JPH08138144A - Sales registering system corresponding to the same bar code - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To properly control merchandise information registered in a PLU table in an external storage device connected to POS. CONSTITUTION: When the same bar code as that inputted from a bar code reader 2 or a keyboard 3 is already registered in the PLU table 7, information that the inputted bar code is overlapped is added to the piece of bar code information and registered with the name of merchandise and its price. On the other hand when the same bar code as that inputted from the bar code reader 2 or the keyboard 3 is not registered yet in the PLU table 7, information that the inputted bar code is not overlapped is added to the piece of bar code information and registered with the name of merchandise and its price.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to information when registering a bar code and product information such as a product name and price of a product corresponding to the bar code in a point of sale (hereinafter referred to as POS) device. It relates to a sales registration system for the same bar code that properly manages the duplication of.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional POS device, a price look-up (hereinafter referred to as PLU) table in an external storage device connected to the POS device and a bar code input from a bar code reading device or a keyboard are stored. Product information such as product name and price of the product corresponding to the barcode is registered, and the registered product information is searched using the barcode input from the barcode reading device as a key and used for sales registration processing. Has been done.

[0003]

However, in the conventional technique as described above, when registering the product information in the PLU table, the case where the key bar code is duplicated is not taken into consideration. There is.

An object of the present invention is to appropriately manage product information registered in a PLU table in an external storage device connected to a POS device.

Another object of the present invention is to register merchandise information such as merchandise names and prices of a plurality of merchandise for one bar code in a PLU table in an external storage device connected to a POS device. It is to provide a sales registration system that supports the same bar code.

Still another object of the present invention is to register product information such as product names and prices of a plurality of products for one bar code in the PLU table in the external storage device connected to the POS device. It is to provide a sales registration system corresponding to the same bar code that can be properly searched even when there is.

Still another object of the present invention is to register product information such as product names and prices of a plurality of products for one bar code in the PLU table in the external storage device connected to the POS device. By being able to
An object of the present invention is to provide a sales registration system corresponding to the same bar code capable of managing many products without being limited to the number of types of bar codes that can be displayed.

[0008]

A first sales registration system corresponding to the same bar code according to the present invention comprises a POS device having a bar code reading device, a keyboard, and an external storage device, and the external storage device. , A PLU table in which a bar code and product information corresponding to the bar code are registered, a bar code input from any one of the bar code reading device or the keyboard, and the bar input from the keyboard When the product information corresponding to the code is received and these data are already registered in the PLU table, the data is added with an attribute that the data is duplicated in the PLU table, and It is registered in the PLU table and these data are stored in the PL.
If the data is not yet registered in the U table, it is provided with a control program for adding to the data an attribute indicating that the data is not duplicated in the PLU table and registering it in the PLU table.

A second sales registration system corresponding to the same bar code according to the present invention is a bar code reader, a keyboard,
And a POS device having an external storage device, a PLU table in the external storage device in which a bar code and product information corresponding to the bar code are registered, the bar code reading device, or the keyboard The bar code input from one of them or the product information corresponding to the bar code input from the keyboard is received, and it is determined whether or not the bar code is already registered in the PLU table. If it is determined that the PLU table has already been registered, the paired data of the barcode and the product information is added to the PLU table with an attribute indicating that the paired data is duplicated in the PLU table. If it is registered and it is determined that the barcode is not yet registered in the PLU table, the group data of the barcode and the product information is added to the group data. There has been a control program which are designated by the attribute to the effect that do not overlap in the PLU table, and registers to the PLU table.

A third same-barcode-based sales registration system according to a third aspect of the present invention is the same same-barcode-based sales registration system as described above, wherein each entry of the PLU table is
Composed of product information and a key code that is a key of this product information, and this key code includes a bar code and duplicate bar code information that is information indicating whether or not the bar code is duplicated, The product information includes a product name, a price, and barcode duplication presence / absence information that is information indicating whether or not there is another entry having the same barcode as the own entry.

A fourth same-barcode-based sales registration system according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the third same-barcode-based sales registration system, wherein the control program is one of the bar code reading device and the keyboard. The key code that receives the input bar code and the product information corresponding to the bar code input from the keyboard, and matches the set data of the bar code and the duplicate bar code information in which the initial value is set is the PLU. If the key code exists, it is searched whether it is already registered in the table, and if the bar code duplication presence / absence information in the entry including the key code is present, it indicates that there is another entry with the same bar code as the self entry. Is determined,
When it is determined that another entry of the same bar code exists, 1 is added to the value of the duplicated bar code information in the set data, the search of the PLU table is continued, and another entry of the same bar code is no longer present. If it is determined that the bar code duplication presence / absence information in the entry including the key code is changed to indicate that there is another entry with the same bar code as the own entry, the duplication bar code in the set data is changed. 1 is added to the value of the code information, and the product information with the bar code duplication presence / absence information set with the group data and the initial value is registered as one entry in the PLU table, and the key that matches the group data If the code does not exist in the PLU table, the bar code duplication presence / absence information that sets the group data and the initial value is added. The PL the goods information as one entry
Register in the U table.

A fifth sales registration system corresponding to the same bar code according to the present invention is a bar code reading device, a keyboard,
A POS device including a display and an external storage device, a PLU table in the external storage device in which a bar code and product information corresponding to the bar code are registered, the bar code reading device, or the keyboard And a control program for editing and displaying on the display all the product information corresponding to the bar code when the bar code input from any one of the above is registered in the PLU table. .

A sixth same bar code-compatible sales registration system of the present invention is a bar code reader, a keyboard,
A POS device provided with a display and an external storage device, and each entry in the external storage device is composed of product information and a key code which is a key of the product information. The key code is a bar code. It includes a code and duplicate barcode information that is information indicating whether or not this barcode is duplicated. The product information includes a product name, a price, and another entry that is the same barcode as the own entry. A PLU table including bar code duplication presence / absence information that is information indicating whether or not the bar code is input to the PLU table using the bar code input from any one of the bar code reading device and the keyboard as a key. It is searched whether the entry including it is registered, and if the entry exists, the barcode duplication presence / absence information of the entry is the same as that of the own entry. If it is determined that there is another entry of the barcode, and if it is determined that another entry of the same barcode exists, the product information of the own entry is extracted and a search is performed for the other entry. If it is determined that there is no other entry of the same bar code, all the extracted product information is edited and displayed on the display, while the PLU is processed.
If there is no entry including the bar code in the table, the product information corresponding to the bar code is the PL
The control program is displayed on the display to the effect that it is not registered in the U table.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

Referring to FIG. 1, a first bar code compatible sales registration system according to a first embodiment of the present invention is a POS.
Device 1, a bar code reading device 2 included in the POS device 1, a keyboard 3 included in the POS device 1, and a POS device
A control program 5 in the main storage device 4 of the device 1 for executing registration and retrieval processing of barcodes and product information.
And the PL in the external storage device 6 connected to the POS device 1.
U-table 7 and display 8 of POS device 1
Composed of and.

Referring to FIG. 2, each entry of the PLU table 7 is composed of product information 72 and a key code 71 which is a key of the product data 72, and the key code 71 is a bar code 712 and this. Bar code 71
2 includes duplicate barcode information 711 that is information indicating whether or not 2 is duplicated, and the product information 72 is a product name 721.
, Price 722, and the same bar code 712 as your entry
Bar code duplication presence / absence information 723, which is information indicating whether or not there is another entry.

The duplicate bar code information 711 has an initial value of 0.
If a value other than 0 is set, it means that another entry of the same bar code exists.

The bar code duplication presence / absence information 723 has an initial value of 0, and when a value other than 0 is set, it indicates that another entry of the same bar code exists, and the duplication bar code information of the other entry. The value of 711 is set.

Next, a first bar code-compatible sales registration system according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

The operator inputs the bar code from the bar code reading device 2 or the keyboard 3, and further inputs the product information including the product name and the price corresponding to the bar code from the keyboard 3.

When the control program 5 receives the inputted bar code and product information (step 51), first, duplicate bar code information in which 0 is set as an initial value is attached to the bar code to form set data (step). 52).

The control program 5 searches the PLU table 7 with the group data set in step 52 and determines whether or not the key code 71 matching the group data exists (step 53).

When the control program 5 determines in step 53 that the matching key code 71 exists in the PLU table 7, the bar code duplication presence / absence information 723 in the product information 72 in the same entry as the key code 71 is automatically detected. It is determined whether or not there is no other entry having the same bar code 712 as the entry, that is, 0 (step 54).

When the control program 5 determines in step 54 that the barcode duplication presence / absence information 723 of the entry is not 0, it adds 1 to the duplication barcode information in the set data (step 55) and returns to step 53. .

When the control program 5 determines in step 54 that the bar code duplication presence / absence information 723 of the entry is 0, the value obtained by adding 1 to the value of the bar code duplication presence / absence information 723 of the previous entry is used. The barcode duplication presence / absence information 723 is set (step 56). However, in step 56, if the previous entry does not exist, the barcode duplication presence / absence information 723 is set to 1. Next, the control program 5 adds 1 to the duplicated barcode information in the set data to duplicate. The bar code information 711, the bar code in the group data is used as the bar code 712, the key code 71 is set, the product name received in step 51 together with the bar code 712 is the product name 721, and the price is the price 7.
22, the barcode duplication presence / absence information 723 attached to these two pieces of information is set to 0 to set the product information 72, and registered in the PLU table 7 as one entry (step 5).
7).

If the control program 5 determines in step 53 that the matching key code 71 does not exist, the duplicate barcode information in the set data is the duplicate barcode information 711, and the barcode in the set data is the barcode 71.
The key code 71 is set as 2, and the barcode 712
With the product name received in step 51, the product name 72
1, the price is set to the price 722, the barcode duplication presence / absence information 723 attached to these two pieces of information is set to 0, and the product information 72
Is set and registered as one entry in the PLU table 7 (step 58).

With the above, the processing of the sales registration system corresponding to the same bar code according to the first embodiment of the present invention is completed.

The sales registration system corresponding to the same bar code according to the first embodiment of the present invention has the effect of being able to register product information such as product names and prices of a plurality of products for one bar code. Have

The same bar code-based sales registration system according to the second embodiment of the present invention employs the same configuration as that of the first embodiment.

Next, a sales registration system corresponding to the same bar code according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 2 and 4.

The operator inputs a bar code from the bar code reading device 2 or the keyboard 3.

When the control program 5 receives the inputted bar code (step 5A), it searches the PLU table 7 by using the bar code as a key and judges whether or not a matching bar code is registered (step 5A). 5B).

When the control program 5 determines in step 5B that the matching bar code is not registered, the product information 72 corresponding to the input bar code.
Displays on the display 8 that it is not registered in the PLU table 7 (step 5C).

When the control program 5 determines in step 5B that the matching bar code is registered, the control program 5 reads out the product information of all the entries having the matching bar code received in step 5A, and the product name and the price are read. Is edited in the list form and displayed on the display 8 (step 5D).

The operator selects the product name for which sales are to be registered from the list of product information displayed in step 5D and registers the sales.

The sales registration process in the POS device is the same as that in the conventional POS device, and therefore the description thereof is omitted.

With the above, the processing of the sales registration system corresponding to the same bar code according to the second embodiment of the present invention is completed.

In the sales registration system for the same bar code according to the second embodiment of the present invention, in the PLU table in the external storage device connected to the POS device, a plurality of products for one bar code are displayed. Even if product information such as name and price is registered, it has an effect of being able to search appropriately.

The same bar code compatible sales registration system according to the third embodiment of the present invention employs the same configuration as that of the first embodiment.

Next, a sales registration system corresponding to the same bar code according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 2 and 5.

The operator inputs a bar code from the bar code reading device 2 or the keyboard 3.

When the control program 5 receives the input bar code (step 5E), it searches the PLU table 7 for an entry with the bar code as a key (step 5F).

When the control program 5 cannot find an entry having the same barcode in step 5F, the product information 72 corresponding to the inputted barcode is obtained.
Displays on the display 8 that it is not registered in the PLU table 7 (step 5G).

When the control program 5 searches for an entry having a matching bar code in step 5F,
The product information 72 of the entry is read and stored in the editing area in the main storage device 4 (not shown) (step 5H), and it is further determined whether or not the barcode duplication presence / absence information 723 in the product information 72 is 0 (step). 5I).

When the control program 5 determines in step 5I that the barcode duplication presence / absence information 723 is 0, the product information accumulated in step 5H is edited in the form of a list of product names and prices, and the display 8 is displayed. (Step 5J).

When the control program 5 determines in step 5I that the barcode duplication presence / absence information 723 is not 0, it returns to step 5F.

The operator selects the product name for which sales are to be registered from the list of product information displayed in step 5J and registers the sales.

The sales registration process in the POS device is the same as that in the conventional POS device, and therefore the description thereof is omitted.

With the above, the processing of the sales registration system corresponding to the same bar code according to the third embodiment of the present invention is completed.

In the sales registration system corresponding to the same bar code according to the third embodiment of the present invention, the PLU table in the external storage device connected to the POS device stores a plurality of products for one bar code. Even if product information such as name and price is registered, it has an effect of being able to search appropriately.

Further, the sales registration system corresponding to the same bar code according to the third embodiment uses the bar code duplication presence / absence information as compared with the technique described in the second embodiment, and the PL
Since the end of the entry in which the barcode is duplicated is determined in the U table and that entry is searched, the PL is always
This has the effect that the search efficiency is good as compared with the second embodiment in which even the last entry in the U table is searched.

[0052]

As described above, the sales registration system corresponding to the same bar code of the present invention can appropriately manage the product information registered in the PLU table in the external storage device connected to the POS device. Have an effect.

That is, product information such as product names and prices of a plurality of products can be registered for one bar code in the PLU table in the external storage device connected to the POS device. Even if product information such as product names and prices of multiple products is registered for one bar code in the table, the number of types that can be displayed by the bar code is limited because it can be searched appropriately. It has an effect that many products can be managed without any need.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing first and second embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 2 shows P in the first and second embodiments of the present invention.
6 is a diagram showing a configuration of an LU table 7. FIG.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing processing of a control program 5 in the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the processing of a control program 5 in the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the processing of a control program 5 in the third embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 POS Device 2 Bar Code Reader 3 Keyboard 4 Main Memory 5 Control Program 6 External Memory 7 PLU Table 8 Display 71 Key Code 72 Product Information 711 Duplicated Bar Code Information 712 Bar Code 721 Trade Name 722 Price 723 Bar Code Duplication Presence or Absence information

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A bar code reading device, a keyboard,
And a point-of-sale device having an external storage device, a price lookup table in the external storage device in which a barcode and product information corresponding to the barcode are registered, and the barcode reading device, When the bar code input from any one of the keyboards and the product information corresponding to the bar code input from the keyboard are received, and these data are already registered in the price lookup table, The data is added to the price lookup table with an attribute indicating that the data is duplicated in the price lookup table, and these data are not yet registered in the price lookup table. If the data is in the price lookup table Assigned the attribute to the effect that non-overlapping, the same bar code corresponding sales registration system characterized in that a control program to be registered in the price look-up table. 2. A bar code reading device, a keyboard,
And a point-of-sale device having an external storage device, a price lookup table in the external storage device in which a barcode and product information corresponding to the barcode are registered, and the barcode reading device, It receives a bar code input from any one of the keyboards and product information corresponding to the bar code input from the keyboard, and determines whether the bar code is already registered in the price lookup table. If it is determined that the barcode is already registered, an attribute indicating that the paired data is duplicated in the price lookup table is added to the paired data of the barcode and the product information. And the barcode is registered in the price lookup table, and the barcode is added to the price lookup table. If it is determined that the price look-up table is not registered, an attribute indicating that the set data does not overlap in the price look-up table is added to the set data of the bar code and the product information, and the price look-up is performed. A sales registration system corresponding to the same bar code, which is provided with a control program to be registered in an up table. 3. The price look-up table is configured such that each entry includes product information and a key code which is a key of the product information, and the key code is a barcode and the barcode is duplicated. Duplication bar code information that is information indicating whether or not there is a bar code duplication that is information indicating whether there is a product name, a price, and another entry that is the same bar code as the own entry. The sales registration system corresponding to the same bar code according to claim 2, further comprising presence / absence information. 4. A bar code reading device, a keyboard,
A point-of-sale device including a display and an external storage device, a price lookup table in the external storage device in which a barcode and product information corresponding to the barcode are registered, and the barcode reading device Alternatively, when a bar code input from any one of the keyboards is registered in the price look-up table, a control for editing all product information corresponding to the bar code and displaying the product information on the display. A sales registration system for the same bar code, which is equipped with a program.