JP6696032B2 - Sales data processor - Google Patents

Description

  Embodiments of the present invention relate to a sales data processing device.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in stores such as retail stores and restaurants, a change reserve, which is the currency for change on the next day, is secured in a money storage unit such as an automatic change machine or a drawer after the business ends. After that, in the store, after the end of business, etc., some or all of the sales proceeds of the day are paid into the night safe or the like from the money storage unit.

  At the time of preparing the above-mentioned change fund or depositing work, a POS (Point Of Sales) terminal displays the amount of money in hand (money balance) in the money storing unit on a display. The store clerk calculates the deposit amount after securing the change reserve for the next day, based on the amount of money in the money storing unit displayed on the display. That is, the deposit amount is calculated by "amount on hand-next day change fund".

  By the way, in recent years, due to the convenience and the low cost, the operation of depositing money into an ATM (Automatic Teller Machine) installed in a convenience store or the like has been performed after business hours. There is. In the conventional deposit operation to ATM, since only the deposit of bills can be handled, the amount of money in hand is subtracted and the deposit amount is adjusted to be only the bills.

  However, according to the above-mentioned operation, there are problems that the amount of money in hand is not the original amount of money and that it is easy to make an error because it is manually input.

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to automatically calculate the deposit amount of only banknotes for depositing to an ATM installed in a convenience store or the like, for each denomination, so that the amount of money on hand can be properly held. It is an object of the present invention to provide a sales data processing device capable of reducing input errors.

The sales data processing device according to the embodiment includes a display, a money storage unit that stores money to be deposited and withdrawn in the processing of sales data, a money amount that is the number and the amount of money for each currency type in the money storage unit, and the presence amount. A monetary amount that is the closest to the provisional deposit amount without exceeding the provisional deposit amount obtained by subtracting the total amount of the change fund that is determined in advance from the inventory amount, which is the amount of each banknote denomination included in the high Deposit amount which is the number and amount of each banknote denomination, pool money which is the number and amount of each currency denomination constituting the difference between the temporary deposit amount and the deposit amount, and the deposit amount and the pool amount the and display means for displaying an adjustment screen for displaying the change fund is number and amount of each currency denomination obtained by subtracting from the inventory amount to the display.

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing a POS terminal according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of the POS terminal. FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram showing functions related to change management processing. FIG. 4 is a front view showing a deposit type adjustment screen. FIG. 5 is a flowchart schematically showing the flow of change management processing.

  FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing a POS terminal 10 according to the embodiment. In this embodiment, an application example to a POS (Point Of Sales) terminal installed in a convenience store as a sales data processing device will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the POS terminal 10 is mounted on an automatic change dispenser 100 connected to the POS terminal 10 via a communication cable (not shown). The automatic change dispenser 100 is a money storage unit that stores money to be deposited and withdrawn when processing the sales data of the POS terminal 10.

  The POS terminal 10 includes a keyboard 32, a mode key 33, an operator display 34, a customer display 35, a code scanner 36, a thermal printer 37, and the like. The operator display 34 functions as a display, and includes a touch panel 43 as an input device that is stacked. The POS terminal 10 also includes a control unit 31 (see FIG. 2) that controls the above-mentioned units.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of the POS terminal 10. As shown in FIG. 2, the control unit 31 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 38 that centrally controls each unit and a ROM (Read Only Memory) 40 via a bus line 39 such as an address bus and a data bus. , A RAM (Random Access Memory) 41 and a timer 42 are connected to each other.

  The ROM 40 stores fixed data such as a boot program in advance. The RAM 41 constitutes various buffers such as a sales buffer and a print buffer and rewritably stores various data. The timer 42 measures the date and the date and time.

  An HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 55 is connected to the bus line 39 connected to the CPU 38. The HDD 55 stores a product master file, a sales file for storing sales data, and the like, in addition to a computer program for operating the control unit 31. The product master file is a file that stores a product name, a unit price, and the like in association with a product code.

  The computer program stored in the HDD 55 is written in the RAM 41 together with various files such as a product master file when the POS terminal 10 is activated. The control unit 31 of the POS terminal 10 drives and controls each unit according to the computer program written in the RAM 41.

  Next, each part which is drive-controlled by the control part 31 will be described.

  The keyboard 32 is provided with various keys such as a numeric key, a PLU key, a department key, a subtotal key, a deposit / cash total key, a clear key, an enter key, and a reset key. The keyboard 32 is connected to the bus line 39 via the keyboard controller 68. The keyboard controller 68 inputs a signal corresponding to the operated key to the control unit 31.

  The mode key 33 is connected to the bus line 39 via the mode key controller 69. The mode key controller 69 inputs a signal according to the switching position of the mode key 33 to the control unit 31. The control unit 31 sets the operation mode of the POS terminal 10 to each work mode such as a registration mode, a setting mode, a settlement mode, and an inspection mode according to the output signal from the mode key 33.

  The operator display 34 and the customer display 35 are connected to the bus line 39 via display controllers 70 and 71. When the display data is input from the control unit 31, the display controllers 70 and 71 display predetermined items according to the display data on the operator display 34 and the customer display 35.

  The touch panel 43 recognizes the position of the XY coordinates on the panel touched by the operator and acquires coordinate data. The touch panel 43 is connected to the bus line 39 via the panel controller 44. The panel controller 44 inputs a signal according to the acquired coordinate data to the control unit 31.

  The code scanner 36 optically reads a product code such as a bar code attached to a product. The code scanner 36 is connected to the bus line 39 via the scanner controller 72. The scanner controller 72 transmits the data of the product code read by the code scanner 36 to the control unit 31.

  The thermal printer 37 is connected to the bus line 39 via the printer controller 73. The thermal printer 37 has a cutter unit (not shown) built therein. When the drive control signal is input from the control unit 31, the printer controller 73 drives the thermal printer 37 according to the drive control signal. Specifically, the printer controller 73 prints necessary items as a receipt on a receipt sheet, which is a long sheet (not shown), and then cuts and issues it as a receipt.

  Further, the POS terminal 10 connects the automatic change dispenser 100 via a communication cable. The automatic change dispenser 100 is connected to the bus line 39 via the communication interface 74. When the control signal is input from the control unit 31, the communication interface 74 outputs the control signal to the automatic change dispenser 100. When the control signal is input from the automatic change dispenser 100, the communication interface 74 outputs the control signal to the control unit 31.

  The control unit 31 of the POS terminal 10 having such a configuration performs product sales data processing. In the sales data processing, when the product code attached to the product is read and input by the code scanner 36, the control unit 31 searches the product master file based on the read and input product code. The control unit 31 reads the product information such as the product name and unit price corresponding to the corresponding product code, stores the product code and the read product information in the RAM 41, and registers the product for sale. Then, the control unit 31 calculates the sales amount of the transaction according to the depression of the subtotal key and stores it in the RAM 41.

  Next, the control unit 31 of the POS terminal 10 confirms that a closing declaration for declaring that the customer finishes the registration of the product purchased by the customer and pays the price in cash by operating the deposit / cash total key. When it is detected, the closing process is executed. In the closing process, the control unit 31 acquires the deposit amount from the customer, which is input by the numerical key of the keyboard 32. The control unit 31 subtracts the sales amount of the transaction stored in the RAM 41 from the deposit amount to calculate the change amount, and transmits the change data to the automatic change machine 100. The control unit 31 also issues a receipt print by the thermal printer 37.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the automatic change dispenser 100 includes a coin deposit / withdrawal unit 101 for handling coins and a bill deposit / withdrawal unit 102 for handling bills.

  The coin depositing / dispensing unit 101 and the bill depositing / dispensing unit 102 respectively store coins (coins in the case of the coin depositing / dispensing unit 101, banknotes in the case of the bill depositing / dispensing unit 102) by denomination. Equipped). Further, the coin depositing / dispensing unit 101 and the bill depositing / dispensing unit 102 are provided with insertion ports 101a, 102a into which the money to be paid by the customer or to be replenished as change fund is inserted.

