JP2702815B2 - Cash register - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cash register capable of registering transaction statement data.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional cash register has a bar code reading unit for reading a bar code attached to a product, a display unit for displaying a product name, a product unit price, a change amount, and the like; A calculation unit for calculating the change amount, a registration unit for registering data such as a product name and a deposit amount from a customer, a key input unit, and a journal for a product name, a unit price, a total price of a unit price, a change amount, and the like. A printing unit for printing on paper.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of a conventional cash register.

In step S1, a bar code attached to each product purchased by a customer is read by a bar code reading unit, thereby inputting a product manufacturer, a product name, and the like.

Next, in step S2, the input product name and the unit price preset for the product are displayed on the display unit.

Next, in step S3, it is determined whether or not the "total" key of the key input section has been pressed. When the "total" key is pressed, the process proceeds to step S4, where the unit price of each product is summed by the calculation unit, and the total amount is displayed on the display unit. If the "total" key is not pressed, the process returns to step S1, and the processes of steps S1 and S2 are repeatedly executed for each product.

When the process proceeds from step S4 to step S5, in step S5, after a deposit from the customer is input, the change amount is calculated when a "deposit / change" key for instructing calculation of the change amount is pressed. The calculation is performed by the section, and the process proceeds to step S6.

In step S6, the change amount calculated in step S5 is displayed on the display unit.

Here, data relating to transaction details, such as the product name input in step S1, the total amount calculated in step S4, and the deposit amount input in step S5, are registered in the registration unit. Also, the product name and product price displayed on the display unit in step S2,
The total amount displayed in S4, the change amount displayed in step S6, and the like are printed on journal paper by the printing unit and supplied to the customer.

[0010]

In such a conventional cash register, only data relating to a transaction statement is displayed on a display unit, and the display unit is not used for advertisement display or the like. For this reason, in order for a seller to perform an advertisement or the like, the advertisement or the like must be posted on a flyer of a newspaper or a flyer must be attached in a store, which requires a lot of labor and time.

The present invention provides a cash register that can contribute to the reduction of labor and labor required for advertisements and the like.

[0012]

A cash register capable of registering transaction statement data, comprising: display means capable of displaying the transaction statement data to a customer;
Aggregate the number of purchased products by product category,
Display control means for determining the display content for advertisement based on the result and displaying the determined display content for advertisement on the display means. The display control means may be purchased
Among the products belonging to the product category with the largest number of
Advertising for products not purchased in the above-mentioned promotional display
It is good to decide as content.

[0013]

The function of the product purchased by the customer by the display control means
The number of cases is totalized for each product category, and the display content for advertisement is automatically determined based on the totaling result , and the determined display content for advertisement is displayed to the customer on the display means . to this
Customer purchases the most, and therefore
Automatically show promotional content for product categories
To engage with customers and automatically promote more effective promotions
This can contribute to a reduction in labor and labor required for advertisements and the like. Note that the display control means is
Products belonging to the product category with the largest number of entered products
Ads in the promotional display for products that are not purchased in
Customer, if configured to
Show ads about products they are likely to purchase in the future
The advertising effect is higher.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a cash register according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an external configuration of the cash register of FIG.

As shown in these figures, the cash register of this embodiment includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11 and R
OM (read only memory) 12, RAM (random access memory) 13, bar code reader 14, keyboard 15,
And a mode switch (switch) 16.

As will be described later, the CPU 11 is configured to perform processing such as inputting, printing, registering, counting, and displaying data such as transaction details.

A program for the CPU 11 is stored in the ROM 12 in advance. The RAM 13 stores in advance data such as a product name, a product unit price, and a product classification.
Has a storage area for registering data such as a product name, a product unit price, and a date and time, and a storage area for totalizing data to be registered.

The bar code reader 14 is configured to read a maker name of a product or a bar code indicating a product name. When a bar code attached to a product is read at the time of a transaction, the input data is sent to the CPU 11. It is configured to send.

The keyboard 15 has a "total" key for instructing the calculation of the total price of the product, a numeric keypad for inputting a number such as a deposit from a customer, and a "key" for instructing the calculation of the change amount. It has a "deposit / fishing" key, etc.
It is configured such that data relating to the transaction details of a product without a barcode can be input by operating the keyboard 15 of the operator.

The mode SW 16 is configured to be able to select a registration mode for registering data such as a product name, a unit price, date and time, and a totaling mode for totalizing registered data.

The cash register of this embodiment also has
Clock 17 for counting the current date and time required when totaling registered sales date and transaction details data, buzzer 18 for notifying various warnings, printing transaction details data on journal paper etc. Printer 19 and display
20 and 21 are provided.

The displays 20 and 21 are arranged so as to display data on transaction details and the like to the operator and the customer, respectively, and may be constituted by, for example, an LCD (liquid crystal display).

