JP3101146B2 - Electronic cash register and merchandise sales registration data processing device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a POS (Point Of Sale)
s) The present invention relates to an electronic cash register used also for a terminal or the like, and a merchandise sales registration data processing device such as a POS system including a plurality of electronic cash registers partially connected to a card reader / writer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An electronic cash register supports a sales operation by executing a registration process based on product data.

Such an electronic cash register is provided with a keyboard and a barcode scanner for inputting product data, and executes a registration process based on the product data input therefrom. When the closing operation is performed, the unit price of the registered product data is totaled in response to the operation to calculate total payment amount data, and the closing process is performed.

[0004] By the way, some current electronic cash registers can execute payment processing using not only cash but also prepaid cards. In a card reader / writer provided in such an electronic cash register, a prepaid card in which magnetic amount data is preliminarily stored so as to be renewable is removably inserted, and the amount data is read from the prepaid card. It has a reading head for writing out and a writing head for writing money amount data to the prepaid card. The amount subtracting means subtracts the total payment amount data calculated by the amount calculating means from the amount data of the prepaid card inserted into the card reader / writer.

At present, a POS system in which a plurality of electronic cash registers are connected to a file processor via a LAN (Local Area Network) has been realized as a merchandise sales registration data processing device. In, the sales data executed by each of the electronic cash registers is totaled by a file processor to execute comprehensive management of sales operations.

[0006]

In the merchandise sales registration data processing device as described above, each of a plurality of electronic cash registers executes a sales business.

By the way, in order to execute the payment processing of the prepaid card in each of such electronic cash registers, it is necessary to individually provide a card reader / writer in each of the plurality of electronic cash registers.

[0008] However, there are actually sales floors where the frequency of use of prepaid cards is low, and it is not preferable to connect a card reader / writer to an electronic cash register of such sales floor.

It is also conceivable that a card reader / writer is connected only to an electronic cash register at a counter where a prepaid card is frequently used. In this case, a customer at a counter of an electronic cash register which does not have a card reader / writer is required. Requests for the use of prepaid cards cannot be handled.

[0010]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
Product data input means for inputting product data, data registration means for executing registration processing based on the product data input from the product data input means, and product data registered in response to the closing operation. Amount calculating means for calculating the total payment amount data, and a prepaid card preliminarily stored so that the amount data can be updated are removably inserted,
A card reader / writer for reading the amount data from the prepaid card and writing the amount data on the prepaid card; a data reading means for reading the amount data from the prepaid card by the card reader / writer; Amount subtraction means for subtracting the total payment amount data calculated by the amount calculation means from the data to calculate new amount data, and the new amount data calculated by the amount subtraction means is used by the card reader / writer for the prepaid card. In the electronic cash register having data writing means for writing to the
As means executed after the declaration of the start of the proxy processing, the reduced data input means for operating and inputting the reduced data , and the reduced data input by the reduced data input means are read from the card reader / writer by the data reading means. Subtracted from the calculated amount data to calculate new amount data,
This money data is stored in the car by the data writing means .
A forced subtraction means for writing to the prepaid card with a reader / writer , and a payment printing means for printing out the reduced amount data subtracted by the forced subtraction means on receipt paper and issuing a payment confirmation slip .

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a product data input device for inputting product data, a data registration device for executing a registration process based on the product data input from the product data input device, and a closing operation. And a prepaid card storing the prepaid card preliminarily stored so that the prepaid data can be updated, and reading out the prepaid data from the prepaid card. The card reader / writer for writing the amount data on the prepaid card, data reading means for reading the amount data from the prepaid card with the card reader / writer, and the amount calculating means calculated from the amount data read by the data reading means Amount subtraction means for subtracting the total payment amount data to calculate new amount data; A first electronic cash register including data writing means for writing the new amount data calculated by the amount subtraction means to the prepaid card by the card reader / writer; and product data for inputting product data. Input means, data registration means for performing a registration process based on the product data input from the product data input means, and amount calculation for calculating total payment amount data of the registered product data in response to the closing operation In the merchandise sales registration data processing device provided with the second electronic cash register having means, the first electronic cash register is provided for starting the substitute processing of the amount subtraction.
As means to be executed after the declaration, a deduction data input means for operating and inputting the deduction data , and the deduction data input by the deduction data input means from the price data read from the card reader / writer by the data reading means. Subtraction to calculate new amount data, the data writing unit to write the amount data to the prepaid card by the card reader / writer , and the reduced amount data subtracted by the forcible subtraction unit. Payment printing means for printing out on a receipt paper and issuing a payment confirmation slip , wherein the second electronic cash register includes a provisional payment processing unit.
As a means to be executed after the start of
A subtraction closing unit for executing the closing process by subtracting the reduced data from the total payment data .

[0012]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, in a case where a closing process using a prepaid card is executed by another electronic cash register having no card reader / writer, the subtraction of the prepaid card can be performed instead. When completed, the reduced amount data is printed and issued on a receipt sheet, thereby supporting the closing processing in another electronic cash register having no card reader / writer with the receipt sheet.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first electronic cash register provided with a card reader / writer, a second electronic cash register not provided with a card reader / writer executes a closing process using a prepaid card. In addition, a payment confirmation slip can be issued by proxy processing of the prepaid card subtraction, and the closing processing is performed in the second electronic cash register based on the subtraction of the prepaid card processed by the first electronic cash register. Execute.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, the POS system 1 which is a merchandise sales registration data processing device is installed in each of a host computer 3 and a number of stores 4 installed in one headquarters 2 as a whole as illustrated in FIG. File processor 5
And ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network)
6, a file processor 5 installed in an office (not shown) in the store 4 and a number of sales floors (not shown).
PO which is an electronic cash register installed in each of
The structure is such that the S terminal 7 is connected to the LAN 8.

A POS terminal 7 which is an electronic cash register of the POS system 1 is provided with a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 9 for executing various data processing, as shown in FIG. ROM (Read Only Memor
y) 10, RAM (R
andom Access Memory) 11, a prepaid card 12 in which amount data is pre-stored in an updatable manner is removably loaded, and a read head (not shown) for reading the amount data from the prepaid card 12; A card reader / writer 13 having a writing head (not shown) for writing data, a touch scanner 14 serving as product data input means for optically reading a barcode (not shown) and inputting product data, product data, etc. Is a product data input means and a reduced data input means, a keyboard 15, and C for displaying and outputting product data and the like.
A display 16 such as an RT (Cathode Ray Tube), an R / J printer 17 for printing and outputting product data, and a drawer unit 18 for storing money (not shown) are connected by a system bus 19. .

As shown in FIG. 3, the POS terminal 7 includes an apparatus main body 20 integrally provided with the keyboard 15, the display 16, the R / J printer 17, and the like. The card reader / writer 13 and the touch scanner 14 are arranged around the drawer unit 18 on the upper surface of the unit 18. However, in the POS system 1, some POSs, which are first electronic cash registers, are used.
The card reader / writer 13 is connected to the terminal 7a, but the card reader / writer 13 is not connected to the remaining POS terminal 7b which is a second electronic cash register.

In each POS terminal 7, a data registration unit performs registration processing based on product data from the keyboard 15, the touch scanner 14, etc., as exemplified as step S1 in a flowchart of FIG. The amount calculation means calculates the total payment amount data based on the registration processing of the data registration means as described later as step S2, and the calculation is performed as described later as steps S4 and S13. The data closing means executes the closing process with the total payment amount data thus set.

Then, the POS terminal 7a to which the card reader / writer 13 is connected, as shown in steps P3 and P4 in the flowchart of FIG. The reduced amount data can be generated based on the input data of the keyboard 15, and the data reading means reads out the amount data from the prepaid card 12 with the card reader / writer 13 as exemplified in Step P6. ing. Further, as will be described later in step P8, the forcible subtraction means subtracts the deducted data from the read out amount data to calculate new amount data, and this amount data is converted to the amount data of the prepaid card by the data writing means. As will be described later as Step P10, the subtracted deduction data is printed out on the receipt paper 21 by the payment printing means.
The R / J printer 17 issues a payment confirmation slip 22 as shown in FIG.

The POS terminal 7b, to which the card reader / writer 13 is not connected, executes the registration process to calculate the total payment amount data as described later in step S3, and the provisional payment detection means The presence or absence of execution of the provisional payment process is determined by an input operation on the keyboard 15, and as described later in steps S12 and S13, the subtraction tightening means uses the keyboard 15 in a state where the execution of the provisional payment process is determined. The closing process is executed by subtracting the deduction data input operation from the total payment amount data.

The provisional payment processing referred to here means that the POS terminal 7b, to which the card reader / writer 13 is not connected, executes the closing processing using the prepaid card 12. Therefore, the POS terminal 7b actually uses the prepaid card. In other words, the closing process is executed with the input data of the keyboard 15 in a state where there is no payment by the user 12.

In the POS system 1, the P
Terminal numbers are individually set for all of the OS terminals 7. For example, the terminal numbers are stored in the RAM 11 of the POS terminal 7 and are also written on the main body housing 20.

Next, in this POS system 1,
The data processing when selling goods at the POS terminal 7b to which the card reader / writer 13 is not connected will be sequentially described below based on the flowchart of FIG. 6, and the card reader / writer 13 will be described as a part of the processing for selling goods. The data processing in the case where the proxy processing is executed in the POS terminal 7a to which is connected will be described in order with reference to FIG.

First, when selling goods at the POS terminal 7b to which the card reader / writer 13 is not connected, for example, as shown in FIG. The registration process of the product data is executed by inputting from the keyboard 15 (step S1), and the clerk who has completed all the registration processes inputs the start of the closing process from the keyboard 15, whereby the registered product data is registered. The total unit price is calculated to calculate total payment amount data (step S2). The total payment amount data is displayed and output on the display 16, and the customer who visually recognizes this pays out the payment using cash, a credit card, a prepaid card 12, or another desired medium.

Then, the POS terminal 7b determines whether or not to execute the closing process by the prepaid card 12 based on the input data of the keyboard 15 in the above-described state (step S3). If it is determined that the processing is the processing, the closing processing using the medium is executed, and the data processing of the product sales is completed (step S4). On the other hand, when the closing process using the prepaid card 12 is determined in step S3, the self-preparation card declares the start of the temporary payment process because it does not have the card reader / writer 13 (step S5).

First, in this state, the clerk keeps the prepaid card 12 from the customer and hears a request for reduced data, and the POS terminal 7a to which the card reader / writer 13 is connected.
, The prepaid card 12 is loaded into the card reader / writer 13, and the start of the amount subtraction proxy process is declared using the keyboard 15 of the POS terminal 7a.

As shown in FIG. 7, the POS terminal 7a which has started the proxy processing waits for the input of a terminal number by the keyboard 15 while displaying the guidance message corresponding to the display 16 (step P1). When the clerk operates the keyboard 15 to input the terminal number of the POS terminal 7b for which the temporary payment processing has been started, the terminal number is stored in the RAM 11 (step P2). Next, while a new guidance message is displayed and output on the display 16, it waits for input of deduction data by the keyboard 15 (step P).
3). The salesclerk uses the keyboard 1 for the reduced data requested by the customer.
When an input operation is performed in step 5, the reduced data is stored in the RAM 11 (step P4).

Next, it is confirmed that the prepaid card 12 is loaded in the card reader / writer 13 (step P5). When this is confirmed, the amount data of the prepaid card 12 is read out by the card reader / writer 13 and displayed on the display 16. Output (Step P6). And PO
The S terminal 7a waits for the input of the payment amount by the keyboard 15 (step P7), and the prepaid card 12
The store clerk performs an input operation on the keyboard 15 for the payment amount to be subtracted from.

Next, the POS terminal 7a subtracts the inputted settlement amount from the amount data of the prepaid card 12 by the card reader / writer 13 (Step P8), and compares the total of the subtracted settlement amount with the reduced amount data. (Step P9). If the total of the settlement amounts is small based on the reduced data, the process returns to Step P5.
The clerk loads the new prepaid card 12 into the card reader / writer 13 and executes the subtraction again.

When the POS terminal 7a repeats the above processing and detects a match between the total payment amount and the reduction data in step P9, the slip number, the reduction data, the number of the prepaid card 12, and the subtraction of the prepaid card 12 are determined. Print data such as the previous amount data and the amount data after the subtraction of the prepaid card 12 is generated, and as shown in FIG. 4, this print data is printed out on the receipt paper 21 by the R / J printer 17 to confirm the payment. A slip 22 is issued.

As described above, the clerk who has completed the above-described proxy processing by the POS terminal 7a to which the card reader / writer 13 is connected is connected to the card reader / writer 13 with the prepaid card 12 and the payment confirmation slip 22. It returns to the previous position of the POS terminal 7b and resumes the temporary payment processing.

As shown in FIG. 6, the POS terminal 7b starts the provisional payment processing, waits for the input of the terminal number by the keyboard 15 in a state where the guidance message corresponding to the display 16 is output and displayed (step S1). S6). The clerk confirms the terminal number of the POS terminal 7a that has executed the agency process with the payment confirmation slip 22, and performs an input operation with the keyboard 15. Then, the POS terminal 7b storing this terminal number in the RAM 11
(Step S7), the new guidance message is displayed on the display 16 and the keyboard 15 is displayed.
Wait for the input of the slip number by (step S8). When the clerk inputs the slip number printed on the payment confirmation slip 22 from the keyboard 15, the slip number is stored in the RAM 11.
(Step S9).

Next, the POS terminal 7b waits for the input of the reduction data by the keyboard 15 with the new guidance message displayed on the display 16 (step S10).
The salesclerk uses the keyboard 15 to display the reduced amount data printed on
When the user performs an input operation from, the reduced amount data is stored in the RAM 11 (step S11). Then, the remaining amount is calculated by subtracting the reduced amount data from the total payment amount data (step S12).
Is displayed on the screen to execute the closing process (step S1)
3).

When the entire payment amount data is paid by the prepaid card 12, the remaining amount is zero.
The / J printer 17 issues the receipt 23 and terminates the data processing. When only a part of the total payment amount data is paid by the prepaid card 12, there is a remaining amount, and the payment receipt 23 is issued by cash or the like, and the data processing ends.

As shown in FIG. 5, the receipt 23 issued by the POS terminal 7b is connected to the card reader / writer 13 except that the terminal number of the POS terminal 7a that has executed the proxy processing is printed. P
This is the same as a receipt (not shown) when the closing process is performed with the prepaid card 12 in the OS terminal 7a.

In the above manner, in the POS system 1, even in the POS terminal 7b to which the card reader / writer 13 is not connected, the closing process using the prepaid card 12 can be executed. Therefore, P
Payment processing can be performed with the prepaid card 12 without connecting the card reader / writer 13 to each of the large number of POS terminals 7 constituting the OS system 1.
The service to the customer can be improved with a simple structure. In the POS terminal 7a to which the card reader / writer 13 is connected to execute the proxy processing as described above, even when the registration processing is not performed, the deduction amount is input from the keyboard 15 to reduce the amount data from the amount data of the prepaid card 12. Is freely subtracted and a payment confirmation slip 22 in which various data are printed out is issued, so that the clerk can accurately execute the temporary payment processing at the POS terminal 7b to which the card reader / writer 13 is not connected by using the payment confirmation slip 22. can do.

In the POS terminal 7a of the present embodiment, the connection of the separate card reader / writer 13 to the apparatus main body 20 has been exemplified. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment. An electronic cash register (not shown) in which a card reader / writer is integrally provided in the apparatus main body can be implemented. An electronic cash register in which the card reader / writer is integrally provided in the apparatus main body, and a card reader / writer are provided. It is also possible to configure a merchandise sales registration data processing device with an electronic cash register not provided in the device main body.

[0037]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided product data input means for inputting product data, data registration means for executing a registration process based on the product data input from the product data input means, Amount calculating means for calculating the total payment amount data of the registered product data in response to the closing operation, and a prepaid card in which the amount data is pre-stored so that the amount data can be updated are removably inserted, and the amount data is stored from the prepaid card. A card reader / writer for reading and writing the amount data to the prepaid card; data reading means for reading the amount data from the prepaid card by the card reader / writer; and the amount calculating means from the amount data read by the data reading means. Amount subtraction means for subtracting the calculated total payment amount data to calculate new amount data In the electronic cash register provided with the data writing means for writing the new amount data calculated by the amount subtraction means into the prepaid card in the card reader-writer, the start of the substitution process of the amount subtraction
As means to be executed after the declaration, a deduction data input means for operating and inputting the deduction data , and the deduction data input by the deduction data input means from the price data read from the card reader / writer by the data reading means. Subtraction to calculate new amount data, the data writing unit to write the amount data to the prepaid card by the card reader / writer , and the reduced amount data subtracted by the forcible subtraction unit. With the payment printing means for printing out the receipt paper and issuing a payment confirmation slip , the clerk can accurately execute the closing process in another electronic cash register without a card reader / writer using the payment confirmation slip. Can be executed by another electronic cash register without a card reader / writer. Those having an advantage of being able to satisfactorily support the tightening process paid card.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a product data input means for inputting product data, a data registration means for executing a registration process based on the product data input from the product data input means, and a closing operation. And a prepaid card storing the prepaid card preliminarily stored so that the prepaid data can be updated, and reading out the prepaid data from the prepaid card. The card reader / writer for writing the amount data on the prepaid card, data reading means for reading the amount data from the prepaid card with the card reader / writer, and the amount calculating means calculated from the amount data read by the data reading means Amount subtraction means for subtracting the total payment amount data to calculate new amount data; A first electronic cash register including data writing means for writing the new amount data calculated by the amount subtraction means to the prepaid card by the card reader / writer; and product data for inputting product data. Input means, data registration means for performing a registration process based on the product data input from the product data input means, and amount calculation for calculating total payment amount data of the registered product data in response to the closing operation In the merchandise sales registration data processing device provided with the second electronic cash register having means, the first electronic cash register is provided for starting the substitute processing of the amount subtraction.
As means to be executed after the declaration, a deduction data input means for operating and inputting the deduction data , and the deduction data input by the deduction data input means from the price data read from the card reader / writer by the data reading means. Subtraction to calculate new amount data, the data writing unit to write the amount data to the prepaid card by the card reader / writer , and the reduced amount data subtracted by the forcible subtraction unit. Payment printing means for printing out on a receipt paper and issuing a payment confirmation slip , wherein the second electronic cash register includes a provisional payment processing unit.
As a means to be executed after the start of
By providing subtraction closing means for executing the closing process by subtracting the reduced amount data from the total payment data , all electronic cash registers use a prepaid card without any card reader / writer even if all electronic cash registers are not equipped with a card reader / writer. Since the closing process can be executed, there is an effect that the service can be improved with a simple structure and the like.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating the overall structure of a POS system as an embodiment of a merchandise sales registration data processing device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware structure of a POS terminal which is an embodiment of the electronic cash register according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating the appearance of a POS terminal.

FIG. 4 is a plan view illustrating a payment confirmation slip.

FIG. 5 is a plan view illustrating a transaction statement slip.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating data processing of a POS terminal without a card reader / writer.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating data processing of a POS terminal including a card reader / writer.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 merchandise sales registration data processing device 7 electronic cash register 12 prepaid card 13 card reader / writer 14, 15 merchandise data input means 15 subtraction data input means

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. Product data input means for inputting product data, data registration means for executing registration processing based on the product data input from the product data input means, and registration processing in response to a closing operation Amount calculating means for calculating the total payment amount data of the received product data, and a prepaid card in which the amount data is pre-stored in an updatable manner are removably inserted, the amount data is read from the prepaid card, and the amount data is stored in the prepaid card. Card reader / writer, data reading means for reading the amount data from the prepaid card with the card reader / writer, and subtracting the total payment amount data calculated by the amount calculating unit from the amount data read by the data reading unit. Subtraction means for calculating new amount data and calculating by this amount subtraction means In the electronic cash register provided with the data writing means for writing the new money data to the prepaid card in the card reader-writer, and means to be executed after the start declaration of delegate processing amount subtraction
Reduction data input means for operating and inputting the reduction data , and the reduction data input by the reduction data input means being transmitted to the card reader / writer by the data reading means .
A new amount data is calculated by subtracting from the amount data read from the data, and this amount data is written by the data writing means .
And a payment printing means for printing out the reduced amount data subtracted by the forced subtraction means on receipt paper and issuing a payment confirmation slip . An electronic cash register characterized by the above-mentioned. 2. Product data input means for inputting product data, data registration means for executing registration processing based on the product data input from the product data input means, and registration processing in response to a closing operation Amount calculating means for calculating the total payment amount data of the received product data, and a prepaid card in which the amount data is pre-stored in an updatable manner are removably inserted, the amount data is read from the prepaid card, and the amount data is stored in the prepaid card. Card reader / writer, data reading means for reading the amount data from the prepaid card with the card reader / writer, and subtracting the total payment amount data calculated by the amount calculating unit from the amount data read by the data reading unit. Subtraction means for calculating new amount data and calculating by this amount subtraction means Product data input means for inputting product data, comprising: a first electronic cash register having data writing means for writing the new amount data thus obtained to the prepaid card with the card reader / writer; A data registration unit for performing a registration process based on the product data input from the data input unit; and a money amount calculation unit for calculating a total payment amount data of the product data registered and processed in response to the closing operation. In the merchandise sales registration data processing device provided with a second electronic cash register, the first electronic cash register is an agent for subtracting money.
As means to be executed after the declaration of the start of the processing, the deduction data input means for operating and inputting the deduction data , and the deduction data input by the deduction data input means are read from the card reader / writer by the data reading means. New amount data is calculated by subtracting the amount data from the amount data, and the amount writing data is written into the card
And a payment printing means for printing out the reduced amount data subtracted by the forced subtraction means on a receipt paper and issuing a payment confirmation slip , the second electronic cash register. Is the start of temporary payment processing
As a method to be executed after the declaration,
A product sales registration data processing device comprising subtraction closing means for executing a closing process by subtracting data from total payment data .