JPH03147096A - Register - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent trouble due to human error by automatizing the transfer of money. CONSTITUTION:The money paid by a customer is thrown in a money receiving mechanism 8, and the kind of throw-in money is identified by a money identification mechanism 9, and unidentifiable money is returned with a money removal mechanism 10. The money is also returned when cancel input is performed. A money identification result is outputted to an input amount counter part 404, and a change amount is calculated by subtracting a charge total amount from an input amount at the input amount counter part 404, and furthermore, the appropriate kind and number of money are found from the change amount with a money number calculation part 405, and an instruction is outputted to a money ejection mechanism 13. The money ejection mechanism 13 selects prescribed money from a money housing mechanism 11 according to the instruction, and ejects the money as change.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION A. Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a register for depositing and withdrawing money during sales at stores, counters, and the like.

B1 Summary of the Invention The present invention improves reliability by automating the acceptance and discharging of money in a register that totals up manually entered payments and displays the total amount.

C1 Prior Art In general, registers are widely used for accounting at retail stores and the like. Nowadays, POS (
In-store information collection system) terminals are also provided.

FIG. 2 shows a conventional PoS terminal.

The keyboard 1 is used to enter amounts and various instructions manually. The barcode reader 2 reads a product number in barcode format attached to a product. The price verification unit 3 verifies the price of the product from the product information prepared in advance using the product number.

The calculation unit 4 performs predetermined calculations based on the payment information from the keyboard 1 and the payment verification unit 3, and includes a payment totaling unit 401 that calculates the total amount, a change calculation unit 402 that calculates change, and a daily unit. and a sales aggregation unit 403 for aggregating sales such as.

The display device 5 is for displaying the price, the total price, and the like. The receipt printing device 6 prints the price, the total price, etc., and creates a receipt. The communication control device 7 performs communication with the host, such as transmitting sales total results to the host. It further includes a coin storage section (not shown) for storing coins.

When paying, the clerk enters the payment using the keyboard 1 or barcode reader 2, and the information is sent to the calculation section 4.
Find the total. At this time, the display device 5 displays the price and the total price. The customer can check the total price by looking at the amount displayed on the display device 5, and then make the payment. When the clerk receives the payment from the customer, he inputs the amount using the keyboard 1. The change calculation unit 402 calculates the amount of change by subtracting the total price from the payment. Then, change is taken out from the money storage section and given to the customer.

D2 Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, in conventional cash registers, money is transferred and received manually, so problems often occur, such as troubles caused by too much or too little change or not being able to balance daily balances. was there.

In addition, the currency storage section is designed to be easily opened and closed for convenience such as currency exchange, so there is a risk of theft, especially in retail stores that are open late at night.

In view of these circumstances, the present invention provides a register that automates the acceptance and discharge of coins.

Means and Effects for Solving Problem E1 In the register according to the present invention, the price of the product is entered manually or by a reader at the time of checkout, and the total amount is displayed. The customer can check the amount on the display device and make the payment.

For payment, money is inserted into the register by the clerk or the customer himself. A register is a money acceptance mechanism,
Equipped with a currency identification mechanism and a currency rejection mechanism, it identifies the inserted banknotes and coins, and if there are unidentifiable coins, they are removed and returned.

Thereafter, the amount of accepted money is determined by the amount counting section and the change calculating section, and the total amount is subtracted from the accepted amount to obtain the amount of change.

If there is change, the coin number calculation unit and the money removal mechanism operate to calculate the number of each type of money and discharge it from the money storage mechanism.

A currency quantity monitoring unit monitors the quantity of each type of coin stored in this currency storage mechanism, and if the quantity deviates from the appropriate range, outputs a notification to the outside, and if there is a request for currency exchange, the accepted amount Find the number of coins for each type of currency and send them out to the outside.

F. Example Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained in detail using the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a PO8 terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 is a keyboard, 2 is a barcode reader, 3 is a payment verification section, 4 is a calculation section, 5 is a display device, 6 is a receipt printing device, and 7 is a communication control device.

In this embodiment, the calculation section 4 includes a payment summation section 401, a change calculation section 402, a sales aggregation section 403, as well as a deposit amount counting section 404 and a coin number calculation section 405. The deposit counting unit 404 counts the deposit amount based on identification information, which will be described later. The coin number calculation unit 405 calculates the appropriate type and number of coins from the amount of change.

The money accepting mechanism 8 accepts banknotes and coins. The currency identification mechanism 9 identifies the type of currency and outputs identification information. The money removal mechanism 10 removes accepted money.

The coin storage mechanism 11 stores the identified coins by type. The money storage amount monitoring unit 12 monitors the amount of money stored in the money storage mechanism 11 and notifies the amount of money in excess or deficiency.

The money ejection mechanism 13 selects a predetermined amount of money from the money storage mechanism 11 based on the type and number of money calculated by the money number calculation section 405 and ejects the selected money to the outside.

The calculation unit 4 and the money storage amount monitoring unit 12 can be configured by incorporating predetermined software into the information processing device.

Next, the operation of this device will be explained.

At the PO8 terminal, when making a payment, a clerk or staff enters the payment manually using the keyboard 1 or barcode reader 2, and the calculation unit 4 calculates the total amount. At this time, the display device 5 displays the price and the total price.

The money paid by the customer is put into the money acceptance mechanism 8. The type of the inserted money is identified by the money identification mechanism 9. Unidentifiable currency is returned by the currency removal mechanism 10. Also, if there is a cancellation input, the inserted coins will be returned.

The money identification result is output to the deposit amount counting section 404,
A deposited amount counting unit 404 calculates the amount of change by subtracting the total amount of payment from the deposited amount. Further, the coin number calculation unit 405 calculates the appropriate type and number of coins from the change amount, and outputs an instruction to the coin ejecting mechanism 13.

According to this instruction, the money ejection mechanism 13 selects a predetermined amount of money from the money storage mechanism 11 and ejects it as change.

The deposit port and the payout port may be installed on either the customer side or the clerk side. This can be selected by the user according to the characteristics of the store. If the deposit and withdrawal ports are installed on the customer's side, the customer can deposit money and receive change directly. In addition, if it is installed on the clerk's side, the clerk first checks the money and then deposits money or hands over change.

The display device 5 displays a predetermined amount of money according to the input of the price of each product, the deposit, etc., and the receipt printing device 6 sequentially prints those amounts to create a rent.

By the way, when exchanging money, the user inserts the money into the money acceptance mechanism 8 and manually requests exchange using the keyboard 1 or the like.

When making this exchange request, the type of currency can also be specified. Upon receiving the exchange request, the coin number calculation unit 405 determines the coins to be dispensed, and the coin ejection mechanism 13 discharges the coins.

Further, the money storage amount monitoring unit 12 detects that when the storage amount of any type of money exceeds the upper limit threshold or the lower limit threshold,
We will notify you to that effect by means of notification.

Furthermore, the sales aggregation unit 403 operates periodically and transmits aggregated data on a daily, weekly, etc. basis to the host via the communication control device 7.

As described in detail of the G0 invention, the register according to the present invention can prevent troubles caused by human errors such as miscounting the deposit amount or miscounting change by automating the transfer of money. This has the advantage of being possible.

Furthermore, by automating the management of the amount of coins stored, it becomes possible to prevent the occurrence of a shortage of coins for the hanging bar.

It can also be expected to be effective as a protective measure against theft.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a PO8 terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a conventional PO8 terminal. 4...Calculation section, 401...Price total section, 402...
・Change calculation department, 403...Sales aggregation department, 404...
・Deposit amount counting section, 405... Coin number calculation section, 8
...Money acceptance mechanism, 9...Money identification mechanism, 10
...Money removal mechanism, 11...Money storage mechanism, 12.
...Money storage amount monitoring unit, 13...Money ejection mechanism.

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A device that totals input prices and displays the total amount, has a currency acceptance mechanism that accepts banknotes and coins, a currency recognition mechanism that identifies accepted banknotes and coins, and excludes and returns unrecognizable money. an amount counting unit that counts the amount of accepted coins and calculates the accepted amount; a change calculating unit that calculates the amount of change by subtracting the total amount from the accepted amount; and in response to a request for change or exchange, a money number calculation unit that calculates the number of each type of money from the change amount or accepted amount; a money storage mechanism that stores the money for each type; and a money storage mechanism that monitors the amount of each type of money stored in the money storage mechanism; If this quantity deviates from the appropriate range, a money quantity monitoring section that outputs a notification to the outside, and a money ejection mechanism that ejects money from the money storage mechanism in response to a money ejection request from the coin number calculation section are provided. A register characterized by: