JP3457838B2 - Product sales data registration processor - Google Patents

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Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a merchandise sales data registration processing device such as an electronic cash register and a POS (Point Of Sales: point of sale information) terminal. [0002] In recent years, electronic cash registers, PO
In a merchandise sales data registration processing device such as an S terminal, a model has been developed in which an advertisement image of a recommended merchandise and a message image for notifying a shopper of a special sale date, a regular holiday and the like can be displayed on a display unit on the customer side, It has already been put to practical use in convenience stores and supermarkets. A conventional merchandise sales data registration processing apparatus having an image display function of this kind is provided with an image data memory for storing still image data of an advertisement image and a message image in a display order. Are sequentially read out and displayed on the display unit on the customer side in a fixed time unit. [0004] By the way, it is desirable that an advertisement image or the like displayed on the customer side display section of the merchandise sales data registration processing device can be changed according to the customer group of shoppers. For example, an advertisement image of a product for women is displayed in the evening when there are many housewife groups, and an advertisement image of a product for young people is displayed in the night when there are many students, so that the advertising effect is increased. However, in the conventional merchandise sales data registration processing device having an image display function, if the display pattern is to be changed for each time zone, the sales registration operation must be interrupted and the data in the image data memory must be reset every time. Must
There was a problem that it was difficult to respond. Accordingly, the present invention provides a merchandise sales data registration processing apparatus capable of automatically switching a display pattern such as an advertisement image sequentially displayed on a display unit on the customer side to a desired pattern according to a time zone. What you want to do. According to the present invention, a display unit is provided on each of an operation surface side and a customer surface side, and sales data of each product registered by the product registration means is sold to a storage unit. In the merchandise sales data registration processing device for registering and displaying on the display unit, a plurality of types of image data
Along with the image data file that is stored in advance together with the existing number, the number of the image data and its table as display pattern data of the image data to be displayed in that time zone for each time zone
A time zone display pattern storage unit is provided for storing the indicated time in display order . In addition, a clock unit for measuring time is provided. Then, the control unit stores the time-slot-based display pattern storage unit.
Read the display pattern data of the time zone corresponding to the time measured by the clock section from the display pattern data of each time zone.
From the read display pattern data
Number and display time are obtained in the order of display, and this obtained number
Image data from the image data file
At the same time as displaying on the display, the acquired display time is counted,
Every time the display time is measured,
Determine whether the corresponding time zone has been updated, and
If not, the next time from the display pattern data of the current time zone
To get the image data numbers and their display times in the display order of
If it has been updated, the display pattern of the updated time zone
It is designed to read turn data . An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In this embodiment, 24
A case where the present invention is applied to a POS terminal for a store which is open for hours will be described. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a main part of a POS terminal according to the embodiment. This POS terminal has a CPU (Central Processing System) as a control unit main body.
singUnit) 1. Further, a ROM (Read Only Memoly) 2 in which fixed data is stored in advance, a RAM (Random Access Memoly) 3 in which variable data is stored, and an FDD (Floppy Disk) for accessing a floppy disk 4.
k Drive) FDD controller 6 for controlling device 5, HDD for accessing hard disk 7a (see FIG. 3)
(Hard Disc Drive) An HDD controller 8 for controlling the device 7, a clock unit 9 for measuring the current date and time, and a communication interface 10 for controlling data communication with a host device connected through a transmission line are mounted. The POS terminal further includes an I / O port 13 for inputting a signal from a mode switch 11 and outputting a signal to a drawer 12, and a keyboard controller 1 for controlling a keyboard 14 and receiving an input key signal.
