JP2012123743A - Detailed statement issuing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a statement issuing device for performing a payment route search as to who pays to whom and how much when performing split calculation.
A statement issuing device is based on information that distinguishes a plurality of users, information that represents a burden amount borne by each user, an input display unit that inputs the information, and information that is input from the input display unit. The control unit 21 performs a payment route search for dividing the total amount of the burden by all users, and further performs a payment route search to determine who and how much to pay based on the result of the split payment calculation, and the result of the payment route search. A printing unit 22 for printing is provided.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a specification issuing device, and more particularly to a specification issuing device having a split bill calculation function.

  Various electronic devices and the like having a split bill calculation function have been proposed.

  For example, Patent Document 1 describes an in-vehicle calculation device that calculates a discount payment amount for each member to be discounted by reflecting a driver's driving time and driving distance for a fee required for driving the vehicle.

  Further, Patent Document 2 describes an electronic device that calculates how much or how much payment is received when a total of expenditures paid by some people is divided by a plurality of people.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2004-13842 JP-A-8-255137

  With the devices described in Patent Documents 1 and 2, it is possible to know how much each person who is the subject of split payment should pay or how much should be received. In this case, if there is only one paying person or receiving person, it is possible to immediately understand who and how much from whom.

  However, when there are two or more persons on the paying side and the receiving side, it is often impossible to immediately know who pays to whom and how much from whom.

  The present invention intends to provide a statement issuing device that performs a payment route search for who and how much to pay when performing a split account calculation.

  In addition, Patent Document 2 has a description that “it is possible to immediately know who should pay to whom” (0082 etc.), but there is no disclosure or suggestion of means for realizing it. Absent.

  The specification issuing device according to an aspect of the present invention is configured to input information that distinguishes a plurality of users and information that represents a burden amount borne by each user, and input from the input unit. Based on the information, a calculation means for performing a split calculation to split the total amount of the burden among the plurality of users, and a payment route search for who and how much to pay based on the result of the split calculation Payment route search means; and output means for outputting a result of the payment route search.

  According to the present invention, after performing the split-account calculation, a payment route search for determining who and how much to pay can be performed, so that it is possible to immediately know who and how much to pay. become.

It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the specification issuing apparatus which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure in the detail issuing apparatus of FIG. It is a flowchart for demonstrating operation | movement of the detail issuing apparatus shown to FIG. It is a figure which shows the initial screen of the input display part of the detail issuing apparatus shown to FIG. It is a figure which shows one operation screen of the input display part of the detail issuing apparatus shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the other operation screen of the input display part of the detail issuing apparatus shown to FIG. It is a figure which shows the further another operation screen of the input display part of the detail issuing apparatus shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the payment route search result display screen of the input display part of the detail issuing apparatus shown to FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the detail issuing apparatus which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the input information input into the detail issuing apparatus of FIG. It is a flowchart for demonstrating operation | movement of the detail issuing apparatus of FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the result of the percent calculation by the detail issuing apparatus of FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the display screen of the payment route search result by the statement issue apparatus of FIG.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is an external view of a detail issuing device 10 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The illustrated issue device 10 includes a housing 11, an input display unit 12 provided in the lower front portion of the housing 11, and a detailed output unit 13 provided in the center of the front surface.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a control unit 21 connected to the input display unit 12 and a printing unit (printer) 22 connected to the control unit 21 are provided inside the housing 11. The printed paper piece printed by the printing unit 22 is discharged from the detail output unit 13 to the outside of the housing 11.

  In the following, a case where the specification issuing device 10 is a device installed in a service area of an expressway will be described, but it will be easily understood that the specification issuing device of the present invention can be used for other purposes.

  As shown in FIG. 3, when the information necessary for the split account calculation is input (step S301), the statement issuing device 10 performs the split account calculation based on the input information (step S302), and displays the result of the split account calculation. Based on this, a payment route is searched (step S303). The payment route search result is displayed on the input display unit 12 and is printed (printed) by the printing unit 22 when a printing instruction is given.

  Input of information necessary for the split calculation is performed from the input display unit 12 as input means. The input display unit 12 is a touch panel, for example. The input display unit 12 may be one in which the input unit and the display unit are separated. In this case, the input unit can be a keyboard or a mouse, for example.

  Input information input from the input display unit 12 is stored in a storage unit (not shown) in the control unit 21. The control unit 21 functions as a calculation unit and a payment route search unit. That is, the control unit 21 performs a split calculation based on the input information stored in the storage unit, and stores the calculation result in the storage unit. Further, the control unit 21 performs a payment route search based on the result of the percent calculation, causes the input display unit 12 to display the result, and causes the printing unit 22 to print the result. Both the input display unit 12 and the printing unit 22 function as output means.

  FIG. 4 is an example of an initial screen displayed on the input display unit 12. This initial screen includes items for selecting or inputting the date and place (prefecture, toll road name, entrance interchange name) when entering the expressway. Input to each item can be performed from a (soft) numeric keypad displayed on the screen. It can also be selected and input from a pull-down menu.

  When the enter button included in the initial screen of FIG. 4 is pressed, the display of the input display unit 12 changes to the next input screen, for example, the screen shown in FIG. The input screen of FIG. 5 includes items for selecting or inputting the date and place (prefecture, toll road name, entry interchange name) that participated in the expressway.

  The reason for inputting the date and time is to perform fee calculation according to various discounts such as early morning discount, commuting discount, holiday discount and the like.

  When the enter button included in the input screen of FIG. 5 is pressed, the display of the input display unit 12 further changes to the next input screen, for example, the screen shown in FIG. In the input screen of FIG. 6, in addition to the expressway fee, it is possible to input information for calculating the split with other charges such as a parking lot fee, a gasoline fee, and a food and drink fee. Input of the amount of money, the number of persons subject to splitting, etc. can be performed from the (soft) numeric keypad on the screen. The charge item can be selected from a pull-down menu. The items included in the pull-down menu are not limited to the above example, and can be arbitrarily set. In addition, a soft keyboard may be displayed so that charge items can be entered in characters.

  When the enter button included in the input screen of FIG. 6 is pressed, the display of the input display unit 12 changes to the next input screen, for example, the screen shown in FIG. On the input screen of FIG. 7, the charges for each item input so far are displayed. Further, on this input screen, input of information for associating with the user who has paid the fee is accepted. In this example, symbols such as A, B, C, D,... Are assigned from the pull-down menu, but a user name or the like may be input from a keyboard or the like. The keyboard used at this time may be a so-called soft keyboard displayed on the screen.

  In order to perform a payment route search, the burden on each user must be clear. For example, when the food and drink bills are paid by a plurality of users, the burden of each person must be made clear. In such a case, a burden amount for each user is input by selecting an item for food and beverage charges a plurality of times on the input screen of FIG. When the same item is selected a plurality of times, the control unit 21 makes it possible to distinguish such items by automatically assigning serial numbers to the items. On the input display unit 12, for example, “Food & Drink 1” and “Food & Drink 2” are displayed on the input screen of FIG. 7.

  When the detail issue button (any one of “issue for each number of people”, “issue one”, or “none”) included in the input screen of FIG. And perform a split-account calculation. That is, the total amount of money paid by each user is obtained, and the amount to be paid by each user (payment amount) or the amount to be received (reception amount) is obtained. In addition, you may make it determine a user's burden ratio or a burden ceiling by a well-known method.

  When the payment amount and the receipt amount of each user are obtained, the control unit 21 further asks from whom to how much to pay. That is, the control unit 21 searches for a payment route based on the result of the percent bill calculation. The payment route search is performed by searching for a combination in which a payment amount of a certain user matches a received amount of another user.

  In the input screen of FIG. 7, if it is input that A is the high-speed fee, B is the parking fee, C is the gasoline fee, and D is the food and beverage fee, the result of the split calculation is A: payment amount 500 Y, B: payment amount 1500 yen, C: receipt amount 500 yen, D: receipt amount 1500 yen. In this case, the payment amount of B matches the receipt amount of D, and the payment amount of A and the receipt amount of C match. As a result, as shown in FIG. 8, the payment route search result is displayed so that 1500 yen is paid from B to D and 500 yen is paid from A to C.

  A payment amount or a receipt amount of a user other than a user who is involved in a combination in which the payment amount and the receipt amount coincide with each other is individually displayed in association with each user. At this time, the paying user and the receiving user may be grouped and displayed for each group. Further, the payment amounts (reception amounts) may be displayed side by side in descending (smallest) order.

  The control unit 21 prints (prints) the payment route search result on the printing unit 22 when the “issue issue” or “issue one” button is pressed out of the statement issue buttons, and according to the button Issue the number of bills.

  As described above, in the statement issuing device according to the present embodiment, not only calculating the discount amount but also searching for a payment route, and when there is a combination in which the payment amount and the receipt amount match, It is possible to display (and print) who pays how much.

  Note that the screen display shown in FIGS. 4 to 8 is an example, and the layout and the like of the input screen can be arbitrarily set. For example, the display contents of FIGS. 4 to 6 may be displayed on one screen.

  Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

  In the first embodiment, a specification issuing device installed in a service area or the like on a highway is assumed. Here, a more detailed specification issuing device 90 realized by a personal computer or the like will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the detail issuing device 90 according to the present exemplary embodiment includes an input unit 91, a control unit 92, a display unit 93, and a printing unit 94. When the specification issuing device is realized using a personal computer, the input unit 91 corresponds to a keyboard and mouse, the control unit 92 corresponds to a personal computer, the display unit 93 corresponds to a monitor device, and the printing unit 94 corresponds to a printer.

  The basic operation is the same as that of the detail issuing device according to the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 10, after information is input in the same manner as in the first embodiment, the burden amount is compiled for each person. As the input information, only information (for example, name) for distinguishing users and information indicating the amount of each user's burden may be input. Hereinafter, the operation of the detail issuing device 90 will be described with reference to FIGS. 11 to 13.

  When information as shown in FIG. 10 is input from the input unit 91 (step S1101), the control unit 92 calculates a discount amount based on the input information (step S1102). The simplest method for calculating the discount amount is to sum the burdens of all users and divide the total amount by the number of users. However, the split calculation may be performed by adding various conditions and restrictions by a known method.

  Next, the control unit 92 obtains the difference between the discount amount and the burden amount of each user, and calculates the payment amount or receipt amount of each user (step S1103). In this specification, the calculation of the amount of the discount and the calculation of the amount of payment or receipt are collectively referred to as the percent calculation. FIG. 12 shows the result of the split calculation by the simplest method.

  Next, the control unit 92 performs a payment route search based on the split calculation result (steps S1104 to 1109).

  First, as in the first embodiment, the control unit 92 searches for a combination in which the payment amount of any user matches the amount received by another user (step S1104). Although the search order is arbitrary, it is possible to search for items with a large payment amount. In the case of FIG. 12, the payment amount of “Sanada Shingen” and the receipt amount of “Akechi Kenshin” are both equal to “10000 yen”. The control unit 92 stores the payment route for paying “10000 yen” from “Sanada Shingen” to “Akechi Kenshin” in the storage unit (not shown) as the first combination (step S1105).

  Next, the control unit 92 searches for a combination in which the payment amount of any one of the users matches the total amount received by the other two or more users (step S1106). This search is performed for users other than the users involved in the first combination. Although the search order is arbitrary, it is possible to search for items with a large payment amount. In order to simplify the search process, the presence or absence of a received amount that matches the divisor of the payment amount may be searched. This can be determined by dividing the payment amount of each user by the receipt amount of other users and determining whether the quotient is an integer. Then, when the quotient is an integer, a search is made as to whether or not there are more than the same received amount as the received amount equal to the quotient. In the example of FIG. 12, the payment amount of “Tokugawa Motonari” is “3000 yen”. Among the amounts received, the divisor of “3000 yen” is “1000 yen”, and the quotient obtained is 3. There are three users whose received amount is “1000 yen”, and there are more than the number equal to the quotient. Therefore, the control unit 92 uses the “Tokugawa Motonari”, “Kato Nobunaga”, “Hojo Masamune” and “Mori Ieyasu” to pay each “1000 yen” as a second combination as a storage unit (not shown). (Step S1107). Note that if there are four or more users with a received amount of “1000 yen”, for example, three people with the smallest serial number may be selected.

  Next, the control unit 92 searches for a combination in which the amount received by any one of the users matches the total amount paid by the other two or more users (step S1108). This search is performed for users other than the users involved in the first combination and the second combination. Although the search order is arbitrary, it is possible to search from the largest received amount. In the example of FIG. 12, the received amount “5000 yen” of “Oda Kiyomasa” matches the sum of the payment amounts of “Date Soun”, “Takeda Yukimura” and “Uesugi Mitsuhide”. Therefore, the control unit 92 stores this payment route as a third combination in a storage unit (not shown) (step S1109).

  Finally, as a result of the payment route search, the control unit 92 displays the first combination, the second combination, the third combination, and the name of the user who is not involved in any combination and the payment amount or receipt amount. This is displayed on the section 93. As a result of the payment route search, users who are not involved in any of the first, second and third combinations can be displayed separately for the paying group and the receiving group.

  The search for the second combination and the search for the third combination may be performed in reverse order.

  In addition, the control unit 92 causes the printing unit 94 to print the payment route search result in response to an input operation from the input unit 91.

  As described above, in the statement issuing device according to the present embodiment, not only calculating the discount amount but also searching for the payment route, the combination of the payment amount and the receipt amount, the payment amount and a plurality of users. If there is a combination in which the total of the received amounts matches, and a combination in which the received amounts and the payment amounts of the plurality of users match, it is possible to display (and print) who pays to whom and how much.

  Although the present invention has been described with reference to some embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications and changes can be made. For example, in the above-described embodiments, each has been described as a single device, but a server or the like connected to a network has the above-described control unit function, and input information is received from a user terminal or a mobile phone via the network. The route search result may be obtained. Further, the present invention can be realized in the form of a program for causing a personal computer to execute the above-described operation or a recording medium on which the program is recorded.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Detail issuing apparatus 11 Case 12 Input display part 13 Detailed output part 21 Control part 22 Printing part 90 Detail issuing apparatus 91 Input part 92 Control part 93 Display part 94 Printing part

Claims (5)

An input means for inputting information for distinguishing a plurality of users and information indicating a burden amount borne by each user;
Based on the information input from the input means, calculation means for performing a split calculation for splitting the total amount of the burden with the plurality of users;
Payment route search means for performing a payment route search to determine who and how much to pay based on the result of the split calculation;
An output means for outputting a result of the payment route search;
A statement issuing device comprising: The calculation means obtains a payment amount to be paid or received by each user as a result of the percent account calculation,
2. The specification according to claim 1, wherein the payment route search means searches for a first combination in which a payment amount of any one user matches a received amount of another user. Issuing device.   The payment route search means includes a total amount of a payment amount of any one user and a receipt amount of two or more users among users excluding users involved in the first combination, And a second combination in which the sum of payments of two or more users matches the amount received by another user is searched for. 2. The detail issuing device according to 2.   The payment route search means divides a user excluding users involved in the first combination, the second combination, and the third combination into a payer group and a receiver group. Item specification issuing device according to Item 3. Based on information that distinguishes a plurality of users and information that represents the amount of burden borne by each user, performing a split-account calculation that splits the total amount of the burden among the plurality of users;
Performing a payment route search for who and how much to pay based on the result of the split calculation; and
Outputting the payment route search result;
A program that causes a computer to execute.

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