JPH0311496A - Pos terminal equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To eliminate limitation on an operation for training by suppressing the movement of information when a training mode is designated by moving a hard total (HT) working area to an HT storage area when no training mode is designated, and returning it to its original position after a transaction is completed. CONSTITUTION:A training mode flag is set at a RAM 7 when a training mode switch on a panel 14 is activated. Meanwhile, when no operation of the training mode switch is performed, the training mode flag is reset. Next, an establishment processing is executed, and when it is completed, POS terminal equipment 1 can perform the transaction. When no training mode is set at the RAM 7, the HT in the HT storage area is transferred to the HT working area. Meanwhile, when the training mode is set, a processing is migrated to the next processing by omitting a moving processing. At this step, the kind of sale, the inspection, and the account of goods, etc., can be decided, and the operation of the transaction, etc., can be performed without setting limitation similarly as an ordinary mode(sales mode).

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Field of Application] The present invention is based on PO3 (Point of 5ale)
This invention relates to terminal technology in point-of-sale (point-of-sale) systems, and in particular to technology that can be effectively used to improve usability in practice mode.

[Conventional technology]

Practice of operating PO8 terminal equipment or PO3
In addition to the business mode, a practice mode is supported so that the interlock between the terminal device and the host device (for example, SC varnish door controller) can be checked even during business hours.

This practice mode has the following differences from the sales mode.

[1] Store cumulative sales, number of sales, amount of cash, etc.

However, the hardware total will not be updated.

(2) Automatically issue a number at the PO3 terminal device. Transaction serial numbers and slip numbers are treated in the same way as hard totals, so they are not updated.

(3) Special printing is performed on the receipt or slip to indicate that it is printed in practice mode.

(4) Set a bit indicating practice mode in the transaction data to SC.

Regarding this type of technology, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 57-20
There is No. 7972.

By the way, the present inventor studied confirmation in practice mode.

The following are the techniques studied by the present inventor, and the outline thereof is as follows.

That is, in a POS system of a department store or the like, there are cases where other PO3 terminals connected to the same SC perform operations such as confirmation of functional improvement, expansion, movement, etc. of the PO8 terminal, and training of operators. This process is typically performed using practice mode. In addition, the functionality of POS systems is being enhanced, and PO8 terminals are being added and relocated frequently.
In this case as well, the same process as above is performed by other PO8 terminals connected to the same SC.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

However, unlike the business mode, the function of the practice mode in the above-mentioned POS terminal device has limitations on confirmation items and confirmation methods (operations).

That is, it had the following problems.

(1) Since the hard total is not updated, you cannot check the updated contents in practice mode, but in sales mode (normally,
It was necessary to do it in sales mode).

(2) Since transaction numbers, slip numbers, etc. are not updated, there are restrictions on how to confirm unconcluded transactions by filing transaction data such as transaction numbers and slip numbers in the SC as keys.

For example, it was not possible to support multiple unbound occurrences.

(3) Checking for duplication and omission of transaction serial numbers is performed in the SC, but it was not possible to check the processing (abnormality processing) when duplication and omission occur in the practice mode.

As described above, the conventional PO3O3 terminal device has limitations in the practice mode, making it inconvenient to use.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a PO8 terminal device that can eliminate restrictions on confirmation items and confirmation methods (operations) in practice mode.

The above and other objects and novel features of the present invention will become apparent from the description of this specification and the accompanying drawings.

[Means to solve the problem]

A brief overview of typical inventions disclosed in this application is as follows.

That is, a mode specifying means for specifying a practice mode, and a mode specifying means for specifying a practice mode;
a first area setting means for setting a hard total storage area for storing accumulated information of O8 transactions; a second area setting means for setting an eight-dot total work area for calculating accumulated information of PO3 transactions; Area moving means is provided for moving the hard total work area to the hard total storage area at the start and when the practice mode is not specified, and returning it to the original area after the transaction is completed, and when the practice mode is specified, the area moving means moves the hard total work area to the hard total storage area. This is to suppress the movement of information at the start and end times.

[Effect]

According to the above-described means, if the practice mode is not designated at the start of a transaction, the hard total storage area is moved and the hard total work area is brought here. In this work area, calculations such as the hard total defined for each transaction are executed. Then, at the end of the transaction, this hard total work area is returned to its original state and the hard total storage area is brought in. However, if practice mode is specified at the start of trading, the areas will not be replaced.

