JP3778608B2 - Cash register - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a cash register having an order storage function used in restaurants and the like.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In a restaurant or the like, a store clerk inputs customer service data such as a menu ordered by a customer and a customer table number into a cash register by operating a keyboard (panel surface) and stores it in a built-in memory.
Then, when the customer performs checkout, the store clerk operates the keyboard to input a keyword such as a slip number or a seat number attached to the slip received from the customer into the cash register. As a result, the customer service data and the transaction amount relating to the customer are displayed on the cash register display.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the conventional cash register, the clerk inputs the slip number, keyword, etc. at the time of liquidation. For example, when the customer loses the slip and does not know the slip number, the clerk forgets the keyword, etc. When a situation arises, there is a problem that the customer service data cannot be retrieved in the cash register.
Further, when the check number and the keyword are input by operating the keyboard every time the checkout is performed, there is a problem that the checkout operation takes time and effort and the operability is poor.
[0004]
The present invention has been made in view of the above-described prior art, and an object thereof is to provide a cash register that can reliably and easily retrieve customer service data stored in a built-in memory at the time of settlement.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art and achieve the above-described object, the cash register of the present invention inputs customer service data for each customer from a keyboard and stores it in a storage means. A list of partial customer service data indicating at least an identification number and a customer service name among the customer customer service data is displayed on the display means, and the partial customer service in the list is displayed by operating the keyboard during the list display. When one of the business data is designated, the customer corresponding to the designated partial customer service data is identified as a customer to be liquidated, and when the customer to be liquidated is identified, a sales / accounting screen is displayed on the display means. The order item and the total amount indicated by the customer service data of the identified customer are displayed on the display means.
[0006]
In the cash register of the present invention, the partial customer service data displayed on the display means further includes at least one of the number of customers, the order time, and the total amount.
[0007]
In the cash register of the present invention, first, in accordance with the display signal from the processing means, the display means displays the attached data including at least the identification number and the name of the customer servicer included in the customer service data stored in the storage means. The Therefore, for example, even when a customer loses a voucher, the store clerk can identify the customer with a high probability from the name of the customer service representative, and can retrieve the customer service data. Next, the user specifies customer service data to be cleared by operating the keyboard. Thus, the order item and the total amount included in the selected customer service data are displayed on the display means. The store clerk performs checkout while referring to this display.
[0008]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The cash register according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described below.
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of the cash register 1 of the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a schematic external view of the cash register 1 shown in FIG.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the cash register 1 includes a processing unit 3, a memory 4, a keyboard 5, and a display 6.
For example, after the customer service, the store clerk operates the keyboard 5 of the cash register 1 to display the customer service data including the table number, the slip number, the number of customers, the name of the person in charge, the time when the order is started, the contents of the order, and the total price. And the customer service data is stored in the memory 4.
[0009]
The processing unit 3 includes, for example, a CPU and a built-in memory. The processing unit 3 reads the customer service data stored in the memory 4 in response to the operation of the keyboard 5 by the store clerk.
In addition, when the processing unit 3 inputs an operation signal S5 corresponding to the operation of the keyboard 5 by the store clerk, the processing unit 3 performs a predetermined process based on the operation signal S5 and outputs display data S3 corresponding to the processing result to the display 6. To do.
[0010]
Next, the screen of the display 6 displayed according to the processing of the processing unit 3 will be described.
Here, a case will be described in which customer data relating to tables with table numbers “050”, “023”, “002”, “008”, “033”, and “001” is stored in the memory 4.
The processing unit 3 displays the table number and the slip number as the identification numbers included in each customer service data, the number of customers as the attached data, the name of the person in charge, the time when the order was started, and the total amount displayed. Is generated.
The display 6 displays a list of customer service data based on the display data S3, for example, as shown in FIG.
[0011]
In the display shown in FIG. 3A, “TBL #” is the desk number, “CHK #” is the slip number, “GST #” is the number of customers, “CSHR / SRVR #” is the name of the person in charge, and “TIME” is the order "BALANCE" indicates the total amount of money. Further, “■” indicates a cursor.
Figure 3 shows in (A) "C-UP" movement of the cursor, "C-DWN" is moved under the cursor, "UP" is the previous screen display, "DOWN" next screen display "X / “TIME” indicates a confirmation key, and “CLEAR” indicates screen erasure.
[0012]
Here, “C-UP”, “C-DWN”, “UP”, “DOWN”, “X / TIME”, and “CLEAR” correspond to the buttons of the keyboard 5, and the user operates the keyboard 5. In response to this, the corresponding operation signal S5 is output to the processing unit 3, and the corresponding processing is performed in the processing unit 3. For example, when the user presses the button corresponding to “C-DWN” in the state shown in FIG. 3A, “■” indicating the cursor moves downward as shown in FIG. 3B.
[0013]
Further, when the user presses the button corresponding to “X / TIME” with a finger, as shown in FIG. 3C, the display 6 displays the normal sales related to the desk corresponding to the position of the cursor in FIG.・ It becomes an accounting screen.
In FIG. 3C, the table number “TBL #”, the slip number “CHK #”, the number of customers “GST #”, and the name of the person in charge “CSHR / SRVR #” are displayed in the first column.
In the second column and below, the contents of the order and the price of each ordered item are displayed.
[0014]
Next, a method for using the cash register 1 will be described.
First, customer service data is stored in the memory 4 by the operation of the keyboard 5 by the store clerk.
After that, among the customer service data related to the plurality of tables stored in the memory 4, the data of “TBL #”, “CHK #”, “GST #”, “CSHR / SRVR #”, “TIME”, and “BALANCE” are displayed. A display signal S3 is output from the processing unit 3 to the display 6. As a result, an image as shown in FIG. 3A is displayed on the display 6.
[0015]
When the store clerk performs settlement for the customer with the table number “033”, the store clerk presses the button corresponding to “C-DWN” shown in FIG. As shown in B), it is moved to the position of the table number “033”.
At this time, as shown in FIG. 3A, the display 6 displays the desk number, the slip number, the number of customers, the name of the person in charge, the time when the order was started, and the total amount. a If you lost to the document number is not known, even if the clerk has forgotten the table number, the customer to easily perform liquidation from other display data can be retrieved customer data to be specific.
[0016]
Next, the store clerk presses the “X / TIME” button on the keyboard 5 in the state shown in FIG. As a result, the display 6 displays as shown in FIG.
The store clerk learns from the display on the display 6 shown in FIG. 3C that the customer to be liquidated ordered 1800 yen steak and 500 yen soup, and the total amount was 2300 yen. Perform the procedure.
[0017]
As described above, according to the cash register 1, in addition to the identification number such as the desk number or the slip number, the attached data such as the number of customers, the name of the person in charge, the time when the order is started and the total amount is displayed. Therefore, the store clerk can accurately and easily specify the customer service data of the customer to be liquidated. Therefore, it is possible to improve the accuracy and efficiency of the settlement operation.
Further, in the cash register 1, the store clerk does not need to input an identification number or the like from the keyboard 5 and is excellent in operability.
[0018]
The present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above. For example, the attached data displayed on the list display screen shown in FIG. 3A is not limited to the data shown in FIG. 3A as long as it is data useful for identifying customers. Moreover, the display mode of the identification number and the attached data on the display 6 is not limited to that shown in FIGS.
[0019]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the cash register of the present invention, the customer service data stored in the built-in memory can be reliably and easily taken out at the time of liquidation, and the efficiency of the liquidation work can be achieved.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a cash register according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a schematic external view of the cash register shown in FIG. 1;
3 is a diagram showing a display on the display shown in FIG. 1, in which (A) is a list display screen, and (B) is a list after the cursor is moved downward from the state of (A). (C) is a screen when the confirmation key is designated in the state shown in (B).
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Cash register 3 ... Processing part 4 ... Memory 5 ... Keyboard 6 ... Display

Claims (2)

Enter the customer service data for each customer from the keyboard and store it in the storage means.
For a plurality of customers, display a list of partial customer service data indicating at least an identification number and a customer service name among the customer service data of the customer,
When one of the partial customer service data in the list display is designated by operating the keyboard during the list display, the customer corresponding to the designated partial customer service data is specified as a customer to be liquidated,
When the customer to be liquidated is specified, a sales / accounting screen is displayed on the display means, and the order item and the total amount indicated by the customer service data of the specified customer are displayed on the display means. Cash register. 2. The cash register according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the number of customers, the order time, and the total amount is further included in a part of the partial customer service data displayed on the display unit.

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