JPH04101295A - electronic cash register - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the working efficiency of the above register without lowering its serviceability by providing a time interval comparing means and shortened receipt issuance controlling means which issues a receipt with omitted items when the time interval measured by a time measuring means is within a reference time interval. CONSTITUTION:A number-of-continuous times counter n65 counts the number of continuous times when the time interval (t) from the completion of receipt issuing operation to a first customer to a first commodity registration to a second customer continues within an abbreviated time interval ta except the case where the time interval (t) is equal to or longer than the abbreviated time interval ta and shorter than a normal time interval tb. When the number of continuous times N reaches a prescribed value of >=2, a receipt shortening flag F 66 is set to '1'. Thereafter, an abbreviated receipt r2 from which a subtotal, taxable amount, tax amount, amount received, and amount of change are omitted is issued until the flag F is set to '0'. Therefore, the working efficiency of the electronic cash register can be improved without lowering its serviceability.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an electronic cash register that can print and issue an abbreviated receipt in which some of the items printed on the receipt are omitted.

[Prior Art] Receipts issued from conventional electronic cash registers generally include a stamp 1 containing the store name, logo, etc., followed by the date of issue 2 and the electronic cash register number 3, as shown in FIG. , Product sales data 4 consisting of sales product categories and amounts, Subtotal amount 5, Taxable amount 6, Tax amount 7, Total amount 8, Deposit amount 9, Change amount 10, Person in charge number 11, Receipt number 12, Issue time 13 etc., are printed with detailed information regarding the transaction. In this case, data after the subtotal amount is printed in response to the closing operation. Therefore, it takes some time from the closing operation to the issuance of a receipt.During that time, the store staff collects change if change is needed, but if change is not needed, a receipt is not issued. I was waiting for

For this reason, if a detailed receipt is printed and issued to each customer during busy hours such as in the evening, it will take longer to process each customer's payment, making customer handling difficult. I had a problem that was getting worse.

Therefore, it may be possible to shorten the time from the closing operation to issuing the receipt by omitting some of the printed items on the receipt and issuing a shortened receipt. Conventionally, as an electronic cash register capable of issuing this type of shortened receipt, for example, the one disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 168576/1983 is known.

This publication includes a first printing means that prints relatively simple information regarding the transaction on a piece of paper, and a second printing means that prints relatively detailed details of the transaction on another piece of paper by operating a predetermined key. It is equipped with the following. Therefore, in this publication, a shortened receipt with the receipt number and total amount printed is automatically issued to all customers, and in addition, only those customers who wish to receive detailed transaction details are given a designated key. By performing this operation, a regular receipt with product sales data, subtotal amount, taxable amount, tax amount, etc. printed on it was issued.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in the electronic cash register of the above-mentioned conventional publication, a shortened receipt was always issued even during a relatively wide open time such as in the morning. Issuing such abbreviated receipts is inherently poor service quality, and there is a tendency to avoid this as much as possible.

Additionally, for customers who request a regular receipt with detailed transaction information printed on it, two receipts, a regular receipt and an abbreviated receipt, are issued, which poses a cumbersome management problem.

Therefore, the present invention is an electronic cash machine that can prevent poor customer handling by automatically issuing receipts with shortened print content only when the store is crowded, and can improve work efficiency without reducing service performance. It is intended to provide a register.

Furthermore, the present invention provides an electronic cash register that can issue only a regular receipt to a customer who wishes to be issued a regular receipt when automatically issuing a shortened receipt, eliminating the hassle of receipt management and further improving serviceability. This is what we are trying to provide.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention registers product sales data input through an input unit in a memory, and also records a receipt on which product sales data, total data, etc. are printed in response to a closing operation. In the electronic cash register to be issued, a timer measures the time interval from the completion of issuance of a receipt to the start of registration of the next customer, and the time interval measured by this timer is compared with a preset reference time interval. a time interval comparison means; and a shortened receipt issuance control means for controlling the issuance of a receipt by omitting some of the printing items on the receipt when the time interval measured by the timekeeping means using the comparison means is within a reference time interval. It is equipped with the following.

A continuous number counter is provided, and the comparing means increments the continuous number counter when the time interval measured by the time measuring means is within a first reference time interval; When the measured time interval exceeds a second reference time interval that is equal to or greater than the first reference time interval, the continuous number counter is reset, and the shortened receipt issuing control means sets the continuous number counter. It is also conceivable that when the count value reaches a predetermined value of 2 or more, some of the items to be printed on the receipt are omitted and the receipt issuance is controlled.

Further, a switch is provided to select whether to enable or disable the issuance of the shortened receipt, and when the switch selects to disable the issuance of the shortened receipt, the configuration is such that the shortened receipt issuance control means does not perform control. It is desirable to do so.

[Function] In the present invention having such a configuration, when the issuance of receipts for - number of customers is completed, the timer measures the time interval from the completion of issuance of the receipts to the start of registration of the next customer. If this time interval is shorter than a preset reference time interval, it is determined that the store is busy, and the items to be printed on the receipt are automatically omitted. This shortens the time interval from the closing operation to issuing a receipt, improving customer handling.

In addition, by providing a consecutive number counter, if the time interval from the completion of receipt issuance to - number of customers to the start of registration of the next customer is consecutive within the standard time interval (first standard time interval), or the first When the continuous time is within the first reference time interval except during the second time interval which is longer than the reference time interval, the number of consecutive times is counted by the continuous number counter. When this count value reaches a predetermined value, it is determined that the store is busy, and the items to be printed on the receipt are automatically omitted. In this case, the degree of crowding of the store can be determined more reliably depending on the setting of the predetermined value.

Furthermore, if a customer requests issuance of a normal receipt when the store is crowded and the shortened receipt issuance mode is set, the switch for selecting whether to enable shortened receipt issuance is switched to the issuance disabled side. By doing this, only a regular receipt with unabbreviated printed content is issued to that customer.

[Embodiment] An embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a single electronic cash register will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of the electronic cash register in this embodiment, showing the CP, which constitutes the main body of the control unit,
to the U (central processing unit) 21 via the pass line 22,
ROM (read only memory) 23 and RAM
(random access” memory) 24 storage units,
A clock circuit 25 that measures the current date and time, an I10 port 28 into which signals from the mode switch 26 and receipt switch 27 are input, and a keyboard 2 as an input section.
Keyboard circuit 30 that receives key signals from 9, display 3
A drive signal is sent to a display control circuit 32 that drives and controls the drive control circuit 1 to display characters, etc. corresponding to display data, a printer drive circuit 34 of a printer 33 that prints on receipts, etc., and a drawer opening device 36 that opens a drawer 35. It is configured by connecting various parts such as the I10 port 37 that outputs the .

As shown in FIG. 2, the keyboard 29 includes number keys 41 for inputting the price of sold products, the deposit amount from customers, etc., and a plurality of preset keys such as department codes for classifying each product. A department key 42, a subtotal key 43 for calculating the subtotal amount, a deposit/cash key 44 as a closing key for cash transactions, a financial account key 45 as a closing key for credit transactions, and a signature for entering the responsible person number. Various keys such as a key 46 and a clear key 37 for instructing clearing of set numbers, error cancellation, etc. are provided.

Further, the mode switch 26 and the receipt switch 2
7 is also provided on this keyboard 29.

The mode switch 26 is a switch for controlling power on/off and selecting various business modes such as "registration,""inspection,""accounting," and "setting," and is operated with a key.

The receipt switch 27 specifies the issuance of a regular receipt r1 with detailed transaction details printed as shown in FIG. 5, or the subtotal amount 5, taxable amount 6, tax amount 7, This is a slide switch for specifying whether to issue a shortened receipt r2 in which the printed items of deposit amount 9 and change amount 10 are omitted. This receipt switch 27 functions as a switch for selecting whether to enable or disable the issuance of the shortened receipt "2".

As shown in FIG. 3, the display 31 includes a dot display section 51 that electronically displays numerical data such as the department code, price, and total amount of the sold product, and various displays that indicate the current status of the electronic cash register. Tri-mark display element group 52
It is composed of. Here, the try mark display element group 52 is provided with a try mark display element 52a which indicates whether or not the shortened receipt r2 shown in FIG. 6 is being issued.

The ROM 23 stores program data and the like for controlling each section according to the business mode selected by the CPU 21 or the mode switch 26.

