JPS6340994A - Pos terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a POS terminal device, and more particularly to a POS terminal device that stores service points in a card according to the amount of a customer's purchases.

[Conventional technology] Traditionally, in stores, etc., customers purchase products,
There are services in which chips are handed out according to the total purchase price, and when a certain number of chips are collected, a prize is handed out or a portion of the chips can be used to purchase a product. Also, depending on the store, a stamp may be stamped on a specific sheet instead of a tip.

[Problems to be solved by the invention] However, in such conventional service methods, when the seller hands over the chips, is it necessary to convert the number of chips aimed at t into the total purchase amount and count the number of chips? However, there are problems in that it is easy to make a mistake in the number of sheets and that it is troublesome. When stamping a sheet, the number of stamps must be calculated, so there is a problem similar to that described above. Another problem is that when exchanging chips for prizes, the seller must confirm the number of chips.

On the other hand, buyers have to count how many chips they have accumulated each time they purchase a product, check whether they have reached the number that can be exchanged for a prize, and also have to check how many chips remain to be exchanged for a prize. , is very complicated. Furthermore, the buyer must manage the whereabouts of the chips, which is cumbersome.

Therefore, the main purpose of the present invention is to save the hassle for sellers and buyers by storing service points on a card when a customer purchases a product, and printing a message regarding the service corresponding to the service points on the receipt. An object of the present invention is to provide a POS terminal device that solves the problem.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The POS terminal device of the present invention includes an input means for inputting amount data of products purchased by a customer, and a card writing means for writing and reading service points on a card. A reading means, a printing means for printing a message regarding the service on the receipt, and the amount data of the products inputted from the input means are totaled, the service points corresponding to the total amount are calculated, and the calculated service points and the card are added. arithmetic means for adding the service points read by the writing/reading means;
a determining means for determining whether the total service score calculated by the calculating means has reached a predetermined service score; and the determining means determining whether the total service score calculated by the calculation means has reached the predetermined service score. Depending on the
The printing means prints that the service is available, and the determining means determines that the total service score calculated by the calculating means does not reach the predetermined service score, the service points required to receive the service. and a control means for controlling the printing means to print.

[Operation] In this invention, each time a customer purchases a product, the service score is calculated, the service score read from the card is added to that score, and whether or not the total service score has reached the predetermined service score is determined. If the predetermined score is reached, a message indicating that the service can be received is printed on the receipt; if the predetermined score is not reached, the service points required to receive the service are printed on the receipt. Therefore, there is no need for the customer to convert the number of chips corresponding to the total purchase amount each time, and there is no need to confirm the number of chips when providing service to a customer. Furthermore, for the customer, there is no need to check whether the number of tickets that can be used for the service has been accumulated, and there is no need to check how many tickets are left to receive the service. Additionally, customers no longer need to manage the whereabouts of their chips.

[Embodiment] FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram showing the electrical configuration of an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 2, a POS terminal device 1 has a built-in CPU 2. As shown in FIG. This CPU 2 includes a keyboard 3, a display 4, a card reader/writer interface 5, a printer 6, a communication control interface 7, and a RAM.
8 and ROM9 are connected.

The keyboard 3 is used by the customer to input price data, department codes, etc. of purchased products, and the key layout is shown in FIG. 3 below. The display 4 displays amount data, department code, etc. input from the keyboard 3. A card reader/writer 10 is connected to the card reader/writer interface 5. This card reader writer 10
The device writes data to the magnetic stripe of a card, for example, a magnetic card, and also reads data from the magnetic stripe. Note that the card used here does not have to be a magnetic card, and may be an IC card, a laser card, or the like.

The printer 6 is used to print the price data, department code, total amount, etc. of the products purchased by the customer, and also to print a message regarding the service on the receipt. The communication control interface 7 sends data such as sales information entered from the keyboard 3 to the host computer 1.
1. The RAM 8 is for storing various data, including an area for storing in advance a conversion coefficient for converting the total sales amount into service points, and an area for storing in advance the number of points that can be served (points that can be exchanged for prizes). . The ROM 9 stores in advance an operating program for the CPU 2 based on a flowchart as shown in FIG. 1, which will be explained later.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the key arrangement of the keyboard 3 shown in FIG. 2. In Figure 3, the keyboard 3 has a department key 3.
1, a numeric key 32, an @ key 33, a total key 34, and a cash key 35 are provided.

The department keys 31 are for inputting department codes of products, and include, for example, department 1 keys to department 4 keys. Numerical keys 32 are used to input price data of the product. The @ key 33 is pressed to distinguish between quantity data and amount data in the registration process. total key 34
is pressed when calculating the customer's total purchase amount. The cash key 35 is pressed when the customer makes a payment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing key operations when performing registration work using the keyboard shown in FIG. 3. FIG. 4 particularly shows the operation of registering five products belonging to department 1 with a unit price of 100 yen.

As shown in FIG. 4, first, the number data is input, and then the @ key 33 is pressed. Next, the user inputs the amount data, and then presses the corresponding department key among the department keys 31.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing data recorded on a card used in the present invention. The card records the store name code of the store used, card expiration date data, and total service points.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a receipt printed by the printer 6 shown in FIG. 2, and in particular, FIG.
Figure (b) shows an example of printing when the number of service points that can be exchanged for prizes has not yet been reached. As shown in Figure 6(a),
When the number of service points that can be exchanged for a prize is reached, the fact that it is a prize exchange ticket is printed on the receipt in addition to the purchase data. In addition, as shown in Figure 6 (b), if the number of service points that can be exchanged for a prize has not been reached, the receipt will contain the purchase data and also indicate how many service points are required to reach the number of service points that can be exchanged for a prize. The message shown will be printed.

FIG. 1 is a flow diagram for explaining the operation of one embodiment of the present invention. Next, referring to Figures 1 to 6,
The operation of one embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

The operator repeatedly inputs the department code and price data of the product purchased by the customer from the keyboard 3 to perform the registration process. When the customer has registered all the data regarding the purchased product, he operates TOTAL-34 included in the keyboard 3. When the CPU 2 determines that the total key 34 has been operated, the CPU 2 calculates the total amount and causes the printer 6 to print the data regarding each product purchased by the customer and the total amount on a receipt. Subsequently, the conversion coefficient stored in the RAM 8 is read out and the service points corresponding to the total amount are calculated.

If the customer has previously purchased a product at the store, the operator will insert the handed card into the card reader/writer 1.
Insert into 0. If the customer is a first-time customer, insert a new card into the card reader/writer 10.

The card reader/writer 10 reads various data recorded on the card, for example as shown in FIG.
It is given to the CPU 2 via the J-data writer interface 5. The CPU 2 adds the service points obtained by the above calculation to the total service points read from the card.

Next, the customer looks at the total amount displayed on the display 4 and pays the corresponding amount to the operator.

The operator presses the cash key 35 to perform payment processing. Subsequently, the CPU 2 determines whether or not the total service score calculated by the above-mentioned calculation has reached the serviceable score (points that can be exchanged for a prize). Here, if the total number of service points or the number of points available for service is reached, the receipt is printed to the effect that it is a prize exchange ticket, and a message to the effect of ``Please come to the prize exchange office with this ticket'' is printed. Next, a new total service score is calculated by subtracting the service score used as a prize exchange ticket from the total service score.

On the other hand, if the total service score does not reach the serviceable score, the total service score is subtracted from the serviceable score in order to inform the customer how many more service points are left. For example, if the service is available for 20 more items, a message to the effect of ``If you purchase 20 more items, we will give you a free gift'' is printed.

Subsequently, the updated new total service points are written on the card by the card reader/writer 10, and then the card is ejected to end the operation.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, each time a customer purchases a product, the service score is calculated, and the service score read from the card is added to that score, so that the total service score is calculated in advance. It is determined whether or not the predetermined service points have been reached, and if the predetermined points have been reached, a message indicating that the service can be received is printed on the receipt, and if the predetermined points have not been reached, the receipt is printed to indicate that the service can be received. Since the required number of service points is printed on the receipt, the store can eliminate the need for tips for services, save the trouble of converting the number of tips from the total purchase amount, and eliminate mistakes during conversion. can also be resolved. Additionally, customers do not have to worry about storing the chips they are given each time they purchase a product.

Furthermore, the customer does not have to worry about checking whether the number of chips has reached a certain number, and the shop also saves the time and effort of checking the number of chips when providing a service. Furthermore, since customers can see the service points required to receive the service each time they shop, they are motivated to purchase by trying to reach a certain service point, which leads to sales promotion.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a flowchart for explaining the specific operation of an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram showing the electrical configuration of an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 3 is the second
It is a figure which shows the key arrangement of the keyboard shown in a figure. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing key operations when performing registration processing using the keyboard shown in FIG. 3. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing data recorded on a card used in the present invention. Figure 6 (
3a) and 3(b) are diagrams showing examples of receipts issued by the printer shown in FIG. 2; In the figure, 1 is a POS terminal device, and 2 is a CPU. 3 is the keyboard, 6 is the printer, 8 is RAM, 9 is RO
M, 10 indicates a card reader/writer. (2 others) Man 1 Figure 1 Figure 3 Similar to Man 4 Figure) O (b) Mouth (C) -■ Mouth Man 6 Figure 5

Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) A POS terminal device that stores service points in a card according to the purchase amount, comprising an input means for inputting amount data of products purchased by a customer, and writing the service points on the card. In addition, the card writing/reading means for reading the card, the printing means for printing a message regarding the service on the receipt, and the amount data of the products inputted from the input means are totaled, and the service points corresponding to the total amount are calculated. , a calculation means for adding the calculated service score and the service score read by the card writing/reading means; a determining means for determining whether the total service score calculated by the calculation means has reached a predetermined service score; and when the determining means determines that the total service score calculated by the calculating means has reached the predetermined service score, the printing means prints that the service is available, and the calculating means calculates control means for controlling the printing means to print out the service points necessary for receiving the service in response to the determination means determining that the total service points received have not reached the predetermined service points; Equipped with POS terminal equipment. (2) The control means calculates the predetermined service score from the total service score in response to the determination means determining that the total service score calculated by the calculation means has reached the predetermined service score. 2. The POS terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the card writing/reading means is controlled to write the deducted service points on the card. (3) The control means writes the total service score to the card in response to the determination means determining that the total service score calculated by the calculation means does not reach the predetermined service score. 2. The POS terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the POS terminal device is controlled to write on the card by a reading means.