JPH11195174A - Merchandise sales registering device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To record and preserve the history of whole transaction data in the past for a period in which at least maintenance of books documents is obligatory by converting the data into electronic data, and classifying the data for each business date. SOLUTION: A writable new data file is prepared prior to the start of a processing in a registration mode. Then, transaction data generated in the registration mode are recorded in this new data file in the order of generation. Afterwards, the new data file is stored and preserved in a storage part as the read only file of a file name by using present date data read from a clocking part as a key during or after a processing in a fare adjustment mode. Also, deletion date data are obtained from the present date data read from the clocking part. Then, the read only file whose date data obtained from the file name is behind the deletion date data are automatically deleted from among the read only file group stored and preserved in the storage part.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a merchandise sales registration device such as an electronic cash register or a POS (Point Of Sales) terminal having a function of recording the history of transaction data as electronic data.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventional electronic cash registers and POs
The merchandise sales registration device called S terminal is equipped with a journal printer together with a receipt printer. When printing transaction data on receipt paper with a receipt printer, the same printer prints the same transaction data on journal paper with a journal printer. The history of was recorded. And journal paper on which the history of transaction data is printed,
It was kept at each store as a book. By the way, in Japan, books and books are required to be kept for the past seven years, and each store stores journal paper that records the history of transaction data for at least seven years.

Recently, HDD (Hard Disc Drive) devices and FDD (Floppy D
A product sales registration device has also been developed that is equipped with an isk Drive) device, converts transaction data into electronic data, writes the data on an electronic data recording medium such as a hard disk or floppy disk, and records the history of the transaction data. . However, a conventional merchandise sales registration device having a function of recording the history of transaction data as electronic data only temporarily records transaction data as electronic data on a recording medium in the order of occurrence. For this reason, at the store that is the user, for example, after closing the business every business day, the transaction data stored in the electronic data recording medium is printed out on recording paper, and the transaction data on the electronic data recording medium is cleared. Thus, at present, transaction data histories are kept on paper for at least seven years for each business day.

[0004]

As described above, even if a merchandise sales registration device having a function of recording the history of transaction data as electronic data is used, transaction data for each business day that can become a book document at the store is obtained. The fact is that the history of the documents was kept on paper and discarded after the period required to keep the books and documents had passed. For this reason, particularly in a store such as a mass merchandise store where the number of transactions per day is large, a large space is required to store paper as a book document. In addition, since the storage space becomes insufficient unless the bookkeeping period of the books and documents is expired, it is troublesome to search for and destroy the bookkeeping documents whose storage period has passed. Work was required of the store.

[0005] Such a problem arises in that a large-capacity recording medium of the apparatus records all transaction data in the past during a period in which the keeping of book documents is obligatory, and records and saves the data as electronic data by classifying each business day. The problem can be solved if the history of transaction data of a desired business day can be confirmed with a simple operation.

[0006] In view of the above, according to the present invention, the history of all transaction data for at least the past period in which the keeping of books and records is obligatory can be digitized and stably recorded and stored separately for each business day. It is an object of the present invention to provide a merchandise sales registration device capable of confirming the history of transaction data on a business day, and making it possible to reduce the paperwork of a book.

[0007]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, sales data of each product sold as one transaction is tabulated in a sales tabulation file, and transactions such as details of each product sold in the transaction are collected. Product sales that can be switched between a registration mode that executes processing to issue a receipt with printed data and a payment mode that executes processing to clear the sales summary file after outputting a sales balance report with the stored data of the sales summary file In the registration device, a clock unit for measuring the current date, a storage unit for a data file, file creation means for creating a writable new data file prior to the start of processing in the registration mode, and new data created by the file creation means Transaction history recording means for recording transaction data generated in the registration mode in a file in the order of occurrence; A file storage means for storing and saving a new data file in the storage unit as a read-only file with a file name using the current date data read from the clock unit as a key during processing or after the processing is completed, and deleting from the current date data read from the clock unit A deletion date calculating means for calculating date data, and a read-only file whose date data obtained from the file name is read from the read-only file group stored and stored in the storage unit before the deletion date data calculated by the deletion date calculating means. And a file deleting means for deleting. According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the invention according to the first aspect, further comprising a search date input means for inputting search date data, and a file from a read-only file group stored and stored in a storage unit. File reading means for reading a read-only file whose date data obtained from the name matches the search date data input by the search date input means, and a file for outputting transaction data of the read-only file read by the file read means Data output means.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the invention, the current date data, which is a file name of a read-only file to be stored and stored in the storage unit by the file storage means, is settled in the settlement mode. The present date data read from the clock section during or after the processing of the above is used.

Further, the invention according to claim 4 of the present invention is characterized in that, in the invention according to claim 1 or 2, the current date data serving as the file name of the read-only file stored and stored in the storage unit by the file storage means is registered in the registration mode The present date data read from the clock unit is used when a new data file is created prior to the start of the process.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In this embodiment, a description will be given assuming that the present invention is applied to a POS terminal having an HDD device as a large-capacity external storage device.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the main configuration of the POS terminal according to the present embodiment. As shown
The POS terminal has a CPU (Ce
ROM (Read Only Memol) which stores fixed data such as programs in addition to the ntral Processing Unit (11).
y) 12, RAM (Random Access Memory) 1 forming a memory area where various data are written and read
3. It has a clock section 14 for measuring the current date and time. A communication interface 15 for controlling data communication with a host device connected via a communication line;
I / O port 17 that outputs a drive signal for opening operation
An FDD controller 19 which controls the driving of the FDD device 18 to take in data read from the floppy disk and send data to be written to the floppy disk;
An HDD controller 21 that controls the drive of the DD device 20 to fetch data read from the hard disk and sends data to be written to the hard disk, and a keyboard controller 2 that fetches key signals input from the keyboard 22.
3. A scanner controller 25 which takes in data signals read by the scanner 24, a printer controller 27 which controls the drive of a receipt printer 26 and sends out print data on receipt paper, an operator display 28 and a customer display 29. Various input / output device controllers such as a display controller 30 for transmitting display data are provided. Then, the CPU 11, the ROM 12, and the RAM
13, a clock unit 14, a communication interface 15, an I / O port 16, and each controller 19, 21, 23, 25,
27 and 30 are connected by a bus line 31 such as an address bus and a data bus.

In such a configuration, the PO of the present embodiment
The S terminal records the transaction data history as electronic data for each business day, and securely stores the transaction data history for each business day as electronic data at least during the period when it is mandatory to keep books and documents. It has the function to do. Hereinafter, this function will be specifically described.

That is, in the POS terminal of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the sales data of the number of sales and the amount of each product registered for sale are classified in the RAM 13 according to, for example, product division, time zone, and the like. In addition to the sales summary file 41 to be aggregated, a file storage period setting area 42, an area 43 for forming a data file, an area 44 for a transaction number counter n, and flag areas 45 for a store opening flag, a store closing flag, a registration flag, and the like. Has formed.

Here, the file storage period set in the setting area 42 is a period during which the storage of the book document is obligatory, and in this embodiment, it is seven years. The data file formed in the area 43 is an area for storing all transaction data of one business day as electronic data. The transaction data includes a unique transaction number for identifying the transaction, product description data such as a product name, sales point, and amount of each product registered for sale in the transaction, a subtotal amount, a tax amount, a total amount, a deposit amount, One record is composed of transaction closing data such as a change amount, and is written to the data file in the area 43 in the order of occurrence.

The transaction number counter n in the area 44 is a counter for counting a series of transaction numbers issued for each transaction on one business day. The store opening flag in the flag area 45 is a flag that is set (set) in accordance with the execution of the store opening operation performed when the store is opened on the first business day, and the store closing flag is set when the store opening business is closed on the first business day. Is set (set) in response to the execution of
This flag is set (set) in response to the first sale registration of a product after the opening of a business day.

Further, the POS terminal is provided with the RA
As shown in FIG. 3, a data file in which all transaction data of one business day is recorded in the area 43 of M13 is collectively stored in the HDD device 20 as a book data file 50 having a unique file name JMMXXDD. ing.
Here, in the file name JMMXXDD, “J” is a fixed character that identifies a book data file, “MM” is a numerical value that matches the last two digits of the file creation year (AD), "Is a character corresponding to the file creation month (January: A, February: B, ..., November: K, December:
L), and “DD” is a numerical value corresponding to the file creation date. Here, the HDD device 20 forms a storage unit for a data file.

In the POS terminal, the CPU 11 executes the main routine shown in the flowchart of FIG. 4 during one business day. When the main routine process is started, the sales totalization file 41 in the RAM 14 has been cleared. In addition, the area 43
, The transaction number counter n in the area 44 and each flag in the flag area 45 are all initialized to “0”. In the area 42, seven years is set as a file storage period.

When the CPU 11 starts the main routine processing, first, as ST (step) 1, the CPU 11 executes
A menu screen 61 as shown in FIG. 9A is displayed on the operator display 28. The menu screen 61 includes a business opening operation to be performed before the store opening, a business closing operation to be performed after the store closing,
It is a screen for selecting a history search job or the like to be executed when confirming past transaction history data.

Here, when a store opening operation is selected by a predetermined key input on the keyboard 22, the CPU 11 executes a store opening process. This store opening process is started on condition that the store closing flag is not set in the flag area 45 as shown in FIG. 5A, and performs a process of setting data necessary until the store opens. Among them, particularly, the area 4 of the RAM 13
Then, a process of creating a new data file that can be written to the file 3 is executed (file creating means).

When all the necessary processes for the store opening process have been completed, the CPU 11 sets the store opening flag in the flag area 45, ends the store opening process, returns to ST1 of the main routine process, and returns to the operator display 28. To display the menu screen 61 again.

However, since the store opening flag is set in the flag area 45 in ST2, the screen of the operator display 28 is changed from the menu screen 61 to ST3 in FIG.
The screen is switched to the mode screen 62 as shown in FIG. The mode screen 62 executes a process of totalizing sales data of each product sold as one transaction with a sales totaling file and issuing a receipt printed with transaction data such as details of each product sold in the transaction. A registration mode, an inspection mode for executing a process of outputting a sales inspection report based on the storage data of the sales summary file, and a process for clearing the sales summary file after outputting a sales settlement report using the storage data of the sales summary file. It is a screen for selecting various business modes such as a settlement mode.

Here, when the registration mode is selected by a predetermined key input of the keyboard 22, the CPU 11 executes a registration mode process. This registration mode process is performed as shown in FIG.
As shown in (1), first, it is determined whether or not the registration flag is set in the flag area 45, and if not, the registration flag is set. If the transaction number counter n in the area 44 has not been initialized, it is initialized to “0”.

Next, the keyboard 22 or the scanner 24
When data such as the code of a product to be sold as one transaction, the number of sales points, and the like are inputted by the operation input and the sales registration is performed, the sales data of the number of sales and the price of the registered product is registered in the sales totalization file 41. To process. Thereafter, when the end of registration of a product to be sold as one transaction is declared by the closing key input of the keyboard 22, the counter area 44
Is incremented by one, and the receipt printer 26 prints and issues a receipt for the current transaction with the transaction value of the transaction number counter n after the count up as the transaction number. In addition, the transaction number printed on the receipt of this transaction, product description data such as the product name, sales points, and amount of each product registered for sale in the transaction, subtotal amount, tax amount, total amount, deposit amount, One record is composed of transaction closing data such as change amount, and this record is recorded in the data file of the RAM area 43 in the order of occurrence (transaction history writing means). After the transaction data is recorded in the new data file, the process returns to the step of determining that there is product registration. Then, if it is confirmed that the product has been registered in the step of determining whether or not the product has been registered, the above-described processing is repeated. If the product registration is not performed and the code for canceling the registration mode is input, the process ends.

On the other hand, when the settlement mode is selected by a predetermined key input on the keyboard 22, the CPU 11 executes a settlement mode process. In the settlement mode process, as shown in FIG. 7, first, it is determined whether or not a registration flag is set in the flag area 45. If the registration flag is not set, the process ends. If the settlement mode is selected while the registration flag is set in the flag area 45,
After resetting this registration flag, sales summary file 4
The print data of the sales settlement report is created based on the classified data of the merchandise sales data stored in 1 and printed out on the receipt paper by the receipt printer 26. After the printing, the sales summary file 41 is cleared.

Next, the current date (year, month, day) measured by the clock section 14 is read out, and based on the date data, the file name JYYXDD of the book data file 50 is read.
Create After the creation, the data file in the RAM area 43 is written and stored in the HDD device 20 as the book data file 50 having the book file name JYYXDD.
At this time, the protection attribute of the book data file 50 is set to read-only, that is, the contents cannot be rewritten and stored in the HDD device 20 (file storage means). Thereafter, if the store closing flag is set in the flag area 45, the current settlement mode processing is ended. Then, returning to ST3 of the main routine process, the mode screen 62 is displayed again on the operator display 28.

However, since the store closing flag is set in the flag area 45 in ST4, the process returns to ST1 and returns the screen of the operator display 28 from the mode screen 62 to the menu screen 61. Here, even if the shop opening operation is selected, the shop opening process is not executed because the shop closing flag is set.

In the state where the menu screen 61 is displayed, when a closing operation is selected by operating a predetermined key of the keyboard 22, the CPU 11 executes a closing operation. This store closing process is started on condition that the store closing flag is set in the flag area 45 as shown in FIG. 5B, and after the store closes, necessary data storage processing, form output processing, and the like are performed. In particular, the current date (year / month / day) measured by the clock unit 14 is read out, and a date earlier than the date data by a file storage period set in the RAM area 42 is set as a file deletion date. calculate. Incidentally, in this embodiment, since the file storage period is seven years, a date seven years before the current date is calculated as a file deletion date (deletion date calculation means). Next, the file names of all the book data files stored and stored in the HDD device 20 are analyzed to obtain a file creation date for each book data file, and it is determined whether the file creation date is earlier than the file deletion date. I do. If a book data file whose file creation date is earlier than the file deletion date is detected, the book data file is deleted from the HDD device 20 (file deletion means). The above processing is executed.

When all the necessary processes for the store closing process have been completed, the CPU 11 resets the store closing flag in the flag area 45, ends the store closing process, returns to ST1 of the main routine process, and returns to the operator display 28. To display the menu screen 61 again. Here, even if the store closing operation is selected, since the store closing flag is reset,
The store closing process is not executed.

When the history search job is selected by operating a predetermined key on the keyboard while the menu screen 61 is displayed, the CPU 11 executes a history search process. In the history search process, as shown in FIG. 8, first, input of search date data is received. Here, when search date data is input by a key operation of the keyboard 22 (search date input means), the file names of all the book data files stored and stored in the HDD device 20 are analyzed, and a file is created for each book data file. Get the creation date,
It is determined whether there is a book data file 50 whose file creation date matches the search date. When the book data file 50 whose file creation date matches the search date is detected, the book data file 50 is read into the RAM area 43 (file reading means).

Next, the transaction number of the first record and the transaction number of the last record of the book data file 50 read out to the RAM area 43 are respectively acquired, and the transaction number of the first record and the transaction number of the last record are obtained on the display 28 for the operator. Display transaction number and transaction number range. In this state,
When one of the transaction numbers in the range is designated and input by a predetermined key operation of the keyboard 22, the book data file 5
The record of the transaction number designated and input from 0 is read, and the product description data and transaction closing data in the record are output. In addition, as an output method, merchandise item data and transaction closing data are displayed on the operator display 28,
Subsequently, when printing is instructed by a key operation, a method of printing out on a receipt paper by the receipt printer 26 is considered. In addition, the operator display 26 is simply used.
May be displayed on the receipt paper or printed out on the receipt paper by the receipt printer 26 only. After outputting the data, the CPU 11 returns to the display of the transaction number range.

Here, when one of the transaction numbers in the range is designated and input again, the process of outputting the product detail data and the transaction closing data in the record of the transaction number is repeated.
When the end of the history search process is designated by a predetermined key operation, the display of the transaction number range is erased, the history search process is ended, and the process returns to ST1 of the main routine process.
The menu screen 61 is displayed again on the operator display 28.

As described above, in the POS terminal according to the present embodiment, prior to opening a store on one business day, a store opening operation is first performed. Then, a new data file that can be written to the RAM area 43 is created.

Thereafter, when the store is opened and a transaction with a shopper occurs, a registration mode is selected to perform a registration operation of a product for sale.
As a result, the sales data of each product is stored in the sales summary file 4
It is counted by 1. Further, for each transaction, a record of transaction data including the transaction number, product description data and transaction closing data is generated, and is stored and recorded in the data file of the RAM area 43 in the order of occurrence. That is, in the data file of the RAM area 43, the transaction data of all the transactions that occurred in one business day are accumulated and recorded as electronic data in the order of occurrence.

Thereafter, when the store is closed, the settlement mode is selected and the settlement mode processing is executed. By doing so, the sales settlement report is printed out with the sales data compiled in the sales summary file 41, and the sales summary file 41 is cleared. In addition, a book file name JMMXDD using the current date data as a key is created, and an RA
The data file in the M area 43 is written and stored in the HDD device 20 as a read-only book data file 50.

Thereafter, a store closing process is executed. Then, the date seven years before the current date is calculated as the file deletion date. Then, of all the book data files 50 stored and stored in the HDD device 20, the book data file 50 whose file creation date analyzed from its file name is earlier than the file deletion date is automatically deleted from the HDD device 20. .

The book data file 50 recorded and stored on the HDD device 20 is used to input a desired search date in a history search process that can be executed before the store opening process or after the store closing process. The book data file 50 with the book file name given above, that is, the book data file 50 storing the history of all transactions that occurred on the business day of the search date is read out to the RAM 13. Here, by specifying and inputting the transaction number, the transaction content of the specified transaction number of all the transactions that occurred on the business day of the search date is displayed or printed out.

As described above, according to the POS terminal of the present embodiment, at least the history of transaction data for all business days in the past of the file storage period set in the setting area 42 is digitized, and the read-only book data file is used. 50 can be recorded and stored on the HDD device 20 for each business day. Further, the history of transaction data of a desired business day can be confirmed by a simple operation.

Therefore, since the electronic data of the book data file 50 can be effectively used as a book, it is not necessary to keep the book documents on paper. As a result, a storage space for book documents can be made unnecessary irrespective of the transaction volume.
In addition, it is possible to eliminate the expense for the papers of the books and books. Furthermore, since the book data file 50 whose file storage period has passed is automatically deleted, there is no need to prepare a large-capacity HDD device 20 carelessly, and the optimal storage capacity according to the transaction volume of the store. You can choose one.

In the above-described embodiment, the file name of the book data file 50 is created using the current date data read from the clock unit 14 during the processing in the settlement mode.
As shown in FIG. 10A, in the store opening process, the clock unit 1
4 using the current date data read from
It is stored in the AM 13. Then, as shown in FIG. 8B, after clearing the sales summary file in the settlement mode processing, the data file in the RAM area 43 is stored in the R area.
The book data file 50 having the file name stored and held in the AM 13 may be written and stored in the HDD device 20. By doing so, even if the store is open for two days, the business day can be matched with the key date of the file name attached to the book data file 50, and the usability is improved. .

In the embodiment, the HDD unit 2 is used as a storage unit for storing the book data file 50.
Although 0 is used, the book data file 50 may be written and stored in a floppy disk which is detachably mounted on the FDD device 15 by several files. Even in this case, there is an effect that the storage space can be significantly reduced as compared with the case where the book documents are stored on paper.

The book data file 50 may not be created during the processing in the checkout mode, but may be created in a closing process performed thereafter.

[0042]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, the history of all transaction data in the past at least during the period in which the keeping of books and records is obligatory is digitized and stored stably for each business day. As a result, it is possible to achieve paperless bookkeeping. Further, since the history of the transaction data of a desired business day can be output by a simple operation, the effect of facilitating the transaction data history confirmation operation is achieved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of a POS terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view showing main memory areas formed in a RAM of the POS terminal.

FIG. 3 is an exemplary view showing a book data file recorded in an HDD device of the POS terminal.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a main part of a main routine process executed by a CPU of the POS terminal.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a main part of a store opening process and a store closing process in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a main part of a registration mode process in FIG. 4;

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a main part of a settlement mode process in FIG. 4;

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a main part of a history search process in FIG. 4;

FIG. 9 is a view showing a display example of a screen described in the processing shown in the flowchart of FIG. 4;

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a main part of a store opening process and a settlement mode process in another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... CPU 14 ... Clock part 20 ... HDD apparatus 41 ... Sales totaling file 42 ... File retention period setting area 43 ... Data file area 44 ... Transaction number counter area 50 ... Book data file

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A registration for executing a process of summarizing sales data of each product sold as one transaction with a sales totaling file and issuing a receipt printed with transaction data such as details of each product sold in the transaction. A clock section for measuring the current date in a product sales registration device capable of switching between a mode and a settlement mode for executing a process of clearing the sales summary file after outputting a sales settlement report with the stored data of the sales summary file. A data file storage unit; file creation means for creating a writable new data file prior to the start of the registration mode processing; and transaction data generated in the registration mode in the new data file created by the file creation means. Transaction history recording means for recording in the order of occurrence, during or after the settlement mode processing File storage means for storing and storing the new data file in the storage unit as a read-only file having a file name using the current date data read from the clock unit as a key; and deleting date data from the current date data read from the clock unit. A deletion date calculating means for calculating the read-only file whose date data obtained from the file name from the read-only file group stored and stored in the storage unit is earlier than the deletion date data calculated by the deletion date calculating means. A merchandise sales registration device comprising: a file deletion unit for deleting. 2. Search date input means for inputting search date data, and date data obtained from a file name from a read-only file group stored and stored in the storage unit is input by the search date input means. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: file reading means for reading a read-only file corresponding to the search date data; and file data output means for outputting transaction data of the read-only file read by the file reading means. Product sales registration device. 3. The current date data used as a file name of a read-only file to be stored and stored in a storage unit by a file storage unit is the current date data read from the clock unit during or after the settlement mode processing. The merchandise sales registration device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: 4. The present date data, which is a file name of a read-only file stored and stored in a storage unit by a file storage unit, is read from the clock unit when a new data file is created prior to the start of processing in the registration mode. 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein current date data is used.
Product sales registration device described.