JP2001338345A - Two-screen input pos system and method for selecting and inputting commodities - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a two-screen input POS system in which the indicator of a customer side is provided with a touch panel and commodities can simultaneously be inputted from both the touch panel of the customer side indicator and the touch panel of an operator side indicator, and a commodity selecting and inputting method. SOLUTION: This system is provided with the operator side indicator 101 (having touch panel) and the customer side indicator 104 (having touch panel). When a commodity (e.g. Oden (Japanese hotchpotch)) in which a plurality of kinds exist, is ordered among pieces of commodities which are handled in a convenience store and verbally ordered by a customer, a commodity (for example, ODEN) is retrieved, and the customer himself/herself performs selection (touch input) from the indicator 104 parallelly with a sales inputting operation performed on the operator side by using a means for displaying a commodity menu on the touch panels of the indicators 104 and 101.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a product selection input technology applicable to a POS terminal, and more particularly to a two-screen input POS using a convenience POS terminal having a display with a touch panel on the customer side and the operator side. It relates to a system and a product selection input method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, P in a convenience store has been known.
The OS terminal has the same display on the operator side and the customer side. Product sales input is performed using the scanner, keyboard, and touch panel attached to the display installed on the operator side, and sales product information (product name, unit price, subtotal amount, sales product image, etc.) is displayed by the operator. And it is displayed each time on the display unit on the customer side.
At the time of settlement, the amount of money paid by the customer is input by the operator using a touch panel or a keyboard attached to a display on the operator side. During that time, advertisement information (messages, images, etc.) may be displayed together on the customer display.

[0003] In this series of operations, the contents of the sales input processing operation performed by the operator differ depending on the type of the product to be sold. There are two types of merchandise handled at convenience stores, which have the following characteristics, and customers sometimes purchase a mixture of them.

[0004] Type 1. A product (hereinafter referred to as a normal product) that a customer selects and carries to a cashier for accounting. Type 2. Products sold by the operator that customers cannot freely pick up (hereinafter referred to as order products).

[0005] In the sales input processing of a POS terminal for a type 1 normal product, a bar code is mainly attached to the product, and the bar code attached to the product brought by the customer is scanned by a scanner or a KB ( Input is performed using a keyboard, and sales processing is performed at the POS terminal. In the case of these normal products, the sales input processing can be performed by the same simple work regardless of the type of the product.

On the other hand, in the sales input processing at the POS terminal for the type 2 ordered product, the customer recognizes and selects the product based on information such as a menu separately installed in the store, and requests the operator in words (orders). ). Also,
In the case of ordered goods, there are a plurality of types, and the customer selects and requests detailed specification of such goods.

[0007] For example, cards such as telephone cards cover a wide variety of types, such as the type of money and the type of picture shown on the card. In addition, there are various types of foods such as oden, and usually a menu of oden is given, and a customer selects a product from the menu and places an order. At this time, the operator visually checks the stock and verbally notifies the customer whether the product is out of stock.

[0008] As described above, when a plurality of types of ordered products are ordered, the operator performs an operation such as presenting a real product or giving a menu according to the product, and the customer selects the product. The user listens to the order contents of the product and inputs the product by using a barcode sheet indicating the product and using a scanner or a keyboard, or operating the touch panel on the operator side.

[0009] In the case of a telephone card or the like, a card issuing machine or the like linked to a cash register may be provided. In this case, the customer selects a product by pressing a button or the like of the product to be purchased in the manner of a vending machine.

On the other hand, an example of a conventional POS terminal mainly for fast food is described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-307970. The POS terminal system for a fast food restaurant described in the prior art is provided with a customer display on the back of the operator, displays menus and advertisements on the customer display, and uses a touch panel input device on the customer display. The customer himself / herself inputs an order, issues a numbered ticket for it, and realizes an unmanned operator.

[0011]

However, the prior art has the following problems. First, the first problem is that, when selling an ordered product handled at a convenience store or the like, the sales input processing procedure varies depending on the product type, and the process is complicated. Or human error.

