JP6893711B2 - POS register - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to POS registers.

Conventionally, there is known a tax refund system for refunding consumption tax, that is, refunding tax to a user who has purchased a tax-exempt product including consumption tax (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent No. 5386654

Due to the revision of the export goods sales floor system, consumables that were previously excluded from duty-free sales at the export goods sales floor will be sold duty-free only if they meet the prescribed conditions from October 1, 2014. Will be the target of. However, in the conventional POS register, it is not possible to distinguish between the tax-exempt goods that are general goods, the tax-exempt goods that are consumables, and the non-tax-exempt goods.
The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a POS register capable of improving the operability of an operator and facilitating the sale of duty-free goods.

[1] One aspect of the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems is a POS register in which a product registration processing unit registers a product to be purchased, and for each product, the product code of the product and the product of the product. As the type of tax exemption, the tax exemption type information that stores the tax exemption type information indicating which category is the general goods, the tax exemption target goods, the consumables, the tax exemption target goods, or the non-tax exemption type information. When the storage unit, the tax exemption designation reception department that accepts the designation that the commercial transaction is tax exempt, and the tax exemption designation reception department accept the designation that the commercial transaction is tax exempt, the tax exemption type of the registered product A control unit that reads information from the tax exemption type information storage unit and registers products in the product registration processing unit according to the tax exemption type classification indicated by the tax exemption type information, a printing unit, and the tax exemption designation reception unit perform commercial transactions. When the designation that the product is subject to tax exemption is accepted, among the product details registered by the product registration processing unit, the product details corresponding to consumables are printed on a paper medium by the printing unit. , A language selection key for selecting a foreign language is provided, and when the tax exemption designation reception unit accepts the designation that a commercial transaction is subject to tax exemption, the print control unit receives the product corresponding to the consumable item. It is a POS register that causes the printing unit to print the details on the paper medium in a foreign language associated with the pressed language selection key.

[2] One aspect of the present invention is a POS register in which a product registration processing unit registers a product to be purchased, and for each product, the product code of the product and the tax exemption type of the product are general products. A tax exemption type information storage unit that stores a certain tax exemption item, a tax exemption item that is a consumable item, and a tax exemption type information that indicates which category is a non-tax exemption item, and a commercial transaction is tax exempt. When the tax exemption designation reception unit that accepts the designation of being tax exemption and the tax exemption designation reception department accept the designation that the commercial transaction is subject to tax exemption, the tax exemption type information of the registered product is stored in the tax exemption type information storage unit. The control unit for registering products in the product registration processing unit, the printing unit, and the tax exemption designation reception unit specify that commercial transactions are subject to tax exemption according to the classification of the tax exemption type indicated by the tax exemption type information. The tax exemption designation reception unit is provided with a print control unit for printing the product details corresponding to consumables on a paper medium by the printing unit among the product details registered by the product registration processing unit. Is a reader capable of reading the information stored in the integrated circuit of the passport in which the integrated circuit is embedded, and when the tax exemption designation reception unit receives the designation that the commercial transaction is subject to tax exemption, the printing The control unit uses a POS register to print the details of the product corresponding to the consumables on the paper medium by the printing unit in a foreign language corresponding to the nationality read from the passport integrated circuit by the tax exemption designation reception unit. is there.
[3] One aspect of the present invention is the POS register described in [1] or [2], and when the tax exemption designation reception unit receives the designation that the commercial transaction is subject to tax exemption, the print control The unit prints the details of the product corresponding to the consumables on the paper medium by the printing unit in both the foreign language and the Japanese language.
[4] One aspect of the present invention is a POS register in which a product registration processing unit registers a product to be purchased, and for each product, the product code of the product and the tax exemption type of the product are general products. A tax exemption type information storage unit that stores a certain tax exemption item, a tax exemption item that is a consumable item, and a tax exemption type information that indicates which category is a non-tax exemption item, and a commercial transaction is tax exempt. When the tax exemption designation reception unit that accepts the designation of being tax exemption and the tax exemption designation reception department accept the designation that the commercial transaction is subject to tax exemption, the tax exemption type information of the registered product is stored in the tax exemption type information storage unit. The control unit for registering products in the product registration processing unit, the printing unit, and the tax exemption designation reception unit specify that commercial transactions are subject to tax exemption according to the classification of the tax exemption type indicated by the tax exemption type information. When the product is accepted, the product registration processing unit includes a print control unit that prints the product details corresponding to consumables on a paper medium among the product details registered by the product registration processing unit, and the printing unit is labeled. A printer, the paper medium being a label, a POS register.
[5] One aspect of the present invention is a POS register in which a product registration processing unit registers a product to be purchased, and for each product, the product code of the product and the tax exemption type of the product are general products. A tax exemption type information storage unit that stores a certain tax exemption item, a tax exemption item that is a consumable item, and a tax exemption type information that indicates which category is a non-tax exemption item, and a commercial transaction is tax exempt. When the tax exemption designation reception unit that accepts the designation of being tax exemption and the tax exemption designation reception department accept the designation that the commercial transaction is subject to tax exemption, the tax exemption type information of the registered product is stored in the tax exemption type information storage unit. The control unit for registering products in the product registration processing unit, the printing unit, and the tax exemption designation reception unit specify that commercial transactions are subject to tax exemption according to the classification of the tax exemption type indicated by the tax exemption type information. When the product is accepted, the product registration processing unit includes a print control unit that prints the product details corresponding to consumables on a paper medium among the product details registered by the product registration processing unit. It further includes a plurality of printing units having different printing forms, and further includes a selection unit for selecting a printing unit to be used for printing from the plurality of printing units, and the printing control unit is determined by the printing unit selected by the selection unit. , A POS register for printing the details of the product corresponding to the consumable item.
[6] One aspect of the present invention is a POS register in which a product registration processing unit registers a product to be purchased, and for each product, the product code of the product and the tax exemption type of the product are general products. A tax exemption type information storage unit that stores a certain tax exemption item, a tax exemption item that is a consumable item, and a tax exemption type information that indicates which category is a non-tax exemption item, and a commercial transaction is tax exempt. When the tax exemption designation reception unit that accepts the designation of being tax exemption and the tax exemption designation reception department accept the designation that the commercial transaction is subject to tax exemption, the tax exemption type information of the registered product is stored in the tax exemption type information storage unit. When the control unit for registering products in the product registration processing unit and the subtotal result for the registered products do not meet the conditions for tax exemption according to the classification of the tax exemption type indicated by the tax exemption type information. Depending on the notification by the tax exemption condition correspondence notification unit that notifies that the subtotal result does not meet the tax exemption condition and the notification by the tax exemption condition correspondence notification unit, the condition that the subtotal result is tax exemption is set. A POS register including an accounting method selection unit that selects a corresponding accounting method when the product is not satisfied.
[7] In one aspect of the present invention, a computer as a POS register in which a product registration processing unit registers a product to be purchased is used as a product code of the product and a tax exemption type of the product for each product. Tax exemption type information storage unit that stores the tax exemption type information indicating which category is the tax exemption target goods, the tax exemption target goods that are consumables, and the non-tax exemption type information, and commercial transactions are tax exemption targets. When the tax exemption designation reception unit that accepts the designation of being, and the tax exemption designation reception department accepts the designation that the commercial transaction is subject to tax exemption, the tax exemption type information of the registered product is stored from the tax exemption type information storage unit. When the control unit for registering products in the product registration processing unit and the tax exemption designation reception unit for reading and classifying the tax exemption type indicated by the tax exemption type information receive the designation that the commercial transaction is subject to tax exemption, the above Among the product details registered by the product registration processing unit, this is a program for functioning as a print control unit for printing the product details corresponding to consumables on a paper medium by the printing unit, and the tax exemption designation reception unit , When the designation that the commercial transaction is subject to tax exemption is accepted, the print control unit presses the language selection key among the language selection keys for selecting a foreign language for the details of the product corresponding to the consumables. It is a program in which the printing unit prints on the paper medium in a foreign language associated with.
[8] In one aspect of the present invention, a computer as a POS register in which a product registration processing unit registers a product to be purchased is used as a product code of the product and a tax exemption type of the product for each product. Tax exemption type information storage unit that stores the tax exemption type information indicating which category is the tax exemption target goods, the tax exemption target goods that are consumables, and the non-tax exemption type information, and commercial transactions are tax exemption targets. When the tax exemption designation reception unit that accepts the designation of being, and the tax exemption designation reception department accepts the designation that the commercial transaction is subject to tax exemption, the tax exemption type information of the registered product is stored from the tax exemption type information storage unit. When the control unit for registering products in the product registration processing unit and the tax exemption designation reception unit for reading and classifying the tax exemption type indicated by the tax exemption type information receive the designation that the commercial transaction is subject to tax exemption, the above Among the product details registered by the product registration processing unit, the program is for functioning as a print control unit for printing the product details corresponding to consumables on a paper medium by the printing unit, and the tax exemption designation reception unit is , A reader capable of reading information stored in the integrated circuit of a passport in which an integrated circuit is embedded, and when the tax exemption designation reception unit receives a designation that a commercial transaction is subject to tax exemption, the print control The unit is a program in which the printing unit prints the details of the product corresponding to the consumables on the paper medium in the foreign language corresponding to the nationality read from the passport integrated circuit by the tax exemption designation reception unit.
[9] In one aspect of the present invention, a computer as a POS register in which a product registration processing unit registers a product to be purchased is used as a product code of the product and a tax exemption type of the product for each product. Tax exemption type information storage unit that stores the tax exemption type information indicating which category is the tax exemption target goods, the tax exemption target goods that are consumables, and the non-tax exemption type information, and commercial transactions are tax exemption targets. When the tax exemption designation reception unit that accepts the designation of being, and the tax exemption designation reception department accepts the designation that the commercial transaction is subject to tax exemption, the tax exemption type information of the registered product is stored from the tax exemption type information storage unit. When the control unit for registering products in the product registration processing unit and the tax exemption designation reception unit for reading and classifying the tax exemption type indicated by the tax exemption type information receive the designation that the commercial transaction is subject to tax exemption, the above It is a program for functioning as a print control unit for printing the product details corresponding to consumables on the label paper medium by the printing unit which is a label printer among the product details registered by the product registration processing unit. ..
[10] In one aspect of the present invention, a computer as a POS register in which a product registration processing unit registers a product to be purchased is used as a product code of the product and a tax exemption type of the product for each product. Tax exemption type information storage unit that stores the tax exemption type information indicating which category is the tax exemption target goods, the tax exemption target goods that are consumables, and the non-tax exemption type information, and commercial transactions are tax exemption targets. When the tax exemption designation reception unit that accepts the designation of being, and the tax exemption designation reception department accepts the designation that the commercial transaction is subject to tax exemption, the tax exemption type information of the registered product is stored from the tax exemption type information storage unit. When the control unit for registering products in the product registration processing unit and the tax exemption designation reception unit for reading and classifying the tax exemption type indicated by the tax exemption type information receive the designation that the commercial transaction is subject to tax exemption, the above Among the product details registered by the product registration processing unit, a print control unit that causes the printing unit to print the product details corresponding to consumables on a paper medium, and a plurality of printing units that are included in the printing unit and have different printing forms. Therefore, it is a program for functioning as a selection unit for selecting a printing unit to be used for printing, and the printing control unit prints details of a product corresponding to the consumable item by the printing unit selected by the selection unit. It is a program to let you.
[11] A computer as a POS register for registering a product to be purchased by the product registration processing unit is used for each product, the product code of the product, the tax exemption type of the product, the tax exemption target product which is a general product, and the tax exemption target product. The tax exemption type information storage unit, which stores the tax exemption type information indicating which category of the tax exemption target goods, which are consumables, and the non-tax exemption target goods, is related and stores, accepts the designation that commercial transactions are tax exempt. When the tax exemption designation reception unit and the tax exemption designation reception department accept the designation that the commercial transaction is subject to tax exemption, the tax exemption type information of the registered product is read from the tax exemption type information storage unit, and the tax exemption type information is displayed. According to the classification of the tax exemption type shown, the control unit that registers the product in the product registration processing unit, and the condition that the subtotal result is tax exempt when the subtotal result for the registered product does not meet the tax exemption condition. Select the accounting method corresponding to the case where the subtotal result does not meet the tax exemption condition according to the notification by the tax exemption condition correspondence notification unit that notifies that it is not satisfied and the tax exemption condition correspondence notification unit. It is a program to function as an accounting method selection unit.

