JPH07244693A - Commodity sale registration data processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable execution of a closing process unless the number of days of grace is exceeded even after a payment time limit in the case of executing a receipt by an agency by extending the payment time limit by a grace period, considering that the data input day is not after the payment limit, and relieving an inhibiting means for receipt by the agent in the case of detecting the data input day being after the payment limit. CONSTITUTION:A data input date detecting means which detects the date when agency receipt data are inputted is composed of hardware such as a CPU 9, a RAM 10, and an RQM 11, specific software, etc. A payment time limit check means which decides whether or not the current date as the data input date is after the payment time limit of the agency receipt data is formed of hardware such as a CPU 9, a ROM 10, and a RAM 11 and software such as a control program. Once the payment time limit check means decides that the data input date is before the payment time limit, a registration process for agency receipt is performed on the basis of the agency receipt data.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is a POS (Point Of Sale) capable of registering billing charges such as public charges to be stored on behalf.
s) The present invention relates to a product sales registration data processing device such as a terminal and an electronic cash register.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A merchandise sales registration data processing device such as a POS terminal or an electronic cash register is, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Un) which is a proxy storage prohibiting means for executing registration processing and closing processing and also data closing means.
It () is a ROM (Rea
d Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory) that temporarily stores various data in an updatable manner, a keyboard to which various data are manually input, and a bar that is a data input means to which various data are input by bar code scanning. It has a structure in which a code scanner, a display for displaying and outputting various data, an R / J (Receipt / Journal) printer for printing and outputting various data, a drawer unit for storing money, and the like are connected.

Therefore, in such a product sales registration data processing device, product data in which a product name and a selling unit price are set for each product code is generally stored in a product PLU (Price Look Up) memory formed in a RAM. It is stored in.
And in such a product sales registration data processing device,
The proxy storage prohibiting means such as a CPU reads out predetermined product data from the product PLU memory with a product code input by a bar code scanner or a keyboard, executes registration processing, and the CPU etc. based on the registered product data. The data tightening means executes the tightening process.

[0006] Some of the current product sales registration data processing devices can store public utility charges in addition to the product data as described above. Generally, a utility bill that a customer brings is printed with a bar code, which is a company identification code, customer identification data, a billing fee, and a payment deadline. It will be input with a barcode scanner or keyboard. Then,
The merchandise sales registration data processing device can execute the registration processing based on the input billing charge, etc., and perform the closing processing as in the case of the merchandise data based on the registered billing charge. You can

At this time, the payment of public utility bills is generally limited in terms of payment. Therefore, the current date and payment deadline detected by the current detection means such as TOD (Time Of Day Clock) and the payment deadline are processed by the CPU or the like before execution of registration processing. When the data input means exceeds the payment deadline by comparing with the data comparison means
The tightening process is prohibited by a proxy storing prohibiting means such as PU.

[0006]

With the above-described product sales registration data processing device, it is not possible to execute the registration process for the agency storage of public utility charges that have exceeded the payment deadline.

However, in reality, since there is a time lag of several days until the processing data of the agency storage is aggregated by the public institution, if the number of days after the payment deadline is small, there is no problem with the agency storage. Therefore, when the payment deadline entered by the barcode is slightly exceeded as described above, the clerk registers the payment amount paid by the customer by inputting the input amount on the keyboard, and the proxy storage is a slip separated from the invoice. Was managed by.

However, since the grace period for the excess period differs depending on the public institution, there is a case where the grace period is exceeded and the substitute storage, which should not be executed, is executed. In addition, at stores such as convenience stores where a product sales registration data processing device that executes registration processing for proxy storage is attached, there are many part-time employees who are unfamiliar with the sales staff. It cannot be thoroughly implemented according to the judgment criteria of whether or not, and it does not execute until the surrogate storage that should not be executed due to exceeding the grace period, or do not execute the surrogate storage that may not be executed because the grace period has not been exceeded. Is occurring.

