JP2010026784A - Sales support system and card display device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sales support system for enabling a selling store clerk to spontaneously grasp the shortage of a merchandise dummy card in a card display device, the card moved to a sales registration position by a general customer who purchases merchandise sold over the counter. <P>SOLUTION: A lower side irregular shape 110 of the merchandise dummy card 100 of each merchandise classification is engaged with a lower side irregular shape 110 of the internal bottom face of a card holding part 210, and detected by a card detection part 230, and the presence/absence detection result SR of the merchandise dummy card 100 is notified and output. Only the merchandise dummy card 100 of one merchandise classification is held by the card holding part 210 so that it is possible for a selling store clerk who operates in a sales registration device 300 to spontaneously recognize the shortage of the specific merchandise dummy card 100 in a card display 200. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a sales support system having a plurality of types of product dummy cards that are acquired by general customers and used for purchasing over-the-counter sales products, and a card display device that displays the plurality of types of product dummy cards, and the card display thereof. Device.

  Conventionally, sales of over-the-counter products using a product holding device and a sales registration device have been performed at various product sales stores. The product holding device is called a fixture or a product rack, and a plurality of types of over-the-counter sales products are arranged and installed.

  The sales registration device is called a POS (Point Of Sales) terminal or an electronic cash register, and sells over-the-counter sales products. For example, a sales registration device composed of a POS terminal is used in connection with a sales management device composed of a POS server.

  Currently, commodity identification data for each type is generally added as a barcode image to over-the-counter products. Therefore, the sales registration device optically scans the bar code image of the over-the-counter merchandise with the optical reader and receives the merchandise identification data.

  In this case, the sales registration device receives the sales product data from the sales management device based on the product identification data, and generates sales history data. The sales management device collects and manages sales history data from the sales registration device.

  For this reason, it is possible to analyze which over-the-counter sales products were sold at what time, etc., based on the sales history data collected by the sales management device. Therefore, the analysis results can be used for planning sales strategies.

  As described above, in addition to the sales method in which over-the-counter sales products are displayed on the product holding device and freely acquired by general customers, over-the-counter sales products are stocked behind the sales registration device, etc. There is also a sales method to display on the display device.

  In such a case, a plurality of types of product dummy cards used for purchasing over-the-counter products are displayed on the card display device. When a general customer obtains a product dummy card corresponding to the over-the-counter sales product requested to be purchased and brings it to the position of the sales registration device, the over-the-counter sales product corresponding to the product dummy card is sold.

As described above, various types of sales support systems using a product dummy card have been proposed (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 to 3).
JP 09-147204 A JP 2004-086820 A JP 2003-256518 A

  In the sales support system as described above, for example, it is not necessary to stock a large amount of over-the-counter sales products in a store space where general customers move, and general customers transfer large over-the-counter sales products or over-the-counter sales products. There is no need.

  However, in the sales support system as described above, a general customer freely obtains a product dummy card from the card display device, so if there is a shortage of product dummy cards displayed on the card display device, sales of the corresponding over-the-counter sales products Opportunity loss will occur.

  Moreover, since the general customer freely obtains the product dummy card from the card display device, for example, the display state of the product dummy card may be messy for the general customer. In this case, the general customer is not aware of the displayed product dummy card, and the sales opportunity is unreasonably lost.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and is intended for product purchases that can prevent loss of sales opportunities for over-the-counter products while improving convenience for general customers by using product dummy cards. It is an object of the present invention to provide a sales support system having a structure capable of detecting an inventory status of a product dummy card used, a shortage of dummy cards, and the like, and the card display device.

  A sales support system according to the present invention includes a plurality of types of product dummy cards that are acquired by general customers and used to purchase over-the-counter sales products, and a card display device that displays a plurality of types of product dummy cards. The product dummy card has a concave and convex shape on the lower side that is different for each product type, and the card display device inserts a plurality of types of product dummy cards for each product type in a stacked state. A plurality of box-shaped card holding portions having an opening on the top surface, a display device main body on which a plurality of card holding portions are arranged on the front surface, and a product dummy card formed on the inner bottom surface of the plurality of card holding portions for each product type Engagement uneven structure that engages with the lower side uneven shape, and presence / absence of a product dummy card that is held in the card holding portion by engaging the lower uneven shape with the engagement uneven structure Has a card detection unit for detecting a presence notification unit for informing outputting a presence detection result of the product blanks, the.

  Therefore, in the sales support system of the present invention, a plurality of types of product dummy cards are displayed by the card display device, and a plurality of types of product dummy cards are acquired by general customers and used for purchasing over-the-counter sales products. In the card display device, a plurality of card holding portions are formed in a box shape with an upper surface opening on the front surface of the display device main body, and a plurality of types of product dummy cards are inserted into the card holding portion for each product type in a stacked state. . However, in the product dummy card, the concave / convex shape of the lower side of the dummy card body is different for each product type, and the engagement concave / convex structure that engages the lower side concave / convex shape of the product dummy card for each product type has a plurality of card holding parts. It is formed on the inner bottom surface. The presence / absence of the product dummy card held by the card holding portion with the engagement uneven structure engaged with the lower side uneven shape is detected by the card detection unit, and the presence / absence detection unit notifies the presence / absence detection result of the product dummy card. Is output. For this reason, only the product dummy card of one product type is held in the card holding part because of the engagement between the concave and convex shape of the lower side of the product dummy card and the engagement uneven structure of the card holding part. Since the presence / absence detection result of the product dummy card held in the card holding unit is output by the engagement of the engagement uneven structure and the lower side uneven shape, for example, the product dummy card is held in the card holding unit It is reported that it is missing.

  Further, in the sales support system as described above, the card detection unit is disposed in the engagement structure recess of the engagement uneven structure of the card holding unit and detects the lower side protrusion of the lower uneven shape of the product dummy card. Also good.

  Further, in the sales support system as described above, the product dummy card is formed so that the concave and convex shapes of the lower side are symmetrically formed on the front and back symmetrical dummy card body, and the card display device has the engaging concave and convex structure of the card holding portion left and right. It may be formed symmetrically.

  Further, in the sales support system as described above, the commodity dummy card is formed so that the lower side uneven shape is asymmetrical on the front and back asymmetric dummy card body, and the card display device has the engagement uneven structure of the card holding portion on the left and right sides. It may be formed asymmetrically.

  Further, in the sales support system as described above, the product dummy card may have a model image of the over-the-counter sales product written on the front surface of the dummy card body and an explanatory text of the over-the-counter sales product on the back surface.

  In the sales support system as described above, the card display device is formed in a unit structure in which the card holding portion is detachable from the display device main body, and the card holding device for replacement that stores the product dummy card for each product type. The portion may further be included.

  Further, the sales support system as described above further includes a sales registration device that sells over-the-counter sales products corresponding to the product dummy card, and the presence / absence notification unit causes the sales registration device to output the presence / absence detection result. May be.

  Further, in the sales support system as described above, the sales registration apparatus may output the presence / absence detection result for each of the plurality of card holding units.

  Further, in the sales support system as described above, the sales registration device has a data display unit that displays and outputs at least various data related to the sales process, and the presence / absence detection result is displayed on the display schematic image that schematically illustrates the arrangement of the card holding units. May be displayed and output on the data display unit.

  In the sales support system as described above, the data display unit may display various data in color and change the color of the portion corresponding to the card holding unit of the display schematic image in accordance with the presence / absence detection result.

  In the sales support system as described above, the data display unit may cause the portion corresponding to the card holding unit of the display schematic image to blink in accordance with the presence / absence detection result.

  In the sales support system as described above, the sales registration device may further include an unevenness detecting unit that detects the uneven shape of the lower side of the product dummy card and executes a sales process for each over-the-counter sales product.

  In the sales support system as described above, at least a part of the over-the-counter sales product may be a cigarette pack, and at least a part of the product dummy card may be a cigarette dummy card.

  The card display device of the present invention is a card display device for displaying a plurality of types of product dummy cards of the sales support system of the present invention, wherein a plurality of types of product dummy cards are inserted for each product type in a stacked state. A plurality of box-shaped card holders, a display device body on which a plurality of card holders are arranged on the front surface, and a lower side of a product dummy card for each product type formed on the inner bottom surface of the card holders. An engagement concavo-convex structure that engages with the concavo-convex shape, a card detection unit that detects the presence or absence of a product dummy card that is engaged with the engagement concavo-convex structure and is held by the card holding unit, and a product dummy card A presence / absence notifying unit that outputs the detection result as the presence / absence detection result.

  Note that the various components of the present invention do not have to be individually independent, that a plurality of components are formed as one member, and one component is formed of a plurality of members. It may be that a certain component is a part of another component, a part of a certain component overlaps a part of another component, and the like.

  In addition, the various components of the present invention may be formed so as to realize the functions thereof. For example, dedicated hardware that exhibits a predetermined function, a computer device provided with a predetermined function by a computer program It can be realized as a predetermined function realized in a computer apparatus by a computer program, any combination thereof, or the like.

  In the sales support system of the present invention, a plurality of types of product dummy cards are displayed by the card display device, and the plurality of types of product dummy cards are acquired by general customers and used for purchasing over-the-counter sales products. In the card display device, a plurality of card holding portions are formed in a box shape with an upper surface opening on the front surface of the display device main body, and a plurality of types of product dummy cards are inserted into the card holding portion for each product type in a stacked state. . However, in the product dummy card, the concave / convex shape of the lower side of the dummy card body is different for each product type, and the engagement concave / convex structure that engages the lower side concave / convex shape of the product dummy card for each product type has a plurality of card holding parts. It is formed on the inner bottom surface. The presence / absence of the product dummy card held by the card holding portion with the engagement uneven structure engaged with the lower side uneven shape is detected by the card detection unit, and the presence / absence detection unit notifies the presence / absence detection result of the product dummy card. Is output. For this reason, only the product dummy card of one product type is held in the card holding part because of the engagement between the concave and convex shape of the lower side of the product dummy card and the engagement uneven structure of the card holding part. Therefore, the general customer can freely acquire the product dummy card from the card holding unit, but the product dummy card is suppressed from being inserted into an inappropriate card holding unit. For this reason, it is possible to prevent the loss of sales opportunities due to the fact that the proper product dummy card is shielded by the inappropriate product dummy card and the general customer does not notice. In addition, since the presence / absence detection result of the product dummy card held in the card holding part is output by the engagement of the engaging uneven structure and the lower uneven structure, for example, a sales store working at the position of the sales registration device The store clerk can recognize in real time that there is a shortage of a specific product dummy card displayed on the card display device. In this case, since the sales store clerk can immediately replenish the product dummy card to the card display device, it is possible to prevent loss of sales opportunities due to the fact that the specific product dummy card is not displayed on the card display device. Can do.

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, the sales support system 1000 according to the present embodiment includes a plurality of types of cigarette dummy cards 100 that are acquired by a general customer and used to purchase a cigarette pack TP that is an over-the-counter product, and a plurality of cigarettes. A card display device 200 that displays the dummy card 100 and a sales registration device 300 that sells various over-the-counter merchandise such as a cigarette pack TP corresponding to the cigarette dummy card 100 are included.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the dummy dummy card body 100 is formed with a concave and convex shape 110 on the dummy card body 120 that is different for each tobacco brand as a product type.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the card display device 200 includes a plurality of box-shaped card holding portions 210 having a plurality of types of cigarette dummy cards 100 inserted into each cigarette brand in a stacked state, and a plurality of card holding portions. Card display board 260 on which 210 is arranged on the front surface, and engagement uneven structure 220 that is formed on the inner bottom surface of the plurality of card holding portions 210 and engages with the lower uneven shape 110 of the tobacco dummy card 100 for each tobacco brand. A card detection unit 230 for detecting the presence or absence of the cigarette dummy card 100 held in the card holding unit 210 by engaging the lower side uneven shape 110 with the engagement uneven structure 220, and the presence / absence detection result SR of the cigarette dummy card 100 And a presence / absence notification unit 240 that outputs the notification.

  More specifically, the sales registration device 300 is a so-called POS terminal, which is installed at a counter of a merchandise sales store and operated by a sales store clerk. As shown in FIG. 6, the sales registration device 300 includes a bar code reader 340, a keyboard 350, a store clerk display 330 as a data display unit for sales store clerk, and a customer as a data display unit for general customers. A display 360, and the like.

