JP2011175660A - Web-pos system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To mount a POS system that allows freely to change commodities to be handled in a web server client system, without requiring a dedicated POS communication function and/or a dedicated POS line. <P>SOLUTION: A commodity category list and an HTML resource about the display of a commodity selection list (PLU list) are supplied from a Web-POS server system to a Web client device to receive a user operation about commodity selling (ordering) through a Web browser, a commodity selection list (PLU list) corresponding to a category that is changed each time a user changes the category is inquired of a server device and displayed, and commodity basic information that is selected each time the user selects a commodity is inquired of the server device and displayed, and further when the user determines order contents based on the commodity basic information selected by the user, selling (ordering) information based on ordered commodity detail information is transmitted from the Web client device to the Web-POS server system. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to POS technology.

  The POS (Point Of Sales) system is a system that is constructed for the purpose of acquiring information about a product at the time when the product is sold at a retail store and enabling real-time management. Widely used mainly in the retail industry.

  In the POS system, barcodes or OCR codes printed or pasted on individual price tags or packaging packages of products are read by a scanner device connected to the POS terminal device, or inputted from the keyboard of the POS terminal device. As a result, the product manufacturer code and the product item code related to the product are acquired.

  Subsequently, price information corresponding to the product is read out from an office computer called a store computer using the acquired product manufacturer code or product item code as a key, and the product item code, price, etc. are printed. The receipt is output from a receipt journal printer device installed in the POS terminal device.

At the same time, each piece of information related to the product is registered in the sales management database in the store computer and used for sales management and the like.
The function of acquiring the corresponding price information from the store computer using the product manufacturer code or the product item code as a key as described above is called a PLU (Price Look Up) function.

  In order to realize such a PLU function, conventionally, it is necessary to implement a POS communication function in accordance with a server client protocol dedicated to the POS system in a store computer as a server device and a POS terminal device as a client device. In addition, it was necessary to lay a POS dedicated line between them.

For this reason, conventionally, it has been difficult to realize a POS system at a low price, which has been a heavy burden on small and medium-sized retail stores.
In the POS system, product basic information such as product manufacturer code, product item code, price information, etc. for realizing the PLU function is received from each product supplier (wholesaler, manufacturer, etc.) and registered in the store computer. However, as described above, since the conventional POS system requires a dedicated standard, the registration procedure has to be complicated and inefficient.

  Furthermore, in the conventional POS system, it is necessary to prepare a keyboard that is dedicated to the products to be handled in the POS terminal device, which increases the cost of the POS terminal device and that it is difficult to frequently change the products handled. Had problems.

  For example, “Intranet Products / Technology Trends and Construction Example 1, Nikkei Open System, Issued December 1996, No. 45, pages 364-374” (hereinafter referred to as Prior Art 1), “Headquarters and 26 stores” Is a system that searches POS sales performance data and the like through an intranet that connects ISDN with ISDN.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. Hei 8-171588 (hereinafter referred to as Prior Art 2) “stores an input device for inputting a product code of a product for sale and product data such as a unit price corresponding to the product code in a rewritable manner. A plurality of terminals each having a local PLU file of a predetermined number of data areas, a center PLU file storing product data for all products handled in association with the product code, and product data corresponding to the product code Data extraction for extracting and storing the extraction center PLU file of a predetermined number of data areas to be stored in a rewritable manner and the product data in response to the inquiry by the product code from any terminal to the center PLU file Product code is input from an input device of an arbitrary terminal. Sometimes the local PLU file in the terminal, the extraction center PLU file, and the center PLU file are searched in the priority order, and when the corresponding product code is searched from the local PLU file, the corresponding product code is corresponded. When the corresponding product code is retrieved from the extraction center PLU file, the product data is sent to the inquiring terminal and the sales operation is performed, and the corresponding product code is retrieved from the center PLU file. When the product code to be searched is retrieved, the product data is extracted and stored in the extraction center PLU file by the data extraction means and sent to the inquiring terminal to perform the sales business. Stored in PLU file Instruction means for instructing download of the product data to the local PLU file in the terminal, and the extraction center PLU for all the local PLU files when the instruction is given by the instruction means A product sales registration data processing apparatus characterized by comprising download processing means for downloading product data in a file is described.

  However, since the conventional POS system basically needs to be processed in real time, most of the point-of-sale information management is processed by the terminal, and the terminal device is large. The POS system described in the above-mentioned Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-171586 also relates to the improvement of the conventional POS system, and the PLU information of rare products that are rarely sold by processing most of the processing using the PLU file DB of the terminal. Is to be obtained from a server on the net. Therefore, the dedicated terminal is still large and expensive, and its introduction is limited to large stores and convenience store chains, and is difficult to introduce in small stores such as private stores.

  In addition, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-73251 (hereinafter referred to as Prior Art 3) states that “the development of an automatic computer auction system based on futures transactions and the reform by rationalizing the wholesale trade of fresh and life products, For the purpose of simplifying the direct delivery between consumption areas, the shipper shall provide the specification details such as the planned shipment date, production area, brand, standard price, etc. for each item from the terminal between 6 days before the shipment date and the shipment date. The host computer collects individual information for each standard and classifies it by the standard price range, the scheduled shipping date, and the tradeable region band, and then the same item, standard, and the same. By classifying and extracting a group of stocks of each region according to the arrival date and time zone, the listing quantity for each item is appropriately assembled and the purchaser adopts the necessary information using the terminal, and uses the same item and standard. , For each stock group on arrival date and time The selection requirement, the required rate for the base price, and the desired quantity to be purchased are sent to the host computer.At the same time as the bidding deadline time is reached, automatic calculation processing based on a certain priority will be made for each item, winning bidder, winning bid price, winning bid Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-68771 (hereinafter referred to as Prior Art 4) discloses an “auction system capable of sending auction exhibition information as a still image or a moving image”. For example, the exhibition vehicle information including the image is transmitted from the center 101 to all the terminals T1 to Tn participating in the auction via the satellite communication 102, and the exhibition vehicle information is displayed. Is sent to the center side via the public line 103. Then, each terminal and the center communicate with each other using satellite communication and the public line to display the displayed exhibition vehicle. Configuration "is disclosed to carry out the auction.

  The technologies described in the prior art 3 and the prior art 4 relate to so-called electronic auctions, but in electronic auctions, exhibited product information, in particular, price information is changed every moment. The technology related to electronic auction in which the DB on the center side that manages the highest bid amount within a certain period of time is updated in real time by the price information input at the terminal of the bidder (user) side is the real-time PLU in the POS system It is also possible to apply to time sales that need to be changed, that is, to change the product price in a timely manner for the purpose of achieving the status of target products with limited inventory and achieving sales targets, etc. However, in the above publication regarding electronic auctions, the provision of product information and the price Since the management of information is performed by different methods, it can be easily imagined that it is costly to unify information (PLU information in the case of POS) to be provided to the user (bidder in the case of auction), It cannot be said that a configuration for realizing the real-time property of the PLU function required for the POS system at low cost is shown.

  Also, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-330360 (hereinafter referred to as Prior Art 5) states that “in the operation method of agency sales by an electronic mall, an electronic shop can quickly respond to changes / additions of store information / product information. The electronic shop client defines electronic shop definition information by means of defining an electronic shop comprising a shop layout definition function, a basket electronic slip definition function, and a product registration function. The means for generating electronic shop opening information for generating electronic shop opening information based on the electronic shop definition information includes a shop layout registration function, a basket electronic slip registration function, and a product registration function. Management DB, shop layout DB, basket electronic slip DB, basketball It is disclosed that a means for generating display information from electronic shop store opening information includes a parameter analysis function, a file search function, and a display data generation function ”.

  The technique described in Prior Art 5 is related to a method of opening an electronic shop in an electronic mall utilizing the Internet, that is, automatically generating a home page with product information, etc. As a system that provides stores with a means to store store / product information on the mall server side and realize a framework that allows the store side to operate remotely as needed, "Means for instructing to add / update store information or product information" and "Means for registering store / product information on the mall server side", and "Store / registered in the mall when there is a display request" “Means to generate product information in HTML format” are provided to the shopkeeper, and the “shop layout DB” is displayed when there is a request to display shop information. Referencing, searching for relevant store information, further referring to the product DB, searching for product information, "generating HTML for displaying store information and product information, and transferring to request source" However, in the configuration described in this publication, the product is selected when the user selects the product, that is, for the store clerk. The product information displayed on the display device such as the PC terminal via the Web browser at the time of sale is the product information included in the HTML at the time when the store information is displayed (the product information when the HTML is generated). Product information retrieved from the DB), the product information displayed when the user selects and purchases (orders) the product is already incorporated into the HTML. For example, even if the product is out of stock, there is a problem that the user can purchase (order) the product, and the above-mentioned time sale etc. Even for a store opening person, it is not possible to change product information (price information) in a timely manner by, for example, sending an e-mail from a PC terminal or the like, and it is described in the prior art 3 and the prior art 4 described above. In the case of products where the exhibition information (especially price information based on the highest bid price) changes from moment to moment as in the case of electronic auctions, bidders (users who wish to purchase listed items) are connected to the Internet. Even if a method of presenting (inputting) a price is provided from a PC terminal or the like via a Web browser or e-mail, it is presented (inputted) by a bidder Since it is not configured to reflect the information in real time, the highest bid within a certain period of time on the homepage where the seller (product supplier) or broker (administrator) seller information is posted, that is, Price information at the time of sale of the product provided by the seller cannot be displayed. Furthermore, “Purchase processing (sales processing for shopkeepers) is set in advance in the mall”, information on the point of purchase by the customer (point of sale by the shopkeeper), Since it is described as “Outside the scope of the invention”, it is unclear how information at the point of sale is output (received). Therefore, in the configuration described in Prior Art 5, the PLU required for the POS system It is difficult to achieve real-time functionality.

  Therefore, even if all of the prior art 2 to the prior art 5 are combined, for example, a general-purpose computer such as a server and a PC terminal is connected to a web server / client system connected via the web browser via the Internet. , PLU function required for the POS system in real time, that is, a function that can change information (sales price, basic information, etc.) at the time of product sales in a timely manner, or information (order price, quantity, etc.) at the time of product ordering ) Can be acquired in real time (notifying the supplier of the product, etc.).

JP-A-8-171588 JP-A-7-73251 JP-A-9-6871 JP 9-330360 A

"Intranet Products / Technology Trends and Construction Examples 1, Nikkei Open System, December 1996, No. 45, pages 364-374"

An object of the present invention is to realize a POS system that does not require a dedicated POS communication function / POS dedicated line and can freely change a product to be handled.
In addition, the present invention eliminates the disadvantages of the above-mentioned dedicated terminal type POS system using a dedicated line, eliminates POS processing at the terminal using a general-purpose personal computer and the Internet, and provides a server based on input information on the terminal side. By taking charge of all the POS processing on the side, a very inexpensive and simple POS system is mounted on the Web server / client system.

The present invention is premised on a technique for managing point-of-sale information.
First, in the server device (Web-POS server device) that supplies HTML resources described in the hypertext markup language (HTML) using the hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP), product basic information that is basic information about the product. Are managed by the PLU master DB.

  Next, the above-mentioned product basic information (in the PLU master DB displayed by the PLU list display control client program) is sent to the client device (Web-POS client device) that requests the HTML resource from the server device using the hypertext transfer protocol. Product basic information) is transmitted.

On the other hand, in the client device, product identification information (product category, product manufacturer code, product item code, etc.), which is product-related identification information, is input.
Next, in the client device, information corresponding to the input product identification information described above is acquired from the product basic information received from the server device.

Then, at the client device, information at the time of sale is output based on the acquired product basic information and the above-described input product identification information.
In the configuration of the above-described invention, a product basic information selection form (a form for displaying a category list or a PLU list) for causing the client device to select the product basic information based on the product identification information that is identification information related to the product. Is transmitted as an HTML resource, and the client device uses the product basic information selection form received from the server device to change the above-described input product identification information from the category list or PLU list displayed by the product basic information selection form. A configuration in which corresponding product basic information is acquired can be added.

  In the configuration of the invention so far, a point-of-sale information form (details form) for returning point-of-sale information is transmitted from the server device to the client device. The point-of-sale information based on the product basic information acquired correspondingly is entered in the point-of-sale information form received from the server device, and the point-of-sale information entered in the point-of-sale information form from the client device to the server device is hypertext. A configuration for returning using a transfer protocol can be added.

  Further, in the configuration of the invention so far, the client device receives the product identification information (JAN barcode) attached to the product using the product identification information reading device (scanner device 115) connected thereto. Configuration can be added.

Hereinafter, the features of the present invention are compared with the conventional system as follows.
1) An HTML resource including a program for displaying each frame (first to third) is provided from the Web server device.
2) Product category information is displayed in the first frame, and product information is displayed in the second frame.
Up to this point, it may be said that it is the same as the prior art 1 (Non-Patent Document 1), but there is no prior art (known example) concerning at least the third frame.
3) There is no prior art (known example) relating to timely changing information (sales price, basic information, etc.) at the time of sale of a product.
4) There is no prior art (known example) related to acquiring information (order price, quantity, etc.) at the time of ordering a product in real time (notifying the supplier of the product).
5) The present invention is novel in the following points.

  When the product category information of the first frame supplied from the Web server device is changed in the client device, the Web server device supplies the product information as the second frame to the client device. When the identification information is input to the product information of the second frame, the Web server device supplies the product sales specification and product order specification form as the input result as the third frame, and when the client places an order, The product ordering information is confirmed and transmitted to the Web server device and the product supplier.

  On the other hand, “Prior Art 1 (Non-patent Document 1)” obtains corresponding information by a client input for company profile information supplied from a Web server, and is obtained by a client device. No information is returned (transmitted) to the Web server device side. This is intended only for information acquisition, and does not correspond to management of sales information or order information as in the present invention.

