JP2016053847A - Information processor and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information processor and a program that can prevent input errors of unsent slip data.SOLUTION: An information processor according to an embodiment includes: storage means storing slip data; input receiving means receiving input of individual data of the slip data as search conditions for extracting the slip data stored in the storage means; extracting means extracting the slip data corresponding to the individual data received by the input receiving means from the storage means; display outputting means outputting the slip data extracted from the extracting means in a display unit; input assisting means receiving editing input of the slip data output by the display outputting means and setting identification information in the slip data different from slip data as an extraction source; and sending means sending the slip data after the editing input of the input assisting means to a settlement server.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  Embodiments described herein relate generally to an information processing apparatus and a program.

  Conventionally, in electronic payment using a payment card such as a prepaid type or a post-payment type, the slip data relating to the payment generated by reading the payment card at a store POS (Point Of Sales) terminal or the payment terminal is used. By registering with the payment server, the electronic payment registration procedure is completed. When the product is canceled or returned after sales, the card information is read again at the POS terminal or the payment terminal, the cancellation or return processing is performed, and the slip data indicating the cancellation or return is registered in the payment server.

  By the way, at the time of cancellation or return processing at a POS terminal or a payment terminal, the store and the payment server may go offline due to a communication problem or the like. In this case, even if cancellation or return processing is performed at the POS terminal or the payment terminal, a communication error occurs in the communication processing with the payment server, and the processing cannot be completed normally. Therefore, the store side informs the card company that there is an unsent cancellation or transaction, and when consent is obtained, it performs the cancellation or return processing at the POS terminal, prints the details on the receipt paper, He gave temporary measures such as handing receipts to customers. The store will later manually register the contents printed on the receipt paper in the backyard sales management server, and send the registered unsent slip data to the settlement server when communication is restored. Had gone.

However, when registering unsent slip data in the settlement server on the store side, the administrator has to manually input all items included in the slip data from scratch.
The input items include card company identification information and membership number. If there is an error in these inputs, there was a mismatch in the payment server of the card company, and it was a problem because processing such as cancellation or return could not be performed.

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide an information processing apparatus and program capable of preventing an input error of unsent slip data.

  The information processing apparatus according to the embodiment includes a storage unit that stores slip data, an input reception unit that receives input of individual data belonging to the slip data as a search condition for extracting the slip data stored in the storage unit, Extracting means for extracting slip data corresponding to the individual data received by the input receiving means from the storage means, display output means for outputting the slip data extracted by the extracting means to a display unit, and the display output means Receiving the edit input of the slip data output by the above, input auxiliary means for setting the identification information different from the original slip data in the slip data, and sending the slip data after the edit input of the input auxiliary means to the settlement server Transmitting means.

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a payment system. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the sales management server. FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of the sales management server. FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram of a database management table. FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of the UI screen of the sales management server. FIG. 6 is an operation flow diagram during the slip input process of the sales management server. FIG. 7 is an operation flow diagram of the sales management server during the slip sending process. FIG. 8 is an operation flowchart for slip deletion processing of the sales management server. FIG. 9 is an operational flow diagram during auxiliary input processing of the sales management server. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a display state (sales input state) of the UI screen. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a display state of the UI screen (a returned goods input state 1). FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a display state of the UI screen (returned goods input state 2). FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a display state (slip sending state) of the UI screen. FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a state 1 of the unsent management table when a slip is input. FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating a state of the transmitted management table when a slip is input. FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating a second state of the unsent management table when a slip is input. FIG. 17 is a diagram showing the state of the transmitted management table when a slip is sent. FIG. 18 is a diagram showing the state of the unsent management table when a slip is sent.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of an information processing apparatus and a program will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the present embodiment, an example in which the information processing apparatus is applied to a sales management server of a payment system that performs credit payment is shown.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a payment system 100 according to the present embodiment. The payment system 100 is constituted by a network system including a POS terminal 1 and sales management server 2 provided in each store, a payment server 6 provided in a credit company, and the like. The POS terminal 1 and the sales management server 2 are communicatively connected via a connection line 3 such as a LAN (Local Area Network) provided in each store. In addition, the POS terminal 1 and the sales management server 2 in the store are connected to the payment company 6 of the credit company through a dedicated line 8 or the like.

  The store a in FIG. 1 shows a configuration in which one sales management server 2 and a plurality of POS terminals 1 are connected via a connection line 3 as an example of a system configuration in the store. Although not shown for other stores (store b, store c,...), One sales management server 2 and a plurality of POS terminals 1 are similarly connected via the connection line 3. The configuration shall be taken. Each POS terminal 1 and the sales management server 2 can be connected to a payment server 6 of a credit company.

  In the present embodiment, each store (store a, store b, store c,...) Is described as having a plurality of POS terminals 1, but the number of POS terminals may be one or more. The number is not limited.

  Moreover, although this embodiment demonstrates what has one sales management server 2 in each store, you may make it the structure which shares 1 unit | set in all stores, or the structure which shares 1 unit | set in all stores.

  The POS terminal 1 is a sales data processing device that generates sales data of a target product that a store sells to a customer in a face-to-face transaction with the customer. The POS terminal 1 receives the product code of the target product by reading the product tag or inputting from the input key, reads the product information corresponding to each product code from the product master data, and obtains the amount of the target product.

  In a normal transaction, the POS terminal 1 uses a slip number (sales slip number) and “product name”, “product unit price”, and “total amount” for the target product acquired in a series of processes in this face-to-face transaction. And the like are stored in the memory as sales data of the transaction classification “sales”. Also, when canceling (or returning), the slip number, the original sales slip number, and other information such as “product name”, “product unit price”, or “amount” of the product related to cancellation (or return) are acquired. Then, these data are stored in the memory as sales data of the transaction classification “cancel” (or “returned goods”). For example, the cashier inputs the “original sales slip number” or the product information described in the sales receipt stored by the customer. Get.

  Further, the POS terminal 1 includes a card reading device for card payment and operates as a payment processing device. For example, the POS terminal 1 accepts the type of card used for payment on the selection screen, reads that type of card information from the card reader, and stores it in the memory. Communication for authentication processing or the like is performed with the settlement server 6. When notification information indicating the completion of the transaction is received from the settlement server 6 through this communication, the transaction details including the card information and the sales data are printed on the receipt sheet. Also, slip data including the card information and the sales data (referred to as sales slip data, cancellation slip data, and return slip data) according to the transaction category is transmitted to the store sales management server 2 as processed, End the transaction. On the other hand, if the slip data cannot be transmitted to the settlement server 6 due to a trouble on the communication path or the settlement server 6 being down, an error is notified to the cashier by displaying the fact on the screen.

The sales management server 2 is an information processing apparatus that is provided in a store backyard or the like and manages the slip data received from the POS terminal 1 and other various data. In addition to this, the sales management server 2 of this embodiment has an unsent slip processing unit 20.
In the unsent slip processing unit 20, slip data (unsent slip data) that could not be transmitted from the POS terminal 1 to the settlement server 6 due to a communication trouble or the like is accompanied by input assistance such as utilizing other registered slip data. And processing for transmitting unsent slip data to the settlement server 6.

The settlement server 6 receives the slip data relating to the settlement, performs card information authentication processing, usage amount confirmation processing, and the like, and if established, registers the slip data in its own device. In addition, a notification indicating the completion of the transaction is transmitted to the POS terminal 1 and the sales management server 2 as the transmission source.
The operation of the payment process in the payment system 100 described above differs as follows between the normal time and the emergency time.

  First, the POS terminal 1 normally transmits slip data (sales slip data, cancellation slip data, or return slip data) relating to card settlement to the settlement server 6 and registers the slip data in the settlement server 6. The settlement server 6 notifies the POS terminal 1 of information indicating the completion of the transaction. In response to this notification, the POS terminal 1 prints details including card information and sales data on a receipt sheet. Then, slip data including card information and sales data is transmitted to the sales management server 2 to complete one transaction.

  On the other hand, in an emergency where the POS terminal 1 cannot connect to the payment server 6 and a communication error is notified in the POS terminal 1, the following operation is performed. This operation is mainly for cancellation and return. First, the cashier or manager confirms the transaction details with the credit card company over the phone, and obtains approval from the credit card company. When the approval from the credit card company is obtained, the POS terminal 1 performs the process of launching the details for the receipt paper. Next, the manager generates slip data with the input assistance of the unsent slip processing unit 20 at the sales management server 2 in the backyard, and transmits the slip data to the settlement server 6 when communication is restored.

Next, the configuration of the sales management server 2 will be described in detail.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of the sales management server 2. The sales management server 2 mainly includes a control unit 200, an input unit 201, a display unit 202, a storage unit 203, and a communication I / F 204. Each unit is interconnected by a bus 205.

  The control unit 200 is a computer that comprehensively controls each unit of the various calculations and the sales management server 2 and performs calculation processing, data input / output control, and the like. The control unit 200 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory) that stores various programs and data, and a RAM (Work Memory that expands various programs and stores data in a rewritable manner). Random Access Memory), an RTC (Real-Time Clock) unit that measures the current date and time, and the like.

  The input unit 201 is an input device that converts an input operation performed by an operator into a predetermined code and outputs the code to the control unit 200. For example, when a predetermined key is pressed on the keyboard, it is converted into a character code or an instruction code assigned to the key and output to the control unit 200. In addition, the signal from the mouse outputs to the control unit 200 the amount of mouse movement, mouse click operation, and the like.

  The display unit 202 includes a display screen such as a liquid crystal display, and is a display device that displays the display data stored in the storage unit 203 and the display data generated by the control unit 200 on the display screen. The display data includes a UI (User Interface) screen, data such as text in the UI screen, a cursor for designating an input position in the UI screen, and the like.

  The storage unit 203 is a built-in memory or a removable external storage device (for example, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), a flash ROM, or the like).

  The storage unit 203 stores database DB1 and display data DA1 such as a UI screen. The storage unit 203 also includes a control program P1 for each unit, a management program P2 for the database DB1, a data processing program P3 for generating unprocessed slip data in cooperation with the database DB1, and a transmission / reception program P4 for transmitting / receiving slip data. Memorize etc.

  The communication I / F 204 is a communication interface unit including a NIC (Network Interface Card) for communicating with an external device. The communication I / F 204 performs data communication with the POS terminal 1 via the connection line 3 under the control of the control unit 200. In addition, data communication is performed with the settlement server 6 via the dedicated line 8.

  In the hardware configuration shown in FIG. 2, the CPU loads various programs stored in the storage unit 203 to the main storage device (RAM) and executes the various programs, so that the sales management server 2 has an input receiving unit, an extracting unit, , Function as display output means, input auxiliary means, and transmission means.

The unsent slip processing unit 20 includes the above means (input receiving means, extracting means, display output means, input auxiliary means, and transmitting means) and a database DB1 as storage means.
FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of the sales management server 2.

  The input receiving unit 30 is a unit that receives an input of a search condition for extracting slip data from the database DB1. In the present embodiment, the input receiving unit 30 receives an input of the search condition in the input area of the UI screen displayed on the display unit 202, and requests the extraction unit 31 to search the database DB1 based on the received search condition. As the search condition, individual data belonging to the slip data (for example, “sales slip number”, “sales date”, “terminal number”, or composite information thereof) is used.

  Here, “sales slip number” is an identification number of sales slip data. “Sales date” is the date of sales. The “terminal number” is an identification number of the POS terminal that has made a transaction (sales, cancellation, return).

  The extracting unit 31 executes a search for the slip data requested by the input receiving unit 30 with respect to the database DB1, and temporarily stores the slip data obtained as an execution result in the memory.

  The display output unit 32 displays the UI screen on the display unit 202. Further, the slip data as the extraction result temporarily stored in the memory by the extraction unit 31 is output to the UI screen. The slip data as the extraction result is output to the editing area of the UI screen.

  The input auxiliary unit 33 is a unit that receives an edit input for the slip data output by the display output unit 32. The input assisting means 33 receives the edit input of the slip data in the edit area of the UI screen displayed on the display unit 202. Also, identification information different from the identification information set in the slip data from which the slip data is extracted is set for the slip data whose editing input is confirmed. In this example, information indicating “transaction category” is used as identification information, and “sales” indicating “transaction category” is changed to “cancel” or “return”.

  The transmission unit 34 is a unit that transmits the slip data in which the editing input of the input auxiliary unit 33 is confirmed to the settlement server 6.

Here, a configuration of a table (management table) for managing slips in the database DB1 is shown as an example.
FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram of the management table of the database DB1.
FIG. 4A is a configuration diagram of a management table (sent management table) of transmitted slip data.
FIG. 4B is a configuration diagram of a management table (unsent management table) of unsent slip data.

  Both the transmitted management table Tb1 shown in FIG. 4A and the untransmitted management table Tb2 shown in FIG. 4B include “terminal number” k1, “credit company name” k2, “member number” in the item portion K1. "K3", "expiration date" k4, "transaction category" k5, "sales slip number" k6, "sales date" k7, "amount" k8, "total amount" k9, "number of divisions" k10, "divided amount" k11 , “Payment start month” k12,...

  Among these, “terminal number” k1 is the identification number of the POS terminal that has made the transaction (sales, cancellation, return). “Transaction classification” k5 indicates one of the processing modes of sales, cancellation, and returns. “Sales slip number” k6 is an identification number of sales slip data. “Sales date” k7 is the date of sales.

  In the data part D1, one piece of slip data is stored for each record, and each item k1, k2,... Kn is associated with each piece of data in the slip data.

Next, a configuration example of the UI screen will be shown. In this example, the “input area” and “edit area” described in FIG. 3 are configured as a common area.
FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of a UI screen displayed on the screen of the sales management server 2.

  The UI screen 40 shown in FIG. 5 includes a type selection area 400, an input editing area (the above input area and editing area) 401, a list display area (including elements of the editing area depending on the type) 402, and a button group 403. .

  In the type selection area 400, a slip input button B40, a slip sending button B41, and a slip deletion button B42 are provided. When any one of these buttons B40, B41, and B42 is selected, the various areas 400 to 403 can be used for purposes corresponding to the buttons. For example, when the slip input button B40 is selected, the input editing area 401 can be used for searching and data editing. When the slip sending button B41 or the slip deleting button B42 is selected, the input editing area 401 can be used for search purposes.

  In the input editing area 401, an item area 401-1 indicating the name of each item of slip data and an input box 401-2 for inputting data of each item are provided. The items include “terminal number” C1, “credit company name” C2, “member number” C3, “expiration date” C4, “transaction category” C5, “sales slip number” C6 corresponding to each item of the management table, “Sales date” C7, “Amount” C8, “Total amount” C9, “Number of divisions” C10, “Division amount” C11, “Payment start month” C12,.

  The input box 401-2 includes a text input box, a list box selected from a list, and the like. In this example, in the input box 401-1, “terminal number” C 1, “credit company name” C 2, and “transaction category” C 5 are configured as list boxes b 1, b 2, and b 5, respectively. In the following description, the list boxes b1, b2, and b5 are referred to as input boxes b1, b2, and b5 when there is no need to clearly indicate the characteristics of the list box.

  The input box 401-2 restricts input individually by changing a set value from a program. For example, when the slip input button B40 is selected and the value of “transaction category” C5 is set to “sales”, the input of all items in the input box 401-2 can be accepted. In addition, when the slip input button B40 is selected and the value of “transaction category” C5 is set to “return” or “cancel”, “terminal number” C1, “sales slip number” in the input box 401-2. Only inputs corresponding to “C6” and “sales date” C7 are accepted, and others are prohibited. When the slip sending button B41 or the slip deleting button B42 is selected, the input of all items in the input box 401-2 can be accepted.

  Furthermore, the input box 401-2 restricts input after one slip is selected from the list display area 402. For example, it is assumed that one slip is selected from the list display area 402 in a state where the slip input button B40 is selected and the value of “transaction category” C5 is set to “return” or “cancel”. In this case, only input (edit) corresponding to “terminal number” C1, “sales slip number” C6, and “sales date” C7 in the input box 401-2 is accepted, and others are prohibited. Further, it is assumed that one slip is selected from the list display area 402 in a state where the slip sending button B41 and the slip deletion button B42 are selected. In this case, input (editing) of all items in the input box 401-2 is prohibited.

  The list display area 402 is a display area that displays a list of slip data extracted from the database DB1 using the data input in the input box 401-2 as a search condition. In addition, when one of the slip data displayed in the list display area 402 is designated by moving the cursor, the data of each item included in the slip data is stored in the input box 401-2 of the input editing area 401. Is taken in as. Each data of the slip data is displayed in each input box.

  The button group 403 is provided with a confirm button B45, a stop button B46, and an end button B47.

  The confirmation button B45 is an instruction button for confirming data and instructing to execute the process selected in the type selection area 400. Specifically, the confirm button B45 confirms the input value of each item of the slip data displayed in the input editing area 401 as new slip data when the slip input button B40 is selected in the type selection area 400. The slip data is instructed to additionally register the slip data in the database DB1 (untransmitted management table Tb2). When the slip sending button B41 is selected, the slip data to be displayed in the input editing area 401 is confirmed as unsent slip data, and an instruction to transmit the unsent slip data to the settlement server 6 is given. . When the slip deletion button B42 is selected, the slip data to be displayed in the input editing area 401 is confirmed as deletion target data, and an instruction to delete the slip data from the database DB1 is given.

The stop button B46 is an instruction button for stopping processing at an arbitrary time.
The end button B47 is an instruction button for ending the process and closing the UI screen 40.

Next, an operation of unprocessed slip processing of the sales management server 2 will be described.
The following is the operation of the sales management server 2 when the sales management server 2 functions as the input reception means 30, the extraction means 31, the display output means 32, the input auxiliary means 33, and the transmission means 34 and cooperates with the database DB1. Is shown. Here, the operation of the sales management server 2 will be described together with the movement of the UI screen 40.

  It is assumed that the control unit 200 of the sales management server 2 initializes the input reception state and display state of each input item on the UI screen 40 by the initialization process at the time of activation. At the time of this initialization, in this example, only the various buttons (slip input button B40, slip sending button B41, and slip deletion button B42) in the type selection area 400 and the end button B47 of the button group 403 are set to an ON state. The other buttons and the input box 401-2 are grayed out so that the input is not accepted. Furthermore, all the various buttons in the type selection area 400 are not selected.

  Unless otherwise specified below, the control unit 200 is a loop without a branch including a step for determining whether or not each button has been pressed with the confirmation button B45 and the end button B47 of the UI screen 40, respectively. It is set to an ON state that accepts input, and is set to an OFF state by making it grayed out at other steps.

  Although not specifically described below, the control unit 200 sets the cancel button B46 to an ON state in which an input is always accepted after any button is selected from the type selection area 400, and after pressing a confirmation button B45 described later. The setting is changed to the OFF state. When the cancel button B46 is pressed in the ON state, the process is stopped, the input information and the command are discarded, the settings of the button, the list box, etc. are reset, etc. This is an instruction button for returning the state to (processing).

6 to 9 are operation flowcharts when processing an unprocessed slip in the sales management server 2.
10 to 13 are diagrams showing a display state of the UI screen 40.
FIGS. 14 to 18 are views showing the state of the transmitted management table Tb1 or the untransmitted management table Tb2.

The operation flow shown in FIGS. 6 to 9 will be described below with reference to FIGS. 10 to 18 as appropriate.
The control unit 200 of the sales management server 2 first reads various programs such as the storage unit 203 to start various processes related to the unprocessed slip process, and displays the UI screen 40 on the display unit 202 (S1).

  Next, it is determined whether or not the slip input button B40 has been input (S2). When it is determined that there is no input in this determination process (No determination), it is determined whether or not there is an input of the slip sending button B41 (S3). When it is determined that there is no input in this determination process (No determination), it is determined whether or not there is an input of the slip deletion button B42 (S4). When it is determined that there is no input in this determination process (No determination), it is determined whether or not there is an input from the end button B47 (S5). Here, when it is determined that the end button B47 has been input (Yes determination), this process ends. On the other hand, if it is determined that the end button B47 is not input (No determination), the process returns to step S2 and the determination process is repeated.

  If it is determined in step S2 that there is an input (Yes determination), the grayout setting (OFF state) of the list box b5 of the item of “transaction category” C5 is canceled and made acceptable (ON state) (S6). ).

  Next, it is determined whether or not “sales” has been input (S7). In this determination, it is determined that “sales” has been input by selecting “sales” in the list box b5 of “transaction category” C5 (Yes determination). When the list box b5 of the “transaction category” C5 is not selected or “cancel” or “return” is selected, it is determined that “sales” has not been input (No determination). In the case of No determination in step S7, it is subsequently determined whether or not “cancel” or “return” has been input (S8). In the determination of step S8, when the list box b5 of “transaction category” C5 is in an unselected state, it is determined that “cancel” or “return” has not been input (No determination). In the case of No determination in step S8, the process returns to the determination process of step S7 and the above-described process is repeated. FIG. 10 shows a state when sales are selected in the list box b5 of “transaction category” C5. A hatched portion F1 in FIG. 10 indicates a selection state of the slip input button B40. Further, the hatched portion F2 of “sales” indicates the selection state of “sales”. In the following description, the hatched portion in the UI screen 40 indicates the selected state unless otherwise described.

  In the case of Yes determination in step S8, the “transaction category” C5 list box b5 is set to gray out, and the input boxes of all items in the input edit area 401 except the “transaction category” C5 list box b5 can be accepted from the gray out. The setting is changed (S9).

