JPH06111133A - Product sales data processor - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] When the product code of the returned product is entered, it is automatically judged whether the returned product was sold at the regular unit price or the special sale unit price, and the returned product registration process at the corresponding unit price. To do. [Structure] At the time of sales registration processing of a sales product, the product code of the sales product and the purchase date / time data are printed on the receipt. When the return mode is selected and the product code and date / time data of the returned product on the receipt are read, it is determined whether the read date / time data is within the special sale period. Then, if it is within the special sale period, the special sale unit price is selected, and if it is outside the special sale period, the normal unit price is selected and the returned goods registration process is performed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a product sales data processing device such as an electronic cash register or a POS (point of sale information management) terminal.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, in a POS terminal used in a supermarket or the like, a product data storage unit for setting and storing data of a normal unit price, a special sale unit price, and a special sale period corresponding to a product code attached to each product, Equipped with a clock unit that keeps track of the current date and time, a product code input unit that inputs the product code, and a printing unit that prints receipts. When the product code of the product being sold is entered through the product code input unit, the data is stored in the product data storage unit. Read each data corresponding to the product code and judge whether the current time and date measured by the clock is within the special sale period.If the current sale date is within the special sale period, select the special sale unit price. There is one in which a sales section is selected and a receipt is printed in the printing section.

In a supermarket or the like using such a POS terminal, when a customer requests to return the purchased product at a later date, the cashier first deposits the receipt when the customer purchases the returned product and uses it on the keyboard of the POS terminal. The return key provided is operated to set the operation mode of the POS terminal to the return registration mode.

Next, it is checked whether the returned merchandise is a merchandise purchased at the own shop based on the shop name or the like printed or printed on the receipt. If the product is purchased at your own store, you can return it.Next, based on the receipt issue date and time printed on the receipt and the special sale period information prepared in advance, the returned product was purchased within the special sale period. Check whether the product was purchased outside the special sale period. Then, if the purchase is made during the special sale period, the special sale unit price of the returned product is keyed in together with the product code, and if it is outside the special sale period, the normal unit price is inputted in combination with the product code.

[0005]

As described above, the cashier conventionally judges whether the returned merchandise was sold at the normal unit price or the special sale unit price, and manually inputs the corresponding unit price using the keyboard. As a result, the cashier's burden is heavy, and if the wrong item price is registered for returns, the sales data of the corresponding product will not match the actual sales, and sales management cannot be performed accurately.

Therefore, according to the present invention, when the product code of the returned product is entered, it is automatically judged whether the returned product was sold at the normal unit price or the special sale unit price, and the return product registration processing is performed at the corresponding unit price. In addition, it is possible to reduce the burden on the cashier at the time of returning a product and to provide a product sales data processing device that can realize accurate sales management even if a product is returned.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is a product data storage unit for setting and storing each data of a normal unit price, a special sale unit price, and a special sale period corresponding to a product code attached to each product, and a current date and time. A timepiece section, a product code input section for entering a product code, and a printing section for printing a receipt,
When the product code of the product to be sold is entered through the product code input unit, each data corresponding to the product code is read from the product data storage unit to check whether the current date and time measured by the clock unit is within the special sale period. Judgment, if it is within the special sale period, select the special sale unit price, if it is outside the special sale period, select the normal unit price, perform sales registration processing, and print the receipt in the printing unit. During the sales registration process, the receipt print control means for printing the product code of the sold product and the current date and time data clocked by the clock, and the product code and the current date and time printed on the receipt by the receipt print control means. The print data reading means for reading the data, the return mode selecting means for selecting the return registration mode, and the return mode are selected by the return mode selecting means. When the product code and the date and time data are read by the print data reading means in the above state, the bargain period determination means for reading each data corresponding to the read product code from the product data storage unit and determining whether the read date and time data is within the bargain period If the special sale period determination means determines that it is within the special sale period, the special sale unit price is selected, and if it is determined that it is outside the special sale period, the normal sale unit price is selected and the return item registration processing means for performing return item registration processing. Be prepared.

[0008]

According to the present invention having such a configuration, when the customer registers the product to be purchased, the product code of the product to be sold is input through the product code input unit. Then, each data corresponding to the corresponding product code is read from the product data storage unit, and it is determined whether or not the current date and time measured by the clock unit is within the special sale period. Then, if it is within the special sale period, the special sale unit price is selected, and if it is outside the special sale period, the normal unit price is selected, and the sales registration processing of the commodity sale data is performed. Further, the receipt is printed by the printing unit. At this time, the product code of the sold product and the current date and time data measured by the clock unit are also printed on the receipt.

On the other hand, when the customer offers to return the merchandise previously purchased, the merchandise code and the current date and time data of the merchandise returned, which is printed on the receipt, is read by the print data reading means after selecting the merchandise return registration mode. . Then, the normal unit price, the special sale unit price, and the special sale period data corresponding to the read commodity code are read from the product data storage unit, and it is determined whether or not the read date / time data is within the special sale period. Then, if it is determined that it is within the special sale period, the special sale unit price is selected, and if it is determined that it is outside the special sale period, the normal unit price is selected, and the merchandise return data is registered for return of goods.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In this embodiment, a case will be described in which the present invention is applied to a POS terminal connected to an upper host computer via a communication line and controlled by this host computer.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the POS terminal 1. This POS terminal 1 has a numeric keypad 2
a, PLU (price look up) key 2b, subtotal key 2c, closing key 2 for declaring the closing of registration of a transaction
d, a keyboard 2 provided with various function keys such as a return key 2e as return mode selecting means for selecting a return registration mode, a cashier screen 3a on the front, and a customer screen 3b on the back. CRT display 3
A thermal printer 4 as a printing unit for printing receipts and the like, a bar code scanner 5 for optically reading a bar code, and a drawer 6 for accommodating cash or the like.

A mode switch 7 is provided on the keyboard 2 for controlling on / off of the power source and for switching various business modes such as "registration", "inspection", "payment" and "setting". The mode switch 7 is switched with a key.

Incidentally, "registration" is a task of accumulating sales data of products purchased by a customer in a storage unit and printing and issuing a receipt. “Inspection” is a task of outputting a product sales data accumulated in the storage unit by “registration” as a report. “Payment” is a task of outputting the product sales data accumulated in the storage unit by “registration” as a report and clearing the contents of the storage unit. “Setting” is a task of setting data necessary for executing tasks such as “registration”, “inspection”, “payment” in the storage unit.

The thermal printer 4 prints product sales data and the like on receipt paper and journal paper. The printed journal paper is wound inside and the printed receipt paper is discharged from the receipt issuing port 8. It has become so. Further, a recording paper monitoring window 9 for confirming the presence or absence of receipt paper and journal paper is provided on the upper surface.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of the POS terminal 1. This POS terminal 1
CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11 that constitutes the main body of the control unit, ROM (Read Only Memory) 1 in which program data for the CPU 11 to control each unit is stored
2. A RAM (random access memory) in which various memory areas for storing data processed by the CPU 11 are formed.
Memory) 13.

The POS terminal 1 also receives a signal from the clock circuit 14 as a clock unit for measuring the current date and time and the mode switch 7, and at the same time opens the drawer 6 with a drawer opening device 6a. I / O port 15 which outputs a drive signal to the host computer, a communication interface 16 which controls transmission and reception of data to and from the host computer via a communication line, and the keyboard 2
Keyboard controller 1 to which key signals from
7, a display controller 18 for driving and controlling the CRT display 3 to display characters, numbers, etc. corresponding to display data on the respective screens 3a, 3b, a printer controller 19 for controlling driving of the thermal printer 4, the bar code The scanner interface 20 and the like to which the barcode data read by the scanner 5 is input are provided.

CPU 11, ROM 12, RAM 1
3, the clock circuit 14, the I / O port 15, the communication interface 16, the keyboard controller 17, the display controller 18, the printer controller 19, and the scanner interface 20 are interconnected by a bus line 21.

As shown in FIG. 3, the RAM 13 corresponds to a product code assigned to each product,
It stores the product information such as the applicable product name, normal unit price, special sale unit price, special sale period code, etc. in advance, and also as a product data storage unit that has each cumulative area of sales points, sales amount, return points and return amount. A product data file 31 and a special sale period table 32 in which special sale start date data and special sale end date data are preset and stored corresponding to the above-mentioned special sale period code are provided.

