JP4937284B2 - Information processing apparatus, merchandise sales data processing apparatus, and point management method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, a merchandise sales data processing apparatus, and a point management method.

  Conventionally, in the point service system, when a product is purchased, points corresponding to the purchase amount are calculated and given to each customer. Further, with the spread of the Internet, the form of selling products online is increasing, and a so-called “net super” sales form is used. Various techniques have been proposed for giving points at the time of online purchase. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a point management device for reading points from a recording medium (card) for point recording distributed to each user at the time of purchase at an online shop and connected to the Internet. A technique for performing addition and subtraction between the two is disclosed.

  By the way, since the products sold at the online supermarket are supplied from an actual store such as a supermarket, the sales are substantially the same as the sales of the products directly sold at the store. For this reason, sales at online supermarkets are generally processed at the POS terminal in the same way as normal sales at stores. After the necessary processing is performed at the supermarket dedicated terminal, sales processing is performed at an arbitrary timing.

  However, depending on the timing of sales processing, the product unit price and point return rate may differ between the value at the time of accepting orders at the online supermarket and the value at the store. May not be possible. In the technique of Patent Document 1, it is possible to give points at the product price at the time of sale. However, since an apparatus for card reading and a system for point management are required, it is easy to add to the existing POS system. Cannot be incorporated into the system, and there is a problem that the cost increases.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above, and even if the product unit price and the point return rate fluctuate, point management is performed using the number of points according to the product unit price and the point return rate at the time of product sales. An object of the present invention is to provide an information processing apparatus, a merchandise sales data processing apparatus, and a point management method that can be performed.

  In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, the present invention is based on order receiving means for receiving an order for product purchase from a terminal connected via a network, and the unit price set for each product. Represents the purchase price calculation means for calculating the purchase price of the product that is the purchase target by the order, the point calculation means for calculating the number of points according to the purchase price based on a predetermined point return rate, and the number of points Point code generation means for generating a point code; and print means for outputting a description of a product to be purchased by the order and a slip on which the point code is printed.

  In addition, the present invention performs sales processing for the product purchased by the customer based on the current unit price set for each product, and calculates the cumulative number of points calculated according to the purchase amount for each of the customers. In a merchandise sales data processing apparatus that stores information associated with customer identification information to be identified, code reading means for reading a code from a slip indicating the details of a product to be purchased, and according to the code read by the code reading means And a control means for controlling the sales processing and the point number accumulating method, wherein the control means is a set of a customer identification code representing the customer identification information and a point code representing the number of points by the code reading means. Is read, the point code represents the number of points stored in association with the customer identification information represented by the customer identification code. To accumulate the number of Into.

  Further, the present invention provides an order receiving step in which the order receiving means receives a product purchase order from a terminal connected via a network, and the customer identification information receiving means receives customer identification information from the terminal. An information receiving step, a purchase price calculation means, a purchase price calculation process for calculating a purchase price of a product to be purchased by the order based on a current unit price set for each product, and a point calculation means, Based on a predetermined point return rate, a point calculation step for calculating the number of points according to the purchase amount, a point code generation unit for generating a point code representing the number of points, and a customer identification code The generating means generates a customer identification code representing the customer identification information, and the printing means purchases the order according to the order. A printing process for outputting a slip printed with the details of the targeted product, the point code and the customer identification code, and a code reading means for reading the point code and the customer identification code printed on the slip A process, and a control unit that accumulates the number of points represented by the point code in association with the customer identification information represented by the customer identification code read in the code reading process.

  According to the present invention, even when the product unit price and the point return rate fluctuate, point management can be performed using the number of points corresponding to the product unit price and the point return rate at the time of product sales.

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram schematically showing the overall configuration of the point system. FIG. 2 is an external perspective view schematically showing the configuration of the POS terminal shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the electrical system of the POS terminal shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the electrical system of the store computer shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the electrical system of the application server shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the electrical system of the member server shown in FIG. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a procedure of order reception processing executed by the application server. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a procedure of the slip generation process shown in FIG. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of the member code. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a point code. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a delivery slip generated by the slip generation process of FIG. FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a procedure of sales processing executed at the POS terminal.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of an information processing apparatus, a merchandise sales data processing apparatus, and a point management method according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described below.

  The point service system of this embodiment issues a point card in which a unique member number is recorded on a recording medium such as a magnetic tape to each customer contracted as a member. For example, the purchase amount of a customer who owns this point card It is used in stores that implement a point service system in which service points (hereinafter referred to as points) are given to (sales amount) at a predetermined point return rate.

  FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram schematically showing the overall configuration of the point system 1. As shown in the figure, the point system 1 is a centralized management system in which a plurality of POS (Point Of Sales) terminals 2 serving as merchandise sales data processing devices are connected to these POS terminals 2 via a LAN 3. POS system 7 composed of a store computer 4 to be connected, an application server 6 as an information processing apparatus for providing a net super service to a customer terminal 10 connected via a WAN 5, and a store computer via a dedicated line 8 4 and a server computer 9 (hereinafter referred to as a member server) connected to 4.

  The POS terminal 2 is a terminal that is disposed at a checkout location and is used by the cashier to perform sales processing, and has a configuration as shown in FIG. Here, FIG. 2 is an external perspective view schematically showing the configuration of the POS terminal 2. The POS terminal 2 is provided with a keyboard 202 on the upper surface side of the main body 201, a drawer 203 is provided on the lower side of the main body 201, and a display device 204 is provided on the inner side of the main body 201. Yes. Further, the POS terminal 2 optically reads a card reader / writer 205 that accepts insertion of a membership card, which is a magnetic card, and transmits / receives data to / from the membership card, and a product code and a point code described later. The code scanner 206 and the like are connected.

  Such an electrical system of the POS terminal 2 is configured as shown in FIG. Here, FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the electrical system of the POS terminal 2. The POS terminal 2 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory) that stores various control programs for executing sales processing described later in cooperation with the CPU, a RAM (Random Access Memory), and the like. A computer configuration control unit 21 is provided, and is configured to be able to execute online communication with the store computer 4 via the LAN 3 from the communication interface 23 connected via the bus 22. .

  The control unit 21 is connected to the keyboard 202, the display 204, the card reader / writer 205, and the code scanner 206 through the bus 22 and the I / O device control unit 24. A printer 25 which is a journal printer is connected. The printer 25 is a printer that performs printing on receipt paper and journal paper in accordance with sales processing, and is provided inside the main body 201 or outside the main body 201.

  Next, the store computer 4 will be described. The store computer 4 is responsible for the overall control of the POS system 7, and its electrical system is configured, for example, as shown in FIG. Here, FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the electrical system of the store computer 4. The store computer 4 is connected between a control unit 41 having a computer configuration composed of a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like, and a communication interface 431 connected via a bus 42 and a plurality of POS terminals 2 via a LAN 3. It is comprised so that online communication can be performed mutually. Further, the communication interface 432 connected via the bus 42 is configured to be able to execute online communication with the member server 9 via the dedicated line 8. In addition, a keyboard 45, a display 46, a printer 47, and a hard disk drive device (hereinafter referred to as HDD) 48 are connected to the control unit 41 via a bus 42 and an I / O device control unit 44.

  The HDD 48 stores a product master file F1, a store sales file F2, and the like in addition to various control programs for operating the CPU of the control unit 41. The product master file F1 is a file that stores product information such as product name, unit price, and point return rate in association with the product code, and the store sales file F2 stores sales registration data transmitted from each POS terminal 2. It is a file.

  In this embodiment, it is assumed that a predetermined point return rate is set corresponding to the unit price of each product. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, a fixed point return rate is set for the amount of money. It is good also as a form. In addition, a different point return rate may be set for each customer. In this case, a point return rate corresponding to each customer is stored in member information described later managed by the member server 9. .

  Here, an operation of sales processing performed by the POS terminal 2 and the store computer 4 when a product is purchased at a store of the POS system 7 will be described. For example, when the product code attached to the product is read by the code scanner 206 of the POS terminal 2, the POS terminal 2 inquires the store computer 4 about the read product code. On the other hand, the store computer 4 searches the product master file F 1 in response to an inquiry from the POS terminal 2, reads product information corresponding to the corresponding product code, and transmits it to the POS terminal 2.

  Further, the POS terminal 2 receives the product name, unit price, etc. from the store computer 4, registers by department, displays on the display unit 204 based on the inquired product code, received product name, unit price, etc., and the printer 25. Then, the printing process is performed, and the registered sales data is transmitted to the store computer 4. The store computer 4 that has received the sales registration data from the POS terminal 2 accumulates the sales registration data in the store sales file F2. In this manner, the sales registration data accumulated in the store sales file F2 is transmitted to the member server 9 at a predetermined timing. The sales processing for sales at the internet supermarket by the application server 6 will be described later.

  Next, the application server 6 will be described. The application server 6 is a server device for realizing a sales management system such as a so-called “net super”. The application server 6 publishes a Web site for product sales on the WAN 5 and accepts an order for product purchase from the customer terminal 10. . Further, the application server 6 outputs (prints) a delivery slip for delivering the ordered product using a printer 67 described later.

  The electrical system of the application server 6 is configured as shown in FIG. 5, for example. Here, FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the electrical system of the application server 6. The application server 6 is online between the control unit 61 having a computer configuration including a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like, and the communication interface 631 connected via the bus 62 and the store computer 4 via the LAN 3. It is comprised so that communication can be performed. Further, the communication interface 632 connected via the bus 62 is configured to perform online communication with the customer terminal 10 via the WAN 5. Further, a keyboard 65, a display 66, a printer 67, and a hard disk drive device (hereinafter referred to as HDD) 68 are connected to the control unit 61 via a bus 62 and an I / O device control unit 64.

  In the HDD 68, in addition to various programs (for example, a Web application, a database program, etc.) for operating the application server 6 as an ordering system for a net supermarket in cooperation with the CPU of the control unit 61, order receiving processing described later, A control program for executing the slip printing process is stored. The printer 67 may be built in the application server 6 or may be provided outside the application server 6.

  Here, the net super service provided by the application server 6 will be described. The application server 6 (control unit 61) obtains product information such as the product name and unit price of the product to be sold at the net supermarket from the store computer 4 among the products provided in the store of the POS system 7, and these products. A website for ordering commodities on which information is posted is made public on WAN5. The mechanism relating to the layout of the website and the product order is not particularly limited, but a mechanism for inputting a membership number (for example, user authentication) is provided in advance to identify each customer.

  When the application server 6 (the control unit 61) receives an order for purchasing a product from a customer (customer terminal 10) via the website published on the WAN 5, the number of points, product information, and quantity corresponding to the purchase price of these products A delivery slip in which the above information is recorded is issued using the printer 67. Then, at the store of the POS system 7, according to the product name and quantity recorded in the delivery slip, the product for which the order has been received is delivered from the store to the customer's house using a delivery organization (not shown). In this way, merchandise sold at an online supermarket is delivered from the actual store that is the supplier of the merchandise to the customer's home. For this reason, in the present embodiment, when receiving an order in the delivery slip output by the application server 6, that is, by recording the sales price at the time of product sales and the number of points according to this sales study, at the time of sales processing to be described later , So that it can be handled in the same way as sales results at stores.

  Next, the member server 9 will be described. The electrical system of the member server 9 is configured as shown in FIG. 6, for example. Here, FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the electrical system of the member server 9. The member server 9 includes a control unit 91 having a computer configuration including a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like, and communicates with the store computer 4 via the dedicated line 8 from the communication interface 93 connected via the bus 92. It is comprised so that online communication can be performed mutually. Further, a keyboard 95, a display 96, a printer 97, and a hard disk drive device (hereinafter referred to as HDD) 98 are connected to the control unit 91 via a bus 92 and an I / O device control unit 94.

  The HDD 98 stores a chain sales file F3, a member master file F4, a member performance file F5, and the like in addition to a control program for operating the CPU of the control unit 91.

  The chain sales file F3 is a file that stores sales registration data transmitted from the store computer of each store. The member master file F4 is a file that stores member information (customer name, gender, birth part, address, telephone number, etc.) for each member customer. The member record file F5 is a file that stores purchase record information for each member customer. The purchase record information is cumulatively updated at a predetermined timing based on the chain sales file F3 and the like.

  Hereinafter, with reference to FIGS. 7 to 12, an operation when a product is sold in the online supermarket of the store of the POS system 7 will be described.

  First, with reference to FIG. 7, an operation when receiving an order for product purchase from a customer (customer terminal 10) via a Web site that the application server 6 discloses to the WAN 5 will be described. Here, FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a procedure of order reception processing executed when a product purchase order is received. As a premise of this processing, it is assumed that a website on which product information (for example, product name, unit price, point return rate, etc.) of products to be sold at an online supermarket is published on WAN 5 in advance. To do.

  The control unit 61 stands by until the customer terminal 10 accesses the website published on the WAN 5 (Step S11; No). When the control unit 61 accepts access to the website from the customer terminal 10 (step S11; Yes), the control unit 61 displays a screen for prompting the member number input and waits until the member number is input (step S11). S12; No).

  In step S12, when the input of the member number is received from the customer terminal 10 (step S12; Yes), the control unit 61 transmits the member information corresponding to the member number to the member master file of the member server 9 via the store computer 4. Obtained from F4 (step S13).

  Moreover, if the control part 61 receives selection of the goods used as the purchase object from the customer terminal 10 via a web site, and receives the instruction | indication to perform accounting after that (step S14; Yes), the goods made into the purchase object Based on the product information, the purchase amount (sales amount) of the product is calculated, and the number of points corresponding to the purchase amount is calculated (step S15). Then, the control unit 61 provides the customer terminal 10 with a web page that represents the sales amount and the point number calculated in step S15 and a list of products to be purchased. Notification is made (step S16).

  Further, the control unit 61 executes a slip generation process for generating a delivery slip related to the delivery of the product for which the order has been received from the customer terminal 10 (step S17). Hereinafter, the slip generation processing in step S17 will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the slip generation process. First, the control unit 61 generates a code (hereinafter referred to as “member code”) representing the member number received in step S12 (hereinafter referred to as “member code”), and a code (hereinafter referred to as “points”) that represents the number of points calculated in step S15. Code ”) (step S172).

  FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of the member code, and FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of the point code. 9 and 10 show an example in which the code system is an 18-digit bar code.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the member code is composed of a 13-digit first code area C11 and a 5-digit second code area C12, and the first code area C11 and the second code area C12. The membership number of one customer is expressed using a code area of a total of 18 digits. Further, the code (F) existing between the first code area and the second code area is flag information, and this bar code is a member code, that is, a member number inputted at the time of sale by an online supermarket. A value indicating that is input. In this embodiment, the flag information provided in the member code is “5”, but it is not limited to this value. In addition, the ratio of the number of codes constituting the first area and the second area is not limited to this.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 10, the point code is composed of a 13-digit first code area C21 and a 5-digit second code area C22, like the member code. Here, the first code area C21 is a fixed part, and the number of points is expressed using the second code area C22. Further, the code (F) existing between the first code area C21 and the second code area C22 is flag information, and this bar code is a point code, that is, given by sales at an internet supermarket. A value indicating that it is a point is entered. In the present embodiment, the flag information provided in the point code is “6”, but the value is not limited to this value as long as the value is different from the flag information of other codes. In addition, the ratio of the number of codes constituting the first area and the second area is not limited to this.

  Returning to FIG. 8, the control unit 61 obtains the product code (country code, manufacturer code, product item code) and the unit price code representing the unit price of the product at the time of purchase for each product to be purchased in step S14. An included code (hereinafter referred to as “purchase code”) is generated (step S173). Here, the product code means a set of a country code, a manufacturer code, and a product item code included in a JAN code generally used in the POS system.

  In the present embodiment, the purchase code is also expressed by using an 18-digit bar code composed of a first code area and a second code area, like the above-described member code and point code. Specifically, a product code is represented using a 13-digit first code area, and a unit price code is represented using a second code area. The flag information included in the purchase code has a value different from that of other codes, but in the present embodiment, for example, “4” is used. The flag information provided in the purchase code functions as instruction information for instructing to use the unit price represented by the unit price code as the unit price of the product represented by the product code included in the purchase code during the sales process described later. To do.

  Subsequently, the control unit 61 inputs the member information acquired in Step S13, the product information of each product to be purchased received in Step S14, the codes generated in Steps S171 to S173, etc. into a predetermined format, and the delivery slip Is generated (step S174), the process proceeds to step S18.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of the delivery slip generated by the process of step S174. Here, the area A1 is an area in which customer member information as a delivery destination is input. In the example of FIG. 11, among the member information acquired in step S13, the customer's name is entered in area A11, the customer's telephone number is entered in area A12, and the customer's address as the delivery destination is entered in area A13. Note that when a customer orders a delivery address or telephone number separately when ordering a product, the designated information is input to the corresponding area.

  The area A2 is an area in which the customer membership number and the number of points given in the current order are input. Here, the membership number and the number of points are input in plain text in the area A21, and the membership number and the number of points, that is, the membership code and the point code generated in steps S171 and S172 are stored in the area A22. Have been entered. In the example of FIG. 11, the member code and the point code are arranged side by side in the horizontal direction on the paper. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and may be arranged in two columns in the vertical direction on the paper.

  In area A3, delivery information necessary for delivery is input. In the example of FIG. 11, information specifying a delivery date, information specifying a delivery time, and information specifying a settlement method are input to the areas A31 to A33 as delivery information. These pieces of delivery information are separately instructed from the customer (customer terminal 10) when the product is ordered. In the area A34, the total amount of products to be purchased is input as a receipt amount. The area A35 is a blank area provided for a signature or seal for delivery, and the area A36 is a blank area provided for a customer's receipt signature or stamp.

  In the area A4, details such as the product name, unit price at the time of purchase, quantity, subtotal, and total amount of money are input. Here, in the area A41, a purchase code of each product to be purchased is input for each product.

  Returning to FIG. 7, the control unit 61 outputs the delivery slip generated by the slip generation processing in step S17 using the printer 67 (step S18), and ends this processing. In this process, the member number input is accepted immediately after the access. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the member number input may be accepted at the time of payment or the like before the process of step S17.

  The delivery slip output by the above process is delivered to the delivery staff together with each item to be purchased picked up in the store, and delivered to the customer home of the delivery destination. After delivery is completed, the customer's receipt signature or stamped delivery slip is returned to the store of the POS system 7 and subjected to sales processing by the POS terminal 2 at an arbitrary timing.

  Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 12, the sales process performed in the POS terminal 2 will be described. Here, FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a procedure of sales processing executed by the POS terminal 2.

  First, the control unit 21 waits until either the product code attached to the product or any code recorded on the delivery slip is read by the code scanner 206 (step S21; No). Here, when the control unit 21 detects that any one of the codes is read (step S21; Yes), whether or not the code includes flag information indicating “4”, “5”, or “6”. Is determined (step S22).

