JP2008225663A - Merchandise sales data processor and computer program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To support business for charging an additional fee for each of a plurality of time zones. <P>SOLUTION: An information processing unit executing information processing includes: (1) receiving data of an entry time to be a reference for specifying an entry time of a customer and data of an exit time to be a reference for specifying an exit time of the customer inputted by a user interface; (2) referring to an additional charge table set and stored in a storage unit storing elements deciding additional charges in association with arbitrary one or more time zones, obtaining time zones to be additionally charged on the basis of a stay time from the received entry time to the exit time, obtaining an additional charge for each time zone obtained on the basis of the elements for deciding the additional charges associated with the obtained time zones, and obtaining the additional charges to be charged by adding the obtained additional charges; and (3) settling a total amount obtained by adding the additional charges to be charged to a basic charge. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a merchandise sales data processing apparatus such as a POS terminal (Point of Sales Terminal) or an ECR (Electronic Cash Register) suitable for use in a hot-spring bath, a karaoke box, a cartoon cafe, and the like.

  In stores such as hot-spring baths, karaoke boxes, and manga cafes, an additional charge may be added to the basic charge to make a bill. The additional fee in this case is not a time charge according to the staying time, but a fee added for staying in a certain time zone such as a late-night fee or an event fee. The time charge is included in the basic fee. Therefore, as a product sales data processing device such as a POS terminal or ECR suitable for use in such a store, when the customer stays in a time zone requiring an additional fee, the basic fee is used. A product that enables settlement of an amount including an additional fee has been put into practical use.

  In addition, although it is a product sales data processing device suitable for use at restaurants rather than hot baths, etc., it can account for accounting for service charges separately from food and beverage charges provided to customers, and Conventionally, it is known that different desired service charges can be set for each desired time zone, and different service charges can be recorded according to time (see Patent Document 1).

  Similarly, although it is a merchandise sales data processing device suitable for use in restaurants rather than hot baths, etc., a standard eating time for dishes is set, and the deviation between this standard eating time and the customer's seat exclusive time The thing which increased / decreased the food-and-drink charge according to it is conventionally known (refer patent document 2).

JP-A-10-269462 (see paragraphs 0018 to 0053) JP 2002-352330 A (see paragraphs 0047-0085)

In stores such as hot-spring baths, karaoke boxes, and manga cafes, there is a desire to charge not only a single additional fee but also an additional fee for a plurality of time zones. For example, in the case of a hot bath open from 10:00 am to 9:00 am the next day,
10: 00-17: 00 No additional charge 17: 00-19: 00 Additional charge 100 yen (Evening additional charge)
19: 00-22: 00 Additional charge 300 yen (night additional charge)
22:00-05:00 Additional charge 500 yen (late night additional charge)
05: 00-09: 00 Additional charge 400 yen (early morning additional charge)
Adoption of an additional charge system may be desired. When such an additional fee system is adopted, the additional fee to be charged to customers who enter from 10 am to 5 pm
(Case 1) If you leave before 17:00: 0 yen (Case 2) If you leave between 17:00 and 19:00 100 yen (Case 3) Leave between 19:00 and 22:00 Case 400 yen (Case 4) When leaving between 22:00 and 05:00 900 yen (Case 5) When leaving between 05:00:00 and 09:00, it will be 1300 yen. The amount of case 3 is the sum of the evening surcharge (100 yen) and the night surcharge (300 yen). The amount of case 4 is the sum of the evening surcharge (100 yen), the night surcharge (300 yen), and the midnight surcharge (500 yen). The amount of case 5 is the sum of the evening surcharge (100 yen), the night surcharge (300 yen), the midnight surcharge (500 yen), and the early morning surcharge (400 yen).

  On the other hand, some conventional merchandise sales data processing devices automatically add an additional charge in a single time zone to the payment process, but they are added every multiple time zones as in the above example. There is no one that sets a fee and allows a customer to automatically include an additional fee according to the staying time in the settlement process. Therefore, it is not possible to support a business that employs an additional fee system in which an additional fee is charged for each of a plurality of time zones.

  Patent Document 1 describes a merchandise sales data processing apparatus that can set different desired service charges for each desired time zone and can record different service charges according to the time of day. . However, Patent Document 1 does not have any description about accounting for service charges over a plurality of time zones.

  Patent Document 2 describes a merchandise sales data processing apparatus in which a standard eating and drinking time for cooking is set and the eating and drinking fee is increased or decreased according to the deviation between the standard eating and drinking time and the customer's seat exclusive time. ing. However, Patent Document 2 also has no description about accounting for service charges over a plurality of time zones.

  An object of the present invention is to support a business that employs an additional fee system in which an additional fee is charged for each of a plurality of time zones.

  In the commodity sales data processing apparatus of the present invention, a user interface having an information input function by a user and an information notification function for the user, an information processing unit for executing information processing, and the information processing unit are input by the user interface. Means for accepting the customer's entry time, means for accepting the customer's exit time inputted by the user interface, and means for accepting one or more time zones where the information processing part can be arbitrarily set. Refer to the additional fee table that associates the elements that determine the additional fee that can be arbitrarily set with each other and sets and stores them in the storage unit, and targets the additional fee from the staying time zone from the accepted entry time to the leaving time. Based on the factors that determine additional charges associated with the determined time zone. Means for obtaining an additional fee for each time period, adding the obtained additional fee to obtain an additional fee to be charged, and the information processing unit at a sum of the basic fee and the additional fee to be charged Means for executing a settlement process.

  The computer program for processing machine-readable merchandise sales data of the present invention is installed in a computer having a user interface having an information input function by a user and an information notification function for the user, and is input to the computer by the user interface. A function for accepting a customer's entry time, a function for accepting a customer's exit time input by the user interface, and an element for determining an optional additional charge for each of one or more time zones that can be arbitrarily set Referring to the additional fee table that is set and stored in the storage unit in association with each other, obtain the time zone subject to the additional fee from the staying time zone from the accepted entry time to the leaving time, and in the obtained time zone Based on factors that determine the associated surcharge The system calculates the additional fee for each calculated time period, adds the calculated additional fee to obtain the additional fee to be charged, and executes the settlement process with the basic fee plus the additional fee to be charged And a function to execute.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to set an arbitrary additional fee for each of a plurality of time zones and automatically include an additional fee according to the customer's stay time in the settlement process. It is possible to support a business that adopts an additional fee system of charging an additional fee.

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. This embodiment is an application example to a warm bath system including a POS terminal for a warm bath.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram schematically showing the system configuration of the warm bath system 1. The hot bath where the hot bath system 1 according to the present embodiment is installed includes a shop 21, a cafe 31, and a restaurant 41 in addition to a counter 11 where a customer stops and a hot bath facility (not shown). The warm bath system 1 includes a POS terminal 101 installed in the counter 11, a POS terminal 22 for shop installed in the shop 21, a POS terminal 32 for cafe installed in the cafe 31, and a restaurant 41. The installed order entry system 42 and the server 51 are connected via a network line 61 so that data can be transmitted and received.

  FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the POS terminal 101. The POS terminal 101 is placed on the drawer 102 and can control the opening operation of the drawer 103 of the drawer 102. A keyboard 104 and an operator display 105 are arranged on the right side of the upper surface of the POS terminal 101, and a receipt printer 106 is arranged on the left side of the upper surface. A customer display 107 is erected on the rear of the top surface of the POS terminal 101. A touch panel 108 is stacked on the operator display 105. The keyboard 104, the operator display 105, the customer display 107, and the touch panel 108 function as a user interface having an information input function by the user and an information notification function for the user. In FIG. 2, a groove provided in the vicinity of the right side surface of the POS terminal 101 is a card reading groove 110 for scanning a card in order to read card information by the card reader / writer 109 (see FIG. 3). . The POS terminal 101 is connected to a barcode reader 111 as a code reader for reading a barcode as a data code. Various information can be input at the POS terminal 101 by the keyboard 104, the touch panel 108, and the barcode reader 111 functioning as an input device. The POS terminal 101 also includes a communication interface 112 for executing data communication with an external device via the network line 61.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the POS terminal 101. The POS terminal 101 includes a CPU 201 as an information processing unit that executes various arithmetic processes and controls each unit. The CPU 201 is bus-connected to a ROM 202 that stores fixed data in a fixed manner, a RAM 203 that stores variable data in a rewritable manner and is used as a work area, an HDD 204, and a CD-ROM drive 205. The CPU 201, the ROM 202, and the RAM 203 constitute a microcomputer 206 as an information processing unit that executes information processing.

  The HDD 204 is installed with an operating system 251, a computer program 252 for product sales data processing for executing product sales data processing, a product data file 253, and the like. The computer program 252 includes an additional fee table 254, a customer management table 255, and the like.

  The drawer 102, keyboard 104, operator display 105, receipt printer 106, customer display 107, touch panel 108, card reader / writer 109, bar code reader 111, and communication interface 112 all have various input / output circuits ( All are not shown) and are connected to the CPU 201, and the operation is controlled by the CPU 201.

  The operating system 251, computer program 252, and product data file 253 installed in the HDD 204 are recorded on the CD-ROM 205a as an example, read by the CD-ROM drive 205, and installed in the HDD 204. On the other hand, if the magnetic disk drive is connected to the CPU 201, the computer program 252 stored in the magnetic disk can be installed in the HDD 204, and if another type of optical media drive is connected to the CPU 201, The computer program 252 and the like stored in the optical media can be installed in the HDD 204. The same applies to USB memories, flash disks, and the like. Alternatively, if a communication interface is connected to the CPU 201, for example, a computer program 252 downloaded from a higher-level machine such as the server 51 can be installed in the HDD 204.

  The operating system 251, the computer program 252, and the product data file 253 installed in the HDD 204 are used by being copied to the RAM 203 in whole or in part when the POS terminal 101 is activated. The CPU 201 executes processing according to the computer program 252 copied to the RAM 203. As another example, the product data file 253 is not installed in the HDD 204 but is stored and stored in a storage device (not shown) managed by the server 51, and the POS terminal 101 is required via the network line 61. It may be constructed so as to acquire various data.

  FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of the product data file 253. The product data file 253 stores the product name 253b and the unit price 253c in association with the product code 253a for specifying the product. The products stored in the product data file 253 are charged for, for example, various goods such as towels provided by the shop 21, foods and drinks provided by the cafe 31 and the restaurant 41, and the use of facilities in the hot baths. A fee (product code “8001”) and an additional fee (product codes “8002”, “8003”, “8004”, “8005”) are also included. The basic charge with the product code “8001” has a product name of “additional charge” and a unit price of 500 (yen). For the additional charge of the product code “8002”, the product name “evening additional charge” is set, and 100 (yen) is set as the unit price. For the additional charge of the product code “8003”, the product name “night additional charge” is set, and 300 (yen) is set as the unit price. The additional charge for the product code “8004” is set with the product name “midnight additional charge”, and 500 (yen) is set as the unit price. For the additional charge of the product code “8005”, the product name “early morning additional charge” is set, and 400 (yen) is set as the unit price.

  FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of the additional fee table 254. The additional fee table 254 stores a time zone 254b and a product code 254c in association with each time zone number 254a. In the example of the additional fee table 254 illustrated in FIG. 5, a time zone “10: 0 to 17:00” and a product code “8002” are set in association with “time zone number 1”. A time zone “19:00 to 22:00” and a product code “8003” are set in association with “time zone number 2”, and “22:00 to 22:00” are associated with “time zone number 3”. A time zone of “05:00” and a product code of “8004” are set, and a time zone of “05: 0 to 09:00” and a product code of “8005” are associated with “time zone number 4”. And are set. The set values after “time zone number 5” are NULL codes.

  Here, the product code 254c is an element that determines the additional fee in the sense that the corresponding additional fee can be acquired by searching the product data file 253 illustrated in FIG. As another example, the additional fee table 254 may have a file structure that stores an actual amount instead of the product code 254c. In this case, it is possible to directly acquire the amount based on the time zone number 254a set in the additional fee table 254 without searching the product data file 253.

  FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of the customer management table 255. The customer management table 255 stores an entry time 255b and a purchased product 255c in association with the ID number 255a. In the warm bath system 1 of the present embodiment, a wristband (not shown) is given to the customer as an entrance certificate when entering. This wristband is attached with a barcode obtained by encoding a unique number. Therefore, by reading the barcode attached to the wristband by the barcode reader 111 connected to the POS terminal 101, the unique number specified by this barcode is stored in the ID number 255a of the customer management table 255. , The customer is managed by the ID number 255a.

  As another example, an admission card in a form other than a wristband, for example, an admission card in the form of a card may be employed. The admission ticket may be in any form as long as it has a barcode that can be read by the barcode reader 111. Further, if a data code reader other than the barcode reader 111 is connected to the POS terminal 101, a data code in a form that can be read by the connected data code reader is attached to an entrance certificate such as a wristband. A system configuration may be adopted.

  That is, the POS terminal 22 for shops installed in the shop 21, the POS terminal 32 for cafes installed in the cafe 31, and the order entry system 42 installed in the restaurant 41 are used at the time of product purchase and menu items. At the time of ordering, the bar code attached to the customer's wristband is read by a bar code reader (not shown), and the POS terminal is accompanied with the merchandise code of the purchased merchandise etc. with the read number via the network line 61. 101. In the customer management table 255, the POS terminal 101 stores the product code associated with the received number in the purchased product 255c associated with the same ID number 255a as the received number. As a result, the product purchased by the customer can be managed by the ID number 255a set in the customer management table 255.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the flow of entry / exit processing at the POS terminal 101. The processing shown in this flowchart is installed in the HDD 204, and is executed by the CPU 201 in accordance with the computer program 252 for merchandise sales data processing, all or part of which is copied to the RAM 203 when the POS terminal 101 is activated.

  The CPU 201 is on standby for barcode reading by the barcode reader 111 (step S101). The barcode in this case is a barcode attached to the wristband to be given to the customer when the customer enters. In the operation of the hot bath system 1 of the present embodiment, the reading of the barcode attached to the wristband is executed only when the customer enters or leaves.

  When determining that the barcode reader 111 reads the barcode (Y in Step S101), the CPU 201 determines whether or not there is an entry designation (Step S102) and whether or not there is an exit designation (Step S103). As an example, the entry designation and the exit designation are performed by pressing an entry designation key and an exit designation key (both not shown) assigned to the keyboard 104. As another example, bar codes indicating entrance designation and exit designation are prepared, and the bar code reader 111 reads these bar codes to execute entrance designation and exit designation, respectively. Good.

  When the CPU 201 determines entry designation (Y in step S102), the CPU 201 executes an entry process (step S104). In the entrance process, the CPU 201 first acquires the current time from its own clock circuit (not shown) and stores it in the RAM 203. The storage area in this case is an entrance time 255b corresponding to the same ID number 255a as the number specified by the read barcode in the customer management table 255 illustrated in FIG. Subsequently, the CPU 201 stores a product code “8001” in the purchased product 255 c corresponding to the ID number 255 a in the customer management table 255. The product code “8001” is “basic charge” (see FIG. 4). As a result, the customer is physically associated with the ID number 255a via the wristband, the customer entry time 255b specified by the ID number 255a is specified, and the purchased product 255c in the customer management table 255 is further specified. The customer can be managed with the stored product code.

  As another example, when adopting an operation in which the advance payment is temporarily paid when entering the hot bath facility, the advance payment temporary payment process can be executed as the entrance process in step S104 so as to be adapted to the operation. It may be. As an example, the advance payment process of the advance payment stores in the RAM 203 that the basic fee to be charged for the use of the hot bath facility is deposited as an advance payment. Whether such storage in the RAM 203 is a storage process of the advance amount actually deposited, or a storage process in which the customer registration in the customer management table 255 illustrated in FIG. The content of the process does not matter. However, when executing the advance payment processing of the advance payment, the amount of the advance payment actually deposited is subtracted from the billing amount in the final settlement process of the customer (see step S110 in the flowchart of FIG. 7). There is a need.

  Customers can enjoy a hot bath after entering. And you can enjoy shopping at the shop 21 and eating and drinking at the cafe 31 and restaurant 41. When a customer enjoys shopping at the shop 21, eating and drinking at the cafe 31 and the restaurant 41, as described above, the POS terminal 22 for the shop installed in the shop 21 and the cafe for the cafe installed in the cafe 31 are used. The order entry system 42 installed in the POS terminal 32 and the restaurant 41 reads a bar code attached to a customer's wristband with a bar code reader (not shown) when purchasing a product or ordering a menu item. Then, via the network line 61, the read number is transmitted to the POS terminal 101 together with a product code such as a purchased product. In the customer management table 255 illustrated in FIG. 6, the POS terminal 101 stores the product code associated with the received number in the purchased product 255c associated with the same ID number 255a as the received number. .

  A customer who enjoys warm bathing, shopping at the shop 21, eating and drinking at the cafe 31 and restaurant 41, brings the wristband that was handed over to the counter 11 at the time of leaving and makes an account. At this time, the staff of the counter 11 receives the wristband from the customer, reads the barcode attached to the wristband with the barcode reader 111, and designates the exit by operating the keyboard 104. Thereby, the CPU 201 of the POS terminal 101 determines that the barcode reader 111 reads the barcode (Y in step S101), determines that there is no entry designation (N in step S102), and that there is an exit designation (step). S103 Y).

  If CPU201 determines leaving specification (Y of Step S102), it will acquire the staying time zone of the customer (Step S105). That is, the CPU 201 stores the entry time of the customer in the customer management table 255, that is, the entry time 255b associated with the same ID number 255a as the number specified by the barcode determined to be read in step S101. Is stored in the work area of the RAM 203 as the entry time. Also, the current time is obtained from its own clock circuit (not shown), and this is stored in the work area of the RAM 203 as the exit time. Thus, the staying time zone is acquired based on the entrance time and the exit time stored in the work area of the RAM 203 (step S105).

  CPU201 performs an additional charge process after the acquisition process of the staying time slot | zone in step S105 (step S106). The additional fee process is a process of determining whether or not there is an additional fee based on the staying time period acquired in step S105, and storing the corresponding product code in the purchased product 255c of the customer management table 255 when the additional fee is generated. is there. Such additional fee processing will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing details of the additional fee process in step S106 of FIG. As an example, here, it is assumed that the entrance time is 11:20 am and the exit time is 8:10 pm as the staying time zone acquired in step S105 in the flowchart of FIG.

  As an additional fee process, the CPU 201 of the POS terminal 101 first sets the time zone number N specified by the time zone number 254a of the additional fee table 254 to 1 (step S106-1). Then, in the time zone number 254a of the additional fee table 254 illustrated in FIG. 5, the presence / absence of data setting of the time zone 254b and the product code 254c corresponding to the “time zone number 1” set in step S106-1 is determined ( Step S106-2). In the example shown in FIG. 5, the time zone 254b associated with “time zone number 1” has a time zone “17: 0 to 19:00”, and the product code 254c has a product code “8002”. Is set. Therefore, it is determined that there is data setting (Y in step S106-2).

  If the CPU 201 determines that there is data setting (Y in step S106-2), the staying time zone acquired in step S105 in the flowchart of FIG. 7 corresponds to the time zone number N (here, “time zone number 1”). It is determined whether it is included in the time zone set in the attached time zone 254b (step S106-3). As described above, since it is assumed here that the entrance time is 11:20 am and the exit time is 8:10 pm, the “time zone number” in the additional fee table 254 illustrated in FIG. In the time zone of 17:00 to 19:00 set in the time zone 254b associated with “1”, the staying time zone acquired in step S105 in the flowchart of FIG. 7 is included. . Therefore, in this case, the product code (here, “8002”) set in the product code 254c associated with “time zone number 1” in the additional fee table 254 is acquired and stored in the RAM 203 ( Step S106-4). The storage area of the RAM 203 in this case is associated with the same ID number 255a as the number specified by the barcode read and determined in step S101 in the flowchart of FIG. 7 in the customer management table 255 illustrated in FIG. This is an area of purchased merchandise 255c.

  Thereafter, the CPU 201 increments N by 1 (step S106-5), and determines whether N has reached the maximum settable value X in the time zone (step S106-6). When determining that N does not reach the maximum settable value X (N in step S106-6), the CPU 201 returns to the determination process in step S106-2. On the other hand, if it is determined that N has reached the maximum settable value X, the process is terminated.

  As mentioned above, it is assumed here that the entrance time is 11:20 am and the exit time is 8:10 pm. For “time zone number 1” and “time zone number 2”, While the determination in step S106-3 is Y, the determination in step S106-3 is N for “time zone number 3” and thereafter. That is, when the determination in step S106-3 is N, the CPU 201 skips the process of 106-4 and proceeds to the increment process of step S106-5. Further, in the additional charge table 254 illustrated in FIG. 5, data is set in the corresponding product code 254c until “time zone number 4”, whereas the setting values after “time zone number 5” are NULL. It is a code. For this reason, the determination process of step S106-2 is N, and the process ends.

  As a result of the above processing, under the assumption that the entrance time is 11:20 am and the exit time is 8:10 pm, “time zone number 1” in the additional fee table 254 illustrated in FIG. Only the product codes “8002” and “8003” set in the product code 254c associated with the time zone number 254a of “time zone number 2” are stored in the customer management table 255 illustrated in FIG. It is stored in the area of the corresponding purchased product 255c.

  Returning to the flowchart of FIG.

  The CPU 201 calculates the total amount following the additional fee processing in step S106 (step S107). That is, the CPU 201 refers to the customer management table 255 and purchases the product purchased by the customer, that is, the purchase product associated with the same ID number 255a as the number specified by the barcode determined to be read in step S101. The product code stored in 255c is acquired. Then, the unit price associated with the corresponding product code is searched from the product data file 253 illustrated in FIG. 4, and these are summed to obtain the price of the purchased product. This amount includes a basic fee specified by the product code “8001” and, if applicable, additional fees specified by the product codes “8002” to “8005”. As described above, under the assumption that the entrance time is 11:20 am and the exit time is 8:10 pm, an additional fee specified by the product codes “8002” and “8003” is included. It will be.

  CPU201 will display transaction information on the display 105 for operators and the display 107 for customers, if the total amount is calculated by the process of step S107 (step S108). Then, it is determined whether or not a tightening designation is made by depressing an unillustrated tightening key assigned to the keyboard 104 (step S109). If the tightening designation is determined (Y in step S109), a settlement process is executed (step S109). S110). In the settlement process, receipt printing is issued by the receipt printer 106, the drawer 103 of the drawer 102 is opened as necessary, and sales provisional registration in a sales memory (not shown) set as a partial area of the RAM 203 is executed. Is done.

  As another example, when the advance payment process of advance payment is executed as the entrance process of step S104 in the flowchart of FIG. 7, in the payment process of step S110, the amount of the advance payment actually deposited is calculated from the amount charged. It is necessary to deduct.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, an additional fee according to the customer's stay time can be automatically included in the settlement process, and therefore, an additional fee is charged for each additional time period. Can support the work of adopting the system.

  FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a receipt that is printed and issued by the process of step S111 of FIG. The receipt illustrated in FIG. 9 includes a fee charged for the use of a hot bath facility such as “basic fee”, “evening additional fee”, and “night additional fee”, “tengu”, “beer”, “Chinese set meal” The fee charged for eating and drinking at the cafe 31 and the restaurant 41 is clearly indicated. In other words, the CPU 201 of the POS terminal 101 executes a process of printing and issuing a receipt specifying the basic fee and the additional fee for each time period in the payment process.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a flow of setting processing of the additional charge table 254 in the POS terminal 101. The POS terminal 101 has a setting mode in which various settings can be executed. The setting mode includes a menu for setting an additional fee to be set in the additional fee table 254. Therefore, the CPU 201 of the POS terminal 101 determines whether or not the additional fee setting is selected in the setting mode (step S201). If it is determined that the additional fee is selected (Y in step S201), the CPU 201 of the additional fee table 254 A setting screen is displayed on the operator display 105 (step S202).

  FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a setting screen for the additional fee table 254 displayed on the operator display 105 of the POS terminal 101. This setting screen includes a time zone number display area A for displaying a time zone number, and a time zone input area B and a product code input area C in association with the time zone displayed in the time zone number display area A. Is displayed. The time zone input area B has an input field for a start time and an end time, and the product code input area C has an input field for a product code. In each of these input fields, for example, data can be input by a numerical value with a numeric keypad (not shown) included in the keyboard 104.

  In the setting screen of the additional fee table 254 illustrated in FIG. 11, an input field up to “time zone number 5” is shown as the time zone number display area A. When the CPU 201 of the POS terminal 101 completes the data input by the numbers in the time zone input area B and the product code input area C up to the last time zone number displayed (here, “time zone number 5”), A process of sequentially displaying the time zone number display area A, the time zone input area B, and the product code input area C after “time zone number 6” is executed.

  A confirmation button D is also displayed on the setting screen of the additional fee table 254 illustrated in FIG. This confirmation button D is an object for confirming the values entered in the time zone input area B and the product code input area C and designating that the additional fee table 254 should be set with these values. The confirmation button D can be touched by the touch panel 108.

  Returning to the flowchart of FIG.

  The CPU 201 of the POS terminal 101 executes a process for displaying the setting screen of the additional charge table 254 on the operator display 105 (step S202), and then data based on the numbers in the time zone input area B and the product code input area C. The presence / absence of input is determined (step S203). When it is determined that there is data input (Y in step S203), the input value is temporarily stored in the work area of the RAM 203 in association with the item (time zone, product code) (step S204). It is determined whether or not there is a fixed designation by touch designation (step S205). On the other hand, if it is not determined that there is data input (N in step S203), the process of step S204 is skipped, and the presence / absence of designation of designation by touch designation of the confirmation button D is determined (step S205).

  When the CPU 201 of the POS terminal 101 determines that there is a confirmation designation by touch designation of the confirmation button D (Y in step S205), the CPU 201 sets the additional charge table 254 illustrated in FIG. 5 temporarily stored in the work area of the RAM 203 and performs the processing. finish.

  Here, in this embodiment, the microcomputer 206, which is the information processing unit, executes a temporary payment process for the advance deposit deposited from the customer at the time of entry, and the settlement process is performed by subtracting the amount of the advance deposit from the amount charged. By performing it, the warm bath system 1 suitable for the store which employ | adopts such an operation can be constructed.

  In addition, the time when the bar code (code data) attached to the wristband (entrance card) to be returned to the customer who enters and returns from the customer is read by the bar code reader 111 (code reader) is the clock of the CPU 201. Since it is acquired from the circuit and the time is accepted as the entrance time, the input operation of the input time by the user interface can be facilitated.

  Further, as a factor for determining the additional fee, a product code shared by the product data file 253 and the additional fee table 254 is used, and the unit price is searched from the product data file 253 to obtain the additional fee for each target time. Therefore, the additional charge can be handled in the same manner as the product registered in the product data file 253. As a result, for example, when there is a need for a registration minus process due to a doubt in interpretation with a customer, it is possible to easily deal with the problem.

  Furthermore, since the receipt specifying the basic fee and the additional fee for each time zone can be printed and issued at the time of settlement processing, it is possible to appeal the clear accounting to the customer.

It is a schematic diagram which shows roughly the system configuration | structure of the warm bath system of this Embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows a POS terminal (product sales data processing apparatus). It is a block diagram which shows the hardware constitutions of a POS terminal (product sales data processing apparatus). It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of a goods data file. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of an additional charge table. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of a customer management table. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the entrance / exit process in a POS terminal (product sales data processing apparatus). It is a flowchart which shows the detail of the additional charge process in step S106 of FIG. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the receipt printed and issued by the process of step S110 of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the setting process of an additional charge table in a POS terminal (product sales data processing apparatus). It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the setting screen of the additional charge table displayed on the display (user interface) for operators of a POS terminal (product sales data processing apparatus).

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 104 ... Keyboard (user interface), 105 ... Display for operator (user interface), 106 ... Receipt printer, 107 ... Display for customer (user interface), 108 ... Touch panel (user interface), 111 ... Bar code reader (code) Reader), 203 ... RAM (storage unit), 204 ... HDD (storage unit), 206 ... microcomputer (information processing unit), 253 ... product data file, 253a ... product code, 254 ... additional charge table, 254c ... product code (Elements that determine additional charges)

Claims (6)

A user interface having an information input function by a user and an information notification function for the user;
An information processing unit for executing information processing;
Means for accepting the customer's admission time entered by the user interface,
Means for accepting a customer exit time inputted by the user interface,
The information processing unit refers to an additional fee table in which an element that determines an additional fee that can be arbitrarily set is associated with each of one or two or more time zones that can be arbitrarily set and stored in a storage unit. For each time zone obtained based on the factors that determine the additional fee associated with the obtained time zone, by obtaining the time zone subject to the additional fee from the staying time zone from the accepted entry time to the leaving time A means for obtaining an additional charge to be charged and adding the calculated additional charge to obtain an additional charge to be charged;
Means for executing a settlement process at an amount obtained by adding the additional charge to be charged to the basic charge by the information processing unit;
A product sales data processing apparatus comprising: The information processing unit further comprises means for executing a temporary payment process for a deposit deposited from a customer at the time of admission,
The information processing unit executes the settlement process by subtracting the amount of the advance payment from the amount charged.
The merchandise sales data processing apparatus according to claim 1. The user interface includes a code reader that reads code data,
The information processing unit obtains the time at which the code data attached to the admission certificate to be returned from the customer who passes and leaves the admission customer is read by the code reader from the clock circuit, and the time is obtained from the admission time. Accept as,
The merchandise sales data processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2. The storage unit stores a product data file that stores the product code in association with the unit price,
The element that determines the additional fee is a product code whose unit price is stored in the product data file,
The information processing unit searches for a unit price from the product data file based on a product code associated with the obtained time zone and obtains an additional fee for each target time zone.
The merchandise sales data processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3. It has a receipt printer that prints and issues receipts,
The information processing unit executes a process of causing the receipt printer to print and issue a receipt specifying a basic fee and an additional fee for each time period in the settlement process.
The merchandise sales data processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4. Installed in a computer having a user interface having an information input function by a user and an information notification function for the user,
A function of accepting the customer entry time entered by the user interface;
A function of accepting the customer's exit time entered by the user interface;
Refer to the additional fee table that is stored in the storage unit by associating an element that determines the additional fee that can be arbitrarily set with each of one or two or more time zones that can be arbitrarily set, and exit from the accepted entry time Find the time zone that is subject to the additional charge from the staying time zone leading to the time, determine the additional charge for each calculated time zone based on the element that determines the additional charge associated with the calculated time zone, A function to calculate the additional fee to be charged by adding the calculated additional fee,
A function of executing a settlement process by an amount obtained by adding the additional charge to be charged to the basic charge;
A machine-readable computer program for processing product sales data.

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