JP5262195B2 - Product display management apparatus and method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a commodity display management device for displaying perishable commodities such as fresh foods or frozen foods stored in a showcase so as not to be exposed to the air as much as possible, allowing a customer to touch and select a commodity, and eliminating need of heavy shopping cart, thereby facilitating smooth shopping. <P>SOLUTION: The commodity display management device includes: a lock control means 1 for controlling a lock state of a shelf on the front side where a customer 100 looks at a commodity and on the clerk side where a salesclerk 200 supplies or takes out a commodity; a commodity identification information 3 for identifying a commodity; and a commodity status detection means 2 for detecting the status of the commodity in terms of selection and settlement by the customer 100 on the basis of the commodity identification information 3. Consequently, smooth shopping is facilitated. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a merchandise display management apparatus that displays merchandise, and more particularly to a merchandise display management apparatus that enables a customer to select a merchandise by hand and realizes smooth shopping without requiring a heavy shopping basket.

Background art includes those disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-163722 (first background art) and Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-331024 (second background art). This background art is shown in a schematic diagram and a flowchart of a conventional merchandise display management device in FIGS.
The merchandise sales management method and apparatus and the mobile terminal as the merchandise display management apparatus according to the first background art in FIG. 11 lend the RFID mobile terminal 422 to the customer 421 entering the merchandise store 420 at the store entrance 420a. For the sample products 423A, 423B, and 423C selected at the sales floor 420b, the RFID portable terminal 422 reads and stores the product code from the wireless tags of the wireless tag built-in labels 424A, 424B, and 424C, and simultaneously notifies the outside. The configuration is such that the RFID portable terminal 422 is returned to the cashier counter 420c, and is set so that the customer 421 receives the packaged product 427 prepared as a product desired to be purchased upon receipt of the notice at the time of checkout processing by the information processing device 426 in the store. It is a configuration.

In FIG. 12, the empty-handed shopping system as a product display management device according to the second background art orders all products displayed at the storefront of a real store using a mobile phone / personal digital assistant having an Internet mode. Means 501 capable of inputting a product code unique to a product and / or ordering a barcode with a barcode reader input and / or an electronic tag using an IC tag as an IC tag code reader; In the cellular phone / personal digital assistant having a video function, a means 503 for taking an image of the actual product and / or product information panel, converting it into a product identification code by image recognition, and placing the cellular phone / personal digital assistant on the Internet In addition to online mode, offline mode in places where radio waves do not communicate, such as underground sales floors In addition, the server device that accepts the order and the server device that accepts the order sells and manages the same product at the actual store with the same quality and the same price in cooperation with the existing or separately constructed POS system operated at the actual store. Combined and combined means 505 for performing processing, means 506 for performing payment processing and home delivery processing in cooperation with an existing or separately constructed member management system operated in an actual store, and over-the-counter sales and Internet ordering in an actual store And a means 507 for performing sales history information management.
JP 2002-163722 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-331024

Since the merchandise display management device according to the first and second background arts is configured as described above, it can be used as a showcase so as not to touch fresh air, frozen foods, and other products that are easily deteriorated. When used as a product shelf for storage and display, there is no management method to manage the status of the product shelf during product display, such as product settlement and product waiting, etc. There is a problem that the certainty of receiving is lacking.
The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems. Products that are easily deteriorated, such as fresh foods and frozen foods, are stored and displayed in a showcase so that they are not exposed to the open air as much as possible. It is an object of the present invention to provide a merchandise display management device that can be selected easily and realizes a smooth shopping without using a heavy shopping basket.

The product display management device according to the present invention is provided with a locking mechanism and a storefront side where the customer can browse the product at a storefront, and a salesclerk side where a locking mechanism is attached and the storekeeper places the product and takes out. In the product display management device comprising a product shelf that stores the product along with the product, a lock control means for controlling the lock state of the store front side and the store clerk side of the product shelf, and a product identification for identifying the product Product status detection means for detecting the status of selection and settlement from the customer based on the information is provided, and the lock control means is configured to detect the product based on the status detected by the product status detection means. Locking is controlled based on the selection from the customer and the presence / absence of the settlement for the stored product shelf.

