JP2018088280A - Monitoring device, accounting device and POS system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve a problem caused by currency stored in a change machine.SOLUTION: A monitoring device connected through a network to an accounting device including a money dispensing unit that settles payment of a commodity purchased by a customer and dispenses a change, includes reference number storage means for storing information on a supplement reference number, supplement number calculation means for calculating a supplement number when the money dispensing unit in which a storage number for each kind of currency stored therein is out of a storage regulated range exists, extraction means for extracting the accounting device that can be supplemented with the supplement number of money, customer number input means for receiving a customer number, number input means for receiving the supplement number for each kind of the currency, and selection means for selecting one input means of the customer number input means and the number input means. The supplement number calculation means calculates the supplement number on the basis of the input customer number and the information on the supplement reference number when the customer input means is selected, and calculates the supplement number on the basis of the input supplement number for each kind of the currency when the number input means is selected.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to a monitoring device, an accounting device, and a POS system.

  Conventionally, it is necessary to monitor the necessity of replenishing money in a POS (Point Of Sales) register (also referred to as an accounting device) using a monitoring function such as a POS register. , Such as taking out the necessary number of denominations (money types) from the reserves prepared in advance in the office or cashier, etc., and depositing (supplementing) the change bill machine that requires replenishment Was done. Separately from such work, the operator is notified of the POS register having a surplus of money to the POS register having the change fishing bill machine requiring replenishment, and the necessary money from the change bill machine of the POS register having the surplus. A system for withdrawing seeds has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 9-102081 A

  By the way, the function as described above is called a cash recycling function, and when a replenishment is required in a certain currency type, the necessary amount of money is withdrawn, and a POS register change fishing bill machine that requires replenishment. It is a function to replenish. However, the number of money types to be replenished to the change bill machine is a mechanism that always replenishes each currency type in the change bill machine provided in each POS register to the upper limit number. Therefore, each POS register may store more money than necessary. In such a case, the operating funds in the store tend to increase, and there is a possibility that a problem will occur in the operation of the funds. In addition, since each POS register stores more than the necessary number of coins, the amount of money is increased, and there is a problem in terms of risk that money may be collected more frequently due to the excessive number of coins. There is also a risk. Therefore, there is a demand for means for solving the problems caused by the money stored in the change bill machine included in each POS register.

  In view of the above circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide a technique for solving problems caused by money stored in a change bill machine.

  One aspect of the present invention is a monitoring device connected via a network to an accounting apparatus having a withdrawal unit that settles the price of a product purchased by a customer and pays out change, which is paid out from the withdrawal unit. The reference number storage means for storing information on the replenishment reference number, which is the required number for each currency type used as change for one customer, and the storage number for each currency type stored in the dispensing unit To replenish the withdrawal unit based on information on the replenishment reference number of money types in the withdrawal unit among the information on the replenishment reference number stored in the reference number storage means when there is an outside withdrawal unit Replenishment number calculating means for calculating the replenishment number, extraction means for extracting an accounting device capable of replenishing the replenishment number calculated by the replenishment number calculation means, customer number input means for inputting the number of customers, replenishment for each money type Number input means for inputting the number of sheets, and Selection means for selecting either the number input means or the number input means, and the replenishment number calculation means is input when the customer number input means is selected by the selection means The replenishment number is calculated based on the number of customers and the replenishment reference number information, and when the number input unit is selected by the selection unit, based on the replenishment number for each of the entered money types. The monitoring device is characterized in that the replenishment number is calculated.

  One aspect of the present invention is an accounting apparatus having a withdrawal unit that settles the price of goods purchased by a customer and pays out change, and is used as change for one customer to be paid out from the withdrawal unit. A reference number storage means for storing information on a replenishment reference number that is a required number for each currency type, a detection means for detecting whether the stored number for each money type to be stored is within a specified storage range, and the detection When a withdrawal part whose number of stored money types for each stored money type is out of the specified storage range is retrieved by the means, the replenishment of the detected money type among the information of the replenishment reference number stored in the reference number storage means A replenishment number calculating means for calculating a replenishment number for replenishment based on the reference number information, an extracting means for extracting an accounting apparatus capable of replenishing the replenishment number calculated by the replenishment number calculating means, and a customer number are input. Number-of-customers input means and currency type A number input means for inputting a full number, and a selection means for selecting any one of the customer number input means or the number input means; and the replenishment number calculation means is configured to select the customer number input means by the selection means. Is selected, the replenishment number is calculated based on the inputted number of customers and the information on the replenishment reference number, and when the number input unit is selected by the selection unit, it is input. The accounting device is characterized in that the supplementary number is calculated based on the supplementary number for each of the money types.

  One aspect of the present invention is a POS system including an accounting device including a withdrawal unit that settles the price of a product purchased by a customer and pays out a change, and a monitoring device that monitors the accounting device, Reference number storage means for storing information of a supplementary reference number, which is a required number for each currency type used as change for one customer to be paid out from the withdrawal unit, and storage for each currency type stored in the withdrawal unit A detecting means for detecting whether or not the number of sheets is within a specified storage range; and when an accounting device for which the stored number of each money type stored in the withdrawal unit is out of the specified storage range is searched by the detecting means. Of the information on the replenishment reference number stored in the reference number storage means, the replenishment number calculation means for calculating the replenishment number for replenishment to the accounting device based on the information on the replenishment reference number of the detected money type, and Calculated by the replenishment number calculation means And an extraction means for extracting an accounting device capable of replenishing the replenishment number. A customer number input means for inputting the number of customers, a number input means for inputting the replenishment number for each currency type, and the customer number input means or the number input. Selecting means for selecting any one of the means, and the replenishment number calculating means, when the customer number input means is selected by the selection means, the inputted number of customers and the replenishment criterion Calculating the replenishment number based on the inputted replenishment number for each currency type when the number input unit is selected by the selection unit. Is a POS system characterized by

  One aspect of the present invention is any one of the monitoring device, the accounting device, or the POS system, and the monitoring device, the accounting device, or the POS system. Is further provided with output means for outputting the deposit information to the withdrawal unit whose stored money type is outside the storage regulation range and the withdrawal information of the accounting device that withdraws the money type to the accounting device.

  One aspect of the present invention is any one of the monitoring device, the accounting device, or the POS system, and the monitoring device, the accounting device, or the POS system. The method further includes a replenishment reference value updating unit that updates a replenishment reference value used for calculating the replenishment number after a predetermined period when any input unit is not selected by the selection unit.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to solve a problem caused by money stored in a change bill machine.

It is a figure which shows the system configuration | structure of the POS system 10 of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the accounting device 100 in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the monitoring apparatus 200 in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the specific example of performance data. It is an example of the selection screen for selecting the acquisition destination of supplementary money at the near end. It is explanatory drawing explaining the input of a replenishment reference value (a change is included). It is an example of the selection screen for selecting the acquisition destination of a supplementary money at the near end after a supplementary reference value change. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the replenishment number calculation process of the monitoring apparatus 200 in this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the replenishment number calculation process of the accounting device 100 in this invention.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a system configuration of a POS system 10 of the present invention. The POS system 10 of the present invention includes N (N is an integer equal to or greater than 1) accounting devices 100-1 to 100-N, a monitoring device 200, and a store controller 300. Each device (accounting devices 100-1 to 100-N, monitoring device 200, and store controller 300) is communicably connected via a LAN (Local Area Network). The LAN may be wired or wireless. In the following description, the accounting devices 100-1 to 100-N will be referred to as accounting devices 100 unless otherwise distinguished.

