JP2005122420A - Purchase merchandise storage cart and register system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To preliminarily prevent any illegal action such as shoplifting in a register system where any operator who operates a register is not required. <P>SOLUTION: This register system is provided with a purchase merchandise storage cart 10 to be carried by a customer who tries to purchase merchandise so as to be conveyed in a store and a register for performing the fare adjustment of the merchandise stored in the purchase merchandise storage cart 10. The purchase merchandise storage cart 10 is provided with a bar code reader 52 which reads a merchandise code and weight information from a bar code attached to the merchandise, a measuring unit 53 which measures the weight of the merchandise stored in the storage part in which merchandise is stored and a communicating part 57 which receives information showing that the illegal movement of the customer based on the analysis of an image picked-up by a monitor camera system installed in the store has been detected. When the information showing that the illegal movement of the customer has been detected is received through the communicating part 57, an alarm is outputted under the control of a CPU 51. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to, for example, a purchased product storage cart for storing and transporting a product to be purchased by a customer in a store in various distribution businesses such as a mass sales store, a convenience store, and a supermarket, and a register using the purchased product storage cart About the system.

  For example, when purchasing a product at a store in various distribution businesses such as a mass retailer, a convenience store, and a supermarket, the customer generally stores the product to be purchased in a predetermined cart such as a shopping cart or a shopping basket. Transport through the store and head to the register at the stage of payment. When the operator operating the register directly inputs the price of the product stored in the cart, or when the register is equipped with a so-called POS (Point Of Sale) system, it is attached to the product. This is done by reading the barcode that has been read.

  On the other hand, a technique in which a cart for reading a barcode attached to a product is provided in a cart for the purpose of reducing the register operation processing by the operator and reducing the settlement time has been proposed ( For example, see Patent Document 1.)

JP-A-5-81559

  Specifically, this Patent Document 1 discloses a wireless registration terminal for performing registration for a customer to purchase a product, a shopping cart loaded with the wireless registration terminal, a settlement POS terminal operated by an operator, and wireless registration. There is disclosed a POS system including a wireless reception unit that receives product information from a terminal and a controller that has a storage unit that stores product information received by the wireless reception unit. In particular, this POS system is provided with identification means for attaching an identification display to a shopping cart and reading the identification display of the shopping cart at a settlement POS terminal. Thereby, in this POS system, since the identification display of a shopping cart can be input automatically, it is said that an operator's operation can be made unnecessary.

  By the way, in this type of field, it is important to prevent fraudulent acts such as shoplifting as operators become unmanned. For example, a technique described in Patent Document 2 has been proposed.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-141568

  Specifically, this Patent Document 2 discloses a self-comprising product code reading unit for reading a product code attached to a product, and a storage unit for storing a product whose product code is read by the product code reading unit. A POS system including a purchased product storage and transport device having a scanning function and a management unit that manages the purchased product storage and transport device is disclosed. In particular, in the purchased product storage and transport device and the POS system, the purchased product storage and transport device includes a measuring instrument that measures the total weight of the products stored in the storage unit, and a product in the storage unit that is measured by the measuring device. A weighing determination unit that determines a change in the total weight, and an alarm generation unit that generates an alarm when the weighing determination unit determines that the total weight of the product in the storage unit has increased without reading the product code; Is provided. As a result, in these purchased product storage and transport devices and POS systems, it is possible to prevent fraudulent acts in which a customer takes out a product without reading the product code, whether intentionally or negligently.

  By the way, in recent years, the ratio of the labor cost to the cost of the store tends to be extremely large, and the above-described Patent Document 1 and The importance of a system having a self-scan function including the technique disclosed in Patent Document 2 is increasing. In such a situation, it is important to take measures to prevent fraud such as shoplifting.

  Here, the technique described in Patent Document 2 described above is provided with a weighing function in the cart and determines the presence or absence of fraud based on a change in the total weight of the products stored in the cart. However, in such a technique, depending on the type of fraud, there is a case where the presence or absence of the fraud cannot be determined.

  There are two main types of cheating.

  As a first fraud, there may be a case where a product is stored in a cart without reading a product code. However, this case can also be prevented by the technique described in Patent Document 2 described above.

  Moreover, as a 2nd fraudulent act, the case which stores the other goods of equivalent weight, without storing the goods which read the goods code in the cart can be considered. That is, this case is an act of replacing another product that is substantially more expensive than the product whose product code is read. Such actions could not be prevented by conventional techniques for determining the presence or absence of fraud based on a change in the total weight of products stored in the cart.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and provides a purchased product storage cart capable of preventing any unauthorized acts and a register system using the purchased product storage cart. Objective.

A purchased product storage cart according to the present invention that achieves the above-described object is a purchased product storage cart that is carried by a customer who intends to purchase a product and that transports the inside of the store, and a storage unit that stores the product, Reading means for reading a product code and weight information from a medium on which information indicating at least a product code for identifying the product and the weight of the product is recorded, which is a predetermined medium attached to the product, and the storage Weighing means for weighing the product stored in the section;
Based on the weight information read by the reading unit and the weight information measured by the weighing unit, it is determined whether or not the product is stored in the storage unit under a legitimate act, and the product Based on the analysis of the image captured by the control means for outputting a predetermined alarm and the surveillance camera system provided in the store Communication means for receiving information indicating that an unauthorized movement of the customer has been detected, and the control means receives information indicating that an unauthorized movement of the customer has been detected via the communication means. In such a case, the alarm is output.

  Such a purchased merchandise storage cart according to the present invention uses the image captured by the surveillance camera system provided in the store, and thereby the dishonest act of storing the merchandise in the storage section without reading the merchandise code by the reading means. In addition, it is possible to prevent an improper act of storing the product whose product code is read by the reading unit without storing it in the storage unit and replacing it with another product of the same weight.

  Here, the control means stores the product code and weight information read by the reading means in a predetermined storage means as a list.

  And the said control means determines whether the goods accommodated in the said storage part were returned based on the change of the total weight of the goods accommodated in the said storage part detected by the said measurement means.

  As a result, when it is determined that the product stored in the storage unit has been returned, the control unit deletes the product code and weight information relating to the product from the list stored in the storage unit. .

  Thereby, in the purchased product storage cart according to the present invention, even if the product once stored in the storage unit to be purchased is reconsidered as not to be purchased, it is possible to reliably avoid a settlement error, It is possible to prevent fraud.

  In addition, when the product code and weight information cannot be read from the medium by the reading unit, the control unit is configured to input information specific to the product through a predetermined operation unit. A transition is made to the same state as the product code and weight information read by the reading means.

  As a result, in the purchased product storage cart according to the present invention, the purchase of the desired product is continued even when the product code and the weight information cannot be read due to the failure of the reading means or the lack of media. can do.

  Note that the control means, when the product code and the weight information cannot be read from the medium by the reading means, regardless of the input operation via the predetermined operating means, the enable transmitted from the predetermined management server. Based on the signal, the reading unit may make a transition to the same state as the product code and the weight information.

  Further, the purchased product storage cart according to the present invention includes a storage unit that stores a product database in which at least a product name, a price, and a product code are associated with each other, and the control unit receives a signal transmitted from a predetermined management server Based on this, the product database stored in the storage means is rewritten.

  As described above, in the purchased product storage cart according to the present invention, the product database stored in the storage means is rewritten to the newest content based on the signal transmitted from the predetermined management server. It is possible to reliably avoid a situation in which a product that does not exist in the market is sold, or a situation in which the product is sold at a price before the change even after the price of the product has been changed.

  Furthermore, the control means displays a list of products sold in the store on a predetermined display means, and when a desired product is selected from the list via the operation means, the control means It is also possible to display on the display means the location where the product is displayed and the current location.

  Thereby, in the purchased merchandise storage cart according to the present invention, it is possible to avoid a situation in which the customer crawls in the store in order to search for a desired product, and high convenience can be provided to the customer.

  The purchased product storage cart according to the present invention may include a predetermined automatic packing unit that automatically packs the products stored in the storage unit storage unit.

  As a result, in the purchased product storage cart according to the present invention, it is possible to facilitate the customer to take out the product from the storage unit and carry it after finishing the settlement processing of the product, thereby supporting a smooth purchase operation. be able to.

  Note that a bar code can be used as the medium. In this case, the reading means may be configured to read the product code and weight information by holding the barcode attached to the product when the customer stores the product in the storage unit. Thereby, the purchased goods storage cart concerning this invention can be applied cheaply and easily also about the existing goods already on the market.

  As the medium, a tag having a communication function can be used. In this case, the reading means is configured to read a product code and weight information by communicating with the tag attached to the product when the customer stores the product in the storage unit. be able to. As a result, the purchased product storage cart according to the present invention does not need to perform an operation of holding the barcode on the reading means when the customer stores the product in the storage unit, and thus the operation is forgotten. Misoperations can be eliminated, and extremely high convenience can be provided to customers.

  A purchased product storage cart according to the present invention that achieves the above-mentioned object is a purchased product storage cart that is carried by a customer who wants to purchase a product and that transports the inside of the store, and a storage unit that stores the product. The product code and the weight information are read from a medium that is a predetermined medium attached to the product, records at least information indicating the product code for identifying the product and the weight of the product, and has a communication function. Based on the reading means, the weighing means for weighing the product stored in the storage unit, the weight information read by the reading means, and the weight information measured by the weighing means, It is determined whether or not the product has been stored in the storage unit under a legitimate act, and if it is determined that the product has been stored in the storage unit under an illegal act, a predetermined Control means for outputting an alarm, and the reading means communicates with a medium attached to all the products stored in the storage section at a predetermined time interval, and the control means Causes the alarm to be output based on the information read by the reading means when stored in the storage section and stored in the predetermined storage means and the information read after a predetermined time by the reading means. It is characterized by that.

  Such a purchased product storage cart according to the present invention is not limited to an illegal act of storing a product in the storage unit without reading the product code by the reading unit without providing a separate monitoring camera system, and the product code by the reading unit. It is possible to prevent fraudulent acts in which products that have been read are replaced with other products of the same weight without being stored in the storage unit, and fraud can be detected with high accuracy while reducing costs. Can be done.

  Furthermore, the register system according to the present invention that achieves the above-described object includes a purchased product storage cart that is carried by a customer who intends to purchase a product and transports the inside of the store, and a product stored in the purchased product storage cart A purchase register storage cart, and a storage unit for storing the product, and a predetermined medium attached to the product, for identifying at least the product. Reading means for reading the product code and weight information from a medium on which information indicating the product code and the weight of the product is recorded, weighing means for measuring the weight of the product stored in the storage unit, and the reading means Based on the read weight information and the weight information measured by the weighing means, the product is stored in the storage unit under a legitimate act. A control means for outputting a predetermined alarm when the product is determined to have been stored in the storage unit under fraudulent action, and a surveillance camera system provided in the store And communication means for receiving information indicating that the unauthorized movement of the customer is detected based on the analysis of the image taken by the control means, and the control means is configured to detect the unauthorized movement of the customer via the communication means. When the information indicating the detection is received, the alarm is output.

  Such a register system according to the present invention is provided with a reading unit and a weighing unit in a purchased product storage cart, and reads a product code by a reading unit by using an image captured by a surveillance camera system provided in a store. In addition to the illegal act of storing the product in the storage unit, the illegal operation of storing the product having the product code read by the reading means by replacing it with another product of the same weight without storing it in the storage unit. Can be prevented.

  Furthermore, the register system according to the present invention that achieves the above-described object includes a purchased product storage cart possessed by a customer who wants to purchase a product and transported in the store, and a product stored in the purchased product storage cart. The purchase merchandise storage cart is a storage unit for storing the merchandise and a predetermined medium attached to the merchandise, and at least for identifying the merchandise. Reading means for reading the product code and weight information from a medium having information indicating the product code and the weight of the product recorded and having a communication function; and weighing means for measuring the weight of the product stored in the storage unit Based on the weight information read by the reading means and the weight information measured by the weighing means, the product is legitimately stored in the storage unit. Control means for determining whether or not the product has been stored under an act, and outputting a predetermined alarm when it is determined that the product has been stored in the storage unit under an illegal act. The reading means communicates with media attached to all the products stored in the storage section at a predetermined time interval, and the control means stores the products in the storage section. In this case, the alarm is output based on information read by the reading means and stored in a predetermined storage means and information read after a predetermined time by the reading means.

  Such a register system according to the present invention reads not only the merchandise code by the reading means, but also reads the merchandise code by the reading means without reading the merchandise code by the reading means without providing a separate monitoring camera system. It is possible to prevent fraudulent acts in which products are replaced with other products with the same weight without being stored in the storage unit, and fraudulent acts can be detected with high accuracy while reducing costs. be able to.

