JP2019125399A - Electronic receipt system, portable terminal, program, and browsing display system - Google Patents

Abstract

To promote introduction of an electronic receipt.SOLUTION: An electronic receipt system creates electronic receipt information, relating to commercial product sale data, in association with a consumer member code; stores, in a storage unit, a company code in association with electronic receipt information in a plurality of electronic receipt management means corresponding to company codes indicating different companies; and manages pieces of electronic receipt information associated with a plurality of company codes stored in each electronic receipt management means. For an information processor associated with a member code of a consumer, the electronic receipt system displays, on a display unit, electronic receipt information in association with a company code, the electronic receipt information being associated with the member code and including at least one or more company codes.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 16

Description

  Embodiments of the present invention relate to a commodity sales data processing apparatus and program.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been known a system called an electronic receipt that electronically delivers a receipt or a receipt delivered from a store to a consumer who is a shopper to a consumer's portable terminal or the like at the time of product settlement.

  By making the receipt electronic data in this way, it is possible for the consumer to be able to automatically keep the household account book electronically. In addition, the introduction of the electronic receipt can reduce the consumption of the receipt paper, which is also beneficial to the introduction store.

  In addition, it is also known to carry out product sales promotion or advertising by electronically attaching a coupon or the like related to a purchased product to an electronic receipt.

  However, the conventional electronic receipt system has been introduced only at the enterprise level, which is a seller of goods or services. Therefore, the user of the electronic receipt can receive the benefits of the electronic receipt separately for each electronic receipt introduction company. In addition, when using a store of a company to which electronic receipts have not been introduced, it is inevitable to receive paper receipts as in the past, and it is desirable to promote the introduction of electronic receipts.

  A commodity sales data processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes a unit for instructing issuance of electronic receipt information without issuing a paper receipt, a commodity sales data storage unit for storing commodity sales data including transaction data of a commodity, and the electronic receipt. Data generation means for generating electronic receipt information based on the commodity sales data including a commodity code of a commodity which is not an item to be printed when the paper receipt is issued when issuance of the information is instructed, and the electronic receipt And transmission means for transmitting information to the outside.

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing the entire configuration of the electronic receipt system according to the embodiment. FIG. 2 is a transition diagram showing a transition example of a screen in membership registration of a consumer. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the main configuration of the portable terminal. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the main configuration of the POS terminal. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the main configuration of the electronic receipt management server. FIG. 6 is a schematic view showing the data configuration of the group management area. FIG. 7 is a schematic view exemplarily showing the data configuration of the electronic receipt information. FIG. 8 is a functional block diagram related to electronic receipt processing in the POS terminal. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the flow of the electronic receipt process. FIG. 10 is a functional block diagram according to electronic receipt management processing and product information transmission processing in the electronic receipt management server. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the flow of the electronic receipt management process and the product information transmission process. FIG. 12 is a functional block diagram according to the electronic receipt receiving process and the electronic receipt browsing process in the portable terminal. FIG. 13 is a flow chart showing the flow of the electronic receipt receiving process and the electronic receipt browsing process. FIG. 14 is a front view showing a display example on the portable terminal. FIG. 15 is a front view showing a display example on the portable terminal. FIG. 16 is a front view showing a display example on the portable terminal. FIG. 17 is a front view showing a display example on the portable terminal. FIG. 18 is a front view showing a display example on the portable terminal. FIG. 19 is a front view showing a display example on the portable terminal. FIG. 20 is a flow chart showing the flow of the electronic receipt receiving process and the electronic receipt browsing process. FIG. 21 is a front view showing an example of display transition in the portable terminal. FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing a flow of statistical information generation processing in the portable terminal. FIG. 23 is a front view showing a display example on the portable terminal. FIG. 24 is a front view showing another display example on the portable terminal. FIG. 25 is a flowchart showing the flow of receipt information transfer. FIG. 26 is a screen transition diagram showing the flow of receipt information transfer. FIG. 27 is a front view showing a display example on the portable terminal of the transfer destination.

  One embodiment will be described based on the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing the entire configuration of the electronic receipt system according to the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, connected via a network 5 with companies that are sellers of goods or services, convenience stores, supermarkets, food stores, drug stores, apparel stores, home appliances stores, department stores, household goods stores , Or a store such as a restaurant or a chain store (hereinafter referred to as a store), a POS (Point of Sales) terminal 2 (one in FIG. 1) which is a commodity sales data processing apparatus that executes commodity sales data processing But may be a plurality of units) and the router 3 is installed. The POS terminal 2 and the router 3 are connected by an in-store LAN 4 (Local Area Network). The router 3 is a device for connecting the in-store LAN 4 and the network 5 which is the Internet or a VPN (Virtual Private Network). Although not shown in the figure, the store 1 may be provided with a store server that controls the POS terminal 2.

  In addition, the mobile terminal 8 is connected to the network 5 via a base station 7 that performs wireless communication in accordance with a standard such as Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity). The mobile terminal 8 is an information processing apparatus that implements a web browser, such as a smartphone, a mobile phone, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), and a tablet computer. Note that, instead of the portable terminal 8, an information processing apparatus such as a personal computer such as a notebook PC may be applied.

  Furthermore, the network 5 also includes an electronic receipt management server 9, which is provided in an electronic receipt center, and which functions as a customer receipt management server for storing and managing electronic receipt information of various companies operating stores in a batch. It is connected. A consumer who is registered as a member in order to receive an electronic receipt service in advance can obtain electronic receipt information from the electronic receipt management server 9 using the portable terminal 8 through the network 5. The electronic receipt management server 9 is managed by, for example, a third party organization other than the company that operates the store. In addition, the function of managing electronic receipt information for each company indicating a company that operates a store collectively with a plurality of company codes, for example, a service (application) in the form of SaaS (Software as a Service) which is a type of cloud computing May be provided.