The accounting apparatus 100 is an apparatus that executes an accounting process (also referred to as a settlement process or a settlement process) in which a customer pays for a product purchased and pays out change. The accounting device 100 may be a device for executing a registration process for registering a product purchased by a customer and an accounting process for paying a change for the product purchased by the customer and paying out change.
The monitoring device 200 is a device that monitors the accounting device 100 connected on the LAN.

  The store controller 300 is a computer (for example, a server) that controls the POS system 10. The store controller 300 stores, for example, a product master. The product master is a file that stores (holds) product information such as product identification information (for example, JAN code), product name, and sales price of each product. The store controller 300 is also referred to as a management device or a host device. Further, the store controller 300 stores past processing performance data (past transaction performance) (hereinafter referred to as “result data”) for each accounting device 100. The performance data is data representing the processing performance of the accounting apparatus 100, for example, data relating to the number of persons for whom the accounting apparatus 100 has performed accounting processing during a past fixed period (for example, one week, one month, etc.). More specifically, the performance data includes the number of persons for which the accounting apparatus 100 has performed accounting processing every predetermined time period in which the store is open (for example, for 1 hour from 10:00 to 11:00). It is an average value in a past fixed period (for example, one week, one month, etc.).

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the accounting apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
The accounting apparatus 100 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 101, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 102, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 103, a scanner unit 104, a store clerk display unit 105, and a customer display unit 106. , An operation unit 107, a communication unit 108, a hard disk 109, a printing unit 110, and a change bill machine 111. The functional units of the accounting apparatus 100 are connected to each other via the bus 1.

The CPU 101 is a central processing unit and reads a program stored in the ROM 102 and develops it in the RAM 103. The CPU 101 controls the overall operation of the accounting apparatus 100 by executing each step of the developed program. Specific processing of the CPU 101 will be described later.
The ROM 102 is a read-only memory and stores a program for operating the accounting apparatus 100 in advance.
The RAM 103 is a read / write memory that stores various information. In the RAM 103, a program read from the ROM 102 is expanded. The RAM 103 stores various data generated by executing the program. For example, the RAM 103 stores information on the result data and the replenishment reference number of sheets. The replenishment reference number is the required number for each currency type that will be used as a change for one customer. For example, four 1 yen coins, one 5 yen coin, and 10 yen coins per customer. Four coins, one 50-yen coin, four 100-yen coins, one 500-yen coin, four thousand-yen bills, and one five-yen bill.

  The scanner unit 104 reads code information (barcode). The scanner unit 104 supplies the read code information data to the CPU 101. For example, the scanner unit 104 reads code information (for example, a JAN code) attached to a product and supplies the data to the CPU 101. Further, the scanner unit 104 reads code information (for example, Code 128, ITF code) printed (recorded) on the deposit / withdrawal slip and supplies the data to the CPU 101. The scanner unit 104 may be configured to be connected to the apparatus main body of the accounting apparatus 100 in a wired manner and transmit the read data to the apparatus main body in a wired manner, or may be connected to the apparatus main body wirelessly and the read data may be transmitted to the apparatus main body. It is good also as a structure which transmits by radio | wireless.

  The store clerk display unit 105 is an image display device such as a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) display, a liquid crystal display, or an organic EL (Electro Luminescence) display. The store clerk display unit 105 accepts and displays operations such as mode switching, setting, and registration. The display surface of the display unit 105 for the store clerk is provided with a touch panel made of a resistive film method, a capacitance method, or the like, and information on the product displayed on the touch panel (for example, product image or product name). When the employee presses down, registration of the pressed product is performed, information on the registered product (hereinafter referred to as “registered product”), a total amount, and the like are displayed.

The customer display unit 106 displays to the customer the product information for which the product has been registered, the total amount of products purchased by the customer (hereinafter referred to as “purchased product”), and the like. The customer display unit 106 is a light-emitting display device using a liquid crystal display or the like. For example, the customer display unit 106 emits and displays numbers on its surface by 7-segment display or dot display (full dot display).
The operation unit 107 is configured using an existing input device such as a keyboard, a pointing device (such as a mouse or a tablet), a button, or a touch panel. The operation unit 107 includes operation means for operating the accounting apparatus 100. The operation means is, for example, a completion key (for example, a subtotal key) that declares completion of product registration, a correction key, a preset key, a numeric key, and the like. Note that the operation means of the operation unit 107 may be arranged as a button such as a mechanical key (hard key) or may be arranged on a touch panel provided on the display surface of the display unit 105 for clerk.

  The communication unit 108 communicates with an external device via a LAN according to the control of the CPU 101. For example, the communication unit 108 receives a product master from the store controller 300 as appropriate. In addition, the communication unit 108 transmits the transaction information to the store controller 300 after the completion of the accounting process. Further, the communication unit 108 informs that the number of coins stored in the change bill 111 of the own device (accounting device 100) is close to zero (hereinafter referred to as “near end”) (hereinafter referred to as “near end”). Information ”) or information (hereinafter referred to as“ near full ”) that the currency of the change bill 111 of the own device (accounting device 100) is close to the allowable storage limit number (hereinafter referred to as“ near full ”). Information ”) to the monitoring device 200. Note that the communication unit 108 transmits the supplementary information to the monitoring apparatus 200 including near-end information or near-full information. Supplementary money is a money type that needs to be replenished or a money type that needs to be recovered.

In addition, the communication unit 108 transmits information regarding the number of remaining coins for each currency type (hereinafter, referred to as “changing balance information”) to the monitoring apparatus 200 at a predetermined timing.
The predetermined timing may be, for example, a timing at which a predetermined time (for example, 10 seconds, 1 minute, etc.) has elapsed, a timing at which one transaction ends, or other timings. Good.
The hard disk 109 stores, for example, information acquired from the store controller 300 (for example, a product master), information processed by the CPU 101, and the like.

  The printing unit 110 issues a printed material according to the control of the CPU 101. For example, after the accounting process is completed, the printing unit 110 prints the detailed information of the purchased product on a print medium and issues it as a receipt. In addition, when the printing unit 110 replenishes money, the printing unit 110 causes the change bill machine 111 of the other accounting apparatus 100 to withdraw a desired currency type and a desired number of moneys to the change ticket machine 111 of the own device. Code information for depositing is printed on a printing medium and issued as a deposit / withdrawal slip.

  The change bill machine 111 is used in the accounting apparatus 100 when the price of a registered product is settled in cash. The change bill machine 111 is a banknote insertion slot (not shown) for inserting money (banknotes), a coin insertion slot (not shown) for inserting money (coins), and for discharging money (banknotes). It has a banknote discharge port (not shown), a coin discharge port (not shown) for discharging money (coins), a counting unit (not shown) for counting the inserted or discharged money, and the like. Note that the bill input slot and the coin input slot are also referred to as deposit input slots. The banknote outlet and the coin outlet are also referred to as change outlets. Note that the bill insertion slot and the bill discharge slot may be common, and the coin insertion slot and the coin discharge slot may be common.

