JPS6022467Y2 - cash register machine - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] The present invention relates to a cash register machine that can detect the status of visitors and returning customers (paying customers) when the operator is absent, and can send various messages to business customers or notify managers of the operator's absence. It is something.

If the cash register operator is temporarily absent for some reason, returning customers may have to wait for a long time to pay, or even if a customer does arrive, the store may not understand and cause discomfort to the customer. There were many.

Therefore, in the past, in order to solve these problems, an infrared light beam was irradiated near the registration machine, and the interruption of the infrared light beam by the passing of the customer was used to control the arrival and return of customers when the operator was not present. Devices that provide notification have been proposed.

However, since the above-mentioned device must be installed separately from the main body of the registration machine, it is very inconvenient to handle, and the device itself is expensive.

Furthermore, since the system is configured to detect and notify visitors regardless of whether the operator is present or not, the impression given to the guests is not very pleasant.

In view of the above-mentioned conventional drawbacks, the present invention provides a cash register machine that can detect the status of visitors and returning customers when the operator is absent, and can send various messages to business customers or notify managers of the absence of the operator. be.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below based on the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an external view of a cash register according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the same.

In the figure, 1 is the main body of the cash register, and 2 is a switch provided on the front of the main body 1 to indicate the presence or absence of the operator. For example, when the operator leaves the main body 1 for some reason, it is turned off. and turn it on when you are using or near the registration machine.

In addition, if the above switch 2 is configured with a foot switch and the foot switch 2 is installed in a mat placed on the floor at the position where the operator stands when operating the registration machine, it is possible to control whether the operator is present or absent. There is no need to perform any switch operations, and switching of switches can also be prevented.

3 indicates a foot switch for detecting visitors and returning guests and transferring the detected information to the registration machine main body 1.

Normally, the Togin Bank main unit 1 is often installed at the entrance of the store, and when customers visit the store, they always pass by the registration machine 1 and return to the registration machine after using the machine inside the store. Payment will be made.

Therefore, the foot switch 3 is installed in a mat placed on the floor of the registration machine, so that when a customer passes over the mat, the foot switch 3 is turned on and a message to that effect is transmitted to the registration machine main body 1. being considered.

Next, to explain in a little more detail based on FIG. 2, 2 indicates a switch that indicates the presence or absence of an operator, and the on/off signal of this switch 2 is similar to the key signal of the key human power section 4, and is transmitted to the main body of the registration machine. The data is transferred to one arithmetic processing unit 5 and subjected to predetermined processing.

Reference numerals 6 and 7 denote a printing unit and a display unit for printing and displaying the processing results of the arithmetic processing unit 5, respectively.

8 is a money storage box, and 9 is a power supply device that supplies power to each part.

On the other hand, numeral 3 indicates a foot switch that detects visitors and returning guests passing through the registration machine as described above.

This foot switch 3 includes a plurality of foot switches 3-1
-3-n, and are arranged in a row in the direction of passage within a mat placed on the floor where customers pass.

Reference numeral 10 denotes a sound generation control device which selects predetermined message information from a voice memory storing various kinds of message information for voice notification and reports it or notifies a chime sound in response to the control of the arithmetic processing unit 5.

The arithmetic processing unit 5 receives a state signal indicating an on state (presence) or an off state (absent) from the switch 2 indicating the presence or absence of an operator.

The arithmetic processing unit 5 is connected to a foot switch 3, and when a customer passes by, it receives an on-state signal from the foot switch 3 (a signal indicating that a customer passing the registration machine has been detected).

Then, the arithmetic processing unit 5 calculates the logical product of the inverted signal of the state signal of the switch 2 indicating presence/absence of the operator and the ON state signal of the foot switch 3.

When the result of the calculation is OFF, the calculation processing device 5 does not control the sound generation control device 10.

Therefore, neither a message nor a chime (notification sound) is generated in this case.

Conversely, when the result of the calculation turns on, the calculation processing device 5 switches the switches 3-1 .
3-2.3-a and 3-n, the voice generation control device 10 is controlled in accordance with the order of ON signals, and a message or chime corresponding to a visitor or a returning customer is generated.

For example, foot switch 3-1.3-2.3-a, 3-n
When the ON signal of the switch is sent in this order, it is determined that the guest is a guest, and control is performed to notify the guest of a message (such as "Welcome") when the ON signal of the foot switch 3-n is output. For controlling the device 10, switch-on signals are sent to the foot switches 3-n and 3-a in this order, and for example, if the switch signal of the foot switch 3-a remains on, the customer cannot return home. It is determined that the operator is present, and the controller 10 is immediately controlled to notify the returning customer of a chime indicating the absence of the operator or a message such as "Thank you for your purchase" or "Please wait for a while."

In this way, messages or chimes can be generated for visitors or returning customers when the operator is not present, but if there is only one foot switch 3,
Since it is difficult to distinguish between returning customers, it is best to configure the system so that only a chime sounds to notify the operator's absence.

As described above, the cash register according to the present invention can detect the status of visitors and returning customers when the operator is absent, and can send various messages to business customers or notify managers of the operator's absence.

Furthermore, since the structure is simple, it can be provided at low cost and is also easy to handle.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an external view of a cash register according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 shows a block diagram of the same block. 1 is the main body of the cash register, 2 is an operator presence/absence indicating switch, 3 is a visitor/returning customer detection switch, 5 is an arithmetic processing unit, and 10 is a voice generation control device.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A first switch means for indicating the presence or absence of an operator, and a second switch means arranged so as to be able to detect the presence or absence of a customer passing by the main body of the registration machine to visit the store or to make payment by the foot pressure of the customer. and control means for controlling the notification means to issue a notification sound or a predetermined message when the first switch means indicates the absence of the operator and the second switch means detects a visitor or a paying customer. 1. A cash register characterized in that it is capable of notifying visitors, paying customers, etc. of a notification sound or a message when an operator is absent.