JP2003281450A - Merchandise sale system, server, merchandise sale method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the number of sales person by making it unnecessary for the sales persons to receive the price at the time of delivering merchandise in a shop like a mass-sales shop. <P>SOLUTION: When a purchaser purchases merchandise, the purchaser inserts a card 6 having a purchaser ID recorded to a purchaser terminal 1 and inputs merchandise specifying information (a merchandise code or the like) specifying the merchandise to be purchased and pays the price for the merchandise. The purchaser terminal 1 transmits the purchaser ID and the merchandise specifying information to a server 4, and the server 4 registers both of them in a database 5 by correlating them to each other. Thereafter, the purchaser visits an installation place of a sales person terminal 2 and hands the card to a sales person. When the sales person inserts the card 6 to the terminal 2, the purchaser ID recorded in the card 6 is sent to the server 4, and merchandise specifying information registered correspondingly to the purchaser ID is returned from the server 4. The sales person takes out the merchandise indicated by the returned merchandise specifying information from a warehouse area or the like and delivers it to the purchaser. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a merchandise sales system capable of reducing costs at mass retailers and other retailers.

[0002]

[Prior Art] In a retail store such as a mass retailer, many sales staffs are placed at a sales floor, a cashier counter, a product delivery office, etc.
We are able to provide a thorough service to buyers.

[0003] A salesperson who is placed in the sales floor has knowledge about products, and when a purchaser makes a product description at the request of the purchaser or when the purchaser decides to purchase a large product such as a personal computer. Goes to the cashier counter with the purchaser and writes the product name, product code, etc. on the slip.

Further, the salesperson arranged at the cashier counter receives from the purchaser the price of the product brought by the purchaser to the cashier counter, hands over the product to the purchaser, and the product name and product entered on the slip. Receive payment from the purchaser based on a code, etc., or notify the purchaser of the place of delivery of the product.

Further, the sales staff member who is arranged at the goods delivery place carries out the goods described on the slip handed from the purchaser from the warehouse area and hands them over to the purchaser.

[0006]

As described above, in the past, it was necessary to arrange many sales staff at many places in order to provide the buyer with a thorough service. Therefore, the labor cost is increased, and the improvement thereof is desired.

[0007] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to reduce the number of sales staff by maintaining the thorough service to the purchaser and eliminating the need for the sales staff to receive the payment when delivering the goods. It is in.

[0008] It should be noted that, in a system in which a product purchased through online shopping is delivered to the purchaser at a place designated by the purchaser (for example, a convenience store in the neighborhood of the purchaser), it becomes a delivery place of the product. By arranging store terminals in convenience stores, etc., and allowing the purchaser to pay the price using this store terminal, a system that does not require the sales staff to receive the payment (for example, a special Open 2001-319
No. 162), but it is not a technique related to store sales in which a product is directly sold to a purchaser at the store.

[0009]

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, the product selling system of the present invention includes a purchaser terminal for allowing the purchaser to pay the price, and the purchaser terminal is When the price is paid, the product specifying information (product code etc.) for specifying the product purchased by the purchaser and the purchaser ID recorded on the purchaser's recording medium are transmitted to the server. In the server, the product identification information and the purchaser I
D is associated and managed. After that, the purchaser goes to the installation location of the salesperson terminal and hands the recording medium to the salesperson. The salesperson inserts the recording medium into the salesperson terminal.
Accordingly, the salesperson terminal sends the purchaser ID recorded in the recording medium to the server. In response to this, the server returns the product identification information managed in association with the purchaser ID to the salesperson terminal. The product identification information is displayed on the salesperson terminal. The salesperson takes out the product specified by the displayed product specifying information from the warehouse area or the like and hands it over to the purchaser.

According to this structure, the purchaser's terminal automatically pays for the product purchased by the purchaser, so that the salesperson can deliver the product to the purchaser without handling cash. Therefore, it becomes possible to reduce the number of sales staff members who are conventionally arranged at the cashier counter. Also,
According to this configuration, not only large products such as personal computers but also small products such as discs and CDs are displayed in the sales area only, and the products to be handed to the purchaser are placed in the warehouse area. Since it will be better if you make a purchase, it is possible to reduce the time and effort to bring the received products to the sales floor and display them. In addition, the purchaser can receive the purchased product by handing the recording medium to the salesperson who operates the salesperson's terminal after making payment using the purchaser's terminal.
There is no need to walk around the store with the purchased product or line up at the cashier counter with the product.

Further, in the product sales system of the present invention, when the purchaser walks in the store while holding the portable terminal and finds a desired product, the product specifying information (product code etc.) for specifying the product is stored in the portable terminal. To enable recording on a recording medium. According to this configuration, when the purchaser searches for a product that he / she wants to purchase, the purchaser does not need to write down or store the product specifying information for specifying the product. In addition, the product sales system of the present invention enables settlement processing using a mobile terminal. Furthermore, the product sales system of the present invention can be used without carrying a mobile terminal.
In order to be able to record the product identification information for identifying the purchased product on the recording medium, a product terminal is provided in association with each of the plurality of products, and the product terminal is specified on the purchaser's recording medium using this product terminal. I am able to record information.

[0012]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

[0013]

[First Embodiment of the Present Invention] FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a first embodiment of a product sales system according to the present invention, in which a purchaser terminal 1 is installed in a store 100 such as a mass retailer. A terminal 2 for a salesperson, a terminal 3 for a sales manager, a server 4,
It is composed of a database (DB) 5.

The purchaser terminal 1 is a terminal operated by a customer who visits the store 100 to purchase a product, and is realized by a computer.

The purchaser terminal 1 includes an input / output control unit 11 and
The card processing unit 12, the cash processing unit 13, the print processing unit 14, and the recording medium K1 are provided.

The input / output control unit 11 has a function of displaying a product purchase menu on a display unit (not shown) such as an LCD or the purchaser uses an input unit (not shown) such as a touch panel or a keyboard to purchase a product. A function to send the product code entered on the menu to the server 4, a function to display the price of the purchased product sent from the server 4 on the product purchase menu, and payment information (payment date and time, payment It has a function of transmitting to the server 4 the merchandise purchase menu in which the information (including information indicating completion) has been input.

The card processing unit 12 has a function of reading the purchaser ID recorded on the card 6 inserted by the purchaser and transmitting it to the server 4. As the card 6, for example, an I in which a purchaser ID is recorded as shown in FIG.
It is possible to use the IC card 6 in which C is embedded or the memory card 6 in which the purchaser ID is recorded as shown in FIG. In addition to these, the purchaser I
It is also possible to use a magnetic card on which D is recorded.

The cash processing unit 13 has a function of depositing and withdrawing cash, and when the purchaser completes the payment of the purchased product,
It has a function of inputting the payment information on the product purchase menu and then transmitting the payment information to the server 4 in association with the product purchase menu for which the payment information has been input.

The print processing unit 14 has a function of outputting the contents of the product purchase menu, for which the payment information has been input, as a receipt / statement to a printer (not shown).

The recording medium K1 is a disk, a semiconductor memory, or any other recording medium, and stores a program for causing the purchaser's terminal 1, which is a computer, to function as a part of the product sales system. This program is read by the purchaser terminal 1 and the operation thereof is controlled, so that the input / output control unit 1 is provided on the purchaser terminal 1.
1. A card processing unit 12, a cash processing unit 13, and a print processing unit 14 are realized.

The salesperson terminal 2 is a terminal operated by a salesperson of the store 100, and is realized by a computer.

The salesperson terminal 2 includes an input / output control unit 21 and
The card processing unit 22, the print processing unit 23, and the recording medium K2 are provided.

The input / output control unit 21 has a function of displaying a product purchase menu sent from the server 4 on a display unit (not shown) such as an LCD, and an input unit (not shown) such as a touch panel and a keyboard by a salesperson. The function to display the delivery information of the product (including the delivery date and time of the product and the information indicating that the delivery of the product has been completed) entered on the product purchase menu, and the product purchase with the product delivery information already entered. It has a function of transmitting the menu to the server 4.

The card processing unit 22 has a function of reading the purchaser ID recorded on the purchaser's card 6 and transmitting it to the server 4.

The print processing unit 23 has a function of outputting the contents of the product purchase menu, for which the delivery information has been input, as a statement to a printer (not shown).

The recording medium K2 is a disk, a semiconductor memory, or another recording medium, and stores a program for causing the salesperson terminal 2 including a computer to function as a part of the product sales system. This program is read by the salesperson's terminal 2 and the operation is controlled, so that the input / output control unit 2 is installed on the salesperson's terminal 2.
1. The card processing unit 22 and the print processing unit 23 are realized.

The sales manager terminal 3 is a terminal operated by the sales manager in the store 100 for grasping the sales status, changing the price of goods, updating the number of stocks, and is realized by a computer.

The sales manager terminal 3 includes an input / output control unit 31.
And a recording medium K3.

The input / output control unit 31 is a server 4 which receives a command input from an input unit (not shown) such as a keyboard in order for the sales manager to grasp the sales status, change the price of goods, and update the stock quantity. And a function of displaying information sent from the server 4 on a display unit (not shown) such as an LCD.

The recording medium K3 is a disk, semiconductor memory, or other recording medium, and stores a program for causing the sales manager's terminal 3 composed of a computer to function as a part of the product sales system. This program is read by the sales manager terminal 3 and controls the operation thereof to realize the input / output control unit 31 on the sales manager terminal 3.

The database (DB) 5 includes stores 100
The product price information section 51 in which the product name and price of each product sold in the store are stored in association with the product code, and the store 100.
And a product inventory information section 52 in which inventory information indicating the inventory status of each product sold at is stored in association with a product code,
Purchaser I recorded on the card distributed to the purchaser so far
It comprises a purchaser ID information section 53 in which D is stored, and a product purchase information section 54 in which a pair of the purchaser ID sent from the server 4 and a product purchase menu is stored.

The server 4 is a server that executes various processes related to product sales and is realized by a computer.

The server 4 comprises an ID authentication processing section 41, a product purchase menu processing section 42, a calculation processing section 43, and a recording medium K4.

When the purchaser ID is sent from the purchaser terminal 1, the ID authentication processing section 41 receives the purchaser ID information section 5.
It has a function of performing an authentication process based on the contents of 3.

The product purchase menu processing unit 42 has a function of transmitting the initial product purchase menu to the purchaser terminal 1 when the ID authentication processing unit 41 determines that the authentication is OK, and the product identification from the purchaser terminal 1. When the product code is sent as information, the product name, price, and
A function of transmitting inventory information to the purchaser terminal 11, a function of registering the purchaser ID and the product purchase menu in the product purchase information section 54 in association with each other when the purchaser ID and the product purchase menu are sent from the purchaser terminal 1. When a purchaser ID is sent from the salesperson terminal 2, a function of transmitting a product purchase menu registered in the commodity purchase information section 54 corresponding to the purchaser ID to the salesperson terminal 2, Purchaser ID from terminal 2 for salesperson
When the product purchase menu in which the product delivery information has been input is sent, the product purchase menu registered in the product purchase information section 54 in combination with the purchaser ID is displayed.
It has a function of replacing the product delivery information with a product purchase menu that has been input.

The calculation processing unit 43 has a function of calculating the total amount of money when the quantity of each product to be purchased is sent from the purchaser terminal 1 and returning it to the purchaser terminal 1.

The recording medium K4 is a disk, a semiconductor memory, or another recording medium, and has a program recorded therein to cause the server 4 including a computer to function as a part of a product sales system. This program is read by the server 4 and controls its operation.
An ID authentication processing unit 41, a product purchase menu processing unit 42, and a calculation processing unit 43 are realized on the server 4.

Although not shown in FIG. 1, a doorway to a warehouse area where various products are stored is provided near the salesperson terminal 2. In addition, each product displayed in the sales floor has a price tag on which the product code, price, etc. are entered.

[0039]

[Operation of the First Embodiment] Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described in detail.

When the purchaser who visits the store 100 walks through the sales floor and finds a product to be purchased, the purchaser memo or stores the product code written on the price tag attached to the product. After that, the purchaser heads to the installation location of the purchaser terminal 1 and inserts the card 6 in which the purchaser ID is recorded into the purchaser terminal 1 (FIG. 3, S301). At this time, the purchaser does not carry the product for purchase. When the card 6 is inserted, the card processing unit 12 in the purchaser terminal 1 reads the purchaser ID recorded in the card 6,
It is transmitted to the server 4 (S302).

When the purchaser ID is sent from the purchaser terminal 1, the ID authentication processing section 41 in the server 4 receives the purchaser I
The D information section 53 is searched to check whether the sent purchaser ID is recorded in the purchaser ID information section 53. If it is recorded, the authentication is OK, and if it is not recorded, the authentication is NG (S303).

When the ID authentication processing unit 41 determines that the authentication is OK, the product purchasing menu processing unit 42 sends the initial product purchasing menu to the purchaser terminal 1 (S30).
4). In the case of authentication NG, error notification is given.

The input / output control unit 11 in the purchaser terminal 1 is
When the initial product purchase menu is sent from the server 4, it is displayed on the display unit (not shown) (S30).
5). An example of the product purchase menu displayed at this time is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 4A, the product purchase menu includes a product code input field, a product name input field,
A product price input field, a purchase price (unit price x purchase quantity) input field, a total price input field, inventory information input field, price payment information input field, and product delivery information input field are provided.

When the product purchase menu shown in FIG. 4A is displayed, the purchaser inputs the product code (product identification information) of the product to be purchased on the product purchase menu. After that, the purchaser operates the input unit to instruct the transmission of the product code. Accordingly, the input / output control unit 11 transmits the input product code to the server 4 (S306).

The product purchase menu processing unit 42 in the server 4
When the product code is sent from the buyer terminal 1,
The product name, price, and inventory information of the product with the product code is taken out from the product price information unit 51 and the product inventory information unit 52 and transmitted to the purchaser terminal 1 (S307).

As a result, the input / output control unit 11 in the purchaser terminal 1 inputs the product name, price and inventory information sent from the server 4 in the corresponding input field of the product purchase menu (S308). . An example of the contents of the product purchase menu at this time is shown in FIG. Looking at this display, the purchaser
It is confirmed that the products with the product codes “1234” and “3456” are in stock, but the products with the product code “2345” are not.

The purchaser inputs the purchase quantity of each product whose inventory has been confirmed on the product purchase menu. After that, the purchaser operates the input unit to instruct to transmit the product code and the purchase quantity. As a result, the input / output control unit 11 causes the product codes “1234” and “3456” and the purchase quantity “2”,
"1" is transmitted to the server 4 (S309).

The calculation processing unit 43 in the server 4 purchases "2000 yen" and "3000 yen" for the products with the product codes "1234" and "3456", respectively, and the total amount "50".
"00 yen" is calculated and transmitted to the purchaser terminal 1 (S3
10).

The input / output control unit 11 in the purchaser terminal 1 is
The purchase amount and the total amount sent from the server 4 are input to the corresponding input fields on the product purchase menu (S31).
1). An example of the contents of the product purchase menu at this time is shown in FIG. 4 (C).
Shown in. After that, when the purchaser decides to purchase the product for which the purchase quantity is input, the purchaser performs a determination operation. This allows
The input / output control unit 11 sends the product code of the product for which the purchase quantity is input and the purchase quantity to the server 4 (S312).
As a result, the product purchase menu processing unit 42 in the server 4
Is based on the information sent from the buyer's terminal 1,
The inventory information stored in the product inventory information section 52 is updated (S313). That is, the stock quantity of the product indicated by the product code sent from the purchaser terminal 1 is reduced by the purchase quantity.

After that, the purchaser throws cash into the cash slot of the purchaser's terminal 1 and pays for the product to be purchased (S314). When the cash processing unit 13 recognizes that the payment has been completed, the cash processing unit 13 displays, in a predetermined input field on the product purchase menu, information indicating that the payment has been completed and payment information including the payment date and time. input. An example of the contents of the product purchase menu at this time is shown in FIG. After that, the cash processing unit 13 transmits the product purchase menu in which the payment information has been input and the purchaser ID to the server 4 (S).
315).

The product purchase menu processing unit 42 in the server 4
When the product purchase menu and the purchaser ID are sent from the purchaser terminal 1, they store them in the product purchase information section 54 in association with each other (S316).

The purchaser's terminal 1 uses the print processing unit 14 as necessary to print out the contents of the product purchase menu shown in FIG. Return Card 6 to (S317, S
318).

After the card 6 is returned, the purchaser carries the card 6 to the place where the salesperson terminal 2 is installed and hands the card 6 to the salesperson. The salesperson uses the card 6 for the salesperson terminal 2
(Fig. 5, S51). As a result, the card processing unit 22 reads the purchaser ID recorded on the card 6 and sends it to the server 4 (S52).

As a result, the product purchase menu processing unit 42 in the server 4 searches the product purchase information unit 54 and finds the product purchase information paired with the purchaser ID sent from the buyer terminal 1. It is taken out and transmitted to the salesperson terminal 2 (S53).

The input / output control unit 21 in the salesperson terminal 2 is
The product purchase menu sent from the server 4 is displayed on the display unit (S54). The content of the product purchase menu displayed at this time is, for example, as shown in FIG. When the salesperson looks at the displayed product purchase menu and confirms that the purchaser has purchased the product and confirms that the payment has been completed, the purchaser takes out the product purchased by the purchaser from the warehouse area and purchases it. (S55).

After that, the salesperson operates an input unit such as a keyboard, and in a predetermined input field on the product purchase screen, the product delivery including information indicating that the delivery of the product is completed and the delivery date and time of the product. Enter the information. Accordingly, the input / output control unit 21 transmits the purchaser ID and the product purchase menu in which the product delivery information has been input to the server 4 (S56). An example of the contents of the product purchase menu at this time is shown in FIG.

The product purchase menu processing unit 42 in the server 4
When a product purchase menu in which the purchaser ID and product delivery information have been entered is sent from the purchaser terminal 1,
The product purchase menu already registered in the product purchase information section 54 in association with the purchaser ID is replaced with the product purchase menu in which the product delivery information has been input (S5).
7).

The salesperson terminal 2 uses the print processing unit 23 to print out the contents of the product purchase menu shown in FIG. 4 (E) as a statement and returns the card 6 to the purchaser if necessary. (S58, S59).

[0059]

Second Embodiment of the Present Invention Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the present embodiment, when a purchaser walks in a store while holding a mobile terminal and finds a product that he / she wants to purchase, product identification information (product code etc.) for identifying the product can be recorded on a card using the mobile terminal. It is characterized by the point. FIG. 6 is a block diagram of the second embodiment of the present invention, which is different from the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1 in that a mobile terminal 7 is added, and instead of the purchaser's terminal 1, the purchaser It is different in that it is provided with a terminal 1a for use, that a server 4a is provided instead of the server 4, and that a card 6a is used instead of the card 6.

The card 6a is a card handed to the purchaser and returned to the store when the purchaser visits the purchaser, or a card owned by the purchaser. For example, as shown in FIG. Person ID, product information (the product name, price, and inventory information of each product for sale are recorded in association with the product code of the product) and the IC in which the initial product purchase menu is recorded is embedded. The IC card 6a or the memory card 6 on which the purchaser ID, product information, and initial product purchase menu are recorded, as shown in FIG.
Can be used. Here, when the card 6a is to be handed to the purchaser when the purchaser comes to the store, the retailer records the latest product information at that time on the card and hands it to the purchaser. When the card 6a is owned by the purchaser, the card 6a is handed to the salesperson and the latest product information is recorded on the card 6a, or the purchaser himself operates the purchaser terminal 1a. And card 6
The latest product information is recorded in a.

The portable terminal 7 is a portable terminal such as a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), and has an input / output control unit 71, a card processing unit 72, and a calculation processing unit 7.
3 and a recording medium K7. The mobile terminal 7 may be prepared by the store or owned by the purchaser. However, if the purchaser owns it, it is necessary to install the application software provided by the store in the recording medium K7 in order to give the mobile terminal 7 the following functions.

The card processing section 72 uses the purchaser's card 6a.
The function to read the initial product purchase menu recorded in, the function to read the product information corresponding to the product code entered by the purchaser from the input unit (not shown) such as the keyboard from the card 6a, and the latest product It has a function of recording the contents of the purchase menu in a predetermined area of the card 6a.

The input / output control unit 71 has a function of displaying a product purchase menu read from the card 6a by the card processing unit 72 on a display unit (not shown) such as an LCD or an input unit such as a keyboard by the purchaser. It has a function of displaying information such as a product code input from (not shown) on the product purchase menu.

The calculation processing unit 73 has a function of displaying the purchase price and the total price of each product purchased by the purchaser on the product purchase menu.

The recording medium K7 is a disk, a semiconductor memory, or any other recording medium, and stores a program for causing the mobile terminal 7 to function as a part of the product sales system. This program is read by the mobile terminal 7 including a computer and controls the operation thereof to realize the input / output control unit 71, the card processing unit 72, and the calculation processing unit 73 on the mobile terminal 7.

The purchaser's terminal 1a is provided with the purchaser's terminal 1 shown in FIG. 1 and an input / output control unit 11a instead of the input / output control unit 11, and a card processing unit instead of the card processing unit 12. Point having section 12a and recording medium K1
The difference is that a recording medium K1a is provided instead of the above.

The card processing unit 12a uses the purchaser's card 6
The function of reading the purchaser ID recorded in a, the function of reading the latest contents of the product purchase menu recorded in a predetermined area of the card 6a, and the purchaser ID in the server 4a
It also has the function of sending the latest contents of the product purchase menu.

The input / output control unit 11a has a function of displaying a product purchase menu, which reflects the latest inventory information sent from the server 4a, on a display unit (not shown) such as an LCD.

The recording medium K1a stores a program for realizing the input / output control unit 11a, the card processing unit 12b, the cash processing unit 13, and the print processing unit 14 on the purchaser terminal 1a.

The server 4a includes the server 4 shown in FIG.
A product purchase menu processing unit 42a is provided instead of the product purchase menu processing unit 42, a calculation processing unit 43a is provided instead of the calculation processing unit 43, and a recording medium K4a is provided instead of the recording medium K4. The difference is that.

When the stock information in the product purchase menu sent from the purchaser terminal 1a is different from the latest stock information stored in the product stock information section 52, the product purchase menu processing unit 42a stores the stock information. Along with the correction, the function of correcting the purchase amount and the total amount using the calculation processing unit 43a, the function of transmitting the corrected product purchase menu to the purchaser terminal 1a, and the purchase sent from the purchaser 1a Person I
Item purchase information section 5 by associating D with the item purchase menu
4 or the purchaser ID is sent from the salesperson terminal 2 to the purchaser I in the product purchase information section 54.
When a function for transmitting a product purchase menu registered in association with D to the salesperson terminal 2 or a product purchase menu in which the purchaser ID and product delivery information have been input is sent from the salesperson terminal 2 It has a function of replacing the product purchase menu registered in the product purchase information section 54 with the purchaser ID with the product purchase menu to which the product delivery information has been input.

The calculation processing unit 43a has a function of calculating the purchase amount and the total amount of money in the product purchase menu in accordance with the instruction of the product purchase menu processing unit 42a and inputting them into the corresponding input fields.

In the recording medium K4a, I
A program for realizing the D authentication processing unit 41, the product purchase menu processing unit 42a, and the calculation processing unit 43a is recorded.

[0074]

Operation of the Second Embodiment of the Present Invention Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described.

If the card 6a has the latest merchandise information recorded by the store side and is handed to the purchaser who came to the store, the purchaser inserts the card 6a handed at the time of visit to the portable terminal 7. On the other hand, when the card 6a is a card owned by the purchaser, the purchaser goes to the installation place of the purchaser terminal 1a, inserts the card 6a,
Furthermore, the input unit is operated to input an acquisition request for the latest product information (including the latest inventory information). As a result, the input / output control unit 11a in the purchaser terminal 1a requests the latest product information from the server 4a. The product purchase menu processing unit 42a in the server 4a retrieves the latest product information from the database 5 and sends it to the purchaser terminal 1a. The card processing unit 12a of the purchaser terminal 1a records the latest product information sent from the server 4a on the card 6a. After that, the purchaser inserts the card 6a into the mobile terminal 7. The input / output control unit 71 in the mobile terminal 7 has the inserted card 6
The initial item purchase menu is read from a and displayed on the display unit (FIG. 8, S81). An example of the contents of the product purchase menu displayed at this time is shown in FIG.

When the purchaser walks in the store with the mobile terminal 7 on which the product purchase menu is displayed and finds the product (one or more) desired to be purchased, he operates the input section of the mobile terminal 7, The product code of the product is input on the product purchase menu (S82). When the input of the product code is completed, the purchaser operates the input unit to instruct to display the price and the like. As a result, the card processing unit 72 retrieves from the card 6a the product name, price, and inventory information recorded corresponding to the product code, and the input / output control unit 11a inputs them into the corresponding product purchase menu. It is displayed in the column (S83). An example of the contents of the product purchase menu displayed at this time is shown in FIG.

After that, the purchaser inputs the purchase quantity in the corresponding input field on the product purchase menu using the input section, and further instructs the display of the purchase price and the like (S84). Accordingly, the calculation processing unit 73 calculates the purchase amount of each in-stock item and the total amount to be paid by the purchaser, and the input / output control unit 11a calculates the purchase amount and the total amount calculated by the calculation processing unit 73. It is displayed in the corresponding input field on the purchase menu (S85). An example of the contents of the product purchase menu displayed at this time is shown in FIG. Then, the latest contents of the product purchase menu shown in FIG. 4C are written in the card 6a by the input / output control unit 11a (S86).

Each time the purchaser walks in the store and finds the product he / she wants to purchase, the above-mentioned operation (S82, S84) is carried out, and the portable terminal 7 carries out the above-mentioned steps S83, S85, S86 according to the operation carried out by the purchaser. I do.

After that, the purchaser pays the price,
Head to the installation location of the purchaser terminal 1a. Then, the card 6a is taken out from the mobile terminal 7 and inserted into the purchaser terminal 1a (FIG. 9, S901).

Card processing unit 12a in the terminal 1a for purchaser
Reads out the latest contents of the purchaser ID and the merchandise purchase menu recorded on the card 6a and sends them to the server 4a (S902).

As a result, the ID authentication processing unit 41 in the server 4a carries out the authentication processing (S903). And authentication N
In the case of G, an error notification is sent to the purchaser terminal 1a. On the other hand, in the case of the authentication being OK, the product purchase menu processing unit 42a causes the product purchase menu processing unit 42a to carry the stock information in the product purchase menu sent from the buyer terminal 1a and the stock information recorded in the database 5 (latest stock Information), and if there is any difference, rewrite it with the inventory information recorded in the database 5, and further use the calculation processing unit 43a to correct the purchase price and total price, and the corrected product The purchase menu is transmitted to the purchaser terminal 1a. If there is no difference, the product purchase menu sent from the purchaser terminal 1a is sent back to the purchaser terminal 1a as it is (S904, S905).

Input / output control section 11a in the terminal 1a for purchaser
Displays the product purchase menu, which reflects the latest inventory information sent from the server 4a, on the display unit (S90).
6). When deciding to purchase the product by looking at this display, the determining operation is performed. Accordingly, the input / output control unit 11a sends the product code of the product for which the purchase quantity is input and the purchase quantity to the server 4 (S907). Accordingly, the product purchase menu processing unit 42a in the server 4a updates the inventory information stored in the database 5 based on the information sent from the buyer terminal 1a (S908). afterwards,
The purchaser confirms the total amount to be paid with the product purchase menu, and inserts cash into the cash slot of the purchaser terminal 1 (S909). It should be noted that the purchaser can stop the purchase of the product if he or she sees the product purchase menu in which the latest inventory information is reflected and confirms that the required product is not in stock. When the cash processing unit 13 recognizes that the payment of the price is completed, it inputs the payment information into a predetermined input field on the product purchase menu. An example of the contents of the product purchase menu at this time is shown in FIG. After that, the cash processing unit 13 transmits the product purchase menu in which the payment information has been input and the purchaser ID to the server 4a (S91).
0).

Product purchase menu processing unit 4 in server 4a
When the product purchase menu and the purchaser ID are sent from the buyer terminal 1, 2a stores them in the product purchase information section 54 in the database 5 in association with each other (S91).
1).

The purchaser terminal 1a includes a print processing unit 14
Using, to print out the contents of the product purchase menu shown in FIG. 4 (D) as a receipt / statement,
Return the card 6a to the purchaser (S912, S91
3).

After the card 6a is returned, the purchaser carries the card 6a to the place where the salesperson terminal 2 is installed and hands the card 6a to the salesperson. After that, the same processing as the processing shown in the flowchart of FIG. 5 is performed.

[0086]

Third Embodiment of the Present Invention Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described. The present embodiment is characterized in that the purchaser can use the mobile terminal to pay for the product purchased. FIG. 10 is a block diagram of a third embodiment of the present invention, which is different from the second embodiment shown in FIG.
Is equipped with a mobile terminal 7b instead of, a purchaser terminal 1a is unnecessary, a sales manager terminal 3b is provided instead of the sales manager terminal 3, and a database 5b is used instead of the database 5. Is provided, a communication device 8 is added, and the server 4 is used instead of the server 4a.
The difference is that b is provided.

The mobile terminal 7b is the mobile terminal 7 shown in FIG.
The difference is that the input / output control unit 71 is provided with 71b, the recording medium K7b is provided instead of the recording medium K7, and the communication processing unit 74 is added.

The communication processing unit 74 has a function of exchanging information with the communication device 8 wirelessly.

The input / output control unit 71b is the input / output control unit 71b.
In addition to the functions provided by the purchaser, a function of transmitting the latest product information acquisition request input by the purchaser from the input unit to the server 4b via the communication processing unit 74 and the communication device 8 and the server 4b.
It has a function of recording the latest merchandise information sent from the card 6a using the card processing unit 72.

In the recording medium K7b, on the portable terminal 7b,
Input / output control unit 71b, card processing unit 72, calculation processing unit 7
3. A program for realizing the communication processing unit 74 is recorded.

The terminal 3b for the sales manager includes the input / output control unit 3
1 in that an input / output control unit 31b is provided instead of the card 1, a card processing unit 32b is provided, and a recording medium K3b is provided instead of the recording medium K3. ing.

The input / output control unit 31b is the input / output control unit 31b.
In addition to the functions provided by, the sales manager has a function of transmitting a credit information registration request input using the input unit to the server 4b. The credit information registration request includes the purchaser ID recorded on the card 6a owned by the purchaser who requested the registration of the credit card number and the credit card number used by the purchaser to purchase the product. The program recorded on the recording medium K3b is read by the sales manager terminal 3b and controls the operation thereof to realize the input / output control unit 31b and the card processing unit 32b.

The server 4b includes the product purchase menu processing unit 4
2a is provided with a product purchase menu processing unit 42b, a credit payment processing unit 44 is added, a communication processing unit 45 is added, and a recording medium K4b is used instead of the recording medium K4a. The point is that
It is different from the server 4a.

In addition to the functions of the product purchase menu processing unit 42a, the product purchase menu processing unit 42b has a function of inputting payment information to the product purchase menu and a product purchase menu in which payment information has already been input. It has a function to send to.

The database 5b is used for the credit information section 5
Database 5 is different in that 5 is added.

The credit settlement processing unit 44 has a function of associating the purchaser ID and the credit card number included in the credit information registration request sent from the sales manager terminal 3b with each other and registering them in the credit information unit 55. Also, it has a function to settle the price of the product purchased by the purchaser based on the purchaser ID, the product purchase menu, and the contents of the credit information section 55 sent from the mobile terminal 7b.

The communication processing unit 45 has a function of exchanging information with the portable terminal 7b via the communication device 8.

The recording medium K4b has an ID on the server 4b.
Programs for implementing the authentication processing unit 41, the product purchase menu processing unit 42b, the calculation processing unit 43a, the credit payment processing unit 44, and the communication processing unit 45 are recorded.

[0099]

[Operation of the third embodiment] If the purchaser who has visited the store 100 has already registered the credit information,
If the credit card information has not been registered by inserting the card 6a into the mobile terminal 7b, go to the installation location of the sales manager terminal 3b, hand the card 6a to the sales manager, and give the credit card number to the sales manager. Inform. Accordingly, the sales manager transmits a credit information registration request including the purchaser ID read from the card 6a using the card processing unit 32b and the credit card number notified by the purchaser to the server 4b (FIG. 11). , S11
1). Thereby, the credit payment processing unit 44 in the server 4b registers the purchaser ID and the credit card number included in the credit information registration request in the credit information unit 55 in association with each other (S112). After that, the purchaser inserts the card 6a into the mobile terminal 7b.

When the card 6a is inserted, the portable terminal 7b displays a product purchase menu as shown in FIG. 4A on the display section (FIG. 12, S81). After that, the purchaser operates the input / output unit to instruct the acquisition of the latest product information. As a result, the input / output control unit 71b sends the latest product information acquisition request to the server 4b via the communication processing unit 74 and the communication device 8 (S121). The product purchase menu processing unit 42b in the server 4b retrieves the latest product information from the database 5b in response to the acquisition request, and then the mobile terminal 7b.
To return. The input / output control unit 71b in the mobile terminal 7b is
When the latest product information is returned from the server 4b, it is recorded on the card 6a (S122). Thereafter, the same processing as S82 to S86 in FIG. 8 described above is performed. At this time, for example, a product purchase menu as shown in FIG. 4C is displayed on the display unit of the mobile terminal 7b.

After that, the purchaser instructs the communication processing section 74 to transmit the product purchase menu and the purchaser ID. As a result, the communication processing unit 74 causes the purchaser ID recorded in the product purchase menu and the card 6a shown in FIG.
Is transmitted to the server 4b via the communication device 8 (see FIG. 1).
3, S1301).

As a result, the server 4b has the above-mentioned configuration shown in FIG.
The same process as S903 to S905 is performed, and the product purchase menu reflecting the latest inventory information is displayed on the communication processing unit 45,
It is transmitted to the mobile terminal 7b via the communication device 8 (S130).
2 to S1304).

The input / output control unit 71 in the portable terminal 7b displays the product purchase menu sent from the server 4b on the display unit (S1305). After confirming the price to be paid and the inventory information by looking at this display, the purchaser performs a decision operation. As a result, the input / output control unit 71b displays the purchaser ID.
The communication processing unit 7 displays the product purchase menu displayed as
4, sent to the server 4b via the communication device 8 (S130
6).

The product purchase menu processing unit 42b updates the inventory information according to the information sent from the portable terminal 7b (S1307). The credit payment processing unit 44 uses the credit card number registered corresponding to the purchaser ID sent from the mobile terminal 7 as the credit information unit 55.
And the credit card payment process is performed according to the product purchase menu sent from the mobile terminal 7b (S).
1308). After that, the product purchase menu processing unit 42b
Enters payment information on the product purchase menu and sends it to the mobile terminal 7b (S1309). Further, the product purchase menu processing unit 42b stores the product purchase menu and the purchaser ID in the product purchase information unit 54 in the database 5 in association with each other (S1310).

The input / output control unit 71b in the portable terminal 7b is
A product purchase menu for which payment information has been input is displayed on the display unit (S1311). The content of the product purchase menu displayed at this time is, for example, as shown in FIG.

After that, the purchaser heads to the installation location of the salesperson terminal 2 and hands the card 6a to the salesperson. After that, the same processing as the processing shown in the flowchart of FIG. 5 is performed.

By installing the communication device 8 in the store 100 as in this embodiment, the latest product information can be obtained using the portable terminal 7 in the second embodiment shown in FIG. It becomes possible to do.

[0108]

Fourth Embodiment of the Invention Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the present embodiment, a product terminal is provided in association with each of a plurality of products being sold, and the product information (product code, product name, price) of the purchased product is displayed on the purchaser's card using this product terminal. , Including inventory information). FIG. 14 is a block diagram of the fourth embodiment of the present invention. The present embodiment and the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1 are different from each other in that they sell a plurality of products 10-1 to 10-n.
Commodity terminals 9-1 to 9-n are arranged in association with each other, a purchaser terminal 1c is provided instead of the purchaser terminal 1, and a server 4c is provided instead of the server 4. The difference is that.

The product terminal 9-1 includes a card processing unit 91.
And a product information section 92. The product information section 92 stores the product information of the product 10-1. The product information includes a product code of the product 10-1, a product name, a price, and inventory information (the number of stocks). The card processing unit 91 has a function of recording the product information of the product 10-1 on the card 6 of the purchaser,
It has a function of updating product information and a function of transmitting an inventory update instruction to the server 4c.

The purchaser terminal 1c is inserted into the card 6 in which the purchaser ID and product information are recorded, so that FIG.
As shown in (B), it has a function of displaying a product purchase menu on the display unit, a function of depositing and withdrawing cash, a function of transmitting a purchaser ID and a product purchase menu to the server 4c, and the like. The recording medium K1c stores a program for giving the above-mentioned function to the purchaser terminal 1c composed of a computer.

The server 4c stores the purchaser ID sent from the purchaser terminal 1c in the product purchase information section 54 of the database 5 in association with the purchaser ID and the purchase menu, and purchases from the salesperson terminal 2. When the person ID is sent, the function of transmitting the commodity purchase menu registered in the commodity purchase information section 54 in association with the purchaser ID to the salesperson terminal 2 and the commodity terminals 9-1. 9-n to update the inventory information stored in the product information section 92 according to the inventory update instruction to the latest inventory information. The recording medium K4c stores a program for causing the server 4c including a computer to have the above-described functions.

[0112]

[Operation of the Fourth Embodiment] When the purchaser walks in the store and finds a product 10-j (1≤j≤n) he / she wants to purchase, the product terminal 9-j provided corresponding to the product 10-j. Insert the card 6 into. It should be noted that when the purchaser purchases a plurality of products 10-j, the purchaser inserts / removes the card 6 the number of times (α times) according to the purchase quantity (α). Card processing unit 91
Each time the card 6 is inserted, it checks whether or not the product information corresponding to the own terminal 9-j is already recorded on the card 6 (FIG. 15, S151). If not recorded, the product information stored in the product information section 92 is additionally recorded on the card 6 and the purchase quantity "1" is recorded (S152). The inventory information recorded on the card 6 is
When the stock quantity is "0", the stock is "absent", and in other cases, the stock is "present". On the other hand, when the product information of the product 10-j is already recorded on the card 6, the purchase quantity recorded on the card 6 is incremented by 1 (S
153). In step S153, it is checked whether or not the stock quantity is "0". If the stock quantity is "0", the stock information recorded on the card 6 is set to "none".
When the processing of step S152 or S153 ends,
The card processing unit 91 sends the product 10-to the server 4c.
The inventory update instruction including the product code of j is transmitted, and the inventory information (stock quantity) recorded in the product information section 92 is decremented by 1 (S154, S155). If the stock quantity is "0", the update is not performed. On the other hand, the server 4c
When an inventory update instruction including the product code of the product 10-j is sent from the product terminal 9-j, the inventory quantity of the product 10-j recorded in the database 5 is decremented by -1. However, if the stock quantity is already "0", the update is not performed.

The purchaser performs the same operation every time he or she finds a desired product. By this operation, product information of all products that the purchaser intends to purchase is recorded on the card 6. In this embodiment, the product information is written on the card by inserting the card into the product terminal, but a card or product terminal that can write product information in a contactless manner may be used. .

After that, the purchaser inserts the card 6 in which the product information of the product to be purchased is recorded into the purchaser terminal 1c (FIG. 16, S1601). Accordingly, the purchaser terminal 1c reads the product information recorded on the card 6 and displays the product purchase menu as shown in FIG. 4C on the display unit based on the read product information (S1602).

After that, the purchaser throws cash into the cash slot of the purchaser terminal 1c and pays for the product to be purchased (S1603). When the purchaser terminal 1c recognizes that the payment of the price has been completed, it inputs the payment information into a predetermined input field on the product purchase menu. An example of the contents of the product purchase menu at this time is shown in FIG. After that, the purchaser terminal 1c transmits the product purchase menu in which the payment information has been input and the purchaser ID to the server 4 (S160).
4).

When the purchaser terminal 1c sends the product purchase menu and the purchaser ID, the server 4 stores them in the product purchase information section 54 in the database 5 in association with each other (S1605).

The purchaser's terminal 1c is shown in FIG.
The contents of the product purchase menu shown in (D) are printed out as a receipt / statement, and the purchaser receives a card 6
Is returned (S1606, S1607).

After that, the purchaser hands over the card 6 to the salesperson toward the installation place of the salesperson terminal 2. After this,
Almost the same processing as the processing shown in the flowchart of FIG. 5 is performed.

In the above-described embodiment, the server 4c is provided in addition to the purchaser terminal 1c, and the server 4c stores the purchaser ID and the product purchase menu (S1 in FIG. 16).
605), a process of transmitting the product purchase menu corresponding to the purchaser ID to the salesperson terminal 2 (S53 of FIG. 5), a process of replacing the product purchase menu (S57 of FIG. 5), and a product terminal 9 Although the inventory information update processing is performed in accordance with the inventory update instruction sent from -j, the server 4c may be unnecessary by performing these processing at the purchaser terminal 1c. Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment,
After the purchaser inserts the card 6 into the product terminal 9-j and leaves the store without purchasing the product (without performing the process shown in the flowchart of FIG. 16), the data is recorded in the database 5. The inventory information stored is different from the actual inventory status. In order to prevent such a situation, for example, when leaving the shop, the card 6 may be inserted into the purchaser terminal 1c without fail and the cancel button (not shown) may be pressed. When the above-described operation is performed, the purchaser terminal 1c checks whether or not the payment information is recorded on the card 6, and if not, the product code and the purchase quantity recorded on the card 6 are checked. Pair (however, it does not include those whose purchase quantity is not recorded)
A cancel instruction including "" is transmitted to the server 4c. The server 4c updates the inventory information according to the content of the cancel instruction. That is, of the inventory information of each product, the inventory information of the product indicated by the product code included in the cancel instruction is increased by the purchase quantity included in the cancel instruction.

[0120]

Fifth Embodiment of the Present Invention Next, a fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described. This embodiment is characterized in that a product terminal is provided in association with each of a plurality of products being sold, and the product information of the purchased product is recorded on the purchaser's card using this product terminal. . FIG. 17 is a block diagram of the fifth embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment and the fourth embodiment shown in FIG. 14, a mobile terminal 7d is added,
A communication device 8 is added, a purchaser terminal 1c is unnecessary, a server 4d is provided instead of the server 4c, and a sales manager terminal 3b is provided instead of the sales manager terminal 3. The difference is that a database 5b is provided instead of the database 5.

The mobile terminal 7d is inserted into the card 6 in which the purchaser ID and the product information are recorded.
As shown in (B), it has a function of displaying a product purchase menu on the display unit, a function of transmitting a purchaser ID, a product purchase menu to the server 4d via the communication device 8, and the like. The recording medium K7d includes a mobile terminal 7d including a computer.
A program for providing the above-mentioned function is recorded in.

The server 4d has a function of associating the purchaser ID sent from the mobile terminal 7d with the product purchase menu and storing them in the product purchase information section 54 of the database 5, and the purchaser ID from the salesperson terminal 2 Is sent, the function of transmitting the product purchase menu registered in the product purchase information section 54 in association with the purchaser ID to the salesperson terminal 2, and the product terminals 9-1 to 9-9. Based on the function of updating the inventory information stored in the database 5 according to the inventory update instruction sent from -n, the purchaser ID, the product purchase menu, and the contents of the credit information section 55 sent from the mobile terminal 7d. In addition, the purchaser has a function to settle the price of the purchased product. The recording medium K4d has recorded therein a program for causing the server 4d including a computer to have the above-described functions.

[0123]

[Operation of the Fifth Embodiment] As in the fourth embodiment, the purchaser walks in the store and purchases the product 10-j (1 ≦ j ≦.
When n) is found, the card 6 is inserted into the product terminal 9-j provided corresponding to the product. This allows
Steps S151 to S155 of the flow chart of FIG. 15 described above.
The same processing is performed, and the product information of the product 10-j is recorded on the card 6.

After that, the purchaser inserts the card 6 into the portable terminal 7d carried by the purchaser (FIG. 18, S1801).
As a result, the mobile terminal 7d reads the product information recorded on the card 6 and displays the product purchase menu as shown in FIG. 4C on the display unit based on the information (S18).
02).

Thereafter, the portable terminal 7d sends the contents of the displayed product purchase menu and the purchaser ID to the server 4d via the communication device 8 (S1803).

The server 4d performs credit settlement processing according to the purchaser ID, the contents of the product purchase menu, and the contents of the credit information section 55 sent from the mobile terminal 7d (S1804). After that, the payment information is input on the product purchase menu and transmitted to the mobile terminal 7d (S18).
05). Further, the server 4d stores the product purchase menu and the purchaser ID in association with each other in the product purchase information section 54 in the database 5 (S1806).

The mobile terminal 7d displays the product purchase menu for which the payment information has been input on the display unit (S1807).
The content of the product purchase menu displayed at this time is, for example, as shown in FIG.

After that, the purchaser hands over the card 6 to the salesperson toward the installation place of the salesperson terminal 2. After this,
It is similar to the fourth embodiment. In this embodiment also, the terminal for performing the cancel operation described in the fourth embodiment is prepared, and the cancel operation is always performed when the customer returns, so that the database is saved in the database 5b. Inventory information can be matched to actual inventory status.

[0129]

As described above, according to the present invention, the purchaser terminal for allowing the purchaser to pay the price is provided, and the salesperson does not have to perform the business of receiving the price. It is possible to reduce the number of sales staff assigned to. Further, the present invention is the purchaser ID recorded in the purchaser's recording medium sent from the purchaser terminal.
When the purchaser ID recorded in the purchaser's recording medium is sent from the salesperson's terminal in advance, the purchaser ID is associated with the product identification information for identifying the purchase product and managed by the server. Since the product identification information corresponding to is transmitted to the terminal for the salesperson and the salesperson is informed of the product to be handed over to the purchaser, not only large products such as personal computers but also small products such as discs and CDs, It is only necessary to display only the products for display in the sales floor and arrange the products to be handed to the purchaser in the warehouse area. As a result, it is possible to reduce the time and effort required to carry the received products to the sales floor for display. In addition, the purchaser can receive the purchased product by handing the recording medium to the salesperson who operates the salesperson's terminal after making payment using the purchaser's terminal. It is no longer necessary to take it with you to the store or to bring your product to the cashier counter.

Further, according to the present invention, when a purchaser walks in a store while carrying a portable terminal and finds a product to be purchased,
Since the product specifying information for specifying the product can be recorded on the recording medium using the mobile terminal, the purchaser is
There is no need to write down or store the product identification information of the product you want to purchase.

Further, according to the present invention, the product terminal for recording the product specifying information of the corresponding product in association with each of the plurality of products is recorded on the purchaser's recording medium. Therefore, even if the portable terminal is not carried around, It is possible to record product specifying information for specifying a purchased product on a recording medium.

Further, according to the present invention, payment information such as a credit card number is sent from the mobile terminal carried by the purchaser to the server, so that payment can be performed using the mobile terminal.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a card 6.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a processing example of the first exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a product purchase menu.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a processing example of the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a card 6a.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a processing example of the second exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a processing example of the second exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram of a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a processing example of the third exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a processing example of the third exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a processing example of the third exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a block diagram of a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing a processing example of the fourth embodiment.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing a processing example of the fourth exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 17 is a block diagram of a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing a processing example of the fifth embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1, 1a, 1c ... Buyer's terminal 11, 11a ... Input / output control unit 12, 12a ... Card processing unit 13 ... Cash processing unit 14 ... Print processing unit K1, K1a, K1c ... Recording medium 2 ... Salesperson terminal 21 ... Input / output control unit 22 ... Card processing unit 23 ... Print processing unit K2 ... Recording medium 3, 3b ... Terminal for sales manager 31, 31b ... Input / output control unit 32b ... Card processing unit K3, K3b ... recording medium 4, 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d ... server 41 ... ID authentication processing unit 42, 42a, 42b ... Product purchase menu processing unit 43, 43a ... Calculation processing unit K4, K4a, K4b, K4c, K4d ... Recording medium 5, 5b ... Database 51 ... Commodity price information section 52 ... Product inventory information section 53 ... Purchaser ID information section 54 ... Merchandise purchase information section 55 ... Credit Information Department 6, 6a ... Card 7, 7b, 7d ... Mobile terminal 71, 71b ... Input / output control unit 72 ... Card processing unit 73 ... Calculation processing unit 74 ... Communication processing unit K7, K7b, K7d ... Recording medium 8 ... Communication device 9-1 to 9-n ... Product terminals 10-1 to 10-n ... Products

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Claims (20)