  In accordance with the control of the CPU 101, the change fishing bill machine 111 counts money (for example, money deposited at the time of payment, money replenished at the time of replenishment) and stores it in a storage unit (not shown). Further, the change bill counter 111 counts the money to be released (for example, money to be changed at the time of checkout or money to be withdrawn at the time of replenishment) and discharges it from the change outlet.

  Further, the CPU 101 manages the number of remaining sheets (stored number) for each currency type in the change bill machine 111. For example, the CPU 101 updates (adds) the change balance information based on the number of coins inserted (the number of deposits) when coins are inserted into the change billboard 111, and the number of coins discharged (withdrawal) when coins are released. The change change information is updated (subtracted) based on the number of copies. In addition, the CPU 101 receives deposit history information including information such as the number of coins inserted into the change bill machine 111, and withdrawal history information including information such as the number of coins discharged per coin. Remember.

  The change change information, the deposit history information, and the withdrawal history information may be stored inside the change fishing ticket machine 111 (for example, in a storage area (not shown) provided in the change fishing ticket machine 111). May be stored in the hard disk 109.

Hereinafter, an example of the operation of the CPU 101 of the accounting apparatus 100 will be described.
The CPU 101 determines whether or not the currency of the change device 111 of its own device is near-end or near-full. In other words, the accounting apparatus 100 can be assumed to have a change fishing bill machine 111 or not as described above, but the change fishing ticket machine 111 built in the accounting apparatus 100 is near-end. Alternatively, the CPU 101 of the accounting apparatus 100 determines whether it is near full. For example, when the accounting apparatus 100 does not include the change bill machine 111, the CPU 101 refers to the change remaining information for each currency type, and the remaining number is less than the reference number (the reference number for near-end determination). In some cases, it is determined to be near-end. Further, for example, the CPU 101 refers to the change remaining information for each currency type, and determines that it is near full when the remaining number is equal to or greater than the reference number (reference number for determining near full). When storing change information for each currency type in the hard disk 109 of the accounting apparatus 100, payment information, withdrawal information, change residue information, deposit history information, withdrawal history information, and withdrawal from the change bill machine 111 for each transaction. Gold history information or the like may be acquired and stored.

  The reference number for determining near end or near full may be set for each currency type. Further, the reference number for determining near-end or near-full may be set for each currency type for each accounting device 100. The CPU 101 controls to transmit near-end information to the monitoring device 200 when any of the currency types of the change bill 111 is near-end. The CPU 101 controls to transmit near-full information to the monitoring device 200 when any of the money types of the change bill 111 is near-full. In the following description, a range from the reference number for near-end determination to the reference number for near-full determination is referred to as a storage regulation range. In the following description, a state where the accounting apparatus 100 is in the near end will be described.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the monitoring device 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
The monitoring device 200 includes a CPU 201, a ROM 202, a RAM 203, a display unit 204, an operation unit 205, a communication unit 206, and a printing unit 207. The functional units of the monitoring device 200 are connected to each other via the bus 2.

The CPU 201 is a central processing unit, reads a program stored in the ROM 202 and develops it in the RAM 203. The CPU 201 controls the overall operation of the monitoring apparatus 200 by executing each step of the developed program.
The CPU 201 (detection means) detects whether or not the number of stored coins for each currency type stored in the change bill machine 111 of the accounting apparatus 100 is within the specified storage range. For example, the CPU 201 (detection means) specifies the accounting apparatus 100 that has become near-end by receiving near-end information transmitted from the accounting apparatus 100 via the communication unit 206. Then, the CPU 201 (detection means) detects whether or not the number of stored items for each currency type is within the specified storage range based on the information on the replenishment included in the received near-end information.

The CPU 201 (replenishment reference value calculation means) calculates a replenishment reference value for calculating the replenishment number of the detected money type based on the actual data stored in the RAM 203 when a money type that is not within the specified storage range is detected. Calculate (number of customers). The replenishment reference value represents, for example, the number of customers expected to perform accounting processing after the present time (including the current time) by the accounting apparatus 100 that has become near-end or near-full (the number of customers, the so-called number of customers). More specifically, the CPU 201 (replenishment reference value calculation means) refers to the actual data of the accounting apparatus 100 that has become near-end or near-full, and the average number of people for each time zone after the current time (including the current time). Is calculated as a replenishment reference value. At the current time, the CPU 201 (replenishment reference value calculation means) determines the current time of the current time zone (for example, if the current time is 10:30, the current time zone is 10: 00 to 11: The difference between the number of people who have performed the accounting process by the time (00) and the average number of people in the current time zone registered in the performance data is calculated.
The CPU 201 (replenishment number calculating means) performs accounting based on the calculated replenishment reference value (number of customers) and information on the replenishment reference number of the detected money type among the information on the replenishment reference number stored in the RAM 203. A replenishment number of money types (hereinafter referred to as “replenishment money”) to be replenished to the change bill machine 111 of the apparatus 100 is calculated.

The ROM 202 is a read-only memory, and stores a program for operating the monitoring device 200 in advance.
The RAM 203 is a read / write memory that stores various types of information. A program read from the ROM 202 is expanded in the RAM 203. The RAM 203 stores various data generated by executing the program. For example, the RAM 203 stores information on the result data and the replenishment reference number of sheets.

The display unit 204 is an image display device such as a CRT display, a liquid crystal display, or an organic EL display. The display unit 204 receives and displays operations such as mode switching, setting, and registration. The display surface of the display unit 204 is provided with a touch panel made of a resistive film type, a capacitance type, or the like. Accounting apparatus 100 for making money (hereinafter referred to as “transaction object accounting apparatus 100”).
) Is accepted.

  The operation unit 205 is configured using an existing input device such as a keyboard, a pointing device (such as a mouse or a tablet), a button, or a touch panel. The operation unit 205 includes an operation unit for operating the accounting apparatus 100. The operation means is, for example, a completion key (for example, a subtotal key) that declares completion of product registration, a correction key, a preset key, a numeric key, and the like. The operation means of the operation unit 205 may be disposed as a button such as a mechanical key (hard key) or may be disposed on a touch panel provided on the display surface of the display unit 204.

A communication unit 206 communicates with an external device via a LAN according to the control of the CPU 201. For example, the communication unit 206 receives near-end information or near-full information from the accounting apparatus 100. The communication unit 206 receives change change information from the accounting apparatus 100.
The printing unit 207 issues a printed material under the control of the CPU 201. For example, when replenishing money, the printing unit 207 causes the accounting device 100 to withdraw a desired denomination and a desired number of moneys, and deposits the change bill machine 111 of the accounting device 100 that requires replenishment of money types. The code information and the like for printing are printed on a printing medium and issued as a deposit / withdrawal slip (payment / withdrawal instruction slip).

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a specific example of performance data.
The performance data has a plurality of records representing information on past performance of the accounting apparatus 100. The record has an average number of people for each time zone. The time zone represents a period from a certain time to a certain time every predetermined time (for example, one hour). The average number of people represents the average number of people who have performed accounting processing in each time period for a certain period in the past.

  In the example shown in FIG. 4, the average number of people in each time zone exists in the performance data. In FIG. 4, the record registered at the top of the record data has a time zone value of “10: 0 to 11:00” and an average number of people of “30 people”. That is, the average of the number of people for a certain period in the past that has performed the accounting process in the time zone of “10:00 to 11:00” is “30 people”.

  In FIG. 4, the record registered in the second row of the performance data has a time zone value of “11:01 to 12:00” and an average number of people value of “10 people”. That is, the average of the number of people for a certain period in the past that has performed the accounting process in the time zone “11:01 to 12:00” is “10 people”.

Each accounting device 100 and monitoring device 200 receives the above-mentioned performance data from the store controller 300 for the number of accounting devices 100 (for example, if there are 12 accounting devices 100, the actual data is 12), and the RAM 103 And recorded in the RAM 203. The result data may be set and updated according to the operation of the employee, or the store controller 300 may update it automatically. When the store controller 300 automatically updates, the following processing is performed. Hereinafter, the update processing of the result data when there is one accounting apparatus 100 will be described as an example.
The store controller 300 holds transaction information received from the accounting apparatus 100. Then, after a certain period (for example, one week) has elapsed, the store controller 300 calculates the average number of people in each time zone based on the transaction information that is held. Thereafter, the store controller 300 updates the result data by overwriting the value of the average number of people in each time zone of the result data with the calculated value of the average number of people in each time zone.
Above, description about the update process of performance data in case the accounting device 100 is one is complete | finished.

When a plurality of accounting devices 100 are installed in one store, the store controller 300 performs the above update process for each accounting device 100. Specifically, the store controller 300 holds transaction information received from each accounting device 100 for each accounting device 100.
Then, after a certain period (for example, one week) has elapsed, the store controller 300 calculates the average number of people in each time zone for each transaction information of the accounting apparatus 100 based on the stored transaction information. Thereafter, the store controller 300 updates the result data by overwriting the value of the average number of people in each time zone of the result data with the value of the average number of people in each time zone calculated for each transaction information of the accounting device 100.

  Note that the performance data need not be limited to the above-described data (average number of people in each time zone). For example, the performance data may be data in which the average number of people in each time zone for each season for a certain period in the past is registered, or every weather for a certain period in the past (for example, a sunny day, a cloudy day, The data may be data in which the average number of people in each time zone (such as a rainy day) is registered, or any data that can identify the average number of people in each time zone for a certain period of time in the past. . In addition to the method of determining the number of customers based on past performance data (past transaction results), the number of customers that the store clerk actually lines up is counted, or the number of customers who will be visiting in the future is entered as the number of customers. Alternatively, the number of customers may be stored in a data table (for example, number 1 = 5 people, number 2 = 10 people, number 3 = 15 people, number 4 = 20 people, etc.), and the data table May be displayed on the display unit so that the number of customers set in the data table is input when the number of the data table (list display) is selected by the store clerk.

Next, an overview of the monitoring device 200 will be described.
On the display unit 204 of the monitoring apparatus 200, a monitoring screen (not shown) for displaying a list of warning messages is usually displayed for each monitoring target apparatus (for example, the accounting apparatus 100) included in the POS system 10. Specific examples of the warning message include a message indicating near end, a message indicating near full, and a message indicating that maintenance is required.

The employee monitors whether or not each accounting device 100 is near-end or near-full on the screen of the monitoring device 200. For example, when the employee confirms that a certain accounting device 100 is near-end, the employee selects the transaction-target accounting device 100 on the screen of the monitoring device 200 in order to eliminate the near-end in the accounting device 100. .
Hereinafter, a specific example will be described in detail.

  When the CPU 201 of the monitoring device 200 receives near-end information from the accounting device 100 (for example, cash register No. 1), the cash register No. 1 is displayed in the area of the accounting apparatus 100 corresponding to 1 (for example, “near full” and a telop or pop-up display) on the screen. The employee checks the register No. on the monitoring screen. When the area of the accounting device 100 corresponding to 1 is pressed, the CPU 201 of the monitoring device 200 switches the display screen of the display unit 204 from the monitoring screen to the selection screen. The selection screen is a screen for selecting the acquisition source of the supplement.

FIG. 5 is an example of a selection screen for selecting a replenishment acquisition source at the near end.
The selection screen shown in FIG. No. 1 included in the near-end information received from the accounting apparatus 100. 1 and the button corresponding to the office as a candidate for the source of the supplementary money (in the case of FIG. Button corresponding to the accounting apparatus 100 (Registration No. 2) as a candidate for the source of acquisition of the supplement (the accounting apparatus 100 capable of withdrawing supplementary money), the accounting apparatus 100 (Registration No. 4). ) Is displayed. Of the currency types of the change bill 111 of the accounting apparatus 100, the near-end currency type is displayed in a manner different from the display of other currency types. For example, a near-end currency type may be blinked or displayed. In the example shown in FIG. 5, the near-end currency type (5-yen coin and 100-yen coin) is displayed with dots in the area where the information of the currency type is displayed. The employee presses any button on the screen to select an acquisition destination. Hereinafter, a determination method for determining whether or not the accounting apparatus 100 is capable of withdrawing supplementary money will be described.

(Judgment method of whether or not the accounting device 100 is capable of withdrawing money)
The CPU 201 of the monitoring device 200 sets the surplus money set number (hereinafter referred to as “surplus set number”) for each moveable money type and the replenishment reference value for the money type to be replenished (near-end money type). Based on the (number of customers), the replenishment reference number of sheets, and the remaining number of sheets of each accounting apparatus 100, it is determined whether each accounting apparatus 100 corresponds to the accounting apparatus 100 that can withdraw money. The set number of surplus money for each moveable currency type is set so that there is little risk of affecting the accounting process of the own device even if it is moved to another accounting device 100. The set number of gold may be different or the same. The replenishment reference value is a value calculated based on the actual data of the accounting apparatus 100 that has become near-end. In the following description, it is assumed that the calculated replenishment reference value is 15 people. As described above, the replenishment reference number is 4 for 1 yen coin, 1 for 5 yen coin, 4 for 10 yen coin, 1 for 50 yen coin, 4 for 100 yen coin, 500 for 500 yen coin One yen coin, four thousand yen bills, and one five yen bill.

  For example, when the money type to be replenished is only a 1-yen coin, the CPU 201 of the monitoring apparatus 200 determines that the remaining number of 1-yen coins is equal to or greater than the surplus set number of 1-yen coins + (replenishment reference value × 4). A certain accounting apparatus 100 is determined as an accounting apparatus 100 capable of withdrawing money. When the money type to be replenished is only a 10 yen coin, the CPU 201 of the monitoring device 200 has a remaining number of 10 yen coins equal to or greater than the surplus set number of 10 yen coins + (replenishment reference value × 4). A certain accounting apparatus 100 is determined as an accounting apparatus 100 capable of withdrawing money. Whether the replenishment target currency type is only a 100 yen coin, or the replenishment target currency type is only a thousand yen bill, it is determined in the same manner as in the case of a 1 yen coin only and a 10 yen coin only. The

  When the replenishment target currency type is only a 5-yen coin, the CPU 201 of the monitoring device 200 determines that the remaining number of 5-yen coins is equal to or greater than the surplus set number of 5-yen coins + (replenishment reference value × 1). A certain accounting apparatus 100 is determined as an accounting apparatus 100 capable of withdrawing money. Further, when the currency type to be replenished is only a 50 yen coin, the CPU 201 of the monitoring device 200 has a remaining number of 50 yen coins equal to or greater than the surplus set number of 50 yen coins + (replenishment reference value × 1). A certain accounting apparatus 100 is determined as an accounting apparatus 100 capable of withdrawing money. When the replenishment target currency type is only a 500 yen coin, or when the replenishment target currency type is only a 5,000 yen bill, it is determined in the same manner as when only a 5 yen coin is present or only a 50 yen coin is present. Is done.

  Further, when there are two or more types of money types to be replenished, the accounting device 100 that holds more than the above number of money types to be replenished may be determined as the accounting device 100 capable of withdrawing money. For example, when the money types to be replenished are 5-yen coins and 100-yen coins, the CPU 201 of the monitoring device 200 determines that the remaining number of 5-yen coins is the surplus set number of 5-yen coins + (replenishment reference value × 1). The accounting apparatus 100 is determined to be an accounting apparatus 100 capable of withdrawing money as described above, and the remaining number of 100 yen coins is equal to or greater than the surplus set number of 100 yen coins + (replenishment reference value × 4 sheets). Also good.

  In the case of the example of FIG. The near-end currency types of the accounting apparatus 100 corresponding to 1 are the FIG. 5 yen coin and the 100 yen coin. Here, it is assumed that the surplus set number of 5-yen coins is set to 120, and the surplus set number of 100-yen coins is set to 120. Then, on the monitoring screen (not shown), the register No. When the near end of the accounting device 100 corresponding to 1 is designated, the CPU 201 of the monitoring device 200 holds 135 yen (= 120 + (15 × 1)) or more of 5-yen coins and 180 100-yen coins ( = 120 + (15 × 4)) It is determined that the accounting apparatus 100 that is held above is an accounting apparatus 100 that can withdraw money. In the example shown in FIG. 2 and the cash register No. A button corresponding to the accounting apparatus 100 corresponding to 4 is displayed.

  In addition, on the selection screen, it is expected that the accounting device 100 that has become near-end (in the case of FIG. 5, the accounting device 100 corresponding to cash register No. 1) will perform accounting processing from the present time as a supplement setting for money types. The number of customers (replenishment reference value) is displayed. In the case of FIG. 5, the number of customers is set to 15 as the number of people set for replenishment. As described above, the replenishment setting value is a value calculated based on the actual data of the accounting apparatus 100 in which the CPU 201 is near-end.

  In the selection screen shown in FIG. As the acquisition source of the supplement to the accounting apparatus 100 corresponding to No. 1, When the accounting apparatus 100 corresponding to No. 2 is selected, the button “No. 2” is touched, and the cash register No. 2 is touched. When the accounting apparatus 100 corresponding to 4 is selected, the button “No. 4” is touched. In addition, the employee has a cash register No. When the office is selected as the acquisition source of the supplementary money to the accounting apparatus 100 corresponding to 1, the button “Replenish from office money” is touched.

  As shown in FIG. 5, when there are a plurality of accounting apparatuses 100 that can withdraw money (when a plurality of buttons corresponding to the accounting apparatus 100 are arranged), the CPU 201 of the monitoring apparatus 200 displays the registration number. The buttons may be displayed in ascending order, or the buttons may be displayed in descending order (in descending order) of the number of remaining money of the money type to be replenished. That is, a button corresponding to the accounting apparatus 100 may be displayed according to the priority order corresponding to the remaining number of sheets. If there are multiple types of money to be replenished, for any money type (for example, the money type with the highest face value among the money types to be replenished, the currency type with the largest number of replenishments) in descending order of the remaining number Buttons may be displayed in order (in descending order). Further, when there are a plurality of money types to be replenished, the buttons may be displayed in descending order (in descending order) of the sum of the number of remaining money types to be replenished. Moreover, you may display a button in order of the accounting apparatus 100 located in the place near the accounting apparatus 100 used as the near end among the transaction object accounting apparatuses 100. FIG.

  FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the input (including change) of the replenishment reference value. For example, the CPU 201 (input unit) of the monitoring device 200 displays a screen (hereinafter referred to as “refill reference value”) as shown in FIG. 6 when the button “change setting” is pressed from the selection screen of FIG. "Setting change screen") is displayed on the monitoring screen, and the input of the replenishment reference value is accepted from the employee. As shown in FIG. 6, the setting change screen may be switched from the monitoring screen to the setting change screen without being displayed on the monitoring screen. The example of FIG. 6 represents an operation when the replenishment reference value (initial value “15 people”) is set to 10 people. That is, the replenishment reference value is set to 10 by pressing the button “change setting”, pressing the numeric button “1”, pressing the numeric button “0”, or pressing the “decision” button.

As shown in FIG. 6, when the replenishment reference value is set to 10 people, the CPU 201 of the monitoring apparatus 200 displays a selection screen as shown in FIG. 7 on the display unit 204. That is, since the replenishment reference value has decreased from 15 people to 10 people, the CPU 201 of the monitoring apparatus 200 holds 130 yen (= 120 + (10 × 1)) or more and 160 pieces of 100 yen coins ( = 120 + (10 × 4)) It is determined that the accounting apparatus 100 held above is an accounting apparatus 100 that can withdraw money.
In the example shown in FIG. 2 and the cash register No. 4 in addition to the accounting apparatus 100 corresponding to A button corresponding to the accounting apparatus 100 corresponding to 13 is displayed.

  In FIG. 6, a button “input number of sheets” and a button “input number of customers” are buttons for switching the input mode of the replenishment setting. The button “number input” is changed from an input mode (customer number input mode) for inputting (setting / changing) a replenishment reference value to an input mode (number entering mode) for inputting (setting / changing) a replenishment set number of sheets. It is a button for switching. The button “customer number input” is a button for switching from the number input mode to the customer number input mode. In the customer number input mode, the replenishment reference value can be input in units of one person as described above. In the number input mode, the replenishment set number can be input in units of one sheet. Of the customer number input mode and the number input mode, the customer number input mode may be the initial mode.

In the customer number input mode, although the replenishment reference value can be entered in units of one person, the replenishment number of 1-yen coins etc. is the replenishment reference value x 4, so depending on the number of customers expected to be accounted for after the present The number of sheets other than a multiple of 4 (for example, 5, 33, etc.) cannot be set. On the other hand, in the number input mode, the replenishment number can be set in units of one as the number corresponding to the number of customers expected to perform accounting after the present time.
In addition, in the number input mode, it is necessary to calculate the number of customers according to the number of customers expected to be accounted for after the current time, but in the customer number input mode, you can even enter the replenishment reference value. It is easy without calculation. In addition, in the number input mode, the replenishment number can be set / changed for each currency type.

  In the number input mode, the currency type that is the target of setting / changing the replenishment number may be specified on the selection screen (FIG. 5) or specified on the setting change screen (FIG. 6). It may be. As a method of designating the currency type to be set / changed on the selection screen, for example, the part displaying the current number of deposit cash registers on the selection screen (in the case of FIG. 5, the currency type of deposit cash register No. 1). It may be possible to designate the currency type by touching the corresponding currency type field in the portion where the number of each item is displayed. As a method of designating the money type to be set / changed on the setting change screen, for example, the money type may be designated by providing a money type designation field on the setting change screen.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the flow of the replenishment number calculation process of the monitoring apparatus 200 according to the present invention.
Step S10: The CPU 201 determines whether near-end information has been received via the communication unit 206. When the near-end information is received, the process proceeds to step S12. On the other hand, when the near-end information has not been received, the processing of the monitoring device 200 ends.
Step S <b> 12: The CPU 201 calculates a replenishment reference value based on the performance data of the accounting apparatus 100 that has become near-end stored in the RAM 203. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S14.

Step S <b> 14: The CPU 201 calculates the replenishment number of the replenishment based on the calculated replenishment reference value and information on the replenishment reference number of money types detected among the information on the replenishment reference number stored in the RAM 203. . Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S16.
Step S16: After that, the CPU 201 selects the accounting apparatus 100 having surplus for the number of supplements. Then, the CPU 201 causes the display unit 204 to display a confirmation screen including information on the selected accounting apparatus 100. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S18.

Step S18: The CPU 201 determines whether or not a setting change instruction has been input from the employee via the operation unit 205. When a setting change instruction is input, the process proceeds to step S20. On the other hand, if a setting change instruction has not been input, the process proceeds to step S24.
Step S20: The CPU 201 superimposes and displays the change screen on the confirmation screen, and accepts input of the number of people to be changed from the employee. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S22.

Step S22: The CPU 201 calculates the replenishment number of replenishment based on the input number of customers and the replenishment reference number. Thereafter, the process returns to step S16.
Step S24: The CPU 201 causes the printing unit 207 to print and issue a deposit / withdrawal slip including information on the accounting apparatus 100 that is the supplier of the supplementary money selected by the employee and information on the accounting apparatus 100 that requires supplementation. The printing unit 207 prints and issues a deposit / withdrawal slip under the control of the CPU 201. Thereafter, the processing of the monitoring device 200 ends.

According to the POS system 10 configured as described above, a money type of money that is expected to be used after the present time in the accounting apparatus 100 that has become near-end is calculated based on past results. Therefore, it is not always necessary to replenish each currency type in the change bill machine up to the upper limit. Therefore, by always replenishing each currency type up to the upper limit, it is possible to take out the shortage from the office or the like and eliminate the increase in operating funds in the store. Further, since the operating funds in the store do not increase, the money stored in each accounting device 100 does not increase, and the collection frequency of money generated when the number of money becomes near full is reduced. Therefore, it is possible to solve the problem caused by the money stored in the change bill machine.
Further, as described above, by inputting the replenishment number in the number input mode, it is possible to compress the money (amount of money) in the sales floor rather than inputting the replenishment reference value in the customer number input mode. For example, in the customer number input mode, four currency types with 1 as the supplementary reference number per customer are set to 1 with 5 currency types. As a result, the number of currency types with 1 increases as the number of customers increases. However, in the number input mode, since it is possible to set in units of one sheet, the number does not increase every time the number of customers increases compared to the number of customers input mode. For this reason, it becomes possible to compress the money in the sales floor and the money in the entire store.

<Modification>
In the present embodiment, a configuration for printing and issuing a deposit / withdrawal slip has been described. However, the withdrawal slip for making the withdrawal from the accounting device 100 which is the supplier of the supplementary payment and the accounting device 100 requiring the supplementation are shown. A deposit slip for depositing the supplementary money may be issued as separate media.
In the present embodiment, a configuration in which the change device 111 is built in the accounting device 100 is shown, but the change device 111 may be connected to the outside of the accounting device 100.
The monitoring device 200 may be configured to receive near-end information or near-full information from the store controller 300 instead of receiving near-end information or near-full information from the accounting device 100 that has become near-end or near-full.

  In the present embodiment, the information about the accounting apparatus 100 that has become near-end or near-full is displayed in the monitoring apparatus 200 and the deposit / withdrawal slip is issued in the monitoring apparatus 200 is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the near-end or near-full accounting device 100 may display near-end information or near-full information, and the accounting device 100 may issue a deposit / withdrawal slip.

When configured in this way, the accounting apparatus 100 has the following configuration.
The CPU 101 (detection means) detects whether or not the number of stored coins for each currency type stored in the change bill 111 of its own device is within the specified storage range. When the CPU 101 detects a currency type stored in the change bill 111 that is not within the specified storage range, the CPU 101 displays on the screen of the clerk display unit 105 (for example, above the screen). Display warning information.
The CPU 101 (replenishment reference value calculation means) replenishes the detected money type based on the actual data stored in the RAM 103 when a currency type that is not within the specified storage range is detected and warning information is pressed by the employee. A replenishment reference value for calculating the number of sheets is calculated.
The CPU 101 (replenishment number calculating means) replenishes money based on the calculated replenishment reference value (number of customers) and information on the replenishment reference number of money types detected among the information on the replenishment reference number stored in the RAM 103. The number of replenished sheets is calculated.

Hereinafter, the replenishment number calculating process by the accounting apparatus 100 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the flow of the replenishment number calculation process of the accounting apparatus 100 according to the present invention.
Step S30: When the CPU 101 detects a near-end of any currency type in the currency stored in the change machine 111 of its own device, it displays a warning information button on the screen of the store clerk display unit 105. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S32.
Step S <b> 32: When a warning information button is pressed by an employee, the CPU 101 calculates a replenishment reference value based on the performance data of the accounting apparatus 100 in the near end stored in the RAM 203. Specifically, when a near end of any currency type is detected in the money stored in the change bill 111 of the own device, the CPU 101 replenishes the replenishment reference value (based on the actual data of the own device stored in the RAM 103. Number of customers). When near-end information is received from another accounting apparatus 100, the CPU 101 calculates a replenishment reference value based on the actual data of the accounting apparatus 100 that has detected the near end stored in the RAM 103. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S34.

Step S34: The CPU 101 calculates the replenishment number of the replenishment based on the calculated replenishment reference value and the replenishment reference number information of the detected money type among the information of the replenishment reference number stored in the RAM 203. . Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S36.
Step S36: After that, the CPU 101 selects the accounting apparatus 100 having surplus for the number of supplements. Then, the CPU 101 causes the clerk display unit 105 to display a confirmation screen including information on the selected accounting apparatus 100. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S38.

Step S38: The CPU 101 determines whether or not a setting change instruction has been input from the employee via the operation unit 107. If a setting change instruction is input, the process proceeds to step S40. On the other hand, if a setting change instruction has not been input, the process proceeds to step S44.
Step S40: The CPU 101 (input means) superimposes and displays the change screen on the confirmation screen, and accepts input of the number of persons to be changed from the employees. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S42.

Step S42: The CPU 101 calculates the replenishment number of replenishment based on the input number of customers and the replenishment reference number. Thereafter, the process returns to step S36.
Step S44: The CPU 101 prints a deposit / withdrawal slip including information on the transaction target accounting device 100 selected by the employee and information on the own device (for example, information on a cash register No. and a money type requiring replenishment). To print and issue. The printing unit 110 prints and issues a deposit / withdrawal slip under the control of the CPU 101. Thereafter, the processing of the accounting apparatus 100 ends.

The embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the specific configuration is not limited to this embodiment, and includes designs and the like that do not depart from the gist of the present invention.
The following notes are disclosed regarding the monitoring apparatus, accounting apparatus, and POS system shown in the present embodiment.
(Appendix 1)
One aspect of the present invention is a monitoring device that is connected via a network to an accounting apparatus having a change bill machine that settles the price of goods purchased by a customer and pays out change. A reference number storage means for storing information of a replenishment reference number, which is a required number for each currency type that will be used as a change for one customer to be paid out, and for each currency type stored in the change bill machine A detecting means for detecting whether or not the number of stored sheets is within a specified storage range, and a change fishing ticket machine for which the stored number of each currency type stored in the change bill machine is out of the specified storage range is searched by the detecting means. Then, the replenishment for calculating the replenishment number for replenishing the change bill machine based on the replenishment reference number information of the detected money type out of the replenishment reference number information stored in the reference number storage means. Number calculating means and replenishing number calculating means Extracting means for the calculated the supplemented quantity extracting a replenishable change Tsurisatsu machine, a monitoring device, characterized in that it comprises a.
According to the monitoring device, it is possible to solve the problem caused by the money stored in the change bill machine.
(Appendix 2)
One aspect of the present invention is an accounting apparatus including a change bill machine that settles the price of goods purchased by a customer and pays out change, as change for one customer to be paid out from the change ticket machine. Reference number storage means for storing information on the replenishment reference number, which is a required number for each currency type that will be used, and whether the stored number for each currency type stored in the change bill machine is within the specified storage range And detecting means for detecting whether or not a change fishing bill machine for which the number stored for each currency type stored in the change fishing bill machine is out of a specified storage range is searched by the detection means. Replenishment number calculating means for calculating a replenishment number for replenishing the change bill machine based on information on the replenishment reference number of the detected money type, and the replenishment number calculating means Change fishing that can replenish the replenishment number calculated by Extraction means for extracting the machine, which is the accounting apparatus comprising: a.
According to the accounting apparatus, it is possible to solve the problem caused by the money stored in the change bill machine.
(Appendix 3)
One aspect of the present invention is a POS system comprising an accounting device having a change bill machine that settles the price of goods purchased by a customer and pays change, and a monitoring device that monitors the accounting device, Reference number storage means for storing information on the replenishment reference number, which is a necessary number for each currency type, that will be used as change for one customer to be paid out from the change changer, and the change changer Detecting means for detecting whether or not the number of stored coins for each money type is within a specified storage range, and the change of the number of stored money for each money type stored in the change bill machine by the detecting means is outside the specified storage range. When the bill machine is searched, the replenishment for replenishing the change bill machine based on the information of the replenishment reference number of the detected money type among the information of the replenishment reference number stored in the reference number storage means. Replenishment number calculating means for calculating the number of sheets, Extracting means for extracting a replenishable change Tsurisatsu machine the replenishment quantity replenishment quantity calculating means is calculated, a POS system comprising: a.
According to the POS system, it is possible to solve the problem caused by the money stored in the change bill machine.
(Appendix 4)
One aspect of the present invention is a monitoring device that is connected via a network to an accounting apparatus having a change bill machine that settles the price of goods purchased by a customer and pays out change. A reference number storage means for storing information of a replenishment reference number, which is a required number for each currency type that will be used as a change for one customer to be paid out, and for each currency type stored in the change bill machine A detecting means for detecting whether or not the number of stored sheets is within a specified storage range, and a change fishing ticket machine for which the stored number of each currency type stored in the change bill machine is out of the specified storage range is searched by the detecting means. Then, the replenishment for calculating the replenishment number for replenishing the change bill machine based on the replenishment reference number information of the detected money type out of the replenishment reference number information stored in the reference number storage means. Number calculating means and replenishing number calculating means Extracting means for extracting the change bill machine that can replenish the calculated replenishment number, further comprising an input means for inputting the number of customers, the replenishment number calculation means, the number of customers input by the input means, The monitoring device is characterized in that a replenishment number for replenishing the change bill machine is calculated based on the information on the detected replenishment reference number of money types.
According to the above monitoring device, based on the number of customers input and information on the replenishment reference number that is the required number for each currency type that will be used as change for one customer to be paid out from the change bill machine. The replenishment number for replenishing the change bill machine is calculated. As a result, the required amount of money for each currency type used as change for the number of people entered increases as operating funds in the store. Therefore, more funds than necessary are not replenished. As described above, since the operating funds in the store do not increase, the money stored in each accounting device 100 does not increase, and the frequency of money collection caused by the near-full number of money is reduced. Therefore, it is possible to solve the problem caused by the money stored in the change bill machine. Furthermore, since the number of sheets to be replenished to the change bill machine can be freely changed based on the input of the number of customers, the convenience can be improved.
(Appendix 5)
One aspect of the present invention is an accounting apparatus including a change bill machine that settles the price of goods purchased by a customer and pays out change, as change for one customer to be paid out from the change ticket machine. Reference number storage means for storing information on the replenishment reference number, which is a required number for each currency type that will be used, and whether the stored number for each currency type stored in the change bill machine is within the specified storage range And detecting means for detecting whether or not a change fishing bill machine for which the number stored for each currency type stored in the change fishing bill machine is out of a specified storage range is searched by the detection means. Replenishment number calculating means for calculating a replenishment number for replenishing the change bill machine based on information on the replenishment reference number of the detected money type, and the replenishment number calculating means Change fishing that can replenish the replenishment number calculated by Extraction means for extracting a machine, further comprising input means for inputting the number of customers, wherein the replenishment number calculating means is information on the number of customers input by the input means and the replenishment reference number of the detected money types And calculating a replenishment number for replenishing the change bill machine.
According to the above accounting apparatus, based on the input number of customers and information on the replenishment reference number that is the required number for each currency type that will be used as change for one customer to be paid out from the change bill machine. The replenishment number for replenishing the change bill machine is calculated. As a result, the required amount of money for each currency type used as change for the number of people entered increases as operating funds in the store. Therefore, more funds than necessary are not replenished. As described above, since the operating funds in the store do not increase, the money stored in each accounting device 100 does not increase, and the frequency of money collection caused by the near-full number of money is reduced. Therefore, it is possible to solve the problem caused by the money stored in the change bill machine. Furthermore, since the number of sheets to be replenished to the change bill machine can be freely changed based on the input of the number of customers, the convenience can be improved.
(Appendix 6)
One aspect of the present invention is a POS system comprising an accounting device having a change bill machine that settles the price of goods purchased by a customer and pays change, and a monitoring device that monitors the accounting device, Reference number storage means for storing information on the replenishment reference number, which is a necessary number for each currency type, that will be used as change for one customer to be paid out from the change changer, and the change changer Detecting means for detecting whether or not the number of stored coins for each money type is within a specified storage range, and the change of the number of stored money for each money type stored in the change bill machine by the detecting means is outside the specified storage range. When the bill machine is searched, the replenishment for replenishing the change bill machine based on the information of the replenishment reference number of the detected money type among the information of the replenishment reference number stored in the reference number storage means. Replenishment number calculating means for calculating the number of sheets, Extracting means for extracting a change bill machine that can replenish the replenished number calculated by the replenished number calculating means, further comprising an input means for inputting the number of customers, wherein the replenished number calculating means is input by the input means The POS system is characterized in that a replenishment number for replenishing the change bill machine is calculated on the basis of the detected number of customers and information on the replenishment reference number of the detected money type.
According to the POS system, based on the input number of customers and the information on the replenishment reference number, which is the necessary number for each currency type that will be used as change for one customer to be paid out from the change bill machine. The replenishment number for replenishing the change bill machine is calculated. As a result, the required amount of money for each currency type used as change for the number of people entered increases as operating funds in the store. Therefore, more funds than necessary are not replenished. As described above, since the operating funds in the store do not increase, the money stored in each accounting device 100 does not increase, and the frequency of money collection caused by the near-full number of money is reduced. Therefore, it is possible to solve the problem caused by the money stored in the change bill machine. Furthermore, since the number of sheets to be replenished to the change bill machine can be freely changed based on the input of the number of customers, the convenience can be improved.
(Appendix 7)
One aspect of the present invention is any one of the monitoring device, the accounting device, or the POS system described above, and deposit information to a change fishing bill machine in which the currency type to be stored is out of the storage regulation range. And an output means for outputting the withdrawal information of the change fishing bill machine that withdraws the money type to the change fishing ticket machine.
According to the present invention, based on the inputted number of customers and the information on the supplementary reference number, which is the required number for each currency type, that will be used as change for one customer to be paid out from the change machine, Calculate the replenishment number to replenish the bill machine. As a result, the required amount of money for each currency type used as change for the number of people entered increases as operating funds in the store. Therefore, more funds than necessary are not replenished. As described above, since the operating funds in the store do not increase, the money stored in each accounting device 100 does not increase, and the frequency of money collection caused by the near-full number of money is reduced. Therefore, it is possible to solve the problem caused by the money stored in the change bill machine. Furthermore, since the number of sheets to be replenished to the change bill machine can be freely changed based on the input of the number of customers, the convenience can be improved.

  Note that a program for executing each process of the accounting apparatus 100 and the monitoring apparatus 200 of the present invention 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 various processes described above relating to the processes of the accounting apparatus 100 and the monitoring apparatus 200 may be performed. Here, the “computer system” may include an OS and hardware such as peripheral devices. Further, the “computer system” includes a homepage providing environment (or display environment) if a WWW system is used. The “computer-readable recording medium” means a flexible disk, a magneto-optical disk, a ROM, a writable nonvolatile memory such as a flash memory, a portable medium such as a CD-ROM, a hard disk built in a computer system, etc. This is a storage device.

  Further, the “computer-readable recording medium” means a volatile memory (for example, DRAM (Dynamic DRAM) in a computer system that becomes a server or a client when a program is transmitted through a network such as the Internet or a communication line such as a telephone line. Random Access Memory)), etc., which hold programs for a certain period of time. The program may be transmitted from a computer system storing the program in a storage device or the like to another computer system via a transmission medium or by a transmission wave in the transmission medium. Here, the “transmission medium” for transmitting the program refers to a medium having a function of transmitting information, such as a network (communication network) such as the Internet or a communication line (communication line) such as a telephone line. 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, what is called a difference file (difference program) may be sufficient.

100 (100-1 to 100-N): accounting device, 200: monitoring device, 300: store controller, 101: CPU, 102: ROM, 103: RAM (reference number storage means), 104: scanner unit, 105: salesclerk Display unit for 106, Display unit for customers, 1
07: Operation unit, 108: Communication unit, 109 ... Hard disk, 110 ... Printing unit, 1
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... Change bill machine, 201 ... CPU, 202 ... ROM, 203 ... RAM (reference number storage means), 204 ... Display unit, 205 ... Operation unit, 206 ... Communication unit, 207 ... Printing unit

Claims (5)

A monitoring device connected via a network to an accounting device having a withdrawal unit that settles the price of a product purchased by a customer and pays out change,
A reference number storage means for storing information of a replenishment reference number that is a required number for each currency type used as change for one customer to be paid out from the withdrawal unit;
When there is a withdrawal part in which the number stored for each money type stored in the withdrawal part is outside the storage regulation range, the money type of the withdrawal part among the information of the replenishment reference number stored in the reference number storage means Replenishment number calculating means for calculating a replenishment number for replenishing the withdrawal unit based on the replenishment reference number information;
Extraction means for extracting an accounting apparatus capable of replenishing the replenishment number calculated by the replenishment number calculation means;
Customer number input means for inputting the number of customers,
Number input means for inputting the number of replenishment for each currency type,
A selection means for selecting any one of the customer number input means or the number input means;
With
The replenishment number calculating means calculates the replenishment number based on the inputted number of customers and the information of the replenishment reference number when the selection means selects the customer number input means, and the selection means When the number input means is selected by the above, the replenishment number is calculated based on the input replenishment number for each of the money types. An accounting device with a withdrawal unit that settles the price of goods purchased by customers and pays out changes,
A reference number storage means for storing information of a replenishment reference number that is a required number for each currency type used as change for one customer to be paid out from the withdrawal unit;
Detecting means for detecting whether or not the number of pieces stored for each money type to be stored is within a specified storage range;
When a withdrawal part whose number of stored money types for each stored money type is outside the specified storage range is searched by the detecting means, the detected money type is included in the information on the replenishment reference number stored in the reference number storage means. Replenishment number calculating means for calculating the replenishment number for replenishment based on the information of the replenishment reference number of sheets,
Extraction means for extracting an accounting apparatus capable of replenishing the replenishment number calculated by the replenishment number calculation means;
Customer number input means for inputting the number of customers,
Number input means for inputting the number of replenishment for each currency type,
A selection means for selecting any one of the customer number input means or the number input means;
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The replenishment number calculating means calculates the replenishment number based on the inputted number of customers and the information of the replenishment reference number when the selection means selects the customer number input means, and the selection means When the number input means is selected by the above, the replenishment number is calculated based on the input replenishment number for each currency type. A POS system comprising an accounting device including a withdrawal unit that settles the price of a product purchased by a customer and pays change, and a monitoring device that monitors the accounting device,
A reference number storage means for storing information of a replenishment reference number that is a required number for each currency type used as change for one customer to be paid out from the withdrawal unit;
Detecting means for detecting whether or not the number of stored money types stored in the withdrawal unit is within a specified storage range;
When the detecting device searches for an accounting device in which the number of stored money for each money type stored in the withdrawal unit is outside the specified storage range, the detected reference number of information stored in the reference number storage means is detected. Replenishment number calculating means for calculating the replenishment number for replenishing the accounting device based on the information on the replenishment reference number of money types;
Extraction means for extracting an accounting apparatus capable of replenishing the replenishment number calculated by the replenishment number calculation means;
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Customer number input means for inputting the number of customers,
Number input means for inputting the number of replenishment for each currency type,
A selection means for selecting any one of the customer number input means or the number input means;
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The replenishment number calculating means calculates the replenishment number based on the inputted number of customers and the information of the replenishment reference number when the selection means selects the customer number input means, and the selection means When the number input means is selected by the above, the replenishment number is calculated based on the input replenishment number for each currency type.   Either the monitoring device according to claim 1, the accounting device according to claim 2, or the POS system according to claim 3, the money type to be stored to the withdrawal unit outside the storage regulation range It further comprises output means for outputting the deposit information and the withdrawal information of the accounting device that withdraws the money type to the accounting device.   Any one of the monitoring device according to claim 1, the accounting device according to claim 2, or the POS system according to claim 3, when any input means is not selected by the selection means In addition, the apparatus further comprises replenishment reference value updating means for updating the replenishment reference value used for calculating the replenishment number after a predetermined period of time.

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