JPH0495726A - Delivery-charge computing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide an apparatus for computing the delivery charge of a product to be delivered quickly and assuredly by providing a data processing means for computing the delivery charge based on the selected results of a sector selecting means and a weight selecting means. CONSTITUTION:When a customer requested the delivery of merchandise, the data such as the merchandise code and the like are inputted into a CPU 2 through a data input means 3. The merchandise data which agree with the merchandise code are selected from a merchandise table 7 and outputted to a display means 4. The merchandise data are displayed on the display means 4. When a cashier who has confirmed the data selects the delivery sector requested by the customer by the operation of a keyboard and the like, the operation mode of the CPU 2 is changed into the merchandise delivery. Thus the automatic computation of the delivery charge is started. The CPU 2 selects the delivery charges for a plurality of delivery sectors from the delivery charge table. One of the delivery charge is selected based on the sector data. The selected delivery charge is displayed on the display means 4 and printed on a receipt which is issued from a printing means 5.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a shipping cost calculation device that mechanically calculates the shipping cost of a delivered item.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Currently, products purchased at a store are directly delivered to a designated area as a delivery item at the customer's request. In this case, the cashier will charge the shipping fee in addition to the amount of the product, but this shipping fee is determined by shipping attributes such as the type of shipping method and characteristics of the delivered item, the delivery area, and the weight of the delivered item. . Therefore, in the past, cashiers manually calculated shipping charges by referring to a list containing various conditions such as those mentioned above.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention As described above, the method in which the cashier manually calculates shipping charges by referring to a list is undesirable because the work is complicated and time consuming, resulting in delays in sales operations. Furthermore, if the cashier manually calculates the shipping fee as described above, there is a risk that the cashier may make a mistake in the calculation and request a shipping fee that is not originally intended.

For this reason, there is a need for a device that quickly and reliably calculates shipping charges for delivered items.

Means for solving the problem Multiple district information that categorizes the delivery districts of the delivered goods is set in advance in the delivery district table, and a district selection means is provided to select one district information from this delivery district table, and the weight of the delivered goods is A plurality of weight ranks classified into the above are set in advance in a weight rank table, and a weight selection means is provided for selecting one weight rank from this weight rank table, and based on the selection results of the area selection means and the weight selection means, respectively. Information processing means for calculating shipping charges was provided.

The district selection means selects one district information from a delivery district table in which a plurality of district information for classifying the delivery districts of the delivered goods is preset, and a plurality of weight ranks for classifying the weight of the delivered goods are preset. Since the weight selection means selects one weight rank from the weight rank table, and the information processing means calculates the shipping fee based on the selection results of the district selection means and the weight selection means, various conditions are set in advance. Since the shipping fee is automatically calculated when one condition is selected from the table using each selection means, there is no need for the operator to manually calculate the shipping fee, and the shipping fee can be determined quickly and reliably.

Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be explained based on FIGS. 1 to 4. First, the ECR (E
electronic Ca5h Register)
l is an information processing means C as illustrated in FIG.
PU (Central Processing Uni)
t) 2, data input means 3, such as a keyboard, which is an attribute selection means, a district selection means, and a weight selection means;
Display means 4 consisting of an RT (Cathode Ray Tube) display etc., printing means 5 consisting of a line thermal printer etc., RAM (Random Access)
ss Memory) and ROM (React 0nty
It has a structure in which a storage means 6 consisting of a memory, etc. is connected.

Here, the storage means 6 includes a product table 7 as illustrated in FIG. 1(a), a shipping fee attribute table 8 as illustrated in FIG. 1(b), and a shipping attribute table 8 as illustrated in FIG. 1(c). A shipping fee table 9 that serves as both a shipping district table and a weight rank table as shown in the example is stored, and the product table 7 is set in advance with various information about the product being delivered, and the shipping attribute table 8 is A plurality of shipping attributes consisting of the type of delivery method, product characteristics, etc. are set in advance, and the shipping table 9 includes a plurality of district information that categorizes the shipping area, and a plurality of weight ranks that categorizes the weight of the product. It is set in advance. In addition, in this ECRI, as illustrated in FIG. 3, the data input means 3 is displayed on the screen of the display means 4.
A touch key 10, which is a part of the touch key 10, is formed.

In such a configuration, this ECRI normally processes product information input through the data input means 3 using the CPtJ2 to execute sales operations, similar to the conventional ECR.

Therefore, the processing operation when delivering products registered with this ECRI will be explained below based on the flowchart illustrated in FIG. 4. First, when a customer requests delivery of a product, information such as a product code is input into the CPU 2 by reading a barcode reader using the data input means 3, similar to a normal ECR, and the product code and other information are input into the CPU 2. Matching product information is selected from the product table 7 in the storage means 6 and output to the display means 4. Then, as illustrated in FIG. 3, product information such as the product code and weight is displayed on the display means 4. After confirming this, the cashier selects the delivery area requested by the customer using the touch keys 10 or the data input means. When selected using the keyboard operation in step 3, the operation mode of C'PtJ2 is changed to product delivery according to this input.
Automatic calculation of shipping charges will begin.

Here, when the cashier inputs the number of products using the data input means, the CPU 2 detects this input and multiplies the number of products by the weight of the products read from the product information to calculate the total weight of the delivered products. , the shipping fee attribute is selected from the shipping fee attribute table 8 according to the shipping fee attribute of the product read from the product information.

Therefore, the CPU 2 selects shipping charges for a plurality of delivery areas from the shipping fee table 9 according to the selected shipping attribute and the calculated total weight, and selects one of these shipping fees according to the area information. Therefore, the selected shipping fee is displayed on the display means 4 and printed on the receipt issued by the printing means 5.

By doing this, with this ECRI, the cashier can automatically calculate the shipping fee by performing the same tasks as normal sales operations, except for selecting the delivery area, so the calculation of the shipping fee can be completed quickly. Delays in sales operations are prevented, and there is no need for cashiers to miscalculate and charge unnecessary shipping fees.

Moreover, in the ECR1 of this embodiment, the product table 7
Since shipping attributes, weight, etc. are set as product information, shipping attributes are selected by simply inputting the product information by reading the barcode, etc., and the total weight is calculated by simply inputting the number of items, and the weight rank is determined. This further reduces the cashier's workload and burden.

The shipping attributes referred to here consist of the type of shipping method and the characteristics of the delivered item, and are set according to conditions such as the difference between home delivery and mail, frozen items, fragile items, and items with excessive volume compared to the weight. ing.

Further, in the ECR 1 of this embodiment, the weight and shipping attributes of the product to be delivered are set in advance for each product as the product table 7, but the present invention is not limited to the above method. For example, it is also possible to implement a shipping fee calculation device (not shown) in which the weight of the product is input using an electronic scale, and the shipping fee attributes are determined and input by a cashier using a keyboard. In this case, this shipping fee calculation device does not need to store data in advance according to the contents of the delivered item.
For example, it can also be used at a delivery counter.

Effects of the Invention As described above, the present invention sets in advance a plurality of district information in which the delivery districts of delivered goods are classified in a delivery district table, and is provided with district selection means for selecting one district information from this delivery district table. A plurality of weight ranks in which the weights of delivered goods are classified are set in advance in a weight rank table, a weight selection means is provided for selecting one weight rank from this weight rank table, and each selection is made by the area selection means and the weight selection means. By installing an information processing means that calculates shipping costs based on the results, the tapes with various conditions set in advance are automatically calculated, eliminating the need for workers to calculate shipping costs manually. Since the amount is determined quickly, delays in work are prevented, and since the shipping fee is reliably determined, it is possible to prevent miscalculations and billing for shipping fees that are different from the original amount.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of the structure of a table, and FIG. 21! I is a block diagram, FIG. 3 is a front view of the display screen, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart. 1... Shipping fee calculation device, 2... Information processing device, 3...
- District selection means and weight selection means, 9... Delivery district table and weight rank table, 10... District selection means If one condition is selected for each selection method, the shipping cost Z figure will be calculated.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A delivery district table in which a plurality of district information that categorizes the delivery areas of the delivery items is set in advance, a district selection means that selects one area information from the delivery area table, and a plurality of weights that classify the weights of the delivery items. A shipping fee is calculated based on a weight rank table in which ranks are set in advance, a weight selection means for selecting one weight rank from the weight rank table, and the selection results of the area selection means and the weight selection means. A shipping fee calculation device comprising: information processing means.