  On the other hand, “Prior Art 2 (Patent Document 1)” is an image of what is called PC-POS, and it is assumed that the Web server device holds and supplies all information as described above. It is different from the invention.

  The “prior art 3 (patent document 2)” and “prior art 4 (patent document 3)” are related to so-called electronic auctions, but the provision of product information and the management of price information are performed by different methods. Since the configuration is performed, it can be easily imagined that it is costly to unify information (PLU information in the case of POS) to be provided to the user (bidder in the case of an auction). It cannot be said that a configuration for realizing the real-time property of the PLU function required for the system at low cost is shown.

  Furthermore, “Prior Art 5 (Patent Document 4)” relates to a method of opening an electronic shop in an electronic mall utilizing the Internet, that is, a method of automatically generating a home page including product information. The product information displayed at the time of selecting and purchasing (ordering) the product becomes fixed product information that has already been incorporated into the HTML. For example, even if the product is out of stock, It is assumed that the user is able to purchase (order) the product. For example, the product information (price information) cannot be changed in a timely manner by sending an e-mail from a PC terminal or the like. , “Purchase processing (sales processing for store owners) is preset in the mall”, and information on the point of purchase by the customer (point of sale by the store owner) , "It is out of the scope of the present invention about the processing after reception", so it is unclear how the information at the time of sale is output (received), so the subject of the present invention, It is difficult to realize the real-time property of the PLU function required for the POS system.

  Therefore, the above-mentioned "" prior art 1 (non-patent document 1) "," prior art 2 (patent document 1) "," prior art 3 (patent document 2) and prior art 4 (patent document 3) "," prior art " 5 (Patent Document 4) ", for example, a server and a general-purpose computer such as a PC terminal are connected to the Web server client system connected via the Web browser via the Internet to the POS system. Real-time performance of the required PLU function, that is, a function that can change information (sales price, basic information, etc.) at the time of product sales in a timely manner, or information (order price, quantity, etc.) at the time of product ordering in real time It is considered difficult to implement a function that can acquire (notify the supplier of goods).

  In particular, in the present specification, as will be described later, it is also possible to directly transmit the acquired merchandise sales information and merchandise ordering information to the merchandise supplier, and to supply merchandise basic information and merchandise identification information from the merchandise supplier. It is also assumed that the product basic information and product identification information of the Web server device are edited from the Web client device via the browser. Maintenance is also possible. Such a thing cannot be performed by a conventional POS system or the like, and the present invention has an excellent effect different from the above-mentioned “prior art 1, 2, 3, and 4”.

It is a block diagram of a Web-POS client device. It is a block diagram of a Web-POS server device. It is an operation | movement flowchart of an initial frame display control client program. It is an operation | movement flowchart of a category list display control client program. It is an operation | movement flowchart of a PLU list display control server program. It is an operation | movement flowchart of a PLU list display control client program. It is an operation | movement flowchart (the 1) of the update process of a detailed form. It is an operation | movement flowchart (the 2) of the update process of a detailed form. It is an operation | movement flowchart of a scanner input process. It is an operation | movement flowchart (the 1) of a detailed form display control client program. It is an operation | movement flowchart (the 2) of a detailed form display control client program. It is an operation | movement flowchart (the 3) of a detailed form display control client program. It is an operation | movement flowchart of a detailed form registration server program. It is a data block diagram of PLU master DB. It is a data block diagram of sales management DB. It is a figure which shows the example of a JAN barcode. It is explanatory drawing (the 1) of a display example. It is explanatory drawing (the 2) of a display example. It is explanatory drawing (the 3) of a display example. It is explanatory drawing (the 4) of a display example. It is explanatory drawing (the 5) of a display example.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
(Features of the embodiment)
The present embodiment is characterized in that the POS function is realized on a Web server client system that performs communication based on a communication protocol called HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol).

  The Web server client system is a system that realizes a homepage publishing / browsing function that is widely spread on the Internet and the like, and can be easily realized using a general-purpose workstation and a personal computer. Also, basic Web server software and Web client software (Web browser) can be purchased at a low price.

  Therefore, by implementing the POS function on such a Web server / client system, it is possible to realize a low-cost POS system, and at the same time, a public network such as the Internet without installing a POS dedicated line. It becomes possible to connect the server apparatus and the client apparatus using a LAN (local area network).

  In this embodiment, since the store computer function is implemented on a general Web server device, a product manufacturer code for realizing the PLU function from each product supplier by HTTP communication or e-mail communication, Product basic information such as a product item code and price information can be easily received and registered.

  Conversely, the product sales information or product order information registered in the server device from the client device can be easily transmitted to each product supplier or the like by HTTP communication or e-mail communication.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the PLU key function, which conventionally had to be realized by a dedicated keyboard on the POS terminal device, is supplied from the Web server device and displayed on the display device of the client device. The product selection list (or product selection image map) and a touch panel (or mouse) for selecting items in the list are realized. For this reason, in this embodiment, since it is not necessary to prepare a keyboard dedicated to the products to be handled on the client device side, the client device can be realized at a low price, and the contents of the list can be changed by a program on the Web server device side. It also has the feature that the products handled can be easily changed just by doing.

(Configuration of the embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a Web-POS client device that is a Web client device in which a POS client function is implemented, and FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a Web-POS server device that is a Web server device in which a POS server function is implemented. is there.

  1, the CPU 101, the memory 102, the HDD interface unit 103, the portable recording medium interface unit 105, the network interface unit 107, the display interface unit 108, the touch panel interface unit 110, the keyboard interface unit 112, and the scanner interface. The unit 114, the general-purpose printer interface unit 116, and the receipt journal printer interface unit 118 are connected to each other by a bus.

  The CPU 101 includes a web browser program read into the memory 102 from a portable recording medium 106 such as an MO (magneto-optical disk device) via the portable recording medium interface unit 105 or from the HDD 104 via the HDD interface unit 103; The program executes various control client programs (to be described later) downloaded from the Web-POS server apparatus of FIG. 2 to the memory 102 via the network interface unit 107.

  The network interface unit 107 terminates an ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) line, an analog telephone line, or a digital dedicated line, and is connected from the line via a dedicated network such as the Internet or a LAN / WAN. It has a function of transmitting / receiving TCP / IP packet data in which an HTTP message communicated with a POS server device is stored.

Various display screens such as FIGS. 17 to 21 described later generated by the control of the CPU 101 are displayed on the display device 109 via the display interface unit 108.
A touch panel 111 is incorporated on the screen surface of the display device 109, and the user can select various lists to be described later by touching the display screen with a finger. The CPU 101 is notified via the interface unit 110.

  As an alternative to the above operation, the user can read the JAN barcode (see FIG. 16) affixed to the product using the scanner device 115, and the information can be read from the scanner device 115 via the scanner interface unit 114. To the scanner input file on the HDD 104.

  Further, the user can input the quantity of the product from the general-purpose keyboard 113, and the information is notified from the keyboard 113 to the CPU 101 via the keyboard interface unit 112.

