JP2022113866A - Accounting device and program therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To save time and labor related to settlement for a transaction content changed by resumed registration even when input of cash is canceled to resume the transaction of the transaction content.

SOLUTION: An accounting device of an embodiment includes registration means, taking-in means, resumption control means and settlement means. The taking-in means takes in cash input by a settling person. The resumption control means resumes registration processing while the taken-in cash is held, in response to interruption operation performed before settlement operation performed after the completion of the registration processing by the registration means. In response to the settlement operation performed after the completion of the registration processing resumed under control by the resumption control means, the settlement means performs settlement of payment of the transaction registered by the registration means from an input amount, which is an amount obtained by adding an amount of the held cash to an amount of cash taken in until the settlement operation is performed after the completion of the resumed registration processing.

SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

COPYRIGHT: (C)2022,JPO&INPIT

Description

An embodiment of the present invention relates to an accounting device and its program.

In the semi-self accounting device, transaction details are registered according to the operation of the store clerk. When the store clerk completes the registration of transaction details and performs an operation for starting payment, the accounting device enters a state of accepting cash input by the customer. When cash is inserted by a customer, the accounting device takes it in and counts the amount of money inserted. The accounting device settles the settlement amount from the input amount in response to the customer's operation of instructing the execution of settlement after the input amount exceeds the registered transaction settlement amount.
When checking out using such a checkout device, the customer may request a change in transaction details after starting to deposit cash. For example, after starting to deposit cash, the customer realizes that the amount of money on hand is less than the settlement amount, and cancels the purchase of a part of the merchandise.

In order to cope with such a case, the checkout device has a function of canceling cash taking-in and returning to a state of registering transaction details. When the accounting device stops taking in cash, it pays out the amount of cash that has been input up to that point.
For this reason, in order to settle the transaction with the changed transaction details, the customer had to start over from the beginning.

Under these circumstances, it has been desired to save the trouble of inputting cash for settlement of transaction contents changed by the resumed registration even when the registration of transaction contents is resumed after canceling the insertion of cash.

JP 2016-27449 A

The problem to be solved by the present invention is that even if the registration of transaction details is resumed after canceling the payment of cash, it is possible to save the trouble of inserting cash for the settlement of the transaction details changed by the resumed registration. It is to provide an accounting device and its program.

The accounting device of the embodiment comprises registration means, acquisition means, restart control means, and settlement means. The registration means performs a registration process for registering the details of transactions to be settled. The taking means takes in cash input by the payer. The restart control means is fetched by the fetching means in response to the execution of the predetermined interruption operation after the completion of the registration process by the registration means and before the execution of the predetermined settlement operation. To resume registration processing by a registration means while holding cash. In response to a settlement operation being performed after the registration processing resumed under the control of the resuming control means, the settlement method shall be processed between the completion of the resumed registration processing and the settlement operation. An amount obtained by adding the amount of retained cash to the amount of cash taken in by the receiving means is used as the amount of money to be input, and the price of the transaction registered by the registering means is settled from the amount of money to be input.

1 is a perspective view showing an appearance configuration of a checkout device according to an embodiment; FIG. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the main circuit configuration of the accounting device shown in FIG. 1; FIG. 3 is a flowchart of information processing in the first embodiment of the CPU in FIG. 2; FIG. The figure which shows the operation screen as an example. FIG. 3 is a flow chart of information processing in the second embodiment of the CPU in FIG. 2; FIG.

Several embodiments will be described below with reference to the drawings.
In the embodiment described below, a customer acts as a settlement person and accounts for a transaction of buying and selling commodities.

[First Embodiment]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the external configuration of a checkout device 1 according to the embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the essential circuitry of the checkout apparatus 1. As shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 1, accounting device 1 includes POS (point of sales) terminal 10 and change machine 20 . The POS terminal 10 performs registration processing of merchandise sales data. The change machine accepts cash payment and dispenses change. The POS terminal 10 is placed on a checkout counter (checkout counter) 30 . The change machine 20 is embedded in the counter 3 with a coin inlet 21, a coin outlet 22, a bill inlet 23 and a bill outlet 24 exposed.

The checkout counter 30 separates a space in which a salesclerk who operates the POS terminal 10 works and a passage through which a customer who pays the bill passes. In FIG. 1, the front side of the checkout table 30 is the passageway for customers, and the opposite side is the work space for the store clerk. As illustrated, the checkout counter 30 is installed such that the exposed coin inlet 21, coin outlet 22, bill inlet 23, and bill outlet 24 face the customer passage.

The POS terminal 10 includes a main body 11 having a control circuit 100 shown in FIG. Including devices. Note that the keyboard 12 is not shown in FIG. 1, but is shown in FIG.
The keyboard 12 is attached to the main body 11 in such a manner that it can be easily operated by a store clerk in the work space.

The first touch panel 13 has a display device such as a liquid crystal display, and a touch sensor arranged over the display surface of the display device. The first touch panel 13 is attached to the main body 11 with the display surface facing the work space so that the store clerk can check the information displayed on the display surface.
The second touch panel 14 has a display device such as a liquid crystal display, and a touch sensor arranged over the display surface of the display device. The second touch panel 14 is attached to the main body 11 with the display surface facing the customer passage so that the customer can check the information displayed on the display surface. That is, the first touch panel 13 and the second touch panel 14 are arranged in the upper space of the counter 30 with their display surfaces directed in opposite directions.

The receipt printer 15 prints receipt print data with a print head while the belt-shaped receipt paper is conveyed to the receipt issuing port 15a. The receipt printer 15 issues a receipt by cutting the printed receipt paper ejected from the receipt issuing port 15a with a cutter. The receipt printer 15 is attached to the main body 11 with the receipt issuing port 15a directed toward the customer passage so that the customer can directly take the issued receipt.

The change dispenser 20 includes a coin safe that stores coins by denomination and a banknote safe that stores bills by denomination. The change machine 20 takes in the coins inserted into the coin inlet 21, identifies the denominations, and stores them in the coin safe by denomination. The change machine 20 takes in the banknotes inserted into the banknote deposit port 23, identifies the denominations, and stores the banknotes in the banknote safe by denomination. The change machine 20 discharges coins or banknotes stored in the coin safe or the banknote safe from the coin dispensing port 22 or the banknote dispensing port 24 in response to a dispensing command from the POS terminal 10 . As such a change machine 20, a well-known automatic change machine can be applied. In other words, the change dispenser 20 functions as a taking-in means and a dispensing means.

As shown in FIG. 2, the control circuit 100 includes a CPU (central processing unit) 101, a ROM (read-only memory) 102, a RAM (random-access memory) 103, an auxiliary storage device 104, a clock section 105, a communication interface 106, It includes a keyboard controller 107 , touch panel controllers 108 and 109 , a printer controller 110 , a scanner interface 111 and a change dispenser interface 112 . The control circuit 100 is configured by connecting these elements with a system transmission line 113 including an address bus, a data bus, and the like. In particular, a computer for controlling the POS terminal 10 is configured by connecting the CPU 101, ROM 102, RAM 103, and auxiliary storage device 104 via a system transmission line 113. FIG.

The CPU 101 corresponds to the central portion of the computer. Based on the operating system, middleware, and application programs stored in the ROM 102 and RAM 103 , the CPU 101 controls each section to realize various functions of the POS terminal 10 .

The ROM 102 corresponds to the main memory portion of the computer. ROM 102 stores the operating system. The ROM 102 may store the above middleware or application programs. The ROM 102 may store data referred to when the CPU 101 performs various processes.

The RAM 103 corresponds to the main memory portion of the computer. The RAM 103 stores data referred to when the CPU 101 performs various processes. The RAM 103 is also used as a so-called work area for storing data temporarily used when the CPU 101 performs various processes.

Auxiliary storage device 104 corresponds to the auxiliary storage portion of the computer. The auxiliary storage device 104 stores data used when the CPU 101 performs various processes, or data generated by the processes performed by the CPU 101 . As the auxiliary storage device 104, for example, an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), a hard disc drive (HDD), or a solid state drive (SSD) can be used.

The clock unit 105 functions as a time information source for the POS terminal 10 .
The communication interface 106 performs data communication according to a predetermined communication protocol with an external device such as a server connected via a communication network such as a LAN (local area network).

The keyboard controller 107 controls the keyboard 12 and receives from the keyboard 12 key signals corresponding to keys operated by the operator.

The touch panel controller 108 controls display on the display device of the first touch panel 13 . Further, the touch panel controller 108 detects touch position coordinates on the screen of the display device of the first touch panel 13 based on a signal from the touch sensor of the first touch panel 13 .

The touch panel controller 109 controls display on the display device of the second touch panel 14 . Further, the touch panel controller 109 detects touch position coordinates on the screen of the display device of the second touch panel 14 based on a signal from the touch sensor of the second touch panel 14 .
The printer controller 110 outputs receipt print data to the receipt printer 15 and controls receipt issuing operations.

A scanner interface 111 connects a scanner 16 for optically reading code symbols such as bar codes and two-dimensional data codes. The scanner interface 111 acquires code symbol data read by the scanner 16 by exchanging data signals with the scanner 16 . The scanner 16 may be a stationary scanner or a handy scanner.

The change dispenser interface 112 connects the change dispenser 20 . The change dispenser interface 112 receives data on the amount of money deposited into the change dispenser 20 from the change dispenser 20 by exchanging data signals with the change dispenser 20 . In addition, the change dispenser interface 112 sends data related to payment such as change data to the change dispenser 20 to control payment from the change dispenser 20 .

Next, the operation of the checkout apparatus 1 configured as above will be described.
The accounting device 1 has a plurality of business modes like existing devices of the same type. When the accounting device 1 is activated in one of these business modes for accounting processing, the CPU 101 starts information processing according to the application program stored in the ROM 102 or the auxiliary storage device 104. . Note that the content of the information processing described below is merely an example, and various processing that can obtain similar results can be used as appropriate.

The application program is typically stored in ROM 102 or auxiliary storage device 104 when accounting device 1 is transferred to its user. However, an application program transferred to the user may be written in the auxiliary storage device 104 separately from the hardware of the accounting device 1 . However, in this case, the ROM 102 or the auxiliary storage device 104 of the accounting device 1 to be transferred may store an application program of the same type with a different version from the above application program, or may not store such a program. good too. In the former case, the application program transferred to the user separately from the hardware of accounting apparatus 1 and written in auxiliary storage device 104 is used instead of the same type of application program of a different version. The application program can be transferred by recording it on a removable recording medium such as a magnetic disk, magneto-optical disk, optical disk, or semiconductor memory, or by communication via a network.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart of information processing by the CPU 101 based on the above application program.
As Act 1 , the CPU 101 clears the product list stored in the RAM 103 or the auxiliary storage device 104 .
In Act 2, the CPU 101 waits for a product addition operation to add the purchased product to the product list. Then, the CPU 101 determines Yes when a predetermined operation such as reading the bar code of the purchased product with the scanner 16 is performed, and proceeds to Act3.
As Act 3, the CPU 101 updates the product list so as to add the product code input by the above operation.

As Act 4, the CPU 101 confirms whether or not a product addition operation has been performed. If the operation has not been performed, the CPU 101 determines No, and proceeds to Act5.
In Act 5, the CPU 101 confirms whether or not a product deletion operation has been performed to delete the registered purchased product from the product list. If the operation has not been performed, the CPU 101 determines No, and proceeds to Act6.
As Act 6, the CPU 101 confirms whether or not a subtotal has been instructed. Then, if the instruction has not been given, the CPU 101 determines No, and returns to Act4.
Thus, in Act4-Act6, the CPU 101 waits for any one of the product addition operation, product deletion operation, and subtotal instruction. Then, when the product addition operation is performed, the CPU 101 executes the process of Act 3 again. On the other hand, the CPU 101, for example, selects one of the products and, if an operation for instructing deletion thereof is performed, for example, using the keyboard 12, determines Yes in Act 5, and proceeds to Act 7. and proceed.

As Act7, the CPU 101 updates the product list to delete the product for which deletion has been instructed. After that, the CPU 101 returns to the standby state of Act4-Act6.

The store clerk repeats the product addition operation and, if necessary, performs the product deletion operation so that the product list reflects the actual purchased products. This state is a product registration state, and is a state in which the content of the transaction is registered. Thus, the processing of Act2-Act5 and Act6 corresponds to registration processing for registering the details of transactions to be settled. In other words, the CPU 101 executes information processing based on the application program, so that the computer having the CPU 101 as its central part functions as a registration means.

When the merchandise list reflects the actual purchased merchandise, the salesclerk uses the keyboard 12 or the first touch panel 13 to indicate a subtotal. Then, the CPU 101 determines Yes in Act6, and proceeds to Act8.

