JP7172170B2 - Electronics, sales data processing systems, and programs - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an electronic device, a sales data processing system, and a program.

2. Description of the Related Art A cash register provided with a keyboard and a display is often used in a store that sells products and provides food and drink. There is also known an information processing device in which a printer and a display device are connected to a tablet terminal via an interface board and functions as a cash register (Patent Document 1).

JP 2015-18521 A

By the way, by using a tablet terminal communicably connected to a cash register, it becomes possible to carry out ordering work for food and drink near the customer table. Orders for food and drink can be completed only with a tablet terminal, but the size of the display operation unit of the tablet terminal is limited, so there is a demand for further improvement in work efficiency.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve such problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an electronic device, a sales data processing system, and a program that enable efficient information registration.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention has a display operation unit in which a display function and an operation function are integrated, and communicates with a sales data processing device (for example, an ECR (Electronic Cash Register)) having a display unit. A connectable electronic device (e.g., a tablet terminal) that, when predetermined information (e.g., essential information) is input to the display operation unit, includes support information for supporting product sales, and is related to the information. It is characterized by comprising a control section for transmitting a display instruction for displaying related information on the display section to the sales data processing device. Note that the symbols and characters in parentheses are examples.

According to the present invention, information can be registered efficiently.

1 is a configuration diagram of an order receiving device that is an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a sales data processing system that is an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of a related information table. 4 is a flow chart explaining communication operation of the sales data processing system according to the embodiment of the present invention; It is a figure which shows an example of the communication setting screen which shows the communication state of an electronic device. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the display operation of the sales data processing system that is the embodiment of the present invention; It is a figure which shows an example of a sales registration screen. It is an example (1) of the screen displayed on the display unit of the sales data processing device. It is an example (2) of the screen displayed on the display unit of the sales data processing device. It is an example (3) of the screen displayed on the display unit of the sales data processing device. It is an example (4) of the screen displayed on the display unit of the sales data processing device. It is an example (5) of the screen displayed on the display unit of the sales data processing device. It is an example (6) of the screen displayed on the display unit of the sales data processing device. It is an example (7) of the screen displayed on the display unit of the sales data processing device. It is an example (8) of the screen displayed on the display unit of the sales data processing device. It is a figure which shows the electronic device with which an example of the sales registration screen in the modification was displayed. It is an example of a screen displayed on the display unit of the sales data processing device in the modified example.

An embodiment of the present invention (hereinafter referred to as "the present embodiment") will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. In addition, each figure is only shown roughly to such an extent that this embodiment can be fully understood. Moreover, in each figure, the same code|symbol is attached|subjected about a common component and a similar component, and those overlapping description is abbreviate|omitted.

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FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a sales data processing system that is an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the sales data processing system that is an embodiment of the present invention.
The sales data processing system 1 is configured such that the electronic device 100 and the sales data processing device 200 can be connected to each other by short-range wireless communication. The electronic device 100 can be placed on the sales data processing device 200 and used.

Electronic device 100 is a tablet terminal including display operation unit 10 , communication unit 20 , ROM (Read Only Memory) 40 , RAM (Random Access Memory) 45 , and control unit 50 . The display/operation unit 10 is a touch panel that integrates a display function and an operation function.

The sales data processing device 200 includes a communication section 220, a display section 230, a customer display section 235, an operation section 240, a control section 250, a printing section 260, a ROM 290, and a RAM 295. . The display unit 230 is an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or an LED (Light Emitting Diode), and mainly displays numbers indicating unit prices and totals of goods and services (hereinafter referred to as goods and the like). The customer display unit 235 is provided on the opposite side of the display unit 230, and is a display for the customer to confirm the amount of money and the like. The operation unit 240 is composed of a plurality of switches such as a numeric keypad. The sales data processing device 200 is a device for registering the sold product based on the operation of the operation unit 240 , and displays the product registration information such as the price of the product and change on the display unit 230 .

The communication units 20 and 220 are hardware that performs short-range wireless communication such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) and Wi-Fi (registered trademark). The printing unit 260 is a thermal transfer printer that prints receipts. The RAMs 45 and 295 are volatile storage units that temporarily store related information to be described later. The ROMs 40 and 290 are non-volatile storage units in which a related information table 41, an OS (Operating System) and programs 42 are stored.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a related information table.
The related information table 41 is a table in which combinations of related information 41b, variables 41c, and character strings 41d are listed with numbers 41a. For example, in the column numbered "001", the related information "alcohol confirmation" is the character string "confirm whether alcoholic beverages are ordered". This character string is displayed when the customer base is in their twenties, as will be described later. Also, the description of the columns of numbers "002" to "008" will be given later.

The control unit 50 is a CPU (Central Processing Unit), and realizes functions of a sales registration unit 51, a display operation control unit 52, and a related information generation unit 53 by executing an OS and a program. The sales registration unit 51 is a functional unit that manages the process from receiving an order for a product or the like to receiving payment. The display operation control unit 52 is a functional unit that causes the display operation unit 10 to display a sales registration screen, and executes processing in association with the sales registration unit 51 . The related information generation unit 53 generates information (for example, support information related to the essential information) related to predetermined information (essential information) input using the operation function of the display operation unit 10 . Specifically, the related information generator 53 selects the predetermined number 41a of the related information table 41 based on the input predetermined information, and determines the character string 41d according to the variable 41c as the related information 41b. do. Then, the related information generation unit 53 causes the communication unit 20 to transmit the character string 41 d as the generated related information 41 b to the sales data processing device 200 .

The control unit 250 is a CPU, and realizes the functions of the sales registration unit 51 and the display operation control unit 52 by executing an OS and programs. The sales registration unit 251 is a functional unit that manages from the receipt of an order for a product or the like to payment. The display operation control unit 252 is a functional unit that causes the display unit 230 to display unit prices and totals of products, etc., and receives inputs made through the operation unit 240 . In particular, in this embodiment, the display operation control section 252 causes the display section 230 to display the related information received by the communication section 220 . Further, when communication is not established, the display operation control unit 252 causes the display unit 230 to display product registration information such as the price of the product and change.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart explaining the communication operation of the sales data processing system according to the embodiment of the present invention, and mainly explains the operation when the control unit 50 of the electronic device 100 is executing the OS.
When the sales data processing device 200 is in a standby state (S1), the control unit 50 of the electronic device 100 issues a wireless connection instruction to the sales data processing device 200 (S2). The sales data processing device 200 performs processing for replying to the wireless connection instruction to the electronic device 100 (S3). Electronic device 100 determines whether communication has been established within a predetermined period of time, that is, whether a reply to the wireless connection instruction has been received within a predetermined period of time (S4). If communication is established within a predetermined period of time ("communication established" in S4), electronic device 100 performs setting so that "connected" is displayed on the setting screen (S5). On the other hand, if communication is not established within a predetermined time period, that is, if a reply to the wireless connection instruction is not received within a predetermined time period (“communication not established” in S4), electronic device 100 displays “not connected” on the setting screen. is displayed (S6). After the process of S5 or S6, electronic device 100 displays a menu screen (S7) and waits until an application icon is tapped (S8).

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a communication setting screen showing the communication state of the electronic device.
A communication setting screen 310 is displayed when a “communication setting” button (not shown) is tapped on the menu screen of the electronic device 100 . The communication setting screen 310 includes a user display field 311 , a “Bluetooth (registered trademark)” setting display button 312 , a “Bluetooth (registered trademark)” on/off setting switch 313 , and a “Bluetooth (registered trademark)” status display 314 . and

The "Bluetooth (registered trademark)" setting display button 311 selects one of communication modes such as "airplane mode", "Wi-Fi (registered trademark)", "Bluetooth", "mobile network", and "tethering". This button is tapped when performing Bluetooth communication settings. When the "Bluetooth (registered trademark)" setting display button 311 is tapped, the setting screen in the right column is displayed. The “Bluetooth (registered trademark)” on/off setting switch 313 is a switch for selecting use/non-use of Bluetooth (registered trademark). The “Bluetooth (registered trademark)” status display 314 is an area that displays whether the Bluetooth (registered trademark) is “unconnected” or “connected”. In addition, in the display example of FIG. 5, "ECR-001" indicating that the "paired device" is the sales data processing device 200 indicates "unconnected". In addition, in the display example of FIG. 5, a plurality of names of other usable devices are displayed.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart for explaining the display operation of the sales data processing system that is the embodiment of the present invention. This routine is started when the cashier app icon is tapped on the menu screen of electronic device 100 .
The control unit 50 of the electronic device 100 causes the display operation unit 10 to display the sales registration screen 400 (FIG. 7) (S20).

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a sales registration screen.
The sales registration screen 400 includes a subtotal column 410, a numeric keypad column 420, a "customer" column 430, a number of customers column 435, a product selection column 440, a detail column 450, a "MENU" selection column 460, and a screen selection column. 470. The subtotal column 410, numeric keypad column 420, and detail column 450 are arranged on the left side, and the "customer" column 430, product selection column 440, and "MENU" selection column 460 are arranged on the right side. It is Also, the subtotal column 410 and the detail column 450 are vertically arranged side by side.

The subtotal column 410 is configured by vertically arranging a “total” display column 411 and a “tax” display column 412 side by side. Here, as a specific example, the total "¥4780" and the tax "¥354" are displayed. The numeric keypad column 420 includes a numeric display column 421 , numeric keys 422 , and function buttons 423 . The detail field 450 is composed of a "product name" list field 451, a "quantity" display field 452, and a "price" display field 453 arranged side by side in the horizontal direction. A blank area 454 is provided below the "product name" list column 451, the "quantity" display column 452, and the "price" display column 453. FIG.

The "customer" column 430 is configured by a "customer" specifying column 431 and a "customer class" specifying column 432 arranged side by side. The product selection field 440 is composed of a plurality of types of product selection buttons. The "MENU" selection field 460 is composed of a plurality of MENU buttons. For example, when "MENU02" is tapped, an izakaya menu as shown in FIG. The screen selection field 470 includes a "stop" button 471, a "merchandise" button 472, a "transaction" button 473, a "function" button 474, a "slip" button 475, a "subtotal" button 476, a "temporary closure" button 477, a " A "Pay" button 478 is provided. The number of customers column 435 is a column for entering the number of customers with the numeric keypad 422 .

The detail field 450a is composed of a "product name" list field 451, a "quantity" display field 452, and a "price" display field 453, and a blank field 454a arranged side by side in the horizontal direction. The detail column 450a has four detail lines. For example, the product name is “Glass Wine”, the quantity is “2”, the amount is “\1,600”, the product name is “Craft Beer”, the quantity is “1”, the amount is “\980”, the product name is “Cocktail”, the number is “1”, Four lines of the amount "\700", the product name "sake", the quantity "1", and the amount "\1,200" are displayed. The lower part of the blank area 454a is blank when the number of products is small.

In the description column 450a of FIG. 7, only four lines are displayed, but when the scroll bar attached to the right side of the description column 450a is moved, the fifth line displays, for example, product name "green tea", quantity "1", The amount "\300" is further displayed. In other words, the subtotal column 410 (Fig. 7) displays the total "¥4780" and the tax "¥354" for these five types and six products.

Returning to the flowchart of FIG. 6, using the operation function of the display operation unit 10, whether the input information (input information) is "product", "customer information", "customer class", "customer number ” (S21). When the input information (essential information) is "Customer Group" ("Customer Group" in S21), electronic device 100 determines whether the customer group is in their twenties (S22). If the customer base is in their twenties ("twenties" in S22), the related information generation unit 53 of the electronic device 100 selects the number 41a of the related information table 41 (FIG. 3) based on the determination result of S22. Then, the character string 41d is set as the related information 41b, and the process proceeds to S30. Specifically, the related information generation unit 53 selects the number “001” or “002” of the related information table 41, and sets the related information “alcohol confirmation” related to the customer base, for example, the character string “Do you have an order for alcoholic beverages? confirmation" or a character string "reconfirmation of age 20 or older" is set (S23).

On the other hand, when the customer is over the age of 20 ("Over 20" in S22), the electronic device 100 proceeds to S30 without setting the character string 41d as the related information 41b. If the input information is "number of customers" (essential information) ("number of customers" in S21), electronic device 100 determines whether or not the number of customers is equal to or greater than a predetermined number of customers (eg, 10) (S24). When the number of customers is equal to or greater than the predetermined number of customers ("or more" in S24), the related information generation unit 53 selects the number "003" in the related information table 41, and generates related information (support information) related to the number of customers "recommendation of sashimi". ' is set as a character string 'recommend high unit price sashimi (10 servings)' (S25). On the other hand, when the number of customers is less than the predetermined number of customers ("less than" in S24), electronic device 100 advances the process to S30 without setting related information.

If the input information is customer information (essential information) ("customer information" in S21), the related information generation unit 53 selects the number "004" in the related information table 41, and ) Set the "most recent sales registration information" (S26), and proceed to S30. At this time, the related information generating unit 53 generates the customer information listed in the variable 41c (FIG. 3) (customer name=“Takahashi”, number of visits=“10”, average unit price=“5,000”, last visit date=”). 3/18") is applied to set the character string "Mr. Takahashi, 10th visit, average 5,000 yen, last visit on 3/18" as related information "recent sales registration information" (S26).

If the input information is merchandise information (essential information) (“merchandise” in S21), electronic device 100 determines whether or not there is a predetermined number or more of merchandise in stock (S27). When the inventory of the designated product is equal to or greater than the predetermined number (“more than” in S27), the related information generation unit 53 selects the number “005” in the related information table 41, and the related information related to the customer (support information) . ) Set the "product inventory information" (S28), and proceed to S30. At this time, the related information generating unit 53 applies the product information (product name=“Glass wine”, stock quantity=“10”) listed in the variable 41c (FIG. 3) to generate the related information “product inventory information”. ” is set as a character string “Glass of wine, inventory number 10” (S28).

On the other hand, when the inventory of the specified product is less than the predetermined number ("less than" in S27), the related information generation unit 53 selects the number "005" in the related information table 41, and the related information related to the customer ( Support information) "Product order information" is set (S29), and the process proceeds to S30. At this time, the related information generation unit 53 applies the product information (product name=“Glass wine”, stock quantity=“10”) listed in the variable 41c (FIG. 3) to generate the related information “product order information”. is set (S29).

After the processing of S23, S25, S26, S28, S29, etc., the electronic device 100 displays the sales data so that the display unit 230 of the sales data processing device 200 displays the character string (display content) as the set related information. A display instruction is issued to the processing device 200 (S30). As a result, the display operation control unit 252 of the sales data processing device 200 causes the display unit 230 to display the received display contents (see FIGS. 8 to 13). When the product inventory is less than the predetermined number ("Less than" in S27), the display unit 230 blinks, for example, the character string "Glass of wine, remaining inventory 2, order required" (see Fig. 13). .

After the process of S30, the electronic device 100 determines whether or not all the items of the product, customer information, customer base, and number of customers on the sales registration screen 400 (FIG. 7) have been input (S32). If part of the product, customer information, customer base, and number of customers has been entered ("partially entered" in S32), electronic device 100 returns the process to S20 and displays sales registration screen 400 again. On the other hand, if all of the product, customer information, customer base, and number of customers have been entered (“Enter all” in S32), electronic device 100 executes sales registration of the specified product (S33). After the sales registration, electronic device 100 determines whether or not the daily target has been achieved (S34).

If the daily target is not achieved ("not achieved" in S34), the related information generation unit 53 of the electronic device 100 selects the number "007" in the related information table 41, and the related information related to the customer (support information ) Set “target information” (S35). At this time, the related information generation unit 53 applies the values listed in the variable 41c (FIG. 3) (target number of customers=“150”, target sales=“50”) to generate the characters as the related information “target information”. The column "today's target, number of customers: 150, sales: 500,000 yen" (see Fig. 12) is set (S35). On the other hand, if the daily target is achieved ("Achieved" in S34), the related information generation unit 53 selects the number "008" in the related information table 41 and generates related information (support information) related to the customer "Goal achieved". , the string "Today's sales goal has been achieved."

After the processing of S35 or S36, the electronic device 100 transmits a display instruction to the display unit 230 to display the set related information to the sales data processing device 200, and displays the character string (display content) as the set related information. It is transmitted to the sales data processing device 200 (S37). As a result, the sales data processing device 200 displays the received display contents (FIGS. 14 and 15) on the display unit 230 (S38). After the process of S37, electronic device 100 returns the process to S20 and redisplays sales registration screen 400 (FIG. 7).

According to the sales data processing system 1 of the present embodiment, when the communication between the electronic device 100 and the sales data processing 200 is established, the display operation unit 10 of the electronic device 100 displays the sales information (customer class, number of customers, product ), the display unit 230 of the sales data processing 200 includes support information (for example, information on mediation of products for multiple people, information on prompting ordering of products, information indicating that the sales target has been achieved). , related information related to sales information (essential information) (for example, past product information provided to customers, product inventory information) is displayed. On the other hand, when communication between the electronic device 100 and the sales data processing 200 is not established, the display section 230 of the sales data processing 200 displays the product registration information on the display section.

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The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications such as those described below are possible.
(1) The sales data processing system 1 of the above-described embodiment has been described as actually performing sales registration, but it is also possible to perform a training mode for training in sales registration. When the training app icon is tapped (predetermined information is input) on the MENU screen, the character string "sales registration" on the sales registration screen 400 (FIG. 7) is displayed on the display operation unit 10 of the electronic device 100. The sales registration screen 401 (see FIG. 16) changed to "sales registration (training mode)" is displayed. Further, on the display unit 230 (see FIG. 17) of the sales data processing device 200, operation information to be operated next, for example, a character string "Next, select one product" is displayed as related information (support information) for predetermined information. , Tap 'Payment'." is displayed. This allows the operator to tap the product button in the product selection column 440 and tap the “payment” button 478 .

(2) When the sales data processing system 1 of the above embodiment does not achieve the daily target ("not achieved" in S34), the target information shown in FIG. The target information shown in FIG. 14 may be displayed on the display unit 230 even in the non-operation state in which no input is performed. That is, target information as related information related to sales is displayed on the display unit 230 of the sales data processing device 200 according to the operating state of the display operation unit 10 .

(3) The sales data processing system 1 of the above-described embodiment displays the character string "confirm whether alcohol is ordered" as the related information "alcohol confirmation" when the customer base is in their twenties. It may be displayed when customer information is input.

[Appendix]
<Claim 1>
An electronic device having a display operation unit in which a display function and an operation function are integrated, and capable of being communicatively connected to a sales data processing device having the display unit,
An electronic apparatus, comprising: a control unit that transmits a display instruction to the sales data processing device to display information related to sales on the display unit according to an operation state of the display operation unit.
<Claim 2>
The electronic device according to claim 1,
The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit receives input of information as an operation state of the display operation unit.
<Claim 3>
The electronic device according to claim 2,
The information is sales information,
The electronic device, wherein the related information is support information for supporting sales of a product.
<Claim 4>
The electronic device according to claim 1,
The electronic device, wherein the operation state includes a non-operation state in which the display operation unit is not operated.
<Claim 5>
The electronic device according to claim 1,
The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein said display unit displays product registration information when communication with said sales data processing device is not established.
<Claim 6>
An electronic device system in which a sales data processing device having a display unit and an electronic device having a display operation unit in which a display function and an operation function are integrated are communicably connected to each other,
When predetermined information is input to the display operation unit, the electronic device transmits a display instruction to the sales data processing device to display related information related to the information on the display unit,
The sales data processing system, wherein the sales data processing device displays related information received from the sales data processing device on the display unit.
<Claim 7>
The sales data processing system according to claim 6,
The sales data processing system, wherein the sales data processing device displays product registration information on the display unit when communication with the electronic device is not established.
<Claim 8>
A program executed by a control unit of an electronic device having a display operation unit in which a display function and an operation function are integrated and capable of communicating with a sales data processing device having the display unit,
A program for causing, when predetermined information is input to the display operation unit, to cause the sales data processing device to transmit a display instruction to display related information related to the information on the display unit.
<Claim 9>
The electronic device according to claim 2,
The information input to the display operation unit is customer age information,
The electronic device, wherein the related information is confirmation request information for confirming whether alcoholic beverages are provided or prompting reconfirmation of age.
<Claim 10>
The electronic device according to claim 2,
The information input to the display operation unit is information indicating that there are multiple customers,
The electronic device, wherein the related information is mediation information for products for multiple users.
<Claim 11>
The electronic device according to claim 2,
The information input to the display operation unit is information identifying the customer,
The electronic device, wherein the related information is past product information provided to the customer.
<Claim 12>
The electronic device according to claim 2,
The information input to the display operation unit is identification information related to the product whose sales are registered,
The electronic device, wherein the related information is inventory information of the product.
<Claim 13>
The electronic device according to claim 2,
The information input to the display operation unit is identification information related to the product whose sales are registered,
The electronic device, wherein the related information is information prompting an order for the product.
<Claim 14>
The electronic device according to claim 2,
the information input to the display operation unit is sales registration completion information;
The electronic device, wherein the related information is information indicating that a sales target has been achieved.
<Claim 15>
The electronic device according to claim 2,
The information input to the display operation unit is operation information in the sales registration training mode,
The electronic device, wherein the related information is guidance information indicating an operation procedure.

1 sales data processing system 10 display operation unit 20, 220 communication unit 40, 290 ROM (non-volatile storage unit)
41 Related information table 45 Volatile storage unit (related information)
50 control unit 51, 251 sales registration unit 52, 252 display operation control unit 53 related information generation unit 100 electronic device 200 sales data processing device 230 display unit 240 operation unit 250 control unit 260 printing unit 310 communication setting screens 400, 401 sales registration Screen 410 Subtotal column 420 Ten-key column 421 Number display column 430 Payment” screen 510 Detail column 520 Ten-key column 530 Total column 535 Deposit amount column 550 “Today’s sales” column 560 Excluding tax display column

Claims (8)

An electronic device having a display operation unit in which a display function and an operation function are integrated, and capable of being communicatively connected to a sales data processing device having the display unit,
a control unit for transmitting, to the sales data processing device, a display instruction for displaying related information related to sales, including support information for supporting product sales, on the display unit according to an operation state of the display operation unit; An electronic device comprising: The electronic device according to claim 1,
The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit receives input of information as an operation state of the display operation unit. The electronic device according to claim 2,
The information is sales information
An electronic device characterized by: The electronic device according to claim 1,
The electronic device, wherein the operation state includes a non-operation state in which the display operation unit is not operated. The electronic device according to claim 1,
The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein said display unit displays product registration information when communication with said sales data processing device is not established. An electronic device system in which a sales data processing device having a display unit and an electronic device having a display operation unit in which a display function and an operation function are integrated are communicably connected to each other,
When predetermined information is input to the display operation unit, the electronic device performs the sales data processing to display a display instruction to display related information related to the information, including support information for supporting product sales, on the display unit. send to the device,
The sales data processing system , wherein the sales data processing device displays related information received from the electronic device on the display unit. The sales data processing system according to claim 6,
The sales data processing system, wherein the sales data processing device displays product registration information on the display unit when communication with the electronic device is not established. A program executed by a control unit of an electronic device having a display operation unit in which a display function and an operation function are integrated and capable of communicating with a sales data processing device having the display unit,
When predetermined information is input to the display operation unit, a step of transmitting a display instruction to the sales data processing device to display related information related to the information, including support information for supporting product sales, on the display unit. A program characterized by causing the execution of

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