  Further, when the coin depositing / dispensing unit 101 and the bill depositing / dispensing unit 102 receive a request command for the amount of money (money balance) from the POS terminal 10, the coin depositing / dispensing unit 101 and the bill depositing / dispensing unit 102 are currently based on the number-of-coins data stored in the storage unit. Calculate the cash amount, which is the total amount of cash in. Then, the coin depositing / dispensing unit 101 and the bill depositing / dispensing unit 102 send the money amount information including the money amount to the POS terminal 10. The money amount information includes the number of coins of each denomination, the total amount (money amount) of each denomination, and the total amount of money of all denominations.

  Next, among various kinds of processing executed by the control unit 31 (CPU 38) of the POS terminal 10, change management processing, which is a characteristic function of the present embodiment, will be described. This change management process is executed in the payment mode.

  In the change management process, the CPU 38 of the POS terminal 10 follows the program, and as shown in FIG. 3, a display unit 81, a changing unit 82, a money input unit 83, a reserve input unit 84, and a deposit amount. The calculating means 85, the pool money calculating means 86, and the reserve money calculating means 87 are realized as functional units.

  The display means 81 displays the deposit type adjustment screen 200 (see FIG. 4) on the operator display 34.

  Here, FIG. 4 is a front view showing the deposit money type adjustment screen 200. As shown in FIG. 4, the deposit amount adjustment screen 200 displays a money amount information area 201, a change fund information area 202, and a deposit amount area 205. The deposit amount area 205 includes a deposit amount information area 203 and a pool amount information area 204. On the deposit money type adjustment screen 200, a numeral can be input by the numeral keys of the keyboard 32 to a desired individual area selected by the cursor. Therefore, the operator moves various types of information by moving the cursor to a desired individual area and inputting a numeral to the individual area where the cursor has been moved by using the numeral keys of the keyboard 32.

  The amount-of-money information area 201 displays the amount-of-money information relating to the amount of money by money in the automatic change machine 100. The money amount information is transmitted from the automatic change dispenser 100 in response to a request from the POS terminal 10. The money amount information is the number of coins existing for each denomination in the automatic change machine 100, the total amount for each denomination, and the total amount for all denominations. The amount-of-money information displayed in the amount-of-money information area 201 is locked so that it cannot be changed.

  Further, the deposit amount adjustment screen 200 is a theoretical inventory display that displays theoretical inventory information (should be cash) which is the theoretical inventory of the automatic change dispenser 100 calculated by the POS terminal 10 based on sales data processing. It includes an area 206 and an excess / deficiency amount display area 207 that displays an excess / deficiency amount of the actual inventory amount with respect to the theoretical inventory amount.

  The change reserve information area 202 displays change reserve information regarding the change reserve for the next day to be stored in the automatic change dispenser 100. The change fund information is the number of coins as change fund for each denomination, the total amount for each denomination, and the total amount for all denominations.

  Further, the deposit type adjustment screen 200 includes a prescribed change amount display area 208 for displaying the total amount of the change reserve of the day as the prescribed value of the change reserve of the next day.

  The deposit amount information area 203 displays deposit amount information relating to the deposit amount to be deposited into an ATM installed in a convenience store or the like. The deposit amount information is the number of sheets for each banknote denomination, the total amount of money for each banknote denomination, and the total amount of money for all banknotes (total banknotes).

  The pool money information area 204 displays pool money information regarding pool money (coin withdrawal on the day). The pool money information is the number of coins for each coin denomination, the total amount of money for each coin denomination, and the total amount of coins for all coins (total coins).

  In addition, the deposit amount adjustment screen 200 includes a deposit amount display area 209 that displays the deposit amount (the initial value of the total amount of banknotes in the deposit amount information area 203) to be deposited in an ATM installed in a convenience store or the like, and pool money ( The pool money display area 210 that displays the initial value of the total coin amount of the pool money information area 204.

