JP2018132862A - Registration device and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a registration device and a program that can prevent mixing of commodities in different transactions in sales registration.SOLUTION: A registration device for a checkout system comprises: a registration device that registers for sales commodities to be sold to customers; and an accounting device that executes accounting processing on the commodities registered by the registration device; the registration device includes input means, registration means, and notification means. The input means receives an input of identification information with which the commodities to be sold can be identified. The registration means registers for sales the identification information received by the input means for every transaction. The notification means notifies salesclerks and customers of the pieces of sales registration performed by the registration means so that the salesclerks and customers can distinguish the pieces of sales registration for every transaction.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

  Embodiments described herein relate generally to a registration apparatus and a program.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a semi-self-checkout system is known in which a salesclerk registers a product with a registration device, and a product accounting process is performed by a customer with the accounting device based on information read by the registration device. According to such a semi-self checkout system, the registration device transmits the read information to the accounting device. The accounting apparatus performs accounting processing based on the received information.

  However, if the next customer's sales registration is started without sending the information read by the registration device to the accounting device, the previous customer's sales registration and the current customer's sales registration are mixed. There is a possibility. In this case, the previous customer pays extra money, which damages the credit of the store.

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a registration device and a program that can prevent commodities of different transactions from being mixed in sales registration.

  A registration device of a checkout system comprising: a registration device for selling and registering a product sold to a customer of an embodiment; and an accounting device for executing accounting processing for the product registered by the registration device, wherein the input unit and the registration unit And a notification means. The input means receives input of identification information that can identify a product to be sold. The registration means registers the identification information received by the input means for each transaction. The notification means notifies each sales registration by the registration means in a distinguishable manner for each transaction.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a semi-self checkout system according to the embodiment. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an example of the appearance of the registration device. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an example of the appearance of the accounting apparatus. FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the registration apparatus. FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the accounting apparatus. FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a characteristic functional configuration of each device of the semi-self checkout system. FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the sales registration process.

  Hereinafter, a registration apparatus and a program according to an embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The embodiment described below is an embodiment of a registration device and a program, and does not limit the configuration, specifications, or the like. This embodiment is an application example to a registration device of a semi-self checkout system introduced in a store such as a supermarket.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a semi-self checkout system 1 according to the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the semi-self checkout system 1 includes a registration device 20 and an accounting device 30. The registration device 20 and the accounting device 30 are communicably connected via a network such as a wired or wireless LAN (Local Area Network). The registration device 20 is a device in which a store clerk sells and registers a product sold to a customer. And the registration apparatus 20 produces | generates the sales registration information in which the goods sold to a customer were registered. In addition, the registration device 20 transmits the generated sales registration information to the accounting device 30. The accounting device 30 is a device for executing the accounting process for the product registered by the registration device 20 by the customer himself. That is, the accounting device 30 performs accounting processing based on the sales registration information transmitted from the registration device 20.

  In the semi-self checkout system 1 shown in FIG. 1, two accounting apparatuses 30 are associated with one registration apparatus 20. The registration device 20 is installed on a work table 40 having a horizontally long table shape. The two accounting devices 30 are installed linearly adjacent to the work table 40 on which the associated registration device 20 is installed. The arrangement positions of the registration apparatus 20 and the accounting apparatus 30 shown in FIG. 1 are examples, and each apparatus may be arranged at other positions. The semi-self checkout system 1 includes two registration devices 20 and four accounting devices 30, but includes one or more registration devices 20 and one or more accounting devices 30. Just do it. Further, one or more accounting devices 30 may be associated with the registration device 20. Furthermore, the registration device 20 and the accounting device 30 may not be associated with each other.

  The customer selects products to be purchased from the products displayed on the sales floor and collects them in a shopping cart or the like. The customer carries the goods collected in the shopping cart or the like to the registration device 20. The store clerk uses the registration device 20 to register the sales of the products collected in the shopping cart or the like. When the sales registration is completed, the store clerk transmits the sales registration information including information on the product registered for sales to the accounting apparatus 30. Further, the store clerk guides the customer to the accounting apparatus 30 that has transmitted the sales registration information. Then, the customer executes the accounting process with the accounting device 30 guided by the store clerk.

  Next, the appearance of the registration device 20 and the accounting device 30 will be described.

  FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an example of the appearance of the registration device 20. The registration device 20 is placed on the upper surface of the work table 40. The registration device 20 is covered with a thin rectangular housing 220. The housing 220 includes a reading window 221 on the front surface. The registration device 20 includes a scanner 230 (see FIG. 4) on the back side of the reading window 221.

  The scanner 230 is a device that reads a product code or the like, which is identification information that can identify a product, from a code symbol attached to the product. The reading window 221 transmits the laser light emitted from the scanner 230 to the outside of the housing 220. Further, the reading window 221 transmits the reflected light of the laser light irradiated to the product code attached to the product into the housing 220. Then, the scanner 230 receives the reflected light transmitted through the housing 220 and reads a product code or the like. The scanner 230 may capture an image of a product and read a product code or the like from the captured image.

  The registration device 20 includes a first display unit 240 at the top of the housing 220. The first display unit 240 is a liquid crystal display device that displays various types of information such as the names and prices of products read by the scanner 230. The first display unit 240 includes a touch panel 241 that accepts various operations. Furthermore, the registration device 20 includes a keyboard 250 that accepts various operations. In addition, the registration device 20 includes a second display unit 260 on the facing side of the first display unit 240. The 2nd display part 260 is a liquid crystal display device which displays the various information regarding transaction with respect to a customer.

  FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an example of the appearance of the accounting apparatus 30. The accounting apparatus 30 includes a change unit 320 (see FIG. 5) inside the housing 310. In addition, the accounting apparatus 30 includes a printer 330, a card reader 340, and a display pole 350 on the upper surface of the housing 310. The accounting apparatus 30 includes a display unit 360 on the upper surface of the printer 330.

  The change unit 320 is a change machine that performs storage of money input from a customer and dispensing of change. The change unit 320 includes a coin slot 321, a bill slot 322, a bill withdrawal slot 323, and a coin withdrawal slot 324. The change unit 320 stores the bill inserted into the bill insertion slot 322 in the housing 310. Further, the change unit 320 stores the coins inserted into the coin insertion slot 321 inside the housing 310. Moreover, the change part 320 pays out the change of the banknote from the banknote outlet 323. Further, the change unit 320 pays out coin changes from a coin dispensing port 324.

  The printer 330 has a receipt issuing port 331. The printer 330 issues a receipt on which various information related to one transaction is printed from the receipt issuing port 331.

  The card reader 340 is placed on the upper side of the housing 310 on the left side of the printer 330. The card reader 340 reads and writes information from and to a credit card inserted from the card insertion slot 341.

  In addition, the accounting apparatus 30 includes a columnar display pole 350 on the rear side of the upper surface of the housing 310. The display pole 350 includes a light emitting unit 351 that emits light of a color corresponding to the current state of the accounting apparatus 30 at an upper tip. In addition, the display pole 350 includes a number display unit 352 below the light emitting unit 351. The number display unit 352 is a liquid crystal display device that displays an accounting device code that can identify the accounting device 30.

  The display unit 360 is a liquid crystal display device that displays information related to the operating state of the accounting device 30 with images and characters. The display unit 360 includes a touch panel 361 that accepts various operations.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the registration device 20. The registration device 20 includes a control unit 201, a storage unit 202, a communication interface 203, a scanner 230, a first display unit 240, a touch panel 241, a keyboard 250, a second display unit 260, and an audio output unit 270. With. The control unit 201, the storage unit 202, the communication interface 203, the scanner 230, the first display unit 240, the touch panel 241, the keyboard 250, the second display unit 260, and the audio output unit 270 are data buses. And a system bus 204 such as an address bus.

  The control unit 201 is a computer that controls the overall operation of the registration device 20 and realizes various functions provided by the registration device 20. The control unit 201 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), and a RAM (Random Access Memory). The CPU comprehensively controls the operation of the registration device 20. The ROM is a storage medium that stores various programs and data. The RAM is a storage medium that temporarily stores various programs and rewritably stores various data. The CPU uses the RAM as a work area (working area) and executes a program stored in the ROM or the storage unit 202.

  The storage unit 202 is a storage device such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or an SSD (Solid State Drive). The storage unit 202 stores a control program 205 and an input sound information table 206. The control program 205 is a program that implements an operating system and functions provided by the registration device 20. The control program 205 includes a program for realizing the functions according to the present embodiment.

  The input sound information table 206 is an information table that stores a plurality of input sound information. The input sound information is sound information that emits a sound indicating that an input of a product code has been accepted.

  The communication interface 203 is an interface for communicating with the accounting apparatus 30 or the like connected to the network. The audio output unit 270 is, for example, a speaker that emits sound from audio information.

  FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the accounting apparatus 30. The accounting apparatus 30 includes a control unit 301, a storage unit 302, a communication interface 303, a change unit 320, a printer 330, a card reader 340, a light emitting unit 351, a number display unit 352, a display unit 360, A touch panel 361. The control unit 301, the storage unit 302, the communication interface 303, the change unit 320, the printer 330, the card reader 340, the light emitting unit 351, the number display unit 352, the display unit 360, and the touch panel 361 are: They are connected to each other via a system bus 304 such as a data bus or an address bus.

  The control unit 301 is a computer that controls the overall operation of the accounting apparatus 30 and realizes various functions provided by the accounting apparatus 30. The control unit 301 includes a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM. The CPU comprehensively controls the operation of the accounting apparatus 30. The ROM is a storage medium that stores various programs and data. The RAM is a storage medium that temporarily stores various programs and rewritably stores various data. The CPU uses the RAM as a work area (working area) and executes a program stored in the ROM or the storage unit 302.

  The storage unit 302 is a storage device such as an HDD or an SSD. The storage unit 302 stores a control program 305. The control program 305 is a program that realizes an operating system and functions provided by the accounting apparatus 30. The control program 305 includes a program for realizing the functions according to the present embodiment.

  The communication interface 303 is an interface for communicating with the registration device 20 or the like connected to the network.

  Next, characteristic functions of each device of the semi-self checkout system 1 will be described. Here, FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing an example of a characteristic functional configuration of each device of the semi-self checkout system 1.

  The control unit 201 of the registration device 20 expands the control program 205 stored in the storage unit 202 in the RAM, and operates according to the control program 205 to generate each functional unit in the RAM. Specifically, the control unit 201 of the registration apparatus 20 includes a communication control unit 2001, an operation control unit 2002, a product code input unit 2003, a sales registration unit 2004, and a notification control unit 2005 as functional units. .

  The communication control unit 2001 controls the communication interface 203 to control communication with the accounting apparatus 30 and the like.

  The operation control unit 2002 accepts an operation input from the touch panel 241 or the keyboard 250. For example, the operation control unit 2002 receives an operation for registering a product.

  The product code input unit 2003 is an example of an input unit. The product code input unit 2003 receives an input of a product code of a product to be sold to a customer. For example, the product code input unit 2003 accepts an input of a product code by the scanner 230 reading a code symbol attached to the product. The product code input unit 2003 receives an input of a product code when the operation control unit 2002 receives an operation.

  The sales registration unit 2004 is an example of a registration unit. The sales registration unit 2004 controls sales registration for registering products to be sold to customers for each transaction. For example, the sales registration unit 2004 registers the product with the product code received by the product code input unit 2003. Then, the sales registration unit 2004 generates sales registration information when the operation control unit 2002 receives an operation for completing the sales registration. That is, the sales registration unit 2004 allocates a transaction code and generates sales registration information having product information and price information. The transaction code is identification information that can identify a transaction. The product information is information on one or more products registered for sale. Product information is information, such as a product name, a product code, and a unit price, for example. The price information is information indicating the total amount of transactions. Then, the sales registration unit 2004 causes the communication control unit 2001 to transmit the generated sales registration information.

