JP2006244066A - Merchandise sales data processor - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily execute a service to sell merchandise to each customer by discounting a type of merchandise which is suitable for the family structure of the customer. <P>SOLUTION: Information relating to the type information of merchandise and a family structure being the object of a campaign execution period and a special sale for each sales promotion campaign. Also, information relating to the family structure owned by every member is stored. Whether or not a sales promotion campaign is being executed is decided based on the storage information each time commercial transaction with a purchase guest is performed. When it is decided that the sales promotion campaign is being executed, whether or not transaction with a member having the family structure being the special sales object of the campaign is being performed is judged. Also, whether or not any merchandise belonging to the type being the special sales object of the campaign exists in the purchase merchandise is judged. In the case of the member having the family structure being the object of the special sales of the campaign, the discount sales processing of the merchandise belonging to the type being the special sales object of the campaign is carried out at a special sales price. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a merchandise sales data processing apparatus such as an electronic cash register and a POS (Point Of Sales) terminal used in the retail distribution business, and more particularly, for stores that carry out special sale campaigns for merchandise belonging to a specific category in a timely manner. The present invention relates to a merchandise sales data processing apparatus.

  The following are known as conventional merchandise sales data processing apparatuses of this type. That is, a selling price change file is provided for storing a classification code and a selling price change data of a product to be sold specially according to a season or an event. When the product code of the customer purchased product is input, the sales price data corresponding to the input product code is read from the product master file, and the classification code to which the product of the input product code belongs is read. It is determined whether or not it is set. As a result, if the classification code is not set in the sales price change file, the sales data of the product is sales processed with the sales price data read from the product master file. On the other hand, if it is set in the selling price change file, the selling price change data set in the selling price change file corresponding to the classification code is read, and the selling price data of the product is changed with this selling price change data. Thereafter, the sales data is processed with the changed sales price data (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Further, the following merchandise sales data processing apparatus is already known. That is, preferential level information for each product category is set for each member, and special price information for each preferential level is set for each product. Then, when the member purchases the product, the member's preferential level for the classification to which the product belongs is determined for each purchased product, and the purchased product is processed for sale at a special price corresponding to the preferential level. By doing so, it is possible to deal with a service of discounting and selling products belonging to a category for members who have a high preferential treatment level for a specific product category (see, for example, Patent Document 2).
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 08-320970 JP 2000-149147 A

  By the way, in stores such as large-scale supermarkets that sell not only food but also various items such as clothing and daily necessities, for example, at the turn of the season, it is necessary for products suitable for the season to visit soon and events during that season. A campaign corresponding to a period in which a product to be sold is selected and sold at a bargain price lower than the normal price for a preset period is often executed. However, in this campaign, any shoppers can purchase products for sale at the sale price, so the discount rate cannot be increased too much.

  Therefore, for example, before the spring admission season, it is possible to provide services specialized for the family structure of customers, such as selling greatly discounted school supplies to families with children attending elementary and junior high schools. Conceivable. However, there is no conventional merchandise sales data processing apparatus that can easily perform such customer service.

  The present invention has been made based on such circumstances, and the purpose of the present invention is a product that can easily carry out a service for discounting and selling a product of a classification suitable for the family structure of the customer for each customer. A sales data processing apparatus is to be provided.

  The present invention relates to product data input means for inputting data of products purchased by a shopper and product sales data processing means for processing sales data of customer-purchased products based on data input by the product data input means. For each sales promotion campaign for selling a product belonging to a specific category to a shopper who has a specific family structure in a product sales data processing apparatus such as a POS terminal, the campaign implementation period and the target of the special sale For each member, a sales promotion information storage unit for storing product classification information and family structure information and a member information storage unit for storing information about the family structure of the member are provided. Then, every time a commercial transaction with a shopper is performed, the current sales promotion determination means determines whether or not a sales promotion campaign is in progress based on the data in the sales promotion information storage unit. As a result, if it is determined that the sales promotion campaign is in progress, the member determining means determines whether the shopper is a member of a family subject to sale of the campaign, and the commodity determining means determines the commercial transaction. Then, it is determined whether or not there is a product that belongs to the category that is the target for sale of the campaign among the products purchased by the shopper. Then, on the condition that it is determined that the member has a family structure that is the target for sale of the campaign, the discount processing means discounts the products belonging to the category for sale of the campaign at the sale price. It is what I did.

