JP2013238977A - Receipt data processing apparatus and receipt data processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To determine whether to print a receipt or transmit receipt data on the basis of a payment method chosen by a customer.SOLUTION: When a customer performs payment for a purchased product on a portable information terminal 20, a receipt data output unit 55 outputs receipt data to a communication unit 12 of a printer 10, and the communication unit 12 transmits the received receipt data to the portable information terminal 20 of the customer. When the customer does not perform payment for a purchased product on the portable information terminal 20, the receipt data output unit 55 outputs receipt data to a printing unit 13, and the printing unit 13 prints the received receipt data.

Description

  The present invention relates to a receipt data processing apparatus and a receipt data processing method for receipts printed at a store cash register.

  In recent years, there has been an increasing number of cases where payment is made when a product is purchased at a store using a portable information terminal (such as a mobile phone or a smartphone) that supports the NFC (Near Field Communication) standard. The mobile information terminal is equipped with a SIM card (Subscriber Identity Module, subscriber identification module), and in addition to the phone number of the subscriber, the information of the mobile operator, or various data such as a phone book, Security information such as credit cards and bank accounts is also recorded, and it can be used as a credit card or mobile wallet (electronic wallet).

  When payment is completed, a receipt containing information such as what was purchased and how much was purchased is issued and handed over, but even with such electronic payments, when paying with regular cash or card As with, receipts are always issued.

  And when you shop at a convenience store or a retail store such as a station store, the purchase unit price is low, and if you shop frequently on a single day, many receipts will accumulate in your wallet. Therefore, it seems that there are many customers who do not need a receipt.

  In such electronic settlement, it has been proposed to provide a customer with a receipt that has been provided as a paper medium so far as electronic information. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a technique in which accounting information is stored in an electronic receipt server, and this accounting information can be browsed by a portable information terminal.

JP 2008-148792 A

  However, in the technique of Patent Document 1, it is necessary for the customer to access the server by operating the portable information terminal in order to view the accounting information, and there is a problem that it takes time to browse the accounting information.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points. When a portable information terminal is used as a payment method when a customer purchases a product at a store, the receipt data of the purchased product is used for payment. A receipt data processing device that can automatically determine whether a receipt is issued, such as issuing a receipt when it is sent to a customer's mobile information terminal and settled with cash or a card (such as a credit card or a prepaid card). The purpose is to provide.

  Application Example 1 A receipt data processing apparatus according to this application example includes a product code input unit that acquires product identification information, and a product name that is specified by the identification information acquired by the product code input unit. And a product data acquisition unit for acquiring a product price, a receipt data generation unit for generating receipt data based on the product name and product price acquired by the product data acquisition unit, and whether or not payment has been made by a portable information terminal A receipt issuance determination unit for determining the receipt data, a receipt data output unit for outputting the receipt data to a printer, a portable information terminal reading unit for reading information of a portable information terminal, and the receipt data for the portable information A printer that includes a communication unit that transmits to a terminal and a printing unit that prints the receipt data as a receipt. The features.

  According to this configuration, it is possible to determine whether or not a receipt is issued by determining whether or not the portable information terminal is used as a payment means when a customer purchases a product at a store.

  (Application example 2) In the receipt data processing apparatus described in the application example, when the receipt issuance determination unit determines that the mobile information terminal has been settled, the receipt data is output to the communication unit, and the communication The receipt data is transmitted from the unit to the portable information terminal.

  According to this configuration, when a customer purchases a product at a store and uses a portable information terminal as a means of payment, the receipt data is transmitted to the portable information terminal, so that an unnecessary receipt is issued. Thus, the receipt paper (roll paper) can be reduced.

  (Application Example 3) In the receipt data processing apparatus according to the application example, when the receipt issuance determination unit determines that the portable information terminal has not settled, the receipt data is output to the printing unit, and a receipt is received. It is printed as.

  According to this configuration, when a customer purchases a product at a store and does not use the portable information terminal as a means for payment, a receipt can be issued.

(Application Example 4) A receipt data processing method according to this application example determines whether payment has been made at a portable information terminal, and receipt data for determining whether to perform receipt printing or to send receipt data to the portable information terminal. A processing method,
(1) a product code input step for acquiring product identification information;
(2) A product data acquisition step of acquiring a product name and a product price for the product specified by the identification information acquired in the product code input step;
(3) a receipt data creation step for creating receipt data based on the product name and the product price acquired in the product data acquisition step;
(4) a receipt issuance determination step for determining whether or not payment has been made at the portable information terminal;
(5) a receipt data transmission step of transmitting receipt data to the portable information terminal;
(6) a receipt data printing step for printing the receipt data as a receipt;
It is characterized by providing.

  According to this method, it is possible to determine whether or not a receipt is issued by determining whether or not the portable information terminal is used as a payment means when a customer purchases a product at a store.

  (Application example 5) In the receipt data processing method described in the application example, when it is determined in the receipt issue determination step that the payment is made at the portable information terminal, the receipt data is output to the communication unit, and the communication unit A receipt data transmission step of transmitting the receipt data to the portable information terminal is provided.

  According to this method, when a customer purchases a product at a store and uses a portable information terminal as a means of payment, the receipt data is transmitted to the portable information terminal, so that an unnecessary receipt is issued. Thus, the receipt paper (roll paper) can be reduced.

  Application Example 6 In the receipt data processing method described in the application example, when it is determined that the payment is not made at the portable information terminal in the receipt issuance determination step, the receipt data is output to a printing unit and printed as a receipt. A receipt printing step.

  According to this method, when a customer purchases a product at a store and does not use the portable information terminal as a means of payment, a receipt can be issued.

The figure which shows the external appearance of the POS terminal of this embodiment. The block diagram which shows the structure of the POS terminal of this embodiment. The functional block diagram of the POS terminal of this embodiment. The flowchart showing the content of the accounting process which CPU performs in this embodiment.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following drawings, details may be omitted or illustrated differently from an actual scale for easy understanding.

(About POS terminal as receipt data processing device)
First, a POS terminal as a receipt data processing apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a view showing the appearance of a POS terminal 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 (a) is a perspective view of the front side (side operated by an operator) of the POS terminal 1, and FIG. FIG. 2B is a perspective view of the back side of the POS terminal 1 (side facing the customer). FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the POS terminal 1 in more detail, and FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of the POS terminal 1 of the present embodiment.

  Note that the POS terminal 1 described below is installed in an accounting cash register of a store such as a convenience store or a supermarket, and performs accounting processing and receipt issuance processing according to the operation of the operator.

  As shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B, a POS terminal 1 includes a keyboard 2, a display 3 for an operator, a barcode scanner 4, a cash drawer 5, a card reader 6, an interface 8 (see FIG. 2), a printer. 10 etc. Furthermore, the printer 10 includes a portable information terminal reading unit 11, a communication unit 12, and a printing unit 13 (see FIG. 2).

  The operator of the accounting register inputs the product identification information (hereinafter referred to as product code) to the POS terminal 1 by reading the product barcode with the barcode scanner 4 or operating the keyboard 2. In addition, the number of the same product is input from the keyboard 2.

  The portable information terminal reading unit 11 can pay by holding the portable information terminal 20 (see FIG. 3) over the product when purchasing the product. The mobile information terminal 20 is equipped with a SIM card (Subscriber Identity Module), in which the telephone number of the subscriber of the mobile information terminal 20, the information of the mobile operator, the telephone directory, etc. Data is recorded.

  When the operator completes the input of the product codes for all the products purchased by the customer, the operator performs an accounting completion operation by pressing the “total” key on the keyboard 2, for example. When the transaction completion operation is performed, the receipt 40 is printed by the printer 10.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the POS terminal 1 includes a CPU 7. The CPU 7 is connected to the keyboard 2, display 3, barcode scanner 4, cash drawer 5, card reader 6, and printer 10. The CPU 7 controls the units 2 to 10 by executing a program stored in the memory 9.

  A store server 30 is connected to the CPU 7 via the interface 8. A product master table 34 is recorded in a database 32 provided in the store server 30.

  In the product master table 34, a product code, a product name, a price, and the like are recorded for each product. When the store server 30 receives an inquiry specifying a product code from the CPU 7, the store server 30 notifies the CPU 7 of the corresponding product name and price. The product master table 34 is provided in the store server 30 so that the product master table 34 can be shared from a plurality of POS terminals 1 provided in the same store. However, the product master table 34 may be provided inside the POS terminal 1.

  As illustrated in FIG. 3, the POS terminal 1 includes a function unit including a product code input unit 50, a product data acquisition unit 51, an accounting processing unit 52, a receipt data creation unit 53, a receipt issuance determination unit 54, and a receipt data output unit 55. It has. These functional units 50 to 55 are realized by the CPU 7 executing a program.

  The product code input unit 50 acquires the product code input from the keyboard 2 or the barcode scanner 4. The accounting processing unit 52 requests the product data acquisition unit 51 for a product name and a product price corresponding to the product code acquired by the product code input unit 50. In response to the request, the product data acquisition unit 51 acquires the product name and the product price from the store server 30 and notifies the accounting processing unit 52 of the product name and product price. The accounting processing unit 52 performs accounting processing, and when the accounting processing ends, the receipt data creation unit 53 creates receipt data. The portable information terminal reading unit 11 notifies the receipt issue determination unit 54 when the customer pays for the purchased product at the portable information terminal 20.

  When receiving the notification from the portable information terminal reading unit 11, the receipt issuance determination unit 54 determines that the customer has paid for the purchased product at the portable information terminal 20, and the receipt data output unit 55 sends the receipt data to the printer 10. To the communication unit 12. The communication unit 12 transmits the received receipt data to the customer's portable information terminal 20. When there is no notification from the portable information terminal reading unit 11, the receipt issuance determination unit 54 determines that the customer has not paid for the purchased product at the portable information terminal 20, and the receipt data output unit 55 receives the receipt data. Is output to the printing unit 13. The printing unit 13 prints the received receipt data.

