JP5620945B2 - Product sales data processing apparatus and program - Google Patents

Description

  Embodiments described herein relate generally to a merchandise sales data processing apparatus and a program.

  Conventionally, in a store such as a supermarket or a drug store, a service ticket corresponding to the purchase amount is given to a customer. A service ticket promises a customer to give some kind of privilege in exchange for the service ticket. is there.

However, in the prior art, for example, when a customer purchases 2000 yen when issuing a service ticket for a purchase amount of 3000 yen, the service ticket is not issued. The effect of promoting visits by customers cannot be obtained.
Further, if the customer makes a purchase of 4500 yen in the same operation, a service ticket is issued, but the portion of 1500 yen is a fraction and is not eligible for service ticket issuance. In this case, even though the service ticket is issued in order to increase the customer's satisfaction, there is a possibility that the customer may be dissatisfied with “the loss of 1500 yen is not a service ticket”.

The product sales data processing apparatus of the embodiment includes a service ticket issuing unit and an auxiliary ticket issuing unit. The service ticket issuing means issues a service ticket that can be exchanged for a privilege when the purchase amount reaches the ticket issueable amount. Auxiliary ticket issuing means issues an auxiliary ticket indicating the purchase amount as a service ticket issuance assistance amount if the purchase amount does not reach the issuable amount. If the purchase amount exceeds the issuable amount, service is started from the purchase amount. Issue an auxiliary ticket that shows the amount of ticket issuance subtracted as the service ticket issuance assistance amount. Further, the service ticket issuing means includes auxiliary ticket summing means for adding the service ticket issuance assistance amount of the issued auxiliary ticket to the total of the purchased product price to obtain the purchase amount.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing the appearance of a POS terminal. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the POS terminal. FIG. 3 is a flowchart schematically showing the flow of service ticket issuance at the time of product sales. FIG. 4 is a flowchart schematically showing the flow of auxiliary ticket issuance. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of an auxiliary ticket. FIG. 6 is a flowchart schematically showing the flow of determining the purchase amount.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a merchandise sales data processing apparatus and program will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. This embodiment demonstrates the case where a merchandise sales data processing apparatus is applied to the POS terminal 1 used in stores, such as a supermarket.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing the appearance of the POS terminal 1 of the present embodiment. The POS terminal 1 includes a drawer 2, a mode key 3, a keyboard 4, a scanner 5, a printer 6, a store clerk display 7, and a customer display 8.
The drawer 2 is a housing provided with a drawer 2a, is provided at the lowermost part of the POS terminal 1, and accommodates cash and the like. The mode key 3 is provided on the front side of the POS terminal 1 and is used to select various business modes such as registration, inspection, settlement, and setting.

  The keyboard 4 is provided in front of the POS terminal 1 and is operated by a store clerk (operator). On the keyboard 4, for example, a numeric key for inputting a deposit amount and the like, a subtotal key for instructing a total output of products for which sales registration has been performed, and a receipt issuance process upon completion of sales registration An operation key for performing various operation inputs such as an accounting key is provided. The scanner 5 reads a code symbol such as a barcode or a two-dimensional code attached to a product.

The printer 6 prints receipts, journals, coupons, and the like, and has a receipt issuing port 6a formed on the front side of the POS terminal 1, and prints such as receipts and service tickets from the receipt issuing port 6a. Eject paper.
Here, the service ticket is issued to a customer and can be exchanged for a privilege. The customer can use the service ticket when purchasing a product at a store or affiliated store, and the customer who uses the service ticket can exchange the service ticket for the par value indicated on the service ticket from the purchase price of the product. You can receive a discount.

  The store clerk display 7 is provided on the front side of the POS terminal 1, and the customer display 8 is provided on the back side of the POS terminal 1. The clerk display 7 and the customer display 8 are realized by a liquid crystal color display or the like, and display the product name, price, total amount of transactions for which the end of sales registration is declared, change amount, etc. Is for.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the POS terminal 1. The POS terminal 1 includes a control unit 11, a bus 12, an I / O device control unit 13, a communication I / F 14, and an HDD 15.
The control unit 11 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory) (all not shown), and the like. The ROM stores various programs executed by the CPU and various data. The RAM temporarily stores data and programs when the CPU executes various programs, and displays them on sales data, which is a record of products registered for sale, on the store clerk display 7 and the customer display 8. Stores various screen display data.

