JP5451462B2 - Automatic checkout system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an automatic settlement system that automatically settles products whose prices vary according to weight.

  In recent years, merchandise management using IC tags is performed in the market. An automatic settlement system using such an IC tag is disclosed in Patent Document 1. In the system disclosed in Patent Document 1, an IC tag is attached to a product container, the weight of the product is measured, the weight information is written in the IC tag, and the information written in the IC tag is read out. Is to do. As a result, it is possible to automatically check out products whose prices vary according to weight.

JP 2007-310804 A

  However, in the automatic checkout system as described above, it is necessary to write the weight information of the product on the IC tag, so a writing device for writing the weight information on the IC tag is required, and the entire system becomes expensive. There is a problem that.

  The present invention has been made in view of the problems of the above-described technology, and automatically settles a product whose price fluctuates according to weight without using a device that writes weight information on an IC tag. The purpose is to provide an automatic checkout system that can

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides:
An automatic settlement system that automatically settles products that are put in multiple types of tableware and the price varies according to weight,
An IC tag attached to the tableware in which the product is put and in which the unique identification information of the product and the unique identification information for each type of the tableware are readably written;
A weight measuring device for measuring the weight of the tableware containing the product;
Registered in advance associated identification information for each type of the dishes and their weight, the price per unit weight of the product, the product is written to the IC tag attached to tableware encased of the product The identification information and the identification information of the tableware, and the weight of the product obtained by subtracting the weight associated with the identification information of the tableware from the weight of the tableware containing the product measured by the weight measuring device A management server that associates and registers in the database,
A reading device for reading the product identification information and the tableware identification information from the IC tag;
The price calculated based on the price per unit weight of the product and the weight of the product registered in the database in association with the product identification information and the tableware identification information read by the reader And a settlement apparatus for performing settlement.

  Since the present invention is configured as described above, an apparatus for writing weight information on an IC tag is not required, and the cost of a system for automatically adjusting a product whose price varies according to the weight can be reduced.

It is a figure which shows one Embodiment of the automatic adjustment system of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the information registered into the database shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the state by which weight information was registered into the database shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the other example of the information registered into the database shown in FIG. 1, (a) is a figure which shows the master file in which the unit price was registered for every kind of tableware, (b) is the weight for each tableware It is a figure which shows the master file to which is registered.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an embodiment of an automatic settlement system of the present invention.

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the IC tag reading device 10a, the weight measuring device 20, and the management server 30 are connected via a network 80a, and the management server 30 and the POS register 40 serving as a checkout device are connected to the network. The POS register 40 and the IC tag reader 10b are connected via a network 80c.

  The IC tag 50 is affixed to the tableware 60 into which the goods 70 to be settled are put. In the IC tag 50, unique identification information including information that can identify the type of the product 70 put in the pasted tableware 60 and information that can identify the tableware 60 is written in a readable manner as a unique ID. It is.

  The IC tag reader 10a reads identification information from the IC tag 50 attached to the tableware 70, and transmits it to the management server 30 via the network 80a.

  The weight measuring device 20 is configured to be able to place the tableware 60 in which the product 70 is put, measures the weight of the product 70, and transmits the weight information to the management server 30 via the network 80a.

  The management server 30 has a database 31 in which a price per unit weight of a product and identification information written on an IC tag attached to the product are registered in association with each other.

  The IC tag reader 10b reads the identification information from the IC tag 50 attached to the tableware 70 and transmits it to the POS register 40 via the network 80c.

  The POS register 40 acquires the price per unit weight and weight information of the product corresponding to the identification information transmitted from the IC tag reader 10b from the management server 30 via the network 80b, and calculates the price of the product. And has a display unit 41 and a payment terminal 42.

  Below, operation | movement of the automatic adjustment system comprised as mentioned above is demonstrated.

  In the management server 30, as described above, the price per unit weight of the product and the identification information written on the IC tag attached to the product are associated with each other and registered in the database 31.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of information registered in the database 31 shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 2, in the database 31 shown in FIG. 1, the unique ID 101 serving as identification information unique to the IC tag 50 and the price information 102 per unit weight of the product are associated with each other and the master file 100. It is registered as. As described above, the unique ID 101 includes information that can specify the type of the product 70 and information that can specify the tableware 60. For example, the upper three digits are information that can specify the type of the product 70. The lower 4 digits are information that can specify the tableware 60.

  In a company cafeteria or the like, when eating a product 70 whose price varies depending on the weight, the user of the cafeteria puts the product 70 in the tableware 60 to which the IC tag 50 is attached, and the tableware 60 in which the product 70 is put in the weight. Place on measuring device 20. Since the IC tag reader 10a is placed on the weight measuring device 20, the restaurant user places the tableware 60 in which the product 70 is put on the IC tag reader 10a.

  Then, the unique ID written in the IC tag 50 is read by the IC tag reader 10a, and the weight of the product 70 is measured by the weight measuring device 20, and the unique ID and the weight information are connected to the network 80a. To the management server 30. It is assumed that the weight value of the weight measuring device 20 is corrected in advance by 0 with a value obtained by subtracting the weight of the tableware 60 and the IC tag reader 10a. If the weight differs depending on the type of tableware 60, the zero point is corrected in advance by the value obtained by subtracting the weight of the IC tag reader 10a, and each time the weight is measured, the measured value is changed to the type of tableware 60 The weight value is subtracted and the weight value is registered in the database 31. In this case, it is necessary to register the weight of each type of tableware 60 in the management server 30 in advance. In the management server 30, as described above, the unique ID 101 and the price information 102 per unit weight of the product 70 are registered in advance in the database 31 as the master file 100.

  When the unique ID and the weight information are transmitted to the management server 30 via the network 80a, the unique ID transmitted from the IC tag reader 10a via the network 80a in the management server 30 is the master file 100 of the database 31. Retrieved from When the unique ID transmitted from the IC tag reading device 10a exists on the master file 100, the weight information transmitted together with the unique ID is registered in the record with the unique ID.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a state in which weight information is registered in the database 31 shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the transmitted weight information 103 is registered in the database 31 having the configuration shown in FIG. As a result, the unique ID 101 of the IC tag, the price information 102 per unit weight of the product, and the product weight information 103 are registered in the database 31 in association with each other.

  When the restaurant user finishes eating the product 70, the unique ID written in the IC tag 50 is read using the IC tag reader 10b.

  Then, the unique ID read by the IC tag reader 10b is transmitted to the POS register 40 via the network 80c, and the unique ID transmitted from the IC tag reader 10b via the network 80c in the POS register 40. Is transmitted to the management server 30.

  In the management server 30, the unique ID transmitted from the POS register 40 via the network 80 b is searched from the master file 100 of the database 31. When the unique ID transmitted from the POS register 40 is present on the master file 100, the price information 102 per unit weight of the product associated with the unique ID and the weight information 103 of the product are It is transmitted to the POS register 40 via the network 80b.

  In the POS register 40, the price of the product 70 is calculated based on the price information 102 per unit weight of the product and the weight information 103 of the product transmitted from the management server 30 via the network 80b. The price is displayed on the display unit 41 of the POS register 40.

  Then, the restaurant user uses the payment terminal 42 connected to the POS register 40 to make a payment with a prepaid card or the like.

  Thus, in this embodiment, the IC tag 50 is attached to the tableware 60 in which the product 70 is put, and the unique ID written in the IC tag 50 and the price information per unit weight of the product 70 are obtained. The information is registered in the database 31 in association with each other, and when the restaurant is used, the weight information of the product 70 is stored together with the unique ID written in the IC tag 50 attached to the tableware 60 in which the product 70 is put. In the management server 30, the transmitted weight information is associated with the unique ID and registered in the database 31. After that, when the unique ID is read from the IC tag 50, the weight information is associated with the unique ID. IC tag reader with an expensive light function because it is configured to calculate and settle the price of the product based on the price and weight per unit weight of the product Ita is not required, thereby reducing the system cost in an automatic checkout.

  In this embodiment, the price is calculated from the price per unit weight of the product and the weight of the product in the POS register 40. However, the management server 30 calculates the price per unit weight of the product and the weight of the product. The price may be calculated, registered in the database 31 for each unique ID, and the price may be transmitted to the POS register 40. In this case, a price column is provided for each unique ID in the table shown in FIG.

(Other embodiments)
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing another example of information registered in the database 31 shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 4A shows a master file in which unit prices are registered for each type of tableware, that is, for each type of product. The figure shown, (b) is a figure which shows the master file by which the weight for every tableware is registered.

  As the identification information written in the IC tag 50, as described above, the information that can specify the type of the product 70 and the information that can specify the tableware 60 are not configured as one unique ID, but are configured separately. It is also possible to do.

  In this case, as shown in FIG. 4, it is conceivable to set in the database 31 a master file in which the unit price is registered for each type of product and a master file in which the weight of each tableware is registered.

  In addition, the price is calculated from the price per unit weight of the product and the weight of the product at the management server 30 instead of calculating the price from the price per unit weight of the product and the weight of the product at the POS register 40. This may be registered in the database 31 for each individual tableware ID, and this price may be transmitted to the POS register 40. In this case, a price column is provided for each table-unit-specific ID in the table shown in FIG.

10a, 10b IC tag reader 20 Weight measuring device 30 Management server 31 Database 40 POS register 41 Display unit 42 Payment terminal 50 IC tag 60 Tableware 70 Product 80a-80c Network 100 Master file 101 Unique ID
102 Price information 103 Weight information

Claims (3)

An automatic settlement system that automatically settles products that are put in multiple types of tableware and the price varies according to weight,
An IC tag attached to the tableware in which the product is put and in which the unique identification information of the product and the unique identification information for each type of the tableware are readably written;
A weight measuring device for measuring the weight of the tableware containing the product;
Registered in advance associated identification information for each type of the dishes and their weight, the price per unit weight of the product, the product is written to the IC tag attached to tableware encased of the product The identification information and the identification information of the tableware, and the weight of the product obtained by subtracting the weight associated with the identification information of the tableware from the weight of the tableware containing the product measured by the weight measuring device A management server that associates and registers in the database,
A reading device for reading the product identification information and the tableware identification information from the IC tag;
The price calculated based on the price per unit weight of the product and the weight of the product registered in the database in association with the product identification information and the tableware identification information read by the reader An automatic settlement system having a settlement apparatus that performs settlement at In the automatic settlement system according to claim 1,
The management server associates and registers the price per unit weight of the product and identification information of the product written on an IC tag attached to the tableware in which the product is placed, and the weight measurement If the weight of the tableware containing the product measured by the container is given , the weight of the product obtained by subtracting the weight associated with the identification information of the tableware from the weight is registered in the database. was among the identification information, automatic payment system to be registered in said database in association with the identification information of the identification information and the dishes of the product given in conjunction with the weight of the dishes in which the products placed. In the automatic settlement system according to claim 1 or 2,
The said adjustment apparatus calculates the price of the said goods based on the price per unit weight of the goods registered into the said database, and the weight of the said goods, and displays the calculated price.

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