JPH05242361A - Commodity sales register - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] In a product sales registration device that registers and processes products that require heating, such as bento and side dishes, the heating time of each product can be automatically set in the microwave oven. [Composition] An information input means for inputting product information in which time information indicating heating time is preset is provided, and heating preparation means 12, 21, for detecting time information from the product information to be registered and setting it in the microwave oven 3, 23 is provided, and when the product information is registered, the heating time is automatically set in the microwave oven.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a commodity sales registration device used for an electronic cash register of a convenience store.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Currently, in various stores such as supermarkets and convenience stores, commodity sales registration devices such as electronic cash registers and POS (Point Of Sales) terminals are used for sales. In such a product sales registration device, an information input means for inputting product information previously set by a product code, a product name, a unit price, etc. is formed by a keyboard, a PLU (Price Look Up) memory or the like, and the information is input by this information input means. The information registration means for performing registration processing based on the registered product information is a CPU (Central Processing).
It has a structure formed of Unit.

[0003]

In the product sales registration apparatus as described above, the product information input by the information input means is registered by the information registration means to electrically support and manage the sales work. Is becoming

[0004] Here, in stores such as supermarkets and convenience stores, products such as bento and side dishes that require heating are also sold. However, when such products are to be registered, they can be processed according to the customer's request. The clerk tries to heat the product in the microwave. However, this is not preferable because the work is complicated and it is necessary for the store clerk to memorize the different heating time for each product, which increases the work load on the store clerk.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems] For products requiring heating in a microwave oven, information input means for inputting product information in which time information indicating heating time is preset is provided, and the information is input by this information input means. Information registration means for performing registration processing based on the product information is provided, and heating preparation means for detecting time information from the product information registered by the information registration means and setting it in the microwave oven.

[0006]

[Operation] When the product information is registered, the heating time is automatically set in the microwave oven, so that the clerk does not have to manually set the heating time in the microwave oven, and the clerk remembers the different heating time for each product. Since it is not necessary to do so, the work load on the store clerk can be reduced and the efficiency of sales work can be improved.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
First, as shown in FIG. 1, the merchandise sales registration device 1 has an I / O interface between the electronic cash register 2 and the microwave oven 3.
The O (Input / Output) ports 4 and 5 are connected by a connection cord 6.

Then, the electronic cash register 2
As shown in FIG. 2, the display 9 and the R / J are externally provided on the main body housing 8 formed on the drawer 7.
(Receipt / Journal) Printer 10 and keyboard 11
1 and 3, the circuit members 7, 9 to 11 and the ROM are connected to the CPU 12 connected to the I / O port 4 in terms of a circuit.
(Read Only Memory) 13 and RAM (Rand
om Accessory Memory) 14 etc. are connected. Here, as illustrated in FIG. 4, the PLU memory 15 formed in the RAM 14 stores the product information 16 set for each product, and these product information 16 are the product code 17 and the product code 17, respectively. It is formed of a product name 18, a unit price 19 and time information 20. Here, this time information 20
Is set in advance with a unique numerical value for each product so as to show the time required for heating products such as prepared foods and bento in the microwave oven 3, and the identification code is attached to products that do not require heating. It is set.

Further, in the microwave oven 3, as illustrated in FIG. 1, in terms of a circuit, a CPU 21 connected to the I / O port 5 has a ROM 22, a RAM 23 and a range section 24.
Etc. are connected, and the control circuit 25 for controlling the operation of the range section 24 has the circuit members 5, 21-2.
3 is formed.

In this commodity sales registration device 1, the information input means for inputting the commodity information 16 is a keyboard 11 of the electronic cash register 2 or a PLU memory 15.
And the like, and information registration means for performing registration processing based on the input product information 16 is the CPU 12, ROM 13, and RAM 1 of the electronic cash register 2.
It is formed of 4 or the like. Further, in the commodity sales registration device 1, the heating preparation means for detecting the time information 20 from the commodity information 16 and setting it in the microwave oven 3 is the CPU 12 of the electronic cash register 2 or the microwave oven 3.
It is formed by the CPU 21 and the RAM 23. The keyboard 11 of the electronic cash register 2 is provided with "heat preparation", "heat start", and "time change".
Keys (both not shown) are formed so that the heating operation of the microwave oven 3 can be remotely controlled.

In the product sales registration apparatus 1 having such a configuration, for example, when the clerk operates the product code 17 of the product brought by the customer with the keyboard 11 of the electronic cash register 2, the product code 17 is based on the product code 17. The CPU 12 sends the predetermined product information 16 to the PL of the RAM 14
Select from U memory 15. The product information 16 thus sequentially selected is sequentially registered in the RAM 14 and displayed on the display 9 or the R / J printer 10.
When the registration process is completed, the clerk and the customer perform the settlement process with cash or the like in the drawer 7 while visually checking the total amount displayed on the display 9. Then, in the product sales registration device 1 of the present invention,
When a product such as a side dish or a bento that requires heating is registered, the heating time is automatically set in the microwave oven 3 according to the time information 20 in the product information 16.

Therefore, the electronic cash register 2 and the microwave oven 3 whose processing operations are illustrated in FIGS. 5 and 6 are exemplified.
It will be described in detail below based on the flowchart. First,
In the electronic cash register 2, as illustrated in FIG. 5, the CPU 12 stores predetermined product information 16 in the RAM 14 on the basis of the product code 17 operated and input by the keyboard 11.
When selected from the PLU memory 15, the CPU 12 analyzes the product information 16 and determines whether the time information 20 exists. Therefore, if the time information 20 does not exist, the general registration process as described above is executed, and if the time information 20 exists, the product is temporarily stored in a work area (not shown) in the RAM 14 and requires heating. Is registered on the display 9. Therefore, the clerk who visually recognizes the display 9 confirms whether or not there is a request for heating the product to the customer. Therefore, when the customer does not request the heating, the general registration processing as described above is executed. When heating is requested, the product is put in the microwave oven 3 in the range section 24 and the "heat preparation" key of the keyboard 11 is input. Then, according to this input operation, CP
U12 transmits the time information 20 temporarily stored in the RAM 14 to the microwave oven 3 from the I / O port 4, and the RAM 14
The time information 20 is erased and the next registration process is awaited.

On the other hand, the microwave oven 3 which is normally in the standby state stores the time information 20 transmitted from the electronic cash register 2 as described above, as illustrated in FIG.
When received from the / O port 5, this time information 20
U21 temporarily stores it in the RAM 23 and puts the range unit 24 in a standby state. Therefore, in this state, when the store clerk inputs the "heat start" key of the keyboard 11 of the electronic cash register 2, the CPU 21 of the microwave oven 3 that has detected the input operation drives the range unit 24 and the RAM 23.
At the same time, the decrement of the time information 20 is started.
Therefore, when the time information 20 in the RAM 23 becomes "0", the CPU 21 finishes driving the range unit 24, and the RAM 21
The time information 20 in 23 is erased and it stands by for the next heating operation.

By doing so, in the commodity sales registration device 1 of the present invention, when the commodity is registered in the electronic cash register 2, the heating time of the commodity is automatically changed to the microwave oven 3.
Since the clerk does not need to manually set the heating time in the microwave oven 3 and the clerk does not need to remember the different heating time for each product, the work load on the clerk is reduced and the sales work is performed. It can contribute to the improvement of efficiency.

In practice, a plurality of products requiring heating may be included in the products to be registered. In such a case, for example, adding the heating time,
Averaging the heating time, calculating the optimum heating time according to a predetermined calculation process, driving the microwave oven 3 in the shortest heating time, and then driving the microwave oven 3 again in a short time. It is possible.

Further, in the merchandise sales registration apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, the electronic cash register 2 and the microwave oven 3 which are separately formed are connected by the connecting cord 6, but the present invention has the above structure. For example, a product sales registration device (not shown) in which the electronic cash register and the microwave oven described above are integrated is also possible without being limited thereto.

Further, in the product sales registration apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, the product information 16 including the time information 20 is stored in the PLU memory 15 of the electronic cash register 2 in advance, but the present invention is not limited to this. The present invention is not limited to the above format, and for example, it is also possible to form the above-mentioned product information 16 as a bar code on each product by a label or the like.

[0018]

As described above, the present invention is provided with the information input means for inputting the product information in which the time information indicating the heating time is preset for the product requiring the heating in the microwave oven. Information registration means for performing registration processing based on the product information input by the means is provided, and heating preparation means for detecting time information from the product information registered by this information registration means and setting it in the microwave oven is provided. With this, when the product information is registered, the heating time is automatically set in the microwave oven, so that the clerk does not need to manually set the heating time in the microwave oven, and the clerk stores the different heating time for each product. Since it is not necessary, the work load on the clerk can be reduced, and the sales efficiency can be improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an appearance of an electronic cash register.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram.

FIG. 4 is a memory map of RAM.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a processing operation of an electronic cash register.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the processing operation of the microwave oven.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Product Sales Registration Device 3 Microwave Oven 11,15 Information Input Means 12-14 Information Registration Means 12,21,23 Heating Preparation Means 16 Product Information 20 Hours Information

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An information input unit for inputting product information in which time information indicating a heating time is preset for a product requiring heating in a microwave oven, and based on the product information input by this information input unit. And a heating preparation means for detecting time information from the product information registered by the information registration means and setting it in the microwave oven.