JP2016151921A - Self commodity registration terminal and commodity registration method using self commodity registration terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a self-commodity registration terminal and a commodity registration method using the self-commodity registration terminal capable of allowing a pair of parent and child to easily carrying out commodity registration while preventing duplicated registration of an identical commodity.SOLUTION: The self-commodity registration terminal includes: a first reading part and a second reading part for reading a piece of commodity information attached to the commodities; and a commodity registration section that makes a first determination whether the commodity information was read by the second read reading part; when determining that the commodity information was read by the second read reading part, makes a second determination whether the commodity information has been read by a second read reading part in a commodity registration processing; and when determining that the commodity information has been read by the second read reading part, outputs an alarm to confirm whether the commodity, the commodity information of which has been read, may be registered.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

  The present invention relates to a self-checkout product registration terminal for allowing a shopper to register a product and a product registration method using the self-checkout product registration terminal.

  In recent years, an increasing number of shops have introduced self-checkout product registration terminals (also called self-checkout terminals) that allow shoppers to read barcodes attached to products using a scanner, register products, and process payments. .

  Many of the scanners (stationary type and handy type) in the self-registration product registration terminal are installed at a certain height so that general adults can easily scan (see Patent Document 1).

  While the introduction of self-registered product registration terminals as described above is increasing, not only adult shoppers but also shoppers with parents and children are many. In the case of shoppers with parents and children, at stores where the above self-checkout product registration terminals are installed, they choose not to have the store clerk register the product, but to register the product with their parents and children as if they were playing together. There are many cases to do. In light of this situation, the introduction of the self-checkout product registration terminal as described above is expected to improve the repeat rate, that is, to improve the repeat rate, in particular, to stores with parents and children.

JP 2014-52721 A

  However, if a scanner for children is installed, there is a problem that wrong product registration is performed. Moreover, even if the parent can register the product by the child, the parent does not know whether it is correctly performed, and there is a problem that duplicate registration of the same product occurs.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above problems, the present invention provides a self-registered product registration terminal and a product registration method using a self-registered product registration terminal that allow a parent and child to easily register products together and avoid duplicate registration of the same product. For the purpose.

  In order to achieve the above object, the self-registered product registration terminal according to the present invention has the first and second reading units that read the product information attached to the product and whether the product information has been read by the second reading unit. If it is determined that the product information has been read by the second reading unit, whether or not the product information has been read by the second reading unit in the product registration process When a second determination is made and it is determined that the product has been read, a product registration unit is provided that warns whether the product from which the product information has been read may be registered.

  In the self-registering product registration terminal of the present invention, when the product registration unit determines that the product information is not read by the second reading unit in the first determination, the product information is registered as a product. A third determination is made as to whether or not the second reading unit has been read in the process, and if it is determined that the product has been read, a warning is issued as to whether or not the product from which the product information has been read may be registered. preferable.

  In the self-registered product registration terminal of the present invention, it is preferable that the product registration unit performs processing so as to stop reading of the product information by the second reading unit until response processing for the warning is completed.

  In the self-registered product registration terminal of the present invention, it is preferable that the product registration unit issues the warning by displaying a registration availability message for selecting whether or not to register the product on a display unit that displays information.

  In the self-registered commodity registration terminal of the present invention, the first reading unit and the second reading unit are scanners, and the first reading unit is provided at a position higher than the second reading unit. Is preferred.

  In order to achieve the above object, the product registration method using the self-registered product registration terminal according to the present invention includes a first reading unit and a second reading unit that read product information attached to a product. A first determination is made as to whether or not the product information has been read, and if it is determined that the product information has been read by the second reading unit, the product information is stored in the second reading unit within the product registration process. A second determination is made as to whether or not the product has been read. If it is determined that the product has been read, a warning is issued as to whether or not the product from which the product information has been read can be registered.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, goods registration can be easily performed together with a parent and child, and the duplicate registration of the same goods can be avoided.

It is a figure which shows an example of a mode with the family using a self-checkout goods registration terminal. It is a figure which shows an example of a mode with the family using a self-checkout goods registration terminal. It is a figure which shows the example of an external appearance of a self cash register goods registration terminal. It is a figure which shows the hardware structural example of a self cash register goods registration terminal. It is a flowchart explaining the processing operation of the product registration in a self cash register product registration terminal. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of a goods registration confirmation screen when there is no reading of the same kind goods and goods registration. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the goods registration confirmation screen which displayed the icon for selecting whether same kind goods are registered. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the goods registration confirmation screen at the time of permitting registration.

  Hereinafter, embodiments will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1A and FIG. 1B are diagrams illustrating an example of a situation with a family using a self-checkout product registration terminal according to an embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1A and FIG. 1B, the self-checkout product registration terminals 10 </ b> A and 10 </ b> B allow a shopper with a parent and child to register a product for a payment process together with the parent and child, and pay based on the product registration. It can be done.

  In the self-registration product registration terminals 10A and 10B, adults register products using an adult scanner (a fixed scanner A (normal / adult) 16 or handy scanner 18 described later), and a child is a child scanner (described later). Product registration is performed using the fixed scanner B (for children) 17). It should be noted that the self-registration product registration terminals 10A and 10B can naturally perform product registration by a general shopper other than a shopper with a parent and child.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the appearance of the self-checkout product registration terminal shown in FIG. 1A. In FIG. 2, in order to facilitate the description of the self-checkout product registration terminal, a broken line portion representing parent and child accompanying is removed from the diagram shown in FIG. 1A.

  Here, the configuration of the self-checkout product registration terminal will be described. Although the self-checkout product registration terminal 10A and the self-checkout product registration terminal 10B are slightly different in appearance, the configuration and function as the self-checkout product registration terminal are basically the same. Therefore, hereinafter, the self-checkout product registration terminal will be described with reference to the self-checkout product registration terminal 10A, and the description with reference to the self-checkout product registration terminal 10B will be omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the self-registered product registration terminal 10 </ b> A includes a housing 11 and a housing 12. The housing 11 and the housing 12 accommodate a control device (not shown) that performs overall control of the self-registered product registration terminal 10A, a communication device (not shown) that communicates with the outside, a power supply device (not shown), and the like. Yes. The housing 11 has an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) 13, a touch panel 14, a card R / W 15, a fixed scanner A (normal / adult) 16, a fixed scanner B (for children) 17, a handy scanner 18 (not shown), A receipt printer 19 is provided, and a shopping cart placing table 20 is provided on the side opposite to the approach direction of the shopper at the time of product checkout. The housing 12 includes a shopping bag suspension 26 and a weight measuring device (total weight weighing scale) 27 at the top.

  The LCD 13 displays information. In particular, the LCD 13 displays the operation guidance and operation menu of the self-checkout product registration terminal 10A, information related to the product settlement such as the product name, product unit price, product weight based on the read barcode (product information), and stored at the time of settlement. Information such as the amount of money, the total amount of shopping, and the amount of change is displayed.

  The touch panel 14 receives input of operation information by a shopper's touch operation according to the display on the LCD 13. For example, as will be described later, an input for selecting whether or not to register a product when a barcode attached to the same product is read in duplicate is received. The card R / W 15 reads information recorded on the magnetic stripe of a magnetic card (for example, a credit card).

  The fixed scanner A (normal / adult) 16, the fixed scanner B (child) 17, and the handy scanner 18 irradiate the product with a laser scanning line and read a barcode attached to the product. The fixed scanner A (normal / adult) 16 and the fixed scanner B (child) 17 are fixedly provided on the self-registered product registration terminal 10A. The fixed scanner A (normal / adult) 16 is provided at a position higher than the fixed scanner B (child) 17.

  The handy scanner 18 is wired or wirelessly connected to the self-registration product registration terminal 10 </ b> A so as to be able to read a barcode that cannot be read by the fixed scanner A (normal / adult) 16 or the fixed scanner B (child) 17. Connected with. Here, the handy scanner 18 is an adult scanner that is not available to children.

