JPS6121594A - Slip issuing apparatus - 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 [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention is directed to point of sale management (Point of 5a).
les (hereinafter referred to as PO8) system, and relates to a slip issuing device that can prevent transaction details from being printed in excess of a limited number of lines on a slip, particularly in the case of credit transactions, etc. It is.

In recent years, with the spread of combiator network systems, POS systems have come to be widely adopted in department stores, supermarkets, and the like.

An electronic cash register is used as a terminal in this system, and is operated by an operator such as a store clerk to register the products presented by the customer and issue a receipt.

In addition, with the spread of credit cards (hereinafter referred to as cards), transactions using cards are increasing in PoS systems, and in the case of such transactions, transaction details are printed on a slip instead of a receipt. Since the number of lines to be printed on a slip is limited, a method is desired that prevents more than the specified number of lines from being printed.

[Conventional technology]

FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating an electronic register, FIG. 4 is a control block diagram showing a conventional method, and FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of FIG. 4. The same reference numerals refer to the same objects throughout the design.

As shown in FIG. 3, the electronic register 1 has a display 2. Printer section 3. Keyboard 4, cash drawer 5
．． It is composed of a control section 6 and a card reading section 7.

A receipt issuing port 8a and a slip insertion port 8b are provided at the center of the top surface of the printer section 3.

In addition, in FIG. 4, the main control section 6a controls each section, and also includes an arithmetic processing section (not shown), and a keyboard 4.
It has the function of calculating the transaction data inputted by the processor in the arithmetic processing unit, and also sends the data read from the card at the time of card transaction to the computer center 9 (not shown), which verifies the account number and inquires about the credit balance. It has the function of conducting transactions when transactions are possible.

The card data control section 11 has a function of recognizing data read from the card by the card reading section 7 and sending it to the main control section 6a. The display control section 12 has a function of controlling the display of transaction data and the like sent from the main control section 6a on the display 2. The print control section 13 causes the printer section 3 to print transaction data and the like sent from the main control section 6a. The key control unit 14 has a function of recognizing transaction data input from the keyboard 4 and sending it to the main control unit 6a.

With such a configuration and function, when the operator inputs transaction data from the keyboard 4, the product number, product name, unit price, and operation instructions for the operator are displayed one by one on the display 2 according to commands from the main control unit 6a. Ru.

Finally, by operating the input end button 4a, necessary calculation processing is performed, the total amount, etc. is displayed, and the payment is made.

As input of transaction data progresses, the printer unit 3 sequentially prints on the receipt and the journal, the total amount, etc. is printed, and the receipt is issued from the receipt issuing port 8a.

If the transaction is by card, the operator will switch the card transaction mode. Then, the slip 10 is inserted into the slip opening 8b as shown in the figure, and the card is inserted and slid into the card reading section 7 to read the data. The read data is sent to the computer center 9, where the account number is verified and the credit balance is inquired.The total amount of the entered transaction data is compared with the credit amount of the inquiry data, and if the transaction is possible, the transaction is processed. Then, as shown in FIG. 5, transaction details are printed on a slip 10 and sent out.

To explain in detail the printing of a slip, the position and number of lines on which the transaction details are printed are determined on the slip 10 shown in FIG. 5, and the date, transaction mode, cashier number, A header section a where a transaction serial number, salesperson number, etc. are printed, a body section a where transaction details are printed, and a tail section where a total amount, etc. are printed.

The number of lines to be printed changes depending on the transaction on the body part, and the number of lines on which transaction details can be printed is, for example, only about 8 lines, and it is prohibited to print details in excess of this number of lines. There must be. Therefore, at the time of registering the product number of the traded product, it is determined whether or not there are any remaining lines to be printed, and the items are printed and roasted.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

With the above method of determining the number of lines left to print when registering the product number, even if it is determined that there are lines remaining, there is a possibility that the number of lines printed by subsequent input will exceed the number of remaining lines, and the number of lines printed on the body part may exceed the number of remaining lines. There is a problem that printing may occur beyond the range.

[Means for solving problems]

The present invention includes a storage means for storing the maximum number of print lines that can be printed on a slip, a calculation means for calculating the number of print lines of data to be printed on the slip, and a calculation means for calculating the number of print lines of data to be printed on the slip. A counting means for counting, a calculating means for summing the number of printed lines obtained by both the counting means and the calculating means, and a comparing means for comparing the total value summed by the calculating means and the maximum number of printed lines stored in the storage means. This is a slip issuing device which determines whether or not subsequent printing is possible based on the comparison result by the comparing means, and in this way, the above-mentioned problems can be solved.

[Effect]

According to the present invention, instead of the conventional method of determining the remaining print lines at the time of product number registration and then printing, the maximum number of print lines is set and stored in the storage means, and the number of print lines of input transaction data is The calculation means calculates the number of lines that have already been printed, the counting means calculates the number of lines that have already been printed, and the calculation means adds up the number of printed lines of the input transaction data and the number of lines that have already been printed.
This total value is compared with the maximum number of lines to be printed using a comparison means, and when the total value exceeds the maximum number of lines to be printed, the slip is issued without further printing, thereby exceeding the limited number of lines to be printed. Printing can be prevented.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. 1 is a control block diagram showing an embodiment according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a flowchart of FIG. 1. The same reference numerals indicate the same objects throughout the figures.

In FIG. 1, the main control section 6b has the functions of the main control section 6a described in the conventional method, and also controls the special number printed on the slip 10 in the card transaction mode and the following sections, and controls the maximum number of printed lines Rm. It has a function to execute a series of sequence programs that compares the number of lines already printed Rc+ and the total number Rc+Rf of the number of lines to be printed before printing of the input transaction details Rf and determines whether printing is possible. .

The maximum print line number storage section 15 stores the set maximum print line number Fm.
The setting value is stored in the computer center 2.
IPL (Initial Program) from
Load-ing) + or input from the keyboard 6.

The print line number table 16 is a storage means that stores the number of print lines depending on the contents of the input transaction details. For example, if the input transaction details are a product code and a single item code, there will be two lines, and there will be a discount code. When input, there will be 3 lines.

The pre-print line number calculation unit 17 has a function of finding the input transaction details and calculating the pre-print line number Rf.

The printed line number counter 18 counts the number of lines Rc that has already been printed.

The print line number calculation unit 19 has a calculation function that totals the input number of print lines: that is, the number of already printed lines Rc and the number of print lines Rf.

The comparison section 20 is a comparison means that compares the total value Rc+Rf of the number of already printed lines Rc and the number of printed lines Rf calculated by the number of printed lines calculation section 19 with the maximum number of printed lines Pm, and the comparison result is sent to the main control section 8b. It has the function to send to.

The notifying unit 21 is a notifying unit that instructs the display 2 to display the number of printed lines exceeded based on a signal from the main control unit 8b.

Since it has such a configuration and function, the method of printing on the slip 10 will be explained with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

■First, enter the card transaction mode, insert the slip 10, and then input the transaction details.
reads the number of lines from the print line number table 16 and calculates the number of print lines Rf of the print stroke.

At this time, since there is not yet the number of printed lines Rc, the count of the printed line number counter 18 is Rc=O.

(2) Then, the printed line number calculation unit 19 calculates the total value Rc + Rf of the number of already printed lines Rc and the number of printed lines Rf.

■This total value Rc + Rf and the maximum number of printed lines Fm are sent to the comparison section 20 and compared, and the maximum number of printed lines FI++≧Total value Rc + Rf −-
-----(a) Maximum number of printed lines Fm<total value Rc+Rf
- Make the determination in (b).

(2) As a result of the determination, at 810, a print enable signal is sent to the main control section 8b, and the printer section 3 performs printing.

(2) Then, the number of printed lines Rc is counted by the printed line counter 18.

■Additional transaction details must be registered, and if further transaction details are input, the steps from ■ onwards will be repeated.

■As a result of the determination, (when BL is detected, a print failure signal is output from the notification unit 2.
1, a command is issued from the notification section 21, and the display 2
Guidance for exceeding the number of lines is displayed.

(2) The operator then presses the input end button 4a on the keyboard 4, prints the total amount on the tail portion C of the slip IO, and then pulls out the slip 10.

(2) Next, set the next slip 10, input the header section a again, and manually register the transaction details printed on the previous slip 10. Thereafter, the above procedure is repeated.

In this way, when printing the transaction details on the limited number of lines on the body of the slip 10, it is possible to prevent the transaction details from being printed on the limited number of lines.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the present invention, when printing transaction details on a slip, it is possible to keep the number of lines within a limited number and exchange the slip, so printing of more than the number of lines can be avoided. It has the effect of preventing

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a control block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating an electronic register to which the present invention is applied. FIG. 4 is a control block diagram showing a conventional method.
It is an explanatory view of a figure. In the figure, 1 is an electronic register, 2 is a display, 3 is a printer section, 4 is a keyboard, 6 is a control section,
6a and 6b are main control units, 7 is a card reading unit, 1
0 is a slip, 11 is a card data control section, 12 is a display control section, 13 is a printer control section, 14
is a key manual control unit, 15 is a maximum print line number storage unit, 16 is a print line number table, 17 is a pre-print print line number calculation unit, 18 is a print line number counter, 19 is a print line number calculation unit, 20
21 indicates a comparison section, and 21 indicates a notification section. Kaya 1 Figure ・! ); 2 Figure

Claims (1)

[Claims] A transaction data input section into which transaction data is input, a data processing section which performs arithmetic processing on the transaction data input by the transaction data input section, and a printing section which prints each line of the slip based on the input transaction data. A slip issuing device comprising: a storage means for storing the maximum number of print lines that can be printed on the slip; a calculation means for calculating the number of print lines of data to be printed on the slip; a counting means for counting the number of printed lines obtained by the counting means and the calculating means; a calculating means for summing the numbers of printed lines obtained by the counting means and the calculating means; 1. A slip issuing device comprising a comparison means for comparing the maximum number of lines to be printed, and determining whether or not subsequent printing is possible based on the comparison result by the comparison means.