continuous purchase discounted product having the purchase record acquired at T3 are read and acquired, the process proceeds to ST6.

In ST 6, the expiration date of the continuous purchase discount is calculated from the latest purchase date acquired in ST 3 and the validity period acquired in ST 6 for each product for which the continuous purchase discount has been purchased. It is determined whether there is a product for which the continuous purchase discount is valid at the current date being counted.

Here, if the expiration date of the continuous purchase discount of all the products for which the continuous purchase discount has been purchased is earlier than the current date, there is no product for which the continuous purchase discount is valid.
Proceeding to ST7, the message data of "no discount target" is displayed in the detailed information column 72 of the continuous purchase discount target product list screen 70 displayed on the display unit 58. After that, in ST8, a signal input from the touch panel sensor 56 is awaited, and if it is confirmed that no signal has been input for a certain period of time, the continuous purchase discount target product list screen 70 displayed on the display unit 58 is deleted in ST9. afterwards,
Return to ST1.

In ST6, if the expiration date of the continuous purchase discount of at least one of the continuous purchase discount products that have been purchased is the current date or later, the continuous purchase discount is valid. Since there is no product, the process proceeds to ST10, and a list of the product name, the discount effective period, and the discount rate of the product for which the continuous purchase discount is valid is created. At this time, a first discount rate is selected for a product whose number of continuous purchases is less than 10, and a second discount rate is selected for a product whose number is 10 or more. If the number of products for which the continuous purchase discount is valid exceeds the number of lines in the detailed information column 72, the list is divided into a plurality of pages and created.

Thereafter, as ST11, the first page of the list created in ST10 is displayed on the commodity list screen 7 for continuous purchase discount.
0 in the detailed information column 72. In this state, it waits for a signal input from the touch panel sensor 56. And
When the next page button 74 on the continuous purchase discount target product list screen 70 is touched (YES in ST12), the list displayed in the detailed information column 72 is updated to the next page. Similarly, when the previous page button 73 is touched (S
(T13: YES), the list displayed in the specification information column 72 is updated to the previous page. When the print button 75 is touch-input (YES in ST14), the control of the printer 60 is controlled in ST15, and the list of the product name, the discount effective period, and the discount rate of the product for which the continuous purchase discount is valid is provided. Is printed on recording paper.

When it is confirmed that there is no signal input for a certain period of time in ST16, the process proceeds to ST9, where the display unit 58
Is erased from the list screen 70 of products for continuous purchase discount displayed on the screen. Thereafter, the process returns to ST1.

In the present embodiment configured as described above, each POS terminal 1 is installed at a checkout place (cashier) of the store, and the information inquiry terminal 2 is installed at a main entrance of the store or at a key point of the sales floor. I have. The store computer 3 is installed in a store management office or the like.

The store controller 3 has a product master file 5, a continuous purchase discounted product file 6, a member master file 7, a continuous purchase result file 8 for each member, and a member purchase transaction file 9. Then, if the same customer continues to purchase at intervals within a certain period, the status on the product master file 5 is set to "1" for the products to be continuously purchased and discounted from the second time. Have been. Further, in the continuous purchase discount product file 6, the product code, the product name, the validity period, the first discount rate, the second discount rate, and the like of all the continuous purchase privilege target products are set in advance. Further, the member file 7 registers the names and addresses of the member customers who can receive the continuous purchase discount, and the member-specific continuous purchase record file 8 stores and manages the member-specific continuous purchase record. It has become.

Assume that the data shown in FIG. 13 is set in the continuous purchase discounted commodity file 6 as of November 20, 1999 (Saturday). In other words, “can beer”, “paper diaper”, “10 kg of rice”, and “shochu” are set as products to be discounted for continuous purchase, and “canned beer” and “10 kg of rice” are all valid for 30 days and purchased continuously. The first discount rate, which is a privilege granted to customers who have less than 10 times, is 5%, and the second discount rate, which is a privilege granted to customers who have purchased more than 10 times, is 10%. Validity period is 14 days, first discount rate is 10%, second discount rate is 15
% Of the “shochu”, the validity period is 30 days, the first discount rate is 10%, and the second discount rate is 20%.

In this state, the member customer whose continuous purchase result data shown in FIG. 14 is stored and managed in the member-specific continuous purchase result file 8, that is, the product "can beer", which is the object of the continuous purchase discount, is provided in November 1999. Purchased on the 3rd, the number of continuous purchases was 10 times, "Paper Diaper" was purchased on November 10, 1999, the number of continuous purchases was 9 times, and "shochu" was 19 times.
A member who purchased on October 18, 1999, and has obtained one consecutive purchase, today has one canned beer, 10 kg of rice, and one shochu each (November 20, 1999). Suppose that you have purchased two disposable diapers.

