Information processing apparatus

Abstract

To provide an information processor capable of outputting a slip on which desired information is printed.SOLUTION: A POS terminal 1 being an information processor is provided with a printing part 5 for printing out a deposit slip 11 and an accounting slip 12 to be handed over to a customer and a control part 2 for controlling the printing part 5. Then, the printing part 5 prints out a deposit slip 11 on which the clothing name related to the cleaning order is printed without printing the contents and amount of the cleaning order, and prints out an accounting slip 12 on which the contents and amount of the cleaning order are printed.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] An embodiment of the present invention relates to an information processing device. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, when a customer visits a dry cleaning store with items to be cleaned and places an order for cleaning, a store clerk operates a POS terminal (cash register), which is an information processing device, to process the order.

[0003] A deposit slip (deposit receipt) is then output from the output section (printing section) of the POS terminal, and this output deposit slip is handed to the customer who placed the cleaning order as a receipt for the items to be cleaned (a voucher for the finished items) (see Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] JP 2020-4111 A (Figure 2) Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] Incidentally, the receipt (slip) given to a customer who places a cleaning order is printed with a variety of information, such as the time the cleaning order was received, the slip number, the contents and amount of the cleaning order, as well as the color and pattern, number of items, total amount, expected completion date, store name, etc. However, not all of this variety of information is necessarily required.

[0006] Therefore, one of the objects of the embodiments of the present invention is to provide an information processing device that can output slips on which desired information is printed. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] An information processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises an output unit and a control unit that controls the output unit, and the output unit outputs a slip on which the name of the clothing related to the cleaning order is printed, rather than the contents of the cleaning order.

[0008] In addition, an information processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an output unit that outputs a first invoice and a second invoice to be handed to a customer who has placed a cleaning order, and a control unit that controls the output unit, and the output unit outputs the first invoice on which the name of the clothing item related to the cleaning order is printed without printing the details and amount of the cleaning order, and outputs the second invoice on which the details and amount of the cleaning order are printed.

[0009] Furthermore, the information processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises an output unit that outputs a first invoice and a second invoice to be handed over to a customer who has placed a cleaning order, and a control unit that controls the output unit, and the output unit outputs the first invoice on which the name of the clothing item related to the cleaning order and the expected completion date are printed, without printing the details and amount of the cleaning order, and outputs the second invoice on which the details and amount of the cleaning order are printed, without printing the amount received from the customer. [Effects of the Invention]

[0010] According to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to output a slip on which desired information is printed. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0011] [Figure 1] 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a POS terminal (information processing device) according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] This is a table showing product codes, product names (job details), clothing names, and prices. [Figure 3] This is a table showing color / pattern processing codes, color / pattern processing names, color / pattern types, and prices. [Figure 4] 10 is a table showing color and pattern types, operation contents, operations on deposit slips, and operations on checkout slips. [Figure 5]10 is a table showing what is printed, the operation on a deposit slip, and the operation on a checkout slip. [Figure 6] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a screen (item input screen) displayed on a touch panel unit of the POS terminal. [Figure 7] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a deposit slip (first slip) printed out by the printing unit of the POS terminal. [Figure 8] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an accounting slip (second slip) printed out by the printing unit of the POS terminal. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0012] An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0013] In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a POS terminal which is an information processing device. This POS terminal 1 is installed in, for example, a member-only dry cleaning store, and is operated (used) by a clerk (operator) of the dry cleaning store.

[0014] As shown in Figure 1, a POS terminal (POS register) 1 includes, for example, a control unit 2, a memory unit 3 for storing information, a touch panel unit (input unit / display unit) 4 which is a display unit that also serves as an input unit that allows a store clerk to input information by touching it with their fingertips and displays the information, a printing unit (printer unit) 5 which is an output unit that outputs (prints) various printed materials (including at least deposit slips and accounting slips, etc.), and a reading unit 6 that reads information such as barcodes.

[0015] Furthermore, the control unit 2, which is an information processing unit, appropriately controls at least the touch panel unit 4 and the printing unit 5 based on various information stored (registered) in the storage unit 3.

[0016] Then, based on the control of the control unit 2, the printing unit 5 prints out (issues) a receipt 11 to be handed over to the customer who placed the cleaning order, which is a slip on which only the name of the garment related to the cleaning order (e.g., "shirt") is printed instead of the content of the specified cleaning order (e.g., "shirt 3D").

[0017] More specifically, under the control of the control unit 2, the printing unit 5 prints out a deposit slip 11, which is a first slip, on which at least the name of the clothes related to the cleaning order and the expected completion date (expected completion date) are printed along with a consecutive number, without printing the content of the cleaning order from the customer (content of the work) and its amount (cleaning fee, which is the contract amount), and also prints out an accounting slip 12, which is a second slip, on which at least the content of the cleaning order from the customer (content of the work) and its amount (cleaning fee, which is the contract amount) are printed along with a consecutive number, without printing the amount received from the customer (cash, etc.) (see Figures 7 and 8).

[0018] The serial number mark for identifying the product is a number for identifying the laundry items received from the customer, and matches the tag number on the laundry tag attached to the laundry items.

[0019] These two slips, the deposit slip (one document) 11 and the accounting slip (another document different from the one document) 12, are slips that are handed over to the customer (for example, the member customer "Light Taro") whose name is printed (written) on the slip, i.e., the customer who has placed a cleaning order with the order details printed on the slip.

[0020] That is, when a store clerk accepts a cleaning order from a customer who is placing an order, he or she operates the touch panel unit 4 of the POS terminal 1 to input predetermined information including order information related to the cleaning order and performs the acceptance process, and then a receipt slip 11 and an accounting slip 12 are issued on paper from the printing unit 5 of the POS terminal 1. Then, both slips 11, 12 printed out from the POS terminal 1 are handed over to the customer who placed the cleaning order.

[0021] The receipt slip (receipt) 11 is to be presented to the store clerk when picking up the cleaned items (finished items) after cleaning processing at a later date.

[0022] Here, in the POS terminal 1 capable of outputting these two types of slips 11 and 12, as shown in Figure 2, for each product, in addition to the product name (the content of the work that is the content of the cleaning order), the name of the clothing (always only the name of the item to be cleaned) that is distinct from the product name can be registered in association with the corresponding product name.

[0023] In addition to the product name, other details that can be printed include color patterns such as "polka dots," instructions regarding the work such as "water-repellent" or "express," and confirmation items such as "fraying" if there are any frays in the clothing. Therefore, as shown in Figure 3, it is possible to register categories such as color patterns such as "polka dots," processing (value-added services) such as "water-repellent," and confirmation items such as "fraying." Note that processing such as "water-repellent" is related to the content of the cleaning order and incurs a fee, but color patterns and confirmation items do not.

[0024] For each color / pattern type, whether or not to print on the slip can be selectively set as either "Print on both," "Print on checkout slip only," or "Print on deposit slip only," as shown in Figure 4. Note that these printing methods are usually set for each "color / pattern type," but Figure 3 can also be expanded to set them individually for each "color / pattern processing name."

[0025] In addition, as for the operation of each slip (receipt slip 11, accounting slip 12), the "color and pattern" is not the work content (content of the job) but the name of the clothing, and at the same time, since additional charges may be incurred for, for example, specially processed clothing or luxury brands, it is printed on both the deposit slip 11 and the accounting slip 12.

[0026] "Processing" is a task (job content), and is therefore printed only on accounting slip 12 out of receipt slip 11 and accounting slip 12. In other words, "Processing" is not printed on receipt slip 11, but only on accounting slip 12.

[0027] The "Confirmation Items" are items that should be confirmed with the customer and are not related to accounting, so they are printed only on the deposit slip 11 out of the receipt slip 11 and the accounting slip 12. In other words, the "Confirmation Items" are not printed on the accounting slip 12, but only on the deposit slip 11.

[0028] When receiving a cleaning order from a customer, a clerk at the dry cleaning store inputs the product information on the product input screen shown in FIG. 6, for example.

[0029] Here, the product input screen shown in Figure 6 has a customer information display section 21 that displays customer information about the customer, a CS information display section 22 that displays customer-related information (CS information) related to the customer, and a transaction information display section 23 that displays transaction information about the cleaning order.

[0030] In addition, the product input screen shown in Figure 6 has a product display section 24 that displays multiple selection buttons (e.g., buttons that display the product name on the surface) 16 for selecting cleaning products (products), etc., and a color / pattern processing display section 25 that displays multiple selection buttons (e.g., buttons that display the color / pattern processing name on the surface) 17 for selecting color / pattern, processing, etc.

[0031] When the store clerk then touches the selection buttons 16, 17 as appropriate to input order information, the details of the cleaning order, the amount, etc. are displayed on the transaction information display unit 23, as shown in FIG.

[0032] Next, the store clerk touches the checkout button 18 to proceed to the checkout, and after completing the checkout, performs the specified printing operation, and the deposit slip 11 and checkout slip 12 are printed out simultaneously according to the contents of Figure 5.

[0033] Here, as shown in FIG. 7, in addition to the customer's name, reception time, and slip number, the receipt slip 11 will be printed with the name of the clothing item ordered for cleaning (e.g., "shirt"), color and pattern (e.g., "polka dots"), confirmation items (e.g., "frayed"), a sequential number corresponding to each clothing item, the expected completion date, and the store name. However, none of the three items (information) of the cleaning order (content of the work), amount (contract amount), and deadline (deadline) will be printed (written) on the receipt slip 11.

[0034] 7, the receipt slip 11 has serial number indicators 31 in the same number as the number of items for cleaning received from the customer (number of items received), and the name of the clothing item 32, color / pattern 33, and confirmation items 34 for the corresponding cleaning order are printed on the side of the serial number indicators 31. Also, below the serial number indicators 31, the expected completion date 35, which is the expected date by which the items for cleaning with the clothing name 32 will be cleaned and finished, is printed.

[0035] On the other hand, as shown in Figure 8, the receipt 12 will have printed on it, for example, the customer's name, the time of receipt, the slip number, as well as the details of the cleaning order (e.g., "flattened shirt," "folded shirt," etc.), the cleaning fee (amount), color / pattern (e.g., "polka dots"), processing (e.g., "water-repellent processing"), the processing fee (amount), a sequential number corresponding to each order item, the total amount, and the store name, but will not have printed on it the amount received from the customer (monetary amount) or the expected completion date.

[0036] 8, the checkout slip 12 has the same number of sequential number indicators 41 as the number of items received from the customer for cleaning (number of items received), and the corresponding cleaning order details 42, color / pattern 43, finish 44, and price 45 are printed on the side of the sequential number indicators 41. In addition, the total price 46 is printed below the sequential number indicators 41.

[0037] As can be seen from Figures 7 and 8, when a customer who visits a dry cleaner places an order for a 3D or folded finish on a single dress shirt (one item) to be cleaned, the characters indicating the dress shirt (for example, the name of the garment such as "dress shirt" or "Y-shirt") are printed on both the deposit slip 11 and the receipt slip 12, and the characters indicating the 3D or folded finish (for example, the work instruction such as "3D" or "fold") are printed only on the receipt slip 12 out of the deposit slip 11 and the receipt slip 12.

[0038] The clothing name of each product may be manually specified (set) or automatically generated based on predetermined rules. For example, the control unit 2 of the POS terminal 1 may automatically delete specific additional characters such as "3D" or "folded" added to the clothing name (for example, characters indicating the work performed at a dry cleaning factory, etc.) from the characters printed on the receipt slip 11.

[0039] According to the POS terminal 1 described above, the printing unit 5, which is the output unit, prints out a receipt (voucher for the finished item) 11 on which the name of the clothes related to the cleaning order and the expected completion date are printed, without printing the details of the cleaning order or its amount, and also prints out a separate receipt 12 from the receipt 11, on which the details of the cleaning order and its amount are printed, without printing the amount received by the store clerk from the customer at the time of payment (the fact that money related to the sales price has been received).Therefore, it is possible to print out receipts 11 and 12 for each customer with only the desired information printed on them, which makes it possible to obtain tax savings on stamp duty, for example.

[0040] It is preferable that information processing devices such as POS terminals are of the touch panel type equipped with a touch panel unit which is a display unit that also serves as an input unit, but this is not limited to this, and for example, the display unit (output unit) and input unit (input operation unit) may be separate units.

[0041] The information processing device may further include a management server that can communicate with the POS terminal via a network.

[0042] Furthermore, the output unit of the information processing device is not limited to one that outputs both the deposit slip (first slip) and the accounting slip (second slip) simultaneously, but may instead output only a slip (a document such as an item receipt that only states the fact that the item to be cleaned has been received) on which the name of the clothing item related to the cleaning order (e.g., "shirt") is printed, rather than the contents of the cleaning order (e.g., "shirt"). [Explanation of symbols]

[0043] 1. POS terminals, which are information processing devices 2. Control section 5. Printing unit, which is the output unit 11 First slip, the deposit slip 12 Second slip, accounting slip 32 Name of clothing related to cleaning order 33,43 colors and patterns 34 Confirmation 35 Expected completion date 42 Cleaning order details (work details) 44 Processing 45 Amount (Cleaning Order Fee)

Claims

1. an output unit; a control unit that controls the output unit, The output unit outputs a slip on which the name of the garment related to the cleaning order is printed, rather than the contents of the cleaning order.

1. An information processing device comprising:

2. an output unit that outputs a first invoice and a second invoice to be given to a customer who has placed a cleaning order; a control unit that controls the output unit, The output unit outputs the first slip on which the name of the clothes related to the cleaning order is printed without printing the contents and amount of the cleaning order, and outputs the second slip on which the contents and amount of the cleaning order are printed.

1. An information processing device comprising:

3. an output unit that outputs a first invoice and a second invoice to be given to a customer who has placed a cleaning order; a control unit that controls the output unit, The output unit outputs the first slip on which the name of the clothes related to the cleaning order and the expected completion date are printed without printing the content and amount of the cleaning order, and outputs the second slip on which the content and amount of the cleaning order are printed without printing the amount received from the customer.

1. An information processing device comprising:

4. The color and pattern are printed on both the first and second slips, The processing is printed only on the second slip out of the first slip and the second slip, The confirmation items are printed only on the first slip out of the first slip and the second slip.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 or 3.

5. When a customer places an order for a shirt to be cleaned with a three-dimensional finish or a folded finish, The characters indicating the shirt are printed on both the first and second slips, Characters indicating 3D finishing or folding finishing are printed only on the second slip out of the first slip and the second slip.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 or 3.

6. The first slip is a deposit slip, The second voucher is an accounting voucher 4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 or 3.

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