JP4792421B2 - Product sales registration data processing device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a merchandise sales registration data processing apparatus that reads a bar code attached to a merchandise and performs merchandise sales registration processing.

  Retail stores such as supermarkets, convenience stores, department stores, etc. are provided with electronic cash registers for performing business transactions using cash and credit cards. The electronic cash register is provided with a merchandise sales registration data processing device that reads a bar code attached to a merchandise and registers the merchandise sales. The barcode includes some data among the product name of the sales product, the price (unit price) data of the sales product, the date / time data, and the discount data of the sales product. The product sales registration data processing device sequentially reads each barcode attached to a plurality of sales products by a scanner or the like, and from these barcodes, the product name of the sales product, the price (unit price) data of the sales product, date data, sales Recognize product discount data and register it.

For example, there are Patent Documents 1 and 2 as techniques relating to such a merchandise sales registration data processing apparatus. Patent Document 1 relates to a reading device for identifying a bar code attached to a product. The image is captured by the camera, the image data is acquired, the image data is searched to identify the barcode attached to one product, and all barcodes in the image data are identified by repeating the search for the image data. Then, it is disclosed that product information including barcode data and product name data is acquired.
Patent Document 2 relates to a merchandise sales registration data processing apparatus such as an electronic cash register, and displays an image of a monitoring camera on a cashier display for displaying merchandise information, and does not require a dedicated monitor or a dedicated person for monitor monitoring. Disclose.
JP-A-9-114913

Patent Documents 1 and 2 do not disclose a technique for performing a smooth registration process while confirming the product name and price (unit price) of a sold product when performing the registration process.
An object of the present invention is to provide a merchandise sales registration data processing apparatus that can smoothly perform registration processing while confirming the merchandise name and price (unit price) of sales merchandise.

  A merchandise sales registration data processing apparatus according to a main aspect of the present invention is a merchandise sales registration data processing apparatus that performs a registration process of at least merchandise sales by reading a barcode that is attached to a sales merchandise and includes data on the sales merchandise. An image pickup device that picks up at least a barcode attached to a product, and barcode information that identifies a barcode in image data acquired by imaging of the image pickup device and reads sales product data included in the identified barcode Sales product data read by the reading unit, the display unit, and the information reading unit, barcode image data included in the image data acquired by imaging of the imaging device, or sales product data and barcode image data A display control unit that switches to any one of the synthesized image data synthesized and displays on the display unit To.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the merchandise sales registration data processing apparatus which can perform a registration process smoothly, confirming the merchandise name and price (unit price) of sales merchandise can be provided.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 shows an external view of an electronic cash register to which a merchandise sales registration data processing apparatus is applied. The electronic cash register constitutes one terminal of the POS system. The product sales registration data processing apparatus main body 1 is provided with a keyboard 2 and a display 3. The keyboard 2 is used, for example, when inputting the price of a product for sale when performing registration processing by an operator's manual operation. The display 3 is a liquid crystal display or the like, for example, and displays the product name, unit price, number of points, discount amount, amount of money, etc. of the sales product input in the registration processing mode.

  A web camera 4 as an imaging device is attached to the upper end of the display 3, for example. The web camera 4 captures, for example, the sales product A held by an operator and outputs the image as moving image data. The web camera 4 is optimal for connection to a network such as the Internet. The web camera 4 is a camera that uses a plurality of imaging elements such as CCDs or CMOSs, and has a very small size. For example, the web camera 4 can be attached to and detached from the upper end portion of the display 3 and can swing in all directions.

  A label L with a barcode B is affixed to the sales item A. Barcode B is data of product name of sales product A (eg canned coffee, cake, etc.), data of price of sales product A (unit price, eg 110 yen, 250 yen, etc.), date data (2007-4-1 etc.) ), Some of the data of the discount amount (for example, 200 yen discount, 30% discount, etc.) of the sale product A is included.

FIG. 2 shows a functional block diagram of the merchandise sales registration data processing apparatus. The main control unit 5 includes a CPU and the like. The main control unit 5 is connected to a program memory 6, a transaction database 7, and a sales merchandise data memory 8, and a keyboard 2, a display 3, a web camera 4, and a touch panel 9. Yes.
The program memory 6 stores a product sales registration data processing program in advance. This merchandise sales registration data processing program reads the data of the sales merchandise A read based on the bar code B in the image data acquired by the imaging of the web camera 4, and the bar code B acquired by the imaging of the web camera 4. The display data 3 is displayed on the display 3 by switching to any one of the image data and the composite image data obtained by combining the data of the sales merchandise A and the image data of the barcode B.
In the transaction database 7, for example, image data including a barcode B acquired by imaging of the web camera 4 according to a command from the main control unit 5 is stored. In particular, the transaction database 7 stores data having a large discount amount, data having a high discount rate (for example, 40% discount or more, etc.), etc.

  For example, when a plurality of barcodes B are captured in the image data including the barcode B acquired by the imaging of the web camera 4 in the sales product data memory 8, the priority order data for selecting these barcodes B is stored. Is remembered. This priority order data is, for example, date order, discount order, etc., among the data included in the barcode B, for example. The priority order data stored in the sales product data memory 8 sets the discount rate or discount amount of the sales product A and the date and time at which the sales product A is sold based on the discount rate or discount price, and sells the service product. The product A and its service time may be set. The priority order data may be set in the business mode in the electronic cash register.

  The touch panel 9 is provided in front of the display surface of the display 3. For example, when the touch panel 9 is touched with the fingertip of an operator, the touch position data of the touch operation portion, that is, coordinate data is transmitted. For example, when a plurality of barcodes B are displayed on the display surface of the display 3, one barcode B is selected from these barcodes B by an operator's manual operation. At this time, the operator touches the touch panel 9 on the barcode B displayed on the display surface of the display 3. Accordingly, the touch panel 9 functions as a barcode selection unit that transmits coordinate data in the image data of one barcode B selected by the manual operation of the operator.

The main control unit 5 executes functions of the automatic bar code information reading unit 10, the manual bar code information reading unit 11, and the display control unit 12 by executing the product sales registration data processing program stored in the program memory 6. Have
The automatic and manual bar code information reading units 10 and 11 identify the bar code B in the image data acquired by the imaging of the web camera 4, convert the bar code B into, for example, a character code, and sell the sales product A Read product data. Specifically, the automatic and manual bar code information reading units 10 and 11 are configured to display one piece of image data when moving to the bar code B from the moving image image data output from the web camera 4, that is, moving image data. A single frame is chaptered, a barcode identification program stored in advance is executed to identify the barcode B in the chapter image data, and the barcode B is converted into, for example, a character code to sell the product A Read sales product data for. Note that the chapter image data is in the JPEG format, for example. The automatic and manual barcode information reading units 10 and 11 store the chapter image data that has been chaptered, for example, in the trans database 7 as an image data storage unit.

  Among them, the automatic barcode information reading unit 10 identifies all the plurality of barcodes B from the chapter image data when the plurality of barcodes B are included in the chapter image data. Each image data in the chapter image data corresponding to each frame of a size surrounding the barcode B is changed to each image data of a blue frame, for example. Thereby, a blue frame is added to the chapter image. The frame having a size surrounding the barcode B is formed in, for example, a quadrangle. When the automatic bar code information reading unit 10 identifies a plurality of bar codes B, the automatic bar code information reading unit 10 reads each sales product data from these bar codes B, and stores the sales product data and the priority order data stored in the sales product data memory 8. For example, one barcode B is selected from a plurality of barcodes B according to, for example, date order, discount amount order, etc., among the data included in the barcode B. The automatic barcode information reading unit 10 changes the image data in the chapter image data corresponding to a frame of a size surrounding the selected barcode B from blue to, for example, red image data. The automatic barcode information reading unit 10 stores chapter image data changed from blue to red frame image data in, for example, the trans database 7 as an image data storage unit.

  When a plurality of barcodes B are included in the chapter image data, the manual barcode information reading unit 11 identifies all the plurality of barcodes B from the chapter image data, and identifies each identified barcode B. Each piece of image data in the chapter image data corresponding to each frame of a size surrounding the frame is changed to, for example, each piece of blue image data. In this state, when the manual barcode information reading unit 11 receives the coordinate data in the chapter image data output from the touch panel 9 which is the barcode selection unit, the barcode B corresponding to the coordinate data is converted into a plurality of barcodes. Choose from. The manual barcode information reading unit 11 changes the image data in the chapter image data corresponding to a frame of a size surrounding the selected barcode B from blue to, for example, red image data. The manual barcode information reading unit 11 stores chapter image data changed from blue to red frame image data in the trans database 7.