In this case, the data shown in FIG. 15 is registered in the transaction buffer 41 of the POS terminal 1 in which the product purchased by the member customer is registered. That is, "can beer"
Since the number of days elapsed since the last latest purchase date is 17 days, which is within the validity period, a continuous purchase discount is established. Further, since the number of continuous purchases is 10 or more, the second discount rate “10%” is used. As a result, the continuous purchase discount is 400 yen.
"Disposable diapers" have been 1 days since the last purchase date.
Since the validity period is 0 days, the continuous purchase discount is established.
Since the number of continuous purchases is less than 10, the first discount rate “10%” is used. As a result, the continuous purchase discount is 200 yen. Since "10 kg of rice" is the first purchase, a continuous purchase discount cannot be established. Similarly, for “shochu”, the number of days elapsed since the last purchase date is 33 days, which is outside the validity period, so that the continuous purchase discount is not established.

FIG. 16 shows an example of a receipt issued to the member customer. The continuous purchase discount amount and the discount rate are printed on the receipt for “canned beer” and “paper diaper” for which the continuous purchase discount has been established. The next discount expiration date is also printed. On the other hand, for “rice 10 kg” and “shochu” for which the continuous purchase discount has not been established, the next discount expiration date is printed.

The data in the transaction buffer 43 shown in FIG. 15 is stored in the POS terminal 1 after the transaction with the member customer is completed.
Is transferred to the file 45 today. Then, when the business of the day is finished and the purchase result update operation is executed in the store processor 3, the data is transmitted to the store processor 3 via the communication line 4. Then, the continuous purchase result data of the member customer shown in FIG. 14 is updated. Specifically, the latest purchase date of “can beer”, “paper diaper” and “shochu” is 19
Updated on November 20, 1999. Also, "can beer"
, The number of continuous purchases of “paper diaper” is 10, and the number of continuous purchases of “shochu” is two. Also, the product code "3000 for rice 10 kg"
2 ”, the latest purchase date“ November 20, 1999 ”and the number of continuous purchases“ 1 time ”are added.

Now, one week later (199)
(November 27, 1997), and the member's card is inserted into the card reader 62 of the information inquiry terminal 2 and read. Then, the display unit 58 of the information inquiry terminal 2 displays a continuous purchase discount target product list screen 70 having the contents shown in FIG. In other words, "can beer"
Since the latest purchase date is November 20, 1999, the validity period is 30 days, and the number of continuous purchases is 11,
It is displayed that a 10% discount can be obtained if purchased by December 20, 999. “Disposable diapers” have a latest purchase date of November 20, 1999 and a validity period of 14
Day, and the number of continuous purchases is 10, so 1999
It is displayed that a 10% discount can be obtained if purchased by December 4, 2012. Similarly, “US 10 kg” has a latest purchase date of November 20, 1999, a validity period of 30 days, and a continuous purchase count of one.
5% discount if purchased by March 20. Since "shochu" has the latest purchase date of November 20, 1999, is valid for 30 days, and has been purchased twice, ,
It is displayed that a 10% discount can be obtained if purchased by December 20, 1999.

Note that the continuous purchase result data of the member-based continuous purchase result file 8 retains, for example, up to 30 days even if the elapsed period from the latest purchase date exceeds the validity period, and saves 30 days. If the latest purchase date has not been updated even after elapse, it will be automatically deleted.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the POS
In the terminal 1, the customer simply registers the product to be purchased as in the past, and discounts the price of the product when the customer continuously purchases a predetermined target product for continuous purchase at an interval within a certain period. Services can be applied automatically. Therefore, the customer comes to the store again to purchase the product to be continuously purchased and discounted within a certain period of time, so that the customer can be firmly established. In addition, it is highly likely that other products will be purchased in addition to the purchase target product for the continuous purchase discount, and an increase in sales can be expected. Moreover, the discount rate increased as the number of continuous purchases increased,
Customers can be retained for a long time.

Further, the receipt issued to a customer who has purchased the product for continuous purchase discount is printed with the next discount expiration date of the product for continuous purchase discount, so that the customer can purchase the product for continuous purchase discount. It is easy to check when the next time you purchase a discount target product, you will receive a discount.

In the continuous purchase discount product file 6, an effective period and a discount rate are set in accordance with the product code of the product to be continuously purchased and discounted. Since data processing is performed using the validity period of the product and the discount rate, there is an advantage that an appropriate validity period and a discount rate can be set for each product to be continuously purchased and discounted in accordance with the purchase pace, profit, and the like.

Further, according to the present embodiment, by using the information inquiry terminal 2, the member customer can always select the types of the products to be continuously purchased and the products to be continuously purchased, which have already been purchased. You can easily query for information on when to purchase again and get a discount.

In the above-described embodiment, the privilege given by continuous purchase is a discount on the product price. However, the type of privilege is not limited to this. Distribution of a discount ticket or the like may be used.

In the embodiment, the continuous purchase result data of each member is stored and managed in the member-specific continuous purchase result file 8 formed in the storage device of the store computer 3.
Although the data was updated by the purchase result update work performed after each store closing, each member stores the member's continuous purchase result data on the member card, and updates when the member closes registration Even if it does, the same effect as the present invention can be obtained.

[0079]

As described above in detail, according to the first aspect of the present invention, when a customer continuously purchases a predetermined product to be continuously purchased at intervals within a predetermined period, the customer is given a privilege. A product sales registration device that can be provided can be provided. Further, according to the invention described in claim 2 of the present application, when a customer continuously purchases a predetermined product to be continuously purchased at an interval within a validity period set for the product, a product which can give a privilege to the customer. We can provide a sales registration device. According to the invention described in claim 3 of the present application, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 2, the customer who purchased the product subject to the continuous purchase privilege can purchase the product subject to the continuous purchase privilege by any time next time. If so, it is possible to provide a merchandise sales registration device having an effect of automatically notifying whether a privilege is given. .

According to the invention described in claim 4 of the present application,
It is possible to provide an information inquiry terminal device that allows a customer to easily know when to purchase a product to which a privilege is given by continuous purchase by the next time.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exemplary view showing a record format of various data files of the store computer according to the embodiment;

FIG. 3 is an exemplary block diagram showing a configuration of a main part of the POS terminal according to the embodiment;

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a main memory area formed in a RAM of the POS terminal.

FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of a transaction buffer shown in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a main part of a registration mode process executed by the CPU of the POS terminal.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart specifically showing the subtotal processing in FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a flowchart specifically showing a closing registration process in FIG. 6;

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of a purchase result update operation executed by the store computer in the embodiment.

FIG. 10 is an exemplary block diagram showing a configuration of a main part of the information inquiry terminal according to the embodiment;

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a main part of a main process executed by a CPU of the information inquiry terminal.

FIG. 12 is a view showing a layout example of a continuous purchase discount target product list screen displayed on the display unit of the information inquiry terminal.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of data stored in a continuous purchase discount product file.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of data stored in a member-specific continuous purchase record file.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of data stored in a transaction buffer.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of a receipt.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... POS terminal 2 ... Information inquiry terminal 3 ... Store computer 4 ... Communication line 5 ... Product master file 6 ... Continuous purchase discounted product file 7 ... Member master file 8 ... Continuous purchase result file by member 9 ... Member purchase transaction file 11 CPU 51, CPU 28, 62 Card reader 41 Transaction buffer

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Claims (4)

[Claims] Claims: 1. A privileged product storage means for setting and storing the type of each continuously purchased privileged product to which a privilege is given to a customer by continuously purchasing at intervals within a fixed period; A continuous purchase result storage unit that stores and manages the type and the latest purchase date of a certain product subject to continuous purchase benefits, a product registration unit that registers products purchased by customers, and a customer purchase product registered by the product registration unit. A product judging means for judging whether or not the product is an object of the continuous purchase privilege; and if the customer judgment product is judged to be a product of the continuous purchase privilege, the customer has a purchase record of the product for the continuous purchase privilege. Purchase result determination means for determining whether or not the number of days elapsed since the latest purchase date is within a certain period if there is a purchase result, and the purchase result determination means When there is a track record of entry and the number of days elapsed from the latest purchase date is within a certain period, a privilege granting means for granting a privilege for continuous purchase of the product subject to the continuous purchase privilege to the customer, and the product registration means When the registered customer purchase product is the continuous purchase benefit target product, the purchase result update means for updating purchase result information for the customer for the continuous purchase benefit target product stored and managed by the continuous purchase result storage means; A merchandise sales registration device comprising: 2. A privileged product storage means for setting and storing the type of each continuously purchased privileged product to which a benefit is given to a customer by continuously purchasing at an interval within a fixed period, and an effective period for each product type. , A continuous purchase result storage means for storing and managing the types of products for which continuous purchase benefits have been purchased for each customer and the latest purchase date; a product registration means for registering products purchased by the customer; A merchandise judging means for judging whether or not the registered customer purchase merchandise is the product for which the continuous purchase privilege is to be provided; A purchase record determining unit that determines whether or not there is a purchase record of the privileged product and, if there is a purchase record, whether or not the number of days elapsed from the latest purchase date is within the validity period of the product for continuous purchase. When there is a purchase record of the product subject to the continuous purchase privilege by the purchase record determination means and the number of days elapsed since the latest purchase date is within a certain period, the customer is continuously purchased the product subject to the continuous purchase privilege. A privilege granting means for granting a privilege to the customer, and when the customer-purchased product registered by the product registration means is the product subject to the continuous purchase privilege, the continuous purchase of the customer stored and managed by the continuous purchase result storage means. A product sales registration device comprising: a purchase result updating unit that updates purchase result information for a privilege target product. 3. When the customer-purchased product registered by the product registration means is a product subject to the continuous purchase privilege, an expiration date for notifying the customer of the time when the privilege is given to the next purchase of the product subject to the continuous purchase privilege. 3. The merchandise sales registration device according to claim 2, further comprising notification means. 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein:
Input means for inputting customer identification information for inquiring information on products for continuous purchase benefits, wherein the input means inputs customer identification information, With reference to the information stored in the continuous purchase result storage means and the privilege target product storage means of the product sales registration device, the type of the continuous purchase benefit target product having the purchase result and the next purchase of the continuous purchase benefit target product are referred to. An information inquiry terminal device, comprising: inquiry information acquisition means for acquiring a time limit for giving a benefit to the user; and display means for displaying information obtained by the acquisition means.