  Further, the RAM stores a possible ticket issue amount. The ticket issueable amount is a reference amount for issuing a service ticket, and a service ticket is issued when the total amount of transactions for which the end of sales registration is declared reaches the ticket issueable amount.

The control unit 11 controls I / O devices such as the keyboard 4, the scanner 5, the printer 6, the store clerk display 7, the customer display 8, and the HDD 15 through the bus 12 and the I / O device control unit 13. The entire system of the POS terminal 1 is controlled.
The control unit 11 can communicate with a store server (not shown) connected via a LAN (Local Area Network) via the communication I / F 14. The POS terminal 1 of the present embodiment may be used for single product POS terminal 1 for product registration, product sales registration, and the like. The POS terminal 1 may be connected to a store server so that processing such as product registration and product registration is collectively managed.

  Here, the control part 11 implement | achieves the service ticket issuing part 11a and the auxiliary ticket issuing part 11b by following a control program. The service ticket issuing unit 11a issues a service ticket when the purchase amount reaches the ticket issueable amount. The auxiliary ticket issuing unit 11b issues an auxiliary ticket indicating the purchase amount as a service ticket issuance assistance amount when the purchase amount does not reach the ticket issueable amount, and from the purchase amount when the purchase amount exceeds the ticket issueable amount. Issue an auxiliary ticket that shows the service ticket issuance subsidy amount minus the service ticket issuance amount.

Next, the operation of the POS terminal 1 will be described along the product sales procedure. FIG. 3 is a flowchart schematically showing a flow of issuing a service ticket at the time of sale of a product in the present embodiment.
When the store clerk causes the scanner 5 to read the barcode attached to each product, the control unit 11 that has received a signal from the scanner 5 via the I / O device control unit 13 performs well-known sales registration. That is, the control unit 11 stores the product name and product price that match the barcode in the RAM as sales data. And if the subtotal key provided in the keyboard 4 is operated, the control part 11 will total the goods price of the sales data registered so far.

  When the clerk receives the price from the customer and inputs the amount from the keyboard 4 and operates the accounting key to end the sales registration, the control unit 11 determines the purchase amount of the customer (step S1). Then, the service ticket issuing unit 11a determines whether or not the total of the product prices (purchase amount) has reached the ticket issueable amount prior to issuing the receipt (step S2).

Here, if the purchase amount has reached the ticket issuable amount (Yes in step S2), the service ticket issuing unit 11a causes the printer 6 to issue a service ticket following the receipt issuance (step S3). At this time, the service ticket issuing unit 11a determines and issues the number of service tickets to be issued based on the purchase amount and the ticket issueable amount. For example, if the possible ticketing amount is 3000 yen and the purchase amount is 6500 yen, two service tickets are issued. Then, the auxiliary ticket issuing unit 11b performs auxiliary ticket issuing processing (step S4).
Further, when the purchase amount has not reached the ticket issuable amount in Step S2 (No in Step S2), the auxiliary ticket issuing unit 11b performs auxiliary ticket issuing processing (Step S4).

FIG. 4 is a flowchart schematically showing the flow of auxiliary ticket issuance (step S4). The auxiliary ticket issuing unit 11b calculates a service ticket issuing auxiliary amount based on the purchase amount and the service ticket issuing amount (step S11). Here, the service ticket issuance amount is an amount obtained by multiplying the issuable amount by the number of issued service tickets. When the service ticket is not issued (No in step S2), the number of service tickets issued is zero.
Then, the auxiliary ticket issuing unit 11b and the printer 6 are made to issue the auxiliary ticket displaying the service ticket issuing auxiliary amount and the barcode (step S12). FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of an auxiliary ticket.

  The barcode is configured so that at least the service ticket issuance assistance amount and the assistance ticket code can be obtained when decrypted. Here, the auxiliary ticket code is stored in the RAM as indicating that the auxiliary ticket is an auxiliary ticket, and the barcode of the auxiliary ticket is read and decoded by the scanner 5 to obtain the code information. At this time, the auxiliary ticket issuing unit 11b determines that the current read data is that of the auxiliary ticket by collating with the stored information in the RAM.

  Next, the use of auxiliary tickets will be described. FIG. 6 is a flowchart schematically showing the flow of purchase amount confirmation (step S1). First, the control unit 11 waits for input of an amount (No in step S21). When the clerk receives the price from the customer and inputs the amount from the keyboard 4 (Yes in step S21), the control unit 11 waits for the operation of the accounting key (No in step S22). During this time, the control unit 11 prepares for reading the auxiliary ticket (No in step S23).

If the clerk has been given the auxiliary ticket issued by the customer the previous time, the clerk causes the scanner 5 to read the barcode of the auxiliary ticket during this time (No in step S22) (Yes in step S23). Then, the control unit 11 recognizes the service ticket issuance assistance amount indicated in the auxiliary ticket, and adds the service ticket issuance assistance amount to the amount input in step S21 (step S24). Steps S22 to S24 can be repeated until the sales clerk operates the accounting key. That is, a plurality of auxiliary tickets can be read.
When the clerk operates the accounting key (Yes in step S22) and ends the sales registration, the control unit 11 determines the purchase amount.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, by issuing an auxiliary ticket, even if a service ticket is not issued, it is possible for a customer to do further shopping at the same store by feeling that they do not want to waste the auxiliary ticket. Can increase the sex.

  In implementing the service ticket, the service ticket issuance amount may be issued when the service ticket issuance amount of the plurality of auxiliary tickets is totaled to reach the ticket issueable amount.

  A program for realizing processing executed by the POS terminal 1 of the present embodiment is provided by being incorporated in advance in a ROM or the like. A program for realizing processing executed by the POS terminal 1 of the present embodiment is a file in an installable format or an executable format, and is a CD-ROM, flexible disk (FD), CD-R, DVD ( The recording medium may be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium such as a digital versatile disk). Further, the program for realizing the processing executed by the POS terminal 1 of the present embodiment is stored on a computer connected to a network such as the Internet and provided by being downloaded via the network. Also good. In addition, a program for realizing processing executed by the POS terminal 1 of the present embodiment may be configured to be provided or distributed via a network such as the Internet.

  Although several embodiments of the present invention have been described, these embodiments are presented by way of example and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These novel embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. These embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are included in the invention described in the claims and the equivalents thereof.

1 POS terminal 5 Scanner 6 Printer 11 Control unit

JP 2003-256933 A

Claims (6)

Service ticket issuing means for issuing a service ticket that can be redeemed for benefits when the purchase amount reaches the ticket issuable amount;
If the purchase amount does not reach the ticket issuable amount, an auxiliary ticket indicating the purchase amount as a service ticket issuance amount is issued. If the purchase amount exceeds the ticket issuance amount, service is started from the purchase amount. An auxiliary ticket issuing means for issuing an auxiliary ticket indicating the amount obtained by subtracting the ticket issue amount as a service ticket issuing auxiliary amount;
Equipped with a,
The service ticket issuing means includes an auxiliary ticket summing means for adding the service ticket issuance assistance amount of the already issued auxiliary ticket to the total of the purchased commodity price to obtain the purchase amount . The merchandise sales data processing device according to claim 1, wherein the service ticket issuing means includes auxiliary ticket totaling means for summing up the service ticket issuance assistance amounts indicated by a plurality of the auxiliary tickets to obtain the purchase amount. . A code reader for obtaining code information indicated by the code symbol by reading and decoding the code symbol;
The merchandise sales data processing device according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the auxiliary ticket issuing means prints the service ticket issuance auxiliary amount and the auxiliary ticket code on the auxiliary ticket by a code symbol readable by the code reader. . The computer of the merchandise sales data processing device
Service ticket issuing means for issuing a service ticket that can be redeemed for benefits when the purchase amount reaches the ticket issuable amount;
If the purchase amount does not reach the ticket issuable amount, an auxiliary ticket indicating the purchase amount as a service ticket issuance amount is issued. If the purchase amount exceeds the ticket issuance amount, service is started from the purchase amount. An auxiliary ticket issuing means for issuing an auxiliary ticket indicating the amount obtained by subtracting the ticket issue amount as a service ticket issuing auxiliary amount;
To function ,
The service ticket issuance means includes auxiliary ticket summation means for adding the service ticket issuance assistance amount of the already issued auxiliary ticket to the total purchase product price to obtain the purchase amount . The program according to claim 4 , wherein the service ticket issuing unit includes an auxiliary ticket totaling unit that sums the service ticket issuance subsidies indicated by a plurality of the auxiliary vouchers to obtain the purchase amount . A code reader for obtaining code information indicated by the code symbol by reading and decoding the code symbol;
The auxiliary ticket issuing means prints the service ticket issuing auxiliary amount and the auxiliary ticket code on the auxiliary ticket by a code symbol readable by the code reader.
The program according to claim 4 or 5.

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