[0009]

[Means for Solving the Problems] Data input means for inputting agency receipt data consisting of at least a company identification code, a billing charge, and a payment deadline written on a bill for agency receipt, and the data input means. Data input date detecting means for detecting the date when the stored data is input, and whether the data input date detected by the data input date detecting means exceeds the payment deadline of the agency stored data input by the data input means. Payment deadline checking means for determining whether or not,
When the payment deadline check means determines that the data input date does not exceed the payment deadline, the agency storage processing for executing the agency storage registration processing based on the agency storage data input by the data input means. And a proxy storage prohibition means for prohibiting the registration processing of the proxy storage by the proxy storage processing means when the payment deadline checking means determines that the data input date exceeds the payment deadline. In the merchandise sales registration data processing device, a grace period storage means in which a predetermined grace period is set corresponding to the company identification code is provided, and the grace period is determined by the company identification code of the agency receipt data input by the data input means. A grace period reading means for selectively detecting a grace period from the storage means is provided, and the data input date is determined by the payment deadline checking means. When it is determined that the payment deadline has been exceeded, a second deadline check means is provided to determine whether the excess time period is within the grace period read by the grace period reading means. A substitute storage permission means is provided for canceling the prohibition of the substitute storage prohibiting means when the deadline checking means determines that the excess period is within the grace period.

[0010]

[Advantage] The grace period for payment delinquency is stored in advance in the grace storage means for each company identification code, and when the data comparison means detects that the data input date has exceeded the payment deadline, the grace period reading means If the data entry date is not exceeded if the payment deadline is extended by the grace period that is selectively detected by the company identification code from the grace storage means, the substitute storage permission means removes the prohibition of the substitute storage prohibition means, thereby acting as a substitute. When the storage is executed, if the payment deadline is exceeded but the grace days are not exceeded, the closing process is executed.

[0011]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, the POS terminal 1 which is a product sales registration data processing device exemplified in this embodiment is a part of the POS system 2, and as shown in FIG.
The OS system 2 includes a host computer 4 installed in one head office 3 and a store computer 6 installed in each of a number of stores 5 as an ISD that is a public communication line.
N (Integrated Services Digital Network) 7 is connected, and the store computer 6 installed in an office (not shown) in the store 5 and product sales installed in each of a number of sales floors (not shown) Registration data processing device P
OS terminal 1 and LAN, which is a communication line for the store
(Local Area Network) 8 and the like are connected.

Then, the POS terminal 1 of this embodiment
In terms of a circuit, as shown in FIG. 1, a CPU 9 that executes various data processes, a ROM 10 that fixedly stores various data in advance, a RAM 11 that temporarily stores various data updatable, and various data are manually A keyboard 12 that is a data input unit that is input by operation, a barcode scanner 13 that is a data input unit that various data is input by optical reading, a display 14 that displays and outputs various data,
R / J (Receipt / Journal) printer 15 that prints out various data, drawer unit 16 that stores money, I / F (Interface) 17 connected to LAN 8, and TOD 18 that is a current detection unit that detects the current date. Etc. are connected by a system bus 19 and a connection cable 20.

Therefore, the POS terminal 1 has a drawer unit 16 as shown in FIG.
The keyboard 12, the display 14, and the R / J (Receipt / Journal) printer 15 are integrally provided on the upper surface of a flat body housing 21 integrally provided at the bottom, and the barcode scanner 13 is provided at the body. It has a structure that is detachably attached to the upper surface of the housing 21.

The RA of the POS terminal 1
In M11, as illustrated in FIG.
ystem), control program, and other program areas 22 stored in advance;
LU memory 23, public institution memory 24 which is a grace period storing means in which various data such as a company identification code of the public institution and a grace period are preset, a work area 25 for temporarily storing various data to be processed, a score of one transaction And the total amount of money and the sales total memory 26, the product sales memory 27 that temporarily stores the cumulative value and the amount of goods registered and processed on the day, the number and the amount of public charges registered and processed on the day. Utility charge memory 28 for temporarily storing the cumulative value of
Etc. are formed in a predetermined storage area.

