JPH064814U - Product information terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To obtain a product information terminal that allows the operator to clarify the timing of receipt receipts to be given to customers. A voice generation device and a voice generation drive device are provided, in which a speaker sounds when a printer finishes discharging a receipt of a program code from the printer. [Effect] Eliminates the need for an attendant to take out the receipt when the receipt is ejected or carefully listens to the cutting sound, and eliminates the damage to the receipt and the printer paper jam caused by the rush to remove the receipt.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 This device relates to a product information terminal or an electronic cash register.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 FIG. 3 is a block diagram based on the concept of a conventional product information terminal or electronic cash register disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 63-113665, and an example of its appearance is shown in FIG. In FIG. 3, 1 is a bar code input device for reading sales products, 2 is a CPU that controls the entire device, 3 is a printer for receipt / journal printing for receipts for customers and journal recording, 4 is price, product name , A display for displaying messages, 5 is a program memory for storing the program or data of the CPU 2, 6 is a data memory for storing product sales information, 7 is an input / output interface, 8 is an IC-RAM card, It has the same function as the data memory 6. Reference numeral 9 is an IC-RAM card interface for an IC-RAM card, 10 is a keyboard operated by an attendant, and 11 is a safe or cash drawer for storing bills and coins.

Next, the operation will be described. Generally, the merchandise information register, the POS terminal, or the electronic cash register is operated by a store staff (casher) at a retail store. FIG. 5 shows a flow of normal sales operation or registration work. When the clerk inputs the data (PLU code) of the product that the customer wants to purchase from the bar code input device 1, the data is read by the CPU 2 through the input / output interface 7 and necessary data, for example, according to the procedure stored in the program memory 5, Product items such as product names, product unit prices, etc. are read from the IC-RAM card 8 or the data memory 6 through the IC-RAM card interface 9 and are calculated. The result of the calculation is output to the printer 3 and the display 4 through the input / output interface 7, and various total values in the data memory 6 are updated. The printer 3 prints on two types of paper: a receipt that is handed to the customer and a journal that records transaction details. When the clerk completes the registration of the purchased item, he / she presses the subtotal key, receives the deposit, and operates the keyboard to input the deposit. Opens the cash drawer 11, the clerk takes out the change, and after the printer 3 finishes the receipt printing and automatically cuts it with the cutter, the clerk takes the receipt and hands it to the customer with the change. Finally, the staff member deposits the deposit into the cash drawer 11 and the series of operations is completed.

The receipt cutting mechanism of the printer 3 is of a type in which an electric current is passed through a solenoid coil shown in FIG. 6 to feed a cutter blade or a system in which a motor is energized to feed a cutter blade as shown in FIG.

[0005]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 Since the conventional product information terminal is configured as described above, a busy staff member waits for the receipt discharge to be completed and then takes the receipt. Although it is possible to determine the completion of receipt receipt by hearing a large amount of operating noise, in the printer 3 in which the receipt cut mechanism is a motor system, there is almost no operating noise of the motor and no cutting noise is generated. For this reason, it is not possible to judge the receipt discharge completion by ear, and after taking out the change from the cash drawer 8, visually check the operation of the printer 3 to check the timing when the receipt comes out, or listen carefully to the cut sound. The receipt had to be taken out, which was a factor in the fatigue of the staff. In addition, if you try to remove the receipt in a hurry, the receipt may be pulled when the cutting is not completed yet, which may result in damage to the receipt or a printer paper jam (where the receipt is caught in the ejection mechanism). When such a situation occurs, there is a problem in that shops in industries such as supermarkets line up with customers, which causes congestion and a bad impression.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems, and in particular, a printer equipped with a motor-type receipt cutting mechanism, in which the receipt discharge completion timing is audibly unclear The purpose is to obtain a product information terminal that makes audible sound the timing of taking out receipts.

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The product information terminal according to the present invention includes a sound generating device and a sound generating driving device that sound when the receipt is completely discharged.

[0008]

[Action]

 The sound generation device and the sound generation drive circuit of the product information terminal according to the present invention sound a buzzer or a speaker at the time when the receipt is completely discharged, and inform the staff when the receipt is taken out.

[0009]

【Example】

 Example 1. An embodiment of this invention will be described below with reference to FIG. In FIG. 1, reference numerals 1 to 11 are the same as those in FIG. The external appearance is basically the same as that of the conventional product information terminal shown in FIG. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 13 is a voice generation device, for example, a speaker, which is driven by a voice generation drive circuit 12 which is driven in accordance with a command stored in the program memory 5 from the CPU 2.

Next, the operation will be described. The program code in the program memory 5 is set so that the speaker 13 sounds when the printer 3 has completely discharged the receipt from the printer 3. It should be noted that the speaker drive circuit 12 and the speaker 13 are usually provided for the purpose of notifying an operator of an operation error, although they are not clearly shown in FIG. 3 showing a conventional embodiment.

The time when the discharge is completed is the time when the transaction information is printed on the receipt, the receipt is fed, and the cutter blade is extended and cut. Since the CPU 2 needs to know this timing, after issuing the print command including the cut to the printer 3, the speaker 13 is made to ring at the time when the notification of the completion of discharge or the signal from the printer 3 is received.

Example 2. 2 is a diagram showing a product information terminal according to a second embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 2, 1 to 10 are the same as those in FIG. Moreover, the external appearance is basically the same as that of the conventional product information terminal shown in FIG. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 13 is a voice generation device such as a speaker, which is driven by the voice generation drive circuit 12 in accordance with an instruction stored in the program memory 5 from the CPU 2. Further, reference numeral 15 is a voice generating device such as a speaker which is driven from the printer 3 through the voice generating drive circuit 14.

Next, the operation will be described. The function of the speaker 13 is usually provided for the purpose of notifying an operator of an operation error as described above, which is not directly related to the present invention. The speaker 15 is controlled by a program memory (not shown) in which a program of a CPU (not shown) dedicated to printing included in the printer 3 is written. The printer 3 receives the print command of the receipt from the CPU 2 and performs the printing operation, but after printing and discharging, the printer 3 itself drives the speaker driving circuit 14 to make the speaker 15 ring.

Example 3. In the first and second embodiments, the part that emits sound is described as the speaker, but the part may be another part such as a buzzer.

[0015]

[Effect of device]

 As described above, according to the present invention, since the speaker that sounds when the receipt discharge is completed is provided, the printer that cuts the print completion receipt by the motor is provided with the printer in which the discharge completion timing is audibly unclear. Even in a product information terminal, the clerk needs to check the timing when the receipt is ejected, or the clerk has to carefully listen to the cutting sound and take out the receipt, because the timing of the receipt is clarified by the sound. As it disappears, it does not cause paper jam or damage the receipt by pulling the discharging receipt, less fatigue and a product information terminal that can smoothly carry out a series of registration operations. effective.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a product information terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a product information terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of a conventional product information terminal.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the appearance of a product information terminal.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a flow of a normal sales operation or registration work.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a receipt cutting mechanism using a solenoid coil inside the printer.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a receipt cutting mechanism by a motor inside the printer.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 CPU 3 printer 5 program memory 12 speaker drive circuit (sound generation drive device) 13 speaker (sound generation device) 14 speaker drive circuit (sound generation drive device) 15 speaker (sound generation device)

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Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. At a product information terminal equipped with a printer having a function of automatically issuing a receipt for recording product sales information and automatically cutting the receipt, when the receipt cutting is completed following the discharge of the printed receipt. The product information terminal is provided with a voice generation device and a voice generation drive device for producing an audible sound that can be heard by a clerk. 2. A product information terminal equipped with a printer for issuing a receipt for recording product sales information, and a voice generating device and a voice for producing an audible sound audible to a clerk when a printed receipt is completely discharged. A product information terminal provided with a generation drive device.