JP6209895B2 - Settlement system, settlement apparatus and program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a payment system , a payment apparatus, and a program .

  Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-133867 discloses a self-check system that aims to smoothly perform self-checkout by finding and handling an error operation of a customer who settles a transaction early. Further, Patent Document 2 discloses a POS (Point Of Sales) system that aims to shorten the accounting waiting time of a customer who settles a transaction and eliminate accounting errors.

JP 2004-86728 A JP2011-158993A

  By the way, a customer who has started to settle his / her transaction by depositing money into the settlement device of the settlement system (hereinafter referred to as “previous customer”) has not yet been settled, but the settlement device May leave. A customer who settles another transaction after the previous customer (hereinafter referred to as the “next customer”) does not know that the settlement of the previous customer's transaction has not been completed, and makes a new deposit to the settlement device. As a result, there is a case where the settlement of the transaction of the next customer himself / herself is started. In this case, it is necessary for the settlement apparatus to cancel the settlement of the transaction of the previous customer and pay out the amount deposited by the previous customer as a cancellation amount (return amount).

  However, the settlement system cannot distinguish whether the deposit to the change bill of the settlement apparatus is from the previous customer or the next customer, and therefore there is a problem that the correct cancellation amount cannot be paid out. .

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a settlement system , a settlement apparatus, and a program capable of paying out a correct cancellation amount.

One aspect of the present invention is a reception unit that accepts a deposit to settle an amount based on a transaction, an identification unit that identifies the deposit and generates identification information for the deposit, and a recognition that recognizes the amount of the deposit A payment system comprising: a payment device having an output unit that outputs an associated portion and identification information of the deposit and information indicating the amount of the deposit.
With this configuration, the output unit outputs the identification information of the deposit and the information indicating the amount of the deposit in association with each other. Thereby, the payment system can pay out the correct cancellation amount. That is, the settlement system can eliminate errors such as a cancellation amount (return amount) and can respond to errors smoothly. The store clerk can easily determine whether the payment is made by the previous customer or the next customer based on the identification information of the deposit and the amount of the deposit.

In one aspect of the present invention, the output unit outputs at least one of information indicating the receipt time of the deposit, an elapsed time from a predetermined time, and a deposit order of the deposit amount as the deposit identification information. Is a settlement system characterized by
Thereby, the payment system can pay out the correct cancellation amount based on the time of receipt of payment.

One aspect of the present invention includes a registration device that issues a medium in which information based on the transaction is recorded, and the settlement apparatus includes a reading unit that reads information based on the transaction from the medium, and the output unit includes When the information based on the transaction recorded on the second medium is read by the reading unit during the settlement based on the information based on the transaction recorded on the first medium, the deposit identification information and The payment system is characterized by outputting information indicating the amount of the deposit in association with each other.
With this configuration, the payment system includes a registration device and a payment device. The registration device issues a medium on which information based on the transaction is recorded. The settlement apparatus includes a reading unit that reads information based on a transaction from a medium. Thereby, the payment system can pay out the correct cancellation amount without lengthening the line of customers lined up in the registration device.

One aspect of the present invention is a settlement system in which an output unit outputs an identification number of the medium as identification information of the deposit.
As a result, the payment system can pay out the correct cancellation amount without lengthening the customer line on the registration device based on the identification number of the medium.

In one aspect of the present invention, the output unit includes information indicating a time when information based on the transaction recorded on the first medium is read by the reading unit, and the information recorded on the second medium. The settlement system is characterized by outputting information indicating a time when information based on a transaction is read by the reading unit.
With this configuration, the output unit reads the information indicating the time when the information based on the transaction recorded on the first medium is read by the reading unit and the information based on the transaction recorded on the second medium to the reading unit. Information indicating the given time is output. Thereby, the information indicating the time when the information based on the transaction recorded on the first medium is read by the reading unit, and the time when the information based on the transaction recorded on the second medium is read by the reading unit Based on the information, the store clerk can more easily determine whether the payment is made by the previous customer or the next customer.

  According to the present invention, the output unit outputs the identification information of the deposit and the information indicating the amount of the deposit in association with each other. Thereby, the payment system can pay out the correct cancellation amount.

It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of the payment system in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of the adjustment apparatus in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the example of an operation | movement procedure of a payment apparatus in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the image for notifying a next customer that there exists an error in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the image for notifying a store clerk that there exists cancellation amount in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a description of the error notification sheet when there is no cancellation amount in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of description of the error notification sheet in case of the cancellation amount in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of the payment system in 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of the registration apparatus in 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of the adjustment apparatus in 2nd Embodiment of this invention.

[First embodiment]
A first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The settlement system is provided in a store, for example. The payment system includes a payment device (self-checkout). There may be a plurality of settlement apparatuses. The checkout device scans the barcode attached to the product purchased by the customer by the customer's own operation.

  The settlement apparatus issues an accounting ticket based on the barcode data. On the accounting ticket, transaction information based on the barcode data and an identification number of the accounting ticket are printed. The settlement apparatus scans the transaction information attached to the accounting ticket and the identification number of the accounting ticket by the customer's own operation. The settlement apparatus executes a process for settlement of the total amount of purchased products (amount based on the transaction) based on the transaction information.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a settlement system. The settlement system includes a settlement apparatus 200a. The payment system includes a store controller 400 (upper management device) and M (M is an integer of 1 or more) payment devices 200a. Hereinafter, for items common to the settlement apparatus 200a-m (m is an integer of 1 or more and M or less), the symbol m is omitted, and is expressed as “settlement apparatus 200a”.

  The payment apparatus 200 a and the store controller 400 are connected via a LAN (Local Area Network) 300. The payment system may further include a payment device (not shown) operated by the store clerk.

  The store controller 400 stores product information (for example, the price of the product) in advance as product master data. The payment apparatus 200a may register the transaction information of the product in the store controller 400 based on the read barcode data. That is, the store controller 400 may store the transaction information transmitted from the settlement apparatus 200a.

First, a configuration example of the settlement apparatus will be described.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the settlement apparatus. The payment apparatus 200a includes a CPU 201 (Central Processing Unit), a ROM 202 (Read Only Memory), a RAM 203 (Random Access Memory), a scanner unit 204, a display unit 205, an operation unit 206, an imaging unit 207, and a communication. A section 208, a buzzer 209, a receipt issuing port 210, a printing section 211, a change bill section 212, and a hard disk 213. Each part of the payment apparatus 200 is connected to each other via the bus 2. The scanner unit 204 and the imaging unit 207 may be separate bodies (external) that can be attached to and detached from the payment apparatus 200a.

  The CPU 201 is a central processing unit. The CPU 201 reads a program stored in the ROM 202 and develops it in the RAM 203. The CPU 201 controls each part of the settlement apparatus 200a by executing each step of the developed program. CPU201 (time part) may recognize time by having a time measuring function.

  The CPU 201 recognizes the content of the code attached to the product read by the scanner unit 204. More specifically, the CPU 201 performs an OCR (Optical Character Reader) process on the barcode or two-dimensional code (image data) read by the scanner unit 204, thereby displaying the content indicated by the barcode or the two-dimensional code. Recognize Here, the content indicated by the barcode is, for example, product information.

  Based on the contents indicated by the barcode or two-dimensional code attached to the product, the CPU 201 uses the printing unit 211 to print the transaction ticket and the accounting ticket on which the barcode or two-dimensional code indicating the identification number of the accounting ticket is printed. Control and issue.

  The CPU 201 recognizes the content of the barcode or two-dimensional code printed on the accounting ticket read by the scanner unit 204. By recognizing the identification number of the accounting ticket, the CPU 201 may distinguish whether the settlement being executed is a settlement for the previous customer transaction or a settlement for the next customer transaction.

  In addition, since the payment apparatus 200a is a self-checkout, the CPU 201 does not necessarily have to issue an accounting ticket. When not issuing an accounting ticket, the CPU 201 distinguishes the transaction every time the operation key “settlement” of the operation unit 206 is pressed, so that the settlement in progress is the settlement of the previous customer transaction or the next customer. Whether the transaction is a settlement of the transaction may be distinguished without depending on the bill. Further, the CPU 201 reads the membership number from a pre-issued membership ticket in which a unique membership number is stored for each customer, so that the settlement being executed is the settlement of the transaction of the previous customer or It may be distinguished whether it is a settlement of the next customer's transaction. That is, “accounting ticket” according to each of the first embodiment and the second embodiment (described later) may be read as “membership ticket”. The membership card may be an IC (Integrated Circuit) card. The membership number may be read from a membership card (IC card) by short-range wireless communication.

  The CPU 201 stores transaction information based on the contents of the code in the RAM 203. In addition, the CPU 201 stores the transaction information stored in the RAM 203 in the hard disk 213. CPU201 performs the adjustment process of the purchase amount (amount based on transaction) of the goods defined by transaction information based on the contents which a bar code or a two-dimensional code shows.

  The CPU 201 causes the RAM 203 to store transaction flag information indicating whether or not the transaction settlement has been completed for each transaction. The CPU 201 may determine whether or not the settlement of the transaction has ended based on whether or not cash or the like greater than the purchase amount has been inserted into the change bill portion 212. Further, the CPU 201 may determine whether or not the transaction settlement has ended based on whether or not a receipt has been issued.

The scanner unit 204 optically reads a barcode or a two-dimensional code attached to a product. The scanner unit 204 optically reads a barcode or a two-dimensional code attached to a sheet (for example, a bill).
The ROM 202 is a read-only memory and stores in advance a program for operating the settlement apparatus 200a.

  The RAM 203 is a read / write memory that stores various types of information. The various information is, for example, transaction information. In addition, the program read from the ROM 202 is expanded in the RAM 203. The RAM 203 stores various data generated by executing the program.

  The operation unit 206 includes operation means for operating the settlement apparatus 200a. The operation means (input device) is, for example, a keyboard, a pointing device (mouse, tablet, etc.), a button, or a touch panel. The operation means is, for example, a settlement key. The settlement key is an operation key operated by a customer when an instruction to execute the settlement process is input to the CPU 201.

