JPH0559588U - Electronic cash register - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To effectively display advertising information to customers located behind electronic cash registers during the execution of sales operations. [Structure] Sales information displays 6 and 7 for cashier and customer for displaying various sales information are formed on the front surface and the rear surface of the main body housing 3, and the sales information displays 6 and 7 are separately advertised. A dot matrix type advertisement information display 8 for displaying information is provided on the rear surface of the main body housing 3.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to an electronic cash register also used for a POS (Point Of Sales) terminal, an electronic toll scale, and the like.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 Electronic cash registers such as POS terminals and electronic toll scales are equipped with, for example, a sales information display for cashiers, keyboards, R / J (Receipt / Journal) printers, etc. on the front of the main housing formed on the drawer. It has a structure in which a sales information display for customers is provided on the rear of the housing. In such an electronic cash register, when the cashier inputs predetermined information by operating a keyboard or the like, various sales information generated in accordance with this information input is displayed on the sales information display and the R / J printer is used. It is designed to support sales operations such as printing.

Here, since the sales information displayed to the cashier and the customer during such sales operations is generally formed by numbers such as the product price and the total amount of money, such sales information display Is usually formed in a segment format that displays numbers with a simple structure. Further, at present, an electronic cash register that displays characters such as a product name as sales information is put into practical use, and in this case, a sales information display is formed in a dot matrix format. Since such a dot matrix type sales information display of an electronic cash register can display various characters and images, it is possible to display advertisement information during the time when sales operations are not performed. .

[0004]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 In the electronic cash register as described above, the sales information display of the dot matrix type displays the advertising information during the time when the sales operation is not executed, which can contribute to the promotion of the sales of products.

However, in this case, when the customer who purchases the product is located behind the electronic cash register and the sales operation is started, the sales information display displays the sales information, so that the advertisement information can be displayed to the customer. Since the customer is not behind the electronic cash register when the sales information display is displaying the advertising information during the time when the sales operation cannot be performed and the sales information is not executed, the sales information as described above is actually used. Display of advertising information by display is extremely ineffective.

Further, since the dot-matrix type sales information display formed for displaying the sales information as described above is actually formed as a form in which several characters are displayed in about one line, a product mark or the like is displayed. Such complicated advertisement information cannot be displayed.

Further, in a conventional electronic cash register, generally, a sales information display for a cashier, a keyboard, an R / J printer, and the like are arranged in high density on the front surface of the main body housing, but on the rear surface, a customer information display is provided. Since only a small sales information display for automobiles is formed, the utilization efficiency of the rear surface of the main body housing is extremely low and the appearance seen from the rear is also hindered.

[0008]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 An electronic cash register equipped with cashier and customer sales information displays, which display various sales information, on the front and rear surfaces of the main body housing. A dot matrix type advertisement information display for displaying advertisement information stored in the advertisement storage means is provided on the rear surface of the main body housing separately from the sales information display.

[0009]

[Action]

 The sales information display displays the sales information. Since the advertising information can be displayed on the advertising information display even while the sales operation is being performed, the customer can see the advertising information well and, in addition, such advertising information is displayed. Since the display is formed in a large size exclusively for displaying advertisement information, complicated advertisement information such as product marks can be displayed, and such an advertisement information display is provided on the rear surface of the main body housing. Therefore, the utilization efficiency of the rear surface of the main body housing is extremely high, and the appearance seen from the rear is also good.

[0010]

【Example】

 An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, as shown in FIG. 1 in appearance, the electronic cash register 1 of this embodiment has a keyboard 4, an R / J printer 5, and a small sales information for a cashier on a front surface of a main body housing 3 on a drawer 2. A segment display 6 which is a news display is integrally provided, and a small segment display 7 which is a sales information display for customers and a large dot matrix display 8 which is a product information display are provided on the rear surface of the main body housing 3. As shown in FIG. 2, it has a structure integrally provided, and as shown in FIG. 2, the various devices 4 to 8 described above, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 9 and a ROM (Read Only Memory) that are advertisement storage means. It has a structure in which 10 etc. are connected to a CPU (Central Processes Unit) 11.

Here, in the electronic cash register 1, various programs necessary for sales operations are fixedly stored in the ROM 10, and in the RAM 9, for example, the programs are formed in accordance with a customer's desire. A large number of advertising information consisting of dot matrix images is rewritably stored.

Further, in this electronic cash register 1, as shown in FIG. 1A, the segment display 7 for displaying sales information to the customer in segment characters is formed in a small size and is formed on the rear surface of the main body housing 3. The dot matrix display 8 arranged on the upper edge portion and displaying the advertisement information to the customer in a dot matrix image is formed in an extremely large size and arranged on the rear surface of the main body housing 3. The displays 6 to 8 can be formed by, for example, an LED (Light Emitting Diode), an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube), or the like.

In such a structure, when the cashier inputs predetermined information by operating the keyboard 4 or the like, the electronic cash register 1 displays the sales information on the segment display 6 under the control of the CPU 11 operated by the program in the ROM 10. 7 is displayed and the R / J printer 5 prints to support sales operations.

In the electronic cash register 1, a dot matrix display 8 for displaying advertisement information is provided on the rear surface of the main body housing 3 separately from the segment displays 6 and 7 for displaying sales information as described above. Therefore, the dot matrix display 8 is always adapted to display advertisement information. By doing so, in this electronic cash register 1, when the customer who purchases the product is located behind the main housing 3 and the sales operation is executed, the small segment display 7 displays the sales information. Then, since the large dot matrix display 8 displays the advertising information, this advertising information is well viewed by the customer.

Moreover, since the dot matrix display 8 of the electronic cash register 1 is preliminarily formed in a large size exclusively for displaying advertisement information, it is possible to display complicated advertisement information such as a product mark. Furthermore, since the electronic cash register 1 is provided with the dot matrix display 8 on the rear surface of the main body housing 3, the rear surface of the main body housing 3 has extremely high utilization efficiency and has a good appearance when viewed from the rear.

In the electronic cash register 1 of this embodiment, a small segment display 7 for sales information and a large dot matrix display 8 for advertisement information are provided on the rear surface of the main body housing 3 by way of example. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described type.For example, an extremely large dot matrix display for advertising information is provided on almost the entire rear surface of the main body housing, and a display for displaying sales information is provided with supporting legs. It is also possible to project it on the upper surface of the main body housing.

[0017]

[Effect of the device]

 As described above, the present invention is formed in the dot matrix format in the electronic cash register in which the sales information display for the cashier for displaying various sales information and the sales information display for the customer are provided on the front surface and the rear surface of the main body housing. An advertisement storage means for storing advertisement information in advance is provided, and a dot matrix type advertisement information display for displaying the advertisement information stored in the advertisement storage means is provided on the rear surface of the main body housing separately from the sales information display. As a result, since the advertising information can be displayed on the advertising information display even during the sales operation in which the sales information display displays the sales information, the customer can see the advertising information well, and The large advertising information display is pre-sized to display advertising information. Complex advertising information such as product marks can be displayed. Furthermore, since such an advertising information display is provided on the rear surface of the main body housing, the rear surface of the main body housing has extremely high utilization efficiency and rear It has the effect that the external appearance seen from the outside is also good.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 shows an embodiment of the present invention, (a) is a rear view, (b) is a side view, and (c) is a front view.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a circuit structure.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Electronic cash register 3 Main body housing 6, 7 Sales information display 8 Advertising information display

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. An electronic cash register in which a cashier sales information display for displaying various sales information and a customer sales information display are provided on a front surface and a rear surface of a main body housing, and advertisement information formed in a dot matrix format is displayed. An advertisement storage means stored in advance is provided, and a dot matrix type advertisement information display for displaying the advertisement information stored in the advertisement storage means is provided on the rear surface of the main body housing separately from the sales information display. Electronic cash register to do.