JPH10222761A - Sales data processor and storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the system cost and to lighten the burden of operation on operators of respective POS terminal devices by connecting an image processor which composes various image data to the POS terminal devices by a communication network such as a LAN together with a server, making it easy to print various image data corresponding to transaction data on receipts on the respective POS terminals, and allowing the POS terminal devices to share the composing function for image data. SOLUTION: CPUs 31 of POS terminal devices 30a and 30b when performing POS terminal control processes store various POP image data sent from the server through the LAN after an image input process in POP image files 33a in RAMs 33, print the POP image data on the backgrounds of receipts by article registering processes, and print POP images by article sale quantities on the receipts in checkout processes.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a sales data processing apparatus, and more particularly, to a sales data processing apparatus for printing image data on a receipt according to the status of a product transaction.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An ECR (Electronic Cash Register) and POS (Point Of Scales System) terminal device outputs input sales data, accumulates (registers) the sales data, and registers the registered sales amount and sales. It is a device that performs inspection and checkout that outputs the number of products, the number of sales, etc., and is installed in department stores, supermarkets, convenience stores, etc., and immediately collects data used for product management, customer management, sales management, etc. It is a terminal device.

[0003] These devices print the sales amount, quantity, discount amount, and the like of registered products on receipt paper,
In order to print the same registered contents on journal paper and use it for business management, there is a built-in printing device that prints on receipt paper and journal paper. Thermal printers with line heads arranged in a shape are often used, and based on print data such as sales amount, quantity, discount amount, etc. of goods input in transaction units, print areas on receipt paper and journal paper are printed. Printing has been executed for this.

[0004] In addition to the print data such as the sales amount, quantity, discount amount, etc. of the goods input in the transaction unit, a design mark or service message of the store is printed on the receipt paper, or as receipt paper. In some cases, a design mark of a shop or the like, which is printed in the background in advance, is used, which contributes to sales promotion and shop P / R.

[0005]

However, in such a conventional thermal printer built into an ECR or a POS terminal device, uniform image data such as a store design mark and a service message other than the sales data is generated. Although it was printed on receipt paper, graphic data behind the sales data corresponded to the transaction situation,
For example, it has not been possible to add a printing function for printing advertisement information, special treatment coupons, or coupons according to the customer demographics (age, gender, etc.).

That is, in a conventional thermal printer built in an ECR or POS system, there is a problem in printing speed and printing quality of graphic data. No function was added.

An object of the present invention is to facilitate printing of various image data on a receipt in a POS terminal device in accordance with a transaction situation.

[0008]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
An image storage means for storing image data corresponding to the classification for each classification, a sales data storage means for storing, when a product is registered, cumulative sales data of the registered product for each product classification; In response to the instruction, a discriminating means for discriminating a category corresponding to a product having the largest amount of cumulative sales data in one transaction, and Reading means for reading the image data stored in the image storage means, and when printing the cumulative sales data for each product category stored in the sales data storage means, the image data read by the reading means as a background. And a printing means for printing.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the image data corresponding to the classification is stored in the image storage means for each classification, and when a product is registered, the cumulative sales data of the registered product is classified into the product classification. Separately, stored in the sales data storage means, and in response to the end of one transaction being instructed, the discriminating means discriminates the category corresponding to the product with the largest cumulative sales data in one transaction, and the reading means, Reading out the image data stored in the image storage means corresponding to the largest classification of the determined cumulative sales data,
When the printing means prints the total sales data for each product category stored in the sales data storage means, the image data read by the reading means is printed as a background.

[0010] Therefore, the background pattern to be printed on the receipt can be determined according to the purchased item of the product, and the receipt makes it possible to advertise the shopper with a stronger impression.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 to FIG. 11 are views showing an embodiment of a client-server type POS system to which a data processing device of the present invention is applied.

First, the configuration will be described.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a system configuration of a POS system according to this embodiment. In the POS system shown in FIG. 1, an image data processing device 1 having a function of creating image data to be printed on a receipt
The server 20 and two POS terminal devices 30a and 30b are connected via a (Local Area Network). Therefore, the POS system according to the present embodiment is configured such that one image data processing device 1 is shared by two POS terminal devices 30a and 30b via the LAN. The POS terminal devices 30a and 30b have POS terminal Nos. As “POS1” and “POS2”
Shall be assigned.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of the image data processing apparatus 1. In FIG. 2, the image data processing device 1 includes a CPU 2, an input device 3, a RAM 4, an image reader 5, a display device 6, a printing device 7, a storage device 8, and the like. I have.

CPU (Central Processing Unit) 2
According to various control programs stored in the storage device 8, each unit in the image data processing device 1 is controlled to execute an image editing process described later to edit the original image data read by the image reader 5. And PO
Various POP image data to be printed on a receipt is created for each of the S terminal devices 30a and 30b, and the created various PO
The P image data is transmitted to the server 20 via the LAN and stored in each POS terminal device 30. This CPU
The data configuration of the POP image data created in the image editing process 2 includes an actual image image, the type of the image (image or character, etc.),
POS terminal Nos. Of the POS terminal devices 30a and 30b. : P
OS1 and POS2 are associated with the expiration date and time of the POP image data. The expiration date and time of the POP image data is set in accordance with the date and time set corresponding to various transaction contents such as a service period of a product using the POP image data.

The input device 3 includes, as various keys necessary for image data editing processing, a cursor key for setting a reading range of a document set on the image reader 5, a numerical key for setting an enlargement / reduction ratio, and an enlargement / reduction. A designation key for designating, a decision key for confirming the created image data, and the like, and an instruction signal corresponding to the key input operation are provided by the CPU.
Output to 2. The input device 3 also includes a mouse (not shown) as a pointing device,
An operation for specifying an area of the image data being edited can be performed by a mouse operation.

A RAM (Random Access Memory) 4
A memory area for temporarily storing various data such as image data being edited processed when the image data editing process is performed by the CPU 2 is formed. This memory area is shown in FIG. 2B. It has a read data memory 4a and a creation data memory 4b. The read data memory 4a temporarily stores original image data read by the image reader 5, and the creation data memory 4b temporarily stores image data read as a processing target in the image data editing process.

The image reader 5 includes a line image sensor and a document scanning mechanism for scanning a document set on a document table on a screen to be read. The document set on the document table is scanned by the line image sensor. The image data is read in a reading range corresponding to an instruction (reading range, enlargement / reduction magnification) input from the input device 3, and the read image data is enlarged / reduced and transmitted to the CPU 2.

The display device 6 is a CRT (Cathode Ray Tub).
e) and a liquid crystal display.
The image data during the image editing process executed by the input device 3 and the input data input from the input device 3 are displayed.
The printing device 6 prints various POP image data created by the CPU 2 in the image data editing process.

The storage device 8 has a storage medium 9 in which programs, data and the like are stored in advance, and this storage medium 9 is constituted by a magnetic or optical recording medium or a semiconductor memory. The storage medium 9 is fixedly provided in the storage device 8 or is detachably mounted. The storage medium 9 corresponds to the image data editing processing program and the image data processing device 1. Data and the like processed by various processing programs are stored.

The program, data, and the like stored in the storage medium 9 may be configured to be received and stored from another device connected via a LAN. A storage device 8 having the storage medium 9 may be provided on another device side, and a program and data stored in the storage medium 9 may be used via a communication line.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of the server 20. In FIG. 3, the server 20
CPU 21, input device 22, RAM 23, display device 2
4, a printing device 25 and a storage device 26, each of which is connected to a bus 28.

The CPU 21 controls each unit in the server 20 according to various control programs stored in the storage device 26, and connects the image data processing device 1 and the POS terminal devices 30a and 30b via a LAN. Controls transmission and reception of various POP image data. That is, C
The PU 21 identifies various POP image data transmitted from the image data processing apparatus 1 via the LAN for each of the POS terminal devices 30a and 30b, stores the POP image data in the storage device 26, and transmits the POP image data from the POS terminal devices 30a and 30b. In response to a request for POP image data input via the LAN, the requested POP image data is read from the storage device 26 and the requested POS terminal device 30 is read.
a and 30b.

The input device 22 has a key group for inputting various instructions such as maintenance in the storage device 26 and correction of various control contents, and outputs an instruction signal corresponding to the various key operations to the CPU 21. The RAM 23 forms a memory area for temporarily storing image data processed when image data is transmitted and received by the CPU 21.

The display device 24 is composed of a CRT, a liquid crystal display, or the like, and displays and transmits and receives image data executed by the CPU 21 and displays input data input from the input device 22. The printing device 25 is a CPU
21 prints management data and the like of image data stored for each of the POS terminal devices 30a and 30b.

The storage device 26 has a storage medium 27 in which programs, data, and the like are stored in advance, and the storage medium 27 is constituted by a magnetic or optical recording medium or a semiconductor memory. The storage medium 27 is fixedly provided on the storage device 26 or is detachably mounted. The storage medium 27 has various processing programs corresponding to the image data transfer processing and the image data storage processing. And the processed data and the like are stored.

The program, data, and the like stored in the storage medium 27 may be configured to be received and stored from another device connected via a LAN.
The storage device 26 provided with the storage medium 27 may be provided on the other device side connected via the like, and the program and data stored in the storage medium 27 may be used via a communication line. .

FIG. 4A shows POS terminal devices 30a, 3
It is a block diagram which shows the principal part structure of 0b. This figure 4
In (a), the POS terminal devices 30a and 30b
It comprises a PU 31, an input device 32, a RAM 33, a drawer 34, a display device 35, a printing device 36 and a storage device 37, and each part is connected to a bus 39.

The CPU 31 performs arithmetic processing of numerical values necessary for various operations while transmitting and receiving various data to and from the RAM 33 according to various control programs stored in the storage device 37, and based on the arithmetic processing, executes the POS terminal device. 30
a, and outputs various control signals for controlling each unit in 30b. Further, the CPU 31 stores various POP image data transmitted from the server 20 via the LAN in the POS terminal control process to be described later in the POP image file 33a in the RAM 33, and stores the POP image file 33a in the product registration process. POP image data is printed on the background, and PO is classified according to the number of products sold by the closing process.
The P image is printed on the receipt.

The input device 32 includes a mode key, a Clarke key, a numeric keypad, a function key, and the like.
The CPU 31 outputs various operation data, mode data, and the like input by a user's key operation to the CPU 31. The input device 32 also includes a barcode scanner that reads a barcode (PLU code) of a product.

The RAM 33 stores transaction data and PO data processed when the CPU 31 performs the POS terminal control processing.
A memory area for temporarily storing various data such as P image data is formed. That is, the RAM 33 has a POP image file 33a shown in FIG.
And a PLU file 33c.

The POP image file 33a includes
As the various POP image data, POP image data taken from the server 20, an Internet address that can be accessed from an external communication terminal via a LAN, an expiration date, a storage date, and the like of a product related to the POP image data are stored. POP image file 3
3a stores the fixed POP image data shown in FIG. Image data management work file 3
3b, as shown in FIG. 5A, “image file ID (ID1, ID2, I2
D3...) ", A" counter "for counting the number of sales for each product corresponding to the image file ID, and a" priority "for setting the priority of image data to be printed when the number of sales is the same. The PLU file 33c stores a "PLU (Price Look Up) code" for each product, as shown in FIG. 5B, in association with the "image data" of each product corresponding to the image file ID.
, “Product Name”, “Unit Price”, and “Image File I”
D ".

The drawer 34 stores cash, and the input device 3
2 is released when a "cash / deposit key" or the like is operated. The display device 35 includes a CRT, a liquid crystal display, and the like, and includes the CPU 31, the input device 32, and the RA.
The calculation result, various data, sales data, various POP image data to be printed on receipt paper, and the like input from M33 are displayed.

The printing device 36 is constituted by a line thermal printer or the like, and controls a printing operation and a paper feeding operation according to a printing control program stored in the storage device 37.
Sales data input from PU 31 and P in RAM 33
The POP image data stored in the OP image file 33a is combined in the RAM 33, and the print receipt image image data to be transferred is output to the print head unit in the thermal printer at predetermined time intervals line by line. Print on the receipt paper that is set.

The storage device 37 has a storage medium 38 in which programs, data and the like are stored in advance, and this storage medium 38 is constituted by a magnetic or optical recording medium or a semiconductor memory. The storage medium 38 is fixedly provided on the storage device 37 or is detachably mounted. The storage medium 38 includes the POS
It stores various processing programs corresponding to the terminal control processing, data processed by these processing, and the like.

The program, data, and the like stored in the storage medium 38 may be received and stored from another device connected via the LAN.
A storage device 37 provided with the storage medium 38 may be provided on another device connected via the like, and a program and data stored in the storage medium 38 may be used via a communication line. .

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.

First, the image data processing executed by the image data processing apparatus 1 of FIG. 2 and the image data transfer / storage processing executed by the server 20 of FIG. 3 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

First, in the image data processing apparatus 1, the original image of the original set on the original platen of the image reader 5 is scanned by the original scanning mechanism based on the reading range and the enlargement / reduction magnification designated by the user from the input device 3. Scans the original image data and reads the original image data (step P1).
The image is temporarily stored in AM4, and the image editing process is started (step P2).

At the time of this image editing processing, a RAM
4 is displayed on the display device 6 to specify the image data to be edited, and the specified image data to be edited is read from the RAM 4.
Next, the basic mount image for editing is read out from the storage device 8 and displayed on the display device 6, and the image data specified on the creation data memory 4b of the RAM 4 is stored so as not to protrude from the frame of the basic mount. Combine / edit. As a result of the combination, if the image data to be edited is within the frame of the basic mount, the image data combined on the creation data memory 4b of the RAM 4 is stored in the external storage device 8 and the next data in FIG. The process proceeds to step P3, in which it is determined whether or not the image editing content is to be determined by the user's operation of the determination key on the input device 3. If not, the process returns to the image editing process.

When it is determined, the POS terminal devices 30a, 30b are associated with the POP image data.
Of each POS terminal No. : POS1, POS2 and expiration date are added, and both data are stored in the storage device 8 (step P4). Then, after both the stored data are transmitted to the server 20 via the LAN, the both data are cleared (step P5), and the image data processing ends.

As described above, in the image data processing device 1, POP image data to be printed on a receipt in the POS terminal devices 30a and 30b can be arbitrarily collectively created, and the POP image data in the POS terminal devices 30a and 30b can be created. The labor of creating image data can be omitted.

Next, image data transfer / storage processing by the server 20 in FIG. 3 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

The server 20 is in a waiting state for receiving the POP image data transmitted from the image data processing apparatus 1 via the LAN, and receives the POS image data from the image data processing apparatus 1 via the LAN.
Terminal No. And the expiration date and time (step S
1), the POP image data and the POS terminal No. And the expiration date and time are stored in the storage device 26 in association with each other (step S2).

Next, the POS terminal 3 is connected via the LAN.
It shifts to the reception waiting state for the transmission request of the POP image data transmitted from 0a and 30b (step S3),
When the transmission request of the P image data is not received, the process returns to the state of waiting for the reception of the POP image data from the image data processing device 1 in step S1. When a POP image data transmission request is received, the POS terminal 30
POP image data corresponding to the transmission request from the POS terminal No. a. It is checked whether or not it is stored in the storage device 26 in association with the
4).

The POP image data corresponding to the transmission request is the POS terminal No. Storage device 2 associated with
If the POP image data is not stored in step S6, the process returns to step S1 to wait for reception of POP image data from the image data processing apparatus 1, and the POP image data corresponding to the transmission request is
The POS terminal No. When stored in the storage device 26 in association with the POP image data requested to be transmitted, all of the corresponding POP image data together with the expiration date and time are stored.
The data is transmitted to the terminal devices 30a and 30b, and the process returns to the state of waiting for reception of POP image data from the image data processing device 1 in step S1.

As described above, the server 20 receives and stores the POP image data created by the image data processing device 1 and stores the POP image data in the POS terminal device 30.
a, a transmission process of transmitting the accumulated POP image data in response to a transmission request from 30b, is repeatedly executed. For this reason, the POS terminal devices 30a and 30b store only necessary POP image data in each case.
, It is sufficient to receive and store the request, and the memory capacity for storing the POP image data can be set to a minimum.

Next, the POS terminals 30a, 30 in FIG.
The POS terminal control processing by b will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

The POS terminal devices 30a and 30b analyze the contents of the key input from the input device 32 by the user (steps T1 and T2). If the contents of the instruction are "image capture", the image capture is performed. Start processing. This image capturing process will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

In this image capturing process, first, the terminal No. : A POP image transmission request signal is transmitted to the server 20 via the LAN together with POS1 and POS2 (step T51). It is determined whether or not POP image data has been received from the server 20 in response to the POP image transmission request (step T52). When all the POP image data accumulated in the step (a) are received together with the expiration date and time, the received POP image data is displayed on the display device 35 (step T53). Then, the received POP image data is stored in the POP image file 3 in the RAM 33.
3a (step T54), terminates the image capturing process, and returns to the input waiting process of step T1 in FIG.

In step T52, the server 2
If no POP image data is received from the server 20, the POP image data stored for itself is stored in the server 20.
Is displayed on the display device 35 (step T55), the image capturing process ends, and the process returns to the input waiting process of step T1 in FIG.

Also, the contents of the instruction input by the user via the input device 32 are analyzed (steps T1 and T1).
2) If the instruction is "product registration", the product registration process is started. This product registration process will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

In the merchandise registration process, first, a PL in the RAM 33 stored in correspondence with the input PLU code is stored.
The U file 33c is searched to read the corresponding product name and unit price, and stored in the corresponding column of the image data management work file 33b in the RAM 33 (step T31). Next, the total of the sales data stored in each totalizer of the PLU file 33c is calculated (step T3).
2), acquire the image file ID of the product from the PLU file 33c (step T33).

Then, the acquired image file ID of the corresponding product is stored in the management work file 33 of the image data.
b is checked (step T3).
4). If the image file ID of the corresponding product has not been set, the image data management work file 33b
Then, the image file ID for the product and the counter value (1) are newly set (step T35), and the present process ends, and the process returns to the input waiting process of step T1 in FIG.
If the image file ID of the corresponding product has been set, the corresponding counter value is incremented (+1).
(Step T36) to end the product registration process,
The process returns to the input waiting process of step T1 in FIG.

Further, the contents of the instruction input by the user through the input device 32 are analyzed (steps T1 and T1).
2) If the instruction is "close", the closing process is started. This closing process will be described based on the flowchart shown in FIG.

In the closing process, first, the sales data of each totalizer in the PLU file 33c is updated (step T).
41), the image file ID having the largest counter value among the counter values in the image data management work file 33b is selected (step T42). If there are a plurality of counters having the same number of the largest counter values (step T43), image file IDs having the same number of counter values
The image file ID having the higher priority is selected (step T44).

The image data corresponding to the selected image file ID is read from the image data management work file 33b to a print buffer set in the RAM 33 (step T45), and the read image data and product item information / total price are read. It is combined with text data such as information (step T46). The combined data is printed on the receipt by the printing device 7 (step T).
47) After printing the combined data, the fixed POP image data stored in the POP image file 33a is printed on the receipt (step T48).

As a result of the printing process on the receipt in steps T47 and T48, for example, a receipt as shown in FIG. 11 is printed out. In the receipt shown in FIG. 11, a receipt print area, a combined data print area, and a fixed POP image print area are printed in order from the top in the figure. In the composite data print area, the image data of the product selected based on the counter value and the priority is printed as a halftone background, and text data such as product item information and total amount information is printed on the background. ing.

Next, in step T49, the stored contents of the image data in the management work file 33b are cleared, the final closing process ends, and the process returns to the input waiting process in step T1 in FIG.

The POP image data corresponding to the number of items sold is received from the server 20 by the image fetching process of steps T51 to T55 in FIG.
This is stored in the POP image file 33a in M33. Therefore, the POS terminal devices 30a, 30b
Then, when printing the POP image corresponding to the number of sold products on the receipt, the POP image corresponding to the number of sold products is used.
The trouble of creating an image can be omitted.

The above is the POS terminal control processing in the POS terminal devices 30a and 30b.
Since the OP image data is collectively created by the image data processing device 1 and received from the server 20, the POS terminal devices 30 a and 30 b do not need to create POP image data. Thus, the work load of the operator operating the POS terminal devices 30a and 30b can be reduced, and the work efficiency can be improved.

In the POS terminal devices 30a and 30b, only the POP images necessary for the transaction processing are stored in the RAM 33.
Since the POP image data stored in the POP image file 33a and having expired date and time is overwritten by the similar POP image data newly received from the server 20, the memory capacity of the POP image file 33a in the RAM 33 is changed. Need not be provided more than necessary, and efficient use of memory can be achieved.

The POS terminal 30 according to the present embodiment
Then, since the background pattern of the receipt is determined according to the purchased item of the product, the receipt makes it possible to provide a more impressive advertisement to the shopper. Further, in the above embodiment, the product image to be printed as the background pattern of the receipt is determined according to the number of sales and the priority of the product. Image can be printed with priority.

In the POS system according to the above-described embodiment, two POS terminal devices 30a and 30b share one image data processing device 1. However, three or more POS terminal devices are used. Of course, the image data processing apparatus 1 may be shared, and the connection form between the apparatuses is not limited to the LAN.
It may use an AN or a public communication line.

Also, in the above embodiment, two POS
The terminal devices 30a and 30b share the image data processing device 1 and the server 20 via the LAN, collectively create various POP images to be printed on a receipt in the image data processing device 1, and create the various POP images. Is stored in the server 20 for each POS terminal device, and the POS terminal device 3
0a and 30b show the case where various POP image data based on the number of sold products are printed on the receipt at the time of the closing process. Other usage forms of the POP image printed on the receipt include, for example, May be printed on a receipt as a POP image, and the form of use is not limited.

[0067]

According to the sales data processing apparatus of the first aspect of the present invention, the background pattern to be printed on the receipt can be determined according to the purchased item of the product, and the receipt gives the shopper an impression that is more impressive to the shopper. It becomes possible.

According to the sales data processing apparatus of the present invention, in order to determine the product image to be printed as the background pattern of the receipt according to the number of products sold and the priority, the priority is set. By making the change, the image of the product that the store wants to impress can be preferentially printed.

According to the sales data processing device of the present invention, only necessary image data can be received and stored from another device in the sales data processing device, and can be printed on a receipt together with input data. The memory capacity for storing the image data can be reduced, and the trouble of creating the image data can be omitted.

According to the storage medium of the fourth aspect,
A computer can execute a program for determining a background pattern to be printed on a receipt according to a purchased item of a product.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a system configuration of a POS system according to an embodiment to which a data processing device of the present invention is applied.

2A is a block diagram illustrating a main configuration of the image data processing apparatus 1 in FIG. 1, and FIG. 2B is a diagram illustrating a memory configuration in a RAM 4 in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of a server 20 in FIG. 1;

4A is a block diagram illustrating a main configuration of the POS terminal device in FIG. 1, and FIG. 4B is a diagram illustrating a memory configuration in a RAM 33 in FIG.

FIG. 5 (b) shows the file contents stored in the management work file 33b of the image data in the RAM 33 in FIG. 4 (b) (FIG. 5 (a)) and the file contents stored in the PLU file 33c (FIG. 4 (b)) , POP image file 3
FIG. 3C shows fixed image data stored in 3a (FIG. 3C).

6 is a flowchart of image data processing executed by the image data processing apparatus 1 of FIG. 2 and a flowchart of image data transfer / accumulation processing executed by the server 20 of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a P executed by the POS terminal device 30 in FIG.
9 is a flowchart of an OS terminal control process.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart of an image capturing process executed in the POS terminal control process of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a flowchart of a merchandise item registration process executed in the POS terminal control process of FIG. 7;

FIG. 10 is a flowchart of a closing process executed in the POS terminal control process of FIG. 7;

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a receipt on which a POP image for each sales number of a product is printed on the receipt by the closing process of FIG. 10;

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 image data processing device 2, 21, 31 CPU 3, 22, 32 input device 4, 23, 33 RAM 4a read data memory 4b creation data memory 5 image reader 6, 24, 35 display device 7, 25, 36 printing device 8 , 26, 37 Storage device 9, 27, 38 Storage medium 10, 28, 39 Bus 20 Server 30 POS terminal device 33a POP image file 33b Image data management work file 33c PLU file 34 Drawer

Claims (4)

[Claims] An image storage means for storing image data corresponding to a category for each category, and a sales data storage means for storing, when a product is registered, cumulative sales data of the registered product for each product category. Determining means for determining, in response to an instruction to end one transaction, a classification corresponding to a product having the largest amount of cumulative sales data in one transaction; and Reading means for reading the image data stored in the image storage means corresponding to the classification; and reading out the cumulative sales data for each product category stored in the sales data storage means by the reading means. A sales data processing apparatus comprising: a printing unit that prints image data as a background. 2. The image data storage means sets a priority for each of the image data corresponding to the stored classification, and the determination means determines that the same number of cumulative sales data exists in one transaction. 2. The sales data processing device according to claim 1, wherein the reading means reads out the image data stored in the image data storing means according to the set priority. 3. The image processing apparatus further comprises: receiving means for receiving image data transmitted from another device; and storage control means for storing the image data received by the receiving means in the image storage means. The sales data processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein 4. A storage medium storing a computer-executable program, wherein when a product is registered, the computer is capable of storing cumulative sales data of the registered product for each product category. A program code, a program code which can be executed by a computer to determine a category corresponding to a product having the largest cumulative sales data in one transaction in response to an instruction to end one transaction, and Computer-executable program code for reading out image data corresponding to the most categorized accumulated sales data from the image data stored in association with the categorization, and Computer for printing the read image data as a background when printing the total sales data of A storage medium characterized by storing a program code executable by: and a program including: