JPH0132158Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] (a) Industrial application field The present invention relates to registers installed in supermarkets, restaurants, etc.

(b) Conventional technology In the past, in places such as supermarkets and restaurants that manage sales by item, the operator's memory is generally used to search for the desired item for cash registration from among the large number of items entered in the register. Alternatively, you can enter the item code assigned to each item by searching it from the ledger, and the item code, item name,
There are three methods: inputting a series of information such as unit price using a multi-item input device with a multi-item key, and attaching barcodes to all products and scanning them with a barcode reader. is adopted.

(c) Problems to be solved by the invention However, with the method described above, there were problems in that it took time to search for the item code in the ledger, the cash register operation was troublesome, and the register was not easy to operate.

According to the above method, it is necessary to provide a multi-item key for each item, and if there are many items, the number of multi-item keys increases accordingly, and the register itself has to be enlarged to accommodate the multi-item keys. There was the problem of inviting people.

According to this method, it is necessary to attach barcodes to all products, which increases running costs (barcode fees, etc.) and requires a barcode reader to read the barcodes, leading to an increase in the size of the register itself. There was a problem.

The present invention has been devised in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and aims to provide a register that improves the operability of money registration operations without increasing the size of the register itself or increasing running costs.

(d) Means for Solving the Problems The present invention provides a register comprising an input device and a money registration means that performs money registration operations based on input operations from the input device. storage means for storing item information provided in correspondence as product data for each product;
An item specifying means provided on the input device, an item information setting means provided on the input device, a search command means provided on the input device, and a product whose product data is searched by operating the search command means. The product data retrieval means is provided with a search means and a display device, and the product data retrieval means can be operated by inputting items and item information using the item specifying means and item information setting means of the input device and issuing a search command using the search command means. The storage means is searched for product data having the input item information for the input item, and a series of item information of this product data is sent to a display device and displayed on the device, and the displayed contents are unchanged or partially corrected. This register is characterized in that the money registration means performs money registration processing using a series of item information.

(E) Effect According to the present invention, by inputting items and item information using the item specifying means and item information setting means of the input device and issuing a search command using the search command means, the product retrieval means can perform the following operations from the storage means. You can search for product data that has the input item information for the input item, display a series of item information for this product, and if there are any corrections, you can correct them, and if there are no corrections, you can submit them for the registration process as is. .

(F) Embodiment Figure 1 is a block diagram of the register of the present invention, and 1 indicates the search command means, item code, item name,
Alternatively, there is an item specification method for specifying search items for departments such as restaurants, cafes, bars, etc., and item information for each search item (for example, if the search item is an item name,
The input device is equipped with an item information setting means for setting (BEEF CURRY, etc.), and is also configured to issue monetary registration commands. 2 corresponds to each item such as item code, item name, department, unit price, etc., which are provided in association with each item. For example, 738, BEEF
Storage means 3 stores a series of item information such as CURRY, RESTAURANT, 800, etc. as product data for each product, and 3 performs a product search for a predetermined item when a search command is received from the input device 1. A product search method that extracts a series of product information;
Reference numeral 4 denotes a money registration means for calculating charges and registering money by operating the input device 1; 5, a series of item information of the products extracted by the product search means 3 and amount information registered by the money registration means 4; Use a display device that displays a fluorescent tube. Reference numeral 6 denotes a printer connected to the money registration means 4, which prints out the money registration results of the money registration means 4.

FIG. 2 is a top view showing the operation surface of the input device 1, in which 7 is a search command key for commanding a search;
is a search item key that specifies search items such as item code, product name, department, price, etc.; 9 is an alpha/symbol key that is used to input alphanumeric characters used to input product names and other symbols; 10 is a numeric value that is used to enter numbers. The key 11 is a continuation key for instructing continuation of the search, and 12 is a registration operation key for performing a money registration operation.

In such a register, the cashier
When receiving a slip with item code 738 and its quantity 2 corresponding to BEEF CURRY and registering money, the cashier operates search key 7,
After specifying the item code using the search item key 8, input the item code "738" using the numeric key 10. As a result, the search means 3 sequentially accesses the product data in the storage means 2 and checks whether the item code of the product data matches the item code 738. Matching product data, i.e. item code 738, product name BEEF CURRY, department restaurant,
When the unit price 800 is found, this search means 3 stops the search and sends the item code 738, product name BEEF CURRY, and unit price 800 in this product data to the display device 6, and displays these information as shown in Figure 3. indicate.
Here, the quantity 1 is rewritten to a predetermined number, that is, 2, by performing a numeric operation using the numeric key 10 later. When a money registration operation is performed using the registration operation key 12, the product data in the search means 3 is sent to the money registration means 4, charges are calculated and money is registered, and the registered money amount is displayed on the display device. , the monetary registration details are printed out from the printer.

Next, for example, cashier is COFFEE JELLY2
When you receive the slip marked "COFFEE J, 2" and register the money, please fill in the above information.
There are times when I can't remember the meaning of COFFEE J.
In such a case, the cashier issues a search command using the search key 7, specifies the product name item using the search item key 8, and inputs "COFFEE*" using the alphanumeric symbol key 9. The product data in the storage means 2 is sequentially accessed, and it is checked whether the product name of the product data starts with COFFEE or not, and a prefix match is determined. First, when product data starting with COFFEE, for example, item code 186, item name COFFEE department cafe, unit price 300, is found, this search means 3 stops the search, and within this product data, item code 186, item name
COFFEE and unit price 300 are displayed on the display device 6 in the same manner as described above. However, when the cashier notices that the displayed product name COFFEE is different from COFFEE J on the slip, he operates the continuation key 11.
As a result, the search means 3 further accesses the new product data and checks whether the product name starts with COFFEE. Then, as new applicable product data, item code 191, item name
COFFEE JELLY, department cafe, unit price 400 is found, item code 191 on display device 6 as above,
The product name, COFFEE JELLY, quantity, and unit price of 400 yen are displayed. Cashier is this COFFEE JELLY
COFFEE J on the slip looks like COFFEE
When I realized that it indicated JELLY, I used the number keys to set the quantity to 2, and then pressed the cash registration key 1.
Step 2 to register money. As a result, the item code 191 and the item name are sent from the search means 3 to the money registration means 4.
COFFEE JELLY, club cafe, quantity 2, unit price 400
The data is sent, and the money is registered in the money registration means 4. The settlement result at this time is displayed on the display device 6, and the contents of the monetary registration are printed out from the printer 5.

In this embodiment, the search items are item code,
Although we have mentioned the product name, you can also specify the department and price.

A flowchart of such a product data search is shown in FIG.

(g) Effects of the invention As described above, the register of the present invention allows the product search means to input items and item information using the item specifying means and item information setting means of the input device, and to issue a search command using the search command means. The above storage means is searched for product data that has the input item information for the input item, a series of item information for this product is displayed, and the registration process is performed either as is or after some corrections are made, so the register itself It is possible to improve the operability of the money registration operation without increasing the size of the system or increasing running costs.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the register of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a top view of the input device, FIG. 3 is a front view of the display device, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the product data search operation. 1... Input device, 2... Storage device, 3... Product search means, 4... Money registration means, 5... Display device, 7... Search command key, 8... Search item key,
9...Alphabet symbol key, 10...Number key.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] In a register consisting of an input device and a money registration means that performs money registration operations based on input operations from the input device, item information provided in association with a plurality of items representing product contents is stored in product data for each product. an item specifying means provided on the input device, an item information specifying means provided on the input device, a search command means provided on the input device, and an operation of the search command means. a product search means for performing a product data search, and a display device, and by inputting items and item information using the item specifying means and item information setting means of the input device and specifying a search using the search specifying means. , the product data search means searches the storage means for product data having the input item information for the input item, sends a series of item information of this product data to a display device, displays it on the device, and displays the A cash register characterized in that the money registration means performs money registration processing using a series of item information with the contents as they are or partially corrected.