JPH11195173A - Pop data preparing system and its program recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow a center side to prepare POP data so as to provide for an ordering source by allowing a center device to coordinate merchandise data transmitted from a terminal device with ordering source identification data so as to store and to prepare POP data by each ordering source based on this merchandise data. SOLUTION: A store controller A on the side of each store transmits merchandise data of an ordering object with ordering source identification data (store code) to the center device C on the side of a head office through a public line. The device C store-manages merchandise data transmitted from the store controller A by coordinating with ordering source identification data. Then, POP data is prepared by each ordering source based on this merchandise data to be transmitted to the controller A being the ordering source. The controller A executes POP printing based on this POP data to prepare store fliers by each merchandise.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a POP (Poi)
The present invention relates to a data creation system and a program recording medium for the data creation system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a communication network system linking each store of a retail store and a headquarters center, an ordering process of goods is performed between the store and the headquarters, and each store purchases goods through the headquarters. I have. In the headquarters, POP data is created for each product by freely laying out combinations of bold character fonts. In this case, the headquarters creates POP data for each product with the same contents for all stores and transmits the POP data to the terminal device of each store, or writes the POP data to a portable storage medium such as a floppy disk and stores the data in each store. They are distributed, or POP printing is performed at the headquarters side, and the printed matter is distributed to each store.

[0003]

However, transmitting the POP data from the headquarters to the terminal device at each store increases the data amount as the number of products and stores increases, resulting in an increase in communication costs. . The actual situation is that the products handled at each store differ by about 30 to 50%,
Even in such a case, transmitting all the POP data to each store requires that each PO transmitted from each store.
It is necessary to search for the POP data of the product necessary for the own store from the P data, which is troublesome, and the POP data of another product may be selected by mistake. The same applies to the case of searching out POP data provided by a floppy disk or the like or the case of searching out from POP data provided as printed matter. An object of the present invention is to enable POP data to be created on the center side based on a product ordered from the terminal to the center side and to be provided to the orderer.

[0004]

The means of the present invention are as follows. The invention according to claim 1 includes a terminal device that transmits product data to be ordered together with orderer identification data, and a center device that performs order receiving processing based on the product data transmitted from the terminal device, The center device stores merchandise data transmitted from the terminal device in association with the orderer identification data, and a creator that creates POP data for each orderer based on the merchandise data in the merchandise store. Is provided. Note that the center device is a POP created by the ordering source by the creating means.
The data may be transmitted to the terminal device of the orderer, and the terminal device may store and output the POP data from the center device. In addition, the creation means sets P according to the quantity of the product.
The size of the OP data is determined, and the PO
P data may be created. In the invention according to claim 1, the center device stores the product data transmitted from the terminal device in the product storage means in association with the orderer identification data, and stores the data based on the product data in the product storage means. POP data is created for each order source. Therefore, POP data can be created on the center side based on the product ordered from the terminal to the center side, and can be provided to the orderer.

[0005]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing a POP data creation system. Store controller A of each store has a plurality of POS (Point
Of Sales) terminal devices B are connected via a private line for the premises, and the store controller A
The sales data collected from the terminal device B is transmitted to the center device C at the headquarters via a public line via the public line, and the product data to be ordered together with the orderer identification data (store code) is transmitted via the public line to the center device C at the head office. It is transmitted to the center device C. The center device C stores and manages the product data transmitted from the store controller A in association with the orderer identification data, creates POP data for each orderer based on the product data, and stores the POP data in the store as the orderer. Send to controller A. Then, the store controller A performs POP printing based on the POP data, and creates a shop leaflet for each product.

FIG. 2A is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of the store controller A. The CPU 1 is a central processing unit that controls the overall operation of the store controller A according to various programs loaded in the RAM 2. The storage device 3 includes a storage medium 4 in which an operating system, various application programs, data files, character font data, and the like are stored in advance, and a drive system thereof. The storage medium 4 is provided fixedly or can be detachably mounted.
Floppy disk, hard disk, optical disk, R
It is composed of a magnetic / optical storage medium such as an AM card and a semiconductor memory. The programs and data in the storage medium 4 are controlled by the CPU 1 as needed.
Loaded to RAM2. Further, the CPU 1 receives programs and data transmitted from other devices via a communication line or the like and stores them in the storage medium 4 or stored in a storage medium provided in other devices. Programs,
Data can be used via a communication line or the like. The input device 5, display device 6, and printing device 7, which are input / output peripheral devices, are connected to the CPU 1 via a bus line.
1 controls their operation.

FIG. 2B shows files stored in the storage device 3 and includes a sales data file F1, an ordered product file F2, a POP data file F3, and the like. The sales data file F1 stores sales data collected from each POS terminal device B for each category, and includes a CPU.
1 reads out the classified sales data in the sales data file F1 and transmits it to the center device C on the headquarters side. The order product file F2 stores the order product list,
PU1 is an order product file F2 together with orderer identification data.
Is transmitted to the center device C. The POP data file F3 stores the POP data transmitted from the center device C according to the ordered product for each product.
The CPU 1 sets the product-specific P in the POP data file F3.
The OP data is read out and sent to the printing device 7 to instruct creation of a shop leaflet. At this time, it is possible to arbitrarily specify whether to print out the POP data as it is or to arbitrarily edit and print out the POP data at the shop side. When the editing is instructed, The layout and size of the POP data transmitted from the center device C,
Alternatively, printout can be performed by arbitrarily changing the character modification or the like. Here, the printing device 7 performs color printing of a shop leaflet by a thermal printer, an ink jet printer, or the like.

FIG. 3A is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of the center device C. The CPU 11 is a central processing unit that controls the overall operation of the center device C according to various programs in the RAM 12. Since the storage device 13 and the storage medium 14 are basically the same as the storage device 3 and the storage medium 4 of the store controller A described above,
The description is omitted. An input device 15, a display device 16, and a printing device 17, which are input / output devices, are connected to the CPU 11, and the CPU 11 is operated according to an input / output program.
11 controls their operation. Here, the CPU 11 collects sales data transmitted from each store and creates a collection report, or performs order processing based on ordered product data transmitted from each store, and performs order processing for each store. A list is created, and POP data is created for each store based on the ordered product list, and the POP data is transmitted to the store controller A of the order source. The POP data is obtained by arranging a product name, a selling price, a list price, a catch statement, and the like on a paper format for each ordered product, and includes character information and its format information.

FIG. 3B shows various files stored in the storage device 13. The ordered product list file F11 for each store code stores a list of ordered products for each store, and as shown in FIG. 4A, order information (product code and order quantity) for each product in association with the store code.
Is stored, and POP data automatically created according to the ordered product is stored. Order quantity table F
Reference numeral 12 denotes a table used when determining a paper size according to the quantity level of ordered products. In other words, when the ordered product is delivered, the store will display the entire product quantity in the store, so the larger the product quantity, the larger the store flyer, the more attention the customer has. Can be aroused. As a result, as shown in FIG. 4 (B), the order quantity table F12 has the product quantity 1 level, 2 level.
Are set in correspondence with..., And the CPU 1 determines the paper size of the shop flyer by referring to the order quantity table F12. As shown in FIG. 4C, the product file F13 stores a product code, a product name, a selling price, a list price as product information for each product, and stores link information (event) to the event data list file F14. ing. CP
U11 reads a product name, a selling price, and a fixed price corresponding to the product code from the product file F13 as print data of a shop leaflet. The event data list file F14 accesses a belt file (not shown) that defines the design of a band-shaped color print area (belt) formed in a shop leaflet according to an event set in the product file F13. FIG. 4D shows the configuration of the event data list file F14. The catch sentence database F15 stores a catch sentence (fresh, from Hokkaido, etc.) in association with a season and a product code as shown in FIG. 4 (E). Read as print data. The paper format file F16 stores the paper format of the shop flyer, and reads out the paper format information corresponding to the paper size.

Next, the operation of the POP data creation system will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. Here, a program for realizing each function described in these flowcharts is the CPU 1 (1
1) is stored in a storage medium 4 (14) in the form of a readable program code, and its contents are stored in a RAM 2
It has been loaded into the work memory in (12). FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the main operation of the store controller A in each store. First, when a product order is instructed, order data is input and created (step A1).
The data is transmitted to the center device C (step A2). That is,
When the product to be ordered and its quantity are specified, C
The PU 1 creates order data in which its own store code is added to the product code and the quantity data, and the center device C on the headquarters side.
Connect to the line and send the order data.

Then, in the center device C on the headquarters side, the order receiving process is performed according to the flowchart shown in FIG. That is, when receiving the order data from the store (step B1), the CPU 11 fetches the data as order data, stores it in a reception buffer (not shown) (step B2), and receives an order list based on the contents of the reception buffer. Is created and written in the shop code-by-store code list file F11 (step B3). As a result, the merchandise code and the order quantity are written in the merchandise order list file F11 for each merchandise in association with the store code. Then, the process proceeds to step B4, and it is checked whether the order quantity is present. In this case, whether or not the order has been received is checked by detecting the end code inserted at the end of the order data. If not, the process returns to step B1, and the same process is repeated thereafter to perform the order process for each product. When the end of the order is detected, the process proceeds to step B5, and the merchandise code and the quantity data for each supplier are collectively transmitted to the supplier.

Then, in the center device C on the headquarters side,
When creation of POP data is instructed, POP data creation processing is performed according to the flowchart shown in FIG. First, the CPU 11 reads a record for one product from the top of the store-specific ordered product list file F11 (step C1), extracts an order quantity from this product record, and based on the order quantity, the order quantity table F
12 (step C2), and compares the order quantity with the quantity level defined in the order quantity table F12 (step C3). As a result, if a mismatch is detected, the process returns to step C2 to search for the next quantity level. If a match is detected, the value is set in the order quantity table F12 corresponding to this quantity level. The paper size that is present is determined as the paper size of the shop leaflet (step C4). Next, the ordered product list file F by store code
A product code is extracted from the product record read out from step 11, a product file F13 is searched based on the product code (step C5), it is checked whether the product code matches (step C6), and the process returns to step C5 until the product code matches. The operation of searching for the product file F13 is repeated. When a match between the product codes is detected, the product name, selling price, and list price are read out from the product file F13 as data for flyer printing (step C7), and an event corresponding to the product code is read out to store an event data list. The file F14 is accessed, and a belt file is designated (step C8). Next, the current season is specified based on the system date, and the catch database F15 is searched based on this season and the product code (step C9). When a match between the season and the product code is detected (step C10) ), The corresponding catch statement is read from the catch database F15 (step C11), and further, format information corresponding to the paper size is read from the paper format file F16, and the layout position, size,
The modification is determined according to this format, POP data is automatically created (step C12), and the P
OP data is stored in the ordered product list file F11 by store code.
In the corresponding store and product (step C
13). Then, the ordered product list file F by store code
The record corresponding to the product next to No. 11 is designated (step C14), and the POP creation is completed, that is, the POP data is created based on the records corresponding to all the stores and all the products in the ordered product list file F11 by store code. It is checked whether or not the process has been performed (step C15).
And the process of creating POP data for each product is repeated.

FIG. 8 shows the POP created as described above.
It is the flowchart which showed the operation | movement at the time of transmitting data to the store controller A for every store. First, of the store codes stored in the store-by-store code ordered product list file F11, the first store code area is specified (step D1), and a store management file (not shown) is stored based on the store code. Access is made, the store code is converted to a telephone number, and the number is automatically dialed to connect a line between the head office and the store (steps D2 and D3). Then, all the POP data corresponding to the store is read out together with the product code from the ordered product list file F11 for each store code and transmitted to the store controller A of the store (step D4).
D5). When the transmission for one store is completed in this way, the next store code area in the ordered product list file F11 for each store code is designated (step D6), and it is checked whether it is the file end (step D7). If the transmission to all the stores where the product order has not been completed, the process returns to step D2, reads the store code in the designated area from the ordered product list file F11 for each store code, performs auto dialing, and thereafter performs the same processing. repeat.

On the other hand, when the store receives the POP data transmitted from the headquarters center device C, the fact is detected in step A4 of FIG. 5 and the process proceeds to step A5, where the POP data is associated with the product code. Remember. Here, when POP printing is instructed (step A6), if a product is specified (step A7), the POP data corresponding to the product code is read out, developed into bitmap image print data, and POP printing is performed. Perform (Step A8). In this case, since the POP data has its layout position, character size, and the like defined in accordance with the paper format, it is printed out according to the format. If the number of prints is designated at the time of POP printing (step A9), POP printing of the product is repeated until printing of the number of prints is completed (step A10) (step A8). If the number of sheets is not specified, the step A1 is performed when the POP printing for one sheet is completed.
Return to On the other hand, if there is no product designation at the time of POP printing, the process proceeds to step A11, where the POP data for the first one product is read out, developed into print data, and printed out. Then, the POP data is printed out for each product until the printing of the POP data of all the products is completed (Step A1)
2, A13).

As described above, in this POP data creation system, when the headquarters center device C receives the product data to be ordered together with the store code from the store controller A of each store, it receives the order by store code. The data is written in the product list file F11, POP data corresponding to each ordered product is created for each store based on the contents of the ordered product list file F11 for each store code, and transmitted to the store controller A of the ordering source. The side receives this and performs POP printing for each product to generate and issue a shop leaflet, so that each shop can obtain only the shop leaflet of a necessary product. Therefore, the data amount can be significantly reduced as compared with the conventional method of transmitting POP data common to each store,
The communication cost can be restricted, and the store is also free from the task of selecting necessary POP data in its own store from a large number of POP data. Further, since the paper size is determined according to the order quantity, it is possible to obtain an effective store flyer that can alert the customer's attention at the time of displaying products.

In the above-described embodiment, the headquarters center device C creates POP data based on the ordered product data transmitted from the store controller A of each store and transmits the POP data to the order source. , Created POP
The data may be printed for each ordering source, and the printed matter may be distributed to each store that is the ordering source. Further, the POP data created in the headquarters center apparatus C may be written into a portable storage medium such as a floppy disk and distributed to each store that is the ordering source. As described above, even when the POP data is printed or written to a floppy disk or the like on the head office center device C side, the same effect as in the above-described embodiment can be obtained. Further, when the POP data is externally supplied from the headquarters center device C via a communication line or a floppy disk or the like at the store side, the POP data is displayed on a display device installed at a product display position in the store for guidance display, or The voice guidance may be output from a voice output device installed at the display position, and the output form is not limited to POP printing, but is arbitrary. Further, the head office C apparatus determines the layout position, character size, etc. of the POP data according to the paper format, and creates the POP data according to the format. However, the head office C apparatus formats the POP data. Instead, only the data to be output may be collected and transmitted to the store.

[0017]

According to the present invention, since POP data can be created on the center side based on the goods ordered from the terminal to the center side and provided to the orderer, the goods ordered from the terminal to the center side can be provided. Since the POP data is created on the basis of the center and provided to the orderer, each store can receive only what is necessary, eliminating the need for sorting work as in the past and reducing communication costs. It has effects such as being advantageous for reduction and the like.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing an overall configuration of a POP data creation system.

FIG. 2A is a block diagram illustrating an overall configuration of a store controller A, and FIG. 2B is a diagram illustrating various files in a storage device 3;

3A is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of a center device C, and FIG. 3B is a diagram showing various files in a storage device 13. FIG.

FIG. 4 (A) is an ordered product list file F by store code.
FIG. 11B is a diagram showing a configuration of the order number 11, and FIG.
2, (C) shows the configuration of the product file F13, (D) shows the configuration of the event data list file F14, and (E) shows the configuration of the catch database F15. FIG.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing main operations on the store controller A side.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an order receiving process on the head office center device C side.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an operation at the time of creating POP data on the head office center device C side.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a POP data transmission process on the head office center device C side.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1,11 CPU 2,12 RAM 3,13 Storage device 4,14 Storage medium 5,15 Input device 7,17 Printing device A Store controller C Center device F1 Sales data file F3 POP data file F11 Order code list file by store code F12 Order quantity table F13 Product file F14 Event data list folder F15 Catch database F16 Paper format file

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A terminal device for transmitting merchandise data to be ordered together with orderer identification data, and a center device for performing order processing based on the merchandise data transmitted from the terminal device. Product storage means for storing the product data transmitted from the terminal device in association with the orderer identification data, and creating means for creating POP data for each orderer based on the product data in the product storage means. A POP data creation system, characterized in that: 2. The center device transmits POP data created for each ordering source by the creating means to the terminal device of the ordering source, and the terminal device stores and outputs POP data from the center device. The PO according to claim 1, wherein
P data creation system. 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the creating means includes a POP according to a quantity of the product.
2. The POP data creation system according to claim 1, wherein a size of the data is determined, and POP data corresponding to the size is created. 4. A function of performing a receiving process based on the product data when the product data to be ordered is transmitted together with the orderer identification data from the terminal device to the computer. A recording medium for recording a program for realizing a function of creating POP data for each order source based on the order.