Article sales processor

Abstract

To weigh articles requested by another customer and display the weight even while the accounting process screen is being displayed.SOLUTION: An article sales processor 1 according to an embodiment includes: a weighing unit 11 that outputs the weight of an article placed on a weighing pan 2; an accounting processing screen 20 for accounting for the article; a display unit 13 having a weight display column 21 that displays the weight of the article in a portion of the accounting processing screen 20; and a control unit 14 that displays the weight of the article in the weight display column 21 when a second clerk A2 places on the weighing pan 2 the article requested by a second customer B2 different from a first customer B1 while a first clerk A1 is processing the accounting for the first customer B1.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a product sales processing device. [Background technology]

[0002] 2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been known a product sales processing device (face-to-face scale) that includes a weighing unit that outputs the weight of a product placed on a weighing plate, and a display unit that displays a transaction processing screen for performing transaction processing for the product. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2010-22637 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, in conventional product sales processing devices, when product information is called up in the weighing mode and weighed, the product name and weight are displayed, but when the device switches to the accounting mode and displays the accounting screen for transferring money to and from the customer, the weight display column disappears, creating the problem that the product cannot be sold by weight to the next customer until the accounting process is completed.

[0005] In addition, for example, when multiple store clerks use one product sales processing device to sell products by weight to multiple customers, they have to wait until one customer's payment process is completed before they can measure the products ordered by other customers, which causes a delay in customer service.

[0006] Therefore, the present invention has been made in consideration of the above problems, and aims to provide a product sales processing device that can weigh a product desired by one customer even while another customer is undergoing payment processing. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] The gist of one embodiment of a product sales processing device comprises a weighing unit that outputs the weight of a product placed on a weighing plate, a transaction processing screen that performs transaction processing for the product, and a display unit having a weight display column in part of the transaction processing screen that displays the weight of the product, and a control unit that, when a first store clerk is performing transaction processing for a first customer and a second store clerk places a product desired by a second customer different from the first customer on the weighing plate, causes the weight of the product placed on the weighing plate to be displayed in the weight display column. Effect of the Invention

[0008] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a product sales processing device that can weigh a product desired by another customer and display its weight even while a transaction processing screen is being displayed. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0009] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a scene in which a product sales processing device 1 according to the first embodiment is used. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of functional blocks of the product sales processing device 1 according to the first embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0010] A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description of the drawings, the same or similar parts are given the same or similar reference numerals. However, it should be noted that the drawings are schematic and the ratios of the dimensions are different from the actual ones. Therefore, the specific dimensions should be determined with reference to the following description. In addition, the drawings may include parts with different dimensional relationships and ratios. In this specification and the drawings, elements having substantially the same functions and configurations are given the same reference numerals to avoid repeated explanations, and elements not directly related to the present invention are not illustrated.

[0011] (First embodiment) Hereinafter, a product sales processing device 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to Figures 1 and 2. Figure 1 is a diagram showing an example of a scene in which the product sales processing device 1 according to this embodiment is used, and Figure 2 is a diagram showing an example of functional blocks of the product sales processing device 1 according to this embodiment.

[0012] In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, it is assumed that a product sales processing device 1 is used in a scene in which a plurality of store clerks A1 / A2 make face-to-face sales to a plurality of customers B1 / B2.

[0013] As shown in FIG. 2, the product sales processing device 1 is an electronic scale for face-to-face sales, which includes a weighing unit 2, a signal processing unit 11, an input unit 12, a display unit 13, and a control unit .

[0014] The weighing unit 2 converts the weight of the product placed on the weighing plate into an electrical signal using a load cell and outputs it. The signal processing unit 11 converts the input electrical signal into the weight of the product and outputs it to the control unit 14. The control unit 14 displays the product name and unit price acquired by calling up the product information on the display unit 13, and calculates the selling price of the product on the weighing plate of the weighing unit 2 based on the called up unit price and product weight, and displays it on the display unit 13.

[0015] The input unit 12 accepts operations by a store clerk. Specifically, the input unit 12 may be configured with a touch panel as shown in Fig. 1, or may be configured with an input device equipped with dedicated keys such as numeric keys, a tare key, a subtotal key, etc.

[0016] Display unit 13 displays various screens. For example, display unit 13 may be configured with a touch panel as shown in Fig. 1. Display unit 13 also includes a clerk-side display unit that is operated by the clerk, and a customer-side display unit that shows the weight and price to the customer. However, the customer-side display unit is not necessary.

