JPH10283572A - Pos accumulation managing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make the installation construction of a radio base station simple and inexpensive and also to simplify the operation of a POS terminal. SOLUTION: A LAN private branch exchange 17 forms a radio link between POS(point of sales) terminals 12-1 and 12-2 and a LAN and CS(cell site) master unit 11, and also forms the link of a LAN packet between the unit 11 and a personal computer 21, sales information that is inputted through the terminals 12-1 and 12-2 is transferred to the computer 21 through the unit 11 and stored in a storage device 18. The information that is stored in the device 18 is transferred to a central control computer 32 through an ISDN 30 or a PSTN (public switched telephone network) 31.

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
Sales: Point-of-sale information management system, especially for summarizing and managing sales and orders at restaurants, etc.
The present invention relates to a tally management device for an OS system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as this type of POS system tally management device (abbreviated as POS tally management device), for example, a restaurant clerk carries a portable terminal of an infrared communication system as a POS terminal, An optical wireless base station that communicates with a terminal using infrared light is installed in a store, and a mobile terminal, a terminal that displays order data input via the wireless base station, and the like are provided in a kitchen or the like. Have been. According to such a system, when a clerk inputs an order received from a customer to a portable terminal, the information is transmitted from the portable terminal to the optical wireless base station by an infrared wireless signal, and the information is transmitted from the optical wireless base station to the kitchen. The product is transmitted by a wired electric signal to the terminal, so that ordered products and the like can be quickly and reliably delivered and provided to customers. Also,
By adding an accounting register to this system, sales can be accounted for.

[0003]

However, in the POS tally management device for performing infrared communication between the portable terminal and the wireless base station as in the above-mentioned conventional example, the communication range of the infrared wireless device is relatively narrow, so that many devices are required. An optical wireless base station must be installed, and the installation work is complicated and expensive. In addition, since infrared remote control devices such as televisions and air conditioners are widely used, it is necessary to narrow the half-value angle of the directivity of the light receiving device of the optical wireless base station in order to prevent a malfunction caused by the infrared remote control device. Therefore, there is a problem that the operation is troublesome because the clerk needs to continuously turn the light emitting unit of the portable terminal toward the optical wireless base station accurately and continuously during the transmission time.

[0004] In view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, the present invention can simplify and reduce the cost of installing a radio base station, and can simplify the operation of a POS terminal.
An object of the present invention is to provide a tally management device.

[0005]

According to the present invention, in order to achieve the above object, sales information and order information are exchanged between a POS terminal and a radio base station using a radio having a wide communication range and close to omnidirectionality. The transmission is performed by wireless signals, and the wireless base station and the sales management terminal are connected to each other via a LAN. That is, according to the present invention, a wireless base station that receives sales information input via the POS terminal by transmitting / receiving a wireless signal to / from a wireless POS terminal capable of inputting sales information, A POS total management device is provided which has a sales management terminal connected to a station via a LAN and receiving and managing the sales information received by the wireless base station.

Further, according to the present invention, a wireless base station which receives order information input via the POS terminal by transmitting / receiving a wireless signal to / from a wireless POS terminal capable of inputting order information, A sales management terminal connected to the wireless base station via a LAN, receiving and managing the order information received by the wireless base station, and issuing a billing slip corresponding to the order information; and A POS tally management device is provided, which is connected via a LAN and has an accounting terminal that accounts for sales based on the contents of a billing slip issued by the sales management terminal.

Further, according to the present invention, a wireless POS terminal capable of inputting sales information and a wireless signal are transmitted and received between the POS terminal and the sales information input via the POS terminal are received. There is provided a POS total management device having a wireless base station and a sales management terminal connected to the wireless base station via a LAN and receiving and managing the sales information received by the wireless base station.

Further, according to the present invention, a wireless POS terminal capable of inputting order information and a wireless signal transmitted and received between the POS terminal receive the order information input via the POS terminal. A sales management terminal connected to the wireless base station via the LAN, receiving and managing the order information received by the wireless base station, and issuing a billing slip corresponding to the order information; and A POS tally management device is provided, which is connected to a sales management terminal via the LAN and has an accounting terminal for accounting for sales based on the contents of a billing slip issued by the sales management terminal.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a POS tally management device according to the present invention, and FIG.
It is a block diagram which shows the POS total management network which applied the OS total management device to the restaurant chain.

In FIG. 1, a LAN 1 includes a LAN / CS (cell site) base unit 11 which is a radio base station device,
Personal computer 21, T which is a sales management terminal
ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) gateway 13 with A (terminal adapter) function and PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) gateway 15 with modem function, LA
A LAN private branch exchange 17 for performing exchange control of N1 is connected. The LAN / CS base unit 11 includes a plurality of POS terminals 12
(12-1, 12-2) can be transmitted and received wirelessly by radio waves, and the POS terminal 12 is a second-generation cordless telephone terminal system, that is, a bar code reader type cordless POS compliant with PHS (Personal Handy Phone System). The terminal 12-1 or the key input type cordless POS terminal 12-2 is used. Personal computer 21
Is connected to a large-capacity storage device 18 such as a hard disk drive.

The ISDN gateway 13 performs protocol conversion between the ISDN 30 which is a digital public communication network and the LAN 1, and the PSTN gateway 15 converts protocol between the analog telephone network PSTN 31 and the LAN 1, modulation of a transmission signal, and reception signal. Demodulation of the data. Therefore, the POS total management device connects to the remote TA 31 and the central management computer 32 via the ISDN gateway 13 and the ISDN 30, or connects to the remote modem 3 via the PSTN gateway 15 and the PSTN 31.
3 and a central management computer 32.

In such a configuration, the POS terminals 12-1 and 12-2 are connected to the LAN
A radio link is formed between CS base units 11 and L
When a LAN packet link is formed between the AN / CS base unit 11 and the personal computer 21, the order information input through the POS terminals 12-1 and 12-2 is transmitted to the LAN.
-The order information is transferred to the personal computer 21 via the CS master unit 11 and is stored in the storage device 18 together with the sales information in which the order information is totaled. The information stored in the storage device 18 is transferred to the central management computer 32 via the ISDN 30 or the PSTN 31.

FIG. 2 shows a network in which the LAN system of each branch of the restaurant chain and the restaurant chain headquarters 40 are connected via the PSTN 31. LAN of each branch
Reference numeral 1 denotes a LAN telephone 10 which is a wired telephone terminal, and four bar code reader type cordless POS terminals 1 as an example.
LAN (12a-12d)
A CS master unit 11, a personal computer 21, which is a sales management terminal, an accounting register device 36, a PSTN gateway 15 with a modem function, and a LAN private branch exchange 17 for controlling exchange of the LAN 1 are connected. The storage device 18, the display device 34, and the printer device 35 are connected to the personal computer 21.

The system of the restaurant chain headquarters 40 includes a modem 41, a personal computer 42, and a PSTN 31.
And the LAN system of each branch is connected to the modem 41 and the personal computer 42 of the restaurant chain headquarters 40 via the PSTN 31 or to the subscriber telephone 43.

At each branch of such a restaurant chain,
At least one LAN / CS base unit 11 and LAN 1 are installed on the ceiling according to the area of the store and the wireless service area, and a personal computer 21 and a storage device 18 are provided.
The display device 34 and the printer device 35 are installed in the kitchen, and the accounting register device 36, the LAN telephone 10, the LAN private branch exchange 17 and the gateway 15 are installed in the accounting corner.

A personal computer 21 or the like, which is a sales management terminal installed in the kitchen, is operated by a staff member of the kitchen, and sets up an accounting register device 3 installed in an accounting corner.
6 and the like are operated by a staff at the accounting corner. In addition, each clerk of the floor clerk carries a food and beverage menu with a bar code list exclusively for the clerk in addition to the POS terminal 12,
A plate with a numeric table number and a barcode indicating the table number is attached on each table. Also,
The storage device 18 is provided with a branch system file corresponding to the number of the POS terminal 12 and the clerk code.

In such a configuration, when the restaurant is opened, the personal computer 2 installed in the kitchen is opened.
1 is started by the attendant, the personal computer 21 sends four Ps to the LAN private branch exchange 17.
A LAN call packet including the called number is transmitted for each OS terminal 12. Upon receiving the LAN call packet, the LAN private branch exchange 17 determines whether the POS terminal 12 of the called number can be called. If the POS terminal 12 can be called, the LAN private branch exchange 17 communicates between the personal computer 21 and the LAN / CS base unit 11. And LAN
-A call is established between the CS master unit 11 and the POS terminal 12.
This call number is set in addition to the branch system file in the storage device 18 connected to the personal computer 21. The personal computer 21 also sets up a call between the checkout registers 36.

Then, a floor clerk receives an order from the customer near the table, causes the POS terminal 12-1 to read the table number bar code of the plate on the table, and then carries the bar code list with the portable bar code list. After reading the product barcode on the menu, the POS terminal 12
Is operated, the POS terminal 12 sends the LA
The order data is transmitted by radio signal to the N / CS master 11, and then transmitted from the LAN / CS master 11 to the personal computer 21 in the kitchen. When the key input type cordless POS terminal 12-2 is used, an order item, a table number, and the like are input by operating the keyboard.

The personal computer 21 displays the unprocessed products on the display device 34 in the order of the order receiving time, and additionally displays the newly received ordered products. The staff in the kitchen processes the unprocessed products (cooking)
When the cursor is moved to the display area and the cooked key is pressed, the personal computer 21 deletes the unprocessed product from the display area and registers the unprocessed product in the storage device 18 as a processed product. The personal computer 21 also causes the printer 35 to print a billing slip indicating the processed product, the amount, and the table number, and sends the order data of the product to the PO.
A control command signal for a calling buzzer is transmitted to the S terminal 12 via the LAN / CS base unit 11. Therefore, a staff member carrying the POS terminal 12 in which the calling buzzer sounds can go to the kitchen and carry the cooked goods and the billing slip to the table. The calling buzzer constitutes a means for notifying the staff member who is the user of the POS terminal 12 that the product can be provided, but instead of the buzzer or in addition to the buzzer, a light emitting device or a display device is used. Can be used. In addition, as the POS terminal 12, PHS
, The notification (notification) may be made by telephone call.

Next, when the customer pays the billing slip at the accounting corner, the clerk of the accounting corner inputs the table number on the billing slip into the accounting register device 36, and the accounting register device 36 sends the table number to the personal computer 21. Then, the personal computer 21 reads out the amount and other information corresponding to the table number, that is, the contents of the billing slip indicating the amount paid by the customer from the storage device 18 and returns the same to the accounting register device 36 and stores it as sales. Update and accumulate in the device 18. In addition to the sales amount, the storage device 18 stores and records the total number of visitors to the store, all sales item data, and the like.
When the clerk operates the personal computer 21 when the store is closed, the personal computer 21 transmits a LAN disconnection packet to the LAN private branch exchange 17, and the LAN private branch exchange 17 disconnects the call established during the opening of the store.

When transmitting the data stored in the storage device 18 on the LAN 1 side to the personal computer 42 on the restaurant chain headquarters 40 side, first, the personal computer 42 on the headquarters side 40
Make a call to STN31, branch side (LAN1 side)
Of the LAN private branch exchange 17 to the PSTN 31 via the PSTN gateway 15 with a modem, a call is established between the LAN private branch exchange 17 and the personal computer 42 at the head office 40, and then the branch office and the head office 40. After a call is established between the personal computers 21 and 42 on the side, data transmission is performed. In the same call procedure, the telephones 10 on the LAN 1 side and the head office 40 side,
A call can be made between the 43 parties.

[0022]

As described above, according to the present invention, sales information and order information are transmitted by radio signals between a POS terminal and a radio base station using a radio having a wide communication range and near omnidirectionality. In addition, since the wireless base station and the sales management terminal are connected via the LAN, installation work of the wireless base station can be simplified and inexpensive.
The operation of the S terminal can be simplified.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a POS tally management device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a POS tally management network in which the POS tally management device of FIG. 1 is applied to a restaurant chain.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 LAN telephone 11 LAN / CS master unit (wireless base station) 12, 12-1, 12-2, 12a to 12d POS terminal device (POS terminal) 17 LAN private branch exchange 18 storage device 21 personal computer (display device 3)
4. A sales management terminal is configured together with the printer device 35. ) 34 display device 35 printer device 36 accounting register device (accounting terminal)

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A POS system by transmitting and receiving a wireless signal to and from a wireless POS terminal capable of inputting sales information.
A wireless base station that receives sales information input via a terminal, and a sales management terminal that is connected to the wireless base station via a LAN and receives and manages the sales information received by the wireless base station. POS total management device. 2. A wireless base station which receives order information input via the POS terminal by transmitting / receiving a wireless signal to / from a wireless POS terminal capable of inputting order information; A sales management terminal connected via a LAN for receiving and managing the order information received by the wireless base station and issuing a billing slip corresponding to the order information; and connecting to the sales management terminal via the LAN A POS accounting management device comprising: an accounting terminal that accounts for sales based on the contents of the billing slip issued by the sales management terminal. 3. A wireless POS terminal capable of inputting sales information, a wireless base station transmitting and receiving a wireless signal between the POS terminal and receiving the sales information input via the POS terminal, A sales management terminal connected to the wireless base station via a LAN and configured to receive and manage the sales information received by the wireless base station. 4. A wireless POS terminal capable of inputting order information, a wireless base station for transmitting and receiving a wireless signal between the POS terminal and receiving the order information input via the POS terminal, A sales management terminal connected to the wireless base station via a LAN, receiving and managing the order information received by the wireless base station, and issuing a billing slip corresponding to the order information; and A POS accounting management device connected via a LAN and having an accounting terminal for accounting for sales based on the contents of the billing slip issued by the sales management terminal. 5. The wireless POS terminal is a PHS-compliant mobile wireless terminal, and has a barcode reader and / or a keyboard for inputting sales or order information. The POS tally management device according to any one of the above. 6. When the sales management terminal is in a state where it can provide the product with the order information, it is in a state where the product can be provided to the wireless POS terminal via the wireless base station. 5. The wireless communication system according to claim 2, further comprising: means for sending a signal for notifying, and when the wireless POS terminal receives the signal, means for notifying the user that the product can be provided. 2. The POS tally management device according to 1.