JP2009163359A - Price display terminal, price display device, price display system, price display program and price display method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a price display terminal, a price display device, a price display system, a price display program and a price display method for improving convenience of a user who wants to easily recognize a total price without taking time or effort. <P>SOLUTION: A mobile unit 1 is configured as a terminal arranged near a shopping cart 2 for displaying the total price of merchandise stored in the shopping cart 2, and provided with: an IC tag reader 11 attached to merchandise C1 to C3 stored in the shopping cart 2 for reading the merchandise information of an IC tag including the unit prices of the merchandise C1 to C3; an acceleration sensor 12 for detecting the moving direction when the merchandise is taken in/out of the shopping cart 2; a calculation part 13 for calculating the total price of the merchandise C1 to C3 based on the merchandise information read by the IC tag reader 11 and the moving direction detected by the acceleration sensor 12; and a calculation result display part 14 for displaying the total price calculated by the calculation part 13. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a money amount display terminal, a money amount display device, a money amount display system, a money amount display program, and a money amount display method for displaying the total amount of goods.

  In supermarkets and the like, it is considered that when a user performs a simple operation in the middle of shopping, the total amount of products put in the shopping cart or the like is calculated and displayed in almost real time for confirmation. For example, in the purchase price display terminal disclosed in Patent Document 1 below, the RFID tag information affixed to the product put in the shopping cart is read by the reading means and transmitted to the store controller, and the RFID tag information is received. Displays the total purchase price based on the product price sent from the store controller.

Here, a cancel key that is operated when returning the product from which the RFID tag information has been read is provided in the vicinity of the shopping cart, and when the customer returns the product, the RFID tag information is operated after the cancel key is operated. Is read by the reading means, and the product price of the returned product is subtracted from the total purchase price and displayed.
JP 2006-215691 A

  However, each time a product placed in a shopping cart is returned, it is necessary to perform the above cancel key operation every time. There is a problem that convenience is low.

  Accordingly, in the present invention, a money amount display terminal, a money amount display device, a money amount display system, a money amount display program, and a money amount display terminal capable of further enhancing convenience for a user who wants to easily understand the total purchase amount without taking time and The purpose is to provide an amount display method.

  The price display terminal of the present invention is a price display terminal that is arranged in the vicinity of the product storage means and displays the total price of the products stored in the product storage means, and is attached to the product stored in the product storage means. Further, the reading means for reading the product information including the unit price of the product, the detection means for detecting the moving direction when the goods are put in and out of the product storage means, the product information read by the reading means, and the detection means. And calculating means for calculating the total price of the merchandise based on the travel direction, and display means for displaying the total price calculated by the calculation means.

  According to the price display terminal of the present invention, the total price of the product is calculated by the calculation means based on the product information read by the reading means and the moving direction when the product is detected by the detection means. The total amount calculated by the calculation means is displayed by the display means. Thus, not only the total amount of the product is calculated and displayed based on the movement direction when the product is put into the product storage means and the product information, but also the movement direction when the product is taken out from the product storage means. The total price of the product is calculated and displayed based on the product information. For this reason, it is easy to know the total price of a product without having to perform the operation for returning the product, such as the operation of the cancel key, every time the product put in the product storage means such as a shopping cart is returned. It becomes possible to improve convenience for the user.

  In the above price display terminal, the detecting means detects the moving direction by measuring the acceleration direction when the goods are taken in and out of the product containing means, and the acceleration when the goods are taken in and out of the commodity containing means. Preferably, the calculation means calculates the total amount based on the acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor in addition to the product information and the moving direction. Thereby, since the total amount is calculated based on the acceleration in addition to the product information and the moving direction, whether or not the product is in the product storage means and the product is taken out from the product storage means. The total amount is calculated by more correctly determining whether or not the state is present. As a result, since the correct total price of the product can be known, the convenience for the user can be further improved.

  The price display device of the present invention includes a product storage unit that stores a product, a reading unit that reads product information including a unit price of the product, which is attached to the product stored in the product storage unit, and a product stored in the product storage unit. A detecting means for detecting a moving direction when being put in and out, a calculating means for calculating the total amount of the goods based on the product information read by the reading means and the moving direction detected by the detecting means, and a calculating means Display means for displaying the calculated total amount.

  According to the amount display device of the present invention, based on the product information read by the reading unit and the moving direction at the time of putting in and out the product detected by the detection unit, the total amount of the product is calculated by the calculation unit, The total amount calculated by the calculation means is displayed by the display means. Thus, not only the total amount of the product is calculated and displayed based on the movement direction when the product is put into the product storage means and the product information, but also the movement direction when the product is taken out from the product storage means. The total price of the product is calculated and displayed based on the product information. For this reason, it is easy to know the total price of a product without having to perform the operation for returning the product, such as the operation of the cancel key, every time the product put in the product storage means such as a shopping cart is returned. It becomes possible to improve convenience for the user.

  Further, in the above amount display device, the detecting means detects the moving direction by measuring the acceleration direction when the goods are taken in and out of the product accommodating means, and the acceleration when the goods are taken in and out of the commodity accommodating means. Preferably, the calculation means calculates the total amount based on the acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor in addition to the product information and the moving direction. Thereby, since the total amount is calculated based on the acceleration in addition to the product information and the moving direction, whether or not the product is in the product storage means and the product is taken out from the product storage means. The total amount is calculated by more correctly determining whether or not the state is present. As a result, since the correct total price of the product can be known, the convenience for the user can be further improved.

  Further, the above-described amount display device preferably further includes a reading prevention unit that prevents reading of product information affixed to a product other than the product stored in the product storage unit by the reading unit. As a result, the product information affixed to the product other than the product stored in the product storage unit is not read by the reading unit, so the product information affixed to the product not stored in the product storage unit is erroneously read. Can be prevented.

  A money amount display system of the present invention includes the above money amount display terminal and a communication device that communicates with the money amount display terminal, and the money amount display terminal transmits terminal information that transmits product information read by the reading unit to the communication device. Means and a terminal receiving means for receiving the product related information corresponding to the product information from the communication device that received the product information, and the communication device stores the product information and the corresponding product related information in association with each other. Storage means, and device transmission means for selecting product-related information corresponding to the product information received from the terminal transmission means from the storage means and transmitting the selected information to the terminal reception means. In addition, the total amount is calculated based on the merchandise related information received from the device transmission means.

  According to the money amount display system of the present invention, the device transmission unit selects the product related information corresponding to the product information received from the terminal transmission unit from the storage unit and transmits it to the terminal reception unit, and the calculation unit transmits the product information and the movement. In addition to the direction, the total amount is calculated based on the product related information received from the device transmission means. Thereby, the product related information corresponding to the product information transmitted from the money amount display terminal is selected from the communication device and transmitted to the money amount display terminal, and the money amount display terminal that receives the information is added to the product information and the moving direction. The total amount is calculated based on the product related information. For this reason, it is possible to manage the total amount calculated and displayed on the amount display terminal by centrally managing the product related information stored in the storage unit of the communication device.

  In the above money amount display system, it is preferable to further include a reading prevention unit that prevents reading of product information affixed to a product other than the product stored in the product storage unit by the reading unit. As a result, the product information affixed to the product other than the product stored in the product storage unit is not read by the reading unit, so the product information affixed to the product not stored in the product storage unit is erroneously read. Can be prevented.

  The money amount display program of the present invention is a money amount display program used in a money amount display terminal that is disposed in the vicinity of the commodity accommodation means and displays the total amount of the goods accommodated in the commodity accommodation means. A reading unit that reads product information including the unit price of the product, which is attached to the product stored in the product storage unit, a detection unit that detects a moving direction when the product is taken in and out of the product storage unit, and a reading unit Based on the read product information and the movement direction detected by the detection unit, the calculation unit calculates the total price of the product, and the display unit displays the total price calculated by the calculation unit. Features.

