JPS6346470B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] <Industrial Application Field> The present invention relates to a cash register that classifies and registers each transaction information by department, and particularly relates to a cash register that classifies and registers transaction information by department, and in particular stores transaction information by department in each department area of a memory. Correspondingly, a condition memory is provided to hold function instruction information for the department area, and in response to a department instruction input during registration processing in transaction information, function instructions of the condition memory corresponding to the specified department are provided. This relates to a cash register that checks information and executes registration processing for the department area in accordance with the instructions.

<Prior Art> A conventional cash register is specifically shown in FIG. 1, and each registration processing operation of the configuration will be explained in more detail below.

(1) Transaction registration processing for 8 products with a unit price of 300 yen in the 6th department. The operator first enters the quantity information 8 of this product from the numerical information input device 1 via the key encoder 2.
input to CPU3, then function key group 4
The unit price key ( ) is pressed to instruct the CPU 3 via the key discrimination device 5 that the next data is unit price information. Next, the operator inputs unit price information of 300 yen to the CPU 3 from the numerical information input device 1 via the key encoder 2.

Furthermore, the operator presses the department key 6 of the function key group 4 in order to indicate which department this product belongs to, and the operator determines whether the information previously input via the key discrimination device 5 is information related to the sixth department. Instruct CPU3 to do the following.

Upon receiving this instruction, the CPU 3 calculates the quantity (8) x unit price (300) and transfers the result (2400 yen) to the sixth memory 7, which is indicated by the address counter 6.
This information is stored in the information storage area of the department via the input/output control device 8 and displayed on the display section 9,
The printing unit 10 prints on a receipt or journal.

The registration process for one product is completed as described above, but if there are other transactions for that customer, the same operations as above are performed to register all transaction information.

When all the transaction registrations for that customer are completed in this way, the operator presses a key in the function key group 4 that instructs to finish the transaction registration for one customer (for example, the current/deposit key), and the key discriminator 5 Instructs CPU3 to terminate one customer's transaction via
The total transaction amount of the customer registered up to that point is determined and the information is stored in the area of the memory 7 that stores the cumulative total for the day, the content is displayed on the display section 9, and the content is printed on the receipt and journal on the printing section 10. Print.

(2) When registering a return for a 3,600 yen product in the 1st department If a certain product is returned after all transaction registration is completed, the operator enters the price information of the product using the numerical information input device 1 using the keypad. input to the CPU 3 via the encoder 2, then press the return key in function key group 4 that instructs return,
The CPU 3 is instructed via the key discrimination device 5 that this transaction is a return registration. Subsequently, the operator presses department key 1 of function key group 4, and notifies CPU 3 via key discrimination device 5 that the returned item falls under department 1.

Upon receiving this instruction, the CPU 3 reads out the cumulative data of the department 1 specified via the address counter 6 via the input/output control device 8, subtracts the previously input return amount (3,600 yen) from this cumulative data, and The subtraction result is stored again in the area of the memory 7 that stores the information of the department 1.

Further, the operator presses the present/deposit key of the function key group 4 to instruct the end of the return registration, and instructs the CPU 3 via the key discrimination device 5 to end the return registration. Upon receiving this instruction, the CPU 3 reads out the sales amount for the day from the area of the department memory 7 that stores the daily cumulative sales, subtracts (cumulative sales amount) - (return amount), and re-writes the result. The cumulative total of the day is stored in a memory, and the returned amount is stored in a memory area of the memory 7 that stores the returned amount. (In addition,
11 indicates P-ROM, and a series of operations are performed on the P-ROM.
It is controlled by the program in ROM11. ) In this way, conventional cash registers perform normal sales registration processing and return registration processing, but in addition to this, the BR key (bottle A return key) is provided, and a special memory area for storing the contents of the BR registration is provided in the memory 7 so that the return process can be performed.

Therefore, conventional cash registers are configured to have corresponding keys and memories for each of the normal sales registration, return, BR, etc. processes.

<Problems to be solved by the invention> In the case of the conventional cash register machine as described above,
The memory in which each transaction information is registered is configured in a fixed manner in advance, that is, the department memory has a configuration of, for example, eight areas from department 1 to department 8,
In addition, by providing a memory for returns and a memory for BR registration, the memory function is fixed and the memory for each function is configured, and by fixing the memory configuration, the functions and function keys of the cash register are The group is uniquely determined, and for example, the function keys are eight department instruction keys of department 1 to department 8 in the above example,
It was equipped with a return key and a BR key.

