JPH10154273A - Merchandise sales data processor, and medium on which merchandise sales data processing program is recorded - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily and inexpensively issue a large number of order tickets to be distributed, for example, when a leader item, whose quantity is restricted, is sold in a specified time zone. SOLUTION: The medium is basically consists of a merchandise sale data processor like an ECR(electronic cash register) provided with a receipt printing and issuing function and POS(point of sales) terminal, etc., and the order ticket T is printed and issued by utilizing the receipt printing and issuing function provided with the merchandise sale data processor. Therefore, since the order ticket T is printed and issued by utilizing the receipt printing and issuing function originally provided with the merchandise sale data processor, a large number of the order tickets are easily and inexpensively issued.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a product such as an ECR (Electronic Cash Register) having a receipt print issuing function and a POS terminal used in a POS (Point of Sale) system. The present invention relates to a sales data processing device. The present invention also relates to a medium on which a product sales data processing program is recorded.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a store where a merchandise sales data processing device such as an ECR or a POS terminal is used, it is generally practiced to sell a featured product in a certain time zone in order to promote sales. I have. Such sales methods are, for example, specific contents that, for example, several types of products are advertised at exceptional special prices and sold in a limited number of months and at what time, and large suburban stores Is widely used as an active and active sales promotion strategy for attracting many customers to stores.

[0003] However, when selling a specialty product during a certain time zone, many people form a queue inside and outside the store before the sales start time, which may hinder normal business activities. is there. Therefore, in order to avoid congestion and confusion in the store, issue a numbered ticket in advance to customers who went to the store,
It has been a practice to sell featured products only to customers who have a numbered ticket at a special price. In this case, manual preparation of the numbered ticket is sufficient when the number of generated tickets is small, but it is troublesome when the number of generated tickets is large. In other words, when preparing a numbered ticket manually, fill in the necessary information on the sheet by handwriting or a word processor, copy and print the required number of copies with a copier or printer, and place the printed paper on scissors or cutters. And cut it into a numbered ticket. Therefore, when the number of sheets to be created increases, the operation becomes extremely troublesome. For this reason, a numbered ticket issuing device such as used in a bank or the like may be used to generate and issue a numbered ticket.

[0004]

However, the numbered ticket issuing apparatus itself is expensive, and the space in the store and in the backyard is squeezed. It is not desirable to use the device.

An object of the present invention is to provide a merchandise sales data processing apparatus capable of easily and inexpensively mass-producing a numbered ticket and a medium recording a program used therein.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a merchandise sales data processing apparatus which can use printed numbered tickets for merchandise sales registration processing.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a merchandise sales data processing apparatus having a receipt print issuance function, which prints and issues a numbered ticket using the receipt print issuance function. I did it. Therefore, the receipt print issuing function inherently provided in the product sales data processing apparatus is used, and a large number of numbered tickets are easily and inexpensively produced.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a merchandise sales data processing apparatus, comprising: a printer unit having a printing function and a paper cutting function; a numbered ticket data storage unit for storing and holding numbered ticket data relating to a numbered ticket; Print data generating means for generating print data corresponding to the commodity sales data or the numbered ticket data stored and held in the numbered ticket data storage unit, and a driver for the printer unit based on the print data generated by the print data generating means Printer drive control means for outputting a drive control signal to the printer to print and issue a receipt or a numbered ticket.

Here, the "printer unit" does not necessarily have to have an integral unit structure, but each unit is constituted separately, and as a result, performs a printing function and a paper cutting function. I just want it. The “printing function” is performed by, for example, a general receipt printer.
The "paper cutting function" is a function that completes the paper cutting function by itself, such as a rotary cutter, and finally a human operation, such as a fixed blade placed near the paper issuing port. It may have a function of cutting the paper. The "printer unit" includes the driver.