[0017] Specifically, the screen shown in FIG. 1 is an example of a display screen on the display unit 13 on the store clerk's side when transitioning from weighing mode to accounting mode, and includes an accounting screen 20 for processing the accounting for the product, and a weight display field 21 in part of the accounting screen 20 for displaying the weight of the product.

[0018] In the weighing mode, the control unit 14 causes the display unit 13 to display the product name, tare weight, product weight, unit price, price, etc. in response to input operations from the input unit 12, such as an operation to call up product information or an operation to subtract a tare weight. In the accounting mode, the control unit 14 causes the display unit 13 to display the input amount entered by the store clerk and the change amount, in addition to displaying the subtotal amount.

[0019] Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, when a first store clerk A1 is processing a transaction for a first customer B1, and a second store clerk A2 places an item desired by a second customer B2, different from the first customer B1, on the weighing plate of the weighing unit 2, the control unit 14 displays the weight of the item placed in the weight display area 21.

[0020] In addition, when the first store clerk A1 is performing the transaction after removing the item purchased by the first customer B1 from the weighing plate of the weighing unit 2, if the second store clerk A2 places the item desired by the second customer B2 on the weighing plate of the weighing unit 2, the control unit 14 may automatically display the weight of the item placed in the weight display area 21.

[0021] Alternatively, the control unit 14 may cause the weight display field 21 to be displayed on the display unit 13 when a predetermined operation is performed by the second store clerk A2.

[0022] Here, the specified operation is, for example, the operation of touching a specified area (e.g., an instruction button, etc.) on the checkout screen 20, and this operation may cause the weight display field 21 to be displayed on the checkout screen 20.

[0023] As a result, even if the transaction is being processed with the product purchased by the first customer B1 on the weighing plate, if the second store clerk A2 performs a specified operation, the weight display field 21 will be displayed in part of the transaction screen 20, so the second store clerk A2 can remove the product purchased by the first customer B1 from the weighing plate and place the product desired by the second customer B2 on the weighing plate to perform an approximate weighing.

[0024] Furthermore, the weight, unit price, and price of the product desired by second customer B2 may be displayed on part of the store's transaction processing screen 20. With this configuration, second store clerk A2 can inform second customer B2 of a provisional price according to the weight of the product desired by second customer B2 before the transaction processing.

[0025] Furthermore, when the control unit 14 displays the weight display field 21 in part of the transaction processing screen 20, it may also display information indicating that the weight display cannot be used as a transaction proof. This configuration makes it possible to inform the second store clerk A2 that the weight in the weight display field 21 displayed in part of the transaction processing screen 20 is provisional information that cannot be used as a transaction proof.

[0026] In existing product sales processing devices, when the transaction processing screen is displayed, the column displaying the product weight disappears, but according to this embodiment, a weight display column 21 is displayed separately from the transaction processing screen 20, so that a rough weight of a product desired by a second customer B2, different from the first customer B1 who is currently undergoing transaction processing, can be measured while being displayed in the weight display column 21. This allows the weighing operation of the product desired by the second customer B2 to be processed in parallel with the transaction processing of the first customer B1, reducing the time customers have to wait and enabling smoother customer service.

[0027] Although the present invention has been described in detail using the above-mentioned embodiment, it is clear to those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to the embodiment described in the present specification. The present invention can be implemented in modified and altered forms without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention defined by the description of the claims. Therefore, the description in this specification is intended to be illustrative and does not have any limiting meaning on the present invention. [Explanation of symbols]

[0028] 1...Product sales processing device 2…Measuring part 11...Signal processing unit 12...Input section 13…Display section 14...Control section 20...Accounting screen 21…Weight display field A1…First clerk A2…Second clerk B1…1st customer B2…Second customer

Claims

1. A product sales processing device, a weighing unit that outputs the weight of the product placed on the weighing pan; a display unit having a checkout screen for performing checkout processing for the product and a weight display field for displaying the weight of the product in a portion of the checkout screen; A product sales processing device comprising: a control unit that, when a first store clerk is processing a transaction for a first customer and a second store clerk places a product desired by a second customer different from the first customer on the weighing tray, displays the weight of the product placed on the weighing tray in the weight display column.

2. The product sales processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit causes the display unit to display the weight display field when a predetermined operation is performed by the second store clerk.

3. The product sales processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the weight, unit price, and price of the product desired by the second customer are capable of being displayed on the transaction processing screen.

4. The product sales processing device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the control unit, when displaying the weight of the product desired by the second customer in a portion of the transaction processing screen, displays information corresponding to the weight indicating that the product cannot be used as proof of transaction.

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