  The present invention eliminates the need for an operator to operate the register, reduces the settlement time and labor costs, and reliably prevents any fraudulent activity that could not be prevented in the past. Can do.

  Hereinafter, specific embodiments to which the present invention is applied will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  This embodiment is, for example, a register system including a purchased product storage cart and a register for storing and transporting products to be purchased by customers in stores in various distribution businesses such as mass retailers, convenience stores and supermarkets. . In this register system, the purchased product storage cart has a function of reading the product code attached to the product and a function of measuring the weight of the stored product, in order to prevent any fraud. Means are provided.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the register system includes a purchased product storage cart 10 for storing and transporting products to be purchased by a customer, a register 20 for paying out products, and the purchased product storage cart 10 and the register 20. And a management center 30 for managing the above.

  First, the purchased product storage cart 10 will be described.

  The purchased merchandise storage cart 10 is used by a customer who wants to purchase merchandise to carry the merchandise in the store, and is in the form of a so-called shopping cart or shopping basket. The purchased product storage cart 10 is roughly divided into a storage unit 11 that has a predetermined box shape and stores products, and a user interface 12 that includes a predetermined display screen, function buttons, and the like. Is done.

  As shown in FIG. 2, such a purchased product storage cart 10 is composed of a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 51 that is a control unit that controls each part in an integrated manner, and a medium attached to the product GD. A customer operates a barcode reader 52 as a reading means for reading a barcode BC, a weighing instrument 53 as a weighing means for weighing the product GD, a display unit 54 as a display means for displaying various information, and a customer. An operation unit 55 that is an operation unit including various function buttons, a speaker 56 that outputs various sounds, a communication unit 57 that is a communication unit that communicates with the management server in the register 20 and / or the management center 30, It has the memory | storage part 58 which is a memory | storage means to memorize | store various information, and the battery 59 which supplies the drive electric power of the said purchased goods storage cart 10. FIG.

  The CPU 51 executes a predetermined software to control each unit in an integrated manner and to execute various processes. Specifically, the CPU 51 uses the bar code information read by the bar code reader 52 and the weight information measured by the measuring instrument 53 to cause the merchandise GD to act in a proper manner in the storage unit 11. It is determined whether or not it is stored. When the CPU 51 determines that the product GD is stored in the storage unit 11 under a legitimate act, the CPU 51 stores the barcode information in the storage unit 58 and displays the name of the product GD and the like. In order to do this, the display unit 54 is controlled. If the CPU 51 determines that the product GD has been stored in the storage unit 11 under an unauthorized action, the speaker 51 may output a predetermined guidance message or alarm. 56 is controlled. Further, the CPU 51 receives a customer input operation via the operation unit 55, and controls the communication unit 57 based on this to communicate with the management server in the register 20 and / or the management center 30.

  When the customer stores the product GD in the storage unit 11, the barcode reader 52 reads the barcode BC by holding the barcode BC attached to the product GD. This bar code BC is recorded with at least information indicating a product code for identifying a product such as a product name and a price and the weight of the product GD. In addition, as this barcode BC, regardless of whether one-dimensional or two-dimensional, at least such information may be recorded. The barcode information read by the barcode reader 52 is supplied to the CPU 51.

  The measuring device 53 is made of, for example, a load cell and measures the weight of the product GD stored in the storage unit 11. The weight information measured by the measuring instrument 53 is supplied to the CPU 51. As the accuracy of the measuring instrument 53, it is desirable that the error range is about 1/2000 with respect to the weight of 3 kg.

  The display unit 54 is provided as a part of the user interface 12 described above, and includes, for example, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display). Under the control of the CPU 51, the display unit 54 displays the name, price, etc. of the product GD read by the barcode reader 52 on the display screen. Further, the display unit 54 displays a predetermined guidance message for guiding an appropriate operation on the display screen under the control of the CPU 51. Furthermore, the display unit 54 displays a list of products sold at the store on the display screen under the control of the CPU 51, and selects a desired product from the list via the operation unit 55. Thus, it has a navigation function for displaying on the display screen the location where the product is displayed in the store and the current location.

  The operation unit 55 is provided as a part of the user interface 12 described above, and includes, for example, various input operation devices such as a keyboard, buttons, and a joystick. When there is a customer input operation, the operation unit 55 supplies the fact to the CPU 51. The operation unit 55 may be configured integrally with the display unit 54 by using the display unit 54 as a touch panel device.

  The speaker 56 is provided as a part of the user interface 12 described above. If there is an erroneous operation, the speaker 56 outputs a predetermined guidance message for guiding an appropriate operation under the control of the CPU 51. The speaker 56 outputs a predetermined alarm under the control of the CPU 51 when the product GD is stored in the storage unit 11 under an illegal act.

  The communication unit 57 performs predetermined short-range wireless communication such as so-called Bluetooth (registered trademark), for example, and is operated with the register 20 to operate the register 20 under the control of the CPU 51. Communication is performed, and information indicating the product code of the product GD stored in the storage unit 11 is transmitted to the register 20. Moreover, although the details will be described later, the communication unit 57 communicates with a management server in the management center 30 connected to a monitoring camera system (not shown) provided in the store, and contributes to the detection of a customer's fraud. .

  The storage unit 58 stores various types of information including a product database in which at least a product name, a price, and a product code are associated with each other under the control of the CPU 51. The product database is rewritten with the newest contents under the control of the CPU 51 based on a simultaneous broadcast signal transmitted from the management server in the management center 30 at an arbitrary time. Further, the storage unit 58 temporarily stores the barcode information of the product GD stored in the storage unit 11 as a list, and each time the product GD is stored in the storage unit 11, the control is performed by the CPU 51. In addition, the barcode information of the stored product GD is added to the list.

  The battery 59 is configured to be attachable to and detachable from the purchased product storage cart 10 and stores electric power necessary for driving each unit.

  The purchased merchandise storage cart 10 constituted by each piece of hardware is functionally configured as shown in FIG.

