JP3997769B2 - Receipt issuing system, receipt issuing device and receipt issuing method - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention includes a POS system or a store register that issues a receipt, a bank that issues a receipt number table, a securities company, a receipt number issuing device such as a hospital, a ticket issuing device that issues an admission ticket, etc. These are collectively referred to as “receipt issuing device”.) Receipt issuing system for issuing advertisement using receipt) In It is related.
[0002]
[Prior art]
For POS terminals installed at convenience stores, etc., information other than originally required sales information such as product advertisements and various event information, etc. in the margins of issued receipts (hereinafter referred to as these in this specification) Are generally referred to as “advertisement information”). Such a system is described, for example, in JP-A-8-16928. A system for displaying advertisement information as telop data on the display of a POS terminal is described in, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-69360.
[0003]
By the way, a receipt issuing device generally uses a recording paper roll obtained by winding a tape-like recording paper into a roll, and prints a single sales settlement on the recording paper fed from the recording paper roll. One receipt is issued by cutting with a cutter or the like. When the recording paper roll runs out, a new recording paper roll is loaded and used in the roll paper loading section of the receipt issuing device. Also, a receipt issuing device equipped with an inkjet head is known to use an ink cartridge as an ink supply source. The In this case as well, when the ink in the ink cartridge runs out, a new ink cartridge is loaded and used in the ink cartridge mounting portion of the receipt issuing device.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Here, the purchase cost of consumables such as recording paper rolls and ink cartridges is generally borne by the store or the like using the receipt issuing device. Therefore, if the cost burden of consumables is reduced, it is extremely advantageous for stores and the like using the receipt issuing device.
[0005]
In view of this point, the problem of the present invention is to use the receipt issuing device by allowing the advertiser to use the advertisement posting function of the receipt issuing device and assigning the advertisement posting fee to a part of the consumable purchase price. The present invention is to propose a receipt issuing system and a receipt issuing method that can reduce the burden of purchasing consumables by a person.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention includes a consumable part mounting unit for mounting a consumable part such as a recording paper, prints predetermined information on the recording paper, and issues a receipt, a ticket, etc. In a receipt issuing system having a device and a consumable that can be mounted on the consumable mounting unit: the consumable includes an advertisement information holding unit that carries advertisement information; the receipt issuing device includes the advertisement information carrying Information reading means for reading advertisement information carried on the head When An advertisement information output means for outputting the read advertisement information; The advertisement information holding unit carries information related to the advertisement period of the advertisement information output from the advertisement information output means. Receipt issuing system characterized by
[0007]
Here, examples of the consumables generally include an ink cartridge and a recording paper roll.
[0008]
In the receipt issuing system configured as described above, when a consumable item is mounted, an advertisement carried thereon can be posted on the issued receipt or on the screen. Since the consumable item and the advertisement information are combined in this way, it is possible to cause the advertiser to bear a part of the purchase price of the consumable item as the advertising cost.
[0010]
The information regarding the advertisement period can be the consumption amount of the consumables. In this case, the receipt issuing device includes a consumption measuring unit that measures the consumption of the consumables mounted on the consumable mounting unit, and the advertisement output unit determines whether the consumption of the consumables is the advertisement information. When the predetermined consumption amount read by the reading unit is reached, the output of the advertisement can be stopped.
[0012]
Next, the advertisement information holding unit in the present invention can be a memory chip, and the advertisement information reading means can be a memory reader that reads the advertisement information.
[0013]
In this case, a large amount of advertisement or image can be obtained by using a memory chip. image Information Holding Therefore, high-quality advertisement is possible.
[0014]
In this case, when the consumable item is mounted on the consumable item mounting unit, the advertisement information reading unit Me By adopting a configuration including a reading terminal that can be connected to the terminal of the memory chip, it is possible to improve information reading quality of the memory chip.
[0015]
Further, in this case, the memory chip includes a consumption history information storage area for storing advertisement insertion history information during the period of use of the consumables, and the receipt issuing device is configured to store the consumables mounted on the consumables mounting unit. It can be set as the structure provided with the writing means which writes advertisement insertion log | history information in the said consumption log | history information storage area of the said memory chip. In this way, the used consumables can be collected, and the advertiser can confirm how the advertisement has been placed based on the advertisement placement history information stored in the memory chip.
[0016]
When used consumables are disposed of, it is not appropriate to leave the memory contents of the memory chip as they are. Therefore, the receipt issuing device may use consumables mounted in the consumable mounting unit. An end detection unit that detects that the consumable has been used, and an advertisement information erasing unit that erases the stored contents of the memory chip when the end detection unit detects that the consumable item has been lost. desirable.
[0017]
In the present invention, the advertisement information holding unit may be a barcode such as a one-dimensional barcode (a linear bar code symbol) or a two-dimensional barcode (Two-dimensional Symbol) instead of a memory chip.
[0018]
In this case, the advertisement information reading means is provided with a corresponding barcode reader, and the barcode may be read before the consumable item is mounted.
[0019]
Next, in the present invention, the advertisement information output means can be a printing means for printing advertisement information on issued receipts.
[0020]
Here, when the consumable is a recording paper roll, the printing unit continues the printing operation for issuing one receipt, and the next receipt area on the recording paper fed out from the recording paper roll. It is desirable that the advertisement information is printed at the head portion of.
[0021]
In this way, after issuing one receipt, the advertisement information is printed on the next issued receipt in succession, and in this state, the sales settlement information is printed on the next issued receipt. Will wait. Therefore, since the printing time of the advertisement information is not required at the time of issuing each receipt, it is possible to avoid the adverse effect that the receipt issuance is prolonged by the time necessary for printing the advertising information.
[0022]
In the present invention, instead of using the advertisement information output means as the printing means, the advertisement information can be displayed on the screen as image information. Or it can also be set as the audio | voice output means which outputs advertisement information with an audio | voice. Of course, this does not exclude the case where the printing means, the display means, and the audio output means are combined.
[0023]
Here, the advertisement information reading unit of the present invention includes an advertisement information storage unit that stores the read advertisement information, and the advertisement output unit outputs the advertisement information stored in the advertisement information storage unit. be able to.
[0024]
In this case, the receipt issuing device includes an end detection unit that detects that the consumable part mounted on the consumable part mounting unit has disappeared, and the end detection unit detects that the consumable part has been exhausted. Then, the information in the advertisement information storage unit may be deleted.
[0025]
On the other hand, the present invention comprises a consumables mounting unit for mounting consumables such as recording paper, prints predetermined information on recording paper, and issues them as receipts, tickets, etc. An advertisement information carrying section carrying advertisement information, wherein the receipt issuing device comprises advertisement information reading means for reading the advertisement information carried by the advertisement information carrying section, and outputting the read advertisement information It is characterized by comprising information output means.
[0026]
Further, the receipt issuing method of the present invention is a consumable item such as recording paper. In The advertisement information is carried, and the advertisement information is read by a receipt issuing device to which the consumable item is mounted, and the read advertisement information is output from the advertisement information output device.
[0027]
Furthermore, the receipt issue method of the present invention includes: carrying an advertisement information in an ink cartridge; causing the receipt issue device using the ink cartridge as an ink supply source to read the advertisement information; It is characterized by printing on recording paper and placing an advertisement on issued receipts.
[0028]
Here, the read advertisement information may be displayed on the display screen of the receipt issuing device, thereby placing the advertisement on the screen.
[0029]
Next, the receipt issuing method of the present invention includes: carrying advertisement information on a recording paper roll; causing the receipt issuing apparatus using the recording paper roll as a recording medium supply source to read the advertisement information; The information is printed on the recording paper fed out from the recording paper roll, and the advertisement is placed on the issued receipts.
[0030]
Even in this case, the advertisement may be posted on the screen by displaying the read advertisement information on the display screen of the receipt issuing device.
[0032]
A recording paper roll used in a printer is characterized by having an advertisement information carrying unit carrying coded advertisement information.
[0033]
In this case, it is preferable that the encoded advertisement information is read by a reading unit in order to decode the encoded advertisement information, and the advertisement information holding unit is preferably a two-dimensional barcode having a large carrying amount. .
[0034]
In addition, an ink cartridge containing ink has an advertisement information carrying unit that carries coded advertisement information.
[0035]
Also in this case, it is preferable that the encoded advertisement information is read by a reading unit in order to decode the encoded advertisement information, and the advertisement information holding unit is a two-dimensional barcode or A memory chip is desirable.
[0036]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of a receipt issuing system to which the present invention is applied will be described below with reference to the drawings.
[0037]
(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a POS system to which the present invention is applied. The POS system 1 of this example includes a store server 2 installed in a store such as a convenience store, and a plurality of POS terminal devices 3 (3 (1), 3 (2), 3) connected to the store server 2. (3) ...). The CPU 4 of the store server 2 includes a memory such as a ROM, RAM, and disk (not shown), and is connected to a randomly accessible storage device 5 such as a disk device having a relatively large storage capacity.
[0038]
Further, the CPU 4 is connected to each POS terminal device 3 via a POS terminal device side interface 6 and is connected to a center computer or network computer (not shown) via a higher level interface 7. These center computers or network computers provide updated product data and the like.
[0039]
2A and 2B are a front perspective view of one POS terminal device 3 viewed from the operation side by the operator and a rear perspective view viewed from the customer side. The POS terminal device 3 of this example includes a flat rectangular parallelepiped main body case 10 in which a cash drawer 11 is disposed. An operator keyboard 12 on which product information and customer information are input by an operator is arranged on the front upper surface of the main body case 10, and an operator display 13 and a receipt issuing printer 14 are arranged in parallel on the rear side. Has been. In addition, a barcode reader 20 for reading a barcode attached to or printed on the product is provided.
[0040]
The printer 14 of this example is an ink jet printer provided with an ink jet head, and an ink cartridge 15 which is a consumable is used as an ink supply source. That is, a cartridge mounting portion 16 is disposed on the side of the printer 14 so that the ink cartridge 15 can be mounted in a removable state. The printer 14 issues a receipt 17 after the money registration process. Advertisement information can be printed on the margin of the issued receipt 17. A card reader slot 18 for reading a magnetic card such as a credit card is disposed on a side portion of the operator keyboard 12. On the other hand, a customer display 19 and a speaker 9 are arranged on the back side of the POS terminal device 3.
[0041]
FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing the main part of the cartridge mounting portion 16 and the ink cartridge 15 that can be mounted thereon. The ink cartridge 15 includes a rectangular parallelepiped case 21 and an ink bag 22 disposed therein, and a cylindrical ink outlet 23 is attached to the ink bag 22. The front end surface of the ink outlet 23 opposes an ink supply needle insertion hole 24 formed on the front end surface of the case 21. Further, a detection plate 25 for detecting that the ink stored in the ink bag 22 has run out is attached to the side surface of the ink bag 22, and a detection formed at one end of the detection plate 25. By detecting the piece 26, it is possible to detect the absence of ink (ink end).
[0042]
Here, the ink cartridge 15 of this example incorporates an IC memory chip 27 in which advertisement information is stored at the front end portion of the case. In the IC memory chip 27, at least a storage area 28 for advertisement information (advertisement character information, advertisement image information, etc.), a storage area 29 for information related to the advertisement period, and ink consumption history information of the ink cartridge 15 are stored. A storage area 30 is formed. The information reading / writing terminal portion 31 formed in the IC memory chip 27 is exposed from the opening 32 formed in the case 21.
[0043]
An ink supply needle 33 is disposed in the cartridge mounting portion 16 to which the ink cartridge 15 having this configuration is mounted. When the ink cartridge 15 is loaded into the cartridge mounting portion 16, the ink supply needle 33 is inserted into the ink outlet port 23. Thus, an ink supply system 34 for supplying ink from the ink cartridge 15 toward the ink jet head of the printer 14 is formed. In addition, an information reading / writing connector 35 connected to the terminal portion 31 of the IC memory chip 27 of the mounted ink cartridge 15 is disposed in the cartridge mounting portion 16. The information reading / writing connector 35 is composed of terminals such as an advertisement information reading unit 61, a writing unit 68, and an erasing unit 67, which are memory readers described later.
[0044]
Further, a detection unit 36 for detecting the ink end of the ink cartridge 15 based on the position of the detection piece 26 of the detection plate 25 and a sensor 37 for detecting whether or not the ink cartridge is mounted are arranged.
[0045]
FIG. 4 is a schematic block diagram showing a control system of the POS terminal apparatus 3 having the above configuration. The control system of the POS terminal device 3 is also configured with the CPU 41 as the center. The CPU 41 includes a memory device such as a ROM and a RAM and a storage device such as a disk (not shown). The CPU 41 is connected to an operator keyboard 12, an operator display 13, a customer display 19, a barcode reader 20, a cash drawer 11, a printer 14, a card reader 18 a, and a speaker 9. A detection unit 36 for detecting an ink end, an information reading / writing connector 35, and a sensor 37 are also connected. The CPU 41 controls each connected unit by executing a stored operating system such as an internal memory and other software.
[0046]
FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram showing basic functions of the POS system 1 executed mainly by the CPU 41. As shown in this figure, the POS system 1 includes a main control unit 51 that drives and controls the entire POS system, and includes a display control unit 52, an audio control unit 59, a print data generation unit 53, A print control unit 54, a cash registration processing unit 55, a storage control unit 56, and an operator input / output device 57 are connected. The external storage device 58 is controlled by the storage control unit 56.
[0047]
The cash registration processing unit 55 is a function specific to a cash registering machine such as a POS system, and sequentially registers purchased products. Product registration is to read the price of the corresponding product from the storage device 58 by reading a barcode or the like attached to the product, store the name, price, purchased quantity, etc. of the purchased product as a purchase record, as well as inventory data. A series of processes such as subtracting the number of purchased products from
[0048]
Here, the main control unit 51 of this example has a control function shown as a functional block in FIG. That is, an advertisement information reading unit 61 that reads advertisement information stored in the IC memory chip 27 (advertisement information holding unit) attached to the ink cartridge 15 (consumables) is provided, and the read advertisement information is stored in the advertisement information storage. Held by the unit 62. The advertisement information held in the advertisement information storage unit 62 is printed on the issued receipt 17 by the advertisement information output unit 63 such as a printer, or displayed on the customer display 19, or alternatively, the speaker 9. The sound of the advertisement is played.
[0049]
Here, in this example, the advertisement information storage unit 62 also stores information related to the advertisement period, and stores and holds the consumption amount of consumables, for example, the ink usage amount by the consumption amount measurement unit 65 that measures the ink usage amount. When the ink usage amount is reached, the determination unit 66 notifies the erasing unit 67 to that effect, and the erasing unit 67 erases the advertisement information in the advertisement information storage unit 62 and is stored in the area 28 of the IC memory chip 27. Delete the advertisement information that is present. As a result, the advertisement insertion ends.
[0050]
In the POS system 1 of this example configured as described above, a user who uses the system can have the advertiser pay a part of the purchase price of the ink cartridge 15 which is a consumable item. is there. That is, a contract is made in advance between the advertiser and the provider of the ink cartridge 15, and the advertisement information, advertisement fee, and advertisement period to be carried on the IC memory chip 27 of the ink cartridge 15 are determined. In the store where the POS system 1 is installed, the purchase price of the ink cartridge 15 that is a consumable item is reduced by the amount of the advertisement fee.
[0051]
FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a procedure in which the advertisement information mounted on the ink cartridge 15 is printed at each POS terminal 3 of the POS system 1 and posted on a receipt. Referring to this explanatory diagram, the ink cartridge 15 loaded with the advertisement information is purchased by the user of the POS system 1 and mounted on the cartridge mounting portion 16 of each POS terminal 3. When the ink cartridge 15 is mounted, the read / write terminal portion 31 of the IC memory chip 27 is connected to the information read / write connector 35 on the cartridge mounting portion 16 side. The POS terminal device 3 reads advertisement information and advertisement period information held in the IC memory chip 27 and holds them in the advertisement information storage unit 62. When the receipt is issued, the advertisement information 64 is printed in the margin portion of the receipt 17 together with the printing of the accounting information.
[0052]
FIG. 8 shows an example of a receipt on which an advertisement is posted. As shown in this figure, accounting information (information such as purchased products, price, total amount, payment amount, change, date, store name, etc.) is printed on the surface of each issued receipt 81a, 81b. There is an area 82 and an area 83 where an advertisement is printed. Here, the advertisement area 83 can use the margin portion at the beginning of the receipt 81 (receipt 81b), and can also use the margin portion at the end thereof (receipt 81a).
[0053]
In the printer 14 of this example, in order to shorten the receipt issuing time of one sheet, a printer (receipt 81b) in which the margin at the head of the receipt is used as the advertisement area 83 is issued.
[0054]
Referring to FIG. 9, in the printer 14 of this example, the tape-like recording paper 93 fed out from the recording paper roll 92 attached to the recording paper roll attachment portion 91 passes through the printing position by the ink jet head 94. After that, it is discharged to the outside through a cutting position by the auto cutter 95. In this example, at the time of issuing one receipt 96, after printing the accounting information 97 to be printed on the receipt (see FIG. 9B), the advertisement information is continuously displayed at the top of the recording paper to be the next receipt. 98 is printed (see FIG. 9C). At the time after the advertisement information 98 is printed, the rear end of the issued receipt 96 is exactly located at a cutting position by the auto cutter 95, and the recording paper is cut at this position, and one receipt 96 is issued. . At the time of issuing the next receipt, since the advertisement information has already been printed at the head thereof (see FIG. 9A), the receipt can be issued by printing only the accounting information. Therefore, according to the print driving method of this example, the time required for issuing one receipt is the same as when no advertisement information is posted. Therefore, it is possible to issue a receipt on which an advertisement is posted in a short time.
[0055]
Next, referring to FIG. 6 again, in this example, the IC memory chip 27 carries information related to the advertisement period. The information regarding the advertisement period is, for example, ink consumption. The main control unit 51 includes an ink consumption measuring unit 65 that measures ink consumption. When the actual ink consumption reaches the ink consumption held in the advertisement information storage unit 62, the advertisement is displayed. End. That is, the advertisement information held in the advertisement information storage unit 62 is deleted, the operation of printing and issuing the advertisement on the receipt 17 is stopped, and only the accounting information is printed and the receipt is issued.
[0056]
The information related to the advertisement period can be the number of issued receipts instead of the ink consumption. In this case, as indicated by a dotted line in FIG. 6, the main control unit 51 includes a counting unit 65 a that counts the number of issued receipts, and the receipt issued number after the ink cartridge is installed is held in the advertisement information storage unit 62. When the number of issued cards is reached, the advertisement placement on the receipt is terminated. Instead, the advertisement period may be determined based on the usage time after the ink cartridge 15 is mounted. In this case, as shown by the dotted line in FIG. 6, the usage time may be counted by the usage time measuring unit 65b.
[0057]
In this way, by causing the ink cartridge 15 to carry information related to the advertisement period, the advertiser can place advertisements with more various fee systems.
[0058]
Of course, it is possible not to carry such information regarding the advertisement period. In this case, it is only necessary to place advertisement while the ink cartridge 15 is mounted on the cartridge mounting portion 16. That is, the information held in the advertisement information storage unit 62 may be erased based on the output of the cartridge presence / absence sensor 37 attached to the cartridge mounting unit 16. Alternatively, the advertisement placement may be stopped after the ink end is detected based on the output of the detection unit 36.
[0059]
Next, the IC memory chip 27 of the ink cartridge 15 of the present example includes an area 30 for storing advertisement insertion history information. The main control unit 51 of the POS terminal device 3 includes a usage time measurement unit 65b and a count unit 65a. After the ink cartridge 15 is installed, the main control unit 51 measures a period during which the ink cartridge 15 is installed. Measure the number of receipts issued. The measured value is notified to the writing unit 68, and the writing unit 68 writes the advertisement value into the IC memory chip 27 of the ink cartridge 15 as advertisement insertion history information. The writing may be performed when the ink end of the ink cartridge 15 is detected, may be performed at the end of the advertisement period, or may be performed every time a receipt is issued. .
[0060]
In this case, a state where there is a possibility that the ink cartridge 15 may be removed after measurement by the ink amount measuring unit 65, the usage time measuring unit 65b, etc., for example, when it is detected that the lid of the cartridge mounting unit 16 has been removed is written. It is desirable to do so. With this configuration, even if the ink cartridge 15 is removed from the cartridge mounting unit 16 in a usable state, there is an effect that it can be continuously used based on the written advertisement posting history information.
[0061]
Referring to FIG. 7 again, the provider of the ink cartridge that has collected the used ink cartridge 15A in which the advertisement insertion history information is written as described above presents the advertisement insertion state to the advertiser from the stored content. can do. Therefore, by adopting such a configuration, it is possible to construct a system in which the advertiser pays the advertising fee according to the advertisement placement amount (the number of issued receipts) after collecting the ink cartridge. Furthermore, if information on the name of the store where the ink cartridge is used is included in the advertisement insertion history information, for example, the advertisement insertion amount ( It is also possible to determine the selling price of the ink cartridge for each store or the like according to the number of receipts issued.
[0062]
Here, when the used ink cartridge 15 is refilled with ink and used, the advertisement is printed on the receipt again. In order to prevent the advertisement from being placed beyond the contract period (advertisement period), the ink cartridge is used by the POS terminal device 3 after the advertisement period or after the ink end is detected. The advertisement information area 28 in the 15 IC memory chips 27 may be erased. Of course, in this example, the information related to the advertisement period is stored and held, so that the advertisement is not posted beyond the advertisement period, but the information related to the advertisement period is not carried on the ink cartridge 15. It is effective to delete the advertisement information carried on the ink cartridge 15.
[0063]
(Another example of how to advertise)
In the POS system 1 described above, an advertisement is placed on a receipt carried on the ink cartridge 15. Instead, as shown in FIG. 7, the advertisement information 77 may be displayed on the display 19 for customer at all times or every time a receipt is issued. Or you may make it display on the display 19 for customers while printing on a receipt.
[0064]
The advertisement period in the case of displaying on the customer display 19 can be a cumulative value of the time when the advertisement is displayed on the display. Similarly, the advertisement insertion history information can be the cumulative value of the advertisement insertion time.
[0065]
(Another example of how advertising information is carried)
In the POS system 1 described above, the IC memory chip 27 is mounted on the case of the ink cartridge 15, and the advertisement information is carried thereon. The advertisement information holding method may be, for example, a form in which a barcode is printed on the case of the ink cartridge 15 or the surface of the packaging material instead of the storage medium. In this case, it is desirable to use a two-dimensional barcode having a large amount of information.
[0066]
When the advertisement information is carried by the barcode, each POS terminal device 3 is attached with a barcode reader or scanner for reading the barcode, and before the ink cartridge is attached to the cartridge attachment portion 16, What is necessary is just to read the barcode printed there. The read barcode information is decoded and held in the advertisement information storage unit 62. The held advertisement information is printed on a receipt or displayed on a display.
[0067]
(Another example of consumables carrying advertisement information)
In the POS system 1 described above, advertisement information is carried on the ink cartridge 15 used in the printer 14. There is also a recording paper roll as a consumable item in the POS system 1. FIG. 10 shows an operation by the POS system when advertisement information is carried on a recording paper roll.
[0068]
Also in this case, since the basic configuration of the POS system 100 is the same as that in the above example, the corresponding parts are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted. As shown in FIG. 10A, the recording paper roll 101 used in the POS system 100 of this example has a two-dimensional barcode 103 printed on the surface of the sealing tape 102 of the packaging material. The advertisement information carried on the two-dimensional barcode 103 is carried by a contract between the recording paper roll provider and the advertiser.
[0069]
Before the recording paper roll 101 having this configuration is mounted on the roll mounting portion 91, the barcode 103 printed on the seal tape 102 is read by a dedicated barcode scanner 105. The read barcode information is decoded, and the decoded advertisement information is held in the advertisement information storage unit 62.
[0070]
Thereafter, the advertisement information is printed on the issued receipt. Alternatively, the advertisement information is displayed on the customer display 19.
[0071]
When the end detector 106 disposed in the roll mounting unit 91 detects that the recording paper roll has been lost in order to detect that the recording paper roll has been lost, the contents of the advertisement information storage unit 62 are erased. Then, the advertisement is terminated (FIG. 10C).
[0072]
When the information regarding the advertisement period is carried by the bar code, the advertisement is terminated after the end of the period. For example, the advertisement period can be determined based on the number of receipts issued and the length of roll paper used. When displaying on the display 19 for customers, etc., it is also possible to designate the advertisement period as the advertisement display time.
[0073]
(Other embodiments)
The above example is an example in which the present invention is applied to a POS system, but it is needless to say that the present invention can be similarly applied to other receipt issuing systems, as well as a stand-alone type receipt issuing apparatus. It does not matter.
[0074]
Furthermore, in the POS system 1 described above, the display device such as the customer display 19 and the sound output device such as the speaker 9 are integrally incorporated in the POS terminal device 3, but separated from the POS terminal device 3. The display device and the audio output device may be installed at the place, and the display device and the audio output device can be installed at the place where the advertising effect is good.
[0075]
In this case, for example, if a display device dedicated to advertising is installed in the vicinity of the entrance of the store, it is possible to convey the advertisement more widely, or the output of the audio output device is a speaker provided in the store. If advertising information is broadcast regularly, the effectiveness of advertising will be greatly improved, so the type of external device in the advertising history information, the range and number of people that convey advertising information, whether or not products related to advertising information are sold, and advertising If information such as the number of times and the effect of the advertisement is included, the cashback fee can be further increased.
[0076]
In addition, if the content of the advertisement is a product handled in the store, for example, the effect is great, so if the output to external speakers is available and the entire store is spread, the advertiser will be able to cash the purchase price of the ink cartridge in full It is also possible to cash back by adding an advertising fee.
[0077]
In the above example, the ink cartridge and the recording paper roll are exemplified as consumables. However, advertisement information may be carried by other consumables. For example, in a receipt issuing system driven by a battery power supply, advertisement information may be carried on the surface of the battery using a barcode or the like.
[0078]
Furthermore, in the above example, an IC memory chip having a connection terminal is used, but even a non-contact type IC can obtain the same effect if it is a reader or writer corresponding to the IC.
[0079]
Furthermore, in the above reference, a POS terminal device equipped with an advertisement output device such as a printer, a display device, and an audio output device has been described. However, the POS terminal device may have only one of these functions and output It is not limited to the type or number of devices.
[0080]
Furthermore, in this example, an inkjet printer has been described as a receipt issuing device, but a thermal printer using only recording paper as a consumable may be used.
[0081]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, in the receipt issue system of the present invention, the advertisement information is carried on the ink cartridge or the recording paper roll, which is a consumable item of the receipt issue apparatus constituting the system, and the advertisement information is transferred to the receipt. It is printed out on receipts issued by a class issuing device, or displayed on the display device.
[0082]
Therefore, if the supplier of consumables has signed an advertising placement contract with the advertiser, the consumables supplier will reduce the amount of advertisements posted on the receipts and displays of the receipt issuing device, and Can be provided to users of goods. Therefore, since consumables can be provided at a low price, it becomes possible for providers to provide more consumables at a low price, and consumables users can purchase consumables at a low price, thus reducing the cost burden. The effect is obtained.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a POS system to which the present invention is applied.
2 is a front perspective view and a rear perspective view showing the POS terminal of FIG. 1. FIG.
3 is an explanatory diagram showing an ink cartridge and a cartridge mounting portion in the POS terminal of FIG. 2; FIG.
4 is a schematic block diagram showing a control system of the POS terminal of FIG. 2. FIG.
FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram showing basic functions of the POS terminal of FIG. 2;
6 is a schematic functional block diagram showing functions of a main control unit of the POS terminal of FIG. 5;
7 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an operation in the POS system of FIG. 1; FIG.
FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing an advertisement placement position on a receipt.
FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing an advertisement printing operation on a receipt in the POS system of FIG. 1;
FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a POS system configured to print advertisement information carried on a recording paper roll.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 POS system
3 POS terminal device
14 Printer
15 Ink cartridge
15A Used ink cartridge
16 Cartridge mounting part 17 Receipt
19 Display for customer
27 IC memory chip
28, 29, 30 storage area
31 Terminal for reading and writing information
35 POS terminal side connector
36 detector
37 sensors
51 Main control unit
61 Advertising information reader
62 Advertising information storage
63 Advertising information output section
65 Consumption measuring unit
65a count section
65b Usage time measurement unit
67 Eraser
81a, 81b Receipt 82 Accounting information
83 Advertising area
91 Recording paper roll mounting section
92 Recording paper roll
93 Recording paper
94 Inkjet head
95 Auto cutter
96 Receipt
97 Accounting Information
98 Advertising information
100 POS system
101 Recording paper roll
102 Sealing tape
103 Barcode
105 Barcode scanner
106 End detector

Claims (20)

A consumable mounting unit for mounting consumables such as recording paper, a receipt issuing device that prints predetermined information on a recording paper and issues it as a receipt, a ticket, etc., and a consumable that can be mounted on the consumable mounting unit In the receipt issuing system having
The consumable includes an advertisement information carrying unit carrying advertisement information,
The receipt issuing device includes an advertisement information reading unit that reads advertisement information carried on the advertisement information carrying unit, and an advertisement information output unit that outputs the read advertisement information.
The receipt issuing system, wherein the advertisement information holding unit holds information related to an advertisement period of the advertisement information output from the advertisement information output means . In claim 1,
The receipt issuing system, wherein the consumable is an ink cartridge or a recording paper roll. In claim 1 ,
The receipt issuing device includes consumption measuring means for measuring the consumption of the consumables mounted on the consumable mounting unit,
The receipt output system, wherein the advertisement output unit stops outputting the advertisement when the consumption amount of the consumable item reaches a predetermined consumption amount read by the advertisement information reading unit. In claim 1,
The advertisement information carrying unit is a memory chip;
The receipt issuing system, wherein the advertisement reading means includes a memory reader that reads the advertisement information of the memory chip. In claim 4 ,
The memory reader, the when the consumable consumable mounting portion is mounted, a receipt such issue system characterized by comprising a connection can be read terminals to a terminal of the main Morichippu. In claim 4 ,
The memory chip includes a consumption history information storage area for storing advertisement insertion history information during the use period of the consumables,
The receipt issuing system includes a writing unit for writing consumption history information of a consumable item attached to the consumable item mounting unit into the consumption history information storage area of the memory chip. . In claim 4 ,
The receipt issuing device detects the end of the consumables mounted on the consumable mounting unit, and detects that the consumables are exhausted by the end detection unit. A receipt issuing system comprising: advertisement information erasing means for erasing the stored contents of the chip. In claim 1,
The advertisement information carrying unit is a one-dimensional barcode or a two-dimensional barcode,
The receipt issuing system, wherein the advertisement information reading means includes a barcode reader for reading the barcode. In claim 1,
The receipt issue system, wherein the advertisement information output means is a printing means for printing advertisement information on receipts issued from the receipt issue device. In claim 1,
The receipt issuing system, wherein the advertisement information output means is display means for displaying the advertisement information as image information on a screen. In claim 1,
The receipt issuing system, wherein the advertisement information output means is voice output means for outputting the advertisement information by voice. In claim 1 ,
The receipt acids issuing apparatus, an end detecting means for detecting that consumable mounted on the consumable mounting portion is exhausted, when the consumable by said end detection means no longer is detected, the advertisement An advertisement information erasing unit for erasing information in an advertisement information storage unit that stores the advertisement information read by the information reading unit . In a receipt issuing device that has a consumable mounting unit for mounting consumables such as recording paper, prints predetermined information on recording paper, and issues it as a receipt, ticket, etc.
The consumable includes an advertisement information carrying unit carrying advertisement information,
The receipt issuing device includes an advertisement information reading unit that reads advertisement information carried on the advertisement information carrying unit, and an advertisement information output unit that outputs the read advertisement information.
The receipt issuing device, wherein the advertisement information holding unit holds information related to an advertisement period of the advertisement information output from the advertisement information output means . By supporting the advertisement information to consumables such as recording paper, the allowed by the receipt acids issuing apparatus consumable is mounted read the advertising information, and outputs were to read the advertisement information from the advertisement information output device Receipt issuing method. Make the ink cartridge carry advertising information,
The receipt information is read by a receipt issuing device using the ink cartridge as an ink supply source,
A receipt issuing method, wherein the read advertisement information is recorded in a receipt issued from the receipt issuing device. In claim 15 ,
A receipt issuing method, wherein the read advertisement information is displayed on a display screen of the receipt issuing device to place an advertisement on the screen. Advertise information on a paper roll,
With the receipt issuing device using this recording paper roll as a recording medium supply source, the advertisement information is read,
The receipt information issuing method, wherein the read advertisement information is printed on a recording paper fed out from the recording paper roll and recorded on a receipt to be issued. In claim 17 ,
A receipt issuing method, wherein the read advertisement information is displayed on a display screen of the receipt issuing device to place an advertisement on the screen. A recording paper roll having a coded advertisement information carrying unit used in the receipt issuing system according to claim 1 . An ink cartridge comprising a coded advertisement information carrying unit used in the receipt issuing system according to claim 1 .

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