JP5358700B2 - Merchandise sales system, electronic money storage medium, merchandise sales processing apparatus, and deadline management method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a commodity sales system, an electronic money storage medium and a deadline management method which allow easy management of various deadlines of commodities and great reduction of burdens of customers and clerks. <P>SOLUTION: A commodity sales processor acquires an identifier of each commodity, acquires commodity information and deadline information related to the commodity based on the acquired identifier and transmits them to the electronic money storage medium. The electronic money storage medium withdraws a payment of the commodity for the settlement from the electric money balance based on the received commodity information and stores the deadline information in association with the identifier of the commodity. When it is instructed to report deadline information on a specific commodity, the stored deadline information is reported. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to a merchandise sales system, an electronic money storage medium , a merchandise sales processing apparatus, and a time limit management method used in merchandise sales stores.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when selling products at various stores such as supermarkets and convenience stores, product sales processing devices such as POS (Point Of Sales) that process sales data based on product codes are used. In general, the product code is input to the product sales processing device by reading a barcode attached to the product with a dedicated scanner. When a product code is input, product information such as a product name and a product price is acquired according to the product code, and the product is sold. Normally, after a product is sold, a receipt on which transaction details are printed is issued from a receipt printer built in the product sales processing apparatus.

Among the merchandise sales processing devices that issue receipts in this way, in addition to information related to transactions such as the product name and product price on the receipt, the expiration date of foods, the expiry date of consumables such as dry batteries, or the quality of household appliances There are also known products that are printed together with a warranty expiration date for the convenience of consumer expiration management. (For example, see Patent Document 1)
In recent years, in addition to a product sales method using the product sales processing apparatus as described above, a product sales method using an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) system has been proposed. In the merchandise sales method using the RFID system, a radio tag with an IC is attached to each merchandise, and when merchandise is sold, the merchandise code stored in the IC is read by radio communication via a dedicated antenna. Send to processing device. Then, product information is acquired from the read product code, and product sales processing is executed.

  Among such merchandise sales methods using the RFID system, in addition to the first wireless communication means for performing wireless communication with the wireless tag, a second wireless for performing wireless communication with an electronic money storage medium possessed by the customer. The cashier is further provided with a communication unit, and the transaction amount acquired based on the product code acquired by the first wireless communication unit is automatically withdrawn from the electronic money storage medium by the second wireless communication unit and the accounting process is performed. There is also a proposal that eliminates the need for the arrangement. (For example, see Patent Document 2)

JP-A-10-334344 JP 2007-47907 A

  Customers can check various expiration date information such as the expiration date, expiration date or quality guarantee date of the purchased product by printing the expiration date information and refer to the label attached to the product, or the warranty card or expiration date attached to the product. The receipts on which information was printed were stored and managed by referring to them appropriately.

  As described above, it is troublesome to manage the time limit information using a label, a warranty card, a receipt, or the like, and it becomes inconvenient because it becomes impossible to check the time limit information if they are lost. For example, when a warranty such as failure occurs in a purchased product and the warranty expiration date is not known, it cannot be determined whether or not free repair or replacement can be received. In addition, it is a burden for both the customer and the store clerk to check the deadline information that has been lost by inquiring the store clerk.

  The present invention has been made based on the above-described circumstances, and its purpose is to facilitate the management of various product deadlines, and to greatly reduce the burden on customers and shop assistants. It is to provide a money storage medium and a term management method.

A merchandise sales system according to an embodiment includes a merchandise sales processing apparatus that sells merchandise and an electronic money storage medium that stores an electronic money balance. The product sales processing device includes an identifier acquisition unit that acquires an identifier of a product, and a product information storage unit that stores the term information and the product information of the product in association with the identifier of the product. Information acquisition means for acquiring product information and time limit information associated with the identifier, total amount calculation means for calculating the total amount of the transaction price based on the product information acquired by the information acquisition means, and the identifier acquisition means A transmission unit that transmits the identifier of the acquired product, the product information and time limit information acquired by the information acquisition unit, and the total amount calculated by the total amount calculation unit to the electronic money storage medium; and the transmission unit transmits product identifier, product information, date information, and a first receiving means for receiving payment information the electronic money storage medium reply to the total amount, expiration date information And a command transmitting means for transmitting to the electronic money storage medium a signal for commanding at a predetermined cycle test for. The electronic money storage medium includes a second receiving unit that receives a product identifier, product information, time limit information, and a total amount from the product sales processing device, and the total amount received by the second receiving unit is the electronic money balance. Payment means withdrawn from the payment means, reply means for returning the payment information including the electronic money balance after the total amount has been withdrawn by the payment means to the merchandise sales processing device, the identifier of the product received by the second receiving means, Time limit information storage means for associating and storing product information, time limit information and the total amount of money, a command receiving means upon receiving a signal for instructing the inspection transmitted from the product sales processing device, and this instruction receiving means for performing the inspection in response to receiving a signal instructing deadline information extraction means for extracting a date and a predetermined condition is satisfied deadline information day from the date information storage unit , And a display means for displaying the product information stored in the date information storage means in association with the date information and the time limit information this time limit information extracting means has extracted.

According to the present invention in which such measures are taken, a product sales system, an electronic money storage medium , a product sales processing device, and a time limit management that can easily manage various time limits of products and can greatly reduce the burden on customers and store staff. A method can be provided.

The schematic diagram which shows the structure of the whole goods sales system in one embodiment of this invention. The block diagram which shows the control circuit of the POS terminal in the same embodiment. The block diagram which shows the control circuit of the radio | wireless settlement apparatus in the embodiment. The block diagram which shows the control circuit of the electronic money storage medium in the embodiment. The schematic diagram which shows an example of the data structure of the time limit information database in the embodiment. The schematic diagram which shows an example of the data structure of the transaction history database in the embodiment. The flowchart of the process which CPU of a POS terminal performs in the embodiment. The flowchart of the process which CPU of the electronic money storage medium which received the payment instruction | indication in the embodiment performs. The flowchart of the process which CPU of an electronic money storage medium performs when referring time limit information in the embodiment. 6 is a flowchart of processing executed by the CPU of the electronic money storage medium in the embodiment.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of the entire product sales system in the present embodiment. In the store, a merchandise sales processing apparatus including a POS terminal 1 that performs merchandise sales processing and a wireless settlement apparatus 2 is installed so as to be communicably connected by wire or wirelessly. The POS terminal 1 is connected to a management server 5 through a network 4 such as a LAN (Local Area Network) so as to be able to communicate with each other. The management server 5 includes a customer master 60 that stores customer information, a product master 61 that stores product information, a time limit information database (DB) 62 that stores various time limit information for each product, and other various information necessary for work in the system. Is remembered. The product master 61 and the time limit information database 62 constitute a product information storage unit.

  A wireless tag 7 is attached to each product sold at the store. The wireless tag 7 stores a product identifier including a PLU (Price Look Up) code that is an identifier assigned to each product and a tag ID that is an identifier assigned to each wireless tag 7. In the store, at least one gate 9 that allows customers to enter and exit is provided.

  The POS terminal 1 includes a first wireless communication unit 10 that can wirelessly communicate with a wireless tag 7 attached to a product via radio waves, and the wireless settlement apparatus 2 includes an electronic money storage medium 3 possessed by a customer. And a second wireless communication unit 20 capable of wireless communication via radio waves.

