JPH064779A - Commodity checking-up system using handy terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To execute in a lump a correction of received goods information and an addition of the contents of a POS master at the time of checking up received commodities by correcting the received goods information in a POS center part and in a host computer with inputted information, and also, execut ing an addition to the contents of the POS master, when there is a commodity code which does not exist in the POS master. CONSTITUTION:A slip data generating means 25 generates slip data, based on information sent by a radio signal from a handy terminal 3, executes an addition to a POS master of a commodity which is not stored in a second POS master storage part 27, and imparts a commodity additional code to an added commodity code. A correcting/adding information generating/output means 23 corrects the quantity in a received goods information storage part 22, when the quantity of the same commodity of a second received goods information storage part 22 and a slip data storage part 24 is different, imparts an end correction code to its commodity of the slip data storage part 24, outputs the adding information and correcting information of the commodity to which the end correction code is imparted, to a host computer 1 and allows its computer to correct them.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a product inspection system using a handy terminal, and in particular, it compares the arrival information input from the host computer at the store selling the product with the actual product and the shipping slip attached to the actual product to receive the product. The present invention relates to a product inspection system that uses a handy terminal to check whether information matches the actual product.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional product inspection system of this kind is provided for each of at least one store that sells products, and has a POS center section for collating and managing receipt information and quantity of received products, and related stores. Stores a POS master in which a product code of a product handled by the product and a bar code including information such as a product name and a price given to the product are stored, and receipt information is created for each store based on the purchase slip. It is composed of a host computer for sending to the POS center section and a handy terminal for inputting product information at each store and outputting it to the POS center section according to the received goods and attached shipping slips.

The POS center section also has a POS master storage section that receives a POS master created by a host computer and stores it as a POS master. When inspecting a product, at the store that sells the product, visually determine the quantity of the product that has actually arrived, and then visually check the quantity stated on the slip attached to the product or by using a handy terminal to verify the quantity. Then, the inspection data for the received goods is created, and for the goods whose quantity differs between the actual product and the slip, based on this inspection data, for example, the arrival information created based on the purchase slip by the host computer etc. I am correcting.

In addition, whether or not the product code corresponding to the bar code of the received product is present in the POS master stored in the POS master storage unit is checked, for example, by the hand scanner of the above-mentioned POS master. Then, the bar code for the product code is input to the POS center section, and it is separately checked whether or not the bar code existing in the POS master includes the product code corresponding to the input bar code. If not, the commodity code and the corresponding bar code are added to the POS master based on the information read by the hand scanner.

[0005]

The above-mentioned conventional product inspection system of this kind described above creates the inspection data by the shipping slip which is once attached to the actual product, and the difference between the receipt information created by the purchase slip and the inspection data. Visually or PO
The receipt information in the POS center portion is corrected based on the inspection data by collating by the collating means of the S center portion, the result is also sent to the host computer, and the receipt information in the host computer is also corrected.

Whether or not the bar code corresponding to the product code corresponding to the received product is stored in the above-mentioned POS center unit and stored in the POS master is different from the above-mentioned inspection data and the POS center unit. The barcode is read by the hand scanner which is separately provided, and it is verified whether or not the product code having the read barcode is present in the POS master. Therefore, it takes a lot of time and labor to inspect the received product. It has the drawback of

The object of the present invention is to verify the actual product received from the handy terminal based on the information at the time of actual product verification, verify whether the product code corresponding to this product exists in the POS master, and verify the POS master. An object of the present invention is to provide a product inspection system using a handy terminal, which can collectively perform the process of adding to the POS master when the product code corresponding to the product does not exist.

[0008]