The display 20 for displaying to the operator displays only data relating to transaction details, while the display 21 for displaying to customers is displayed.
Has a display screen larger than the display 20 as shown in FIG. 2 so as to display data relating to the transaction details and to display an advertisement message or the like on the seller side.

The display 21 is an embodiment of the display means of the present invention. The CPU 11, the ROM 12, and the RAM 13 are one embodiment of the display control means of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the cash register of FIG. 1 and an example of an advertisement message displayed on the display 21.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

In step S 11, the bar code attached to each product purchased by the customer is read by the bar code reader 14, so that data such as the product manufacturer and the product name are registered in the RAM 13.

Next, in step S12, the registered product name and the unit price corresponding to the product stored in the RAM 13 are read out and displayed on the upper side of the display 21 on the customer side. 22nd <Big Sale>
We look forward to your visit. Is displayed in the lower part of the display 21.

Note that the advertisement message may be displayed continuously or may be deleted after a predetermined time has elapsed.

When the process proceeds from step S12 to step S13,
In step S13, it is determined whether the "Total" key on the keyboard 15 has been pressed. When the "total" key is pressed, the process proceeds to step S14. In step S14, the unit prices of the products are totaled to obtain the total price, and the sales amount and the number of sales of the products are totaled for each product category. If the "total" key is not pressed, the process returns to step S11, and the processes of steps S11 and S12 are repeatedly executed for each product.

Next, in step S15, for example, a category having the largest number of sales of the products according to the totaled product category is selected, and the product purchased by the customer in the current transaction is deleted from the category and purchased. A product that does not exist is selected as an advertisement product, and the display order of the selected advertisement product is determined. still,
The display order of the advertising products can be determined in the order of the selling date in the large selling period or in the order of the high discount rate.

Next, in step S16, the total price is displayed on the upper portion of the display 21, and, for example, the selling date, the advertisement product name, the list price, the discount price, and the like are displayed on the lower portion of the display 21 in the display order described above.

When the process proceeds from step S16 to step S17,
In step S17, the amount of deposit from the customer is
After input via the numeric keypad of 15, the `` deposit / fishing '' key of the keyboard 15 for instructing calculation of the change amount is pressed,
The change amount is calculated by the CPU 11, and the process proceeds to step S18.

In step S18, the change amount calculated in step S17 is displayed on the upper part of the display 21, and
For example, the selling date, the advertisement product name, the list price, the discount price, and the like are updated and displayed on the lower part of the display 21. The display of the selling date, the advertisement product name, the list price, the discount price, and the like may be updated at predetermined time intervals instead of being updated when the “deposit / fishing” key is pressed.

Here, when the mode SW 16 is in the registration mode, the merchandise name input in step S11, the sales amount and the number of sales of the merchandise calculated in step S14 are classified, and the input is performed in step S17. The data such as the deposit amount is registered in the RAM 13,
When the mode SW 16 is switched to the counting mode, the registration data registered for each product or each product category is counted.

According to the above-described embodiment, data relating to transaction details such as a product name, a unit price, a total amount, and a change amount are displayed on the display 21 on the customer side, and an advertisement message is displayed to the customer. Therefore, it is possible to contribute to the reduction of labor and labor required for the advertisement.

Also, by displaying the selling date, the advertisement product name, the list price, the discount price, and the like on the display 21 on the customer side, the diversification of the advertisement message is achieved, and therefore, the customer's attention to the cash register display. Thus, the seller can not only register the data on the transaction details but also improve the sales.

[0039]

As described above, the present invention relates to a cash register capable of registering data of a transaction statement, a display means capable of displaying the data of the transaction statement to a customer, Number of purchased products by product category
Aggregates, since and a display control means for displaying the display contents for promotion was the determined on the display means and determines a promotional display content on the basis of the counting result, customers
Products with the highest number of purchases and therefore high customer interest
Automatically display taxonomy advertisements to show customer interest
To automatically promote more effective ads
It is possible to contribute to the reduction of labor and labor required for advertisement and the like. In addition, the display control means checks the
Purchased among products belonging to the product category with the highest number of cases
Advertisement for missing product as promotional content
Is configured to be purchased by the customer in the future
You'll see a promotion for your likely product,
The effect is higher.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of a cash register according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an external configuration of the cash register of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the cash register of FIG. 1 and an example of an advertisement message displayed on a display;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of a conventional cash register.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 CPU 12 ROM 13 RAM 14 Barcode reader 15 Keyboard 16 Mode SW 17 Clock 18 Buzzer 19 Printer 20, 21 Display

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A cash register capable of registering data of a transaction statement, a display means capable of displaying the data of the transaction statement to a customer, and a number of commodities purchased by the customer for each product category. Aggregate, the number of purchased products is
Not purchased among the products belonging to the most product category
A cash register, comprising: display control means for determining an advertisement relating to a product as the advertisement display content and displaying the determined advertisement display content on the display means.