  According to the price display program of the present invention, the total price of the product is calculated by the calculation means based on the product information read by the reading means and the moving direction when the product is detected by the detection means. The total amount calculated by the calculation means is displayed by the display means. Thus, not only the total amount of the product is calculated and displayed based on the movement direction when the product is put into the product storage means and the product information, but also the movement direction when the product is taken out from the product storage means. The total price of the product is calculated and displayed based on the product information. For this reason, it is easy to know the total price of a product without having to perform the operation for returning the product, such as the operation of the cancel key, every time the product put in the product storage means such as a shopping cart is returned. It becomes possible to improve convenience for the user.

  The amount display method of the present invention is an amount display method using an amount display terminal that is arranged in the vicinity of the commodity accommodation means and displays the total amount of the commodity accommodated in the commodity accommodation means. A reading step in which the price display terminal reads the product information including the unit price of the product, which is affixed to the product, and a detection step in which the price display terminal detects a moving direction when the product is taken in and out of the product storage means; Based on the product information read in the reading step and the movement direction detected in the detection step, the amount display terminal calculates the total amount of the product, and the amount display terminal calculates the total amount calculated in the calculation step. And a display step for displaying.

  According to the amount display method of the present invention, based on the product information read in the reading step, and the movement direction when the product is detected in the detection step, the total amount of the product is calculated in the calculation step, The total amount calculated in the calculation step is displayed in the display step. Thus, not only the total amount of the product is calculated and displayed based on the movement direction when the product is put into the product storage means and the product information, but also the movement direction when the product is taken out from the product storage means. The total price of the product is calculated and displayed based on the product information. For this reason, it is easy to know the total price of a product without having to perform the operation for returning the product, such as the operation of the cancel key, every time the product put in the product storage means such as a shopping cart is returned. It becomes possible to improve convenience for the user.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to further improve convenience for a user who wants to easily understand the total purchase price without taking time and effort.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the description of the drawings, the same elements are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted.

  First, the structure of the money amount display system 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing the configuration of the money amount display system 100. The amount display system 100 is a system for displaying the total amount of products put in a shopping cart, a shopping cart, a shopping bag, or the like of a customer for a shopping in a supermarket or the like. The money amount display system 100 includes a money amount display device E that displays the total amount of goods, and an information management server 3 (communication device). The money amount display device E includes a mobile device 1 (amount amount display terminal), a shopping basket 2 (goods accommodation means), and an IC tag shield cover 21.

  The mobile device 1 is a movable communication terminal such as a mobile phone, a PDA with a communication function, a notebook computer with a communication function, or the like. The mobile device 1 is arranged so as to be attached to the vicinity of the shopping basket 2, and reads the product information of the IC tag attached to the products C <b> 1 to C <b> 3 accommodated in the shopping basket 2 by an IC tag reader 11 described later. Displays the total amount of. The mobile device 1 is stored in a mobile device pocket 22 provided in the shopping basket 2. The merchandise information includes, for example, information related to a merchandise price (for example, a desired retail price) such as a unique number (IC tag No.) of an IC tag attached to the merchandise and a unit price of the merchandise. The physical configuration and functional configuration of the mobile device 1 will be described later.

  The shopping basket 2 is a basket for storing commodities. It is not limited to a basket as long as the product can be accommodated, and may be a shopping bag, for example.

  The IC tag shield cover 21 is, for example, a metal cover that electromagnetically prevents reading of product information on the IC tag attached to the product C4 other than the products C1 to C3 housed in the shopping cart 2. Affixed to the outer surface of the tape. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the IC tag reader 11 from erroneously reading the product information of the IC tag attached to the product C4 that is not accommodated in the shopping basket 2 (that is, the product that the customer is not going to purchase). . In this case, the IC tag reader 11 reads only the product information of the IC tag whose reception level (that is, sensitivity level) is a predetermined threshold value or more.

  The information management server 3 is a server capable of wireless communication with the mobile device 1. The information management server 3 may be arranged anywhere as long as it can communicate wirelessly with the mobile device 1. For example, the information management server 3 is arranged in a store such as the supermarket. The physical configuration and functional configuration of the information management server 3 will be described later.

  Next, the configuration of the mobile device 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the mobile device 1, and FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram illustrating a physical configuration of the mobile device 1. As illustrated in FIG. 3, the mobile device 1 includes hardware such as a CPU 101, a RAM 102, a ROM 103, an operation unit 104, a wireless communication unit 105, a display 106, and an antenna 107. When these components operate, the functions described below are exhibited.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the mobile device 1 includes a control unit 10, an IC tag reader 11 (reading unit), an acceleration sensor 12 (detection unit), and a calculation unit 13 (calculation unit) as functional components. ), A calculation result display unit 14 (display unit), a terminal transmission unit 15 (terminal transmission unit), and a terminal reception unit 16 (terminal reception unit).

  The control unit 10 transmits an instruction signal to each of the IC tag reader 11, the acceleration sensor 12, the calculation unit 13, the calculation result display unit 14, the terminal transmission unit 15, and the terminal reception unit 16, and functions to be described later of the mobile device 1. This is the part that controls

  The IC tag reader 11 is a part that reads and analyzes product information of an IC tag attached to a product (for example, a product package) accommodated in the shopping basket 2. In the shopping basket 2, merchandise is stored so as not to exceed the height of the mobile device pocket 22 (that is, the position that is the highest point of the mobile device pocket 22 indicated by a broken line in FIG. 1). Be contained. In addition, it is good also as a structure which judges that the goods were taken out from the shopping basket 2 by the control part 10, when the reception level of the IC tag in the IC tag reader 11 is in a decreasing tendency and is below a specific threshold value.

  Here, the IC tag reader 11 reads and analyzes only the product information of the IC tag attached to the products C1 to C3 other than the product information of the IC tag of the product C4 that is prevented from being read by the IC tag shield cover 21.

  The acceleration sensor 12 is a sensor that detects a moving direction when goods are taken in and out of the shopping basket 2. More specifically, the acceleration sensor 12 has a camera. The camera captures an image of how the product is put in and out of the shopping cart 2 and the movement of the product in the shopping cart 2. The movement direction at the time of loading / unloading (that is, whether a product has been put in the shopping basket 2 or a product has been taken out from the shopping basket 2) is detected. The acceleration sensor 12 is imaged in a predetermined direction (that is, from the horizontal right direction to the lower right direction in FIG. 1) such that the state of the product in and out of the shopping basket 2 and the state of movement of the product in the shopping basket 2 can be imaged. (Direction between). By accommodating the mobile device 1 in the mobile device pocket 22, the angle of the acceleration sensor 12 is adjusted so as to face this direction.

  Moreover, the acceleration sensor 12 can measure the acceleration direction when goods are put in and out of the shopping basket 2, and it is good also as a structure which detects a moving direction by measuring this. Furthermore, the acceleration sensor 12 is good also as a structure which measures the acceleration at the time of goods being withdrawn / inserted in the shopping basket 2. FIG.

  The calculation unit 13 is a part that calculates the total price of the product based on the product information read by the IC tag reader 11 and the moving direction when the product is taken in / out detected by the acceleration sensor 12. Thereby, not only the total amount of the product is calculated based on the moving direction (for example, +) when the product is put into the shopping basket 2 and the product information, but also when the product is taken out from the shopping cart 2. The total price of the product is also calculated based on the moving direction (in this case,-) and the product information.

  Note that the calculation unit 13 may calculate the total amount based on the acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor 12 in addition to the product information and the moving direction. This makes it possible to determine whether or not the product is in the shopping basket 2 and whether or not the product is taken out from the shopping cart 2 based on the acceleration. Done and the total amount is calculated.

