JP2018036833A - Commodity sales data processing device and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a commodity sales data processing device and a program which can perform display of a notification without interfering with work of a store clerk as an operator.SOLUTION: A commodity sales data processing device comprises reception means for receiving message information, and display means for performing display of a reception notification indicating that the message information is received by the reception means, on a screen on which operation related to accounting is performed.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7

Description

  The present invention relates to a merchandise sales data processing apparatus and program.

  There is known a POS (Point Of Sales) terminal (POS register) that notifies a message to an operator by displaying a POPUP screen (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2015-106375

However, the display of the message as described above is performed each time, for example, when a message notification transmitted from the server is received by the POS register.
For this reason, for example, even when a store clerk operating the POS register is performing an important operation such as a product registration operation, the message is displayed when the message is received. In this case, the store clerk has to temporarily interrupt the operation for registering the product, perform an operation to delete the message after confirming the message, and this has been a factor of reducing business efficiency.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and provides a merchandise sales data processing apparatus and a program in which notifications are displayed so as not to hinder the work of a store clerk as an operator. With the goal.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, according to one aspect of the present invention, an operation related to accounting performs a reception unit that receives message information and a reception notification display that indicates that the message information is received by the reception unit. The product sales data processing apparatus comprises display means for performing on a displayed screen.

  Further, according to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a computer as a product sales data processing apparatus, a receiving unit that receives message information, a reception notification display that indicates that message information has been received by the receiving unit, and an operation related to accounting. It is a program for functioning as a display means to be performed on a screen on which is performed.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a merchandise sales data processing apparatus and program in which notifications are displayed so as not to interfere with the operations of the clerk as an operator.

It is a figure which shows the structural example of the POS system in 1st Embodiment. It is the front view and side view which show the example of an external appearance of the POS register | resistor in 1st Embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the example of an external appearance of the POS register | resistor in 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the POS register in 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the POS management apparatus in 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the common message registration screen in 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a display mode of the common message button in 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a display mode of the common message window in 1st Embodiment. It is a figure explaining the example of an individual message transmission instruction | indication operation about the individual message in 1st Embodiment. It is a figure explaining the example of an individual message transmission instruction | indication operation about the individual message in 1st Embodiment. It is a figure explaining the example of an individual message transmission instruction | indication operation about the individual message in 1st Embodiment. It is a figure explaining the example of an individual message transmission instruction | indication operation about the individual message in 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a display mode of the individual message button in 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a display mode of the separate message window in 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the example of a process sequence which the POS management apparatus and POS register in 1st Embodiment perform according to message registration. It is a flowchart which shows the example of a process sequence which the POS management apparatus in 1st Embodiment, the POS register of a transmission instruction origin, and the POS register of a transmission destination perform regarding transmission / reception of an individual message. It is a flowchart which shows the example of a process sequence which the POS register in 1st Embodiment performs in relation to the display of a message. It is a figure which shows the example of a display mode of the message window in 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a display mode of the message window in 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the example of a process sequence which the POS register in 2nd Embodiment performs in relation to the display of a message window. It is a figure which shows an example of the common message registration screen in 3rd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the example of a process sequence which the POS register in 3rd Embodiment performs in relation to the display of a message window.

Hereinafter, a commodity sales data processing apparatus as an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
<First Embodiment>
FIG. 1 shows a configuration example of a POS system including a POS (Point Of Sales) register 1 (an example of a merchandise sales data processing apparatus) in the present embodiment. The POS system shown in the figure is provided in one store, for example.
The POS system shown in FIG. 1 includes a plurality of POS registers 1 and one POS management device 100. The plurality of POS registers 1 and the POS management device 100 are connected to each other via a wired or wireless LAN (Local Area Network) so that they can communicate with each other.

  The POS register 1 is a terminal operated by a store clerk, and performs a registration process for a product purchased by a customer and a checkout process for the registered product. In the following, a series of processes from registration to settlement of merchandise in one transaction is referred to as accounting, and a series of processes from registration processing to settlement processing is also referred to as accounting processing.

The POS management device 100 manages the POS register 1 in the POS system. The POS management device 100 manages various information such as a product master. The POS management device 100 appropriately transmits the latest product master to the POS register 1. The product master is a file that stores product information such as product identification information (for example, JAN code), product name (product name, item name), sales price, and discount information for each product.
The POS management device 100 acquires a product master reflecting the latest product information from the outside (for example, a server at the headquarters, a removable storage medium), and transmits it to the POS register 1 as appropriate.

Further, in the POS management apparatus 100 of the present embodiment, the message displayed in the POS register 1 is registered. Message registration can be performed by a store clerk operating the POS management apparatus 100. The message is used, for example, for business communication to a store clerk who operates the POS register 1.
The POS management device 100 stores message information including a registered message, and transmits the stored message information to the POS register 1 at a predetermined timing. In response to receiving the message information, the POS register 1 displays a message button corresponding to the received message information on the display unit with a touch panel used by the store clerk as a display for notifying that the message information has been received. When a touch operation is performed on the displayed message button, the POS register 1 displays a message corresponding to the touched message button.

  In addition, although the example of the figure shows an example in which one POS management device 100 is provided in one store, for example, one POS management device 100 may be provided corresponding to a plurality of stores. .

  2 and 3 show an example of the appearance of the POS register 1 in the present embodiment. 2A is a front view of the POS register 1 of the present embodiment as viewed from the clerk (operator) side (front) operating the POS register 1, and FIG. 2B is a side view of the POS register 1. . FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the POS register 1 as viewed from the right front.

  The POS register 1 in FIG. 1 includes a display unit 14 with a touch panel, a key operation unit 15, a customer display unit 16, an automatic change machine 17, a scanner unit 18, a printing unit 19, and a drawer 30.

  The display unit 14 with a touch panel is a display device for a store clerk provided with a touch panel 14a. In the display unit 14 with a touch panel, a product registration screen corresponding to the product registration process, an accounting screen corresponding to the accounting process, and the like are displayed. Further, the store clerk can perform a predetermined operation related to product registration, accounting, and the like on the touch panel 14a.

  The key operation unit 15 is a keyboard provided with operation keys such as a numeric key for inputting a quantity at the time of product registration processing, a number of deposits received from a customer at the time of accounting processing, and a closing key for closing accounting. is there.

The customer display unit 16 is a display device for notifying the customer of the product name and price of the product to be purchased.
The automatic change machine 17 is a change machine for discharging at least money out of the change to be paid to the customer to the change outlet 17a, and has a deposit inlet 17b for inserting at least money out of deposits deposited from the customer. Prepare.

The scanner unit 18 reads code information (for example, a barcode) attached to a product to be purchased or code information written on a product catalog or a product order sheet.
The scanner unit 18 may be a reading device that reads not only a barcode but also a two-dimensional code, for example.

  The printing unit 19 is a printer device that prints and outputs a receipt (accounting slip) that is a description of a product to be purchased.

  The drawer 30 is a storage unit that stores banknotes and money received from a customer, and is pulled out in the direction of arrow A in FIG. 2B according to the operation of the key operation unit 15.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the POS register 1. In the figure, blocks corresponding to the configuration shown in FIG.
As shown in the figure, the POS register 1 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11, a storage unit 12, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 13, a display unit 14 with a touch panel, a key operation unit 15, a customer display unit 16, an automatic display unit. A change machine 17, a scanner unit 18, a printing unit 19, a communication unit 20, and a drawer 30 are provided.
CPU11, memory | storage part 12, RAM13, the display part 14 with a touch panel, the key operation part 15, the display part 16 for customers, the automatic change machine 17, the scanner part 18, the printing part 19, the communication part 20, and the drawer 30 are an internal bus and communication. Each is connected via a line.

