JP2018160161A - Marketing data processing device and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a program and a marketing data processing device which is able to take out an unnecessary confirmation.SOLUTION: The marketing data processing device is quipped with first input means, determination means, notification means, and setting means. The first input means receives an input of a product code which can distinguish a product. The determination means determines whether a product of the product code the first input means received corresponds to the limited selling product which cannot sell to customers who has no right to buy product. The notification means notifies and displays a screen which requires a confirmation of the purchase qualification with a condition of no setting of whether having the purchase qualification in a purchase qualification setting in which the presence or absence of the purchase qualification is set in a case the determination means determines that the product corresponds to the limited selling product. The setting means sets whether having the purchase qualification in the purchase qualification setting in response to an operation inputted based on a displayed screen by the notification means.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  Embodiments described herein relate generally to a sales data processing apparatus and a program.

  Conventionally, sales data processing devices such as POS (Point Of Sales) terminals are used in retail stores such as supermarkets and convenience stores.

  By the way, retailers are obliged to confirm the age of customers when selling products such as liquor and tobacco. Therefore, the POS terminal displays an age confirmation screen for requesting the customer's age confirmation when a product requiring age confirmation is registered as a sale target product. However, the conventional POS terminal is complicated because the age confirmation screen is displayed every time a product requiring age confirmation is registered.

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a sales data processing apparatus and program capable of omitting unnecessary confirmation.

  The sales data processing apparatus according to the embodiment includes first input means, determination means, notification means, and setting means. The first input means receives an input of a product code that can identify a product. The determination unit determines whether the product of the product code received by the first input unit corresponds to a sales restricted product that cannot be sold to a customer who is not eligible for purchase. The notification means, on the condition that the purchase qualification presence / absence is not set in the purchase qualification setting in which the presence / absence of the purchase qualification is set when the determination means determines that the product is a sales restricted product A screen requesting confirmation of qualification is displayed and notified. The setting means sets presence / absence of the purchase qualification in the purchase qualification setting according to an operation input based on the screen displayed by the notification means.

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing an example of the external appearance of a POS terminal. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the POS terminal. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a characteristic functional configuration of the POS terminal. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a confirmation request screen. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a journal. FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an example of sales data processing. FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the confirmation process.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of a sales data processing device and a program will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, embodiment described below is one Embodiment of a sales data processing apparatus and a program, Comprising: The structure, specification, etc. are not limited. The sales data processing apparatus of this embodiment is an example applied to a POS (Point Of Sales) terminal installed in a store.

  FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing an example of the external appearance of the POS terminal 10. The POS terminal 10 is placed on the drawer 11 and can control the opening operation of the drawer 12 of the drawer 11. The drawer 11 stores cash received from customers and cash used for change. Note that the POS terminal 10 may include an automatic change machine instead of the drawer 11 or together with the drawer 11. The body housing 13 of the POS terminal 10 is provided with a keyboard 14 and a first display unit 15 on the upper right side.

  The keyboard 14 includes various keys for operating the POS terminal 10. The keyboard 14 includes, for example, a closing key 141 for each customer age group. The closing key 141 is a key for accepting an input for specifying the age group of the customer at the end of the sales registration for registering the sale target product to be sold in one transaction. The POS terminal 10 can record the age group of the customer who purchased the product by providing the closing key 141 for each age group.

  The first display unit 15 is a touch panel display in which a touch panel is stacked on a display surface. For example, the first display unit 15 displays a screen mainly viewed by an operator such as a store clerk. The main body housing 13 is provided with a second display portion 16 at the rear of the upper surface. The second display unit 16 is a touch panel display in which a touch panel is stacked on a display surface. The second display unit 16 displays, for example, a screen that is mainly viewed by customers who purchase products.

  The POS terminal 10 is provided with a printing unit 17 on the upper left side of the main body housing 13. The printing unit 17 is a printer that prints a receipt in transaction units, a journal 3000 (see FIG. 5), and the like on a sheet.

  The POS terminal 10 is provided with a card reader / writer 18 in the groove on the right side surface of the main body housing 13. The card reader / writer 18 scans to read card information from the card.

  The POS terminal 10 is provided with a hand-held scanner device 19. The scanner device 19 reads a code symbol indicating a product code, which is identification information for identifying a product.

  Next, the hardware configuration of the POS terminal 10 will be described.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the POS terminal 10. The POS terminal 10 includes a control unit 101, a storage unit 102, a communication interface 103, a contactless card reader / writer 104, a scanner device 19, a keyboard 14, a first display unit 15, a second display unit 16, a printing unit 17, and a card reader. A writer 18 is provided. The control unit 101, the storage unit 102, the communication interface 103, the non-contact card reader / writer 104, the scanner device 19, the keyboard 14, the first display unit 15, the second display unit 16, the printing unit 17, and the card reader / writer 18 They are connected to each other via a bus 105.

  The control unit 101 is a computer that controls the overall operation of the POS terminal 10 and realizes various functions of the POS terminal 10. The control unit 101 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), and a RAM (Random Access Memory). The CPU controls the overall operation of the POS terminal 10. The ROM is a storage medium that stores various programs and data. The RAM is a storage medium that temporarily stores various programs and rewrites various data. Then, the CPU executes a program stored in the ROM or the storage unit 102 using the RAM as a work area (working area).

  The storage unit 102 is a storage device such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or an SSD (Solid State Drive). The storage unit 102 stores a control program 106, a product master 107, a purchase qualification setting 108, a product registration table 109, and a journal table 110. The product master 107 and the journal table 110 are not limited to the storage unit 102 and may be stored in other devices such as a store server.

  The control program 106 is a program for causing the operating system and the functions of the POS terminal 10 to be exhibited. The control program 106 includes a program that exhibits a characteristic function according to the present embodiment.

  The product master 107 stores product information indicating the name and price of the product for each product code that can identify the product. In addition, the product information includes information indicating whether or not the product is a sales-restricted product that is a product that is prohibited from being sold to a customer who is not eligible to purchase the product. For example, sales-restricted products are products that cannot be sold to minors such as liquor and tobacco.

  The purchase qualification setting 108 is a setting indicating whether or not a customer who sells a product in one transaction has a qualification to purchase a sales-restricted product. For example, the purchase qualification setting 108 is a setting indicating whether the customer is a minor. The purchase qualification setting 108 has a status of not set, qualification, and no qualification. Not set indicates a state in which qualification is not set. Qualified indicates that the customer is qualified. Unqualified indicates that the customer is not qualified. The purchase qualification setting 108 is set as an initial value at the start of one transaction.

  The product registration table 109 is an information table in which product codes and product information of products sold in one transaction are registered.

  The journal table 110 is an information table in which details for each transaction are registered. For example, in the journal table 110, the items sold, the total amount, the presence / absence of use of coupons, the method for confirming the qualification of customers of restricted sales products, the age group of customers, etc. are registered as transaction details. .

  Returning to FIG. 2, the communication interface 103 is an interface for connecting to a network.

  The non-contact card reader / writer 104 executes writing and reading of information with respect to the IC tag of the non-contact IC card by near field communication such as NFC (Near Field Communication).

  Next, characteristic functions of the POS terminal 10 will be described. Here, FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a characteristic functional configuration of the POS terminal 10.

  The CPU of the control unit 101 expands the control program 106 of the storage unit 102 in the RAM and operates according to the control program 106, thereby generating each functional unit shown in FIG. Specifically, the control unit 101 includes, as function units, an operation control unit 1001, a display control unit 1002, a product code input unit 1003, a sales determination unit 1004, a notification control unit 1005, and a qualification setting unit 1006. A product registration unit 1007, a storage control unit 1008, and a print control unit 1009.

