CN103578200A

CN103578200A - Information processing device and control method thereof, server device and control method thereof

Info

Publication number: CN103578200A
Application number: CN201310279230.1A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 北村珠一
Original assignee: Seiko Epson Corp
Current assignee: Seiko Epson Corp
Priority date: 2012-07-27
Filing date: 2013-07-04
Publication date: 2014-02-12
Anticipated expiration: 2033-07-04
Also published as: BR102013019388A2; CN103578200B

Abstract

The invention provides an information processing device and a control method thereof, a server device and a control method thereof, which can be used for the high-efficiency acquisition of the financial information. A GPRS communication module is disposed in a representative financial printer, and the communication with the server device can be formed, and the communication with one or a plurality of other information processing devices used for storing the financial information via the local area network in a predetermined communication way. The representative financial printer is provided with an information processing part, which can be used to acquire the financial information by communicating with other information processing device via the local area network under the condition of sending request of the financial information of the other information processing device disposed on the server, and can be used to send the acquired financial information to the server device via the communication network.

Description

Signal conditioning package and control method thereof, server unit and control method thereof

Technical field

The present invention relates to store financial information signal conditioning package, obtain the control method of the server unit of financial information, the control method of this signal conditioning package and this server unit.

Background technology

In the prior art, be arranged in the shop of merchandising etc., to comprising the information relevant to transaction (relevant information, the information relevant with taxation etc. with the sales volume), in interior financial information, carry out canned data treating apparatus (printer that electronic type cash register, receipt are used) and be known (for example referring to Patent Document 1).

The financial information that signal conditioning package is stored, when imposing tax such as government etc. from shop, is utilized as for grasping the information of the transaction fact in this shop.

Patent documentation 1: Japanese kokai publication hei 05-120567 communique

Summary of the invention

At this, in the prior art, in the situation of the financial information of storing in responsible official's obtaining information treating apparatus of government etc., hold special-purpose terminal and go to the shop that is provided with signal conditioning package, via cable, signal conditioning package is connected with special-purpose terminal, by the function of the special-purpose Software tool installed in special-purpose terminal, from signal conditioning package, obtain financial information.Yet the method for the prior art bothers very much, thereby require to raise the efficiency.

The present invention In view of the foregoing makes just, and its object is to obtain efficiently financial information.

To achieve these goals, a kind of signal conditioning package of the present invention, it is characterized in that, financial information is stored, above-mentioned signal conditioning package is constituted as and can communicates by communication mode and the server unit with regulation via communication network, and be constituted as and can communicate with one or more other signal conditioning packages of the above-mentioned financial information of storage by the communication mode with regulation via LAN (Local Area Network), above-mentioned signal conditioning package possesses information treatment part, this information treatment part is in the situation that had sending request of above-mentioned financial information that specific above-mentioned other signal conditioning packages store from above-mentioned server unit, via above-mentioned LAN (Local Area Network), communicate to obtain above-mentioned financial information with these specific above-mentioned other signal conditioning packages, and obtained above-mentioned financial information is sent to above-mentioned server unit via above-mentioned communication network.

According to this, form, signal conditioning package responds the financial information that sends specific other signal conditioning packages that are connected via LAN (Local Area Network) from the request of server unit.Therefore, do not need when obtaining financial information, special-purpose terminal to be connected with signal conditioning package as prior art, can obtain efficiently financial information.

At this, because of the reason of region, the reliability of internet is low, and communicating by letter between preferred server and client carried out via communication network in some cases.On this basis, according to above-mentioned formation, signal conditioning package, due to the financial information of other signal conditioning packages is sent to server unit via communication network, therefore can respond above-mentioned request rightly.

In addition, about each signal conditioning package, can also consider that it is configured to can communicate via communication network and server unit, but in this situation, the communication module that need to be provided for communicating by communication network in all signal conditioning packages, and then for all signal conditioning package obtaining communication numbers, thereby in the leeway being improved aspect the related various costs such as cost of the structure of communications cost, manufacturing cost, system.On the other hand, according to above-mentioned formation, because signal conditioning package is as representative, by the financial information of other signal conditioning packages that are connected with signal conditioning package self via communication network, via LAN (Local Area Network), send to server unit, therefore do not need other signal conditioning packages that above-mentioned communication module is set, or obtaining communication number, can realize the improvement of cost.

In addition, the invention is characterized in, above-mentioned information treatment part is in the situation that sending above-mentioned financial information to above-mentioned server unit, and the additional additional information that represents of distorting detection use sends.

According to this, form, can carry out by server unit the detection of distorting of financial information.

In addition, the invention is characterized in, above-mentioned other signal conditioning packages are by above-mentioned financial information, set up and store accordingly with the additional information of distorting detection use generating based on above-mentioned financial information, above-mentioned information treatment part is in the situation that had sending request of above-mentioned financial information that specific above-mentioned other signal conditioning packages store from above-mentioned server unit, via above-mentioned LAN (Local Area Network), communicate to obtain above-mentioned financial information and said additional information with these specific above-mentioned other signal conditioning packages, and detect the distorting of unmatchful above-mentioned financial information based on said additional information after, additional above-mentionedly represent that additional information sends.

According to this formation, signal conditioning package can detect from the financial information that specifically other signal conditioning packages get and have or not and distort, and only the financial information not being tampered is sent to server unit, in addition or will detect the advisory of distorting to suitable objects such as server units.

In addition, the invention is characterized in, sending request of the above-mentioned financial information that above-mentioned information treatment part is stored by specific above-mentioned other signal conditioning packages of mail reception from above-mentioned server unit, in the situation that having had this to send request, the content of mail is resolved to these specific above-mentioned other signal conditioning packages are determined.

According to this, form, by having utilized the such simple and easy method of mail of communication network, can carry out sending from server unit to signal conditioning package request financial information.

To achieve these goals, a kind of server unit of the present invention, it is characterized in that, be connected to the system that a plurality of signal conditioning packages of storage financial information is connected via LAN (Local Area Network) and forms, above-mentioned server unit is constituted as can using the communication mode of regulation via communication network and communicate with the representative information treating apparatus as forming an above-mentioned signal conditioning package of said system, above-mentioned server unit possesses financial information acquisition unit, this financial information acquisition unit is by the communication via above-mentioned communication network, to above-mentioned representative information treating apparatus request, send to the above-mentioned signal conditioning package of regulation is carried out definite information and sends the above-mentioned financial information of the above-mentioned signal conditioning package of this regulation, and from above-mentioned representative information treating apparatus, obtain the above-mentioned financial information of the above-mentioned signal conditioning package of this regulation.

According to this, form, server unit, by the communication via communication network, sends the financial information of specific signal conditioning package to the request of representative information treating apparatus, and obtains financial information.Therefore, do not need as prior art when obtaining financial information special-purpose terminal, be connected with signal conditioning package, can carry out efficiently obtaining of financial information.

Especially, server unit needn't communicate with representative information treating apparatus signal conditioning package in addition, just can obtain the financial information of each signal conditioning package.Therefore, need to be in order directly not communicate to obtain financial information with each signal conditioning package, and the suitable information relevant to each signal conditioning package is managed, or mechanism, the function on software and hardware is set in order to communicate by each signal conditioning package, and calm easy exploiting, cost aspect are favourable.

In addition, the invention is characterized in that the above-mentioned financial information of the above-mentioned signal conditioning package of the regulation of above-mentioned financial information acquisition unit based on receiving via above-mentioned representative information treating apparatus checks the matching of the content of above-mentioned financial information.

According to this, form, server unit is because the financial information based on received checks the matching of the content of financial information, therefore according to having or not matching, in financial information, is tampered and lose matching in the situation that, can detects this situation.

In addition, the invention is characterized in, above-mentioned signal conditioning package is constituted as can issue receipt, and the receipt information of issued above-mentioned receipt is stored as above-mentioned financial information, above-mentioned financial information acquisition unit sends the above-mentioned receipt information of the above-mentioned signal conditioning package of regulation to above-mentioned representative information treating apparatus request, and the above-mentioned receipt information of the above-mentioned signal conditioning package of this regulation based on receiving according to this request, check the subtotal amount of money in above-mentioned receipt information, and amount to the matching between the amount of money.

At this, as long as no receipt information is distorted, the subtotal amount of money in receipt information, with amount to the amount of money one and obtain and mate surely.Utilize this principle, financial information acquisition unit by check the subtotal amount of money in receipt information, with the total amount of money between matching, just can effectively detect distorting receipt information.

In addition, the invention is characterized in, above-mentioned signal conditioning package is stored sales volume information together with above-mentioned receipt information, this sales volume information is to adding up to the information of gained with the unit of regulation by issuing the sales volume that doing accounts after above-mentioned receipt obtain, above-mentioned financial information acquisition unit sends the above-mentioned receipt information of the above-mentioned signal conditioning package of regulation to above-mentioned representative information treating apparatus request, and above-mentioned sales volume information, and the above-mentioned receipt information based on receiving according to this request, and above-mentioned sales volume information, check the information comprising in above-mentioned receipt information, and the matching between above-mentioned sales volume information.

At this, the information comprising in the related receipt information of released receipt during regulation, with sales volume information between, the information of needing only is not tampered, both one obtain coupling surely.On this basis, receipt information and the sales volume information of financial information acquisition unit based on receiving from signal conditioning package, check the information that comprises in receipt information, and sales volume information between matching, thereby can effectively detect distorting receipt information or sales volume information.

In addition, the invention is characterized in, above-mentioned financial information acquisition unit sends the above-mentioned financial information of the above-mentioned signal conditioning package of regulation to above-mentioned representative information treating apparatus request by mail.

According to this, form, by having utilized the such simple and easy method of mail of communication network, just can carry out sending request of financial information from from server unit to signal conditioning package.

In addition, to achieve these goals, the control method of a kind of signal conditioning package of the present invention, it is characterized in that, this signal conditioning package is stored financial information, and be constituted as and can communicate by communication mode and the server unit with regulation via communication network, and be constituted as and can communicate with one or more other signal conditioning packages of the above-mentioned financial information of storage by the communication mode with regulation via LAN (Local Area Network), in the situation that had sending request of above-mentioned financial information that specific above-mentioned other signal conditioning packages store from above-mentioned server unit, via above-mentioned LAN (Local Area Network), communicate to obtain above-mentioned financial information with these specific above-mentioned other signal conditioning packages, and obtained above-mentioned financial information is sent to above-mentioned server unit via above-mentioned communication network.

According to this control method, signal conditioning package is according to send the financial information of specific other signal conditioning packages that are connected via LAN (Local Area Network) from the request of server unit.Therefore, do not need as prior art when obtaining financial information special-purpose terminal, be connected with signal conditioning package, can carry out efficiently obtaining of financial information.

In addition, to achieve these goals, the control method of a kind of server unit of the present invention, it is characterized in that, this server unit is connected to the system that a plurality of signal conditioning packages of storage financial information is connected via LAN (Local Area Network) and forms, and be constituted as and can using the communication mode of regulation via communication network and communicate with the representative information treating apparatus as forming an above-mentioned signal conditioning package of said system, by the communication via above-mentioned communication network, to above-mentioned representative information treating apparatus request, send to the above-mentioned signal conditioning package of regulation is carried out definite information and sends the above-mentioned financial information of the above-mentioned signal conditioning package of this regulation, and from above-mentioned representative information treating apparatus, obtain the above-mentioned financial information of the above-mentioned signal conditioning package of this regulation.

According to this control method, server unit, by the communication via communication network, sends the financial information of specific signal conditioning package to the request of representative information treating apparatus, and obtains financial information.Therefore, needn't when obtaining financial information, special-purpose terminal be connected with signal conditioning package as prior art, can obtain efficiently financial information.

Invention effect

According to the present invention, can obtain efficiently financial information.

Accompanying drawing explanation

Fig. 1 means the figure of the formation of the information handling system that present embodiment relates to.

Fig. 2 means the block diagram of the function composing of fiscal printer.

Fig. 3 means the figure of an example of receipt.

Fig. 4 means the block diagram of the function composing of server unit.

Fig. 5 is for the figure of action of each equipment of information handling system is described simply.

Fig. 6 means the process flow diagram of the action of server unit and fiscal printer.

Fig. 7 means the figure of the content of the mail that server unit sends.

Fig. 8 means the process flow diagram of the action of server unit.

Embodiment

Below, with reference to accompanying drawing, embodiments of the present invention are described.

Fig. 1 means the figure of the formation of the information handling system 1 that present embodiment relates to.

As shown in Figure 1, information handling system 1 is that a plurality of store systems 10 are connected formed with the network 13 that server unit 11 forms via comprising telephone network (communication network) 12.

Store system 10 is applied in the shops such as shopping center, department store, convenience store, is a part for so-called POS system that the Inventory Performance of the condition of sales of the commodity in shop, commodity, sales volume situation etc. is managed.Store system 10 at least has a plurality of cashier L in being arranged at shop, carries out the function of doing accounts accordingly with the commodity of purchase of customer and the function of issuing receipt (scraps of paper) according to the payment of client's payment for goods.

In having applied the shop of store system 10, be provided with a plurality of cashier L, by each cashier L, be provided with the main frame 15 and the fiscal printer 16 (signal conditioning package, pen recorder) that as cashier's machine, form.In main frame 15, connect barcode reader for reading the bar code in the packing that is attached to commodity or commodity, for reading the card reader of the information of the card records such as member card that client has, credit card.Main frame 15, according to from the input of these devices, cashier's indication, is suitably accessed not shown commodity DB, client DB, and fiscal printer 16 is controlled to make it to issue receipt.

As shown in Figure 1, in store system 10, fiscal printer 16 exists and represents two kinds of fiscal printer 16A (representative information treating apparatus, signal conditioning package) and subordinate fiscal printer 16B (other signal conditioning packages, signal conditioning package).And in store system 10, one represents fiscal printer 16A and many subordinate fiscal printer 16B, is connected to via wired or wireless LAN (Local Area Network) N and can communicates.Represent that fiscal printer 16A has the function being connected with telephone network 12, can communicate with server unit 11 via telephone network 12.Subordinate fiscal printer 16B does not have the function being connected with telephone network 12.About the formation of store system 10, effect based on forming etc., will describe in detail in the back.

In the following description, to representing that fiscal printer 16A and subordinate fiscal printer 16B clearly distinguish, when only showing as " fiscal printer 16 ", they are not distinguished but unified these printers that refers to simultaneously.

Fig. 2 means the block diagram of the function composing that represents fiscal printer 16A.

Represent that fiscal printer 16A issues receipt under the control of main frame 15, and to storing from the financial information of main frame 15 inputs.

Financial information, is the information relevant to the sales transactions of commodity etc. (with sales volume relevant information, with taxation volume etc. relevant information), is the information of predetermining as answering canned data.This financial information, is while imposing tax such as government offices such as governments from shop, what as government offices, in order to grasp the transaction fact in this shop, the information of reference was utilized.In the present embodiment, as financial information, there are receipt data 54 (receipt information) and day these two kinds of data of meter sales volume data 53 (sales volume information) of writing described later.

In addition, in the following description, the receipt of fiscal printer 16 outputs, is receipt released when cashier client L does accounts.As shown in Figure 3, in this receipt, must record: the subtotal amount of money T1 of the commodity that each has been bought is (by each commodity, according to the long-pending amount of money calculating of the unit price of commodity and quantity purchase.), amount to amount of money T2 (T1 and the amount of money that calculate according to the subtotal amount of money.) and payment T3 (to amounting to that amount of money T2 adds the taxes such as the consumption tax and the amount of money that calculates.)。

As shown in Figure 2, represent that fiscal printer 16A possesses: management substrate 20, printer substrate 21 and submounts 22 these three substrates.

The description > of < to management substrate 20

Assembling in management substrate 20: master control part 25 (control part), PC connector 26a, financial connector 26b, communication IC27, ROM28, SRAM29, RTC30, EJ storer 31 (storage part), the 1st memory controller 32, impact damper IC33, GPRS communication module 34 (communication module) and communication interface 39.

25 pairs of master control part represent that each portion of fiscal printer 16A carries out central control, possess CPU and other peripheral circuits.Master control part 25 possesses information treatment part 25a, but will narrate in the back about these parts.PC connector 26a is the connector that has connected main frame 15 when representing the common use of fiscal printer 16A.Main frame 15 makes to represent that via PC connector 26a output fiscal printer 16A carries out the steering order of the action relevant to the distribution of receipt, exports in addition day meter sales volume data 53 (aftermentioneds) as financial information.Finance connector 26b is the connector that connects financial data readout device 40.Financial data readout device 40 is for reading out in the device of the data of EJ storer 31 described later, financial storer 50 storages, only has the people who obtains special authorization such as the responsible official etc. of government offices (government etc.) just can hold.Above-mentioned main frame 15 maintains the state being connected with PC connector 26a, but financial data readout device 40 is different from main frame 15, when carrying out the reading of data, is suitably connected with financial connector 26b.

Communication IC27 is connected with PC connector 26a and financial connector 26b, under the control of master control part 25, and main frame 15, financial data readout device 40 between carry out the transmitting-receiving of data.ROM28 carries out not volatile storage to carry out the various data of the control program (firmware) etc. of various controls for master control part 25.SRAM29 is the volatile memory that the workspace as the CPU of master control part 25 plays a role, and various data are stored temporarily.RTC30 (Real-time clock: real-time clock) data that represent the current date time (date, constantly) are exported to master control part 25.Even in the situation that represent that the power supply of fiscal printer 16A is disconnected, also never illustrated battery provides the electric power of backup use to SRAM29, RTC30.

EJ storer 31 is NAND type flash memories, can store jumbo data.EJ storer 31, under the control of the 1st memory controller 32, plays a role as the storer that can only write a secondary data to an address.Like this, after the data that can prevent from writing in EJ storer 31, edited, prevented distorting the data of storage in EJ storer 31.The 1st memory controller 32 possesses CPU, under the control of master control part 25, EJ storer 31 is carried out to the read-write of data.Impact damper IC33 controls the impact damper data reading of EJ storer 31, the efficiency that writes being arranged in order to improve.

These EJ storeies 31, the 1st memory controller 32 and impact damper IC33, by epoxy resin, be sealed on management substrate 20, prevent that EJ storer 31 is physically by after management substrate 20 unloads, the data that are stored in EJ storer 31 are tampered.

GPRS (General Packet Radio Service, GPRS) communication module 34 (communication module) is under the control of master control part 25, via comprising telephone network 12 at interior network 13, according to GPRS standard and server unit 11 between carry out radio communication.Representing that fiscal printer 16A is constituted as can load onto not shown SIM card, is endowed fixing telephone number (communication numbering).And, GPRS communication module 34 possesses antenna, signal processing circuit etc., suitably obtains the ID recording in SIM card, and the utilization telephone number corresponding with ID, carried out with telephone network 12 between the control being connected after, and server unit 11 between carry out radio communication.

Communication interface 39 possesses the connector corresponding with Ethernet (registered trademark), network interface card etc., under the control of master control part 25, via LAN (Local Area Network) N, according to communication standard, communicates with subordinate fiscal printer 16B.

The description > of < to printer substrate 21

In addition, at printer substrate 21, be equipped with printer control part 45.The steering order of printer control part 45 based on main frame 15 outputs, controls to issue receipt to recording mechanism 46 (recording unit).

Recording mechanism 46 possesses: by the printing surface of coil paper being given to heat with the thermal head 46a (recording unit) of document image, carry the conveying mechanism 46b (delivery section) of coil paper and the shut-off mechanism 46c (cutting portion) that coil paper cut off in the position of regulation etc.Recording mechanism 46, under the control of printer control part 45, makes these mechanisms, device perform an action to issue receipt.

At printer substrate 21, printer side connector 42 is set, at management substrate 20, management-side connector 43 is set, by these printer side connectors 42 are connected with management-side connector 43, thereby management substrate 20 is connected with printer substrate 21.

In the present embodiment, when distribution receipt, first generate steering order with representing the main frame 15 that fiscal printer 16A is connected, and generated steering order is exported to master control part 25 via PC connector 26a.Be transfused to the master control part 25 of steering order, inputted steering order has been exported to printer control part 45.

The description > of < to submounts 22

At submounts 22, be equipped with financial storer 50 and the 2nd memory controller 51.

Finance storer 50 is the storeies that possess EPROM.In financial storer 50, store finance and write date time data 52 and day meter sales volume data 53, about these, will narrate in the back.Finance storer 50, under the control of the 2nd memory controller 51, plays a role as the storer that an address is only write to a secondary data.Thus, prevent from being edited after the data that write in financial storer 50, prevent being stored in distorting of data in financial storer 50.

It is CPLD (Complex programmable logic device that the 2nd memory controller 51 possesses the device that has write programmable logical circuit, CPLD), under the control of master control part 25, financial storer 50 is carried out to the read-write of data.

These financial storeies 50 and the 2nd memory controller 51, be sealed on submounts 22 by epoxy resin, prevents that for example financial storer 50 is physically by after submounts 22 unloads, and the data that are stored in financial storer 50 are tampered.

For the formation that represents fiscal printer 16A, be illustrated above, but the formation of subordinate fiscal printer 16B in the following areas from represent that fiscal printer 16A is different.

That is, in subordinate fiscal printer 16B, GPRS communication module 34 is not set.Therefore, subordinate fiscal printer 16B cannot carry out data communication with server unit 11 individually.In addition, due to GPRS communication module 34 not being set, and do not obtain telephone number, so subordinate fiscal printer 16B, aspect the costs such as manufacturing cost, maintenance cost, with to represent that fiscal printer 16A compares more favourable.

On the other hand, subordinate fiscal printer 16B other form, function aspects, and represent that fiscal printer 16A is identical, and represent that fiscal printer 16A similarly has and under the control of main frame 15, issue the function of receipt, the function of storage financial information.

The description > of < to financial information

Then, day meter sales volume data 53 (sales volume information) that write receipt data 54 (receipt information) and store in financial storer 50 for storage in EJ storer 31 describe.As mentioned above, these data are equivalent to financial information.

Writing the data that receipt data 54 means the information recording in the receipt of issuing by fiscal printer 16, is the data of being predetermined as the data that should store.For example, in the situation that each inventory records of having bought by client on receipt represent the information of commodity, represent the unit price of commodity information, represent to buy the information of the number of these commodity, the information etc. that represents the information of the payment for goods that the purchase of each commodity is related and represent total purchase payment for goods of all commodity, and in the situation that represent that the data of these information are predetermined as the data that should store, represent that the data of these information are equivalent to write receipt data 54.

As mentioned above, in the present embodiment, by fiscal printer 16 distribution receipt in the situation that, by main frame 15, generate steering order, this steering order is exported to master control part 25, and then steering order is exported to printer control part 45 from master control part 25.Now, master control part 25 is extracted and should, as writing receipt data 54 canned datas, using these extracted information as writing receipt data 54, the 1st memory controller 32 be controlled to be stored in EJ storer 31 from steering order.

