JPH04330593A - Parking charge processing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To find a discount amount when a parking charge is adjusted at a parking area and to automatically calculate the parking charge from which the discount amount is subtracted. CONSTITUTION:A CPU 11 in an ECR for counter subtracts card balance at every transaction when fetching the card balance and the sales aggregate of the day read by a card reader/writer 17, and also, adds the sales aggregate of the day at every transaction, and performs processing to write the results of subtraction and addition on a prepaid card PC via the card reader/writer 17. A CPU 12 in an ECR for parking area finds the parking charge based on staying time from entry time to leaving time. The CPU 21 decides the discount amount from the sales aggregate of the day read by a card reader/writer 27 and finds a new parking charge by subtracting the discount amount from the parking charge.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

[Industrial Application Field] The present invention is a parking fee processing system in a large store such as a department store, which comprises a sales data processing device installed in the sales floor and a parking fee processing device installed in the parking lot. Regarding.

0002

[Prior Art] Generally, large stores such as department stores provide a parking fee service.In this case, when leaving the parking lot, the customer presents the day's payment receipt to the staff member, and the staff member calculates the total amount for a certain amount of time. The most common method is to calculate the discount amount, hand over the stamped ticket, and pay at the exit of the parking lot.

0003

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] This parking fee payment method has the drawback that if the customer forgets to get a stamp, he or she cannot receive the discounted fee service. Therefore, if we could obtain the discount amount when paying the parking fee at the parking lot and automatically calculate the parking fee by deducting this amount, it would be possible to collect the parking fee extremely efficiently and provide a better service to customers. It is clear that services can also be improved. An object of the present invention is to obtain a discount amount when paying the parking fee at a parking lot, and to automatically calculate the parking fee by subtracting this amount.

0004

[Means for Solving the Problems] The means of the present invention are as follows. A sales data processing device 1 (see the functional block diagram in FIG. 1; the same applies hereinafter) is an electronic cash register (with a card reader/writer) installed in a sales floor.
ECR) etc. The parking fee processing device 2 is an ECR equipped with a card reader/writer for parking lots installed in a parking lot. The sales data processing device 1 is provided with a reading means 3, a calculating means 4, and a writing means 5. The reading means 3 reads card data from a prepaid card or the like on which at least the prepaid amount and parking fee discount data are recorded. Of the prepaid amount data and parking fee discount data read by the reading device 3, the calculation means 4 adds the prepaid amount data for each transaction, and subtracts the parking fee discount data for each transaction. Note that the parking fee discount data is, for example, the total amount paid for that day. The writing means 5 writes the prepaid amount data and the parking fee discount data newly determined by the calculation means 4 into the card type recording medium. The parking fee processing device 2 is provided with a first calculation means 6, a reading means 7, and a second calculation means 8. The first calculation means 6 calculates a standard parking fee from the staying time from the time of entry to the time of exit at the time of leaving the parking lot. In this case, the parking time may be recorded on a card-type recording medium at the time of parking or may be stored and managed on the parking fee processing device 2 side. The reading means 7 reads card data from the card type recording medium. The second calculating means 8 discounts the parking fee calculated by the first calculating means 6 according to the parking fee discount data read by the reading means 7 to obtain a new parking fee.

[0005]

[Operation] The operation of the means of the present invention is as follows. Now, when a card-type recording medium is presented at the time of parking, the parking fee processing device 2 writes the current time as the parking time in the card-type recording medium. Then, in the sales data processing device 1 of each sales floor, the calculating means 4 subtracts the prepaid amount data from among the prepaid amount data and parking fee discount data read from the card type recording medium by the reading means 3, and also subtracts the parking fee. Add discount data for each transaction. As a result, the newly obtained prepaid amount data and parking fee discount data are written into the card type recording medium by the writing means 5. When the card-type recording medium is presented to the parking fee processing device 2 at the time of leaving the parking lot, the first calculation means 6 calculates a standard parking fee based on the staying time from the parking time to the leaving time. Then, the second calculating means 8 discounts the parking fee calculated by the first calculating means 6 according to the parking fee discount data read by the reading means 7 to obtain a new discounted parking fee. Therefore, when paying the parking fee at the parking lot, it is possible to obtain the discount amount and automatically calculate the parking fee by subtracting this amount.

[0006]

[Embodiment] An embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an ECR equipped with a card reader/writer installed in each sales floor. CPU1
1 controls the overall operation of this ECR according to various programs stored in the ROM 12, and the CPU 11 includes a key input section 13 as a peripheral device.
, a display section 14, a printing section 15, a drawer 16, a card reader/writer 17, and a clock circuit section 18 are connected thereto, and their input/output operations are controlled.

[0007] The key input section 13 has a mode switch MS on its keyboard in addition to a numeric keypad AK, a function key BK, etc., and the mode switch MS selects "P (setting)" and "REG (registration)" depending on the switching position. )”, “OFF
(power off),” “X (inspection),” and “Z (payment).” When sales data is input from the key input section 13, the CPU 11 registers this sales data in the various totalizers 19-1 in the RAM 19, and displays and outputs the registration results from the display section 14, or prints them out. The unit 15 prints out the printout.

[0008] When the card reader/writer 17 inserts the prepaid card PC at the end of registration of one transaction, the CPU
The card information is read/written to the prepaid card PC under the control of the card reader/writer 17.
It is taken into PU11. At this time, the CPU 11 updates the card balance by subtracting the sales amount from the card balance,
The new card balance updated thereby is written to the prepaid card PC by the card reader/writer 17.

[0009] In addition to the area where the card balance and IDNO are recorded, the prepaid card PC in this embodiment also has an area where the date of card processing is written and the total sales for that date (total sales for the current day). There is an area where the information is written. In this case, the CPU 11 uses the date recorded on the prepaid card and the clock circuit section 18.
The current date obtained in step 1 is compared with the current date, and if a discrepancy is detected, the current date is written into the prepaid card PC by the card reader/writer 17. Also, CPU
11 detects a match between the card date and the current date,
Add the total sales for this transaction to the total sales for the current day,
The total amount is written into the prepaid card PC by the card reader/writer 17.

On the other hand, since the ECR equipped with a card reader/writer installed in the parking lot has basically the same structure as the above-mentioned ECR for the sales floor, a description thereof will be omitted. In this case, the symbols in parentheses in the figure correspond to the ECR for the parking lot, and this ECR includes the CPU 21, ROM 22, key input section 23, display section 24, printing section 25, drawer 26,
Card reader/writer 27, clock circuit section 28, RAM2
9.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 3 and 4. Figure 3 shows E for parking lot.
A flowchart showing the operation of CR, Figure 4 is an EC for sales floor.
It is a flowchart showing the operation of R. First, when entering a parking lot, a parking ticket is issued and given to the customer.

That is, the clerk operates a ticket issuing key (not shown) provided on the key input section 23. Then, this is detected in step A1, and the process proceeds to step A29, where it waits until the card is inserted into the card reader/writer 27. Here, when the card is inserted, it is checked whether the card is a predetermined parking ticket (step A3
0), if it is not a parking ticket, the card is ejected (step A31), and the system waits for card insertion (step A29).
. Now, when a parking ticket is inserted, the CPU 21 reads the current date and time data from the clock circuit section 28 (step A3).
2), is given to the card reader/writer 27 to be written into the prepaid card PC as the warehousing time (step A3
3). Then, the card is ejected and this flow ends. The parking ticket thus issued is given to the customer, and the customer presents it to the staff member when exiting the parking lot.

Next, when sales data is input from the key input section 13 at each sales floor (step B1), the CPU 1
1 processes the input sales data and registers it in various totalizers 19-1 in the RAM 19 (step B2). Here, when the registration of one transaction is completed and the cash key (not shown) provided on the key input unit 13 is operated, this is detected in step B4 and the closing process using cash is performed. is carried out (step B5). Here, if a prepaid card is inserted (YES in step B6), the total cash sales associated with this transaction is added to the total sales for the day read from the prepaid card, and this total amount is calculated by the card reader/ The information is written to the prepaid card by the writer 17 (step B7). Then, regardless of whether or not the card is inserted, the process proceeds to the next step B8, where a receipt is issued, and then the process returns to step B1. In this way, even in the case of cash payment, if a prepaid card is inserted, the sales total for the day is updated.

On the other hand, in the case of card payment, when a prepaid card is inserted into the card reader/writer 17, this is detected in step B3 and the process proceeds to step B9, where the card data read by the card reader/writer 17 is Incorporate. Then, subtract the sales amount from this card balance to obtain a new card balance (Step B
10). At this time, if the card balance is less than the sales amount (subtraction is not possible) (step B11), in order to pay the insufficient amount in cash or make a new card payment, the insufficient amount is transferred to the work memory in the RAM 19 (step B11). (not shown) (step B12). After a new card balance is written into the prepaid card (step B13), the current date is read from the clock circuit section 18 (step B14) and compared with the card date (step B15).

As a result, if a date mismatch is detected,
Proceeding to step B16, date change processing is performed to write the current date on the prepaid card. In this case, the total sales for the current day recorded on the prepaid card is cleared as the date is changed (step B17). The process then proceeds to step B18, where the current sales amount is added to the total sales for that day and the process is written to the prepaid card. On the other hand, if the card date and the current date match, step B
Steps 16 and B17 are skipped, and the process moves to updating the total sales for the current day (step B18). Thereafter, the card is ejected (step B19). Next, it is checked whether the insufficient amount has been saved in the RAM 19 (step B2
0), if there is not, the process proceeds to step B21, a receipt is issued, and the process returns to step B1, but if there is, the process proceeds to step B22, where the insufficient amount is displayed and output to notify the cashier, etc., and then the process returns to step B3. In this case, the shortfall amount must be paid with another new prepaid card or in cash.

[0016] Such processing is performed for each sales floor. As a result, the total sales for the day recorded on the prepaid card is updated for each sales floor.

