JP2006277198A - Data processor and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a data processor capable of performing further easy and sure additional registration of commodity registration information at the time of NPF (not found price) in POS processing. <P>SOLUTION: The data processor 100 reads a commodity code that is commodity identification information of a commodity to be settled by a scanner 2 in accounting processing executed by a CPU 11 of an ECR terminal 1, and performs, when commodity registered information corresponding to this commodity code is not registered in a PLU file 171, NPF maintenance processing of setting a commodity image taken by the scanner 2 and a unit price inputted through an operation part 18 to the commodity code and additionally registering it to the PLU file 171. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a data processing apparatus and a program.

  Conventionally, the product identification information affixed to the exterior of the product is read with a barcode scanner or key input device, and a product file (PLU: Price Look Up) in which information about the control program and products handled is registered is stored. And an ECR (Electronic Cash Register) that performs POS (Point Of Sales) processing by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) that controls each unit by reading and operating programs and data stored in the memory. : Electronic cash register).

Registration in the product registration information (product file) in the above-described data processing apparatus is performed by updating a PLU master file referred to by each POS terminal by an operation of a person having management authority for POS operation such as a store manager. It is done.
For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a configuration in which a POS device that stores a PLU and a host computer that stores a PLU master are connected by communication, and the PLU master file is updated by the POS device.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-4770

However, in the configuration described in Patent Document 1 described above, there is a product that is temporarily newly registered by NFP (Not Found Price) maintenance processing (product registration information addition processing) when a person with management authority is absent. , How to refrain from the appearance of products and barcodes, etc. in order to carry out later confirmation work (registration work) more reliably. It took time and effort.
Furthermore, since registration and confirmation work using NFP or the like must be performed while looking at the product itself, selection of a new target product to be registered, transport to ECR, and return to the original product shelf after registration It had to be complicated. For this reason, it has been desired to develop a data processing apparatus that can perform registration work and confirmation work in NFP more easily.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a data processing apparatus that performs simpler and more reliable registration of product registration information during NFP in POS processing.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention described in claim 1 includes storage means for storing registration information in which product identification information for identifying each product is associated with a product price corresponding to the product identification information; Commodity identification information reading means for reading the commodity identification information attached to each commodity, determination means for determining whether or not the read commodity identification information is included in the registration information, the result of the determination, When the read product identification information is not included in the registration information, an imaging unit that images the product with the product identification information, the read product identification information in the registration information, and the imaged Recording means for associating and recording product images with each other.

  The invention according to claim 2 further comprises unit price setting means for setting a unit price corresponding to the read product identification information in the invention according to claim 1, wherein the recording means stores the read information in the registration information. The recorded product identification information, the captured product image, and the unit price are recorded in association with each other.

  The invention described in claim 3 is the invention according to claim 1, further comprising means for recognizing a product name included in a product image photographed by the photographing means, and the recording means further comprises the product name recognized by the character. Is recorded.

  Furthermore, in order to realize a main function shown in the invention according to claim 1, a computer having product identification information reading means for reading product identification information attached to each product and image pickup means for picking up images of the product Is provided (the invention according to claim 4).

  According to the first and fourth aspects of the present invention, when the product identification information attached to each product is read and the data relating to the product identification information is not registered in the registration information in advance, the captured product image is displayed as the product. Since it is configured to record in association with the identification information, it is possible to perform simple and reliable additional registration of product registration information.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, it is possible to set the unit price of the product together with the product image when the product registration information is additionally registered, and more reliable registration of the product registration information can be performed.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, when product registration information is additionally registered, the product name is obtained by character recognition from the product image and registered, and simple registration of product registration information becomes possible. .

[First Embodiment]
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below, but the present invention is not limited to these embodiments. The embodiment of the present invention shows the most preferable mode of the invention, and the terminology of the invention is not limited to this.