  The store clerk display 330 and the customer display 360 are formed by an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or the like, and display and output various text data and image data in full color.

  When a product identification code is input with the barcode reader 340, the keyboard 350, or the like, the sales registration device 300 generates and registers sales history data, which is POS data, as in the past. The sales history data generated in this way includes, for example, product identification data, sales date and time, sales unit price, name of product sales store, sales product data, and the like (not shown).

  When the sales history data is generated in this way, the receipt text RT corresponding to the sales history data is displayed and output in real time on the clerk display 330 and the customer display 360.

  Note that each time the sales registration device 300 generates sales history data, the sales registration device 300 transmits the sales history data to a sales management device (not shown) via a WAN (Wide Area Network) or the like. This sales management device is a so-called POS server and is installed in a backyard of a merchandise store (not shown). The sales management device manages the sales history data received from the sales registration device 300 as in the conventional case.

  The sales process of the sales registration apparatus 300 as described above is executed by optically reading a bar code image of an over-the-counter product (not shown) by the bar code reader 340 as described above. It is also executed by optically reading the barcode image of the dummy card 100.

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 3, the cigarette dummy card 100 has a sales price, a barcode image, and the like written as a part of the sales product information TI. Such a cigarette dummy card 100 is free for general customers. Is displayed on the card display device 200 so as to be acquired.

  The card display device 200 according to the present embodiment is installed, for example, at a sales floor of a merchandise store and used by general customers (not shown). As shown in FIG. 2, the card display device 200 includes a vertically long flat card display board 260 and a board support base 270.

  The card display board 260 is detachably attached to the upper end of the board support base 270. The card display board 260 and the board support base 270 are formed to have a width of about 400 mm, which is difficult for only one general customer to use.

  The board support pedestal 270 is formed to have a vertical height of about 600 to 700 mm, which is equivalent to the lower body of a general customer. The card display board 260 is formed in a vertical height of about 600 to 800 mm facing the upper body of a general customer while being supported by the board support base 270.

  For example, a colorless and transparent resin box is attached to the upper portion of the front surface of the board support base 270, and an advertisement sheet 271 related to the cigarette pack TP or the like is inserted into the board support base 270 in a replaceable manner.

  The board support pedestal 270 is formed as an inclined surface whose front surface is inclined forward, and a guide sheet 272 is attached thereto. This guidance sheet 272 includes a guidance message such as “Please bring the cigarette card of the desired over-the-counter product to the cash register”.

  Further, the board support base 270 has a slit-shaped opening hole 273 formed on the upper surface. The card display board 260 is supported on the board support base 270 by the lower end of the opening hole 273 being detachably inserted.

  The card display board 260 has a plurality of card holders 210 arranged on the front surface. A guide board 261 is integrally formed at the upper end, and on the guide board 261, the usage method of the cigarette dummy card 100 is described in a schematic image together with a guidance message similar to that of the guide sheet 272.

  As shown in FIG. 5, an advertisement sheet 262 is also exchangeably attached to the upper part of the card display board 260. In the area below the advertisement sheet 262, a plurality of card holders 210 are arranged in an arrangement of four rows and three columns.

  The card holding unit 210 is formed of, for example, an opaque resin in a box shape with an upper surface opening that holds the tobacco dummy card 100 inserted from above. For this reason, when a plurality of cigarette dummy cards 100 are inserted from above in a stacked state, the card holding unit 210 holds the cigarette dummy card 100 in a state where only the upper surface of the first sheet is exposed.

  However, in this cigarette dummy card 100, the dummy card body 120 is formed in a vertically long rectangle as shown in FIG. The cigarette dummy card 100 is formed for each cigarette brand, but the outer shape of the dummy card body 120 is formed in a common shape that is different only in the lower side uneven shape 110.

  In the cigarette dummy card 100, a cigarette brand, which is a sales product name, is written as a part of the sales product information TI on the upper surface exposed while being held by the card holding unit 210.

  Further, a sales price, a barcode image, and the like are written as a part of the sales product information TI on the lower part of the front surface that is shielded while being held by the card display device 200. In this cigarette dummy card 100, as shown in FIGS. 3 (a) and 3 (b), the dummy card main body 120 is formed symmetrically on the front and back sides, and the lower side uneven shape 110 is formed symmetrically on the left and right.

  This lower side uneven | corrugated shape 110 consists of the lower side shape convex part 111 and the lower side shape recessed part 112, and the dummy card main body 120 is different for every tobacco brand only in the shape. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4, the card holding portion 210 of the card display device 200 has an engaging concavo-convex structure 220 including an engaging structure concave portion 221 and an engaging structure convex portion 222 formed on the inner bottom surface.

  The engaging concavo-convex structure 220 of the card holding part 210 is formed in a structure different for each tobacco brand, and engages only with the lower side concavo-convex shape 110 of the corresponding tobacco brand tobacco dummy card 100.

  For this reason, the plurality of card holding units 210 and the plurality of types of cigarette dummy cards 100 have a one-to-one correspondence, and the cigarette dummy card 100 can be properly held by the card holding unit 210 only by this correspondence.

  Note that the cigarette dummy card 100 can be inserted into the card holding unit 210 that is not appropriate. However, in that case, the lower side uneven shape 110 and the engaging uneven structure 220 collide with each other without being engaged, so that only the inappropriate cigarette dummy card 100 protrudes upward from the card holding portion 210.

  Further, in the card display device 200 of the present embodiment, a reflective or transmissive optical sensor 231 is disposed in the engagement structure recess 221 of the engagement uneven structure 220 of the card holding unit 210, and the optical sensor 231 is The lower side convex part 111 of the lower side uneven | corrugated shape 110 of the tobacco dummy card 100 inserted in the card holding part 210 appropriately is detected.

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 1, the card detection unit 230 detects the presence or absence of an appropriate cigarette dummy card 100 for each card holding unit 210 based on the detection result of the optical sensor 231.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the card display device 200 has a control box 250 attached to the lower front portion of the card display board 260. In addition to the keyboard unit 251 serving as an input device and the display unit 252 serving as an output device, the control box 250 includes a microcomputer, a communication interface (I / F), a power supply unit, and the like (not shown). .

