JPH1166427A - Data processor and data processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide various detailed information on vending merchandise to a customer by additionally storing series of merchandise messages related to the vending merchandise as one part of merchandise information as well and displaying them together at the time of registration processing. SOLUTION: In a POS terminal 21, displays 29 and 30 for customer and clerk, a PLU memory 31 and a main memory 32 or the like are connected to a system bus 26 connected to a main control part 22. The PLU memory 31 stores a lot of merchandise information for every vending merchandise and further, merchandise messages are additionally stored in the merchandise information. The merchandise message is test data such as notices on the use and maintenance of vending merchandise, for example. when the main control part 22 performs access to this PLU memory 31, the merchandise information is read out, temporarily stored in the main memory 32 and registered with an inputted merchandise code as a retrieval key. Then, various kinds of information related to the registration processing are displayed on the displays 29 and 30. In this case, the merchandise message is also displayed as one part of merchandise information.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a data processing apparatus and method for registering sales merchandise.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a data processing device such as an electronic cash register or a POS (Point Of Sales) terminal has been used for registration processing of sales products. A conventional example of such a data processing device will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 6 shows a data processing device P
FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the physical structure of the OS terminal, FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing the contents stored in the PLU memory corresponding to the information storage means, and FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the data processing method of the POS terminal.

First, a POS terminal 1 exemplified as a data processing device has a main control section 2 composed of a microcomputer as shown in FIG.
The main control unit 2 controls the computer as a CP.
U (Central Processing Unit) 3, and the CPU 3 has a ROM (ReadOnl) as an information storage medium.
y Memory 4 and RAM (Random Access Memory) 5
And are connected.

The ROM 4 fixedly stores software such as a control program for the CPU 3 in advance, and the RAM 5
Has a storage area for temporarily storing processing data of the CPU 3 and the like, and the CPU 3 executes various data processing corresponding to an appropriate control program, input data, and the like.

[0005] A system bus 6 is connected to the main control unit 2. The system bus 6 has a barcode scanner 7, a keyboard 8, displays 9 and 10 for customers and clerks, and a PLU (Price Look Up). ) Memory 11,
A main memory 12, an R / J (Receipt / Journal) printer 13, a communication I / F (Interface) 14, and the like are connected.

The bar code scanner 7 includes, for example, a laser light source, a light receiving element, a decoder, and the like, and reads and scans a bar code given to a product for sale with a label or the like to input a product code. The keyboard 8 has numeric keys, PLU keys, and the like, and various information such as a product code is input by manual operation.

Displays 9 and 10 for customers and clerks
For example, an LCD (Li1uid Crystal Display) that displays and outputs various information using a dot matrix or a CRT
(Cathode-Ray Tube), which displays various information related to the registration process, such as a product name and a selling price, to the customer and the clerk, respectively.

The PLU memory 11 includes, for example, an HDD (Ha
and a storage area of a large-capacity information storage medium such as rd Disk Drive. As shown in FIG. 7, here, product information including a product code, a product name, and a sales price is stored in advance for each of a large number of sales products. ing. The main memory 12 also
It consists of a storage area of a large-capacity information storage medium and stores various information related to the registration process.

The R / J printer 13 is, for example, a thermal printer using two continuous sheets as printing paper.
Various information such as a product name and a selling price related to the executed registration processing is printed out on two continuous sheets, and a receipt for a customer and a journal for a store are issued.

The communication I / F 14 includes a LAN (Local Arrangement).
ea Network) is connected to this communication network 15 and many other POs
An S terminal and at least one host computer (both not shown) are connected. Communication I / F14
Transmits various information such as processing information stored in the main memory 12 to the host computer, and receives various information such as the latest product information stored in the PLU memory 11 from the host computer.

The POS terminal 1 having the above structure
Can execute a registration process of a sales product. More specifically, when the customer brings the sales product he / she wants to purchase to the position of the POS terminal 1 where the sales clerk stands by, the sales clerk causes the bar code scanner 7 to read and scan the bar code of the label given to the sales product. The merchandise code is input to the POS terminal 1 by manually inputting the merchandise code of the label to the keyboard 8 or the like.

