JP4050866B2 - Gold voucher deposit system consisting of cash voucher deposit processing machine and cash register - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a voucher deposit system that is installed at a sales floor of a retail store or the like and includes a cash voucher deposit processing machine and a cash register for depositing vouchers such as gift certificates, and has been paid by a customer as a purchase price. The present invention relates to a system that prevents the occurrence of a cashing act when there is a change amount in a gift certificate.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Many devices for processing a gift certificate have been proposed so far, but there has been no disclosure of how to handle the prevention of cash exchange, which is one of the features of gift certificates, in terms of machine processing.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
As a restriction on the use of gift certificates, when a change is generated when a product is purchased with a gift certificate, and the amount of change exceeds the face value of the gift certificate used, the gift certificate is effectively converted into cash. It is said that it must not be paid as change. As a typical example of such a case, when a customer purchases a product of 8980 yen and pays out with nine gift cards with a face value of 1000 yen, he or she gives ten pieces, or deliberately exchanges ten or more pieces for the purpose of cashing. This is the case. In that case, if it is manual processing, it seems that the cashier will not notice abnormally at the stage of counting the number of sheets, but in the case of mechanical processing, only the sum of the normal face value (face value) 1) a gift certificate of 10,000 yen and 10 gift certificates with a face value of 1000 yen are not distinguished from each other), and there is a possibility that such an abnormality may not be noticed.
[0004]
The present invention has been made in the circumstances as described above, and the object of the present invention is simply to deduct the face value of the vouchers when depositing a voucher such as a gift certificate paid by a customer as a purchase price. Providing a cash voucher deposit system consisting of a cash voucher deposit processing machine and a cash register that can prevent the occurrence of cashing by treating it as detailed data consisting of face value and number of sheets, instead of treating it as a sum of amounts There is.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention relates to a voucher deposit system comprising a voucher deposit processing machine for depositing a voucher such as a gift voucher paid by a customer as a purchase price, and a cash register having a function of registering sales amount information about the purchased product. relates, the object of the present invention, the cash register comprises a communication means for transmitting the sales information to the gold notes deposit processing machine, the gold notes deposit processing machine, provided on said gold notes and identification means for reading the denomination code you are, and a communication interface for receiving the sales information that has been transmitted from the cash register, of gold notes of merchandise coupons, and the like that has been paid by the customer as the purchase price, which was read by the identification means a face value information and number information, and change amount calculating means for calculating a change amount from said sales information received from the communication interface, operation of the above change amount calculating means A change amount has a cash state determining means for determining the minimum of the presence or absence of cash activities by comparing to that of the face value of the gold notes identified by said identification means, the face value of the change amount is the minimum This is achieved by providing notifying means for informing when the cashing presence / absence judging means judges that there is a cashing action .
[0006]
Alternatively, the gold notes payment processing machine, an identification means for reading the denomination code, which is provided on the gold notes, gold notes of merchandise coupons, and the like that has been paid by the customer as the purchase price, which was read by the identification means A communication interface for transmitting the face value information and the number information to the cash register, the cash register receiving the face value information and the number information transmitted from the cash receipt processing machine, and the sales amount. compares the change amount calculating means for calculating a change amount from the information and the face value information and the number information, the change amount which is computed by the change amount calculating means, and the smallest denomination of said face value information distribution of the redeemed existence discrimination means for notifying when it is determined that there is redeemed acts and cashing state determining means for determining whether the cash acts, by the change amount is greater than the smallest denomination Te It is achieved by and means.
[0007]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In addition, as a voucher handled by the voucher deposit system, a gift voucher such as a nationwide common department store voucher or a bank credit gift voucher will be described as an example.
[0008]
FIG. 1 is an external view of a cash voucher deposit processing machine constituting a part of a voucher deposit system according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, a gift voucher insertion unit 1 and a rejection unit 2 each having a concave notch are provided at the upper part of the front of the housing of the cash voucher deposit processing machine 10, and a cassette-type temporary unit is provided below the voucher. A holding unit 3 and a storage unit 4 are provided. The operation / display unit 5 provided in the upper part of the housing is composed of operation buttons, a liquid crystal display, a gift certificate reject lamp, and the like.
[0009]
As shown in FIG. 2, the cash voucher deposit processing machine 10 is connected to a register 20 (hereinafter referred to as “register”) via communication means, and the voucher deposit processing machine 10 has information on the sales amount of the purchased product. Of the change amount calculated by the change amount calculation means from the face value and the number of the vouchers such as gift certificates paid by the customer as the purchase price and the sales amount, When the change amount exceeds the minimum face value, a deposit process is made so as to be notified by a notifying means.
[0010]
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the main functions of the cash voucher deposit processing machine 10. The cash voucher deposit processing machine 10 has a control unit 11 for controlling the whole and the gold provided on the gift certificate ticket. An identification unit 12 that reads the seed code, and a calculation unit that calculates a change amount by means of a change amount calculation means from the face value and the number of gift certificates read by the identification unit 12 and the sales amount of the purchased product transmitted from the cash register 20 ( The change amount calculation unit) 13 and the change amount calculated by the change amount calculation unit 13 are compared with the minimum face value of the gift certificate read by the identification unit 12 to determine whether or not there is a cashing act. Sending / receiving information between the cash exchange determination unit 14, the notification means 15 that notifies when the change amount exceeds the minimum face value, for example, by sounding a buzzer, and the register 20 via a predetermined communication interface. Cash register I to do And a F 16.
[0011]
4 (A) and 4 (B) schematically show an example of the front and back surfaces of a general gift certificate. The face value and the like are printed on the front surface of the gift certificate A, and the issue is issued on the back surface. Ticket number information such as a ticket type code indicating the type of gift certificate including the company code and a denomination code indicating the denomination is printed. In this example, the ticket number “X24Y843512 + 005” is printed in the OCR-B font on the back of the gift certificate A as shown in FIG. Among the 14-digit symbols, the first digit “X”, the fourth digit “Y”, and the eleventh digit “+” are fixed symbols common to all gift certificates. A two-digit number C1 after “X” indicates a ticket type code, which includes an issuing company code. A 6-digit number C2 after “Y” means a number unique to the gift certificate assigned to the issuing company, and a 3-digit number C3 after “+” indicates a denomination code.
[0012]
An example of the operation of the cash voucher deposit system according to the present invention having the above-described configuration will be described. First, the case where the purchase price of a product is paid with one gift certificate will be described along the flow of the flowchart of FIG.
[0013]
For example, if a customer purchases a product of 8980 yen and pays with a single gift certificate with a face value of 10,000 yen as the purchase price, the cashier of the cash register 20 that operates the cash receipt processing machine 10 will first register. The product is scanned by the scanner 20 (step S1), and then the gift certificate received from the customer is inserted into the gift certificate input unit 1 of the cash receipt processing machine 10 (step S2). The voucher deposit processing machine 10 reads the ticket number of the gift certificate sent from the insertion unit by the identification unit 12 located inside, and calculates the face value from the denomination code included in the ticket number. The number of gift certificates is counted (step S3). Then, the change amount is calculated from the detailed data composed of the face value information and the number information of the gift certificate identified by the identification unit 12 and the sales amount information transmitted from the cash register 20 side via the cash register I / F 14 unit. (Step S4), the presence / absence of a change amount is determined (Step S5). If there is no change, the gift certificate is stored in the storage unit 4 and the transaction is terminated (Step S6). In the case of the above example, a calculation result of change amount of 1020 yen is obtained in step S4, and it is determined in step S5 that there is a change amount.
[0014]
On the other hand, if it is determined in step S5 that there is a change amount, a comparison is made as to whether or not the change amount exceeds the minimum face value of the gift certificates identified by the identification unit 12 (step S7). ). If the change amount exceeds the minimum face value, it is determined that it is a cashing action, and the notification means is driven to sound a buzzer or display on the operation / display unit 5, for example. Is warned (step S9). On the other hand, if the change amount does not exceed the minimum face value, it is determined that the change is normal, and change is paid from a drawer (money payout port) or the like of the cash register 20 (step S8). In the case of the above example, it is determined that the change amount of 1020 yen does not exceed the face amount of 10,000 yen from the detailed data that it is a gift certificate with a face value of 10,000 yen, and the customer receives a change of 1020 yen. (Step S7, Step S8).
[0015]
Next, an example in which the purchase price of a product is paid with a plurality of gift certificates will be described along the flow of the flowchart of FIG.
[0016]
For example, when a customer purchases a product of 8980 yen and pays it with 10 gift certificates with a face value of 1000 yen (that is, the customer purchases a product with a face value of 8980 yen and pays with 9 pieces of a gift certificate with a face value of 1000 yen) In the case of 10 illusions to be taken out or 10 deliberately for the purpose of cashing), the cashier of the cash register 20 operating the cash voucher depositing machine 10 first scans the product with the scanner of the cash register 20 After that, the gift certificates received from the customer are collectively put into the gift certificate insertion unit 1 of the money voucher deposit processing machine 10 (step S2). The voucher deposit processing machine 10 accepts a plurality of sheets in a lump at the gift voucher insertion unit 1, and sends them to the identification unit 12 one by one from the one located at the lowest layer. The voucher deposit processing machine 10 reads the ticket number of the gift certificate sequentially sent from the insertion unit by the identification unit 12 located in the inside thereof, and reads the face value from the denomination code included in the ticket number. At the same time, the number of gift certificates is counted (step S3). Then, detailed data (10 gift certificates with a face value of 1000 yen here) consisting of the face value information and the number information of the gift certificate identified by the identification part 12 and the cash register 20 side via the cash register I / F 14 part. The change amount is calculated from the sales amount information transmitted here (here, 8980 yen) (step S4), and the presence or absence of the change amount is determined (here, the change amount is 1020 yen) (step S5). It is determined that there is a change amount at. Next, a comparison is made as to whether the change amount does not exceed the minimum face value of the gift certificates identified by the identification unit 12 (step S7). In this case, since the change amount of 1020 yen exceeds the minimum face value of 1000 yen of the gift certificate, it is determined that the action is cashing, and the notification means is driven to sound, for example, a buzzer or an operation / display unit. As shown in FIG. 5, the cashier is alerted (step S9), and the occurrence of a cashing action can be prevented.
In step S3, if the gift certificate cannot be read by the identification unit 12 due to dirt or the like, it is rejected to the ejection unit 2. The temporary holding unit 3 shown in FIG. 1 is used to return the actual gift certificate to the customer for confirmation when there is a difference between the face value read by the identification part 12 and the face value declared by the customer. It is provided in case it becomes necessary to return it to the customer after it has been found to be an act.
[0017]
If there is no difference or cashing action, the gift certificate inserted in the gift certificate insertion unit 1 is sent to the temporary storage unit 3 via the identification unit 12, and finally confirmed by the operation / display unit 5 To the storage unit 4.
[0018]
In the above-described embodiment, the change amount calculation unit 13, the cash presence / absence determination unit 14, and the notification unit 15 are provided on the cash receipt processing unit 10 side, and the change processing on the cash receipt processing unit 10 is performed. Although described as being performed, processing may be performed on the cash register 20 side. In this case, the cash voucher deposit processing machine 10 side has an identification unit that reads a denomination code provided on a cash voucher such as a gift certificate, and the purchase price read by the identification unit is paid by the customer. The face value information and the number information of money vouchers such as gift certificates are transmitted to the cash register 20 side. The cash register 20 is provided with a change amount calculation means for calculating a change amount from the sales amount of the purchased product and the face value information and the number of pieces of information transmitted from the cash receipt processing machine 10 side. In the embodiment, the change amount calculated by the above is compared with the minimum face value in the face value information, and when the change amount exceeds the minimum face value, the notification means may notify the change. .
[0019]
Further, in the above-described embodiment, the processing target voucher is not limited to the gift voucher, and the present invention can be applied to any voucher having valuable information.
[0020]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, the prevention of redemption, which is one of the characteristics of the vouchers, is not simply handled as the sum of the face amounts of the vouchers, but as detailed data consisting of the face value and the number of pieces. Whether or not there is a cashing action by comparing the amount of change calculated from the sales amount of the purchased product and the face value information and the number information of the number of coupons paid by the customer with the minimum face value of the paid notes Since the notification means is driven to alert the cashier when it is cashed, it is not necessary to manually judge whether or not there is a cashing act, and the burden on the cashier can be reduced. .
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of an external configuration of a voucher deposit processing machine that constitutes a part of a voucher deposit system according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a view showing an example of a connection form between a cash voucher deposit processing machine and a cash register according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing main functions of a cash voucher deposit processing machine according to the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram for explaining an example of a front surface and a back surface of a general gift certificate.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining an operation example of the voucher deposit system according to the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
A gift certificate C1 ticket type code C2 gift certificate unique number C3 denomination code 1 gift certificate insertion unit 2 reject unit 3 temporary storage unit 4 storage unit 5 operation / display unit 10 cash voucher deposit processing machine 11 control unit 12 identification unit 13 change Forehead calculation unit 14 Cash exchange presence / absence determination unit 15 Notification means 16 Cash register I / F unit 20 Register

Claims (2)

In a voucher deposit system consisting of a voucher deposit processing machine that deposits cash vouchers such as gift certificates paid by customers as a purchase price, and a cash register that has a function of registering sales amount information about purchased products,
The cash register comprises a communication means for transmitting the sales amount information to the cash voucher deposit processing machine,
The voucher deposit processing machine is
An identification means for reading the denomination codes provided on said gold notes,
A communication interface for receiving the sales amount information transmitted from the cash register;
Change amount calculation for calculating a change amount from said the face value information and the number information of gold notes of gift certificate or the like paid from the customer as the purchase price read by identification means, the sales information received from the communication interface and means,
A change presence / absence determination means for comparing the change amount calculated by the change amount calculation means with a minimum face value of the cash vouchers identified by the identification means;
From that it comprises a notifying means for the realization presence discrimination means for notifying when it is determined that there cashed act as gold notes banknote receiving unit and register, wherein the by the change amount is greater than the smallest denomination The voucher deposit system. In a cash voucher deposit system consisting of a cash voucher deposit processing machine that deposits cash vouchers such as gift certificates paid by customers as a purchase price, and a cash register that has a function of registering sales amount information about purchased products,
The voucher deposit processing machine is
An identification means for reading the denomination codes provided on said gold notes,
And a communication interface for transmitting the face value information and the number information of gold notes of gift certificate or the like paid from the customer as the purchase price read by said identification means to the cashier,
The cash register
Communication means for receiving the face value information and the number information transmitted from the cash voucher deposit processing machine;
A change amount calculating means for calculating a change amount from said sales information and the face value information and the number information,
A change presence / absence determination means for comparing the change amount calculated by the change amount calculation means with the minimum face value of the face value information to determine whether or not there is a cash act;
From that it comprises a notifying means for the realization presence discrimination means for notifying when it is determined that there cashed act as gold notes banknote receiving unit and register, wherein the by the change amount is greater than the smallest denomination The voucher deposit system.

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