5. A scanner controller 17 for controlling the barcode scanner 16 to take in the read barcode data, a printer controller 19 for controlling the printer 18 to control receipt printing, journal printing, etc., and a display 2 on the operation surface side
A display controller 22 for controlling the display 21 on the customer side and the customer side and displaying characters, images, and the like corresponding to the display data is mounted. And the CPU 1
And ROM2, RAM3, FDD controller 6, HD
D controller 8, clock unit 9, communication interface 1
0, I / O port 13, keyboard controller 15,
Scanner controller 17, Printer controller 19
The display controller 22 is connected to the display controller 22 via bus lines 23 such as an address bus and a data bus. [0010] The mode switch 11 is provided with "registration",
A control switch for selecting various business modes such as "inspection", "payment", and "setting" and instructing the CPU 1 to execute them. Here, “registration” means that when product sales registration is performed by a product registration unit such as the keyboard 14 and the scanner 16, sales data such as the number of sales and the sales amount of the registered product is acquired and formed in the RAM 3. When the sales registration processing is performed in the registration memory and displayed on the operation surface display 20 and the customer surface display 21, and the end of registration of the purchased product of one customer is declared by the closing key provided on the keyboard 14,
In this mode, the change operation is performed, the change amount is displayed on the operation surface display 20 and the customer surface display 21, and the receipt is printed and issued by the printer 18. The “inspection” is a mode of a business in which the contents of the registration memory in which sales data of each product has been sales-registered by the “registration” operation are printed out on a recording paper by a printer as an inspection report. "" Is a mode in which the contents of the registration memory are printed out on a recording paper by a printer as a settlement report in the same way as the "Inspection" work, and then the registration memory is cleared. This is a business mode in which important data is set in the RAM 3 in advance. The customer surface display 21 is a display device (CRT display, liquid crystal display, etc.) capable of displaying image information, and displays its display screen as shown in FIG. Is divided into a customer display area 21A for displaying customer management information and a still image area 21B for displaying still images such as advertisement images and message images. That is, the POS terminal has a function of displaying, in the still image area 21B of the customer surface display 21, an advertisement image of a recommended product or the like and a message image notifying a shopper of a special sale date, a regular holiday, or the like. As one means for realizing this image display function, as shown in FIG. 3, various kinds of still image data are stored together with a unique still image number on a hard disk 7a accessible by the HDD device 7. A still image data file 30 stored in advance is formed.
Incidentally, the still image data file 30 receives the file data recorded on the floppy disk 4 via the FDD device 5 and loads it on the hard disk 7a, or receives the file data from the host device connected via the communication interface 10. Then, by downloading to the hard disk 7a, it is updated to the latest version as needed. As shown in FIG. 4, the POS terminal includes, as one means for realizing the image display function, a still image display information table 41 as a time zone display pattern storage unit, as shown in FIG. Work area 42
And a counter 43. The still image display information table 41 stores the still image number k and the still image number k of the still image data to be displayed in the time zone corresponding to the start time and the end time of the time zone in which the day is divided into minute units every hour. An area for storing the display time t (in units of seconds) in the display order, for example, a data of a still image number k and a display time t corresponding to a display pattern of a desired still image data for each time zone in a “setting” operation. Is set in advance. In this embodiment, up to 30 still image numbers k per hour
And the display time t can be set. The work area 42 displays one hour data corresponding to the current time among the data (still image number k, display time t) for each time zone set in the still image display information table 41. This area is stored for each rank n.
The counter 43 counts the display order n of the work area 42. In this POS terminal, as one means for realizing the image display function, a program is configured so that the CPU 1 always executes the still image display control processing shown in the flowchart of FIG. I have. That is, for example, when this still image display control process is started in response to the end of the pre-opening business, the CPU 1
(Step) As 1, the current time measured by the clock unit 9 is read. Next, as ST2, the work area 42
Clear Next, as ST3, the still picture display information table 41 is searched based on the current time data read from the clock section 9, and the still picture display pattern data (still picture number k) of the time zone to which the current time belongs is retrieved. And display time t),
They are set in the work area 42 in the display order. Next, ST4
After the count value (display order) n of the counter 43 is once initialized to [0], the count value n of the counter 43 is counted up by [1] in ST5.
Thereafter, as ST6, the data of the still image number k and the display time t whose display order is nth is read from the work area 42. At this time, it is determined whether or not the still image number k is [0] in ST7. If the still image number k is [0], the process returns to ST4. If it is confirmed in ST7 that the still picture number k is other than [0], the still picture data of the still picture number k is read from the still picture data file 30 in ST8. Next, in ST9, the still image data is displayed in the still image area 21B of the customer display 21. At the same time, CP
When the timeout value of the display timer incorporated in the U is set to the display time t read from the work area 42 in ST7, the timer operation of the display timer is started. Thereafter, if it is confirmed in ST10 that the display timer has timed out, the current time measured by the clock unit 9 is read again in ST11. Then, in ST12, it is determined whether the current time belongs to the next time zone instead of the time zone corresponding to the display pattern data set in the work area 42, that is, whether the time zone has been updated. If the time zone has not been updated, the process returns to ST5. On the other hand, if the time zone has been updated, the process returns to ST2. The POS of the present embodiment configured as described above
In the terminal, while the store is open, the still image display pattern data (still image number k and display time t) of the time zone to which the current time measured by the clock unit 14 belongs is read from the still image display information table 41 and the work is performed. It is set in the area 42. Then, according to the still image display pattern data set in the work area 42, the still image data file 3
The still image set to 0 is selectively displayed in the still image area 21B of the customer display 21. For example, FIG.
