JPH05151460A - Sales management device using card - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To simplify the operation of a user and to considerably increase the entire processing speed by preliminarily registering commodities whose frequency in purchase is highest. CONSTITUTION:A totalizer 3 is provided with a sales recording part 32, a setting part 33 as the prior designation means, and a display part 34 in addition to a CPU31. The sales recording part 32 receives data outputted from register terminal machine 1 and stores it, and purchased commodities, the amount of money, the sale date, etc., are recorded for each person discriminated by an ID card 4 inserted to a card read part 13. The setting part 33 of the totalizer 3 designates respective commodities to be preliminarily designated of register terminal machines 1 by key operation in consideration of sales. This setting part 33 is used to change designated commodities by seasons or to change the prices. Preliminarily designated commodity names of all register terminal machined are displayed on a display part 34. Thus, the user purchases a popular commodity by card operation without designating the commodity by button operation.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a sales management device using an ID card, a prepaid card or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a sales management device of this type, there is known one used in a cashless dining room system by a post-payment method as proposed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 63-316262. In such a cafeteria system, a user registers an ID card (identification card) possessed by a registration terminal to register for sale and receive food. It has become.

[0003]

The card system of the cafeteria system eliminates the need for cash handling and ticket issuance, which is extremely effective in streamlining office work. Button operation to do
Since the operation of inserting the D card and identifying the user is always required, it is not always satisfactory in eliminating congestion at lunch, and it is expected to develop a sales management device capable of processing more speedily. Was there.

[0004]

As a concrete means for solving the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, the present invention includes a card reading means and a temporary designating means for a purchaser to designate a product from a plurality of product groups. A sales management device comprising display means for displaying a selected product and registration means for registering the product displayed on the display means when the card reading means reads a card, A pre-designating unit for pre-designating one product from a plurality of product groups is provided, the product designated by the pre-designating unit is displayed on the display unit, and the temporary designating unit is operated when the temporary designating unit is operated. The product designated by the means is displayed on the display means, the card is read by the card reading means, and after the sales registration is performed, the pre-designating means is used again. By providing a sales management device constant has been a product using a card and displaying on said display means, it solves the problems of the aforementioned prior art.

[0005]

[Operation] By selecting the best-selling product in advance by the pre-designating means, the user can purchase the popular product only by operating the card without designating the product by operating the buttons. The operation becomes simple and the processing time can be greatly shortened. When purchasing a product other than the pre-designated product, the temporary designating means is operated to cancel the pre-designated product and select and purchase the desired product.

[0006]

[Embodiment] An embodiment of the present invention will be described as a post-payment sales management apparatus which is often used in a cafeteria or the like. This cafeteria system is operated by a cashless self-service method, and when the user receives a favorite dish from the dishes lined up on the counter,
By performing registration processing in the sales management device, payment is made at a later date.

FIG. 1 shows a system configuration of a card-type sales management device according to the present invention. A plurality of registration terminals 1 are connected to a dedicated line 2 by a bus line system. The centralizing unit 3 which is a registration unit and a network controller is centrally managed.

The registration terminal 1 is provided with at least a plurality of merchandise designation buttons 11 for selecting a menu, a display section 12 as a display means, and a card reading section 13 on the customer service side, which is used. The person can select a desired product by pressing the product specification button 11 which is a temporary specification means. However, in the sales management device of the present invention, a popular menu that is frequently purchased is registered in advance in the registration terminal 1 by the sales manager. Since the product is designated and registered, the predesignated product is automatically selected by inserting the ID card 4 into the card reading unit 13 without operating the product designation button 11.

Then, the pre-designated product is displayed on the display unit 12 of the registration terminal 1 when the product designation button 11 is not operated, and the pre-designated product is displayed when the product designation button 11 is operated. Since the product which has been canceled and temporarily designated by the button operation is displayed, the user can definitely register the purchased food in the tallying machine 3.

The card reading unit 1 of the registration terminal 1
In this case, 3 is a hand-scan type card reader, for example, which reads data (name, employee number, etc.) from the ID card 4 inserted in the running groove, and the central processing unit (hereinafter referred to as CPU) of the totalizing machine 3. ) 31 is output.

In addition to the CPU 31, the totaling machine 3 includes a sales recording section 32, a setting section 33 which is a pre-designating means, and a display section 3.
4 is provided, and the sales recording unit 32 receives and outputs the data output by the registration terminal 1, and specifically, the ID inserted in the card reading unit 13.
Purchased goods, amount of money for each individual identified by the card 4,
The sale date is recorded.

Further, the setting unit 33 of the totalizing machine 3 is designed to specify a pre-designated product of each registration terminal 1 by operating a key, for example, in consideration of sales, and changes the designated product for each season. It is also used to change the list price. Then, the display unit 34 displays the pre-designated product names of all the registered terminals 1. The explanation of the method of withdrawing the amount of money stored in the aggregator 3 from the personal salary is not the subject of the present invention, so a detailed description thereof will be omitted. It may be processed by a computer for processing, or may be connected by a line and processed.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart when the purchaser operates the registration terminal 1 to register the purchased commodities in the totalizing machine 3, and a specific sales registration operation will be described based on this flow chart.

First, in step S1, the CPU of the totalizer 3
It is determined by 31 whether or not the product specification button 11 has been operated before the ID card 4 is inserted into the card reading unit 13, and the ID card 4 can be operated without operating the product specification button 11.
Is inserted into the card reading unit 13, step S
The procedure proceeds to 2 to read the recorded contents of the ID card 4 to identify the purchaser, and in step S3 and step S4, the totalizer 3
The sales record section 32 records the name of the purchased product (pre-designated product), its price, and the date of purchase for each identified individual, and the sales registration is completed.

On the other hand, when the product designation button 11 is pressed prior to the insertion of the ID card 4 in step S1 and the product is temporarily designated, the process proceeds to step S5, and the predesignated product is first selected. Canceled, and subsequently, in step S6, the product selected by the product specification button 11 and the price thereof are temporarily specified. Then, after the ID card 4 is read, the processing is performed in the same manner as when the product designation button 11 is not operated, and the sales registration is completed.

In the sales management device according to the present invention having the above-described structure, the purchase registration of the product having a high purchase frequency can be performed only by inserting the ID card 4 into the card reading section 13.
The processing time is greatly shortened and the complexity of the operation is eliminated.
In a sales system in which a plurality of registration terminals 1 are installed, the product with the highest frequency of use may be the pre-designated product for all registration terminals 1, or the registration terminal 1 may be used for each field such as noodles, Japanese food, and Western food. It is also possible to pre-register popular products for each field by setting up. It is also possible to register products in the second place and below as pre-designated products in a cafeteria with a large number of installed units.

It is also possible to install the cancel switch in the registration terminal 1 and operate the cancel switch before the next operation to cancel the input data. ..

It is also possible to use a prepaid card in place of the ID card 4 to make a payment each time.

That is, as shown in FIG. 3, after the purchased product is selected in steps S10, S11 and S12 as described above, the remaining amount of the prepaid card is paid in the CPU 31 of the counting machine 3 in step S13. -Calculate the purchase price, and if the difference is not negative, step S1
The payment is automatically completed in step 4, the amount obtained by subtracting the purchase price from the amount before use is overwritten on the card as the balance in step S15, and the card is returned in step S16 to complete the sales process.

On the other hand, when the difference is calculated to be negative in step S13, the process proceeds to step S17 to display the shortage charge on the display unit 12, and in step S18, if the shortage is deposited with a new card or cash, the step is carried out. When the payment is completed in step S14, there is no shortfall in step S18, and there is a cancel operation in step S19, the payment is canceled and the card is returned in step S20.

Since the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the claims. For example, the registration terminal 1 may be configured to select and register a pre-designated product, or the recording terminal 1 may be a device in which all the functions of the counting machine 3 are incorporated, and the sold-out etc. is displayed. You can also In terms of usage, it can also be used for selling tickets for which menus are written.

[0022]

As described above, according to the sales management device of the present invention, the user's operation can be simplified and the overall processing speed can be improved by registering the product with the highest purchase frequency in advance. Is significantly improved, so that it is possible to exert a remarkable effect in eliminating congestion at lunch.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of an embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart when a prepaid card is used.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Registration Terminal 11 Product Designation Button 12, 34 Display 13 Card Reader 2 Dedicated Line 3 Aggregator 31 CPU 32 Sales Recorder 33 Setting Unit

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Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A card reading unit, a temporary designating unit for a purchaser to designate a product from a plurality of product groups, a display unit for displaying a selected product, and the card reading unit reads a card. And a registration management unit for registering the product displayed on the display unit, the management device including a pre-designation unit for pre-designating one product from a plurality of product groups. The product designated by the advance designating means is displayed on the display means, and when the temporary designating means is operated, the product designated by the temporary designating means is displayed on the display means, and the card is read by the card reading means. After the sales registration is performed, the product designated by the pre-designating means is again displayed on the display means. Processing equipment.