KR20000067677A - goods name change sale methode of ECR - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An article changing and selling method is provided to be capable of instantly selling a new article with a right name by changing a name of the new article into a voluntary name. CONSTITUTION: An article changing and selling method of an electronic cash register comprises judging whether a current operation mode of the electronic cash register is a registration mode at the state that a voluntary changing article is appointed(S10). If so, whether any article key is selected is judged(S12). If so, whether the volume of a corresponding article is input is judged(S14). If so, the stored contents of a corresponding article is checked(S16), and whether it is possible to change a name is judged(S18). If a flag state is 'Y', a message indicative of an input of a voluntary name to be changed is output(S20), and whether a voluntary name is input is judged(S22). If so, the voluntary name, the volume and a selling amount are stored in a RAM and are printed through a printer(S24). Whether a work end key is input is judged(S28). If so, overall selling amount and remaining amount are printed through the printer(S30).

Description

Product name change sale method of electronic cash register {goods name change sale methode of ECR}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electronic cash register, and more particularly, to a method for selling a product name of an electronic cash register, which enables to change a name of an item arbitrarily.

Generally, a cash register is a device that processes various data accompanying sales of a product so as to facilitate sales management, and outputs it to a customer receipt or a separate display window. It ranges from point of sales (POS) system that can comprehensively manage the distribution economy such as research and inventory. 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.

Conventional ECR is widely used in a large number of items such as department stores and convenience stores, where the manager of the store stores the name or price of each item to be sold, for example, in the program mode. It becomes possible. After each item is programmed, the clerk enters the name or quantity of the item to be sold in registration mode. The item is calculated as programmed and printed on the receipt.

By the way, the above-described ECR prevents the clerk from randomly changing the name of the item during the sale. Therefore, when a new item is to be sold immediately, the result is that the item cannot be sold. This is because the name and price of the sale item are fixed so that only the manager can change it. New items will not be printed with their original names unless they are programmed by the manager, but with other names already programmed.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for changing a product name of an electronic cash register, which enables a salesperson to change a name of an item on a newly-introduced item.

In order to achieve the above object, the electronic product name change selling method of the electronic cash register according to the present invention comprises the steps of setting an item which can be temporarily changed in advance, and whether the name of the item can be temporarily changed when the selling item is input. Determining a step, if the temporary change is possible in the determining step, performing a sales program with a temporary change item name, and performing a sales program with an existing item name if it becomes a non-temporarily changeable item in the determination step. It is composed. If the item is a temporarily changeable item, it may be configured to further include a step of outputting a message on the screen for inputting the item name.

1 is an internal block diagram of a general electronic cash register.

2 is an exemplary key diagram of an electronic cash register in accordance with the present invention.

3 is a flowchart for explaining a method for setting a temporary change item according to the present invention;

4 is an exemplary memory map diagram of each item in accordance with the present invention.

5 is a flowchart for explaining a product name change selling method of the electronic 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

21: Mode select switch 23: Function key group

23a: Registration completed key

25: item key group 27: numeric key group

30: Romans 40: Ram

50: interface unit 60: display unit

70: printer 80: buzzer

90: power supply

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

1 is an internal configuration diagram of an electronic cash register to which the present invention can be applied. As shown in FIG. 1, an electrical configuration of an ECR includes a key input unit 20 generating various key codes for mode designation and cash registration. , The central processing unit 10 which scans the key input unit 20 and designates an ECR mode according to the input key code, and performs various functions in the designated mode, and a ROM 30 storing a system operation program. A display for visually displaying various types of information under the control of the central processing unit 10 and the RAM 40 storing various data generated during a program or a transaction set by a user, for example, the name or quantity of an item arbitrarily changed by a cashier. Under the control of the unit 60, the central processing unit 10, the printer 70 for issuing various processing results in a document, the buzzer 80 for alarming malfunction or abnormal operation of the device, and the like. After receiving AC power and converting it into various types of DC power required for driving the cash register, the power supply unit 90, the printer 70, the display unit 60, etc., which are supplied to each part of the circuit including the central processing unit 10 and It comprises an interface unit 50 for relaying the transfer of data.

2 is an exemplary key configuration diagram of an ECR to which the present invention can be applied, and in practice, the arrangement and number (functions) of keys will be changed or added according to the height or ease of use of the model.

As shown in FIG. 2, the key configuration of the ECR includes a mode selection switch 21 used to designate a desired operation mode among various operation modes, various numbers required for inputting a quantity of items or an article name requiring temporary change, It can be roughly classified into a character number group / character key group 27, an item key group 25 used to designate a desired item, and a function key group 23 used to execute a desired function. In the function key group 23, the 'work completion key' 23a and the 'flag conversion key' 23b necessary for the present invention are defined. The job completion key 23a is selected at the completion of a series of jobs, and the flag conversion key 23b is selected to toggle the state of the temporary change flag.

3 is a flowchart for explaining a method of designating an item that can be temporarily changed, and in step S1, it is determined whether the operation mode of the current ECR is a program (PGM) mode. As a result of the determination in this step S1, if the program mode is not, the other function mode is performed. When the program mode is entered in step S1, a menu of all programs that can be programmed in the ECR is output on the screen. In step S2, it is determined whether the product name change mode is selected. As a result of the determination in this step S2, if it is not determined that the product name change mode, the function of another program mode is performed. As a result of the determination in step S2, if it is determined that the product name change mode, the flow advances to step S3. In step S3, it is determined whether any item key 25 is input. As a result of the determination in this step S3, if any item key 25 is not input for a predetermined time, error processing is performed. As a result of the determination in step S3, if an optional item key 25 is inputted, the process proceeds to step S4. In step S4, the current state of the temporary change flag of the item key is output on the screen, and the process proceeds to step S5. In step S5, it is determined whether or not a flag change key 23b for changing the state of the temporary change flag is input. As a result of the determination in this step S5, if the state change command is not input for a predetermined time, the operation is terminated. As a result of the determination in step S5, when a state change command is input, the flow advances to step S6 to convert the flag state. In other words, if the flag state is 'on' state, the process is converted to 'off' state, and if the flag state is 'off' state, the process is converted to 'on' state.

FIG. 4 is an exemplary memory map diagram of each item according to the present invention, in which a flag indicating whether to grant a temporary name corresponding to the name of each item is stored as shown in FIG. 4. In this case, the letters 'N' and 'Y' respectively mean rejection and allowance of temporary naming.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining a method for selling a product name change of an electronic cash register according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. It is determined whether the mode is a registration mode. As a result of the determination in this step S10, if the registration mode is not, the other mode functions. As a result of the determination in step S10, when the operation mode becomes the registration mode, the process proceeds to step S12. In step S12, it is determined whether any item key is selected. As a result of the determination in this step S12, if any item key is not selected for a predetermined time, error processing is performed. As a result of the determination in step S12, if an item key is selected, the process proceeds to step S14. In step S14, it is determined whether the quantity of the corresponding item is input. As a result of the determination in this step S14, if the quantity of the item is not input, error processing is performed. As a result of the determination in step S14, if the quantity of the item is inputted, the process proceeds to step S16. In step S16, the storage contents of the item are checked, and the process proceeds to step S18. In step S18, it is determined whether the name can be temporarily changed by searching the state of the temporary change flag. As a result of the determination at step S18, if the item can be temporarily changed in name, that is, if the flag state is 'Y', the process proceeds to step S20. In step S20, a predetermined message indicating the input of the temporary name to be changed is output on the screen, and then the process proceeds to step S22. In step S22, it is determined whether a temporary name is input. As a result of the determination in this step S22, when the temporary name is not input, error processing is performed. As a result of the determination in step S22, when a temporary name is input, the process proceeds to step S24. In step S24, the temporary name, quantity and sales amount inputted are stored in the RAM 40, and then printed through the printer 70, and then the process proceeds to step S28. On the other hand, as a result of the determination in step S18, when the temporary change of the name is not allowed, that is, when the flag state becomes 'N', the process proceeds to step S26. In step S26, the existing temporary name, quantity, and sales amount are stored in the RAM 40, and then printed through the printer 70, and then the process proceeds to step S28. Subsequently, in step S28, it is determined whether a work completion key 23a for completing a series of work is input. As a result of the determination in this step S28, if the work completion key 23a is not inputted, the operation of the series of sales programs as shown in steps S12 to S26 is repeated. As a result of the determination in step S28, when the work completion key 23a is inputted, the process proceeds to step S30. In step S30, as described above, the total sales amount and balance for the input series are printed through the printer 70.

The product name change selling method of the electronic cash register of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and can be modified in various ways within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention.

The item change sales method of the electronic cash register of the present invention as described above allows the salesman to immediately change the name of the item for the new item to be immediately sold under the correct name.

Claims (2)

Presetting items that can be temporarily changed, When the sale item is entered, determining whether the item is temporarily changeable, Performing a sales program with a change item name inputted when a temporary change is possible in the determining step; And if the temporary change is not possible in the determining step, performing a sales program with an existing item name. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of outputting a message on the screen informing the input of the item name if the item is temporarily changeable.