  The membership registration of the consumer to receive the electronic receipt service is performed, for example, as follows. FIG. 2 is a transition diagram showing a transition example of a screen in membership registration of a consumer. The consumer transmits an empty mail from the portable terminal 8 to the member management server (not shown) through the network 5. The member management server transmits a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) indicating a page for member registration to the received e-mail address. The consumer accesses the URL indicating the page for member registration from the portable terminal 8 to display the input screen H (see FIG. 2A), and inputs items necessary for member registration. An input confirmation screen I is displayed on the portable terminal 8 after the consumer has finished inputting necessary items (see FIG. 2B). Then, after the input confirmation by the consumer, member registration for the member master is executed. Thereafter, the member management server delivers a member registration completion mail including the member code and the password to the portable terminal 8. This completes the member registration. In addition, FIG.2 (c) is the registration completion screen J displayed on the portable terminal 8 after registration completion. On the registration completion screen J, a "top screen display" button B10 is provided. When the consumer operates the “display on top screen” button B10, the portable terminal 8 displays the top screen K shown in FIG. 2 (d).

  In the electronic receipt system having such a configuration, electronic receipt information indicating the contents of the payment generated by the product sales data processing performed by the POS terminal 2 of the store 1 is transmitted to the electronic receipt management server 9 via the network 5. The electronic receipt information is transmitted from the electronic receipt management server 9 to the portable terminal 8 of the member. The member can display the electronic receipt information on the display unit of the portable terminal 8 and confirm the contents. Also, the electronic receipt management server 9 publishes the electronic receipt information on the Web. By specifying a URL (Uniform Resource Locator), the portable terminal 8 implemented with a web browser can download electronic receipt information published on the Web to the portable terminal 8 and can view it on the web browser. Application software for browsing electronic receipt information may be installed and browsed on the portable terminal 8.

  The portable terminal 8 stores the membership code and password acquired by the consumer as described above in the storage unit 13 (see FIG. 3) or the like. As a method of outputting the member code stored in this manner, there are a display by a bar code, a display by a two-dimensional code, a transmission by information communication by NFC (Near Field Communication) which is a near field wireless communication.

  It is also possible to set up a group in which the membership code of a family member or friend who has been registered as a member is separately associated with the membership code acquired for a predetermined consumer to receive the electronic receipt service.

Here, a setting example of the group will be described.
(1) First, a consumer who is a representative of a group accesses a specific URL from the owned portable terminal 8 or logs in from an application installed in the portable terminal 8. The representative inputs the membership code of the electronic receipt of the member of the group, confirms the number, presses the registration button, and transmits the registration content to the electronic receipt management server 9.
(2) The electronic receipt management server 9 receives the registration content of the portable terminal 8 in (1), and inquires the members of the group registered in (1) whether or not to participate in the group.
(3) The members of the group registered in (1) confirm the display screen for requesting the approval sent from the electronic receipt management server 9, and join the group by pressing the consent button.

  As described above, the membership code of each consumer's electronic receipt can be associated with each group.

  The group data associated in this manner is stored in the storage unit 13 (see FIG. 3) of the portable terminal 8.

  Furthermore, the association between the membership code acquired for the consumer to receive the electronic receipt service and the existing corporate membership card such as a point service operated by a company such as a chain store can be found at the POS terminal 2 of each retail store or each individual It may be realized by the portable terminal 8 of FIG.

  Here, an operation example of the association between the membership code acquired by the consumer as described above and the existing corporate membership card will be described.

1. Operation Example of POS Terminal 2 of Store (1) First, a checker operating the POS terminal 2 checks whether or not an electronic receipt service is to be implemented at the time of product registration (settlement), and the presence or absence of a point card. When implementing the electronic receipt service, the consumer presents the portable terminal 8 and the point card.
(2) The checker inputs the membership code stored in the portable terminal 8 and the corporate membership code of the point card into the POS terminal 2 respectively. Here, although the input to the POS terminal 2 of the member code stored in the portable terminal 8 depends on the I / O provided in the POS terminal 2, the above-mentioned bar code, two-dimensional code, NFC, etc. Is applied.
(3) The POS terminal 2 transmits the transaction and the membership code read in (3) and the corporate membership code of the point card to the electronic receipt management server 9.
(4) The electronic receipt management server 9 receives the information transmitted in (3), performs electronic merchandise sales data processing at the POS terminal 2 of the store 1 and indicates the content of the settlement generated, and the membership code And, when it is the first time that the company membership code of the point card is simultaneously transmitted, the electronic receipt management server 9 is registered.

  Thereafter, the consumer can receive the service of the electronic receipt system and the service of giving points by presenting only the portable terminal 8 or the point card.

2. Operation Example of Mobile Terminal 8 (1) First, the consumer accesses a specific URL from the owned mobile terminal 8 or logs in to the point card registration menu from an application installed in the mobile terminal 8. The consumer inputs / selects a company issuing a point card to be registered. Next, the consumer inputs the company membership code of the point card to be registered, confirms the number, presses the registration button, and transmits the registration content to the electronic receipt management server 9. The company membership code can be input by manual input, camera photography, magnetic reading or the like.
(2) The electronic receipt management server 9 receives the registration content of the portable terminal 8 in (1), collates it with the customer information of each company, and sends a confirmation display screen to the portable terminal 8 of the consumer.
(3) The consumer confirms the display screen of the confirmation returned from the electronic receipt management server 9, and presses the agreement button to complete the association between the membership code of the electronic receipt and the existing corporate membership card.

  As described above, by managing the service of the electronic receipt system and the service of giving points by using the membership code of the unique electronic receipt, the store having the conventional point card can present the point card, thereby presenting the point card. In a store that does not possess a card, presenting the portable terminal 8 makes it possible to receive services in the electronic receipt system. As a result, the membership code of the electronic receipt can be present as the role of the HUB to associate each corporate membership card of each enterprise.

  Hereinafter, including this point, the configuration of each unit that constructs the electronic receipt system of the present embodiment will be described.

  First, the main configuration of the portable terminal 8 which is an information processing apparatus will be described using the block diagram of FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the portable terminal 8 can be read and written by an instruction from a central processing unit (CPU) 11 constituting a control unit body, a memory 12 for temporarily storing data, and an instruction from the CPU 11 A storage unit 13 in which programs and data are stored, a network interface 14 connected to various public networks including the network 5, a display unit 17 capable of displaying various information, and an input unit 18 for operating the portable terminal 8; It is comprised by the timepiece part 19 etc. which time-measures time. The input unit 18 is a touch panel stacked on the display unit 17 or a key provided on a housing.

  In addition to a Web browser for browsing various information (content) published on the Web, the storage unit 13 receives from the electronic receipt management server 9 electronic receipt information generated after settlement by commodity sales data processing. The electronic receipt handling program P11 and the electronic receipt viewing program P12 for viewing the received electronic receipt information are installed in advance.

  In addition, a statistical information generation program P13 for generating statistical information in which the electronic receipt information received from each company to be described later is generated based on the company code and the business type code is installed in the storage unit 13 in advance. There is.

  Further, in the storage unit 13, a receipt information transfer program P14 for dividing electronic receipt information and transferring it to another person is installed in advance.

  In addition, as described above, the storage unit 13 is a code for identifying a group by a member code of a family member or friend who is registered as a member in an electronic receipt system that forms a group with the member code of the member who owns the mobile terminal 8. Both group codes are stored.

  The electronic receipt support program P11, the electronic receipt browsing program P12, the statistical information generation program P13, and the receipt information transfer program P14 executed by the portable terminal 8 are CD-ROMs in an installable format or an executable format file, It is recorded and provided in a computer readable recording medium such as a flexible disk (FD), a CD-R, a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk).

  In addition, the electronic receipt corresponding program P11, the electronic receipt browsing program P12, the statistical information generation program P13, and the receipt information transfer program P14 executed by the portable terminal 8 are stored on a computer connected to a network such as the Internet It may be configured to be provided by downloading at Alternatively, the electronic receipt handling program P11, the electronic receipt browsing program P12, the statistical information generation program P13, and the receipt information transfer program P14 executed by the portable terminal 8 may be provided or distributed via a network such as the Internet. .

  Next, the main configuration of the POS terminal 2 which is a commodity sales data processing apparatus will be described using the block diagram of FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the POS terminal 2 can be read and written by an instruction from a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 21 constituting the control unit main body, a memory 22 for temporarily storing data, and the CPU 21. , A storage unit 23 in which programs and data are stored, a network interface 24 connected to the in-store LAN 4, a printer interface 25 to which a printer is connected, and an operator display unit 28 for displaying various information to the operator A clock unit 29 for measuring time, a customer display unit 30 for displaying various information to a customer, and an input unit 31 for operating the POS terminal 2 are provided.

  The storage unit 23 includes, in addition to the check code of the POS terminal 2, a company code (identification code of a company operating a store), a business type code, a store code indicating the store 1 in which the POS terminal 2 is installed, An identification code management area 23a is secured as an area for storing in advance. Here, the type of business type business code is, for example, a code (classification code) that distinguishes the type of business type of the store, such as a convenience store, a supermarket, a department store, a pharmacy, a restaurant, a restaurant and the like. Note that such business type and business type can be arbitrarily changed according to the preference of the user.

  In addition, the storage unit 23 is electronically processed in place of a receipt or a receipt printed in the product sales data processing, in addition to software for executing various POS operations including the product sales data processing. An electronic receipt processing program P15 for processing electronic receipt information is installed in advance.

  The electronic receipt processing program P15 executed by the POS terminal 2 is a file of an installable format or an executable format, such as a CD-ROM, a flexible disk (FD), a CD-R, a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk), etc. It is recorded and provided on a computer readable recording medium.

  In addition, the electronic receipt processing program P15 executed by the POS terminal 2 may be stored on a computer connected to a network such as the Internet and provided by being downloaded via the network. The electronic receipt processing program P15 executed by the POS terminal 2 may be provided or distributed via a network such as the Internet.

  Next, the main configuration of the electronic receipt management server 9 functioning as a customer receipt management server will be described using the block diagram of FIG. The electronic receipt management server 9 includes a central processing unit (CPU) 51 which constitutes a main part of the control unit, a memory 52 for temporarily storing data, and can read and write by an instruction from the CPU 51. And a network interface 54 connected to the network 5 and the like.

  In the storage unit 53, a group management area 53c is secured. Here, FIG. 6 is a schematic view showing a data configuration of the group management area 53c. As shown in FIG. 6, in the group management area 53c, as described above, member codes of family members and friends who are registered in an electronic receipt system forming a group with a member code of a predetermined member, and a plurality of these members. It is an area for storing a group code which is a code identifying a group to which a member code is associated.

  In the storage unit 53, an electronic receipt management area 53a is secured as an area for collectively storing electronic receipt information of various companies operating the store. More specifically, the electronic receipt management area 53a manages electronic receipt information of various companies operating the store for each member.

  Here, the data configuration of the electronic receipt information stored in the electronic receipt management area 53a will be described. FIG. 7 is a schematic view exemplarily showing the data configuration of the electronic receipt information. As shown in FIG. 7, the electronic receipt information is associated with a membership code uniquely determined for each consumer, and a company code (identification code of a company that operates a store), a business type and business type code (CVS, supermarket, etc.) In addition to business types of business, including member organizations and affiliated groups), corporate membership code of corporate membership card, etc. are included.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the electronic receipt information is associated with the member code, and the store code (store identification code), the register code (POS terminal 2 identification code), the transaction number (receipt number), and the product sales It includes data, a receipt issued flag, additional information (coupon, warranty card, etc.) and the like.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the commodity sales data has transaction date and time (sales date and time), commodity code, commodity name, number of sales, commodity unit price (sales price) for each single item, as well as the total amount and deposit. It includes the amount, payment media, change amount, etc.

  Although the electronic receipt information shown in FIG. 7 includes additional information (coupon, warranty card, etc.), the present invention is not limited to this, and electronic receipt information and additional information (coupon, warranty card, etc.) are separately managed. It may be

  As shown in FIG. 7, the electronic receipt information includes a mail address and a group code in association with the membership code. The e-mail address is used to transmit an electronic receipt update notification and electronic receipt information described later. As described above, the group code is a code that identifies a group associated with the membership code of a family member or friend who has been registered in the electronic receipt system together with a predetermined membership code.

  Also, in the storage unit 53, an electronic receipt management program P3 for managing electronic receipt information received from each company in the electronic receipt management area 53a is installed in advance.