  Receipts at the time of product sales (or ordering) are printed by the CPU 101 when the CPU 101 controls the receipt journal printer device 119 via the receipt journal printer interface unit 118.

  The contents of a sales management database managed by a Web-POS server apparatus to be described later are received by the CPU 101 via the network interface unit 107 as necessary, and the CPU 101 receives the general-purpose printer apparatus 117 via the general-purpose printer interface unit 116. By controlling, printing is performed by the same apparatus.

  Next, in the Web-POS server apparatus of FIG. 2, the CPU 201, the memory 202, the HDD interface unit 203, the portable recording medium interface unit 205, and the network interface unit 207 are connected to each other via a bus.

  The CPU 101 reads the Web server program read from the portable recording medium 206 such as MO into the memory 202 via the portable recording medium interface unit 205 or from the HDD 204 via the HDD interface unit 203, and the Web-POS in FIG. Various control server programs, which will be described later, which are activated via a CGI (Common Gateway Interface) of the Web server program based on a request from the client device, and a PLU master database (PLU master DB, FIG. 14) and a database management program for accessing the sales management database (sales management DB, see FIG. 15).

  The network interface unit 207 terminates an ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) line, an analog telephone line, or a digital dedicated line, and connects to the Web-POS client apparatus of FIG. 1 connected from the line via the Internet or a dedicated network. It has a function of transmitting and receiving TCP / IP packet data storing HTTP messages communicated between them.

(Operation of initial frame display control client program)
In the embodiment having the above-described configuration, first, the user touches the touch panel 111 at the position of a predetermined icon displayed on the display screen of the display device 109 in the Web-POS client device, thereby executing the Web browser program. When started, a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) indicating the network address of the Web-POS server device is automatically designated, and the CPU-POS server device of FIG. 2 is connected from the CPU 101 via the network interface 107 and the Internet connected thereto. Then, an HTTP message requesting downloading of the initial frame display control client program shown in the operation flowchart of FIG. 3 to be described later is transmitted.

  When a well-known Web server program executed by the CPU 201 of the Web-POS server apparatus receives the request message via the network interface unit 207, an HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) format initial frame display control client program is received from the HDD 204. The data is read out and transmitted to the Web-POS client apparatus of FIG. 1 via the network interface unit 207 and the Internet connected thereto.

  When the well-known Web browser program executed by the CPU 101 of the Web-POS client apparatus receives the initial frame display control client program via the network interface unit 107, it executes it.

FIG. 3 is an operation flowchart showing the operation of the initial frame display control client program.
First, in step 301 in FIG. 3, on the Web browser window in the display screen displayed on the display device 109, as shown in FIG. 17, the uppermost second display area having a display area of about 20% in the vertical direction, for example. One frame is secured, and an HTTP message requesting download of a category list display control client program shown in an operation flowchart of FIG. 4 to be described later is transmitted to the Web-POS server device.

  When receiving the request message, the Web server program of the Web-POS server apparatus reads out an HTML format category list display control client program from the HDD 204 and transmits it to the Web-POS client apparatus.

  When the Web browser program of the Web-POS client device receives the category list display control client program, the Web browser program executes the program with the first frame of the display screen as a target. As a result, as will be described later with reference to FIG. 4, as shown in FIG. 18, the heading “product category” and the category list are displayed in the first frame of the display screen, and the selection state of the category list changes. In response to this, control processing of the display state of the PLU list in the second frame, which will be described later, is executed.

  Next, in step 302 in FIG. 3, on the Web browser window in the display screen displayed on the display device 109, as shown in FIG. 17, the middle second display having a display area of, for example, about 30% in the vertical direction. While 2 frames are secured, an HTTP message instructing execution of a PLU list display control server program shown in an operation flowchart of FIGS. 5 to 9 described later is transmitted to the Web-POS server device.

  When receiving the instruction message, the Web server program of the Web-POS server device reads the PLU list display control server program from the HDD 204 into the memory 202 and executes it. This program reads out all the records on the PLU master DB (see FIG. 14) stored in the HDD 204, generates a PLU list display control client program including the record information, and generates it as a Web-POS client device. Send to.

  When the Web browser program of the Web-POS client device receives the PLU list display control client program, the Web browser program executes the program with the second frame of the display screen as a target. As a result, as will be described later in the description of FIGS. 5 to 9, as shown in FIG. 18, in the second frame of the display screen, a heading “ordered product”, a PLU list, a heading “quantity”, The quantity input field is displayed, the selection state of the PLU list and the input state of the quantity input field are monitored, the input state of the scanner device 115 is monitored, and the detailed form of the third frame described later based on the monitoring results is displayed. The entry state control process is executed.

  Finally, in step 303 of FIG. 3, on the Web browser window in the display screen displayed on the display device 109, as shown in FIG. 17, the lowermost stage having a display area of, for example, about 50% in the vertical direction. While securing the third frame, an HTTP message for requesting download of a detailed form display control client program shown in an operation flowchart of FIGS. 10 to 12 described later is transmitted to the Web-POS server device.

  When receiving the request message, the Web server program of the Web-POS server apparatus reads the detailed form display control client program from the HDD 204 and transmits it to the Web-POS client apparatus.

  When receiving the detailed form display control client program, the Web browser program of the Web-POS client device executes this program with the third frame of the display screen as a target. As a result, as will be described later in the description of FIGS. 10 to 12, as shown in FIG. 18, the detail form is displayed in the third frame of the display screen, and in response to the click of the order button, The transmission process of the detailed form to the Web-POS server device is executed, and the deletion process of the current input detailed line is executed in response to the click of the delete button.

(Category list display control client program operation)
FIG. 4 is an operation flowchart showing the operation of the category list display control client program downloaded from the Web-POS server device and executed in the Web-POS client device with the first frame as a target in step 301 of FIG.

  By executing this program, as shown in FIG. 18, the heading “product category” and the category list are displayed on the first frame of the display screen, and in response to the change in the selection state of the category list, A process for controlling the display state of the PLU list is executed.

  This program can be described as an HTML file including a description in Java (registered trademark) Script language developed by Netscape Communications Corporation, for example.

In FIG. 4, first, the heading “product category” is displayed in the first frame on the Web browser window of the display screen (step 401).
Next, a category list display process is executed (step 402). In this case, the Web-POS server device periodically searches the contents of the item_category field of the PLU master database (PLU master DB) having the data structure shown in FIG. A list of included product categories is generated as a category list, which is incorporated into an HTML file of a category list display control client program stored in the HDD 104. As a result, a category list box as shown in FIG. 18, for example, is displayed in the first frame.

Next, it is monitored whether there is any input from the keyboard 113 or the touch panel 111 in FIG. 1 (repetition of the determination process in step 403).
If any input occurs and the determination in step 403 is YES, it is determined whether or not the selected content of the category list has changed (step 404).

If there is no change in the selected contents of the category list and the determination in step 404 is NO, the process returns to the monitoring state in step 403 again.
If the selection contents of the category list are changed by the user's operation on the touch panel 111 and the determination in step 404 is YES, first, the selection item of the category list in the first frame is changed to the newly selected item. (Step 405).