  The operation control unit 1001 is an example of a second input unit. The operation control unit 1001 receives various operations by controlling the keyboard 14, the touch panel of the first display unit 15, the touch panel of the second display unit 16, and the like. Further, the operation control unit 1001 accepts an input for specifying the customer's age group from the closing key 141 of the keyboard 14.

  The display control unit 1002 controls the first display unit 15 and the second display unit 16 to display various screens. For example, the display control unit 1002 causes the first display unit 15 to display a product registration screen that displays a list of products as products to be sold.

  The product code input unit 1003 is an example of a first input unit. The product code input unit 1003 controls the scanner device 19 to accept input of a product code. The product code input unit 1003 is not limited to the scanner device 19 and may receive an input of a product code from the operation control unit 1001.

  The sales determination unit 1004 is an example of a determination unit. The sales determination unit 1004 determines whether or not the product with the product code accepted by the product code input unit 1003 can be sold to a customer. For example, the sales determination unit 1004 determines whether the product of the product code received by the product code input unit 1003 corresponds to a sales restricted product. Then, the sales determination unit 1004 determines whether or not the product with the product code accepted by the product code input unit 1003 can be sold to the customer based on the purchase qualification setting 108 when the product is a sales restricted product. To do. The sales determination unit 1004 determines that sales are permitted when the purchase qualification setting 108 is set as qualified. The sales determination unit 1004 determines that sales are prohibited when the purchase qualification setting 108 is set as non-qualified. The sales determination unit 1004 determines that determination is not possible when the purchase qualification setting 108 is registered as not set. That is, the sales determination unit 1004 determines that determination is not possible when the purchase qualification setting 108 has not yet been set. “No determination” indicates that it is not possible to determine whether or not the sales-restricted product can be sold, and thus it is necessary to check whether or not the customer has a purchase qualification.

  Furthermore, the sales determination unit 1004 determines that determination is not possible when there is a contradiction between the purchase qualification setting 108 and the customer's age group input with the closing key 141. For example, the sales determination unit 1004 determines that the customer's age group is input by the closing key 141 even though the purchase qualification setting 108 is set as qualified as the customer is an adult. There is a possibility that the qualified setting of the purchase qualification setting 108 is incorrect. Therefore, the sales determination unit 1004 determines that determination is impossible and requests reconfirmation.

  The notification control unit 1005 is an example of a notification unit. The notification control unit 1005 notifies various states by cooperating with the display control unit 1002. For example, every time the sales determination unit 1004 determines that sales are prohibited, the notification control unit 1005 displays and notifies a sales prohibition screen (not shown) indicating that the sales-restricted product cannot be sold. When the sales determination unit 1004 determines that the determination is not possible, the notification control unit 1005 notifies the first display unit 15 that is mainly viewed by the store clerk by displaying a confirmation request screen 2000. Note that the notification control unit 1005 is not limited to the first display unit 15 and may be displayed on other display units such as the second display unit 16 for notification.

  FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the confirmation request screen 2000. The confirmation request screen 2000 is a screen for requesting confirmation of the customer's purchase qualification. That is, the confirmation request screen 2000 is a screen for requesting confirmation whether the customer is an adult. The confirmation request screen 2000 requests confirmation by displaying, for example, a message “Cannot be sold to minors. Please check your age.” In addition, the confirmation request screen 2000 includes an identification button 2001, a figure button 2002, and a confirmation impossible button 2003. The identification card button 2001 is a button that is pressed when the age of the customer is confirmed based on the identification card presented by the customer. The appearance button 2002 is a button to be pressed when the age of the customer is confirmed based on the appearance of the customer. The unconfirmable button 2003 is a button to be pressed when the customer's age cannot be confirmed.

  In addition, the notification control unit 1005 displays a reconfirmation request screen (not shown) and notifies when it is determined that the customer's age group input with the closing key 141 is a minor and cannot be determined. The reconfirmation request screen is a screen for requesting reconfirmation of the customer's purchase qualification. The reconfirmation request screen has the same configuration as the confirmation request screen 2000. That is, the reconfirmation request screen displays a message and requests reconfirmation of the customer's purchase qualification. Further, the reconfirmation request screen includes an identification button for inputting the same operation as that of the confirmation request screen 2000, a figure button, and a confirmation impossible button.

  The qualification setting unit 1006 is an example of a setting unit. The qualification setting unit 1006 cooperates with the operation control unit 1001 to set the purchase qualification for the purchase qualification setting 108 for each transaction. For example, the qualification setting unit 1006 sets whether or not there is a qualification in the purchase qualification setting 108 in accordance with an operation input based on the confirmation request screen 2000. That is, the qualification setting unit 1006 sets qualification in the purchase qualification setting 108 when the operation control unit 1001 detects that the identification button 2001 or the appearance button 2002 on the confirmation request screen 2000 is pressed. On the other hand, the qualification setting unit 1006 sets the purchase qualification setting 108 as non-qualified when the operation control unit 1001 detects pressing of the confirmation impossible button 2003 on the confirmation request screen 2000.

  The product registration unit 1007 is an example of a registration unit. The product registration unit 1007 registers the product of the product code received by the product code input unit 1003 as a product to be sold. That is, the product registration unit 1007 extracts product information associated with the same product code as the product code received by the product code input unit 1003 from the product master 107. Then, the product registration unit 1007 stores the product code received by the product code input unit 1003 and the extracted product information in the product registration table 109.

  However, if the product with the product code received by the product code input unit 1003 corresponds to a sales-restricted product, the product registration unit 1007 sells the product to be sold on the condition that the sales determination unit 1004 determines that the product is permitted to sell. Register as On the other hand, if the product with the product code received by the product code input unit 1003 corresponds to a sales-restricted product, the product registration unit 1007 sells the product to be sold on the condition that the sales determination unit 1004 determines that the sale is prohibited. Cancel registration as. That is, the product registration unit 1007 does not register in the product registration table 109.

  In addition, on the reconfirmation request screen, the merchandise registration unit 1007 maintains the registration of the sales-restricted merchandise as the merchandise to be sold on the condition that the sales judgment unit 1004 determines that the sales are permitted. On the other hand, on the reconfirmation request screen, the product registration unit 1007 cancels the registration of the restricted sales product as the product to be sold on the condition that the sales determination unit 1004 determines that the sale is prohibited. That is, the product registration unit 1007 deletes one or a plurality of sales restricted products included in the product registration table 109.

  The storage control unit 1008 is an example of a storage control unit. The storage control unit 1008 stores the transaction details in the journal table 110 when the transaction ends. That is, the storage control unit 1008 stores in the journal table 110 the products sold, the total amount, the presence / absence of use of coupons, the method for confirming the purchase qualifications of customers with restricted sales products, the customer's age group, and the like. .

  A print control unit 1009 controls the printing unit 17 to print various types of information on paper or the like. For example, the print control unit 1009 prints the journal 3000. Here, FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the journal 3000. The journal 3000 is printed with transaction details. The journal 3000 includes a method for confirming the purchase qualification of the sales-restricted product and the age group of the customer. Therefore, the store manager or the like can confirm the purchase qualification confirmation method later. Furthermore, the store manager or the like can confirm that there is no contradiction between the purchase qualification confirmation method and the age group.

  Next, sales data processing executed by the POS terminal 10 will be described. Here, FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of sales data processing executed by the POS terminal 10 of the present embodiment.

  The display control unit 1002 displays a product registration screen that displays a list of products to be sold (step S1). The product code input unit 1003 receives an input of a product code to be sold (step S2).

  Based on the product information in the product master 107, the sales determination unit 1004 determines whether or not the product with the input product code corresponds to a sales-restricted product (step S3). The POS terminal 10 proceeds to step S5 on condition that the product is not a sales-restricted product (step S3; No).

  On the other hand, on condition that the product falls under the sales-restricted product (step S3; Yes), the sales determination unit 1004 determines whether or not qualification is set in the purchase qualification setting 108 (step S4).

  On condition that qualification is set in the purchase qualification setting 108 (step S4; Yes), the product registration unit 1007 registers as a product to be sold (step S5). That is, the product registration unit 1007 stores the input product code or the like in the product registration table 109.

  On the condition that the qualification is not set in the purchase qualification setting 108 (step S4; No), the sales determination unit 1004 determines whether or not qualification is set in the purchase qualification setting 108 (step S6). .

  On condition that the qualification is not set in the purchase qualification setting 108 (step S6; Yes), the notification control unit 1005 displays a sales prohibition screen for prohibiting the sale of the product with the input product code (step S7). ). The product registration unit 1007 cancels the registration of the product with the input product code as the product to be sold (step S8). That is, the product registration unit 1007 does not store the product registration table 109.

  On condition that no qualification is set in the purchase qualification setting 108 (step S6; No), the notification control unit 1005 displays a confirmation request screen 2000 for requesting confirmation as to whether or not the customer has a purchase qualification. (Step S9). The operation control unit 1001 determines whether or not an operation indicating that the customer has a purchase qualification is accepted on the confirmation request screen 2000 (step S10). The operation control unit 1001 determines that there is a purchase qualification when the identification button 2001 or the appearance button 2002 is pressed, and determines that there is no purchase qualification when the confirmation impossible button 2003 is pressed.

  On condition that the operation indicating that the user has the purchase qualification is accepted (step S10; Yes), the qualification setting unit 1006 sets the qualification in the purchase qualification setting 108 (step S11). The product registration unit 1007 registers as a product to be sold (step S12). That is, the product registration unit 1007 stores the input product code or the like in the product registration table 109.

  On condition that an operation indicating that the user does not have the purchase qualification is accepted (step S10; No), the qualification setting unit 1006 sets the purchase qualification setting 108 to “no qualification” (step S13). The notification control unit 1005 displays a sales prohibition screen (step S14). The product registration unit 1007 cancels the registration of the product with the input product code as the product to be sold (step S15).

  The operation control unit 1001 determines whether or not an operation for pressing the closing key 141 for ending the sales registration has been received (step S16). On condition that the operation of pressing the tightening key 141 is not accepted (step S16; No), the POS terminal 10 proceeds to step S2 and accepts an input of a product code.

  On the condition that the operation of pressing the closing key 141 is accepted (step S16; Yes), the sales determining unit 1004 determines whether or not the age group specified by the closing key 141 is an adult (step S17). .

  On condition that the designated age group is not an adult (Step S17; No), the POS terminal 10 executes a confirmation process described later (Step S18). On condition that the designated age group is an adult (Step S17; Yes), the storage control unit 1008 stores the details of one transaction in the journal table 110 (Step S19).

  As described above, the POS terminal 10 ends the sales data process.

  Next, the confirmation process executed by the POS terminal 10 will be described. The confirmation process is a process for confirming whether or not the customer has a purchase qualification. FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an example of confirmation processing executed by the POS terminal 10 according to the present embodiment.

  The sales determination unit 1004 determines whether the product registration table 109 includes sales-restricted products (step S30). On condition that no sales-restricted product is included (step S30; No), the POS terminal 10 ends the confirmation process.

  On condition that the sales-restricted product is included (step S30; Yes), the display control unit 1002 displays a reconfirmation request screen for requesting reconfirmation of the purchase qualification of the customer (step S31). The operation control unit 1001 determines whether an operation indicating that the customer has a purchase qualification has been received (step S32).

  The POS terminal 10 ends the confirmation process on condition that an operation indicating that the user has a purchase qualification has been accepted (step S32; Yes).

  On condition that the operation indicating that the user does not have the purchase qualification is accepted (step S32; No), the qualification setting unit 1006 sets the purchase qualification setting 108 to “no qualification” (step S33). The display control unit 1002 displays a sales prohibition screen (step S34). The product registration unit 1007 cancels the sales-restricted product from the sales target among the products stored in the product registration table 109 (step S35).

  As described above, the POS terminal 10 ends the confirmation process.

  As described above, according to the POS terminal 10 according to the present embodiment, the notification control unit 1005 displays and notifies the confirmation request screen 2000 when the purchase qualification setting 108 is not set. Then, the qualification setting unit 1006 sets whether or not the customer has the purchase qualification for the sales restricted product in the purchase qualification setting 108 based on the input from the button displayed on the confirmation request screen 2000. If the purchase qualification setting 108 is set to have purchase qualification, the notification control unit 1005 displays the confirmation request screen 2000 and does not notify it. Therefore, the POS terminal 10 according to the present embodiment can omit unnecessary confirmation.

  Although several embodiments of the present invention have been described, these embodiments are presented by way of example and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These novel embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. These embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are included in the invention described in the claims and the equivalents thereof.

  The program executed by each device of the above-described embodiment or modification is provided by being incorporated in advance in a storage medium (ROM or storage unit) included in each device, but is not limited thereto. For example, an installable or executable file is recorded on a computer-readable recording medium such as a CD-ROM, a flexible disk (FD), a CD-R, or a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk). You may comprise. Furthermore, the storage medium is not limited to a medium independent of a computer or an embedded system, but also includes a storage medium that downloads and stores or temporarily stores a program transmitted via a LAN, the Internet, or the like.

  Further, the program executed by each device of the above-described embodiment or modification may be stored on a computer connected to a network such as the Internet and provided by being downloaded via the network, or the Internet It may be configured to be provided or distributed via a network.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 POS terminal 108 Purchase qualification setting 1001 Operation control part 1002 Display control part 1003 Product code input part 1004 Sales determination part 1005 Notification control part 1006 Qualification setting part 1007 Product registration part 1008 Storage control part 1009 Print control part

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2015-219597

Claims (6)

First input means for receiving an input of a product code that can identify the product;
Determining means for determining whether the product of the product code received by the first input means corresponds to a sales-restricted product that cannot be sold to a customer who is not eligible for purchase;
Requesting confirmation of the purchase qualification on the condition that the purchase qualification presence / absence is not set in the purchase qualification setting in which the presence / absence of purchase qualification is set when the determination means determines that the product is a restricted sale product An informing means for displaying and informing the screen,
In accordance with an operation input based on the screen displayed by the notification means, setting means for setting presence / absence of the purchase qualification in the purchase qualification setting;
A sales data processing apparatus. The informing means cannot sell the restricted sales product every time the judging means determines that it falls under the restricted sales product on the condition that the purchase qualification is set to not have the purchase qualification. Display a screen showing
The sales data processing device according to claim 1. A registration unit for registering the product of the product code received by the first input unit as a product to be sold;
The registration means cancels the registration as the product to be sold on the condition that the purchase qualification is set to have no purchase qualification,
The sales data processing device according to claim 1 or 2. A second input means for receiving an input for specifying the age group of the customer together with the end of the sales registration of the product sold in one transaction;
The notification means is provided that the age group input by the second input means is a minor even when the purchase qualification is set to have the purchase qualification. Informing and displaying a screen requesting confirmation of the purchase qualification,
The sales data processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3. Storage control means for storing in a storage unit the product sold in one transaction and the method of confirming the purchase qualification of the limited sales product;
The sales data processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4. Computer
First input means for receiving an input of a product code that can identify the product;
Determining means for determining whether the product of the product code received by the first input means corresponds to a sales-restricted product that cannot be sold to a customer who is not eligible for purchase;
Requesting confirmation of the purchase qualification on the condition that the purchase qualification presence / absence is not set in the purchase qualification setting in which the presence / absence of purchase qualification is set when the determination means determines that the product is a restricted sale product An informing means for displaying and informing the screen,
In accordance with an operation input based on the screen displayed by the notification means, setting means for setting presence / absence of the purchase qualification in the purchase qualification setting;
Program to make it function.

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