JPS6140692A - Electronic type cash register - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Technical Field The present invention relates to an electronic cash register (hereinafter referred to as ECR), and more particularly to an ECH for reading barcodes of in-store markings with a scanner.

2) Conventional technology and its drawbacks Systems that connect a scanner to an ECR and read barcodes for registration are expected to be introduced more frequently in the future in order to improve the efficiency of registration work.

The barcode (source marking) printed on the package by the manufacturer who produced the product is only the product code, but the barcode added by the store that sells the product (in-store marking) is not only the product code but also the product code. Prices are also coded and recorded.

When registering using an in-store marking barcode, the price in the barcode is also recorded as mentioned above, so if you can determine the department of the link destination (registration destination), PL
It is possible to directly associate the department file with the price recorded in the barcode without referring to the price stored in the U file and recorded.

However, even in the ECR used exclusively for scanner registration, a PLU file has conventionally been attached, and the department to which a barcode read by the scanner is linked has also been identified by referring to the PLU file. PLU files require a large amount of RAM, and the stored contents must be maintained every time the price of the stored product changes, so some stores operate only with in-store marking barcodes. The PLU file was useless for .

(C) Object of the Invention It is an object of the present invention to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks and to provide an ECR that allows scanner registration using an in-store marking barcode without a PLU file.

(d1 Structure of the Invention This invention provides a linked department storage means for each flag that stores a linked department number according to a flag in a barcode that identifies a barcode type, and a linked department storage means that stores a linked department number in accordance with a flag in a barcode that identifies a barcode type, and The present invention is characterized in that a link destination department number search means is provided for searching the link destination department number from the flag-specific link destination department storage means.

te+ Embodiment FIG. 2 is a schematic external view of an ECR that is an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a schematic block diagram of the control section of the above embodiment. C
The PUI has a ROM 2 that stores programs. RAM3 containing department files. Display device that displays the registration amount, etc. at the time of registration 4. A printer that prints registration details on a receipt at the time of registration 5. A keyboard 6 and a scanner 7, which is a barcode reader, are connected.

FIG. 4 is a layout diagram of the keyboard 6. 60 is a key switch, which can be switched to any one of program mode, registration mode, inspection mode, and payment mode. , 61 are department keys assigned to corresponding products. 62 inputs the amount, product code, etc. using the numeric keypad. Among these, 62a is a multiplication key. 63 is a function key. Of these, 63
The a subtotal key 63b is a cash sales key, and these keys and the multiplication key 62a are also used when setting linked departments by flag, which will be described later.

FIG. 5(A) is a block diagram of the main parts of the RAM 3. As shown in FIG. Area M1 is a storage area for department files. Area M2
is an area for storing the department number to which the barcode data should be linked for each type of barcode read by the scanner. The in-store marking barcode label format (UPCTYPBIT, RAN
Link destination department numbers of barcode data are stored for each type of FLAG21 to EAN FLAG29). This area M2 corresponds to the linked department storage means for each flag of the present invention. Area M3. M4 is a number buffer, number buffer 1, which temporarily stores numbers input from the numeric keypad. Area 'M5 has flags FCMLT, F
KN is set. This flag F CM L 'I
' is set when the key sequence of the numeric value-multiplication key 62a is operated. The flag FKN is incremented when the input key is pressed, and is reset when the key is pressed twice thereafter. These flags F CMT, T, FKN
is a flag that monitors key sequences. Area M6
is an area for saving the department number read out from area M2 at the time of scanner registration, which will be described later. FIG. 5(B) is a diagram illustrating the main part of the department file. Area Mll is a storage area for the total sales of this department, area M12 is a counter that cumulatively stores the number of registered products in this department, area M1
3 is the storage area for the name of this department, and area M14 is the status of this department (taxation status, presence or absence of certification printing, etc.)'
This is an area where you can remember things.

FIGS. 8(A) and 8(B) are diagrams showing forms of barcode labels for in-store marking used in the above embodiment. Figure (A) is the formant of UPCTYPEI[. The same figure (B) shows EAN FLAG.
21 format, but the barcode label has 22 to 29 recorded in the 21 part recorded at the beginning of the code.EAN FLAG22 to EAN FL
It is AG29. When labeling each department in in-store marking, one of these format types may be associated with each department.

FIG. 6(A) is a diagram showing a key sequence when setting a linked department number corresponding to a barcode flag. At N1 in the figure, numeric keys 0 to 9 are operated. This O~9 is the type of the barcode UPCTYPEn,
EAN FLAG21~EAN FLAG29
Areas M20 to M29 of the RAM 3 are designated to store department numbers to be identified and linked. At N2, the department number to be stored in the area of RAM 3 designated at N1 is input by operating the numeric keypad.

FIG. 2B is a diagram showing a key sequence when registering a scanner. When registering multiple items of the same product, enter the number using the numeric keypad, operate the multiplication key, and then scan the barcode label. When there is only one product, explanation is given by referring to the scan yard without operating any keys.

First, in step nl (hereinafter step ni will be simply referred to as nl), flags FKN, FCMI, and T are cleared.

At n2, wait until there is an input, and if so, proceed to n3. n
2 input (hereinafter, this input will simply be referred to as "one-person input").
If it is a numeric keypad, the input number is stored in the numeric buffer (area M3) and then returns to n2 (n3.n4); if it is a multiplication key, the contents of the numeric buffer are stored in the numeric buffer 1 (area M4). After transferring (n5, n6), return to n2. If the input is neither the numeric keypad nor the multiplication key, press n7
．． At n13, the mode in which the key switch is set is determined. If it is in the program mode, it proceeds to the programming processing operation for n10 and below, and if it is in the registration mode, it proceeds to the registration operation for n22 and below. If the mode is neither program mode nor registration mode, the process proceeds to other processes in n80.

For programming processing operations below nlO, n10, n
19, the input is judged, and if it is the subtotal key 63a, the process proceeds to the linked department setting operation for each flag below nil, and if it is the cash sales key 63b, it performs the printing operation that is the end process of the linked department setting operation for each flag. (n20) Return to nl. If it is neither the subtotal key 632 nor the cash sales key 63b, the program proceeds to other programming operations.

n11. At n12, flags FKN and FCMLT are determined. If both are set, the key sequence shown in Figure 6(A) is used, so the contents of numeral buffer 1 are judged from n13 to n15, and the contents of the numeral buffer are stored in the memory area corresponding to the contents. Departments to be stored and linked by barcode type are set (n16 to n18).

Print this setting data (n21) and return to nl. FIG. 7(A) is a diagram showing an example of printing setting data.

Note that if the flags FKN and FCMLT are not set in nll and n12, and if the input is determined to be NO in any of the judgments in n13 to n15, it is an error, so the error handling operations in n1lo, n120, and n150 are performed, respectively. move on.

The steps below n22 are registration processing operations. At n22, the input is determined, and if the input is from a scanner, the process proceeds to scanner registration processing operations from n23 onwards, and if the input is not from a scanner, the process proceeds to other registration processing operations at n220. n2
In steps 3 to n25, the type of the barcode read by the scanner is determined, and the department number stored in the area of the memory corresponding to the type is stored in the department number save area (area M6) (n26 to n28). This n23~n
25 corresponds to the linked department number search means of the present invention. n29 calls the department file corresponding to the numerical value stored in the department number save area, displays the price recorded on the label on display 4 (n30), and prints the department name 9 price and code on the receipt. (n31
). FIG. 7(B) is a diagram showing an example of printing on a receipt.

This price is added to the total sales storage area (area M11) of the department file (n32), and when the flag FCMLT is set, the contents of number buffer 1 are added to the counter (n32).
If it is not set, add 1 to the counter (n33, n34.n35) and return to nl.

If an ECR with the above configuration is used in a store,
Since the department to be linked is set for each type of barcode label, you can search for the department in which the product is registered based on the barcode type read by the scanner.
Scanner registration is possible without having a U file. Therefore, there is no need to provide large-scale RAM, and ECR
In addition to reducing the cost of PLU files, it also eliminates the need for time-consuming maintenance of PLU files.

(f) Effects of the Invention According to this invention, the formant of the in-store marking barcode label in which the price is recorded along with the product code is determined, and the department in which the product is registered is searched. Therefore, after reading this barcode, the user can directly call up and register the department to be registered without referring to the PLU file. Therefore, in ECR that only registers scanners, large-scale R
A flowchart showing the operation of Schrester, which eliminates the need for PLU files that require AM and also eliminates the need for time-consuming file maintenance. Fig. 2 is a schematic external view of the above embodiment, Fig. 3 is a block diagram of the above embodiment, and Fig. 4 The figure shows the configuration of the keyboard, and Figures 5 (A) and (B) show the RAM.
, Main part configuration diagram of department file, Figure 6 (A), (B
) is a diagram showing a key sequence when setting a linked department by flag and registering a scanner, and FIGS. 7(A) and 7(B) are examples of printing receipts when setting a linked department by flag and registering a scanner. Spear 9 is +C-1-1j ri 1f 0k7
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1-CPU, 2-ROM, 3-RAM.

5-printer, 7-scanner, M2-link destination department storage area by flag.

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) An electronic cash register that has a barcode reader and a department file that stores registered amounts, etc. for each department, and that searches for and updates the linked department number from the department file at the time of registration. , a flag-specific linked department storage means for storing a linked department number according to a flag in the barcode that identifies the barcode type, and a linked department number that matches the flag in the barcode at the time of scanner registration. An electronic cash register characterized in that a link destination department number search means is provided for searching from another link destination department storage means.