According to the present invention, it is possible to improve the operability of the operator and facilitate the sale of duty-free goods.

It is a schematic block diagram of the POS system to which the POS register which is one Embodiment (1st Embodiment) of this invention is applied. It is a schematic external plan view of the POS register in 1st Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the electrical structure of the POS register in 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the data structure of the product information table stored in the store controller in 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the display of the product registration screen of the display part with a touch panel of the POS register in 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the display of the product return screen of the display part with a touch panel of the POS register in 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the specification for sticking the purchase record slip printed by the printing part in 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the specification for sticking the purchaser pledge printed by the printing part in 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the customer's copy specification printed by the printing part in 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the specification for affixing English of the purchase record slip printed by the printing part in 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the specification for affixing English of the purchaser pledge printed by the printing part in 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the English customer copy statement printed by the printing part in 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the specification for packing list printed by the printing part in 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the receipt printed by the printing part in 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the total report printed by the printing part in 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the example of the processing procedure of the POS register in 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the example of the processing procedure of the POS register in 1st Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the electrical structure of the POS register which is another embodiment (second embodiment) of this invention. It is a figure which shows the aspect example of the tax exemption target amount shortage notification screen in 3rd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the example of the processing procedure executed by the POS register in 3rd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the specification for sticking the purchase record slip in 4th Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the specification for attachment of the purchaser pledge in 4th Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the specification for packing list in 4th Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the customer copy specification in 4th Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the specification for sticking the purchase record slip in the modification of 4th Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the specification for sticking the purchase record slip in the modification of 4th Embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
[First Embodiment]
FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of a POS system to which a POS register (commodity sales data processing device) according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied. As shown in FIG. 1, the POS system 1 includes three POS registers 3, a store controller 4, and a local area network (LAN) 5. The three POS registers 3 and the store controller 4 are connected to each other via the LAN 5. Although FIG. 1 shows an example of three POS registers 3, the number of these POS registers 3 is not limited to three.

The POS register 3 is a product registration processing unit that executes product registration processing of the product to be purchased by the customer, and an accounting processing unit that executes accounting processing (settlement processing) based on the product sales data registered in the product registration processing unit. It is a cache register terminal provided with. In this embodiment, the customer is a non-resident. Non-residents are foreign tourists, etc. who are temporarily staying in Japan and have passports, etc.

Therefore, the POS register 3 executes the product registration process and the accounting process of the tax-exempt goods under predetermined conditions. Duty-free goods are classified into, for example, general goods and consumables. General articles are, for example, home appliances, kimonos, clothes, and bags. Tax exemption is applied when the total daily sales of general goods at the same store to the same non-resident exceeds 10,000 yen. The consumables are, for example, foods, beverages, chemicals, cosmetics, and other consumables. Tax exemption is applied when the total daily sales of consumables to the same non-resident at the same store exceeds 5,000 yen and is within the range of 500,000 yen.

The operator of the POS register 3 (the clerk of the duty-free shop, which is the export goods sales floor) sets the POS register 3 in the tax exemption processing mode when a non-resident presents a passport, etc. and offers to purchase the tax-exempt goods. Set to to operate. The POS register 3 set in this tax exemption processing mode has a product statement to be attached to the purchase record slip, a product statement to be attached to the purchaser's pledge, and a product statement for the packing list. Print the letter and the statement of goods for the non-resident's copy. In addition, a product statement for a copy of the store may be printed.

The purchase record form is a form created by the store. The following items (1) to (6) are described in the purchase record slip.
(1) Name, nationality, date of birth, status of residence, and date of landing of the purchaser (2) Type and number of passports, etc. possessed by the purchaser (3) Name of the business operator who manages the export goods sales floor Or name (4) Tax payment place and jurisdiction tax signature of the business operator who manages the export goods sales floor, location of the export goods sales floor (5) Date of purchase (6) Product name, quantity and price for each product name, of goods Total price, total selling price As (6) above, the description of the product printed by the POS register 3 is used. That is, by affixing the statement for attaching the purchase record slip to the purchase record slip and stamping it, the description of the item (6) on the purchase record slip can be omitted.

A purchaser pledge is a form that is signed by a non-resident and stored in the store for at least 7 years. The following items (1) to (6) are described in the purchaser's pledge.
(1) Name, nationality, date of birth, status of residence, and date of landing of the purchaser (2) Type and number of passports, etc. possessed by the purchaser (3) Name of the business operator who manages the export goods sales floor Or name (4) Date of purchase (5) Product name, quantity and value for each product name, total value of goods, total sales price (6) Pledge to export after purchase (consumables) In the case of, the pledge to export within 30 days from the date of purchase) and the signature of the purchaser As (5) above, the description of the product printed by the POS register 3 is used. That is, by affixing the statement for attaching the purchaser's pledge to the purchaser's pledge and stamping it, the description of the item (5) in the purchaser's pledge can be omitted.

The packing list is, for example, a form attached or affixed to the packing box when the contents and the number of consumables cannot be confirmed because the consumables are packed in the box. The packing list includes at least the product name of the contents and the quantity for each product name. As the packing list, a description of the product printed by the POS register 3 or a list printed by extracting the product name and the quantity for each product name from this specification is used.

The store controller 4 is an information processing device that performs paperwork such as management of product information, aggregation of sales results of duty-free shops, and management of customers. The store controller 4 stores a product information table that stores product information for each product. For example, in the product information table, the product code of the product and the tax exemption type information indicating the tax exemption type of the product are stored in association with each other. The tax exemption type information indicates whether the goods are tax exempt goods or non-tax exempt goods. Further, the tax exemption type information indicates whether the goods are general goods or consumables when the goods are tax exempt goods.
LAN 5 is a computer network laid in the store. LAN 5 may be connected to the Internet.

In the POS system 1, the three POS registers 3 are installed in the checkout corner in the store, and the store controller 4 is installed in the backyard (office, etc.) of the store.

FIG. 2 is a schematic external plan view of the POS register 3. FIG. 2A is a front view when viewed from the operator side, and FIG. 2B is a side view. The POS register 3 includes a display unit 14 with a touch panel, a key operation unit 15, a customer display unit 16, an automatic change machine 17, a scanner unit 18, a printing unit 19, and a drawer 30. The key operation unit 15 and the scanner unit 18 are product code input units. Further, the key operation unit 15 and the automatic change machine 17 are deposit units. Further, the display unit 14 with a touch panel and the customer display unit 16 are notification units.

The display unit 14 with a touch panel is a display device for an operator (clerk) provided with a touch panel 14a capable of input operations during product registration processing and accounting processing. When the central processing unit (CPU), which will be described later, executes a program, the display unit 14 with a touch panel has a tax exemption mode setting key for setting the POS register 3 to the tax exemption processing mode, and a subtotal in the tax exemption processing mode. Graphical user interface (Graphical) such as tax exemption designation key (tax exemption key) which is a key
A User Interface (GUI) image is displayed, and the GUI image portion of the touch panel 14a functions as a key (button). The key operation unit 15 is a keyboard provided with operation keys such as a number key for inputting a quantity at the time of product registration processing and an amount of deposit received from a customer at the time of accounting processing, and a closing key for closing accounting. is there. The customer display unit 16 is a display device for notifying the customer of the product name and price of the product to be purchased. The automatic change machine 17 is a change machine for discharging at least money to the change discharge port 17a among the change to be paid to the customer, and a deposit input port 17b for inserting at least money among the deposits received from the customer. Be prepared.

The scanner unit 18 reads the code information (for example, a barcode or the like) attached to the product to be purchased, or the code information written in the product catalog or the product order sheet. The scanner unit 18 may be a reading device that reads not only a barcode but also a two-dimensional code, for example. The printing unit 19 is a printer device that prints and outputs the description of the product to be purchased as various forms (receipt). The drawer 30 is a storage unit for storing banknotes and money received from the customer, and is pulled out in the direction of the arrow A in FIG. 2B in response to the operation of the key operation unit 15.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the POS register 3. In FIG. 3, the same reference numerals are given to the blocks corresponding to the configurations shown in FIG. 2, and the description thereof will be omitted. As shown in FIG. 3, the POS register 3 includes a CPU 11, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 12, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 13, a display unit 14 with a touch panel, a key operation unit 15, and a customer display unit. It includes 16, an automatic change machine 17, a scanner unit 18, a printing unit 19 (printing unit), a communication unit 20, and a drawer 30. CPU 11, ROM 12, RAM 13, display unit 14 with touch panel, key operation unit 15, customer display unit 16, automatic change machine 17, scanner unit 18, printing unit 19, communication unit 20, The drawer 30 is connected to the drawer 30 via an internal bus and a communication line, respectively.

The communication unit 20 communicates with the store controller 4. The ROM 12 stores a program to be executed by the CPU 11 and GUI image data to be displayed on the display unit 14 with a touch panel. The RAM 13 is a memory for expanding a program or work area read from the ROM 12. Further, the product information table fetched from the store controller 4 is expanded in the RAM 13. The product information includes the product code and the tax exemption type information in relation to each other. Therefore, the RAM 13 is a tax exemption type information storage unit that stores the product code of the product and the tax exemption type information indicating the tax exemption type of the product in association with each other. The tax exemption type information storage unit may be included in the ROM 12. The CPU 11 controls each part other than the CPU 11 shown in FIG. 3 by executing the program read from the ROM 12.

By executing the program read from the ROM 12 by the CPU 11, the POS register 3 is divided into a product registration processing unit, a tax exemption designation reception unit, a control unit, a determination unit, an error information output unit, and a print control unit. Realize the function with the department. Further, the CPU 11 executes a program to display the GUI image stored in the ROM 12 or expanded in the RAM 13 on the display unit 14 with a touch panel, so that the tax exemption designation key, the selection key, the receipt printing key, and the packing It realizes the functions of list print key, additional print key, language selection key, and summary report key.

The product registration processing unit registers the product to be purchased based on the product code input by the product code input unit.
The tax exemption designation reception department accepts the designation that commercial transactions are subject to tax exemption. For example, when the operator of the POS register 3 is presented with a passport by a non-resident who is a customer, the operator specifies that the commercial transaction is subject to tax exemption by operating the tax exemption designation key described later. Further, for example, the tax exemption designation reception unit may be a reading device capable of reading the information stored in the IC chip of the passport in which the IC chip (integrated circuit) is embedded. In this, the tax exemption designation reception department reads the nationality information from the IC chip of the passport presented by the customer, and accepts the designation that the commercial transaction is subject to tax exemption when the nationality indicated by the nationality information is not Japan.

When the tax exemption designation reception unit accepts the designation that the commercial transaction is subject to tax exemption, the control unit reads the tax exemption type information associated with the product code input by the product code input unit from the tax exemption type information storage unit. , By tax exemption type information (for example, by general goods, consumables, and non-tax exempt goods), have the product registration processing department register the products.

When the tax exemption designation reception unit accepts the designation that the commercial transaction is subject to tax exemption, the judgment unit outputs the tax exemption type information associated with the product code input by the scanner unit 18 or the key operation unit 15 to the RAM 13 and ROM 12. , Or the tax exemption type of the product corresponding to the product code (for example, general goods, consumables, or non-tax exemption target goods) is determined based on the tax exemption type information obtained from the store controller 4. That is, when the tax exemption designation reception unit accepts the designation that the commercial transaction is subject to tax exemption, the judgment unit stores the tax exemption type information associated with the product code input by the product code input unit as the tax exemption type information storage unit. Read from, and determine the tax exemption type of the product corresponding to the product code based on the tax exemption type information.