In the present embodiment, write receipt data 54 and comprise subtotal amount of money T1, total amount of money T2 and the payment T3 in receipt.; as mentioned above; in the receipt of fiscal printer 16 distribution that relate in present embodiment, record subtotal amount of money T1, amounted to amount of money T2 and payment T3 (with reference to Fig. 3); but master control part 25 is when each distribution receipt; from steering order, extract at least these three kinds of information, and be stored in EJ storer 31 as writing receipt data 54.

At this, master control part 25, in the time writing receipt data 54 and be written to EJ storer 31, is obtained the data that represent the current date time (date+constantly) from RTC30.The data of master control part 25 based on obtained generate and represent that the data of time on date are that EJ writes date time data 55 (date temporal information), and will write receipt data 54 and EJ and write date time data 55 and set up and write accordingly.That is, each to write receipt data 54 and the data that are illustrated in the time on date writing in EJ storer 31 be that EJ writes date time data 55 and sets up and be stored in accordingly in EJ storer 31.

And then, master control part 25 is being write fashionable to writing receipt data 54, according to writing the hash function (Hash Function) of receipt data 54 based on regulation, obtain hashed value, and by obtained hashed value is encrypted with the distinctive private key of fiscal printer 16, thereby generate the EJ digital signature 56 (additional information) as digital signature, and will write receipt data 54 and EJ digital signature 56 and set up and write accordingly.That is, each writes receipt data 54, sets up and is stored in accordingly in EJ storer 31 with the EJ digital signature 56 being generated based on each data.

In addition, EJ is write to date time data 55 and write receipt data 54 and set up a reason of storing accordingly and be, according to state's laws rules are obligated, do like this.

Day meter sales volume data 53 (sales volume information) are by fiscal printer 16, to have issued the combined turnover of " a day " that doing accounts of receipt obtain.So-called " one day ", in the present embodiment, be in the shop of having applied store system 10 from opening the door till closing the door during.Main frame 15 is controlled fiscal printer 16 with distribution receipt by doing accounts of carrying out at cashier L at every turn, and the sales volume amount of money of at every turn doing accounts (the payment T3 in=receipt) add up to store.And, the regulation of main frame 15 after closing the door in shop be (for example responsible official has the timing of indication, the timing of having arrived the regulation moment) regularly, the sales volume amount of money of at every turn doing accounts based on accumulative total storage, calculates the combined turnover in " a day " relevant to corresponding fiscal printer 16.The combined turnover of main frame 15 based on calculated, generates a day meter sales volume data 53, and generated day is counted to sales volume data 53 and export to master control part 25.When counting sales volume data 53 same day and being transfused to, 25 pairs of the 2nd memory controllers 51 of master control part are controlled, and in financial storer 50, write a day meter sales volume data 53.

At this, master control part 25, when being counted to sales volume data 53 day and be written to financial storer 50, makes the data that represent the current date time export RTC30 to, and based on these data, obtains the time on date that writes of having carried out.Master control part 25, being that finance write date time data 52 (date temporal information), set up under corresponding state with a day meter sales volume data 53 by the data of the time on date that represents to obtain, writes a day meter sales volume data 53 in financial storer 50.That is, each day meter sales volume data 53, with the data that are illustrated in the time on date writing in financial storer 50 be that finance write date time data 52 and set up and be stored in accordingly in financial storer 50.

And then, master control part 25 is when writing day meter sales volume data 53, based on day meter sales volume data 53, generate the financial digital signature 58 (additional information) as digital signature, and set up and write accordingly counting sales volume data 53 and financial digital signature 58 day.That is, each day meter sales volume data 53, set up and are stored in accordingly in financial storer 50 with the financial digital signature 58 generating based on each data.

In this example, the hash function and the private key that when generating financial digital signature 58, use, be made as the hash function and the private key that use when generating EJ digital signature 56 identical, but also can be different separately.

Like this, in the present embodiment, finance are write to date time data 52 and count 53 foundation of the sales volume data day and store accordingly, this is because do like this according to national laws and regulations are obligated.

The description > of < to main frame 15

On the other hand, main frame 15 possesses host computer control portion 44.Host computer control portion 44 possesses CPU, ROM, RAM, other peripheral circuits, and each portion of main frame 15 is carried out to central control, possesses application enforcement division 44a and printer driver enforcement division 44b.

Application enforcement division 44a, by reading and carry out the application program of storing in the storage part of the regulation possessing at main frame 15, exports data thereby generation comprises the information that should record in the receipt of distribution in interior application.Application enforcement division 44a exports to printer driver enforcement division 44b by generated application output data.For example, the input value of the barcode reader of application enforcement division 44a based on from not shown, determine the commercial product code of the commodity that client has bought, and the database of access regulation, utilize commercial product code to obtain unit price, trade name of these commodity etc., to obtain, comprise the above-mentioned subtotal amount of money, the total amount of money and payment in interior various information, and the application of the Information generation based on obtained output data.

Printer driver enforcement division 44b is by reading and carry out the printer driver of storing in the storage part of the regulation possessing at main frame 15, thereby the application output data based on from application enforcement division 44a input, according to the instruction specification of fiscal printer 16, generation makes fiscal printer 16 carry out the steering order of a series of actions relevant to the distribution of receipt, and exports to fiscal printer 16.

Steering order comprises: for example, the instruction of the start-of-record of indicating image, indication make instruction, indication that thermal head 46a drives that coil paper is carried to the instruction of ormal weight, the various instructions such as instruction that indication is cut off coil paper by shut-off mechanism 46c to throughput direction.

The description > of < to server unit 11

Fig. 4 means the block diagram of the function composing of server unit 11.

This server unit 11 is financial information based on storage in fiscal printer 16 such as government bodies of being responsible for taxation, carries out the confirmation of the transaction fact in shop, the server that the illegal main bodys such as inspection of adjusting and relevant group thereof manage.

As shown in Figure 4, server unit 11 possesses: server side control part 60 (control part), server side storage part 61, server side input part 62, server side display part 63 and server side GPRS communication module 64.

Each portion of 60 pairs of server units 11 of server side control part carries out central control, possesses: as the CPU of computing enforcement division, to the various programs of being carried out by this CPU carry out volatile storage not ROM, the program of being carried out by CPU, data relevant to this program etc. are carried out to the RAM of temporary transient storage and other peripheral circuits etc.Server side control part 60 possesses financial information acquisition unit 60a, about these parts, will narrate in the back.Server side storage part 61 possesses the not volatile storage such as hard disk, can rewrite the mode of various data, carries out not volatile storage.Server side input part 62 is connected with the entering apparatus of regulation, detects the operation to entering apparatus, and exports to server side control part 60.Server side display part 63 possesses display panel, under the control of server side control part 60, various information is presented to display panel.

In addition, the formation of server unit 11 is not limited to the formation shown in Fig. 4, for example, can be also the co-operating formation of a plurality of servers, can also be the part of functions of centralized systems, decentralized system in addition.That is,, if can carry out the formation of various processing described later, any form all can.

Yet, in the prior art, the responsible officials such as government when obtaining in the situation that the financial information of storage (in this example for writing receipt data 54 and/or day meter sales volume data 53) in each fiscal printer 16, with above-mentioned financial data readout device 40, go to shop, financial data readout device 40 is connected by special-purpose cable with fiscal printer 16, and by the function of the special-purpose Software tool of installation in financial data readout device 40, from fiscal printer 16, extract financial information out.Yet the method for the prior art bothers when needing effort very much, has the demand of raising the efficiency.

And then, as mentioned above, because financial information is in some cases utilized as for grasping the live information of transaction, therefore require correctness, because distorting etc. cause content to be carried out having changed in the situation that, requirement can detect this situation.In addition, by importing distorting the structure detecting, thereby also can become the strength that inhibition is distorted.

According to above situation, the server unit 11 that present embodiment relates to and fiscal printer 16 are carried out following processing.

First, carrying out server unit 11, represent the detailed description of action of fiscal printer 16A and subordinate fiscal printer 16B before, for the action of these equipment, be briefly described.

Fig. 5 is the schematic diagram that represents simply server unit 11, represents the elemental motion of fiscal printer 16A and subordinate fiscal printer 16B.Adopt Fig. 5, the flow process while obtaining financial information for server unit 11 from forming a subordinate fiscal printer 16B of store system 10 describes.

Server unit 11 is to representing that fiscal printer 16A request sends the financial information (step SX1) of certain specific subordinate fiscal printer 16B.Represent that fiscal printer 16A determines the subordinate fiscal printer 16B that should send financial information based on this request, and send financial information (step SX2) to determined subordinate fiscal printer 16B request.The subordinate fiscal printer 16B that below, should send financial information is called " object printer ".

Object printer by financial information and the digital signature that generates based on this financial information (hereinafter referred to as " subordinate digital signature ".) set up and store accordingly, and the combination of financial information and subordinate digital signature is sent to and represents fiscal printer 16A (step SX3).This subordinate digital signature is based on the distinctive private key of object printer and hash function and the digital signature generating.

Represent that fiscal printer 16A manages public-key cryptography and the hash function corresponding with the private key of all subordinate fiscal printer 16B.Then, represent that fiscal printer 16A is when the combination that receives financial information and subordinate digital signature from object printer is (hereinafter referred to as " subordinate financial information group ".) time, utilize the public-key cryptography of this object printer and have or not (the step SX4) that hash function carrys out tamper detection.If representing that fiscal printer 16A detects distorts, carry out the processing of corresponding regulation.On the other hand, if represent that fiscal printer 16A does not detect and distorts, utilize distinctive private key (hereinafter referred to as " representing private key ".) and hash function, based on subordinate financial information group, generating digital signature (represents additional information.Hereinafter referred to as " representing digital signature ".) (step SX5).Then, represent fiscal printer 16A by subordinate financial information group and represent that the combination of digital signature sends to server unit 11 (step SX6).

11 pairs of public-key cryptography corresponding with representing private key of server unit are (hereinafter referred to as " representing public-key cryptography ".) manage, and manage generating the hash function using while representing digital signature.Then, server unit 11 is when receiving subordinate financial information group and representing the combination of digital signature, based on representing that digital signature detects distort (the step SX7) that has unmatchful subordinate financial information group.In addition, server unit 11 is by the method describing in detail below, carries out the checking of matching of the financial information of object printer.

Then, for server unit 11, represent the action of fiscal printer 16A and subordinate fiscal printer 16B, adopt the process flow diagram of Fig. 6 to be described in detail.In Fig. 6, (A) represent the action of server unit 11, (B) represent to represent the action of fiscal printer 16A, (C) represent subordinate fiscal printer 16B, the especially action of object printer.

In the following description, the financial information acquisition unit 60a in server unit 11 and the function of the information treatment part 25a in fiscal printer 16, the assistance by the program of being read by CPU and putting rules into practice etc., hardware and software is implemented.

At this, as adopted Fig. 2 illustrated, in the present embodiment, GPRS communication module 34 is set in representing fiscal printer 16A, via telephone network 12, can be connected with server unit 11.Then, as will be described below, in the present embodiment, in this new formation of applying in a flexible way, make it possible to detect definitely on the basis of distorting, realize a kind of structure that can easily obtain financial information.

Like this, storage financial information represent fiscal printer 16A in GPRS communication module 34 is set, the formation that can be connected with server unit 11 via telephone network 12, is the new formation that existing device does not have.And then, by do not have with server unit 11 between the subordinate fiscal printer 16B of communication function via LAN (Local Area Network) N, represent with this formation that fiscal printer 16A is connected, be also the new formation that existing device, system do not have.

With reference to Fig. 6, first the financial information acquisition unit 60a of the server side control part 60 of server unit 11, generate a kind of mail, what this mail requests sent certain specific subordinate fiscal printer 16B writes receipt data 54 and day meter sales volume data 53, and the receipt that sends in during certain is specific is related writes receipt data 54 and this counts sales volume data 53 (step SA1 during specific related day.This mail is the mail that can utilize SMS (short message service) to send.

In addition, in this example, so-called " during specific ", is made as the specific date (such as " 2012/1/1 " etc.).

Fig. 7 is the figure that schematically represents the content of the mail that generated by step SA1.

In mail, according to the prescribed form of predetermining, at least following content has been described: information, (2) that (1) clearly illustrates the kind (in this example for writing one in receipt data 54, day meter sales volume data 53 or both) of wanting the financial information obtained clearly illustrate information that the fiscal printer 16 (object printer) of request transmission financial information is determined in information during specific, address (be the telephone number of server unit 11 in this example) that (3) should send financial information and (4).In addition, becoming the fiscal printer 16 of the object of requested transmission financial information, can be to represent fiscal printer 16A, but for convenience of explanation, establishes it for subordinate fiscal printer 16B.

In the example of Fig. 6, form according to the rules in mail, the information that represents the kind of financial information at the regulation region description (1) of the 1st row, information during the regulation region description (2) of the 2nd row represents specifically, the information that represents the sending destination of financial information at the regulation region description of the 3rd row, determines the information of fiscal printer 16 at the regulation region description of the 4th row.In addition, in this example, the so-called information of determining fiscal printer 16, refers to the unique identification number of giving of fiscal printer 16.Server unit 11 and represent that fiscal printer 16A manages the identification number of each fiscal printer 16.The information of determining fiscal printer 16 can be any information, for example, can be the information that the cashier L that is provided with fiscal printer 16 is clearly shown.

Although detailed, but server unit 11 is a kind of formations that user interface is provided, this user interface is for the user input to server unit 11: during (1) wants kind, (2) of the financial information obtained specific and the identification number of (3) fiscal printer 16.When user is via the input of this interface: during the kind of (1) financial information, (2) are specific and the identification number of (3) fiscal printer 16, once determine input, financial information acquisition unit 60a generates the mail that meets form automatically.

When generating mail, financial information acquisition unit 60a controls server side GPRS communication module 64, and generated mail is sent to and represents fiscal printer 16A (step SA2).11 pairs of telephone numbers that represent fiscal printer 16A of server unit manage.

Utilize the mail of SMS, because being pushes (push) type Email, therefore immediately and on one's own initiative sent to fiscal printer 16.

Once receive mail (step SB1) from server unit 11, represent the information treatment part 25a of the master control part 25 of fiscal printer 16A, received mail is resolved, and obtain the financial information that should send to server unit 11 kind, specific during and the identification number (step SB2) that should send the subordinate fiscal printer 16B (object printer) of financial information.In this example, as shown in Figure 7, the kind of establishing the financial information that should send is to write receipt data 54 and day meter sales volume data 53, and establishing during specific is " 2012/1/1 ".In addition, have the mail of format description according to the rules analyzed, and obtain the financial information that should send kind, specific during and the specific program of the function of the identification number of fiscal printer 16 be assembled in fiscal printer 16.

Then, information treatment part 25a communicates with the corresponding object printer of the identification number having obtained by agreement according to the rules of LAN (Local Area Network) N, request be sent in specific during the receipt of i.e. " 2012/1/1 " distribution related write receipt data 54 and specific during i.e. " 2012/1/1 " related day meter sales volume data 53 (step SB3).

This request of object printer response and access self EJ storer 31, utilize EJ to write date time data 55, obtaining during specific is the related all EJ digital signature 56 (step SC1) that write receipt data 54 and correspondence of receipt of " 2012/1/1 " distribution.

And then, the financial storer 50 of object printer browsing self, and utilize finance to write date time data 52, obtain specific during the i.e. day meter sales volume data 53 and corresponding financial digital signature 58 (step SC2) of " 2012/1/1 ".

Then, object printer is sent to via LAN (Local Area Network) N agreement according to the rules all data that get at step SC1 and step SC2 represent fiscal printer 16A (step SC3).

Like this, in the present embodiment, GPRS communication module 34 is set in representing fiscal printer 16A, server unit 11 is by having utilized the mail of SMS to carry out the sending request of financial information of specific fiscal printer 16.Therefore,, by having adopted the simple and easy method that utilizes the such existing system of the mail of telephone network 12, just can carry out from server unit 11 to the sending request of financial information that represents fiscal printer 16A.

And then, by above-mentioned formation, realize following effect.

That is, owing to having utilized the mail of SMS, be push-type e-mail, therefore immediately and be on one's own initiative sent to and represent fiscal printer 16A.Thereby, the user of server unit 11 is after having indicated the sending request of financial information, this sends request and immediately and is forcibly notified to representing fiscal printer 16A, and correspondingly carries out rapidly the processing for the transmission of financial information, carries out the transmission of financial information.Therefore,, when the obtaining of financial information, can carry out the people of shop side improper concealment etc., to representing that fiscal printer 16A, subordinate fiscal printer 16B carry out before certain processes, obtaining financial information in abrupt mode.Like this, can be efficiently and promptly find the devious conduct that utilizes financial information to carry out.

In addition, the information treatment part 25a that represents fiscal printer 16A when from object printer, receive as financial information write receipt data 54 and day meter sales volume data 53 time (step SB4), utilize the digital signature corresponding with these data, detect to have or not and distort (step SB5).As mentioned above, represent that fiscal printer 16A is due to hash function and the public-key cryptography corresponding with key of all subordinate fiscal printer 16B that are connected via LAN (Local Area Network) N are managed, therefore utilize these information to adopt existing method just can detect to have or not and distort.

Then, whether information treatment part 25a differentiation detects and distorts (step SB6) in step SB5, in the situation that detecting (step SB6: be), carries out corresponding processing (step SB7).So-called corresponding processing, refers to such as notifying to server unit 11 etc. by the meaning of distorting being detected, and personnel's report of management server apparatus 11 is detected to the processing of distorting.

Like this, the formation of present embodiment is, financial information in being stored in subordinate fiscal printer 16B is tampered, or in the situation that be tampered to financial information representing the process that fiscal printer 16A sends from subordinate fiscal printer 16B, can detect definitely these situations.In addition, this formation becomes the strength that inhibition is distorted.

On the other hand, (step SB6: no) distort in the situation that do not detected, all data of information treatment part 25a based on receiving from object printer, " writing receipt data 54 and EJ digital signature 56 and day meter sales volume data 53 and financial digital signature 58 " (hereinafter referred to as " all subordinate data ".), distinctive private key and the hash function of representing of employing self-management, generates and represents digital signature (step SB8).Then, information treatment part 25a by all subordinate data with represent that the combination of digital signature sends to server unit 11 (step SB9).

When receiving all subordinate data and representing the combination of digital signature (step SA3), the financial information acquisition unit 60a of server unit 11 is based on representing digital signature, what adopt self-management represents public-key cryptography and hash function, detects distort (the step SA4) that has unmatchful all subordinate data.Detecting distort in the situation that, financial information acquisition unit 60a controls server side display part 63, is shown with the meaning of distorting that may be carried out financial information at display panel indicator gauge.Like this, the user of server unit 11, just can identify and likely financial information be distorted rapidly and easily.

At this, suppose that the mode mutually communicating forms server unit 11 and fiscal printer 16, and fiscal printer 16 is configured to the digital signature that is sent financial information and utilized distinctive private key to generate by communication separately.In this case, server unit 11 need to manage the public-key cryptography corresponding with fiscal printer 16 private key separately.And then server unit 11 need to manage the telephone number of each fiscal printer 16, each fiscal printer 16 is carried out separately to sending request of financial information.On the other hand, in the present embodiment, there is above-mentioned formation, thus the private key of managing and telephone number so long as the information relevant to representing fiscal printer 16A this.

Then, financial information acquisition unit 60a carries out matching correction process (step SA5).

Fig. 8 means the process flow diagram of the action of the server unit 11 when matching correction process.

In matching correction process, first financial information acquisition unit 60a writes receipt data 54 based on what comprise in all subordinate data, checks the matching (step SD1) between subtotal amount of money T1 and total amount of money T2.

Specifically, at one, write in receipt data 54, as long as no carrying out certain, distort, the total of subtotal amount of money T1 must be consistent with amounting to amount of money T2.On this basis, financial information acquisition unit 60a writes and receipt data 54, extracts subtotal amount of money T1 and amount to amount of money T2 from one, and the amount of money that subtotal amount of money T1 is amounted to gained is compared with total amount of money T2, if both unanimously, differentiate for thering is matching, if inconsistent, differentiate for there is no matching.The differentiation that matching has or not, can carry out for all receipt data 54 that write, and also can carry out for a part wherein.

Then, whether financial information acquisition unit 60a differentiates and in step SD1, differentiates for there is no matching (step SD2), differentiating for there is no matching in the situation that (step SD2: be), server side display part 63 is controlled, at display panel indicator gauge, be shown with the meaning of distorting (step SD3) that may be carried out financial information and especially write receipt data 54.Like this, the user of server unit 11 can identify and likely to writing receipt data 54, distort rapidly and easily.In addition, when showing, can show why to write in receipt data 54 does not have matching between subtotal amount of money T1 and total amount of money T2 yet.

On the other hand, differentiating for there is matching in the situation that (step SD2: no), financial information acquisition unit 60a is based on writing receipt data 54 and day meter sales volume data 53, check the matching (step SD4) writing between receipt data 54 and day meter sales volume data 53.

Specifically, as long as no carrying out certain, distort, between certain given period in payment T3 in all receipts of distribution total, carry out with the distribution of receipt along with relating between this given period do accounts in combined turnover between must be consistent.On this basis, financial information acquisition unit 60a extracts payment T3 from all writing receipt data 54, the amount of money that payment T3 is amounted to gained is compared with a day combined turnover for meter sales volume data 53 expressions, if both are consistent, differentiate for thering is matching, if inconsistent, differentiate for not thering is matching.

Then, whether financial information acquisition unit 60a differentiates and in step SD4, differentiates for there is no matching (step SD5), differentiating for there is no matching in the situation that (step SD5: be), processing procedure is transferred to step SD3, server side display part 63 is controlled, at display panel indicator gauge, be shown with and may financial information especially write the one in receipt data 54 or day meter sales volume data 53 or the meaning that both are tampered.Like this, the user of server unit 11 can identify and likely be distorted rapidly and easily.In addition, when showing, also can show and there is no matching why.

On the other hand, differentiating for have matching in the situation that (step SD5: no), financial information acquisition unit 60a controls server side display part 63, at display panel, shows and represents not detect the meaning of distorting (step SD6) to financial information.

Like this, in the present embodiment, utilize the characteristic that writes the information recording in receipt data 54 and day meter sales volume data 53 receiving, financial information acquisition unit 60a attempts the detection having or not of distorting from many aspects.Therefore, tamper detection more definitely, and then this also becomes the strength that a kind of strong inhibition is distorted.

As discussed above, in the present embodiment, by GPRS communication module 34 is set in representing fiscal printer 16A, thereby be configured to, can communicate by communication mode and the server unit 11 with regulation via telephone network 12.And then, be configured to and can with the communication mode of stipulating, will represent that the subordinate fiscal printer 16B (other signal conditioning packages) in fiscal printer 16A and store system 10 communicates via LAN (Local Area Network) N.

And, represent that fiscal printer 16A possesses information treatment part 25a, this information treatment part 25a is in the situation that had sending request of financial information that specific subordinate fiscal printer 16B stores from server unit 11, via LAN (Local Area Network) N, communicate to obtain financial information with this specific subordinate fiscal printer 16B, via telephone network 12, obtained financial information is sent to server unit 11.

According to this, form, do not need when obtaining financial information, financial data readout device 40 to be connected with fiscal printer 16 as prior art, can obtain efficiently financial information.

At this, because of the reason of region, the reliability of internet is low, and communicating by letter between preferred server and client carried out via telephone network 12 in some cases.On this basis, according to above-mentioned formation, represent that fiscal printer 16A is owing to via telephone network 12, the financial information of subordinate fiscal printer 16B being sent to server unit 11, therefore can respond rightly above-mentioned request.

In addition, about forming each fiscal printer 16 of store system 10, can also consider that it is configured to can communicate with server unit 11 via telephone network 12, but in this situation, need in all fiscal printer 16, be provided for the communication module communicating via telephone network 12, and then obtain telephone number for all fiscal printer 16, therefore in the leeway being all improved aspect the related cost of the structure of communications cost, manufacturing cost, system etc., various cost.On the other hand, according to above-mentioned formation, represent that fiscal printer 16A is as representative, by via LAN (Local Area Network) N with the financial information that represents the subordinate fiscal printer 16B that fiscal printer 16A is connected self, via telephone network 12, send to server unit 11, therefore do not need subordinate fiscal printer 16B that above-mentioned communication module is set, or obtain telephone number, can realize the improvement of cost.

In addition, according to present embodiment, represent that fiscal printer 16A is in the situation that sending financial information to server unit 11, additionally send after representing digital signature (distorting the additional information that represents that detects use).

According to this, form, by server unit 11, can carry out the detection of distorting of financial information.Especially, server unit 11 does not need the public-key cryptography of subordinate fiscal printer 16B to manage, as long as to representing that the public-key cryptography of fiscal printer 16A manages, at aspects such as costs, is favourable.

In addition, according to present embodiment, subordinate fiscal printer 16B sets up financial information and the subordinate digital signature that generates based on financial information (distorting the additional information that detects use) to store accordingly.Then, represent the information treatment part 25a of fiscal printer 16A in the situation that had sending request of financial information that specific subordinate fiscal printer 16B stores from server unit 11, via LAN (Local Area Network) N, communicate to obtain financial information and subordinate digital signature with this specific subordinate fiscal printer 16B, after detecting distorting of unmatchful financial information based on subordinate digital signature, add and represent that digital signature sends.

According to this formation, represent that fiscal printer 16A can detect the financial information getting from specific subordinate fiscal printer 16B and have or not and distort, and only the financial information not being tampered is sent to server unit 11, in addition or will detect the advisory of distorting to suitable objects such as server units 11.

In addition, according to present embodiment, sending request of the financial information that information treatment part 25a stores by the specific subordinate fiscal printer of mail reception 16B from server unit 11, in the situation that having had this to send request, the content of mail is resolved to determine this specific subordinate fiscal printer 16B.

According to this, form, by having utilized the such simple and easy method of mail of telephone network 12, just can carry out from server unit 11 to representing that fiscal printer 16A request sends financial information.

In addition, in the present embodiment, server side GPRS communication module 64 is set in server unit 11, by server unit 11 be configured to via telephone network 12 with regulation communication mode with represent that fiscal printer 16A communicates.Then, server unit 11 possesses financial information acquisition unit 60a, this financial information acquisition unit 60a is by the communication via telephone network 12, Xiang representing that fiscal printer 16A request sends, the subordinate fiscal printer 16B of regulation is carried out definite information and sends the financial information of the subordinate fiscal printer 16B of this regulation, and from representing that fiscal printer 16A obtains the financial information of the subordinate fiscal printer 16B of this regulation.

According to this, form, server unit 11, by the communication via telephone network 12, to representing that fiscal printer 16A request sends the financial information of specific subordinate fiscal printer 16B, and obtains financial information.Therefore, do not need when obtaining financial information, financial data readout device 40 to be connected with fiscal printer 16 as prior art, can obtain efficiently financial information.

Especially, server unit 11 does not communicate with representing the subordinate fiscal printer 16B beyond fiscal printer 16A, just can obtain subordinate fiscal printer 16B financial information separately.Therefore, need to be in order directly not communicate to obtain financial information with each subordinate fiscal printer 16B, and the suitable information relevant to each subordinate fiscal printer 16B is managed, or mechanism, the function on software and hardware is set in order to communicate by each subordinate fiscal printer 16B, and calm easy exploiting, cost aspect are favourable.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the financial information of financial information acquisition unit 60a based on via representing the subordinate fiscal printer 16B of the regulation that fiscal printer 16A receives, the matching of the content of inspection financial information.

According to this, form, server unit 11 is because the financial information based on received checks the matching of the content of financial information, therefore according to having or not matching, in financial information, distorted and lose matching in the situation that, can detect this situation.

In addition, in the present embodiment, fiscal printer 16 is configured can issue the mode of receipt, and the receipt data 54 that writes of issued receipt is stored as financial information.Then, financial information acquisition unit 60a to represent fiscal printer 16A request send regulation subordinate fiscal printer 16B write receipt data 54, the receipt information of the subordinate fiscal printer 16B of this regulation based on receiving according to this request, check subtotal amount of money T1 in receipt information, with total amount of money T2 between matching.

At this, as long as no distorting writing receipt data 54, write subtotal amount of money T1 in receipt data 54 and amount between amount of money T2 one and obtain surely matching.Utilize this principle, financial information acquisition unit 60a is write subtotal amount of money T1 in receipt data 54, and is amounted to the matching between amount of money T2 by inspection, thereby can effectively detect writing distorting of receipt data 54.

In addition, in the present embodiment, fiscal printer 16 is stored together with writing receipt data 54 counting sales volume data 53 day, and to be sales volumes to obtaining by doing accounts after distribution receipt add up to the unit of regulation the data that obtain for this day meter sales volume data 53.Then, financial information acquisition unit 60a to represent fiscal printer 16A request send regulation subordinate fiscal printer 16B write receipt data 54 and day meter sales volume data 53, and based on what receive according to this request, write receipt data 54 and day meter sales volume data 53, check the information that comprises in receipt data 54 of writing, with day information of meter sales volume data 53 expressions between matching.

According to this formation, financial information acquisition unit 60a based on from represent the regulation that fiscal printer 16A receives subordinate fiscal printer 16B write receipt data 54 and day meter sales volume data 53, inspection write the information that comprises in receipt data 54, and information that day meter sales volume data 53 represent between matching, thereby can effectively detect distorting these data.

In addition, in the present embodiment, financial information acquisition unit 60a by mail to representing that fiscal printer 16A request sends the financial information of the subordinate fiscal printer 16B of regulation.

According to this, form, by having utilized the such simple and easy method of mail of telephone network 12, can carry out from server unit 11 to the transmission that represents fiscal printer 16A request financial information.

In addition, above-mentioned embodiment is a kind of form of the present invention only, can be out of shape arbitrarily and apply within the scope of the invention.

For example, in the above-described embodiment, exemplified with writing receipt data 54 and finance, write date time data 52 as financial information, but much less financial information is not limited to these data.In addition, example each functional module as shown in Figure 2,4 can realize arbitrarily by the cooperation of hardware and software, not implies that specific hardware forms.In addition, also can make outside other devices that connect there is the function of each functional module, in addition about illustrated exercises, also can make the program of the outside storage medium stores connecting carry out this action by execution.

In addition, in the above-described embodiment, fiscal printer 16 and server unit 11 are configured to via telephone network 12 and communicate according to the standard of GPRS.Yet the communication mode between these devices is not limited to this, such as so long as the combination between virtual, physics dedicated line, LAN and internet etc., the formation that can carry out data communication can be any formations.By being configured to, can carry out data communication, thereby needn't utilize as prior art financial data readout device 40, just can obtain financial information, can realize obtaining of high efficiency financial information.

Claims

1. a signal conditioning package, is characterized in that, financial information is stored,

Above-mentioned signal conditioning package is constituted as and can communicates by communication mode and the server unit with regulation via communication network, and be constituted as and can communicate with one or more other signal conditioning packages of the above-mentioned financial information of storage by the communication mode with regulation via LAN (Local Area Network)

Above-mentioned signal conditioning package possesses information treatment part, this information treatment part is in the situation that had sending request of above-mentioned financial information that specific above-mentioned other signal conditioning packages store from above-mentioned server unit, via above-mentioned LAN (Local Area Network), communicate to obtain above-mentioned financial information with these specific above-mentioned other signal conditioning packages, and obtained above-mentioned financial information is sent to above-mentioned server unit via above-mentioned communication network.

2. signal conditioning package according to claim 1, is characterized in that,

Above-mentioned information treatment part is in the situation that sending above-mentioned financial information to above-mentioned server unit, and the additional additional information that represents of distorting detection use sends.

3. signal conditioning package according to claim 2, is characterized in that,

The additional information that above-mentioned other signal conditioning packages detect use by above-mentioned financial information, with distorting of generating based on above-mentioned financial information is set up and is stored accordingly,

Above-mentioned information treatment part is in the situation that had sending request of above-mentioned financial information that specific above-mentioned other signal conditioning packages store from above-mentioned server unit, via above-mentioned LAN (Local Area Network), communicate to obtain above-mentioned financial information and said additional information with these specific above-mentioned other signal conditioning packages, and detect the distorting of unmatchful above-mentioned financial information based on said additional information after, additional above-mentionedly represent that additional information sends.

4. signal conditioning package according to claim 1, is characterized in that,

Sending request of the above-mentioned financial information that above-mentioned information treatment part is stored by specific above-mentioned other signal conditioning packages of mail reception from above-mentioned server unit, in the situation that having had this to send request, the content of mail is resolved to these specific above-mentioned other signal conditioning packages are determined.

5. a server unit, is characterized in that, is connected to the system that a plurality of signal conditioning packages of storage financial information is connected via LAN (Local Area Network) and forms,

Above-mentioned server unit is constituted as can using the communication mode of regulation via communication network and communicate with the representative information treating apparatus as forming an above-mentioned signal conditioning package of said system,

Above-mentioned server unit possesses financial information acquisition unit, this financial information acquisition unit is by the communication via above-mentioned communication network, to above-mentioned representative information treating apparatus request, send to the above-mentioned signal conditioning package of regulation is carried out definite information and sends the above-mentioned financial information of the above-mentioned signal conditioning package of this regulation, and from above-mentioned representative information treating apparatus, obtain the above-mentioned financial information of the above-mentioned signal conditioning package of this regulation.

6. server unit according to claim 5, is characterized in that,

The above-mentioned financial information of the above-mentioned signal conditioning package of the regulation of above-mentioned financial information acquisition unit based on receiving via above-mentioned representative information treating apparatus, checks the matching of the content of above-mentioned financial information.

7. server unit according to claim 6, is characterized in that,

Above-mentioned signal conditioning package is constituted as can issue receipt, and the receipt information of issued above-mentioned receipt is stored as above-mentioned financial information,

Above-mentioned financial information acquisition unit sends the above-mentioned receipt information of the above-mentioned signal conditioning package of regulation to above-mentioned representative information treating apparatus request, and the above-mentioned receipt information of the above-mentioned signal conditioning package of this regulation based on receiving according to this request, check the subtotal amount of money in above-mentioned receipt information, and amount to the matching between the amount of money.

8. server unit according to claim 5, is characterized in that,

Above-mentioned signal conditioning package is stored sales volume information together with above-mentioned receipt information, and this sales volume information is to adding up to the information of gained with the unit of regulation by issuing the sales volume that doing accounts after above-mentioned receipt obtain,

Above-mentioned financial information acquisition unit sends above-mentioned receipt information and the above-mentioned sales volume information of the above-mentioned signal conditioning package of regulation to above-mentioned representative information treating apparatus request, and the above-mentioned receipt information based on receiving according to this request and above-mentioned sales volume information, check the information that comprises in above-mentioned receipt information, and above-mentioned sales volume information between matching.

9. server unit according to claim 5, is characterized in that,

Above-mentioned financial information acquisition unit sends the above-mentioned financial information of the above-mentioned signal conditioning package of regulation to above-mentioned representative information treating apparatus request by mail.

10. the control method of a signal conditioning package, it is characterized in that, this signal conditioning package is stored financial information, and be constituted as and can communicate by communication mode and the server unit with regulation via communication network, and be constituted as and can communicate with one or more other signal conditioning packages of the above-mentioned financial information of storage by the communication mode with regulation via LAN (Local Area Network)

In the situation that had sending request of above-mentioned financial information that specific above-mentioned other signal conditioning packages store from above-mentioned server unit, via above-mentioned LAN (Local Area Network), communicate to obtain above-mentioned financial information with these specific above-mentioned other signal conditioning packages, and obtained above-mentioned financial information is sent to above-mentioned server unit via above-mentioned communication network.

The control method of 11. signal conditioning packages according to claim 10, is characterized in that,

In the situation that sending above-mentioned financial information to above-mentioned server unit, the additional additional information that represents of distorting detection use sends.

The control method of 12. signal conditioning packages according to claim 11, is characterized in that,

In the situation that had sending request of above-mentioned financial information that specific above-mentioned other signal conditioning packages store from above-mentioned server unit, via above-mentioned LAN (Local Area Network), communicate to obtain above-mentioned financial information and said additional information with these specific above-mentioned other signal conditioning packages, and detect the distorting of unmatchful above-mentioned financial information based on said additional information after, additional above-mentionedly represent that additional information sends.

The control method of 13. signal conditioning packages according to claim 10, is characterized in that,

Sending request of the above-mentioned financial information of storing by specific above-mentioned other signal conditioning packages of mail reception from above-mentioned server unit, in the situation that having had this to send request, the content of mail is resolved to these specific above-mentioned other signal conditioning packages are determined.

The control method of 14. 1 kinds of server units, it is characterized in that, this server unit is connected to the system that a plurality of signal conditioning packages of storage financial information is connected via LAN (Local Area Network) and forms, and be constituted as and can using the communication mode of regulation via communication network and communicate with the representative information treating apparatus as forming an above-mentioned signal conditioning package of said system

By the communication via above-mentioned communication network, to above-mentioned representative information treating apparatus request, send to the above-mentioned signal conditioning package of regulation is carried out definite information and sends the above-mentioned financial information of the above-mentioned signal conditioning package of this regulation, and from above-mentioned representative information treating apparatus, obtain the above-mentioned financial information of the above-mentioned signal conditioning package of this regulation.

The control method of 15. server units according to claim 14, is characterized in that,

The above-mentioned financial information of the above-mentioned signal conditioning package of the regulation based on receiving via above-mentioned representative information treating apparatus, checks the matching of the content of above-mentioned financial information.

The control method of 16. server units according to claim 15, is characterized in that,

To above-mentioned representative information treating apparatus request, send the above-mentioned receipt information of the above-mentioned signal conditioning package of regulation, and the above-mentioned receipt information of the above-mentioned signal conditioning package of this regulation based on receiving according to this request, check the subtotal amount of money in above-mentioned receipt information, and amount to the matching between the amount of money.

The control method of 17. server units according to claim 14, is characterized in that,

To above-mentioned representative information treating apparatus request, send above-mentioned receipt information and the above-mentioned sales volume information of the above-mentioned signal conditioning package of regulation, and the above-mentioned receipt information based on receiving according to this request and above-mentioned sales volume information, check the information that comprises in above-mentioned receipt information, and above-mentioned sales volume information between matching.

The control method of 18. server units according to claim 14, is characterized in that,

By mail, to above-mentioned representative information treating apparatus request, send the above-mentioned financial information of the above-mentioned signal conditioning package of regulation.