JP2022123086A - Tax exemption processing device, tax exemption processing method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device, a method and a program for performing a tax exemption processing by summing up an amount of purchase at a plurality of stores.

SOLUTION: In a tax exemption processing system, a CPU 210 of a POS terminal functions as a passport information acquisition unit, an article information acquisition unit, an accounting unit, a purchase information generation unit, and a transmission unit. A CPU 110 of a tax exemption processing device 100 functions as a receiving unit for receiving purchase information including information on an article purchased by a user at two or more stores, a recording unit, a passport information acquisition unit, a purchase information acquisition unit, a classification unit, and a summation unit for summing up an amount of purchase of an article for each of tax exemption sections based on the purchase information to calculate sum information.

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COPYRIGHT: (C)2022,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to an apparatus, method, and program for tax exemption processing.

In Japan and many foreign countries, it is necessary to pay taxes (consumption tax, value added tax, etc.) according to the amount of money when shopping. Furthermore, in Japan and many foreign countries, a tax exemption system has been introduced when non-residents make purchases that meet predetermined conditions for the purpose of attracting tourists. For example, in Japan, there is a tax exemption system for general goods or consumables purchased for personal use within a predetermined amount.

Currently, tax exemption procedures are often performed manually, but manual work requires a lot of time and effort to fill in the information necessary for tax exemption and calculate the amount, and it is easy for errors to occur.

The transaction processing device described in Patent Literature 1 reads passport information, determines whether or not tax exemption is possible based on the attributes of the owner of the passport and the amount of money, and performs settlement. With such technology, tax exemption procedures can be automatically performed using a machine, so manual effort and mistakes can be reduced.

JP 2016-57992 A

By the way, in Japan, in commercial facilities (for example, department stores, shopping centers) and shopping streets that include multiple stores, tax exemption may be possible by adding up the purchase amounts at the multiple stores. In addition, due to the spread of electronic commerce such as online supermarkets and mail-order sales, in the future, customers will be able to purchase money at multiple stores (for example, a group of stores run by the same owner) that meet predetermined conditions without limiting their locations. may be able to be calculated. This is convenient for the user because even if the amount of purchase per store is small, the range of amounts for tax exemption can be satisfied by summing the purchase amounts.

However, the technique described in Patent Literature 1 does not assume that the purchase amounts at a plurality of stores are added up for tax exemption processing. Therefore, the technique described in Patent Literature 1 cannot be used when tax exemption processing is performed by adding up purchase amounts at a plurality of stores.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and aims to provide a tax exemption processing device, a tax exemption processing method, and a program that can perform tax exemption processing by adding up purchase amounts at a plurality of stores. aim.

A first aspect of the present invention is a tax exemption processing device, and includes a purchase information acquisition unit that acquires a purchase price of a purchase made by a user at two or more stores and group identification information set for each store. a classification unit that divides the purchase amount into groups based on the obtained group identification information; and a determination unit that determines whether the purchase amount added up for each of the divided groups satisfies tax exemption conditions. and.

A second aspect of the present invention is a tax exemption processing method, in which a computer acquires the purchase amount of purchases made by a user at two or more stores and group identification information set for each store. a step of dividing the purchase amount into groups based on the obtained group identification information by the computer, and determining whether the purchase amount added up for each of the divided groups satisfies tax exemption conditions. and a step of determining whether or not.

A third aspect of the present invention is a program, the step of acquiring, in a computer, the purchase amount of purchases made by a user at two or more stores, and group identification information set for each store; dividing the purchase amount into groups based on the obtained group identification information; and determining whether or not the total purchase amount for each of the divided groups satisfies tax exemption conditions. Let

According to the present invention, purchase information including information on shopping at two or more stores is classified into groups according to the stores, and purchase amounts are added up for each group to determine whether tax exemption is possible. With such a configuration, the purchase amounts at a plurality of stores can be automatically summed up for tax exemption processing, and the tax exemption procedure can be easily performed.

1 is a schematic diagram of a tax exemption processing system according to a first embodiment; FIG. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram for explaining tax exemption processing according to the first embodiment; 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a tax exemption processing device and a POS terminal according to a first embodiment; FIG. 4A and 4B are schematic diagrams of purchase information, tax exemption classification information, and store information according to the first embodiment; FIG. It is a figure which shows the flowchart of the purchase information recording process which concerns on 1st Embodiment. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a flowchart of tax exemption processing according to the first embodiment; FIG. 11 is a schematic configuration diagram of a tallying device according to a second embodiment; It is a figure which shows the flowchart of the purchase information recording process which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a flowchart of tax exemption processing according to the second embodiment; It is a front view of the portable terminal which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. FIG. 11 is a schematic configuration diagram of a mobile terminal according to a third embodiment; It is a figure which shows the flowchart of the purchase information recording process which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a flowchart of tax exemption processing according to the third embodiment; 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a tax exemption processing apparatus according to each embodiment; FIG.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings, but the present invention is not limited to these embodiments. In the drawings described below, elements having the same function are denoted by the same reference numerals, and repeated description thereof may be omitted.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a tax exemption processing system 10 according to this embodiment. The tax exemption processing system 10 includes a tax exemption processing device 100 for tax exemption processing, and a POS (Point Of Sale) terminal (point of sale information management terminal) 200 for reading product information and accounting. The tax exemption processing device 100 and the POS terminal 200 are connected by wired connection or wireless connection via a network 300 such as the Internet. The tax exemption processing system 10 may include other devices such as servers and terminals.

The tax exemption processing device 100 receives and records purchase information used for tax exemption processing from the POS terminal 200 . In addition, the tax exemption processing device 100 acquires the purchase information of the user according to the operation of the user and performs tax exemption processing. The purchase information includes identification information of the user, identification information of the POS terminal 200, time of purchase, content of the item purchased, and the like. Tax exemption processing includes totaling purchase amounts from multiple stores, determining whether tax exemption is possible, and calculating and paying refunds.

The POS terminal 200 is a store terminal installed in each store for reading product information and performing checkout. One store is provided with one or a plurality of POS terminals 200 . The POS terminal 200 transmits purchase information used for tax exemption processing to the tax exemption processing device 100 .

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram for explaining tax exemption processing according to the present embodiment. Department store A1 includes stores A and B, each of which is provided with a POS terminal 200 . The shopping mall A2 also includes stores C and D, each of which is provided with a POS terminal 200 . Airport B is provided with a tax exemption processing device 100 . In this embodiment, the tax exemption processing device 100 is installed in the airport B, but it is not limited to this and may be installed in any place. Also, part of the duty-free processing device 100 (eg, display and input device) is located at airport B, and another part of duty-free processing device 100 (eg, processor, memory, and storage device) is located at a location different from airport B. may be placed.

When the user pays for shopping at each store in the department store A1 and the shopping street A2, the POS terminal 200 transmits the purchase information to the tax exemption processing device 100, and the tax exemption processing device 100 records the purchase information received from the POS terminal 200. do. The purchase information is desirably transmitted from the POS terminal 200 to the tax exemption processing apparatus 100 each time the transaction is completed. may be broken.

When the user operates the tax exemption processing device 100 at Airport B, the tax exemption processing device 100 reads purchase information associated with the user and performs tax exemption processing, which will be described later. In the tax exemption process, the purchase amounts of stores A and B included in department store A1 are added up, and the purchase amounts of stores C and D included in shopping arcade A2 are added up. Tax exemption and tax refund calculation are performed. When a refund is calculated in the tax exemption process, the tax exemption processing device 100 either pays out the refund or outputs information (documents, etc.) for the user to receive the refund at another place.

Conventionally, tax exemption procedures had to be carried out at each store or facility where shopping was done, and thus the tax exemption procedures were a lot of work for both the user and the store. According to the tax exemption process according to the present embodiment, the tax exemption process can be performed collectively by the tax exemption processing device 100 arranged at the airport B, for example, so that the labor required for the tax exemption process can be greatly reduced. Also, for example, the purchase amounts of a plurality of stores that can be combined because they are included in the same facility (here, department store A1 or shopping center A2) can be automatically added. This simplifies tax exemption procedures and reduces mistakes, and is convenient for users because it is possible to receive tax exemption even if the purchase amount at one store is less than the amount required for tax exemption. .

FIG. 3 is a schematic configuration diagram of the tax exemption processing device 100 and the POS terminal 200 according to this embodiment. The tax exemption processing device 100 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 110 , a memory 120 , a storage device 130 and a communication interface 140 . Further, the tax exemption processing device 100 includes a display 150 , an input device 160 , a passport reading device 170 , a printer 180 and a deposit/withdrawal device 190 . The duty-free processing apparatus 100 is not limited to the configuration shown in FIG. 2, and may further include other members. The duty-free processing device 100 may consist of one or more devices, or may be integrated with other devices.

Communication interface 140 is a communication unit that transmits and receives data, and is configured to be capable of executing at least one of wired communication and wireless communication. The communication interface 140 includes processors, electric circuits, antennas, connection terminals, etc. necessary for the communication system. Communication interface 140 is connected to network 300 using the communication method according to a signal from CPU 110 to perform communication.

The storage device 130 stores programs executed by the tax exemption processing device 100, data of processing results by the programs, and the like. The storage device 130 includes a read-only ROM (Read Only Memory), a readable/writable hard disk drive, a flash memory, or the like. Storage device 130 may also include a computer-readable portable storage medium such as a CD-ROM. The memory 120 includes a RAM (Random Access Memory) or the like for temporarily storing data being processed by the CPU 110 or data read from the storage device 130 .

The CPU 110 temporarily records temporary data used for processing in the memory 120, reads a program recorded in the storage device 130, and performs various calculations, controls, determinations, etc. on the temporary data according to the program. is a processor that executes the processing operations of Further, the CPU 110 records the data of the processing result in the storage device 130 and transmits the data of the processing result to the outside via the communication interface 140 .

The display 150 is a display unit that displays information to the user. As the display 150, any display device such as a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) display, a liquid crystal display, or the like may be used. Display 150 displays predetermined information such as the result of tax exemption processing according to a signal from CPU 110 . The input device 160 includes a keyboard or the like for instructing execution of tax exemption processing, receives input from the user, and transmits the input content to the CPU 110 as a signal.

The passport reader 170 is a reader that reads information on a passport as information for identifying a user. The passport reader 170 includes an imaging device such as a camera or a scanner that acquires an image of a passport using an image sensor such as a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) sensor or a CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) sensor. The passport reader 170 reads the passport information such as the user's passport number, name, country of issue, etc. written on the passport by performing OCR (Optical Character Recognition) processing on the passport image acquired by the imaging device. . A well-known technique may be used as a specific OCR process.

