JPS62133596A - 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] [Table of contents] Overview Industrial field of application Conventional technology Problems to be solved by the invention Means for solving the problems (Fig. 1) Example of operation (a) Example of one embodiment Explanation of the configuration (Figure 2) (b) Explanation of the operation of one embodiment (Figures 3 and 4) (C) Explanation of other embodiments Effects of the invention [Summary] Sales data manually input from the human resources department From: 1ill?
At the cash register where α11 calculates the total and prints the sales amount x Il + on the receipt, 1 lil? The a11 section calculates the coupon score from the total amount and supplies the coupon score data to the receipt printing section, thereby printing the sales details and the coupon on the same receipt.

[Industrial application field]

The present invention relates to a cash register that calculates the total amount of sales by inputting sales details, and particularly relates to a cash register that is equipped with a coupon issuing function.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Cash registers are widely used to improve the efficiency of product sales operations, and electronic cash registers using data processing technology have been widely used in recent years.

When selling such products, supermarkets, specialty stores, etc. offer coupons (proportional to the sales amount).
or discount coupons) to encourage purchases at the store.
services are being carried out.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, when issuing Nari-Pon tickets like this, the checker at the register calculates the coupon score by mental calculation based on the unit amount of the coupon issued from the total amount calculated at the register, and then attaches the coupon sticker corresponding to the score to the customer. I was giving it to

As a way to save the labor of issuing coupons manually, in recent years, a coupon issuing machine has been added to the register, and the checker enters the score calculated by mental arithmetic and issues the corresponding number of coupons or points. Those that do were used.

Furthermore, some of these coupon issuing machines automatically calculate the corresponding coupon points each time a person inputs the total amount and issue a coupon.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

However, in all conventional coupon issuing methods, coupons are issued manually, and even with the most labor-saving method, the checker still needs to input the total amount and hand over the coupon. There was a problem in that it was necessary to operate the coupons, especially during busy times, causing customers to be kept waiting or forgetting to issue or handing out coupons.

Furthermore, the method using a coupon issuing machine has the problem that a separate coupon issuing machine must be prepared in addition to the register.

An object of the present invention is to provide a cash register that can issue coupons without using a coupon issuing machine and eliminates the need for a checker to issue coupons.

[Means for solving problems]

FIG. 1 is a diagram explaining the principle of the present invention.

In the figure, 1 is a control unit, which calculates the total amount from the input sales details and calculates the number of coupon points proportional to the total amount, and 2 is an input unit, where a checker inputs the sales details, 3 is a receipt printing unit that receives sales detail data and coupon data as print data from the control unit I, and prints out the same receipt 1-R.
Print sales details and coupons on CP and register at cashier 1
- Issues RCP.

Therefore, in the present invention, the control section 1 is configured to calculate the total amount from the sales details and calculate the coupon points in proportion to the calculated total amount, and the sales details and the coupon points are printed on the receipt printing section 3. It is configured to be given as print data.

[Effect]

In the present invention, the coupon score is calculated by the control unit 1 in the cash register, and the coupon is printed on the receipt by the cashier 1 printing unit, so firstly, the coupon issuance is possible without the need for a coupon issuing machine. Second, since the coupon is printed on the receipt, there is no need to forget to give it to the customer or forget to receive it from the customer. Thirdly, coupons can be issued without any special operation of the checker.

〔Example〕

(a) Description of configuration of one embodiment FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of one embodiment of the present invention, and shows a POS terminal connected to a controller as an example.

In the figure, the same parts as shown in FIG. 6 is a line control unit for exchanging messages with a controller (not shown) for tabulation, etc.; 10 is a processor (hereinafter referred to as CPU);
), and performs product registration processing, receipt printing processing, etc. by executing a program. 11 is a memory, which stores data necessary for the processing of CP tJ 10, and lla is a coupon control area, which contains control flags for controlling the issuance of coupons and ribbon coupons. Something that stores the unit amount of issue, ll
b is an input cover sofa that stores the product code input from the input section 2; llc is a display buffer;
11cl is a print buffer that stores data to be displayed; 11f is a PLU (Price Look) that stores one line of data to be printed;
1) is a table consisting of a correspondence table between product code, department, product name, and price of the product. l1g is a sales aggregation area where sales details are summarized and stored. Reference numeral 12 denotes a lotus, which connects the CPU 10 and the input section 2, cash register 1-printing section 3, display section 4, drawer 5, line control section 6, and memory 11 to exchange data and the like.

Among these, the control flag of the coupon control area lla is:
To control the issuance of coupons, for example, the flag is set to “0”.
When the flag is "1", the coupon is not issued, when the flag is "1", the coupon is issued normally, and when the flag is "2", the coupon is doubled, and so on. This is provided to control the issuance of premium coupons.

In this example, the input unit 2 is assumed to have a product key or numeric keypad for inputting a product code, and a total key for indicating the total F catty.

(b) Description of operation of one embodiment FIG. 3 is a processing flow diagram of one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a receipt explanatory diagram of one embodiment of the present invention.

(2) The checker inputs the product code from the input section 2 using the product key or numeric keypad when registering the product.

When the product code is input from the input section 2 on CPU10,
It can be stored in the hippo sofa llb, and the PL [note table 1]
Search 1f using the product code, take out the corresponding 7fJJ, gate, product name, and price and store them in the corresponding input cover sofa 11b. The retrieved department, item name, and amount are displayed in the display buffer II.
G is also stored and displayed on the display section 4.

Next, the CPU 10 takes out the amount of the incoming credit card, adds it to the subtotal amount in the subtotal buffer lie, and updates the subtotal buffer lie. The CPU 10 edits the department, product name, and price of the input cover sofa Ilb according to the print format, and stores them in the print buffer Ild. C.P.
tJ 10 gives a print command and the contents of the print buffer l1cl to the receipt printing section 3, and causes the detailed contents of the input product to be printed on the receipt.

Further, the CPU 10 moves the contents of the input cover sofa Ilb to the sales length meter area l1g and records it as a sales history.

(2) The CPU 10 checks whether the total key has been pressed from the input unit 2, and if it has not been pressed, the input content is a product code, so the process returns to step (2) and product registration is executed.

On the other hand, CPU10 detects that the total key has been pressed "J-
Then, the subtotal amount in the subtotal buffer Lie is transferred to the display buffer IIC as the total amount, and the total 8i amount is displayed on the display section 4.

Furthermore, make the subtotal amount in the subtotal buffer llc the total amount, edit it according to the print format 1, store it in the printer 1~hasofalid, give the print command and the contents of the print buffer lid to the receipt printing section 3, and print the receipt]2. The total is printed.

Next, the CPU lO enters the coupon DIIJ control.

First, CI'tJ]0 is the coupon control area 11a
Output the contents of ate. Then, the CPU 10 checks the control flag, and if the control flag is "0", no coupon is issued, so the process proceeds to step (2). If the control flag becomes “0”, CPU10 will read the subtotal buffer + 10 before the subtotal (
The total amount) is read out and the coupon control area Ila mentioned above is read out.
Compare the unit amounts that occurred one after another and their sizes.

If the total amount is smaller than the unit amount, the CPU 10 will not issue a coupon, so proceed to step (2).

■CI” U 10: If the total amount is greater than the unit amount, divide the total amount by the unit amount to calculate the coupon score.
Calculate the coupon score by cutting off the decimal point.

Furthermore, Cr'tJ'IO has the aforementioned control flag set to 2'' (2
If it is "2", the coupon score is determined by doubling the coupon score calculated above.

■CPU 10 edits the coupon score according to the coupon printing format, and prints the print 1-buffer lid.
The print command and the contents of the print buffer lid are given to the receipt printing section 3, and the coupon is printed on the receipt.

(2) Further, the cpuio sends a register-1-issue command to the receipt printing section 3, and the receipt printing section 3 cuts the printed receipt and issues the receipt.

An example of a receipt issued in this way is shown in Figure 4. In step 2, the contents of the second item sold (department, product name, amount) are printed in the details printing column, and in step 2, the total amount is printed in the details. The coupon score is printed in the coupon printing column, and the coupon score is printed in the coupon printing column in step (3).

In this example, the unit amount is “¥500J” and the control flag is “
1'', therefore, 2 coupon points are given for the total amount rY1.1.58''.

If the control flag is "0" or the total amount is less than the unit amount, Ren-1-, which does not have a coupon print field, is issued.

In this example, after pressing the total key in step
10 is calculated, displayed on the display unit 4, and printed after the total of cash register 1- is printed.

In this way, a coupon is printed in addition to the details on the same receipt, and a receipt including the coupon is issued.

Therefore, when the checker handed over the receipt to the customer, he also handed over the coupon.

The contents of this coupon control area lla can be changed by OJ, and the contents may be loaded from the controller, or cents may be manually entered from the human power section 2.

In addition, the sales history of sales area I1g is
It is transmitted to the controller via the line control unit 6 in response to the +1-RA instruction or the Wt display of the input unit 2, and
, "Sell" is a second analysis.

Further, the control flag in the coupon control area lla allows fine-grained ticket issuance control such as stopping +Z of coupon issuance, executing issuance, and adding a premium.

(fl) Description of other embodiments 1111 In the embodiment described above, description was given of a local PLU method in which the product coat is manually inputted from the input unit 2 and detailed contents are obtained from the PL[J table 11]. P inside
You can also use a central PLU method in which a PLO table is provided in the controller and the details are inquired of the controller instead of providing an LO table. It may be something.

Also, an online P O connected to the controller
Although the S terminal has been described as an example, it may also be applied to an offline cash register, and a barcode reader or the like may be added as the input section 2.

Furthermore, although receipt printing is performed every time a product is registered, cash register 1 printing may be started only after the total key is pressed.

Although the present invention has been described above with reference to Examples, various modifications can be made to the present invention in accordance with the gist of the present invention, and these are not excluded from the present invention.

[Results of invention]

As explained below, the present invention 6. Since the coupon is printed on the cash register 1 in the receipt printing section, the coupon can be issued by the Canon Resosta itself without the need for the 1L coupon issuing machine. Kanade, high (iri-pon ticket issuance (no need to set up).

Second, since the coupon is printed on the receipt and the coupon is handed over by hand, it is possible to prevent forgetting to give the coupon to the customer or forgetting to receive it from the customer.

Thirdly, the checker issues coupons without any special operations, which greatly reduces the burden on the checker, which is particularly useful when supermarkets are crowded.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a diagram explaining the principle of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of the invention, Fig. 3 is a processing flow diagram of an embodiment of the invention, and Fig. 4 is a receipt of an embodiment of the invention. It is an explanatory diagram. In the figure, 1-control unit, 2-human power ff1l, 3-receipt printing unit, PCI) receipt.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] An input section for inputting sales details, a control section for calculating a total sales amount based on the sales details input from the input section, and calculating a coupon score proportional to the total sales amount. , a receipt printing unit that prints on a receipt according to print data from the control unit, and the control unit supplies sales details data and coupon score data as print data to the receipt printing unit, thereby printing on the same receipt. A cash register machine that prints out sales details and coupons.