  Furthermore, the calculation unit 13 may calculate the total amount based on the later-described product-related information received from the information management server 3 (for example, a discounted price that changes depending on the day) in addition to the product information and the movement direction. . Thereby, by managing the merchandise related information stored in the information management server 3 in an integrated manner, the total amount calculated and displayed in the mobile device 1 can be remotely managed.

  The calculation result display unit 14 is a part that displays the total amount of the products C1 to C3, which is the result calculated by the calculation unit 13, using the display 106.

  The terminal transmission unit 15 is a part that transmits the product information read by the IC tag reader 11 to the information management server 3 by wireless communication. Moreover, the terminal transmission part 15 transmits the result calculated by the calculation part 13 with respect to the register | resistor installed in the supermarket etc. by radio | wireless communication. As a result, it is possible to prevent a calculation error in the total price of the product by the store clerk operating the register. Further, the user pays the amount indicated by the calculation result received by the register with the communication function by moving all the commodities to be purchased into the shopping basket 2 and then moving to the register with the communication function. An operation for calculating the total amount by manual input to the register becomes unnecessary, and the waiting time can be reduced.

  The terminal receiving unit 16 is a part that receives later-described product-related information corresponding to the product information from the information management server 3 that has received the product information from the terminal transmission unit 15 by wireless communication.

  Next, the configuration of the information management server 3 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 4. FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram showing a physical configuration of the information management server 3. As shown in FIG. 4, the information management server 3 includes hardware such as a CPU 301, a RAM 302, a ROM 303, a communication module 304, and an auxiliary storage device 305. When these components operate, the functions described below are exhibited.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the information management server 3 includes a commodity price registration DB 31 (storage means) and a server transmission / reception unit 32 (device transmission means) as functional components.

  The product price registration DB 31 is a database that stores product information and product related information corresponding to the product information in association with each other. The product related information includes, for example, a product price (for example, a discounted price that changes depending on the day) that is newer than the price (for example, the suggested retail price) included in the product information of the IC tag attached to the product (for example, the product package). Information on price).

  The server transmission / reception unit 32 is a part that receives product information from the terminal transmission unit 15. The server transmission / reception unit 32 is a part that selects product-related information corresponding to the product information received from the terminal transmission unit 15 from the product price registration DB 31 and transmits it to the terminal reception unit 16.

  Next, how the product information and the product related information are stored in the product price registration DB 31 in association with each other will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a table configuration diagram showing how product information and product related information are stored in the product price registration DB 31 in association with each other. For “IC tag No.” (for example, “0000001”) as product information, “product name” (in this case “A”) as product related information corresponding to this product information and “product price after discount” (In this case, “¥ 1,900”) is stored. When the server transmission / reception unit 32 receives the product information (for example, “0000002”) from the terminal transmission unit 15, the server transmission / reception unit 32 sends the product related information (in this case, “B” and “¥ 2,500”) corresponding to the product information. , Selected from the product price registration DB 31 and transmitted to the terminal receiver 16.

  Next, the manner in which the acceleration sensor 12 detects the moving direction when putting in and out the product in the shopping basket 2 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a state in which the movement direction when a product is taken in and out of the shopping cart 2 of the shopping cart C is detected. Note that the upward direction in FIG. 6 corresponds to the ceiling direction in the shopping basket 2. In FIG. 6, the shopping basket 2 passes through the state shown in FIG. 6B immediately before the commodity C <b> 1 is put into the shopping basket 2 from the standby state of FIG. 6 shows the state until the state shown in FIG. 6C immediately before the product C1 is taken out.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 6B, when the product C1 is put into the shopping basket 2, the acceleration sensor 12 detects the moving direction A +. After being put in the shopping basket 2, based on the acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor 12, whether or not the commodity C1 is in the shopping basket 2 and the commodity C1 is taken out from the shopping basket 2. It is determined whether or not it is in a state. More specifically, if the acceleration of the product C1 is less than the predetermined acceleration, it is determined that the product C1 is moved due to the shake of the shopping basket 2, and it is determined that the product C1 is still in the shopping basket 2. On the other hand, if the acceleration of the product C1 is equal to or higher than a predetermined acceleration, it is determined that the product C1 is taken in or out of the shopping basket 2, and it is determined that the product C1 is put in or taken out of the shopping cart 2. .

  The operation from the start of the mobile device 1 to the display of the total amount for the user in the amount display system 100 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining the operation from the start of the mobile device 1 to the display of the total amount for the user in the amount display system 100.

  First, when the user activates the money amount display application installed in the mobile device 1, all functions related to the money amount display processing in the mobile device 1 are activated (step S01). Then, an authentication signal for requesting grant of access authority to the commodity price registration DB 31 is transmitted to the information management server 3 (step S02). The address of the information management server 3 may be registered in advance in the control unit 10 or may be configured to receive this address by starting an application prepared in a supermarket or the like. When the authentication is performed in the information management server 3 that has received this authentication signal and the authentication is successful, an authority granting signal for granting access authority to the product price registration DB 31 is transmitted from the server transmitting / receiving unit 32 to the terminal receiving unit 16, Thereby, the mobile device 1 receives the access authority (step S03).

  Here, when the mobile device 1 is stored in the mobile device pocket 22, the acceleration sensor 12 determines whether or not the shopping cart 2 has detected the insertion and removal of the product (step S04, detection step). Here, when the shopping basket 2 does not detect the taking in / out of the commodity, this step S04 is performed again, and the above-described determination process is performed. On the other hand, when the taking in / out of the product is detected in the shopping basket 2, the process proceeds to step S05 described later.

  Next, the control unit 10 operates in conjunction with the acceleration sensor 12 and converts the detection content detected by the acceleration sensor 12 into a numerical value or a code (step S05). More specifically, with respect to this code, when the moving direction when the product is put into the shopping basket 2 is detected, it is converted into the sign “+”, and the moving direction when the product is taken out from the shopping cart 2 is detected. When it is done, it is converted into a sign “−”. More specifically, regarding this numerical value, if the acceleration is equal to or greater than a predetermined acceleration, it is determined that the product is put in and out of the shopping basket 2.

  Next, the control unit 10 transmits a signal for instructing reading and analysis of product information to the IC tag reader 11. Thereby, the IC tag reader 11 reads and analyzes the product information of the IC tag attached to the product put in the shopping basket 2, and the control unit 10 acquires the analysis result of the IC tag (step S06). Reading step).

  Next, the control unit 10 transmits a signal instructing the terminal transmission unit 15 to transmit the analysis result (that is, product information) of the IC tag to the server transmission / reception unit 32. Thereby, the analysis result (that is, product information) of the IC tag is received by the server transmission / reception unit 32, and the control unit 10 can access the product price registration DB 31 (step S07).

  Next, the control unit 10 receives product related information corresponding to the analysis result (that is, product information) of the IC tag from the server transmission / reception unit 32 via the terminal reception unit 16 (step S08). Thereby, the mobile device 1 acquires the product related information.

  Next, the control unit 10 transmits to the calculation unit 13 a signal including the IC tag analysis result (that is, product information), product-related information, and numerical value and code information converted in step S05. Thereby, the calculation part 13 calculates the total amount of goods based on such information (step S09, calculation step). More specifically, the calculation unit 13 initializes the accumulated price to zero and stores and saves it in the control unit 10 when all the functions of the mobile device 1 are activated in step S01 and nothing is in the shopping basket 2. In addition, addition and subtraction are performed on the accumulated price already stored and stored in the control unit 10 based on the above information. And the control part 10 acquires the information regarding the cumulative price which is this calculation result.

  Next, the control unit 10 stores and stores information related to the cumulative price that is the calculation result, and transmits information related to the cumulative price that is the calculation result to the calculation result display unit 14. As a result, the calculation result display unit 14 displays the total amount (that is, the accumulated price) of the product as the calculation result to the outside (that is, the customer) (step S10, display step). And it transfers to step S04 mentioned above again.

  The money amount display program 9 for causing the mobile device 1 to function will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a configuration diagram of the money amount display program 9 for causing the mobile device 1 to function.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the money amount display program 9 includes a control module 90 that supervises processing, a reading module 91, a detection module 92, a calculation module 93, a display module 94, a transmission module 95, and a reception module 96. And is configured.

  Here, the function realized by operating each of the control module 90, the reading module 91, the detection module 92, the calculation module 93, the display module 94, the transmission module 95, and the reception module 96 is the control of the mobile device 1 described above. Functions of the unit 10, IC tag reader 11, acceleration sensor 12, calculation unit 13, calculation result display unit 14, terminal transmission unit 15, and terminal reception unit 16 are the same.

  Subsequently, the function and effect of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. According to the mobile device 1 according to the present embodiment, the total amount of the products C1 to C3 is based on the product information read by the IC tag reader 11 and the moving direction when the product is taken in and out detected by the acceleration sensor 12. The total amount calculated by the calculation unit 13 and calculated by the calculation unit 13 is displayed by the calculation result display unit 14. Thereby, not only the total amount of the products C1 to C3 is calculated and displayed based on the moving direction and the product information when the products C1 to C3 are put into the shopping cart 2, but the products C1 to C3 are also displayed in the shopping cart. The total amount of the products C1 to C3 is also calculated and displayed based on the moving direction when the product is taken out from the product 2 and the product information.

  For this reason, every time a product placed in the shopping cart 2 such as the shopping cart C is returned, the total amount of the products C1 to C3 is calculated without taking the trouble of performing an operation for returning the product such as the operation of the cancel key every time. It becomes easy to understand, and the convenience for the user can be further enhanced. Further, the user pays the amount indicated by the above total amount received by the register with communication function by moving all the products to be purchased into the shopping basket 2 and then moving to the register with communication function. An operation for calculating the total amount by manual input to the register becomes unnecessary, and the waiting time can be reduced.

  Further, since the total amount is calculated based on the acceleration in addition to the product information and the moving direction, whether or not the product is in the shopping cart 2 and the product is taken out from the shopping cart 2 It is judged more correctly whether or not the total amount is calculated. As a result, since the correct total price of the product can be known, the convenience for the user can be further improved.

  In addition, since the IC tag reader 11 prevents the product information of the IC tag affixed to the product C4 other than the products C1 to C3 contained in the shopping basket 2 from being present in the shopping cart 2, It is possible to prevent the product information of the IC tag attached to the product C4 that is not accommodated from being erroneously read.

  Although the present invention has been specifically described above based on the embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made. It should be noted that the above embodiments and the following modifications do not limit the scope of the present invention, and those skilled in the art will develop these embodiments and modifications without departing from the subject matter of the claims of the present invention. It is something that can be done. For example, instead of the acceleration sensor 12 included in the mobile device 1, a pocket acceleration sensor may be provided in the mobile device pocket 22, and the mobile device 1 may receive a signal related to the detected content from the pocket acceleration sensor.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the money amount display system. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure of a moving apparatus. It is a block diagram which shows the physical structure of a moving apparatus. It is a block diagram which shows the physical structure of an information management server. It is a table block diagram which shows a mode that merchandise information and merchandise relevant information are each linked | related and stored in merchandise price registration DB. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of a mode that the moving direction at the time of taking in / out of goods in a shopping cart is detected. It is a flowchart explaining the operation | movement from starting of the mobile device in a money amount display system to the display of the total amount with respect to a user. It is a block diagram of the money amount display program for functioning a mobile apparatus.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Mobile device, 2 ... Shopping basket, 3 ... Information management server, 9 ... Amount display program, 10 ... Control part, 11 ... IC tag reader, 12 ... Acceleration sensor, 13 ... Calculation part, 14 ... Calculation result display part, 15 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS ... Terminal transmission part, 16 ... Terminal reception part, 21 ... IC tag shield cover, 22 ... Mobile device pocket, 31 ... Product price registration DB, 32 ... Server transmission / reception part, 90 ... Control module, 91 ... Reading module, 92 ... Detection module 93 ... Calculation module 94 ... Display module 95 ... Transmission module 96 ... Reception module 100 ... Price display system A +, A -... Moving direction C ... Shopping cart C1-C4 ... Product, E ... Amount display device.

Claims (9)

An amount display terminal that is arranged in the vicinity of the product storage means and displays the total price of the products stored in the product storage means,
Reading means for reading product information including a unit price of the product affixed to the product stored in the product storage means;
Detection means for detecting a moving direction when the product is taken in and out of the product storage means;
Calculation means for calculating a total amount of the product based on the product information read by the reading unit and the moving direction detected by the detection unit;
Display means for displaying the total amount calculated by the calculation means;
An amount display terminal comprising: The detection means detects the moving direction by measuring an acceleration direction when the product is taken in and out of the product accommodation means, and measures an acceleration when the product is taken in and out of the product accommodation means. An acceleration sensor,
The price display terminal according to claim 1, wherein the calculation means calculates the total price based on the acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor in addition to the product information and the moving direction. An amount display device for displaying the total amount of goods,
Commodity storage means for storing the commodity;
Reading means for reading product information including a unit price of the product, affixed to the product stored in the product storage means;
Detection means for detecting a storage direction when the product is taken in and out of the product storage means;
Calculation means for calculating a total amount of the product based on the product information read by the reading unit and the moving direction detected by the detection unit;
Display means for displaying the total amount calculated by the calculation means;
An amount display device comprising: The detection means detects the moving direction by measuring an acceleration direction when the product is taken in and out of the product accommodation means, and measures an acceleration when the product is taken in and out of the product accommodation means. An acceleration sensor,
The money amount display device according to claim 3, wherein the calculation means calculates the total amount based on the acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor in addition to the product information and the moving direction.   The money amount display device according to claim 3 or 4, further comprising a reading prevention unit that prevents reading of the product information affixed to a product other than the product stored in the product storage unit by the reading unit. An amount display system for displaying the total amount of goods,
A money amount display terminal according to claim 1 or 2, and a communication device that communicates with the money amount display terminal.
The amount display terminal is
Terminal transmission means for transmitting the product information read by the reading means to the communication device;
Terminal receiving means for receiving product-related information corresponding to the product information from the communication device that has received the product information;
The communication device
Storage means for storing the product information and corresponding product related information in association with each other;
Device transmission means for selecting product-related information corresponding to the product information received from the terminal transmission means from the storage means and transmitting the selected information to the terminal reception means,
The calculation means calculates the total amount based on the product related information received from the device transmission means in addition to the product information and the moving direction.
Amount display system.   The money amount display system according to claim 6, further comprising a reading prevention unit that prevents reading of the product information affixed to a product other than the product stored in the product storage unit by the reading unit. An amount display program used in an amount display terminal that is arranged in the vicinity of the product storage means and displays the total amount of products stored in the product storage means,
The amount display terminal,
Reading means for reading product information including a unit price of the product affixed to the product stored in the product storage means;
Detection means for detecting a moving direction when the product is taken in and out of the product storage means;
Calculation means for calculating a total amount of the product based on the product information read by the reading unit and the moving direction detected by the detection unit;
Display means for displaying the total amount calculated by the calculation means;
Money amount display program to function as. An amount display method using an amount display terminal that is arranged in the vicinity of the product storage means and displays the total price of the products stored in the product storage means,
A reading step in which the price display terminal reads the product information including the unit price of the product, which is affixed to the product stored in the product storage means;
A detection step in which the price display terminal detects a moving direction when the product is taken in and out of the product storage means;
Based on the product information read in the reading step and the movement direction detected in the detection step, a calculation step in which the amount display terminal calculates the total price of the product,
A display step in which the amount display terminal displays the total amount calculated in the calculation step;
A method for displaying the amount of money.

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