JP2017027232A - POS system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a POS system capable of preventing an accounting error.SOLUTION: A POS system 1 comprises a reading section 204 for reading an identifier attached to commodity, a registration section 201 for performing commodity registration processing on the basis of the identifier read by the reading section 204, and an operation section 207 for performing operation to complete a group of commodity registration in the registration section 201. The POS system further comprises a notification section 209 for providing a notification that a group of commodity registration is newly started when registration processing is performed in the registration section 201 after operation is performed in the operation section 207.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a semi-automatic POS (Point of Sales) system.

  A semi-automatic POS system is known that includes a product registration machine that executes product registration processing and a price payment machine that executes price payment processing based on price data generated by the execution of the registration processing ( For example, see Patent Document 1).

JP 2013-242839 A

  In the product registration machine, the barcode attached to the product is read by the scanner, and when the registration process for all products is completed and the current key is pressed, the registration process for the next customer product is started. . In this configuration, for example, if it takes time for the product to be registered after the barcode of the last product is read by the scanner for any reason, the current key is set before the product is registered. It may be recognized that the button has been pressed. In this case, a situation occurs in which the product of the previous customer is registered as the product of the next customer. If the store clerk is not aware of this situation, a problem arises in that other customers include products that should be included in the price of one customer.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a POS system capable of preventing accounting mistakes.

  The POS system according to the present invention includes a reading unit that reads an identifier attached to a product, a registration unit that executes a product registration process based on the identifier read by the reading unit, and a group of product registrations in the registration unit. A POS system including an operation unit that performs an operation to be completed, and when a registration process is performed in the registration unit after an operation is performed in the operation unit, a new group of product registration is started An informing unit for informing this is provided.

  In this POS system, the notification unit notifies that registration of a new group of products has been started when a product registration process is performed after an operation is performed on the operation unit. With this configuration, for example, when a salesclerk who registers a product is notified that registration of a new group of products has been started in a state where registration of all the products of one customer has not been completed, You can know that the last product has been registered after the operation. As a result, the store clerk notices that the product of one customer has been registered as the product of another customer, so that the product registration can be corrected. Therefore, accounting errors can be prevented in the POS system.

  In one embodiment, the notification unit may notify by sound that a new group of product registration has been started. Accordingly, it is possible to effectively notify a person who registers a product that a new group of products has been registered.

  In one embodiment, a commodity registration machine having a reading unit, a registration unit, an operation unit, and a notification unit, and a price payment machine that executes payment processing based on price data generated by execution of the registration process. You may have. When the POS system has a product registration machine and a payment machine separately, the product registration machine continuously registers the product, so the previous customer's product is the next customer's product. There is a high possibility that registration will occur. In such a POS system, it is particularly effective to notify the notification unit that a new group of products has been registered.

  In one embodiment, the merchandise registration machine may include a correction unit that performs an operation of correcting the price data transmitted to the price payment machine. According to this configuration, for example, correction can be made when a product to be included in the price data is not included.

  In one embodiment, the merchandise registration machine may be operated by a store clerk and the payment machine may be operated by a customer.

  According to the present invention, accounting mistakes can be prevented.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the POS system of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the goods registration machine of the POS system of FIG. It is an external appearance perspective view of the goods registration machine of FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the price payment machine of the POS system of FIG. It is an external appearance perspective view of the price payment machine of FIG.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the description of the drawings, the same or equivalent elements will be denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description will be omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the POS system 1 includes a store controller 10, a plurality of product registration machines 20, and a plurality of price payment machines 30. The store controller 10, each merchandise registration machine 20, and each price payment machine 30 are connected to each other by a wired or wireless LAN (Local Area Network) 2.

  The POS system 1 is a semi-automatic POS system built in a store such as a supermarket. In other words, in the POS system 1, each product registration machine 20 is operated by a store clerk to execute a product registration process, and each price payment machine 30 is operated by a customer to generate the price data generated by performing the registration process. Based on the payment processing of the price. The store clerk includes employees and users of the store where the POS system 1 is introduced, and in a broad sense includes related businesses of the store. A customer includes a person who purchases and / or purchases a product. In a broad sense, the customer includes a person who gives and / or receives a price to a store.

[Store controller]
The store controller 10 is a computer that controls the POS system 1 and is a host device that manages various information such as a product master. The store controller 10 appropriately transmits a product master to each product registration device 20 and each price payment device 30. The product master is a file that stores product information about each product (product identification information, information about the product name and sales price, etc.). The product master is updated as appropriate.

[Product registration machine]
As shown in FIG. 2, the commodity registration machine 20 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) (registration unit, correction unit) 201, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 202, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 203, a scanner ( A reading unit) 204, a store clerk display unit 205, a customer display unit (correction unit) 206, an operation unit 207, a communication unit 208, a speaker (notification unit) 209, and a printing unit 210. Yes. These are connected to each other by a bus 211. The appearance of the merchandise registration machine 20 is as shown in FIG.

  The CPU 201 controls the operation of the commodity registration machine 20 by reading and executing a program stored in the ROM 202. The ROM 202 stores a program for controlling the operation of the product registration machine 20. The RAM 203 stores the product master transmitted from the store controller 10, the product information acquired from the product master based on the barcode (product code) read by the scanner 204, and information related to the operation history as needed.

  The scanner 204 optically reads an identifier such as a barcode attached to a product. The store clerk display unit 205 displays to the store clerk the product name and sales price corresponding to the barcode read by the scanner 204. The customer display unit 206 displays to the customer the product name and sales price corresponding to the barcode read by the scanner 204. The store clerk display unit 205 and the customer display unit 206 also function as an operation unit for operating the commodity registration machine 20 by constituting a touch panel.

  The operation unit 207 has various operation buttons (such as a subtotal key, a current total key, a numeric key, a correction key, and a preset key) for operating the commodity registration machine 20. The communication unit 208 communicates with other devices via the LAN 2. The speaker 209 outputs the operation sound of the product registration device 20 and various sounds. The printing unit 210 appropriately prints various characters on a paper piece and issues the paper piece.

  In the merchandise registration machine 20 configured as described above, when the bar code attached to the merchandise that the customer intends to purchase is read by the scanner 204 under the operation of the store clerk, the merchandise information is acquired from the merchandise master by the CPU 201. Product data is generated (execution of registration processing). In the product registration device 20, when product data is generated for each product, a reading sound (for example, an electronic sound such as “beep”) is output from the speaker 209.

  When the current total key of the operation unit 207 is pressed, the CPU 201 generates price data in which all product data is collected. The communication unit 208 transmits the generated price data to the price payment machine 30. The price data includes information on the unit price and quantity of all the products that the customer intends to purchase, the total price, and the like.

  In the merchandise registration machine 20, after the current total key of the operation unit 207 is pressed (after the CPU 201 recognizes that the current total key has been pressed), the barcode is read by the scanner 204, and the CPU 201 registers the product. Is executed, a new group of product registration is started. In the product registration device 20, when a new group of product registration is started, that is, when a new group of product data is generated (product data generation is started), a start sound is output from the speaker 209. The start sound is a sound that can be distinguished from the reading sound. The start sound is, for example, a sound such as “Welcome” or a continuous electronic sound such as “beep”. The store clerk can recognize that a new group of product registration has been started by outputting the start sound from the speaker 209.

  When the price data generated by the merchandise registration machine 20 is acquired by any one price payment machine 30, the price payment machine 30 that acquired the price data among the plurality of price payment machines 30 (that is, the customer) Is notified of the payment machine 30) that should pay the price. Specifically, the customer display unit 206 displays, for example, the identification number of the price payment machine 30 that has acquired the price data among the identification numbers assigned to the price payment machines 30. The printing unit 210 prints the identification number of the payment machine 30 that has acquired the price data, a barcode indicating the price data identification information, and the like on a piece of paper, and issues the paper piece (accounting ticket).

  Note that, for example, the speaker 209 may output a voice indicating the identification number of the price payment machine 30 that acquired the price data among the identification numbers assigned to the price payment machines 30. In the merchandise registration machine 20, at least one of the customer display unit 206, the speaker 209, and the printing unit 210 can function for notification.

  The merchandise registration machine 20 can correct the price data transmitted to the price payment machine 30. In the present embodiment, the CPU 201 and the store clerk display unit 205 function as a correction unit that performs an operation of correcting the price data transmitted to the price payment machine 30.

  When canceling a transaction in the middle of a group of product registrations and correcting the price data, the store clerk presses a transaction cancel key on the operation unit 207, for example. When the transaction cancellation key of the operation unit 207 is pressed, the CPU 201 cancels the current registration process and deletes (discards) the product data generated until the transaction cancellation key is pressed. Then, the CPU 201 pulls back the price data transmitted from the product registration machine 20 from the price payment machine 30. When the CPU 201 pulls back the price data, the CPU 201 displays the information included in the price data on the store clerk display unit 205. The salesclerk display unit 205 displays a list of products, for example. In this state, when the barcode is read by the scanner 204, the product information is obtained from the product master by the CPU 201, and new product data is generated. In addition, the product registration device 20 can delete a product registration by selecting a predetermined product in the product list displayed on the store clerk display unit 205. When the current key of the operation unit 207 is pressed after the addition and / or deletion of the product is performed, the CPU 201 generates new price data (corrected price data). The communication unit 208 transmits the generated new price data to the price payment machine 30.

