JP2012128510A - Settlement apparatus, article registration device and checkout system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a detail receipt from being illegally utilized and to perform prompt checkout.SOLUTION: A settlement apparatus 20 includes a selection key and a CPU. The selection key causes a customer C to arbitrarily change a receipt issuance flag indicating whether to issue a receipt. In the case where a necessity designation by operating the selection key indicates that it is necessary to issue a receipt, the CPU causes a printer to print a detail receipt and a receipt corresponding to the detail receipt. The detail receipt contains a description representing that the receipt is to be issued, and a description of a result of settlement processing for purchased articles. In the case where the necessity designation by operating the selection key indicates that it is not necessary to issue the receipt, on the other hand, the CPU causes the printer to print the detail receipt containing the description of the result of the settlement processing for the purchased articles.

Description

  The present invention relates to a settlement apparatus, a commodity registration apparatus, and a checkout system.

Conventionally, when a receipt is issued based on a detailed receipt at a checkout counter for registering and paying for a purchased product, a store clerk is present and issues the receipt.
For example, a checkout counter equipped with a POS (Point Of Sales) register for registering and paying out merchandise purchased by a store clerk received a request from a shopper separately from the printout (issue) of a detailed receipt. The store clerk operates the receipt issue key provided in the POS register to cause the POS register to issue a receipt. Then, the store clerk hands the receipt to the shopper in place of the receipt.
In addition, the shopper may wish to receive not only a receipt but also a detailed receipt corresponding to the receipt. In this case, it is necessary to make prints indicating that a receipt has been issued, etc., in the detailed receipt, and conventionally, a store clerk has performed the work manually.

  In addition, a self-POS register in which a shopper performs product registration and settlement of purchased products is also provided with a function of issuing a receipt (see, for example, Patent Document 1). However, in such a checkout counter having a self-POS register having a receipt issuing function, in order to prevent multiple issuance of receipts, a detailed receipt corresponding to the receipt issued by the self-POS register is stored at the store side. A mechanism to collect was necessary, and when issuing a receipt, it was necessary to call a store clerk to have the receipt issued.

JP 2000-331106 A

As described above, even if a payment device such as a POS register or a self-POS register having a receipt issuing function is used, the store issues a receipt or a detailed receipt that prevents unauthorized use unless it is accompanied by troublesome work by the store clerk. I can't. In other words, in the issuance processing of the receipt by the conventional checkout apparatus, it is not possible to issue the receipt by preventing unauthorized use of the detail receipt, and to quickly check out.
The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and includes a checkout apparatus, a merchandise registration apparatus, and a checkout system that prevent unauthorized use of a detailed receipt, issue a receipt, and perform quick checkout. The purpose is to provide.

[1] In order to solve the above-described problem, the settlement apparatus according to one aspect of the present invention requires that a settlement means for specifying a purchase price of a purchased product and executing a settlement process, and issuing a receipt. A receipt issuing instruction means for instructing, and when the receipt issuing instruction means indicates that the receipt is required to be issued, a detailed receipt including a print indicating that the receipt has been issued, and this specification Issuing means for issuing a receipt corresponding to the receipt.
According to this configuration, when a receipt is required, the receipt issuance instruction means indicates that the receipt is necessary, and the receipt of the statement by the checkout process including the print indicating that the receipt has been issued, Since the receipt corresponding to the receipt is issued, for example, when operated by a shopper, the receipt is issued without calling the store clerk so that the receipt can be obtained quickly and the transaction details The receipt indicates that the receipt has been issued and is issued, so even if the shopper takes away the detailed receipt as it is, there is no risk that the receipt will be issued again with the detailed receipt. It can contribute to fraud prevention.
In addition, when operated by a store clerk, the receipt of the receipt when the receipt is required is printed and printed to the effect that the receipt has been issued. Can pass.
The settlement means may be a normal POS register in which the product registration means and the settlement means are integrated, or a settlement system in a settlement system in which the product registration means and the settlement means are separate. In the case of a normal POS register in which the product registration unit and the settlement unit are integrated, the amount of the product to be purchased is specified by determining the product to be registered, and the product registration unit and the settlement unit are settled. In the case of the payment means of the payment system, which is separate from the means, for example, after completing the registration with the product registration device, the registered product code is encoded and output on paper, and the checkout device By reading the encoded product code, the price of the product to be purchased is specified.

[2] In the settlement apparatus described in [1] above, when the receipt issuance instruction means instructs that the receipt be issued, the total amount of the purchased product is equal to or greater than a predetermined amount An amount determining means for determining whether or not there is, an informing means for notifying that a store clerk is called when the amount determining means determines that the total amount is equal to or greater than the predetermined amount, and the total amount is the predetermined amount When the amount determining means determines that the amount is equal to or greater than the amount, and when it is instructed that the receipt is required to be issued, the issuing operation by the issuing means is stopped.
According to this configuration, when the total amount is equal to or greater than the predetermined amount and a receipt is required, the store clerk is directed to the checkout device by notifying the store clerk. Generally, it is necessary to affix an income stamp to a purchase receipt of 30000 yen or more. In such a case, the receipt is not affixed to the receipt and prevents the receipt from being delivered to the shopper. it can. Further, in this case, since the issuing by the issuing means is temporarily stopped, it is possible to prevent the shopper from leaving the place with a receipt or a detailed receipt before the store clerk comes.

[3] The payment apparatus according to [1] or [2], further comprising a depositing unit for payment, and issuing the receipt when the deposited amount deposited in the depositing unit is equal to or greater than the purchase amount The instruction means is made to function.
In this configuration, the depositing means may be, for example, electronic money or a credit card in addition to cash. According to the above configuration, for example, if a receipt is instructed to be issued before the purchase amount is paid, the payment is automatically settled when the receipt amount exceeds the purchase amount. Even in the case of a checkout apparatus, it is possible to issue a receipt by reliably printing the receipt issued on the detailed receipt. In addition, even in a payment device where the payment amount is equal to or greater than the purchase amount, and the settlement process is started after the execution of the settlement is declared, the receipt is issued with the receipt amount exceeding the purchase amount. Therefore, it is possible to print the receipt indicating that the receipt has been issued and issue the receipt.

[4] In order to solve the above-described problem, a product registration apparatus according to one aspect of the present invention includes a product registration unit for registering purchased products, and a receipt issuance instruction unit for instructing that a receipt is required to be issued. And medium recording means for readablely recording information for specifying the product registered by the product registration means and information instructed by the receipt issuance instruction means on a medium. .
In this configuration, the information for specifying the product registered by the product registration means may be the product code itself of the product registered for the product or a transaction code for identifying the transaction. When storing the transaction code, the product code of the product registered for each transaction and the transaction code are stored in a higher-level device that can communicate with the product registration device and the settlement device, for example, a store controller. In the settlement apparatus, the transaction code stored in the medium is specified, and the product code stored in association with the transaction code is read out and settled. Then, information for issuing a receipt together with the transaction code may be stored, and the information may be read out by the settlement apparatus and the receipt may be issued.
Further, a product code for specifying a registered product and information for issuing a receipt may be stored in the medium so as to be callable without using a host device. Then, the settlement apparatus may perform settlement based on the called product code and information.

[5] In order to solve the above-described problem, a checkout system according to one aspect of the present invention includes a product registration device that executes a product registration process for a purchased product, and a checkout for the purchased product registered by the product registration device. In a checkout system comprising a checkout device for executing processing, the checkout system comprises receipt issuance instructing means for instructing that it is necessary to issue a receipt, and the merchandise registration apparatus comprises a merchandise registration means for registering the purchased merchandise Medium recording means for storing information for specifying the product registered by the product registration means on a medium, and the settlement apparatus includes: input means for inputting information recorded on the medium; and the input A settlement means for performing a settlement process based on information input to the means, and it is determined that it is necessary to issue the receipt upon settlement by the settlement means. When it is provided with issuing means for issuing a receipt certificate corresponding to the specification receipt and specification receipt by the settlement processing including the print indicating that the receipt certificate is issued, characterized in that.
In this configuration, the information for specifying the product registered by the product registration means may be the product code itself of the product registered for the product or a transaction code for identifying the transaction. When storing the transaction code, the product code of the product registered for each transaction and the transaction code are stored in a higher-level device that can communicate with the product registration device and the settlement device, for example, a store controller. In the settlement apparatus, the transaction code stored in the medium is specified, and the product code stored in association with the transaction code is read out and settled. Then, information for issuing a receipt together with the transaction code may be stored, and the information may be read out by the settlement apparatus and the receipt may be issued.
Further, the product code for specifying the product registered in the medium and the information for issuing the receipt may be stored in the medium so that they can be called without going through the host device. Then, the settlement apparatus may perform settlement based on the called product code and information.
In addition, if a receipt is required, the receipt issuance instruction means will indicate that the receipt is required, and it will correspond to the detail receipt by the checkout process including the print indicating that the receipt has been issued, and this detail receipt The receipt will be issued without calling the store clerk, and the transaction receipt will be printed with the matter indicating that the receipt has been issued. Even if the shopper takes away the receipt as it is, there is no risk that a receipt will be issued again with the detailed receipt, which can contribute to fraud prevention.
The receipt issuance instruction means for instructing whether or not it is necessary to issue a receipt may be provided in either the product registration device or the checkout device. The information may be stored in a medium or a higher-level device (for example, a store controller) in association with the code or the transaction code, and the necessity information can be read out at the time of payment in the payment device.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to prevent unauthorized use of a detailed receipt, issue a receipt, and perform quick checkout.

It is a perspective view showing a mode that the checkout system which is one Embodiment of this invention is installed in the floor of a shop, and is operating. It is a schematic block diagram showing the structure of the goods registration apparatus in the embodiment. It is a schematic block diagram showing the structure of the payment apparatus in the same embodiment. It is an example of the receipt for accounting which the printing part of a goods registration device prints. It is an example of the detailed receipt which the printing part of a payment apparatus prints. It is an example of the receipt which the printing part of a payment apparatus prints. It is a flowchart showing the procedure of the goods registration process which a goods registration apparatus performs. It is a flowchart showing a part of procedure of the payment process which a payment apparatus performs. It is a flowchart showing the procedure of the interruption process which a settlement apparatus performs. It is a flowchart showing a part of procedure of the payment process which a payment apparatus performs. It is a display example of the accounting menu displayed by the display unit of the payment apparatus. It is a display example of an accounting menu when the receipt issuance flag is “ON” (“1”). It is a display example of a payment request menu displayed by the display unit of the payment apparatus.

Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a checkout system according to an embodiment of the present invention is installed and operating on a store floor. As shown in the figure, the checkout system 100 includes five product registration devices 10 and six checkout devices 20. The merchandise registration apparatus 10 is installed in the merchandise registration counter 11, and the two settlement apparatuses 20 are installed in the settlement counter 21.

  A store controller (not shown) is installed in the backyard of the store where the checkout system 100 is installed. The store controller and each of the five product registration apparatuses 10 and the six checkout apparatuses 20 of the checkout system 100 are connected via a LAN (Local Area Network) not shown. The store controller is, for example, a computer device, and records a product data file including a product data table that is information on products handled by the store. The store controller updates the product data file, for example, every day in accordance with the sales status or purchase status of the product, and transmits the updated product data file to each of the five product registration devices 10 and the six checkout devices 20. Details of the product data file will be described later. The store controller may be a part of a POS (Point Of Sales) system, or may be connected to the POS system.

The merchandise registration device 10 registers merchandise identification information of merchandise purchased by the shopper C (purchased merchandise) in accordance with the operation of the operator S, and converts the registered merchandise identification information into a two-dimensional code so as to obtain an accounting receipt (medium). It is a device that prints on.
The merchandise identification information is information for identifying the merchandise recorded in a barcode attached, pasted, printed or the like to the merchandise. The merchandise identification information is, for example, a 13-digit JAN (Japan Article Number) code.

  The merchandise registration apparatus 10 is provided in the merchandise registration counter 11 so that the operator S and the shopper C stand with the merchandise registration counter 11 in between. Therefore, it is easy for the operator S and the shopper C to deliver the accounting receipt printed and output by the merchandise registration apparatus 10.

  The checkout device 20 reads the two-dimensional code printed on the accounting receipt by the operation of the shopper C who has the accounting receipt printed by the merchandise registration device 10, and obtains the two-dimensional code record information from the two-dimensional code. Extract. Then, the checkout device 20 is based on the product identification information included in the extracted two-dimensional code record information and the product data table of the product data file stored in the checkout device 20, and the product of the product purchased by the shopper C. Purchased product table data in which names, sales prices, and number of purchases are associated with each other is generated. Further, the settlement apparatus 20 calculates the purchase points (total number of purchased products), the subtotal purchase amount, and the total purchase amount of the purchased product for the purchased product table data. Of these, the total purchase price is the total sales price of all the products purchased by the shopper C, that is, the payment request amount.

  The payment apparatus 20 includes a display device with a touch panel. This display device with a touch panel is realized by, for example, a touch panel type liquid crystal display device. The payment apparatus 20 displays the accounting menu on the display device with a touch panel. This accounting menu includes display items of the shopper's purchased product table data, the number of purchases, the subtotal amount of purchase, and the payment request amount. In addition, the checkout apparatus 20 displays a receipt issuance necessity state indicating a setting state of a receipt issuance flag indicating whether or not to issue a receipt (also referred to as a receipt or a receipt, hereinafter referred to as a receipt). Included in the accounting menu and displayed on a touch panel display device. The receipt issuance flag has two values, “ON” indicating a state that requires the receipt issuance and “OFF” indicating a state that does not require the receipt. For example, “ON” is represented by “1”, “OFF” is represented by “0”, and stored in the storage area.

  In addition, the settlement apparatus 20 has a selection key for arbitrarily changing the receipt issue flag by the shopper C, an accounting key for shifting to the settlement process, and a settlement key for causing the change machine to start the change process. Are included in the accounting menu and displayed on a display device with a touch panel. The selection key and the accounting key are GUI (Graphical User Interface) operation keys that can be recognized by the touch panel of the display device with a touch panel.

The checkout device 20 includes a change machine and performs change processing for money inserted by the shopper C.
After the change process by the change machine, the checkout apparatus 20 prints the detail receipt and the receipt or only the detail receipt according to the set state of the receipt issue flag stored in the storage area. Specifically, after the change process by the change machine, the checkout device 20 has a description receipt indicating that a receipt is issued when the receipt issuance flag is “1”, and on the detail receipt, Print out the corresponding receipt. If the receipt issuing flag is “0” after the change process by the change machine, the checkout apparatus 20 prints and outputs only a detailed receipt that does not indicate that a receipt is issued.

  The checkout counter 21 is preferably arranged at the destination where the shopper C moves from the product display floor of the store via the product registration counter 11. On the store floor shown in FIG. 1, a merchandise registration counter 11 and a checkout counter 21 are installed so that the shopper C moves from the left front side to the right hand back side in the perspective view. The shopper C who receives the accounting receipt printed by the merchandise registration apparatus 10 from the operator S is one of the three settlement counters 21, which is a desired settlement counter 21, for example, a settlement that is vacant or has a small number of customers waiting for settlement. It can move to the counter 21 and perform settlement. That is, in the checkout system 100, the usable checkout device 20 is not limited by the product registration device 10 that has printed the accounting receipt.

  Note that the number of the commodity registration devices 10 and the number of the checkout devices 20 in the checkout system 100 are not limited to five and six, but are determined according to, for example, the scale and cost of the store. In the present embodiment, in order to simplify the description, a checkout system 100 including one product registration device 10 and a checkout device 20 will be described below.

  FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram showing the configuration of the commodity registration apparatus 10. As shown in the figure, the product registration apparatus 10 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 101, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 102, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 103, a scanner unit (product registration means) 104, A store clerk display unit 105, a customer display unit 106, a hard disk 107, a store clerk operation unit (receipt issuance instruction unit) 108, a communication unit 109, a buzzer 110, and a printing unit (medium recording unit) 111 Are connected via a bus 112.

  The CPU 101 is a control unit that controls the entire product registration apparatus 10 by reading the product registration program stored in the ROM 102 and developing it in the RAM 103 and executing each step of the developed product registration program. The CPU 101 executes the merchandise registration program to generate two-dimensional code recording information based on the merchandise identification information of the merchandise purchased by the shopper C and convert it into a two-dimensional code. This two-dimensional code is, for example, a QR code (registered trademark).

As described above, the ROM 102 stores a product registration program to be executed by the CPU 101 and stores product registration device identification information that is identification information of the product registration device 10.
The RAM 103 expands a product registration program read from the ROM 102 by the CPU 101, and stores various variables and data generated by the CPU 101 executing the product registration program.

  The scanner unit 104 is a barcode reader that reads a barcode and extracts information recorded in the barcode. When the bar code attached to, pasted, or printed on the purchased product of the shopper C is positioned so as to be readable in the bar code reading area of the scanner unit 104 by the operation of the operator S, the scanner unit 104 reads the bar code. The product identification information recorded in the bar code is extracted and stored in the RAM 103.

  The salesclerk display unit 105 is a display unit that presents information to the operator S, and is realized by, for example, a liquid crystal display device. Each time the scanner unit 104 reads a product barcode and stores the product identification information recorded in the barcode in the RAM 103, the CPU 101 stores the product identification information and the product data table of the product data file stored in the hard disk 107. Based on the above, the product name and the sales price of the product are extracted from the product data table and supplied to the store clerk display unit 105. The store clerk display unit 105 captures and displays the product names and selling prices.

The customer display unit 106 is a display unit that presents information to the shopper C, and is realized by, for example, a liquid crystal display device. For example, the customer display unit 106 displays the same information as the information displayed by the store clerk display unit 105 supplied from the CPU 101 and received from the CPU 101. That is, the customer display unit 106 displays the product name and sales price of the registered product.
The hard disk 107 is a magnetic hard disk device that records a product data file supplied from a store controller connected via the communication unit 109. The hard disk 107 may record a product registration program instead of the ROM 102.

The salesclerk operation unit 108 includes ten numeric keys for inputting numbers from “0” to “9”, and a current total key for inputting that registration of the purchased product is completed. This current total key also serves as a print key for instructing start of printing of the receipt for accounting.
The salesclerk operation unit 108 may include a product designation key registered in advance so as to input product identification information of a specific product. As a result, for the specific product, the product registration device 10 registers the product identification information of the specific product by an operation of pressing the product designation key corresponding to the specific product, not the operation of reading the barcode.

The communication unit 109 is a communication interface that communicates with an external device, for example, a network interface connected to the store controller via a LAN.
The buzzer 110 is a sound generating device that generates a confirmation sound and a warning sound. For example, when the scanner unit 104 reads a bar code normally or when each key of the store clerk operation unit 108 is pressed, the operator S When a wrong operation is performed, the digital synthesized sound is pronounced.
The printing unit 111 prints the two-dimensional code generated by the CPU 101 on, for example, a paper medium, and outputs the paper medium as an accounting receipt.

  FIG. 3 is a schematic block diagram showing the configuration of the settlement apparatus 20. As shown in the figure, the settlement apparatus 20 includes a CPU (settlement means, issue means, amount judgment means) 201, ROM 202, RAM 203, scanner unit (input means) 204, display unit 205, and customer operation. A unit (receipt issuance instruction unit) 206, a communication unit 207, a buzzer (notification unit) 208, a printing unit 209, and a change machine 210 are connected via a bus 211.

  The CPU 201 is a control unit that controls the entire settlement apparatus 20 by reading out the accounting program stored in the ROM 202 and expanding it in the RAM 203 and executing the steps of the expanded accounting program. The CPU 201 executes the accounting program, and performs a settlement process based on the two-dimensional code recording information obtained from the two-dimensional code printed on the accounting receipt. The CPU 201 also performs an interrupt process in the settlement process.

Specifically, in the checkout process, the CPU 201 extracts product identification information from the two-dimensional code recording information read by the scanner unit 204 and stores it in the RAM 203. Further, the CPU 201 uses the product identification information stored in the RAM 203 as a key, and associates the product name, the sales price, and the number of purchases of the product purchased by the shopper C from the product data table of the product data file stored in the RAM 203 in advance. The attached purchased product data table is generated. Further, the CPU 201 calculates the purchase points (total number of purchased products), the subtotal amount of purchase, and the total purchase amount (payment request amount) for the purchased product table data.
Moreover, CPU201 performs the change process according to the amount of the money thrown into the change machine 210 by the shopper C in the checkout process.

  The CPU 201 accepts an interrupt process between the start time of the settlement process and the previous stage of the change process. In this interrupt process, the CPU 201 preferentially accepts the operation signal fetched by operating the selection key displayed on the accounting menu, stores the receipt issuance flag in the RAM 203 in accordance with the operation signal, and the receipt issuance flag. The display unit 205 displays a receipt issuance necessity setting state indicating whether or not a receipt is to be issued.

  In the settlement process, the CPU 201 executes a detailed receipt issue process corresponding to the state of the receipt issue flag stored in the RAM 203 after the change process. Specifically, when the receipt issuance flag is “1”, the CPU 201 causes the printing unit 209 to print a detailed receipt and a receipt describing that a receipt is issued. In addition, when the receipt issuance flag is “0”, the CPU 201 causes the printing unit 209 to print only the detailed receipt that does not indicate that a receipt is issued.

As described above, the ROM 202 stores the accounting program to be executed by the CPU 201 and stores the settlement apparatus identification information that is the identification information of the settlement apparatus 20.
The RAM 203 stores a product data file supplied from a store controller connected via the communication unit 207. The RAM 203 develops an accounting program read from the ROM 202 by the CPU 201, and stores various variables and data generated by the CPU 201 executing the account record program. The RAM 203 stores a receipt issue flag under the control of the CPU 201.

  The scanner unit 204 is a two-dimensional code reader that reads a two-dimensional code and extracts two-dimensional code recording information recorded in the two-dimensional code. When the two-dimensional code printed on the accounting receipt is positioned so as to be readable in the two-dimensional code reading area of the scanner unit 204 by the operation of the shopper C, the scanner unit 204 reads the two-dimensional code and reads the two-dimensional code. The product identification information recorded in the above is extracted and stored in the RAM 203.

  The display unit 205 is a display unit that presents information to the shopper C, and is, for example, a liquid crystal display device. The display unit 205 displays various information under the control of the CPU 201. Specifically, the display unit 205 displays an accounting menu including display items such as the purchase merchandise table data of the shopper C, the number of purchases, the purchase subtotal amount, the payment request amount, and the receipt issue necessity state. Further, the display unit 205 displays the selection key and the accounting key, which are GUI operation keys, included in the accounting menu under the control of the CPU 201. Further, the display unit 205 displays information on the payment amount supplied from the CPU 201. The settlement amount is the amount after settlement that the change machine 210 performs a change process and notifies the CPU 201 of the change.

  The customer operation unit 206 is a touch panel type input device that is provided together with the display unit 205 and generates an operation signal by operating a GUI operation key displayed on the display unit 205 under the control of the CPU 201. The customer operation unit 206 optionally gives the customer C a receipt issuance flag for notifying the CPU 201 whether or not a receipt is necessary, in other words, indicating whether or not to issue a receipt. A selection key for changing, an accounting key for causing the CPU 201 to start the settlement process, and a settlement key for causing the change machine 210 to start the change process are provided. That is, the display unit 205 and the customer operation unit 206 constitute a touch panel type liquid crystal display device.

The communication unit 207 is a communication interface that communicates with an external device, for example, a network interface connected to the store controller via a LAN.
The buzzer 208 is a sound generating device that generates a confirmation sound, a warning sound, a clerk calling sound, and the like. For example, when the scanner unit 204 reads a two-dimensional code normally, each key of the customer operation unit 206 is activated. When the button is pressed, a digital synthesized sound is generated when an erroneous operation is performed by the shopper C.

  The printing unit 209 prints and outputs a detail receipt and a receipt or only a detail receipt under the control of the CPU 201. Specifically, the printing unit 209 prints and outputs a detailed receipt describing that a receipt is issued under the control of the CPU 201, and subsequently prints and outputs the receipt. In addition, the printing unit 209 prints and outputs only a detailed receipt that is not described as a receipt is issued under the control of the CPU 201.

  The change machine 210 is an automatic change machine provided with a coin and bill input port and a discharge port. The change machine 210 counts the coins and / or bills inserted into the slot by the shopper C and notifies the CPU 201 of the deposit amount. Moreover, the change machine 210 dispenses the money of the return amount based on the return amount notified from the CPU 201 and discharges it to the discharge port.

  Next, the product data file will be described. The product data file is a file of a product data table having records including items of product identification information, product names, and sales prices. The product identification information is information recorded on a barcode attached, pasted, printed, etc. to the product. In this embodiment, as described above, the product identification information is, for example, a 13-digit JAN code. Therefore, the two digits on the upper digit side of the product identification information are information for identifying the country code or the in-store marking. The product name is a character string representing the product name of the product. The sales price is a numerical value representing the sales price of the product. The main key in the product data table is product identification information.

  When the CPU 101 of the product registration apparatus 10 executes the product registration program and the product registration of the product purchased by the shopper C is performed, product identification information is stored in the RAM 103.

  Next, the accounting receipt output by the product registration apparatus 10 will be described. FIG. 4 is an example of a receipt for accounting printed by the printing unit 111 of the commodity registration apparatus 10. As shown in the figure, the accounting receipt 6 includes a printing date and time (“printing date October 23, 2010, 14:30”) and a transaction identification number (“shopping cart No.” that identifies a transaction by the shopper C. .126 "), the number of purchased products (" 2 points for purchase "), and a QR code (registered trademark) which is a two-dimensional code. By using the accounting receipt 6 issued by the merchandise registration apparatus 10 and causing the scanner unit 204 of the settlement apparatus 20 to read the two-dimensional code printed thereon, the settlement apparatus 20 can identify and purchase the purchased product. become.

Next, the detailed receipt output by the settlement apparatus 20 will be described. FIG. 5 is an example of a detailed receipt printed by the printing unit 209 of the payment apparatus 20. FIG. 9A shows a print example of a detailed receipt when the receipt issuance flag is “1” (receipt is required). FIG. 6B is a print example of a detailed receipt when the receipt issuance flag is “0” (no receipt is required). In the detailed receipt 7a shown in FIG. 5A, “receipt issued” is printed as a description indicating that a receipt is issued. This description is not limited to the character string of this example, but may be a specific character, character string, symbol, figure, or a combination thereof that allows the store issuing the receipt 7a to recognize that it will issue a receipt. Good. The detailed receipt 7b shown in FIG. 5B does not indicate that a receipt is issued.
On the detail receipt 7a and the detail receipt 7b, the settlement device identification information (“Register No. 0003” in the example of the figure) of the settlement device 20 that issued these detail receipts is printed.

  Next, the receipt output by the settlement apparatus 20 will be described. FIG. 6 is an example of a receipt printed by the printing unit 209 of the checkout apparatus 20. On the receipt 8 shown in the figure, a receipt amount (“¥ 1500”) equal to the total amount described in the detailed receipt 7a is printed. In addition, the receipt 8 includes the settlement apparatus identification information (in the example of FIG. 7, “Registration No. 0003”) of the settlement apparatus 20 that issued the receipt, in other words, the settlement apparatus 20 that issued the corresponding detailed receipt 7a. ) Is printed.

  Next, the operation of the checkout system 100 will be described by dividing it into a product registration process executed by the product registration apparatus 10 and a payment process and an interruption process executed by the payment apparatus 20.

First, the product registration process executed by the product registration apparatus 10 will be described.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of product registration processing executed by the product registration apparatus 10. When the CPU 101 reads out the product registration program stored in the ROM 102 and expands it in the RAM 103 and starts executing the expanded product registration program, the product registration apparatus 10 starts the product registration process according to the flowchart of FIG.

  First, in step S1, when the barcode attached to, pasted, or printed on the purchased item of the shopper C is positioned so as to be readable in the barcode reading area of the scanner unit 104 by the operation of the operator S, the scanner unit 104 The product identification information recorded in the barcode is extracted by reading the barcode, and the product identification information is stored in the RAM 103. In addition, when there are a plurality of the same purchased products, when the number of purchases of the purchased product is input by the operator S operating the number keys of the store clerk operation unit 108, the store clerk operation unit 108 displays a key code indicating the number of purchases. Is stored in the RAM 103 based on the supplied key code.

  Next, in step S <b> 2, the CPU 101 determines whether or not the current key of the clerk operation unit 108 has been pressed. That is, when the operator S confirms that the product registration of the product purchased by the shopper C has been completed, the operator S presses the current key provided in the clerk operation unit 108. By this operation, the clerk operation unit 108 supplies the key code of the pressed current key to the CPU 101, and the CPU 101 takes in the supplied key code and determines that the current key is pressed. If the CPU 101 determines that the current total key has been pressed (S2: YES), the process proceeds to step S3. If the CPU 101 determines that the current total key has not been pressed (S2: NO), the process proceeds to step S1. Return to processing.

In step S <b> 3, the CPU 101 generates a two-dimensional code (for example, QR code (registered trademark)) based on a group of product identification information in the transaction stored in the RAM 103.
Next, in step S4, the CPU 101, the date and time information of the clock provided, for example, a transaction identification number represented by a number that increases by 1 for each transaction, the number of products purchased, which is the number of product identification information, The dimension code is supplied to the printing unit 111. Next, the printing unit 111 prints the supplied information and outputs it as an accounting receipt.

Next, the settlement process executed by the settlement apparatus 20 will be described.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a part of the procedure of the settlement process executed by the settlement apparatus 20. When the CPU 201 reads the settlement program stored in the ROM 202 and expands it in the RAM 203 and starts executing the expanded settlement program, the settlement apparatus 20 starts the settlement process according to the flowchart of FIG.
The settlement apparatus 20 stores in advance the product data file supplied from the store controller in the RAM 203 before executing the settlement process. Further, the settlement apparatus 20 stores a receipt issue flag “0” in the RAM 203 in advance. That is, the settlement apparatus 20 in the initial state is set to a mode in which no receipt is issued.

  First, in step S101, when the two-dimensional code printed on the accounting receipt is positioned so as to be readable in the two-dimensional code reading area of the scanner unit 204 by the operation of the shopper C itself, the scanner unit 204 reads the two-dimensional code. Read. Next, the CPU 201 extracts the two-dimensional code recording information recorded in the two-dimensional code read by the scanner unit 204 and stores it in the RAM 203. For example, the CPU 201 extracts the two-dimensional code recording information recorded in the two-dimensional code read by the scanner unit 204, and the product identification information (for example, “4912345677866”) and the product identification information included in the two-dimensional code recording information. (E.g., “4921345678980”) is stored in the RAM 203.

  Next, in step S102, the CPU 201 uses the product identification information stored in the RAM 203 as a search key, and from the product data table of the product data file stored in advance in the RAM 203, the product name, the selling price, and the purchase price of the product purchased by the shopper C. A purchased product data table in which the number is associated is generated and stored in the RAM 203. For example, the CPU 201 counts those having the same product identification information number from the above-described memory map expanded in the RAM 203 (however, if there is no same, the counting result is “1”). For each product identification information, a purchased product data table in which the product name, the selling price, and the counting result (that is, the number of purchases) are associated is generated and stored in the RAM 203. Next, the CPU 201 calculates the purchase points (total number of purchased products), the subtotal purchase amount, and the total purchase amount (payment request amount) of the purchased products, and stores them in the RAM 203 for the purchased product data table. Next, the CPU 201 displays an accounting menu including display items of purchase product table data stored in the RAM 203, the number of purchase points, a subtotal amount of purchase, a payment request amount, and a receipt issue necessity state corresponding to the receipt issue flag. To do. Further, the display unit 205 displays a selection key, which is a GUI operation key, and an accounting key in the accounting menu under the control of the CPU 201.

  An example of the accounting menu displayed by the display unit 205 is shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, in the process of step S102, the display unit 205 displays an accounting menu 300a. In the accounting menu 300a, the product name, the selling price, and the number of purchases for each product purchased by the shopper C are displayed. Specifically, “OO oil 650 yen 1” and “ΔΔ meat 850 yen 1” are displayed on the accounting menu 300a. In addition, the accounting menu 300a includes a purchase issue number “2”, a subtotal purchase amount “1500 yen”, a total purchase amount “1500 yen”, and a receipt issue flag corresponding to the receipt issue flag “0”. A reject status 304a is displayed. The receipt issuance necessity status 304a corresponding to the receipt issuance flag “0” is, for example, a text such as “Issues only a detail receipt”. The accounting menu 300a includes a selection key (receipt issue key) 301 and a selection key (receipt non-issue key) 302 as selection keys for arbitrarily changing the receipt issue flag stored in the RAM 203. Is displayed. The selection key 301 is a GUI operation key used to change the receipt issue flag stored in the RAM 203 to “1”. The selection key 302 is a GUI operation key used to change the receipt issue flag stored in the RAM 203 to “0”. In the accounting menu 300a, an accounting key 303 for shifting to the settlement process is displayed.

  FIG. 12 shows a display example of the accounting menu when the receipt issuance flag is “1”. When the receipt issuance flag stored in the RAM 203 is “1”, as shown in the figure, a receipt issuance necessity state 304b corresponding to the receipt issuance flag “1” is displayed in the accounting menu 300b. The The receipt issuance necessity status 304b corresponding to the receipt issuance flag “1” is, for example, a text such as “I will issue a detailed receipt and receipt”.

  Next, in step S103, when the accounting key 303 is touched by the shopper C, the customer operation unit 206 supplies an operation signal indicating that the accounting key 303 has been touched to the CPU 201, and the CPU 201 performs the operation. In response to the signal, the process proceeds to step S104.

Next, in step S <b> 104, the CPU 201 causes the display unit 205 to display a settlement request menu including the total purchase amount (payment request amount) stored in the RAM 203 as a display item. A display example of the payment request menu displayed by the display unit 205 is shown in FIG. This figure shows a display example when the receipt issuance flag is set to “1”. As shown in the figure, in the process of step S104, the display unit 205 displays a settlement request menu 310a. The payment request menu 310a displays a payment request amount “1500 yen”, a receipt issuance necessity status 304b corresponding to the receipt issuance flag “1”, a selection key 301, and a selection key 302.
When the receipt issuance flag is set to “0”, in the process of step S104, for example, the CPU 201 issues a receipt corresponding to the payment request amount “1500 yen” and the receipt issuance flag “0”. The settlement request menu including the necessity / unnecessity state 304 a, the selection key 301, and the selection key 302 is displayed on the display unit 205. That is, it is possible to select whether or not a receipt is issued from the display unit 205 even immediately before payment.

  Next, in step S105, when money corresponding to the payment request amount is inserted by the shopper C into the insertion slot of the change machine 210, the change machine 210 deposits the inserted money, and the deposit amount is sent to the CPU 201. Notice. Then, the CPU 201 stores the deposit amount in the RAM 203.

  Next, in step S106, the CPU 201 updates the payment request menu by including the deposit amount stored in the RAM 203 and the payment key as a GUI operation key in the display items. Then, the display unit 205 displays a settlement request menu (not shown) updated from the settlement request menu 310a. In this settlement request menu, in addition to the display items of the settlement request menu 310a shown in FIG. 13, a deposit amount “2000 yen” and a settlement key 311 which is a GUI operation key are displayed. That is, it is possible to select whether or not to issue a receipt from the display unit 205 even after depositing for settlement.

  Next, in step S107, when the settlement key 311 is touched by the shopper C, the customer operation unit 206 supplies an operation signal indicating that the settlement key 311 is touched to the CPU 201, and the CPU 201 performs the operation. In response to the signal, the process proceeds to step S108.

  Next, in step S108, the CPU 201 calculates the difference (payment amount−payment request amount) between the payment request amount stored in the RAM 203 and the deposit amount. If the difference is a positive integer, the difference is changed. The amount is stored in the RAM 203. Next, the CPU 201 notifies the change machine 210 of the change amount. Receiving the change amount notice, the change machine 210 withdraws the change amount and discharges it to the outlet. Then, the change machine 210 supplies a change notification of the change process to the CPU 201. Next, the CPU 201 causes the display unit 205 to display a payment completion menu including the payment request amount, the deposit amount, and the change amount stored in the RAM 203 as display items.

  The CPU 201 accepts an interrupt process during the process from step S101 to S106 in the settlement process. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a procedure of interrupt processing executed by the settlement apparatus 20. When the selection key 301 or the selection key 302 displayed on the display unit 25 is touched by the shopper C while the CPU 201 executes the processing from steps S101 to S106 in FIG. 8, the interruption processing in FIG. Is executed.

  First, in step S201, the CPU 201 captures an operation signal supplied from the customer operation unit 206, and determines whether or not the selection key 301 (receipt issue key) has been touched. If the CPU 201 determines that the selection key 301 has been touched (S201: YES), the process proceeds to step S202. If the CPU 201 does not determine that the selection key 301 has been touched (S201: NO), the process proceeds to step S204. .

In step S202, the CPU 201 sets a receipt issue flag stored in the RAM 203 to “1”.
Next, in step S203, the CPU 201 displays a receipt issuance necessity state corresponding to the setting state in which the receipt issuance flag is “1” on the display unit 205, and ends the interrupt process.

On the other hand, in step S <b> 204, the CPU 201 sets a receipt issue flag stored in the RAM 203 to “0”.
Next, in step S205, the CPU 201 causes the display unit 205 to display a receipt issuance necessity state corresponding to the setting state in which the receipt issuance flag is “0”, and ends the interrupt process.

Returning to the description of the settlement process executed by the CPU 201. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a part of the procedure of the settlement process executed by the settlement apparatus 20. After the CPU 201 executes the process of step S108 of FIG. 8, the process proceeds to the process of the flowchart of FIG.
In step S109, the CPU 201 reads the receipt issuance flag stored in the RAM 203 and determines its state. When the CPU 201 determines that the receipt issuance flag is “1” (S109: YES), the process proceeds to step S110. On the other hand, when the CPU 201 determines that the receipt issuance flag is “0” (S109: NO), the process proceeds to step S115.

  In step S110, the CPU 201 determines whether or not the payment request amount is less than “30000 yen”. When the CPU 201 determines that the payment request amount is less than “30000 yen” (S110: YES), the process proceeds to step S111. On the other hand, if the CPU 201 determines that the payment request amount is “30000 yen” or more (S110: NO), the process proceeds to step S113.

In step S111, the CPU 201 controls the printing unit 209 to print out a detailed receipt indicating that a receipt is issued (for example, “receipt issued”), as shown in FIG. 5A. Let
Next, in step S112, the CPU 201 controls the printing unit 209 to print out a receipt in which the receipt amount equal to the total amount described in the detailed receipt is printed as shown in FIG. End the process.

  When the CPU 201 determines that the requested payment amount is “30000 yen” or more in the process of step S110, the CPU 201 causes the display unit 205 to display a clerk call menu in step S113. Then, the display unit 205 displays a clerk call menu. In this clerk call menu, for example, a text with the content “Please wait a moment because a clerk is currently being called” is displayed. Then, the CPU 201 causes the buzzer 208 to output a calling sound (buzzer sound) for calling the store clerk.

  In addition to the buzzer 208, the clerk calling notification method includes turning on a lamp provided in or near the checkout device 20 under the control of the CPU 201 or notifying the store controller from the communication unit 207 via the LAN. Also good.

Next, in step S114, when a predetermined operation is performed by a store clerk (for example, operator S) who has been called up to the settlement counter 21 in which the settlement apparatus 20 is installed by listening to the ringing sound output from the buzzer 208, the CPU 201 Displays a receipt issuing key, which is a GUI operation key, on the sales clerk call menu displayed on the display unit 205. The predetermined operation can be performed only by the store clerk. For example, the barcode written on the employee ID card held by each store clerk is read by the scanner unit 204 and the CPU 201 authenticates the barcode. When the store clerk performs a predetermined operation (for example, authentication by reading a barcode written on the employee ID card), a receipt issue key 321 is displayed on the display unit 205.
Next, when the clerk touches the receipt issue key 321 of the clerk call menu 320b displayed on the display unit 205, the customer operation unit 206 sends an operation signal indicating that the receipt issue key has been touched to the CPU 201. The CPU 201 receives the operation signal and proceeds to the process of step S111.

  That is, when the payment request amount for the shopper C is a predetermined amount (for example, 30,000 yen) or more, the processing is step S113 → step S114 → step S111 → step S112. As a result, the store clerk can hand the receipt to the shopper C by performing an operation of attaching an income stamp to the receipt when the receipt amount is 30,000 yen or more.

  If the CPU 201 determines in step S109 that the receipt issuance flag is “0”, in step S115, the CPU 201 controls the printing unit 209 to issue a receipt as shown in FIG. 5B. A detailed receipt having no description indicating that it is to be performed (for example, “receipt issued”) is printed out, and the processing of this flowchart is terminated.

  As described above in detail, in the checkout system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, the receipt issuance necessity indicating the setting state of the receipt issuance flag indicating whether or not the settlement apparatus 20 issues a receipt. The status is included in the accounting menu and displayed on the display unit 205. When the receipt issuing flag is “1” after the change process by the change machine 210, the checkout apparatus 20 corresponds to the detail receipt having a description indicating that a receipt is issued, and the detail receipt. Printed receipts and output. In addition, after the change process by the change machine 210, the checkout apparatus 20 prints and outputs only a detailed receipt that does not indicate that a receipt is issued when the receipt issuance flag is “0”. I made it.

With this configuration, according to the checkout system 100, it is possible to issue a receipt promptly without requiring troublesome work by a store clerk such as the operator S. At this time, when the receipt is issued, the detail receipt issued together with this receipt contains a description indicating that the receipt is issued. Therefore, unauthorized use of the detail receipt, such as reusing the detail receipt, should be avoided. Can be prevented.
Therefore, according to the checkout system 100 which is one embodiment, it is possible to prevent unauthorized use of the detail receipt, issue a receipt, and perform quick checkout.

  Further, when the checkout device 20 is operated by a store clerk, the receipt of the receipt is printed on the detailed receipt when the receipt is necessary, so that the receipt and the detailed receipt are saved without any trouble. Can be passed to shoppers.

  When the total purchase amount is 30000 yen or more and a receipt is required, the settlement device 20 notifies the store clerk so that the store clerk goes to the settlement device 20. Generally, it is necessary to affix an income stamp to a purchase receipt of 30000 yen or more. In such a case, the receipt is not affixed to the receipt and prevents the receipt from being delivered to the shopper. it can. Further, in this case, since the printing unit 209 is temporarily stopped, it is possible to prevent the shopper from leaving the place with a receipt or a detailed receipt before the store clerk arrives.

In the embodiment of the present invention described above, in the checkout system constituted by the merchandise registration apparatus 10 and the settlement apparatus 20, the receipt issue flag is arbitrarily set on the settlement apparatus 20 side. In addition to this, the receipt issuing flag may be arbitrarily set on the merchandise registration apparatus 10 side. In this case, the CPU 101 causes the clerk display unit 105 to display a menu for arbitrarily changing the receipt issue flag at the start of the product registration process. Then, the operator S who confirms with the shopper C operates a selection key (receipt issuance necessity designation means) provided in the clerk operation unit 108 to set the receipt issuance flag to “1” or “0”. Set. Then, when generating a two-dimensional code, the CPU 101 includes a receipt issuance flag in the two-dimensional code recording information to form a two-dimensional code.
On the other hand, in the checkout apparatus 20, the CPU 201 extracts and uses a receipt issuance flag from the two-dimensional code recording information fetched from the scanner 204.

  In the present embodiment, the merchandise registration is performed by the store clerk operating the merchandise registration apparatus 10 and the checkout is performed by the shopper by operating the checkout apparatus 20. In addition, both payment and self-settlement can be applied to a self-POS register that is performed by the operation of the shopper. For example, the self-POS register displays a menu for arbitrarily changing the receipt issue flag on the display unit at the start of the product registration process. Then, the shopper C operates a selection button provided in the customer operation unit to arbitrarily set a receipt issue flag. And the self POS register will only accept the detail receipt (with "Receipt issued") and receipt or the detail receipt (without "Receipt issued") according to the set receipt issuance flag. Print output.

  Further, the detailed receipt shown in FIG. 5A and the receipt shown in FIG. 6 may be issued by being continuously printed on one sheet of paper or may be issued on separate sheets.

  Further, the settlement in the settlement apparatus 20 is not limited to cash settlement, but may be settlement using electronic money or a credit card.

Further, in the accounting receipt 6 shown in FIG. 4, the product code registered by the product registration device 10 is an example of a two-dimensional code that is printed, but the two-dimensional code contains the registered product code. Record a transaction code that identifies one transaction without recording, and store a product code registered in the transaction in association with the transaction code in a higher-level device (for example, a store controller) that can communicate with the product registration device 10. At the time of settlement, the settlement apparatus 20 may read the two-dimensional code to obtain a transaction code, communicate with the host apparatus, read the product code corresponding to the transaction code, and perform settlement.
In this case, since only the transaction code specifying the transaction is encoded, a one-dimensional code (for example, a barcode) may be used instead of the two-dimensional code. Moreover, you may make it memorize | store a product code and a transaction code in the IC chip of the said card | curd using an IC card.

  Further, as described above, the registered product code and receipt issuance flag are stored in the host device, and when the transaction code is read out by the checkout device 20, the product code and the receipt issuance flag are specified. You may do it.

  Moreover, even if it is a case where the necessity of issuing a receipt is instructed by the merchandise registration apparatus 10, the settlement apparatus 20 may be able to instruct the necessity of issuing a receipt again as shown in FIG.

  Moreover, although this embodiment was an example which can declare the issue of a receipt in the checkout system 20 in the checkout system in which the product registration device 10 and the checkout device 20 are separated, the present invention is not limited to this. The present invention can also be applied to a so-called POS register in which the apparatus 10 and the settlement apparatus 20 are provided as a unit.

  In addition, this embodiment is an example of selectively declaring “Yes” or “No” to issue a receipt. By default, the receipt is set to “No” and a receipt is required. A key for declaring “Yes” may be provided only for.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the settlement apparatus 20 is an example in which the settlement amount is equal to or greater than the purchase amount and the settlement key 311 is touched, but the settlement amount is not limited to this. Automatic payment processing may be started when the above is reached. In this case, by indicating that the selection key 301 for declaring the receipt is touched before the amount of money equal to or greater than the purchase amount is received, it is possible to reliably print the receipt indicating the receipt issuance on the detailed receipt. You can then issue a receipt.

  Further, the settlement apparatus 20 may display on the display unit 205 selection keys 301 and 302 for selecting whether or not to issue a receipt when the settlement key 311 is touched. As a result, it is possible to greatly reduce forgetting to specify when a receipt is required.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was explained in full detail with reference to drawings, the specific structure is not restricted to that embodiment, The design of the range which does not deviate from the summary of this invention, etc. are included.

10 Product Registration Device 11 Product Registration Counter 20 Settlement Device 21 Settlement Counter 100 Checkout System 101 CPU
102, 202 ROM
103, 203 RAM
104 Scanner unit (product registration means)
105 Clerk Display Unit 106 Customer Display Unit 107 Hard Disk 108 Clerk Operation Unit (Receipt Issuing Instruction Unit)
109,207 Communication unit 110 Buzzer 111 Printing unit (medium recording means)
112, 211 Bus 201 CPU (settlement means, issue means, amount judgment means)
204 Scanner unit (input means)
205 Display unit 206 Customer operation unit (receipt issuance instruction means)
208 Buzzer (notification means)
209 Printing Department 210 Change machine

Claims (5)

Checkout means for specifying the purchase price of the purchased product and executing the checkout process;
A receipt issuance instruction means for instructing that a receipt is required,
When the receipt issuance instruction means directs the receipt to be issued, a detailed receipt including a print indicating that the receipt has been issued and a receipt corresponding to the detailed receipt are issued. Issuing means to
A checkout apparatus comprising: Amount determining means for determining whether or not the total amount of the purchased product is equal to or more than a predetermined amount when the receipt issuance instruction means indicates that it is necessary to issue a receipt;
A notifying means for notifying that a store clerk is called when the amount determining means determines that the total amount is equal to or greater than the predetermined amount;
Stopping the issuing operation by the issuing unit when the amount determining unit determines that the total amount is equal to or greater than the predetermined amount and when it is instructed that a receipt is issued. The settlement apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that: A payment method for payment,
3. The settlement apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the receipt issuing instruction means is caused to function when the deposit amount received by the deposit means is greater than or equal to the purchase amount. Product registration means for registering purchased products;
A receipt issuance instruction means for instructing that a receipt is required,
Medium recording means for recording information for specifying the product registered by the product registration means and information instructed by the receipt issuance instruction means on the medium in a readable manner;
A product registration apparatus comprising: In a checkout system comprising a product registration device that executes a product registration process for a purchased product and a payment device that executes a checkout process for the purchased product registered by the product registration device,
Provide receipt issuance instruction means to indicate that a receipt is required,
The product registration device
Product registration means for registering the purchased product;
Medium recording means for storing in the medium information for specifying the product registered by the product registration means,
The settlement apparatus is
Input means for inputting information recorded on the medium;
A settlement means for performing a settlement process based on the information input to the input means,
When it is determined that it is necessary to issue the receipt at the time of the settlement by the settlement means, the detailed receipt by the settlement process including a print indicating that the receipt has been issued and the detail receipt With issuing means to issue receipts,
Checkout system characterized by that.

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