  According to the present invention in which such measures are taken, it is possible to provide a merchandise sales data processing apparatus that can easily carry out a service for discounting and selling merchandise classified according to the customer's family structure for each customer.

The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
Note that this embodiment is a store that discounts products belonging to the target category only for members whose membership card is presented at the time of product purchase and whose family structure matches the conditions of the sale campaign. This is a case where the present invention is applied to a POS terminal for the mobile phone.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of a POS terminal according to the present embodiment. This POS terminal is equipped with a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 1 as a control unit main body. The CPU 1 has a ROM 3 in which fixed data such as a program is stored via a bus line 2 such as an address bus and a data bus, a RAM 4 in which a memory area for registering merchandise sales data is formed, and the like. In addition to a clock unit 5 that measures the date and time of the I / O port 6 that outputs a drive signal to the drawer 14, a communication controller 7, a keyboard controller 8, a first display controller 9, a second display controller 10, and a printer controller 11 , A card reader controller 12, a scanner controller 13, and the like are connected.

  The keyboard controller 8 captures a key signal corresponding to an operation key of the keyboard. The keyboard controller 8 is provided with a numeric key, a PLU key, a subtotal key, a deposit / current total key, a non-member key, and the like. A keyboard 15 dedicated to the POS terminal is connected. The non-member key is a key for declaring the start of a commercial transaction with a non-member who has not presented a member card when purchasing a product.

  The display controllers 9 and 10 control the drive of the display to display a screen corresponding to the display data, and one display controller 9 is connected to an operator display 16 for displaying a screen for the operator. The other display controller 10 is connected to a customer display 17 for displaying a screen for the customer.

  The printer controller 11 controls the drive of the printer to print the print data on a recording sheet. The printer controller 11 prints and issues detailed information on the transaction paper on a receipt sheet every time a merchandise sales transaction is established. A receipt printer 18 is connected.

  The card reader controller 12 captures card data read by the card reader, and a card reader 19 capable of reading the card data of the membership card is connected to the card reader controller 12.

  The scanner controller 13 captures data read by the scanner, and the scanner controller 13 is connected to a scanner 20 capable of reading a barcode or a two-dimensional code attached to a product.

  The communication controller 7 controls data communication with an external device connected via a communication line. The communication controller 7 includes a product master file 21, a member master file 22, and a sales promotion master file 23. A POS server 24 that is stored and managed so as to be accessible from a POS terminal is connected.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the product master file 21 stores and stores product information records including item information such as product codes, product names, prices, and attribute codes for the number of products sold in the store. The product code is a product-specific identification code set for each product, and the product code is recorded in the form of a barcode or a two-dimensional code for each product. The product name and unit price are the product name and the price per unit quantity specified by the corresponding product code. The attribute code is a product classification code to which the product specified by the corresponding product code belongs.

  In the member master file 22, as shown in FIG. 3, member information records including item information such as a member code, a member name, member personal information, and family structure information are accumulated and stored for the number of people who have made a member contract. . The member code is a member-specific identification code set for each member, and is recorded on a member card possessed by the member. The member name is the name of the member specified by the corresponding member code. The member personal information is personal information such as the gender, age, and occupation of the member specified by the corresponding member code. The family composition information is information such as the sex, age, occupation, etc. of each family member specified by the corresponding member code. Here, the member master file 22 constitutes a member information storage unit.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the sales promotion master file 23 includes a sales promotion information record including item information such as a sales promotion code, a sales promotion name, a start date, an end date, sales promotion target family information, sales promotion target product attribute information, and discount information. The number of sales promotion campaigns that have been set up is stored. The sales promotion code is a campaign-specific identification code set for each sales promotion campaign. The promotion name, start date, and end date are the name of the promotion campaign specified by the corresponding promotion code and the start date and end date of the campaign period. The sales promotion family information is information related to the family structure that is the target of the sales promotion campaign specified by the corresponding sales promotion code, such as sex, age, and occupation. The sales promotion target product attribute information and the discount information are a classification code of a product targeted for the sales promotion campaign specified by the corresponding sales promotion code, and a discount amount or a discount rate for the product belonging to the classification code. Here, the sales promotion master file 23 constitutes a sales promotion information storage unit.

