JP2005165559A - Commodity sales management system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To perform commodity sale using cash or a card, and to perform sales management related to a sales commodity to a number of customers in a short time, in a small-scale stand. <P>SOLUTION: A commodity name of a newspaper, a weekly or the like present in a place out of a range of a salesclerk, displayed in front of the stand is displayed on a touch panel 3b for self-use. When a customer takes out and purchases a newspaper, sales information is inputted when the customer oneself touches a newspaper name displayed on the touch panel 3b for self. When the customer holds an IC card carried by the customer up to a card reader 3C for self-use, a newspaper price is subtracted from the IC card, and a settlement process is performed. The settlement process is performed by a POS control unit 1. Even when the customer oneself takes out gum and makes a bar code reader 3a for self-use read a bar code, a similar settlement process is performed. Even when the salesclerk takes out a commodity inside the stand and touches a commodity name of a touch panel 2b for the salesclerk, a similar settlement process is performed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a merchandise sales management system in a small-scale store, and more specifically, in a small-scale store such as a store in a station with little spare space in the store, simultaneous sales and sales of products to a plurality of customers. The present invention relates to a merchandise sales management system for processing registration at high speed.

  Conventionally, like a kiosk in a station such as “KIOSK (registered trademark)”, there is little room in the store, and it is necessary to deal with a plurality of customers at the same time with a small number of store clerks. POS (Point Of Sales) system is not installed in small-scale stores that should not be installed. Therefore, in such a small-scale store, sales of merchandise and calculation of sales are performed based on the memory of the store clerk. Such a sales method based on the store clerk's memory can cope with so-called “discard” sales in which the customer himself takes out a desired product and leaves at a price, depending on the level of experience of the store clerk. . Therefore, it is possible to deal with sales to a large number of customers almost at the same time, regardless of the order of customer visits. On the other hand, POS systems are adopted at convenience stores, etc., and it is not possible to adopt a “cash change” sales method like a store in a station, so it is possible to sell to many customers by increasing the number of POS terminals. doing.

Patent Document 1 below discloses a POS system that can be operated by a customer himself / herself when purchasing a product or service. Further, Patent Document 2 below discloses a technique that enables at least one POS terminal among a plurality of POS terminals to be switched to a self mode that can be operated by a customer. As a result, the customer can perform the payment processing by himself / herself.
JP 2000-331106 A (refer to paragraph numbers 0018 to 0045 and FIGS. 1 to 3) JP 2001-076261 (paragraph numbers 0011 to 0031, FIGS. 1 to 5)

  However, in a conventional sales method such as “KIOSK (registered trademark)” such as “KIOSK (registered trademark)” that is performed by a store clerk's store, each store clerk needs to store the prices of all products. Furthermore, in response to many customers in an extremely short time, the product price must be spoken or the sales of the product sold must be calculated. Therefore, in such a small-scale store, unless it is a store clerk with considerable experience, it is not possible to deal with many customers at the same time. Even if a store in a station premises introduces a POS system such as a convenience store, the necessary number of POS terminals cannot be installed because there is no space in the store. Therefore, in order to respond to a large number of customers, it is necessary to increase the number of clerk, but due to the small space, if the number of clerk increases, the scope of action narrows and sales activities are restricted. Arise. In addition, the labor cost will increase as the number of shop assistants increases. In addition, since the POS system has not been introduced and “cash money” sales are also supported, sales strategies using IC cards or credit cards with so-called electronic money functions cannot be implemented. There is also a problem.

  In other words, like a kiosk in a station such as “KIOSK (registered trademark)”, there is no room in the store, and it is necessary to sell products to a plurality of customers at the same time with a small number of shop assistants. In the case of such a small-scale store, it is extremely difficult to introduce a normal POS system in view of the physical space and processing capacity of the store. For example, in a conventional store such as “KIOSK (registered trademark)”, a plurality of POS terminals are installed in order to introduce a POS as in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, and the number of store staff is increased. Even if you can improve the response capability or reduce the response time by using a contactless IC card, which is a type of IC card, as a payment method, the peak time of morning and evening It is expected that the band will not be able to handle a large number of customers.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and the purpose of the present invention is to make it possible for a small-scale store such as a store in a station premises without greatly remodeling or expanding the store, and for the store clerk. An object of the present invention is to provide a merchandise sales management system that can immediately manage merchandise sales to many customers without increasing the number. In addition, the object is to provide a merchandise sales management system that can be used as electronic money at a small-scale store such as a store in a station using a credit card or an IC card in addition to cash.

  In order to achieve the above object, the product sales management system of the present invention is a product sales management system that aggregates and manages the sales information of products, and the product from the barcode attached to the product by the operation of the customer Equipped with a self-reading barcode reader that reads the sales information and a self-touch panel that displays the name of the product as a touch button and the customer touches the touch button to read the sales information of the corresponding product, A control unit having a POS function and having the sales information received from the self-use barcode reader and the sales information received from the self-use touch panel being added and managed. . That is, according to the merchandise sales management system of the present invention, even if the customer reads the bar code of the merchandise with the self-use bar code reader or the customer touches the touch button on the touch panel, the sales information of the merchandise purchased by the customer is displayed. Can be read. And since a control unit collects and manages these sales information immediately, the optimal product sales management system can be constructed for a small-scale store with a small sales space. In addition, since the customer himself takes over some of the sales work by the store clerk, the sales can be sufficiently handled even during the sales rush hour.

  The merchandise sales management system of the present invention further includes a self-reading unit that reads and writes money amount information recorded on a credit card or IC card by a customer's operation, and the control unit is a cash or self-reading unit. The sales information of the products sold based on any of the received amount information is tabulated and managed. That is, according to the merchandise sales management system of the present invention, merchandise can be purchased with cash, credit card, or IC card, so that the POS function can be effectively exhibited in the merchandise sales management system in a small store. Furthermore, since the customer can perform the settlement process by holding the credit card or IC card over the self-reading unit, sales can be handled even during the sales rush hour. In addition, the spread of electronic money can be promoted in small-scale stores.

  In the merchandise sales management system of the present invention, the self-use touch panel displays, as a touch button, the name of the merchandise arranged in a place that can be reached when the customer is in a predetermined purchase position. . In other words, according to the merchandise sales management system of the present invention, since the merchandise is arranged in a small store that is out of the reach of the store clerk and within reach of the customer, When the customer picks up and purchases the product, the customer can manage the sales of the product simply by touching the touch button of the product name displayed on the touch panel. Therefore, extremely efficient sales management can be performed.

  In the merchandise sales management system of the present invention, the self-use barcode reader reads a barcode of a merchandise placed in a place that can be reached when the customer is at a predetermined purchase position. In other words, according to the merchandise sales management system of the present invention, since the merchandise is arranged in a small store that is out of the reach of the store clerk and within reach of the customer, When the customer purchases and purchases the product, the customer himself / herself can manage the sales of the product by reading the barcode of the corresponding product with the self-use barcode reader. Therefore, extremely efficient sales management can be performed.

  In the merchandise sales management system of the present invention, the control unit automatically changes the merchandise name of the touch button displayed on the self-touch panel at a predetermined time. In other words, according to the merchandise sales management system of the present invention, the newspaper name displayed on the touch panel is automatically displayed on the touch panel according to the time when the morning edition and the evening edition are arranged in the newspapers displayed at the store fronts. change. Therefore, the store clerk will not forget to switch the display, and a large number of product name touch buttons can be displayed with a small touch panel.

  The merchandise sales management system of the present invention is a merchandise sales management system that aggregates and manages merchandise sales information, and is a self-reading system that reads sales information on the merchandise from a barcode attached to the merchandise by a customer operation. A bar code reader for a store, and a bar code reader for a store clerk that reads sales information of the product from a bar code affixed to the product by the operation of the store clerk and the name of the product are displayed as touch buttons, and the customer touches the touch button It has a self-use touch panel that reads sales information of the corresponding product, a salesperson touch panel that displays the name of the product as a touch button, and the salesclerk touches the touch button to read the sales information of the corresponding product, and a POS function. Sales information received from the self-service barcode reader or the clerk barcode reader and the Characterized in that it comprises a control unit that collects and manages the sales information of the commodity sales based on the sales information received from the off for a touch panel or touch panel for salesclerks. That is, according to the product sales management system of the present invention, when a customer purchases a product, even if the customer operates the self-use POS terminal (POS terminal operated by the customer), the store clerk uses the POS terminal for store clerk (the store clerk). Even if the POS terminal operated by is operated, the sales information of the product sold to the customer can be read. And since a control unit collects and manages these sales information immediately, the optimal product sales management system can be constructed for a small-scale store with a small sales space.

