JPH06101076B2 - Sales registration device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION “Industrial Application Field” The present invention communicates with a plurality of registration processing terminal devices that perform registration processing of products to be sold to each customer, and communicates with these registration processing terminal devices. The present invention relates to a sales registration device including a centralized management device that collects data generated in each registration processing terminal device and manages communication between the registration processing terminal devices.

“Conventional technology” Conventionally, in retail stores such as supermarkets and convenience stores, there are many registration processing terminal devices such as electronic cash registers (hereinafter referred to as ECR) or electronic scales for face-to-face sales (hereinafter simply referred to as electronic scales). It is used.

Usually, a plurality of these registration processing terminal devices are arranged in each sales floor in the store, and the registration processing terminal devices communicate with each other to aggregate the data generated in each registration processing terminal device. At the same time, it is electrically connected by a communication line to a centralized management device that manages communication between the registration processing terminal devices or a device (hereinafter, referred to as a master) that has both the functions of the centralized management device and the registration processing terminal device. ing. A plurality of these registration processing terminal devices,
The central management device or the master constitutes a sales registration device.

Then, each registration processing terminal device calls and uses common unit price data stored in the centralized management device or master, and various data such as sales results processed by the centralized management device or master in each registration processing terminal device. Is calculated online in real time.

For details of the sales registration device described above, refer to Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 60-185125 previously proposed by the present applicant.

By the way, in recent electronic scales, the user (store) operates the operation unit to change the keyboard layout and key assignment (assignment of functions etc.), and scroll text (when the electronic scale is not in use. , A message for advertisement to be displayed on the display for customers) can be set, or a message to be printed on a label or receipt or a store name can be set.

[Problems to be solved by the invention] Therefore, in the sales registration device in which a plurality of conventional electronic scales described above are connected, the various settings described above are performed when the same data is set in each electronic scale. However, the procedure had to be troublesome because each electronic scale had to be performed.

Therefore, it is conceivable to omit the labor of the various settings described above by configuring the data set in one electronic scale to be valid in all the other electronic scales.

However, in the above-mentioned configuration, the degree of freedom in data setting is small, and, for example, in a department store or the like, when each tenant store jointly adopts the above-described sales registration device, the above-described electronic scale used by each tenant store is described above. There is a drawback in that various data settings cannot be set individually according to the circumstances of each tenant store.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and when data setting such as key assignment is performed in a registration processing terminal device such as one electronic scale, it is the same as that of the registration processing terminal device. It is an object of the present invention to provide a sales registration device in which data such as key assignments of only other registration processing terminal devices arranged in the sales floor (tenant) are set to the same data.

[Means for Solving the Problem] The invention according to claim 1 has an operation unit including a plurality of keys, and by operating the operation unit, layout of each key or assignment of a function assigned to each key is performed. A plurality of registration processing terminal devices that are configured to be able to change settings and that perform registration processing of products to be sold to each customer, and data generated in each registration processing terminal device by communicating with the plurality of registration processing terminal devices. It consists of a centralized management device that manages the communication between each registration processing terminal device while totaling, and each registration processing terminal device is preset with a device number, and is configured to be able to communicate via the centralized management device. In the sales registration device, the plurality of registration processing terminal devices have layouts of the keys whose settings are changed based on the operation of the operation unit or allocation of functions assigned to the keys. A first transfer control means for transferring the first setting change data relating to the fixed change to the centralized management device, and the layout of each key or each key based on the first setting change data transferred from the centralized management device. The setting of the function assigned to the key is changed, and the centralized management device stores the group number of the group to which the registration processing terminal device belongs in association with the device number, and the first setting. Retrieval means for retrieving another device number of the same group number by referring to the group number storage means based on the device number of the registration processing terminal device to which the change data has been transferred, and the device number retrieved by the retrieval means. And a second transfer control means for transferring the transferred first setting change data to the registration processing terminal device set with.

The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that, in the invention according to claim 1, the centralized management device is configured integrally with at least one of the plurality of registration processing terminal devices.

Furthermore, in the invention according to claim 3, in the invention according to claim 1 or claim 2, the plurality of registration processing terminal devices can change the setting of the displayed advertisement text by operating the operation unit. It has at least one of a display unit for a customer and a print unit capable of changing the setting of a print shop name printed on a receipt or the like by operating the operation unit, and the first transfer control unit includes the operation unit. Transferring the second setting change data relating to the setting change of the advertisement text or the print shop name, the setting of which has been changed based on the operation of the section, to the central management device,
Based on the second setting change data transferred from the centralized management device, the setting of the advertisement text or the print shop name is changed, and in the centralized management device, the search means transfers the second setting change data. Based on the device number of the registered registration terminal device, the group number storage means is referred to search for another device number of the same group number, and the second transfer control means is searched by the search means. It is characterized in that the transferred second setting change data is transferred to the registration processing terminal device in which the device number is set.

In addition, in the invention according to claim 4, in the invention according to claim 1, claim 2 or claim 3, each of the registration processing terminal devices includes the setting change data transferred from the centralized management device and its own It is characterized by comprising a selecting means for selecting which of the setting change data is valid.

The invention according to claim 5 is the invention according to claim 4, wherein the selecting means is a setting means for setting whether or not to receive the setting change data transferred from the centralized management device. Is characterized by.

[Operation] According to the invention of claim 1, in a certain registration processing terminal device, when the layout of each key or the assignment setting of the function assigned to each key is changed based on the operation of the operation unit, Since the first transfer control means of the device transfers the first setting change data relating to the setting change to the centralized management device, the search means of the centralized management device causes the registration processing which has transferred the first setting change data. Based on the device number of the terminal device, the group number storage means is referred to search for another device number of the same group number, and the second transfer control means is a registration in which the device number searched by the search means is set. The transferred first setting change data is transferred to the processing terminal device.

As a result, the other registration processing terminal devices of the group to which the certain registration processing terminal device belongs are assigned with the layout of each key or the allocation of the function to be assigned to each key based on the first setting change data transferred from the centralized management device. Change the settings. The first setting change data does not affect other registration processing terminal devices belonging to other groups.

Further, according to the invention described in claim 2, in the invention described in claim 1, the registration processing terminal device integrated with the centralized management device can be arranged in a narrow place.

Further, according to the invention of claim 3, in the invention of claim 1 or 2, the setting of the advertisement text or the print shop name is changed based on the operation of the operation unit in a certain registration processing terminal device. In this case, the first transfer control means of that device transfers the second setting change data relating to the setting change to the centralized management device, so that the search means of the centralized management device transfers the second setting change data. Based on the device number of the registration processing terminal device, the group number storage means is referenced to search for another device number of the same group number,
The second transfer control means transfers the transferred second setting change data to the registration processing terminal device in which the device number retrieved by the retrieval means is set.

As a result, the other registration processing terminal device of the group to which the certain registration processing terminal device belongs changes the setting of the advertisement text or the print shop name based on the second setting change data transferred from the centralized management device. It should be noted that this second setting change data is transmitted to other registration processing terminal devices belonging to another group.
It has no effect.

In addition, according to the invention described in claim 4, in the invention described in claim 1, claim 2 or claim 3, in another registration processing terminal device of a group to which a certain registration processing terminal device belongs, the selection means is used. If you select to enable your own setting change data, the registration processing terminal device to which you belong may change the layout of each key, the function assigned to each key, or the setting change of the advertisement text or print shop name. However, the layout of each key of itself or the allocation of the function assigned to each key, or the setting of the advertisement text or the print shop name is not changed accordingly.

According to the invention of claim 5, in the invention of claim 4, if the setting means sets not to receive the setting change data, the layout of each key or each key in the registration processing terminal devices in the same group Even if the function assigned to, or the setting of the advertisement text or the print shop name is changed, the setting change data related to them is not received.

[Embodiment] An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a master / slave POS (Point-Of-Sales: point-of-sales information management) system to which a sales registration device according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

In this figure, 1a is a master, 1b is a backup master, has a function for backing up the data of the master 1a, when the function of the master 1a is stopped, this backup master 1b instead of the master 1a Operate. Further, the master 1a and the backup master 1b is composed of the online real time data aggregation unit 2 ₀ and 2 _1, and an electronic balance 3 ₀ and 3n to aggregate data from the system each section, respectively.

Further, 3 _{1 to} n _-1 are electronic scales of the slave unit, respectively, 4 are a master 1a and a backup master 1b and an electronic scale 3 _{1 in a} loop.
It is a communication line such as an optical fiber cable that connects ~ 3n _-1 . The data transferred by the serving line 4, the data aggregation unit 2 ₀ is controlled by polling selecting system. The electronic balance 3 ₁ 3n _-1 handset is connectable to 64 units maximum. The electronic balance 3 ₀ 3n, the registration payment processing for the straight-line products other than metering products are possible, it has a function of normal ECR.

Next, FIG. 2 shows a block diagram of the electrical configuration of the master 1a, and FIG. 3 shows a perspective view of the same external configuration. In these figures, the same reference numerals are given to the parts corresponding to the respective parts in FIG. 1, and the description thereof will be omitted. The backup master 1b
Has the same configuration as the master 1a, and the electronic scales 3 _{1 to} 3n of the slave unit.
_-1, since it is an electronic scale 3 ₀ the same configuration, the description thereof is omitted. The master 1a, the backup master 1b, and the electronic scales 3 _{1 to} 3n ₋₁ all have the same appearance.

In the data tabulation unit 2 ₀ of FIG. 2, 5 Data aggregation unit 2 ₀
CPU for controlling various units of the inner (central processing unit), 6 denotes a communication interface polls through CPU5 this communication interface 6, the data aggregation unit 2 ₁ and data between the electronic scale 3 ₀ 3n Exchange, etc.

Further, 7 is a ROM storing a control program used in the CPU 5, 8 is a RAM, and as shown in FIG. 4, a working area 8a in which various flags and registers are secured, a product name corresponding to a product number. , A product file 8b in which product data such as unit price (price) is stored, a total file 8c for storing total data of the number of units sold and the amount of sales corresponding to the product number, and a scale group file 8d.

Of these, as shown in FIG. 5, the balance group file 8d is used for each electronic scale according to the scale number, which is the number set by the operator of each electronic scale 3 _{1 to} 3n ₋₁ using each operation unit. 3 _{1 to} 3n
_The group number, which is the number of the group to which _-1 belongs, is stored. The scale numbers are 1 to 64 and cannot be duplicated.
The group number can be any number from 1 to 64. Further, in this group, the same store or the same sales floor has the same group number.

Further, in the electronic balance 3 ₀ and the third view of FIG. 2, 9 CPU for controlling various units of the electronic balance 3 in _0, 10 display unit for displaying goods product name, price, total price and various messages, etc. And a display section 10a for a clerk such as a liquid crystal display
And a customer display unit 10b such as a plasma display. Reference numeral 11 denotes an operation section, which is composed of a touch panel 11a provided on the display section 10a for a clerk with a total of 80 touch keys of 5 × 16 and a key input section 11b such as a numeric keypad and a function key. .

A printing unit 12 prints a receipt, a journal, and a slip (slip), and includes a receipt printer 12a, a journal printer 12b, and a slip printer 12c (not shown). In FIG. 3, 12d is a receipt issuing port and 12e is a slip insertion port. A magnetic card reader 13 reads data stored in a magnetic card such as a credit card.

Reference numeral 14 is a ROM in which a control program used in the CPU 9 is stored, and 15 is a RAM for temporarily storing data. This RA
As shown in FIG. 6, the M15 includes a working area 15a, a product file 15b, a key assignment file 15c, a scroll sentence file 15d, and a print shop name file 15e.

Here, in the working area 15a, the balance number register SNR that stores its own scale number and the data from the electronic scales 3 of the slaves of the same group transmitted via the master 1a are invalidated (data is not received). Even when the data is changed in the electronic scales 3 of the slaves of the same group, various flags and registers such as the self-data valid flag SDF that validates the self-data are secured. Further, the product data transmitted from the master 1a or the backup master 1b is stored in the product file 15b. This product data is used when the master 1a and the backup master 1b fail. Further, the key assignment file 15c stores a layout of various keys (key top image for touch keys) and key assignment data for each screen displayed on the salesclerk display unit 10a. In addition, the scroll sentence file 15d stores message sentences such as advertisements displayed on the customer display unit 10b when the electronic scale 3 is not used. The print shop name file 15e stores a shop name, a telephone number, a message text and the like to be printed on a receipt or a label.

16, as shown in FIG. 3, the weighing unit for weighing the weight of the electronic balance 3 ₀ the objects to be weighed which have been placed on the scale pan 16a provided on the upper surface of the, 17 are communication interface, CPU 9 is the Data aggregation unit 2 ₀ or 2 ₁ via the communication interface 17
Exchange data with.

In such a configuration, it will be described first process of dividing the plurality of electronic balance 3 ₁ to 3 ₁₀ disposed in each department A~E floor with department store shown in FIG. 7 into a plurality of groups.

First, each operator of each electronic scale 3 _{1 to} 3 ₁₀
Set the scale number using 1. For example, when the operator of the electronic scale 3 _{1 in} the A section of FIG. 7 sets the scale number of the electronic scale 3 _{1 to 1} using the operation unit 11, the working area 1 of the internal RAM 15
5a with balance number balance number 1 in the register SNR are stored in, the data is communication interface 17, transferred via the communication line 4 and communicates interface 6 to the data aggregation unit 2 ₀ of the master 1a, electronic scale 3 RAM8 ₁ of the balance number 1 is stored.

Thus, the data aggregation unit 2 ₀ of the master 1a recognizes that the electronic balance 3 ₁ of the balance number 1 is connected via the communication line 4.

Above processing is similarly performed in other electronic balance 3 _{2-3 10,} scale numbers 2-10 to the respective electronic balance 3 _{2-3 10} is set.

Next, a description will be given of a process in a case of dividing the electronic balance 3 ₁ to 3 ₁₀ the operator has the above-described master 1a to multiple groups.
Now, as shown in FIG. 7, the electronic scales 3 ₁ to ₃ 3 of the A sales floor are the group number 1, the electronic scales 3 ₄ and 3 ₅ of the B sales floor are the group number 2, the electronic scales 3 ₆ and 3 _{7 of the} C sales floor. the shall set electronic balance 3 ₈ group number 3, D department group number 4, E electronic balance 3 ₉ and 3 ₁₀ sales floor to the group number 5.

If grouping electronic balance 3 ₁ to 3 ₁₀ in the master 1a, the electronic balance 3 ₀ clerk display unit 10a of the master 1a, for example, as shown in FIG. 8, and is connected to the current master 1a Electronic scales 3 _{1 to} 3 ₁₀ scale numbers and a list of currently set groups are displayed.

Therefore, when the operator enters a desired group number (for example, 1) using the key input unit 11b, the numerical value 1 is displayed on the entered number data display unit 10c of the salesclerk display unit 10a. Next, the operator touches the portion of the display section 10a for the clerk (for example, the portion of scale number 1) where the scale number desired to be set is displayed in the group number 1 with a finger.

As a result, the scale number 1 is now the group number 1
Is displayed on the display 10a for the store clerk, and RAM
Stored in 8 scale group file 8d.

By performing the same applies to other electronic balance 3 _{2-3 10} the processing described above, the electronic balance 3 ₁ to 3 ₁₀ is, as shown in FIG. 7, divided into five groups.

Incidentally, when setting the own group number in each electronic balance 3 ₁ to 3 _10, rather than the clerk display unit 10a and the operation unit 11 of the master 1a, display clerk respective electronic balance 3 ₁ to 3 ₁₀ It may be performed using the unit 10a and the operation unit 11.

By the way, as described above, the RAM 15 of each of the electronic scales 3 _{1 to} 3 ₁₀ has the key assignment file 15c and the scroll statement file 1
5d and a print shop name file 15e are provided, and each of these files 15c to 15c is used by using the operation unit 11 of each electronic scale 3 _{1 to} 3 _10.
The memory contents of 15e can be changed.

Hereinafter, each of the files 15c to 15e will be described in more detail.

First, the key assignment file 15c is a file that stores the layout (size) of the function keys, page keys, and preset keys composed of 80 touch keys, the function assigned to each key, the product number, etc. By rewriting the storage contents of the assignment file 15c, the layout of the operation unit 11 and the function of each key, the allocation of the product number, and the display of the key top image can be appropriately set.

Next, the scroll statement file 15d is displayed on the customer display unit when the electronic scale 3 is not used and the object to be weighed is not placed on the weighing pan 16a for a certain time or more.
This is a file that stores advertisements and message texts displayed on 10b.

Since the size of the display screen is usually limited, these displays are scrolled or screen-switched.

Further, not only characters but also image data can be stored in the scroll statement file 15d. In this case, the image data is input by an image scanner added as an optional function.

The print shop name file 15e is a file for storing data such as shop names printed on receipts and labels as shown in a and b of FIG.

Next, the contents stored in each of the files 15c to 15e described above are stored in an electronic scale.
3 Each electronic scale when changing the setting in 3 ₂ CPU of _{1 to} 3 ₁₀
And it will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 10 to 12 showing the CPU5 of each processing of the data aggregation unit 2 ₀ of the master 1a.

First, the clerk with a file change mode by operating the operation unit 11 of the electronic balance 3 _2, CPU 9 of the electronic balance 3 ₂ proceeds to step SA1 of FIG. 10, in accordance with the operation of the operation unit 11 by the clerk After changing the settings of the storage contents of the files 15c to 15e, the process proceeds to step SA2.

In step SA2, the CPU 9 stores the storage contents of the files 15c to 15e via the communication interface 17, the communication line 4 and the communication interface 6 in the data summing unit of the master 1a.
After transferring to the 2 _0, and ends the series of work.

Then, CPU 5 of the data aggregation unit 2 ₀ of the master 1a receives the data transferred from the electronic balance 3 _2, after temporarily storing the data in the RAM 8, the processing proceeds to step SB1 of FIG. 11.

In step SB1, the balance number variable N indicating the balance number is set to an initial value (= 1), and then the process proceeds to step SB2.

In step SB2, the electronic scale 3 which has transferred the data of each file 15c to 15e by referring to the scale group file 8d of the RAM 8, in this case, the electronic scale 3 ₂ is the electronic scale 3 having the scale number variable N, now In the case of, it is determined whether or not it is in the same group as the electronic scale 3 ₁ . If this determination result is "YES", the process proceeds to step SB3.

At step SB3, electronic scales 3 of the scale number variable N, in this case, the electronic scale 3 _1, communication interface 6, by communicating through the communication line 4 and communicates interface 17, the working of the electronic balance 3 ₁ of RAM15 The data related to the self data valid flag SDF of the area 15a is received, and it is determined whether or not the self data valid flag SDF is set to "0". As described above, the operator of each electronic balance 3 uses the operation unit 11 to set the self-data valid flag SDF, as necessary. If the determination result of this step SB3 is "YES", the process proceeds to step SB4.

In step SB4, the electronic scale 3 with the scale number variable N, in this case, each file 15c transferred from the electronic scale 3 ₂ to the electronic scale 3 ₁
After transferring the data of 15e, proceed to step SB5.

On the other hand, if the determination result of step SB2 is "NO", that is,
If electronic balance 3 for weighing number variable N is not electronic balance 3 ₂ and the same group, the process proceeds to step SB5.

If the result of the determination in step SB3 is "NO", that is,
Even when the self-data valid flag SDF of the electronic scale 3 of the scale number variable N is set to "1", the process proceeds to step SB5.

In step SB5, it is determined whether or not the scale number variable N is 64, that is, whether or not the above-described processing is completed for all the electronic scales 3 connected to the master 1a. If the result of this determination is "YES", the series of operations is terminated.

On the other hand, if the determination result in step SB5 is "NO", the process proceeds to step SB6.

In step SB6, the balance number variable N is incremented by 1, and then the process returns to step SB2. Although not shown in FIG. 11, the balance number variable N is, the electronic balance 3 which transferred the data of each file 15c~15e to the data aggregation unit 2 ₀ of the master 1a
In the case of the balance number, the processing of steps SB2 to SB4 described above is skipped.

Next, the CPU 9 of each electronic scale 3 proceeds to the process of step SC1 in FIG. 12, and transfers the data of each file 15c to 15e from the electronic scale 3 of the same group transferred from the master 1a via the communication interface 17. After receiving, proceed to step SC2.

In step SC2, the stored contents of the files 15c to 15e in the internal RAM 15 are rewritten to the transferred data, and then the series of operations is ended.

Then, in the electronic scale 3, various processes such as a process of registering a product purchased by the customer are performed using the stored contents of the rewritten files 15c to 15e.

Therefore, in some electronic scale 3, RAM15 such as key assignment
When the storage contents of each of the files 15c to 15e are changed,
In the other electronic scales 3 of the group to which the electronic scale 3 belongs, the setting is automatically changed to the same key assignment or the like unless the self-data valid flag SDF is set to "1". However, the electronic scales 3 of different groups are not affected at all.

In the above-described embodiment, the self-data validity flag SDF is used to select whether the transferred data is valid or invalid (data is not received if invalid) RAM15 of each electronic scale 3. Although an example of collectively performing all the stored contents of each file 15c to 15e of is shown, a self data valid flag SDF is provided for each file 15c to 15e,
It may be possible to separately enable / disable selection of each stored content.

As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, when the key layout or the like is changed in one electronic scale 3, the key layout is changed in all the electronic scales 3 of the group to which the electronic scale 3 belongs. Etc. are automatically changed.

In addition, electronic scales 3 installed in the same sales floor (tenant)
If they are divided into the same groups, it is not necessary to change the setting of the key layout and the like for each of these electronic scales 3.

Further, only the electronic scales 3 belonging to the same group are set and changed to the same key layout and the like, and the electronic scales 3 of other groups are not affected at all, so that the degree of freedom of setting is not reduced.

Although the sales registration device according to the present invention is applied to the master / slave POS system in the above-described embodiment, the present invention is not limited to the store controller type in which the data totaling unit 2 is provided separately. It may be applied to POS system.

In addition, in the above-described embodiment, in order to improve the reliability of the system, it normally operates as the electronic scale 3 of the slave unit, and when the master 1a fails, it serves as a master instead of the master 1a. With backup master 1b
An example of a POS system is shown, but a POS with only master 1a
Of course, it may be applied to the system.

Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the sales registration device according to the present invention is applied to an electronic scale, but the present invention may be applied to an ECR or POS system terminal that does not include a weighing unit.

In addition, in the above-described embodiment, the data to be transferred to the electronic balances 3 of the same group is the key assignment file 15
Although an example of the stored contents of the c, scroll sentence file 15d, and print shop name file 15e is shown, the data is not limited to these.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, an example in which one electronic balance 3 belongs to one group has been shown.
As shown in Fig. 13, one electronic scale 3 is used for each file 15c-1.
Each 5e may belong to a different group.
In the example of FIG. 13, when the storage contents of the key assignment file 15c of the electronic scale 3 having scale number 1 is changed, the storage contents of the key assignment file 15c of the electronic scales 3 having scale numbers 1 to 4 become the same. , If the stored contents of the scroll statement file 15d of the electronic scale 3 of scale number 1 is changed, scale number 1
The stored contents of the scroll sentence file 15d of the electronic scales 3 and 2 are the same.

Further, in one embodiment described above, the master 1a, there is shown an example of connecting the communication line 4 such as fiber optic cable backup master b and the electronic balance 3 ₁ to 3 _10, connection of the devices are this Not limited to. For example, instead of being wired, it may be wireless as shown in FIG.

"Effects of the Invention" As described above, according to the invention of claim 1, in a certain registration processing terminal device such as an electronic scale, the layout of each key or the setting change of the allocation of the function assigned to each key is changed. Then, the registration processing terminal device in the same group as the registration processing terminal device, for example, another registration processing terminal installed in the same sales floor (tenant) as the registration processing terminal device is installed. This has the effect of changing the layout of the keys of the device only or the assignment of the functions assigned to the keys.

Further, according to the invention as set forth in claim 2, there is an effect that the registration processing terminal device integrally formed with the centralized management device can be arranged in a narrow place.

Further, according to the invention described in claim 3, in a certain registration processing terminal device and another registration processing terminal device of a group to which the registration processing terminal device belongs, layout of each key or allocation of a function assigned to each key, advertisement text or printing There is an effect that the setting of the store name is changed, and the registration process of the product to be sold to each customer is performed based on the change.

In addition, according to the invention as set forth in claim 4, in another registration processing terminal device of a group to which a certain registration processing terminal device belongs, if the selection means selects to validate its own setting change data, a certain registration processing is performed. In the processing terminal device, the layout of each key or the assignment of the function assigned to each key, or even if the setting of the advertisement text or the printing shop name is changed, the layout of each key of its own or the assignment of the function assigned to each key, Alternatively, there is an effect that the setting of the advertisement text or the print shop name is not changed.

Further, according to the invention described in claim 5, when the setting change data of its own is made effective, the transferred setting change data is not received, so that the useless communication time can be reduced accordingly. There is.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a master / slave POS system to which a sales registration device according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a master 1a, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the same external configuration, FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of RAM8, FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of scale group file 8d of RAM8, and FIG. 6 is an example of the configuration of RAM15. Figure, illustrates an example of arrangement of an electronic balance 3 ₁ to 3 ₁₀ in the floor Figure 7 is with a certain department store, Figure 8 an example of a display of a store clerk for the display unit 10a of the master 1a is and the key input unit 1
Shows an external configuration 1b, the Fig. 9 is a diagram showing a print example of a print shop name data to be printed on the receipt, set each file 15c~15e in Figure 10-Figure 12, respectively RAM15 in electronic balance 3 ₂ flowchart showing the CPU5 of each processing of the data aggregation unit 2 ₀ of CPU9 and master 1a of the electronic balance 3 ₁ to 3 ₁₀ for changing the FIG. 13 another example separate each electronic balance 3 into a plurality of groups FIG. 14 is a block diagram showing another configuration example of the POS system to which the sales registration device according to one embodiment of the present invention is applied. 1a …… master, 1b …… backup master, 2 ₀ , 2 ₁ ……
Data aggregation unit, 3 ₀ ~3n ...... electronic scale, 4 ...... communication line,
5,9 …… CPU, 6,17 …… Communication interface, 7,14 ……
ROM, 8,15 …… RAM, 8a, 15a …… Working area, 8b, 1
5b …… Product file, 8c …… Total file, 8d …… Weighing group file, 10 …… Display section, 10a …… Sales staff display section, 10b …… Customer display section, 10c …… Numeric data display section, 11
...... Operation part, 11a ...... Touch panel, 11b ...... Key input part, 12 ...... Printing part, 13 ...... Magnetic card reader, 15c ......
Key assignment file, 15d …… Scroll text file, 15e …… Print shop name file.

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. An operating unit comprising a plurality of keys, and by operating the operating unit, the layout of each key or the setting of the assignment of the function assigned to each key can be changed and sold to each customer. And a plurality of registration processing terminal devices that perform registration processing of the products to be communicated with the plurality of registration processing terminal devices, collect data generated in each registration processing terminal device, and communicate between the registration processing terminal devices. In a sales registration device configured with a central management device that manages each of the registration processing terminal devices, each device having a device number set in advance and capable of communicating via the central management device. The terminal device has a first layout related to the layout of each key whose setting is changed based on the operation of the operation unit or the setting change of the allocation of the function assigned to each key.
Of the function of assigning to each key the layout of each key based on the first setting change data transferred from the centralized management device. The centralized management device transfers the first setting change data and a group number storage unit that stores the group number of the group to which the registration processing terminal device belongs in association with the device number. A registration means for searching another device number of the same group number by referring to the group number storage means based on the device number of the registration processing terminal device, and a registration in which the device number searched by the searching means is set. A sales registration device, comprising: second transfer control means for transferring the transferred first setting change data to the processing terminal device. 2. The sales registration device according to claim 1, wherein the centralized management device is configured integrally with at least one of the plurality of registration processing terminal devices. 3. The plurality of registration processing terminal devices, by operating the operation unit, the customer display unit that can change the setting of the advertisement text to be displayed, and by operating the operation unit, receipts And the like. The first transfer control means has at least one printing unit capable of changing the setting of the printing shop name to be printed on, and the advertisement text or the printing shop name whose setting is changed based on the operation of the operation unit. Transferring the second setting change data relating to the setting change to the central control device, and changing the setting of the advertisement text or the print shop name based on the second setting change data transferred from the central control device, In the centralized management device, the search means is the second
Based on the device number of the registration processing terminal device that has transferred the setting change data, the other device numbers of the same group number are searched for, and the second
3. The transfer control means of 1 transfers the transferred second setting change data to the registration processing terminal device in which the device number retrieved by the retrieval means is set. Sales registration device. 4. Each of the registration processing terminal devices comprises selection means for selecting which of the setting change data transferred from the centralized management device and its own setting change data is valid. The sales registration device according to claim 1, claim 2, or claim 3. 5. The sales registration device according to claim 4, wherein the selection means is a setting means for setting whether or not to receive the setting change data transferred from the centralized management device.