JPH0743745B2 - Electronic cash register - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Overview] When processing a transaction at a discount rate set for a discount card using a discount card held by a friend's association member, shareholder, employee, or the like who is eligible for discount sales An electronic register that performs a transaction process by performing a discount calculation on transaction data for each discount type for the purpose of providing an electronic register that allows a salesperson to set a discount rate for transactions with cards. Part 5 and
A discount rate change instruction means 31, a discount type input means 4, a discount rate information S and a discount rate P, and a discount rate table 8 in which is registered feasible information F indicating whether or not a discount calculation is possible at the discount rate P. By the discount type information from the discount type input means 4 and the operation information of the discount rate change instruction means 31, when the approval / disapproval information F is acceptable, the registered discount rate P and the alternative value of the discount rate P are input. It is possible that the display unit 5
And the discount rate control means 11 for displaying the input alternative discount rate as the discount rate in the discount calculation.

[Industrial application field]

The present invention relates to an electronic register used in a POS system or the like, and more particularly to an electronic register that performs transaction processing at a discount rate set by a discount card type issued for each customer type.

With the recent spread of computer network systems, POS systems have come to be widely adopted in department stores, supermarkets, and the like.

As a terminal of this system, an electronic register provided with a price table for each sale item and a discount table for the card type is used, and the sales person can determine the type (item code), price, quantity, etc. of the item purchased by the customer. Transaction processing is performed by operating and inputting from the keyboard. At this time, for example, at department stores, etc., preferential sales to friends, members, shareholders, or self-employees of the friendship (that is, issue a card in which the purchaser as described above is classified and the classification type is set, and this card is discounted. It is used as a card).

As the operation of this discount card, there are cases where preferential sales are made to card holders at a uniform discount rate, and cases where preferential sales are made at different discount rates depending on the card type. In addition, there are cases where a sales promotion strategy is adopted in which a period or a specific date is set, and within this period, a discount rate that is normally set for a specific discount card type is processed at a discount rate that provides further service. In any of the above cases, the setting of the discount rate table of the electronic register installed in each sales floor in the store is made by downloading from the computer center each time.

In addition, depending on the type of business, there is a sales floor where customers are specified for sales staff, and sales staff may allow a discount rate of discretionary range depending on sales products.

[Conventional technology]

 FIG. 4 shows a block diagram of an essential part of the electronic register.

The electronic register 1 includes a main control unit 2 for controlling each unit to perform transaction processing, a keyboard 3a for inputting transaction data,
A card reader 4a that reads the discount card type written on the discount card 10, a display 5a that sequentially displays the transaction progress,
It comprises a printer unit 6 for printing out transaction results, an arithmetic unit 7 for performing transaction data arithmetic processing, a discount rate table 8a set by a computer center (not shown), and a discount rate table reading control section 9a.

The discount rate table 8a is a memory in which a discount rate table 8a is a transaction for a friend's association member, a shareholder, a self-employee, etc., that is, a discount rate is stored as a key as shown in FIG.

The discount rate table reading control unit 9a has a function of reading the corresponding discount rate from the discount rate table 8a based on the discount card type sent from the main control unit 2. Further, each time the discount rate for each discount card type is changed, the discount rate is transmitted from a computer center (not shown) and written into the discount rate table 8a by the discount rate table reading control section 9a via the main control section 2. Be done.

Therefore, when the salesperson inserts the discount card 10 presented by the customer into the card reader 4a and reads the discount card type (there may be input from the keyboard 3a without reading the card reader 4a), the discount card type Is sent to the discount rate table control 9a via the main control unit 2 and the discount rate table 8a
The discount rate is read from and sent to the main controller 2.

Next, when transaction data (commodity code, price, quantity, etc.) is entered by operating the salesperson's keyboard 3a, the commodity classification, amount, and quantity are sequentially displayed on the display 5a, and the transaction data and discount rate are displayed. The total amount, the discount amount, and the deduction amount are calculated, the payment amount is settled, the transaction content is printed by the printer unit 6, and the receipt is issued. The sales status is sent to the computer center one by one.

In this way, the transaction with the discount rate applied is performed.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

Electronic retailers as POS terminals are installed at each sales floor in mass retailers, and the discount rate must be set to the same value for all POS terminals in the same store all at once. Therefore, the discount rate for each discount card type registered in the discount rate table 8a for the electronic register is set by downloading from the computer center, etc., and can be rewritten by keyboard operation on the electronic register side. It is set so that it cannot be done.

Further, sales promotion means for changing a discount rate by setting a service period such as a specific period / specific day is implemented for each specific discount card type. At this time, the discount rate table 8a for all electronic registers in the store is updated at once including the discount card types other than the discount card type in question, and when the period ends, the discount rate table 8a is immediately returned to the original discount rate. It is managed by the side. Such sales promotion means are frequently adopted throughout the year, and the computer center simultaneously distributes (downloads) the discount rate table corresponding to all discount card types to all electronic registers, including the discount card types to be promoted. Business occurs. This inevitably requires the work of restoring the discount rate table every time the promotion period ends, which inevitably increases the load on the center computer.

