JPH05334318A - Merchandise information processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To recognize merchandise information which is newly stored distinctively from merchandise information which has been stored from the beginning and to facilitate control over the article information by providing an merchandise information retrieving means. CONSTITUTION:Merchandise information corresponding to an inquired merchandise code is retrieved in a unit-article setting information file 14. After retrieval by the merchandise information retrieving means ends, it is decided whether or not the merchandise information corresponding to the merchandise code is stored in the unit-article setting information file 14. When the corresponding merchandise information is stored in the unit-article setting information, the corresponding merchandise information is read out of the unit-article setting information and transferred to the POS terminal which makes the inquiry. When the transfer of the corresponding merchandise information to the POS terminal ends, this merchandise registering process ends. Therefore, the merchandise information which is newly stored, among pieces of merchandise information stored in the merchandise information file can be recognized distinctively from the merchandise information which has been stored from the beginning.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a product information processing apparatus, such as a POS terminal or a store controller, equipped with a product information file.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional product information processing apparatus, for example, a plurality of POSs (points of sal) that perform product registration (product sales registration).
es) In a POS system in which a terminal is connected to a host computer via a store controller, a product information master file that stores product information such as product code, product name, unit price, etc. for each product in the host computer The POS terminal and the store controller are each provided with a product information file in which product information necessary for practical use is selected and stored.

At the time of product registration at the POS terminal, if the product information of the product to be registered is not stored in the POS terminal, the POS terminal inquires of the store controller about the product information and the store controller of the product information. If there is information, the product information is transmitted to the POS terminal. If the store controller does not have the product information of the product to be registered, the person in charge of the host computer is inquired about the product information by telephone or the like, and the product information is transmitted from the host computer via the store controller. Was becoming.

The transmitted product information is set in the product information file of the POS terminal or store controller, and the product information is used for product registration.

[0005]

As described above, the POS
When registering a product for which there is no product information in the product information file of the terminal or store controller, the product information transmitted from the host computer upon inquiry to the host computer is newly set in the product information file of the POS terminal or store controller. The newly set product information may be temporarily necessary product information, and if there is no need for the product information, it may be necessary to use the storage capacity effectively for managing the product information file. Is erased.

Therefore, in the management of the product information file, the product information stored in the product information file is divided into the product information newly stored by the inquiry to the host computer and the product information stored from the beginning. It is desirable to be able to manage separately.

However, in the conventional product information processing apparatus such as the POS terminal and the store controller, the product information stored in the product information file is stored from the beginning with the product information newly stored by the inquiry to the host computer. There was a problem that it could not be distinguished from the existing product information.

Therefore, according to the present invention, among the product information stored in the product information file, the newly stored product information can be recognized separately from the product information stored from the beginning,
Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a product information processing device that can easily manage product information.

[0009]

The present invention is provided with a product information storage unit which is connected to an external processing device and stores product information for each product, and the product information storage unit corresponds to an input product code. In a product information processing apparatus that reads stored product information and performs processing based on the read product information, a new product information storage unit that stores product information newly stored in the product information storage unit is input. A product information search unit that determines whether or not the product information of the product code is stored in the product information storage unit, and the product information search unit determines that the product information is not stored in the product information storage unit. Further, the product information requesting means for instructing the external processing device to send the product information, and the product information transmitted from the external processing device in response to the product information sending instruction by the product information requesting means. A product information storage control unit that receives and stores the product information in the product information storage unit and also stores the product information in the new product information storage unit, and product information stored in the new product information storage unit according to a preset specific output request. And a new product information list output means for creating a new product information list based on the above and outputting the created new product information list.

[0010]

In the present invention having such a configuration, when it is determined that the product information of the product code input by the product information search means is not stored in the product information storage means, the product information request means performs external processing. The device is instructed to transmit the product information of the input product code.

The merchandise information storage control means receives the merchandise information transmitted from the external processing device according to the instruction to transmit the merchandise information and stores the merchandise information in the merchandise information storage means, and the merchandise information is stored in the new merchandise information storage means. Is also memorized.

The new product information list output means creates a new product information list based on the product information stored in the new product information storage means according to a preset specific output request, and the created new product information list Is output.

[0013]

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 present invention is applied to POS (point of point
sales) system, and Figure 1 shows this PO.
It is a block diagram which shows the whole structure of S system. That is, the store controller 1 includes a keyboard, a printer, a CRT (cathode ray tude) display (above,
(Not shown) and the like are provided, and a first (1-) POS terminal 3a and a second (2-) in which an input operation for product registration (product sales registration, etc.) is performed via the first line 2. It is connected to the terminals 3b, .... The first POS terminal 3a, the second POS terminal, ... Are respectively provided with a keyboard, a display, a scanner, a drawer, a printer (not shown) for issuing receipts, and the like.

The store controller 1 is also connected to a host computer 5 as an external processing device via a second line 4. The host computer 5 is provided with a large-capacity single-item setting information master file (not shown), and a product code, a product name, and a product code for each product registered in the POS system.
Product information such as the unit price is stored in this single product setting information file.

FIG. 2 shows a block diagram of a circuit configuration of a main part of the store controller 1.

Reference numeral 11 denotes a CPU (cent
ROM (read only me) in which program data for processing performed by the CPU 11 is stored in the ral processing unit).
12), a RAM (random acces) in which areas of various memories used when the CPU 11 performs processing are formed.
s memory) 13, a single product setting information file 14 as a product information storage unit that stores product information for each product, and a new product setting file 15 as a new product information storage unit that stores new product information. Through the C
It is connected to the PU 11.

Further, the first POS terminal 3a,
A first communication interface 17 connected to the second POS terminals 3b, ... Via a first line 2 and a second communication interface 18 connected to the host computer 5 via a second line 4. Is also connected to the CPU 11 via the system bus 16.

FIG. 3 shows the first POS terminal 3a.
Alternatively, when the store controller 1 receives, via the first communication interface 17, an inquiry about the product information of the registered product transmitted from one of the second POS terminals 3b, ...
7 shows a flow of a product registration process performed by the CPU 11.

First, regarding the product code inquired, the product information corresponding to the product code is retrieved from the single product setting information file 14. (Merchandise Information Retrieval Means) Upon completion of this search, it is determined whether or not the merchandise information corresponding to the merchandise code is stored (exists) in the single-item setting information file 14. If the corresponding product information is stored in the single-item setting information file 14, the corresponding product information is read from the single-item setting information file 14 and transferred to the POS terminal that made the inquiry. When the transfer of the relevant product information to the POS terminal is completed, the product registration process is completed.

If the product information corresponding to the product code is not stored in the single product setting information file 14,
About the product code Second communication interface 1
Inquiry about product information is made to the host computer 5 via 8 and the second line 4. (Merchandise Information Requesting Means) Next, when a response from the host computer 5 is received by the second communication interface 18, a standby state is entered. The received product information is written in the single product setting information file 14 as well as in the new product setting file 15. (Merchandise information storage control means)
When the writing of the product information to the single product setting information file 14 and the new product setting file 15 is completed, the received product information is transferred to the POS terminal that made the inquiry, and when the transfer is completed, the product registration processing is performed. It is supposed to end.

FIG. 4 shows the flow of the new product registration list output process performed by the CPU 11 in the store opening process in the store controller 1.

It is judged whether or not there is a new product registration list output request, and if there is no new product registration list output request, this new product registration list output processing is terminated. If there is an output request, new product registration list data is created based on the product information stored in the new product setting file 15, and the new product registration list is stored based on the created new product registration list data. Print out by the printer of the controller. (New Product Information List Output Means) When the printing output of the new product registration list is completed, the new product registration list output process is completed.

In the present embodiment having such a configuration, in the product registration (sales registration of the product, etc.), the product code of the product to be registered is input through any one of the POS terminals, and the single product provided in the POS terminal. Product information corresponding to the product code is read from the setting information file or the single-item setting information file 14 provided in the store controller 1, and product registration is performed based on the read product information.

In this product registration, when the product information corresponding to the product code of the product is not stored in the single product setting information file of the POS terminal and the single product setting information file 14 of the store controller 1, the store controller 1 to the host computer 5 The product information corresponding to the product code is inquired. In response to this inquiry, the product information transmitted from the host computer 5 is received, and the received product information is stored in the single product setting information file 14b and also in the new product setting file 15. Product registration is performed based on the product information stored in the single product setting information file 14 and the new product setting file 15.

If there is a new product registration list output request during the opening process, the data of the new product registration list is created based on the product information stored in the new product setting file 15, and the created new product registration list is created. A new product registration list is printed out by the printer provided in the store controller 1 on the basis of the data.

The print-out new product registration list makes it possible to confirm the product information newly stored in the single-product setting information file 14.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the new product setting file 15 for storing the newly stored product information is provided in the single product setting information file 14, and the product registration (product sales registration, etc.) at the POS terminal is performed. Sometimes, there is no product information in the single-item setting information file of the POS terminal and the single-item setting information file 14 of the store controller 1, and the host computer 5 is inquired, and the product information transmitted from the host computer 5 is received and the single item setting information The product information is stored in the file 14 as well as in the new product setting file 15. When a new product registration list output request is made, data of the new product registration list is created based on the product information stored in the new product setting file 15, and is printed out based on the data of the new product registration list. Thus, the product information newly stored in the single-item setting information file can be confirmed.

As a result, the product information newly stored in the single-item setting information file can be recognized separately from the product information stored from the beginning. Therefore, it is possible to easily manage the product information in the single-item setting information file 14.

Although the new product registration list is printed out by the printer of the store controller 1 in this embodiment, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the data of the new product registration list is used. May be transmitted to the POS terminal and displayed on the display of the POS terminal.

[0030]

As described in detail above, according to the present invention,
Among the product information stored in the product information file, the newly stored product information can be distinguished from the initially stored product information and can be recognized, and therefore the management of the product information can be facilitated. Can be provided.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of a POS system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of a main part of the store controller of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a flow of product registration processing of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a new product registration list output process of the same embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Store controller, 5 ... Host computer, 1
1 ... CPU, 14 ... Single product setting information file, 15 ... New product setting file.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A merchandise information storage unit connected to an external processing device for storing merchandise information for each merchandise, and reading merchandise information stored in the merchandise information storage unit corresponding to an inputted merchandise code. In the product information processing apparatus that performs processing based on the read product information, a new product information storage unit that stores product information newly stored in the product information storage unit, and a product of the input product code Product information search means for determining whether or not information is stored in the product information storage means, and when the product information search means determines that the product information is not stored in the product information storage means, Product information requesting means for instructing the external processing device to transmit the product information, and the external processing device for transmitting the product information by the product information requesting means. The product information storage control unit that receives the stored product information and stores the product information in the product information storage unit and also stores the product information in the new product information storage unit, and the new product information by the preset specific output request. Product information processing, characterized in that a new product information list is created based on the product information stored in the product information storage means, and new product information list output means for outputting the created new product information list is provided. apparatus.