JPH03224096A - Pos system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To perform the registration and settlement of business with high efficiency by providing a goods registration part and a settlement part separately, providing a housing part to house the total amount of transaction registered at the goods registration part, and performing the settlement by reading out the total amount in the housing part from the settlement part. CONSTITUTION:The housing part 2 houses at least transaction total amount out of information with respect to the business registered at a business registration part 1, and the settlement part 3 performs the delivery of cash between a customer and performs the settlement of the business. Also, an arithmetic means 5 performs the arithmetic operation of the transaction total amount of the business based on the information with respect to the business inputted from an input means 4. The transaction total amount that is a computed result inputted from the input means 4 of plural business registration parts 1 and computed with the arithmetic means 5 is stored in the housing part 2 once, and the settlement part 3 instructs the transaction total amount read out with an instruction means 7, and performs the settlement of the transaction based on a read out transaction total amount. Thereby, it is possible to deal with the customer with high efficiency and to perform the settlement of the business.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Summary] The present invention relates to a POS system installed in a store, etc., and is aimed at efficiently settling commercial transactions, and provides an input means for inputting commercial transaction information including price information of products. , a plurality of commercial transaction registration units each having a calculation means for calculating a transaction total amount of at least amount information out of the transaction information inputted from the input means, and an output means for outputting the calculation result of the calculation means; and calculation of the calculation means. The result is stored once (both 1 and 1).
at least one storage unit, a designation unit for designating the calculation result of the calculation unit stored in the storage unit, and a payment unit that performs payment based on the calculation result specified by the designation unit and read from the storage unit. It consists of a payment department and a payment department.

[Industrial application field]

The present invention relates to a POS system that is installed in a store or the like and registers transaction information with customers and settles transactions.

[Conventional technology]

Currently, POS systems installed in stores to register and settle transactions with customers have come into general use.

20 There have traditionally been two methods for POS systems:

■ A system in which a single operator performs transaction registration and cash payment.

■ One operator registers commercial transactions, and other operators send and receive cash and settle transactions using a settlement section installed at the rear.

In other words, in the case of (2) above, the customer inputs the barcode, etc. of the product that has been brought into the shopping basket, and refers to the corresponding price. This is done for multiple products and the total price is calculated.

Based on this total amount, cash is exchanged and the transaction is settled.

Therefore, the above item (2) requires one operator to settle one transaction.

In the case of (2) above, the customer inputs the barcode of the product that he/she brought into the shopping basket, and refers to the corresponding price. This is done for multiple products and the total price is calculated. This commercial transaction registration is performed by one operator.

Based on this total amount, cash is exchanged with the customer and the transaction is settled.This settlement is carried out by one operator.

Therefore, the above method (2) requires two operators to settle one transaction.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

Therefore, in method (2) above, since - operators perform everything from product information registration to payment, one transaction takes time and is inefficient.

In addition, in the above method (■), one operator registers the product information and another operator makes the payment, so the transaction can be carried out more efficiently than the above method (■). If a customer takes time to make a payment and it is delayed, the next customer's payment will be delayed, and if the customer on the payment side is delayed, the flow of customers on the registration side will also be delayed, and as a result, the registration side will also be delayed. , it becomes impossible to carry out transactions efficiently.

[Means to solve the problem]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the principle of the present invention.

Reference numeral 1 denotes a commercial transaction registration section, which registers information regarding commercial transactions with customers. Reference numeral 2 denotes a storage unit, which stores at least the transaction total among the information related to commercial transactions registered in the commercial transaction registration unit 1. Reference numeral 3 denotes a payment section, which exchanges cash with customers and settles commercial transactions.

Reference numeral 4 denotes an input means for inputting information regarding commercial transactions. Reference numeral 5 denotes a calculating means, which calculates the total transaction amount of a commercial transaction based on the information regarding the commercial transaction inputted from the input means 4. Reference numeral 6 denotes an output means, which outputs the calculation result of the calculation means 5. Reference numeral 7 denotes an instruction means, which instructs the reading of information stored in the storage section 2. 8 is a payment means, which is used to make payments with customers.

[For production]

In the present invention, the total transaction amount, which is the calculation result inputted from the input means 4 of the plurality of commercial transaction registration sections 1 and calculated by the calculation means 5, is temporarily stored in the storage section 2. In the payment section 3, the instruction means 7 instructs the total transaction amount to be read, and the transaction is settled based on the read total transaction amount.

This makes it possible to handle customers efficiently.

〔Example〕

Fig. 2(a) is a diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2(g)
) is a diagram showing an example of storage in the storage section, FIG. 3 is a product registration process flow, FIG. 4 is a storage process flow, FIG. 5 is a payment process flow, and FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a customer flow.

Reference numeral 21 denotes a product registration section, which registers products purchased by customers. A storage unit 22 stores the total amount to be paid. Reference numeral 23 denotes a settlement section, which settles transactions with customers. Reference numeral 24 denotes an operation panel, and 24' denotes a product reading section, through which information regarding transactions or information regarding products purchased by the customer is inputted. A control section 25 calculates the total amount of the transaction based on the control of each section and information input from the input panel 24 and the product reading section 24'. 26 is a display section, which displays the product name, quantity, price, total amount, etc.

27 is an operation panel, and 27' is a car identification device, which is used to input a code corresponding to a car. A control section 28 controls each section of the payment section 23 and performs payment processing. 29 is a basket identification device;
This is to identify and input the shopping cart. 30.33
is a line control device that controls data exchange between the product registration section 21 and the payment section 23. 31 is a memory, which stores information as necessary.

32 printing section, which prints necessary information on receipts and journals and issues receipts. A display section 34 displays at least the total transaction amount.

Here, the claims and examples will be compared.

The commercial transaction registration section 1 corresponds to a product registration section 21, the storage section 2 corresponds to a storage section 22, and the payment section 3 corresponds to a payment section 23. Further, the input means 4 corresponds to an operation panel 24 and a product reading section 24'. A control unit 25 corresponds to the summer performance means 5. A display section 26 and a printing section 32 correspond to the output means 6. The instruction means 7 includes an operation panel 27 and a car identification device 27.
corresponds. A control unit 28 corresponds to the payment unit 8.

The operation will be explained below using FIGS. 3 to 5.

The customer puts the products he or she wants to purchase in a basket and brings them to the place where the customer pays the bill. In the POS system, the brought product is registered and payment is made.

That is, first, the basket number attached to the basket containing the product is read by the basket identification device (step 2).

Next, the barcode attached to the product placed in the basket and brought is inputted from the product reading section 24°. The price and name of the product corresponding to the input barcode are referenced from a file (not shown).

The price and product name are printed on the receipt and journal by the printing unit 32 (step ■).

The control unit 25 stores this price in the memory 31, and if the price is already stored, adds the current price of the product to that price and stores it (step 2).

This operation is repeated until there are no more products in the basket, and the registration process is performed. When there are no more products in the basket and the registration process is completed, the total amount key provided on the operation panel 24 is pressed. When this key is pressed, the product registration process ends. (Step ■) When the registration process ends, the store clerk hands the customer a receipt with the registered product name and price printed on it. The total transaction amount stored in the memory 31 is sent to the line control device 30 along with the basket number.
is sent to the settlement unit 23 via (step ■).

This operation will continue until the store closes.
).

Next, in the storage section 22, is there a line control bag? Via 1t33,
Receive data from product registration section 21 (step ■)
.

The received data is stored in the storage unit 22 as a table with the cart number and the transaction amount corresponding to the cart number (step 2).

The storage process in the storage unit 22 is continued until the product registration unit 21 performs the closing process and data is no longer sent.
Step ■).

As shown in Fig. 2), this storage section 22 has a storage area 22a for storing the car number and a storage area 22b for storing the total amount corresponding to the car number. In this embodiment, the storage unit 22 stores the car number and the total amount, but other payment methods such as cash payment, credit card payment, etc. Payments, payments, etc. may also be stored together.

Further, in this embodiment, the storage section 22 is provided in the payment section 23, but it may be provided at a third location as long as it is connected to the product registration section 21 and the payment section 23 by a line. Needless to say.

Next, payment processing will be explained.

In the payment section 23, the number of the customer's cart that has passed through the product registration section 21 is inputted from the cart identification device 27', and the number is identified (step @l). This car number may be input from the operation panel 27.

The control section 28 reads out the total amount corresponding to the identified cart number from the storage section 22 (step (2)).

The car number input from the car identification device 27'' is
2 (Step @) If the corresponding cart number is not in the storage section 22, an error is reported to the store clerk (Step @).

If the basket number is stored in the storage section 22, the total amount corresponding to the basket number is read out and displayed on the display section 34.
(Step @).

The car number from which the total amount has been read is deleted from the storage unit 22 (step o).

Based on the total amount displayed on the display section 34, the clerk who pays the customer inputs the amount taken through the operation panel 24. The control unit 28 calculates change by subtracting the total amount previously read from the storage unit 22 from the amount input from the operation panel 24 (step @).

This process is repeated until there is no more data stored in the storage unit 22 (step @).

The flow of customers will be explained based on FIG.

The customer who purchased the product puts the product in the cart from the product shelf,
Bring it to an empty place in the product registration section 21, which has a plurality of products.

The store clerk registers the products in the cart using the product registration section 21. Once the registration is complete, the clerk will print out the total amount,
Hand over the issued receipt to the customer.

After completing the registration, the customer takes the basket and goes to the payment department 23. Before going to the payment department 23, the customer looks at the receipt handed to him by the clerk and prepares the necessary cash.

The payment unit 23 reads out the total amount corresponding to the basket and sends cash,
Settle transactions by giving and receiving change.

Normally, in a supermarket, there are many customers who want to purchase a large number of products, so it takes a long time to register a large number of products, and the product registration section 21 becomes crowded. Therefore, a plurality of product registration sections 21 are provided to cope with this congestion.

Compared to this product registration process, the payment process only requires cash exchange and is completed in a shorter time, so the number of payment units 23 may be smaller than the number of product registration units 21.

In this embodiment, the product registration section 21 is explained as one unit and the payment section 23 is one unit, but if there are multiple payment units 21, if there is a customer who is having trouble sending and receiving cash, another payment unit 21 can be used. This allows for more efficient transactions.

Further, if a table or the like is placed between the product registration section 21 and the payment section 23 and the customer prepares cash there, there is no need to take time to give or receive cash.

Moreover, in the case of a customer who makes a payment using a credit card, if the credit card information is read in the product registration section 21, it is possible to determine whether or not the transaction can be made while the customer moves to the payment section 21. For example, the customer can be referred to the credit card company, etc., thereby eliminating the need to keep the customer waiting.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, according to the present invention, a product registration section and a payment section are provided separately, and a storage section is further provided for storing the total amount of transactions registered in the product registration section. By reading out the total amount and making the payment, the payment department will not be crowded with customers who are taking the time to send and receive cash, and transaction registration and payment can be carried out efficiently.

[Brief Description of the Drawings] Figure 1 is a diagram showing the principle of the present invention, Figure 2 (a) is a diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 (etc.) is a diagram showing an example of storing the storage section, Figure 3 is the product registration process flow, the fourth is the storage process flow,
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a payment processing flow, and FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a customer flow. ■ is a commercial transaction registration section, 2 is a storage section, 3 is a payment section, 4 is an input means, 5 is a calculation means, 6 is an output means, 7 is an instruction means, 8
is a means of payment. Figure 2 (1)
)) Product registration process flow diagram 3; drug handling flow diagram 5

Claims (1)

[Claims] Input means for inputting commercial transaction information including product price information (
4) Calculating means (5) for calculating the total transaction amount of at least amount information among the commercial transaction information inputted from the input means (4);
, and an output means (
6) a plurality of commercial transaction registration units (1) having: and at least one for temporarily storing the calculation results of the calculation means (5);
a storage section (2); a designation means (7) for designating the calculation result of the calculation means (5) stored in the storage section (2); Payment method (8) that performs payment based on the read calculation result
A POS system comprising: at least one payment unit (3) having: