JPH097066A - Gift certificate object commodity management method and pos system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To perform the inventory management of commodities exchanged with gift certificates by setting a gift certificate transaction mode, referring to commodity information registered in a commodity information master from a bar code, subtracting the number of gift certificate object commodities from the quantity of an inventory management master and performing updating and registration. CONSTITUTION: The gift certificate transaction mode is set corresponding to the handling of the gift certificate object commodities by the use of a gift certificate transaction setting part 104. Then, a gift certificate management part 106 manages the number of the gift certificates inputted from an input part 105. Then, when the bar code attached to the gift certificate object commodity is read by a read part 103, an inventory management part 107 refers to the commodity information registered in the commodity information master 101 from the bar code, subtracts the number of the gift certificate object commodities exchanged in one transaction from the quantity of the inventory management master 6 and performs the updating and the registration. Thus, at the time of exchanging the commodities with the gift certificates not handled as notes, by setting the gift certificate transaction mode and handling them, the management of the number of the gift certificates and that of the inventory of the object commodities are made possible.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a gift certificate object product management method and a POS system for performing gift certificate management operation of a gift certificate object product and its inventory management operation.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, POS (point-of-sales) systems have become widespread in large stores such as supermarkets and department stores, and various effective uses such as sales management and inventory management have become popular in the POS system. Usually POS
The system sales registration includes cash sales and non-cash sales of gift certificates, cash vouchers, credits, checks, gift certificates, etc. However, non-cash sales can be handled in substantially the same manner as cash sales.

However, there are roughly two types of gift certificates,
For example, with gift certificates that can be used as cash vouchers at department stores, supermarkets, etc. and gift certificates issued by the distribution business (eg beer tickets, ice cream tickets, soy sauce tickets, butter tickets, etc.),
There is a gift certificate that can be used only when exchanging with a designated product (changes are not generated by bartering), that is, a gift certificate that is not treated as a cash ticket. In the conventional POS system, for example, when a gift certificate that is not treated as a cash ticket is exchanged, only the number of gift certificates is managed by gift certificate registration using a non-cash key, and the exchanged goods are registered. Didn't. Therefore, the current situation is that it does not control which product has been exchanged.

Therefore, the conventional gift certificate is made into a plastic card shape, and a bar code is printed on the gift certificate to make the management more systematic, and a detachable auxiliary card is connected to the gift certificate card. A bar code management system for gift certificates with increased added value has been proposed (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-290249).
reference). According to this Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-290249,
For example, the sales amount, the number of gift certificates sold, and the like are managed based on ticket issuing data from the issuing device. It also manages the number of gift certificates used based on the ticketing data from the reading device and the presence or absence of forgery. Further, the issuance balance of the gift certificate, inventory management, and the like are performed based on the ticket issuing data from the issuing device and the ticket receipt data from the reading device.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, the conventional POS
In the system, since a product exchanged with a gift certificate that is not treated as a cash voucher is not registered as sales, the exchanged product cannot be reflected in inventory management. For this reason, in inventory management in inventory management work, since inconvenient problems often occur because complicated products such as recording exchanged products as losses during the inventory period and later matching gift certificates and missing products are performed. , It became impossible to manage inventory efficiently.

Further, according to the above-mentioned Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-290249, not only the number of gift certificates can be managed, but also the gift certificate issuance balance and inventory management can be performed. However, since conventional gift certificates cannot be handled, it is necessary to introduce a gift certificate management system that specially issues a gift certificate with a bar code, and the function of the POS system cannot be used. is there. Therefore, there has been a demand for a POS system that enables inventory management of products exchanged for gift certificates that are not treated as cash vouchers.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and provides a gift certificate object product management method and a POS system capable of managing the number of gift certificates not treated as cash vouchers and inventory management of the product objects. To do.

[0008]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the basic configuration of the present invention. In FIG. 1, the present invention is a product information master 10 that stores product information including a product code, a product name, and a unit price corresponding to a barcode attached to a product.
1, a stock management master 6 for registering stock information including a product code and quantity, and a reading unit 103 for scanning the barcode, and the read information is the POS information 102.
In the POS system that manages the merchandise inventory as a product, a gift certificate transaction setting unit 104 that sets the gift certificate transaction mode in correspondence with the handling of the gift certificate object, and the number of gift certificates and the number of gift certificate objects are input. An input unit 105, a gift certificate management unit 106 that manages the number and type of gift certificates input by the input unit 105, and a barcode attached to a gift certificate target product that is set in a gift certificate transaction mode. When read by the unit 103, the product information registered in the product information master 101 is referenced from the barcode, and the number of traded gift certificate target products is subtracted from the quantity in the inventory management master 6 to be updated and registered. Inventory management department 10
A product management PO for a gift certificate, characterized in that
The S system.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a step of reading a bar code attached to each product for each product transaction,
In a POS system that simultaneously executes a sales totaling step of calculating the sales amount of each product from the read barcode and an inventory management step of calculating the inventory amount of each product from the read barcode, In the case where a transaction is performed with a gift certificate that is not treated as a cash voucher, with a step of distinguishing between the case where the transaction of the product is performed with cash or a cash voucher and the case where the transaction is performed with a gift certificate that is not treated as a cash voucher The present invention provides a product management method for a gift certificate, characterized in that the identification step is executed and only the stock management step is calculated and the sales totaling step is not executed. It is preferable that when the identifying step is performed, the step of separately collecting the transaction quantity of each commodity from the read barcode is also performed.

The gift certificate management unit 106 further comprises a number integration unit 106a for accumulating the number of gift certificates, and a gift certificate storage unit 106b for registering the number of traded gift certificates, and the gift certificate management unit 106, When the number of the gift certificates used for one transaction is plural, it is preferable that the output of the number accumulating unit 106a is registered in the gift certificate storage unit 106b.

The inventory management unit 107 integrates the number of products of the same type exchanged in one gift certificate.
Alternatively, a repeat processing unit 107b that performs a plurality of processes may be further provided, and the inventory management unit 107 may once execute the reading unit 103b.
When the bar code of the product targeted for the gift certificate is read in, the product information registered in the product information master 101 is referred to from the product code of the bar code, and the number multiplying unit 107a is referred to.
Alternatively, it is preferable that the repeat processing unit 107b is configured to subtract the number of products input in plural from the quantity of the inventory management master 6 and update and register.

[0012] A sales management master 108 for registering sales information consisting of a product code, a product name and its amount, a receipt issuing unit 109 for issuing a sales receipt, and managing the sales registration and receipt of a product in one transaction. The product information master 10 further comprising a sales management unit 110.
When 1 registers the tax information in which the internal tax and the external tax are set in advance for the product subject to the gift certificate, the sales management unit 110 adds only the external tax if the tax information is the external tax. It is preferable that the receipt issuing unit 109 be managed so that the receipt is issued.

The sales management unit 110 further includes a difference processing unit 110a for processing a difference between a gift certificate and a target product,
When the target product has a higher selling price than the gift certificate, the receipt issuing unit 10 should add only the difference and issue a receipt.
9 is preferably managed.

In the present invention, a POS system having a gift certificate target product management function is, for example, a POS terminal,
It consists of a store controller, store computer, workstation, etc.
AN) and each is functioning. The POS terminal has at least the reading unit 103 and the gift certificate transaction setting unit 10.
4, an input unit 105, and a receipt issuing unit 109, of which the reading unit 103 is a bar code scanner including a CCD or a laser. The gift certificate transaction setting unit 104 and the input unit 105 are configured by a keyboard, a pointing device, and the like. The receipt issuing unit 109 is composed of a dot impact printer, a line thermal printer, etc., and also issues a journal.

In addition, the store controller manages the POS terminal, and is provided with a product information master 101 and a sales management master 108, which are not shown in the figures, and update and register various information from the POS terminal. Also,
The store computer manages the entire POS system. At the same time, an inventory management master is provided on a hard disk (not shown) to manage inventory information. In addition, the workstation is used to search for and display inventory inquiries and product information.

Gift certificate management section 106, gift certificate storage section 106
b, the sales management unit 110, the difference processing unit 110a are CP
It is composed of a microcomputer consisting of U, RAM, ROM, and I / O port, and is provided in the store controller. Further, the number integration unit 106a and the number integration unit 107
a, the repeat processing unit 107b exists in the memory on the POS.

[0017]

According to the present invention, in FIG. 1, when the gift certificate transaction setting unit 104 sets the gift certificate transaction mode corresponding to the handling of the gift certificate object product, the gift certificate management unit 106.
Manages the number of gift certificates input from the input unit 105,
When the barcode attached to the gift certificate target product is read by the reading unit 103, the inventory management unit 107 refers to the product information registered in the product information master 101 from the barcode, and the product is exchanged for one transaction. The number of ticket target products is subtracted from the quantity in the stock management master 6 and updated and registered. Therefore, when exchanging products with gift certificates that are not treated as cash vouchers, by setting and handling the gift certificate transaction mode, it is possible to manage the number of gift certificates and inventory management of the target products without reflecting them in the sales of the products. Become. As a result, the input information corresponding to the gift certificate target product can be processed on the POS system, so that the accuracy of inventory management is improved.

If the gift certificate management section 106 is further provided with a number integration section 106a for accumulating the number of gift certificates and a gift certificate storage section 106b for registering the number of traded gift certificates, one transaction will be performed. When there are a plurality of gift certificates to be used, the number of coupons can be input by the integrating function, so that the input operation of the gift certificate is simplified.

If the inventory management unit 107 is further provided with a number integration unit 107a for integrating the number of products of the same type exchanged in one gift certificate or a repeat processing unit 107b for multiple processing, one inventory ticket will be used. When there are a plurality of products of the same type that are to be exchanged, the number of products can be input by the integrating function, so the barcode reading operation is simplified once.

A sales management master 108 for registering sales information including a product code, a product name and its amount, a receipt issuing unit 109 for issuing a receipt of sales, and management of sales registration of products and issuance of receipts in one transaction. If the sales management unit 110 is further provided, if the internal tax and the external tax are set for the gift certificate target product,
Receipts can be issued by automatically judging internal and external taxes.

If the sales management unit 110 is further provided with a difference processing unit 110a for processing the difference between the gift certificate and the target product, if there is a price difference between the gift certificate and the target product. , The receipt can be issued by automatically judging the difference.

[0022]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described in detail below based on the embodiments shown in the drawings. The present invention is not limited to this. The POS system with a gift certificate target product management function of the present invention not only performs conventional sales management and inventory management, but in particular handles products that are exchanged for gift certificates that are not treated as cash vouchers, and manages the number of such gift certificates and the target products. Enables inventory management.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the overall structure of a POS system with a gift certificate object product management function of the present invention.
In FIG. 2, 1 is a PO installed in the store floor
The POS terminal 1 is an S terminal, and the POS terminal 1 is, for example, a keyboard (gift certificate transaction setting unit, input unit), barcode scanner (reading unit), display device (LCD display, CRT display, etc.), receipt issuing device (journal issuing , Dot impact printer, line thermal printer, etc.), cash drawer, and controller. The product information is retrieved from the product information master (product register) 101 by scanning the bar code (scan code) attached to the product with a bar code scanner, and the product code, product name, unit price, etc. are input. The number of products to trade from the keyboard 105,
The number of gift certificates etc. is entered. The number integration unit, the number integration unit, and the repeat processing unit are provided in the memory on the POS.

Reference numeral 2 denotes a store controller (POS server) for managing the POS terminal 1, and a sales management master (actual record) 1 for storing sales information input to the POS terminal 1.
08, a hard disk device that functions as a product information master (product ledger) 101 that stores product information including a product code, a product name, a unit price, and internal and external taxes corresponding to the bar code attached to the product, Various information is updated and registered from the POS terminal 1. The store controller 2 includes a gift certificate management unit 106, a gift certificate storage unit (gift certificate memory) 106b, a sales management unit 110, and a difference processing unit 110a shown in FIG.
Functioning as a microcomputer (CPU, RO
M, RAM, I / O).

Reference numeral 3 denotes a workstation, which retrieves and displays inventory inquiries and product information. Reference numeral 4 denotes a store computer (store server) that manages the POS system including the POS terminal 1, the store controller 2, and the workstation 3. In this store computer 4,
An inventory management master 6 for registering inventory information including a product code, a product name, and the quantity thereof is provided, and inventory management is performed. A communication line (LAN) 5 is connected to the POS terminal 1, the store controller 2, the workstation 3, and the store computer 4, and various kinds of information are communicated via the communication line 5.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing the processing sequence of the POS system with a gift certificate object product management function of the present invention. In FIG. 3, the gift certificate dealt here is a gift certificate that is not treated as a cash voucher and is bartered,
For example, a processing sequence when one soy sauce gift certificate is exchanged for one koikuchi soy sauce and one light soy sauce, and one frozen product (100 yen per unit) is sold in cash will be described (Fig. 4 (a) receipt).

Step S100: If the sale is other than the merchandise ticket target product, the bar code (scan code) of the sold product is scanned by the bar code scanner 103 of the POS terminal 1, and the product code and product name corresponding to the bar code. , Unit price, etc., product information master (product ledger) 10
1 is read, and sales management and inventory management of normal products are performed. Step S101: When the gift certificate (eg, soy sauce ticket) is presented by the customer, when the gift certificate key is pressed, the gift certificate transaction mode is set. Step S102: If there are a plurality of gift certificates to be traded, the multiplication function (numerical key and x key) is used to input the number and register it in the gift certificate memory.

Step S103: The bar code of the voucher target product (eg, soy sauce) to be traded is scanned by a bar code scanner (or the numerical value of the scan code of the voucher target product is input from the keyboard) and then scanned. Product information such as a product code and a product name (eg, “Koikuchishoyu”) corresponding to the barcode is read from the product information master 101. Step S104: The internal tax (including tax) / external tax (excluding tax) of the scanned barcode is converted into the product information master 101.
If it is a foreign tax, the tax amount is calculated, stored in the temporary memory, and added when the receipt is issued. We do not add tax here because it is a tax. Step S105: When there are a plurality of products of the same type to be exchanged with the gift certificate, the number is input by the multiplication function (numerical key and x key) or the repeat function (repeat of the repeat key). Here, since there is one, multiple inputs are not made. At this time, sales information is accumulated in the store controller 2 as the POS information 102, and later, in the store computer 4, the number of products exchanged for the gift certificate is subtracted from the stock quantity of the stock management master 6 and registered as a master.

Step S106: Since there are a plurality of varieties (Koikuchishoyu, Usukuchishoyu, etc.) among the target commodities (eg, "Shouyu") that can be exchanged with the gift certificate, whether to additionally register the commodities for each variety Display a message asking if you want to confirm or not (eg “Tsukato Rokushimasuka?”) On the display screen. Step S107: If there is a product to be additionally registered, pressing the key for additional registration returns to step S103 and repeats steps S103 to S107.
Since the additional registration key is pressed here, the bar code of the next product is the product "Uskuchishoyu"
Is determined to be additionally registered. Step S108: Since the product subject to the gift certificate has a price correction due to a price increase or the like, it is judged from the product information master 101 whether there is a difference between the gift certificate and the scanned product. If there is a difference, press the difference key. The difference is added and registered. Here, it is assumed that there is no difference because the price of "Koikuchishoyu" and "Uskuchishoyu" has not been corrected.

Step S109: If the new additional registration key is not pressed or after the difference processing, the bar code of the next product (eg frozen food) is scanned to determine the normal product transaction mode. The gift certificate transaction mode is canceled, and the product code, product name, unit price, etc. of the normal product are input. Step S110: If the subtotal key is pressed, the consumption tax is added to the normal product, and the receipt issuing device 109 of the POS terminal 1 issues a receipt in which the product name, the number, and the number of gift certificates of the gift certificate are printed. (Fig. 4 (a),
reference).

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing an example of printing a receipt by the POS system with a gift certificate object product management function of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4 (a), one soy sauce gift certificate is used to exchange one koikuchi soy sauce and one light soy sauce, and another example of receipt printing when one frozen food is sold is shown. . For example, 0607 indicates the department code (product code) of the product targeted for the gift certificate, and “quote” indicates the gift certificate. Also, Koikuchishoyu and Usukuchishoyu are trade names.
The product name and quantity are printed on the receipt, but the amount is not printed. As shown in Fig. 4 (b), with one gift card of ice cream, 3 receipts of the ice cream "Lady Bowden" are exchanged, 2 cigarettes of "Mild Seven" and 1 piece of chocolate are sold as cash receipts. A print example is shown.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a process until the inventory information is updated and registered by the POS information 102. FIG.
In step S201, as the POS information 102, information on the number of gift certificates for one transaction from the keyboard 105 of the POS terminal 1, information on the number of gift certificates target products, or a barcode.
The scanner 103 reads the scan code attached to the gift certificate target product. Step S202: The product code and product name registered in the product information master 101 are read from the read scan code. Step S203: The individual item inventory management program calls up inventory management information for each individual item corresponding to the target item registered in the inventory management master 6, and subtracts the input number. Step S204: Inventory information for each individual item (product for which a gift certificate) registered in the inventory management master 6 is updated.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example of a single item performance data search screen. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, from the screen of the workstation 3 connected to the communication line 5, the single item result data (inventory management data) registered in the inventory management master 6 via the store computer 4 and the store controller 2. You can inquire about the stock by searching. For example, when the product code, scan code, and month (previous month and current month) are input on the single item performance data search screen, the single item performance data is displayed. Where the symbol N
Indicates a letter, 9 indicates a number, and Z indicates a digit. A description of each item is omitted (the same applies to FIGS. 7 and 8 below).

FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing a display example of the denomination registration screen. As shown in FIG. 7, when the employee (responsible person, checker) comes up from the POS terminal (cash register) 1, cash (within drawer), non-cash, product This is a screen for inputting tickets, etc., and after the denomination registration is completed, the input information entered on this denomination registration screen and P
The OS terminal 1 compares and confirms with the POS information 102 automatically registered. With respect to the gift certificate, the name and the number of tickets are entered, and the total number of gift certificates is counted.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example of the checker-specific settlement confirmation screen. On the checker-by-checker clearing confirmation screen shown in FIG. 8, the unpaid money is calculated and confirmed from the contents of the “collected money / change fund reserve” input and the “denomination registration” input and the clearing information from the POS terminal. Input information Cash total = collected money-change fund + drawer cash + check + non-registered entry POS information cash total = collected money-change fund + drawer cash +
Check that the check input information cash meter and the POS information cash meter match, and the cash miscalculation (difference) is 0. Also, regarding the gift certificate, it is confirmed that the number of pieces of input information matches the number of pieces of POS information 102. As a result, it is possible to manage sales, manage the number of gift certificates, and manage fraud.

[0036]

According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained. When exchanging products with gift certificates that are not treated as cash vouchers, by setting the gift certificate transaction mode and handling
It is possible to manage the number of gift certificates and the inventory of the target products without reflecting them on the sales of the products. Since the input information corresponding to the gift certificate target product can be processed on the POS system,
The accuracy of inventory management is improved. When there are a plurality of gift certificates used for one transaction, the number of coupons can be entered by the multiplication function, so that the operation of entering the gift certificate is simplified. When there are a plurality of products of the same type that can be exchanged with one gift certificate, the number of products can be input by the multiplication function, so the barcode reading operation is simplified once. When the internal tax and the external tax are set for the product subject to the gift certificate, the internal tax and the external tax can be automatically judged and the receipt can be issued. When there is a price difference between the gift certificate target product and the gift certificate, the difference can be automatically judged and a receipt can be issued.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a basic configuration of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of a POS system with a gift certificate object product management function of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a processing sequence of a POS system with a gift certificate object product management function of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of printing a receipt by the POS system with a gift certificate object product management function of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing processing until update registration of inventory information based on POS information.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example of a single item performance data search screen.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example of a denomination registration screen.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example of a checker-specific settlement confirmation screen.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 POS terminal 2 Store controller 3 Workstation 4 Store computer 5 Communication line 6 Inventory management master

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A product information master that stores product information including a product code, a product name, and a unit price corresponding to a bar code attached to a product, and an inventory management master that registers inventory information including a product code and a quantity. A gift certificate transaction setting unit that sets a gift certificate transaction mode in correspondence with the handling of a gift certificate target product in a POS system that includes a reading unit that scans the barcode and manages the product inventory using the read information as POS information. An input section for inputting the number of gift certificates and the number of gift certificate target products, a gift certificate management section for managing the number and types of gift certificates input by the input section, and a gift certificate transaction mode. When the barcode attached to the gift certificate target product is read by the reading unit, the product information registered in the product information master is referenced from the barcode and retrieved. A gift certificate object product management POS system, comprising: an inventory management unit for subtracting the number of drawn gift certificate objects from the inventory management master quantity and updating and registering the inventory item. 2. The gift certificate management unit further comprises a number integration unit for accumulating the number of gift certificates and a gift certificate storage unit for registering the number of traded gift certificates, and the gift certificate management unit performs one transaction. 2. The gift certificate object product management POS system according to claim 1, wherein when there are a plurality of gift certificates used for the above, the output of the number integrating unit is registered in the gift certificate storage unit. 3. The inventory management unit further comprises a number multiplication unit for multiplying the number of products of the same type exchanged in one gift certificate or a repeat processing unit for multiple processing, and the inventory management unit once performs the reading. If the bar code of the product targeted for the gift certificate is read by the department, the product information registered in the product information master is referred to from the product code of the bar code, and the number of products entered in the quantity integrating unit or repeat processing unit is counted. 2. The gift certificate object product management P according to claim 1, wherein the value is subtracted from the quantity of the inventory management master and updated and registered.
OS system. 4. A sales management master that registers sales information including a product code, a product name, and the amount thereof, a receipt issuing unit that issues a sales receipt, and management of product sales registration and receipt issuance in one transaction. A sales management unit is further provided, and when the product information master registers tax information in which internal tax / external tax is set in advance for a gift certificate target product, the sales management unit determines that the tax information is not included. 2. The gift certificate object product management POS system according to claim 1, wherein the receipt issuing unit manages the receipt so as to issue only the tax excluding the tax. 5. The sales management unit further comprises a difference processing unit for processing the difference between the gift certificate and the target product, and when the target product has a higher selling price than the gift certificate, only the difference is added and a receipt is issued. The gift certificate object product management POS system according to claim 4, characterized in that the receipt issuing unit is managed. 6. A step of reading a bar code attached to each product for each merchandise transaction, a sales totaling step of calculating a sales amount of each product from the read bar code, and a step of calculating the sales amount from each bar code. In a POS system that simultaneously executes an inventory management step for calculating the amount of inventory for each product, distinguishes between the case where a product transaction is carried out by cash or a cash voucher and the case where it is carried out by a gift certificate not treated as a cash voucher. When a transaction is performed with a gift certificate that is not treated as a cash voucher, the identification step is executed and only the inventory management step is performed and the sales totaling step is not performed. How to manage gift certificate target products. 7. The gift certificate target product according to claim 6, further comprising the step of separately counting the transaction quantity for each product from the read barcode when the identifying step is executed. Management method.