JP2008176723A - Commodity sales data processor - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent various types of vouchers having different points from being wrongly printed. <P>SOLUTION: Desired type information and the number of the vouchers to be issued are input among type information for specifying the plurality of kinds of the vouchers having the different points within a range of the points granted to each customer, a print format corresponding to the input type information is acquired from a type database storing print formats having a form specific to each of the plurality of kinds of the vouchers in association with the type information, and print data for the voucher are generated according to the acquired print format, and printed and issued by a receipt printer. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a merchandise sales data processing apparatus capable of printing and issuing point tickets.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, there is a system in which points are presented to a customer according to the purchase amount and the like, and a point ticket can be issued based on the accumulated points (see Non-Patent Document 1). In such a system, as an example, a membership card is handed over to a cashier at a cash register where a POS terminal or the like is installed, and points are accumulated according to the purchase amount. The accumulated points can be exchanged for point tickets by, for example, reading a member card with a point ticketing machine. In this case, in the example described in Non-Patent Document 1, it is said that a point ticket of two types of ticket types, a 500-point ticket (equivalent to 500 yen) and a 1000-point ticket (equivalent to 1000 yen) can be selected. ing.

  Patent Document 1 describes a merchandise sales data processing apparatus that uses a receipt print issuing function of a POS terminal and can issue and issue point tickets by a receipt printer.

http://www.queens.jp/qiinfo/card/card_index.html JP 2002-342836 A

  In the example published in Non-Patent Document 1, the difference in appearance between the 500-point ticket and the 1000-point ticket is generally only the display mode of “500 points” and “1000 points”. For this reason, there is a problem that an error is likely to occur with respect to a ticket type of a 500-point ticket or a 1000-point ticket. Such a problem is grasped as a common problem when a ticket type is indicated only by a number indicating the number of points as a point ticket of a plurality of ticket types having different points.

  An object of the present invention is to make it difficult for a ticket type error to occur with respect to a point ticket of a plurality of ticket types having different points.

  The present invention provides a merchandise sales data processing apparatus comprising an information processing section for executing information processing and a receipt printer, wherein the information processing section executes merchandise sales data processing including receipt printing by the receipt printer. Means for inputting the number of points given to each customer in the processing unit, and ticket types for specifying a plurality of types of ticket types having different number of points within the range of the input point number in the information processing unit A means for inputting desired ticket type information and the number of issued tickets from the information, and the information processing unit has a form specific to each of the plurality of types of ticket types, corresponding to the input ticket type information. Means for acquiring from a ticket type database that stores a print format having a corresponding to the ticket type information, and the information processing unit includes the acquired print format. According to generate print data for points ticket, and means for driving and controlling the receipt printer so as to print the print data thus generated by issuing number of sheets which is the input.

  The present invention is also a computer program that is installed in a computer included in a merchandise sales data processing apparatus and causes the computer to execute the function of the above means.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to print and issue a point ticket having a specific form for each ticket type, and thus it is possible to prevent mistakes in the ticket ticket type.

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  This embodiment is an application example to a POS system installed in a shopping mall, for example. At each shopping mall member store, a point corresponding to the purchase amount is presented to the customer. This point can be used in common by shopping mall member stores and used for services such as discounts and discounts on products.

  FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram schematically illustrating a system configuration example. The POS system 10 of the present embodiment is configured such that a store system 20 is constructed for each store, and these store systems 20 are connected to a management server 300 via a mall network 550 that is a local communication network.

  The store system 20 is constructed by connecting one or two or more POS terminals 100 as product sales data processing devices to a store server 200 via an in-store network 500 which is a local communication network. The POS terminal 100 is installed at a checkout in a store and constitutes a product sales data processing apparatus that executes product sales data processing. The store server 200 is connected to the management server 300 via the mall network 550. Therefore, the POS terminal 100 can communicate with the management server 300 via the store server 200.

  FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of the POS terminal 100. The POS terminal 100 is installed on the drawer 110. The drawer 110 includes a drawer 111 that can be pulled out. The POS terminal 100 is provided with a keyboard 120 (user interface) on the upper right side, a display unit 130 (user interface) on the upper back side, and a receipt printer 140 (see FIG. 4) on the upper left side. . The display unit 130 includes an operator display unit 130a arranged with the display surface facing the operator side, and a customer side display unit 130b arranged with the display surface facing the customer side.

