JP2002123871A - Commodity sales registration data processor and storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a commodity sales registration data processor capable of enhancing the operator maneuverability. SOLUTION: Buttons B1, B2, and B3 with different attributes allocated are mixedly displayed in an auxiliary keyboard A, and data processing matching the attributes associated with the buttons B1, B2 and B3 is carried out upon the input of touch to the buttons B1, B2 and B3 with the use of a touch panel 13. Thus, operator maneuverability can be enhanced and it is possible to display the auxiliary keyboard A on which PLU keys or the like such as indicating today's recommended goods or the like are mixed into a group of section keys.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a POS (Point of S
ales: point-of-sale management), a product sales registration data processing device such as a terminal, and a storage medium for storing a program installed in a computer included in the product sales registration processing device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, ECR (Electronic Cash Register) and PO used in convenience stores and the like have been developed.
In the S terminal, a barcode scanner is generally used as a device for inputting a product code to be registered. In some cases, such a product code may be directly input using a numeric key or a PLU (Price Look Up) to which the product code is assigned.
Up) key may be used to input a product code or the like.

On the other hand, in recent years, a display having a large display area such as a CRT display or a liquid crystal display is often used as a display in an ECR or POS terminal. Therefore, with the increase in the screen size of such a display, a display with a touch panel is used as the display, a button to which a product code is assigned is displayed on the display, for example, on a pop-up screen, and the touch of the button using the touch panel ECRs and POS terminals that enable entry and registration of product codes by input have been put to practical use. Such an input / registration method is called by various names such as PLU registration and department registration.

[0004]

The conventional EC
In the R or POS terminal, the attributes (department, class, single item, etc.) displayed in a list are determined only by specific attributes, for example, such that only a button group to which a product code is assigned is displayed on a display unit in a list on a pop-up screen or the like. I was

However, when the operability of the operator is taken into consideration, buttons assigned with different attributes are mixedly displayed on a pop-up screen or the like, and input and registration of each attribute are performed by touch input of the buttons using a touch panel. It is hoped that it will be possible.

An object of the present invention is to provide a merchandise sales registration data processing device and a storage medium that can improve the operability of an operator.

[0007]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
A merchandise sales registration data processing device that performs data processing according to an attribute associated with the touched button by touching the touch panel located on a button displayed on a screen of a display device on which a touch panel is stacked. , An auxiliary keyboard display means for displaying an auxiliary keyboard in which the buttons associated with the different attributes are mixed on a screen of the display unit.

[0008] Accordingly, the buttons assigned with different attributes are mixedly displayed on the auxiliary keyboard, so that data processing according to the attributes associated with each button is performed by touch input of the button using the touch panel. As a result, the operability of the operator can be improved. Thus, for example, it is possible to display an auxiliary keyboard in which a PLU key or the like of today's recommended products is mixed in a group of group keys.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the merchandise sales registration data processing apparatus according to the first aspect, wherein a plurality of types of the auxiliary keyboards are provided, and each of the auxiliary keyboards is freely selectable.

Therefore, a desired auxiliary keyboard can be selected from a plurality of types of auxiliary keyboards in which various buttons are mixed, so that a more convenient product sales registration data processing device can be provided.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the merchandise sales registration data processing device of the second aspect, the selection of one of the plurality of types of the auxiliary keyboards is performed by a key operation of a keyboard.

Accordingly, it is possible to easily select a desired auxiliary keyboard from a plurality of types of auxiliary keyboards.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the merchandise sales registration data processing device according to the third aspect, the selection of one of the plurality of types of the auxiliary keyboards is performed by a key operation of the keyboard. Operation of the button on the auxiliary keyboard.

Therefore, the operation of selecting a desired auxiliary keyboard from a plurality of types of auxiliary keyboards can be facilitated, and the auxiliary keyboards can be provided hierarchically.

The invention according to claim 5 is the invention according to claim 3 or 4.
In the merchandise sales registration data processing device described above, each key of the keyboard is associated with the same attribute as the attribute associated with the auxiliary keyboard.

