JP2003275078A - Checkout system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a checkout system in which communications with clients are sufficiently attained, services are improved and workability is improved by reducing the burdens of operators when selling articles. <P>SOLUTION: A scanning unit 3 having a code reader 5 for reading a code symbol and a settlement unit 4 for settling accounts related to articles read by the scanning unit 3 are erected at positions closer to the client side of a soccer table 2 along with the flow of article selling work, the operator side of the scanning unit 3 is formed with a basket passing area 11a where a basket can be passed, and the settlement unit 4 is formed with a basket passing space 11b where the basket can be passed in a gap from a receiving face 2a of the soccer table 2. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a checkout system used in a supermarket or the like, and more particularly to a checkout system applicable to both a one-person system and a two-person system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Today, in this type of store, a long and narrow rectangular soccer table is installed in parallel with the moving direction of the customer in order to efficiently carry out sales operations. A checkout system in which the shopping basket containing the items is placed and the operator sequentially transfers the items while performing the sales registration work is becoming popular. In this case, a scanning unit such as a bar code scanner for performing sales registration work such as reading bar code information and a POS for performing settlement work such as transfer of money to and from a soccer table.
A payment unit such as a (Point of Sales) terminal is provided as a separate device.

An example of the configuration of such a conventional checkout system will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8. FIG. 7 is an external perspective view showing the conventional checkout system 100 as seen from the customer side, and FIG. 8 is a schematic plan view thereof. The check-out system 100 is generally a vertical scanner 102 that is a scanning unit at a substantially central edge of a soccer table 101 having an I shape (elongated rectangular shape) on the customer side.
And the POS terminal 103, which is a payment unit, is placed adjacent to the soccer stand 101 at a position downstream of the vertical scanner 102 along the flow of the merchandise sales work.
It is configured to be arranged on 04. Vertical scanner 1
02 has a reading window (not shown) for reading the bar code information attached to the product based on the operator's operation on the operator-side standing surface of the flat casing facing the operator,
Laser light emitted from the reading window is reflected on the bar code, and the reflected light is made incident again from the reading window and received by a light receiving portion (not shown). Further, a keyboard 105 having a PLU (Price Look Up) key for registering a product without a bar code, a customer-side display 106, and the like are provided on the top. 1
07 is a shopping basket.

On the other hand, the POS terminal 103 includes a keyboard 108 for performing tightening processing operations, a drawer 109 for taking in and out money, a display 110 for operators, a display 111 for customers, a printer 112 used for receipt printing and the like. Is equipped with. It should be noted that the vertical scanner 102 side and the POS terminal 103 side can electrically send and receive signals regardless of wired / wireless, and the information of the vertical scanner 102 side is taken in by the POS terminal 103 side.

In such a checkout system 100, as shown in FIG. 9A, one operator o1 operates both the vertical scanner 102 which is a scanning unit and the POS terminal 103 which is a settlement unit. As shown in FIG. 9 (b), a two-person system in which dedicated operators o2 and o3 operate each of the vertical scanner 102 which is a scanning unit and the POS terminal 103 which is a settlement unit as shown in FIG. 9B. It can be adapted to both sales forms.

However, according to the system configuration of the conventional checkout system 100 as described above, FIG.
In the case of the one-person sales form as shown in (a), the vertical scanner 102 which is a scanning unit and the POS terminal 103 which is a settlement unit are arranged in an angular relationship of about 90 degrees. , The posture of the operator o1 facing the vertical scanner 102 and P
The attitude facing the OS terminal 103 is repeated and the direction is changed by 90 degrees each time registration work or settlement work is performed.
The system configuration has a large amount of movement, and work efficiency is not very good. Further, since the operator o1 does not face the customer at the time of settlement work,
There is also the problem of lacking communication with customers.

On the other hand, when the two-person sales form as shown in FIG. 9B is adopted, the vertical scanner 102 which is a scanning unit and the POS terminal 1 which is a settlement unit.
When the dedicated operators o2 and o3 operate 03 and 03, respectively, it is not necessary for the operators o2 and o3 to change their directions, so that the work efficiency is improved. However, since the operator o3 still does not face the customer at the time of the settlement work, the problem of lacking communication with the customer cannot be solved.

By the way, conventionally, a checkout system 200 as shown in FIG. 10 has also been considered (see Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 2-48949). This check-out system 200 is roughly provided with a bar code information attached to a product at a substantially central portion of an I-shaped (elongated rectangular shape) soccer table 201 on which a shopping basket (not shown) is placed. A stationary scanner 202, which is a scanning unit for reading the image based on the operator's operation, is mounted. A POS terminal 203, which is a settlement unit, is arranged near the stationary scanner 202 and on the operator side of the soccer table 201. The POS terminal 203 is a keyboard 20 having a PLU key or the like for registering a product or the like without a bar code.
4. A drawer 205 for taking in and out money, an operator display 206, a printer 207 used for receipt printing, etc. are arranged toward the downstream side along the flow of work.

The checkout system 200
In the POS terminal 203, only the keyboard 204a which is a part of the keyboard 204 is left in the vicinity of the stationary scanner 202, and the other parts (the keyboard 204b which is a part of the keyboard 204, the drawer 205, the display 206 for the operator, the printer 207). Slide rail 20
It is possible to move in the left-right direction by 8.

That is, this checkout system 2
According to the system configuration of No. 00, when the one-person sales form as shown in FIG.
Of the stationary scanner 20 which is a scanning unit to one operator.
2 and the POS terminal 203, which is a settlement unit, are operated, and in the case of a two-person sales form as shown in FIG. 10B, the POS terminal 203 is used as the stationary scanner 20.
2, the stationary scanner 202, which is a scanning unit, and the POS terminal 203, which is a settlement unit.
Have each of them operate by a dedicated operator.

That is, according to such a checkout system 200, in both cases of the one-person sales form and the two-person sales form, the operator's orientation at the time of registration work and settlement work is directed to the customer. Since it is possible to face each other, it is possible to sufficiently communicate with the customer and improve the service.

[0012]

However, as shown in FIG.
According to the checkout system 200 as shown in FIG.
When the sales registration work for one customer by the stationary scanner 202, which is a scanning unit, is completed,
The empty shopping basket will be moved to the downstream side along the flow of work, but in this case, the shopping basket must be moved over the stationary scanner 202, which is a great labor problem. There is. Furthermore, the POS terminal 20
Since 3 is arranged on the operator side of the soccer table 201, when the shopping basket is moved, the operator keeps the elbow away from the armpit (that is, looks like the elbow is stretched).
There is also a problem that the shopping basket must be handled from above, which puts a great burden on the arms and the like.

According to the present invention, it is possible to sufficiently communicate with the customer, improve the service, and reduce the burden on the operator at the time of product sales work to improve the workability. The purpose is to provide an out system.

[0014]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A checkout system of the present invention is a soccer table located between an operator side and a customer side and having a cargo receiving surface for placing a basket, and the soccer table on the customer side. A code reader for reading the code symbol attached to the product (e.g., forming a basket passing area through which the basket can pass between the basket and the operator side edge of the load receiving surface of the soccer table). Between a scanning unit having a vertical scanner, etc. and a loading surface of the soccer table, which is vertically arranged upright toward the customer side of the soccer table at a position downstream of the scanning unit along the flow of product sales work. A payment unit (eg, a payment unit that forms a basket passage space through which the basket can pass) and performs payment related to the product read by the scanning unit.
POS terminal, ECR, etc.).

Therefore, the scanning unit having the code reading device for reading the code symbol and the payment unit for making payment for the product read by the scanning unit are located close to the customer side of the soccer stand along the flow of the product sales work. Stand side by side. As a result, the operator directly faces the scanning unit during the reading work (sales registration work) for the goods in the basket, and directly faces the settlement unit during the settlement work after the reading work (sales registration work). Therefore, it is possible to make the operator face the customer in the sales registration work and the settlement work. Further, a basket passage area through which the basket can pass is formed on the operator side of the scanning unit, and a basket passage space through which the basket can pass is formed between the settlement unit and the load receiving surface of the soccer table. As a result, the operator can smoothly move the basket by simply sliding it on the load receiving surface of the soccer table without lifting the basket.

[0016]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of the present invention.
Or, it demonstrates based on FIG. The checkout system of this embodiment is applied to a checkout system used in a supermarket or the like.

Here, FIG. 1 shows a checkout system 1.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the checkout system viewed from the operator side, FIG. 2 is a rear view showing the checkout system 1 viewed from the customer side, and FIG. 3 is a check of a state where a shopping basket is placed. It is an appearance perspective view which shows the out system roughly. As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, the checkout system 1 is roughly defined by an I-shaped (slender rectangular shape) soccer table 2 and a substantially central edge of the soccer table 2 on the customer side. The merchandise information reading device 3 which is an upright scanning unit, and the merchandise which is erected at a substantially edge of the soccer table 2 on the customer side at a position downstream from the merchandise information reading device 3 along the flow of merchandise sales work. And a POS terminal 4 which is a settlement unit to which the information reading device 3 is connected.

First, the merchandise information reading device 3 which is a scanning unit will be described. Product information reader 3
Is provided on the back side (hereinafter referred to as the customer side) of the soccer table 2 when viewed from the operator. In FIG. 1, the front side is the operator side and the back side is the customer side. The merchandise information reading device 3 is based on a so-called vertical scanner 5. The vertical scanner 5 is a code reading device for reading information of a bar code (code symbol) as product data attached to a product, and is a shopping basket B (see FIG. 3) on the load receiving surface 2a of the soccer table 2. The reading window 6 is provided on the front surface (standing surface) which is set at a higher position and faces the operator, and the laser light emitted from the reading window 6 is reflected on the bar code and the reflected light is read again. The light is incident through the window 6 and is received by a light receiving portion (not shown). As a result, a basket passing area 11a through which the shopping basket B can pass is formed on the load receiving surface 2a of the soccer table 2 located on the operator side of the commodity information reading device 3.

An operation unit 7 is provided on the reading window 6. The operation unit 7 includes a keyboard 8 on which various keys such as a numeric keypad, a subtotal key, and a closing key are gathered, and a thin LCD.
(Liquid Crystal Display) and a display device 9 with a touch panel including a touch panel. Such an operation unit 7 is vertically tiltable. The operation unit 7 functions as a PLU keyboard for assisting an input operation when it is not suitable for inputting through the reading window 6 such as a heavy article or a product without a bar code label.

Next, the POS terminal 4 which is a settlement unit will be described. The POS terminal 4 is supported by a column 10 which is erected on the edge of the soccer table 2 on the customer side. The pillar 10 is used to mount the POS terminal 4 on the loading surface 2 of the soccer table 2.
It is set at a position higher than the height of the shopping basket B with respect to a.
As a result, the POS terminal 4 overhangs on the operator side, and a basket passing space 11b through which the shopping basket B can pass is formed at the bottom of the POS terminal 4.

The POS terminal 4 is provided with an area for receiving an operator's operation on its upper surface, and in the operation area, a display section 12 for the operator and a keyboard 13 on which various keys such as a ten-key, a subtotal key, and a closing key are gathered. I have it. Further, a display unit 14 for customers is provided on the back surface of the display unit 12 for operators. Furthermore, the POS of the present embodiment
The terminal 4 is provided with a circular change tray 15 and a receipt printer 16 for issuing receipts.
When viewed from the operator, the display unit 12 and the keyboard 13 for the operator are arranged in the right area, and the change tray 15 and the receipt printer 16 are arranged in the left area.

In addition, the POS terminal 4 has a keyboard 1
A drawer 19 for storing bills and coins, which is located below the coin tray 3 and the change tray 15 and above the load receiving surface 2a of the soccer table 2.
Are provided in a substantially horizontal state. In this drawer 19,
A money case 20 is provided in a plane substantially parallel to the load receiving surface 2a of the soccer table 2 so that it can be pulled out and stored in the front-rear direction. 1 and 3 show a state in which the money case 20 is pulled out. When the money case 20 is withdrawn, the upper lid 21 is rotated in conjunction with this withdrawal operation to open the money case 20, and when the money case 20 is accommodated, it is interlocked with this accommodation operation. The upper lid 21 rotates to close the money case 20. The money case 20 is formed with a banknote storage section 20a for storing banknotes and a coin storage section 20b for storing coins, which are partitioned and arranged in a line. By thus forming the banknote storage section 20a and the coin storage section 20b in a line, the depth of the drawer 19 and, by extension, P
The depth of the OS terminal 4 can be shortened.

That is, in the POS terminal 4 of this embodiment, the bottom surface of the drawer 19 and the receipt printer 16 are provided.
So that the distance between the bottom surface of the basket and the load receiving surface 2a of the soccer stand 2 is larger than the height of the shopping basket B.
A dimension of 0 is set.

FIG. 4 shows a case in which one operator O1 operates both the merchandise information reading device 3 which is a scanning unit and the POS terminal 4 which is a settlement unit in such a configuration. The description will be made with reference. In the one-person sales mode, as shown in FIG. 4 (a), the operator O1 places the empty shopping basket B1 in the vicinity of the POS terminal 4, which is a settlement unit, and reads the product information, which is a scanning unit. At the position directly facing the reading window 6 of the device 3, it stands by for sales work. In this state, the customer (not shown) places the shopping basket B2 on the load receiving surface 2a of the soccer table 2.

The operator O1 sequentially takes out the merchandise (not shown) from the shopping basket B2 placed by the customer, reads the bar code information by the vertical scanner 5 and inputs the information from the operation section 7 to the inside of the shopping basket B2. Perform product sales registration processing. Here, the bill storage unit 20 of the money case 20
Since the depth of the POS terminal 4 is shortened by forming "a" and the coin storage portion 20b in a line, the product is a drawer of the POS terminal 4 when the bar code information is read by the vertical scanner 5. Since it is possible to prevent the collision with 19, it is possible to perform the reading operation smoothly.

The product for which the sales registration processing has been completed in this manner is put into the empty shopping basket B1 near the POS terminal 4 by the operator O1. The above process is repeated until there are no more products in the shopping basket B2 placed by the customer.

At this time, since the data subjected to the sales registration processing as described above is sequentially transmitted to the POS terminal 4 which is a settlement unit and processed, all the products in the shopping basket B2 placed by the customer are processed. Sales registration processing and shopping basket B1, B
The operator O1 who has completed the transfer between the two
As shown in (b), the settlement processing is executed by moving to a position directly facing the POS terminal 4.

In the settlement process in the POS terminal 4, the operator O1 presses the subtotal key of the keyboard 13 to display the total amount of the registered contents on the customer display unit 14. Waits until the amount of money corresponding to the total amount is placed on the change tray 15. When the payment is made on the change tray 15, the operator O1 inputs the payment amount by pressing the ten keys and the closing key of the keyboard 13, whereby the receipt printer 16 issues a receipt on which all the transactions are printed, and the money case 20 is opened. Here, the bill storage unit 20a and the coin storage unit 20 of the money case 20
Since the depth of the POS terminal 4 is shortened by forming b and b in a line, the money case 20
The money case 20 is opened by the operator O
It does not hit the body of 1. Furthermore, since the position of the money case 20 when opened is above the upper end of the shopping basket B1 on the load receiving surface 2a of the soccer table 2, there is no inconvenience that the opened money case 20 hits the shopping basket B1.

Finally, the operator O1 stores the money in the money case 20 and takes out the change, and delivers the receipt and the shopping basket B1 containing the purchased commodities to the customer together with the change and ends the transaction.

Shopping basket B containing the purchased products in this way
When handing over 1 to the customer, since the basket passing space 11b through which the shopping basket B1 can pass is formed at the bottom of the POS terminal 4, the operator O1 uses the shopping basket B1 containing the purchased commodities as the cargo receiving surface of the soccer stand 2. All you have to do is slide it on 2a and move it.

That is, since the operator O1 can simply slide the goods on the load receiving surface 2a of the soccer stand 2 without lifting the shopping basket B1 containing the purchased commodities, the operator at the time of product sales work. Burden is reduced and workability is improved.

When the transaction with one customer is completed, the empty shopping basket B2 placed by the previous customer is POSed.
It moves to the vicinity of the terminal 4 and waits for sales at a position directly facing the reading window 6 of the merchandise information reading device 3 which is a scanning unit in order to receive the next customer.

That is, according to the checkout system 1 of the present embodiment, in such a transaction, the operator O1 of the merchandise information reading device 3 which is a scanning unit at the time of the sales registration work regarding the merchandise in the shopping basket B2. The operation is performed by directly facing the reading window 6, and when the settlement work after the sales registration work is performed by directly facing the POS terminal 4 which is a settlement unit, the operator at the time of the sales registration work and the settlement work. Since the direction of O1 can be set to face the customer,
You can fully communicate with your customers,
The service can be improved.

On the other hand, refer to FIG. 5 for the case where a two-person sales form is adopted in which dedicated operators O2 and O3 operate the commodity information reading device 3 which is a scanning unit and the POS terminal 4 which is a settlement unit. I will explain. In the two-person sales form, operator O2
As shown in FIG. 5 (a), the empty shopping basket B3 is placed in the vicinity of the POS terminal 4 which is a settlement unit, and is sold at a position directly facing the reading window 6 of the product information reading device 3 which is a scanning unit. Waiting for work, the operator O3
At the position directly facing the POS terminal 4 which is the settlement unit, the customer waits for settlement business. Then, in such a state, the customer (not shown) places the shopping basket B4 on the load receiving surface 2a of the soccer table 2.

The operator O2 sequentially takes out the merchandise (not shown) from the shopping basket B4 placed by the customer, reads the bar code information by the vertical scanner 5 and inputs the information from the operation unit 7 to the inside of the shopping basket B4. Perform product sales registration processing. Here, the bill storage unit 20 of the money case 20
Since the depth of the POS terminal 4 is shortened by forming "a" and the coin storage portion 20b in a line, the product is a drawer of the POS terminal 4 when the bar code information is read by the vertical scanner 5. Since it is possible to prevent the collision with 19, it is possible to perform the reading operation smoothly.

The product for which the sales registration processing has been completed in this manner is put into the empty shopping basket B3 near the POS terminal 4 by the operator O2. The above process is repeated until there are no more products in the shopping basket B4 placed by the customer.

At this time, since the data subjected to the sales registration processing as described above is sequentially transmitted to the POS terminal 4 which is a settlement unit and processed, all the products in the shopping basket B4 placed by the customer are processed. Sales registration process and shopping basket B3, B
The operator O2, which has completed the transfer between the four items, presses the subtotal key of the keyboard 8 and then hands over the shopping basket B3 containing the purchased products to the operator O3 as shown in FIG. In order to accept the above, the empty shopping basket B4 placed by the previous customer is moved to the vicinity of the POS terminal 4, and the customer waits for the sales operation while facing the reading window 6 of the merchandise information reading device 3.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5 (b), the operator O3 has a shopping basket B containing the delivered purchased commodities.
3 is moved below the POS terminal 4. In this case, P
Since the basket passing space 11b through which the shopping basket B3 can pass is formed at the bottom of the OS terminal 4, the operator O3
Need only move the shopping basket B3 containing the purchased products while sliding it on the load receiving surface 2a of the soccer table 2.

