JPH06139459A - Commodity sales data processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the selling job efficiency by connecting the 1st and 2nd bar code readers to a single information storage means and therefore completing quickly the commodity registering jobs by two persons. CONSTITUTION:The 1st and 2nd bar code readers 13 and 14 are used for input of the commodity information through the reading scanning of bar codes. An information storage means stores temporarily the output commodity information of the reader 13 and also stores temporarily the output commodity information of the reader 14 while no commodity information of the reader 13 is received. Then the information output devices 9 and 10 output various types of information based on the commodity information stored in the information storage means. Meanwhile two clerks read, scan and register the bar codes printed or labeled on the commodities brought to a POS terminal 1 by the customers through both readers 13 and 14 respectively at the terminal 1 used by both clerks.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a product sales data processing device used for electronic cash registers, POS (Point Of Sales) terminals and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, electronic product sales data processing devices have been used to perform sales operations with high efficiency.
An electronic cash register, which is one of such merchandise sales data processing devices, is provided with, for example, a bar code reader in which various information is input by reading and scanning a bar code, and a keyboard in which various information is manually input. A CPU (Central Processing Unit) or RA for editing and temporarily storing various information in this keyboard and the barcode reader
Information storage means such as M (Random Access Memory) is connected,
The information storage means has a structure in which information output means such as a display or an R / J (Receipt / Journal) printer for displaying or printing various information is connected.

In such an electronic cash register, various kinds of information have been input manually by a keyboard in recent years, but recently, various kinds of information can be quickly input by scanning a bar code with a bar code reader. It is designed to be accurate and easy to execute. As such a bar code reader, a pen scanner in which a single light emitting element and a light receiving element are provided at a slender tip portion of a portable device body, and a large number at a widened tip portion of a portable device body are provided. , A touch scanner in which a large number of light receiving elements and a plurality of light receiving elements are arranged in series, and a stationary scanner in which an optical scanning device and a light receiving element are provided in a light-transmitting window of a device body for installation have been put into practical use. .

[0004]

In the product sales data processing device as described above, various information can be input by reading and scanning the bar code reader in addition to the manual operation of the keyboard, so that the information processing of the sales operation can be performed with high efficiency. Can be executed.

However, at present, even in the sales business using the above-mentioned product sales data processing device, it is desired to further improve the processing efficiency.

For example, a two-person sales business has been proposed in which one store clerk performs product information registration processing, and another store clerk performs accounting processing for the registered product information, and product sales data processing corresponding thereto is proposed. The device is also in practical use. However, in recent years, the number of products that one customer purchases at one time has increased, so even in the above-mentioned two-person sales business, the time required for registration processing is compared to the time required for accounting processing. Work efficiency is reduced due to the long length.

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems] First and second bar code readers for inputting product information by scanning a bar code are provided, and the product information output by the first bar code reader is temporarily stored and Information storage means for temporarily storing the product information output by the second bar code reader when the first bar code reader is not outputting the product information is provided, and based on the product information stored by the information storage means. An information output means for outputting various information is provided.

[0008]

[Function] By connecting the first and second bar code readers to one information storage means, even when one customer purchases a large amount of products at a time, the registration process of this product requires two persons. Can be completed quickly.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
First, the POS terminal 1 which is the product sales data processing device.
In appearance, as shown in FIG. 1, various types of information are temporarily stored in an FDD (Floppy Disk Driving Devis).
e) 2 and HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 3 are installed on a drawer 6 under a front cover 4 for opening and closing, a keyboard 8 equipped with a card reader 7 and a CRT (Cathode) which is an information output means. A unit such as a Ray tube) display 9 and an R / J / S (Receipt / Journal / Slip) printer 10 which is an information output means is integrally installed on the apparatus main body 5. The first and second touch scanners 1 as the first and second bar code readers are provided on the interfaces 11 and 12 on the side surface of the device body 5.
3, 14 are connected by connectors 15, 16.

In the POS terminal 1, as shown in FIG. 2, the POS terminal 1 has a C for executing various information processing.
In the PU 17, main and sub RAMs 18 and 19 for temporarily storing various information in an updateable manner, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 20 in which various information is fixedly stored in advance, a buzzer 21, a clock circuit 22, a modem 23, the FDD 2, HDD
3, the keyboard 8, the CRT display 9, the R / J / S (Receipt / Journal / Slip) printer 1
0, the first and second touch scanners 13 and 14 are connected by a bus 24 via an interface.

