JP6386289B2 - Product sales data processing system and product sales data processing terminal - Google Patents

Description

  Embodiments described herein relate generally to a product sales data processing system and a product sales data processing terminal used when selling products.

  When a product is purchased, payment is made at a product settlement terminal called a POS terminal (POINT OF SALES) which is a product sales data processing device. A bar code or the like is provided in advance for the merchandise to be settled, and merchandise information including the price of the merchandise is acquired by scanning the bar code with a bar code scanner. However, there are also products that are difficult to paste in bar codes such as vegetables and fruits in advance. In such a case, the product that is difficult to be pasted with the barcode is allocated as a button on the display screen used by the operator who uses the POS terminal, and the button is pressed without scanning the barcode. I was getting product information. However, the number of products assigned is large, and it is difficult to remember the position of the product assigned to the display screen on the screen, so it takes time to find the target product and it takes time to settle. It was. In addition, the type of product may change depending on the season and date and time, and accordingly, the position of the product assigned to the display screen also changes, and it is a burden on the operator to re-remember the assignment position. For this reason, it is also known that the sales data of products is referred to and assigned to display screens in order of increasing sales. However, there are a large number of operators, and depending on the operator, when the allocation position is different from the allocation positions of other people, early settlement or mistakes may be reduced.

JP-A-8-7176

  The present invention provides a product sales data processing system and a product sales data processing terminal capable of acquiring product information at high speed.

Operator product sales data processing system includes a code information acquisition unit that acquires the product-specific code provided to the product, which is the product unique product code for buttons and displays the product information to the operator is displayed allocation and use the indicator, selectively said the assignment position of the button for items unique the product code that appears allocated to operator display unit in the first condition and each of the operators of different operators to be set for each operator the A merchandise sales data processing terminal having a display condition temporary storage section for each operator that temporarily stores a second condition set independently of the first condition, a merchandise information management section that stores and manages merchandise information, Sales data management unit that manages the sales data of products and products that are allocated and displayed on the operator display are extracted from the sales data management unit That a condition and the display condition storage unit that stores, said the first condition and the second condition is set by the operator by the display condition managing section, a server having, a.

It is a figure which shows the system configuration example which concerns on 1st Embodiment. 1 is an external view of a POS terminal according to a first embodiment. It is a control circuit block diagram of the POS terminal according to the first embodiment. It is a block diagram of a server concerning a 1st embodiment. It is a storage data example of the display condition part classified by operator based on 1st Embodiment. It is a processing flowchart from operator confirmation to the end of settlement according to the first embodiment. It is an example of button allocation to the display for operator based on 1st Embodiment. It is an example of button allocation to the display for operator based on 1st Embodiment. It is an example of button allocation to the display for operator based on 1st Embodiment. It is a processing flowchart from operator confirmation to the end of settlement according to a second embodiment. It is a storage data example of the display condition part classified by operator based on 2nd Embodiment. It is an example of button allocation to the operator display according to the second embodiment. It is an example of button allocation to the operator display according to the second embodiment. It is an example of button allocation to the operator display according to the second embodiment. It is an example of button allocation to the operator display according to the second embodiment. It is a figure which shows the system configuration example which concerns on 3rd Embodiment.

  Hereinafter, a merchandise sales data processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

(First embodiment)
As shown in FIG. 1, the merchandise sales data processing system 100 includes a server 20 that manages various information of merchandise, and a POS terminal 10 that is a merchandise sales data processing terminal connected to the server 20 via a network. It consists of. In the present embodiment, the number of POS terminals 10 connected to the server 20 is three. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and there is no problem even if the number of connected POS terminals is two or less or four or more. Absent.

  FIG. 2 shows an external view of the POS terminal 10.

  The POS terminal 10 is provided with a drawer 11, a keyboard 12, an operator display 13, a printer 14, a customer display 15, and a barcode scanner 16. The drawer 11 stores banknotes and coins. The keyboard 12 is used when inputting product information and operator information. The operator display 13 displays various information to be transmitted to the operator, and is assigned buttons for products for which barcodes cannot be pasted. The printer 14 outputs the receipt after payment. The customer display 15 displays various information to the customer. The barcode scanner 16 reads a barcode printed or pasted on a product.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a control circuit configuration of the POS terminal 10 according to the present embodiment. The control unit 51 opens / closes the drawer 11, receives input information using the keyboard 12, displays various information on the operator display 13, receives input information, outputs to the printer 14, issues receipts, etc. Each control of display of various information on the instrument 15 and acquisition of information by the barcode scanner 16 is performed.

  The control unit 51 includes, for example, a microcomputer that performs linkage with the server 20 and executes various controls. The central processing unit (CPU) 52 of the control unit 51 opens and closes the drawer 11, receives input information using the keyboard 12, displays various information on the operator display 13, receives input information, and inputs to the printer 14 according to the program. Output and receipts are issued, various information is displayed on the customer display 15, and information acquisition control and calculation are performed by the barcode scanner 16.

  The CPU 52 includes a timer 53 as means for performing time setting and time control.

  The control unit 51 is provided with a ROM 54 and a RAM 55 as main storage means for storing a control program executed by the CPU 52, data during control or calculation, and the like.

  The ROM 54 is a read-only memory having a control program, a table, and the like, and the RAM 55 is an occasional write memory that stores data in the middle of calculation. The ROM 54 has a purchase price calculation unit 71, and the RAM 55 has a product information temporary storage unit 72 and an operator-specific display condition temporary storage unit 73.

  The control unit 51 is provided with an input / output unit (I / O) 56 for exchanging various data with the server 20. The I / O 56 is connected to the CPU 52, ROM 54, and RAM 55 through a bus.

  The I / O 56 is connected with first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth drivers 57, 58, 59, 60, 61 and 62 as means for taking out the control output.

  The first driver 57 supplies a necessary drive output to the drawer 11. The second driver 58 supplies the necessary drive output to the keyboard 12. The third driver 59 supplies a display drive output for causing the operator display 13 to perform various displays and supplies a necessary drive output. The fourth driver 60 supplies drive output to the printer 14. The fifth driver 61 supplies a display drive output for causing the customer display 15 to perform various displays. The sixth driver 62 supplies a drive output to the barcode scanner 16.

  The CPU 52 of the control unit 51 performs the opening drive and the closing confirmation of the drawer 11 via the driver 57.

  The CPU 52 of the control unit 51 receives information input from the keyboard 12 via the driver 58.

  The CPU 52 of the control unit 51 displays the adjustment information and various information of the POS terminal 10 on the operator display 13 via the driver 59, or receives the input information.

  The CPU 52 of the control unit 51 prints payment information such as a product name and a price on the printer 14 via the driver 60, cuts the paper, and issues it as a receipt.

  The CPU 52 of the control unit 51 displays settlement information and the like on the customer display 15 via the driver 61.

  The CPU 52 of the control unit 51 receives information scanned by the barcode scanner 16 via the driver 62.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the server 20 according to the present embodiment.

  The server 20 includes a data transmission / reception unit 21, a product information management unit 22, a sales data management unit 23, and a display condition storage unit 24. The data transmission / reception unit 21 exchanges data with the outside. The merchandise information management unit 22 stores and manages the name of merchandise handled at the store, the price of the merchandise, and the like. The sales data management unit 23 manages all sales data. The display condition storage unit 24 stores conditions extracted from the data of the sales data management unit 23, and those extracted under these conditions are allocated and displayed on the operator display 13.

  The display condition storage unit 24 stores conditions for extracting the product of the button assigned to the operator display 13 from the sales data management unit 23. For example, the top 10 products are extracted in descending order of the total number sold from 10:00 to 12:00 on the same day / the top 10 products are extracted in descending order of the total number sold from 9 am to 10:00 in the current day's special sale item. Yes, these extraction conditions can be arbitrarily set on the store side. The server 20 is provided with a display condition management unit 25 for each operator. This operator-specific display condition management unit 25 stores the display conditions under which the products extracted under the conditions of the display condition storage unit 24 are allocated to the operator display unit 13. An example of storage display conditions is shown in the condition management unit 25.

Hereinafter, a merchandise sales method according to the present system will be described with reference to FIG. In the present embodiment, the display condition storage unit 24 stores the condition that the top 10 products are extracted in descending order of the total number of sales of today's special sale items from 9 am to 10 am. Suppose that the products extracted by this are the products A, B,... (Product A is No. 1 in sales ... Product J is No. 10 in sales and will be described below)
The operator first confirms the operator at the POS terminal 10 (S1). In this confirmation, the barcode for the employee code provided on the employee ID card for personal confirmation held by the operator is scanned with the barcode scanner 16, and the personal confirmation is performed with the keyboard 12. Any method can be used as long as it can be used for personal verification, such as entering the employee code set for the purpose.

  The control unit 51 sends the acquired employee code to the operator-specific display condition management unit 25, and confirms whether or not the employee-specific display conditions just confirmed are registered in the operator-specific display condition management unit 25 (S2).

  If there is no condition registration dedicated to the operator in the display condition management unit 25 for each operator (N in S2), a button for basic display that is a display under the conditions stored in the display conditions of the employee code unregistered person in FIG. Is stored in the operator-specific display condition temporary storage unit 73 (S3), and buttons are assigned and displayed on the screen of the operator display 13 under the conditions (S4). The button assignment display on the screen of the operator display 13 in this case is as shown in FIG.

  If the operator-specific display condition management unit 25 has condition registration dedicated to the operator (Y in S2), the position / size information of the condition buttons stored in the operator-specific display condition management unit 25 is temporarily stored for each operator. Store in the unit 73 (S5). Under these conditions, buttons are assigned and displayed on the screen of the operator display 13 (S6). For example, when it is assumed that Mr. X has performed the operator confirmation, the button assignment display on the screen of the operator display 13 is as shown in FIG. If it is assumed that Mr. Y has confirmed the operator now, the button assignment display on the screen of the operator display 13 is as shown in FIG.

  In this way, operator confirmation is performed, buttons for the operator are assigned to the screen of the operator display 13, and then settlement processing is performed.

  The customer brings the product he / she wants to purchase to the place where the POS terminal 10 is installed, which is a settlement place of the store.

  The operator scans code information such as a bar code provided on an item to be purchased by the bar code scanner 16 connected to the POS terminal 10 or specifies a product assigned to the screen of the operator display 13 To obtain a unique product code (S7). Next, the unique product data is transmitted to the product information management unit 22 provided in the server 20.

  The product information management unit 22 extracts product-specific information corresponding to the transmitted unique product code (S8) and stores it in the product information temporary storage unit 72 (S9).

  Here, when purchasing a plurality of products, the next product is scanned or a button for identifying a product assigned to the screen of the operator display 13 is pressed (S10). When there is a press of a button for specifying a product assigned to the next product scan or operator display 13 screen (Y in S10), the next product scan or operator display 13 screen is displayed again. Are repeatedly pressed (S7), product information extraction (S8), and product information temporary storage (S9).

  Upon completion of the scan for all the products desired to be purchased brought to the cash register by the customer or the pressing of the button for identifying the product assigned to the screen of the operator display 13, the next screen of the scan or operator display 13 is displayed. There is no target product for pressing a button for specifying a product assigned to (N in S10). Here, the operator presses a settlement execution button (not shown) provided on the keyboard 12 (S11).

  When the settlement execution button is pressed (S11), the purchase price calculation unit 71 calculates the purchase price from the price information included in the product data stored in the product information temporary storage unit 72 (S12), and pays the price from the customer. Receive and complete the settlement (S13). When the settlement is completed, the data stored in the product information temporary storage unit 72 is sent to the sales data management unit 23 (S14). The sales data management unit 23 overwrites the data sent to the sales data management unit 23, updates it to the latest sales information (S15), and terminates the settlement process at the POS terminal 10 (S16).

  If the same operator uses the POS terminal 10 for a long time, the assignment button may not be displayed on the screen of the operator display 13 in accordance with the latest sales data. In such a case, by confirming the operator at regular intervals, the product extracted under the conditions of the display condition storage unit 24 for the latest sales data is displayed on the screen of the operator display 13 as an allocation button.

  As described above, the merchandise sales data processing system according to the present embodiment extracts the merchandise to be assigned to the buttons on the screen of the operator display 13 in accordance with the sales data, and displays the position for the operator according to the personal preference of the operator. Assign to the screen of the device 13. This makes it easier for the operator to press the screen of the operator display 13. For example, as described above, for Mr. X, who is more likely to press the button for product A, which is expected to be pressed most frequently, at the lower right of the screen, the basic display that the button for product A is provided on the upper left side. This will lead to fewer mistakes and a shorter checkout time.

(Second Embodiment)
Hereinafter, the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 to 15. Note that the same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  In the second embodiment, the item of the target product extracted by the display condition storage unit 24 is not changed, and the second display condition is further added to the display condition stored in the display condition management unit 25 for each operator. The display contents are changed. In the second embodiment as well, the display condition storage unit 24 stores the condition that the top 10 products are extracted in descending order of the total number sold from 9 am to 10 am in today's special sale items. The product extracted by this is described as product A, product B,... Product J.

  The operator first confirms the operator at the POS terminal 10 (S21).

  The control unit 51 sends the acquired employee code to the operator-specific display condition management unit 25, and confirms whether or not the employee-specific display conditions currently confirmed are registered in the operator-specific display condition management unit 25 (S22).

  If the operator-specific display condition management unit 25 does not register a condition dedicated to an operator (N in S22), a basic display button that is a display under the conditions stored in the display conditions of the employee code unregistered person in FIG. Is stored in the operator-specific display condition temporary storage unit 73 (S23), and buttons are assigned and displayed on the screen of the operator display 13 under the conditions (S24). The button assignment display on the screen of the operator display 13 in this case is as shown in FIG.

  If there is condition registration dedicated to the operator in the display condition management unit 25 for each operator (Y in S22), it is next checked whether the display condition 2 is stored in the display condition management unit 25 for each operator (S25).

  FIG. 11 shows an example of display conditions stored in the display condition management unit 25 for each operator. In this example, it is assumed that display condition 1 is stored for Mr. Y but display condition 2 is not stored, and both display condition 1 and display condition 2 are stored for Mr. P and Mr. Q.

  It is confirmed whether it is stored in the display condition management unit 25 for each operator (S25), and if it is determined that the condition 2 is not stored (N in S25), the condition described in the condition 1 of the display condition management unit 25 for each operator The button position / size information is stored in the operator-specific display condition temporary storage unit 73 (S26), and the button is assigned and displayed on the screen of the operator display 13 under the conditions (S27). For example, when it is assumed that Mr. Y has recently confirmed the operator, the button assignment display on the screen of the operator display 13 is as shown in FIG.

  It is confirmed whether it is stored in the display condition management unit 25 for each operator (S25), and when it is determined that the storage of the condition 2 exists (Y in S25), it is described in the conditions 1 and 2 of the display condition management unit 25 for each operator The button position / size information of the selected condition is stored in the display condition temporary storage section 73 for each operator (S28), and the button is assigned and displayed on the screen of the operator display 13 under the condition (S29). For example, if it is assumed that Mr. P has recently confirmed the operator, the button assignment display on the screen of the operator display 13 shows that the assignment buttons for the products A, B and C are as shown in FIG. The size is displayed larger than the allocated buttons after D. Further, when it is assumed that Mr. Q has recently confirmed the operator, the button assignment display on the screen of the operator display 13 shows that the color of the assignment buttons of the products A, B and C is red as shown in FIG. It is displayed in a conspicuous color.

  In this way, the operator is confirmed, buttons for the operator are assigned to the screen of the operator display 13, and then the product is scanned (S7). Since the processing after the product scan (S7) is the same as the content described in the first embodiment, the description thereof is omitted.

  In this way, by adding the condition 2 in addition to the condition 1 of the display condition management unit 25 for each operator, the operator can more easily press the screen of the operator display 13. This reduces push errors and shortens the checkout time. In addition to the condition 1 of the display condition management unit 25 for each operator, the following advantages are also provided by separately providing the condition 2.

  The condition 1 of the operator-specific display condition management unit 25 determines the position and size of the button in the extracted product, and the screen display based on this condition can be easily created. However, regarding the condition 2 of the display condition management unit 25 for each operator, it takes time to create the display for the condition 1 to create the display. Therefore, in order to display only the operator who works only for a short time under the condition 2 of the display condition management unit 25 for each operator, the burden on the store side is large. However, when the display is performed under condition 2 of the display condition management unit 25 for each operator, the pressing error is further reduced and the settlement time is shortened. For this reason, by setting condition 2 of the display condition management unit 25 for each operator only for an operator who works for a long time, even if a burden on the store side occurs, the push error is reduced and the checkout time is shortened. Can be expected.

  Further, as condition 2 of the display condition management unit 25 for each operator, it is possible to set conditions other than changing the size and changing the color. For example, when the allocation buttons of the product A are increased as shown in FIG. 14, only the product A and the product D as shown in FIG. 15, the shape closer to the shape of the product, for example, the product A and the product B are spherical products. It is also possible to change the display of the assignment to a circle that is close to a sphere, leading to fewer pressing errors and shortening the checkout time.

(Third embodiment)
Hereinafter, the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected in the same component as 1st and 2nd embodiment, and the detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

  The third embodiment is a merchandise sales data processing system used when the merchandise is settled, and uses a checkout system including a merchandise reading device in addition to a POS terminal which is a merchandise data processing terminal.