More specifically, in the public institution memory 24, individual enterprise data of the public institution which has contracted to store on behalf of each other is set. As shown in FIG. 5, this enterprise data is the enterprise identification code. , Handling period FROM and TO, grace period,
It is composed of a general C / D (Check Digit) flag, a company classification, an identification code within the company classification, a revenue stamp sticking limit amount, a print name, and a revenue stamp tax amount.

The company identification code stored in the storage area 29 of the public institution memory 24 is a five-digit identification code indicating the public institution. The company identification code is the JAN (Japan Article Number) on the invoice 39.
It is written as an eight-digit bar code starting with "7" by the -8 code. So, this POS terminal 1
Is designed to retrieve predetermined company data from the public institution memory 24 with a company identification code entered as a bar code and read various data of this company data.

The handling periods FROM and TO stored in the storage areas 30 and 31 of the public institution memory 24 are the start and end dates of handling. Therefore, this POS
In terminal 1, FROM, which is the start date, is always set, but TO, which is the end date, is set as "999999" if the period is unlimited.

Further, although the grace period stored in the storage area 32 of the public institution memory 24 is set as "00 to 98" in the number of grace days for overdue payment, registration is performed without executing the grace period check. It is set as "99" when processing is allowed unconditionally. In this POS terminal 1, even if the grace period as described above is "00 to 98", the payment due code entered in the barcode is "000."
If it is "00" or "99999", the grace period check is not executed.

Further, in the comprehensive C / D flag stored in the storage area 33 of the public institution memory 24, it is confirmed that all the substitute receipt data necessary for the registration processing of the substitute receipt has been properly input. This is a flag section for identifying whether or not to check the C / D assigned to each of the 39 barcodes 46 to 48 and the total C / D.

Further, the company classification stored in the storage area 34 indicates the corresponding bar code system. The identification code within the company category stored in the storage area 35 of the public institution memory 24 is a subdivision code of the company category, and is generally NTT (Nippon Telephone and Tele).
Only (gram Corp) requires the judgment of the bar code for the utility bill category and is set to "02".

The income stamp sticking limit amount stored in the storage area 36 of the public institution memory 24 is a numerical value of the limit amount indicating whether it is necessary to stick a income stamp (not shown), and the storage area 38 The revenue stamp tax amount stored in is the amount of revenue stamp tax that complies with the tax law. So this PO
In the S terminal 1, when the payment amount entered by the barcode exceeds the revenue stamp sticking limit amount, the revenue stamp tax amount is displayed on the display 14 together with the stamp sticking instruction message preset in the ROM 10 or the like. This income stamp duty is currently set at "200" yen.

Further, the print name stored in the storage area 37 of the public institution memory 24 is a transaction name printed on a receipt (not shown).

The product PLU memory 23 of the POS terminal 1 is provided with a storage area (not shown) for storing product codes, department codes, product names, sales unit prices, etc. which form product data. Work area 25
A storage area (not shown) for temporarily storing the grace period read from the public institution memory 24, the product data read from the product PLU memory 23, and the like is formed in the.

In the POS terminal 1, a substitute storage key for designating the start of registration processing for public utility bill storage, a closing key for instructing the closing processing of the registered product data and billing amount, and a specific product. The keyboard 1 includes a large number of product keys for inputting a product code with one touch and a numeric keypad for inputting numerical data (none of which are shown).
2 is formed.

The form of the payment slip 39 for registering the billed amount at the POS terminal 1 differs depending on the public institution, but as shown in FIG.
A stamp position 45 is formed on each of the public institution slip 41, the financial institution slip 42, the reception office slip 43, and the customer slip 44 which are integrally formed through the perforations 40, and the public institution slip 41 is formed. And the invoice for financial institution 42 are printed with three-stage bar codes 46 to 48.

The bar codes 46 to 48 of the payment slip 39 are, for example, generally the first bar code 46 showing the company identification code and the second bar code showing the customer code which is the customer identification data. For example, the bar code 47 and a bar code 48 in the third row, which shows a charge code as a charge amount and a time limit code as a payment deadline, are sequentially connected.

More specifically, the bar code 4 of the first stage
As shown in FIG. 7 (a), 6 is an 8-digit bar code starting from "7" with a setting based on the JAN-8 code, and is a 5-digit company identification code (M1 to M5) and a single digit. Comprehensive C
/ D (C), which is a C / D of the barcode 46 and is a single digit CD. The company identification code of NTT is "555
Although it is set as 95 ", this POS terminal 1
In the case where the company identification code detected from the storage area 36 of the public institution memory 24 is "02" by the company identification code, it is recognized as NTT regardless of the company identification code.

The bar code 47 in the second row is a 13-digit bar code starting from "7" in the setting based on the JAN-13 code, as shown in FIG. Digit customer code (X1 to X9), single-digit flag (J) that indicates whether there is a payment deadline, single-digit flag (I) that indicates whether the revenue stamp is attached regardless of the payment amount, this bar It consists of a single digit CD which is C / D of code 47. In addition,
As a customer code of such a bar code 47, a customer's telephone number is generally used in practice.

The bar code 48 on the third row is
There are actually two types corresponding to the business unit identification code of the bar code 47, but here, only one that includes the payment deadline related to the present invention will be described by exemplifying it in FIG. 7C.
This bar code 48 is a 13-digit bar code starting from "8" with a setting based on the JAN-13 code, and has a payment term (5-digit number consisting of the last digit of the year, the second digit of the month, and the second digit of the day). Y
MMDD), 6-digit billing amount (A1 to A6), this barcode 4
It consists of a single digit CD which is a C / D of 8.

Therefore, with the above-mentioned configuration, this P
In the bill 39 of the public utility bill for executing the agency storage in the OS terminal 1, the agency storage data including the company identification code, the invoice fee, the payment deadline, etc. are written by the bar codes 46 to 48. 1 is the bar code scanner 1 whose proxy storage data of the bill 39 is
3 or the data input means such as the keyboard 12 or the like.

In the POS terminal 1, the data input date detecting means for detecting the date when the substitute storage data is input by the data input means such as the bar code scanner 13 and the keyboard 12 is the CPU 9 and the RO.
It is formed of hardware such as M10 and the RAM 11 and a predetermined software, and the current date, which is the data input date detected by the data input date detecting means, exceeds the payment deadline of the agency stored data. The payment deadline checking means for determining whether or not there is the CPU 9 or the RO
It is formed of hardware such as M10 and the RAM 11 and software such as a control program for executing step S7 described later in the flowchart of FIG.

Therefore, if the payment deadline check means determines that the data input date has not exceeded the payment deadline, the proxy input by the data input means such as the bar code scanner 13 or the keyboard 12 is performed. The substitute storage processing means for executing the registration processing of the substitute storage based on the storage data is the CPU 9, the ROM 10, or the RA.
It is formed by M11 and the execution program of step S8 described later, and when it is determined that the data input date exceeds the payment deadline, the proxy storage prohibition prohibits the registration processing of the proxy storage by the proxy storage processing means. Means is the CPU
9, the ROM 10, the RAM 11, the execution program of step S11 described later, and the like.

In the POS terminal 1, the grace period read for selectively detecting the grace period from the public institution memory 24 with the company identification code of the agency receipt data input by the data input means such as the bar code scanner 13 or the like. Means are the CPU 9, the ROM 10, and the RAM 1.
1 and the execution program of step S3 described later, etc., and when the payment deadline checking means determines that the data input date exceeds the payment deadline, the excess period is read by the grace period reading means. The second deadline checking means for determining whether or not it is within the read grace period is formed by the CPU 9, the ROM 10, the RAM 11, the execution program of steps S9 and S10 described later, and the like. Then, when the second deadline checking means such as the CPU 9 determines that the excess period is within the grace period, the prohibition of the substitute storage prohibiting means such as the CPU is canceled and the registration processing of the substitute storage is permitted. The substitute storage permission means is formed by the CPU 9, the ROM 10, the RAM 11, an execution program of step SS10 described later, and the like.