When the product code is input by the product code input section of the keyboard 2 or the bar code scanner 5 while the "registration" mode is selected by the mode switch 7, the CPU 11 performs the process shown in FIG. Is program controlled to run.

That is, when the process is started by inputting the product code, first, after confirming that the "registration" mode is selected, the product data file 31 is searched using the input product code as a search key to input the product. Read the product name, normal unit price, special sale unit price, and special sale period code data corresponding to the code.

Next, the special sale period table 32 is searched using the special sale period code as a search key, and the special sale start date data and the special sale end date data corresponding to the special sale period code are read out and clocked by the clock circuit 14. It is determined whether the current date and time is within the special sale period from the above special sale start date to the special sale end date. If the sale period is within the special sale period, the sale price is the sale price, and if it is outside the sale period, the normal sale price is the sale amount.

Next, the above-mentioned product name and sales amount are displayed on the CRT.
It is displayed on both screens 3a and 3b of the display device 3. Next, the thermal printer 4 is drive-controlled to print the product name and the sales amount on the receipt paper and the journal paper. Further, after converting the input product code into the print data of the bar code, the thermal printer 4 is drive-controlled to print the bar code on the receipt paper (receipt print control means).

Thereafter, the number of sales points = 1 and the above sales amount are added to the sales points area and the sales amount area corresponding to the input product code of the product data file 31, and this processing is finished.

Further, when the CPU 11 detects the key input of the closing key 2d of the keyboard 2 in the state where the "registration" mode is selected by the mode switch 7, it is program-controlled so as to execute the processing shown in FIG. ing.

That is, when the processing is started by inputting the closing key 2d, first, after confirming that the "registration" mode is selected, it is determined whether or not the sale merchandise is being registered. Then, when registration is in progress, the registration closing of the customer who purchased the registered product is declared, so the printer 4 is driven and controlled, and the closing data such as the total price, deposit amount, and change of the products purchased by the customer are displayed. Print on receipt paper and journal paper.

Next, the receipt bar code print data is created from the current date and time data clocked by the clock circuit 14, preset store number data, and the total amount data, and the printer 4 prints it. Is controlled to print the receipt barcode on the receipt paper (receipt printing control means).

Thereafter, the receipt paper is cut to issue a receipt 60 of a printing form as shown in FIG. 6 from the receipt issuing port 8 and the drawer opening device 6a.
When the drive signal is output to the drawer 6 and the drawer 6 is opened, this processing ends.

It should be noted that the tightening key 2d while the sale merchandise is not registered
If is input by key, the key input is regarded as an error and this process is terminated.

As described above, in the POS terminal of this embodiment, when the customer inputs the product code of the product to be purchased through the keyboard 2 or the bar code scanner 5,
It is judged whether the purchased product is for sale during the special sale period,
Sales registration processing is performed at the special sale unit price during the special sale period, and at the normal unit price outside the special sale period. Also, the receipt 60 shows the name of the purchased product and the sales amount as a character string 6.
In addition to being printed at 1, the product code of the purchased product is printed at the bar code 62.

When one customer completes the registration of all the purchased products and enters the closing key 2d, the receipt 60 prints the total amount of all the purchased products, the deposit amount, and the change in a character string 63. And the date of purchase,
A receipt bar code 64, which is a bar code of the store number and the total purchase amount, is printed.

Thus, the printed and issued receipt 60 is handed to the customer and is used when returning the product. That is, when the customer returns the purchased merchandise at a later date, the customer presents the returned merchandise and the receipt 60 when the returned merchandise was purchased to the store side.
Then, the cashier operates the return key 2e of the keyboard 2 to select the return registration mode in the "registration" mode, and when the sales registration of other customers is not performed, the return operation is performed.

Here, when the CPU 11 detects the key input of the return key 2e of the keyboard 2 with the "registration" mode selected by the mode switch 7, the CPU 11 executes the processing shown in FIG. It is program controlled.

That is, when the processing is started by inputting the return key 2e, it is first confirmed that the "registration" mode is selected and that the sale merchandise is not registered. After that, the cashier screen 3a of the CRT display 3
When a message instructing to read the receipt bar code 64 is displayed on, the bar code input from the bar code scanner 5 forming the print data reading means is awaited.

In this state, if the receipt barcode 64 is read by the barcode scanner 5, the date from the date of purchase of the receipt barcode 64 to the current date measured by the clock circuit 14 is measured. The number of elapsed days is calculated, and it is determined whether or not the number of elapsed days is within the preset return expiration date (for example, 7 days).

Then, if the return date is within the expiration date, it is judged from the store number data 42 of the receipt bar code 44 whether or not the receipt is issued at the own store. Then, in the case of the receipt issued at the own shop, a message indicating permission of the returned goods registration is displayed on both screens 3a and 3b of the CRT display device 3, and the returned goods registration processing concretely shown in FIG. 8 is started.

If the number of days elapsed from the date of purchase has expired, or if the receipt is not expired but is not a receipt issued at the store, both screens 3a and 3b of the CRT display 3 are displayed. A message indicating that the return of goods cannot be registered is displayed on and the process ends.

When the above-mentioned returned goods registration processing is started, first, C
When a message for instructing to read the bar code 62 indicating the product code of the returned product data printed on the receipt 60 is displayed on the cashier screen 3a of the RT display device 3, the bar code scanner constituting the print data reading means. Wait for bar code input from 5.

In this state, when the barcode 62 of the product code is read by the barcode scanner 5, it is temporarily stored in the barcode data RAM 13.

Next, when a message for instructing the input of the product code attached to the returned product is displayed on the cashier screen 3a, the product from the keyboard 2 or the bar code scanner 5 constituting the product code input section is displayed. Wait for code input.

In this state, when the product code attached to the returned product is input through the keyboard 2 or the bar code scanner 5, the input product code and the input product code temporarily stored in the RAM 13 are input. Compare. If the two input product codes do not match, an input error has occurred, and this process ends.

On the other hand, when both input product codes match, the product data file 31 is searched using the input product code as a search key, and the product name, normal unit price, special sale unit price corresponding to the input product code, Read each data of bargain period code.

Next, the special sale period table 32 is searched by using the special sale period code as a search key, and the special sale start date data and the special sale end date data corresponding to the special sale period code are read. Then, it is determined whether or not the purchase date data extracted from the receipt barcode 64 read by the barcode scanner 5 is within the special sale period from the special sale start date to the special sale end date (special sale period determination means).

If the sale price is within the special sale period, the above-mentioned sale unit price is the return amount, and if outside the sale period, the above-mentioned normal unit price is the return amount, and the above-mentioned product name and return amount are the CRT.
The display 6 is displayed on both screens 3a and 3b, and a drive signal is output to the drawer opening device 6a to open the drawer 6. Further, the returned goods score = 1 and the returned goods amount are added to the returned goods score area and the returned goods amount area corresponding to the input product code of the goods data file 31 (returned goods registration processing means), and this processing is finished.

As described above, in the POS terminal according to the present embodiment, when the customer requests the returned goods, the cashier first operates the returned goods key 2e to select the returned goods registration mode and then the receipt when the returned goods are purchased. The receipt bar code 64 printed on the bar code 60 is used for the bar code scanner 5
Read with.

Then, first, the receipt bar code 6
The number of days elapsed until today is automatically obtained from the purchase date data of No. 4, and it is determined whether or not the number of days elapsed is within the preset return expiration date. Then, if it is within the expiration date of the returned goods, it is judged from the store number data of the receipt bar code 64 whether or not the receipt 60 is a receipt issued at the own store. And if it is a receipt issued at the store, the display 3
A message indicating that you can return the product will be displayed in
Cashier registers for returns.

That is, the cashier operates the bar code scanner 5 to read the bar code 62 corresponding to the product code of the returned product printed on the receipt 60 and the bar code printed or attached to the returned product. If the bar code is not printed or attached to the returned merchandise, the merchandise code is keyed in with the numeric key 2a and the PLU key 2b of the keyboard 2.

In this way, the product code (bar code) is input twice, and when it is confirmed that the two match, each of the product name, the normal unit price, the special sale unit price, and the special sale period code corresponding to the input product code is obtained from the product data file 31. The data is read. Further, the bargain start date data and bargain end date data corresponding to the bargain period code are read from the bargain period table 32.

Then, it is determined whether or not the date of purchase detected from the receipt bar code 64 read by the bar code scanner 5 is within the bargain period from the bargain start date to the bargain end date. Then, if it is within the special sale period, the above-mentioned special sale unit price is regarded as the return amount, and if it is outside the special sale period, the above-mentioned normal unit price is regarded as the return amount and the return registration processing is performed.

Therefore, when the customer offers to return the merchandise, the cashier determines whether or not the returned merchandise has passed the expiration date of the merchandise, whether the merchandise is returned or not, and whether or not the merchandise is returned. Does not have to be aware of whether or not the product was sold during the special sale period, so the burden on the cashier can be greatly reduced.

Further, if the returned product is sold during the special sale period, it is automatically registered for return at the special sale unit price of the corresponding product, and if it is sold outside the special sale period, it is automatically registered for return at the normal unit price of the relevant product. Therefore, the sales data of the corresponding product always matches the actual sales. Therefore, even if a product that has been sold at a special sale is returned, the cashier will not be burdened, and accurate sales management can be realized.

In the above embodiment, the bar code on the receipt corresponding to the returned merchandise was read and then the bar code printed or affixed to the returned merchandise itself was read, but the order of reading the bar codes is The opposite is okay.

Further, in the above embodiment, the receipt information such as the product code of the purchased product and the purchase date is printed by the barcode, and when the product is returned, the reading operation is performed by the barcode scanner 5, but the above information is received by the character string. It may be printed and read by an OCR (optical character reader) at the time of return. In addition to the above, the present invention can be applied to a single electronic cash register and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

[0053]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, when the merchandise code of the returned merchandise is entered, it is automatically determined whether the returned merchandise was sold at the normal unit price or the special sale unit price. You can process the returned goods registration at the applicable unit price,
It is possible to provide a merchandise sales data processing device that can reduce the burden on the cashier when returning merchandise and can realize accurate sales management even if there is a merchandise return.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a main memory configuration formed in the RAM of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a product code input process executed by the CPU of the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a closing key process executed by the CPU of the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a receipt issued in the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing a return key process executed by the CPU of the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart specifically showing the merchandise return registration process of FIG. 7.

[Explanation of symbols]

2 ... Keyboard (product code input section), 2e ... Return key (return mode selection means), 3 ... CRT indicator, 4 ... Thermal printer (printing section), 5 ... Bar code scanner (product code input section, print data reading) Means), 11 ... CPU (receipt printing control means, special sale period determination means, returned goods registration processing means), 14 ... Clock circuit (clock section), 31 ... Product data file (product data storage section), 32 ... Special sale period table.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A product data storage unit for setting and storing each data of a normal unit price, a special sale unit price, and a special sale period corresponding to a product code attached to each product, a clock unit for measuring the current date and time, and the product code. A product code input unit for inputting and a printing unit for printing a receipt are provided, and when the product code of a sale product is input through the product code input unit, each data corresponding to the corresponding product code is read from the product data storage unit. Determine whether the current date and time measured by the clock is within the special sale period, select the special sale unit price within the special sale period, select the normal unit price outside the special sale period, and register the sales. In the product sales data processing device in which the receipt is printed by the printing unit, during the sales registration process of the sales product, the product code of the sales product is displayed on the receipt and the time is measured by the clock unit. Receipt print control means for printing the current date and time data, print data reading means for reading the product code and current date and time data printed on the receipt by the receipt print control means, and return mode selecting means for selecting a return registration mode When the merchandise code and date / time data are read by the print data reading means in a state where the merchandise return mode is selected by the merchandise return mode selecting means, each data corresponding to the merchandise code is read from the merchandise data storage unit and read If the data is within the bargain period, the bargain period judgment means, and if this bargain period judgment means judges that the data is within the bargain period, the bargain unit price is selected. A merchandise sales data processing device, characterized in that it includes a merchandise return registration processing unit for selecting a unit price and performing a merchandise return registration process. Data processing equipment.