JP2005300336A - Device for outputting commodity information - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent omission of the attachment or mistakes in the attachment of a supplementary material or the like which is included in a commodity, in selling of the commodity. <P>SOLUTION: In the commodity information output device 1 for outputting the commodity information, the device is provided with a specifying means for specifying the commodity; a storage means for performing the storage, in which a concurrent use article which is included in a part of the commodity when the commodity is used and which is separate from the main body of the commodity is related with the commodity; and a display means 3 for displaying the information for the article, when the concurrent use article stored in the storage means exists, in relation to the commodity specified by the specifying means. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a product information output device that outputs product information.

In sales operations, secondary materials, chopsticks, etc. (hereinafter referred to as “secondary materials”) may be attached to products, and such secondary materials differ from product to product, so forgetting to attach or attaching errors occur.
The face-to-face balance disclosed in the following Patent Document 1 displays a message for sales promotion in relation to the product to be weighed, and is therefore highly effective in promoting the sale of the product.
JP 2000-292247 ([0017], [0033], [0037], FIG. 10)

  However, with this device, sales talk is the main purpose, and there is a sales promotion effect such as additional purchases, but it is not intended to reliably attach essential secondary materials etc. included in part of the product. Absent. In other words, when using a product, it is not possible to reliably combine the secondary materials used with the product (for example, side dish and chopsticks, side dish and sauce, pudding, jelly and spoon, drink and straw).

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to prevent forgetting to attach a sub-material or the like included in the product or an attachment mistake when selling the product.

  In order to achieve the above object, a product information output device according to the present invention is a product information output device that outputs product information, and includes a specifying means for specifying a product and one of the products when the product is used. A storage means for storing an article for simultaneous use that is included in the product and separate from the main body of the product in association with the product, and is associated with the product specified by the specifying means in the storage means If there is an article for simultaneous use stored there, display means for displaying information on the article is provided.

  The “simultaneous use article” refers to an article used by a customer together with a product, for example, a sauce or dressing for side dishes, wasabi for sashimi, a spoon for pudding, and the like.

  In the present invention, if there is a simultaneously used article for the product specified by the specifying means, information on the article can be displayed, so that it is possible to prevent the store clerk from forgetting to attach the simultaneously used article.

  In the present invention, the product information output device further includes a quantity input means for specifying the quantity of the product main body, and the storage means stores a relationship between the quantity of the product main body and the attached amount of the simultaneously used article. Based on the relationship between the quantity stored in the storage means and the attached quantity, the attached quantity of the simultaneously used article corresponding to the quantity of the product main body input by the quantity input means is displayed on the display means. It is characterized by.

  The attached amount of the simultaneously used article corresponding to the amount of the product main body input by the amount input means is calculated by the calculating means based on the relationship between the amount stored in the storage means and the attached amount, and is obtained by the calculation. Since the amount of attachment is displayed on the display means, it is possible to reliably attach simultaneously used articles without excess or deficiency.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the quantity input means is a weighing device.
Accordingly, it is possible to calculate the attached amount of the simultaneously used article according to the accurate amount by using the weighing device used for calculating the price when selling by weight. Therefore, while being able to supply a secondary material etc. to a consumer reliably, use of the simultaneous use article | item can be suppressed appropriately for the sales side. That is, it is possible to provide simultaneously used articles without excess or deficiency.

  In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the display unit has a clearing function when selling products, and specifies all of a plurality of purchased products by the specifying unit and inputs all of the purchased products, and then displays it on the display unit. The simultaneous use articles may be displayed together.

  This makes it possible to collect and display simultaneously used articles at the time of liquidation (delivery of goods and money, etc.), so when specifying products, you can concentrate on product weighing, packaging, specific work (scanning), etc. As a result, it is possible to reliably stock items that can be used at the same time, so mistakes and forgetting can be prevented.

Hereinafter, a product information output device according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
The merchandise processing apparatus of the present invention is, for example, a facing scale, a weighing scale, a label issuing machine, or a register. In the present embodiment, the facing scale shown in FIG. 1 will be described as an example.

  As shown to Fig.1 (a), the facing scale 1 is mounted and used on the showcase 2 in which the main bodies of goods, such as a foodstuff, were displayed, for example. The face-to-face balance 1 is a cash register having a clearing function for selling products. When a salesperson specifies a product to be purchased from a customer, the required amount of the product is received from the bat 2b in the showcase 2 After taking out and measuring with the facing balance 1, the liquidation is performed.

overall structure:
FIG.1 (b) is a perspective view of the facing balance 1 seen from the salesperson side.
As shown in FIG.1 (b), the facing scale 1 is provided with the mounting tray 20 which mounts a foodstuff etc. The mounting tray 20 is supported by a load cell (not shown), and the mounting tray 20 and the load cell constitute the weighing unit 6 shown in FIG.

Equipment configuration:
As shown in FIG. 2, in the face-to-face balance 1, a measuring unit 6, a touch screen 3, a stroke key unit 4, and a printing unit 5 for printing a purchase slip and the like are connected to a computer 10 via an interface (not shown). Yes.

  The computer 10 includes a CPU 11 (arithmetic control means) 11, a hard disk (an example of storage means) 12, a memory (storage means) 13, and the like. The CPU 11 calculates a measurement value of the object to be measured according to the weight signal from the measurement unit 6. Therefore, the computer 10 and the weighing unit 6 constitute a weighing device (quantity input means) for inputting a quantity of the main body and / or secondary material of the product.

The hard disk 12 includes a product master storage unit 12a and a secondary material master storage unit 12b.
As shown in FIG. 3A, in the product master storage unit 12a, product information related to a product including a call number, a product name, a unit price, and a secondary material number is stored in association with each other.
As shown in FIG. 3 (b), in the secondary material master storage unit 12b, secondary material information including the names of secondary materials and the like (simultaneously used articles) and attached units is associated with each of the secondary material numbers. It is remembered. As the secondary material, for example, sauces and dressings that are divided and packaged for each small bag, and tableware such as a spoon are stored.

  When a product is designated, the CPU 11 reads product information corresponding to the product from the product master storage unit 12a. If the product information includes a secondary material number, the CPU 11 corresponds to the secondary material number. The secondary material information to be read is read from the secondary material master storage unit 12b.

  The attached unit included in the secondary material information is a value for calculating the amount of secondary material attached according to the amount of the product main body, and includes a constant for calculating the number of secondary materials to be attached. The CPU 11 calculates the number of sub-materials or the like to be attached by dividing the measured value or the number of the product main body by the attached unit corresponding to the product.

That is, in the case of selling by weight, the measured value of the product main body placed on the placing tray 20 is divided by the attached unit, and the number of sub-materials and the like is determined by rounding up the decimal point of the calculated value. For example, when attaching one secondary material or the like for every 120 grams of the main body of the product, the value obtained by dividing the measured value of the product main body by the attached unit 120 and rounding up the decimal point is the secondary material to be attached. It becomes the number of.
On the other hand, in the case of quantity sales, the number of product main bodies is divided by the attached unit, and the number of secondary materials and the like is determined based on the calculated value. For example, in the case of attaching one secondary material or the like for every three products, the value obtained by dividing the number of products by the attached unit 3 and rounding up the decimal point is the number of secondary materials and the like to be attached.
In addition to rounding up, the calculated value may be an integer value by rounding off or rounding down, and the number of secondary materials or the like may be determined.

  The storage contents of the storage units 12a and 12b may be created, for example, by receiving data from a host computer or the like of the store system via a communication line, or may be received via a storage medium. Furthermore, it may be input by the touch screen 3 or the stroke key unit 4.

  The touch screen 3 constitutes display means for displaying each screen shown in FIGS. On the touch screen 3, various selection buttons including a product designation button (an example of a specifying unit) 31, a display area, a pop-up window, and the like are displayed. An input can be performed by touching a part of the display screen displayed on the touch screen 3 with a finger. The stroke key unit 4 shown in FIG. 1B is provided with a numeric keypad.

  The touch screen 3 and the stroke key unit 4 are provided on the same side surface (side surface on the salesperson side) as the printing unit 5. The other side surface (side surface on the customer side) 100 of the touch screen 3 is provided with another display so that the customer can see the total price of the products to be purchased. ing.

  The computer 10 has a clearing function that, when a deposit from a customer is input, subtracts the total amount from the deposit, calculates a change amount, and displays it on the touch screen 3.

Equipment operation:
Next, operation will be described.
When the salesperson performs a predetermined operation and activates the apparatus, an initial screen shown in FIG. 4A is displayed. On the initial screen, a product designation button (specifying means) 31, a message area 32, and the like are displayed. A plurality of product designation buttons 31 are displayed on one screen, and each button 31 displays an image corresponding to each product (for example, an image of an actual product) and / or a product name.

  When the customer orders a product desired to be purchased, the salesperson touches the product designation button 31 corresponding to the product to designate the product, and then inputs the ordered quantity of the product body as necessary.

  Each product designation button 31 is associated with the call number stored in the product master storage unit 12a of FIG. 3A. When the product designation button 31 is touched, the CPU 11 . Is read from the product master storage unit 12a. When the read product information includes the secondary material number, the CPU 11 displays the secondary material information associated with the secondary material number as the secondary material master storage unit 12b in FIG. Read from.

After the reading, the CPU 11 pops up the input window 40 on the product designation button 31 shown in FIG. 4B and displays the product name of the product in the message area 32. In the input window 40, a plurality of salesperson designation buttons 41, a tare discount button 42, a discount button 43, a secondary material display section 44, and the like are displayed.
The secondary material display unit 44 displays the secondary material name read from the secondary material master storage unit 12b in accordance with the designated product. Each salesperson designation button 41 displays the names of many salespersons.

Sold in units;
Here, in order to input the quantity of the product main body to be sold in a unit of quantity, the ordered quantity is entered using the stroke key part (quantity input means) 4 in FIG. The CPU 11 displays the input number in the quantity display area 33a in FIG. On the other hand, the CPU 11 displays a price obtained by multiplying the unit price of the product by the number in the price display area 34. On the other hand, when the secondary material information is read, the CPU 11 divides the number by the attached unit and calculates and determines the number of secondary materials and the like.

After that, when the salesperson touches the salesperson designation button 41 on which his / her name is displayed to determine the order, the CPU 11 closes the input window 40 and displays the product list screen of FIG. .
On the merchandise list screen, a merchandise designation button 31 and a purchased merchandise display area 37, a salesperson display area 35, and the like are displayed. In the purchased product display area 37, the name, unit price, number, amount, etc. of the ordered product are displayed in black on a white background, for example. When there is a secondary material or the like, the name of the secondary material or the like is highlighted in red, for example. When the number of sub-materials is two or more, the number of sub-materials is displayed in reverse with the name of the sub-material.

Thus, since the secondary material etc. corresponding to the said goods are displayed according to the goods sold, a secondary material etc. can be attached reliably.
In addition, the presence / absence of secondary materials and the amount of attachments (number) are displayed in a different color from the other display contents and are displayed in reverse video, so they stand out compared to other display information. Can be prevented.

Sell by weight;
On the other hand, when the product designation button 31 corresponding to the weighing sale product is touched, when the salesperson places the product on the placing tray 20 in FIG. 1, the CPU 11 measures the measurement value based on the measurement signal from the measurement unit 6. And the measurement value is displayed in the quantity display area 33b (FIG. 4A). The salesperson adjusts the product by increasing / decreasing the product so as to be the weight ordered by the customer while observing the displayed measurement value. The CPU 11 multiplies the measured value by the unit price per weight, calculates the amount, and displays the amount.

  When the salesperson touches the salesperson designation button 41 and determines the order, the product list screen of FIG. 5A is displayed. When there is a secondary material, the name and number of the secondary material are highlighted in red in the purchased product display area 37.

  As described above, when measuring and selling, it is possible to specify an attached amount of a secondary material or the like according to an accurate amount by using a measuring device used to calculate a price. Therefore, it is possible to reliably supply the product to the consumer, and for the sales side, it is possible to appropriately suppress the attached amount of the secondary material and the like.

