JPH0589150A - Pos system having commercial medicine retrieval function - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To permit a customer purchasing medicine to select medicine adjusted to the symptom by means of agreement by retrieving commercial medicine information which is set in a storage means by the symptom of the customer and printing the result. CONSTITUTION:A commercial medicine retrieval control part by individual symptoms 13 retrieves a commercial medicine file by individual symptoms, which is set in the storage means 5 by the symptom inputted from a POS terminal. The result of retrieval is transferred to a commercial medicine printing control part by individual symptoms 14, and it prints information on a commercial medicine name, cost, capacity, a manufacturing source, sale, the minute symptom when the symptom can be classified into more minute symptom and the corresponding commercial medicine name by a printing means 7. Since a mark corresponding to the commercial medicine name, cost capacity, the manufacturing source and a sales accumulated total is printed and outputted in accordance with the main symptom of cold, and the auxiliary symptoms of fever, sneezing and coughing, for example, the customer can easily select medicine adjusted to the symptoms of himself.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a POS system having a commercial drug search function.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional POS system, the main purpose is to collect information on sales results for distributors, and not to provide information to customers.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a conventional POS system for sales management of medicines. In the figure, reference numeral 23 is an operation unit through which an operator inputs the sales history of medicines, 4 is a medicine sales history recording unit that records the sales history of medicines input from the operation unit 23 in the storage unit 25, and 25 is the sales history of medicines. A storage unit for storing
Is a receipt printing control unit that causes the receipt printer 27 to print the sales record of the drug recorded in the storage unit 25; 27 is a receipt printer that prints the receipt; 8 is the host device 1 that records the sales record of the drug recorded in the storage unit 25 It is a drug sales record communication unit that is transmitted to.

Reference numeral 2 denotes a POS terminal, which includes an operation unit 23, a medicine sales record recording unit 4, a storage unit 25, and a receipt printing control unit 26.
The receipt printer 27 and the drug sales record communication unit 8 are provided to collect the drug sales record and print the receipt.

Reference numeral 9 denotes a drug sales cumulative counting unit that receives the drug sales performance information transmitted from the drug sales performance communication unit 8 of the POS terminal 2, counts the cumulative drug sales, and accumulates them in the magnetic disk device 28. Magnetic disk device for accumulating cumulative drug sales, 1
Includes the cumulative drug sales counting unit 9 and the magnetic disk device 28, and
It is a host device that manages the OS terminal 2.

In the POS system shown in the figure, when the customer purchases the medicine, the operator inputs the sales record of the medicine from the operation unit 23. The entered drug sales record is the drug sales record section 4
It is recorded in the storage unit 25 by. Next, the receipt printing control unit 26 reads the sales record of the required medicine from the storage unit 25 according to an instruction from the operation unit 23 of the operator, and the receipt printer 27
Transfer to and print the receipt. Next, the drug sales record communication unit 8 uses the drug sales record recorded in the storage unit 25 as a host device.
1 and the cumulative drug sales counting unit 9 of the higher-level device 1
The drug sales record information transmitted from the drug sales record communication unit 8 of the terminal 2 is received, and the cumulative drug sales is counted and stored in the magnetic disk device 28. The accumulated drug sales total is output at a later date by an output means (not shown) and is used as accounting material or sales planning material.

[0007]

In the conventional POS system for selling and managing drugs, there is a problem in that information is not provided to customers who purchase drugs. In view of such a point, the present invention has an object to provide a means for providing a customer who purchases a drug with information so that the customer can be convinced and select a drug which is suitable for the customer.

[0008]

The above-mentioned problems can be solved by a POS system having a commercially available drug search function configured as follows. FIG. 1 is a principle diagram of the present invention. P
An input means 3 for inputting a drug sales record to the OS terminal 2, a drug sales record recording part 4 for recording the input drug sales record in a storage means, a storage means 5 for storing the drug sales record, Receiving and printing control section 6 for printing the drug sales record as a receipt by the printing means 7, and printing means 7 for printing the receipt
And a POS terminal 2 having a drug sales record communication unit 8 for communicating the drug sales record to the host device 1, and a drug for counting the cumulative total of drug sales records communicated from the drug sales record communication unit 8. In a POS system consisting of a higher-level device 1 having a cumulative sales counting section 9 and a storage means 10 for storing the cumulative total of drug sales, information for selecting a marketed drug is stored in the higher-level device 1 and the storage means. An over-the-counter drug information transmitting unit 11 for transmitting the above-mentioned over-the-counter drug sales total to the POS terminal 2 is provided, and the over-the-counter drug information transmitting unit 11 receives the over-the-counter drug information from the over-the-counter drug information transmitting unit 11. An over-the-counter drug information setting unit 15 set in the storage means 5, a search selection unit 12 for selecting a search operation by a predetermined input from the input unit 3, and a storage unit 5 modified to also store the over-the-counter drug information. , The over-the-counter drug information according to the customer's symptom input from the input means 3 Symptoms by counter medicines retrieval control unit 13 to search for and configured to provide a said search results by symptom counter medicines print controller 14 to be printed on the indicia-shaped means 7.

[0009]

The over-the-counter drug information transmission unit 11 of the host device 1 transmits information for selecting over-the-counter drugs and the cumulative sales of the over-the-counter drugs to the POS terminal 2 from the cumulative drug sales in the storage means.

The over-the-counter drug information setting unit 15 of the POS terminal 2 receives the over-the-counter drug information from the over-the-counter drug information transmitting unit 11 and sets it in the storage means 5. The search selection unit 12 of the POS terminal 2 selects a search operation by a predetermined input from the input means 3 and activates the symptom-specific over-the-counter drug search control unit 13.

The symptom-based over-the-counter drug search control unit 13 searches the over-the-counter drug information set in the storage means 5 according to the symptom of the customer input from the input means 3. The search result is printed by the print means 7 by the symptom-specific over-the-counter drug print control unit 14.

[0012]

2 is a block diagram of a POS system according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 11 is the information for selecting a marketed drug (brand name, efficacy, usage, capacity, price, pharmaceutical company name, etc.) and the cumulative sales of the marketed drug in the accumulation means, and the POS is the cumulative sales of the marketed drug. Over-the-counter drug information transmission unit to send to terminal 2,
Reference numeral 12 is a search / selection unit that activates the symptom-specific over-the-counter drug search control unit 13 by a predetermined input from the operation unit 23, and 13 is a symptom-based over-the-counter drug that searches the over-the-counter drug information according to the symptom of the customer input from the operation unit 23. A search control unit, 14 is a symptom-specific over-the-counter drug printing control unit for printing the search result on the receipt printer 27, and 15 is over-the-counter drug information from the over-the-counter drug information transmitting unit 11 of the upper apparatus and sets it in the storage unit 25. The over-the-counter drug information setting unit 25 is a storage unit 25 modified to also store over-the-counter drug information. 11
Are provided in the host device, and 12 to 15 and 25 are provided in the POS terminal. In addition, the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 5 are the same.

First, when the system is started up, information for the over-the-counter drug information transmission unit 11 of the host device to select the over-the-counter drug (brand name, efficacy, usage, capacity, price, pharmaceutical company name, etc.)
Then, the cumulative sales of the over-the-counter drugs are transmitted to the POS terminal 2 from the cumulative sales of the drugs in the storage means.

The over-the-counter drug information setting unit 15 of the POS terminal 2 receives the over-the-counter drug information from the over-the-counter drug information transmitting unit 11 of the host device and sets it in the storage unit 25 to complete the preparation. Figure 3
Indicates the contents of the over-the-counter drug file by symptom set in the storage unit 25. Names, prices, and prices of over-the-counter drugs that correspond to the main and side symptoms
The capacity, manufacturer, cumulative sales, etc. are recorded.

When performing a search, the "function-specific over-the-counter drug search" mode is assigned to a specific function key of the POS terminal 2, and when the key is pressed, the search selection unit 12
Activates the symptom-specific over-the-counter drug search control unit 13 to enter the symptom input mode.

The symptom of the customer is input through the operation unit 23 of the POS terminal. In the symptom input mode, the symptom is input by inputting a numerical value corresponding to a predetermined symptom.

According to the inputted symptom, the symptom-specific over-the-counter drug search control unit 13 searches the symptom-based over-the-counter drug file set in the storage unit 25. The search results are based on the symptoms.
The over-the-counter drug printing control unit 14 according to the symptom is delivered to the patient from the receipt printer 27, and the over-the-counter drug name, price, capacity, manufacturer,
If the product sells and can be classified into more detailed symptoms, print detailed information on the receipt and information such as the over-the-counter drug name. FIG. 4 shows output data according to the embodiment of the present invention, which is printed out with a popular product mark according to the name of the over-the-counter drug according to the main symptom and the sub-symptom, the price, the volume, the manufacturer, and the cumulative sales. Pass this output data to the customer and ask them to use it as a criterion for drug selection.

[0018]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, even a person who has no product knowledge can sell on the seller side, can quickly respond to the customer's needs, and trust between the customer and the store. There is a remarkable effect that the relationship is born, it leads to sales increase, and that the customer can easily select the drug that suits the condition.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a POS system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Fig. 3] Content of over-the-counter drug file by symptom in the example of the present invention

FIG. 4 is output data according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a conventional POS system for managing sales of drugs.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Higher-level device 2 POS terminal 3 Input means 4 Drug sales record unit 5 Storage unit 6 Reception print control unit 7 Printing unit 8 Drug sales record communication unit 9 Drug sales cumulative counting unit 10 Accumulation unit 11 Over-the-counter drug information transmission unit 12 Search selection Part 13 Symptom-based over-the-counter drug search control part 14 Symptom-based over-the-counter drug printing control part 15 Over-the-counter drug information setting part 23 Operation part 25 Storage part 26 Receipt printing control part 27 Receipt printer 28 Magnetic disk unit

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An input unit (3) for inputting a drug sales record to a POS terminal (2), a drug sales record recording unit (4) for recording the input drug sales record in a storage unit, and the drug. A storage means (5) for storing the sales record, a receipt print control section (6) for printing the drug sales record as a receipt by the printing means (7), a printing means (7) for printing the receipt, and Drug sales record communication unit (8) for communicating the drug sales record to the host device (1)
And a POS terminal (2), a cumulative drug sales counting unit (9) that counts the cumulative total of drug sales records communicated from the drug sales record communication unit (8), and a storage unit that accumulates the cumulative drug sales record. In a POS system comprising a means (10) and a host device (1) having the means (10), information for selecting a marketed drug is provided to the host device (1) and the marketed drug from the cumulative drug sales in the storage means. The cumulative sales of
A marketed medicine information transmission unit (11) for transmitting to the OS terminal (2) is provided, and the marketed medicine information from the marketed medicine information transmission unit (11) is received by the POS terminal (2) and set in the storage means (5). A commercially available drug information setting section (15), a search selection section (12) for selecting a search operation by a predetermined input from the input means (3), and a storage means (a storage means modified to also store the commercially available drug information) 5), a symptom-based over-the-counter drug search control unit (13) for searching the over-the-counter drug information according to the symptom of the customer input from the input means (3), and the search result by the printing means.
A POS system having a marketed drug search function, which is provided with a symptom-based marketed drug printing controller (14) for printing on (7).