JPS5852771A - Pos terminal with display part - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable even an inexperienced operator to perform accurate and easy operation, by displaying a guidance that the operator follows entirely in concrete form on a display part. CONSTITUTION:When a key on a keyboard 10 is operated, a keyboard control part 11 discriminates the operated key to output a corresponding operated-key control signal to a main control part 12. The main control part 12 discriminates the operated key control signal from the control part 11, and outputs it to an application control part 13 when recognizing that the input signal is a mode operated key control signal based upon a mode key. The application control part 13 accesses a display file 14 containing various display items to be displayed on a PDP17 on the basis of respective flows of mode key operation to read display items selectively, and a display buffer 15 holds them. The application control part 13 controls a PDP control part 16.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a POS terminal with a display section, in particular, the display section displays operational guidance for the operator.

The display unit will be explained below, excluding the plasma display.

In large retail stores such as department stores, P08 (Pa1nt Of f3a1gz) terminals are installed in each sales floor so that the sales status of products in each sales floor can be grasped from moment to moment, and each POS terminal is connected to a host processor. By connecting, the sales data of products in each department can be
It is sent to the host processor at regular intervals,
Based on this, the sales status of each product at each sales floor is managed.

A conventional POS terminal is as shown in Figure 1.

Guidance part l - numeric display tube part 2. Mode key part 3.
It is equipped with a special part 4 and a middle part 5. Here, the guidance section IH operator is instructed on the next operation to be performed by selectively lighting the light emitting diode l-0'.

For example, as shown in the flowchart shown in FIG. 2e).

When operating this POS terminal in the light mode, the operator first presses the Accounts Receivable key from Mode Key Part 3.

Next, as shown in the 70-chart in Figure 2 (Pi), the operator inputs the name of the salesperson from the number pad 5, and operates either the taxation key or the 1 direct key. The third stage is the type of receivable, that is, whether it is cash on delivery sales, credit sales, or credit sales, as shown in Figure 21.
) It is necessary to manually enter the code shown in the type explanatory diagram from number 5.

However, in the conventional PO8 terminal, when the Accounts Receivable key is pressed from the mode key part 3 as described above, the light emitting diode 1-- of the salesperson number item in the guidance part 1 is displayed as shown in FIG. 3(a). Only 0 lights up. Therefore, the operator may see this and only input the sales number from the numeral part 5, and may forget that he or she must operate either the taxation key or the 1 direct key. Particularly in supermarkets and the like, heart timers who are not familiar with the operation of this PO8 tartar are sometimes used, and thus there are cases where operations are omitted for matters that are not provided with visual guidance. Therefore, the third
As shown in Figure (B), please examine the former member.

Taxation, ``discount'' is an abbreviation for ``sales, section, 瀘''.
When displaying , the operator has to look at the first letter and distinguish it, and if the number of displayed characters is limited, it may not be possible to display even the required first letter. Next, in order to request the input of the receivable type in the third step, the light emitting diode 1-0 of the type shown in Fig. 2 f → lights up, and the operator inputs the type shown in Fig. 2 stem). You have to memorize the code in the explanatory diagram or manually enter the type of receivable by referring to the operating manual. This makes it easy for operational errors to occur.

The problem is that the time required for operation is long.

Therefore, the present invention uses a PO3-terminal with a display to improve this problem.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a PO8 terminal with a display section in which operation guidance according to the mode is displayed step by step without omission on the display section. For this purpose, the present invention uses a PO8 terminal with a display section, a POS terminal having a TFI*-board and a guidance display section.

a display means, an identification control means for identifying the input operation mode, and displaying all operation guidance items for the operator at the operation stage on the display means depending on the operation condition in the operation mode.

The present invention is characterized in that the operation guidance of Yoshitsugu's operation stage is completely displayed on the display means when the operation is performed.

Before describing the present invention in detail based on one embodiment, an outline of the present invention will be explained based on the flowchart shown in @2 (e) and FIG. 4.

In the present invention, a plasma display (hereinafter referred to as FDP), for example, as shown in FIG. 4 is used as a display device.

This FDP can display approximately 8 strokes, so! ! 1
It is possible to use it in place of the guidance s1 and number display section 2 shown in the figure, and the 4th to 5th rows can be used for operation guidance. Therefore, in @Figure 2 (A), it is written that the Accounts Receivable key is pressed first, and as shown in @Figure 4 (A), the next operation stage is "Hanpain A", "Kazei", and "Nebiki" in FDP6. is displayed. When the operator performs the 11 operations based on these display items, the FDP 6 displays the next operation item "Shubera code" and the code of this type code, as shown in Figure 4 (main). The contents of that code will be displayed. Therefore, the operator can accurately input the cough patch code based on this display.An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6.

FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of its operation.

In the figure, 10 is a keyboard, 11 is a keyboard control unit, 1
2 is a main control section, 13 is an application control section, 14 is a display file, 15 is a display buffer, 16 is a PDP control section, and 17 PDPs correspond to the FDP 6 in FIG.

The keyboard 10 is operated by an operator. Mode key 3 in FIG. Control key part 4. The keyboard control section 11 is equipped with a numeric keypad 5, etc., and when a key of this keyboard control section is operated, the keyboard control section 11 indicates wealth, f! j1 The generated key is identified and an operation key control signal corresponding to it is output to the main control section 12.

The main control unit 12 identifies the operation key control signal transmitted from the keyboard control unit 11 and, when determining that this is a mode operation key control signal based on the mode key, outputs it to the application control unit 13. .

The application control unit 13 accesses a display file in which various display items to be displayed on the PDPI 7 are stored based on each flow of mode and key operations, selects display items to be displayed one after another, and stores them in the display buffer 15. let The application control unit 13 also controls the PDP control unit 16&: to display the display φ term held in the display buffer 15 on the PDPI 7.

Next, the operation shown in FIG. 5 will be explained based on the chart 70 in FIG. 6, and an example of the operation mode shown in FIG. 2(a).

(1) The tzu operator presses the accounts receivable key from the transaction mode key on the keyboard control section. keyboard)'? Ti
The lJwJ 811 transmits a corresponding operation key control signal to the main control unit 12.

(2) The monarchy # section 12 is controlled based on its management program at this time, but when this operation key control signal is transmitted, it recognizes that one of the transaction mode keys has been pressed and controls the transaction mode. This is output to the application control unit 13, which performs the following.

(3) The application control unit 13 is the main control unit 12
Based on the output of Send. Also P D
This display buffer 15 is also used for the P IIJ control section 16.
◎When this display item is held in the display buffer 15, the application control 11t13 is controlled according to the program for data expansion, and the display position of the display item held in the PDP control unit 16 is instructed. Output the display items held in the buffer 15 and send them to P.
When displaying at a predetermined position of DPI7.

Yoshiko's FDP control unit 1 based on the FDP display program
6. In this way.

First, a display like the one shown in Figure 4) is displayed on the PDPI7◇ (4) The operator sees this display and selects
First, enter the salesperson number from O, and then press 0 and 1, for example, the taste tax key. These input signals are input to the keyboard control section 11 and the main input signal from @ki and Ichikawa. The information is transmitted to the application cage control unit 13 via the 1ilJ control unit 12. The application control unit 13 confirms that the operator has performed the necessary operation, extracts the classification code and code explanation items indicating its specific contents from the next display file 14, and displays this on the display screen. and send it to Tsufa 15. In this way, a display like the one shown in FIG. Based on this, the operator, for example, in the case of cash on delivery sales,
The event code ``00'' must be entered manually using the 10σ)f key on the keyboard.

In this way, according to the present invention, the guidance for the operator's operation can be specifically displayed on the display section.

Moreover, all of them will be displayed. Therefore, the operator only has to input the necessary data according to this guidance. Therefore, as in the past, the guidance items for I-amnesty were only indicated to the representative, or displayed in abbreviated form.

In addition, even if there are multiple elliptical codes, you can operate them accurately. Moreover, all necessary items are displayed, so
Accurately even for those with little experience.

Orchid can be easily operated.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

@Figure 1 to @311U are explanatory diagrams of conventional POS terminals, Figure @4 is an illustration of the display status of the present invention, Figure 5 is a configuration diagram of one implementation of the present invention, and Figure 6 is an explanatory diagram of its operation. It is. In the figure, 1Vi guidance part, 2 is numeral representation -11 part. 3 is part of mode key, 4 is part of III control key, 5 is part of ten key, 6 is plasma display, 10 is keyboard, lit: I keyboard control part, 12 is main control part, 13
Vi application eye control unit, 14 is a display file, 1
5 is a display buffer, 16 PDP fiit control 8B, 1
7 each indicate a plasma display. Patent Applicant: Soshitsu Co., Ltd. Representative Patent Attorney Akira Yamatani

Claims (1)

[Claims] (Re) In a POS terminal having a keyboard and a guidance display section, 1 display means and 9 identification control means for identifying the operating mode operated by the operator, and an identification control means for identifying the operation mode operated by the operator in the operation mode of the display means 9 according to the operation state in the current operation mode. 1. A POS terminal with a display section, characterized in that all operation guidance items are displayed on the display means, and when the operation is performed, all operation guidance for the next operation step is displayed on the display means.