In the second aspect of the present invention, when product sales data is generated in association with the sale of a product, print data corresponding to the product sales data is generated by the print data generating means, and the generated print data is generated. The drive control signal is output from the printer drive control means to the driver of the printer unit on the basis of. As a result, a receipt is issued. When a numbered ticket is issued, print data corresponding to the numbered ticket data stored and held in the numbered ticket data storage unit is generated by the print data generating means, and the printer drive control means is generated based on the generated print data. The drive control signal is output to the driver of the printer unit. As a result, a numbered ticket is issued. Therefore,
The receipt print issuing function inherently provided in the commodity sales data processing apparatus is used, and a large number of numbered tickets are easily and inexpensively produced.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the product sales data processing apparatus of the second aspect, the numbered ticket data includes product specifying data for specifying a predetermined product. As the “product identification data”, for example, a machine-readable figure such as a product name, a product code, and a bar code is used. Therefore, the product specifying data is inserted into the print data generated by the print data generating means, and the product specifying data such as a product name, a product code, and a machine-readable figure are printed on the numbered ticket. Thereby, when registering the sale of a commodity exchanged for a numbered ticket generally placed near a merchandise sales data processing device such as an ECR or the like, the article registration data printed on the numbered ticket facilitates the article registration processing. .

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the product sales data processing apparatus of the third aspect, the print data generating means generates print data including machine-readable graphic data based on the product specifying data. As the “machine-readable figure”, for example, a barcode or a two-dimensional code is used. Therefore, a machine-readable figure such as a bar code is printed on the numbered ticket.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a medium recording a control program for causing a computer to control a receipt print issuing function of a merchandise sales data processing apparatus. A drive control signal is output to a driver of a printer unit having a function of generating print data according to sales data or numbered ticket data relating to a numbered ticket, and a printing function and a paper cutting function based on the generated print data, and receiving a receipt or A function to print and issue a numbered ticket is realized by a computer.

Therefore, the control program recorded on the medium causes the computer to generate print data corresponding to the product sales data when the product sales data is generated in association with the sale of the product, and to execute a printer based on the generated print data. The driver of the unit outputs a drive control signal. As a result, a receipt is issued from the merchandise sales data processing device. When issuing a numbered ticket, the control program recorded on the medium causes the computer to generate print data corresponding to the numbered ticket data, and outputs a drive control signal to the driver of the printer unit based on the generated print data. Let it. Thus, the numbered ticket issuance is performed by the merchandise sales data processing device. Therefore, the receipt print issuing function inherently provided in the product sales data processing apparatus is used, and a large number of numbered tickets are easily and inexpensively produced.

[0015]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. This embodiment is an example in which a product sales data processing device is applied to a stand-alone type ECR1.

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of the ECR 1. E
CR1 is placed on drawer 2 and this drawer 2
Of the drawer 3 is controlled. The ECR 1 has a flat casing shape in which an area for receiving an operation of an operator is inclined. In the inclined operation area, a keyboard 4, a key key 5, an issuing port 6, a journal window 7, and various keys are gathered. A coin tray 8 is provided. As viewed from the operator, the keyboard 4 and the key 5 are arranged in the right area, and the issuing port 6, the journal window 7, and the coin tray 8 are arranged in the left area. A display 9 is arranged on the upper right side of the ECR 1, and a customer side display unit (RIU) is provided on the back side.
10 are provided. The display 9 is composed of a liquid crystal display, and its display surface faces the operator. The customer side display unit 10 is also formed of a liquid crystal display, and its display surface is directed to the customer side who will face the operator at the time of use article sales registration. In FIG. 1, connection line 1
A scanner 1 for optically reading a bar code BC (see FIG. 4) is connected to the ECR 1 through the scanner 1.
2.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the electrical connection of each part built in the ECR 1. The ECR 1 has a built-in microcomputer (hereinafter, abbreviated as a microcomputer) 13 as a computer, and the microcomputer 13 drives and controls each unit. The microcomputer 13 controls each unit intensively.
A ROM 16 for storing fixed data in advance and a RAM 17 for variably storing variable data are connected to the PU 14 via a bus line 15.

In practice, a plurality of RAMs 17 are provided for different purposes and are used for purposes such as image memories and work areas. A part of the RAM 17 is a numbered ticket data storage unit that stores and holds numbered ticket data relating to a numbered ticket T (see FIGS. 4 and 5) described later. The numbered ticket data has a numbered ticket format structure including character code data "** numbered ticket **". This numbered ticket format is provided in two types, a full text size (see FIG. 4) and a simple text size (see FIG. 5).
The full-text size numbered ticket format includes a store name stamp area, date number area, "** numbered ticket **" character code data area, issue number area, product name / price area, and barcode area. . Of these, in the product name / price area, predetermined suitable product data can be rewritten freely, and when the product data is input, it functions as product specifying data. The simple text size numbered ticket format includes a shop name stamp area, a date area, a “** numbered ticket **” character code data area, and an issue number area.