  Thus, according to the present invention, the lock control means for controlling the lock state of the store front side and the store clerk side of the product shelf, and the product from the customer based on the product identification information for identifying the product Commodity status detection means for detecting the status of the selection and the settlement, wherein the locking control means is configured to select and settle the product from the customer based on the status detected by the merchandise status detection means. Since the locking is controlled based on the presence / absence of the presence / absence of the product, the lock will be opened / closed according to the payment status of the product in the product shelf, preventing misplacement of settled products and mixing of incorrect products into the product shelf, Products can be managed accurately.

  Further, the product display management device according to the present invention provides the store front side of the product shelf that stores the product when the locking control means selects the product stored in the product shelf by a customer as necessary. And when the product stored in the product shelf is settled to the customer, the store clerk side of the product shelf storing the product is unlocked. As described above, according to the present invention, after the product is selected, only the side of the store clerk of the product shelf is unlocked only when the product is taken out by the store clerk by settlement of the product. It becomes locked, and it is possible to prevent exposure of the settled product to the outside air, and in particular, it is possible to keep the freshness of a product requiring freshness quality such as frozen food or fresh food.

  In addition, the product display management device according to the present invention is configured to perform the selection and settlement of the product from the customer on the product stored in the product shelf based on the product shelf identification information for identifying the product shelf as necessary. Product shelf status detection means for detecting the situation, the locking control means for the selection from the customer for the product stored in the product shelf based on the status detected by the product shelf status detection means and The presence / absence of the settlement is determined. Thus, according to the present invention, it comprises product shelf status detection means for detecting the selection from the customer and the status of the settlement based on product shelf identification information for identifying the product shelf, and the locking control means includes the Based on the situation detected by the merchandise shelf status detection means, it is determined whether the product is stored in the merchandise shelf from the customer and whether or not the settlement is made. Since the settlement status can be grasped, the accuracy of product identification can be improved, and it is possible to accurately manage products by preventing misplacement of settled products and mixing wrong products into the product shelf.

  In addition, in the product display management device according to the present invention, the product status detection unit and / or the product shelf status detection unit uses a barcode and / or a QR code for the product identification information and / or the product shelf identification information as necessary. The product shelf and the payment status of the product are detected. As described above, according to the present invention, since the barcode and / or QR code is used for the product identification information and / or the product shelf identification information, the payment status of the product is detected using a means with a fast response time, Exposure of the settled product to the outside air is further prevented, and the freshness of the product can be kept higher.

  In addition, the product display management device according to the present invention, if necessary, when the locking control means places a product on the product shelf, at least the side of the product shelf on which the product is placed. The lock is released. As described above, according to the present invention, since at least the store front side of the product shelf on which the product is placed is unlocked, the product can be confirmed by the customer, and the product can be sufficiently confirmed by the customer. It can provide a selection opportunity and give customers a sense of security.

(First embodiment of the present invention)
Hereinafter, a commodity display management apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6.
1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a product display management apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an overall configuration diagram of the product display management apparatus shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a state transition table of locking control of the product display management device described in FIG. 1, FIG. 5 is a sequence diagram of the product display management device described in FIG. Shows a flowchart of the commodity display management apparatus described in FIG.

In FIG. 1, the product display management apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention is a product shelf on a storefront side 10a where a product is browsed by a customer 100 at a storefront and on a storefront 10b where a product is installed and taken out from a store clerk 200. Lock control means 1 for controlling the locking state of the product, product identification information 3 for identifying the product, and product status detection means 2 for detecting the selection and settlement status of the product from the customer 100 based on the product identification information 3 It is the structure provided with.
As shown in FIG. 2 (a), the product display management device configured based on the above is installed and removed from the store front side 10a where the product 300 is viewed by the customer 100 at the store and the store clerk 200. The product shelf 10 has two side surfaces of the store clerk side surface 10b, and a management center 20 that controls the locked state of the product shelf 10.

Further, a POS register 21 that accepts the payment of the customer 100 and links the payment information to the merchandise display management apparatus is provided outside the merchandise display management apparatus. The product shelf 10 includes a plurality of product storage shelves 11 that store products 300. In addition, the product 300 includes a product barcode 300a for identifying each product.
The management center 20 also has a lock control means 1 for controlling the lock state of the merchandise shelf 10, and a merchandise status detection means for receiving the calculation information of the merchandise bar code 300 a and the payment information from the POS register 21 for calculation. 2, product identification information 3 that stores the storage status of the product 300 in the product shelf 10 by the calculation of the product status detection unit 1, and the display unit 20 a that displays the screen on the clerk 200 by the calculation of the product status detection unit 1. Composed. The management center 20 can be connected to the POS register 21 using a communication line such as a LAN.

  Moreover, as shown in FIG.2 (b), the said product storage shelf 11 is installed in the store front door 11a which can be opened and closed installed in the said store front side 10a of the said product shelf 10, and this store front door 11a. From a storefront side key 11c having a locking mechanism, an openable / closable storefront side door 11b installed on the store clerk side surface 10b of the product shelf 10, and a storekeeper side key 11d having a locking mechanism installed on the storefront side door 11b. Composed. The lock control means 1 controls the lock state of the storefront side key 11c and the store clerk side key 11d.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3A, the product identification information 3 can be composed of a product item that identifies the product 300 and a status item that indicates the storage status of the product 300 in the product shelf 10. Further, this status item can indicate the storage status of the product 300 in the product shelf 10 in four states: carry-in, selection, payment and waiting as shown in FIG. it can.

Further, the customer 100 owns a mobile phone 101 having a built-in reader for reading the product barcode 300a. Further, the store clerk 200 has a barcode reader 201 with a built-in reader for reading the product barcode 300a.
The operation of the merchandise display management apparatus according to this embodiment based on the above configuration will be described below.
First, regarding the lock control of the commodity storage shelf 11, the lock control unit 1 controls locking and unlocking according to the situation of the customer 100 as shown in FIG. 4. When the product 300 is stored in the product storage shelf 11 by the store clerk 200 and the product 300 can be browsed by the customer 100, the lock control means 1 and the store side key 11 c side of the product storage shelf 11 and the store clerk The unlocked state of the side key 11d is maintained (A).

  Next, when the product 100 is selected by the customer 100, the locking control means 1 locks the storefront side key 11c side and the store clerk side key 11d of the product storage shelf 11 (B). Next, when the product 100 is settled by the customer 100, the lock control means 1 unlocks the store clerk side key 11d of the product storage shelf 11 (C). In the situation C, the lock control means 1 makes a transition to the situation A when the store clerk 200 stores another new product 300 in the goods storage shelf 11.

  Regarding the flow of processing of this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, first, the store clerk 200 stores the product storage shelf 11 of the shelf number XX in which the store key 11c side and the store key 11d are unlocked. The product 300 is carried into (1). Further, the store clerk 200 reads the product barcode 300a of the product storage shelf 11 by using the barcode reader 201 (S2). In addition, the store clerk 200 can also register the shelf number XX of the product storage shelf 11 into which the product 300 is carried in the management center 20.

  The product status detection means 2 updates the status item of the product 300 of the product identification information 3 to “carry-in” by this reading (S3). When the product 300 is read by reading the product barcode 300a from the mobile phone 101 of the customer 100 (S4), the product status detection means 2 is the status item of the product 300 in the product identification information 3. Is updated to “Select” and the store key 11c and the store clerk key 11d of the product storage shelf 11 with the shelf number XX are locked (S5).

  Further, the product storage shelf 11 with the shelf number XX is in a state in which the product 300 cannot be taken out of the product storage shelf 11 by this locking, and therefore the product 300 is hermetically stored in the product storage shelf 11. The customer 100 can prevent the selected product 300 from being exposed to the outside air. In particular, when the product 300 is a product that easily deteriorates such as frozen food or fresh food, the product freshness can be kept high, and thus the product 300 is provided to the customer 100 in a state of good freshness. Can improve customer satisfaction.

  Further, the product status detection means 2 notifies the mobile phone 101 of the shelf number XX and the price of the product together with the lock of the storefront side key 11c and the store clerk side key 11d. Based on this notification, the merchandise status detection means 2 updates the status item of the merchandise 300 in the merchandise identification information 3 to “payment” when the customer 100 completes the settlement at the POS register 21 (S6). To do. Further, the locking control means 1 unlocks the store clerk side key 11d of the product storage shelf 11 of shelf number XX (S7). The product status detection means 2 of the product storage shelf 11 of this shelf number XX The shelf number XX for identifying the product storage shelf 11 storing the product 300 for which payment has been completed can be displayed on the display unit 20a together with the unlocking of the store clerk side key 11d. The management center 20 can promptly notify the store clerk 200 of the completion of payment of the product 300 by this display.

  When the product 300 stored in the product storage shelf 11 with the shelf number XX is unloaded and packed by the store clerk 200 (S8), the product status detection unit 2 stores the product 300 in the product identification information 3. Update the status item to "Waiting". Further, the locking control means 1 unlocks the storefront of the product storage shelf 11 with the shelf number XX (S9). Further, the clerk 200 delivers the packed product 300 to the customer 100.

  The state of S9 is a state in which the store clerk 200 waits for a new product 300 to be carried into the product storage shelf 11 with the shelf number XX. In this state, the merchandise display management apparatus repeats the process flow from S1 by bringing the merchandise 300 into the merchandise storage shelf 11 by the store clerk 200.

  Further, when the settlement of the product 300 selected by the customer 100 in S6 is not completed even after a predetermined time has elapsed (S10), the selection of the product 300 by the customer 100 can be canceled (S11). . After the cancellation of S11, the product storage shelf 11 with the shelf number XX continues the processing from S4 and shifts to a state of waiting for selection of the product 300 by the customer 100.

  In S10, by providing a time limit from the selection of the product 300 by the customer 100 to the completion of payment, the customer 100 is prevented from forgetting to pay for the product 300 or securing an unnecessarily long time product. The loss of purchase opportunities of other customers 100 due to 100 can be prevented.

  In addition, the hardware configuration of each device constituting the product display management device according to the present embodiment includes a CPU, a memory, a mass storage device, a display, a communication device, a keyboard, a mouse, an input device, and a bus connecting the above-described units. Become. It is assumed that each device in the product display management apparatus has the same hardware configuration.

(Second embodiment of the present invention)
Hereinafter, a merchandise display management apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a merchandise display management apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 8 is an overall configuration diagram of the merchandise display management apparatus described in FIG. 7, and FIG. 9 is shown in FIG. FIG. 10 is a sequence diagram of the product display management apparatus described in FIG. 7.

  In FIG. 7, the merchandise display management apparatus according to the present embodiment includes the locking control means 1, the merchandise status detection means 2, and the merchandise identification information 3 as in the first embodiment. The product shelf identification information 5 for identifying the product shelf and the product shelf status detection means 4 for detecting the product stored in the product shelf based on the product shelf identification information 5. The locking control means 1 performs locking control of the merchandise shelf 10 based on the merchandise shelf status detection means 4 together with the detection result of the merchandise status detection means 2.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the product display management device configured based on the above is a product barcode that identifies each product 300 as an alternative to the product identification information 3 shown in FIG. 2 of the first embodiment. Information related to the product identification information 3 stored by the product status detection means 2 and information related to the shelf barcode 11e for identifying each product storage shelf 11 is stored and managed by the product shelf status detection means 4 The product shelf identification information 5 is added to the configuration.

  Further, the customer 100 owns a mobile phone 101 having a built-in reader for reading the shelf barcode 11e. Further, the store clerk 200 owns a barcode reader 201 having a built-in reader for reading the shelf barcode 11e and the product barcode 300a.

  As shown in FIG. 9A, the product shelf identification information 5 includes a shelf item indicating a shelf number for identifying the product shelf 10, a product item specifying the product, a product name item specifying the product name, and the product shelf 10. It can comprise from the status item which shows the storage condition of the goods 300 in. Further, this status item can indicate the details and storage status of the product 300 of the product 300 stored in the product shelf 10, as shown in FIG.

Hereinafter, processing added to the first embodiment regarding the operation of the merchandise display management apparatus of the present embodiment based on the above configuration will be described.
Regarding the processing flow of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 10 and FIG. 6 described in the first embodiment, the store clerk 200, as in S1 of the first embodiment, The merchandise 300 is carried into the merchandise storage shelf 11 of the shelf number XX in which the store clerk key 11d is unlocked, and the shelf barcode 11e of the merchandise storage shelf 11 and the merchandise barcode 300a of the merchandise 300 are used by the barcode reader 201. Is added (S2).

  By this processing addition, the product status detection means 2 acquires detailed information of the product 300 from the product identification information 3 based on the product barcode 300a. The product shelf status detection means 4 registers a product item and a product name item in the shelf item that specifies the product storage shelf 11 of the product shelf identification information 5 based on the detailed information of the product 300 and the shelf barcode 11e, The product 300 is managed as being brought into the product storage shelf 11. Thereafter, the same processing as in the first embodiment is performed.

In S7, which is the same as in the first embodiment, the product status detection unit 2 uses the shelf number XX for identifying the product storage shelf 11 storing the product 300 for which payment has been completed on the display unit 20a and the product. 300 detailed information can also be displayed. The store clerk 200 obtains not only the information of the product 300 for which payment has been completed, but also the product storage shelf 11 storing the product 300 from the display unit 20a. Packing can be prevented beforehand.
In addition, although the merchandise display management apparatus according to the above-described embodiment uses the one-dimensional code barcode for the shelf barcode 11e and the merchandise barcode 300a, the present invention is not limited to this form, and the QR code of the two-dimensional code is used. It is also possible to use a code.

(Supplementary note 1) The product with a lock mechanism attached to the storefront side where the customer can view the product and a storekeeper side attached with the lock mechanism to take out the product. In the product display management device comprising a plurality of product shelves for storing the product shelf, the lock control means for controlling the lock state of the store front side and the store clerk side of the product shelf, and product identification information for identifying each product shelf Product status detection means for detecting the status of the selection and payment from the customer based on the product shelf, and the locking control means is based on the status detected by the product status detection means. A product display management device that controls locking based on the selection from the customer and the presence or absence of the settlement on the product shelf.

(Additional remark 2) When the said lock | rock control means selects the goods stored in the said product shelf by the customer, the said shop front side and the said shop assistant side of the said product shelf which stores the said product are locked, and the said product shelf The product display management device according to appendix 1, wherein when the stored product is settled with a customer, the side of the store clerk of the product shelf storing the product is unlocked.

(Supplementary Note 3) Provided with product shelf status detecting means for detecting the selection from the customer and the status of the settlement based on product shelf identification information for identifying each product stored in the product shelf The locking control means determines whether or not the selection from the customer and the settlement are made with respect to the goods stored in the goods shelf based on the situation detected by the goods shelf status detection means. The commodity display management device according to Supplementary Note 1 or Supplementary Note 2.

(Additional remark 4) Product status detection means and / or product shelf status detection means detect the payment status of product shelves and products using bar codes and / or QR codes for product identification information and / or product shelf identification information. Item 1. The commodity display management device according to item 1 to item 3, wherein

(Supplementary note 5) The supplementary note 4, wherein when the product is placed on the product shelf, the locking control means unlocks at least the store side of the product shelf on which the product is placed. Merchandise display management device.

(Appendix 6) A product with a lock mechanism attached to the storefront side where the customer can view the product and a storekeeper side with the lock mechanism attached to the product and taking out the product In the merchandise display management method comprising merchandise shelves for storing the merchandise, the merchandise shelf is controlled based on a lock control process for controlling the lock state of the store front side and the store clerk side of the merchandise shelf, and the merchandise identification information for identifying the merchandise A product status detection step for detecting the selection from the customer and the status of the settlement for the product, and the product in which the product is stored based on the status detected in the product status detection step in the locking control step A product display management method, wherein locking is controlled based on the selection from the customer and the presence / absence of the settlement on the shelf.

(Additional remark 7) When the said lock | rock control process selects the goods stored in the said goods shelf by the customer, the said shop front side and the said shop assistant side of the said goods shelf which stores the said goods are locked, and the said goods shelf The product display method according to appendix 6, wherein when the stored product is settled to a customer, the side of the store clerk of the product shelf storing the product is unlocked.

(Supplementary Note 8) Based on product shelf identification information for identifying the product shelf, the product shelf status detection step of detecting the selection from the customer and the status of the settlement for the product stored in the product shelf, The locking control step determines whether or not the selection from the customer and the settlement are made with respect to the product stored in the product shelf based on the situation detected in the product shelf situation detection step. Item 6. The merchandise display management method according to item 6 or item 7.

(Supplementary Note 9) The product shelf status detection step and / or the product status detection step detects the payment status of the product shelf and the product using the barcode and / or QR code for the product identification information and / or the product shelf identification information. Item 9. The method for displaying a product according to item 6 to item 8, wherein the item is displayed.

(Supplementary note 10) The supplementary note 9, wherein when the product is placed on the product shelf, the locking control step unlocks at least the store side of the product shelf on which the product is placed. Merchandise display method.

(Supplementary Note 11) A product with a lock mechanism attached to a storefront side where a customer can view the product and a storekeeper side attached with a lock mechanism to take out the product. In a merchandise display management program for causing a computer to function on a merchandise shelf for storing the merchandise, a lock control means for controlling the lock state of the store front side and the store clerk side of the merchandise shelf, based on merchandise identification information for identifying the merchandise The product functions based on the situation detected by the product status detection means, causing the computer to function as product status detection means for detecting the selection from the customer and the status of payment for the product. A product display management program for controlling locking based on the selection from the customer and the determination of the presence / absence of payment for the product shelf in which is stored

(Additional remark 12) When the said lock | rock control means selects the goods stored in the said product shelf by the customer, the said shop front side and the said shop assistant side of the said product shelf which stores the said product are locked, and the said product shelf The product display management program according to appendix 11, wherein when the stored product is settled to a customer, the side of the store clerk of the product shelf storing the product is unlocked.

(Supplementary note 13) A product shelf status detection unit that detects the selection from the customer and the status of the settlement for the product stored in the product shelf based on the product shelf identification information for identifying the product shelf, The locking control means determines whether or not the selection from the customer and the settlement are made with respect to the goods stored in the goods shelf based on the situation detected by the goods shelf status detection means. Item 13. The commodity display management program according to item 11 or item 12.

(Supplementary note 14) The product status detection means and / or the product shelf status detection means detect the payment status of the product shelf and the product using the barcode and / or QR code for the product identification information and / or the product shelf identification information. Item 13. The commodity display management program according to item 11 to item 13, characterized in that

(Supplementary note 15) The supplementary note 14, wherein when the product is placed on the product shelf, the locking control unit unlocks at least the store side of the product shelf on which the product is placed. Product display management program.

