JPS6381589A - Electronic cash register - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an electronic cash register that is suitable for use by stores that sell pre-sale products.

[Conventional technology] Traditionally, at stores that accept pre-order sales of products,
Normal product sales operations, reservation operations for sales items, and ordering operations for reserved items were performed independently. In other words, normal sales operations are carried out by a cashier at the checkout location using an electronic cash register, and reservation operations are carried out by a salesperson at a dedicated reservation counter, for example, by recording reserved items from customers on slips, etc. Ordering operations were performed based on a slip or the like in which the reserved product was recorded.

[Problems to be solved by the invention] As described above, in the past, sales operations, reservation operations, and ordering operations were separate, so it was necessary to set up a counter exclusively for reservations or to assign a salesperson exclusively for reservations. there were. For this reason, it has been difficult to make effective use of sales floor space and reduce the number of store staff. In addition, reserved products are managed using slips, and multiple store staff may be involved between the reservation and ordering process, resulting in loss of reservation slips and errors in writing on slips.

Human errors such as reading errors from slips were likely to occur. For this reason, troubles with customers were likely to occur, leading to a decline in service. Furthermore, since it takes time to write on slips, etc., stores where product reservations are frequently made,
Alternatively, in stores where reservations are also made at the checkout area where reservations are normally accepted, there is a risk that the checkout area will be crowded and customers will not be able to keep up. In addition, sometimes the delivery date and time of a reserved product was mistakenly specified as a store holiday, causing inconvenience to customers.

Therefore, the present invention enables not only normal sales operations but also reservation operations and ordering operations for sales products, which enables effective use of store space and labor savings, and reduces human errors in reservation operations. The purpose of the present invention is to provide an electronic cash register that is easy to measure, can shorten reservation processing time, prevent troubles with customers, and improve service.

In addition to the above object, the present invention also aims to provide an electronic cash register that is free from the possibility of specifying the delivery date and time on a closed day and can further improve service to customers. .

[Means for Solving the Problems] As shown in FIG. 1, the present invention registers product sales data in the storage unit a2 based on the product code of the sales product inputted from the input unit a1, and also registers the product sales data using the printer a3. In the electronic cash register that is printed on the receipt, at least the product code b of the product that can be reserved among the sales products.
1 is provided, and a reservation key C is provided for declaring a reservation for a sales product.
After operating the reservation key C, the reservation judgment means searches the reservation product table B based on the product code input, and determines whether or not it is possible to reserve the sales product corresponding to the input product code. When it is determined that the reserved product can be reserved, the product ordering means E orders the reserved product from an external device having an order receiving function.

In addition to the above-mentioned means, the present invention also provides a day of the week setting means F that stores in the reservation product sales table B the days b2 of the week when the sales product cannot be delivered, and also sets the day of the week when the delivery date and time of the sales product is reserved. , the reservation determination means searches the reservation product table B based on the product code input after operating the reservation key C, and determines whether or not it is possible to reserve the sales product corresponding to the input product code. At the same time, it is determined whether the day of the week set by the day of the week setting means F matches the closed day b2 of the sales product corresponding to the product code, and as a result, reservation processing for the sales product is possible. In addition, when the set day of the week and the closed day of the week do not match, the product ordering means E orders the product for sale to an external device having an order receiving function.

[Operation] If the electronic cash register is equipped with such a method, when the product code of the reserved product is entered after operating the reservation key, at least the product code of the reservable product is stored in the reserved product table. When a search is performed and the product code of the reserved product is stored in this table, it is determined that reservation is possible, and the reserved product is ordered from an external device equipped with an order receiving function.

In addition, if you use an electronic cash register that uses another method, after operating the reservation key, you can enter the product code of the reserved product and the delivery date and time. If the product code of the reserved product is stored in this table, and the delivery day of the week and the delivery day of the week do not match, it is determined that the reservation is possible, and the reserved product is is ordered to an external device equipped with an order receiving function.

[Example] Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 is an external configuration diagram of the electronic cash register of this embodiment.
A CRT display 3 is provided on the top surface to display the sales amount, number of items sold, total amount, etc. of the products being sold. Further, a drawer 4 is installed on the lower surface of the housing 1, and a receipt issuing port 5 and a barcode scanner 6 are provided on the left side of the housing 1 in the figure.

