JP5444657B2 - Sales data processor - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a sales data processing apparatus.

In stores such as supermarkets, for the purpose of attracting customers, there are cases where special sales are provided to customers at a price lower than the price at which a specific product with a period is divided. In addition, the number of items that can be purchased by one customer is limited so that as many customers as possible can purchase the products sold at that special sale (hereinafter referred to as “special sale products”) (for example, one per person) )
In order to purchase even one such special sale product with a limited number of purchases, there are cases where a plurality of family members visit the store and each purchases the special sale product. In that case, in a conventional POS (Point of Sales) register, the product is accounted for each customer (that is, for each family member), and a receipt is issued for each account.
Patent Document 1 discloses a sales data processing apparatus that accounts for specified transactions out of a plurality of transactions.
Japanese Patent No. 3996904

For this reason, if you want to purchase a special sale product with a limited number of purchases by more than one person, you would like to complete the transaction only once. Therefore, there is a problem that the operation is troublesome. For this reason, it was also a cause of queues for customers before the cash register.
In addition, in the technique described in Patent Document 1, since a receipt is issued for each transaction, there is a problem that consumables and expenses are wasted when purchasing a special sale product with a limited number of purchases by a plurality of people. There is. Moreover, in patent document 1, since the registration process of goods must be performed for every transaction, the time until it accounts collectively cannot be shortened.
The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and its purpose is to account for sale products with a limited number of purchases, reflecting the selling price to each customer in a shorter processing time than before. It is an object of the present invention to provide a sales data processing apparatus that can collectively account for a plurality of customers as one transaction, and can print receipts for the accounting processing together.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems. One aspect of the present invention is to register a customer's purchased product and perform accounting processing when registration for one transaction is completed. In the sales data processing apparatus that prints and issues a receipt based on the result, the first sale price is the normal sale price of the sale item, the sale price of the sale item, and the quantity that one customer can purchase the sale item at the sale price . and the upper limit quantity, storage means for storing in association with the second upper limit quantity is the quantity that can purchase the sale items in one transaction at bargain prices, input means for inputting the number of customers to buy the Japanese sales items, based on the first upper limit quantity stored in the customer number to the storage means is input by said input means, a calculating means for calculating an upper limit number of sale items corresponding to the number of customers, in JP-sales product Before purchase quantity Calculation means by comparing the second upper limit number for the sale items stored in the upper limit number and said storage means SALE products in accordance with the number of customers that have been calculated by the up smaller one upper Quantity A sales data processing device comprising registration means for registering at the sale price of the sale item.

According to the above invention, when a plurality of customers (for example, each family member) purchases a limited-price sale product, if the number of customers is input, the accounting process is performed as a single transaction. It is possible to relieve waiting and save consumables such as receipts. In addition, the quantity that the customer can purchase the sale item at the sale price (first upper limit quantity) and the quantity that the customer can purchase the sale item at the sale price in one transaction (second upper limit quantity) are set. As a result, many customers who come to the store can even buy special products at special prices.

  Further, according to one aspect of the present invention, in the above sales data processing device, the display unit that displays the special sale product registered by the registration unit separately for the quantity purchased at the special sale price and the quantity purchased at the normal sale price. It is characterized by providing.

  According to the above invention, since the quantity for purchasing the special sale item at the sale price and the quantity for the purchase at the normal sale price are displayed separately, there is a limit on the number that can be purchased by one customer before closing the account. The explanation of this and the explanation that the quantity exceeding the limit becomes the normal price can be made with reference to the display. As a result, it is possible to avoid trouble after closing the account and to ask the customer to make an understanding.

Another embodiment of the present invention, in the sales data processing apparatus, when it contains sale item into purchase of customer, selectably displaying the Japanese sold goods to distinguish them from other items Product characterized in that it comprises an information display means, before SL and buying number of input means for inputting product information purchase quantity SALE product selected from the display unit.

  According to the above invention, the special sale product and the other sale product are distinguished and displayed, so the special sale product can be determined at a glance. Thereby, the store clerk can easily determine that it is necessary to input the number of customers. In addition, it is possible to reduce mistakes in selecting a sale item for inputting the number of customers.

  Further, according to one aspect of the present invention, the above sales data processing apparatus includes accounting information calculation means for calculating accounting information for only sale products, and separates accounting information for sale products from accounting information for other products. And printing on a receipt.

  According to the above invention, the accounting information of the sale item can be separately printed and the accounting information of the other item can be separately printed, so it is easy to visually check the transaction details when correction or return of goods occurs in the sale item. In addition, follow-up investigation becomes easy when troubles occur.

  According to the present invention, the sales data processing apparatus can perform accounting processing for a sale item in a quantity corresponding to the input number of people at a sale price. For this reason, when a family member visits and purchases a special sale product with a limited quantity that can be purchased by one customer, transactions for the number of people who purchase the product are performed without accounting for each customer. Can be accounted for in one transaction. In other words, accounting processing can be performed by reflecting the sale price for the number of people within one transaction. As a result, the trouble and time for performing accounting processing separately for each customer are eliminated, so that customer waiting for accounting can be eased. Further, receipts for the number of people who purchase the products can be printed and issued together, so that consumables and expenses are not wasted. In addition, since the quantity that can be purchased by a single customer is limited, even if one customer purchases special sale products in bulk, the price exceeding the purchase quantity is the special sale price. You can not buy at. As a result, since the customer cannot illegally purchase many special sale products, the special sale product can be sold so as to be distributed to the customers.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining the concept of processing executed by a sales data processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
The example shown in this figure is a receipt issued when an egg, which is a special sale product, is purchased by three families. Here, the quantity that one customer can purchase eggs is limited to one pack. Receipts a to c shown in FIG. 1 are receipts issued when an accounting process is performed using a conventional POS register. In the conventional POS register, it is not possible to collectively account for special sale products with a limited number of purchases. For this reason, each customer is accounted for and a receipt is issued for each account. A receipt d shown in FIG. 1 is a receipt issued by the sales data processing apparatus according to the present embodiment. The sales data processing apparatus can collectively perform accounting for a plurality of customers as one transaction. For this reason, the accounting process for three family members is performed once, and one receipt is issued. At this time, as indicated by reference numeral 100, the eggs in “the number of family members (3 in this example) × the purchase limit number (1 in this example)” are accounted for at the sale price.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a POS system to which the sales data processing apparatus 1 in the present embodiment is applied.
The POS system includes a plurality of sales data processing devices 1 and a store controller 2. The store controller 2 and the sales data processing device 1 are connected via a LAN (Local Area Network). The store controller 2 is installed in an area (for example, an office) where business decisions such as data aggregation and accounting processing, and decision-making regarding the purchase amount, production / processing amount, and the like are performed based on this data, and are related to product registration. Holds various files. The sales data processing apparatus 1 is a POS register that performs accounting processing.

FIG. 3 is an external front view and a side view of the sales data processing apparatus 1 in the present embodiment. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an electric circuit built in the sales data processing apparatus 1 shown in FIG.
3 and 4, reference numeral 11 denotes a CPU that controls the overall operation of the sales data processing apparatus 1, and is connected to each of the other components as shown. Reference numeral 12 denotes a ROM (Read Only Memory) in which a program executed by the CPU 11 is stored, and stores a program that defines the processing of the CPU 11 and the like. Reference numeral 13 denotes a RAM (Random Access Memory) used in the arithmetic processing of the CPU 11.

  Reference numeral 14 denotes a display unit for a clerk (touch panel) that functions as an operation unit for a clerk capable of performing input operations such as mode switching, setting, and registration. Reference numeral 15 denotes an operation unit that is provided with input means for inputting the completion of product registration or inputting numeric data such as a deposit amount received from a customer at the time of payment, and supplies the input data to the CPU 11. Reference numeral 16 denotes a customer display that notifies the customer of the product name and price by displaying predetermined information in accordance with a display instruction from the CPU 11.

  Reference numeral 17 denotes an automatic change machine that automatically discharges at least the coins of the calculated change to the change discharge port 17a, and 17b denotes a deposit input port for inserting a deposit (coin) received from the customer. is there. Reference numeral 18 denotes a scanner unit that reads a barcode attached to a product and supplies the data to the CPU 11. Reference numeral 19 denotes a receipt printing unit that prints a receipt or the like of a product registered and settled according to a printing instruction from the CPU 11. Reference numeral 20 denotes a communication unit that exchanges data with the outside (for example, the store controller 2) by communication via a LAN.

  For example, the communication unit 20 downloads the product data from a PLU file (product file) for registration processing held by the store controller 2 or uploads sales data to the store controller 2.

Further, the scanner unit 18 is not described in FIG. 3, but this may be configured such that the sales data processing apparatus 1 main body shown in FIG. 3 is connected by wire and the read data is transmitted to the apparatus main body by wire. Alternatively, it may be configured to be connected to the apparatus main body wirelessly and to transmit the read data to the apparatus main body wirelessly.
Reference numeral 30 denotes a cash drawer in which money is stored.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating a data configuration and a data example of a product file held by the sales data processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment. The sales data processing apparatus 1 acquires the product file from the store controller 2 and stores it in the RAM 13.
As shown in the figure, the product file is a two-dimensional tabular data consisting of rows and columns, and includes a department, a product code, a product name, a normal price, a special sale start, a special sale end, and a special sale price. , And a column for each item of one customer purchase limit, the maximum number of transactions, and a limit category. The main key of this product file is a product code. Each line of the product file exists for each product.

  The department is a department that manages products. The product code is an identification number for uniquely identifying a product. The normal price is a price at which the product is normally sold. The sale start is the date when the sale of the product starts. The end of special sale is the date when the special sale of the product ends. The special sale price is a price when the product is special sale. The one-customer purchase limit is the upper limit number of items that one customer can purchase at a special price. The upper limit of the number of transactions is the upper limit number of products that can be purchased at a special price in one transaction. The restriction category indicates the type of restriction in the one customer purchase restriction and the argument upper limit value. In the example shown in the figure, “0” represents no limit. “1” represents that the purchase limit for one customer and the upper limit of the argument are the number limit. “2” indicates that the one-customer purchase limit and the argument upper limit are weight limits. “3” indicates that the one-customer purchase limit and the argument upper limit are length limits.

Next, an accounting process procedure by the sales data processing apparatus 1 will be described.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the accounting process by the sales data processing apparatus 1 in this embodiment.
First, in step S <b> 101, the sales data processing apparatus 1 accepts input of the number of people who purchase merchandise (the number of transaction customers). Specifically, the CPU 11 displays an input screen for inputting the number of products purchased on the store clerk display unit 14. The store clerk can specify the number of people using the operation unit 15 or the touch panel. The number of persons can be changed and input even during the flow shown in FIG.

Next, in step S102, the sales data processing apparatus 1 registers a product purchased by the customer (hereinafter referred to as a purchased product). Specifically, the CPU 11 temporarily stores, in the RAM 13, the result of the store clerk operating the sales data processing apparatus 1 reading the barcode added to the product using the scanner unit 18.
Next, in step S103, the sales data processing apparatus 1 displays the transaction information shown in FIG. The accounting information is the details of the product registered in step S102. Specifically, the CPU 11 refers to the data temporarily stored in the RAM 13 and the product file to generate transaction information. At this time, the CPU 11 calculates the purchase points, subtotal, taxable amount, total tax amount, and total amount of the purchased product. Then, the CPU 11 displays the generated transaction information on the salesclerk display unit 14.

FIG. 7 is an example of a screen displayed on the salesclerk display unit 14 of the sales data processing apparatus 1 in the present embodiment.
The screen shown in this figure displays a product list 71 as accounting information, the number of purchases of purchased products, a subtotal, a taxable amount, a total tax amount, and a total.
The product list 71 displays a list of product names, purchase quantities, purchase amounts, and the like of each purchased product. Here, “special” is displayed beside the purchase price in order to indicate that it is a special sale product. When the products displayed in the list include special sales products, it is possible to select the special sales products by touching the clerk display unit 14. When the number of family buttons 72 shown in FIG. 7 is touched, an input screen for the number of customers who purchase products (the number of transaction customers) is displayed on the store clerk display unit 14. As indicated by reference numeral 71, the purchase quantity of the egg, which is a special sale product, is 6 in this transaction. Since the customer purchase limit of the egg is 2, the accounting information is generated with the purchase price of 2 packs of eggs as the sale price and the purchase price of the remaining eggs as the normal price.

  Next, in step S104, an input of the purchase quantity of the product is accepted. Specifically, the CPU 11 displays a screen for inputting the purchase quantity of the selected product on the store clerk display unit 14. At this time, the CPU 11 adds and sets the amount of the product scanned by the scanner unit 18 as a purchase quantity and displays it on the screen. The store clerk can directly change the purchase quantity using the operation unit 15 or the touch panel. Further, the store clerk can change the quantity by selecting a product and inputting the purchase quantity after pressing the X key of the operation unit 15.

  Next, in step S105, the sales data processing apparatus 1 determines whether or not the registered product is a product that is restricted in purchase (sale product). If the purchase is restricted, the process proceeds to step S106. On the other hand, if the product is not subject to purchase restrictions, the process proceeds to step S117.

  Next, in step S106, the sales data processing apparatus 1 calculates a purchaseable quantity that is a quantity that allows the sale item to be purchased at a sale price in this transaction. Specifically, the CPU 11 calculates the purchaseable quantity by multiplying the input number of trading customers by the value of the one-customer purchase limit of the special sale product set in the product file.

Next, in step S107, the sales data processing apparatus 1 determines whether or not the purchaseable quantity of the special sale product exceeds the transaction number upper limit set for the special sale product in the product file. If the transaction upper limit is not exceeded, the process proceeds to step S108. On the other hand, when exceeding a transaction upper limit, it progresses to step S113.
In step S108, the sales data processing apparatus 1 determines whether or not the purchase quantity exceeds the purchaseable quantity. If the purchaseable quantity is not exceeded, the process proceeds to step S109. On the other hand, if the purchaseable quantity is exceeded, the process proceeds to step S110.
In step S109, the sales data processing apparatus 1 stores the purchase quantity in the RAM 13 in association with the sale price of the sale item.

On the other hand, in step S110, the sales data processing device 1 stores the purchaseable quantity in the RAM 13 in association with the sale price of the sale item as the first purchase quantity.
Next, in step S111, the sales data processing apparatus 1 calculates a purchase quantity that exceeds the purchaseable quantity. Specifically, the CPU 11 subtracts the purchaseable quantity from the purchase quantity to obtain the second purchase quantity.
Next, in step S112, the sales data processing apparatus 1 stores the calculated second purchase quantity in the RAM 13 in association with the normal price of the sale item.

On the other hand, in step S113, the sales data processing apparatus 1 determines whether the purchase quantity does not exceed the transaction number upper limit value. If the transaction number upper limit is not exceeded, the process proceeds to step S109. On the other hand, when exceeding the transaction number upper limit, it progresses to step S114.
In step S114, the sales data processing apparatus 1 stores the transaction number upper limit value as the first purchase quantity in the RAM 13 in association with the sale price of the sale item.
Next, in step S115, the sales data processing apparatus 1 calculates the purchase quantity exceeding the transaction number upper limit value. Specifically, the CPU 11 calculates the second purchase quantity by subtracting the transaction number upper limit value from the purchase quantity.
Next, in step S116, the sales data processing apparatus 1 stores the calculated second purchase quantity in the RAM 13 in association with the normal price of the sale item.

In step S117, the sales data processing apparatus 1 determines whether or not the subtotal key provided in the operation unit 15 is pressed. If the subtotal key is pressed, the process proceeds to step S118. On the other hand, if not pressed, the process returns to step S102.
In step S118, the sales data processing apparatus 1 determines whether the correction / return key provided in the operation unit 15 has been pressed. If the correction / return key is not pressed, the process proceeds to step S120. On the other hand, if it has been pressed, the process proceeds to step S119.
In step S119, the sales data processing apparatus 1 performs the quantity correction of the product specified in the product list 71 and the return processing of the product that does not require purchase, and returns to step S102.

On the other hand, in step S120, the sales data processing apparatus 1 displays the transaction information shown in FIG. At this time, the CPU 11 refers to the data temporarily stored in the RAM 13 and generates the accounting information again.
FIG. 8 is an example of a screen when the number of business customers input in step S104 is 3 in the example shown in FIG. Here, the one-customer purchase limit, which is the maximum number of items that can be purchased by one customer at a special price, is two. For this reason, the purchaseable quantity, which is the quantity at which the product can be purchased at a special sale price in this transaction, is “number of customers for transaction (3) × one customer purchase limit (2) = 6”. However, since the maximum number of transactions, which is the maximum number of eggs that can be purchased at a sale price in one transaction, is 4, the number of eggs that can be purchased at a sale price is only 4 packs. For this reason, in the accounting information shown in this figure, as indicated by reference numeral 80, the purchase price of 4 packs of eggs is the sale price, and the purchase price of 2 packs of eggs is the normal price.

Next, in step S121, the sales data processing apparatus 1 registers the deposit amount received by the store clerk from the customer. The store clerk performs amount registration using the operation unit 15. Alternatively, the deposit amount received from the customer may be confirmed based on the amount deposited at the deposit input port 17b of the automatic change machine 17.
Next, in step S122, the sales data processing apparatus 1 determines whether or not a current key provided in the operation unit 15 is pressed. If the current key is pressed, the process proceeds to step S123. On the other hand, if the current key has not been pressed, the process returns to step S102.
In step S123, the sales data processing apparatus 1 prints and issues the receipt shown in FIG. 9 or 10 from the receipt printing unit 19. At this time, the CPU 11 generates accounting data to be printed on the receipt based on the accounting information generated in step S120 and the deposit amount.
In step S124, the sales data processing apparatus 1 stores the receipt-printed transaction data in the RAM 13, ends the current transaction, and prepares for the next transaction. The accounting data stored in the RAM 13 is transmitted to the store controller 2 as sales data via the LAN in a date closing process executed at the end of the day.

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a receipt issued by the sales data processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment.
The example shown in this figure is a receipt that is issued when two family members purchase two eggs each of which is a special sale product. Here, the number of eggs that can be purchased by one customer is limited to 2 packs. Further, the upper limit of the number of transactions of egg is 4. In the area indicated by reference numeral 81 of the receipt shown in FIG. 9, the transaction information of the egg is printed. As for the egg, 4 packs are purchased at a special price of 98 yen, and 2 packs are purchased at a regular price of 128 yen. This is because the sale price is not applied to the quantity exceeding the upper limit of the number of transactions. In this figure, the limited number is a value of one customer purchase limit.

FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing another example of a receipt issued by the sales data processing apparatus 1 in the present embodiment.
In the receipt shown in this figure, the accounting information for the special sale product and the accounting information for the other products are printed separately. In the example shown in FIG. 10, the accounting information of the special sale product is printed in an area 91 different from the accounting information of the other products. At this time, in S120 described above, accounting information (purchased points and subtotals) only for the sale items and accounting information (purchasing points and subtotals) only for the other products are further calculated. Note that a cut line may be put in the broken line portion 92 of the receipt shown in FIG.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to perform accounting processing for a sale item with a quantity corresponding to the number of input customers. For this reason, when multiple family members who have purchased a special sale product with a limited quantity that can be purchased by one customer purchase each, the number of people who purchase the product without accounting for each customer separately Can be accounted for in one transaction. As a result, the trouble and time for performing accounting processing separately for each customer are eliminated, so that customer waiting for accounting can be eased. Further, receipts for the number of people who purchase the products can be printed and issued together, so that consumables and expenses are not wasted.
In addition, the amount of sales of special sale items that exceed the upper limit of the number of transactions is accounted for as a regular price, so that illegal sale of special sale products can be suppressed, and it is appropriate to spread evenly to customers who visit the store. Products can be sold at reasonable prices and quantities.
In addition, because it is possible to print separately the accounting information for special sales products and the accounting information for other products, it is easy to visually check transaction details when corrections or returns are made on special sales products. Follow-up surveys are easier when such problems occur.

As described above, the embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the specific configuration is not limited to the above, and various design changes and the like can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. It is possible to
For example, in the present embodiment, the merchandise displayed on the clerk display unit 14 is selected and the number of transactions is input, but the sales data processing device 1 automatically extracts the special sale merchandise and displays the clerk display unit. 14 may display a list of special sale products extracted. Alternatively, when the family number button 72 is touched, a list of sale items may be displayed on the display 14 for the clerk.
In the present embodiment, the accounting information of the special sale product and other products is printed on one receipt. However, the accounting information of the special sale product and the accounting information of other products are printed on separate receipts. Also good.
In the present embodiment, the sales data processing apparatus 1 is a POS register. However, a portable terminal capable of accounting processing may have the function of the sales data processing apparatus 1 shown in FIG.

It is a figure for demonstrating the concept of the process which the sales data processing apparatus by one Embodiment of this invention performs. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the POS system to which the sales data processing apparatus in this embodiment is applied. It is the external appearance front view and side view of the sales data processing apparatus in this embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the electric circuit incorporated in the sales data processing apparatus in this embodiment. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating a data configuration and a data example of a product file held by the sales data processing apparatus in the present embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the accounting process by the sales data processing apparatus in this embodiment. It is an example of a screen displayed on the display part for salesclerks of the sales data processing device in this embodiment. It is an example of a screen displayed on the display part for salesclerks of the sales data processing device in this embodiment. It is the schematic which shows an example of the receipt which the sales data processing apparatus in this embodiment issues. It is the schematic which shows the other example of the receipt which the sales data processing apparatus in this embodiment issues.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Sales data processing apparatus 2 ... Store controller 11 ... CPU 12 ... ROM 13 ... RAM 14 ... Clerk's display part 15 ... Operation part 16 ... Display part for customers 17 ... Automatic change machine 17a ... Change change outlet 17b ... Deposit deposit Mouth 18 ... Scanner unit 19 ... Receipt printing unit 20 ... Communication unit 30 ... Cash drawer

Claims (4)

In the sales data processing device that registers the customer's purchased product and performs accounting processing when registration for one transaction is completed, and prints and issues a receipt based on the result of the accounting processing,
Purchases and normal sales price of sale items, and the bargain price of the sale items, one of the first upper limit quantity customer is a quantity that can purchase the sale items at bargain price, in the sale items a bargain price in one transaction Storage means for associating and storing a second upper limit quantity that is a possible quantity ;
Input means for inputting the number of customers who buy a special sale items,
Calculation means for calculating the upper limit quantity of the sale item according to the number of customers based on the number of customers input by the input means and the first upper limit quantity stored in the storage means;
Of purchase quantity of Japanese sales items, comparing the second upper limit number for the sale items stored in the upper limit number and said storage means SALE products in accordance with the number of customers that is calculated by the calculating means A registration means for registering up to the smaller upper limit quantity at the sale price of the sale item,
A sales data processing apparatus comprising: 2. The sales data processing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising display means for displaying the special sale products registered by the registration means separately for the quantity purchased at the special sale price and the quantity purchased at the normal sale price. . When to purchase goods of customers are included SALE goods, and product information display means for selectively displayed the special sale items to distinguish them from other goods,
And purchase the number of input means for inputting the previous SL product information purchase quantity of sale items that have been selected from the display means,
Sales data processing apparatus according to claim 1 or claim 2, characterized in that it comprises a. Includes accounting information calculation means to calculate accounting information only for special sale products,
The sales data processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the accounting information of the special sale item and the accounting information of the other item are separately printed on the receipt.

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