JP2766414B2 - Electronic 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 an electronic cash register which is constituted as a stand-alone device or as a POS terminal or the like, and performs a commodity sales registration business and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is an apparatus called an electronic cash register (hereinafter abbreviated as ECR) having a structure for performing a product sales registration operation and the like. In this ECR,
When product data related to the purchased product is input by an input unit such as a keyboard or a barcode scanner,
The registration processing is performed based on the product data. Here, as the registration processing, the total price of the product is calculated from the product of the unit price and the quantity of the purchased product, and the total purchase price is obtained by performing such processing for all the products in one transaction. It is common practice to display the total purchase price and the like on a display unit or print it on a receipt and issue it.

On the other hand, in a retail store such as a supermarket or a convenience store, a coupon has been generally given to a customer at the time of selling a product for the purpose of sales promotion. The coupon is issued, for example, to a customer who has purchased a certain product in a certain quantity or more, and has the property of a special treatment coupon or a gift certificate. Therefore, ECRs that can print and issue coupons have been developed and are widely used. That is, such an ECR is provided with a coupon printer for coupon printing separately from a receipt journal printer (hereinafter abbreviated as R / J printer) for receipt printing and journal printing. And
The content to be printed on the coupon is specified by the input unit, and the coupon printer is printed and issued by the coupon printer in accordance with the subsequent declaration of the coupon issued by the input unit.

[0004]

However, when a coupon is to be issued, the content to be printed on the coupon must be specified by the input unit.
Each time, it is necessary to issue a coupon ticket issuance declaration, and therefore, there is a disadvantage that the operation for issuing the coupon ticket is complicated. In addition, R / J is used for printing coupons.
Since you need a coupon printer separate from the printer,
There is a drawback that the number of parts increases and the entire device becomes large.

[0005]

According to the present invention, an input is provided for each product.
And coupon issuing condition file is the quantity is stored as a coupon issue condition for issuing a <br/> coupons that exceeds a pre-set number is the limit, corresponding to the coupon issuance conditions stored in the coupon issuing condition file A coupon image file for storing image data of a coupon ticket, and a coupon issue condition determining means for determining whether or not the coupon issue condition stored in the coupon issue condition file is satisfied based on the product data input by the input unit. A coupon image calling means for calling corresponding image data from the coupon image file when the coupon issuing condition is determined to be satisfied by the coupon issuing condition judging means; and a coupon based on the image data called by the coupon image calling means. It provided a coupon print issuance means for issuing a continuously performed coupon printing by receipt printing the same printer.

[0006]

Therefore, when product data is input by the input unit for product registration processing, it is determined whether or not the coupon issue condition stored in the coupon issue condition file is satisfied based on the product data. It is determined by the determining means. As a result, when it is determined that the coupon issuing condition is satisfied, the corresponding image data is called from the coupon image file by the coupon image calling means, and coupon printing based on the image data is performed by the coupon print issuing means. At this time, coupon printing is continuously performed by the same printer as receipt printing, and after printing, the coupon is issued as a coupon ticket. Therefore, when the coupon issue condition is satisfied, the coupon is printed and issued without requiring any special operation, and the operation is simplified. In addition, since coupon printing and receipt printing are performed by one printer, the size of the entire apparatus can be reduced.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. First, FIG. 2 shows the overall appearance. A drawer 2 in the shape of a flat housing, in which a money case 1 is provided so as to be able to be pulled out, is provided. A main body case 3 is placed on the drawer 2. The main body case 3 is provided with a control key 4 operated by keys not shown, a keyboard 6 as an input unit including a deposit / current total key 5, a display unit 7, and a receipt issuing port 8. A built-in R / J printer 9 (R / J printer is an abbreviation of a receipt journal printer) for communicating with a scanner 8 is connected to a scanner 10 as an input unit for reading a barcode symbol attached to a product.

Next, FIG. 1 shows the electrical connection of each part. First, a CPU 11 that performs various processes intensively is provided.
The CPU 11 has a ROM 12 for storing fixed data such as operation programs, and a RAM 13 for storing variable data.
Is connected to the RAM 13, and the PLU file 14 is stored in the RAM 13.
(PLU is an abbreviation for Price Look Up), and stores a coupon product file 15 and a coupon image file 16 as coupon issue condition files. Here, the PLU file 14 has a structure in which a product name, a unit price and the like are rewritably stored for each of a plurality of product numbers, and the coupon product file 15 stores information on a product to which a coupon should be issued. The structure is This coupon product file 15 will be described later. The coupon image file 16 has a structure for storing image data of a coupon to be issued. The drawer 2, the control keys 4, the keyboard 6, the display unit 7, the R / J printer 9, and the barcode scanner 10 are also connected to the CPU 11 via a controller or the like.

Next, an example of the coupon product file 15 is shown in FIG. First, a product number area 17 for storing a product number of a product to be issued a coupon is provided, and a product name area 18, a limit area 19, a count area 20, and a flag area 21 are provided corresponding to each of the product number areas 17. I have. Here, the article name corresponding to the product number is stored in the article name area 18, the purchase quantity when issuing a coupon is stored in the limit area 19, and the limit area 19 is stored in the limit area 19 in the count area 20. The quantity of purchased commodities with the limit number as one unit is stored. The flag area 21 is configured so that a flag is set when a coupon is issued for a product having a corresponding product number.

In such a configuration, by switching the control key 4, a registration mode in which merchandise sales registration is performed, a settlement mode in which a sales report is issued based on sales data in a predetermined period, and the like, a RAM 13.
The operation mode is set to a setting mode or the like in which a unit price stored or stored in the PLU file 14 is set or changed. Hereinafter, the operation in the registration mode will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, in the registration mode, it is checked whether or not merchandise data relating to the merchandise purchased by the keyboard 6, the scanner 10, or the like, that is, a product number and a quantity are input. When product data is input, the corresponding product number is retrieved from the PLU file 14, the total price of the product is calculated from the product of the unit price corresponding to the retrieved product number and the input quantity, and is temporarily registered in the RAM 13. Is done. Such a process is performed for all the products purchased in one transaction, and when the input of the product data for all the products is completed and the deposit / current total key 5 is pressed, the closing process is declared. Then, the total purchase price in one transaction is obtained from the total price of each product, the total purchase price and the like are displayed on the display unit 7, the money case 1 of the drawer 2 is opened, and the receipt is performed by the R / J printer 9. Printing and journal printing are performed.

Thereafter, it is determined whether the coupon issuing condition is satisfied. That is, when the product data is input, the corresponding product number is searched for the coupon product file 15, and if the corresponding product number exists in the product number area 17, the input quantity corresponds to the corresponding limit area 19.
It is determined whether the limit number stored in the flag area 21 has been exceeded. If it is determined that the limit number has been exceeded, it is determined that the coupon issuing condition has been satisfied, and the corresponding flag area 21 has been set.
Is flagged. Here, coupon issue condition determination means is configured. For example, in the coupon product file 15 illustrated in FIG. 3, when a product number indicating a cola is input, if the input quantity is 5 or more, the coupon issue condition is satisfied, and a flag is set in the corresponding flag area 21. Can be In the corresponding count area 20, a quantity is set in which the limit number set in the limit area 19 is one unit. For example, if the input quantity of the cola is 5 to 9, the corresponding count area 20
Is set to quantity 1 and the entered quantity is 10 to 1
If there are four, the quantity 2 is set in the corresponding count area 20.

When the coupon issue condition determining means determines that the coupon issue condition is satisfied,
The receipt paper is perforated by a cutter (not shown) provided in the R / J printer 9.