The error information output unit outputs error information when the tax exemption designation reception unit receives the designation that the commercial transaction is subject to tax exemption and the tax exemption type information read by the judgment unit indicates the non-tax exemption target article. Output. The error information output method is, for example, display on the display unit 14 with a touch panel. Specifically, the error information output unit causes the display unit 14 with a touch panel to display a message stating "This product is not subject to tax exemption." The display method may be, for example, a pop-up display of a message. Further, the error information output unit may display the error information on the customer display unit 16. Further, the error information output unit may output voice information in which the content of the error information is voice from the speaker included in the POS register 3.

However, when the tax exemption designation reception department accepts the designation that the commercial transaction is tax exempt, and the tax exemption type information read by the judgment department indicates the tax exemption target goods (for example, general goods or consumables). , The product registration processing unit registers the product according to the tax exemption rule according to the tax exemption type information. For example, the product registration processing department registers a product so that the consumption tax is exempted when the total sales amount of general goods on the same day exceeds 10,000 yen. Further, for example, the product registration processing unit registers the product so as to exempt the consumption tax amount when the total sales amount of the consumables on the same day exceeds 5,000 yen and is within the range of 500,000 yen.

The print control unit causes the print unit 19 to print the details of the product registered by the product registration processing unit on a paper medium (for example, receipt paper). The details of the product include, for example, the product name, price, quantity, tax exemption amount, and total amount for each product to be purchased. Specific examples of product details will be described later. For example, when the tax exemption designation reception department accepts the designation that the commercial transaction is subject to tax exemption, the print control department displays the product details, the statement for attaching the purchase record slip, and the statement for attaching the purchaser's pledge. , And as a copy, the printing unit 19 prints on a paper medium, respectively.

If the tax exemption designation reception department accepts the designation that the commercial transaction is subject to tax exemption, the print control department will select the product details and transactions corresponding to consumables among the product details registered by the product registration processing department. The number may be printed on a paper medium by the printing unit 19. The transaction number may be a bar code or a two-dimensional code. Even if one transaction does not reach the tax exemption amount, if the total amount reaches the tax exemption amount due to multiple transactions at the same store on the same day, it will be tax exempt. For example, if you purchase a consumable item of 3500 yen (excluding tax) in the first transaction, this purchase amount is outside the tax exemption range, so it will not be exempt from tax, and the customer will be 3780 yen including consumption tax. Pay (in the case of 8% consumption tax). After that, if the same customer purchases consumables of 2000 yen (excluding tax) at the same store on the same day, the total sales amount will be 5500 yen (over 5,000 yen), so the total sales amount will be exempt from tax. It becomes. Therefore, this customer may pay 1720 yen, which is the total sales amount of 5500 yen minus the 3780 yen already paid. The POS register 3 stores the details of the product in the RAM 13 or the store controller 4 in relation to the transaction number, and prints the transaction number on a paper medium, so that the sales amount can be obtained from a plurality of transactions based on the transaction number. Can be extracted. Therefore, the POS register 3 performs tax exemption accounting treatment when it is determined that the amount obtained by adding up the extracted sales amounts falls within the range of the tax exemption amount (more than 5,000 yen and less than 500,000 yen). ..
Alternatively, when the total amount reaches the tax exemption amount due to multiple transactions at the same store on the same day, the accounting may be performed by the following processing. That is, out of multiple transactions at the same store on the same day, transactions that were not eligible for tax exemption because they did not reach the tax exemption amount are temporarily canceled by "return", "correction", "cancellation", etc. In the state of After that, each transaction so far at the same store on the same day may be collectively accounted for.
By pressing a predetermined key in response to the customer's request, the print control unit trades a sentence or marking indicating that the customer intends to settle the total payment later with the statement of the product corresponding to the consumable item. It may be printed on a paper medium together with the number.

In addition, when the tax exemption designation reception department accepts the designation that the commercial transaction is subject to tax exemption, the print control department displays the details of only the products corresponding to consumables among the product details registered by the product registration processing department. , The printing unit 19 may print on a paper medium.

The division unit divides the product details according to the tax exemption type indicated by the tax exemption type information read by the determination unit. For example, the division unit divides the item description by general goods, consumables, and non-tax exempt goods. Alternatively, for example, the division unit divides the product details for each product type (classification). Alternatively, for example, the division unit divides the product details for each of a predetermined number of products in the product registration order. Then, the print control unit causes the printing unit 19 to print each item of the product divided by the dividing unit on a paper medium for each item. That is, for example, the printing unit 19 prints the details of general articles, the details of consumables, and the details of non-tax-exempt articles on separate paper media. The number of pages and the total number of pages may be printed on each paper medium as, for example, "number of pages / total number of pages".
In addition, the division unit may be made to perform the above processing according to the operation of the tax exemption designation key, and when a plurality of transactions at the same store on the same day are collectively accounted for, general goods. And consumables may coexist. Therefore, in response to such a situation, the POS register 3 may be configured as follows. That is, the POS register 3 selects consumables from a plurality of aggregated transactions, determines whether or not the tax exemption amount has been reached, and then separates the details of general goods and the details of consumables. It may be issued. At this time, if it is determined that the tax exemption amount has been reached, the details of the consumables are printed so that the result of accounting by applying the tax exemption is shown. With such a configuration, for example, it is not necessary for the clerk to sort general goods and consumables and have the POS register 3 determine whether or not the consumables have reached the tax exemption amount, which is convenient. Is improved.

The print control unit may print each item of the product divided by the division unit on a paper medium by the printing unit 19. That is, for example, the printing unit 19 separately prints the details of general articles, the details of consumables, and the details of non-tax-exempt articles on a paper medium. The method of classification may be blank or a classification line, or may be information such as advertising information or store information.

The duty-free designation key is a GUI key displayed on the display unit 14 with a touch panel for designating duty-free sales. For example, the tax exemption designation key may be a key pressed at the beginning of a commercial transaction or during registration after the operator has received a passport presented by a customer, or as a subtotal key when registering a product to be purchased. It may be a key to be used.

The selection key is a GUI key displayed on the display unit 14 with a touch panel for selecting each of the purchase record form, the purchaser's pledge, and the copy form. When the tax exemption designation reception unit accepts the designation that the commercial transaction is subject to tax exemption, the print control unit prints the product details for the form associated with the pressed selection key on a paper medium by the print unit 19. To print.

The receipt print key is a GUI key displayed on the display unit 14 with a touch panel for printing the receipt. When the tax exemption designation reception department accepts the designation that the commercial transaction is subject to tax exemption and the receipt print key is pressed, the print control department will display the current amount of the product details. A receipt indicating that the consumption tax is "0 yen" (tax exemption) is printed on a paper medium by the printing unit 19.

The packing list print key is a GUI key displayed on the display unit 14 with a touch panel for printing the packing list. When the tax exemption designation reception unit accepts the designation that the commercial transaction is subject to tax exemption and the packing list print key is pressed, the print control unit receives the item name and the item name among the item details or details. Information indicating the quantity for each product name is printed on a paper medium by the printing unit 19 as a packing list.

The additional print key is a GUI key displayed on the display unit 14 with a touch panel for additionally printing the packing list. When the tax exemption designation reception unit accepts the designation that the commercial transaction is subject to tax exemption and the additional print key is pressed, the print control unit receives the page number information indicating the product details and the number of pages. Is printed on a paper medium by the printing unit 19 as an additional packing list.
The page number information includes, for example, a page number starting with "1" and a total number of pages as "page number / total number of pages". The print control unit causes the print unit 19 to print the page number information in the vicinity of the lower end portion or the upper end portion of the paper medium, for example. For example, a “□” mark may be printed on the left side of the product name. As a result, when checking the contents of the package, it is possible to use it by marking the "□" mark.

The language selection key is a GUI key displayed on the display unit 14 with a touch panel for selecting a language to be printed on a paper medium. As the language selection key, the keys of each language (for example, Japanese key, English key, Chinese key, Korean key) may be displayed side by side on the display unit 14 with a touch panel, or the language selection key is pressed (tap). When this is done, the selection keys for each language may be popped up on the screen of the display unit 14 with a touch panel. When the tax exemption designation reception unit accepts the designation that the commercial transaction is subject to tax exemption, the print control unit prints the details of the product corresponding to the consumable item in the language associated with the pressed language selection key. The unit 19 prints on a paper medium. Alternatively, when the tax exemption designation reception unit accepts the designation that the commercial transaction is subject to tax exemption, the print control unit prints the product details in the language associated with the pressed language selection key by the print unit 19. Print on paper media. When printing the details as a copy of the store, the print control unit prints the details of the product on a paper medium in Japanese. When the receipt print key is pressed, the print control unit causes the print unit 19 to print the receipt on a paper medium in the language associated with the pressed language selection key.

If the tax exemption designation reception unit is a reader that can read the information stored in the IC chip of the passport in which the IC chip is embedded, the tax exemption designation reception unit specifies that the commercial transaction is subject to tax exemption. Upon receipt, the print control unit may have the print unit 19 print the details of the product corresponding to the consumable item on a paper medium in the foreign language corresponding to the nationality read from the IC chip of the passport by the tax exemption designation reception unit. ..

In addition, when the tax exemption designation reception department accepts the designation that the commercial transaction is subject to tax exemption, the print control unit prints the details of the product corresponding to the consumable item by the printing unit 19 in both foreign language and Japanese. It may be printed on a paper medium. As a method of writing a foreign language and Japanese together, for example, two lines may be written together, a foreign language may be written after Japanese, or Japanese may be written after the foreign language.

The tabulation report key is a GUI key displayed on the display unit 14 with a touch panel for printing a tabulation report after closing, such as day closing. When the tabulation report key is pressed after closing the accounting process, the print control unit prints a tabulation report including the total sales amount, tax exemption amount, tax exemption amount, etc. of the product for a predetermined period (for example, one day). , The printing unit 19 prints on a paper medium.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a data structure of a product information table stored in the store controller 4. The product information table includes product information for each product. As shown in FIG. 4, the product information is related to, for example, the product code, the product name, the major classification, the middle classification, the minor classification, the tax classification, the tax rate, the tax exemption type, and the price. Including. The product code is identification information that identifies the product. The product name is information representing the name of the product. The major classification is information representing the highest classification (product category) of products. The middle classification is information representing the middle classification of goods. The sub-classification is information representing the lowest classification of goods. The tax classification is information indicating whether the tax is external or internal. The tax rate is information representing the consumption tax rate. The tax exemption type is information indicating whether the goods are general goods, consumables, or non-tax exempt goods. The price is the price of the goods. If the tax category is non-tax, the tax exemption price is the price itself, and if the tax category is internal tax (eg 8%), the tax exemption price is the price obtained by dividing the price by 1.08 (point decimal point). The following is rounded up).

In the product information table in Fig. 4, the product code is "12345678", the product name is "cosmetics", the major category is "household goods", the middle category is "miscellaneous goods", the minor category is "cosmetics", and the tax category is "outside". "(Excluding tax), the tax rate is" 8% ", the tax exemption type is" consumables ", and the price is" 5500 "(5500 yen). In the product information table of FIG. 4, the product code is "34567890", the product name is "dress", the major category is "clothing", the middle category is "ladies' clothing", the minor category is "dress", and the tax classification. Is "outside" (excluding tax), the tax rate is "8%", the tax exemption type is "general goods", and the price is "23000" (23000 yen).

The major classification, middle classification, and minor classification may be blank (“null” null).
In addition, the product information table may include items in foreign languages as well as Japanese for each item of product name, major classification, middle classification, and minor classification. Alternatively, a table for each language may be provided in which the product code, the product name, the major classification, the middle classification, and the minor classification are related. In this case, the product name in the desired language can be read out using the product code as a key.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of display of the product registration screen of the display unit 14 with a touch panel of the POS register 3. The product registration screen 50 of FIG. 5 is a screen for registering a product “cosmetics” of 5,500 yen (8% tax included). By pressing the tax exemption designation key (tax exemption key) 51, 407 yen, which is the 8% tax exemption amount of 5500 yen, is displayed in the tax exemption column, and 5093 yen excluding the tax exemption amount is displayed in the billing amount column (insufficient column). Duty free shop.

Further, on the product registration screen 50, an English key 52, which is a language selection key, a Chinese key 53, and a Korean key 54 are displayed. When the English key 52 is pressed, the description of the product printed by the printing unit 19 is written in English. Similarly, when the Chinese key 53 is pressed, the description of the product printed by the printing unit 19 is written in Chinese. Similarly, when the Korean key 54 is pressed, the description of the product printed by the printing unit 19 is written in Korean.

Further, on the product registration screen 50, a reissue key 55 for reissuing the statement is displayed. When the reissue key 55 is pressed after the tax exemption transaction, for example, a customer copy statement, a purchase record slip affixed statement, a purchaser pledge affixed statement, and a attached list affixed statement can be selected. Selection screen is displayed. When the desired specification is selected on this selection screen, the POS register 3 prints the specification selected by the printing unit 19 and reissues it. In addition, the specification to be reissued may have a notation (for example, "reissue") indicating that the specification has been reissued.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of displaying the product return screen of the display unit 14 with a touch panel of the POS register 3. The product return screen 60 of FIG. 6 is a screen for registering a return of a product “cosmetics” of 5,500 yen (8% tax included). When the tax exemption designation key (tax exemption key) 61 is pressed, -407 yen, which is the 8% tax exemption amount of -5500 yen, is displayed in the tax exemption column, and -5093 yen excluding the tax exemption amount is the refund amount column (remaining amount column). Is displayed in. The minus sign represents a refund due to returned goods.
Further, on the product return screen 60, the specification can be reissued by pressing the reissue key 62.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a specification for attaching a purchase record slip printed by the printing unit 19. FIG. 7 (a) is an example in the case of internal tax, and FIG. 7 (b) is an example in the case of external tax. As shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B, for example, the title "Purchase record slip (for attachment)" is printed on the statement for attaching the purchase record slip. In addition, in the statement for attaching the purchase record slip in FIG. 7 (a), the product name is "cosmetics", the price is 5500 yen, the unit price is 5500 yen, the number of combinations is 1, the subtotal is 5500 yen, and the tax included amount is included. It is printed that 407 yen, the number of purchase points is 1, the total is 5500 yen, the tax exemption is 407 yen, the current total is 5093 yen, and the change is 0 yen. In addition, in the statement for attaching the purchase record slip in FIG. 7B, the product name is "cosmetics", the price is 5500 yen, the unit price is 5500 yen, the number of combinations is 1, the subtotal is 5500 yen, and the taxable object is. It is printed that 5500 yen, consumption tax is 440 yen, purchase points are 1 point, total is 5940 yen, tax exemption is 440 yen, current total is 5500 yen, and change is 0 yen. When the number of combinations is one in FIGS. 7A and 7B, the description of the unit price and the number of combinations may be omitted.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a specification for attaching a purchaser's pledge printed by the printing unit 19. FIG. 8A is an example in the case of internal tax, and FIG. 8B is an example in the case of external tax. As shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B, for example, the title "Purchaser pledge (for attachment)" is printed on the statement for attaching the purchaser pledge. In addition, in the statement for attaching the purchaser's pledge in FIG. 8 (a), the product name is "cosmetics", the price is 5500 yen, the unit price is 5500 yen, the number of combinations is 1, the subtotal is 5500 yen, and the tax included amount. Is 407 yen, the number of purchase points is 1, the total is 5500 yen, the tax exemption is 407 yen, the current total is 5093 yen, the change is 0 yen, and the signature line for signing is printed. In addition, in the statement for attaching the purchaser's pledge in FIG. 8 (b), the product name is "cosmetics", the price is 5500 yen, the unit price is 5500 yen, the number of combinations is 1, the subtotal is 5500 yen, and taxable. 5500 yen, consumption tax 440 yen, purchase points 1 point, total 5940 yen, tax exemption 440 yen, current total 5500 yen, change 0 yen, and a signature line for signing is printed ing. When the number of combinations is one in FIGS. 8A and 8B, the description of the unit price and the number of combinations may be omitted.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a customer copy statement (receipt) printed by the printing unit 19.
FIG. 9A is an example in the case of internal tax, and FIG. 9B is an example in the case of external tax. As shown in FIGS. 9A and 9B, for example, the title "Customer copy" is printed on the customer copy statement. In addition, in the customer copy statement shown in FIG. 9A, the product name is "cosmetics", the price is 5500 yen, the unit price is 5500 yen, the number of combinations is 1, the subtotal is 5500 yen, and the tax included amount is 407 yen. It is printed that the number of points purchased is 1, the total is 5500 yen, the tax exemption is 407 yen, the current total is 5093 yen, and the change is 0 yen. In addition, in the customer copy statement shown in FIG. 9B, the product name is "cosmetics", the price is 5500 yen, the unit price is 5500 yen, the number of combinations is 1, the subtotal is 5500 yen, and the taxable object is 5500 yen. It is printed that the consumption tax is 440 yen, the number of purchase points is 1, the total is 5940 yen, the tax exemption is 440 yen, the current total is 5500 yen, and the change is 0 yen. When the number of combinations is one in FIGS. 9A and 9B, the description of the unit price and the number of combinations may be omitted.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of an English affixing specification of a purchase record slip printed by the printing unit 19. FIG. 10 (a) is an example in the case of internal tax, and FIG. 10 (b) is an example in the case of external tax. As shown in FIGS. 10A and 10B, for example, the title "Record of Purchase Card" is printed on the English affixed statement of the purchase record slip. In addition, in the statement for attaching the purchase record slip in FIG. 10 (a) in English, the product name is "Cosmetics", the price is 5500 yen, the unit price is 5500 yen, the number of combinations is 1, and the subtotal (Subtotal) is 5500. Yen, tax included is 407 yen, purchase points (Number of Item) is 1 point, total is 5500 yen, tax exemption (Tax-Exempt) is 407 yen, and the current price (Amount Paid) is 5093 yen. , It is printed that the change is 0 yen. In addition, in the statement for pasting the purchase record slip in FIG. 10 (b) in English, the product name is "Cosmetics", the price is 5500 yen, the unit price is 5500 yen, the number of combinations is 1, and the subtotal (Subtotal) is 5500. Yen, taxable (Taxable) 5500 yen, consumption tax (Tax) 440 yen, number of purchases (Number of Item) 1 point, total (Total) 5940 yen, tax exemption (Tax-Exempt) 440 yen, current It is printed that the total (Amount Paid) is 5500 yen and the change (Change) is 0 yen.
When the number of combinations is one in FIGS. 10A and 10B, the description of the unit price and the number of combinations may be omitted.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of an English affixed specification of the purchaser's pledge printed by the printing unit 19. FIG. 11 (a) is an example in the case of internal tax, and FIG. 11 (b) is an example in the case of external tax. As shown in FIGS. 11 (a) and 11 (b), the title "Covenant of Purchaser" is printed on the English affixed statement of the purchaser's pledge, for example. In addition, in the statement for pasting the purchaser's pledge in FIG. 11 (a), the product name is "Cosmetics", the price is 5500 yen, the unit price is 5500 yen, the number of combinations is 1, and the subtotal (Subtotal) is included. 5500 yen, tax included 407 yen, number of points purchased (Number of Item) 1 point, total 5500 yen, tax exemption (Tax-Exempt) 407 yen, current price (Amount Paid) 5093 It is printed that the yen and change are 0 yen. In addition, in the statement for pasting the purchaser's pledge in FIG. 11 (b), the product name is "Cosmetics", the price is 5500 yen, the unit price is 5500 yen, the number of combinations is 1, and the subtotal (Subtotal) is included. 5500 yen, taxable (Taxable) 5500 yen, consumption tax (Tax) 440 yen, number of purchases (Number of Item) 1 point, total (Total) 5940 yen, tax exemption (Tax-Exempt) 440 yen, It is printed that the current amount (Amount Paid) is 5,500 yen and the change (Change) is 0 yen. When the number of combinations is one in FIGS. 11A and 11B, the description of the unit price and the number of combinations may be omitted.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of an English customer copy statement printed by the printing unit 19. FIG. 12 (a) is an example in the case of internal tax, and FIG. 12 (b) is an example in the case of external tax. As shown in FIGS. 12 (a) and 12 (b), the title "Customer's Copy" is printed on the English customer copy statement, for example. In addition, in the English customer copy statement shown in FIG. 12 (a), the product name is "Cosmetics", the price is 5500 yen, the unit price is 5500 yen, the number of combinations is 1, and the subtotal (Subtotal) is 5500 yen. Tax included is 407 yen, purchase points (Number of Item) is 1 point, total is 5500 yen, tax exemption (Tax-Exempt) is 407 yen, actual price (Amount Paid) is 5093 yen, change (change) It is printed that Change) is 0 yen. In addition, in the English customer copy statement shown in Fig. 12 (b), the product name is "Cosmetics", the price is 5500 yen, the unit price is 5500 yen, the number of combinations is 1, the subtotal (Subtotal) is 5500 yen, and taxation is applied. Target (Taxable) is 5500 yen, consumption tax (Tax) is 440 yen, number of purchase points (Number of Item) is 1 point, total (Total) is 5940 yen, tax exemption (Tax-Exempt) is 440 yen, current total (Amount) It is printed that the Paid) is 5500 yen and the change is 0 yen. When the number of combinations is one in FIGS. 12 (a) and 12 (b), the description of the unit price and the number of combinations may be omitted.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a packing list specification printed by the printing unit 19. FIG. 13 (a) is an example in the case of internal tax, and FIG. 13 (b) is an example in the case of external tax. As shown in FIGS. 13 (a) and 13 (b), the title "packing list" is printed on the packing list statement, for example. In addition, in the packing list statement of FIG. 13 (a), the product names are "cosmetics" and "Cosmetics" (also written), the price is 5500 yen, the unit price is 5500 yen, the number of combinations is 1, and the subtotal is 5500 yen. It is printed that the tax amount is 407 yen, the number of purchase points is 1, the total is 5500 yen, the tax exemption is 407 yen, the current total is 5093 yen, and the change is 0 yen. Then, on the left side of the product name, a check column marked with a □ (check column with a writing tool) is printed. In addition, in the packing list statement of FIG. 13B, the product names are "cosmetics" and "Cosmetics" (also written), the price is 5500 yen, the unit price is 5500 yen, the number of combinations is 1, and the subtotal is 5500 yen. It is printed that the taxable object is 5500 yen, the consumption tax is 440 yen, the number of purchase points is 1 point, the total is 5940 yen, the tax exemption is 440 yen, the current total is 5500 yen, and the change is 0 yen. Then, on the left side of the product name, a check column marked with a □ (check column with a writing tool) is printed.
Since it is sufficient that the product name of the contents and the quantity for each product name are described in the packaging list, the columns below the subtotal of the packaging list statement may be omitted in FIGS. 13 (a) and 13 (b). Good. Further, in FIGS. 13A and 13B, when the number of combinations is one, the description of the unit price and the number of combinations may be omitted.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of a receipt printed by the printing unit 19. On the receipt of FIG. 14, it is printed that the current amount is 5093 yen and the consumption tax amount is 0 yen (indicating that the tax is exempted).

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of a summary report printed by the printing unit 19. FIG. 15 is an example of an aggregate report for a customer number of “2”, a score of “2”, and a total sales of “10593 yen”.
As shown in FIG. 15, in the aggregated report in the case of duty-free sales, the tax exemption amount “10593” (10593 yen) and the tax exemption amount “847” (as shown in the frame indicated by reference numeral 70) 847 yen).

Next, the operation of the POS register 3 will be described.
16 and 17 are flowcharts showing an example of the processing procedure of the POS register 3. When the CPU 11 reads and executes the program stored in the ROM 12 and the tax exemption mode setting key is pressed, the POS register 3 is set to the tax exemption processing mode, and the processing according to this flowchart is executed.

