JP2001188935A - Method for enabling purchase without money nor card - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problems that six or seven customers who get irritated are waited at a register counter of a store before to pay for shopping with money or cards because articles are examined and money are pain at the register counter and a robber possibly attacks a customer for money. SOLUTION: Shopping is enabled and service is provided without money nor a card. When a customer enters the store, the face of the customer is photographed by a camera 2 at the entrance 5 and its information is collated with personal information (address, name, age, telephone number, account number of financial institution, etc.), which is previously registered on a host computer, thereby sending information to a POS terminal. The POS terminal identifies the user with surface components of a nail to complete double collation. Thus, the user is identified before articles are examined. After the examination, the customer carries a receipt and the articles away. The receipt is evidence for the purchase.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001] The present invention is intended to allow a customer to enjoy shopping and various services without having money or a card.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when shopping and receiving services in a retail business (hereinafter referred to as a store) or the like, six or seven customers are waiting at a cash register with annoyance. This is pain. This is because the product inspection and money settlement are performed at the same time. Also, if there is money in the store, there is a risk of being robbed or the like.

According to the present invention, the account number, address, name, age, and telephone number of the customer, retail business, financial institution and savings account are registered in the store. The store has a camera 2 at entrance 5
The face of the customer 1 is determined. The information is sent to the POS terminal 3. At poster minal 3 again, the identity of the person is confirmed on the surface and components of the human nail. Use nail surface like a barcode

[0004] In this way, the time required at the cash register is shortened, and the waiting state at the cash register is unlikely to occur. Customers can shop without money or cards. Since the store does not need to own cash, there is no risk of being robbed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a store where the present invention is installed.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a detection state of a nail at a POS terminal.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Customer 2 Camera 3 Poster Minal 4 Display Shelf 5 Doorway

Claims (1)

[Claims] Claims 1. A method for shopping and service in a retail business using a computer camera, a POS terminal, a barcode receipt, without money or a card.