  In the POS terminal having such a configuration, the product information table 31, the member information table 32, and the flag memory 33 having the area configuration shown in FIG. That is, the product information table 31 includes an area for storing detailed data such as a product code, a product name, a unit price, an attribute code, a sales point, a sales amount, a discount amount, etc. of each product sold and sold in one commercial transaction, a sales point, And an area for storing total data of sales amount and discount amount. The member information table 32 includes an area for storing a member code, a member name, member personal information, and family composition information of a member who purchases the product. The flag memory 33 includes an area for a member transaction flag MF that is set at the time of a commercial transaction with a member.

  Therefore, the CPU 1 executes the commercial transaction process according to the procedure shown in the flowchart of FIG. That is, the CPU 1 waits for nonmember registration to be declared as ST (step) 1 or member registration to be declared as ST2. Here, when it is detected that the non-member key is operated and input, since non-member registration is declared, the CPU 1 resets the member transaction flag in the flag memory 33 to “0” as ST3.

  On the other hand, when it is detected that the card data of the member card is read by the card reader 19, since member registration is declared, the CPU 1 uses the member code in the card data as the member master file 22 in ST4. And the data items (member code, member name, member personal information, family structure information) of the member information record corresponding to the member code are read. Then, the data item of this member information record is set in the member information table 32 (member code acquisition means). In ST5, the member transaction flag in the flag memory 33 is set to “1”.

  Next, CPU1 clears the data of the merchandise information table 31 as ST6. Thereafter, it waits for the purchase of one commercial transaction to be registered as ST7. When the sales data of the purchased product is registered as the product data input means, for example, by scanning the product code by the scanner 20, the CPU 1 searches the product master file 21 with the product code as ST8, and stores the product data in the product code. Reads product data such as the corresponding product name, unit price, and attribute code. Then, data obtained by adding the number of sales points = 1, the sales amount = unit price, and the discount amount = 0 to the product data is set in the product information table 31. In addition, merchandise registration data such as merchandise name, unit price, sales point, sales price, etc. are displayed on the operator display 16 and the customer display 17.

  Thereafter, the CPU 1 repeatedly executes the process of ST8 every time the sales data of the purchased product is registered until the subtotal key is operated and input. If it is detected in ST9 that a subtotal key declaring the end of registration for one commercial transaction is input, the CPU 1 checks the member transaction flag MF in the flag memory 33 to determine whether or not the transaction is a member transaction in ST10. To do. Here, when the member transaction flag MF is set, since this is a member transaction, the current sales discount determination process described later is executed. On the other hand, when the member transaction flag MF is reset, since this is a non-member transaction, the current sales discount determination process described later is not executed.

  Thereafter, the CPU 1 calculates a subtotal amount by subtracting the total discount amount from the total sales amount of the product information table 31 in ST11. Then, the subtotal amount is displayed on the operator display 16 and the customer display 17.

  Thereafter, the CPU 1 waits for an operation input of the tightening key as ST12. When it is detected that the closing key for declaring settlement of one commercial transaction has been input, the CPU 1 performs merchandise sales data registration processing as ST13. That is, product sales data including a product code, the number of sales points, a sales amount, and a discount amount is generated from the product information stored in the product information table 31 and registered in the sales aggregation area of the RAM 4 (product sales data processing means). In addition, a settlement process is performed as ST14. That is, in the case of cash payment, change is calculated from the deposit amount and the bill amount and displayed on the operator display 16 and the customer display 17.

  Next, the CPU 1 checks the member transaction flag MF in the flag memory 33 again at ST15 to determine whether or not it is a member transaction. Here, when the member transaction flag MF is set, since it is a member transaction, the next promotion discount determination process described later is executed. On the other hand, when the member transaction flag MF is reset, since it is a non-member transaction, the next promotion discount determination process described later is not executed.

  Thereafter, the CPU 51 creates receipt print data of the commercial transaction based on the data in the product information table 31 in ST16. And it outputs to the receipt printer 18 and prints and issues a receipt. In ST17, a drive signal is output from the I / O port 6 to open the drawer 14. This completes the processing for one commercial transaction.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart specifically showing the processing procedure of the current sales promotion discount determination processing. When the CPU 1 enters this sales promotion discount determination process, first, the sales promotion master file 23 is searched with the current date and time counted by the clock unit 5 as ST21, and the sales promotion information record during the campaign period is set. It is determined whether or not (current sales promotion determination means).

  If it is determined in ST22 that a sales promotion information record whose current date and time is during the campaign period is set, the CPU 1 stores the sales promotion target family information in the sales promotion information record and the member information table 32 in ST23. To determine whether the transaction is with a member who has a family structure to be sold specially in the campaign (member determination means).

