JP2014002644A - Register settlement system and method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a register settlement system and method capable of preventing an illicit settlement as well as shortening a waiting time in a settlement.SOLUTION: A register settlement system 1 includes plural settlement lines L, each settlement line L having a register settlement apparatus 2 consisting of a reader 5 and two settlement machines 7, 8. A user 3 receives a settlement sheet printed out from the reader 5, and has by him/herself either one of the two settlement machines 7, 8 provided in parallel adjacently to a specific reader 5 that printed out the settlement sheet read the settlement sheet and show a total amount of money. Then the user 3 pays the total amount of money. Because either one of the two settlement machines 7, 8 provided for each reader 5 can be used even when the other is in use, the register settlement system 1 can prevent an illicit settlement as well as shorten a waiting time in a settlement, and allows the user 3 to smoothly perform the settlement along an aisle 4. In addition, use of the settlement sheet intervened by the user 3 between the reader 5 and the settlement machines 7, 8 can simplify the register settlement apparatus 2 of the register settlement system 1.

Description

  The present invention relates to a cashier settlement system including a clearing machine in which a customer deposits a total amount calculated by a reader that reads the price of a product by an operation of an employee in a supermarket, and a cashier using the cashier settlement system. It relates to the liquidation method.

  Conventionally, in a cash register clearing system in which a plurality of cash register clearing apparatuses are arranged side by side, the employee reads the price of the product for each cash register clearing apparatus and clears the total amount with the customer. It was necessary.

  In order to shorten the checkout time, an example of a checkout checkout system in which an employee only reads the price of a product with a reader and the customer deposits the total amount into the checkout machine is a checkout sheet launched from the reader. The customer who has received the payment is allowed to read the settlement sheet to one of the multiple clearing machines installed at a location away from the reader, display the total amount, and deposit the total amount. It was. However, not only did the customer have to travel to the clearing machine, but there was also the possibility of fraud leaving the clearing machine with no payment by exploiting the space between the reader and the clearing machine.

  Further, for example, in Patent Document 1 below, since the clearing machine is arranged in the vicinity of the reader, the employee can monitor whether or not the clearing machine is charged, and such fraud can be prevented. it can.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 8-63672

  However, in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, only one clearing machine is arranged in the vicinity of the reader, so when a preceding customer has trouble clearing with one clearing machine, There was a risk of waiting for customers on the bank after receiving the checkout sheet.

  An object of the present invention is not only to prevent fraudulent liquidation but also to shorten the waiting time during liquidation.

The present invention will be described with reference to the reference numerals of the drawings (FIG. 1) of the embodiment described later.
In the cash register clearing system (1) according to the invention of claim 1, a reader (5) that reads the price of goods by an employee (6), and a total amount calculated by the reader (5) And a clearing machine (7, 8) to which the customer (3) deposits, and a plurality of clearing machines (7, 8) are arranged in parallel adjacent to the reader (5).

  In the invention of claim 1, even if one of the multiple clearing machines (7, 8) installed in the reader (5) is in use, the other clearing machine (8 or 7) is used. Therefore, the waiting time at the time of liquidation can be shortened.

  In the invention of claim 2 premised on the invention of claim 1, a clearing line (L) comprising the reader (5) and a plurality of clearing machines (7, 8) is a passage through which a customer (3) passes. A plurality of rows are arranged via (4). In the invention of claim 2, the settlement process for a large number of customers (3) can be smoothly performed by the arrangement of the plurality of rows of settlement lines (L) and passages (4).

  In the invention of claim 3 based on the invention of claim 2, the plurality of clearing machines (7, 8) are juxtaposed along the passage (4) through which the customer (3) passes. According to the third aspect of the present invention, the clearing process for the customer (3) can be performed smoothly and sequentially along the direction in which the customer (3) passes.

  In the invention of claim 4 premised on the invention of any one of claims 1 to 3, two of the clearing machines (7, 8) are arranged adjacent to the reader (5). ing. In the invention of claim 4, the number of the clearing machines (7, 8) can be limited as long as the clearing process for the customer (3) can be performed smoothly.

  In the invention of claim 5 premised on the invention of any one of claims 1 to 4, a plurality of clearing machines (7) based on a signal from a reader (5) that reads the price of goods. , 8) is provided with means (7a, 8a) for displaying the total amount on a specific clearing machine (7 or 8) and recognizing the specific clearing machine (7 or 8) to the customer (3). In the invention of claim 5, after the price of the commodity is read by the reader (5) by the operation of the employee (6), the customer (7 or 8) displaying the total price has the customer ( 3) Just deposit the total amount.

  In the cashier settlement method according to the invention of claim 6, the customer (3) who has received the settlement sheet launched from the reader (5) that reads the price of the goods by the employee (3) operating, The clearing sheet is read by one of a plurality of clearing machines (7, 8) arranged adjacent to the specific reader (5) that launched the clearing sheet, and the total amount is displayed. And deposit the total amount.

  In the invention of claim 6, the electric signal processing means is not adopted between the reader (5) and the plurality of clearing machines (7, 8), and the customer (3) is interposed in place of the electric signal processing means. Therefore, the cash registering apparatus (2) of the cash register clearing system (1) can be simplified.

  The present invention can not only prevent illegal settlement at the time of cashier settlement at a supermarket or the like, but can also reduce waiting time at the time of settlement.

