JPH0636137A - Cash register - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily set characters in a short period of time without being conscious of character codes by reading bar codes showing characters with a bar code reader and setting the characters by converting those data to the character codes. CONSTITUTION:A cash register 10 reads a bar code 1 meaning the character code with a bar code reader 2, dispatches that bar code to a character code conversion program 3 and converts it to a character code. The converted character code is sent to a program 4 for setting and registered as a character. Character bar codes 6 meaning codes corresponding to all the characters, figures or symbols usable for the cash register 10 are described in a bar code sheet 5, and characters shown by the character bar codes 6 are printed under the respective character bar codes 6. The respective character bar codes 6 are arranged while setting the longitudinal intervals and lateral intervals corresponding to the size and performance of the bar code reader so as to eliminate wrong reading.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cash register, and more particularly to a cash register for reading a product name or the like managed by the cash register with a bar code reader.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional cash register is used when inputting and setting characters and numbers such as the name of a product managed by the cash register, the name of a department, and the name of a person responsible for managing an operator. The code shown is entered using the numeric keys on the keyboard of the cash register.

[0003]

In this conventional cash register, when characters and numbers such as product names are input and set,
Since the codes indicating letters and numbers are entered using the keyboard, the input work is complicated and erroneous input is likely to occur. Further, the code indicating one character has a problem that the number of digits increases as the number of defined characters increases, and the input time is increased.

[0004]

A cash register of the present invention is
A bar code reading device that reads a bar code that means a character code, a character code conversion program that converts the bar code into a character code, and a setting program that registers the character code as character data.

[0005]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, the cash register 10 reads a bar code 1, which means a character code, with a bar code reader 2. The barcode data read by the barcode reading device 2 is passed to the character code conversion program 3 and converted into a corresponding character code. The converted character code is passed to the setting program 4 and registered as a character.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing an example of a bar code sheet in which the character bar code 1 of FIG. 1 is described. On the bar code sheet 5, a character bar code 6 is described, which means a code corresponding to all characters, numbers, symbols and the like that can be used in the cash register 10. A character indicated by the character bar code 6 is printed below each character bar code 6. Each character bar code 6 is arranged with a vertical interval 8 and a horizontal interval 7 set in accordance with the size and performance of the bar code reader so as to prevent misreading.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing the operation of the above cash register 10.

First, in various settings, step 11
When the character input processing is selected in step S12, the input of a character barcode is awaited in step S12.

When the character bar code is read, in step 13, the character bar code data is converted into the corresponding character code. The converted character code is passed to the setting program in step 14 and set in a necessary area as character data. After this, it is judged in step 15 whether or not to input the next character.

When re-input is required, the reading of the character bar code is again waited. Further, when the character bar code data is directly converted into the character code in FIG. 3, step 13 becomes unnecessary and is skipped.

[0012]

As described above, according to the present invention, a bar code reading device reads a bar code indicating a character, converts the data into a character code, and sets the character. Therefore, be aware of the character code. It has an effect that a character can be easily set in a short time.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a character barcode sheet.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the cash register according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Bar code 2 Bar code reader 3 Character code conversion program 4 Setting program 10 Cash register

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A bar code reading device for reading a bar code meaning a character code, a character code conversion program for converting the bar code into a character code, and a setting program for registering the character code as character data. And a cash register machine.