JP2019079274A - Product sales data processing device, product sales data processing system equipped with the same, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

To allow for smoothly checking printed contents of coupons associated with a privilege event and bargain prices on advertisements.SOLUTION: A product sales data processing device is equipped with a product registration device for registering products purchased by customers, and includes search means for searching for special information that is applicable on an arbitrary business day, and output means for outputting the special information retrieved by the search means.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to a commodity sales data processing apparatus such as a POS or the like used in a mass sales store or a supermarket, and a commodity sales data processing system and program including a commodity sales data processing apparatus.

  At retail stores such as mass retailers and supermarkets, when a store is opened or closed, sales data, coupon benefits, etc. are reflected on commodity sales data processing devices such as POS register, weighing device with accounting function, and sales statement data of the day Transmission to a higher-order system, backup processing of sales statement data, etc.

Patent No. 4990953 gazette

  In the device of Patent Document 1 or the like, before the opening of the store, an operation to confirm the print contents of the coupon accompanying the benefit event printed on the receipt etc. on the day It is necessary to do work to confirm the

  However, the confirmation work of these pieces of information is complicated, and carrying out before the opening of the store places a large burden on the store clerk.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and operates all or part of the confirmation work of the printed contents of the coupon accompanying the bonus event which was performed before the opening of the store, and the confirmation work of the sale price of the advertisement. An object of the present invention is to reduce the burden of the confirmation operation performed before the opening of a store by enabling the implementation before the day.

  One embodiment of the present invention is a commodity sales data processing apparatus for registering a commodity purchased by a customer, which is a search unit for searching for special information applied to any business day, and a special search searched for by the search unit. It is a commodity sales data processing device provided with an output means for outputting information.

  According to the above embodiment, it is possible to efficiently perform the confirmation work of the print contents of the privilege information and the coupon ticket, and the confirmation work of the bargain price of the advertisement.

(A) is a schematic diagram which shows the whole structure of the system containing the goods sales data processing apparatus of embodiment of this invention, (b) is a hardware structure of the goods sales data processing apparatus of one embodiment of this invention FIG. It is a functional block diagram of a POS register which is a commodity sales data processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is an example of the flowchart of closing processing in the POS register which is the commodity sales data processing device of the embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure of the screen displayed on the display means of the POS register of embodiment of this invention, and is an example of the figure of the initial screen of data output mode. It is a figure of the screen displayed on the display means of the POS register of embodiment of this invention, (a) is an example of the screen for confirming coupon printing information, (b) is coupon printing information to confirm Is an example of the screen on which the pop-up is displayed. It is a figure of the screen displayed on the display means of the POS register of embodiment of this invention, (a) is an example of the screen for confirming special price information, (b) is when registering goods. Is an example of a preset screen used for (A) is an example of the schematic diagram which searches the information of goods published in the advertisement in the system containing POS register of an embodiment of the present invention, (b) is POS in order to confirm the information on advertisement goods. It is an example of the figure of the screen displayed on the display means of a register | resistor. (A), (b) is an example of a sample of a coupon print displayed or printed by a POS register of an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, a commodity sales data processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
(Overall configuration of the system including the product sales data processing device)
As shown in FIG. 1A, the commodity sales data processing system including the commodity sales data processing device according to the present embodiment includes a host server 10 disposed in a store, a host controller 20, and a commodity sales data processing device. And the POS register 30 as

  The upper server 10, the upper controller 20, and the POS register 30 are mutually connected via a network 40 such as a wired or wireless LAN (Local Area Network).

  The configuration of the above-mentioned commodity sales data processing system is an example, and for example, the POS register 30 may be one or more, and it is a separate type in which the registration device and the settlement device are separated. It may be. Further, the commodity sales data processing device 30 may be a packaging weighing value device, a weighing device with an accounting function (face-to-face weighing device), a mobile terminal in a store, or the like.

Alternatively, the upper server 10 and the upper controller 20 may be integrated into an upper system, or one of the plurality of commodity sales data processing devices 30 may also function as the upper system. It may be.
In the following description, the commodity sales data processing apparatus 30 will be described using an embodiment of the POS register 30.

  The upper server 10 is a computer that performs information management and control of the entire commodity sales data processing system, and stores information of various masters such as a commodity master, a coupon master, and a bargain master. The product master is a file storing information such as product identification information of each product, such as product code (JAN code), product name (product name, item name), sales price, discount information, and the like.

  The coupon master is a file storing information of coupons to be distributed to the customer at the time of a benefit event or the like, for example, the issue conditions of the coupons, and image information of the coupons. The sale master is a file that stores information on special sales, such as special sale date, special sale conditions, target products, summary discount (bundle discount), discount discount (mix match discount), set discount (set match), etc. is there. Moreover, member rank conditions, such as a member and a nonmember, may be memorize | stored in bargain sale conditions.

  The upper server 10 updates various masters by acquiring information of various masters on which the latest product information is reflected from the outside (for example, a server of the head office, a medium such as a CD-ROM). The updated information of the various masters is sent to the POS register 30.

  The upper controller 20 is a computer that requests the upper server 10 to set or analyze various master information stored in the upper server 10. The user can perform operations such as addition and change of master information stored in the upper server 10 by the upper controller 20.

  The POS register 30 executes a registration process for registering a product purchased by a customer, and executes a settlement process based on information of the registered product. The registration of the product is performed, for example, by reading a barcode attached to the product using an input unit such as a scanner or operating a preset button displayed on the product registration screen of the display unit 312.

  In addition, the POS register 30 stores information (hereinafter referred to as “settlement information”) used for the settlement process of the registered product in the storage unit. The settlement information includes settlement information identification information for identifying the settlement information, registration date and time, product identification information of each registered product, product name of each registered product, sales price, discount information, purchase target product It includes transaction points (purchase points) indicating the number of items, the total amount of items to be purchased (total amount), and the like. In addition, it may include payment information of the price of the product and customer information.

  As shown in FIG. 1B, in the POS register 30 of the commodity sales data processing system according to the present embodiment, the CPU 31 executes an instruction of a software program. The ROM 32 stores in advance a program and the like for operating on the CPU 31. The program and the like may be stored in a portable storage medium such as a CD-ROM and read by an external device such as a CD-ROM drive.

The RAM 33 is used as a program storage area required for program storage and software operation.
The memory 34 is configured of a hard disk drive or the like, and stores information such as a product master.
The network I / F 35 is a circuit for exchanging data with the means connected on the network 40.
The input unit I / F 36 is a circuit for performing input and output with the input unit 311 such as a bar code scanner.
The display unit I / F 37 is a circuit for performing input and output with the display unit 312 such as a touch panel.

(Function block diagram)
FIG. 2 is an example of a functional block diagram of the POS register 30 of the present embodiment.
The POS register 30 functions as an apparatus including a commodity registration control unit 301, an opening unit 302, a closing unit 303, an update unit 304, a search unit 305, an output unit 306, and a storage unit 307.

  The product registration control unit 301 is a unit that collectively controls the POS register 30, and registers and stores a product purchased by the customer based on the information input by the input unit 311, and information of the registered product Is displayed on the display means 312, or the total price of the purchased product is calculated and settled.

  The opening means 302 is a means for opening the POS register 30 according to the operation of the user. "Opening" means starting up by performing processing such as system initialization processing of the POS register 30 at the time of opening a business day etc. For example, in opening processing, confirmation of the so-called date of the business day And confirm communication with the host system and other devices.

The closing means 303 is a means for closing the POS register 30 according to the operation of the user. “Closed” means that processing such as backup of detailed data etc. of the system of the POS register 30 is performed at the time of closing the business day of the day, and processing of power OFF is performed, for example, closed In the process, send history log and actual data of the day to upper system, check existence of unsent data and send if there is unsent data, etc. Sales accounting process, backup process such as sales data etc. of the day Do and turn off the power.
The opening process and closing process may be performed multiple times a day.

  The updating unit 304 updates the various masters of the POS register 30 based on the information of the various masters of the upper system. With regard to the update of the various masters, only the newly added information or the corrected information is transmitted from the upper system, and the update unit 304 updates the various masters based on the received update information.

  The search means 305 searches for special information corresponding to a specific condition, for example, information of a product to be sold on the next business day, etc., from information such as various masters of the host system and various masters of the POS register 30.

The output means 306 is means for outputting the update information of the various masters of the POS register 30 updated by the update means 304, the special information searched by the search means 305, and the like. Specifically, the updated information, the retrieved special information, and the like are displayed on the display unit 312 or printed by the printing unit 313. The user can visually confirm the information output by the output unit 306.
The storage unit 307 is a unit for storing information of various masters, settlement information, and the like.

(Opening process and closing process)
In the commodity sales data processing apparatus (POS register) 30 of the present embodiment, opening processing and closing processing are performed when the store is opened and closed. When the plurality of POS registers 30 are composed of a master and a slave, opening processing is performed in order from the master to the slave. When one slave unit is used as a backup unit for the master unit, the opening process is performed in the order of the master unit, the backup unit, and the slave unit. The opening order may not be determined in particular depending on the state of the system.

  In the opening process when starting the day-to-day sales, confirmation of the business day, confirmation of communication with the upper system, addition processing of cumulative daily meter data, clear processing of daily meter data, etc. are performed, and the opening process is completed, Start up in normal business mode.

  In closing processing when business of one day ends, sales log processing such as transmission of history log and results data of the day to upper system, confirmation of presence / absence of unsent data, transmission of unsent data, upper system A backup process of sales data etc. of the transmitted day is performed, and a power OFF process is performed. The data subjected to the backup processing may be erased after a predetermined period to improve the operating state of the POS register 30, and the database etc. in the apparatus may be slimmed down.

In addition, if necessary, the program upgrade file is acquired. Since version upgrade requires required time depending on the contents of the update, it is preferable to perform the closing process.
Various processes from the opening process to the closing process are managed as the processes performed on the determined business day.

(Master update process)
As for the products sold in the store, new products are added and deleted daily.
In addition, sale sale etc. are held and sale products are sold at special prices for a limited time. Therefore, the information of the various masters of the POS register 30 in which the information of the goods and the bargain sale information are stored is updated daily.

  In the commodity sales data processing device (POS register) 30 according to the present embodiment, the update processing of the information of various masters is performed in any processing of the opening processing and the closing processing. The update process is performed by transmitting information of various masters updated in the host system, such as information of updated product masters, coupon masters, special sale masters, etc., to each POS register 30, and thereafter updated information Based on the registration process of the product is performed.

(Confirmation processing of special information applicable to each business day)
Based on the information of the master updated daily, special sale etc. are performed on each business day. As a special sale, for example, a coupon is issued based on a benefit event, or a special price sale etc. is performed.
The user needs to confirm special information, such as the issue of coupons applied on each business day and the special price sale at a special price, at the store before opening of the business day. For example, the print image (stored in the coupon master) of the coupon printed in the benefit event is appropriate, or the bargain price displayed on the advertisement such as a flyer is when the bar code attached to the store item is read Check if the price matches or not.

  Confirmation of the special information applied to each business day can be performed by a training mode different from the normal mode of the POS register 30. The training mode is a mode in which sales are not recorded, and is used to improve the proficiency level of new users and users by performing product registration processing in a pseudo manner by reading the barcode attached to the actual product. It is a mode.

Whether the issue conditions and printed image of the issued coupon are correct or the image data size is appropriate by the pseudo product registration process in the above training mode, the read product price is displayed on the advertisement It is possible to confirm special information on the product master, such as whether it matches the sale price being made.
However, confirmation in the training mode can only be performed after the opening process on the business day on which the POS register 30 is updated and special information etc. is reflected, and depending on the business day, the amount of special information etc. It can be very time-consuming and time-consuming. In addition, there is a possibility that sales data may be damaged by forgetting to switch to the normal mode.

Therefore, the commodity sales data processing apparatus (POS register) 30 according to the present embodiment searches and outputs special information etc. so that special information etc. applied to the business day can be confirmed before the business day. A data output mode is provided.
The data output mode is a mode that enables the user to confirm in advance the special information applied on the day of the business day by searching for and outputting the special information etc. applied on the business day before any business day. It is.
An example of the initial screen 5 in the data output mode is shown in FIG. The initial screen 5 of the present embodiment includes, for example, a "coupon print information output" button 51, a "special price information output" button 52, an "advertisement product information output" button 53, and the like.

The “coupon print information output” button 51 can be operated when the user confirms the information of the coupon print issued by the privilege event or the like. Further, the “special price information output” button 52 can be operated, for example, when confirming special price information such as a sale item which is on sale on the business day. Further, the “advertisement product information output” button 53 can be operated when confirming the price information of the product listed in the advertisement.
In the data output mode, the output means 306 displays or prints special information applied to the business day based on the user's operation.

  By providing the data output mode as described above, the POS register according to the present embodiment does not need to confirm special information and the like using the training mode, and the user is applied on the business day before the business day. Specific information etc. can be confirmed. In addition, it is possible to avoid the occurrence of work errors such as forgetting to return from the training mode to the normal mode.

Then, the closing process by the closing means 303 automatically includes the transition process to the data output mode, and the power OFF process can not be performed if the special information is not confirmed. It is also possible to make sure that special information etc. applied on business days can be confirmed.
In addition, by automatically including transition processing to the data output mode in a routine for acquiring a version upgrade file, backing up sales data of the day, etc., it is possible to prompt the user to confirm special information.
Then, when the confirmation of the special information is not performed for a predetermined time, the notification may be displayed on the display unit 312 or the like to prompt the user to confirm.

  Note that when upgrading the version of the program activated by the POS register 30 and updating the information of various masters, the contents of the version upgrade may include those related to receipt printing etc., so the data output mode It is desirable to check the special information by the after upgrading.

(Closed process with confirmation process of special information)
FIG. 3 is an example of a flowchart including update processing of various masters of the POS register 30 of the present embodiment, search processing of special information applied to the next business day, and output processing as a closing processing routine. .

  First, when the user performs a shutdown operation (s101), the closing unit 303 transmits the history log and performance data of the current day to the host system. Since the POS register 30 may perform shutdown processing multiple times on the same business day, in the second and subsequent processing, the presence or absence of unsent data is confirmed and if there is unsent data, transmission is performed. It also processes. In this manner, the sales accounting process is performed, and preparation for closing the sales data etc. of the day (business day) transmitted to the upper system is performed (s102).

Next, the updating means 304 requests the upper system to transmit the version upgrade file of the program and the update information of the various masters stored in the upper system (s103).
When acquiring the version upgrade file and the update information from the host system, the updating unit 304 performs program version upgrade processing based on the version upgrade file (s104).
When the version upgrade process is completed, the update unit 304 updates the various masters of the POS register 30 based on the update information (s105).

  Next, the search means 305 searches for special information on the next business day from the various masters of the POS register 30 (search process for next business day related information) (s106).

Next, the output means 306 displays the special information on the next business day searched by the search means 305 on the display means 312 or prints it by the printing means 313 (display and printing of next business day related information Processing) (s107).
When the output unit 306 displays and prints the special information, the user can confirm the special information and the like.

  The search for the special information by the search unit 305 and the display and printing of the special information by the output unit 306 may be performed according to the user's operation by shifting to a data output mode or the like. It may be done automatically.

  Further, the special information to be searched and output is not limited to the one related to the next business day, and the special information related to any business day may be searched by setting the date for the user to search. At that time, when the update of the special information of the business day to be searched is not yet performed, an error may be displayed to notify the user.

  When the user confirms the special information or the like outputted by the output means 306 and operates the "good / not judgment" button or the like described later, the commodity registration control means 301 decides the special information or the like (s108) and closes it. The means 303 performs the power-off process of the POS register 30 (s109). As a result of confirmation by the user, when there is an error in the special information, the error information may be printed and output, and may be transmitted to the host system to perform the power off process.