  The receipt printer 19 prints a receipt on which information such as a purchased product name, a product unit price, a deposit amount, and a change amount is described. The shopping basket mounting table 20 is a table on which a basket, a bag, and the like into which products before purchase are to be purchased are placed.

  The plastic bag suspension unit 26 is for hanging a plastic bag into which a product registered as a payment target is placed. The weight measuring device 27 measures the total weight of products registered as products for payment.

  Moreover, the housing | casing 11 equips the upper part with the money handling apparatus accommodating part 28, and accommodates a not shown fishing bill machine (banknote handling apparatus) and a not shown change machine (coin handling apparatus) inside. Moreover, the money handling apparatus accommodating part 28 is equipped with the banknote insertion port 21, the banknote payment port 22, the coin insertion port 23, the coin return port 24, and the coin payment port 25 on the exterior which becomes an operation surface of a shopper.

  The banknote insertion slot 21 is a banknote insertion slot for depositing money into the fishing bill machine. The banknote withdrawal port 22 is an outlet for taking out banknotes withdrawn from the bill machine. The coin slot 23 is a slot for coins to be deposited into the change machine. The coin return port 24 is a port for taking out coins returned from the change machine. The coin dispensing port 25 is a coin dispensing port for dispensing from the change machine.

  Next, a hardware configuration example of the self-registered product registration terminal 10A will be described with reference to FIG. As illustrated in FIG. 3, the self-checkout product registration terminal 10 </ b> A includes a control device 100 including a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 101, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 102, and the control device 100 includes an LCD 13, a touch panel 14, and the like. Connected to various devices. The control device 100 comprehensively controls various devices. Self-registration product registration terminal 10 </ b> A is controlled by CPU 101 included in control device 100.

  A RAM 102, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 103, a communication interface 104, a graphic processing device 105, and an input / output interface 106 are connected to the CPU 101 via a bus 107. The CPU 101 reads a program for registering merchandise stored in the HDD 103 or the like via the bus 107, stores the temporarily read program in the RAM 102, and executes the program. The fixed scanner A (normal / adult) 16 functions as a first reading unit described later, and the fixed scanner B (child) 17 functions as a second reading unit described later.

  The RAM 102 temporarily stores a part of an OS (Operating System) program and application programs to be executed by the CPU 101. The RAM 102 stores various data necessary for processing by the CPU 101. The HDD 103 stores an application program for performing product registration processing.

  The communication interface 104 transmits / receives data to / from the outside, and is, for example, a connection format such as a LAN (Local Area Network) or a USB (Universal Serial Bus).

  The graphic processing device 105 creates a product registration screen in accordance with a command from the CPU 101, converts it into an image signal, and outputs it to the LCD 13.

  The input / output interface 106 includes a touch panel 14, a fixed scanner A (for normal / adult) 16, a fixed scanner B (for children) 17, a handy scanner 18, a card R / W 15, a receipt printer 19, an audio output device 29, and deposit / withdrawal. A device 30 and a weight measuring device 27 are connected. The input / output interface 106 can be connected to write information to an external storage medium (not shown) and to extract information from the external storage medium.

The voice output device 29 outputs a necessary voice in a series of processes from product registration to payment. For example, the voice output device 29 outputs a voice guidance for prompting smooth product registration, or outputs a warning sound when there is an injustice such as unregistered product.
The deposit / withdrawal apparatus 30 includes the above-described fishing ticket machine and change machine.

  Next, an example of a product registration processing operation in the self-registered product registration terminal will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a product registration process flow in the self-registered product registration terminal. As shown in FIG. 4, first, a product is taken out by the shopper from the shopping basket placed on the shopping basket mounting table 20, and the first reading unit (fixed scanner A (normal / adult)) 16 or the second When the barcode attached to the product is read by the reading unit (fixed scanner B (for children)) 17, that is, when product registration (product scanning) is performed (step S401), the product registration unit 101A (not shown) It is determined (first determination) whether or not the product whose barcode has been read is the product whose barcode has been read by the second reading unit 17, that is, the fixed scanner B (children's scanner) ) It is determined whether the product is read at 17 (step S402).

