JPH05266343A - Input device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To issue a warning in a case when the input of data is considered to be not that which an operator intends to urge the operator to be cautious. CONSTITUTION:An input part l fetches input data. A judgement part 31 compares and judges an input data area 51 and a purchase product data area 52. When there are same data, the warning is issued from a warning part 4. Thus, unintended input for more than twice can be eliminated by the input of previously registered data.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an input device, particularly a POS.
The present invention relates to an input device, particularly a POS terminal device, which issues a warning when the data that has already been input may be input again and calls attention of the operator.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art The conventional input device is "POS total inspection".
(Nihon Keizai Shimbun Co., Ltd.) There was a problem on the input data side such as a bar code as in pp168-173, and a problem on the input operation.

As the input operation, the "latest version POS system 100 questions 100 answers" (issued by the Japan Foundation for International Trade and Industry)
As described in p282, the scanner that reads the bar code is a gate type scanner, and the reading light is emitted only after passing through a certain point and the product is read to the next point. There was a case where the scanner did not read it until the bar code was read through the gap, but the operator did not do so and it was difficult to read.

On the other hand, a non-gate type scanner has been developed to prevent such a situation. The non-gate type scanner is one in which the reading light does not always come out after passing through a certain point as described above, but the reading light always comes out to make it easier to read the data.

However, since the reading light is constantly emitted in this manner, another problem has occurred. That is,
Because the reading light is emitted all the time, and because the reading technology has improved, the reading light reaches a long distance and reads the product in the basket, so the operator, that is, the product data that the checker does not intend. There was a case that even read it. This can occur in the form of the same data being repeated twice, or in the form of other data intervening. It can also occur in the form of reading the data of the previous transaction as the data of the next transaction.

Further, in the case of the above-mentioned bar code label having a problem on the side of the input data, the rescanning causes the shopper to read one product many times by the reader of the scanner. There is a concern that it may be a double charge that requires two money for one product, and the psychological burden that the operator may bring complaints from the shopper due to that was there.

[0007] Further, in a general input device, there are several forms or some items, and without entering the forms or all items, the user leaves the seat on the way and returns to the seat and then again. In the case of continuing to input, I sometimes input again from the place I thought it was the continuation without checking enough, and as a result, I input twice the amount I had input. It was

[0008]

In the above-mentioned prior art, the operator can read even unintended data.
There was a case or a case that was input. In addition, the operator may erroneously re-input the data that has already been input.

It is an object of the present invention that when data comes in, the case or operator which seems to be the input of data that the operator did not intend has already input. -In the case where it can be considered that the user has mistakenly re-entered the data, the warning text or color of the display, the display in the blink or the window, the buzzer, the sound, etc. are used to alert the operator. Some, and further, the case is to be able to cancel an input or cancel a series of operations.

According to claim 6, the cancellation is automatically performed.

Further, according to claim 7, by clearly indicating the same data portion, the item that has already been input and the item that is about to be input are further compared together before and after the item. By making it easier, the purpose is to reduce or eliminate the burden of input, the trouble of search, and the manual check.

Further, according to the eighth aspect, the operation is performed by indicating how many same data are already registered, especially as a POS terminal device, how many same products are already registered. The purpose of the present invention is to eliminate the trouble and burden of checking the quantity of each product as a whole by performing the receipt and journal feeding of the data, checking each one individually.

[0013]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The above object is to provide an input section for inputting data, an input buffer for storing input data from the input section, and one input data from the input section. Or a storage unit capable of storing a plurality, a warning unit, and a determination unit that determines whether the input buffer and the storage unit are the same,
If there is the same data in this judgment, it is achieved by issuing a warning from the warning unit.

Regarding cancellation, a cancel unit capable of canceling the input is further provided, so that in the case where a warning is issued, the operator cancels the input of the corresponding data in response to the warning. This will be achieved. Further, according to claim 6, it is achieved by automatically performing this cancellation.

Further, according to a seventh aspect of the present invention, further, there is provided means for clearly indicating the same data section on the storage section, and if the same data is present in the judgment, a warning is issued from the warning section. At the same time, it is achieved by clearly specifying the same data section on the storage section.

Further, according to claim 8, there is further provided means for notifying how many of the same data were present, and when an alarm is issued from the alarm section, by operation of the operator, Alternatively, it can be achieved by automatically notifying how many same data there are by means for notifying how many same data there are.

[0017]

Function: Input data from the input section. The input data from the input section is put into the input buffer. The storage unit stores the input data from the input unit in the storage unit. A warning is issued from the warning part. The determination unit determines whether the input buffer and the storage unit are the same, and if there is the same data in this determination, the warning unit issues a warning.

In response to this warning, the operator, if necessary, ie in the case of unintended input,
The input data or a series of operations is canceled by the canceling unit that can cancel the input.

According to the sixth aspect, when a warning is issued, the input of the data or a series of input operations is automatically canceled.

The means for specifying the same data section on the storage section in claim 7 is the same data section on the storage section.
Specify the part.

The means for notifying the number of the same data as in claim 8 is the same data as the operation of the operator when the warning is issued from the warning section. Tell how many were there.

[0022]

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

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a POS terminal device according to the present invention. 1 is an input unit, 2 is a display unit, 3 is a control unit, 31 is a determination unit on the control unit 3, 32 is a cancellation unit on the control unit 3, 4 is a warning unit, 5 is a storage unit, 51 is a storage unit 5 The upper input data area and 52 are the purchased product data in the storage unit 5.
The area 53 is a PLU file on the storage unit 5.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing in detail the input data area 51 shown in FIG. 511 is an input data area 51
The upper product code area 512 is an input data area 51.
The upper product name area 513 includes a department code area to which the product on the input data area 51 belongs, and 514 includes a price area on the input data area 51.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing in detail the PLU file 53 shown in FIG. 531 is a product code area on the PLU file 53, 532 is a product name area on the PLU file 53, 533 is a department code area on the PLU file 53, and 534 is a price area on the PLU file 53. Is becoming

Now, in the PLU file 53, the product code
Code 531 is 0001, product name 532 is snack, product department code 533 is 001, product price 534
The record is 200 and the product code 531 is 000.
2, product name 532 is gum, product department code 533
002, and the record that the price 534 of the product is 100 is registered.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the input order of input records for the purpose of explanation.

The first 0001 is an input intended by the operator, the second 0001 is an input not intended by the operator, and the second 0002 is an input intended by the operator. 0001 is an input that the operator does not intend, and the next 0002 is an input that the operator intended.

FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing the processing procedure. Hereinafter, description will be given in the order of data input in FIG. 4 according to the flow chart.

The operator, that is, the checker, takes out a product from the basket of the product which has not been read yet and inputs it (read by the scanner), and when the operation is finished, puts the product into the basket of the read product.

From the state where no transaction is made now, the input section 1
When the product code 0001 is input from the control unit 3, the control unit 3 initializes the purchased product data area and a product data number memory (not shown) and fetches the input code (S1),
The purchased product data area 52 on the storage unit 5 is searched with the input code fetched by the determination unit 31 on the control unit 3 (S
2), there is no product data for product code 0001 (S3)
Therefore, enter the case of N, perform the PLU file search (S6), and the product code 5 which is the data in the search.
31 is 0001, product name 532 is snack, product department code 533 is 001, product price 534 is 2
The record data of 00 is set in the input data area 51. Next, since the value of the product data number memory (not shown) is 0 which is the initializing value, +
1 to 1 and the data in the input data area 51 is set in the first area of the purchased product data area 52 (S
8) Subsequently, the input product name is displayed as snack snack, department is 001, product price is 200, etc. are displayed on the display unit 2, and printing is performed from a printing unit (not shown) (S9).

Next, assume that the product code 0001 is entered from the input section 1. However, this input is not intended by the operator, and the product code 00
It is assumed that the product No. 01 has been input again because the method of moving the product from the car to the car is bad and the scanner as the example of the input unit 1 reads it again. When the product code 0001 is entered from the input unit 1, the control unit 3
The input code is fetched (S1), and the determination unit 3 on the control unit 3 is used.
The purchase code data area 52 on the storage unit 5 is searched using the input code fetched in step 1 (S2), and the code code 000 is displayed.
Since there is 1 product data (S3), the Y case is entered, and the product code 531 which was the data at the search is the data of 0001 record. It is set in the data area 51 (S4). Subsequently, a warning is issued from the warning unit 4 (S5), the value of the memory for the number of product data (not shown) is incremented by 1 to 2, and the data in the input data area 51 is stored in the purchased product data area 52. Set in the second area (S
8) Then, by input, the product name is snack snack,
Display section 2 with a department number of 001 and product price of 200, etc.
Then, printing is performed from a printing unit (not shown) (S9). At this point, the operator was alerted to the warning from the warning section 4 which means that the same data as the already registered data came in at an unexpected time. The operator is convinced that he / she has read one product twice, and in order to cancel the product data that he / she has just input, the operator (not shown) on the input unit 1 is required. By inputting "-", the control unit 3 causes the canceling unit 32 to cancel the data that has just been input.
In this cancellation, the cancellation is displayed from the display unit 2, and the cancellation is printed from the printing unit (not shown).
The second record on the purchased product data area 52 is initialized, and the value of the product data number memory (not shown) is decremented by 1 to 1.

Next, suppose that the product code 0002 is entered from the input section 1. This product code is operated
Is the intended input. From the input section 1 to the product code 00
When 02 is entered, the control unit 3 fetches the input code (S
1), the input command fetched by the judgment unit 31 on the control unit 3
The purchased product data area 52 on the storage unit 5 is searched by a code (S2), and there is no product data of the product code 0002 (S).
3) Then, enter the N case and perform the PLU file search (S6), and the product code which is the data found in the search.
Code 531 is 0002, product name 532 is gum, product department code 533 is 002, and product price 534 is 100.
The record data is set in the input data area 51 (S7). Next, the value in the memory for the number of product data (not shown) is incremented by 1 to 2, and the input data area 51 is displayed.
Is set in the second area of the purchased merchandise data area 52 (S8), and subsequently, the product name by input, gum, department 002, product price 100, etc. are displayed on the display unit 2. Then, printing is performed from a printing unit (not shown) (S9).

Next, assume that the product code 0001 is entered from the input section 1. However, this input was not intended by the operator, and the product code registered earlier was used.
It is assumed that the product with the code 0001 is in the basket that has been read (registered), but this product has been input again, for example, by the scanner as an example reading the input unit 1 again. Input section 1 to product code 0001
Is entered, the control unit 3 takes in the input code (S
1), the input command fetched by the judgment unit 31 on the control unit 3
The purchased product data area 52 on the storage unit 5 is searched by a code (S2), and there is product data of the product code 0001 (S).
3) As a result, the case of Y is entered, and the data of the commodity code 531 which is the data at the search is set to the input data area 51 (S4). .. Subsequently, a warning is issued from the warning unit 4 (S5), the value of the product data number memory (not shown) is incremented by 1 to 3, and the data in the input data area 51 is stored in the purchased product data area 52. Set it in the third area (S8), and then, by input, display the name of the product as snack snack, the department as 001, the product price as 200, etc. on the display unit 2 and print from the printing unit (not shown). It is performed (S9). At this point, the operator was alerted to the warning from the warning section 4 which means that the same data as the already registered data came in at an unexpected time. Therefore, the operator is convinced that the scanner as the example of the input unit 1 has re-read the product in the registered car and re-input it. Move the basket into which the finished product is placed to a position where it does not touch the reading light of the scanner, which is an example of the input unit 1. Subsequently, in order to cancel the product data that has just been input, a key (not shown) on the input unit 1 is input, and the control unit 3
Is the data that has just been input by the cancellation unit 32.
Cancel the data. In this cancellation, the cancellation is displayed on the display unit 2, the cancellation is printed from a printing unit (not shown), the third record on the purchased product data area 52 is initialized, and a product not shown is displayed. The value of the data number memory is decremented by 1 to 2.

Next, assume that the product code 0002 is entered from the input section 1. This input is the input intended by the operator. When the product code 0002 enters from the input unit 1, the control unit 3 takes in the input code (S1),
The purchased product data area 52 on the storage unit 5 is searched with the input code fetched by the determination unit 31 on the control unit 3 (S
2) There is product data of product code 0002 (S3).
Therefore, the case of Y is entered, and the data of the product code 531 which is the data at the search is set to the input data area 51 (S4). Continuing,
A warning is issued from the warning unit 4 (S5), the value of the product data number memory (not shown) is incremented by 1 to 3, and the data in the input data area 51 is set to the third in the purchased product data area 52. It is set in the area (S8), and then, by input, the product name is gum, the department is 002, the product price is 100, etc. is displayed on the display unit 2, and printing is performed from a printing unit (not shown) ( S9). Here, the operator received the same data as the data already registered, but the warning from the warning section 4 meaning that it is really good is called attention, but the operator -Ta is convinced that he bought two of the same product because he had the same product before, and he does not cancel it.

In this way, when an input is made, a warning is issued by the case where the same data as the already registered data is input to the operator, whereby the operator is notified.
Data can be warned with a case that may be unintentional input by the operator, the operator's attention can be called for, and double billing of the amount of money for one product can be eliminated. Also, from the point of view of the shopper, it is possible to shop with peace of mind because the double billing has disappeared
It reduces or eliminates the psychological burden of the operator who may apply for a complaint that he / she has a heavy bill, and does not cause an image down of the store due to the double bill.

In the above example, the unintended merchandise is registered in one transaction at the POS terminal, but when the car is being moved by mistake due to the previous shopper's trade, the input section is mistakenly input. In the case of reading the goods in the basket by touching the reading light of the scanner, which is the first example, since the transaction is for the next shopper, the transaction data for the previous shopper is being traded. The same warning is issued when there is the same product data in the warning section 4
You can also think that it originates from. In order to realize this, in the case of inputting the first product in the above example, it can be realized by considering the purchased product data area 52 including the purchased product data for the previous shopper. In response to the warning from the warning section 4, the operator may cancel the cancellation by the key on the input section 1 which calls the canceling section 32 means. At this time, the first product may happen to be bought by the previous shopper as well as the next shopper, but the operator intends because it is the first product. It is possible to determine whether the input is an unintended input. Here, it is desirable that if the number of the same product as the transaction is displayed on the display together with the warning from the warning unit 4, the number is clear and there is no error.

In the above example, the cancellation of the data is considered, but the transaction may be canceled or a series of input operations may be canceled.

Further, it may be considered that the cancellation is automatically performed.

In the above example, the POS terminal device was considered, but if a general input device is used to warn and clearly indicate that the same data has already been input, I thought that it was already input for the amount of time, and I found that the place I had already input was already input, so there is no need to input twice, and because it is specified, the burden of input, the trouble of search, Manual checks can be reduced or eliminated.

Also, in the above example, the description is made in such a way that only the same data has already been registered, but a means for notifying how many of the same data has been registered is provided, and a warning is issued. It may be considered that the number of the same data is notified by the operation of the operator or automatically. In addition, at this time, in the input device that can input the quantity etc. with one registration,
It may be the number of registration operations (registration points) of the same data, or the number of pieces of the same data may be notified as the sum of the quantities. That is, in the example, when A is registered as 1, 2, or 1, the number of operations may be three, or the number may be four. In case applied to POS terminal, the number should be better,
There are cases where the number of operations is better with other cases. By doing so, if it is applied to a POS terminal device, the operator can determine the number of the products as a whole by performing the receipt and the journal feeding, confirming each one. The time and effort of checking can be reduced or eliminated.

[0042]

According to the present invention, when there is an input,
By issuing a warning in the case where the same data as the already registered data is input to the operator, a warning may be issued in the case where the operator may not have intended input, It can alert the operator and eliminate unintended input.

Further, according to the present invention, by warning and clearly indicating that the same data has already been input, it can be understood that the continuation is already input. Since there is no need for time-consuming input, and since it is specified, the burden of input, the trouble of search, and the manual check can be reduced or eliminated.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a POS terminal device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing details of an input data area 51 shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing details of a PLU file 53 shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is an input code for explaining an embodiment of the present invention.
It is the figure which showed the input order of the code.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of an embodiment according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Input Section 2 Display Section 3 Control Section 4 Warning Section 5 Storage Section 31 Judgment Section 32 Cancellation Section 51 Input Data Area 52 Purchased Product Data Area 53 PLU File 511 Product Code Area 512 Product Name Area 513 Product Department Code -Code area 514 Price area 531 Product code area 532 Product name area 533 Product department code area 534 Price area

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. An input unit for inputting data, an input buffer for storing input data from the input unit, and a storage unit capable of storing one or a plurality of input data from the input unit. ,
A warning unit and a judgment unit for judging whether or not the data in the input buffer and the data in the storage unit are the same, and if there is the same data in the judgment of the judgment unit, the warning unit issues a warning. Input device. 2. The input device according to claim 1, further comprising a canceling unit for canceling the input, and canceling the input of the data according to an instruction of the operator in response to a warning. 3. An input unit for inputting merchandise data, an input buffer for storing input data from the input unit, and a storage unit capable of storing one or more input data from the input unit. And a warning unit, and a determination unit that determines whether the data in the input buffer and the data in the storage unit are the same, and if there is the same product data in the determination by the determination unit, The warning unit issues a warning and has means for canceling the product data or the transaction, and the operator cancels the input of the product data or the product data in response to the warning.
A POS terminal device that cancels transactions that are inputting data. 4. The POS terminal device according to claim 3, wherein the storage unit is a storage unit capable of storing merchandise data in one transaction. 5. The input device according to claim 3, wherein the storage section stores, in particular, the input data of the transaction of the input data and the input data of at least one previous transaction. A POS terminal device. 6. The input device according to claim 1, further comprising a canceling unit capable of canceling the input, and further automatically inputting the data when a warning is issued, or , Input device that can cancel a series of input operations. 7. The input device according to claim 1, further comprising means for clearly indicating the same data section on the storage section, and if the same data is present in the determination, a warning is issued from the warning section. And an input device for indicating the same data section on the storage section. 8. The input device according to claim 1, further comprising means for notifying how many of the same data are present, which is operated by an operator when a warning is issued from the warning section. , Or an input device characterized in that it automatically informs how many same data are present by means for automatically notifying how many same data were present.