JP2886243B2 - How to determine which books need correction - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a method for determining a book which needs correction, and in particular, when a errata is issued by a publisher, a book to which the errata is attached is surely determined. The present invention relates to a book identification method that can be identified.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, in a publication, it is impossible to eliminate all errors and typographical errors at the time of publication, and it is necessary to revise it at any time. If the publication was a periodical, such as a newspaper or magazine, errors in its contents were corrected in the next issue. However, if the book is not published continuously, the description is corrected by, for example, attaching an errata.

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] However, in the conventional correction method of attaching an errata, if a publisher notices an error before shipping to a bookstore, the errata can be attached at this point, After distribution, there was no effective means to easily identify the book to which the errata should be attached.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a method in which a errata of a description has been issued by a publisher by the time a book is sold. It is an object of the present invention to provide a book determination method capable of reliably determining a book to which an errata sheet should be attached.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The method for determining a book requiring correction according to the present invention is a method for determining a book that requires correction at each bookstore, wherein a host computer connected online to each bookstore is optional. Correction information indicating whether or not there is a correction in the description content is transmitted to each bookstore in association with the book code specifying the book of the book, and after each bookstore stores the correction / non-correction information in a recording medium, a correction is required at the time of sale. When a book is output, a book code is specified by inputting a book code and specifying a book to be checked for correction, accessing the recording medium to check whether the book code is registered, and registering the book code. If the book code has been corrected, the book code is searched for correction presence / absence information to identify a book mode requiring correction, and the book corresponding to the identified book code is explicitly output and output. To output a list of books requiring correction, specify the output mode, search all book codes recorded on the recording medium, identify book codes that require correction, and identify the identified books. A list display of books corresponding to the code is output in a specified output mode.

[Operation] In the method of determining a book requiring correction according to the present invention, correction / non-correction information indicating whether or not there is a correction in the description content is transmitted from a host computer to each bookstore in association with a book code specifying an arbitrary book. Is stored in a recording medium. When outputting a book that requires correction at the time of sale, the book corresponding to the identified book code is explicitly output, and when a list of books requiring correction is output, the identified book code is output. A list display of the corresponding books is output in a specified output mode.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a device for determining a book requiring correction according to the present invention.

In the figure, reference numeral 10 denotes a register, which is installed, for example, at a checkout counter of a bookstore, and is connected as a POS terminal to, for example, a host computer 12 of a publisher. Numeral 14 denotes a bar code scanner as a code designating unit, which reads a bar code attached to the book 16 as a book code for specifying an arbitrary book, and can designate and input a desired book 16 with the bar code.

Reference numeral 18 denotes a CPU, which is provided, for example, in the register 10 or in an external personal computer main body.In a POS system connecting a publisher and a bookstore, for example, it is possible to check stock information of a publisher, information of a reprint time, and the like. Has become. Also,
The CPU 18 functions as a code identifying unit, and identifies a book code that needs to be corrected, with respect to correction presence / absence information described later or a book code specified by the barcode scanner 14.

Reference numeral 20 denotes a floppy disk as storage means, in which correction presence / absence information indicating whether or not there is a correction in the description content of the book 16 is stored in association with a book code (for example, the bar code) for specifying an arbitrary book 16.

In the present embodiment, the floppy disk 20 is exemplified as the storage means.
Various embodiments such as an M, a cassette, and a hard disk are conceivable.

Recently, an online publication system connecting publishers and bookstores has been established. Therefore, by using this, it becomes possible for the publisher to input the presence / absence information of correction for the book via the host computer 12, for example. Therefore, in the bookstore, the correction presence / absence information can be automatically stored by the POS or the personal computer, and the input processing of the correction presence / absence information in the bookstore can be omitted.

Reference numeral 22 denotes, for example, a register or JIS layout keyboard. If the keyboard is a JIS layout keyboard, the book name or publication version of the book 16 is input as a book code, thereby functioning as a code designating unit like the barcode scanner 14. .

Reference numeral 24 denotes a display as an output means, which clearly indicates a book corresponding to the book code identified by the CPU 18 on a screen.

Reference numeral 26 denotes a printer as output means, which specifies a book corresponding to the book code identified similarly to the display 24 on an output sheet 28 such as a receipt.

The correction presence / absence information stored in the floppy disk 20 may be configured to be automatically stored online on-line with the host computer 12 of the publisher, or may be configured to be input by the keyboard 22. Good.

In the above configuration, an example of the determination process of the book 16 requiring correction will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

FIG. 2 shows a book discriminating processing procedure at the time of sale in the book discriminating method according to the present invention, in which, as described above, the floppy disk 20 has the presence / absence information of the errata corresponding to the book name. Is set in advance.

First, for a book 16 purchased by a customer, a book code is input using a barcode scanner 14 or a keyboard 22 to check whether or not there is a correction in the description.
Is specified (step 101). Note that a plurality of book codes may be specified at this time.

Next, the CPU 18 accesses the floppy disk 20 and checks whether the specified book code is registered (step 102).

As a result of the access, if the book code is registered, it is checked whether there is an errata for the book code, that is, whether or not the contents described above are corrected, and a book code requiring correction is identified (step 103).

If a book code that requires correction is identified, CPU18
Causes one or both of the display 24 and the printer 26 to clearly indicate, for example, a book name corresponding to a book code requiring correction (step 104). For example, display 2
In step 4, this is displayed on the screen (step 10
Five). For example, in the printer 26, the output sheet 2
On the receipt as 8, for example, as shown in FIG.
Printing with errata is performed in accordance with the book title, the amount of money (￥), and the like (step 106). Further, the output means for clearly indicating the book may be an audio output device linked to the book sales. It is desirable that the output means for specifying the book be configured to be set in advance using, for example, the keyboard 22 or the like.

Next, normal sales processing, that is, sales book integration processing or sales management processing in the POS system is performed (step 107), and the CPU 18 ends the processing.

On the other hand, if the determination in steps 102 and 103 is NO, the process proceeds to step 107. At this time, it may be configured to output that the description content is not corrected.

If it is difficult to hand the errata to the purchaser separately from the book that needs correction in the sales register 10, the clerk may apply the errata at the time of stock at the bookstore. It is also possible to store the information on the floppy disk 20 attached to the book and attached to the errata. It is also conceivable that the receipt indicates that there is an errata, and another counter passes the errata.

By determining the books that need correction in this way,
Even after the publisher distributes the book, the errata can be reliably attached to the book that needs to be attached. Therefore, a book requiring an errata from a large number of unspecified books can be efficiently determined both in terms of time and cost.

In the above embodiment, a paper publication (a book in a general sense) is exemplified, but the medium of the publication may be an electronic publication medium, for example, an IC card, a CD-ROM, or the like. Alternatively, the electronic publishing medium may be set in an interface, and the presence or absence of the correction information or the correction information itself may be directly written into the electronic publishing medium.

It goes without saying that not only during sales but also inquiries regarding the presence or absence of an errata for a specific book can be made immediately.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a list display process of books requiring correction in the method of determining a book requiring correction according to the present invention.

First, the output form in the list display is designated by the keyboard 22 or the like (step 201). The output format specification items include, for example, the display 24 as the output destination and the printer.
There are 26 output media, output order, data selection range, etc.

The CPU 18 searches the book code stored in the floppy disk 20 based on the designated output form (step 202), and identifies a book code that needs correction, that is, has an errata (step 203).

Next, the CPU 18 checks whether or not all the book codes stored in the floppy disk 20 have been searched (step 204). If YES, a list as shown in FIG. (Step 205), and the list display process ends.

The printer 26 is not limited to a personal computer printer, but may be a POS system printer (register 10 printer), for example. In addition, by posting this list at a predetermined place, it is possible to immediately respond to an inquiry from the customer as to whether or not there is an errata.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the method of determining a book requiring correction according to the present invention, a book to which an errata is to be attached can be determined from an unspecified number of books, and the correction can be performed. Errata can be reliably attached to required books.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a book discriminating device requiring correction according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing book discriminating processing procedures at the time of sales, FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of receipt printing, FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a list display process of books requiring correction, and FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a list display example. 14 bar code scanner (code specifying means) 18 CPU (code identifying means) 20 floppy disk (storage means) 22 keyboard (code specifying means) 24 display (output means) 26 printer (Output means)

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] In a book determination method for determining a book requiring correction at each bookstore, a host computer connected online to each bookstore includes:
Correction information indicating whether or not there is a correction in the description content is transmitted to each bookstore in association with a book code that specifies an arbitrary book, and after each bookstore stores the correction / non-correction information in a recording medium, the correction is made at the time of sale. If you want to output the required books,
Enter the book code, specify the book that you want to check for correction, check whether the book code is registered by accessing the recording medium, and if the book code is registered, When searching for correction information, identify the book code that requires correction, specify the book corresponding to the identified book code, output it, and output a list of books that require correction, specify the output format. Then, all book codes recorded on the recording medium are searched, book codes requiring correction are identified, and a list display of books corresponding to the identified book codes is output in a specified output form. A method for determining a book requiring correction, characterized in that: