JP2010061658A - Processor for commodity sales data, and computer program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To resolve a waiting state of a commodity price payment of a customer by quickly performing accounting operation by making a cashier and a checker concentrate on each operation. <P>SOLUTION: A display area 301 of a display 124 for settlement operation of a POS terminal displays: a number display 304a indicating that information regarding the earliest transaction stored in the POS terminal by reading operation for code symbols conducted by a checker is displayed; transaction money amount 308 for the earliest transaction; number displays 305a, 306a indicating that information regarding each transaction after the earliest transaction is displayed; and the transaction money amount 313 of each transaction. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  According to the present invention, two store clerk (checker and cashier) share a code symbol reading operation performed using a code scanner and a settlement operation for a code symbol read product, and these operations can be performed in parallel. The present invention relates to a product sales data processing apparatus that can be used and a computer program used therefor.

  Conventionally, a merchandise sales data processing apparatus (POS apparatus) has been introduced in a cash register area of a store such as a supermarket, and the sales and recording of merchandise sales information in the store and the efficiency of inventory management have been improved. Each product sold in such a store is attached with a product code symbolized in a code symbol form such as a barcode. In the store, a store clerk performs a task of inputting a product code by optically reading a code symbol using a code scanner and a settlement operation based on the input product code by operating a POS terminal. This makes it possible to proceed with accounting work efficiently.

  However, even if the clerk proceeds with the accounting work using the product sales data processing apparatus, if the customer takes time to pay for the product price, the accounting work is interrupted there. In this regard, Patent Document 1 discloses an invention of an electronic cash register having a function of temporarily holding an operation for a leading customer and reading a barcode of a subsequent customer's purchase planned product using a scanner. It is disclosed. The electronic cash register described in Patent Document 1 is a product to be purchased that includes a product code that is input using a scanner for each of the first customer and the next customer by dividing the display screen of the display device into upper and lower parts or right and left parts. It is also provided with a function of displaying the information and displaying one of the divided areas in black and white.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 05-054258

  In order to efficiently proceed with accounting work, the product sales data processing device is operated in a two-person system consisting of a checker dedicated to code symbol reading work and a cashier dedicated to payment work, and code symbols for transactions relating to different customers The reading operation and the settlement operation are performed in parallel.

  However, if the checker proceeds with the reading of the code symbol attached to the product to be traded with the second and subsequent customers while the settlement work for the earliest transaction with the first customer is delayed, Customers waiting for payment stay in front of the POS terminal, and the cashier area is congested. For this reason, the cashier and the checker are less likely to concentrate on their work in order to proceed with the work that they are in charge of while checking the pace of work with each other, and are more likely to make operational mistakes rather than improving the efficiency of accounting work. It is in.

  Here, adopting the technology described in Patent Document 1, the screen of the display seen by the cashier is equally divided to display the transaction information of the first customer and the second customer at a time, and the cashier can check the work status of the checker. It may be possible to proceed with the settlement without worrying. However, according to the technique described in Patent Document 1, since the size of each divided area set in the display is the same and the display layout is almost the same except for the color, the payment work performed by the cashier is incorrect. It is difficult to deal with cases where three or more customers who have not paid for the product are waiting.

  An object of the present invention is to speed up the accounting work by dedicating their work to the cashier and the checker, and to eliminate the waiting state for payment of the product price of the customer.

  The merchandise sales data processing apparatus of the present invention includes a merchandise code input section for inputting a merchandise code, a settlement section for performing settlement for each transaction based on the merchandise information stored in the storage section, and a display for displaying and displaying information in a display area. And an information processing unit that executes information processing, and the information processing unit accesses a product information storage unit that stores product information including a product unit price in association with a product code, and is input from the product code input unit Means for storing product information corresponding to a product code in the storage unit, and the information processing unit according to a closing operation input from the operation unit, the product information stored in the storage unit as product information for one transaction Means for confirming, the information processing unit controls the display unit, and the display area displays a number display indicating that information relating to the earliest transaction and transaction amount information of the earliest transaction; Most And means for causing the display of the transaction amount information of each transaction after the number and the earliest transaction indicating that the information about each transaction is displayed after the transaction.

  The computer program of the present invention includes a product code input unit that inputs a product code, a settlement unit that performs settlement for each transaction based on product information stored in the storage unit, a display unit that displays and outputs information in a display area, The product code installed in the computer of the product sales data processing apparatus comprising: the product code input from the product code input unit by accessing the product information storage unit storing product information including the product unit price in association with the product code A function for storing product information corresponding to the storage unit in the storage unit, a function for determining the product information stored in the storage unit as product information for one transaction in response to a closing operation input from the operation unit, and the display unit The number display indicating that information on the earliest transaction is displayed in the display area, the transaction amount information of the earliest transaction, and the earliest A function of causing the display of the transaction amount information of each transaction after the each transaction indicating that the information is displayed about the number and the earliest transaction after the argument, to realize.

  According to the present invention, even if the checker proceeds with the code symbol reading work one after another, the cashier displays the transaction amount of the earliest transaction displayed in the display area and the transaction amount of each transaction after the earliest transaction. Therefore, the cashier and the checker can devote their own work to speed up the accounting work, and the waiting state for the customer to pay for the product price can be eliminated.

