JP3098684B2 - Product sales registration data processing device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a merchandise sales registration data processing apparatus for displaying a commercial message relating to a merchandise on a display unit during registration processing of the merchandise to be sold.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been developed a merchandise sales registration data processing apparatus which displays a commercial message on a display unit during registration processing of a merchandise to be sold. An example of such a merchandise sales registration data processing device will be described with reference to FIG.

[0003] POS, a product sales registration data processing device
The terminal 1 has a CPU 3 for executing various data processing, a ROM 3 for storing fixed data such as a control program of the CPU 2, a RAM 4 for temporarily storing variable data, and a bar code attached to each product. Scanner 5, a keyboard 6 having various input keys, and R for printing on receipt paper and journal paper.
/ J (Receipt / Journal) printer 7, a display unit 8 for displaying various data and commercial messages, a drawer 9 for storing cash and the like, and an external storage device 10 for storing PLU (Price Look Up) files and commercial message files. 11 are connected. Here, as the display unit 8, a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) or an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) is used.
As the external storage device 10, a hard disk is used. The commercial message file stored in the external storage device 10 stores various commercial message data corresponding to the product codes.

In such a POS terminal 1, a PLU file in the external storage device 10 is searched based on a product code obtained by reading a bar code with the scanner 5, and PLU data corresponding to the product code is retrieved. (Data such as a product name, a price, and a product section) are called from the PLU file and expanded in the transaction buffer in the RAM 4. Further, a commercial message file in the external storage device 10 is searched based on the product code,
The commercial message corresponding to the product code is called and expanded in the display buffer in the RAM 4.
Then, predetermined data and commercial messages in these PLU data are displayed on the display unit 8.

[0005]

If a commercial message for each product is to be stored in the external storage device 10, the amount of data becomes very large, and a large-capacity external storage device 10 is required. Be up.

[0006] Further, as the amount of data increases, it takes time to search for a commercial message to be output. As a result, the registration process for each product takes time, and the work efficiency of the registration process increases. Decrease.

Further, it is necessary to input a commercial message for a new product or change a commercial message for each store, which is very troublesome.

[0008]

According to the present invention, when data relating to a sales product is input by a product data input means,
Displaying predetermined data on the sale product on the display unit,
In the merchandise sales registration data processing device that performs a registration process based on input data, the merchandise data input means may include a rectangular data in which data including a commercial message is arranged on a matrix having a configuration in which at least two surrounding pieces are linear. A two-dimensional data code reading means for reading the two-dimensional data code; a commercial message extracting means for extracting a commercial message from the two-dimensional data code read by the two-dimensional data reading means; and a commercial message extracting means for extracting the commercial message from the two-dimensional data code. Message display means for displaying a commercial message on a display unit;

[0009]

When the registration processing is performed by the merchandise sales registration data processing device, when the two-dimensional data code attached to the merchandise is read by the two-dimensional data code reading means, a commercial message is extracted from the two-dimensional data code. The extracted commercial message is displayed on the display unit by the message display means.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The same parts as those described in FIG. 5 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted. The POS terminal 12, which is a merchandise sales registration data processing device, includes a CPU 2, an RO
The POS terminal 1 is similar to the POS terminal 1 described in FIG. 5 in that the POS terminal 1 includes an M3, a RAM 4, a keyboard 6, an R / J printer 7, a display unit 8, and a drawer 9. However, the external storage device 13
Is a two-dimensional data code reader that stores a PLU file but does not store a commercial message file, and a two-dimensional data code reading unit that reads a two-dimensional data code 14 instead of the scanner 5 that reads a bar code. 15 is different from the POS terminal 1 in that the POS terminal 15 has a product data input unit 15. As shown in FIG. 2, the two-dimensional data code 14 is formed in a rectangular shape in which various data are arranged on a matrix in which at least two peripheral pieces are linear. The data of the two-dimensional data code 14 is data of a product code and data of a commercial message related to the product.

In such a configuration, a processing operation at the time of registration processing when selling a product to a customer will be described with reference to a flowchart of FIG. First, when performing this registration processing, the operation mode of the POS terminal 12 is switched to the registration mode by switching a mode switch (not shown). When the operation mode of the POS terminal 12 is switched to the registration mode, the POS terminal 12 enters a standby state in preparation for reading the two-dimensional data code 14 (S
1). When the two-dimensional data code 14 is read during the standby, the read two-dimensional data code 14 is read.
, A product code is selected (S2), and a commercial message is extracted (S3). The extracted commercial message is stored in a display buffer in the RAM 4,
Here, commercial message extracting means is executed. The extraction of the commercial message is performed by searching for the status indicating the start of the commercial message contained in the two-dimensional data code 14.

Further, when the product code is selected, the external storage device 13 is selected based on the selected product code.
Is searched for (S4), and the PLU data corresponding to the product code is called and expanded in the transaction buffer in the RAM 4 (S5). The transaction buffer also stores the number data of commodities key-input at the time of the registration process and the amount data calculated from the unit price and the number.

Then, a commercial message is displayed on the display unit 8 together with the predetermined data in the data on the sales merchandise stored in the transaction buffer (S6), and the message display means is executed.

Each time the display in step 6 (S6) is performed, the total amount of the merchandise is sequentially added to a predetermined storage area in the RAM 4 (S7), and then the deposit / current total key provided on the keyboard 6 It is determined whether or not the closing key such as is pressed (S8), and the above processing is repeated until the closing key is pressed.

If it is determined in step 8 (S8) that the closing key is depressed, a change calculation based on the deposit amount set when the closing key is depressed and the total amount when the closing key is depressed (in the case of a credit card) (S9) such as credit processing, and then a receipt is issued (S10), and a series of registration processing ends.

Here, when the commercial message of the product is to be displayed on the display unit 8 during the registration process of the product for sale performed by using the POS terminal 12, the two-dimensional data code 14 attached to each product is Since the commercial message data relating to the product is included, a large-capacity external storage device for storing the commercial message is not required, and the cost of the POS terminal 12 can be reduced. Further, the time required for displaying a commercial message is reduced as compared with a case where a commercial message is searched in the external storage device based on the product code, and the work efficiency of the registration process is improved. Further, since the setting and change of the commercial message are collectively performed by the product manufacturer, it is not necessary to set or change the commercial message for each store.

The commercial message is not limited to being displayed based on code data representing characters or symbols, but may be displayed based on image data. In particular, since the two-dimensional data code 14 has a capacity of 500 bytes, it is easy to form image data.

[0018]

As described above, according to the present invention, when data relating to a sales product is input by the product data input means, predetermined data relating to the sales product is displayed on the display unit and registered based on the input data. In the merchandise sales registration data processing device for performing the processing, the merchandise data input means includes:
A two-dimensional data code reading means for reading a rectangular two-dimensional data code in which data including a commercial message is arranged on a matrix in which at least two pieces around it are linear, and the two-dimensional data read by the two-dimensional data reading means. A commercial message extracting means for extracting a commercial message from a data code and a message display means for displaying a commercial message extracted by the commercial message extracting means on a display unit are provided, so that a two-dimensional image attached to each product is provided. By reading the data code with the two-dimensional data code reader, a commercial message relating to the product can be displayed on the display unit. Therefore, the commercial message is stored in order to display the commercial message relating to the product to be sold. Since a large-capacity external storage device is not required, an inexpensive structure can be obtained, and a commercial message can be displayed in a shorter time than when a corresponding commercial message is searched in the external storage device. In addition, the efficiency of the registration process can be improved, and the setting and changing of commercial messages are performed collectively by the product manufacturer. Has the effect of being able to omit.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing a processing operation of a registration process.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a configuration example of a two-dimensional data code.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the structure of a POS terminal.

FIG. 4 is a front view showing a display state of a display unit when a commercial message is displayed.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the structure of a conventional POS terminal.

[Explanation of symbols]

 8 display unit 12 merchandise sales registration data processing device 14 two-dimensional data code 15 two-dimensional data code reading means

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] When data relating to a sales product is input by a product data input means, predetermined data relating to the sales product is displayed on a display unit, and registration processing is performed based on the input data. In the apparatus, the product data input means includes a two-dimensional data code reading means for reading a rectangular two-dimensional data code in which data including a commercial message is arranged on a matrix having a configuration in which at least two pieces around the product are linear. Commercial message extracting means for extracting a commercial message from the two-dimensional data code read by the two-dimensional data reading means, and message displaying means for displaying the commercial message extracted by the commercial message extracting means on a display unit. Characterized product sales registration data Data processing equipment.