  In addition, the storage unit 53 is provided with an information management area 53b for storing various kinds of modification data (additional information) associated with a desired product, a member, a company, and a store. Here, the modification data (additional information) includes access information such as a URL linking to a home page associated with a corporate campaign, a URL linking to a home page associated with a corporate CM, and a URL linking to a corporate coupon And store name logos corresponding to each code of company code and store code, and modification data (additional information) of electronic receipt such as warranty data. The modified data (additional information) such as the store name logo is created in a data format such as BMP, which has a file capacity larger than that of the electronic receipt information.

  That is, the information management area 53b of the storage unit 53 is modification information storage means for storing modification information to be added to the electronic receipt information in the storage unit for each of a plurality of company codes.

  Further, in the storage unit 53, an information transmission program P4 for transmitting the electronic receipt information to the portable terminal 8 is installed in advance.

  The electronic receipt management program P3 and the information transmission program P4 executed by the electronic receipt management server 9 are files of an installable format or an executable format, and are a CD-ROM, a flexible disk (FD), a CD-R, and a DVD. It is recorded and provided in a computer readable recording medium such as (Digital Versatile Disk).

  Also, the electronic receipt management program P3 and the information transmission program P4 executed by the electronic receipt management server 9 are stored on a computer connected to a network such as the Internet and configured to be provided by downloading via the network. It is good. Further, the electronic receipt management program P3 and the information transmission program P4 executed by the electronic receipt management server 9 may be provided or distributed via a network such as the Internet.

  Subsequently, the operation of each unit constructing the system of the present embodiment will be described.

  First, electronic receipt processing executed by the CPU 21 of the POS terminal 2 operating in accordance with the electronic receipt processing program P15 will be described with reference to the functional block diagram shown in FIG. 8 and the flowchart shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the electronic receipt processing program P15 executed by the POS terminal 2 has a module configuration including an electronic receipt generation unit 26 functioning as an electronic receipt generation unit, and a transmission unit 27 functioning as a transmission unit. . As actual hardware, when the CPU 21 reads out and executes the electronic receipt processing program P15 from the storage unit 23, the above units are loaded onto the memory 22, and the electronic receipt generation unit 26 and the transmission unit 27 are generated on the memory 22. It has become so.

  The electronic receipt generation unit 26 includes a company code indicating a company that operates a store, and the electronic receipt information electronically processed in place of a receipt or a receipt printed out at the time of merchandise sales data processing is It is generated in association with the membership code.

  More specifically, the electronic receipt generation unit 26 stores commodity sales data including a membership code identifying a consumer and transaction data of commodities associated with the membership code in the storage unit in association with the membership code. A product sales data storage unit 26a, which is a storage unit, and a data generation unit 26b, which is a data generation unit that generates electronic receipt information by associating a company code for identifying a seller of a product with the product sales data. ing.

  The transmission unit 27 transmits the electronic receipt information generated by the electronic receipt generation unit 26 to the electronic receipt management server 9 that manages in company units corresponding to the company code.

  As shown in FIG. 9, when the CPU 21 (electronic receipt generation unit 26) of the POS terminal 2 receives an input such as a closing operation key for starting closing processing of a commodity transaction, the member code is input and confirmation of electronic receipt issue presence / absence is made. It is determined whether or not an electronic receipt issuance instruction corresponding to the settlement process according to the closing operation has been received (step S1).

For example, a method as shown below can be considered for the member to indicate the electronic receipt issuance instruction.
1. The store clerk operates an “electronic receipt issuance” button provided on the input unit 31 (for example, a keyboard) of the POS terminal 2.
2. A consumer who is a member displays a barcode including a code serving as a trigger on the display unit 17 of the portable terminal 8, and a store clerk reads the barcode using an input unit 31 (for example, a barcode scanner) of the POS terminal 2.
3. A consumer who is a member operates an “electronic receipt issue” button displayed on the customer display unit 30 so as to be pressed.
4. The consumer who is a member displays a bar code including a code serving as a trigger on the display unit 17 of the portable terminal 8 and the consumer who is a member himself operates the input unit 31 of the POS terminal 2 (for example, a bar code scanner A scanner different from the scanner used is preferred)).
5. A consumer who is a member presents a corporate membership card for receiving point service, and the corporate membership code of the corporate membership card is input from the input unit 31 of the POS terminal 2 (for example, a barcode scanner, a magnetic card reader, or NFC). If the read company membership code is associated with the membership code of the electronic receipt, it is determined that an electronic receipt issuance instruction has been issued.

  When the CPU 21 (electronic receipt generation unit 26) of the POS terminal 2 determines that an electronic receipt issuance instruction has been issued (Yes in step S1), the commodity transaction data is transmitted to the head office server of the company, and the commodity transaction data is stored. It extracts from the identification code management area 23a provided in the unit 23, converts it into the format of the electronic receipt, and generates specification data (electronic receipt information) of the electronic receipt (step S2). Item data of electronic receipt is product sales data (trade date, product code, product name, number of sales, product unit price, total transaction price, based on product information and payment information registered at the time of settlement by product sales data processing) The amount of money deposited, the amount of change, the payment media, etc.), the transaction number (receipt number), the cash register code of the POS terminal 2, etc. These data are generated in a data format such as text, XML, JSON, etc., with relatively small file capacity.

  Next, the CPU 21 (sending unit 27) of the POS terminal 2 connects to the in-store LAN 4 and the network 5 via the network interface 24, and produces the company code (store) together with the generated electronic receipt statement data (electronic receipt information). The identification code of the company to be operated, the industry / business type code, the store code, and the membership code (consumer) of the electronic receipt are transmitted to the electronic receipt management server 9 (step S3), and the process is terminated. If it is determined that the electronic receipt issuance instruction has not been issued, a paper receipt is printed and issued, commodity transaction data is transmitted to the head office server, and the processing is terminated.

When the commodity transaction data (transaction data) is transmitted to the head office server, the CPU 21 of the POS terminal 2 performs the following measures to avoid a failure when it goes into the offline state.
1. Automatic implementation of retry transmission 2.1. If it can not be dealt with, commodity transaction data (transaction data) is stored until the online recovery is performed, and is transmitted to the headquarters server after the online recovery. In this case, the CPU 21 of the POS terminal 2 displays on the operator display unit 28 such as “We will transmit commodity transaction data (transaction data) later”.

  Next, the flow of the product information transmission process performed by the CPU 51 of the electronic receipt management server 9 operating according to the electronic receipt management process executed by operating according to the electronic receipt management program P3 and the information transmission program P4 This will be described with reference to the functional block diagram shown in FIG. 10 and the flowchart shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the electronic receipt management program P3 and the information transmission program P4 executed by the electronic receipt management server 9 have a receiving unit 55 functioning as a receiving unit and an electronic receipt batch managing unit functioning as an electronic receipt batch management unit. 56 has a module configuration including an electronic receipt transmitting unit 57 functioning as an electronic receipt transmitting unit. As the actual hardware, when the CPU 51 reads and executes the electronic receipt management program P3 and the information transmission program P4 from the storage unit 53, the respective units are loaded onto the memory 52, and the reception unit 55, the electronic receipt batch management unit 56, An electronic receipt transmission unit 57 is generated on the memory 52.

  The receiving unit 55 includes a company code indicating a company that operates a store, and receives electronic receipt information of a company unit electronically processed in place of a receipt or a receipt issued in print in the product sales data processing.

  The electronic receipt batch management unit 56 stores the electronic receipt information of the company unit received by the receiving unit 55 in the electronic receipt management area 53 a of the storage unit 53 and collectively manages it. The electronic receipt batch management unit 56 further includes an addition unit 56a that functions as an addition unit that reads modification information based on a company code included in the electronic receipt information from the information management area 53b of the storage unit 53 and adds it to the electronic receipt information. ing.

  The electronic receipt transmission unit 57 transmits electronic receipt information in the electronic receipt management area to the portable terminal 8 associated with the membership code of a predetermined consumer, the electronic receipt information including at least one or more company codes associated with the membership code. Get from 53a and send.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the CPU 51 (receiving unit 55) of the electronic receipt management server 9 transmits the company code, the business type code, the shop code, the electronic receipt membership code, and the electronic receipt transmitted from the POS terminal 2 of each company. It is determined whether or not detailed data (electronic receipt information) of is received via the network interface 54 (step S21).

  If the company code, business type and business type code, store code, membership code of electronic receipt, and electronic receipt detailed data (electronic receipt information) are received (Yes in step S21), CPU 51 (electronic receipt collective management of electronic receipt management server 9) The unit 56) stores electronic receipt information and the like in the electronic receipt management area 53a of the storage unit 53 in association with the membership code (step S22).

  In addition, the CPU 51 (electronic receipt batch management unit 56) of the electronic receipt management server 9 uses the company code and the shop code to display the store name logo, campaign data (coupon), commercial data, warranty data, etc. corresponding to each code. The modification data (additional information) is read out from the information management area 53b of the storage unit 53 and added to the specification data (electronic receipt information) of the electronic receipt (step S23). The specification data (electronic receipt information) to which the modification data (additional information) is added is stored in a format that can be browsed by the consumer, and the creation of the electronic receipt is ended.

  As described above, the electronic receipt is created by the POS terminal 2 of the store and transmitted to the electronic receipt management server 9 of the electronic receipt center, and the electronic receipt management server 9 stores the store name logo, campaign data, commercial data, etc. It is completed by adding the modification data (additional information) of. The detailed data (electronic receipt information) of the electronic receipt created by the POS terminal 2 of the store is data with a small file capacity, and the load given to the network or system even if it is transmitted from the POS terminal 2 to the external electronic receipt management server 9 Is small data. On the other hand, the modification data (additional information) of the electronic receipt added by the electronic receipt management server 9 of the electronic receipt center is image data etc. and the file capacity is larger than the detailed data, and it is given to the network or system when it is transmitted. The load is heavy. For this reason, if the electronic receipt management server 9 receives the data and then adds it, the load on the system is reduced and the occurrence of a failure can be prevented.

  The detailed data (electronic receipt information) of the electronic receipt may be created not in the POS terminal 2 of the store but in a store side system such as a store server and transmitted to the external electronic receipt management server 9.

  In addition, the CPU 51 (electronic receipt transmission unit 57) of the electronic receipt management server 9 stores the electronic receipt information in the electronic receipt management area 53a in a viewable state, and when creation of the electronic receipt is completed, the membership code of the consumer A message is sent to the e-mail address stored in association, and the consumer's portable terminal 8 is notified that the electronic receipt has been updated (step S24), and the process returns to step S21.

  In addition, the CPU 51 (electronic receipt transmission unit 57) of the electronic receipt management server 9 does not notify that the electronic receipt has been updated in step S24, but the mail address stored in association with the membership code of the consumer. Electronic receipt information may be transmitted.

  In addition, the CPU 51 (electronic receipt transmission unit 57) of the electronic receipt management server 9 is managed by the electronic receipt management area 53a when there is an electronic receipt information inquiry from the portable terminal 8 (No in step S21, Yes in step S25). After the extracted electronic receipt information is extracted according to the contents of the electronic receipt information inquiry (step S26), it is transmitted to the portable terminal 8 having the inquiry (step S27), and the process returns to step S21.

  In addition, when the transmission of the electronic receipt information is completed, the CPU 51 (electronic receipt transmission unit 57) of the electronic receipt management server 9 stores a flag indicating the transmission completion to the electronic receipt information of the electronic receipt management area 58a. , And can manage the transmission result of the electronic receipt information.

  Next, the flow of the electronic receipt reception process executed by operating the CPU 11 of the portable terminal 8 according to the electronic receipt handling program P11 and the electronic receipt browsing process executed by operating according to the electronic receipt browsing program P12 is shown in FIG. This will be described with reference to the functional block diagram shown in FIG. 12 and the flowchart shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the electronic receipt handling program P11 and the electronic receipt browsing program P12 executed by the portable terminal 8 function as a member association unit 81 as a member association unit, and as an electronic receipt reception unit as an electronic receipt reception unit. It has a module configuration including a section 82 and an electronic receipt display section 83 which functions as electronic receipt display means. As actual hardware, the CPU 11 loads the electronic receipt handling program P11 and the electronic receipt browsing program P12 from the storage unit 13 and executes the program to load the above units onto the memory 12, and the member associating unit 81, the electronic receipt receiving unit 82, an electronic receipt display unit 83 is generated on the memory 12.