(Confirmation processing of coupon print information in privilege event)
Next, "search process for next business day related information" (s106) and "display and print process for next business day related information" (s107) in the closing process shown in FIG. Information output processing will be described in more detail.

First, as special information applied to the next business day, an output process for coupon print information performed with a benefit event or the like will be described.
The coupon printing is, for example, as shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B, a coupon coupon (sample) 100a which can be used for the next purchase on a receipt (sample) 100 printed upon settlement by the customer. Etc., and the coupon print information refers to information on coupon print.

  In the coupon print information confirmation process, the search unit 305 searches for coupon print information to be applied on the next business day from the coupon master or the like of the POS register 30 as “search process for next business day related information”. Note that the coupon print information may be searched from the master or the like of the upper system, and in this case, the update process by the update unit 304 may not be included in the closing process routine. That is, it is possible to include the output process of the special information without including the update process in the closing process of the POS register 30.

The search for the coupon print information can be executed, for example, by shifting to the data output mode and operating the “coupon print information output” button 51 on the initial screen 5 (FIG. 4). Further, the coupon print information may be searched for all of the coupon print information applied on the next business day, but may be searched for coupon print information newly applied on the next business day.
Further, the search for coupon print information is automatically performed when update processing of coupon print information applied after the next business day is included as update information of the master performed by the update unit 304. Good.

  Then, when the coupon print information to be applied to the next business day exists in the coupon master or the like of the POS register 30, the output means 306 causes the display means 312 to "display and print the next business day related information". The coupon print information output screen 6 shown in FIG. 5A is displayed.

  The coupon print information output screen 6 displays, in a list form, coupon print information to be applied next business day searched. In the example of the present embodiment, the coupon print information output screen 6 includes an “target date and time” column 61, a “coupon issue condition” column 62, a “print image” column 63, a “sample issue” button 64, and Operation unit) 65 and the like.

  In the above embodiment, the display unit 312 is a touch panel type display unit, and the operation units such as the “sample issue” button 64 and the “quality determination” button 65 are displayed as a touch type button on the display screen. However, they may be provided as buttons mechanically operated outside the display screen. The coupon print information output screen 6 is not limited to the display in the list format, and the target product may be displayed by changing the screen one by one in order.

  The output means 306 displays information on the date and time when the coupon printing is performed in the “target date” column 61 of the coupon print information output screen 6. In addition, the output unit 306 displays the conditions for printing the coupon on the receipt or the like in the “coupon issue condition” column 62 in the same manner. In the coupon print information in the first line of the example shown in FIG. 5A, the customer is a "point member" and the purchase price is 3,000 yen or more for the period from October 1 to 10 It is set to issue a coupon by satisfying the conditions of and.

The output means 306 displays a print image of a coupon printed subsequently to the receipt at the time of receipt issuance in the “print image” column 63 as a bitmap, JPeg, or the like. The print image of the coupon may be displayed on the pop-up screen 6 a as shown in FIG. 5B by touching the “print image” column 63 a or the like.
Also, when the user operates the “issue sample” button 64, the output unit 306 receives the receipt (sample) 100 and the coupon ticket (sample) 100a shown in FIGS. 8 (a) and 8 (b) from the printing unit 313. May be issued.

  The above-mentioned receipt (sample) 100 and coupon voucher (sample) 100a have different background color such as receipt from ordinary receipt so that discrimination between the receipt and coupon voucher actually used can be made. Processing such as color conversion is performed. As other processing, for example, printing of a band 100b of a different color, printing of a mark 100c which is a sample, and the like can be considered. That is, it may be printed so as not to be confused with a normal coupon.

  Then, the user can confirm whether the print image displayed on the coupon print information output screen 6 by the output means 306 or the issued coupon (sample), specifically, the size, resolution, and image of the coupon are appropriate Whether or not can be visually confirmed.

When the user confirms that the coupon ticket (sample) is appropriate, and operates the "goods or bad" button 65, the commodity registration control means 301 decides coupon print information, and the output means 306 makes "good or bad judgment". The display of the button 65 is changed to a display such as "conform".
The output means 306 may delete the confirmed coupon print information instead of changing the display of the "good / bad decision" button 65 by the user operating the "good / bad decision" button 65. .

When all the coupon print information is determined by the product registration control means 301 and the display of all the "good or bad judgment" buttons 65 is changed by the output means 306, or when all the coupon print information is erased, The processing shifts to the output screen of the special information, or the processing is completed if there is no other special information.
In addition, when confirmation of special information for a predetermined time is not performed, you may provide a means to alert | report that to a user.

  In the above description, the confirmation of the print image information of the coupon printed continuously on the receipt has been described. However, when updating the print image information of the receipt or the receipt itself, the print image information such as the receipt or the receipt It can also be used at the time of confirmation.

(Confirmation processing of bargain price information)
Next, as special information applied to the next business day, a case will be described where output processing is performed for special price information accompanying a special sale or the like.
A special price is a special price that differs from the regular price such as a limited sale at a limited time or a special sale for a target product, and the combined discount (bundle discount) set match discount (set discount) ) Mix match discount (tend discount) etc. are included. Special price information means information on special prices.

In the output processing of the special price information, the search means 305 searches for the special price information to be applied on the next business day from the sales master or the like of the POS register 30 as “search processing of next business day related information”.
The search of the special price information may be performed from the master or the like of the upper system, and in this case, the routine of the closing process may not include the updating process by the updating unit. That is, it is possible to include the output process of the special information without including the update process in the closing process of the commodity registration means.

  The search process of the special price information can be executed, for example, by shifting to the data output mode and operating the “special price information output” button 52 on the initial screen 5 (FIG. 4) . In addition, as the special price information to be searched, all special prices applied on the next business day may be searched, but a special price newly applied on the next business day may be searched.

In addition, the search for the special price is not limited to one based on the sale master. For example, even if the special sale flag of the special sale master is not set, it may be sold at a special price different from the normal selling price, and the search means 305 may search for goods different from the normal selling price from all the masters. .
In addition, even if special price update processing to be applied after the next business day is included as update information of the master performed by the update unit 304, search processing for special price information is automatically performed. Good.

  When the special price information to be applied to the next business day exists in the sale master or the like of the POS register 30, the output means 306 is displayed on the display means 312 as "display and print processing of next business day related information". The special price information output screen 7 shown in 6 (a) is displayed.

  The special price information output screen 7 displays a list of products sold at the special price. Although the list display may display all the products sold at a special price in a list, for example, products that are sale products or products that are not sale products but are sold at a special price different from the regular price Can be displayed separately. In addition, for example, it may be displayed for each specific category, such as by product type such as fresh vegetables and confectionery, by region where products are arranged, and the like. Moreover, you may collect and display the goods of the special price displayed on advertisements, such as a flyer, collectively.

In the example of the present embodiment, the special price information output screen 7 includes a "product name" field 71, a "JAN code" field 72, a "PLU" code field 73, a "special price" field 74, an "actual price" field 75, It has a "quality determination" button 76 and the like.
The special price information output screen 7 shown in FIG. 6A displays a list of special price information of a product which becomes a special price on a business day (September 15, 2017).

The output means 306 displays the product name in the "product name" column 71 of the special price information output screen 7, and similarly displays the content number of the JAN code of the corresponding product in the "JAN code" column 72, "PLU" A 6-digit PLU code including a calling number and the like is displayed in the code column 73, and a special price of the product is displayed in the "special price" column 74.
The special price information output screen 7 is not limited to the display in the list format, and the product may be displayed by changing the screen one by one in order.

  Then, the user reads the barcode attached to the actual product described in the product column of the special price information output screen 7 with the input means 311 such as a scanner, etc., whereby the actual price in the “actual price” column 75 Is displayed.

