JP2017182143A - Information processor, system, information processing method, and computer program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information processor capable of storing an oath without imposing any load to a purchaser.SOLUTION: An information processor 10 includes: a generation part 12 that generates a piece of purchaser oath information including a piece of data of items to be written on a purchaser oath including a piece of signature data of the purchaser; and a control unit 11 that controls to store a piece of purchaser oath information generated by the generation part 12.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, a system, an information processing method, and a computer program.

Temporary visitors, such as foreign tourists visiting Japan, are exempt from the consumption tax when purchasing goods that are exempt from tax-free shops. To do so, the following procedures are necessary.
・ Duty-free stores create a purchase record slip that includes the purchaser's passport information and details of the purchased item, etc., and paste and paste it on the passport.
・ Purchaser submits purchase record slip to customs when returning home.
・ Purchaser submits purchase pledge signed by hand to the duty-free shop.

  There are many items to be written in the purchase record slip and the purchase pledge.

  Also, duty-free shops are obliged to store purchase pledges, and it is necessary to organize the documents and secure a storage location. In addition, duty-free stores can prepare explanation documents written in a language understandable by foreigners, for example, in order to explain the precautions of tax exemption to foreign buyers. It is necessary to prepare a proper explainer.

  As the number of foreign tourists increases, it is required that these procedures can be performed quickly and without burden.

  Here, as related technologies, for example, there are the following patent documents.

  Patent Document 1 discloses an export duty-free article purchase record voucher creation system that reads a two-dimensional code displayed on a landing permit affixed to a passport and prints a purchase record voucher and a purchase pledge.

  Patent Document 2 discloses a room key issuing system that reads a passport and displays reservation information in an official language according to nationality.

  Patent Document 3 discloses a POS (Point Of Sales) terminal device that captures a signature made by a customer at the time of sale with a credit card, converts it into image data, and saves it in a file.

  Patent Document 4 discloses a tax exemption-related document creation device that transmits purchase record slip data to a storage server and stores the data in the server that received the data.

JP 2014-32441 A Special table 2008-102757 JP-A-10-222760 Japanese Patent No. 5768175

  By using the techniques proposed in Patent Documents 1 and 4, the passport information is used to create a purchase record slip and a purchase pledge, and the information described when creating the purchase record slip is electronic data. Can be stored as

  However, no consideration is given to storing the purchase pledge without any burden at the duty-free shop.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, it is a primary object of the present invention to provide an information processing apparatus or the like that can store a purchaser's pledge without any burden.

  In order to achieve the above object, an information processing apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention includes the following arrangement.

That is, an information processing device according to one embodiment of the present invention is provided.
A generation unit for generating buyer pledge information including data of items to be included in the purchase pledge including the signature of the purchaser;
A control unit that controls the storage unit to store the purchaser pledge information generated by the generation unit.

A system according to an aspect of the present invention that achieves the same object,
A first control unit that obtains data of an item to be described in a purchase agreement including data of a purchaser's signature, and generates purchase agreement information including the data of the item;
A first storage unit for storing the purchaser pledge information generated by the first control unit;
A first information processing apparatus including:
A second storage unit;
A second information processing apparatus including a second control unit configured to receive the purchase pledge information and store it in the second storage unit.

An information processing method according to an aspect of the present invention that achieves the same object,
Control is performed to generate purchaser pledge information including data on items to be described in the purchase pledge including the purchaser's signature data, and to store the generated purchase pledge information in the storage unit.

  Furthermore, the object is to read the information processing apparatus, the POS terminal, and the server having the above configuration, or a computer program for realizing the information processing method by a computer, and the computer program in which the computer program is stored. This is also achieved by a storage medium.

  According to the present invention described above, there is an effect that the purchase pledge can be saved without imposing a burden.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the information processing apparatus which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the POS system which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the process in the POS terminal 200 of the POS system which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the process which prints the purchase pledge in the server 100 of the POS system which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the process which prints the passport information in the server 100 of the POS system which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which illustrates illustartively the hardware constitutions of the computer (information processing apparatus) which can implement | achieve the 1st and 2nd embodiment of this invention.

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

<First Embodiment>
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the information processing apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  The information processing apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment includes a control unit 11 and a generation unit 12.

