JPS6315395A - Pos terminal - 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] [Industrial Application Field 1] This invention relates to a POS terminal device, and in particular, it records service points on a service card every time a customer purchases a predetermined amount of money or a product of a predetermined rank or higher. The present invention relates to a POS terminal device that is given to customers.

[Prior Art] Traditionally, when a customer purchases a product at a store, etc., and the total amount of the purchase exceeds a predetermined amount, the customer hands over a chip, and when the number of chips reaches a certain number, a prize is handed over, or Services are provided that are treated as part of the cash used when purchasing products. Also, depending on the application, a stamp may be stamped on a specific sheet instead of a chip.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in such a conventional service method, when handing over chips, the salesperson needs to calculate and count the number of chips that corresponds to the total purchase amount. , there is a problem that it is troublesome. Furthermore, the customer has to glue the chips onto a sheet provided by the store and also has to manage the whereabouts of the sheet, which is extremely troublesome.

Furthermore, in order for customers to exchange chips for prizes, they must accurately count how many chips they have collected, and the salesperson must also confirm that there are enough chips in the prize exchange valve. There was a problem.

Therefore, the main purpose of this invention is to record service points on a service card when a customer purchases a product.
[An object of the present invention is to provide a PO8 terminal device that can automatically print a message on a receipt when the number of service points exceeds a predetermined number.

[Means for Solving the Problems] This invention records service points on a service card and gives them to the customer every time the customer purchases an item for a predetermined amount or for a predetermined amount or more. A PO8 terminal device, which includes an input means for inputting price data or quantity data of products purchased by a customer, and a memory for storing information on service points to be given for each predetermined purchase price or purchase quantity. means, a card writing/reading means for writing and reading service points on the service card, a printing means for printing predetermined information on a receipt, and updating the service points stored on the service card. and control means for causing a printing means to print information indicating that the service is available on the receipt.

[Operation 1] The PO8 terminal device according to the present invention totals the entered product price data or the latest data, reads out the corresponding service point information, updates the service points of the service card, and adds the information to the service card. When the stored service points exceed a predetermined number, information indicating that the service has reached 61 points is printed on the receipt.

[Embodiment of the invention] FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram of an embodiment of the invention.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a conversion table stored in the RAM as shown in FIG. 2, and FIG. 4 is a diagram showing data recorded on the service card.

First, the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention will be explained with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4. The PO8 terminal device has c
Pu i is built in. This CPU1 has keyboard 2
, card reader 3 , display 4 , card reader/writer interface 5 , printer 7 , communication control interface 8 , ROM 9 , and RAM 10 are connected.

The keyboard 2 is used by the customer to input price data, price data, department code, etc. of the product purchased by the customer. The card reader 3 reads data stored on a credit card when a customer desires a transaction using the credit card. The display device 4 displays amount data, department code, etc. input from the keyboard 2. A card reader/writer 6 is connected to the card reader/writer interface 5. This card reader/writer 6 stores data on the magnetic stripe of the service card and reads data from the magnetic stripe. As shown in FIG. 4, the data recorded on the service card includes the store name code, expiration date, and total service points.

The printer 7 prints the amount data, department code, total amount, etc. of the products purchased by the customer on the receipt. When a customer wishes to make a transaction using a credit card, the communication control interface 8 transmits the credit card data read by the card reader 3 to the host computer 11 of the credit company, and the host computer 11 performs authentication processing. Receive the results and give them to CPLII.

The ROM 9 stores in advance a program based on a flowchart as shown in FIG. 1, which will be described later. The RAM 10 stores various data and includes a conversion table 12 as shown in FIG. This conversion table 12 stores data representing a rate for assigning service points for each fixed amount or fixed amount.

FIG. 1 is a flowchart for explaining the specific operation of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a receipt on which information is printed by a printer.

Next, with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5, the concrete operation of one embodiment of the present invention will be explained.

The clerk repeatedly inputs the department code and price data or quantity data of the product purchased by the customer from the keyboard 2. When the customer has registered all the data related to the purchased product, the customer operates a close key (not shown) included in the keyboard 2. When the CPLll determines that the close key has been operated, it calculates the total of each product purchased by the customer. Thereafter, the CPU 1 calculates the 1-bis point. In other words,
The CPU 1 reads, for example, o and ooi as conversion coefficients from the 1@at table 12 in the RAM 10, multiplies the conversion coefficients by the total sales, and rounds off the second decimal place.

If the customer has previously purchased a product at the store, the clerk receives the service card already handed to him and inserts the service card into the card reader/writer 6.

If the customer is a first-time customer, insert a new service card into the card reader-like 6. The card reader/writer 6 reads various data as shown in FIG. 4 recorded on the magnetic stripe of the service card. C
PU1 adds the service points obtained from the total i to the total service points read from the service card.

The clerk requests the customer to pay cash in accordance with the total amount calculated by the above-mentioned closing operation.

The CPU 1 determines whether or not the total service points obtained by the calculation described in iyJ have reached a serviceable point. If the total number of service points exceeds the serviceable points, the printer 7 prints voucher information indicating that the serviceable points have been reached on the receipt, as shown in FIG. At this time, it may be possible to visually display on the display 4 that the serviceable score has been reached, and to make a sound to that effect. The CPU 1 subtracts the points for the current service from the total service points H, l obtained by the above calculation. And CPU1
The updated service points are stored in the service card by the card reader like 6. If the total number of service points is less than the serviceable point, the updated service points are immediately added to the service card by the card reader/writer 6 without printing the information that the serviceable point has been reached on the receipt. Jump into the air. After recording the updated service points on the service card, the card reader/writer 6 ejects the service card. The attendant hands the service card to the customer and completes the series of operations.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, a service card is issued when a customer purchases a product, and certain service points corresponding to the total purchase amount or the total purchase amount t1 are written on the service card. When the customer purchases a product again, the total service points on the service card that was previously written is updated, so the store does not need to tip for the service and the total purchase amount is updated. This saves you the trouble of converting the number of chips, and also eliminates errors during conversion. Also, for customers,
Of the product! This eliminates the hassle of pasting the chips handed to you after raising them on a sheet, and also eliminates the hassle of storing the chips all in one place. Furthermore, when the service points exceed a predetermined number, a message indicating that the service is available will be printed on the receipt, so customers do not have to count how many tips they have collected before receiving service. You will be freed from the hassle of checking to see if you can do it. In addition, we have made it possible to print the days on which Levis is available on receipts, making it possible to exchange prizes at PO.
There is no need to install the 8 terminal device in a certain place. Furthermore, when a service is available, points are subtracted from the service card by that amount, so there is no need to provide a device or the like at the prize exchange place to reduce points corresponding to the prize exchange.

[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. Figure 3 shows the RA shown in Figure 2.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a conversion table stored in M. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing data recorded on the service card. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of printing on a receipt. In the figure, 1 is a CPU, 2 is a keyboard, 6 is a card reader/writer, 9 is a ROM, and 10 is a RAM 112. A conversion table is not shown. Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 3

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) A POS terminal device that records service points on a service card and gives them to the customer each time the customer purchases products for a predetermined amount or amount, An input means for inputting price data or quantity data of a product, a storage means for storing information on service points to be given for each predetermined purchase price or purchase quantity, and a storage means for writing and reading service points on the service card. A card writing/reading means for issuing the card, a printing means for printing predetermined information on the receipt, and the amount data of the products inputted from the input means are totaled, and information on service points corresponding to the total amount is obtained. Read from the storage means, update the service points of the service card by the card writing/reading means, and the service becomes possible when the service points stored in the service card exceed a predetermined number. A POS terminal device comprising a control means for causing the printing means to print information to the effect that the receipt has been received on the receipt. (2) The control means causes the card writing/reading means to read service points from the service card, adds information about the service points read from the storage means to the read service points, and adds the information about the service points read from the storage means to the read service points. A POS terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the POS terminal device is configured to write data into the POS terminal device.