The control unit waits until the key of the key operation unit 15 is pressed or the barcode is scanned by the scanner unit 18. When the scanner unit 18 scans the barcode associated with the product to be purchased (step S1: scan), the process proceeds to step S2, and when the key of the key operation unit 15 is pressed (step S1). : Key) moves to the process of step S5.

In step S2, the control unit captures the product code supplied by the scanner unit 18 that has read the barcode.
Next, in step S3, the control unit searches the product information table acquired in advance from the store computer using the product code as a key, and the product information (product name, major classification, middle classification, minor classification, tax classification) for the product code. , Tax rate, tax exemption type, price, etc.).
Next, in step S4, the control unit causes the display unit 14 with a touch panel to display purchase information (for example, product name, tax classification, tax rate, price, etc.) among the product information. The control unit may also display the purchase information on the customer display unit 16. Next, the control unit returns to the process of step S1.

On the other hand, in step S5, when the control unit acquires the operation information from the key operation unit 15 and determines that the numeric key is pressed based on the operation information (step S5: YES), the control unit moves to the process of step S6. If it is determined that a key other than the number keys has been pressed (step S5: NO), the process proceeds to step S7.

In step S6, the control unit acquires a quantity from the operation information (number information) and displays the quantity on the display unit 14 with a touch panel. The control unit may display the quantity on the customer display unit 16. Next, the process returns to step S1.

In step S7, if the control unit determines that the tax exemption designation key (tax exemption key) has been pressed based on the operation information (step S7: YES), the control unit moves to the process of step S8, and the keys other than the tax exemption designation key are pressed. If it is determined that the item has been used (step S7: NO), the process returns to step S1.

In step S8, the control unit causes the customer display unit 16 to display the accounting information.
Next, in step S9, the control unit waits until the bill and / or coins are inserted into the automatic change machine 17 (step S9: NO).

In step S10, when a bill or coin or any of the coins is inserted into the automatic change machine 17, the control unit displays the accounting start screen on the display unit 14 with a touch panel and waits until the accounting key is pressed (step S10). : NO). The process from step S1 to step S10: NO is the product registration process.

When the accounting key is pressed by the operator (step S10: YES), in step S11, the control unit starts executing the accounting process. In addition, this accounting key may be used as a tax exemption designation key.

Next, in step S12, if there is a difference between the deposit amount and the total amount (step S12: YES), the process proceeds to the process of step S13, and if there is no difference (step S12: NO), the process proceeds to step S14.

In step S13, the control unit discharges the difference amount of banknotes and / or coins to the automatic change machine 17. The automatic change machine 17 detects whether or not the bills and coins have been removed from the bill discharge port and the coin discharge port by the sensor, and notifies the control unit of the detection result. The control unit moves to the process of step S14 according to the detection result that the banknotes and coins have been removed.

Next, in step S14, the print control unit causes the printing unit 19 to print the product details on a paper medium as a statement for attaching the purchase record slip, a statement for attaching the purchaser's pledge, and a copy. , The printed paper medium is output from the discharge port. Step S10: The processing from YES to S14 is accounting processing.

The flowcharts of FIGS. 16 and 17 show the flow of processing according to the operation of scanning the barcode by pressing the number keys indicating the quantity. For example, the number of discounts and discounts can be set by pressing the number keys. After that, a discount or a discount may be specified by pressing a predetermined preset key (“x”, “%”, “yen discount”).

[Second Embodiment]
FIG. 18 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a POS register according to a second embodiment of the present invention. The block diagram shown in FIG. 18 is obtained by adding a label printer 40 (printing unit) to the communication unit 20 with respect to the block diagram of FIG. 3 in the above-described embodiment. The label printer 40 may be a printer that prints on a label with a mount, or may be a printer that prints on a mount-less label (roll-type label paper). The label is a paper medium. The label used by the label printer 40 is preferably a weak adhesive type so that it can be easily peeled off after being attached. When the tax exemption designation reception department accepts the designation that the commercial transaction is subject to tax exemption, the print control department prints the product details corresponding to consumables among the product details registered by the product registration processing department in the label printer. 40 prints on the label. Alternatively, the print control unit may have the label printer 40 print the content to be printed on the print unit 19 on the label.

The POS register may have a selection unit for selecting either a printing unit 19 which is a printing unit of a receipt and a label printer 40 which is a printing unit of a label. In this case, the print control unit causes the printing unit (printing unit 19 or label printer 40) selected by the selection unit to print the details of the product corresponding to the consumable item. Thereby, for example, the statement for attaching the purchase record slip and the statement for the packing list can be printed on the label, and the statement for attaching the purchaser's pledge and the statement for the customer's copy can be printed on the receipt.
In addition, a general printer (for example, a laser printer or an inkjet printer) is connected to a POS register, and the POS register prints a purchase record slip or a purchaser's pledge based on transaction data including a product name and quantity. You may print by embedding the data in the format. Further, the selection unit may be able to select the printing unit 19, which is the printing unit of the receipt, the label printer 40, and the above-mentioned general printer, which have different printing forms, according to the type of the form. .. Alternatively, the POS register may be connected to a computer device, and the POS register may perform printing via the computer device.

Since the purchase record slip is attached to the passport, the label as the statement for attaching the purchase record slip should be smaller than the size of the spread of the passport. Further, since the purchaser's pledge is a form that is stored in the store for at least 7 years, it is preferable to print it using the above-mentioned general printer. Since the packing list is not obliged to be stored for a long period of time (about 30 days after purchase at the longest), it is better to print it with a printer or label printer that uses a thermal type receipt, especially a label printer. Is preferable.

The above-described embodiment is a POS register including a product registration processing unit and an accounting processing unit, but the embodiment can also be applied to a POS system in which the product registration processing unit and the accounting processing unit are separated. This POS system includes a product registration device that realizes the function of the product registration processing unit and a settlement device that realizes the function of the accounting processing unit. In this POS system, the product registration device transmits the registered product information (product sales data) to the payment device directly or via the store controller 4. The settlement device that receives the product sales data executes accounting processing and prints various forms (statement for attaching purchase record slip, statement for attaching purchaser's pledge, copy, packing list, etc.).

Alternatively, the product registration device issues an accounting receipt printed with a two-dimensional code recording the product sales data, and the payment device acquires the product sales data by having the payment device read the two-dimensional code of the accounting receipt. Then, the accounting process may be executed and various forms may be printed.

The print control unit may have the print unit 19 print the purchase record sheet itself instead of the statement for attaching the purchase record sheet. Specifically, the printed content of the purchase record slip includes the description columns of the following items (1) to (5) in addition to the description of the product.
(1) Columns for the purchaser's name, nationality, date of birth, status of residence, and date of landing (2) Columns for the type and number of passports, etc. possessed by the purchaser (3) Export goods sales floor Entering the name or name of the business operator (4) Entering the tax payment place and jurisdiction tax signature of the business operator managing the export goods sales floor, and the location of the exporting goods sales floor (5) Entering the date of purchase

Further, the print control unit may have the print unit 19 print the purchaser's pledge itself instead of the statement for attaching the purchaser's pledge. Specifically, the printed content of the purchaser's pledge includes the description of the following items (1) to (5) in addition to the description of the product.
(1) Columns for the purchaser's name, nationality, date of birth, status of residence, and date of landing (2) Columns for the type and number of passports, etc. possessed by the purchaser (3) Export goods sales floor Entering the name or name of the business operator (4) Entering the date of purchase (5) Pledge to export after purchase (In the case of consumables, export within 30 days from the date of purchase (I pledge that) and the entry field of the purchaser's signature

If the tax exemption designation reception unit is a reader that can read the information stored in the IC chip of the passport in which the IC chip (integrated circuit) is embedded, the IC chip of the customer's passport is used as the tax exemption designation reception unit. By reading the information, the print control unit may print the information such as the customer's name, nationality, date of birth, and passport number read from the IC chip on the purchase record slip or the purchaser's pledge.

[Third Embodiment]
Subsequently, the third embodiment will be described.
It was specified that one commercial transaction is subject to tax exemption, but for example, due to a misunderstanding of a customer (non-resident), the registered product calculated by the POS register 3 according to the operation on the subtotal key (subtotal operation). There is a possibility that the subtotal amount of the item has not reached the minimum tax exemption amount. Here, the lower limit tax exemption amount is the minimum amount within the range of the purchase amount defined as being subject to tax exemption. Specifically, the lower limit tax exemption amount for general goods is 10001 yen, and the lower limit tax exemption amount for consumables is 5001 yen.

If the subtotal amount is less than the minimum tax exemption amount, the commercial transaction cannot be exempt from tax except in some cases (described later). However, even in some of the above cases, it is necessary for the customer to prove that the customer is already making a duty-free shopping at the same store on the same day. For this reason, even though the subtotal amount is less than the lower limit tax exemption amount, it is avoided that the POS register 3 unconditionally performs tax exemption-compatible accounting because it is specified to be tax exempt. Must be able to be.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, in the commercial transaction designated as the tax exemption target, if the subtotal amount obtained according to the subtotal operation is less than the lower limit tax exemption amount, the subtotal amount is less than the lower limit tax exemption target amount. Is configured to notify. Specifically, on the display unit 14 with a touch panel of the POS register 3, an error screen (notification screen for insufficient tax exemption target amount) is displayed to notify that the subtotal amount is less than the lower limit tax exemption target amount.

FIG. 19 shows an example of a mode of the tax exemption target amount shortage notification screen. The tax exemption target amount shortage notification screen in the figure is displayed as a dialog box DLB1 superimposed on the product registration screen. The dialog box DLB1 in the figure is displayed when a subtotal operation is performed and the subtotal amount at this time is less than the lower limit tax exemption target amount.
In the dialog box DLB1 as the tax exemption target amount shortage notification screen, a message notifying the clerk that the subtotal amount is less than the lower limit tax exemption target amount is displayed. The figure shows an example in which the message "The tax exemption amount has not been reached" is displayed.

Further, in the dialog box DLB1, a product addition button BT1, a tax exemption invalid button BT2, and a tax exemption valid button BT3 are arranged. These buttons are buttons for selecting an accounting method according to the case where the subtotal amount is less than the minimum tax exemption amount.
There are three options for accounting when the subtotal amount is less than the minimum tax exemption amount. First, one accounting method is "addition of goods". In the case of the accounting method of "addition of goods", the POS register 3 cancels the last subtotal operation and returns to the mode in which the goods can be registered, so that the goods to be registered as the purchase target can be added. The accounting method of "addition of goods" is selected by operating the addition of goods button BT1.
Another accounting method is "tax exemption invalid". In the case of the accounting method of "tax exemption invalid", the POS register 3 cancels (invalidates) the designation as the tax exemption target made earlier for this transaction, and applies the prescribed tax rate without tax exemption. After recalculating the subtotal amount, the accounting is performed. The accounting method of "tax exemption invalid" is selected by operating the tax exemption invalid button BT2.
Another accounting method is "tax exemption valid". At the store where the POS register 3 is arranged, the customer who has conducted the commercial transaction this time may have already conducted the commercial transaction of the minimum tax exemption amount or more on the day and received the tax exemption. In this case, even if the subtotal amount in this commercial transaction is the lower limit tax exemption amount, the purchase amount on the day is already equal to or more than the lower limit tax exemption amount. In this case, for example, if the customer presents a receipt (customer copy) or receipt certifying that the customer has already made a purchase exceeding the lower limit tax exemption amount on the day to the clerk, the subtotal amount is the lower limit for this commercial transaction. Even if the amount is less than the tax exemption amount, it will be tax exempt. In this case, the POS register 3 performs accounting according to the subtotal amount obtained by applying the tax exemption according to the subtotal operation this time as the accounting method of "tax exemption valid". The accounting method of "tax exemption valid" is selected by operating the tax exemption valid button BT3.

As described above, when it is specified that one commercial transaction is subject to tax exemption, the subtotal amount required in response to the subtotal operation performed in the commercial transaction is less than the minimum tax exemption amount. Is displayed on the tax exemption target amount shortage notification screen. By displaying the tax exemption target amount shortage notification screen, the clerk can grasp that the subtotal amount is less than the lower limit tax exemption target amount. This prevents the tax exemption from being applied while the subtotal amount is less than the minimum tax exemption amount. In particular, by displaying the tax exemption target amount shortage notification screen, it is possible to prevent the transition to another screen unless the prescribed operation is performed. It is definitely avoided that it is done.
Specifically, on the tax exemption target amount shortage notification screen, it is possible to select an accounting method that can be used when the subtotal amount is less than the lower limit tax exemption target amount. As a result, it is possible to promptly and appropriately respond according to the customer's intention and the results of previous shopping at the same store.

An example of a processing procedure executed by the POS register 3 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In the explanation of the figure, an example is given in which the operation of designating a commercial transaction as a tax exemption target and the subtotal operation are separated. That is, in the present embodiment, the tax exemption designation key for performing the operation of designating the commercial transaction as the tax exemption target (tax exemption declaration operation) and the subtotal key for performing the subtotal operation are individually provided. Then, the tax exemption designation key is operated at the beginning of one commercial transaction or between the start of product registration and the operation of the subtotal key. Therefore, one commercial transaction is started in response to the operation for the tax exemption designation key or the operation for the first product registration (product registration operation). Then, when the product registration is completed and the subtotal is requested, the subtotal key different from the tax exemption designation key is operated.

Step S101: The POS register 3 determines whether or not the product registration operation has been performed.
Step S102: When it is determined in step S101 that the product registration operation has been performed, the POS register 3 performs the product registration process. At this time, the POS register 3 contains the product data corresponding to the mode (normal mode) in which the tax rate is normally applied to perform accounting-related processing for the registered product, and the mode in which tax exemption is applied to perform accounting-related processing (normal mode). The product data corresponding to the tax exemption processing mode) is retained in the buffer. In addition, when the product registration is performed after the tax exemption processing mode is set, the unit price of the product to which the tax exemption is applied is shown as the product registration content displayed on the product registration screen. On the other hand, when the product is registered under the normal mode in which the tax exemption processing mode is not set, the unit price of the product to which the specified tax rate is applied is shown as the product registration content displayed on the product registration screen.
Step S103: When it is determined in step S101 that the product registration operation has not been performed, or after the processing in step S102, the POS register 3 determines whether or not the tax exemption declaration operation has been performed. The tax exemption declaration operation is an operation for the tax exemption designation key in the state where the normal mode is set.
Step S104: When it is determined in step S103 that the tax exemption declaration operation has been performed, the POS register 3 sets the tax exemption processing mode.

Step S105: When it is determined in step S103 that the tax exemption declaration operation has not been performed, or after the processing in step S104, the POS register 3 determines whether or not the subtotal operation has been performed.
If it is determined that the subtotal operation is not performed, the process is returned to step S101.
Even if the subtotal key is operated at the stage when the commercial transaction is not started, that is, at the stage where neither the first product registration operation nor the tax exemption declaration operation is performed, the subtotal key at this time is used. The operation is treated as invalid as a subtotal operation, and the process is returned to step S101.

Step S106: When it is determined in step S105 that the subtotal operation has been performed, the POS register 3 determines whether or not the tax exemption processing mode is currently set.
Step S107: When it is determined that the tax exemption processing mode is not set, the POS register 3 calculates the subtotal amount corresponding to the normal mode. That is, the POS register 3 calculates the subtotal amount by using the product data corresponding to the accounting in the normal mode among the product data for each product held in the buffer by the product registration process so far. The subtotal amount calculated in this way is the amount to which the prescribed tax rate is applied.
Step S108: Next, the POS register 3 displays a subplanning surface showing the subtotal amount corresponding to the normal mode calculated in step S107.
Step S109: Next, the POS register 3 executes the accounting process corresponding to the normal mode. In the accounting process of step S109, the POS register 3 issues a receipt (customer's copy statement) showing the accounting result corresponding to the subtotal amount to which the prescribed tax rate is applied. In this case, the statement for attaching the purchase record slip, the statement for attaching the purchaser's pledge, and the statement for the packing list will not be issued.

Step S110: When it is determined in step S106 that the tax exemption processing mode is set, the POS register 3 calculates the subtotal amount corresponding to the tax exemption processing mode. That is, the POS register 3 calculates the subtotal amount by using the product data corresponding to the tax exemption processing mode among the product data for each product held in the buffer by the product registration process so far. The subtotal amount calculated in this way is the amount to which the tax rate is not applied.
Step S111: Next, the POS register 3 determines whether or not the subtotal amount calculated in step S110 is equal to or greater than the lower limit tax exemption target amount (step S111).
Step S112: When the calculated subtotal amount is less than the lower limit tax exemption target amount, the POS register 3 causes the display unit 14 with a touch panel to display the tax exemption target amount shortage notification screen as illustrated in FIG.

Step S113: As described in FIG. 19, when the tax exemption target amount shortage notification screen is displayed, the clerk confirms with the customer and selects an appropriate accounting method, the product addition button BT1 and the tax exemption are invalid. From the button BT2 and the tax exemption valid button BT3, the button corresponding to the selected accounting method is operated. That is, the clerk performs an operation of specifying the accounting method.
Therefore, in the POS register 3, the selected accounting methods are "add product", "invalid tax exemption", and "invalid tax exemption" according to the operation of any of the product addition button BT1, the tax exemption invalid button BT2, and the tax exemption valid button BT3. Determine which of the "tax exemption is valid".
If it is determined that the accounting method selected in step S113 is "addition of goods", the processing is returned to step S101. As a result, the product can be registered while the tax exemption processing mode is maintained.

Step S114: When it is determined in step S113 that the selected accounting method is "tax exemption invalid", the POS register 3 releases the tax exemption processing mode set in step S104 above. Then, the processes of steps S107 to S109 are executed. That is, the POS register 3 in this case performs accounting processing after calculating the subtotal amount corresponding to the normal mode again.

Step S115: When it is determined in step S111 that the subtotal amount is equal to or greater than the lower limit tax exemption amount, or when the accounting method of "tax exemption valid" is selected in step S113, the POS register 3 performs the following processing. .. That is, the POS register 3 displays the subplanning surface on which the subtotal amount corresponding to the tax exemption processing mode calculated in step S110 is shown.
Step S116: Next, the POS register 3 executes accounting processing corresponding to the tax exemption processing mode. In the accounting process of step S116, the POS register 3 contains a receipt (statement for customer copy) showing the accounting result corresponding to the subtotal amount to which tax exemption is applied, a statement for attaching a purchase record slip, and a purchaser's pledge. Issuance of a statement for pasting and a statement for packing list.

Although omitted in the figure, the POS register 3 cancels the tax exemption processing mode in response to the operation of canceling the tax exemption processing mode between the start of product registration and the operation of the subtotal key. It may be.

[Fourth Embodiment]
Subsequently, the fourth embodiment will be described. As previously shown in FIGS. 7, 8, 10, 11 and 13, the tax rate is applied to the statement for attaching the purchase record slip, the statement for attaching the purchaser's pledge, and the statement for the packing list. And the amount deducted from the price due to tax exemption (tax exemption amount) was printed (printed). Furthermore, the amount of change was also printed.
Here, for the statement for attaching the purchase record slip and the statement for the packing list, the staff confirms the contents of the packed goods at the customs office, and if, for example, the tax exemption application should be canceled, the tax amount is used as the shortfall. Used to collect. In this respect, the information required for the statement for attaching the purchase record slip and the statement for the packing list is the price (at least the unit price) and the number of products after the tax rate is applied. From this point of view, for example, as shown in Fig. 7, after showing the tax rate application price as the total amount or subtotal amount, the tax rate and tax exemption amount are shown, and the price obtained by subtracting the tax exemption amount from the tax rate application price is calculated. The current format is redundant and can be confusing and difficult to see.
In addition, the statement for attaching the purchaser's pledge kept by the store is used when entering the book at the store, and at this time, the amount to which the tax exemption is applied is entered. In this case as well, information such as tax rate, tax exemption amount, and change is unnecessary because it is not necessary to enter it, and the fact that this information is printed makes it difficult to immediately recognize the amount to which the tax exemption is applied. there is a possibility.
From this point of view, the format of showing the tax rate applicable price, tax rate, and tax exemption amount and then showing the tax exemption applicable price as the actual total is the statement for attaching the purchase record slip and the statement for attaching the purchaser's pledge. It can be considered unsuitable for documents and packing list statements.
Therefore, the POS register 3 in the present embodiment is configured to print the statement for attaching the purchase record slip, the statement for attaching the purchaser's pledge, and the statement for the packing list in the following format. To.

FIG. 21 shows an example of a specification for attaching a purchase record slip according to the present embodiment. The contents of the statement for attaching the purchase record slip shown in the figure correspond to the case where the product 1, the product 2 and the product 3 are purchased.
For product 1, the unit price due to tax exemption (that is, the main unit price to which the tax rate is not applied) is 1,019 yen, and the total price due to tax exemption is 5,095 yen according to the purchase of 5 pieces. It is shown to be. Here, the character "exemption" is added to the amount of 5,095 yen, which indicates that it is the total price due to the application of tax exemption.
Similarly, for product 2, it is shown that the unit price due to tax exemption is 1,112 yen, and the total price due to tax exemption is 1,112 yen depending on the purchase of one item.
Similarly, for product 3, the unit price due to tax exemption is 463 yen, and the total price due to tax exemption is 463 yen according to the purchase of one product.
In addition, the subtotal amount and the number of points purchased are shown in the summary column that shows the summary contents of the accounting under the accounting details column of each product, but the change is not shown. In addition to the change, the printing of the contents related to the settlement, such as the deposit amount that the customer gave to the clerk for payment, is omitted.
As described above, in the statement for attaching the purchase record slip of the present embodiment, the number of purchases for each product and the price after tax exemption is applied (unit price and total amount) are shown, but the tax rate, tax exemption amount and The contents related to settlement are omitted.

FIG. 22 shows an example of a specification for attaching a purchaser's pledge in this embodiment. The figure corresponds to the case where the product 1, the product 2 and the product 3 are purchased in the same manner as in FIG. As shown in the figure, the statement for attaching the purchaser's pledge also shows the number of purchases for each product and the price after tax exemption (unit price and total amount) in the same format as in Fig. 21. However, the contents related to tax rate, tax exemption amount and settlement are omitted.

FIG. 23 shows an example of a packing list specification according to this embodiment. The figure corresponds to the case where the product 1, the product 2 and the product 3 are purchased in the same manner as in FIG. As shown in the figure, the packing list statement also shows the number of purchases for each product and the price after tax exemption (unit price and total amount) in the same format as in FIG. 21, but the tax rate, Contents related to tax exemption amount and settlement are omitted.

Further, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 24, the contents related to the tax rate and the tax exemption amount may be omitted from the receipt (customer's copy statement) in the same manner as in FIG.
However, since the receipt is for the customer to confirm the accounting details for his / her shopping, information such as deposits and change is printed without omission.
In addition, considering that it is used to confirm the customer's accounting details as described above, regarding the receipt, it is for the statement for attaching the purchase record slip, the statement for attaching the purchaser's pledge, and the packing list. Unlike the statement, the tax rate and tax exemption amount may also be printed.

Next, a modified example of the fourth embodiment will be described.
When selling products to non-residents, in addition to tax exemption, it is also possible to offer discounts according to the presentation of coupons, etc. as a service unique to the store. FIG. 25 (a) shows an example of a statement for attaching a purchase record slip issued by the POS register 3 when accounting is performed using both tax exemption and discount.

The statement for attaching the purchase record slip of FIG. 25A corresponds to the case where three products, souvenir 1, souvenir 2, and souvenir 3, are purchased. In the figure, first, for souvenir 1, the unit price due to tax exemption is 1,019 yen, the number of purchases is 5, and the total amount for souvenir 1 due to tax exemption is shown. It is shown to be 5,095 yen. That is, in the example of FIG. 21, printing of the tax rate, the tax exemption amount, and the like is omitted as in FIG.
On top of that, for souvenir 1, the discount rate is 20% according to the 20% discount per item, and 20% of the total amount of 5,095 yen due to tax exemption. It has been shown that the discount amount of 1,020 yen will be reduced.
It is also shown that the unit price of the souvenir 2 is 1,112 yen due to the tax exemption, and the total price due to the tax exemption is 1,112 yen depending on the purchase of one souvenir.
Similarly, for souvenir 3, the unit price due to tax exemption is 463 yen, and the total price due to tax exemption is 463 yen according to the purchase of one.
As for the statement for attaching the purchase record slip in the same figure, the subtotal amount and the number of points purchased are shown in the tabulation column as in FIG. 21, but the printing of the contents related to the settlement such as change is omitted. ing.

Here, as described above, considering that the information required for the statement for attaching the purchase record slip is the product name, the number of purchases, and the price for each product, the purchase record slip of FIG. 25 (a) It can also be considered that the format showing the discount rate and the discount amount is redundant with respect to the total price to which the tax rate is applied, as shown in Souvenir 1 of the sticking statement. Therefore, for the statement for pasting the purchase record slip, printing of the discount rate and the discount amount is omitted, and the unit price and the total amount reflecting both the tax rate application and the discount are shown. Good.

FIG. 25 (b) shows an example in which the statement for attaching the purchase record slip of FIG. 25 (a) is in a format in which printing of the discount rate and the discount amount is omitted as described above.
As can be seen by comparing Fig. 25 (a) with Fig. 25 (a), it is shown that the number of souvenirs 1 purchased is 5, and tax exemption is applied and a 20% discount is also applied. It is shown that the later unit price is 815 yen. The total amount of the five souvenirs 1 is 4,075 yen (= 815 yen x 5 pieces) after the tax exemption is applied and the 20% discount is also applied.

In this embodiment, either the style shown in FIG. 25 (a) or the style shown in FIG. 25 (b) may be adopted. Further, although not shown, in the present embodiment, the specification for attaching the purchaser's pledge and the specification for the packing list have the same format as that of either FIG. 25 (a) or FIG. 25 (b). It should be said. Furthermore, the receipt may have the same format as that of either FIG. 25 (a) or FIG. 25 (b).

In addition to tax exemption when selling products to non-residents, as a store-specific service, if you purchase multiple specified products in bulk for the same product, you can get a discount (combination discount) for the number of products purchased in bulk. It is also possible to do. FIG. 26A shows an example of a statement for attaching a purchase record slip issued by the POS register 3 when accounting is performed in which tax exemption and combination discount are used in combination.

The statement for attaching the purchase record slip of FIG. 26A corresponds to the case where three products, souvenir 1, souvenir 2, and souvenir 3, are purchased. The figure shows an example of tax exemption and combination discount for souvenir 1. In this case, the combination discount is that if you purchase three souvenirs 1 at once, you will get a discount of 300 yen for each of the three souvenirs.
In the figure, the unit price for souvenir 1 due to tax exemption is 1,019 yen, the number of purchases is 5, and the total amount for souvenir 1 due to tax exemption is 5,095. It is shown to be a circle. In addition, it is shown that the combination discount amount of 300 yen is subtracted from the total amount according to the fact that 3 out of 5 items are subject to the combination discount.
The accounting contents and the contents of the tabulation column for each of the souvenirs 2 and 3 are the same as those in FIG. 25 (a).

Also in this case, considering that the information required for the statement for attaching the purchase record slip is the product name, the number of purchased items, and the price for each product, the tax rate is applied as shown in FIG. 26 (a). It can also be considered that the format showing the combination discount amount is redundant with respect to the total price.
Therefore, for the statement for attaching the purchase record slip, the combination discount amount is omitted from FIG. 20A, and the unit price and the total amount reflecting both the tax rate application and the combination discount amount are shown. It may be a style.

FIG. 26B shows an example in which the specification for attaching the purchase record slip of FIG. 26A is in a format in which the combination discount amount is omitted as described above.
As can be seen by comparing this figure with FIG. 26 (a), regarding souvenir 1, for 2 out of 5 purchases, tax exemption is applied but combination discount is not applied 1,019. It is shown that it is the unit price of yen. In addition, it is shown that the unit price of 3 out of 5 purchases is 919 yen because the tax exemption application and the combination discount application are used together. The unit price of 919 yen is obtained by subtracting 100 yen, which is the amount obtained by dividing the combination discount amount of 300 yen by "3", from 1,019 yen according to the discount of 300 yen for the combination of three pieces. It is what you get. In addition, the total amount of souvenir 1 to which tax exemption is applied will be 4,795 yen due to the format in which the unit price after the combination discount is shown for souvenir 1.
The accounting contents and the contents of the tabulation column for each of the souvenirs 2 and 3 are the same as those in FIG. 26 (a).

In this embodiment, either the form shown in FIG. 26A or the form shown in FIG. 26B may be adopted. Further, although not shown, in the present embodiment, the specification for attaching the purchaser's pledge and the specification for the packing list have the same format as that of either FIG. 26 (a) or FIG. 26 (b). May be. Furthermore, the receipt may have the same format as that of either FIG. 26 (a) or FIG. 26 (b).

[Modification example]
Subsequently, various modifications in each of the above embodiments will be described.
(First modification)
For example, there are products called tax-exempt products that are not taxable, such as stamps and gift certificates. Such duty-free products may not be tax exempt. Therefore, in response to such a case, the POS register 3 may be configured not to perform the product registration process for the tax-exempt product in the state where the tax exemption declaration operation is performed and the tax exemption processing mode is set.

In addition, there are products called non-classified products that are exempt from tax exemption, such as dry batteries. Therefore, the POS register 3 may be configured so that the product registration process is not performed for the unclassified product in the tax exemption processing mode.
Further, the POS register 3 may be configured so that the tax exemption declaration cannot be made after at least one of the tax-exempt products and the non-classified products is registered.

(Second modification)
In addition, due to the operation of the store, it may be stipulated that non-residents are not eligible to become members of the store. In response to such a case, the POS register 3 may be configured to exclude products for which a discount price or a bargain price has been set for members from the tax exemption target.

(Third variant)
In addition, if the purchase price of general merchandise exceeds the specified amount (currently 1 million yen), it is stipulated that a copy of the passport be managed at the store. Therefore, regarding the POS register 3, if the subtotal amount for the registered product exceeds the specified amount above, the clerk is informed that the specified amount has been exceeded (that is, a copy of the passport is required). It may be configured to notify.
When the above provisions are applied to consumables, the same configuration as above may be adopted for consumables.

(Fourth modification)
In addition, there are products that cannot be purchased by minors, such as alcoholic beverages and cigarettes (products prohibited from purchase by minors). There is a POS register that allows you to make payments only after accepting the age confirmation operation when purchasing such products that are prohibited from being purchased by minors.
However, when purchased as a duty-free item, it is premised that it will not be consumed in the tax-exempt country, and in some countries, it is possible to drink and smoke at the age of 18.
Therefore, in consideration of the above, even if a minor purchase prohibited product is purchased for the POS register 3, if the tax exemption declaration operation is performed, the accounting is performed even if the age confirmation operation is not accepted. It may be configured so that

In addition, for example, in the product management information such as the product master, for the products prohibited from underage purchase, the minimum age information on which the purchase of the products prohibited from underage purchase is permitted for each country is stored.
Then, for example, when registering a product or operating a subtotal, a button indicating the combination of the country and the minimum age is displayed on the display unit 14 with a touch panel, and the clerk operates the corresponding button in response to an age request from the customer. Accordingly, the POS register 3 can be configured so that the underage purchase prohibited product can be purchased.
Alternatively, the POS register 3 can be configured as follows. That is, the POS register 3 reads, for example, country and age information from a passport including an IC chip in which information about non-residents is stored, and collates it with the minimum age information. Then, the POS register 3 enables the purchase of the minor purchase prohibited product if it is determined as a result of the collation that the minor purchase prohibited product can be purchased.

(Fifth variant)
Further, in the product management information such as the product master, for consumables, capacity-related information related to capacity such as volume and weight is stored. Then, for example, at the time of subtotal, the POS register 3 specifies the optimum packaging method for consumables based on the capacity-related information, and displays the specified packaging method on the display unit 14 with a touch panel. It may be configured to be presented to the clerk. As a packaging method, for example, the type of packaging product (type of cardboard box, plastic bag, etc.) containing the product, the size of the packaging product, the number of packaging products, and the like can be presented.

(Sixth variant)
In addition, the statement for attaching the purchase record slip, the statement for attaching the purchaser's pledge, the statement for the customer's copy, the statement for the packing list, etc. shown in the figure in the explanation so far have been issued. It is preferable that information indicating the store such as the name and address of the store is printed.

(7th variant)
In addition, at present, when selling duty-free products, the clerk presents an explanation sheet for tax exemption procedures to non-resident customers and explains, or if the duty-free goods are consumables, tax exemption is applied. It is necessary to carry out specific packaging for the product. For this reason, at present, accounting is carried out by manned accounting. On the other hand, as a POS system, there is known a configuration in which a registration device in which a clerk registers a product and a payment device in which a customer makes a payment are separated. In such a POS system, the registration device is manned, but the checkout device is not handled by the clerk.
However, for example, in the above-mentioned POS system, a predetermined timing (for example, a timing corresponding to the input of cash for payment) from the tax exemption declaration operation performed by the registration device to the completion of the settlement by the customer using the settlement device. It is configured to call a clerk who gives an explanation on the explanation sheet at (at the start of insertion, during insertion, or at the completion of insertion), or at the timing when the credit card is read. The call of the clerk can be realized by, for example, lighting a lamp or notifying the terminal of the clerk. Then, after the payment is made, the clerk will pack the items. In this way, the configuration of the present embodiment can be applied to the POS system in which the registration device and the settlement device are separated.

(8th variant)
In addition, a self-type POS register is also known, in which the customer himself / herself does not handle the process from product registration to settlement without the clerk handling it. For example, regarding the explanation of the tax exemption procedure, if the customer may perform the confirmation operation on the contents of the explanation sheet displayed on the screen regardless of the person, for example, as follows. The self-service POS register can also be used for tax exemption accounting.
That is, the customer declares tax exemption by reading the IC chip of the passport into the POS register. Then, the customer performs an operation on the POS register according to product registration and settlement. The POS register is configured to perform product registration processing and accounting processing according to tax exemption application according to the operation. At this time, the POS register displays a tax exemption procedure explanation sheet on the screen at a predetermined timing until the accounting is completed. When displaying the explanation sheet for the tax exemption procedure, the explanation sheet in a plurality of predetermined languages may be displayed. Then, when the customer performs an operation of confirming (accepting) the contents of the displayed explanation sheet, the POS register permits accounting according to the tax exemption application.

As described in detail above, the POS register 3 of the embodiment is a POS register in which the product registration processing unit registers the product to be purchased based on the product code input by the product code input unit. The POS register 3 has a tax exemption type information storage unit that stores the product code of the product and the tax exemption type information indicating the tax exemption type of the product in relation to each other, and a tax exemption that accepts the designation that the commercial transaction is subject to tax exemption. When the designated reception department and the tax exemption designation reception department accept the designation that the commercial transaction is subject to tax exemption, the tax exemption type information associated with the product code entered by the product code input unit is stored from the tax exemption type information storage unit. It is provided with a determination unit that reads out and determines the tax exemption type of the product corresponding to the product code based on the tax exemption type information.
With this configuration, when the commercial transaction is subject to tax exemption, the POS register 3 can acquire whether or not the product to be traded is subject to tax exemption, and if it is subject to tax exemption, its type.

Further, in the POS register 3, the error information is obtained when the tax exemption designation reception unit receives the designation that the commercial transaction is subject to tax exemption and the tax exemption type information read by the judgment unit indicates the non-tax exemption target article. An error information output unit for outputting the above may be further provided.
As a result, when commercial transactions are subject to tax exemption, it is possible to reduce the risk that non-tax exempt goods are erroneously settled by tax exemption.

Further, in the POS register 3, when the tax exemption designation reception unit receives the designation that the commercial transaction is subject to tax exemption and the tax exemption type information read by the judgment unit indicates the tax exemption target article, the product registration process is performed. The department may register the product according to the tax exemption rule according to the tax exemption type information.
Thereby, when the commercial transaction is subject to tax exemption, it is possible to determine the tax exemption rule according to the type of tax exemption, for example, whether or not it is within the range of the tax exemption target amount, and perform the correct tax exemption settlement.

Further, in the POS register 3, the tax exemption designation reception unit may be used as a tax exemption designation key for designating tax exemption sales. This tax exemption designation key may be a key pressed at the beginning of a commercial transaction after the operator is presented with a passport by a customer, or a key pressed as a subtotal key when registering a product to be purchased. There may be.

Further, in the POS register 3, the tax exemption designation reception unit may be a reading device capable of reading the information stored in the IC chip of the passport in which the IC chip (integrated circuit) is embedded.
Here, the information read from the IC chip by the reading device is, for example, nationality information representing nationality.

Further, the POS register 3 may further include a printing unit 19 (printing unit) and a printing control unit that causes the printing unit 19 to print the details of the product registered by the product registration processing unit on a paper medium.
In addition, when the tax exemption designation reception unit receives the designation that the commercial transaction is subject to tax exemption in the POS register 3, the print control unit displays the product details, the purchase record slip affixing statement, and the purchaser's pledge. The description for sticking and, as a copy, may be printed on a paper medium by the printing unit.
With this configuration, the customer and the clerk of the duty-free shop at the export goods sales floor can refer to the purchase record slip and the purchaser's pledge with the product name, quantity and price for each product name, total price of the goods, and total selling price. It is possible to save the trouble of filling in the amount and the like.

Further, in the POS register 3, the purchase record slip, the purchaser's pledge, and the selection key for selecting each copy form are further provided, and the tax exemption designation reception department accepts the designation that the commercial transaction is subject to tax exemption. In this case, the print control unit may have the print unit 19 print the product details for the form associated with the pressed selection key on a paper medium.
As a result, the operator of the POS register 3 can select and print a desired form.

Further, the POS register 3 is further provided with a packing list printing key for printing the packing list, and the tax exemption designation reception unit receives the designation that the commercial transaction is subject to tax exemption, and the packing list printing key is provided. When is pressed, the print control unit may have the print unit 19 print the product details as a packing list on a paper medium.
Thereby, for example, when consumables are packed in a box and the contents cannot be confirmed from the outside, it can be used as a packing list showing the contents of the box.

Further, in the POS register 3, an additional print key for additionally printing the packing list is further provided, and the tax exemption designation reception unit receives the designation that the commercial transaction is subject to tax exemption, and the additional print key is used. When pressed, the print control unit may have the print unit 19 print the product details and the page number information indicating the number of pages on a paper medium as an additional packing list.
With this configuration, when packing products using a plurality of boxes, the packing list can be printed for the number of boxes.

Further, the POS register 3 further includes a division unit that divides the product details according to the tax exemption type indicated by the tax exemption type information read by the determination unit, and the print control unit further includes each detail of the product divided by the division unit. May be printed on a paper medium for each item by the printing unit 19.
With this configuration, product details can be printed on paper media for each type of tax exemption.

Further, in the POS register 3, the print control unit may print each item of the product divided by the division unit on a paper medium by the printing unit 19.
With this configuration, product details can be classified according to the type of tax exemption and printed on a single sheet of paper.

Further, the POS register 3 of the present embodiment is a POS register in which the product registration processing unit registers the product to be purchased based on the product code input by the product code input unit. Then, the POS register 3 specifies that the tax exemption type information storage unit stores the product code of the product and the tax exemption type information indicating the tax exemption type of the product in relation to each other, and specifies that the commercial transaction is subject to tax exemption. When the tax exemption designation reception department and the tax exemption designation reception department accept the designation that the commercial transaction is subject to tax exemption, the tax exemption type information associated with the product code entered by the product code input unit is stored in the tax exemption type information storage. It is provided with a control unit that reads from the unit and registers the product in the product registration processing unit for each tax exemption type information.
With this configuration, it is possible to register products to be purchased for each type of tax exemption.

When the label printer 40 and the tax exemption designation reception unit receive the designation that the commercial transaction is subject to tax exemption in the POS register 3, it corresponds to a consumable item among the product details registered by the product registration processing department. A print control unit for printing the product details on the label by the label printer 40 may be further provided.

Further, when the tax exemption designation reception unit receives the designation that the commercial transaction is subject to tax exemption in the POS register 3, the print control unit corresponds to the consumable item among the product details registered by the product registration processing unit. The product details and transaction number may be printed on the label by the label printer 40.
With this configuration, it is possible to add up the total amount using the details of the products in the same store multiple times on the same day. As a result, even if the tax exemption amount has not been reached in one transaction, if the total amount reaches the tax exemption amount due to multiple transactions on the same day, the tax exemption target settlement process can be performed.

Further, in the POS register 3, a language selection key for selecting a foreign language is further provided, and when the tax exemption designation reception unit accepts the designation that the commercial transaction is subject to tax exemption, the print control unit becomes a consumable item. The details of the corresponding product may be printed on the label by the label printer 40 in a foreign language associated with the pressed language selection key.
With this configuration, it is possible to obtain a description of the product in a desired language.

Further, in the POS register 3, the tax exemption designation reception unit is a reading device that can read the information stored in the IC chip of the passport in which the IC chip (integrated circuit) is embedded, and the tax exemption designation reception unit exempts commercial transactions from tax. When the designation of being eligible is accepted, the print control unit uses the label printer 40 to read the details of the product corresponding to the consumable item in the foreign language corresponding to the nationality read from the IC chip of the passport by the tax exemption designation reception unit. It may be printed on the label.
This configuration saves the trouble of selecting the language selection key.

In addition, when the tax exemption designation reception unit receives the designation that the commercial transaction is subject to tax exemption in the POS register 3, the print control unit describes the details of the product corresponding to the consumable item in both foreign language and Japanese. , The label may be printed on the label by the label printing unit.
As a result, it is possible to obtain a statement that is easy to read for both the store operator and the non-resident who is the customer.

In addition, in the POS register 3, when the subtotal result for the registered product does not meet the tax exemption condition, the tax exemption condition correspondence notification unit for notifying that the subtotal result does not meet the tax exemption condition is further added. You may prepare.
This prevents the tax exemption from being applied to the accounting without the subtotal results satisfying the conditions for tax exemption. Here, the case where the subtotal result does not meet the conditions for tax exemption is the case where the subtotal amount is less than the lower limit tax exemption amount explained so far, and for example, the subtotal amount for consumables is exempt from the prescribed tax. It may include cases where the target upper limit amount (for example, currently 500,000 yen) is exceeded. In addition, for example, when the tax exemption condition is applied to the number of purchased products, the number of purchased products is more than the upper limit or less than the lower limit, assuming that the subtotal result does not meet the tax exemption condition. Cases may also be included.
The "subtotal result" here is not necessarily limited to the subtotal obtained in response to the subtotal operation such as the subtotal key operation. For example, the "subtotal result" here may also include the subtotal required for the products registered so far when the tax exemption declaration operation is performed before the subtotal operation is performed. In this case, the product can be registered in the POS register 3 even after the tax exemption declaration operation is performed. Therefore, the POS register 3 in this case continues to notify that the subtotal result does not satisfy the tax exemption condition until the subtotal result satisfies the tax exemption condition after the tax exemption declaration operation. To do. Then, the POS register 3 switches to the notification that the subtotal result meets the tax exemption condition at the stage when a certain product is registered, according to the fact that the subtotal result satisfies the tax exemption condition. It may be. In such a configuration, as a mode for notifying that the subtotal result does not satisfy the condition subject to tax exemption, for example, a message is displayed at a predetermined position on the product registration screen displayed on the display unit 14 with a touch panel, and the product registration screen. Examples include displaying, blinking, or blinking a warning color for all or part of the. In addition, as a mode for notifying that the subtotal result is in a state where the condition subject to tax exemption is satisfied, a message notifying that the subtotal result displayed on the product registration screen does not satisfy the condition subject to tax exemption is displayed. Tax exemption can be applied to erasure, stopping the display of warning colors, blinking, blinking, etc. that were performed on all or part of the product registration screen, and for specific keys such as the tax exemption declaration key on the product registration screen. An example can be given such as changing the display to a predetermined mode indicating that there is.

Further, in the POS register 3, an accounting method selection unit that selects an accounting method corresponding to the case where the subtotal result does not satisfy the conditions subject to tax exemption in response to the notification by the tax exemption target condition correspondence notification unit is provided. Further may be provided.
As a result, when the subtotal result does not meet the conditions for tax exemption, it is possible to promptly take appropriate measures.
As measures to be taken when the subtotal result does not meet the conditions for tax exemption, in addition to the examples given in the above embodiment when the subtotal amount is less than the lower limit tax exemption amount, consumables If the subtotal amount exceeds the specified tax exemption limit, the breakdown of the registered products will be changed by processing such as "return", "correction", "cancellation", etc. so that the conditions for tax exemption are satisfied. Processing may also be included.
In addition, if the number of purchased products is more than the upper limit or less than the lower limit, the number of purchased products will meet the tax exemption condition by processing "return", "correction", "cancellation", "additional registration", etc. It may also be included in the processing.

As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the POS register 3 has good operability, which makes it possible to easily sell the duty-free goods.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to the embodiments, and includes designs and the like within a range that does not deviate from the gist of the present invention.

1 ... POS system, 3 ... POS register, 4 ... store controller, 5 ... LAN, 11 ... CPU, 12 ... ROM, 13 ... RAM, 14 ... display unit with touch panel, 14a ... touch panel, 15 ... key operation unit, 16 ... Customer display unit, 17 ... automatic change machine, 17a ... change outlet, 17b ... deposit slot, 18 ... scanner unit, 19 ... printing unit, 20 ... communication unit, 30 ... drawer, 40 ... label printer

Claims (6)

It is a POS register that registers products to be purchased.
Tax exemption reception means that accepts tax exemption business transactions,
When the tax exemption receiving means accepts that it is a tax exemption target commercial transaction, the calculation means for calculating the tax exemption target amount and the calculation means.
Judgment means for determining whether or not the tax exemption applicable amount calculated by the calculation means is the tax exemption target amount, and
When the determination means determines that the tax exemption applicable amount is not the tax exemption applicable amount, the screen is displayed so that an accounting method that can be used when the tax exemption applicable amount is not the tax exemption applicable amount can be selected. A POS register with display means to perform. The accounting method that can be applied when the tax exemption target amount is not the tax exemption target amount is the addition of product registration, the cancellation of the designation of being a tax exemption target commercial transaction, and the tax exemption applied to the tax exemption target amount. It will be possible to select from accounting according to the subtotal amount
The POS register according to claim 1. A claim that the display means prohibits transition to another screen when a predetermined operation is not performed in a state where the screen for notifying that the tax exemption target amount is not the tax exemption target amount is displayed. POS register according to 1 or 2. The tax exemption receiving means cancels the tax exemption when a predetermined operation is performed between the acceptance of the tax exemption in one commercial transaction and the subtotal operation. The POS register according to any one of claims 1 to 3. If the amount subject to tax exemption exceeds the specified amount, a notification means is provided to notify the clerk that a copy of the passport is required.
The POS register according to any one of claims 1 to 4. A computer as a POS register for registering products to be purchased,
Tax exemption reception means that accepts tax exemption business transactions,
When the tax exemption receiving means accepts that it is a tax exemption target commercial transaction, the calculation means for calculating the tax exemption target amount,
Judgment means for determining whether or not the tax exemption applicable amount calculated by the calculation means is the tax exemption target amount,
When the determination means determines that the tax exemption applicable amount is not the tax exemption applicable amount, the screen is displayed so that an accounting method that can be used when the tax exemption applicable amount is not the tax exemption applicable amount can be selected. A program to function as a display means to be performed.

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