JPH08115476A - Pos system and pos terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To construct a POS system while keeping the versatility between retail store and wholesale store by providing common commodity information from a commodity information providing terminal to the POS terminals at the retail store and the wholesale store. CONSTITUTION: The system is provided with a commodity information providing terminal 10 used for providing commodity information and connected to a communication line 40, the POS terminal at the retail store 20 installed at the retail store and connected to the communication line 40 and the POS terminal at the wholesale store 30 installed at the wholesale store and connected to the communication line 40. This commodity information providing terminal 10 is provided with a first communication part 12 inputting and outputting communication data from/to the communication line 40 and a first control part 11 outputting commodity information to the POS terminals at the retail store 20 and that at the wholesale store 30 through the communication part 12. Common commodity information is provided from the commodity information providing terminal 10 to the POS terminals at the retail store 20 and that at the wholesale store 30. The POS terminals at the retail store 20 and that at the wholesale store 30 use this common commodity information to communicate information concerning commodity.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a POS system between a store and a wholesale store, and more particularly to a POS system suitable for the store and the wholesale store to jointly promote information networking.

The present invention also relates to a POS terminal installed and used in a sales store and a wholesale store.

[0003]

2. Description of the Related Art The economy of Japan, which has entered the era of high growth from stable growth in the past, is as it has been in the past when manufacturers can "sell if they make it" and retailers "sell it if they put products at the storefront." lost. Under such circumstances, consumers' needs have become more individualized and diversified, and their changes have become more intense. Along with this, the life cycle of products has been significantly shortened.

It is an indispensable business strategy for a company to accurately grasp such consumer trends and to deal with them promptly. Here, the retail industry is in a position to quickly catch this consumer trend.

If the information about what kind of product is sold at the storefront of the retail business can be grasped quickly and accurately and the trend of the consumer can be examined and analyzed from the information, the following action can be easily taken.

Under such circumstances, a POS (Point Of Sale) system is used as a tool for quickly grasping the trend of consumption. Major POs that have been built in the past
The S system includes the following (a), (b) and (c). (A) Built by companies with numerous stores, such as supermarkets and convenience stores. (B) A multi-specialty store jointly built in the form of a cooperative. (C) A product built exclusively between a specialty store and a supplier.

[0007]

By the way, in the case of an industry in which a large number of products are handled despite the relatively small scale (for example, the stationery industry), it is difficult to proceed with POS on its own. Or, there is no choice but to proceed with the introduction of POS in the form of (c).

Recently, there is a tendency to shift to the POS system of the form (c) rather than the POS system of the form (b) because of labor saving by promoting online ordering and easy availability of information about missing items. It is being seen.

However, the present POS system (C) is a dedicated system for each supplier and is not versatile, so it is necessary to install as many systems as there are suppliers. Therefore, it is easy to cause high cost and lack of space,
In addition, system management tends to be troublesome. Therefore, the system may not be fully utilized.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and a first object thereof is to provide a POS system which can be constructed between a store and a wholesale store while maintaining versatility.

A second object of the present invention is to provide a POS terminal installed and used in a store and a wholesale store.

[0012]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

<First POS System of the Present Invention> First PO of the Present Invention
The S system is configured as follows in order to solve the first problem described above (corresponding to claim 1). FIG. 1 is a basic configuration diagram of the present invention.

That is, a product information providing terminal 10 used for providing product information and connected to the communication line 40, and a store POS terminal 20 installed in a store and connected to the communication line 40.
And a wholesale POS terminal 30 installed in the wholesale store and connected to the communication line 40.

The product information providing terminal 10 inputs and outputs communication data with the communication line 40.
And the product information including the product name and the code number corresponding to the product name is output to the retail store POS terminal 20 and the wholesale store POS terminal 30 via the first communication unit 12. The first control unit 11 is provided.

Further, the store POS terminal 20 inputs / outputs communication data to / from the communication line 40.
And a second communication unit 22 for inputting the product information output by the product information providing terminal 10 via the second communication unit 22.
Control unit 21 of.

Next, the wholesale POS terminal 30 stores the product information output from the product information providing terminal 10 and the third communication unit 32 that inputs and outputs communication data to and from the communication line 40. The third control unit 31 is provided to input via the third communication unit 32.

The POS terminal 30 of the wholesale store is
"POS terminal system with functions" does not mean "POS system"
It is used to mean "the terminals that make up the system."<Second POS system of the present invention> Second PO of the present invention
The S system is configured as described below (corresponding to claim 2) in order to solve the first problem described above.

That is, in the first POS system, the store POS terminal 20 is provided with a second product information storage unit 23 for storing inventory information of products sold by the store.
Then, the second control unit 21 of the store POS terminal 20.
Automatically orders a product from the wholesale POS terminal 30 based on the inventory information stored in the second product information storage unit 23 and the code number provided from the product information providing terminal 10.

<Third POS System of the Present Invention> A third POS system of the present invention is configured as follows in order to solve the above-mentioned first problem (corresponding to claim 3).

That is, in the first POS system, the wholesale store POS terminal 30 is provided with a third product information storage unit 33 for storing inventory information of products wholesaled by the wholesale store.
Then, the third control unit 31 of the wholesale POS terminal 30.
Based on the stock information stored in the third product information storage unit 33 and the code number provided from the product information providing terminal 10 to the store POS terminal 20 with the product inventory information and the arrival date information. Notice.

<Fourth POS System of the Present Invention> A fourth POS system of the present invention is configured as follows in order to solve the above-mentioned first problem (corresponding to claim 4).

That is, in the first POS system, the store POS terminal 20 has a receipt issuing unit 24 for issuing a receipt. The receipt issuing unit 24 makes a blank line break when printing a receipt whose total sales amount exceeds a predetermined amount, and provides a blank space for pasting a revenue stamp.

<Embodiment of POS System of Present Invention> For the product information providing terminal 10, the retail store POS terminal 20, and the wholesale store POS terminal 30, for example, a personal computer, an office computer, a workstation or the like can be used.

The second product information storage unit 23 and the third product information storage unit 33 are, for example, RAM (Random Access Memories).
read-only storage device), semiconductor storage device, magnetic disk storage device, flexible device, magnetic tape device, M / O (Magnet Optical; magneto-optical disk device),
An I / C card or the like can be used.

The first control unit 11, the second control unit 21, and the third control unit 31 are, for example, CPUs (Central Processes).
sing Unit; central processing unit) or the like can be used.

<First POS Terminal of the Present Invention> The first POS terminal of the present invention is configured as follows in order to solve the above-mentioned second problem (corresponding to claim 5). Figure 2
FIG. 1 is a basic configuration diagram of the present invention.

That is, a product name input unit 5a for inputting a product name of a product to be handled, a number input unit 5b for inputting a number, a payment method input unit 5c for inputting a type of payment method for a sold product, and a communication line. And a communication section 2 for inputting and outputting communication data to and from this communication line, a product information storage section 3 for storing a product name and a code number corresponding to the product name, and the product name input section 5a. It is searched whether or not the code number corresponding to the product name input to is registered in the product information storage unit 3, and if not registered, the temporary code number is registered and the communication unit 2 A temporary code number and a product name corresponding to this code number are transmitted to the product information providing terminal 10 via the, and the product information providing terminal 10 uses the regular code in place of the temporary code number via the communication unit 2. Code number Reception while, and a control unit 1 for storing a normal code number in the product information storage unit 3.

<Second POS Terminal of the Present Invention> The second POS terminal of the present invention is configured as follows in order to solve the above-mentioned second problem (corresponding to claim 6).

That is, the first POS terminal is provided with a receipt issuing section for issuing a receipt, and this receipt issuing section
When printing a receipt for which the total sales amount exceeds the specified amount, a blank line break is made to provide a blank space for pasting the revenue stamp.

<Embodiment of POS Terminal of Present Invention> The product name input section 5a is, for example, a keyboard on which a product name is printed,
A bar code reader or the like that reads a bar code representing a product name can be used.

As the numeral input section 5b, for example, a keyboard on which a numeral is printed, a bar code reader for reading a bar code representing the numeral, or the like can be used. For the payment method input unit 5c, for example, a keyboard on which the type of payment method is printed, a barcode reader for reading a barcode indicating the type of payment method, or the like can be used.

For the product information storage unit 3, for example, a RAM, a semiconductor storage device, a magnetic disk storage device, a flexible device, a magnetic tape device, an M / O, an I / C card, etc. can be used.

