JPH04268994A - Pos terminal equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To quickly provide goods and to shorten the refilling time of the goods by displaying read data via a bar code scanner and displaying the presence position of the goods on a display means provided at a goods rack. CONSTITUTION:Bar codes are printed on both the goods 8 and a video tape 7. A bar code hand scanner 3 reads the bar code 4 printed on a goods card 8, and data is delivered to a display device control circuit 2 via a POS terminal 1. The display device control circuit 2 puts on a corresponding display lamp 6 based on bar code data read by the bar code hand scanner 3. The display lamp 6 is arranged so as to conform to a box in which the video tape 7 on the goods rack 5 is housed in one to one.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

[Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a POS terminal device, and in particular a POS terminal device that can manage the location of products using barcodes.
It relates to an OS terminal device.

0002

2. Description of the Related Art Conventional POS terminal devices do not manage the location of products. Therefore, it is necessary for the store clerk to search among the large number (several thousand) of video tapes stored on the product shelf, and the time it takes to locate the video tape varies considerably depending on the store clerk's ability.

0003

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] In conventional POS terminal devices, the location of products is not managed, and a store clerk searches for a corresponding product from a product shelf in response to a customer's request. The same applies to the replenishment of products, with store staff looking for missing products from the shelves. Therefore, there are problems in that individual differences occur among store employees and it takes time to provide and replenish products.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to make it possible to quickly provide products and to shorten the time required to replenish the products.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve this object, the POS terminal device of the present invention includes a product shelf for storing products, a display means provided on the product shelf for displaying the position of the products, The display device is configured to include a display device control circuit that controls the display means, and a barcode scanner that supplies read data to the display device control circuit.

[0006]

[Operation] In the POS terminal device having the above configuration, the location of the product is displayed, so that the product can be provided quickly and the time for replenishing the product can be shortened.

[0007]

Embodiments Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be explained based on the drawings. 1 and 2 are conceptual diagrams showing one embodiment of a POS terminal device according to the present invention, and show an example in which the POS terminal device according to the present invention is applied to a rental video shop. FIG. 1 shows an overview of lending video tapes, and FIG. 2 shows an overview of storing returned video tapes on a shelf.

In FIG. 1, when renting out a videotape, a customer selects a desired video software from a shelf of product samples in the store and presents a product card 8 corresponding to the video software to a clerk. The clerk reads the barcode 4 printed on the presented product card 8 with the barcode hand scanner 3 connected to the POS terminal 1, and based on the data, the display is lit by the display device control circuit 2. The videotape 7 of the area where the lamp 6 is lit is handed over to the customer.

The barcode 4 is determined for each video software at the store, and is printed on both the product card 8 and the videotape 7. The barcode hand scanner 3 reads the barcode 4 printed on the product card 8 and passes the data to the display device control circuit 2 via the POS terminal 1. The display device control circuit 2 turns on the corresponding display lamp 6 based on the barcode data read by the barcode hand scanner 3. Display lamp 6
are installed in one-to-one correspondence with the boxes in which the video tapes 7 are stored on the product shelf 5.

[0010] Therefore, compared to the conventional processing method in which a store clerk searches among a large number (several thousand) of video tapes stored on a product shelf by relying on the product number written on the product card, etc. Since anyone can quickly locate the relevant videotape 7, the time spent waiting for the customer is shortened and the work of the store staff is also reduced.

FIG. 2 shows an outline of how returned video tapes are stored on a product shelf. Components that are the same as those in FIG. 1 are given the same reference numerals and redundant explanations will be omitted. In FIG. 2, a barcode 4 printed on a videotape 7 returned by a customer is read by a barcode hand scanner 3 connected to a POS terminal 1, and based on the data, a barcode 4 printed on a videotape 7 returned by a customer is read. The display device control circuit 2 lights up the indicator lamp 6 of the location to be stored. The store clerk searches for the location where the indicator lamp 6 is lit and stores the videotape 7. The clerk can return the videotape 7 to the product shelf 5 either when the videotape 7 is returned by the customer or even after some time has elapsed since the videotape 7 was returned.

[0012] Conventionally, the work of returning the videotape to the shelf was done based on the product number, etc., and it took time to search for the appropriate location, but in this embodiment, the time required for storage is reduced. videotape7 from the customer.
It is possible to store the products on the product shelf 5 immediately after they are returned, eliminating wasted time when returned products are treated as unreturned, and the turnover of products becomes faster. Additionally, the probability of storing items in the wrong location is reduced, and product management becomes more accurate.

[0013]

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the POS terminal device of the present invention, the product shelf for storing products, the display means provided on the product shelf for displaying the position of the products, and the display means are controlled. A display device control circuit and a barcode scanner that supplies read data to the display device control circuit are provided,
Since the location of the product is displayed, the product can be provided quickly and the time required to replenish the product can be shortened.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing an embodiment of a POS terminal device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram showing an embodiment of a POS terminal device according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 POS terminal 2 Display device control circuit 3 Barcode hand scanner 4 Barcode 5 Product shelf 6 Indicator lamp 7 Videotape 8 Product card

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A product shelf for storing products, a display means provided on the product shelf for displaying the position of the product, a display device control circuit for controlling the display means, and a display device for displaying read data on the display device. A POS terminal device comprising a barcode scanner that supplies a device control circuit.