JPH05242371A - Transaction processing terminal equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To quickly detect inequality of data between a terminal equipment and a center device by demanding the inquiry of customer's own total sales data stored in the center device and outputting a compared result between an inquired result and total sales data. CONSTITUTION:The center device 30 receiving transmitting data collates sales data in the transmitting data with an identification(ID) number, an account balance, a returning condition, etc., stored in its own card data file 32 and determines whether selling is to be recognized or not. Sales data and its result are added to a sales data file 33 to update the contents of the file 33 based upon the determined result and a recognition result is transmitted to the terminal equipment 20. Then, total data in the transmitting data are collated with the data of the terminal equipment, the number of events and a total amount stored in a total data file 34 and comparing both the total data. When both the total data are equal to each other, the total data are updated and an end telegraphic message is transmitted to end the processing. When equality is not obtained, the reason of inequality and the total data of the center device are transmitted to the terminal equipment as an additional telegraphic message.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a transaction processing terminal device capable of communicating with a center device that stores data relating to sales and the like of each store.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a transaction processing terminal device of this type (hereinafter referred to as a terminal device) is used as follows in order to carry out a transaction with a credit card, for example.

In a store equipped with a terminal device, a company code, a member number, a company mobile code, etc., which indicates a card issuing company stored in a credit card brought by a customer, is read by a card reading device as an input means. After that, the personal identification number, the code of the sold product, the sales amount, the tax shipping fee, and the payment method are input from the keyboard by pressing the numeric keys "0" to "9" and the set key indicating the completion of input. After the input is completed, the data stored in the credit card and the input data are transmitted to the data processing unit of the center device of the card issuing company via the telephone line.

The data processing unit of the center device permits the received data to be sold on the basis of the personal identification number of the corresponding member, the account balance, and the repayment conditions permitted by the issuing company, which are set in its own center file. Determine whether to do. And if you permit, interest rate,
Calculate the repayment data such as the repayment amount at each bonus for each month. Then, the sales permission information and the repayment data are returned to the corresponding terminal device.

In the terminal device which has received the sales permission information and the repayment data from the data processing unit of the card issuing company, the repayment condition and the repayment data are printed on the transaction slip by the printer.

[0006] On the store side, the customer is asked to sign the printed transaction voucher, a part of it is saved on the store side, and a part of it is saved for billing by the credit company, and the process ends.

At this time, the charge of the amount to the credit card company at the store is charged to the credit card company on the basis of the transaction slip by the store on a fixed day (hereinafter, closing date) every month. Alternatively, payment is made to the store by the card company based on sales data registered in its own center file.

[0008]

However, in the case of the conventional terminal device as described above, the data is not properly transmitted / received due to the disconnection of the transmission line during the data transfer. Is recorded and the sales are not recorded in the terminal device, or conversely, the sales are recorded only in the terminal device and the sales are not recorded in the center device. When there is such an error, the error is discovered only when the data of the terminal device side and the data of the center device are compared with each other on the closing day of the amount request. This slow discovery made it difficult to find the cause of the error and caused trouble between the store and the credit card company.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object thereof is to detect a difference in data between a terminal device and a center device at an early stage and prevent a trouble from occurring.

[0010]

In order to achieve this object, the transaction inquiry terminal of the present invention is capable of communicating with a center device that stores data relating to sales and the like of each store, and further, the installed store. Inputting means for inputting data relating to sales, a cumulative storage means for storing a cumulative total of sales data in a predetermined period out of the sales data input by the inputting means, and own sales data stored in the center device. And an output means for outputting a comparison result between the inquiry result of the inquiry means and the accumulated sales data stored in the accumulated storage means.

[0011]

The transaction inquiry terminal of the present invention having the above structure is
It is possible to communicate with a center device that stores data regarding sales of each store, and the input means inputs data regarding sales of the installed store. The cumulative total storage means stores a cumulative total of sales data in a predetermined period among the sales data input by the input means. The inquiry means
It prompts the inquiry about the cumulative total of the sales data of its own stored in the center device. The output means outputs the comparison result of the inquiry result of the inquiry means and the cumulative total of the sales data stored in the cumulative storage means.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a terminal device of a credit sales processing device installed in a card transaction member store. The main body 1 of this terminal device is provided with a keyboard 2, a printer 3 for printing the result of communication with the center device, and a card insertion slot 4. Further, on the upper surface of the main body 1, the upper surface of the keyboard 2 is provided. A display cover body 5 is rotatably provided so as to cover the. The display cover body 5 is provided with a display device 6 including an LCD panel or the like, and displays information such as input data. A function key unit 7 is provided below the display device 6 and functions as a key corresponding to the display shown in the bottom row of the display device 6.

When a credit card is inserted into the card insertion slot 4, the card reading device 8 provided inside the main body 1 automatically takes in the card into the main body, and the company code, the member number recorded on the card, Read data such as PIN. Further, a telephone line 9 for communicating with the center device is connected to the lower part of the main body 1. As shown in FIG. 2, the keyboard 2 includes a ten-key pad 11 for inputting numbers, amounts of money, etc., a set key 12 for indicating input breaks,
An end execution key 13 for indicating the end of all inputs, a reset key 14 for restarting the operation from the beginning, and an operator key 15 directly connected to the operator are provided.

FIG. 3 is an overall configuration diagram of the transaction processing apparatus. A large number of terminal devices 20 of this embodiment and a large number of center devices 30 are connected via a telephone station 40 by a telephone line network.

In the terminal device 20, the central processing unit (CP
U) 21 is a read-only memory (ROM) 22 in which a control program is stored, and a readable / writable memory (R) in which various memories for credit transaction processing are stored.
AM) 23, the display device 6, the keyboard 2, the printer 3, and the card reading device 8 described above are connected to each other. Further, a modem 24 is connected to the CPU 21, a telephone line 9 is connected to the modem 24, and a telephone station 40
Transaction data is transmitted and inquiries regarding transactions are made with the center device 30 of each credit card company.

The CPU 21 writes and reads data to and from the RAM 23 based on the program in the ROM 22, and also displays the display device 6, the keyboard 2, the printer 3, and the like.
It controls various input / output operations of the modem 24 and the like.

In the center device 30, a central processing unit (CPU) 31, which controls communication with each terminal device 20 and processes transaction data transmitted from the terminal device, a member's personal identification number, an account number, and repayment conditions. A card data file 32 in which the above information is recorded, a sales data file 33 in which transactions are recorded, a cumulative data file 34 storing cumulative data for each terminal device 20, and a modem 35 for communication with the terminal device 20. It is provided. In transaction data processing, the CPU 31 performs card inspection, transaction approval / disapproval, transaction calculation processing, rewriting of files, and the like.

FIG. 4a shows the accumulated data written in the RAM 23 of the terminal device, and FIG. 4b shows the accumulated data written in the accumulated data file of the center device. In the RAM 23 of the terminal device, the total of the center device 30 of each card company, the number of cases, and the date when the previous total data is collated (hereinafter referred to as total data) are written. Further, the cumulative data for each terminal device 20 is similarly written in the cumulative data file 34 of the center device 30. The accumulated data for each partner of a certain center device and a certain terminal device is always the same, and when there is communication between two devices, this accumulated data is compared and updated.

FIG. 5 shows a control flow chart for making the accumulated data coincide with each other. The part surrounded by the broken line shows the control flow of the center device 30, and the other parts show the control flow of the terminal device 20. ..

When a credit card is inserted into the terminal device 20 and a credit transaction is started, the card information of the credit card card company or the like is read by the card reading device 8 in s1. Subsequently, in s2, the input from the keyboard 2 is accepted, and any one of the sales key, the pre-approval key, the inquiry key, and the cancel / return key set in the function key 8 is pressed to determine the business category. Next, the sales data such as the amount of money and the tax shipping fee is input, and in the payment classification operation, the collective payment key or the like set in the function key 8 is pressed again, and these key operations are normally terminated. Next, in s3, the cumulative data of the card company corresponding to the credit card, which is stored in the RAM 23, is called, and s1 and s
The transmission data 41 (FIG. 6) is created together with the card data and sales data input in 2. Then, in s4, the telephone line 9 is connected to the corresponding card company through the modem 24 and the transmission data 41 is transmitted.

The center device 3 which has received the transmission data 41
0: Approve the sale by referring to the sales data in the transmission data 41, the personal identification number of the corresponding member of the own card data file 32, the account balance, and the repayment conditions permitted by this issuing company in s11. Decide whether or not Based on the result, the sales data file 33 is additionally updated with the sales data and the result thereof in s12, and the approval result is transmitted to the terminal device 20 in s13.

Further, in s14, the cumulative data in the transmission data 41 is compared with the data of the corresponding terminal device in the cumulative data file 34 for the number of cases and the cumulative amount, and both cumulative data are compared. If they match, the cumulative data is updated in s15 (however, if the sales are not permitted in s11, only the date is updated), an ending telegram is transmitted in s17, and the process ends.
If the cumulative data do not match in s14, it means that an error has occurred in the data update from the date of the previous collation to this time. Therefore, in s16, the reason is that the data did not match. Accumulated data of the terminal device 61
Send to. Finally, in s17, an end telegram is transmitted and the process ends.

Terminal device 6 after sending the transmission data in s4
1 is s2 according to the approval result sent in s13 described above.
At 1, the sales slip is printed from the printer 3. Next, s22
Then, the cumulative data in the RAM 23 is updated (only the date is updated when the approval of s14 sales cannot be obtained). As a result, normally, the total on the center side and the total on the terminal device should match. After that, in s23 and s24, it waits for the end message or the additional message to be sent from the center device. When an additional electronic message of total discrepancy is sent in s23, the reason for total discrepancy in s25 is printed by the printer 3 as shown in FIG. If the end message is sent in s24, the process ends. At the store in which the terminal device 20 in which the cumulative discrepancy is printed in s25 is installed, the user immediately contacts the relevant card company to investigate the cause.

The accumulated information need not be transmitted from the terminal device to the center device, but may be transmitted from the center device to the terminal device. Further, whether the accumulated information is correct or incorrect may be determined by a device other than the center device. Further, the cumulative data is not limited to the number of cases, the cumulative amount of money, and the date, and may be any data that changes to this.

[0026]

As is clear from the above description, the transaction processing terminal device of the present invention confirms the contents of both data each time the terminal device is connected to the center device. You can quickly find missing parts and prevent troubles.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a transaction processing terminal device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of a keyboard showing a key arrangement and a display section showing function key definitions.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of a transaction processing terminal device of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing cumulative data in the transaction processing terminal device and the center device of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a control operation of the transaction processing terminal device of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing transmission data from the transaction terminal device to the center device of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an output diagram of the transaction terminal device in the case of cumulative disagreement.

[Explanation of symbols]

 20 terminal device 23 RAM 24 modem 30 center device 34 cumulative data file

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A transaction processing terminal device capable of communicating with a center device that stores data on sales and the like for each store, and input means for inputting data on sales of an installed store, and input by the input means. Of the sales data obtained, a total storage means for storing the total sales data in a predetermined period, an inquiry means for inquiring the total of the sales data of its own stored in the center device, and an inquiry result of the inquiry means And a means for outputting the result of comparison with the cumulative total of the sales data stored in the cumulative storage means, the transaction processing terminal device.