The keyboard 2 includes a number key 7 for inputting the sales quantity, delivery date and time of reserved items, reservation number, etc., a subtotal key 8, a deposit/cash total key 9, and a reservation key for declaring the start of reservation operations. In addition to the key 10 and the control key 11, there are also reserved product panel keys 12 in which the product codes of the products for sale that can be reserved are registered in the form of bar codes.

The control key 11 is a control switch that controls power on/off and selects various business modes such as "registration", "payment", "setting", etc. In addition,
"Registration" is the process of storing the department code, sales amount, number of items sold, etc. of the sold products in the storage unit, calculating the total amount, etc., and displaying the results on the display unit and printing them on the receipt. . Furthermore, ``rlif calculation'' is a job that prints out the sales total etc. stored in the storage unit at the end of the day's business. Furthermore, "setting" is a task in which data necessary for the "registration" task is preset in the storage unit prior to the start of the "registration" task.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the electronic cash register. In the figure, a CPU (central processing unit) 21 has a built-in arithmetic circuit, memory control circuit, etc.
Predetermined calculation processing is performed based on input information from the keyboard 2 or the barcode scanner 6, and the pass line 22. Via the control signal line 23, the ROM 24, which stores fixed data such as processing programs for each business, and the RAM 25, which stores variable data such as the sales amount and number of items sold, are operated. Also, a keyboard controller 26 that inputs key signals from the keyboard 2, a scanner controller 27 that inputs barcode reading signals from the Palcode scanner 6, and a drawer that sends a drawer opening command to a drawer opening device 28 that opens the drawer 4. A controller 29, a clock controller 31 that controls a clock circuit 30 that counts the current year, month, day, day of the week, and time, CR
A display controller 32 that sends display signals to the T-display 3, a print controller 34 that controls a printer 33 that prints product sales data on receipts and journals, and an external device that is connected online to a host controller that has files for order management, for example. A communication interface 35 is connected to the path line 22. Control signal line 23
It is connected to the CPU 21 via.

Here, as shown in FIG. 4, the RAM 25 stores a sales registration file 41 that accumulates the sales amount, number of items sold, etc. for each product code, and the product code corresponding to the barcode read by the barcode scanner 6. a barcode file 42 that stores , a totalizer 43 that adds up the sales amount for one customer, a product code of a product that can be reserved among sales products, and an order code corresponding to this product code.

A reserved product table 44 that stores the name, closed delivery day, and unit price, an order buffer 45 that temporarily stores data related to one customer's reserved product, and a key input at CPtJ 21 based on the manually entered delivery date and time data. A delivery day memory 46 and the like are formed to store the day of the week of the requested delivery date and time.

The CPU 21 is programmed to execute the reservation service according to the procedure shown in FIG. That is, in a state where the "registration" business mode is set by the control key 11, the reservation key 1 of the keyboard 2 is pressed as step (hereinafter abbreviated as ST) 1.
0 is operated, the CPU 21 uses the communication interface 3
It is determined in time whether or not local reservation management is possible for the upper controller connected via the controller 5. and,
In ST2, for example, if the reservation center that manages the host controller is closed and cannot accept orders, a message to the effect that reservations are not possible is displayed on the CRT display 3.

On the other hand, if it is possible to place an order to the upper controller in ST2, the key input of the delivery date and time and reservation number is awaited. If, for example, the subtotal key 8 is input after the delivery date and time has been entered as ST3, it is determined that delivery date and time data has been input, and this delivery date and time data and the day of the week of the current date and time counted by the clock circuit 30 The day of the week of the delivery date and time is calculated from the data and stored in the delivery day memory 46 of the RAM 25. Next, if the reservation number is set in ST4, this reservation number data is stored in the RAM.
The product code is stored in the ordering buffer 45 of No. 25 and becomes a standby state for the product code.

After that, if the barcode of the reserved product panel key 12 is input from the barcode scanner 6 as ST5, then R
The barcode file 42 of the AM 25 is searched to read the product code corresponding to the above barcode, and it is checked whether this product code is set in the reserved product table 44 of the RAM 25 or not. Then, in ST6, although a barcode is set in the reserved product panel key 12, the product code is not set in the reserved product table 44, or the barcode is read incorrectly, and the read product code is the reserved product. If it is not set in the table 44, an error message is displayed on the CRT display 3 indicating that reservation is not possible.

On the other hand, if the read product code is set in the reserved product table 44, in ST7, the closed day of the week set in the closed day area corresponding to the corresponding product code of the reserved product table 44 is read out, and the It is determined whether the day of the week and the delivery day stored in the delivery day memory 46 match.

If they match, an error message is displayed because the reserved item cannot be delivered at the delivery date and time. On the other hand, in ST7, the delivery day and the closed day of the week do not match.
If A, the system waits for input of sales quantity data. And S
If the sales quantity is entered as T8, the product code and the order code corresponding to the corresponding product code in the reserved product table 44 are stored in the order buffer 45 as ST9.

The name and unit price are read out and sequentially stored as reserved product data along with sales quantity data.

After that, as 5TIO, it is determined whether or not a lock key operation such as deposit/cash key 9 has been performed, and if the product code has been input without a lock key operation, the step ST5 or S
Repeat T9. On the other hand, if the close key is operated at 5TIO, the reserved product data stored in the ordering buffer 45 is sequentially read out at 5T11, and predetermined memory processing is performed on the sales registration file 41. That is, the sales amount (unit price x number of sold items) and the number of sold items of reserved items are accumulated for each product code, and the sales amount is sequentially added to the totalizer 43. In addition, after printing the reservation number on the receipt as ST12, the name and unit price are printed sequentially on the receipt and journal, and once the final reservation product data has been printed, the contents of the totalizer 43 are printed and then the receipt is printed. is cut and issued from the receipt issuing port 5. Furthermore, 5T
13, ordering data consisting of a reservation number, an ordering code, a name, and a unit price of the reserved product is created, and this is sent to the ordering file of the host controller via the communication interface 35. Thereafter, at 5T14, the contents of the order buffer 45 are cleared and the process ends.

The above-mentioned electronic cash register is designed to perform normal registration operations unless the reservation key 10 is operated in the "registration" operation mode.

In the electronic cash register of this embodiment configured as described above, the cashier inputs the reservation key 10 when a customer requests to reserve a product for sale. Then,
The CPU 21 makes an inquiry to the host controller, and if the reservation is not possible, a message indicating that the reservation is not possible is displayed on the CRT display 3, so that the product for sale is not reserved.

On the other hand, if the reservation is possible, the delivery date and time of the reserved product is input using the number keys 7, and then the subtotal key 8 is operated. Then, the day of the week of the delivery date and time is calculated by the CPU 21, and this day of the week is stored in the delivery day of the week memory 46. Next, the cashier enters a reservation number for distinguishing customers, and then uses the barcode scanner 6 to read the barcode corresponding to the reserved product on the reserved product panel key 12. Then, the CPU 21 reads the product code corresponding to the barcode from the barcode file 42, and searches the reserved product table 44 using the read product code. Here, barcode file 4
If the product code read from 2 is set in the product table 44 in advance, the closed day of the week and the delivery day of the week are compared. Then, if these days of the week match, CR
Since an error message is displayed on the T-display 3, the cashier changes the delivery date and time.

If it is possible to reserve a reserved product, the number of reserved products is entered. Then, the ordering buffer 45 stores the reservation number, followed by the product code, ordering code, name, unit price, and quantity of 2 items of the reserved product.

Thereafter, when making reservations for other products, the bar code is read again from the reserved product panel key 12 and the number of products is entered in strokes. Then, when the registration of all reserved products for one customer is completed, the deposit 7/cash key 9 is operated. Then, predetermined memory processing is performed on the reserved product, and the sales data of the reserved product is printed and issued on a receipt. Further, order data for the reserved product is sent to the higher-level controller and stored in the higher-level controller's order file. Thus, the reservation and ordering operations for the 1g customer are completed.

In this way, according to this embodiment, the reservation RN1 can be made by simply inputting the reservation key 10 while performing normal sales operations.
You can move on to ordering operations.

Furthermore, reservations and ordering operations can be completed in a short time by simply performing key operations and scanner operations. Therefore, even if a store has many requests for reserved products, there is no risk of having customers, so there is no need to provide a counter or the like exclusively for reservations in the store or to assign a store clerk exclusively for reservations. As a result, effective use of the sales floor and labor savings can be achieved. In addition, the reserved item is filed in the order file in the host controller of the reservation center by the cashier's 141wA key operation and barcode operation, so there is no need for a reservation slip and there is no risk of human error in ordering. To ensure that reserved products can be delivered to customers. In addition, we set a closed day of the week on which the reserved product cannot be delivered in the reserved product table, and compared this closed day of the week with the day of the week at the delivery date and time, and if they matched, we decided that reservations were not possible. There is no risk of inconvenience to the customer by specifying the delivery date and time.

Note that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments.

For example, in the embodiment described above, the reserved product panel key 12 is provided on the keyboard 2 to input the product code of the reserved product using a bar code, but a single item code may also be entered using the numeric keys 8.

In addition, although a host controller having an order file is exemplified as an external device, it is not limited to this.
Any system that can reliably manage order data will suffice.

Roughly speaking, in the above embodiment, the ordering data is formed from an ordering code, a name, and a unit price, but it is sufficient if at least the ordering code is included. Further, in the above embodiment, a closed day of the week is set in the reserved product table 44 to prevent the store from specifying the delivery date and time. The purpose of the invention is achieved and it is possible to omit it. It goes without saying that various other modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

[Effects of the Invention] As described in detail above, the present invention provides a reservation product table that stores at least product codes of products that can be reserved among sales products, and a reservation key for declaring reservation operations for sales products. The reservation judgment means searches the reserved product table based on the product code input after operating this reservation key, and determines whether or not it is possible to reserve the sales product corresponding to the input product code. When it is determined that the reserved product can be reserved, the product ordering means E orders the reserved product from an external device that can accept orders.

Further, the present invention stores in the reservation product sales table the days of the week when the sales product cannot be delivered, and also includes a day setting means for setting the day of the week for the delivery date and time of the sales product to be reserved, and after the reservation key is operated. Based on the input product code, the reservation determination means searches the reservation product table to determine whether or not reservation processing is possible for the sales product corresponding to the input product code, and the day of the week setting means searches the reservation product table. It is determined whether the set day of the week matches the closed day of the week for the sales product corresponding to the above product code, and as a result, if the reservation process for the sales product is possible and the set day of the week and the closed day of the week do not match, The merchandise for sale is ordered to an external device using the merchandise ordering means.

Therefore, according to the present invention, not only normal sales operations but also reservation operations and ordering of sales products! ! In addition to enabling effective use of store space and labor savings, it also reduces human error in reservation operations, shortens reservation operation time, and prevents troubles with customers. It is possible to provide electronic cash registers that can improve service.

Further, according to the present invention, there is no risk of specifying the delivery date and time on the scheduled day of the week, and it is possible to further improve service to customers.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of an electronic cash register of the present invention, and FIGS. 2 to 5 are diagrams showing embodiments of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the internal structure of the electronic cash register of the same embodiment, FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the specific structure of the RAM, and FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the internal structure of the electronic cash register of the same embodiment. It is a flowchart showing an operation procedure. 1...Register housing, 2...Keyboard, 3...
CRT display, 4...Drawer, 5...Receipt issuing port, 6...Barcode scanner, 7...Number key, 8...Subtotal key, 9...Top/total key, 10
...Reservation key, 11...Control key, 12.
・Reservation product panel key, 21...CPU, 24...
・ROM, 25... RAM, 30... Clock circuit,
35... Communication interface, 41... Sales registration file, 42... Barcode file, 43... Totalizer, 44... Reserved product table, 45... Order buffer, 46... Delivery day memory.

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) In an electronic cash register that registers product sales data in the storage unit and prints it on the receipt based on the product code of the sales product input from the input unit, at least the product code of the product that can be reserved among the sales products. The reserved product table is searched based on the reserved product table that stores the reserved product table, the reservation key for declaring the reservation service for the sales product, and the product code input after the reservation key is operated, and the reserved product table is searched based on the product code that corresponds to this product code. Reservation determining means for determining whether reservation processing for a sales product is possible; and product ordering means for ordering the sales product from an external device having an order receiving function when the reservation determination means allows reservation processing for the sales product. An electronic cash register characterized by comprising: (2) In an electronic cash register that registers product sales data in the storage unit based on the product code of the sales product input from the input unit and prints it on the receipt, at least the product code of the product that can be reserved among the sales products. and a reserved product table that stores the days of the week when the sales product cannot be delivered, a reservation key for declaring reservation operations for the sales product, and the day of the week when the sales product is to be delivered after the reservation key is operated. a day of the week setting means for setting the
The reserved product table is searched based on the product code input after the reservation key is operated, and it is determined whether or not the reservation process for the sales product corresponding to this product code is possible, and the day of the week set by the day of the week setting means. a reservation determining means for determining whether or not coincides with a closed day of the week for the sales product corresponding to the product code; An electronic cash register characterized in that it is equipped with a product ordering means for ordering the sold product to an external device having an order receiving function when there is no match.