  The checkout system 150 includes a product reading device 80 that acquires product information from a product code printed or affixed to the product and a POS terminal 10.

  The POS terminal 10 is placed on a checkout table 81, and a counter table 82 on a horizontally long table is arranged so as to form an L shape with the checkout table 81. A cargo receiving surface 83 is formed on the upper surface of the counter table 82. A commodity reading device 80 connected to the POS terminal 10 so as to be able to transmit and receive data is installed on the receiving surface 83 of the counter table 82. The product reading device 80 includes a thin rectangular housing 84. A reading window 85 is disposed in front of the housing 84. A display operation unit 86 is attached to the upper portion of the housing 84. An operator display 87 having a touch panel laminated on the surface is provided on the upper portion of the display operation unit 86, and a keyboard 88 is provided on the right side of the operator display 87.

  Hereinafter, a settlement method using the checkout system 150 will be described.

  The operator is usually in a position where the display operation unit 86 of the commodity reading device 80 can be visually recognized. At that time, operator confirmation is performed as described above. For this operator confirmation, the POS terminal 10 may be used as in the prior art. Further, the barcode for the employee code may be scanned with the reading window 85, or the employee code may be input with the keyboard 88. By this operator confirmation, as in the first and second embodiments, the product code button is assigned to the operator display 87 in accordance with the display conditions for each operator.

  The merchandise purchase customer puts the desired merchandise in a basket or the like and places it on the cargo receiving surface 83 on the right side of the housing 84 in FIG. The operator scans a bar code printed or pasted on the product in the reading window 85 in the process of moving from the right receiving surface 83 of the housing 84 to the left receiving surface 83 of the housing 84, or displays it on the operator display 87. Confirm the product by pressing the assigned button. Since the following settlement method is the same as that in the first and second embodiments in the scanning process, description thereof is omitted.

  In this manner, the products assigned to the operator display 13 provided on the POS terminal 10 and the operator display 87 of the product reading device 80 are extracted in accordance with the sales data, and the position of the product is selected according to the operator's personal preference. Assigned to the screen of the display 13 for use. This makes it easier for the operator to press the screen of the operator display 13. In addition, since there are a plurality of display units 13 for the operator and the display unit 87 for the operator, products in a certain category are allocated to the display unit 13 for the operator and other products are allocated to the display 87 for the operator. Conditions may be stored. In addition, as in the first and second embodiments, all the products may be assigned to one display, or all the products may be assigned to the operator display 87.

  Although several embodiments of the present invention have been described, these embodiments have been 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.

10. POS terminal 13 .. Display 16 for operator... Bar code scanner 20... Server 22 .. Product information management unit 24 .. Display condition storage unit 25. Calculation unit 72 .. Product information temporary storage unit 73 .. Operator-specific display condition temporary storage unit 100 .. Product sales data processing system

Claims (6)

A code information acquisition unit that acquires the product-specific code provided in the product, the operator display device which each product unique product code for button appears allocation and displays the product information to the operator, the operator independent of selectively said first condition the allocation position of the button for items unique the product code that appears allocated to use the display in the first condition and each of the operators of different operators to be set for each operator A merchandise sales data processing terminal having an operator-specific display condition temporary storage unit for temporarily storing a second condition to be set;
A product information management unit for storing and managing product information, a sales data management unit for managing product sales data, and a condition for extracting products to be allocated and displayed on the operator display from the sales data management unit are stored. A server having a display condition storage unit, and an operator-specific display condition management unit in which the first condition and the second condition are set;
Merchandise sales data processing system.   The product sales data processing system according to claim 1, wherein the second condition is a color of a product code button to be assigned, a number of buttons, or a button shape.   The merchandise sales data processing system according to claim 1, wherein the second condition is that the same button is displayed at a plurality of positions. A code information acquisition unit for acquiring a product-specific code provided in the product;
And operator display device which each product unique product code for button appears allocation and displays the product information to the operator,
Independent selectively said first condition the allocation position of instrument-specific the button for product code that appears allocated to the display unit for the operator to first condition and each of the operators of different operators to be set for each operator An operator-specific display condition temporary storage unit that temporarily stores the second condition set
A product sales data processing terminal.   The merchandise sales data processing system according to claim 1, further comprising a second operator display. The instrument-specific product code for button is merchandise sales data processing system according to claim 5 which is allocated to at least one of the indicator or the second operator display unit for the operator.

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