JP2018156276A - POS system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a POS system capable of efficiently carrying out work of a store-closing process.SOLUTION: A POS system of the present invention includes: a commodity register operated by a shop clerk to execute a registration process of commodities; and a price payment machine operated by a customer to execute a payment process of a price on the basis of price data generated by execution of the registration process. The commodity register includes a clerk side indicator and has execution of a store-closing process displayed on the clerk side indicator when the store-closing process is executed on the price payment machine and the commodity register.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

  The present invention relates to a semi-automatic POS (Point of Sales) system.

  A semi-automatic POS system is known that includes a product registration machine that executes product registration processing and a price payment machine that executes price payment processing based on price data generated by the execution of the registration processing ( For example, see Patent Document 1). In the semi-automatic POS system, a store clerk operates a product registration machine, and a customer operates a price payment machine, thereby shortening the time required for payment. In the product registration machine and the price payment machine of the semi-automatic POS system as described above, for example, the money stored in the product registration machine and the price payment machine is collected after the store is closed and stored in a safe or the like. A store closing process is performed (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

JP 2013-242839 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2015-28748

  However, since multiple payment machines are linked to a single product registration machine, it is necessary to confirm whether or not store closing processing has been performed for each product registration machine and price payment machine, compared to the past. There was a problem that efficiency became worse.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a POS system that can efficiently execute a store closing process.

  The POS system of the present invention is a product registration machine that is operated by a store clerk and executes a product registration process, and a price that is operated by a customer and executes a payment process based on price data generated by the execution of the registration process. The merchandise registration machine has a store clerk side display unit, and when the closing process of the price payment machine and the product register machine is executed, the store clerk side display unit displays that the store closing process has been executed. Is done.

  In the POS system of this configuration, when the store closing process is executed in the product registration machine and the price payment machine, the fact that the store closing process has been executed is displayed on the display unit on the clerk side of the product registration machine. However, since it can be confirmed that the store closing process has been performed, it is possible to omit the trouble of performing a confirmation operation as to whether or not the store closing process is performed for each product registration machine.

  In the POS system of the present invention, the product registration machine is provided with a customer side display unit provided separately from the store clerk side display unit, and the customer side display unit displays that the store closing process has been executed. Good.

  In the POS system configured as described above, since the fact that the store closing process has been executed is displayed on both the store clerk side display unit and the customer side display unit, the check operation of the store closing process can be efficiently executed regardless of the store layout. Can do.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to efficiently execute the store closing process.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the POS system of one Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the goods registration machine of the POS system of FIG. It is an external appearance perspective view of the goods registration machine of FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the price payment machine of the POS system of FIG. It is an external appearance perspective view of the price payment machine of FIG. It is explanatory drawing explaining the closing process in the POS system of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the store closing process in the POS system of FIG. (A) is a figure which shows an example of the image which the customer side display of the goods registration machine of FIG. 1 displays after a store closing process is performed, (B) is a customer side display of the goods registration machine of FIG. It is a figure which shows the modification of the image displayed after process execution.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In addition, in each figure, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the same or equivalent part, and the overlapping description is abbreviate | omitted.
[POS system configuration]

  As shown in FIG. 1, the POS system 1 includes a store controller 10, a plurality of product registration machines 20, and a plurality of price payment machines 30. The store controller 10, each merchandise registration machine 20, and each price payment machine 30 are connected to each other by a wired or wireless LAN (Local Area Network) 2. The POS system 1 is a semi-automatic POS system built in a store such as a supermarket. That is, in the POS system 1, each product registration machine 20 is operated by a store clerk to execute a product registration process, and each price payment machine 30 is operated by a customer to generate the price data generated by executing the registration process. Based on the payment processing of the price. The store clerk includes employees and users of the store where the POS system 1 is introduced, and in a broad sense includes related businesses of the store. A customer includes a person who purchases and / or purchases a product. In a broad sense, the customer includes a person who gives and / or receives a price to a store.

  The store controller 10 is a computer that controls the POS system 1 and manages various information such as a product master. The store controller 10 is communicable with each product registration machine 20 and each price payment machine 30, and appropriately transmits a product master to each product registration machine 20 and each price payment machine 30. The product master is a file that stores product information about each product (product identification information, information about the product name and sales price, etc.). The product master is updated as appropriate.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the merchandise registration machine 20 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 201, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 202, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 203, a scanner 204, and a clerk-side display 205. A customer display 206, an operation unit 207, a communication unit 208, a speaker 209, and a printing unit 210. These are connected to each other by a bus 215. The appearance of the merchandise registration machine 20 is as shown in FIG.

  The CPU 201 controls the operation of the commodity registration machine 20 by reading and executing a program stored in the ROM 202. The ROM 202 stores a program for controlling the operation of the product registration machine 20. The RAM 203 stores the product master transmitted from the store controller 10, the product information acquired from the product master based on the barcode (product code) read by the scanner 204, and information related to the operation history as needed.

  The scanner 204 optically reads a barcode or the like attached to a product. The store clerk side display 205 displays the product name and sales price corresponding to the barcode read by the scanner 204 to the store clerk. The customer-side display 206 displays the product name and sales price corresponding to the barcode read by the scanner 204 to the customer. Note that the clerk-side display 205 and the customer-side display 206 also function as an operation unit by configuring a touch panel.

  The operation unit 207 has various operation buttons (such as a subtotal key, a current total key, a numeric key, a correction key, and a preset key) for operating the commodity registration machine 20. The communication unit 208 communicates with other devices via the LAN 2. The speaker 209 outputs the operation sound of the product registration device 20 and various sounds. The printing unit 210 appropriately prints various characters on a paper piece and issues the paper piece.

  In the merchandise registration machine 20 configured as described above, when the bar code attached to the merchandise that the customer intends to purchase is read by the scanner 204 under the operation of the store clerk, the merchandise information is acquired from the merchandise master by the CPU 201. Then, the price data is generated (execution of product registration process). The price data includes information on the unit price and quantity of all the products that the customer intends to purchase, the total price, and the like. The generated price data is stored in the store controller 10 or the product registration device 20. The price payment machine 30 acquires price data from the store controller 10 or the commodity registration machine 20.

  Then, when the generated price data is acquired by any one price payment machine 30, the price payment machine 30 that acquired the price data among the plurality of price payment machines 30 (that is, the customer is charged for the price). The payment machine 30) to be paid is informed. The customer pays for the product at the price payment machine 30 designated based on the notification. Hereinafter, the configuration of the payment machine 30 will be described in detail.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the payment machine 30 includes a CPU 301, a ROM 302, a RAM 303, a scanner 304, a customer side display 305, an operation unit 307, a communication unit 308, a speaker 309, and a printing unit. 310, a settlement unit 311, a sign pole 312, a human sensor 313, and a camera 314. These are connected to each other by a bus 315. The appearance of the payment machine 30 is as shown in FIG.

  The CPU 301 controls the operation of the payment machine 30 by reading and executing a program stored in the ROM 302. The ROM 302 stores a program for controlling the operation of the payment machine 30. The RAM 303 stores the product master transmitted from the store controller 10 and information on the operation history as needed.

  The scanner 304 optically reads a bar code or the like printed on an accounting ticket. The customer side display 305 displays to the customer an operation procedure for the customer to pay the price. In addition, the customer side display 305 functions also as an operation part by comprising a touch panel.

  The operation unit 307 has various operation buttons (such as a correction key and a preset key) for operating the payment machine 30. The communication unit 308 communicates with other devices via the LAN 2. The speaker 309 outputs operation sound of the payment machine 30 and various sounds. When the customer pays for the price, the printing unit 310 prints a list of purchased products, the amount of each product, the total amount, the received amount, the fishing amount, and the like on the piece of paper (receipt). ).

  The settlement unit 311 has a bill insertion / discharge port 311a, a coin insertion port 311b, a coin discharge port 311c, a credit card insertion / discharge port 311d, an electronic money reader 311e, and a control unit (not shown) for controlling them. ing. The bill insertion / discharge port 311a, the coin insertion port 311b, and the coin discharge port 311c function as a deposit / withdrawal machine (cash settlement unit). The customer pays in cash through the cash settlement unit such as the bill insertion / discharge port 311a, pays in the credit card through the credit card reader, and pays in electronic money through the electronic money reader. At least one of the payments can be selected.

  The sign pole 312 notifies that the customer can perform an operation for paying the price and that some abnormality has occurred by turning on or blinking the indicator lights of a plurality of colors. The human sensor 313 detects a customer or the like existing in a predetermined area in front of the payment machine 30. The camera 314 images a customer or the like existing in a predetermined area in front of the payment machine 30.

  In the payment machine 30 configured as described above, when a customer entering the predetermined area in front of the payment machine 30 is detected by the human sensor 313, an operation procedure for the customer to pay the price is displayed. Is started by the customer side display 305. At this time, sound output indicating the operation procedure is also started by the speaker 309. It should be noted that when the customer touches the screen of the customer side display 305, when the button of the operation unit 307 is pressed by the customer, and the customer who enters the predetermined area in front of the payment machine 30 is captured by the camera 314. At any time, the display of the operation procedure may be started by the customer-side display 305, and the output of sound indicating the operation procedure may be started by the speaker 309.

  The customer operates the payment machine 30 via the operation unit 307 and the customer side display 305 constituting the touch panel in accordance with the display on the customer side display 305 and the sound output from the speaker 309, and pays the price. . As an example, when the customer causes the scanner 304 to read the barcode printed on the bill issued by the merchandise registration machine 20, a selection screen for selecting a settlement type is displayed on the customer side display 305. . The customer selects one of the payment types of cash, credit card, and electronic money or a plurality of payment types to be used in combination on the customer-side display 305, and pays with the selected payment type in the payment unit 311. When payment is made by the customer, a receipt on which a list of purchased products is printed is issued by the printing unit 310.

  In the POS system 1 described above, the store closing process is executed in the merchandise registration machine 20 and the price payment machine 30. The closing process refers to the amount of money (cash balance) stored in the settlement unit 311 (payment / withdrawal machine) after closing (before opening, etc., may be a predetermined time or date). (Refers to the work of collecting money from the depositing / dispensing machine and storing it in a safe, etc., or taking out money from the safe, etc. and replenishing the depositing / dispensing machine). In the semi-automatic POS system 1 as in the present embodiment, the merchandise registration machine 20 does not receive or receive money in principle. However, for example, in order to settle a coupon or the like, the store closing process other than money collection Is executed in the same manner as the payment machine 30.

  In the POS system 1, when the closing process is executed in the payment machine 30, the closing process of the commodity registration machine 20 is automatically executed. The closing process in the payment machine 30 is to activate the clerk mode and execute various menus, or to perform an operation of collecting sales from the deposit / withdrawal machine. Examples of various menus include a scrutinization process for confirming whether the deposit / withdrawal machine stock and the deposit / withdrawal machine theoretical balance match, and a daily settlement process for notifying the store controller 10 of the processed content. Etc. are included. The closing process in the merchandise registration machine 20 is to activate the clerk mode and execute the daily settlement process and the like.

  When a plurality of price payment machines 30 and product registration machines 20 are installed as in this embodiment shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of price payment machines 30A, 30B, 30C, 30D,. 30J is provided so as to be communicable in a state associated with each of the plurality of product registration machines 20A, 20B,..., 20E, and each of the plurality of product registration machines 20 is all associated with each other. When the closing process is executed in the price payment machine 30, the closing process is automatically executed.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, two price payment machines 30A and 30B are associated with one commodity registration machine 20A. Similarly, two price payment machines 30C and 30D are associated with the other one commodity registration machine 20B. The same applies to the remaining product registration machines 20C,. Such association information is stored in a storage unit included in the commodity registration machine 20 or the store controller 10. When the store closing process is executed in both of the two price payment machines 30A and 30B, the merchandise registration machine 20A automatically executes the store closing process of its own machine. A specific flow of the closing process will be described in detail later.

  The merchandise registration machine 20 is provided with a clerk-side display 205 and a customer-side display 206 as a notification unit that notifies that the store closing process has been executed. The merchandise registration machine 20 that has executed the closing process cannot register merchandise thereafter. Therefore, a message (see FIG. 8A) for guiding the customer to another product registration device 20 may be displayed on the customer display 206. In this case, the customer can be guided to another product registration device 20 and the store clerk can indirectly grasp that the store closing process has been executed in the product registration device 20 by visually recognizing this message. Can do. The message shown in FIG. 8A may be displayed on the store clerk display 205.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 8B, a message directly indicating that the store closing process has been executed may be displayed on at least one of the store clerk display 205 and the customer display 206. Even in this case, the store clerk can directly grasp that the store closing process has been executed in the product registration machine 20 by visually recognizing this message. Further, the message content shown in FIG. 8B is displayed on the clerk-side display 205, and the message content shown in FIG. 8A is selectively displayed on the customer-side display 206. May be changed. Furthermore, even if the message content “Please turn to another cash register” shown in FIG. 8A and the message content “Closed” shown in FIG. 8B are displayed together on one screen. Good.

[Operation example of store closing process in POS system]
An operation example of the store closing process of the POS system 1 described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 6, 7, 8A, and 8B. Here, attention is focused on one of the three product registration machines 20A.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the merchandise registration machine 20A monitors whether or not the store closing process is executed in the price payment machine 30 (step S1). Specifically, whether or not the store closing process is executed in the two price payment machines 30A and 30B stored in association with the product registration machine 20A is monitored. When the store closing process is executed in the price payment machine 30A and the price payment machine 30B, the merchandise registration machine 20A acquires the result (step S2). The merchandise registration machine 20 </ b> A may acquire the store closing process execution result directly from the price payment machine 30 </ b> A or the price payment machine 30 </ b> B, or may acquire via the store controller 10. The merchandise registration machine 20A stores, for example, the closing process execution result of the price payment machine 30A and the price payment machine 30B in its own storage unit (not shown) or the like (step S3).

  Next, the merchandise registration machine 20A determines whether or not the store closing process has been executed in all the payment machines 30A, 30B associated with the own machine (step S4). Here, if the merchandise registration machine 20A determines that the closing process is not executed in all the price payment machines 30A, 30B (S4: NO), the closing process (the price payment machine 30A or the price payment) in the remaining price payment machines. The monitoring of whether or not the machine 30B is executed is continued.

If the merchandise registration machine 20A determines in step S4 that the closing process is being executed in all the payment machines 30A and 30B (S4: YES), the closing process of the own machine is executed (step S5). As described above, when the store closing process is executed in both the price payment machine 30A and the price payment machine 30B by the processes in steps S1 to S5, the store closing process of the commodity registration machine 20A is automatically executed.
[Action and effect]

  In the POS system 1 of the above embodiment, normally, a store clerk or the like executes a store closing process via the operation unit 207 or the like. When the store closing process is executed in the price payment machine 30, the price payment machine 30 and The store closing process of communicable product registration machine 20 is automatically executed. Thereby, since the trouble of performing the confirmation work of whether or not the store closing process is performed for each product registration machine 20 can be omitted, the work of the store closing process can be efficiently executed.

  In addition, if the store controller 10 performs the store closing process without performing the store closing process in all the product registration machines 20 and the price payment machines 30 in the store, an error is displayed. The display unit of the store controller 10 displays the merchandise registration machine 20 and the price payment machine 30 that have not been closed. For example, when the operation of transmitting sales data to the head office or the like is performed, the transmission cannot be performed. For this reason, the store clerk needs to execute the store closing process of the product registration machine 20 and the price payment machine 30 that have not been closed. In the POS system 1 of the above-described embodiment, the store closing process of the product registration machine 20 in which the store closing process tends to be forgotten can be reliably executed, so that the store closing process can be performed efficiently.

  In the POS system 1 of the above embodiment, a plurality of payment machines 30A, 30B, 30C, 30D,..., 30I, 30J are provided for each of the plurality of product registration machines 20A, 20B,. Each of the plurality of product registration machines 20A, 20B,..., 20E is provided so as to be able to communicate in an associated state, and each of the associated payment machines 30A, 30B, 30C, 30D,. When the store closing process is executed at 30I and 30J, the store closing process is automatically executed. Thus, the POS system 1 is configured to include a plurality of product registration machines 20A, 20B,..., 20E and a plurality of payment machines 30A, 30B, 30C, 30D,. However, it is possible to efficiently execute the closing process. Further, it is possible to cope with an operation in which the number of product registration machines 20 and price payment machines 30 that gradually operate toward the closing time is reduced.

In the POS system 1 of the above embodiment, since the fact that the store closing process has been executed is displayed on the merchandise registration machine 20 on the clerk-side display 205 and customer display 206, the store closing process is executed on the product registration machine 20. You can easily confirm that In particular, when a plurality of product registration machines 20 are arranged side by side as in the present embodiment, the confirmation is further facilitated.
[Modification]

Although one embodiment has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment.
[Modification 1]
In the POS system 1 of the above embodiment, the merchandise registration machine 20 has been described with an example in which it is determined whether or not the store closing process has been executed in all of the plurality of payment machines 30 associated with the own machine. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the store controller 10 has information on the payment machine 30 associated with the product registration machine 20, and the store controller 10 is associated with one product registration machine 20 based on the information. It may be determined whether or not the store closing process has been executed in all of the plurality of payment machines 30. In this case, the store controller 10 may control the execution of the closing process of the merchandise registration machine 20 based on the closing process status of the price payment machine 30. Even with such control, when the closing process is executed in the price payment machine 30, the closing process of the product registration machine 20 is automatically executed.

[Modification 2]
In the above-described embodiment or modification, a plurality of payment machines 30A, 30B, 30C, 30D,..., 30I, 30J are associated with each of the plurality of product registration machines 20A, 20B,. Although an example has been described in which communication is provided in a state in which communication is performed, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the present invention can be applied to a POS system including one price payment machine 30 and one product registration machine 20. In this case, when one price payment machine 30 is provided so as to be communicable in a state associated with one product registration machine 20 and the closing process is executed in one price payment machine 30, It can be configured such that the store closing process of the product registration device 20 is automatically executed.

  Further, for example, the present invention can be applied to a POS system including one price payment machine 30 and two or more product registration machines 20. In this case, one payment machine 30 is provided so as to be communicable in a state associated with two or more product registration machines 20, and the closing process is executed in all of the two or more payment machines 30. Then, it can be configured such that the closing process of one commodity registration machine 20 is automatically executed.

[Modification 3]
In the above embodiment, when one price payment machine 30 and two product registration machines 20 are associated with each other and the closing process is executed in all the two price payment machines 30, one product registration machine 20 is provided. However, for example, one payment machine 30 and two or more (for example, three) product registration machines 20 are associated with each other, and two or more. When the closing process is executed in all of the price payment machines 30, the closing process of one commodity registration machine 20 can be automatically executed.

[Other variations]
In the above-described embodiment or modification, the merchandise registration machine 20 has been described with the salesclerk-side display 205 and the customer-side display 206 as examples of notification units that notify that the store closing process has been executed. This may be notified as sound from the speaker 209 or the like, or may be notified through the store controller 10, the server device, the portable terminal, or the like provided so as to be communicable.

  In the above embodiment, the product registration machine 20 generates the price data. However, the store controller 10 or the price payment machine 30 generates the price data based on the product registration process executed by the product registration machine 20. May be.

  Further, the merchandise registration machine 20 or the store controller 10 that has executed the merchandise registration process performs the payment process of the price based on the price data generated by the execution of the merchandise registration process from the plurality of price payment machines 30. You may determine the price payment machine 30 to perform.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... POS system, 10 ... Store controller, 20 (20A, 20B, ..., 20E) ... Product registration machine, 30 (30A, 30B, 30C, 30D, ..., 30I, 30J) ... Payment machine, 205: Sales clerk side display (notification part), 206: Customer side display (notification part), 209 ... Speaker (notification part).

Claims (2)

A product registration machine that is operated by a store clerk and performs a product registration process;
A payment machine operated by a customer and executing payment processing based on price data generated by execution of the registration process,
The product registration machine has a clerk side display unit,
When a closing process of the price payment machine and the product registration machine is executed, a POS system that displays that the closing process is executed on the store clerk side display unit.   The product registration machine is provided with a customer-side display unit provided separately from a store clerk-side display unit, and the customer-side display unit displays that the store closing process has been executed. The POS system described.

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