JPH09212740A - Commodity ordering system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily and accurately perform the ordering job of commodities in a cigarette retail shop or the like. SOLUTION: An ordering terminal 2 connected through a public telephone network to the center device 1 of an agent is installed in the respective retain shops, ordered commodities are inputted corresponding to picture patterns printed on a commodity sheet 9 by using an input screen composed of the touch panel 6 of the ordering terminal 2 and the commodity sheet 9 inserted to the lower side, ordering contents are confirmed in a liquid crystal display part 7 and then, ordering information is transmitted to the center device 1 by touching a transmission key. The ordering information is surely transmitted to the agent by a simple key operation.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a merchandise ordering system for easily ordering additional merchandise at a tobacco retail store.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, at a tobacco retail store, in order to additionally order a product, a call is made to an agent store to verbally inform the product name and quantity.

[0003]

However, since there are many types of products for cigarettes, it is very troublesome to make a telephone order, and there is a high possibility that an order error will occur. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to simplify the ordering business of commodities and prevent order mistakes in tobacco retail stores and the like.

[0004]

In order to solve the above problems, a product ordering system according to the present invention is provided with a center device installed at a product ordering destination and a product ordering source, and the center device and the public The ordering terminal is connected through a telephone network. The ordering terminal stores a touch panel type input means and a database of product data, sender / receiver data, key position data of the input means, and the like. Storage means for storing the order information input from
A display unit for displaying the order information and a transmitting unit for transmitting the order information and the sender data to the center apparatus are provided.

According to the above means, by just keying in the order information into the ordering terminal installed in a tobacco retail store or the like and pressing the transmission key, the accurate order information can be instantly transferred to the center device installed in the tobacco agency or the like. Can be sent.

In the above system, it is preferable that the touch panel type input means is composed of a transparent touch panel and a product sheet inserted under the touch panel and having keys printed thereon. By displaying the product keys and function keys on a sheet by printing, many types of keys can be laid out in a list in a fixed area, and there is no need for page turning like CRTs. Moreover, since it is easy to display the product as a pattern, the input screen becomes easy to see. Furthermore, since the product sheets can be replaced, it is easy to deal with additions and changes of product menus.

[0007]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention in a tobacco ordering system will be described below with reference to FIGS. Here, FIG. 2 is a system configuration diagram, FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the input screen, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the ordering terminal. First, as shown in FIG. 1, a center device 1 including a personal computer is installed in a tobacco agency, and an ordering terminal 2 is installed in each tobacco retailer, and they are connected to each other via a public telephone network. There is. Ordering terminal 2 is a CPU
Controlled by CPU 3, CPU 3 stores ROM 4 that stores fixed data such as control programs and message data, RAM 5 that stores a database necessary for ordering and also temporarily stores order information, transparent touch panel 6 as an input unit, liquid crystal display. It is connected to the unit 7, the line control unit 8 and the like.

The database stored in the RAM 5 is product data such as product code, product name, unit price, telephone number of agency, sender / receiver data such as retail store phone number and store code, key position data of touch panel 6, etc. Including or
These data are input by transmission from the center device 1 when the ordering terminal 2 is installed, except for the telephone number of the retail store. Also, the telephone number of the retail store is keyed in from the touch panel 6. Here, a product sheet 9 made of a resin sheet on which product keys and function keys are printed and displayed is inserted below the touch panel 6 so that the printed content can be seen through the transparent touch panel 6.

As shown in FIG. 2, the product sheet 9 has a function key area 10 and a ten-key pad 11 arranged on the left and right, and a product key area 12 on the lower part.
The product key area 12 is divided into a large number of rectangular product keys 12a, and each product key 12a has a pattern of a product (cigarette).
The product name and price are displayed by color printing. Although illustration is omitted, the function key area 10 is divided into a correction key, a cancel key, an order key, a transmission key 10a, and the like. The ten-key pad 11 is used to input initial data such as a telephone number of a retail store.

The main body of the ordering terminal 2 shown in FIG.
It is slightly larger than the size, and the thickness is about 30 mm. A plurality of touch panels 6 are respectively held by page-turnable holders 13 and attached to the upper surface of the terminal main body, and a liquid crystal display section 7 is arranged near the upper end thereof. The product sheet 9 on the lower side of each touch panel 6 can be replaced in the direction indicated by the arrow. A power switch 14 is arranged on the side surface of the terminal body.

In the above system, the ordering work of the products is performed as follows. When you turn on the power switch 14,
The system immediately starts up and is ready for input.
Therefore, when the product key 12a portion of the touch panel 6 is touched, the product code and the quantity (for example, a carton unit in the case of a cigarette) corresponding to the position are stored in the RAM 5 based on the data stored in the database, and at the same time, the information is stored in the product. The name and the amount of money are displayed line by line on the liquid crystal display unit 7. Here, the quantity is incremented by 1 for each touch. If you make a mistake, touch the correction key and the previous order will be decremented by -1 for each touch. Touch the All Cancel key to cancel all order information.

After inputting the order of each product, when the order key is touched, the order contents are confirmed and the total amount is displayed. Next, when the transmission key 10a is touched, order information such as a product code, quantity, amount of money, and store code is transmitted to the center device 1 of the agency, and the ordering work ends. In addition,
During the above work, a guide message is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 7 at each step, and anyone can easily operate the message according to the guide message.

As described above, according to the illustrated system, order information can be accurately transmitted by a simple operation. Also,
Since the product sheet 9 on which the input keys are printed together with the design is inserted under the touch panel 6 to form the input screen,
Many types of products can be displayed in a list in a certain area in an easy-to-understand manner, and there is no need for page turning like CRT. Furthermore, by simply replacing the product sheet 9, it is possible to easily deal with additions and changes of product menus. In addition,
The size of the ordering terminal 2 is not limited to the above size, and may be any size such as B5 size that can be appropriately operated.

[0014]

As described above, according to the present invention, the ordering work is simpler and more accurate than the oral ordering by telephone, and the order information can be stored in the center device. To improve the efficiency of work. Also, in that case, by configuring the touch panel type input means by inserting the product sheet created by printing on the bottom side of the touch panel, it is possible to display many types of products in an easy-to-understand manner. You can add or change menus.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of an input screen shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an appearance of an ordering terminal in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Center device 2 Ordering terminal 3 CPU 4 ROM 5 RAM 6 Touch panel 7 Liquid crystal display section 8 Line control section 9 Product sheet 10a Send key 11 Numeric keypad 12a Product key 13 Holder

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A center device installed at an ordering destination of a product, and an ordering terminal installed at an ordering source of the product and connected to the center device through a public telephone network. The ordering terminal is a touch panel type. Input means, storage means for storing product data, sender / receiver data, key position data of the input means, and the like, and storage means for storing order information input from the input means, and a display for displaying the order information. A merchandise ordering system comprising means and transmitting means for transmitting the order information and sender data to the center device. 2. The commodity ordering system according to claim 1, wherein the input means comprises a transparent touch panel and a commodity sheet which is inserted under the touch panel and has keys printed thereon.