Therefore, it is possible to handle a signal generated by operating the keyboard and a signal generated by operating the auxiliary keyboard without discrimination, thereby simplifying the processing.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the storage medium, by touching the touch panel located on a button displayed on a screen of a display on which a touch panel is stacked,
Installed in a computer provided in a product sales registration data processing device that performs data processing according to the attribute associated with the touched button, and mixes the button with the different attribute associated with the computer. And a program for executing an auxiliary keyboard display function of displaying the auxiliary keyboard on the screen of the display device.

[0018] Therefore, since the buttons assigned with different attributes are mixedly displayed on the auxiliary keyboard, data processing according to the attributes associated with each button is performed by touch input of the button using the touch panel. As a result, the operability of the operator can be improved. Thus, for example, it is possible to display an auxiliary keyboard in which a PLU key or the like of today's recommended products is mixed in a group of group keys.

[0019]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The merchandise sales registration data processing device of the present embodiment is an example of application to a POS terminal used in a convenience store or the like.

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view schematically showing the POS terminal 1. As shown in FIG. 1, a printer cover 4 for housing the thermal printer 3 (see FIG. 4) is provided on the upper surface of the main body case 2 of the POS terminal 1 on the left side when viewed from the operator side. The printer cover 4 has a receipt issuing port 5 for issuing a receipt (not shown) printed and issued from the thermal printer 3. A scanner mounting portion 7 for mounting a barcode scanner 6 for optically reading a product code attached to a product or the like is provided on an upper portion of the printer cover 4.
Are formed in a concave shape. On the right side of the POS terminal 1 as viewed from the operator side of the main body case 2, for example, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) functioning as a display device is provided.
A tiltable display 8, a keyboard 9 on which various keys are assembled, and a magnetic card slot 1 for inserting a magnetic card into a magnetic card reader 10 (see FIG. 4).
1, a mode key 12 and the like that are switched by a key (not shown) are provided.

Here, the keyboard 9 will be described.
Here, FIG. 2 is a plan view showing an arrangement of various keys of the keyboard 9. As shown in FIG. 2, the keyboard 9 includes a set of numeric keys 9a from "0" to "9" for inputting a product code, an amount, and the like, and a deposit / deposit key for declaring cash settlement in the sales registration process. Current total key 9b, subtotal key 9c for declaring calculation of total sales amount, SF (Software F
unction) has an appearance structure in which various keys such as a key group 9d are arranged for each block. The SF key group 9d has a configuration in which various keys can be assigned by a method described later. In the present embodiment, a section key 9e for specifying a section and a P key for specifying a specific product code are provided.
An LU key 9f and a screen menu key 9g for designating the type of the auxiliary keyboard A (see FIG. 3) displayed on the display 8 can be assigned. Also, 9a ~
For keys other than 9g, use a conventional POS terminal or ECR
, Which are irrelevant to the functions specific to the POS terminal 1 of the present embodiment, the description thereof will be omitted.

A touch panel 13 is stacked on the display surface of the display 8. By synchronizing the positional relationship between buttons and the like displayed on the display 8 and the coordinates of the touch panel 13, the display 8 is similar to a keyboard. Function will be performed. Here, FIG. 3 is a front view showing an example of a screen display on the display 8. FIG. 3 shows an example of a screen displayed on the display 8, in which 8 lines 6
Auxiliary keyboard A that displays a total of 48 buttons B in a row
In addition, a transaction amount display area C for displaying an amount based on product sales registration and the like are displayed. Auxiliary keyboard A
Although details will be described later, the screen menu key 9 of the keyboard 9
This is displayed by the operation (press) of g. In the button B of the auxiliary keyboard A, the touch panel 13
, The same function as the key of the keyboard 9 is achieved.

In addition, a customer side display 14 is provided on the back side of the POS terminal 1 located on the customer side. The POS terminal 1 is used by being placed on the drawer device 15.

Next, the electrical connection of each part built in the POS terminal 1 having such a configuration will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, a POS terminal 1 according to the present embodiment is a Microcomputer (hereinafter, referred to as a microcomputer) 16.
The microcomputer 16 drives and controls each unit. The microcomputer 16 is a CPU (Centra) that centrally controls each unit.
ROM (Read Only Memory) that previously stores fixed data such as a startup program in a processing unit 17 via a bus line 18 such as an address bus and a data bus.
19 and a RAM that configures various buffers such as a sales buffer and a print buffer and stores various data in a rewritable manner.
(Random Access Memory) 20 and a timer 32 for measuring the date and time are connected to each other. Note that R
The AM 20 is backed up by a battery (not shown).

A bus line 18 connected to the CPU 17 has a hard disk drive (HDD) 21 as a storage medium.
The HDD 21 stores various data files in addition to a control program for operating the microcomputer 16. As various data files, a product master file, a sales file, a screen data file, and the like are stored. Although not particularly shown, the product master file has a file structure that stores and holds a product name, a unit price, a department code, and the like in association with each product code of the product.
The sales file has a file structure for storing and maintaining a product sales history such as sales details and sales amount. The screen data file has a file structure in which various display data to be displayed on the display 8 and the customer side display 14 are stored and held in units of “pages” which are one screen of the display screen.

Further, as data files stored in the HDD 21, there are various tables described below.
FIG. 5 shows the configuration of an SFKC (Software Function Key Code) table T1. The SFKC table T1 is used to roughly control the function (attribute) of each key assigned to the SF key group 9d of the keyboard 9. is there. As shown in FIG. 5, the SFKC table T1 includes a “location number” a and a “key code” b. “Location number” a is the S
It is a number that defines a position in the F key group 9d. The “key code” b is a number that defines the function (attribute) of each key assigned to the SF key group 9d. In the present embodiment, three types of codes are preset as “key codes” b, “1” designates the keys of the SF key group 9 d as the department key 9 e, and “2” designates the SF key group. 9
d is designated as the PLU key 9f, and "3" is SF
The key of the key group 9d is designated as the screen menu key 9g.

FIG. 6 shows the structure of the preset code table T2. The preset code table T2 is generally composed of a department code, a product code, etc., which are associated with the keys assigned to the SF keys 9d of the keyboard 9. Is stored. As shown in FIG. 6, the preset code table T2 includes “location numbers” a and “preset codes” c. “Location number” a is a number that defines the position of the keyboard 9 in the SF key group 9 d. “Preset code” c is S
This is a number that defines a department code, a product code, and the like associated with each key assigned to the F-key group 9d. In the present embodiment, in the case of a key of “location number” a in which “1” is set in “key code” b in the SFKC table T1, “department code” is set to “preset code” c. "Location number" in which "2" is set in "key code" b
In the case of the key a, the “product code” is set to the “preset code” c, and “3” is set to the “key code” b.
In the case of the key of "location number" a in which is set, "menu code" of the auxiliary keyboard A is set to "preset code" c.

FIG. 7 shows the configuration of the menu table T3. The menu table T3 roughly defines the buttons B of the auxiliary keyboard A displayed on the display 8. As shown in FIG. 7, the menu table T3 includes a “menu code” d, a “menu code” d, in addition to the “key code” b and the “preset code” c described above.
It consists of “auxiliary keyboard location number” e and “key display name” f. The “menu code” d specifies the type of the auxiliary keyboard A. If the “menu code” d is the same, it is the button B displayed on the same auxiliary keyboard A. The “menu code” d is stored in the preset code table T2 described above.
This corresponds to the "menu code" of the auxiliary keyboard A set in the "preset code" c. “Auxiliary keyboard location number” e is the auxiliary keyboard A
Is a number that defines the position of the button B in. The “key display name” f defines the “name” displayed on the button B.

The control program stored in the HDD 21 is written into the RAM 20 together with a product master file and the like when the POS terminal 1 is started, and thereby the microcomputer 1
6 enables the drive control of each unit. Next, each unit that is driven and controlled by the microcomputer 16 will be described.

The keyboard 9 is connected to the bus line 18 via the keyboard controller 22, and inputs a signal corresponding to the operated key to the microcomputer 16 by the operation of the keyboard controller 22.

The mode key 12 is connected to the bus line 18 via the mode key controller 23, and inputs a signal corresponding to the switching position to the microcomputer 16 by the operation of the mode key controller 23. The microcomputer 16 sets the operation mode of the POS terminal 1 to each operation mode such as a registration mode, a setting mode, a checkout mode, and an inspection mode in accordance with an output signal from the mode key 12.

The display 8 has a display controller 24
When the display data from the microcomputer 16 is input to the display controller 24,
The display controller 24 is driven to display predetermined items.

The customer-side display 14 is connected to the bus line 18 via a customer-side display controller 25, and receives customer-side display data from the microcomputer 16.
5 is driven by the customer-side display controller 25 to display predetermined items.

The touch panel 13 is connected to the bus line 18 via a panel controller 26. The operation of the panel controller 26 recognizes the position of the XY coordinates on the panel touched by the operator and acquires coordinate data. A signal corresponding to the acquired coordinate data is output to the microcomputer 16. When a signal is input to the microcomputer 16,
The microcomputer 16 performs a predetermined process based on the signal.

The bar code scanner 6 is connected to the bus line 18 via a scanner controller 27, and transmits data of the product code read by the operation of the scanner controller 27 to the microcomputer 16.

The card reader 10 is connected to the bus line 18 via a reader controller 28, and outputs information stored in the magnetic card to the microcomputer 16 by the operation of the reader controller 28.

The thermal printer 3 built in the POS terminal 1 is connected to the bus line 18 via a printer controller 29, and is driven and controlled by the microcomputer 16. Further, the thermal printer 3 has a built-in cutter unit (not shown), and is driven and controlled by the microcomputer 16. Thereby, the thermal printer 3
The necessary information as a receipt is printed on receipt paper, which is long paper (not shown), cut out, and the receipt issuance port 5
It demonstrates the function of a receipt printer that issues more receipts.

The POS terminal 1 has a communication I / F 30 connected to a host computer or the like for transmitting and receiving data.
Are connected to a bus line 18 and driven and controlled by the microcomputer 16.

Further, the drawer device 15 provided separately from the POS terminal 1 is also driven and controlled by the microcomputer 16.

In addition, the POS terminal 1 has a VRAM (Video Random Acceses) separately from the ROM 19 and the RAM 20.
s Memory) 31 is connected to the microcomputer 16 via the bus line 18.
It is connected to the. The VRAM 31 is, for example, a HD
Based on the display data of the auxiliary keyboard A stored in the screen data file of D21, the “key display name” f “name” of each “menu code” d stored in the menu table T3 of the HDD 21 The button B is developed at high speed according to the “auxiliary keyboard location number” e and output to the display controller 24. Then, the display data output to the display controller 24 is displayed on the display 8 as the auxiliary keyboard A.

Next, the function executed by the microcomputer 16 by the control program stored in the HDD 21 of the POS terminal 1 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

In the POS terminal 1 after the start, the mode key 1
The operation mode is selected according to the switching position of No. 2. That is, the microcomputer 16 sets the operation mode of the POS terminal 1 to a registration mode, a setting mode, a settlement mode, an inspection mode, or the like according to an output signal generated by a switching position of the mode key 12. In the present embodiment, the description of the same processing as that performed by the conventional POS terminal in each mode is omitted.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart schematically showing a flow of auxiliary keyboard display processing for realizing auxiliary keyboard display means, which is a characteristic function of the POS terminal 1 of the present embodiment. The auxiliary keyboard display process
The operation is performed on condition that the operation mode of the POS terminal 1 is set to the registration mode by the switching operation of the mode key 12. In the registration mode, for example, when a product code of a product purchased by a customer is input from the barcode scanner 6, the sales data of the product corresponding to the product code is registered in the sales file, and the unit price of the product is set. When the display is output on the display 8 or the customer side display 14 and the closing of one transaction is declared by the key input of the closing key provided on the keyboard 9, the product sales data belonging to the transaction and the total data thereof are printed. This is the task of issuing receipts.

As shown in FIG. 8, in the auxiliary keyboard display processing, when the screen menu key 9g assigned to the SF key group 9d of the keyboard 9 is operated (pressed) (Y in step S1), the operation (pressed) is performed. Screen menu key 9
The “menu code” stored in the “preset code” c associated with the “location number” a of g is obtained (step S2).

Next, the menu table T3 is searched according to the obtained "menu code", and the "name" of the "key display name" f associated with the "menu code" is obtained (step S3).

In step S4, a display process is performed. As described above, the display processing is performed by adding the “name” of the “key display name” f for each “menu code” d stored in the menu table T3 of the HDD 21 to the “auxiliary keyboard location number” for the button B of the auxiliary keyboard A.
e, the bit map is developed at a high speed, output to the display controller 24, and displayed on the display 8.

FIG. 9 is a front view showing an example of the auxiliary keyboard A. As shown in FIG. 9, on the auxiliary keyboard A, a department key button B1 whose “key code” b is “1” indicating a department key, and a “key code” b is PL
A PLU key button B2 which is "2" indicating a U key;
A screen menu key button B3 whose "key code" b is "3" indicating a screen menu key is displayed in a mixed manner.

In step S1 of FIG. 8, the auxiliary keyboard A is displayed on the display 8 when the screen menu key 9g of the keyboard 9 is operated (pressed). Keyboard A is displayed and screen menu key button B3
Exists, the screen menu key button B3
, The "menu code" stored in the "preset code" c associated with the "auxiliary keyboard location number" e of the touched screen menu key button B3 is obtained. Be executed. In this way, the auxiliary keyboard A can be provided in a hierarchical manner.

When the department key button B1 of the auxiliary keyboard A is touched, department registration is executed, and when the PLU key button B2 is touched, PLU registration is executed. Although not particularly shown, by touching the section key button B1, a group of PLU key buttons B2 to which a product of the section is assigned may be displayed.

Here, the buttons B to which different functions (attributes) are assigned are displayed on the auxiliary keyboard A in a mixed manner, and the buttons B are made to correspond to the respective buttons B by touch input of the buttons B using the touch panel 13. Since data processing according to the assigned function (attribute) can be performed, the operability of the operator can be improved. Thus, for example, PLUs such as today's recommended products are stored in the section key group.
It is possible to display the auxiliary keyboard A in which keys and the like are mixed.

In this embodiment, the HDD 21 is applied as a storage medium for storing a control program. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a floppy (registered trademark) is used.
Disc, optical disc (CD-ROM, CD-R, CD
-R / W, DVD-ROM, DVD-RAM, etc., a magneto-optical disk (MO), a memory card, etc., as long as a program can be stored and read by a computer.
The storage format may be any format. Further, the storage medium is not limited to a medium independent of the computer, but may be LA.
N, a program transmitted through the Internet, or the like, downloaded and stored or temporarily stored is also included.

[0052]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, by touching the touch panel located on the button displayed on the screen of the display device on which the touch panel is stacked, the touch panel is associated with the touched button. Product sales registration data processing device that performs data processing according to the attribute
By providing auxiliary keyboard display means for displaying an auxiliary keyboard on which the buttons associated with the different attributes are mixed on the screen of the display device, buttons having different attributes are mixedly displayed on the auxiliary keyboard. However, data processing can be performed in accordance with an attribute associated with each button by touch input of the button using the touch panel, so that operability of the operator can be improved. This makes it possible to display an auxiliary keyboard in which, for example, PLU keys and the like of today's recommended items are mixed in the section key group.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in the merchandise sales registration data processing apparatus according to the first aspect, a plurality of types of the auxiliary keyboards are provided, and each of the auxiliary keyboards is freely selectable, so that various buttons are provided. Since a desired auxiliary keyboard can be selected from a plurality of types of auxiliary keyboards in which is mixed, a more convenient product sales registration data processing device can be provided.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the merchandise sales registration data processing apparatus according to the second aspect, the selection of one of the plurality of types of the auxiliary keyboards is performed by a key operation of the keyboard. Thus, the operation of selecting a desired auxiliary keyboard from a plurality of types of auxiliary keyboards can be facilitated.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the merchandise sales registration data processing apparatus according to the third aspect, the selection of one of the auxiliary keyboards from among a plurality of types of the auxiliary keyboards is performed by a key operation of the keyboard. According to the operation of the button of the auxiliary keyboard selected by the user, the operation of selecting a desired auxiliary keyboard from a plurality of types of auxiliary keyboards can be facilitated, and the auxiliary keyboards can be provided hierarchically.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the merchandise sales registration data processing device according to the third or fourth aspect, each key of the keyboard has the same attribute as the attribute associated with the auxiliary keyboard. Are associated with each other, a signal generated by operating the keyboard and a signal generated by operating the auxiliary keyboard can be handled without distinction, so that the processing can be simplified.

According to the storage medium of the invention described in claim 6,
A merchandise sales registration data processing device that performs data processing according to an attribute associated with the touched button by touching the touch panel located on a button displayed on a screen of a display device on which a touch panel is stacked. A program installed on the computer provided to execute an auxiliary keyboard display function of causing the computer to display an auxiliary keyboard in which the buttons associated with the different attributes are mixed on the screen of the display device. This allows the auxiliary keyboard to display a mixture of buttons assigned with different attributes, and execute data processing according to the attributes associated with each button by touch input of the button using the touch panel. Thus, the operability of the operator can be improved. This makes it possible to display an auxiliary keyboard in which, for example, PLU keys and the like of today's recommended items are mixed in the section key group.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view schematically showing a POS terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing an arrangement of various keys of a keyboard.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing an example of a screen display on a display.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an electrical connection of each unit built in the POS terminal.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of an SFKC table.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of a preset code table.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of a menu table.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart schematically showing a flow of an auxiliary keyboard display process.

FIG. 9 is a front view showing an example of an auxiliary keyboard.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Commodity sales registration data processing device 8 Display 9 Keyboard 13 Touch panel 16 Computer 21 Storage medium A Auxiliary keyboard B Button

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A product that performs data processing according to an attribute associated with the touched button by touching the touch panel located on a button displayed on a screen of a display device on which the touch panel is stacked. The sales registration data processing device, further comprising: an auxiliary keyboard display unit that displays an auxiliary keyboard on which the buttons associated with the different attributes are mixed on a screen of the display unit. 2. The merchandise sales registration data processing device according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of types of the auxiliary keyboards are provided, and each of the auxiliary keyboards is selectable. 3. The merchandise sales registration data processing device according to claim 2, wherein the selection of one of the auxiliary keyboards from among a plurality of types of the auxiliary keyboards is performed by a key operation of a keyboard. 4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the selection of one of the auxiliary keyboards from among a plurality of types of the auxiliary keyboards is performed by operating the buttons of the auxiliary keyboard selected by operating the keys on the keyboard. Product sales registration data processing device described. 5. The merchandise sales registration data processing according to claim 3, wherein the same attribute as the attribute associated with the auxiliary keyboard is associated with each key of the keyboard. apparatus. 6. A product that performs data processing according to an attribute associated with the touched button by touching the touch panel located on a button displayed on a screen of a display device on which the touch panel is stacked. It is installed in a computer provided in the sales registration data processing device, and causes the computer to execute an auxiliary keyboard display function of displaying an auxiliary keyboard in which the buttons associated with the different attributes are mixed on a screen of the display. Storage medium for storing programs.