As Act 8, the CPU 101 confirms whether or not a deposit start instruction has been given. If the CPU 101 has not issued the instruction, the CPU 101 determines No, and proceeds to Act9.
In Act 9, the CPU 101 confirms whether or not a cash total instruction has been given. If the instruction has not been given, the CPU 101 determines No, and returns to Act8.
Thus, in Act 8 and Act 9, the CPU 101 waits for a deposit start instruction or a cash total instruction.

If the customer wishes to pay in cash and to use the change dispenser 20, the clerk instructs the start of payment using the keyboard 12 or the first touch panel 13. - 特許庁Then, the CPU 101 determines Yes in Act8, and proceeds to Act10.
As Act10, the CPU 101 activates the change dispenser 20. FIG. As a result, the change dispenser 20 becomes ready to receive money. When the customer inserts money into the coin deposit port 21 and bill deposit port 23, the change machine 20 takes in the money and counts the amount of money deposited.

As Act11, the CPU 101 confirms whether or not a payment instruction has been issued. If the instruction is not given, the CPU 101 determines No, and proceeds to Act12.
In Act 12, the CPU 101 confirms whether or not an interruption instruction has been issued. If the instruction is not given, the CPU 101 determines No, and proceeds to Act13.
As Act13, the CPU 101 confirms whether or not a cancellation instruction has been given. If the CPU 101 has not issued the instruction, the CPU 101 determines No, and returns to Act11.
Thus, in Act11-Act13, the CPU 101 waits for a payment instruction, an interruption instruction, or a cancellation instruction.

For example, the CPU 101 causes the second touch panel 14 to display an operation screen for the customer to perform each of the above instructions when the change machine 20 is accepting money insertion.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an operation screen SC1 as an example.
The operation screen SC1 includes character strings CS11, CS12, CS13 and buttons B1, B2, B3. The character string CS11 represents the amount of cash to be put in as the price, that is, the settlement amount. The character string CS12 represents the current investment amount. The character string CS13 represents the amount of change when the settlement is executed at this time. The button B1 is a button for instructing payment. Button B2 is a button for giving a cancellation instruction. The button B3 is a button for instructing interruption.

The customer touches the button B1 when settling the price based on the current amount of money invested. In other words, touching the button B1 is an example of a payment operation. The customer touches the button B2 when wanting to invalidate the cash input up to this point and return to the product registration state. In other words, touching the button B2 is an example of a cancel operation. The customer touches the button B3 when he/she wants to suspend the cash input state up to the present time and return to the product registration state. In other words, touching the button B3 is an example of an interruption operation. Note that the CPU 101 may invalidate the touch of the button B1 or not display the button B1 when the amount of money inserted is less than the amount of payment.

If the button B2 is touched, the CPU 101 determines YES in Act13, and proceeds to Act14.
As Act 14, the CPU 101 performs refund processing. Specifically, the CPU 101 causes the change dispenser 20 to dispense the amount of money currently inserted, and clears the inserted amount counted by the change dispenser 20 to zero. After that, the CPU 101 returns to the standby state of Act4-Act6, that is, to the product registration state.

On the other hand, if the button B3 is touched during the standby state of Act11-Act13, the CPU 101 determines Yes in Act12. In this case, the CPU 101 passes Act14 and returns to the standby state of Act4-Act6. In other words, the CPU 101 returns to the product registration state without paying out money and while maintaining the amount of money inserted that is being counted by the change dispenser 20 . As a result of the CPU 101 executing information processing based on the application program, the computer having the CPU 101 as its central part functions as restart control means for restarting the registration process while withholding the cash already taken in.

If the button B1 is touched during the standby state of Act11-Act13, the CPU 101 determines YES in Act11 and proceeds to Act15. When the CPU 101 is in the standby state of Act8 and Act9 and the cash total is instructed, the CPU 101 determines Yes in Act9, and proceeds to Act15 in this case as well.

In Act 15, the CPU 101 executes settlement processing. Specifically, the CPU 101 deducts the price from the amount of money inserted that is counted by the change dispenser 20 when the process proceeds from Act 11 to Act 15 . In addition, when the operation is performed in the order of "product registration"→"subtotal instruction"→"payment start instruction" in the state where the cash input state up to the present time is suspended, the change machine 20 will be used to add additional cash. It will be ready to accept input. When the customer newly inserts cash in this state, the amount of money inserted is added to the reserved amount of money inserted. Then, the price is deducted from the investment amount finally obtained by such addition. In other words, the transaction amount is settled from the input amount, which is the sum of the amount of cash taken in after the restarted registration process is completed and the settlement instruction is issued, plus the amount withheld. be. Thus, the CPU 101 executes the control processing based on the application program, so that the computer having the CPU 101 as its central part functions as a settlement means. Further, when proceeding from Act 9 to Act 15, the CPU 101 deducts the price from the deposit amount input by the clerk when instructing the cash total. Then, the CPU 101 ejects the change from the change dispenser 20 when change is generated. When proceeding from Act 9 to Act 15, the CPU 101 causes a change machine separately connected to the POS terminal 10 and directed to the clerk to discharge change, or causes the POS terminal 10 to be separately connected to the clerk side to discharge change. A directed money drawer may be opened. Further, the CPU 101 may not accept the cash total instruction when the operation is performed in the order of "product registration"→"subtotal instruction" while the cash input state up to the present time is suspended. In this case, the CPU 101 may wait for a deposit start instruction, or may automatically determine Yes in Act8.

As Act16, the CPU 101 issues a receipt. Specifically, the CPU 101 generates receipt print data representing the content of the transaction, the result of settlement, etc., and instructs the receipt printer 15 to print this receipt image.
The CPU 101 then returns to Act1 to prepare for the start of accounting for the next transaction.

As described above, according to the checkout device 1, even after the customer has started to put cash into the change machine 20, the customer can suspend the state of putting cash into the change machine 20 by touching the button B3. You can return to the product registration state. After that, if the store clerk gives the instruction to start depositing again, the customer can continue to deposit cash from the above-mentioned suspended cash deposit situation. On the other hand, if the customer touches the button B2 after once starting to insert cash into the change dispenser 20, the amount already inserted is dispensed from the change dispenser 20, and the product registration state is returned to. . Therefore, if the store clerk issues a deposit start instruction again after this, the customer has to re-insert cash into the change dispenser 20 from the beginning. Therefore, if the customer wants to add or delete purchased products after starting to insert cash into the change machine 20, the customer touches the button B3. It is possible to reduce the time and effort required for subsequent cash insertion.

Further, according to the checkout device 1, the customer can invalidate the cash input up to that point by touching the button B2, and then restart the cash input from the beginning.

(Second embodiment)
The main hardware configuration of the accounting device 1 may be the same between the first embodiment and the second embodiment. The difference between the first embodiment and the second embodiment of the accounting device 1 is the contents of the application programs stored in the ROM 102 or the auxiliary storage device 104 . Accordingly, the content of information processing performed by the CPU 101 based on the application program differs between the first embodiment and the second embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flow chart of information processing of the CPU 101 in the second embodiment based on the application program. Among the operations shown in FIG. 5, the same operations as those in FIG. 3 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and descriptions thereof are omitted.

In the second embodiment, the CPU 101 performs Act1-Act12 in the same manner as in the first embodiment. If the CPU 101 determines No in Act12, it returns to Act11 without proceeding to Act13. That is, in Act11 and Act12, the CPU 101 waits for settlement instructions and suspension instructions, but does not wait for cancellation instructions. Therefore, the CPU 101 omits the button B2 shown in FIG. 4 from the screen displayed on the second touch panel 14 in this standby state.

On the other hand, in the second embodiment, after the CPU 101 updates the product list to delete the product whose deletion has been instructed in Act7, the standby state of Act4-Act6 is maintained as in the first embodiment. instead of returning to Act21.

In Act21, the CPU 101 confirms whether or not all the products that have been registered for purchase have been deleted. Specifically, the CPU 101 confirms whether or not even one product code is included in the product list. If the product list contains at least one product code, the CPU 101 determines No, and returns to the standby state of Act4-Act6. However, if the product list does not include even one product code, the CPU 101 determines Yes in Act 21 and proceeds to Act 22 .

As Act22, the CPU 101 performs refund processing. Specifically, the CPU 101 first confirms whether or not the amount of money that has been put in that is being counted by the change machine 20 is zero. If the inserted amount is not zero, the CPU 101 causes the change dispenser 20 to pay out the same amount of money as the inserted amount, and clears the inserted amount counted by the change dispenser 20 to zero. If the inserted amount counted by the change machine 20 is zero, the CPU 101 ends this Act 22 as it is. After that, the CPU 101 returns to the standby state of Act4-Act6. However, the CPU 101 may return to the standby state of Act2 at this time.

In this way, the CPU 101 causes the change machine 20 to pay out the reserved amount of money when the amount of money to be settled becomes zero due to the disappearance of the merchandise registered in the merchandise list. As a result of the CPU 101 executing information processing based on the application program, the computer having the CPU 101 as its central portion functions as payout control means.

In other words, when returning to the product registration state after the start of cash insertion, in the first embodiment, the customer could choose whether to refund the cash at that point or to reserve the status of cash insertion. On the other hand, in the second embodiment, the cash input status is always reserved. In the second embodiment, when all the registered products are deleted by the product deletion operation performed in the returned product registration state as described above, the deposited cash is automatically refunded. done.

Thus, if the customer only wants to delete some of the registered commodities or add purchased commodities, he or she can continue the subsequent cash input work from the interrupted state. It can save time and effort.

According to the checkout device 1 of the second embodiment, the customer needs to press the buttons B2 and B3 separately as in the first embodiment in order to return to the product registration state after starting cash insertion. Therefore, the operation is simpler than in the first embodiment. However, in the second embodiment, it is not possible to refund the cash that has already been inserted when returning to the product registration state, and the first embodiment is more flexible in response to customer needs.

This embodiment can be modified in various ways as follows.

Act21 and Act22 shown in FIG. 5 can be added and executed without omitting Act13 shown in FIG. 3 in the first embodiment. In this way, when the customer returns to the product registration state after starting cash insertion, the customer can select whether or not to refund the cash at that time, as in the first embodiment. Further, if the customer chooses to withhold the cash input status, the deposited cash is automatically refunded in response to the deletion of all of the registered products.

It can also be implemented as a self-service checkout device in which the customer performs the product addition operation. In this case, the product deletion operation by the customer may be accepted, or the product deletion operation by the customer may not be accepted. If the product deletion operation by the customer is not to be accepted, Act5 and Act7 in FIG. 3 or FIG. Act5 and Act7 may be left as they are.

Transactions to be settled are not limited to sales of products, and may be arbitrary transactions such as delivery and receipt of services, for example.

Each function realized by the CPU 101 through control processing can be partially or wholly realized by hardware that executes information processing not based on a program, such as a logic circuit. Further, each of the functions described above can be implemented by combining hardware such as the logic circuit described above with software control.

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

1 Accounting device 10 POS terminal 11 Main body 12 Keyboard 13 First touch panel 14 Second touch panel 15 Receipt printer 16 Scanner 20 Change dispenser 21 Coin deposit Port 22...Coin outlet 23...Bill deposit outlet 24...Bill outlet 100...Control circuit 101...CPU 102...ROM 103...RAM 104...Auxiliary storage device 105...Clock unit 106... communication interface, 107... keyboard controller, 108... touch panel controller, 109... touch panel controller, 110... printer controller, 111... scanner interface, 112... change dispenser interface, 113... system transmission line.

The accounting device of the embodiment comprises registration means, acquisition means, restart control means , display means, and payment means. The registration means performs a registration process for registering the details of transactions to be settled. The taking means takes in cash input by the payer. The restart control means is fetched by the fetching means in response to the execution of the predetermined interruption operation after the completion of the registration process by the registration means and before the execution of the predetermined settlement operation. To resume registration processing by a registration means while holding cash. The display means displays the amount of money to be deposited and the amount of money that has been deposited. The sum of the amount of cash taken in by the taking-in means and the amount of cash held until settlement operation is performed is displayed as the amount of money put in.例文帳に追加In response to a settlement operation being performed after the registration processing resumed under the control of the resuming control means, the settlement method shall be processed between the completion of the resumed registration processing and the settlement operation. An amount obtained by adding the amount of retained cash to the amount of cash taken in by the receiving means is used as the amount of money to be input, and the price of the transaction registered by the registering means is settled from the amount of money to be input.

[First Embodiment]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the external configuration of a checkout device 1 according to the embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the essential circuitry of the checkout apparatus 1. As shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 1, accounting device 1 includes POS (point of sales) terminal 10 and change machine 20 . The POS terminal 10 performs registration processing of merchandise sales data. The change machine accepts cash payment and dispenses change. The POS terminal 10 is placed on a checkout counter (checkout counter) 30 . The change machine 20 is embedded in the counter 30 with the coin inlet 21, the coin outlet 22, the bill inlet 23 and the bill outlet 24 exposed.

