JP3076669B2 - Product sales data processing device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a merchandise sales data processing apparatus capable of registering sales of merchandise using a service ticket for discounting merchandise called a store coupon or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, a service ticket for discounting a product is printed on an advertising flyer or the like and distributed in a predetermined area. When the customer brings the service ticket and purchases the corresponding product, the product is sold. There is a store that sells at a discount compared to normal sales. By adopting such a sales method, sales can be promoted, and it is expected that customers will be retained. Incidentally, this kind of service ticket is called a store coupon ticket or the like.

[0003] By the way, this kind of service ticket usually discounts a corresponding product by a predetermined amount per sheet, and stores generally limit the number of service tickets of the same kind used in one transaction. For this reason, a cashier operating a product sales data processing device called an electronic cash register or a POS (point of sale information management) terminal for registering sales data of products purchased by a customer requires a coupon from the customer. When the number of service tickets of the same type exceeds the limit (limit number), the excess is invalidated and returned to the customer, and the remaining service tickets are used. The registration data of the corresponding product.

[0004]

However, conventionally, the cashier checks each service ticket received from the customer one by one to judge whether or not the same type of service ticket is within the limit.
If the number of tickets is within the limit, the sales data of the corresponding product is registered in the product sales data processing device using the service ticket, so that the time required for the registration work per customer becomes longer, causing congestion. In addition, it was not possible to prevent unnecessary discounts due to check mistakes or illegal cashiers.

[0005] Therefore, the present invention provides a merchandise sales data processing that can automatically invalidate merchandise registration using a service ticket when the number of used service tickets of the same type in one transaction exceeds a preset limit number. It is intended to provide a device.

[0006]

According to the present invention, every time a product is registered by the product registration means, the sales data of the registered product is accumulated in the storage unit, displayed on the display unit, and registered by the registration closing unit. When the closing of one transaction is instructed, the sales data processing device that prints the sales data and total data of the products registered in the transaction as a receipt and issues it is set and stores the limit number of service tickets that can be used to discount the products. Means for storing the number of sheets to be limited, registration judging means for judging whether or not the merchandise registration by the merchandise registration means is registration of the merchandise using the service ticket, and judging that the registration of the merchandise is performed using the service ticket by the registration judging means Then, the number of used service tickets in one transaction is counted for each product, and the product registration using the service ticket is performed by the product registration unit. The number of service tickets used for the registered product counted by the number-of-uses counting means is compared with the limit number of services stored by the limit number storage means. Registration control means for making the registered registration an error.

[0007]

According to the present invention having such a configuration, when a product is registered by the product registration means, it is determined whether or not the registration is a product registration using a service ticket. Then, when it is determined that the registration of the product using the service ticket is performed, 1
The number of service tickets used in the transaction is counted for each product. If the number of service tickets used for the registered product exceeds the preset usage limit, registration using the service ticket for the product is prohibited.

[0008] Therefore, if the number of used service tickets of the same type exceeds the usage limit during one transaction, registration of a product using the service ticket automatically becomes an error.

[0009]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In this embodiment, a store coupon 1 shown in FIG. 1 is applied as a service ticket. This store coupon 1 is obtained by printing a bar code 5 together with the name 2 of the discount target product, the discount amount 3, the expiration date 4, and the like. The bar code 5 printed on the coupon 1 indicates a single code for the coupon of the discount target product, which is distinguished from the single code indicated by the bar code printed or affixed to the product.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the apparatus of this embodiment. The apparatus of this embodiment includes a CPU (central processing unit) 11 as a control unit main body, and a ROM in which program data for the CPU 11 to control each unit is stored.
(Read only memory) 12, RAM (random access memory) 13 in which various memory areas for temporarily storing data processed by the CPU 11 are formed.
Having.

In this embodiment, a clock circuit 14 for measuring the date and time, a drawer (not shown) for receiving signals from the mode switch 15 and storing cash and the like are provided.
An I / O port 17 for outputting a drive signal to a drawer opening device 16 for opening and closing, a communication interface 18 for controlling transmission and reception of data with a host computer (not shown) connected via a communication line, A keyboard controller 20 for controlling the keyboard 19;
1, a printer controller 24 for controlling a printer 23, a scanner interface 26 for inputting a barcode signal from a scanner 25 for optically reading a barcode, and the like.

The CPU 11 and the ROM 12, RA
The M 13, the clock circuit 14, the I / O port 17, the communication interface 18, the scanner interface 26, and the controllers 20, 22, 24 are mutually connected via a bus line 27.

The mode switch 15 is used to turn on / off the power.
Off control and “registration”, “inspection”, “payment”
Select various business modes such as "setting" and execute
This is to inform the PU 11.

Incidentally, the "registration" mode is a commodity registration means. For example, every time a commodity code is inputted by bar code reading operation by the scanner 25 and the commodity is registered, the sales data of the registered commodity is stored in the storage section. When the accumulation process is performed and displayed on the display 21 and the registration closing of one transaction is instructed by, for example, a closing key input of the keyboard 19 as the registration closing means, the sales data and the total data of the products registered in the transaction are printed by the printer. This is a task of printing a receipt by issuing a receipt 23. The “inspection” mode is a task of printing out the total sales data of each product accumulated in the storage unit by the “registration” on the recording paper by the printer 23. The “payment” mode is a task of clearing the storage unit after printing the total sales data of each product accumulated in the storage unit by “registration” on recording paper by the printer 23. The “setting” mode is a task of setting data necessary for executing various tasks in the storage unit in advance.

As shown in FIG. 3, the apparatus of this embodiment includes a single item file 31 in which single item records corresponding to each item are stored in the RAM 13 and an individual item code, a sales amount, a sales point, and a coupon number area. A transaction data buffer 32 is formed.

As shown in FIG. 4, the single item record includes a single item code 41 attached to each item in advance, an attribute code 42 indicating a classification code to which the item belongs, and a name 4 of the item.
3, setting data such as a unit price 44 of the product, a coupon flag 45 indicating whether or not the product is a record of the product registered by the store coupon 1, a limit number of coupons usable in the transaction (coupon limit number) 46, and the like. And the cumulative data of the total sales score 47 and the total sales amount 48.

Here, in the case of a product to be discounted by the store coupon 1, a record of the single item code indicated by the bar code printed or affixed to the product and the corresponding store coupon 1 are printed. Two types of records of the single item code indicated by the barcode 5 are set in the single item file 31.

In the record of the single item code indicated by the bar code 5 printed on the store coupon 1, an amount obtained by discounting the discount 3 of the coupon 1 from the normal unit price is set as the unit price 44 compared to the other unit. In that the coupon flag 45 is set and the coupon limit number 46 is set.

Here, the single item file 31 constitutes a limit number storage means for setting and storing the use limit number of the service coupon (store coupon 1) for discounting the product.

The CPU 11 is program-controlled to execute the single item registration process shown in FIG. 5 particularly in the "register" mode. That is, if it is determined in step (ST1) that the barcode signal received via the scanner interface 26 is a barcode signal indicating a single item code, the operation mode selected by the mode switch 15 is checked in ST2.

Here, when the "registration" mode is selected, the single item file 31 is searched as ST3, and
The single item record in which the single item code 41 fetched at T1 is set is read.

Next, in step ST4, the coupon flag 45 of the single item record read from the single item file 31 is checked, and it is determined whether or not the current product registration is a product registration using a coupon ticket. (Registration judging means) Here, when the coupon flag 45 is set, since the merchandise is registered using the coupon ticket, it is judged whether or not the corresponding single item code is stored in the transaction data buffer 32 as ST5. .

If it is not stored, the same product is registered for the first time with a coupon in one transaction, so the sales data (single item code, single item code,
The sales amount = the unit price in the record, the number of sales points = 1) are stored in the transaction data buffer 32.

At ST7, the coupon number = 1 is stored in the coupon number area corresponding to the commodity sales data. If the corresponding single item code is already stored in the transaction data buffer 32 in ST5, the contents of the coupon number area corresponding to the product sales data of the single item code are updated by "+1" in ST8. (Used Number Counting Means) Next, the contents of the coupon number area updated in ST8 in ST9 are compared with the limited number of coupons in the single item record read in ST3. If the content of the coupon number area is equal to or less than the coupon limit number, the current sales amount and the number of sales points are added to the merchandise sales data of the corresponding single item code in the transaction data buffer 32 in ST10, and the process is terminated.

On the other hand, when the content of the coupon number area exceeds the coupon limit number in ST9, merchandise registration using the same type of coupon in one transaction is preset for the coupon. Since the limit has been exceeded,
The registration using this coupon is regarded as an error. (Registration control means) If the coupon flag of the corresponding record is not set in ST4, the merchandise without using the coupon is registered, so it is determined whether or not the corresponding single item code is stored in the transaction data buffer 32. . If it is not stored, since the same product is registered for the first time in one transaction, the sales data (single item code, sales amount =
The unit price in the record and the number of sales points = 1) are stored in the transaction data buffer 32. On the other hand, if it is stored, the current sales amount and the number of sales points are added to the merchandise sales data of the corresponding single item code in the transaction data buffer 32, and this processing ends.

In the present embodiment having such a configuration, for example, a store coupon 1 for discounting the product "AAA" by 10 yen from the normal unit price is printed on an advertisement flyer or the like and distributed within a predetermined area. Assuming that the use limit number of coupons 1 in one transaction is one, the store determines that the single item code indicated by the barcode 5 printed on the store coupon 1 in the single item file 31 in advance and the attribute of the product “AAA” A single item record including a code, a name of the item “AAA”, a unit price of the item “AAA” after discounting by 10 yen, a coupon flag, and the number of coupon tickets used = “1” is set.

The single item file 31 contains the item "AA"
A single item record including the single item code indicated by the barcode printed or affixed to “A” and the attribute code, name, and normal unit price of the product “AAA” is also set separately.

In this state, the customer enters the above-mentioned store coupon 1
, The cashier reads the bar code 5 of the store coupon 1 with the scanner 25 of the apparatus of this embodiment in which the "registration" mode is selected. Then, the single item record of the single item code indicated by the bar code 5 is read from the single item file 31, and
Since the coupon flag is set in the record, it is determined that the registration of the product is a coupon ticket,
The sales data and the coupon number data = 1 for the product are stored in the transaction data buffer 32.

Here, the customer is the store coupon 1
Is displayed, and the cashier reads the bar code 5 of the second store coupon 1 with the scanner 25 to purchase the corresponding product “AAA”.
Then, the number of coupons corresponding to the sales data of the product “AAA” stored in the transaction data buffer 32 becomes “2”, which exceeds the coupon limit of “1” for the product “AAA”. Registration fails.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, if product registration using the same type of coupon in a single transaction exceeds the preset limit number of copies, the product registration automatically becomes an error. Therefore, there is no need to check the coupons received by the cashier from the customer one by one before the registration operation. As a result, it is possible to shorten the time required for the registration work per customer, alleviate congestion at the accounting place, and prevent unnecessary discounts due to check mistakes and illegal cashiers. Can be played.

In the above embodiment, the use limit number of the store coupon 1 is set for each product in the single item file 31. However, the use limit number common to each store coupon is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 13 and the transaction data buffer 32 is set. May be determined by comparing the number of times the coupon is used for the registered product counted in the coupon number area with the above-mentioned common use limit number.

In the above embodiment, the store coupon 1
The bar code 5 for coupon registration is printed on the unit, and the unit price after the discount is set in accordance with the single item code indicated by the bar code. However, the method of coupon registration is not limited to this. A key to declare coupon registration is provided on the keyboard, and when the above coupon registration declaration key is keyed in with the single item code of the discount target product,
The registration processing may be performed by subtracting the amount of the coupon from the unit price of the product. The amount of the coupon can be input by a bar code or a key.

In the above embodiment, the single item file 31 is provided in the RAM 13. However, the single item file 31 is provided in a host computer connected via a communication line, and the corresponding single item record is stored in the host computer every time the single item registration is performed. It may be a computer inquiry.

In addition, it goes without saying that various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

[0035]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, 1
If the number of service tickets of the same type used in a transaction exceeds the preset limit, the product registration using that service ticket is automatically invalidated, and the service ticket check work by the cashier is unnecessary, and the registration work It is possible to provide a merchandise sales data processing apparatus capable of shortening the time, reducing the burden on the cashier, and preventing unnecessarily discounting due to a check error or illegal cashier.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an example diagram of a store coupon used in one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the apparatus of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a main part memory configuration diagram of a RAM in the apparatus of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a data format diagram of the single item record shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing single item registration processing of a CPU in the apparatus of the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... store coupon (service ticket), 11 ... CPU,
19 ... keyboard, 21 ... display, 23 ... printer, 2
5: scanner, 31: single item file, 32: transaction data buffer.

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. Every time a product is registered by a product registration means, sales data of the registered product is accumulated in a storage unit and displayed on a display unit, and registration closing of one transaction is instructed by a registration closing unit. Then, in a merchandise sales data processing device that prints receipt data and total data of merchandise registered in the transaction and issues it, a limit number storage means for setting and storing a use limit number of service coupons for discounting the merchandise, A registration judging means for judging whether or not the merchandise registration by the merchandise registration means is the registration of the merchandise using the service ticket; and A number-of-uses counting means for counting the number of used service tickets for each product; and the used number of sheets each time product registration using a service ticket is performed by the product registration means. The number of service tickets used for the registered product counted by the counting means is compared with the limit number of use stored by the limit number storage means, and when the number of service tickets exceeds the limit, registration using the service ticket of the corresponding product is performed. And a registration control unit that sets an error as an error.