JPH06309557A - Electronic cash register and bar code table - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the electronic cash register which easily performs various setting works by providing a bar code obtained by encoding setting operation procedure information corresponding to each of commodity information and set information. CONSTITUTION:The electronic cash register is provided with a bar code table used to store commodity information and set information in a memory 68, and setting operation procedure information corresponding to each bar code is preliminarily stored in the memory 68. A bar code in an item to be set in the bar code table is read by a bar code scanner 64. Setting operation procedure information preliminarily stored in the memory 68 correspondingly to the bar code is called, and a message for input is displayed on a display part 65. That is, setting operations of various setting information are performed by switching of a mode changeover switch and read of bar codes, and setting operations of many various commodity information and set information are considerably simplified.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electronic cash register, and more specifically, product information such as price, department, product name, etc. corresponding to a barcode attached to a product, date and time, discount rate, tax rate, etc. With a memory to store the setting information of
The present invention relates to an electronic cash register that reads a barcode attached to a product with a barcode scanner and performs sales registration based on product information and setting information stored in advance in a memory.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in the sale of various products, the bar code attached to each product is read by a bar code scanner, and the read bar code information and each bar code stored in a memory in advance are supported. Price, department,
Sales registration is performed based on product information such as product name and setting information such as date and time, discount rate, and tax rate. For example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 63-10
The electronic cash register shown in 1996 is often used.

In such an electronic cash register,
As described above, the product information such as price, department, product name, etc. corresponding to the barcode of each product and setting information such as date, discount rate, tax rate, etc. are set in advance in the memory provided in the electronic cash register. For example, various kinds of information required before opening a store is set in the memory.

FIG. 10 shows an example of a keyboard portion of an electronic cash register, in which a numeric key 11 for inputting numerical data such as the number of items sold and the amount of money and a department code for classifying products for sale are set. A key 12, a registration key 13 for calculating a subtotal amount, a total amount, etc., a receipt on / off switch 14, a person-in-charge identification key 15, a function key 16 for performing various function operations, and the like are provided, and an operation mode is also provided. A mode changeover switch 17 for changing over is provided. This mode changeover switch 1
7, "stop" to lock the electronic cash register in the stopped state, "registration" to perform normal sales registration, "inspection" to inspect sales amount and sales points and training, and correct registered data In addition to each position of “correction”, for example, “settlement” for outputting daily sales amount and points, “setting 1” and “setting 2” positions for setting various information in the memory It is provided, and the mode selector switch 17 is used by switching according to the working state.

In the electronic cash register having such a keyboard, the operation of setting the various information in the memory is performed by setting the mode selector switch 17 to "setting 1".
Alternatively, the setting is switched to “setting 2” and, for example, an auxiliary sheet 18 as shown in FIG. 11 is placed on the keyboard. This auxiliary sheet is for reading various keys of the above keyboard according to the setting work.
The other part of the keys is, for example, "input" 13a and "copy designation" 13b are assigned to the registration key 13 part, and "start" 16a, "select" 16b, and "Code designation" 16c and the like are assigned. In addition, the mode switch 17
"Setting 1" is for setting operations such as date and time, discount rate, tax rate, price, department, product name, etc., and "Setting 2" is setting of environmental setting information on the functional of the cash register. It is for performing operations. For example, to store the date and time in the memory, switch the mode selector switch 17 to "setting 1", press the numeric key "1", and then "start" the auxiliary sheet 18.
16a, press "select" 16b one or more times,
After pressing the "Enter" key 13a to display "Date and time setting" on the display (not shown), press the numeric key 1
It is performed by inputting the date and time from 1 and pressing the "input" 13a. On the other hand, whether to print the time on a receipt or recording paper, for example? ， Whether to continue the shifted department? , Whether to add the unit price confirmation function of the product number? In order to store the functional environment setting information of the cash register, such as, in the memory, first set the mode selector switch 17 to "setting 2".
We will switch to. Then, a main flag number corresponding to the environment setting information classified into large items such as “receipt, printing on recording paper” and “department” is searched for in the instruction manual, and the main flag number is keyed in. Next, while viewing the contents of the individual environment setting information subdivided into question forms corresponding to each main flag number in the instruction manual,
It was decided to answer with ES or NO (0 or 1), and then the answer content was to be key-inputted with an 8-digit number of 0 or 1. For example, "print on receipt or recording paper"
If the item related to the environment setting information corresponds to the main flag number 2 in the instruction manual, set the mode selector switch to "Setting 2", and after setting the main flag, which is the environment setting information, ready for input, correspond to the main flag number. Enter "2" and press the "designation key". Then, as shown in FIG. 12, the main flag number "2"
Questions # 7, 8 to # 1 corresponding to 0 or 1 (Y
The functional environment of the cash register desired by the user by selectively answering by the number of ES or NO) and inputting the answered eight-digit number, for example, "00000101" by the user by key operation. It becomes possible to set the setting information.

