JPH0426755B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a plurality of electronic cash registers (hereinafter referred to as
(abbreviated as ECR).

Conventional Technology For example, a large number of ECRs are installed on each floor of a department store and perform so-called cash register operations. Regarding such a system consisting of multiple ECRs,
One of them is set as a so-called master machine, and the remaining ECRs are set as so-called slave machines. The master machine stores all data related to products handled by all ECRs, such as product names, unit prices, and product categories (for example, clothing, vegetables, etc.). On the other hand, the slave machine stores each section of the entire data stored in the master machine divided into a plurality of parts according to a predetermined method. The master machine and slave machine have almost the same functions as ECRs, and the master machine controls the operation of each slave machine.

Operators are assigned to each of the master and slave machines in advance, and the master machine has, for example, code information that identifies all operators.
It is stored together with information on which slave machine the person in charge is assigned to. When powering on such a slave machine and attempting to operate it, each slave machine becomes operable only after the operator's code information and the like are transferred from the master machine to the slave machine. Hereinafter, the execution of this code information transfer operation will be referred to as sign-on.

On the other hand, if the operator's code information is transferred to the master machine from a slave machine which is operated by transferring the operator's code information, the slave machine is set to be inoperable. This transfer of data from the slave machine to the master machine and the accompanying change to the slave machine's operation-prohibited state is called sign-off.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention Conventionally, whether the master machine and each slave machine are in a sign-on completed state or a sign-off state depends on the memory of the operator who performed the operation. There was a problem that these states could not be clearly distinguished.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, and to provide a display method in an electronic device that makes it possible to clearly identify a change in the operating state related to the transfer state of operator information regarding a first electronic device and a second electronic device. The goal is to provide the following.

Means for Solving the Problems The present invention includes a plurality of electronic cash registers each including a display means and classified into two types: a master machine and a slave machine, where the master machine has a master machine and a slave machine. In a device equipped with a plurality of electronic cash registers in which operator information representing preset and fixed operators is stored, the slave machine can perform operations by transferring the operator information from the master machine. The slave machine stops operating by inputting the operator information and transmitting it to the master machine, and when the operator information is not transferred from the master machine to the slave machine, the master machine and slave machine The apparatus is characterized in that each display section displays a notification corresponding to an operating state in which the operator information is not transferred.

Effect According to the present invention, each electronic cash register has a display means, and each electronic cash register is classified into a master machine and a slave machine. The master machine stores operator information representing the operator that is preset and fixed in the master machine and slave machines, and the slave machines can be operated by transferring the above operator information from the master machine. The operation will be stopped by inputting the operator information and transmitting it to the master machine.

On the other hand, when the operator information is not transferred from the master device to the slave device, a notification display corresponding to the operating state in which the operator information is not transferred is displayed on each display of the master device and slave device. .

Therefore, by visually observing these notification displays, operators of the master and slave machines can
The operating state of the device including the plurality of electronic cash registers is determined by whether the operator information of the operator specified in each slave machine is transferred from the master machine to the slave machine and whether the slave machine is ready for operation. Accurate judgments can be made, and the usability of such a device is greatly improved.

Embodiment FIG. 1 shows an electronic cash register (hereinafter abbreviated as ECR) 11a, 11b, 11 of an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an apparatus comprising a plurality of electronic cash registers consisting of electronic cash registers 11, 11, and 11c, . Referring to FIG. 1, the configuration of this embodiment consists of a master machine 11a and slave machines 11b to 11n. Such a system is installed on each floor of a department store, for example. As mentioned above, the master machine 11a is used to control multiple ECRs.
ECR plays a major role in the operation of
The slave devices 11b to 11n have an independent function as an ECR, and, if necessary, have a secondary function of operating by referring to the memory contents of the master device 11a.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the ECR 11. The configuration of the cash register 11 will be explained with reference to FIG. The cash register 11 includes a register main body 14 including a housing 13 on which a key input means 12 is arranged on the surface facing upward, and a cash storage section 17 having a housing 16 for storing a drawer 15 containing coins and the like. including. A mode changeover switch 18 is provided near the key input means 12 of the cash register main body 14, and switches the operating state of the cash register 11 between various modes as described below.

Information input by operating the key input means 2 is displayed on the first display section 19. In addition, a second
A display section 21 is provided to display monetary information and the like to the customer. Further, monetary information and the like inputted by the key input means 12 are printed on a slip paper 23 by the printer section 22.

FIG. 3 shows the cash register 11 shown in the second diagram.
For example, key input means 1 in a cash register operation state for performing so-called cash register work at a store etc.
2 is a diagram showing the functional arrangement of each key of No. 2. FIG. Referring to FIG. 3, the key input means 12 includes a slip paper feed key 25 and a journal feed key 26. The journal referred to here refers to the slip form 25 shown in the first diagram.
This is a printed paper on which the same contents as the so-called receipt given to the customer are printed and stored on the cash register 11 side. In addition, the key input means 12 includes a so-called numeric keypad 2 for inputting monetary information, etc.
7 etc. are provided. Further, the key input means 12 is provided with an @/FOR key 37, an SBTL (subtotal) key 38, and a CA (total) key 39, respectively.

Further, a mode changeover switch 18 is provided near the key input means 12. By inserting a key (not shown) into the keyhole 28 and twisting it clockwise or counterclockwise as shown in FIG. The operating state of the cash register 11 is switched between the program operating positions 29 and 30, the power cutoff position 31, the clock function position 32, and the cash register operating position 33, and the operating state of the cash register 11 is changed between these operating states. It can be switched with .

Further, the ECR 11 is provided with a person-in-charge key section 40, and only the keys possessed by the operators placed in each ECR 11 can be inserted into this person-in-charge key section 40. In other words, no operator other than the operator who has such a key can access the ECR1.
1 cannot be operated.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the cash register 11. Referring to FIG. 4, the cash register 11 is equipped with a processing unit (CPU) 34 realized by a large-scale integrated circuit (LSI) or the like.
The key input means 12 and the first and second display sections 19 and 21 are connected to the processing device 34, respectively. Further, when the cash register 11 is switched between operating states by operating the mode changeover switch 18 as described above, a read-only memory (hereinafter abbreviated as ROM) that stores programs for executing each operating state is used. ) 35 and a random access memory (hereinafter referred to as
(abbreviated as RAM) 36 are connected to each other.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the display on the display section 19.
The display section 19 has a 16-digit dot matrix display section 4.
1 and an 11-digit 7-segment display section (hereinafter abbreviated as segment display section) 42. The matrix display section 41 includes a text name display area 43 that displays a maximum of 12 digit text names (department name, PLU name, transaction name, error message, etc.);
A mode display area 44 is set that displays the operating state of the ECR 11 using up to four digits.

Further, the segment display section 42 is provided with a repeat count display area 45, which is used, for example, when selling multiple products of the same price, and a nine-digit price display area 46.

Further, in the vicinity of the matrix display section 41 and the segment display section 42, there are a plurality of status indicator light rows 47, respectively, which display the operating status of the ECR 11.
48 are provided. For example, if change is required for customer payment, the status indicator light 48
a lights up.

In the ECR system, which is a device including a plurality of electronic cash registers of the present invention having the configuration as shown in the first diagram, a specific operator is assigned to each ECR 11a to 11n, and these operators are The operator information represented is stored in the master device 11a. Therefore, when attempting to operate the slave machine 11a, the operator information regarding the operator assigned to the slave machine 11b is changed to the master machine 1.
It needs to be transferred from 1a to slave device 11b.

In a state where this transfer is not performed, even if the operator assigned to the ECR 11b tries to start the slave machine 11b using a specific key in the above-mentioned person in charge key section 40, the slave machine 1
1b is not activated. Prior to the operation of the person in charge key section 40, the slave device 11b may be activated if the operator information has been transferred.

When such operator information is not transferred, for example, nothing is displayed on the matrix display section 41 of the display section 19 of the master device 11a.
In the segment display section 42, a vertically central position segment of each digit is lit for each digit, and a row of line segments connected in the horizontal direction is displayed as shown in FIG. Therefore, the operator can know that the operator information is not being transferred from the master device 11a to the slave devices 11b to 11n.

Also, in each slave machine 11b to 11n,
When the predetermined operator information has not been transferred to the master device 11a, a similar display as shown in FIG. 6 is made. In this way, as shown in the first diagram
In the ECR system, the state of the system can be easily identified regarding the transfer information of the operator information as described above.

Further, in this embodiment, at least in an operating state in which operator information is not transferred from the master device 11a to the slave device 11b, a notification display corresponding to the operating state is displayed on the master device 11a and the slave device 11b. Realize. Therefore, the operator information is transferred from the master device 11a to the slave device 11b.
If the information has been transferred to , the registration operation state will be as described in the embodiment of the present invention, for example. At this time, a specific notification display corresponding to the operating state in which the operator information is being transferred from the master device 11a to the slave device 11b may or may not be displayed. When this is done, it is carried out using a computer or the like using a well-known display control technique for displaying a display corresponding to whether the specific operating state is in operation or stopped.

Effects According to the present invention as described above, the slave machine can
Operation becomes possible when the operator information is transferred from the master machine, whereas operation is stopped when the operator information is input and transferred to the master machine. On the other hand, when the operator information is not transferred from the master device to the slave device, a notification display corresponding to the operating state in which the operator information is not transferred is displayed on each display of the master device and slave device. .

Therefore, by visually observing these notification displays, operators of the master and slave machines can
The operating state of the device including the plurality of electronic cash registers is determined by whether the operator information of the operator specified in each slave machine is transferred from the master machine to the slave machine and whether the slave machine is ready for operation. Accurate judgments can be made, and the usability of such a device is greatly improved.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an ECR system according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the ECR 11, FIG. 3 is a plan view of the key input unit 12, and FIG. 4 is the electrical configuration of the ECR 11. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an example of display on the display unit 19, and FIG.
The figure is a diagram showing another display example of the display section 19. 11...ECR, 11a...Master machine, 11b
~11n...Slave machine, 12...Key input section,
19...display section, 40...person in charge key section, 41...
... Matrix display section, 42... Segment display section.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of electronic cash registers each including a display means and classified into two types, a master machine and a slave machine, where the master machine has preset and fixed information on the master machine and the slave machine. In a device equipped with a plurality of electronic cash register machines in which operator information indicating the operators who have been registered is stored, the slave machine becomes operable by transferring the above-mentioned operator information from the master machine. The operation stops when the operator information is input and transferred to the master machine, and when the operator information is not transferred from the master machine to the slave machine, the displays on the master machine and slave machine will show the following: . An apparatus comprising a plurality of electronic cash registers, characterized in that a notification display corresponding to an operating state in which the operator information is not being transferred is displayed respectively.