  Further, on the deposit money type adjustment screen 200, a confirm button 211 for declaring the confirmation of the numbers displayed in the change fund information area 202, the deposit information area 203, and the pool money information area 204 is displayed. Note that the total amount of all denominations of the change fund information in the change fund information area 202 matches the specified value in the specified change amount display area 208, the total bill amount and the deposit amount match, and coins. Unless the total amount and the pool money match, the information cannot be confirmed by operating the confirm button 211.

  The changing unit 82 changes the values of the deposit amount, pool money, and change fund displayed on the deposit money type adjustment screen 200.

  Specifically, the changing means 82 defines the total amount of all denominations of the change fund information in the change fund information area 202 in the change fund information area 202 in the change fund display area 208. It can be changed on the condition that it matches the value.

  Further, the changing unit 82 can change the deposit amount information in the deposit amount information area 203 on condition that the total bill amount in the deposit amount information area 203 matches the deposit amount in the deposit amount display area 209. Further, the changing unit 82 changes the pool money information in the pool money information area 204 on condition that the total coin amount in the pool money information area 204 matches the pool money (coin withdrawal on the day) in the pool money display area 210. It is possible.

  In addition, when at least one of the deposit amount information of the deposit amount information area 203 and the pool deposit information of the pool deposit information area 204 is appropriately changed, the changing unit 82 of the change deposit information area 202 of the change deposit deposit information area 202 is changed according to the content of the change. Change the change fund information as well.

  The money amount input means 83 inputs the number of money and the amount of money for each currency denomination in the automatic change machine 100, which is a money storage unit, and the total amount of money of all denominations. In this embodiment, the money change information area 201 regarding the money amount in the automatic change dispenser 100 is transmitted from the automatic change dispenser 100 in response to a request from the POS terminal 10.

  The reserve input means 84 inputs in advance the total amount of change reserve to be stored in the automatic change dispenser 100. In the present embodiment, the reserve input means 84 inputs the total amount of the change fund of the current day as the specified value of the change fund of the next day.

  The deposit amount calculation means 85 is the amount that is a combination of each banknote denomination included in the cash amount and does not exceed the temporary deposit amount obtained by subtracting the total amount of the change fund from the cash amount and becomes the closest to the temporary deposit amount. The number of sheets and the amount of money for each banknote denomination that compose the amount of money are calculated as the deposit amount.

  The pool money calculating means 86 calculates, as pool money, the number and the amount of money for each currency denomination that constitutes the difference between the provisional deposit amount and the deposit amount.

  The reserve calculation means 87 calculates, as the change reserve, the number of coins and the amount of money for each currency denomination, which is obtained by subtracting the deposit amount and the pool money from the amount of money.

  The change management process will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, first, the CPU 38 (payment amount calculation means 85) of the POS terminal 10 calculates the initial value of each denomination as the deposit amount displayed in the deposit amount information area 203 of the deposit type adjustment screen 200. (Step S1).

More specifically, in step S1, the CPU 38 of the POS terminal 10 calculates the provisional deposit amount by subtracting the change reserve on the next day from the total amount of all denominations of the money amount information transmitted from the automatic change machine 100.
Inventory information (total amount of all denominations) -total amount of change reserve for the next day = temporary deposit amount

  Next, based on the number of bills of each denomination and the temporary deposit amount in the money amount information, the deposit amount and the number of denominations constituting the deposit amount are calculated. Hereinafter, a method of calculating the deposit amount and the number of denominations constituting the deposit amount will be described.

  To calculate the deposit amount and the number of denominations that make up the deposit amount, subtraction processing is performed by subtracting the amount obtained by multiplying the amount of the banknote denomination and the number of the banknote denomination from the balance (starting provisional deposit amount). To do.

  Specifically, the CPU 38 of the POS terminal 10 obtains the maximum number of bills that can be subtracted from the balance (starting provisional deposit amount) for the maximum denomination (first 10,000-yen bill) of the bill. Then, after obtaining the maximum subtractable number, the CPU 38 performs the same calculation for the next denomination (a 10,000-yen bill is followed by a 5,000-yen bill).

  The number of each banknote denomination and the amount of money for each denomination obtained as described above are initial values of the number of banknote denominations and the total amount of each banknote denomination in the deposit amount information.

  The balance remaining after the calculation for the minimum denomination of banknotes (thousand yen bills) finally becomes the pool money on the next day.

  Next, the CPU 38 (pool money calculation means 86) of the POS terminal 10 calculates the initial value of the pool money of the next day displayed in the pool money information area 204 of the deposit money type adjustment screen 200 (step S2).

  More specifically, in step S2, the CPU 38 of the POS terminal 10 performs a process for obtaining the maximum number of coins that can be subtracted from the balance (starting the next day pool money) for the maximum denomination of coins (initially 500 yen coins). Then, after obtaining the maximum subtractable number, the CPU 38 performs the same calculation for the next denomination (the 100-yen coin after the 500-yen coin). Such subtraction processing is executed until the balance reaches 0 (zero) finally.

  The number of coin denominations and the amount of money for each coin denomination obtained as described above become the initial values of the number of coins of each coin denomination and the total amount of money for each coin denomination of the next day.

  Next, the CPU 38 (reserve calculation unit 87) of the POS terminal 10 calculates an initial value of each denomination in the change reserve displayed in the change reserve information area 202 of the deposit adjustment screen 200 (step S3). ..

More specifically, in step S3, the CPU 38 of the POS terminal 10 uses the money amount information (the number of coins of each denomination) transmitted from the automatic change dispenser 100 to input the deposit amount (the number of bills of each denomination) and the pool money ( The change reserve (the initial value of the number of each denomination) for the next day is calculated by subtracting the number of coins for each denomination.
Bank Information-Payment Amount and Pool Money = Next Day Change Reserve

  Next, the CPU 38 (display means 81) of the POS terminal 10 displays the initial value in each area of the deposit money type adjustment screen 200 (step S4).

  In the change fund information area 202 of the deposit money adjustment screen 200, the change fund (initial value of each denomination) calculated in step S3 is displayed. In the deposit amount information area 203 of the deposit amount adjustment screen 200, deposit information calculated in step S1 (initial value of each denomination of the deposit banknote) is displayed. In the pool money information area 204 of the deposit money type adjustment screen 200, the pool money of the next day calculated in step S2 (the initial value of each denomination of the coin of the deposited amount) is displayed.

  Next, the CPU 38 of the POS terminal 10 waits for a change in values in the change fund information area 202, the deposit information area 203, and the pool money information area 204 (step S5), and waits for the operation of the confirm button 211 ( Step S6).

  In the present embodiment, the number of denominations of the following day change fund (change), the amount of money deposited into the ATM (banknote of the amount deposited), and the pool money of the next day (coin of the amount deposited) should be changed manually. Is possible.

  On condition that the value has been changed in any of the areas (Yes in step S5), the CPU 38 (changing means 82) of the POS terminal 10 executes the changing process for changing the value in the other areas (step). S7).

  On the condition that the confirm button 211 has been operated (Yes in step S6), the CPU 38 of the POS terminal 10 displays a confirmation message and displays the change fund information area 202, the deposit information area 203, and the pool money. The value in the information area 204 is confirmed (step S8).

  Further, the CPU 38 of the POS terminal 10 stores the amount of money paid into the ATM and the pool money of the next day in the sales file of the HDD 55 (step S9).

Further, the CPU 38 of the POS terminal 10 controls the thermal printer 37 to print the following items (step S10).
・ Enter the amount by money type ・ Next day's change fund ・ Amount of deposit to ATM ・ Next day pool money

  Thus, according to the POS terminal 10 of the embodiment, by automatically calculating the deposit amount of only the banknote for depositing into the ATM installed in the convenience store or the like for each denomination, the amount of money on hand can be accurately calculated. It can be retained, and input errors can be reduced.