  The automatic mode for operating the automatic barcode information reading unit 10 and the manual mode for operating the manual barcode information reading unit 11 can be switched by, for example, key operation of the keyboard 2.

  The display control unit 12 changes the chapter image data chaptered by the automatic or manual barcode information reading units 10 and 11, the chapter image data to which the blue frame image data is added, or the blue frame to the red frame. The chapter image data is displayed on the display surface of the display 3.

  Further, the display control unit 12 sells the sales product data of the sales product A read by the automatic or manual barcode information reading units 10 and 11, the chapter image data of the barcode B acquired by the imaging of the web camera 4, or the sales. The data is switched to any one of the composite image data obtained by combining the sales product data of the product A and the chapter image data, and displayed on the display surface of the display 3. A changeover switch between sales product data of sales product A, chapter image data of barcode B, and composite image data obtained by combining sales product data and chapter image data of sales product A is, for example, on the display surface of the display 3. It may be displayed as a touch switch, or one key in the keyboard 2 may be used as a switch.

  The composite image data forms, for example, one image data by superimposing the sales product data of the sales product A and the chapter image data. When this composite image data is displayed on the display 3, so-called sales merchandise data and chapter images have optical transparency, and both the sales merchandise data and chapter images are visually visible. Further, the composite image data is divided, for example, in the vertical direction or the horizontal direction, and one side is formed as sales product data of the sales product A, and the other side is used as chapter image data to form one image data. When this composite image data is displayed on the display 3, the screen of the display 3 is divided into, for example, left and right, the sales product data of the sales product A is displayed on the left side, and the chapter image data is displayed on the right side. Note that the display of the screen of the display 3 is not limited to two divisions, but is divided into two or more divisions, and is not limited to sales product data or chapter image data, but is a multiple display that displays other image data It may be.

Next, merchandise sales registration data processing by the apparatus configured as described above will be described with reference to a merchandise sales registration data processing flowchart shown in FIG.
In a state where the product sales registration data processing apparatus main body 1 is set to the registration mode, the operator holds the sales product A and places it in the imaging area of the web camera 4. At this time, the operator arranges the barcode B on the label L attached to the sale product A toward the web camera 4, and the sale product so that the barcode B is arranged at the focus position of the web camera 4. Move A closer to or away from the webcam 4. For example, the web camera 4 captures an image of the barcode B attached to the sales commodity A held by the operator and outputs image data of the moving image. At this time, the web camera 4 captures not only the barcode B attached to the sales product A but also the background of the sales product A.

  Here, when the reading of the barcode B is set to the automatic mode, the automatic barcode information reading unit 10 takes in the image data of the moving image output from the web camera 4 in step # 1, and in step # 2 From these image data, one frame when the barcode B is focused is chaptered.

  Next, in step # 3, the automatic barcode information reading unit 10 executes the barcode identification program, analyzes the chapter image data, and identifies the barcode B from the chapter image data. When the automatic barcode information reading unit 10 identifies the barcode B from the chapter image data, the automatic barcode information reading unit 10 converts the image data in the chapter image data corresponding to the frame having a size surrounding the identified barcode B into, for example, an image of a blue frame. Change to data. Thereby, a blue frame is added to the chapter image. As shown in FIG. 4, the display control unit 12 displays the chapter image data to which the image data of the blue frame 15 is added on the display surface of the display 3 by the automatic barcode information reading unit 10.

  When the bar code B is identified from the chapter image data, the automatic bar code information reading unit 10 moves from step # 4 to step # 5, converts the bar code B into, for example, a character code, and converts the sales product data of the sales product A into the character code. read. For example, the automatic bar code information reading unit 10 stores the product name (for example, can coffee) data of the sales product A, the price (unit price, for example, 110 yen) data of the sales product A, and date / time data as the sales product data of the sales product A (2007-4-1) is read.

Next, in step # 6, the display control unit 12 stores the sales product data of the sales product A read by the automatic bar code information reading unit 10, the chapter image data of the barcode B acquired by the imaging of the web camera 4, Alternatively, it is switched to any one of the synthesized image data obtained by synthesizing the sales product data of the sales product A and the chapter image data, and is displayed on the display surface of the display 3.
That is, on the display surface of the display 3, for example, the touch changeover switch 14 is displayed. This touch changeover switch 14 is a touch switch that switches between the sales product data of the sales product A shown in FIG. 5, the chapter image data shown in FIG. 6, and the composite image data of the sales product data and chapter image data shown in FIG. It is. Each time the touch changeover switch 14 is touch-operated by an operator, for example, the display control unit 12 sells the sales product data of the sales product A shown in FIG. 5, the chapter image data shown in FIG. 6, and the sales product data shown in FIG. The combined image data and the chapter image data are sequentially switched and displayed on the display surface of the display 3.

  For example, if the display on the display surface of the display 3 is set in the sales product data of the sales product A, the display control unit 12 displays the sales product on the display surface of the display 3 as shown in FIG. As the sales product data of A, the data of the product name (for example, can coffee) of the sales product A, the data of the price (unit price, for example, 110 yen), the score, the discount, the amount, etc. of the sales product A are displayed. The score is the quantity of the sales product A, and the amount is the price of the sales product A for the quantity. For example, if the unit price (for example, 110 yen) of the sales product A is 3 points, the price is 330 yen. become. If the sales product data of the sales product A in such a registration processing mode is displayed, the registration processing of the sales product data of the sales product A can be surely understood.

  If the display on the display surface of the display 3 is set to the chapter image data of the barcode B acquired by the imaging of the web camera 4, the display control unit 12 displays the display in the registration processing mode as shown in FIG. The chapter image data of barcode B is displayed on the display surface 3. The sales item A directs the barcode B to the webcam 4 by the operator, and the barcode B is arranged at the focus position of the webcam 4, so that the chapter image data displayed on the display 3 has the barcode B at the center of the image. And is focused on the barcode B. If the chapter image data is displayed in such a registration processing mode, the state in which the sales product A and the barcode B to be registered are arranged at the focus position of the web camera 4 is displayed as a moving image. The barcode B attached to the sales product A can be arranged at the focus position of the web camera 4.

  The chapter image data includes not only the image of the bar code B attached to the sales product A but also the background of the sales product A. Thereby, the situation of the background of the sales commodity A can be understood. Since the operator faces the front of the product sales registration data processing apparatus main body 1, that is, the web camera 4, the web camera 4 captures the situation behind the operator. However, the situation behind the operator is also displayed as a moving image on the display surface of the display 3.

If the display on the display surface of the display 3 is set to composite image data obtained by combining the sales product data of the sales product A and the chapter image data, the display control unit 12 in the registration processing mode as shown in FIG. On the display surface of the display 3, composite image data obtained by combining the sales product data of the sales product A shown in FIG. 5 and the chapter image data shown in FIG. 6 is displayed. The composite image data to be displayed on the display 3 as shown in FIG. 7 forms one image data by superimposing the sales product data of the sales product A and the chapter image data. In the composite image data displayed on the display 3, the sales product data and the chapter image have optical transparency, and both the sales product data and the chapter image are visually visible. If the sales product data and the chapter image data of the sales product A in such a registration processing mode are displayed, the registration processing of the sales product data of the sales product A can be surely recognized and attached to the sales product A in a short time. The barcode B can be placed at the focus position of the web camera 4.
Next, the automatic barcode information reading unit 10 stores chapter image data that has been chaptered, for example, chapter image data to which image data of a blue frame 15 is added as shown in FIG.

  Next, in the electronic cash register, in step # 7, the character code of the barcode B is input by executing the POS application. Next, in step # 8, the sales of each sales commodity A that has been subjected to the POS registration process is displayed. The requested sales process is performed.

On the other hand, the merchandise A may have a plurality of barcode L labels L attached thereto. For example, the label L of the barcode B including the data of the original unit price of the sales product A, and the label L of the barcode B including the data of the discount amount and the discount rate. FIG. 8 shows chapter image data including the labels L _{1 to} L ₃ of the plurality of barcodes B _{1 to} B ₃ displayed on the display surface of the display 3. The bar code B ₁ includes data of the original unit price of the sales product A. Bar code _{B 2} includes data eg discount rate (for example, 30% off). Bar code _{B 3} includes data eg discount amount (e.g. 200 yen off).

In the case where the chapter image data includes the labels L _{1 to} L ₃ of the plurality of barcodes B _{1 to} B ₃ , for example, each time the touch changeover switch 14 is touched, the display control unit 12 includes a plurality of labels shown in FIG. Chapter image data including the barcodes B _{1 to} B ₃ , sales product data of the sales product A as shown in FIG. 4, and chapter image data including a plurality of barcodes B _{1 to} B ₃ and a diagram shown in FIG. 4 and the synthesized image data of the sales product data of the sales product A shown in FIG.

The automatic barcode information reading unit 10 identifies all of the plurality of barcodes B _{1 to} B ₃ from the chapter image data, and corresponds to each frame having a size surrounding the identified barcodes B _{1 to} B _3. Each image data in the chapter image data to be changed is changed to each image data of a blue frame, for example. Figure 9 shows an example of the chapter image to which the blue frame 15a~15c to each bar code B ₁ .about.B ₃ displayed on the display surface of the display 3.

Next, the automatic bar code information reading unit 10, in step # 3 to # 4, reads each sales item data from the bar code B ₁ .about.B ₃ was identified, and these sales item data, the sales product data memory 8 of example chronological data including a respective data priority which is stored, for example a bar code B ₁ .about.B _3, selects one of the bar code from a plurality of bar code B ₁ .about.B ₃ according the discount amount such as the order . For example, when the priority order data is set to prioritize the discount rate, for example, the automatic bar code information reading unit 10 performs the original bar code B ₁ obtained by identifying all the bar codes B _{1 to} B ₃ . Unit price data, bar code B ₂ discount rate (for example, 30% discount) and bar code B ₃ discount amount (for example, 200 yen discount) are contrasted, and among these, for example, set by priority data automatically selecting one of the bar code B ₂ discount rate (for example, 30% off). Then, the automatic bar code information reading unit 10 in step # 5, reads the sales product data items A to convert one of the bar code B ₂ for example, a character code.

Next, the automatic bar code reading part 10 is automatically selected one barcode frame image data from the blue frame 15b for example red in chapter image data corresponding to the size of the frame surrounding the B ₂ 16 Change to image data.
Next, in step # 6, the display control unit 12 displays the chapter image data changed from the blue frame 15a to the image data of the red frame 16 by the automatic barcode information reading unit 10 as shown in FIG. 3 on the display screen. The automatic barcode information reading unit 10 stores chapter image data changed from the blue frame 15 a to the image data of the red frame 16 in the trans database 7. The automatic bar code information reading unit 10 adds discount rate recognized from the barcode B ₂ (for example, 30% discount) in the column of discount sales product data items A shown in FIG.

Further, the automatic bar code information reading unit 10 has a discount rate of, for example, a sale product A out of data included in one automatically selected barcode B ₂ , for example, a discount rate set in advance, for example, a discount rate of 40%. Judge whether it is large or not. The result of this determination, if the discount rate of the selling goods A is greater than the predetermined discount rate of 40%, the automatic bar code reading part 10 is automatically the selected one sized to surround the bar code B ₂ The image data in the chapter image data corresponding to the frame is changed from the blue frame 15b to image data of a frame such as red or yellow. Next, the display control unit 12 displays on the display surface of the display 3 the chapter image data changed by the automatic bar code information reading unit 10 from the blue frame 15b to the image data of a frame such as red or yellow. Then, the automatic barcode information reading unit 10 stores the chapter image data changed from the blue frame 15b to the image data of the red or yellow frame in the trans database 7.

Then, the electronic cash register in the same manner as described above, at step # 7, the input processing of a character code of the bar code B ₂ is carried out by execution of the POS application, then in step # 8, each sale that is POS registration process A sales process for obtaining sales of the product A is performed.

On the other hand, when the manual mode is set, the manual barcode information reading unit 11 identifies all the plurality of barcodes B _{1 to} B ₃ from the chapter image data, and identifies each of the identified barcodes B ₁ to B ₃ . changing surrounding the B ₃ size of each image data in the chapter image data corresponding to each frame to the image data of each example blue frame. For example, as shown in FIG. 9, the display control unit 12 displays chapter image data in which the blue frames _{15 a to 15} c are added to the barcodes B _{1 to} B ₃ on the display surface of the display 3.

In this state, the manual barcode information reading unit 11 is in a state of waiting for reception of coordinate data output from the touch panel 9 which is a barcode selection unit. The operator, each bar code B ₁ watches the chapter image data in which each blue frame 15a~15c are added as shown in FIG. 9 for example, displayed on the display surface on each bar code B ₁ .about.B ₃ of the display 3 ~ selecting any one of the bar code of the B _3. The operator, for example, touches a portion of the bar code B ₂ on the display surface of the display 3 for selecting a bar code B _2. Thereby, the touch panel 9 transmits the coordinate data of the touch operation part by the operator.

Manual barcode reading part 11 receives the coordinate data output from the touch panel 9, in step # 4, identifies one of the barcode B ₂ on the chapter image data corresponding to the coordinate data and the selected the image data is changed from blue frame 15b, for example, in the image data of the red frame 16 in the chapter image data corresponding to the size of the border around a single bar code B _2. The manual bar code information reading unit 11, in step # 5, reads the sales product data items A to convert one of the bar code B ₂ for example, a character code.

Next, in step # 6, the display control unit 12 displays the chapter image data changed from the blue frame 15a to the image data of the red frame 16 by the manual barcode information reading unit 11, for example, as shown in FIG. 3 on the display screen. Then, the manual barcode information reading unit 11 stores the chapter image data changed from the blue frame 15 a to the image data of the red frame 16 in the trans database 7. Incidentally, manual bar code information reading unit 11 adds discount rate recognized from the barcode B ₂ (for example, 30% discount) in the column of discount sales product data items A shown in FIG.

Then, the electronic cash register in the same manner as described above, at step # 7, the input processing of a character code of the bar code B ₂ is carried out by execution of the POS application, then in step # 8, each sale that is POS registration process A sales process for obtaining sales of the product A is performed.

  As described above, according to the above-described embodiment, in the registration processing mode, the sales product data of the sales product A, the chapter image data of the barcode B acquired by the imaging of the web camera 4, and the sales product of the sales product A One of the data and the synthesized image data obtained by synthesizing the chapter image data is displayed on the display surface of the display 3. Thereby, the registration processing of the sales product data of the sales product A can be surely understood, and the barcode B attached to the sales product A can be arranged at the focus position of the web camera 4 in a short time. Registration processing can be performed smoothly while checking the product name and price (unit price) of the sales product A.

When a plurality of barcodes B are included in the chapter image data, the automatic barcode information reading unit 10 recognizes each sale product data of the plurality of barcodes B, and stores these sale product data and the sale product data memory 8. For example, one barcode B ₁ can be automatically selected from a plurality of barcodes B in accordance with, for example, date order, discount amount order, etc., among stored priority order data, for example, data included in the barcode B.
Further, if the operator touches, for example, one barcode B ₁ portion on the display surface of the display 3, the manual barcode information reading unit 11 is displayed on the chapter image data corresponding to the coordinate data output from the touch panel 9. one identifies the bar code B _1, can select the bar code B _1.

Since one bar code B ₁ can be identified by these automatic and manual bar code information reading units 10 and 11, even if a plurality of labels L with the bar code B are affixed to the sales item A, these bar code B ₁ You can select a valid example a bar code _{B 1} from .about.B _3.

Automatic or manual bar code information reading unit 10, 11 includes or save the Tran database 7 by changing the color of the frame 15, 16 with the addition of a selected one example, the bar code B _2, for example, the bar code B ₂ If the discount rate of the sale product A in the data is larger than a preset discount rate (for example, 40% or more), the color of the frames 15 and 16 added to the _one barcode B ₁ is changed from blue to red, for example. It is changed to yellow etc. and saved in the transaction database 7. Thus, for example, by searching for the barcode B ₂ or the like surrounded by the frames 15 and 16 that have been changed to red, yellow, etc., the sales product A included in the barcode B ₂ stored in the transaction database 7 is retrieved. The discount rate or the like can be checked, and it can be checked from this check whether the discount rate or the like of the sales product A is illegally large, for example.

  Since the web camera 4 images the situation behind the operator, the situation behind the operator can be displayed as a moving image. Thus, the operator can monitor the back of the operator by looking at the display surface of the display 3 while performing the registration process. Since the web camera 4 is small, the merchandise sales registration data processing apparatus main body 1 has no trouble in capturing the sales product A, and the operator holds the sales product A in the imaging area of the web camera 4. It can be placed where it is easy to register and register.

  Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment as it is, and can be embodied by modifying the constituent elements without departing from the scope of the invention in the implementation stage. In addition, various inventions can be formed by appropriately combining a plurality of components disclosed in the embodiment. For example, some components may be deleted from all the components shown in the embodiment. Furthermore, constituent elements over different embodiments may be appropriately combined.

