JP5023445B2 - Sales data processor - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a sales data processing device for displaying products on a showcase or the like, and for registering products mainly used in retail stores such as butcher shops.

In general, merchandise such as meat and prepared food is stored and displayed in a showcase, and a sales price is calculated and displayed from the unit price and weight of the merchandise with a face-to-face electronic scale device installed on the showcase.
In the registration device such as the electronic balance device for face-to-face sales, when performing product registration, the corresponding preset key is selected from the number of preset keys corresponding to the product type in order to call up the product data of the product name and unit price. It was necessary to select and operate.

  Also, especially in face-to-face sales such as in a butcher shop, when weighing products or issuing labels and receipts, traceability data (production distribution history information) is input to the device, or in the product data in advance Calling the set traceability data is performed (for example, refer to Patent Document 1).

  The traceability data (production and distribution history information) is based on a system that can trace the history information related to the production and distribution of products and the like from the consumption point to the production point. According to the “Special Measures Law on Information Management and Communication” (Beef Traceability Law), it was obliged to record and transmit individual information until the distribution and consumption stage. In other words, it has become mandatory to display individual identification numbers from slaughterhouses to specific beef distributors and specific food providers.

However, if the traceability data is input to the registration device every time a product is weighed or a label or a receipt is issued, there is a high risk of an operation error.
Further, when the traceability data is set in advance in the product data, there is a problem that if the raw material meat is different, the product data is required, and the memory has a large capacity.

JP 2003-237143 A

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems of the prior art, and the object of the present invention is to provide a sales data processing apparatus capable of easily setting input of traceability data for each product. It is in.

In order to solve the above problems, the sales data processing apparatus of the present invention is provided with a product file in which product data such as a product number, a product name, and a unit price is set, and is displayed from a product displayed and displayed for each tray in a showcase or the like. When the purchased product is placed on the plate of the electronic balance, the weight is measured, and when the specific means provided in the vicinity of each tray detects a specific operation, the product data is read based on the corresponding product number, In a sales data processing apparatus that calculates a price according to weight and registers a product, a storage unit that stores a product number and product traceability data is provided for each of the specifying units, and when the product is specified by the specifying unit the particular means of appropriate, sends traceability data item number and item to be stored in the storage means in the server, the sales data processing apparatus, prior to With relevant product data on the basis of the traceability data of the product number and product which is sent to the server, characterized by printing the traceability data label, or on the receipt (claim 1).
The sales data processing device may be a face-to-face electronic scale or a POS terminal installed at a cash register.

And as said specific means, what provided the detection sensor in the goods tag provided in the vicinity of each goods for every kind of goods currently displayed on the showcase etc. is mentioned.
Examples of the product tag include an electronic shelf label (claim 3). As a form of a detection sensor provided on these tags, a store clerk's hand or the like approaches the product, such as a touch sensor, a switch, or a reflective sensor. It may be possible to detect that without contact.

  According to the above means, the traceability data of a product can be set for each type of product displayed in a showcase or the like, and the traceability data of the product can be automatically called when the product is taken out.

  The sales data processing apparatus of the present invention can set product traceability data for each type of product displayed in a showcase or the like. Since the traceability data can be specified and automatically called when the product is taken out, the setting operation of the traceability data is easy, and the occurrence of operation mistakes can be reduced. In addition, there is an advantage that the product data need not be stored twice.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an outline of a face-to-face sales system using a face-to-face sales data processing apparatus according to the present invention. In the figure, 1, 2, and 3 denote face-to-face sales data processing apparatuses for registering products. In the electronic scale, the facing electronic scales 1, 2, and 3 are arranged on a showcase 4 in which products are accommodated and displayed in a tray. Then, an electronic shelf label 5 is arranged in each tray for each product displayed in the showcase 4, and each electronic shelf label 5 is connected to the shelf label controller 7 via the wireless device 6 as shown in the system diagram of FIG. It is comprised so that communication is possible, and it is comprised so that the merchandise data transmitted from the shelf label controller 7 may be received, memorize | stored, and displayed.
The face-to-face electronic balances 1, 2, 3 on the showcase 4 and the shelf label controller 7 are connected to a server 8 via a LAN.
The server 8 stores a product file storing a plurality of product data such as a product number, a product name, and a unit price, and transmits the product file to each of the face-to-face electronic scales 1, 2, 3 and the shelf label controller 7 for storage. Is.

  The face-to-face electronic balances 1, 2, and 3 are provided with a weighing pan a for placing a product and measuring the weight as shown in FIG. 1 (b), and a numeric keypad, a printing key, a tare key, A key input unit b and touch panel screen c necessary for data input as an electronic scale (price scale) such as a call key and a function key, and a receipt label printer d are arranged, and a product is provided on the opposite side (the side facing the customer). A display device e having a display unit for presenting the name, weight, unit price, selling price, and the like to the customer is provided.

FIG. 3 is an external view showing the electronic shelf label 5 attached to the tray containing the product for each product. As shown in FIG. 3A, the product name is shown on the front side of the case 5a made of synthetic resin and having a flat rectangular shape. A label 5b and a display unit 5c are provided, and an antenna 5d is provided on the upper surface of the case 5a. A touch sensor 5e is disposed on the back side of the case 5a.
The product name label 5b displays an individual identification number as shown.

As shown in the electric block diagram of FIG. 4, the electronic shelf label 5 is connected to a CPU 9 that controls each block of the shelf label via a bus 10, ROM 11, RAM 12, display unit 5c, wireless communication unit 13, touch sensor 5e. Are connected and configured.
The ROM 11 stores various programs executed by the CPU 9.
The RAM 12 stores a flag, a register for execution by the CPU 9, and a product number, unit price data, and an individual identification number of the product as product data.
The display unit 5c is composed of a seven-segment liquid crystal display, and is configured to display the unit price.
The touch sensor 5e is configured to turn on when the touch sensor 5e is touched.
The wireless communication unit 13 is a functional part that communicates with the shelf label controller 7 wirelessly.
The electronic shelf label 5 includes a battery (solar battery) and is driven by the battery.

The individual identification number is set according to the following procedure.
The tray is arranged by a portable reading means (barcode scanner) having a scanner unit (for example, a barcode reader) for reading a code (for example, a barcode) and a communication unit capable of communicating with an electronic shelf label and infrared communication. When the product is displayed in the showcase, the individual identification number displayed on the barcode is read on the relay label attached to the product or the bat containing the product, and then the read data is sent to the electronic shelf label. It can be set with.
In addition, when an electronic shelf label is provided on the tray for each product in the showcase, if the tray is brought into the backroom and data is transmitted from the portable reading means when the product is placed on the tray, another electronic shelf label is provided. Can be set to the desired electronic shelf label without confusion.
The scanner unit that reads the code provided in the portable reading means uses a reader corresponding to the barcode system, and is not converted into a barcode, that is, information corresponding to the code is displayed with symbols such as letters and numbers. In such a case, an OCR (Optical Character Reader) or the like is used.

Next, the operation of the system will be described based on the flowchart shown in FIG.
Step 1 (S1): A store clerk asks a customer about a purchased product.
Step 2 (S2): The store clerk is placed behind the electronic shelf label 5 of the corresponding product in the showcase 4.
The touched touch sensor 5e is touched.
Step 3 (S3): The CPU 9 of the touched electronic shelf label 5 is stored in the RAM 12.
The product number and individual identification number are assigned to the ceiling of the store from the wireless communication unit 13
The server 8 is connected to the arranged wireless device 6 and the shelf label controller 7.
Send.
Step 4 (S4): The server 8 puts the received product number and individual identification number in a predetermined area.
Memorize temporarily. The temporary storage flow of the server 8 is as shown in FIG.
The details will be described later.
Step 5 (S5): The store clerk takes out the corresponding product from the showcase and selects any face-to-face electronic
Place on scale 1 (or 2 or 3) weighing pan.
Step 6 (S6): Calling key equipped on the face-to-face electronic balance on which the product is placed in Step 5
-The store clerk operates.
Step 7 (S7): The face-to-face electronic balance is temporarily stored from a predetermined area of the server 8.
The product number is read out from the product file to the product number.
Read the corresponding product data.
Step 8 (S8): For the face-to-face electronic scale, the product data of the previous step (S7) is stored for a plurality of products.
If [YES], go to step 9; if [NO]
If so, go to Step 11.
Step 9 (S9): The face-to-face electronic scale is based on the product data read in Step 7,
A product list screen as shown in FIG. 5 is displayed on the touch panel (display unit) c.
To do.
Step 10 (S10) ... the merchandise list displayed on the touch panel c of the face-to-face electronic scale by the store clerk
Touch one of the product data to select a product.
Step 11 (S11) ... The face-to-face electronic balance is either step 8 (S8) or step 10 (S
The product data specified in 10) is stored in memory for product registration.
It is set to rear and displayed on the touch panel screen c and the display device e. When the product data is set, the electronic balance is
Applicable product data temporarily stored in the area (product number and individual
(Identification number) is deleted.
Step 12 (S12): The face-to-face electronic scale is obtained from the weight of the product on the weighing pan and the product data.
The sales price (price) is calculated from the calculated unit price and displayed.
If you agree (OK) with the contents displayed on the display e,
Product registration is performed by operating a predetermined key. And
, Product name, unit price, sales price (price), and individual identification number are printed
Label (see Fig. 7 (a)) is issued and the clerk wraps the product
The label is affixed to the package.
This completes the data processing operation from receipt of the customer's order to product sales.
The registered individual identification number may be printed not only on the product label described above but also on a receipt (see FIG. 7B) to be given to the customer.

