JPH0244494A - 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 can print commercial messages on receipts.

[Prior Art] Generally, electronic cash registers that perform registration processing for each sold product are equipped with a printer for printing the registration results on receipts and journals. A receipt with the registration result printed for that customer is now issued.

By the way, the issued receipt is handed to the customer, so
If a commercial message indicating necessary information such as a special sale period can be printed on the receipt, the necessary information can be easily notified to customers, which is very convenient.

Therefore, a setting area is created to store commercial messages in internal memory such as RAM, and message data indicating necessary information is set in this setting area.The message data is set in this setting area when a receipt is issued. An electronic cash register that reads the data and prints it on the receipt has been developed and is already in practical use.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in the above-mentioned conventional electronic cash register capable of printing messages, when printing a commercial message on a receipt, it is necessary to print the set area before the store opens on the printing period start date or after the store closes on the previous day. It was necessary to set the corresponding message data. Generally, the content of a message changes depending on the time, so the above-mentioned setting work is required every time the message content changes, which is complicated and inefficient.

Therefore, in the present invention, by presetting multiple types of message data corresponding to each printing period, the corresponding message can be automatically printed on the receipt at the required time, and each time the message is changed, the message data The purpose of the present invention is to provide an electronic cash register that can improve work efficiency without the hassle of setting up the cash register.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention is an electronic system that registers sales data of each sales product manually entered through an input device in a memory, and issues a receipt with the registration result printed in response to a registration closing operation. The cash register has a clock circuit that measures the current date and time, a message table that stores multiple message data corresponding to each message printing period, and a clock circuit that measures the current date and time according to the registration closing operation. A date and time comparison means that compares each message print period in the message table, and a message print control that prints message data corresponding to that period on a receipt when the date and time comparison means detects that there is a message print period that includes the current date and time. It is equipped with means.

[Function] With an electronic cash register that takes such measures, when the registration closing operation is performed, it is determined whether or not a message printing period that includes the current date and time is set, and if it is set, Message data corresponding to the message printing period is read from the message table and automatically printed on the receipt.

[Example code] Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an electronic cash register. In the same figure, 1 is the CP as the main body of the control unit.
U (central processing unit), which has built-in arithmetic circuits, memory control circuits, etc., performs various calculations according to human data, and stores fixed data such as programs via pass line 2; A RAM 4 having a memory for registering sales data of sales products is $ controlled.

Also, a clock circuit 5 for measuring the current date and time, an I10 boat 7 for inputting a selection signal from a mode switch 6 for selecting each business mode such as "registration", "payment", "setting j", etc.
Drives and controls a keyboard input circuit 9 that inputs and processes key signals from a keyboard 8 for inputting sales data of each sales product, and a display unit 10 that displays the sales amount, total amount, etc. of each sales product. I10 port outputs a drive signal to a display control circuit 11, a printer drive circuit 13 of a printer 12 for printing registration results, etc. on receipts and journals, and a drawer opening device 15 for opening a drawer 14 for storing cash, etc. 16, etc. are connected to the CPUI via the path line 2.

As shown in FIG. 2, the keyboard 8 has numeric keys 21 of "00", "0" to "9", which are used to enter numerical data such as the sales amount and number of sales items for each product. Department key 22 for inputting department codes for classifying sales products
, a subtotal key 23 for calculating the subtotal amount, and a deposit key 23 for calculating the total amount by declaring the closing of registration by cash settlement.
In addition to sales registration keys such as the current total key 24, various function keys are provided such as the multiplication key 25 for "x", the cancellation key 26 for "cancel", the clear key 27 for rCJ, and the exchange key 28 for "change". has been done.

The printer 12 includes a print head for printing letters, numbers, etc. on receipts and journals, a cutter for cutting the receipts, and a printer for printing store names, logos such as "Okasho", etc. on the receipts. stamp is included.

As shown in FIG. 3, the RAM 4 stores a sales registration file 31 in which the sales amount and number of items sold are cumulatively registered by department, transaction, etc.; a totalizer 32 that adds the amounts to calculate the total amount;
In addition to normal memories such as a numeric buffer 33 that temporarily stores numeric data input by key operations on the numeric keys 21, a message table 34 stores a plurality of commercial message data corresponding to each message printing period. and an address counter 35 for counting addresses 1 to n of this message table 34.

The message table 34 consists of a start date area A where the start date of the message printing period is stored, an end date area B where the end date is stored, and a message area C where commercial message data is stored. Necessary data is set in A to C by the CPUI message table setting process shown in FIG. That is,
When the "setting" mode is selected by the mode switch 6, a code for message table setting processing is entered by the numeric key 21 of the keyboard 8, and then the deposit/account key 24 is entered, the CPU 1 recognizes the message table setting process and starts the flowchart of FIG. First, the count value N of the address counter 35 is set to "0".
'', this count value N is updated by ``+1'' as ST (step) 1. Next, wait for the subtotal key 23 or numeric key 21 to be input manually from the keyboard 8, and if the subtotal key 23 is input in ST2, the count value N of the address counter 35 is updated by "+1" again to display the subtotal. Waits for input from key 23 or numeric key 21.

If the subtotal key 23 is not input in ST2 and the numeric key 21 is input in ST3, the numeric data is transferred to the numeric buffer 33.
Store in. Thereafter, each time the numeric key 21 is input, the numeric data is sequentially stored in the numeric buffer 33, and when the exchange key 28 is input in ST4, the numeric data in the numeric buffer 33 is 4 digits. After confirming that there is, this number data is stored in the start date area A of address N in the message table 34 as the start date of the message printing period, and the number buffer 33 is cleared.

Next, also in ST5, each time the numeric key 21 is input, numeric data is sequentially stored in the numeric buffer 33, and the process proceeds to ST6.
When the exchange key 28 is input, after confirming that the number data in the number buffer 33 is 4 digits, this number data is set as the end date of the message printing period at the address N in the message table 34. It is stored in the end date area B and the number buffer 33 is cleared.

Next, the message printing period (
It is determined whether or not the printing period (start date to end date) overlaps with the printing period of the commercial message that has already been set, and if it is, the current setting is treated as an error and the start date of address N in the message table 34 is determined. Area A and end date area B are cleared, an error is displayed on the display section 10, the count value N of the counter 35 is subtracted by -1, and the process returns to STI.

On the other hand, if the message printing period set this time does not overlap with the printing period of the commercial message that has already been set in ST7, wait for the message data to be input in ST8, and when the message data is manually input, Address N in message table 34
The message is stored in message area C. Thereafter, when the subtotal key 23 is input in ST9, the next commercial message and its printing period are set, and the process returns to ST1. On the other hand, there is no input of the subtotal key 23 in ST9,
When the deposit/cash key 24 is input at 5TIO, the settings for the message table 34 are completed, and this process ends.

On the other hand, the above CPUI is set to "registration" by mode switch 6.
With the mode selected, the program is configured to execute sales registration work for one customer according to the flowchart shown in FIG. 5 in response to each person's key signal from the keyboard 8.

In other words, the number of sales of one sales product in 5Tll.

When the sales amount and department code are input, the number of sales items and the sales amount inputted to the sales registration file 31 are cumulatively registered for each corresponding department code, and the sales amount is added to the totalizer 32. Further, the printer 12 prints the department code and sales amount on the receipt and journal.

At 5T12, when the deposit/cash key 24 is input to declare the closing of sales registration for the customer, the total amount in the totalizer 32 is cumulatively registered for each transaction in the sales registration file 7/file 31. Further, this total amount is printed out by the printer 12 on a receipt and a journal. Thereafter, the cutter of the printer 12 is operated to cut the receipt, and a receipt with the customer's sales data, total amount, etc. printed thereon is issued from the receipt issuing port.

Next, operate the stamp on the printer 12 to write the store name or "
Print a logo such as "Accounting Statement" on the receipt following the issued receipt. Furthermore, the current date read from the clock circuit 5 is printed on the same receipt.

Next, the current date of the clock circuit 5 is stored in the message table 34.
Compare with each message printing period. If there is a message printing period that includes the current date, the message data corresponding to that printing period is read from the message-9 table 34 and printed on the receipt by the printer 12. If it does not exist, do nothing. This completes the sales registration process for one customer.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of printing of a receipt printed by the above-mentioned sales registration business. In the figure, P is a receipt issued to the current customer, Q is a receipt issued to the next customer, and each time printing is performed, the receipt is conveyed in the direction of the arrow in the figure.

Now, when the sales data of one product purchased by the current customer is entered manually by key operations such as the number key 211 and the department key 22, the department code and sales amount 61 of the sales product are printed on the receipt P. Next, when the deposit/total key 24 is operated, the customer's total amount 62 is printed on the receipt P, and then the receipt P is cut along the broken line R by the cutter. Furthermore, the shop name and a logo 63 such as "accounting statement" are printed on the receipt Q for the next customer using a stamp, as well as the current date 64. Further, if this current date is during the printing period of any one of the plurality of messages set in the message table 34, the message data 65 is printed on the receipt Q.

In this way, in this embodiment, a plurality of types of commercial messages that change depending on the time are stored in the message table 34 in advance in correspondence with the printing period of the messages.
Set it to . By doing this, when the registration is closed for one customer in sales registration work, the current date of the clock circuit 5 is compared with the printing period of each message in the message table 34 after a receipt is issued to that customer. If there is a message printing period that includes the date, the message data corresponding to that printing period is read out and automatically printed on the next receipt for the customer.

Therefore, according to the present embodiment, when a plurality of types of commercial messages are selectively printed on a receipt depending on the time, by creating the message table 34 in advance, the message table 34 can be prepared in advance so that the message table 34 can be adapted to the time when it is needed. A commercial message containing the content will be automatically printed on the receipt. As a result, there is no longer the hassle of having to set the corresponding commercial message before the store opens on the message printing start date or after the store closes the day before, unlike in the past, which can improve work efficiency. This eliminates the risk of a receipt being issued without a necessary message being printed, and the function of printing messages on receipts can be effectively utilized.

In addition, in the embodiment described above, if the message printing period to be set in the message table 34 setting process overlaps with the message printing period that has already been set, it is treated as an error and the printing periods for multiple commercial messages are prohibited from overlapping. As shown above, it is possible to allow the printing period to overlap with the printing period of other commercial messages, and in the overlapping period, for example, only the message with the latest end date is printed, or conversely, only the message with the earliest end date is printed. Alternatively, the same effect as the present invention can be achieved even if all duplicate messages are printed.

Further, in the embodiment described above, the message printing period is set in units of dates, but it goes without saying that it may also be set in units of hours.

Furthermore, in the above embodiment, a commercial message is printed on the receipt issued to the next customer in response to the registration closing operation for the current customer, but the receipt issued to the next customer after the registration closing operation for the current customer is A commercial message may also be printed on the screen. In addition, it goes without saying that various modifications, such as the message table 34 setting process, can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

[Effects of the Invention] As detailed above, according to the present invention, by setting a plurality of types of message data in advance corresponding to each printing period, the corresponding message is automatically printed at the required time. To provide an electronic cash register that can be printed on a receipt, eliminates the trouble of setting message data every time a message is changed, and can improve work efficiency.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The figures are diagrams showing one embodiment of the present invention, in which Fig. 1 is a block diagram of an electronic cash register, Fig. 2 is a diagram showing the key arrangement of a keyboard, and Fig. 3 is a main memory structure of RAM. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing message table setting processing, FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing sales registration work,
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of printing of a receipt printed by the above-mentioned sales registration business. 1...CPU, 4...RAM, 5...Clock circuit,
8...keyboard, 12...printer, 34...
Message table, 65... Commercial message. Applicant's agent Patent attorney Takehiko Suzue Figure 3 Figure Figure 3

Claims (1)

[Claims] A clock circuit that measures the current date and time in an electronic cash register that registers sales data of each sales product input through an input device in memory and issues a receipt with the registration result printed in response to a registration closing operation. a message table that stores a plurality of message data corresponding to each message print period; and a date and time comparison that compares the current date and time of the clock circuit with each message print period of the message table in response to the registration tightening operation. and message printing control means for printing message data corresponding to the period on the receipt when the date and time comparing means detects that a message printing period including the current date and time exists. cash register.