In such a structure, the POS terminal 1 normally uses the product code input by the keyboard 12 or the bar code scanner 13 to store the product PL of the RAM 11 in the product PL.
The registration process is executed by reading the product data from the U memory 23 and storing the product data in the work area 25 of the RAM 11. Then, the POS that has executed the registration process based on the product data in this way
When the terminal 1 detects the input operation of the closing key of the keyboard 12, for example, the work area 25 of the RAM 11
The sales amount of the product data stored in is added and output by printing on the R / J printer 15 or the display on the display 14,
The closing processing is executed by storing various edited data in the sales total memory 26 or the product sales memory 27. Further, the POS terminal 1 generates transaction data from the storage data of the total sales memory 26 and the product sales memory 27 in conjunction with the closing processing as described above, and transmits the transaction data to the store computer 6 via the LAN 8. It has become.

Then, the customer pays the utility bill 3 in the standby state or in the middle of execution of the above-mentioned normal sales operation.
When the customer requests to pay the fee by bringing 9 with him, the clerk inputs the substitute storage key on the keyboard 12 of the POS terminal 1 to start the substitute storage. Therefore, the operation control of the POS terminal 1 in such a case will be described in detail below based on the flowchart illustrated in FIG.

First, since the POS terminal 1 waits for the bar code scanner 13 to input the bar code when the substitute storage key is operated (step S1), the clerk bar the bar codes 46 to 48 of the payment slip 39. It is sequentially read by the code scanner 13. Then, the barcodes 46 to 48 in the first to third rows, which are sequentially input,
The POS terminal 1 discriminates by the number of the first digit of each and the total number of digits (step S2), and stores each of the input data in the RAM.
11 in the work area 25 or the like (step S3)
~ S5). At this time, in this step S3, the grace period corresponding to the company identification code read from the bar code 46 in the first row is detected from the public institution memory 24 of the RAM 11 and stored in the work area 25, and in step S4 the third row. The payment deadline read from the barcode 48 is stored in the work area 25.

Therefore, after confirming the establishment of these three bar codes and all inputs (step S6), the payment deadline stored in the work area 25 is compared with the current date output by the TOD 18 (step S7). When it is detected that the current date does not exceed the payment deadline, the registration process and the closing process for the substitute storage are sequentially executed as in the conventional case (step S8). More specifically, RA
The payment amount stored in the work area 25 of M11 is output by printing on the R / J printer 15 or displayed on the display 14, and stored in the public utility memory 28 to execute the closing process. Utility fee memory 28
Transaction data from the stored data of
The data is transmitted to the store computer 6 by the AN 8.

When it is detected in step S7 that the current date exceeds the payment deadline, the current date is subtracted from the payment deadline to calculate the number of overdue days (step S9). The grace period stored in the work area 25 is compared (step S10). Therefore,
If the number of overdue days is longer than this grace period, an error message is displayed and displayed on the display 14 as a processing error (step S11), and if the number of overdue days is shorter than the grace period, the process proceeds to step S8 and the registration processing of the substitute storage is performed. And the closing process are sequentially executed.

In this way, in the POS terminal 1, if the bar code scanners 13 read the bar codes 46 to 48 of the payment slip 39 in the same manner as in the conventional case, in the case of executing the registration processing of the substitute storage, Even if the payment deadline is exceeded, if the number of grace days is not exceeded, the registration process is automatically executed, and it is not necessary for the clerk to perform the registration process by inputting the keyboard 12 in consideration of the grace period. ,
The work load on the store clerk can be reduced and the work efficiency can be improved.

In the commodity sales registration data processing device hand POS terminal 1 of this embodiment, it is detected that the current date will not be exceeded if the payment deadline is extended by the grace period. Therefore, the current date is subtracted from the payment deadline. Although the comparison with the grace period is illustrated, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and for example, adding the grace period to the payment deadline and comparing with the current date, or the grace period from the current date. It is also possible to perform such things as subtraction and comparison with the payment deadline.

[0041]

As described above, according to the present invention, the data input means for inputting the agency receipt data including at least the company identification code, the billing fee and the payment deadline written on the agency receipt invoice, and this data. Data input date detection means for detecting the date when the agency data is input by the input means,
By the payment deadline check means for determining whether the data input date detected by the data input date detection means exceeds the payment deadline of the agency storage data input by the data input means, and the payment deadline check means. When it is determined that the data input date does not exceed the payment deadline, a proxy storage processing unit that executes registration processing of the proxy storage based on the proxy storage data input by the data input unit, and the payment deadline. A commodity sales registration data processing device comprising a proxy storage prohibiting means for prohibiting the registration processing of the proxy storage by the proxy storage processing means when the checking means determines that the data input date exceeds the payment deadline. In, a grace period storage means in which a predetermined grace period is set corresponding to the company identification code is provided, and is input by the data input means. The grace period reading means for selectively detecting the grace period from the grace period storage means is provided with the company identification code of the surrogate agent stored data, and the data input date exceeds the payment due date by the payment due date check means. If it is determined that the excess period is within the grace period read by the grace period reading unit, a second deadline check unit is provided, and the excess period is graced by the second deadline check unit. When it is determined that it is within the period, by providing the proxy storage permission means for canceling the prohibition of the proxy storage prohibition means, even if the payment deadline is exceeded when executing the proxy storage, the number of grace days is exceeded. If not, the registration process is executed, so that the work load on the store clerk can be reduced and the work efficiency can be improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a circuit structure of a POS terminal which is an embodiment of a product sales registration data processing device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating the overall structure of a POS system which is a data processing system having a POS terminal as a part.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating the appearance of a POS terminal.

FIG. 4 is a memory map illustrating the storage structure of the RAM of the POS terminal.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating a storage structure of a public institution memory of a RAM.

FIG. 6 is a plan view illustrating a payment slip.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a recording format of a barcode of a payment slip.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a processing operation of a POS terminal.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 commodity sales registration data processing device 9-11, S3 grace period reading means 9-11, S8 proxy storage processing means 9-11, S7 payment deadline checking means 9-11, S9, S10 second payment deadline checking means 9- 11, S10 proxy storage permission means 9-11, S11 proxy storage prohibition means 12, 13 data input means 18 current detection means 24 grace period storage means

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. Data input means for inputting agency receipt data consisting of at least a company identification code, a billing charge, and a payment deadline written on the agency receipt bill, and the agency receipt data is entered by this data input means. And a data input date detecting means for detecting the date, and it is determined whether or not the data input date detected by the data input date detecting means exceeds the payment deadline of the agency storage data input by the data input means. Payment deadline checking means, and when the payment deadline checking means determines that the data input date does not exceed the payment deadline, registration of proxy receipt based on the proxy receipt data input by the data input means The agency storage processing means for executing processing and the payment deadline checking means determine that the data input date exceeds the payment deadline. In the commodity sales registration data processing device having a substitute storage prohibiting means for prohibiting the substitute storage registration processing by the substitute storage processing means, a grace period in which a predetermined grace period is set corresponding to the company identification code. A storage means is provided, and a grace period reading means for selectively detecting a grace period from the grace period storage means with a company identification code of the agency receipt data input by the data input means is provided, and the data is provided by the payment deadline check means. When it is determined that the input date exceeds the payment deadline, a second deadline check means is provided for determining whether the excess period is within the grace period read by the grace period reading means. When the second deadline check means determines that the excess period is within the grace period, the proxy storage permission hand that releases the prohibition of the proxy storage prohibition means Commodity sales registration data processing apparatus, wherein a is provided.