JPS59178576A - Transaction adjusting machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To perform efficient transaction adjustment by providing plural registers and at least one adjusting device and performing adjustment processing by transmitting the content of transaction registered by the registers. CONSTITUTION:Resigters 11-14 are placed inside of a store and adjusting machines 21, 22 are placed at exit. Transactions with customers 31-34 are registered by operators of registers 11-14 and the results are sent to adjusting machines 21, 22. At the same time, receipts in which customer number, sum of transaction and number of registers 11-14 are printed are handed to customers 31-34. When coutomers 35, 36 make purchase register at one of registers 11-14, and hand the received receipt to the operator of an adjusting machine, the operator inputs receipt number and number of adjusting machine by a key and performs adjusting process.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Technical Field The present invention relates to a transaction settlement machine used for settlement processing at stores and the like.

BACKGROUND ART Conventionally, a two-person system has been adopted in ECR, a so-called electronic cash register, which is a transaction settlement machine, and a checker machine, a so-called registration machine, and a cashier machine, a so-called settlement machine, correspond on a one-to-one basis. For this reason, in places such as food stores that require many registrations per customer,
There was an imbalance in the amount of work that the registration machine operator had to do, whereas the payment machine operator had relatively little time to do.

Purpose An object of the present invention is to provide a transaction settlement machine that solves the above-mentioned technical problems and realizes an efficient registration and settlement processing system.

Structure and Effects of the Present Invention The present invention is characterized by comprising a plurality of registration means and at least one settlement means, and transmits transaction details registered by the registration means to the settlement means to perform settlement processing. .

In a still preferred embodiment, in order to prevent fraud, the customer number registered by the registration means, the transaction amount and the device number of the registration means are transmitted to the checkout means, and the operator of the checkout means is required to perform checkout for which customer. Let me know if you have to.

According to the present invention, since a transaction settlement machine is provided which includes a plurality of registration means and at least one settlement means,
The number of settlement means corresponding to the registration means can be freely set, optimizing the amount of labor for each operator, and the number of settlement means being smaller than the number of registration means, increasing efficiency. A good transaction settlement system will be realized.

Embodiment FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Registration machines 11-14, which are registration means, are connected via line 11 to payment machines 21-22, which are payment means. The registration machines 11 to 14 are used to print the amount of money purchased by a customer on a receipt at a store or the like and hand it to the customer. The payment machines 21 and 22 are used to settle the contents of the receipts issued from the registration machines 11 to 14.

FIG. 2 is a layout diagram in which the registration machines 11 to 14 and the payment machines 21ν22 are set up in a store or the like. Registration machine 11-14
is installed inside the store, and payment machines 21 and 22 are installed at the exit of the store. Transactions for customers 31 to 34 are carried out by registration machines 11 to 34.
Registration processing is performed by each of the 14 operators 41 to 44,
This result is sent to the payment machines 21 and 22, and at the same time, the customers 31 to 34 receive the customer number, transaction amount, and registration machines 11 to 22.
You will be given a receipt with the device number 14 printed on it. customer 3
5.36, register the purchase using one of the two registration machines 11 to 14, and send the contents of the received receipt to the operator 51.52.
In other words, the customers 35 and 36 respectively show the receipts issued during the registration process to the operators 51 and 52. On the other hand, each of the operators 51 and 52 can perform the corresponding payment process by manually inputting the receipt number printed on the receipt and the device number of the registration machines 11-14. The customer 35, 36 can only go out of the area of the payment machine 21, 22 after making the payment to the respective operator 51, 52.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the system configuration of the registration machines 11-14. Below, the central processing unit is CPU, read/write
Only memory is abbreviated as ROM, and random access memory is abbreviated as RAM. The CPU 61 includes a keyboard 62, a display 63, a printer 64, and a ROMfi.
5, are connected to the RAM 66 and the transmission control section 67, respectively. The register machines 11 to 14 are characterized in that, unlike ordinary independent registers, they are not equipped with a cash drawer, which is a safe in which change is kept.

A keyboard 62 is used to input customer number, transaction amount, etc. These registered contents are displayed on a display 63 and printed by a printer 64, and a receipt is issued to the customer. The contents registered at the same time as this receipt is sent to the payment machine 21 and 22 via the transmission control unit 67.
sent to. The ROM 65 contains programs necessary to perform the registration process under the control of the CPU 61.

The RAM 66 temporarily stores registration information from the keyboard 62, retains the contents of the display 63, and temporarily stores other data necessary for the operation of the CPU 61.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the system configuration of the payment machines 21 and 22. The CPU 71 includes a keyboard 72, a display 73, a printer 74, a cash drawer 75,
It is connected to the ROM 76, RAM 77, and transmission control section 78, respectively. A feature of the payment machines 21 and 22, unlike the registration machines 11 to 14, is that they are equipped with a cash drawer 75 for performing payment. Each operator 51.52 of the payment machine 21.22 has the customer present the receipt issued by the registration machine 11-14, and inputs the customer number printed on the receipt and the device number of the registration machine 11-14 from the keyboard 72. input and display it on the display 73. At the same time,
A data signal indicating the total amount of transaction details sent from each registration machine 11 to 14 via the transmission control unit 78 is sent to the CPU 71.
In response to the control, the display 73 displays the total purchase amount. Therefore, the customers 35, 36 see the amount and make a payment to each operator 51, 52. Patent each operator 5 each customer 35.36 features change
1.52 calculates change from cash drawer 75,
It is common to pay change to each customer 3j, '36.

In this example, four registration machines and two payment machines were used.
This can also be used with other numbers.

The number of machines can be determined depending on the condition of the store.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the entire system of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 shows registration machines 11 to 14 and payment machines 21 and 22.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the system configuration of the registration machines 11 to 14, and FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the system configuration of the payment machines 21 and 22. 11-14...Registration machine, 21.22...Payment machine, 6
1.71...Central processing unit, 62.72...Keyboard, 63.73...Display, 64.74...
・Printer, 65.76...Read-only memory, 66.77...Random access memory, 67
゜78...Transmission control unit, 75...Cash drawer agent Patent attorney Kei Nishi Department Figure 1 Figure 3 Figure 4

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) A transaction settlement machine comprising a plurality of registration means and at least one or more settlement means, and transmits transaction details registered by the registration means to the settlement means to perform settlement processing. . (2) transmitting the customer license number, transaction amount, and device number of the registration means registered by the registration means to the payment means;
2. The transaction settlement machine according to claim 1, wherein the transaction settlement machine informs an operator of the settlement means of which customer is to be settled.