KR19990069195A - How to manage personal information in cash register - Google Patents

Abstract

The personal information management method of the cash register according to the present invention allows the user of the cash register to input personal information such as a customer, a customer, a friend, and the like to manage personal information by searching, modifying, etc., so as to facilitate the convenience of the cash register user. And, it is possible to provide a separate additional equipment for managing personal information and to reduce the cost.

In order to realize this, the personal information management method of the cash register according to the present invention includes the steps of: (a) determining whether an operation mode of the current cash register is a personal information management mode; (B) determining whether a personal information management key is input by a user when the current operation mode is not set to the personal information management mode as a result of the determination of step (a); (C) setting the operation mode of the cash register to the personal information management mode when it is determined that the personal information management key is input; (D) If the cash register's operation mode is set to the personal information management mode by the above steps (a) and (c), whether a function key for inputting, correcting, and retrieving personal information has been input from the user. And if it is determined that the function key is input, the step of performing the corresponding function of the input function key.

Description

How to manage personal information in cash register

The present invention relates to a method of managing personal information of a cash register, and more particularly, to input personal information such as a customer, a customer, etc. in a store using a cash register, and then correct and search the input personal information to perform personal information. The present invention relates to a personal information management method of a cash register that enables management.

In general, a cash register refers to a device used to facilitate information management by processing various data associated with the sale of a product and informing a user of a result. The scope of this product ranges from point of sales system to comprehensively manage the distribution economy such as research. 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.

The salesman or owner who performs merchandise sales using such a cash register conventionally deals with a large number of customers such as customers in addition to the general merchandise buyers, and personal information about such customers and friends cannot be managed through the cash register. Computer and personal information management programs were purchased and managed separately or managed using an electronic notebook. Therefore, in order to manage personal information, additional expense investment is required, and operation of the cash register requires the operation of an electronic notebook or other personal information management programs.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, the object of which is to input personal information using a cash register, to enable the search and correction of the input information to facilitate the user convenience and unnecessary additional investment It is to provide a method of managing personal information of cash registers that can be reduced.

Personal information management method of the cash register according to the present invention for achieving the above object comprises the steps of: (a) determining whether the current operation mode of the cash register is a personal information management mode; (B) determining whether a personal information management key is input by a user when the current operation mode is not set to the personal information management mode as a result of the determination of step (a); (C) setting the operation mode of the cash register to the personal information management mode when it is determined that the personal information management key is input; (D) If the cash register's operation mode is set to the personal information management mode by the above steps (a) and (c), whether a function key for inputting, correcting, and retrieving personal information has been input from the user. And if it is determined that the function key is input, the step of performing the corresponding function of the input function key.

In the method of managing personal information of the cash register according to the present invention, (e) If it is determined that the 'input' key for inputting personal information is input from the user as a result of the determination of step (d), a new individual is stored in the preset personal information storage area. Storing the information; (F) If it is determined that the 'search' key for searching the personal information is input from the user as a result of the determination of step (d), the search condition is input, and the individual stored in the personal information storage area based on the search condition. Retrieving the information to perform retrieval of each personal information; (G) If it is determined in step (d) that the user inputs a 'correction' key for correcting the content of the personal information already stored in the personal information storage area, the individual who is set as the target of correction after receiving the correction content And updating the content of the information.

1 is a system block diagram of a cash register for implementing the present invention;

2 is an exemplary view illustrating a key configuration of the key input unit illustrated in FIG. 1;

3 is a flowchart illustrating a personal information management method of the cash register according to the present invention.

*** Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawing ***

10: central processing unit, 20: key input unit,

23a: personal information management key, 23b: input key,

23c: modify key, 23d: search key,

30: real time clock part, 40: ram,

50: Rom, 60: Printer,

70: display.

Hereinafter, a personal information management method of a cash register according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail.

1 is a system block diagram showing a configuration of an ECR to which the present invention is applicable. As shown in FIG. 1, the ECR system to which the present invention is applicable can be keyed to the key input unit 20 and the key input unit 20 to generate various key codes for mode designation and money registration. Real-time clock unit (RTC) 30 that designates an operation mode of the cash register and provides real-time information to the central processing unit (CPU) 10 and the central processing unit 10 that perform various functions in the designated mode. Under the control of the RAM 40 for storing the program set by the user or the personal information input from the user, the ROM 50 for storing the system operation program, and the central processing unit 10, A display unit 70 for displaying a variety of information related to merchandise sales and personal information is provided under the control of the printer 60 and the central processing unit 10 that issue documents.

On the other hand, Figure 2 is a key configuration diagram of the key input unit 20 to which the personal information management method of the cash register according to the present invention can be applied, in practice, the number of arrangements and the number of keys (functions) Will be changed or added. As shown in FIG. 2, the key configuration of the key input unit 20 to which the present invention can be applied is the mode switch 21 used to designate a desired operation mode among various operation modes of the ECR, and the amount or correspondence of various items. Numeric key group (27) used to input the numeric code, etc., item key group (25) used to specify the desired item, and function key group used to execute the desired function among various functions provided in the ECR. It can be divided into (23).

In addition, the function key group 23 described above includes a 'personal information management' key 23a, a 'search' key 23d, a 'modify' key 23c, and an 'input' key 23b which will be described later. Can be configured.

Meanwhile, the general operation modes of the ECR include a program mode, which is a mode used to change the program contents of various files and tables used in the ECR, and a registration mode for registering and processing various transaction information generated at the point of sale. In addition, there is a check mode and a settlement mode for issuing a report on the transaction history processed for a certain period of time.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a personal information management method of the cash register according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, the personal information management method of the cash register according to the present invention first determines whether the operation mode of the current cash register is set to the personal information management mode in step S10. As a result of the determination in step S10, if the current operation mode of the cash register is not set to the personal information management mode, step S20 or less is performed.

That is, in step S20, it is determined whether a personal information management key is input by determining whether a key is input from a user. In this case, when the personal information management key is not input from the user, the process proceeds to step S24 to perform a function according to a corresponding operation mode. On the other hand, when it is determined that the personal information management key is input from the user as a result of the determination in step S20, the process proceeds to step S22, after switching the current operation mode of the cash register to the personal information management mode, in step S10. Will be repeated below.

At this time, when the determination result of step S10 indicates that the current cash register operation mode is set to the personal information management mode, the process proceeds to step S12 to perform a function of inputting, correcting or searching personal information from the user. You will receive the corresponding function key. In the next step S14, it is determined the type of the function key inputted from the step S12, and if it is determined that the operation of the 'input' key 23b for inputting new personal information is determined, the process proceeds to step S16. Personal information, that is, names, phone numbers, addresses, and the like are input from a user, and a predetermined area is allocated in advance and stored in a personal information storage area.

On the other hand, if it is determined that the 'input' key is not selected as a result of the step (S14), the process proceeds to step S26 to search for specific personal information stored in the personal information storage area from the user 'search' key Check that (23d) is entered. In this case, when it is determined that the 'search' key 23d is input, the process proceeds to step S28 to search for a plurality of personal information stored in the personal information storage area based on the search information input from the user. In this case, the search information input from the user may be set to the same as the name of the object to be searched.

In addition, when the 'search' key 23d is not input from the user as a result of the determination in step S26, the process proceeds to step S30 and changes to the contents of the personal information already stored in the personal information storage area. It is determined whether the 'correction' key 23c has been inputted. If it is determined that the 'correction' key 23c is input, in step S32, the user who receives the personal information to be corrected and the personal information to be corrected is input from the user, and the content that has already been stored in the personal information storage area is received. The new input will be updated. On the other hand, if the 'correct' key 23c is not input as a result of the determination of step S30, the process proceeds to step S34 to display a key input error.

When the input, correction and retrieval of personal information as described above is completed, in step S18, the currently set personal information management mode may be changed to a normal operation mode, that is, a registration mode or a program mode to perform a function such as merchandise sales. Make sure

The personal information management method of the cash register according to the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and may be variously modified and implemented within the range permitted by the technical idea of the present invention.

As described above, the personal information management method of the cash register according to the present invention allows the user of the cash register to input personal information such as customers, customers and friends to manage personal information by searching, modifying, etc. It is possible to provide convenience for the users of the registrar and to reduce additional equipment and expenses for managing personal information.

Claims (2)

(A) determining whether a current cash register operation mode is a personal information management mode; (B) determining whether a personal information management key is input by a user when the current operation mode is not set to the personal information management mode as a result of the determination of step (a); (C) setting the operation mode of the cash register to the personal information management mode when it is determined that the personal information management key is input; (D) If the cash register's operation mode is set to the personal information management mode by the above steps (a) and (c), whether a function key for inputting, correcting, and retrieving personal information has been input from the user. And judging, and if it is determined that the function key is input, performing the corresponding function of the input function key. The method of claim 1, further comprising: (e) storing new personal information in a preset personal information storage area when it is determined that the 'input' key for inputting personal information is input from the user as a result of the step (d); (F) If it is determined that the 'search' key for searching the personal information is input from the user as a result of the determination of step (d), the search condition is input, and the individual stored in the personal information storage area based on the search condition. Retrieving the information to perform retrieval of each personal information; (G) If it is determined in step (d) that the user inputs a 'correction' key for correcting the content of the personal information already stored in the personal information storage area, the individual who is set as the target of correction after receiving the correction content Personal information management method of a cash register, characterized in that it further comprises the step of updating the content of the information.