  When a transaction is suspended in the middle of a group of product registrations and the price data is corrected, the store clerk presses a transaction suspension key of the operation unit 207, for example. When the transaction hold key of the operation unit 207 is pressed, the CPU 201 suspends the current registration process and pulls back the price data transmitted from the product registration machine 20 from the price payment machine 30. When the CPU 201 pulls back the price data, the CPU 201 displays the information included in the price data on the store clerk display unit 205. When a predetermined key on the operation unit 207 is pressed, the CPU 201 synthesizes the returned price data and the pending product data. Then, when the current total key of the operation unit 207 is pressed, the CPU 201 generates new price data (corrected price data). The communication unit 208 transmits the generated new price data to the price payment machine 30.

[Price payment machine]
As shown in FIG. 4, the payment machine 30 includes a CPU 301, a ROM 302, a RAM 303, a scanner 304, a display unit 305, an operation unit 306, a communication unit 307, a speaker 308, and a printing unit 309. A settlement unit 310, a sign pole 311, a human sensor 312, a camera 313, and an authentication unit 314. These are connected to each other by a bus 315. The appearance of the payment machine 30 is as shown in FIG.

  The CPU 301 controls the operation of the payment machine 30 by reading and executing a program stored in the ROM 302. The ROM 302 stores a program for controlling the operation of the payment machine 30. The RAM 303 stores the product master transmitted from the store controller 10 and information on the operation history as needed.

  The scanner 304 optically reads an identifier such as a bar code printed on an accounting ticket and a later-described receipt. The display unit 305 displays an operation procedure and the like for the customer to pay for the price. As will be described later, the display unit 305 functions as an input unit for inputting return information and a calling unit for calling a clerk by configuring a touch panel. Moreover, the display part 305 functions also as an operation part for operating the price payment machine 30 by comprising a touch panel.

  The operation unit 306 has various operation buttons (call button, correction key, preset key, etc.) for operating the payment machine 30. The communication unit 307 communicates with other devices via the LAN 2. The speaker 308 outputs an operation sound of the payment machine 30 and various sounds. When the customer pays the price, the printing unit 309 prints a list of purchased products, the amount of each product, the total amount, the received amount, the fishing amount, and the like on the piece of paper (receipt). ).

  The settlement unit 310 includes a bill insertion / discharge port 310a, a coin insertion port 310b, a coin discharge port 310c, a credit card insertion / discharge port 310d, an electronic money reader 310e, and a control unit (not shown) for controlling them. ing. The bill insertion / discharge port 310a, the coin input port 310b, and the coin discharge port 310c function as a cash settlement unit. A customer pays for cash through a cash settlement unit such as the bill insertion / discharge port 310a, pays for a credit card via a credit card reader, and pays for electronic money via an electronic money reader. At least one of the payments can be selected.

  The sign pole 311 notifies that the customer can perform an operation for paying the price and that some abnormality has occurred by turning on or blinking the indicator lights of a plurality of colors. The human sensor 312 detects a customer or the like existing in a predetermined area in front of the payment machine 30. The camera 313 images a customer or the like existing in a predetermined area in front of the payment machine 30. The authentication unit 314 performs an operation for authenticating a store clerk. The authentication unit 314 has a card reader that reads a store clerk's ID card. The authentication unit 314 includes a biometric authentication unit that authenticates a store clerk using, for example, biometric information of the store clerk and / or a password input unit that authenticates the store clerk by inputting a password, instead of or in addition to the card reader. You may do it.

  The authentication unit 314 authenticates the operator of the payment machine 30. The authentication unit 314 is associated with, for example, a card reader that reads an ID card worn by a store clerk, a storage unit (not shown) that stores data associated with the ID, and an ID acquired by the card reader. A determination unit (not shown) for determining whether or not the received data is stored in the storage unit. The authentication unit 314 may be, for example, a sensor that acquires biometric information (fingerprint, vein, iris, voiceprint, etc.) of a store clerk and / or a password input unit that can input a password instead of or in addition to a card reader. You may have.

