JPS5882362A - Electronic cash register - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve operability and a registration speed, by providing an amount key with which the amount of money used frequently is preset, and combining said amount key with a ten-key to input the amount of money of an article. CONSTITUTION:An amount key with which the optional amount of money is preset is provided and the amount of money having high frequency of use is preset; and this key is used in combination with a ten-key to improve the registration speed of an electronic cash register. When an amount value is preset to the amount key 16, a changeover switch 15 is placed at a preset position, the desired amount of money is inputted with register keys 11, and the amount key is pressed. Then, this amount key is operated similarly with the register keys during article registration processing, and the amount of money, e.g. 98 is handled as if register keys 9 and 8 are pressed. Therefore, the amount key 16 and register keys 11 are pressed in combination to improve the operability and speed of registration.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an electronic cash register, in particular, it is equipped with an amount key that can preset any amount, and the amount key is preset with amounts that are frequently used in supermarkets, etc. This invention relates to a hook-type gash resoster that is used in combination to improve registration speed.

Conventional electronic cash register (hereinafter referred to as ECR)
It is known that the machine is equipped with a large number of department keys and can preset the price of the product corresponding to each department key.

If Restaurant Nayoshi's 3L Uni has a small number of products, you can use this Yorina ECR and set the amount of all products in each department key in advance. Product registration can be performed by pressing F only. However, in the food section of a supermarket, etc., the number of products reaches several thousand, so the above-mentioned type of ECR cannot be put to practical use. However, for some products, it may be possible to preset the amount on the department key, but since the number of departments that can be preset is small, the overall effect cannot be expected, and registration is almost always done using the numeric keypad only. was being carried out.

The purpose of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems in the conventional type.
In an electronic cash register, you can set up multiple amount keys that can be used in the same way as a numeric keypad when registering products by storing an arbitrary amount independently of one department key, and use these keys to store frequently used amounts. The object of the present invention is to improve the operability and registration speed of electronic cash registers based on the concept of inputting product amounts using preset keys and numeric keys in arbitrary combination.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail using drawings F.

FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration of an ECH according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the ECR shown in the figure, a keyboard 1, a display 2, and a printer 3 are connected to a central processing unit (CPU) 4. Furthermore, the CPU 4 includes a ROM (repeat memory) 5 in which a control program is stored and a RAM (random access memory) 6 in which data is temporarily stored.
is connected. 1t A M 6 includes a numeral register, - a TIt number present flag Fy that is set when the numeral data is in the case Kp'+, - an itemizer that stores the total amount for each transaction, and In addition to the preset amount storage area, there is also an area for the department total amount register.

FIG. 2 schematically shows the key arrangement on the keyboard 1 of FIG. In the figure, 11 is a number key (numeric keypad), and keys 0 to 9 are used to input 12 consecutive O's.
It has a 0 key, a decimal point key and a clear key (cr, ). 12 is fli gate geeky DJ to D4 44 times i self θ) g + (gate court) can be input. Subtotal key 13 is the key to press to calculate the subdivision,
Further, the cash salesperson 14 is used to enter a deposit in the case of cash sales and to calculate the total payment amount. Further, the mode selector switch 15 is a switch for turning on/off the power of the ECR and specifying operating modes (preset mode for rewriting the contents of specific keys, registration mode, inspection mode, and payment mode). The amount key 16 is a feature of the present invention. Frequently used amounts can be preset, and amounts can be registered by using this key alone. 6- You can enter the desired amount manually. Here, an example of four amount keys 16 is shown, but any number can be provided as needed.

Next, the operation of the ECH shown in FIG. 1 will be explained using flowchart 1 in FIGS. 3 and 4.

When wishing to preset an amount value to any of the amount keys 16, the clerk or operator first sets the mode 1 changeover switch 15 to the preset position, and then presses the number key.
Enter the desired amount value from 1 key, and then press the amount key 16.
Press one of the . For example, to preset a desired monetary value "50" in the monetary value key 16, the user inputs 5 and 0 sequentially from the numeric key 11, and then presses the monetary value key 161. Then, this ECR operates according to the following procedure. Referring to FIG. 3, first, an input from the keyboard 1 is waited for, and if there is a key input, the type of key pressed is determined. If the numeric key is pressed, the numeric value is stored in RAM.
Store it in the numeral register in 7, and then set the numeral presence flag F.
After setting N, return to the start and wait for the next key. If the 4-key pressed is the amount key 16, the contents of the numeric register are RA
After transferring to the preset amount storage area in M7, return to the start and wait for the next key input.If the pressed F key is neither a number key nor an amount key, it is an erroneous operation, so perform error processing B (4).

The amount key preset with a desired amount in this manner is treated in exactly the same way as a number key in the product registration process.

In other words, the amount key r98Ja is processed as if pressing the number keys 9 and 8, and for example, the product amount 1198 yen is processed by pressing the number key 1 and the amount key 98, and 1980 yen -.
1 can be changed to the number lIt by pressing the amount key of 98 and the number key of 0.

Next, this ECH product registration process will be explained using flowchart 1 in FIG. When the remote selector switch 15 is set to the registration position, the CPU 4 starts the product registration process described below based on the program stored in the ROM 5. First, it waits for a key press by pressing any of the various keys on the keyboard 1. If the key is available, the type of key is determined. If the pressed key is the numeric key 11, the input numeric data is stored in the numeric register, and if the amount key 16 is the preset amount, it is stored in the numeric register.
Set the numbered Furano Fy to cellar l-1 and wait for the next key. If the pressed key is the department key 12, the presence or absence of a numeric value is determined by Furano FN with numeric value. When the Furano FN with numeric value is 0'', there is no product amount input using the numeric key or the amount key, and pressing F of the department key 12 in this case is an erroneous operation, so error processing is performed.Department key 2 When you press , the flanno with numerals Fw is set, which means that a numeral was set by pressing the numeric key or the amount key, so the contents of the numeric register are set as the product amount and the display is displayed. After performing departmental processing such as displaying the amount using 2, printing the amount using printer 3, and accumulating the product amount in each of the department total amount register and itemizer, reset the Furano Fpr with numeric value and return to the start. and wait for the next key personnel.

When the cash sale key 14 is pressed, the itemizer's total amount is displayed on the display 2 and printed on the printer 3, and then the itemizer is cleared. Cut and numbered flannel F〃 Glue +
After making a trade, return to the start and wait for the next trade.

Despite having the key manpower, there were 11 numeric keys, 12 department keys. If neither the cash sale key 14 nor the amount key 16 is pressed, it means that a key other than these keys has been pressed, and therefore the process corresponding to the pressed key is performed.

As described above, according to the present invention, an amount key is provided, and a frequently used amount can be preset in this amount key, and the product amount can be entered by arbitrarily combining it with the numeric keypad.
Since the product registration speed can be improved, it is particularly effective in places such as supermarkets that have a large number of products. In addition, since the amount keys can preset amounts independently of the department keys and can be used in combination with the numeric keypad, the frequency of use of preset amounts increases, and as a result, the operability of ECR is improved. 7- You can improve your recording speed.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the general configuration of an electronic cash register according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a keyboard configuration diagram of the device shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a monetary amount in the device shown in FIG. 1. Value preset processing flowchart, Figure 4 is the first
3 is a process flowchart of product registration in the illustrated device. Keyboard, 2 Display, 3 Printer, 4
・Central processing unit (CPU), 5...ROM,
6 ・RAM, 11 ・Number key, 12 ・
・Department key, 13..Subtotal key, 14.Cash sales key, 15..Mode changeover switch, 16.Amount key. Patent applicant Tateishi Electric Co., Ltd. agent Patent attorney Tatsuo Ito agent Patent attorney Tetsuya Ito 9- 8-

Claims (1)

[Claims] An electronic cash register that temporarily stores the contents entered by the numeric keys on the keyboard 1 to above in a numeric register, and displays or prints out the contents when necessary.
an amount key for registering a predetermined arbitrary amount value; a storage means for storing the arbitrary amount value set by the number setting key in a predetermined operation mode in correspondence with the amount key; and the amount amount. An electronic cash register characterized by comprising: control means for reading out the contents of the storage means and transferring the contents to a pre-arranged number register by operating a key.