JPH10334345A - Method and device for registering merchandise data - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and a device for registering merchandise data with which merchandise data can be easily registered to prevent the data from exceeding the memory capacity of merchandise data storage device when registering the merchandise data. SOLUTION: When the merchandise data exceed the memory capacity of merchandise data storage device 2, out of the merchandise data which are registered in the merchandise data storage device 2 those ones are used at the old date are erased while referring to the utilization control file 4. The merchandise data which are not utilized and have no necessity to be registered are easily erased. Thus, the merchandise data required to be registered can be easily registered.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for registering merchandise data, such as a POS system, for merchandise sold using merchandise data registered in a merchandise data storage device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, in a mass retailer such as a supermarket, a P / S comprising a POS terminal (register) in the store and a store controller placed in a backyard.
A product is sold using an OS (Point of Sales) system. Product data such as product code, unit price, and weight are registered in the product data storage device (product master) in the store controller. And a label printed with a barcode indicating the like. The barcode of the purchased product is read by the register, and based on the product code, product data such as the unit price of the product is called from the product data storage device in the store controller, and the purchased product is The price is displayed,
Further, the sales date and time are stored, and the sales amount and quantity are totaled.

On the other hand, new merchandise is registered in the merchandise data storage device in accordance with a change in season or from the viewpoint of sales promotion or the like. It may be changed and registered for update. On the other hand, there is also product data that is not required to be registered in the product data storage device, such as products for which product data is hardly used, that is, products with poor sales and seasonal products that have passed the season.

In an off-line POS system in which the store controller performs processing alone, when new product data is registered, if the memory capacity of the product data storage device is exceeded, an error message may be displayed. In this case, from the product data registered in the product data storage device, select and delete the product data that does not need to be registered at the discretion of the operator, secure the memory capacity, and register the new product data I do.

In an online POS system connected to a control center host computer,
When the memory capacity of the product data storage device is exceeded, the subsequent product data may not be registered in the product data storage device. In this case, the product data is registered in a separate buffer that temporarily stores the product data.

[0006]

However, when registering the product data, if the memory capacity of the product data storage device is exceeded, the product data that does not need to be registered in the offline POS system as described above. Must be selected from the product data registered in the product data storage device and deleted, and there is a problem that the selection is complicated. Further, also in the case of an online POS system, it is necessary to frequently perform backup since the storage capacity of a buffer for temporarily storing data is small, and there is a problem that this backup operation is complicated.

[0007] The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems, and when registering merchandise data, does not exceed the memory capacity of the merchandise data storage device and can easily register the merchandise data. It is intended to provide a registration method and apparatus.

[0008]

To achieve the above object, a method and an apparatus for registering product data according to one aspect of the present invention register product data including a product name and a unit price in a product data storage device. The date and time when the product data was used is stored in the usage management file. When registering the product data, the memory capacity of the product data storage device is checked, and if it exceeds the memory capacity, it is stored in the usage management file. With reference to the use date and time, the product data with the old use date and time is deleted from the product data registered in the product data storage device, and then the product data is registered.

According to the above configuration, if the memory capacity of the product data storage device is exceeded, the oldest use date of the product data registered in the product data storage device is deleted by referring to the use management file. Therefore, it is possible to easily delete product data that is not used and does not need to be registered, and thereby it is possible to easily register product data that needs to be registered.

[0010] A product data registration method and apparatus according to another configuration of the present invention register product data including a product name and a unit price in a product data storage device master, and the product data is registered in the product data storage device master. The registration date and time is stored in the registration management file each time the product data is registered. When registering the product data, the memory capacity of the product data storage device master is checked, and if it exceeds the memory capacity, it is stored in the registration management file. With reference to the registered date and time, after deleting the product data with the oldest registration date and time from the product data registered in the product data storage device master, the product data is registered.

[0011] According to the above configuration, if the memory capacity of the product data storage device is exceeded, the product data with the oldest registration date and time is deleted from the product data registered in the product data storage device with reference to the registration management file. Therefore, it is possible to easily delete the product data whose registration date and time is old and does not need to be registered, and thereby easily register the product data that needs to be registered.

A method and an apparatus for registering product data according to still another configuration of the present invention register product data including a product name and a unit price in a product master, and store a sales period of the product in a sales period management file. In advance, at a predetermined timing, with reference to the sales period stored in the sales period management file, the product data whose sales period has elapsed among the product data registered in the product master is deleted.

According to the above configuration, at a predetermined timing,
With reference to the sales period stored in the sales period management file, the product data whose sales period has elapsed among the product data registered in the product master is deleted, so it is necessary to register such as seasonal products. Unnecessary product data can be automatically deleted, whereby the memory capacity of the product data storage device can be automatically secured.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a system diagram of a product data registration device according to one embodiment of the present invention. The present apparatus registers product data including a product name and a unit price in a product data storage device (product master) 2, and stores a usage management file 4 storing the date and time when the product data was used, and a usage management file 4. The system includes a use date and time writing unit 6 for storing the date and time when the product data is used, a clock circuit 24, and a product data use device 10. Product data utilization device 10
Performs processing using product data registered in the product data storage device 2 based on the input of a product code, and corresponds to, for example, a register in a POS (Point of Sales) system.

Further, when registering the product data, the present device checks the memory capacity of the product data storage device 2, and if it exceeds the memory capacity, refers to the use date and time stored in the use management file 4, and A first storage control unit 8 is provided for registering the product data after deleting the product data from the product data registered in the product data storage device 2 in the order of the use date and time. In the figure, the solid line indicates the flow of registration of product data, and the broken line indicates the flow of generation of the usage management file 4.

FIG. 2 shows an example of specific hardware when each means of FIG. 1 is constituted by a CPU. The CPU 20 including the use date / time writing means 6 and the first storage control means 8 includes a ROM 22, a RAM 23, a clock circuit 24, a bar code reader 25, a numeric keypad 26, and a display unit 2.
7, the printer 28 and the scale unit 30 are connected. The CPU 20 is provided, for example, in a store controller in a POS system.

The RAM 23 includes the product data storage device 2 and the use management file 4. FIG. 3 shows an example of registered contents of the product data storage device 2. A PLU number indicating a product code, a unit price, a weight, and the like are stored. FIG.
Shows an example of the storage contents of the usage management file 4. The product code and the use date of the product data are stored. The clock circuit 24 in FIG. 2 inputs the current time to the CPU 20. As shown in FIG. 4, the display unit 26 displays, for example, product data arranged in chronological order of use date and time. The weighing unit 30 is used when weighing a product at the time of sale.

Next, the operation of the present apparatus according to the first embodiment will be described. In this example, the present device, based on the input of the product code printed on the barcode in the register,
It is used in a POS (Point of Sales) system that performs a totalizing process using product data such as unit prices registered in the product data storage device 2. A bar code indicating a product code is attached to a product sold in the store in advance, and the bar code is read by a bar code reader 25 in FIG. 2 to input the product code. The product code may be input using the ten keys 26.

First, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 5, the use management file 4 is generated under the control of the CPU 20 of FIG. 2 (use date and time writing means 6 of FIG. 1). The barcode attached to the purchased product is read by the barcode reader 25 of the register, and the product code (PLU number) is input (step P1). Next, the merchandise data such as the unit price is called from the merchandise data storage device 2 and displayed on the display unit 27, and a totaling process for summing up the price and quantity of the merchandise is performed (step P2). At this time, the use date and time of the product data storage device 2 are stored in the use management file 4 together with the product code based on the input of the current time from the clock circuit 24 for each product (step P3). Next, the items are sorted in the order of the product codes (step P4). In FIG. 4, PLU number 00
01, 0002,..., 0010.
This facilitates access to the product data.

Next, under the control of the CPU 20 of FIG. 2 (the first storage control means 8 of FIG. 1), the product data storage device 2 is controlled.
The product data is additionally registered in. This is shown in the flowchart of FIG. First, when merchandise data is input to the merchandise data storage device 2 using the ten keys 26 in FIG. 2 (step S1), the memory capacity of the merchandise data storage device 2 is displayed on the display unit 27, and the merchandise data is registered. If it is determined that the memory capacity is exceeded (step S
2), the usage management file 4 is referred to (step S)
3). If it does not exceed the memory capacity, the product data is registered in the product data storage device 2 according to the remaining amount (step S5). When the use date and time stored in the use management file 4 exceeds the memory capacity in step S3 and is referred to, the product data including the product code arranged in the order of the oldest use date and time as shown in FIG. It is determined whether or not the displayed product data may be deleted (step S4). Next, when it is determined by the operator that the data can be deleted, the data is deleted from the product data with the oldest PLU number 0010 according to the registered amount of the product data, and the process returns to step S2 and is displayed. If it is determined that deleting the product data is not preferable, the process returns to step S3.

As described above, when the memory capacity of the product data storage device 2 is exceeded, the oldest use date of the product data registered in the product data storage device 2 is deleted by referring to the use management file 4. Therefore, it is possible to easily delete product data that is not used and does not need to be registered, and thereby it is possible to easily register product data that needs to be registered.

Turning now to the description of the second embodiment. Unlike the first embodiment in which the first embodiment deletes product data with an old use date and time, the present device deletes product data with an old registration date and time from product data registered in the product data storage device 2.

As shown in FIG. 7, the present apparatus registers product data including a product name and a unit price in a product data storage device (product master) 2, and stores the product data in the product data storage device 2. A registration management file 12 for storing the registration date and time every time the registration is performed, a registration date and time writing unit 16 for storing the registration date and time in the registration management file 12, a clock circuit 24, and a product data storage device 2 for registering the product data. Check the memory capacity, and if it exceeds the memory capacity, refer to the registration date and time stored in the registration management file 12 and, from the product data registered in the product data storage device 2, the product data starting from the oldest registration date and time. After deleting,
A second storage control unit 15 for registering product data.

FIG. 8 shows an example of the registration management file 12. The product code and the date and time of registration in the product data storage device 2 are stored. In this case, as in the first embodiment, after the registration date and time are stored, the items are sorted in the order of the product codes.
The second storage control unit 15 in FIG. 7 refers to the registration management file 12 in FIG. 8 when registering the product data, if the memory capacity of the product data storage device 2 is exceeded, the oldest registration date and time. The product data of the PLU number 0001 is deleted, and then the product data is registered.

As described above, if the memory capacity of the product data storage device 2 is exceeded, the registration management file 12 is referred to and the product data with the oldest registration date and time among the product data registered in the product data storage device 2 is stored. Since the registration is deleted, it is possible to easily delete the product data whose registration date and time are not required to be registered, and thus it is possible to easily register the product data that needs to be registered.

Turning now to the description of the third embodiment. Unlike the first and second embodiments, the present device does not check the memory capacity of the product data storage device 2 and, at a predetermined timing, a product whose sales period such as a seasonal product is predetermined.
When the sales period has elapsed, the product data is automatically deleted.

As shown in FIG. 9, the present apparatus registers merchandise data including an article name and a unit price in a merchandise data storage device 2, and includes a sales period management file 14 for storing a sales period of a product, Sales period writing means 17 for storing the sales period in the management file 14;
At a predetermined timing, referring to the sales period stored in the sales period management file 14, and referring to the product data storage device 2.
And a data deletion unit 18 for deleting the product data for which the sales period has elapsed among the product data registered in.

FIG. 10 shows an example of the sales period management file 14. The product code and the sales period of the product are stored. In this case, as in the first embodiment, after the sales period is stored, the products are sorted in the order of the product codes. The data deletion unit 18 of FIG. 9 refers to the sales period stored in the sales period management file 14 of FIG. 10 at a predetermined timing, for example, every other week, and refers to the product registered in the product data storage device 2. Of the data, P for which the sales period has passed
The product data of LU number 0007 is automatically deleted.

As described above, at a predetermined timing, referring to the sales period stored in the sales period management file 14,
Since the merchandise data whose sales period has elapsed among the merchandise data registered in the merchandise data storage device 2 is deleted, it is possible to automatically delete unnecessary merchandise data such as seasonal merchandise. Since the memory capacity of the product data storage device 2 can be automatically secured, there is no need to confirm the memory capacity of the product data storage device 2 when registering product data.

In each embodiment, the use management file 4, the registration management file 12, and the sales period management file 14
Are provided separately, but all three files or arbitrary two files may be provided in combination.

[0031]

As described above, according to one configuration of the present invention, if the memory capacity of the product data storage device is exceeded,
By referring to the use management file, the oldest use data of the product data registered in the product data storage device is deleted. Therefore, it is possible to easily delete the product data that is not used and does not need to be registered. This makes it possible to easily register product data that needs to be registered.

According to another configuration of the present invention, when the memory capacity of the product data storage device is exceeded, the registration management file is referred to and out of the product data registered in the product data storage device, the oldest registration date and time is set. Since the merchandise data is deleted, it is possible to easily delete the merchandise data whose registration date is old and does not need to be registered, thereby easily registering the merchandise data which needs to be registered.

According to still another configuration of the present invention, at a predetermined timing, the sales period stored in the sales period management file is referred to, and the sales period of the product data registered in the product master has elapsed. Since the stored product data is deleted, the product data that does not need to be registered such as seasonal products can be automatically deleted, and the memory capacity of the product data storage device can be automatically secured.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system diagram showing a product data registration device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a system diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration of the product data registration device of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of storage contents of a product data storage device.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a usage management file.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the product data registration device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the product data registration device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a system diagram illustrating a product data registration device according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a registration management file.

FIG. 9 is a system diagram illustrating a product data registration device according to a third embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a sales period management file.

[Explanation of symbols]

2 ... Product data storage device (product file), 4 ... Usage management file, 6 ... Usage date / time writing means, 8 ... First storage control means, 12 ... Registration management file, 14 ... Sales period management file, 15 ... 2, storage control means, 16: registration date / time writing means, 17: sales period writing means, 18: data deletion means.

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A method of registering product data including a product name and a unit price in a product data storage device, wherein a date and time when the product data is used is stored in a use management file, and the product data is registered when the product data is registered. Check the memory capacity of the storage device, and if it exceeds the memory capacity, refer to the use date and time stored in the use management file, and replace the product data with the oldest use date and time among the product data registered in the product data storage device. A product data registration method for registering the product data after deletion. 2. A method of registering product data including a product name and a unit price in a product data storage device, wherein each time the product data is registered in the product data storage device, the registration date and time are stored in a registration management file. When registering the product data, check the memory capacity of the product data storage device, and if it exceeds the memory capacity, refer to the registration date and time stored in the registration management file to check the product registered in the product data storage device. A product data registration method for registering the product data after deleting product data with an old registration date out of the data. 3. A method of registering product data including a product name and a unit price in a product data storage device, wherein a sales period of a product is stored in a sales period management file, and the sales period management file is stored in the sales period management file at a predetermined timing. A product data registration method for referring to a stored sales period and deleting product data whose sales period has elapsed among the product data registered in the product data storage device. 4. An apparatus for registering product data including a product name and a unit price in a product data storage device, wherein a usage management file storing date and time when the product data is used, and wherein the product data is used in the usage management file. Means for writing date and time for storing the date and time when the product data is registered, the memory capacity of the product data storage device is checked, and if the memory capacity is exceeded, the usage date and time stored in the usage management file are referred to. And a first storage control means for registering the product data after deleting the product data with the oldest use date from the product data registered in the product data storage device. 5. An apparatus for registering product data including a product name and a unit price in a product data storage device, wherein each time product data is registered in the product data storage device, a registration management file storing the registration date and time; A registration date and time writing means for storing the registration date and time in the registration management file; and, when registering the product data, checking the memory capacity of the product data storage device and, if the memory capacity is exceeded, the registration date and time stored in the registration management file. And a second storage control means for registering the product data after deleting product data with an old registration date from the product data registered in the product data storage device. 6. An apparatus for registering product data including a product name and a unit price in a product data storage device, wherein a sales period management file storing a sales period of the product, and a sales period of the product is stored in the sales period management file. Sales period writing means for causing the sales data stored in the sales period management file to be referred to at a predetermined timing to store the product data whose sales period has elapsed among the product data registered in the product data storage device. A product data registration device comprising: data deletion means for deleting.