In the above processing operation, the server 8 stores the product number and the individual identification number in step 4 (S4). Temporary storage by the server 8 is performed according to the flow shown in FIG.
That is, when receiving the product number (product data) and the individual identification number transmitted from the electronic shelf label 5, the server 8 stores the product number and the individual identification number, and also stores the reception time of the data. Then, when a predetermined time, for example, 5 minutes elapses from the reception, the data is configured to be erased.
This cancels that the touch sensor 5e of the electronic shelf label 5 has been touched by mistake. In addition, the other process performed in the condition where predetermined time has not passed is the process regarding the communication regarding transmission / reception of data with a facing electronic balance.

With the configuration described above, since the product can be specified when the product is taken out from the showcase, the PLU can be set without operating the preset key as in the conventional case, and the product data setting operation can be performed smoothly. When a plurality of products are specified in the showcase, the corresponding product data is displayed in a list, and can be easily set because it is only necessary to select from the list.
In addition, the data that is not selected even if the specified and detected product data has elapsed from the temporary storage is automatically judged to be unnecessary and is automatically deleted. Therefore, the list displayed is only valid product data. The selection operation is performed smoothly.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be changed without changing the gist of the invention.
(1) Instead of the setting or list display method after the call operation in step 6, the product data detected and temporarily stored by the specifying means is displayed on all sales data processing devices not being set, If the data is for only one product, the operation to set the data, or if the data is for multiple products, set if any one is selected and set. The temporarily stored product data may be deleted.
At this time, in the case of the sales data processing apparatus being set, after the product registration is completed or an operation to cancel the set product data is performed, the display operation can be performed as described above. What should I do?
(2) The temporary storage of the product data such as the product number transmitted from the electronic shelf label is not limited to the server and may be stored by each facing electronic scale.
(3) The communication means of the face-to-face electronic scale and the electronic shelf label is not limited to radio waves, but may be wireless by infrared rays or light, or wired.
(4) The specifying means for specifying the product is not limited to the shelf label and the electronic shelf label provided with the touch sensor, but a sensor or a switch is arranged in the vicinity of the displayed product, and the detection data is transmitted to the server or the sales data processing device. It may be read by, for example.
(5) The target product is not limited to meat, but can be applied to target products of production distribution history information required by consumers today, such as fruits and vegetables, chicken, eggs, and milk.
(6) The functions of the server and shelf label controller may be integrated into the sales data processing device. Moreover, it is good also as a parent-child specification.
(7) Traceability data is not limited to being stored in the electronic shelf label, but may be stored for each type of displayed product using a server or an electronic shelf label.

(A) is explanatory drawing which shows the outline of the face-to-face sales system using the sales data processing apparatus which concerns on this invention, (b) is a perspective view which shows an example of a face-to-face sales data processing apparatus (face-to-face type electronic balance). The system diagram which shows the structure of the system. (A) is a front view of the electronic shelf label provided with the specific means, (b) is a back view. The electric block diagram of an electronic shelf label. Data list displayed on the touch panel screen of the face-to-face sales data processing device. The flowchart of the said system. (A) is a product label printed with a solid identification number, and (b) is a receipt printed with an individual identification number. The flowchart of the temporary storage process which a server performs.

Explanation of symbols

1, 2, 3 ... Face-to-face sales data processing device (face-to-face electronic scale)
4 ... Showcase
5. Product tag (electronic shelf label)
5e: Specific means (touch sensor)

Claims (3)

Set up a product file with product data such as product number, product name, unit price, etc., measure the weight when placing the purchased product on the dish of the electronic scale from the product displayed for each tray in the showcase etc. In addition, when the specific means provided in the vicinity of each tray detects a specific operation, the sales data processing reads out product data based on the corresponding product number, calculates the price according to the weight, and registers the product In the device
A storage means for storing a product number and product traceability data is provided for each of the specifying means,
When the product is specified by the specifying unit , the corresponding specifying unit transmits the product number stored in the storage unit and the traceability data of the product to the server,
The sales data processing device prints the traceability data on a label or a receipt together with the corresponding product data based on the product number and the traceability data of the product transmitted to the server .   2. The sales data processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the specifying means is a product tag provided with a detection sensor provided in the vicinity of each product for each type of product displayed in a showcase or the like.   3. The sales data processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the product tag is an electronic shelf label, and a product number and an individual identification number of the product are set in a memory of the electronic shelf label.

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