  First, the configuration of the data processing apparatus 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an outline of a configuration of a data processing apparatus 100 according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram schematically showing a functional configuration of the data processing apparatus 100, and FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a file 171. FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the data processing apparatus 100 includes a display unit 13 that displays various information, an operation unit 18 that receives operation instructions, an ECR terminal 1 that includes a drawer (not shown), and a reading optical system (not shown). A configuration in which a display unit 22 that displays information and a scanner 2 that includes a scan start instruction button 24a that receives an instruction to read product identification information from the reading optical system are connected via a communication cable N1 that is a parallel / serial communication cable. For example, it is provided at a settlement location of merchandise at a store, and performs processing related to settlement / recording of commercial transactions, storage of money, and merchandise management.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the ECR terminal 1 includes a CPU 11, a RAM 12, a display unit 13, a ROM 14, a printing unit 15, an I / F 16, a storage unit 17, an operation unit 18, and a transmission / reception unit 19. It is the structure connected to.

The CPU 11 executes various processes based on various control programs and data stored in the ROM 14 and the storage unit 17 using a predetermined area of the RAM 12 as a work area, and sends a control signal to each of the above units to transmit the ECR terminal 1 and the scanner 2. Overall control over all operations.
The CPU 11 operates based on a clock signal from a crystal oscillator (not shown) that constantly transmits a constant frequency, and counts the clock signal to measure the current time.

  The RAM 12 is a volatile memory configured by, for example, SDRAM (Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory), and expands various control programs executed by the CPU 11 in a program storage area. The RAM 12 temporarily stores input data and processing result data generated when the control processing program is executed in the work area.

  The display unit 13 is an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), an EL (Electro Luminescence) display, or the like, and performs screen display of various display data according to display instructions input from the CPU 11.

  The ROM 14 is, for example, an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable and Programmable ROM) that is an electrically erasable and rewritable nonvolatile memory, a flash memory, and the like. Various programs read and executed by the CPU 11, specifically, processing programs to be described later Etc. are stored.

  The printing unit 15 includes, for example, a print head unit in which thermal elements in units of segments are arranged in a line, and a transport unit that sends a set roll-shaped receipt sheet to the print head unit (none of which is shown). ) Based on the sales data and date / time data input for each line from the CPU 11 at a predetermined time interval, the receipt paper is fed and printed on the receipt paper, and the printed receipt is discharged. At the same time as printing on the receipt, the same content as that printed on the receipt is printed on the journal paper.

  The I / F 16 is an interface for electrically connecting to the scanner 2 by serial / parallel communication via the communication cable N1. Specifically, a configuration for connecting bus wiring in parallel communication, I2C (registered trademark), UART (Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter), USB (Universal Serial Bus), SCL (Serial CLock), SDA (Serial DAta), etc. It is the structure connected so that communication is possible by a serial communication standard.

  The storage unit 17 is a magnetically or optically readable / rewritable recording medium such as a CDROM, DVD, or MO, or a semiconductor memory such as a flash memory, and stores a PLU file 171 that is preset registration information. It is a configuration. The recording medium / semiconductor memory described above may be fixedly or detachably mounted.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the PLU file 171 includes a code (a numerical value) uniquely set for each product, a product name, a unit price, a sales quantity, a sales amount, a captured image of the product, This file includes fields for the date of shooting performed and an approval date when the administrator approves the registration of the product in the PLU file 171, and manages one piece of registration information in one record. The items of the PLU file 171 may further have a product classification and the like, and are not particularly limited to those listed above.

  The operation unit 18 includes a numeric keypad / function key, a mode key, a person-in-charge key, a touch panel, and the like (all not shown), and outputs a press signal corresponding to the pressed key to the CPU 11.

  The transmission / reception unit 19 includes a LAN (Local Area Network), the Internet, a WAN (Wide Area Network), a telephone line network, a wireless communication line, an ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) line network, a wide area communication line network, a dedicated line, and mobile communication. Other servers such as a network, a communication satellite line, a CATV (Cable Television) line, an optical communication line, or a server that can communicate with each other by connecting to a communication path capable of data communication by a configuration including an Internet service provider that connects them. This is an interface for data communication with external devices.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the scanner 2 includes a CPU 21, a display unit 22, an imaging unit 23, an input unit 24, a decoder unit 25, a RAM 26, an I / F 27, and a ROM 28, and the above-described units are electrically connected. It is.

