JP2022060107A - Register system, gate system and device - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a register system capable of perform smooth accounting without applying a load on a customer or a staff.SOLUTION: A register system 1 includes a presentation unit 20 that presents accounting information on accounting to a customer, a payment unit 33 that settles the payment for the accounting, a recognition unit 54 that recognizes the customer to which the accounting information is presented, and a specification unit 55 that specifies the payment unit 33 at which the recognized customer is positioned. The presented accounting information is transferred to the specified payment unit 33.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a cash register system, a gate system, and an apparatus used in a store.

A cash register counter is installed in a store such as a store, and a registration device is installed at the cash register counter to read the identification information of the product from the barcode attached to the product and register the read identification information as transaction information. Has been done. The registration device constitutes a POS system by cooperating with a payment device that performs payment processing based on the transaction information.

For example, the POS system described in Patent Document 1 includes a plurality of registration devices and a plurality of payment devices installed at remote locations separately from the registration devices, and the staff of the store uses the registration devices to make a product. It is a system that uses a semi-self-registration method in which the customer himself operates the checkout device to make payments by only reading the items.

In the above POS system, a plurality of registration devices are installed in parallel, and a staff member is assigned to each of the registration devices. Such a registration device includes a reading unit that reads identification information from the barcode of a product purchased by a customer, and a printing unit that prints accounting information generated based on the identification information on a receipt as a two-dimensional code. There is. The customer receives the receipt from the staff and moves to one of the checkout devices.

The settlement device of the POS system includes a reading unit that reads accounting information from a two-dimensional code printed on a receipt, a display unit that displays the read accounting information, and a payment unit that performs a payment operation. By having the reading unit read the two-dimensional code of the receipt, the customer performs the payment operation while checking the accounting information displayed on the display unit.

In the POS system, the customer can appropriately select a relatively vacant registration device and checkout device for accounting processing, so that the waiting time at the cash register can be eliminated.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2011-158993

In the POS system described in Patent Document 1, the read barcodes are converted into two-dimensional codes as they are without being aggregated and printed on the receipt. Therefore, when the number of reading points of the product increases, the two-dimensional code printed on the receipt is printed. Will increase. Therefore, when a large number of two-dimensional codes are printed on the receipt, it is necessary to have the settlement device read all the two-dimensional codes, which increases the time and effort of the customer.

On the other hand, as another POS system that does not use a receipt, for example, a settlement device is communicably connected to each of the registration devices, and the settlement device performs settlement processing based on the accounting information received from the registration device. Aspects exist. However, in the POS system, it is necessary for the staff assigned to the registration device to select a relatively vacant settlement device, instruct the customer, and then transmit the accounting information to the corresponding settlement device. Therefore, the customer cannot freely select the payment device. In addition, since the staff has to select and specify the settlement device, the response time per customer becomes long due to the time and effort, and there is a possibility that the registration device may have to wait for the cash register.

In order to solve the above problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide a cash register system, a gate system, and an apparatus capable of smoothly performing accounting without imposing a burden on customers and staff.

In order to achieve the above object, the cash register system of the present invention recognizes a presenting unit that presents accounting information regarding accounting to a customer, a payment unit that pays the accounting, and the customer to which the accounting information is presented. It is characterized by comprising a recognition unit and a specific unit that identifies the payment unit in which the recognized customer is located, and transfers the presented accounting information to the specified payment unit. ..

Further, the gate system of the present invention includes the above-mentioned cash register system and a gate linked with the cash register system, and the gate is the recognized customer provided that payment is made at the payment unit. It is characterized by passing through.

Further, the apparatus of the present invention has the above-mentioned recognition unit and the above-mentioned identification unit, and is characterized in that the accounting information is transferred to the above-mentioned specified payment unit.

According to the present invention, accounting can be performed smoothly without imposing a burden on customers and staff.

(A) A plan view of an accounting area using the cash register system and the gate system according to the first embodiment, and (b) a side view of the accounting area. (A) A perspective view of a registration device included in the registration system, and (b) a block diagram of hardware possessed by the registration device. (A) A block diagram of the hardware of the server included in the cash register system, and (b) a block diagram of the hardware of the camera possessed by the cash register system. (A) A perspective view of a payment device included in the cash register system, and (b) a block diagram of hardware included in the payment device. It is a flow chart when the said server decides the settlement device which should send the accounting information.

Hereinafter, embodiments of a cash register system, a gate system, and an apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[First Embodiment]

As shown in FIG. 1, the cash register system 1 according to the present embodiment is used for a POS system in a store, and includes a registration device 10, a settlement device 30, and a server 50, with respect to the server 50. The registration device 10 and the checkout device 30 are communicably connected to each other via a network as shown by a broken line in FIG.

The registration device 10 is a device for registering a product purchased by a customer in a server 50, and as shown in FIG. 2, a housing 12 erected on a stationary cashier counter 11 and a housing 12 in the housing 12. The bar code reader 13 and the tablet terminal 14 provided are provided. The barcode reader 13 is a built-in device incorporated in the housing 12, and is a reading unit 15 that reads the identification information of the product from the barcode attached to the product, and the identification information is transferred to the tablet terminal 14. It functions as a transmitter to send. The barcode reader 13 (reading unit 15) includes a light source 17 that outputs light toward the inside (staff side) of the cash register counter 11, a light receiving unit 18 that receives light reflected by the barcode of the product, and a light receiving unit. It is composed of a CPU 19 that functions as an analysis unit that analyzes barcode information (product identification information) based on the output of 18. Further, the barcode reader 13 is connected to the connector of the tablet terminal 14 by wire, and includes a control module 16 that functions as a transmission unit that transmits the product identification information acquired from the CPU 19 to the tablet terminal 14.

As shown in FIG. 2, the tablet terminal 14 is a device that functions as a presentation unit 20 that presents accounting information to a customer and a transmission unit that transmits accounting information to the server 50, and is a CPU 21 that functions as the presentation unit 20. , A memory 22, a liquid crystal display 23, a peripheral device control module 24, and a communication module 25 that functions as a transmission unit. The memory 22, the peripheral device control module 24, the liquid crystal display 23, and the communication module 25 are communicably connected to the CPU 21. By loading and executing the program stored in the memory 22, the CPU 21 causes the peripheral device control module 24 to function as a receiving unit that controls the barcode reader 13 to receive the product identification information. Further, the CPU 21 functions as a generation unit that generates accounting information of the product corresponding to the received product identification information by executing the program, and further causes the liquid crystal display 23 to function as a display unit that displays the accounting information. Furthermore, the communication module 25 is made to function as the above-mentioned transmission unit. The accounting information is typically information including details (name and price of the product purchased by the customer) and the total amount of payment, and the search key is the product identification information received by the CPU 21 from the barcode reader 13. It is generated by extracting the product information (product name, price, etc.) stored in the memory 22 or the server 50.

As shown in FIG. 3, the server 50 is a device that manages the accounting information received from the registration device 10 and transmits the accounting information to the settlement device 30. The server 50 has a memory 51 that functions as a storage unit for storing a sales management table in which accounting information is registered, a receiving unit that receives accounting information from the registration device 10, and a transmitting unit that transmits accounting information to the settlement device 30. It is provided with a communication module 52 that functions as a function. The memory 51 and the communication module 52 are connected to the CPU 53 so as to be able to communicate with each other. The CPU 53 functions as a determination unit for determining the settlement device 30 to which the accounting information should be transmitted by loading and executing the program stored in advance in the memory 51.

