JPS61294599A - Goods sales data processor - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a product sales data processing device used in electronic cash registers, POS terminals, and the like.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, a product sales data processing device inputs product sales data purchased by a customer using a keyboard or barcode scanner, registers the product sales data in an internal memory, and prints it on receipt paper using a printer. It is known that when the final closing key is operated, the total amount registered for the customer is printed on receipt paper and a receipt is issued.

[Problems to be solved by the invention] However, all conventional devices of this type print data on the receipt using ink or the like, which makes the receipt of no use to visually impaired people. , which was extremely inconvenient.

This invention was made to solve this problem, and it is possible to print at least the total data in Braille in addition to normal data printing on one receipt, making it useful for visually impaired people. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a product sales data processing device that can issue receipts.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention provides a product sales data processing device that registers product sales data and issues a receipt on which the product sales data and total data are printed. The system is equipped with means for controlling the printer for printing at least the total data in Braille on the receipt.

Further, the present invention is provided with a means for selectively printing in braille the date, product sales data, etc. along with the total data in the receipt.

[Function] In the present invention having such a configuration, at least the total data is printed in Braille on a receipt on which product sales data and total data are printed on a flat surface using ink or the like, and a receipt on which both normal data and Braille data are printed. Issue. In addition to the total data, dates and product sales data are also printed in Braille.

[Example] Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In this embodiment, the present invention will be described as applied to a single electronic cash register.

FIG. 1 shows the circuit configuration, and numeral 1 indicates a central processing unit (CPU) that constitutes the main body of the control unit. Further, 2 is a ROM (read only memory) in which program data for the CPU 1 to control each part is stored, and 3 is a RAM (RAM) that constitutes a memory for storing various processing data.
4 is a clock circuit that counts time and date, 5 is a character generator for normal characters printed via an ink ribbon, 6 is a character generator for Braille printing, 7 is a display interface, and 8 is a A printer interface, 9 a keyboard interface, and 10 an I10 board are connected to the CPU 1 via a pass line 11.

A display 12 is connected to the display interface 7, and a dot printer 13, a braille printer 14, and a drawer 1 are connected to the printer interface 8.
5, a keyboard 17 is connected to the keyboard interface 9, and a mode switch 18 is connected to the I10 boat 10.
is connected.

The display 12 is provided with a display device for displaying numerical values such as a department code and amount, as well as a status display element for indicating registration status, error status, and the like.

The mode switch 18 is a switch for specifying various business modes, including "registration", "inspection", "payment", and "setting".
“Specify the business mode of Cashier Minus 4.

The keyboard 17 has "oO" as shown in FIG.
"0""1" to "9" numeric key 171, "01" to
Department key 172 for “20”, clear key 173 for “C”
, r change” replacement key 174, “date” date key 175
, a signature key 176, a braille key 177, a subtotal key 17B for displaying the total, and a deposit/cash total key 179 as a closing key.

The RAM 3 has a sign flag F1 as shown in FIG.
．． In addition to various flags such as number flag F2, registering flag F3, braille punch flag F4, store name braille flag Fs, message braille flag Fs, product name unit price braille flag F7, and braille key flag F8, a customer memory stores customer registration data. M1, department registration memory M2 for accumulating department registration data, transaction total memory M3 for accumulating registered data for each type of transaction such as cash transactions, person in charge total memory M4 for accumulating sales data for each person in charge (cashier), receipt A message buffer Ms for storing messages to be printed, a number buffer Ms, etc. are provided.

The CPU 1 performs the key processing shown in FIG. 4 when the mode switch 18 is set to the "registration" mode.

In this key processing, when the signature key 175 is pressed manually, it is checked whether the signature flag F1 is set or not to determine whether the signature is on or off. If it is signed on, it resets the sign flag F1 and signs off, and if it is signed off, it sets the sign flag F1 and signs on.

In addition, when the number key 171 is pressed manually, the number 7 lag F
2 and stores the numeric data in the numeric buffer MS.

Also, if there is key manual power for department key 172, the number flag F
2 and the sign flag F1 are set. If both flags are not set, an error will occur. If both flags are set, the input number data is stored as product sales data in the customer memory M1, and is accumulated in the department record memory M2. Next, the registration flag F3 is set, the number flag F2 is reset, and the department registration data is sent to the dot printer 13.
to print on receipt paper.

Furthermore, if the Braille key 177 is pressed manually, it is checked whether the registration flag F3 is set, and if this flag is not set, an error is generated. Also, if set, the braille key flag Fa is set.

Furthermore, if the deposit/cash key 17g is pressed manually, it is checked whether the registration flag F3 is set, and if this flag is not set, an error is generated. If set, the total data stored in the customer memory M1 is accumulated in the transaction total memory M4 and the person in charge total memory M4. Also, the dot printer 13 is operated to print the total amount, time, etc. on the receipt paper. Next, it is checked whether or not Braille punch flag F4 is set. If this flag is not set, the receipt is cut and a receipt is issued. If this flag is set, Braille key flag F8 is then set. It is checked whether the flag F8 is set or not, and if this flag F8 is set to 1-, Braille punch processing is performed and then the receipt is cut.

Further, if this flag F8 is not set, it is determined that there is no human power to press the Braille key 177, and the receipt is immediately cut and issued.

In the braille punching process, as shown in FIG. 5, it is checked whether a store name braille flag F5 is set, and if this flag is set, the store name is punched in braille. It is also checked whether the message braille flag F6 is set, and if this flag is set, the message is punched in braille. Also, product name unit price braille flag F7
It is checked whether this flag is set, and if this flag is set, the unit price (product sales data), product name, etc. are punched in Braille. Finally, punch the total amount in Braille.

Further, the CPU performs the key processing shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 when the mode switch 18 is set to the "setting" mode. First, the process shown in FIG. 6 is a braille message setting process, which involves connecting an extended keyboard for kana input to this device, specifying the "setting" mode with the mode switch 18, and pressing the specified keys manually in this state. Enter Braille message setting mode. In this state, enter a message using the extended keyboard for kana input. The message thus input is stored in the message buffer Ms of the RAM3.

Furthermore, what is shown in FIG. 7 is a braille punch setting process, in which the "setting" mode is designated with the mode switch 18, and the braille punch setting mode is set by manually pressing a predetermined key. In this state, by entering "1" using the number key 171 and operating the date key 175, the store name braille flag F5 is set. Further, by @numbering "2" with the numeric key 171 and operating the date key 175, the message braille flag F6 is set. In addition, the number key 1
By entering "3" in step 71 and operating the date key 175, the product name and unit price braille flag F7 is set. In this case, if a numerical value other than "1-3" is input, an error will be processed.

Also, enter "1" with the numeric key 171 and use the alternate key 174.
Braille punch flag F4 is set by operating . Also, by inputting rOJ with the number key 171 and operating the alternative key 174, the braille punch flag F4 is set.
is reset.

In this case, if a numerical value other than "0.1" is input, an error will be processed.

In the embodiment of the present invention having such a configuration, a Braille message is set in the setting mode, and a Braille punch flag F4, a store name Braille flag Fs, and a message Braille flag F are set.
6. Set the item name and unit price braille flags F7.

After performing such setting processing, when the customer registers the purchased products using the number key 171 and the department key 172 in the registration mode, the input product sales data is stored in the customer memory M1 and also in the department registration memory. It is accumulated by department in M2. Further, the dot printer 13 prints on the receipt paper. When such processing is completed for all the products purchased by the customer, the customer's total is displayed on the display 12 by operating the subtotal key 17g, the money is received from the customer, and the deposit/cash total key 17 is the closing key.
Operate a. By this operation, a normal receipt with registered data printed only by the dot printer 13 is issued. Furthermore, if the Braille key 177 is operated before operating the Deposit/Cash total key 17a, the Braille key flag F8 will be set, so if the Deposit/Cash total key 179 is operated in this state, the total amount will be printed by the dot printer 13 and then the Braille key flag F8 will be set. Braille punch processing is performed. In this process, Braille printer 1
4 is operated, and the store name, message, unit price, item name, and total amount are punched in Braille in sequence. After this punching process is completed, a receipt is cut and a receipt is issued. An example of a receipt issued in this manner is shown in FIG.

By setting the braille punch flag F4 in advance in this way, by operating the braille key 177 before the tightening operation, data can be printed in the area where data is printed using the normal method using the dot printer 13 and the data is printed using the braille punch using the braille printer 14. The printed portion will be issued as one receipt.

Therefore, even visually impaired people can easily know the data on the products they have purchased and the total price. Of course, if the customer does not operate the Braille key 177, a regular receipt will be issued to the customer, so there is no problem.

Furthermore, if the store name braille flag Fs, message braille flag Fs, and product name unit price braille flag F7 are not set at the time of setting, only the total amount will be displayed in braille, so if this is sufficient, receipt paper can be saved. In addition, the store name, message, unit price, and product name can be selectively punched in braille, so the data to be punched in the braille portion can be freely selected as needed, improving practicality.

In the above embodiments, the present invention is applied to an electronic cash register used alone, but the present invention is not necessarily limited to this. For example, when an electronic cash register is used as a terminal of a PQS system, It may also be applied to

Also, Braille printers are electronic cash registers and terminals! Instead of providing one in every 11 machines, for example, a Braille printer can be provided independently and the Braille printer can be shared by a plurality of electronic cash registers or terminals. In this case, the receipts will be separate, but the present invention can be easily applied to such items as well.

[Effects of the Invention] As detailed above, according to the present invention, at least the total data can be printed in Braille in addition to normal data printing on one receipt, and a receipt can be issued that is useful for visually impaired people. It is possible to provide a product sales data processing device that can perform the following tasks.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The figures show an embodiment of the present invention, in which Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing the circuit configuration, Fig. 2 is a diagram showing the keyboard, and Fig. 3 is a block diagram showing the circuit configuration.
The figure shows the main memory configuration of the RAM, Figures 4 to 7 are flowcharts showing processing by the CPU, Figure 4 is a flowchart showing key processing, and Figure 5 shows the Braille punch processing in Figure 4. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the braille message setting process, FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the braille punch setting process, and FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a receipt with braille punch. 1-CPU (central ffi management device), 2-ROM (
3... RAM (Random Access Memory), 5... Normal character generator, 6... Braille character generator, 13... Dot printer, 14... ... Braille printer, 17 ... Keyboard, 18 ... Mode switch, 171 ... Number key, 172 ... Department key, 174 ... Alternative key, 175 ... Date key, 17
7...Braille key, 17B...Deposit/Cash key, F4.
...Braille flag.

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) A product sales data processing device that registers product sales data and issues a receipt on which the product sales data and total data are printed, including a Braille printer;
A product sales data processing device comprising means for controlling the Braille printer and printing at least total data in Braille on the receipt. (2) In a product sales data processing device that registers product sales data and issues a receipt on which the date, the product sales data, total data, etc. are printed, a Braille printer is controlled, and the A product sales data processing device characterized by being provided with means for selectively printing total data, date, product sales data, etc. in Braille in accordance with settings in a receipt.