JP5621894B2 - Mobile terminal and management device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a portable terminal and a management device that can check the selling price of a product displayed and sold in a store such as a supermarket or a convenience store.

Conventionally, in stores such as supermarkets, special sales that provide fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables and fresh fish to customers at a price lower than the usual selling price for a period or time are sometimes performed. On the day when the special sale is carried out, sales promotion activities are carried out by posting POP advertisements informing the price or production area in the vicinity of the products to be displayed so that customers who come to the store can purchase more.
However, since the distribution of fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables and “fresh products” that are lined up in stores through the wholesale market, the price is likely to fluctuate, and the quantity and sales price on the store are determined by the amount and price purchased on the day. Therefore, it may change greatly depending on the day.

  Therefore, there is a case where the planned sales price has to be changed, and the POP advertisement prepared for sales promotion in advance may not be displayed and used. In such a case, if a POP advertisement or shelf label with a price different from the actual selling price is displayed by mistake, it will be registered in the payment terminal that settles the display price and price of the POP advertisement that the customer saw. Since the actual sales price is different from the actual sales price, it not only inconveniences the customer for accounting settlement, but also the store may develop into a big problem of losing trust.

  In order to prevent the above problems from occurring, the store clerk uses the mobile terminal before the sale of the sale, and the sales price registered in the checkout terminal or the management device based on the code information attached to the product is stored in the mobile terminal. The sales price is checked by comparing the displayed price of the POP advertisement or shelf label posted in the vicinity of the target product with the price displayed on the mobile terminal. When the prices are different, operations such as creation and replacement of a correct POP advertisement and changing the sales price registered in the settlement terminal to the correct price are performed (for example, see Patent Document 1). .

  However, fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables sold as special sale products often do not have code information (barcode etc.) attached to the product, so the selling price may be checked using the mobile terminal. There was a drawback that it could not be done.

  Therefore, as a tool to check the sales price of fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables and fresh fish, a list of preset keys registered in the checkout terminal (a cash register button for simply calling and accounting for products on the checkout terminal) The list of products that correspond to each item and their sales prices etc. was written in a form), or a list of special sale products was printed, and the price was checked using the printed form. .

  However, the sales price check using the list output in the form is a very complicated operation to match the products actually displayed with the products listed in the list. There was a possibility that collation errors, overlooked products to be checked, and check omissions would occur.

  In addition, because fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables and fresh fish use a form (list), the sales price is checked, and for other products, the sales price is checked using a mobile device. In the series of check operations, it is sometimes necessary to alternately perform a check using paper and a check using a portable terminal, which makes it difficult to check the sales price and requires extra time and effort. was there.

JP-A-8-161638

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems of the prior art, and its object is to display information on all products displayed and sold in stores (for example, sales price, freshness of fresh food) Etc.) and a management device are provided.

In order to achieve the above object, the portable terminal of the present invention is connected to a management device that stores product information including at least the product name and the sales price of the product to be sold through a network, and displays the product information as one address. In the portable terminal that checks the display content of the bill or POP advertisement, when the portable terminal checks the product information, the management device stores the checked order, and when the portable terminal checks next time, The mobile terminal calls product information from the management device in the stored order.
The management device of the present invention is connected to a mobile terminal that displays one item information and checks the display contents of a shelf label or POP advertisement through a network, and includes at least the item name and the selling price of the item to be sold. In the management device that stores product information, the management device stores the order in which the product information is checked when the product information is checked in the terminal device. The product information is called up in the stored order.
The product to be sold is a product that is accounted for by a checkout terminal (POS register) connected to a network, and the management device stores product information (POS) including at least the product name and the sales price of the product to be sold. Information), and the mobile terminal is, for example, a mobile terminal equipped with a browser function. Note that the mobile terminal is not limited to the one equipped with a browser, but may be a system in which product information is received and held in batches from the server to be collectively managed. When this method is used, product information is displayed on the display unit of the mobile terminal based on the product file received and held in the mobile terminal, the checked order is stored in the product information held by the mobile terminal, and the next call is made. You may make it call and display in order of the stored check.
The product information stored by the management device includes, in addition to product classification (affiliation), product name, and sales price, product update date / time, storage order, processing (manufacturing) date / time, freshness management date / time (expiration date, expiration date) Deadline), best date and time, identification information, check date time, check (confirmation) order, etc. The check order stores the order in which the items are checked in the order in which the products are arranged on the shelf. Is stored to the check date time. The storage order is the order in which the sales price of the product data is set or changed, and the set or changed date / time is stored in the update date / time of the product.
Further, as the display order of the product information stored in the storage unit of the management device and transmitted to the mobile terminal, in addition to the check order, for example, the order in which the sales price of the received product is updated, the order in which the product is received, Or it is good also considering the order which combined the order of goods arrival and the order which the sales price updated as a display order. Furthermore, when processed foods such as side dishes and bread are manufactured in the store, the order of processing date (manufacturing date) may be set as the display order.
The update means setting or changing the content of the product information to a newer one, and includes adding new product information.

  According to the above means, when the product information is stored in the order in which the sales price of the product sold on the day is checked (updated) by the management device, and the product information is requested to be transmitted from the portable terminal by the requesting device, the management device The product information stored in the updated order is transmitted to the portable terminal and displayed on the display means. As a result, all products including products without code information (barcode) are displayed on the display means of the mobile terminal in the order in which they are updated, so whether or not code information is attached to the product. You can check the sales price, freshness, etc. If the storage order is the order of arrival of goods or the order of processing date and time, it can be effectively used for freshness management of fresh foods and processed foods.

The portable terminal includes a communication unit that receives a product information transmission request stored in the management device, receives product information from the management device, an input unit that inputs identification information that identifies handling of the product information, and the input Inquiry means for inquiring the identification information input by the means to the management device, check means for checking the product information displayed for the one, and grant for giving a check order to each product information checked by the check means And a management unit for identifying the handling of the product information in the storage unit, a storage unit that stores the product information in a check order, a transmission unit that transmits the product information to the mobile terminal in a storage order. And approving means for approving the handling of the product information based on the identification information received from the portable terminal, wherein the portable terminal The identification information is transmitted to the management device at the time of a transmission request by the communication means, and the management device stores the product information in the storage order that matches the identification information of the transmission request received from the portable terminal in the storage unit. The product information is sequentially transmitted to the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal displays and checks the received product information in the storage order, the check means assigns the check order and transmits it to the management device, and the management device stores in the storage unit The product information in the storage order is stored as the product information in the check order.
Examples of the identification information input from the input means of the portable terminal include an operator who handles product information or individual identification of a portable terminal used by the worker.

  According to the above means, when an operator who checks product information (for example, sales price) inputs identification information from a portable terminal and transmits a transmission request to the management apparatus, the management apparatus stores the identification information stored in the storage unit. If there is product information in the storage order that matches, the product information in the corresponding storage order is sequentially transmitted to the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal displays the received product information in the order of storage on the display means, compares it with the display contents of the products displayed on the product display shelf, the check order is given to the checked product information by the check means, and the management device Sent. When the management device receives the information in the check order, the management device stores the product information in the storage order stored in the storage unit in the check order. Therefore, the fact that the product information is checked by the operator is recorded for each product of the product information stored in the management device.

  The portable terminal includes a communication unit that receives a product information transmission request stored in the management device, receives product information from the management device, an input unit that inputs identification information that identifies handling of the product information, and the input Inquiry means for inquiring the identification information input by the means to the management device, check means for checking the product information displayed for the one, and grant for giving a check order to each product information checked by the check means And a management unit for identifying the handling of the product information in the storage unit, a storage unit that stores the product information in a check order, a transmission unit that transmits the product information to the mobile terminal in a storage order. And approving means for approving the handling of the product information based on the identification information received from the portable terminal, wherein the portable terminal The identification information and the check order are transmitted to the management device at the time of a transmission request by the communication means, and the management device refers to the storage unit by the identification information and check order of the transmission request received from the mobile terminal, and stores the information in the storage unit. When product information corresponding to the check order exists, the product information in the check order may be sequentially transmitted to the mobile terminal.

According to the above means, when an operator who checks merchandise information (for example, sales price) transmits merchandise information to which identification information and check order are given from the mobile terminal, the management apparatus stores the merchandise information in the storage unit. The product information corresponding to the identification information of the transmission request received and the check order is searched from the product information to be received, and the product information is sequentially transmitted to the mobile terminal when the product information in the corresponding check order exists.
Therefore, the worker can check the product information in the order of the check performed by the worker last time. Thereby, the occurrence of check omission can be prevented.

  The portable terminal includes a communication unit that receives a product information transmission request stored in the management device, receives product information from the management device, an input unit that inputs identification information that identifies handling of the product information, and the input Inquiry means for inquiring the identification information input by the means to the management device, check means for checking the product information displayed for the one, and grant for giving a check order to each product information checked by the check means And a management unit for identifying the handling of the product information in the storage unit, a storage unit that stores the product information in a check order, a transmission unit that transmits the product information to the mobile terminal in a storage order. Storing the identification information to be checked and the check order, and further, approving means for approving the handling of the product information based on the identification information received from the portable terminal, The portable terminal transmits the identification information and the check order to the management device at the time of the transmission request by the communication means, and the management device stores the product information corresponding to the check order that matches the identification information of the transmission request received from the portable terminal. The management device sequentially transmits the product information in the storage order that matches the identification information stored in the storage unit to the portable terminal.

  According to the above means, when an operator who checks merchandise information (for example, sales price) transmits merchandise information to which identification information and check order are given from the mobile terminal, the management apparatus receives the identification information received. Is registered in the storage unit, and if the corresponding identification information is not registered, a message indicating that the identification information is not registered is transmitted to the portable terminal. If there is registration information received in the management device but there is no product information in the check order (when the product information once checked is updated again to become product information in the storage order), further product information If it is a transmission request, the product information stored in the storage unit is searched, the data (product information) with the matching identification information (including department and affiliation), unchecked data (product information not yet checked) That is, data (product information) in storage order (for example, ascending order of date and time, descending order of date and time) and data that does not need to be checked (for example, products whose sales price does not change for a certain period) are sequentially transmitted to the mobile terminal. Of course, if there is no unchecked product information in the storage order in the storage unit of the management device, the process ends.

The item of product information stored in the storage unit is provided with a transmission category for sorting whether to transmit the product information, and a handling order, and the transmission means stores the product information based on the transmission category. It may be determined whether or not to transmit, and product information may be transmitted based on the order of handling.
The transmission classification is classified into, for example, a product for which the sales price needs to be checked and a product for which the sales price does not need to be checked. In addition, the order of handling can include the order of importance of handling for products that need to be checked, for example, products in which mistakes have occurred in the past in the sales price check, products that have forgotten to check the sales price, etc. .

  According to the above means, a product that does not need to be checked for product information (for example, sales price) and a product that needs to be checked are determined, and only the product that needs to be checked for product information is transmitted to the mobile terminal. This can eliminate unnecessary check work. In addition, since the handling order (in order of importance of the check) is set for the products that need to be checked, products that have made mistakes in the past sales price check, products that have forgotten to check the sales price, etc. , It is possible to check from items with high importance of checking. Thereby, the check operation can be performed without mistakes.

  The storage order stored in the storage unit of the management device is, for example, the order given based on the ascending order or descending order of the date and time when the product information is stored.

According to the above means, the product is received and displayed by updating and displaying the product information such as the selling price in the order in which the fresh food such as fruits and vegetables and the fish to which the code information (barcode) is not given is received. The product information can be displayed on the display means of the portable terminal in order, and the selling price can be checked. When two people check the product information such as sales price at the same place, one person displays the product information on the display means of the mobile terminal in ascending order of date time and the other in descending order of date time. Therefore, it is possible to efficiently check the product information such as the selling price without overlapping the check locations (double check).
Further, by displaying the product information on the display means of the mobile terminal in ascending order of date and time, the worker who performs the display operation of the product and the worker who performs the check operation of the product information do not overlap each other, The work can be done so as not to interfere with the work.

  Further, the identification information is information identifying at least an operator who operates the portable terminal and the affiliation of the operator. Specifically, there are a number for identifying the department to which the operator belongs, the department name, the name of the operator, and the like.

  According to the above means, the product information in the check order can be stored for each identification information in the storage means. As a result, the location of the responsibility for the check work can be clarified, and the product information is displayed on the mobile terminal in the check order for each stored identification information for the next check work, so the department to which the operator (operator) belongs The product information can be checked without omission according to the check order.

  Further, the storage unit may store the affiliation of the operator as identification information, and may transmit product information in which the affiliation of the identification information coincides with the affiliation stored in the storage unit at the time of transmission by a transmission unit. .

  According to the above means, the product information can be stored in the storage unit in the storage order or check order for each affiliation of the operator. Thereby, product information other than the products sold in the department to which the operator belongs is not transmitted by the transmission means, and unnecessary product information is not displayed on the portable terminal. Therefore, unnecessary check work can be eliminated and the work load can be reduced.

The portable terminal may include a barcode reader.
According to the above means, for a product to which code information (barcode) is attached, the barcode attached to the product is read by a barcode reader, and the product information registered in the management device or the checkout terminal is read based on the barcode. It can be displayed and checked on the display means. Therefore, it is possible to perform a check operation on both a product to which code information is not attached and a product to which code information is attached in a single portable terminal.

According to the present invention, in the management device, the merchandise information such as the sales price to be stored is stored in the order in which matching with the display contents of the shelf label and the POP advertisement is checked, and when checking from the next time on the portable terminal, They can be displayed on the display means of the portable terminal in that order. As a result, product information including sales price can be checked in order of product display regardless of whether or not code information (barcode) is attached, so product information displayed on POP advertisements can be checked without delay. be able to.
When the product information of each product stored in the management apparatus is displayed on the mobile terminal in the order of change (update) (storage order), and the product information displayed on the mobile terminal is checked Since the presence / absence of the check and the order of the check are given and transmitted to the management device and recorded, it is possible to reliably check the displayed product whose price has been changed (updated), and to check next time Since the check order, which is the order, is stored, the next check operation is facilitated.
Then, the worker can check the merchandise information in the order of the check that he / she performed last time. As a result, it is possible to make work habits for each worker and prevent occurrence of check mistakes and check omissions.

In addition, it is possible to determine a product that does not need to check product information (for example, sales price) and a product that needs to be checked, and to send only products that need to check product information to the mobile terminal. , Useless check work can be eliminated. In addition, since the handling order (in order of importance of the check) is set for the products that need to be checked, products that have made mistakes in the past sales price check, products that have forgotten to check the sales price, etc. , It is possible to check from items with high importance of checking. Thereby, the check operation can be performed without mistakes.
Furthermore, product information can be displayed on the display means of the mobile terminal in the order in which the products are received and displayed, and product information such as sales prices can be checked. When two people check the product information such as sales price at the same place, one person displays the product information on the display means of the mobile terminal in ascending order of date time and the other in descending order of date time. Therefore, it is possible to efficiently check the product information such as the selling price without overlapping the check locations (double check). Further, by displaying the product information on the display means of the mobile terminal in ascending order of date and time, the worker who performs the display operation of the product and the worker who performs the check operation of the product information do not overlap each other, The work can be done so as not to interfere with the work.

Further, it is possible to store the product information in the check order for each identification information in the storage means. As a result, the location of the responsibility for the check work can be clarified, and the product information is displayed on the mobile terminal in the check order for each stored identification information for the next check work, so the department to which the operator (operator) belongs It is possible to check the product information in accordance with the check order without omission.
Furthermore, since product information other than products sold in the department to which the operator belongs is not transmitted by the transmission means, unnecessary product information is not displayed on the portable terminal. Therefore, unnecessary check work can be eliminated and the work load can be reduced.
In addition, it is possible to perform a check operation on both a product to which code information is not attached and a product to which code information is attached in a single portable terminal.

The system conceptual diagram of this invention. The electric block diagram of the management apparatus which comprises this system. The electrical block diagram of the payment terminal which comprises this system. The electric block diagram of the portable terminal which comprises this system. The figure which shows the content of the merchandise information memorize | stored in the memory | storage part of a management apparatus. The figure which shows the content of the identification information memorize | stored in the memory | storage part of a management apparatus. External view showing an example of a portable terminal The merchandise information display example figure displayed on the display means of a portable terminal. The flowchart figure of a portable terminal. The flowchart figure of a management apparatus. The flowchart figure which shows the detail of S207 (display data preparation) of a management apparatus.

Hereinafter, an example of an embodiment of a sales management system according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
In this example, the sales price (product information) of products sold and sold at supermarkets, especially fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables without code information (barcode, etc.) are set to the sales price set at the time of arrival. On the other hand, the sales management system related to the check of the sales price when it is changed will be described.
The sales management system of the present invention connects a management device (server) that centrally manages POS information, a POS register (settlement terminal), and a mobile terminal equipped with a browser function to refer to product information in real time. Support business.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of a sales management system according to the present invention. A management apparatus (server) 1 for storing product information including at least a product name and a sales price of a product to be sold, and a product of a product purchased by a customer. A POS register (payment terminal) 2 that reads information and performs accounting; a mobile terminal 3 that obtains product information from the management apparatus (server) 1 and displays it on a screen; and checks the mobile terminal 3; 1, a POS register (settlement terminal) 2 and a LAN and an access point 4 wirelessly connected to each other.

FIG. 2 is an electrical block diagram of the management apparatus (server) 1. The CPU 1-1 controls the operation of the management apparatus, and the ROM 1-2, RAM 1-3, storage section 1-4, and communication section 1 are connected via a bus. -5, display unit 1-6, and input unit 1-7 are connected.
The CPU 1-1 performs overall control of the operation of the management apparatus by performing processing using the work area of the RAM 1-3 according to the control program of the ROM 1-2.
The ROM 1-2 stores a predetermined control program executed by the CPU 1-1.
The RAM 1-3 is provided with flags and registers necessary for the operation of the CPU 1-1, has a plurality of storage areas, and temporarily stores data read from each file.
The storage unit 1-4 is a rewritable storage unit that stores operation programs, journal files, product information (see FIG. 5), identification information (see FIG. 6), and other various data. The stored contents are stored separately for each type.

The communication unit 1-5 performs information communication with the payment terminal 2 via the LAN, and further exchanges information with the portable terminal 3 via wireless communication via the access point 4 connected on the LAN. It should be noted that printing of forms and the like is performed via the LAN by a printing apparatus connected to the LAN.
The display unit 1-6 displays product information and the like, and includes a liquid crystal display, a liquid crystal touch panel, and the like.
The input unit 1-7 includes a keyboard and a mouse connected to the management device.

