KR100285565B1 - Method for applying discount/extra rate to electronic cash register automatically - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: Provided is a method for applying discount/extra rate to an electronic cash register automatically to freely apply discount/extra rate of an item by period and time by setting up and saving a certain period or time for discount/extra in advance. CONSTITUTION: The method comprises the steps of: inputting and saving items, discount/extra rate by items, discount/extra period and discount/extra time and setting a flag corresponding thereto; determining whether or not an item belongs to discount/extra according to the set flag; reading discount/extra rate, discount/extra period and discount/extra time, if the item belongs to discount/extra items; determining whether or not its selling point belongs to discount/extra period and discount/extra time; calculating the price of the item if the selling point belongs to discount/extra period and discount/extra time; and registering the price to the electronic cash register.

Description

How to apply discount / surcharge rate of cash register

The present invention relates to a method for automatically applying a discount / percentage of a cash register, and more particularly, to a method for automatically applying a discount / percentage of a cash register with different discount / percentages for each period and time of sale.

In general, a cash register refers to a device used to facilitate information management by processing a variety of data associated with the sale of goods to inform the user of the results, from which only a simple sales process can be performed. The scope of the product ranges from the point of sale information management system (POS SYSTEM) to comprehensively manage the distribution economy such as the management of products, customers, employees, market research and inventory through networking.

Hereinafter, in the present specification, the term ECR (Electronic Cash Register), which means an electronic cash register controlled by a microprocessor, is used as a broad concept including a low-end cash register to a POS terminal.

In a store where a cash register is used as described above, a product may be sold at a discount rate or at a premium rate in order to sell the product by time or date. If the item to be sold is subject to a discount (or a premium), the item and the price of the item are entered, a discount rate (or a premium rate) to be applied is entered, and a discount key (or a premium key) is input to perform the sale. .

As described above, in the related art, the salesperson inputs a discount / percent rate at that time, and the sales performance process is not only cumbersome, but also wastes time, and thus, the sales performance is not smooth.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, by setting a discount rate and premium rate for each item and a discount / premium period and a discount / extra time to calculate the amount of goods by applying different discount and premium rate for each period and time period The purpose of the present invention is to provide a method for automatically applying a discount / period of a cash register.

The method of the present invention for achieving the above object comprises the steps of receiving and storing the item, the discount / premium rate for each item, the discount / premium period and the discount / premium time zone and set the corresponding flag; Determining whether a registered item is a discount or a premium item according to the state of the corresponding flag; Reading the stored discount / period, discount / period, and discount / period when the registered item is set as a discount or a premium as a result of the determining step; Determining whether the time of selling the product falls within the discount / period period and the discount / period time period; And calculating the selling amount by applying the predetermined discount / addition rate when the selling point of the product belongs to the discount / addition period and the discount / addition time, and registering the calculated selling amount. .

1 is a block diagram showing a cash register to which the automatic discount / premium rate application method of the present invention is applied.

2 is a view showing a key input unit in FIG.

Figure 3 is a flow chart for explaining the process of setting the discount / premium rate of the cash register of the present invention.

4 is a diagram showing a discount / surcharge rate table according to the present invention.

5 is a flow chart for explaining a method of automatically applying a discount / premium rate of the cash register of the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

10: central processing unit 20: key input unit

21: Mode switch 23: Function key group

23a: Period Key 23b: Discount Key

23c: Extra key 25: Item key group

27: numeric key group 30: ROM

40: RAM 50: RTC circuit section

55: clock generator 60: display

70: printer 80: power supply

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram showing a cash register of the present invention, as shown, the key input unit 20, the key input unit 20 for generating a mode designation signal and various key codes for money registration, kiss-can receive, A central processing unit 10 for designating an operation mode according to a key code to be performed, and performing various functions in the designated operation mode, a system operation program, and a program for implementing the discount / period automatic application method of the present invention are embedded. ROM 30, a RAM 40 that stores money transaction information and various data, RTC (Real Time Clock) circuit unit 50, which serves to provide the central processing unit 10 with the current time and date, etc. The clock circuit unit 55 which provides a clock of a certain period to the circuit unit 50, the display unit 60 and the central processing unit 10 which display various data processing results and system status according to merchandise sales under the control of the central processing unit 10. ) It is composed of a printer 70 for issuing documents for customer receipts and various processing results under the control of the power supply unit 80 for supplying power to the entire system.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the key input unit 20 in FIG. 1, and as shown, a mode switch 21 used to designate a desired operation mode among various operation modes of the ECR, and a desired function among various functions provided in the ECR. A function key group 23 used to execute a function, an item key group 25 used to designate a desired item, and a numeric key group 27 used to input a price or a corresponding numeric code of various items. do.

The function key group 23 includes a 'period' key 23a, a 'discount' key 23b and a 'extra' key 23c for inputting a discount / percentage rate applied to each item for each period and time period. .

Referring to the flowchart of FIG. 3, the discount / percentage setting process of the cash register according to the present invention configured as described above will be described below.

First, in order for the user to set the discount / percentage for each trade item / period, the mode switch 21 is used to convert the operation mode of the ECR into the program mode, and in this state, the central processing unit 10 It is determined whether the operation mode of the ECR is a program mode (S10).

If the operation mode of the ECR is not the program mode, as a result of the determination in the tenth step (S10), the function of the corresponding mode is performed (S11). It is determined whether there is an input of an item key for the item to be made (S12).

If there is no input of the item key as a result of the determination in the twelfth step (S12), the function of the corresponding program mode is performed (S13), and if the item key is input, the item received in the twelfth step (S12) It is determined whether there is an input of a 'discount' key 23b to indicate that the item is a discount (S14).

As a result of the determination in step 14 (S14), if there is an input of the 'discount' key 23b, a discount flag is set (S16). If there is no input of the 'discount' key 23b, step 12 (S12) In step S18, it is determined whether there is an input of the 'extra' key 23c to indicate that the item received in the item is a premium item.

If there is no input of the premium key 23c as a result of the determination in step 18 (S18), the program mode corresponding to the item key is performed (S19), and if there is an input of the premium key 23c A premium flag is set (S20).

In this way, after setting the discount and the premium flag, the discount / premium rate to be applied to the received item is input (S22), and the received discount / premium rate is stored in the corresponding area (S24).

Thereafter, it is determined whether there is an input of the 'period' key 23a for inputting a period to which the discount / percentage rate for the item received in the twelfth step S12 to the twenty-fourth step S24 is applied (S26).

If there is no input of the 'period' key 23a as a result of the determination in step 26 (S26), the program mode function corresponding to the corresponding discount / surcharge rate is performed (S27), and the input of the 'period' key 23a is performed. In this case, the period and time zone to which the discount / surcharge rate is applied to the items input in the twelfth step S12 to the twenty-fourth step S24 are input (S28), and the received period and time zone are stored in the corresponding area. (S30).

4 is a view showing a discount / premium rate table according to the present invention, as shown, the discount / premium rate table in the discount / premium rate setting display flag area to indicate that the discount / premium rate is set for each item, It is configured to have a discount / surcharge rate storage area for storing the applied discount / surcharge rate, and an application period storage area for storing the period to which the discount / surcharge rate set for each item is applied.

The automatic application of the discount / premium rate of the cash register of the present invention will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, in order to register the item to be sold by the user, the mode switch 21 is operated to switch the operation mode of the ECR to the registration mode, and in this state, it is determined whether the current operation mode of the ECR is the registration mode (S50). .

As a result of the determination in step 50, if the operation mode of the ECR is not the registration mode, the function of the corresponding mode is performed (S51). If the operation mode of the ECR is the registration mode, the process proceeds to step S52. It is determined whether there is an item key input of the item (S52).

If there is no input of the item key as a result of the determination in step 52 (S52), the function of the corresponding registration mode is performed (S53), and if the item key is input, the item received in step 52 (S52) It is determined whether a discount flag indicating a discount item is set (S54).

When the discount flag is set as a result of the determination in step 54 (S54), since the item input in step 52 (S52) is a discount item, the discount rate and the applicable period stored in the corresponding area are read (S56). If the discount flag is not set, it is determined whether a premium flag indicating that the input item is a premium item is set (S58).

If the premium flag is not set as a result of the determination in step 58 (S58), the process is performed with registration processing for the general item (S59). If the premium flag is set, the premium rate stored in the corresponding area and the application is applied. Read the period, that is, the premium period and the premium time zone (S60).

After performing the 60th step, the discount / charge period read from the 56th step (S56) or the 60th step (S60) at the point of sale of the item using the current date and time provided from the RTC circuit unit 50. And whether it belongs to the time zone (S62).

If the point of sale of the goods does not belong to the discount / period period and time zone as a result of the determination in step 62 (S62), registration processing for general items is performed (S63), and the current date and time is the discount / period period and If it belongs to the time zone, after calculating the actual sales amount by applying the discount / premium rate read in the 56th step (S56) or 60th step (S60) (S64).

The automatic application of the discount / surcharge rate of the cash register of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and may be variously modified and implemented within the range permitted by the technical idea of the present invention.

As described above, in the present invention, in order to change the discount / premium rate by period and time zone, the discount / premium period and the discount / premium time period are set and stored in advance, and when the goods are sold, the discount / premium rate is compared with the point of sale. By calculating the applied sales amount, the salesperson does not have to apply a discount / premium rate every time a sale is made, the sales process can proceed smoothly, freely to apply the discount / premium rate of goods for each desired period and time period It works.

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Receiving and storing an item, a discount / period of each item, a discount / period period, and a discount / period time zone and setting a corresponding flag; Determining whether a registered item is a discount or a premium item according to the state of the corresponding flag; Reading the stored discount / period, discount / period, and discount / period when the registered item is set as a discount or a premium as a result of the determining step; Determining whether the time of selling the product falls within the discount / period period and the discount / period time period; And calculating the selling amount by adapting the predetermined discount / addition rate when the selling point of the product belongs to the discount / addition period and the discount / addition time, and registering the calculated selling amount. How to automatically apply a discount / surcharge rate for a cash register.

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