The checkout device 30 is a device for the customer to pay the checkout, and as shown in FIG. 1, two checkout devices 30a and 30b are located in the checkout area E of the present embodiment at a place slightly away from the registration device 10. is set up. As shown in FIG. 4, a pedestal 31 is provided on the side of the payment device 30, and the customer operates the payment device 30 with a product or a shopping cart placed on the pedestal 31 to make a payment. The checkout device 30 has a configuration in which a display 34 is installed on a housing 35 in which a computer 32 and an automatic change machine 33 are incorporated, and the display 34 and the automatic change machine 33 are connected by wire to the computer 32. The computer 32 has a configuration in which the communication module 36 and the memory 37 are connected in a controllable manner by the CPU 38, and the CPU 38 executes a program stored in the memory 37 to supply the communication module 36 from the server 50 to accounting information. It functions as a receiving unit for receiving the above, and also functions as a transmitting unit for transmitting payment information indicating that payment has been made to the server 50. The memory 37 functions as a storage unit for storing information (accounting information and payment information) necessary for settlement processing. Further, the CPU 38 functions as a control unit for controlling the display 34 and the automatic change machine 33. Specifically, when the CPU 38 receives the accounting information via the communication module 36, the CPU 38 displays the accounting information on the display 34. In this way, the display 34 functions as a display unit for displaying accounting information. Further, the CPU 38 inputs the total amount included in the received accounting information into the automatic change machine 33. The automatic change machine 33 has a bill slot and a coin slot, calculates bills and coins inserted from these slotes, and pays change if the total amount is greater than the total amount input from the CPU 38. Pay out change through the exit. In this way, the automatic change machine 33 functions as a payment unit in which payment is made by the customer.

Here, returning to FIG. 1, the cash register system 1 of the present embodiment further includes a camera 60 that captures the accounting area E in the store, and from the registration device 10 based on the image generated by the camera 60. By tracking the movement of the customer to the settlement device 30, the settlement device 30 to which the accounting information generated by the registration device 10 should be transferred is determined. In FIG. 1B, an example of the imaging range of the camera 60 is shown by a fixed chain line.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, the camera 60 is installed on the ceiling of the accounting area E including the registration device 10, the checkout device 30, and the bagging table wt, and is shown in FIG. 3 (b). As described above, an image sensor 61 that functions as an image pickup unit and a lens (wide-angle lens or fisheye lens) that forms an image of an elephant in the accounting area E on the image pickup surface of the image sensor 61 are provided. The signal output by the image sensor 61 is input to the CPU 62 included in the camera 60, and an image is generated by the CPU 62. The CPU 62 functions as a generation unit that generates an image based on a signal input from the image sensor 61 by loading and executing a program stored in advance in the memory 63. The camera 60 has a communication module 64 for communicating with the server 50 via the network, and the communication module 64 functions as a transmission unit for transmitting an image generated by the CPU 62 to the server 50.

In the server 50, the process shown in FIG. 5 is executed using the image acquired from the camera 60 in order for the CPU 53 (decision unit) to determine the settlement device 30 to which the accounting information should be transferred. First, the CPU 53 of the server 50 confirms whether or not the accounting information has been received from the registration device 10, and if the accounting information is received (s10: Yes), the accounting information is registered in the sales management table and the accounting information is registered in the sales management table. The recognition process (s20) is executed.

The recognition process (s20) is a process of recognizing the customer C in the registration device 10, and the image acquisition process, the difference process, the coordinate acquisition process, and the determination process are executed in this order.
The image acquisition process is a process of acquiring an image from the camera 60, requesting the camera 60 to transmit an image, and receiving the image transmitted from the camera 60.
The difference process is a process of extracting the difference between the background model stored in the memory 51 in advance and the image acquired in the image acquisition process. As the background model, an image in which there are no customers in the accounting area E is used. By the difference processing, the difference image from which the customer is extracted can be obtained.
The coordinate acquisition process is a process of acquiring the customer's coordinates in the difference image.
The determination process is a process of determining whether or not the acquired coordinates are appropriate. For example, if the coordinates cannot be acquired in the coordinate acquisition process, or if the acquired coordinates are not within the coordinate range near the front of the cash register counter 11, it is assumed that the customer C in front of the cash register counter 11 cannot be recognized, and again. It is executed in order from the above image acquisition process. On the other hand, when the coordinates are appropriately acquired, the acquired coordinates are recognized as the position information of the customer C in front of the cash register counter 11, and the next specific process (s30) is executed.
As described above, the CPU 53 of the server 50 functions as the recognition unit 54 that recognizes the customer C whose accounting information is presented in the registration device 10. Further, the memory 51 of the server 50 functions as a background model and a storage unit for storing a coordinate range near the front of the cash register counter 11.

The specific process (s30) is a process for specifying the settlement device 30 for which the customer C performs settlement, and the image acquisition process, the difference process, the coordinate acquisition process, the tracking process, and the determination process are executed at a predetermined frame rate in this order. Will be done. The image acquisition process is the difference process, and the coordinate acquisition process is the same process as the above recognition process.
The tracking process is a process of tracking the movement of the customer C in the accounting area E, and the difference between the new coordinates newly acquired in the coordinate acquisition process in the frame and the previous coordinates acquired in the previous frame is obtained, and the difference is within a certain range. The new coordinates in are stored in the memory 51 as the customer's position.
The determination process is a process of determining whether or not the customer C has moved in front of any of the settlement devices 30a and 30b, and the new coordinates are within the coordinate range corresponding to the front area of each settlement device 30a and 30b. Determine if it exists. Specifically, when the new coordinates are within the coordinate range corresponding to the front area of the settlement device 30a, it is determined that the customer C has selected the settlement device 30a. Alternatively, when the new coordinates are within the coordinate range corresponding to the front area of the settlement device 30b, it is determined that the customer C has selected the settlement device 30b. If it is determined in this way, the next transmission process (s40) is executed. On the other hand, if the determination is not made in this way, that is, if the customer C is not within either coordinate range, it is assumed that the customer C is moving, and the image acquisition process is executed again in order.
In this way, the CPU 53 of the server 50 functions as a specific unit 55 that identifies the settlement device 30 in which the customer C is located. Further, the memory 51 of the server 50 functions as a storage unit for storing the position coordinates of the customer in the accounting area E and the coordinate range corresponding to the front area of each settlement device 30.

The transmission process (s40) is a process of transmitting the accounting information registered in the sales management table to the settlement device 30 specified in the specific process (s30).

When the CPU 53 of the server 50 executes the transmission process (s40), the CPU 53 executes the registration process. The registration process is a process of registering that the customer has paid the accounting in the sales management table, and requests the settlement device 30 that has transmitted the accounting information in the transmission process to transmit the payment information, and the settlement device 30 requests the transmission of the payment information. It is a process to set the payment flag provided in the sales management table when the payment information is received.

According to the present embodiment, only the reading work of the product by the staff S is carried out at the cashier counter 11, and after the reading work, the customer C can select and settle the vacant settlement device 30, so that the accounting is smooth. Processing can be carried out. Further, the existence of the customer at the cashier counter 11 is recognized by the recognition unit, and as a result of the settlement device 30 to be settled by the customer being specified by the specific unit, the accounting information can be transferred to the specified settlement device 30. Therefore, there is no need for the settlement device 30 to read the accounting information printed on the receipt as in the conventional case, and the staff S does not need to specify the settlement device 30, so that the customer C and the staff S are not burdened.

Next, as shown in FIG. 1, the gate system 100 of the present embodiment includes a gate 70 interlocking with the registration system 1. The gate 70 is typically an automatic door provided at the entrance / exit of a store, and is communicably connected to the server 50 via a network. The gate 70 opens the door on the condition that the customer C is detected when the customer C enters the store, but opens the door when the customer C leaves the store with permission from the server 50.

