JP3468638B2 - Measuring device, measuring method, and material purchasing system - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a weighing device adapted to display a required quantity or an appropriate quantity of an object to be weighed.

[0002] In recent years, consumer needs are diversifying and purchase amounts are becoming smaller. In response to such a tendency, there is a demand for a system capable of supporting the decision making of consumers at the time of purchasing, and increasing the sales of the store and reducing the defective inventory.

[0003]

2. Description of the Related Art Fresh food products such as fruits and vegetables, meat, or fresh fish are sold by weight in supermarkets or department stores. Traditional scales are arranged side by side in those sales floors, and the salesperson weighs the amount presented by the consumer (customer) for sale. In most cases, the sales amount is calculated automatically by a balance.

Major chain store supermarkets also analyze the amount of hot-selling items (price zone) and pack the amount to sell. In addition, the unit price of the product is registered on the scale, and when the consumer puts the product on the scale and inputs the product, the unit price of the product and the weight and the amount of money of the product on the scale are displayed so that the consumer can At the time of confirmation, a barcode sticker price tag indicating the price of the product is output, and it is also sold by registering it at the cash register.

[0005]

These fresh food products are usually used as ingredients for finished foods. When consumers purchase fresh food products, what to buy and how much to buy Must be decided by the consumer who actually cooks. In other words, it is necessary for the consumer himself to decide the required quantity of the product to be purchased, and there is no way to confirm whether or not the quantity is sufficient.

[0006] For this reason, many consumers, who are housewives, calculate the ingredients required for cooking and the required amount of them while looking at a cookbook, and make a memo to go to shopping. Step on. However, taking such a procedure is quite troublesome. Therefore, it is necessary to perform rough calculations, to think only in the mind and not to make a memo, or to go to the sales floor and think. Therefore, it is often the case that unnecessary materials are purchased or the amount of materials is wrong.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and when a consumer purchases a product such as cooking ingredients,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a weighing device capable of easily confirming the required quantity of products to be purchased.

[0008]

The weighing device according to the invention of claim 1 is for producing a finished product per unit quantity.
The required quantity of materials used in the
Described together with the code that identifies the finished product
Enter the recorded material table and the code to enter the above code
Force means, material input means for inputting a material name, and the material
Input from multiple finished products recorded in the table
To create a finished product corresponding to the code given above
Corresponding to the entered material name of the above materials required for
The required material quantity display means for displaying the quantity of materials
And a weighing means for weighing and displaying the recording material .

The weighing device according to the invention of claim 2 is an input device.
Enter the number of finished products created corresponding to the above code
And a means for displaying the required quantity of the material.
Is the required number of said materials corresponding to the input production quantity
Let the quantity be the quantity of the material corresponding to the entered material name.
The weighing means corresponds to the input created quantity.
Is configured to weigh and display the material.

The weighing device according to the invention of claim 3 is an input device.
Name of finished product corresponding to the above code and input
Output means to output information about the created quantity
Configured.

The weighing method according to the invention of claim 4 provides the customer with
Identify the finished product and the finished product in the materials passed
Enter the code and the finished product per unit quantity
The required quantity of material used to create the
The material code recorded with the code corresponding to the finished product
A table and enter the code
And the step of entering the material name, and in the material table
From the plurality of finished products recorded,
Required to create a finished product corresponding to the code,
Number of materials corresponding to the entered material name among the above materials
Displaying the quantity and weighing and displaying the material
And steps. Material according to the invention of claim 5
The purchasing system is used to create the finished goods
Of required material and required quantity to create
Material table to record with flag indicating whether or not
Enter the material name input method to enter the charge name and the entered material name.
As for the applicable materials, the finished products are made with the materials.
Material required quantity display hand that displays the required quantity to make
Tiers and meters for weighing and displaying the materials purchased by the customer.
Record the weighing means and the material weighed by the weighing means
And the recording means required to create the finished product.
And all materials indicated by the flag will be recorded
Value to be processed for price discount when recorded in the method
And a pulling processing means. According to the weighing device of the present invention, the actual amount of the material placed on the weighing pan or the like and displayed is displayed, and the quantity of the material for the input material name, for example, the quantity of finished products to be created is displayed. The required quantity or appropriate quantity is displayed. The user can adjust the actual amount of material with reference to the displayed amount.

When the required quantity of materials is displayed, the required quantity per unit quantity stored in the material table is stored by inputting the quantity of finished products created, for example, the number of people in the cooking menu and the name of the material. Is calculated based on. If there are multiple finished products, enter the finished product name as well.

The information about the finished product and the quantity to be produced is recorded on a magnetic card, an IC card or the like by being output from the output means, printed on a sheet as a bar code or the like, or stored in a memory. These pieces of information are used when the weighing by the weighing device is repeatedly performed, and are useful for simplifying the input by the finished product input means or the quantity input means.

The material name or finished product includes not only so-called names but also numbers or codes for identifying them.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 shows a weighing device 13 according to the present invention.
It is a top view of the supermarket MK to which is applied.

In the supermarket MK, the POS system 1 is installed, and the POS terminals 11, 11 ... Installed in the cash register RG are connected to a store controller (not shown). A service terminal 12, which is also connected to the store controller, is installed near the entrance of the supermarket MK. The service terminal 12 is for the convenience of the customer's shopping, and when the customer comes to the store, various items are registered in the customer card issued exclusively for each customer.

The measuring devices 13a, 13b, ... According to the present invention are installed at each corner of the food section in the store.
All or a part of these weighing devices 13a, 13b ... May be referred to as the weighing device 13. The weighing device 13 displays the weight and the amount of the commodity or material sold by weight, and displays the proper amount of the commodity that the customer should purchase according to the information input by the customer. The purchase slip TG1 recording the amount of money is printed and output. Details will be described later. In addition, in this specification, a product and a material may be used with the same meaning.

The service terminal 12 and the weighing device 13 are P
It is built into the OS system 1 and is connected to a store controller or the like by a line. Unit price data for the product is downloaded from the store controller to the weighing device 13.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the weighing device 13 according to the present invention, FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a menu table TBM stored in the weighing device 13, and FIG.
It is a figure which shows the example of the screen HG displayed on FIG.

In FIG. 2, the weighing device 13 includes a weighing pan 21 on which a product is placed, a load cell 22 for converting a weight into an electric signal, a measuring section 23 for performing measurement based on an electric signal output from the load cell 22, and an input key 24. , Card reader / writer 25, processing unit 26, printer 27, display unit 28,
And a menu table TBM and the like stored in the storage device.

The input key 24 is for inputting necessary data by selecting a menu or products, inputting the number of persons, and the like. The card reader / writer 25 is for sliding a customer card to read its contents, inputting necessary data such as inputting a menu number or the number of people into the weighing device 13, and recording necessary data in the customer card. Is.

The processing unit 26 obtains an appropriate amount for the product based on the input data and the menu table TBM, displays the appropriate amount on the display unit 28 together with the product name, etc. Further, the printer 27 displays the purchase slip TG1. To print. The purchase slip TG1 is formed by printing a product number, weight, amount and the like as a bar code on a sheet of paper having an adhesive applied on the back surface. The customer is the printed purchase slip T
After wrapping the product, G1 is attached to an appropriate place on the surface of the wrapping. The printer 27 can also print the entered menu number NMN, the number of persons, etc. as a barcode.

In FIG. 3, the menu table TBM has a menu number NMN, a menu name MEN, and a material name F.
Each item of OD, quantity QPN per person, unit price UPC, essential flag RMK is provided. In the example of FIG. 3, for the menu name MEN “curry” whose menu number NMN is “101”, “potato” “onion” “beef”
The quantity QPN and unit price UPC per person of each material name FOD such as are registered. The essential flag RMK is for reference when discounting for customers, and is an essential flag RMK for one menu name MEN.
When all the materials with the material name FOD marked with are purchased and the amount of the material is equal to or more than a predetermined amount, the discount process of a certain amount of money is automatically performed.

In FIG. 4, the screen HG1 of the display unit 28 displays the menu name, number of people, material name, proper amount, weight, amount of money, and the like. This screen HG1 is displayed in a state where the menu number NMN or the like has been input and the materials are placed on the weighing pan 21.

Now, in this supermarket MK,
As a service to customers, several kinds of cooking menus are created every day, which are described on the leaflet LFT and distributed to homes. That is, the supermarket MK proposes a cooking menu to each household, assists the housewife in determining the cooking menu, and promotes the sales of the ingredients. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the leaflet LFT.

In FIG. 5, the leaflet LFT displays the name of the supermarket MK and the leaflet number NLF. For today's menus such as "curry" and "sukiyaki", the menu number NMN, the material name FOD, and the quantity per person are displayed. QPN, amount (unit price) UPC, etc. are described.

The customer can determine today's menu by looking at this leaflet LFT. One customer, CU1,
It was decided to make "curry" for 5 people. In the following, the case where the customer CU1 buys the material for five "curry" at the supermarket MK is taken as an example, and the weighing device 13
The operation or processing of the POS system 1 of the supermarket MK including will be described.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing the overall flow of shopping at the supermarket MK, FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing the flow of store registration, and FIG. 8 is a flow chart showing the flow of product selection.

The customer CU1 remembers the leaflet number NLF and the menu number NMN of the leaflet LFT, or brings the leaflet LFT and goes to the supermarket MK.
At the entrance of the supermarket MK, after registering to enter the store by the service terminal 12 (# 11), shopping in the store (# 12), and after paying at the cash register RG (# 1)
3) Leave the store. You can shop for curry ingredients at each corner, such as the fruits and vegetables corner and the meat section, or at the curry corner where all the ingredients are available.

In the store registration, the customer CU1 inserts his / her customer card into the service terminal 12 (# 21), and inputs the leaflet number NLF and the menu number NMN from the input device provided in the service terminal 12 (# 22). ), And input the number of people (# 23). The customer card stores the identification number, name, address, etc. of the customer CU1, and also records the discount points or the amount of money associated with the purchase of the product. In some cases, it doubles as a credit card,
In that case, it is possible to settle the product price with a customer card. Service terminal 12 by customer CU1
When inputting into, the service terminal 12 displays a message prompting for such input, and the input may be performed according to the display. However, these inputs are not indispensable, and it is possible to leave them out by the selection of the customer CU1. When the confirmation is input after the data is input, the customer card in which the input data is recorded is ejected (# 24), so that the customer CU1 carries out shopping with the customer card.

Customer CU1 buys a potato at the fruits and vegetables corner. In that case, the customer card is used for the weighing device 1
It is read into the card reader / writer 25 of 3 (# 3
1). As a result, the material name FOD for the menu number NMN recorded on the customer card is displayed on the display unit 28. By selecting the material name FOD which is actually to be purchased from among them by using the input key 24. , Input the material name FOD (# 32).

Further, since the number of persons recorded in the customer card is displayed, if it is desired to change it, the number of persons after the change is input (# 33). Menu number N on customer card
If the MN is not recorded, that is, if the menu number NMN is not input at the service terminal 12, the input key 24 of the weighing device 13 is operated to operate the menu number NMN or menu name MEN, material name FOD, And the number of people (# 32, 33). Here, the menu name MEN "curry", the menu number NMN "101",
Enter the material name FOD “potato” for the number of people “5”.

The weighing device 13 has a menu table TBM.
QPN per person for "potato" which is the material of menu number NMN "101" registered in
The appropriate amount "1000" is calculated by multiplying "200" by "5" and displayed on the display unit 28 (# 34).

The customer CU1 places an appropriate amount of potatoes displayed on the product stand on the weighing pan 21 with reference to the displayed appropriate amount (# 35). As shown in FIG. 4, for example, the actual weight of the potato at that time is displayed on the display unit 28 (# 36). Therefore, the amount of potato is adjusted to be adjusted (# 37). If the weight of the potato is sufficient, the input key 24 is operated to input confirmation (# 38).

When the confirmation is input, the weighing device 13 prints the commodity number, weight, amount, etc. of the potatoes as a bar code and outputs it as a purchase slip TG1 (# 39). The customer CU1 puts a potato in a packaging bag installed in the vicinity and seals it, and then attaches the purchase slip TG1 output to an appropriate place on the surface of the packaging bag (#
40).

Subsequently, the customer CU1 purchases onions, carrots and the like in the same manner as described above. Also purchase beef and curry roux in the same way. The material name FOD purchased by the customer CU1 and its weight and amount are recorded in the weighing device 13 or the store controller. When all the materials of the material name FOD with the essential flag RMK of the menu table TBM are purchased in a predetermined amount or more, a certain discounting process is performed. At this time, the discount process is performed according to the minimum number of people who purchased.

When the customer CU1 buys a necessary item, the customer CU1 makes a payment at the cash register RG. At this time, payment may be made in cash, or payment may be made using a customer card. Thus, in the supermarket MK, menu number NMN,
By inputting the material name FOD and the number of persons, the appropriate amount of the material is displayed on the display unit 28 of the weighing device 13, so that the required quantity of the material can be easily confirmed, and the amount of the material can be adjusted accordingly. You can adjust the quantity and purchase. Therefore, there is no risk of purchasing unnecessary materials or making a mistake in the amount of materials.

Further, the customer CU1 can decide the menu by the leaflet LFT and can easily purchase the material necessary for the menu, so that he / she can be free from the trouble of thinking about the menu. No more forgetting to buy materials. It is easier to buy if you buy them all at the curry corner. That is, the weighing device 13 cooperates with the menu and displays the material name FOD and its appropriate amount according to the menu, so that the customer CU1 is very convenient to purchase the material.

Moreover, even for the supermarket MK, the material can be actively sold, which leads to sales promotion. In particular, since fresh food products do not last long, it is necessary to sell the purchased materials immediately.However, for materials with large stocks, stocks, seasonal products, and other materials with variable stocks, By devising a menu that uses and placing it on the leaflet LFT, those materials can be actively sold, and product management can be effectively performed.

Further, by discounting the combination of essential products, it is possible to promote sales and reduce defective inventory due to the tying effect. FIG. 9 shows a POS of another embodiment.
3 is a flowchart showing the overall flow of the operation or operation of the system 1.

In the embodiment shown in the flowchart of FIG. 6, the purchase slip TG1 is printed in product selection and attached to the packaging bag, but in the embodiment shown in the flowchart of FIG. 9, confirmation input is made in product selection A. (# 12A, see # 31-38 in FIG. 8) after performing the
1 deposits with a customer card, a credit card other than that, or cash (# 12B).

The weighing device 13 confirms that the received amount of money and the amount of material placed on the weighing pan 21 match each other, and automatically wraps the material placed on the weighing pan 21 (# 12C). The customer CU1 needs to have the automatically wrapped package and leave the supermarket MK without paying at the cash register RG.

Instead of the automatic packaging, the weighing device 13 may discharge a shopping bag which means “payment completed”, and the customer CU1 may put the material in the shopping bag. Further, even when the balance is not settled in the weighing device 13, the automatic packaging may be performed or the shopping bag may be discharged when the confirmation is input.

FIG. 10 shows a weighing device 13 according to another embodiment.
It is a front view which shows the external appearance of A. 10, parts having the same functions as those of the weighing device 13 in FIG. 2 are designated by the same reference numerals.

The weighing device 13A uses the input key 24 as
It has various buttons BT such as a shift button BT1 and a page button BT2. These buttons BT are displayed on a part of the screen HG of the display unit 28, and are input by touching them with a finger. Note that pressing the shift button BT1 changes the function of the other buttons BT. By pressing the page button BT2, the contents of the menu are changed. For the button BT displaying the material, the same customer CU1 highlights the material already purchased for one menu.

The weighing device 13A is provided with a wrap film 31 for automatic packaging, and a cutter 32 for cutting the wrap film 31 after wrapping the material.
Is provided.

In the above embodiment, the leaflet LFT is used.
Although the customer is informed of the cooking menu by the above, the cooking menu may be notified by a magazine that is regularly issued, a booklet such as a cooking book, other advertising paper, or data communication via the Internet.

In the above embodiment, various cards such as a magnetic card, a pet card, or an IC card can be used as the customer card. It should be noted that, without using the customer card, the information to be recorded on the customer card is printed as a bar code on a sheet and the customer carries it, and the bar code sheet is read by the weighing device 13 when the product is purchased. You may do it. Also, without using a customer card, necessary information can be stored in the store controller, the weighing device 13 or the PO in the supermarket MK.
The information may be stored in the S terminal 11 or the like, and the stored information may be called to perform necessary processing.

The customer identification number and menu number NM
A combination of N and N is input to the weighing device 13, and a history file using those as keys is created and held in the weighing device 13, and when the customer CU purchases additional material, the history is recorded by those keys. The file may be searched and necessary information may be retrieved.

In the above embodiment, the measuring section 23 corresponds to the weighing means in the present invention, the input key 24 corresponds to the material input means, the quantity input means, and the finished product input means, and the card reader / writer 25 is the output means. The processing unit 26 and the display unit 28 correspond to a material quantity display means and a material required quantity display means, the printer 27 corresponds to an output means, and the menu table TBM corresponds to a material table.

In the above embodiment, the weighing device 13,
13A configuration, type or arrangement of input keys 24, display unit 2
The configuration, arrangement, display contents of the screen HG1 of 8 and other configurations or operations of the POS system 1 in the supermarket MK can be appropriately changed in accordance with the gist of the present invention.

The present invention can be applied not only to fresh food products, but also to various other products that are sold by weight such as fabrics, threads and buttons for making clothes.
In that case, the weighing device may be configured to weigh not only the weight but also the size or the number.

[0053]

According to the inventions of claims 1 to 5 ,
When a consumer purchases a product, the required quantity of the product to be purchased can be easily confirmed. Therefore, for example, there is no fear of purchasing unnecessary ingredients in the cooking menu or making a mistake in the amount of ingredients.

According to the first to fourth aspects of the invention, the target finished product can be easily selected from a large number of finished products. According to the invention of claim 3 , by using the output information, the input by the finished product input means or the quantity input means can be simplified. Contract
According to the invention of claim 5, sales increase due to tying effect
Therefore, defective stock can be reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a supermarket to which a weighing device according to the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a weighing device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a menu table stored in the weighing device.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the display unit of the weighing device.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a leaflet.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the overall flow of shopping in a supermarket.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the flow of store entry registration.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the flow of product selection.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the overall flow of shopping in another embodiment in a supermarket.

FIG. 10 is a front view showing the outer appearance of a weighing device according to another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

13, 13A Measuring device 23 Measuring unit (measuring means) 24 Input key (material input means, quantity input means, finished product input means) 25 Card reader / writer (output means) 26 Processing section (material quantity display means, necessary material quantity display) Means) 27 printer (output means) 28 display section (material quantity display means, material required quantity display means) TBM menu table (material table)

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Claims (5)

(57) [Claims] 1. A finished product per unit quantity is created.
Documents given to customers regarding the required quantity of materials used for
With the code that identifies the finished product listed in
A recording material table, a code input means for inputting the code, and materials input means for inputting a material name, or a plurality of finished products recorded in the material table
Create a finished product corresponding to the entered code
Entered material name of the above materials required to do
The required material quantity display procedure that displays the quantity of material corresponding to
A weighing device comprising: a step; and weighing means for weighing and displaying the material . 2. A finish corresponding to the entered code
It has a quantity input means for inputting the production quantity of the product, and the material required quantity display means is provided for the input production quantity.
The required quantity of the corresponding material, the material name entered
Is displayed as the quantity of the material corresponding to
The weighing device according to claim 1 , wherein the fee is measured and displayed . 3. The weighing device according to claim 2 , further comprising output means for outputting the product name of the finished product corresponding to the input code and the information about the input production quantity. 4. The finished product and the finished product are included in the materials handed to the customer.
The code that identifies the finished product and the code used to describe the finished product are used to create the finished product per unit quantity.
The required quantity of the
Can you provided materials table recording with over de, inputting the code, the steps of: inputting a material name, or a plurality of finished products recorded in the material table
Create a finished product corresponding to the entered code
Entered material name of the above materials required to do
And a step of displaying the quantity of the material corresponding to, and a step of weighing and displaying the material . 5. A material used for producing a finished product
The amount required and whether it is mandatory to create
The material table that records together with the flag that indicates, the material input means that inputs the material name, and the material that corresponds to the input material name
Therefore, display the quantity required to create the finished product.
Required material quantity display means and weighing means for measuring and displaying materials purchased by customers
And a recording hand that records the material weighed by the weighing means.
In the above-mentioned flag, it is essential to create a stage and a finished product.
Therefore, all the materials shown are recorded in the recording means.
In this case, a material purchase system comprising a discount processing means for processing the price discount .