JP2005242727A - Pos system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a POS system of enhanced operability that can be installed in a smaller area. <P>SOLUTION: The POS terminal comprises a handy POS terminal 20 with at least a touch panel display and a keyboard; a mounting part 40 to which the handy POS terminal 20 is mounted; an L-shaped support mechanism 30 for mounting the POS terminal 20 to the mounting part 40; a scanner 25 for reading the bar code of an article provided at the support mechanism 30; a receipt printer 22 provided in the vicinity of the mounting part 40; and an automatic change dispenser 32 mounted on the support mechanism 30. The handy POS terminal 20 can be removably attached to the L-shaped support mechanism 30. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a POS system for trading products.

  At supermarkets and convenience stores, POS systems are used to conduct merchandise transactions and make payments. The POS system includes a product registration unit that reads and registers a product with a scanner, and an accounting operation unit that settles a transaction amount. Then, registration and settlement of the product purchased by the customer is performed.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an arrangement example of a conventional system. In the figure, 1 is a product registration unit for registering products, and 2 is an accounting operation unit for performing settlement of registered products. The merchandise registration unit 1 and the accounting operation unit 2 are placed on the lane 3. 4 and 5 are baskets, 6 is a customer, and 7 is an operator. The product registration unit 1 includes a keyboard for inputting information and a display device for displaying information. The accounting operation unit 2 includes an automatic change, a bill machine, a list of purchased products, a receipt printer that prints the total price, and a display device that displays information.

  In the system configured as described above, when a product purchased by the customer 4 is put in the basket 4 and placed on the lane 3, the operator 5 takes out the product in the basket 4 and sequentially applies it to the product registration unit 1. Register product information. The registered product is put in the basket 5 placed on the left side. That is, the product is taken out from the right basket 4, sequentially registered, and put in the left basket 5.

  When such an operation is performed for the number of commodities, the accounting operation unit 2 performs the settlement process. At this time, the operator 7 faces sideways and faces the accounting operation unit 2. Then, when the total price of the product is known, the operator 7 deposits money from the customer 6 and performs the settlement process in the accounting operation unit 2. The change is settled from the amount deposited and given to the customer 6. The customer goes to the left with the basket 5 containing the product.

As this type of POS terminal, a keyboard, a fixed scanner, and a drawer are attached to each part in this order from the top to the bottom in the vertical body, and the upstream product storage and the downstream product storage Attach the keyboard in a posture facing the operator side on the table placed between the operator and the position opposite to the position where the operator stands, and perform data input operations using a fixed scanner and checkout operations using the keyboard Is known in which the cashier can be continuously executed in the same posture (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-266961 (page 2, page 3, FIG. 1)

  In the conventional system described above, due to the arrangement of the merchandise registration unit 1 and the accounting operation unit 2, the operator 7 must operate sideways to operate the accounting operation unit 2 at the time of payment. there were. In addition, due to the arrangement of the commodity registration unit 1 and the accounting operation unit 2, the lane width W is wide, so that there is a problem that the installation area of the POS system is large and the efficiency is low.

  The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a POS system that requires only a small installation area and has improved operability.

(1) The invention according to claim 1 is a handy POS terminal having at least a touch panel display and a keyboard, and a mounting portion to which the handy POS terminal is attached;
An L-shaped support mechanism in which a POS terminal is attached to the attachment portion, a scanner for reading a barcode of a product provided in the support mechanism, a receipt printer provided in the vicinity of the attachment portion, and the support mechanism The handy POS terminal is configured to be detachable from an L-shaped support mechanism.
(2) The invention described in claim 2 is characterized in that a display unit for displaying various information and a non-contact card reader using an IC card are provided on the back surface of the mounting unit.

(1) According to the first aspect of the present invention, in a normal use state, the handy POS terminal can be used as a mobile terminal that can be carried. It can be made to operate as a main function of the POS system. According to the present invention, the installation area can be reduced and the operability can be improved.
(2) According to the invention described in claim 2, by providing the display unit and the card reader on the back side of the attachment unit (the back side of the POS system), the transaction contents can be displayed, and cashless transaction can be performed. Can be possible.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 20 is a handy POS terminal. The handy POS terminal 20 has at least a touch panel display function and a keyboard function. In the handy POS terminal 20, reference numeral 23 denotes a keyboard, and 24 denotes a touch panel display.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an external configuration example of the handy-type POS terminal 20. The same components as those in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals. In the figure, 23 is a keyboard, and 24 is a display unit. As the display unit 24, for example, a color liquid crystal screen mounted with a touch panel is used. 21 is a built-in magnetic card reader, and 29 is an SS wireless LAN. The keyboard 23 is provided with a jog for improving operability.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram showing how the handy-type POS terminal is used. (A) shows the state which is reading the information of the tag attached to the goods with the integrated laser scanner. (B) shows a state in which card information is read by a built-in magnetic card reader, (c) shows a use state of a keyboard, and (d) shows a use state of a touch panel.

  Returning to the description of FIG. Reference numeral 40 denotes an attachment portion to which the handy POS terminal 20 is attached. The mounting portion 40 and the handy POS terminal 20 are connected to signals via electrical contacts. Reference numeral 22 denotes a receipt printer provided at one end of the mounting portion 40. Reference numeral 30 denotes an L-shaped support mechanism to which the handy POS terminal 20 is attached. Reference numeral 32 denotes an automatic change / fishing bill machine, which is attached to the L-shaped support mechanism 30. With such a configuration, the width W of the device can be reduced. As a result, the installation area can be reduced.

  41 is a cart, and 42 is a customer who has pushed the cart 41 and came to the cash register. 43 is a cart arranged at the end of the POS system. The operation of the system configured as described above will be described as follows.

  First, the handy POS terminal 20 is attached and fixed to the attachment portion 40. In this state, the system shown in the figure functions as a POS system. Here, the customer 42 comes to the cash register by pushing the cart 41 containing the product. An operator (not shown) takes out the products in the cart 41 one by one and causes the scanner 25 to read the barcode. The read product is put in the cart 43.

  The above operation is repeated to finish reading all the products in the cart 41. Here, the operator presses the keyboard 23 or the touch panel 24 of the handy POS terminal 20 to calculate the total amount. The handy POS terminal 20 calculates the transaction total and displays it on the touch panel display 24.

  The operator receives the displayed amount from the customer and puts it in the automatic change / pipe machine 32. When there is a change, the change comes out from the automatic change / pipe machine 32. At the same time, the transaction contents are printed by the receipt printer 22. Customer 42 receives the change and the receipt and exits the transaction.

  According to this embodiment, the handy-type POS terminal 20 can be used as a portable mobile terminal. If necessary, the POS system is attached to the attachment portion 40 of the L-shaped support mechanism 30. It can be made to operate as a main device. According to this, the installation area is small, and since it can be operated while facing the customer, the operability is good.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the main part of an embodiment of the present invention. This figure is the figure which looked at the POS system shown in FIG. 1 from the back side. In the figure, reference numeral 27 denotes a display unit provided facing the customer side. The display unit 27 displays transaction information. The customer can confirm the contents of the transaction by looking at the display on the display unit 27. An IC card reader 28 reads the contents of the IC card in a non-contact manner. Used for cashless transactions. That is, when the transaction amount is known, the operator borrows an IC card from the customer and exchanges information with the IC card reader 28 in a non-contact manner. The customer's name, bank name, account number, etc. are read.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an operation example of the present invention. 1 and 4 are denoted by the same reference numerals. In the figure, reference numeral 100 denotes a POS system according to the present invention. The customer 42 lays the cart 41 on the A side with respect to the POS system 100. The operator 45 takes out the product in the cart 41 and reads the barcode with the scanner 25. The read product is put into the cart 43 on the opposite side. Since a price corresponding to the read barcode is stored in the storage unit (not shown), the unit price y can be recognized by reading the product from the barcode, and a plurality of the same products can be recognized. When the individual is purchased, the total amount nxy can be calculated.

  When the scanning for all the products is completed in this way, the operator 45 presses a key on the keyboard 23 or a key on the touch panel display 24 to perform a settlement process. The total amount of merchandise is calculated and displayed on the display units 24 and 27. When paying with cash, the customer 42 keeps the money and puts it in the automatic change / fishing bill machine 32. If there is a change, it is discharged from the automatic change / pipe machine 32. At the same time, the transaction contents are printed out from the receipt printer 22. The operator 45 receives the receipt and the change, pushes the cart 43 containing the product, and exits the transaction.

  In the case of cashless transaction, the IC card is received from the customer 42, and the customer's name, transaction bank name, account number, etc. are read from the IC card reader 28. Then, the transaction amount is settled by automatically deducting the transaction amount from the read customer's account.

  According to this embodiment, by providing the display unit and the card reader on the back surface of the attachment unit 40, it is possible to display transaction contents and enable cashless transactions.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing an example of the electrical configuration of the present invention. The same components as those in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals. In the figure, reference numeral 100 denotes a POS system according to the present invention (present system). In the POS system 100, a CPU 51 controls the overall operation. A transmission control circuit 52 communicates with a higher-level device (for example, a server). The transmission control circuit 52 corresponds to the wireless LAN unit 29 in FIG.
In addition to a program for operating the system of the present invention, 53 is a ROM that stores the unit price for each product, and 54 is a RAM that temporarily stores data.

  24a is a touch panel display control circuit, 24 is a touch panel display controlled by the touch panel display control circuit 24a, 23a is a keyboard control circuit, and 23 is a keyboard controlled by the keyboard control circuit 23a. A card reader control circuit 28a controls reading of the card reader, and a card reader 29 is controlled by the card reader control circuit 29a. As the card reader 29, for example, a non-contact type card reader is used. A scanner control circuit 25a controls the scanner, and a scanner 25 is controlled by the scanner control circuit 25a.

  A printer control circuit 22a controls the printer (receipt printer), and 22 is a printer controlled by the printer control circuit 22a. 32a is an automatic change / pipe machine control circuit 32a, and 32 is an automatic change / pipe machine controlled by the automatic change / pipe machine control circuit 32a. These touch panel display control circuit 24a, keyboard control circuit 23a, card reader control circuit 28a, scanner control circuit 25a, printer control circuit 33a, automatic change, fishing bill machine 32a, transmission control circuit 52, ROM 53 and RAM 54 are connected to a bus 65. ing.

  In the POS system described above, an area surrounded by a broken line indicates the internal configuration of the handy POS terminal 70. That is, the CPU 51, transmission control circuit 52, ROM 53, RAM 54, bus 65, touch panel display 24 and control circuit 24a, keyboard 23 and control circuit 23a constitute a handy POS terminal 70. The operation of the circuit thus configured will be described as follows.

  First, the customer puts the product in the cart to the POS system 100. The operator takes out the products one by one from the cart and reads them with the scanner 25 (see FIG. 1). The scanner 25 reads the price of the product corresponding to the read barcode from the price list stored in the ROM 53 and stores it in the RAM 54. In this way, the product in the cart is read by the scanner 25. The CPU 51 calculates the price of the product from the price and quantity of the product, and further calculates the total amount. The RAM 54 stores the unit price, quantity, and total price of all products.

  When there is a product that is not attached with a barcode, the operator inputs the type, unit price, and quantity of the product from the touch panel 24. The CPU 51 similarly calculates the amount of money for these products. Here, when the scanning operation for all the commodities is completed, the operator inputs the transaction end from the keyboard 23. As a result, the CPU 51 reads the data stored in the RAM 54 and displays the unit price, quantity, and total amount of all products on the touch panel 24 and the display unit 27.

  The operator deposits the total amount from the customer and inputs it to the automatic change / pipe machine 32. As a result, when there is a change, the CPU 51 calculates the change and discharges the change from the automatic change / pipe machine 32. At the same time, a receipt on which the transaction result is printed is punched out from the receipt printer 22. The operator gives the discharged change and receipt to the customer. As a result, transaction processing for one customer ends. Then, transaction processing for the next customer will be performed. In the case of cash race settlement, the card reader 29 reads the IC card with the card reader 29. A point card service can also be used.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the handheld POS terminal 20 can be operated as a POS system by attaching it to the attachment unit 40, and the operator can perform the scanning process and the transaction calculation process on the product from the customer. Can do. In addition, according to the present invention, since the customer and the operator can always operate while facing each other, the operability is improved. Further, according to the present invention, since the POS system can be made small, the installation area of the POS system can be made small.

The effects of the present invention are enumerated as follows.
1. It can be installed on the device in a self-supporting manner (without using a stand).
2. Operators can always operate in a posture that faces the customer, improving customer service in person.
3. By performing a series of operations without moving in the same posture, the work can be performed accurately and quickly.
4). Accounting using a cart is easy.
5). Since a fixed scanner which is larger and has a higher reading performance than the scanner of the handy POS terminal for managing merchandise is used, a large amount of merchandise can be registered.
6). A handy-type POS terminal for merchandise management can be expanded and used for a POS system.
7). Cash units can be added and used for cash settlement.
8). The IC card can be used for cashless operation and point card service.

It is a block diagram which shows one embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of an external appearance structure of a handy type POS terminal. It is a figure which shows the aspect of use of a handy type POS terminal. It is a block diagram which shows the principal part of one embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the operation example of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the electrical structural example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of arrangement | positioning of a conventional system.

Explanation of symbols

20 Handy Type POS Terminal 22 Receipt Printer 23 Keyboard 24 Touch Panel Display 25 Scanner 30 L-Shaped Support Mechanism 32 Automatic Change / Fishing Card 40 Mounting Portion 41 Cart 42 Customer 43 Cart

Claims (2)

A handy POS terminal having at least a touch panel display and a keyboard;
An attachment portion to which the handy-type POS terminal is attached;
An L-shaped support mechanism in which a POS terminal is attached to the attachment portion;
A scanner for reading a barcode of a product provided in the support mechanism;
A receipt printer provided in the vicinity of the mounting portion;
An automatic change / fishing bill machine attached to the support mechanism;
The POS system is characterized in that the handy POS terminal is configured to be detachable from an L-shaped support mechanism.   2. The POS system according to claim 1, wherein a display unit for displaying various kinds of information and a non-contact card reader using an IC card are provided on the rear surface of the attachment unit.

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