[Means for Solving the Problems] A commodity inspection system using a handy terminal according to the present invention collects arrival information based on one or more POS center sections installed at each store and a purchase slip, and receives a first receipt. A host that stores in the information storage unit and sends the stored arrival information about the products received at the POS center unit to the store in which the POS center unit is installed via the communication line by the arrival information transmission unit. In a product inspection system that has a computer, and in which the POS center unit collates the contents of products received at its own store with the contents of arrival information, the bar code attached to the received products is read and converted into an electric signal and output. Bar code reading means, a keyboard for inputting the slip number of the shipping slip attached to the received product and the quantity of the product, and the above-mentioned key. First wireless transmission / reception means for converting the outputs of the board and the bar code reading means into a wireless signal and outputting the same to the POS center portion and receiving and outputting the wireless signal from the POS center portion, the barcode reading means and the keyboard. Output to the display unit and the first wireless transmission / reception unit, and an input / output control unit that outputs the information received by the first wireless transmission / reception unit to the display unit, and the POS terminal. Associates the product code of the product handled by himself with the bar code code given to this product code, and
A second POS master storage unit that is stored as a master, a second receipt information storage unit that receives and stores receipt information output from the host computer, a bar code read by the handy terminal, a slip number, and a received product. And a second wireless transmission / reception means for converting the number into the wireless signal output by the handy terminal and inputting the product code request signal and converting the wireless signal into the wireless signal for transmission. The slip data is created from the received bar code, slip number, and quantity of goods received, and the POS is added.
If the corresponding barcode is not present in the POS master storage unit by referring to the master, the product code request signal is output, the product code is received from the handy terminal, and additionally stored in the second POS master storage unit. The same slip number is created by comparing the slip data creating means for adding and storing an additional code indicating the addition to the storage area corresponding to the corresponding product code in the data with the contents of the second receipt information storage unit. When the quantity of the commodity is different, a correction code indicating the quantity correction for the corresponding commodity code in the slip data is added, and the quantity for the corresponding commodity code in the second receipt information storage unit corresponds to the slip data. Correct the quantity stored in association with the product code and add the product code and bar code with the additional code to the additional information. And outputs the corrected product information and the quantity in the slip data storage unit as correction information to the host computer, and outputs the correction additional information to the host computer. Content of the first POS master storage unit when the first POS master storage unit that stores the product code of the product and the bar code in association with each other as the POS master and the additional information including the additional code is received. POS master correcting means for adding the information in accordance with the received information and the information correcting means for correcting the corresponding contents of the first receipt information storage section when the correction information having the correction code is received, the additional information and the correction information. When receiving the correction information, the correction information is output to the information correction means, and the additional information is output to the POS master correction means. It is constructed and means.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a product inspection system using a handy terminal according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the product inspection system using the handy terminal of the present embodiment uses a host computer 1 for outputting the arrival information described later and a bar code from the shipping slip attached to the received product. The POS center unit 2 which will be described later is also read and the quantity of arrival of this product is input to convert this information into a wireless signal and send it out.
Via the communication line 4 and the handy terminal 3 having the first wireless transmission / reception means 31 for receiving the product code request signal transmitted by the radio signal from the host computer 1. A second radio which receives and also receives a radio signal including information on the quantity of products and a bar code output from the handy terminal 3 and converts the product code request signal into a radio signal and outputs the radio signal if necessary. The POS center section 2 is provided with a transmitting / receiving means 26 and creates and stores slip data from the stock information and the input information from the handy terminal, and creates and outputs correction information and correction information described later.

Although only one POS center unit 2 is shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of POS center units 2 may be connected to the host computer 1 via the communication line 4.

The POS center section 2 is installed in each store that sells products, inputs the sales status of the products to the customer in the components not shown in FIG. 1, sends them to the above-mentioned host computer 1, and sends them to the POS. From the handy terminal 3 described above, the type and quantity of the product received at the store where the center unit 2 is installed and the shipping slip attached to the product and the bar code pre-assigned to the product are transmitted. The received information received by the received wireless signal is compared with the arrival information sent from the host computer 1 described above, and the actual product of the product is collated. If there is a mismatch, correction information is generated to correct the internal arrival information. And sends the correction information to the host computer 1.

The host computer 1 stores, for example, a first receipt information storage unit 12 which stores receipt information including a commodity name, a commodity code and a selling price of a commodity to be received, which is created based on a purchase slip, and the like. Receipt information that reads out the receipt information stored in the first receipt information storage unit 12 at a predetermined time once a day and sends the receipt information to the POS center unit of the store where the product is received. Transmitting means 11 and a first
Information correction means 13 for correcting and storing the contents of the receipt information storage unit 12 according to the input correction information, the product code of the product handled by the POS center unit 2 connected to the host computer 1, and the product code assigned to the product. A first POS master storage unit 14 that stores the barcode as a POS master by associating it with a barcode, and a POS master addition that is added according to the additional information input to the storage content of the first POS master storage unit. And a distribution unit 16 for identifying the correction information and the additional information sent from the POS center unit 2 and distributing and outputting them to the above-mentioned information correction unit 13 and the POS master addition unit 15. Has been done.

The handy terminal 3 is movable, and the PO
The keyboard 35, which is provided in the same store as the S center unit 2, inputs the quantity of the product, the product code, and other necessary data, and the bar code displayed on the shipping slip attached to the product. Bar code reading means 3
4, a signal input from the keyboard 35 and the bar code 34 and output through the input / output unit 32 is converted into a predetermined radio frequency and output as a radio signal.
A first wireless transmission / reception unit 31 that receives a wireless signal transmitted from the center unit and outputs it to the input / output control unit 32, a signal received by the first wireless transmission / reception unit 31 from the POS center unit, and a barcode reading unit. An input / output control unit 32 that outputs the output of the keyboard 34 and the keyboard 35 as a display signal and a display unit 33 that displays the display signal on the screen are provided.

The POS center unit 2 stores the second arrival information storage unit 22 for storing the arrival information sent from the host computer 1 to the POS center unit 2 and the PO already described.
The second POS master storage unit 27 storing the S master
And the receipt information described above is received and the receipt information storage unit 2 described above is received.
The data receiving means 21 to be stored in 2 and the wireless signal transmitted from the handy terminal 3 are received.
Second wireless transmission / reception means 26 for converting a product code request signal added from within the center portion 2 into a wireless signal and transmitting it to the handy terminal 3, and transmission from the handy terminal 3 received and output by the second wireless transmission / reception means 26. The second POS master storage unit 2 receives the voucher number and the bar code for the merchandise to be created, generates voucher data including the voucher number, the store code, the product code, and the bar code including these information.
7. If the corresponding product code does not exist in the second POS master storage unit 27 by referring to the contents of No. 7, the above-mentioned second POS
P related to the corresponding product code in the master storage unit 27
An OS master is additionally stored and stored, and the slip data storage unit 24
For example, a slip data creating means 25 for inputting a logical value "1" as an additional code in an area indicating addition provided corresponding to the product code, and contents of the second receipt information storage unit 22. If the quantities of products with the same product code in the same slip number in the slip data storage unit 24 are compared and the quantities of the products are different, the second receipt information storage unit 22
The quantity of the corresponding products in the slip data storage unit 24 described above.
In the storage area of the slip data storage unit 24, the area indicating the correction is provided in advance in the storage area of the slip data storage unit 24 and the correction code indicating the correction is displayed, for example. The logical value "1" is stored, and the product code of the product whose correction code is "1" and the correction quantity are output from the slip data storage unit 24 as correction information, and the value of the additional code described above is output. A correction additional information creating / outputting unit 23 for reading the product code of the product "1" and its bar code and outputting it as additional information is provided.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing the stored contents in the first and second receipt information storage units 12 and 22, which are assigned to each slip number of the purchase slip and each store in which the POS center unit is installed. Store code, product code attached to each product, quantity of the product, cost of the product, selling price of the product,
The product name and the product name are associated with each other and stored for each slip number.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing the contents of the slip data stored in the slip data storage means 24. In the figure, the slip number and the product code are the information input from the keyboard 35 of the handy terminal 3 by reading the contents of the shipping slip attached to the product received at the store where the POS center unit 2 is provided. The code is information that is output from the inside at the same time when the slip data creating means 25 outputs the slip number, and is set so that the slip creating data creating means 25 outputs a code given in advance for each store. .

Further, the quantity is data input from the keyboard 35 of the handy terminal 3 when the received product is seen, and the bar code is a bar code reading means which is a bar code written on a shipping slip attached to the product. It was read by Autumn 34.

The additional code of the product is the slip data creating means 2
5 is the handy terminal 3 to the second wireless transmission / reception means 2
The contents of the second POS master storage means 27 are compared with the slip data obtained and created by the signal received from the handy terminal 3 via the second POS master storage means 2
7 is added to the product code that does not exist in 7, and for example, as described above, an additional code "1" is stored for a product that does not exist in the second POS master storage unit 27, The value of this additional code is ″
0 ″ will be stored.

Regarding the quantity correction code, the correction additional information creation and output means 23 compares the quantities of the same commodity code with the same slip number in the contents of the second receipt information storage section 22 and the slip data storage section 24, When the quantities are different, and when the corresponding quantity in the second receipt information information storage unit 22 is corrected by the quantity input from the handy terminal 3, the correction additional information creation / output means 23 causes the slip in the slip data storage unit 24. It is attached to the data. When such a correction is made, the quantity correction code is set to "1", and in other cases, the value of the quantity correction code is set to "0".

FIG. 4 shows correction additional information creation / output means 23.
6 is an explanatory diagram showing the contents of the correction information created by checking the contents of the slip data storage unit 24 for the product code having the quantity correction code value of "1". FIG.

The slip number, store code, product code, quantity and quantity correction code in FIG. 4 are read from the slip data storage section 24 for the corresponding product code.

In FIG. 5, the correction additional information creation / output means 23 checks the contents of the slip data storage section 24, and the product code, the product name, and the bar code having the additional code value "1" in the slip data storage means 24. It is explanatory drawing which shows the content of the additional information which reads out and a product addition code, and outputs it to a host computer.

The purchase slip is created when an item is ordered,
The receipt information as shown in FIG. 2 based on this purchase slip is created in a portion (not shown) of the host computer 1 and stored in the first receipt information storage unit 12. Further, in the first POS master storage unit 14, for example,
The products handled by the host computer 1 are input and stored by the components (not shown) of the host computer 1.

When the arrival time information transmitting means 11 reaches a predetermined time, all the arrival information input up to that time is
The data is output to the second receipt information storage means 21 via the communication line 4. The data receiving means 21 is connected to this communication line, and upon receiving this arrival information, outputs the received arrival slip to the second arrival slip storage unit 22 for storage.

Here, when a product arrives at a store having the POS center unit 2, the keyboard 35 of the handy terminal 3 inputs the quantity of the product and the number of the shipping slip attached to the product. . In addition, the bar code displayed on the shipping slip is read by the bar code reading means 34, converted into an electric signal, and input to the input / output control unit 32 similarly to the output from the keyboard.
This input is displayed on the display unit 33 by the input / output control unit 32, is added to the first wireless transmission / reception unit 31, is converted into a wireless signal having a predetermined frequency, and is output. This output is received by the second wireless transmission / reception means 26 of the POS center unit 2, converted into the same signal as the signal output from the barcode reading means 34 and the keyboard 35, and applied to the slip data creating means 25. .

The slip data creating means 25 uses the slip number of the input shipping slip as the slip number shown in FIG. 3, outputs a predetermined store code, and outputs the input quantity and bar code. The included slip data shown in FIG. 3 is created and stored in the slip data storage unit 24. Also, a product code is generated from the input barcode and stored in the area of the slip data storage unit 24. Then, the slip data creating means 25 refers to the POS master stored in the second POS master storage unit 27, and in the slip data created immediately before, the product in the slip data that matches the product code in the POS master. "0" is stored in the product addition code corresponding to the code, and a product code request signal is output to the second wireless transmission / reception means 26 for a product code that is present in the slip data but not in the POS master. .

The wireless transmitting / receiving means 26 converts the product code request signal into a wireless signal and sends it to the handy terminal 3.

The first radio transmitting / receiving means 31 receives this signal, converts it into the original signal, and outputs it to the input / output control section 32.
The input / output control unit 32 converts this signal into a display signal and outputs it to the display unit 33 for display.

A corresponding product code is input from the keyboard 35 in response to the product code request signal displayed on the display unit and is output to the POS center unit 2 by a radio signal. The slip data creation means 25 inputs this data through the second wireless transmission / reception means 26 and stores it in the storage area of the product code of the corresponding product of the slip data storage section 24, and the corresponding product addition code of this product. Is set to "1".

Such a second POS master storage unit 27
When the collation of the contents of the above and the contents of the slip data storage unit 24 is completed, the collation end signal is output to the correction additional information creation output means 23.

Upon receiving this collation end signal, the correction additional information creation / output means 23 reads the contents of the second receipt information storage section 22 and the slip data storage section 24, and outputs the same product code belonging to the same slip number. It is checked whether or not the quantities of the commodities possessed are different from each other, and if the quantities are the same, the value of the corresponding quantity correction code in the slip data stored in the slip data storage means 24 is set to "0".
Then, the value of the quantity correction code corresponding to the other products is set to "1", and such processing is performed for all the input slip data, and then the slip data stored in the slip data storage unit 24 is changed. In the quantity correction code is "1"
The correction information including the product code, the slip number to which the product code belongs, the corresponding quantity in the slip data, the store code, and the quantity correction code is output to the host computer 1. Further, the host computer 1 outputs additional information including the product code, the product name, the bar code, and the product addition code in which the value of the product addition code in the slip data is "1".

When the distribution means 16 provided in the host computer 1 receives the above-mentioned correction information, it outputs the received correction information to the information correction means 13. The information correction means 13 stores the arrival information of the product to be received in association with the product code equal to the product code included in the correction information in the slip corresponding to the input correction information. The quantity corresponding to the above-mentioned product code in the section 12 is corrected to the quantity in the input correction information.

When the distribution means 16 receives the additional information, it outputs the additional information to the above-mentioned POS data adding means 15. When the additional information is input, the POS data adding unit 15 adds and stores the product code in the additional information and the corresponding bar code to the storage content of the first POS master storage unit 14.

[0036]

As described above, the merchandise inspection system using the handy terminal of the present invention creates slip data based on the information input by the handy terminal 3, collates it with the arrival information, and receives the goods in the POS center section. Modify the information and send the modification information to the host computer to modify the arrival information in the host computer, and
The slip data is collated with the POS master stored in the POS center, and if there is a product code that does not exist in the POS master, the product code is added to the POS master, and
Since additional information about this product code can be created and sent to the host computer to add to the contents of the POS master in the host computer, correction and addition of data can be made compared to the conventional system of this type. It has an effect that processing can be performed in a short time without requiring human labor.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a product inspection system using a handy terminal according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing storage contents in first and second arrival information storage units shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing storage contents of a slip data storage unit 24 shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of correction information output by a correction additional information creation / output unit shown in FIG. 1.

5 is an explanatory diagram of additional information output by the correction additional information creation / output means shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Host computer 2 POS center section 3 Handy terminal 4 Communication line 11 Receipt information transmission means 12 First receipt information storage section 13 Information correction means 14 First POS master storage section 15 POS master addition means 16 Sorting means 21 Data reception Means 22 Second arrival information storage unit 23 Correction additional information creation and output unit 24 Voucher data storage unit 25 Voucher data creation unit 26 Second wireless transmission / reception unit 27 Second POS master storage unit 31 First wireless transmission / reception unit 32 Input Output control unit 33 Display unit 34 Bar code reading means 35 Keyboard

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. Collecting arrival information based on one or more POS center sections installed in each store and a purchase slip, and
Is stored in the stock receipt information storage unit and is sent to the POS center unit via the communication line via the communication line by the stock information sending unit for the stored stock information about the product received in the store in which the POS center unit is installed. In a product inspection system having a host computer for performing a check of the contents of goods received at the store and the arrival information by the POS center unit, the bar code attached to the received goods is read and converted into an electric signal. A bar code reading means for outputting the output, a keyboard for inputting the slip number of the shipping slip attached to the received product, and the quantity of the product, an output of the keyboard and the bar code reading means for the POS.
The PO signal is converted into a radio signal and output to the center portion, and the PO
First wireless transmission / reception means for receiving and outputting a wireless signal from the S center portion, outputs of the bar code reading means, and keyboard are output to the display portion and the first wireless transmission / reception means. The handy terminal having an input / output control unit that outputs the information received by the display unit to the display unit, and the POS terminal includes a product code of a product handled by the POS terminal and a bar code code given to the product code. A second POS master storage unit that is associated and stored as a POS master, a second receipt information storage unit that receives and stores receipt information output from the host computer, a barcode read by the handy terminal, and a slip. Receives the number and the quantity of the received product by the wireless signal output from the handy terminal and inputs the product code request signal Then, a second wireless transmission / reception means for converting the signal into the wireless signal for transmission, a slip data received from the second wireless transmission / reception means, a slip number, and the quantity of the received product are used to create slip data, and the POS master is stored. If the corresponding bar code does not exist in the POS master storage unit, the product code request signal is output, the product code is received from the handy terminal, and additionally stored in the second POS master storage unit. The slip data creating means for adding and storing an additional code indicating the addition to the storage area corresponding to the corresponding product code, and the contents of the second receipt information storage section are compared with the slip data, and the product having the same slip number When the quantities of the two are different, a correction code indicating the quantity correction for the corresponding product code of the slip data is added and the second receipt information storage unit is added. The quantity of the corresponding commodity code is corrected to the quantity stored in association with the corresponding commodity code of the slip data, and the commodity code and the bar code to which the additional code is added are output as additional information to output the slip data. The storage unit further comprises a correction additional information creation / output means for outputting the product code to which the correction code is attached in the storage unit and the quantity as correction information to the host computer, and the host computer includes product code for all products to be handled. The first POS stored as the POS master in association with the barcode.
Upon receiving additional information including the master storage unit and the additional code, the POS master correcting unit that adds the contents of the first POS master storage unit according to the received information and the correction information having the correction code are received. When receiving the information correction means for correcting the corresponding contents of the receipt information storage unit No. 1, the additional information and the correction information, the correction information is output to the information correction means and the additional information is output to the POS master correction means. A commodity inspection system using a handy terminal, characterized by comprising a separating means.