Specifically, the server 50 executes the opening / closing process (s60) after executing the registration process (s50). The opening / closing process (s60) is a process of opening / closing the door of the gate 70, and executes an image acquisition process, a difference process, a coordinate acquisition process, and a determination process in this order. The image acquisition process, the difference process, and the coordinate acquisition process are the same processes as the above-mentioned specific process.
The determination process is a process of determining whether or not to open / close the door 70 of the gate, and when the gate 70 receives that a customer who is about to leave the store is detected, the new customer acquired in the coordinate acquisition process. With reference to the coordinates, it is determined whether or not the new coordinates of the customer are located in the coordinate range corresponding to the inner area of the gate 70. If it is located in the coordinate range, the accounting information corresponding to the new coordinates is referred to, and it is confirmed whether or not the payment flag corresponding to the accounting information is set. When the payment flag is set, the permission to open the door is output to the gate 70. Upon receiving the permission, the gate 70 opens the door. On the other hand, when the payment flag is not set, the permission to open the door is not output to the gate 70, so that the door does not open and the unpaid customer can be prevented from leaving the store. In this way, the CPU 53 of the server 50 functions as an open / close control unit 56 that controls the open / close of the gate 70.

As described above, according to the gate system 100 of the present embodiment, the door of the gate 70 can be opened only when the paid customer leaves the store.

[Second Embodiment]

In the first embodiment described above, the checkout device 30 to which the accounting information should be transferred is specified by tracking the movement of the customer C, and the opening / closing of the gate 70 is controlled. However, in the second embodiment, the face of the customer C is displayed. It is different from the first embodiment in that the settlement device 30 to which the accounting information should be transferred is specified by collating and the opening / closing of the gate 70 is controlled. Hereinafter, the configuration different from that of the first embodiment will be mainly described in the second embodiment, and the description of the same configuration as that of the first embodiment will be omitted as appropriate.

In the second embodiment, instead of the camera 60 of the first embodiment, each of the registration device 10, the checkout device 30, and the gate 70 is provided with a camera for capturing the face of the customer C, and each camera is provided with a generated image. To the server 50. The server 50 executes the following recognition process (s20), specific process (s30), and open / close process (s60) based on the image received from each camera.

In the recognition process (s20), an image acquisition process, a feature extraction process, and a feature registration process are executed. The image acquisition process is a process of receiving an image from a camera provided in the registration device 10. The feature extraction process is a process of extracting the facial features of the customer C included in the image received in the image acquisition process by using a known face recognition method. The registration process is a process of associating the extracted features with accounting information and storing them in the memory 51 (sales management table).

In the specific process (s30), an image acquisition process, a feature extraction process, and a collation process are executed. The image acquisition process is a process of receiving an image from a camera provided in the settlement device 30. The feature extraction process is a process of extracting the facial features of the customer C included in the image received in the image acquisition process by using a known face recognition method.
The collation process is a process of collating whether or not the facial features of the registration device 10 and the facial features of the settlement device 30 match, that is, the features extracted in the recognition process (s20) and the specific process (s30). This is a process for collating the extracted features. If the characteristics match, it is determined that the customer C has moved to the settlement device 30, and the accounting information is transmitted to the settlement device 30.

In the opening / closing process (s60), an image acquisition process, a feature extraction process, and a confirmation process are executed. The image acquisition process is a process of receiving an image from a camera provided in the gate 70. The feature extraction process extracts the facial features of the customer included in the image received in the image acquisition process, similarly to the feature extraction process of the recognition process (s20).
The confirmation process is a process for confirming whether or not the customer C who leaves the store has already completed the accounting, and confirms whether or not the payment flag of the accounting information corresponding to the above-extracted facial features is set. If the flag is set, it sends a message to the gate 70 to allow the door to be opened.

[Third Embodiment]

The cashier system according to the first embodiment and the second embodiment tracks the movement of the customer C from the registration device 10 to the checkout device 30 based on the image generated by the camera 60 or the like, and thereby the registration device 10 Although the checkout device 30 to which the accounting information generated by is to be transferred is determined, the cash register system according to the third embodiment uses the registration device 10 to transfer the unique information contained in the RF tag attached to the shopping cart or cart. Even if the settlement device 30 to which the accounting information is to be transferred is determined by recognizing the customer by acquiring the customer and specifying the settlement device 30 operated by the customer by acquiring the unique information in the settlement device 30. good. In this aspect, the registration device 10 and the checkout device 30 include an RFID reader that reads unique information from the RF tag. The registration device 10 associates the read unique information with the accounting information and transmits it to the server 50. The settlement device 30 associates the read unique information with the accounting information transmission request and transmits the accounting information to the server 50.

Further, even if the registration device 10 recognizes the customer based on the unique information stored in the device having a wireless communication unit such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) and specifies the settlement device 30 to which the accounting information should be transferred. I do not care. The device may be attached to a shopping cart or cart, or the device may be handed to a customer.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described in the first to third embodiments, and may be implemented with the following modifications.

<Modification 1>
In the above embodiment, the case where the single customer C performs the accounting has been described as an example, but the accounting may be performed in a group unit such as a family unit. For example, when accounting is performed in group units, new coordinates of a plurality of customers in front of the cash register counter 11 are recognized as position information in the determination process of the authentication process (s20). Then, in the determination process of the specific process (s30), it is determined whether or not any of the new coordinates of the plurality of customers is within the coordinate range corresponding to the front area of any of the settlement devices 30. Specifically, when the new coordinates of any of the customers are within the coordinate range corresponding to the front area of the settlement device 30a, it is assumed that the customer is the settlement person in the group and the settlement device 30a is selected. judge. On the other hand, if the new coordinates of all the customers in the group are not within any of the coordinate ranges, it is assumed that the group is moving, and the image acquisition process is executed again in order.

<Modification 2>
The camera 60 of the above embodiment may be an infrared camera. Further, it may be thermography. When an infrared camera or thermography is used, it is possible to recognize a customer and track the customer even in a dark store.

<Modification 3>
In the first embodiment, the customer is recognized based on the difference image, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the customer may be recognized based on the characteristics of the person included in the image acquired from the camera 60. For example, the server 50 may include a machine learning unit, and the server 50 may input an image acquired from the camera 60 to the machine learning unit and acquire the coordinates of a person from the machine learning unit. In addition, the machine learning unit has input image data of a large number of people as teacher data, and based on the characteristics of the person obtained by learning based on the teacher data, the person from the image of the camera 60. Is to be detected.

<Modification example 4>
In the above embodiment, one camera 60 for capturing the accounting area is used, but a plurality of cameras 60 may be provided. In this embodiment, the server 50 connects images received from a plurality of cameras 60 to generate one image, and then executes recognition processing, specific processing, and opening / closing processing based on the images.

<Modification 5>
The position of the camera 60 in the above embodiment is not limited to the ceiling of the store, and may be provided on the wall of the store. Further, the cameras 60 may be provided at a plurality of places such as the ceiling and walls of the store.

<Modification 6>
The registration device 10 of the above embodiment was installed on the stationary cash register counter 11, but it is also installed on the movable cash register counter installed in the store depending on the congestion situation in the store. It may be an embodiment.

<Modification 7>
The registration device 10 may be provided in the shopping cart. That is, the registration device includes a barcode reader attached to the shopping cart and a small tablet terminal, and the small tablet terminal displays product information corresponding to the identification information acquired from the barcode reader. I do not care. Similarly, the registration device may be provided in the shopping cart in the store.

<Modification 8>
The cashier counter 11 on which the registration device 10 of the above embodiment is installed may be provided with a conveyor for transporting goods. In such an embodiment, the bar code reader 13 (reading unit 15) of the registration device 10 is provided in the transport path of the conveyor and is installed so as to read the bar code of the product transported by the conveyor. The barcode reader 13 can be provided on any or all of the upper side, both sides, and the lower side of the conveyor. The customer places the product upstream of the conveyor and collects the product downstream of the conveyor. A liquid crystal display 23 (presentation unit 20) of the registration device 10 is provided downstream of the conveyor, and the customer selects and pays the payment device 30 after confirming the accounting information on the liquid crystal display 23.

<Modification 9>
The registration device 10 of the above embodiment uses a barcode reader 13 as a reading unit 15 to read information from a barcode attached to a product, but the reading unit 15 is not limited to the barcode reader 13 and is a product. It may be an RFID reader that reads information from the RF tag attached to. As such an RFID reader, a plate-shaped RFID reader embedded in the cash register counter 11 of the above embodiment or an RFID reader provided on the side of the conveyor of the above-mentioned modification can be used. Further, an RFID reader having a reading space for accommodating a shopping cart may be used.

<Modification 10>
The cash register system 1 of the above embodiment includes one registration device 10 and two (plural) settlement devices 30, but includes a plurality of registration devices 10 and a plurality of settlement devices 30. It may be a cash register system provided. Further, the cash register system may include a plurality of registration devices 10 and a larger number of settlement devices 30 than the registration devices 10.

<Modification 11>
The display 34 of the settlement device 30 includes a touch panel, and the touch panel may be operated to perform a payment operation. Further, a camera may be provided instead of the touch panel, and the payment operation may be performed by detecting the motion of the customer C.

<Modification 12>
In the above embodiment, a cash settlement machine has been described as an example of the settlement device 30 which is a payment unit. However, the settlement device 30 includes a cash payment unit that pays by cash, a card payment unit that pays by credit card, and the like. It may be a device having an electronic money payment unit that pays with electronic money. In addition, a cash settlement device 30 that can only make payments in cash, a card settlement device 30 that can only make payments by credit card, and an electronic money settlement device 30 that can make payments with electronic money. And, you may put it side by side.

<Modification 13>
In the above embodiment, the payment unit 30 is installed at a position away from the cashier counter 11 (registration device 10), but the present invention is not limited to such an embodiment. For example, in addition to the settlement device 30 of the embodiment, another payment unit, the settlement device 30, may be installed in the vicinity of the cashier counter 11. In such an embodiment, in order to smoothly make payments at the cashier counter 11, it is preferable to install a payment device 30 capable of paying by credit card or electronic money in the vicinity of the cashier counter 11.

<Modification 14>
In the above embodiment, the gate 70 is opened and closed based on the permission from the server 50, but the present invention is not limited to this, and an alarm may be issued based on an alarm command from the server 50. That is, the server 50 transmits a command to the gate 70 to issue an alarm when the payment flag corresponding to the position coordinates of the customer C leaving the store is not set, and the gate 70 includes a speaker and the server 50. The mode may be such that the alarm is output from the speaker according to the alarm command from.

<Modification 15>
In the above embodiment, the recognition unit and the specific unit are provided in the server 50, but the recognition unit and the specific unit may be provided in the registration device 10 or the settlement device 30. Further, the server 50 is not limited to a single device, but includes one server having a determination unit and another server having a storage unit for storing a sales management table, and one server and another server cooperate with each other. It doesn't matter what you do.

<Modification 16>
The cash register system and the gate system of the above embodiment may have a function of canceling the purchase of a part or all of the products read and registered by the cash register counter 11. For example, a service counter is provided near the checkout device 30, and a cancellation device is installed on the service counter. The configuration of the cancellation device is the same as that of the registration device 10, and includes a bar code reader for reading the bar code of the product and a tablet terminal to which the bar code reader is connected, and the tablet terminal is from the bar code reader. The product information corresponding to the acquired identification information is transmitted to the server 50 as the product information to be canceled. When the server 50 acquires the product information to be canceled, the server 50 deletes the product to be canceled from the accounting information associated with the position coordinates of the customer included in the area of the service counter and updates the accounting information. Since the canceling device has the same configuration as the registration device 10, the canceling function may be included in the registration device 10.

<Modification 17>
The cash register system and the gate system of the above-described embodiment may have a function of temporarily holding payment. Specifically, a service counter is provided near the checkout device 30, and a ticketing device is provided on the service counter. The ticket-issuing device is a device that issues a receipt with a hold ID printed on it with a barcode or the like. For example, if a customer forgets his wallet in his car or home, he gets a receipt from the ticketing device to temporarily put the payment on hold. The ticket issuing device transmits the hold ID printed on the receipt to the server 50. When the server 50 receives the hold ID, the server 50 stores the hold ID in association with the accounting information corresponding to the position coordinates of the customer included in the area of the service counter, and stops the tracking of the position coordinates. Since the customer is not tracked by the server 50, the gate can be freely entered and exited. A reading device is installed at the service counter, and when the customer releases the hold of payment, the reading device is made to read the hold ID of the receipt. The reading device is communicably connected to the server 50 and transmits the read hold ID to the server 50. When the server 50 receives the hold ID from the reader, it acquires the coordinates of the customer in front of the service counter, associates the accounting information corresponding to the hold ID with the coordinates of the customer, and monitors the movement of the customer. As the hold ID, not only a barcode but also a communication device such as an RF tag or a beacon may be used. Further, instead of issuing the hold ID by the ticket issuing device, the feature points acquired by face authentication based on the image captured by the camera may be stored in association with the accounting information.

<Modification 18>
In the above embodiment, the cash register system 1 in a store such as a supermarket has been described as an example, but it may be adopted as a cash register system in a restaurant. When used as a cash register system in a restaurant, the tablet terminal 14 for performing an order installed at each table functions as a presentation unit 20 for presenting the ordered menu and its charge to the customer. Then, the settlement device 30 is installed near the entrance / exit of the restaurant. The camera is installed on the ceiling of the restaurant. In the memory of the server 50, an in-store image in a state where there is no customer is stored as background data, and a difference image between the background data and the image received from the camera is generated in the difference processing of the recognition process and the specific process. Then, in the coordinate acquisition process of the recognition process and the specific process, the position coordinates of the customer are acquired based on the difference image. In the determination process of the recognition process, the position coordinates of the customer near the tablet presenting the accounting information are recognized, and in the determination process of the specific process, the position coordinates of the customer are tracked to specify the settlement device 30. ..

<Modification 19>
The above embodiment may be used for a purchase system for second-hand goods and the like. That is, it is equipped with a registration device that functions as a presenting unit that presents accounting information regarding the purchase of used goods brought in to customers, a payment machine that functions as a payment unit that pays for the purchase of used goods, and a server. , The server has a recognition unit that recognizes a customer to whom accounting information regarding purchase is presented, and the specific unit that identifies the payment machine in which the recognized customer is located, and presents the accounting information. It may be a system that transfers to the specified payment machine.

1 Cash register system 20 Presentation section 33 Payment section 34 Display (display section)
50 Server (device)
51 Memory (storage unit)
54 Recognition unit 55 Specific unit 60 Camera 100 Gate system

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A presentation unit that presents accounting information about accounting to customers,
The payment department that pays the accounting and
A recognition unit that recognizes the customer to whom the accounting information is presented,
A specific part that identifies the payment part where the recognized customer is located, and
Equipped with
A cash register system comprising transferring the presented accounting information to the specified payment unit. The cash register system according to claim 1, further comprising one or both of the presentation unit and the payment unit. The cash register system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein one or both of the presentation unit and the payment unit are movable. A camera that captures the presentation unit and the payment unit is provided.
13. The described cash register system. The cash register system according to claim 4, wherein the camera is an infrared camera. The cash register system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising a display unit for displaying the accounting information when the customer pays for the accounting. The recognition unit recognizes a plurality of the customers, and the recognition unit recognizes the plurality of customers.
The cash register system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the specific unit identifies the payment unit in which any of the plurality of customers is located. It is equipped with a storage unit that stores the accounting information.
The cash register system according to claim 1, wherein the storage unit stores that payment has been made in the payment unit in association with accounting information. The payment unit
A first payment unit provided at a position away from the presentation unit,
A second payment unit provided at the same position as the presentation unit,
A cash register system. The cash register system according to any one of claims 1 to 9.
The gate that works with the cash register system and
Equipped with
The gate is a gate system, characterized in that the recognized customer is passed through, provided that the payment has been made at the payment unit. An apparatus having the recognition unit and the identification unit according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the accounting information is transferred to the specified payment unit.

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