  Next, sales slip data generation processing is performed (S10). In this process, when there is an input in the input box, each input data is associated with each item information and temporarily stored in the memory.

  Next, it is determined whether or not the confirm button B45 has been pressed (S11). This determination is performed as needed in the process of step S10. If it is determined that the button is not pressed (No determination), the process of step S10 is continued until the button is pressed. If the button is pressed (Yes determination), it is determined that the process in step S10 is completed, and the process proceeds to the subsequent step S12. It is assumed that the user presses the confirm button B45 after inputting data in all input boxes.

  In the subsequent process of step S12, the input data of each item on the memory is arranged in a predetermined order to generate information of one record indicating sales slip data for one case, and the sales slip data is stored in the database DB1 (untransmitted management table Tb2). ) Is additionally registered (S12). FIG. 14 shows a registration state of the unsent management table Tb2 after the process of step S12. As shown in FIG. 14, one sales slip data having “transaction classification” k5 as “sales” is registered as unsent slip data in the record d1 of the unsent management table Tb2.

  After the process of step S12, the selection state of each button and list box, the value of the input box, etc. are reset (S13), and the process returns to step S2.

In the case of Yes determination in step S8, that is, when “cancel” or “return” is selected in the list box b5 of “transaction category” C5, the following processing is performed.
First, the list box b5 of the “transaction category” C5 is set to gray out, and the input boxes of some items in the input editing area 401 are set to be accepted from gray out (S14). In this example, the input boxes of “terminal number” C1, “sales slip number” C6, and “sales date” C7 are set and changed so that they can be accepted from gray out.

  Next, slip data (cancellation slip data or return slip data) is generated by auxiliary input (S15).

FIG. 9 is a flowchart of the auxiliary input process in step S15.
First, it is determined whether or not data is input to the input box set to accept (S150). When it is determined that there is no input in this determination (No determination), it is determined whether or not a signal for confirming the data input of one input box is detected (S151).

  For example, in the case of a keyboard, the signal for confirming data input in one input box is a signal for pressing the ENTER key for confirming data input in the input box. In addition, there is a TAB key pressing signal for confirming data input in the input box and moving to the next input box.

  If it is determined in step S151 that the signal is not detected (No determination), it is determined whether one of the slip data in the list in the list display area 402 is designated (S152). At this stage, the input box is used as an input area for search conditions. Initially, since no data is input in the input box set to accept, no slip data is displayed in the list display area 402 as a search result. For this reason, it is determined in step S152 that there is no designation (No determination), the process returns to the determination process in step S150, and the above-described process is repeated.

If it is determined in step S150 that there is an input in the input box (Yes determination), then the input data is displayed in the input box (S153).
After the process of step S153, the process returns to the process of step S150. If there is an input to the same input box in succession, the processes in steps S150 and S153 are repeated in the order described above.

  When the ENTER key, the TAB key, or the like is pressed after the processing in step S153, this is detected in the determination in step S151, and it is determined that a signal for determining data input in one input box is detected ( Yes determination).

  Subsequently, a search is executed based on the data input in the input box (S154). In this process, the database DB1 (sent management table Tb1) is searched using the input box item that has been input as a search key, a copy of the record that matches the input data is extracted, and temporarily stored in the memory. Each extracted record (copy) includes information on slip data for one case. FIG. 15 shows a data structure of the transmitted management table Tb1 to be searched. In the example of the data configuration diagram illustrated in FIG. 15, the sales slip data that has been transmitted for three records indicated in the records ds1 to ds3 is registered in the data portion D1. In addition, although omitted, a large number of sales slip data transmitted in the past are registered. From the unsent management table Tb1, for example, if the search condition is “sales slip number”, “sales slip number” k6 is used as a search key, and the corresponding record is extracted.

  Next, a list of slip data extracted in step S154 is displayed in the list display area 402 (S155).

  After step S155, the process returns to step S150. Here, if there is an input to another input box, the processes in steps S150 and S153 are repeated. Next, when the ENTER key or TAB key is pressed, the pressed signal is detected in step S151, and the search is executed in step S154. The search in this case performs an AND search of the previous search condition (search key and input data) and the current search condition (search key and input data). Then, the slip data further narrowed down as a result of the AND search is displayed as a list in step S155.

  If there is an input to another input box after the list is displayed, the same processing is performed, and in step S154, an AND search is performed on the previous search condition, the previous search condition, and the current search condition. Are displayed as a list in step S155.

  If a unique identification number is used as the “sales slip number”, the list display area 402 is narrowed down to one by simply entering the sales slip number in the input box of “sales slip number” C6. The slip data displayed is displayed. In addition, when the above-mentioned “sales slip number” with a limited number range is reused and repeatedly used, the “sales slip number” C6 input to the “sales date” C7 and the “sales date” C7 By the AND search of the input to the input box, the slip data narrowed down to one item is displayed in the list display area 402 with high probability.

  Note that the processing in step S150 is input of search conditions for finally generating cancellation or return slip data, so that the “original sales slip number” is mainly input in the input box of “sales slip number” C6. Will be. Accordingly, hereinafter, the sales slip data designated in the list display area will be described as original sales slip data.

  Now, after the slip data is displayed in the list display area 402 in step S155, one slip data (original sales slip data) in the list display area 402 is designated by moving the cursor or the like. It is determined that the slip data has been designated (Yes determination), and the process of the subsequent step S156 is executed.

  In step S156, in the input edit area 401, other input boxes other than the input boxes such as “transaction category” C5, “sales slip number” C6, or “sales date” C7 that have been selected and input so far are displayed. On the other hand, the value included in the original sales slip data specified in the list display area 402 is displayed in association with each item. FIG. 11 shows the display state at that time.

  The example shown in FIG. 11 shows a state when the list list 4021 is displayed based on the transmitted management table Tb1 of FIG. 15 and one slip data is selected from the list list 4021. As shown in FIG. 11, the input boxes b1 to b4,..., B7 to b12... Are values included in one slip data 4021A (slip data of record ds1 in FIG. 15) designated from the list display area 402. -Is filled. Note that the value in the input box b5 of “transaction category” C5 is “returned” as it is being input, and does not match the value “sales” shown in the list. In this example, only information that can uniquely identify a slip is displayed in the list display area 402 because of the display area. As long as the information can uniquely identify the slip, a different type of information from the information shown in the slip data 4021A shown as an example may be combined and displayed. Further, if all information can be displayed, all of the information may be displayed. In this example, a display example of one slip data is shown as a list. When multiple pieces of slip data are extracted, they are arranged in a list format in the vertical direction of FIG. 11 and displayed as a list.

  Next, it is determined whether there has been an edit input of the value in the input box (S157). If it is determined in this determination that there has been an editing input in the input box (Yes determination), the original data (copy) in the memory is overwritten with the data that has been edited and the value displayed in the input box is updated (S158). ).

  After step S158, the process returns to step S157. Then, when there is an input to the same input box or another input box, the processes in steps S157 and S158 are repeated in the order described above.

  In step S157 and step S158, if there is no particular editing location, editing input is omitted, and the confirmation button B45 is pressed to proceed to the next step S159. In the processing of step S157 and step S158, the value of the input box of “terminal number” C1 is mainly subject to editing input. When the POS terminal that has performed sales is different from the POS terminal that has performed cancellation or return, the value of the input box of “terminal number” C1 is edited. FIG. 12 shows a state when the value of the input box of “terminal number” C1 is edited. FIG. 12 shows a state when the arrow button B50 of the list box b1 of the “terminal number” C1 is pressed, the registered terminal numbers are displayed in the list L1, and the terminal number “0002” is selected with the cursor or the like from the list L1. Is shown. As a result, the value of the list box b1 of “terminal number” C1 is edited from “0001” to “0002”.

  When the confirmation button B45 is pressed after editing, the action is detected in the determination process in step S159, and the result of the determination process is Yes. The determination process in step S159 is a process that is performed when a negative determination is made in step S157. If NO is determined in step S157, and if NO is determined in step S159, the process returns to step S157.

  If the determination in step S159 is YES, the slip data of “transaction” or “return” (set in “transaction category” C5) is configured based on the data displayed in the input box of the input edit area 401. , “Transaction” or “return” unsent slip data is additionally registered in the database DB1 (unsent management table Tb2) (S160). FIG. 16 shows the state of the unsent management table Tb2 after the additional registration of the data (unsent slip data) shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 16, a record d2 is added to the untransmitted management table Tb2 as the untransmitted slip data. Note that the record d3 is added as unsent slip data of another matter after the addition of the record d2. Further, the state of the transmitted management table Tb1 is not particularly shown, but the state shown in FIG. 15 is maintained.

After the process of step S160, the process proceeds to step S13. Subsequently, when creating unprocessed slip data, the above-described procedure is performed in the same manner, and the created unprocessed slip data is additionally registered in the database DB1 (untransmitted management table Tb2).
This completes the description of the slip input process.

Next, the slip sending process shown in FIG. 7 will be described.
When the slip sending button B41 in the type selection area 400 is selected, the determination in step S3 is Yes and the acceptance of the search condition is started (S16). In this process, the list box b5 of “transaction category” C5 is set to gray out, and the input boxes of all items in the input edit area 401 excluding the list box b1 of “transaction category” C5 are set to be receivable from gray out, Start accepting search conditions from the input box.

  Next, slip data (copy) is extracted from the database DB1 (untransmitted management table Tb2) based on the search condition input from the input box (S17).

  In this process, the search condition input in the input box is acquired, and the corresponding record is queried in the database DB1 using the unsent management table Tb2 as a search target. Then, the slip data of the corresponding record extracted from the database DB1 (untransmitted management table Tb2) as the inquiry result and temporarily stored in the memory is displayed in a list in the list display area 402.

  The timing for acquiring the data input to the input box as a search condition is the input of the ENTER key for confirming the data in the input box or the TAB key pressing signal for confirming the data in the input box and moving to the next input box. And so on. As a result, when data is input to a plurality of input boxes, a smaller number of slip data (a minimum of one) is extracted from the database DB1 (untransmitted management table Tb2) by AND search and displayed in the list display area 402. Is done.

  In the state of the untransmitted management table Tb2 shown in FIG. 16, the record d2 is hit.

  Next, it is determined whether one slip data in the list display area 402 has been designated (S18). In this determination processing, whether or not one slip data (untransmitted slip data) is selected and designated from the slip data list displayed in the list display area 402 as a result of the processing in step S17, for example, by moving the cursor. Are sequentially determined.

  When there is no selection designation, it becomes No determination in the determination process of step S18, and it is determined whether the determination button B45 is in an ON state in subsequent step S19. At this stage, since there is nothing to be confirmed, the confirm button B45 is in the OFF state. Accordingly, the determination in step S19 is No, and the process returns to step S17 to continue the process.

  If the administrator moves the cursor, selects one slip data, and clicks to specify it, the determination process in step S18 is Yes, and then inputs and edits the value included in the selected and specified slip data. The information is displayed in the input box in the area 401, and the confirmation button B45 is turned on (S20). FIG. 13 shows the display state at that time.

  The example shown in FIG. 13 shows a display state when a search is performed on the unsent management table Tb2 of FIG. 16 and one slip is specified by the user from a list showing the search results. . Specifically, when the user inputs the sales slip number “XXXX1” (X is an arbitrary number) in the input box b6 of the “sales slip number” C6 on the UI screen 40, the search condition is changed to FIG. The unsent management table Tb2 is searched. Then, the record ds2 including the value “XXXX1” of “sales slip number” k6 in the unsent management table Tb2 of FIG. 16 is hit, and the unsent slip data of the record d2 is listed in the list display area 402 as shown in FIG. A list 4031 is displayed. When a plurality of unsent slip data hits, all of them are displayed. When one slip data 4031A is designated by the user from the list 4031, the input boxes b1 to b4..., B7 to b12. fill in. The value in the input box b5 of the “transaction category” C5 is “return” of the value J1 shown in the list.

  Next, it is determined whether or not the confirm button B45 has been pressed (S21). If it is determined in this determination that the button has not been pressed (No determination), the process returns to the determination process of step S18 and the process is repeated. That is, if another slip data is newly specified and selected from the list, a Yes determination is made in step S18, and the slip data is displayed in the input box in step S20. If another slip data is not newly designated and selected from the list, the determination is No in step S18, and the confirmation button B45 is in the ON state, so a Yes determination is made in step S19, and the process returns to the determination in step S21.

  When the determination button B45 is pressed and the determination in step S21 is Yes, transmission processing of the slip data is performed (S22). In this process, the slip data (unsent slip data) designated in the list and confirmed with the confirm button B45 is transferred to the communication I / F 204 and transmitted to the settlement server 6. When a notification indicating registration is received from the settlement server 6, information indicating that transmission has been completed is registered in the database DB 1 to end the transmission process in step S 22, and a reset process is performed in step S 13. Return to. FIGS. 17 and 18 respectively show a registration example of the transmitted management table Tb1 and a registration example of the untransmitted management table Tb2 when information indicating transmission is registered in the database DB1. In the registration example shown in FIG. 17, a record ds4 (record d2 in FIG. 16) is added to the sent management table Tb1 as sent slip data. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 18, the record d2 is deleted from the untransmitted management table Tb2.

  In the process of step S22, if the slip data cannot be transmitted to the settlement server 6 due to a communication failure or the like, a plurality of retries are executed, and if the slip data still cannot be transmitted, the cancel button B46 is pressed. To cancel the process.

  If the unprocessed slip data cannot be registered in the settlement server 6 due to a communication failure or the like, the slip data is determined from the list again after the communication is restored and transmitted to the settlement server 6.

Finally, the slip deletion process of FIG. 8 will be described.
The flow of the slip deleting process shown in FIG. 8 is substantially the same as the flow of the slip sending process. Therefore, below, the point different from the slip sending process (mainly the process of step S29) will be described.

  When the slip deletion button B42 in the type selection area 400 is selected, the determination in step S4 is Yes and the acceptance of the search condition is started (S23). The processing up to step S28 including this processing is substantially the same as the processing from step S16 to step S21 of the slip sending processing. That is, a search condition is input in the input box, and a list of slip data is displayed in the list list area 402 from the database DB1 (in this case, the transmitted management table Tb1 and the untransmitted management table Tb2). Then, one piece of slip data is designated from the list, and the value included in the slip data is displayed in the input box.

  The process of step S29 is a process of deleting one piece of slip data designated from the list by pressing the confirm button B45. In this process, the database DB1 is requested to delete the data corresponding to the slip data displayed in the input box triggered by the pressing signal of the confirmation button B45, and the record of the slip data in the database DB1 is deleted. When the deletion is completed, the process of step S29 is terminated, the reset process of step S13 is performed, and the screen returns to the type selection screen of the initial screen.

  In the present embodiment, an example in which the information processing apparatus is applied to a sales management server of a payment system that performs credit payment is shown, but the present invention is not limited thereto. You may apply to the sales management server of the payment system which performs other card payments, such as a David card, besides credit payment.

  Also, an information processing apparatus such as a PC that can be connected to the sales management server is provided with an input receiving means 30, an extraction means 31, a display output means 32, an input auxiliary means 33, and a transmission means 34, and the information processing apparatus You may deform | transform into the aspect using database DB1 of a sales management server.

  In the present embodiment, when the slip input button B40 is selected on the UI screen 40 and the value of “transaction category” C5 is set to “return” or “cancel”, “terminal number” C1, “sales slip number” “C6” and “Sales Date” C7 can be accepted. However, this is only an example, and it may be modified so that items other than these items can be received.

  Further, when one slip is selected from the list display area 402 in a state where the slip input button B40 is selected and the value of the “transaction category” C5 is set to “return” or “cancel”, the “terminal number” Only the input (editing) of the input boxes of C1, “sales slip number” C6, and “sales date” C7 can be accepted. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and it may be modified so that items other than these items can be received.

  In the present embodiment, in the auxiliary input process shown in FIG. 9, data is input as a search condition in the input box, and the corresponding slip data is extracted from the database DB1 (sent management table Tb1). However, in this case, if it is assumed that no item is extracted, a modification such as adding a manual input function for all items may be performed. For example, the UI screen 40 is provided with a manual input button for changing the setting of the list box b5 of “transaction category” C5 from “sales” to “cancel” or “return”. On the UI screen 40, the “sales” slip input process shown in FIG. 6 is performed. That is, the list box b5 of “transaction category” C5 is designated as “sales”, and all items are manually input in step S10 of FIG. Then, the above described manual input button is pressed to change the setting of the list box b5 of “transaction category” C5 from “sales” to “cancel” or “return”. Finally, the confirmation button B45 is pressed to register the “cancel” or “return” unsent slip data in the unsent management table Tb2.

  In the present embodiment, in the slip sending process shown in FIG. 7, first, a search condition is received from the input box, and then unsent slip data corresponding to the search condition is extracted from the unsent management table Tb2 and displayed in a list display area. Displayed. However, the procedure is not limited to this. For example, first, all unsent slip data is extracted from the unsent management table Tb2 and displayed in a list in the list display area. Then, the unsent slip data displayed in the list display area may be narrowed down to those to be searched by inputting data into the input box.

  In the present embodiment, unsent slip data is designated in the list display area of the UI screen 40, the data is confirmed, and the unsent slip data is transmitted to the settlement server. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and all unsent slip data is extracted from the unsent management table Tb2 by an automatic program at a predetermined time or a predetermined time interval, and the unsent slip data is sequentially transmitted to the settlement server. You may deform | transform so that.

  Various programs used in the information processing apparatus of the present embodiment and the modification are files in an installable or executable format, such as a CD-ROM, a flexible disk (FD), a CD-R, a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk), and the like. The program may be provided by being recorded on a computer-readable recording medium, and read into a flash ROM or the like of the information processing apparatus.

  Further, the program may be provided by being stored on a computer connected to a network such as the Internet and downloaded via the network.

  As described above, the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment and the modification includes the storage unit that stores the slip data and the individual data belonging to the slip data as a search condition for extracting the slip data stored in the storage unit. An input receiving means for receiving input, an extracting means for extracting slip data corresponding to the individual data received by the input receiving means from the storage means, and a display for outputting the slip data extracted by the extracting means to the display unit An output means, an input auxiliary means for accepting an edit input of the slip data output by the display output means, and setting identification information different from the original slip data in the slip data, and after the edit input of the input auxiliary means Transmitting means for transmitting the slip data to the settlement server.

Thereby, it becomes possible to prevent an input error of unsent slip data. For example, since the data of the original sales slip registered in the settlement server can be reused for the card company identification number, membership number, etc., there is no mistake due to re-entry.
In addition, since each data of the original sales slip data can be reused, it is possible to create cancel or return slip data by inputting only the portions that need to be edited. Therefore, the input time can be greatly shortened compared to the input of all items.

  In the above embodiment and modification, the configuration of the information processing apparatus and the program has been described. However, this embodiment and modification are presented as examples, and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. . The novel embodiments and modifications can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. These embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are included in the invention described in the claims and the equivalents thereof.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 POS terminal 2 Sales management server 6 Payment server 3 Connection line 8 Dedicated line 20 Unsent slip processing part 30 Input reception means 31 Extraction means 32 Display output means 33 Input auxiliary means 34 Transmission means 100 Payment system 200 Control part 201 Input part 202 Display unit 203 Storage unit 204 Communication I / F
205 Bus a, b, c stores
DA1 Display data DB1 Database P1 Control program P2 Management program P3 Data processing program P4 Transmission / reception program

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Claims (6)

Storage means for storing slip data;
Input accepting means for accepting input of individual data belonging to the slip data as a search condition for extracting the slip data stored in the storage means;
Extracting means for extracting slip data corresponding to the individual data received by the input receiving means from the storage means;
Display output means for outputting the slip data extracted by the extraction means to a display unit;
Input assistance means for accepting edit input of slip data output by the display output means, and setting identification information different from the slip data of the extraction source in the slip data;
Transmitting means for transmitting the slip data after the edit input of the input auxiliary means to a settlement server;
An information processing apparatus comprising: The individual data that the input receiving means receives input is any one of the slip number included in the slip data, the sales date, or the terminal number of the sales data processing apparatus that issued the slip data, or each Is a composite of information,
The identification information added by the input auxiliary means is information indicating a transaction classification of the slip data.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1. The input auxiliary means further accepts any one designated input of the slip data output to the display unit by the display output means, accepts an edit input of individual data belonging to the slip data having the designated input,
The display output means further outputs a list information of the slip data extracted by the extraction means to the display section, and displays the individual data belonging to one slip data for which the input auxiliary means has received the designated input for each item. Output to
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2. The input auxiliary means further stores in the storage means slip data in which identification information different from the slip data of the extraction source is set.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information processing apparatus is an information processing apparatus. The transmission means further extracts the slip data after the edit input of the input auxiliary means from the slip data stored in the storage means, and transmits it.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information processing apparatus is an information processing apparatus. An information processing apparatus having a storage unit for storing slip data,
Input receiving means for receiving input of individual data belonging to slip data as a search condition for extracting slip data stored in the storage unit;
Extracting means for extracting slip data corresponding to the individual data received by the input receiving means from the storage unit;
Display output means for outputting the slip data extracted by the extraction means to a display unit;
Input assistance means for accepting edit input of slip data output by the display output means, and setting identification information different from the slip data of the extraction source in the slip data;
Transmitting means for transmitting the slip data after the edit input of the input auxiliary means to a settlement server;
Program to function as.

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