  When a customer purchases a product at the store, the customer passes the gate 9 with the product. At that time, the POS terminal 1 wirelessly reads a product identifier composed of the PLU code and the tag ID from the wireless tag 7 attached to the product by the first wireless communication unit 10, and based on the product identifier, The price is acquired from the product master 61 and the product is sold. At this time, the wireless settlement apparatus 2 wirelessly communicates with the electronic money storage medium 3 possessed by the customer by the second wireless communication unit 20 to execute transaction settlement processing.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of the control circuit of the POS terminal 1. The control circuit of the POS terminal 1 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11 as a control main body. The CPU 11 has a ROM (Read Only Memory) 12 that stores fixed data such as various control programs, and various types according to processing. RAM (Random Access Memory) 13 that forms a working storage area, a communication interface (I / F) 14 that controls connection to the wireless settlement apparatus 2 and the network 4, and is used for storing relatively large amounts of data. The storage unit 15, the display device 16 that performs various displays for the store clerk and the customer, the input device 17 that receives various inputs from the store clerk and the customer, the first wireless communication unit 10, and the clock unit 18 that measures the date and time are address bus or They are connected by a bus line such as a data bus.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the main configuration of the control circuit of the wireless settlement apparatus 2. The control circuit of the wireless settlement apparatus 2 includes a CPU 21 as a control main body. The CPU 21 includes a ROM 22 that stores fixed data such as various control programs, and a RAM 23 that forms various working storage areas according to processing. The communication interface 24 for managing the connection with the POS terminal 1, the display device 25 for performing various displays for the store clerk and the customer, the input device 26 for receiving various inputs by the store clerk and the customer, and the second wireless communication unit 20 as an address bus or a data bus It is configured by connecting with a bus line.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of the control circuit of the electronic money storage medium 3. The control circuit of the electronic money storage medium 3 includes a CPU 31 as a control main body. In the CPU 31, a ROM 32 that stores fixed data such as various control programs, a RAM 33 that forms various working storage areas according to processing, A storage unit 34 having a transaction history database (DB) 63 storing a history of transactions settled using the electronic money storage medium 3, a display device 35 for performing various displays, an input device 36 for receiving various inputs, a second A wireless communication unit 37 that can wirelessly communicate with the wireless communication unit 20 and a clock unit 38 that measures the date and time are connected by a bus line such as an address bus or a data bus.

  FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the data structure of the time limit information database 62. In the time limit information database 62, the product identifiers of the products sold in the store and the products already sold are stored for each product, and the product identifier is associated with the time limit information and detailed information of each product. It is remembered. The above-mentioned deadline information includes various deadlines such as the expiration date of products that are foods, the date of manufacture of consumables such as batteries, the warranty deadlines of products that are electrical appliances, and the replacement deadlines of products that require periodic inspection or replacement of parts. Information. The above detailed information is a detailed condition relating to the guarantee provided by the store or manufacturer for customers such as free repair and replacement of products, for example, for products whose expiration date or date of manufacture is stored as time limit information The detailed information may not be included.

  FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of the data structure of the transaction history database 63. In the transaction history database 63, the customer ID of the customer who is the owner of the electronic money storage medium 3 in which the database 63 is stored, the balance of the electronic money held by the customer, the cumulative number of points held by the customer, and the The customer's past transaction history is stored. That is, the storage area of the electronic money balance in the transaction history database 63 is electronic money storage means. The customer ID is an identifier for specifying a customer. The cumulative number of points is calculated by cumulatively adding the number of points given based on the transaction amount for each transaction. The transaction history is composed of the store ID of the store where the transaction was performed, the number of transaction points granted for the transaction, the total amount of the price paid in the transaction, and the product identifier of the transaction item. . In the product identifier, product information including the product name and product price of the product, transaction date and time when the product is traded, and product time limit information are stored in association with each other.

Next, the effect | action by the above structures is demonstrated.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart of processing executed by the CPU 11 of the POS terminal 1 when selling a product. This process is performed based on a control program stored in the ROM 12.

  When a customer tries to pass through the gate 9 with a product to be purchased, first, the CPU 11 reads the product identifier from the wireless tag 7 in the communication area by the first wireless communication unit 10 (ST101) (identifier acquisition means). ). The product identifier read at this time is temporarily stored in the RAM 13, and when the same product identifier is read again, the product identifier is discarded so as not to be stored redundantly.

  Thereafter, the CPU 11 determines whether or not the product identifier has been read from all the wireless tags 7 in the communication area of the first wireless communication unit 10 in ST102. This determination can be made because, for example, a new product identifier cannot be read even after a predetermined time has elapsed, and only duplicate product identifiers are read. If it is determined that all the passing wireless tags 7 have not been read (No in ST102), the process of ST101 is executed again.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that all the wireless tags 7 have been read (Yes in ST102), the CPU 11 reads customer information such as the customer ID, the electronic money balance, and the total number of points from the electronic money storage medium 3 possessed by the customer as ST103. . Specifically, the wireless settlement apparatus 2 is instructed to read customer information from the electronic money storage medium 3 via the communication interface 14, and the wireless settlement apparatus 2 that has received this command receives the second wireless communication unit 20. The customer information is read from the electronic money storage medium 3 via, and transmitted to the POS terminal 1. When customer information is received via the communication interface 14, they are temporarily stored in the RAM 13.

