JP2011059890A - Information processing system, method of controlling the same, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mechanism for preventing a price on a commodity master file from being different from a price on the POP advertisement or the like printed for the commodity and for reducing the operation of a person in charge. <P>SOLUTION: A portable terminal sends input identification information for identifying a commodity and the changed price of the commodity to an information processing apparatus. When printing a tag including the identification information received from the portable terminal and the changed price, the information processing apparatus stores the identification information and the changed price in association with each other. Then the portable terminal reads the identification information included in the printed tag and sends the information to the information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus changes the price of the commodity to the changed price of the commodity in the identification information. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing system, a control method therefor, and a program, and more particularly to a technique for preventing a product price used in sales calculation from being different from a price tag attached to a product.

  Generally, price tags and point-of-purchase advertising (hereinafter also referred to as POP advertisements) are attached to product shelves such as supermarkets. Further, the product price printed on the price tag or POP advertisement is registered in a product master file used for sales calculation in a cash register (also simply referred to as a cash register).

In supermarkets and the like, sales such as time sales (discounts within a predetermined time) are performed. In the case of such a time sale, a price tag on which the price at the time sale is printed or a POP advertisement is attached to the product shelf of the target product. In addition, in order to calculate the sales at the cash register with the price at the time sale, the product master file must be changed to the price after the discount.
Conventionally, Patent Literature 1 and Patent Literature 2 disclose changing a product master file using a portable terminal such as a handy terminal.

  In Patent Document 1, the changed price of the product input by the salesperson in the sales floor is read from the handy terminal, and the price of the product registered in the product master file used in the POS system is read and changed. It is disclosed to change to a later price. Further, it is disclosed that after changing the price of the product registered in the product master file, the product name of the product whose price is to be changed, the price before the change, and the price after the change are printed from the printer of the handy terminal. (After changing the price of the product master file, print the price tag of the changed price)

  Further, in Patent Document 2, when a portable price tag issuer issues a price tag of a changed price of a product input by a user, the price after the change is stored, and a product information management device is stored. It is disclosed that when the changed price is read from the portable price tag issuing machine, the price of the product stored in the product information file is updated to the read changed price. (Change the price of the product master file after issuing the price tag for the changed price)

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-228588 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-073468

However, in the above prior art, the price tag is printed by the printer of the portable terminal. Usually, since the printer of the portable terminal is a small monochrome printer, it is difficult to print a color POP advertisement from the portable terminal on the sales floor unless a portable terminal with a color printer is used.
Furthermore, when the supermarket does not have a portable terminal with a printer, it is difficult to print a price tag or a color POP advertisement from the portable terminal at the sales floor.

  Therefore, in a supermarket that does not have a portable terminal with a printer, it is conceivable to print a color POP advertisement or a price tag from a printing device (MFP or the like) that is installed in a supermarket office and can perform color printing.

  However, when printing a POP advertisement in which a changed price is printed and / or a price tag to be changed from a printing apparatus installed in the office, in the related art, an advertisement price tag in the office connected to the printing apparatus is used. The user has to input a price to be changed to the creation device (computer), and the POP advertisement and / or price tag must be printed from the advertisement price tag creation device to the printing device. The price of the product stored in the product master file used for sales calculation must also be changed by the user operating another product price management device (computer) in the office.

  Therefore, the timing for printing the POP advertisement and / or the price tag to be changed from the printing device installed in the office, and the timing for changing the price of the product stored in the product master file are the operation time of the user. As the length increases, the price differs in the sales calculation at the cash register and the price on the price tag at the actual sales floor.

  Furthermore, since it is necessary to perform an operation of inputting information such as the changed price to each of the advertisement price tag creation device (computer) and the product price management device (computer), the work of the person in charge becomes complicated.

  Further, while the POP advertisement and / or the price tag to be changed are printed at the office and the user goes to install the printed matter at the sales floor, the price of the product master file used for the sales calculation at the cash register, The price of the price tag at the sales floor is different.

  Further, when the person in charge inputs the changed price of the product to the mobile terminal at the sales floor, the price of the product master file is changed to the changed price, and the POP advertisement of the changed price is printed from the printing device in the office. In the mechanism, only one POP advertisement to be printed is printed, making it difficult to print efficiently.

  Furthermore, since the changed price is printed every time it is input to the mobile terminal, it is difficult to efficiently print price tags and POP advertisements. That is, conventionally, it has been difficult to efficiently print a plurality of POP advertisements for the products for which the person in charge is in charge.

An object of the present invention is to provide a mechanism that prevents the price of a product master file from being different from the price of a POP advertisement or the like that is printed on a product and reduces the work of a person in charge.