  Further, according to the POS terminal 10 of the embodiment, it is possible to change the number of bills for each bill denomination and the total amount for each bill denomination on the deposit denomination adjustment screen 200, which is convenient. can do.

In the present embodiment, the money amount information area 201 regarding the money amount in the automatic change dispenser 100 is transmitted from the automatic change dispenser 100 in response to a request from the POS terminal 10, but the present invention is not limited to this. . For example, a case is conceivable in which the cash drawer, which is a drawer for temporarily storing currency handled by the POS terminal 10, is connected as a currency storage unit without connecting the automatic change dispenser 100 to the POS terminal 10. In such a case, the following procedure may be adopted.
1. A money amount input screen (not shown) for inputting the money amount is displayed on the POS terminal 10.
2. On the amount-in-money input screen, enter the amount on hand (realized money). As an input method, enter the number of denominations.
3. After inputting the amount of money in hand (realized money), the amount of money in hand (cash) input is confirmed by depressing the amount of money confirmation button (not shown), and a transition is made to the deposit amount adjustment screen 200.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the money amount information displayed in the money amount information area 201 of the deposit amount adjustment screen 200 is locked so that it cannot be changed, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the money amount information area 201 is not limited to this. It may be possible to adjust the amount of money by type.

  Although the POS terminal 10 is applied as the sales data processing device in the present embodiment, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the sales data processing device may be applied to an ECR (Electric Cash Register).

  The computer program executed by the POS terminal 10 of this embodiment is a file such as a CD-ROM, a flexible disk (FD), a CD-R, a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk) in an installable or executable file. It is provided by being recorded on a recording medium that can be read by.

  Further, the computer program executed by the POS terminal 10 of this embodiment may be stored in a computer connected to a network such as the Internet and provided by being downloaded via the network. Further, the computer program executed by the POS terminal 10 of this embodiment may be provided or distributed via a network such as the Internet.

  Further, the computer program executed by the POS terminal 10 according to the present embodiment may be incorporated in a ROM or the like in advance and provided.

  Although some embodiments of the present invention have been described, these embodiments are presented as examples and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These novel embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. These embodiments and their modifications are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are also included in the invention described in the claims and the scope equivalent thereto.

10 Sales Data Processing Device 34 Display Device 81 Display Means 82 Change Means 83 Revenue Input Means 84 Reserve Money Input Means 85 Deposit Amount Calculation Means 86 Pool Money Calculation Means 87 Reserve Money Calculation Means 100 Money Storage

JP, 2013-37573, A

Claims (5)

An indicator,
A currency storage unit for storing the money to be deposited and withdrawn when processing the sales data,
The amount of money, which is the number and the amount of money for each currency denomination in the money storage unit, and the amount of money that is a combination of each banknote denomination included in the amount of money, and is the total amount of the change fund that is predetermined from the amount of money. The deposit amount that is the number and the amount of each banknote denomination that constitutes the amount closest to the provisional deposit amount without subtracting the provisional deposit amount, and the difference between the provisional deposit amount and the deposit amount. The adjustment screen for displaying pool money, which is the number and amount of money for each currency type, and change fund, which is the number and amount of money for each currency type, obtained by subtracting the deposit amount and the pool money from the money Display means to display on the vessel,
Sales data processing apparatus comprising: a. The sales data processing device according to claim 1, further comprising a changing unit that changes the value displayed on the adjustment screen as the deposit amount, the pool amount, and the change fund. The sales data according to claim 2, wherein when the value of any of the deposit amount, the pool money, and the change fund is changed, the changing unit also changes the value of other items. Processing equipment. The display means displays an operator for confirming the deposit amount, the pool money, and the change reserve value on the display.
The sales data processing device according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the changing unit determines the changed values of the deposit amount, the pool money, and the change fund when the operator is operated. The sales data processing device according to claim 4, wherein the display unit displays a confirmation message on the display when the operator is operated.

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