  That is, as shown in the figure, the purchased product storage cart 10 includes the management control unit 61 that centrally manages and controls each function and the above-described products transmitted from the management server in the register 20 and / or the management center 30. A product code registration unit 62 that stores and registers a database in the storage unit 58, and a product GD whose product code is read by the barcode reader 52 with reference to data registered by the product code registration unit 62 is registered. The product registration determination unit 63 that determines whether or not the product is registered, and the product that is determined to be a product registered by the product registration determination unit 63 with reference to the data registered by the product code registration unit 62 The product weight search unit 64 that searches for the weight of the GD, and the actual weight and product weight search unit 64 of the product GD measured by the measuring device 53 Therefore, a weight comparison unit 65 that compares the retrieved weight, a weighing determination unit 66 that determines whether the weighing of the product GD is appropriate based on the comparison result by the weight comparison unit 65, and A normal purchase processing unit 67 that performs a predetermined process when it is determined that a normal purchase operation is performed based on the determination result by the measurement determination unit 66, and an illegal purchase operation based on the determination result by the measurement determination unit 66 Is read by the barcode reader 52 based on the determination result by the product registration determination unit 63 and the discharge processing unit 68 that performs a predetermined process for discharging the product GD from the storage unit 11 when it is determined that An abnormality reading processing unit 69 that performs a predetermined process when the received product code is abnormal, and a determination result by the weighing determination unit 66 and received via the communication unit 57 And a cheating processing unit 70 for performing a predetermined process to detect fraudulent activity based on the constant information.

  Such a purchased product storage cart 10 is carried by a customer who wants to purchase the product GD and is transported in the store, and under the control of the CPU 51, the register 20 and / or the management center 30 via the communication unit 57. Communication is performed with the management server at, and the checkout process is performed with the product GD stored in the storage unit 11.

  At this time, when the total weight of the product GD stored in the storage unit 11 increases without the barcode information being read by the barcode reader 52, the purchased product storage cart 10 is controlled by the CPU 51. Then, it is determined that an illegal act has occurred, and a message to that effect is displayed on the display unit 54 and a predetermined alarm is output via the speaker 56. In addition, when the total weight of the product GD stored in the storage unit 11 is reduced by the same weight as the increased weight, the purchased product storage cart 10 then stores the product GD under the control of the CPU 51. It is determined that the information has been returned by the customer, the fact is displayed on the display unit 54, and the output of the alarm output through the speaker 56 is stopped. Further, the purchased product storage cart 10 executes a filter function for determining this under the control of the CPU 51 when an unexpected load is applied to the measuring instrument 53 due to, for example, negligence such as an infant playing. Inadvertent alarm output can be avoided.

  Further, when the barcode information cannot be read by the barcode reader 52, the purchased product storage cart 10 displays the fact on the display unit 54 under the control of the CPU 51, and via the speaker 56. A predetermined message is output. And the purchased goods storage cart 10 waits to support the customer under the control of the CPU 51 when the barcode information cannot be read even if this reading operation is performed three times, for example. The operator is notified via the communication unit 57 and a call signal is sent to the operator to notify the operator of the location where the customer exists and the reason for the call. Is displayed to prompt the customer to wait until an instruction is received, and a predetermined message is output via the speaker 56. In this case, the purchased product storage cart 10 is changed to the same state as the state in which the barcode information is read by the barcode reader 52 when the operator inputs information specific to the product GD via the operation unit 55. Under the control of the CPU 51, the barcode information of the product GD can be stored in the storage unit 58. In the register system, the process that the operator operates at the store is only the interrupt process. The purchased product storage cart 10 receives the enable signal transmitted from the management server in the management center 30 via the communication unit 57 under the control of the CPU 51 without the operator's operation. Based on the enable signal, the barcode reader 52 may make a transition to the same state as the barcode information is read.

  Next, the register 20 will be described.

  The register 20 is provided in a store for the settlement of the product GD stored in the purchased product storage cart 10, and is provided with a so-called POS (Point Of Sale) system.

  The register 20 is roughly divided into a register main body 21 that performs various processes and a transport mechanism 22 that transports the purchased commodity storage cart 10 to be settled.

  As shown in FIG. 4, such a register 20 includes a CPU 101 that centrally controls each unit, a card reader 102 that reads a predetermined settlement card for settlement, and a purchased product storage cart. A settlement request detection unit 103 that detects a settlement process start request from 10, a settlement unit 104 that performs a settlement process using the settlement card read by the card reader 102, and communication between the purchased product storage cart 10. A local communication unit 105 that performs communication, a center communication unit 106 that communicates with a management server in the management center 30, a display unit 107 that displays various information such as purchase details, a speaker 108 that outputs various audio, and a receipt A printing unit 109 for printing, a storage unit 110 for storing various types of information, and a card writer 1 for writing a new remaining amount to a payment card Having one and.

  The CPU 101 executes predetermined software to control each unit in an integrated manner and to execute various processes.

  When the customer performs payment, the card reader 102 reads the card by inserting an arbitrary settlement card possessed by the customer in order to perform payment for a prepaid card or a credit card. The card information read by the card reader 102 is supplied to the settlement unit 104 and a settlement process is performed.

  When the purchase merchandise storage cart 10 is placed on the transport mechanism 22, the checkout request detection unit 103 detects this and determines that the start of the checkout process has been requested. If the settlement request detection unit 103 determines that the start of the settlement process is requested, the settlement request detection unit 103 displays a list of barcode information stored in the storage unit 58 described above for the purchased product storage cart 10. A request signal is transmitted via the local communication unit 105.

  The settlement unit 104 performs settlement for the price of the product GD to be purchased based on the card information of the settlement card read by the card reader 102.

  The local communication unit 105 is provided corresponding to the communication unit 57 in the purchased product storage card 10, and performs predetermined short-range wireless communication with the communication unit 57 under the control of the CPU 101. Specifically, if the local communication unit 105 determines that the settlement request detection unit 103 has requested the start of the settlement process, the local communication unit 105 stores the purchase product storage cart 10 in the storage unit 58. A signal for requesting a list of bar code information is transmitted, and the transmitted list is received in response thereto. As a result, the register 20 starts the settlement process. In addition, the local communication unit 105 transmits various signals from the management server in the management center 30 received by the center communication unit 106 to the purchased product storage cart 10.

  The center communication unit 106 performs predetermined wireless communication with the management server in the management center 30 under the control of the CPU 101. Specifically, the center communication unit 106 transmits information indicating the contents of the issued receipt to the management server in the management center 30. The center communication unit 106 can also receive various signals from the management server in the management center 30 and transfer them to the purchased product storage cart 10 via the local communication unit 105.

  The display unit 107 includes, for example, an LCD and displays various information including details of the product GD purchased by the customer on the display screen under the control of the CPU 101. Further, the display unit 107 displays a predetermined guidance message for guiding an appropriate operation on the display screen under the control of the CPU 101.

  The speaker 108 outputs various information including the details of the product GD purchased by the customer as a sound under the control of the CPU 101. Further, the speaker 108 outputs a predetermined guidance message for guiding an appropriate operation under the control of the CPU 101.

  When the settlement process is performed by the settlement unit 104, the printing unit 109 prints purchase details on a sheet of paper to issue a receipt to be given to the customer under the control of the CPU 101.

  The storage unit 110 stores various types of information including a product database in which at least a product name, a price, and a product code are associated with each other under the control of the CPU 101. This merchandise database is also rewritten with the newest contents based on a simultaneous broadcast signal transmitted from the management server in the management center 30 at an arbitrary time. The storage unit 110 stores information indicating the contents of the issued receipt to be transmitted to the management server in the management center 30 at an arbitrary time.

  When the card writer 111 uses a payment card with a built-in nonvolatile memory that can be used repeatedly, the card writer 111 pays a predetermined amount when the remaining amount is insufficient, etc. Then, the amount obtained by adding the amount to the remaining amount is written in the settlement card as a new remaining amount.

  The register 20 constituted by each piece of hardware is functionally configured as shown in FIG.

  That is, as shown in the figure, the register 20 has a management control unit 121 that centrally manages and controls each function, and a product GD to be purchased received from the purchased product storage cart 10 via the local communication unit 105. The purchase product list acquisition unit 122 that acquires the above-described list list for the product, and each product GD described in the list list acquired by the purchase product list acquisition unit 122 with reference to the data stored in the storage unit 110 A product price search unit 123 that searches for a price, a purchase specification creation unit 124 that creates a purchase specification based on the list acquired by the purchase product list acquisition unit 122 and the price searched by the product price search unit 123; A settlement processing unit 1 that calculates a settlement amount based on the purchase detail created by the purchase detail creation unit 124 and performs a settlement process. 5 and whether or not the settlement card whose card information is read by the card reader 102 is usable, and based on the settlement amount calculated by the settlement processing unit 125 and the card information of the settlement card. A card processing unit 126 that calculates the remaining amount of the card, a card issuing unit 127 that issues a new prepaid payment card in the case of an unusable payment card, and the like according to the completion of the payment processing A receipt issuing unit 128 that issues a receipt and an operator call processing unit 129 that performs a process for calling an operator waiting to support the customer described above.

  When such a register 20 is placed on the transport mechanism 22 by a customer who wants to purchase the product GD and the payment request detecting unit 103 detects this, the register 20 is controlled locally by the CPU 101. Communication is performed with the purchase merchandise storage cart 10 via the communication unit 105, and the settlement amount is calculated based on the received list and the purchase details are displayed on the display screen of the display unit 107. Then, the register 20 performs a settlement process when the customer inserts a settlement card into the cart reader 102, issues a receipt accordingly, and ends a series of settlement processes.

  At this time, the register 20 inserts a settlement card into the card reader 102 for the customer by outputting a predetermined guidance message via the speaker 108 under the control of the CPU 101 when performing the settlement process. If there is a shortage of the remaining payment card, use another payment card. If you do not have another payment card, purchase a new payment card. By prompting, settlement processing can be performed reliably and smoothly.

  Finally, the management center 30 will be described.

The management center 30 is a facility that manages the purchased product storage cart 10 and the register 20 provided in each store. As shown in FIG. 6, the management center 30 includes at least one management server 150 and at least one control console 160 in terms of hardware. In the figure, two management servers 150 ₁ , 150 ₂ are connected to each other, and m control consoles 160 ₁ , 160 ₂ ,..., 160 _m are connected to these management servers 150 ₁ , 150 _2. It shows the case.

  The management server 150 includes a CPU 151 that centrally controls each unit, a communication unit 152 that communicates with the purchased product storage cart 10 and / or the register 20, a monitoring unit 153 that monitors the inside of the store, and other management An interface unit 154 for connecting to the server and the control console, a storage unit 155 for storing various information, and a database unit 156 for storing a product database in which at least the product name, price, and product code are associated with each other. Have.

  The CPU 151 executes a predetermined software to control each unit in an integrated manner and to execute various processes.

  The communication unit 152 performs predetermined wireless communication with the center communication unit 106 in the register 20 under the control of the CPU 151. Specifically, the communication unit 152 receives a call signal for calling the operator transmitted through the communication unit 57 in the purchased product storage cart 10 through the center communication unit 106 in the register 20. In addition, the communication unit 152 receives information indicating the contents of the receipt issued by the register 20. Further, the communication unit 152 synchronizes the update data with respect to all the purchased product storage carts 10 and the registers 20 when rewriting the product database in which at least the product name, the price, and the product code are associated with each other. All at once. Furthermore, when the monitoring unit 153 detects a customer's fraud, the communication unit 152 transmits information indicating that fact to the purchased product storage cart 10 via the center communication unit 106 in the register 20. To do.

  The monitoring unit 153 is provided for monitoring the inside of the store, and acquires an image captured by the monitoring camera system provided in the store under the control of the CPU 151. Under the control of the CPU 151, the monitoring unit 153 reads a fraudulent act that cannot be prevented in the past by performing a predetermined analysis on an image captured by the monitoring camera system, that is, a product code. It is also possible to detect an act of storing a product by replacing it with another product of the same weight without storing the product in the storage unit 11. Such a surveillance camera system will be described later.

  The interface unit 154 is connected to other management servers and control consoles. Specifically, when a control signal for controlling the control console is issued by the CPU 151, the interface unit 154 transmits the control signal to each control console and receives various signals transmitted from each control console. To do.

  The storage unit 155 stores various types of information including controllable control console information under the control of the CPU 151.

  The database unit 156 stores various databases such as a product database in which at least the product name, the price, and the product code are associated with each other and a customer database indicating customer attributes and the like. Various databases stored in the database unit 156 can be arbitrarily rewritten and / or read out under the control of the CPU 151.

  The management server 150 configured by each piece of hardware is configured as shown in FIG.

  That is, the management server 150, as shown in the figure, a management control unit 171 that centrally manages and controls each function, and a local that performs predetermined processing when an operator calls from the purchased product storage cart 10 Update when updating the call processing unit 172, the register call processing unit 173 that performs a predetermined process when an operator calls from the register 20, and the database registered in the purchased product storage cart and / or the register 20 A database load access processing unit 174 that accesses the database unit 156 to load data for use, a buffer unit 175 that temporarily stores data acquired by the database load access processing unit 174, and a temporary storage in the buffer unit 175 The integrity of stored data That has a matching determination unit 176, and a database update access processing unit 177 accesses the database 156 when it is determined that there is consistency by the consistency determination unit 176.

  Such a management server 150 serves as a base of the POS system, manages and controls the control console 160 corresponding to each store, and manages and controls the purchased product storage cart 10 and the register 20 provided in each store.

  On the other hand, the control console 160 includes a CPU 161 for overall control of each unit, a communication unit 162 for communicating with the management server 150, a display unit 163 for displaying various information, and various function buttons operated by the administrator. , An alarm unit 165 that generates an alarm when there is a call from a customer or a customer's fraud, and a storage unit 166 that stores various types of information.

  The CPU 161 executes predetermined software to comprehensively control each unit and perform various processes.

  The communication unit 162 performs predetermined wireless communication with the management server 150 under the control of the CPU 161. Specifically, the communication unit 162 transmits information input via the operation unit 164 to the management server 150. In addition, the communication unit 162 receives the in-store image acquired by the management server 150.

  The display unit 163 includes, for example, an LCD, and displays the in-store image transmitted from the management server 150 on the display screen under the control of the CPU 161. The administrator can monitor the state in the store by visually recognizing the image displayed on the display unit 163.

  The operation unit 164 includes, for example, various input operation devices such as a keyboard, buttons, and a joystick, and inputs various information necessary for management.

  The alarm unit 165 outputs a predetermined alarm in order to notify the administrator when the customer's fraud is detected by the management server 150.

  The storage unit 166 stores various types of information including information related to customers under the control of the CPU 161.

  Such a control console 160 manages and controls the purchased product storage cart 10 and the register 20 provided in the assigned store while being managed and controlled by the management server 150.

  Now, in such a register system including the purchased product storage cart 10, the register 20, and the management center 30, the product GD is purchased by the customer through a series of steps as shown in FIGS. Is called.

  First, in the register system, as shown in FIG. 8, when the customer who has the purchased product storage cart 10 stores the desired product GD in the storage unit 11 in step S1, the bar attached to the product GD is displayed. The code is read by the barcode reader 52, and the weight of the commodity GD is measured by the measuring unit 53 in step S2.

  In step S3, the purchased merchandise storage cart 10 compares the weight information included in the barcode information read by the barcode reader 52 with the weight information measured by the measuring instrument 53 by the CPU 51. It is determined whether or not the two match.

  Here, if the purchased product storage cart 10 determines that the weight information does not match, for example, an unauthorized act of storing the product GD in the storage unit 11 has occurred without reading the product code. In step S4, a predetermined alarm is output through the speaker 56 under the control of the CPU 51. However, this alarm may be output simply by an erroneous operation. Therefore, in order to avoid mistakes due to such an erroneous operation, the purchased merchandise storage cart 10 performs an operation in which the customer stops the alarm via the operation unit 55 in step S6 when there is an erroneous operation in step S5. The alarm output is stopped, and the processing from step S1 is repeated. Further, when it is determined that the weight information does not match, the purchased product storage cart 10 may perform a predetermined process for discharging the product GD from the storage unit 11.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the weight information matches, the purchased product storage cart 10 stores the barcode information related to the product GD in the storage unit 58 as the above-described list under the control of the CPU 51. In addition, the name of the product GD and the like are displayed on the display screen of the display unit 54, and the process proceeds to step S7. This step S7 is a fraudulent act that could not be prevented in the prior art, that is, an act of replacing the product having the product code read with another product of the same weight without storing it in the storage unit 11. It is provided to detect. That is, if the fraudulent act is detected by the management server 150 in the management center 30 using the surveillance camera system provided in the store in step S7, the purchased product storage cart 10 communicates information indicating that fact. The data is received via the unit 57, and the processing of steps S4 to S6 is performed.

  As described above, this fraudulent behavior can be detected by performing a predetermined analysis by the monitoring unit 153 in the management server 150 on the image captured by the monitoring camera system provided in the store. Here, the surveillance camera system will be described.

  This surveillance camera system analyzes an image captured by a commercially available surveillance camera, and is different from a conventional surveillance camera system that simply captures an image for display and recording. This surveillance camera system has a function of preliminarily determining a point to be monitored and “marking the monitoring point”, “capturing a change”, and “automatic tracking”.

  More specifically, this surveillance camera system marks a predetermined point with a so-called swing camera with a zoom function, detects a movement of a moving object such as a person at the point, zooms in on the point, and displays an image. An image is taken and recorded in a predetermined management server, and automatic tracking is performed in accordance with the movement of the moving object. Note that this motion detection can be performed using an arbitrary method such as taking a difference between consecutively captured images. In addition, this surveillance camera system acquires a predetermined number of still images or a moving image for a predetermined time from images captured within an arbitrarily set monitoring time, and sends it to a predetermined terminal such as a mobile phone from the management server. In addition, a function of transmitting the still image or moving image via a network such as the Internet and notifying an administrator at a remote location by transmitting a mail or the like to that effect is also provided.

  Note that the surveillance camera system can also perform surveillance in a dark place by using an infrared swing camera as the surveillance camera.

  The purchase merchandise storage cart 10 receives information indicating that via the communication unit 57 when an unauthorized movement of the customer is detected based on an image captured by such a monitoring camera system. In this way, the purchased merchandise storage cart 10 performs all of the possible frauds by performing the determinations indicated as steps S3 and S4 in conjunction with the management server 150 that analyzes the image captured by the surveillance camera system. It is possible to prevent the action in advance. At this time, the purchased merchandise storage cart 10 does not output an alarm via the speaker 56, but receives a fixed voice or an operator voice sent from the management server 150 that has detected the fraud via the communication unit 57. However, the sound may be output via the speaker 56.

  Moreover, when the said fraudulent act is not detected, the purchased goods storage cart 10 transfers a process to step S8, and detects the change of the total weight of the goods stored in the storage part 11 by the measuring device 53. Thus, the CPU 51 determines whether or not a product GD stored in the storage unit 11 has been returned by the customer. That is, this step S8 is intended to take measures when it is reconsidered that the product GD stored in the storage unit 11 once to be purchased is not purchased.

  When it is determined that the product GD stored in the storage unit 11 is not returned by the customer, the purchased product storage cart 10 proceeds to step S10 as it is and is stored in the storage unit 11. If it is determined that the product GD has been returned by the customer, in step S9, the barcode information related to the product GD is deleted from the list stored in the storage unit 58, and the process proceeds to step S10. . At this time, the purchased product storage cart 10 may display the name of the returned product GD or the like on the display screen of the display unit 54 under the control of the CPU 51 as necessary.

  The purchased merchandise storage cart 10 repeats the above-described steps S1 to S9 until all the merchandise GD to be purchased is stored in the storage section 11, and in step S10, all the merchandise GD to be purchased is stored. When stored in the storage unit 11, the process proceeds to the settlement process shown in FIG. 9.

  In the register system, when the checkout process is performed, as shown in FIG. 9, in step S11, the customer places the purchased product storage cart 10 on the transport mechanism 25 in the register 20, and in step S12, the register 20 When it is detected by the settlement request detection unit 103 that the placement is detected, the settlement process is started.

  In response to this, the register 20 drives the transport mechanism 22 in step S13 to transport the purchased product storage cart 10 to a predetermined location. In step S14, the register 20 stores the purchased product storage cart 10 via the local communication unit 105. The communication unit 57 is communicated to receive a list of products GD stored in the storage unit 11 of the purchased product storage cart 10.

  Subsequently, in step S15, the register 20 calculates the settlement amount by the CPU 101 based on the list received via the local communication unit 105. In step S16, the register 20 displays various purchase details and the like on the display screen of the display unit 107. Display information.

  Then, in step S <b> 17, the register 20 reads the payment card possessed by the customer who has confirmed the information displayed on the display screen of the display unit 107 by the card reader 102, thereby performing a payment process using the payment card, When this settlement process ends, in step S18, a receipt is issued by the printing unit 109, and the series of processes ends.

  Thus, in the register system, the purchased product storage cart 10 is provided with the barcode reader 52 and the weighing device 53, and the management server 150 that analyzes the images captured by the purchased product storage cart 10 and the monitoring camera system; , The product code read by the barcode reader 52 is stored in the storage unit 11 as well as the illegal act of storing the product in the storage unit 11 without reading the product code by the barcode reader 52. In addition, it is possible to prevent an illegal act of replacing and storing another product with the same weight.

  Needless to say, the measuring instrument 53 in the purchased product storage cart 10 needs a compensation function to maintain a predetermined accuracy. It is important to remove this. However, the purchased merchandise storage cart 10 is provided with the barcode reader 52 together with the weighing instrument 53 and interlocks them, so that background noise can be removed without providing expensive filtering means.

  Further, in the register system, by providing the purchased commodity storage cart 10 with the barcode reader 52 and the measuring instrument 53, an operator for operating the register 20 is not required, and the settlement time and labor costs can be reduced. Needless to say.

  The present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above. For example, in the above-described embodiment, no explanation is given after the end of the settlement process, but the present invention makes it easy to take out and transport the product GD from the storage unit 11 in the purchased product storage cart 10. In order to do so, a predetermined automatic packing means for automatically packing the product GD stored in the storage unit 11 may be provided in the purchased product storage cart 10.

  In the above-described embodiment, the payment process using the payment card by the card reader 102 has been described. However, the present invention uses a predetermined portable terminal such as a mobile phone possessed by a customer. You may make it perform a payment process.

  Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to detect fraud with higher accuracy by using a measuring device 53 in the purchased product storage cart 10 that performs pseudo sensing using a so-called AI (Artificial Intelligence) function. .

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, it is conventionally possible to prevent the purchase merchandise storage cart 10 and the management server 150 that performs analysis of an image captured by the surveillance camera system provided in the store. Although the present invention has been described as detecting improper acts that have been impossible, the present invention is configured using an IC (Integrated Circuit) chip instead of a barcode by introducing a so-called RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) mechanism. The fraudulent act may be detected by attaching a tag to the product as a medium.

  Hereinafter, such a register system will be briefly described.

  That is, in the register system in which this RFID mechanism is introduced, information indicating at least a product code for identifying a product and the weight of the product is recorded in place of the barcode reader 52 in the purchased product storage cart 10 and A function for communicating with a tag having a communication function is provided.

  The purchased product storage cart 10 communicates with the tag attached to the product when the customer stores the product in the storage unit 11 in step S1 shown in FIG. In addition to reading information indicating the product code and weight of the product, in step S2, the weight of the product is measured by the weighing device 53. In step S3, the weight information acquired by communication with the tag is The CPU 51 compares the weighed weight information and determines whether or not the weight information matches, thereby detecting an illegal act of storing the product in the storage unit 11 without reading the product code.

  On the other hand, the purchased product storage cart 10 does not store the product read the product code in the storage unit 11, but replaces it with another product of the same weight and stores it with a predetermined time interval. By communicating with tags attached to all the products stored in the storage unit 11, the replacement of the products is detected. That is, the purchased product storage cart 10 compares the information read when the product is first stored in the storage unit 11 and stored in the storage unit 58 with the information read after a predetermined time by the CPU 51. By determining whether or not they match, a fraudulent activity is detected in which a product whose product code is read is not stored in the storage unit 11 but is replaced with another product of the same weight and stored.

  As described above, in the register system, by introducing the RFID mechanism, it is not necessary to provide a separate monitoring camera system, and fraud can be detected with high accuracy while reducing costs. Further, in this register system, when the customer stores the product in the storage unit 11 of the purchased product storage cart 10, it is not necessary to hold the barcode over the barcode reader 52, so the operation is forgotten. Therefore, it is possible to eliminate an erroneous operation caused by the above, and it is possible to provide extremely high convenience to the customer.

  Of course, in the register system, the barcode and the RFID may be combined, thereby realizing an extremely excellent system that cannot be assumed in the past.

  Thus, it goes without saying that the present invention can be modified as appropriate without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

It is a figure explaining the structure of the register system shown as embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram explaining the hardware constitutions of the purchase goods storage cart with which the register system is provided. It is a block diagram explaining the functional structure of the purchase goods storage cart with which the same register system is provided. It is a block diagram explaining the hardware constitutions of the register | resistor with which the same register system is provided. It is a block diagram explaining the functional structure of the register | resistor with which the same register system is provided. It is a block diagram explaining the hardware constitutions of the management center with which the same register system is provided. It is a block diagram explaining the functional structure of the management server in the management center with which the same register system is provided. It is a flowchart explaining a series of processes in the same register system. FIG. 9 is a flowchart for describing a series of processes in the register system, illustrating a process following FIG. 8.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Purchase goods storage cart 11 Storage part 12 User interface 20 Register 21 Register main body 22 Transport mechanism 30 Management center 51,101,151,161 CPU
52 Bar code reader 53 Weighing device 54, 107, 163 Display unit 55, 164 Operation unit 56, 108 Speaker 57, 152, 162 Communication unit 58, 110, 155, 166 Storage unit 59 Battery 61, 121, 171 Management control unit 62 Product code registration unit 63 Product registration determination unit 64 Product weight search unit 65 Weight comparison unit 66 Weighing determination unit 67 Normal purchase processing unit 68 Discharge processing unit 69 Abnormal reading processing unit 70 Cheating processing unit 102 Card reader 103 Checkout request detection unit 104 Settlement unit 105 Local communication unit 106 Center communication unit 109 Printing unit 111 Card writer 122 Purchased product list acquisition unit 123 Product price search unit 124 Purchase details creation unit 125 Checkout processing unit 126 Card processing unit 127 Card issuing unit 128 Receipt issuing unit 129 Operation Call processing unit 150, 150 _1, 150 ₂ management server 153 monitoring unit 154 the interface unit 156 database unit 160, 160 _{1, 160} 2, · · ·, 160 _m control table 165 alarm unit 172 local call processing unit 173 registers the call processing unit 174 Database load access processing unit 175 Buffer unit 176 Consistency determination unit 177 Database update access processing unit BC Barcode GD Product

Claims (14)

A purchased product storage cart carried by a customer who wants to purchase the product
A storage section for storing the above products;
A reading unit that reads a product code and weight information from a medium on which information indicating a product code for identifying at least the product and the weight of the product is a predetermined medium attached to the product;
Weighing means for weighing the product stored in the storage unit;
Based on the weight information read by the reading unit and the weight information measured by the weighing unit, it is determined whether or not the product is stored in the storage unit under a legitimate act, and the product Control means for outputting a predetermined alarm when it is determined that the storage unit is stored in the storage unit under an illegal act,
Communication means for receiving information indicating that the unauthorized movement of the customer based on the analysis of the image captured by the monitoring camera system provided in the store is detected;
The purchased goods storage cart, wherein the control means outputs the alarm when receiving information indicating that an unauthorized movement of the customer is detected via the communication means. The purchased product storage cart according to claim 1, wherein the control means stores the product code and weight information read by the reading means in a predetermined storage means as a list. The control means determines whether or not the product stored in the storage unit has been returned based on a change in the total weight of the product stored in the storage unit detected by the weighing unit. The purchased product storage cart according to claim 2. When it is determined that the product stored in the storage unit has been returned, the control unit deletes the product code and weight information related to the product from the list stored in the storage unit. The purchased product storage cart according to claim 3. If the product code and the weight information cannot be read from the medium by the reading unit, the control unit reads the information according to input of information specific to the product through a predetermined operation unit. The purchased product storage cart according to claim 1, wherein the state transits to the same state as the product code and weight information read by the means. When the reading means cannot read the product code and weight information from the medium, the control means outputs the product code and weight information by the reading means based on an enable signal transmitted from a predetermined management server. The purchased product storage cart according to claim 1, wherein the state is changed to the same state as the read state. Storage means for storing a product database that associates at least product names, prices, and product codes;
2. The purchased product storage cart according to claim 1, wherein the control unit rewrites a product database stored in the storage unit based on a signal transmitted from a predetermined management server. The control unit displays a list of products sold in the store on a predetermined display unit, and when a desired product is selected from the list via the operation unit, the product is displayed in the store. The purchased product storage cart according to claim 1, wherein the display unit displays the current location and the current location. The purchased product storage cart according to any one of claims 1 to 8, further comprising a predetermined automatic packing unit that automatically packs the products stored in the storage unit storage unit. The medium is a barcode,
The said reading means reads the product code and weight information by holding the bar code attached to the product when the customer stores the product in the storage unit. The purchased goods storage cart according to any one of claims 9 to 9. The medium is a tag having a communication function,
The reading means reads the product code and weight information by communicating with the tag attached to the product when the customer stores the product in the storage unit. The purchased product storage cart according to any one of claims 1 to 9. A purchased product storage cart carried by a customer who wants to purchase the product
A storage section for storing the above products;
Read a product code and weight information from a medium that is a predetermined medium attached to the product, stores at least information indicating a product code for identifying the product and the weight of the product, and has a communication function Means,
Weighing means for weighing the product stored in the storage unit;
Based on the weight information read by the reading unit and the weight information measured by the weighing unit, it is determined whether or not the product is stored in the storage unit under a legitimate act, and the product Control means for outputting a predetermined alarm when it is determined that the storage unit has been stored in the storage unit under an illegal act,
The reading means communicates with a medium attached to each of the products stored in the storage unit at a predetermined time interval,
The control means, based on information read by the reading means when stored in the storage section and stored in a predetermined storage means, and information read after a predetermined time by the reading means, A purchased product storage cart characterized by the output of A purchased product storage cart that is carried by a customer who wants to purchase the product
A register provided in the store for the settlement of the products stored in the purchased product storage cart,
The above purchased goods storage cart is
A storage section for storing the above products;
A reading unit that reads a product code and weight information from a medium on which information indicating a product code for identifying at least the product and the weight of the product is a predetermined medium attached to the product;
Weighing means for weighing the product stored in the storage unit;
Based on the weight information read by the reading unit and the weight information measured by the weighing unit, it is determined whether or not the product is stored in the storage unit under a legitimate act, and the product Control means for outputting a predetermined alarm when it is determined that the storage unit is stored in the storage unit under an illegal act,
Communication means for receiving information indicating that the unauthorized movement of the customer based on the analysis of the image captured by the monitoring camera system provided in the store is detected;
When the control means receives information indicating that an unauthorized movement of the customer is detected via the communication means, the control system outputs the alarm. A purchased product storage cart that is carried by a customer who wants to purchase the product
A register provided in the store to settle the products stored in the purchased product storage cart,
The above purchased goods storage cart is
A storage section for storing the above products;
Read a product code and weight information from a medium that is a predetermined medium attached to the product, records at least information indicating the product code for identifying the product and the weight of the product, and has a communication function Means,
Weighing means for weighing the product stored in the storage unit;
Based on the weight information read by the reading unit and the weight information measured by the weighing unit, it is determined whether or not the product is stored in the storage unit under a legitimate act, and the product Control means for outputting a predetermined alarm when it is determined that the storage unit has been stored in the storage unit under an illegal act,
The reading means performs communication with a medium attached to each of all the products stored in the storage unit at a predetermined time interval,
The control means, based on information read by the reading means when stored in the storage section and stored in a predetermined storage means, and information read after a predetermined time by the reading means, Is a register system characterized by