JP2002197541A - Receipt issuing device, consignment advertisement presenting method, and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method which improves the solicitation of an advertisement printed on a receipt to a customer, presents the printed advertisement on the receipt consigned by the advertiser to the customer, and enables a store to obtain the commission for the presentation from the advertiser. SOLUTION: A CPU 101 read image data of POPs corresponding to an article registered by a casher by operating a keyboard 103 or bar code scanner 130 out of a storage device 111 and displays them on a display unit 108, and makes the customer operate a touch panel 109 to select a desired POP out of the POPs displayed on the display unit 108. The POP that the customer selects is printed by a printer 104 together with transaction contents of article sales to issue the receipt where they are printed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a technique for presenting an advertisement to a customer who has visited a store and purchased a product.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Stores that sell goods, dishes, drinks, or services (including use of exercise facilities and accommodation facilities, massages, etc.) to customers who come to the store as products are usually provided with an electronic cash register or POS (Point). Of Sale) A receipt issuing device such as a terminal is installed. The receipt issuing device is intended to easily perform accurate accounting operations and sales amount management. When a customer registers (enters) a sales product that has been purchased, the details of the transaction related to the sale (the name (or corresponding symbol) for each sales product, the amount thereof, the total amount, the date, ) Is printed on a recording paper.

[0003] The receipt is given to a customer. Paying attention to this fact, a receipt issuing device capable of printing not only the details of the transaction but also the advertisement has been commercialized. As a result, attempts to increase the customer's willingness to purchase through receipts have been actively made.

[0004]

In a conventional receipt issuing apparatus capable of printing an advertisement, an advertisement predetermined by a store is printed on a receipt. However, the products and interests that the customer intends to purchase usually vary greatly from person to person. For this reason, even if an advertisement is printed on a receipt, the advertisement rarely acts on the customer in a desired direction, and there is a problem that the appeal is poor.

[0005] A first object of the present invention is to improve the appeal of an advertisement printed on a receipt to a customer.
A second object of the present invention is to provide a method (a consigned advertisement presenting method) for a store to obtain a commission income from the advertiser by printing the ad entrusted by the advertiser on a receipt and presenting it to the customer. To provide.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a receipt issuing apparatus for registering a sales product, which is a product that a customer visits and purchases, and records transaction contents relating to sales of the sales product. Assuming that the product is printed on paper and issued as a receipt, product registration means for registering sales products, printing means for printing on recording paper, and printing when sales products are registered by product registration means Advertisement selecting means for causing the customer to select an advertisement to be printed by the means,
An issuance control unit that causes the printing unit to print an advertisement selected by the customer by the advertisement selection unit and issue a receipt, together with the transaction content of the sales product registered by the product registration unit.

In the above configuration, the advertisement selecting means acquires the image data of the advertisement corresponding to the sales product registered by the product registration means and displays the image data on the display device.
It is desirable that the customer select an advertisement to be printed by the printing unit from the advertisements displayed on the display device. In addition, in the selection of the advertisement by the advertisement selecting means, a medium in which identification information representing the advertisement is recorded for each advertisement printed by the printing means is prepared, and the identification information of the desired advertisement is recorded to the customer from the medium. It is desirable that the client select the selected medium and input the identification information of the selected medium by the customer using an input device.

A receipt issuing apparatus according to a second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration according to the first aspect, further comprises a printing means for printing an advertisement and counting the number of issued receipts issued for each advertisement. And counting means. The consignment advertisement presentation method of the present invention, the store that sells products to customers,
It is supposed that the advertiser is used to present the advertisement commissioned by the advertiser to the customer and to request the advertiser for a commission for presenting the advertisement to the customer. A desired advertisement is selected from among the entrusted advertisements, and the advertisement is presented by printing the advertisement selected by the customer on a receipt on which the details of transactions relating to the sale of the product purchased by the customer are printed, The number of receipts printed with the advertisement selected by the customer is counted for each advertisement, and a fee corresponding to the counted number of issuance is requested from the advertiser.

The recording medium of the present invention is readable by an apparatus that registers sales products, which are products that customers visit and purchases, prints the contents of transactions related to the sales of the sales products on recording paper, and issues them as receipts. Recording medium,
A function for registering a sales product, a function for allowing a customer to select an advertisement to be printed on a printing device when a sales product is registered by a function for registration, and a function for performing registration. A program for realizing a function of causing the printing device to print the advertisement selected by the customer with a function for allowing the printing device to issue a receipt, together with the registered sales contents of the sales product, is recorded.

[0010] According to the present invention, when a product to be purchased by a visitor is registered, the customer is allowed to select an advertisement to be printed on the receipt, and the selected advertisement is printed together with the transaction contents relating to the product sales. Issue. In this way, by printing the advertisement desired by the customer on the receipt, the appeal of the advertisement to the customer is improved.

In the present invention, the number of receipts issued after printing an advertisement is counted for each advertisement. As a result, valuable information for knowing which advertisement is preferred by customers is obtained. In addition, it becomes possible to charge the advertiser an advertisement fee corresponding to the counted number of issuances.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. <First Embodiment> FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining a circuit configuration of a receipt issuing device according to a first embodiment and a device connected thereto.

The receipt issuing device 100 is, for example, P
The present invention is applied to an OS terminal, and as shown in FIG.
And a display 102 for displaying data to be notified to a person (cashier) at the store operating the same, a keyboard 103 operated by the cashier, and printing for printing on recording paper by a thermal recording method, for example. Apparatus 10
4, a program memory 105 storing a program to be executed by the CPU 101 and various data, a bar code scanner (hereinafter simply referred to as a scanner) 130 for reading a bar code printed on a product or given by a price tag or the like. An interface 106 for relaying the exchange of data, a communication control unit 107 for relaying the exchange of data with a personal computer (hereinafter abbreviated as a PC) 201, and a display 108 for displaying information to be notified to the customer. Touch panel 10 to be operated by customers
9, a driving circuit 110 for scanning the touch panel 109 to detect an operation performed on the touch panel 109, a storage device 111 used for storing various data and for work,
It is configured with.

As other components, although not particularly shown, a drawer unit for controlling the opening and closing of a drawer for storing money and vouchers, a card reading unit for reading a magnetic stripe such as a credit card, and the like are also provided. is there. But,
For the sake of simplicity, no such reference will be made here.

The touch panel 109 is installed so as to cover the entire screen of the display unit 108 as shown in FIG. Thus, the display 108 also displays a symbol or the like indicating an area to be touched. 2 is a receipt printed by the printing device 104 and discharged out of the device 100.

