JPH06266956A - Check-out device for self-scanning system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent fraudulent action while minimaturizing the device are reducing cost. CONSTITUTION:Two lanes are formed by arranging in parallen self-scanning units provided with scanner 20 and 20, which are arranged between upstream side article storage spaces 1A and 1B and downstream side article storage spaces 2A and 2B, and display units 21 for customers; and a pair of electronic cash registers 10A and 10B provided with keyboards 14, hand scanners 17, printers 15, display units 21 for cashiers and drawers 16 are arranged in an account settlement part 110 positioned adjacently to the downstream side of the respective hand scanners 20 between both of lanes. On the other hand, the display units for customers at the respective lanes and the display for cashiers are composed of one shared display.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a self-scanning type checkout device for allowing a customer to scan the product data of a purchased product.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, in a checkout device used in a supermarket, a customer himself / herself is allowed to perform scanning of product data of purchased products by using a self-scanning unit, and a cash-out operation including cash transfer is performed by an electronic cash register. There is a self-scanning system configured to be performed by an operator (cashier) by using.

FIG. 4 shows the self-scanning method 2
The structure of the conventional checkout device of the lane (1A, 1B) type is shown. In the figure, the self-scanning unit includes an operation unit 30 for a customer to perform a scanning operation, and a loading / unloading unit.
The weighing unit 40, the carry-out unit 50, and the stock / bag unit 60 are arranged in a row in the product flow direction. The operation unit 30 includes a fixed scanner 3 for reading a barcode attached to a product.
1 and an input / display unit 32 including various switches such as a start button and a display. In addition, the carry-in / measurement unit 40 includes a carry-in conveyor 41 for carrying in the self-scanned products in the arrow direction, and the carry-in conveyor 4.
1 and a weighing instrument 42 for weighing the weight of the product placed on the item 1. Reference numeral 43 is a product detection sensor. The carry-out section 50 includes a carry-out conveyor 51 and an inclined shooter 52, and is configured to carry out to a stock / bagging section 60 having a stock place 61 for the goods after settlement.

Here, the electronic cash register 10A,
10B forms the settlement section 110, and each lane 1
Each of A and 1B is provided between the carry-in / measurement unit 40 and the carry-out unit 50. Each electronic cash register 10A
(10B) is formed by including a control unit including a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, a keyboard, a hand scanner, a printer, a cashier display 28, a customer display 29, and the like.

In such a checkout device, for example, when the customer scans the lane 1A using his / her own purchased commodity fixed scanner 31 in the operation unit 30, the commodity data is registered in the sales registration file of the electronic cash register 10A. The registered products are conveyed to the stock / bagging unit 60 through the carry-in conveyor 41 and the carry-out conveyor 51. Therefore, the cashier is the settlement unit 11
In 0, the electronic cash register 10A is used to perform only the settlement operation for the customer after scanning. After that, the customer will be bagged at the stock location 61.

[0006] Therefore, the cashier can concentrate on only the settlement work, so that the work efficiency is improved. On the other hand, customers can shop quickly without waiting for long lines. Moreover, since one cashier handles both electronic cash registers 10A, 10B for two lanes 1A, 1B by the dual role of cashier, the settlement work efficiency can be further enhanced.

[0007]

However, the above conventional device has the following problems. Since the carry-in conveyor 41, the carry-out conveyor 51, and the like are arranged in series, the entire apparatus becomes large and large, resulting in high cost and a large installation space. Since the fixed scanner 31 and the settlement unit 110 (electronic cash registers 10A and 10B) are separated from each other, the cashier places an unscanned product on the carry-in conveyor 41 in the vicinity of the operation unit 30 or a non-scanned product. It is practically difficult to monitor fraud prevention such as substitution. Therefore, it is necessary to take fraud prevention measures such as a product weight check function and a stop function of the carry-in conveyor. From this point, not only the cost becomes high, but also the control becomes complicated and it takes a long time to check out. Since the fixed scanner 31 and the settlement unit 110 are separated from each other, the handling cannot be easily explained to a customer who is unfamiliar with the scanning operation, and the service deteriorates. Further, since the fixed scanner 31 cannot read the merchandise, the hand scanner on the electronic cash register 10A, 10B side must read the merchandise, and thus it takes time to complete the merchandise registration. When the cashier display 28 and the customer display 29 of each of the electronic cash registers 10A and 10B become large like a CRT, the space of the settlement unit 110 becomes large and the cost also becomes high.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a self-scanning type checkout device which is small in size, low in cost, easy to handle, and easy to monitor for fraud prevention.

[0009]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a self-scanning type checkout device comprising a scanner and a customer display which are arranged between an upstream product storage area and a downstream product storage area. A self-scanning unit including the above is arranged in parallel to form two lanes, and a settlement unit positioned between both lanes and on the downstream side of each scanner is positioned to include a keyboard, a hand scanner, a printer, an indicator for a cashier, and a drawer. It is characterized in that a pair of electronic cash registers is provided.

Further, in the self-scanning type check-out device according to the invention of claim 2, each of the lanes has one customer-use indicator and one cashier-use indicator which also serve as both of them. And the dual-purpose indicators are arranged at positions where the customer and the cashier can read them from their respective positions.

[0011]

According to the first aspect of the invention having the above-mentioned structure, in each lane, the customer stands up to the scanner and picks up the self-purchased commodity from the upstream commodity storage area and scans it with the scanner. You can check the normal scan while reading the customer display. If the scanning operation is incorrect, the cashier in the settlement section can be taught accurately and easily, and quick scanning can be performed.

[0012] The scanned product is put into the shopping basket, for example, in the downstream product storage area by the customer himself. At this time, the cashier can easily monitor whether there has been any illegal activity. In this way, the scanned product data is registered in the electronic cash register of the lane. Therefore, the cashier can operate the electronic cash register to quickly make a payment. Sales data is also displayed. Items that could not be scanned with a scanner can be scanned with a hand scanner.

Since the above-mentioned settlement work can be executed for two lanes while one cashier is present, the work efficiency is high. The entire device is small, space-saving, and low-cost.

Further, in the invention of claim 2, since the cashier display and the customer display are integrated into one combined display, space saving and cost reduction can be achieved, and the cashier and the customer can be reduced. Since and will see the same screen, quick and accurate scanning can be promoted.

[0015]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the check-out device includes a self-scanning unit (20A, 20B) arranged between the upstream product storage area (1A, 1B) and the downstream product storage area (2A, 2B). Are arranged in parallel to form two lanes, and a pair of electronic cash registers 10A and 10B are arranged between the two lanes, so that the size can be greatly reduced, the cost can be reduced, and monitoring for fraud prevention can be easily formed. Has been done.

Further, the customer display and the cashier display in each lane are each formed of a single dual-purpose display 21, so that the customer CST and the cashier CSH are in a position where they can be read while they are there. By arranging them, further miniaturization and cost reduction are achieved.

In FIG. 2, the upstream side commodity storage area forming the one lane on the left side is formed by the mounting table 1A of the shopping basket B, and the downstream side commodity storage area is formed by the mounting table 2A. However, it may be formed from a cart or the like. In addition, the other lanes similarly have mounting tables 1B and 2B.
It is formed from.

Both loading tables 1A, 2A (1B,
2B) self-scanning unit
It is composed of a scanner 20 (20) and a dual-purpose display 21 (21) as a customer display that doubles as a cashier display. The product data (product code) scanned by each scanner 20 is stored in the electronic cash register 10.
It is stored in the sales registration file 13RA (13RB), which is a partial storage area of the RAM 13, by the CPU 11 shown in FIG. 3, which constitutes a part of A (10B). Each scanner 20 may be a hand type or a fixed type, but in this embodiment, it is a fixed type.

Items that are not to be scanned are transferred from the shopping basket B on the mounting table 1A (1B) to the mounting table 2
In order to prevent unauthorized entry into the shopping basket B on A (2B), the mounting tables 2A and 2B are provided with sensors (not shown) that detect passage through the stationary scanners 20 and 20. Has been.

Next, the fixed type scanner 20 in each lane,
The settlement unit 110 positioned close to the downstream side of 20 is composed of a pair of electronic cash registers 10A and 10B. Thus, as shown in the conventional example (FIG. 4), the conveyors 21, 41 and the like are not required, so that downsizing and cost reduction can be achieved, and monitoring can be facilitated.

Here, the electronic cash register 10A and the electronic cash register 10B have the same structure. Now, the electronic cash register 10A will be described with reference to FIG.
A control unit including a PU 11, a ROM 12, a RAM 13, various controllers, a keyboard 14, a printer 15,
The drawer 16 and the hand scanner 17 are provided, and a dual-purpose display 21 as a cashier display that doubles as a customer display. In addition, the fixed type scanner 2
0 is also connected to the control unit (11, 12) via the controller.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. For example, one lane (1A, 20, 2A) shown on the left side of FIG.
At the customer CST, the customer CST stands upright toward the fixed type scanner 20 and the shopping basket B on the loading table 1A which is an upstream product storage area
Self-purchased product from inside and fixed scanner 20
Scan one by one using. This scan state is
It can be confirmed on the dual-purpose display 21. You can also check the cashier at the same time. If the scan operation is incorrect, the cashier CSH can explain and warn the customer CST while staying at the settlement unit 110.

The scanned products are put in the shopping basket B on the loading table 2A, which is the downstream product storage area, by the customer CST itself. At this time, the cashier SCH can easily monitor whether or not there has been an illegal act. Furthermore, when a product is put in without passing through the fixed type scanner 20, a detection sensor works to call attention.

In this way, the scanned product data is stored in the electronic cash register 10A of the lane.
It is registered in the sales registration file 13RA. Therefore, the cashier CSH makes a quick payment by operating the keys of the keyboard 14. At this time, since the sales data is displayed on the dual-purpose display device 21, the cashier CSH and the customer CST can confirm the same contents at the same time.

Items that cannot be scanned by the fixed scanner 21 are input and processed by the scanner 17.

Thereafter, a receipt is issued from the printer 15 and money is exchanged using the opened drawer 16. The above is similarly performed for other lanes.

According to this embodiment, however, each upstream product storage area (1A, 1B) and each downstream product storage area (2A, 2).
B) fixed type scanners 20 and 20 arranged between
And a display unit for each customer (21, 21), a self-scanning unit is arranged in parallel to form two lanes, and the positioning section is closely positioned between both lanes and on the downstream side of each fixed scanner 20. 110 a keyboard 14, a hand scanner 17, a printer 15, a cashier display (2
1) Since the electronic cash registers 10A and 10B including the drawer 16 are arranged, a large size reduction and cost reduction can be achieved, handling is easy, and monitoring for fraud prevention can be easily performed. .

Further, since the display for customer and the display for cashier in each lane are formed by the single combined display 21, the size and cost can be further reduced and the layout space is small. Moreover, since the customer CST and the cashier CSH can confirm the same data, the reliability is high. That is, communication is easy and smooth work can be performed.

Further, each fixed type scanner 20 and settlement unit 11
Since 0 and 0 are arranged close to each other, not only fraudulent monitoring is easy, but also if there is an error in the scanning operation of the customer CST, it can be explained immediately and kindly. From this point as well, quick scanning can be performed and service can be improved.

Further, each fixed type scanner 20 and settlement unit 11
Since 0 and 0 are arranged close to each other, products that could not be scanned by the fixed scanner 20 can be easily scanned and input by the hand scanners 17, 17 of the electronic cash registers 10A, 10B. That is, the scanning operation can be performed without interruption.

[0031]

According to the first aspect of the invention, the self-scanning units including the scanner and the customer display arranged between the upstream side commodity storage area and the downstream side commodity storage area are arranged in parallel. A lane is formed, and a keyboard is provided on the settlement section positioned between both lanes and on the downstream side of each scanner.
Since it has a pair of electronic cash registers including a hand scanner, printer, cashier display, and drawer, it is possible to achieve significant downsizing and cost reduction, easy handling, and monitoring for fraud prevention. Easy to do.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the customer display forming the self-scanning unit and the cashier display forming the electronic cash register have a structure of 1.
Since it is integrally formed from the dual-purpose display device of the stand, the space can be further saved and the cost can be reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is likewise a plan view.

FIG. 3 is likewise a block diagram for explaining each electronic cash register.

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

1A, 1B loading table (upstream product storage) 2A, 2B loading table (downstream product storage) 10A, 10B Electronic cash register 11 CPU 12 ROM 13 RAM 13RA, 13RB Sales registration file 14 Keyboard 15 Printer 16 Drawer 17 Hand Scanner 20 Scanner (self-scanning unit) 21 Combined display (customer display, cashier display) 110 Settlement department

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A self-scanning unit including a scanner and a customer display, which are arranged between an upstream product storage area and a downstream product storage area, is arranged in parallel to form two lanes.
Checking the self-scanning method in which a pair of electronic cash registers including a keyboard, a hand scanner, a printer, a cashier display, and a drawer are arranged in a settlement section positioned between both lanes and close to the downstream side of each scanner. Out device. 2. The display for the customer and the display for the cashier for each lane are formed from a single combined display that also serves as both, and the combined display is provided by the customer and the cashier respectively. The self-scanning type checkout device according to claim 1, wherein the checkout device is arranged at a position where it can be read by a user.