[Claims] 1. A merchandise sales system including a purchaser terminal arranged in a store, a salesperson terminal arranged in the store, and a server, wherein the purchaser terminal is a purchaser. Means for reading the purchaser ID recorded in the person's recording medium, means for presenting to the purchaser the total price of the purchased products specified by the product specification information input by the purchaser, and means for making cash deposits and withdrawals And means for transmitting the purchaser ID and the product identification information to the server when the purchaser pays the total amount using the means, the server transmitting the purchaser terminal and the product specifying information from the purchaser terminal. A means for managing the acquired purchaser ID and the product identification information in association with each other; and a purchaser ID sent from the salesperson terminal,
And a means for transmitting the product identification information managed in association with the purchaser ID to the salesperson terminal, wherein the salesperson terminal displays the purchaser ID recorded in the purchaser's recording medium. A product sales system comprising: a unit for transmitting to the server; and a unit for displaying the product specifying information transmitted from the server. 2. A merchandise sales system including a portable terminal carried by a purchaser, a purchaser's terminal arranged in a store, a salesperson's terminal arranged in the store, and a server. The mobile terminal includes means for recording the total price of the product identification information input by the purchaser and the purchase product specified by the product identification information on the purchaser's recording medium, and the purchaser terminal is the purchaser. Means for reading the purchaser ID, the product identification information and the total amount of money recorded in the recording medium, the means for presenting the product identification information and the total amount of money read by the means to the purchaser, and the means for depositing and withdrawing cash. And means for transmitting the purchaser ID and the product identification information to the server when the purchaser pays the total amount using the means, the server transmitting the purchaser terminal and the product specifying information from the purchaser terminal. Being Buyer ID and means for managing in association with the commodity specifying information, when the buyer ID from the terminal for the salesperson is sent,
And a means for transmitting the product identification information managed in association with the purchaser ID to the salesperson terminal, wherein the salesperson terminal displays the purchaser ID recorded in the purchaser's recording medium. A product sales system comprising: a unit for transmitting to the server; and a unit for displaying the product specifying information transmitted from the server. 3. A product sales system comprising a mobile terminal carried by a purchaser, a salesperson's terminal arranged in a store, and a server, wherein the mobile terminal identifies the product specified by the purchaser. The means for presenting the total price of the purchased product specified by the information to the purchaser, the purchaser ID recorded in the purchaser's recording medium, the product identification information input by the purchaser, and the payment processing input by the purchaser. Means for transmitting necessary payment information to the server, the server managing the purchaser ID sent from the mobile terminal and the product identification information in association with each other; Means for performing payment processing based on the received payment information, and a purchaser ID sent from the salesperson terminal,
And a means for transmitting the product identification information managed in association with the purchaser ID to the salesperson terminal, wherein the salesperson terminal displays the purchaser ID recorded in the purchaser's recording medium. A product sales system comprising: a unit for transmitting to the server; and a unit for displaying the product specifying information transmitted from the server. 4. The product sales system according to claim 2, wherein the mobile terminal requests the server for the latest inventory information, and the mobile terminal sends the latest inventory information from the server in response to the request. Means for holding the latest inventory information, wherein the server includes means for transmitting the latest inventory information to the mobile terminal in response to a request from the mobile terminal. 5. A terminal for a purchaser disposed in a store, a terminal for a salesperson disposed in the store, a server, and a product terminal provided for each of a plurality of products. In the product sales system, each of the product terminals includes means for writing product specifying information for specifying a product corresponding to the own terminal in a purchaser's recording medium, and the purchaser terminal is A means for reading the purchaser ID and the product identification information recorded on the recording medium; a means for presenting the purchaser with the total price of the purchased products identified by the product identification information; a means for depositing and withdrawing cash; Means for transmitting the purchaser ID and the product identification information to the server when the purchaser has paid the total amount using the means, and the server is transmitted from the purchaser terminal. Purchaser ID Means for managing in association with product identification information, when the buyer ID from the terminal for the salesperson is sent,
And a means for transmitting the product identification information managed in association with the purchaser ID to the salesperson terminal, wherein the salesperson terminal displays the purchaser ID recorded in the purchaser's recording medium. A product sales system comprising: a unit for transmitting to the server; and a unit for displaying the product specifying information transmitted from the server. 6. A product sale including a purchaser terminal arranged in a store, a salesperson terminal arranged in the store, and a product terminal provided corresponding to each of a plurality of products. In the system, each of the product terminals includes means for writing product specifying information for specifying a product corresponding to the own terminal in a purchaser's recording medium, and the purchaser's terminal is in the purchaser's recording medium. A means for reading the recorded purchaser ID and the product specifying information, a means for presenting the purchaser with the total price of the purchased products specified by the product specifying information, a means for depositing / withdrawing cash, and the means. When the purchaser pays the total amount, means for managing the purchaser ID and the product identification information in association with each other, and when the purchaser ID is sent from the salesperson terminal,
And a means for transmitting the product identification information managed in association with the purchaser ID to the salesperson terminal, wherein the salesperson terminal displays the purchaser ID recorded in the purchaser's recording medium. A product sales system comprising: a means for transmitting to the purchaser terminal; and a means for displaying the product specifying information transmitted from the purchaser terminal. 7. The commodity sales system according to claim 6, wherein each commodity terminal writes commodity identification information for identifying a commodity corresponding to its own terminal in a purchaser's recording medium, the commodity inventory. A means for transmitting an inventory update instruction for instructing update of information to the purchaser terminal is provided, and the purchaser terminal is provided with means for updating inventory information in accordance with the inventory update instruction sent from the product terminal. A product sales system characterized by 8. A product sales system including a portable terminal carried by a purchaser, a salesperson terminal arranged in a store, a server, and a product terminal provided for each of a plurality of products. Wherein each of the product terminals includes means for writing product specifying information for specifying a product corresponding to the own terminal in a purchaser's recording medium, and the mobile terminal is configured to store the product specifying information by the purchaser. A means for presenting the total price of the specified purchased products to the purchaser, the purchaser ID and product identification information recorded on the purchaser's recording medium, and the payment information required by the purchaser for the payment processing. Means for transmitting to the server, means for managing the purchaser ID and product identification information sent from the mobile terminal in association with each other, and payment information sent from the mobile terminal. Based on Payment processing means for performing, when the purchaser ID from the terminal for the sales staff have been sent Te,
And a means for transmitting the product identification information managed in association with the purchaser ID to the salesperson terminal, wherein the salesperson terminal displays the purchaser ID recorded in the purchaser's recording medium. A product sales system comprising: a unit for transmitting to the server; and a unit for displaying the product specifying information transmitted from the server. 9. The product selling system according to claim 5, wherein each product terminal writes product specifying information specifying a product corresponding to its own terminal into a purchaser's recording medium. Of the inventory information is transmitted to the server, and the server includes means for updating the inventory information according to the inventory update instruction sent from the commodity terminal. And the product sales system. 10. The stock information of the product, which has the product information written on the recording medium, is updated from the product terminal, which is provided for each product and writes the product information specifying the product corresponding to the own terminal on the purchaser's recording medium. When a stock update instruction for instructing is sent, a means for updating the stock information of the product, a purchaser ID recorded in the purchaser's recording medium, and cash input / output from the purchaser terminal. A means for managing the purchaser ID and the product identification information in association with each other when the product identification information recorded in the recording medium, which has been paid by using the performing means, is sent; From the purchaser ID recorded in the purchaser's recording medium is transmitted to the terminal for the salesperson, the product specifying information managed in association with the purchaser ID is displayed. With Server that butterflies. 11. A purchaser terminal arranged in a store,
A product selling method in a product selling system comprising a salesperson terminal arranged in the store and a server, wherein the purchaser terminal stores a purchaser ID recorded in a purchaser's recording medium. A step of reading, a step of presenting to the purchaser the total price of the purchased product specified by the product identification information input by the purchaser, and the purchaser, when the purchaser puts the total amount of cash into the terminal, Performing a step of transmitting an ID and the product identification information to the server, the server managing the purchaser ID and the product identification information sent from the purchaser terminal in association with each other; When the purchaser ID is sent from the salesperson's terminal,
And transmitting the product identification information managed in association with the purchaser ID to the salesperson terminal, wherein the salesperson terminal displays the purchaser ID recorded in the purchaser's recording medium. A method of selling a product, comprising: a step of transmitting the commodity to the server; and a step of displaying the commodity specifying information transmitted from the server. 12. A product sales system including a portable terminal carried by a purchaser, a purchaser terminal arranged in a store, a salesperson terminal arranged in the store, and a server. A method, wherein the portable terminal performs a step of recording the product identification information input by the purchaser and the total price of the purchase products identified by the product identification information in a purchaser's recording medium, the purchaser terminal The step of reading the purchaser ID, the product identification information and the total price recorded in the purchaser's recording medium; the step of presenting the product identification information and the total price read in the step to the purchaser; When the cash of the total amount is thrown into the terminal, the step of transmitting the purchaser ID and the product identification information to the server is performed, and the server is the purchaser. A step of managing in association with the purchaser ID and commodity specifying information sent from the terminal, when the buyer ID from the terminal for the salesperson is sent,
And transmitting the product identification information managed in association with the purchaser ID to the salesperson terminal, wherein the salesperson terminal displays the purchaser ID recorded in the purchaser's recording medium. A method of selling a product, comprising: a step of transmitting the commodity to the server; and a step of displaying the commodity specifying information transmitted from the server. 13. A method of selling a product in a product sales system comprising a mobile terminal carried by a purchaser, a terminal for a salesperson arranged in a store, and a server, wherein the mobile terminal is A step of presenting to the purchaser the total price of the purchased product specified by the input product specifying information, the purchaser ID recorded in the purchaser's recording medium, the product specifying information input by the purchaser, and the purchaser input Transmitting the payment information necessary for the payment processing to the server, the server managing the purchaser ID and the product specifying information sent from the mobile terminal in association with each other, A step of performing payment processing based on the payment information sent from the mobile terminal; and a purchaser ID sent from the salesperson terminal,
And transmitting the product identification information managed in association with the purchaser ID to the salesperson terminal, wherein the salesperson terminal displays the purchaser ID recorded in the purchaser's recording medium. A method of selling a product, comprising: a step of transmitting the commodity to the server; and a step of displaying the commodity specifying information transmitted from the server. 14. The product selling method according to claim 12, wherein the mobile terminal requests the latest inventory information from the server, and the mobile terminal sends the latest inventory information from the server in response to the request. Holding the latest inventory information, the server performing a step of transmitting the latest inventory information to the mobile terminal in response to a request from the mobile terminal. 15. A purchaser terminal arranged in a store,
A product sales method in a product sales system comprising a salesperson terminal arranged in the store, a server, and a product terminal provided for each of a plurality of products, wherein each product terminal Performs a step of writing product identification information for identifying a product corresponding to its own terminal in the purchaser's recording medium, and the purchaser's terminal stores the purchaser ID and the product identification recorded in the purchaser's recording medium. A step of reading the information, a step of presenting the total price of the purchased products specified by the product specification information to the purchaser, and when the purchaser puts the total price into its own terminal,
A step of transmitting the purchaser ID and the product identification information to the server, and the server managing the purchaser ID and the product identification information sent from the purchaser terminal in association with each other. And when the purchaser ID is sent from the salesperson terminal,
And transmitting the product identification information managed in association with the purchaser ID to the salesperson terminal, wherein the salesperson terminal displays the purchaser ID recorded in the purchaser's recording medium. A method of selling a product, which comprises performing a step of transmitting to the server and a step of displaying the product specifying information transmitted from the server. 16. A purchaser terminal arranged in a store,
A product selling method in a product selling system comprising a salesperson terminal arranged in the store and a product terminal provided for each of a plurality of products, wherein each product terminal is The step of writing the product specifying information for specifying the product corresponding to the terminal in the purchaser's recording medium is performed, and the purchaser's terminal reads the purchaser ID and the product specifying information recorded in the purchaser's recording medium. A step, a step of presenting to the purchaser the total price of the purchased products specified by the product specification information, when the purchaser puts the total price into its own terminal,
Managing the purchaser ID and the product identification information in association with each other; when the purchaser ID is sent from the salesperson terminal,
And transmitting the product identification information managed in association with the purchaser ID to the salesperson terminal, wherein the salesperson terminal displays the purchaser ID recorded in the purchaser's recording medium. A product selling method comprising performing a step of transmitting to the purchaser terminal and a step of displaying the product identification information sent from the purchaser terminal. 17. The merchandise selling method according to claim 16, wherein when each of the merchandise terminals writes merchandise identifying information that identifies a merchandise corresponding to the own terminal into the purchaser's recording medium, the merchandise inventory The step of transmitting an inventory update instruction for instructing the update of information to the purchaser terminal is performed, and the purchaser terminal performs the step of updating inventory information in accordance with the inventory update instruction sent from the product terminal. A product sales method characterized by the following. 18. A product sales system including a portable terminal carried by a purchaser, a salesperson terminal arranged in a store, a server, and a product terminal provided for each of a plurality of products. The method of selling products according to claim 1, wherein each of the product terminals performs a step of writing product specifying information specifying a product corresponding to the own terminal in a purchaser's recording medium, and the portable terminal inputs the purchaser The step of presenting the total price of the purchased product specified by the product specifying information to the purchaser, the purchaser ID and the product specifying information recorded in the purchaser's recording medium, and the purchaser's input necessary for the payment processing. Transmitting the payment information to the server, the server managing the purchaser ID and the product identification information sent from the mobile terminal in association with each other, And performing a settlement processing on the basis of the settlement information sent from the band terminal, when the purchaser ID from the terminal for the sales staff has been sent,
And transmitting the product identification information managed in association with the purchaser ID to the salesperson terminal, wherein the salesperson terminal displays the purchaser ID recorded in the purchaser's recording medium. A method of selling a product, comprising: a step of transmitting the commodity to the server; and a step of displaying the commodity specifying information transmitted from the server. 19. The merchandise selling method according to claim 15 or 18, wherein each of the merchandise terminals writes merchandise identification information for identifying a merchandise corresponding to the own terminal into a purchaser's recording medium. The step of transmitting an inventory update instruction to the server for instructing to update the inventory information, the server performing the step of updating the inventory information in accordance with the inventory update instruction sent from the product terminal. How to sell products. 20. A product terminal provided with a computer for each product and writing product information for specifying a product corresponding to the self-terminal in a purchaser's recording medium,
When an inventory update instruction for updating the inventory information of the product in which the product information is written is sent, the means for updating the inventory information of the product is recorded on the purchaser's recording medium from the purchaser's terminal. When the purchaser ID and the product identification information recorded in the recording medium, which has been paid using the means for inputting / outputting cash, are sent, the purchaser ID and the product identification information are associated with each other. When the purchaser ID recorded in the purchaser's recording medium is sent from the salesperson's terminal, the means for managing the salesperson manages the salesperson's terminal in association with the purchaser ID. A program that functions as a means for transmitting and displaying product specification information.