  In step S22, when the control unit 21 determines that the flag information is any of “4”, “5”, or “6” (step S22; Yes), the target related to the sales process is the sale at the net supermarket. Judge the minute and execute the process according to each code.

  When the flag information included in the code is “4” (step S23; Yes), the control unit 21 determines that the code is a purchase code, and uses the product code included in the purchase code as a key. Product information such as a product name from the store computer 4 is acquired (step S24). Further, the control unit 21 acquires the product unit price included in the purchase code for calculating the sales amount (step S25). At this time, the product name and the product unit price may be displayed on the display 204.

  When the flag information included in the code is “5” (step S23; No → Step S26; Yes), the control unit 21 determines that the code is a member code and is included in the member code. The member number obtained is acquired (step S27).

  When the flag information included in the code is “6” (step S23; No → Step S26; No → Step S28; Yes), the control unit 21 determines that the code is a point code, and The number of points included in the point code is acquired (step S29).

  Subsequently, the control unit 21 determines whether or not the next code is read by the code scanner 206 (step S30). Here, when the input of a new code is detected (step S30; Yes), the process returns to step S23 again to execute processing corresponding to each code. In step S30, when the input of the next code cannot be detected (step S30; No), the control unit 21 determines whether or not the “tightening key” indicating the end of the code input is input via the keyboard 202. Determination is made (step S31).

  In step S31, when the input of the “tightening key” cannot be detected (step S31; No), the process returns to step S30 again. When the input of the “tight key” is detected (step S31; Yes), the control unit 21 calculates the sales amount from the product unit price for each product acquired in step S25, and transmits it as registration data to the store computer 4. Thus, the sales registration data is accumulated in the store sales file F2 of the store computer 4 (step S32).

  As described above, since the control unit 21 calculates the sales amount based on the product unit price included in the purchase code for the sales process for the net supermarket, the product price managed by the store computer 4 is changed. Even so, it is possible to calculate sales at the price when the order was placed at the online supermarket. In this case, since the product price managed by the store computer 4 is not used for calculating the sales amount, the product price may not be acquired from the store computer 4 in step S24.

  Subsequently, the control unit 21 stores the set of the member number acquired in step S27 and the number of points acquired in step S29 to the member server 9 via the store computer 4 to be stored in the member result file F5. The number of points is accumulated in the purchased purchase information of the member number (step S33), and the process proceeds to step S34. When the accumulated purchase price is managed as the purchase record information in the member record file F5, the sales amount is transmitted to the member server 9 together with the member number and the number of points.

  In this way, for the sales process for the net supermarket, the control unit 21 accumulates the number of points included in the point code in the purchase record information, so that the product price and the point return rate managed by the store computer 4 are changed. Even if it is, the number of points corresponding to the sales amount when the order is placed at the online supermarket can be reflected to each customer. In this case, since the point return rate managed by the store computer 4 is not used, the point return rate may not be acquired from the store computer 4 in step S24.

  In subsequent step S34, the control unit 21 outputs the details of the sales process (receipt) from the printer 25 based on the product name of each product, its price, the sales amount, etc., and ends the process.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S22 that the flag information is not any of “4”, “5”, and “6” (step S22; No), the control unit 21 determines that the target related to the sales process is sales at the store. Judge the minute. Here, the code system of the product code is not limited to a commonly used JAN code, and may be a bar code similar to the above-described member code. When a barcode similar to a member code is used, a value different from the flag information of other codes is given to the flag information of the barcode.

  If it is determined that the product is sold at the store, the control unit 21 acquires product information such as a product name and a product unit price from the store computer 4 using the product code read by the code scanner 206 as a key (step S35). At this time, the product name and the product unit price may be displayed on the display unit 204.

  Subsequently, the control unit 21 determines whether or not the next code (product code) has been read by the code scanner 206 (step S36). Here, when the input of a new code is detected (step S36; Yes), the process returns to step S35 again. In step S36, when the input of the next code cannot be detected (step S36; No), the control unit 21 determines whether or not the input of the “tightening key” has been received (step S37).

