JPH07210762A - Data processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To perform switching to an operation mode specified by one of mode specification means corresponding to operation modes by providing the mode specification means, an operation mode switching means which switches a current operation mode to the operation mode specified by the mode specification means, and a process control means. CONSTITUTION:On an electronic cash register(ECR) l, mode buttons 11 are the mode specification means provided instead of a conventional mode changeover switch. Then the R down button is a button for specifying a return operation mode, the X button for an inspecting operation mode, the Z button for a settlement operation mode, the PRG button for a setting operation mode, and the OFF button for an OFF operation mode. A CPU 3 outputs various control signals for controlling respective parts in the ECR 1. To switch the REG operation mode to another mode, one mode button among the R down button, X button, Z button, RPG button, etc., is pressed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to, for example, an electronic cash register (hereinafter referred to as ECR: Electronic Cash Register).
Said) regarding the switching control of the operation mode.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An ECR is a device for accumulating (registering) sales data, displaying or printing out the accumulated sales data, and inspecting and adjusting the registered sales amount and the number of sales.

In the ECR, for example, various operation modes are switched according to operation purposes such as input, inspection, settlement, setting, etc., and after switching to a desired operation mode,
The input processing is performed according to the operation mode.

Switching of the operation mode in the conventional ECR is performed by a rotary mode changeover switch as shown in FIG.

[0005]

However, in such a conventional data processing apparatus, since the rotary mode changeover switch is used for switching the operation mode, the following problems occur. was there.

That is, the above-mentioned rotary type mode changeover switch is a contact type changeover switch composed of hardware, and it is troublesome that the operator must always carry the key.

Further, for example, when the operation mode is changed over by the operation mode changeover switch during the registration process,
In order to protect the hardware, a "mode switching error" occurs.

Since this "mode switching error" is a special state, pressing the clear button for returning in the normal process does not clear the error, and the cashier, who is the operator, reports the "mode switching error". There is a problem that it is troublesome and difficult to release.

[0009]

An object of the present invention is to switch to an operation mode designated by one of the mode designating means corresponding to the operation mode and to prevent the occurrence of a mode switching error when the switching is performed.

[0010]

The invention according to claim 1 is
A plurality of mode specifying means for specifying a predetermined operation mode from a plurality of operation modes corresponding to various operation modes, and an operation mode switching means for switching the current operation mode to the operation mode specified by the mode specifying means, And a processing control means for controlling the execution of a predetermined processing based on the operation mode switched by the operation mode switching means.

Further, in this case, in addition to the invention described in claim 1, as in the invention described in claim 2, the mode designating means is at least a first key switch (designating a power-on / off). (Equivalent to OFF button) and second key switch (RF, X, Z, PR) to specify other operation modes
(Corresponding to G button), and the operation mode switching means switches the operation mode to the input mode when energization is started by power-on designation by the first key switch, and When the operation mode is switched from the input mode to another operation mode by the operation mode designation of the second key switch, the processing control means controls execution of a predetermined process in the operation mode, and after the processing is completed, the operation mode is performed. It is effective to return the to the input mode.

In addition, the inside of the parentheses shows the corresponding structure in the embodiment.

[0013]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the current operation mode is switched to the operation mode designated by the mode designating means. Further, in this case, according to the invention described in claim 2, in addition to the invention described in claim 1, when the power is turned on, the input mode is set, and even when the operation mode is switched, Enter the input mode,
The occurrence of "mode switching error" is prevented.

[0014]

Embodiments Embodiments will be described below with reference to FIGS.

1 to 6 are views showing an embodiment of a data processing apparatus according to the present invention.

First, the structure will be described.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the schematic arrangement of the ECR 1 of this embodiment.

In FIG. 1, an EC which is a data processing device
R1 is roughly classified into an input unit 2 and a CPU (Central Process).
sing unit) 3, ROM (Read Only Memory) 4, RA
M (Random Access Memory) 5, display unit 6, printing unit 7,
It is composed of a drawer 8.

The input section 2 is provided with a mode button 11, a ten-key pad 12, a function key 13 and the like on its operation panel. For example, operation mode data and various operations can be input by operating the cashier as an operator. It is for outputting data and the like to the CPU 3.

Here, the mode button 11 is a plurality of mode designating means provided in place of the mode changeover switch in the conventional example shown in FIG. 7, and the "RF button" is
"Return" operation mode, "X button""Check" operation mode, "Z button""Payment" operation mode, "P"
The “RG button” is the mode button 11 for designating the “setting” operation mode and the “OFF button” is the “OFF” operation mode, and there is no mode button corresponding to the conventional “REG”.

The CPU 3 arithmetically processes the data necessary for various operations of the ECR 1 while exchanging various data with the RAM 5 based on the processing procedure of various control programs stored in the ROM 4, and the arithmetic processing Based on the above, various control signals for controlling each part in the ECR 1 are output.

A ROM (Read Only Memory) 4 is a CPU
A RAM (Random Accesses Memory) 5 is a semiconductor memory that stores various control programs for controlling various operations of the ECR 1 used by the CPU 3, and sales data input from the input unit 2 and program processing being executed by the CPU 3. The semiconductor memory is used as a work area for storing program data, calculation results, and the like used for, and temporarily storing data related to data processing.

By the way, the functions of the operation mode switching means and the processing control means are possessed by the control section constituted by the CPU 3, the ROM 4 and the RAM 5.

The display unit 6 is an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display).
play), a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube), a fluorescent display tube, and the like, and displays arithmetic processing results, various data, sales data, and the like input from the CPU 3.

The printing unit 7 executes the printing operation and the paper feeding operation based on the printing control program stored in the ROM 4 and prints out the print data for each line at a predetermined time interval to set the print data. Printing sales data etc. on the received thermal paper for receipt or thermal paper for journal, and thermal paper (for receipt or journal)
Is discharged by a predetermined amount.

The drawer 8 is for storing cash classified into cash types, and is opened when, for example, a "cash / deposit key" is operated.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.

FIG. 2 shows "RE" in the ECR of this embodiment.
7 is a flowchart showing a procedure for setting a “G” operation mode.

First, in the ECR1 of this embodiment, when the power is turned on (or the power is turned on from the power off state) in the operation mode "off" (step S1), the operation mode Enters the "REG" operation mode (step S2).

That is, in this embodiment, since the "REG" operation mode is the basic operation mode, the mode button 11
Since the "REG button" is unnecessary for the mode button 11, the "REG button" is omitted from the mode button 11 as described above.

In the "REG" operation mode, predetermined operations (registration to tightening, deposit, exchange, etc.) can be continuously performed, and the "RF button", " If each of the X-button "," Z-button "," PRG-button ", and" OFF-button "mode buttons 11 is not pressed, the ECR1 always functions as the" REG "operation mode.

Next, the processing at the time of switching from the "REG" operation mode to another operation mode will be described based on the flowcharts shown in FIGS.

3 and 4 are flow charts showing the procedure for switching from the "REG" operation mode to another operation mode in the ECR1 of this embodiment.

In this embodiment, when switching from the "REG" operation mode to another mode, "RF button", "X"
Button ”,“ Z button ”,“ PRG button ”,“ OFF
It is switched by pressing one of the mode buttons 11 in the "button".

In this case, first, in the "REG" operation mode (step P1), any one of the "RF button", "X button", "Z button", "PRG button", and "OFF button" is selected. In order to detect that the button 11 has been pressed, it is first checked whether or not the pressed mode button 11 is the "OFF button" (step P2). If it is not the "OFF button", then the button is pressed. It is checked whether the operated mode button 11 is the "RF button" (step P3).

Here, the pressed mode button 11 is "R".
If it is the “F button”, after the current “REG” operation mode is switched to the “return” operation mode and a predetermined operation in the “return” operation mode is performed (step P
4) The printing unit 7 prints / issues a receipt (step P5).

If the pressed mode button 11 is not the "RF button" in the process of step P3, then it is checked whether or not the pressed mode button 11 is the "PGM button" (step). P6).

Here, the pressed mode button 11 is "P".
If it is the "GM button", the user is prompted to input the presence / absence of report issuance (step P7), and only when the report is issued, the setting inspection report is output / issued by the printing unit 7 (step P8). .

Next, after the current "REG" operation mode is switched to the "setting" operation mode and a predetermined operation in the "setting" operation mode is performed (step P
9) The printing unit 7 prints / issues a receipt / report (step P10).

If the pressed mode button 11 is not the "PGM button" in the process of step P6, then it is checked whether or not the pressed mode button 11 is the "X button". (Step P1
1).

Here, the pressed mode button 11 is "X".
If it is "button", the input designation of whether or not the report is issued is prompted (step P12), and only when the report is designated to be issued, the daily detail check report is output / issued by the printing unit 7 (step P13). ).

Next, after the current "REG" operation mode is switched to the "check" operation mode and a predetermined operation in the "check" operation mode is performed (step P
14), the printing unit 7 prints / issues the report (step P15).

In the process of step P11, when the pressed mode button 11 is not the "X button", the mode button 11 pressed by the erasing method becomes the "Y button", so that the current "REG" operation is performed. Mode is "payment"
After the operation mode is switched to and a predetermined operation in the “payment” operation mode is performed (step P1
6) The printing unit 7 prints / issues the report (step P17).

In the "setting" operation mode and the "check" operation mode, pressing the mode button 11 causes
Although the setting inspection report or the daily detailed inspection report is automatically issued respectively, it is possible not to issue each inspection report depending on the setting.

Further, in the "check" operation mode, after the report is issued, the mode automatically switches to the "REG" operation mode. The "return" operation mode, the "check" operation mode, and the "settlement" operation mode. In order to make the operation valid only once, that is, in these three modes, the processing in the same operation mode cannot be performed continuously. After the operation is completed (after receipt / report is issued) ) Always returns to the "REG" operation mode.

In the "set" operation mode, the setting operation is valid any number of times, that is, the "return" operation described above.
When the operation is completed once, such as the operation mode, the process of automatically returning to the "REG" operation mode is not performed.

On the other hand, in the processing of step P2,
When the pressed mode button 11 is the "OFF button", it is handled in the same manner as the mode off in the conventional ECR,
The display on the display unit 6 is erased (step P18), and the operation ends.

By the way, since the ECR1 itself is operating even when the display is off, pressing the "OFF button" again while the display is off causes "R"
The registration operation can be performed by returning to the “EG” operation mode.

Next, the processing when another mode button is pressed during registration in the "REG" operation mode will be described with reference to the flow charts shown in FIGS.

FIGS. 5 and 6 are flow charts showing the processing when another mode button is pressed during registration in the "REG" operation mode in ECR1 of this embodiment.

First, in the waiting state in the "REG" operation mode (step T1), it is checked whether or not the mode button 11 is pressed (step T2). If the mode button 11 is not pressed, "REG" is pressed. In the operation mode, it is checked whether or not the registration process is being performed (step T3). If the registration process is not in progress, the process returns to step T1. If the registration process is in progress, it is subsequently checked whether or not another mode button 11 has been pressed (step T4).

In the processing of step T4, if the other mode button 11 is not pressed, the above step T4 is performed.
Returning to the process of 1, if another mode button 11 is pressed, a predetermined error process is executed (step T5).

Then, it is confirmed whether or not the registration process is to be ended (step T6). If the registration process is to be ended, the process returns to step T1. If the registration process is to be continued, the registration input is made. The input designation of whether or not is prompted (step T7), the registration process is executed when the registration input is performed (step T8), and the process returns to the step T1 when the registration input is not performed.

On the other hand, in the processing of step T2,
When the mode button 11 is pressed during the "REG" operation mode, the "REG" operation mode is switched to the operation mode corresponding to the pressed mode button 11 and executed (step T9). In this case, the operation mode Is switched to the "set" operation mode (step T10), and if the operation mode is not the "set" operation mode, another operation mode (in this case, "settlement" or "check" operation mode) Is performed (step T11).

If the "setting" operation mode is selected in the processing of step T10, a predetermined processing in the "setting" operation mode is performed (step T12). By the way, after the processing of the “setting” operation mode, the operation mode is not switched, and the state of the “setting” operation mode continues, so to switch to another operation mode, is the mode button 11 pressed? It is performed by checking whether or not (step T13).

That is, in the processing of step T13, if another mode button 11 is pressed, the processing shifts to the operation corresponding to the pressed mode button 11 (step T14), and the mode button 11 must be pressed. For example, it is checked whether or not the setting process is being performed in the "setting" operation mode (step T15). If the setting process is not being performed, the process returns to the step T13. If the setting process is being performed, the setting process is continuously performed (step T16).

Then, in this setting process, it is checked whether or not the other mode button 11 is pressed (step T17). If it is not pressed, the process returns to the process of step T15. If it is pressed, the setting is completed. After the processing is performed (step T18), step T1 in FIG.
Return to processing.

Therefore, in the "REG" operation mode, when another mode button 11 is pressed during the registration process, for example, when the department registration is performed in the "REG" operation mode (the state of registration), Considering the case where the "X button" for designating the "check" operation mode is pressed as the mode button 11, as the error processing, first, the one-shot buzzer sounds and the operation mode remains the "REG" operation mode. Become.

That is, the cashier, who is the operator, can perform the next operation (for example, the tightening operation) subsequent to the previous department registration without performing the error releasing operation.

As described above, the "mode switching error" does not occur even when the mode button 11 is pressed during the registration processing in the "REG" operation mode.

Further, in the "setting" operation mode, when another mode button 11 is pressed during the setting process, the setting until the mode button 11 is pressed is validated, a receipt is issued, and in this case, Regardless of which of the "RF button", "X button" and "Z button" mode button 11 is pressed, the mode button is forcibly returned to the "REG" operation mode during the "setting" operation mode. Even if 11 is pressed, the “mode switching error” does not occur.

As a result, even if the mode button 11 is pressed in any operation mode, the occurrence of "mode switching error" can be prevented, and the cashier can feel at ease.
Operation 1 can be performed.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the mode button 11 for internally controlling the operation mode is provided in place of the conventional mode changeover switch composed of hardware, so that the operation mode switching " It is possible to prevent the occurrence of “mode switching error”.

After the operation in the "return" operation mode, the "check" operation mode, and the "payment" operation mode is completed, "R" is always
Since the operation mode is returned to the "EG" operation mode, it is possible to prevent a mistake that the cashier continuously operates in another operation mode.

In the above embodiment, the case where the mode button 11 is used as the mode designating means has been described. However, the device for designating the operation mode is not limited to the button but is, for example, a touch panel. ,
Of course, a pen input device, a pointing device such as a mouse, or the like may be used.

[0066]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the current operation mode can be switched to the operation mode specified by any of the mode specifying means corresponding to the operation mode.

Further, in this case, in the invention described in claim 2, in addition to the invention described in claim 1, when the power is turned on, the input mode is set, and when the operation mode is switched, the input is performed after a predetermined process is executed. Since the mode is set, the occurrence of "mode switching error" can be prevented.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an ECR of this embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a procedure for setting a “REG” operation mode in the ECR of this embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a procedure for switching from the “REG” operation mode to another operation mode in the ECR of this embodiment.

FIG. 4 shows “RE in the ECR of this embodiment following FIG. 3;
7 is a flowchart showing a procedure for switching from the “G” operation mode to another operation mode.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a process when another mode button is pressed during registration in the “REG” operation mode in the ECR of this embodiment.

FIG. 6 shows “RE in the ECR of this embodiment following FIG.
9 is a flowchart showing a process when another mode button is pressed during registration in the “G” operation mode.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a mode changeover switch in an input section of an ECR of a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 ECR 2 input section 3 CPU 4 ROM 5 RAM 6 display section 7 printing section 8 drawer 11 mode button 12 numeric keypad 13 function key

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of mode specifying means for specifying a predetermined operation mode from a plurality of operation modes corresponding to various operation modes, and an operation for switching a current operation mode to an operation mode specified by the mode specifying means. A data processing apparatus comprising: a mode switching unit; and a process control unit that controls execution of a predetermined process based on the operation mode switched by the operation mode switching unit. 2. The mode designating means comprises a plurality of key switches including at least a first key switch for designating ON / OFF of a power source and a second key switch for designating another operation mode, The operation mode switching unit switches the operation mode to an input mode when power is turned on by the power-on designation by the first key switch, and the processing control unit inputs the input mode by designating the operation mode of the second key switch. 2. When the operation mode is switched from one to another, the execution of a predetermined process in the operation mode is controlled, and the operation mode is returned to the input mode after the process is completed.
The described data processing device.