JP5038266B2 - Merchandise sales data processing apparatus and control program thereof - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a merchandise sales data processing device used for merchandise sales processing in convenience stores, supermarkets, drug stores, and the like, and a control program therefor.

  Currently, over-the-counter drugs are sold at convenience stores, supermarkets and drug stores. An over-the-counter drug is one that has no significant effect on the human body, and is used according to the choice of a consumer based on information provided by a pharmaceutical person.

  The above-mentioned over-the-counter drugs are classified into three risk categories of Category 1, Drugs 2, and 3 according to Article 36-3 of the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law. Class 1 drugs are those designated by the Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare as those requiring special attention regarding the use of drugs that may cause adverse health effects due to side effects. Class 2 drugs are drugs (excluding Class 1 drugs) that may cause health problems that may interfere with daily life due to side effects, etc., and are designated by the Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare. Class 3 drugs are generic drugs other than Class 1 drugs and Class 2 drugs. Further, among the second-class pharmaceuticals, those requiring special attention are referred to as designated second-class pharmaceuticals, and are handled slightly differently from the usual second-class pharmaceuticals in the display of the product packaging.

  Sales of over-the-counter drugs will be described with reference to FIG. The rules in each risk category differ in terms of professionals and information provision that should be handled for sales. That is, the first category pharmaceutical can be sold only by a pharmacist, while the second category and third category pharmaceuticals can be sold by registered sellers in addition to the pharmacist. In addition, Class 1 drugs are obliged to provide written information at the time of sale, whereas Class 2 drugs are obliged to make an effort to actively provide information, and Class 3 drugs are actively provided. There is no provision under the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law. However, it is stipulated that information must be provided in the case of consultation from the purchaser in all of the first-class pharmaceutical, second-class pharmaceutical, and third-class pharmaceutical.

Meanwhile, in conventional convenience stores, supermarkets, drug stores, and the like, merchandise sales processing is performed using a merchandise sales data processing device such as a POS (Point Of Sales) terminal. The merchandise sales data processing apparatus accepts an input of a merchandise code by scanning a barcode attached to the merchandise using the attached scanner, acquires merchandise data such as a merchandise price based on the inputted merchandise code, and A product is sold based on the product data. Some merchandise sales data processing devices issue a receipt that prints a customer's signature column in addition to store information and transaction details when making a card payment with a credit card, etc., so that the authenticity of the transaction can be verified Is also known. (For example, see Patent Document 1)
JP 2006-99175 A

  As described above, the store side has an obligation to explain according to the risk category when selling over-the-counter drugs. For this reason, even if the store side properly fulfills its obligation to explain, there is a possibility that opinions will be different from customers and trouble will occur. In such a case, it is not easy to prove that the store has fulfilled its accountability.

  The present invention has been made based on the above circumstances, and the purpose of the present invention is whether or not an obligation under the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law has been fulfilled by the store when the product purchased by the customer is an over-the-counter drug. It is possible to provide a merchandise sales data processing apparatus and a control program therefor that can easily discriminate and prevent troubles from occurring between customers and stores.

The present invention relates to a merchandise sales data processing apparatus for selling and processing merchandise purchased by a customer, in association with a predetermined risk category assigned to a medicinal product that is a merchandise , and a message certifying fulfillment of the information provision obligation of each risk category The stored message storage means, the product category discrimination means for specifying the risk category of the medicine contained in the product to be sold, and the risk category specified by the product category discrimination means are risk categories for which information provision is not essential. A message stored in the message storage means, a transaction certificate in which one of two messages associated with a risk category that does not require the provision of information and a signature column of a customer are printed, and Issuing instruction accepting means for selectively accepting the issuance instruction of a transaction certificate in which the other of the two messages and the customer signature column are printed A message obtaining means for obtaining a message to be printed on the certificate is accepted by the issuing instruction reception means from said message storage means, with the message obtained by the message obtaining means, the transactions of printing the signature line of the customer And certificate issuing means for issuing a certificate.

  According to the present invention in which such measures have been taken, it is possible to easily determine whether or not the duty of the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law has been fulfilled by the store when the product purchased by the customer is an over-the-counter drug, It is possible to provide a merchandise sales data processing apparatus and its control program that can prevent troubles from occurring in advance.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a control circuit of a POS terminal 1 which is a merchandise sales data processing apparatus according to the present invention. The POS terminal 1 is equipped with a CPU 2 as a control center. This CPU 2 has a ROM (Read Only Memory) 3, RAM (Random Access Memory) 4, I / O (Input / Output) port 5, LAN (Local Area Network) interface storing fixed data such as various control programs. (I / F) 6, hard disk drive (HDD) 7, keyboard controller 8, display controller 9, customer display controller 10, printer controller 11, scanner interface (I / F) 12, speaker controller 13, etc., for example, PCI bus Or the like via a bus line 14.

  A mode switch 5a and a drawer opening device 5b are connected to the I / O port 5, a LAN cable 6a is connected to the LAN interface 6, a keyboard 8a is connected to the keyboard controller 8, and a touch panel display 9a is connected to the display controller 9. The touch panel sensor 9b and the display unit 9c are connected, the customer display 10a is connected to the customer display controller 10, the receipt printer 11a is connected to the printer controller 11, the scanner 12a is connected to the scanner interface 12, and the speaker controller. A speaker 13 a is connected to 13.

  The RAM 4 corresponds to a processing situation such as a person-in-charge registration area 4a for storing information about a store clerk who has registered a person in charge of operation (hereinafter referred to as sign-on), and a commodity registration area 4b for registering commodity sales data of purchased products. Various storage areas are formed. The drawer opening device 5b opens a drawer (not shown) in response to a command from the CPU 2. The LAN interface 6 controls data communication with a store server or the like connected via the LAN cable 6a. The keyboard controller 8 captures a key signal corresponding to the key operated from the keyboard 8a and notifies the CPU 2 of the key signal. The display controller 9 selectively displays various screens on the display unit 9c in response to an instruction from the CPU 2, acquires signals from the touch panel sensor 9b, obtains touch position coordinates, and notifies the CPU 2 of them. The customer surface display controller 10 displays characters corresponding to display data such as the total amount paid by the customer on the customer surface display 10a. The printer controller 11 controls receipt printing and journal printing by the receipt printer 11a. The scanner interface 12 inputs the barcode data scanned by the scanner 12a. The speaker controller 13 controls the sound output from the speaker 13a. The keyboard 8a is provided with various function keys such as a PLU key, a subtotal key, a deposit / current total key, and a total key in addition to a numeric key for inputting numeric data.

  The hard disk drive 7 stores a message table 7a in which a message to be printed together with a signature column on a store receipt, which will be described later, is associated with a risk category of over-the-counter drugs (message storage means).

  FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the data structure of the message table 7a. In the present embodiment, the message set in the message table 7a is provided with information such as “I received an explanation of product information” because, for example, active provision of information is required for the first category pharmaceutical products. Because it is not obliged to provide active information on second-class pharmaceuticals, designated second-class pharmaceuticals, and third-class pharmaceuticals, it is only necessary to consult with customers. A message based on the premise that explanation about pharmaceutical products cannot be requested, such as “No explanation of product information” is set. Thus, the message according to the risk classification set in the message table 7a can be changed by setting.

Next, merchandise sales processing by the POS terminal 1 will be described.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart of processing executed by the CPU 2 in the product sales processing. This process is executed based on the operation program stored in the ROM 3.

  First, the CPU 2 waits for ST (step) 101 to input a product code by scanning a barcode attached to the product by the scanner 12a or by operating a key on the keyboard 8a. If it is determined that a product code has been input (Yes in ST101), product data is acquired from the product master based on the product code input as ST102. The product master may be stored in the hard disk drive 7 or stored in the store server and accessed to the store server via the LAN interface 6 to acquire product data corresponding to the product code. May be.

  Then, the CPU 2 registers the merchandise sales data including the merchandise data acquired as described above in ST103 and the purchase points in the merchandise registration area 4b formed in the RAM 4, and the subtotal key provided on the keyboard 8a is operated as the ST104. It is judged whether it is done. When it is determined that the subtotal key has not been operated (No in ST104), the process returns to ST101 and waits for the input of the product code.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the subtotal key is operated (Yes in ST104), the total amount of the transaction is calculated as ST105, the calculated total amount is displayed on the touch panel display 9a and the customer display 10a, and discount / discount Processing is performed, and an operation of a tightening key provided on the keyboard 8a is waited as ST106. When the closing key is operated (Yes in ST106), the change amount is calculated by subtracting the total amount of the transaction from the amount deposited from the customer in ST107 and displayed on the touch panel display 9a and the customer display 10a. Then, a tightening process such as causing the drawer opening device 5b to open the drawer via the I / O port 5 is executed.

  Thereafter, a receipt on which the contents of the transaction are printed is printed as ST108, and it is determined whether or not an over-the-counter medicine is sold in the transaction as ST109. The product data acquired from the product master specifies whether the product is a product other than a first-class pharmaceutical, a second-class pharmaceutical, a designated second-class pharmaceutical, a third-class pharmaceutical, or an over-the-counter drug Risk category information is included, and in the process of ST109, it is determined whether or not the over-the-counter drug has been sold based on the risk category information in the product sales data registered in the product registration area 4b. .

  When it is determined in the process of ST109 that an over-the-counter drug has been sold in the transaction (Yes in ST109), a store which is a certificate of the transaction in which the customer's signature column is printed on the display unit 9c of the touch panel display 9a as ST110 A store receipt print button 30 for issuing a receipt is displayed (issue instruction receiving means). FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a screen display of the touch panel display 9a on which the store copy receipt printing button 30 is displayed. The store receipt print button 30 is displayed together with a message such as “store receipt print”. Cashiers include first-class pharmaceuticals in the products sold, and explanations of product information by pharmacists, or second-class pharmaceuticals, designated second-class pharmaceuticals or third-class pharmaceuticals in the products sold Is included, and the store copy receipt printing button 30 is touch-operated when the customer is not requested to explain the product information.

  After displaying the store copy receipt print button 30, the CPU 2 determines whether or not the store copy receipt print button 30 has been touched in ST111. When it is determined that the store receipt printing button 30 has been touched (Yes in ST111), the store receipt receipt is printed in ST112, and the merchandise sales process is terminated. On the other hand, when it is determined that the store copy receipt printing button 30 has not been touched (No in ST111), the merchandise sales process is terminated without executing the store copy receipt printing process.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart of processing executed by the CPU 2 in the store receipt printing process in the process of ST112. This process is executed based on the operation program stored in the ROM 3.

  First, the CPU 2 specifies the risk category of the over-the-counter medicine sold in the transaction as ST201 based on the risk category information in the product sales data registered in the product registration area 4b (product category determination means). If there are multiple over-the-counter drugs sold, identify the highest risk category. For example, when the first category pharmaceutical and the second category pharmaceutical are registered in the product registration area 4b, the first category pharmaceutical that is the highest risk category is specified.

  After the risk classification is specified in the process of ST201, a message corresponding to the risk classification specified in the process of ST201 is acquired from the message table 7a as ST202 (message acquisition means). Then, in ST203, a working memory area for issuing a store receipt is formed in the RAM 4, and print data of the store receipt is obtained by adding the customer signature column and the message acquired from the message table 7a to the contents of the transaction. create. Thereafter, as shown in ST204, the receipt printer 11a is driven and controlled based on the print data created in the working memory area, and a store copy receipt is issued (certificate issuing means). After issuing the store receipt, the printing process for the store receipt is completed.

  An example of a receipt printed by the store receipt printing process is shown in FIG. The store receipt 40 includes a header portion composed of commercial information, transaction date “April 01, 2009”, registration number “Registration No. 0001”, cashier clerk code and name, for example “non-prescription pharmaceutical” Product sales data such as “Gauze”, “Gastrointestinal drug” as the second type pharmaceutical and “Headache drug” as the third type pharmaceutical, signature column 40a and message 40b added to the print data in the process of ST203 Has been.

  In the transaction in which the store receipt 40 is issued, the risk category of “gastrointestinal” is the highest risk category of the second category pharmaceutical, so the message “second category pharmaceutical message set in the message table 7a” The description of the merchandise information is not necessary. "Is printed as the message 40b.

  As described above, when the over-the-counter medicine is sold, the POS terminal 1 issues a store copy receipt in which a predetermined message corresponding to the customer's signature column and the risk classification is printed. And if the store stores the signature of the customer in the signature column of the store receipt, the customer and the store will decide whether or not the obligation to explain the drug according to the risk category has been fulfilled later. It is possible to prevent trouble from occurring.

  Further, the store receipt receipt issuing button 30 is displayed on the touch panel display 9a, and the store receipt is issued when the touch operation is performed. Therefore, the cashier can select whether or not to issue a store receipt for each transaction in accordance with store operations and cash register conditions.

  Further, since the store copy receipt issue button 30 is displayed on the touch panel display 9a only when the over-the-counter medicine is sold, it is possible to deal with transactions where the over-the-counter medicine is not sold and the customer does not need to request a signature. It is possible to prevent useless operations such as a cashier trying to issue a store receipt. Such a function has a remarkable effect especially when the cashier is unfamiliar with the operation of the POS terminal 1.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment as it is, In an implementation stage, in the range which does not deviate from the summary, each component can be deform | transformed and embodied suitably.

  For example, in the above embodiment, the transaction details, signature column, and predetermined message are printed on the store receipt, but other information may be added and printed. Information such as a signature field, a message, and a transaction number for specifying the transaction may be printed without printing. Even when information for specifying a transaction is printed without printing the transaction details, the transaction is stored if the transaction history is stored in the hard disk drive 7 or the store server of the POS terminal 1. Can be specified, so that the same effect as when transaction contents are printed can be obtained.

  Further, the store receipt receipt issuing button 30 may be installed on the keyboard 8a or the main body of the POS terminal 1. In this case, it is preferable to provide a control means that treats an operation error even when the store receipt receipt issuing button 30 is operated in a transaction other than the transaction in which the over-the-counter medicine is sold.

  In addition, when a second-class pharmaceutical, a designated second-class pharmaceutical, or a third-class pharmaceutical that is not obligated to provide information is sold, both when the product is explained and when the product is not explained A store receipt may be issued selectively. For example, in the message table 7a, 2 such as “Received explanation of product information” and “No explanation of product information is required” for each of the second-class pharmaceutical, the designated second-class pharmaceutical, and the third-class pharmaceutical. Set one message. Then, the store receipt receipt issuing button 30 is composed of two buttons, an explained button and an explanation-unnecessary button, and the cashier touches the explained button when requested by the customer to explain the medicine, and the customer explains the explanation. If it is not obtained, the explanation unnecessary button is touch-operated. At this time, when the described button is touch-operated, a message “Product description has been received” is obtained from the message table 7a. When the explanation-unnecessary button is operated, the message table 7a reads “Product The explanation of the information is not necessary. "Is acquired and printed on the store receipt with the signature column. If comprised in this way, operation suitable for the situation of a store will become possible.

  Even if the risk classification is changed due to revisions to the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law or related rules, or when new sales qualifications arise, the above-mentioned product sales processing or Store receipt receipt printing processing and the like can be executed.

In addition, various inventions can be formed by appropriately combining a plurality of constituent elements disclosed in the embodiment. For example, some components may be deleted from the overall components shown in the embodiment.
Each invention described in the scope of claims of the present application is appended below.
[1] In a merchandise sales data processing apparatus for selling merchandise purchased by a customer, message storage means for storing a predetermined message in association with a predetermined merchandise category assigned to the merchandise, and the merchandise category of the merchandise to be sold A product category discriminating unit for discriminating a message, a message acquiring unit for acquiring a message associated with the product category discriminated by the product category discriminating unit from the message storage unit, and a message acquired by the message acquiring unit, And a certificate issuing means for issuing a certificate of the transaction in which the signature column is printed.
[2] An issuance instruction receiving unit that receives an issuance instruction of the certificate is further provided, and the certificate issuing unit issues the certificate in response to the issuance of the certificate by the issuance instruction receiving unit. The merchandise sales data processing apparatus according to [1] above, wherein:
[3] In the above [2], the issuance instruction accepting unit accepts the issuance instruction of the certificate in response to the merchandise classification of the merchandise sold in the transaction satisfying a predetermined condition. The product sales data processing apparatus described.
[4] In a merchandise sales data processing apparatus that sells merchandise purchased by a customer, merchandise category discriminating means for discriminating a predetermined merchandise category assigned to the merchandise to be sold, and the merchandise discriminated by the merchandise category discrimination means Issuing instruction accepting means for accepting an issuance instruction for a certificate of the transaction in which the customer's signature column is printed in accordance with the classification satisfying a predetermined condition, and accepting the issuance instruction of the certificate by the issuing instruction accepting means A merchandise sales data processing apparatus comprising certificate issuing means for issuing the certificate in response to the fact.
[5] The product sales data processing device according to any one of [1] to [4], wherein the predetermined product category is a risk category assigned to an over-the-counter drug.
[6] The predetermined product category is a risk category assigned to the over-the-counter drug, and the predetermined message stored in the message storage means is a message related to fulfillment of information provision obligations for the drug belonging to each risk category. The merchandise sales data processing apparatus according to any one of [1] to [3] above, wherein
[7] A control program for a merchandise sales data processing apparatus that includes receipt issuing means for issuing a receipt on which transaction details are printed, and that sells merchandise purchased by a customer, and is sold to the merchandise sales data processing apparatus A product category discriminating function for discriminating a predetermined product category assigned to the product, and a message storage means for storing a predetermined message by associating a message corresponding to the product category discriminated by the product category discriminating function with the product category And a certificate issuing function for causing the receipt issuing means to issue a certificate of the transaction in which the customer's signature column is printed together with the message acquired by the message acquiring function. program.

The schematic diagram which shows the control circuit of the POS terminal in one Embodiment of this invention. The schematic diagram which shows an example of the data structure of the message table in the embodiment. The flowchart of the process which CPU performs in the sales process of the goods in the embodiment. The figure which shows the example of a display of the store copy receipt printing button in the embodiment. The flowchart of the process which CPU performs in the printing process of the store copy receipt in the embodiment. The schematic diagram which shows an example of the store copy receipt in the same embodiment. The figure for demonstrating the risk classification of an over-the-counter medicine.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... POS terminal, 2 ... CPU, 3 ... ROM, 4 ... RAM, 7a ... Message table, 9a ... Touch panel type display, 11a ... Receipt printer, 30 ... Store receipt receipt print button, 40 ... Store receipt receipt

Claims (6)

In a product sales data processing device that sells and processes products purchased by customers,
A message storage means for storing a message certifying the fulfillment of the information provision obligation of each risk category in association with a predetermined risk category assigned to the drug as the product;
A product category discrimination means for identifying the risk category of the drug contained in the product to be sold;
If the risk category identified by the product category discrimination means is a risk category that does not require information provision, the message is stored in the message storage means and is associated with the risk category that does not require information provision Issuance instruction acceptance that selectively accepts an issuance instruction for a transaction certificate that prints one of two messages and a customer's signature field, and a transaction certificate that prints the other message and the signature field of a customer Means,
Message obtaining means for obtaining a message to be printed on the certificate accepted by the issuing instruction accepting means from the message storage means;
With the message obtained by the message obtaining unit, merchandise sales data processing apparatus characterized by comprising a certificate issuing means for issuing a transaction certificates printed the signature line of customers. The two messages stored in association with a risk category that does not require information provision in the message storage means are composed of a message indicating that information provision has been received and a message indicating that information provision is unnecessary. The merchandise sales data processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: It further includes a display unit with a touch panel,
The issuance instruction receiving means is a first button for operating when the risk category specified by the product category discrimination means is a risk category that does not require information provision, and when an explanation of a medicine is requested from a customer And a second button for operation when the customer is not requested to explain the medicine, and when the first button is operated, information is received from the two messages. A message and a customer's signature indicating that no information provision is required when the second button is operated when a transaction certificate issuance instruction printed with a message and a customer's signature column printed is received 3. The merchandise sales data processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein an instruction for issuing a certificate of transaction in which a column is printed is received. The message stored in association with the risk category requiring information provision in the message storage means is a message indicating that information provision has been received,
If the risk category identified by the product category discrimination means is a risk category that requires information provision, the message acquisition means has received the information provision stored in the message storage means in association with the risk category The certificate issuing means issues a transaction certificate in which a customer's signature column is printed together with the acquired message. The merchandise sales data processing apparatus according to 1. 5. The product category discrimination means, when a product to be sold contains a plurality of medicines, identifies the highest risk category among the risk categories of each of the medicines. The merchandise sales data processing apparatus according to 1. A control program for a merchandise sales data processing apparatus that includes receipt issuing means for issuing a receipt printed with transaction details, and that sells merchandise purchased by a customer,
In the product sales data processing device,
A product category identification function that identifies the risk category assigned to the drug included in the product being sold;
If the risk category specified by this product category discrimination function is a risk category that does not require information provision, it is stored in a message storage means that stores a message certifying the fulfillment of the information provision obligation of each risk category in association with the risk category. One of the two messages associated with the risk category that does not require the provision of information, a certificate of transaction in which the signature of the customer is printed, the other of the two messages, and the customer's An issuance instruction reception function for selectively receiving an issuance instruction of a certificate of a transaction in which a signature column is printed;
A message obtaining function for obtaining a message to be printed on the certificate is accepted by the issuing instruction reception means from the message memory means,
With the message acquired by the message acquisition function, a certificate issuing function to issue a discount certificates taken of printing the signature line of customers in the receipt issuing unit,
Control program to realize.

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