JPS6277697A - Electronic type cash register - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed description of the invention] Industrial application field This invention is an electronic cash register (hereinafter referred to as ECR).
In particular, it relates to ECR that manages the customer base of customers who have purchased products.

Summary of the Invention This invention provides an ECRr for managing customer groups, by providing a customer group key for each customer group and a counting means for counting the number of times each customer group key is operated.
It manages customer demographics for each purchased product.

Conventional technology In supermarkets, department stores, etc., departments are generally established for each product, and ECR has gllll
- is provided, and the memory is also provided with a totalizer, a counter, etc. corresponding to each department. Then, on the platform where data related to the product is registered, the amount data for the product is manually entered from the numeric keypad, and this is done by operating the department key corresponding to the product. In addition to the registration mode, the ECR is equipped with a mode switch to select the Wasan mode, which allows you to print the total amount for each department and the number of registrations on the receipt and create a report. It looks like this. By looking at the report, it is easy to determine which department's products sold and how much they sold, which can be used as a guideline when purchasing products.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention As mentioned above, conventional ECRs are able to manage registered products by department, but they do not allow for the management of products by department, but they do I had no control over whether or not they would come. In supermarkets, Dever 1, etc., the types of products purchased differ depending on customer demographics, and understanding the customer demographics is considered important when purchasing products.

Therefore, the main purpose of this invention is to provide an ECR that allows easy management of the customer base of customers who have purchased products.

Means for Solving the Problems The ECR according to the present invention includes a mode switching means for switching between a registration mode and a report creation mode, an input means for inputting data regarding products, and a customer group key provided for each customer group. , a storage means for storing data regarding the input product, a counting means for counting the number of times each customer group key has been operated, a report creation means for creating a report, and data for the input product. At the same time as registering fl t!, the count value of the counting means corresponding to the customer key is incremented. ! ilJ 111 means, and report creation control means for causing the report creation means to create a report of the counted number of registrations by customer class.

Function: The ECR according to the present invention selects the registration mode by the mode switching means, inputs data regarding the product from the input means, and inputs data in response to the operation of the customer group key corresponding to the customer group of (). At the same time, the 81 numerical value of the counting means corresponding to the customer group key is registered in the storage means, and in response to the report creation mode being selected by the mode switching means, the counted customer group data is registered in the storage means. The number of registrations from REVO-1 is created by a report creation means.

Embodiment of the invention FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram of an embodiment of the invention.
Figure 3 shows the key arrangement of the keyboard, and Figure 4 shows the RA
It is a figure showing an example of data stored in M.

First, the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4. The ECR is controlled by the CPU 1 for registration and report creation. C
PU1 has a keyboard 2, display 3, printer 4, and R.
OM5 and RAM6 are connected. Then, the CPU 1 performs registration control and report creation control according to a program stored in the ROM 5 in advance.

As shown in FIG. 3, the keyboard 2 includes a mode changeover switch 21, a numeric keypad 22, a department key 23, a customer group key 24, and a function key 25.

The mode changeover switch 21 is set to preset mode (B), power off (OFF), registration mode (R), and inspection mode (X).
and fi sieve E-do (Z). The numeric keypad 22 is used to input data such as the amount of money of the product purchased by the customer.

The department key 23 is used to manually enter any of the departments (DPI to DP8). Customer demographic key 24 is office workers, office ladies, students, and housewives.

The key is operated by one of the children, and includes keys 61 to 65 corresponding to each customer group.

The function keys 25 include a start date key 250, a subtotal key 251, and a deposit/total key 252. The start date key 250 is used when creating a report.
This is for manually inputting the start date between 11 and 11. The subtotal key 251 instructs to calculate the sum of the amount data of the products registered so far, and the deposit/cash total key 2
Reference numeral 52 performs a closing operation when the customer pays cash.

The display device 3 displays each data related to the product inputted from the keyboard 2, and also displays the calculated total amount, and the printer 4 similarly prints these data on a receipt. As shown in FIG.
J storage area 66. Age group counter 61 to 6
5 is each key 241 to 245 included in the customer key 24
The number of times ``is operated'' is counted by 4. The start date storage area 66 stores the start date of a predetermined period when creating REVO-1.

FIG. 1 is a flowchart for explaining the specific operation of an embodiment of the present invention.

Next, with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4, a specific operation of an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

First, the operator operates the mode changeover switch 21 to select the registration mode (R), inputs the amount data of the product purchased by the customer from the numeric keypad 22, and operates one of the department keys 23 to enter the department code. input. Furthermore, the operator determines the customer class of the customer and operates one of the customer class keys 24.

The CPU determines whether the registration mode is selected based on the key input signal from the keyboard 2. When it is determined that the registration mode has been selected, it is determined whether any of the customer key keys 24 have been operated, and if so,
One of the customer class counters 61 to 65 corresponding to that customer class key is incremented by one. Thereafter, the amount data of the product input from the numeric keypad 22 and the department code input from the department key 23 are registered in each department storage area (not shown) of the RAM 6.

The operator inputs the amount data of each product purchased by the customer from the numeric keypad 22 and repeatedly inputs the department code from the department key 23. When the operator finishes registering data regarding all products purchased by the customer, he operates the deposit/cash key 252. The CPUI performs a closing operation based on the operation of the deposit/total key 252. That is, the total purchase price of the customer stored in an itemizer (not shown) of the RAM 6 is displayed on the display 3 and printed on the receipt by the printer 4. The customer looks at the display and pays the tax.

If the cash paid by the customer is larger than the total amount, the operator processes change and performs a series of registration operations.

Next, when the customer purchases a product, he inputs the price data for each product using the numeric keypad 22 and operates the department key 23 to input the department code in the same manner as described above. Then, the customer class of the customer is determined, and the corresponding key of the customer class key 24 is operated. Then, in the same manner as described above, the customer level counter 6 corresponding to that customer level key is set.
Any one of 1 to 65 is incremented.

As described above, after inputting data regarding products purchased by each customer and operating the customer group key 24, the mode changeover switch 21 is switched to the settlement mode (Z) when creating a report.

When the CPU determines that the smart mode has been selected,
Start payment operation. That is, the cpui gives each of the 81 numerical values of the customer class counters 61 to 65 in the RAM 6 to the printer 4 to print them on the receipt. At the same time, C.P.
U1 prints the start date set in the storage area 66 of the RAM 6 and also prints today's current date. Then, all of the customer class counters 61 to 65 are cleared, the current date is set in the start date storage area 66, and the report creation operation is completed.

Effects of the Invention According to the present invention, each time a customer registers data regarding a purchased product, the customer class of the customer is determined and the corresponding customer class key is operated, and each customer class key is operated. The number of times the product was purchased is counted as 4, and when a Revotoy is sold, the number of customer groups that have been counted is printed, so the customer group that purchased the product can be easily determined. It can be used as a guideline.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a flowchart for explaining the specific operation of an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the key layout of the keyboard. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing data stored in RAM. In the figure, 1 is a CPIJ, 2 is a keyboard S3 is a display, 4 is a printer, 5 is a ROM, 6 is a RAM, 21 is a mode changeover switch, 22 is a numeric keypad, 23 is a department key,
24 is a customer level key, 25 is a function key, 61 to 65 are customer level counters, and 66 is a start date storage area. (2 others) Yasu 11 yen 41st! l.

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) An electronic cash register that manages the customer base of customers who have purchased products, comprising a mode switching means for switching between a registration mode and a report creation mode, and an input means for inputting data regarding the products. a customer group key provided for each customer group; a storage means for storing data related to products input from the input means; a counting means for counting the number of times each of the customer group keys has been operated; and a report. a registration mode is selected by the mode switching means, data regarding the product is input from the input means, and a customer group key corresponding to the customer group of the customer is operated. a registration control means for storing data related to the product input from the input means in the storage means and incrementing a count value of the counting means corresponding to the customer group key; and a report creation mode is set by the mode switching means. and report creation control means for causing the report creation means to create a report of the number of registrations by customer class counted by the counting means in response to selection. (2) The report creation control means causes the report creation means to create a report of the number of registrations by customer class counted by the counting means during a predetermined period. Electronic cash register.