JPH01279391A - Method for settling account of electronic cash register - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To execute an account settling job at arbitrary time by executing the account settling process after transmitting sales data held in sales data memories to a memory for data transmission and transmitting the sales data to a central controller when an on-line circuit is available. CONSTITUTION:In the course of execution of the account settling job of an electronic cash register 2 connected with a host computer 1 with an on-line circuit, accounting processes are executed on sales data held in the sales data memories 9a-9c after the sales data held in the memories 9a-9c are transferred to the memory 10 for data transmission irrespectively of the on-line circuit whether or not the circuit is available. Then the sales data held by the memory 10 for data transmission are transmitted to the host computer 1 when the on-line circuit is available. Therefore, the sales data are not lost and account settling processes can be performed on the data even when the data cannot be transmitted to the host computer 1.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] <Industrial Application Field> The present invention is suitable for use in electronic cash registers installed in each store and connected via an online line to a host computer installed in a main store, etc. Regarding processing method.

<Prior art> Traditionally, in department stores, supermarkets, etc., a host computer installed in the main store or central processing center is connected to the electronic cash register located at each store through an online line, and the electronic cash register at each store is connected. A sales management system has been implemented in which all sales data is processed collectively at the head office and central processing center.

The cash register is maintained in a predetermined area of a storage unit included within the electronic cash register. When a settlement job, which is one of the first steps of the electronic cash register, is instructed from the input section included in the electronic cash register, the electronic cash register first stores the information in the storage section. The sales data is sent to the host computer using an online line such as a telephone line, and then predetermined calculation processing is performed on the sales data and the calculation results are held in a predetermined area of the storage unit. The printing unit included in the registration machine prints out the receipt journal, erases the sales data from the storage unit, and completes the settlement job.

<Problems to be Solved by the Invention> When the electronic cash register executes the above settlement job, the online line may be unavailable and sales data may not be sent to the host computer. However, if you continue the checkout job without sending the sales data to the host computer, the sales data will change.Also, the checkout job is often performed after the store closes, and if the checkout job cannot be executed, the electronic cash register will The work was not completed and the working hours of the operators were also affected.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above points, an object of the present invention is to provide a payment processing method for an electronic cash register that can execute a payment job without losing sales data even if sales data cannot be transmitted to a host computer.

<Means for Solving the Problems> The present invention provides an electronic system that is connected to a central control device through an online line, and that executes a settlement process for the sales data after transmitting sales data to the central control device when a settlement job is executed. In the electronic cash register, the electronic cash register includes a sales data memory for storing sales data and a transmission data memory for storing data to be sent to the central control device, and the electronic cash register has a sales data memory for storing sales data and a transmission data memory for storing data to be sent to the central control device, and the electronic cash register has a sales data memory for storing sales data and a transmission data memory for storing data to be sent to the central control device. After transferring the sales data held in the sales data memory to the transmission data memory regardless of whether the online line is usable or not,
A settlement process for the sales data is executed, the sales data is held in the transmission data memory, and the sales data is transmitted to the central control unit when the online line is available.

<Operation> According to the present invention, when executing a settlement job of an electronic cash register connected to a host computer via an online line, sales data held in the sales data memory is processed regardless of whether or not the online line can be used. After transferring the data to the transmission data memory, the sales data stored in the sales data memory is processed for settlement. The sales data held in the transmission data memory is then transmitted to the host computer when the online line is available.

<Examples> Examples of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a sales management system. In such a sales management system, a host computer 1, which is a central control device installed at a main store, for example, and an electronic cash register 2, which is installed at each store and connected to the host computer 1 through an online line such as a telephone line, are installed. communicate with each other. The electronic cash register 2 includes a control circuit 3 and communicates with the host computer 1 via an interface 4. The control circuit 3 also stores programs for performing cash register operations, various jobs, etc. in the electronic cash register 2, and a plurality of files 93 to 9c (hereinafter referred to as files 9) realized by the do-only memory 5 and random access memory. ) and the transmission file 10 are connected. Further, a display section 5 and a key manual section 6 for performing cash register operations and various jobs, and a printing section 7 for printing on receipts, journals, etc. are controlled by a control circuit 3.

The operation of the payment job of the electronic cash register 2 will be explained with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

The electronic cash register 2 stores cash register operations and sales in a file 9 as sales data. When the cash register job is finished and the user wants to make payment, a payment job command is inputted from the key human power section 6. With this input, the operation of the flowchart of FIG. 2 is executed, and if the amount of sales data held in the file 9 is smaller than the free memory capacity of the sending file IO at step n3, the process advances to step n4. In step n4, transfer the sales data to the sending file IOK, and in step n5
Check whether online transmission is possible.

If transmission is possible, the process proceeds to step n6, in which the sales data held in the sending file 10 is sent to the host computer 1 via the interface 4, the sales data held in the sending file IOK is deleted in step n7, and the process proceeds to step n8. Proceed to. If the sales data capacity is larger than the free memory capacity of the transmission file 10 in step n3, the process proceeds to step n9, and the printing unit 7 prints out "Transmission file Full J" on the receipt journal, and the process proceeds to step n8.Furthermore, in step n5, If online transmission is not possible, the process directly advances to step n8.

In step n8, the sales data is settled and the settlement job is ended.

When the settlement job is instructed as described above, the electronic cash register 2 sends the sales data stored in the file 9 to the file IO regardless of whether the online line is available or not.
After transferring the data, the sales data settlement process is executed. If online line is available at this time, send file 1
The sales data held at 0 is transmitted to the host computer 1, and if the online line is unavailable, the sales data is transmitted at the time of execution of the next settlement job or at any time when the online line is available.

Further, in the above embodiment, if the sales data is larger than the free memory capacity of the sending file 10 in step n3, the process proceeds to step n9 and then the settlement process is executed in step n8, but the process may return to the initial state after the operation in step n9. .

<Effects of the Invention> According to the present invention, even if it is impossible to send sales data to the host computer in a settlement job of an electronic cash register, the settlement job can be executed without loss of sales data, so there are no restrictions as in the past. This makes it possible to execute a payment job at any time without receiving any inconvenience, and improves the efficiency of processing operations using electronic cash registers.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

It is a flowchart showing the process. ■...Host computer 2...Electronic cash register 3...Control circuit 4...Interface 5.
...Display section 6...Key personnel department 7...Print section 8...ROM 9...File 10...Sending file Agent Patent attorney Takeshi Sugiyama (1 other person)
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Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. An electronic cash register that is connected to a central control device through an online line and that transmits sales data to the central control device when a settlement job is executed and then executes settlement processing of the sales data, The electronic cash register includes a sales data memory for storing sales data and a transmission data memory for storing data to be transmitted to the central control unit, and enables use of the online line in response to a payment job instruction; Regardless of whether or not the sales data is available, the sales data held in the sales data memory is transferred to the transmission data memory, a settlement process for the sales data is executed, and when the online line is available, the sales data is transferred to the transmission data memory. A payment processing method for an electronic cash register, characterized by transmitting held sales data to the central control device.