  The notification control unit 2005 is an example of a notification unit. The notification control unit 2005 notifies each sales registration by the sales registration unit 2004 in a distinguishable manner for each transaction. That is, the notification control unit 2005 notifies the sales registration of the previous transaction and the sales registration of the current transaction so that they can be distinguished. For example, the notification control unit 2005 notifies that registration of a product code for each transaction has been started on the condition that the start of sales registration has been detected. The start of sales registration is, for example, that the product code input unit 2003 accepts the input of the first product code in the transaction. Further, the start of sales registration may be that the operation control unit 2002 accepts an operation for starting sales registration. Further, the notification control unit 2005 notifies that registration of a product code for each transaction is completed on the condition that the completion of sales registration is detected. Completion of sales registration means, for example, that the operation control unit 2002 accepts an operation for completing sales registration. Thus, the salesclerk and the customer can distinguish the sales registration of each transaction by the notification control unit 2005 notifying the start and completion of the sales registration.

  Further, the notification control unit 2005 notifies the transaction by changing the input sound for notifying that the product code input unit 2003 accepts the input of the product code for each transaction. Here, the notification control unit 2005 notifies the transaction by causing the audio output unit 270 to output one input sound information selected from the plurality of input sound information stored in the input sound information table 206. The notification control unit 2005 changes and notifies the input sound for each transaction by changing the input sound information selected from the plurality of input sound information stored in the input sound information table 206 for each transaction. The notification control unit 2005 is not limited to changing the input sound information, and may change the input sound by changing the pitch of the input sound information.

  The control unit 301 of the accounting apparatus 30 expands the control program 305 stored in the storage unit 302 in the RAM and operates according to the control program 305, thereby generating each functional unit in the RAM. Specifically, the control unit 301 of the accounting apparatus 30 includes a communication control unit 3001 and an accounting control unit 3002 as functional units.

  The communication control unit 3001 controls the communication interface 303 to control communication with the registration device 20 and the other accounting device 30.

  The accounting control unit 3002 controls the accounting process for the product to be sold. The accounting control unit 3002 executes accounting processing based on the sales registration information when the communication control unit 3001 receives the sales registration information. For example, the accounting control unit 3002 displays the total price of the product on the display unit 360 and requests payment from the customer. The accounting control unit 3002 stores the paid cash in the change unit 320 when paid in cash. In addition, the accounting control unit 3002 causes the change unit 320 to discharge change when there is change.

  Next, the sales registration process executed by the registration device 20 will be described. Here, FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of the sales registration process executed by the registration device 20 of the present embodiment.

  The product code input unit 2003 receives an input of the first product code related to one transaction (step S1).

  The notification control unit 2005 notifies that the transaction is started by starting the product registration (step S2). For example, the notification control unit 2005 displays “Product registration starts” on the first display unit 240 and the second display unit 260. Further, the notification control unit 2005 outputs a voice “starting product registration” from the voice output unit 270.

  The notification control unit 2005 outputs an input sound indicating that the input of the product code has been received from the audio output unit 270 (step S3). The sales registration unit 2004 registers the product code received by the product code input unit 2003 in the sales registration information (step S4).

  The operation control unit 2002 determines whether an operation for completing the sales registration process has been received (step S5). On condition that the operation for completing the sales registration process has not been accepted (step S5; No), the product code input unit 2003 determines whether or not an input of the product code has been received (step S6).

  On the condition that the input of the product code is not accepted (step S6; No), the registration device 20 proceeds to step S5. On the other hand, on condition that the input of the product code has been accepted (step S6; Yes), the registration device 20 proceeds to step S3.

  In step S5, on condition that an operation for completing the sales registration process is accepted (step S5; Yes), the sales registration unit 2004 generates sales registration information (step S7). The communication control unit 2001 transmits the sales registration information to the accounting device 30 (step S8).

  The notification control unit 2005 notifies that registration of a product for each transaction has been completed (step S9). For example, the notification control unit 2005 displays “Product registration completed and data transfer completed” on the first display unit 240 and the second display unit 260. Further, the notification control unit 2005 outputs a voice “The product registration is completed and the data transfer is completed” from the audio output unit 270.

  The notification control unit 2005 changes the input sound (step S10).

  Thus, the registration device 20 completes the sales registration process.

  As described above, according to the semi-self checkout system 1 according to the present embodiment, the registration device 20 registers and registers a product code for each transaction. And the registration apparatus 20 alert | reports each sales registration so that distinction is possible for every transaction. Therefore, the store clerk can notice that the operation of transmitting the sales registration information is forgotten when the products of different transactions are mixed in the sales registration. Therefore, the registration device 20 according to the present embodiment can prevent products with different transactions from being mixed in sales registration. Furthermore, since the customer can recognize that the products of different transactions are not mixed, the customer can wait for the sales registration with peace of mind.

  Although several embodiments of the present invention have been described, these embodiments are presented by way of example and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These novel embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. These embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are included in the invention described in the claims and the equivalents thereof.

  In the above embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to the registration device 20 of the semi-self checkout system 1 has been described as an example. However, the registration device 20 can be applied to systems other than the semi-self checkout system 1. For example, the present invention can also be applied to a two-person checkout system in which sales clerk performs different sales registration and accounting processing.

  The program executed by each device of the above-described embodiment or modification is provided by being incorporated in advance in a storage medium (ROM or storage unit) included in each device, but is not limited thereto. For example, an installable or executable file is recorded on a computer-readable recording medium such as a CD-ROM, a flexible disk (FD), a CD-R, or a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk). You may comprise. Furthermore, the storage medium is not limited to a medium independent of a computer or an embedded system, but also includes a storage medium in which a program transmitted via a LAN, the Internet, or the like is downloaded and stored or temporarily stored.

  Further, the program executed by each device of the above-described embodiment or modification may be stored on a computer connected to a network such as the Internet and provided by being downloaded via the network, or the Internet It may be configured to be provided or distributed via a network.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Semi self checkout system 20 Registration apparatus 30 Accounting apparatus 240 1st display part 260 2nd display part 270 Audio | voice output part 2001 Communication control part 2002 Operation control part 2003 Product code input part 2004 Sales registration part 2005 Notification control part 3001 Communication control part 3002 Accounting Control Department

Japanese Patent No. 5898360

Claims (6)

A registration device of a checkout system comprising a registration device for selling and registering a product to be sold to a customer, and an accounting device for performing accounting processing of the product registered by the registration device,
An input means for accepting input of identification information for identifying a product to be sold;
Registration means for selling and registering the identification information received by the input means for each transaction;
Informing means for informing each sales registration by the registration means in a distinguishable manner for each transaction;
A registration device comprising: The notification means changes the sound indicating that the input means has accepted the input of the identification information for each transaction, and notifies it.
The registration device according to claim 1. The notification means notifies that registration of the identification information has been completed,
The registration device according to claim 1 or 2. The notification means notifies that registration of the identification information has started,
The registration apparatus as described in any one of Claims 1 thru | or 3. The informing means informs that registration of the identification information has started on the condition that the input means has accepted the first identification information in a transaction.
The registration device according to claim 4. A registration device computer for a checkout system comprising a registration device for selling and registering a product to be sold to a customer, and an accounting device for performing accounting processing for the product registered by the registration device,
An input means for accepting input of identification information for identifying a product to be sold;
Registration means for selling and registering the identification information received by the input means for each transaction;
Informing means for informing each sales registration by the registration means in a distinguishable manner for each transaction;
Program to make it function.

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