The block diagram which shows the structure of the goods display management apparatus which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a product display management apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention. Data example of the commodity display management device according to the first embodiment of the present invention State transition table of lock control of merchandise display management device according to first embodiment of the present invention The sequence figure of the goods display management device concerning a 1st embodiment of the present invention. The flowchart of the goods display management apparatus which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. The block diagram which shows the structure of the merchandise display management apparatus which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a product display management apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention. Data example of merchandise display management apparatus according to second embodiment of the present invention The sequence figure of the goods display management device concerning a 1st embodiment of the present invention. Overview of conventional product display management device Flow chart of conventional merchandise display management device

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Locking control means 2 Merchandise status detection means 3 Merchandise identification information 4 Merchandise shelf status detection means 5 Merchandise shelf identification information 10 Merchandise shelf 10a Shop front side 10b Shop assistant side 11 Product storage shelf 11a Shop front door 11b Shop assistant side door 11c Shop front key 11d Clerk side key 11e Shelf bar code 20 Management center 20a Display unit 21 POS register 100 Customer 101 Mobile phone 200 Clerk 201 Bar code reader 300 Product 300a Product barcode 420 Product store 420a Store entrance 420b Store floor 420c Cash register 421 Customer 422 RFID Portable terminals 423A to 423C Sample products 424A to 424C Labels with built-in wireless tags 426 Information processing device 427 Packed products 501 Means for ordering all products displayed at the storefront of the actual store 502 Means for ordering with IC tag code reader input 503 Means for performing means 507 sales history information management performing unit 506 settlement process and delivery process of performing means 505 order processing can be ordered input also a means 504 offline mode to order to convert the article identification code

Claims (7)

A product that stores a product with a lock mechanism attached to the store front side where the customer can view the product and a store clerk side attached with a lock mechanism to store the product. In the product display management device composed of shelves,
Locking control means for controlling the lock state of the store front side and the store clerk side of the product shelf;
Product status detection means for detecting the status of selection and payment from the customer based on product identification information for identifying the product,
The locking control unit controls locking based on the selection from the customer and the determination of the presence / absence of the settlement for the product shelf storing the product based on the status detected by the product status detection unit. A product display management device characterized by this. In the merchandise display management device according to claim 1,
When the lock control means selects a product stored in the product shelf by a customer, the store side and the store clerk side of the product shelf storing the product are locked, and the product stored in the product shelf When the product is settled to the customer, the merchandise display management device is configured to unlock the side of the store clerk that stores the product. In the merchandise display management device according to claim 1 or 2,
Based on product shelf identification information for identifying the product shelf, comprising product shelf status detection means for detecting the selection from the customer and the status of the settlement for the product stored in the product shelf,
The locking control means determines whether or not the selection from the customer and the settlement are made with respect to the goods stored in the goods shelf based on the situation detected by the goods shelf status detection means. Product display management device. In the merchandise display management device according to claim 3,
The product status detection unit and / or the product shelf status detection unit detects the settlement status of the product shelf and the product by using a barcode and / or QR code for the product identification information and / or the product shelf identification information. Product display management device. In the merchandise display management device according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The product display management device, wherein when the product is placed on the product shelf, the locking control unit unlocks at least the store side of the product shelf on which the product is placed. A product that stores a product with a lock mechanism attached to the store front side where the customer can view the product and a store clerk side attached with a lock mechanism to store the product. In the merchandise display management method composed of shelves,
A lock control step for controlling the lock state of the store front side and the store clerk side of the product shelf;
A product status detection step for detecting the status of selection and payment from a customer based on product identification information for identifying the product;
The locking control step controls locking based on the selection from the customer and the determination of the presence / absence of the settlement for the product shelf storing the product based on the status detected in the product status detection step. A product display management method characterized by this. A product that stores a product with a lock mechanism attached to the store front side where the customer can view the product and a store clerk side attached with a lock mechanism to store the product. In a product display management program that allows computers to function on shelves,
Locking control means for controlling the lock state of the store front side and the store clerk side of the product shelf,
Causing the computer to function as product status detection means for detecting the status of selection and settlement from the customer based on product identification information for identifying the product,
The locking control unit controls locking based on the selection from the customer and the determination of the presence / absence of the settlement for the product shelf storing the product based on the status detected by the product status detection unit. A product display management program characterized by this.

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