JP3454607B2 - Gift certificate target product management method and POS system - Google Patents

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Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method and a POS system for managing a gift certificate, which carries out a gift certificate management service for a gift certificate target product and its inventory management service. 2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, POS (point-of-sales) systems have become widespread in large stores such as supermarkets and department stores, and the POS system has been actively used for various effective uses such as sales management and inventory management. ing. Usually POS
Sales registration of the system includes cash sales and non-cash sales of gift certificates, cash vouchers, credits, checks, gift certificates, and the like. Non-cash sales can be handled in substantially the same manner as cash sales. However, there are roughly two types of gift certificates,
For example, gift certificates that can be used as cash vouchers by department stores and supermarkets, and gift certificates issued by the distribution industry (eg, beer tickets, ice cream tickets, soy sauce tickets, butter tickets, etc.)
There are gift certificates that can be used only when exchanged for designated products (changes do not occur in bartering), that is, gift certificates that are not treated as cash vouchers. In the conventional POS system, for example, when a commodity is exchanged with a gift certificate that is not treated as a cash voucher, the number of gift certificates is managed by gift certificate registration using a non-cash key, and the replaced product is registered. I didn't. Therefore, at present, it is not managed which product has been replaced. Therefore, a conventional gift certificate is made into a plastic card shape, and a bar code is printed on the card to make the management more systematic, and by connecting a detachable auxiliary card to the gift certificate card. A bar code management system for gift certificates with increased added value has been proposed (JP-A-5-290249,
reference). According to this Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 5-290249,
For example, based on ticketing data from the issuing device, it manages sales and the number of gift certificates sold. Further, it manages the number of gift certificates used based on the ticketing data from the reading device, and manages the presence or absence of forgery. Further, it manages the issue balance and inventory of the gift certificate based on the ticket issuing data from the issuing device and the ticket receiving data from the reading device. [0005] Therefore, the conventional POS
In the system, a product exchanged with a gift certificate not treated as a cash voucher is not registered as sales, so the exchanged product cannot be reflected in inventory management. For this reason, inventories in the inventory management business often involve inconvenient problems, such as recording exchanged products as losses during the inventory period, and performing later tasks such as comparing gift certificates with missing products. , Efficient inventory management was not possible. In Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-290249, it is possible to manage not only the number of gift certificates but also the balance of issued gift certificates and inventory. However, since the conventional gift certificate cannot be handled, it is necessary to introduce a gift certificate management system for specially issuing a gift certificate in which a bar code is written, and the function of the POS system cannot be used. is there. Therefore, a POS system that enables inventory management of products exchanged with gift certificates that are not treated as cash vouchers has been desired. [0007] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and provides a method and a POS system for managing the number of gift certificates that are not treated as cash vouchers and for managing the inventory of the target products. Is to do. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is directed to a product
Product code, product name, and unit price
Product information master that stores product information including product code
Inventory management master to register inventory information consisting of and quantity
And a reading unit for scanning the barcode.
For example, P that manages product inventory using read information as POS information
In the OS system, handling of gift certificate target products
Gift certificate transaction setting section that sets the gift certificate transaction mode in response
And the number of gift certificates and the number of gift certificate target products
Input section and the number of gift certificates input by the input section
・ Gift coupon management department that manages types, etc.
Barcode attached to the gift certificate target product
When read by the reading unit, the bar code
Trade by referring to the product information registered in the product information master
The number of the gift certificate target products is the number of the inventory management master
Inventory management department that subtracts from the quantity and updates and registers, product code,
Sales for registering sales information consisting of product names and their prices
Receipt issuance that issues the receipt of the management master and sales
Department, registration of product sales and issuance of receipts in one transaction
And a sales management section for managing the product information master.
Internal tax and foreign tax are set in advance for products subject to gift certificates
When registering tax information, the sales management department
If is a foreign tax, only the extra tax is added and a receipt is issued
Manage the receipt issuing department to
The management unit processes the difference between the gift certificate and the target product
If the target product has a higher selling price than the gift certificate
If this is the case, add only the difference and issue a receipt
Gift certificate subject to management of receipt issuing department
A product management POS system is provided. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a basic configuration of the present invention. In FIG. 1, the present invention registers a product information master 101 storing product information including a product code, a product name, and a unit price corresponding to a barcode attached to a product, and inventory information including a product code and a quantity. An inventory management master 6 and a reading unit 103 for scanning the barcode are provided.
In a POS system that manages product inventory as OS information 102, a gift certificate transaction setting unit 104 that sets a gift certificate transaction mode corresponding to handling of a gift certificate target product, the number of gift certificates, the number of gift certificate target products, and the like. Input section 105, a gift certificate management section 106 for managing the number and type of gift certificates input by the input section 105, and a bar code attached to a gift certificate target product set in a gift certificate transaction mode. Is read by the reading unit 103, the number of the merchandise items to be traded with reference to the merchandise information registered in the merchandise information master 101 from the barcode is subtracted from the quantity of the stock management master 6. This is a gift certificate target product management POS system including an inventory management unit 107 for renewal registration. According to another aspect of the present invention, a step of reading a bar code attached to each product for each product transaction;
In a POS system, a sales totalizing step of calculating the sales amount of each product from the read barcode and a stock management step of calculating the stock amount of each product from the read barcode are simultaneously performed. In the case where a transaction is performed with a gift certificate that is not treated as a cash voucher, a step of identifying the case where the product transaction is performed with cash or cash vouchers and the case where it is performed with a gift certificate that is not treated as a gold voucher is interposed. The present invention also provides a method for managing a gift certificate target product, wherein the identification step is performed to calculate only the inventory management step and not to calculate the sales totaling step. It is preferable that, when the identification step is performed, a step of separately totalizing the transaction quantity of each product from the read barcode is also performed. The gift certificate management unit 106 further includes a number counting unit 106a for counting the number of gift certificates, and a gift certificate storage unit 106b for registering the number of traded gift certificates. If the number of gift certificates used in one transaction is plural, it is preferable that the output of the number integrating unit 106a be registered in the gift certificate storage unit 106b. The stock management unit 107 counts the number of products of the same type to be exchanged for one gift certificate.
Alternatively, the apparatus further includes a repeat processing unit 107b for performing a plurality of processes, and the inventory management unit 107
When the bar code of the commodity for which the gift certificate is to be read is read by referring to the commodity information registered in the commodity information master 101 from the commodity code of the bar code, the number multiplying section 107a is referred to.
Alternatively, it is preferable that the number of articles input by the repeat processing unit 107b be subtracted from the number of the inventory management master 6 and updated and registered. A sales management master 108 for registering sales information including a product code, a product name, and an amount thereof, a receipt issuing unit 109 for issuing a sales receipt, and managing sales registration of a product and issuance of a receipt in one transaction. A sales management unit 110;
When 1 is registered in advance with tax information that sets the inner tax and the outer tax for the gift certificate target product, the sales management unit 110 adds only the extra tax if the tax information is the outer tax. It is preferable that the receipt issuance unit 109 be configured to issue a receipt. The sales management unit 110 further includes a difference processing unit 110a for processing a difference between the gift certificate and the target product,
When the selling price of the target product is higher than the gift certificate, the receipt issuing unit 10 adds only the difference and issues a receipt.
9 is preferably managed. In the present invention, a POS system having a gift certificate target product management function includes, for example, a POS terminal,
It comprises a store controller, a store computer, a workstation, etc., and these devices are connected to a communication line (L
AN) and each is functioning. The POS terminal includes at least a reading unit 103 and a gift certificate transaction setting unit 10
4. The input unit 105 includes a receipt issuing unit 109. The reading unit 103 includes a barcode scanner including a CCD or a laser. The gift certificate transaction setting unit 104 and the input unit 105 are composed of a keyboard, a pointing device, and the like. The receipt issuing unit 109 includes a dot impact printer, a line thermal printer, and the like, and issues a journal. The store controller manages the POS terminal, and has a merchandise information master 101 and a sales management master 108 composed of a hard disk (not shown), and updates and registers various information from the POS terminal. Also,
The store computer manages the entire POS system. At the same time, a stock management master is provided on a hard disk (not shown) to manage stock information. Further, the workstation is for inquiring about stock and searching for and displaying product information. Gift certificate management unit 106, gift certificate storage unit 106
b, the sales management unit 110 and the difference processing unit 110a
It is composed of a microcomputer consisting of U, RAM, ROM, and I / O ports, and is provided in the store controller. Also, the number accumulating unit 106a and the number accumulating unit 107
a, the repeat processing unit 107b exists in a memory on the POS. According to the present invention, in FIG. 1, when the gift certificate transaction mode is set by the gift certificate transaction setting unit 104 corresponding to the handling of the gift certificate target product, the gift certificate management unit 106
