JP5706205B2 - Management server and management program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a management server that acquires and manages information input to a plurality of POS registers installed in a store as sales information, and a management program.

  Conventionally, in a store such as a supermarket, a POS system that collects information for grasping the sales status of each product by reading a POS code such as a barcode attached to a product desired to be purchased has been provided. Widely used (see, for example, Patent Document 1-2).

  Some of such POS systems manage information input to a POS register installed in a store or the like with a server (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 and 3).

JP 2005-165629 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2005-228021 JP 2002-092744 A

  However, in the conventional POS system, when a POS register in one store stops operating due to a failure or the like, an alternative POS register (hereinafter referred to as “replacement POS register” as appropriate) is used to set the environment. There is a problem that the work burden on the user may increase. The “environment setting” means various adjustments (or setting changes) necessary for replacing the POS register, such as setting a POS code or inputting various information by a specialist.

  It is an object of the present invention to solve the above-described problems and reduce the work burden required for replacing the POS register.

The management server of the present invention is a management server that acquires and manages information input to a plurality of POS registers installed in a store as sales information, and register identification information set in advance in each of the plurality of POS registers. Sales information storage means for storing the sales information in association with each other, sales information acquisition means for acquiring the sales information in which the register identification information is presented from each of the plurality of POS registers, and the sales information acquisition means Sales information storage means for associating the sales information acquired by registering the presented register identification information with the sales information storage means, preparation instruction receiving means for receiving an instruction for adjusting register identification information, and the adjustment instruction The register identification information of each POS register before and after the replacement is made the register identification information of the same POS register according to Wherein the identification information adjustment unit in the sales information storing means stored register identification information performs predetermined adjustment, and a failure detection means for detecting a plurality of POS registers of each failure, the sales information storing means, When register identification information identical to the register identification information of the POS register in which a failure is detected by the failure detection means is presented, register identification information is newly added, and sales information corresponding to the added register identification information is stored. A new area is secured, and sales information is stored in the secured storage area .

  With the above configuration, it is possible to reduce the work load required for replacing the POS register.

  As the predetermined adjustment, the identification information adjusting means uses the register identification information of the POS register after replacement designated by the adjustment instruction as the register identification information of the POS register before replacement designated by the adjustment instruction. It may be configured to be rewritten.

  The identification information adjusting means includes, as the predetermined adjustment, register identification information of the POS register after replacement designated by the adjustment instruction and register identification of the POS register before replacement designated by the adjustment instruction. It may be configured to perform processing for associating information.

The management program of the present invention is a management program for causing a management server to control the operation so that information input to a plurality of POS registers installed in a store is acquired and managed as sales information. Sales information acquisition processing for acquiring the sales information in which the register identification information is presented from each of the plurality of POS registers, and the sales information acquired in the sales information acquisition processing to the server A sales information storing process for storing in the sales information storage means for storing the sales information in association with register identification information set in advance in each of the plurality of POS registers, and an instruction to adjust the register identification information The same register identification information for each POS register before and after replacement according to the adjustment instruction An identification information adjustment process that performs a predetermined adjustment to the sales information storing means stored register identification information to the POS registers in the register identification information, the failure detection process of detecting a plurality of POS registers of each failure In the sales information storing process, when register identification information identical to the register identification information of the POS register in which a failure is detected in the failure detection process is presented, register identification information is newly added, A new storage area for sales information corresponding to the assigned register identification information is secured, and processing for storing the sales information in the secured storage area is executed.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to reduce the work burden required for replacing the POS register.

It is a block diagram which shows the example of a structure of the POS register management system in one embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of the storage state of sales information. It is a flowchart which shows the example of a POS register management process. It is a flowchart which shows the example of a POS register management process. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the change of the information memorize | stored in management server DB by the POS register management process. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the example of an adjustment instruction | indication input screen.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a POS register management system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the POS register management system 100 includes a management server 10, a plurality of POS registers 21 to 2N (N: any positive integer), and a store terminal 30.

  The management server 10 and the store terminal 30 are connected to a communication network 50 such as the Internet, for example. The store terminal 30 and the plurality of POS registers 21 to 2N are connected by a communication network 60 such as a LAN.

  In this example, a case will be described in which the store terminal 30 performs integrated management of the POS registers 21 to 2N installed in one store, and the management server 10 and the store terminal 30 installed outside the store communicate with each other. The store terminal 30 may be configured to integrally manage information input to POS registers installed in a plurality of stores. Further, the POS register management system 100 may include a computer that performs POS data intra processing before processing of the store terminal 30.

  The management server 10 is configured by an information processing device such as a WWW server.

  The management server 10 is a server managed by a system administrator of the POS register management system 100, for example, and executes various processes for managing information input to each of the plurality of POS registers 21 to 2N. In this example, the management server 10 manages information input to each of the plurality of POS registers 21 to 2N via the store terminal 30.

  Specifically, the management server 10 in this example is preset in each of the plurality of POS registers in order to acquire and manage information input to the plurality of POS registers 21 to 2N installed in the store as sales information. The management server DB 11 functions as a sales information storage unit that stores sales information in association with the registered register identification information, and acquires the sales information in which the register identification information is presented from each of the plurality of POS registers 21 to 2N. Sales information acquisition processing, sales information storage processing for storing the sales information acquired in the sales information acquisition processing in association with the presented register identification information, and storing in the management server DB 11 and preparation for receiving an instruction to adjust the register identification information In accordance with the instruction acceptance process and the adjustment instruction, register identification information of each POS register before and after replacement is set to the same POS register. To register the identification information in order to register the identification information stored in the management server DB11 has a function for performing the identification information adjusting processing for predetermined adjustment.

  The management server DB 11 is a database (DB) that stores various types of information for integrated management of information input to each of the plurality of POS registers 21 to 2N. The management server DB 11 may be inside or outside the management server 10.

  FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a storage state of sales information stored in the management server DB 11. As shown in FIG. 2, in this example, sales information is stored in the management server DB 11 in association with register identification information stored for each store.

  Here, “register identification information” is identification information set in advance in each of the plurality of POS registers. Hereinafter, the store A in which the store terminal 30 is installed will be described as an example.

  In the store A, one POS register is installed at each of three locations (POS registers 21, 22, and 23), and “1”, “2”, and “3” are registered in advance as management identifiers for the corresponding register identification information. It is assumed that it is set in DB11.

  In this case, the management server DB 11 stores the sales information input to the three POS registers 21 to 23 in the corresponding storage areas.

  Note that “sales information” in this example is information indicating the sales performance of products for each POS register, and includes, for example, POS data and date information. The “POS data” includes, for example, a POS code, a category of the corresponding product (product category), a product name, and a price of the product. The “POS code” means, for example, a code that is set to uniquely identify a predetermined product that is handled in the attachment, and the same code as the JAN code of the corresponding product is used. .

  Each of the POS registers 21 to 2N is a register installed in a purchase amount payment place provided in the store. For example, a bar code for a POS system (an example of a POS code: POS barcode) and various functions such as a function of printing purchase contents on a receipt using a product name and a product price specified based on the POS barcode.

  The store terminal 30 is configured by an information processing device such as a personal computer.

  The store terminal 30 has a function of performing integrated processing of information input to the POS registers 21 to 2N installed in the store and transmitting the information to the management server 10.

  Next, the operation of the POS register management system 100 of this example will be described.

  3 and 4 are flowcharts showing an example of POS register management processing executed by the management server 10 and the store terminal 30 in the POS register management system 100 of this example. Here, processing for securing a storage area for sales information in the management server DB 11 (sales information storage processing, see FIG. 3), and processing for adjusting register identification information stored in the management server DB 11 (identification) Information adjustment processing (see FIG. 4) is executed. It should be noted that explanations may be omitted except for processing particularly related to the present invention.

  FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a change in information stored in the management server DB 11 due to the POS register management process. As shown in FIG. 5A, it is assumed that the management server DB 11 stores three register identification information corresponding to the store A and sales information corresponding to the three register identification information. At this time, the management server 10 sells sales information (for example, register identification information “101”) that is presented with register identification information (preliminary number) different from register identification information set in advance as register identification information corresponding to the store A. When the presented sales information is received, a new storage area is secured as shown in FIG. Then, the management server 10 adjusts the register identification information as shown in FIG. 5C in accordance with the adjustment instruction received from the store terminal 30. With this adjustment, the management server 10 associates the sales information stored in the newly secured storage area with the sales information stored in association with the register identification information set from the beginning.

  The sales information storage process shown in FIG. 3 is started, for example, when the store terminal 30 receives a sales start notification including predetermined information from the three POS registers 21 to 23.

  In the sales information storing process, first, the store terminal 30 receives sales information from the POS register group under management (in this example, the three POS registers 21 to 23) (step S101). Note that the transmission of sales information by the POS registers 21 to 23 may be executed each time the POS register accepts the input of sales information, or may be executed at a predetermined time interval.

  When the sales information is received, the shop terminal 30 transmits the sales information presenting the register identification information corresponding to each POS register to the management server 10 (step S102). In this example, the store terminal 30 associates the register identification information with the sales information by receiving the register identification information together with the sales information from each POS register.

  In this example, it is assumed that the store terminal 30 transmits the sales information received from the POS register under management to the management server 10 at a predetermined time.

  The management server 10 receives the sales information (step S103), and acquires the sales information in which the register identification information is presented from each of the plurality of POS registers 21 to 23.

  When the sales information is acquired, the management server 10 determines whether or not the acquired register identification information includes register identification information that is not stored in the management server DB 11 (step S104). If it is determined that the acquired register identification information does not include register identification information that is not stored in the management server DB 11 (N in step S104), the management server 10 proceeds to the process in step S106 described later. To do.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the acquired register identification information includes register identification information that is not stored in the management server DB 11 (Y in step S104), the management server 10 stores the sales information corresponding to the register identification information. A storage area is newly secured in the management server DB 11 (step S105).

  Hereinafter, the store terminal 30 receives the sales information from the POS register 21A replaced with the POS register 21 in the store A, and the management server 10 is presented with the register identification information “101” that is not stored in the management server DB11. A case where sales information is received will be described as an example. That is, register identification information “101” is set in advance in the POS register 21A.

  When the storage area for the sales information corresponding to the new register identification information is secured, the management server 10 stores the received sales information in the corresponding storage area (step S106), and ends the processing here.

  As described above, the POS register management system 100 stores the sales information in the management server DB 11 in association with the register identification information, for example, as shown in FIG.

  Next, the identification information adjustment process executed by the management server 10 and the store terminal 30 will be described (see FIG. 4).

  The identification information adjustment process in this example is started when, for example, the management server 10 receives a display request for an adjustment instruction input screen from the store terminal 30.

  In the identification information adjustment process, first, the management server 10 displays a predetermined adjustment instruction input screen on the store terminal 30 (that is, a predetermined adjustment instruction input screen on the display screen of the display device included in the store terminal 30). (Information) is transmitted (step S201).

  When the adjustment instruction input screen is received, the shop terminal 30 displays the adjustment instruction input screen on the display screen of the display device provided in the shop terminal 30 (step S202).

  FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of the adjustment instruction input screen. As shown in FIG. 6, the adjustment instruction input screen in this example includes a register identification information display area 101 for displaying register identification information that needs adjustment (or whether or not adjustment is necessary), and an adjustment instruction. An OK button 102 that accepts a determination request for the image and a detail button 103 that accepts a request to display a detailed explanation screen for the adjustment instruction input screen.

  In response to receiving the adjustment instruction input screen display request, the management server 10 refers to the management server DB 11 and registers identification information (for example, “1” “2” “3”) set in advance. Register identification information (for example, register identification information “101” corresponding to the POS register 21A replaced with the POS register 21) newly set in the sales information storing process (see FIG. 3) Arranged in the identification information display area 101.

  When the store terminal 30 displays the adjustment instruction input screen, for example, the store terminal 30 receives an adjustment instruction from the operator of the store terminal 30 (step S203). Hereinafter, the case where the store terminal 30 receives an adjustment instruction indicating that the register identification information “101” corresponds to the register identification information “1” will be described as an example. In this example, as shown in FIG. 6, the store terminal 30 corresponds to the register identification corresponding to the register identification information “101” in response to a pressing operation on the register identification information display area 101 by the operator of the store terminal 30. A check mark C indicating information is displayed (see FIG. 6). Note that the method of accepting the adjustment instruction is not limited to this, and any configuration is possible as long as the management server 10 can specify the register identification information to be adjusted and the adjusted register identification information.

  When the store terminal 30 determines that the adjustment instruction has been received by accepting the pressing of the OK button 102 while the check mark C is displayed on the display screen, the store terminal 30 transmits the received adjustment instruction to the management server 10 (step S204). ).

  When receiving the adjustment instruction, the management server 10 adjusts the register identification information stored in the management server DB 11 in accordance with the received adjustment instruction (step S205), and ends the processing here.

  In this example, as shown in FIGS. 5B and 5C, the management server 10 registers the register identification information “of the POS register 21A after replacement designated by the received adjustment instruction”. 101 ”is rewritten to the register identification information“ 1 ”of the POS register 21 before the exchange whose correspondence is indicated by the adjustment instruction (that is, specified by the adjustment instruction).

  As described above, in the above-described embodiment, the management server 10 that acquires and manages information input to the plurality of POS registers 21 to 2N installed in the store as sales information includes the plurality of POS registers. Sales information is stored in association with register identification information (for example, “1”, “2”, “3”) set in advance in each of the three POS registers 21 to 23 installed in the store A (for example, three). A sales information storage unit (for example, management server DB11) is provided, and sales information in which register identification information is presented from each of a plurality of POS registers is acquired (for example, sales information in which register identification information is presented is received from the store terminal 30) The acquired sales information is stored in the sales information storage unit in association with the presented register identification information, and an instruction to adjust the register identification information is accepted. For example, the store terminal 30 receives an adjustment instruction received), and register identification of each POS register before and after replacement (for example, the POS register 21 before replacement and the POS register 21A after replacement) according to the adjustment instruction. In order to make the information the register identification information of the same POS register, a predetermined adjustment (for example, rewriting of the register identification information) is performed on the register identification information stored in the sales information storage unit. The work burden required for replacement can be reduced.

  In other words, when replacing (or replacing) a POS register, processing related to sales operations can be resumed simply by replacing the POS register without setting the environment of the POS register after replacement as in the past. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the work burden required for replacing the POS register as much as possible.

  Moreover, since it is not necessary for the user to input troublesome environment settings from the failure of the POS register to the resumption of the sales operation, the burden required for the replacement work of the POS register is reduced. In particular, it is not necessary to perform an environment setting associated with the replacement of the POS register during the continuation of the sales operation, so that it is possible to avoid stopping the sales operation for a long time.

  In the above-described embodiment, when the management server 10 presents register identification information that is not stored in the sales information storage unit (for example, the management server DB 11), the sales corresponding to the presented register identification information is performed. Since the information storage area is newly secured and the sales information is stored in the secured storage area, the replacement POS register can be quickly sold from the POS register after replacement without requesting other information. Information can be received. That is, the airframe can be operated at the time when the alternative machine is installed without setting the environment on site.

  Although not specifically mentioned in the above-described embodiment, the management server 10 detects a failure in each of the plurality of POS registers 21 to 2N, and register identification information that is the same as the register identification information of the POS register that has detected the failure. When the information is presented, register identification information is newly given, a new sales information storage area corresponding to the given register identification information is newly secured, and the sales information is stored in the secured storage area.

  In this case, for example, the management server 10 transmits a predetermined message to the store terminal 30 at specific time intervals, and determines whether or not a failure has occurred based on the presence or absence of a response from the store terminal 30. Good.

  With this configuration, when the management server 10 receives the sales information presenting the same register identification information as the register identification information of the POS register that detected the failure after detecting the failure of the POS register, To store sales information without determining whether the POS register has been repaired and restarted, or whether another POS register with the same register identification information as the failed POS register is installed. Processing can be continued. In other words, when the POS register fails, it is possible to quickly replace the POS register.

  Further, for example, when the register identification information of the POS register in which the failure is detected is “1”, the management server 10 relates the newly added register identification information to the register identification information of the POS register in which the failure is detected. By making the data exhibiting a property (for example, “1-1” or the like), it is possible to facilitate data transfer. That is, since the user (for example, the operator of the store terminal 30) can indicate the relevance of the register identification information when receiving the adjustment instruction, the user can easily input the adjustment instruction.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the management server 10 performs, as the predetermined adjustment, the register identification information of the replaced POS register designated by the adjustment instruction (for example, the register corresponding to the replaced POS register 21A). The identification information “101”) is rewritten to the register identification information of the POS register before replacement designated by the adjustment instruction (for example, register identification information “1” corresponding to the POS register 21 before replacement). The correspondence between the POS registers accompanying the replacement of the POS registers can be clarified.

  Further, by clarifying the correspondence between the POS registers, the data held in the POS register before the replacement can be taken into the POS register after the replacement.

  Further, although not particularly mentioned in the above-described embodiment, the management server 10 performs, as a predetermined adjustment, register identification information (for example, register identification information “101” of the POS register after replacement designated by the adjustment instruction. )) And register identification information (for example, register identification information “1”) of the POS register before replacement designated by the adjustment instruction may be configured to be associated with each other.

  That is, for example, according to the time when the management server 10 acquires the sales information, the register identification information of the POS register 21 before replacement is set to “1-1”, and the register identification information of the POS register 21A after replacement is set to “1”. -2 "(that is, a branch number is set as register identification information). For example, the management server 10 may set a time stamp such as “1 201102211200” or “1 201102211201” as register identification information.

  With such a configuration, it is possible to clarify the correspondence between a plurality of pieces of sales information stored in the sales information storage unit (for example, the management server DB 11).

  Although not particularly mentioned in the above-described embodiment, the management server 10 provides temporary register identification information (for example, temporary number) to sales information from a POS register for which no register identification information is set. It is good also as a structure to set.

  In addition, in embodiment mentioned above, it was set as the structure which provides the management server 10 and the shop terminal 30 separately, However, You may make it comprise these with one server apparatus. That is, the management server 10 may have a function of the store terminal 30.

  Although not specifically mentioned in the above-described embodiment, the management server 10 performs the above-described various processes (FIG. 3 and FIG. 3) according to a processing program (POS register management processing program) stored in a storage medium included in the management server 10. (See FIG. 4).

  According to the present invention, in a system for managing information input to a POS register, it is useful for reducing the work load required for replacing the POS register.

10 management server 11 management server DB
21 to 2N POS register 30 store terminal 50 communication network 60 communication network 100 POS register management system

Claims (6)

A management server that acquires and manages information input to a plurality of POS registers installed in a store as sales information,
Sales information storage means for storing the sales information in association with register identification information set in advance in each of the plurality of POS registers;
Sales information acquisition means for acquiring the sales information in which the register identification information is presented from each of the plurality of POS registers;
Sales information storage means for storing the sales information acquired by the sales information acquisition means in association with the presented register identification information and storing the sales information in the sales information storage means;
A preparation instruction receiving means for receiving an instruction to adjust the register identification information;
Identification for performing predetermined adjustment on the register identification information stored in the sales information storage means so that the register identification information of each POS register before and after replacement is made the register identification information of the same POS register in accordance with the adjustment instruction Information adjustment means ;
Failure detection means for detecting a failure in each of the plurality of POS registers,
The sales information storage means newly gives register identification information when the same register identification information as the register identification information of the POS register in which a failure is detected by the failure detection means, and the assigned register identification information A management server that newly secures a storage area for sales information corresponding to, and stores the sales information in the secured storage area . As the predetermined adjustment, the identification information adjusting means uses the register identification information of the POS register after replacement designated by the adjustment instruction as the register identification information of the POS register before replacement designated by the adjustment instruction. claim 1 Symbol placement management server rewrites. The identification information adjusting means includes, as the predetermined adjustment, register identification information of the POS register after replacement designated by the adjustment instruction and register identification of the POS register before replacement designated by the adjustment instruction. The management server according to claim 1 or 2, wherein processing for associating information is performed. A management program for causing a management server to control the operation so as to acquire and manage information input to a plurality of POS registers installed in a store as sales information,
In the management server,
A sales information acquisition process for acquiring the sales information in which the register identification information is presented from each of the plurality of POS registers;
The sales information acquired in the sales information acquisition process is associated with the presented register identification information, and the sales information is stored in association with the register identification information preset in each of the plurality of POS registers. Sales information storage processing to be stored in the sales information storage means,
A preparation instruction receiving process for receiving an instruction to adjust the register identification information;
Identification for performing predetermined adjustment on the register identification information stored in the sales information storage means so that the register identification information of each POS register before and after replacement is made the register identification information of the same POS register in accordance with the adjustment instruction Information adjustment processing ,
A failure detection process for detecting a failure in each of the plurality of POS registers;
In the sales information storing process, when the same register identification information as the register identification information of the POS register in which the failure is detected in the failure detection process is presented, the register identification information is newly added, and the given register identification A management program for newly securing a storage area for sales information corresponding to information and executing processing for storing the sales information in the secured storage area . In the identification information adjustment processing, as the predetermined adjustment, register identification information of the POS register after replacement designated by the adjustment instruction is used as register identification information of the POS register before replacement designated by the adjustment instruction. 4. Symbol placement management program for executing the process of rewriting the. In the identification information adjustment process, as the predetermined adjustment, register identification information of the POS register after replacement designated by the adjustment instruction and register identification of the POS register before exchange designated by the adjustment instruction The management program according to claim 4 or 5, wherein a process of associating information is executed.

Images