  The data managed by the management device (server) 1 is a SQL-based database language and a database that can manipulate the data using a relational database management system (RDBMS). By using, you can add new data, rearrange existing data in ascending / descending order in arbitrary items, or refer to and generate necessary data in the required data format each time. By requesting the database by combining the keys to be used each time, necessary data can be extracted and used.

  The POS register (settlement terminal) 2 is installed at a cash register for settlement of purchased products. As shown in the electrical block diagram of FIG. 3, the CPU 2-1 and the hard disk 2 via the bus are connected to the CPU 2-1. -2, ROM 2-3, RAM 2-4, scanner unit 2-5 for reading barcodes attached to products, liquid crystal touch panel unit 2-6, customer display unit 2-7, receipt printing unit 2-8, drawer The unit 2-9, the communication unit 2-10, the operation unit 2-11, the card reader unit 2-12, and the buzzer 2-13 are connected.

The hard disk 2-2 is a rewritable storage unit that stores product information (see FIG. 5) obtained by downloading from the management device 1, identification information (see FIG. 6), and various other information. The stored contents are stored separately for each type.
The liquid crystal touch panel unit 2-6 enables various displays and operations by touching the surface, and is configured to be able to switch between various modes and perform various operations.
The customer display unit displays information (product name, sales price, etc.) of purchased products that are settled by the POS register (settlement terminal) 2 to the customer, and is composed of a liquid crystal display, a liquid crystal touch panel, and the like. .
The card reader unit 2-12 is a reader that reads data stored in a memory card (for example, a CF card).

As shown in the electric block diagram of FIG. 4, the portable terminal 3 stores information stored in the CPU 3-1, the ROM 3-2, the RAM 3-3, and the barcode attached to the product via the bus to the CPU 3-1. Scanner unit 3-4 for reading, liquid crystal touch panel unit (display means) 3-5 for displaying input data and product information obtained from the management device (server) 1, operation unit 3-6, management device (server) 1 And a communication unit (transmission / reception unit) 3-7 that communicates with the POS register (settlement terminal) 2, a buzzer 3-8 that issues an alarm when an error or the like occurs, and a power supply control unit 3-9 are connected. A rechargeable battery 3-10 is connected to the unit 3-9 so that the portable terminal 3 functions.
As shown in FIG. 7, the operation unit 3-6 includes a trigger 61 (which is also arranged on the side of the main body) for setting the scanner unit 3-4 in a bar code readable state, and a cursor position. CLEAR key 62 for erasing the previous value, up / down / left / right cursor keys 63 for scrolling the screen, ENTER key 64 for executing the process and confirming the input value, numeric keypad 65 for inputting the value in the input item, etc. It reads the barcode attached to the product and performs various inputs (including rewriting changes).

  The product information stored in the storage unit of the management device (server) 1 includes, as shown in FIG. 5, the code number, affiliation name, JAN code, product name, normal selling price, and special sale of the department that handles the product for each product. Consists of items such as price, update date / time, storage order, freshness management date / time, purchase processing (manufacturing) date / time, best date / time (or expiry date), data classification, identification information, check date / time, check order, check classification, etc. Has been.

The “update date / time” of the product information represents the date and time when data relating to the product, for example, the sales price, etc. is set or changed, and the sales price is several times within a day (for example, twice in the morning and afternoon). Is changed, each time the update is performed, the date and time are changed and stored.
The “storage order” represents the order in which the product information is given based on the ascending order or descending order of the date and time stored in the storage unit. This storage order is transmitted to the mobile terminal, displayed on the display means of the mobile terminal, checked against the product information of the product displayed on the product display shelf, and when the check means is operated when the check is completed, the number of the check order is The number of the check order is given and transmitted from the portable terminal to the management apparatus. And the order is memorize | stored in the item of the "check order" in the applicable goods of the merchandise information memorize | stored in the memory | storage part of the management apparatus, and the item of the said "memory order" becomes a blank.
“Freshness management date / time” represents the expiration date / time (or expiration date / time) obtained by adding the expiration date / time (or the expiration date) of the product to the purchase date / time or processing (manufacturing) date / time of the product. For example, in the case of the product name “thick beef slices” in FIG. 5, the purchase processing (manufacturing) date and time is 8:20 am on June 13, 2008 (“20080613082000”), and the best date and time is “1 day. Therefore, the freshness management date and time is 8:20 am on June 14, 2008 (“20080614082000”) obtained by adding the best date and time “1 day” to the purchase processing (manufacturing) date and time.

  The “data classification” distinguishes whether product information needs to be checked by sending it to the mobile terminal, and classifies items of higher importance in the product information that need to be checked. indicate. Specifically, “00” indicates that no check is required, “01” indicates that a check is necessary, “10” indicates that a check is important, and “11” indicates a reserve.

  The “identification information” is information for identifying an employee (worker) who handles (checks) the product information. Specifically, as shown in FIG. Are composed of “affiliation”, “affiliation name”, “employee name”, etc. Note that “affiliation” and “affiliation name” are the same as “affiliation” and “affiliation name” of the product information (see FIG. 5).

The “check date / time” represents the time when the product information of the product displayed on the product display shelf is checked by displaying the product information obtained by the mobile terminal by the worker of the department to which the product belongs. For example, “Sliced beef thigh” was purchased and processed at 8:20 am (20080613082000) on June 13, 2008, and the sale price was updated at 9:01 am (20080613090101) on the same day. The fact that the “date time” and “check order” fields are blank means that the product information has not yet been checked.
The “check order” represents the order given based on the order in which the product information displayed on the display means (screen) of the portable terminal is checked, and the order may be represented by the check date and time. When the product information in the check order is updated again, the date and time is written in the “update date / time” field, numbered in the storage order, and the “check order” field becomes blank.
The “check category” indicates whether the product information in the check order stored in the storage means refers to (uses) the data in the check order based on the transmission request from the mobile terminal. Specifically, “0” indicates unchecked and “1” indicates checked.

Next, the operation of the sales management system of the present invention will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.
FIG. 9 is a flowchart of the portable terminal 3 that acquires product information from the management device 1 and checks the sales price display (shelf label, POP advertisement, etc.) of the product displayed on the product display shelf. Hereinafter, the flow until the product information is acquired from the management apparatus 1 will be described based on the flowchart of FIG. The start is started by turning on the power switch of the portable terminal 3.
S101: An employee connects the portable terminal 3 to the management apparatus (server) 1 via wireless communication and LAN, and inputs identification information (login ID, password) for logging in by operating the operation unit 3-6. To do.
S102: Specifies display of data (product information) to be displayed on the display unit (screen) of the portable terminal 3. For example, the check order (the check order performed by the user), the date / time ascending order when the sales price is changed and registered, and the date / time descending order when the sales price is changed and registered are designated.
S103... Sends a request to the management device (server) 1 for the data (product information) designated in S102. At the first transmission request, the data designation and identification information are transmitted to the management apparatus (server) 1. From the next time, only the designation of data to be displayed is transmitted.
S104: Data (product information) is received from the management apparatus (server) 1.
S105: It is determined whether or not the received data is an error. If the received data is an error from the management apparatus (server) 1 (YES), the process branches to S106, and if it is not an error (NO), the process proceeds to S107.
S106 ... The error information is displayed on the display unit (screen) of the portable terminal, displayed for a predetermined time (for example, several seconds), and then returns to S101.

S107: The received merchandise information is displayed on the liquid crystal touch panel section (display means) 3-5 (see FIG. 8).
S108... Checking with the sales price displayed on the shelf label or POP advertisement of the corresponding product based on the displayed product information. When the displayed merchandise information is not checked (NO), an instruction to select one of the “previous” and “next” display buttons on the display screen (see FIG. 8) of the portable terminal is given. If “Previous” or “Next” is instructed, the process returns to S103, and otherwise, the process proceeds to S109.
S109 ... The sales price of the corresponding product is checked based on the product information displayed on the mobile terminal, and if the check (confirmation) button is pressed or the sales price is set or changed, the process proceeds to S110.
S110... A number in the order of check is given by the giving means provided in the portable terminal 3.
S111... When the sales price is set or changed in S109, the set or changed sales price data is transmitted to the management apparatus, and a transmission request for data (product information) to be displayed next is requested to the management apparatus. Therefore, it becomes (YES) and returns to S103. If there is no product information to be transmitted from the management device, or if the completion button is pressed without requesting transmission of product information to be displayed next, the process proceeds to S112.
S112 ... A message to the effect of termination is transmitted to the management apparatus (server) 1. When there is unsent product information in the check order when the final product information is checked, completion data including identification information and a check is transmitted.

Next, an outline of the storage unit of the management apparatus (server) 1 will be described based on the flowchart of FIG.
S201: Wait for a data transmission request (data reception) from the portable terminal 3. If a data transmission request is received from the portable terminal, the process proceeds to S202.
S202: It is determined whether the received data is completion data. If the completion data has been received (YES), the process branches to S211; otherwise (NO), the process proceeds to S203.
S203 ... It is determined whether approval (login) has been completed. If the identification information received by the management apparatus has not yet been approved (NO), the process branches to S204, and if already approved (YES), the process proceeds to S205.
S204... Search the identification information file (see FIG. 6) stored in the storage unit of the management apparatus 1 based on the received identification information, and determine whether the approval is NG. If the received identification information is registered in the identification information file (NO), the process branches to S205, and if the identification information is not registered (YES), the process proceeds to S206.
S205 ... It is determined whether or not the data (product information) to be transmitted to the portable terminal has been prepared. If the data to be transmitted has not been prepared (NO), the process branches to S207, and if the data to be transmitted has already been prepared (YES), the process proceeds to S208.
S206... Prepares to send a message that the identification information input and transmitted from the portable terminal is not registered in the management apparatus.
S207: Preparation of data to be transmitted to the portable terminal is performed. Hereinafter, data preparation will be described in detail based on the flowchart (S301 to S307) of FIG.

S301: It is determined whether the data (product information) requested to be transmitted from the portable terminal is in the check order or the storage order. If the data is in the check order (YES), the process branches to S302. If the data is in the storage order (date / time order) (NO), the process proceeds to S304.
S302 ... It is checked whether or not the specified identification information is registered in the product information. If it is not registered (NO), the process branches to S304. If it is registered (YES), the process proceeds to S303.
S303: The data is sorted in ascending order or descending order of the check order to prepare for transmission. The check order is sorted in ascending or descending order according to an instruction from the mobile terminal. In addition, blank data is excluded from preparation for transmission as data that is not subject to sorting.
S304... Data is sorted in ascending or descending order of date and time based on whether the storage order (date time) is specified in descending or ascending order according to an instruction from the portable terminal.
S305 ... A number is assigned in the sorted order.

S208 ... It is determined whether the data displayed on the portable terminal is in the check order. If it is in the check order (YES), the process proceeds to S209, and if it is in the storage order (date and time order) (NO), the process branches to S211.
S209: Refers to the data in the check order stored in the storage unit.
S210 ... If it can be referred to (YES), the process proceeds to S218, and data is transmitted. If the reference cannot be made (NO), the process branches to S213.
S211: Determination of whether or not the check order is included in the data transmitted from the portable terminal. If the check order is included (YES), the process proceeds to S212. If the check order data is not included (NO), the process branches to S213.
S212 ... The check order is stored in the storage unit. That is, the product information in the storage order stored in the storage unit is checked by an operator in the department to which the storage belongs, and the product information in the check order is transmitted from the portable terminal to the management device, whereby the storage order is switched and stored in the check order. . When the sales price or the like is changed (updated) in the check order data, the check order data is switched to the storage order data and stored.
S213: It is determined whether or not the data transmitted from the portable terminal is a transmission request. When it is a transmission request (YES), the process proceeds to S214, and when it is not (complete), (NO) ends.

S214 ... It is determined whether unchecked data (data that has not been checked) exists in the product information stored in the storage unit. That is, it is determined whether there is data to be transmitted (that is, data in the storage order) other than the checked data (data in the check order) with the data whose identification information and affiliation match. If it exists (YES), the process proceeds to S215, and if it does not exist (NO), the process ends.
S215: Refers to the data in the storage order (date time order).
S216: If the data reference in the storage order (date / time order) is OK (no problem) (YES), the process branches to S218, and the data is transmitted. If the data reference is NG (NO), the process proceeds to S217.
S217... Preparation for sending a message notifying that there is no data to be referred to with the data whose identification information and affiliation match.
S218: A prepared message such as data prepared for reference or an error is transmitted to the portable terminal. FIG. 8 shows an example of a sales price check display screen (product information) displayed on the liquid crystal touch panel section (display means) 3-5 of the portable terminal.

  In the sales management system of the present invention, for example, in the sales price check operation of the product, the sales price is updated in the order in which fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables are received at the store, and the sales price is updated from the updated product. It will be displayed sequentially at the store. Then, the product information is stored and stored in the storage unit of the management device (server) 1 in the order of update of the selling price of the received products. On the other hand, the product information in the storage order is sequentially transmitted to the mobile terminal 3 equipped with the browser function in response to a transmission request from the mobile terminal, and is displayed on the liquid crystal touch panel unit (display means) 3-5 of the mobile terminal. Therefore, it is possible to surely check the selling price of the product not attached with the barcode.

  Also, since the display of fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables and fresh fish rarely changes for a certain period of time, it is possible to display the product information on the mobile terminal and store the order in which the sales price is checked in the management device, so that the next sale When you check the price, if you display the product information on the liquid crystal touch panel (display means) 3-5 of the mobile terminal in the order of the stored check, even if the product does not have a barcode attached, It is possible to check the selling price by displaying the product information in the order in which the products are displayed on the liquid crystal touch panel (display means) 3-5 of the terminal.

In addition, when a sale is performed, the sale price of the sale product is updated and displayed with priority, and the product is displayed on the liquid crystal touch panel (display means) 3-5 of the portable terminal in the order in which the sale price is changed. By displaying the information, it is possible to check the sales price of the product whose sales price has been changed including the product to which the barcode is not attached.
Furthermore, since the item information includes the handling order (importance of the check), the sales price from the product in which a mistake has occurred in the sales price check in the past or the product for which the sales price has been forgotten to be checked. Can be checked.

The present invention is not limited to the illustrated embodiment, and can be changed without changing the gist of the present invention.
(1) In the embodiment, the sales price check has been described. However, not only the sales price check but also freshness management for checking freshness, inventory of goods (inventory management), product display position, and the number of products. It may be used for checking. This allows everyone to check products in the same order, so that they can check without omissions and check again in the order in which they were checked correctly. it can.
(2) In the embodiment, the identification information is described as information for identifying an employee (worker). However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a mobile terminal number, display position information, or the like may be used as the identification information.
When display position information is used as identification information, it is possible to instruct the order of checks such as display horizontal order, display vertical order, etc., so that the number of steps of employees (workers) and travel distance can be reduced. The work load on the workers can be reduced.
Also, if the identification information is the mobile terminal number of each department to which the employee (worker) belongs, even if the check work is replaced with another employee (worker), the confirmation work can be performed in the same check order. Since it can be done, standardization of check work and habituality can be given, so check work mistakes can be eliminated.
(3) In the embodiment, the storage order is the order in which the selling price is updated. However, the order is not limited to this, and the order in which the products are received may be the storage order. Further, the order of combination of the order of arrival of goods and the order of update of sales prices may be used as the storage order. In the case of processed foods such as sugar beet and bread, the order of manufacture (processing time) may be used as the storage order. In addition, daily products (food sales period (best-before period) after production is short, foods ordered every day in principle, delivered daily (for example, noodles, tofu, fried chicken, milk, bread, desserts, frozen foods, etc.)) By using the date order of manufacture date, it can be effectively used for freshness management and the like.
(4) The order of checking is not limited to the method of assigning a number to the order of checking and identifying by the number, but the order of checking is identified by attaching the check date time, or the number of the check order and the check date time The product codes may be stored in the order of check.
(5) The mobile terminal may determine the display order of the product information by storing the product file on the mobile terminal and storing the display order for each product.
(6) In addition to the method of storing the order of display order in the product file, the method of storing the order of display order is not limited to the method of storing the product in another file linked to the product data of the product file (table for storing the display order). Any method may be used such as storing the order of each display order.
(7) In the embodiment, the description is given using a mobile terminal equipped with a browser. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the mobile terminal may receive and hold product information stored in a centrally managed server in batches. Good. When this method is used, the product information is displayed on the display unit of the mobile terminal based on the product file received and held by the mobile terminal, the checked order is stored in the product information held by the mobile terminal, and the next call is made. The product information may be called up and displayed in the order of the stored check. With this method, even if the server that performs overall management is down or the communication environment is inadequate and communication is not possible, the mobile terminal does not need to receive inquiries about product information each time. Product information can be checked without being influenced by the environment. In addition, data updated by a server that performs central management or data in which product information held by a mobile terminal has been changed may be appropriately transmitted and received in batches between the server that centrally manages and the mobile terminal and the data may be synchronized. . Thereby, it is possible to achieve data sharing and consistency.
(8) In the embodiment, when the corresponding product is checked by the mobile terminal in the product information stored in the storage unit of the management device, the order is stored in the item “check order” of the corresponding product, and the “storage order” However, this is not limited to this, but without limiting the “check order” or “storage order” items, the number of items to be added continues to increase each time, and the order of grants becomes the limit value. It is also possible to use a method in which the return order is assigned to the initial value when it becomes, and the order in which they are stored does not overlap (does not overlap). In this case, whether or not the product information of the corresponding product has been checked is determined using the check category, but if the check is “1”, it indicates that “check order” has been assigned. In the case of unchecked “0”, it is possible to correctly determine the stored state of the product information by determining that “storage order” is given.

1 ... management device (server) 2 ... POS register (settlement terminal)
3 ... Mobile terminal

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In a mobile terminal that is connected to a management device that stores product information including at least a product name and a sales price of a product to be sold, and displays the product information to one and checks the display contents of a shelf label or a POP advertisement.
When the mobile terminal checks the merchandise information, the management device stores the order of the check, and when the mobile terminal checks the next time, the mobile terminal sends the product from the management device in the stored order. A portable terminal characterized by calling information. In a management apparatus for storing product information including at least a product name and a sales price of a product to be sold, connected to a mobile terminal that displays one product information and checks the display contents of a shelf label or a POP advertisement through a network.
The management device stores the order of checking when the terminal device checks the product information, and when the mobile terminal checks next time, the mobile device calls the product information in the stored order. A management device characterized by that.

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