  The member association unit 81 associates a predetermined consumer's membership code.

  The electronic receipt receiving unit 82 receives electronic receipt information that is associated with a membership code and includes at least one or more company codes from the electronic receipt management server 9 that collectively manages the electronic receipt information.

  The electronic receipt display unit 83 arranges the electronic receipt information received by the electronic receipt reception unit 82 in units of company code and displays the electronic receipt information on the display unit 17. That is, the electronic receipt display unit 83 also functions as an output unit that outputs electronic receipt information.

  As shown in FIG. 13, first, the CPU 11 (member association unit 81) of the portable terminal 8 accesses the electronic receipt management server 9 and executes an authentication process by inputting a member code and a password (step S31). Thereby, the portable terminal 8 and the membership code of a predetermined consumer are associated.

  After authentication, the CPU 11 (electronic receipt reception unit 82) of the portable terminal 8 receives the electronic receipt information managed in the electronic receipt management area 53a in correspondence to the inputted member code (step S32). The electronic receipt information may be received by electronic mail.

  Next, the CPU 11 (electronic receipt display unit 83) of the portable terminal 8 displays a list of purchase dates included in the electronic receipt information on the display unit 17 (step S33). By listing the purchase dates on the display unit 17 as described above, the portable terminal 8 prompts the user who is a consumer to select information.

  FIG. 14 is a front view showing a display example X on the display unit 17 of the portable terminal 8. As shown in FIG. 14, the display example X is a list of calendars in which the color of the day at which the user of the mobile terminal 8 accessing the electronic receipt management server 9 purchases at a store of various companies is changed. is there. Further, the CPU 11 (electronic receipt display unit 83) of the portable terminal 8 performs display so that a desired day can be selected by a cursor following the input of the input unit 18 from among the days displayed in a color-changing list.

  As shown in FIG. 14, the display example X is provided with a search window A for specifying a language or a keyword serving as a search key. The CPU 11 of the mobile terminal 8 may narrow down to electronic receipt information including the language and the keyword designated in the search window A.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 14, the display example X has a “receipt inquiry” button B1 for determining after selecting a desired date with the cursor. The CPU 11 of the portable terminal 8 may determine that the user has selected the desired day simply by tapping the desired day, or the user selects the day when the user operates the “receipt inquiry” button B1 after tapping the desired day. It may be determined that the

  Further, as shown in FIG. 14, the display example X has a “campaign” button B2 for transitioning to the application type campaign page.

  FIG. 15 is a modification of the display example X. In the display example X shown in FIG. 15, a mark M or the like of the company's store is attached to a day when the user who owns the portable terminal 8 who has accessed the electronic receipt management server 9 purchases at a store of various companies. Thus, it is possible to intuitively grasp the shop where the shop was made. That is, according to the display example X shown in FIG. 15, it is possible to easily know information as to which company's shop frequently shopping. In addition, in order to display the mark M of the store, a table in which the mark is associated in advance with the company code included in the electronic receipt information is prepared.

  When the CPU 11 (electronic receipt display unit 83) of the portable terminal 8 determines that the user taps and selects a desired day (Yes in step S34), the electronic receipt information corresponding to the selected day is displayed on the display unit 17 (Step S35).

  FIG. 16 is a front view showing a display example Y on the portable terminal. As shown in FIG. 16, the display example Y is a list of stores of various companies that the user who owns the portable terminal 8 who has accessed the electronic receipt management server 9 has made a shopping list by day. More specifically, the display example Y is displayed in chronological order of the receipt of the electronic receipt information, and a company mark, a transaction time, a company name, and a store name are displayed. Further, the CPU 11 (electronic receipt display unit 83) of the portable terminal 8 displays so that a desired day-by-day store can be selected by the cursor following the input of the input unit 18 among the day-by-day store information displayed in a list. I do.

  FIG. 17 is a modification of the display example Y. In the display example Y of FIG. 17, a “time bar” in which time is displayed at fixed time intervals is arranged. In the example shown in FIG. 17, it is one hour interval. Since electronic receipt information is displayed at certain time intervals in this manner, the status of blank time when electronic receipt information is not displayed is grasped, and there is no electronic receipt information, that is, an image of time when shopping is not performed at a store. It is easier.

  FIG. 18 is also a modification of the display example Y. In the display example Y of FIG. 18, by touching the company mark of the display example Y, only usage histories at stores of a specific company are sorted and displayed in chronological order. By listing only the stores of companies with high usage frequency in this way, it becomes easy to grasp the usage status.

  When CPU 11 (electronic receipt display unit 83) of portable terminal 8 determines that the user has selected a desired day-by-day store (Yes in step S36), the electronic receipt information corresponding to the selected day-by-day store is It displays on the display part 17 (step S37).

  FIG. 19 is a front view showing a display example Z on the display unit 17 of the portable terminal 8. As shown in FIG. 19, the display example Z is a display of electronic receipt information of a desired store on a desired day on which a user possessing the portable terminal 8 who has accessed the electronic receipt management server 9 has made a shopping. The display example Z analyzes the electronic receipt information and has the same layout as the receipt of the paper, and also uses the cursor following the input of the input unit 18 in the product a or various additional information associated with the product. The focus can be given to the icon b (in FIG. 19, the button-shaped icon “apply” in FIG. 19) representing

Note that the screen display image does not have to be a receipt image. However, the electronic receipt information is an alternative to paper receipt information, and is electronic product purchase certification information that certifies that a product has been purchased. In the display example Z, the following information is displayed because it is used when it is presented as product purchase certification information to a store when there is a return.
-Store name-Purchase date-Purchase item description-Total sales amount-Deposit amount-Fishing amount-Cash register number-Transaction number

  Here, an outline of the return process will be described. As described above, the consumer can refer to past electronic receipt information with his membership code as a key.

  In the return process in the present embodiment, the electronic receipt information is displayed on the display unit 17 of the portable terminal 8 for confirmation or the printed receipt information is confirmed in the same manner as in the return process by paper receipt. Return.

1. The consumer causes the display unit 17 of the portable terminal 8 to display the electronic receipt information of interest together with the product to be returned and presents it to the store.
2. The clerk searches the journal based on the sales date, register number, and transaction number from the presented electronic receipt information, and confirms the transaction content.
3. The store clerk operates the POS terminal 2 to perform return processing.
4. The CPU 21 of the POS terminal 2 updates the electronic receipt information managed in the electronic receipt management area 53 a of the electronic receipt management server 9 because it is necessary to invalidate the original electronic receipt information after the return processing is executed.
5. The CPU 21 of the POS terminal 2 issues electronic receipt information at the time of return.
6. At the same time, the electronic receipt management server 9 functioning as the customer receipt management server updates the electronic receipt information managed in the electronic receipt management area 53a and invalidates the original electronic receipt information. Thereafter, the electronic receipt management server 9 updates the electronic receipt management area 53a with the electronic receipt information at the time of return and stores it.

  Here, when the user selects an appropriate product or an icon associated with the product (Yes in step S38), the CPU 11 (electronic receipt display unit 83) of the portable terminal 8 connects to the network 5 via the network interface 14. Then, various information based on the access information associated with the selected product or icon is acquired from the network 5 and displayed on the display unit 17 (step S39).

  For example, when the home page associated with the product is set as the product information link as the access information for the product a, when the desired product is selected, the home page associated with the product is displayed on the display unit 17 Ru.

  In addition, when the homepage associated with the application campaign is set as the access information for the icon b of button shape “application”, when the “application” button is selected, it is associated with the “application” button The displayed application campaign page is displayed on the display unit 17.

  When a home page associated with a CM is set as access information for the banner c, which is a type of icon, and the banner c is selected, the CM associated with the banner c is displayed on the display unit 17 Is displayed on.

  When the end of the electronic receipt browsing process is declared from the input unit 18 (Yes in step S40), the CPU 11 of the portable terminal 8 ends the process.

  If the end of the electronic receipt browsing process is not declared from the input unit 18 (No in step S40), the CPU 11 of the portable terminal 8 returns to step S38, and waits for selection of a product or an icon associated with the product. .

  Further, as described in step S23 of FIG. 12 described above, the portable terminal 8 receives the electronic receipt information and the additional information from the electronic receipt management server 9 instead of accessing the electronic receipt management server 9 from the portable terminal 8 The case will also be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  The CPU 11 (electronic receipt reception unit 82) of the portable terminal 8 receives the electronic receipt information and the additional information from the electronic receipt management server 9 (step S61).

  Thereafter, when the electronic receipt browsing program P12 is activated (Yes in step S62), the CPU 11 (electronic receipt display unit 83) of the portable terminal 8 displays the received electronic receipt information and additional information in association with the company code. (Step S63).

  FIG. 21 is a front view showing a display transition example in the display unit 17 of the portable terminal 8. In the display example O shown in FIG. 21, electronic receipt information is arranged and displayed in the unit of company code in the order of reception from the electronic receipt management server 9. In the display example O shown in FIG. 21, it is possible to select one electronic receipt information by flicking operation (slide on the left and right of the finger) and touch on the input unit 18 (touch panel stacked on the display unit 17). . In addition, on the electronic receipt to which the coupon information is added, as shown in a display example O shown in FIG. 21, a message of “Coupon is present” is displayed as additional information.

  When one piece of electronic receipt information is selected, the selected electronic receipt information is displayed on the display unit 17 of the portable terminal 8 as shown in a display example P shown in FIG. The display example P analyzes the electronic receipt information and has a layout similar to that of a paper receipt, in which scroll with respect to the input unit 18 (touch panel stacked on the display unit 17) is possible. In addition, it is possible to operate via the input unit 18 (a touch panel stacked on the display unit 17) on an icon b (in the example of FIG. 21, a button shaped icon “coupon information”) representing various additional information associated with a product. is there.

  Next, the flow of statistical information generation processing executed by the CPU 11 of the portable terminal 8 operating according to the statistical information generation program P13 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  The CPU 11 of the portable terminal 8 accesses the electronic receipt management server 9 and executes the authentication process by inputting the membership code and the password (step S51).

  After the authentication, when the CPU 11 of the portable terminal 8 determines that there is an input of information necessary for generating statistical information such as a period for generating statistical information or a type of statistical information (Yes at step S52), The electronic receipt information managed in the electronic receipt management area 53a is received corresponding to the member code and the information necessary for generating the statistical information (step S53).

  Next, the CPU 11 of the portable terminal 8 generates statistical information statistical from the acquired electronic receipt information based on information necessary for generating statistical information (for example, company code or business type / business type code) (step S54). The generated statistical information is displayed on the display unit 17 (step S55).

  FIG. 23 is a front view showing a display example C1 on the display unit 17 of the portable terminal 8. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 23, the display example C1 is a pie chart showing the result of the statistics of the total sales amount in the product sales data included in the electronic receipt information in a predetermined period classified by industry and business condition. According to the display example C1, it is possible to easily know the consumption amount according to the type of business, the type of business, and information as to which type of business type of business the shop is frequently shopping for.

  Although the pie chart shown in FIG. 23 is a statistic based on the type of business type code included in the electronic receipt information, the classification code that allows the member to arbitrarily set the type of business type code and classifies companies arbitrarily. You may use it as.

  FIG. 24 is a front view showing another display example C2 on the display unit 17 of the portable terminal 8. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 24, the display example C2 is a bar graph showing the result of the statistics classified by category for the total sales amount in the product sales data included in the monthly electronic receipt information. According to the display example C2, the consumption amount and ratio by category can be easily known.

  Next, the flow of receipt information transfer executed by the CPU 11 of the portable terminal 8 operating according to the receipt information transfer program P14 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 25 and the screen transition diagram shown in FIG.

  Conventionally, when a consumer purchases a product on behalf of a family or friend at a food supermarket etc., does it ask the cashier to print and issue a plurality of receipts as proof at the time of checkout and hand it over to the proxy partner? Or, by presenting the contents of a single-issued receipt to the proxy partner, the payment is received from the proxy partner.

  In this respect, in the present embodiment, electronic receipt information, which is purchase data for a substitute purchase, can be divided and transferred to family members and friends who are registered as members in the electronic receipt system. We make it possible to carry out an accurate shopping certificate.

  FIG. 26 is a screen transition diagram showing the flow of receipt information transfer. In the display example Z shown in FIG. 26 (a), as described in FIG. 19, the electronic receipt information of the desired store on the desired day when the user possessing the portable terminal 8 accessing the electronic receipt management server 9 has made a shopping Is displayed. Further, in the display example Z shown in FIG. 26A, a “reception division” button d for declaring division and transfer of the electronic receipt information is displayed.

  As shown in the flow chart of the flow of receipt information transfer of FIG. 26, when the “receive receipt division” button d is operated (Yes in step S71), the CPU 11 of the portable terminal 8 is a member who is registered as a member in the electronic receipt system. A display example D (see FIG. 26B) for selecting a partner to whom the electronic receipt information is to be transferred is displayed from the groups stored in the storage unit 13 composed of the friends and the like (step S72).

  As shown in FIG. 26 (b), when any one family member or friend is selected among family members or friends who are members registered in the electronic receipt system (Yes in step S73), the CPU 11 of the portable terminal 8 operates. The process returns to the display example Z of the electronic receipt information (FIG. 26 (c)) (step S74), and selects a purchase item to be transferred. Further, in the display example Z shown in FIG. 26C, a “Distribute to Friends” button e for declaring that the divided distribution of the electronic receipt information has been determined is displayed.

  As shown in FIG. 26C, when the purchase item to be transferred is selected from the electronic receipt information (Yes in step S75) and the “Distribute to friend” button e is operated (Yes in step S76), the mobile phone The CPU 11 of the terminal 8 distributes the divided electronic receipt information to the transfer partner selected in the display example D (step S77).

  FIG. 27 is a front view showing a display example on the display unit 17 of the portable terminal 8 of the transfer destination. The transferred electronic receipt information is displayed in the display example F shown in FIG. Further, in the display example F shown in FIG. 27, a “receipt receipt” button f for declaring that the electronic receipt information has been received is displayed.

  When the “receipt receipt” button f shown in FIG. 27 is operated, information indicating that the electronic receipt information has been received is transmitted to the transfer source party.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 26 (d), when the information indicating that the electronic receipt information has been received from the portable terminal 8 of the transfer destination is received (Yes in step S78), the CPU 11 of the portable terminal 8 Information (e.g., "A receipt has been sent to Mr. X") g is added (step S79). Thus, the history of the transferred purchased product can be left in the electronic receipt information.

  In addition, by applying such a system, it is possible to make a premium account using an electronic receipt in a restaurant, an amusement park or the like. In addition, at the time of prior account, it is also possible to carry out division by equal amount, division by multiplying a specific weight, and division by rounding up a fraction amount.

  It is also possible to share electronic receipt information among members of the electronic receipt. By associating a plurality of membership codes, it becomes possible, for example, to share sales data of products purchased by each individual in, for example, a family, a group, or a department of a company.

  As described above, according to the electronic receipt system of the present embodiment, unlike the conventional electronic receipt system in units of companies, the electronic receipt system can be introduced beyond the scope of the company. It can promote introduction.

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

2 commodity sales data processing device 8 information processing device 9 electronic receipt management server 26 electronic receipt generation means 26a commodity sales data storage means 26b data generation means 27 transmission means 41 electronic receipt management means 53b modification information storage means 55 reception means 56 electronic receipt package Management means 56a Addition means 57 Electronic receipt transmission means 81 Member matching means 82 Electronic receipt reception means 83 Electronic receipt display means, Output means

JP 2003-123144 A JP 2007-316750 A

Embodiments of the present invention relate to an electronic receipt system, a portable terminal, a program, and a browsing display method .

The electronic receipt system according to the embodiment is an electronic receipt system having an electronic receipt server communicably connected and a portable terminal, wherein the electronic receipt server includes information indicating a product purchased by a consumer, and the product. The electronic receipt information including access information set for the information to be shown and a consumer code indicating the consumer is provided to a portable terminal associated with the consumer code. The portable terminal displays the electronic receipt information on a display device by receiving means for receiving the electronic receipt information provided from the electronic receipt server, and the portable terminal displays the electronic receipt information in response to an operation on the information indicating the product. And display means for displaying a page based on access information on the display device.

Claims (8)

A means for instructing issuance of electronic receipt information without issuing a paper receipt;
Merchandise sales data storage means for storing merchandise sales data including merchandise transaction data;
Data generation means for generating electronic receipt information based on the commodity sales data including a commodity code of a commodity which is an item not printed when the paper receipt is issued when issuance of the electronic receipt information is instructed;
Transmitting means for transmitting the electronic receipt information to the outside;
A commodity sales data processing apparatus comprising: The electronic receipt information further includes a product name, a product unit price, and a total amount of transaction.
A commodity sales data processing apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that: The electronic receipt information includes a membership code identifying the consumer,
The commodity sales data processing device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The means for instructing the issuance of the electronic receipt information generates the electronic receipt information when there is an input of a code serving as a trigger from an input unit.
The commodity sales data processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: When there is no instruction to issue the electronic receipt information from the means for instructing the issuance of the electronic receipt information, the paper receipt is printed and issued.
The commodity sales data processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: Means for transmitting transaction data of the goods to the server,
The commodity sales data processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that: Computer,
A means for instructing issuance of electronic receipt information without issuing a paper receipt;
Merchandise sales data storage means for storing merchandise sales data including merchandise transaction data;
Data generation means for generating electronic receipt information based on the commodity sales data including a commodity code of a commodity which is an item not printed when the paper receipt is issued when issuance of the electronic receipt information is instructed;
Transmitting means for transmitting the electronic receipt information to the outside;
A program to function as A first means for instructing issuance of electronic receipt information;
A second means for instructing the issuance of a paper receipt;
Merchandise sales data storage means for storing merchandise sales data including merchandise transaction data;
When issuance of the electronic receipt information is instructed by the first means, electronic receipt information is generated based on the commodity sales data including a commodity code of a commodity which is an item not printed when the paper receipt is issued. Means for generating data
Transmitting means for transmitting the electronic receipt information to the outside;
A commodity sales data processing apparatus comprising:

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