  Since the handy scanner 18 is a scanner that cannot be used by children as described above, when the bar code is read by the handy scanner 18, it is determined that the bar code has been read by an adult, and the first reading is performed. The processing is the same as that when the barcode is read by the unit 16. That is, when the barcode is read by the handy scanner 18, it is not determined that it is read by the second reading unit 17 in step S <b> 402.

  When the product registration unit 101A determines in step S402 that the product whose barcode has been read is the product whose barcode has been read by the second reading unit 17 (in the case of YES), the barcode is read. It is determined whether or not the product is the same type of product as the product whose barcode is read by the second reading unit 17 in the product registration process (ie, in the product registration process). It is determined whether or not the product is the same type as the product read by the fixed scanner B (for children) 17 that is a child scanner (step S403). If the product registration unit 101A does not determine that the barcode is read by the second reading unit 17 in the product registration process (in the case of NO), the product whose barcode is read in step S406 described later. Register.

  On the other hand, if the product registration unit 101A determines in step S403 that the product is the same type of product as the product whose barcode has been read by the second reading unit 17 in the product registration process (in the case of YES), the same product is displayed. Since there is a possibility of being read, that is, there is a possibility of duplicate registration, a warning is displayed on the LCD 13 as to whether or not the product whose barcode is read can be registered, that is, a registration permission message is displayed (step S404). This is because the child may read the same product many times without any bad spirits.

  The starting point in the product registration process when the second determination is made is the start time of the current product registration process by the same shopper. The same applies to the starting point in the merchandise registration process when performing a third determination to be described later.

  Here, the registration propriety message displayed on the LCD 13 will be described with reference to FIGS. 5A to 5C. In FIG. 5A, in reading by the first reading unit 16, the second reading unit 17, and the handy scanner 18, there is no reading in the product registration process of the same type of product by the second reading unit 17, and the product registration is performed. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the goods registration confirmation screen in the case of being. In the display example of FIG. 5A, the bar code attached to the product “natural water” and the product “Hakusai” is read by the first reading unit 16 or the handy scanner 18, and the product “banana” is read by the second reading unit 17. And the barcode attached to the product “Apple” is read. And as a purchased product, each product name and price are displayed.

  In addition, the display column of the purchased product is in the order read from above. That is, in the display column for the purchased product in FIG. 5A, the barcode attached to the product “banana” is read first, then the barcode attached to the product “natural water” is read, and then the product “ The bar code attached to “Hakusai” is read, and the bar code attached to the product “Apple” is read last.

  5A to FIG. 5C, the bar code is read by the second reading unit 17, and a part of the display column of the purchased product (in this case, below the display column) The image of the product based on the read barcode is displayed as a history. Thereby, the parent can confirm at a glance what kind of product the barcode is read by the child. In this example, the image of the product from which the barcode was read most recently (this time) is displayed on the right side of the screen, and the image of the product from which the barcode was read before (previous time) is displayed. An image of the product whose barcode has been read is displayed on the left side of the screen on the left side of the screen (in this example, the center of the three images) and further (before the previous time). That is, the product images D1 and D2 are displayed in the order of the read products from the left toward the screen. In this example, the history display of three products is displayed below the display column, but the display method and the number of images displayed are not limited to this example.

  FIG. 5B is a diagram illustrating a display example of a product registration confirmation screen displaying an icon for selecting whether or not to register the same kind of product read in the product registration process. The product registration confirmation screen shown in FIG. 5B is displayed when the barcode attached to the product “apple” is newly read by the second reading unit 17 from the state of the product registration confirmation screen shown in FIG. 5A. Is. As shown in FIG. 5B, the barcode newly attached to the product “apple” is read by the second reading unit 17, but the product “apple” has already been registered, resulting in duplicate registration. There is a fear. Therefore, it is confirmed with the person (for example, a parent) who uses the first reading unit 16 or the handy scanner 18 whether or not the product “apple” read this time can be registered. Therefore, the product registration unit 101A displays the product image D3 so that a person who uses the first reading unit 16 or the handy scanner 18 can select whether to register on the touch panel 14 of the LCD 13 or cancel it so as not to overlap. An icon Dy indicating registration and an icon Dn indicating cancellation are displayed. This icon is an example of a registration availability message.

  FIG. 5C is a diagram illustrating a display example of the product registration confirmation screen when an icon indicating registration is selected from the state of the display example of the product registration confirmation screen illustrated in FIG. 5B. That is, FIG. 5C shows a display example of a product registration confirmation screen when duplicate registration is permitted. In addition, when the icon Dn indicating cancellation is selected from the state of the product registration confirmation screen shown in FIG. 5B, the registration process of the product “apple” is canceled and duplicate registration is avoided.

  In step S404, when the registration permission / inhibition message (icon) is displayed on the LCD 13, as described above, the person who uses the first reading unit 16 or the handy scanner 18 displays the response processing for the icon display, that is, the display on the LCD 13. Of the icons on the touch panel 14, the touch panel 14 is selected by touching either the icon Dy indicating registration or the icon Dn indicating cancellation. The product registration unit 101A determines through the touch panel 14 whether the selected icon is an icon Dy indicating registration or an icon Dn indicating cancellation, that is, which is selected (step S405).

  If the product registration unit 101A determines that the icon Dy indicating registration has been selected, the product registration unit 101A registers the product read by the second reading unit 17 (step S406). When the product is registered, the product registration unit 101A displays an image of the product whose barcode is read on the LCD 13 (step S407). That is, the product registration unit 101A causes the LCD 13 to display a history of the product image from which the barcode has been read. Then, the product registration unit 101A determines whether the product registration has been completed (step S408). On the other hand, if the product registration unit 101A determines in step S405 that the cancel icon Dn has been selected, the product registration unit 101A performs processing so as not to register the read product (step S409). This is because there is a risk of duplicate registration.

  If the product registration unit 101A does not determine in step S408 that the product registration has been completed (NO), the process returns to step S401, and the product registration process is continued. When the product registration unit 101A determines that the product registration has been completed (in the case of YES), all the products to be registered are registered, and payment processing by a payment unit 101B (not shown) is started. The Payment processing by the payment unit 101B will be described later.

  On the other hand, in step S402, the product registration unit 101A determines that the product whose barcode is read is not the product read by the second reading unit 17 (in the case of NO), that is, the barcode is read. When it is determined that the product is a product read by the first reading unit 16 or the handy scanner 18, the product whose barcode has been read is read by the second reading unit 17 within the product registration process. It is determined whether or not the product is the same type (third determination) (step S410). That is, the product registration unit 101A determines whether or not the product is the same type of product as read by the fixed scanner B (for children) 17 that is a child scanner in the product registration process. The product read by the child with the fixed scanner B (for children) 17 is returned to the shopping basket without being put in the shopping bag, and the parent does not know it, and the adult scanner (the first reading unit 16 or the handy scanner). This is because there may be duplicate registration in 18).

  When the product registration unit 101A determines that the product whose barcode is read is the same product as the product whose barcode is read by the second reading unit 17 in the product registration process (in the case of YES), the product registration unit 101A Since there is a risk of registration, a warning is displayed on the LCD 13 as to whether or not the commodity whose barcode has been read can be registered, that is, a registration permission message is displayed (step S404). The subsequent steps (steps S405, 406, 407, and 409) are as described above, and it is determined whether or not the product registration is completed (step S408). On the other hand, in step S410, the product registration unit 101A does not determine that the product whose barcode is read is the same type as the product whose barcode is read by the second reading unit 17 in the product registration process (NO). In this case, since the bar code of this product is read for the first time, the product registration unit 101A performs product registration of this product (step S411) and determines whether or not the product registration is completed (step S411). S408). Such a series of processes makes it possible to avoid duplicate registration of products.

  Here, an example of payment processing by the payment unit 101B after completion of all product registration will be described. In step S408, when the product registration unit 101A determines that the product registration for all products has been completed, the payment processing by the payment unit 101B is started. The payment unit 101B performs payment processing. That is, the payment unit 101B displays, for example, the total amount calculated based on the product registration of all the products on the LCD 13, and pays with cash, credit card, electronic money, and deposits / withdraws Accepted via the device 30 or the card R / W 15, the change amount is calculated in the case of cash, and the settlement process corresponding to each payment mode is performed in the case of a credit card or electronic money (step S 412).

  When the payment process is completed, the payment unit 101B outputs a receipt via the receipt printer 19 and withdraws change via the deposit / withdrawal apparatus 30 (step S413). When the receipt output and change dispensing are completed, the product registration process is completed.

  According to such a self-registration product registration terminal, the product registration can be easily performed by the parent and child together, and the duplicate registration of the same product can be avoided. Furthermore, since the product registration can be performed together by the parent and child, the interest and interest of the child is increased, the operation rate of the self-registered product registration terminal is increased, and the repeat rate is improved. In addition, since the child actively helps parents, it can also be expected to be effective as emotional education.

  In the above-described embodiment, the main process of product registration has been described as being executed by software processing by the CPU. However, all or part of this process may be realized by hardware.

  Further, the above-described embodiment is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various changes can be made without departing from the gist of the embodiment.

10A, 10B Self-registration product registration terminal 11, 12 Case 13 LCD
14 Touch panel 15 Card R / W
16 Fixed Scanner A (Normal / Adult)
17 Fixed scanner B (for children)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 18 Handy scanner 19 Receipt printer 20 Shopping basket mounting table 21 Banknote insertion slot 22 Banknote dispensing slot 23 Coin insertion slot 24 Coin return slot 25 Coin dispensing slot 26 Plastic bag suspension part 27 Weight measuring device (weighing scale for total weight measurement)
28 Money handling device accommodating portion 29 Voice output device 30 Deposit / withdrawal device 100 Control device 101 CPU
101A Product registration unit 101B Payment unit 102 RAM
103 HDD
104 Communication Interface 105 Graphic Processing Device 106 Input / Output Interface 107 Bus D1, D2, D3 Product Image Dn, Dy Icon

Claims (6)

First and second reading units for reading product information attached to the product;
A first determination as to whether or not the product information has been read by the second reading unit;
When it is determined that the product information has been read by the second reading unit, a second determination is made as to whether or not the product information has been read by the second reading unit within the product registration process, and the product information has been read. A self-registration product registration terminal comprising a product registration unit that warns whether the product from which the product information has been read may be registered if it is determined.   In the first determination, if the product registration unit determines that the product information is not read by the second reading unit, the product information is read by the second reading unit in the product registration process. The self-checkout merchandise registration terminal according to claim 1, wherein a third determination is made as to whether or not the merchandise has been read, and if it is determined that the merchandise information has been read, a warning is issued as to whether the merchandise from which the merchandise information has been read may be registered.   The self-registered product registration terminal according to claim 1, wherein the product registration unit performs processing so as to stop reading of the product information by the second reading unit until response processing for the warning is completed.   The self-checkout product according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the product registration unit issues the warning by displaying a registration availability message for selecting whether to register the product on a display unit that displays information. Registration terminal.   The first reading unit and the second reading unit are scanners, and the first reading unit is provided at a position higher than the second reading unit. Self-checkout product registration terminal described. A product registration method executed on a self-registered product registration terminal that enables product registration by a shopper,
Of the first and second reading units that read the product information attached to the product, a first determination is made as to whether or not the product information has been read by the second reading unit, and the product information is If it is determined that the product information has been read by the second reading unit, the product information is read by the second reading unit in the product registration process. A product registration method by the self-registered product registration terminal that issues a warning as to whether or not the product whose information has been read can be registered.