While several embodiments of the invention have been described, these embodiments have been presented by way of example and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These novel embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. These embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are included in the scope of the invention described in the claims and equivalents thereof.
The following is a supplementary description of the inventions originally claimed in this application.
[Appendix 1] registration means for performing registration processing for registering the details of transactions to be settled;
a capturing means for capturing cash deposited by a payer;
The cash taken in by the taking-in means in response to a predetermined interrupting operation being performed after the registration processing by the registering means is completed and before a predetermined settlement operation is performed. a restart control means for restarting the registration process by the registration means while holding the
in response to the payment operation being performed after the registration process restarted under the control of the restart control means is completed, after the restarted registration process is finished and before the payment operation is performed settlement means for settling the amount of the transaction registered by the registration means from the input amount, which is the sum of the amount of cash taken in by the taking-in means and the amount of the retained cash;
accounting device.
[Appendix 2] further comprising a payout means for paying out cash to the settlement person,
Further, the resuming control means, when a predetermined cancellation operation is performed before the settlement operation is performed, returns the same amount of cash as the cash taken in by the taking-in means to the paying-out means. After paying out by the registration means, the registration process is resumed,
Accounting device according to Supplementary Note 1.
[Supplementary Note 3] The settlement amount according to the content of the transaction registered by the registration process resumed under the control of the resume control means in response to the interruption operation becoming zero responsively, a payout control means for causing the payout means to pay out the same amount of cash as the reserved cash;
The accounting device of Appendix 1 or Appendix 2, further comprising:
[Appendix 4] The registration means performs the registration process according to the operation of the store clerk.
The accounting device according to any one of appendices 1 to 3, which is a semi-self system.
[Appendix 5] registration means for performing registration processing for registering the details of transactions to be settled;
a computer that controls an accounting device equipped with a receiving means for receiving cash deposited by a payer;
The cash taken in by the taking-in means in response to a predetermined interrupting operation being performed after the registration processing by the registering means is completed and before a predetermined settlement operation is performed. a restart control means for restarting the registration process by the registration means while holding the
in response to the payment operation being performed after the registration process restarted under the control of the restart control means is completed, after the restarted registration process is finished and before the payment operation is performed settlement means for settling the amount of the transaction registered by the registration means from the input amount, which is the sum of the amount of cash taken in by the taking-in means and the amount of the retained cash;
program to function as

Claims (5)

a registration means for performing a registration process for registering the details of transactions to be settled;
a capturing means for capturing cash deposited by a payer;
The cash taken in by the taking-in means in response to a predetermined interrupting operation being performed after the registration processing by the registering means is completed and before a predetermined settlement operation is performed. a restart control means for restarting the registration process by the registration means while holding the
in response to the payment operation being performed after the registration process restarted under the control of the restart control means is completed, after the restarted registration process is finished and before the payment operation is performed settlement means for settling the amount of the transaction registered by the registration means from the input amount, which is the sum of the amount of cash taken in by the taking-in means and the amount of the retained cash;
accounting device. further comprising a payout means for paying out cash to the payer,
Further, the resuming control means, when a predetermined cancellation operation is performed before the settlement operation is performed, returns the same amount of cash as the cash taken in by the taking-in means to the paying-out means. After paying out by the registration means, the registration process is resumed,
The accounting device of Claim 1. In response to the settlement amount corresponding to the content of the transaction registered by the registration process restarted under the control of the restart control means in response to the interruption operation becoming zero, a payout control means for causing the payout means to pay out the same amount of cash as the reserved cash;
3. The accounting device of claim 1 or claim 2, further comprising: 4. The checkout apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the registration means performs the registration process according to an operation by a store clerk, and is a semi-self system. a registration means for performing a registration process for registering the details of transactions to be settled;
a computer that controls an accounting device equipped with a receiving means for receiving cash deposited by a payer;
The cash taken in by the taking-in means in response to a predetermined interrupting operation being performed after the registration processing by the registering means is completed and before a predetermined settlement operation is performed. a restart control means for restarting the registration process by the registration means while holding the
in response to the payment operation being performed after the registration process restarted under the control of the restart control means is completed, after the restarted registration process is finished and before the payment operation is performed settlement means for settling the amount of the transaction registered by the registration means from the input amount, which is the sum of the amount of cash taken in by the taking-in means and the amount of the retained cash;
program to function as

Images