The passport reader 170 may read passport information from an IC (Integrated Circuit) chip mounted on the passport. In that case, the passport reader 170 is equipped with a reader that reads the recorded contents of the IC chip without contact. The passport reader 170 reads passport information such as the user's passport number, name, country of issue, etc., from the contents recorded in the IC chip of the passport acquired by the reader.

Further, the passport reader 170 may read information input by the user using the input device 160 as passport information. Also, the passport reading device 170 may be provided as a terminal separate from the tax exemption processing device 100 . In that case, the other terminal reads the passport information by the passport reading device 170 and transmits the passport information to the tax exemption processing device 100 .

The printer 180 prints the purchase information used for the tax exemption process, the result of the tax exemption process, etc. according to the signal from the CPU 110 . As the printer 180, any printing device such as a thermal printer, an inkjet printer, a laser printer, or the like may be used.

The deposit/withdrawal device 190 is a device for paying the refund calculated in the tax exemption process, holds money therein, and pays out a predetermined amount of money according to a signal from the CPU 110 . If the refund is to be paid at another location instead of the tax exemption processing device 100, the deposit/withdrawal device 190 may be omitted. In that case, for example, the printer 180 is used to print the documents for receiving the refund.

The POS terminal 200 includes a CPU 210 , a memory 220 , a storage device 230 and a communication interface 240 . Further, the POS terminal 200 includes a display 250 , an input device 260 , a passport reader 270 , a printer 280 and a product information reader 290 . The POS terminal 200 is not limited to the configuration shown in FIG. 2, and may further include other members. POS terminal 200 may consist of one or more devices, or may be integrated with other devices.

Communication interface 240 is a communication unit that transmits and receives data, and is configured to be capable of executing at least one of wired communication and wireless communication. The communication interface 240 includes processors, electric circuits, antennas, connection terminals, etc. necessary for the communication system. The communication interface 240 is connected to the network 300 using the communication method according to a signal from the CPU 210 and performs communication.

The storage device 230 stores programs executed by the POS terminal 200, data of processing results of the programs, and the like. The storage device 230 includes a read-only ROM, a readable/writable hard disk drive, flash memory, or the like. Storage device 230 may also include a computer-readable portable storage medium such as a CD-ROM. The memory 220 includes a RAM or the like that temporarily stores data being processed by the CPU 210 and data read from the storage device 230 .

The CPU 210 temporarily records temporary data used for processing in the memory 220, reads a program recorded in the storage device 230, and performs various calculations, controls, determinations, etc. on the temporary data according to the program. is a processor that executes the processing operations of The CPU 210 also records the data of the processing result in the storage device 230 and transmits the data of the processing result to the outside via the communication interface 240 .

The display 250 is a display unit that displays information to a store clerk or a user (customer). Any display device such as a CRT display, a liquid crystal display, or the like may be used as the display 250 . The display 250 displays predetermined information such as the product name and total amount according to the signal from the CPU 210 . The input device 260 includes a keyboard or the like for instructing execution of totaling and deposit/withdrawal, receives input from the store clerk, and transmits the input content to the CPU 210 as a signal.

The passport reader 270 is a reader that reads information on a user's passport. The passport reader 270 may have the same configuration as the passport reader 170 of the tax exemption processing device 100, and reads the passport information of the user from the passport image, passport IC chip, or information input using the input device 260. .

Printer 280 prints paper receipts, receipts, coupons, etc. according to signals from CPU 210 . As the printer 280, any printing device such as a thermal printer, an inkjet printer, a laser printer, or the like may be used.

The product information reading device 290 is a reading unit that reads product information, and includes any imaging device such as a CCD camera or a CMOS camera. In the present embodiment, product information includes information for identifying products (for example, an identifier such as a JAN code), and is represented using a barcode. The product information is not limited to barcodes, and may be acquired by any method such as reading IC tags attached to products, input by the input device 260, or the like. The product information reader 290 may be provided as a terminal separate from the POS terminal 200 . In that case, the other terminal reads the product information with the product information reader 290 and transmits the product information to the POS terminal 200 .

FIG. 4A is a schematic diagram of exemplary purchase information according to this embodiment. The purchase information includes the time of shopping (accounting), the POS terminal ID that identifies the POS terminal 200 used for accounting, the user's passport number, the product ID that identifies the purchased product, the price of the product, the tax amount of the product, and the like. including. Purchase information is generated by the POS terminal 200 and transmitted to the tax exemption processing device 100 . The purchase information received by the tax exemption processing device 100 is recorded in the storage device 130 .

FIG. 4B is a schematic diagram of exemplary tax exemption classification information according to this embodiment. The tax-exempt category information includes product names and tax-exempt categories associated with unique product IDs that identify each product. The merchandise ID is the same as that included in the purchase information. The tax exemption category defines, for example, which category the merchandise ID belongs to, general merchandise or consumables. In the tax exemption process according to the present embodiment, the product IDs of general goods and the product IDs of consumables are separately tabulated based on the tax exemption classification information. The tax exemption categories are not limited to those shown here, and are appropriately set according to the actual tax exemption system. Moreover, it is not necessary to provide a tax exemption category for the product. Also, the tax exemption category may include a category indicating that the product ID is exempt from tax exemption. In FIG. 4B, the tax exemption category is indicated by a character string, but information such as a code value representing the tax exemption category may be used. The tax exemption category information is recorded in advance in the storage device 130 of the tax exemption processing device 100 or the storage device 230 of the POS terminal 200 .

FIG. 4(c) is a schematic diagram of exemplary shop information according to the present embodiment. Store information includes a group ID associated with a unique POS terminal ID that identifies each POS terminal 200 . The POS terminal ID is information that identifies the store where the user has shopped. The group ID is set for each store, and is group identification information that classifies the store into groups (department stores, shopping centers, malls, etc.) to be combined. That is, the POS terminal IDs included in the facility or group to be combined are associated with a common group ID. One group ID is associated with one or more POS terminal IDs. Tax exemption processing according to the present embodiment adds up purchase information (purchase amount) of one or more POS terminal IDs associated with the same group ID (group identification information) based on store information. Store information is recorded in advance in the storage device 130 of the tax exemption processing device 100 or in the storage device 230 of the POS terminal 200 .

In FIGS. 4(a) to 4(c), purchase information, tax exemption classification information and store information are represented by character strings for visibility, but they may be represented in any data format (file format). For example, it may be binary data or text data. In addition, the purchase information, tax exemption category information and store information may be recorded in the storage device 130 as binary files or text files, or may be recorded in the storage device 130 as database tables. Purchase information, tax exemption classification information and store information are not limited to those shown here, and may be divided, merged, or include other information.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a flowchart of purchase information recording processing according to the present embodiment. The purchase information recording process is performed jointly by the tax exemption processing device 100 and the POS terminal 200 . The purchase information recording process is started, for example, when a store clerk performs a transaction start operation on the POS terminal 200 .

First, the POS terminal 200 uses the passport reading device 270 to acquire the user's passport information as information for identifying the user (customer) (step S111). Next, the POS terminal 200 uses the product information reader 290 to obtain product information of all products included in the transaction (step S112). The order of acquiring passport information in step S111 and acquiring product information in step S112 may be reversed, or may be performed in parallel.

Next, the store clerk receives the money from the user and performs an operation to execute payment on the POS terminal 200 (step S113). After completing the transaction, the POS terminal 200 generates purchase information based on the passport information acquired in step S111 and the product information acquired in step S112 (step S114). Specifically, the POS terminal 200 generates purchase information including time, POS terminal ID, user's passport number, product ID, price, and tax amount, as illustrated in FIG. 4(a).

The POS terminal 200 uses the communication interface 240 to transmit the purchase information generated in step S114 to the tax exemption processing apparatus 100, and the tax exemption processing apparatus 100 receives the purchase information from the POS terminal 200 (step S115). The tax exemption processing device 100 records the purchase information received in step S115 in the storage device 130 (step S116). In the flow chart of FIG. 5, the purchase information is transmitted and received at each checkout, but it may be performed at other timings such as every predetermined number of checkouts or at predetermined time intervals.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a flowchart of tax exemption processing according to the present embodiment. Tax exemption processing is performed by the tax exemption processing device 100 . The tax exemption process is started, for example, when the user performs an operation to start the tax exemption procedure on the tax exemption processing device 100 .

First, the tax exemption processing device 100 uses the passport reading device 170 to acquire the user's passport information as information for identifying the user (step S121). Next, based on the user's passport information (passport number) acquired in step S121, the tax exemption processing device 100 reads and acquires purchase information associated with the user from the storage device 130 (step S122).

Next, the tax exemption processing device 100 divides the purchase information (purchase amount) into groups to be combined based on the POS terminal 200 (POS terminal ID) that performed the checkout for the purchase information acquired in step S122 (step S123). Specifically, the tax exemption processing device 100 retrieves the group ID (group identification information) associated with the POS terminal ID of each purchase information from the store information illustrated in FIG. 4C recorded in the storage device 130. get. Then, the tax exemption processing device 100 classifies one or a plurality of purchase information (purchase amounts) having a POS terminal ID associated with the same group ID (group identification information) into groups as targets for summation.

The tax exemption processing device 100 adds up the purchase amounts for each tax exemption classification of the product (product ID) for the purchase information included in each group to be added up created in step S123 (step S124). In this embodiment, the duty-free categories are general goods and consumables. At this time, if the product included in the purchase information is not subject to tax exemption, the purchase information of the product is excluded from the addition. As described above, in the present embodiment, the sum of the purchase amounts is performed when the user's passport information, which is information for identifying the user, is acquired, not when the transaction shown in FIG. 5 is executed. Therefore, it is possible to add up purchase amounts across stores or POS terminals.

Specifically, the tax exemption processing device 100 acquires the tax exemption category associated with the product ID of each purchase information from the tax exemption category information illustrated in FIG. 4B recorded in the storage device 130 . Then, the tax exemption processing device 100 totals the price and the tax amount for each tax exemption classification for the purchase information included in each group. As a result of step S124, the total price and tax amount added for each group (store) to be added and for each tax exemption category are calculated. If there is no tax exemption category for the product, the purchase amount is added up for each group instead of for each tax exemption category.

The tax exemption processing device 100 determines whether or not the purchase amount added up for each group (store) and each tax exemption classification in step S124 satisfies the application conditions for tax exemption (step S125). Specifically, the tax exemption processing device 100 determines that the tax exemption condition is satisfied when the total purchase amount for each group and for each tax exemption category is within a predetermined amount range. The amount range may be set separately for each tax exemption category. For example, it may be determined that the conditions for tax exemption are satisfied when the total amount of goods whose tax exemption category is general goods for one group is 5,000 yen or more. For one group, it may be determined that the conditions for tax exemption are met when the total amount of products whose tax exemption category is consumables is 5,000 yen or more and 500,000 yen or less. Conditions for tax exemption are appropriately set according to the actual tax exemption system. As conditions for tax exemption, in addition to the total price, any information related to the products purchased by the user, such as the price of each product, the number of products, etc., may be used.

The tax exemption processing device 100 calculates a refund based on the purchase amount determined to satisfy the conditions for tax exemption in step S125 (step S126). In the present embodiment, the tax amount included in the purchase amount determined to satisfy the tax exemption condition is calculated as the refund amount. The method of calculating the refund will be set appropriately according to the actual tax exemption system.

Finally, the tax exemption processing device 100 pays out the refund calculated in step S126 using the deposit/withdrawal device 190 (step S127). If the tax exemption processing device 100 does not have a deposit/withdrawal function, the tax exemption processing device 100 may output information (documents, etc.) for the user to receive the refund at another place.

In the present embodiment, the date is not used for the totalization and tax exemption conditions for the sake of simplification. you can go Furthermore, the tax exemption processing device 100 may determine whether or not the purchase amount added up for each date satisfies the conditions for tax exemption.

In this embodiment, the CPU 110 of the tax exemption processing apparatus 100 and the CPU 210 of the POS terminal 200 are the main bodies of each step (process) included in the processing shown in FIGS. Specifically, the CPU 210 executes a passport information acquisition unit that executes step S111, a product information acquisition unit that executes step S112, an accounting unit that executes step S113, a purchase information generation unit that executes step S114, and a step S115. Acts as an executing sender. The CPU 110 includes a receiving unit that executes step S115, a recording unit that executes step S116, a passport information acquisition unit that executes step S121, a purchase information acquisition unit that executes step S122, a classification unit that executes step S123, and a classification unit that executes step S124. It functions as a summation unit that executes step S125, a determination unit that executes step S125, a calculation unit that executes step S126, and a payout unit that executes step S127. CPUs 110 and 210 read programs for executing the processes shown in FIGS. By doing so, the processing shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 is executed. Also, at least part of the processing shown in FIGS.

According to the tax exemption processing system 10 according to the present embodiment, even if the user has made tax exemption shopping at many stores, the tax exemption processing device 100 can collectively perform tax exemption procedures. It is possible to reduce the time and effort required for tax exemption procedures for both stores and stores. In addition, since the tax exemption processing system 10 can automatically add up the purchase amounts of a plurality of stores that can be added up, the tax exemption procedure is simplified and errors in the procedure can be suppressed.

(Second embodiment)
In the first embodiment, the tax exemption processing device 100 adds up the purchase amounts of each group (store). On the other hand, in this embodiment, before the purchase information is transmitted to the tax exemption processing device 100, totaling devices arranged for each group perform summation. Below, portions different from the first embodiment will be described.

In this embodiment, a tallying device 400 is provided between the tax exemption processing device 100 and the POS terminal 200 to add up the purchase amounts. The tallying device 400 is provided for each summing target group such as the department store A1 and the shopping street A2 in FIG. 2, and is connected to one or a plurality of POS terminals 200 included in the group. Then, the tallying device 400 receives the purchase information transmitted from each POS terminal 200 and adds up the purchase amounts.

FIG. 7 is a schematic configuration diagram of the tallying device 400 according to this embodiment. Aggregation device 400 includes CPU 410 , memory 420 , storage device 430 , and communication interface 440 . The counting device 400 is not limited to the configuration shown in FIG. 7, and may further include other members. Aggregation device 400 may consist of one or more devices, or may be integrated with other devices.

Communication interface 440 is a communication unit that transmits and receives data, and is configured to be capable of executing at least one of wired communication and wireless communication. The communication interface 440 includes processors, electric circuits, antennas, connection terminals, etc. necessary for the communication system. Communication interface 440 is connected to network 300 using the communication method according to a signal from CPU 410 to perform communication.

The storage device 430 stores programs executed by the totalizing device 400, data of processing results by the programs, and the like. The storage device 430 includes a read-only ROM, a readable/writable hard disk drive, flash memory, or the like. Storage device 430 may also include a computer-readable portable storage medium such as a CD-ROM. The memory 420 includes a RAM (Random Access Memory) or the like for temporarily storing data being processed by the CPU 410 or data read from the storage device 430 .

The CPU 410 temporarily records temporary data used for processing in the memory 420, reads a program recorded in the storage device 430, and performs various calculations, controls, determinations, etc. on the temporary data according to the program. is a processor that executes the processing operations of The CPU 410 also records the data of the processing result in the storage device 430 and transmits the data of the processing result to the outside via the communication interface 440 .

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a flowchart of purchase information recording processing according to the present embodiment. The purchase information recording process is performed in cooperation with the tax exemption processing device 100, the POS terminal 200, and the tallying device 400. FIG. The purchase information recording process is started, for example, when a store clerk performs a transaction start operation on the POS terminal 200 . Steps S211 to S214 are the same as steps S111 to S114 in FIG.

The tallying device 400 uses the communication interface 440 to receive the user's purchase information from the POS terminal 200 . Then, the counting device 400 adds up the purchase amount for each tax exemption category of the product (product ID) for the purchase information received from the POS terminal 200 to generate total information (step S215). The combined information includes a group ID for identifying a combined group, a user's passport number, a combined price, and a tax amount. The tax exemption classification information illustrated in FIG. At this time, if the product included in the purchase information is not subject to tax exemption, the purchase information of the product is excluded from the addition. As a result of step S215, for one or a plurality of POS terminals 200 connected to the counting device 400, the total price and tax amount added up for each tax exemption classification are calculated.

Aggregating device 400 uses communication interface 440 to transmit the purchase information generated in step S214 and the sum information calculated in step S215 to tax exemption processing device 100, and tax exemption processing device 100 transmits the purchase information and the sum from POS terminal 200. Information is received (step S216). The tax exemption processing device 100 records the purchase information and total information received in step S216 in the storage device 130 (step S217).

In the flowchart of FIG. 8, the transmission and reception of purchase information and total information are performed at each transaction, but may be performed at other timings such as every predetermined number of transactions or at predetermined times. It should be noted that if the same user makes multiple transactions, the same purchase information will be duplicated and added up. Therefore, when the tax exemption processing device 100 receives total information of the same user (passport number) from the same tallying device 400, it discards the past total information and uses only the latest total information.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a flowchart of tax exemption processing according to the present embodiment. Tax exemption processing is performed by the tax exemption processing device 100 . The tax exemption process is started, for example, when the user performs an operation to start the tax exemption procedure on the tax exemption processing device 100 . Steps S221-S222 are the same as steps S121-S122 in FIG.

The tax exemption processing device 100 reads and acquires the total information of the user from the storage device 130 based on the passport information (passport number) acquired in step S221 (step S223). The tax exemption processing device 100 determines whether or not the purchase amount totaled for each group (store) and each tax exemption classification included in the total information acquired in step S223 satisfies the conditions for applying tax exemption ( step S224). The method of determining the applicable conditions for tax exemption is the same as in step S125 of FIG. Also, steps S225 to S226 are the same as steps S126 to S127 in FIG.

In this embodiment, the CPU 110 of the tax exemption processing device 100, the CPU 210 of the POS terminal 200, and the CPU 410 of the tallying device 400 are the main bodies of each step (process) included in the processing shown in FIGS. Specifically, CPU 210 functions as a passport information acquisition unit that executes step S211, a product information acquisition unit that executes step S212, an accounting unit that executes step S213, and a purchase information generation unit that executes step S214. CPU 410 functions as a summation unit that executes step S215 and a transmission unit that executes step S216. The CPU 110 includes a receiving unit that executes step S216, a recording unit that executes step S217, a passport information acquisition unit that executes step S221, a purchase information acquisition unit that executes step S222, a total information acquisition unit that executes step S223, and a step It functions as a determination unit that executes S224, a calculation unit that executes step S225, and a payout unit that executes step S226. CPUs 110, 210, and 410 read programs for executing the processes shown in FIGS. The processing shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 is executed by controlling each part of the terminal 200 and the tallying device 400. FIG. Also, at least part of the processing shown in FIGS.

The tax exemption processing system 10 according to the present embodiment has the same effect as the first embodiment, and can transmit total information generated by the counting device 400 to the tax exemption processing device 100 . Accordingly, since the tax exemption processing apparatus 100 does not perform the addition processing, the processing load of the tax exemption processing apparatus 100 can be reduced.

(Third Embodiment)
In the first and second embodiments, the purchase information is transmitted from the POS terminal 200 to the tax exemption processing device 100 via the network 300 . On the other hand, in the present embodiment, purchase information is held in a mobile terminal owned by a user, and the purchase information is transferred from the mobile terminal to the tax exemption processing apparatus 100 during tax exemption procedures. Below, portions different from the first embodiment will be described.

In this embodiment, the purchase information is held in the mobile terminal 500 as an electronic receipt. FIG. 10 is a front view of the mobile terminal 500 according to this embodiment. The mobile terminal 500 has a display 550 on the front, and displays an electronic receipt 551 on the display 550 . The electronic receipt 551 includes any type of information related to the transaction, such as store name, product name, price, tax amount, and total amount.

In addition, electronic receipt 551 includes symbol 512 representing purchase information. In this embodiment, a two-dimensional code such as a QR code (registered trademark) is used as the symbol 512 . Symbol 512 encodes the purchase information in a predetermined manner and displays it as a two-dimensional symbol. The tax exemption processing device 100 has an imaging device such as a camera or a scanner, and acquires an image of the symbol 512 . Then, the tax exemption processing device 100 acquires purchase information by decoding the symbol 512 by a predetermined method. As the symbol 512, any expression method may be used without being limited to the QR code.

In this embodiment, the tax exemption processing device 100 acquires purchase information by reading the symbol 512 representing the purchase information. Purchase information may be obtained.

FIG. 11 is a schematic configuration diagram of a mobile terminal 500 according to this embodiment. Portable terminal 500 includes CPU 510 , memory 520 , storage device 530 , and mobile communication section 540 . Further, mobile terminal 500 includes display 550 , input device 560 , and non-contact IC communication section 570 . The mobile terminal 500 is not limited to the configuration shown in FIG. 11 as long as it can implement the functions according to the present embodiment. For example, the mobile terminal 500 may be a dedicated terminal capable of sending and receiving electronic receipts, and may not have a communication function.

The mobile communication unit 540 is a communication unit that transmits and receives data, and is configured to be capable of executing mobile communication. The mobile communication unit 540 includes a processor, electric circuits, antennas, etc. necessary for mobile communication. Mobile communication unit 540 performs communication using mobile communication in accordance with a signal from CPU 510 . The mobile terminal 500 may perform communication by wireless communication such as wireless LAN instead of or in addition to mobile communication.

The storage device 530 stores programs executed by the mobile terminal 500, data of processing results of the programs, and the like. The storage device 530 includes a read-only ROM, a readable/writable hard disk drive, flash memory, or the like. Storage device 530 may also include a computer-readable portable storage medium such as a CD-ROM. The memory 520 includes a RAM or the like that temporarily stores data being processed by the CPU 510 and data read from the storage device 530 .

The CPU 510 temporarily records temporary data used for processing in the memory 520, reads a program recorded in the storage device 530, and performs various calculations, controls, determinations, etc. on the temporary data according to the program. is a processor that executes the processing operations of Further, the CPU 510 records the data of the processing result in the storage device 530 and transmits the data of the processing result to the outside via the mobile communication unit 540 .

The display 550 is a display unit that displays information to the user. Any display device such as a liquid crystal display or an organic EL (Electro Luminescence) display may be used as the display 550 . Display 550 displays predetermined information such as an electronic receipt according to a signal from CPU 510 . The input device 560 includes buttons, a touch panel, and the like, receives input from the user, and transmits the input content to the CPU 510 as a signal.

The contactless IC communication section 570 is a communication section for performing communication for receiving an electronic receipt from the POS terminal 200 . In this embodiment, the non-contact IC communication unit 570 is configured to perform communication using NFC (Near Field Communication), which is non-contact IC communication, and controls an antenna for sending and receiving signals and power, and communication. including electrical circuits that The POS terminal 200 is also provided with a similar non-contact IC communication unit. As the communication method executed by the non-contact IC communication unit 570, any method that allows communication between the POS terminal 200 installed in the store and the mobile terminal 500 owned by the user may be used. For example, instead of contactless IC communication, short-range wireless communication such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) may be used.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a flowchart of purchase information recording processing according to the present embodiment. The purchase information recording process is performed jointly by the POS terminal 200 and the mobile terminal 500 . The purchase information recording process is started, for example, when a store clerk performs a transaction start operation on the POS terminal 200 . Steps S311 to S314 are the same as steps S111 to S114 in FIG.

The POS terminal 200 generates and outputs an electronic receipt containing the purchase information generated in step S314 (step S315). The electronic receipt contains a symbol 512 generated by encrypting the purchase information. In this embodiment, the POS terminal 200 outputs an electronic receipt to the mobile terminal 500 by non-contact IC communication. Also, the POS terminal 200 may transmit the electronic receipt to a device other than the mobile terminal 500 . The portable terminal 500 uses the non-contact IC communication unit 570 to receive the electronic receipt containing the user's purchase information from the POS terminal 200, and records the electronic receipt in the storage device 530 (step S316).

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a flowchart of tax exemption processing according to the present embodiment. Tax exemption processing is performed by the tax exemption processing device 100 . The tax exemption process is started, for example, when the user performs an operation to start the tax exemption procedure on the tax exemption processing device 100 . Step S321 is the same as step S121 in FIG.

The tax exemption processing device 100 acquires the electronic receipt by reading it with an imaging device such as a camera or a scanner (step S322). The electronic receipt contains symbols 512 representing purchase information. Then, the tax exemption processing device 100 acquires the purchase information included in the electronic receipt by decoding the symbol 512 (step S323). Steps S 322 and S 323 are performed for each electronic receipt recorded in mobile terminal 500 . Steps S324 to S328 are the same as steps S123 to S127 in FIG.

In this embodiment, the CPU 110 of the tax exemption processing apparatus 100, the CPU 210 of the POS terminal 200, and the CPU 510 of the mobile terminal 500 are the main bodies of each step (process) included in the processing shown in FIGS. Specifically, CPU 210 executes a passport information acquisition unit that executes step S311, a product information acquisition unit that executes step S312, an accounting unit that executes step S313, a purchase information generation unit that executes step S314, and a step S315. It functions as an electronic receipt output unit to be executed. CPU 510 functions as a recording unit that executes step S316. The CPU 110 includes a passport information acquisition unit that executes step S321, an electronic receipt acquisition unit that executes step S322, a purchase information acquisition unit that executes step S323, a classification unit that executes step S324, a summation unit that executes step S325, and a step It functions as a determination unit that executes S326, a calculation unit that executes step S327, and a payout unit that executes step S328. CPUs 110, 210, 510 read programs for executing the processes shown in FIGS. By controlling each part of terminal 200 and portable terminal 500, the processing shown in FIGS. 12 and 13 is executed. Also, at least part of the processing shown in FIGS.

The tax exemption processing system 10 according to the present embodiment has the same effect as the first embodiment, and can transmit and receive purchase information between the tax exemption processing device 100 and the POS terminal 200 via the mobile terminal 500. is. Therefore, it is not necessary to secure a communication path from the POS terminal 200 to the tax exemption processing device 100 .

(Other embodiments)
FIG. 14 is a schematic configuration diagram of the tax exemption processing apparatus 100 according to each of the above-described embodiments. FIG. 14 shows a configuration example for the tax exemption processing apparatus 100 to function as an apparatus for performing tax exemption processing by adding up purchase information of a plurality of stores. The tax exemption processing device includes a purchase information acquisition unit that acquires the purchase amount of purchases made by the user at two or more stores and group identification information set for each of the stores, and based on the acquired group identification information. , a classification unit for dividing the purchase amount into groups, and a determination unit for determining whether or not the purchase amount added up for each of the divided groups satisfies tax exemption conditions.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and can be modified as appropriate without departing from the gist of the present invention.

A program that operates the configuration of each embodiment so as to realize the functions of each embodiment described above (for example, processes shown in FIGS. A processing method in which a program to be executed by the device 400 and the portable terminal 500) is recorded in a recording medium, the program recorded in the recording medium is read as code, and a computer executes the processing method is also included in the scope of each embodiment. That is, a computer-readable recording medium is also included in the scope of each embodiment. In addition to recording media on which the computer programs described above are recorded, the computer programs themselves are also included in each embodiment.

For example, a floppy (registered trademark) disk, hard disk, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, nonvolatile memory card, and ROM can be used as the recording medium. Further, not only the program recorded on the recording medium alone executes the process, but also the one that operates on the OS and executes the process in cooperation with other software and functions of the expansion board. included in the category of

Some or all of the above-described embodiments can also be described in the following supplementary remarks, but are not limited to the following.

(Appendix 1)
a purchase information acquisition unit that acquires the purchase amount of purchases made by the user at two or more stores and group identification information set for each store;
a classification unit that divides the purchase amount into groups based on the obtained group identification information;
a determination unit that determines whether or not the purchase amount added up for each of the divided groups satisfies conditions for tax exemption;
A tax exemption processing device comprising:

(Appendix 2)
Further comprising a storage device for recording the group identification information,
The tax exemption processing apparatus according to appendix 1, wherein the classification unit divides the purchase amount into the groups based on the group identification information acquired from the storage device.

(Appendix 3)
further comprising a passport information acquisition unit that acquires information that identifies the user,
3. The tax exemption processing apparatus according to appendix 1 or 2, wherein the purchase information acquisition unit acquires the purchase amount associated with the information identifying the user.

(Appendix 4)
further comprising a summing unit that sums up the purchase amount associated with the information identifying the user for each group when the information identifying the user is obtained by the passport information obtaining unit. The tax exemption processing device according to Supplementary Note 3.

(Appendix 5)
5. The tax exemption processing device according to any one of appendices 1 to 4, further comprising a communication unit that receives the purchase amount via a network.

(Appendix 6)
6. The tax exemption processing apparatus according to any one of appendices 1 to 5, further comprising a calculation unit that calculates an amount to be paid to the user based on the combined purchase amount.

(Appendix 7)
7. Any one of Supplementary Notes 1 to 6, wherein the determination unit determines whether or not the total purchase amount for each group and for each category of products included in the purchase satisfies conditions for tax exemption. duty-free processing equipment as described in paragraph 1.

(Appendix 8)
The tax exemption processing device according to any one of Appendices 1 to 7;
a store terminal that outputs the purchase amount;
a mobile terminal that receives the purchase amount from the store terminal and transfers the purchase amount to the tax exemption processing device.

(Appendix 9)
The tax exemption processing device according to any one of Appendices 1 to 3;
a store terminal that outputs the purchase amount;
A tax exemption processing system comprising: a totaling device that receives the purchase amounts from the store terminal, totals the purchase amounts, and delivers the total purchase amount to the tax exemption processing apparatus.

(Appendix 10)
a step of acquiring the purchase amount of purchases made by the user at two or more stores and group identification information set for each of the stores;
dividing the purchase amount into groups based on the acquired group identification information;
a step of determining whether the sum of the purchased amounts for each of the divided groups satisfies conditions for tax exemption;
A tax exemption processing method, comprising:

(Appendix 11)
to the computer,
a step of acquiring the purchase amount of purchases made by the user at two or more stores and group identification information set for each of the stores;
dividing the purchase amount into groups based on the acquired group identification information;
a step of determining whether the sum of the purchased amounts for each of the divided groups satisfies conditions for tax exemption;
program to run.

10 tax exemption processing system 100 tax exemption processing device 110, 210, 410, 510 CPU
120, 220, 420, 520 Memory 130, 230, 430, 530 Storage device 140, 240, 440 Communication interface 150, 250, 550 Display 160, 260, 560 Input device 170, 270 Passport reader 180, 280 Printer 190 Deposit and withdrawal Apparatus 200 POS terminal 290 Product information reader 400 Aggregation device 500 Portable terminal 540 Mobile communication unit 570 Non-contact IC communication unit

Claims (4)

a receiving unit for receiving purchase information including information on products purchased by the user at two or more stores;
a summation unit that sums the purchase amounts of the products for each tax exemption category based on the purchase information to calculate summation information;
A tallying device comprising: 2. The tallying device according to claim 1, further comprising a transmitting unit that transmits the summed information. receiving purchase information including information on products purchased by the user at two or more stores;
a step of summing the purchase amounts of the products for each tax exemption category and calculating total information based on the purchase information;
A tallying method characterized by comprising: to the computer,
receiving purchase information including information on products purchased by the user at two or more stores;
a step of summing the purchase amounts of the products for each tax exemption category and calculating total information based on the purchase information;
program to run.

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