However, depending on how the cash register is used, or depending on the products the store handles, the department may
There are cases where ~3 departments are sufficient or the BR key is not required, and in such cases, the use of the cash register is extremely uneconomical.
For example, this memory will have a memory part that is not used, and will also be equipped with unnecessary keys.
As the machine becomes larger, it has the disadvantage of increasing costs, and small-scale stores are forced to use very expensive cash registers.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems by arbitrarily changing the functions of each area according to the usage status of the cash register, without fixing the functions of each area of a memory composed of a plurality of areas. By configuring settings so that unnecessary department keys can be used as keys with special functions such as return keys, unnecessary keys and unnecessary memory parts can be used effectively, and the system can be made smaller and more compact. It is possible to obtain a cash register machine that can reduce costs.

<Means for Solving the Problems> The cash register of the present invention includes a department memory having a plurality of department areas for classifying each transaction information into a plurality of departments and storing the information for each department; a group of keys for instructing each department area of the memory, a condition memory provided corresponding to each department area of the department memory and holding information indicative of the function of the corresponding department area, and a condition memory of the department memory. For each department area, the condition memory is used to instruct whether to function as a normal sales registration department for the department area or as a department for specific transactions such as return transactions, BR, etc. other than the sales registration department. and a preset device that presets the function instruction information of the corresponding department area, and according to the function instruction from the preset device, the department memory is assigned as a transaction department other than the normal sales registration department, and the corresponding department key is operated. This feature is characterized in that when the transaction registration process is executed, the transaction registration process assigned to the department area is executed.

<Operation> In the cash register of the present invention, prior to each transaction information registration process, the operator presets the functions of each department area of the department memory according to the usage status of the cash register. This is stored in the condition memory corresponding to each department area by the preset device.Function instruction information (+, 0, -). In this way, when the code setting for all departments is completed, the operator performs normal registration processing. During this registration,
When the operator presses a department key, the function instruction information set in the condition memory in the department memory corresponding to the department key is checked, and registration processing is executed in accordance with this function instruction information.

Therefore, by simply presetting the function instruction information into the condition memory, each department area of the department memory can be used according to the purpose of use, and the department memory can be used effectively.

<Example> Fig. 2 is a block diagram of the cash register according to the present invention, Fig. 3 is a flow diagram of the register in code setting (preset) mode, and Fig. 4 is a flow diagram of the register in the register mode. The flow diagram is shown below. In Fig. 2, 1 is a numerical information input device consisting of numeric keys for inputting product quantity information or unit price information, 2 is a key encoder, and 3 is a P-ROM for controlling the entire device.
11 is a central processing unit (CPU) that performs operations according to a stored program; 4 is a group of function keys including a department key, unit price key, subtotal key, cash/deposit key, etc.; 5 is a function key group from function key group 5; A key discrimination device that discriminates the signal and inputs the discrimination signal to the CPU3,
7 is a department memory having a plurality of department areas for classifying each transaction information into a plurality of departments and storing each department, and a is a corresponding department area provided corresponding to each department area of the department memory. a code storage area (condition memory) in which information instructing the functions of is held; b is a cumulative memory that stores the cumulative total up to settlement; 6 is the department memory 7;
An address counter controls the address of a storage device consisting of a code storage area a and a cumulative memory b according to information from the CPU 3; 8 is an input/output control circuit that controls the input and output of information in the storage device; 9 is an input/output control circuit; A display section that displays each input information and output information, 10 a printing section that prints each information displayed on the display section 9 on a receipt or journal, and 12 a mode for registration, setting, inspection, payment, etc. This is a mode switch provided to change the mode.

The operation of the cash register of the present invention having the above configuration will be described below. First, the functions of each department area of the department memory 7 are preset before each transaction information is registered. In this case, codes are used to indicate the function for each department area, for example, general sales product registration department → “+”, return/empty bottle return department → “-”
The service item exclusive category is set to “0”.
In this preset operation, the setting key of the mode switch 12 of the cash register is pressed to instruct the CPU 3 to be in the setting mode.

(It is assumed here that departments 1 to 6 are general sales departments, department 7 is a return department, and department 8 is a service-only department.) Here, the operator presses department key 1 of function key group 4. through the key discrimination device 5.
Instructs CPU3 to specify department 1. Upon receiving this instruction, the CPU 3 specifies and selects the code storage area (condition memory) a of the division 1 of the division memory 7 via the address counter 6. Next, when the operator presses the "+" key in the function key group 4, this key signal is inputted to the CPU 3 via the key discrimination device 5, and from the CPU 3 via the input/output control circuit 8, the key signal is sent to the department memory 7. A “+” sign is stored in the code storage area a of department 1.

Similarly, for departments 2 to 6, a "+" sign is stored and set in the code storage area a of the department memory. In addition, "-" is stored in the code storage area a of the seventh division.
The code is further stored and set to "0" in the eighth department storage area a (see FIG. 3).

When the code setting for all departments is completed as described above, the operator presses the "registration" key to change the mode switch 12 of the device from the setting mode to the registration mode in order to carry out normal registration processing.
Instructs CPU3 to be in registration mode.

With the device set up in this state, the operator inputs the quantity information for each transaction from the numerical information input device 1 to the CPU 3 via the key encoder 2, and then turns on the fan to input the unit price information of the product. Press the unit price key in the cushion key group 4 to instruct the next input to be unit price information via the key discrimination device 5, and input the unit price information from the numerical information input device 1.
Input to CPU3.

Next, the operator presses a department key (for example, 1) in the function key group 4 to indicate which department the product belongs to, and the information previously input to the CPU 3 via the key discrimination device 5 is determined to which department. Give information or instructions. Upon receiving this instruction, the CPU 3 calculates the previously input quantity x unit price and reads the code in the code storage area a corresponding to the designated department via the input/output control circuit 8, and the code is "+". If so, the previous calculation result is added to that division and stored in that division again. Also, if the sign is "-", the result of the previous calculation is added to the stored data of that department, and the result is stored again in that department. Furthermore, if the sign is "0", the above calculation result is added and stored in that division.

Next, the operator presses the cash/deposit key of the function key group 4 to instruct the end of each transaction, and instructs the CPU 3 via the key discrimination device 5 to end the transaction registration. Upon receiving this instruction, the CPU 3 immediately ends the transaction for the department whose code is "0", but for the department whose sign is "+", the result of the previous calculation is stored in the cumulative memory b that stores the cumulative total for the day in the memory 7. Add and store. If the sign is "-", the arithmetic result is subtracted from the storage contents of the cumulative memory b, and the result is stored again in the cumulative memory b (see FIG. 4).

<Effects of the Invention> As described above, the cash register of the present invention has a department memory having a plurality of department areas for classifying each transaction information into a plurality of departments and storing each department, and the department memory. a condition memory provided corresponding to each department area of the department memory and holding information indicative of the function of the corresponding department area; For each department area, the condition memory is used to instruct whether the department area is to function as a normal sales registration department or as a department for specific transactions such as return transactions, BR, etc. other than the sales registration department. and a preset device for presetting the function instruction information of the corresponding department area, respectively, and in response to the department area instruction inputted during transaction information registration processing, the function instruction of the condition memory corresponding to the designated department area is provided. The system checks the information and executes the registration process for the department area according to the function instruction information, and the memory function of each area of the department memory made up of the plurality of department areas is It is not fixed like other devices, and can be set arbitrarily depending on the usage status of the cash register. Therefore, the function of the cash register can be made flexible by setting the function instruction information, and the department memory can also be used flexibly, making it possible to use the memory effectively. For example, compared to keys with special functions such as the return key and BR key, and the memory of these keys being fixedly provided for each function, the memory configuration is simplified, the price is low, and it can be used in small stores etc. It is possible to provide a cash register suitable for use in

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figure 1 is a block diagram of a conventional cash register.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the cash register according to the present invention, FIG. 3 is a flow diagram of the register in code setting mode, and FIG. 4 is a flow diagram of the register in registration mode. 1 is a numerical information input device, 3 is a CPU, 4 is a group of function keys, 7 is a department memory, 9 is a display section, 10 is a print section, 11 is a P-ROM, a is a condition memory, and b is a total memory .

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A cash register that classifies and registers each transaction information by department, which has a plurality of department areas for classifying each transaction information into a plurality of departments and storing each transaction information for each department. a department memory, a group of department keys that designate each department area of the department memory, and a computer that is provided corresponding to each department area of the department memory and that holds information that designates the function of the corresponding department area. Regarding each department area of the department memory above, whether the department area functions as a normal sales registration department or returns transactions other than the sales registration department, BR
A presetting device is provided for presetting the function instruction information in each of the condition memories in order to instruct whether to function as a specific transaction department such as (bottle return). A cash register is characterized in that the area is assigned as a transaction-specific department other than the normal sales registration department, and when a corresponding department key is operated, a transaction registration process assigned to the department area is executed. .