The PC 201 is a receipt issuing device 10
0 is connected by a LAN or a cable. In addition to maintenance of the issuing device 100 (including deletion, rewriting, or addition of printable POP image data), the data stored in the storage device 110 is read and stored, or the data is processed. It is used for things such as doing.

The PC 201 can be connected to the Internet 202 via a public line, for example. An advertiser (advertising company or manufacturer) that commissioned the presentation of POP to customers via the Internet 202
The server 203 can access the server 204 installed. Note that the connection with the server 204 (establishment of a link) is, for example, the Internet 2
ISP (Internet S
After making a dial-up connection with the service provider, the connection is designated by designating the URL (Uniform Resource Locator) of the server 204.

The store where the receipt issuing device 100 is installed is, for example, selling goods to customers who come to the store as goods. However, the products sold by the store are not limited to goods, but may be dishes and drinks, or various services (including use of exercise facilities and accommodation facilities, massages, and the like).

The operation of the above configuration will be described. When the power is turned on, the CPU 101 reads out and executes a program stored in the program memory 105 to start control of the entire apparatus 100. The control is performed in response to a cashier operation on an input device such as the keyboard 103 or the barcode scanner 130, or in response to a request from the PC 201 received via the communication control unit 107.

The customer carries the goods he / she wants to purchase to the cashier and pays for the purchase. At that time, the cashier performs registration for each product by, for example, inputting the product code and the number thereof from the keyboard 103, and after completing all registration, the keyboard 10
The user operates a subtotal key, which is one of the function keys arranged on the third key. By operating the subtotal key, the prices (total) of the products are displayed on the display devices 102 and 108, respectively. Thereafter, the customer deposits money, inputs the amount of the deposited money from the keyboard 103, and operates a function key (hereinafter referred to as a closing key) indicating that the input has been completed. By operating the key, 1 on the receipt issuing device 100 in product sales
The transaction is closed, and the details of the transaction (such as its registered name (or its corresponding code, etc.), its number, its amount, as well as its price, deposit amount, change amount, date, etc.) A printed receipt 121 is issued. The cashier gives the receipt 121 and change, if any, to the customer in addition to the product. As such, the cashier is adapted to the customer.

In this embodiment, POP is used as an advertisement.
(Point Of Purchase advertising) Receipt 121
It is printed on. Each image (image) data for printing the POP is stored in the storage device 111 as, for example, a file. In the POP link storage area (file) reserved for accessing the data, data (for example, a product code, hereinafter referred to as a product code) indicating a product corresponding to the POP is stored for each POP.
Further, link (LINK) information for accessing the image data is stored in one record. A non-volatile storage device 111 is used so that such data can be held. Specifically, for example, a RAM, a hard disk device backed up by a battery, or a combination of a hard disk device and a RAM (there is no need to back up with a battery at this time).

The POP to be printed on the receipt 121 is selected by the customer who purchased the product (the customer to whom the receipt 121 is given). The selection is made by displaying the POP to be selected on the display unit 108 and letting the customer touch the touch panel 109 in a portion facing the area in which the POP desired to be printed is displayed. .

The display 108 displays POPs corresponding to products purchased by the customer (products registered by the cashier) as shown in FIG. As described above, the registration of the product ends when the cashier operates the subtotal key. The customer must then deposit the money with a cashier to pay for the goods. From this,
The choice of POP is such that the money is deposited in the cashier and then made to the customer. At that time, the display 208 shows PO as shown in FIG.
P is displayed.

The customer who selects the POP to be printed on the receipt 121 selects a product that he or she likes, a product that is considered to be excellent in design, or a product that interests them. Therefore, in any case, the user does not care about the POP printed on the receipt 121. As a result, the appeal of the POP as an advertisement is improved.

Next, the cashier as described above and the receipt issuing device 100 for responding to the operation performed by the customer.
Will be described in detail with reference to various flowcharts shown in FIGS. 4 and 5
Are realized by the CPU 101 reading and executing a program stored in the program memory 105.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of the entire process. For cashier operation on a product registration key for designating product registration, a subtotal key for designating a subtotal, and a closing key for designating closing of sales transactions, which are arranged as function keys on the keyboard 103. Focusing attention, it shows the overall processing flow. First, the overall processing will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

First, in step S401, it is determined whether or not a key (KEY) on the keyboard 103 has been operated. If any key is operated, the determination is no and the process moves to step S402. If not,
The determination is YES, and the process of step S401 is executed again. This waits for a key on the keyboard 103 to be operated.

In step S402, the type of the operated function key is determined. If the key is not a function key, the process returns to step S401 after performing a process corresponding to the key, although not particularly shown. If the key is a product registration key, the type is determined, and the process proceeds to step S403.

In step S403, it is determined whether the product to be registered by operating the product registration key is the first registration. If the registered product is the first product to be registered among the products brought by the customer, the determination is YES and the step S
After shifting to 404, 1 is assigned to each of the POP position and the page, each of which is a variable.
Move to 5. Otherwise, the determination is no and the process moves to step S405.

The POP position is a POP display position on the screen of the display unit 108 (POP position).
And the POP selected by the customer. Substituting 1 into it means that it is displayed in the upper left corner in FIG. The POP whose value is 2 is displayed to the right of it. POPs 3 to 8 in FIG.
The number added at the end of the symbol corresponds to the value of the POP position.

As is apparent from FIG. 3, in the present embodiment, the number of POPs displayed on display 108 at one time is eight.
And If the number of POPs to be displayed (selected) is larger than that, the POPs are displayed in a plurality of pages. The page is for managing a page to which a POP is assigned. It is the PO selected by the customer
It is also used to identify P. Note that the variable P
In order to distinguish the OP position and the page from those other than the OP position and the page, a “variable” is added to the head and described.

In step 405, a corresponding KEY process is executed to respond to the operation on the product registration key. Accordingly, when the registration of the product name (or product code) and the number of the product, and the calculation of the price (= product price × number) are performed, the process proceeds to step S406. The POP corresponding to the product for which registration has been instructed is searched. After that, the procedure moves to step S407. The search is performed, for example, in a POP link storage area (FIG. 1).
This is performed by comparing the product code stored in the POP unit with that of the product for which registration is instructed.

In step S407, as a result of performing such a search, it is determined whether or not there is a product that matches the product code of the product whose registration has been instructed and has link information. If the POP image data corresponding to the product for which registration has been instructed is stored in the storage device 111, the determination is YES and the process moves to step S408. Otherwise, the determination is no and the above step S40
Return to 1.

In steps S408 to S412, processing is performed to copy the POP image data corresponding to the product for which registration has been instructed to a storage area in the frame memory secured in the storage device 111 in advance. First, in step S408, the POP image data specified from the link information extracted by the search is stored in the variable PO
Copy to the storage area specified from the P position and each value of the variable page. In the next step S409, the value of the variable POP position is incremented.
After that, it moves to step S410.

In step S410, it is determined whether or not the value of the incremented variable POP position is larger than 8 which is the maximum number of POPs to be displayed on one page. One page of POP on the page specified by the value of the variable page
When the image data is copied, the value of the variable POP position is incremented to 9 so that the determination is YES, and the variable PO position is set in step S411.
After substituting 1 for the P position and incrementing the value of the variable page in step 412, the process proceeds to step S4.
Return to 01. Otherwise, the determination is no,
Step S is performed without executing the processing of another step.
Return to 401.

In this way, every time the cashier registers a product, the POP image data corresponding to the product is copied to the storage area in the frame memory.
The copying is performed at any time until the cashier operates the subtotal key, as described above. Note that the value of the variable page when the subtotal key is operated is the last page number.

When the subtotal key is operated, it is determined in step S402, and the flow shifts to step S413. In the step S413, a subtotal key process for responding to the operation of the subtotal key is executed. Thus, after calculating the purchase price of the product itself, the tax on the product, and the price finally charged to the customer (= purchase price + tax), the process proceeds to step S414.

In step S414, it is determined whether or not POP image data exists in the frame memory.
If the POP image data has not been copied in the frame memory because there is no POP corresponding to the registered product, the determination is NO, and the above-described step S4 is performed.
Return to 01. Otherwise, the determination is yes and the process moves to step S415.

In step S415, the display frame of the POP is displayed on the display unit 108. Subsequent step S41
At 6, the display unit 108 displays the image data of the POP with the value of the variable page being 1. After that, step S4
Move to 17. The display of an image by the display unit 108 is performed, for example, by the CPU 101 writing image data to be displayed in a VRAM provided in the display unit 108. The same applies to the display 102.

In step S417, it is determined whether there are a plurality of pages to which the POP image data has been copied. If the value of the variable page that specifies the page to copy the image data is 2 or more, the determination is YES and the process moves to step S418, where the page that is an icon for instructing display of the next (next) page Forward icon (in FIG. 3, an arrow pointing rightward located at the upper left of the screen. An arrow pointing leftward located next to the icon indicates a page return for instructing display of the previous page) After the icon is displayed, the process returns to step S401. Otherwise, the process returns to step S401 without executing the processing of another step.

Thus, in this embodiment, when the subtotal key is operated, the POP image data of the first page stored in the frame memory is displayed on the display unit 108. . When the cashier operates the close key, the fact is determined in step S402, and the process proceeds to step S419. In the step S419, a closing process corresponding to the operation of the closing key is executed. In the closing process, the amount of change to be returned to the customer by subtracting the price from the already entered amount of money deposited from the customer is calculated and the display 10
2 or the contents of the transaction are printed on a recording sheet in order to issue a receipt 121. The printing is performed, for example, by the CPU 101 generating image data to be printed and sending it to the printing device 104 to instruct the printing.

Step S420 following step S419
Then, it is determined whether or not there is POP image data in the frame memory. If the POP image data has not been copied in the memory, the determination is no and the process moves to step S425. Otherwise, the determination is YES, and start measuring time in step S421, and then proceed to step S422. The measurement of the time is for limiting the time during which the customer can select the POP. It is, for example, CPU 10
This is performed by using the timer mounted in 1.

In step S422, it is determined whether or not the customer has finished selecting the POP. If the customer who has purchased the product operates the touch panel 109 and selects POP, the determination is YES and the process moves to step S424. Otherwise, the determination is no and step S423
Move to

In step S423, it is determined whether or not the time for performing the POP selection has elapsed, that is, whether or not the time has elapsed. If the predetermined time has elapsed since the start of the time measurement in step S421, the determination is YES and the process moves to step S425. Otherwise, the determination is no and the process returns to step S422. Thus, the state in which the customer can select the POP is maintained until the time when the POP selection can be performed has elapsed.

In step S424, processing is performed to print the POP selected by the customer following the transaction details. In the following step S425, the details of the transaction (step S4
23) or POP (step S4).
24) Wait for printing to end,
A receipt cutting process for further conveying and cutting the receipt 121 is performed. Thereafter, the process returns to step S401.
The printing of the POP is performed, for example, by the CPU 101 reading out the image data of the POP selected by the customer from the frame memory and sending it to the printing device 104 to instruct the printing.

As described above, in this embodiment, the POP to be printed on the receipt 121 can be selected by the customer only until the predetermined time elapses. If POP is not selected, POP
Is not printed. So POP
The desired POP is printed on the receipt 121 only to the customer who wants to print the desired POP.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of the POP selection process. The POP selection processing is executed at a predetermined timing, for example, from the start of time measurement in step S421 to the end of POP selection (including time over here) so that the customer can select a POP. Interrupt processing. It is the driving circuit 110
Is output and data representing the content of the operation performed on the touch panel 109 (the touched position) is performed. Next, the POP selection processing will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

First, in step S501, the content of the touch event is determined. When the customer touches the touch panel 109 at the position where the page turning icon is displayed, it is determined that the touch is made, and the process proceeds to step S502.
In step S502, the value obtained by incrementing the value of the variable page is compared with the number of the last page. As a result of the comparison, if it is determined that the incremented value is larger than the number of the last page (meaning that the currently displayed page is the last page), it is determined in step S50.
Then, the process proceeds to step S505, where the last page number is assigned to the variable page. As a result of the comparison,
If it is determined that the incremented value is equal to or smaller than the number of the last page, the process proceeds to step S504, and a value obtained by incrementing the previous value is substituted for the variable page, and then the process proceeds to step S505.

In step 505, the POP of the page specified by the value of the variable page is displayed on the display device 108. In the following step S506, the value of the variable page is compared with 1 and the last page number, respectively. As a result of the comparison, if it is determined that the value of the variable page is 1, step S
The flow shifts to 507, and if the last page number is 2 or more, only the page feed icon is actively displayed, and a series of processing ends. If the last page number is also 1, the page feed icon is not actively displayed. As a result of the comparison,
If it is determined that the value of the variable page is 1 or more and less than the last page number, the process proceeds to step S508, where the page feed and page return icons are both actively displayed, and a series of processes is ended. As a result of the comparison, if it is determined that the value of the variable page is equal to the last page number, the process proceeds to step 509, and if the last page number is not 1, only the page return icon is actively displayed, and a series of processing ends.

When the customer touches the touch panel 109 at the position where the page return icon is displayed, the fact is determined in step S501, and the process proceeds to step S510. In step S510, the value obtained by decrementing the value of the variable page is compared with 0. As a result of the comparison, if it is determined that the decremented value is 0 or less (meaning that the currently displayed page is the first page), the process proceeds to step S511, and 1 is substituted for the variable page. Then, the process proceeds to step S505. As a result of the comparison, if it is determined that the decremented value is larger than 0, the process proceeds to step S512, and the value obtained by decrementing the previous value is substituted for the variable page, and then the process proceeds to step S505.

In this manner, the POP displayed on the display unit 108 is changed for each page in accordance with the operation of the page forward icon or the page return icon by the customer. These icons are deleted or displayed active according to the situation. Note that, of course, the above step S5
In 01, the type of the icon operated by the customer is determined only for the icon that is actively displayed.

When the customer touches (operates) the touch panel 109 at a place where some POP is displayed,
The effect is determined, and the process proceeds to step S513. In step S513, the value of the variable page at this time and the POP position corresponding to the touched location are stored. In the following step S514, the POP selected by the customer is focused (for example, the display color is changed). In the next step S515, the selection flag which is a variable is turned on (for example, 1 is substituted). A series of processing ends thereafter.

In step S422 of FIG. 4, if the selection flag is on, it is determined that the POP selection by the customer has been completed. In step S424, the value of the variable page stored in step S513 is transferred.
And the POP specified by the value of the POP position is printed on the receipt 121. In this way, the POP selected by the customer is printed on the receipt 121. <Second Embodiment> In the first embodiment, the POP corresponding to the product purchased by the customer is displayed, and the POP desired to be printed is selected from the POP. On the other hand, in the second embodiment, a POP to be selected by the store is prepared in advance, and the prepared PO is prepared.
The user is allowed to select a desired POP from among the Ps. Even in such a case, since the customer can print a desired POP on the receipt 121, the appeal of the POP as an advertisement can be maintained at a high level.

The configuration of the receipt issuing device 100 according to the second embodiment is basically the same as that according to the first embodiment. Most of the operation is also the first
This is the same as the embodiment. Accordingly, the reference numerals given in the description of the first embodiment are used as they are,
Only different parts from the above embodiment will be described.

As described above, in the second embodiment,
From the POP prepared by the store in advance, the desired PO for the customer
P is selected. As a result, there is a difference in the overall processing from the first embodiment. Therefore, in the second embodiment, only the overall processing will be described with reference to FIG.

The overall processing is different from that of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 4 in the processing of the part relating to the merchandise registration. Therefore, only the different parts will be described. In FIG. 6, the same reference numerals are given to the processing of steps that are not different from or substantially the same as those of the first embodiment, and only the processing code of the other steps is different from that of the first embodiment. I have.

In the second embodiment, when the cashier operates the product registration key as a function key, it is determined in step S402 and the process proceeds to step S601. In step S601, it is determined whether the product to be registered by operating the product registration key is the first registration.
If the registered merchandise is the first to be registered among the merchandise brought by the customer, the determination is YES and the process moves to step S602. Otherwise, the determination is no
And the process moves to step S605.

In step S602, it is determined whether there is a POP prepared (designated) as an object to be selected by the customer. If such a POP is not prepared, the determination is no and the process moves to step S605. Otherwise, the determination is yes and the process moves to step S603.

In step S 603, the image data of the POP specified as a selection target is stored in the storage device 111.
To the frame memory, which is the area secured in the In the next step S604, the variable PO
Match P position and page to the number of POPs. Accordingly, when the settings including the last page number and the like are performed, the process proceeds to step S605, performs the corresponding KEY process, and then returns to step S401.

The POP with the image data copied to the frame memory is displayed on the display unit 108 when the cashier operates the subtotal key. Thereby,
The customer selects a desired POP from the POPs displayed on the display unit 108 as in the first embodiment. <Third Embodiment> In the first embodiment, the POP corresponding to the product purchased by the customer is displayed, and the customer selects the POP desired to be printed from the displayed POP. In the second embodiment, the shop prepares POPs to be selected in advance, and allows the customer to select a desired POP from the prepared POPs. In the third embodiment, a desired P for a customer is selected from a POP prepared by a store and a POP corresponding to a product purchased by the customer.
OP is selected. By doing so, the selection range for the customer is expanded, and the customer can select a more desired POP.

The structure of the receipt issuing device 100 according to the third embodiment is basically the same as that according to the first embodiment, as in the second embodiment. Most of the operation is the same as in the first embodiment. For this reason, only the portions different from the first embodiment will be described using the reference numerals given in the description of the first embodiment as they are.

As described above, in the third embodiment,
The POP prepared by the store in advance and the PO corresponding to the product
The customer is allowed to select a desired POP from among the Ps. Thus, there is a difference in the overall processing from the first and second embodiments. From this, the third
In this embodiment, only the overall processing will be described with reference to FIG.

The overall processing is different from that of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 4 in the processing of the part relating to the merchandise registration. Therefore, only the different parts will be described. FIG. 7 shows only the different parts in an excerpt. For convenience, the same reference numerals are given to the processing of the steps which are not different from the second embodiment or have almost the same contents. However, only the sign of the processing of the other steps is different from that of the second embodiment.

In the third embodiment, when the cashier operates the product registration key as a function key, the fact is determined in step S402, and the process proceeds to step S601. In step S601, it is determined whether the product to be registered by operating the product registration key is the first registration.
If the registered merchandise is the first to be registered among the merchandise brought by the customer, the determination is YES and the process moves to step S602. Otherwise, the determination is no
And the process moves to step S605.

In step S602, it is determined whether there is a POP prepared (designated) as an object to be selected by the customer. If such a POP is not prepared, the determination is no and the process moves to step S605. Otherwise, the determination is yes and the process moves to step S603.

In step S 603, the image data of the POP specified as a selection target is stored in the storage device 111.
To the frame memory, which is the area secured in the In the next step S604, the variable PO
Match P position and page to the number of POPs. Accordingly, when the settings including the last page number and the like are performed, the process proceeds to step S605, and after executing the corresponding KEY process, the process proceeds to step S701.

In step S701, a search is made for a POP corresponding to the product for which registration has been instructed. Subsequent step S7
In 02, it is determined whether or not the result of such a search matches the product code of the product for which registration has been instructed and has link information. The POP image data corresponding to the product for which registration has been instructed is stored in the storage device 111.
Is stored, the determination is YES and the process moves to step S703. Otherwise, the determination is no
And the process returns to step S401.

In step S703, it is determined whether the number of POPs that can be copied to the frame memory has been exceeded. If there is no more room to copy the new POP image data in the frame memory, the determination is YES and the process returns to step S401. Otherwise, the determination is no and the process moves to step S704.

In step S704, the POP image data specified from the link information extracted by the search is copied to the storage area in the frame memory specified from the variable POP position and each value of the variable page. In the next step S705, the value of the variable POP position is incremented. After that, the procedure moves to step S706.

In step S706, it is determined whether or not the value of the incremented variable POP position is larger than 8 which is the maximum number of POPs to be displayed on one page. One page of POP on the page specified by the value of the variable page
When the image data is copied, the value of the variable POP position is incremented to 9 so that the determination is YES, and the variable PO position is set in step S707.
After substituting 1 for the P position and further incrementing the value of the variable page at step 708,
Return to 01. Otherwise, the determination is no,
Step S is performed without executing the processing of another step.
Return to 401.

In this manner, every time the cashier registers a product, the POP image data corresponding to the product is also copied into the frame memory. This allows the customer to select a desired POP from among POPs prepared at the store and POPs corresponding to products. <Fourth Embodiment> In the first to third embodiments, the POP is not printed on the receipt 121 unless the customer selects a desired POP from among the POPs to be selected. It has become. On the other hand, in the fourth embodiment, a predetermined POP is automatically printed on the receipt 121 unless the customer selects a POP.

The structure of the receipt issuing device 100 according to the fourth embodiment is basically the same as that according to the first embodiment, as in the other embodiments. Most of the operation is the same as in the first embodiment.
For this reason, only the portions different from the first embodiment will be described using the reference numerals given in the description of the first embodiment as they are.

As described above, in the fourth embodiment,
If the customer does not select a POP, a predetermined POP is automatically printed. As a result, there is a difference in the overall processing from the first embodiment. Therefore, in the fourth embodiment, only the overall processing will be described with reference to FIG.

The overall processing is different from that of the first embodiment shown in FIG. Therefore, only the different parts will be described. FIG. 8 shows only the different parts in an excerpt. For convenience, the same reference numerals are given to the processing of the steps which are not different from the first embodiment or have almost the same contents. However, only the sign of the processing of the other steps is different from that of the first embodiment.

In the fourth embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8, after the POP selection time elapses, step S42 is performed.
If the determination at 3 is YES, the process moves to step S801. In step S801, the POP image data set in advance as a default is
, And prints it on the receipt 121 following the transaction content. After that, in step S425, the process waits until the POP printing ends,
A receipt cutting process for further conveying and cutting the receipt 121 is performed.

As described above, in the fourth embodiment,
If the customer does not select a POP, the store prints a POP which is set in advance as a default on the receipt 121. So if the customer does not choose POP,
The store side presents the customer with an advertisement of a product to be sold to the customer or a message to be conveyed.

In the first to fourth embodiments, the POP to be selected is always displayed on the display unit 108. However, as shown in FIG. May be converted to an icon, and a customer who wants to select a POP to be printed may touch the icon to display the POP and then select the POP. In such a case, since other information (promoted image, etc.) can be provided to the customer via the display 108, the display 108
Can be used more effectively.

The advertisement to be printed on the receipt 121 need not be POP. For example, as shown in FIG. 10, a still image or a moving image (for example, a commercial moving image) related to a product is clipped and displayed on the display unit 108 instead of the POP, and a desired one is selected by the customer from among them. You may make it do. As a matter of course,
Several images may be arbitrarily combined by the customer. <Fifth Embodiment> In the first to fourth embodiments, the customer operates (touches) the touch panel 109 to select a desired POP. On the other hand, in the fifth embodiment, a POP can be selected without operating the touch panel 109.

The configuration of the receipt issuing apparatus 100 according to the fifth embodiment is basically the same as that according to the first embodiment, as in the other embodiments. Most of the operation is the same as in the first embodiment.
For this reason, only the portions different from the first embodiment will be described using the reference numerals given in the description of the first embodiment as they are.

FIG. 11 shows the PO in the fifth embodiment.
It is a figure for explaining the selection method of P. FIG.
Is a diagram showing a receipt POP issuance sheet, and FIG. 2B is a diagram for explaining a barcode written on the issuance sheet. The receipt POP issuance sheet is displayed in the store, and a bar code (for example, JAN (Japa) for designating the POP to be printed on the receipt 121 is used.
(Japanese article Number) symbol), and information (in FIG. 11, a coupon for a karaoke box) representing the content of a product or service of another store that the customer can obtain. The bar code has a flag value of 22 so that a POP search code can be used instead of a product code so that the bar code can be used to specify a POP. Part 2
As is well known, 2 is a value indicating a free area in a JAN symbol. The POP search code and link information for accessing the POP image data corresponding to the code are stored in a POP link storage area (see FIG. 1).

As described above, the customer can obtain goods or services of another store by using the receipt POP issue sheet. The issuance sheet is, for example, entrusted by another store and displayed in the store. Instead of displaying such an issuance sheet in a store, income is obtained from the store that commissioned it in the form of a commission or the like. As a result, it is possible to compensate for a decrease in space utilization efficiency caused by displaying such an issue sheet in a store.

Next, the overall processing in the fifth embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. To read the barcode on the receipt POP issue sheet, a barcode scanner 130 (see FIG. 1) must be used. From this, FIG.
For the sake of convenience, for the sake of convenience, product registration and the like represent the entire processing flow on the assumption that the cashier uses the barcode scanner 130.

First, in step S1201, it is determined whether a key (KEY) on the keyboard 103 or the barcode scanner 130 has been operated. Any key,
Alternatively, when the scanner 130 is operated, the determination is NO and the process moves to step S1202. Otherwise, the determination is YES and the process of step S1201 is executed again. Thereby, the keyboard 103
It waits until the upper key or the scanner 130 is operated.

In step S1202, the type of the function key or the one operated by the scanner 130 is determined. When the cashier operates the scanner 130 to read the barcode, the fact is determined, and the process shifts to step S1203.

In step S1203, the scanner 130
Is operated to determine whether the product to be registered is the first registration. If the registered product is the first to be registered among the products brought by the customer, the determination is YES, and step S
After initial values are substituted into various variables and the like in 1204, and further, in step S1205, a POP link memory, which is an area secured in the storage device 111 and stores link information for accessing POP image data, is initialized. Then, control goes to a step S1206. Otherwise, the determination is no and the process moves to step S1206.

In step S1206, the flag on the bar code read by the bar code scanner 130 is recognized. In step S1207 executed next, it is determined whether or not the numerical value represented by the flag is a value (here, 22) representing that a code for issuing a POP is described. If the value matches the value of the flag, the determination is YES and the process moves to step S1208. Otherwise, the determination is no and step S12
After executing the merchandise registration scanning process for registering the merchandise according to the contents described in the barcode in 13a, the process returns to step S1201.

In step S1208, a search is performed to extract a code that matches the POP search code (see FIG. 11) written in the bar code from the POP link storage area (see FIG. 1). Step S12 to be executed next
At 09, it is determined whether or not a match has been successfully extracted from the POP link storage area, that is, whether or not the search has been successful. If such a thing can be extracted from the POP link storage area, the determination is YES and the process moves to step S1211. Otherwise, the determination is no, and an error process is performed in step S1210 to cope with this.
Return to 01.

In step S1211, the variable PO
The POP extracted by the search is stored in the area in the POP link memory specified by the value of the P link memory address.
The link information to the image data is stored. In a succeeding step S1212, the value of the POP link memory address is updated. Next step S1
In 213, the POP specified by the read barcode
The name is displayed on the display unit 108. Thereafter, the process returns to step S1201.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the link information of the POP specified by the barcode is stored in the POP link memory for each receipt POP issue sheet brought by the customer. Thereby, a plurality of P
The OP can be printed on the receipt 121.

If the cashier operates the close key, the fact is determined in step S1202, and the flow advances to step S1214. Step S1214
Then, a closing process corresponding to the operation of the closing key is executed. In a succeeding step S1215, it is determined whether or not POP link information is stored in the POP link memory. When the customer carries the receipt POP issuance sheet to the cashier, the barcode written on the sheet is read and the corresponding POP is issued.
Is stored in the POP link memory, the determination is YES, and the flow shifts to step S1216. Otherwise, the determination is no and the process moves to step S1221, in which a receipt cut process for cutting the receipt 121 is performed after the printing of the transaction content is completed, and then the process returns to step S1201.

In step S1216, link information and the like stored in the TOP of the POP link memory are stored in, for example, WORK PT, which is a work storage area. In the next step S1217, the W
P specified by link information stored in ROK TOP
The OP image data is read from the storage device 111. When the data is read, the process proceeds to step S1218, where the read image data is sent to the printing device 104, and a process of printing the image data is performed. When you do that,
After updating the WORK PT in step S1219, that is, storing the link information and the like stored in the next area of the POP link memory in the WORK PT, the process proceeds to step S1220.

In step S1220, WORK PT
Then, the address of the record in the POP link memory storing the link information is compared with the address of the last record of the POP link memory in which the link information is stored. As a result of the comparison, if it is determined that the former address is larger than the latter address (this indicates that the customer
P means that all the POPs selected by the P issue sheet have been printed), and the process proceeds to step S1221.
After the printing of the OP is completed, a receipt cutting process for cutting the receipt is performed.
Return to 201. If not, that is, if the former address is determined to be less than or equal to the latter address, step S1 is performed.
Returning to 217, the subsequent processing is executed in the same manner.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the PO designated by the link information stored in the POP link memory is used.
The processing loop formed in steps S1217 to S1220 is repeatedly executed until all the P image data is printed. As a result, all the POPs selected by the customer on the receipt POP issuing sheet are printed on the receipt 121. <Sixth Embodiment> When a customer selects a POP arbitrarily, how many POPs are selected by the customer is valuable information for analyzing the trend and taste of the customer. From this, the sixth embodiment provides, for each POP,
This is to count the number of times the customer selects it.

The configuration of the receipt issuing apparatus 100 according to the sixth embodiment is basically the same as that of the first embodiment, as in the other embodiments. Most of the operation is the same as in the first embodiment.
For this reason, only the portions different from the first embodiment will be described using the reference numerals given in the description of the first embodiment as they are.

FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining the objects to be counted and the method of performing the counting. As shown in FIG. 13, one record in the POP link storage area shown in FIG. 1 includes, in addition to data indicating a product to which the POP corresponds, the number of times the POP has been issued to the receipt 121 (in the figure, an issuance counter. Hereafter, the expression is used), link information for accessing the POP image data (in the figure, referred to as a POP link address, and the expression is used hereinafter), and other POP counter memory link information are stored. . In the present embodiment,
For example, the number of times that a POP belonging to it is presented to a customer for selection is collectively stored for each industry distinction code (for example, a code representing an industry to which a product belongs) or for each POP function type (for example, for each content to be sued by POP). An area to be reserved is secured in the storage device 111. That area is the other POP counter memory,
Counter memory link information is the corresponding other POP
This is information for accessing the counter memory.

In the POP counter memory, as shown in FIG. 13, the number of times the POP is presented to the customer (referred to as a counter in the figure. Hereinafter, the expression is used), and the image data of the POP corresponding to the counter. POP link address, which is link information for accessing the POP (noted as other POP link addresses 1 to 3 in the figure)
Are stored in one record. The POP link address is used to specify the POP corresponding to the counter of the record where the POP link address is stored.

[0097] For each product purchased by the customer, the CPU 101
The other POP counter memory link information in the record of the POP link storage area in which the data of the product is stored is read, and the value of the corresponding counter in the other POP counter memory specified by the information is incremented. If the customer selects, the value of the corresponding issue counter in the POP link storage area is also incremented. In this way, for each product (POP), the number of times it was presented to the customer and the number of times it was printed and issued on the receipt 121 are counted.

The receipt issuing device 100 transmits the issue counter stored in the POP link storage area and the counter stored in the other POP counter memory in response to the request from the PC 201. The PC
Upon receiving the data, the data 201 is processed in accordance with, for example, a predetermined method, and is compiled into, for example, a report format. The data compiled in this way is transmitted to the server 204 via the Internet 202 according to the instruction of the operator.
Send to This provides the advertiser 203 with information for determining the customer's evaluation of the POP entrusted therefrom. Advertiser 20 provided with such information
3 analyzes the information and sends the analysis result to PO
By reflecting it on the design of P, it becomes possible to create a POP that is more appealing to customers. Because the advertiser 203 side can obtain such an effect, the store side can also expect to obtain more advertisement fees from the advertiser 203.

Next, the overall processing in the sixth embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. FIG. 14 and FIG.
Are extracts from the first embodiment shown in FIG.

The flowchart shown in FIG. 14 shows a part executed instead of steps S403 to S412 in FIG. First, with reference to FIG. 14, the part executed instead will be described in detail. In the sixth embodiment, when the cashier operates the product registration key as a function key, the fact is determined in step S402, and the process proceeds to step S1401. In step S1401, it is determined whether the product to be registered by operating the product registration key is the first registration. If the registered merchandise is the first to be registered among the merchandise brought by the customer, the determination is YES and the process moves to step S1402. Otherwise, the determination is no and the process moves to step S1404.

In step S1402, 1 is assigned to each of the variable POP position and the variable page. In step S1403, the POP link address of the registered product is temporarily stored.
Initializes the link address temporary storage area. In step S1404 to which the process proceeds after the initialization, the corresponding key processing is executed. When it is executed, step S1405
Then, the POP link storage area is searched for a POP corresponding to the product for which registration has been instructed, and then the flow shifts to step S1406.

In step S1406, as a result of such a search, it is determined whether or not there is a product that matches the product code of the product designated to be registered and has a POP link address. PO corresponding to the product for which registration was instructed
If the image data of P is stored in the storage device 111, the determination is YES and the process moves to step S1407. Otherwise, the determination is no and FIG.
The process returns to step S401.

In step S1407, the POP image data specified by the POP link address extracted by the search is copied to the storage area in the frame memory specified by the variable POP position and each value of the variable page. In the next step S1408,
The POP link address is written in the POP link address temporary storage area, and the write address, which is a variable for managing a record for writing the POP link address in the area, is updated. After that, step S14
After the value of the variable POP position is incremented in 09, the flow shifts to step S1410.

In step S1410, it is determined whether or not the value of the incremented variable POP position is larger than 8 which is the maximum number of POPs to be displayed on one page.
PO for one page on the page specified by the value of the variable page
When P image data is copied, the variable POP
Since the position value is incremented to 9, the determination is YES, and the variable P is determined in step S1411.
After substituting 1 for the OP position and further incrementing the value of the variable page in step 1412, the process returns to step S401 in FIG. Otherwise, the determination is no and the process returns to step S401 without executing the processing of another step.

As described above, in the sixth embodiment,
Each time a cashier registers a product, the POP image data corresponding to the product is copied to a storage area in the frame memory, and the POP link address is written to a POP link address temporary storage area.

Next, with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 15, the steps executed in place of steps S419 to S425 in FIG. 4 will be described in detail. In the sixth embodiment, when the cashier operates the close key as a function key, the fact is determined in step S402 in FIG. 4 and the process proceeds to step S1501. In step S1501, a closing process corresponding to the operation of the closing key is executed. After executing the closing process, the process shifts to step S1502.

In step S1502, it is determined whether or not POP image data exists in the frame memory. If the POP image data has not been copied in the memory, the determination is NO and step S1 is performed.
The flow shifts to 513, where a receipt cut process for cutting the receipt 121 is performed after the printing of the transaction content is completed, and the process returns to step S401 in FIG. Otherwise, the determination is yes and step S150
After starting the time measurement in step S3, step S1504
Move to

At step S1504, the POP by the customer
It is determined whether or not the selection has been completed. If the selection flag is turned on as a result of executing the POP selection processing shown in FIG. 5, the determination is YES and the process moves to step S1506. Otherwise, the determination is no and the process moves to step S1505.

In step S1505, it is determined whether the time during which POP selection can be performed has elapsed, that is, whether time has elapsed. If the predetermined time has elapsed since the start of the time measurement in step S1503, the determination is YES, and the flow shifts to step S1513 to execute the receipt cut processing as described above.
Return to 01. Otherwise, the determination is no and the process returns to step S1504. Thus, the state in which the customer can select the POP is maintained until the time when the POP selection can be performed has elapsed.

In step S1506, a WORK pointer (PT), which is a variable for managing the record for reading the POP link address from the POP link address temporary storage area, is initialized, and the address of the record located at the top of the storage area is initialized. Substitute the value of In the following step S1507, the P
The other POP counter memory link information is read from the record in the POP link storage area storing the OP link address, and LP, which is a variable for managing the record accessed in the other POP counter memory designated by the information, is stored in the LP. Substitute the value of the address of the record located at the top of. After that, the procedure moves to step S1508.

In step S1508, the POP link address of the record specified by the LP value is
It is determined whether or not the value is equal to the POP link address stored in the record of the POP link address temporary storage area designated by the value of the K pointer (PT). If the record of the other POP counter memory specified by the value of LP stores the POP link address of the POP corresponding to the product registered by the cashier, the determination is YES.
In step S1509, the value of the counter of the record specified by the value of LP is incremented, and the value of the WORK pointer (PT) is updated in step S1510 so as to target the next record. Then, control goes to a step S1511. Otherwise, the determination is no and the process moves to step S1514.

In step S1511, it is determined whether the value of the WORK pointer (PT) is greater than the value of the address of the last record of the POP link address temporary storage area. If the former value is greater than the latter,
That is, when all the counter values of the other POP counter memories corresponding to the POP link addresses stored in the POP link address temporary storage area are updated, the determination is YE.
In S, the flow shifts to step S1512. Otherwise, that is, if there is a record to be processed in the POP link address temporary storage area, the determination is NO.
And the process returns to step S1507. Thereby,
The record to be processed is changed in the POP link address temporary storage area, and the subsequent processing is executed in the same manner.

In step S1512, the image data of the POP selected by the customer specified from the page number and the POP position stored at the time of executing the POP selection processing of FIG.
4 and performs a corresponding POP printing process for incrementing the value of the issue counter of the record in the POP link storage area storing the POP link address. In a succeeding step S1513, a receipt cut process for cutting a receipt is performed after the POP printing is completed. Thereafter, step S4 in FIG.
Return to 01.

As described above, in the present embodiment, printing of the POP selected by the customer and updating of the value of the issue counter accompanying the printing of the POP are performed. on the other hand,
In step S1514 to which the determination in step S1508 is NO and the process proceeds, the value of LP is updated to a value for the next record. Step S1 to be executed thereafter
At 515, it is determined whether the POP link address of the record specified by the value of LP is 0. If the POP link address is not stored in the record specified by the LP value, the determination is YES and the process moves to step S1516. Otherwise, the determination is no and the process returns to step S1518. As a result, while the value of LP is updated as needed, the PO specified by the value of the WORK pointer (PT) in the other POP counter memories is updated.
A record in which the same POP link address stored in the record in the P link address temporary storage area is stored is searched.

In step S1516, the value of LP is
It is determined whether the value is larger than a value corresponding to EOF (End Of Fike) of the OP counter memory. LP value is other P
If the value is a value that specifies a record in the OP counter memory, the determination is NO and the process moves to step S1517, where WORK is added to the record specified by the LP value.
After writing the POP link address stored in the record specified by the value of the pointer (PT), the process returns to step S1508. Otherwise, the decision is YE
In S, the flow shifts to step S1518 to execute OUT OF RANGE processing for responding to the failure of the cashier to update the registered counter value, and then to step S1510.

Steps S1517 to S150
When returning to 8, the determination is YES, and the process of step S1509 is executed. Thereby,
If the record corresponding to the product registered by the cashier does not exist in the corresponding other POP counter memory, a new record is automatically added. When the process proceeds from step S1508 to step S1510, the POP link address (product) of the record specified by the value of the WORK pointer (PT) is ignored. In such a form, the value of the counter stored in the other POP counter memory is updated.

In the sixth embodiment, the advertiser 20
3, a POP issue counter (the number of times printed on the receipt) and a counter (the number of times presented to the customer for selection) are provided. However, advertiser 20
The counter provided to 3 may be only one of them.

Although the advertisement fee charged to the advertiser 203 has not been described so far, the number of times the POP is printed (issued) is counted, and the amount corresponding to the number is charged to the advertiser 203. Will be able to do it. For example, as shown in FIG. 16, in addition to the issue counter and the POP link address, the commission unit price (P
This can be performed by storing a fee for issuing an OP once in one record of the POP link storage area and updating the issue counter value stored in that record as needed. The issuance counter and fee unit price stored in the record are
It is sufficient that the bill is sent to the C 201 and processed by the PC 201, and the bill is transmitted to the advertiser 203 via the Internet 202. Alternatively, a slip or the like may be output and billed to the advertiser 203 by facsimile or mail. The overall processing for this is shown in FIG.
Steps S1506 to S1506 in the flowchart shown in FIG.
It can also be realized by simply deleting S1511 and steps S1514 to S1518. As a matter of course, the issue counter or the counter may be provided as data to the advertiser 203 together with the request for the commission.

In the present embodiment (the first to sixth embodiments), an external device such as the PC 201 is required to transmit data to the server 204 of the advertiser 203. Data may be transmitted to the server 204 without any external device. If the PC 201 is always connected,
The P image data and the like may be acquired from the PC 201 as needed. As is clear from this, the function mounted on the receipt issuing device 100 can be variously changed according to the environment where the function is placed.

The receipt issuing device 100 as described above,
Alternatively, a program for realizing the operation of the modified example is a CD-ROM, a floppy (registered trademark) disk,
Alternatively, it may be recorded on a recording medium such as a magneto-optical disk and distributed. Alternatively, part or all of the program may be distributed via a transmission medium used in a public network or the like. In such a case, the user can apply the present invention to the receipt issuing device by acquiring the program and loading the program into a receipt issuing device such as a POS terminal. From this,
The recording medium may be one that can be accessed by an apparatus that distributes the program.

[0121]

As described above, according to the present invention, when a product to be purchased by a visitor is registered, the customer is allowed to select an advertisement to be printed on a receipt, and the selected advertisement is related to product sales. Issue a receipt printed with the details of the transaction. In this way, since the advertisement desired by the customer is presented in a form printed on the receipt, the appeal of the advertisement to the customer can be improved.

In the present invention, the number of receipts issued after printing an advertisement is counted for each advertisement. For this reason, valuable information for knowing which advertisement is preferred by the customer can be obtained. Further, it becomes possible to charge the advertiser an advertisement fee corresponding to the counted number of issuances.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a circuit configuration of a receipt issuing device according to a first embodiment and a device connected thereto.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a part of the appearance of the receipt issuing device according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of contents displayed on a display for customers.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of an overall process.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a POP selection process.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of an overall process (second embodiment).

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of an entire process according to a third embodiment (extraction of a changed part from the second embodiment);

FIG. 8 is a flowchart of an entire process according to a fourth embodiment (extraction of a changed part from the first embodiment);

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating another use of the customer display.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of contents to be printed instead of a POP.

FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining a POP selection method (fifth embodiment).

FIG. 12 is a flowchart of an overall process (fifth embodiment);

FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining an object to be counted and a method for performing the counting (sixth embodiment).

FIG. 14 is a flowchart of an overall process according to a sixth embodiment (extraction of a changed part from the first embodiment: part 1).

FIG. 15 is a flowchart of an entire process according to a sixth embodiment (extraction of a changed part from the first embodiment: part 2).

FIG. 16 is a diagram for explaining a method of charging an advertisement fee.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Receipt issuing device 101 CPU 102, 108 Display 103 Keyboard 104 Printing device 105 Program memory 106 Interface 107 Communication control unit 109 Touch panel 110 Drive circuit 111 Storage device 121 Receipt 130 Barcode scanner 201 Personal computer 202 Internet 203 Advertiser 204 Server 208 Communication control device 209 Input device

Claims (6)

[Claims] An apparatus for registering a sales product, which is a product that a customer visits and purchases, prints transaction contents relating to the sale of the sales product on a recording paper, and issues the receipt as a receipt. Product registration means for performing registration; printing means for performing printing on the recording paper; and advertisement for allowing a customer to select an advertisement to be printed on the printing means when a sales product is registered by the product registration means. Selection means, and issue control means for causing the printing means to print an advertisement selected by the customer by the advertisement selection means and issue a receipt, together with the transaction content of the sales product registered by the product registration means. Receipt issuing device characterized by the above-mentioned. 2. The advertisement selecting unit acquires image data of an advertisement corresponding to a sales product registered by the product registration unit, displays the image data on a display device, and displays the advertisement data on the display device. 2. The receipt issuing device according to claim 1, wherein the customer is made to select an advertisement to be printed on the printing means. 3. The selection of an advertisement by the advertisement selection means,
A medium in which identification information representing the advertisement is recorded is prepared for each advertisement printed by the printing means, and a customer is allowed to select a medium in which identification information of a desired advertisement is recorded from among the medium, and the input device is provided. 2. The receipt issuing device according to claim 1, wherein the receipt is performed by inputting identification information of the medium selected by the customer. 4. The printing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: an issuance counter for counting the number of receipts issued by printing the advertisement by the advertisement. Receipt issuing device. 5. A method used by a store that sells merchandise to a customer to present an advertisement entrusted by the advertiser to the customer and request the advertiser for a commission for presenting the advertisement to the customer. Then, the customer purchasing the product is asked to select a desired advertisement from the advertisements entrusted by the advertiser, and the customer is printed on a receipt printed with the transaction details related to the sale of the product purchased by the customer. Presents the advertisement by printing the selected advertisement, counts the number of receipts printed with the advertisement selected by the customer for each advertisement, and requests the advertiser for a fee corresponding to the counted number of issuances. A method for presenting consignment advertisements. 6. A recording medium readable by a device for registering sales products, which are products that customers visit and purchase, and printing the contents of sales related to the sales of the sales products on recording paper and issuing them as receipts. A function for registering the sales product; a function for allowing a customer to select an advertisement to be printed on a printing device when the sales product is registered by the registration function; and A function of causing the printing device to print the advertisement selected by the customer on the printing device and issuing a receipt together with the contents of the sales product registered by the function for performing, and Medium.