JPS60225295A - Electronic type cash register - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to electronic cash registers (hereinafter referred to as ECRs), and particularly relates to improvements for increasing the crime prevention effect of ECRs equipped with cash drawers, for example.

Description of the Prior Art In the conventional ECR, the cash drawer could be opened at any time by simply operating the cash drawer y@ key, and the money stored therein could be freely taken out. Therefore, when the operator temporarily leaves the ECR, it is possible for a third party to operate the ECR without permission and withdraw money. Therefore, such an ECR
However, there is a high possibility of theft occurring, which is disadvantageous in terms of crime prevention.

OBJECT OF THE INVENTION The object of the present invention is to eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks and provide an ECR with a high crime prevention effect.

llI Structure and Effects of the Invention To summarize, the present invention provides a time setting means with a predetermined I.
A time interval of i is set, and if the cash trolley opening key is operated after the set time has elapsed, an alarm is issued.

According to this invention, since an alarm is issued if the cash drawer is opened outside of a certain period of time, the chance of theft can be reduced and the crime prevention function can be improved.

Hereinafter, this invention will be described in more detail with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings.

Description of examples FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, a printer 2 and a display 3 are provided on the front of the ECR 1. The printer 2 is for issuing receipts, and the display 3 is for displaying the unit price of the product, the amount of change, etc. Furthermore, a keyboard 4 is provided at the lower front of the ECR 1 so as to project forward.

A cash drawer 5 is housed below the keyboard 4. This cash drawer 5 can be opened and closed like a so-called drawer. Note that FIG. 1 shows the cash drawer 5 in a closed state. Money and the like are stored inside the cash drawer 5.

FIG. 2 is a key arrangement diagram of the keyboard 4 shown in FIG. 1. In the figure, the keyboard 4 includes a mode key 41 for switching the operation mode of the ECR 1, and a clear key 42 for correcting input errors caused by [9] on the keyboard 4.
and a numeric keypad 43 for inputting numerical information. Furthermore, the keyboard 4 includes an @ key 44 and an rN
s/#J keys 45 are provided. In this embodiment, the {circle around (2)} key 44 is used to set the time during which the cash drawer 5 can be opened normally. Further, the "NS/#" key 45 is used as a key for instructing the opening of the cash drawer 5, and is also used to set the above-mentioned normally openable time.

FIG. 3 is a schematic block diagram of the ECR 1 shown in FIG. 1. In the figure, the CPU 10 includes a ROM 11 and an RA
M12 is connected. The operating program for the CPU 10 is stored in the ROM 11 .

The RAM 12 includes areas 12'1-123. The area 121 stores the time at which the cash drawer 5 can be normally opened, that is, the start time.

The area 122 stores the end time of the normally openable time of the cash drawer 5, that is, the end time. Area 123 stores various other data. The CPU 10 also includes a printer 2. A keyboard 48, display 3 and speakers 13 are connected. The speaker 13 is for generating an alarm when the cat drawer 5 is opened outside of the normal opening time.
It is provided inside the main body of the RI. Note that the cpuio is equipped with a timer function, and measures the current time using this timer function.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the cpuio shown in FIG. The operation of the above embodiment will be explained below with reference to FIG.

First, the operation for setting the normal opening time of the cash drawer 5 will be explained. In order to set this normal opening time, the customer first inputs a start time, which is the starting time of the normal opening time, using the numeric keypad 43 of the keyboard 4.

Then, the user presses the ■ key 44, and then inputs the end time, which is the end of the normally openable time, using the numeric keypad 43. Finally, the "NS/#" key 45 is pressed. This last press of the [NS/#] key 45 is determined in step S1 of FIG. And step S
Proceed to step 2. Here, since the normal opening time is set in the registration mode, rYEs is set in step S2.
It is judged as J. Therefore, the process advances to step S3.

In this step S3, it is determined whether the numeric keypad 43 and the @ key 44 have been operated. As described above, since the ten key 43 and the @ key 44 are operated to set the normally openable time, YESJ is determined here. Note that if the judgment is "NO" and Ls, the rNS/'# J key 45 is pressed even though neither the start time nor the end time is input. In this case, it is treated as a key operation error and the process returns to step S1. Return to operation. If rYEsJ is determined in step S3, the process proceeds to step S4, and the start time and end time input by the above-mentioned key operations are stored in areas 121 and 122 of Ws and RAM 12, respectively.

Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S5, where the printer 2 is activated to print the start time and end time on the receipt.

Next, the operation when opening the cash drawer 5 in the registration mode will be explained. In order to open the cash drawer 5 in the registration mode, the [NS/#J key 45 is pressed. Therefore, that is step S1
Then, the process proceeds to step S2. Since this ECR1 is in the registration mode, rNO is not registered in step S2.
J, and in step S6, rYEsJ is determined, and the process proceeds to step S7. In step S7, the numeric keypad 43
It is determined whether or not the @ key 44 is operated. If the numeric keypad 43 and @ key 44 were operated, it would be treated as a key operation error because the above-mentioned normal opening time setting operation was performed in the registration mode.
The process returns to the operation of step S1. If neither the numeric keypad 43 nor the O key 44 has been operated, the process advances to step S8, and C
PU10 cannot read the current time measured by the timer function. Then, the process proceeds to step S9, and the step S
It is determined whether the current By interval read in step 8 is within the range of time set in the RAM 12 in which the cash drawer 5 can be normally opened.

If the current time is within the normal opening time range, the process advances to step 810 and the cash drawer 5 is opened. On the other hand, in step s9, if the current time is outside the normal opening time range of the cash drawer 5, the process proceeds to step 811, and the speaker 13 makes an alarm such as a bell sound.

Then, the process proceeds to step 812, and the rNs/#J key 45
It is determined whether or not has been pressed twice.

If the rNs/#J key has not been pressed twice, the alarm operation in step 811 is continued.

On the other hand, if the rNs/#J key 45 is pressed twice, the process returns to step S1 described above. That is, in this embodiment, the rNS/#'' key 45 must be pressed twice to cancel the alarm.

Note that the alarm is not limited to this mode, and the alarm may be canceled by other key operations or hidden switches.

Note that the speaker 13 is a RAM 12 provided in ECRI.
It is preferable to run the sound using a backup battery or battery power. This is because the plug for power supplying the ECRI's operation may be unplugged from the outlet, or the ECR1
This is because the alarm continues to sound even if the power switch is turned off, which is preferable for crime prevention.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a key arrangement diagram of the keyboard 4 shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is a schematic block diagram of the ECRI shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the CPLI 10, which is not shown in FIG. In the figure, 1 is ECR15 is cash drawer, 10
cpulii is ROM, and 12 is RAM. 13 indicates a speaker. (2 others) 1st [yU Figure 2

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] Time setting means for setting a predetermined time in advance; a cash drawer opening key for giving a command to open the cash drawer; and after the time set by the time setting means has elapsed, An electronic cash register comprising an alarm generating means for generating an alarm when a cash drawer opening key is opened.