Therefore, in this POS terminal 1, an information storage means for temporarily storing various information input by the keyboard 8 and the first and second touch scanners 13 and 14 is formed by the RAM 18 here.

In such a configuration, the POS terminal 1 is configured such that, for example, two store clerks (not shown) simultaneously perform registration processing for one customer (not shown). In other words, in this POS terminal 1, when the customers bring products (not shown) that the customer wants to purchase to the position of one POS terminal 1 in charge of two store employees, the products are printed or labeled. Each of the two salesclerks reads and scans the generated barcode with the touch scanners 13 and 14 to execute registration processing.

Then, as illustrated in FIG. 4, the POS terminal 1 to which various information such as product information is sequentially input by the scanning reading of the touch scanners 13 and 14 and the manual operation of the keyboard 8 receives the input information from the CPU 17 Then, the RAM 18 is temporarily stored in the RAM 18, and various information temporarily stored in the RAM 18 is displayed on the display 9 or R / J /.
The registration processing is executed by sequentially outputting the data by the S printer 10 or the like. At this time, in this POS terminal 1, when information is randomly input by the first and second touch scanners 13 and 14, the RAM 18 sequentially stores the information in the order of reception. As illustrated,
The RAM 18 stores information sequentially stored in a FIFO (First I
It is designed to sequentially output to the display 9 and the R / J / S printer 10 by the (n First Out) method.

Therefore, the clerk and the customer who have completed the registration processing by repeating the above-described processing operation are the POS terminal 1
The information displayed by the display 9 and the information output by the R / J / S printer 10 are confirmed, and the cash processing is executed by opening the drawer 6 and delivering cash. Since such an accounting process can be quickly executed by one store clerk, another store clerk can also start the registration process for the next customer at this point.

As described above, in this POS terminal 1, even when one customer purchases a large amount of merchandise at a time, the registration process of this merchandise can be completed quickly by two store clerks. Therefore, it is possible to contribute to improving the work efficiency of the sales operation.

Further, the POS terminal 1 is used as a dedicated machine for registration processing, and a POS terminal (not shown) for accounting processing is arranged separately from the POS terminal 1 so that the two salesclerks share the registration processing and the accounting processing. It is also possible to carry out a two-person sales business. In this case, when one customer purchases a small number of products at a time, the processing work is shared as before, and when one customer purchases a large number of products at one time, the sales staff in charge of accounting processing Work efficiency can be improved by moving from the position of the POS terminal for accounting processing to the position of the POS terminal 1 for registration processing to support the registration processing.

Further, in the system as described above, two full-time clerk are arranged at the position of the POS terminal 1 for registration processing, and one clerk is separately provided at the position of the POS terminal for accounting processing. It is also possible to arrange the above, and execute sales operations by these three salesclerks. Furthermore, when both the registration process and the accounting process are executed by the POS terminal 1, it is possible to have one clerk and the clerk and the customer execute the registration process with the touch scanners 13 and 14. .

In the POS terminal 1 of this embodiment, both the first and second bar code readers are touch scanners 1.
However, the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned format, and one of the first and second bar code readers may be a touch scanner and the other may be a stationary scanner. Or both the first and second bar code readers are stationary scanners (both not shown)
Can also be implemented. Further, in the POS terminal 1 of the present embodiment, it has been illustrated that the two touch scanners 13 and 14 serving as the first and second bar code readers are connected to one RAM 18, but such first and second It is also possible to add third and fourth bar code readers (not shown) in addition to the second bar code reader.

[0019]

As described above, according to the present invention, by connecting the first and second bar code readers to one information storage means, even if one customer purchases a large amount of merchandise at a time, Since the registration process of the merchandise can be completed quickly by two persons, it has an effect that it can contribute to the improvement of the work efficiency of the sales operation.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a storage structure of a RAM.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a registration process.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Product Sales Data Processing Device 13, 14 Bar Code Reader 9, 10 Information Output Means 18 Information Storage Means

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. First and second bar code readers for inputting product information by reading and scanning a bar code, and product information output by the first bar code reader is temporarily stored and the second bar code is also stored. Information storage means for temporarily storing the product information output by the reader when the first bar code reader is not outputting the product information, and information for outputting various information based on the product information stored by the information storage means A product sales data processing device comprising an output means.