When there is an additional order, the product designation button 31 corresponding to the product is touched, and the designation of the product and the input of quantity and quantity are repeated. Each time an order is determined, the CPU 11 stores the number (or quantity) of the determined product, the amount, the name of the secondary material, the amount of attached secondary material, etc. in the memory 13 for each order. On the other hand, the CPU 11 calculates the total amount by adding up the amount of each order and subtracting the discount amount or adding tax.
When the product is designated and input repeatedly, and the input of the product that the customer desires to purchase is completed, the salesperson performs an operation such as touching the clearing button 38 or the like, and the CPU 11 then shows as shown in FIG. Display the checkout screen.

  On the settlement screen, a purchased product list area 37A is displayed. In the purchased product list area 37A, the product name, unit price, number, amount, and the like of all the determined ordered products are collectively displayed for each determined product. On the other hand, when there is a secondary material, the name and number of the secondary material are displayed for each ordered product. In this embodiment, when the number of sub-materials is one, the display of the number is omitted, but when the number is one, the number (one) may be displayed.

In this way, since the simultaneous use items such as secondary materials are displayed together at the time of liquidation, the sales staff can concentrate on the measurement of each product, etc. You can prevent forgetting.
In addition, since the attached amount (number of packs, spoons, etc.) of the attached secondary material or the like is displayed according to the quantity of the product to be sold, it is possible to attach the secondary material or the like that is not excessive or insufficient.

  If there are many ordered items and the list cannot be displayed, the scroll button 37s can be touched to scroll the list.

Along with the salesperson display area 35, the number of purchases, the total amount, etc. are displayed at the top of the checkout screen. When the salesperson inputs the amount paid by the customer (deposit) using the stroke key section 4 (FIG. 1B), the deposit amount is displayed and change is displayed. The salesperson hands the change to the customer along with the goods, secondary materials, and the like.
Thereafter, the salesperson touches a predetermined button to display the initial screen of FIG. 4A and inputs the next customer order.

List confirmation area:
By the way, while inputting a plurality of products, there is a case where it is desired to display and check a list of products that have been input so far. In such a case, when a list button 37a shown in FIG. 6 is touched, a list confirmation area 37B is displayed, and a list of products that have been input so far is displayed together. In the list confirmation area 37B, the product name, unit price, number, amount, etc. of the input product are displayed together for each determined product, and when there is a secondary material, the name and number of the secondary material are displayed. Is displayed.

  Here, it is also possible to enter the deposit from the stroke key section 4 (FIG. 1B) and perform settlement without displaying the settlement screen of FIG. 5B. In such a case, when the list button 37b is touched on the product list screen in FIG. 5A, the purchase schedule list 37B in FIG. 6 is displayed. The salesperson can confirm the product to be purchased, whether or not the secondary material is attached, and the number of secondary materials, etc., based on the determined product list displayed in the list confirmation area 37B.

Pop-up menu:
Incidentally, in the input window 40 shown in FIG. 4B, in addition to the salesperson designation button 41, a tare discount button 42, a discount button 43, and the like are displayed. Here, if the input window 40 is closed after the tare discount button 42 or the discount button 43 is touched, the salesperson designation button 41 is not displayed, and the order product cannot be determined.

  In this apparatus, a button content storage unit 12c shown in FIG. In the button content storage unit 12c, a button number, a character string displayed on the button, and a display holding flag are stored in association with each other. The display holding flag stores a flag indicating whether or not the input window 40 is closed. The CPU 11 performs display control of the input window 40 according to the flag.

For example, when the tare discount button 42 or the discount button 43 is touched, the CPU 11 sets the display holding flag associated with the button No. corresponding to the buttons 42 and 43 (flag is 1). Therefore, the display of the input window 40 is retained and the window is not closed. On the other hand, when the salesperson designation button 41 or the like is touched, the input window 40 is closed because the holding flag corresponding to the button No. associated with the button is 0.
Accordingly, even after the tare discount button 42 or the discount button 43 is touched, the input window 40 is not closed and the display is maintained, so that the salesperson designation button 41 can be touched to determine the ordered product.

  In the above-described embodiment, the product specifying button 31 is exemplified as the specifying means for specifying the product. However, the product is specified by reading the barcode attached or attached to the product or reading the ID tag attached to the product. You may make it do.

  In addition, the stroke key (quantity input means) was used to input the number of products ordered, but the quantity can be calculated from the value measured by the weighing device or the barcode with the quantity printed can be read. Thus, the number may be input.

  In the secondary material display unit 44, when there are two or more secondary materials, the number may be displayed together with the secondary material name. In addition, when the number of sub-materials is one, the number (one) may be displayed.

  Furthermore, if the attachment unit of the secondary material or the like is stored in the product information, the amount of attachment of the secondary material or the like can be set for each product even for the same type of secondary material or the like.

Moreover, in the said Example, dressing, a sauce, wasabi, etc. were used for the side materials etc., and the number of packs was calculated for each product. The attached amount of the secondary material or the like may be calculated based on this, and the secondary material may be measured and attached each time based on the calculated value.
In addition, by previously setting and registering the weight of each secondary material or the like, it is possible to prevent forgetting to attach the secondary material or the like as follows.
The salesperson puts all commodities including sub-materials etc. together on the mounting tray 20 and measures the actual total weight. On the other hand, the CPU 11 calculates the total weight by adding the weight of the secondary material attached to the product to the weight of the product obtained by adding the weights of the respective determined products not including the secondary material. The CPU 11 compares the total weight actually measured and the total weight, and determines that the attachment of the secondary material is forgotten when the compared deviation is larger than a predetermined value. Thereby, forgetting to attach a secondary material or the like can be prevented.

As described above, the preferred embodiments have been described with reference to the drawings. However, those skilled in the art will readily understand various changes and modifications within the obvious scope by looking at the present specification.
For example, as a product processing apparatus, in addition to a face-to-face balance, a counting balance, a label printer, and the like are also objects of the present invention.
As the “identifying means”, various means such as key input, touch panel input, barcode reading, and ID tag automatic reading can be employed.
In addition to the weight and number of pieces, the “amount” may be a capacity, for example, the amount of dressing or the number of bags according to the amount of cut vegetables, the amount of wasabi or the bag according to the amount of sashimi There are numbers, the amount of sauce for croquettes and the number of bags, as well as the number of spoons for pudding. That is, the secondary material or the like may be the number of packs or may be measured according to the amount of the product main body.
Further, as the “quantity input means”, for example, a numeric key or a barcode reader can be used in addition to the weighing device.
Furthermore, there is no need to determine the amount of secondary material attached according to the amount of the product body.
Accordingly, such changes and modifications are to be construed as within the scope of the present invention as defined by the claims.

  The present invention can be applied to a product information output apparatus that displays product information.

(A) is a schematic front view which shows how to use the goods information output apparatus concerning Example 1 of this invention, (b) is a schematic perspective view of the apparatus. It is a schematic block diagram which shows a merchandise information output device. It is a graph which shows the memory content of a memory | storage means. It is a front view which shows the display screen of a display means. It is a front view which shows the display screen of a display means. It is a front view which shows the display screen of a display means. It is a graph which shows the memory content of a memory | storage means.

Explanation of symbols

3: Touch screen (display means)
4: Stroke key (volume input means)
6: Weighing unit (part of weighing device / input means)
10: Computer (part of weighing device / input means)
12: Hard disk drive (storage means)
31: Product designation button

Claims (4)

A product information output device that outputs product information,
An identification means for identifying the product;
When using the product, a storage unit that is included in a part of the product and that stores a simultaneous use article separate from the main body of the product in association with the product;
A product information output device, comprising: a display unit that displays information on a product that is stored in association with the storage unit with respect to the product specified by the specifying unit. The product information output device according to claim 1,
It further comprises a quantity input means for specifying the quantity of the product body,
The storage means stores the relationship between the amount of the product main body and the amount of the simultaneously used article attached,
Based on the relationship between the amount stored in the storage means and the attached amount,
The product information output apparatus, wherein the display unit displays an attached amount of the simultaneously used article according to the quantity of the product main body input by the quantity input unit. The product information output device according to claim 1 or 2,
The product information output device, wherein the quantity input means is a weighing device. The product information output device has a clearing function when selling products,
The plurality of products are specified by the specifying means, and after all of the products to be purchased are input, the simultaneously used articles are collectively displayed on the display means. Product information output device.

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