  The product sales management system of the present invention further includes a self-reading unit that reads and writes money amount information recorded on a credit card or an IC card by a customer operation, and a credit card or IC card by an operation of a store clerk. A salesclerk reading unit that reads and writes recorded monetary information, and the control unit sold based on either cash or monetary information received from either the self reading unit or the clerk reading unit It is characterized by collecting and managing product sales information. In other words, according to the merchandise sales management system of the present invention, merchandise can be sold to customers by cash, credit card or IC card, so that the POS function can be effectively demonstrated in the merchandise sales management system in a small store. can do. Furthermore, the spread of electronic money can be promoted in small-scale stores.

  Further, in the product sales management system of the present invention, the self-use touch panel displays the name of the product placed in a place that can be reached when the customer is in a predetermined purchase position as a touch button. The name of the product arranged in a place where the store clerk can reach when the sales clerk is in a predetermined sales position and the name of the product arranged in a place out of reach are displayed as touch buttons. In other words, according to the merchandise sales management system of the present invention, since the merchandise is arranged in a small store that is out of the reach of the store clerk and within reach of the customer, When the customer picks up and purchases the product, the customer can manage the sales of the product simply by touching the touch button of the product name displayed on the touch panel. In addition, for a product that is not reachable by the customer but is within reach of the store clerk, the store clerk can manage the sales of the product simply by touching the touch button of the corresponding product name displayed on the touch panel. Therefore, extremely efficient sales management can be performed.

  In the merchandise sales management system of the present invention, the self-use bar code reader reads a bar code of a merchandise placed in a place where the customer can reach when the customer is in a predetermined purchase position, Is characterized by reading a bar code of a product placed in a place that can be reached when the store clerk is in a predetermined sales position and a product placed in a place that is out of reach. In other words, according to the merchandise sales management system of the present invention, in a small-scale store, since the merchandise is arranged in a place where the clerk can reach or out of reach and the customer himself can reach, the clerk himself Even if the product is taken out and the bar code is read by the bar code reader for the store clerk, or the customer himself / herself reads the bar code of the corresponding product by the self-use bar code reader, the sales of the product can be managed. Therefore, extremely efficient sales management can be performed.

  In the merchandise sales management system of the present invention, the control unit automatically changes the merchandise name of the touch button displayed on the self-use touch panel or the clerk touch panel every predetermined time. . In other words, according to the merchandise sales management system of the present invention, the newspaper name displayed on the touch panel is automatically displayed on the touch panel according to the time when the morning edition and the evening edition are arranged in the newspapers displayed at the store fronts. change. Therefore, the store clerk will not forget to switch the display, and a large number of product name touch buttons can be displayed with a small touch panel.

  In the merchandise sales management system of the present invention, the IC card is a railway IC card that can be recycled for prepaid boarding tickets. That is, according to the merchandise sales management system of the present invention, when a small store is a store in a station, a customer uses a railroad IC card for a train, and the railroad IC card is used for the merchandise of the store. Can be purchased, it is possible to construct a merchandise sales management system that is extremely convenient for customers.

  In the merchandise sales management system of the present invention, the merchandise names of the touch buttons displayed on the self-touch panel and the clerk touch panel can be arbitrarily changed manually. In other words, according to the merchandise sales management system of the present invention, the merchandise name of the touch button can be freely changed according to the purchasing trend of each dealer, so that the optimal sales state is always maintained according to each shop. can do.

  In the merchandise sales management system of the present invention, a product whose touch button product name has been deleted from the self-use touch panel or the clerk touch panel is a self-use bar code reader or clerk bar when a bar code is attached. Product information can be read by a code reader. That is, according to the merchandise sales management system of the present invention, for example, a weekly magazine etc. moves from the front of the store to the back shelf after the predetermined time limit, so the name displayed on the touch panel until then is deleted. However, sales can be recorded by barcode.

According to the merchandise sales management system of the present invention, in a small-scale store such as a store in a station premises, a product that is placed in front of or outside the store and that cannot be reached by the store clerk is self-serving. The desired product can be self-sold by operating the POS terminal. Thereby, even with a small number of shop assistants, it is possible to improve the substantial sales response capability. Further, by using the IC card as a payment means when the customer purchases the product, the necessary POS space can be minimized and the convenience of purchase for the customer can be improved.

  Thus, by effectively utilizing the POS function unique to the present invention, it is possible to speed up the sales process of products while minimizing the number of store clerks and the size of the store. Furthermore, a POS terminal for a clerk to be operated by the clerk is installed in the clerk's action area in the store, and a POS terminal for self that can be operated by the customer who purchased the product is installed outside the store. As a result, the sales process by the store clerk can be speeded up, and the customer can purchase the product and perform a settlement process without the trouble of the busy store clerk. Further, the POS function for realizing the merchandise sales management system of the present invention can be realized only by installing at least one POS control unit and a bar code reader, a touch panel, and a card reader for clerk and customer. it can. In addition, since the control unit can be replaced with a notebook computer, the installation location for realizing the POS function is very small. Compared to the effectiveness of the POS function, the store is greatly reduced in space and sales efficiency. Can be realized.

  Moreover, according to the product sales management system of the present invention, unlike the conventional store, the price of each product can be known without relying on the store clerk's memory, so the labor burden on the store clerk can be reduced. Furthermore, since product sales can be immediately managed, it is possible to develop an efficient and effective sales strategy including from on-site product sales to product purchase management. In addition, the POS function of the present invention can deal with many customers with a small number of terminal devices as compared with the POS system used in convenience stores and the like.

<< Outline of Product Sales Management System in the Present Invention >>
First, the outline | summary of the merchandise sales management system in this invention is demonstrated. The merchandise sales management system of the present invention is designed for a store clerk so that it can be installed in a very small space rather than a sales method based on a store clerk's memory in a small store such as a store in a station such as “KIOSK (registered trademark)”. A POS system including a POS terminal and a self-use POS terminal is constructed. When a customer purchases a product using cash or various cards such as a credit card or an IC card, even if the store clerk performs a predetermined operation from the store POS terminal, the customer himself / herself performs a predetermined operation from the self-use POS terminal. However, the present invention is characterized in that a merchandise sales management system that can sell and settle merchandise according to a predetermined sales management system is realized.

  In addition, as an IC card, a railway IC card such as “Suica (registered trademark)” that can be recycled for prepaid use of a ticket can be used to sell and settle products at a station shop. It features a product sales management system designed for customer convenience. In other words, not only the use of such a railway IC card as a commuter pass or a prepaid card for purchasing a ticket, but also shopping at a station shop such as “KIOSK (registered trademark)”. It is built so that it can be used. In this way, by expanding the range of use of railway IC cards, that is, "Suica (registered trademark)" to increase added value and establish a position that can be used as electronic money, "KIOSK (registered trademark)", etc. Can be used not only at stores in stations, but also at general stores including other industries. That is, the merchandise sales management system of the present invention is constructed so that merchandise can be sold at a store in a station or the like by any of cash, credit cards, and IC cards (particularly, IC cards for railways).

<< Embodiment of Product Sales Management System in the Present Invention >>
Hereinafter, embodiments of a merchandise sales management system according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the following description, as the most desirable model, an embodiment of a merchandise sales management system that sells merchandise using cash and IC cards, in particular, IC cards for railways will be described. Therefore, in the following description, when it is simply expressed as an IC card, it refers to a railway IC card.

  FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of a merchandise sales management system according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the merchandise sales management system according to the present invention. That is, these drawings show the concept of a POS system that combines sales management when a store clerk operates a POS terminal for clerk and self-sales management when a customer operates the POS terminal for self.

  The merchandise sales management system in FIG. 1 is installed within the merchandise sales action range of a clerk for one POS control unit 1 that manages the entire merchandise sales management system by POS and settles sales merchandise. The store POS terminal 2 operated by the store clerk and the self-use POS terminal 3 installed within the customer's product purchase action range and operated by the customer are connected. In addition, the clerk POS terminal 2 is used for the clerk to select and input the clerk bar code reader 2a for reading the bar code of the merchandise purchased by the clerk, and the clerk using the display button on the display. A clerk touch panel 2b and a clerk card reader 2c that reads price information from an IC card owned by a customer and deducts the price of a purchased product are connected to the POS control unit 1. Further, the self-use POS terminal 3 includes a self-use barcode reader 3a for the customer to read the barcode of his / her purchase product, and a self-use touch panel 3b for the customer to input the purchase product name using a display button on the display. The POS control unit 1 is connected to a self-card reader 3c for reading the money amount information from the IC card owned by the customer and subtracting the price of the purchased product.

  FIG. 2 shows a configuration block of each terminal in FIG. Therefore, FIG. 2 will be described while avoiding the description overlapping with FIG. The clerk touch panel 2b is displayed on the screen of the clerk display 2d. The clerk bar code reader 2a, the clerk touch panel 2b, and the clerk card reader 2c include the B area 2e of the POS control unit 1 (that is, the POS for clerk). Information is exchanged with the area that controls the terminal 2. The self-touch panel 3b is displayed on the screen of the self-display 3d. The self-barcode reader 3a, the self-touch panel 3b, and the self-card reader 3c are connected to the A area 3e (that is, the self-contact) of the POS control unit 1. Exchange of information with the area POS terminal 3).

  That is, in a store in a station such as “KIOSK (registered trademark)”, since there is not enough room in the store, the clerk bar code reader 2a and the clerk touch panel are used as the clerk POS terminal 2 for the clerk to operate. 2b, and the clerk's bar code reader 2a and the clerk's touch panel 2b, and the clerk's card reader 2c that deducts the desired amount from the IC card and sets the self-operating for the customer to operate. Self-use barcode reader 3a, self-use touch panel 3b, and self-use card reader that receives operation results of self-use barcode reader 3a and self-use touch panel 3b and deducts a desired amount of money from an IC card 3c, and these two sets of POS terminals 2 and 3 are connected to the A of one POS control unit 1. They are respectively connected to the rear 3e and B areas 2e. As a result, the store clerk operates the store POS terminal 2 or the customer operates the self-use POS terminal 3 without taking up extra space in the store. It is possible to perform settlement and sales of products.

  Furthermore, depending on the location conditions of the store, the customer base, and the state of product placement, the self touch panel 3b is removed from the self POS terminal 3, and the self barcode reader 3a and the self card reader 3c are installed, The self-POS terminal 3 is installed by variations of combinations of several terminals, such as removing the self-use barcode reader 3a from the self-use POS terminal 3 and installing the self-touch panel 3b and the self-card reader 3c. You can also. For example, as an example of the former, when the self-use POS terminal 3 is installed at an arrangement place such as a beverage refrigerator or a bowl or gum, a self-use barcode reader for reading a barcode of a commodity such as a bowl or gum 3a is required, but the self-touch panel 3b is not required. Further, as an example of the latter, when the self-use POS terminal 3 is installed at an arrangement place such as a newspaper or a magazine, a self-touch panel 3b for inputting newspaper names or magazine names of these products is necessary. The self-use barcode reader 3a becomes unnecessary.

  In addition, in the merchandise sales management system of the present invention, in addition to cash payment at a station shop (eg, “KIOSK (registered trademark)”), a railway IC card (eg, “Suica (registered trademark)”) You can pay. Regardless of whether the payment is in cash or the IC card for the railway, reading of the product price is performed by using both reading by the barcode readers 2a and 3a and touching the product name displayed on the touch panels 2b and 3b. Has been done. This eliminates the troublesome operation of inputting the amount information by hitting the register key as in the conventional sales system. It should be noted that the reading / writing of the amount information to / from the railway IC card can be performed by the card readers 2c and 3c.

  At this time, in the case of selling products by the management of the store clerk, the store clerk operates the store POS terminal 2 of the store clerk barcode reader 2a, the store clerk touch panel 2b, and the store clerk card reader 2c to manage the sales. Done. Since the clerk POS terminal 2 is installed in a place where the clerk can easily operate in the store, the clerk can easily operate these POS terminals 2 for the clerk. Further, when the customer himself / herself purchases the product without bothering the store clerk, the customer operates the self-use barcode reader 3a, the self-use touch panel 3b, and the self-use POS terminal 3 of the self-use card reader 3c. Sales management. At this time, since the self-use POS terminal 3 is installed in a place where the customer can easily operate outside the store, the customer can easily operate the self-use POS terminal 3 at the same time as purchasing a desired product. .

  Here, the product name displayed on the touch panel is, for example, the name of a product without a barcode such as a newspaper. In other words, newspapers and the like cannot display barcodes, and products are replaced in half-day units. Therefore, if the display name of the touch panel is changed each time, a desired product name can be easily displayed on the touch panel. Therefore, if the customer touches the name of the newspaper he / she wishes to purchase with the self-touch panel 3b, the amount is immediately displayed. Therefore, if the customer pays cash or holds the IC card he / she holds over the self-card reader 3c, The payment is completed after the product price is offset from the IC card. As a result, products such as newspapers and magazines that are arranged outside the store can be purchased by the customer and settled with cash or an IC card without bothering the staff. In addition, if the self-use POS terminal 3 is installed in a display area such as a beverage refrigerator or a bowl / gum installed outside the store, the customer himself / herself reads the barcode of the purchased product with the self-use barcode reader 3a. By doing so, it is possible to purchase goods and make payment.

  FIG. 3 is a top view of a store that self-sells beverages and candy gums based on the product sales management system of the present invention. FIG. 4 is an example of an external view of a store using the self-sale method in FIG. 3 and 4, a beverage / coffee cam or the like is arranged outside one side of the store 11, and a place near the beverage / coffee gum or the like that is easy for the customer to operate is for self-use. As the POS terminal 3, a self barcode reader 3a and a self card reader 3c are installed. Therefore, the customer can freely take out and purchase products such as beverages and candy gums without bothering the staff. In other words, when a customer purchases beverages, candy gum, etc., the customer himself / herself reads the barcode of the purchased product with the self-use barcode reader 3a and holds the IC card held by the customer over the self-card reader 3c. The payment process for the purchased product can be completed immediately. At this time, the monitor screen (not shown) in the store 11 displays the name of the product and the price of the product sold at that time, and sales management and sales aggregation are performed by a control unit (not shown). Done.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, newspapers and magazines are arranged on the front of the store, and the bar code reader 2a for the store clerk, the touch panel 2b for the store clerk, A card reader 2c is installed. In FIG. 4, the clerk barcode reader 2a and the clerk touch panel 2b are hidden behind the product and are not displayed on the drawing. When a customer purchases a newspaper or magazine, the store clerk selects and inputs the name of the newspaper or magazine purchased by the store clerk touch panel 2b, and further reads the customer's IC card by the store clerk card reader 2c. You can immediately make payments for purchased newspapers and magazines.

  FIG. 5 is a top view of a store that self-sells newspapers and magazines based on the product sales management system of the present invention. FIG. 6 is an example of an external view of a store using the self-sale method in FIG. In FIGS. 5 and 6, newspapers and magazines are arranged on the outside from one side to the front of the store. As the POS terminal 3, a self-touch panel 3b and a self-card reader 3c are installed. Accordingly, the customer can freely take out and purchase commodities such as newspapers and magazines without bothering the staff. That is, when a customer purchases a newspaper, magazine, or the like, the customer himself / herself selects and inputs the name of the purchased product (namely, newspaper name or magazine name) using the self-touch panel 3b, and the IC card possessed by the customer is a self-use card. By holding it over the reader 3c, it is possible to immediately complete the settlement processing of purchased newspapers and magazines. At this time, the monitor screen (not shown) in the store displays the names of the newspapers and magazines sold at that time and their prices, and sales management and sales by a control unit (not shown). Aggregation is performed.

  Also, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, beverages, candy gums, and the like are arranged on the other side of the store, and the store clerk barcode reader 2a, the store clerk touch panel 2b, A clerk card reader 2c is installed. In FIG. 6, the clerk barcode reader 2a and the clerk touch panel 2b are hidden behind the product and are not displayed on the drawing. When a customer purchases a beverage or candy gum, the clerk selects and inputs the name of the purchased beverage or candy gum on the clerk touch panel 2b, and further reads the customer's IC card by the clerk card reader 2c. , Sales processing of customers' purchased beverages and strawberry gum can be performed immediately.

  In the case of cash payment, it is possible to confirm settlement by depressing a cash settlement key (not shown) attached to the POS control unit 1 without using a subtotal key such as a conventional POS type register. it can. That is, if the barcode of the product purchased by the customer is read by the clerk barcode reader 2a or the self barcode reader 3a or the product name purchased by the customer is selected and input by the clerk touch panel 2b or the self touch panel 3b, Since the amount information of the sales product purchased by the customer is input, the store clerk can omit inputting the amount received from the customer and pressing the subtotal key.

  Next, the operation flow of the merchandise sales management system in the present invention will be described with reference to a flowchart. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation flow of the clerk operation POS terminal in the merchandise sales management system of the present invention. In FIG. 7, first, it is determined whether or not a product scan is performed by the clerk barcode reader 2a (step S1). When the product scan is performed (Yes in step S1), the barcode of the product to be sold is determined. A product scan process is performed (step S2). On the other hand, if the product scan is not performed in step S1 (No in step S1), it is determined whether or not there is a display button on the clerk touch panel 2b (step S3). Here, if there is a display button on the clerk touch panel 2b (Yes in step S3), the key (that is, the display button) on which the name of the corresponding product is displayed is pressed (step S4). On the other hand, if there is no display button on the clerk touch panel 2b in step S3 (No in step S3), the process returns to step S1 to repeat the above-described processing.

  Next, it is determined whether or not the data acquired by pressing the product key or the product scanning process (that is, product information) is corrected (step S5), and if there is no correction of the data (product information) (in step S5). In the case of No), it is determined whether or not there is a newly purchased next product (step S6). If there is a purchased next product (Yes in step S6), the process returns to step S1. The product key is pressed or the product scan process is performed through the same steps as described above.

  On the other hand, if the data (product information) is corrected in step S5 (Yes in step S5), it is determined whether or not only the immediately preceding data (product information) is corrected (step S7). If only the data (product information) is corrected (Yes in step S7), the data (product information) of the product sold immediately before is deleted and the correction process of the immediately preceding data (product information) is performed ( Step S8), it is determined whether there is a newly purchased next product (Step S6). If the correction is not only for the immediately preceding data (product information) in step S7 (No in step S7), it is determined that the correction is for all data (product information), and the data for all products (product information). Is erased (step S9), and the process is restarted from the beginning.

  In this way, if there is no next product by pressing the display key or scanning the product for the sold product (No in step S6), whether the sold product is settled in cash or an IC card. Determination is made (step S10). Here, in the case of cash settlement, when the cash settlement key is pressed (step S11), sales data is stored together with the ID of the salesclerk in charge of sales (step S12), and the sales processing for the corresponding product is completed (step S12). end).

On the other hand, if the payment is by IC card in step S10, the card payment key is pressed (step S13), and the total purchase amount is transmitted to the clerk card reader 2c (step S14). Then, it is determined whether or not the withdrawal from the IC card is OK (step S15). If the withdrawal from the IC card is OK (Yes in step S15), the purchase amount is deducted from the IC card (step S16), and the sales data together with the card data of the corresponding IC card and the clerk's ID. Is stored (step S17).
End (end).

  If the withdrawal from the IC card is not OK in step S15 (No in step S15), it is determined whether or not the balance of the IC card is insufficient (step S18). Here, if the balance of the IC card is insufficient (Yes in step S18), information on the shortage of balance is displayed (step S19), and the cash settlement key is pressed (step S11). As a result, the sales data is stored together with the ID of the salesclerk in charge of the sales (step S12), and the sales processing for the corresponding product is completed (end). If the balance of the IC card is not insufficient at step S18 (No at step S18), it is determined that there is an error in the system and an error is displayed (step S20). The sales data is stored together with the ID of the clerk in charge of the sales (step S11), and the sales process for the corresponding product is completed (end).

  In step S6 of the above flowchart, the processing for determining whether or not there is the next purchased product is stopped, and the processing can be speeded up by dedicated to single item sales. In addition, the payment method in step S10 is only card payment, and cash payment processing can be eliminated to speed up payment.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the operation flow of the self-operation POS terminal in the merchandise sales management system of the present invention. The operation flow of the self-operation POS terminal shown in FIG. 8 differs from the operation flow of the clerk POS terminal shown in FIG. 7 only in steps S12 and S17. Therefore, in the flowchart of FIG. 8, they are shown as step S12 'and step S17', respectively. That is, in the case of the processing of the POS terminal for self-operation shown in FIG. 8, when the cash settlement key is pressed at the time of cash settlement in step S11 (step S11), the self is represented without storing the store clerk ID. The ID (for example, “9999”) is stored, and the sales data of the product purchased by the customer is stored (step S12 ′), and the sales process for the corresponding product is completed. Further, after the payment by the IC card is performed in step S16, the sales data is saved as well as the ID representing self (for example, “9999”) and the card data without saving the store clerk ID ( In step S17 ′), the sales process for the corresponding product is completed. Instead of the ID indicating self, a predetermined flag (for example, “1” flag) may be set during self operation.

  The embodiment described above is an example for explaining the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the gist of the invention. In the above embodiment, the case of using a card to purchase a product has been described using the most easily realized railway IC card. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a credit card or a railway IC is used. Needless to say, even if an IC card other than the card is used, a product sales management system similar to the above-described embodiment can be realized.

It is a conceptual diagram of the merchandise sales management system in this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the merchandise sales management system in this invention. It is the figure which looked at the store which self-sells a drink and candy gum based on the merchandise sales management system of the present invention from the upper surface. It is an example of the external view of the store which used the self-sales system in FIG. 3 together. It is the figure which looked at the store which self-sells a newspaper and magazines from the upper surface based on the merchandise sales management system of the present invention. It is an example of the external view of the store which used the self-sales system in FIG. 5 together. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of operation | movement of the POS terminal for shop assistant operation in the merchandise sales management system of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of operation | movement of the POS terminal for self-operation in the merchandise sales management system of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1 ... POS control unit, 2 ... POS terminal for clerk, 2a ... Bar code reader for clerk, 2b ... Touch panel for clerk, 2c ... Card reader for clerk, 2d ... Display for clerk, 2e ... B area, 3 ... For self POS terminal, 3a ... barcode reader for self, 3b ... touch panel for self, 3c ... card reader for self, 3d ... display for self, 3e ... area A, 11 ... store

Claims (13)

A product sales management system that aggregates and manages product sales information,
A barcode reader for self that reads the sales information of the product from the barcode attached to the product by the operation of the customer,
Equipped with at least one of a touch panel for self that displays the name of the product as a touch button and reads the sales information of the corresponding product when the customer touches the touch button,
A control unit that has a POS function and that aggregates and manages sales information of products sold based on the sales information received from the self-use barcode reader and the sales information received from the self-use touch panel; Product sales management system. Furthermore, a self-reading unit for reading and writing money amount information recorded on a credit card or IC card by a customer operation is provided,
The merchandise sales management system according to claim 1, wherein the control unit aggregates and manages sales information of merchandise sold based on either cash or money amount information received from the self reading unit.   The product according to claim 1, wherein the self-touch panel displays a name of a product arranged in a place that can be reached when a customer is in a predetermined purchase position as a touch button. Sales management system.   4. The self-barcode reader reads a barcode of a product arranged in a place that can be reached when a customer is at a predetermined purchase position. Product sales management system.   The product according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the control unit automatically changes a product name of a touch button displayed on the self-touch panel at every predetermined time. Sales management system. A product sales management system that aggregates and manages product sales information,
A barcode reader for self that reads the sales information of the product from the barcode attached to the product by the operation of the customer,
A bar code reader for a store clerk that reads sales information of the product from a bar code affixed to the product by the operation of the store clerk,
A self-touch panel that displays the name of the product as a touch button and reads the sales information of the corresponding product when the customer touches the touch button;
A display for the name of the product as a touch button, and the salesclerk touches the touch button to read the sales information of the corresponding product, and a clerk touch panel,
Sales information of products that have a POS function and are sold based on the sales information received from the self barcode reader or the clerk barcode reader and the sales information received from the self touch panel or the customer touch panel A product sales management system comprising a control unit that counts and manages data. In addition, a self-reading unit that reads and writes money amount information recorded on a credit card or IC card by a customer operation,
With a store clerk reading unit that reads and writes the amount information recorded on the credit card or IC card by the operation of the store clerk,
The control unit aggregates and manages sales information of sold products based on either cash or the amount information received from either the self reading unit or the store clerk reading unit. The merchandise sales management system according to claim 6. The self-use touch panel displays the name of the product arranged in a place that can be reached when the customer is in a predetermined purchase position as a touch button,
The clerk touch panel displays, as a touch button, a name of a product arranged in a place where the clerk is in a predetermined sales position and a product arranged in a place where the hand is out of reach. The merchandise sales management system according to claim 6 or 7. The self-use barcode reader reads a barcode of a product arranged in a place that can be reached when a customer is in a predetermined purchase position,
The bar code reader for a store clerk reads a bar code of a product placed in a place that can be reached when the store clerk is in a predetermined sales position and a product that is placed in a place out of reach. The merchandise sales management system according to any one of claims 6 to 8.   The control unit automatically changes the product name of the touch button displayed on the self-touch panel or the clerk touch panel at predetermined times. The product sales management system described in Crab.   The merchandise sales management system according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the IC card is a railway IC card that can be recycled for prepaid use of a ticket.   The merchandise sales management system according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein merchandise names of touch buttons displayed on the self-touch panel and the clerk touch panel can be arbitrarily changed manually. If the product name of the touch button is deleted from the self-touch panel or the clerk touch panel, the product information can be read by the self-bar code reader or the clerk bar code reader when a barcode is attached. The merchandise sales management system according to any one of claims 1 to 12, wherein the merchandise sales management system is capable.

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