JPH02231699A - Sales supervising system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To save labor and to correctly and promptly supervise sales by providing a means which compares and collates sales information registered in a cash register with information outputted by a cash receiving machine. CONSTITUTION:A register 10 issues a receipt at every sales. After the completion of business for a day, a sales amount by the register is inputted to a cash receiving machine 12, and the cash receiving machine 12 automatically calculates the cash amount according to the types of moneys. The cash inputted to the cash receiving machine cannot be taken out without using a special key. A result calculated by the cash receiving machine 12 is sent through a communication line 14 to the register 10, the register 10 compares and collates the sales by means of the register 10 with the calculation result sent from the cash receiving machine 12, and prints the necessary information on a printer. Thus the sales can be correctly and promptly supervised.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention generally relates to a sales management system, and can be applied to sales management in stores, department stores, or shopping centers.

(Prior Art) Sales management at a store has conventionally been carried out by manually comparing sales information registered in a register (cash register) with the amount of cash actually deposited.

For example, in the case of a shopping center, after each tenant's store closes, the sales proceeds for the day are calculated, and the cash itself is put into a safe at night. At the shopping center, the next day, each tenant's cash deposited in the night safe is calculated and compared with the sales information recorded in the register to determine the sales amount for each tenant. The cash is then transported to a financial institution such as a bank, where it is recalculated and transferred to each tenant's account.

However, the above-mentioned conventional sales management system has the following drawbacks.

First, manual calculation of cash is required for tenants (stores),
This has been done at least three times at shopping centers and banks, and it takes a lot of man-hours to handle cash.

Second, the sales of a store will not be transferred to the store's account until the next day at the earliest, and the cash will be idle during this time.

Third, manual cash calculations are prone to errors.

Fourth, the cash collected in banks is transferred to the central bank, and the central bank provides new cash, so there is a large loop from the central bank to customers via banks, shopping centers, and stores. As cash stagnates, the amount of cash circulating in the market increases.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) The present invention is intended to improve the above-mentioned drawbacks of the conventional technology, and aims to provide an accurate and quick sales management system that eliminates manpower.

(Means for Solving the Problems) The features of the present invention for achieving the above object include a register for registering sales information, and a register that automatically counts cash and outputs the counting result as an electric signal to display the counted cash. The sales management system is provided with a deposit machine for storage, and a means for comparing and verifying sales information registered in a register with information output by the deposit machine.

(Function) A store issues a receipt using a register each time a sale is made, and stores the received cash. At the end of the business day, the total amount of issued receipts can be found from the register. Meanwhile, the received cash is put into a deposit machine and the amount is automatically calculated. The amount calculated by the deposit machine and the total amount of the receipt in the register are automatically compared by the comparing means.

(Embodiment) FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of the present invention, in which a register l0 issues a receipt every time a sale is made. After the end of the day's business, the sales proceeds from the register are deposited into deposit machine 12,
2 automatically calculates the amount of inserted cash by denomination.

Cash deposited into the deposit machine cannot be taken out unless a special key is used. The result calculated by the deposit machine l2 is sent to the register 10 via the communication line 14, and the result is sent to the register I.
O compares and checks the sales from the register IO with the calculation results sent from the deposit machine 12, and also prints the necessary information on the printer.

The deposit machine 12 can be directly connected to a financial institution through a communication line, and the amount calculated by the deposit machine 12 can be directly transferred to the store's account. In that case, the cash itself stored in the deposit machine l2 is then transported to the financial institution by the transport company.

As a modification of FIG. 1, for example, a floppy disk may be used instead of connecting the register and the deposit machine via a communication line. By recording the calculation results by the deposit machine 12 on the floppy disk 16 and loading the disc into the register 10, information from the deposit machine can be transferred to the register.

As yet another modification of FIG. 1, both the cash register 10 and the deposit machine are connected to a personal computer via a communication line, and the personal computer compares and verifies the sales made at the register and the money deposited into the deposit machine. Good too.

Furthermore, an ATV with higher functionality can be used instead of the deposit machine.

FIG. 2 shows another embodiment of the invention, in which a plurality of registers 10a
, 10b and one or more deposit machines (or ATVs)
12 are connected to a common store computer 20 by communication lines 14a, 14b-14n, respectively.

Sales information from each register and information about deposits into the deposit machine are collected in a store computer, where the sales amount and deposit amount are compared and verified. The configuration shown in FIG. 2 is suitable for collective stores such as shopping centers and department stores.

Also in the case of FIG. 2, the various modifications explained in FIG. 1 can be applied as they are. Note that when it is not possible to directly connect the deposit machine and the store computer, a personal computer is used as an interface.

FIG. 3 shows yet another embodiment of the present invention, which differs from FIG. 2 in that the register and deposit machine are connected to the store computer via a PAX (private exchange). The register or the deposit machine and the store computer can of course be connected not only through a dedicated line but also through a PBX or public telephone line.

FIG. 4 shows yet another embodiment of the invention, in which a plurality of registers 1
0a, IOb, one or more deposit machines 12 connect directly or via an exchange to a host computer or VAN 4.
Connected to 0. Information on deposits into the deposit machine is sent via the host computer to the relevant register, where sales are compared and verified against deposits. The host computer 40 is also connected to a financial institution 50 via a communication line,
The deposit information to the deposit machine is sent directly to the financial institution via the host computer, and deposited into the store's account. The cash stored in the deposit machine is then transported to a financial institution by a transportation company.

Finally, the unique effects of the present invention will be listed.

a) Since the cash calculation is performed by a deposit machine instead of the conventional manual operation, labor saving can be achieved and the calculation is accurate.

b) Since the calculation results by the Shinkin Machine are transmitted to the financial institution and transferred directly to the store's account, the transfer date is one or two days earlier than before.

C) Cash deposited into a cash machine does not need to be transported to the central bank, and can be returned directly to the market from financial institutions, reducing the amount of cash stagnant in the market.

d) In the case of shopping centers, etc., sales management for each tenant can be performed more accurately than before.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1, FIG. 2, FIG. 3, and FIG. 4 each show an example of the configuration of a sales management system according to the present invention. 10, lOa, 10b; register, 12; ]4, 20; 40: 50: Deposit machine or ATV, +4a, 14b. 14n; Communication line, store computer, host computer, financial institution.

Claims (5)

[Claims] (1) Equipped with a register that registers sales information and a deposit machine that automatically counts cash, outputs the counting result as an electrical signal, and stores the counted cash, and the sales information registered in the register and the deposit machine A sales management system characterized by being provided with means for comparing and collating information outputted by a sales management system. (2) The sales management system according to claim 1, wherein the comparison and verification means, the register, and the deposit machine are connected through a communication line. (3) The sales management system according to claim 1, wherein the comparison and verification means is further connected to a processing system of a financial institution via a communication line. (4) The sales management system according to claim 1, wherein the comparison and verification means is provided in common to a plurality of stores. (5) The sales management system according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the communication line passes through an exchange.