  If it is determined that the transaction is a commercial transaction with a member who has a family structure that is the target for sale of the campaign, the CPU 1 is registered in the sales promotion product attribute information and the product information table 31 of the sales promotion information record as ST24. The attribute code of the purchased merchandise information is collated, and it is determined whether or not the merchandise purchased by the shopper in the merchandise transaction has a merchandise belonging to the category subject to sale of the campaign (product judgment means). .

  If it is determined that there is a product belonging to the category that is the target for sale of the campaign, the CPU 1 calculates the discount amount of the corresponding product based on the discount information of the sales promotion information record as ST25. When the discount amount is set in the discount area corresponding to the corresponding purchased product information in the product information table 31 (discount processing means), the current sales promotion discount determination processing is terminated.

  If it is determined in ST22 that a sales promotion information record whose current date and time is during the campaign period is not set, or in ST23, it is determined that the transaction is not a commercial transaction with a member having a family structure that is a target for sale of the campaign. In this case, or when it is determined in ST24 that there is no product that belongs to the category to be sold specially in the campaign, the current sales discount determination process is terminated without performing the discount process of ST25.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart specifically showing the processing procedure of the next sales promotion discount determination processing. When entering the next promotional discount determination process, the CPU 1 first searches the sales promotion master file 23 with the current date timed by the clock unit 5 as ST31, and within a period from the current date to one week later. It is determined whether or not a sales promotion information record of a campaign to be started is set (next sales promotion determination means).

  If it is determined in ST32 that a sales promotion information record of a campaign scheduled to start within a period from the current date to one week later is set, the CPU 1 performs sales promotion of the sales promotion information record in ST33. The target family information is compared with the family structure information stored in the member information table 32, and it is determined whether or not the transaction is with a member having a family structure that is a target for sale of the campaign (member determination means).

  If it is determined that the transaction is a commercial transaction with a member who has a family structure as a special sale target of the campaign, the CPU 1 sends a sales promotion message from the sales promotion product attribute information and the discount information in the sales promotion information record in ST34. Create print data. When this print data is output to the receipt printer 18 and printed on receipt paper (campaign content notification means), the next promotional discount determination process is terminated.

  If it is determined in ST32 that a sales promotion information record scheduled to start within a certain period from the current date is not set, or in ST33, a member who has a family structure that is a target for sale of the campaign. If it is determined that the transaction is not a commercial transaction, the next sales promotion discount determination process is terminated without performing the receipt printing process of ST34.

  In the store where the POS system of the present embodiment configured as described above is constructed, a child enrolled in an elementary school or a junior high school from April of that year in the period from February 15 to March 25, 2005 In a commercial transaction with a member of a household with a special sale campaign that sells products classified as stationery at a 10% discount. In this case, the sales promotion master file 23 includes a start date of February 15, 2005, an end date of March 25, 2005, and sales promotion family information between April 2, 2005 and April 1, 2006. A sales promotion information record in which family composition information indicating a man and woman who is 7 years old or a man and woman who is 13 years old, an attribute code indicating the category of stationery in the sales promotion product attribute information, and a 10% discount information in discount information. Remembered.

  Therefore, if the determination period of the next promotional discount is set to 1 week, when a member who has the corresponding family structure makes a purchase during the period from February 8, 2005 to February 14, 2005, the member In response to this, as shown in FIG. 9, a receipt 41 on which a sales promotion message 40 indicating the special sale contents of the campaign is printed is issued.

  As a result, the shopper can easily know from February 15 that the sales promotion message 40 of the receipt 41 will carry out a special sale campaign in which stationery is sold at a discount. Therefore, this shopper's family has children who attend elementary school or junior high school, so when purchasing stationery, there is a high possibility of visiting the store during the campaign period, and sales promotion can be expected. .

  When this member actually comes to shop during the campaign period, as shown in the printed example of the receipt 42 in FIG. 10, there are 10 products (stationery A, stationery D) whose product classification belongs to the stationery, respectively. It is sold with a discount.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to easily carry out a service for discounting and selling products of a classification suitable for the family structure of each customer. In this case, discount benefits can be obtained only for members who have a specific family structure. For example, even if the discount rate is set high, there is little risk of damaging the profit margin of the store, and bold services are provided. Can be provided.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment as it is, and can be embodied by modifying the constituent elements without departing from the scope of the invention in the implementation stage.
For example, in the above-described embodiment, the product master file 21, the member master file 22, and the sales promotion master file 23 are all provided in the external POS server 24. However, any POS terminal having a large-capacity storage device such as an HDD device may be used. It is also possible to store at least one master file in the mass storage device.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the sales promotion message 40 is printed on the receipt to notify the corresponding member. However, the notification means is not limited to the receipt printing means. For example, the message is displayed on the customer display 17. You may alert | report by displaying.

  In addition, various inventions can be formed by appropriately combining a plurality of constituent elements disclosed in the embodiment. For example, some components may be deleted from all the components shown in the embodiment. Furthermore, the constituent elements over different embodiments may be combined.

The block diagram which shows the principal part structure of the POS terminal which is one embodiment of this invention. The schematic diagram which shows the data structure of the record preserve | saved in the goods master file in the embodiment. The schematic diagram which shows the data structure of the record preserve | saved in a member master file in the same embodiment. The schematic diagram which shows the data structure of the record preserve | saved in the sales promotion master file in the embodiment. The schematic diagram which shows the main memory areas formed in RAM of the POS terminal in the embodiment. The flowchart which shows the principal procedure of the commercial transaction process which CPU of a POS terminal performs in the embodiment. FIG. 7 is a flowchart specifically showing a processing procedure of current sales promotion discount determination processing in FIG. 6. The flowchart which shows the process sequence of the next sales promotion discount determination process in FIG. 6 concretely. The top view which shows an example of the receipt issued from a POS terminal before a campaign period in the embodiment. The top view which shows an example of the receipt issued from a POS terminal during a campaign period in the embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... CPU, 3 ... ROM, 4 ... RAM, 5 ... Clock part, 15 ... Keyboard, 16 ... Display for operator, 17 ... Display for customer, 18 ... Receipt printer, 19 ... Card reader, 21 ... Merchandise master file, 22 ... member master file, 23 ... sales promotion master file, 31 ... product information table, 32 ... member information table.

Claims (3)

Product data input means for inputting data of products purchased by a shopper and product sales data processing means for processing sales data of customer-purchased products based on data input by the product data input means In the product sales data processing device
Stores the campaign implementation period, the classification information of the products subject to sale, and the information about the family structure for each promotion campaign that sells products belonging to a specific category to shoppers with a specific family structure. A sales promotion information storage unit;
For each member, a member information storage unit that stores information on the family structure of the member,
A current sales promotion determination means for determining whether or not a sales promotion campaign is in progress based on the data of the sales promotion information storage unit each time a commercial transaction with a shopper is performed;
When it is determined by the current sales promotion determination means that the sales promotion campaign is in progress, a member determination means for determining whether or not the shopper is a member having a family structure that is a target for sale of the campaign;
If it is determined by the current sales promotion determination means that the sales promotion campaign is in progress, it is determined whether or not there is a product that belongs to a category that is a target for sale of the campaign among products purchased by a shopper in the commercial transaction. Product judgment means;
On the condition that the member determining means determines that the member is a member of a family subject to sale of the campaign, the product determination means discounts the products belonging to the category to be sold by the campaign at the sale price. Discount processing means to sell,
A product sales data processing apparatus characterized by comprising: Product data input means for inputting data of products purchased by a shopper and product sales data processing means for processing sales data of customer-purchased products based on data input by the product data input means In the product sales data processing device
For each sales promotion campaign for selling a product belonging to a specific category to a shopper with a specific family structure, the sales promotion information for storing the campaign implementation period, the classification information of the product subject to the special sale, and information on the family structure A storage unit;
A member information storage unit that stores information on the family structure of each member;
A next sales promotion judging means for judging whether or not a sales promotion campaign is scheduled based on the data of the sales promotion information storage unit each time a commercial transaction with a shopper is performed;
When it is determined by the next sales promotion determination means that a sales promotion campaign is scheduled, a member determination means for determining whether or not the shopper is a member having a family structure that is a target for sale of the campaign;
If it is determined by this member determination means that the member has a family structure that is a sale target of the campaign, campaign content notification means for notifying the member of the sale details of the campaign;
A product sales data processing apparatus characterized by comprising:   3. The merchandise sales data processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the campaign content notifying means prints out the special sale content of the campaign on a purchase receipt printed and issued to the member.

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