An HDD 18 (hard disk drive) is connected to the bus line 15 connected to the CPU 14, and the HDD 18 stores a control program. Therefore, the HDD 18 is a medium on which the control program is recorded. When ECR1 starts, H
The control program stored in the DD 18 is written in the RAM 17, and the microcomputer 13 enters a state where the drive of each unit can be controlled. The components that are driven and controlled by the microcomputer 13 will be described below.

As shown in FIG. 1, the keyboard 4 includes a numeric key 4a for inputting, for example, a product code and a price.
It has an appearance structure in which various key groups such as a deposit / current total key 4b for declaring the closing in a product sales registration business and a section key 4c for specifying a product section are arranged for each block. Such a keyboard 4 is, as shown in FIG.
Connected to the bus line 15 via the input control circuit 19,
A signal corresponding to the key pressed by the operation of the input control circuit 19 is input to the microcomputer 13.

The key 5 is switched by a plurality of types of keys (not shown). In this case, the switchable positions differ depending on the type of the key. And key key 5
Is connected to the bus line 15 via the input control circuit 19, and inputs a signal corresponding to the switching position to the microcomputer 13 by the operation of the input control circuit 19. The microcomputer 13
The operation mode of the ECR 1 is set to a registration mode, a settlement mode, an inspection mode, an entry mode, or the like according to an output signal of the key key 5.

Display 9 and customer-side display unit 10
Are connected to the bus line 15 via the respective drivers 20 and 21, and when display data from the microcomputer 13 is input to the drivers 20 and 21,
It is driven by 21 to display a predetermined item.

The scanner 18 is connected to the bus line 15 via an input control circuit 22 to which the connection line 11 is connected, and transmits the bar code BC data read by the operation of the input control circuit 19 to the microcomputer 13.

The ECR 1 has a built-in printer unit 23.
3 is driven and controlled. The printer unit 23
An R / J printer (receipt journal printer) 24 connected to the bus line 15 is mainly configured, and includes a driver 25 interposed between the R / J printer 24 and the bus line 15. Therefore, the microcomputer 1
3 is input to the driver 25.
The / J printer 24 is driven by the driver 25 to print the contents corresponding to the print data. In this case, the R / J printer 24 has a receipt print issuing function, that is, a printing function and a paper cutting function in the receipt printer portion. The printing function is the original function of the printer, and the paper cutting function is to cut the long paper after printing with a cutter (not shown), and to receive or organize the cut long paper from the issuing port 6 arranged in the operation area of the ECR 1. This function is issued as a ticket T. Also,
The receipt printer includes a stamping device (not shown).
Is stamped with a store name stamp S (see FIGS. 4 and 5). In the journal printer portion of the R / J printer 24, journal printing relating to merchandise sales data is performed, and this is left as an internal record. At this time, the journal paper 27 is held in a state supported by a journal table (not shown).
It is exposed to the outside through the journal window 7 arranged in the operation area of the CR 1 and accepts writing by the operator.

Here, in addition to the control program, the HDD 18 also stores a master file of the product and a barcode creation module. Product master file is PL
It has a file structure of a U (Price Lookup) file structure, and variably stores and holds product data such as unit price and weight for each product code (JAN code) that specifies each product. The barcode creation module uses the barcode B, which is a JAN symbol, based on the product code.
This is a program for creating C. This barcode creation module is written into the RAM 17 together with the control program when the ECR 1 is started, and causes the microcomputer 13 to execute a barcode data creation function. That is, when a certain product code is given, the barcode data creation function generates this product code as barcode data in accordance with the JAN code system, and converts this barcode data to R code.
This is a function of developing the print data developed in the image memory in the AM 17 at a predetermined position.

The function that the control program stored in the HDD 18 causes the microcomputer 13 to execute will be described. In the ECR 1 after activation, an operation mode is selected according to the switching position of the key key 5. That is, the microcomputer 13 responds to the output signal generated by the switching position of the key 5 by the microcomputer 13.
The operation mode of the CR1 is set to a registration mode, a settlement mode, an inspection mode, an entry mode, and the like. For example, when the registration mode is set, a merchandise sales registration operation is performed.
In the merchandise sales registration business, the closing of one transaction is declared by pressing the deposit / current total key 4b, thereby generating merchandise sales data. The microcomputer 13 expands the product sales data in the image memory in the RAM 17 to generate print data (print data generating means), and outputs a drive control signal to the driver 25 of the printer unit 23 based on the generated print data. (Printer drive control means). As a result, the drive control of the R / J printer 24 is performed by the driver 25, and the printing of the receipt and the journal printing are performed.

The other processes in the registration mode and the processes in the settlement mode and the inspection mode are the same as the similar processes performed by the conventional ECR, and the description thereof is omitted.

Next, when the ECR 1 is set to the entry mode, a list of executable tasks is displayed on the display 9. This business list includes a numbered ticket issuing business. Each task is selected, for example, by specifying the identification number assigned to the display of each task using the keyboard 4 or the pointer. When a mouse (not shown) is connected to the input control circuit 19 of the keyboard 4, the designation by the pointer is performed by moving and clicking the pointer with the mouse.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the flow of the process of the numbered ticket issuing business. When the numbered ticket issuing task is selected, a display prompting the display 9 to input the number of numbered tickets T to be issued is displayed. In response to this, when the number is input using the number keys 4a of the keyboard 4, the input number is recognized by the microcomputer 13 (step S1). Next, a display prompting input of product data is displayed on the display 9. When the commodity data including the commodity code is inputted (step S2), the commodity name and the price are retrieved from the commodity master file stored in the HDD 18 using the commodity code as a key, and the numbered ticket data stored in the RAM 17 is stored. Overwrites the product name and price area in the full-text size numbered ticket format in the section (step S
3), the process proceeds to step S4. If it is specified in step S2 that no product data is input, step S3
Is skipped and the process moves to step S4.

In step S4, the image data based on the numbered ticket format in the numbered ticket data storage unit in the RAM 17 is expanded in the image memory in the RAM 17 to generate print data. At this time, when product data is input in step S2, a full-text size numbered ticket format is selected, and a date area, a “** numbered ticket **” character code data area, an issue number area, a product name / price area, and The print data in which the corresponding items are recorded in the barcode area are developed in the image memory. On the other hand, if it is specified in step 2 that product data is not to be input, a simple text size numbered ticket format is selected, and a date area, a “** numbered ticket **” character code data area,
The print data in which the corresponding items are recorded only in the issue number area is developed in the image memory. Here, the date obtained by the date calculation function of the microcomputer 13 is developed in the date area, and the issued serial number of the numbered ticket T is developed in the issue number area. The issue serial number is initially 0. Then, bar code data corresponding to the product code input in step S2 is developed in the bar code area. This barcode data is created by a barcode creation module.

According to steps S3 and S4 described above,
The function of the print data generating means is executed.

In the following step S5, the counter of the microcomputer 13 counts up the number of issued sheets. At this time, RA
In the print data developed in the image memory in M17, the number developed in the issue number area of the numbered ticket format is 1
It is incremented by one. Subsequently, in step S6, a numbered ticket print issuing process is executed. That is, a drive control signal is output to the driver 25 of the printer unit 23 based on the generated print data (printer drive control means), whereby the drive control of the R / J printer 24 is performed by the driver 25 and the numbered ticket T Is issued. When the numbered ticket T is issued, the numbered ticket T is stamped with a store name stamp S indicating the store name, its address, telephone number, and the like by a stamp device.

FIGS. 4 and 5 are plan views showing examples of the numbered tickets T issued. FIG. 4 shows a numbered ticket T corresponding to a full text size numbered ticket format, and FIG. 5 shows a numbered ticket T corresponding to a simple text size numbered ticket format.
Are shown below.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the numbered ticket T can be printed and issued using the receipt print issuance function inherently provided in the ECR 1 which must be installed in a store. The numbered tickets T can be easily and inexpensively mass-produced without the necessity of separately installing a numbered ticket issuing device which is expensive in itself and which presses the space in the store or the backyard.

A numbered ticket T corresponding to a full-text size numbered ticket format as exemplified in FIG.
The product name “XXXXX” and the barcode BC are printed. For this reason, it is possible to facilitate the sales registration processing of the product when trading the product in exchange for the numbered ticket T generally placed near the ECR 1. In other words, the cashier
By inputting a product code using the keyboard 4 while viewing the display of the product, or by inputting a barcode by scanning the barcode BC with the scanner 12, the input operation of the product data is significantly simplified. In this case, the same result can be obtained by printing the product code itself on the numbered ticket T instead of the product name.

Note that the present invention may be applied to a POS system or a POS terminal.

Further, in the present embodiment, the HDD 18 is used as a medium on which the control program is recorded, but the medium may be a floppy disk, a ROM 16 or the like.
And the like may be used.

[0038]

The merchandise sales data processing device according to the first aspect of the present invention prints and issues a numbered ticket using the receipt print issuance function inherently provided in the merchandise sales data processing device which must be installed in a store. As such, it is expensive in itself, and without separately installing a numbered ticket issuing device that presses down on the space inside the store or backyard,
A numbered ticket can be easily and inexpensively mass-produced.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a merchandise sales data processing apparatus for generating print data in accordance with merchandise sales data generated according to sales of merchandise or numbered ticket data stored and held in a numbered ticket data storage unit. Is generated, and the printer drive control means outputs a drive control signal to the driver of the reprinter unit based on the generated print data so as to print and issue a receipt or a numbered ticket. Further, a numbered ticket can be easily and inexpensively mass-produced without separately installing a numbered ticket issuing device that presses the space in the store or the backyard.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the merchandise sales data processing apparatus of the second aspect, since the numbered ticket data includes the product specifying data for specifying a predetermined product, the numbered ticket includes, for example, a product name and a product. Codes, machine-readable figures, and other product specific data can be printed. Therefore, when a product is registered for sale in exchange for a numbered ticket generally placed near a product sales data processing device such as an ECR, Of the sales registration process can be facilitated.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the product sales data processing device of the third aspect, the print data generating means generates print data including machine-readable graphic data based on the product specifying data. Therefore, a machine-readable figure such as a bar code can be printed on the numbered ticket, and therefore, the sales registration process of the product can be further facilitated at the time of sales registration of the product in exchange for the numbered ticket. .

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a medium storing a control program, wherein a function of generating print data corresponding to commodity sales data or a numbered ticket data relating to a numbered ticket generated with the sale of a product; A control program for outputting a drive control signal to a driver of a printer unit having a printing function and a paper cutting function based on the computer and realizing a function of printing and issuing a receipt or a numbered ticket is recorded. Also, without separately installing a numbered ticket issuing device that presses the space in the store or the backyard, the numbered ticket can be easily and inexpensively made using a product sales data processing device that is indispensable in the store. Can be mass-produced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of an ECR showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the electrical connection of each unit inside the ECR.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the flow of a numbered ticket issuing business process.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing an example of a numbered ticket issued.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing another example of the issued numbered ticket.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Merchandise sales data processing apparatus 13 Computer 17 Numbered ticket data storage part 18 Medium on which control program was recorded 23 Printer unit T Numbered ticket

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A merchandise sales data processing apparatus having a receipt print issuance function, wherein a numbered ticket is printed and issued using the receipt print issuance function. 2. A printer unit having a printing function and a paper cutting function; a numbered ticket data storage unit for storing and holding numbered ticket data related to a numbered ticket; Print data generating means for generating print data in accordance with the numbered ticket data stored and held in the section; and a drive control signal output to a driver of the printer unit based on the print data generated by the print data generating means, thereby receiving a receipt. Or a printer drive control unit for printing and issuing a numbered ticket. 3. The merchandise sales data processing device according to claim 2, wherein the numbered ticket data includes merchandise specifying data for specifying a predetermined merchandise. 4. The merchandise sales data processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the print data generating means generates print data including machine-readable graphic data based on the merchandise specifying data. 5. A medium storing a control program for causing a computer to control a receipt print issuing function of a product sales data processing device, wherein the control program relates to product sales data or a numbered ticket generated with the sale of a product. A drive control signal is output to a driver of a printer unit having a function of generating print data in accordance with the numbered ticket data and a printing function and a paper cutting function based on the generated print data to print and issue a receipt or a numbered ticket. A medium recording a product sales data processing program, wherein the computer realizes the following functions: