JPS59172063A - Cash register - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable the instantaneous detection of erroneous inputs when a unit price is inputted at the time of transaction by setting the maximum or minimum amount data of unit price of transacted goods and comparing said data with the inputted amount data. CONSTITUTION:The maximum unit price data A and minimum unit price data B are set manually or automatically to registers 7 and 9 of a POS terminal equipment 1. The unit price data D inputted by an operator in transaction with a customer are set to an input register 10 and displayed in a display section 12. A processing section 13 compares the unit price data D in the input register 10 and the maximum unit price data A and minimum unit price data B in registers 7 and 9, respectively. When the input unit price data D is greater than the maximum unit price data A or smaller than the minimum unit price data B, an alarm signal E is given. At the same time, an alarm sound is given from a speaker SP and an alarm display is outputted to the display section 12.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Technical Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cash register for settling transaction fees for merchandise.

(b) Conventional technology and problems Cash registers are widely used to settle transaction fees for products sold, but recently, PO8 terminals connected to processing systems at centers have also come into use. . When operating these cash registers, if an operator makes a mistake in inputting a transaction amount, for example, inputting a large amount of money, the mistake is often noticed at the final stage of displaying the total amount.

In such a case, the operator must input the transaction amount slightly from the beginning. In particular, with the PO8 terminal device, it is necessary to enter the C transaction type, salesperson number, product code, unit price, and quantity in this order as an input procedure for transaction operations, and it is not acceptable to waste time and effort on re-entering them. Delay in transaction processing (i
This had the disadvantage of causing customers to have to wait.

(C) Purpose of the Invention The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks.
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a cash register capable of early detecting input errors in transaction amount data.

(d) Structure of the Invention The present invention provides a cash register having an input section and an output section, and includes a means for setting maximum amount data or minimum amount data of the unit price of a product to be traded, and an amount input from the input section. means for comparing and determining the data and the maximum amount data or the maximum amount data, and an alarm output means, when the input amount data from the input section exceeds the set maximum amount data. Alternatively, the cash register is characterized in that when the minimum amount data is not met, the output section outputs a warning. Further, the present invention is provided with a means for transmitting the above-mentioned maximum amount data or minimum amount data from the center and setting it in the PO8 terminal device (etc.) when it is connected to a center processing system such as a PO8 terminal device. It is characterized by:

In department stores, supermarkets, etc., the items handled differ from department to department, so the maximum and minimum unit prices of traded products are clear. Therefore, by inputting and setting this amount data in the cash register in advance, input errors can be avoided when inputting the unit price at the time of transaction. The embodiment is an example of a POS system,
In the drawing, one PO8 terminal device is connected to a center processing system 3 by a line 2. When manually setting the maximum unit price data A and minimum unit price data B for the PO8 terminal device, if the set button S on the keyboard 4 is pressed, the switching unit 5 is connected to the contact point (A) by the switching signal C. Ru. Next, when input key I is operated to input maximum unit price data A, this data is set in register 7 via 1dOR circuit 6.

The subsequently inputted minimum value increase data B is sent to the register 9 via the OR circuit 8. Afterwards, press the set button S again.
When pressed, the switch signal C connects to the switch 5Fi contact (b). Complete such preset operations before opening the store. In a transaction with a customer, an operator inputs fc unit price data and sets it in the input register 10 through the contact point (b) of the upper switching section 5, and this unit price is displayed in the display control section 1.
1 is displayed on the υ display section 12. The processing unit 13 inputs the unit price and data D in the input register 10 and the registers 7 and 9.
The maximum unit price data A and the minimum unit price data B are respectively compared, and when the input unit price data D is the maximum unit price, an alarm sound is emitted from the speaker SP and an alarm display is outputted to the display section 12. This allows the operator to know where the unit price has been entered, so all he has to do is input the unit price again.

In the above case, maximum unit price data A and minimum unit price data B
is preset by inputting it from the keyboard 4), but this preset can also be automatically preset at the time of IPL (initial load). In the drawing, keyboard 4
When the power button P is pressed, the power supply unit 14 is activated, the control unit 15 is activated, and the IPL request signal is sent to the line 2 via the line control unit 16. On the center side receiving this, the processing device 17 transfers the control program CP, maximum price data A, and minimum unit price data B in the memory 18 to the POS.
Send it to the side. The control program CP received by the line control unit 16 is stored (IPL') in the memory 20, and the maximum unit price data is passed through the eight-digit OR circuit 6 to the register 7.
Then, the shredded minimum value increase data B is set in the register 9 via the OR circuit 7.

(f) Effects of the Invention As described above, according to the present invention, input errors in unit price data can be corrected and entered at the time of inputting the unit price when settling a transaction for a product, thereby speeding up the transaction settlement.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawing is a block diagram illustrating an embodiment of the present invention, and the symbols used in the drawing are as follows. IFiPO8 terminal device, 2F! line, 3 is a processing system, 4 is a keyboard, 5 is a switching unit, 6 and 8 are OR circuits, 7
, 916 register, 10 input register, 11 Fi display control section, 12 display section, 13 processing section, 14 power supply section, 15 control section, 16.19 line control section, 17 processing device, 1 B, 20it memory, A is maximum unit price data, B is Vi14 small unit price data, C is the switching signal)/:, CP is the control program, D is unit price data,
E is % viewing signal, ■ is input oyster-1Pke ■ source button, R is IPL
The request signal, S-set button, and port 41 indicate contacts.

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) In a cash register having an input section and an output section, means for setting maximum amount data or minimum amount data of the unit price of a product to be traded, and input amount data from the input section and the maximum amount data or and a means for comparing and determining the amount data, and an alarm output means, and when the input hardware data from the input section exceeds the set maximum amount data or the minimum amount data is not satisfied. The cash register is characterized in that the output section outputs a warning when the cash register is not registered. (2) The cash register according to claim 1, further comprising means for setting the maximum amount data or minimum amount data received from a device other than the cash register.