JPH05189664A - Pos terminal with money unit converting function - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a means capable of executing adjustment, change, etc., in a specified money unit while executing sales management at a selling time. CONSTITUTION:A POS terminal 17 having an input part 11 allowing a user to input data to the POS terminal 17, a calculation part 12 for executing calculation based upon the input, a storage part 13 for storing the input and a calculated result, a display part 14 for displaying the input and the calculated result, and a printing part 15 for printing out a receipt is also provided with a money unit specifying function 21 for specifying a money unit, a money unit converting function 22 for converting each money unit into an 'YEN' unit, a correspondence table 23 recording conversion rates for money unit conversion and a conversion specifying function 25 for specifying conversion and the function 22 converts a money unit specified by the function 21 and 'YEN' in accordance with the conversion rate recorded in the table 23 by the instruction of the function 25.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

The present invention relates to a PO with a currency unit conversion function.
Regarding S terminal. In today's internationalization, business and tourists from overseas are increasing in number. Inevitably, even in the retail industry, service industry, etc. where consumers are in contact, the conventional system that only considers domestic customers is becoming insufficient. INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention is intended to improve customer service in the age of internationalization by being applied to checkout business (settlement business) in retail stores, service industries and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art The conventional system does not particularly consider the convenience of overseas travelers when shopping.

When shopping, a calculator is prepared in addition to the POS terminal at the store, and even if the total of the shopping is totaled by the POS terminal, the conversion to the foreign currency is calculated using the calculator, and Sales in foreign currencies could not be aggregated at POS terminals and were managed by people.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram of a conventional POS terminal.
In the figure, 10 is a host computer,
The sales data is received from the S terminal 17 and totaled. Reference numeral 11 is an input unit for inputting to the POS terminal 17, and 12 is a calculation unit for calculating the amount of money input from the input unit 11 and stored in the storage unit 13. A storage unit 13 stores input and calculation results. Reference numeral 14 is a display unit for displaying input and calculation results, and 15 is a printing unit,
The receipt is printed. A communication control unit 16 communicates with a host computer to send and receive information. A POS terminal 17 is composed of the above components.

In such a POS terminal, when paying for shopping, etc., the amount of the product is input from the input unit 11, and the calculation unit 12 sequentially inputs the subtotal, sales tax calculation, total, change calculation, etc. The instruction was given from the section 11, and at each stage, the amount was displayed on the display section 14 to prompt the next input, and finally, the receipt was printed from the printing section 15 together with the display of the settlement amount.

[0006] Further, the total of each receipt is added to the accumulated sales accumulated in the storage unit 13 of the POS terminal and stored, and the accumulated sales is instructed by the host computer 10 via the communication control unit 16. Notify the host computer 10.

However, these operations are performed on the assumption that the monetary unit is yen, and no consideration has been given to handling other currency units.

[0008]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] When a tourist from overseas is requested to convert the currency into his or her own currency, it is calculated and calculated using a calculator or the like. Moreover, since the conversion rate is not always notified, there is a problem that it has to be estimated.

In view of the above points, the present invention has an object to provide means for enabling settlement, exchange, etc. in a designated currency unit while performing sales management at the time of sale.

[0010]

The above-mentioned problems can be solved by a POS terminal with a currency unit conversion function configured as follows. FIG. 1 is a principle diagram of the present invention.

An input unit 11 for the user to input data to the POS terminal
A calculation unit 12 for performing a calculation based on the input, a storage unit 13 for storing the input or the calculation result, a display unit 14 for displaying the input or the calculation result, and a printing unit 15 for printing a receipt P
The OS terminal includes a monetary unit designation function 21 for designating a monetary unit by a predetermined signal from the input unit 11, a monetary unit conversion function 22 for converting the monetary unit into a yen unit, and a monetary unit conversion function. It has a correspondence table 23 recording the conversion rate and a conversion instruction function 25 for instructing conversion by a predetermined signal from the input unit 11, and in accordance with the instruction of the conversion instruction function 25, the currency unit specifying function 21 The designated currency unit and the yen are configured to be converted by the currency unit conversion function 22 according to the conversion rate recorded in the correspondence table 23.

[0012]

In the present invention, the designated monetary unit (for example, dollar, pound, etc.) and yen are converted at the time of settlement of shopping.

Therefore, the monetary unit designating function 21 designates a predetermined monetary unit based on the input from the input unit 11 by the user.
In the correspondence table 23, the conversion rates of a plurality of monetary units and yen are stored in advance (for example, 1 dollar = 130 yen). FIG. 2 shows an example of a correspondence table for monetary units. The conversion instruction function 25 detects a predetermined key input instructing the conversion of the input unit 11 and instructs the currency unit conversion function 22 to perform the conversion. A conversion key may be provided for this predetermined key input.

According to the instruction of the conversion instruction function 25, the currency unit conversion function 22 converts the currency unit designated by the currency unit designation function 21 and the yen according to the conversion rate recorded in the correspondence table 23.

Therefore, for example, by pressing the conversion key when the total amount of shopping is displayed in yen, it can be displayed in dollar.

[0016]

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a POS terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 31 is a monetary unit designation part,
It specifies the currency unit to be converted. A monetary unit conversion unit 32 converts the designated monetary unit and yen by referring to the conversion rate recorded in the correspondence table. Reference numeral 33 is a correspondence table, which records a conversion rate for currency unit conversion. Reference numeral 34 is a conversion rate setting unit, which is a host computer via the communication control unit 16.
According to the conversion rate with the foreign currency sent from 10, the correspondence table 23 is updated every day at the start of work. Reference numeral 35 denotes a conversion instructing unit, which instructs conversion of a monetary unit according to an instruction from the input unit 11. In addition, the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 8 are the same.

FIG. 2 is an example of a correspondence table for monetary units. In the correspondence table, monetary units and conversion rates are stored in association with each other. FIG. 4 is an operation flowchart of the POS terminal of the embodiment of the present invention, which will be described with reference to the drawing.

When the customer pays at the POS terminal, the purchased merchandise is registered in step 60, and when the registration is completed, the depression of the subtotal key is detected in step 61. Then, in step 62, the total amount of money is calculated and displayed.
At this time, it is determined in step 63 whether an instruction for currency unit conversion is input from the input unit 11 of the POS terminal in accordance with the customer's request.
Proceed to 67.

At step 64, the designation of the currency unit is detected by the input from the input unit 11. At this time, the currency unit can be specified by assigning a function to a specific key on the keyboard and pressing a specific key to specify the desired currency unit (e.g., prepare multiple conversion keys If you press the key, specify dollar as the currency unit). If you cannot assign a function to a specific key, make the monetary unit correspond to the numeric code and enter this numeric code to instruct (for example, if you press the "1" key, you specify dollar as the monetary unit). To). Also, by pressing one specific key, it is converted to the first monetary unit of the correspondence table, and when it is pressed a second time, it is converted to the second monetary unit of the correspondence table, so that one conversion is instructed. A method of sequentially converting from the top of the correspondence table by only pressing the function key is also possible.

In step 65, when the conversion instruction is received, the correspondence table stored in the storage area is referred to and the rate in the corresponding monetary unit column is used to instruct the monetary amount indicated from the total amount. To calculate. The amount converted into the monetary unit designated in step 66 is displayed. The deposit amount is input in step 67, the total key press is detected in step 68, the change is calculated in step 69, and the total amount is displayed. Then, in step 70, the receipt is printed by the printing unit and the settlement is completed.

Further, by designating in advance, it is possible to print the converted amount on a receipt or the like.
FIG. 5 is an example of printing a receipt. The first line shows the store number, the register number, the person in charge code, the person in charge, which is set at the start of daily work, and the second line shows the product number, product name, and unit price, which are input in step 60 above The third row is the subtotal column, which is calculated by the calculation unit 12 by pressing the subtotal key in step 61, and indicates the subtotal by calculating the item score. The fourth line shows the tax, which is the subtotal amount multiplied by the consumption tax of 3%, and is continued at step 61. The fifth line is the subtotal of subtotal amount and tax, and the same steps
Performed at 61. The sixth line shows that the subtotal amount is converted into dollars by pressing the conversion key, and the calculation result in step 66 is printed. The 7th line shows the deposit amount input at step 67, the 8th line shows the change calculation result at step 68, and the 9th line shows the settlement date and time and the transaction serial number.

Next, setting of the correspondence table will be described with reference to FIG. The correspondence table 23 is stored in the storage area of the POS terminal 17. This correspondence table 23 has the same correspondence table 23a in the host computer 10 and is corrected and updated according to the daily exchange rate of the foreign currency, and the latest conversion rate between the foreign currency and yen is calculated by the POS terminal.
Transmit to 17. The communication control unit 16 of the POS terminal receives this and notifies the conversion rate setting unit 34. Conversion rate setting section
34 updates the correspondence table 23 based on the latest conversion rate received.

In a system not connected to the host computer, the conversion rate of foreign currency can be input from the input unit 11 of the POS terminal. The same effect can be realized by correcting and updating the correspondence table stored in the storage area at the input rate.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of the exchange process. (A) of the figure is an operation flowchart of the exchange. First, in step 71, it is detected that the exchange key is pressed and the exchange process is started. In step 72, which monetary unit is to be converted into which monetary unit is input, and it is recognized that the exchange is, for example, dollar to yen. In step 73, the original exchange amount is entered. This amount is displayed in step 74. In step 75, the depression of the conversion key is detected, and in step 76, the correspondence table 23 is referred to and the specified currency unit is converted. And
In step 77, the amount is displayed in the converted currency unit. At step 78, the receipt is printed. An example of the printed receipt is shown in FIG. Regarding the contents, the first line shows the store number, register number, person in charge code, person in charge, which is set at the start of daily work, and the second line is step 73.
Is the amount of money exchanged entered in step 3, the third line is the amount after conversion in step 77, and the fourth line is the settlement date and time and the transaction serial number.

FIG. 7 is an operation flowchart of only conversion. In step 79, the depression of the conversion key is detected, and a simple conversion process is started. In step 80, the required monetary unit is specified by input. The amount to be converted is input in step 81, and the amount is displayed on the display unit 14 in step 82. In step 83, another conversion key input is detected, and in step 84, the correspondence table 23 is referred to and the input amount is converted into a designated monetary unit. In step 85, the converted amount is displayed.
This operation is different from the exchange, and there is no change in the money in the POS terminal, so there is no change in the accumulated total amount.

The POS terminal having such a function can implement the following processing form. When the total amount of money is displayed when the customer purchases the product, the conversion key is pressed to convert the total amount of money into a designated currency unit for display. At this time, the currency unit to be converted is specified by key input. At this time, the amount of money displayed on the receipt or slip issued is printed in specified currency units. At this time, the currency unit to be converted is specified by key input. In the "exchange" function of the POS terminal, the amount of money is input in a designated currency unit and the conversion key is pressed to convert it into Japanese yen for display. Also, depending on the designation, the content is printed on a receipt or the like. By inputting the amount of money in the designated monetary unit and pressing the conversion key, it is converted into the designated monetary unit and displayed. Also,
Depending on the specification, the content is printed on a receipt. When the POS terminal has a sales amount total column for each monetary unit and the sales amount is input in a designated currency unit, the total amount is accumulated in the total amount column. Further, the contents of this total column can be printed on a receipt or the like for confirmation when necessary or at the time of fastening. Further, this content is transmitted to the host computer and used for calculating the total of all terminals.

[0027]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, a remarkable industrial effect of providing a means that enables settlement and exchange in a designated currency unit while managing sales at the time of sale. There is.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a principle diagram of the present invention.

[Fig. 2] Example of currency unit correspondence table

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a POS terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an operation flowchart of the POS terminal according to the embodiment of this invention.

[Fig. 5] Example of receipt printing

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a currency exchange process.

FIG. 7: Operation flow chart of conversion only

FIG. 8 is a block diagram of a conventional POS terminal

[Explanation of symbols]

10 host computer 11 input unit 12 calculation unit 13 storage unit 14 display unit 15 printing unit 16 communication control unit 17 POS terminal 21 currency unit designation function 22 currency unit conversion function 23, 23a correspondence table 24 conversion rate setting function 25 conversion instruction function 31 Currency unit designation unit 32 Currency unit conversion unit 34 Conversion rate setting unit 35 Conversion instruction unit

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An input unit for a user to input to a POS terminal
(11), a calculation unit (12) that performs calculation based on the input, a storage unit (13) that stores the input and the calculation result, a display unit (14) that displays the input and the calculation result, and a receipt. Print part to print (15)
A POS terminal having a currency unit designating function (21) for designating a currency unit by a predetermined signal from the input unit (11), and a currency unit converting function (22) for converting the currency unit into a yen unit. ), A correspondence table recording conversion rates for currency unit conversion (23), and a conversion instruction function (25) for instructing conversion by a predetermined signal from the input unit (11).
And, by the instruction of the conversion instruction function (25), the monetary unit designation function
A POS terminal with a currency unit conversion function, wherein the currency unit and the yen designated in (21) are converted by the currency unit conversion function (22) according to the conversion rate recorded in the correspondence table (23). 2. The PO with a currency unit conversion function according to claim 1.
The currency unit conversion function according to claim 1, characterized in that the S terminal has a conversion rate setting function (24) for setting the correspondence table (23) and sets conversion rates for foreign currency and yen. With POS terminal.