  The present invention provides information that enables communication between a mobile terminal that inputs the price of a product and an information processing apparatus that stores product master information including identification information for identifying the price of the product and the product used to calculate sales. In the processing system, the portable terminal is configured to input identification information for identifying the product and a change price of the product, and the information processing apparatus receives the identification information and the change price input by the input unit. A first transmission unit that transmits the identification information, a reading unit that reads the identification information included in the price tag of the product printed as a result of transmission by the first transmission unit, and the identification information that is read by the reading unit Second transmission means for transmitting the information to the information processing apparatus, wherein the information processing apparatus transmits the identification information and the change value transmitted from the portable terminal by the first transmission means. Receiving means, output means for outputting a price tag including the identification information and the changed price received by the first receiving means, and receiving by the first receiving means Storage means for storing the identification information and the changed price in association with each other, second reception means for receiving the identification information transmitted from the portable terminal by the second transmission means, and the second reception Changing means for changing the price of the product included in the product master information identified by the identification information received by the means to a changed price corresponding to the identification information stored in the storage means, Features.

  In addition, the present invention allows communication between a portable terminal that inputs the price of a product and an information processing device that stores product master information including identification information for identifying the price of the product and the product used to calculate sales. In the information processing system, the portable terminal includes an input step in which the input means of the portable terminal inputs identification information for identifying the product and a change price of the product, A first transmission unit that transmits the identification information and the changed price input in the input step to the information processing apparatus; and a reading unit of the portable terminal transmits the first transmission step. As a result, the reading step of reading the identification information included in the price tag of the printed product, and the second transmission means of the mobile terminal uses the information of the identification information read by the reading step as the information. A second transmission step of transmitting to the physical device, wherein the information processing device is configured such that the first receiving means of the information processing device transmits the identification information from the portable terminal in the first transmission step. And a first receiving step for receiving the changed price, and an output means of the information processing apparatus outputs the price tag including the identification information and the changed price received in the first receiving step for printing. An output step; a storage step in which the storage means of the information processing apparatus stores the identification information received in the first reception step in association with the changed price; and a second reception means of the information processing apparatus However, the second reception step of receiving the identification information transmitted from the portable terminal in the second transmission step, and the identification information received by the changing means of the information processing apparatus in the second reception step. Identified by Is the price of a product included in the product master information, characterized in that it and a changing step of changing changes the price corresponding to the stored identification information in said storing step.

  In addition, the present invention allows communication between a portable terminal that inputs the price of a product and an information processing device that stores product master information including identification information for identifying the price of the product and the product used to calculate sales. A program executed by a simple information processing system, the input means for inputting identification information for identifying the product and a change price of the product, and the identification information and the change input by the input means. First transmission means for transmitting the price to the information processing apparatus, reading means for reading the identification information contained in the price tag of the product printed as a result of transmission by the first transmission means, and the reading means Functioning as a second transmission means for transmitting the identification information read by the information processing apparatus to the information processing apparatus, and transmitting the information processing apparatus from the portable terminal by the first transmission means. A first receiving means for receiving the identification information and the changed price, an output means for outputting a price tag including the identification information and the changed price received by the first receiving means; A storage unit that stores the identification information received by the first receiving unit in association with the changed price; and a second unit that receives the identification information transmitted from the portable terminal by the second transmission unit. The price of the product included in the product master information identified by the identification information received by the receiving unit and the second receiving unit is changed to a changed price corresponding to the identification information stored in the storage unit. It is made to function as a change means to perform.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to prevent the price of the merchandise master file from being different from the price of a POP advertisement or the like printed on the merchandise, and to reduce the work of the person in charge.

It is a figure which shows the structural example of the system which concerns on this embodiment. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the information processing apparatuses 100, 200, 300, 400, 700, 800, and 900 illustrated in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the 1st control processing procedure which the portable terminal 400 in FIG. 1 performs. It is a flowchart which shows the detailed process of step S302 of FIG. It is a figure which shows the process which changes the price of the goods master table. It is a figure which shows the process which prints a POP advertisement. It is a figure which shows the process which requests the POP-WEB server 700 to output a POP advertisement. It is a flowchart which shows the process which changes (updates) the sales price of a goods master table. It is a screen displayed on the display part of the portable terminal 400. FIG. It is a goods master table and a price change record.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail according to preferred embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings.
[First Embodiment]
A first embodiment of the present invention will be described below.
<Description of FIG. 1>
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a system according to the present embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 1, a store automation server 100, a store control server 200, a POP client 300, a multi-function device 600 (color printer), a cash register (POS terminal) 500, a POP-WEB server 700, a POP communication server 900, and a core server 800. Are connected to each other via a network 600 so that they can communicate with each other. The store control server 200 and the portable terminal (handy terminal) 400 are connected to each other through a dedicated line network so that they can communicate with each other. In addition, the portable terminal (handy terminal) 400 can be connected to the store control server 200 on the network 600 in a wireless communication manner using a wireless device provided in the portable terminal, for example.

The store automation server 100, the store control server 200, the POP client 300, the POP-WEB server 700, the POP communication server 900, and the backbone server 800 are information processing devices (computers). The portable terminal (handy terminal) 400 is a portable information processing apparatus (computer) that can be carried. A cash register (POS terminal) 500 indicates a cash register.

The multifunction peripheral (printing apparatus) 600 is a so-called MFP (Multifunction Peripheral), and is an apparatus having functions such as a printer (printing apparatus), a scanner, a copier, and a FAX.

The store automation server 100, the store control server 200, the POP client 300, the multi-function device 600, the portable terminal (handy terminal) 400, and the cash register (POS terminal) 500 are arranged, for example, in a supermarket store. A portable terminal (handy terminal) 400 and a cash register (POS terminal) 500 are arranged in the store. The store automation server 100, the store control server 200, the POP client 300, and the multi-function device 600 are installed in the store office. The office is located away from the store, such as the back of the store.

In addition, the POP-WEB server 700, the POP communication server 900, and the backbone server 800 are installed in the headquarters (data center) of a company that collects and analyzes data such as sales of each store.

<Description of FIG. 2>
Hereinafter, the hardware configuration of the information processing apparatuses 100, 200, 300, 400, 700, 800, and 900 illustrated in FIG. 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the information processing apparatuses 100, 200, 300, 400, 700, 800, and 900 illustrated in FIG.

In FIG. 2, reference numeral 201 denotes a CPU that comprehensively controls each device and controller connected to the system bus 204. Further, the ROM 202 or the external memory 211 has a BIOS (Basic Input / Output System) or an operating system program (hereinafter referred to as OS), which is a control program of the CPU 201, and functions executed by each server or each PC (information processing apparatus). Various programs and the like to be described later necessary for the realization are stored.

A RAM 203 functions as a main memory, work area, and the like for the CPU 201. The CPU 201 implements various operations by loading a program or the like necessary for execution of processing from the ROM 202 or the external memory 211 into the RAM 203 and executing the loaded program.

An input controller 205 controls input from a keyboard (KB) 209 or a pointing device such as a mouse (not shown). A video controller 206 controls display on a display (display unit) such as a CRT display (CRT) 210. In FIG. 2, although described as CRT 210, the display device is not limited to the CRT, but may be another display device such as a liquid crystal display. These are used by the administrator as needed.

A memory controller 207 is provided in an external storage device (hard disk (HD)), flexible disk (FD), or PCMCIA card slot for storing a boot program, various applications, font data, user files, editing files, various data, and the like. Controls access to an external memory 211 such as a compact flash (registered trademark) memory connected via an adapter.

A communication I / F controller 208 is connected to and communicates with an external device via the network 600, and executes communication control processing in the network. For example, communication using TCP / IP is possible.

Note that the CPU 201 enables display on the CRT 210 by executing outline font rasterization processing on a display information area in the RAM 203, for example. In addition, the CPU 201 enables a user instruction with a mouse cursor (not shown) on the CRT 210.

Various programs to be described later for realizing the present invention are recorded in the external memory 211 and executed by the CPU 201 by being loaded into the RAM 203 as necessary. Further, files and various tables used when executing the program are also stored in the external memory 211.

<Description of FIG. 3>

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a first control processing procedure executed by the portable terminal 400 in FIG.

  The processing from step S301 to step S313 illustrated in FIG. 3 is realized by the CPU 201 executing a program stored in the external memory 211 of the portable terminal 400.

The person in charge of changing the price has the portable terminal 400, inputs the department code to which the person in charge (user) belongs or the department code indicating the classification of the product whose price is to be changed, and then the barcode ( 3 is started by bringing a barcode reader (barcode reader) provided in the portable terminal 400 close to a JAN code or the like.
First, the CPU 201 of the portable terminal 400 receives a department code in accordance with a user instruction, and scans and reads the barcode printed on the product from the barcode reader (step S301).

  Next, the CPU 201 of the portable terminal 400 transmits the barcode (product code) reading result (product code) (identification information for identifying the product) to the store control server 200 and reads the product code. The product name and sales price inquiry process is performed (step S302).

  Next, the CPU 201 of the portable terminal 400 determines whether or not data indicating an error has been received from the store control server 200 as a result of the inquiry processing in step S302 (step S303). If it is determined that data indicating an error has been received, the process proceeds to step S312. On the other hand, if it is determined that the data indicating the error has not been received and the product name, the list price and the sales price have been received from the store control server 200, the process proceeds to step S304.

In step S <b> 304, the CPU 201 of the mobile terminal 400 displays the product name, the list price and the sales price received from the store control server 200. An example of the display screen displayed here is shown at 901 in FIG.
FIG. 9 is an example of a screen displayed on the display unit of the mobile terminal 400.

  In 901 of FIG. 9, a product code, a product name, a fixed price, and an actual sales price (sale price) are displayed. A button 904 is a button for returning to the previous screen, and a button 905 is a button for moving the cursor. When the button 905 is pressed, the cursor moves, and the product code, product name, list price, and actual sales price (sale price) specified by the cursor can be input from the keyboard of the mobile terminal 400, and these data are changed. can do. Reference numeral 906 denotes an OK button, and reference numeral 907 denotes a completion button (check completion key).

Next, the CPU 201 of the portable terminal 400 determines whether or not the OK button 906 has been pressed by the person in charge (user) (step S305). If it is determined that the OK button 906 has been pressed, the process proceeds to step S312. Migrate to
If it is determined in step S305 that the OK button 906 has not been pressed, the process proceeds to step S306.

  In step S306, after the user presses the button 905 and the cursor is moved to the actual sales price position, the input of the changed price from the keyboard by the user is accepted. Here, the changed price (also referred to as changed price) is a price that is changed from the actual sales price (sales price) acquired in step S302.

  Then, the CPU 201 of the portable terminal 400 displays a screen 903 in FIG. 9 when a “next button” (not shown) is pressed by the user.

  In FIG. 9 903, a pull-down for selecting a POP form is displayed. The screen 903 allows the user to arbitrarily select a POP form from a plurality of POP forms displayed by this pull-down. Identification information for identifying a plurality of POP forms (names) displayed here is stored in the portable terminal. The POP-WEB server stores POP form data identified by the identification information.

  Then, when the CPU 201 of the portable terminal 400 accepts the selection of the POP form according to the user's instruction (step S307), it accepts the selection of the POP campaign (step S308).

  In FIG. 9 903, a pull-down menu for selecting a POP campaign is displayed. The screen 903 allows the user to arbitrarily select a campaign from a plurality of campaigns displayed by this pull-down. Here, the campaign is a campaign name to be printed on the POP form of the POP advertisement to be created, and is data that is overlaid on the POP form selected in step S307. In the example of FIG. 9, “Recommend store manager” is selected as the campaign name. Identification information for identifying a plurality of campaigns (names) displayed here is stored in the mobile terminal. The POP-WEB server stores campaign data identified by the identification information.

  Next, the CPU 201 of the mobile terminal 400 displays the product name, the sales price (changed price), the POP form, and the campaign input in steps S306, S307, and S308 on the display unit of the mobile terminal 400 (step S309). . An example is shown at 903.

  Then, when the confirmation button 908 of 903 is pressed by the user (step S310), the CPU 201 of the portable terminal 400 generates a price change record (step S311). On the other hand, if the confirmation button 908 is not pressed by the user, the process proceeds to step S306.

  In step S311, a price change record (1002 in FIG. 10) composed of the department code, product name, product code, sales price (changed price), POP form, and campaign information input in steps S306, S307, and S308. Is generated. Here, the field portion including the POP form and / or campaign information in the price change record is referred to as a POP creation record. Here, the POP form included in the price change record indicates identification information (POP identification information) for identifying the form. Here, the campaign information included in the price change record indicates identification information (campaign code) for identifying the campaign.

  When the CPU 201 of the mobile terminal 400 detects that the completion button 907 has been pressed by the user, the CPU 201 transmits the price change record generated in step S311 to the store automation server 100 (step S313).

  On the other hand, if the user does not press the completion button 907 in step S312, the process returns to step S301.

<Description of FIG. 4>
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing detailed processing in step S302 of FIG.

  Steps S401 and S410 illustrated in FIG. 4 are realized by the CPU 201 of the mobile terminal 400 executing. 4 is realized by the CPU 201 of the store control server 200 executing the processing from step S402 to step S409 shown in FIG.

  First, the CPU 201 of the portable terminal 400 transmits the product code read in step S301 to the store control server 100 (step S402).

  Then, the CPU 201 of the store control server 200 receives a product code from the mobile terminal 400 (step S402).

  Next, the CPU 201 of the store control server 200 searches for a record that matches the product code in the product master table (also referred to as product master information) using the product code acquired in step S402 as a key ( Step S403).

  Here, the product master table 1001 (FIG. 10) is stored in a storage unit such as the external memory 211 of the store control server 200.

  An example of the product master table is shown at 1001 in FIG.

  The merchandise master table includes items such as a store number, a merchandise code, a merchandise name, a fixed price, an actual sales unit price (sales price), a unit, a quantity, and a last update date / time.

  If it is determined in step S403 that there is a record that matches the product code (step S404: YES), the CPU 201 of the portable terminal 400 determines whether there are a plurality of retrieved records (step S405). If it is determined that there are a plurality of records, the record with the lowest actual sales unit price (sales price) is extracted from the retrieved records (step S406).

  If it is determined in step S404 that there is no record that matches the product code (step S404: NO), the CPU 201 of the portable terminal 400 transmits data indicating an error to the portable terminal (step S409). If it is determined in step S405 that the searched record is one, the process proceeds to step S407.

  In step S407, the product name, the list price, and the actual selling price (actual selling unit price) are extracted from the record extracted in step S406 or only one record retrieved in step S403 (step S407), and the portable terminal It transmits to 400 (step S408).

  And CPU201 of the portable terminal 400 will transfer a process to step S303 of FIG. 3, if the goods name, list price, and actual sale price (actual sale unit price) transmitted from the store control server are received.

<Description of FIG. 5>
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of processing for changing the price of the product master table 1001 according to the price change record from the mobile terminal 400.

  The processing from steps S501 to S505 shown in FIG. 5 is realized by the CPU 201 of the store automation server 100 executing. The processing from step S509 to step S513 is realized by the CPU 201 of the store control server 200 executing it.

  First, when the CPU 201 of the store automation server 100 receives the price change record transmitted by the portable terminal 400 in step S313 (step S501), it determines whether or not the received data is a price change record (step S502). If it is determined that the received data is a price change record (YES), the received price change record is transmitted to the store control server (step S503). On the other hand, if it is determined that the received data is not a price change record (NO), the process ends.

  Next, the CPU 201 of the store automation server 100 determines whether or not the POP creation record is included in the price change record received in step S501 (step S504). If it is determined that the POP creation record is included (step S504: YES), the price change record received in step S501 is transmitted to the POP-WEB server (step S505). On the other hand, when it is determined that the POP creation record is not included (step S504: NO), the process is terminated.

  The CPU 201 of the store control server 200 receives the price change record transmitted by the store automation server 100 in step S503 (step S509).

  Then, the CPU 201 of the store control server 200 searches the product master table 1001 for a record that matches the product code included in the price change record (step S510).

  Then, the CPU 201 of the store control server 200 determines whether or not a plurality of records matching the product code have been searched in step S510 (step S511). If it is determined that a plurality of records have been searched, the plurality of records searched All records including a sales price (actual sales unit price) lower than the post-change price included in the price change record are deleted (step S512).

  Then, the sales price (actual sales unit price) in the product master table is changed to the sales price in the price change record (step S513), and the process ends. If it is determined in step S511 that a plurality of records matching the product code have not been searched, the process proceeds to step S513, and the sales price (actual sales unit price) in the product master table is changed to the sales price in the price change record. Change to

  In step S513, if one record that matches the product code included in the price change record is retrieved in step S510, the sales price of the retrieved record is changed (updated) to the sales price included in the price change record. To do. If a plurality of records matching the product code included in the price change record are found, the actual unit price of the record that is larger than the actual unit price remaining after deleting all the target records in step S512 is changed (updated). . If no record that matches the product code included in the price change record is found, a new product master table record is generated from the price change record data, and the price change record is registered.

<Description of FIG. 6>
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of processing for printing a POP advertisement according to a price change record.
The processing from steps S601 to S607 shown in FIG. 6 is realized by the CPU 201 of the POP-WEB server 700 executing.

  First, the CPU 201 of the POP-WEB server 700 receives a price change record including the POP creation record transmitted from the store automation server 100 in step S505 (step S601).

  Then, a POP code for identifying POP advertisement data generated from the product code, product name, POP identification information, campaign code, and sales price included in the received price change record is generated. Here, the POP code is identification information (POP identification information) (also referred to as form identification information) for uniquely identifying a generated POP advertisement.

  Next, it is determined whether or not the process of step S602 has been executed for the price change record including all the POP creation records received in step S601 (step S603). If it is determined that the process in step S602 has been executed for the price change record including all the POP creation records, a POP advertisement identified by the generated POP code is generated (step S602). S604). On the other hand, if it is determined in step S603 that the process in step S602 has not been executed for the price change record including all the POP creation records, the next price change record is set as the processing target in step S602. Execute the process.

  In step S604, POP advertisement data is generated according to the price change record including the POP creation record. Here, details of the processing in step S604 will be described. First, POP form data uniquely specified from the POP identification information included in the price change record is acquired from the external memory 211 of the POP-WEB server 700.

  Here, the POP form is a template for the layout of the POP advertisement to be created. Since the POP form corresponding to the POP identification information is stored in the external memory 211 of the POP-WEB server 700, the POP form data can be uniquely specified from the POP identification information with reference to this.

  Further, since the campaign image data corresponding to the campaign code is stored in the external memory 211 of the POP-WEB server 700, the campaign image corresponding to the campaign code included in the changed price record is referred to. It can be acquired from the external memory 211.

  POP advertisement data is generated by overlaying the POP form acquired in this way, the product name and changed price included in the changed price record, and the campaign image.

  Next, it is determined whether there is another record having the same department code other than the department code (department information) in the record currently being processed. Then, it is determined whether or not the department code included in the changed price record to be processed next is different from the current one (step S605).

  If it is determined that the other department has the same department code, that is, the department code of the next record to be processed is the same as the current one (step S605: NO), the process proceeds to step S607.

  In step S607, first, the number of prints stored in the external memory of the POP-WEB server 700 is acquired corresponding to the POP identification information of the record currently being processed. Here, the number of prints is the maximum number of POP advertisements that can be printed on one sheet.

  Whether the number of POP advertisements created in the form corresponding to the POP identification information of the record currently being processed has reached the number of prints corresponding to the POP identification information of the record currently being processed (is the same) or not? Is determined (step S607). Here, the number of prints (predetermined number) is stored corresponding to the POP identification information.

If it is determined that the number of created POP advertisements has reached the number of prints (step S607: YES), the POP advertisement data generated in step S604 is arranged on one page for the number of printed sheets. PDL (page description language) print data is generated using the printer driver of the multi-function device 600. The printer driver here is stored in the POP-WEB server 700, but may be stored in another server and generated by that server.
Then, a print request is made by transmitting (outputting) the generated print data to the multi-function device 600 (step S606). When the multi-function device 600 receives the print data, the multi-function device 600 prints a price tag or a POP advertisement.

[Second Embodiment]
A second embodiment of the present invention will be described below.

  The second embodiment is common to FIGS. 1 to 4 described in the description of the first embodiment, and the process of FIG. 7 is used instead of the process of FIG. 5 of the first embodiment. Execute. Therefore, the description from FIGS. 1 to 4 is omitted.

<Explanation of FIG. 7>
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of processing for requesting the POP-WEB server 700 to output a POP advertisement in accordance with the price change record from the mobile terminal 400.
The processing from step S701 to S703 shown in FIG. 7 is realized by the CPU 201 of the store automation server 100 executing.

  First, when the CPU 201 of the store automation server 100 receives the price change record transmitted by the mobile terminal 400 in step S313 (step S701), it determines whether or not the received price change record includes a POP creation record. Determination is made (step S702). If it is determined that the POP creation record is included (step S702: YES), the price change record received in step S701 is transmitted to the POP-WEB server (step S703). When the price change record is transmitted to the POP-WEB server in step S703, the price change record received in step S701 is stored in the external memory of the store automation server 100. Then, a flag for changing the sales price of the product master table is set for the price change record stored in the external memory.

  If it is determined in step S702 that the POP creation record is not included, the process ends.

  Next, when the POP-WEB server 700 receives the price change record transmitted by the store automation server 100, the POP-WEB server 700 executes the process described with reference to FIG.

  After the POP-WEB server 700 executes the process shown in FIG. 6, the person in charge takes the printed POP advertisement to the sales floor and installs the POP advertisement. The sales price of the product master table is changed (updated) by executing the processing shown in FIG.

<Description of FIG. 8>
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an example of processing for changing (updating) the sales price of the product master table by reading the barcode of the product printed on the POP advertisement.

  The processes of steps S801, S802, S814, and S815 illustrated in FIG. 8 are realized by the CPU 201 of the mobile terminal 400 executing. Further, the processing of steps S803 to S805, S812, and S813 shown in FIG. 8 is realized by the CPU 201 of the store automation server 100 executing. 8 is realized by the CPU 201 of the store control server 200 executing the processes of steps S806 to S811 shown in FIG.

  The CPU 201 of the portable terminal 400 reads the barcode (product code) for identifying the product printed on the installed POP advertisement by scanning (step S801). Then, the read product code is transmitted to the store automation server 100 (step S802).

  When the CPU 201 of the store automation server 100 receives the product code transmitted from the portable terminal 400 (step S803), in step S703, the CPU 201 of the store automation server 100 selects the relevant item from the price change records stored in the external memory of the store automation server 100. Search and identify price change records with product codes.

  Then, it is determined whether or not a flag for changing the sales price of the product master table is set in the price change record specified here (step S804). If the flag is set, the flag is set. The price change record being sent is transmitted to the store control server 200 (step S805). On the other hand, if it is determined that the flag is not set, the process ends.

  Here, an example has been shown in which it is determined whether or not a price change record is transmitted to the store control server 200 by determining whether or not a flag is set, but other methods are also introduced.

  In step S703, a price change record with the product code (including the changed price) is searched from a plurality of price change records stored in the external memory of the store automation server 100, and the price change with the product code is performed. If the record is searched, the price change record is transmitted to the store control server 200 (step S805). On the other hand, if a price change record having the product code is not searched, information (warning information) indicating a warning that the product whose price is changed is wrong is transmitted to the mobile terminal. And the portable terminal which received the said information may output the warning to the effect that the goods which change a price according to the said information are mistaken.

  Next, the CPU 201 of the store control server 200 receives the price change record transmitted from the store automation server 100 (step S806).

  Since the process from step S807 to step S810 executed next by the CPU 201 of the store control server 200 is the same as the process from step S510 to step S513, the description thereof is omitted here.

  When the sales price of the product master table is changed by the processing from step S807 to step S810, the CPU 201 of the store control server 200 transmits price change completion data indicating that the change of the sales price is completed to the store automation server 100. (Notify) (step S811).

  When the CPU 201 of the store automation server 100 receives the price change completion data from the store control server 200 (step S812), the CPU 201 cancels (removes) the flag set in the price change record transmitted in step S805, and sends it to the mobile terminal 400. Price change completion data is transmitted (step S813).

  When the CPU 201 of the mobile terminal 400 receives the price change completion data from the store automation server 100 (step S814), the CPU 201 displays on the display unit of the mobile terminal 400 that the sales price has been changed. The person in charge confirms this display and replaces the POP advertisement.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to prevent the price of the product master file from being different from the price of a POP advertisement or the like printed on the product, and to reduce the work of the person in charge. it can.

Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail above, the present invention can take an embodiment as, for example, a system, an apparatus, a method, a program, or a storage medium. You may apply to the system comprised from an apparatus, and may apply to the apparatus which consists of one apparatus. Specifically, the store automation server 100 and the store control server 200 may be realized by an information processing device in the same casing.

Another object of the present invention is to supply a storage medium storing software program codes for realizing the functions of the above-described embodiments to a system or apparatus, and the computer (or CPU or MPU) of the system or apparatus stores the storage medium. Needless to say, this can also be achieved by reading and executing the program code stored in.

In this case, the program code itself read from the storage medium realizes the functions of the above-described embodiments, and the program code itself and the storage medium storing the program code constitute the present invention.

As a storage medium for supplying the program code, for example, a flexible disk, a hard disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, a CD-ROM, a CD-R, a magnetic tape, a nonvolatile memory card, a ROM, or the like can be used.

Further, by executing the program code read by the computer, not only the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized, but also an OS (basic system or operating system) running on the computer based on the instruction of the program code. Needless to say, a case where the function of the above-described embodiment is realized by performing part or all of the actual processing and the processing is included.

Further, after the program code read from the storage medium is written in a memory provided in a function expansion board inserted into the computer or a function expansion unit connected to the computer, the function is determined based on the instruction of the program code. It goes without saying that the CPU or the like provided in the expansion board or function expansion unit performs part or all of the actual processing and the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by the processing.

100 Store Automation Server 200 Store Control Server 300 POP Client 400 Mobile Terminal (Handy Terminal)
500 cash register (POS terminal)
600 Network 700 POP-WEB server 800 POP communication server 900 Core server

Claims (9)

An information processing system in which a mobile terminal that inputs a price of a product and an information processing device that stores product master information including identification information for identifying the product and the price of the product to be used for calculating sales. And
The portable terminal is
Input means for inputting identification information for identifying the product and a change price of the product;
First transmission means for transmitting the identification information and the changed price input by the input means to the information processing apparatus;
Reading means for reading the identification information included in the price tag of the printed product as a result of transmission by the first transmission means;
Second transmitting means for transmitting the identification information read by the reading means to the information processing apparatus;
With
The information processing apparatus includes:
First receiving means for receiving the identification information and the changed price transmitted from the portable terminal by the first transmitting means;
An output means for outputting a price tag including the identification information and the changed price received by the first receiving means;
Storage means for storing the identification information received by the first receiving means and the changed price in association with each other;
Second receiving means for receiving the identification information transmitted from the portable terminal by the second transmitting means;
Changing means for changing the price of the product included in the product master information identified by the identification information received by the second receiving means to a changed price corresponding to the identification information stored in the storage means; ,
An information processing system comprising: The portable terminal is
An accepting means for accepting selection of a price tag form by a user;
Form transmitting means for transmitting form identification information for identifying the form of the price tag accepted by the accepting means to the information processing apparatus,
The information processing apparatus includes:
Form storage means for storing form data is further provided,
The first receiving means further receives form identification information transmitted from the portable terminal by the form transmitting means,
A reception determination means for determining whether or not a predetermined number of the identification information is received by the first reception means;
In the form storage unit, the output unit is further identified from the form identification information received by the first receiving unit when it is determined by the reception determining unit that a predetermined number of the identification information has been received. 2. The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein a price tag including the identification information received by the first receiving unit and the changed price is output to be printed using stored form data. . The information processing apparatus includes:
A predetermined number storage means for storing the predetermined number with respect to the form identification information;
The reception determination unit has received the identification information of a predetermined number of items stored in the predetermined number storage unit corresponding to the form identification information received by the first reception unit by the first reception unit. The information processing system according to claim 2, wherein it is determined whether or not. The information processing apparatus includes:
Further receiving department information indicating the department of the user or product in the first receiving means;
Department determination means for determining whether the department information received by the first receiving means is different from previously received department information;
The information processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the output means outputs when it is determined that the department information is different from the department information previously received by the department determination means. The information processing apparatus includes:
5. The notification device according to claim 1, further comprising a notification unit that notifies the mobile terminal when the price of the product in the product master information is changed to a changed price by the changing unit. Information processing system. The information processing apparatus includes:
A change price determination means for determining whether or not a change price corresponding to the identification information received by the second reception means is stored in the storage means;
Warning transmission means for transmitting warning information to the portable terminal when the changed price determination means determines that the changed price is not stored in the storage means;
Further comprising
The portable terminal is
Warning means for outputting a warning according to warning information transmitted from the information processing apparatus by the warning transmission means;
The information processing system according to claim 1, further comprising: The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein the price tag is an advertisement including a price of a product.
Control in an information processing system in which a portable terminal that inputs the price of a product and an information processing device that stores product master information including identification information for identifying the product price and the product price used for calculating sales A method,
The portable terminal is
An input step in which the input means of the mobile terminal inputs identification information for identifying the product and a change price of the product;
A first transmission step in which the first transmission means of the portable terminal transmits the identification information and the changed price input in the input step to the information processing device;
A reading step in which the reading means of the portable terminal reads the identification information included in the price tag of the product printed as a result of transmission in the first transmission step;
A second transmission step in which a second transmission unit of the portable terminal transmits the identification information read in the reading step to the information processing device;
With
The information processing apparatus includes:
A first receiving step in which a first receiving means of the information processing apparatus receives the identification information and the changed price transmitted from the portable terminal in the first transmitting step;
An output step of outputting the price tag including the identification information and the changed price received in the first reception step by the output means of the information processing apparatus;
A storage step in which the storage means of the information processing apparatus stores the identification information received in the first reception step in association with the changed price;
A second receiving step in which the second receiving means of the information processing apparatus receives the identification information transmitted from the portable terminal in the second transmitting step;
The changing means of the information processing apparatus corresponds to the identification information stored in the storage step, the price of the product included in the product master information identified by the identification information received in the second receiving step. Change process to change to change price to
An information processing system control method comprising: Executed in an information processing system in which a portable terminal that inputs the price of a product and an information processing device that stores product master information including identification information for identifying the product price and the product used to calculate sales A program to be executed,
The portable terminal;
Input means for inputting identification information for identifying the product and a change price of the product;
First transmission means for transmitting the identification information and the changed price input by the input means to the information processing apparatus;
Reading means for reading the identification information included in the price tag of the printed product as a result of transmission by the first transmission means;
Functioning as second transmission means for transmitting the identification information read by the reading means to the information processing apparatus;
The information processing apparatus;
First receiving means for receiving the identification information and the changed price transmitted from the portable terminal by the first transmitting means;
An output means for outputting a price tag including the identification information and the changed price received by the first receiving means;
Storage means for storing the identification information received by the first receiving means and the changed price in association with each other;
Second receiving means for receiving the identification information transmitted from the portable terminal by the second transmitting means;
As changing means for changing the price of the product included in the product master information identified by the identification information received by the second receiving means to a changed price corresponding to the identification information stored in the storage means A program characterized by functioning.

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