As shown in FIG. 8, when a product code is input to the POS terminal 1 (step S1), the main control unit 2 reads product information from the PLU memory 11 using the product code as a search key (step S2). The product name and sales price of the product information thus read out are displayed on the displays 9 and 10 for the customer and the clerk by the main control section 2 (step S3), and various information such as the product code is mainly stored. The registration process of the sale merchandise is executed by being stored in the memory 12 or the like (step S4).

[0013] The above-described registration process is executed for all sales products that the customer wants to purchase (step S5),
When the registration process is completed for all the sold products, the customer and the clerk execute a settlement process by exchanging a fee or change (step S6). When the settlement process is completed,
Various information related to the executed registration processing is read from the main memory 12 by the main control unit 2 and transferred to the R / J printer 13, and the R / J printer 13 prints the various information on two continuous sheets. The output is issued and a customer receipt and a store journal are issued (step S7).

[0014]

In the POS terminal 1 as described above, when the product code of the product for sale is inputted by the bar code scanner 7 or the keyboard 8, the PLU memory 1 is used.
The merchandise information is read out from 1 and registered, and various kinds of information to be registered are displayed on the displays 9 and 10, and the registered information is printed by the R / J printer 13 to execute the registration processing of the sold goods. .

However, the POS terminal 1 as described above
Then, the display output on the displays 9 and 10 or R / J
The various types of information printed out by the printer 13 are the product names and sales prices of the products for sale, and cannot provide various detailed information related to the products for sale to customers.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and has as its object to provide a data processing apparatus and a data processing method capable of providing customers with various and detailed information related to sales products. I do.

[0017]

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a data processing apparatus comprising: an information storage unit in which merchandise information having at least a merchandise code and a selling price is stored in advance for each of a large number of merchandise; Information input means for receiving an input operation of a product code; information reading means for reading product information from the information storage means using the input product code as a search key; and executing a registration process based on the read product information. In a data processing apparatus comprising: a product registration unit; and an information display unit for displaying and outputting various types of information related to a registration process to be performed. A series of related product messages are set, and the information display unit also displays and outputs a product message of product information when executing the registration process.

Therefore, when registering a product for sale, when an input operation of a product code is accepted by the information input means, the product information is read out from the information storage means by the information reading means using the input product code as a search key. It is. The registration process is performed by the product registration unit based on the product information thus read out, and various information related to the registration process to be performed is displayed and output by the information display unit.

As described above, when various information related to the registration process is displayed and output by the information display means, a series of product messages previously stored in the information storage means as part of the product information are also displayed and output. Therefore, various and detailed information related to the sale product is provided to the customer.

Note that the data processing apparatus referred to in the present invention is:
This is a device used for registration processing of sales merchandise, and allows a POS terminal connected to a host computer, a stand-alone electronic cash register, and the like. Product message means a diverse and detailed series of messages that are useful to provide to customers in connection with the product for sale, for example, allowing guidance on the use and maintenance of the product for sale. .

The information storage means referred to in the present invention may be any as long as it can store product information of a large number of sales products. For example, a storage area of an information storage medium such as an HDD or a RAM is allowed. Other various means may be formed so as to realize the function, for example, dedicated hardware, a computer provided with a proper function by a program, a function realized inside the computer by a proper program, These combinations and the like are allowed.

According to another data processing apparatus of the present invention, there is provided an information storage unit in which merchandise information having at least a merchandise code and a selling price is stored in advance for each of a large number of merchandise, and an input operation of the merchandise code. Receiving information input means, information reading means for reading product information from the information storage means using the input product code as a search key, product registration means for performing a registration process based on the read product information, Information printing means for printing out various types of information related to the registered processing, and issuing a receipt, as a part of the product information stored in the information storage means. A series of product messages are set, and the information printing means also prints out the product message of the registered product information on the receipt.

Therefore, when registering a product for sale, when an input operation of a product code is accepted by the information input means, the product information is read from the information storage means by the information reading means using the input operated product code as a search key. It is. The registration process is performed by the product registration unit based on the product information thus read, and various information related to the executed registration process is printed out on a receipt by the information printing unit.

As described above, when various information related to the registration process is printed out on the receipt, a series of product messages stored in advance in the information storage means as part of the product information are also printed out. A variety of detailed information related to the product for sale is provided to the customer.

According to another aspect of the data processing apparatus as described above, a message flag indicating the presence or absence of a product message is set as a part of the product information stored in advance in the information storage means. The reading means executes a product message reading process in accordance with the message flag. Therefore, when the information reading means reads out the product information from the information storage means, the reading process of the product message is executed in accordance with the message flag, so that the reading process for the unregistered product message is not executed.

In another aspect of the data processing apparatus as described above, the information storage means includes a product information storage unit and a product message storage unit, and the product information storage unit includes at least a product code and a sales code. The product information in which the identification information of the product message is added to the price is stored in advance, the product message storage unit stores the product message in advance together with the identification information, and the information reading unit stores the product code Product information is read from the product information storage unit as a search key, and a product message is read from the product message storage unit using the identification information of the read product information as a search key.

Therefore, when the information reading means reads the product information from the information storage means using the product code as a search key,
First, the product information is read from the product information storage unit, and the product message is read from the product message storage unit using the identification information as a search key.

In another aspect of the data processing apparatus as described above, the information display means includes a display section for the customer and a display section for the clerk separately, and displays the product message of the product information for the customer. Is displayed on the display unit of Therefore, by the display output of the product message by the display unit for the customer,
Diverse and detailed information related to the product for sale is provided directly to the customer.

In another aspect of the data processing apparatus as described above, the information display means includes a display section for the customer and a display section for the clerk separately, and displays the product message of the product information for the clerk. Is displayed on the display unit of Therefore, since the merchandise message is displayed and output to the clerk by the display unit for the clerk, for example, the clerk verbally provides the customer with various detailed information related to the merchandise to be sold.

According to one data processing method of the present invention, an information storage means in which merchandise information having at least a merchandise code and a selling price are stored in advance for each of a large number of merchandise, and an input operation of the merchandise code is performed. Receiving information input means, information reading means for reading product information from the information storage means using the input product code as a search key, product registration means for performing a registration process based on the read product information, Information display means for displaying and outputting various kinds of information related to the registration processing to be performed, wherein a series of products related to the sales product as part of the product information stored in the information storage means. Is set, and the product message of the product information is displayed and output on the information display unit when the registration process is executed.

Therefore, when registering a product for sale, when an input operation of a product code is accepted by the information input means, the product information is read from the information storage means by the information reading means using the input operated product code as a search key. It is. The registration process is performed by the product registration unit based on the product information thus read out, and various information related to the registration process to be performed is displayed and output by the information display unit.

As described above, when various information related to the registration processing is displayed and output by the information display means, a series of product messages stored in advance in the information storage means as part of the product information are also displayed and output. Therefore, various and detailed information related to the sale product is provided to the customer.

According to another data processing method of the present invention, an information storage means in which merchandise information having at least a merchandise code and a selling price are stored in advance for each of a large number of merchandise, and an input operation of the merchandise code is performed. Receiving information input means, information reading means for reading product information from the information storage means using the input product code as a search key, product registration means for performing a registration process based on the read product information, Information printing means for printing out various types of information related to the registered processing and issuing a receipt, wherein the information processing means is sold as a part of product information stored in the information storage means. A series of product messages related to the product are set, and the product message of the registered product information is also printed on the receipt on the information printing means. And so as to output.

Therefore, when registering a product for sale, if the input operation of the product code is accepted by the information input means, the product information is read from the information storage means by the information reading means using the input operated product code as a search key. It is. The registration process is performed by the product registration unit based on the product information thus read, and various information related to the executed registration process is printed out on a receipt by the information printing unit.

As described above, when various information related to the registration process is printed out on the receipt, a series of product messages stored in advance in the information storage means as part of the product information are also printed out. A variety of detailed information related to the product for sale is provided to the customer.

[0036]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. Note that the same portions as those of the conventional example described above with respect to the present embodiment are denoted by the same names, and detailed description is omitted.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a logical structure of a POS terminal which is a data processing device of the present embodiment, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a physical structure, and FIG. 3 is a diagram of a PLU memory corresponding to information storage means. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing stored contents, FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a data processing method according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing stored contents of a PLU memory according to a modification.

First, as shown in FIG. 2, the POS terminal 21 exemplified as a data processing device in the present embodiment also includes a main control unit 22 composed of a microcomputer. 23, which is the main body of ROM, and ROM 2, which is an information storage medium
4 and a RAM 25.

A system bus 26 is connected to the main control unit 22. The system bus 26 corresponds to a barcode scanner 27, a keyboard 28, displays 29 and 30 for customers and clerks, and information storage means. PL
U memory 31, main memory 32, R / J printer 3
3, communication I / F 34, etc. are connected.

The PLU memory 31 is also composed of a storage area of a large-capacity information storage medium such as an HDD, and merchandise information is stored in advance for each of a large number of sales merchandise. However,
In the POS terminal 21 according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, a message flag and a product message are added to the product information stored in the PLU memory 31. The message flag of the product information is made up of bit data indicating the presence or absence of a product message. The product message is made up of, for example, test data for guidance on precautions for using and maintaining the sold product.

In the POS terminal 21 of the present embodiment, for example, an appropriate control program is stored in advance in the ROM 24 of the main control unit 22, and the CPU 23 performs appropriate data processing in accordance with the control program and input data. By executing, various means are realized as various functions. As such various means, the POS terminal 21 of the present embodiment includes an information storage means 41, an information input means 42, an information read means 43, a product registration means 44, an information display means 45, Printing means 4
6, etc. are logically provided.

The information storage means 41 stores the PLU as described above.
The product information, which corresponds to the memory 31 and includes a product code, a product name, a selling price, a message flag, a product message, and the like, is stored in advance for each of a large number of sales products.
The information input means 42 receives an input operation of a product code by the main control unit 22 receiving input data of the barcode scanner 27 or the keyboard 28.

When the main control unit 22 accesses the PLU memory 31 in response to the input data and the control program as described above, the information reading unit 43 uses the product code input and operated as a search key to store the information in the information storage unit. The product information is read from 41. The product registration unit 44 executes a registration process based on the read product information, for example, by causing the main control unit 22 to temporarily store various information in the main memory 32.

The information display means 45 causes the main control unit 22 to display and output various information on the displays 29 and 30, thereby displaying and outputting various information related to the registration processing to be executed. The information printing unit 46 causes the main control unit 22 to print out various types of information to the R / J printer 33, thereby printing out various types of information related to the executed registration processing and issuing a receipt.

In the POS terminal 21 of the present embodiment, the information display means 45 is connected to the display 2 as described above.
When various types of information related to the registration process are displayed and output by 9 and 30, a product message stored in the PLU memory 31 as a part of the product information is also displayed and output. Further, as described above, the information printing means 46 is connected to the R / J printer 3.
When the various information related to the registration process is printed out on the receipt by the method 3, the product message is also printed out on the receipt.

The POS terminal 2 of the present embodiment
1, the information display means 45 includes a display 29 serving as a display unit for a customer and a display 30 serving as a display unit for a clerk.
In this case, the product message is set to be displayed and output on both displays 29 and 30. The R / J printer 33 of the information printing means 46
Prints out various information having the same contents on the receipt and the journal, but sets the product message to be printed only on the customer's receipt and not on the store's journal.

The various means of the POS terminal as described above are provided with the keyboard 28 and the displays 29 and 3 as necessary.
This is realized by using hardware such as 0, and is realized mainly by the operation of the CPU 23 corresponding to software written in the ROM 24 or the like.

Such software can receive, for example, a product code input operation using the barcode scanner 27, the keyboard 28, or the like, read product information from the PLU memory 31 using the input product code as a search key, read, Executing the registration process based on the issued product information, causing the displays 29 and 30 to output various information related to the registration process to be executed,
The CPU 2 executes processing operations such as printing various types of information related to the executed registration processing on the R / J printer 33.
RAM 2 as a control program to be executed by
5 and the like.

A data processing method in the case where the POS terminal 21 of the present embodiment registers sales products in the above-described configuration will be described below. First, when a customer brings a sales product desired to be purchased to the position of the POS terminal 21 where the sales clerk stands by, the sales clerk causes the bar code scanner 27 to read and scan the bar code of the label attached to the sales product, Product code on keyboard 28
The merchandise code is input to the POS terminal 21 by manual input to the POS terminal 21 or the like.

At this time, as shown in FIG. 4, when the product code is input (step T1), the POS terminal 21 of the present embodiment uses the product code from the PLU memory 31 by the main control unit 22 as a search key. Information is read
(Step T2) The main control unit 22 determines "0/1" of the message flag of the product information thus read (Step T3).

When the message flag is "1", the product message is also read from the PLU memory 31.
(Step S4) Displayed on the displays 29 and 30 for the customer and the clerk together with the product name and the selling price.
(Step T5). On the other hand, when the message flag is "0", the product message is not read from the PLU memory 31, and only the product name and the selling price of the product information that does not include the product message are displayed on the displays 29 and 30.

In the above-described state, the registration process of the sale product is executed by storing various information such as the product code in the main memory 32 (step T6). The process is executed for all desired products for sale (step T7). When the registration process is completed for all the products for sale, the customer and the clerk execute a payment process by exchanging a fee or change (step T8). .

When the settlement process is completed as described above, various information related to the executed registration process is read out from the main memory 32 by the main control unit 22 and transferred to the R / J printer 33. 33 prints out various information on two continuous sheets and issues a receipt and a journal (step T9).

At this time, as for the sales product for which the message flag is "1" and the product message is read out as described above, the product message is printed on the receipt together with the product name and the sales price, and the message flag is set to "1". No merchandise message is printed on the receipt for sales merchandise for which no merchandise message has been read at "0".

In the POS terminal 21 according to the present embodiment, when registering a product for sale as described above, a product message of the product for sale is displayed on the displays 29 and 30, and notes on use and maintenance of the product for sale. Etc. can be provided to customers. Further, since the product message of the registered sales product is also printed out on the receipt, the customer can bring back information such as usage and maintenance notes of the sales product.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but allows various modifications without departing from the scope of the invention. For example, in the above-described embodiment, an example has been described in which a product message is set in a series of product information along with a product code, a product name, and the like, and stored in one PLU memory 11 as information storage means.

However, as shown in FIG. 5, the product information storage unit 51 and the product message storage unit 52 are separately formed as two data files in the PLU memory as the information storage means, and The product information to which the product message identification information is added together with the product code and the selling price is stored in the unit 51 in advance, and the product message together with the identification information may be stored in the product message storage unit 52 in advance. It is possible.

In this case, the main control unit serving as the information reading means uses the product code as a search key to store the product information storage unit 51.
From the product message storage unit 52 using the identification information of the read product information as a search key.
Read the product message from. At this time, by checking the message flag of the product information, the reading process of the product message not stored is not executed.

In the manner described above, the product message can be shared by a plurality of sales products, so that the storage capacity of the PLU memory serving as the information storage means can be reduced, and the work of registering the product information can be simplified. Can be

In the above embodiment, the POS terminal 21
Displays the product message on the display output of the display 29 and R /
Although it has been described that the print output of the J printer 33 is provided to the customer in both cases, it is also possible to use one of them.

When the product message is provided to the customer only by the display output of the display 29, the product message of the product for sale can be provided to the customer at the same time as the registration process, and the printed content of the receipt is reduced to save the continuous sheet. You can also. When the product message is provided to the customer only by the print output of the R / J printer 33, the customer can bring back an important product message, and the display 29 has a segment type LED (Light Emitting Diode).
Simple devices such as displays can also be used.

Further, in the above embodiment, the POS terminal 2
1 illustrates that the product message is displayed and output on both the display 29 and 30 for the customer and the clerk, but it is also possible to use only one of them.

Display of product message for customer 2
In the case of displaying and outputting only the number 9, it is not necessary for the clerk to display and output a useless product message on the display 30 for the clerk, and a simple device can be used as the display 30 for the clerk. When the product message is output only on the display 30 for the clerk, a simple device can be used as the display 29 for the customer. For example, when the clerk verifies the product message to the customer, it is more effective. Services can be provided to customers.

Further, in the above embodiment, C is stored in accordance with a control program stored as software in the ROM 24 or the like.
When the PU 23 operates, the POS terminal 21
It has been exemplified that the various means are realized. However, it is also possible to form each of these various means as unique hardware, and a part of the RO
It is also possible to store it in M24 or the like and form a part as hardware.

[0065]

Since the present invention is configured as described above, it has the following effects.

The data processing apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention
An information storage unit in which merchandise information including at least a merchandise code and a selling price is stored in advance for each of a large number of merchandise items, an information input unit for receiving an input operation of a merchandise code, and An information reading unit that reads out product information from the information storage unit as a search key; a product registration unit that executes a registration process based on the read product information; and various types of information related to the registration process to be executed are displayed and output. Information display means, a series of product messages related to the sales product is set as a part of the product information stored in the information storage means, and the information display means performs a registration process. The product message of the product information is also displayed and output during the execution of the Since it is shown output, it is possible to provide a diverse and detailed information, such as the use and maintenance notes of goods sold to customers.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a data processing apparatus comprising:
An information storage unit in which merchandise information including at least a merchandise code and a selling price is stored in advance for each of a large number of merchandise items, an information input unit for receiving an input operation of a merchandise code, and An information reading unit that reads out product information from the information storage unit as a search key; a product registration unit that executes a registration process based on the read product information; and printout of various information related to the executed registration process. Information printing means for issuing a receipt in the data processing device, a series of product messages related to the sales product is set as a part of the product information stored in the information storage means, the information The printing means also prints out the product message of the registered product information on the receipt so that it is issued when the sales product is registered. Since the receipt to sale items of merchandise message to be is printed output, it is possible to provide a diverse and detailed information, such as the use and maintenance notes of goods sold to customers.

The third aspect of the present invention is the first or second aspect.
In the data processing device described above, a message flag indicating the presence or absence of a product message is set as a part of the product information stored in advance in the information storage unit, and the information reading unit corresponds to the message flag. By executing the product message reading process, it is possible to prevent the process of reading a product message that is not registered. According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the data processing apparatus according to any one of the first to third aspects, the information storage unit includes a product information storage unit and a product message storage unit, and the product information storage unit The product information in which at least the product code and the selling price are provided with the identification information of the product message is stored in advance, and the product message storage unit stores the product message in advance together with the identification information, The reading unit reads out the product information from the product information storage unit using the product code as a search key, and reads out the product messages from the product message storage unit using the identification information of the read product information as a search key. Since the product message can be shared with the product information, the storage capacity of the information storage unit can be reduced.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the data processing apparatus of the first aspect, the information display means includes a display section for the customer and a display section for the clerk separately. By displaying and outputting the message on the display unit for the customer, the product message can be provided to the customer simultaneously with the registration process of the sales product. The invention according to claim 6 is
2. The data processing device according to claim 1, wherein the information display means includes a display unit for the customer and a display unit for the clerk separately, and outputs a product message of the product information to the display unit for the clerk. Thus, the salesperson can verbally provide the customer with the product message of the sales product to be registered.

The data processing method of the invention according to claim 7 is as follows:
An information storage unit in which merchandise information including at least a merchandise code and a selling price is stored in advance for each of a large number of merchandise items, an information input unit for receiving an input operation of a merchandise code, and An information reading unit that reads out product information from the information storage unit as a search key; a product registration unit that performs a registration process based on the read product information; and various types of information related to the registration process to be performed are displayed and output. Executing a registration process by setting a series of product messages related to a product for sale as a part of product information stored in the information storage device. The product message of the product information is sometimes displayed and output on the information display means. Since the goods of goods message is displayed output, it is possible to provide a diverse and detailed information, such as the use and maintenance notes of goods sold to customers.

The data processing method of the invention according to claim 8 is
An information storage unit in which merchandise information including at least a merchandise code and a selling price is stored in advance for each of a large number of merchandise items, an information input unit for receiving an input operation of a merchandise code, and An information reading unit that reads out product information from the information storage unit as a search key; a product registration unit that executes a registration process based on the read product information; and printout of various information related to the executed registration process. A data printing method for issuing a receipt through a data processing device, wherein a series of product messages related to the sales product are set as a part of the product information stored in the information storage device. By causing the information printing means to print out the product message of the registered product information on the receipt, Since the sale items of merchandise message on a receipt to be issued is printed output when the registration process, it is possible to provide a diverse and detailed information, such as the use and maintenance notes of goods sold to customers.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a logical structure of a POS terminal which is a data processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a physical structure of the data processing device.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing storage contents of a PLU memory as information storage means.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a data processing method when a POS terminal performs a registration process of a sale product.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing storage contents of a PLU memory as information storage means of a modified example.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing a physical structure of a POS terminal which is a data processing device of a conventional example.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing storage contents of a PLU memory.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a data processing method when a POS terminal performs a registration process of a product for sale.