  The POS terminal 100 incorporates a magnetic card reader 150 (card reader) for reading the magnetic card MC on the right side of the keyboard 120. The POS terminal 100 is connected with a barcode scanner 121 for optically reading a product code and an IC card reader 151 (card reader) for reading an IC card AC.

  FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing data recorded on the membership card. In this embodiment, it is assumed that a member (customer) who uses the point service has a membership card C in advance. There are two types of membership cards C: a magnetic card MC and an IC card AC.

  As shown in FIG. 3A, a member card C, which is a magnetic card MC, has a member code C1 as customer specifying information for specifying a customer who is a member and personal data C2 consisting of the name of the member. Magnetically recorded.

  As shown in FIG. 3B, the membership card C, which is an IC card AC, has a membership code C1 as customer identification information for identifying a customer as a member, personal data C2 of the member, and accumulated points. The number CP and the point history C3 are recorded as data. The member code C1 is a unique code that identifies each member. In the personal data C2, personal information applied when the customer registered as a member is recorded. In the cumulative point number CP, the number of points currently given to the member is recorded. In the point history C3, the history of acquisition and use of points so far is recorded.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a system configuration of the POS terminal 100. The POS terminal 100 includes an information processing unit 160 that executes information processing. The information processing unit 160 includes a CPU 161 that executes various arithmetic processes and controls each unit centrally, a RAM 162 as a storage unit, and a ROM 163 that stores a basic control program. An interface unit 165 as an input / output unit and a communication interface 180 as a communication unit are connected to such an information processing unit 160 via a bus 166.

  The HDD 170 is connected to the interface unit 165. The HDD 170 stores a control program (OS), various data files described later, and the like.

  Various input / output devices such as a keyboard 120, a display 130, a drawer 110, a receipt printer 140, a magnetic card reader 150, an IC card reader 151, and a barcode scanner 121 are also connected to the interface unit 165. The communication interface 180 is connected to the in-store network 500 (see FIG. 1), and performs various communications with a device (store server 200) connected to the in-store network 500. As such a communication interface 180, for example, a wired LAN, a wireless LAN, infrared communication, or the like can be used as long as communication is possible with various devices via the in-store network 500.

  The HDD 170 stores various data in addition to a control program for operating the information processing unit 160. Among these data are a ticket type database F4 in which the printing format of point tickets printed by the POS terminal 100 is recorded, and a print logo which is image data of a print logo whose type specification is included in the ticket type database F4. Data F5, advertisement data F6, which is image data of an advertisement whose classification is included in the ticket type database F4, code symbol data F7, which is image data of a code symbol whose classification is included in the ticket type database F4, and the like. include.

  The print logo data F5 and the advertisement data F6, which are image data, are data created in advance, for example, in a bitmap format. A plurality of types of these image data are stored in the HDD 170 in association with the data stored in the ticket type database F4. Note that as the print logo data F5 and the advertisement data F6, dot data or text data indicating a print dot position may be used instead of the image data.

  FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a system configuration of the store server 200. The store server 200 includes an information processing unit 260 that executes information processing. The information processing unit 260 includes a CPU 261 that executes various arithmetic processes and centrally controls each unit, a RAM 262 as a storage unit, and a ROM 263 that stores a basic control program. An interface unit 265 as an input / output unit and a communication interface 280 as a communication unit are connected to such an information processing unit 260 via a bus 266.

  The HDD 271 is connected to the interface unit 265. The HDD 271 stores a control program (OS) and the like.

  A keyboard 220 and a display device 230 are also connected to the interface unit 265. The communication interface 280 is connected to the in-store network 500 and the mall network 550 (see FIG. 1), and various devices (POS terminal 100 and management server 300) connected to the in-store network 500 and the mall network 550. Various communications with the As such a communication interface 280, any type of communication interface 280 can be used as long as it can communicate with various devices via the in-store network 500 and the mall network 550. For example, a wired LAN, a wireless LAN, infrared communication, etc. Can be used.

  The HDD 271 stores various data in addition to a control program for operating the information processing unit 260. This data includes a product master file F1 in which product names and unit prices are recorded in association with product codes, a sales file F2 that stores sales registration data transmitted from each POS terminal 100, and the like. Yes.

  FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating a system configuration of the management server 300. The management server 300 includes an information processing unit 360 that executes information processing. The information processing unit 360 includes a CPU 361 that executes various arithmetic processes and controls each unit centrally, a RAM 362 as a storage unit, and a ROM 363 that stores a basic control program. An interface unit 365 as an input / output unit and a communication interface 380 as a communication unit are connected to such an information processing unit 360 via a bus 366.

  An HDD 371 is connected to the interface unit 365. The HDD 371 stores a control program (OS), various data files, and the like.

  A keyboard 320 and a display 330 are also connected to the interface unit 365. The communication interface 380 is connected to the mall network 550 (see FIG. 1), and performs various communications with a device (store server 200) connected to the mall network 550. As such a communication interface 380, for example, a wired LAN, a wireless LAN, infrared communication, or the like can be used as long as communication is possible with various devices via the mall network 550.

  The HDD 371 stores various data in addition to a control program for operating the information processing unit 360. This data includes customer identification data allocated to customers who are members, a customer database F3 in which member information is recorded, and the like.

  FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing the data structure of the customer database F3. As shown in FIG. 7, in the customer database F3, the member's personal data K2, the member's current cumulative point number KP, and the point history K3 are associated with the member code K1 as customer specifying information for specifying the customer. Is remembered. The member code K1 is a unique code that identifies each member, and is associated with the member code C1 recorded on the member card C that is the magnetic card MC. In the personal data K2, personal information applied when the customer registered as a member is recorded. In the accumulated point number KP, the number of points currently given to the member is recorded. In the point history K3, the history of acquisition and use of points so far is recorded.

  FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing the data structure of the ticket type database F4. The ticket type database F4 is a database that stores print formats d2 to d8 having a specific form for each of a plurality of types of ticket types specified by the ticket type code d1 as ticket type information. In the example shown in FIG. 8, the ticket type code 001 is a 500 point ticket, the ticket type code 002 is a 1000 point ticket, the ticket type code 003 is a 1500 point ticket, and the ticket type code 004 is a 2000 point ticket. The ticket type code 005 stores print formats d2 to d8 for 2500 point tickets. Such print formats d2 to d8 include point ticket length d2, format data d3, top print logo d4, end print logo d5, start advertisement type d6, end advertisement type d7 and code symbol d8.

  The point ticket length d2 defines the length of the point ticket. The length of the point ticket is a technique for giving a specific form to each ticket type.

  The format data d3 defines the overall layout of the point ticket. The overall layout includes print items other than those defined by print position data and print formats d4 to d8 for each print item. In FIG. 8, the symbols (“*”, “+”, “◇”, “#”, “□”) shown in the format data d3 are enclosed characters that are expressed on point tickets that differ for each ticket type. This is a technique for giving each ticket type a unique form.

  The head print logo d4 is data for designating a print logo printed on the left side of the point ticket. The information processing unit 160 of the POS terminal 100 reads the corresponding data from the print logo data F5 stored in the HDD 170 in accordance with the designation of the top print logo d4 during the point ticket printing process. In the case of designation not to print, NULL is set.

  The tail print logo d5 is data specifying a print logo printed on the right side of the point ticket. The information processing unit 160 of the POS terminal 100 reads the corresponding data from the print logo data F5 stored in the HDD 170 in accordance with the designation of the end print logo d5 during the point ticket printing process. In the case of designation not to print, NULL is set.

  The head advertisement type d6 is data specifying an advertisement message printed on the left side of the point ticket. The information processing unit 160 of the POS terminal 100 reads the corresponding data from the advertisement data F6 stored in the HDD 170 in accordance with the designation of the head advertisement type d6 during the point ticket printing process. In the case of designation not to print, NULL is set.

  The tail advertisement type d7 is data specifying an advertisement message printed on the right side of the point ticket. The information processing unit 160 of the POS terminal 100 reads the corresponding data from the advertisement data F6 stored in the HDD 170 in accordance with the designation of the tail advertisement type d7 during the point ticket printing process. In the case of designation not to print, NULL is set.

