JP2544381B2 - Transaction data processing method - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION [Overview] In a terminal device, when a product code including a product price is input, the product code is transmitted to the control device while the product price is included to make an inquiry, and the control device In, when the product code is in a format including the product price, the product price is extracted from the received code, and
The registration data file is searched based on the product code to obtain registration data corresponding to the product code, and the extracted product price is added to the obtained registration data and the product information is returned to the terminal device. It is not necessary to determine whether or not the entered product code is in a format that includes the product price, and a response is sent from the control device when an inquiry is made to the control device by the product code that does not include the product price. The same processing as when the registration data is received becomes possible.

[Industrial applications]

The present invention is based on the point of sales (P
It relates to the matching of registration data in a system (OS), and particularly to a transaction data processing method that facilitates the processing of product codes of different formats.

With the spread of computer network systems in recent years, department stores, supermarkets, specialty stores, etc.
POS systems have become widely adopted. As a terminal device of this system, an electronic register operated by an operator such as a store clerk to register a product presented by a customer and issue a receipt is used.

In the registration process of the electronic register, by inputting the product code, the PLU (Price Look U) that processes the registration data such as the product name and product price by inquiring to the control device
p) method (this product code is referred to as PLU code) and the price unique to the store is set by the product, the product price is included in the product code.
(-PLU code) is input to the electronic register, a method (Non-PLu method) of processing by inquiring product information other than the product price to the control device is used.
Therefore, an economical transaction data processing method capable of efficiently processing both methods is desired.

[Conventional technology]

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view of a PLU of a POS system, FIG. 5 is a perspective view illustrating an electronic register, and FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a conventional example. The same reference numerals denote the same objects throughout the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 4, a plurality of electronic registers 1A, 1B ...
Is connected to the control device 2a, and the control device 2a is connected to a center computer (not shown), such as electronic registers 1A, 1B.
・ Sales data etc. collected from are sent. Control device
Reference numeral 2a has a registration data file (not shown) for storing registration data such as a product name and a product price corresponding to the product code transmitted from the electronic registers 1A, 1B ....

The function will be described with reference to FIG. 5 by taking the electronic register 1A as an example. The electronic register 1A includes a display unit 4, a printing unit 5, a keyboard 6, and a cash drawer 7.
A receipt issuing port 5a is provided at the center of the upper surface of the printing unit 5.

Therefore, when the operator inputs the product code (including the product price in the case of the Non-PLU method) and operates the PLU key, the product code is transmitted to the control device 2a, and the product name, product price, etc. are inquired. Done. The product code can be input by a method of operating the keyboard 6 by an operator or a method of reading and inputting a bar code by a bar code reader, and the electronic register 14 can use any method.

The control device 2a retrieves product information including a product name, product price, etc. corresponding to the product code transmitted from the electronic register 1A from the product information registration data file and responds.

In the electronic register 1A, the product name and product price (PL
The responded product price in the U method, the product price from the input section in the Non-PLU method) is displayed and printed out one by one, and the total calculation by pressing the data input end button and the price received from the customer The result of change calculation is displayed and printed out by pressing the amount input button after the input, the settlement is performed, and the receipt is issued.

In FIG. 6, the control unit 19a controls each unit to perform the function of the electronic register 1A.

The line control unit 18 communicates with the control device 2a according to the interface of the line to obtain the product code, product name,
It has the function of sending and receiving product prices.

The determination unit 15 determines whether the product code input from the keyboard 6 is PLU or N depending on the flag added to the code head.
The code type of on-PLU is determined, and the PLU unit 16 described later or
It has a function of instructing the NPLU unit 17 to operate.

The PLU unit 16 receives the input PLU based on the instruction from the determination unit 15.
The code is edited in a predetermined telegram format and transmitted via the line control unit 18, the registration data such as the product name and the product price responded from the control device 2 is received and output to the control unit 19a, and the display unit 4 and It has a function of controlling output to the printing unit 5.

The NPLU unit 17 receives the input No. based on the instruction from the determination unit 15.
The product price part is extracted from the n-PLU code, the code is edited into a predetermined message format and transmitted via the line control unit 18, and the response registration data is received from the line control unit 18, and the No.
Commodity price extracted from n-PLU code is added and combined,
It has a function of outputting to the control unit 19a and controlling output to the display unit 4 and the printing unit 5.

The control unit 29a controls each unit to perform the function of the control device 2a.

The line control unit 28 has a function of transmitting and receiving a product code, a product name, a product price, etc. by communicating with the electronic register 1A according to the interface of the line.

The registration data file 24 is a file that stores registration data (product information) such as a product name and product price corresponding to a product code.

The search unit 25 has a function of searching the registration data registered in the registration data file 24 using the product code received from the electronic register 1A via the line control unit 28 as a search key.

The message editing unit 26 has a function of editing the data to be transmitted to the electronic register 1A into a predetermined message format and instructing the line control unit 28 to transmit the data.

Therefore, the input product code, the code type is determined by the determination unit 15, the PLU unit 16 operates in the case of PLU code to send the product code as it is, the NPLU unit 17 operates in the case of Non-PLU code Then, the product price is extracted and then transmitted. In the control device 2a, the retrieval unit 25 retrieves registration data (commodity name, commodity price, etc.) from the registration data file 24 using the received commodity code as a key and responds.
The registration data received by the electronic register 1A is input to the PLU unit 16 or the NPLU unit 17 according to the code type, the PLU unit receives the registration data of the product information as it is, and the NPLU unit responds from the control device 2a. The price information previously extracted is added to the registration data of the product information, combined with other registration data such as the product name, and output to the control unit 19, and also the display unit 4
And is output to the printing unit 5 for display and printing.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

According to the conventional method as described above, the electronic register 1A has no
In order to control the n-PLU system, a function of determining the input code type and a function of extracting and synthesizing the product price are required, so the configuration of the electronic register 1A becomes complicated, and a large number of electronic registers are required. There is a problem that the connected POS system becomes expensive.

[Means for solving problems]

 FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the principle of the present invention.

In the figure, 1 is a terminal device, 2 is a control device, 11 is a terminal device 1 and is a transmission means for transmitting a product code including price information, 21 is a control device 2 and is transmitted by the transmission means 11. Extracting means for extracting price information from the code, 22 is a synthesizing means provided in the control device 2 for synthesizing the extracted price information with the registration data corresponding to the product code.

Therefore, the control device 2 is configured to respond to the product information by extracting the price information from the received code and adding it to the registration data corresponding to the product-specific code.

[Action]

According to the present invention, the terminal device 1 inquires the input product code to the control device 2 through the transmitting means 11, and the control device is the code in which the product code received from the terminal device includes the product price information. If the product code is a code including product price information, product price information is extracted from the product code, and the product is obtained by searching the registered data file based on the product code. When the product price information extracted by the extraction means is additionally combined with the information, the product information to which the product price information is added is returned to the terminal device, and the product code is a code that does not include the product price information, Since the price information is included in the registration file of the product information, the retrieved contents are returned to the terminal device 1 as they are, so that the same processing can be performed regardless of the code type. Since kill, cost reduction is made possible by simplifying the construction of the apparatus.

[Embodiment] An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3. The same reference numerals denote the same objects throughout the drawings.
The one corresponding to the first in FIG. 2 is surrounded by an alternate long and short dash line.

FIG. 2 shows an electronic register 1b and a control device 2b according to the present invention.
An example of is shown.

In the figure, the control unit 1b of the electronic register 1b controls each unit to perform the function of the electronic register 1b.

The code transmission unit 11b has a function of editing the input product code into a predetermined electronic message format and instructing the line control unit 18 to transmit the code regardless of the code identification.

The extraction unit 21b of the control device 2b has a function of determining the type of the received product code and, if it is a Non-PLU code, extracting and holding the product price portion and having a function of instructing the combining unit 22b to combine. .

The control unit 2b controls each unit to perform the function of the control device 2b.

The synthesizing unit 22b adds the price information extracted by the extracting unit 21b to the content searched for the registration file of the product information searched by the searching unit 25 from the registration data file 24 based on the instruction of the extracting unit 21b. It has a function of outputting the product information created by synthesizing to the electronic message editing unit 26.

With such a configuration and function, the operation of responding to the inquiry about the product information will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Is included.

The product code is edited by the code transmission unit 11b into a predetermined message format and transmitted to the control device 2b via the line control unit 18.

The product code transmitted from the electronic register 1b is received by the line control 28 of the control device 2.

The code type of the product code is determined by the extraction unit 21b, and if it is the Non-PLU code, the product price portion is extracted and held.

The search unit 25 searches for registration data from the registration data file 24 and outputs the registration data using the product code as a search key.

When the product code is the Non-PLU code, the synthesizing unit 22b adds the price information output from the extracting unit 21b to the product information of the searched registration data based on the instruction of the extracting unit 21b, and the electronic message editing unit 26 Output to.

The electronic message editing unit 26 edits the product information output from the synthesizing unit 22b into a predetermined electronic message format and instructs the line control unit 28 to transmit the product information.

The product information received via the line control unit 18 is stored in the control unit 19
Is output to the display unit 4 and the printing unit 5 for display and printing.

The above process is repeated every time the product code is input, and the total,
The amount of change will be calculated and the amount will be displayed.
Is printed.

Therefore, the electronic register 1b sends out the product code regardless of the code type, and the control device 2b responds to the Non-NLU method by using the product price sent from the electronic register 1b, thereby the electronic register 1b. Is configured so that the same processing as the product code transmission and the product information reception in the PLU system can be performed. Therefore, in the electronic register 1b, the code transmission unit 11b can be easily realized by removing the castle tower conventional function of masking and transmitting the product price portion of the input Non-PLU product code, and the determination unit 15
By moving the functions of the NPLU 17 and the NPLU 17 to the control device 2b, it is possible to simplify the circuit configuration of a large number of electronic registers installed in the system.

〔The invention's effect〕

As described above, according to the present invention, the electronic register 1b
Since the same processing can be performed on the product code and the product price regardless of the code type, the system price can be reduced by simplifying the configuration of the device and reducing the price. effective.

[Brief description of drawings]

 FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the principle of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a flowchart of the embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a PLU of a POS system, FIG. 5 is a perspective view illustrating an electronic register, and FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating a conventional example. In the figure, 1 is a terminal device, 1b, 1A, 1B ... is an electronic register 2, 2a, 2b is a control device, 4 is a display unit, 5 is a printing unit, 6 is a keyboard, 7 is a cash drawer, and 11 is transmission. Means, 11 is a code transmission section, 15 is a judgment section, 16 is a PLU section, 17 is an NPLU section, 18 and 28 are line control sections, 19a, 19b, 29a and 29b are control sections, 21 is extraction means, and 21b is extraction means. 22 is a synthesizing unit, 22b is a synthesizing unit, 24 is a registration data file, 25 is a searching unit, and 26 is a message editing unit.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A registration data file in which product information corresponding to a product code is registered, the registration data file is searched according to a product code transmitted from a terminal device, and the product information is returned to the terminal device. In the transaction data processing method having a control device, the control device determines whether the product code received from the terminal device is a code including product price information, and the product code is product price information. And a product price information extracted by the extraction means in the product information obtained by searching the registered data file based on the product code. And a means for synthesizing and synthesizing the transaction data, the transaction data processing including: Method.