JPH0731750B2 - Electronic cash register - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial application] The present invention has a plurality of types of aggregators in a storage unit, and can output aggregated data to each aggregator as an aggregate report in a predetermined order during inspection and settlement. The present invention relates to an electronic cash register.

[Prior Art] Generally, in an internal storage unit of an electronic cash register installed in a sales floor of a store, sales data such as sales amount and sales points for a sales product input from an input device such as a keyboard or a product code reading device. For example, a section-based aggregator that aggregates by category code, a transaction-based aggregator that aggregates sales points, sales amount, number of customers, etc. by transaction type such as cash sales, credit card sales, check sales, and credit sales, for example, every hour There are multiple types of aggregators, such as hourly aggregators that aggregate the sales amount and the number of customers for each hour.

Then, the sales data of the sales merchandise input through the input device during the sales registration work is cumulatively registered in the corresponding data area of each aggregator.

In this way, the inspection work that prints out each aggregated data aggregated in each aggregator at a predetermined time of day on a receipt as an aggregate (inspection) report, and aggregates in each aggregator at the end of the day It prints out the collected aggregated data as a summary (settlement) report and executes the settlement operation to clear the printed summary data.

If you want to print out the aggregated data that has been aggregated in each aggregator during this inspection work or settlement work, press the print start key with the operation mode of this electronic cash register set to [Inspection] or [Settlement]. To do. The print start key is assigned to one of various sales registration keys arranged on the keyboard in advance by the control program. For example, the deposit / cash total key has a print start key function. When this print start key is keyed in, the totalized data of the above-described totalizers is printed out as a totalized report on a receipt in accordance with a preset printout order. At this time, the display is “0” or a character or report indicating inspection or settlement.
It was general that No. was displayed.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, the electronic cash register configured as described above still has the following problems. In other words, as described above, when the print start key is input to issue a total report, the total report will be issued automatically afterward, so the cashier wants to leave the accounting area and perform other tasks. There is. However, because the remaining time until the printout of the total report is not known, it was not possible to determine how far away from the accounting location, which hindered the efficiency of work.

Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide an electronic cash register capable of displaying the remaining time until the end of printing of a total report on a display device and improving the efficiency of business.

[Means for Solving Problems] The present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, includes a plurality of types of aggregators formed in a sales data storage unit of a sales commodity input through the input device A during registration work. In addition to tabulating each to B, in response to the key input operation of the print start key C executed at the time of inspection or settlement work, each tabulated data tabulated in each of the aggregators is tabulated on a receipt in accordance with a predetermined print output order. In the electronic cash register that sequentially prints out, the time required to print out the summary report D is calculated by the output time calculating means E, the calculated printout time is displayed on the display F, and the summary report D is printed. The elapsed time from the start is measured by the time measuring means G, and the elapsed time measured by the time measuring means G is subtracted from the print output time calculated by the output time calculating means E. The remaining time until the end of the report print output is calculated by the remaining time calculation means H, and the calculated remaining time is displayed on the display F by the remaining time display means I.

[Operation] By taking such means, when the print start key is operated during inspection or settlement work, the time required to print out the total report is displayed on the display. And
When the printing operation is started, the display time of this display is subtracted according to the elapsed time, and it is displayed as the remaining time until the end of printing.

[Embodiment] An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an electronic cash register of the embodiment. As shown in the figure, a keyboard 2 as an input device is provided on the front surface of the housing 1, and an operator display 3 for electronically displaying the department code, sales amount, total amount, etc. of the sold product is provided on the upper part of the housing 1. A receipt issuing port 4 and a cash drawer 5 for storing cash are provided in the middle and lower portions, respectively. Further, a customer display 6 having the same structure as the display 3 is attached to the upper surface of the housing 1 by a support rod.

On the keyboard 2, as shown in FIG. 3, in order to calculate the total amount of money, a numeric key 7 for registering the sales amount of the sold product, a department key 8 for indicating the classification of the product, a subtotal key 9, and the like. In addition to the sales registration keys such as the deposit / cash key 10 of the above, various function keys such as the cancel key 11 for canceling the sales data entered immediately before, the replacement key 12 used when exchanging money and the # key 13 are arranged. Has been done. Further, a control key 14 which is operated by a key is provided.

The control key 14 is a control switch for performing on / off control of the power source and for instructing the central processing unit to execute various tasks such as [registration], [inspection], [payment] and [setting]. [Registration] means registering the department code, sales amount, sales quantity, etc. of the sold product in various aggregators formed in the storage unit, calculating the total amount, and displaying the result on the display unit 3, It is a job to display on 6 and print on receipts and journals. Further, as described above, [inspection] is, for example, the task of printing out the aggregated data aggregated by the aggregator as an inspection (aggregation) report at a specified time of the day, and [payment] is one day At the end of the business, the totalized data is printed out as a settlement (totaling) report and the totalized data of each printed out totalizer is cleared. Furthermore, “setting” is a task of setting data required for various tasks such as “registration”, “payment”, “inspection” before starting the sales registration task.

In addition, the control key 14 is [inspect] or [payment]
In the operation mode, the # key 13 is assigned to the report combination memory in the storage unit as a key to set the print output order of each aggregated data by the control program, and the deposit / cash total key 10 is printed. The function as the start key is assigned.

The operator and customer displays 3, 6 are capable of displaying 16 digits as shown in Fig. 4, for example, at the time of [registration] work, the department code is in A section and the sales amount is in B section. It is displayed, and at the time of [inspection] or [payment] work, the report No. is displayed in the C section, and the remaining time until the report is printed is displayed in the D section.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of an electronic cash register. The CPU (central processing unit) 15 has a built-in arithmetic circuit and the like to perform various arithmetic processes based on the input information from the keyboard 2 and also to perform the above-mentioned operations via the address bus 16, data bus 17 and control line 18. A ROM 19 that stores fixed data such as the control program and an aggregator that aggregates sales data such as the sales amount of each product that is keyed in.
Operate with M20. Also, a keyboard input circuit 21 and a control 14 to which a key signal from the keyboard 2 is input.
Input / output port 22 to which the command signal from
The display control circuit 23 that sends a display signal to the dot printer 24 that prints and outputs the sales data, the total amount of money, and various summary reports to the receipt, and the drawer 5
The printer / drawer control circuit 25 for releasing the clock and the clock circuit 26 for measuring the current year / month / day / hour / minute / second are the data bus 1 respectively.
7, connected to CPU 15 via control line 18.

In the RAM 20, as shown in FIG.
A plurality of aggregators for aggregating the sales data of each sale item input from are formed. In addition, in FIG. 6, a department-specific aggregator 27, a transaction-specific aggregator 28, and a time-zone-based aggregator 29 are shown as an example of a large number of aggregators. Each of the aggregators 27 to 29 has a number area R1 for storing its own aggregator number.

Also, in this RAM 20, a report combination memory 30 for storing the printout order of the totalized data of each aggregator 27 to 29 as an aggregated report at the time of [inspection] or [payment] by the aggregator number, The printout time required to print out the aggregated data of each aggregator 27-29 as an aggregate report is set for each aggregator 27-29 corresponding to the aggregator number. An output time counter 32 that stores the time required for printing, a combination pointer memory 33 that stores the data input pointer of the report combination memory 30, and flag information that indicates whether or not data has been set in the report combination memory 30. A combination flag memory 34 is formed.

Further, in the RAM 20, a totalizer 35 for calculating the total amount of money for one customer, a register register 36 for storing the numbers entered by the register key 7, a work area 37 for executing various operations,
A display buffer 38 for temporarily storing display data is formed.

Then, the control key 14 is [Inspect] or [Payment]
When the # key 13 as a print output sequence setting key is keyed in the state of being set to work, the CPU 15 is configured to execute a totalizer number setting process for the report combination memory 29 according to the flowchart of FIG. Has been done. That is, when the flow chart is started and it is confirmed that the control key 14 is set to the [inspection] or [settlement] work, the pointer in the combination pointer memory 33 is set to "1" as P1. Next, as P2, the system waits until the number data is input by the number key 7, and if the number is entered, the number data is stored in the number register 36 and displayed on the displays 3, 6. Next, the # key 13 or the cancel key 11 is input as P3 and P4. Then, if the # key 13 is input at P3, the numerical data in the numerical register 36 is stored in the position indicated by the combination pointer of the report combination memory 30.
On the other hand, if the cancel key 11 is input at P4, the register register 36 is cleared and the register data is input at P2. That is, the operator looks at the displays 3 and 6 to judge the correctness of the input, operates the # key 13 if correct, and operates the cancel key 11 if incorrect.

The # key is input at P3, and the numerical data is combined and stored in memory 30
CPU 15 updates the pointer in the combination pointer memory 33 by “+1” as P5. Then
It is determined whether or not the replacement key 12 is input as P6, and if it is not input, the process returns to P2 and the aggregator number setting process for the report combination memory 30 is repeated. If the replacement key 12 is input, the flag information "1" in the combination flag memory 34 is set, and this flow chart ends.

In addition, when the control key 14 is set to [Check] or [Settlement] work, the deposit / cash total key as a print start key
When 10 is keyed in, the CPU 15 is programmed to execute the printout process of the total report according to the flow chart of FIG. Ie the flow chart begins,
When it is confirmed that the control key 14 is set to the [check] or [settlement] work, it is determined as P7 whether or not the flag information in the combination flag memory 34 is set to "1". Then, if it is set, it is determined that the aggregator number of the aggregator for printing out as a summary report is set in the report combination memory 30, and the aggregator number for which the aggregator number is set is set as P8. The print time is taken out from the aggregator table 31 and added to calculate the time required for print output of the current aggregate report, and this print output time is set in the output time counter 32, and at the same time, the D section of the indicators 3 and 6 is calculated. To display. Thereafter, the aggregator number is read out in the order set in the report combination memory 30 as P9, and the aggregator data corresponding to the aggregator number is sequentially printed out on a receipt. Further, the read totalizer number is displayed on the C section of the displays 3 and 6.

Then, when the report printout process of the aggregate data corresponding to all the aggregator numbers set in the report combination memory 30 is completed, the combination flag is reset to "0" as P10, and the report combination memory 30 is set. clear. Also, the output time counter 32 is cleared as P11, and this flow chart ends.

On the other hand, if the combination flag is not set to "1" in P7, it is determined that the total report for the specified aggregator will be printed out in the order preset in the program in ROM19. Is calculated from the program or the aggregator table 31, is set in the output time counter 32, and is displayed on the indicators 3 and 6. After that, according to the order set in the program as P13, the total data of the totalizer is sequentially printed out on the receipt.

Then, when the report printout process of the total data for all the totalizers set in the program is completed,
The output time counter 32 is cleared as P11 and this flow chart ends.

In addition, when the control key 14 is set to [Check] or [Settlement] work, the deposit / cash total key as a print start key
When 10 is keyed in, the CPU 15 is interrupted every time the clock circuit 26 measures one second. Then, the CPU 15 that has received the interrupt executes the interrupt processing shown in the flowchart of FIG. That is, in P14, it is determined whether or not the total report printing process is in progress, and if nothing is in process, nothing is done. On the other hand, if the output processing is in progress, the value of the output time counter 31 is subtracted by "-1" as P15, and the value of the output time counter 32 at this time is displayed on the display unit 3,
Display in section D of 6 and finish.

In the electronic cash register configured as described above, when the control key 14 is set to the [check] or [settlement] work mode during or after the sales registration work, the deposit / cash total key 10 is operated by a key, Total data or RO of the totalizer selected in the report combination memory 30
The printout time of the totalization report for the totalization data of the totalizer set by the program in M19 is automatically calculated, set in the output time counter 32, and displayed on the displays 3 and 6. After that, when the printout of the aggregate report is started, the indicator 3,
6 The display time is decremented by "-1" every 1 second. Therefore, the display units 3 and 6 display the remaining time until the printout of the total report is completed.

By operating the # key 13, the number key 7, and the replacement key 12 in the [check] or [settlement] work mode, the totalizer number is set in the report combination memory 29. When the report combination memory is set, the printing time of the aggregator corresponding to the set aggregator number is fetched from the aggregator table 30 and added to form the printout time. On the other hand, if the report combination memory 29 is not set, the printout time for the aggregator predetermined by the program is calculated in advance, or is calculated using the aggregator table 31.

Thus, according to this embodiment, [inspection] or [settlement]
Deposit / cash total key that functions as a print start key in business
By simply operating the 10 key, the printout time of the total report relating to the total data of the predetermined totalizer is automatically calculated and displayed on the displays 3, 6. Then, when the report printout operation is started, the display time is decremented every 1 second according to the elapsed time, and the remaining time until the printout of the aggregate report is finished is displayed on the indicators 3 and 6. . Therefore, the cashier can easily grasp the remaining time until the printout of the total report is completed. Therefore, the cashier can leave the checkout place and perform other tasks with peace of mind according to the remaining time, and can efficiently perform each task.

In the above embodiment, the case where the aggregator printed out as a tally report can be selected by setting the corresponding aggregator number in the report tally memory 30 has been shown, but the tally report determined by the program is always printed out. It may be an electronic cash register. On the contrary, for the electronic cash register that always prints out the summary report set in the report combination memory 30,
It is also possible to perform the setting process for the report combination memory 30 by the “setting” work, and at this time, the print output time is calculated according to the setting contents and held by the output time counter 32. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the elapsed time from the start of printing the total report is obtained by the time counting in the clock circuit 26 is shown, but the timer function built in the CPU 15 is used to start the timer in response to the start of print output. The time may be measured, and the value of the output time counter may be subtracted from the time measured by this timer to calculate the remaining time. In addition, it goes without saying that various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

[Effects of the Invention] As described in detail above, according to the present invention, it is possible to display the remaining time until the end of the printing of the aggregate report on the display device, and to provide the electronic cash register which can improve the efficiency of the work. it can.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of an electronic cash register of the present invention, FIGS. 2 to 9 are diagrams showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an external view of the electronic cash register. 3 and 4 are diagrams showing the key arrangement of the keyboard, FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of the display, FIG. 5 is a block configuration diagram of an electronic cash register, and FIG. 6 is a RAM.
7 is a flow chart showing the operation of the CPU in the "check" or "payment" work. 2 ... Keyboard, 3,6 ... Display, 7 ... Numeric key, 1
0 …… Deposit / cash total key (print start key), 13 …… # key, 1
4 …… Control key, 15 …… CPU, 20 …… RAM, 24…
… Dot printer, 27, 28, 29… Totalizer, 30… Report combination memory, 31… Totalizer table, 32… Output time counter.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A print start key executed during inspection or checkout work, while collecting sales data of a sale product input through an input device during registration work into a plurality of types of aggregators formed in a storage unit. In the electronic cash register that sequentially prints out the totalized data aggregated in each of the aggregators in response to the key input operation on the receipt as a summary report in a predetermined printout order, the time required to printout the aggregated report. An output time calculating means, a display device for displaying the print output time calculated by the calculating means, a time measuring means for measuring the elapsed time from the start of printing the total report, and a calculating means for the output time calculating means The remaining time until the end of report printing output is subtracted from the printed output time A remaining time calculating means for output, electronic cash registers, characterized in that the remaining time calculated by the calculating means to and a remaining time display means for displaying on said display device.