  The code symbol d8 is data designating a barcode printed on the right side of the point ticket. The code symbol d8 is not limited to a barcode, and may be any symbol that can specify an arbitrary code. The information processing section 160 of the POS terminal 100 reads the corresponding data from the code symbol data F7 stored in the HDD 170 in accordance with the designation of the code symbol d8 during the point ticket printing process. In the case of designation not to print, NULL is set.

  FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram visually showing the print formats (d2 to d8) defined in the ticket type database F4.

  The point ticket length d2 defines the total length of the point ticket.

  The format data d3 defines the overall layout of the point ticket by defining print position data for each print item, and defines print items other than those defined by the print formats d4 to d8. The overall layout is defined as: the first print logo d4 at the left end position of the point ticket, the first advertisement type d6 next to the right, the print items other than those defined by the print formats d4 to d8 in the center area, and the end advertisement next to the right. A type d7, a tail print logo d5 right next to it, and a code symbol d8 are arranged at the right end position.

  The first print logo d4 defines the type of print logo data F5 stored in the HDD 170 of the POS terminal 100.

  The tail print logo d5 defines the type of print logo data F5 stored in the HDD 170 of the POS terminal 100.

  The head advertisement type d6 defines the type of advertisement data F6 stored in the HDD 170 of the POS terminal 100.

  The tail advertisement type d7 defines the type of advertisement data F6 stored in the HDD 170 of the POS terminal 100.

  The code symbol d8 defines the type of code symbol data F7 stored in the HDD 170 of the POS terminal 100.

  Next, the operation will be described.

  First, the product sales data processing accompanying sales registration in the store system 20 constituted by the POS terminal 100 and the store server 200 will be briefly described. When the bar code scanner 121 reads the product code attached to the product, the POS terminal 100 inquires the store server 200 about the read product code. The store server 200 searches the product master file F1 in response to an inquiry from the POS terminal 100, reads data such as the product name and unit price corresponding to the corresponding product code, and transmits the data to the POS terminal 100. The POS terminal 100 receives data such as product names and unit prices transmitted from the store server 200, and displays transaction information on the display unit 130. Then, the POS terminal 100 executes settlement processing such as receipt printing issuance by the receipt printer 140 and transmission of merchandise sales data to the store server 200 in accordance with the closing specification of one transaction. In the store server 200 that has received the product sales data transmitted from the POS terminal 100, the sales data is accumulated in the sales file F2, and the sales registration process is executed.

  FIG. 10A is a timing chart showing a point accumulation process based on the member card C which is the magnetic card MC. The POS terminal 100 can accumulate points according to the purchase amount based on the member card C, which is the magnetic card MC possessed by the customer, in the merchandise sales data processing accompanying the sales registration.

  First, when a customer presents a member card C, which is a magnetic card MC, the cashier reads information recorded on the member card C by the magnetic card reader 150. As a result, the member code C1 (see FIG. 3A) stored in the member card C is read, so that the information processing unit 160 of the POS terminal 100 reads the member read via the store server 200 (2). The code C1 is temporarily stored in the RAM 162 (1). The information processing unit 160 of the POS terminal 100 transmits the read member code C1 to the management server 300 via the store server 200 (2) and inquires about member information.

  The management server 300 searches the customer database F3 stored in the HDD 371, receives and receives the personal data K2 corresponding to the member code K1 that is the same as the member code C1 and the accumulated point number KP (if necessary, the point ticket issuance history K3 ) Is acquired (4). Then, via the store server 200 (5), the acquired personal data K2 and the accumulated point number KP are returned to the corresponding POS terminal 100 (6).

  The information processing unit 160 of the POS terminal 100 displays and outputs the personal data K2 and the accumulated point number KP received from the management server 300 on the display unit 130 and shows them to both the cashier and the customer (7). And the point calculation accompanying a payment process is performed (8), and the number of points of this time which is the result is transmitted to the management server 300 via the store server 200 (10).

  The management server 300 accesses the customer database F3 and updates the cumulative point number KP by adding the number of points received this time to the point number recorded in the cumulative point number KP (11).

  FIG. 10B is a timing chart showing point accumulation processing based on the member card C which is the IC card AC. The POS terminal 100 can accumulate points according to the purchase amount based on the membership card C, which is the IC card AC possessed by the customer, in the merchandise sales data processing associated with the sales registration.

  First, the cashier reads information recorded on the membership card C by the IC card reader 151 when the customer presents the membership card C, which is the IC card AC. As a result, the member code C1, the personal data C2, the accumulated point number CP, and the point history C3 stored in the member card C are read, so that the information processing unit 160 of the POS terminal 100 stores the read member code C1 in the RAM 162. Temporarily store (1). In the read data, the personal data C2 and the cumulative point number CP are displayed on the display unit 130 and displayed to both the cashier and the customer (2). Also, the point calculation associated with the settlement process is executed (3), and the current number of points obtained as a result is added to the already read accumulated point number CP to obtain a new accumulated point number CP, which is recorded on the IC card AC. The accumulated cumulative point number CP is updated (4). Further, the information processing unit 160 of the POS terminal 100 transmits the current point number, which is a result of the point calculation associated with the settlement processing, to the management server 300 via the store server 200 (5) (6).

  The management server 300 accesses the customer database F3 and updates the accumulated point number KP by adding the number of points received this time to the number of points recorded in the accumulated point number KP (7).

  The POS terminal 100 of this embodiment can print and issue a point ticket by the receipt printer 140 based on the member card C presented by the member. Hereinafter, this process will be described in detail.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a flow of point ticket print issuing processing executed by the POS terminal 100. The point ticket printing issuance at the POS terminal 100 is performed by the cashier receiving a customer's ticketing request, reading the customer's membership card C with the POS terminal 100, and the point ticket issuing key included in the keyboard 120 of the POS terminal 100 (see FIG. Start by pressing (not shown). When the point ticket issuance key is pressed, the information processing unit 160 of the POS terminal 100 temporarily stores a point ticket issuance instruction in the RAM 162.

  Therefore, the information processing unit 160 of the POS terminal 100 repeats the determination of whether or not the point ticket issuing instruction is stored in the RAM 162 (step S101). If the result is affirmative (Y in step S101), it is determined whether or not the member code C1 is stored in the RAM 162 (step S102), and if it is stored, the cumulative point number of the member is acquired. Execute (Step S103).

  The process of acquiring the accumulated point number executed in step S103 is different depending on whether the member card C is the magnetic card MC or the IC card AC. When the member card C is a magnetic card MC, the member information inquiry is executed to the management server 300 via the store server 200 and transmitted from the management server 300 ((2) to (2) in FIG. 10A). (See processing of (6)). As a result, the POS terminal 100 acquires the cumulative point number KP transmitted from the management server 300. On the other hand, when the member card C is the IC card AC, the POS terminal 100 can directly access and acquire the accumulated point number CP recorded in the IC card AC.

After obtaining the accumulated point number KP or CP in step S103, the information processing unit 160 of the POS terminal 100 obtains the type of ticket that can be issued and the number of issued cards to both the operator display 130a and the customer display 130b. It is displayed so as to be selectable (step S104). That is, as the ticket types of point tickets having different point numbers, for example, when there are 500 points, 1000 points, 1500 points, 2000 points, 2500 points,... In increments of 500 points, the accumulated point number KP acquired in step S103 or The types of point tickets that can be issued are determined according to the CP. As an example, when the cumulative number of points KP or CP acquired in step S103 is 1800 points, the ticket type that can be issued and the number of issued tickets are as a maximum issue pattern.
500 points ticket 1 sheet 500 points ticket 2 sheets 500 points ticket 3 sheets 1000 points ticket 1 sheet 1000 points ticket 1 sheet + 500 points ticket 1 sheet 1500 points ticket It becomes 6 patterns. Therefore, the POS terminal 100 obtains the pattern by dividing the cumulative point number KP or CP acquired in step S103 by the minimum issue unit (500 points in the above example) as the process of step S104. The pattern thus obtained is displayed on both the operator display 130a and the customer display 130b so as to be selectable. As an example, the selection can be performed by specifying the numbers assigned to the patterns by the input using the keyboard 120.

  The information processing unit 160 of the POS terminal 100 waits for determination of whether or not there is a print issuance instruction after selecting a pattern (step S105). For example, the print issuance instruction is issued by pressing a predetermined key assigned as a print issuance instruction key to the keyboard 120. When the information processing section 160 of the POS terminal 100 determines that there is a print issuance instruction (Y in step S105), the information processing section 160 executes a print issuance process (step S106). This process will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

  Then, the information processing section 160 of the POS terminal 100 executes the cumulative point number KP or CP update processing because the points are consumed in connection with the printing and issuing of the point voucher (step S107). That is, in the case of printing a point ticket based on the membership card C, which is the magnetic card MC, the information processing unit 160 of the POS terminal 100 calculates the number of subtraction points associated with the point ticket issuing process, and the result is a subtraction. The number of points is transmitted to the management server 300 via the store server 200. The management server 300 accesses the customer database F3, subtracts the number of points recorded in the accumulated point number KP by the number of subtraction points received this time, and updates the accumulated point number KP. On the other hand, in the case of printing and issuing a point ticket based on the membership card C which is the IC card AC, the information processing unit 160 of the POS terminal 100 adds to the update process of the accumulated point number KP in the customer database F3. The accumulated point number CP of the member card C is updated in the same manner.

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the processing contents of the print issuing process in step S106 in FIG. The information processing section 160 of the POS terminal 100 sets the ticket type code and the number of issued points specified by the selected pattern in the RAM 162 (step S106-1), and the corresponding ticket type code d1 from the ticket type database F4. Are read (step S106-2).

  The information processing unit 160 of the POS terminal 100 displays items set in the head print logo d4, the tail print logo d5, the head advertisement type d6, the tail advertisement type d7, and the code symbol d8 in the print format read in step S106-2. By referring to the data, the corresponding item data is read from the print logo data F5, the advertisement data F6, and the code symbol data F7 of the HDD 170 (step S106-3).

  The information processing unit 160 of the POS terminal 100 synthesizes the format data d3 in the print format read in step S106-2 and the various items of data read in step S106-3, and prints them in the image memory that is part of the RAM 162. An image is created and developed (step S106-4).

  Then, the information processing unit 160 of the POS terminal 100 drives and controls the receipt printer 140 according to the print image developed in the image memory in step S106-4, and prints and issues a point ticket (step S106-5). At this time, the information processing unit 160 of the POS terminal 100 refers to the point ticket length d2 in the print format read in step S106-2, and drives a cutter (not shown) included in the receipt printer 140 to have a corresponding length point ticket. Issue as Further, the information processing unit 160 of the POS terminal 100 prints and issues the point tickets for the number of issued cards set in the RAM 162 for each ticket type in step S106-1.

  By the above processing, a desired number of point tickets of a desired ticket type can be printed and issued.

  FIG. 13 is a schematic view illustrating a plurality of types of point tickets with different ticket types. Here, as FIG. 13A to FIG. 13E, a 500-point ticket, a 1000-point ticket, a 1500-point ticket, a 2000-point ticket, and a 2500-point ticket are illustrated. The point tickets of different ticket types with different points shown in FIGS. 13A to 13E have different lengths. In addition, for each ticket type that is displayed as “point ticket” in the ellipse and the number of points is indicated, the type of enclosing characters surrounding such point ticket + point number is different. In addition, the number of displayed logo marks, advertisements, and barcodes is different for each ticket type. That is, the length of the point voucher, the type of enclosing character, the logo mark, the advertisement, and the number of barcodes displayed constitute a method for giving a specific form to each voucher type. Thereby, the point ticket of each ticket type has the visual effect that the appearance aspect is clearly distinguished, for example, when the point ticket is used, it is difficult to cause a mistake in the ticket ticket type.

  If you look in more detail, the 500 point ticket has the appearance of 10cm in length, the enclosing character "*", one logo mark on the left side, and one barcode on the right side (Fig. 13 (a)). The 1000-point ticket has an external appearance of 11 cm in length, the enclosing character is “+”, one logo mark and one advertisement on the left side, and one barcode on the right side (FIG. 13B). reference). The 1500 point ticket has the appearance of 12cm in length, enclosing character “◇”, one logo mark and one advertisement on the left side, one logo mark and one barcode on the right side ( (Refer FIG.13 (c)). The 2000 point ticket has the appearance of 13cm in length, enclosing character “#”, one logo mark and advertisement on the left side, one advertisement, one logo mark and one barcode on the right side. (See FIG. 13D). The 2500 point ticket is 14cm in length, the enclosing character is “□”, one logo mark and one wide advertisement on the left side, one advertisement, one logo mark and one barcode on the right side (See FIG. 13E). In this way, the point of each ticket type having a different number of points is clearly distinguished in its appearance.

1 is a configuration diagram schematically illustrating a system configuration example. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of a POS terminal. It is a schematic diagram which shows the data ((a) is a magnetic card and (b) is an IC card) recorded on a membership card. It is a block diagram which shows the system configuration | structure of a POS terminal. It is a block diagram which shows the system configuration | structure of a store server. It is a block diagram which shows the system configuration | structure of a point management server. It is a schematic diagram which shows the data structure of a customer database. It is a schematic diagram which shows the data structure of a ticket type database. It is a schematic diagram which shows the printing format which determines the printing design of a point ticket. It is a timing chart which shows the point accumulation | storage process based on a membership card ((a) is a magnetic card, (b) is an IC card). 5 is a flowchart showing a flow of point ticket print issuing processing executed by the POS terminal 100; It is a flowchart which shows the processing content of the printing issue process in step S106 in FIG. It is a schematic diagram which illustrates the multiple types of point ticket from which ticket types differ.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 120 ... Keyboard (user interface), 130 ... Display (user interface), 140 ... Receipt printer, 150 ... Magnetic card reader (card reader), 151 ... IC card reader (card reader), 160 ... Information processing part, d1 ... ticket type code (ticket type information), d2 to d8 ... print format, F3 ... customer database, F4 ... ticket type database, C1 ... member code (customer specific information), K1 ... member code (customer specific information)

Claims (8)

In a merchandise sales data processing apparatus that includes an information processing section that executes information processing and a receipt printer, and that executes merchandise sales data processing including printing and issuing a receipt by the receipt printer by the information processing section.
Means for inputting the number of points given to each customer in the information processing unit;
Means for inputting the desired ticket type information and the number of issued tickets from the ticket type information specifying a plurality of types of ticket types having different points within the range of the input points;
A ticket type database in which the information processing unit stores a print format corresponding to the input ticket type information in correspondence with the ticket type information, with a print format having a specific form for each of the plurality of types of ticket types. Means to obtain from
Means for controlling the receipt printer so that the information processing unit generates print data for point tickets in accordance with the acquired print format, and prints the generated print data for the input number of issued sheets;
A product sales data processing apparatus comprising: Means for inputting customer specifying information for specifying a customer to the information processing unit;
Means for acquiring the number of points corresponding to the inputted customer identification information as the number of points inputted from a customer database storing the number of points corresponding to the customer identification information;
The merchandise sales data processing apparatus according to claim 1, comprising: A card reader for reading data recorded in the information recording part of the membership card;
Means for acquiring, as the input customer specifying information, customer specifying information recorded in an information recording unit of the membership card read by the card reader;
The product sales data processing device according to claim 2, comprising: A card reader for reading data recorded in the information recording part of the membership card;
Means for acquiring, as the input point number, the number of points recorded in the information recording unit of the membership card read by the card reader by the information processing unit;
The merchandise sales data processing apparatus according to claim 1, comprising: A user interface having an information display function and an information input function;
Means for displaying on the user interface such that the information processing unit can selectively input one or two or more patterns of issueable ticket types and the number of issued tickets according to the input number of points;
Means for acquiring the pattern selected and input by the user interface as the type of ticket information to be input and the number of issued tickets;
The product sales data processing device according to claim 1, comprising:   The merchandise sales data processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the print format has a specific form for each of the plurality of types of ticket depending on a difference in symbols other than the number of points.   The merchandise sales data processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the print format has a specific form for each of the plurality of types of ticket depending on a receipt issue length. A receipt printer, installed in a computer with a merchandise sales data processing device that executes merchandise sales data processing including receipt printing issued by the receipt printer,
The ability to enter the number of points awarded to individual customers;
Within the range of the number of points input, a function to input desired ticket type information and the number of issued tickets from ticket type information specifying a plurality of types of ticket types having different points.
A function for acquiring a print format corresponding to the inputted ticket type information from a ticket type database for storing a print format having a specific form for each of the plurality of types of ticket types in association with the ticket type information;
A function for generating print data for point tickets in accordance with the acquired print format, and driving and controlling the receipt printer so as to print the generated print data by the number of the input issued sheets;
A computer program that executes

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