The CPU 11 controls the POS register 1 by executing a program.
The storage unit 12 stores a program to be executed by the CPU 11 and image data to be displayed on the display unit 14 with a touch panel.
The RAM 13 is a memory that expands a program or work area read from the storage unit 12. Further, the RAM 13 stores, for example, information related to merchandise taken from the POS management apparatus 100, for example.
The communication unit 20 communicates with the POS management apparatus 100 and other POS registers 1.

  FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the POS management apparatus 100. The POS management apparatus 100 in FIG. 1 includes a CPU 101, a communication unit 102, a storage unit 103, a RAM 104, a display unit 105, and an operation unit 106. The CPU 101, the communication unit 102, the storage unit 103, the RAM 104, the display unit 105, and the operation unit 106 are connected to each other via an internal bus and a communication line.

The CPU 101 controls the POS management apparatus 100 by executing a program.
The communication unit 102 communicates with each of the POS registers 1.
The storage unit 103 stores programs to be executed by the CPU 101 and message information.
The RAM 104 is a memory that expands a program or work area read from the storage unit 103. In addition, the RAM 104 stores information related to products (product master) and the like.

The display unit 105 displays an image according to the control of the CPU 101.
The operation unit 106 collectively indicates operators and operation devices provided in the POS management apparatus 100. For example, the operation unit 106 includes a mouse, a keyboard, and the like.

  In the present embodiment, when there are items to be transmitted to the store clerk who operates the POS register 1, the contents of the items to be transmitted can be registered in the POS management apparatus 100 as a message (memo) in advance. The POS management device 100 transmits a message registered at a predetermined timing to the POS register 1, and the POS register 1 displays the received message in accordance with the operation of the store clerk. In this way, for example, even if the store clerks do not communicate with each other, for example, verbally, it is possible to transmit the business communication to the store clerk who is operating the POS register 1.

Message registration to the POS management apparatus 100 is performed by a store clerk message registration operation for the POS management apparatus 100. An example of a message registration operation in this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
Here, a case where there are two types of messages in the present embodiment, “common message” and “individual message”, will be described as an example. The “common message” is a message transmitted to all the POS registers 1 in response to registration with the POS management device 100. The POS management apparatus 100 of this embodiment transmits the registered common message information (common message information) to all the POS registers 1 all at once in response to the registration of the common message.
“Individual message” is transmitted as a message registered in the POS management apparatus 100 to another designated POS register 1 in response to an individual message transmission instruction operation performed on one POS register 1. Message. This figure shows an example of a message registration operation for “common message”. Further, in the following description of the message registration operation, a case where the display unit 105 in the POS management apparatus 100 is equipped with a touch panel is taken as an example.

When registering a common message, a store clerk as a message registrant performs a predetermined operation for instructing display of a common message registration screen on the display unit 105 or the operation unit 106 with a touch panel.
In response to the above operation, the POS management apparatus 100 causes the display unit 105 to display a common message registration screen as shown in FIG. In the upper left of the common message registration screen, “Memo setting (for resident)” is displayed, indicating that it is a common message registration screen.
On the common message registration screen, five message correspondence buttons BT1-1, BT1-2, BT1-3, BT1-4, and BT1-5 are arranged. In this case, the message corresponding buttons BT1-1, BT1-2, BT1-3, BT1-4, and BT1-5 are buttons corresponding to one message. Note that the message correspondence buttons BT1-1, BT1-2, BT1-3, BT1-4, and BT1-5 are referred to as message correspondence buttons BT1 unless otherwise distinguished.

  In each message corresponding button BT1, the title of the message is displayed. The clerk can set the message title by a predetermined operation. In the figure, for each message corresponding to the message correspondence buttons BT1-1, BT1-2, BT1-3, BT1-4, BT1-5, "takeover", "sale", "morning", "memo 4" ”And“ Memo 5 ”are set. Here, the titles “takeover”, “sale”, and “morning” are the titles set by the store clerk, and the titles “Memo 4” and “Memo 5” are the defaults and are set by the store clerk. Indicates that it is not broken. In other words, the common message registration screen shown in the figure can register a maximum of five common messages corresponding to the titles. The number of message corresponding buttons BT1 on the common message registration screen, that is, the number of messages that can be registered may be changed.

In addition, seven unit message buttons BT2-1, BT2-2, BT2-3, BT2-4, BT2-5, BT2-6, and BT2-7 are arranged in each of the message corresponding buttons BT1. Hereinafter, the unit message buttons BT2-1, BT2-2, BT2-3, BT2-4, BT2-5, BT2-6, and BT2-7 will be referred to as unit message buttons BT2 unless otherwise distinguished.
The unit message button BT2 is a button corresponding to a predetermined unit of a message with a corresponding title. In the present embodiment, the unit message button BT2 is associated with a “row” unit as a predetermined unit in a message with a corresponding title. Unit message buttons BT2-1 to BT2-7 correspond to the first to seventh lines of the message, respectively. That is, in this case, a message of up to 7 lines can be created as a message corresponding to one title. The maximum number of characters in one line is predetermined. Here, a case where the maximum number of characters in one line is 16 is taken as an example.

Here, when the clerk registers a common message corresponding to the title of "takeover", "Please make a special flyer for the weekend.", "Lost item: Mr. A, the key of the bicycle appears around 16:00. ”Will be described.
In this case, the store clerk performs a touch operation on the message corresponding button BT1 displayed as “takeover”, thereby selecting the message “takeover” as an editing target. Next, the store clerk can input a message character from the first line by performing a touch operation on the unit message button BT2-1 among the unit message buttons BT2 arranged corresponding to the message corresponding button BT1. State. Under this condition, the store clerk inputs characters such as “for weekends ...”. Since the maximum number of characters in one line is 16, the store clerk inputs up to “Be sure to create a special flyer”. When the input of the characters up to this point is completed, the store clerk performs a touch operation on the unit message button BT2-2 to enable the input of the message characters from the second line, and inputs the remaining “Please”. In this case, the sentence “Lost thing: Mr. A, the bicycle key looks like around 16:00” still remains. The clerk left a line and decided to enter the text "Lost item: Mr. A, the bicycle key looks like around 16:00."
Therefore, the store clerk performs a touch operation on the unit message buttons BT2-4, thereby skipping the third line and setting a state in which the characters of the message on the fourth line can be input. After that, the store clerk inputs up to “lost item: Mr. A, bicycle key” among “lost item: Mr. A, the bicycle key looks like around 16:00”. From here, the store clerk performs a touch operation on the unit message button BT2-5 for a line feed so that the character of the message on the 5th line can be input, and the remaining characters of "Looking around 16:00" are displayed. input.

When the character input so far is completed, the character area of each line corresponding to the "takeover" message on the common message registration screen is in the state shown in the figure, and the character input result as the previous message is reflected Yes.
Upon confirming the character input result, the store clerk performs a touch operation on the execution button BT31 in order to confirm the character input result so far. In response to this operation, the content of the message edited corresponding to the current “handover” is registered (including update). When the message is newly registered in this way, the POS management apparatus 100 transmits the common message information having the message content of the “takeover” registered this time to all the POS registers connected to the POS management apparatus 100. 1 to send.

When the POS register 1 receives the common message information having the message content corresponding to the above “takeover” title, as shown in FIG. 7, the POS register 1 receives the superimposed message on the main screen in the display unit 14 with a touch panel. The common message button BT41-1 corresponding to the common message is displayed. The common message button BT41-1 corresponds to a common message having the title “takeover”. For this reason, “takeover” is displayed on the common message button BT41-1.
Moreover, it is preferable that the common message button BT41-1 is displayed at a position where the main screen is not easily seen by the store clerk. Therefore, in the figure, an example in which the common message button BT41-1 is displayed on the upper left of the screen is shown.
Note that the common message button BT41-1 corresponds to the title “takeover”, but in the following description, the common message button BT41-1 will be referred to as a common message button BT41 when it is not distinguished according to the title.

  The common message button BT41-1 indicates that common message information is received. Further, “takeover” is displayed on the common message button BT41-1. In other words, the common message button BT 41-1 displays the title of the corresponding common message so that it can be understood what type of message it is. Further, the common message button BT41-1 is displayed in a specific color (for example, red) indicating that it has not been read, such as red, at a stage where the corresponding common message is not yet displayed.

In the drawing, an example in which the common message button BT41-1 is displayed on the display unit 14 with a touch panel under a state where a product registration screen for registering products is displayed as a main screen is shown. However, the common message button BT41-1 is displayed in response to the reception of the common message information even when a main screen other than the product registration screen such as a setting screen for function setting is displayed on the display unit 14 with a touch panel. Is done.
As described above, the common message button BT41-1 is displayed, so that the store clerk operating the POS register 1 can grasp that the common message regarding "takeover" is received. If the common message button BT41-1 related to "takeover" indicates an unread state, the store clerk has not yet displayed a common message related to "takeover" in the POS register 1 that he / she is operating. (Not confirmed by the store clerk).

  The common message button BT41-1 can be touched at any time. When the store clerk performs a touch operation on the common message button BT41-1, a message window MDW1 indicating a common message regarding "takeover" is displayed so as to be superimposed on the main screen as illustrated in FIG. Further, in response to the message window MDW1 being displayed in this way, the common message button BT41-1 is changed to a color indicating read when it has been displayed in a color indicating unread until now. The It should be noted that the display of the color indicating read can be selected from a predetermined number of colors other than the specific color indicating unread, for example, by an operation.

  By looking at the message window MDW1 displayed as shown in the figure, the store clerk can grasp the content of the common message related to “takeover”. The store clerk can grasp the content of the common message and then delete the display of the message window MDW1 by operating the “close” button BT50 arranged in the message window MDW1.

  Here, the description returns to FIG. The delete button BT32 in the figure is a button that is operated when deleting a registered common message. The clerk performs a touch operation on the message corresponding button BT1 corresponding to the common message to be deleted among the registered common messages, selects the common message to be deleted, and performs a touch operation on the delete button BT32. As a result, the selected common message is deleted. As a result of the deletion, the title of the corresponding message corresponding button BT1 returns to the default state, for example, and the character is deleted from the corresponding character area for each unit message button BT2 to become a blank. Note that an operation procedure opposite to the above may be used, in which the delete common button to be deleted is selected after the delete button BT32 is operated.

  The end button BT33 is a button for performing a touch operation when erasing the common message registration screen and ending common message registration.

The interrupt button BT34 is a button operated to delete (suspend) the display of the corresponding common message button BT41 in the POS register 1 while maintaining the registration of the common message in the POS management apparatus 100.
For example, when the display of the common message button BT41-1 with the title "takeover" in FIG. 7 is to be interrupted, the store clerk performs a touch operation on the interruption button BT34 and handles the message corresponding to the common message with the title "takeover". A touch operation is performed on the button BT1-1. In contrast to the above operation procedure, the touch operation on the interrupt button BT34 may be performed after the touch operation on the message corresponding button BT1-1.
In response to such an operation, the POS management apparatus 100 maintains the registration of the common message corresponding to the title “takeover” and the title “takeover” in the POS register 1. The display of the common message button BT41 corresponding to the common message is deleted (suspended).

  The common message button BT41 in FIG. 7 is displayed so as to be resident on the display unit 14 with the touch panel of the POS register 1 in response to the registration of the corresponding common message in the POS management apparatus 100. For this reason, depending on the situation, although it is desired to keep the registered contents, the display of the common message button BT41 may become troublesome. Therefore, the interruption of the display of the common message button BT41 is useful in such a situation.

Further, the “to contact” button BT35 in FIG. 6 is a button for performing a touch operation when instructing a shift to an individual message registration screen for registering an individual message. The individual message registration screen has the same mode as the common message registration screen of FIG. 6, and individual messages can be registered in the same manner as described above.
However, the individual message is not immediately transmitted to the POS register 1 in response to being registered in the POS management apparatus 100 like a common message, but in one POS register 1 as described below. In response to an individual message transmission instruction operation for instructing transmission of an individual message, transmission is performed from the POS management apparatus 100 to another designated POS register 1.

  Next, referring to FIGS. 9 to 14, an example of the individual message transmission instruction operation performed on the POS register 1 and the display mode in the POS register 1 that has received the individual message in response to the individual message transmission instruction operation An example will be described.

Here, since there is a shortage of change in a certain POS register 1, a store clerk who is an operator of this POS register 1 informs the store clerk who is an operator of another POS register 1 who is not serving customers, for example, and changes The case where it is going to receive the replenishment of the money as follows is demonstrated to an example.
In the following description, a store clerk who wants to notify a change shortage is called a transmission instruction source store clerk, and a POS register 1 operated by the transmission instruction source store clerk is also called a transmission instruction source POS register 1. Further, a store clerk who receives a change shortage notification is also referred to as a destination store clerk, and a POS register 1 operated by the destination store clerk is also referred to as a destination POS register 1.

In this case, the transmission instruction source store clerk transmits an individual message informing the lack of change to the POS register 1 operated by the transmission destination store clerk. For this purpose, the sales clerk of the transmission instruction source communicates as shown in FIG. 9 on the main screen (in this case, the product registration screen) displayed on the display unit 14 with a touch panel of the POS register 1 of the transmission instruction source. A touch operation is performed on the button BT61.
In response to a touch operation on the contact button BT61, an individual message title selection window DWD1 is displayed so as to be superimposed on the main screen of the transmission instruction source POS register 1 as shown in FIG. In the individual message title selection window DWD1 in the same figure, title selection buttons BT62-1, BT62-2 and an end button BT63 are arranged. Hereinafter, the title selection buttons BT62-1 and BT62-2 will be referred to as title selection buttons BT62 unless otherwise distinguished.

  Also, in the same figure, message buttons BT41-2, BT41-3, and BT41-4 corresponding to each of the three common messages set with the titles “Special Sale”, “Morning”, and “Member” are arranged. The state is shown.

In this case, the title “Change” is displayed on the title selection button BT62-1. That is, the title selection button BT 62-1 is a button that is operated when selecting an individual message set with the title of “change” from the individual messages registered in the POS management apparatus 100. The individual message with the title “change” has a content that informs that the change is insufficient.
In this case, the title “button” is displayed on the title selection button BT62-2. That is, the title selection button BT62-2 is a button that is operated when selecting an individual message set with a title of “support” among the individual messages registered in the POS management apparatus 100. In the individual message with the title “cheering”, the number of customers waiting for payment has increased, so the clerk operating the POS register 1 is the clerk who is an operator of the POS register 1 with no other customers. To request support of accounting work.
In this way, in the individual message title selection window DWD1, the title selection button BT62-1 corresponding to the title of “change” and the title selection button BT62-2 corresponding to the title of “support” are arranged. Indicates the following. That is, in the POS management device 100, two individual messages corresponding to the “change” title and an individual message corresponding to the “support” title are registered as individual messages. Yes.

  The end button BT63 is a button for performing a touch operation when canceling the current individual message transmission instruction operation and ending the display of the individual message title selection window DWD1.

