JPS5848169A - Electronic cash register - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To input numbers of articles correctly with limited article keys, by providing article name display devices corresponding to respective article keys, and displaying selected article names on the article name display devices. CONSTITUTION:Article name display devices SD1-SD5 provided to the arrangement part of article keys SK of a keyboard 3 are arranged corresponding to lines of article keys SK, and have four sectioned display areas which correspond to the article keys SK. Therefore, article names are displayed corresponding to 20 article keys. Then, five classification keys BK for switching functions of the article keys SK are provided, and consequently 100 departments are selected in total.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an electronic cash register (ECR) having multiple product keys and a function selection key for selecting the function of each product key.

Recent sophisticated ECRs, especially ECs for restaurants, etc.
In R, the amount of each product is preset according to the product key (department key), and in normal use, just by keying in the product key, the amount of that product is automatically entered. This eliminates the need for the operator to memorize the price of each product, allowing for accurate and quick record-keeping.

On the other hand, if the number of products handled is large, the number of product keys for the number of products listed above will be required. For example, the number of products (
(number of departments) is required to be 1-06, and the enemy is also 10 on the keyboard.
Since it is inappropriate to arrange 0 product keys, we decided to use the 50- product key by switching it to two types of functions: departments 1 to 50 and departments 51 to 100 using the shift key and classification key. It is normal to do so. 1
When using one key as a key for multiple products, there is a problem with how to write the product name corresponding to the key, and in practice, the limit is two-speed shifting, and even in that case, which of the product names in Category 211 is selected? There was a problem in that it was difficult to understand what was being done, and it was easy to make mistakes. In addition to this, there are also so-called bookmat-style keyboards that are used as product keyboards, but in this case, the product name must also be filled in.

□Since it is a pasted item, it is recommended to change preset data such as product names and prices inside the ECR in case of restaurants that require menu changes every day, or when the menu is completely changed depending on the season. After that, the product name corresponding to each product key had to be rewritten or replaced.

This sound was created in view of the conventional problems mentioned above, and its purpose is to provide a product name display corresponding to each product key, and use the shift key, classification key, etc. to identify the product key. When a product group with this function is selected, the selected product name is displayed on each product name display above,
To provide an ECR capable of inputting and outputting a large number of products without error using a limited product key.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail based on the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a general view of an ECR main body to which the present invention is applied and a detailed view of its keyboard. As shown in the figure, the front part of the ECR main body is equipped with a main display 1 that displays the name of the product being entered, its price, etc., a printer 2 that issues receipts, etc., and a flat part in front of it. A keyboard 3 is provided. The keyboard 3 has a mode key 4 for switching the EcR operating mode, a numeric keypad 5 for inputting numerical data, a function key 6 for subtotal keys, deposit/cash total keys, etc., and 20 product keys. SK (
1iMt each to SK1.82. -8K20)
and a classification key B that switches the function of the product key SK to 5 types.
K (BKl for each of the 5 keys, 2 for 8...
BK5) is provided. Furthermore, the EC of the present invention
In R, five product name display devices SD1 to SD5 are provided in a portion of the keyboard 3 where the product key SK is provided. As shown in the figure, the product name display units 801 to SD5 each have 4
The product keys SK are arranged above the rows corresponding to the rows in which the product keys SK are lined up, and each product name display device SD1 to 8D5 is provided.
has four display areas corresponding to each of the four product keys SK, and this allows product names to be displayed in one-to-one correspondence to each of the 20 product keys. There is.

FIG. 2 is a Promec diagram showing the electrical configuration of the ECR. As is well known, the main data processing of this type of ECR is performed by a microprocessor (CPU) 7. The CPU 7 executes the system program stored in the ROM 8, uses the RAM 9 as a storage area for various variable data, and performs data processing as well-known ECR and control regarding the product name display SD of the present invention, which will be described later. .

As mentioned above, in this ECR, there are 20 product keys SK, and 511 classification keys BK for switching the functions of these product keys SK, so that a total of 20×5
-100 categories are available for selection. As shown in Figure 2, RAM 9 has E
Sectional areas from 1 to E100 are set. In this embodiment, when the classification key BK1 is keyed in, 20 product keys 8, 1 to 8, and 20 correspond to departmental areas E1 to E20, and when the classification key BK2 is keyed in, each Product keys SK1 to 5K20 correspond to departmental areas E21 to E40, and the following have the same root, and if the classification key BK5 is keyed in, the product keys SK1 to 5K
20 corresponds to departmental areas E81 to E1'OO. As shown in FIG. 2, each department area includes a status storage area 10, an SM name storage area 11 where product name data is preset, and a product price storage area 12 where the price of the product is preset. and,
It consists of a totalizer area 13 for calculating the total sales amount of the product, and a counter area 14 for totaling the sales points of the product. The RAM 9 also contains a numeric value 7 lag FN that is set when the numeric keypad 5 is pressed, a numeric register RN that stores input numeric data, and a digit counter that counts the number of digits of the numeric data. CN, a classification number area BKN in which the classification number is stored when one of the classification keys BK is pressed, and a department number register in which the department number specified by the combination of the classification key BK and product key SK is stored. A BSN and a Fitemizer 15 are installed.

Figures 3A, 3B, and 3C show an overview of the system program executed by the CPU 7km, and particularly show the gist of the present invention.

The operation of this ECR will be explained below according to its flowchart.

When the mode key 4 is set to the registration mode and one of the classification keys BK, for example, BKl is pressed, the first state 1o in the flowchart of FIG. 3A.

In the next step 1011, it is detected that the key input is the classification key BKI, and in that case, in step 102, the product name data stored in each of the departmental areas E1 to E4 is displayed on the product name display. Supplied to SDI and displayed.

As a result, the product names corresponding to the product keys SKI to SK4 and stored in the departmental areas E1 to E4 are displayed. In the next step 103, departmental areas E5 to E
The product name data stored in 8 is displayed on the product name display SD.
In the next step 104, departmental areas E9~
The product name data stored in E12 is displayed on the product name display S.
D3, and in the next step 105, the departmental area E.
The product name data stored in 13 to E16 is displayed on the product name display SD4, and in the next step 106, the product name data stored in department areas E17 to E and 20 is displayed on the product name display 15D5. . and step 119
Then, the classification number "1" corresponding to the currently keyed-in classification key BK1 is stored in the classification number area BKN. In this state, each of the 20 product keys SK has a one-to-one correspondence with the departmental areas E1 to E20, and the preset product name of each area is displayed at the position corresponding to each key SK. -ing

In the above state, for example, if the product key 8 is labeled with "coffee" shown in pair 111I, the "product key S" is displayed.
If K4 is pressed, steps 100 → 101 → 1
07. →113→(Figure 2B)→120→121→12
2→12-3→124, and in this step 124, the classification number "1" stored in the register BKN is selected.
”, the department number “4” is calculated from the number “4” of the product key SK4 that has just been input, and this is sent to the department number register BS.
Store in N. In the following step 125, the product name data and product amount data are read from the department area E4 corresponding to the department number "4" stored in the register BSN, and this is displayed on the main display 1, and then in the next step 12
In step 6, the same data as above is printed by the printer 2, and in the next step 127, the above-mentioned totalizer 13 of the section area E4 is printed.
and the counter 14 are updated, and in the next step 128 the itemizer 15 is updated. In this way, by pressing the desired product key SK according to the product name displayed on the product name display SD, data processing for that department is performed based on the preset data corresponding to the product name. Similarly, when the classification key BK2 is pressed, it is detected in step 107, and through the processing from step 108 to step 112, the department area area E21 is
Each product name data stored in ~E40 is displayed in product name display ll5D1~SD5, and in that state, the product key S
When one of the items 9- is pressed, registration processing is performed for the department area corresponding to the product name.

After the above registration operation, when the deposit/cash key is pressed, the i-tep 129 detects the key input, and in the following steps 130 to 133, the amount in the itemizer 15 is displayed on the main display 1, and Normal processing is performed, such as linting the amount on the receipt, clearing the itemizer 15, and cutting and issuing the receipt.

The status, product name, and product price for each department area are preset as follows. In this case, the mode key 4 is set to the preset position. Then, enter the data to be preset using the numeric keypad 5 (Status is 2 digits,
It has been decided that the product amount is entered as a 6-digit coded value, and the product name is entered as a 12-digit coded value.) Then, in step 134 of FIG. 3B, the digit data input to the digit register RL is stored, and in step 135, the number of digits of the digit data is counted by the digit counter CN, and in the following step 136. The number 7 lag FN is set. Next, the department area E1 to E100 in which the input number data is to be stored is designated and input using a combination of the classification key BK and the product key SK. Then, in FIG. 3C, the process advances from step 137 to step 138, and the department number specified by the combination of classification key BK and product key SK is stored in department number register BSN. Subsequent processing checks the digit counter and enters
The entered numerical data is divided depending on whether it is 2-digit data corresponding to the status, 6-digit data corresponding to the product price 10, or 12-digit data corresponding to the product name. If the data is 2 digits, the process proceeds from step 139 to step 140, and the data in the number register RN is transferred to the classification number register BS.
Stored in departmental area Ei2 indicated by N, step 146
．． At 147, the counter CN and flag FN are reset. If the data is 6 digits, the process proceeds from steps 141 to 142, stores the data in the register RN in the product amount area 12 of the department area Ei indicated by the contents of the department number register BSN, and proceeds to steps 146 and 147. . Furthermore, if the data is 12 digits, the process proceeds from steps 143 to 144, and the cash register RN data is converted from character to character downward by two digits based on the predetermined code table ', and in the next step 145, the converted product is The product name (character code) and classification number register BSN are stored in the product name area 11 of the departmental area Ei, and the process proceeds to steps 146 and 147.

In this way, it is possible to preset the status] product name and product amount for each department area E1 to E100, and the product name stored in the product name rear 11 is changed according to the selection input of the classification key BK. Name display SD1 to SD5
The corresponding product key SK is displayed at a predetermined position to inform the user of the product name in an extremely easy-to-understand manner by modifying the corresponding product key SK.

As explained in detail above, according to the ECR of the present invention, there is no need to write or paste the product name on the key top of each product key as in the past, and each product key can switch to multiple functions. The name of each preset product can be displayed on each key in accordance with the preset product name, and even if the product name, price, etc. are changed, there is no need to replace the product name on the key top. .

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an overview of the ECR according to the present invention and a plan view of its keyboard, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the ECR, and FIGS. 3A, 3B, and 3C are the CPU in the ECR. 2 is a flowchart showing the configuration of a system program executed by the system program. 1... Main display 2... Printer 3... Keyboard 8K... Product key 8K...・Classification key (function selection key) SD1-S
D5...Product name display device Patent applicant Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 (A)

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) In an electronic character register having a large number of product keys and a function selection key for selecting the function of each product key, the product name is displayed corresponding to each product key in the product key arrangement area. In addition, a storage means capable of storing a plurality of types of data to be displayed on each product name display, and selection of the above function selection key from among the plurality of types of data stored in this storage means. A display 11i1 that supplies and displays information corresponding to the input to each of the product name display units described above.
An electronic cash register characterized by having one means.