JPS5820070B2 - electronic cash register - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention uses a PLU (Pr
Regarding electronic cash registers with 1ce Look Up) function, in particular, the PL stored in the storage means
This invention relates to an electronic cash register that sequentially reads U-related information and notifies the information by voice.

The PLU function sets a PLU code for each product in advance before performing a normal registration operation, and then inputs the PLU code, unit price of the product corresponding to the code, department, and various other conditions (e.g. (Presence or absence of taxable goods)
Then, when performing normal registration operations according to product sales, etc., simply specify the PLU code and quantity to calculate the sales total, register to a department, etc. This is done automatically.

Therefore, when a registration operation is performed using this PLU code, the registration operation can be speeded up because the user simply performs a key operation to specify the code and quantity, making it extremely efficient when processing a large number of products.

In the past, when setting a PLU code and registering this code and the product unit price, department, and various other conditions corresponding to the code in a register device, the first step was to press the numeric keypad as shown in the flowchart in Figure 1. After operating and entering the PLU code (Nl step), press the ■ key (N2 step: Rough) to register the lever code, and then use the numeric keypad to enter the unit price of the product corresponding to the code. (Step N3), and if the product related to the unit price is subject to tax, press the key (Step N4), and if it is not subject to tax, do not press the ffl key. Move on to the next step, and finally operate the department to which the product belongs using Ie- (step N5).
After completing the registration for one item, the above operation is repeated for each item to complete the registration for the entire item.

However, in recent years, products have become more diverse, and the number of products handled by stores has gradually increased.For example, the number of PLU code types has increased to 100 (1
00 items) or more, and in places where prices fluctuate daily, such as vegetables and fish, the setting registration needs to be done every day before using the equipment that day. Set the PLU code and go to N1~N
If you try to register settings for 100 or more items by repeating step 5 for each item, the number of keystrokes will be extremely large, and it will take a long time to register the settings, leading to mistakes in entering the FLU code. This occurs, and it becomes necessary to check whether this setting registration operation was performed correctly.

Therefore, in the past, the FLU-related information that was registered as described above was typed out on the receipt, compared with the PLU data table (a table in which the unit price of the product, department, etc.) There are several ways to set this up.

However, as mentioned above, this method takes a lot of time if there are more than 100 PLU setting items.
This was extremely troublesome for stores that set LU settings.

Therefore, in order to eliminate the above-mentioned conventional problems, the present invention provides reading means for sequentially reading out the PLU information stored in the storage means, converts this read information into audio quantized data, and sequentially converts the readout information into audio quantized data. PL by making an announcement with
This is to confirm whether the U information has been set correctly.

The present invention will be explained in detail below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 shows a circuit configuration unit that checks whether or not the setting contents have been accurately registered when all the PLU information has been set and registered.

The PLU information is set, for example, in the storage means (number 1 in FIG. 2) according to the steps shown in FIG. 1 described above.

Now, in Fig. 2, when checking whether all the settings of PLU information have been correctly registered, the operator
Press key 2 to instruct checking of U information.

When this key 2 is pressed, the PLU address information generation means 3 generates the first address of the PLU information previously set and registered in the storage means 1, and at the same time makes the readout control means 4 of the storage means 1 operational.

The address information generated by the address information generating means 3 is sent via the decoder 5 to specify the corresponding address in the storage means 1 and to output the first PL stored in the storage area.
The U information is read into the buffer 6 via the read control means 4.

The first PLU information read into the buffer 6 is displayed on the display unit 7 as shown in FIG. Convert to

The data converted into audio quantized data is input to the next-stage DigiCrew analog converter 9, where it is converted into an analog signal and sent to the speaker 12 via the low-pass filter 10 and speaker drive means 11.・Voice announcement saying "Hyakunijusan Kazeihimpa".

In addition, in the display in FIG. 3, the symbol T'' indicates a taxable item.

By the way, when the first PLU information has been temporarily stored in the buffer 6, the delay means 13 operates, and outputs a step-up signal to the address information generation means 3 at the time when the above-mentioned voice notification is completed.

Address information generating means 3 receiving this signal generates address information for the second PLU information.

Thereafter, the PLU information is displayed on the display unit 7 in the same order as described above, and the same information is sequentially announced by voice from the speaker 12.

The operator looks at the PLU information data without listening to this voice notification and checks whether the data is correctly set and registered.

If an error is found in the registered information during this check, the operator presses the 5TOP key 14.

Then, the operation of the address information generating means 3 is stopped via the 5TOP key detecting means 15.

In this state, the PLU is switched to the setting registration mode, and the setting registration operation shown in FIG. 1 is performed to reset the correct data.

After that, return to PLU check mode again and 5TOP
The above-described checking operation is performed by pressing the key 14 again to release this stop operation.

The 5TOP key 14 is a button-button type key, and when pressed once, the stop operation is maintained until it is pressed again.

Further, when checking, the 5TOP key 14 can be stopped at the address position by performing an arbitrary suppression operation if the lever operation is to be interrupted.

As described above, according to the present invention, when checking PLO information, the setting contents are not only displayed on the display section but also notified sequentially by voice, so the operator does not have to listen to the voice notification to check the PLO information.
PLU that can be checked against the U data table and covers many items
It is possible to provide an electronic cash register that is very practical and useful in checking setting information.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing the operation when registering settings regarding the PLU in the cash register, and FIG. 2 is a circuit block diagram showing the main part configuration of the cash register of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a display state related to the cash register. 1: Storage means, 2: PLU information check instruction key, 3: Near address information generation means, 4: Control means, 7: Display section, 8: Conversion means, 9: Digital-analog converter,
12: Speaker.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A code is assigned in advance to each product, and the code (PLU
code), the unit price of the product corresponding to the code, the department,
An electronic device that can register settings for various other conditions, and has a function (PLU function) that can automatically execute a predetermined operation required at the time of registration by specifying the PLU code and quantity at the time of regular sales registration, etc. type cash register, comprising: a storage means for storing information related to the PLU code; a conversion means for converting the information read from the storage means into audio data necessary for uttering the information; and the conversion means. and a reading means for sequentially reading out the stored information stored in the storage means, so as to sequentially notify the information related to the PLU code stored in the storage means by voice. An electronic cash register characterized by: