JP6159784B2 - Product sales data processing device, information terminal, and control program - Google Patents

Description

  Embodiments described herein relate generally to a merchandise sales data processing apparatus including a portable information terminal, an information terminal, and a control program.

  An electronic tag is attached to the product, and a device for reading the information of the electronic tag in a non-contact manner is attached to the cart for product conveyance, and the read information of the device is used as a product sales data processing device of a register counter, for example, POS (Point Of Sales) ) There is a known system for checking out a product by sending it to a terminal.

  If this system is installed in a store, product information is automatically registered when the product is inserted into the cart, so that it is not necessary to read product information such as a barcode with a scanner.

  In the case of the above-mentioned system, it is necessary to attach one device for reading and transmitting information of the electronic tag to the cart one by one. For this reason, in the store provided with many carts, there exists a subject that a big cost starts in introduction of a system.

  On the other hand, portable information terminals capable of inputting information by a finger touch operation on a display screen, for example, tablet information terminals, have become widespread and have a low price.

JP 2003-256520 A

  By using a portable information terminal as a POS terminal, it is considered that it can greatly contribute to diversification of product sales forms and improvement of customer service as well as cost reduction.

In one embodiment, the merchandise sales data processing apparatus includes a portable information terminal and a docking station having a connector. The information terminal includes a docking connector, a reading unit, a registration unit, a display unit, and a notification unit . The docking connector can be detachably connected to the connector. The reading means reads data attached to the product. The registering unit registers the reading data of the reading unit. The display means displays the accounting based on the read data registered by the registration means in a state where the docking connector is not connected to the connector, on the condition that the docking connector is connected to the connector. The informing means informs that there is no read data when there is no read data registered by the registration means on the condition that the docking connector is connected to the connector.

The figure which shows schematically the whole image of the store containing the structure of one Embodiment. The figure which shows the external appearance of the docking station and tablet terminal of one Embodiment. The figure which shows the state which removed the tablet terminal of one Embodiment from the docking station. The figure which shows the external appearance of the cart which can attach the tablet terminal of one Embodiment. The figure which shows the cart with which the tablet terminal of one Embodiment was attached. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a POS system including an embodiment. FIG. The block diagram which shows the principal part of the docking station and tablet terminal of one Embodiment. The flowchart which shows the control which CPU of the tablet terminal of one Embodiment performs. The figure which shows the registration screen of a tablet terminal when the tablet terminal of one Embodiment is attached to the cart. The figure which shows the sales promotion information popup-displayed on the registration screen of FIG. The figure which shows the goods search screen of the tablet terminal of one Embodiment. The figure which shows the search result display screen displayed following FIG. The figure which shows the inventory confirmation screen of the tablet terminal of one Embodiment. The figure which shows the confirmation result display screen displayed following FIG. The figure which shows the accounting screen of the tablet terminal of one Embodiment. The figure which shows the accounting unnecessary alerting | reporting screen of the tablet terminal of one Embodiment.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a merchandise sales data processing apparatus will be described with reference to the drawings. This embodiment exemplifies a merchandise sales data processing apparatus that uses a tablet information terminal to realize a function as a POS terminal.

  In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a store that sells merchandise, which includes an entrance 2 and an exit 3 for visitors, and a cart storage 4 that is provided near the entrance 2 and the exit 3. A large number of carts 5 that are commodity carriers are accommodated in the cart storage 4 so as to be freely inserted and removed.

  Inside the store 1, a large number of product shelves 6 are distributed and a plurality of product shelves 7 and a plurality of refrigerated showcases 8 are disposed along the inner wall. In the store 1, at least one terminal lending counter 9 is disposed adjacent to the entrance 2, and a plurality of cash register counters 10 are disposed on the exit 3 side.

  In such a store 1, a stationary docking station 11 is arranged on each register counter 10. Further, each docking station 11 and a plurality of information terminals, each of which constitutes a merchandise sales data processing apparatus, such as a tablet information terminal (hereinafter abbreviated as a tablet terminal) 20 are placed on the terminal lending counter 9. The number of tablet terminals 20 to be placed should be as large as possible so that it can be lent to many customers.

  The tablet terminal 20 can be freely attached to and detached from the docking station 11 on the cashier counter 10. A state where the tablet terminal 20 is mounted on the docking station 11 is shown in FIG. 2, and a state where the tablet terminal 20 is detached from the docking station 11 is shown in FIG.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 2, the docking station 11 has a box-shaped casing on which the tablet terminal 20 is mounted (placed), and includes a scanner reading window 12 on the front of the casing. The receipt issuing port 13 is provided on the left side surface of the housing. When the tablet terminal 20 is lifted and removed from the docking station 11, an inclined terminal mounting portion 14 appears at the upper portion of the casing of the docking station 11, as shown in FIG. The connector 15 is exposed.

  The tablet terminal 20 has a rectangular casing that can be held with one hand, and includes a touch panel display unit 21 that can be touched with a finger on the upper surface of the casing, and a rear surface of the casing that will be described later. The docking connector 69 is provided. The electrical connection between the tablet terminal 20 and the docking station 11 is completed by fitting the docking connector 69 into the expansion connector 15 while placing the back side of the tablet terminal 20 on the terminal mounting portion 14 of the docking station 11. To do. This connection can be easily released by lifting the tablet terminal 20 and pulling it away from the terminal mounting portion 14.

  As shown in FIG. 4, each cart 5 in the cart storage area 4 has a bowl-shaped storage part 5a and a base plate 5b for attaching a tablet terminal to the front part of the storage part 5a. A shopper who visits the store 1 takes out one cart 5 from the cart storage area 4 and enters the entrance 2 together with the cart 5, and puts one tablet terminal 20 lent from the staff of the terminal lending counter 9 into the cart 5. The base plate 5b is fitted and attached as shown in FIG. This attachment can be easily released by lifting the tablet terminal 20 and pulling it away from the base plate 5b. The tablet terminal 20 mechanically or magnetically detects attachment and removal of the cart 5 from the base plate 5b by a cart attachment sensor 71 described later.

  One docking station 11 and one tablet terminal 20 constitute a merchandise sales data processing apparatus.

  As a store operation, when the tablet terminal 20 on the terminal lending counter 9 is lent to a shopper by a clerk and the shopper who has received the loan places the desired product in the cart 5 and visits the cashier counter 10, The tablet terminal 20 is returned from the customer to the staff. The staff member who received the return of the tablet terminal 20 attaches the received tablet terminal 20 to the docking station 11 and performs accounting similar to that of a normal POS terminal according to the display on the touch panel display unit 21 of the tablet terminal 20. The clerk who has finished the accounting leaves the tablet terminal 20 from the docking station 11 and performs a process of returning the detached tablet terminal 20 to the terminal lending counter 9.

  FIG. 6 is a schematic configuration diagram of a POS system using a merchandise sales data processing apparatus including the docking station 11 and the tablet terminal 20. This POS system includes a plurality of merchandise sales data processing devices and a store server 30 that centrally manages these merchandise sales data processing devices. The docking station 11 and the store server 30 of each merchandise sales data processing apparatus are connected via a network 31 such as a LAN (Local Area Network) so as to be capable of bidirectional communication. Further, the tablet terminal 20 of each merchandise sales data processing apparatus and the store server 30 are connected to each other through a network 31 and one or a plurality of wireless repeaters 32 connected to the network 31 so as to be capable of bidirectional communication. The tablet terminal 20 can realize a function as a POS terminal when the tablet terminal 20 is attached to the docking station 11 or detached from the docking station 11.

  The store server 30 includes a store information storage unit 33 that stores various information of the store 1 in an updatable manner. Various information of the store 1 includes information indicating where the product exists in the store 1 for each product, information indicating the presence / absence and number of products in the store 1, and the like.

The main parts of the docking station 11 and the tablet terminal 20 are shown in FIG.
In addition to the expansion connector 15, the docking station 11 includes at least a communication interface 41, an auxiliary storage device 42, a power supply unit 43, a scanner 44, a printer 45, and I / O controllers 46 and 47. The communication interface 41, the auxiliary storage device 42, the power supply unit 43, the scanner 44, the printer 45, and the I / O controllers 46 and 47 are interconnected by a bus line 40 such as an address bus and a data bus.

  The communication interface 41 is connected to the network 31. The communication interface 41 controls data transmission / reception performed between the tablet terminal 20 and the store server 30 via the network 31.

  The auxiliary storage device 42 corresponds to an auxiliary storage portion of the computer. The auxiliary storage device 42 is, for example, an EEPROM (electrically erasable programmable read-only memory), an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), or an SSD (solid state drive). The auxiliary storage device 42 stores data used when the CPU 61 of the tablet terminal 20 performs various processes and data generated by the process of the CPU 61. The auxiliary storage device 42 may store an application program.

  The power supply unit 43 converts the voltage of the commercial AC power supply 50 into a voltage for operating the docking station 11 and outputs the voltage, and also outputs a charging voltage for the tablet terminal 20. The charging voltage is supplied to the tablet terminal 20 via the expansion connector 15.

  The scanner 44 optically reads a bar code or the like trapped in the reading window 12. The scanner 44 may be of a type that reads a barcode or the like attached to a product from a product image captured by a camera.

  The printer 45 prints on the conveyed roll paper by, for example, a thermal method. The printed roll paper is discharged from the receipt issuing port 13, cut and issued as a receipt. The printer 45 can also issue a label by using label paper as roll paper. The printer 45 may employ a printing method other than the thermal method.

  The I / O controllers 46 and 47 are connected to, for example, a USB connector disposed in an exposed state on the back surface or side surface of the housing of the docking station 11. The I / O controller 46 controls a device such as a drawer 51 that is externally connected to the USB connector. The I / O controller 47 controls a device such as a card reader / writer 52 that is externally connected to the USB port. The card reader / writer 52 can read and write data with respect to the electronic money card.

  On the other hand, the tablet terminal 20 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 61, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 62, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 63, a touch panel controller 64, reading means such as a wireless tag reader 65, a wireless communication unit 66, and a clock unit 67. USB (Universal Serial Bus) connector 68, docking connector 69, battery 70, cart attachment sensor 71 and the like are mounted. The CPU 61, the ROM 62, the RAM 63, the touch panel controller 64, the wireless tag reader 65, the wireless communication unit 66, the clock unit 67, the USB connector 68, the docking connector 69, and the cart mounting sensor 71 are a bus line 72 such as an address bus and a data bus. Connected by.

  The CPU 61 corresponds to the central part of the computer. The CPU 61 controls each unit to implement various functions as a POS terminal according to an operating system and application programs.

  The ROM 62 corresponds to a main storage portion of the computer. The ROM 62 stores the above operating system and application programs. The ROM 62 may store data necessary for the CPU 61 to execute various processes.

  The RAM 63 corresponds to the main storage portion of the computer. The RAM 63 stores data necessary for the CPU 61 to execute various processes as necessary. The RAM 63 is also used as a work area when the CPU 61 performs various processes.

  The touch panel display unit 21 is configured by arranging a touch sensor 21t as an input unit on the display part of the display 21d. The touch panel controller 64 to which the touch panel display unit 21 is connected controls the screen display of the display 21d and monitors the signal of the touch sensor 21t. The touch panel controller 64 detects input data from the position coordinate information on the touch operation and the screen information on the display 21d at the time of the touch operation.

  The wireless tag reader 65 reads a product identification code in a wireless tag (IC chip) attached to a product in the store 1 in a contactless manner by transmitting / receiving radio waves to / from the wireless tag, and accommodates the cart 5. The part 5a has a space that is three-dimensionally included as a maximum readable area.

  The wireless communication unit 66 transmits / receives data to / from the wireless repeater 32 using wireless communication. The clock unit 67 measures the current date and time.

  The USB connector 68 is a connector for detachably connecting various USB devices having a communication method compliant with the USB standard. The USB connector 68 can be connected to the drawer 51 or the card reader / writer 52.

  The docking connector 69 is a connector for connecting the tablet terminal 20 to the docking station 11. The docking connector 69 is disposed on the back surface of the housing of the tablet terminal 20.

  The battery 70 outputs a voltage for operating the tablet terminal 20, and is supplied from the docking station 11 via the expansion connector 15 and the docking connector 69 when the tablet terminal 20 is attached to the docking station 11. Is charged by the charging voltage.

  The cart attachment sensor 71 is disposed on the back side of the casing of the tablet terminal 20 and mechanically or magnetically detects attachment and detachment of the cart 5 to the base plate 5b. For example, as a mechanical detection method, an open / close switch that closes upon contact with the base plate 5b and opens by being separated from the base plate 5b is used. As a magnetic detection method, a magnet is attached to the base plate 5b, and the magnetic field of the magnet is detected by a Hall element.

The CPU 61 has the following means (1) to (5) as main functions based on the application program in the ROM 62.
(1) An input unit that receives a touch operation of a finger or the like on the touch panel display unit 21 as an input of data relating to sales of a product.

  (2) Registration means for processing the input data received by the input means and the read data of the wireless tag reader 65 as product sales data, and registering the processed product sales data in the RAM 63.

  (3) Display means for displaying the registration content of the registration means on the touch panel display unit 21.

  (4) Determination means for determining whether or not the tablet terminal 20 is attached to the docking station 11. Specifically, the determination means transmits a confirmation signal via the docking connector 69, and when the confirmation signal returns to the docking connector 69, it determines that the device is attached. If not, it is determined that it is not installed.

  (5) Processing means for executing an accounting process for calculating an accounting amount based on the registered content of the registration means when the determination means determines that the docking station 11 is mounted.

Next, the control executed by the CPU 61 of the tablet terminal 20 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
The CPU 61 determines whether or not the tablet terminal 20 is attached to the cart 5 based on the output of the cart attachment sensor 71 (Act 1), and determines whether or not the tablet terminal 20 is attached to the docking station 11 for docking. The determination is made by sending a confirmation signal via the connector 69 (Act 2).

  When the tablet terminal 20 is placed on the terminal lending counter 9, that is, the tablet terminal 20 is not attached to the cart 5 (Act 1 NO), and the tablet terminal 20 is attached to the docking station 11 If not (No in Act 2), the CPU 61 sets a standby mode, for example, a suspend state for power saving (Act 3).

  When a shopper enters the entrance 2 together with the cart 5, a staff member of the terminal lending counter 9 lends one tablet terminal 20 prepared on the terminal lending counter 9 to the shopper. The lending may be any of free operation, operation of charging a fee as a fee, or operation of subtracting a predetermined use point from a service point held by a shopper.

  The shopper who has received the loan of the tablet terminal 20 attaches the received tablet terminal 20 to the base plate 5 b of the cart 5.

  When the tablet terminal 20 is attached to the base plate 5b (Yes in Act1), the CPU 61 displays the registration screen for product registration shown in FIG. 9 on the touch panel display 21 (Act4). The registration screen displays information such as a guide character 101 “Please put product in cart”, product information display field 102, total price display field 103, product search button 104, inventory confirmation button 105, call button 106, end button 107, etc. including.

  When the shopper places a product he / she wishes to purchase into the container 5a of the cart 5, the wireless tag reader 65 reads the product identification code of the wireless tag attached to the product.

  When the wireless tag reader 65 reads the identification data (YES in Act 5), the CPU 61 sends related information such as the unit price of the product corresponding to the read product identification code and the discount related to the product via the wireless communication unit 66. The product sales data is taken in from the store server 30 and processed as product sales data, and the processed product sales data is registered in the RAM 63 (Act 6). At the time of registration, the CPU 61 displays the registration content in the product information display field 102.

  In the example of the product information display field 102 in FIG. 9, one bag of “carrot” with a unit price of 110 yen is registered and its subtotal is 110 yen, and one “tofu” with a unit price of 98 yen is registered. This shows that the subtotal is 98 yen and that 1 unit price is applied to the unit price of the “tofu”. The example of the total amount display column 103 indicates that the current total amount is 208 yen.

  When another bag of “carrot” is put into the container 5a of the cart 5, the display related to “carrot” in the product information display field 102 becomes two bags, and the subtotal changes to 220 yen.

  When one “tofu” in the container 5a is taken out from the container 5a and returned to the product display shelf, the wireless tag reader 65 reads the product identification code of the wireless tag attached to the “tofu”. Therefore, the CPU 61 removes the product sales data related to the extracted “tofu” from the registered product sales data in the RAM 63 and erases the display related to “natto” in the product information display field 102.

  When the shopper puts another product, for example, one “natto” into the container 5a of the cart 5, the product information display field 102 displays a new display regarding “natto” as shown in FIG. To join. That is, the display example of the product information display field 102 in FIG. 10 indicates that one “natto” with a unit price of 120 yen is registered and its subtotal is 120 yen. In addition, if there is sales promotion information regarding “natto” for which this registration has been completed, the CPU 61 pops up the sales promotion information, for example, a guide character 108 “two discounts for three natto purchases” on the product information display field 102. indicate. This pop-up display disappears after a certain time.

  On the other hand, when the shopper touches the product search button 104 on the registration screen (YES in Act 7), the CPU 61 displays the input screen shown in FIG. 11 for product search on the touch panel display unit 21 (Act 8). This input screen is a guide character 111 "Please enter the product name you want to search", input character confirmation window 112, shift keys 113, 114, character deletion key 115, handwritten character input field 116, character conversion key 117, input confirmation The display includes a key 118, a search cancel key 119, a search execution key 120, and the like. Characters input by touching and sliding on the handwritten character input field 116 are displayed in the input character confirmation window 112.

  When the search cancel key 119 is touched (YES in Act 9), the CPU 61 returns to the display of the Act 4 registration screen.

  When the search execution key 120 is touched without touching the search cancel key 119 (No in Act 9 and YES in Act 10), the CPU 61 recognizes the product displayed in the input character confirmation window 112 and recognizes the recognized product. Is requested to the store server 30 via the wireless communication unit 66 to search where in the store 1 (Act 11). Based on this request, the store server 30 searches the display location of the product by referring to the store information storage unit 33 and returns the search result to the CPU 61. Based on this return, the CPU 61 displays the search result display screen shown in FIG. 12 on the touch panel display 21 (Act 12).

  The search result display screen includes a planar image pattern 131, a return button 132, and an OK button 133. The flat image pattern 131 is displayed together with the positions of the merchandise display shelves 6 and 7 and the refrigerated showcase 8 so that the shopper can know at a glance where the merchandise to be searched exists in the store 1. The position of is indicated by ★. The shopper can easily find a desired product by looking at the search result display screen.

  When the OK button 133 on the search result display screen is touched (YES in Act 13), the CPU 61 returns to the display of the Act 4 registration screen. When the return button 132 is touched without touching the OK button 133 on the search result display screen (NO in Act13, YES in Act14), the CPU 61 returns to the display of the Act8 input screen.

  Further, when the shopper touches the inventory confirmation button 105 on the registration screen (YES in Act 7), the CPU 61 displays the input screen shown in FIG. 13 for inventory confirmation on the touch panel display 21 (Act 8). This input screen is a guide character 141 "Please enter the product name you want to confirm", input character confirmation window 142, shift keys 143 and 144, character deletion key 145, handwritten character input field 146, character conversion key 147, input confirmation The display includes a key 148, a confirmation cancel key 149, a confirmation execution key 150, and the like. Characters input by touching and sliding on the handwritten character input field 146 are displayed in the input character confirmation window 142.

  When the confirmation cancel key 149 is touched (YES in Act 9), the CPU 61 returns to the display of the Act 4 registration screen.

  When the confirmation execution key 150 is touched without the confirmation cancel key 149 being touched (NO in Act9, YES in Act10), the CPU 61 recognizes the product displayed in the input character confirmation window 142, and recognizes the recognized product. The store server 30 is requested via the wireless communication unit 66 to confirm how much stock is in the store 1 (Act 11). Based on this request, the store server 30 confirms the stock of the product by referring to the store information storage unit 33 and returns the confirmation result to the CPU 61. Based on this return, the CPU 61 displays the confirmation result display screen shown in FIG. 14 on the touch panel display 21 (Act 12).

  The confirmation result display screen includes a guide character 151 that “ABC cheese is in stock”, a planar image pattern 152, a back button 153, and an OK button 154. “ABC cheese” in the guide character 151 is an example of a product to be confirmed. The plane image pattern 152 represents the location of the product to be confirmed in the store 1 together with the positions of the product display shelves 6 and 7 and the refrigerated showcase 8 so that the shopper can understand at a glance. The position of By looking at the confirmation result display screen, the shopper can accurately grasp the presence / absence and quantity of the desired product together with the display position of the product.

  When the OK button 154 on the search result display screen is touched (YES in Act 13), the CPU 61 returns to the display of the Act 4 registration screen. When the return button 153 is touched without touching the OK button 154 on the search result display screen (NO in Act13, YES in Act14), the CPU 61 returns to the display of the Act8 input screen.

  When the shopper who has put the desired product for purchase in the cart 5 moves to the cashier counter 10, the attendant of the cashier counter 10 informs the shopper that he wants the tablet terminal 20 to be returned. The shopper removes the tablet terminal 20 from the base plate 5b of the cart 5 and passes it to the staff of the cashier counter 10 according to this guidance. The staff member who received the tablet terminal 20 attaches the received tablet terminal 20 to the docking station 11.

  When the tablet terminal 20 is attached to the docking station 11 (No in Act1, YES in Act2), the CPU 61 determines whether or not merchandise sales data is registered in the RAM 63 (Act 15). When the merchandise sales data is registered (YES in Act 15), the CPU 61 displays the accounting screen of FIG. 15 representing the registered content on the touch panel display unit 21 (Act 16). The accounting screen includes displays such as a registered product list display column 161, a set number display column 162, a set number key 163, a total amount display column 164, a deposit amount display column 165, a change amount display column 166, and a closing key 167.

  The registered product list display column 161 displays the product, number, subtotal, and related information registered by the shopper. The numeric display column 162 displays a numerical value input by a touch operation of the numeric key 163. The total price display column 164 displays the total price of the registered products in the registered product list display column 161. The deposit amount display field 165 displays the numerical value input by the touch operation of the numeric key 163 as the deposit amount from the shopper.

  The attendant of the cashier counter 10 compares the products stored in the cart 5 with the registered products displayed in the registered product list display field 161 one by one, and the products stored in the cart 5 are surely registered. Check whether it is. When all the products are surely registered, the attendant touches the closing key 167 on the accounting screen.

  When the close key 167 is touched (YES in Act 17), the CPU 61 executes a close process for calculating the accounting amount (total amount) based on the registered content (Act 18). In this tightening process, the CPU 61 displays the calculated accounting amount (total amount) in the total amount display column 164, the deposit amount in the deposit amount display column 165, and the fishing amount in the fishing amount display column 166, and the product sales data. The printer 45 prints the receipt and discharges the receipt from the receipt issuing port 13 (Act 19).

  In addition, when a product that is not displayed in the registered product list display field 161 is stored in the cart 5, the attendant of the cashier counter 10 puts the barcode attached to the product into the reading window 12 of the docking station 11. . At this time, the CPU 61 performs a process of reading the barcode of the commodity placed on the reading window 12 with the scanner 44 and adding the commodity corresponding to the read barcode to the registered content.

  Further, when the tablet terminal 20 is attached to the docking station 11 (YES in Act 2), the CPU 61 displays a screen that does not require accounting as shown in FIG. 16 if there is no merchandise sales data registered in the RAM 63 (NO in Act 15). Displayed on the display unit 21 (Act 20). The accounting unnecessary screen includes a display of a guidance character 171 “No registered product” and a guidance character 172 “This customer does not require accounting”. The clerk who sees this display only receives the tablet terminal 20 from the shopper and does not perform accounting.

  The staff of the cashier counter 10 removes the tablet terminal 20 for which the accounting has been completed or the tablet terminal 20 for which the accounting has not been required from the docking station 11. Then, the clerk requests the detached docking station 11 by himself or another clerk and returns it to the terminal lending counter 9.

  When the tablet terminal 20 is removed from the docking station 11 (No in Act1, No in Act2), the CPU 61 of the tablet terminal 20 resets the registration contents so far and enters a standby mode (suspend state) (Act 3). .

  As described above, in the cashier counter 10, the tablet terminal 20 that can be freely attached to and detached from the docking station 11 is detached from the docking station 11 and lent to a shopper, and the shopper performs product registration using the tablet terminal 20. The operation of reading product information such as barcodes with a scanner is unnecessary or reduced. For the store clerk, it is possible to perform accounting simply by receiving the lent tablet terminal 20 from the shopper and attaching it to the docking station 11, thereby reducing the work load. For the store, the multifunctional tablet terminal 20 can be utilized, so that the product sales form can be diversified. For shoppers, the waiting time is reduced. This leads to improved customer service.

  When the tablet terminal 20 is placed on the terminal lending counter 9, the tablet terminal 20 is in a suspended state for power saving, so that the consumption of the battery 70 of the tablet terminal 20 can be suppressed as much as possible. Can extend the operating time.

  In the above-described embodiment, the cart 5 is described as an example of the product carrier. However, the product carrier is not limited to the cart 5 and includes a hand-held shopping basket. It is good also as a structure which attaches the tablet terminal 20 to this shopping basket.

  Further, the merchandise sales data processing apparatus is generally transferred with a program such as a control program stored in the ROM. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a control program or the like assigned separately from the computer apparatus may be written in a writable storage device included in the computer apparatus in accordance with an operation of a user or the like. The transfer of the control program or the like can be performed by recording on a removable recording medium or by communication via a network. The recording medium may be in any form as long as it can store a program such as a CD-ROM or a memory card and can be read by the apparatus. Further, the function obtained by installing or downloading the program may be realized in cooperation with an OS (operating system) in the apparatus.

In addition, although several embodiments of the present invention have been described, these embodiments are presented as examples 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.
Hereinafter, the invention described in the scope of claims of the present application will be appended.
[1] A stationary docking station and a portable information terminal that can be attached to and detached from the docking station, and the information terminal reads data attached to a product. Reading means, registration means for registering reading data of the reading means, display means for displaying the registration contents of the registration means, and registration contents of the registration means when the information terminal is attached to the docking station A merchandise sales data processing apparatus comprising: processing means for executing accounting processing for calculating an accounting amount based on the accounting means.
[2] The information terminal can be freely attached to and detached from the product carrier, and the information terminal displays a registration screen for product registration when the information terminal is attached to the product carrier. The merchandise sales data processing apparatus according to appendix [1], further comprising display means.
[3] The product sales data processing apparatus according to [2], wherein the reading unit reads the data attached to the product in the product transport body in a non-contact manner.
[4] An information terminal which can be attached to and detached from the docking station, and can be attached to and detached from the product carrier, and can receive data related to the sale of the product. A reading unit for reading data attached to the product in the product transport body, a registration unit for registering the input data received by the input unit and the reading data of the reading unit, and a registration content of the registration unit. An information terminal comprising: a display unit; and a processing unit that executes an accounting process for calculating an accounting amount based on a registration content of the registration unit when the information terminal is attached to the docking station. .
[5] The information terminal according to [4], further comprising display means for displaying a registration screen for registering a product when the information terminal is attached to the product transporter.
[6] The product can be freely attached to and removed from the cart or bag for transporting the product, and the input means for receiving the input of data related to the sale of the product, the data attached to the product in the cart or the bag is read. In an information terminal including a reading unit and a computer, the computer registers the input data received by the input unit and the reading data of the reading unit, and the display unit displays the registration contents of the registration unit. A control program for functioning as a processing means for executing an accounting process for calculating an accounting amount based on the registration contents of the registration means.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Store, 2 ... Entrance, 3 ... Exit, 4 ... Cart storage place, 5 ... Cart, 5a ... Storage part, 5b ... Base board, 11 ... Docking station, 12 ... Reading window, 13 ... Receipt discharge port, 14 ... Terminal Mounting unit, 15 ... expansion connector, 20 ... tablet terminal (information terminal), 21 ... touch panel display unit, 61 ... CPU, 65 ... wireless tag reader, 69 ... docking connector, 71 ... cart attachment sensor.

Claims (5)

A portable information terminal,
A docking station having a connector;
With
The information terminal
A docking connector detachably connectable to the connector;
Reading means for reading data attached to the product;
Registration means for registering read data of the reading means;
On the condition that the docking connector is connected to the connector, the accounting is displayed based on the read data registered by the registration means when the docking connector is not connected to the connector. Display means;
Notification means for notifying that there is no read data when there is no read data registered by the registration means on the condition that the docking connector is connected to the connector;
A product sales data processing apparatus comprising:   The merchandise sales data processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display means displays the total price of the merchandise whose read data is registered by the registration means when the docking connector is not connected to the connector.   3. The product sales data processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the display unit further displays a list of products for which read data is registered by the registration unit when the docking connector is not connected to the connector. A docking connector that can be detachably connected to the connector of the docking station;
Reading means for reading data attached to the product;
Registration means for registering read data of the reading means;
On the condition that the docking connector is connected to the connector, the accounting is displayed based on the read data registered by the registration means when the docking connector is not connected to the connector. Display means;
Notification means for notifying that there is no read data when there is no read data registered by the registration means on the condition that the docking connector is connected to the connector;
An information terminal comprising: A computer having a portable information terminal comprising a docking connector that is detachably connectable to a connector included in the docking station, and a reading unit that reads data attached to a product,
Registration means to register the read data of the reading means,
On the condition that the docking connector is connected to the connector, the accounting is displayed based on the read data registered by the registration means when the docking connector is not connected to the connector. Display means, and
Informing means for notifying that there is no read data when there is no read data registered by the registration means on the condition that the docking connector is connected to the connector;
Control program to function as.