Note that, depending on the product, there is a product using an in-store bar code used in a store, separately from the common EAN (JAN) code registered by the manufacturer or the like. For example, there are products in which the in-store bar code is printed and the sales amount and data for period confirmation are printed in perishable goods and in-store processed products. When such an ins bar code is scanned, an error may be displayed. Also, the user may be notified by displaying an incorrect selling price in the “actual price” column 75 or issuing a receipt for a mistake.
In addition, there is a product that does not have the barcode attached to the actual product unless it is on the business day for such a product, but a test print of the barcode to be attached to the product etc. , You may check.

  Further, since the product does not have a barcode attached thereto, such as a product such as fresh vegetables, and a product to be registered by the preset button also exists, the output unit 306 displays the special price information output screen for such a product. In the "JAN code" column 72 of 7, the "preset transition" button 77 may be displayed instead of the "JAN code". The user may operate the displayed “preset transition” button 77 to display the target product preset screen 8 shown in FIG. 6B.

At that time, on the preset screen 8, the output unit 306 may display the preset button 81 of the target product so as to be different from the preset button of the other product and the screen.
When the user operates the preset button 81 of the target product, the output unit 306 may display the sales price of the product in the “actual price” column 75 of the special price information output screen 7.

Furthermore, the output unit 306 may be able to print out the special price information to be applied on the next business day as a special price list or the like in which the special price and the bar code (JAN code) are described.
The user can provisionally confirm the special price by scanning the bar code of the special price list printed out on paper. As a result, it is possible to cancel the process of prohibiting the power OFF due to the inability to determine the quality of the special price of all the products.

  Then, the user collates the “special price” column 74 of the special price information output screen 7 or the like displayed or printed by the output means 306 with the “actual price” column 75. It is possible to confirm whether the information is appropriate.

  When the user confirms that the information on the special price is appropriate and operates the “good or bad judgment” button 76, the commodity registration control means 301 decides the special price information, and the output means 306 makes “good or bad judgment”. The display of the button 76 is changed to a display such as “conform”.

  Note that the output means 306 does not change the display of the "good or bad judgment" button 76 by the user operating the "good or bad judgment" button 76, but the confirmation of the list of the special price information output screen 7 has been made. The product and the unconfirmed product may be displayed in different forms, or the confirmed special price information may be deleted.

  In addition, a button or the like for switching between all product display and display of unconfirmed products may be provided to switch the products to be displayed. When the display is switched to the display of the unconfirmed product, the product is not displayed from the product list on the screen by the user operating the “quality determination” button 76 for the special price information of all the products. In addition, when the user operates the “good or bad judgment” button 76 for the special price information of all the products, a notification such as “The confirmation of the special price on the next day has been completed” may be displayed. Further, for example, when confirmation of all the special price information is not performed in a predetermined time, a notification means may be provided to notify the user to that effect.

  In the above example, the “actual price” information read by the input unit 311 is displayed in the “actual price” column 75 of the special price information output screen 7 and the user visually confirms it. Whether the special price information is good or bad may be determined automatically by automatically comparing the read actual price information with the retrieved special price information. At that time, the output means 306 may automatically display "OK" on the "OK" button 76, but the read actual price information and the retrieved special price information are different. If this is the case, an error may be displayed. At this time, error information may be sent to the upper system.

  Also, it is possible to skip and proceed to the next processing when checking the sales amount with a real item (actual item) the commodity to be received the next business day. However, in this case, control may be performed to automatically execute transition to the data output mode in the next business day, that is, on the routine of the shop opening processing on the current day to prompt confirmation of the special price information on the current day. In addition, a method may be employed in which a product is to be confirmed in advance on the day, and the screen is not displayed at the time of closing processing automatically by flag management on data.

(Output process of product information published in advertisement)
Next, an embodiment will be described in which output processing is performed for product information (advertisement product information) published in an advertisement as special information applied to the next business day.
In the output process of the advertisement product information, the search unit 305 can search for advertisement product information by reading an advertisement actually printed as “a search process of next business day related information”.

The search of the advertisement item information by reading the advertisement can be performed, for example, by the user operating the “advertisement item information output” button 53 in the data output mode.
When the user operates the "advertisement product information output" button 53, the search unit 305 reads the product information and price information described in the advertisement A by the imaging unit 90 such as a camera as shown in FIG. 7A. Thus, advertising product information can be searched.

Then, the output unit 306 displays the advertisement product shown in FIG. 7B based on the advertisement product information created by reading the advertisement from the advertisement as the “idea of the next business day related information, print processing”. A list of the information output screen 9 may be displayed.
Also in the advertisement product information output process, the search means 305 may search and extract the advertisement product information from the various masters and the like of the POS register 30 for the advertisement product information to be applied on the next business day. Based on the advertisement product information searched from the master or the like, a list of the advertisement product information output screen 9 shown in FIG. 7B may be displayed.

The subsequent confirmation processing is the same as the processing for the bargain price information, such as reading the actual product B by the input unit 311, and thus the description is omitted.
In the present embodiment, the advertisement product information created by reading the advertisement A is automatically compared with the price information of the product stored in the master or the like, and the price information of the product described in the advertisement is the master. It is also possible to automatically determine whether or not the information matches.

  The output process of the special information in the commodity sales data processing apparatus may be performed at an appropriate timing by the user's operation or the like, regardless of the closing process.

As described above, in the commodity sales data processing apparatus of the present embodiment, information on coupons, special price information, etc. to be applied on the next business day can be performed before the business day, and busy time before opening the store There is no need to check the information on the site, and the shop can be prepared for opening smoothly.
Further, by providing a data output mode for confirming special information, information confirmation can be smoothly performed, and confirmation omission can be prevented.

  In addition, even if the search of information by the search means is not performed by searching for the master of the product registration device updated by the update means, the special information applicable to the next business day is directly extracted and performed from the upper server Good. In that case, the updating process of the master by the updating means may be performed before the opening of the business day.

10: host server 20: host controller 30: POS register 301: commodity registration control means 302: opening means 303: closing means 304: updating means 305: searching means 306: output means 307: storage means 311: input means 312: display Means 313: Printing means

Claims (12)

A merchandise sales data processing apparatus for registering merchandise purchased by a customer,
Search means for searching for special information applicable to any business day;
A commodity sales data processing apparatus comprising: output means for outputting the special information searched by the search means. The commodity sales data processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the output unit displays the special information searched by the search unit on a display unit. The output means causes the display means to display an operation unit for the special information displayed on the display means.
The commodity sales data processing device according to claim 2, further comprising means for determining the special information by operating the operation unit. The commodity sales data according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the output unit displays the print image information on the display unit when the special information searched by the search unit includes the print image information. Processing unit. The commodity sales data processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the output unit prints the print image information on a print unit when the special information searched by the search unit includes print image information. The commodity sales data processing apparatus according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the output unit displays an issuance condition for issuing the print image information displayed on the display unit. When the special information searched by the search means includes information on a special price of goods, the output means displays a list of special information of goods including the special price on a display means. The commodity sales data processing device according to any one of 6. There is provided input means for reading special information attached to an actual product including the special information, and means for determining special information based on the read special information of the actual product and the special information displayed on the display means. The commodity sales data processing device according to Item 7. The commodity sales data processing apparatus according to any one of claims 3 to 8, further comprising means for notifying that the determination has not been made when the special information is not determined. The apparatus according to any one of claims 3 to 9, further comprising closing means for performing a power-off process of the commodity sales data processing apparatus, wherein the closing means does not perform the power-off process when the special information is not determined. Product sales data processing device described in. A commodity sales data processing system comprising the commodity sales data processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 10, comprising:
Furthermore, a commodity sales data processing system is provided with an upper server that performs information management and control of the entire commodity sales data processing system. A program for closing a commodity sales data processing apparatus for registering a commodity purchased by a customer, comprising:
On the computer
Procedures for searching for special information applicable to any business day
A program for executing the step of outputting the retrieved special information.

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