JPH04302088A - Cash register - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To efficiently perform the work processing by converting sales data to such form that it can be processed in another data processor and registering this converted data in a file means. CONSTITUTION:The operation as a cash register is executed by a main processor 5, and sales data is stored in a file memory 8 at each time of one sales processing. After the end of one sales processing, sales data is automatically transferred from the file memory 8 to a file output part 6 and is registered as live data in the file output part 6 at each time of one processing. The totalizing work processing is executed by the main processor 5, and data stored in the file memory 8 is totalized. At the time of the completion of totalizing processing operation, the processing to transfer information, which is outputted to a printed in the conventional method, to the file output part 6 is executed. Thus, totalization, management, and data analysis are efficiently performed.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cash register incorporating an information output file.

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2. Description of the Related Art Conventional cash registers print out fixed information calculated within the cash register on a journal or receipt paper. That is, daily sales data and the like are stored in the memory of the cash register, and when a totalization program is operated, these data are output to a journal or receipt paper.

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[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] With such conventional cash registers, daily aggregated data had to be manually entered into a machine such as a calculator or computer in order to obtain sales data, which was time-consuming and time-consuming. There was a drawback that human error occurred. The purpose of the present invention is to eliminate such drawbacks, and to provide a cash register that can reduce the occurrence of human errors and waste of work processing time by making it possible to output file data. do.

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[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention provides a keyboard for inputting sales data including data indicating the sales amount, deposit amount, and commercial sector related to each sale, and the sales data and sales data. In a register device that includes a display section that displays predetermined data including change related to the data, and a printer that performs journal printing and receipt output printing of data including the data related to the data displayed on the display section, the above-mentioned sales A file output control unit 7 and a file output unit are provided as file means including means for converting data into a format that can be processed by another data processing device, and a magnetic tape as a file for registering the converted data. It is characterized by

[0005] Here, the file included in the file means may be a magnetic floppy disk unit.

[0006] It may also include an output channel, which is an interface that allows another data processing device to access the file.

[0007]

[Operation] Sales data for each sale is stored on a magnetic floppy disk unit or magnetic tape. This storage medium can be attached to another data processing device or the contents can be transmitted for desired aggregation, management and data analysis.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows the configuration of this embodiment. The level control unit 1 includes a keyboard control unit 2, a display control unit 3, and a printer control unit 4 that constitute a cash register, a main processor 5 that controls these, a file output unit 6 that is a feature of the present invention, and a file output unit 6. It is composed of a control section 7 that controls output, and a file memory 8 that stores file output data. The cash register also includes a printer 9, a keyboard 10, and a display section 11 for each I/O device, and the file output section 6 is a cassette or a floppy disk. It also includes an output channel to enable file output via an electrical interface.

That is, as shown in FIG. 1, this embodiment includes a keyboard 10 for inputting sales data including data indicating the sales amount, deposit amount, and commercial department for each sale; A display unit 11 that displays predetermined data including sales data and change related to the sales data, and a printer 9 that performs journal printing and receipt output printing of data including data related to the data displayed on the display unit 11. The present invention further includes means for converting the sales data into a format that can be processed by another data processing device, and a magnetic tape or magnetic floppy disk unit as a file for registering the converted data. A file output control unit 7 which is a file means including
It also includes a file output unit 6 and an output channel that is an interface that allows another data processing device to access the file.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained. The operation as a cash register is executed by the main processor 5,
Sales data is stored in the file memory 8 for each sales process. When one sales process is completed, this sales data is automatically transferred from the file memory 8 to the file output unit 6. As a result, the sales data handled by the cash register is recorded as raw data by the file output unit 6 for each process. In addition, when outputting this sales data to the outside via an electrical interface, the sales data is stored in the file memory 8 for each sales process as described above, and when one sales process is completed, it is automatically output via the electrical interface. Each process is output to an external I/O device. Aggregation work processing as a cash register is executed by the main processor 5, and the data stored in the file memory 8 is aggregated. When the aggregation process calculation is completed, the process of transferring the information that was conventionally output to the printer to the file output unit 6 is executed. Through these series of processes, the raw data of the cash register stored in the file output section 6 can be extracted to the outside in the form of a magnetic file or a memory file. This mechanism can be configured by a magnetic floppy disk unit in the case of a magnetic file, a cassette memory in the case of a memory file, or the like.

[0011]

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, the present invention makes it possible to take out the output information of the cash register in the form of a file. This has the effect of mechanically performing the work of organizing information and inputting this data into devices such as computers. In addition, by freely creating a program for the device that inputs information, the necessary aggregation, management, and data analysis work can be done freely and inexpensively based on the raw data provided from the cash register. .

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block configuration diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Level control section 2 Keyboard control section 3 Display control section 4 Printer control section 5 Main processor 6 File output section 7 File output control section 8 File memory 9 Printer 10 Keyboard 11 Display section

Claims (3)

[Claims] [Claim 1] A keyboard for inputting sales data including data indicating the sales amount, deposit amount, and commercial department for each sale, and a predetermined keyboard including the sales data and change related to the sales data. In a cash register equipped with a display section that displays data and a printer that performs journal printing and receipt output printing of data including data related to the data displayed on the display section, a file means is provided; A cash register comprising means for converting the sales data into a format that can be processed by another data processing device, and a magnetic tape serving as a file in which the converted data is registered. 2. A cash register according to claim 1, wherein the file included in said file means is a magnetic floppy disk unit. 3. A cash register according to claims 1 and 2, further comprising an output channel which is an interface allowing access to the file by another data processing device.