JP2004227038A - Pos system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To adequately manage the state in which a reservation commodity, whose commodity code is no yet fixed, is reserved and efficiently sell the commodity on the reservation basis. <P>SOLUTION: When a reservation commodity code is read from a POS terminal 3, a reservation code is assigned by a headquarters server 2, and the reservation code of a reservation data file, the reservation commodity code, an amount of up-front payment and so on are updated, and then a reservation ticket to which these data are recorded is printed to issue. When the commodity arrives in stock, the commodity code which a maker designates is inputted to a commodity master file from the headquarter server 2, and the conversion code of a reservation commodity master file is set. When the commodity is delivered, the reservation commodity code of the reservation data file is read out based on the reservation code, and the corresponding conversion code of the reservation master file is read from the reservation commodity code thus read. Then, the commodity master file is retrieved to index the commodity name and price for the commodity code, and the sales volume of the reservation commodity is calculated to issue a receipt. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a pre-sale technology using a POS (Point of Sales: point of sale information) system, and more particularly to a technology that is effective when applied to pre-sale sales of products before the sale.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In a retail store or the like, a POS system that quickly and accurately catches a consumer's purchasing trend and performs sales analysis, inventory management, and the like is widely used.
[0003]
This POS system reads information such as barcodes displayed on products and uses information at the time of sale to eliminate shortages by combining information such as best-selling products, time zones, age groups, weather, and events. The order is adjusted as follows.
[0004]
Also, when pre-ordering a product before sale at a store or the like, the product code may not be assigned by the manufacturer. In this case, a reservation slip is issued by handwriting or the like without going through the POS system, and Sales processing is performed by the POS system when a product is purchased.
[0005]
In this type of POS system, merchandise identification information and customer information are stored in the reservation information table in association with each other, and when the reserved merchandise identification information is called, the reservation information table is referred to to correspond to the customer information. There is one that acquires product information and displays the information (for example, see Patent Document 1).
[0006]
[Patent Document 1]
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-216246
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the inventor of the present invention has found that there is the following problem in the prior art pre-ordering technique for products using the above-mentioned reservation slips.
[0008]
That is, since the input processing by the POS system cannot be performed, operations such as grasping the reservation status, checking the number of reservations and the number of exchanges of the product, registering the reservation money, and notifying the customer of the exchange of the product become complicated, and the processing time is increased. There is a possibility that the number of processing errors or processing errors will increase.
[0009]
An object of the present invention is to provide a POS system capable of accurately managing the reservation status of a product even if the product code is an unscheduled pre-order product, and enabling efficient pre-sale.
[0010]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
1. A POS system according to the present invention is connected to a communication line and has at least one settlement terminal provided in each store; a product management means connected to the communication line for centrally managing products; A product master file for storing product information, and a reservation data file for storing the reservation status, and the product management means is read from an information reading unit provided in the settlement terminal. If the received information is a reserved product code in the reserved product master file, the reservation code is numbered, and the reservation information such as the reservation code, the reserved product code, the advance payment amount, and the number of members is written in the reservation data file, and the terminal for settlement is used. Is for managing a reservation product by issuing a reservation ticket based on a reservation data file.
[0011]
An outline of another invention of the present application will be briefly described.
2. In the POS system according to the first aspect, when the reservation code described in the reservation ticket is read from the payment terminal information reading section in the first item, the payment terminal reads the reservation data file based on the reservation code. Reads the corresponding reserved product code from, reads the conversion code from the reserved product master file based on the reserved product code, and indexes the product code, product name, price, etc. from the product master file based on the conversion code. When the accounting is completed, the information associated with the corresponding reservation code in the reservation data file is invalidated, and when the number of all reserved products with a certain reserved product code is taken over by the customer, The information associated with the corresponding reserved product code in the reserved product master file is invalidated.
[0012]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
[0013]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a POS system according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a POS terminal provided in the POS system of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a reservation used in the POS system of FIG. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a product master file used in the POS system of FIG. 1, FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a reservation data file used in the POS system of FIG. 1, and FIG. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a reservation ticket issued from the POS terminal of FIG. 2, and FIG. 7 is an operation flowchart in the POS system of FIG.
[0014]
In the present embodiment, the POS system 1 utilizes information at the time of sale to perform sales analysis, inventory management, and the like, and also performs product reservation registration and reservation sales registration.
[0015]
As shown in FIG. 1, the POS system 1 includes a head office server (product management means) 2, a POS terminal (payment terminal) 3, and the like. The headquarters server 2 unitarily manages products based on point-of-sale information, price information, and the like input from the POS terminal 3.
[0016]
The head office server 2 is provided with an HDD (Hard Disc Drive) 2a, and the HDD 2a stores various kinds of file data for managing products.
[0017]
The POS terminal 3 is a terminal which is arranged at each store and automatically reads a bar code or the like and has a register function of outputting point-of-sale information to the head office server 2. At least one POS terminal 3 is arranged in a store, and when there are a plurality of stores, at least one POS terminal is arranged in each store.
[0018]
The headquarters server 2 and the POS terminal 3 are connected to each other via a communication line 4. The communication line 4 includes, for example, a telephone line or a dedicated line such as a LAN (Local Area Network).
[0019]
As shown in FIG. 2, the POS terminal 3 includes an input unit 5, a communication unit 6, an HDD 7, a display unit 8, a printer 9, a control unit 10, and the like.
[0020]
The input unit 5 includes a reader for reading a barcode and the like, a keyboard for inputting characters and numerals, and the like. The communication unit 6 communicates with the headquarters server 2 via the communication line 4. The HDD 7 stores a program for operating the control unit 10, data input from the input unit 5, data calculated by the calculation unit 10a of the control unit 10, and the like.
[0021]
The display unit 8 displays information such as the price of a product when the input unit 5 reads a barcode or the like. The printer 9 prints and issues receipts and the like. The control unit 10 reads out data input from the input unit 5 and the like, programs and data stored in the HDD 7, and performs predetermined processing.
[0022]
Here, files stored in the HDD 2a of the head office server 2 and the HDD 7 of the POS terminal 3 will be described.
[0023]
The HDD 2a stores a reserved product master file YF and a product master file SF. As shown in FIG. 3, the reserved product master file YF includes a reserved product code 101, a reserved product name 102, a reserved product price 103, a conversion code 104, and the like.
[0024]
The reserved product code 101 is a code of a reserved product temporarily given in advance by the headquarters server 2 when the product is reserved for sale before a product code 201 described later in FIG. 4 is given to the product. The product code 101 is a code of a small number of digits (for example, two digits) uniquely assigned to each product.
[0025]
The reserved product name 102 is the scheduled name of the reserved product, and the reserved product price 103 is the planned sales price of the reserved product. The conversion code 104 is not input until the reserved product is first received, and after the receipt, the same code as the product code 201 is input, and is a code for connecting the reserved product master file YF and the product master file SF.
[0026]
As shown in FIG. 4, the product master file SF includes a product code 201, a product name 202, a product price 203, and the like. The product code 201 is a product code assigned by a manufacturer that sells the product. The product name 202 is the name of the product, and the product price 203 is the selling price of the product.
[0027]
The reserved product master file YF and the product master file SF are input from the headquarters server 2 and distributed via the communication line 4 to the POS terminal 3 installed in each store.
[0028]
The HDD 7 stores a reservation data file DF. The reservation data file DF includes a reservation code 301, a reserved commodity code 302, an advance payment amount 303, a delivery flag 304, and the like.
[0029]
The reservation code 301 is, for example, a code given by the headquarters server 2 when the customer has reserved the product to which the product code 201 has not been given to the product yet, but has given the reserved product code 101. The reservation code 301 is uniquely assigned for each product reservation.
[0030]
The reserved product code 302 is the same as the reserved product code 101 and is a reserved product code assigned by the headquarters server 2. The advance receipt amount 303 is the advance receipt (reservation fee) received from the customer when the product is reserved, and the delivery flag 304 is a flag indicating that the reserved product has been delivered to the customer.
[0031]
The data such as the reservation code 301, the reserved commodity code 302, the advance payment amount 303, and the delivery flag 304 are input from each POS terminal 3 and distributed to the head office server 2.
[0032]
FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a reservation ticket 400 issued to a customer when a product is reserved.
[0033]
In the reservation ticket 400, a reservation code 401, a reservation commodity code 402, a reservation commodity name 403, a number of members 404, and a deposit 405 are described from top to bottom.
[0034]
The reservation code 401 is a code assigned by the headquarters server 2 when the reserved product code 302 is input from the input unit 5 of the POS terminal 3 when the customer makes a reservation, and is composed of, for example, a bar code. The reserved commodity code 402 is the same as the reserved commodity codes 101 and 302, is a reserved commodity code assigned by the headquarters server 2, and is composed of a bar code or the like.
[0035]
The reservation code 401 and the reservation commodity code 402 described in the reservation ticket 400 may be numbers, characters, or the like, in addition to the barcode.
[0036]
The reserved product name 403 is the same as the reserved product name 102, and indicates the name of the scheduled reserved product. The number of members 404 indicates the number of reservations of the reserved product, and the advance payment 405 indicates the amount of the reservation money deposited from the customer at the time of the product reservation, similarly to the advance amount 303. Note that the planned product price 103 in FIG. 3 is the planned selling price of the reserved product, and although not shown, the advance payment 405 is calculated from these.
[0037]
Next, the operation of the POS system 1 according to the present embodiment will be described using the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 1 to 6 and FIG.
[0038]
However, although not shown in the figure, the reserved product master file YF is already created, except that the conversion code 104 of the unreserved reserved product has not been entered. The product code 201, the product name 202, the product price 203, etc. of the product are input to the product master file SF, and the product code 201 corresponding to the conversion code 104 of the reserved product master file YF is manually input. I do.
[0039]
First, when, for example, a bar code is read by the input unit 5 of the POS terminal 3 (step S101), the control unit 10 determines whether or not the bar code information is the reservation code 401 printed on the reservation ticket 400. It is determined (step S102). This is determined based on whether or not the information of the reservation code 401 exists in the reservation data 301 in the reservation data file DF.
[0040]
If the input information is not the reservation code 301 in the process of step S102, it is determined whether or not the input information is the reserved product code 101 (step S103).
[0041]
In the process of step S103, when the reserved product code 101 is input, the headquarters server 2 assigns the reservation code 301 (step S104), and assigns the assigned reservation code 301 and reserved product code 302 (input). Then, data such as the reserved commodity code 101), the advance payment amount 303, and the number of members are written (step S105).
[0042]
Subsequently, the printer 9 prints and issues a reservation ticket 400 to be a voucher (step S106), and hands the reservation ticket 400 to the customer, thereby completing the reservation of the product.
[0043]
At this time, the same contents as the reservation ticket 400 may be transmitted to the customer who has registered as a member, for example, by electronic mail from the POS terminal 3 instead of handing the reservation ticket 400.
[0044]
When a reserved product in which a product code designated by the manufacturer is allocated to a product that has been pre-ordered or scheduled for pre-order sales, for example, the product code 201 in the product master file SF is sent from the headquarters server 2. , A product name 202 and a product price 203, and the same as the product code 201 is manually designated and input into the conversion code 104 of the reserved product master file YF. The conversion code 104 may be directly linked to the product code 201 without using the product code 201 and via another code.
[0045]
In the process of step S102, if the reservation code 401 is read from the read reservation ticket 400, the reservation product is delivered. The POS terminal 3 searches the reservation data file DF based on the inputted reservation code 401, and reads out the reservation commodity code 302 corresponding to the reservation code 401 (step S107).
[0046]
Next, the reserved commodity master file YF is searched from the read reserved commodity code 302 (step S108), and the conversion code 104 corresponding to the reserved commodity code 302 is read (step S109). The product master file SF is searched by the product code 201 of the product master file SF.
[0047]
That is, the product name 202 and the product price 203 corresponding to the product code 201 are indexed from the searched product master file SF (step S110). In the case where the customer comes to receive the product when the reserved product is not yet received, an error occurs because the product code 201 of the product master file SF and the conversion code 104 of the reserved product master file YF cannot be connected.
[0048]
Further, in the process of step S103, if the input information is not the reserved product code 101, it is determined whether or not the input information is the product code 201 (step S111).
[0049]
In the case of the product code 201 in the process of step S111, the process of step S110 is executed. If the input information is not the product code 201 in the process of step S111, the input information is other information such as a member code, for example, and the POS terminal 3 executes a process corresponding thereto. (Step S112).
[0050]
Then, when the processes of steps S101 to S112 are completed and the total key of the POS terminal 3 is pressed (step S113), the sales of the reserved product are calculated by the calculation unit 10a (step S114), and the sales are completed. A receipt serving as a receipt is issued (step S115).
[0051]
Here, after the processing of steps S107 to S110, when the total key of the POS terminal 3 is pressed, a transfer flag is set in the transfer flag 304 of the reservation data file DF, and the data of the reservation data file DF is stored. Will be erased.
[0052]
If the total key of the POS terminal 3 is not pressed even after the processing of steps S101 to S112 or S110 is completed, the processing of steps S101 to S113 is repeatedly executed until the total key of the POS terminal 3 is pressed. I do.
[0053]
Thereby, in the present embodiment, the POS terminal 3 can perform the reservation processing of the commodity in the same manner as the sales processing of the normal commodity, so that the reservation ticket 400 is issued, the reservation status is grasped, and the reservation sale operation is performed. It can be performed efficiently.
[0054]
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and it goes without saying that various changes can be made without departing from the scope of the invention.
[0055]
【The invention's effect】
(1) According to the present invention, a reservation product can be processed by inputting and outputting from a settlement terminal, so that it is possible to reduce the burden of reservation management operations such as issuing a reservation ticket and grasping the reservation status of a product.
(2) Further, according to the present invention, according to the above (1), the reservation work can be facilitated, speeded up, the service upgraded, and the like, and the sales promotion effect can be improved.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a POS system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a POS terminal provided in the POS system of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a reserved product master file used in the POS system of FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a product master file used in the POS system of FIG. 1;
FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a reservation data file used in the POS system of FIG. 1;
FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a reservation ticket issued from the POS terminal in FIG. 2;
FIG. 7 is an operation flowchart in the POS system of FIG. 1;
[Explanation of symbols]
1 POS system 2 Headquarters server (product management means)
2a HDD
3 POS terminal (payment terminal)
4 Communication line 5 Input unit 6 Communication unit 7 HDD
8 Display unit 9 Printer 10 Control unit 10a Operation unit YF Reserved product master file 101 Reserved product code 102 Reserved product name 103 Reserved product price 104 Conversion code SF Product master file 201 Product code 202 Product name 203 Product price DF Reserved data file 301 Reserved Code 302 Reserved product code 303 Advance payment amount 304 Delivery flag 400 Reserved ticket 401 Reserved code 402 Reserved product code 403 Reserved product name 404 Number of members 405 Advance receipt

Claims (4)

At least one payment terminal connected to the communication line and provided at each store;
A product management unit connected to the communication line and unitarily managing products based on sales information input and output from the settlement terminal;
A reserved product master file that holds reserved product information,
A product master file that holds product information,
A reservation data file for holding the reservation status,
The product management means, when the information read from the information reading unit provided in the settlement terminal is a reserved product code of the reserved product master file, assigns a reservation code, and in the reservation data file Write the reservation information such as the reservation code, the reserved product code, the advance payment amount, and the number of members,
The POS system, wherein the settlement terminal manages a reserved product by issuing a reservation ticket based on the reservation data file. 2. The POS system according to claim 1, wherein when the reservation code described in the reservation ticket is read from the information reading unit of the payment terminal, the payment terminal reads the reservation data file based on the reservation code. Read the corresponding reserved product code from, and read the conversion code from the reserved product master file based on the reserved product code, and based on the conversion code, product code, product name, price, etc. from the product master file. POS system, wherein the reservation data file is invalidated when accounting is completed. 3. The POS system according to claim 2, wherein said product management means inputs said product code to said product master file when a product code designated by a manufacturer assigned to the product is found, and stores said product code in said reserved product master file. A POS system for setting a conversion code. The POS system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the reservation ticket issued from the settlement terminal is distributed by e-mail.

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