JPH0636150A - Merchandise sales registration data processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable high-order work at a high-order equipment even from a terminal equipment. CONSTITUTION:Terminal equipments 10A-10N are provided with secret input signal generating means 15S, 11 and 12 and secret input signal transmitting means 11, 12 and 19, a high-order equipment 20 is provided with secret input signal receiving means 26, 21 and 22 and handling control means 21 and 22, and display devices 14 and keyboards 15 of the terminal equipments 10A-10N can be handled while being regarded as its own display device 24 and keyboard 25.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a merchandise sales registration data processing device in which a plurality of terminal devices and a common upper device are connected so as to be capable of mutual data communication.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Referring to FIG.
The upper devices 20 common to A to 10N are connected to each other via a wired (or wireless) line 1 so as to be able to perform data communication with each other.

Each terminal machine 10A-10N has a CP
A U, a ROM, a RAM, a keyboard, a display device, and the like are provided, and product sales registration business functions and the like are provided. on the other hand,
The host device 20 has a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, a keyboard, a display device, etc., and is roughly classified into each terminal device 10A.
-10N download function, each terminal machine 10
A data collection function from 10N, a higher-level business function, and a general management function are provided.

As shown in FIG. 6, this higher-level business function is executed based on the input of command data by visually operating the screen data displayed on the display device 24 and operating the keys on the keyboard 25 with the screen data as a guide. Is built to be. The higher-level work includes a product data setting work for each terminal device, an inventory inquiry work, and the like. Since all of the works are important matters, only a limited manager has to execute them in the higher-order device 20. Has been formed.

[0005]

However, the host device 2
When there are many terminal machines (10) connected to 0,
Especially, if the manager is not located in the host device 20 due to a business trip or the like if the managers are laid out nationwide, there arises a problem that the host business cannot be performed. For example, the command to switch the product price to the new price starting tomorrow and the product data cannot be transferred to each terminal 10A to 10N, which hinders the product sales registration work at each terminal 10A to 10N. Come on.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a product sales registration data processing device capable of executing higher-level business even from a terminal machine and smoothly operating as a whole.

[0007]

A commodity sales registration data processing device according to the present invention enables mutual communication of data between a host device having a keyboard and a display device and a plurality of terminal devices having the keyboard and the display device. Connect
Further, in the product sales registration data processing device having a higher-level business processing function executed by key-inputting the display screen data to the higher-level device as a guide, the terminal device is provided with a confidential input signal generating means and a confidential input signal. And a confidential input signal transmitting means for transmitting the confidential input signal to the host device with the terminal number, and the keyboard provided for the terminal device when the confidential input signal is received by the host device. And a display device and a deemed handling control means for treating the display device as its own keyboard and display device.

[0008]

According to the present invention having the above-mentioned structure, when a confidential input signal is generated by the confidential input signal generating means in any or a specific terminal machine, the confidential input signal is transmitted to the host device by the confidential input signal transmitting means. It On the side of the upper device that receives this, the deemed handling control means operates and treats the keyboard and display device provided in the terminal machine as its own keyboard and display device. Therefore, the manager is able to perform higher-level work at the terminal device in the same manner as he / she performs higher-level equipment.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, the product sales registration data processing device has the same basic configuration as that of the conventional example (FIG. 5), and each terminal machine 10A to 10N has a confidential input signal generating means (15S, 11, 12). ) And confidential input signal transmission means (1
1, 12, 19) and the confidential input signal receiving means (26, 21, 22) and the handling control means (21, 22) are provided in the host device 20, and the terminal device 10
Host device 2 using keyboard 15 and display device 14 of
It is configured to be able to execute high-ranking tasks of 0.

First, each terminal machine 10A-10N
As shown in FIG. 1, CPU 11, ROM 12, RAM 1
3, a display device 14, a keyboard 15, a printer 17, a drawer 18, a scanner 16, an interface 19 that is connected to the host device 20 for data communication,
By inputting data using the keyboard 15 or the scanner 16, product sales registration can be performed. The registration data is stored in the registration file in the RAM 13 and later transferred to the host device 20.

On the other hand, the host device 20 includes a CPU 21, RO
M22, RAM23, display device 24, keyboard 25,
It is formed including the interface 26. The higher-level work is executed by using the screen data displayed on the display device 24 as a guide and inputting a command using the keyboard 25.

Here, the confidential input signal generating means provided in each of the terminal units 10A to 10N generates the confidential input signal by a special procedure which is not normally required. In the case of this embodiment, the confidential input signal shown in FIG. Key switch 15S and C
It is formed of the PU 11 and the ROM 12. The confidential input signal is stored in the RAM 13. Subsequently, the confidential input signal transmitting means (CPU 11, ROM 12, interface 19) transmits the confidential input signal to the host device 20 with its own terminal number (ST1 in FIG. 2).
1).

The confidential input signal receiving means (interface 26, CPU 21, ROM 22) of the host device 20 receives the confidential input signal from the terminal device (for example, 10A) (ST20 in FIG. 4). The received confidential input signal is stored in the RAM 23 together with the terminal number.

The higher-level equipment 20 is provided with acceptance reply transmission means (21, 22, 26), and when a confidential input signal is received (YES in ST20 of FIG. 4), the terminal machine (10A). Received signal is transmitted to (ST2
2). Therefore, this received signal is received (ST1 in FIG. 2).
2) The terminal machine (10A) that has been done is the host device 20
It can be confirmed that the higher-level work can be performed from now on.

Next, the deemed handling control means is the CPU 2
1, ROM22, terminal machine (10A)
From the terminal device (10) on condition that the regular confidential input signal is received from the terminal and the received signal is transmitted.
The keyboard 15 and the display device 14 provided in A) are handled as the own keyboard 25 and the display device 24.

This “deem” does not mean that the keyboard 15 is physically regarded as the keyboard 25 and the display device 14 is regarded as the display device 24.
When the key input by operating the key is the same as the key input of the keyboard 25, the key input is regarded as the key input, and a display signal necessary for displaying the image data on the display device 24. It means that the output target is the display device 14 in contrast to the output of.

Therefore, when there is a difference in the structural form between the keyboard 25 and the keyboard 15, a signal conversion circuit or the like may be provided on the way. Display device 24 and display device 1
The same applies to the relationship with 4.

Here, the deemed handling control means (2
1 and 22), the host device 20 first transmits predetermined data for displaying the application program list shown in FIG. 6 to the terminal machine (10A) (ST22 in FIG. 4). That is, the predetermined data that was output to be displayed on the display device 24 is output and transmitted to the terminal device (10A) so as to be displayed on the display device 14.

Receive this predetermined data (ST13 in FIG. 2)
In the terminal machine (10A), the predetermined data is temporarily stored in the RAM 13 and the application program list is displayed on the display device 14 (ST1).
4). The display itself is performed by a display program held in the terminal machine (10A).

Then, the manager in charge of the terminal machine (10A) performs the command input work in the same manner as operating the keyboard 25 and the keyboard 25 (ST15 in FIG. 2). For example, the product data setting operation (1) shown in FIG. 6 is selected. This command input signal is transmitted to the higher-level device 20 by normal data communication (ST1
6).

Upon receiving this, the host device 20 handles the command input signal in the same manner as the command input signal output from its own keyboard 25, and executes a predetermined task (FIG. 4).
ST24). Hereinafter, a procedure for advancing the selected product data setting operation (1) is performed between the terminal machine (10A) and the host device 20.

The above ends (YE of ST17 in FIG. 3)
S) and the host device 20 from the terminal machine (10A)
The end signal is transmitted to (ST18). Upon receiving this end signal (YES in ST25 of FIG. 4), the regarded handling control means (21, 22) does not thereafter regard the keyboard 15 and the display device 14 as its own keyboard 25 and display device 24.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. Consider a case in which the administrator in charge executes higher-ranking work in the terminal machine 10A.

The manager in charge performs a predetermined operation using the key switch 15S (ST10 in FIG. 2). As a result, the confidential input signal generating means (15S, 11, 12) generates a confidential input signal. This confidential input signal is stored in the RAM 13. Then, the confidential input signal transmitting means (11, 12,
19) transmits this confidential input signal to the host device 20 through the line 1 (ST11). The confidential input signal receiving means (26, 21, 22) on the host device 20 side receives this.

Upon receiving the confidential input signal (ST20 in FIG. 4), the host device 20 transmits an acceptance signal to the terminal machine 10A (ST21). Then, the display device 14 of the terminal device 10A displays that the received signal is received (ST12 in FIG. 2). Subsequently, the innocent handling control means (21, 22) in the host device 20 regards the display device 14 and the keyboard 15 of the terminal machine 10A as its own display device 24 and keyboard 25 (ST21).

Thus, the predetermined data is transmitted from the host device 20 to the terminal 10A (ST22) and displayed on the display device 14 (ST13, 14 in FIG. 2). Using this as a guide, the manager in charge inputs a command relating to the higher-level work using the keyboard 15 (ST15), and this command input signal is transmitted to the higher-level device 20 (ST16). The host device 20 executes a predetermined process based on this command input signal (ST23, 24 in FIG. 4).

When a series of procedures related to higher-level work is completed (ST17 in FIG. 3), the terminal device 10A moves to the higher-level device 2.
An end signal is transmitted to 0 (ST18). When this is received (YES in ST25 of FIG. 4), the exclusive handling control means (21, 22) of the higher-level device 20 side is released.

Therefore, according to this embodiment, the confidential input signal generating means (15S,
11, 12) and confidential input signal transmitting means (11, 12, 1)
9) and the confidential input signal receiving means (26, 21, 22) in the higher-level device 20 and the handling control means (21, 22), and the terminal devices 10A to 10N.
Display device 14 and keyboard 15 of own display device 2
4 and keyboard 25 so that they can be handled, so any or specific terminal 10
In, only the manager can execute higher-level work. Therefore, overall operation can be smoothly performed.

Further, since the confidential input signal generating means includes the special key switch 15S, the confidentiality is surely maintained.

Further, when the confidential input signal is transmitted from the terminal key machine 10, it is formed that the acceptance number is transmitted from the higher-level equipment 20, so that more reliable handling is possible.

[0031]

According to the present invention, the terminal device is provided with the confidential input signal generating means and the confidential input signal transmitting means, and the host device is also provided with the confidential input signal receiving means and the handling control means. Since the display device and the keyboard of (1) can be handled by treating them as the display device and the keyboard of its own, only the manager in charge of any or a specific terminal can execute the higher-level work. Therefore, overall operation can be smoothly performed.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is likewise a flow chart (1) for explaining the operation on the terminal machine side.

FIG. 3 is also a flowchart (2) for explaining the operation on the terminal machine side.

FIG. 4 is likewise a flowchart for explaining the operation on the higher-level device side.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a conventional example.

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining an example of display contents according to the present invention and a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 line 10A to 10N terminal machine 11 CPU (confidential input signal generating means, confidential input signal transmitting means) 12 ROM (confidential input signal generating means, confidential input signal transmitting means) 13 RAM 14 display device 15 keyboard 15S key switch (confidential input Signal generation means) 19 Interface (confidential input signal transmission means) 20 Host device 21 CPU (confidential input signal reception means, deemed handling control means) 22 ROM (confidential input signal reception means, deemed handling control means) 23 RAM 24 Display device 25 Keyboard 26 interface (means for receiving confidential input signals)

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A host device having a keyboard and a display device, and a plurality of terminal devices having a keyboard and a display device are connected to each other so as to be capable of data communication with each other, and key input is performed while the display screen data is guided to the host device. In the commodity sales registration data processing device having a higher-order business processing function executed by executing the above, a confidential input signal generating means is attached to the terminal machine, and the confidential input signal is attached to its own terminal number and transmitted to the upper-level equipment. A confidential input signal transmitting means is provided, and when the confidential input signal receiving means and the confidential input signal are received by the host device, the keyboard and the display device provided in the terminal machine are regarded as the own keyboard and the display device. A commodity sales registration data processing device, characterized in that it is provided with a deemed handling control means for handling as a product.