JPH064771A - Commodity sales data processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reduce a work burden on a host computer in the case a commodity which becomes an object of a privilege and a commodity of a non-object of a privilege exist by setting the privilege to a customer whose use amount of money exceeds a reference amount of money, to a credit card. CONSTITUTION:The processor is provided with money amount integrating means 12-14 for setting an identifier for showing an object and a non-object of a privilege of a credit card 26 to commodity data, selecting the commodity data of the object of the privilege subjected to registration processing by the identifier and integrating the amount of money of sales, and also, provided with a privilege money amount data transmitting means 15 for transmitting this amount of money of sales integrated by the money amount integrating means 12-14 to a host computer 3, in the case the method for payment is by the credit card 26.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

The present invention relates to a POS (Point Of Sale)
s) The present invention relates to a product sales data processing device such as a terminal.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art At present, a commodity sales data processing device such as a POS terminal has a RAM (Random Random Access) as a data storage means for storing commodity data such as a commodity code in advance for each commodity.
A product such as a PLU (Price Look Up) memory in a m access memory) and a data input means for operating and inputting a product code, etc. is formed by a keyboard or a bar code scanner, and the product designated by such a data input means. A CPU (Central CPU) is provided with a registration execution means for reading data from the data storage means and performing registration processing and a payment execution means for performing payment processing by a payment method.
For example, the product sales data transmitting means for transmitting the sales data processed by the data processing means to the host computer is formed by a modem or the like.

Further, such a merchandise sales data processing apparatus can now perform payment processing not only with cash but also with a credit card. In this case, the payment method requested by the customer is designated by the data input means. Then, payment processing is performed. Then, since the product data that has also been processed for payment by a credit card by the product sales data processing device is transmitted to and recorded in the host computer,
With this host computer, one customer can recognize the amount of money processed by a credit card. Therefore, some credit companies set a privilege such as giving a gift certificate to a customer when the usage amount of a credit card of one customer exceeds a preset reference amount.

[0004]

In the product sales data processing apparatus as described above, the serviceability is improved and the customer's willingness to purchase is promoted by setting the privilege of the credit card.

[0007] Here, in the above-described product sales data processing device, since the sales amount is uniformly recorded as a privilege target for products purchased with a credit card, it is suitable as a privilege target such as a special sale product. It is not preferable because even non-existing products are uniformly processed as privilege targets.

For example, the product data to be transmitted to the host computer is set with identifiers indicating the target and non-target of the above privilege, and the host computer receiving the product data from the product sales data processing device sorts the amount according to the identifier. Although it may be possible to integrate the data by using the above method, this is not preferable because it complicates the structure of the host computer and reduces the processing speed. In particular, when a huge number of product sales data processing devices are connected to one host computer, the processing speed of the host computer decreases and the operating speed of the entire system decreases. Reducing the burden is important.

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems] A data storage means for storing product data including a product code or the like in advance for each product is provided, and a data input means for operating and inputting the product code or the like is provided, which is designated by the data input means. The registration execution means is provided for reading out the product data from the data storage means for registration processing, the payment execution means is provided for payment processing for the product data registered by the registration execution means, and the product data processed for payment by the payment execution means. In the merchandise sales data processing device provided with a merchandise sales data transmission means for transmitting to the host computer, the product data stored in the data storage means is set with an identifier indicating whether the credit card privilege is targeted or not, and the registration is performed. A monetary amount accumulating unit that accumulates the sales amount by selecting the product data of the privilege subject to the registration processing by the executing unit by the identifier is provided. , Payment method of the payment execution means in the case of a credit card provided with the benefits amount data transmitting means for transmitting the sales amount that the amount of money integrating means is integrated into the host computer.

