JPH06131562A - Pos device with point managing function - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To accelerate customer's purchasing desires by printing out the current number of accumulated points, gift names to be exchanged, their term of validity gift names having higher points, and number of lacking points for the higher gifts on a slip in each customer's purchase. CONSTITUTION:A magnetic card on which a customer's name, an ID number, the accumulated number of points corresponding to an amount purchased, an accumulation starting date, etc., are previously recorded is previously transferred to each customer requiring point service. On the other hand, reference points for gift exchange, gift names to be exchanged, amount/point conversion factors, and the validity of points are previously initialized in a storage part 3-9. At the time of accounting, the number of points is calculated from the total amount purchased and accumulated on that of the magnetic card to update the contents. When the updated point value reaches the reference of gift exchange, commodity names to be exchanged, commodity names corresponding to higher point values and the lacking number of points for the higher commodities are printed out on a slip. If the period of point service is approached, the period is also printed out to give an alarm.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a POS device with a point management function for managing the sales of individual customers.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Heretofore, various attempts have been made to promote customers' willingness to purchase at sales floors such as shops. As an example, each time a customer purchases a product, he / she enters the number of points according to the amount of money on the slip, and when the accumulated number of points reaches a certain reference value or more, a prize is given according to the number of points. There is a point system to exchange. Therefore, in the conventional POS device, the sales amount or the amount of money is accumulated and converted into the number of points, and the accumulated points are printed on the sales slip as shown in the example of the slip output by the conventional POS device in FIG. .

[0003]

However, in the conventional point system, the customer's point consciousness for points is low, and the effective period of points cannot be managed for each individual at the store, which may be invalid. There is a problem that the effect of motivating purchasing is not improved.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a POS device with a point management function which eliminates the above problems and manages the number of points for each customer and prints out on a slip. To do.

[0005]

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention is directed to a storage unit 3-8 of a POS device having a configuration shown in FIG.
1 stores a program corresponding to the flow chart shown in FIG. 1, and a storage point 3-9 initially sets a reference point for gift exchange, an exchangeable gift name, a point conversion coefficient of an amount of money, and a point valid period. . Name and I of the target customer
Prepare a recording card in which the D number, the number of points corresponding to the purchase price, the cumulative start date, etc. are prepared, and the number of points of the recording card is cumulatively updated by the program each time the customer purchases and makes an account, The greatest feature is that it outputs a slip that prints the current number of points and the prize name that can be exchanged, the higher-ranking prize name and the number of missing points, and the valid period of the current point.

[0006]

According to the present invention, each time the customer purchases, a slip is printed on the slip, in which the present cumulative number of points and the prize name that can be exchanged, the higher prize name and the number of missing points, and the valid period of the current point are printed. As a result, it is less likely that the points will expire due to the customer's attention.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 4 is a POS with a point management function of the present invention.
It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of an apparatus. As shown in the figure, the POS device with a point management function includes a CPU (central processing unit) 3-1, a peripheral device control unit 3-2, and a display unit 3-.
3, key input unit 3-4, bar code reader 3-5, print output unit 3-6, magnetic card input unit 3-7, storage unit (ROM) 3-8, storage unit ( RAM) 3-9 and external storage unit 3-10.

A CPU (Central Processing Unit) 3-1 executes a control program stored in a storage unit (ROM) 3-8 and a storage unit (RAM) 3-9 to execute POS.
Control the entire device. The peripheral device control unit 3-2 is the CPU 3
In response to the instruction from -1, the display unit 3-3, the key input unit 3-4,
Input / output control of the bar code reader 3-5, the printer output unit 3-6, and the magnetic card input unit 3-7 is performed. Memory (RA
M) Part of 3-9 and the external storage unit 3-10 are storage units for storing data necessary for processing such as tabulation of sales slips.

For customers who carry out the point service of the present invention, a recording card (magnetic card) in which the name, ID number, cumulative number of points corresponding to the purchase amount, cumulative start date, etc. are recorded in advance for each customer. -Do) and prepare and hand it over. Memory (R
AM) 3-9, the reference points for gift exchange, the exchangeable gift name, the point conversion coefficient for the amount of money, and the point validity period are initially set.

FIG. 1 shows a POS with a point management function according to the present invention.
The operation | movement flowchart of an apparatus is shown. This flow chart is stored as a program in the storage unit (ROM) 3-8 and the storage unit (RAM) 3-9 and is executed by the CPU 3-1. The operation will be described with reference to FIG. First, at the time of checkout, a recording card made of a magnetic card is received from the customer and read by the magnetic card input unit 3-7 (step ST10). Next, enter the purchased product and price this time using the key input unit 3-4 or barco
It is input by the driver 3-5 (step ST11).

The point number (1/100 of the amount in this example) is calculated from the total amount of the purchased products, and the point number is accumulated and updated in addition to the point number of the recording card (step S
T12). As shown in FIG. 2A, the customer name, product name,
The price and the total amount are printed (step ST13). It is judged whether or not the updated point value has reached the standard for product exchange (step ST14), and if it has reached the standard, the exchangeable product name is printed as shown in FIG. 2B (step ST).
15). Further, the product name one rank higher and the number of missing points until reaching it are obtained (step ST16), and the product name and the number of points are printed on the slip as shown in FIG. 2C (step ST17). If the point value does not reach the reference in step ST14, the first target product name and the number of points are printed as shown in C of FIG. 2 (step ST1).
8). Further, when the point service deadline is approaching (step ST19), the point service deadline is printed as shown in D of FIG. 2 to warn (step ST2).
0).

[0012]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, the following effects are expected. Every time the customer purchases, a slip printed with the current accumulated points and exchangeable free gift names, the higher free gift names and the number of missing points, and the valid period of the current points is output. It also reduces the chances of points being aroused and expiring customers' willingness to purchase.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an operation flowchart of a POS device with a point management function according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a slip output by the POS device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a slip output by a conventional POS device.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a POS device with a point management function of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 3-1 CPU (Central Processing Unit) 3-2 Peripheral device control section 3-3 Display section 3-4 Key input section 3-5 Bar code reader 3-6 Print output section 3-7 Magnetic card Input unit 3-8 Storage unit (ROM) 3-9 Storage unit (RAM) 3-10 External storage unit

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A POS device with a point management function, which has an input unit, an output unit, and a storage unit, and manages the giving out of prizes according to the number of points corresponding to the purchase price of the customer. The number of points corresponding to the amount spent is stored, and means for accumulating and updating the number of points each time the customer purchases is provided. A point-of-sale POS device having means for outputting a slip on which the valid period of the current point is printed.