Then, the coupon image corresponding to the product of the product number flagged in the flag area 21 is called from the coupon image file 16. That is, from the coupon image file 16, as the image data, a general-purpose coupon image 22 and a product name coupon image 23 for the same product name stored in the product name area 18 corresponding to the flagged product number
And the count area 2 corresponding to the flagged part number
The quantity coupon image 24 for the same quantity as the quantity set to 0 is called. Here, the general-purpose coupon image 22 is shown in FIG. 5A, the product name coupon image 23 is shown in FIG. 5B, and the quantity coupon image 24 is shown in FIG.
(C) illustrates each example. Here, coupon image calling means is configured.

Thereafter, the three types of coupon images called from the coupon image file 16 are synthesized,
One combined coupon image 25 is formed in an image buffer (not shown) interposed between the CPU 11 and the R / J printer 9. This synthetic coupon image 25
Is illustrated in FIG. Then, the R / J printer 9 is driven based on the synthesized coupon image 25, and coupon printing is performed following the portion after receipt printing.
Thereafter, the receipt paper is cut by a cutter (not shown) provided in the R / J printer 9, a printed portion is issued as a receipt coupon 26, and the process is terminated.
Here, a coupon print issuing unit is configured. Here, FIG. 6 shows an example of the issued receipt coupon 26. In this receipt coupon 26, the receipt 27
And the coupon ticket 28 are connected via a perforation 29.

As described above, if the coupon issuance condition is satisfied, the coupon ticket 28 is automatically issued without performing any special operation, thereby simplifying the operation. Also,
Since the receipt 27 and the coupon ticket 28 are printed and issued by one R / J printer 9, the components of the R / J printer 9 can be shared, thereby reducing the number of parts and reducing the size of the entire apparatus. You.

In the embodiment, a POS terminal may be used.

[0018]

According to the present invention, when the quantity of the product data input by the input unit exceeds a preset limit number,
The coupon issue condition is determined to be satisfied by the coupon issue condition determining means.If it is determined that the coupon issue condition is satisfied, the corresponding image data is called from the coupon image file by the coupon image calling means and called. The coupon printing based on the acquired image data is configured by the coupon printing issuing means to be performed continuously on the same printer as the receipt printing, so if the coupon issuing condition is satisfied, it is optimal without requiring special operation Can be printed and issued, so that the operation for issuing the coupon can be omitted, and the burden on the operator can be reduced.
In addition, since coupon printing is continuously performed by the same printer as receipt printing, coupon printing can be performed without providing a dedicated printer for coupon printing.
Therefore, there is an effect that the size of the entire apparatus can be reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an electrical connection showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an overall perspective view.

FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram showing the contents of an example of a coupon product file.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the flow of a merchandise sales registration process.

FIG. 5 illustrates an example of image data, (a) is a general-purpose coupon image, (b) is a product name coupon image,
(C) is a conceptual diagram showing a quantity coupon image, and (d) is a conceptual diagram showing a combined coupon image.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing an example of the issued receipt coupon.

[Explanation of symbols]

 6, 10 Input unit 9 Printer 15 Coupon issue condition file 16 Coupon image file

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. An electronic cash register having a structure for performing a product sales registration operation such as calculating a total purchase price and issuing a receipt on the basis of product data input by an input unit, the quantity input for each product is previously determined. Set resource
A coupon that issues a coupon to exceed the number of mitts
And coupon issuance condition file to be stored as issuing conditions,
A coupon image file that stores image data of coupon tickets corresponding to the coupon issue conditions stored in the coupon issue condition file, and a coupon issue stored in the coupon issue condition file based on the product data input by the input unit. Coupon issue condition judging means for judging whether the condition is satisfied, and coupon image calling means for calling corresponding image data from the coupon image file when the coupon issue condition is judged to be satisfied by the coupon issue condition judging means And a coupon print issuing means for continuously issuing coupons based on the image data called by the coupon image calling means on the same printer as receipt printing and issuing coupon tickets. Tsu Gerhard register.