It is assumed that the still image display pattern data shown in FIG. In this case, the still image data identified by the still image number k = 13 is first selected from the still image data file 30 in the still image area 21B of the customer display 21 as shown in FIG. Still image data displayed for 60 seconds, subsequently identified by still image number k = 10 from still image data file 30 and displayed for 60 seconds, and then still image data identified by still image number k = 4 Is selected from the still image data file 30 and displayed for 30 seconds. Thereafter, the still image data identified by the still image number k = 13 is selected again from the still image data file 30 and displayed for 60 seconds. Thus, in this time zone, the still image data identified by the still image number k = 13, the still image data identified by the still image number k = 10, and the still image number k = 4
And the still image data identified by are displayed periodically and repeatedly. Thereafter, it is assumed that the time zone is updated, and the still image display pattern data shown in FIG. Then, in the still image area 21B of the customer display 21, the still image data identified by the still image number k = 10 is first selected from the still image data file 30 as shown in FIG. Displayed for seconds,
Subsequently, the still image data identified by the still image number k = 4 is selected from the still image data file 30 and displayed for 30 seconds. Thereafter, the still image data identified by the still image number k = 10 is selected again from the still image data file 30 and displayed for 60 seconds. Thus, in this time zone, the still image data identified by the still image number k = 10 and the still image data identified by the still image number k = 4 are periodically and repeatedly displayed. As described above, according to the POS terminal of the present embodiment, depending on the data setting of the still image number k and the display time t for each time zone in the still image display information table 41, the stationary state of the customer side display 21 is determined. The display pattern of a still image such as an advertisement image that is sequentially and periodically displayed in the image area 21B can be automatically switched to a desired pattern in accordance with a time zone. Therefore, for example, in the evening when there are many housewife segments, advertisement images for women's products are displayed, during lunch breaks when there are many salaried workers, advertisement images for salaryman products are displayed, and in the evening when there are many student demographics, advertisements for products for young people are displayed. Operations such as displaying images can be easily realized,
Great advertising effects can be obtained. In the above embodiment, the advertisement image or the like displayed on the display unit on the customer side is described as a still image, but may be a moving image. Also, the screen of the customer surface display 21 is divided into two, and an advertisement image or the like is displayed on one of the screens (still image area) 21. A segment display for displaying sales data, change data, and the like may be used, and the other may be an image display for displaying an advertisement image or the like. The time zone set in the still image display information table 41 is not limited to every hour, but is
It may be every hour or every three hours. Further, it is not necessary that the time interval is constant. In addition, the number of images per time slot is 30.
The number may be more than one. 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 or an electronic toll scale. As described in detail above, according to the present invention,
It is possible to provide a product sales data registration processing device that can automatically switch a display pattern such as an advertisement image sequentially displayed on a display unit on the customer side to a desired pattern according to a time zone.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of a POS terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 shows a customer display 21 in the POS terminal.
The figure which shows the example of a screen structure. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of a still image data file mounted on the POS terminal. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a main memory area formed in a RAM of the POS terminal. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of still image display control executed by the CPU of the POS terminal. FIG. 6 is a diagram used to explain the operation of the POS terminal. FIG. 7 is a view used to explain the operation of the POS terminal. [Description of Signs] 1 CPU 20 Operation surface display 21 Customer surface display 21A Customer display area 21B Still image area 30 Still image data file 41 Still image display information table 42 Work area 43 Counter

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] [Claim 1] Sales registration processing is performed in the storage unit, which has display units on the operation side and the customer side, respectively, and stores sales data of each product registered for sale by the product registration unit in the storage unit. In addition, in the merchandise sales data registration processing device to be displayed on the display unit, an image data file in which a plurality of types of image data are previously stored together with a unique number, and an image data file to be displayed in the time zone for each time zone The number of the image data as display pattern data and its display time
A time-segment display pattern storage unit that stores the intervals in the display order; a clock unit that measures the time; and a time zone that is stored in the time-segment display pattern storage unit.
Of reading the display pattern data of the time zone corresponding to the time measured by the clock section out of the display pattern data of
From the display pattern data read by this means.
Means for acquiring data numbers and their display times in display order
And the image data of the number obtained by this means
Read from a file and display it on the display on the customer side
Means for measuring the display time acquired at the same time, and said clock each time said display time is measured by said means.
Whether the time zone corresponding to the time measured by the department has been updated
Judgment is made, and if not updated, the current time zone table
Of the image data in the following display order from the display pattern data
And its display time, and if it has been updated,
Read the display pattern data of the updated time zone
And means for registering merchandise sales data.