  Based on the control instruction from the CPU 11 described above, the CPU 21 executes various control processes based on various control programs and data stored in the ROM 28 using a predetermined area of the RAM 26 as a work area, and sends a control signal to each part of the scanner 2. To control the operation of the scanner 2 in detail.

  The display unit 22 is an LCD, an EL display, or the like, and displays display data on the screen according to a display instruction input from the CPU 21.

  The imaging unit 23 forms light as an optical image on an imaging element such as a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) or a CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) as an optical image from an optical lens made of glass, plastic, or the like. It outputs to CPU21 as a signal. In addition, the imaging unit 23 includes a zoom / focus adjustment function performed by adjusting an optical lens position by an actuator driven based on an instruction from the CPU 21 and a digital zoom function based on image processing performed by the CPU 21, and product identification information attached to the product. The normal mode for reading the image (the closest viewing angle of view / focus), and the product shooting mode for shooting the appearance of the product (close-up shooting angle of view / focus) (both not shown).

  The imaging unit 23 is configured to read product identification information that is exclusively attached to a product such as a laser scanner, and performs reading with the laser scanner in the normal mode, and reads an optical image on the image sensor in the shooting mode. Alternatively, it may be configured to be used by switching.

  The product identification information affixed to the product is a code, number, character string, or the like uniquely set for each product described above. Specific examples of codes include one-dimensional barcodes such as JAN code, UPC code, and CDDE39, and two-dimensional codes such as color barcode, QR code (registered trademark), PDF417, Data Matrix, and Maxi Code. .

  The input unit 24 includes operation buttons including a scan start instruction button 24 a that instructs the imaging unit 23 to start photographing, and outputs a press signal when the button is pressed to the CPU 21.

  The decoder unit 25 includes an image recognition DSP (Digital Signal Processor) and the like, and extracts and digitizes a code (product identification information) portion from image data captured by the imaging unit 23 according to an instruction from the CPU 21. . The decoder unit 25 may be configured to recognize a character string or numeric image data as numeric / character data by a function as an OCR (Optical Character Reader).

The RAM 26 is a volatile memory composed of SDRAM or the like, and provides a temporary storage area for images picked up by the image pickup unit 23 and a work area for code analysis in the decoder unit 25.
The I / F 27 is an interface that is communicably connected to the above-described I / F 16 via the communication cable N1.
The ROM 28 is an EEPROM, a flash memory, or the like, and stores a control program and data that the CPU 21 reads and processes.

  With the above-described configuration, the scanner 2 is based on image data captured by the imaging unit 23 at the timing when the pressing signal is received by pressing the scan start instruction button 24a in the normal case where no other command is assigned. The product code (product identification information) is analyzed and digitized. Then, the scanner 2 transmits the digitized product code (product identification information) to the ECR terminal 1.

  The scanner 2 is a handy scanner connected to the ECR terminal 1 via the communication cable N1, but may be configured to be fixed to a checkout table (not shown). A preferred configuration is a configuration of a handy scanner that can easily read a product code and take a product image.

  The connection between the ECR terminal 1 and the scanner 2 is not limited to a wired connection. For example, the GSM (Global System for Mobile communication) method, the GPRS (General Packet Radio System) method, the PDC (Personal Digital) Cellular (CDMA), CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access), PHS (Personal Handyphone System), Bluetooth wireless communication, wireless local area network (LAN), IrDA (Infrared Data Association), IrMC (Infrared Mobile) (Infrared communication). Further, the ECR terminal 1 may be provided with a plurality of scanners 2.

  Next, processing performed by the CPU 11 of the data processing apparatus 100 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the accounting process (steps S11 to S27) including the NPF maintenance process performed by the CPU 11.

  First, the CPU 11 scans the product code (product identification information) affixed to the product to be checked from the imaging unit 23 (step S11), and searches the PLU file 171 based on the product code (step S12). Then, it is determined whether or not the corresponding record is in the “code” field of the PLU file 171 (step S13).

