JPH0465795A - Commodity control system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the control rate of a single commodity by forming temporary commodity information based on the identification(ID) code of an unregistered commodity at the time of generating the unregistered commodity, temporarily registering the information in a temporary register part and utilizing the information for single commodity sales information. CONSTITUTION:At the time of generating a commodity not registered in a commodity master table (PLU table), a processor 21 controls a display device 26 and displays the existence of the unregistered commodity and guides and displays the input operation of information necessary for the formation of temporary commodity information. When an operator inputs the sort code, unit price and tax section of the unregistered commodity, the processor 21 prepares the temporary commodity information, temporarily registers the prepared information in the PLU table of a RAM 22 and transmits the information also to a storage controller 1, which temporarily registers the inputted information in the PLU table of a storage device 12 and transmits the information also to a register terminal 3 or the like to temporarily register the information in the PLU table of a RAM 32 or the like. Thereby, the temporary commodity information can be utilized for respective register terminals in common in order to obtain sales information or the like.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a product management system for registering unregistered products in a temporary registration section when an unregistered product occurs in a product master table.

(Prior art) In department stores, supermarkets, etc., POS (POINT 0 FSALES) systems are used to collect sales data, such as product inventory management and sales information for individual items, with a focus on cash management when selling products. is widely used.

This POS system generally includes multiple register terminals installed at the store where you can actually input the amount and type of the product.
It consists of a store controller installed in an office to collectively control and manage these register terminals.

In such a POS system, product sales are managed by inputting the price and type of the product using a keyboard or by reading a barcode on a label affixed to the product. The barcodes used here are usually
It consists of numerical information for specifying the product, and the register terminal compares this numerical information with product information including the product name and unit price (sales price) to identify the product.

By the way, the above product information is registered in advance in a price lookup table (hereinafter referred to as PLO table) as a product master table, and this PLU table is stored in a storage device on the store controller side based on a product mask registration program. provided.

Now, when handling a new product, it is necessary to register the product information of this product in the PLO table in advance. However, in reality, the registration process may be significantly delayed because the registration process is forgotten or sales operations are carried out first. For this reason, when the barcode of an unregistered product is read at the point of sale of the product, the unregistered product cannot be identified because no product information exists.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) Conventionally, when an unregistered product like this occurs at the point of sale, an employee operates the keyboard of the register terminal and enters the classification code of the unregistered product (for example, confectionery).

(miscellaneous goods, etc.) and unit price (sales amount), these input data were printed on a receipt, and the unregistered product was given to the customer along with the receipt. Then, on the register terminal side, the sales amount was added to a sales counter, and the total sales amount data was sent to the store controller when the business was completed.

However, it is not possible to send the number of unregistered products sold as sales information to the store controller using only the total sales amount data. There were problems with management, etc.

The present invention has been made to solve these problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a product management system that can accurately manage individual products even if there are unregistered products.

(Means for Solving the Problems) The present invention registers product information of products to be sold in advance in a product master table, reads the product identification code, and searches the product master table for corresponding product information. In a product management method that uses product information for single item management, if an unregistered product occurs in the product master table, temporary product information is created from the identification code of the unregistered product, and this temporary product information is registered in the temporary registration department. , is characterized by the use of temporary product information for single item management.

(Operation) When an unregistered product occurs, temporary product information is created using its identification code, and this information is temporarily registered in the temporary registration section.

Temporary product information is searched for subsequent unregistered products, and the temporary product information is used for single product management.

Therefore, since even unregistered products can be accurately managed, the product management rate is significantly improved.

(Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a POS system to which the method of the present invention is applied.

In FIG. 1, one store controller 1 is connected to two register terminals 2.3. The register terminal 2.3 is installed at an outside register in the store, and is managed and controlled by the store controller 1.

The store controller 1 includes a processor 11, a storage device 1
2, a keyboard 13, a barcode reader 14, and a display device 15.

The processor 11 centrally controls each component of the store controller 1 and the register terminals 2.3.

The storage device 12 is for storing product information and temporary product information, which will be described later, and for creating a PLU table, and is composed of a hard disk device and the like.

The keyboard 13 is used to select the product type and input the price of the product. The barcode reader 14 is
It reads barcodes placed on products. The display device 15 is composed of a display or the like that displays various information.

The register terminals 2.3 are connected to processors 21 and 31, respectively.
, random access memory (RAM) 22.32,
Keyboards 23, 33, barcode readers 24, 34,
It consists of a receipt printer 25.35 and a display device 26.36.

The processors 21.31 each have a register terminal 2.3.
It controls each part that makes up the system, and also performs product aggregation processing. The RAMs 22 and 32 are storage means for storing product information and temporary product information transmitted from the store controller 1.

The keyboards 23 and 33 are used to input product classification codes, unit prices, etc. in order to create temporary product information. The barcode readers 24 and 34 read barcodes of products. The receipt printers 25 and 35 print details on receipts and journals for total processing.

The display devices 26 and 36 are comprised of displays that display product names, unit prices, and the like.

Now, the storage device 12 of the store controller 1 is provided with a PLU table shown in FIG. This PLU table is formed by registering product information for each product, and the registered product information includes the product name (chocolate, etc.), classification code (for example, confectionery, miscellaneous goods, etc.), and unit price, as shown in Figure 4. It consists of (sales price), tax category (exclusive tax, inclusive tax, non-taxable), cost price, etc.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 2, provisional product information is registered in the PLU table for each unregistered product.

This temporary product information is composed of a classification code, unit price, tax classification, and identification flag, and this identification flag indicates that the product is an unregistered product. As will be described later, temporary product information is created when an unregistered product occurs and is temporarily registered in the PLU table.

Next, the product management system of the present invention will be explained with reference to the operational flowchart of FIG.

In the storage device 12 of the store controller 1, product information shown in FIG. 4 is registered in advance for each product, and a PLU table is formed. Product information is input using the keyboard 13 or barcode reader 14.

When the register terminals 2 and 3 are activated, the processor 11 of the store controller 1 transmits product information in the storage device 12 to each register terminal 2 and 3. As a result, the processors 21 and 31 of each register terminal 2.3 input product information to R.
Store in AM22.32 and P in these RAM22.32.
Form an LU table.

When a registered product is purchased on the register terminal 2 side, the clerk causes the barcode reader 24 to read the barcode of this product. The processor 21 searches the product information stored in the RAM 22 based on the numerical information of the read barcode, and when the processor 21 searches for the corresponding product information, displays the product name and unit price on the display device 26, and at the same time displays the product name and unit price on the display device 26. 25 to print the product name and unit price details on the receipt and journal paper. Also,
The processor 21 adds the unit price to a sales counter (not shown) as a sales amount.

Now, if a product that is not registered in the PLU table is purchased and its barcode is read (step 1), the RAM
Since there is no product information corresponding to item 22, the processor 21 controls the display device 26 to display the fact that the product is unregistered, and also displays guidance for inputting information necessary to create temporary product information (step 2).

The staff member inputs information based on this guidance display. That is,
Classification codes for each product are displayed on the touch panel section of the display device 26 (step 3).

The staff member determines the classification code of the unregistered product and presses the touch part of the corresponding classification code (step 4). If the unregistered product is chocolate (product name), press the classification code indicating "Confectionery". Next, "input unit price" is displayed on the display device 26 (step 5). The staff member then inputs the unit price value of the unregistered product using the numeric keys on the keyboard 23 (step 6), presses the "amount" key (step 7), and then presses the display device 2 to input the unit price.
6 displays the tax category (tax included, tax excluded, tax exempt) (step 8). The clerk selects the tax classification corresponding to the unregistered product and presses the "in/out" key for selecting the tax classification or the "exemption" key on the keyboard 23 (step 10).

As mentioned above, the occurrence of unregistered products occurs during the sales process (
In the case of step 11), the processor 21 operates the receipt printer 25 to print out the classification code and unit price details entered on the receipt and journal paper.Step 12)
, the unit price is added to the sales counter as the sales amount (step 13).

On the other hand, the processor 21 creates temporary product information based on the input classification code, unit price, and tax classification of the unregistered product, and sets this temporary product information in the PLO table of the RAM 22 by setting an identification flag as shown in FIG. Register (Step 15)
. Further, the processor 21 transmits temporary product information including this identification flag to the store controller 1. The store controller 1 stores the received temporary product information in the PLU of the storage device 12.
It is temporarily registered in the table and simultaneously transmitted to other register terminals 3, etc. Other register terminals 3 and the like temporarily register the received provisional product information in the PLO table of the RAM 32 and the like.

Therefore, after that, each register terminal can commonly use temporary product information to obtain sales information and the like.

In step 11, if the sales process is not in progress, for example, when unregistered products arrive, the receipt printer 25 (35
) to print the entered classification code and unit price details on journal paper (step 14). Then, in step 15, temporary product information is temporarily registered in the PLU table of the RAM 22 (32). This temporary product information is similarly temporarily registered in the PLU tables of the store controller 1 and other register terminals.

After that, when the same unregistered (temporary) product occurs and the barcode of this product is read, the processor 21 searches the temporary product information stored in the RAM 22 based on the numerical information indicated by the barcode, and displays it on the display device. 26 to display the classification code and unit price. The processor 21 also operates the receipt printer 25 to print these on receipts and journal paper.

When the sales operation is completed, the processor 21 (31) of each register terminal 2.3 etc. performs aggregation processing and transmits the obtained total sales amount and total sold products to the store controller 1 as sales information.

In addition to the product name of the registered product sold, the total sales product includes the classification code of the unregistered product sold as a temporary product name. Therefore, on the store controller 1 side, even unregistered products can be treated as single items.
Single-item management of unregistered products is possible. This improves the single item management rate to about 95%. On the other hand, if the number of unregistered products sold cannot be ascertained, the individual item management rate decreases to, for example, about 50 to 60%.

By the way, the temporary product information temporarily registered in the PLO table lacks information such as the product name and cost price. Therefore,
After that, if temporary product information is to be officially registered, on the store controller 1 side, the processor 11 stores information in the storage device 1.
The PLU table No. 2 is searched, and temporary product information is read out depending on whether the identification flag is set and displayed on the display device 15. Then, by operating the keyboard 13 and display device 15, input the official product name, cost, etc. of the unregistered product, convert the temporary product information to the product information shown in FIG. 4, and use this converted product information to create a PLU table. Update temporary product information. Therefore, after that, unregistered products can be treated as registered products registered in the PLU table.

In the above embodiment, since the storage device 12 that forms the PLLJ table is used as a storage unit for temporary product information, there is no need to prepare a separate storage device, which is economical.

Note that another memory may be used as a temporary registration unit for storing temporary product information, and in this case, an identification flag is not required.

(Effects of the Invention) As explained above, according to the present invention, when an unregistered product occurs in the product master table, temporary product information is created using the identification code of the unregistered product, and this temporary product information is temporarily registered. Since the information is temporarily registered in the department and used for sales information of individual items, the individual item management rate is greatly improved, and sales management and inventory management can be performed accurately.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a block diagram of a POS system to which the product management method of the present invention is applied, Figure 2 is a diagram showing temporary product information of the present invention, Figure 3 is an operation flowchart of the system in Figure 1, and Figure 4 is It is a diagram showing registered product information. l...Store controller, 2.3...Register terminal, 12...Storage device, 22
．． 32...RAM, 24.34...Barcode reader, 26.36...Display device. Figure 2 shows temporary product information Figure 4 shows registered product information

Claims (1)

[Claims] Product information of products to be sold is registered in advance in a product master table, the identification code of the product is read, the corresponding product information is searched from the product master table, and this product information is used for individual product management. In the product management method used, if an unregistered product occurs in the product master table, temporary product information is created from the identification code of the unregistered product, and the temporary product information is registered in the temporary registration section, and the temporary product information is registered in the temporary registration section. A product management method characterized by using product information for single item management.