  In step S37, when the input of the “tightening key” cannot be detected (step S37; No), the process returns to step S36 again. When the input of the “tight key” is detected (step S37; Yes), the control unit 21 calculates the sales amount from the product unit price for each product acquired in step S35, and transmits it to the store computer 4 as registered data. Thus, the sales registration data is accumulated in the store sales file F2 of the store computer 4 (step S32).

  When the membership number is read from the membership card carried by the customer by the card reader / writer 205, the control unit 21 calculates the number of points according to the sales amount, and stores the membership number via the store computer 4 together with the membership number. By transmitting to the member server 9, the number of points is accumulated in the purchase record information of the member number stored in the member record file F5 (step S33).

  As described above, the sales amount and the point number are calculated based on the latest product unit price and the point return rate managed by the store computer 4 as described above.

  In subsequent step S34, the control unit 21 outputs the details of the sales process (receipt) from the printer 25 based on the product name of each product, its price, the total sales amount, etc., and ends the process.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, even when the product unit price and the point return rate fluctuate, by using the number of points indicated by the point code recorded (printed) on the delivery slip, Total management can be performed with the number of points corresponding to the product unit price and the point return rate. Further, by using the unit price indicated by the unit price code included in the sales time code recorded (printed) on the delivery slip, sales processing can be performed at the product unit price at the time of product sales. In addition, since the number of points calculated at the time of product sale and the product unit price at the time of sale are encoded into a code that can be read by the reader / writer 205 of the POS terminal 2 and recorded (printed) on a delivery slip, It can be easily introduced into the POS system 7.

  The embodiment of the invention has been described above, but the present invention is not limited to this, and various modifications, substitutions, additions, and the like can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, the delivery slip after the receipt sign or seal is made by the customer is targeted for sales processing. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the delivery slip immediately after being output by the application server 6 is targeted for processing. Also good.

  In the above embodiment, the member code, the point code, and the purchase code are barcodes. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, other barcodes or QR codes that can be read by the reader / writer 205 of the POS terminal 2 are used. The two-dimensional code may be used.

  In the above embodiment, the store computer 4 manages the product master file F1 and the store sales file F2 in an integrated manner. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, each POS terminal 2 individually stores the product master file F1 and the product master file F1. The store sales file F2 may be held, and data may be integrated into the product master file F1 and the store sales file F2 managed by the store computer 4 at a predetermined timing.

  In the above embodiment, the code written on the delivery slip is recorded (printed). However, the present invention is not limited to this, and may be printed on the detailed slip of the product to be purchased, another slip, or the like. .

  In the above embodiment, the sales amount calculation in the sales process is performed by inputting the same “closing key”. For example, the “closing key” is different between the sales amount at the Internet supermarket and the sales amount at the store. ".", And a "tightening key" may be used depending on whether the sales amount is at an online supermarket or at a store. In this case, the sales amount for each sales method is calculated by calculating the sales amount in a state where it is possible to determine whether it is sales at the net supermarket or sales at the actual store based on the input of each “clamp key”. Can be managed.

  The program executed by the POS terminal 2 and the application server 6 of the above embodiment is provided by being incorporated in advance in a recording medium included in each device, but is not limited thereto, and can be installed or executed. The format file may be provided by being recorded on a computer-readable recording medium such as a CD-ROM, a flexible disk (FD), a CD-R, a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk). Furthermore, the recording medium is not limited to a medium independent of a computer or an embedded system, but also includes a recording medium in which a program transmitted via a LAN or the Internet is downloaded and stored or temporarily stored.

  In addition, the program executed by the POS terminal 2 and the application server 6 of the above embodiment may be stored on a computer connected to a network such as the Internet and provided by being downloaded via the network. You may comprise so that it may provide or distribute via networks, such as the internet.

  As described above, the information processing apparatus, merchandise sales data processing apparatus, and point management method according to the present invention are useful for a point service system that gives points according to the purchase price, It is suitable when points are given.

1 Point System 2 POS Terminal 21 Control Unit 22 Bus 23 Communication Interface 24 I / O Device Control Unit 25 Printer 201 Main Body 202 Keyboard 203 Drawer 204 Display 205 Card Reader / Writer 206 Code Scanner 3 LAN
4 Store Computer 41 Control Unit 42 Bus 431 Communication Interface 432 Communication Interface 44 I / O Device Control Unit 45 Keyboard 46 Display 47 Printer 48 Hard Disk Drive Device (HDD)
5 WAN
6 Application Server 61 Control Unit 62 Bus 631 Communication Interface 632 Communication Interface 64 I / O Device Control Unit 65 Keyboard 66 Display 67 Printer 68 Hard Disk Drive Device (HDD)
7 POS System 8 Dedicated Line 9 Member Server 91 Control Unit 92 Bus 93 Communication Interface 94 I / O Device Control Unit 95 Keyboard 96 Display 97 Printer 98 Hard Disk Drive Device (HDD)
10 Customer terminal F1 Product master file F2 Store sales file F3 Chain sales file F4 Member master file F5 Member results file

Japanese Patent No. 3854461

Claims (6)

Order acceptance means for accepting orders for product purchases from terminals connected via a network;
A purchase price calculating means for calculating a purchase price of a product that is a purchase target by the order based on a unit price set for each product;
Point calculation means for calculating the number of points according to the purchase price based on a predetermined point return rate;
Point code generation means for generating a point code representing the number of points;
A printing means for outputting a slip printed with the details of the product to be purchased by the order and the point code;
An information processing apparatus comprising: Customer identification information receiving means for receiving input of customer identification information from the terminal;
Customer identification code generating means for generating a customer identification code representing the customer identification information;
Further comprising
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the printing unit prints the customer identification code in a predetermined area of the slip. For each product targeted for purchase by the order, a purchase code generation means for generating a purchase code including a product code related to the product and a unit price code representing a unit price at the time of accepting the order;
Further comprising
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the printing unit prints the purchase code in a predetermined area of the slip. Based on the current unit price set for each product, the sales processing for the product purchased by the customer is performed, and the cumulative number of points calculated according to the purchase amount is customer identification information for identifying each of the customers In the merchandise sales data processing apparatus that stores the data in association
Code reading means for reading a code from a slip indicating the details of a product to be purchased;
In accordance with the code read by the code reading means, control means for controlling the sales process and the total number of points method;
With
When the set of a customer identification code representing the customer identification information and the point code representing the number of points is read by the code reading means, the control means stores the information in association with the customer identification information represented by the customer identification code A merchandise sales data processing apparatus, wherein the number of points indicated by the point code is accumulated in the number of points obtained.   When the code reading unit reads a purchase code including a product code related to a specific product and a unit price code indicating the unit price by the code reading unit, the control unit calculates a unit price represented by the unit price code included in the purchase code. The merchandise sales data processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the sales process is performed. An order accepting step in which the order accepting means accepts an order for product purchase from a terminal connected via a network;
A customer identification information receiving means for receiving customer identification information from the terminal;
A purchase amount calculating step, wherein the purchase amount calculation means calculates the purchase amount of the product that is the purchase target by the order based on the current unit price set for each product;
A point calculation step in which the point calculation means calculates the number of points according to the purchase price based on a predetermined point return rate;
A point code generating means for generating a point code representing the number of points;
A customer identification code generating means for generating a customer identification code representing the customer identification information;
A printing process in which a printing unit outputs a slip printed with the details of the product to be purchased by the order, the point code, and the customer identification code;
A code reading means for reading the point code and the customer identification code printed on the slip;
A control unit associates with the customer identification information represented by the customer identification code read in the code reading step, and accumulates the number of points represented by the point code;
Point management method characterized by including.

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