  In step S13, if there is a record corresponding to the scanned product code, the amount of payment is calculated based on the unit price in the record and the number of sales input from the operation unit 18, and money is exchanged. After confirming the accounting procedure, the total sales processing based on the unit price is performed in which the number of sales and the sales amount of the PLU file 171 are added by pressing the enter key of the operation unit 18 (step S14), and the process ends.

  In step S13, if there is no record corresponding to the scanned product code, after the NPF maintenance process shown in steps S15 to S27 is performed, the sales total process based on the unit price is performed (step S14), and the process ends. .

  The NPF maintenance process will be described in detail below. When the NPF maintenance process is started, guidance for photographing a product image from the imaging unit 23 is displayed on the display unit 13 (step S15), and photographing that is capturing of an image into the RAM 26 in response to pressing of the scan start instruction button 24a. A command for instructing the start is set (step S16), and the imaging unit 23 is set to a product shooting mode for shooting the appearance of the product (step S17).

  After step S17, in step S18 as a display control means, the captured image is displayed as it is on the display unit 22 as a confirmation through image, and waits until there is an imaging start instruction by pressing the scan start instruction button 24a. (Step S19).

  When the shooting start instruction is confirmed (step S19: Y), the captured image data is stored as product image data in the RAM 26 (step S20), and an input of a product name is accepted from the operation unit 18 (step S21). In step S22 as confirmation means, the product image data imaged on the display unit 13 or the display unit 22 and the input “product name” are displayed to confirm registration, and when a redo instruction is input, step S18 is performed. Return to.

  When registration is confirmed in step S22, the product photographing mode of the image pickup unit 23 is canceled and the mode is changed to the normal mode (step S23), and the command of the scan start instruction button 24a set in step S16 is canceled and the normal mode is set. (Step S24).

  After step S24, the product code scanned in step S11, the product name and product image data confirmed in step S22, and the date and time when the product image data was captured are “code” and “product name” in the new record of the PLU file 171. ”/“ Photographed image ”/“ photographed date ”fields (step S 25), the product unit price is received from the operation unit 18 (step S 26), and the product unit price is confirmed (step S 27). ), The NPF maintenance process ends, and the process proceeds to step S14.

  With the above configuration, in the accounting process executed by the CPU 11, the data processing apparatus 100 reads the product code, which is the product identification information of the product to be checked, with the scanner 2, and based on the digitized product code, the PLU file 171 The amount of payment is calculated based on the unit price obtained by referring to the number of units sold and the number of sales input from the operation unit 18, and the confirmation key of the operation unit 18 after the confirmation of money transfer is pressed to confirm the PLU file 171. The total sales processing based on the unit price is performed by adding the number of sales and the sales amount.

  Further, when the product code read by the scanner 2 is not registered in the PLU file 171, the data processing apparatus 100 inputs the product image captured by the scanner 2 and the operation unit 18 with respect to the product code. NPF maintenance processing for setting the unit price and registering in the PLU file 171 is performed. For this reason, if it is found that the product to be accounted for is unregistered, the product registration information can be additionally registered on the spot, and at the same time, the product image can be confirmed when confirming the registered product registration information. More reliable product registration information can be additionally registered.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, a data processing system 101 according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 is a schematic diagram showing an outline of the configuration of the data processing system 101, FIG. 6 is a block diagram schematically showing the functional configuration of the data processing system 101, and FIG. It is a ladder chart explaining accounting processing. For the sake of simplification, the same components as those of the data processing device 100 are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted, and only the configuration including the server 3 different from the data processing device 100 will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the data processing system 101 has a configuration in which a server 3 is connected to the above-described data processing apparatus 100 so as to be communicable with each other via the ECR terminal 1 and the communication cable N2. The server 3 manages the data that is the source of the PLU file 171 in order to perform POS processing in an integrated manner. For example, the server 3 transmits data for updating the PLU file 171 to the ECR terminal 1 at the start of business. The server 3 may be configured to manage a plurality of ECR terminals 1.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6, the server 3 includes a CPU 31, a RAM 32, a display unit 33, a ROM 34, a printing unit 35, a transmission / reception unit 36, a storage unit 37, and an operation unit 38. It is the structure connected to.

  The CPU 31 executes various processes based on various control programs and data stored in the ROM 34 and the storage unit 37 using a predetermined area of the RAM 32 as a work area, and sends control signals to the respective units to control the overall operation of the server 3. Control.

Specifically, the CPU 31 binarizes the input image data, extracts the outline of the character included in the image data, and performs character recognition by comparing it with the character shape data stored in the ROM 34 in advance. .
In addition to the editing control of the PLU master file 371 by the operation unit 38, the CPU 31 adds / updates the PLU master file 371 based on data sent from the transmission / reception unit 36.

  The RAM 32 is a volatile memory composed of SDRAM or the like, and develops various control programs executed by the CPU 31 in a program storage area. Further, the RAM 32 temporarily stores input data and processing result data generated when the control processing program is executed in the work area.

  The display unit 33 is an LCD, a CRT (Cathode-Ray Tube) display, or the like, and performs screen display of various display data in accordance with a display instruction input from the CPU 31.

  The ROM 34 is an EEPROM or flash memory that is an electrically erasable and rewritable nonvolatile memory, and stores various programs that are read and executed by the CPU 31.

  The printing unit 35 is an apparatus that forms and outputs an image on a recording medium such as paper by an image forming method such as an electrophotographic method, an inkjet method, or a thermal transfer method.

  The transmission / reception unit 36 has the same configuration as the transmission / reception unit 19 described above, and is an interface that is electrically connected to the ECR terminal 1 via a communication cable N2 that is a communication path.

  The storage unit 37 is a magnetically or optically readable / rewritable recording medium such as a CDROM, DVD, or MO, or a semiconductor memory such as a flash memory, and stores a PLU master file 371 that is a source of the PLU file 171. It is a configuration. The PLU master file 371 has a field configuration similar to that of the PLU file 171 and is a file that manages one item registration information (registration information) with one record.

  The operation unit 38 includes a keyboard composed of numeric keys, character keys, various function keys, and the like, and a pointing device such as a mouse and a touch panel, and accepts operation instructions to the server 3.

Next, a ladder chart shown in FIG. 7 is shown for the accounting process in the data processing system 101 and the flow including the authentication process for the NPF maintenance process by the server 3 in the accounting process including the NPF maintenance process in the data processing apparatus 100 described above. The description will be given with reference.
In the process shown in FIG. 7, the CPU 11 controls the process on the ECR terminal 1 side, and the CPU 31 controls the process on the server 3 side. Further, details of each process in the data processing apparatus 100 not specifically related to the process with the server 3 are omitted.

  First, in step S21 in the NFP maintenance process, the ECR terminal 1 stores product image data obtained by imaging a label or the like on which a product name affixed to a product is written instead of inputting a product name from the operation unit 18. Output to. The server 3 performs character recognition based on the received product image data, and transmits the recognized character string as product name information to the ECR terminal 1 (step S31). The ECR terminal 1 that has received the product name information is displayed in step S22 of FIG. 7 and sets the product name information with the received product name information as the product name of the PLU file 171 in step S25.

  By the processing in step S31, the data processing system 101 can save the trouble of inputting the product name at the ECR terminal 1 and can check whether the product name is registered in the PLU file 171 accurately. It becomes.

  After completing the NPF maintenance process (steps S15 to S27), the ECR terminal 1 transmits the new record data added to the PLU file 171 by the above process to the server 3. As an update authentication process for the PLU master file 371 based on the new record data sent, the server 3 displays the new record data on the display unit 33 and selects whether or not to update by the administrator. 38 (step S32), and after the update, information indicating the update of the PLU master file 371, that is, authentication information indicating the main registration in the PLU file 171 is transmitted to the ECR terminal 1.

  In addition to the operation instruction by the operation unit 38, the process in step S32 includes the product name and unit price of the received new record data, the product name and product category stored in the ROM 34 or the storage unit 37, and the price range in the category. It may be configured to determine whether or not the unit price of the product in the new record data sent is included in the appropriate price range based on the appropriate price information that is a lookup table.

  The ECR terminal 1 performs the main registration by inputting the current date and time on the authentication date of the record of the newly registered PLU file 171 in response to the reception of the authentication information, and the sales based on the unit price based on the registered product registration information. A total process is performed (step S14).

  With the above configuration, the data processing system 101 can input the product name from the product image captured by the scanner 2 during the NPF maintenance process, and thus can perform simpler product registration. Further, since the data processing system 101 is configured to approve the product registration information newly added by the ECR terminal 1 on the server 3 side, it is possible to register the product more reliably, and to perform the PLU master file. The product registration information to be registered by 371 can be centrally managed. For this reason, for example, even when a new ECR terminal 1 is added, the latest product registration information can be registered with respect to the newly added ECR terminal 1 by setting based on the PLU master file 371. Although the server 3 performs the character recognition based on the product image data, the character recognition may be performed on the ECR terminal 1 side and the character string may be set in the PLU file 171 as the product name information.

  Note that the description in the present embodiment shows an example of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to this. The detailed configuration and detailed operation of the data processing apparatus 100 and the data processing system 101 in the present embodiment can be changed as appropriate without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

For example, the through image display in the present embodiment is configured to be displayed on the display screen of the display unit 22, but may be the display unit 13 and is not particularly limited.
Further, the apparatus further includes a voice reproduction means using a voice synthesizer that synthesizes voice data based on the input data and a speaker that reproduces voice from the input voice data, and the confirmation means converts the recorded data into voice A configuration in which the sound is played by a reproducing unit may be used.

It is the schematic which shows the outline of a structure of the data processor 100 which concerns on this invention in 1st Embodiment. 2 is a diagram schematically illustrating a functional configuration of a data processing device 100. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a PLU file 171. FIG. It is a flowchart explaining the accounting process which the data processor 100 performs. It is the schematic which shows the outline of a structure of the data processing system 101 in 2nd Embodiment. 1 is a diagram schematically showing a functional configuration of a data processing system 101. FIG. It is a ladder chart explaining the accounting process which the data processing system 101 performs.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Data processing apparatus 101 Data processing system N1, N2 Communication cable 1 ECR terminal 11 CPU (determination means)
12 RAM
13 Display 14 ROM
15 Printing section 16 I / F
17 Storage unit (storage means, recording means)
171 PLU file 18 operation unit (unit price setting means)
19 Transmission / Reception Unit 2 Scanner (Product Identification Information Reading Unit, Imaging Unit)
21 CPU
22 Display section (display means)
23 Imaging unit 24 Input unit 24a Scan start instruction button 25 Decoder unit 26 RAM
27 I / F
28 ROM
3 Server 31 CPU
32 RAM
33 Display 34 ROM
35 Printing Unit 36 Transmission / Reception Unit 37 Storage Unit 371 PLU Master File 38 Operation Unit

Claims (4)

Storage means for storing registration information in which product identification information for identifying each product is associated with a product price corresponding to the product identification information;
Product identification information reading means for reading the product identification information attached to each product;
Determination means for determining whether or not the read product identification information is included in the registration information;
As a result of the determination, when the read product identification information is not included in the registration information, an imaging unit that images the product with the product identification information;
Recording means for associating and recording the read product identification information and the captured product image with the registration information;
A data processing apparatus comprising: Unit price setting means for setting a unit price corresponding to the read product identification information;
The data processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the recording unit records the read product identification information, the captured product image, and the unit price in association with the registration information.   The data processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising means for recognizing a product name included in a product image photographed by the photographing means, wherein the recording means further records the product name recognized by the character. A computer having product identification information reading means for reading product identification information attached to each product and imaging means for imaging the product,
Storage means for storing registration information in which product identification information for identifying each product is associated with a product price corresponding to the product identification information;
Determination means for determining whether or not the read product identification information is included in the registration information;
As a result of the determination, when the read product identification information is not included in the registration information, a product image acquisition unit that acquires an image of a product to which the product identification information is attached by the imaging unit;
Recording means for recording the read product identification information and the product image in association with the registration information;
Program to function as.

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