Manages the number of gift certificates input from the input unit 105,
When the barcode attached to the gift certificate target product is read by the reading unit 103, the stock management unit 107 refers to the product information registered in the product information master 101 from the barcode and converts the product into one transaction. The number of ticket target commodities is subtracted from the quantity in the inventory management master 6 and updated and registered. Therefore, when exchanging products with gift certificates that are not treated as cash vouchers, by setting and handling gift voucher transaction mode, it is possible to manage the number of gift certificates and inventory management of the target products without reflecting them in sales of products Become. As a result, the input information corresponding to the gift certificate target product can be processed on the POS system, so that the accuracy of inventory management is improved. If the gift certificate management unit 106 further includes a number counting unit 106a for counting the number of gift certificates and a gift certificate storage unit 106b for registering the number of gift certificates that have been traded, one gift transaction If the number of gift certificates to be used is plural, the number of copies can be input by the multiplying function, so that the input operation of the gift certificate is simplified. If the inventory management unit 107 further includes a number accumulating unit 107a for accumulating the number of products of the same type exchanged for one gift certificate or a repeat processing unit 107b for performing a plurality of processes, one gift certificate is used. When a plurality of products are exchanged for the same type, the barcode reading operation can be simplified to one time since the number can be input by the integrating function. A sales management master 108 for registering sales information including a product code, a product name, and a price thereof, a receipt issuing unit 109 for issuing a sales receipt, and managing sales registration of products and issuance of a receipt in one transaction. If the configuration is further provided with the sales management unit 110, if tax-inclusive and tax-exclusive are set for the gift certificate target product,
It can automatically determine whether tax is included or not, and issue a receipt. If the sales management unit 110 is further provided with a difference processing unit 110a for processing the difference between the gift certificate and the target product, if the price difference between the gift certificate and the target product occurs, It is possible to automatically determine the difference and issue a receipt. Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings. The present invention is not limited by this. The POS system with a gift certificate target product management function of the present invention handles not only conventional sales management and inventory management, but also, in particular, the handling of products that are exchanged for gift certificates that are not treated as cash vouchers, the management of the number of gift certificates, and the target products. Inventory management. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of a POS system with a gift certificate target product management function according to the present invention.
In FIG. 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a PO installed in a store section.
The POS terminal 1 is, for example, a keyboard (commodity voucher transaction setting unit, input unit), a barcode scanner (reading unit), a display device (LCD display, CRT display, etc.), a receipt issuing device (journal issuance) , A dot impact printer, a line thermal printer, etc.), a cash drawer, and a controller. By scanning a barcode (scan code) attached to a product with a barcode scanner, product information is retrieved from a product information master (product ledger) 101, and a product code, a product name, a unit price, and the like are input. The number of products traded from the keyboard 105,
The number of gift certificates and the like are input. The number accumulation unit, the number accumulation unit, and the repeat processing unit are provided in a memory on the POS. Reference numeral 2 denotes a store controller (POS server) that manages the POS terminal 1, and a sales management master (actual details) 1 that stores sales information input to the POS terminal 1.
08, a hard disk drive functioning as a product information master (product ledger) 101 storing product information including a product code, a product name, a unit price, and tax / excl. Tax corresponding to the barcode attached to the product, The POS terminal 1 updates and registers various information. The store controller 2 includes a gift certificate management unit 106, a gift certificate storage unit (gift certificate memory) 106b, a sales management unit 110, and a difference processing unit 110a illustrated in FIG.
Microcomputer (CPU, RO
M, RAM, I / O). Reference numeral 3 denotes a workstation, which inquires about stock and retrieves and displays product information. Reference numeral 4 denotes a store computer (store server) that manages the entire POS system of the POS terminal 1, the store controller 2, and the workstation 3. In this store computer 4,
An inventory management master 6 for registering inventory information including an article code, an article name, the quantity thereof, and the like is provided, and inventory management is performed. Reference numeral 5 denotes a communication line (LAN) to which the POS terminal 1, the store controller 2, the workstation 3, and the store computer 4 are connected, and various kinds of information are exchanged via the communication line 5. FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing a processing sequence of the POS system with a gift certificate target product management function of the present invention. In FIG. 3, the gift certificate handled here is a gift certificate for bartering that is not handled as a cash voucher.
For example, a processing sequence when one soy sauce gift certificate exchanges one koikuchi soy sauce and one light soy sauce, and also sells one frozen product (unit price 100 yen) in cash (FIG. 4 (a)). Step S100: If it is sales other than the gift certificate target product, the barcode (scan code) of the sold product is scanned by the barcode scanner 103 of the POS terminal 1, and the product code and the product name corresponding to the barcode , Unit price, etc., product information master (product ledger) 10
1 and sales management and inventory management of normal products are performed. Step S101: When a customer presents a gift certificate (eg, a soy sauce ticket), pressing a gift certificate key sets the gift certificate transaction mode. Step S102: If the number of gift certificates to be traded is plural, the number is input by the multiplication function (numerical key and X key) and registered in the gift certificate memory. Step S103: The barcode of the commodity (for example, soy sauce) to be traded is scanned by a barcode scanner (or the numerical value of the scan code of the commodity to be coupon is input from the keyboard) and scanned. The product information corresponding to the bar code, such as the product code and the product name (for example, “Koikuchi Showyu”), is read from the product information master 101. Step S104: The in-tax (including tax) / external tax (excluding tax) of the scanned barcode is determined by the product information master 101.
If it is a foreign tax, the tax amount is calculated, temporarily stored in a memory, and added when a receipt is issued. Here, it is not included because it is a tax. Step S105: When there are a plurality of the same kind of products to be exchanged in the gift certificate, the number is input by the multiplication function (numerical key and X key) or the repeat function (repeat of the repeat key). Here, since there is only one, a plurality of inputs are not performed. At this time, sales information is accumulated in the store controller 2 as the POS information 102, and the number of products exchanged for gift certificates is subtracted from the stock quantity in the stock management master 6 and registered in the store computer 4 later. Step S106: Since there are a plurality of varieties (koikuchishoyu, usukuchishoyu, etc.) among the target commodities (for example, "shoyu") that can be exchanged with a gift certificate, it is necessary to additionally register a product for each kind. A message asking whether or not the message is displayed is displayed on the display screen. Step S107: If there is a product to be additionally registered, the process returns to step S103 by pressing an additional registration key, and repeats steps S103 to S107.
Here, since the additional registration key is pressed, the barcode of the next product is a product voucher target product “Usukuchishoyu”
And it is additionally registered. Step S108: Since the gift certificate target product has a price correction due to price increase or the like, it is determined from the product information master 101 whether there is a difference between the gift certificate and the scanned product, and if there is a difference, the difference key is pressed. The difference is added and registered. Here, it is assumed that there is no difference between "Kokukichishowu" and "Ukusuchikyouyu" because the prices have not been corrected. Step S109: If no additional registration key is pressed or after the difference processing, the bar code of the next product (eg, frozen food) is scanned to determine the normal product transaction mode. Then, the gift certificate transaction mode is canceled, and the product code, product name, unit price, and the like of the normal product are input. Step S110: If the subtotal key is depressed, the consumption tax is added to the normal product, and the receipt issuing device 109 of the POS terminal 1 issues a receipt on which the product name, the number, and the number of the product coupons are printed. (FIG. 4A)
reference). FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of receipt printing by the POS system with a gift certificate target product management function of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4 (a), an example of receipt printing when one soy sauce gift certificate is exchanged for one soy sauce and one light soy sauce, and when one frozen food item is sold. . For example, 0607 indicates a department code (product code) of a product targeted for a gift certificate, and “quotient” indicates a gift certificate. In addition, Koikuchishoyu and Ukusuchichiyouyu are trade names.
The product name and quantity are printed on the receipt, but not the amount. As shown in FIG. 4 (b), one ice cream gift certificate exchanges three ice cream “Lady Boden” and two cigarettes “Mild Seven” and one chocolate sold in cash. An example of printing is shown. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a process until inventory information is updated and registered by the POS information 102. FIG.
In step S201, as the POS information 102, information on the number of gift certificates for one transaction, information on the number of products targeted for a gift certificate, etc.
The scanner 103 reads a scan code attached to the gift certificate target product. Step S202: The product code and the product name registered in the product information master 101 are read from the read scan code. Step S203: The single item inventory management program calls the inventory management information for each individual item corresponding to the target product registered in the inventory management master 6, and subtracts the input number. Step S204: The stock information for each single product (commodity coupon target product) registered in the stock management master 6 is updated. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example of a single item result data search screen. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, from the screen of the workstation 3 connected to the communication line 5, the single item result data (stock management data) registered in the stock management master 6 via the store computer 4 and the store controller 2 You can make an inquiry about inventory by searching for. For example, when a product code, a scan code, and a month (previous month and current month) are input on the single item result data search screen, single item result data is displayed. Where the symbol N
Indicates a letter, 9 indicates a number, and Z indicates a digit. A description of each item is omitted (the same applies to FIGS. 7 and 8 below). FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example of a denomination registration screen. As shown in FIG. 7, “denomination registration” means that when an employee (person in charge, a checker) comes up from the POS terminal (cashier) 1, cash (in the drawer), cash outside, and commodity It is a screen for inputting a ticket etc. After the denomination registration is completed, the input information entered on this denomination registration screen and P
The comparison with the POS information 102 automatically registered from the OS terminal 1 is performed. For the gift certificate, the name and the number are input, and the total number of gift certificates is counted. FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example of a checker-specific settlement confirmation screen. The checker-based checkout confirmation screen shown in FIG. 8 calculates and checks the unsuccessful payment based on the contents of the “collected money / change reserve” input and “denomination registration” input and the settlement information from the POS terminal. Input Information Cash Total = Collected Money-Change Reserve + Drawer Cash + Check + Unregistered POS Information Cash Total = Collected Money-Change Reserve + Drawer Cash +
The check input information cash meter and the POS information cash meter match, and it is confirmed that the cash difference (the difference) is zero. Further, for the gift certificate, it is confirmed that the number of input information matches the number of POS information 102. This makes it possible to manage sales, manage the number of gift certificates, and manage fraud. According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained. When exchanging products with gift certificates that are not treated as cash vouchers, by setting and handling gift certificate transaction mode,
The management of the number of gift certificates and the inventory management of the target products can be performed without reflecting them in the sales of the products. Since the input information corresponding to the gift certificate target product can be processed on the POS system,
The accuracy of inventory management is improved. When the number of gift certificates used in one transaction is plural, the number can be input by the multiplication function, so that the input operation of the gift certificate is simplified. When a plurality of products of the same type are exchanged for one gift certificate, the number can be input by the multiplication function, so that the barcode reading operation is simplified to one time. If tax or tax is set for the gift certificate target product, the tax can be automatically determined and a receipt can be issued. If there is a price difference between the gift certificate and the gift certificate, the difference can be automatically determined and a receipt can be issued.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a basic configuration of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of a POS system with a gift certificate target product management function of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a processing sequence of the POS system with a gift certificate target product management function of the present invention. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of receipt printing by the POS system with a gift certificate target product management function of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating processing until inventory information is updated and registered by POS information. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example of a single item result data search screen. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example of a denomination registration screen. FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example of a checker-based clearing confirmation screen. [Description of Signs] 1 POS terminal 2 Store controller 3 Workstation 4 Store computer 5 Communication line 6 Inventory management master

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(57) [Claims] [Claim 1] A product information master storing product information including a product code, a product name, and a unit price corresponding to a bar code attached to a product, and a product code and a quantity. In a POS system that includes an inventory management master that registers inventory information and a reading unit that scans the bar code, and manages the inventory of goods using the read information as POS information, A gift voucher transaction setting unit for setting a mode, an input unit for inputting the number of gift certificates and the number of gift certificate target products, and a gift certificate management unit for managing the number / type of gift certificates input by the input unit and, it is set to gift certificate transaction mode, attached to a gift certificate Shipping
When the read bar code is read by the reading unit,
Product information registered in the product information master from the code
The number of merchandise items covered by the gift certificate
Inventory management department to update and subtract from the quantity of the management master
And sales information consisting of the product code, product name and
Issue a sales management master to register information and a sales receipt
Receipt issuing department and sales registration of goods in one transaction
And a sales management unit for managing receipt issuance,
Product information master is in-tax and out-of-stock for products subject to gift certificates
When registering tax information that sets tax, the sales management
If the tax information is a foreign tax, only the foreign tax is added.
Managing the receipt issuing department to issue receipts
In both cases, the sales management department calculates the difference between the gift certificate and the target product.
It further includes a difference processing unit that processes
If the selling price is high, only the difference is added and the receipt
It is characterized by managing the receipt issuing unit to issue
POS system that manages gift certificates.