JP5372058B2 - Payment processing apparatus, program, and payment processing system - Google Patents

Description

  Embodiments described herein relate generally to a settlement processing apparatus, a program, and a settlement processing system used for settlement of goods or services that are transactions.

Conventionally, a settlement processing device such as a POS (Point Of Sales) terminal is used for settlement of goods and services sold at retail stores and the like.
Sales data of products and services settled by such a payment processing apparatus is accumulated in a database provided in a store server or the like, and is used for analysis of sales of products and development of sales promotion plans.

JP 2006-350939 A

In recent years, there are an increasing number of stores that handle so-called private brand products, which are designed and produced by retail stores and have their own trademarks.
However, the conventional settlement processing apparatus and the system including the apparatus are not provided with sufficient functions to support sales analysis specialized in private brand products, sales promotion plans, and the like.

  For this reason, it has been necessary to take some means to support operations such as sales analysis and sales promotion planning at stores that handle private brand products.

In one embodiment, the settlement processing apparatus includes classification storage means for storing classification information indicating whether the commodity is a private brand commodity or a normal commodity that is not a private brand commodity, and stores the classification information on the commodity identification information. Sales including the settlement means for settlement of the price of the product purchased by the customer, information on the product for which the price has been settled by the settlement means, and the classification information stored in the classification storage means with the identification information of the product A sales unit that stores data created by the creation unit, a sales storage unit that stores the sales data created by the creation unit, and the sales data that the sales storage unit stores; Bei a graph generating means for generating a graph relating to sales of private brand products based on the extracted sales data, the To have.

The block diagram which shows the principal part structure of the POS terminal in one Embodiment. The figure which shows the example of a data structure of the goods master in the embodiment. The figure which shows the data structure example of sales DB in the embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the setting screen in the embodiment. The flowchart of the payment process in the embodiment. The figure which shows the utilization example of sales DB in the embodiment. The figure which shows the utilization example of sales DB in the embodiment. The figure which shows the structure of the payment processing system in a modification.

Hereinafter, an embodiment will be described.
In the present embodiment, a POS terminal 1 used in a retail store that handles both private brand products and national brand products is illustrated as an example of a payment processing apparatus.

  The “private brand product” in the present embodiment refers to a product in which the store where the POS terminal 1 is installed is planned and produced by itself and sold with a unique trademark. This refers to regular products excluding the above private brand products.

[POS terminal]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of the POS terminal 1 in the present embodiment.
The POS terminal 1 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 10 that functions as a control center. The CPU 10 includes a memory 11, a communication I / F (Interface) 12, a scanner I / F 13, a keyboard controller 14, display controllers 15 and 16, a printer controller 17 and a card R / W controller 18. They are connected via a bus line 19 composed of a bus or the like.

  Further, a communication line 20 such as a LAN (Local Area Network) line in the store is connected to the communication I / F 12, a barcode scanner 21 is connected to the scanner I / F 13, a keyboard 22 is connected to the keyboard controller 14, and a display The store clerk display 23 is connected to the controller 15, the customer display 24 is connected to the display controller 16, the receipt printer 25 is connected to the printer controller 17, and the card R / W 26 is connected to the card R / W controller 18. .

  The memory 11 is composed of a ROM (Read Only Memory) and a RAM (Random Access Memory). The CPU 10 executes computer programs, fixed data such as various fixed values, products, etc., which are executed to realize setting processing and settlement processing described later. A master 30 and a sales DB (Data Base) 31 are stored. Further, in the settlement process to be described later, a transaction buffer for writing detailed data of products to be processed as one transaction is formed in the memory 11. If the POS terminal 1 is accessible, the product master 30 and the sales DB 31 are stored in a storage medium other than the memory 11, for example, an external storage medium or a memory included in another device connected to the POS terminal 1. May be.

  The communication I / F 12 transmits and receives data to and from various devices such as a server and a printer that are connected for communication via the communication line 20.

  The barcode scanner 21 optically reads a barcode attached to a product or the like and generates code information such as a PLU code. The scanner I / F 13 takes in the code information generated by the barcode scanner 21 and outputs it to the CPU 10.

  The keyboard 22 includes a PLU key for inputting an instruction for starting a settlement process, a subtotal key for inputting a subtotal instruction, a numeric keypad for inputting a numerical value, a closing key for inputting a closing instruction for the settlement process, and the like. A signal corresponding to the pressed key is output. The keyboard controller 14 takes in a signal output from the keyboard 22 and outputs it to the CPU 10.

  The clerk-side display 23 is composed of, for example, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) whose display surface is directed to the standing position of the clerk and a touch panel provided on the LCD display surface. The display controller 15 controls the clerk-side display 23 in response to a command from the CPU 10 and displays a payment processing screen, a setting screen 40 (see FIG. 4) described later, and the like. Further, the display controller 15 detects an operation of a screen component such as a button displayed on the LCD based on a signal output when the touch panel is touched and notifies the CPU 10 of the operation.

  The customer side display 24 is, for example, an LED display whose display surface is directed to the standing position side of a customer who receives a transaction. The display controller 16 controls the customer-side display 24 to display the price of individual commodities purchased by the customer in one transaction, the total price obtained by adding them up, and the change amount.

  The receipt printer 25 is a thermal printer that prints various types of information on receipt paper, which is thermal paper, for example. The printer controller 17 controls the operation of the receipt printer 25 to issue a receipt printed with the name, unit price, total price, change amount, etc. of the product purchased by the customer.

  The card R / W 26 is a magnetic type or IC type card reader / writer that reads information from a credit card or point card inserted into a card insertion slot and writes information to these cards. The card R / W controller 18 takes in information read from the card by the card R / W 26 and outputs it to the CPU 10, and controls the card R / W 26 in accordance with a command from the CPU 10 to write various data to the card.

[data structure]
The data structure of the product master 30 and the sales DB 31 will be described.
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of the data structure of the product master 30 in the present embodiment.
The merchandise master 30 includes detailed data of merchandise handled at the store (including both private brand merchandise and national brand merchandise). Each detailed data is configured by attaching a product name, unit price, cost, PB (private brand) classification, classification code, and the like to a PLU code that is product identification information.

  The PB classification is information indicating whether the product is a private brand product or a national brand product by “1” (private brand product) and “0” (national brand product).

  The classification code is information for classifying each product into an arbitrary group. Groups with the same classification code may be defined to include only private brand products or national brand products, or may be defined to include both private brand products and national brand products.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a data structure example of the sales DB 31 in the present embodiment.
In the sales DB 31, sales data of products for which payment processing has been performed at the POS terminal 1 is described, for example, in order of date and time of payment processing. The sales data described in the sales DB 31 includes a PLU code, a product name, a unit price, a cost, a PB classification, and a classification code of a product settled at the POS terminal 1, and a transaction for identifying a transaction in which the product has been settled. It consists of information such as a code and the date and time when payment was made. In addition, the sales data of the sales DB 31 can include various items useful for sales analysis and sales strategy planning.

[Setting process]
Next, setting processing for adding detailed data to the product master 30 and deleting and editing existing detailed data in the product master 30 will be described.

  The setting process is performed, for example, in response to an operation of a key for instructing the start of the setting process provided on the keyboard 22 or a screen component for instructing the start of the setting process displayed on the clerk-side display 23. Be started.

When the setting process is started, the CPU 10 first displays a setting screen 40 as shown in FIG.
As shown in the drawing, the setting screen 40 includes a text box 41 for designating a PLU code, a PB product setting field 42 for performing settings relating to private brand products, a text box 43 for designating product names, unit prices. A text box 44 for designating a text, a text box 45 for designating a cost, an edit button 46, a delete button 47, a print button 48, a list button 49, an end button 50, and the like are arranged.

The PB product setting field 42 is provided with a PB button 421 and an NB button 422 for designating a PB category, a text box 423 for designating a classification code, and the like.
Each screen component provided on the setting screen 40 is a GUI that can be operated by touching the display position.

  When a PLU code is input to the text box 41 by operating the keyboard 22, the CPU 10 reads detailed data including the input PLU code from the product master 30. Then, the CPU 10 displays the product name included in the read detailed data in the text box 43, displays the unit price included in the detailed data in the text box 44, and displays the cost included in the detailed data in the text box 45. Display.

  Further, the CPU 10 displays the classification code included in the read detailed data in the text box 423, and when the PB classification included in the detailed data is “1”, the PB button 421 is highlighted and the NB The button 422 is displayed in a normal color, and when it is “0”, the NB button 422 is highlighted and the PB button 421 is displayed in a normal color. FIG. 4 shows an example in which the PB button 421 is highlighted, and the PB button 421 is shaded to make it different from normal coloring.

  Instead of operating the keyboard 22 and inputting the PLU code as described above, the PLU code input when the barcode attached to the product is read by the barcode scanner 21 is automatically displayed in the text box. 41 may be input.

  When the detailed data including the PLU code input in the text box 41 is not described in the product master 30, each text box 43, 44, 45, 423 is left blank, the NB button 422 is highlighted, and the PB The button 421 is displayed in a normal coloring (default).

  When the list button 49 is operated, the CPU 10 displays each detailed data described in the product master 30 as a list on the setting screen 40 in a list format, for example. When the detailed data is designated from the list display by the operation of the keyboard 22 or the contact operation on the clerk-side display 23, the CPU 10 displays the PLU code, product name, unit price, cost, and classification code included in the detailed data. Each is displayed in the text boxes 41, 43, 44, 45, and 423, and one of the PB button 421 and the NB button 422 is highlighted according to the PB classification included in the detailed data, and the other is displayed in normal coloring. Let

  When the edit button 46 is operated after the PLU code is input to the text box 41, the CPU 10 performs input of characters and numerical values to the text boxes 43, 44, 45, and 423 and operation of the PB button 421 and the NB button 422. Accept.

  At this time, it is possible to input characters and numerical values to the text boxes 43, 44, 45, and 423 by operating the keyboard 22 or touching the store clerk display 23. Further, when the PB button 421 or the NB button 422 is operated, one of the operated buttons is highlighted and the other is displayed in a normal coloring.

  When the print button 48 is operated, the CPU 10 creates print data including each information displayed on the current setting screen 40 and prints the created print data by causing the printer controller 17 to control the receipt printer 25, for example. Let Alternatively, the print data may be output to a printer connected to the communication line 20 and the printer may print the print data.

  When the delete button 47 is operated, the CPU 10 deletes the detailed data including the PLU code currently input in the text box 41 from the product master 30. When the detailed data including the PLU code input in the text box 41 is not described in the merchandise master 30, the CPU 10 notifies the error by displaying an error message on the clerk side display 23, for example.

  When the end button 50 is operated, the CPU 10 reflects the display content of the current setting screen 40 on the product master 30. That is, if detailed data including the PLU code input in the text box 41 is described in the product master 30, the items such as the product name, unit price, cost, and classification code of the detailed data are described in the text boxes 43 and 44. , 45, 423, and is updated with the characters and numbers input. Further, if the PB button 421 is highlighted, the PB section of the detailed data is set to “1”, and if the NB button 422 is highlighted, the PB section of the detailed data is set to “0”.

  On the other hand, if the detailed data including the PLU code input in the text box 41 is not described in the product master 30, the CPU 10 determines the PLU code and product name input in the text boxes 41, 43, 44, 45, and 423. Detailed data including unit price, cost, classification code, etc. is created and added to the product master 30. At this time, if the PB button 421 is highlighted, the PB classification of the detailed data is set to “1”, and if the NB button 422 is highlighted, the PB classification of the detailed data is set to “0”.

[Payment processing]
Next, the settlement processing executed by the POS terminal 1 will be described along the flowchart of FIG.
This process is started in response to, for example, a PLU key provided on the keyboard 22 being operated.

  At the beginning of the process, the CPU 10 first receives an input of a PLU code of a product purchased by the customer (step S1). The PLU code is input by reading a barcode attached to a product by the barcode scanner 21 or operating a preset key displayed on the store clerk side display 23. When the PLU code is input, the CPU 10 reads detailed data including the input PLU code from the merchandise master 30 and writes it in the transaction buffer formed in the memory 11 (step S2). Steps S1 and S2 are repeatedly executed until a subtotal instruction is input (No in step S3). As a result, detailed data of each product that the customer intends to purchase is written in the transaction buffer.

  Eventually, when a subtotal instruction is input by operating a subtotal key provided on the keyboard 22 (Yes in step S3), the CPU 10 calculates the total price of the transaction based on each detailed data written in the transaction buffer. Is displayed on the store clerk side display 23 and the customer side display 24 (step S4).

  Further, the CPU 10 executes a payment process (step S5). In this process, the CPU 10 accepts designation of a payment method from, for example, cash or a credit card, and executes a process according to the accepted payment method. That is, if cash is specified, an input of a deposit amount from the customer is accepted, a change amount is calculated by subtracting the total price from the entered deposit amount, and displayed on the clerk side display 23 and the customer side display 24. Open the drawer not shown. On the other hand, if a credit card is designated, the card information is read from the customer's credit card inserted into the card R / W 26, and communicated with a credit carrier server connected to the communication line 20 in accordance with a known procedure. Make a card payment.

Next, CPU10 performs the point provision process which provides a customer the point used in order to exchange for various privileges (step S6).
In this process, for example, the number of points obtained by multiplying the total price calculated in the process of step S4 by a predetermined point grant rate is given.

Alternatively, as part of sales promotion of private brand products, the point grant rate for private brand products may be higher than the point grant rate for national brand products.
In this case, among the detailed data written in the transaction buffer, the number obtained by multiplying the total unit price included in the detailed data with the PB classification “1” by the point grant rate R1 for the private brand product, and the PB classification “ The sum of the unit price included in the detailed data “0” and the number obtained by multiplying the point grant rate R2 (R1> R2) for the national brand product is the point to be given to the customer in the transaction.

  The points calculated in this way may be recorded on a point card inserted into the card R / W 26, or a server device connected to the communication line 20 in association with customer identification information read from the point card. Etc. may be stored.

  After such point grant processing, the CPU 10 causes the printer controller 17 to control the receipt printer 25, and the detailed data written in the transaction buffer, the total price calculated in step S4, the date and time of the transaction, the transaction of the transaction A receipt including a code or the like is issued (step S7). The transaction code is, for example, an ascending number that is counted up each time a settlement process is performed.

  Further, the CPU 10 creates sales data for each product for which the price has been settled in the settlement process (step S8). The sales data is obtained by adding the transaction code of the transaction, the current date and time, etc. to the detailed data written in the transaction buffer and matching the data format of the sales DB 31. That is, the sales data of each product created here includes information such as the PLU code and unit price of the product, and the PB classification and classification code described in the product master 30 attached to the PLU code. .

After creating the sales data, the CPU 10 writes the created sales data in the sales DB 31 (step S9). Note that the sales data may be transmitted to a host device such as a store server connected to the communication line 20, and the sales data may be written in a sales DB stored in the memory of the host device.
After the process of step S9, the CPU 10 clears the transaction buffer and ends the settlement process for the transaction.

  By repeating such payment processing, sales data including PB classification and classification code of private brand products and national brand products settled at the POS terminal 1 is accumulated in the sales DB 31. By using this data, various analyzes relating to sales of private brand products can be performed.

Details of the analysis using the sales DB 31 will be described with some specific examples.
FIG. 6 is a divided pie chart showing sales of private brand products by classification code. Such a graph extracts sales data whose PB classification is “1” from the sales DB 31, and further extracts sales data including a specific classification code (codes D1, D2, and D3 in FIG. 6). It can be created by totaling the unit price included in the sales data by classification code.

  FIG. 7 is a stacked vertical bar graph showing the sales of private brand products by classification code by day (for 3 days). In such a graph, sales data whose PB classification is “1” is extracted from the sales DB 31, and sales data including a specific classification code (codes D 1, D 2, and D 3 in FIG. 7) is processed from the sales data. Can be created by extracting by the date on which the price was made and totaling the unit price included in the sales data for each date by classification code.

  In addition to this, for example, a graph for comparing sales of private brand products and national brand products belonging to a specific classification code can be created, and data relating to private brand products can be aggregated and visualized in various modes.

  The function of counting and visualizing data related to such private brand products may be provided by a device other than the POS terminal 1 such as a personal computer, or may be provided by the POS terminal 1.

  When this function is provided by the POS terminal 1, for example, a computer program for realizing such a function may be stored in the memory 11 in advance and the CPU 10 may execute this program. In addition, the conditions (date, PB classification, classification code, display format, etc.) necessary for totaling the sales data may be designated by operating the keyboard 22 or touching the store clerk display 23. Further, the tabulated data may be visualized by displaying it on the store clerk display 23 or by printing the graphs shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 by a printer connected via the communication line 20. May be.

  As described above, the POS terminal 1 according to the present embodiment includes the product master 30 in which the PB classification is added to the PLU code, and includes information including the unit price of the product for which the price has been settled and the PLU code of the product. Sales data including the PB classification stored in the product master 30 is created, and the created sales data is stored in the sales DB 31. With such a configuration, it is possible to easily perform sales analysis and sales promotion plans specialized for private brand products through data aggregation and visualization as described above.

  Further, in addition to the PB classification, a classification code for classifying the commodity into an arbitrary group is attached to the PLU code stored in the commodity master 30, and this classification code is included in the sales data stored in the sales DB 31. included. If this classification code is used, for example, as shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, it is possible to create a graph in which sales are tabulated by classification code, for example, to conduct more detailed sales analysis and sales promotion planning. .

The product master 30 can be freely edited by the user via the setting screen 40.
In particular, the PB classification of each product stored in the product master 30 is designated by the PLU code in the text box 41 of the setting screen 40, and either the private brand product or the national brand product is selected by the PB button 421 and the NB button 422. You can edit by specifying. The classification code of each product stored in the product master 30 can be edited by designating a PLU code in the text box 41 of the setting screen 40 and inputting a numerical value in the text box 423. As described above, since the PB classification and the classification code in the product master 30 can be edited by a simple operation using the setting screen 40, the setting work of the product master 30 is greatly speeded up.

[Modification]
The configuration disclosed in the above embodiment can be variously modified. Specific examples of modifications are as follows.

(1) In the said embodiment, the POS terminal 1 was illustrated as an example of a payment processing apparatus. However, the configuration related to the settlement disclosed in the above embodiment and the configuration related to the setting of the merchandise master 30 are not limited to a card settlement terminal specialized in card settlement, a self-checkout terminal where sales processing is completed by customer operation, etc. It may be applied to the settlement processing apparatus.

(2) In the above embodiment, the operation of the POS terminal 1 is realized by the CPU 10 executing the program stored in the memory 11. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the program may be downloaded to the POS terminal 1 from a predetermined network, or a program having the same function stored in the recording medium may be installed in the POS terminal 1. As a recording medium, any form may be used as long as it can use a CD-ROM or the like and can be read by the POS terminal 1. Further, the function obtained by installing or downloading in advance may be realized in cooperation with the OS in the POS terminal 1 or the like.

(3) In addition, a function for realizing the processing executed by the POS terminal 1 and a part of the configuration provided for the POS terminal 1 may be provided in a server device connected to the POS terminal 1 by communication.
When constructing a system in this way, for example, cloud computing can be used. More specifically, a software provision form called SaaS (software as a service) is suitable.

FIG. 8 is a configuration diagram of a payment processing system using a cloud system.
The payment processing system 100 includes a cloud 101, a plurality of terminal devices 102, a plurality of communication networks 103, and a plurality of server devices 104 connected to each other for communication. Note that each of the terminal device 102, the communication network 103, and the server device 104 may be only one.

  The terminal device 102 can communicate with the cloud 101 via the communication network 103. As the terminal device 102, the POS terminal 1 described in the above embodiment, various computers such as a desktop type and a notebook type, a mobile phone device, a personal digital assistant (PDA), or a smartphone can be used as appropriate.

  As the communication network 103, the Internet, a private network, a next generation network (NGN), a mobile network, or the like can be used as appropriate.

  In the payment processing system 100 having such a configuration, the server device 104 is provided with at least a part of the function that realizes the processing that the POS terminal 1 executes in the above embodiment and the configuration that the POS terminal 1 includes, and the remaining functions. And the configuration is provided in the terminal device 102. Note that the above functions and configurations may be provided in a shared manner with a plurality of server devices 104.

For example, the terminal device 102 is provided with a configuration corresponding to the product master 30 and the sales DB 31 provided in the POS terminal 1 in the above embodiment, and a part of the function for realizing the setting process and the settlement process that the POS terminal 1 executes. And the server apparatus 104 is provided with what the terminal device 102 does not have among the configurations disclosed in the above embodiment.
When the server device 104 is provided with a function for realizing setting processing and settlement processing, information input by the user and output of information for the user in these processing may be realized by the terminal device 102. . At that time, necessary data may be appropriately transmitted and received between the terminal apparatus 102 and the server apparatus 104.

Although several embodiments of the present invention have been described, these embodiments are presented by way of example and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These novel embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. These embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are included in the invention described in the claims and the equivalents thereof.
The invention described in the scope of claims at the beginning of the filing of the present application is appended below.
[1] Classification storage means for storing with identification information indicating whether the product is a private brand product or a normal product that is not a private brand product in the product identification information; Creation of sales data including settlement means for settlement of the price, information on the product for which the price has been settled by the settlement means, and classification information stored in the classification storage means attached to the identification information of the commodity A settlement processing apparatus comprising: means; and sales storage means for storing sales data created by the creation means.
[2] In addition to the classification information, a classification code for classifying the commodity into an arbitrary group is added to the product identification information stored in the classification storage unit, and the creation unit is charged by the settlement unit. The sales data including the information related to the settled product and the classification information and the classification code stored in the classification storage unit attached to the identification information of the product is created. Payment processing device.
[3] The settlement processing apparatus according to [2], further including an editing unit that edits the classification information and the classification code stored in the classification storage unit.
[4] Display means for displaying a first screen part for designating a product to be edited and a second screen part for designating either a private brand product or a normal product, and displayed on the display means Operating means for operating the screen parts, wherein the editing means is the classification information stored in the classification storage means with the identification information of the product designated by the operation on the first screen parts The payment processing apparatus according to [3], wherein the payment information is changed to classification information indicating a classification specified by an operation on the second screen component.
[5] In addition to the first and second screen parts, the display means further displays a third screen part that designates a classification code, and the editing means performs an operation on the first screen part. The classification information stored in the classification storage means attached to the identification information of the designated product is changed to the classification information indicating the classification designated by the operation on the second screen component, and the identification information of the same product The settlement processing apparatus according to [4], wherein the classification code stored in the classification storage means is changed to a classification code designated by an operation of the third screen component.
[6] Classification storage means for storing classification information indicating whether the commodity is a private brand commodity or a normal commodity that is not a private brand commodity in the identification information of the commodity, and a sales memory for storing sales data A payment function for paying the price of the product purchased by the customer to the computer accessible to the means, information relating to the product for which the price has been settled by the payment function, and the identification information of the product, the classification storage A program for realizing a creation function for creating sales data including classification information stored in the means, and a storage control function for storing the sales data created by the creation function in the sales storage means.
[7] A payment processing system including a terminal device and at least one server, wherein the product identification information indicates whether the product is a private brand product or a normal product that is not a private brand product. And a classification storage unit for storing the price, a settlement unit for settlement of the price of the product purchased by the customer, information on the product for which the price has been settled by the settlement unit, and identification information of the product. A creation means for creating sales data including the category information stored in the category storage means, and a sales storage means for storing the sales data created by the creation means, and a part of each of these means A payment processing system, wherein the server includes what the terminal device includes but does not include the terminal device.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... POS terminal, 10 ... CPU, 11 ... Memory, 22 ... Keyboard, 23 ... Sales clerk side display, 30 ... Product master, 31 ... Sales DB, 40 ... Setting screen, 42 ... PB product setting column, 421 ... PB button, 422 ... NB button, 423 ... text box, 100 ... payment processing system

Claims (7)

Classification storage means for storing the product identification information with classification information indicating whether the product is a private brand product or a normal product that is not a private brand product,
A payment method for paying for the goods purchased by the customer;
Creating means for creating sales data including information related to the product for which the price has been settled by the settlement means, and the category information stored in the category storage means with the identification information of the product;
Sales storage means for storing sales data created by the creation means;
Of the sales data stored by the sales storage means, the sales information indicating that the classification information indicates a private brand product is extracted, and a graph generation means for generating a graph relating to the sales of the private brand product based on the extracted sales data;
A payment processing apparatus comprising: In addition to the classification information, a classification code for classifying the commodity into an arbitrary group is attached to the identification information of the commodity stored in the classification storage unit,
The creation means creates sales data including information relating to the product for which the price has been settled by the settlement means, and classification information and classification code stored in the classification storage means with the identification information of the commodity. The settlement processing apparatus according to claim 1.   3. The settlement processing apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising an editing unit that edits the classification information and the classification code stored in the classification storage unit. Display means for displaying a first screen part for specifying a product to be edited, a second screen part corresponding to a private brand product , and a third screen part corresponding to a normal product;
Operating means for operating the screen parts displayed on the display means;
Further comprising
The display means adds the second screen when the category information stored in the category storage means is attached to the product identification information specified by the operation on the first screen component and indicates the private brand product. Highlighting a part and displaying the third screen part normally, and when the classification information indicates a normal product, highlighting the third screen part and displaying the second screen part normally, When one of the second screen part and the third screen part is highlighted and the other is operated, the other is highlighted and the one is normally displayed.
The editing means attaches the identification information of the product designated by the operation to the first screen component if the second screen component is highlighted when the end of editing is instructed. The classification information stored in the classification storage means is changed to information indicating a private brand product, and if the third screen part is highlighted, the classification information is changed to information indicating a normal product. The settlement processing apparatus according to claim 3. In addition to the first , second, and third screen components , the display means further displays a fourth screen component that specifies a classification code,
The editing means, when the edition end is instructed, the first screen the classification codes stored in said segment storage means attached to the identification information of the designated goods by the operation of the component 4 5. The settlement processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the classification code is changed to a classification code designated by operating the screen component. A classification storage unit for storing the product identification information with classification information indicating whether the product is a private brand product or a normal product that is not a private brand product, and a sales storage unit for storing sales data. On an accessible computer,
A payment function to pay for the products purchased by customers;
A creation function for creating sales data including information on a product for which the price has been settled by the settlement function, and classification information stored in the classification storage means attached to the identification information of the commodity;
A storage control function for storing the sales data created by the creation function in the sales storage means;
Of the sales data stored by the sales storage means, the segment information extracts sales data indicating a private brand product, and a graph generation function for generating a graph relating to sales of the private brand product based on the extracted sales data;
A program to realize A payment processing system including a terminal device and at least one server,
Classification storage means for storing the product identification information with classification information indicating whether the product is a private brand product or a normal product that is not a private brand product,
A payment method for paying for the goods purchased by the customer;
Creating means for creating sales data including information related to the product for which the price has been settled by the settlement means, and the category information stored in the category storage means with the identification information of the product;
Sales storage means for storing sales data created by the creation means;
Of the sales data stored by the sales storage means, the sales information indicating that the classification information indicates a private brand product is extracted, and a graph generation means for generating a graph relating to the sales of the private brand product based on the extracted sales data;
A settlement processing system, wherein the terminal device includes a part of each of these means, and the server includes a device that the terminal device does not include.

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