(A) is a top view which shows roughly the cash registering system which has several cash registering apparatuses, (b) is a block diagram which shows another example schematically.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
In the checkout clearing system 1 shown in FIG. 1A, a plurality of clearing lines L including a plurality of checkout clearing apparatuses 2 are arranged via a passage 4 through which a customer 3 passes. In each cash register settlement apparatus 2, one reader 5 operated only by the employee 6 and two settlements normally operated by the customer 3 over the exit 4 b side from the entrance 4 a side of the passage 4. Machines 7 and 8 are arranged adjacent to each other along a passage direction X connecting the inlet 4a side and the outlet 4b side.

The customer 3 uses the cashier settlement system 1 to clear the purchased goods as follows.
In the reader 5, when the barcodes of the products purchased by the customer 3 passing through the passage 4 are sequentially read by the operation of the employee 6, the customer 3 confirms the displayed products together with the price along with the price. be able to. The total price of the product read by the reader 5 is launched from the reader 5 as a settlement sheet. Customer 3 receives the checkout sheet from employee 6. Of the two clearing machines 7 and 8 arranged adjacent to each specific reader 5 that launched the clearing sheet, the customer 3 who received the clearing sheet When the checkout sheet is read, the total price of the product is displayed. When the customer 3 deposits the total amount, a confirmation screen is displayed, and if there is a change, the amount is also displayed. When the customer 3 touches the confirmation screen, the change comes out and the settlement operation ends. Thereafter, the customer 3 carries the purchased product to a soccer stand and stores it in a shopping bag or the like.

This embodiment has the following effects.
(1) In a cashier settlement system 1 in which a plurality of settlement lines L of a cashier settlement apparatus 2 including a reader 5 and two settlement machines 7 and 8 are arranged, two settlement machines installed for each reader 5 Since one of 7, 8 can be used while the other is used, the waiting time at the time of settlement can be shortened, and the settlement process for the customer 3 can be smoothly performed along the passage 4.

(2) Since the clearing machines 7 and 8 are juxtaposed in the vicinity of the reader 5, the employee 6 can monitor the payment of the clearing machines 7 and 8 and can prevent unauthorized liquidation. .
(3) Of the two clearing machines 7 and 8 provided adjacent to the specific reader 5 where the customer 3 who received the clearing sheet launched from the reader 5 launched the clearing sheet Since the settlement amount is read by one of them and the total amount is displayed and the total amount is deposited, a settlement sheet in which the customer 3 is interposed between the reader 5 and the settlement machines 7 and 8 is adopted. Thus, the cashier settlement apparatus 2 of the cashier settlement system 1 can be simplified.

For example, the following embodiment may be configured as follows.
As shown in FIG. 1B, the selection means 9 uses only one of the two clearing machines 7 and 8 based on the signal from the reader 5 that reads the price of the product. The other one not used is discriminated. When both are used, the one that has been used is discriminated. When both are not used, the clearing machine 8 on the exit 4b side is discriminated. Then, as a means for causing the customer 3 to recognize the specific clearing machine 7 or 8 by displaying the total amount on the specific clearing machine 7 or 8 that is not used, for example, an indicator light in the determined clearing machine 7 or 8 Flash 7a or 8a. Customer 3 deposits the total amount to the flashing clearing machine 7 or 8. Therefore, after the price of the commodity is read by the reader 5 by the operation of the employee 6, the customer 3 only has to deposit the total amount into the specific clearing machine 7 or 8 displaying the total amount.

-Three or more clearing machines can be arranged adjacent to the reader 5 in parallel.
・ Not only the two clearing machines 7 and 8 are juxtaposed along the passage direction X connecting the inlet 4a side and the outlet 4b side, but also a plurality of clearing machines along the direction orthogonal to the passage direction X. A plurality of checkers 7 and 8 are installed for each reader 5 by arranging a plurality of checkers in parallel in the passage direction X and in a direction orthogonal to the passage direction X. be able to.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Cash register clearing system, 2 ... Cash register clearing device, 3 ... Customer, 4 ... Passage, 5 ... Reader, 6 ... Employee, 7, 8 ... Clearing machine, L ... Clearing line.

Claims (6)

  It is equipped with a reader that reads the price of goods by the operation of an employee, and a clearing machine in which the customer deposits the total amount calculated by this reader, and a plurality of clearing machines are arranged adjacent to this reader. A cash register clearing system characterized by the fact that it was installed.   2. The cashier clearing system according to claim 1, wherein a clearing line including the reader and a plurality of clearing machines is arranged in a plurality of rows through a passage through which a customer passes.   The cashier clearing system according to claim 2, wherein the plurality of clearing machines are arranged in parallel along a passage through which a customer passes.   The cashier clearing system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein two of the cashiers are arranged adjacent to the reader.   Based on the signal from the reader that reads the price of the product, the total amount is displayed on a specific clearing machine among a plurality of clearing machines, and means for allowing the customer to recognize the specific clearing machine is provided. The cash register settlement system according to any one of claims 1 to 4.   A customer who has received a checkout sheet set out from a reader that reads the price of a product through the operation of an employee operates a plurality of units arranged in parallel adjacent to the specific reader that set up the checkout sheet. A cashier clearing method, characterized in that one of the clearing machines reads the clearing sheet, displays the total amount, and deposits the total amount.