  Next, the CPU 11 searches the merchandise master 61 for the same merchandise identifier as the merchandise identifier stored in the RAM 13 in ST101 as ST104, and obtains merchandise information such as a merchandise name and a merchandise price related to the merchandise. Thereafter, the total price of the transaction is calculated as ST105, the number of points to be given to the customer is calculated based on the total price of the transaction as ST106, and the total price and the number of points of these prices are calculated. The data is temporarily stored in the RAM 13.

  Next, as ST107, the same product identifier as the product identifier stored in the RAM 13 in the process of ST101 is searched from the time limit information database 62, and the time limit information of each purchased product is acquired and temporarily stored in the RAM 13. That is, the processing of ST104 and ST107 constitutes product information search means.

  Then, as ST108, together with the settlement instruction of the transaction via the wireless settlement apparatus 2, the store ID of the store, the transaction date and time acquired from the clock unit 18, and the processing of ST101, ST104, ST105, ST106 and ST107 are stored in the RAM 13. The product identifier, the product information, the total transaction amount, the number of transaction points, and the time limit information are transmitted to the electronic money storage medium 3 (electronic money communication means).

  The electronic money storage medium 3 that has received the settlement instruction performs transaction settlement information such as subtracting the transaction total amount, that is, the price of the product to be sold, from the electronic money balance and storing the history of the transaction. Reply.

  After transmitting a settlement command for the transaction in the process of ST108, the CPU 11 determines whether or not settlement information has been received in ST109. This process is repeated until it is determined that payment information is received from the electronic money storage medium 3 via the wireless payment apparatus 2 (No in ST109). When it is determined that payment information is received (Yes in ST109), In ST110, product sales data processing is executed, and the product sales processing is terminated. In this merchandise sales data process, various processes such as storing a transaction history in the customer master 60 and providing a predetermined service according to the number of transaction points are executed.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart of processing executed by the CPU 31 of the electronic money storage medium 3 when receiving a settlement command for the above transaction together with product information and time limit information via the wireless communication unit 37 as information receiving means. This process is performed based on a control program stored in the ROM 32.

  First, the CPU 31 deducts the total transaction amount received from the POS terminal 1 as ST201 from the electronic money balance, and adds the transaction point number to the accumulated point number to update (settlement means). Next, a transaction history is created based on the store ID, product identifier, product information, total transaction amount, number of transaction points, and time limit information received from the POS terminal 1 as ST202 and added to the transaction history database 63 (time limit information storage means) ). Then, settlement information of the transaction such as the electronic money balance updated as ST203 is transmitted to the POS terminal 1 and the process is terminated.

  As described above, in the merchandise sales system using the POS terminal 1, by using the first wireless communication unit 10 and the second wireless communication unit 20, the customer intends to purchase without arranging a cashier at the cash register. By simply passing the gate 9 with the product, the product sales process and the payment process are performed.

Now, a customer or a store clerk performs a predetermined operation using the input device 36 of the electronic money storage medium 3 that stores the transaction history of the purchased product through the above-described merchandise sales process, thereby storing the transaction history stored in the transaction history database 63. Can be referred to. Further, the electronic money storage medium 3 has a function of notifying the expiration date information of the purchased product by the operation of the customer or the store clerk.
FIG. 9 is a flowchart of processing executed by the CPU 31 of the electronic money storage medium 3 when the customer uses the electronic money storage medium 3 to refer to the time limit information of the purchased product. This process is performed based on a control program stored in the ROM 32.

  The electronic money storage medium 3 stores the product information associated with the product identifier stored in the transaction history database 63 when, for example, a customer or a store clerk performs a predetermined operation on the input device 36 in the activated state. A list is displayed on the display device 35. At this time, selection of arbitrary product information from the product information displayed in the list and a notification instruction for the expiration date of the selected product information are accepted.

  In a state where the product information is displayed as a list in this way, the CPU 31 determines whether or not the customer or the store clerk has selected the product information and informed the expiration date in ST301. This process is repeated until the customer or the store clerk operates the input device 36 to select the product for which the deadline information is to be referred to and instructs the notification of the deadline date (No in ST301), and accepts the selection and instruction of the product. (ST301, Yes), the time limit information associated with the product identifier of the product selected as ST302 is acquired from the transaction history database 63 and temporarily stored in the RAM 33. That is, the process of ST301 that receives an instruction to notify the time limit information via the input device 36 is an instruction receiving unit. Then, the time limit information stored in the RAM 33 is displayed on the display device 35 as ST303 (time limit information notifying means). At this time, product information, transaction date and time, etc. may be displayed on the display device 35 together with the deadline information. After the time limit information is displayed on the display device 35, the process ends.

  As described above, in the system, various time limit information attached to the product such as the expiration date and the warranty time limit is stored together with the purchase history of the product in the electronic money storage medium 3 possessed by the customer when the product is sold. Since the customer can easily inquire for the expiration date information anytime and anywhere by operating the electronic money storage medium 3, it is not necessary to manage the expiration date with a guarantee or a receipt.

  Further, even when a customer who has lost a warranty card or the like wants to request repair or replacement of a product, the clerk spends time checking the warranty expiration date by referring to the expiration date information using the electronic money storage medium 3. It can respond smoothly without.

  By the way, the wireless settlement apparatus 2 issues a signal from the second wireless communication unit 20 to instruct the electronic money storage medium 3 to inspect the expiration date such as expiration date information at a predetermined cycle (inspection instruction means). When the electronic money storage medium 3 receives the above signal when the customer visits the store, the CPU 31 automatically refers to the deadline information and inspects the deadline date, and has a deadline date that meets a predetermined condition Broadcast information. In the present embodiment, as an example, a case will be described in which product information is notified when the expiration date indicated by the expiration date information has already passed and when that day is the expiration date indicated by the expiration date information.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart of the processing executed by the CPU 31 of the electronic money storage medium 3 in the inspection relating to the expiration date. This process is performed based on a control program stored in the ROM 32.

  First, the CPU 31 acquires the system date of the electronic money storage medium 3 from the clock unit 38 as ST401 and temporarily stores it in the RAM 33. Next, it is determined whether or not there is a product identifier of a product that has not yet been checked by calling the product identifier stored in the transaction history database 63 as ST402. Here, when it is determined that the inspection has been performed for all the products, or when no product identifier is stored in the transaction history database 63 (No in ST402), the inspection is terminated.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that there is a merchandise identifier of a merchandise that has not yet been called by the merchandise identifier stored in the transaction history database 63 (Yes in ST402), as ST403, The attached product information and time limit information are called up and temporarily stored in the RAM 33. Then, in ST404, the system date stored in the RAM 33 in the process of ST401 is compared with the deadline date indicated by the deadline information stored in the RAM 33 in the process of ST403. When the system date has already passed the expiration date (Yes in ST404), a warning that the expiration date or the warranty expiration date has already passed is displayed on the display device 35 together with the product information and expiration date information of the product as ST405. To do. Thereafter, the process of ST402 is executed again.

  On the other hand, if the system date has not passed the due date (No in ST404), it is determined in ST406 whether the system date and the due date are the same date. When it is determined that the system date and the expiration date are the same day (Yes in ST406), the display device 35 displays on the display device 35 the fact that today corresponds to the expiration date or warranty expiration date together with the product information and expiration date information of the product. . Thereafter, the process of ST402 is executed again.

On the other hand, when it is determined that the system date and the due date are not the same date (No in ST406), the process of ST402 is executed again.
Note that the processes of ST402, ST403, ST404, and ST406 constitute time limit information extraction means, and the processes of ST405 and ST407 constitute time limit information notification means in the same manner as the process of ST303.

As described above, in the present embodiment, when a customer visits a store, the electronic money storage medium 3 possessed by the customer automatically executes an inspection regarding various term information on the product. For example, if a customer has purchased an electrical appliance or the like that requires periodic inspection or replacement of parts in the past, the expiration date is notified when the time limit for the inspection or replacement is stored in the transaction history database 63 as time limit information. As a result, customers do not need to be particularly aware of deadline management. Further, if an expiration date or the like is notified when the store visits the store, replacement parts or the like can be purchased as it is, which is convenient for customers and stores.
In addition, this invention is not limited to each said embodiment as it is, In an implementation stage, a component can be variously modified and embodied in the range which does not deviate from the summary.

  For example, it is needless to say that the storage of time limit information in the electronic money storage medium 3 can be similarly realized by using a product sales processing apparatus that inputs a product identifier using another device such as a barcode scanner.

  The customer master 60, the product master 61, and the time limit information database 62 may be stored in the storage unit 15 of the POS terminal 1, and the time limit information and the detailed information are stored in the product master 61 instead of the time limit information database 62. It may be stored together with various product information.

  Further, in the examination related to the due date described with reference to FIG. 10, the condition for extracting the product information is not limited to the case where the due date is the system date and the case where the system date has already passed. For example, the deadline information includes the deadline date as well as the date of warning, which is the date of warning, and the product identifier and product information associated with the deadline information for which the current date has passed this warning date is shown in the transaction history database. 63 may be extracted. At this time, by setting a date that matches the circumstances of each product, such as the day before the deadline date, 2 days ago, 3 days ago, 1 week ago, or 1 month before, the above warning date can be controlled in more detail. Become.

  Further, the notification mode such as expiration by the term information notification means is not limited to display on the display device 35, but a speaker is provided in the electronic money storage medium 3 so as to emit a warning sound together with the display on the display device 35. Also good.

In addition, various inventions can be formed by appropriately combining a plurality of constituent elements disclosed in the embodiment. For example, some components may be deleted from the overall components shown in the embodiment.
The invention described in the scope of claims at the beginning of the filing of the present application is appended below.
[1] In a merchandise sales system including a merchandise sales processing apparatus that sells merchandise and an electronic money storage medium that stores an electronic money balance, the merchandise sales processing apparatus includes an identifier acquisition unit that acquires an identifier of the merchandise. A product information search unit for searching for an identifier of the product acquired by the identifier acquisition unit from a product information storage unit that stores the term information and the product information of the product in association with the identifier of the product, and a search by the product information search unit Electronic money communication means for transmitting the product information corresponding to the product identifier and the time limit information to the electronic money storage medium together with the product identifier, the electronic money storage medium from the product sales processing device Information receiving means for receiving the product identifier, the product information, and the time limit information, and the product received by the information receiving means Payment means for deducting the price of the product from the electronic money balance based on the information, time limit information storage means for storing the time limit information received by the information receiving means in association with the identifier of the product, and the time limit information storage means A product sales system comprising: time limit information notifying means for notifying the time limit information stored in the product.
[2] When the customer having the product with the wireless tag storing the product identifier passes through the gate that allows the customer to enter and exit, the identifier acquisition means performs wireless communication with the wireless tag. The product sales system according to [1], wherein the product sales system is executed to acquire an identifier of the product from the wireless tag.