In this case, the sales instruction source store clerk wants to inform the transmission destination store clerk that the change is insufficient, so the title selection in which the title of “change” is displayed among the title selection buttons BT62-1, BT62-2. A touch operation is performed on the button BT62-1.
In response to the touch operation performed on the title selection button BT62-1, the display on the display unit with a touch panel 14 transitions from FIG. 9 to FIG. That is, in the display unit 14 with a touch panel, an individual message confirmation window DWD2 is displayed superimposed on the main screen instead of the individual message title selection window DWD1.
In the individual message confirmation window DWD2, the content of the individual message corresponding to the title selected by the operation on the individual message title selection window DWD1 is displayed. In the figure, it is displayed that the content of the individual message titled “Change” is “Not enough change!”. By looking at the contents of the individual message displayed in this way, the store clerk can confirm that the title he / she has selected is “change”.

In the individual message confirmation window DWD2, a broadcast transmission button BT71, a selective transmission button BT72, and a “return” button BT73 are arranged.
The broadcast transmission button BT71 is touched when all devices (POS register 1 and POS management device 100) connected to the POS management device 100 are designated as the transmission destination (display destination) of the individual message of the selected title. Button to be performed.
The selection transmission button BT72 is a button that is touched when a device (POS register 1 or POS management device 100) as a transmission destination (display destination) of the individual message of the selected title is selectively designated.
The “return” button BT73 is a button for performing a touch operation when returning to the previous individual message title selection window DWD1 in response to, for example, a case where the selected title is wrong.

In this case, the store clerk is informed that one store clerk (the store clerk at the transmission destination) who is not in the state of customer service is informed of the lack of change, and has the money for change be replenished. Therefore, the store clerk in this case performs a touch operation on the selection transmission button BT72.
In response to the touch operation performed on the selection transmission button BT72, the display on the display unit with a touch panel 14 transitions from FIG. 10 to FIG. That is, a destination selection window DWD3 is displayed instead of the individual message confirmation window DWD2.

  The transmission destination selection window DWD3 is a button for performing an operation of selecting a transmission destination device of the individual message. In the transmission destination selection window DWD3, three device selection buttons BT81-1, BT81-2 and BT81-3, and a return button BT82 are arranged.

The device selection button BT81-1 is a button on which a touch operation is performed when the POS management apparatus 100 is designated as the individual message transmission destination.
The device selection button BT81-2 is a button for performing a touch operation when designating the POS register 1 to which the second number is assigned as the transmission destination of the individual message. The device selection button BT81-3 is a button for performing a touch operation when designating the POS register 1 to which the third number is assigned as the individual message transmission destination. That is, in this case, the three POS registers 1 to 3 are arranged in the store, and the remaining POS registers No. 2 and No. 3 are obtained because the POS register 1 of the transmission instruction source is No. 1. In this situation, the device selection buttons BT81-2 and BT81-3 corresponding to each of the registers 1 are arranged.
The “return” button BT82 is a button for performing a touch operation when returning to the previous individual message confirmation window DWD2. For example, when the broadcast transmission button BT71 should be operated in the individual message confirmation window DWD2, but the device selection button BT81-1 or BT81-2 is operated by mistake, the “return” button BT82 is used. Is operated.

In this case, the store clerk tried to inform the store clerk who is the operator of the second POS register 1 of the change shortage. Therefore, the store clerk performs a touch operation on the device selection button BT81-2 corresponding to the second POS register 1.
When an operation is performed on the device selection button BT81-2, the transmission instruction source POS register 1 transmits an individual message transmission command to the POS management apparatus 100. The individual message transmission command has a content for instructing an individual message to be transmitted and a destination device. The individual message transmission command in this case has a content for designating an individual message with a title of “change” as a transmission target and designating the second POS register 1 as a transmission destination.
The POS management apparatus 100 that has received the individual message transmission command transmits the individual message information including the individual message designated by the received individual message transmission command to the designated device. In this case, the POS management apparatus 100 transmits individual message information including an individual message in which the title of “change” is set to the second POS register 1.

When the transmission of the individual message information by the POS management apparatus 100 is completed, for example, the POS management apparatus 100 transmits a notification that the transmission of the individual message information has been normally completed as a response to the individual message transmission command. In response to the reception of the notification that the individual message information is normally transmitted, the transmission instruction source POS register 1 replaces the transmission destination selection window DWD3 with a normal completion notification window DWD4 as shown in FIG. It is displayed superimposed on the main screen.
The clerk can confirm that the transmission of the individual message information has been normally completed by looking at the normal completion notification window DWD4. The normal end notification window DWD4 can be deleted by performing a touch operation, for example. Alternatively, the image is erased after a certain period of time without a touch operation.

In the destination POS register 1, in response to the reception of the individual message information as described above, the individual message button BT42-1 corresponding to the received individual message information is newly added as shown in FIG. Display. The individual message button BT42-1 is arranged at a position away from the common message button BT41 so that it can be distinguished from the common message button BT41.
In this case, individual message information including an individual message titled “Changing” is received. For this reason, “change” which is the title of the corresponding individual message is displayed on the individual message button BT42-1.
The store clerk operating the destination POS register 1 can know that the individual message information related to “change” has been received by displaying the individual message button BT42-1 as shown in FIG.
In the following description, the individual message button is referred to as an individual message button BT42 unless the corresponding title is particularly distinguished.

The store clerk operating the destination POS register 1 can operate the individual message button BT42-1 at an arbitrary timing to confirm the contents of the individual message regarding “change”. When the store clerk operates the individual message button BT42-1, a message window MWD2 is displayed so as to be superimposed on the main screen as shown in FIG.
In the message window MWD2, a message indicating that the change is insufficient is displayed, such as “Not enough change!”. Further, in the message window MWD2, a display indicating the title of the individual message and the number of the POS register 1 of the transmission instruction source is performed as “change << transmission source register number: 000001 >>”. By looking at the message window MWD2 displayed in this way, the clerk operating the destination POS register 1 is in a situation where the first POS register 1 is short of change and the clerk of the first POS register 1 It is possible to grasp that it is necessary to replenish change money. Therefore, the store clerk operating the transmission destination POS register 1 can immediately respond to change replenishment.

  A delete button BT70 is arranged in the message window MWD2. The store clerk operating the destination POS register 1 may touch the delete button BT70 to delete the message window MWD2. When a touch operation is performed on the delete button BT70, the message window MWD2 is deleted. In addition, the individual message in the present embodiment is positioned as being used when transmitting temporary contents as necessary. For this reason, in the present embodiment, the corresponding individual message button BT42-1 is also deleted in response to the message window MWD2 being deleted. As described above, when the message window MWD2 and the individual message button BT42-1 are deleted, the corresponding individual message information stored in the destination POS register 1 may be deleted. However, the registration of the individual message in the transmission source POS management apparatus 100 is not deleted but the storage is maintained.

Here, in the present embodiment, when both the common message and the individual message are received by the POS register 1, first, a message button (common message button BT41, individual message for notifying that the message has been received) is received. Button BT42) is displayed. In addition, the message button can be operated by a store clerk at an arbitrary timing, and a corresponding message (common message or individual message) is displayed when the message button is operated. .
That is, in this embodiment, even if a message is received from the POS management apparatus 100, the received message is not displayed immediately, but the display timing is left to the store clerk. As a result, for example, a message window is displayed on the product registration screen of the display unit 14 with the touch panel while the store clerk is in the customer service and performs product registration, so that the product registration operation is not disturbed. However, since the message button is displayed, the store clerk can surely know that the message has been received. Then, the store clerk can display the message by performing a touch operation on the message button at a timing when the customer service such as accounting is not necessary, and can confirm the content of the message. Thereby, in this embodiment, a message can be notified without interfering with the work of the clerk as an operator who operates the POS register 1.

With reference to the flowchart of FIG. 15, an example of a processing procedure executed by the POS management apparatus 100 and the POS register 1 in response to registration of a common message will be described.
Step S101: The POS management apparatus 100 waits for completion of registration of one common message in accordance with the operation described with reference to FIG. The registration of the common message here may include not only new registration but also a case where the content is updated by editing the already registered common message.

Step S102: When it is determined in step S101 that the registration for one common message has been completed, the POS management apparatus 100 communicates the common message information for the currently registered common message with the POS management apparatus 100 in the store. It transmits to all the POS registers 1 that can be connected.
The common message information includes message type information indicating that the message type is a common message, title data indicating a title set in the common message (for example, text data), and a common message registered by a character input operation. Message data indicating the contents (for example, text data).
For example, even if connected to the POS management apparatus 100 in a communicable manner, there may be a case where there is a POS register 1 that does not need to transmit a common message for some reason. Corresponding to such a case, for example, an operation for designating the POS register 1 to be excluded from the transmission target of the common message may be performed by prior registration in the POS management apparatus 100.

Step S201: On the other hand, the POS register 1 is waiting for the common message information transmitted from the POS management apparatus 100 to be received.
Step S202: When the common message information is received, the POS register 1 stores the received common message information in the RAM 13 (may be the storage unit 12).

Step S203: Further, as illustrated in FIG. 7, the POS register 1 displays the common message button BT41 corresponding to the common message included in the received common message information so as to be superimposed on the main screen.
At this time, the common message button BT41 is arranged in a predetermined area on the screen assigned to the common message button. The common message button BT41 displays the title of the corresponding common message. The display of the title is performed based on the title data included in the received common message information. Further, since the common message button BT41 displayed in step S203 is displayed for the first time according to the display of the common message information, the POS register 1 displays the common message button with a specific color indicating that it has not been read. BT41 is displayed.

Next, an example of a processing procedure executed by the POS management apparatus 100, the transmission instruction source POS register 1, and the transmission destination POS register 1 regarding transmission / reception of individual messages will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
Step S301: The transmission instruction source POS register 1 waits for the individual message transmission instruction operation described with reference to FIGS.
Step S302: When an individual message transmission instruction operation is performed, the transmission instruction source POS register 1 transmits an individual message transmission command to the POS management apparatus 100. In the individual message transmission command, title designation information for designating the title of the individual message selected by the individual message transmission instruction operation, and destination device information indicating the destination device of the individual message designated by the individual message transmission instruction operation And are included.

Step S401: The POS management apparatus 100 waits for reception of an individual message transmission command.
Step S402: When the individual message transmission command is received, the POS management apparatus 100 acquires from the storage unit 103 the individual message of the title indicated by the title designation information included in the received individual message transmission command. The POS management apparatus 100 transmits the individual message information including the acquired individual message to the destination device indicated by the destination device information of the received individual message transmission command.
The individual message information includes message type information indicating that the message type is an individual message, title data (eg, text data) indicating a title set in the individual message, and an individual message registered by a character input operation. Message data (for example, text data) indicating the contents of the message.
In addition, as described above, the transmission destinations of the individual messages are all POS registers 1 (which may include the POS management apparatus 100), only the POS management apparatus 100, and the selected POS register 1 There are only cases.

When the POS management device 100 is included in the transmission destination device indicated by the transmission destination device information included in the individual message transmission command, the POS management device 100 executes the following process. That is, the individual message button BT42 corresponding to the individual message of the title indicated by the title designation information included in the received individual message transmission command is displayed on its own display unit 105.
Although not reflected in the figure, when the transmission of the individual message information in step S402 is completed, the POS management apparatus 100 normally transmits the individual message information to the POS register 1 as the transmission instruction source as described above. Notify that it has finished. In response to receiving the notification, the POS register 1 as the transmission instruction source displays a normal end notification window DWD4 as shown in FIG.

In the figure, a process when the destination device is the POS register 1 is taken as an example.
Step S501: The destination POS register 1 waits for individual message information to be received.
Step S502: When the individual message information is received, the transmission destination POS register 1 stores the received individual message information in the RAM 13.

Step S503: Further, in response to the reception of the individual message information, the destination POS register 1 displays the individual message button BT42 corresponding to the individual message included in the received individual message information as illustrated in FIG. To do.
At this time, the individual message button BT42 is arranged in a predetermined area assigned to the individual message button on the screen. The individual message button BT42 displays the title of the corresponding individual message. The title is displayed based on the title data included in the received individual message information. The individual message button BT42 is also displayed in a specific color indicating that it has not been read.

  With reference to the flowchart of FIG. 17, an example of a processing procedure executed by the POS register 1 according to the present embodiment in association with display of a message (common message, individual message) will be described. Note that the processing shown in the figure is similarly performed in the POS management apparatus 100 in a state where the message buttons (common message button BT41, individual message button BT42) are displayed.

Step S601: The POS register 1 determines whether or not a touch operation has been performed on the common message button BT41 displayed on the display unit 14 with a touch panel.
Step S602: When it is determined in step S601 that the touch operation has been performed on the common message button BT41, the POS register 1 displays the common message window MWD1 for the common message corresponding to the common message button BT41 on which the touch operation has been performed. Are displayed in the manner illustrated in FIG.
Step S603: Also, if the common message button BT41 to which the touch operation has been performed in Step S601 has a color indicating unread so far, the POS register 1 is changed to a read state. Specifically, the common message button BT41 is changed to a color set corresponding to the read state. If the common message button BT41 is already in a color indicating read, the process in step S603 may be skipped.

Step S604: The POS register 1 waits for the “close” button BT50 in the common message window MWD1 to be operated under the state where the common message window MWD1 is displayed.
Step S605: When the “close” button BT50 is operated, the POS register 1 deletes the common message window MWD1. After the process of step S605, the process returns to step S601.

Step S606: If the common message button BT41 being displayed is not operated, or if the common message button BT41 is not displayed and the operation is not possible, the POS register 1 executes the following processing. That is, the POS register 1 determines whether or not a touch operation has been performed on the individual message button BT42 displayed on the display unit 14 with a touch panel.
If an operation is not performed on the individual message button BT42 being displayed, or if the individual message button BT42 is not displayed and the operation is not possible, the process returns to step S601.

Step S607: When it is determined in step S601 that the touch operation has been performed on the individual message button BT42, the POS register 1 displays the individual message window MWD2 of the individual message corresponding to the individual message button BT42 on which the touch operation has been performed. Are displayed in the manner illustrated in FIG.
Step S608: The POS register 1 waits for the delete button BT70 in the individual message window MWD2 to be operated with the individual message window MWD2 being displayed.
Step S609: When the delete button BT70 is operated, the POS register 1 deletes the individual message window MWD2 displayed in step S607.
Step S610: The POS register 1 also deletes the corresponding individual message button BT42 together with the deletion of the individual message window MWD2.
Step S611: Further, the POS register 1 deletes the corresponding individual message information stored in the RAM 13 together with the deletion of the individual message window MWD2 and the individual message button BT42. After the process of step S611, the process returns to step S601.

Second Embodiment
Next, the second embodiment will be described. In the first embodiment, the POS register 1 first displays corresponding message buttons (common message button BT41, individual message button BT42) in response to reception of message information (common message information, individual message information). Had to be.
However, for example, under a situation where a store clerk who is an operator of the POS register 1 is not serving customers, a message window (common message window MWD1, individual message window MWD2) is immediately opened when message information is received. Even if it is displayed, it can be said that the work efficiency of the store clerk is hardly hindered.
Therefore, in the present embodiment, under a predetermined operation state in which the POS register 1 is permitted to display a message (message display permission operation state), even if there is no operation on the message button by the store clerk, Display the message window. At this time, for the common message that becomes resident, a message window is displayed for an unread message, and a message window is not displayed for an already read message. This prevents the common message that has already been confirmed by the store clerk from being repeatedly displayed every time the POS register 1 enters the message display permission operation state.

In the present embodiment, the message display permission operation state is specifically a standby mode state in which the POS register 1 is in a standby state and a state in which processing other than the accounting process is being performed.
The accounting process is a series of processes from a product registration process corresponding to one transaction to a settlement process. Processing other than accounting processing includes, for example, processing related to maintenance under the maintenance mode, accounting processing as training under the training mode, and the like.
On the other hand, the message display prohibition operation state in which the automatic display of messages is prohibited is an accounting process in the normal mode that is not the training mode. The fact that the accounting process is being executed means that the store clerk is operating the POS register 1 while serving customers. If the message window is automatically displayed in such a situation, it is troublesome for the store clerk and the work efficiency is also lowered. Therefore, during the accounting process, only the message window can be displayed manually (operation on the message button) without automatically displaying the message window.

Here, when a plurality of messages are received before the message display permission operation state is reached in the present embodiment, there are a plurality of messages to be displayed according to the message display permission operation state. There is.
Therefore, in this embodiment, when a message is displayed in response to the message display permission operation state, when there are a plurality of messages to be displayed, a message window in which a plurality of messages are page-structured is displayed. Let

  FIG. 18 shows a display mode example of the message window MWD11 in which a plurality of messages are page-structured. The message window MWD11 shown in the figure corresponds to the initial display state, and the first page of the three pages is displayed in total. The fact that the message window MWD11 in FIG. 3 is a total of three pages and the first page is displayed is indicated by page information PG in the upper right of the message window MWD11.

  In the message window MWD11, a “close” button BT81 is arranged. When a touch operation is performed on the “Close” button BT81, the message window MWD11 is closed (that is, the display is erased).

In the message window MWD11, a “next” button BT82 is arranged. By performing a touch operation on the “next” button BT82, the message window MWD11 is switched to display a message on the next page.
FIG. 19 shows an example of the message window MWD11 displayed in response to a touch operation performed on the “next” button BT82 under the state of FIG. In the message window MWD11 of the figure, the page information PG indicates that the message of the second page among the three messages in total is displayed.
Further, in the message window MWD11 of the figure, since a page before the current page exists, a “previous” button BT83 is further arranged in addition to the “next” button BT82. ing. When a touch operation is performed on the “Previous” button BT83, the message window MWD11 is switched to display the message of the previous page.

  In this way, in the message window MWD11 based on the page structure, by operating the “next” button BT82 and the “previous” button BT83, the display is switched for each page and the contents of a plurality of messages are confirmed. be able to.

Further, the message on the first page in the message window MWD11 of FIG. 18 is a message for a store clerk having contents to be transmitted to the store clerk in business. On the other hand, the message on the second page in the message window MWD11 of FIG. 19 is a message for a customer having contents to be transmitted from the store clerk to a specific customer.
In the present embodiment, for example, the display mode in the message window MWD11 is changed between displaying a message for a store clerk and displaying a message for a customer.
As a change in the display mode, for example, the color of a predetermined part in the message window MWD11 can be different between when displaying a message for a store clerk and when displaying a message for a customer. Moreover, you may make it show whether a message is for shop assistants or a customer by the display of a character. Thus, by changing the display mode, the store clerk who is an operator of the POS register 1 can visually grasp whether the displayed message is for the store clerk or the customer.
As described above, when the message window MWD 11 is differentiated between the message for the clerk and the message for the customer, for example, when registering the message (common message, individual message) in the POS management apparatus 100, the message for the clerk and the customer What is necessary is just to be able to set also about which is a message for.

  An example of a processing procedure executed by the POS register 1 in relation to the display of the message window MWD11 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Note that the processing shown in the figure is performed in the same manner in the POS management apparatus 100 that has received the message.

Step S701: The POS register 1 determines whether the current state is the standby mode or the state other than the accounting process is being executed if the current state is not the standby mode at regular time intervals.
When not in standby mode and when processing other than accounting processing is not executed, that is, when accounting processing is in progress, the processing shown in FIG. 10 is temporarily terminated, and step S701 is executed again after a predetermined time. The

Step S702: If it is determined in step S701 that the process is in the standby mode or that a process other than the accounting process is being executed, the POS register 1 converts the message information stored in the RAM 13 into an unread common message. Corresponding common message information and individual message information are acquired. As described above, the individual message information is deleted in response to being displayed once and being read, so that the individual message information stored in the RAM 13 is in an unread state.
If the common message information corresponding to the unread common message is not stored in the RAM 13, the common message information corresponding to the unread common message may not be acquired in step S702. Similarly, if the individual message is not stored in the RAM 13, the individual message information may not be acquired in step S702.

Step S703: The POS register 1 uses the message information acquired in step S702 to superimpose the message window MWD11 having a page structure on the main screen of the display unit 14 with a touch panel, for example, in the manner illustrated in FIG. indicate.
Step S704: When the message window MWD11 includes a page of the common message, the POS register 1 reads the common message button BT41 corresponding to the common message included in the message window MWD11 from the color indicating the unread state. Change the color to indicate.

Further, according to the process of FIG. 5, when message information is received in a state in which a process other than the standby mode or the accounting process is being executed, the message information received this time is directly acquired in step S702, and step S703 is executed. Is displayed. That is, the POS register 1 in this case immediately displays the message window MWD11 corresponding to the received message information at the timing when the message information is received.
During the accounting process, as in the first embodiment, the store clerk performs a touch operation on the message button, thereby displaying a message window (MWD1, MWD2) of one message corresponding to the operated message button. be able to.

<Third Embodiment>
Subsequently, the third embodiment will be described. FIG. 21 shows an example of a common message registration screen in the present embodiment. In the figure, the same parts as those in FIG.

  In the common message registration screen of FIG. 6, priority setting boxes BX-1, BX- are associated with the five message correspondence buttons BT1-1, BT1-2, BT1-3, BT1-4, BT1-5. 2, BX-3, BX-4, and BX-5 are arranged. Hereinafter, the priority setting boxes BX-1 to BX-5 are referred to as priority setting boxes BX unless otherwise distinguished.

The priority setting box BX is a box in which an operation for setting the priority (priority order) of up to five common messages that can be registered for the corresponding common message is performed. The priority setting box BX shown in the figure can set the priority by performing an operation of selecting any number from “1” to “5” from the pull-down menu.
Note that the priority setting operation in the priority setting box BX using the pull-down menu is an example. For example, the priority is set by an operation of inputting characters as any number from “1” to “5”. It may be made like.

  Although illustration is omitted, a priority setting box BX is arranged on the individual message registration screen as in the same figure. Thereby, the priority can be set for individual messages by the same operation as described above.

In the present embodiment, as in the second embodiment, when a process other than the standby mode or the accounting process is being executed, a message window MWD11 including a message that has not yet been displayed is displayed.
However, in the present embodiment, the messages included in the message window MWD11 have a set priority of a certain level or higher, and messages whose priority is less than a certain level are displayed even if they are not displayed yet. It is not included in MWD11.

For example, in the message window MWD11 that is automatically displayed in response to execution of processing other than standby mode or accounting processing, all messages that have not yet been displayed are included, but are still displayed. If there are many messages that do not exist, the number of pages in the message window MWD11 also increases. In this case, it takes a certain amount of time for the store clerk to check the message on each page. Under such circumstances, for example, a message with a level of importance that is low enough to be confirmed when the clerk has sufficient capacity, for example, is included in the page of the message window MWD11, which reduces the clerk's business efficiency. become.
Therefore, in the present embodiment, the message window MWD11 is included only in messages having a priority higher than a certain level. Accordingly, the store clerk only needs to confirm a message with a certain degree of importance or more in the message window MWD11, so that the business operation is not hindered. Further, the store clerk may perform a touch operation on a message button corresponding to a message to be displayed, as in the case of the first embodiment, for a message whose importance is less than a certain level. That is, in the present embodiment, the condition for displaying the corresponding message is changed according to the priority set in the message information.

With reference to the flowchart of FIG. 22, an example of a processing procedure executed by the POS register 1 according to the present embodiment in association with the display of the message window MWD 11 will be described. In the figure, steps that are the same as those in FIG. 20 are denoted by the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 20, and description thereof is omitted here.
Step S702A: When it is determined in Step S701 that it is in the standby mode or that processing other than accounting processing is being executed, the POS register 1 displays message information corresponding to the message to be included in the message window MWD1 as follows: get.
In the present embodiment, the common message information and the individual message information transmitted from the POS management apparatus 100 further include priority information indicating the set priority. Therefore, the POS register 1 acquires a set priority level or higher from unread common message information and individual message information stored in the RAM 13. That is, in step S701 in FIG. 20, all unread common message information and individual message information stored in the RAM 13 are acquired, whereas in step S702A, an unread common message stored in the RAM 13 is acquired. The information and individual message information are further narrowed down and acquired with a certain priority. Specifically, for example, when a message with a priority of “2” or higher is acquired, depending on step S702A, the same priority as the unread common message information with a priority of “1” or “2”. The individual message information of “1” or “2” is acquired.
In step S703, the POS register 1 displays a message window MWD11 including a page corresponding to each message information acquired in step S702A. As a result, the displayed message window MWD11 includes only message pages with a priority equal to or higher than a certain level.

<Modification>
Hereinafter, modifications of the present embodiment will be described.
[First Modification]
In the third embodiment, a message window MWD11 is displayed with a page of messages having a certain priority or higher. In this case, the page order in the page structure may be the descending order from the page 1 in descending order of priority.
Further, for each page, the character color of the message and the background color of the sheet of the page (which may be a background pattern) may be made different so that the store clerk can easily identify the priority. Further, for example, an icon imitating a human face may be arranged for each page so as to depict a state in which the expression of the icon is impatient or has a margin according to the priority.

[Second Modification]
As a modification of the third embodiment, the priority is divided into three ranks, and the message with the highest priority is set to the state of the POS register 1 in response to being received by the POS register 1. Regardless, it may be displayed immediately. The message with the second highest priority may be displayed so as to be automatically included in the message window MWD11 when processing other than standby mode or accounting processing is being executed.

[Third Modification]
Further, under the previous embodiment, for example, a common message is transmitted in response to the completion of registration (update) at the POS management apparatus 100, and the corresponding common message button BT41 is displayed in the POS register 1. It was supposed to be displayed.
However, for example, the POS management apparatus 100 may transmit message information (provisional message information) regarding a common message being registered to the POS register 1. In this case, the POS register 1 that has received the transmission of the provisional message information may notify that there is a common message being registered by displaying a message button indicating that the message is a common message that is being registered, for example.
When the message button of the common message in the middle of registration is operated, for example, based on the received provisional message information, partial information of the message such as a title, an outline, and the number of first assigned characters may be displayed in the message window MWD1. .
In addition, in response to the completion of the registration of the common message that was being registered and the complete common message information being transmitted from the POS management apparatus 100, the POS register 1 deletes the message button for the common message that is being registered. Then, the common message button BT41 may be displayed normally.

[Fourth Modification]
In the previous embodiment, the message window MWD1 for the common message is deleted in response to an operation on the “close” button BT50 arranged in the same message window MWD1. Similarly, the message window MWD2 for the individual message is deleted in response to an operation on the “delete” button BT70 arranged in the same message window MWD1.
However, for example, the message windows MWD1 and MWD2 are displayed in response to the operation of the store clerk registering the product (for example, the operation of scanning the barcode given to the product or the operation of inputting the code of the product) being resumed. It may be deleted. As a result, the store clerk can delete the message window and resume the product registration operation without performing an operation on the button for deleting the display of the message window.

[Fifth Modification]
In addition, when registering a message (message common message, individual message) in the POS management apparatus 100, the position in the main screen where the corresponding message button or message window is displayed can be specified in the POS register 1. Good.

[Sixth Modification]
Further, in each of the embodiments described above, the common message button BT41 is maintained after the display of the common message is made to indicate the read state even after the display. That is, the display can be made again. On the other hand, once the individual message is displayed, the corresponding individual message button BT42 is erased so that it cannot be displayed again.
However, as with the common message, the individual message is displayed in the read state even after being displayed, and the display of the individual message button BT42 is maintained so that it can be displayed again. May be.

[Seventh Modification]
In the above description, the message is registered by operating the POS management apparatus 100. However, for example, a message registration process may be executed in the POS management apparatus 100 by remote operation of the POS management apparatus 100 from the POS register 1.

[Eighth Modification]
Further, under the above embodiments, transmission of message information may be restricted as follows.
For example, when the message is being registered in the POS management apparatus 100, the transmission of message information may be prohibited for both the message being registered and the registered message.
For example, when the message can be registered by operating the POS register 1 as in the seventh modification, the message is being registered in response to the message registering operation being performed in the POS register 1. In this case, transmission of message information regarding a message being registered may be prohibited.
In addition, the POS register 1 may be unable to communicate with the POS management apparatus 100 (offline state) due to the occurrence of a failure or maintenance. Therefore, for example, when the POS management device 100 transmits message information in response to message registration, the message information is transmitted to the POS register 1 in a communicable state (online state), but the POS register 1 in the offline state is transmitted to the POS register 1 in the offline state. Message transmission may be prohibited.
In addition, when registering a message, the type of store clerk who can view the message may be set. In this case, the message information includes clerk information indicating the type of clerk who can view the message. In the POS register 1, for example, a message button corresponding to each received message is displayed. In addition, the POS register 1 indicates the type of the clerk registered as the operator (operator) of the POS register 1 in the clerk information included in the message information in response to the operation on the message button. It is determined whether it is included in the type of store clerk. That is, it is determined whether or not the store clerk as an operator can view the message. The POS register 1 displays a message window when browsing is possible, but displays an error message, for example, without displaying a message window when browsing is impossible.
Alternatively, when the message information is received, the POS register 1 determines whether or not a store clerk as an operator can view the message of the received message information, and displays a message button if the message can be browsed. For example, the message button may not be displayed.
In addition, when registering a message, for example, the title of a message that can be registered may be restricted depending on the type of store clerk. In this case, the POS management device 100 determines a message title that can be registered and a message that cannot be registered, depending on the type of the clerk registered as the operator of the POS management device 100. The POS management apparatus 100 accepts only an operation for registering a message whose title is determined to be registerable.

[Ninth Modification]
In the description of FIG. 6, each of the seven unit message buttons BT2 corresponding to one message corresponding button BT1 corresponds to one row in one message displayed in the message window.
However, for example, one message correspondence button BT1 may be associated with a message category, and then one message belonging to the corresponding category may be associated with each unit message button BT2.
In this case, for example, the message button displayed in the POS register 1 corresponds to a certain category. In addition, a plurality of messages may be registered in one category. Therefore, in this case, a plurality of messages belonging to the category corresponding to the operated message button may be displayed in a page-structured message window in response to the touch operation performed on the message button. By such an aspect, the message window having the page structure can also be applied to the first embodiment.

[Tenth Modification]
Further, the position where the message window is displayed does not have to be substantially at the center of the main screen, and may be changed as appropriate. The size of the message window can also be changed, and for example, the message window may be displayed using the entire display area in the display unit 14 with a touch panel.

[Eleventh Modification]
The display of the message button and message window in the present embodiment can also be applied to a POS system in which a registration device for registering merchandise by a store clerk and a settlement device for customer settlement are separated.
In the case of such a POS system, for example, message information is transmitted from the POS management device 100 to a registration device operated by a store clerk so that a message button and a message window are displayed on the registration device. be able to.
Further, in such a POS system, message information for a clerk or a customer is transmitted from the POS management device 100 to the settlement apparatus so that a message button and a message window are displayed on the settlement apparatus. Can be. As for the message button displayed on the checkout device, for example, if the message is for a customer, the customer can perform an operation for displaying the message, for example, by displaying a message prompting the customer to operate the message button. It may be.
In addition, when displaying a message for a customer on the checkout apparatus, the language of the guidance or message displayed on the checkout apparatus may be changed by, for example, a store clerk operating the registration apparatus. Thus, even if the customer is a foreigner and it is difficult to communicate with the store clerk of his / her own citizen, the customer can smoothly settle.
In addition, for example, in the checkout apparatus, it may be displayed in a form in which the native language is written together with the foreign language. In this case, since it is assumed that the customer is a foreigner, for example, if the native language line is displayed below the foreign language line, the customer is in a foreign language (the native language for the customer). Easy to read. At this time, on the registration device side, a display in which the foreign language and the native language are written together may be performed as in the settlement device. At this time, the registration device assumes that the people are operating as a store clerk, so that the store clerk is easy to see, and contrary to the checkout device, the foreign language is placed under the line of the native language. Rows may be displayed.
Further, when the guidance or message is output in a foreign language by the settlement apparatus, it may be output by voice. At this time, guidance or a message may be output only by voice without displaying a foreign language, or both foreign language display and voice output may be used in combination. Also, when outputting by voice, for example, a foreign language voice may be output following the native language voice, or conversely, the native language voice may be output following the output of the foreign language voice. .
In addition, the configuration in which the language for the message is changed in this way can also be applied to the POS register 1 of the present embodiment in which everything from product registration to payment is performed by one unit. This configuration is effective when the clerk is a foreigner and it is difficult to read and understand Japanese.

[Twelfth Modification]
Further, as a mode for enabling a message to be displayed in the message window regardless of the operation on the message button, in addition to being in the message display permission operation state of the second embodiment, the following conditions ( Display condition) may be set in the message. The setting of the display condition for the message in this modification can be performed by an operation when registering the message, for example.
For example, you may enable it to set the time which can display a message. The set time may be a specific time, a time zone, or the like, for example, an elapsed time from transmission of message information. Further, it may be an elapsed time after the clerk's login as an operator is performed on the POS register 1. One example of content suitable for a message that is displayed after a predetermined time has elapsed since login is one that prompts the store clerk to take a break.
It is also possible to set as a display condition that a customer satisfies a predetermined condition, such as a member who is a target of a special discount. In this case, for example, if it is determined that the customer satisfies the predetermined condition as a result of reading the membership card into the POS register 1, the corresponding message may be displayed in the message window.

<Summary of Embodiment>
As described above, one aspect of the present embodiment is based on receiving means for receiving message information, and a reception notification display (for example, message button display) indicating that message information has been received by the receiving means. POS register 1 (an example of a merchandise sales data processing device) including display means for performing operations on related screens.
According to the above configuration, even if message information is received in the POS register 1, a message indicating that message information has been received is first displayed without being immediately displayed. As a result, for example, a message is not displayed in the middle of an accounting process, and the store clerk does not interrupt an operation that has been performed on the POS register 1 so far. As a result, the notification can be displayed without interfering with the operation of the store clerk.

In addition, one aspect of the present embodiment is the POS register 1 described above, and the display unit is configured to perform an operation of touching an operating body on an area corresponding to the reception notification display performed on the touch panel. Displays received message information.
According to the above configuration, the message information can be displayed by a simple and easy-to-understand operation such as performing a touch operation on the message button indicating that the message information has been received.

Further, one aspect of the present embodiment is the POS register 1 described above, and the display unit displays the message information received in the standby state.
According to the above configuration, the received message information can be automatically displayed under the situation where the POS register 1 is in a standby state and the store clerk is not particularly engaged in business related to accounting. It is possible to save the trouble of performing an operation for displaying information.

Further, one aspect of the present embodiment is the POS register 1 described above, and the display unit displays message information received when processing other than predetermined processing is being performed.
According to the above configuration, the received message information is automatically displayed under the situation where the POS register 1 is executing processing other than the accounting processing and the store clerk is not particularly performing the accounting-related business. This saves the labor of the store clerk to display the message information.

One aspect of the present embodiment is the POS register 1 described above, in which the display unit changes a condition for displaying the received message information based on the priority set in the received message information. .
According to the above configuration, message information having a high priority can be easily displayed by condition setting. As a result, the store clerk can be preferentially checked for important messages.

  Further, according to one aspect of the present embodiment, the computer as the POS register 1 performs an operation related to accounting to display a reception notification indicating that the message information has been received by the reception unit that receives the message information. It is a program for functioning as a display means performed on a displayed screen.

  A program for realizing the functions of the POS register 1 and the POS management apparatus 100 described above is recorded on a computer-readable recording medium, and the program recorded on the recording medium is read into a computer system and executed. Accordingly, the processing as the POS register 1 and the POS management device 100 described above may be performed. Here, “loading and executing a program recorded on a recording medium into a computer system” includes installing the program in the computer system. The “computer system” here includes an OS and hardware such as peripheral devices. Further, the “computer system” may include a plurality of computer devices connected via a network including a communication line such as the Internet, WAN, LAN, and dedicated line. The “computer-readable recording medium” refers to a storage device such as a flexible medium, a magneto-optical disk, a portable medium such as a ROM and a CD-ROM, and a hard disk incorporated in a computer system. As described above, the recording medium storing the program may be a non-transitory recording medium such as a CD-ROM. The recording medium also includes a recording medium provided inside or outside that is accessible from the distribution server in order to distribute the program. The code of the program stored in the recording medium of the distribution server may be different from the code of the program that can be executed by the terminal device. That is, the format stored in the distribution server is not limited as long as it can be downloaded from the distribution server and installed in a form that can be executed by the terminal device. Note that the program may be divided into a plurality of parts, downloaded at different timings, and combined in the terminal device, or the distribution server that distributes each of the divided programs may be different. Furthermore, a “computer-readable recording medium” holds a program for a certain period of time, such as a volatile memory (RAM) inside a computer system that becomes a server or client when the program is transmitted via a network. Including things. The program may be for realizing a part of the functions described above. Furthermore, what can implement | achieve the function mentioned above in combination with the program already recorded on the computer system, and what is called a difference file (difference program) may be sufficient.

1 POS register, 11 CPU, 12 storage unit, 13 RAM, 14 display unit with touch panel, 14a touch panel, 15 key operation unit, 16 display unit for customer, 17 automatic change machine, 17a change outlet, 17b deposit input port, 18 Scanner unit, 19 printing unit, 20 communication unit, 30 drawer, 100 POS management device, 101 CPU, 102 communication unit, 103 storage unit, 104 RAM, 105 display unit, 106 operation unit

Claims (6)

Receiving means for receiving message information;
A merchandise sales data processing apparatus comprising: a display unit configured to display a reception notification indicating that message information has been received by the receiving unit on a screen on which an operation related to accounting is performed. The merchandise sales data according to claim 1, wherein the display means displays received message information in response to an operation of touching an operating body on an area corresponding to the reception notification display performed on a touch panel. Processing equipment. The merchandise sales data processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display unit displays message information received in a standby state. The commodity sales data processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the display unit displays message information received when processing other than predetermined processing is being performed. The commodity sales data processing according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the display unit changes a condition for displaying the received message information based on a priority set in the received message information. apparatus. A computer as a product sales data processing device,
Receiving means for receiving message information;
A program for causing a reception notification display indicating that message information has been received by the reception means to function as a display means on a screen on which an operation related to accounting is performed.

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