  Connected to the microcomputer are a card detection unit 230 including an optical sensor 231 for each of the plurality of card holding units 210, a keyboard unit 251, a display unit 252, a communication I / F, and the like. A sales registration device 300 is connected to the communication I / F via a communication network such as an in-store LAN (Local Area Network) (not shown).

  The microcomputer of the card display device 200 is mounted with a dedicated computer program, and executes processing operations such as integrated control of each unit corresponding to the computer program. As the microcomputer functions in this manner, the card display device 200 logically implements the card detection unit 230 and the presence / absence notification unit 240 described above.

  The presence / absence notifying unit 240 of the card display device 200 transmits the presence / absence detection result SR to the sales registration device 300 through the in-store LAN or the like by the microcomputer causing the communication I / F to transmit data, and displays the result on the store clerk display 330. Output.

  More specifically, as shown in FIG. 7A, the card display device 200 according to the present embodiment generates a display schematic image DP that models the arrangement of the card holding unit 210 and displays the display schematic image. The text data of the product identification data is incorporated into the DP and displayed on the salesclerk display 330 of the sales registration apparatus 300.

  The presence / absence notification unit 240 transmits the cigarette dummy card 100 and the card holding unit 210 in which the dummy card shortage is detected to the sales registration device 300 by causing the communication I / F to transmit data to the sales clerk display. The display is output to 330.

  More specifically, as shown in FIG. 7A, the card display device 200 according to the present embodiment has a display model when the cigarette dummy card 100 is held in all of the plurality of card holding units 210. A portion corresponding to the card holding unit 210 of the image DP is uniformly displayed in blue or the like.

  However, when a shortage of dummy cards is detected by the card detection unit 230 of some of the card holding units 210, the part of the display schematic image DP corresponding to the card holding unit 210 is changed to red, for example, and blinked. . Further, as shown in FIG. 7B, an alert message AM such as “please replenish the cigarette card T000...

  With the configuration as described above, in the sales support system 1000 of the present embodiment, sales history data is generated and managed every time an over-the-counter product is sold, as in the conventional POS system.

  Cigarette pack TP is also included as the over-the-counter product, but cigarette pack TP is sold using cigarette dummy card 100. More specifically, when using the sales support system 1000 of the present embodiment, a card display device 200 is installed at the sales floor of the merchandise sales store, and as shown in FIG. Connected.

  In such a state, the cigarette dummy card 100 is displayed for each type of cigarette pack TP, as shown in FIG. When the card display device 200 that has completed the display of the cigarette dummy card 100 is turned on, the initial setting is executed.

  At this time, as shown in FIG. 8A, the card display device 200 transmits a display schematic image DP corresponding to the arrangement of its own card holding unit 210 to the sales registration device 300 (step S1).

  In the sales registration apparatus 300, as shown in FIGS. 8B and 7, the received display schematic image DP is displayed and output on the clerk display 330 (steps T1-Y, T2). At this time, as shown in FIG. 2, the cigarette dummy card 100 is normally loaded in all the card holders 210 of the card display device 200.

  For this reason, the card detection unit 230 does not detect a shortage of dummy cards (step S2-N). Therefore, as shown in FIG. 7A, the display model image DP in the default state is transmitted from the card display device 200 to the sales registration device 300 and is displayed and output.

  In this state, for example, as shown in FIG. 1, the general customer obtains the desired cigarette dummy card 100 from the card display device 200 and brings it to the cash register position of the sales registration device 300.

  Accordingly, the bar code image of the cigarette dummy card 100 is optically read by the bar code reader 340 of the sales registration apparatus 300, and the sales process is executed, and the cigarette pack TP corresponding to the cigarette dummy card 100 is sent to a general customer. Sold over-the-counter.

  As described above, when the cigarette dummy card 100 is sequentially transferred from the card holding unit 210 of the card display device 200 to the position of the sales registration device 300, for example, there is a situation in which the specific cigarette dummy card 100 is insufficient in the card display device 200. appear.

  At this time, since the card detection unit 230 cannot detect the cigarette dummy card 100, the occurrence of the dummy card shortage is determined and the presence / absence detection result SR is registered as a sale registration from the card display device 200 as shown in FIG. It is transmitted to the apparatus 300 (steps S2-Y, S3). At this time, the identification data of the cigarette dummy card 100 and the card detection unit 230 that are insufficient as the presence / absence detection result SR are also transmitted.

  As shown in FIG. 8B, in the sales registration apparatus 300 that has received such a presence / absence detection result SR (step T3-Y), as shown in FIG. 7B, a display output of the presence / absence detection result SR. As a result, a part of the display schematic image DP corresponding to the shortage of dummy cards changes to red and blinks (step T4).

  At this time, as a display output of the presence / absence detection result SR, an alert message AM such as “please replenish the cigarette card T000.

  Accordingly, the sales store clerk recognizes which cigarette dummy card 100 is insufficient in which card holding unit 210 of the card display device 200 based on the presence / absence detection result SR of the display schematic image DP (step T5). ).

  At this time, since the cigarette dummy card 100 inevitably stays in the vicinity of the sales registration device 300, the sales store clerk brings it to the position of the card display device 200 and replenishes it to the card holding unit 210. It will be.

  In the sales support system 1000 according to the present embodiment, a plurality of types of cigarette dummy cards 100 are displayed on the card display device 200 as described above, and a plurality of types of cigarette dummy cards 100 are acquired by general customers to purchase a cigarette pack TP. Used for

  In the card display device 200, a plurality of card holding portions 210 are formed in a box shape having an upper surface opening on the front surface of the card display board 260, and a plurality of types of cigarette dummy cards 100 are stacked on the card holding portion 210. Inserted every time.

  However, in the cigarette dummy card 100, the lower-side uneven shape 110 of the dummy card body 120 is different for each tobacco brand, and the engaging uneven structure 220 that engages with the lower-side uneven shape 110 of the tobacco dummy card 100 is provided for each tobacco brand. It is formed on the inner bottom surface of the plurality of card holding portions 210.

  Then, the presence or absence of the cigarette dummy card 100 held by the card holding unit 210 with the lower side uneven shape 110 engaged with the engaging concavo-convex structure 220 is detected by the card detection unit 230, and the presence / absence detection result of the cigarette dummy card 100 is detected. The SR is notified and output by the presence / absence notification unit 240.

  For this reason, only the tobacco dummy card 100 of one cigarette brand is held in the card holding part 210 because of the engagement between the lower side uneven shape 110 of the tobacco dummy card 100 and the engaging uneven structure 220 of the card holding part 210.

  Therefore, the general customer can freely acquire the cigarette dummy card 100 from the card holding unit 210, but the cigarette dummy card 100 is suppressed from being inserted into the inappropriate card holding unit 210.

  For this reason, it is possible to prevent a loss of sales opportunities due to the fact that the proper cigarette dummy card 100 is shielded by the inappropriate cigarette dummy card 100 and the general customer is unaware.

  In addition, since the presence / absence detection result SR of the cigarette dummy card 100 held by the card holding unit 210 by the engagement of the engaging uneven structure 220 and the lower uneven structure 110 is output, for example, at the position of the sales registration device 300 The sales store clerk who is working can recognize the shortage of the specific cigarette dummy card 100 displayed on the card display device 200 in real time.

  In this case, since the store clerk can immediately replenish the cigarette dummy card 100 to the card display device 200, loss of sales opportunities due to the fact that the specific cigarette dummy card 100 is not displayed on the card display device 200 is prevented. can do.

  In particular, when the cigarette dummy card 100 is insufficient from the card holding unit 210 of the card display device 200, the corresponding part of the display schematic image DP is flashed and displayed in red on the clerk display 330 of the sales registration device 300, and “cigarette card T000. Alert message AM such as “please replenish” is displayed blinking.

  Therefore, the sales store clerk can recognize at a glance which cigarette dummy card 100 is lacking in which card holding unit 210 of the card display device 200 based on the presence / absence detection result SR of the display schematic image DP. The missing cigarette dummy card 100 can be surely replenished to the appropriate card holding unit 210 without fail.

  As the card display device 200 as described above, it can be assumed that a plurality of types having different layouts of the card holding unit 210 are used. However, the card display device 200 transmits the display schematic image DP corresponding to the layout of the card holding unit 210 and the presence / absence detection result SR to the sales registration device 300. For this reason, the sales registration device 300 can display an image of the shortage of dummy cards in various card display devices 200 without requiring special settings.

  Moreover, in the sales support system 1000 according to the present embodiment, even if the cigarette pack TP is sold to a general customer corresponding to the cigarette dummy card 100, the cigarette dummy card 100 can be repeatedly used at the merchandise sales store.

  Nevertheless, as described above, the cigarette dummy card 100 stagnating at the position of the sales registration device 300 can be transferred to the card display device 200 and displayed again at an optimal timing. For this reason, the total number of the cigarette dummy cards 100 used in the merchandise sales store can be minimized.

  In addition, it is possible that the cigarette dummy card 100 is inserted into the card holder 210 that is not appropriate by a general customer or the like. However, in that case, the lower side uneven shape 110 and the engaging uneven structure 220 collide with each other without being engaged, so that only the inappropriate cigarette dummy card 100 protrudes upward from the card holding portion 210. For this reason, the sales store clerk who goes around the merchandise sales store notices at a glance, and the cigarette dummy card 100 can be inserted into the appropriate card holding unit 210.

  Moreover, as shown in FIG. 4, the optical sensor 231 of the card detection unit 230 is disposed in the engagement structure recess 221 of the engagement uneven structure 220 of the card holding unit 210, and the lower side uneven shape 110 of the tobacco dummy card 100. The lower side convex portion 111 is detected.

  For this reason, even if the cigarette dummy card 100 is inserted into the improper card holding part 210 as described above, this is not erroneously detected as the proper cigarette dummy card 100.

  Moreover, in the sales support system 1000 of the present embodiment, as described above, in order to detect the shortage of the cigarette dummy card 100 held for each cigarette brand in the plurality of card holding units 210, an expensive and complicated RFID chip or the like is required. You do n’t need a device.

  In particular, the cigarette dummy card 100 only needs to have the sale product information TI and the lower side uneven shape 110 formed in the dummy card body 120 for each cigarette brand. For this reason, it is also possible to easily carry out replacement of a certain tobacco brand with a new brand of tobacco as a scrapped board.

  Even in that case, the mass-produced cigarette dummy card 100 only has to form the lower side uneven shape 110 by indicating the sales product information TI on the dummy card body 120 as described above, and does not require a high-tech device such as an RFID chip. Can be mass-produced with good productivity.

  Similarly, only the optical sensor 231 may be disposed as the card detection unit 230 for each card holding unit 210 in the card display device 200. Since a high-tech device such as an RFID reader is not required, it can be mass-produced with good productivity.

  Moreover, in the sales support system 1000 of the present embodiment, the cigarette dummy card 100 is formed to be front and back and symmetrical. For this reason, it can be inserted into the card holding part 210 of the card display device 200 without considering the front and back, and its workability is good.

  Further, in the card display device 200 according to the present embodiment, advertisement sheets 262 and 271 are arranged on the front upper portions of the card display board 260 and the board support base 270. For this reason, the cigarette pack TP and the like can be effectively advertised to general customers who acquire the cigarette dummy card 100.

  In particular, since the above-described advertisement sheets 262 and 271 are exchangeably disposed on the card display board 260 and the board support base 270, various advertisements can be executed by the exchange.

  Furthermore, the card display device 200 according to the present embodiment includes the cigarette dummy card 100 on the guide board 261 formed on the upper end of the card display board 260 and the guide sheet 272 mounted on the upper surface of the board support base 270. How to use is described in the guidance message.

  For this reason, a new tobacco dummy card 100 can be easily used by general customers. In particular, since the usage method of the cigarette dummy card 100 is described in a schematic image on the guide board 261, the usage method of the cigarette dummy card 100 can be notified to a general customer very easily.

  Moreover, in the card display device 200 according to the present embodiment, the card display board 260 is detachably mounted on the board support base 270. For this reason, for example, the brand of the cigarette dummy card 100 to be displayed can be renewed in a short time by exchanging the card display board 260.

  For example, a merchandise store where the card display device 200 is installed may be a 24-hour convenience store. In such a merchandise store, the brand change of the cigarette dummy card 100 to be displayed is executed at a time when the number of general customers is minimized. For this reason, it is important that the above operations can be completed in an extremely short time.

  The present invention is not limited to the present embodiment, and various modifications are allowed without departing from the scope of the present invention. For example, in the above embodiment, a structure in which the card display board 260 is supported by the board support base 270 as the card display device 200 is illustrated.

  However, as shown in FIG. 9, the card display board 260 separated from the board support pedestal 270 can be arranged on the wall surface of the merchandise store using the wire harness 264 or the like to form the card display device 200a.

  When the card display board 260 is used alone as described above, a blank is generated on the front surface of the lower end thereof. As shown in the figure, a guide board 265 may also be mounted there.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the presence / absence detection result SR, the alert message, and the like are displayed and output on the clerk display 330 of the sales registration apparatus 300. However, such a presence / absence detection result SR may be displayed and output by a dedicated display unit (not shown) installed in the vicinity of the sales registration apparatus 300 or a backyard of a merchandise sales store.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the presence / absence detection result SR corresponding to the presence / absence of the stock of the cigarette dummy card 100 in the card display device 200 is displayed as an image as a display schematic image DP that schematically illustrates the arrangement of the card holding units 210.

  However, the presence / absence detection result SR may be displayed and output as a list of text data (not shown). In the case of image display, the presence or absence of inventory can be grasped at a glance, and in the case of text display, data generation can be simplified.

  Furthermore, in the said form, it illustrated that the dummy card shortage of the tobacco dummy card 100 was detected for every card holding | maintenance part 210, and was alert | reported. However, in the card display device 200, the same type of cigarette dummy card 100 may be displayed on the plurality of card holding units 210.

  In such a case, even if the cigarette dummy card 100 disappears in some of the plurality of card holding units 210, the same cigarette dummy card 100 is displayed in the other card holding unit 210.

  Therefore, in such a case, the card display device 200 may determine and notify the dummy card shortage for each type of the cigarette dummy card 100, not for each card holding unit 210.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the lower side convex portion 111 of the lower dummy portion 110 of the cigarette dummy card 100 appropriately held by the card holding portion 210 of the card display device 200 is used for the engagement of the engaging concave portion structure 220 of the card holding portion 210. Only the detection by the optical sensor 231 disposed as the card detection unit 230 in the combined structure recess 221 is illustrated.

  However, a second optical sensor (not shown) may be arranged at a position for detecting the upper space of the cigarette dummy card 100 appropriately held by the card holding unit 210. In this case, for example, it can be detected in real time by the second optical sensor that the cigarette dummy card 100 is acquired from the card holding unit 210 by a general customer.

  Further, since the cigarette dummy card 100 improperly inserted into the card holding unit 210 as described above protrudes upward, this is continuously detected by the second optical sensor, so that the position of the sales registration device 300 is sold. It is also possible to notify store clerk.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the lower side convex portion 111 of the lower dummy portion 110 of the cigarette dummy card 100 that is appropriately held by the card holding portion 210 of the card display device 200 is connected to the engaging concave portion structure 220 of the card holding portion 210. The detection is performed by the optical sensor 231 disposed as the card detection unit 230 in the combined structure recess 221.

  However, by arranging a pressure-sensitive sensor, a pressure switch, or the like as a card holding portion in the engaging structure concave portion 221 (not shown), the lower side convex portion of the tobacco dummy card 100 that is appropriately held by the card holding portion 210 111 may be detected.

  Moreover, in the said form, the card display apparatus 200 illustrated that it consists of one card display board 260. FIG. However, as illustrated in FIG. 10, the card display device 570 may include a plurality of card display boards 580 that can be connected to each other.

  More specifically, the card display board 580 is formed with, for example, a vertical height of about 250 mm and a horizontal width of about 220 to 230 mm that is difficult for only one general customer to use. The card display board 580 has card holding portions 210 arranged in two rows and three columns on the front surface.

  In addition, the card display board 580 has a pair of left and right connecting projections 582 formed on the upper and lower edges. In the card display device 570, a plurality of card display boards 580 are arranged in the vertical direction by connecting the connecting convex portions 582 with the S-shaped hooks 583.

  The card display device 570 has an independent guide board 261 at the top, and the card display board 580 is suspended from the guide board 261. A control box 250 is mounted on the guide board 261.

  Therefore, the control box 250 of the guide board 261 and the card detection unit 230 of the card display board 580 are connected by a connection connector 584. In that case, the plurality of card display boards 580 are chain-connected by the connection connector 584.

  In this card display device 570, the number of card display boards 580 can be changed as desired. For this reason, when the number of cigarette packs TP to be sold is small, the card display board 580 can be made small, and when the number of cigarette packs TP to be sold is large, the card display board 580 can be made many. .

  Nevertheless, only one control box 250 is mounted on the guide board 261 separate from the card display board 580, and all the card detection units 230 of the plurality of card display boards 580 can be connected to the control box 250. .

  Moreover, since the usage method of the cigarette dummy card 100 is also written on the above-mentioned guide board 261, it is not necessary to write the usage method of the cigarette dummy card 100 on each of the plurality of card display boards 580.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the card display board 260 separated from the board support pedestal 270 is illustrated as hanging on the wall surface by the wire harness 264. However, as illustrated in FIG. 11, the card display device 590 formed of a card display board may be installed on the upper surface of a counter (not shown) or the like with a self-supporting structure.

  This card display device 590 has a folding stand member 591 mounted on the back surface. Therefore, by projecting the stand member 591, the card display device 590 can be self-supported on the upper surface of the counter or the like.

  Further, by folding the stand member 591, the card display device 590 can be supported on the board support base 270 as a card display board, and can be suspended from the wall surface by the wire harness 264 (both not shown).

  In this card display device 590, the card holding portion 592 is formed of a colorless and transparent resin in a box shape having an upper surface opening. For this reason, the front surface of the cigarette dummy card 130 etc. which were hold | maintained at the card holding | maintenance part 592 can be visually recognized favorably.

  Therefore, in this cigarette dummy card 130, as shown in FIG. 12, the lower-side uneven shape 110 is formed asymmetrically on the front and back asymmetric dummy card body 120. As shown in FIG. The combined concave / convex structure 594 is also formed asymmetrical.

  As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the cigarette dummy card 130 has a brand image BP modeled on the cigarette pack TP on the surface visually recognized in the state of being held by the card holding portion 592 as described above. Yes. For this reason, the general customer can find the cigarette dummy card 130 of the desired cigarette pack TP intuitively and quickly.

  Moreover, as shown in FIG. 12, detailed sales product information TI of the cigarette pack TP is written on the back surface of the cigarette dummy card 130. For this reason, the general customer can confirm the detailed information of the cigarette pack TP with the cigarette dummy card 130 acquired from the card display device 590.

  In this case, not only when the inappropriate cigarette dummy card 130 is inserted into the card holding portion 592 as described above, but also when the appropriate cigarette dummy card 130 is inserted reversely as shown in FIG. The card holder 592 is illegally projected.

  Further, in this card display device 590, a colorless and transparent resin sheet holder 593 is mounted on the upper end, and an advertisement sheet 262 is inserted therein. The seat holder 593 is formed in a shape that is curved in a semi-cylindrical shape in the left-right direction and protrudes forward, and the advertisement sheet 262 is similarly bent and inserted from above.

  For this reason, this card display device 590 can also hold the flat advertising sheet 262 in a three-dimensional manner to achieve a good advertising effect, and hold the advertising sheet 262 in the sheet holder 593 in an easily replaceable state. Can be made.

  Further, the front surface of the card display device 590 tilts backward in a state where the card display device 590 is self-supporting on the upper surface of the counter or the like by the stand member 591. For this reason, the cigarette dummy card 130 and the like can be stably held by the card holding unit 592.

  Furthermore, in the said form, the card display apparatus 590 comprised the flat card display board 260, and illustrated mounting the advertisement sheet | seats 262 and 271 in each part. However, as illustrated in FIG. 14, the card display device 630 may include a display device 640 such as an LCD, and an advertisement may be displayed as an image (not shown).

  For example, the card display device 630 displays an advertisement of the cigarette pack TP of the cigarette dummy card 130 on the display device 640 by detecting the frequency of shortage and replenishment of the cigarette dummy card 130. Can do. In this case, a popular cigarette pack TP can be automatically detected and advertised.

  As illustrated in FIG. 15, the card display device 200 b may include a guide member 280 that makes it difficult for only one general customer to meet. This guide member 280 consists of a pair located forward from the left and right of the card display device 200b, and its inner width is about 400 to 500 mm.

  In such a card display device 200b, since the cigarette dummy card 100 can be prevented from being acquired by a plurality of general customers at once, it is possible to prevent a shortage from occurring simultaneously in a plurality of types of cigarette dummy cards 100.

  Furthermore, in the above embodiment, a general barcode image is written as the sale product information TI on the cigarette dummy card 100, and the sales registration device 300 optically reads the barcode image by the barcode reader 340 and executes the sales process. Exemplified that.

  However, the sales registration device 300 has an unevenness detection unit (not shown) that detects the uneven shape 110 of the lower side of the cigarette dummy card 130 and executes a sales process for each cigarette pack TP as an integral or separate unit. Also good.

  In the present embodiment, the card detection unit 230 of the card display device 200 is logically realized as various functions by a computer program. However, each of these units can be formed as unique hardware, or can be realized as a combination of software and hardware.

  Furthermore, in the said form, the card holding part 210 was fixed to the card display apparatus 200, and the cigarette dummy card 100 transferred from there was illustrated only that the sales store clerk had accumulated around the sales registration apparatus 300.

  However, even if the card holder 210 of the card display device 200 has a detachable unit structure and the spare card holder 210 is arranged around the sales registration device 300 to accommodate the transferred cigarette dummy card 100, Good (not shown).

  In this case, the card holding unit 210 lacking the cigarette dummy card 100 of the card display device 200 may be replaced with the card holding unit 210 around the sales registration device 300 in which the cigarette dummy card 100 is accumulated.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the concave / convex shape 110 on the lower side of the cigarette dummy cards 100 and 130 and the concave / convex structures 220 and 594 of the card holding portions 210 and 592 are formed in complex shapes with random left and right widths and vertical lengths. Was assumed.

  However, the number of brands of the cigarette pack TP is limited. For this reason, the uneven | corrugated structure of the lower side of a tobacco dummy card and the engagement uneven | corrugated structure of a card holding part can also be formed with the combination of the presence or absence of a uniform and regular recessed part (not shown).

For example, even if there are seven recesses, “2 ⁷ = 128”, and all brands of the existing general cigarette pack TP can be expressed individually. In this case, the productivity of the cigarette dummy card and the card holder can be greatly improved.

  Furthermore, as illustrated in FIG. 4, in the above embodiment, the engagement uneven structure 220 is formed by arranging a plurality of separate engagement structure protrusions 222 on the bottom of the card holding part 210. .

  Moreover, in the said form, the cigarette dummy card 100 and the engagement uneven | corrugated structure 220 corresponding to the brand of the cigarette pack TP are prescribed | regulated beforehand for every card holding | maintenance part 210 of the card display apparatus 200, and this is the card display apparatus 200 or sales registration It is assumed that the device 300 has been registered in advance.

  However, the brand of the cigarette pack TP that is actually sold may be changed. Therefore, in order to deal with this quickly, for example, an RFID chip or the like in which various data of the cigarette pack TP is registered in the detachable card holder 210 or the engagement uneven structure 220 is mounted, and the registration data May be acquired by the RFID reader of the card display device 200 or the sales registration device 300.

  In this case, which card holding unit 210 corresponds to which cigarette dummy card 100 can be easily and reliably registered in the card display device 200 or the sales registration device 300, and the cigarette of the new product tobacco pack TP. A new introduction of the dummy card 100 can be easily dealt with.

  However, it is possible to form such a plurality of engaging structure convex portions 222 integrally with the engaging uneven structure 594 illustrated in FIG. It is also possible to keep them (both not shown).

  Needless to say, the above-described embodiment and a plurality of modifications can be combined within a range in which the contents do not conflict with each other. Further, in the above-described embodiments and modifications, the structure of each part has been specifically described, but the structure and the like can be changed in various ways within a range that satisfies the present invention.

It is a typical block diagram which shows the logical structure of the sales assistance system of embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of a card display apparatus. It is the front view and back view which show the external appearance of the tobacco dummy card which is a goods dummy card. It is a cross-sectional front view which shows the structure where a card holding part hold | maintains a tobacco dummy card. It is a front view which shows the external appearance of the principal part of a card display apparatus. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of a sales registration apparatus. It is a typical front view which shows the state by which the display schematic image was displayed and output as a presence-and-absence detection result on a shop assistant display. It is a flowchart which shows the processing operation of a card display apparatus and a sales registration apparatus. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the card display apparatus of one modification. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the principal part of the card display apparatus of another modification. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the card display apparatus of another modification. It is the front view and back view which show the external appearance of the tobacco dummy card of a modification. It is a cross-sectional front view which shows the structure where the card holding part of the card display apparatus of a modification hold | maintains a tobacco dummy card. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the card display apparatus of another modification. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the card display apparatus of another modification.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Cigarette dummy card 110 Lower side uneven | corrugated shape 111 Lower side shape convex part 112 Lower side shape recessed part 120 Dummy card main body 130 Cigarette dummy card 200 Card display apparatus 200a Card display apparatus 200b Card display apparatus 210 Card holding part 220 Engagement uneven structure 221 Engagement structure Concave part 222 Engaging structure convex part 230 Card detection part 231 Optical sensor 240 Presence / absence notification part 250 Control box 251 Keyboard unit 252 Display unit 260 Card display board 261 Guide board 262 Advertising sheet 264 Wire harness 265 Guide board 270 Board support base 271 Advertising sheet 272 Guide sheet 273 Opening hole 280 Guide member 300 Sales registration device 330 Clerk display 340 Bar code reader 350 Keyboard 360 Customer display Lay 570 Card display device 580 Card display board 582 Connection convex portion 583 S-shaped hook 584 Connection connector 590 Card display device 591 Stand member 592 Card holder 593 Engaging uneven structure 630 Card display device 640 Display device 1000 Sales support system AM Alert message BP Brand image DP Display model image RT Receipt text SR Presence detection result TI Sales product information TP Cigarette pack

Claims (14)

A sales support system having a plurality of types of product dummy cards that are acquired by general customers and used for purchasing over-the-counter sales products, and a card display device that displays the plurality of types of product dummy cards,
The product dummy card is formed in the dummy card body with a concave and convex shape on the lower side that is different for each product type,
In the card display device, a plurality of types of product dummy cards are stacked and inserted into each product type in a stacked state, and a plurality of box-shaped card holding portions having an upper opening and a plurality of the card holding portions are arranged on the front surface. A display device main body, an engagement concavo-convex structure that is formed on the inner bottom surface of the plurality of card holding portions and engages with the concavo-convex shape of the lower side of the product dummy card for each product type, and the engagement concavo-convex structure A card detection unit for detecting the presence or absence of the product dummy card held by the card holding unit by engaging the lower side uneven shape; and a presence / absence notification unit for reporting and outputting the presence / absence detection result of the product dummy card, Having a sales support system.   The sale according to claim 1, wherein the card detection unit is disposed in an engagement structure recess of the engagement uneven structure of the card holding unit and detects a lower side convex part of the lower side uneven shape of the product dummy card. Support system. The product dummy card is formed so that the lower side uneven shape is symmetrically formed on the front and back symmetrical dummy card body,
The sales support system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the card display device has the engaging concavo-convex structure of the card holding portion formed symmetrically. The product dummy card is formed so that the concave and convex shape on the lower side is asymmetrically formed on the dummy card body that is asymmetrical on the front and back sides.
3. The sales support system according to claim 1, wherein the card display device has the engaging uneven structure of the card holding portion formed asymmetrically.   5. The sales support system according to claim 4, wherein the product dummy card has a model image of the over-the-counter sales product written on the front surface of the dummy card body and an explanatory text of the over-the-counter sales product written on the back surface.   The card display device further includes a replacement card holding portion that is formed in a unit structure in which the card holding portion is detachable from the display device main body, and stores the product dummy card for each product type. The sales support system according to any one of claims 1 to 5. A sales registration device for selling the over-the-counter products corresponding to the product dummy card,
The sales support system according to claim 6, wherein the presence / absence notification unit causes the sales registration device to output a notification of the presence / absence detection result.   The sales support system according to claim 7, wherein the sales registration device reports and outputs the presence / absence detection result for each of the plurality of card holding units.   The sales registration device has a data display unit that displays and outputs at least various data related to the sales process, and the data display is performed by reflecting the presence / absence detection result in a display schematic image that schematically illustrates the arrangement of the card holding unit. The sales support system according to claim 8, wherein the sales display system causes a display to output.   The sales support system according to claim 9, wherein the data display unit displays various data in color, and changes the color of a portion corresponding to the card holding unit of the display schematic image according to the presence / absence detection result.   The sales support system according to claim 9 or 10, wherein the data display unit causes a portion corresponding to the card holding unit of the display schematic image to blink in correspondence with the presence / absence detection result.   The said sales registration apparatus further has an unevenness | corrugation detection part which detects the said lower side uneven | corrugated shape of the said product dummy card | curd, and performs the sales process for every said storefront sales goods. Sales support system.   The sales support system according to any one of claims 1 to 12, wherein at least a part of the over-the-counter merchandise includes a cigarette pack, and at least a part of the merchandise dummy card includes a cigarette dummy card. A card display device for displaying a plurality of types of the product dummy cards of the sales support system according to any one of claims 1 to 13,
A plurality of the above-mentioned card holding portions in the form of a top opening into which a plurality of types of product dummy cards are inserted for each of the product types in a stacked state;
A display device body in which a plurality of the card holding portions are arranged on the front surface;
An engaging concavo-convex structure that is formed on the inner bottom surface of the plurality of card holding portions and engages with the concavo-convex shape of the lower side of the product dummy card for each product type,
A card detection unit that detects the presence or absence of the product dummy card held by the card holding unit by engaging the lower side uneven shape with the engagement uneven structure;
A presence / absence notification unit that outputs the detection result of the product dummy card as a presence / absence detection result;
A card display device.

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