JPH0311498A - Pos system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To attain the simplification of a system, the easiness of an operation, and the reduction of a cost by assembling a dedicated card read/write function in a POS terminal. CONSTITUTION:A cashier inserts an individual dedicated card to the card reader 9 of the POS terminal when starting a job. Also, the cashier draws out the card when completing the job. Thereby, the working time of the cashier can be calculated, and sale revenue during that time is calculated, and data with respect to the above are sent to an office computer, then, wage calculation is performed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a POS system used in fast food restaurants, restaurants, and the like.

Conventional technology FIG. 2 shows an example of the configuration of a conventional POS system.

In the figure, 1 is a POS terminal that receives and receives orders from customers, 2 is an office computer that manages information at the POS terminal/L/1, and 3 is a POS terminal/'v
1, a remote printer for printing all information on the office computer 2, and 4, a card reader for managing employee attendance. P is a connector that connects each device.

Next, the operation of this system will be explained. The cashier receives the customer's order at the POS terminal/l/l. The information received by the receiver is once input into the office computer 2, and when the store is closed, sales data for -day, sales data by product category, sales data by cashier, etc. are totaled. Further, by giving each store employee a special card and having the card read by the card reader 4, the office computer 2 performs the employee's attendance management and salary calculation. Also, a report of the data compiled by the office computer 2 is printed out by the remote printer 3.

In such a system, in order to manage employee attendance and calculate salaries as described above, a dedicated card reader is required as in the above example.

Problems to be solved by the invention Therefore, conventional POS systems required a dedicated card reader to manage employee attendance and calculate payroll, making the system complex and expensive. There was a problem.

Therefore, in order to solve these conventional problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide a POS system with excellent functions that can easily and easily perform employee attendance management and payroll calculations. It is.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object, the present invention incorporates a dedicated card reader into a POS terminal.

Effects The present invention has the following effects due to the above structure. In other words, by incorporating a dedicated card reader for employee attendance management and payroll calculation into a POS terminal, not only will the price of the entire system be reduced, but the system itself will be simpler and easier to operate.

EXAMPLES The present invention will be explained below along with examples thereof. In Figure 1, 5 is the lower case of the POS terminal, 6 is the upper case, 7 is the keyboard for operating the POS terminal, 8 is the display unit for checking the received order, and 9 is the card reader. It is. Although not shown, this POS terminal is used by being connected to an office computer and a remote printer in the same way as the POS terminal 1 in FIG. 1.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be explained. In the above embodiment, the cashier inserts a personal card into the card reader 9 of the POS terminal when starting work. Also, when finishing work, the user pulls out the personal card inserted into the card reader 9. As a result, it is possible to calculate the hours worked by the cashier, the amount of sales during that period, and send these data to the office computer for all payroll calculations.

Further, in the above embodiment, a card with a storage medium such as a magnetic card or an IO card may be used as the dedicated card. In this case, the cashier's working hours and sales data are stored on the card with a storage medium, and at the end of the month, the head Z collects the cashier's storage card and uses the stored data to Cashier payroll calculation in office
Performed by computer. In addition, by partnering with banks, it is possible to connect a special card reader to an office computer and have a store manager write directly onto a card with a storage medium, giving it the same functionality as a cash card or credit card.

Effects of the Invention As is clear from the above embodiments, the present invention has the advantage that by incorporating a dedicated card reading/writing function into a POS terminal, not only can the price of the system be reduced, but the system itself is simple and easy to operate. has.

In addition, especially when a card with a storage medium is used, it not only simplifies procedures for salary transfer and administrative processing, but also has a tremendous ripple effect due to the convenience of the card.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a POS terminal constituting a POS system according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a conventional POS system. 9...Card reader.

Claims (1)

[Claims] Equipped with a POS terminal equipped with a card reader that can be freely read and written, a dedicated card with a personal storage medium that stores employee attendance information and sales information, and an office computer to which the POS terminal is connected. POS system.