[0006]

However, as the electronic cash register has become multifunctional and highly functional in recent years,
The number of information that needs to be set in the memory is increasing, and the setting work is becoming complicated. That is, as described above, switching between "SETTING 1" and "SETTING 2" by the mode changeover switch 17, inputting a numerical value from the numeral keys 11 of the auxiliary sheet 18, and keys such as "START" 16a and "SELECT" 16b. In the case of selecting a setting item by combining and, in order to set the desired setting item, after setting the mode selector switch to the predetermined position, press the numeric keys or the "start" and "select" keys a predetermined number of times. The input work had to be performed after pressing and then the "input" key to enter a predetermined input state.

For example, setting information such as date and time, discount rate, and tax rate is set in the "setting 1" of the mode changeover switch, and a predetermined "numerical value" is input from the numeric keypad and the "start" key is pressed. "Setting of date and time", "setting of discount rate", "setting of tax rate", etc. are switched, and among these settings, for example, "1" and "start" become "setting of basic items such as date and time". , By pressing the "Select" key in this, "Date", "Time", "Serial number start number", "Machine number",
When switching to each setting state such as "Opening time", "Training start and end number", "Password", etc., in order to set the password, first set the mode selector switch to "Setting 1" and press the numeric keypad. After pressing "1" and "Start", "Select" had to be pressed five times and the "Enter" key had to be pressed.

Similarly, when setting a discount rate, a tax rate, etc., it is necessary to press a predetermined key a plurality of times in a predetermined order to obtain a desired setting state. It was a very troublesome task.

[0009] In addition, "receipt,
When storing the functional environment setting information of the cash register such as “printing on recording paper” and “department”, you must search the corresponding main flag number in the instruction manual as described above. Also, it took a lot of time and effort to answer the questions in the instruction manual corresponding to each main flag number with 0 or 1, and to key in these. Also, if you accidentally enter the main flag number or enter 0
Or, if you mistakenly input the array of 8 digits of 1 due to an error in key operation, it may adversely affect the set information and unset information, and there are 100 or more items of environment setting information depending on the model. Therefore, it is assumed that erroneous input is likely to occur accordingly. When such an erroneous input occurs, it is necessary to input a new correct main flag number, and then all 0 or 1 key operations must be performed from the beginning, resulting in extremely poor workability.

Further, conventionally, since only eight (8 digits) YES or NO environment setting information can be input for one main flag number, for example, "receipt, recording paper printing", "department" Even if each of the environment setting information is classified according to its superordinate concept, if the number of questions in the environment setting information is 8 or more, for example, “receipt,
Items classified as "printing of recording paper 1""printing of receipt and recording paper 2" must be divided by two men flags, and the number of items does not correspond to the number of main flags, so that the user's It was supposed to be inconvenient to use.

Therefore, according to the present invention, the above various setting operations are
It is intended to provide an electronic cash register that can be easily performed.

[0012]

In order to achieve the above object, an electronic cash register of the present invention is a bar code scanner for reading a bar code attached to a product, a price corresponding to each bar code, a department, Product information such as product name, date and time,
With a memory that stores setting information such as discount rates and tax rates,
At the time of selling the product, the electronic money register that calls the product information and the setting information corresponding to the bar code read by the bar code scanner from the memory and performs the sales registration of the product based on the information, the price, the department, the product name, etc. When storing in advance the product information and setting information such as date and time, discount rate, tax rate, etc. in the memory in advance, a bar code scanner reads a bar code that encodes the setting operation procedure information corresponding to each product information and setting information, It is characterized by comprising control means for inputting and operating sequentially corresponding product information and setting information to a memory.

Further, according to the present invention, when the memory of the electronic cash register having the above-mentioned structure is prestored with product information such as the price, department, product name and the like, and setting information such as date and time, discount rate and tax rate. And a bar code table characterized by displaying a bar code encoding the setting operation procedure information corresponding to each product information and setting information in an array according to the operation procedure. It is a thing.

[0014]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below in more detail based on an embodiment shown in the drawings. First, FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of an electronic cash register of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an appearance of the electronic cash register, and FIG. 3 is a plan view of the electronic cash register. The appearance and external configuration of the machine are formed in substantially the same manner as the conventional electronic cash register. That is, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a keyboard 51 similar to the above is provided on the front side of the upper surface, a display unit (display) 52 is provided on the rear right side, and a printer 53 for printing receipts or the like is provided on the left side. At the same time, a bar code scanner 55 is connected via a cable 54.

As in the case of FIG. 10, the keyboard 51 includes a numeral key 11, a department key 12, a registration key 13, a receipt on / off switch 14, a person setting key 15, a function key 16, a mode changeover switch 17 and the like. It is provided and uses the mode selector switch 17 to set various information in each memory such as "Stop", "Registration", "Inspection", "Correction" and "Settlement", and "Setting 1" and "Setting 2". And can be switched.

As shown in FIG. 1, the circuit configuration is basically the same as the conventional one, and C
With the PU 61 and the SUBCPU 62 at the center, a keyboard unit 63 and a bar code scanner unit 64 which are input devices.
A display unit 65 and a printer unit 66, which are output devices, a clock unit 67, and a memory (ROM, RAM) 68 for storing various information.

In the electronic cash register having the above structure, the memory 68 stores product information such as price, department, product name, and setting information corresponding to "setting" such as date and time, discount rate, and tax rate. For example, a bar code table 71 as shown in FIG. 4 is provided for use when storing, and the setting operation procedure information corresponding to each bar code of the bar code table 71 is stored in the memory 68 in advance. ing.

The bar code table 71 shown in FIG. 4 is a part of a bar code table in which the bar code encoding the setting operation procedure information corresponding to the above-mentioned respective product information and setting information is arranged and displayed.
"Date" in "Setting of basic items such as date and time",
"Time", "Serial number start number", "Machine number", "Opening time", "Training start and end number", "Password"
Is a bar code obtained by arranging the setting operation procedure information of each setting item of FIG.

When storing various information in the memory 68 using the bar code table 71, first, the mode selector switch 17 is switched to, for example, the "setting 1" position, and then the bar code table 71 shown in FIG. The barcode corresponding to the item to be set therein is read by the barcode scanner 55. Here, for example, when a bar code that encodes the setting operation procedure information of “date setting” is read, the setting operation procedure information stored in advance in the memory 68 corresponding to the barcode is called, and the display is displayed. A message for inputting a date is displayed on the section 65. For example, a 6-digit number corresponding to the last two digits of the Christian era, the two digits of the month, and the two digits of the date is input from the numeric keypad 11 of the keyboard 51. By pressing the total key (current / deposit key) of the registration key 13
The date is stored in memory 68. Similarly, when setting the "password", it is sufficient to scan the bar code corresponding to the password setting and enter the password, and even if the bar code different from the desired registration operation is scanned, continue. A desired registration operation can be performed by reading a predetermined bar code.

That is, in the prior art, the changeover of the mode changeover switch and the setting operation of various setting information, which had to be operated by the numeric key, the start key and the selection key according to the respective predetermined procedures, are changed over by the mode changeover switch. This can be done by reading the bar code, and it is possible to greatly simplify the setting operation of various kinds of product information and setting information.

On the other hand, the "receipt,
When storing the functional environment setting information of the cash register such as "printing on recording paper" or "department", use a bar code table that symbolizes the setting operation procedure information corresponding to each setting information. And The bar code table is created for each large item classified by grasping individual environment setting information such as “receipt, printing on recording paper” and “department” with its superordinate concept, and each bar code table has individual environment settings. Information is displayed in question format. For each question, a bar code symbol, which symbolizes the procedure of the answer operation of YES or NO, is arranged.

For example, FIG. 5 is a bar code table relating to the classification items of "receipt, printing on recording paper", and when individual environment setting information is stored in the memory 68 based on this bar code table, "serial number" For each question such as "Do you want to print the receipt on the recording paper?", "Do you want to print the time on the receipt recording paper?", Etc., "Yes" or "Yes" displayed in the column corresponding to each question. It is only necessary to selectively read the bar code symbol obtained by coding the answer operation procedure of “No” by the bar code scanner 55. As a result, the memory 68 stores each environment setting information, and the CPU 61
When the cash register is activated, each unit issues a functional operation command based on each of the inputted environment setting information.

By the way, in addition to the bar code table shown in FIG. 5, the cash register according to the present embodiment includes "setting for department and part number" shown in FIG. 6, "setting for tax" shown in FIG. “Settings for the person in charge and person in charge” shown in FIG. 8, FIG.
A bar code table is prepared in advance for each classification item such as "Setting for multiplication" shown in Fig. 5, and the bar code scanner 55 is provided for each question in each bar code table.
If you choose to sequentially read the bar code symbol corresponding to "Yes" or "No" in order to answer, it takes a half day for some people to enter these environment setting information in a short time. And can be done accurately. In addition, unlike the conventional method, there is no problem such that all the questions related to the individual environment setting information for each classification cannot be aggregated in one main flag number, and the environment setting information classified in one or one page bar code table Questions related to can be aggregated. Therefore, the usability for the user is significantly improved, and the labor of the input operation can be significantly reduced. In each bar code table shown in FIG. 5 to FIG. 8, the black-painted portion displayed in either “Yes” or “No” is “Yes” or “Yes” in the memory at the time of shipment of the cash register. This is a display showing the memory status of "No".

[0024]

As described above, according to the present invention,
To register product information such as price, department, product name, etc. corresponding to the barcode attached to each product and setting information such as date, discount rate, tax rate, etc. in the memory of the electronic cash register with a simple operation. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the time and labor required for inputting such information.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a circuit configuration showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of an electronic cash register.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the same.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a bar code table of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a bar code table relating to “settings for printing receipts and recording paper”.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a bar code table relating to “setting for department and product number”.

FIG. 7 is a plan view showing a bar code table relating to “setting for tax”.

FIG. 8 is a plan view showing a bar code table relating to “setting for staff and staff”.

FIG. 9 is a plan view showing a bar code table relating to “setting for multiplication”.

FIG. 10 is a plan view showing an example of a keyboard portion.

FIG. 11 is a plan view showing an example of an auxiliary sheet.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing a method of inputting environment setting information in a conventional cash register.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 Numerical Keys 17 Mode Switch 51 Keyboard 52 Display 53 Printer 55 Bar Code Scanner 71 Bar Code Table

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A bar code scanner for reading a bar code attached to a product, and product information such as price, department, and product name corresponding to each bar code, and setting information such as date and time, discount rate, tax rate, etc. are stored. An electronic cash register that has a memory and calls the product information and setting information corresponding to the barcode read by the barcode scanner from the memory at the time of selling the product, and registers the sale of the product based on the information. When storing product information such as department and product name and setting information such as date and time, discount rate, and tax rate in memory in advance, a bar code that encodes each product information and setting operation procedure information corresponding to the setting information is bar-coded. An electronic cash register characterized by comprising control means for reading a code scanner and sequentially inputting corresponding product information and setting information into a memory. 2. When pre-storing the memory of the electronic cash register according to claim 1 with product information such as the price, department, product name, and setting information such as date and time, discount rate, tax rate, etc. It is a bar code table to be used, and a bar code in which the setting operation procedure information corresponding to each product information and setting information is symbolized,
A bar code table that is displayed in an array according to the operation procedure.