JP5037563B2 - Merchandise sales data processing apparatus and control program thereof - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a merchandise sales data processing apparatus used for merchandise sales processing in convenience stores, supermarkets, drug stores, and the like, and a control program therefor.

  Currently, over-the-counter drugs are sold at convenience stores, supermarkets and drug stores. An over-the-counter drug is one that has no significant effect on the human body, and is used according to the choice of a consumer based on information provided by a pharmaceutical person.

  The above-mentioned over-the-counter drugs are classified into three risk categories of Category 1, Drugs 2, and 3 according to Article 36-3 of the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law. Class 1 drugs are those designated by the Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare as those requiring special attention regarding the use of drugs that may cause adverse health effects due to side effects. Class 2 drugs are drugs (excluding Class 1 drugs) that may cause health problems that may interfere with daily life due to side effects, etc., and are designated by the Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare. Class 3 drugs are generic drugs other than Class 1 drugs and Class 2 drugs. Further, among the second-class pharmaceuticals, those requiring special attention are referred to as designated second-class pharmaceuticals, and are handled slightly differently from the usual second-class pharmaceuticals in the display of the product packaging.

  Sales of over-the-counter drugs will be described with reference to FIG. The rules in each risk category differ in terms of professionals and information provision that should be handled for sales. That is, the first category pharmaceutical can be sold only by a pharmacist, while the second category and third category pharmaceuticals can be sold by registered sellers in addition to the pharmacist. In addition, Class 1 drugs are obliged to provide written information at the time of sale, whereas Class 2 drugs are obliged to make an effort to actively provide information, and Class 3 drugs are actively provided. There is no provision under the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law. However, it is stipulated that information must be provided in the case of consultation from the purchaser in all of the first-class pharmaceutical, second-class pharmaceutical, and third-class pharmaceutical.

  Meanwhile, in conventional convenience stores, supermarkets, drug stores, and the like, merchandise sales processing is performed using a merchandise sales data processing device such as a POS (Point Of Sales) terminal. The merchandise sales data processing apparatus accepts an input of a merchandise code by scanning a barcode attached to the merchandise using the attached scanner, acquires merchandise data such as a merchandise price based on the inputted merchandise code, and A product is sold based on the product data. Some merchandise sales data processing devices issue a receipt that prints a customer's signature column in addition to store information and transaction details when making a card payment with a credit card, etc., so that the authenticity of the transaction can be verified Is also known. (For example, see Patent Document 1)

  As described above, the store side has an obligation to explain according to the risk category when selling over-the-counter drugs. For this reason, even if the store side properly fulfills its obligation to explain, there is a possibility that opinions will be different from customers and trouble will occur. In such a case, it is not easy to prove that the store has fulfilled its accountability.

  Therefore, when dealing with a customer who purchased a generic drug, issue a receipt for the store copy with the signature column printed after closing the transaction for proof, and sign the customer who received the explanation of the drug Can be considered. However, it is possible that some customers will offer a return after closing the transaction because they do not want to sign, in which case there may be unnecessary trouble with the customer and the issue The received receipt is wasted.

  The present invention has been made based on the above circumstances, and the purpose of the present invention is whether or not an obligation under the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law has been fulfilled by the store when the product purchased by the customer is an over-the-counter drug. It is possible to provide a merchandise sales data processing apparatus and a control program therefor that can easily discriminate between the customer and the store and can prevent a trouble from occurring between the customer and the store.

  According to the present invention, in a merchandise sales data processing apparatus for processing sales data of merchandise that has been input for sale, a merchandise category discriminating unit that discriminates a predetermined merchandise category assigned to the merchandise that has been entered for sale, and the merchandise category discrimination means When the determined product category indicates a product that requires the customer's signature at the time of purchase, a signature notification means for notifying the customer that the signature is required, and a signature is required by the signature notification means. Purchasing availability selection means for accepting selection input of whether to continue or cancel the purchase of a product that has been informed, and execution of sales data processing for a product that has received a selection input to continue purchasing by this purchase availability selection means And sales processing control means for canceling the sales data processing of the product for which the selection input for canceling is accepted.