The hard total storage area, which stores accumulated transaction information (hard total, transaction serial number, slip number, etc.), is an area that should be used for updating and storing in sales mode, whereas the hard total work area is used for practice mode,
Used in any sales mode. therefore,
By not updating or referencing the hard total storage area during practice mode, you can check the updated contents of hard total items that differ for each transaction, and check for duplication and omission of transaction serial numbers when SC is linked, just like in sales mode. becomes possible.

〔Example〕

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of a POS terminal device according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing processing according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the PO8 terminal device 1 includes a keyboard 2 equipped with a numeric keypad and dedicated keys (for example, a practice mode switch), a ROM 3 storing a program for executing PO3 processing, and a program stored in the ROM 3. A processor 4 executes most of the control of the terminal device according to the process, and a RAM 5 stores processing results and data accompanying the execution of processing.
~7. A line control unit 8 for performing data and evening transmission with the center via the transmission line 13, a print control unit 9 for controlling the printer 10 that prints out the tally results, etc., and displaying operation details, etc. It is composed of a panel 14.

A hard total (H/T) storage area is set in RAM5, a hard total work area is set in RAM6, and a practice mode flag is set in RAM7.

Furthermore, in both cases, areas required by other PO8 terminal devices are defined. RAMs 5 to 7 are backed up by a battery so that their contents will not be lost even if the device power is turned off. Also, for convenience of explanation, RAM is 3
Although it is divided into two parts, they may be the same.

As shown in FIG. 4, the center device 11, which is an SC, includes:
A plurality of terminal control devices 12 are connected, and a transmission line 13 is connected to each of the terminal control devices 12. Furthermore, 1
A plurality of PO8 terminal devices 1 are connected in parallel to the main transmission line 13 .

In response to the operation of the keyboard 2, the processor 4
It executes predetermined processing according to the program No. 3, and stores the input data and processing results in the RAMs 5 to 7. In addition, a display is made on a corresponding display on the panel 14 as necessary. Further, the processor 4 controls the print control unit 9 to print the manual content and calculation results to the printer 1.
Drive 0. Further, in order to transmit processing results and the like to the SC, the line control section 8 is controlled to output data to the transmission line 13.

Here, before a detailed explanation of the present invention, an overview of transactions at a POS terminal will be explained.

(Sales of products) This is a general sale, and payment methods include cash and credit, and discounts may be given depending on the payment method. In addition, product returns or "product sales"
This includes the operation to correct the registration error at 6 o'clock. Furthermore, in the case of a department store, there are unconcluded (or pending) transactions as a unique transaction, which have an unconcluded file in the SC and are managed using the slip number as a key.

A method for calculating hard totals such as sales, cash amount, and credits is determined for each transaction, and is updated at the end of the transaction. In addition, the contents include rare sheets,
It is printed on a slip, journal, etc., and is also transmitted to the SC.

(Inspection) This is used to "inspect" the numerical values inside the POS terminal, and includes preset inspection, notebook total inspection, etc. By performing this inspection, the operator can know the details of the hard total calculation in the "sales of products".

(Settlement) This includes "cash settlement,""slipsettlement,""totalsettlement," etc., and the corresponding hard total is printed, transmitted to the SC, and cleared.

Next, the present invention will be explained in detail with reference to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3. Figure 2 shows the processing associated with the sale of products, and Figure 3
The figure shows the practice mode selection process upon power-on.

First, as shown in FIG. 3, when the power of the PO3 terminal device 1 is turned on (step 41), it is determined whether or not the practice mode switch (not shown) on the panel 14 is operated (step 42). If it is on, the practice mode flag is stored in RAM.
Set within T (step 43). On the other hand, if the practice mode switch is not operated (off), the practice mode flag is reset (step 44). After this, 1, establishment processing is executed (step 45). When the opening process is completed, the PO8 terminal device 1 is placed in a transaction ready state.

Next, the process shown in FIG. 2 is started.

When a transaction is started (step 21) and a product code etc. are input from the keyboard 2, the processor 4 inputs the RAM?
Check whether the practice mode flag is set (step 22). If the practice mode flag is not set, move the hard total in the hard total storage area to the hard total work area (step 23). In this case, the transaction serial number and slip number are also processed as part of the hard total.On the other hand, if the practice mode flag is set, the process passes through step 23 and moves on to the next process. , At this stage, the type of transaction, such as "sale of goods,""inspection," or "settlement," is generally determined.

Next, the transaction serial number and slip number in the hard total work area are transferred to the transaction journal buffer, which is an area for display, printing, and SC transmission data (step 24).
. Here, the product code (or other necessary code) is manually entered from the keyboard 2 (step 25), and the total key is operated (step 25), and the processor 4
checks whether the transaction is a "sale,""inspection," or "settlement" (steps 26 and 29).

If the transaction is "inspection", the contents of the hard total work area are output to the printer 10 via the print control section 9 and printed as a hard copy (step 27), and the transaction is ended (step 28). At this time, if it is a practice mode, a special printout indicating that mode is also printed. In addition, in the practice mode, a bit indicating the practice mode is set in the transmission data to the center device 11 and transmitted, and the center device 1
1 checks the bit and executes the corresponding process.

Furthermore, when the transaction is "settlement", the contents of the hard total work area are similarly printed by the printer 10, and at the same time, the line control 1! B8 is activated and the printed content is transmitted to the center device 11 via the transmission line 13 (step 30).
). This transmission content includes a transaction serial number. The center device 11 compares the transaction serial number received immediately before from the PO3 terminal device 1 and checks whether there is any duplication or omission. When this printing and transmission is completed normally,
The processor 4 clears the hard total work area (step 31) and moves on to the next process.

In steps 26 and 29, if it does not correspond to any transaction, it is recognized as a "sale" and the hard total work area is updated (step 32). Here, calculations such as addition and subtraction of transaction amount are performed for items defined for each type of sales in the hard total work area. If an overflow occurs as a result of this calculation (step 33), the transaction is canceled (step 34), and the operator (cashier) performs the settlement work instead. On the other hand, if no overflow occurs and the hard total calculation is completed normally, the contents are printed and the transaction data is sent to the center device 111 (step 35).

When the processing of step 31 or 35 is completed, the processor 4 checks whether there is a practice mode flag in RAMT (step 36), and if the practice mode is set, the transaction is completed without doing anything (step 38). .

If it is determined that it is not the practice mode, the hard total in the hard total work area is moved to the hard total storage area in the RAMB (step 37), and the transaction is terminated (step 38).

As described above, if the practice mode is not set, the contents of the hard total storage area are updated. On the other hand, if it is set, the contents of the hard total storage area will not be updated, and the updated contents of the hard total items that differ for each transaction will be checked, duplication of transaction serial numbers when SC is linked, checking for omissions, transactions specific to department stores, etc. Operations such as unconcluded transactions can be performed without any restrictions, just like in normal mode (sales mode).

Above, the invention made by the present inventor has been specifically explained based on Examples, but it goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to the Examples and can be modified in various ways without departing from the gist thereof. stomach.

〔Effect of the invention〕

Among the inventions disclosed in this application, the effects obtained by typical ones are as follows.

That is, a mode specifying means for specifying a practice mode, and a mode specifying means for specifying a practice mode;
a first area setting means for setting a hard total storage area for storing cumulative information of O8 transactions; a second area setting means for setting a hard total work area for calculating cumulative information of PO8 transactions; and an area moving means for moving the hard total work area to the hard total storage area when the practice mode is not specified and returning it to the original area after the transaction is completed, and when the practice mode is specified and the transaction is started. Since the movement of information at the time of completion and the end of the training mode is suppressed, there are no restrictions on operation confirmation items in the practice mode, and usability can be improved.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of a PO3 terminal device according to the present invention, FIGS. 2 and 3 are flowcharts showing processing in an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a block diagram of an embodiment of a PO3 terminal device of the present invention. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of a P○S system. 1...PO8 terminal device, 2...keyboard, 3...
・ROM, 4... Processor, 5-7... RAM,
8... Line control section, 9... Printing control section, 10...
Printer, 13...transmission line, 14...panel. Figure 3 Figure 1 i POS terminal device No. 4 Figure 4 Near ot, t 14: Panel

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In a POS terminal device connected to a center device via a terminal control device and performing transaction processing, a first area for setting a mode specifying means for specifying a practice mode and a hard total storage area for storing cumulative information of POS transactions. a setting means, a second area setting means for setting a hard total work area for calculating cumulative POS transactions, etc.;
The present invention is characterized by comprising area moving means for moving the hard total storage area to the hard total storage area at the start of a transaction and when the practice mode is not specified, and for returning to the original area after the transaction is completed. P
OS terminal device.