  The production | generation part 12 produces | generates the purchase pledge information containing the data of the item which should be described in the purchase pledge including the data of a purchaser's signature. The control unit 11 performs control so that the purchase pledge information generated by the generation unit 12 is stored in a storage unit (not shown).

  A storage unit (not shown) may be included in the information processing apparatus 10.

  As described above, the first embodiment has an effect that the purchase pledge can be saved without imposing a burden.

  The reason is that the information processing apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment generates purchase pledge information including data of items to be described in the purchase pledge including the data of the purchaser's signature, and stores it as electronic data. It is because it controls so.

<Second Embodiment>
Next, a second embodiment based on the information processing apparatus according to the first embodiment described above will be described. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the POS system according to the second embodiment of the present invention. However, the configuration shown in FIG. 2 is an example, and the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the POS system shown in FIG.

  The POS system according to the present embodiment includes a server 100 and a POS terminal 200 that are communicably connected.

  The POS terminal 200 includes a control unit 210, a communication unit 220, and a storage unit 230. The storage unit 230 includes purchaser pledge information 231 and purchase record slip information 232. Connected to the POS terminal 200 are a display 240, a speaker 250, an image scanner 260, an electronic signature pad 270, and a printer 280.

  The control unit 210 may include the control unit 11 and the generation unit 12 illustrated in FIG. 1 as a minimum configuration. In addition, the control unit 210 according to the second embodiment uses the passport information captured from the passport by the image scanner 260 and the transaction information of the purchaser in the POS terminal 200, and data on items to be described in the purchase record slip. The purchase record slip information 232 is created and stored in the storage unit 230. Furthermore, the control unit 210 uses the part of the purchase record slip information 232 and the sign data information obtained by the purchaser using the electronic signature pad 270 to determine the items to be described in the purchase pledge information. The purchaser pledge information 231 including data is created and stored in the storage unit 230.

  The display 240 and the speaker 250 inform the purchaser about the duty-free transaction.

  The printer 280 prints a purchase record slip generated by the control unit 210 based on the purchase record slip information 232.

  The communication unit 220 transmits purchaser pledge information 231 and a transaction identifier uniquely representing a transaction in the POS terminal 200 to the server 100.

  Server 100 includes a control unit 110, a communication unit 120, and a storage unit 130. The storage unit 130 includes purchaser pledge saving information 131. A printer 140 is connected to the server 100.

  The communication unit 120 receives the purchaser pledge information 231 and the transaction identifier transmitted by the POS terminal 200.

  The control unit 110 associates the received information and stores the information in the storage unit 130 as purchaser pledge saving information 131. In response to the instruction, the control unit 110 prints the purchase pledge on the printer 140 based on the purchase pledge saving information 131.

  Next, the flow of processing will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing processing in the POS terminal 200 of the POS system according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

  First, the POS terminal 200 registers a product to be purchased, for example, by an operation of a clerk at a duty-free store (step S101).

  Then, the POS terminal 200 receives a tax exemption declaration, for example, by pressing a key for declaring tax exemption (step S102).

  Next, the control unit 210 scans the machine reading portion of the passport using the image scanner 260 (step S103), thereby obtaining information on the purchaser such as the passport type, passport number, name, nationality, date of birth, and the like. get. The passport information may be read using a passport reader as in Patent Document 1. In addition, the control unit 210 scans the landing permit stamp received on the passport using the image scanner 260 when landing (step S104), thereby representing the landing date and the status of residence included in the landing permit stamp. get information.

  Then, if the condition regarding the purchaser and the purchased product is satisfied for tax exemption (“Yes” in step S105), the control unit 210 performs the following processing. Based on the nationality of the purchaser acquired from the passport, the control unit 210 reproduces, from the speaker 250, a voice guide message with cautions regarding the tax exemption procedure in a language corresponding to the official language of the country (step S106).

  In addition, the control unit 210 may display on the display 240 an image that describes precautions for the tax exemption procedure in the corresponding language.

  After explaining to the purchaser by those voice guide messages or images, the control unit 210 obtains a signature from the purchaser using the electronic signature pad 270 and captures the information (step S107).