[0008]

[Function] An identifier indicating whether a credit card privilege is targeted or not is set in the product data, and when the payment method is a credit card, the product data to be transmitted to the host computer by referring to the identifier is not targeted for the privilege. By preliminarily selecting the target, it is not necessary for the host computer to sort the product data into the target and non-target of the privilege and accumulate the sales amount.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
First, as illustrated in FIG. 1, the POS system 1 illustrated here is an ISDN (Integrated Services Digital N).
It has a structure in which a host computer 3 and a POS terminal 4 which is a product sales data processing device are connected by a communication line 2 such as etwork). Here, as shown in FIG. 2 in appearance, the POS terminal 4 has a main body housing 6 in which a drawer 5 is integrally formed on the bottom, a keyboard 7 as a data input means, a clerk and a customer. Display with,
9, an R / J (Receipt / Journal) printer 10 and the like are integrally provided, and a card reader 11 which is a separate data input means is installed on the side thereof. And this P
The OS terminal 4 has a CP circuit as shown in FIG.
In U12, the devices 5, 7 to 11 and ROM (Read Only M
emory) 13, RAM 14, communication I / F (I
The communication I / F 15 is connected to the host computer 3 via the communication line 2.

Here, the keyboard 7 of the POS terminal 4
As illustrated in FIG. 3, the numeric keypad 16, the PLU key 17, the product key 18, the credit key 19, the multiplication key 20,
Subtotal key 21, deposit / cash total key 22, responsible person switch 2
3, a control switch 24 and the like are formed. Further, in the RAM 14, a PLU which is a data storage means
A memory 25 is formed, and as illustrated in FIG.
In the PLU memory 25, product data, which is one of business data, is stored for each product. The product data is provided with a flag that is an identifier in addition to the product code, the product name, the unit price, etc. When the product is a target of the privilege of the credit card 26, the flag is "1". "" Is set, and "0" is set when it is not a target.

In the POS terminal 4, the product data designated by the keyboard 7 is stored in the PLU memory 2
5, the registration execution means for performing registration processing for reading out from 5 and the payment execution means for performing payment processing of the registered product data by the payment method designated by the keyboard 7 are formed by the CPU 12, the ROM 13, the RAM 14, and the like. There is. Further, in the POS terminal 4, the target amount area for temporarily storing the sales amount of the product data with the flag “1” and the non-target for temporarily storing the sales amount of the product data with the flag “0” during the registration process. The amount area is the RAM 14
Is formed inside. Therefore, in this POS terminal 4,
When the payment method is the credit card 26, the CPU 12, the ROM 13, and the RAM 14 form an amount accumulating means for selecting the identifier and accumulating the sales amount of the product data of the privilege. In addition, P of this embodiment
The OS terminal 4 includes a privilege amount data transmitting unit for transmitting the sales amount data accumulated by the amount accumulating unit to the host and the computer 3, and a product sales data transmitting unit for transmitting the product data processed for sale. Communication I / F1
Although it is exemplified that the transmitting means 5 is formed, it is also possible to form such transmitting means individually.

[0012] In addition, the accumulation of the sales amount by the host computer 3 is performed within a predetermined period set in advance, for example, for one year, and when the period expires, the sales amount exceeds the reference amount. Credit card 2
Six owners will be picked up.

In such a configuration, FIG. 5 shows a processing operation when the POS terminal 4 performs a sales operation and a processing operation when the host computer 3 accumulates the sales amount.
A description will be given below based on the flowchart illustrated in FIG.
First, in the POS terminal 4 of the POS system 1, when a store clerk who visually recognizes a product requested by a customer inputs a product code using the product key 18 of the keyboard 7 or the like, the CPU 12 which detects the operation input displays the product code. The same product data is read from the PLU memory 25, output to the displays 8 and 9 and the R / J printer 10, and the content of the flag is identified. Therefore, when this flag is “1”, the sales amount is the RAM 14 because the product is a target of the privilege.
When the flag is “0”, the sales amount is added to the sales amount in the non-target amount area of the RAM 14 when the flag is “0”.

Then, the POS terminal 4 repeats the above-described registration process for each product that the customer wants to purchase, and when this is completed, the payment process is performed by the method requested by the customer. At this time, if the customer requests cash payment, the clerk operates the ten key 16 of the keyboard 7 or the deposit / cash total key 22 to open the drawer 5 to execute cash payment processing. When the customer requests payment with the credit card 26, the clerk uses the keyboard 7
The credit card 26 is operated to instruct the CPU 12 to execute the payment process by the credit card 26, and the card reader 11 reads and scans the magnetic data of the credit card 26 to execute the payment process.

In the POS system 1, when the payment process at the POS terminal 4 is completed as described above,
Various data of the sales business is transmitted to the host computer 3, and the host computer 3
Is a credit card 26 for payment processing at the POS terminal 4.
When executed in step 1, the sales amount in the target amount area of the RAM 14 is sequentially added up for each credit card 26. By doing so, since the sales amount of money is accumulated for each credit card 26 in the host computer 3, for example, the sales amount of money in the host computer 3 becomes equal to the reference amount at the expiration of a preset fixed period. It is possible to efficiently provide a service of giving a gift certificate to the owner of the excess credit card 26.

Then, in the POS terminal 4 of the present invention, the product data of the product set by the store as the target of the privilege of the credit card 26 and the product data set as the non-target by the store are selected and then transmitted to the host computer 3. Therefore, for example, it is possible to prevent a product such as a special sale product that is not suitable as a privilege target from being processed as a privilege target. Further, since the POS terminal 4 sorts the product data into the privilege target and the non-target and then transmits the product data to the host computer 3, the host computer 3 sorts the product data into the privilege target and the non-target. There is no need, and the structure can be simplified to improve the processing speed. In particular, when a huge number of POS terminals 4 are connected to one host computer 3, P
This can contribute to the improvement of the overall operating speed of the OS system 1.

[0017]

As described above, the present invention is provided with the data storage means for storing the product data such as the product code in advance for each product, and the data input means for operating and inputting the product code. Registration execution means for reading out the product data designated by the means from the data storage means for registration processing, and payment execution means for performing payment processing for the product data registered by the registration execution means, and the payment execution means makes payment. In a product sales data processing device provided with product sales data transmission means for transmitting processed product data to a host computer, an identifier indicating whether the credit card privilege is targeted or not is set in the product data stored in the data storage means. Then, the amount of money is calculated by selecting the product data of the privilege subject to the registration processing by the registration executing means by the identifier and accumulating the sales amount. If the payment method of the payment execution means is a credit card, the host computer is provided with a privilege amount data transmission means for transmitting the sales amount accumulated by the amount accumulation means to the host computer. Since it is not necessary to select the target and non-target of the privilege and accumulate the sales amount, the structure of the host computer can be simplified and the processing speed can be improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a perspective view.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a keyboard which is a data input means.

FIG. 4 is a memory map showing a PLU memory that is a data storage unit.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing processing steps of sales business.

[Explanation of symbols]

4 Commodity Sales Data Processing Device 7, 11 Data Input Means 12-14 Registration Execution Means, Payment Execution Means and Data Sorting Means 15 Commodity Sales Data Transmission Means and Special Amount Data Transmission Means 25 Data Storage Means

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A data storage means for preliminarily storing merchandise data including a merchandise code and the like is provided for each merchandise, and a data input means for operationally inputting the merchandise code and the like is provided. The merchandise data designated by the data input means is Registration executing means for reading out from the data storage means and performing registration processing is provided, and payment executing means for performing payment processing of the product data registered by the registration executing means is provided, and the product data processed by the payment executing means is processed by the host computer. In a product sales data processing device provided with a product sales data transmission unit for transmitting, an identifier indicating whether the credit card privilege is targeted or not is set in the product data stored in the data storage unit, and the registration execution unit registers The payment is made by selecting the product data of the privilege to be processed by the identifier and adding the sales amount to accumulate the sales amount. A commodity sales data processing device, characterized in that when the payment method of the means is a credit card, a privilege amount data transmitting means for transmitting the sales amount accumulated by the amount accumulating means to the host computer is provided.