The control unit 1 can use, for example, a CPU or the like.

[0034]

<Operations of First POS System of Present Invention> According to the first POS system of the present invention, the product information common from the product information providing terminal 10 to the dealer POS terminal 20 and the wholesale POS terminal 30. Will be provided. The store POS terminal 20 and the wholesale POS terminal 30 use this common product information to exchange information about products.

<Operation of Second POS System of the Present Invention>
According to the second POS system of the present invention, based on the inventory information stored in the second product information storage unit 23 and the code number provided from the product information providing terminal 10, the store P
Products are automatically ordered from the OS terminal 20 to the wholesale store POS terminal 30.

<Operation of the third POS system of the present invention>
According to the third POS system of the present invention, from the wholesale POS terminal 30 based on the inventory information stored in the third product information storage unit 33 and the code number provided from the product information providing terminal 10. The store POS terminal 20 is notified of product inventory information and arrival date information.

<Operation of Fourth POS System of the Present Invention>
According to the fourth POS system of the present invention, in the first POS system, when printing a receipt whose total sales amount exceeds a predetermined amount, a blank space is provided for pasting a revenue stamp.

<Operation of the first POS terminal of the present invention> According to the first POS terminal of the present invention, the code number corresponding to the product name entered in the product name input unit is registered in the product information storage unit. It is searched whether it has been done. If not registered, the temporary code number is registered and the temporary code number and the product name corresponding to the temporary code number are transmitted to the product information providing terminal via the communication unit. Further, the regular code number in place of the temporary code number is received from the product information providing terminal via the communication unit, and the regular code number is stored in the product information storage unit.

<Operation of the Second POS Terminal of the Present Invention> According to the second POS terminal of the present invention, when a receipt whose total sales amount exceeds a predetermined amount is printed on the first POS terminal, A blank space will be provided for pasting the revenue stamp.

[0040]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. <Structure> FIG. 3 is a system structure diagram of the POS system of the embodiment. The POS system of the embodiment has a POS terminal 20a to 20m of retail stores in which a plurality of stationery stores are installed, a wholesale POS terminal 30a to 30n installed in a plurality of wholesalers, and a product information provider who provides product information. The product information providing terminal 10 and the product supplier terminal 50 possessed by the product supplier
Is built from.

The shop POS terminals 20a to 20m, the wholesale shop POS terminals 30a to 30n, the product information providing terminal 10 and the product supplier terminal 50 are connected to a communication line 40. [Product Supplier Terminal 50] The product supplier uses the product supplier terminal 50 to register their own product data (product name, price, sales start time, etc.). FIG. 4 shows the product supplier terminal 50.
Shows the configuration of. The product supplier terminal 50 has a keyboard 55
And a display unit 56, a communication unit 52, and a control unit 51.

The display unit 56 displays characters, symbols, numbers and the like input on the keyboard 55, and displays the execution result of the control unit 51. Further, the content of the communication data received by the communication unit 52 is displayed.

The communication section 52 is connected to the communication line 40 and inputs / outputs communication data with the communication line 40. [Merchandise Information Providing Terminal 10] The merchandise information provider uses the merchandise information providing terminal 10 to provide merchandise information (merchandise name, code number, etc.) to dealers and wholesalers. FIG. 5 shows the configuration of the product information providing terminal 10. The product information providing terminal 10
Keyboard 15, display unit 16, and product information storage unit 13
And a control unit 11 and a communication unit 12.

The display unit 16 displays characters, symbols, numbers and the like input on the keyboard 15 and the execution result of the control unit 11. Further, the contents of the communication data received by the communication unit 12 are displayed.

The communication unit 12 is connected to the communication line 40 and inputs / outputs communication data with the communication line 40. The product information storage unit 13 stores product data registered by the product supplier and product data uniquely collected by the product information provider itself.

[Distributor POS Terminal 20] The distributor uses the distributor POS terminal 20 to perform cash register operations, sales operations, accounts receivable operations, order acceptance operations, ordering operations, accounts payable management, inventory management, quotation operations, slips.・ Print receipts. Figure 6 shows the store P
The structure of the OS terminal 20 is shown. The store POS terminal 20
Keyboard 25, display unit 26, and product information storage unit 23
, A control unit 21, a communication unit 22, and a receipt issuing unit 24.

The control unit 21 executes programs for cash register business, sales business, accounts receivable business, order acceptance business, ordering business, accounts payable management, inventory management, estimation business, slip printing, and the like. As shown in FIG. 8, the keyboard 25 is composed of the following (a) to (d). (A) A product name input section 5a including a plurality of keys representing product names such as "ballpoint pen", "correction liquid", and "clip". (B) A numeral input section 5b including a plurality of keys representing numerals "0" to "9", "00" and "." (Decimal point). (C) A payment method input unit 5c for inputting the type of payment method for the sold product such as "cash voucher 1", "cash voucher 2", "ten thousand voucher", "coverage". (D) "Reissue receipt", "Reissuance of delivery note", "Currency exchange", "Cash and withdrawal", "Person in charge", "Customer", "Change tax classification", "Return", "Discount", Keys such as "discount", "unit price correction", "temporary unit price change", "subtotal", "deposit / total", "clear", and "cancel".

The display unit 26 displays characters, symbols, numbers and the like input on the keyboard 25, and displays the execution result of the control unit 21. Further, the content of the communication data received by the communication unit 22 is displayed.

The communication unit 22 is connected to the communication line 40 and inputs / outputs communication data with the communication line 40. The product information storage unit 23 stores the product information (product name, code number, etc.) provided by the product information providing terminal 10.

The receipt issuing unit 24 determines whether the total sales amount is less than a predetermined amount (here, 30,000 yen) or not, as shown in FIG.
Alternatively, a receipt of any of the formats shown in FIG. 11 is issued.
That is, when the total sales amount is 30,000 yen or less, it is not necessary to attach the revenue stamp, so as shown in FIG. 10, the information column from the store, the receipt number column, the product name / unit price column
Print a receipt with a ballpoint pen 50 "), subtotal column, consumption tax column, total amount column, and person in charge / date column.

On the other hand, if the total amount of sales exceeds 30,000 yen, it is necessary to attach a revenue stamp, so as shown in FIG. 11, the information column from the store, the receipt number column, the product name / unit price column. ("1 ballpoint pen

[8,000], etc.), subtotal column, consumption tax column, total amount column, person in charge / date column, and blank column for sticking revenue stamp 6
Print a receipt with 0. [Wholesale Store POS Terminal 30] The wholesale store uses the wholesale store POS terminal 30 to perform ordering work and the like. Figure 7 shows the wholesaler PO
The structure of an S terminal is shown. The wholesale store POS terminal 30 includes a keyboard 35, a display unit 36, a product information storage unit 33, a control unit 31, and a communication unit 32.

The control unit 31 executes a program for ordering business. The display unit 36 displays characters, symbols, numbers, etc. input to the keyboard 35, and displays the execution result of the control unit 31. Further, the content of the communication data received by the communication unit 32 is displayed.

The communication section 32 is connected to the communication line 40 and inputs / outputs communication data with the communication line 40. The product information storage unit 33 stores the product information (product name, code number, etc.) provided by the product information providing terminal 10.

<Operation of Embodiment> Next, the operation of the embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The product supplier terminal 50 notifies the product information providing terminal 10 of new product information, product price revision information, release discontinued product information, seasonal product information, etc. (step 901).

The product information providing terminal 10 notifies the store POS terminal 20 and the wholesale POS terminal 30 of the product data information (step 902). Further, the product information providing terminal 10 notifies the store POS terminal 20 of new product information, product price revision information, release discontinued product information, seasonal product information, etc. (step 903).

The store POS terminal 20 notifies the product information providing terminal 10 of the unregistered product information (step 90).
4). Further, the dealer POS terminal 20 notifies the wholesale POS terminal 30 of the order information (step 905).

The wholesale store POS terminal 30 notifies the store POS terminal 20 of inventory information and arrival date information (step 906). Further, the wholesale store POS terminal 30 notifies the merchandise supplier terminal 50 of the order information (step 907).

[0059]

According to the first, second and third POS systems of the present invention, by providing common product information from the product information providing terminal to the dealer POS terminal and the wholesale POS terminal, the dealer It can be built with the versatility between the store and the wholesale store.

Further, according to the fourth POS system of the present invention, the blank space for sticking the revenue stamp is automatically provided as needed, so that the labor of the store can be saved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a basic configuration diagram of a POS system of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a basic configuration diagram of a POS terminal of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a system configuration diagram of an embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram of a product supplier terminal according to the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of a product information providing terminal according to an embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram of a store POS terminal according to the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a configuration diagram of a wholesale store POS terminal according to the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a keyboard of a store POS terminal of the embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating the operation of the embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a receipt according to the embodiment (No. 1).

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a receipt according to the embodiment (No. 2).

[Explanation of symbols]

 5a ... ・ Product name input unit 5b ・ ・ ・ ・ Numerical input unit 5c ・ ・ ・ ・ Payment method input unit 10 ・ ・ ・ ・ Product information providing terminal 11 ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ First control unit (control unit) 12・ ・ ・ First communication section (communication section) 20 ・ ・ ・ Store POS terminal 21 ・ ・ ・ Second control section (control section) 22 ・ ・ ・ Second communication section (communication section) 23 ... 2nd product information storage section 24 ... Receipt issuing section 30 ... Wholesale store POS terminal 31 ... Third control section (control section) 32 ... 3 communication unit (communication unit) 33 ... Third product information storage unit 40 ... Communication line 50 ... Product supplier terminal 60 ... Blank space for pasting revenue stamp

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A product information providing terminal used for providing product information and connected to a communication line, a store POS terminal installed at a store and connected to the communication line, and a wholesale POS terminal connected to the communication line. A wholesaler POS terminal, the product information providing terminal includes a first communication unit that inputs and outputs communication data to and from the communication line, a product name, and a code number corresponding to the product name. A first control unit that outputs product information including the product information to the retail store POS terminal and the wholesale store POS terminal via the first communication unit, wherein the retail store POS terminal is connected to the communication line. A second communication unit that inputs and outputs communication data between the first and second communication units; and a second control unit that inputs the product information output from the product information providing terminal via the second communication unit, the wholesale store The POS terminal is connected to the communication line. A POS comprising: a third communication unit for inputting / outputting communication data; and a third control unit for inputting the product information output by the product information providing terminal via the third communication unit. system. 2. The retailer POS terminal according to claim 1, further comprising a second product information storage unit for storing inventory information of products sold by the retailer, and a second control unit of the retailer POS terminal. Is ordering a product automatically from the wholesale store POS terminal based on the inventory information stored in the second product information storage unit and the code number provided from the product information providing terminal. POS system. 3. The wholesaler POS terminal according to claim 1, wherein the wholesaler POS terminal is provided with a third product information storage unit for storing inventory information of products wholesaled by the wholesaler, and a third control unit of the wholesaler POS terminal. Notifies the retailer POS terminal of inventory information and arrival date information of the commodity based on the inventory information stored in the third commodity information storage unit and the code number provided from the commodity information providing terminal. POS system characterized by. 4. The sales outlet POS terminal according to claim 1, further comprising a receipt issuing unit for issuing a receipt, and the receipt issuing unit prints a receipt whose total sales amount exceeds a predetermined amount. If you do a blank line break,
POS characterized by providing a blank space for pasting a revenue stamp
system. 5. A product name input section for inputting a product name of a handled product, a numeric input section for inputting a number, a payment method input section for inputting a type of payment method for a sold product, and a communication line connected. A communication unit for inputting / outputting communication data to / from the communication line; a product information storage unit for storing a product name and a code number corresponding to the product name; and a product name input to the product name input unit. Is searched for whether or not the code number corresponding to is registered in the product information storage unit, and if not registered, the provisional code number is registered and the product information providing terminal is connected to the product information providing terminal via the communication unit. The temporary code number and the product name corresponding to this code number are transmitted, and the regular code number in place of the temporary code number is received from the product information providing terminal via the communication unit, and the regular code number is received. To POS terminals, characterized in that a control unit for storing the serial product information storage unit. 6. A claim issuing unit for issuing a receipt according to claim 5, wherein the receipt issuing unit performs a blank line feed when printing a receipt whose total sales amount exceeds a predetermined amount, A POS terminal having a blank space for pasting a revenue stamp.