JPH04101296A - Electronic cash register - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain an electronic cash register (ECR) which can cope with not only domestic currency, but also plural foreign currencies, by providing an information storing means which can store cumulative sales data of each currency and another information storing means which can store cumulative sales data converted into domestic currency. CONSTITUTION:The information regarding foreign exchange rates is stored by means of a foreign exchange rate writing means 17 and memory means 30 and the information regarding the cash in a drawer is stored by currencies by means of a currency-wise cumulative in-drawer cash amount memory writing means 18 and the memory means 30. Since the ECR has the information regarding the foreign exchange rate, the ECR can cope with foreign currencies at the time of receiving an amount or paying a change by converting a foreign currency amount into domestic currency amount, and vice versa. Therefore, an ECR which can cope with not only domestic currency, but also foreign currencies, at the time of receiving an amount or paying a change can be obtained.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION FIELD OF INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION The present invention relates to an electronic cash register (hereinafter referred to as an "ECR") capable of handling domestic currency and currencies of a plurality of foreign countries.

Conventional technology Conventional ECR can only handle one type of currency (
It is structured on the premise that the currency is the local currency only. Therefore, ECR could not handle currencies of other countries.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of a conventional ECR.

In such an ECR, step 101 is required to input the customer's order, purchase amount, and product into E and CR.
), calculate and display the billing amount in steps 102 and 103.
), Receive payment from the customer in home currency (step 104), enter the amount received (step 105),
Calculate and display the amount of change. (Steps 106.107
). There, if there is change (step 108), pay the change (step 109). Thereafter, the sales data is converted into a cumulative total (step 110).

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, since the conventional E'CR described above could only handle one type of currency (usually the local currency), if the shrine tries to make a payment in another country's currency, or if the prince tries to pay with change, If a request is made in another country's currency, the problem is that the request must be refused or calculated separately, and treated as the local currency in ECR.

To give specific examples, ``In Japan, an American paid in US dollars,'' ``In Canada, the prince paid in US dollars and cash,'' and ``In Canada, the prince gave change.'' There was an issue that ECR could not handle cases such as Js that were wanted in US dollars.

Moreover, since only one type of currency can be registered in ECR, there are problems with money management when dealing with currencies of other countries.

To give specific examples, ``I made a mistake in calculating the exchange rate, which caused a complaint,'' ``I don't know how much currency from which country should actually be in the drawer,'' and ``The store clerk asked me to There were financial management issues such as, ``Even if you cheat on the exchange rate and keep the difference for yourself, no records will be kept.''

The present invention is intended to solve such conventional problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an excellent ECR that can handle the currency of one's own country and the currencies of a plurality of foreign countries.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above-mentioned objects, the present invention provides an information storage means capable of registering exchange rates of a plurality of foreign currencies with respect to one's own currency, and a receiving currency capable of selectively inputting a receiving currency from among a plurality of foreign currencies. an input means, an input means for selecting and inputting the change currency from among a plurality of currencies of other countries, an arithmetic means for converting the foreign currency input by the above means into the domestic currency or the domestic currency into the foreign currency; An information storage means capable of storing information in each country's currency, an information storage means capable of storing sales data in each country's currency, and an information storage means capable of storing cumulative data obtained by converting folds of sales into national currencies. It is prepared.

Therefore, according to the present invention, since the ECR has information on the exchange rate of foreign currency against home currency, when dealing with foreign currency for receipt and change, it is possible to convert foreign currency into home currency or convert home currency into foreign currency. Conversion has the effect that ECR can also process currencies of other countries.

Furthermore, if foreign currency is used for receipt and change, the information on the currency of the money in the drawer is updated, and the cumulative information of "by national currency" and "home currency conversion" regarding sales data is added. , it has the effect of making it possible to securely manage money in ECR even when dealing with currencies of other countries.

Embodiment FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of essential parts of an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a currency exchange rate registration means for registering the exchange rate of another country's currency against one's own currency while viewing the display displayed by the display means 31. The currency exchange rate memory writing means 17 and memory means 30 The information is stored. Reference numeral 2 denotes a cumulative total setting means for each monetary currency in the drawer, which sets the initial settings for each currency of the money in the drawer while looking at the display displayed by the display means 31 when exchanging the drawer or making a payment. The memory writing means 18 and the memory means 30 store money information in the drawer by currency. Reference numeral 3 denotes a register input means for inputting the order and purchased amount and products of the shrine into the ECR, and reference numeral 4 denotes an invoice amount calculation means for calculating the invoice amount from the register input means 3. Sends display instructions.

Reference numeral 5 denotes a payment currency amount input means for inputting the currency and amount paid by the shrine lord, which sends a display display instruction to select the payment currency to the display means 31, and a cumulative memory read/write means 19 for each monetary currency in the drawer, and a memory means. 30, the currency-specific information of the money that should currently be in the drawer is updated and stored.

6 corresponds to the input by the payment currency amount input means 5, and when the currency of another country is input, the currency exchange rate memory reading means 2
0, a currency conversion calculation means that converts into the currency of the home country using the memory means 30. Reference numeral 7 denotes a change amount calculation means for calculating change in the local currency, and sends an instruction to display the change amount to the display means 31. 8 is a change currency amount input means for inputting the currency and amount paid with change, and a display means 31
A display display instruction for selection of change currency is sent to the computer, and the cumulative memory read/write means 21 and memory means 30 update and store the currency-specific information of the money that should currently be in the drawer. Reference numeral 9 denotes a currency conversion calculation means for converting the currency of another country into the currency of the home country using the currency exchange rate memory reading means 22 and the memory means 30 in accordance with the input by the change currency amount inputting means 8. Reference numeral 10 denotes a sales data currency-specific addition means which adds the current sales to the sales data by currency, and updates and stores the sales data by the sales data memory reading/writing means 23 and the memory means 30. 1 is a currency conversion calculation means which converts the currency exchange rate memory reading means 22 and memory means 30 into the currency of the home country if there is sales in the currency of another country in the current sales. Reference numeral 12 denotes a sales data home currency conversion addition means that converts the current sales into the home currency using the currency conversion calculation means 11 and adds it to the sales data. Update and memorize. 13 and 14 read sales data "by national currency" and "conversion into home currency" from the memory using the sales data memory reading means 26 and 27 and the memory means 30 at the time of inspection, respectively, and print each sales data on the printing means 32. These are means for checking sales data by currency and sending check printing instructions, and means for checking sales data conversion into home currency. 15 and 16 are sales data memory writing/reading means 2B, 29, respectively at the time of payment.
The memory means 30 stores sales data by currency of each country,
Settlement processing of sales data of home currency conversion J is performed, and printing means 3
2, a sales data currency-specific payment means that sends a payment printing instruction for each sales data, and a sales data conversion payment method that converts the sales data into the home currency.

FIGS. 2 and 3 are flowcharts for explaining specific operations of an embodiment of the present invention.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be explained. First, enter the order, purchase price, and product into the ECR (Step 41), calculate the billed amount in your home currency (Step 42), display it on the display (Step 43), and receive the payment from the Shrine. (Step 44). If the currency that the prince paid here is only his home currency (step 45)
) is processed in the same way as in the conventional example (step 51). If the currency of another country is included (step 45), display a list of currencies of other countries on the display (step 46), check whether the currency is registered (step 47),
If the currency is registered, enter the receiving currency and amount (step 48), convert to your home currency (step 49),
If there is a balance remaining for the shrine's payment or if multiple currencies are handled (step 50), the process returns to (step 44) and is repeated. Once the receipt process is complete, update the cumulative information of the money that should be in the drawer by currency.Step 5
2) Calculate the amount of change in the home currency and display it on the display (steps 53 and 54). If you have change (step 55)
), the user selects whether to pay the change in the home country's currency or in the currency of another country (step 56). If using the home currency, pay the change as displayed (step 63). In the case of foreign currency (Step 5)
Step 6): Display a list of foreign currencies on the display. Step 57) Check whether the currency is registered (
Step, Pu 58). Change currency if it is a registered currency,
Enter the amount (step 59) and convert it to your home currency (step 59).
Step 60). If the amount converted here is larger than the amount of change (step 61), an error message will appear on the display (step 68), clear the input of change currency and amount (step 68), (step 68). Return to step 56). Also, if there is change left (step 6)
For 2), return to step 56 and repeat the process. When there is no remaining money (step 62), change is paid (step 63). When the change payment processing is completed, update the cumulative information of the money in the drawer by currency (step 64), add the current sales to the sales data by "country currency" (step 65), and "convert to home currency". ” (step 65).

FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the operation at the time of setting registration according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The operation of the above embodiment will be explained. First, when registering a new foreign currency to be handled (step 71), the exchange rate between that currency and the home currency is registered (steps 72 and 73). Also, when updating the exchange rate (step 76), register the exchange rate for the home currency (
Step 73). Next, when setting the money in the drawer (step 74), the money in the drawer is set for each currency (step 75).

FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining the operation at the time of payment of inspection according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The operation of the above embodiment will be explained.

When performing inspection processing (step 81), "by national currency"
and ``home currency conversion'' sales data (steps 88 and 89), and performs other inspection tasks (step 90). After that, when replacing the drawer (step 91), input the money actually in the drawer by currency (step 92), then read the money that must be in the drawer by currency from memory (step 93), and Excess or deficiency is determined (step 94).

When performing payment processing (step 82), "by national currency"
After performing settlement processing of the sales data and sales data of "home currency conversion" (steps 83 and 84), and performing other settlement operations (step 85), each cumulative data is cleared (
Step 86). If it is necessary to reset the currency and amount in the drawer (step 87), perform (step 75) in FIG. 3.

Effects of the Invention As is clear from the above embodiments, the present invention enables the conversion of foreign currency into the home currency or the home currency into the foreign currency by registering the exchange rate of the foreign currency against the home currency in the ECR. This has the effect of allowing foreign currencies to be handled in addition to the domestic currency for receipt and change.

Furthermore, if you handle other countries' currencies for receipt and change, you will also receive information on the money that should be in the drawer by currency, as well as ``J by each country's currency and ``home currency conversion'' regarding sales data.
Since it has cumulative information on the total amount of money, it has the effect of making it possible to properly manage money even when dealing with currencies of other countries.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of an electronic cash register according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIGS. 2 and 3 are flowcharts showing its specific operation, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation at the time of setting registration. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation at the time of check and settlement, and FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the specific operation of a conventional electronic cash register. 1... Currency exchange rate registration means, 2...
・Cumulative setting method for each monetary currency in the drawer, 3...
Register input means, 4...Billed amount calculation means,
5...Payment currency amount input means, 6,9.11.
. . . Currency conversion means, 7 . . . Change amount calculation means, 8 . . . Change currency amount input means, 10.
...Sales data addition method by currency, 12...
Sales data home currency conversion addition means, 13...Sales data currency-based checking means, 14...Sales data home currency conversion checking means, 15...Sales data currency-based settlement means , 16... Means for converting and settling sales data in home currency, 17... Currency exchange rate memory writing means, 18... Means for writing cumulative memory by monetary currency in drawer, 19 .21... Cumulative memory read/write means for each monetary currency in the drawer, 20, 22.24...
... Currency exchange rate memory reading means, 23, 25.2
8.29...Sales data memory reading/writing means,
26.27...Sales data memory reading means, 3
0...Memory means, 31...Display means, 32...Printing means, 33...Main parts in one embodiment of the present invention. Name of agent: Patent attorney Shigetaka Awano (1 person) Figure 6 Figure 2 Figure 6 Figure 6

Claims (1)

[Claims] Information storage means capable of registering exchange rates of a plurality of foreign currencies against the home currency, input means capable of selectively inputting a receiving currency from among a plurality of foreign currencies, and input means capable of selectively inputting a change currency from a plurality of foreign currencies. , an arithmetic means for converting the foreign currency entered by the above means into the home currency or the home currency into the foreign currency; an input means capable of inputting money in the drawer by currency of each country; and money that should be in the drawer. information storage means capable of storing cumulative sales data in each country's currency, information storage means capable of storing cumulative data of sales data in each country's currency, and information capable of storing cumulative data of sales data converted into national currency. Electronic cash register with storage means.