JPS58112170A - Data collecting system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the working ratio of a system, by sending an adjustment request to a master POS from each slave POS, storing own data of each slave POS after an adjustment and then collecting properly the data by the master POS. CONSTITUTION:A master POS having a bubble memory 7 is connected to plural slave POS8-10 to transfer the communication. These POS8-10 have their exclusive bubble memories 11-13 respectively. These slave POSs transmit the adjustment request signals to the master POS when they perform the adjustment and at the same time store their own adjustment data in their exclusive bubble memories. The master POS6 calls properly the POS8-10 which had the adjustment requests at intervals of its working and transfers the data within the memories 11-13 to a bubble memory 7. The master POS6 transmits the data to a host when necessary. Thus the operation of each POS is never restricted. As a result, the overoll working ratio is improved for a system.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (1) Technical Field of the Invention The present invention provides a mask/slave P08 data collection system in which the mask PO8 device and the slave PO8 device are used to collect data that is not simultaneously constrained when collecting payment data. Regarding collection methods.

(2) Background of the technology A conventional POS system usually consists of a data collector 8, a floppy recorder, and multiple POS terminals. The data was recorded on a floppy recorder.

FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration of a conventional POS system. In the figure, 1 is a data collector, 2 is a floppy recorder, and 3 to 5 are POS terminals.

The data collection process is performed in step 5 below.

■ PO8 terminal where you want to start payment, e.g.
From 33, data; Rector IK.

Send a “Payment Request” message.

■ When the data collector 1 receives the "accounting request" message, it returns the "acceptance OKJ message yposaK" if the message is acceptable.

■ When the PO 33 receives the acceptance OKJ message, it executes the editing process of the payment data and sends the total data to the data collector IK.

The data collector 1 stores the received total data in the 70-pin floppy recorder 2, and simultaneously prints out the data in synchronization with the data reception.

As an evolution of the POS system described above, the data collector is replaced by a POS terminal, and one mask P
O8 terminal (hereinafter simply referred to as master PUB5),
There is a system configured with a plurality of slave POS terminals (hereinafter simply referred to as slave PO8). In this case, the master PO8 performs the data collection function as a data collector as well as the processing functions of product sales, deposits, payments, etc. in the same way as the slave PO8.

However, in the above system, in order to prevent data transfer omissions and other erroneous processing, the master PO 8 and slave PO 8 maintain an interactive relationship and perform payment processing and transfer after mutual confirmation. It is configured as follows.

Therefore, when the slave PO8 enters the checkout state and the mask PO8 responds and enters the checkout data collection state, both PO8s are removed from customer service at the same time, which negatively affects sales when the store is crowded. There was also a problem with the impact.

(3) Purpose of the Invention An object of the present invention is to prevent the POS system PO8 and the slave PO8 from being restrained at the same time for payment processing in a POS system configured with the mask PO8 and the slave PO8 as described above. It is possible to provide a system that does not exist.

(4) Structure of the invention The present invention enables execution of payment processing in slave PO8K,
It starts by waiting for a response from the master PO8, stores the payment data in its own memory, and then at a suitable time when the mask PU8 is able to collect data, it can send the payment data at any time upon a request from the master PO8. This allows for transfer.

The present invention has a PO8 system configured with a mask PO8 device and a plurality of slave PO8 devices, in which the master O8 device is provided with a memory for storing collected data, and each of the plurality of six slave PO8 devices is provided with a memory for storing collected data. A memory is provided to store payment data, and during payment processing,
Each slave P08 device sends a settlement request signal to the master P08 device, edits its own settlement data regardless of the operating state of the master P08 device, stores it in the -H settlement data storage memory, and performs the data collection process. The master PO8 device is characterized in that it collects payment data from the payment data storage memory of each slave PO8 device at any time and stores it in the collected data storage memory.

(5) Examples of the invention In the following, the invention will be explained in detail by way of examples.

FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of a POS system according to an embodiment of the present invention. -jd in the figure, 6 is a master POJ, 7 is a bubble memory for storing collected data provided in the master PO8, and 8 to 1O are slave pus.

Reference numerals 11 to 13 indicate bubble memories for storing payment data provided in each slave PO8, and reference numeral 14 indicates a host computer connected to the mask PO8c via a public line.

The operation of the improved embodiment system according to the present invention is as follows.

■ When the slave pos (for example, 8) is ready to process the payment, it sends a "payment request" message to the i-sta POI 86, and at the same time stores the various total information accumulated up to that point as the payment data of Bubble Momo No. 11. Transfer to area.

■ When the transfer of ■ is completed, the slave P08B takes out the payment data from the payment data storage area and prints it.

■ During this time! Star PO8 performs normal sales operations 2
If so, continue and do not collect data.

In addition, whether or not there is a payment request from slave PQ8B is determined by K, such as by flashing the payment request lamp on the mask POEJ.
The master PO8 operator has been notified.

■ The master PO8 returns an OKJ message to the slave PO38Kr at any time when it completes its own sales operation.

■ When the slave PO38 receives the reception OKJ message, it transfers the payment data in the bubble memory 11 to the master PO8.
Send to. The master PO8 receives the received payment data,
It is stored in the bubble memory 7.

As described above, the master PO 8 and the slave PO 8 can execute payment processing and data collection processing at any timing without depending on the other's convenience. Further, the payment data collected by the mask PO8K is transferred to the host computer 14 for data processing, if necessary.

FIG. 3 is a detailed configuration diagram of the embodiment shown in FIG. 2. The figure shows master PO8 and slave PO8 for simplicity.
Only one of 8 is shown. In the figure, 6 is the master PO8,
8 is slave PO8.

In the master PO 36, 7 is a bubble cage for storing collected data, 15 is a PO8 control unit, 16 is a data collection processing unit, 17 is a display, 18 is a keyboard, 18m is a reception OK key, and 19 is a product price and other sales conditions. 20 is a printer, 21 is a message analysis section, 22 is a processing request PO8 display register, 23 is a payment request lamp, and 24 is a message generation section. Further, in the slave PO 38, 11 is a bubble memory for storing payment data, 25 is a PO8 control section, 26 is a payment processing section, 27 is a transaction data memory, 28 is a keyboard, 29 is a display, and 30 is a printer.

To explain the operation, when the sales processing of the slave PO 38 is completed, the settlement processing unit 26 in the PO 8 control unit is activated by the operator. The settlement processing unit 26 sends a "accounting request" message to the mask PO 36, and at the same time edits the settlement data of the sales up to that point and stores it in the bubble memo IJII. Next, the printer 30 prints the payment data. These processes are carried out by the master PO8.
``Reception (lKJ) [Proceed without waiting for text reception.

In addition, in the mask PO36, the message "accounting request" from the slave PO38 is r@ed by the message analysis unit 21Vζ, and the processing request PO8 number that sent the message is distinguished and the contents of the message are deciphered. Based on the identification result of the processing request P08 number, a predetermined bit position corresponding to the hotel P08 in the processing request P()8 display register 22 is set to "11".From this point, the payment request lamp 23 blinks. , informs the operator that there has been a payment request from one slave PO8.

At Seki, where Mask PO8 is conducting normal sales operations,
The master POS operator will immediately respond to the payment request.
It is not necessary to perform the data collection operation 5, and the mask PO8 is
Until the sales operation can be stopped or the business can be completed, the payment request can be kept in a standby state.

Before the mask POf9 processes the first payment request, another slave PO8 may send another payment request. In this case, as with the first definite X request, the P
The O8 location is recorded in the processing request PO8 display register.

When the master PO 8 operator becomes able to perform data collection operations, he presses the reception OK key on the keyboard 18.
The data collection processing section 16 is activated.

The data collection processing unit 16 reads the escape request PO8 display register 22 and selects one slave PO that has issued the processing request.
8 is identified, and control to collect payment data from the slave PO8 is started.

In order to complete the connection between the data collection processing unit and the processing requesting slave PO8, the message generation unit 24
Specify the slave Posv and send the "Acceptance OK" message. When the settlement processing unit 26 of the cough slave PO8 receives this "Acceptance OK" message, it confirms its own data transferable state and transfers data from the bubble memory 11. Read out the payment data and send it as a telegram to the master PO36.

The master PO36 sends the received “accounting data Jt” statement,
The message is decoded in message analysis s21, the P08 perfume is identified, and sent to data collection process s16, where it is stored in a predetermined file area of bubble memory 7. 1 slave PO
When the settlement data collection processing for PO8 is completed, the corresponding bit @1" of the processing request PO8 display register 22 is reset.

Furthermore, if the slave PO 8 performs a sales operation after making a payment request, and receives a [Reception OKJ message] from the master PO 8 during the sales operation, an interrupt process is performed to transfer the payment data after the sales operation is completed. It can be configured as follows.

When there are M processing requests from a plurality of slave PO8s, the receptions are processed in order or in a predetermined order (for example, in the order of PO8 numbers). Many other known queue management or priority control techniques may be used. Also;
Regarding the system in which the master PO 8 selectively establishes a communication connection with any one of the plurality of slave POs 8, the conventional techniques 1, □, and multiple can be used.

(6) Effects of the Invention According to the present invention, the master P-O8 and the slave Pod can execute the payment processing and the data collection processing at timings that are unrelated to each other, and the two POSs can perform these processing at the same time. You will not be placed in detention for this reason.

In addition, each slave Pu b vc temporarily stores the settlement data or cumulative data in a file memory such as pull memory, so if an error occurs in data collection, it is possible to collect data again. So, i1
This helps improve reliability.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a conventional POS system, FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a POS system according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a diagram of a control circuit according to an embodiment. In the figure, 6 is a mask POJ, 7 is a bubble memory for storing collected data, 8 to 10 are slave PQS, 11
1 to 13 indicate bubble memories for storing payment data provided in each slave P08, respectively.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A PO8 system Kj6 is composed of a mask PO8 device, a plurality of slave PO8 devices, and a master PO8 device.
Each slave PO8 device is provided with a memory for storing collected data, and each of the plurality of slave PO8 devices is provided with a memory for storing payment data. During payment processing, each slave PO8 device sends a payment request signal to the istar PO8 device. 1q with sending
The Star PO8 device edits its own payment data and stores it in the -1 payment data storage memory regardless of the operating status of the Star PO8 device, and during the data collection process, the Star PO8 device edits the payment data of each slave P08 device at any time. A data collection method characterized by collecting settlement data from a data storage memory and storing it in a collected data storage memory.