EP2984637A1 - Cash register and random number generator - Google Patents
Cash register and random number generatorInfo
- Publication number
- EP2984637A1 EP2984637A1 EP15732250.4A EP15732250A EP2984637A1 EP 2984637 A1 EP2984637 A1 EP 2984637A1 EP 15732250 A EP15732250 A EP 15732250A EP 2984637 A1 EP2984637 A1 EP 2984637A1
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- Prior art keywords
- random
- cash register
- information
- random number
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- G—PHYSICS
- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07G—REGISTERING THE RECEIPT OF CASH, VALUABLES, OR TOKENS
- G07G5/00—Receipt-giving machines
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- G—PHYSICS
- G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
- G06Q—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- G06Q20/00—Payment architectures, schemes or protocols
- G06Q20/08—Payment architectures
- G06Q20/20—Point-of-sale [POS] network systems
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- G—PHYSICS
- G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
- G06Q—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- G06Q20/00—Payment architectures, schemes or protocols
- G06Q20/08—Payment architectures
- G06Q20/20—Point-of-sale [POS] network systems
- G06Q20/209—Specified transaction journal output feature, e.g. printed receipt or voice output
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- G—PHYSICS
- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
- G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
- G07F17/32—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for games, toys, sports, or amusements
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- G—PHYSICS
- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
- G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
- G07F17/32—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for games, toys, sports, or amusements
- G07F17/3244—Payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes
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- G—PHYSICS
- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07G—REGISTERING THE RECEIPT OF CASH, VALUABLES, OR TOKENS
- G07G1/00—Cash registers
- G07G1/12—Cash registers electronically operated
Definitions
- the invention relates to a cash register, which is adapted to create a proof of purchase, so that it contains a lot of information.
- the amount of information has at least the following:
- variable field being associated with at least one purchased product and containing at least one quotation
- Such cash registers are often used in supermarkets or other outlets to capture prices of a number of products that a customer has taken from self-service shelves.
- a price indication is assigned to each product group and indicates how much a particular product or several identical products of a product group cost together.
- the default fields typically include information such as the name of the market, the date, or information about payment methods such as credit card numbers.
- the calculated fields are typically at least a total amount, which in turn can often be divided into gross total, net total and sales tax, with sales tax typically being calculated as the difference between the gross total and the net total ,
- variable fields additionally contain information about the purchased products, such information being able to be detected, for example, via scanners such as bar code scanners or also by corresponding product codes which are entered manually.
- the invention relates to a cash register, which is adapted to create a proof of purchase, so that it contains a lot of information.
- the amount of information has at least the following:
- variable field being associated with at least one purchased product and containing at least one quotation
- the cash register is preferably associated with means for acquiring and processing information from purchased products, wherein the means may in particular comprise a scanner.
- the means are preferably connected electronically and / or electrically to the cash register.
- the cash register is further associated with a random number generator, which determines a random variable based on the information.
- the cash register is further adapted to create the proof of purchase such that it contains the determined random variable.
- a random quantity is applied to the proof of purchase which can be used in a raffle.
- the random variable may be a sequence of letters and / or numbers, with the trading company operating the cash register releasing profit numbers at intervals, so that customers whose random size on the purchase receipt is wholly or partially in line with that profit number may report to the trading company , Such customers can then be given a certain profit.
- Such competitions which offer an additional shopping experience and can provide additional incentives or a distinction to competitors are not possible with known from the prior art cash registers.
- the cash register may typically be adapted to be placed at a conventional supermarket or department store or other point of sale, also referred to as a POS (point of sale), such as a self-service shelf or boutique.
- POS point of sale
- Typical cash registers have number fields and / or other input fields so that prices or other information such as product numbers can be manually entered.
- Cash registers may also be connected to scanners or other capture devices to automatically or partially automatically capture pricing and product information of the goods to be purchased.
- the default fields typically include information such as the name of the merchant, the location of the store, payment information or special offers. Information about exchange or warranty conditions may also be included in the provided fields.
- variable fields have at least the price indications which indicate the price of a product or a group of products.
- the variable information is variable in that it depends specifically on which products a customer buys and in what quantity.
- the variable fields may also include information such as product codes, number of purchased products of a category, or the like.
- a random generator is understood in particular to be a program code or also a special device which, based on the information, determines the random variable in a manner which is not or only with difficulty predictable, preferably also with knowledge of the purchased goods and / or their prices or other such information.
- a particular predetermined algorithm is used. For example, it is possible to proceed as will be described in more detail below. In particular, the usual calculation of a sum of prices and the calculation of monetary information derived therefrom, such as sales tax or net total, are not considered to be a random generator activity.
- the random number generator can be integrated, for example, in the cash register, for example as an independent software module or as an independent hardware module such as an independent microprocessor. However, the random generator may also be externally attached to the cash register and / or connected to it. For example, the random number generator may be attached to the cash register in the form of a plug-in card or an expansion module.
- the proof of purchase is designed according to an embodiment as a receipt from paper or a paper-like material. This corresponds to typical executions of a receipt. Such a receipt is typically printed by a cash register, for example by means of a corresponding printing unit. Alternatively, however, the proof of purchase can also be embodied as an electronic document, for example as a PDF document, or it can be transmitted by means of a wireless connection to a mobile telephone or other device of a customer.
- the random variable is a random number. This allows a simplification of the random variable to a random number, which is typically a string of digits. A number is typically understood to be an integer number from 0 to 9 or a single-digit number. In another embodiment, the random variable is a combination of numbers and letters and / or characters, such as in particular glyphs.
- the random number is eight digits. This has proved advantageous for intended uses. Other uses include more or fewer jobs.
- the random number is preferably composed of the random number generator of numbers which occur at certain positions of the information. For example, certain fields may be provided in pricing indicia which are assembled into the random number. These fields may be fixed, for example, or they may also be determined by means of a further random mechanism for each case of generation of a random number.
- the random number generator also determines the random quantity using the predetermined fields.
- the random size may also depend on information other than price information or other product-specific information, such as the date, the name of the market, or certain payment information.
- the random generator is assigned a further random mechanism by means of which the generated random variable is changed.
- the further random mechanism may, for example, be another random generator which functions in a different way, for example by generating a pseudorandom number or by observing a process taking place in the environment. In this way, the random variable can be changed in a way that is even less predictable for a customer. This prevents possible manipulations.
- the invention further relates to a random number generator.
- the random number generator has means for receiving a number of pricing information, each pricing information associated with at least one purchased product.
- the random number generator further comprises means for determining a random quantity based on the price information.
- the pricing information can be obtained, for example, from a bar code scanner or a scanner with a text recognition system. For example, this allows the connection of the random number generator to a barcode scanner, which is present at a supermarket checkout and there automatically or semi-automatically detects the products purchased by a customer. However, it is also possible, for example, to scan in a receipt already printed by a cash register by means of a scanner and to use the text editor. detection system. The generated random size can then be printed on the receipt, for example, or printed separately or printed.
- the random variable is a random number according to one embodiment, this random number being preferably eight digits.
- the random number is preferably composed of the random number generator of digits which occur at certain positions of the price information.
- the random number generator can also determine the random value using more information, such as information about the date, time, market name, or location.
- the random number generator can also be assigned a further random mechanism by means of which the generated random variable is changed.
- the means for receiving a number of price information in particular a bar code scanner or a scanner, can also be regarded as a means for obtaining a measurement of an environmental condition or environmental event.
- the means for determining a random quantity based on the price information may be regarded as means for generating a random number or a random quantity depending on the measured value.
- the random number generator may also include means for outputting the random variable or random number.
- Fig. 2 a receipt.
- Fig. 1 shows schematically a cash register 100.
- the cash register 100 has a keyboard 1 10, which serves to enter prices or product codes. In this way, a user of the cash register 100 can acquire goods purchased from a customer of a market in which the cash register 100 is set up. This allows in particular a determination of the respective prices and the total price.
- the cash register 100 also has a printer 120, which is designed to print a proof of purchase in the form of a receipt.
- the cash register 100 has a random generator 130, which is designed to evaluate the price information to be printed on a respective receipt and, depending on this, to generate a random variable in the form of a random number. This random number is printed on the receipt printed by the printer 120.
- Fig. 2 shows an example of a typical receipt 200 as it can be printed by the printer 120, the cash register 100.
- the receipt 200 contains information which is grouped into fields. These are a group 210 of predefined fields, a group 220 of variable fields and a group 230 of calculated fields.
- the group 210 of predefined fields has the word "ABC market" at the top of the receipt 200 as an indication of the name of the store, and the group 210 of predetermined fields also has the text "Thank you for your purchase! on.
- These logos are predetermined and are identical on each printed receipt 200.
- the group 220 of variable fields has a total of five lines, with the type of article purchased being left in each line, the number of the articles purchased in the middle and the respective price as price information on the right.
- the ticket 200 is an overview of which articles were purchased by the respective customer in the purchase, which is documented by the receipt 200, and what they have cost.
- a group 230 of calculated fields is arranged on the receipt 200.
- Three monetary details are given, namely the sum, which is the sum of the gross prices of the goods, the value added tax contained therein and the net purchase value. These are values that can easily be calculated using the value added tax of 19% in Germany.
- the random number generator 130 of the cash register 100 has also determined an eight-digit random number as the winning number 240, this winning number 240 also being written on the receipt 200.
- the determination of this winning number is shown in the group 220 of variable fields. It can be seen that a total of eight digits of the price indications in the group 220 of variable fields are framed with a respective thin rectangle. This particular rectangle is actually not on the ticket, but it serves to illustrate the determination of the winning number 240.
- the random number generator 130 always uses the number of the first four lines of the group 220 of variable fields immediately before the comma, and the last digit of the respective quotation. These are put together to give the winning number printed on the receipt below.
- this profit number 240 it is possible, for example, for the operator of the business to publish a number or a number of numbers at a specific time, whereby customers can be notified who have received a profit number in a certain period, wholly or partially at least one of the corresponds to published winning numbers. This allows the participation of a customer in a raffle by means of his receipt.
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EP15732250.4A EP2984637A1 (en) | 2014-07-01 | 2015-06-29 | Cash register and random number generator |
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PCT/EP2014/063944 WO2015000889A1 (en) | 2013-07-01 | 2014-07-01 | Game of chance based on environmental states and environmental events |
DE102014221075.5A DE102014221075A1 (en) | 2014-07-01 | 2014-10-16 | Cash register and random number generator |
EP15732250.4A EP2984637A1 (en) | 2014-07-01 | 2015-06-29 | Cash register and random number generator |
PCT/EP2015/064681 WO2016001128A1 (en) | 2014-07-01 | 2015-06-29 | Cash register and random number generator |
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EP2984637A1 true EP2984637A1 (en) | 2016-02-17 |
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