The block diagram which shows the electronic cash register to which one Embodiment of the merchandise sales registration data processing apparatus which concerns on this invention is applied. Functional block diagram of the apparatus. The product sales registration data processing flowchart in the same apparatus. The figure which shows the chapter image data which added the frame surrounding the barcode preserve | saved in the transaction database in the same apparatus. The figure which shows the sales merchandise data of the sales merchandise in the registration process mode displayed on the display in the apparatus. The figure which shows the chapter image data of the barcode in the registration process mode displayed on the display in the apparatus. The figure which shows the composite image data of the sales merchandise data and chapter image data in the registration process mode displayed on the display in the apparatus. The figure which shows the chapter image data containing the label of the some barcode displayed on the display surface of the display in the apparatus. The figure which shows the chapter image data which added the frame to the barcode displayed on the display surface of the display in the apparatus. The figure which shows the chapter image data changed into the one red frame selected from the some blue frame displayed on the display surface of the display in the same apparatus.

Explanation of symbols

  1: merchandise sales registration data processing device main body, 2: keyboard, 3: display, 4: web camera, 5: main control unit, 6: program memory, 7: transaction database, 8: sales merchandise data memory, 9: touch panel, 10: Automatic bar code information reading unit, 11: Manual bar code information reading unit, 12: Display control unit, 14: Touch switch, 15, 16: Frame, A: Sales merchandise, B: Bar code, L: Label.

Claims (11)

In a merchandise sales registration data processing apparatus that performs a registration process of at least merchandise sales by reading a barcode including data of the sales merchandise attached to the sales merchandise,
An imaging device for imaging at least the barcode attached to the product for sale;
A barcode information reading unit that identifies the barcode in the image data acquired by imaging of the imaging device and reads the sales commodity data included in the identified barcode;
A display unit;
The sales product data read by the barcode information reading unit, the image data of the barcode included in the image data acquired by imaging of the imaging device, or the sales product data and the image of the barcode A display control unit that switches to any one of the combined image data combined with the data and displays the data on the display unit;
A merchandise sales registration data processing apparatus comprising: The imaging device images the barcode and outputs the image data of a moving image,
The barcode information reading unit is configured to store the sale product data based on the barcode in one piece of the image data when the barcode is focused from the image data of the moving image output from the imaging device. Read the
The merchandise sales registration data processing apparatus according to claim 1.   The barcode information reading unit automatically reads the sales product data of the plurality of barcodes identified in the image data, and selects one barcode from the plurality of barcodes according to the sales product data. The merchandise sales registration data processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a mode.   4. The product sales registration data according to claim 3, wherein the barcode information reading unit selects the one barcode according to at least date / time data included in the sales product data or discount data of the product. Processing equipment. A barcode selection unit for selecting and instructing one of the plurality of barcodes included in the image data captured by the imaging device;
The bar code information reading unit has a manual mode for reading information on the sales product based on the one bar code selected and instructed by the bar code selecting unit.
The merchandise sales registration data processing apparatus according to claim 1. The bar code selection unit is a touch panel provided on the display unit, and sends out touch position data of a touch operation part on the touch panel,
The barcode information reading unit identifies, from the image data, the one barcode corresponding to the touch position data sent from the touch panel, and based on the identified one barcode, Read information,
The merchandise sales registration data processing apparatus according to claim 5.   The barcode information reading unit adds a frame to a barcode included in the image data captured by the imaging device, and stores the image data with the frame added in an image data storage unit. The merchandise sales registration data processing device according to claim 1.   The barcode information reading unit changes the color of the frame added to the one barcode selected by the product sales registration data processing device according to claim 3 or 5, and adds the frame with the changed color. 8. The merchandise sales registration data processing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the image data is stored in an image data storage unit.   The image data storage unit, if the discount data of the product included in the one barcode selected by the product sales registration data processing device according to claim 3 or 5 is larger than a preset discount amount 8. The merchandise sales registration data processing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the image data including the one barcode is stored in a memory.   2. The merchandise sales registration data processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the imaging apparatus images a surrounding situation where the merchandise sales registration data processing apparatus main body is installed.   2. The merchandise sales registration data processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the imaging apparatus is attachable to and detachable from the merchandise sales registration data processing apparatus main body, and is small and includes an imaging device.

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