(Receipt data processing method)
Next, a receipt data processing method using the above-described POS terminal will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the contents of the accounting process executed by the CPU 7 in this embodiment.

  When a store cashier operator receives a request for product accounting from a customer, the customer enters the product code of each product using the keyboard 2 or barcode scanner 4 as an accounting process. Input from 2. As shown in FIG. 4, when receiving the input of the product code and the number (S100), the CPU 7 acquires the product name and the product price from the store server 30 based on the input product code (S101).

  Next, it is determined whether or not the product code has been entered (S102). For example, when the “total” key on the keyboard 2 is pressed, it is determined that the input of the product code is completed. As a result, when the input of the product code is completed, processing such as product price aggregation and tax calculation is performed (S103), and the process proceeds to receipt data creation processing (S104). On the other hand, if the input of the product code is not completed, the process returns to S100 and the next product code input is accepted.

  Next, it is determined whether or not the customer has paid for the purchased product at the portable information terminal 20 (S105). When payment is made at the portable information terminal 20, the receipt data is output to the communication unit 12 of the printer 10. (S106). Then, the communication unit 12 transmits the received receipt data to the portable information terminal 20 (S107). On the other hand, if payment is not made at the portable information terminal 20, the receipt data is output to the printing unit 13 of the printer 10 (S108). Then, the printing unit 13 performs receipt printing based on the received receipt data (S109).

  As described above, in the present embodiment, it is determined whether or not the portable information terminal 20 is used as a payment means when a customer purchases a product at a store. When the data is transmitted to the portable information terminal 20 used as a payment means and payment is made with cash or a card, the receipt data is issued as a receipt. Therefore, unnecessary receipts are not printed, and receipt paper (roll paper) can be reduced.

  In this embodiment, the printer 10 includes the portable information terminal reading unit 11. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the POS terminal 1 may be provided as a portable information terminal reader.

  In the present embodiment, an example in which the receipt data processing apparatus is applied to the POS terminal 1 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the receipt data processing apparatus may be applied to a self-registration apparatus in which a customer performs an operation.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... POS terminal, 2 ... Keyboard, 4 ... Barcode scanner, 7 ... CPU, 9 ... Memory, 10 ... Printer, 11 ... Portable information terminal reading part, 12 ... Communication part, 13 ... Printing part, 30 ... Store server, 32 ... Database, 34 ... Product master table, 50 ... Product code input unit, 51 ... Product data acquisition unit, 52 ... Accounting processing unit, 53 ... Receipt data generation unit, 54 ... Receipt issue determination unit, 55 ... Receipt data output unit .

Claims (6)

A product code input unit for acquiring product identification information;
A product data acquisition unit that acquires a product name and a product price for the product specified by the identification information acquired by the product code input unit;
Based on the product name and product price acquired by the product data acquisition unit, a receipt data generation unit that creates receipt data;
A receipt issuance determination unit that determines whether payment has been made at the portable information terminal;
A POS terminal comprising: a receipt data output unit for outputting the receipt data to a printer;
A portable information terminal reading unit for reading information of the portable information terminal;
A communication unit for transmitting the receipt data to the portable information terminal;
A receipt data processing apparatus comprising: a printer including a printing unit that prints the receipt data as a receipt.   When the receipt issuance determination unit determines that the payment is made at the portable information terminal, the receipt data is output to the communication unit, and the receipt data is transmitted from the communication unit to the portable information terminal. The receipt data processing apparatus according to claim 1.   2. The receipt data according to claim 1, wherein the receipt data is output to the printing unit and printed as a receipt when the receipt issuance determination unit determines that the payment has not been made at the portable information terminal. Processing equipment. It is a receipt data processing method for determining whether payment has been made at a portable information terminal and performing receipt printing or sending receipt data to the portable information terminal,
(1) a product code input step for acquiring product identification information;
(2) A product data acquisition step of acquiring a product name and a product price for the product specified by the identification information acquired in the product code input step;
(3) a receipt data creation step for creating receipt data based on the product name and the product price acquired in the product data acquisition step;
(4) a receipt issuance determination step for determining whether or not payment has been made at the portable information terminal;
(5) a receipt data transmission step of transmitting receipt data to the portable information terminal;
(6) a receipt data printing step for printing the receipt data as a receipt;
A receipt data processing method comprising:   When it is determined that the payment is made at the portable information terminal by the receipt issue determination step, the receipt data is output to the communication unit, and the receipt data is transmitted from the communication unit to the portable information terminal. The receipt data processing method according to claim 4, further comprising:   5. The receipt printing step according to claim 4, further comprising a receipt printing step in which the receipt data is output to a printing unit and printed as a receipt when it is determined in the receipt issuance determination step that the payment has not been made at the portable information terminal. Receipt data processing method.

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