In other words, the operator O3 can simply slide the goods on the cargo receiving surface 2a of the soccer table 2 without lifting the shopping basket B3 containing the purchased commodities, so that the operator at the time of product sales work Burden is reduced and workability is improved.

Then, a shopping basket B3 containing the purchased products
O3 who moved the lower part of the POS terminal 4
Executes payment processing.

In the settlement processing in the POS terminal 4, since the operator O2 has already pressed the subtotal key of the keyboard 8, the total amount of the registered contents is displayed on the display unit 14 for the customer. O3 waits until the customer places the amount of money corresponding to the total amount on the change tray 15. When the payment is made on the change tray 15, the operator O3 inputs the payment amount by pressing the ten keys and the closing key of the keyboard 13, whereby the receipt printer 16 issues a receipt in which all the transactions are printed, and the money case 20 is opened. Here, since the banknote storage unit 20a and the coin storage unit 20b of the money case 20 are formed in a line, the depth of the POS terminal 4 is shortened. Therefore, when the money case 20 is opened, , Money case 20
Does not hit the body of the operator O3. Furthermore, since the position of the money case 20 when opened is above the upper end of the shopping basket B3 on the load receiving surface 2a of the soccer table 2, there is no inconvenience that the opened money case 20 hits the shopping basket B3.

Finally, the operator O3 stores the money in the money case 20 and takes out the change, transfers the receipt and the shopping basket B3 containing the purchased products to the customer together with the change, and ends the transaction.

The shopping basket B containing the purchased products in this way
Since the basket passing space 11b through which the shopping basket B3 can pass is formed at the bottom of the POS terminal 4 when handing over the item 3 to the customer, the operator O3 uses the shopping basket B3 containing the purchased commodities to receive the shopping basket B3. All you have to do is slide it on 2a and move it.

That is, the operator O3 can simply slide the goods on the load receiving surface 2a of the soccer table 2 without lifting the shopping basket B3 containing the purchased commodities, and therefore, the operator at the time of product sales work. Burden is reduced and workability is improved.

When the transaction with one customer is completed, the operator O3 faces the POS terminal 4, which is a settlement unit, until the operator O2 delivers the shopping basket B4 containing the next purchased product. You will be waiting for payment at the location.

That is, according to the checkout system 1 of the present embodiment, in such a transaction, the operator O2 faces the reading window 6 of the merchandise information reading device 3 which is a scanning unit to perform sales registration work. Done,
Since the operator O3 faces the POS terminal 4 which is a settlement unit to perform the settlement work after the sales registration work, the directions of the operators O2 and O3 at the time of the sales registration work and the settlement work are directed to the customer. Since it is possible to face each other, it is possible to sufficiently communicate with the customer and improve the service.

Here, the merchandise information reading device 3 having the vertical scanner 5 and the POS terminal 4 for making a payment relating to the merchandise read by the merchandise information reading device 3 are located near the customer side of the soccer table 2. They are set up side by side along the flow of sales work. As a result, the operator directly faces the product information reading device 3 during the reading work (sales registration work) on the products in the shopping basket, and the POS terminal 4 performs the settlement work after the reading work (sales registration work). Since the work is directly performed, it is possible to set the direction of the operator at the time of the sales registration work and the settlement work so as to face the customer. Further, a basket passage area 11a through which a shopping basket can pass is formed on the operator side of the commodity information reading device 3, and a basket passing space 11b through which the shopping basket can pass between the POS terminal 4 and the cargo receiving surface 2a of the soccer table 2. Is formed. As a result, the operator does not have to lift the shopping basket, but simply the soccer table 2
The shopping basket can be smoothly moved only by sliding on the cargo receiving surface 2a.

The POS terminal 4 is a cash provided opposite to the load receiving surface 2a of the soccer table 2 with a space equal to or higher than the height dimension of the shopping basket placed on the load receiving surface 2a of the soccer table 2. By having the drawer 19 for storing and forming the basket passing space 11b below the drawer 19, the position of the money case 20 when opened is above the upper end of the shopping basket on the load receiving surface 2a of the soccer table 2. Therefore, the inconvenience that the opened money case 20 hits the shopping basket does not occur.

Further, the bill storage unit 2 of the money case 20.
0a and the coin storage portion 20b are formed in a line, so that the depth of the drawer 19 and thus the POS can be improved.
Since the depth of the terminal 4 can be shortened, when the barcode information is read by the vertical scanner 5, the product is PO
Since it can be prevented from hitting the drawer 19 of the S terminal 4, the reading operation can be performed smoothly. Further, when the money case 20 is opened, the money case 20 does not hit the operator's body.

Next, a checkout system according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The same parts as those in the first embodiment described above are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted. The checkout system of the present embodiment differs from the checkout system 1 of the first embodiment only in the soccer table.

FIG. 6 shows the checkout system 3
It is a front view which shows roughly the mode that 0 was seen from the operator side. As shown in FIG. 6, the check-out system 30 is generally provided upright on an I-shaped (long and narrow rectangular) soccer table 31 and a substantially central edge of the soccer table 31 on the customer side. The product information reading device 3 which is a scanning unit, and the product information reading device which is erected at a substantially customer-side edge of the soccer table 31 at a downstream side position of the product information reading device 3 along the flow of product sales work. And a POS terminal 4 which is a payment unit for connecting 3 to each other.

Unlike the soccer table 2 described in the first embodiment, the soccer table 31 according to the present embodiment is substantially near the center of the soccer table 31 (between the commodity information reading device 3 and the POS terminal 4). In addition, it has an inclined surface 31a that is inclined forward toward the POS terminal 4 side. That is, the product information reading device 3
The receiving surface 31b of the soccer table 31 on the side where
The cargo receiving surface 3 of the soccer stand 31 on the side where the OS terminal 4 is provided.
1c, the height from the floor surface is X by the amount of the inclined surface 31a.
Will only be different.

With such a configuration, the height of the POS terminal 4 provided on the load receiving surface 31c of the soccer table 31 is lower by the height X than the height of the POS terminal 4 in the first embodiment. Become. This allows the operator to
It is possible to easily handle the keyboard 13, the change tray 15, the receipt printer 16, the drawer 19 and the like provided in the POS terminal 4.

Further, the movement of the shopping basket from the load receiving surface 31b of the soccer table 31 on the side on which the commodity information reading device 3 is provided to the load receiving surface 31c of the soccer table 31 on the side on which the POS terminal 4 is provided also requires the inclined surface 31a. From using
The weight of the shopping basket makes it possible to move the shopping basket more smoothly.

Here, the goods receiving surface 31c of the soccer table 31 at the position where the POS terminal 4 is provided is the product information reading device 3
The receiving surface 3 of the soccer stand 31 at the position where the shopping basket containing the product whose barcode is to be read is placed.
By being formed lower than 1b, the operator can easily handle the keyboard 13, the change tray 15, the receipt printer 16, the drawer 19 and the like provided on the POS terminal 4.

In each of the embodiments, the merchandise information reading device 3 which is a scanning unit is constructed based on the so-called vertical type scanner 5, but the invention is not limited to this, and the reading work on the merchandise in the shopping basket ( At the time of (sales registration work), it suffices to perform the work directly facing the scanning unit, and for example, a scanner of a type that emits light from above may be used.

In each of the embodiments, the bar code is applied as the code symbol, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a two-dimensional code such as a data code or an OCR code may be applied as the code symbol. However, it goes without saying that the code reading device in that case corresponds to the reading of each code symbol. Further, the code reading device may be an image recognition device that recognizes various images.

[0058]

As described above, according to the present invention, communication with a customer can be sufficiently achieved, service can be improved, and the work load can be improved by reducing the operator's burden during product sales work. be able to.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view schematically showing a state in which a checkout system according to a first embodiment of the present invention is viewed from an operator side.

FIG. 2 is a rear view schematically showing how the checkout system is viewed from the customer side.

FIG. 3 is an external perspective view schematically showing a checkout system with a shopping basket placed thereon.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a case where a one-person sales form is adopted for the checkout system.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a case where a two-person sales form is adopted for the checkout system.

FIG. 6 is an external perspective view schematically showing a state in which the checkout system according to the second embodiment of the present invention is viewed from the operator side.

FIG. 7 is an external perspective view showing a state in which the conventional checkout system is viewed from the customer side.

FIG. 8 is a schematic plan view thereof.

FIG. 9A is an explanatory view showing a case where a one-person sales form is adopted for the checkout system, and FIG. 9B.
FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a case where a two-person sales form is adopted for the checkout system.

FIG. 10 shows another conventional checkout system as seen from the operator side, (a) is an external perspective view showing a case where a one-person sales form is adopted, and (b) is a two-person sales form. It is an appearance perspective view showing about the case where is taken.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Checkout system, 2, 31 ... Soccer table,
2a, 31b, 31c ... cargo receiving surface, 3 ... scanning unit, 4 ... settlement unit, 5 ... code reader, 11a
... basket passing area, 11b ... basket passing space, 19 ... drawer, 20 ... money case, 20a ... banknote storage section, 20b
… Coin storage, B… Basket,

Continued front page    (72) Inventor Satoru Yamane             3-21-1, Nihonbashihamacho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo             Nihonbashi F Tower Toshiba Tec Corporation (72) Inventor Kenji Sugimura             3-21-1, Nihonbashihamacho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo             Nihonbashi F Tower Toshiba Tec Corporation (72) Inventor Keiichi Hasegawa             3-21-1, Nihonbashihamacho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo             Nihonbashi F Tower Toshiba Tec Corporation (72) Inventor Ryuichiro Masui             3-21-1, Nihonbashihamacho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo             Nihonbashi F Tower Toshiba Tec Corporation (72) Inventor Seiichi Suzuki             3-21-1, Nihonbashihamacho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo             Nihonbashi F Tower Toshiba Tec Corporation (72) Inventor Tatsuya Sato             5-8-40 Kiba, Koto-ku, Tokyo Tokyo Pa             Kuside Building Tech Engineering             Within the corporation F-term (reference) 3E042 BA06 BA11 BA13 BA17 CA02                       CA05 CB09 CE01 CE06

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A soccer table, which is located between the operator side and the customer side and has a cargo receiving surface for placing a basket, and a cargo receiving station for the soccer table which is erected upright toward the customer side of the soccer table. A scanning unit having a code reading device for reading a code symbol attached to a product, which forms a car passage area through which the car can pass between the scanning unit and the operator side edge of the surface, and product sales work for the scanning unit. Was erected at the downstream side of the soccer table toward the customer side, forming a basket passage space through which the basket can pass between the soccer table and the load receiving surface of the soccer table, which was read by the scanning unit. A checkout system, comprising: a payment unit that performs payment for a product. 2. The cash settlement unit, which is provided to face the load receiving surface of the soccer table with a space equal to or larger than a height dimension of the basket placed on the load receiving surface of the soccer table. 2. The checkout system according to claim 1, wherein the checkout system has a drawer, and the basket passage space is formed below the drawer. 3. A money case formed in the drawer in a state where a banknote storage section for storing banknotes and a coin storage section for storing coins are partitioned and arranged in line. The checkout system according to claim 2, wherein the checkout system is provided so as to be able to be pulled out and stored in a front-rear direction in a plane substantially parallel to the load receiving surface of the soccer table. 4. The load receiving surface of the soccer table at the position where the payment unit is provided is the load receiving surface of the soccer table at the position where the basket containing the product whose code symbol is read by the scanning unit is placed. 4. The checkout system according to claim 1, wherein the checkout system is formed lower than the surface.