JPH0773381A - Merchandise sale data processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the efficiency of parcel delivery work by transmitting the order reception data of parcel delivery service, which is registered by a POS terminal, to a host computer just after those data are generated. CONSTITUTION:At a POS system 2, the merchandise sale data processor installed at each shop 5 and communicated with a host computer 4 of a head office 3 is formed by a POS terminal 1 and a store computer 6. Then, a data transmitting means is formed by the CPU of the POS terminal 1 and the CPU of the store computer 6 and the like. This transmitting means stores transaction data composed of the sale data of merchandise registered by the POS terminal 1 in the store computer 6 and transmits those data at previously set specified timing to the host computer 4 later. On the other hand, this data transmitting means transmits the transaction data composed of the order reception data of parcel delivery service registered by the POS terminal 1 through the store computer 6 to the host computer 4 just after those data are generated.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a merchandise sales data processing device used in a store such as a convenience store which is entrusted with a courier service by a courier company.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Currently, POS (Point Of Sa
By using the les) system, the sales situation of each store is comprehensively grasped and a sales strategy is comprehensively drafted.

Here, the above-mentioned POS system is
For example, a large number of POS terminals that execute various types of data processing, and a single store computer that receives various types of data from these large numbers of POS terminals and executes various types of data processing are installed in each of a large number of stores. Such a structure is such that a host computer that receives various types of data from various store computers installed in each of a large number of stores and executes various types of data processing is installed in the headquarters.

In such a POS system,
For example, the POS terminal of each sales floor of each store performs registration processing of product sales data and the like and sequentially accumulates them, and transmits transaction data generated from the accumulated various data to the store computer of the same store after completion of the registration processing. . Therefore, the store computer of each store aggregates the transaction data received from the POS terminals of each sales floor of the same store, and transmits the aggregated transaction data to the host computer of the headquarters at a preset timing, such as once a day. To do.

By doing so, it is possible to confirm the sales status of a plurality of sales floors at the store of this POS system, and to comprehensively confirm the sales status of a large number of stores at the headquarters.

[0006] In such a POS system, at present, by making a contract with a courier company, orders for courier services can also be received at the POS terminals of each sales floor of each store. That is, in such a POS system, the POS terminal of each sales floor of each store registers the order data of the courier service according to the customer's request and sends it to the store computer as transaction data together with the product sales data. Upon receiving the transaction data from the store computer, the host computer transmits the transaction data of the courier service to the courier company via a preset communication line. Therefore, in this courier company, by dispatching the courier truck to the sales floor of the POS terminal that has received the courier service, the courier truck can receive and deliver the parcels stored in the sales floor.

[0007]

In the above-mentioned POS system, the POS terminal for registering the sales data of the merchandise also processes the order data for the courier service and transmits it to the courier company, thereby diversifying the service to the customer. Has been realized.

However, in the above-mentioned POS system, it takes a lot of time before the order delivery data of the home delivery service registered at the POS terminal is actually transmitted to the home delivery company.

That is, in the above-mentioned POS system and the like,
Since the POS terminal sequentially stores the registered courier order data together with the product sales data and transmits it to the store computer after the registration process is completed, this transmission is executed every time some time passes after the courier order is received. Will be done. Since this store computer transmits the transaction data received from the POS terminal to the host computer at a prescribed timing such as once a day, this transmission will be executed after a lapse of a large amount of time from the receipt of a home delivery order.

Therefore, in the above-mentioned POS system,
Even if an order for a courier is received at the POS terminal, it takes a lot of time for the transaction data to be sent to the courier company, so it takes time for the courier company to receive the package and the courier may be delayed or It is necessary to circulate the truck around each store at regular intervals, which reduces work efficiency.

[0011]

[Means for Solving the Problem] A product sales data processing device comprising a POS terminal for registering product sales data and courier order data, and a store computer for mediating data communication from the POS terminal to a host computer. In the above, at least one of the POS terminal and the store computer is provided with data transmission means for transmitting to the host computer immediately after generation of the courier order data registered by the POS terminal.

[0012]

By transmitting the order receipt data for the home delivery service registered by the POS terminal to the host computer immediately after the generation, the efficiency of the home delivery work can be improved.

[0013]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, the POS terminal 1 illustrated in this embodiment is
As shown in FIG. 1, the POS system 2 is a part of the POS system 2, and the POS system 2 is installed in each of a host computer 4 and a host computer 4 which is also a host device installed in one headquarters 3. And the stored store computer 6 are connected to each other via a public communication line PSTN (Public Switched
Telephone network) 7 and the store computer 6 installed in an office (not shown) in the store 5
And a POS installed in each of a number of sales areas (not shown)
The terminal 1 and the LAN (Loc
al Area Network) 8 and the like.

By doing so, in the POS system 2, the merchandise sales data processing device installed in each of the stores 5 and communicating with the host computer 4 of the headquarters 3 includes the POS terminal 1 and the store computer. 6 and 6.

Here, as shown in FIG. 2, the store computer 6 of the POS system 2 of the present embodiment is C
A PU (Central Processing Unit) 9 has a ROM (Read On
ly Memory) 10, RAM (Random Access Memory) 11,
Display 12, keyboard 13, laser printer 1
4, FDD (Floppy Disk Drive) 15, HDD (HardDis
k Drive) 16, I / F (Interface) 17, modem 18
Etc. are connected by a system bus 19, the I / F 17 is connected to the LAN 8, and the modem 18 is connected to the PST.
The structure is such that it is connected to N7.

Further, the POS terminal 1 of this embodiment is
As illustrated in FIG. 3, a ROM 25 and a RAM 26 are provided in a CPU 24 connected to the LAN 8 via an I / F 23.
And the keyboard 27, the barcode scanner 28, the display 29, and the R / J (Receipt
/ Journal) printer 30, timer circuit 31, drawer 32
Etc. are connected by a bus 33.

In the POS terminal 1, a data registration means for registering product sales data and courier order data, and product sales data and courier order data registered by the data registration means. Data generating means for individually generating transaction data from each of them is formed by the CPU 9, the ROM 10, the RAM 11, and the like.

Further, in this POS system 2, transaction data composed of sales data of products registered by the POS terminal 1 is stored in the store computer 6 and then transmitted to the host computer 6 at a preset prescribed timing. Then, the data transmission means for transmitting the transaction data composed of the courier order data registered by the POS terminal 1 to the host computer 4 via the store computer 6 immediately after the generation is processed by the POS terminal 1 and the store. It is formed of the CPUs 9 and 24 and the like with the computer 6.

The host computer 4 of the POS system 2 is connected to a host computer 36 of a delivery company 35 by a VAN (Value Added Network) 34, which is a communication line for companies, as shown in FIG. The host computer 36 is an MRCN (Mobile Radio Communication Network) 37 which is a wireless communication line.
Is connected to a plurality of home delivery trucks 38.

The processing operations of the POS terminal 1 and the store computer 6 of the POS system 2 having such a configuration will be described below with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5.

First, as shown in FIG. 4, the POS terminal 1 of the POS system 2 detects the operation input of the courier handling key (not shown) of the keyboard 27 during the execution of the registration process, and then the courier service is confirmed. The registration process of the order data is executed, and when the operation input of the product code by the keyboard 27 or the barcode scanner 28 is detected, the registration process of the sales data of the product is executed.

Therefore, when the POS terminal 1 executes the registration processing of the order receipt data for the courier service as described above, the clerk reads the bar code of the slip (not shown) of the courier company with the bar code scanner 28. The company code and the slip number are sequentially input by scanning, and the fee is operated and input by the ten keys (not shown) of the keyboard 27. Then, the POS terminal 1 generates transaction data using the order receipt data for the courier service registered as described above, and immediately after the transaction data is generated, the host computer 4 via the store computer 6 in the I / F 23 or the like. To send.

When the POS terminal 1 executes the registration processing of the sales data of the product as described above, the unit price is read from the product file (not shown) of the RAM 26 by the input product code, and the sales points are obtained. And the sales amount are cumulatively recorded for each product code, and the sales amount is added to the total amount area (not shown) of one transaction of the RAM 26. Next, the POS terminal 1 generates transaction data by using the sales data of the registered products and stores the transaction data in a work buffer (not shown) of the RAM 26.

The POS terminal 1 closes the courier order data and the product sales data, which are repeatedly registered if desired, when a closing key (not shown) of the keyboard 27 is operated. Has become.
Therefore, in this closing process, the total amount of money is calculated and displayed on the display 12, and the drawer 32 is opened, for example, by calculating the change, and the R / J printer 30 stores a receipt and a journal (both not shown). Print various information on.

When the POS terminal 1 completes the registration process as described above, it sends transaction data, which is the sales data of the product stored in the work buffer, to the store computer 6 via the I / F 23 or the like.

Further, when the store computer 6 of the POS system 2 receives the transaction data from the POS terminal 1 as described above as illustrated in FIG. 5, the transaction data indicates whether the transaction data is product sales data or courier service. Whether it is order data is determined by an identification code or the like. Then, the store computer 6 stores transaction data composed of product sales data in the RAM 11 as in the conventional case, and immediately transfers transaction data composed of courier order data to the host computer 4 by the modem 18 or the like. Has become. Further, this store computer 6 confirms whether or not the specified time set as once a day has arrived after completion of the above-described processing operation, and if this is not confirmed, it returns to the initial state and this is confirmed. In this case, transaction data composed of product sales data stored in the RAM 11 is transmitted to the store computer 6 by the modem 18 or the like.

When the transaction data is received from the store computer 6 as described above, the host computer 4 of the POS system 2 determines whether the transaction data is sales data of goods or order data of courier service. Then, the host computer 4 stores transaction data composed of product sales data in a RAM (not shown) as in the conventional case, and transaction data composed of courier order data is immediately sent to the host computer 36 of the courier company 35. It is supposed to be transferred to.

Then, when the host computer 36 of the delivery company 35 receives the transaction data from the host computer 4 of the POS system 2 as described above, the command data is sent to a predetermined delivery truck 38 adapted to the contents of the transaction data. So send
The courier truck 38 expressly receives the parcel from the store 5 of the POS terminal 1 which has received the courier service.

By doing so, in the POS system 2, the store computer 6 transmits the sales data of the product registered by the POS terminal 1 to the host computer 4 at a timing such as once a day as in the conventional case. , Only the courier order data registered by the POS terminal 1 is transmitted to the host computer 4 via the store computer 6 immediately after generation, so that the transaction data is transmitted to the courier company 35 after receiving the courier order. Does not require a great deal of time.

Therefore, in this POS system 2, it does not take time for the delivery truck 38 of the delivery company 35 to receive the parcel, so that delay in delivery can be prevented, and the delivery truck 38 can be delivered at regular intervals. Since it is not necessary to go around each store 5, it is possible to contribute to the improvement of work efficiency.

In the POS system 2 of this embodiment,
Transaction data composed of ordering data for courier service registered by the POS terminal 1 is transmitted to the host computer 4 via the store computer 6 immediately after the data is transmitted to the host computer 4 by the CPU 9, 24 of the POS terminal 1 and the store computer 6. However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and it is also possible to form such data transmitting means in one of the POS terminal 1 and the store computer 6. .

Further, in the POS system 2 of this embodiment,
Although the transaction data of the courier order data transmitted from the POS terminal 1 has been exemplified to be transmitted to the host computer 4 via the store computer 6, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and the POS terminal 1 is not limited thereto. It is also possible to directly transmit the transaction data of the courier order data transmitted by the host computer 4 to the host computer 4 through a dedicated communication line (not shown) not via the store computer 6.

Further, in the POS system 2 of this embodiment, the wired communication such as the LAN 8 is used as the communication line, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and such a communication line is used. It is also possible to use wireless communication as.

[0034]

As described above, the present invention comprises a POS terminal for registering sales data of products and order data for home delivery and a store computer for mediating data communication from the POS terminal to a host computer. In the sales data processing device, the data delivery means for transmitting the ordering data for the home delivery service registered by the POS terminal to the host computer immediately after the data is generated is provided in at least one of the POS terminal and the store computer. It has an effect that it can contribute to the improvement of work efficiency.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating the overall structure of a POS system including a POS terminal, which is an embodiment of a product sales data processing device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a circuit structure of a store computer.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a circuit structure of a POS terminal.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a processing operation of a POS terminal.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a processing operation of a store processor.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 POS Terminal 1, 6 Product Sales Data Processing Device 4 Host Computer 6 Store Computer 9, 24 Data Transmission Means

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A product sales data processing apparatus comprising a POS terminal for registering product sales data and courier order data, and a store computer for mediating data communication from the POS terminal to a host computer. A product sales data processing device, characterized in that at least one of the POS terminal and the store computer is provided with data transmission means for transmitting to the host computer immediately after generation of the courier order data registered by the terminal.