JPH01319896A - Electronic cash register with lot function - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To simultaneously execute registering work and lot by one person by executing the lot in parallel with the registering work in the title electronic cash register. CONSTITUTION:When current processing is judged to be processing with the lot, a random number is generated by a random number generating means 9. This random number is successively compared with a hit number held in a memory for the lot in a memory 5, and when the hit number identical with the random number exists, a message corresponding to a grace to which the hit number belongs is read to a buffer 6. When the hit number identical with the random number never exists, another message corresponding to the lowest grade out of previously set grades is read to the buffer 6. Further, contents in the buffer 6 are printed on a receipt together with transaction information and an operation result. Thus, the lot can be easily executed without a trouble and a hand.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION <Industrial Application Field> The present invention relates to an electronic cash register having a lottery function.

<Prior Art> As a service to customers at supermarkets and the like, a lottery is sometimes held in which customers who have made a purchase are asked to draw a lottery ticket and prizes are given out according to the grade of the lottery ticket they draw. In this case, the method of drawing lots is often to have the customer draw a lottery ticket or colored balls from a lottery box0. <Problems with conventional technology> Conventionally, when purchasing each product, the customer performs the cashier operation and When conducting lottery drawings as a service to customers, the work would become complicated if the person was responsible for both cash register work and lottery drawings, and it was necessary to appoint a person solely responsible for the lottery drawings. In addition, there were problems in providing services from a human and economic perspective, such as the need to prepare tools and a place for lottery drawers. an input means for inputting lottery information consisting of an arbitrary number of grades, the number of winnings on the corresponding board, a winning number for the number of winnings made up of arbitrary numbers corresponding to each of the grades, and a message corresponding to each of the grades; a lottery information storage means for storing lottery information; a selection means for selecting between normal processing and lottery line processing when setting a registration mode; a discriminating means for discriminating whether it is a lottery process; a random number generating means for generating a random number when the discriminating means determines that it is a lottery process; and a sequential comparison of the generated random numbers with winning numbers held in the lottery information storage means. If there is a winning number that is the same as the random number in the comparison means and the comparison means, is it a match or a message corresponding to the grade to which the number belongs? means for reading from the lottery information storage means; means for reading a message corresponding to the lowest grade from the lottery information storage means if there is no winning number that is the same as the random number in the comparison means; It also includes a printing control means for printing on the receipt.

According to the present invention, a lottery can be drawn in parallel with the transaction registration process using an electronic cash register, and the lottery results are printed on the receipt together with the transaction information.

<Example> An example 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 an electronic cash register with a lottery function according to the present invention.

The electronic cash register includes a CPU 3, and input is made to the CPU 3 from a keyboard 1 via a key encoder 2. Further, the CPU 3 is connected to a read-only memory 4 in which programs for performing cash register operations are stored, and a plurality of memories 5 realized by random access memories. It includes a total memory that holds amount information, a departmental memory that holds transaction products in preset departments, and a lottery memory that holds lottery information, which is a feature of the present invention.

Furthermore, a random number generator 9 generates random numbers during lottery line processing.
The printer drive circuit 7 is controlled by the CPU 3. When printing a receipt, the contents of the print buffer 76 are supplied to the printer drive circuit 7, and the printer 8 prints on the receipt. Further, an audio notification means 10 is connected to the memory 5, and the contents of an audio memory (not shown) included in the memory 5 are notified through the audio notification means IO.

Next, FIG. 2 is a 70-chart for explaining the operation of the electronic cash register in transaction registration processing.

First, when a transaction occurs, the mode is switched to the registration setting mode in step n1, and at this time, either normal processing or lottery line processing is selected using the instruction keys on the keyboard of the electronic cash register. Step n 2+ n 3+ n
In step 4, the department, unit price, etc. of the transaction product are input, and when the registration is completed in step n5, the process proceeds to step n6 and the total key is operated, and the transaction information is calculated in step n7. Furthermore, in step n8, it is determined whether it is normal processing or lottery line processing, and if it is lottery line processing, random number processing, which will be described later, is performed in step n9, and transaction information is added to the receipt in step nlo.

Print out all calculation results and lottery messages. If it is determined in step n8 that normal processing is being performed, transaction information and calculation results are printed on the receipt in step nll.

Here, the random number processing and receipt printing operations during the lottery process will be explained in more detail with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

First, when it is determined in step n8 of FIG. 2 that lottery processing is to be performed, random numbers are generated by the random number generating means 9. Two rows of sequential comparisons are made with the winning numbers held here, and the results are read out to the blank buffer 76. The winning number that is the same as the random number is read out to the back 76.

Then, in step nlO, the contents of the buffer 6 are printed on the receipt together with the transaction information and the calculation results.

FIGS. 3(a) and 3(b) are examples of receipt printing when the lottery registration process is selected. A message corresponding to the grade is printed on the receipt along with various transaction information and calculation results.

Next, FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the input operation of comb information.

At step n12, the lottery information setting mode is selected, and at step r112 + step n13, the grade and the number of winning tickets for the grade are input. It should be noted that if a key other than a numerical value, such as the X key, is input during the input of the winning number in step n13, it means the lowest grade. In step n14, the winning number (3
(any digit). For the lowest grade, press the N key three times. If a plurality of winning numbers are to be set for one grade in step n16, the process proceeds to step n17, where the winning numbers are input.

In order to increase the probability of winning as you get lower grades, you can gradually increase the number of balls from higher grades to lower grades. If the number of transactions increases and the number of hits exceeds the number of hits set in the grade, the number of wins will be 1 of that grade.
Processing may be added to correspond to the lower grade.

<Effects of the Invention> According to the present invention, it is possible to conduct a lottery drawing in parallel with the cash register operation using an electronic cash register, so there is no need to prepare tools for the lottery, and the operation is the same as the normal registration processing operation. Since lottery tickets can be drawn, one person can also serve as the cashier. Therefore, the effect is that the comb lottery can be easily performed without requiring much time or manpower.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an electronic cash register with a lottery function, Fig. 2 is a flow chart for explaining the transaction registration operation of the electronic cash register,
FIG. 3 is an example of receipt printing during the lottery registration process, and FIG. 4 is a 70-chart for explaining the comb information input operation. 1. Keyboard 2 Key echo/coder 3. CPU4, R
OM5. Memo Re 6. Print buffer 7. Printer drive circuit 8. Printer 9. random number generation means 10,
Voice notification agent Takeshi Sugiyama (and 1 other person) (a)
(b) Figure 4

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. Lottery information consisting of an arbitrary number of grades, the number of winnings in the corresponding grade, a winning number for the number of winnings made up of arbitrary numbers corresponding to each of the grades, and a message corresponding to each of the grades. an input means for inputting the lottery information, a lottery information storage means for storing the lottery information, a selection means for selecting normal processing or lottery processing when setting the registration mode, and a total key operation at the end of registration of various transaction information. a determining means for determining in response whether the process is normal processing or a lottery process; a random number generating means for generating a random number when the determining means determines that the process is a lottery process; and retaining the generated random number in the lottery information storage means. comparing means for sequentially comparing winning numbers with the winning numbers that are the same as the random number; means for reading out a message corresponding to the grade to which the winning number belongs from the lottery information storage means if the winning number is the same as the random number in the comparing means; The means includes means for reading a message corresponding to the lowest grade from the lottery information storage means if there is no winning number that is the same as the random number, and printing control means for printing the message on the receipt together with various transaction information and calculation results. Electronic cash register with Narukuji function.