Next, the operation of the parking lot ECR when leaving the parking lot will be explained. First, when leaving the parking lot, the parking ticket is inserted into the card reader/writer 27. Then step A
In step A5, the presence of a card is detected, and the process proceeds to step A5.
It is detected that the inserted card is a parking ticket. In addition,
In this case, if the card is not inserted and a key other than the ticket issue key is operated, this is detected in step A3 and the process proceeds to step A4, where processing according to other inputs is executed. On the other hand, if the inserted card is not a parking ticket, this is detected in step A5 and the process proceeds to step A13, where an error is displayed and the card is ejected (step A14).

[0018] If a parking ticket has been inserted, the process proceeds to step A6, where the parking time is read from the parking ticket, and the parking fee is calculated and displayed based on the staying time from the parking ticket to the exit time (current time). It is output (step A7). After discharging the card (step A8), it is determined whether the parking fee is to be paid in cash (step A9) or by card (step A10). That is, the key input section 23
The payment mode is checked based on whether the amount data is input from the card reader/writer 27 or the prepaid card is inserted into the card reader/writer 27. Here, in the case of cash payment, a cash closing process is performed and a receipt is issued (step A1
5). Furthermore, when a card is inserted, it is checked whether or not the card is a prepaid card (step A1).
1) If the card is not a prepaid card, proceed to step A12, eject the card, and then return to step A9.

In the case of card payment, the process proceeds to step A16, where processing is performed to read date data and the total sales for the current day from the prepaid card. Then, the current date is read from the clock circuit section 28 (step A1
7) Compare the card date and the current date (Step A
18). As a result, if a match is detected between the two,
The discount amount is determined from the total sales for that day, and the discount amount is subtracted from the parking fee calculated in step A7 above to obtain a new fee (step A19). Note that if a date mismatch is detected, the parking fee discount calculation is not performed, and the parking fee calculated in step A7 becomes the new fee.

[0020] Then, in the next step A20, it is checked whether the new charge can be subtracted from the card balance of the prepaid card, and if subtraction is possible, the new charge is subtracted from the card balance and written to the prepaid card. (Step A21). On the other hand, if the subtraction is not possible, the insufficient amount is saved to the work memory (not shown) in the RAM 29 (step A26), and the card balance is set to "0" by processing to set the card balance to "0". Write it on the prepaid card (step A27). In either case, whether the new charge can be subtracted from the card balance or not, the process proceeds to step A22, where the total sales for the day are cleared and written to the prepaid card, and the card is ejected (step A22). A23). Next, check whether the insufficient amount has been saved in the work memory (step A2
4) If there is no receipt, issue a receipt in the next step A25 and end this flow, but if there is, proceed to the next step A2
In step 8, the insufficient amount is displayed and output, and the process returns to step A9, whereupon processing is performed depending on whether the insufficient amount is paid in cash or by a new prepaid card.

As described above, in this embodiment, a parking ticket is issued by the ECR for the parking lot when entering the parking lot, and when exiting the parking lot, the parking ticket is presented to the attendant and is inserted into the ECR. Parking fees are automatically calculated based on the length of stay. In this case, the parking fee will be a discounted amount based on the total sales for the day, and this fee can be paid with a prepaid card.

[0022] In the above embodiment, a parking ticket is issued at the time of entering the parking lot, but if the time of entry is recorded on a prepaid card, it is possible to use a single prepaid card to pay by card at the sales floor and to pay by card at the parking lot. Payment is possible.

Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the total sales amount for the day was used as the parking fee discount data, but it may also be the number of discount points or the like.

[0024]

[Effects of the Invention] According to the present invention, when paying the parking fee at a parking lot, it is possible to obtain the discount amount and automatically calculate the parking fee by deducting this amount.
This makes it possible to collect parking fees extremely efficiently, improve customer service, and is highly practical.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block configuration diagram of an ECR for a sales floor or an ECR for a parking lot, showing an embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the parking lot ECR.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the sales floor ECR.

[Explanation of symbols]

11, 21 CPU 12, 22 ROM 13, 23 Key input section 17, 27 Card reader/writer 19, 29 RAM

Claims (1)

[Claims] Claim 1: A sales data processing device installed in a sales floor and a parking fee processing device installed in a parking lot, wherein the sales data processing device records at least prepayment amount data and parking fee discount data. a reading means for reading card data from a card-type recording medium, and subtracting the prepaid amount data of the prepaid amount data and parking fee discount data read by the reading means for each transaction, and subtracting the parking fee discount data for each transaction. calculation means for adding;
and a writing means for writing the prepaid amount data and the parking fee discount data newly obtained by the calculating means into a card type recording medium, and the parking fee processing device is configured to write the prepaid amount data and the parking fee discount data newly determined by the calculation means to the card type recording medium, and the parking fee processing device a first calculating means for calculating a standard parking fee; a reading means for reading card data from a card-type recording medium; and a parking fee discount obtained by reading the parking fee calculated by the first calculating means by the reading means. A parking fee processing system comprising: second calculation means for calculating a new parking fee by discounting it according to the data.