JPH0554613B2 - - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a receiver with a preset key, an electronic scale, and a device that uses a receiver with a preset key and an electronic scale in combination, in which a controller corresponds to each key number of the preset key. The present invention relates to a product data registration device that allows data related to products to be registered or data related to registered products to be easily changed.

(Prior art) For face-to-face sales with customers at stores, etc., there are receivers and electronic scales in which frequently used product names are registered in advance in correspondence with each key number of a preset key, and receivers and electronic scales with preset keys. It is also used to issue receipts and print labels.

The receiver imports the product name master, key assignment, message (for example, a specific slogan such as "Amenonakago Raiten Arigato Gozaimas"), and date from the store controller, and for weighed products, presses the item key. It sets the unit price on the weighing machine, retrieves the weight and amount, displays the weight and amount for each item, and issues a receipt. In addition, for items that are not measured, the number and amount of each item are displayed and a receipt is issued.

Furthermore, the data is transmitted to the store controller for each customer, and the controller side performs management data creation processing such as addition and aggregation of sales proceeds.

Figure 1 is an example of a schematic diagram of a preset key installed on the operation panel of such a receiver.
Item keys (PLU keys) 1 to 41 are registered with frequently used products of the store, for example, PLU1 corresponds to Yakitori, PLU9 corresponds to eel, etc.

In addition, electronic scales with a preset key such as the one described above are installed on a normal electronic scale consisting of a weight detection unit, an AD converter, an arithmetic control unit using a microcomputer, a display unit, a printer, a storage unit, etc. A combination of a receiver with a preset key and an ordinary electronic scale is also used.

(Problems with the Prior Art) Display printing devices such as receivers with preset keys have the advantage of being able to call up registered data such as product unit prices and item character codes with just key operations; however, it is difficult to move the display printing device. If the product location changes, or even if the frequently used products change depending on the season, it is necessary to change the product data registration because the number of items that can be registered using the preset key is limited to a few dozen types at most. It was. In addition, when introducing and starting to use such a display/printing device, new registration of product data is required, and this new registration and registration change processing is
For one product, it is necessary to input a large amount of data such as product name character code, unit price, unit, etc., which are registered using 4-digit numbers per character, resulting in a problem that the number of key operations increases.

(Object of the invention) In order to deal with such problems, the present invention
The controller, which has a storage unit with a large storage capacity, stores in advance the product data of all the products sold by the store throughout the year by item number, and stores the key number of the preset key of each display printing device such as a receipt and this item. The purpose of this is to make it possible to easily register new product data and change the registration of product data corresponding to the key number of a preset key by associating the preset key number with the key number.

(Summary of the Invention) The product data registration device of the present invention includes a key input section having a plurality of preset keys, and a preset storage section that stores product information in correspondence with each preset key. A plurality of display printing devices read and output corresponding product information from the preset storage section, and each display printing device stores product information corresponding to each preset key, and displays the corresponding product information in response to product information input/change operations. A controller that includes a storage section into which new product information of a corresponding preset key of the printing device is written, and that transfers the product information stored in the storage section to the corresponding display printing device in response to a product information transfer operation. It is something.

(Example) FIG. 2 is a general configuration diagram of the present invention, in which a plurality of display printing devices A each including a receiver with a preset key, an electronic scale, a combination of both, etc. are arranged in a sales floor, and each display printing device is on controller B,
Controller B is further connected to host computer C.

FIG. 3 is a schematic block diagram of the product data registration device of the present invention, and an example will be explained in which the registration data of a receiver with a preset key is changed by a controller.

The receipt 1 includes an arithmetic control section 1, a display section 2, a receipt printer 3, a key input section 4, a storage section 5, and the like. The controller B also includes an arithmetic control section 1', a display section 2', a printer 3' without a receiver, a key input section 4', a storage section 5', and the like.

The storage unit 5 of the receiver 1 contains key numbers of preset keys for each item (from 1 to 40 in the example shown in Fig. 3).
The product name character code, unit code, unit price, etc. for each product are stored correspondingly. In addition, in the storage unit 5' of controller B, item name character codes, unit codes, unit prices, etc. are registered in association with item numbers 1 to 999 for all products handled by the store in a year. A key/item number memory is provided for specifying new registration or change of the item number corresponding to a specific key number for each receiver.

For example, currently the item number 293 corresponds to key number 1 of the item preset key of receiver 1, but if you want to change this to item number 5, the controller's key/item number memory This can be executed by setting the contents as receiver number 1, key number 1, and item number 5.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the procedure for associating the receiver number, key number, and item number from the controller side B. Next, this flowchart will be explained.

(1) When the function key F of the key input section 4' is turned on (step P ₁ ), the message "Key code selection OK?" is displayed on the display section 2' (step P ₂ ). When the function key Y is pressed (step _P3 ), the message "Receiver No. Key-in" is displayed on the display section 2' (step _P4 ). Next, when the target receiver number, for example, receiver No. 1 is inputted using the numeric keypad, "1" is displayed on the display section 2' (step _P5 ). In step P ₆ , receiver No.
99 (determination as to whether or not 99, which is the number for moving to another process, is input) is checked, and if "NO", the receiver number keyed in at step _P7 is stored. Subsequently, the message "Key No. In" is displayed on the display section 2' (step _P8 ), so the corresponding key number is keyed in and displayed (step _P9 ).

(2) At step _P10 , it is checked whether the key number is 99 (transition number to step _P4 ), and at step _P11 , the key number keyed in is memorized. Next, display the entered key number and the old item number stored in the key/item number memory corresponding to this key number (step
P ₁₂ ), enter the item number for which you want to newly change the settings using the numeric keys and display it on the display section 2' (step
_P13 ). Subsequently, the input new item number is stored in the key/item number memory instead of the old item number (step _P14 ).

If you want to change the item number for multiple key numbers for the same receiver, step
Repeat the process from P ₉ to P ₁₄ . When the processing of the same receiver is completed, key number 99 is entered in step _P9 , the next receiver number is entered in step _P5 , and the processing of steps _P6 to _P14 is completed to complete all the required receivers. When the change process is completed, receiver number 99 is input in step _P5 , and the loop is exited in step _P6 . After this, the send key is pressed to proceed to the process shown in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of transmission, reception, and registration processing. Next, this processing flowchart will be explained.

(1) Turn on the transmission key on the controller B side (step S ₁ ), check the key/item number memory and check whether it is registered to receiver 1 (step S ₂ ). There is registration to receiver 1. When the receiver 1 designation signal is confirmed and the receiver 1 designation signal is transmitted (step S ₃ ), the receiver 1 receives the receiver 1 designation signal (step S ₁₃ ), and transmits a reception completion signal for the receiver 1 designation signal (step S 3 ).
_S14 ). Controller B receives the reception completion signal from receiver 1 (step S ₄ ).

(2) Next, one set of the key number and item number of receiver number 1 is read out from the key/item number memory (step _P5 ), and one set of registered data corresponding to the item number is read out from the registered data memory ( Step _P6 ). Next, in step _S7 , the key number and its registration data are transmitted. When receiver 1 receives a signal (data) (step _S15 ), it checks whether the signal is an end signal (step S15).
_S16 ), if it is not an end signal, store the received registration data to be changed in the area of the storage unit 5 corresponding to the received key number (step S16).
_S17 ). Thereafter, a registration data reception completion signal is transmitted (step _S18 ).

(3) When controller B receives the reception completion signal (step _S8 ), it checks whether the processing for receiver number 1 has been completed (step _S9 ), and if it has not been completed, the process from step _S5 is performed. Repeat the process. When the processing of receiver number 1 is completed, that is, when the registration data corresponding to all key numbers of receiver number 1 stored in the key/item number memory has been transmitted, a receiver (1) end signal is transmitted. (Step _S10 ), Receiver 1 returns to Step _S16 upon receiving the end signal.
Exit the loop and proceed to normal processing.

Similarly, the processing of the receiver 2 (step S ₁ ,
S ₁₂ , S _{19 .} . . ) are executed to sequentially process all installed receivers. Note that similar processing is performed when the controller causes the receiver to newly register product data. Furthermore, when using an electronic scale with a preset key, the same processing as when using a receiver is performed.

(Effects of the Invention) As explained above, the present invention provides a controller for a store's one-year period in advance when a large number of display printing devices such as receivers with preset keys, electronic scales, and combinations of both are installed in a sales floor. By storing the product data of all products sold through the website by item number, and by associating the key number of the preset key of each display printing device with this item number, you can easily register new product data or change the registration of preset key product data. It is something that can be done.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a preset key, FIG. 2 is a general configuration diagram of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a product data registration device of the present invention, and FIG.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart. 1, 1'... Arithmetic control section, 2, 2'... Display section, 3,
3'...Printer, 4,4'...Key input section, 5,5'
...Memory Department.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A key input unit including a plurality of preset keys, and a preset storage unit that stores product information in correspondence with each preset key, and stores the corresponding product information in accordance with the operation of each preset key. A plurality of display/printing devices are read from the storage unit and outputted, and product information corresponding to each preset key of each display/printing device is stored, and the corresponding preset key of the corresponding display/printing device is stored in response to product information input/change operations. A product data registration device comprising: a storage section into which new product information is written; and a controller that transfers the product information stored in the storage section to a corresponding display/printing device in response to a product information transfer operation.