JP2022010142A - Commodity sales data processing system and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow privileges to be granted to member customers even in a situation where the customer cannot present a membership card to a store side.

SOLUTION: A commodity sales data processing system performing registration of a commodity and settlement of a price of the registered commodity includes information reading means for reading privilege-related information from a privilege ticket on which the privilege-related information including member identification information for identifying at least a member to be granted privileges as information relating to the privilege, and privilege granting means for allowing privileges to be granted to the member identified by the member identification information included in the privilege-related information based on the privilege-related information read by the information reading means.

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COPYRIGHT: (C)2022,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to a product sales data processing system and a program.

At stores, a service is widely used in which a customer is asked to register as a member, and a customer (member customer) who has become a member is given benefits such as points according to the transaction results. Generally, a membership card, which is a certificate of membership, is distributed to member customers, and an identifier such as a membership number uniquely assigned to each member is recorded on the membership card.

Since the above benefits are given to member customers, if the member customer forgets the membership card, it will not be possible to prove that he / she is a member on the spot, and the store will not be able to obtain it. No benefits can be granted.
Therefore, the POS register is known as follows. That is, the POS register issues a receipt in which a predetermined identification number is printed as a barcode on the receipt at the time of payment of the purchased product. The printed identification number is stored as a purchase log in association with transaction data such as the purchase amount. The clerk causes the POS register to read the barcode identification number from the receipt when the member customer who has forgotten the membership card brings the receipt and the membership card to the store again. The POS register reads the transaction data corresponding to the read identification number from the purchase log, and adds the points at the time of the previous settlement calculated from the read transaction data to the points of the member customer specified by the membership card. (See, for example, Patent Document 1). With such a configuration, even if the member customer forgets the membership card, the number of points of the member customer can be cumulatively added.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2008-27313

In the example of Patent Document 1, points when shopping is forgotten with a membership card are reserved by printing identification information on a receipt, and points are given only when the membership card and the receipt are confirmed next time. Granted. In other words, in any case, points will not be awarded unless the member customer brings a membership card and proves that he / she is a member customer. That is, in this case, if the membership card is forgotten, the privilege will not be granted. However, even in a situation where the membership card cannot be presented to the store side, it is preferable for the member customer if the privilege is given to the member customer.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to allow a member customer to be granted a privilege even in a situation where the customer cannot present the membership card to the store side. do.

One aspect of the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems is to provide at least a member to be granted a privilege as information related to the privilege in a product sales data processing system that registers a product and performs payment processing for the registered product. The privilege-related information is included in the privilege-related information based on the information reading means for reading the privilege-related information from the privilege ticket in which the privilege-related information including the member identification information to be identified is recorded and the privilege-related information read by the information reading means. It is a product sales data processing system provided with a privilege granting means for granting a privilege to a member identified by the member identification information.

Further, one aspect of the present invention identifies at least a member to be granted a privilege as information related to the privilege by using a computer provided in a product sales data processing system for registering a product and performing settlement processing for the registered product. Member identification information included in the privilege-related information based on the information reading means for reading the privilege-related information from the privilege ticket in which the privilege-related information including the member identification information is recorded, and the privilege-related information read by the information reading means. It is a program for functioning as a privilege granting means so that a privilege is granted to a member identified by.

According to the present invention, even in a situation where the customer cannot present the membership card to the store side, the effect that the privilege can be given to the member customer can be obtained.

It is a figure which shows the configuration example of the POS system in 1st Embodiment. It is a front view and the side view which shows the appearance example of the POS register in 1st Embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the appearance example of the POS register in 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the POS register in 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the management apparatus in 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the format of the service ticket and the bar code printed on the service ticket in 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the member information table in 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the point management information table in 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the example of the processing procedure which a POS register and a management apparatus in 1st Embodiment execute in relation to the point grant according to the use of a service ticket. It is a flowchart which shows the example of the processing procedure which the POS register of the 2nd Embodiment executes in connection with the point payment. It is a flowchart which shows the example of the processing procedure which a POS register and a management apparatus execute in connection with holding of privilege grant in 3rd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the receipt issued in 3rd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the point management information table in 4th Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the example of the processing procedure which a POS register and a management apparatus in 4th Embodiment execute in relation to the point grant according to the use of a service ticket. It is a figure which shows an example of the settlement type selection screen displayed by the settlement apparatus in 5th Embodiment.

<Explanation of Embodiment>
[First Embodiment]
FIG. 1 shows a configuration example of a POS (Point Of Sales) system (an example of a product sales data processing system) in the present embodiment. The POS system shown in the figure includes a POS register 100 and a management device 200. The POS register 100 and the management device 200 are arranged in the store ST.

The POS register 100 is arranged at the sales floor of the store ST, and accounts for the products purchased by the customer according to the operation of the store clerk. The accounting process here includes a product registration process for registering a customer's purchased product as a settlement target and a settlement process for performing settlement according to the total amount corresponding to the product registered by the product registration process.
In the figure, an example in which two POS registers 100 are installed in the store ST is shown. However, the number of POS registers 100 installed in the store ST is not particularly limited.

The management device 200 is a higher-level information processing device that manages the POS system in the present embodiment. The management device 200 in the figure is communicably connected to each of the POS registers 100 via, for example, a wired or wireless LAN (Local Area Network). The management device 200 is installed in, for example, a backyard in a store ST.

2 and 3 show an example of the appearance of the POS register 100 in this embodiment. FIG. 2A is a front view of the POS register 100 of the present embodiment from the clerk (operator) side (front) operating the POS register 100, and FIG. 2B is a side view of the POS register 100. Further, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the POS register 100 as viewed from the front right.

The POS register 100 in the figure includes a display unit 104 with a touch panel, a key operation unit 105, a customer display unit 106, an automatic change machine 107, a scanner unit 108, a printing unit 109, a card reader 110, and a drawer 120.

The display unit 104 with a touch panel is a display device for a store clerk provided with the touch panel 104a. On the display unit 104 with a touch panel, a product registration screen corresponding to the product registration process, an accounting screen corresponding to the accounting process, and the like are displayed. In addition, the clerk can perform predetermined operations related to product registration, accounting, etc. on the touch panel 104a.

The key operation unit 105 is a keyboard provided with operation keys such as a number key for inputting a quantity at the time of product registration processing and an amount of deposit received from a customer at the time of accounting processing, and a closing key for closing accounting. be.

The customer display unit 106 is a display device for notifying the customer of the product name and price of the product to be purchased.
The automatic change machine 107 is a change machine for discharging at least money from the change to be paid to the customer to the change discharge port 107a, and is a deposit input port 107b for inserting at least money from the deposits received from the customer. Be prepared.

The scanner unit 108 reads the code information (for example, a barcode or the like) attached to the product or the gift certificate to be purchased, or the code information written in the product catalog or the product order sheet.
In addition to the barcode, the scanner unit 108 may be configured to read, for example, a two-dimensional code.

The printing unit 109 issues a receipt or the like, which is a statement of the product to be purchased, by printing on the paper. In the following description, printing and printing are used interchangeably.

The drawer 120 is a storage unit for storing banknotes and money received from the customer, and is pulled out in the direction of the arrow A in FIG. 2B in response to the operation of the key operation unit 105.

The card reader 110 is, for example, a reader / writer corresponding to an IC (Integrated Circuit) card. The communication method with the IC card supported by the card reader 110 may be either a contact type or a non-contact type. Further, the card reader 110 may be configured to read the information magnetically recorded on the magnetic card. Examples of the IC card or magnetic card to be read by the card reader 110 include a membership card, a credit card, and a prepaid card.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the POS register 100. In the figure, the same reference numerals are given to the blocks corresponding to the configurations shown in FIG. 2, and the description thereof will be omitted.
As shown in the figure, the POS register 100 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 101, a storage unit 102, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 103, a display unit with a touch panel 104, a key operation unit 105, a customer display unit 106, and an automatic unit. It includes a change machine 107, a scanner unit 108, a printing unit 109, a card reader 110, a communication unit 111, and a drawer 120. Each of these parts is connected via an internal bus and a communication line.

The communication unit 111 communicates with, for example, a management device 200 which is a higher-level device of the POS register 100.

The CPU 101 executes various processes in the POS register 100 by executing the program. Various functions as the POS register 100 are realized by the processing of the CPU 101.

The storage unit 102 is an auxiliary storage device that stores various data used by the CPU 101. The storage unit 102 stores, for example, a program to be executed by the CPU 101, image data to be displayed on the display unit 104 with a touch panel, and the like.

The RAM 103 is a main storage device in which data of a program or work area read from the storage unit 102 is expanded. Further, the RAM 103 stores, for example, information about products imported from the management device 200.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the management device 200. The management device 200 in the figure includes a CPU 201, a storage unit 202, a RAM 203, a display unit 204, and an operation unit 205.
The CPU 201 executes various processes in the management device 200 by executing the program.
The storage unit 202 is an auxiliary storage device that stores various data used by the CPU 201, including a program to be executed by the CPU 201. The storage unit 202 of the present embodiment stores the product management information for each producer (producer information, product information table for each producer, and tax rate information for each producer).
The RAM 203 is a main storage device in which data of a program or work area read from the storage unit 202 is expanded.
The display unit 204 is configured to include a display device and displays an image.
The operation unit 205 collectively indicates an operator, an input device, and the like used for operating the management device 200. The operation unit 205 may include, for example, a keyboard, a mouse, and the like.

In the store ST, customers who have registered as members are managed as members. The store ST operates so as to give benefits to customers as members (member customers) according to the purchase results. A membership card (an example of a membership card) is distributed to member customers. The membership number is stored in the membership card. The membership number is a number assigned to each member so as to be unique. That is, the member number is an example of member identification information that identifies a member.

The POS register 100 of the present embodiment issues a service ticket (an example of a privilege ticket) according to the member customer who has received the accounting for the purchased product at the POS register 100 as one of the benefits to the member customers. Can be done.
The service ticket depends on the result of the accounting process when the clerk reads the membership number (an example of the member identifier) stored in the membership card by presenting the membership card when receiving the accounting for the purchased product to the POS register 100. Issued when certain issuance conditions are met. Examples of conditions for issuing a service ticket include, for example, that the payment amount in this transaction is at least a predetermined amount, and that the number of store visits (number of transactions) in a predetermined period is at least a predetermined amount.
The issued service ticket is handed over to the member customer. At the time of accounting for shopping at the store ST from the next time onward, the member customer can receive the service indicated by the service ticket by handing the service ticket to the clerk who operates the POS register 100.

In this embodiment, the content of the privilege that can be given to the member customer by the service ticket is not particularly limited, but in this embodiment, the member is given a predetermined number of points associated with the purchased product. Take one case as an example.
When a member customer purchases a product at a store ST, for example, points are given according to the purchase price. The points awarded will be added to the cumulative number of points so far. The awarding of the number of points by the service ticket in the present embodiment is given to the member customer as a privilege in addition to the awarding of points according to the purchase amount as described above which is usually performed.

FIG. 6A shows an example of a service ticket issued by the POS register 100 in response to a certain transaction. The service ticket shown in the figure is issued by being printed on paper by the printing unit 109. The figure shows an example of a spelling format in which multiple service tickets are separated by a cutting line. The service ticket issued by the printing unit 109 may be in such a spelling format or may be in a format separated for each service ticket. Further, the service ticket may be issued in a printed form, for example, included in the receipt.

In one service ticket in the figure, as the privilege-related information related to the privilege, the member number of the member to whom the service ticket is provided (member to be granted the privilege), the validity period, and the clerk who operated the POS register 100 (in charge). The name of the person), the classification and product name of the product (service target product) for which the service is provided, the content of the privilege to be granted, etc. are shown.
Specifically, in the first service ticket at the top of the three service tickets in the figure, the membership number of the member to whom the privilege is granted is "XXXXXXXXXXXX0001" and the validity period is "4/1 (Friday)". ~ 6/30 (Thursday) ", the name of the clerk (person in charge) is" Clerk 1 ", the service target product is classified as" vegetables ", the service target product is classified as" radish ", and the privilege content is" radish 1 point " It is shown that 5 points are given only to (1 point is 5 points) ".

In addition, a barcode is printed on the service ticket shown in the figure. FIG. 6B shows an example of the format of the barcode printed on the service ticket. As shown in the figure, the bar code of the service ticket includes the product identifier, the membership number, and the check digit as the coded information.
The code of the product identifier indicates the product identifier of the service target product by a predetermined number of digits. Specifically, in the case of the first service ticket in FIG. 6A, the code of the product identifier indicates "radish". For example, PLU (Price Look Up) may be used as the product identifier.
The code of the membership number indicates the membership number of the member to whom the privilege is granted by a predetermined number of digits. The code of such a membership number may be made to indicate that it is printed on the service ticket when it is read. For this purpose, for example, the number of digits of the member number code including a predetermined number of digits indicating the membership number and a predetermined number of digits as a flag indicating whether or not the code is printed on the service ticket. The format may be.
The check digit is a code used for error detection.

FIG. 7 shows an example of a member information table stored by the storage unit 202 of the management device 200 of the present embodiment for the management of members.
The member information table in the figure has a structure for storing member information corresponding to each one or more members. One record (one line) in the figure is member information corresponding to one member. The member information in the figure includes each area for storing the member number, member personal information, cumulative points, transaction history information, and privilege hold information.
The member number area stores the member number indicating the corresponding member.
The area of member personal information stores predetermined personal information (member personal information) about the corresponding member. The member's personal information includes, for example, the member's name, address, telephone number, and the like.
The area of the cumulative number of points stores a value indicating the cumulative number of points held by the corresponding member.
The area of transaction history information stores transaction history information showing the history of transactions performed by the corresponding member at the store ST.
The area of the privilege hold information stores information (privilege hold information) indicating the privilege that is currently suspended to be given to the corresponding member. Since the privilege hold information is information used in accordance with the third embodiment described later, it may be omitted in the present embodiment.

FIG. 8 shows an example of a point management information table stored by the storage unit 202 of the management device 200 of the present embodiment in connection with the granting of points by the service ticket.
The point management information table in the figure has a structure including one or more product unit point grant information. One product unit point grant information has a structure in which a membership number list and the number of grant points are associated with a product identifier indicating a service target product for which points are granted by a service ticket.
The area of the membership number list stores a list of membership numbers of member customers for which service tickets for the corresponding service target products have been issued.
The area of the number of points granted stores the content of the privilege to be granted, that is, the value of the number of points granted.

An example of a processing procedure executed by the POS register 100 and the management device 200 of the present embodiment in connection with the point grant according to the use of the service ticket will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
Step S101: The customer goes to the place of the POS register 100 to check out the purchased product, and hands the purchased product to the clerk who operates the POS register 100. The clerk performs a product registration operation for registering the first product in the POS register 100. The POS register 100 executes a product registration process for the first product corresponding to one transaction in response to the product registration operation. Alternatively, the clerk may have the card reader 110 read the membership card given by the customer (or the bar code of the service ticket may be read by the scanner unit 108) before the product registration operation of the first product. )I do. In response to such an operation, the POS register 100 starts the accounting process corresponding to the transaction.

Step S102: The customer may offer to use the service ticket. In this case, the clerk confirms that the service target product shown in the presented service ticket is included in the purchased product, and then sends the barcode printed on the presented service ticket to the scanner unit 108. Perform the operation to read. Reading the barcode of such a service ticket is permitted until the accounting process started in step S101 is completed (that is, the settlement process is completed).
Therefore, the POS register 100 determines whether or not the barcode of the service ticket has been read by the scanner unit 108 until the accounting process started in step S101 is completed.
For example, the barcode read by the scanner unit 108 includes not only the barcode of the service ticket but also the barcode attached to the product corresponding to the product registration process. Therefore, in step S102, it is necessary to determine whether or not the read barcode is the barcode of the service ticket according to the reading of the barcode. As described above, the membership number code included in the barcode of the service ticket includes a digit indicating whether or not the code is printed on the service ticket. Therefore, in the above determination, for example, it may be determined whether or not the predetermined digit of the membership number code in the read barcode indicates that it is printed on the service ticket.

Step S103: When it is determined in step S102 that the bar code of the service ticket has been read, the POS register 100 transmits a request for notifying the number of granted points to the management device 200. The request for notification of the number of points granted includes the product identifier and the membership number obtained from the barcode read from the service ticket.
Step S104: As a response to the grant point number notification request transmitted in step S103, the grant point number notification is transmitted from the management device 200. In the notification of the number of points granted, the number of points granted to the member customer by using the service ticket whose barcode is read corresponding to step S102 is shown.
When the POS register 100 receives the notification of the number of granted points, the POS register 100 stores, for example, the number of granted points indicated by the received notification of the number of granted points in the RAM 103.

Step S105: The POS register 100 determines whether or not the accounting process has been completed after the process of step S104 or when it is determined in step S102 that the barcode of the service ticket is not read.
In the accounting process, a subtotal of the products registered for one transaction is requested, and in the case of cash payment, the actual total operation is performed after the input operation of the deposit amount. The change is calculated and the receipt indicating the result of the accounting process is discharged.
If the accounting process has not been completed yet, the process is returned to step S102. As a result, the POS register 100 can execute, for example, a product registration process according to the product registration operation, a process of storing the number of points granted according to the reading of the bar code of the service ticket, and the like until the accounting process is completed. can.

Step S106: When the accounting process is completed, the POS register 100 generates transaction information indicating the result of the accounting process in the current transaction. The transaction information includes the membership number if the membership number read from the barcode of the membership card or the service ticket has been obtained in response to this transaction. The transaction information includes the breakdown of registered products, the total amount (payment amount), payment type information, and in the case of cash payment, the deposit amount and change information. Furthermore, the transaction information indicates the number of points given according to the payment amount of this time and the number of points given by using the service ticket when the points given in response to this transaction are generated. Information on the number of points granted (may be the total value of both points) is included.
The POS register 100 transmits the generated transaction information to the management device 200.

Subsequently, with reference to the figure, an example of a processing procedure executed by the management device 200 in response to the reception of the grant point number notification request will be described.
Step S201: The management device 200 is waiting for the grant point number notification request transmitted by step S103 to be received.
Step S202: The management device 200 specifies the number of points to be granted when the request for notification of the number of points to be granted is received. For this purpose, the management device 200 extracts the product identifier and the membership number included in the request for notification of the number of points granted. The management device 200 searches the point management information table stored in the storage unit 202 for product unit point grant information that matches the following search conditions. That is, the management device 200 stores the product identifier extracted from the granted point number notification request, and stores the member number extracted from the granted point number notification request in the member number list. Product unit point grant information satisfying the search condition. To search for. The management device 200 acquires the number of points granted stored in the searched product unit point grant information. In this way, the management device 200 specifies the number of points to be granted.
Step S203: The management device 200 transmits a notification of the number of granted points indicating the number of granted points specified in step S202 to the POS register 100.

Further, with reference to the figure, an example of a processing procedure executed by the management device 200 in response to the reception of transaction information will be described.
Step S301: The management device 200 is waiting for the transaction information transmitted from the POS register 100 in step S106 to be received.
Step S302: When the transaction information is received, the management device 200 performs a process of updating the cumulative number of points for the member customers who have made a transaction corresponding to the received transaction information. That is, the management device 200 searches the member information table stored in the storage unit 102 for the member information that stores the member number included in the received transaction information. The management device 200 is given the number of points granted in the transaction information (the number of points given according to the payment amount this time and the number of points given by using the service ticket) with respect to the cumulative number of points stored in the searched member information. The number of points) is updated by adding it to the value stored so far.
When points are applied to payment at the time of accounting, information on the number of points applied to payment is included in the transaction information. In this case, the management device 200 also performs a process of subtracting the number of points allocated for payment from the value of the cumulative number of points in step S302.
Step S303: Further, the management device 200 updates the transaction history information stored in the searched member information by using information other than the number of points granted in the received transaction information.

When the service ticket is used in response to the current transaction, the management device 200 may update the transaction history information in step S303 and execute the following processing. That is, the management device 200 may delete the membership number included in the transaction history information from the membership number list in the product unit point grant information corresponding to the service ticket used in the point management information table. By deleting the membership number in this way, the membership number of the member customer who used the service ticket once will not be shown in the membership number list, so the error that the used service ticket will be reissued can be prevented. .. Further, by referring to such a point management information table, it is possible to grasp the usage status of the service ticket by the member customer.

According to the processing in the figure, if the membership number is obtained by reading the barcode of the service ticket, the number of points according to the use of the service ticket is given. That is, in the present embodiment, even if the membership number is not read from the membership card, the number of points as a privilege can be given based on the membership number indicated by the barcode of the service ticket.
As a result, for example, even if a member customer forgets his / her membership card when he / she is receiving payment for his / her purchased product, he / she can use the service ticket to receive points as a privilege on the spot. .. That is, depending on the present embodiment, even if the customer cannot present the membership card to the store side, the privilege is given to the member customer.

<Second Embodiment>
Subsequently, the second embodiment will be described. Under the above-mentioned first embodiment, points are awarded on the spot based on the membership number indicated on the barcode of the service ticket even if the membership card is not presented. However, it can be considered that the reliability of the member customer's proof by presenting the service ticket is low when compared with the member customer's proof by presenting the membership card. Based on this idea, for example, it is preferable that some of the services provided to member customers are restricted when the service ticket is presented but the membership card is not presented.
As an example, the POS system of the present embodiment is configured to prohibit the point payment service when the service ticket is presented but the membership card is not presented. The point payment service is a service for members who can allocate points for payment for all or part of the total amount of purchased products.

An example of a processing procedure executed by the POS register 100 of the present embodiment in connection with point payment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The processing in the figure is executed during the accounting processing according to one transaction.
Step S401: The POS register 100 determines whether or not a point payment declaration operation for declaring application of point payment has been performed after, for example, a subtotal operation has been performed and the total purchase amount has been determined.
Step S402: When it is determined that the point payment declaration operation has been performed, it is determined whether or not the membership number has been input in response to this transaction. In step S402, if the member number has not been input yet at the stage when the point payment declaration operation is performed, a dialog or the like prompting the input of the member number is displayed and the input of the member number is awaited. Based on whether or not the membership number has been entered in the dialog, it may be determined whether or not the membership number has been entered again.
If it is determined that the membership number has not been entered, the process shown in the figure is terminated by skipping steps S403 to S405 described later. Therefore, in this case, the process corresponding to the point payment is not executed. In other words, in this case, the point payment declaration operation is canceled and the point payment is made based on the fact that the membership number is not entered (proof of being a member customer) by either the membership card or the service ticket. Cannot be done.

Step S403: On the other hand, when it is determined that the membership number has been input, the management device 200 determines that the membership number read in step S402 is read by either the membership card or the service ticket. Determine if there is one. At the stage of processing step S403, if the membership number is read from both the membership card and the service ticket, the membership card has priority, and it is determined that the reader of the membership number is the membership card. Will be done.
If it is determined that the reader of the member number is a service ticket, the processes of steps S404 and S405 are skipped, and then the process of the figure is terminated. That is, in this case, the point payment declaration operation is canceled and the point payment cannot be made based on the fact that the membership number has not been entered by the membership card.

Step S404: On the other hand, when it is determined that the reader of the membership number is a membership card, the POS register 100 is in a state where, for example, an operation of inputting the number of payment points is possible. Under this state, the POS register 100 accepts the input operation of the number of payment points performed by the clerk.
Step S405: The POS register 100 stores the number of payment points input by the input operation of the number of payment points received in step S404 in the RAM 103. The number of payment points stored in this way is used in accounting for calculating the payment amount according to the purchased product. That is, for example, the POS register 100 can calculate the payment amount according to the purchased product by subtracting the number of payment points stored in step S404 from the total amount of the purchased product.

In the example shown in the figure, the membership number was read from the barcode of the service ticket, but if the membership number was not read from the membership card, the points will be applied to the payment amount for the point payment itself. Is banned for all or part of the total amount.
However, for example, if the membership number is read from the barcode of the service ticket but the membership number is not read from the membership card, it is prohibited to apply all the payment amount with points. Part of the payment amount may be allowed to be applied in points.

<Third Embodiment>
Subsequently, the third embodiment will be described. In the present embodiment, as a service for member customers, a point return service is provided in which points are returned to member customers when the cumulative number of points reaches a certain value as a result of points being added by transactions. The content of such a point redemption service is not particularly limited, but in the present embodiment, a case where a service of providing a gift certificate corresponding to a predetermined number of points to a member customer is provided is taken as an example. In addition, according to the provision of the gift certificate, the cumulative number of points is updated to the value obtained by subtracting the predetermined number of points according to the gift certificate.

In the case of a service for members that provides gift certificates as a point redemption service in this way, if the membership number was entered by presenting the service ticket, but the membership card was not presented, as follows. It can be operated. In other words, if the membership card is not presented at the time of a transaction in which the cumulative number of points reaches a certain value and the conditions for providing the gift certificate are satisfied, the provision of the gift certificate is suspended and the next transaction or later is performed. If the membership card is presented at the time, a gift certificate will be provided. The POS system of the present embodiment has a configuration corresponding to the suspension of such privilege grant as follows.

The member information stored in the storage unit 202 of the management device 200 of the present embodiment includes privilege holding information (FIG. 7). The privilege hold information is information indicating the privilege (in the case of this embodiment, a gift certificate) that is currently suspended to be given to the corresponding member.

An example of a processing procedure executed by the POS register 100 and the management device 200 of the present embodiment in connection with the holding of privilege grant will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
First, an example of the processing procedure of the POS register 100 will be described.
Step S501: The POS register 100 determines, for example, whether or not the privilege grant condition is satisfied as a result of the current transaction at the stage where the transaction content is determined with the end of the accounting process corresponding to one transaction. Specifically, in correspondence with the above example, the condition for granting the privilege is that the cumulative number of points has reached a certain value. The POS register 100 may determine by itself whether or not the cumulative number of points has reached a certain value, or it may make an inquiry to the management device 200 to cause the management device 200 to make a determination, and the determination result is determined by the management device. You may be made to receive from 200.
Step S502: The POS register 100 determines whether the reading source of the membership number in this transaction is a membership card or a service ticket.
Step S503: When the reader of the membership number is a membership card, the POS register 100 executes a process for granting a privilege. Specifically, the POS register 100 controls the printing unit 109 so that a gift certificate is issued. The printing unit 109 operates so as to print the contents of the gift certificate on the paper and eject the printed paper in accordance with the control of issuing the gift certificate.
Step S504: On the other hand, when the reader of the membership number is a service ticket, the POS register 100 transmits a privilege grant hold request to the management device 200. The privilege hold request includes, for example, the member number entered by the POS register 100 in response to this transaction and information indicating the privilege (in this case, for example, the type of gift certificate) for which the grant to the member customer has been suspended. included.

Next, an example of the processing procedure of the management device 200 will be described.
Step S601: The management device 200 is waiting for receiving the privilege grant hold request transmitted from the POS register 100 in step S504.
Step S602: When the privilege grant hold request is received, the management device 200 searches the member information table stored in the storage unit 202 for the member information storing the member number included in the received privilege grant hold request. .. The management device 200 stores the information of the gift certificate included in the received privilege grant hold request in the area of the privilege hold information in the searched member information. By storing the privilege grant suspension information in the member information in this way, it is shown that there is a privilege for which the grant has been suspended corresponding to the corresponding member customer.

The award for which the grant is suspended as described above will be granted to the member customer again when the proof of being a member customer is obtained in the subsequent transaction. The POS register of the present embodiment executes the process related to the grant of the privilege for which the grant has been suspended as follows.
The POS register 100 transmits a member information request including the input member number to the management device 200 in response to the input of the member number during the accounting process. Upon receiving the member information request, the management device 200 transmits the member information of the member number included in the member information request to the POS register 100.
When the received member information stores significant privilege hold information, the POS register 100 executes a process for granting the privilege indicated by the stored privilege hold information to the customer. .. Specifically, when the privilege indicated by the privilege holding information is a gift certificate, the POS register 100 controls so that the gift certificate is issued.
Further, the fact that the privilege is given in this way is reflected in the transaction information, for example, and is transmitted to the management device 200. If the received transaction information indicates that the privilege has been granted, the management device 200 deletes the information regarding the granted privilege from the privilege hold information in the corresponding member information. By performing such processing, for example, the same service ticket will not be issued to the same member customer multiple times.

As described above, the POS register 100 transmits a privilege grant hold request to the management device 200 in step S504 in response to the determination in step S502 that the reader of the membership number is the service ticket, and the gift certificate. Withhold the offer of. In this case, FIG. 12 shows an example of the contents of the receipt issued by the POS register 100 at the end of accounting.
This figure corresponds to the case where a service is provided in which gift certificates (cumulative point achievement tickets) are provided according to the cumulative points (cumulative points) reaching 500 points.
In the receipt shown in the figure, the cumulative points for this time will increase from 498 points for the previous cumulative points to 503 points in response to the addition of 5 points according to the current accounting, and the conditions for providing gift certificates. It is shown that the corresponding 500 points have been reached.
In addition, in response to the suspension of the gift certificate offer at the time of this accounting, for example, on the receipt, "We have achieved 500 points in total. The next time you bring your membership card, you will be issued a ticket for achieving cumulative points. A message for member customers is printed, such as "Please."

<Fourth Embodiment>
Subsequently, the fourth embodiment will be described. As a privilege given to member customers by service ticket, points will not be given to oneself even if a person who is not a regular member customer uses a service ticket illegally obtained, for example, it is indicated by the barcode of the service ticket. It is given to the member customer corresponding to the member number.
On the other hand, in the case of a service ticket that gives a privilege such as discounting from the total price of a specific product or purchased product, the profit of the discount is obtained by a third party who used the service ticket as it is by being used illegally. And regular member customers will not be able to enjoy the benefits of discounts.
Considering this, depending on the content of the benefits of the service ticket, the membership number read from the membership card is also read, and the membership number obtained from the barcode of the service ticket matches the membership number read from the membership card. It is preferable to give the privilege on the condition that.

Therefore, in the POS system of the present embodiment, when points are granted and discounts are used as the types of benefits granted by the service ticket, the control regarding the granting of benefits is performed as follows. To.
In other words, if the content of the benefit of the service ticket presented by the customer is a discount, the benefit is provided on the condition that the membership number obtained from the barcode of the service ticket and the membership number read from the membership card match. Make sure that the discount is done. On the other hand, if the content of the benefit of the service ticket presented by the customer is the granting of points, points will be granted as a benefit if the membership number is obtained from the barcode read from the service ticket. ..

FIG. 13A shows an example of a point management information table stored in the storage unit 202 of the management device 200 in the present embodiment. The point management information table in the figure has a structure including one or more product unit point grant information. One product unit point grant information has a structure in which a member number list and grant privilege information are associated with a product identifier indicating a product to be purchased that can receive points granted by a service ticket. That is, in comparison with FIG. 8, the product unit point grant information in the figure is different in that the grant privilege information is stored instead of the information on the number of grant points.

The grant privilege information is information indicating the content of the privilege granted by the corresponding service ticket. As described above, the privilege given by the service ticket in the present embodiment is either a point grant or a discount.
FIG. 13B shows an example of the content of the awarding privilege information corresponding to the awarding privilege. The granted privilege information includes the privilege type and the privilege value. The privilege type area stores a value indicating the privilege type. The privilege value area stores information indicating the value as a privilege given under the privilege type specified by the value of the privilege type area.
"00" is stored in the area of the privilege type in the figure. A value of "00" as the privilege type indicates that the privilege type is a point grant. Further, in the area of the privilege value in the figure, a value indicating that the number of points is "5" is stored. That is, the grant privilege information in the figure shows that the privilege granted by using the corresponding service ticket is the grant of 5 points.
Further, in the case of the grant privilege information shown in FIG. 13 (c), "01" is stored in the privilege type area. The value of "01" as the privilege type indicates that the privilege type is a discount. Further, in the area of the privilege value in the figure, a value indicating that the discount amount is "20 (yen)" is stored. That is, the grant privilege information in the figure shows that the privilege granted by using the corresponding service ticket is a discount of 20 yen.

With reference to the flowchart of FIG. 14, an example of a processing procedure executed by the POS register 100 and the management device 200 in the present embodiment in connection with the granting of a privilege according to the use of the service ticket will be described.
Step S701: The POS register 100 starts accounting processing in response to the product registration operation of the first product or the reading of the membership number from the membership card (or the barcode of the service ticket).
Step S702: The POS register 100 determines whether or not the bar code of the service ticket has been read by the scanner unit 108 until the accounting process started in step S701 is completed.

Step S703: When it is determined in step S702 that the bar code of the service ticket has been read, the POS register 100 transmits a grant privilege inquiry request to the management device 200. The grant privilege inquiry request is a command for requesting notification of the content of the privilege corresponding to the service ticket for which the barcode has been read corresponding to step S702. The grant privilege inquiry request includes the product identifier and the membership number obtained from the barcode read from the service ticket.
Step S704: As a response to the grant privilege inquiry request transmitted in step S703, the grant privilege information (FIGS. 13 (b) and 13 (c)) is transmitted from the management device 200. When the POS register 100 receives the grant privilege information, the POS register 100 determines whether the privilege type indicated by the received grant privilege information is a discount or a point grant.

Step S705: When it is determined that the privilege type is a discount, whether or not the membership number obtained by reading the barcode of the service ticket and the membership number read from the membership card match in the POS register 100. Is determined. If the membership number has not been read from the membership card at the stage of step S705, the POS register 100 displays a message prompting the clerk to read the membership card, and then reads it from the membership card by the card reader 110. All you have to do is get the member number you received.
If it is determined that the membership numbers do not match, it means that the conditions for granting the discount benefit with the service ticket are not satisfied. In this case, the POS register 100 skips the process of step S706 described below and proceeds to step S708. As a result of skipping the process of step S706, the granting of the discount privilege is prohibited.

Step S706: If the membership numbers match, it means that the condition for granting the discount benefit by the service ticket is satisfied. Therefore, the POS register 100 in this case stores the amount of the discount indicated as the privilege value of the received privilege information in the RAM 103.

Step S707: When it is determined in step S704 that the privilege type is point grant, the POS register 100 stores the number of grant points indicated as the privilege value of the received grant privilege information in the RAM 103.

Step S708: After executing the process of step S706 or step S707, or when it is determined in step S705 that the member numbers do not match, or when the barcode of the service ticket is not read in step S702. If so, the POS register 100 determines whether or not the accounting process has been completed.

Step S709: When the accounting process is completed, the POS register 100 generates transaction information indicating the result of the accounting process in the current transaction. The transaction information includes the breakdown of registered products, the total amount (payment amount), payment type information, and in the case of cash payment, the deposit amount and change information. Further, the transaction information includes information regarding the content of the granted privilege when the privilege is granted in response to the current transaction. The POS register 100 transmits the generated transaction information to the management device 200.

Subsequently, with reference to the figure, an example of a processing procedure executed by the management device 200 in response to the reception of the grant privilege inquiry request will be described.
Step S8011: The management device 200 is waiting for the grant privilege inquiry request transmitted by step S703 to be received.
Step S802: When the management device 200 receives the grant privilege inquiry request, the management device 200 searches the point management information table stored in the storage unit 202 for the corresponding grant privilege information. For this purpose, the management device 200 stores the product identifier included in the received grant privilege inquiry request, and the product unit point grant information including the member number included in the grant privilege inquiry request received in the membership number list. To search for. The management device 200 acquires the grant privilege information stored in the searched product unit point grant information. In this way, the corresponding grant privilege information is searched.
Step S803: The management device 200 transmits the grant privilege information searched by step S802 to the POS register 100.

Further, although the flowchart is not shown, the management device 200 executes the same processing as in steps S301 to S303 of FIG. 9 in response to the reception of the transaction information transmitted in step S709, whereby the transaction in the member information is performed. You can update the history information and the number of accumulated points.

By such processing, in the present embodiment, when the service ticket for which the barcode is read grants the privilege of discount, the membership number obtained by reading the barcode of the service ticket and the membership number are used. Discount benefits will be granted on condition that the membership number read from the membership card matches.

<Fifth Embodiment>
In the present embodiment, a POS system including a registration device that performs a product registration process by the operation of a clerk and a settlement device that performs a settlement process according to a customer's operation based on the settlement information obtained by the product registration process. Is provided. In this embodiment, the configuration of each of the above embodiments may be applied under such a POS system.
In such a POS system, the reading of the membership card and the reading of the barcode of the service ticket are performed at the stage where the product registration process corresponding to one transaction is performed by the registration device 20.
In the POS system of the present embodiment, for example, a plurality of payment devices correspond to one registration device. Therefore, when the operation of registering the product for one transaction is completed, the clerk performs a settlement device designation operation for designating the settlement device to execute the settlement process for this one transaction. Then, the clerk tells the customer, for example, to go to the settlement device designated by the settlement device designation operation and have the customer perform the settlement.

In response to the settlement device designation operation, the registration device includes settlement information reflecting the product registration processing result corresponding to the current transaction and settlement device designation information indicating the settlement device designated by the settlement device designation operation. The request is transmitted to the management device 200.
When the membership card is read, the settlement processing request includes the information of the membership number read from the membership card.
When the bar code of the service ticket is read, the settlement processing request includes the information (product identifier, membership number) read from the bar code of the service ticket.

The management device 200 transfers the received settlement processing request to the settlement device indicated by the settlement device designation information included in the received settlement processing request. At this time, if the received settlement processing request includes the information read from the bar code of the service ticket, the management device 200 gives points to the corresponding member customers by the processing according to the first embodiment. Execute the process to be performed.

When the settlement device receives the settlement processing request transferred from the management device 200, the settlement device starts the settlement processing by using the settlement information included in the received settlement processing request.
In the settlement process, the settlement device 30 displays a settlement screen related to settlement. As one of the settlement screens, the settlement device 30 displays a settlement type selection screen for the customer to select a settlement type (payment method).

FIG. 15 shows an example of a payment type selection screen. In the figure, an example in which a "cash" button, a "credit card" button, an "electronic money" button, and a "point" button are arranged is shown.
The "cash" button is a button operated when the customer selects cash payment (payment) as the payment type.
The "credit card" button is a button operated when the customer selects payment by using a credit card as the payment type.
The "electronic money" button is a button operated when the customer selects payment by using electronic money as the payment type.
The "point" button is a button operated when the customer selects payment by using the points of the membership card as the payment type.
The customer operates a button according to the payment type used by the customer from among the "cash" button, "credit card" button, "electronic money" button, and "point" button. The settlement device executes the settlement process according to the settlement type selected by the operation of the button.

Here, when the membership number has not been read from the membership card by the registration device, that is, when the settlement processing request received by the settlement device does not include the membership number read from the membership card. Is to be restricted for services targeted at members according to the second embodiment and the third embodiment.
Specifically, if the settlement processing request received by the settlement device does not include the membership number read from the membership card, the points can be restricted from being applied to the payment amount. In this case, as shown in the payment type selection screen in the figure, the "point" button is displayed in gray out and then cannot be operated. Under such a display state, the customer cannot use his / her points for payment when making a payment with the payment device.
In addition, on the payment type selection screen in the figure, the message "You can pay with points by reading the membership card" is displayed in correspondence with the "Points" button.

For example, a customer thought that he / she did not have a membership card when he / she was registered with the registration device, but when he / she is at the stage of making a payment with the payment device, he / she realizes that he / she actually has the membership card. There are cases like this.
Therefore, in the example of the figure, in response to the above case, if the membership card is read by the payment device, the point can be applied to the payment amount. In this case, the payment device is configured so that it can be read from the membership card.

Further, also in this embodiment, according to the third embodiment, even if the accumulated points reach a predetermined value by this transaction, the membership number read from the membership card in the settlement processing request received by the settlement device is used. If it is not included, the gift certificate may be withheld.
In this case, as shown in FIG. 12, a message addressed to the member customer may be printed on the receipt issued by the settlement device upon completion of the settlement process in response to the suspension of the provision of the gift certificate.
In addition, even if the issuance of a gift certificate is suspended by the registration device, if the settlement device specified to execute the corresponding settlement process reads from the membership card, the settlement device will be used. It may be possible to issue a gift certificate. At this time, by communicating with the management device 200, the settlement device can be updated so as to reduce the accumulated points according to the issuance of the gift certificate.

<Modification example>
It should be noted that, for example, the store may provide the customer with a family membership card that is valid for all registered family members. In this case, the management device 200 manages the family number (family identifier) indicated by the family membership card in association with the membership number of the member belonging to the family indicated by the family number. The family membership card can be used by, for example, any member belonging to the family indicated by the family number.
Therefore, regarding the limitation of the provision of the service in the second embodiment to the fifth embodiment, the following may be applied. In other words, if it is determined that the family number read from the family membership card is associated with the membership number read from the service ticket, the provision of services will be restricted even if the membership card is not read. It may be released.

<Summary of embodiments>
(1) As described above, one aspect of the present embodiment is to identify a customer as a member in a POS system (product sales data processing system) that registers a product and performs payment processing for the registered product. Information reading means for reading privilege-related information from a service ticket (example of privilege ticket) that includes at least a member number (example of member identification information) as privilege-related information related to benefits, and privilege-related information read by the information reading means. It is a POS system provided with a privilege granting means for granting a privilege to a member identified by a member number included in the privilege-related information based on the information.
According to the above configuration, the reading of the membership number from the service ticket can be treated as proof that the customer is a member, and the customer who is a member can be given a privilege. As a result, even if the customer cannot present the membership card to the store, the privilege is given to the member customer.

(2) One aspect of the present embodiment is the above-mentioned POS system, in which the membership number read by the POS system is obtained from the membership number read from the service ticket and the membership card issued to the member. The member identification information read by the POS system by the member identification information judgment unit that determines whether it is the read member number or the member identification information judgment unit is the member number read from the service ticket. Further includes a service provision processing unit that executes processing so that the provision of a predetermined service to the members is restricted when the determination is made.
According to the above configuration, in an environment where the membership number can be obtained from both the membership card and the service ticket as in the present embodiment, for example, the member number obtained in the POS register 1 in the POS system is a member. It becomes possible to determine whether the card was obtained from the card or the service ticket. Then, using such a determination result, it is possible to realize appropriate control regarding the service for the member customer. In addition, for example, when the member information read by the POS system is read from the service ticket, it is possible to impose certain restrictions on the services that a regular member can receive. That is, it is possible to appropriately set the service to be provided to the member according to the degree of reliability of the proof of being a regular member.

(3) One aspect of the present embodiment is the above-mentioned POS system, in which the service provision processing unit allocates points associated with the member identification information to the payment amount or corresponds to the member identification information. The process is executed so that the provision of gift certificates is restricted according to the cumulative value of the attached points reaching a certain value.
According to the above configuration, if the read member information is read from the service ticket, the customer may be restricted from applying points to the payment amount, or the accumulated points may reach a certain value. However, it is possible to prevent the gift certificate from being provided.

(4) One aspect of the present embodiment includes at least a member number that identifies a customer as a member of a computer provided in a POS system that registers a product and performs payment processing for the registered product as privilege-related information. Benefits to be granted to members identified by the membership number included in the benefit-related information based on the information reading means that reads the benefit-related information from the service ticket and the benefit-related information read by the information reading means. It is a program to function as a granting means.

A program for realizing the function as the above-mentioned POS register 100 or the management device 200 is recorded on a computer-readable recording medium, and the program recorded on the recording medium is read by the computer system and executed. May be processed as the above-mentioned POS register 100 or the management device 200. Here, "loading and executing a program recorded on a recording medium into a computer system" includes installing the program in the computer system. The term "computer system" as used herein includes hardware such as an OS and peripheral devices. Further, the "computer system" may include a plurality of computer devices connected via a network including a communication line such as the Internet, WAN, LAN, and a dedicated line. Further, the "computer-readable recording medium" refers to a portable medium such as a flexible disk, a magneto-optical disk, a ROM, or a CD-ROM, and a storage device such as a hard disk built in a computer system. As described above, the recording medium in which the program is stored may be a non-transient recording medium such as a CD-ROM. The recording medium also includes an internal or external recording medium accessible from the distribution server for distributing the program. The code of the program stored in the recording medium of the distribution server may be different from the code of the program in a format that can be executed by the terminal device. That is, the format stored in the distribution server does not matter as long as it can be downloaded from the distribution server and installed in a form that can be executed by the terminal device. It should be noted that the configuration in which the program is divided into a plurality of parts and downloaded at different timings and then combined by the terminal device, or the distribution server for distributing each of the divided programs may be different. Furthermore, a "computer-readable recording medium" is a volatile memory (RAM) inside a computer system that serves as a server or client when a program is transmitted via a network, and holds the program for a certain period of time. It shall include things. Further, the above program may be for realizing a part of the above-mentioned functions. Further, a so-called difference file (difference program) may be used, which can realize the above-mentioned function in combination with a program already recorded in the computer system.

100 POS register, 101 CPU, 102 storage unit, 103 RAM, 104 touch panel display unit, 104a touch panel, 105 key operation unit, 106 customer display unit, 107 automatic change machine, 107a change outlet, 107b deposit slot, 108 Scanner unit, 109 printing unit, 110 card reader, 111 communication unit, 120 drawer, 200 management device

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In the product sales data processing system that registers products and performs payment processing for registered products
Regarding the member identification information read by the product sales data processing system, the member identification read from the privilege ticket in which the privilege-related information including at least the member identification information for identifying the member to be granted the privilege is recorded as the information related to the privilege. A member identification information determination unit that determines whether the information is the member identification information read from the membership card issued to the member, and the member identification information determination unit.
When the member identification information determination unit determines that the member identification information read by the product sales data processing system is the member identification information read from the privilege ticket, a predetermined service for the member. A product sales data processing system with a service provision processing unit that executes processing so that the provision of information is restricted. A computer provided in the product sales data processing system that registers products and performs payment processing for the registered products.
Regarding the member identification information read by the product sales data processing system, the member identification read from the privilege ticket in which the privilege-related information including at least the member identification information for identifying the member to be granted the privilege is recorded as the information related to the privilege. Member identification information determination unit, which determines whether the information is the member identification information read from the membership card issued to the member.
When the member identification information determination unit determines that the member identification information read by the product sales data processing system is the member identification information read from the privilege ticket, a predetermined service for the member. A program that functions as a service provision processing unit that executes processing so that restrictions are given on the provision of.

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