  Then, the control unit 210 creates purchase record slip information 232 and purchase pledge information 231 from the registered product, information about the purchaser, and data captured by the electronic signature pad. When the settlement with the duty-free price (step S108) is completed, the control unit 210 issues a sales receipt and a purchase record slip from the printer 280 connected to the POS terminal 200 (step S109). In addition, the control unit 210 transmits purchaser pledge information 231 and a transaction identifier uniquely representing the transaction to the server 100 (step S110).

  On the other hand, when the conditions for tax exemption are not satisfied (“No” in step S105), the control unit 210 performs settlement at the normal price (step S121). Then, the control unit 210 issues a sales receipt from the printer 280 (step S122).

  The control unit 110 of the server 100 that has received the purchaser pledge information 231 and the transaction identifier uniquely representing the transaction stores them in the storage unit 130 as purchaser pledge storage information 131 in association with each other.

  Purchaser pledges and passport information that are required to be stored in a duty-free shop can be printed from the printer 140 connected to the server 100 based on the purchase pledge save information 131 in the server 100.

  With reference to FIG. 4, the flow of processing for printing a purchase pledge is described. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a process of printing a purchase pledge on the server 100 of the POS system according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

  The control unit 110 of the server 100 acquires a search condition input via an input unit (not shown) (step S201). The search condition here is specified with respect to the value of the item included in the purchase pledge saving information 131.

  The control unit 110 causes the display unit (not shown) to display information on the purchase pledge corresponding to the input search condition (step S202).

  Then, the control unit 110 receives a print instruction based on the operation input in the input unit (step S203), and prints the purchase pledge on the printer 140 describing the contents displayed on the display unit (not shown). Control (step S204).

  With reference to FIG. 5, the flow of processing for printing passport information will be described. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a process of printing passport information in the server 100 of the POS system according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

  The control unit 110 of the server 100 acquires the input search condition (step S301). The search condition here is specified with respect to the value of the item included in the purchase pledge saving information 131.

  The control unit 110 causes the display unit (not shown) to display passport information corresponding to the input search condition (step S302).

  The control unit 110 receives the print instruction (step S303), and controls to print the displayed passport information on the printer 140 (step S304).

  The POS system according to the present embodiment eliminates the need for operator entry and data registration by fetching data necessary for the purchase record slip and purchase pledge from a device linked to the POS. By digitizing the purchase pledge, the POS system can prevent the purchaser from forgetting the signature and can automatically store it without the operator being aware of it.

  As described above, the second embodiment has an effect that a purchase pledge corresponding to an identifier that uniquely represents a transaction date or a POS transaction can be retrieved and printed.

  The reason is that the POS system according to the present embodiment stores the transaction information input to the POS terminal in association with the information described in the purchase pledge. In addition, the passport information included in the information described in the purchase pledge can be printed in the same manner.

  Note that the basis of the second embodiment is a system including a first information processing apparatus and a second information processing apparatus. A first control unit that acquires data of an item to be described in a purchase pledge including data of a purchaser's signature, and generates purchase pledge information including data of the item; And a first storage unit that stores the purchase pledge information generated by the first control unit. In addition, the second information processing device includes a second storage unit, and a second control unit that controls to receive purchase pledge information from the first information processing device and store it in the second storage unit. Information processing apparatus. The POS terminal 200 is an example of a first information processing apparatus, and the server 100 is an example of a second information processing apparatus.

(Hardware configuration)
In the embodiment described above, each unit illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2 may be practiced by a dedicated device, but can be regarded as a function (processing) unit (software module) of a software program. However, various configurations can be envisaged when mounting each part shown in these drawings. An example of the hardware environment in such a case will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram for exemplifying the hardware configuration of a computer (information processing apparatus) capable of realizing the first and second embodiments of the present invention. That is, FIG. 6 shows a configuration of a computer (information processing apparatus) capable of realizing all or part of the information processing apparatus 10 shown in FIG. 1, the server 100 and the POS terminal 200 shown in FIG. The hardware environment which can implement | achieve each function in embodiment is represented.

The information processing apparatus 9000 illustrated in FIG. 6 includes the following apparatuses, and has a configuration in which these are connected via a bus 9007.
CPU (Central Processing Unit) 9001
-Display 9002,
・ Communication interface (I / F) 9003,
・ ROM (Read Only Memory) 9004,
A RAM (Random Access Memory) 9005 and a hard disk device (HD) 9006.

  The hard disk device (HD) 9006 stores a program group 9006A and various kinds of stored information 9006B. The program group 9006A is a computer program for realizing a function corresponding to each block (each unit) of the information processing apparatus 10 shown in FIG. 1, the server 100, and the POS terminal 200 shown in FIG. . The various storage information 9006B is, for example, the storage unit 130 and the storage unit 230 illustrated in FIG. A communication interface 9003 is a general communication unit that realizes communication with an external device via the network 9100.

  In the information processing apparatus 9000, the CPU 9001 of the hardware executes a computer program capable of realizing the functions of the block diagram or the flowchart referred to in the description of the above-described embodiment. That is, the CPU 9001 executes the computer program using the hardware resources of the information processing apparatus 9000 shown in FIG. 6 to achieve the functions of the embodiment of the present invention. Specifically, when the server 100 and the POS terminal 200 are realized by the information processing device 9000, the information processing device 9000 has a computer program for executing the processing steps of the flowcharts shown in FIGS. Just do it. The computer program supplied to the information processing apparatus 9000 may be stored in a readable / writable RAM 9005 or a non-volatile storage device (storage medium) such as the hard disk device 9006.

  In the above-described case, a general procedure can be adopted as a method for supplying a computer program into the apparatus. The supply method includes, for example, a method of installing in the apparatus via various storage media such as a CD-ROM, and a method of downloading from the outside via a network 9100 such as the Internet. In such a case, the embodiment of the present invention can be regarded as being configured by a code constituting the computer program or a computer-readable storage medium in which the code is recorded.

  While the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. Various changes that can be understood by those skilled in the art can be made to the configuration and details of the present invention within the scope of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Information processing apparatus 11 Control part 12 Generation part 100 Server 110 Control part 120 Communication part 130 Storage part 131 Purchaser pledge preservation | save information 140 Printer 200 POS terminal 210 Control part 220 Communication part 230 Storage part 231 Purchaser pledge information 232 Purchase Record slip information 240 Display 250 Speaker 260 Image scanner 270 Electronic signature pad 280 Printer 9000 Information processing device (computer)
9001 CPU
9002 Display 9003 Communication interface (I / F)
9004 ROM
9005 RAM
9006 Hard disk device (HD)
9006A Program group 9006B Various stored information 9007 Bus 9100 Network

Claims (7)

A generation unit for generating buyer pledge information including data of items to be included in the purchase pledge including the signature of the purchaser;
An information processing apparatus comprising: a control unit that controls the storage unit to store the purchaser pledge information generated by the generation unit. A storage unit for storing the purchaser pledge information;
The control unit creates purchase record slip information including data of items to be described in a purchase record slip based on the passport information captured by the image scanner from the passport and the purchaser transaction information, and the storage To remember
Further, the control unit, based on a part of the purchase record slip information and the signature data of the purchaser, purchaser pledge information including data of items to be described in the purchase pledge information The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information processing device is controlled so as to be created and stored in the storage unit.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit provides information to a purchaser in a language obtained based on information on nationality read from a passport. A first control unit that obtains data of an item to be described in a purchase agreement including data of a purchaser's signature, and generates purchase agreement information including the data of the item;
A first storage unit for storing the purchaser pledge information generated by the first control unit;
A first information processing apparatus including:
A second storage unit;
A second information processing apparatus including a second control unit configured to receive the purchase pledge information and store it in the second storage unit.   The first information processing apparatus transmits an identifier capable of uniquely identifying a transaction and the purchase pledge information to the second information processing apparatus so that the second information processing apparatus associates them with each other. The system according to claim 4, wherein the system is stored in the second storage unit. Information for generating purchase pledge information including data of items to be described in the purchase pledge including the purchaser's signature data, and controlling the generated purchase pledge information to be stored in the storage unit Processing method. A generation function for generating buyer pledge information including data of items to be included in the buyer pledge including the data of the buyer's signature;
A computer program for causing a computer to realize a control function for controlling the purchaser pledge information generated by the generation function to be stored in a storage unit.

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