[Explanation of symbols]

 21 POS Terminal as a Data Processing Device 22 Main Control Unit Functioning as Various Means 23 CPU as a Computer 24 ROM as an Information Storage Medium 27 RAM as an Information Storage Medium 27 Barcode Scanner 28 Keyboard 29 Display Unit for Customer Display 30 Display as a display unit for salesclerks 31 PLU memory equivalent to information storage means 33 R / J printer 41 Information storage means 42 Information input means 43 Information reading means 44 Product registration means 45 Information display means 46 Information printing means

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[Claims] 1. An information storage means in which merchandise information having at least a merchandise code and a selling price is stored in advance for each of a large number of merchandise, an information input means for accepting an input operation of a merchandise code, and an input operation. Information reading means for reading out the product information from the information storage means using the product code obtained as a search key; product registration means for executing a registration process based on the read product information; Information display means for displaying and outputting information, wherein a series of product messages related to sales products is set as a part of product information stored in the information storage means, A data processing device, wherein the display means also displays and outputs a product message of product information when executing the registration process. 2. An information storage unit in which merchandise information including at least a merchandise code and a selling price is stored in advance for each of a large number of merchandise, an information input unit for accepting an input operation of a merchandise code, and an input operation. Information reading means for reading out the product information from the information storage means using the product code as a search key, product registration means for performing a registration process based on the read product information, and various types of information related to the executed registration process. An information printing unit for printing out information and issuing a receipt, wherein a series of product messages related to the sales product is set as a part of the product information stored in the information storage unit. Data processing, wherein the information printing means also prints out a product message of the registered product information on a receipt. apparatus. 3. A message flag indicating presence / absence of a product message is set as a part of the product information stored in advance in the information storage means, and the information reading means corresponds to the message flag. 3. The data processing device according to claim 1, wherein a reading process is performed. 4. The product information storage means includes a product information storage unit and a product message storage unit, wherein the product information storage unit is provided with at least a product code and a selling price to which identification information of a product message is assigned. The merchandise information is stored in advance, the merchandise message storage unit stores the merchandise message in advance together with the identification information, and the information reading unit reads the merchandise information from the merchandise information storage unit using the merchandise code as a search key. The data processing device according to claim 1, wherein the product message is read from the product message storage unit using the read identification information of the product information as a search key. 5. The information display means has a display section for a customer and a display section for a clerk separately, and displays and outputs a product message of product information on a display section for the customer. The data processing device according to claim 1. 6. The information display means is provided with a display section for a customer and a display section for a clerk separately, and displays a product message of product information on the display section for a clerk. The data processing device according to claim 1. 7. An information storage means in which merchandise information having at least a merchandise code and a selling price is stored in advance for each of a large number of merchandise, an information input means for accepting an input operation of a merchandise code, and an input operation. Information reading means for reading out the product information from the information storage means using the product code as a search key, a product registration means for performing a registration process based on the read product information, and various items related to the registration process to be performed. An information display means for displaying and outputting information, wherein a series of merchandise messages related to the sales merchandise are set as a part of the merchandise information stored in the information storage means. A data processing method, wherein a product message of product information is also displayed and output on said information display means when a registration process is executed. 8. An information storage means in which merchandise information having at least a merchandise code and a selling price is stored in advance for each of a large number of merchandise, an information input means for accepting an input operation of a merchandise code, and an input operation. Information reading means for reading out the product information from the information storage means using the product code as a search key, a product registration means for performing a registration process based on the read product information, and various items related to the executed registration process. An information printing means for printing out information and issuing a receipt; and a series of merchandise messages related to the merchandise as part of the merchandise information stored in the information storage means. Is set, and the product message of the registered product information is also printed out on the receipt by the information printing means. Data processing method according to symptoms.