In 1st embodiment, it is a perspective view which shows the whole merchandise sales data processing apparatus. It is a block diagram which shows the electrical structure of a merchandise sales data processing apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the product code input process which the microcomputer of a product code input device performs. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the display content displayed on the display for reading work of a product code input device during a product code input process. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the display content displayed on the customer display of a product code input device during a product code input process. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the display content displayed on the display for payment work of a POS terminal during payment processing execution. It is explanatory drawing which shows the operation procedure which operates a touch panel and replaces the order of transaction. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the transition of the display content of the display for payment work of the POS terminal during payment processing execution. In 2nd Embodiment, it is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the display content displayed on the display for payment work of a POS terminal during payment processing execution.

  One embodiment (first embodiment) of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The present embodiment is introduced in a supermarket cash register area, and is configured to input a product code by a product code input unit and make a payment by a payment unit while flowing a customer and a product brought by the customer in one direction. This is an example applied to the merchandise sales data processing apparatus 101 being used.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the entire product sales data processing apparatus 101. A counter 110 is installed in the supermarket cashier area. The counter 110 has an elongated rectangular shape, and separates the clerk side space 102a and the customer side space 102b. In the clerk-side space 102a, a checker 105a responsible for reading the code symbol 108 using the product code input device 111 and a cashier 105b responsible for the settlement work using the POS terminal 112 are on standby. A customer movement path 104 through which the customer 103 moves along the side of the counter 110 is defined in the customer side space 102b. The customer 103 brings the item 106 to be purchased into the shopping basket 107 and brings it to the cashier area, and places the shopping basket 107 on the counter 110. Then, the customer slides the shopping basket 107 in the direction from the lower right to the upper left in FIG. 1 and proceeds along the customer movement path 104 while accounting for the store clerk (checker 105a and cashier 105b) and the product 106 to be purchased. Make a deal.

  The merchandise sales data processing apparatus 101 includes a counter 110, a merchandise code input apparatus 111, and a POS terminal 112 as a settlement unit. The product code input device 111 is erected at a position near the customer-side space 102b on the upper surface of the counter 110 along the customer movement path 104 in the long side direction. The product code input device 111 includes a code scanner 114 (see FIG. 2), and a reading window provided with the code symbol 108 attached to each product sold in the supermarket facing the store clerk side space 102a. This is an optical reading device via 114a. The code scanner 114 is a device that optically reads the code symbol 108 through the reading window 114a, decodes it into a product code, and inputs it to the POS terminal 112, and functions as a product code input unit. A POS terminal installation table 113 is installed in the vicinity of the counter 110 in the store clerk side space 102a on the downstream side in the flow direction of the product 106 along the flow of the customer movement path 104, and the POS terminal 112 is placed on the drawer 127a together with the drawer 127a. It is positioned. The product code input device 111 and the POS terminal 112 are connected by a connection code 159 so that data communication is possible.

  A checker 105a stands at a position facing the product code input device 111 in the clerk side space 102a. As the reading operation of the code symbol 108, the checker 105a first takes out the product 106 from the shopping basket 107 positioned on the upper surface of the counter 110 in the flow direction of the product 106 with respect to the product code input device 111, and reads the reading window 114a. Hold the code symbol 108 over. Thereafter, the checker 105a puts the product 106 into the empty second shopping basket 109 that is positioned in advance on the downstream side of the product flow direction on the upper surface of the counter 110.

  A cashier 105b stands at a position facing the POS terminal 112 in the clerk side space 102a. The cashier 105 b operates the POS terminal 112 to perform a settlement operation based on the product code input to the POS terminal 112 by the checker 105 a using the product code input device 111.

  Here, the structure of the product code input device 111 and the POS terminal 112 will be described with reference to FIG. The product code input device 111 includes a code scanner 114, a reading work display 115, a reading work touch panel 116, a keyboard 116a as an operation unit, a customer display 117 as a customer display unit, and a customer touch panel 118. And is configured integrally. The reading work display 115 is attached to the upper end of the product code input device 111 with the display surface facing the checker 105a. The reading work touch panel 116 is laminated on the display surface of the reading work display 115. The keyboard 116 a is positioned on the right side of the display surface of the reading work display 115. The customer display 117 is attached to the customer-side space 102b on the back surface of the reading work display 115. The customer touch panel 118 is stacked on the display surface of the customer display 117.

  The POS terminal 112 is disposed on the upper surface of the drawer 127 a placed on the POS terminal installation table 113. The POS terminal 112 includes a housing 122 having a receipt issuing port 120 and a magnetic card reading groove 121 provided on the upper surface, and includes a keyboard 123 and a settlement work display 124 as a display unit on the upper surface of the housing 122. Has been. A touch panel 125 is stacked on the display surface of the settlement work display 124. The housing 122 of the POS terminal 112 contains a receipt printer 126 (see FIG. 2) and a magnetic card reader 127 (see FIG. 2). A receipt (not shown) printed and issued from the receipt printer 126 is issued from a receipt issuing port 120 provided in the housing 122 of the POS terminal 112. The magnetic card reader 127 reads information stored in a magnetic card (not shown) inserted through the magnetic card reading groove 121 and inputs the information to the microcomputer 150 (see FIG. 2). The POS terminal 112 is connected to an IC card reader / writer 128 that reads and writes data from an IC card (not shown) by short-range wireless communication. The IC card reader / writer 128 is attached to the upper surface of the counter 110 in the vicinity of the downstream end in the product flow direction.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the merchandise sales data processing apparatus 101. The POS terminal 112 stores a microcomputer 150 as an information processing unit including a CPU 151, a ROM 152, and a RAM 153 as a storage unit. The microcomputer 150 is connected to each of a keyboard 123, a touch panel 125, a settlement display 124, a receipt printer 126, a magnetic card reader 127, a drawer 127a, a hard disk 154, an external device interface 155, and a LAN interface 156. It controls the drive control of these parts. The hard disk 154 stores a product data file F1 as a product information storage unit that stores product information such as product names and product unit prices in association with product codes, a sales data file F2 that stores sales information, and a settlement work display 124. Various data files including a display data file F3 for storing image data such as various icons to be displayed are stored. The hard disk 154 also stores various programs PG1 such as an OS, a driver program, and an application program. The external device interface 155 realizes data communication between the POS terminal 112 and the product code input device 111 and data communication between the POS terminal 112 and the IC card reader / writer 128. The LAN interface 156 realizes data communication between the store controller 158 and the POS terminal 112 connected via the in-store LAN 157 arranged in the supermarket. The microcomputer 150 reads all or part of the various programs PG1 stored in the hard disk 154 when the POS terminal 112 is activated, and executes processing in accordance with the description of the program PG1. The microcomputer 150 also executes a settlement process (described later) and a process of transmitting sales information stored in the sales data file F2 to the store controller 158 according to the description of the program PG1 stored in the hard disk 154. The microcomputer 150 also executes processing for storing the product information and image data distributed from the store controller 158 in the product data file F1 and the display data file F3 according to the description of the program PG1. Further, the microcomputer 150 transmits product information and image data to the product code input device 111 according to the description of the program PG1, and the product data file F1 and the product between the product code input device 111 and the POS terminal 112. Processing for synchronizing with the data file F4 (described later) and synchronizing the display data file F3 with the display data file F5 (described later) is also executed.

  The product code input device 111 includes a microcomputer 160 as an information processing unit that executes information processing. The microcomputer 160 is connected to the code scanner 114, the reading work display 115, the reading work touch panel 116, the keyboard 116a, the customer display 117, the customer touch panel 118, the external device interface 161, and the hard disk 162, respectively. It controls the drive control of these parts. The hard disk 162 stores a product data file F4 and a display data file F5 as a product information storage unit. The hard disk 162 also stores various programs PG2 such as an OS, a driver program, and an application program. The microcomputer 160 reads the program PG2 when the product code input device 111 is activated, and implements various processes including a product code input process (see FIG. 3) according to the description of the program PG2.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a product code input process executed by the microcomputer 160 of the product code input device 111. The microcomputer 160 of the product code input device 111 executes the product code input process according to the description of the program PG2 during the activation of the device, and waits for the input of the product code from the code scanner 114 (step S101).

  When it is determined that the product code has been input (Y in step S101), the microcomputer 160 accesses the product data file F4 to search for and acquire product information corresponding to the product code input from the code scanner 114. Execute (Step S102).

  As a subsequent process, the microcomputer 160 executes a current product information display process for displaying information such as the product name and the product unit price included in the product information acquired this time by the search process on the reading work display 115 and the customer display 117. (Step S103).

  As a subsequent process, the microcomputer 160 executes a product information transmission process for transmitting the product information acquired this time through the search process to the POS terminal 112 (step S104).

  As a subsequent process, the microcomputer 160 waits for either a tightening operation input from the keyboard 116a or a new product code input from the code scanner 114 (step S105 and step S106).

  If the input of a new product code is determined (Y in step S106), the microcomputer 160 returns the process to step S102, and searches for product information corresponding to the newly input product code (step S102). ).

  On the other hand, when the input of the tightening operation from the keyboard 116a is determined (Y in step S105), the microcomputer 160 should confirm the product information transmitted to the POS terminal 112 so far as the product information for one transaction. Then, the closing information is transmitted to the POS terminal 112 (step S107), and the series of product code input processing is terminated.

  FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of display contents displayed on the reading work display 115 of the product code input device 111 during the product code input process. The microcomputer 160 performs control to display the screen display shown in FIG. 4 on the reading work display 115 during execution of the product code input process (see FIG. 3). In this screen display, as shown in FIG. 4, the category button section 202, the product button section 203, the search button section 204, and the product information display section 201 are all arranged in the full screen width from the top.

  The product information display unit 201 displays the product name 205, the product unit price 206, and the individual product score 207 included in the product information acquired by the search process (step S102 in FIG. 3). The display of these product name 205, product unit price 206, and individual product score 207 is updated by the current product information display process (step S103 in FIG. 3). The individual product score 207 increases when the same product code is continuously input. The product information display unit 201 also displays a total price 208, a total product score 209, and a request content icon 210. The total price 208 and the total product score 209 are values calculated based on the product information acquired after the input of the product code, and the display is updated by the current product information display process (step S103 in FIG. 3). The request content icon 210 will be described later with reference to FIG.

  In the category button unit 202, the product button unit 203, and the search button unit 204, an image that supports the operation of the checker 105a inputting the product code to the POS terminal 112 via the reading operation touch panel 116 is displayed. The displayed image data is stored in the display data file F5. The category button section 202 includes a plurality of category buttons 202a indicating the categories of products sold in the supermarket. By specifying one of the category buttons 202a from the touch panel 116 for reading work, A product button 203a is developed in a predetermined product button section 203 belonging to a category by the category button 202a. In the example shown in FIG. 4, “vegetable” is touch-designated as the category button 202 a, and as a result, various product buttons 203 a such as “Avocado” and “Spinach” are developed in the product button section 203. The expansion of the product button 203 a on the product button unit 203 is also realized by touch-designating the search button 204 a included in the search button unit 204 from the reading work touch panel 116. For example, when “A” is touched as the search button 204a, various product buttons 203a for inputting product codes having product names starting with “A” or “O” are displayed in the product button section 203. Is done.

  The checker 105a can read the code symbol 108 from the code scanner 114 and know the details of the product information input to the POS terminal 112 by looking at the display content of the reading work display 115 displayed in this way. Further, the checker 105a can specify the category button unit 202 and the search button unit 204 by touching the reading operation touch panel 116 without using the code scanner 114, and expand the product button 203a in the product button unit 203, and the product button 203a. A product code can also be input by touch-designating a desired one from among the reading touch panel 116.

  FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of display contents displayed on the customer display 117 of the product code input device 111 during the product code input process. The microcomputer 160 controls to display the screen display shown in FIG. 5 on the customer display 117 during execution of the product code input process (see FIG. 3). As shown in FIG. 5, this screen display is configured to have a product information display unit 201 in the upper half and a request button display unit 211 in the lower half. Each element included in the merchandise information display unit 201 is the same as that displayed on the reading work display 115, and therefore the description thereof is omitted. The request button display unit 211 includes a small shopping bag request button 211a, a large shopping bag request button 211b, a paper bag request button 211c, a split request button 211d, a credit card settlement declaration button 211e, and a point use declaration button. 211f is displayed. These image data are stored in the display data file F5.

  The customer 103 sees the display contents of the customer display 117 displayed in this way, and the customer 103 reads each code in the request button display unit 211 from the customer touch panel 118 while the checker 105a is reading the code symbol 108. The buttons 211a to 211f can be designated by touch. The touch designation operation of each of the buttons 211a to 211f is performed by adding a new code symbol 108 to start a transaction for the next customer 103 even after the checker 105a inputs a closing operation from the keyboard 116a of the product code input device 111. This can be done until the code scanner 114 reads the code. When the touch designation of these buttons 211a to 211f is determined, the microcomputer 160 of the product code input device 111 controls the reading work display 115 to display the request content icons 210 corresponding to the buttons 211a to 211f that are touch designated. Execute the process to be displayed. Along with this process, the microcomputer 160 also executes a process of transmitting and outputting request information indicating that the buttons 211a to 211f are touch-designated to the POS terminal 112.

  The microcomputer 150 of the POS terminal 112 waits for reception of information transmitted from the product code input device 111 according to the description of the program PG1 while the device is activated. When the product information transmitted from the product code input device 111 is received, the microcomputer 150 stores the received product information in the RAM 153. In addition, when the microcomputer 150 receives the closing information transmitted from the product code input device 111, the microcomputer 150 executes processing for determining the product information stored in the RAM 153 as product information for one transaction. As a result of the above processing, the determined merchandise information for each transaction and the merchandise information that has not yet been finalized as merchandise information for one transaction are stored in the RAM 153.

  Further, the microcomputer 150 of the POS terminal 112 executes a settlement process in accordance with the description of the program PG1 while the device is activated. The settlement process calculates the transaction amount to be paid by the customer based on the product information determined as the product information for the transaction to be settled earliest (hereinafter referred to as the earliest transaction) among the product information stored in the RAM 153. In this process, the transaction amount is settled. In the settlement process, when a deposit amount from the customer 103 input from the keyboard 123 of the POS terminal 112 is input, a settlement with cash is performed. In the payment process, when a credit card (not shown) is inserted from the magnetic card reading groove 121 and the magnetic information of the credit card is read by the magnetic card reader 127, the credit card payment is performed. In the settlement process, when an IC card (not shown) storing electronic money information possessed by the customer 103 is held over the IC card reader / writer 128, electronic money settlement is performed. After making such a settlement, the microcomputer 150 stores various information such as a transaction amount, a deposit amount, a fishing amount, and product information related to the transaction in the sales data file F2 in the hard disk 154, and further receives the receipt printer 126. And a receipt (not shown) is printed and issued from the receipt issuing port 120.

  In the POS terminal 112, product information and closing information are transmitted from the product code input device 111 and stored in the RAM 153 while the microcomputer 150 performs such a settlement process. Among them, the microcomputer 150 of the POS terminal 112 performs processing for displaying the screen display shown in FIGS. 6 to 8 on the settlement work display 124 to support the settlement work of the cashier.

  FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of display contents displayed on the settlement work display 124 of the POS terminal 112 during the settlement process. The microcomputer 150 defines in advance a settlement area 302 and two settlement waiting areas 303 smaller than the settlement area 302 in the display area 301 of the settlement work display 124. The settlement area 302 is provided close to the left end in the display area 301, occupies more than half of the width of the display area 301, and is high enough to provide a margin adjacent to each of the upper and lower sides in the display area 301. have. The two settlement waiting areas 303 are provided adjacent to each other vertically between the right end side of the display area 301 and the right end side of the settlement area 302. Then, the microcomputer 150 controls the settlement work display 124 during the settlement process, and sets the settlement window 304 in the settlement area 302, the next customer window 305 in the upper settlement waiting area 303, and the lower window 305. The customer windows 306 are displayed one after another in the settlement waiting area 303 on the side.

  First, it demonstrates based on Fig.6 (a). In the settlement window 304, transaction amount information 307 related to the earliest transaction is displayed, and a number display 304a “1” indicating that information related to the earliest transaction is displayed is displayed in the upper left of the settlement window 304. Is done. The transaction amount information 307 includes a transaction amount 308, a merchandise sales point 309, a deposit amount 310, and a fishing amount 311. The transaction amount 308 is an amount calculated based on the product unit price of the product information corresponding to the earliest transaction among the product information stored in the RAM 153, and is a lock key on the keyboard 116a of the product code input device 111 by the checker 105a. It is displayed regardless of whether or not it is confirmed as product information for the earliest transaction by pressing (not shown). The transaction amount 308 is appropriately added with a taxable amount or a discount amount as necessary. The product sales point 309 is calculated based on the product information for the earliest transaction among the product information stored in the RAM 153. The deposit amount 310 is obtained when the cashier 105b operates the POS terminal 112 with the cashier 105b operating the POS terminal 112 in a state in which the merchandise information for the earliest transaction is confirmed by pressing the key of the keyboard 116a of the product code input device 111 by the checker 105a. Is the amount entered in In the example shown in FIG. 6A, “cash 10,200 yen” and “use point 9 pt” are input as the deposit amount 310. “Cash 10,200 yen” is the amount input from the keyboard 123 of the POS terminal 112 by the cashier 105b. “Use point 9pt” is a point acquired by passing a membership card (not shown) deposited by the cashier 105b from the customer 103 through the magnetic card reading groove 121. In this example, 1 point is converted to 1 yen. And used for settlement. The member card is attached with a magnetic tape on which a member code is stored, and the member code is input to the POS terminal 112 via the magnetic card reader 127 by passing through the magnetic card reading groove 121. The microcomputer 150 of the POS terminal 112 transmits the input member code to the store controller 158, inquires about the point information of each customer stored in a point database (not shown) in the store controller 158, and makes a settlement. Acquire member point information used for. The fishing amount 311 is an amount obtained by subtracting the transaction amount 308 from the deposit amount 310. The fishing amount 311 is displayed by pressing a settlement key (not shown) provided on the keyboard 123 in a state where the deposit amount 310 is input. It should be noted that the depression of the settlement key is a process of storing sales data in the sales data file F2 performed by the microcomputer 150, a process of driving the receipt printer 126 to print and issue a receipt (not shown), or an open signal to the drawer 127a. It also triggers the process to send.

  A registration detail screen switching button 312 is arranged on the upper right of the settlement window 304. The registration details screen switching button 312 is grayed out before the merchandise information for the earliest transaction is confirmed, and is highlighted when the merchandise information for the earliest transaction is confirmed (FIG. 8 (a) and (See (b)). If the microcomputer 150 determines that the touch designation is made via the touch panel 125 while the registration details screen switching button 312 is highlighted, the microcomputer 150 stores the product name, the product unit price, etc. stored in the RAM 153 for the earliest transaction. A detail screen (not shown) showing details of the product information is displayed in the entire display area 301. A return button (not shown) is arranged on the detail screen, and the display content of the display area 301 is returned to the display content shown in FIG. 6A by specifying the return button via the touch panel 125. can do.

  The window for next customer 305 and the window for next customer 306 are provided corresponding to each transaction after the earliest transaction, and the product information for each transaction is displayed indicating the final status. More specifically, the next customer window 305 corresponds to the second transaction, and the next customer window 306 is provided corresponding to the third transaction. In addition, a number display 305a “2” indicating that information related to the second transaction is displayed is displayed on the upper left of the next customer window 305. Further, a number display 306a “3” indicating that information on the third transaction is displayed is displayed on the upper left of the customer window 306 one after another. Each of the next customer window 305 and the second customer window 306 has a first state in which product information for one transaction is confirmed and the customer is waiting for a settlement operation. The checker 105a reads the code symbol 108. A display indicating that the product code is in the middle of input and the product information is not confirmed and the product state is in a second state or the product code input has not started is displayed.

  In FIG. 6A, the merchandise information is confirmed in the first state for the second transaction, and the checker 105a uses the code scanner 114 to read the code symbol 108 for the third transaction. The display contents of the display area 301 when the product information is in the second state in which product information is not confirmed are shown. In this case, the next customer window 305 displays a transaction amount 313 and a product sales number 314. The transaction amount 313 and the product sales score 314 are calculated based on the product information for the second transaction stored in the RAM 153. In addition, a registration detail screen switching button 315 is arranged on the upper right of the next customer window 305, and by specifying the touch through the touch panel 125, the product information for the second transaction is displayed in the entire display area 301. A detailed screen (not shown) showing details can also be displayed. On the other hand, a message 316 “Registering ...” is displayed in the customer window 306, indicating that the product information has not been confirmed and the code symbol 108 is being read by the checker 105a. The transaction amount 313, the product sales point 314, and the registration details screen switching button 315 are not displayed at all.

  Here, if the checker 105a indicates the third state in which the code symbol 108 is not even read in the settlement waiting area 303 in which the second transaction state or the third transaction state is indicated, the microcomputer 150 is essentially the next. The settlement window 303 is drawn in the same color as the background color without displaying the customer window 305 or the customer window 306 (see FIGS. 8A to 8D).

  In FIG. 6A, a request icon 317 is displayed below the settlement window 304. This is displayed by the customer 103 touch-designating the customer touch panel 118 with the buttons 211a to 211f of the request button display unit 211 displayed on the customer display 117 (see also FIG. 5). ). Note that these image data are stored in the display data file F3. In the example shown in FIG. 6A, until the customer 103 who makes the earliest transaction starts the reading operation of the code symbol 108 by the checker 105a and starts the reading operation of the code symbol 108 for the customer who makes the second transaction. In addition, pressing of the large shopping bag request button 211b and the point use declaration button 211f displayed on the customer display 117 via the customer touch panel 118 is indicated by a request icon 317 in the settlement window 304. Similarly, a request icon 318 is also displayed below the next customer window 305. This shows each button 211a-211f of the request button display part 211 which the customer who performs the 2nd transaction touch-designated via the customer touch panel 118 until the 3rd transaction is started.

  Next, description will be made based on FIG. In the RAM 153, when product information of three or more transactions is stored and four or more customers including the customer who pays to the cashier 105b are in a payment waiting state, the microcomputer 150, as shown in FIG. A pop-up window 325 is displayed at a location where the request icon 318 is to be displayed in the customer window 306, and the number of transactions after the fourth is displayed therein.

  FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an operation procedure for changing the order of transactions by operating the touch panel 125. The display contents of the payment window 304, the next customer window 305, and the second customer window 306 displayed on the payment work display 124 can be switched by a drag operation on the touch panel 125. Furthermore, the order of transactions is also changed with this change. More specifically, when the microcomputer 150 determines that a drag operation has been performed from the touch panel 125, the microcomputer 150 detects the coordinates of the start point and the end point of the drag operation. When the microcomputer 150 determines that these start point coordinates and end point coordinates are included in two different areas of the settlement area 302 and the two settlement waiting areas 303, the microcomputer 150 stores them in the RAM 153. In the merchandise information, the transaction corresponding to the area including the start point coordinates and the transaction corresponding to the area including the end point coordinates are exchanged and stored again, and the display content of the settlement work display 124 is also updated.

  FIG. 7A shows an example in which the cashier 105 b performs a drag operation from the next customer window 305 to the settlement window 304 by tracing the touch panel 125. In this case, the start point coordinates of the drag operation are included in the upper settlement waiting area 303, and the end coordinates of the drag coordinates are included in the settlement area 302. Therefore, the microcomputer 150 re-stores the product information for the earliest transaction among the product information stored in the RAM 153 as the product information for the second transaction, and stores the product information for the second transaction as the earliest. Re-store as product information for transactions. Further, the microcomputer 150 redisplays the display contents of the payment window 304 and the next customer window 305 displayed on the payment work display 124 based on the contents stored in the RAM 153 again. As a result, as shown in FIG. 7B, the contents of the earliest transaction and the contents of the second transaction are displayed interchangeably, and the cashier 105b can perform the settlement operation for the second transaction first. become able to.

  FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing an example of transition of display contents of the settlement work display 124 of the POS terminal 112 during settlement processing. Using the merchandise sales data processing apparatus 101 of the present embodiment in which the screen display as described above is performed, the checker 105a stands in front of the merchandise code input apparatus 111 to read the code symbol 108, and the cashier 105b The case where the accounting work is carried out in a two-person system in which payment work is performed in front of the terminal 112 will be described below.

  First, when the checker 105 a takes out the product 106 from the shopping basket 107 placed on the counter 110 by the customer 103 and causes the code scanner 114 to read the code symbol 108, the code symbol 108 is read on the settlement work display 124. The completed transaction amount 308 and the merchandise sales number 309 are displayed in the settlement window 304 (FIG. 8A). At this time, the merchandise information of the earliest transaction has not been confirmed, so the registration details screen switching button 312 is grayed out.

  Subsequently, when the checker 105a presses the closing key (not shown) of the keyboard 116a of the product code input device 111 to confirm the product information of the earliest transaction, the registration details screen switching button 312 is highlighted, and the cashier 105b can proceed with the settlement work with the customer 103 (FIG. 8B). FIG. 8B shows a state in which the cashier 105b deposits cash or a membership card from the customer 103 and inputs information on the deposit amount 310 to the POS terminal 112, and as a result, the fishing amount 311 is also displayed. At this stage, since a transaction after the earliest transaction has not started, only the background color 319 is displayed in the settlement waiting area 303.

  If the cashier 105b does not proceed with the settlement operation in the state shown in FIG. 8B, and the checker 105a proceeds with the reading operation of the code symbol 108 by depositing the product 106 from the customer 103 who performs the second transaction, Next customer window 305 is displayed in settlement waiting area 303 (FIG. 8C). At this stage, since the checker 105a has not confirmed the merchandise information for the second transaction, in order to indicate that the second transaction is in the second state, the checker 105a is “registering…” in the next customer window 305. Message 316 is displayed.

  Further, when the checker 105a proceeds with the reading operation of the code symbol 108 and presses the closing key (not shown) of the keyboard 116a to confirm the product information for the second transaction, it is referred to as “Registering ...” from the next customer window 305. The message 316 disappears, and the transaction amount 313, the merchandise sales point 314, the registration details screen switching button 315, and the request icon 318 are displayed (FIG. 8D).

  Further, when the checker 105a starts reading the code symbol 108 for the customer 103 who performs the third transaction, the lower payment waiting area 303 includes a message 316 "Registering ..." 306 is displayed (FIG. 8E). Then, when the checker 105a presses the closing key (not shown) of the keyboard 116a and confirms the product information for the third transaction, the message 316 “Registering ...” disappears from the customer window 306 one after another, and the transaction amount 313 The product sales point 314, the registration details screen switching button 315, and the request icon 318 are displayed (FIG. 8F).

  As described above, in the merchandise sales data processing apparatus 101 according to the present embodiment, when the checker 105a proceeds to read the code symbol 108 one after another, it is for the next customer displayed in the display area 301 of the settlement work display 124. The window 305 and the customer window 306 include a first state in which product information is confirmed in each transaction after the earliest transaction, a second state in which product information is not confirmed in the middle of entering the product code, and , Which state is in the third state where the input of the product code is not started is displayed. The difference in display between the first state, the second state, and the third state displayed in the next customer window 305 and the second customer window 306 is greatly different in appearance as shown in FIGS. For this reason, the cashier 105b can confirm the input status of the product information for each of the second and subsequent transactions while looking at the settlement work display 124 and performing the settlement work for the earliest transaction. I can concentrate on it. Further, according to the product sales data processing apparatus 101 of the present embodiment, transaction amount information 307 is displayed largely in the display area 301 for the earliest transaction, and further, detailed information such as product name and product unit price is registered. Since it is not displayed unless the detail screen switching button 312 is touch-designated, the cashier 105b will not mistake the transaction amount between the earliest transaction and the second and subsequent transactions. Therefore, the cashier 105b can quickly proceed with the settlement work and eliminate the bottleneck of the customer flow due to the settlement work. The cashier 105b and the checker 105a can concentrate on their work to speed up the accounting work. It is possible to eliminate the payment waiting state for the product price.

  Further, in the merchandise sales data processing apparatus 101 according to the present embodiment, when the merchandise information is confirmed for the second and subsequent transactions after the earliest transaction, the next customer window 305 and the second customer window 306 are displayed. A transaction amount 313 and a product sales score 314 are displayed. For this reason, the cashier 105b can guess the contents of the second and subsequent transactions while the earliest transaction is delayed only by looking at the settlement work display 124, and can proceed with the settlement work more efficiently. The cashier 105b can also know the details of the second and subsequent transactions by touching the registration details screen switching button 315 to display the details screen.

  Furthermore, in the merchandise sales data processing apparatus 101 according to the present embodiment, the customer 103 inputs a request for the cashier 105b and the checker 105a from the customer touch panel 118, and the request is displayed on the reading work display 115 and the payment work display 124 as icons. Since the information is displayed, the cashier 105b and the checker 105a can grasp in advance that the shopping bag is prepared and the payment with the credit card is performed while the payment work is delayed, and the accounting work is further efficiently performed. be able to.

  Furthermore, in the merchandise sales data processing apparatus 101 according to the present embodiment, the order of transactions can be changed by dragging the touch panel 125 stacked on the settlement work display 124. When the settlement operation for 103 is stagnant, the settlement operation for the second customer 103 can be advanced, and the accounting operation can be further efficiently performed.

  Next, another embodiment (second embodiment) of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In this case, the same parts as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted. In the merchandise sales data processing apparatus 101 according to the present embodiment, the shapes of the settlement area 302 and the settlement waiting area 303 defined in the display area 301 of the settlement work display 124 and the display contents displayed in them are: Different from the first embodiment.

  FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of display contents displayed on the settlement work display 124 of the POS terminal 112 during the settlement process. In the present embodiment, the settlement area 302 is provided with a full width so as to be close to the upper side in the display area 301 of the settlement work display 124. In the display area 301, a payment waiting number display area 320 and four payment waiting areas 303 are provided side by side adjacent to the lower side of the payment area 302.

  In the settlement area 302 of the present embodiment, a product information list 321 is displayed that shows the details of the product information of the earliest transaction in the form of a table. In the product information list 321, fields indicating “product name”, “unit price”, “quantity”, “discount”, “amount”, and “tax” are provided, and stored in the RAM 153 in the row direction. A record indicating product information for the earliest transaction is provided. This merchandise information list 321 can be scroll-displayed in the row direction by touch-designating the scroll button 322 displayed at the right end of the settlement area 302 from the touch panel 125. Below the “quantity”, “discount”, “amount”, and “tax” fields of the product information list 321, a transaction amount 308 and a product sales number 309 are displayed.

  In the settlement waiting number display area 320 of the present embodiment, the number of transactions waiting for settlement excluding the earliest transaction is displayed. The cashier 105b can grasp the number of customers who are waiting for the payment of the merchandise price by looking at the numbers displayed in the settlement waiting number display area 320.

  In the settlement waiting area 303 of the present embodiment, the input status of the product code including the earliest transaction is displayed as an icon. In FIG. 9, the settlement waiting areas 303 are provided side by side and correspond to the earliest transaction, the second transaction, the third transaction, and the fourth transaction in that order from the left. Inside each settlement waiting area 303, an illustration image 323 representing the customer 103 and a graph 324 representing the number of products that the customer 103 intends to purchase are displayed. Further, a request icon 318 is also displayed inside each settlement waiting area 303 as in the first embodiment. The illustration image 323 is displayed when the code symbol 108 reading operation performed by the checker 105a is started and the transaction is started. The graph 324 is a bar graph that increases in proportion to the number of product sales in each transaction. The product sales points 309 and 314 displayed in the settlement window 304 and the next customer window 305 in the first embodiment are displayed as icons. It has become. Note that these image data are stored in the display data file F3.

  Also with the merchandise sales data processing apparatus 101 according to the present embodiment, the cashier 105b performs a settlement operation while looking at the transaction amount 308 of the earliest transaction displayed largely in the display area 301, and for each subsequent transaction. Therefore, the cashier 105b and the checker 105a can devote their own work to speed up the accounting work, and the waiting state for the customer to pay for the product price can be resolved. . Furthermore, according to the product sales data processing apparatus 101 of the present embodiment, the product sales score 309 in each transaction is displayed as an icon in the settlement waiting area corresponding to the transaction and displayed as a graph 324. The customer 103 who is waiting for settlement can grasp the number of products to be purchased at a glance, and can further improve the efficiency of the accounting work.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 101 ... Merchandise sales data processing apparatus, 108 ... Code symbol (product code), 112 ... POS terminal (settlement part), 116a ... Keyboard (operation part), 117 ... Customer display (customer display part), 118 ... Customer Touch panel, 124 ... settlement display (display unit), 125 ... touch panel, 150 ... microcomputer (information processing unit, computer), 153 ... RAM (storage unit), 160 ... microcomputer (information processing unit, computer), 211a ... 211f ... button (request content), 317 ... request icon (request content), 318 ... request icon (request content), 301 ... display area, 302 ... settlement area, 303 ... waiting area for settlement, 307 ... transaction amount information, 308 ... Transaction amount, 313 ... Transaction amount, 324 ... Graph (A indicating product sales points) Con), F1, F4 ... commodity data file (commodity information storage unit), PG1, PG2 ... Program

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A product code input section for inputting a product code;
A settlement unit that performs settlement for each transaction based on the product information stored in the storage unit;
A display unit for displaying and outputting information in the display area;
An information processing unit for executing information processing;
The information processing unit accesses a product information storage unit that stores product information including a product unit price in association with a product code, and stores product information corresponding to the product code input from the product code input unit in the storage unit Means to
Means for determining the product information stored in the storage unit as product information for one transaction in response to a closing operation input from the operation unit, the information processing unit;
The information processing unit controls the display unit to display a number display indicating that information on the earliest transaction is displayed in the display area, transaction amount information of the earliest transaction, and after the earliest transaction. A number display indicating that information relating to each transaction is displayed and a means for displaying the transaction amount information of each transaction after the earliest transaction;
A product sales data processing apparatus comprising:   The merchandise sales data processing device according to claim 1, wherein each transaction after the earliest transaction is a second and third transaction. Merchandise sales data processing apparatus comprising: a merchandise code input section for inputting a merchandise code; a settlement section that performs settlement for each transaction based on the merchandise information stored in the storage section; and a display section that displays and outputs information in a display area Installed on this computer,
A function of accessing a product information storage unit that stores product information including a product unit price in association with a product code and storing product information corresponding to the product code input from the product code input unit in the storage unit;
A function for determining the product information stored in the storage unit as product information for one transaction according to a closing operation input from the operation unit;
By controlling the display unit, number display indicating that information on the earliest transaction is displayed in the display area, transaction amount information of the earliest transaction, and information on each transaction after the earliest transaction A function to display a number display indicating that the transaction is displayed and transaction amount information of each transaction after the earliest transaction;
A computer program that realizes

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