JP2945880B2 - Electronic cash register - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to
The present invention relates to an electronic cash register used as a terminal of an OS (Point of Sale) system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, an electronic cash register is provided with a receipt printer for printing on receipt paper wound in a roll shape. When the registration of the product purchased by one customer is completed by inputting the closing key of the keyboard, a receipt on which sales information, total amount information, and the like of the registered product are printed is automatically issued by the receipt printer. .

[0003] Some customers offer to issue a receipt in which date, total amount, issuer name, recipient name, and the like are described separately from the receipt. For this reason, the store prepares in advance a sheet-like receipt sheet in which a date column, an amount column, an issuer column, a recipient column, and the like are formed, and when a customer offers to issue a receipt, a store clerk prepares the receipt. Wrote the date, total amount, recipient name, etc. on the receipt form and handed it to the customer.

[0004]

As described above, conventionally, receipt paper must always be prepared in addition to receipt paper at the store side, and paper management has been troublesome. Therefore, if it becomes possible to print and issue a receipt using a receipt printer by using a receipt sheet, a dedicated receipt sheet becomes unnecessary, so that sheet management can be simplified.

However, since the receipt paper is narrow, if the recipient column is formed in the paper width direction, there is a problem that it is difficult to write when the recipient name is long.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to print a receipt in which a recipient column is formed in a direction perpendicular to the paper width direction using receipt paper. It is intended to provide an electronic cash register that can be issued.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, there is provided a receipt which prints, on a receipt sheet, sales information and total price information of a product sold to one customer in response to an input of a closing key for issuing a receipt. In response to input of a print issuing means and a receipt key for issuing a receipt, the amount column, issuer column, and recipient column of the total price information of the products sold to one customer are printed on a receipt paper and used as a receipt. In an electronic cash register provided with a receipt print issuing means to be issued, at least a recipient field of a receipt issued in response to an input of a receipt key is formed in a direction orthogonal to a paper width direction of the receipt. Things.

Further, the present invention includes a printer for printing on receipt paper, a total amount memory for storing the total amount of merchandise sold to one customer, and each time a merchandise is registered via an input unit, the total amount memory is provided. In the electronic cash register, the sales amount of the registered product is added to the total amount memory, and a receipt in which the sales information of the registered item and the total amount information in the total amount memory are printed on the receipt paper by the printer in response to the closing key input is issued. , At least the amount field,
A receipt data memory for storing format data of a receipt in which an issuer field and a recipient field are formed in a direction orthogonal to the paper width direction of the receipt paper, a receipt key for instructing issuance of the receipt, Receipt data for reading the format data from the receipt data memory in accordance with the key input of the receipt key, and setting the total amount information in the total amount memory in the amount column of the format data to generate the receipt print data. Receipt issuance control for printing and issuing a receipt in which an amount column, an issuer column, and a recipient column are formed in a direction orthogonal to the paper width direction of the receipt by using the creation means and the receipt print data created by the creation means. Means.

[0009]

By taking such measures, the receipt is printed with characters rotated by 90 degrees with respect to the printed characters on the receipt. As a result, a receipt is created in which the money amount column, the issuer column, and the recipient column are formed in a direction orthogonal to the paper width direction of the receipt paper.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment in which the present invention is applied to an electronic cash register used alone will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of an electronic cash register, in which a keyboard 2 as an input unit for registering a product for sale and a power on,
A mode switch 3 for controlling the OFF and switching between various business modes such as “registration”, “payment”, and “setting” is provided. A drawer 5 for storing cash or the like is provided on the lower surface. The housing 1 has a built-in printer 6 for printing a receipt, and the receipt printed by the printer 6 is issued from a receipt issuing port 7.

The keyboard 2 has various keys required for product registration, such as a numeric key, a department key, a subtotal key, and a closing key, as shown in FIG. A receipt key 2a is provided for instructing issuance of a receipt 10 in which a column 13, a recipient column 14, and the like are formed in a direction orthogonal to the paper width direction of the receipt paper.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a control circuit of the electronic cash register. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 21 denotes a main CPU (central processing unit) constituting a control unit main body. ) 23, a main body RAM (random access memory) 24 in which various memory areas used for data processing are formed, a clock circuit 25 for measuring the current date and time, and a signal from the mode switch 3 are input. Also, an I / O port 26 for outputting an opening drive signal to the drawer 5, a display controller 27 for controlling the display 4 to display characters and the like corresponding to display data, and corresponding to input keys from the keyboard 2. A keyboard controller 28 for receiving key signals, a communication interface for transmitting print data and the like to the printer 6 2
9 are connected.

Reference numeral 31 denotes a sub CPU which controls the operation of the printer. The sub CPU 31 is connected to a printer ROM 33, a printer RAM 34, and print data from the communication interface 29 via a bus line 32. , A character generator 36 and an I / O port 37 are connected.

The I / O port 37 has a dot head 3 for printing dots on receipt paper wound in a roll.
8, a cutter 39 for cutting the receipt paper, a paper feed motor 40 for feeding the receipt paper, a carriage motor 41 for scanning the carriage, a ribbon motor 42 for feeding the ink ribbon, and the like are connected.

In the main body RAM 24, in addition to a memory area for registering merchandise sales data, receipt data in which format data for printing the receipt 10 is set in advance as shown in FIG. Memory 51, total amount memory 5 for storing the total amount of goods sold to one customer
2. A date memory 53 for storing a date, a print data transmission buffer 54 for temporarily storing print data to be transmitted to the printer 6, and the like are formed.

Incidentally, as for the format data set in the receipt data memory 51, data corresponding to the date column and data corresponding to the amount column 12 are rewritable, and the other portions are fixed. . In the part corresponding to the issuer name column 13, a store name, an address, and a telephone number are set in advance.

As shown in FIG. 5, the printer RAM 34 is provided with a print data receiving buffer 61 for temporarily storing received print data, an image buffer 62 for drawing a dot image, and the like.

The main CPU 21 is programmed so as to read the date information measured by the clock circuit 25 at a predetermined timing and store it in the date memory 53.

When a sales product is registered by key input of the keyboard 2 while the “registration” mode is selected by the mode switch 3, the main CPU 21 stores the sales amount of the registered product in the total amount memory 52. The result is added to the content, and the result of addition is stored in the same memory 52 again. At this time, the display unit 4 displays the code and price (sales amount) of the registered product.
And receipt printing is performed by the printer 6. Thereafter, the above process is repeated every time the sale product is registered, and when the closing key is inputted and the end of the registration of the sale product of one customer is declared, the total amount memory 52 is displayed.
Is displayed on the display 4 as the total price of the customer. The printer 6 is program-controlled so that the total amount is printed as a receipt and a receipt is issued from a receipt issuing port 7.

In response to one customer's first merchandise registration, the total amount memory 52 is cleared to "0".
The date information in the date memory 53 is printed by the printer 6 as a receipt.

When the main CPU 21 detects the key input of the receipt key 2a after the input of the above-mentioned closing key,
The program is set to execute the processing shown in FIG.

That is, after confirming that the closing key has been input, the format data stored in the receipt data memory 51 is transferred to the print data transmission buffer 54.
Set to. Next, the data corresponding to the date column of the format data is rewritten to the contents of the date memory 52 (current date), and the data corresponding to the amount column is rewritten to the contents of the total amount memory 52 (total amount of customer) ( Receipt data creation means). Next, the contents of the transmission buffer 54, that is, the receipt print data, are transmitted to the printer 6 via the communication interface 29. At this time, a command for instructing 90-degree left rotation printing is added to the receipt print data. Thereafter, a receipt issuing command is transmitted to the printer 6 (receipt issuance control means), and this processing ends.

On the other hand, the sub C of the printer 6 which has received the receipt print data via the communication interface 35
The PU 31 first reads the character data (ASCII code) from the reception buffer 61 as shown in FIG. Then, a dot image corresponding to the character data is called from the character generator 36 and developed in the image buffer 62. However, since a command for instructing 90-degree left rotation printing is added, the dot image is rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise before being developed. Thereafter, the same processing is sequentially repeated for the character data of the received receipt print data, and when the drawing of all the data is completed, the contents of the image buffer 62 are printed on the receipt paper. Thereafter, when a receipt issuance command is received, the receipt is controlled, the cutter 39 is operated to cut the receipt paper, and a receipt 10 of the receipt paper is issued from the receipt issuing port 7. In the present embodiment having the above-described configuration, the user registers a product to be purchased by inputting a product registration key on the keyboard 2 and, after registering all products, declares the end of registration by keying in the closing key. Then, a receipt is issued from the receipt issuing port 7 by the operation of the printer 6.

In this state, if the customer offers to issue a receipt, the clerk inputs the receipt key 2a. Then, the format data of the receipt 10 preset in the receipt data memory 51 is set in the transmission buffer 54. The date column 11 of the format data
Is rewritten to the current date information stored in the date memory 53, and the data corresponding to the amount column 12 is also rewritten to the total amount information of the customer stored in the total amount memory 52, Receipt print data is created. Then, the receipt print data is transmitted to the printer 6 and printed on receipt paper by the operation of the printer 6, and a receipt 10 shown in FIG. 2 is issued.

In FIG. 2, arrow A indicates the direction in which receipt 10 is issued. In this embodiment, since the receipt print data is transmitted with a command to instruct a 90-degree left rotation when transmitting the receipt print data to the printer 6, the print characters are rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise as compared to the receipt. Is printed. As a result, a horizontally long receipt 10 is issued.

The receipt 10 in which the necessary information is printed on the receipt paper in this way is issued to the customer by the store clerk describing only the recipient name of the receipt in the recipient column 14.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to issue a horizontally long receipt 10 printed with characters rotated by 90 degrees with respect to the characters printed on the receipt. Can be secured for a long time. As a result, even if the recipient name is long, it can be easily written in the recipient column 14, and a good-looking receipt can be given to the customer.

In the present invention, a receipt key may be used in place of the closing key, and the receipt 10 may be printed and issued instead of issuing a receipt. In this case, it is convenient to set the printing timing of the receipt to batch printing after inputting the closing key.

In addition, it is needless to say that various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention, for example, by applying the present invention to an electronic cash register functioning as a POS terminal.

[0030]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, there is provided an electronic cash register capable of printing and issuing a receipt in which a recipient column is formed in a direction orthogonal to the sheet width direction using a receipt sheet. it can.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view showing an example of a receipt issuance of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a control block diagram of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a main memory configuration diagram of a main body side RAM in the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a main memory configuration diagram of a printer-side RAM in the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing main control of the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2a: Receipt key, 6: Printer, 7: Receipt issuing port, 10: Receipt, 21: Main CPU, 25: Clock circuit, 31: Sub CPU, 51: Receipt data memory, 52: Total amount memory, 53 ... date memory, 54 ... print data transmission buffer, 61 ... print data reception buffer, 62 ... image buffer.

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. Receipt printing and issuing means for printing sales information and total amount information of a product sold to one customer on receipt paper in response to input of a closing key for instructing receipt issuance, and issuing the receipt as a receipt, and receipt issuing Receipt printing and issuing means for printing the amount column, issuer column and recipient column of the total amount information of the goods sold to one customer in response to the input of the receipt key instructing the receipt on the receipt paper and issuing it as a receipt. An electronic cash register comprising: a receipt issued in response to an input of the receipt key, wherein at least a recipient column is formed in a direction orthogonal to a paper width direction of the receipt. Electronic cash register. 2. A printer for printing on receipt paper, a total amount memory for storing the total amount of goods sold to one customer is provided, and each time a sold product is registered via an input unit, the registered product is displayed. An electronic cash register for adding a sales amount to the total amount memory and issuing a receipt in which sales information of the registered product and total amount information in the total amount memory are printed on the receipt paper by the printer in response to a closing key input. A receipt data memory for storing format data of a receipt in which at least an amount column, an issuer column, and a recipient column are formed in a direction orthogonal to the sheet width direction of the receipt sheet; Receipt key for issuing issuance, and format data is read from the receipt data memory according to the key input of this receipt key Receipt data creating means for creating receipt print data by setting the total amount information in the total amount memory in the amount column of the format data, and the receipt amount print data created by the creating unit. And a receipt issuing control means for printing and issuing a receipt in which a receipt column and a recipient column are formed in a direction perpendicular to the paper width direction of the receipt.