[3] The electronic money storage medium further includes an instruction receiving unit that receives an instruction to notify the deadline information, and the deadline information notifying unit displays the deadline information in response to the instruction receiving unit receiving the instruction. The product sales system according to the above [1] or [2], characterized in that notification is provided.
[4] The merchandise sales processing device further includes inspection command means for instructing the electronic money storage medium passing through the gate to inspect for the deadline information, and the electronic money storage medium is supplied from the inspection instruction means. The deadline information extracting means extracts the deadline information satisfying the date of the day and the predetermined condition from the deadline information storage means in response to receiving the command, and the notification means is extracted by the deadline information extracting means. The product sales system according to [2], wherein the deadline information is notified.
[5] The time limit information stored in the time limit information storage means includes a warning execution date that is a date of warning, and the time limit information extraction means includes the date of the day and the time limit information stored in the time limit information storage means. The product according to [4], wherein the product identifier associated with the time limit information corresponding to the date of the warning is extracted from the time limit information storage means. Sales system.
[6] Electronic money storage means for storing the electronic money balance, information receiving means for receiving the product identifier, product information related to the product, and predetermined time limit information from the product sales processing device for selling the product, and this information Payment means for deducting the price of the product from the electronic money balance based on the product information received by the receiving means, and time limit information storage means for storing the time limit information received by the information receiving means in association with the product identifier And an expiration date information notifying means for notifying the expiration information stored in the expiration information storage means.
[7] The apparatus further includes an instruction receiving unit that receives an instruction to notify the time limit information, and the time limit information notifying unit notifies the time limit information in response to the instruction receiving unit receiving the instruction. The electronic money storage medium according to [6] above.
[8] The notification means further includes a time limit information extracting means for extracting from the time limit information storage means the date information of the day and the time limit information satisfying a predetermined condition in response to receiving a command from the product sales processing device. Notifies the deadline information extracted by the deadline information extracting means, the electronic money storage medium as described in [6] above.
[9] The time limit information stored in the time limit information storage means includes a warning execution date that is a date for performing a warning, and the time limit information extraction means includes the date of the day and the time limit information stored in the time limit information storage means. The electronic device according to [8], wherein the identifier of the product associated with the deadline information whose date corresponds to the warning date is extracted from the deadline information storage unit. Money storage medium.
[10] When a customer having a product with a wireless tag storing a product identifier passes through a gate that allows the customer to enter and exit, the wireless tag performs wireless communication with the wireless tag to An identifier acquisition step for acquiring the identifier of the product, and a product for searching for the identifier of the product acquired in the identifier acquisition step from the product information storage unit that stores the term information and the product information of the product in association with the identifier of the product An information search step, the identifier of the product, the product information, and the time limit information are transmitted to an electronic money storage medium storing an electronic money balance, and the price of the product is deducted from the electronic money balance based on the product information And a settlement step for storing the term information in association with an identifier of the product, and for the electronic money storage medium passing through the gate A time limit information notifying step for instructing an inspection relating to the time limit information, and extracting and notifying the time limit information satisfying a predetermined date and a date of the day from the time limit information storage means; Method.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... POS terminal, 2 ... Wireless payment apparatus, 3 ... Electronic money storage medium, 4 ... Network, 5 ... Management server, 7 ... Wireless tag, 9 ... Gate, 10 ... 1st wireless communication unit, 20 ... 2nd Wireless communication unit, 37 ... wireless communication unit, 60 ... customer master, 61 ... merchandise master, 62 ... deadline information database, 63 ... transaction history database

Claims (6)

In a product sales system comprising a product sales processing device for selling products and an electronic money storage medium storing electronic money balances,
The merchandise sales processing device
An identifier acquisition means for acquiring an identifier of a product;
Information acquisition means for acquiring the product information and the time limit information associated with the identifier of the product acquired by the identifier acquisition means, from the product information storage unit storing the time limit information and product information of the product in association with the identifier of the product;
A total price calculation means for calculating the total price of the transaction based on the product information acquired by the information acquisition means;
Transmitting means for transmitting to the electronic money storage medium the identifier of the product acquired by the identifier acquisition means, the product information and time limit information acquired by the information acquisition means, and the total price calculated by the total price calculation means;
First receiving means for receiving payment information returned by the electronic money storage medium with respect to the identifier, product information, time limit information, and total amount of the product transmitted by the transmitting unit;
Command transmitting means for transmitting a signal for instructing an inspection related to time limit information to the electronic money storage medium at a predetermined cycle ;
The electronic money storage medium is
Second receiving means for receiving a product identifier, product information, time limit information, and total amount from the product sales processing device;
Settlement means for deducting the total amount received by the second receiving means from the electronic money balance;
A reply means for returning the settlement information including the electronic money balance after the total amount has been deducted by the settlement means to the merchandise sales processing device;
Time limit information storage means for associating and storing the identifier, product information, time limit information and total amount of the product received by the second receiving means;
When receiving a signal commanding the inspection transmitted from the commodity sales processing device, command receiving means,
Time limit information extracting means for extracting from the time limit information storage means time limit information that satisfies the date and a predetermined condition in response to the command receiving means receiving a signal for instructing the inspection ;
A product sales system comprising: time limit information extracted by the time limit information extraction means and display means for displaying the product information stored in the time limit information storage means in association with the time limit information. The predetermined condition is that the date of the day is the same as the date of expiration indicated by the date limit information, or that the date of the day has passed the date of expiration indicated by the date limit information,
The display means displays that the current day is the deadline date together with the deadline information whose date is the same day as the deadline date and the product information stored in the deadline information storage means in association with the deadline information. Claim date is past the deadline date and the product information stored in the deadline information storage means in association with the deadline information is displayed indicating that the deadline date has already passed. The product sales system according to 1. The deadline information includes a warning execution date set to a date before the deadline date for the product,
2. The commodity sales system according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined condition is that a date of the current day has passed a warning execution date included in the time limit information. Electronic money storage means for storing an electronic money balance;
Receiving means for receiving an identifier of the product, product information and time limit information on the product, and the total price of the transaction from the product sales processing device that sells the product;
A settlement means for deducting the total amount received by the receiving means from the electronic money balance;
A reply means for returning the settlement information including the electronic money balance after the total amount has been deducted by the settlement means to the merchandise sales processing device;
Time limit information storage means for storing the identifier, the product information, the time limit information and the total amount of goods received by the receiving means in association with each other;
Command receiving means for receiving a signal for instructing an inspection related to time limit information transmitted at a predetermined cycle from the commodity sales processing device;
Time limit information extracting means for extracting from the time limit information storage means time limit information that satisfies the date and a predetermined condition in response to the command receiving means receiving a signal for instructing the inspection ;
Display means for displaying the deadline information extracted by the deadline information extracting means and the product information stored in the deadline information storage means in association with the deadline information;
An electronic money storage medium comprising: An identifier acquisition means for acquiring an identifier of a product;
Information acquisition means for acquiring the product information and the time limit information associated with the identifier of the product acquired by the identifier acquisition means, from the product information storage unit storing the time limit information and product information of the product in association with the identifier of the product;
A total price calculation means for calculating the total price of the transaction based on the product information acquired by the information acquisition means;
The identifier of the product acquired by the identifier acquisition unit, the product information and time limit information acquired by the information acquisition unit, and the total amount calculated by the total amount calculation unit are stored in an electronic money storage medium storing an electronic money balance. A transmission means for transmitting;
Receiving means for receiving payment information returned by the electronic money storage medium with respect to the identifier, product information, time limit information and total amount of the product transmitted by the transmitting unit;
Command transmitting means for transmitting a signal for instructing an inspection regarding the term information to the electronic money storage medium at a predetermined cycle;
A product sales processing apparatus characterized by comprising: An identifier acquisition step in which the product sales processing device acquires the identifier of the product;
Product information and term information associated with the product identifier acquired in the identifier acquisition step from the product information storage unit in which the product sales processing device stores product term information and product information in association with the product identifier. An information acquisition step for acquiring
Based on the product information acquired in the information acquisition step, the product sales processing device calculates the total amount of the transaction price,
The merchandise sales processing device uses the product identifier obtained in the identifier obtaining step, the product information and time limit information obtained in the information obtaining step, and the total amount calculated in the total amount calculating step as electronic money. A transmission step of transmitting the balance to an electronic money storage medium storing the balance;
A first receiving step in which the electronic money storage medium receives the product identifier, product information, time limit information, and total amount transmitted in the transmitting step;
A settlement step in which the electronic money storage medium deducts the total amount received in the first reception step from the electronic money balance;
A reply step in which the electronic money storage medium returns the settlement information including the electronic money balance after the total amount has been deducted in the settlement step to the commodity sales processing device;
A second receiving step in which the merchandise sales data processing apparatus receives the payment information returned in the reply step;
A storage step in which the electronic money storage medium stores the product identifier, product information, time limit information, and total amount received in the first receiving step in the time limit information storage means;
A command transmission step in which the product sales processing device transmits to the electronic money storage medium a signal for instructing an inspection relating to deadline information;
An extraction step of the electronic money storage medium that receives the signal instructing the test extracts the date and a predetermined condition is satisfied deadline information day before Symbol expiration date information storage means,
A display step in which the electronic money storage medium displays the time limit information extracted in the extraction step and the product information stored in the time limit information storage means in association with the time limit information;
A time limit management method characterized by comprising:

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