Pos system having time-of-consumption management function of sales commodities

Abstract

To provide a POS system so designed that where a commodity whose the time of consumption has been passed was read, a warning message is displayed to an operator to call an attention to the operator. A POS system comprising: a bar code read means for reading a bar code attached to a sales commodity; a PLU storage means for storing commodity data such as commodity names of sales commodities and sales prices corresponding to the bar code; a display means for displaying commodity names and prices of sales commodities; a control means for getting access to the storage means when commodities are sold, specifying the commodities by the bar code of sales commodities, reading data relating to the commodity names of the commodities and the sales prices, displaying the commodity names and the prices of the commodities on the display means, and carrying out sales processing of the commodities; and a clock means, the control means recognizing that the sales commodity is a commodity subjected to management of the time of consumption on the basis of the bar code read by the bar code read means, comparing the time-of-consumption data included in the bar code with the present time from the clock means, and where the time-of-consumption data has passed the present time, displaying a warning thereof on the display means.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a consumption time management of merchandise sold in a retail store, especially in a POS (Point of Sale) system, a POS system equipped with a consumption time management function of merchandise sold by using a barcode attached to the merchandise. Background technique [0002] Product labels are attached to packaged goods in supermarkets or convenience stores; in storefronts, barcode readers connected to POS terminal devices such as registers read barcodes to settle accounts for purchased goods and can also be used for data management , such as sales management and merchandise management. Commodity labels affixed to commodities are generated by a label printer connected to a computer or the like installed in a background (a processing plant of a supermarket or a convenience store). As shown in Figure 8, the characters printed on the product label include: product category code, product name, product reading code, price,...

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Problems solved by technology

[0008] In particular, processed foods (glutinous rice balls, early snacks, etc.) that require freshness management may increase the possibility of food poisoning in terms of food hygiene, so strict management is required

The danger is especially acute in stores that process and sell goods subject to freshness management, where goods whose expiry time has expired are sold

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