  According to the present invention in which such measures have been taken, it is possible to easily determine whether or not the duty of the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law has been fulfilled by the store when the product purchased by the customer is an over-the-counter drug, and the customer and the store There is an effect that it is possible to prevent troubles from occurring in the meantime.

The schematic diagram which shows the control circuit of the POS terminal in one Embodiment of this invention. The schematic diagram which shows an example of the data structure of the message table in the embodiment. The flowchart of the process which CPU performs in the sales process of the goods in the embodiment. The figure which shows the example of a display of the signature confirmation message in the same embodiment. The flowchart of the process which CPU performs in the printing process of the store copy receipt in the embodiment. The schematic diagram which shows an example of the store copy receipt in the same embodiment. The figure which shows the example of a display of the signature confirmation message in other embodiment. The figure for demonstrating the risk classification of an over-the-counter medicine.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a control circuit of a POS terminal 1 which is a merchandise sales data processing apparatus according to the present invention. The POS terminal 1 is equipped with a CPU 2 as a control center. This CPU 2 has a ROM (Read Only Memory) 3, RAM (Random Access Memory) 4, I / O (Input / Output) port 5, LAN (Local Area Network) interface storing fixed data such as various control programs. (I / F) 6, hard disk drive (HDD) 7, keyboard controller 8, display controller 9, customer display controller 10, printer controller 11, scanner interface (I / F) 12, speaker controller 13, etc., for example, PCI bus Or the like via a bus line 14.

  A mode switch 5a and a drawer opening device 5b are connected to the I / O port 5, a LAN cable 6a is connected to the LAN interface 6, a keyboard 8a is connected to the keyboard controller 8, and a touch panel display 9a is connected to the display controller 9. The touch panel sensor 9b and the display unit 9c are connected, the customer display 10a is connected to the customer display controller 10, the receipt printer 11a is connected to the printer controller 11, the scanner 12a is connected to the scanner interface 12, and the speaker controller. A speaker 13 a is connected to 13.

  The RAM 4 corresponds to a processing situation such as a person-in-charge registration area 4a for storing information about a store clerk who has registered a person in charge of operation (hereinafter referred to as sign-on), and a commodity registration area 4b for registering commodity sales data of purchased products. Various storage areas are formed. The drawer opening device 5b opens a drawer (not shown) in response to a command from the CPU 2. The LAN interface 6 controls data communication with a store server or the like connected via the LAN cable 6a. The keyboard controller 8 captures a key signal corresponding to the key operated from the keyboard 8a and notifies the CPU 2 of the key signal. The display controller 9 selectively displays various screens on the display unit 9c in response to an instruction from the CPU 2, acquires signals from the touch panel sensor 9b, obtains touch position coordinates, and notifies the CPU 2 of them. The customer surface display controller 10 displays characters corresponding to display data such as the total amount paid by the customer on the customer surface display 10a. The printer controller 11 controls receipt printing and journal printing by the receipt printer 11a. The scanner interface 12 inputs the barcode data scanned by the scanner 12a. The speaker controller 13 controls the sound output from the speaker 13a. The keyboard 8a is provided with various function keys such as a PLU key, a subtotal key, a deposit / current total key, and a total key in addition to a numeric key for inputting numeric data.

  The hard disk drive 7 stores a message table 7a in which a message to be printed together with a signature column on a store receipt, which will be described later, is associated with a risk category of over-the-counter drugs (message storage means).

  FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the data structure of the message table 7a. In the present embodiment, the message set in the message table 7a is provided with information such as “I received an explanation of product information” because, for example, active provision of information is required for the first category pharmaceutical products. Because it is not obliged to provide active information on second-class pharmaceuticals, designated second-class pharmaceuticals, and third-class pharmaceuticals, it is only necessary to consult with customers. A message based on the premise that explanation about pharmaceutical products cannot be requested, such as “No explanation of product information” is set. Thus, the message according to the risk classification set in the message table 7a can be changed by setting.

Next, merchandise sales processing by the POS terminal 1 will be described.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart of processing executed by the CPU 2 in the product sales processing. This process is executed based on the operation program stored in the ROM 3.

  First, the CPU 2 forms a flag F in the RAM 4 as ST (step) 101 and initializes its value to “0”. Next, in ST102, the scanning of the barcode attached to the product by the scanner 12a and the input of the product code by the key operation of the keyboard 8a are awaited. When it is determined that the product code has been input (YES in ST102), product data is acquired from the product master based on the product code input as ST103. The product master may be stored in the hard disk drive 7 or stored in the store server and accessed to the store server via the LAN interface 6 to acquire product data corresponding to the product code. May be.

  If product data is acquired, CPU2 will judge whether the said product is an over-the-counter medicine as ST104. The product data acquired from the product master specifies whether the product is a product other than a first-class pharmaceutical, a second-class pharmaceutical, a designated second-class pharmaceutical, a third-class pharmaceutical, or an over-the-counter drug In the process of ST104, it is determined whether or not an over-the-counter drug has been sold based on the risk category information in the product data acquired from the product master (product category determination). means).

  If it is determined in ST104 that the product is not a generic drug (NO in ST104), the process proceeds to ST111, and product sales data registration processing is performed. That is, product sales data including product data acquired from the product master, purchase points, and the like is registered in the product registration area 4 b formed in the RAM 4.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the product is an over-the-counter drug (YES in ST104), the flag F is examined as ST105. When the flag F is initialized to “0” (F = 0 in ST105), the CPU 2 displays a signature confirmation message on the customer display 10a as ST106. In ST107, the speaker is operated to output the signature confirmation message by voice (signature notification means).

  FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a screen display of the customer display 10a on which the signature confirmation message 30 is displayed. On the customer display 10a, the registered product is a general pharmaceutical product together with the detailed data 31 of the registered product consisting of the product name in the product data acquired from the product master, the number of purchases, and the purchase price. Displays a signature confirmation message 30 for notifying the customer that the customer's signature is required. The signature confirmation message 30 is stored in advance in the ROM 3 or the hard disk drive 7.

  The customer who has confirmed the signature confirmation message 30 asks the store clerk whether he / she wants to sign or does not want to sign, so he / she can cancel the purchase of the medicine. The store clerk operates the registration key when receiving a request from the customer to sign, and operates the cancel key when receiving a request to cancel the purchase. Both the cancel key and the registration key are provided on the keyboard 8a.

  After notifying the signature confirmation message by display and voice, the CPU 2 waits for a registration key to be input as ST108 or a cancel key to be input as ST109 (purchase availability selection means). When the registration key is operated and input (YES in ST108), the CPU 2 sets “1” in the flag F in ST110. Thereafter, the process proceeds to ST111, and merchandise sales data registration processing is performed.

  On the other hand, when the cancel key is operated (YES in ST109), the CPU 2 sets “2” in the flag F in ST112. In this case, the merchandise sales data registration process is not performed.

  After the merchandise sales data registration process is completed, or if the flag F is set to “2” by the operation input of the cancel key, the CPU 2 determines whether or not the subtotal key provided on the keyboard 8a is operated as ST113. Determine whether. When it is determined that the subtotal key has not been operated (NO in ST113), the process returns to ST102 again to wait for the input of the product code.

  If “1” is set in the flag F in the process of ST105 (F = 1 in ST105), it is confirmed that the sales input of the generic drug has already been made in the transaction and the customer signs it. Approved. In this case, the process immediately proceeds to ST111, and merchandise sales data registration processing is performed.

  In addition, when “2” is set in the flag F in the process of ST105 (F = 2 of ST105), the sales input of the generic drug has already been performed in the transaction, but the signature is not desired. You have canceled your purchase. In this case, the process immediately proceeds to ST113, and it is determined whether or not the subtotal key is operated.

  Here, in the processing of ST108 to ST112, the sales data processing of the product for which the selection input indicating that the purchase is continued by the purchase permission / inhibition selection means is executed, and the sales data processing of the product for which the selection input for canceling is received. The sales process control means to be canceled is configured.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the subtotal key is operated (YES in ST113), the total amount of the transaction is calculated as ST114, the calculated total amount is displayed on the touch panel display 9a and the customer display 10a, and the discount / discount Processing is performed, and an operation of a tightening key provided on the keyboard 8a is waited as ST115. When the lock key is operated (YES in ST115), the change amount is calculated by subtracting the total amount of the transaction from the amount deposited from the customer in ST116 and displayed on the touch panel display 9a and the customer display 10a. Then, a tightening process such as causing the drawer opening device 5b to open the drawer via the I / O port 5 is executed. In addition, a receipt on which the contents of the transaction are printed is printed.

  Next, the CPU 2 determines whether or not “1” is set in the flag F in ST117. When “1” is not set in the flag F (NO in ST117), no over-the-counter drugs are sold in the transaction. In this case, the merchandise sales process is terminated without executing the store receipt receipt printing process described later.

  On the other hand, when “1” is set in the flag F (YES in ST117), over-the-counter drugs are sold in the transaction. In this case, the store copy receipt printing process is executed in ST118, and the merchandise sales process is terminated.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart of processing executed by the CPU 2 in the store receipt printing process in the process of ST118. This process is executed based on the operation program stored in the ROM 3.

  First, the CPU 2 specifies the risk category of the over-the-counter medicine sold in the transaction as ST201 based on the risk category information in the product sales data registered in the product registration area 4b. If there are multiple over-the-counter drugs sold, identify the highest risk category. For example, when the first category pharmaceutical and the second category pharmaceutical are registered in the product registration area 4b, the first category pharmaceutical that is the highest risk category is specified.

  After specifying the risk category in the process of ST201, a message corresponding to the risk category specified in the process of ST201 is acquired from the message table 7a as ST202. Then, in ST203, a working memory area for issuing a store receipt is formed in the RAM 4, and print data of the store receipt is obtained by adding the customer signature column and the message acquired from the message table 7a to the contents of the transaction. Create (receipt data creation means with signature column). After that, as ST204, the receipt printer 11a is driven and controlled based on the print data created in the working memory area, and a store copy receipt is issued (receipt issuing means with signature column). After issuing the store receipt, the printing process for the store receipt is completed.

  An example of a receipt printed by the store receipt printing process is shown in FIG. The store receipt 40 includes a header portion composed of commercial information, transaction date “April 01, 2009”, registration number “Registration No. 0001”, cashier clerk code and name, for example “non-prescription pharmaceutical” Product sales data such as “Gauze”, “Gastrointestinal drug” as the second type pharmaceutical and “Headache drug” as the third type pharmaceutical, signature column 40a and message 40b added to the print data in the process of ST203 Has been.

  In the transaction in which the store receipt 40 is issued, the risk category of “gastrointestinal” is the highest risk category of the second category pharmaceutical, so the message “second category pharmaceutical message set in the message table 7a” The description of the merchandise information is not necessary. "Is printed as the message 40b.

  In this way, the POS terminal 1 informs the customer that the signature is necessary by displaying and sounding when the product inputted for sale is an over-the-counter medicine requiring a signature at the time of purchase. It is possible to select and input whether to continue or cancel the purchase registration of the product. Therefore, customers who do not want to leave a signature in the store can cancel the purchase of generic drugs before the transaction by entering the lock key is finalized. It is possible to prevent unnecessary trouble from occurring between the two.

  The customer is informed that the signature is necessary when the sales input of one item of over-the-counter medicine is performed in one transaction, and is not notified from two items. Therefore, the same notification is repeated many times, and the user does not feel bothered.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment as it is, In an implementation stage, in the range which does not deviate from the summary, each component can be deform | transformed and embodied suitably.

For example, in the above-described embodiment, the notification that the signature is required for the customer is performed by both display and audio output. However, either one of the notification methods may be used.
In addition, although it has been described that the store clerk performs the selection input to continue or cancel the purchase registration of the generic drug, for example, the customer himself / herself may perform the selection input. For example, when the customer display 10a is a display with a touch panel, and the signature confirmation message 30 is displayed on the customer display 10a as shown in FIG. 7, the button “Yes” is declared to continue the purchase registration. 32 and a button “No” 33 for declaring cancellation is displayed. The CPU 2 is configured to wait for the button “Yes” 32 to be touched in the process of ST108 of FIG. 3 or the button “No” 33 to be touched in the process of ST109. By doing so, the customer himself / herself can make a selection input to continue or cancel the purchase registration of the generic drug.

  In the above embodiment, the customer data display 10a displays the detailed data 31 including the name of the generic drug, the number of purchases, and the purchase price together with the signature confirmation message 30. You may make it do.

  Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the transaction details, signature column, and predetermined message are printed on the store receipt, but other information may be added and the transaction details may be displayed. Information such as a signature field, a message, and a transaction number for specifying the transaction may be printed without printing.

  Even if the risk classification is changed due to revisions to the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law or related rules, or when new sales qualifications arise, the above-mentioned product sales processing or Store receipt receipt printing processing and the like can be executed.

  In addition, various inventions can be formed by appropriately combining a plurality of constituent elements disclosed in the embodiment. For example, some components may be deleted from the overall components shown in the embodiment.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... POS terminal, 2 ... CPU, 3 ... ROM, 4 ... RAM, 7a ... Message table, 9a ... Touch panel type display, 10a ... Customer surface display, 11a ... Receipt printer, 40 ... Store copy receipt.

JP 2006-99175 A

Claims (6)

In the product sales data processing device that processes the sales data of the product entered for sale,
Product category discrimination means for discriminating a predetermined product category assigned to the product inputted for sale;
A signature notification means for notifying the customer that a signature is required when the product classification determined by the product classification determination means indicates a product that requires the customer's signature at the time of purchase;
A purchase permission / rejection selection means for accepting a selection input for continuing or canceling the purchase of the product informed that the signature is required by the signature notification means;
Sales processing control means for executing the sales data processing of the product for which the selection input for continuing the purchase is received by the purchase possibility selection means and canceling the sales data processing for the product for which the selection input for canceling is received;
A product sales data processing apparatus characterized by comprising: Receipt data creation means with signature field for creating print data of a receipt on which a signature field is printed together with information on the product for which sales data processing has been executed by the sales process control means;
A signature field receipt issuing means for issuing a receipt with a signature field based on the print data created by the signature field receipt data creating means;
The product sales data processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: Customer display for displaying information on products entered for sale to customers,
Further comprising
3. The signature notifying means is a means for displaying a message that a signature is required for a customer together with a product name of the product inputted for sale on the customer surface display. Product sales data processing equipment. The customer display is a display with a touch panel,
The signature notification means further displays a button on the display for accepting a selection input for continuing or canceling the purchase of a product that is notified that a signature is necessary. Product sales data processing device. A product sales data processing device that processes sales data for products
Product category discrimination means for discriminating a predetermined product category assigned to the product inputted for sale;
A signature notification means for notifying the customer that a signature is required when the product classification determined by the product classification determination means indicates a product that requires the customer's signature at the time of purchase;
A purchase permission / rejection selection means for accepting a selection input for continuing or canceling the purchase of the product informed that the signature is required by the signature notification means;
Sales processing control means for executing the sales data processing of the product for which the selection input for continuing the purchase is received by the purchase possibility selection means and canceling the sales data processing for the product for which the selection input for canceling is received;
Control program for merchandise sales data processing device to function. The commodity sales data processing device,
Further, the receipt data creation means with signature field for creating the print data of the receipt on which the signature field is printed together with the information of the product for which the sales data processing is executed by the sales process control means,
A signature field receipt issuing means for issuing a receipt with a signature field based on the print data created by the signature field receipt data creating means;
The control program according to claim 5 for functioning.

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