Also, depending on the type of industry, there are sales departments where customers are specified for sales staff, and customers who always use that store,
Customers who purchase a large number of products are traded at a discount rate that is allowed by the sales staff. Therefore, if the discount rate is set by downloading from the center, preferential sales will not be possible and it will be inconvenient in terms of sales promotion.In such a sales department, there is an electronic cash register where the sales person can manually set the discount rate. Is desired.

However, if the individual discount rate by the salesperson on the electronic cash register side can be rewritten, the setting of the discount rate by the salesperson can be unmanaged and the effect of contributing to sales activities will increase, but the change of the discount rate can be made. Whenever it is necessary (such as changing the selling price due to changes in the purchase price of the product or changing the discount rate depending on the service period, etc.), it is extremely complicated to set the discount rate for each discount type without error, and the terminal side However, there is a problem that the load of setting operation in step 1 becomes large.

In view of the above-mentioned problems, the present invention can accurately process transactions at the original discount rate at the end of the period when the discount rate for each discount card type is preferentially processed. It is an object of the present invention to provide an electronic cash register that can make a proper transaction even if the discount rate applied to the customer is input manually by a salesperson.

[Means for solving problems]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the principle of the present invention. In the figure, 31 is a discount rate change instruction means, 4 is a discount type input means, 5 is a display section, 8 is a discount type information S and a discount rate P, and permission / prohibition information F indicating whether or not the discount calculation is possible at the discount rate P. The discount rate tables 8 and 11 in which the registered discount rates are registered are indicated by the discount type information from the discount type input means 4 and the operation information of the discount rate change instruction means 31 when the permission / prohibition information F is valid. A discount rate control means for displaying on the display unit 5 that the alternative value of the discount rate P can be input together with P, and using the input alternative discount rate as the discount rate in the discount calculation.

[Action]

The discount rate change instruction means 31 is operated to activate the discount rate control means 11, and the discount type from the discount card 10 presented by the customer is input to the discount rate control means 11 by the discount type input means 4. The discount rate control means 11 searches the discount rate table 8 and reads the discount rate P and the availability information F corresponding to the discount type S that matches the entered discount type. If the availability information F is “OK”, the registration is made. It is displayed on the display unit 5 that the discount rate P that has been set can be input together with the discount rate P that has been set. When the salesperson who confirms the display unit 5 operates the keyboard 3b and inputs an alternative discount rate while referring to the displayed discount rate P, the transaction with the discount rate input instead of the discount rate P is performed. Try to carry out the process.

If the approval / disapproval information F is "no" at this time, the input operation by the salesperson is prohibited, and the transaction processing is executed at the discount rate P preset in the discount rate table 8.
Therefore, it is possible to avoid the inconvenience that the salesperson mis-inputs or the excessive service is arbitrarily performed, and it is possible to provide the electronic cash register which can appropriately and positively perform preferential sales to the customer.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a flow chart of the embodiment. The same reference numerals denote the same objects throughout the drawings.

In FIG. 2, the main control unit 2a of the electronic register 1a has the same functions as the main control unit 2 described in the conventional example, and
A discount rate entered from the keyboard 3b (hereinafter referred to as a discount rate K) is adopted instead of the discount rate P registered for each type of the discount card 10 by using the discount rate determination control unit 11a described later together. It has the function of performing transaction processing.

The keyboard 3b includes a discount rate change instruction button 31a in addition to the function of the keyboard 3a described in the conventional example.

The discount rate table 8b is a table in which the discount card type S and the discount rate P are downloaded as a pair from a computer center (not shown). The discount card type S is used as a key for the discount rate P registered during the discount calculation. It is a table to which a flag F for rejecting the input of the discount rate K to be used instead is added.

That is, in the figure, the customer with discount card type S = "10" has a discount rate P of 5%, and the customer with discount card type S = "12" has a discount rate P.
Is 15%, each flag F is "1", which indicates that a discount increased to a discount rate P = 15% or more can be performed. Further, the customer of the discount card type S = “11” indicates that the flag F is “0” and therefore the customer can trade at only 10% of the discount rate P. Then, this flag F is "1" / for each discount card type S according to an instruction from the computer center.
It is set to "0".

Further, even for the discount card type S for which the flag F is set to "0", the flag F is set to "1" during the period when the service sale is being carried out for the discount card type. Transaction processing is performed, and when the service period ends, the flag F is reset to "0".

The discount rate determination control unit 11a uses the discount rate K instead of the discount rate P of the discount card type S in which the flag F indicates "1" in the discount rate table 8b with the help of the main control unit 2a described above. It has the function of performing processing. That is, the discount rate change instruction button
By the operation instruction of 31a and the input of the discount card type read by the card reader 4a, it is confirmed whether the flag F of the discount rate table 8b is valid or not, and the discount rate P is sent to the display 5. If the flag F = 1, the keyboard 3b is used. Input of the discount rate K of is valid. For example, for the customer who presented the discount card type S = 10, the flag F = 1, so instead of the discount rate P = 5% registered on the day, it is increased to 5% or more operated by the sales person through the keyboard 3b. The discount rate K is applied as the discount rate at the time of transaction, and for the customer who presented the discount card type S = 11, the transaction processing is performed at the discount rate P = 10% without raising the discount rate because the flag F = 0. To perform.

A procedure for conducting a transaction by adopting the discount rate by the electronic register of the present invention having such a structure and function will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, the salesperson presses the discount rate change instruction button 31a to notify the main control unit 1a that the discount transaction will be performed.

Next, use the discount card 10 presented by the customer for the card reader.
Insert into 4a and read the discount card type S. Alternatively, the discount type S of the discount card 10 may be input by operating the keyboard 3b.

Then, the discount card type S is sent to the discount rate table reading control section 9b and the discount rate determination control section 11a via the main control section 2a.

The discount rate table reading control unit 9b reads the discount rate P and the flag F of the corresponding discount type S from the discount rate table 8b, and transmits the discount rate P to the discount rate determination control unit 11a via the main control unit 2a.

The discount rate discrimination control unit 11a confirms the flag "" 1 "/" 0 "".

If the flag F is "1", the discount calculation with the discount rate K input instead of the registered discount rate P is possible, and the confirmation is made from the discount rate table 8b through the main control unit 2a for confirmation. Display the discount rate P and flag F by reading
Display on 5b.

The salesperson confirms the display, and if the display of the flag F is "No", shifts to it, and if it is "OK", continuously inputs the discount rate K by operating the keyboard 3b.

Since the entered discount rate K is displayed on the display 5b, the salesperson who confirms the discount rate K proceeds to the subsequent operation.

On the other hand, if the flag F is "0", the registered discount rate P
Since the transaction will be conducted only at, the display 5b is displayed on the display 5b via the main control unit 2a, and the salesperson is asked to confirm.

When the salesperson presses the confirmation button, the valid discount rate being displayed (discount rate K if flag F is "1", discount rate P if flag F is "0")
Is sent to the main controller 2a.

Next, transaction data is input by operating the salesperson's keyboard 3b, the product code, the amount of money, the quantity, etc. are sequentially displayed on the display 5b, and the transaction data and the discount rate to be adopted are sent to the calculation unit 7.

The main control unit 2a performs transaction processing at the discount rate adopted by the calculation unit 7. In this way, the discount card
It is possible to carry out a transaction that adopts an equalized discount rate P or a discount rate K entered by a salesperson according to 10 discount types.

The above-mentioned application of the discount rate K by the salesperson avoids the application of the discount rate downloaded in advance by the discount card presented by the customer, and the service period and the like are uniformly preferentially applied to all products for each discount card type. Offer a discount.

On the other hand, the service period may be set by changing the preferential discount for each individual product.

In such a service period, even a product purchased by the same customer may be provided with a better service by applying different discount rates depending on the product type. For example, when a customer who carries a card with an applicable discount rate purchases products A and B, product A is a product with a low profit margin, and product B purchased at the same time is a product with a high profit margin. Instead of applying a uniform discount rate, even if the discount rate for product A is slightly suppressed, by performing service transactions with the discount rate applied to product B up to the limit, customers as a whole Can provide better service.

〔The invention's effect〕

As described above, according to the present invention, the discount permitted by the computer center to be managed is referred to by referring to the allowance flag that allows a transaction with the manually entered discount rate instead of the discount rate registered in the discount rate table. Only the customer who presented the card can trade at the discount rate entered by the salesperson.

The discount rate can be registered in the discount rate table only by an instruction from the computer center, and the POS connected to the center
Since the terminals (electronic registers) are registered at the same time, it is possible for sales staff to give special preferential sales to customers when selling for a period of time at all store scales or when setting discount rates on specific days or hours. And enable further customer service.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 is a block diagram of the principle of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a flowchart of the embodiment, and FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a conventional example. In the figure, 1,1a is an electronic register, 2,2a is a main control unit, 3a, 3b are keyboards, 31 is a discount rate change instruction means, and 31a is a discount rate change instruction button. 4 is a discount type input means 4a is a card reader, 5 is a display unit, 6 is a printer unit, 7 is a computing unit, 8,8a and 8b are discount rate tables, 9 is a discount rate table reading control section, 10 is a discount card, 11 is a discount rate control means,
11a is a discount rate determination control unit,

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An electronic register for performing a transaction process by performing a discount calculation on transaction data for each discount type, comprising a display section (5), a discount rate change instruction means (31), and a discount type. A discount rate table (8) in which input means (4), discount type information (S), discount rate (P), and permission information (F) indicating whether or not the discount calculation at the discount rate (P) is possible are registered. ) And the discount type information from the discount type input means (4) and the operation information of the discount rate change instruction means (31), when the permission information (F) is valid, the registered discount rate (P )
At the same time, the display section (5) displays that the alternative value of the discount rate (P) can be entered, and the discount rate control means (1) that uses the entered alternative discount rate as the discount rate in the discount calculation.
1) An electronic cash register comprising: