JPH02208798A - System for managing goods - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To eliminate necessity for an operator to store respective kinds of information related to set sale goods by counting the vending number of goods at the time of corresponding to the set sale goods and subtracting a discount value from a vending amount and executing a totaling processing when the vending number coincides with the prescribed number. CONSTITUTION:Information of the set sale goods, the discount value and the gathering number is prepared beforehand. When the information to specify the goods and the information corresponds to the set sale goods, the reading frequency is counted. When the reading frequency coincides with the prescribed number prepared beforehand, the discount value prepared beforehand is subtracted from the vending amount, and the totaling processing is executed. Thus, the operator does not need to store the set sale goods, and further, the necessity to package the set sale goods beforehand is also eliminated.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a product management system for managing products at a register terminal.

(Prior art) At department stores, supermarkets, etc., POS (Point of Five ALES) is used to collect sales data, such as product inventory management and sales information for individual items, with a focus on cash management when selling products. ) system is widely used.

This POS system generally includes a plurality of register terminals for actually inputting the amount and type of merchandise, and a store controller that collectively controls and manages the register terminals.

By the way, in this POS system, the price and type of the product are entered using a keyboard, and furthermore, the barcodes on the labels attached to the four products are read to perform a totaling process. The barcode used here is
Generally, it consists of numerical information for specifying a product, and at a register terminal, the product is identified by comparing the previously stored product information with the numerical information read from the barcode.

FIG. 2 shows a conceptual block diagram of a conventional POS system.

The figure shows an example in which two register terminals 2.3 are connected to one store controller 1. Register terminals 2, 3
is installed at an outside register inside the store, and is managed and controlled by the store controller 1.

In the figure, the store controller 1 includes a processor 11
, storage device 12, keyboard 13, barcode reader 1
4 and a display device 15.

The processor 11 centrally controls each component of the store controller 1 and the register terminals 2.3.

The storage device 12 is composed of a hard disk device or the like that stores product unit prices, discount information, and the like.

The keyboard 13 is used to select the type of product and input the price of the product. The barcode reader 14 reads barcodes provided on products. The display device 15 is composed of a display or the like that displays various information.

The register terminals 2.3 are connected to processors 21 and 31, respectively.
, random access memory (RAM) 22, 32,
Keyboards 23, 33, barcode readers 24, 34,
It consists of a receipt printer 25.35 and a display device 26.36.

The processors 21.31 each have a register terminal 2.3.
It controls each part that makes up the system, and also performs product aggregation processing. The RAM 22.32 is a storage means for storing unit prices and discount prices of products. The keyboards 23 and 33 are used to input the type of product, amount, etc. The barcode readers 24 and 34 read barcodes of products. The receipt printers 25 and 35 print out details of the total processing. The display devices 26 and 36 consist of a display for displaying product names and prices.

In the system with the above configuration, the store controller l
The unit price of the product, etc. is stored in the storage device 12 in advance.

This storage is performed using the keyboard 13 or barcode reader 14 before starting work.

When operating the register terminal 2.3 (at the start of work),
The product information stored in the storage device 12 of the store controller 1 is transferred to the RAM 22.32 of each register terminal 2.3. Then, the register terminal 2.3 waits for the product totaling process to be performed.

Here, a case will be described in which the register terminal 2 is used to perform product totaling processing.

The operator causes the barcode reader 24 to read the barcode of a product (not shown). The processor 21 searches product information stored in the RAM 22 based on the numerical information read by the barcode reader 24. When the product information corresponding to the read numerical information is retrieved, the product name and price are displayed on the display device 26, and at the same time, the product name and price details are printed on a receipt (not shown) using the receipt printer 25. Note that this price is added to a register (not shown) provided in the processor 1 as a sales amount.

Now, when there are no more products to be totaled, the operator presses a total key (not shown) provided on the keyboard 23. As a result, the sales amount indicated by the register in the processor 21 is displayed on the display device 2 as the total amount, and furthermore, the receipt printer 25 is used to print this total amount on a receipt.

The operator collects cash from the customer based on this total amount and completes the transaction.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) Now, when a predetermined number of identical products are sold together, there is a case where a certain discount is given to the predetermined number of products sold as a set. be.

Traditionally, when handling such set selling products,
The operator memorizes the product names and discount prices of the products sold as a set in advance. When a predetermined number of products corresponding to the set selling products are sold in bulk, the discount price is manually set by operating the keyboard 23. As a result, the processor 21 performs a predetermined discount process by subtracting this discount value from the register within the processor 21.

When performing such a discount process, the operator must memorize the name of the product sold in a set, the predetermined number of products constituting a set of products sold in a set, the discount price, etc.

However, the set of products sold in sets is not necessarily constant and may change from day to day or from time to time. As described above, since the information regarding the products sold as a set changes rapidly, it is a heavy burden for the operator to memorize the information.

Another method is to package a predetermined number of products that are sold as a set in advance, and prepare a special bar code for the set of products to form the product.

In this case, there is no need for the operator to memorize information about the set products, but it requires the time and effort of pre-packaging and, furthermore, the need to prepare special barcodes for set products that change rapidly. The problem was that it took a lot of time to prepare a barcode.

The present invention has been made with the above points in mind, and an object of the present invention is to provide a product management method that does not require an operator to memorize the products sold in sets, and also does not require packaging the products sold in sets in advance. It is something to do.

(Means for Solving the Problems) The product management method of the present invention calculates the sales amount of products including set-sold products for which a discount price is set in advance for each predetermined number of products when a predetermined number of products are sold together. When carrying out the process, a register terminal is provided with a storage means for storing set sale product name information for specifying the set sale product, the predetermined number of items, and the discount price, and information specifying the product is input; Determine whether or not the product corresponds to the product sold in a set, and if the result of this determination is that the product corresponds to the product sold in a set, count the number of sold products, and if the number of sold products matches the predetermined number. , a totaling process is performed by subtracting the discount value from the sales amount.

(Operation) In the above method, information on the products sold as a set, their discount prices, and the number of items to be bundled is prepared in advance. If information identifying the product is entered and this information corresponds to a product sold as a set,
Count the number of times it is read. If the number of readings matches a predetermined number of items prepared in advance, a predetermined discount value is subtracted from the sales amount and a totaling process is performed.

(Example) FIG. 1 is a flowchart of the product management method of the present invention.

The overall configuration of the POS system implementing the present invention is as follows:
There is no difference from the conventional one shown in Fig. 2, except for the processor 21 and 311 RAM of the register terminal 2.3.
22.32 mag. requires some effort.

FIG. 3 shows a configuration diagram of a RAM according to the present invention.

The figure shows the RAM 2 of the conventional register terminal 2 shown in FIG.
This figure shows the configuration of No. 2.

As shown in the figure, the RAM 22 includes a discount information storage section 27.
is provided. This discount information storage section 27 is provided with an area for storing set sale product name information 22a that specifies set sale products. Corresponding to the set selling product name information 22a, an area for storing a threshold value 22b indicating a predetermined number of items, that is, how many items corresponding to set selling items must be collected to be discounted, and an area for storing a discount value 22c are provided. It is being Further, there is provided a set selling product counter 22d area for storing the number of sold products corresponding to this set selling product.

If there are a plurality of set selling products, a plurality of these areas will be provided in the RAM 22.

Note that the RAM 32 of the register terminal 3 also has a similar configuration.

Now, returning to FIG. 1, the operation of the register terminal 2 (FIG. 2) to which the present invention is applied will be described.

First, by using the keyboard 3 or barcode reader 14 of the store controller 1 (FIG. 2), information on discount information on set selling products, that is, set selling product name information that specifies set selling products, a predetermined number of items to be collected as a set selling product,
In step S1), the discount value and the like are input and stored in the storage device 12.

Next, when operating the register terminal 2 (at the start of business), the discount information stored in the storage device 12 of the store controller 1 is transferred to the register terminal 2 (step S2).

When the register terminal 2 receives the discount information, the discount information storage section 2 allocated to a part of the storage means, ie, the RAM 22
This discount information is stored in each area of 7 (step S3).
.

When the processing up to this point is completed, the register terminal 2 waits for the operator to input the product (input of information specifying the product).

When the operator uses the register terminal 2 to tally the sales amount, the operator reads the barcode of the product using, for example, the barcode reader 24 (step 34).

At the register terminal 2, the product name and price corresponding to the read barcode are displayed on the display device 26, a receipt (not shown) is printed by the receipt printer 25, and this price is displayed at a register (not shown) provided in the processor 21. A so-called aggregation process is performed in which the price of the product is added to the sales amount as the sales amount (step S5).

Next, the processor 21 determines whether the previously read barcode corresponds to a product sold as a set (step S6).

This determination is made by determining whether the read barcode corresponds to the set product name information 22a stored in the discount information storage section 27.

If the result is YES, the value of the set selling counter 22d is counted up (plus 1) (step S7).

Then, the processor 21 stores this set selling counter 2.
The value of 2d is the threshold value (
(predetermined number) 22b (step SS).

If the result is YES, that is, if they match, processor 2
A discount process is performed in which the discount value 22c stored in the discount information storage unit 27 is subtracted from the value (sales amount) of the register provided in the register 1 (step S9).

The processor 21 resets the set sales counter 22d (step 5lO) and determines whether the operator has pressed the total key to end the counting process (step 5).
ll).

If the result is YES, the contents of the register are displayed as the total amount on the display device 26, and a settlement process is performed in which the total amount is printed on the receipt using the receipt printer 25 (
Step 512), the process ends.

Here, for example, assuming that the set product is socks, the actual operation of the register terminal 2 will be explained with reference to FIGS. 4 and 1.

FIG. 4 is an example of printing of a receipt according to the present invention.

Here, we are selling a set of 3 pairs of socks,
A discount of 500 yen will be given. For this reason, the third
The set selling product name information 22a of the discount information storage unit 27 shown in the figure is information indicating "socks", and the threshold value 22b is "
3''. Also, the discount value 22c is set to 500''.

Now that the above information is gathered, the register terminal 2 is
Wait for information to identify the product, such as a barcode, to be input.

When an operator performs sales price aggregation processing, a barcode reader reads the barcode of the product. Initially, a barcode indicating socks was input, so in step S5, it is recognized that the barcode indicating socks has been read, and the receipt printer 25 prints a pair of socks, 1000 (
yen) is printed. Then, the process moves from step S6 to step S7, and the value of the set selling product counter 22d is counted up. At this time, the set selling product counter 22
The value of d is set to "1". Therefore, the result of step S8 is No, and the process returns to step S4 again via step Sll. Here, the bar code of the socks is read again, and the printing and the count-up of the set selling product counter 22d are performed in the manner described above. At this time, the value of the set selling product counter 22d is "2". Therefore, step S8. The process returns to step S4 via Sll.

In step S4, the barcode on the shirt is now read. In step S5, the shirt, 3000 (
yen) is printed. In step S6, a negative determination is made, and the process returns to step S4 via step Sll.

Finally, the barcode on the sock is read. In this case, the set selling product counter 22d is counted up and the content becomes "3", so a YES determination is made in step S8 and the process moves to step S9. Step S
9, a discount process of 500 (yen) is performed based on the contents of the discount value 22c. This discount process is performed by subtracting 500 (yen) from the value of the total processing register in the processor 1.
Furthermore, the receipt printer 25 gives a discount of -500 (
yen) is printed.

Since there are no more products to sell, the operator presses the total key. Therefore, in step 311, Y
The ES judgment is made, and at the same time the contents of the tally processing register are displayed on the display device 26, a total of 5500 is displayed on the receipt.
(yen) is printed.

With the above flow, the product aggregation process is completed.

Note that similar processing is performed for the register terminal 3 (FIG. 2).

Here, for example, if one more pair of socks is sold for a total of four, after a 500 yen discount process is performed, steps 34 to S8 and step Sll are executed again. In this case, the sales amount for the fourth sock is 10
00 yen, there is a discount on the receipt, after -500 (yen),
Socks, 1000 (yen) printed, total 6500
(yen) is printed.

In this way, the operator does not need to perform any special processing regarding the products sold as a set, and just inputs the product (reading the barcode using the register terminal) in the same way as for general products.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments.

For example, instead of inputting information that specifies a product using a barcode, the present invention can also be applied to a case where information that specifies the product is input using a keyboard with the product name specified.

(Effects of the Invention) The product management system of the present invention configured as described above recognizes products sold as a set, recognizes the read number of products, and automatically provides a discount when a predetermined number of products is input. Therefore, there is no need for the operator to memorize various information regarding the products sold as a set. Furthermore, since there is no need to prepare prepackaged products as set sales products, manual work can be significantly reduced.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a flowchart of the product management method of the present invention;
The figure is a conceptual block diagram of a conventional POS system, FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a RAM according to the present invention, and FIG. 4 is an example of printing a receipt according to the present invention. 1... Store controller, 2.3... Register terminal, 11.21.31... Processor, 12... Storage device. 13.23.33...Keyboard, 14.24.34-...Barcode League, 15.26
．． 36...Display device, 25.35...Receipt printer. Patent Applicant: Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. Flowchart of the Product Management System Invented by $1 Figure 1 Configuration Diagram of RAM According to the Present Invention Figure 3 Example of Receipt Printing According to the Present Invention Figure 4

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] In the case where a predetermined number of products are sold together and the sales amount of products including set products for which a discount price is set in advance for each predetermined number of products is to be aggregated, A register terminal is provided with a storage means for storing the name information of the product sold in a set to be specified, the predetermined number of items, and the discount price, and the information identifying the product is inputted, and the product is checked to determine whether the product corresponds to the product sold in the set. If the result of this determination is that the product is sold as a set, the number of sold products is counted, and if the number of sold products matches the predetermined number of products, the discount value is deducted from the sales amount. A product management method characterized by aggregation processing.