As shown in FIG. 4, the RAM 24 includes a product registration memory 61 for registering product sales data input via the keyboard 29, for example, by department, and a memory 61 for registering product sales data inputted via the keyboard 29, for example, and for accumulating the total product sales data for each transaction. In addition to normal memory areas such as a transaction-specific memory 62 for storing the total amount of products sold to one customer, and a total amount memory 63 for storing the total amount of products sold to one customer, a memory area for measuring the time interval from the completion of issuing a receipt to the start of registration of the next customer is stored. an area 64 of a timer counter t as a time measuring means;
Area 65 of consecutive number counter n, receipt shortening flag F that is set to “1” when the shortening cash register) r2 is issued.
area 66, the shortened interval setting value ta, which is the first reference time interval, and the normal interval setting value tb, which is the second reference time interval.
≧ta) and an area 67 where the consecutive number of times setting value N is 2 or more is secured.

The CPU 21 is programmed to execute the control shown in FIG. 7 when the "registration" task is selected by the mode switch 26. That is, first, counters t and n in areas 64 and 65 of the RAM 24 are reset, and the receipt shortening flag F in area 66 is set to "0". Note that area 67
It is assumed that the setting values ta, tb, and N in are preset to desired values in advance in the "setting" operation. Next, the state of the receipt switch 27 is checked via the I10 port 28. If issuance of a normal receipt is specified here, the receipt shortening flag F is set to "0" and the "shortening" try mark display element 52 is set.
After turning off the light a and resetting the timer counter t to "0", normal product registration processing is executed. That is, when the price of a sales product is entered using the number keys 41 of the keyboard 29 and one of the department keys 42 is subsequently operated, product sales data such as price and quantity are registered in the product registration memory 6]. At the same time, the price is added to the total amount memory 63.

After that, the closing key (deposit/cash key 44 or credit key 4)
5) When the key is operated, normal closing processing is executed. That is, the contents of the total amount memory 63 are displayed on the dot display portion 51 of the display 31 as the total amount. Further, the total data is cumulatively processed for each transaction in the transaction-specific memory 62. Furthermore, in the case of a cash transaction, the amount of change is obtained by subtracting the above-mentioned total amount from the deposited amount entered manually and displayed on the dot display section 51. After that, the receipt shortening flag F
In this case, since the flag F is set to "0", a normal receipt r1 without any printing items as shown in FIG.

On the other hand, if the status of the receipt switch 27 is checked and the switch 27 specifies issuance of a shortened receipt, the timer counter t in the area 64 is started. This timer counter t counts up by "+1" every second. and,
When one of the department keys 42 is operated from the keyboard 29 and the customer registers the first product, the timer counter t
and the shortening interval setting value ta preset in the area 67.
(time interval comparison means).

Here, when the relationship [t<t a] is established, the continuous number counter n in the area 65 is updated by "+1" (counter updating means). Then, the value of the consecutive number counter n is compared with the consecutive number setting value N preset in the area 67. Here, when the relationship [n≧NL holds,
The receipt shortening flag F in the area 66 is set to "1", and the "shortening" try mark display element 52a of the display 31 is controlled to light up. In the case of [n < N], the above processing is not performed. After that, set the timer counter t to “0”.
and proceed to the normal product registration process. and,
When the closing key operation is performed, the corresponding closing process is executed. Thereafter, the receipt shortening flag F is checked. Then, if the flag F is set to "0", a normal receipt r1 without omitting the printing items as shown in FIG. 5 is printed and issued.On the other hand, the flag F is set to "0".
If it is set to 1'', a shortened receipt r2 with some of the print items omitted as shown in FIG. 6 is printed and issued.

Here, when the relationship [n≧N] holds, the area 66
The receipt shortening flag F is set to "1", and when the same flag F is set to "1" when checking the receipt shortening flag F, a shortened receipt r2 with some of the printing items omitted is printed and issued. A shortened receipt issuing control means is configured.

Thereafter, when it is detected that the receipt issuance is completed due to the completion of the operation of the printer 33, it is confirmed that the issuance of a shortened receipt is specified by the receipt switch 27, and then the timer counter t is restarted and processing for the vice-minister is started.

On the other hand, in comparing the value of the timer counter t and the shortening interval setting value ta preset in the area 67, [t <
If the relationship t a] does not hold, then the value of the timer counter t and the normal interval setting value tb preset in the area 67 are compared.

Here, when the relationship [t≧tb] is established, the consecutive number counter n is reset to "0" (counter reset means). In addition, the receipt shortening flag F is set to "0" and the try mark display element 52 of "shortening" is set.
A is controlled to turn off.