The second problem is that it is difficult to present the out-of-stock situation to the customer at the stage of selecting the product when selling the ordered product.

[0013] The third problem is that when a dedicated vending machine is installed, dedicated hardware is installed, which increases costs and limits the number of products.

As an example in which a customer himself / herself inputs sales of a product, there is a POS system for fast food disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-307970. In the fast food POS system, the customer can place an order (input) on the customer touch panel while watching the screen. However, since the system is based on an unmanned storefront system, the sales input is performed from one direction (customer side). Input only.
Therefore, there is a problem that it is difficult to perform a touch panel input from a customer in parallel with the sales input processing of the operator. That is, there has been a problem that the input from the touch panel of the customer display and the input from the touch panel of the operator display cannot be performed simultaneously.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has as its object to provide a touch panel on a customer side display and a touch panel on an operator side display from the touch panel on the customer side display. Another object of the present invention is to provide a two-screen input POS system and a method for selecting and inputting a product, which can simultaneously input a product.

[0016]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an operator-side display having a touch panel for displaying information such as product information and a price in a sales input process to an operator. A two-screen input POS system comprising a customer-side display with a touch panel for displaying information such as product information and amount in a sales input process displayed on an operator-side display simultaneously with the operator-side display. Exist. The gist of the invention according to claim 2 of the present invention is that the touch panel of the operator-side display and the customer-side display has a touch panel input function. Resides in the input POS system. Also,
The gist of the invention according to claim 3 of the present invention is a means for performing input from the touch panel of the customer-side display without affecting sales input from the touch panel of the operator-side display; 3. The two-screen input P according to claim 1, further comprising means for simultaneously receiving an input from a touch panel of the display and a sales input from the touch panel of the operator-side display. 4.
Exists in the OS system. The gist of the present invention described in claim 4 of the present invention is that any one of claims 1 to 3 has means for performing a product search when a customer orders a product having a plurality of types. The present invention resides in the two-screen input POS system according to any one of the above items. The gist of the invention described in claim 5 of the present invention is a means for displaying detailed product information of a specified product on the customer side display when a customer orders a product having a plurality of types. 5. The two-screen input POS system according to claim 4, wherein: The gist of the invention described in claim 6 of the present invention is that, when a customer orders a product having a plurality of types, detailed product information displayed on the touch panel of the customer-side display device by the customer himself 6. The two-screen input POS system according to claim 5, further comprising means for receiving an input from the touch panel of the customer-side display device to specify a product with reference to the above. The gist of the invention described in claim 7 of the present invention is that when a customer places an order for a product having a plurality of types, a means for holding inventory information and searching for inventory information of the product is provided. A POS system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the POS system has two screens. The gist of the invention described in claim 8 of the present invention is characterized in that when a customer places an order for a product having a plurality of types, there is provided a means for additionally displaying detailed product information on the sold-out product. A POS system for two screens input according to claim 7.
The gist of the invention according to claim 9 of the present invention is that an operator-side display step of displaying information such as merchandise information and an amount in a sales input process on an operator side by using a touch panel, and a touch panel in the operator-side display step. And a customer-side display step of displaying information such as the product information and the amount of money in the sales input process to be displayed on the touch panel at the same time as the operator-side display step. The gist of the invention described in claim 10 of the present invention is that the operator side display step and the customer side display step include an input step using a touch panel.
In the product selection and input method described in the above section. The gist of the invention according to claim 11 of the present invention is that the input from the touch panel in the customer-side display step is performed without affecting the sales input from the touch panel in the operator-side display step, The product selection input method according to claim 9 or 10, further comprising a step of simultaneously receiving an input from the touch panel in the side display step and a sales input from the touch panel in the operator side display step. The gist of the invention described in claim 12 of the present invention is that any one of claims 9 to 11 includes a step of searching for a product when a customer orders a product having a plurality of types. The present invention resides in the product selection input method according to any one of the first to third aspects. The gist of the invention described in claim 13 of the present invention is a step of displaying detailed product information of a specified product in the customer-side display step when a customer orders a product having a plurality of types. 13. The method according to claim 12, further comprising: The gist of the invention described in claim 14 of the present invention is that, when a customer orders a product having a plurality of types, detailed product information displayed on the touch panel in the customer-side display step by the customer himself 14. An article selection input method according to claim 13, further comprising a step of receiving an input from the touch panel in the customer-side display step in order to specify an article. The gist of the invention described in claim 15 of the present invention is that when a customer places an order for a product having a plurality of types, it has a step of holding inventory information and performing a search for inventory information of the product. A product selection input method according to any one of claims 9 to 11, characterized in that: The gist of the invention described in claim 16 of the present invention is characterized in that when a customer places an order for a product having a plurality of types, there is a step of additionally displaying detailed product information on the product that is out of stock. A product selection input method according to claim 15.

[0017]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A two-screen input POS system according to a first embodiment of the present invention includes an operator-side display (with a touch panel) and a customer-side display (with a touch panel) on the back thereof. It is characterized in that it operates so that input can be made simultaneously from both the side display and the customer side display. At this time, when an ordered product having a plurality of types is ordered, the detailed information thereof is searched, and a menu is displayed on the customer-side display (with a touch panel).

The two-screen input POS system according to the second embodiment of the present invention has a means for checking the stock status in addition to the first embodiment, and displays the result on a menu. It is characterized by points. Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

(First Embodiment) Next, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described.
An embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 shows a two-screen input P according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram of an apparatus for explaining the OS system 10.
Is a two-screen input POS according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram for explaining the system 10.
1 and 2, reference numeral 10 denotes a two-screen input POS system according to the embodiment, 101 denotes an operator-side display, and 102 denotes a display.
Is a keyboard, 103 is a scanner, 104 is a customer display, 105 is a cash drawer, 106 is a POS printer, 201 is a sales input main processing unit, 202 is a search processing unit, 203 is an output processing unit, 204 is an input processing unit, 2
05 is a product information database, 206 is a PLU database, and 208 is an external output device.

The two-screen input POS system 10 according to the present embodiment uses a POS system used for cashier settlement as shown in FIG.
The S terminal is provided with an operator-side display 101 to which a touch panel is added, a keyboard 102, and a scanner 103 for reading barcodes so that the operator can operate at the time of inputting sales.

A touch panel is added to the back of the operator-side display 101 (with a touch panel) so that the customer can refer to the sales information (product name, price, product image, etc.) and input the product by himself / herself. Customer-side display 104 (with a touch panel). Advertising information and the like are also displayed on the customer side display 104 (with a touch panel).

The two-screen input POS system 10 includes a POS printer 1 for issuing receipts, tickets, and the like.
06 and a cash drawer 105 for storing money.

Specifically, the two-screen input P of the present embodiment
As shown in FIG. 2, the OS system 10 includes a sales input main processing unit 201 that executes a main process for performing a sales settlement process, and an external output device 208 (the POS printer 1).
06), cash drawer 105, etc., output processing unit 203, input from scanner 103 or KB (keyboard 102), operator-side display 101
An input processing unit 204 for controlling display processing on a touch panel (with a touch panel) or a display 104 on a customer side (with a touch panel) and input from each touch panel; a search processing unit 202 for searching for price information and product information; A PLU database 206 storing product information (barcode value, product name, unit price, etc.) such as price, and a product storing a detailed image of a product to be searched when there is detailed product data Information database 205 and output processing unit 20
3 connected to the external output device 208 (POS printer 1).
06 (PR), CD writer CDW, etc.).

Next, the overall operation of the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the flow charts of FIGS. 1, 2 and 3. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

First, the customer selects a product to be purchased from the products in the store, takes a product (normal product) using a car or the like installed in the store, and transports the product to a cash register for payment.
When purchasing an ordered product, the product is usually handed over to the operator and the cashier makes a verbal request to the operator. Here, the operator waits for a sales input (step S
1) Depending on whether the product is a normal product or an ordered product, an input method (BHS: scanner input, KB: keyboard input, OP touch: touch panel input by an operator)
Will be different.

In response to this, the operator performs sales input (step S1 → step S2) of a normal product brought by the customer using a scanner 103 (BHS) or a keyboard 102 (KB) using a barcode. Then, referring to the operator-side display 101 (with a touch panel), in order to input the ordered product ordered by the customer verbally, the touch panel of the operator-side display 101 (with a touch panel) or a dedicated key indicating the product is displayed. Press the button to input (OP touch) the designated product (step S20). After execution of step S2, step S2 is executed.
Step 22 is executed.

The sales input main processing unit 201 checks whether or not there is detailed information on the designated ordered product based on the input data of the designated product from the input processing unit 204 (step S21). If there is (Yes in step S21), the product code is passed to the search processing unit 202.

Using the product code as a key, the search processing unit 202 performs a search using the product information database 205 to obtain a detailed product image corresponding to the product (step S31).

The acquired detailed product image is displayed on the operator-side display 101 (with a touch panel) and the customer-side display 1.
04 (with touch panel) (step S3
2).

In response to this, the operator requests the customer to freely select from detailed product information displayed on the customer-side display 104 (with a touch panel).

The customer responds accordingly to the customer display 104.
The user selects a product from the products displayed on the (with touch panel) and performs a touch input (CT touch) from the touch panel of the customer-side display device 104 (with a touch panel) to specify the selected product (step). S33 → Step S34). After the end of step S34, step S22 is executed.

The input (CT touch) at this time differs depending on the display screen to be created. However, the operation is such that a product image is touched or a button indicating a product is touched.

As an operation other than the above, when the customer verbally instructs the operator to specify the selected product, the operator makes a touch input (OP touch) from the touch panel of the operator side display 101 (with a touch panel). (Step S33 → step S33)
34).

On the other hand, if there is no detailed information in the check (step S21) as to whether or not the designated ordered product has detailed information (step S21: No), step S22 is executed.

In step S22, the barcode of the product is obtained. In step S3 following step S22,
The PLU database 206 is searched, and processing for obtaining price information and the like is performed.

In step S4 following step S3, a predetermined accounting process is performed on the product. In step S5 following step S4, the operator-side display 1
01 (with touch panel) and customer-side display 104
A process of displaying product information on a touch panel (with touch panel) is performed.

In step S6 following step S5, a process of checking whether the subtotal key has been pressed is performed. If the subtotal key has not been pressed (No in step S6), it is determined that there is an input of a product, and the process returns to step S1.

On the other hand, when the subtotal key has been pressed (Yes in step S6), in step S7 following step S6, a deposit total key input process is performed.

At step S8 following step S7, a predetermined accounting process (change calculation process) is performed. In step S9 following step S8, the operator-side display 1
01 (with touch panel) and customer-side display 104
A process of displaying the product information on (with a touch panel) is performed.

In step S10 following step S9,
The receipt output and the process of opening the cash drawer 105 are performed, and the process ends.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described using a specific example. The customer selects the product to be purchased, gives the normal product to the operator, and requests the operator to order the product "Oden" in words at the cash register.

The operator inputs sales of normal goods carried by the customer from the scanner 103 (BHS) using a bar code, and subsequently, the operator-side display 101
A dedicated button for designating the ordered product “Oden” requested by the customer in the display information (with touch panel) is touch-input (OP touch) from the touch panel of the operator-side display 101 (with touch panel).

The sales input main processing unit 201 checks whether there is detailed information on the designated ordered product “Oden”, and passes the product code of “Oden” to the search processing unit 202.

The search processing unit 202 searches the product information database 205 using the product code of “Oden” as a key to obtain a detailed product image of “Oden”.

The menu composed of the acquired detailed products such as “egg” and “hampan” is an image which can be easily specified on the touch panel, and is displayed on the operator side display 101.
(With touch panel) and the customer display 104 (with touch panel).

The customer selects a product from a group of products displayed on the customer-side display 104 (with a touch panel) and displays the corresponding product image with a finger on the customer side in order to designate the selected product. Input (OP touch) from the touch panel of the container 104 (with touch panel).

Even if a customer who cannot make such an input verbally instructs the operator as in the past, the operator does not input a bar code from another menu or the like, but instead inputs a bar code from the customer. Then, touch input (OP touch) is performed from the touch panel of the operator-side display 101 (with touch panel).

As described above, according to the first embodiment, the two-screen input POS system 10 has the operator side display 101 (with a touch panel) and the customer side display 104 (with a touch panel) equipped with a touch panel. ,
A detailed menu screen is displayed on the operator-side display 101 (with touch panel) and the customer-side display 104 (with touch panel), and the touch panel of the operator-side display 101 (with touch panel) and the customer-side display 104 are displayed.
The input processing unit 204 is a unit that enables simultaneous input from a touch panel (with a touch panel), the search processing unit 202 is a unit that searches a detailed screen, and a product information database 205 that holds detailed information image data. It is configured.

For this reason, in the sales input processing of a plurality of types of ordered products, the customer uses the customer touch panel while looking at the screen of the customer display 104 (with a touch panel) in parallel with the cash register input of the normal product by the operator. This has the effect of enabling an order (input). As a result, even if there are many types of ordered goods, sales input can be performed in an easy procedure, and the possibility of incorrect sales of goods by the operator is reduced.

(Second Embodiment) Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.
An embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
The same portions as those already described in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and duplicate description will be omitted. FIG. 4 shows a second embodiment according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram for explaining a screen input POS system 10. In FIG. 4, reference numeral 401 denotes a stock information database, and 402 denotes a detailed product list database.

Referring to FIG. 4, the present embodiment differs from FIG.
In addition to the configuration of the search process in the embodiment shown in FIG.
It has a stock information database 401 and a detailed product list database 402.

The stock information database 401 is a database in which the stock quantity of ordered products is stored.
Build and use on a storage device (such as a hard disk) provided locally in the terminal, or build and use on a storage device (such as a hard disk) provided in a server or another POS terminal connected via a network It is also possible.

The detailed product list database 402 is a database in which product codes of a plurality of products belonging to the ordered product are stored. In the present embodiment, the stock status is checked using this product code.

Next, the overall operation of the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. In the first embodiment (FIGS. 1 and 2), the search processing unit 202 is operated based on the product code of the requested product.
Has searched the product information database 205 and displayed the searched product images on the operator-side display 101 (with touch panel) and the customer-side display 104 (with touch panel).

On the other hand, in the present embodiment, in addition to the processing of the first embodiment, the detailed product list database 40
At 2, the product code belonging to the ordered product is searched.
Then, the stock information database 401 is searched using the searched product code as a key, and a search is made to see if there is any product out of stock with each product code. If there is an out-of-stock product, the out-of-stock information of the corresponding product is additionally displayed on the detailed product information screen of the product displayed in the processing of the first embodiment. Thereafter, the sales processing is performed in the same manner as in the first embodiment. At the end of the sales processing described in the first embodiment, the data of the inventory information database 401 is updated based on the sold product code and the number of sales. I do.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the second embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 5, in the present embodiment, first, when input processing of sales of ordered goods is started (step S51), processing of input of ordered goods by an operator (specifically, using a dedicated key) Input processing,
Alternatively, touch input (OP touch) processing from the touch panel of the operator side display 101 is performed.

Subsequent to the processing of step S52, the sales input main processing unit 201 checks whether or not there is detailed information on the designated ordered product based on the input data of the designated product from the input processing unit 204 ( Step S53) is performed, and if there is no detailed information (No in Step S53), a process of obtaining the barcode of the corresponding product is executed (Step S54), and the accounting process of the first embodiment (Step S53)
Go to 3).

On the other hand, if there is detailed information in the check as to whether the designated ordered product has detailed information (step S53) (Yes in step S53), step S61 is performed.
Is executed.

In step S61, a search of the product information database 205 and the detailed product list database 402 is performed to obtain a corresponding detailed product image and product code list.

In step S62 following step S61, a product menu belonging to the designated product is displayed on the operator side display 101 (with a touch panel) and the customer side display 10
4 (with touch panel).

In step S63 following step S62, a process for searching the stock information database 401 is performed, and a process for obtaining each stock information from the product code list is performed.

In step S64 following step S63, a process for checking whether or not there is a sold-out product is executed. When there is an out-of-stock product (Yes in step S64)
s), the process proceeds to step S65, and the out-of-stock information for the corresponding product is displayed on the operator-side display 101 (with touch panel) and the customer-side display 104 (with touch panel).
Is displayed. When there is no sold-out product (No in step S64), the process proceeds to step S66.

In response, the operator requests the customer to freely select from detailed product information displayed on the customer-side display 104 (with a touch panel).

The customer responds accordingly to the customer display 104.
The user selects a product from the products displayed on the (with touch panel) and performs a touch input (CT touch) from the touch panel of the customer-side display device 104 (with a touch panel) to specify the selected product (step). S66 → Step S67).

The input (CT touch) at this time differs depending on the display screen to be created. However, the operation is such that the image of the product is touched or the button indicating the product is touched.

As an operation other than the above, when the customer verbally instructs the operator to designate the selected product, the operator performs a touch input (OP touch) from the touch panel of the operator side display 101 (with a touch panel). (Step S66 → step S66)
67).

After the end of step S67, step S5
Proceeding to 4, the barcode of the corresponding product is obtained,
Thereafter, the accounting process of the first embodiment (step S in FIG. 3)
Proceed to 3).

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described using a specific example. When an order product “Oden” is requested by a customer, the sales input main processing unit 201 checks whether there is detailed information on the specified order product “Oden”, and sends a product code of “Oden” to the search processing unit 202. give.

The search processing unit 202 searches the product information database 205 using the product code of “Oden” as a key to obtain a detailed product image of “Oden”. Further, the search processing unit 202 stores the detailed product list database 4
At 02, the product code (egg, hampon, etc.) of the product belonging to the type of "Oden" is searched.

Using the obtained product code as a key, the inventory information database 401 is searched for any out-of-stock products for each product code.

When the eggs are out of stock, the detailed product screen information menu of the products displayed on the customer side display 104 (with touch panel) and the operator side display 101 (with touch panel) has " Out of stock information is additionally displayed.

As described above, according to the second embodiment, the detailed product list database 402 is provided, the detailed product code belonging to the ordered product is obtained, and the inventory information database 401 is stored on the basis of the product code. By checking and acquiring out-of-stock information of the product, the operator-side display 101 (with a touch panel) and the customer-side display 1
There is an effect that out-of-stock information can be added and displayed on the menu displayed on the menu 04 (with a touch panel). As a result, when selling the ordered product, the out-of-stock information can be notified when the customer selects the product.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and it is clear that each embodiment can be appropriately changed within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention. Further, the number, position, shape, and the like of the constituent members are not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be set to suitable numbers, positions, shapes, and the like for implementing the present invention. In each drawing, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals.

[0074]

Since the present invention is configured as described above, the following effects can be obtained. First, the first effect is that when selling the ordered product, the sales input processing procedure is the same as usual, and the work efficiency is improved, and as a result, human error can be prevented. The reason is that even when an ordered product is ordered, a detailed menu is displayed on the customer display unit using the database of the POS terminal, and the customer himself / herself can select a product using the touch panel of the customer display unit. Because you can.

A second effect is that when selling an ordered product, the out-of-stock situation can be presented to the customer when the customer selects the product by referring to the menu. The reason is that the menu is displayed on the customer display,
Further, the stock information can be checked and out-of-stock information can be additionally displayed on the menu.

A third effect is that it is not necessary to install a dedicated vending machine or the like, so that hardware costs can be reduced and the number of products can be varied. The reason is that a database of product information is provided, a menu is displayed by a switch, and a customer can select a product.

The fourth effect is that when selling an ordered product, the customer himself can select and input the product, and the operator can also input the product. The reason is that the touch panel input from the customer and the touch panel input from the operator can be received at the same time.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a two-screen input P according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram of an apparatus for describing an OS system.

FIG. 2 is a two-screen input P according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram for describing an OS system.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an operation of the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a two-screen input P according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram for describing an OS system.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the second exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... 2 screen input POS system 101 ... Operator side display 102 ... Keyboard 103 ... Scanner 104 ... Customer side display 105 ... Cash drawer 106 ... POS printer 201 ... Sales input main processing part 202 ... Search processing part 203 ... Output processing part 204 ... input processing unit 205 ... product information database 206 ... PLU database 208 ... external output device 401 ... inventory information database 402 ... detailed product list database

Claims (16)

[Claims] 1. An operator-side display with a touch panel for displaying information such as product information and a price in a sales input process to an operator, and information such as product information and a price in the sales input process displayed on the operator-side display. Is provided with a customer-side display unit with a touch panel that displays simultaneously with the operator-side display unit. 2. The two-screen input PO according to claim 1, wherein a touch panel of the operator-side display and the customer-side display has a touch panel input function.
S system. 3. A means for performing an input from the touch panel of the customer-side display without affecting a sales input from the touch panel of the operator-side display; and an input from the touch panel of the customer-side display; The two-screen input POS system according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising means for simultaneously receiving a sales input from a touch panel of the operator-side display. 4. The two-screen input POS system according to claim 1, further comprising means for searching for a product when a customer orders a product having a plurality of types. . 5. The system according to claim 4, further comprising means for displaying detailed product information of the designated product on the customer display when a customer orders a product having a plurality of types. Described POS system. 6. When a customer orders a product having a plurality of types, the customer himself / herself refers to the detailed product information displayed on the touch panel of the customer-side display device to specify the product. 6. The apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising: means for receiving an input from a touch panel of the customer-side display.
2. A two-screen input POS system according to item 1. 7. A system according to claim 1, further comprising means for holding inventory information and searching for inventory information of a product when a customer orders a product having a plurality of types.
4. The two-screen input POS system according to any one of claims 3 to 3. 8. The two-screen input according to claim 7, further comprising means for additionally displaying detailed product information on a sold-out product when a customer orders a product having a plurality of types. POS system. 9. An operator-side display step of displaying information such as product information and a price in a sales input process on the operator side using a touch panel, and a product information and a price in the sales input process displayed on the touch panel in the operator-side display process. A customer-side display step of displaying information such as information using a touch panel simultaneously with the operator-side display step. 10. The method according to claim 9, wherein the operator-side display step and the customer-side display step include an input step using a touch panel. 11. A step of performing an input from the touch panel in the customer side display step without affecting a sales input from the touch panel in the operator side display step; an input from the touch panel in the customer side display step; The product selection input method according to claim 9 or 10, further comprising a step of simultaneously receiving a sales input from a touch panel in an operator-side display step. 12. The product selection input method according to claim 9, further comprising a step of searching for a product when a customer orders a product having a plurality of types. 13. The method according to claim 12, further comprising the step of displaying detailed product information of the designated product on the customer side display step when the customer orders a product having a plurality of types. Product selection input method described. 14. When a customer orders a product having a plurality of types, the customer himself / herself refers to the detailed product information displayed on the touch panel in the customer-side display step to specify the product. The product selection input method according to claim 13, further comprising a step of receiving an input from a touch panel in the customer-side display step. 15. The method according to claim 9, further comprising a step of holding inventory information and searching for inventory information of the product when a customer orders a product having a plurality of types. Item selection input method according to one item. 16. A method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of, when a customer orders a product having a plurality of types, adding and displaying detailed product information on a product that is out of stock.
Item selection input method according to 5.