JP4186674B2 - Product sales method and product sales system - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a merchandise sales method and merchandise sales system for selling merchandise using a POS (Point Of Sales) system or the like.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In retail stores such as supermarkets, as part of service and sales promotion, lottery is performed at the time of checkout and various services are provided to winners. Winners are offered services such as discounting at a discount rate according to the purchase amount, and distributing crude products according to the purchase amount (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
[0003]
[Patent Document 1]
Japanese Patent No. 2907686 [0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the case of the method described above, the discount target is all products, and the cost burden on the store side related to the service becomes large.
On the other hand, when a service such as a 10% discount is performed on a specific product, a considerable number of the target products must be prepared in advance for the discount service, and the cost of preparing the product is high. In addition, since this service is common, there is a problem that it does not impact customers.
This invention was made in view of such a point, and it aims at providing the goods sales method and goods sales system which can suppress the expense concerning the sales promotion service of goods, and can give an impact to a customer. Yes.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above-described object, the product sales method of the present invention includes a label issuer that issues a label to be attached to a product, a storage unit that stores product identification information, and a portable terminal that can communicate with the storage unit. And a settlement terminal that performs a settlement process for products based on the identification information stored in the storage means, wherein the label issuer includes identification information for individually identifying the products A first process of issuing a label, a second process in which the storage means stores identification information of the product when the label is issued by the label issuing device, and the portable terminal stores the storage Based on the product identification information stored in the means, the product hitting information is set and stored in the storage means, and when the customer purchases the product, the checkout terminal attaches to the product. From the printed label In the fourth process of reading information, and when the winning information set by the mobile terminal is stored in the storage means corresponding to the read identification information of the product, the checkout terminal performs service for the customer. 5 processes.
[0006]
The product sales system of the present invention includes a label issuer that issues a label including identification information for identifying a product, and a storage unit that stores the identification information of the product when the label is issued by the label issuer A portable terminal having a setting unit that is communicable with the storage unit, reads the identification information of the product stored in the storage unit, and sets information corresponding to the product based on the identification information, and the customer purchases the product When the reading means for reading the identification information from the label affixed to the product and the identification information of the product read by the reading means includes the winning information set by the setting means, And a checkout terminal having service providing means for providing a service.
[0007]
The present invention is characterized in that, in the above-described merchandise sales system, the setting means reads the identification information from the displayed merchandise and sets the hit information.
[0008]
The present invention, in the commodity sales system, the identification information of the commodity read by the reading means, if the contact information is set, the settlement terminal and informing means for informing that it is hit the products Furthermore, it is characterized by having.
[0009]
The present invention is characterized in that, in the above-mentioned product sales system, the service providing means frees the settlement amount of the product having the identification information including the winning information and the purchased product for one transaction including the product. And
[0010]
The present invention, in the commodity sales system, said storage means stores the number per product, if you set the information Upon product by the setting unit, and characterized by adding 1 to the number per quotient goods To do.
[0011]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is an in-store arrangement diagram of a retail store that sells products such as fresh food to which a product sales system according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied. In FIG. 1, the back room is an area where fresh food is processed and priced. Label printers such as weighing / packaging / pricing machine AW, weighing label printer DPS, fixed-rate label printer DP are arranged in this area, and labels such as prices issued by these label printers are used for the production and processing of products. Or, the product is affixed to the product just before it is displayed at the store.
The sales floor is an area where product shelves are arranged. The checkout area is provided with a POS register PR equipped with a bar code reader, whereby the customer pays for the merchandise to be purchased.
The office is an area in which office processing such as data aggregation and accounting processing, and decision making regarding the amount of purchase, production, and processing based on data are performed, and a store controller SC is provided.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a system configuration for explaining the flow of data processing in the retail store of FIG. The backroom LAN (N1) includes a file server FS for holding various data files such as production information for each product, in addition to the above-described weighing / packaging / price machine AW, weighing label printer DPS, and flat-rate label printer DP. It is connected. The file server FS is provided with a transceiver TR, and data can be exchanged between the file server FS and the handy terminal HT carried by the store clerk via the transceiver TR. .
A plurality of POS registers PR and a store controller SC are connected to the in-store LAN (N2), and the store controller SC manages the plurality of POS registers PR. The in-room LAN (N1) and the in-store LAN (N2) are connected to each other so that data can be exchanged between these two LANs.
[0013]
Next, the configuration of the weighing label printer DPS will be described with reference to the electric block diagram of FIG. Reference numeral 1 denotes a CPU (central processing unit) that controls the overall operation of each unit of the weighing label printer DPS. A ROM 2 stores a program executed by the CPU 1. Reference numeral 3 denotes a RAM used in the arithmetic processing of the CPU 1 and stores a product file (PLU file) transmitted from the file server FS and required for pricing.
A display unit 4 displays predetermined information according to a display instruction from the CPU 1. Reference numeral 5 denotes an operation unit, which is provided with input means for inputting a product number of a product, setting input of a product file, and the like. A printing unit 6 prints the product name, price, date and time, barcode, and the like on the label in accordance with a label printing instruction from the CPU 1. Reference numeral 7 denotes a weighing unit, which measures the weight (internal capacity) of a product placed on a weighing pan (not shown). Reference numeral 8 denotes a communication unit, which communicates with other measurement label printers DPS, weighing / packaging / pricing machines AW, file servers FS, and the like via a LAN. Reference numeral 9 denotes a clock unit, which measures the month, day, hour, and minute.
[0014]
Next, the configuration of the POS register PR will be described with reference to the electric block diagram of FIG. Reference numeral 21 denotes a CPU which controls the entire operation of each unit of the POS register PR. A ROM 22 stores a program executed by the CPU 21. Reference numeral 23 denotes a RAM used in the arithmetic processing of the CPU 1.
A display unit 24 displays predetermined information according to a display instruction from the CPU 21. Reference numeral 25 denotes an operation unit, which is provided with input means for inputting the completion of product registration, inputting numeric data such as a deposit amount from a customer at the time of settlement. A clock unit 26 measures the month, day, hour and minute. A printing unit 27 prints a receipt or the like of a product that has been registered and settled according to a printing instruction from the CPU 21. Reference numeral 28 denotes a scanner unit that reads a barcode attached to a product. A communication unit 29 exchanges data with the outside via a LAN. Reference numeral 30 denotes a speaker unit that notifies that a product is a hit.
[0015]
Next, the configuration of the handy terminal HT will be described with reference to the electric block diagram of FIG. Reference numeral 101 denotes a CPU which controls the entire operation of each part of the handy terminal HT. A ROM 102 stores a program executed by the CPU 101. Reference numeral 103 denotes a RAM used in the arithmetic processing of the CPU 1.
A liquid crystal touch panel display unit 104 displays data according to a display instruction from the CPU 101 and inputs data by detecting the position of the touched screen when the liquid crystal display screen is touched. Data input function.
A scanner unit 108 reads the barcode on the label attached to the product. Reference numeral 109 denotes a wireless transmission / reception unit, which wirelessly communicates with the file server FS via the transceiver TR.
[0016]
Next, the configuration of the file server FS will be described. The file server FS has the same hardware configuration as an ordinary personal computer, and stores product files and production files in storage means (not shown) such as a hard disk. The data in these files can be accessed from the weighing / packaging / pricing machine AW, the weighing label printer DPS, the fixed amount label printer DP, the store controller SC, and the POS register PR as necessary.
[0017]
FIG. 6 is an example of a product file stored in the file server FS. In this product file, PLU number, product name, price, date of manufacture, expiration date, number of wins, etc. are stored as product data. That is, the hit number is stored for each product (PLU number).
[0018]
FIG. 7 shows an example of a production file stored in the file server FS. The production file is created when the product data stored in the product file is printed by the label printer. The production file stores, as production data, a pack ID number for identifying individual products, a PLU number, hit information, service information, and the like.
Here, even with the same PLU number and the same product name, different pack ID numbers are assigned if the actual product (pack) is different. This pack ID number makes it possible to individually identify the products in the production file.
In the hit information column, whether or not the product is hit is set for each pack ID number. “1” is set for the winning product, and “0” is set for the out-of-order product.
In the service information column, when “1” is set in the hit information column, a specific service to be provided is set by a symbol. The service content corresponding to this symbol is set by the service information file. Details of the service information file will be described later.
[0019]
The product file and the production file are linked, and when “1” is set in the hit information of any production data, 1 is added to the hit number of the product data in the corresponding product. Thereby, it can be understood from the product file how many hits are set for the product of which PLU number.
Since the product itself has no winning label, the customer does not know which product is winning. When a customer scans a product at the POS cash register at the time of product checkout, the customer knows whether or not the product is successful.
[0020]
FIG. 8 shows an example of a service information file, in which service contents corresponding to symbols in the service information column of the production file are set. In this embodiment, it is assumed that “A” is a service that frees only the corresponding product, and “B” is a service that discounts the purchase amount for one transaction including the corresponding product by 10%. When the winning information is “0” (disconnected), “C” indicating no service is automatically set.
[0021]
Next, an operation in which a label printer prints a label based on product data and creates production data in a production file will be described with reference to FIG. In this embodiment, an operation using the weighing label printer DPS will be described. The store clerk uses the operation unit 5 to input a product name or PLU number to be printed. The CPU 1 acquires the product data of the product from the product file in the file server FS (step S50). Next, the CPU 1 sends the acquired product data to the printing unit 6 and prints the product name, selling price, date of manufacture, and expiration date on the label (step S52). The selling price printed on the label at this time is a value obtained by multiplying the price (unit price) of the product data acquired by the CPU 1 by the weight of the product measured by the measuring unit 7. Simultaneously with the operation in step S22, the CPU 1 registers the production data for this product in the production file in the file server FS (step S54). The store clerk affixes the label printed with the barcode on the corresponding product (step S56).
The operation for generating the production data described above is the same even when the flat-rate label printer DP and the weighing / packaging / pricing machine AW are used.
[0022]
Here, an example of the barcode printed on the label is shown in FIG. This barcode is individually added to all the products and is composed of a 13-digit one-level barcode. The bar code is a flag of the first two digits (1), (2), third machine number (3), machine number, fourth digit (4) day of the week, fifth digit (5) to eighth digit (8). No., 9th digit (9) to 12th digit (12) selling price (price), 13th digit (13) check digit.
The first digit to second digit flag “FF” can set data from 01 to 99. In the case of the barcode in this embodiment, the country code (for example, “49”) used in a general PLU barcode or a flag used in a normal NON / PLU barcode is already used in the store. Use something other than the flag that is set.
[0023]
The machine number “M” in the third digit indicates the device number of the device that printed and issued the barcode label of the pack ID number.
The day of the week “W” in the fourth digit indicates the day of the week when the barcode label is printed and issued. In this embodiment, “0” is “Sunday”, “1” is “Monday”, and “6” is “Saturday”. If the number of devices is large, the third and fourth digits may be used as machine numbers, and the machine numbers may be displayed as two digits.
The serial number “CCCC” in the fifth to eighth digits is a number from “0001” to “9999”. A device that issues a bar code label (a pricing machine or a handy terminal HT) generates a consecutive number and assigns it to each product.
[0024]
The selling price “PPPP” in the ninth digit to the twelfth digit is a value from “0” to “9999”, and indicates the selling price of the product. When the selling price “PPPP” is “0”, it means that the price of the product is 5 digits or more and cannot be displayed with 4 digits. Normally, it is considered extremely rare if the price of a fresh product is 5 digits or more, but in special cases such as a special sale at the end of the year and the beginning of the year, such an expensive product may be available, so the price is In the case of 5 digits or more, the price printed on the price-added label at the time of registering the product is key-inputted to enable processing.
In the case of a weighed product, the value obtained by multiplying the weight weighed using the weighing unit 7 of the weighing label printer DPS and the unit price set in the product file is used as the selling price. In the case of a fixed amount product, the price set in the product file is used as the selling price.
The 13th digit check digit “C / D” is data for checking whether or not the bar code is normally read.
Among the barcodes, a 6-digit numerical value from the third digit to the eighth digit is set as the pack ID number. This pack ID number is the same as the pack ID number of the production data registered in the production file.
[0025]
Next, the operation of setting hit information for a product using the handy terminal HT will be described with reference to FIG. The store clerk takes out the product for which “win” is to be set from the product shelf, and scans the barcode attached to the product using the scanner unit 108 of the handy terminal HT (step S11). The CPU 101 reads the pack ID number of this product from the bar code (step S13). Next, the CPU 101 accesses the file server FS from the wireless transmission / reception unit 109 via the transmitter / receiver TR, and acquires the production data of the product having this pack ID number from the production file in the file server FS. Then, the production data is displayed on the liquid crystal touch panel display unit 104 (step S15).
If the hit information is already set for this production data (“Yes” in step S17), the process is terminated. If the winning information is not set (“No” in step S17), the store clerk touches the corresponding column displayed on the liquid crystal touch panel display unit 104 to set “winning” in the displayed production data (step S19). ). Next, the store clerk inputs and sets the service information for the product for which “win” is set using the liquid crystal touch panel display unit 104 (step S21). Next, the CPU 101 transmits the winning information and the service information set in step S19 and step S21 from the wireless transmission / reception unit 109 to the file server FS via the transmitter / receiver TR, and this product stored in the file server FS. The hit information column and the service information column in the production data are updated (step S22). Further, the CPU 101 accesses the product file in the file server FS, and adds 1 to the hit number of the product data of this product (PLU number) (step S23).
Thereby, it is possible to grasp the hit number set for each product (PLU number). Further, by referring to the winning number of the product from the handy terminal HT, the winning number can be confirmed in real time at the sales floor, and the winning number can be increased or decreased while confirming the sales of the displayed product.
When canceling the hit setting of a certain product (decreasing the number of hits), the hit number of the corresponding product (PLU number) in the product file is decremented by one.
The operation for setting hit information for a product using the handy terminal HT has been described above. However, it is possible to set hit information by referring to the production file of the file server even from a label printer, a store controller, a POS register, or the like. is there.
[0026]
Next, an operation when registering and adjusting a product in the POS register PR will be described with reference to FIG. The salesclerk scans the barcode of the product purchased by the customer with the scanner unit 28 of the POS register PR (step S1), and the CPU 21 acquires the pack ID number of the scanned product (step S2). The CPU 21 accesses the production file in the file server FS via the store controller SC, and determines whether or not hit information is set for the product having the pack ID number acquired in step S2 (step S3). When the winning information is set (“Yes” in step S3), the CPU 21 notifies that the product is a winning using the speaker 30 (step S5). Further, the CPU 21 acquires service information stored in the production data of the product, and performs processing such as making the product free, for example, corresponding to the service information file (step S6). When the winning information is not set (“No” in step S3), the CPU 21 performs normal product registration (step S7).
When all the product registrations are completed (“Yes” in step S8), the store clerk performs settlement with the customer (step S9) and ends the process.
[0027]
As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to scan products on the product shelf using the handy terminal, set hit information and service information, and transmit them to the file server. The burden of such expenses can be reduced. It is also possible to change and control product hit information in real time.
In addition, since the customer does not know which product is the hit, it is possible to give an impact.
[0028]
As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was explained in full detail with reference to drawings, the specific structure is not restricted to this embodiment, The design change etc. of the range which does not deviate from the summary of this invention are included.
[0029]
For example, a label may be printed from a handy terminal.
Further, the barcode including the pack ID number may be any barcode as long as an individual product can be identified. In the above embodiment, a one-level barcode is used, but it may be other than a JAN code such as a two-dimensional barcode or code 39, for example.
Further, the store controller and the file server may be integrated.
Further, the functions of the store controller and the file server may be provided in one label issuer, and the label issuer may have a product file, a production file, and the like.
[0030]
【The invention's effect】
As is clear from the above description, according to the present invention, the hit information can be set on the mobile terminal based on the identification information for individually identifying the product. Can be set. In addition, since hit information can be set for each product individually, it is possible to control expenses related to the service.
In addition, since the customer does not know which product is the hit, it is possible to give an impact.
Moreover, when the winning number is set, the winning number of the corresponding product is incremented by 1, so that the winning number set for the product can be confirmed.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a layout diagram of a retail store according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a system configuration in the retail store in the embodiment.
FIG. 3 is an electrical block diagram of a weighing label printer DPS in the same embodiment.
FIG. 4 is an electrical block diagram of a POS register PR in the same embodiment.
FIG. 5 is an electrical block diagram of a handy terminal HT in the same embodiment.
FIG. 6 is an example of a product file stored in the file server FS in the embodiment.
FIG. 7 is an example of a production file stored in the file server FS in the embodiment.
FIG. 8 is an example of a service information file in the embodiment.
FIG. 9 is an example of a barcode printed on a label in the embodiment.
FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a label printing operation in the embodiment.
FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing an operation for setting hit information in the embodiment;
FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing operations for registering and adjusting a product in the embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
1, 21, 101 ... CPU, 2,22,102 ... ROM, 3,23,103 ... RAM, 4,24 ... display unit, 5,25 ... operation unit, 6,27 ... printing unit, 7 ... weighing unit, 8, 29 ... Communication section, 9, 26 ... Clock section, 28, 108 ... Scanner section, 30 ... Speaker, 104 ... Liquid crystal touch panel display section, 109 ... Wireless transmission / reception section, AW ... Weighing / Packaging / Pricing Machine, DPS ... Weighing label printer, DP ... Flat label printer, FS ... File server, TR ... Transceiver, HT ... Handy terminal, PR ... POS register, SC ... Store controller, N1 ... Weighing pricing system (LAN in backroom), N2 ... POS system (store LAN)

Claims (5)

  The label issuer prints and issues identification information for individually identifying the product on a label affixed to the product; and
  The label issuer sends identification information of the product that issued the label to the file server;
  A file server storing the transmitted identification information;
  The mobile device reads the identification information from a label affixed to the displayed product;
  The portable terminal sets information corresponding to the product based on the read identification information, and stores the corresponding information in association with the identification information of the product and stores it in the file server;
  The checkout terminal reads the identification information from the label affixed to the customer's purchase product;
  The checkout terminal determines whether or not the purchase product hit information is set in the file server using the read identification information;
  When the checkout terminal has information set for the purchased product, the checkout process reflects the service corresponding to the corresponding information,
  A method for selling merchandise, comprising:   A label issuing means for printing and issuing identification information for individually identifying the product on a label attached to the product;
  A transmission means for transmitting the identification information of the product that issued the label to the file server;
  A label issuing machine comprising:
  A file server for storing the transmitted identification information;
  Label reading means for reading the identification information from the label affixed to the displayed product;
  Setting means for setting hit information for the product based on the identification information read by the label reading means, and transmitting the relevant information to the file server in association with the identification information of the product;
  A mobile terminal comprising:
  Reading means for reading the identification information from the label affixed to the customer's purchase product;
  Determining means for determining whether or not the purchase product hit information is set in the file server using the read identification information;
  A service providing unit for performing a settlement process by reflecting a service corresponding to the corresponding information when it is determined that the hit information is set by the determining unit;
  A checkout terminal comprising:
  A product sales system comprising: The said adjustment terminal further has an alerting | reporting means to alert | report that the said goods are winning when the hit information is set to the identification information of the said goods read by the said reading means. Product sales system. The merchandise sales system according to claim 2, wherein the service providing means frees the settlement amount of the merchandise having the identification information including the hit information and the purchased merchandise including the merchandise. 3. The file server according to claim 2, further comprising adding means for storing a hit number of the product and adding 1 to the hit number of the product when the hit information of the product is set by the setting means. Product sales system.

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