  When the authentication unit 314 confirms that the operation is a store clerk operation by the authentication process, the authentication unit 314 switches from the first mode in which the function as the payment machine can be executed to the second mode in which the function as the commodity registration machine can be executed. That is, when the authentication unit 314 confirms that the operation is a store clerk operation by the authentication process, the authentication unit 314 switches from the normal mode to the administrator mode, and switches the screen displayed on the display unit 305 to the administrator screen.

  Note that the screen displayed on the display unit 305 in the administrator mode is the same as the screen displayed on the store clerk display unit 205 (see FIG. 3) in the product registration device 20. That is, in the payment machine 30, a changing unit is configured by the screen displayed on the display unit 305 in the administrator mode, the scanner 304, and the operation unit 306. On the other hand, the screen displayed on the display unit 305 in the normal mode is a guide screen showing an operation procedure and the like for the customer to pay the price.

  In the payment machine 30 of the present embodiment, an input button that functions as a dedicated input unit for purchasing a specific product or article is further displayed on the display unit 305. A store clerk or customer can additionally register an article by pressing an input button via the operation unit 306 or the display unit 305.

  In the payment machine 30 configured as described above, when the price data generated by the execution of the registration process is acquired by the CPU 301, the price payment machine 30 (that is, the customer who has acquired the price data) It is notified that the price payment machine 30) to pay the price is its own machine. In the payment machine 30, the payment machine 30 that has acquired the price data by at least one of displaying characters and the like by the display unit 305, outputting sound by the speaker 308, and turning on the indicator lamp by the sign pole 311, etc. It is notified that it is.

  The customer goes to the price payment machine 30 that has acquired the price data in accordance with the notification by the product registration machine 20 and the notification by the price payment machine 30 that has acquired the price data. When the customer who has entered the predetermined area in front of the payment machine 30 is detected by the human sensor 312, the display unit 305 starts displaying an operation procedure for the customer to pay the payment. At this time, sound output indicating the operation procedure is also started by the speaker 308. When the screen of the display unit 305 is touched by the customer, when a button on the operation unit 306 is pressed by the customer, and the customer who enters the predetermined area in front of the payment machine 30 is captured by the camera 313. At any time, display of the operation procedure may be started by the display unit 305, and output of sound indicating the operation procedure may be started by the speaker 308.

  In accordance with the display on the display unit 305 and the sound output from the speaker 308, the customer operates the price payment machine 30 via the operation unit 306 and the display unit 305 constituting the touch panel to pay the price. Specifically, when the customer causes the scanner 304 to read the barcode printed on the bill issued by the merchandise registration machine 20, a selection screen for selecting a payment means is displayed on the display unit 305. The customer selects one of the payment types of cash, credit card, and electronic money on the display unit 305, or a plurality of payment types to be used together, and makes payment with the selected payment type on the payment unit 310. When the customer pays the price, the printing unit 309 issues a receipt on which a list of purchased products and a barcode related to the price data are printed.

[Function and effect]
In the product registration device 20, for example, if it takes time for the product to be registered after the barcode of the last product is read by the scanner 204 for any reason, the operation is performed before the product is registered. It may be recognized that the current key of the unit 207 has been pressed. Further, due to an operation error of a store clerk, the current total key may be pressed before the last product is registered. In this case, a situation occurs in which the product of the previous customer is registered as the product of the next customer. If the store clerk is not aware of this situation, there is a problem that a product that should be included in the price of one customer is included in another customer and an accounting error occurs.

  On the other hand, in the POS system 1 according to the present embodiment, the speaker 209 starts a new group of product registration when the product registration process is performed after the operation is performed in the operation unit 207. Inform you. With this configuration, the store clerk who registers the product operates the operation unit 207 when informed that a new group of product registration has been started in a state where registration of all the products of one customer is not completed. After that, you can know that the last product has been registered. As a result, the store clerk notices that the product of one customer has been registered as the product of another customer, so that the product registration can be corrected. Therefore, the POS system 1 can prevent accounting mistakes.

  In this embodiment, the start sound output from the speaker 209 when a new group of product data is generated is output from the speaker 209 when the barcode is read by the scanner 204 and product data is generated. It can be distinguished from the reading sound. Thereby, it is possible to effectively notify the store clerk that a new group of products has been registered.

  In the present embodiment, the POS system 1 includes a product registration machine 20 and a price payment machine 30 individually. In the case of this configuration, in the product registration machine 20, since the work of registering products is continuously performed, there is a high possibility that the product of the previous customer is registered as the product of the next customer. In such a POS system 1, it is particularly effective to output a start sound from the speaker 209 when a new group of product registration is started.

  In the present embodiment, the CPU 201 and the store clerk display unit 205 function as a correction unit that performs an operation of correcting the price data transmitted to the price payment machine 30. According to this configuration, for example, correction can be made when a product to be included in the price data is not included.

[Modification]
The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, in the above-described embodiment, an example in which the notification unit is the speaker 209 has been described as an example, but the notification unit may be, for example, a display unit 205 for a clerk. In this case, when a new group of product registration is started, the store clerk display unit 205 may display (pop-up or the like) indicating that. Further, the notification unit may be a lamp or the like. In addition, the notification unit may be a combination of any of the store clerk display unit 205, the speaker 209, and a lamp.

  In the above-described embodiment, an example in which a start sound is output from the speaker 209 when registration processing is executed and a new group of product registration is started after the current key is pressed in the operation unit 207 will be described. did. However, the start sound may be output at other timing. For example, the start sound may be output from the speaker 209 when a product is registered for the first time after the product registration machine 20 is turned on. The start sound may be output from the speaker 209 when registration of a new group of products is started after registration of the products is stopped. Further, the start sound is not limited to the case where the barcode is read by the scanner 204 and the product is registered, and the start sound may be output from the speaker 209 even when the product is registered by the operation unit 207.

  In the said embodiment, although the price payment machine 30 gave and demonstrated the example which acquires the price data memorize | stored in the merchandise registration machine 20, it is not limited to this. The merchandise registration machine 20 may specify the price payment machine 30 and transmit the generated price data to the price payment machine 30.

  In the above embodiment, the store controller 10 stores the price data as a host device in the POS system 1. However, if the store controller 10 has a function of storing the price data, another device can be used as the host device in the POS system 1. it can.

  In the above embodiment, the merchandise registration machine 20 generates the price data, but the store controller 10 or the price payment machine 30 may generate the price data based on the merchandise registration process executed by the merchandise registration machine 20. Good.

  In the merchandise registration device 20, the display unit 205 for the clerk constituting the touch panel or the operation unit 207 acquires price data for a part (at least one) of the payment machines 30 among the plurality of payment machines 30. It may function as a prohibition setting unit for prohibition. Thereby, for example, operation that can improve customer convenience, such as prohibiting acquisition of price data for the price payment machine 30 far from the product registration machine 20, can be performed.

  For example, the merchandise registration machine 20 can associate the plurality of price data by adding related information to the plurality of price data. In that case, the price payment machine 30 in a state in which the price data can be acquired collectively acquires a plurality of associated price data. Thereby, for example, one customer can change the payment mode for each price data or issue a receipt for each price data in one price payment machine 30.

  Further, in the above embodiment, when the mutual connection of the store controller 10, each product registration device 20, and each price payment device 30 by the LAN 2 is disconnected for some reason, the customer is notified of the accounting issued by the product registration device 20. You may make it possible to pay with an arbitrary payment machine using a ticket.

  Moreover, you may enable it to confirm the progress of the payment process in each price payment machine 30 from the goods registration machine 20 side.

  In the embodiment described above, an example in which the customer operates the payment machine 30 has been described as an example. However, the product registration machine 20 and the price payment machine 30 may be so-called two-person cash registers operated by two store clerk.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... POS system, 20 ... Merchandise registration machine, 30 ... Price payment machine, 201 ... CPU (registration part, correction part), 204 ... Scanner (reading part), 207 ... Operation part, 209 ... Speaker (notification part).

Claims (5)

A reading unit for reading the identifier attached to the product;
A registration unit that executes registration processing of the product based on the identifier read by the reading unit;
An operation unit for performing an operation for completing a group of product registration in the registration unit,
A POS system comprising a notifying unit for notifying that a new group of product registration has been started when the registration process is executed in the registration unit after the operation is performed in the operation unit.   The POS system according to claim 1, wherein the notification unit notifies the start of registration of the new group of products by sound. A product registration machine having the reading unit, the registration unit, the operation unit, and the notification unit;
The POS system according to claim 1, further comprising: a payment machine that executes payment processing based on price data generated by execution of the registration processing by the registration unit.   The POS system according to claim 3, wherein the commodity registration machine includes a correction unit that performs an operation of correcting the price data transmitted to the price payment machine. The product registration machine is operated by a store clerk,
The POS system according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the payment machine is operated by a customer.

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