JPS6057489A - Electronic cash register - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention relates to an electronic character register that displays a message indicating suspension of registration on a customer display section during setting operations.

[Technical background of the invention and its problems]

Some electronic cash registers (hereinafter abbreviated as registers) have departmental files or PLUs in their internal storage.
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There is a system in which sales data of products sold by manual operation of a registration key provided on a keyboard is stored cumulatively in the department file or PLU file by department or by PLU: f-do. There is also a register in which the sales data is input using an external scanner, OCR (optical reader), or the like.

In such a register, before starting the sales registration process, the department code and department name are entered in the case where the department file is set up, and the PLtl code is entered in the case where the PLU file is set up.

It is necessary to set the product name, unit price, etc. in each of the above files in advance. Generally, such a setting task is performed by setting a control key provided on the key date to the "setting" task and operating the registration key described above. Therefore, during the period when setting work is being carried out,
The original sales registration work cannot be performed.

However, for general customers, it is not easy to determine whether the register is in the process of registering or setting. L7 Therefore, the customer is not informed by the cashier that the setting process is in progress until after the customer brings the purchased item to the register.

As a result, the customer has to carry the purchased item to another register, and the cashier's setting work is interrupted, causing a problem in which the efficiency of the setting work is reduced.

[Purpose of the invention]

The present invention has been developed based on the above circumstances, and has the following objectives: 1. To inform customers of the suspension of registration by displaying a message indicating suspension of registration on the customer display section during setup operations. 4j11 (1
, U is to do it.

[Summary of the invention]

The present invention provides an electronic cash register having a main body display section and a dot matrix type customer display section, including a message memory for storing a message notifying the customer of a registration suspension state, and a control key for specifying a setting task. is provided, and when the control key specifies a setting task, the contents stored in the message memory are displayed on the customer display section.

[Embodiments of the invention]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An electronic cash register according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an electronic cash register (register), in which a key gate 2 serving as an input device provided on the front surface of a housing I is provided with number keys 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 32, 24, 32, 24, 32, 42, 24, 24, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, c, c, smc tc , s s , s shoWing FIG. Department key indicating product classification 4. Deposit/Current key 5. A PLU key 6 and a control key 7 are arranged.

Further, a main body display section 8 is provided on the upper front surface of the casing 1 for electronically displaying the department code of the sold product, the total price, etc., and a receipt issuing port 9 is formed in the middle part.

Furthermore, a drawer 10 is provided at the bottom of the housing 1, and a customer display section 11 supported by a support member is provided at an upper position.

The main body display section 8 and the customer display section 11 have almost the same structure, and are composed of a plurality of dot matrix type display elements in which a plurality of light emitting elements are arranged in a matrix. Therefore, in addition to numbers, it is possible to display kana characters, alphabetic characters, etc. on these display sections 8.11.

The control key 7 is a control switch used to turn on and off the power source and to instruct the central processing unit to execute various tasks such as "registration", "setting", and "setting". In addition, "registration" means to store the price of the sold product in the storage unit, and also to record the total price, etc. This task is to perform Il'JQ, print the results on receipts and recording paper, and display them on each display IW81 J1.

In addition, "settlement" means, for example, "settlement" at the end of the day's work.
This is a job that clears the contents of the storage unit after printing out the total sales amount, total sales points, etc. accumulated in the storage unit (by “registration”).

Furthermore, "setting" means, for example, the PL provided in the storage section.
This is a task in which the PLU code, unit price, etc. are set in advance in a U file, etc., and a message to be displayed on the customer display section 11 is stored in advance in the storage section during the setting task.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the register.

The CPU (Central Processing Unit) 12 has a built-in arithmetic circuit, command register, etc., and has a keypad 2. Various calculation processes are performed based on the input information from the control keys 7, and the address bus 13, data bus 14. Control signal line 1
A ROM Z 6 which stores fixed data of programs such as "registration", "payment", "setting", etc., and a RAM 77 which stores key-entered sales data of each product and the above-mentioned messages etc. let That's it, Drawer 1
Drawer control circuit IB, key, 3?
- Key bead input circuit 19 into which the key signal from the code 2 is input. A control key input circuit 20 to which a command signal from the control key 7 is input. Main unit display 1) 1!
8, a display control circuit 21 that sends display drive signals to the customer display section Z1, and a printer control circuit 23 of the printer 22 that prints on receipts and recording paper, respectively, are connected to the data bus 14. control (the CPU l via the i line I5)
Connected to 2.

In the RAM Z 7, as shown in FIG. 3, there is a FLU file RAZ/message area RA2. for cumulatively storing sales data input using the registration keys of the keyboard 2. Setting flag area RA,? is formed.

Furthermore, an area is formed in the PLU file RAI to store the product name, unit price, sales amount, and sales score for each PLU code. Further, the message area RA' stores a message to be displayed on the customer display section 11, such as "Taishichu".

In such a register, the key d? - When the power is turned on by manually pressing the control key 7 provided on the board 2, you can manually operate the control key 7, or manually press the registration keys such as the numeric key 31, department key 4, PLU key 6, etc. When a signal is input, the CPU 12 is configured to determine the type of the key input signal and operate each section according to the flowchart of FIG. 4. That is, when a key human input signal from the keyboard 2 is input, Pl
It is determined whether the key human input signal is a key signal specifying the "setting" task on the control key 7, and if it is a key signal for the "setting" task, it is determined that the "setting" task has started, After setting the setting flag in the setting flag area RA3 of RAM 17 to '1'', the message area RA
The message "Taishichu" stored in advance in E is read out, and this message is displayed on the dot matrix type customer display section 11 via the display control circuit 21.

At Pl, if the key human input signal is the key signal for the "setting" task of the control key 7, the process proceeds to Pl, it is determined whether the setting flag in the setting flag area RΔ3 is "engineering", and 1# If so, it is determined that the control key 7 is set to the "setting" task, and the process proceeds to P3, where it is determined whether the key human input signal is a key signal of a specific key indicating the end of the setting task. However, if it is not a key signal of an end key, it is determined that the key signal is a key operation that is not necessary for setting work, and the process moves to Pl.

In Pl, numeric key 31 department key 4. Deposit/Cash key5. Keys by combination key operation of various registration keys such as PLU key 6 (in issue fN, each PLU code and each product name of PLU file RAI of RAMZ7.

Set to store each unit price. Then, for confirmation, the setting results are printed out on recording paper by the printer 22 via the printer control circuit 23. Further, the above setting results are displayed on the main body display section 8 via the display control circuit 21.

In addition, at P3, if the key human input signal is the key signal of the end key, it is determined that the setting work is finished, and after resetting and tossing the setting flag in the setting flag area RAJ to 0#, the setting work for each part is finished. Perform processing. Then, the display content on the customer display section 11, that is, the message "I want you" is turned off, and the entire setting work is completed.

If the setting flag is not l# in Pl, it is determined that the control key 7 is not set for the "setting" task but for other tasks such as "registration" and "payment", and the specified Execute business.

Furthermore, the task of setting a message such as "THIS" in the message area RA2 may be performed independently before the task of setting it in the PLU file RA1.

In the register configured in this way, when setting information for registration work such as PLU file RAI K PLU code, product name, unit price, etc., if the control key 7 provided on the keyboard 2 is set to the "setting" work, As shown in FIG. 5, a message consisting of 6 characters "Taishichu" is displayed on the 8-digit dot matrix display element of the customer display section 11. Next, when data such as the PLU code, product name, unit price, etc. are entered using the registration key combination, the data will be stored in each area of the PLU file RAZ, and the data stored on the recording paper will be printed out. be done.

Furthermore, upper R+2 data is displayed on the main body display section 8, but the above-mentioned message remains displayed on the customer display section 11. Furthermore, when the setting work is completed and the end key is pressed manually, the message displayed on the customer display section Zl goes out.

With such a register, the customer can immediately understand that the register is in the process of setting up the register and is in a suspended state. Furthermore, since the cashier's setting work is not interrupted, the efficiency of the setting work can be improved.

Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above. The message to be displayed on the customer display section 11 is not limited to the message "Teishichu" shown in FIG. 5, but for example, the message shown in FIG.
, ) may be an English character such as "CLO8ED J."Furthermore, if the number of digits that can be displayed on the customer display section 11 is 16, as shown in FIG. It is also possible to display a kind message.

Further, in the embodiment, the message area RA2 is provided in the RAM 17, but the message area nA2 may be provided in the ROM 16 if there is no need to change the message.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the present invention, a message indicating the registration suspension state is displayed on the customer display section during the setting operation. Therefore, the customer can immediately know that the register is in a suspended state, and the cashier can improve the efficiency of setting operations.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

1 to 5 show an electronic carrier according to an embodiment of the present invention,
Figure 1 is a perspective view, Figure 2 is a perspective view, and Figure 2 shows a cool register.
Figure 3 is a diagram showing the main memory configuration of RAM, Figure 4 is a flowchart showing the operation, Figure 5 is a diagram showing the display contents of the customer display section, and Figure 6 is a diagram showing the main memory configuration of RAM. (-) (b) is a diagram showing display contents of a customer display section of an electronic cash register according to another embodiment of the present invention. 2...Key date, 3...Number key, 4...Department key, 6...PLU key, 7...Control key, 8...Main display, Zl...Customer use Display section, 12.
...CPU. 17...RAM, 22...Printer, RA1...
PLtJ file, RA,? ...message area,
RAJ... Setting flag area. Applicant's agent Patent attorney Takehiko Suzue Figure 3 Figure 4

Claims (1)

[Claims] The sales data of the sold products is registered in the storage section via the input device, and the information for the registration task is to be displayed on the main body display section and the dottomato l lux type customer display section, and the information for the registration task is In an electronic cash register that executes a setting task that is preset in a storage unit, there is a message memory that stores a message notifying a customer of the registration suspension state, a control key that specifies the setting task, and a control key that executes the setting task that is set in advance in the storage section. 812. An electronic carrier and a server, characterized in that the electronic carrier is equipped with means for displaying and outputting the stored contents of the message memory to the customer's display screen when the message memory is specified.