In the case of [i < t b], the above processing is not performed. Thereafter, the timer counter t is reset to "0" and the process proceeds to normal product registration processing. The subsequent steps are the same as in the above case.

If the receipt switch 27 is switched from shortened receipt issuance designation to normal receipt issuance designation after completion of the receipt issuing operation and before the vice-minister's first product registration, the receipt shortening flag F is set to "0". At the same time, the "shortened" try mark display element 52a is controlled to turn off. After that, the process moves to normal registration processing.

In this embodiment configured as described above, when the issuance of a shortened receipt is designated by the receipt switch 27, when the receipt issuance operation for one customer is completed, time counting by the timer counter t is started. This time counting operation by the timer counter t continues until the vice-minister registers the first product. When the vice-minister registers the first product, first, the count value of the timer counter t, that is, the time interval from the completion of issuing a receipt for the previous customer to the first product registration of the vice-minister, is set in advance. The shortened time interval ta (for example, 10 seconds) is compared. Here, the timed time interval t is the shortened time interval t
If it is shorter than a, the consecutive number counter n is "+1"
Only count up. On the other hand, if the time interval t is greater than or equal to the shortened time interval ta, then it is compared with a normal time interval tb (for example, 30 seconds) that is equal to or greater than the shortened time interval ta. Here, if the time interval t is greater than or equal to the normal time interval tb, the consecutive number counter n
is reset to “0”. If the time interval t is within the normal time interval tb, the count value of the continuous number counter n does not change.

Therefore, in the consecutive number counter n, the time interval t from the completion of the previous customer's receipt issuing operation to Kuki's first product registration is greater than or equal to the shortened time interval ta and less than the normal time interval tb. The number of consecutive times within the shortened time interval ta, excluding times, is counted. When the consecutive number n reaches a predetermined value N (for example, "3") of 2 or more, the receipt shortening flag F is set to "1". As a result, from then on, until the flag F is set to "0", that is, the time interval t becomes equal to or greater than the normal time interval tb, or the receipt switch 27 is switched to issue an instruction to issue a normal receipt. Until then, the customer is issued with an abbreviated receipt r2 that omits the subtotal amount, taxable amount, tax amount, deposit amount, and change amount, as shown in FIG.

Generally, if the time interval from the completion of the previous customer's receipt issuing operation to Kuki's first product registration is short, it can be inferred that the store is crowded. If these short time intervals occur continuously, it can be determined that the store is crowded. In this embodiment, when such a determination is made, control is performed so that the shortened receipt r2 is automatically issued. This shortened receipt r2 omits the printing of the subtotal amount 1 taxable amount, tax amount, deposited amount, and change amount, which is normally done after pressing the closing key, so it is similar to the normal receipt r shown in Figure 5.
The time required from the closing operation to the completion of the receipt issuing operation can be shortened compared to the case where the receipt is issued in print. As a result, by automatically switching from normal receipt R1 to shortened receipt R2 when the store is crowded, the time from the closing operation to the completion of the receipt issuance operation can be shortened, and the checkout time per customer can be shortened. , customer handling will be better. This shortens the customer's waiting time at the cash register, resulting in excellent service quality, which more than compensates for the decrease in service quality due to issuance of the shortened receipt r2. Moreover, since the normal receipt r1 without any printed content is issued except when the store is crowded, this does not pose a problem.

In addition, in this embodiment, by switching the receipt switch 27 and instructing the issuance of a normal receipt when the shortened receipt r2 is being issued, a normal receipt with no printing items as shown in FIG. 1 is issued. Therefore, the cashier (the person in charge of operating the electronic cash register) can see that the try mark display element 52a of "reduction" on the display 31 is lit, indicating that the shortened receipt r2 is being issued. You can confirm that this is the case, so ask the customer for their consent, and ask the customer or regular cashier)
When the customer desires to issue an RL, the receipt switch 27 is switched to the normal receipt issuing instruction side before the customer registers the first product. By doing this, even if shortened receipt r2 has been issued to such a customer, only one regular receipt r1 can be issued to such a customer, which not only satisfies the customer's request but also allows for There is no inconvenience that two receipts, a shortened receipt and a regular receipt, are issued, and serviceability is improved. Moreover, in this case, when the receipt switch 27 is switched to the normal receipt issuing instruction side, the consecutive number counter n is not reset. If the time interval until product registration is within the shortened time interval, the receipt shortening flag F is immediately reset to "1".As a result, Kuki will issue shortened receipt r2 again, so customer handling will be easier. will not affect.

In the above embodiment, a continuous number counter n is provided, and when the count value reaches a set value N of consecutive times of 2 or more, the shortened receipt is issued. If the time interval between Kuki's first product registration is short, it can be inferred that the store is crowded, so the time measured by the timer (timer counter t) is within the preset shortened time interval ta. The effects of the present invention can also be achieved even when a shortened receipt is issued when this is detected. In this case, although there is a concern that the normal receipt issuing state and the shortened receipt issuing state may be frequently switched, there is an advantage that the continuous number counter n can be omitted and the program can be simplified.

In addition, the electronic cash register of the above embodiment is used as PO3 (
Needless to say, the present invention can also be applied when used as a terminal (point of sale information management).

In addition, it goes without saying that various modifications can be made to the values of the setting values for the area 67, the items to be printed on the abbreviated receipt r2, etc., without departing from the gist of the present invention.

[Effects of the Invention] According to the present invention configured as described above, poor customer handling can be prevented by automatically issuing receipts with shortened printed content only when the store is crowded, and service efficiency is improved. It is possible to provide an electronic cash register that can improve work efficiency without reducing performance.

Moreover, the electronic cash register according to claim 2 has the advantage of being able to reliably determine the degree of crowding of the store.

Furthermore, with the electronic cash register according to claim 3, when a shortened receipt is automatically issued, only a regular receipt can be issued to a customer who wishes to be issued with a regular receipt, thereby eliminating the monotony of receipt management. This has the effect of further improving service quality.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The figures show one embodiment of the present invention, in which Fig. 1 is a functional block diagram of an electronic cash register, Fig. 2 is a key arrangement diagram of a keyboard, Fig. 3 is a configuration diagram of a display, and Fig. 4 is a functional block diagram of an electronic cash register. The figure is a diagram showing the main memory configuration of the RAM, Figure 5 is a diagram showing an example of issuing a normal receipt, Figure 6 is a diagram showing an example of issuing a shortened receipt, and Figure 7 is a diagram showing program control related to the present invention by the CPU. This is a flowchart. 21...CPU, 23...ROM, 24...RA
M. 26...Mode switch, 27...Receipt switch, 29...Keyboard, 31...Display unit, 33...
...Printer, 52a..."shortened" try mark display element, t...
timer counter (timekeeping means), n...consecutive number of times counter, ta...shortening interval setting value (first reference time interval), t
b... Normal time interval (second reference time interval), rl・
...Regular receipt, r2...Shortened receipt. Applicant's agent Patent attorney Takehiko Suzuej11

Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) In an electronic cash register that registers product sales data input through an input unit in a memory and issues a receipt on which product sales data, total data, etc. are printed in response to a closing operation, the receipt a time-measuring means for measuring the time interval from the completion of issuance of the ticket to the start of registration of the next customer; a time-interval comparison means for comparing the time interval measured by the time-measuring means with a preset reference time interval; The present invention is characterized by comprising: shortened receipt issuance control means for controlling receipt issuance by omitting some of the printed items on the receipt when the time interval measured by the timer is within the reference time interval. Electronic cash register. (2) In an electronic cash register that registers product sales data input through an input unit in a memory and issues a receipt on which product sales data, total data, etc. are printed in response to a closing operation, the receipt a time-measuring means for measuring the time interval from the completion of issuance to the start of registration of the next customer; and a time-interval comparison means for comparing the time interval measured by the time-measuring means with a preset first reference time interval; a continuous number counter; a counter updating means for incrementing the continuous number counter when the time interval measured by the time measuring means by the comparing means is within the first reference time interval; and a counter updating means for incrementing the continuous number counter by the comparing means counter resetting means for resetting the continuous number counter when the time interval measured by the above exceeds a second reference time interval that is equal to or greater than the first reference time interval; and a count value of the continuous number counter is An electronic cash register characterized by comprising: abbreviated receipt issuance control means that controls receipt issuance by omitting some of the printed items on the receipt when a predetermined value of 2 or more is reached. (3) A switch is provided to select whether to enable or disable the issuance of the shortened receipt, and when the switch selects to disable the issuance of the shortened receipt, the control by the shortened receipt issuance control means is not performed. The electronic cash register according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: