JPH05101084A - Reserved merchandise managing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reduce the burden of clerks and to improve the reliability of reserved sale by calling information concerning the distribution period of reserved merchandise inputted from a reserved merchandise table when the code of the reserved merchandise is inputted, and judging the possibility of reservation by collating the called information with the information of the receiving date. CONSTITUTION:When the code of reserving merchandise reserved by a customer and the receiving date are inputted from an input part 12, the information concerning the distribution period of the code-inputted reserved merchandise managed at the reserved merchandise table of a RAM 24 is called and a CPU 21 automatically judges the possibility of reservation according to the called information and the information of the inputted receiving date. When the reservation is enabled, an ordering processing is executed based on the input information from the input part 12 and based on the information managed at the delivery time table of the RAM 24, delivery time closest to the receiving date is detected and displayed at displays 14 and 15. Therefore, when the delivery time is informed, the clerk can confirm the possibility of reservation and also can recognize the time to deliver the reserved merchandise.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a reserved product management device used in a retail store that carries out reserved sales of products.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, mass retailers such as convenience stores and supermarkets have made reservation sales such as bento. In stores where a POS (point-of-sale information management) system has already been established, orders for reserved products are also placed via the POS terminal installed in the stores, and the reservation information of customers is concentrated by the host computer installed in the headquarters. It is managed.

[0003]

However, generally, a reserved product is set with a delivery period, a minimum period required from reservation to delivery, and the like. Also, depending on the product, the days of the week on which the product will be delivered are set, and the delivery time of each product is usually fixed.

For this reason, when a reservation for a product is received, it is very important to judge whether or not the customer can deliver the reserved product at the date and time when the customer desires to receive the product. However, in the past, the fact that the decision was left to the store clerk was a burden on the store clerk, and even if the delivery date was undeliverable, the reservation was sometimes received and the customer was bothered.

Therefore, the present invention automatically determines whether or not the customer can deliver the reserved product at the date and time when the customer desires to receive the product,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a reserved product management device that can place an order only when delivery is possible and can reduce the burden on a store clerk and improve the reliability of reservation sales.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, a reserved product table that manages information relating to the delivery period of various reserved products for each code attached to each reserved product, and a delivery time that manages the delivery time of each reserved product. The table, the code of the reserved product that the customer reserves and the reservation information input section for inputting the date and time of receipt of the reserved product, and the code of the reserved product when the code of the reserved product is input through this input unit Information availability means for calling the information related to the delivery period of the reserved product and the information about the delivery period called by this means and the receipt date and time information input via the input section are collated to determine the availability of the reservation. When the determination means determines that the reservation is possible, the ordering process is performed and the delivery date closest to the delivery date and time is determined based on the information in the delivery time table. Time is a reserved product management device and a delivery time notification means that detect and notify.

[0007]

According to the present invention having such a structure, when the customer inputs the code and the date and time of receipt of the reserved product to be reserved by the input unit, the delivery period of the reserved product whose code is managed in the reserved product table is entered. Information is called,
Whether or not the reservation can be made is automatically determined based on the information and the input receipt date and time information. When the reservation is possible, the ordering process is performed based on the input information from the input section, and the delivery time closest to the delivery date and time is detected and notified based on the information managed in the delivery time table. It Therefore, when the clerk is notified of the delivery time, the clerk can confirm that the reservation is possible and know the time when the reserved product is delivered.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In this embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to a POS terminal will be described.

FIG. 1 is an external view of a POS terminal. As shown in the drawing, a mode switch 11, a keyboard 12, a receipt issuing port 13 and a cashier display 14 are provided on the front surface of a housing 10, and the above-mentioned structure is provided on the upper surface. A customer display 15 having the same configuration as the cashier display 14 is rotatably provided upright, and a drawer 16 for storing cash or the like on the lower surface.
Is installed. In addition, a touch-type barcode scanner 17 for reading the barcode attached to each product
Are connected via a signal cable 18.

The mode switch 11 is for turning on the power,
Control OFF, "Register", "Check", "Settlement"
This is a control switch that selectively switches various business modes such as "setting", and it is operated by a key.

As shown in FIG. 2, the keyboard 12 includes a numeral key K1 consisting of "00" and "0" to "9" and a plurality of department keys K2 preset with department codes for classifying each product. Other, PLU (price look up) key K3, current total key K4, × key K5, cancel key K
6, various function keys such as a clear key K7, a reservation key k8, and a date / time key k9 are provided.

Incidentally, the reservation key k8 is a key for declaring registration of a reserved product. The date and time key k9 is used to input the date and time of receipt (year, month, day, hour, minute) of the reserved product.

The cashier display 14 and the customer display 15 are used to display the name and sales price of the registered product,
The total amount of one transaction, the amount of change, etc. are displayed electronically, and each is composed of a 40-character x 20-line CRT or liquid crystal display.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a control circuit of the POS terminal, in which a CPU (central processing unit) 21 constituting a control unit main body is connected to the CPU 2 via a bus line 22.
ROM (read only memory) 1 in which program data for executing various business modes is stored
3, a RAM (random access memory) 24 in which various memory areas for temporarily storing data processed by the CPU 21 are formed, a clock circuit 25 for counting the current date / time and day of the week, and the mode switch 11 A signal is input and an I / O port 26 that outputs a drive signal to a drawer opening device 16a that opens the drawer 16 and controls data communication performed with a host computer connected via a communication line. A communication interface 27, a keyboard controller 28 for taking in key signals from the keyboard 12, and the display units 14 and 15
A display controller 29 for driving and controlling each printer, a printer controller 31 for driving and controlling a printer 30 for printing and issuing receipts, and the barcode scanner 1
The scanner interface 32 and the like to which the bar code data read by 7 is input are connected.

In particular, in the RAM 24, as shown in FIG. 4, the reserved product name, unit price, delivery start date, delivery end date, and the shortest time from reservation to delivery according to each reservation product code attached to each reservation product. A reserved product table 41 that manages each information of the period and the day of the holiday, each name of a delivery flight that arrives a plurality of times a day (four times in this embodiment), and a delivery time that manages a so-called delivery time. Table 4
2 and the reserved product code of the product that received the reservation, the number of reservations,
A reservation information file 43 is formed in which a reception date and time and an optimal delivery flight number are registered for each series of reservation numbers.

However, the CPU 21 is in a state where the "register" mode is selected by the mode switch 11,
When the reservation key k8 of the keyboard 12 is pressed, the program is set to execute the reservation mode process shown in FIG.

That is, first, as ST (step) 1, the number is entered by the number key k1, and then the PLU key k is entered.
When 3 is keyed in, the customer recognizes the numerical data as the code of the reserved product reserved by the customer and takes it in. Then, as ST2, the reserved product table 41 is searched, and the management information (reserved product name, unit price, delivery start date, delivery end date, delivery shortest period, holiday delivery day) corresponding to the inputted reservation product code is called and the RAM 24 is called. Temporarily store in the work area of.

Next, at ST3, when the numeric key k1 is used to perform a 12-digit numeric AAAABBCCDDEE, and the date and time key is subsequently keyed in, the date and time at which the customer receives the reserved product (BB date CC date in AAAA DD hour EE minute) ) Is input and is temporarily stored in the work area.

Next, at ST4, it is determined whether the receipt date is within the delivery period of the reserved product, that is, whether the receipt date exists between the delivery start date and the delivery end date in the work area.

If it exists, it is within the delivery period. Therefore, at ST5, it is determined whether the receiving date is within the non-delivery period, that is, the period from the current date (reservation date) measured by the clock circuit 25 to the receiving date. Determines whether or not the delivery time is within the shortest delivery period in the work area.

[0021] Then, if the delivery date is within the shortest delivery period, it can be delivered for a certain period of time.
That is, the clock circuit 25 is the same as the period from the current date (reservation date) to the receipt date, which is measured by the clock circuit 25.
By checking the current day of the week and the day of the week on which the receipt is made, it is determined whether or not it coincides with a non-delivery day in the work area.

If they do not match, the date of receipt is not a holiday, so in ST7 the time of receipt and the delivery time set in the delivery time table 42 are sequentially compared, and the delivery time closest to the delivery time is detected. Then, it is displayed on the cashier display 14 together with the corresponding delivery flight number.

After that, at ST8, the reservation product code, the number of reservations (entered by the numerical keys k1 and x key k5 after the delivery time is displayed), the date and time of receipt, and the optimal delivery flight number are stored in the reservation information table 43 as the reservation number. While registering in order, the printer 30 is operated to print the registered content on a receipt or the like. Further, the registration contents are transmitted to the host computer via the communication interface 27 to place an order, and this processing is ended.

On the other hand, if the receipt date is outside the delivery period in ST4 or outside the non-delivery period in ST5,
Or, in ST6, if it is a non-delivery day, the item cannot be delivered on the date of receipt and reservation cannot be made.
At T9, the cashier display 14 displays a message indicating that reservation is not possible.

In this state, the current total key k as the end key
When 4 is entered by key, the customer has canceled the reservation.
This process ends. On the other hand, when the cancel key k6 is pressed, the customer reconsiders the receipt date and time.
It returns to 3 and waits for re-input of the receipt date and time.

In the present embodiment having such a configuration, the reserved product table 41 stores the product names, unit prices, and prices of various reserved products.
The delivery start date, delivery end date, delivery shortest period, and non-delivery day are preset for each reserved product code of each reserved product.
Further, the delivery time table 42 is preset with the delivery time of one day and the delivery flight number.

Here, it is assumed that the setting contents of both the tables 41 and 42 are as shown in FIG. That is, the reserved product "reserved lunch: unit price 10" of the reserved product code "001"
"00 yen" is from December 19, 1991 to December 30, the same year
It is delivered in the period up to the day, and the shortest period required from reservation to delivery is 3 days, and the closed days are Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Similarly, the reserved product "reserved characteristic bento: unit price 2000 yen" with reserved product code "002" is delivered during the period from December 20, 1991 to December 31, 1991, and the shortest period required from reservation to delivery. Is 3 days, Tuesdays are closed days,
Trees and soil. In addition, deliveries are delivered four times a day, with the first flight arriving at 8:00 am, the second arriving at 0:00 pm, the third arriving at 4:00 pm, and the fourth arriving at 8:00 pm. It is decided to arrive at times.

When the customer offers to reserve the reserved product "reserved lunch", the clerk first enters the code "001" of the reserved product "reserved lunch" and then the PLU key k3.
After keying in, ask for the date and time of receipt of the reserved product. Then, the customer receives, for example, the receipt date and time on December 2, 1991.
When 10:30 am on the 4th is desired, the reception date and time is keyed in using the numeric key k1 and the date and time key k9.

Then, the receipt date (12th December 1991)
It is determined whether or not (24th of a month) is within the delivery period. In this case, since it is within the delivery period, the next receipt date (1991 1
It is determined whether or not (February 24) is within the undeliverable period. If the reservation date is December 20, 1991, it is out of the non-delivery period.
(February 24) It is determined whether it is a holiday. Here, if the delivery date is Tuesday, it is not a closed day, so the delivery time closest to the delivery time is detected. In this case, since the delivery time (8:00 am) of the first flight is the closest to the reception time, the delivery time and the delivery flight name are displayed on the cashier display unit 14. An example of the display screen of the cashier display 14 at this time is shown in FIG. 6A, and an example of the display screen of the customer display 15 is shown in FIG.
It shows in (b).

Therefore, the clerk can confirm from the display contents of the cashier display unit 14 that the reserved merchandise can be handed over on the day of receipt, and then the number of merchandise to be reserved by the customer (for example, 10 pieces) is entered with the numeric key. Enter with k1 and x key k5. Then, the reserved product information of this time is registered in the order information table 43 and transmitted to the host computer connected via the communication line to place an order.
The registration and ordering work is exactly the same as the conventional one.

On the other hand, in the above example, when the delivery date exceeds the delivery end date, or when the period from the reservation date to the delivery date is shorter than the shortest delivery period, and further, the delivery date matches the deadline. , A message indicating that reservation is not possible is displayed on the cashier display 14.

Therefore, the clerk can confirm from the display contents of the cashier display unit 14 that the reserved product cannot be delivered on the date of receipt desired by the customer. In this case, if the customer specifies a different receipt date, the cancel key k6 is keyed in, and then the receipt date is re-entered.
It will be dealt with by keying in 4.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the clerk receives the reserved product by simply keying in the code of the reserved product that the customer reserves and the date and time when the reserved product is received according to a predetermined operation procedure. It is automatically determined whether it is possible to deliver at day time. Then, when delivery is possible, the delivery time and the like closest to the receipt time are displayed on the cashier display unit 14, so that the clerk can deliver the reserved product to the receipt date and time from the displayed contents, and You can check the time when the reserved product is delivered.

As a result, the burden on the store clerk in handling the reserved product is significantly reduced, and it is possible to determine whether or not the reserved product can be delivered without requiring skill, so that an error that the product cannot be delivered on the receiving day is made. Can be prevented and reliability can be improved.

Although the delivery start date, delivery end date, delivery shortest period, and non-delivery day are shown as the information regarding the delivery period of various reserved products in the above embodiment, it goes without saying that the delivery date is not limited to these. is there.

In the above embodiment, the present invention is also used for the POS terminal, but it may be a dedicated machine for only registering and ordering reserved products. Of course, various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

[0037]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, it is automatically determined whether or not the customer can deliver the reserved product at the date and time when he / she wants to receive it, and only when the delivery is possible, the order is placed. It is possible to provide a reserved product management device capable of notifying the delivery time closest to the date and time of receipt and reducing the burden on the clerk and improving the reliability of reservation sales.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the outer appearance of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a key layout diagram of the keyboard in the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a control circuit of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a main memory configuration diagram of a RAM in the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a reservation mode process of the CPU in the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a display output example in the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

12 ... Keyboard, 14, 15 ... Indicator, 21 ... CP
U, 27 ... communication interface, 41 ... reserved product table, 42 ... delivery time table, 43 ... reservation information table.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A reservation product table that manages information about delivery periods of various reservation products for each code attached to each reservation product, a delivery time table that manages delivery times of various reservation products, and a reservation that a customer makes a reservation. Reservation information input section for inputting the code of the commodity and the date and time of receipt of the reserved commodity, and information on the delivery period of the reserved commodity code-input from the reserved commodity table when the code of the reserved commodity is inputted through this input section. An information calling means for calling the information, a reservation availability judgment means for judging whether the reservation is possible by collating the information concerning the delivery period called by this means with the information of the receipt date and time inputted through the input section, and this judgment. If it is determined that the reservation is possible, the ordering process is performed and the delivery time closest to the receipt date and time is checked based on the information in the delivery time table. A reserved product management device, comprising: a delivery time notifying means for notifying delivery.