  Then, the selection item of the PLU list displayed in the second frame is changed (step 406). Specifically, in the item_categories array defined in the PLU list display control client program shown in FIG. 6 to be described later, the first element value having the same value as the selected item value of the category list changed in step 405 is searched. The item in the PLU list having the same item number as the element number is set as a new selection item in the PLU list. Thereafter, the monitoring state returns to step 403 again.

  As will be described later with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6, in the item_categories array, the item_category field values of all the records in the PLU master DB shown in FIG. 14 are arranged in order of item_category field value / order of maker_code field value / item_code field value. Stored in order (order by item_category, maker_code, item_code in SQL), and the item_name field values of all records in the PLU master DB are also stored in the same order as described above in the PLU list. .

  Therefore, when the user selects an arbitrary product category in the category list displayed in the first frame by operating the touch panel 111 or the like, the PLU list in the second frame includes a list of product names belonging to the selected product category. The item will be displayed.

  For example, in the display example of FIG. 18, when the user selects the product category “shoes” in the category list displayed in the first frame by operating the touch panel 111 or the like, the display start position of the PLU list displayed in the second frame is The product name “red shoes” belonging to the product category “shoes” is changed.

  In the display example of FIG. 20, when the user selects the product category “home appliance” in the category list displayed in the first frame by operating the touch panel 111 or the like, the display start position of the PLU list displayed in the second frame is The product name “MD” belongs to the product category “home appliance”.

  As described above, the user can first select a product category by operating the touch panel 111 or the like, and then select a product name belonging to the product category from the PLU list.

(Operation flowchart of user PLU list display control server program)
FIG. 5 is an operation flowchart showing the operation of the PLU list display control server program executed in the Web-POS server apparatus according to the instruction from the Web-POS client apparatus in step 302 of FIG.

  By executing this program, all the records on the PLU master DB (see FIG. 14) stored in the HDD 204 in FIG. 2 are read, and a PLU list display control client program including the record information is generated. It is transmitted to the Web-POS client device.

  This program can be described using, for example, C language or Perl script language, and is started from the Web server program of the Web-POS server device via the CGI.

5, first, extraction processing of all records included in the PLU master DB stored in the HDD 204 in FIG. 2 is executed (step 501).
The PLU master DB is a database that manages basic product information about each product handled by the Web-POS system, and one product corresponds to one record.

  As shown in FIG. 14, the PLU master DB stores an item_category field in which the product category name to which the product belongs, a maker_code field in which the code of the product manufacturer that manufactured the product is stored, and an item_code in which the product code is stored. It consists of a field, an item_name field in which the name of the product is stored, and an item_price field in which the retail price of the product is stored.

  In step 501 of FIG. 5, all record contents in the PLU master DB are sorted in the order of item_category field value, in the record group having the same product category, in the order of maker_code field value, and further in the record group having the same product category and the same product manufacturer code. Are extracted in order of item_code field values. Specifically, when the PLU master DB is realized as an SQL (structured query language) database, for example, in step 501 in FIG. 5, an SQL instruction of select * from PLU master DBorder by item_category, maker_code, item_code is generated. Executed.

  Next, in steps 502 to 506, the item_category field value, the maker_code field value, the item_code field value, the item_name field value, and the item_price field value of each search result record obtained by the extraction in step 501 are respectively an item_categories array and a maker_codes array. , Item_codes array, item_names array, and item_prices array.

  As a result, the product category name, product manufacturer code, product code, product name, and product unit price for the same product are stored in each element value of the same element number in each array item_categories, maker_codes, item_codes, item_names, and item_prices. Will be.

  Finally, a PLU list display control client program is generated and transmitted to the Web-POS client device via the network interface unit 207 (step 507).

(Operation of PLU list display control client program)
FIG. 6 is an operation flowchart showing the operation of the PLU list display control client program downloaded from the Web-POS server device and executed in the Web-POS client device based on the transmission processing described above.
Note that this program can be described as an HTML file including a description in the Java (registered trademark) Script language, for example.

  As described above with reference to step 302 in FIG. 3, this program is executed with the second frame on the Web browser window of the display screen as a target. As a result, as shown in FIG. 18, the heading “order product”, the PLU list, the heading “quantity”, and the subsequent quantity input field are displayed in the second frame of the display screen. The selection state and the input state of the quantity input field are monitored, the input state of the scanner device 115 is monitored, and the control process of the entry state of the detailed form in the third frame described later based on the monitoring results is executed.

  In FIG. 6, first, in steps 601 to 604, the same array as the array of item_categories, maker_codes, item_codes, and item_prices obtained in steps 502 to 504 and 506 in FIG. 5 is defined.

  Next, in steps 605 and 606, the heading “ordered product” and the PLU list having the item values and item names as the element values of the item_names array obtained in step 505 of FIG. 5 are displayed in the second frame. The

  In this way, each element value of the same element number of each array item_categories, maker_codes, item_codes, and item_prices in the PLU list display control client program downloaded from the Web-POS server device to the Web-POS client device, The item value of the PLU list having the same item number as the element number stores the product category name, the product manufacturer code, the product code, the product unit price, and the product name related to the same product. The product basic information is transferred from the POS server device to the Web-POS client device.

Subsequently, in steps 607 and 608, the heading “quantity” and the quantity input field are displayed.
Thereafter, in steps 609 to 617, monitoring of the selection state of the PLU list and the input state of the quantity input field, monitoring of the input state of the scanner device 115, and the filling state of the description form of the third frame based on the monitoring results are performed. Control processing is executed.

That is, first, it is monitored whether there is any input from the keyboard 113 or the touch panel 111 in FIG. 1 (step 609).
If there is no input and the determination in step 609 is NO, it is further determined whether or not the content of the scanner input file on the HDD 104 is empty (step 616). When the user reads the JAN barcode (see FIG. 16) affixed to the product using the scanner device 115 of FIG. 1, the information is transferred from the scanner device 115 to the scanner on the HDD 104 via the scanner interface unit 114. Written to the input file.

If the contents of the scanner input file are not empty and the determination in step 616 is NO, scanner input processing described later is executed (step 617).
If the contents of the scanner input file are empty and the determination in step 616 is YES, the process returns to the input determination process in step 609.

  When an input from either the keyboard 113 or the touch panel 111 is generated and the determination in step 609 is YES, it is determined whether or not the selection content of the PLU list has changed (step 610).

  When a change occurs in the selection contents of the PLU list and the determination in step 610 is YES, the selection item in the PLU list in the second frame is changed to the newly selected item (step 611), and then the product is displayed to the user. To enter the quantity, the cursor is moved to the quantity input field of the second frame (step 612). Thereafter, the process returns to the input determination process in step 609.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 18, when the user selects the product category “shoes” in the category list of the first frame, the display start position of the PLU list in the second frame belongs to the product category “shoes”. When the name changes to “red shoes” and the product name “white shoes” is selected in this state, the cursor moves to the quantity input field of the second frame, although not particularly shown.

If no change has occurred in the selection contents of the PLU list and the determination in step 610 is NO, it is determined whether or not the contents of the quantity input field have changed (step 614).
If no change has occurred in the contents of the quantity input field and the determination in step 610 is NO, the process returns to the input determination process in step 609.

  When the user inputs a quantity into the quantity input field using the keyboard 113 of FIG. 1 and the contents of the quantity input field change and the determination in step 610 is YES, the contents of the quantity input field are changed to a newly input value. After the update (step 614), a process for updating the entry contents of the detail form displayed in the third frame is executed (step 615).

7 and 8 are operation flowcharts showing the detailed operation of the detailed form update process in step 615 of FIG.
The third frame is shown, for example, in FIG. 17 by a detailed form display control client program (FIGS. 10 to 12) described later that is downloaded from the Web-POS server apparatus to the Web-POS client apparatus in step 303 of FIG. In addition to the total_price field where the subtotal of the product is stored, the tax_price field where the tax amount of the product is stored, and the order_price field where the total amount of tax included in the product is stored, each line of 5 items has the category of the product. The stored item_category field, the maker_code field that stores the product maker code, the item_code field that stores the product code, the item_name field that stores the product name, the item_price field that stores the product unit price, and the product quantity Item_num field and the sales price of the product There item_sum field stored is defined, further variables current_row indicating the current input line of the line items consisting of five rows (initial value is 0) is here a form to be defined is generated.

Then, in FIG. 7, it is first determined whether or not the value of the variable form current_row is 4 or less (step 701).
If the value of the variable current_row indicates 5 and the determination in step 701 is NO, the product detail information has already been entered in all the detail lines consisting of 5 lines in the detail form, and no more product detail information is displayed. Since it cannot be filled in, the detailed form update process in step 615 in FIG. 6 is terminated, and the process returns to the input determination process in step 609 in FIG.

If the value of the variable current_row is 4 or less and the determination in step 701 is YES, the value of the variable current_row is first incremented (step 702).
Next, in steps 703 to 705 and 707, item_categories, maker_codes, item_codes, item_codes, which are defined in steps 601 to 604 in FIG. 6 are stored in the item_category, maker_code, item_code, and item_price fields of the detail row indicated by the variable current_row. And item_prices, each element value corresponding to the number of the selected item in the PLU list of the second frame is set.

In step 706, the product name, which is the selection item value of the PLU list in the second frame, is set in the item_name field of the detail row indicated by the variable current_row.
Further, in step 708, the value of the quantity input field of the second frame is set in the item_num field of the detail row indicated by the variable current_row.

  Next, in step 709, a multiplication result value of (item_price field value in the same detail row × item_num field value in the same detail row) is set in the item_sum field of the detail row indicated by the variable current_row.

After that, in step 710 of FIG. 8, the total value of the item_sum field for five lines of detail lines is set in the total_price field of the detail form.
In step 711, the multiplication result value of (total_price field value × 0.05) is set in the tax_price field of the detail form.

  Finally, in step 712, the addition result of (total_price field value + tax_price field value) is set in the order_price field of the detail form.

After the series of processes described above, the detailed form update process in step 615 in FIG. 6 is terminated, and the process returns to the input determination process in step 609 in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 19, for example, the user selects the product category “shoes” in the category list in the first frame and updates the product name “white shoes” in the PLU list in the second frame. When a quantity of 1 is entered in the quantity input field of the second frame after selecting, the contents of the detail form of the third frame automatically change as shown in FIG. At this time, the value of the variable form current_row in the detail form changes from 0 to 1.

  From this state, when the user selects the product category “home appliance” in the category list displayed in the first frame, the category list display control client program (on the Web-POS client device) targeting the first frame ( 4, the display start position of the PLU list displayed in the second frame is changed to the product name “MD” belonging to the product category “home appliance”, as shown in FIG. When the user selects the product name “MD” in the PLU list, the PLU list display control client program (steps 611 and 612 in FIG. 6) executed on the Web-POS client device with the second frame as a target is used. Cursor is quantity input field Moving.

  When the quantity 1 is entered in the quantity input field of the second frame, the PLU list display control client program (steps 614, 615, FIG. 7 in FIG. 6) executed on the Web-POS client device with the second frame as a target. , FIG. 8), the contents of the detailed form of the third frame automatically change as shown in FIG. At this time, the value of the variable form current_row in the detail form changes from 1 to 2.

In this way, the user uses the touch panel 111 on the display screen of the display device 109 in FIG. 1 in the Web-POS client device, and selects a desired product category in the category list displayed in the first frame. Select the desired product name in the PLU list displayed in the second frame belonging to the selected product category, and enter the quantity input field displayed in the second frame using a simple keyboard 113 such as a numeric keyboard. A detail form for POS management can be automatically acquired on the third frame simply by inputting the quantity.
Note that the quantity input field may be configured such that the quantity 1 is automatically input in advance and the quantity is determined by operating the enter key on the keyboard 113 or the like.

FIG. 9 is an operation flowchart showing the detailed operation of the scanner input process in step 617 of FIG.
As described above, when the user reads the JAN barcode (see FIG. 16) affixed to the product using the scanner device 115 of FIG. 1, the information is transferred from the scanner device 115 via the scanner interface unit 114. Are written in the scanner input file on the HDD 104.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of a JAN (Japanese Article Number) barcode, which is defined by the JISB 9550 (common product code barcode symbol) standard.
When the scanner interface unit 114 shown in FIG. 1 receives the JAN barcode information from the scanner device 115, the scanner interface unit 114 checks whether there is a data error using a check digit. If the check result is OK, the scanner manufacturer code and the item code are scanned. Write to input file. The country code is set to “49” in Japan.

In FIG. 9, first, the product manufacturer code and the product item code are extracted from the scanner input file on the HDD 104 (step 901).
Next, in step 902, element values are sequentially extracted from the item_codes array defined in step 603 of FIG. 6, and in step 904, the extracted element values are extracted from the scanner input file in step 901. A loop process for determining whether or not the code matches is repeated.

  In the above loop processing, if the corresponding element value is not detected from the item_codes array and it is determined in step 903 that there is no element value, an error is pop-up displayed on the display screen of the display device 109 in step 911. The scanner input process in step 617 in FIG. 6 is terminated, and the process returns to the input determination process in step 609 in FIG.

  In the above loop processing, when a corresponding element value is detected from the item_codes array and the determination in step 604 is YES, in step 905, the element value having the same element number as that element number is defined in step 602 of FIG. In step 906, it is determined whether or not the extracted element value matches the product manufacturer code extracted from the scanner input file in step 901.

If the two product manufacturer codes do not match and the determination in step 906 is NO, the process returns to the loop processing in steps 902 to 904 and the search is continued.
If the two product manufacturer codes match and the determination in step 906 is YES, in step 907, the category list selection item displayed in the first frame corresponds to the element number in which the match is detected, as shown in FIG. It is set to the same value as the element value in the item_categories array defined in step 601.

Subsequently, at step 908, the selected item of the PLU list displayed in the second frame is set to the item number item corresponding to the element number where the match is detected.
In step 909, the quantity 1 is set in the quantity input field displayed in the second frame.

Thereafter, in step 910, the update process for the detailed form shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 is executed.
In this way, the user can also display the detailed form for POS management by reading the JAN barcode attached to the product using the scanner device 115 of FIG. 1 in the Web-POS client device. It can be automatically acquired on 3 frames.

  In this case, it may be configured such that an input of a quantity from the keyboard 113 is received in the quantity input field.

(Detail form display control client program operation)
10 to 12 show operations of the detailed form display control client program downloaded from the Web-POS server device and executed by the Web-POS client device with the third frame as a target in Step 303 of FIG. 3 described above. It is a flowchart.

  By executing this program, for example, as shown in FIG. 17, a detail form is displayed, and in response to a click on the order button, transmission processing of the detail form to the Web-POS server device is executed. In response to the click of the delete button, the process for deleting the current input detail line is executed.

Note that this program can be described as an HTML file including a description in the Java (registered trademark) Script language, for example.
First, in step 1001, the value of the variable current_row indicating the current input row of the detail row is reset to 0.

  Next, in the third frame, the heading “order item details” is displayed in step 1002, the heading “subtotal” is displayed in step 1003, the total_price field is defined in step 1004, and the heading “tax amount” is displayed in step 1005. In step 1006, the tax_price field is defined. In step 1007, the heading “total amount” is displayed. In step 1008, the order_price field is defined.

In step 1009, an order button is defined, and in step 1010, a delete button is defined.
Subsequently, in step 1011 of FIG. 11, the headings “category”, “maker code”, “product number”, “product name”, “unit price”, “quantity”, and “amount” are displayed.

  Further, in steps 1012 to 1016, for each of the first to fifth specification lines, an item_category field for storing the category of the product, a maker_code field for storing the manufacturer code of the product, an item_code field for storing the code of the product, An item_name field for storing the product name, an item_price field for storing the product unit price, an item_num field for storing the product quantity, and an item_sum field for storing the sales price of the product are defined.

  Thereafter, in steps 1017 to 1027 in FIG. 12, the click of the order button or the delete button is monitored, and in response to the click of the order button, the transmission process of the detailed form to the Web-POS server device is executed. In response to the click of the delete button, the process of deleting the current input detail line is executed.

That is, first, it is monitored whether or not there is an input from either the keyboard 113 or the touch panel 111 in FIG. 1 (repetition of determination processing in step 1017).
If an input from either the keyboard 113 or the touch panel 111 occurs and the determination in step 1017 is YES, it is determined whether or not the order button in the detailed form in the third frame has been pressed (step 1018).

If the order button has not been pressed and the determination in step 1018 is NO, it is determined whether or not the delete button in the detailed form in the third frame has been pressed (step 1021).
If the delete button is not pressed and the determination in step 1021 is NO, the process returns to the input determination process in step 1017.

If the delete button is pressed and the determination in step 1021 is YES, in steps 1022 to 1027, deletion processing of the current input detail line is executed.
First, in step 1022, it is determined whether or not the value of the variable current_row indicating the current input row of the detail row is zero.

  If the value of the variable current_row is 0 and the determination in step 1022 is YES, the product detail information is not entered in the detail form, and the process directly returns to the input determination process in step 1017.

When the value of the variable current_row is not 0 and the determination in step 1022 is NO, the following processes of steps 1023 to 1027 are executed.
First, in step 1023, the item_sum field value of the detail row indicated by the variable current_row is subtracted from the total_price field value of the detail form, and the result value is set in the total_price field.

Subsequently, in step 1024, a multiplication result value of (total_price field value × 0.05) is set in the tax_price field of the detail form.
Further, in step 1025, the addition result of (total_price field value + tax_price field value) is set in the order_price field of the detail form.

In step 1026, all field values of the detail row indicated by the variable current_row, that is, field values of item_category, maker_code, item_code, item_name, item_price, item_num, and item_sum are cleared.
Finally, the value of the variable current_row is decremented, and the process returns to the input determination process in step 1017.

  Next, if the order button is pressed and the determination in step 1018 is YES, in step 1019, all field values in the detailed form of the third frame are displayed via the network interface unit 107 in FIG. It is transmitted to the Web-POS server device.

Subsequently, in step 1020, the contents of the detailed form of the third frame are output to the receipt journal printer device 119 via the receipt journal printer interface unit 118 of FIG. 1, and printed on the receipt by the device.
Thereafter, the process returns to the input determination process in step 1017.

(Operation of detailed form registration server program)
When the Web server program executed in the Web-POS server apparatus receives the above-described detailed form from the network interface unit 207 in FIG. 2, the detailed form registration server program shown in the operation flowchart of FIG. The program is read and started, and each field value of the detailed form is transferred to the program.

In FIG. 13, first, in step 1301, the variable i is set to 1.
Next, in step 1302, the field values of the i-th detail row specified by the value of the variable i, that is, the field values of item_category, maker_code, item_code, item_name, item_price, item_num, and item_sum are received.

Subsequently, in step 1303, it is determined whether or not the received item_code field value is empty.
If the item_code field value is empty and the determination in step 303 is YES, the process proceeds to the next detail line.

  If the item_code field value is not empty and the determination in step 303 is NO, in step 1304, a new record including each field value of the i-th detail line is registered in the sales management database (sales management DB) stored in the HDD 104. Is done.

  The sales management DB has the configuration shown in FIG. 15, and in addition to the above field values, a date field that stores a registration date and a sales type information (in the case of POS, “store sales”) are stored. Contains fields.

In this way, the Web-POS server device can reflect the product sales information received in real time from the Web-POS client device in the sales management DB.
Subsequently, in step 1305, the value of the variable i is incremented, and in step 1306, it is determined whether or not the value of the variable i exceeds 5.

If the value of the variable i does not exceed 5 and the determination in step 1306 is NO, the process returns to step 1302 and the registration process for the next detail line is executed.
When the value of the variable i exceeds 5 and the determination in step 1306 is YES, the execution of the detail form registration server program is terminated.

(Other embodiments)
In the embodiment described above, all the records in the PLU master DB (see FIG. 14) of the Web-POS server apparatus are configured to be downloaded to the Web-POS client apparatus as a PLU list. The present invention is not limited to this. For example, every time a product category is changed in the category list in the Web-POS client device, a PLU list corresponding to the product category is downloaded from the Web-POS server device. Further, for each input of product information in the Web-POS client device, the corresponding PLU information may be inquired from the Web-POS client device to the Web-POS server device.

Moreover, it is not always necessary to specify the product category, and for example, a list from which product manufacturers can be selected may be provided.
In addition to a touch panel, a mouse, an electronic pen, or the like may be used as an input medium.

Further, instead of the category list and the PLU list, an image map displayed on the Web browser screen for selecting a product category or a product may be used.
The medium read by the scanner device is not limited to JAN barcodes, but other types of barcodes and OCR (OCR price tag dimensions and printing specifications for POS systems) standards. An Optical Character Reader) code or the like may be used.

  Further, the calculation of the detailed form is not necessarily performed only on the Web-POS client device side, but may be performed on the Web-POS server device side and the result may be notified to the Web-POS client device. Good.

The Web-POS system according to the present invention can be combined with a well-known sales management system, purchase management system, inventory management system, or sales analysis system.
It is also possible to easily transmit product sales information or product order information registered in the Web-POS server device from the Web-POS client device to each product supplier or the like by HTTP communication or e-mail communication. In this case, for example, the detailed form registration server program shown in the operation flowchart of FIG. 13 creates an electronic mail storing the detailed form information received from the Web-POS client device, and transmits it to the customer. Configured as follows.

  In addition, it is possible to easily configure the product basic information registered in the PLU master DB (FIG. 14) to be received from each product supplier by HTTP communication or e-mail communication. A configuration in which the contents of the PLU master DB can be edited from the apparatus via a Web browser can be easily realized.

  According to the present invention, a low-cost POS system can be realized by realizing a POS function on a general Web server / client system, and at the same time, the Internet or the like without installing a POS dedicated line. It is possible to connect the server device and the client device at low cost using the public network or LAN.

  Further, according to the present invention, since the store computer function of the POS system is mounted on a general Web server device, a product for realizing the PLU function from each product supplier by HTTP communication or e-mail communication. Product basic information such as manufacturer code, product item code, and price information can be easily received and registered.

  Conversely, product sales information or product order information registered in the server device from the client device can be easily transmitted to each product supplier or the like by HTTP communication or e-mail communication.

  Furthermore, according to the present invention, a product on the Web browser screen, which is supplied from the server device and displayed on the display device of the client device, has been provided with a PLU key function that has been conventionally required by a dedicated keyboard on the POS terminal device. It is realized as a selection form and a pointing device such as a touch panel, mouse, electronic pen, etc. to operate it, and it is not necessary to prepare a dedicated keyboard on the client device side, so the client device can be realized at low cost and the form contents can be It also has a feature that the handled product can be easily changed by simply changing the program on the server device side.

101, 201 CPU
102, 202 Memory 103, 203 HDD interface unit 104, 204 HDD
105, 205 Portable recording medium interface unit 106, 206 Portable recording medium 107, 207 Network interface unit 108 Display interface unit 109 Display device 110 Touch panel interface unit 111 Touch panel 112 Keyboard interface unit 113 Keyboard 114 Scanner interface unit 115 Scanner device 116 General purpose Printer interface unit 117 General-purpose printer device 118 Receipt journal printer interface unit 119 Receipt journal printer device

Claims (4)

A Web server client system for managing information related to product sales or product orders,
A product master DB that manages basic information of products handled, a Web-POS server system including a server device that manages the product master DB, executes programs based on HTTP messages, or supplies HTML resources, a touch panel, By connecting a display device having an input means such as a keyboard, mouse, electronic pen, or scanner device and a Web client device having a Web browser by HTTP communication,
In the display device of the Web client device or the input means of the display device,
1) Every time a category is changed or entered (selected),
An HTML resource including product identification information corresponding to the changed or input (selected) category in the product master DB is generated and supplied by the program of the Web-POS server system and processed by the Web browser. Is displayed,
A product selection list corresponding to the category is displayed.
2) Every time product identification information is input (selected) in the product selection list corresponding to the category,
An HTML resource including product basic information corresponding to the input (selected) product identification information in the product master DB is generated and supplied by the program of the Web-POS server system and processed by the Web browser. Is displayed,
Product basic information corresponding to the product identification information is displayed,
3) When the order content based on the product basic information corresponding to the product identification information is input,
An HTML resource including product ordering details information based on the result of the input order content is supplied from the Web-POS server system and displayed when processed by the Web browser.
Product order details information based on the result of the order contents is displayed.
After the processing process of the web browser,
When the order for the product order details information is confirmed, the product order information at the time of sales or order is transmitted from the Web client device to the Web-POS server system. In a Web-POS network system in which information management related to product sales or product order is realized only through a Web browser using
By registering or editing the product basic information registered in the product master DB of the Web server system, the product selection list, the product identification information, and the product generated by the Web-POS server system program A Web-POS network system that enables free and real-time change of handled products in which HTML resources related to basic information are changed.   When the Web-POS server system includes a sales management DB or an inventory management DB and receives the ordered product specification information, a sales record or an order record for each sales product or ordered product is generated based on the received ordered product specification information. A Web-POS server system that is generated and registered in the sales management DB or inventory management DB to perform sales management or inventory management. The sales record or order record for each ordered product stores the information related to the sales or the order, so that the location and type of the user can be grasped together with the contents of the user operation on the Web client device side where the sales or the order is placed. The Web-POS network according to claim 1, wherein Stem. A control method of a Web-POS network system for performing timely change of handled products by remote operation in a Web server client system in which information management regarding product sales or product orders is performed,
A control method of a Web-POS network system for freely changing information related to handled products in real time, comprising a product master DB for managing basic information of handled products, and managing the product master DB in an HTTP message A Web-POS server system comprising a server device that executes a program based on the above or supplies HTML resources, a display device having an input means comprising a touch panel, keyboard, mouse, electronic pen, or scanner device, and a web browser By connecting the Web client device by HTTP communication,
In the display device of the Web client device or the input means of the display device,
1) Every time a category is changed or entered (selected),
An HTML resource including product identification information corresponding to the changed or input (selected) category in the product master DB is generated and supplied by the program of the Web-POS server system and processed by the Web browser. Is displayed,
A product selection list corresponding to the category is displayed.
2) Every time product identification information is input (selected) in the product selection list corresponding to the category,
An HTML resource including product basic information corresponding to the input (selected) product identification information in the product master DB is generated and supplied by the program of the Web-POS server system and processed by the Web browser. Is displayed,
Product basic information corresponding to the product identification information is displayed,
3) When the order content based on the product basic information corresponding to the product identification information is input,
An HTML resource including product ordering details information based on the result of the input order content is supplied from the Web-POS server system and displayed when processed by the Web browser.
Product order details information based on the result of the order contents is displayed.
After the processing process of the web browser,
When the order for the product order details information is confirmed, the product order information at the time of sales or order is transmitted from the Web client device to the Web-POS server system. In a Web-POS network system in which information management related to product sales or product order is realized only through a Web browser using
Using a general-purpose computer and the Internet, the Web-POS server system is accessed by a Web browser or e-mail, and basic information on the handling products registered in the product master DB provided in the Web-POS server system The time of the handling product in which the HTML resource related to the product selection list, the product identification information, and the product basic information generated by the Web server system program is changed in real time A method for controlling a Web-POS network system that allows a remote change to be performed remotely.   Basic information of handled products managed by the product master DB provided in the Web-POS server system is received from a product supplier by HTTP communication or e-mail, and provided in the Web-POS server system. Registered or managed by a program on the server device side, or sales information or order information of the product specified by the product identification information is transmitted to the supplier of the specified product by HTTP communication or e-mail. The method of controlling a Web-POS network system according to claim 3, wherein:

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