  The operation means may be arranged as a button such as a mechanical key (hard key) or may be displayed as an image of the operation key on a touch panel provided on the display surface of the display unit 205.

  The display unit 205 is a display device such as a CRT display, a liquid crystal display, or an organic EL display. The display unit 205 includes a touch panel provided with touch keys (soft keys) that are transparent contact switches. The display unit 205 may have a touch panel as the operation unit 206. The display unit 205 accepts operation inputs such as mode switching, setting, or registration.

  The display unit 205 displays detailed product information (for example, purchase price) determined by the content (transaction information) indicated by the barcode or two-dimensional code recognized by the CPU 201. The display unit 205 may display an image representing an error notification sheet (described later with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7). The display unit 205 may display numbers, character strings, and the like described (printed) on the error notification sheet. For example, the display unit 205 may display the payment identification information (payment time, etc.) and the payment amount described in the error notification sheet in association with each other.

The imaging unit 207 executes imaging and generates image data. The imaging unit 207 outputs the generated image data to the CPU 201. In the image data, for example, the previous customer or the next customer who is operating the settlement apparatus 200a may be captured. The imaging unit 207 can check the image data of the previous customer who has not completed the transaction settlement when a different bill is read during the settlement, so that the store clerk can easily identify the preceding customer. Can do.
The buzzer 209 generates a buzzer sound under the control of the CPU 201.

  The communication unit 208 communicates with the store controller 400 via a network. In addition, the communication unit 208 transmits information for notifying the store clerk that there is a cancellation amount to another device (not shown). The other device may be carried by a store clerk.

  The receipt issuing port 210 issues a purchase sheet. Detailed information on the commodity determined by the transaction information that has been settled is printed by the printing unit 211 on the purchase sheet. The receipt issuing port 210 issues an error notification sheet. Details of the error notification sheet will be described later with reference to FIGS.

  The printing unit 211 prints information (for example, detailed product information determined by transaction information) on the purchase sheet. The printing unit 211 has elapsed since deposit identification information (for example, detailed information, deposit time (payment acceptance time), and predetermined time (for example, the time when the bill is first read by the scanner unit 204 of the settlement apparatus 200a). Time, information indicating the order of deposit, or cancellation amount) is printed on the error notification sheet. The printing unit 211 includes a thermal head (not shown) and a platen roller (not shown). The platen roller is installed in a state of being pressed by the thermal head and is driven by a stepping motor. When the stepping motor is driven in accordance with a control signal from the CPU 201, the sheet is conveyed by a predetermined amount through the gap between the thermal head and the platen roller.

  The change bill portion 212 has a cash insertion slot and a cash outlet. The change bill unit 212 outputs the type information and quantity information of the inserted cash to the CPU 201 when the cash is inserted into the cash slot. Further, the change bill unit 212 pays out a change or a change in the amount corresponding to the difference information input from the CPU 201 from the cash payout exit. In addition, when a change amount (return amount) is generated, the change bill portion 212 pays out a change or a change amount corresponding to the cancellation amount from the cash payout exit.

  Thereby, the settlement of the transaction of the previous customer is reset. When the previous customer returns to the store, the store clerk sends an error notification sheet (described later with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7) issued by the checkout device 200a and a change or a bill of an amount corresponding to the amount of cancellation. It can be given to the previous customer.

  As a modified example, the change bill unit 212 may pay out the change amount of the previous customer and the payment amount of the next customer when paying out the change or the change bill from the cash payout exit. Based on the above, only the deposit amount by the next customer may be paid out first. When the previous customer returns to the store, the change fishing bill unit 212 may pay out the deposit amount by the previous customer based on the control by the CPU 201.

  The hard disk 213 is a recording device using magnetism, for example. The hard disk 213 stores various information. For example, the hard disk 213 stores in advance character information indicating print contents to be printed on the purchase sheet. Further, the hard disk 213 stores character information indicating print contents to be printed on an error notification sheet in advance, for example. Further, the hard disk 213 stores character information displayed on the display unit 205 in advance, for example. The character information displayed on the display unit 205 is, for example, a character string “Please wait for a salesclerk to come”, and a character string “A different bill was read”.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of an operation procedure of the settlement apparatus. This operation procedure may be repeatedly activated at a predetermined cycle from the start of transaction settlement to the end of transaction settlement.

  (Step S1) The CPU 201 determines, for each transaction, whether or not a different accounting ticket has been read although the transaction settlement has not ended, based on the identification number of the accounting ticket and the transaction flag information. To do. That is, the CPU 201 determines whether or not the previous customer has left the settlement apparatus 200a even though the settlement of the transaction has not ended.

  When a different bill is read (step S1: Yes), the CPU 201 advances the process to step S2. On the other hand, when a different bill is not read (step S1: Yes), the CPU 201 ends the process.

(Step S2) The communication unit 208 transmits information for notifying the store clerk that there is a cancellation amount (there is an error) to another device (not shown). This notifies the store clerk that there is a cancellation amount. Note that this notification may be a notification by lighting a Patlight (registered trademark), a notification by sound, a notification to a screen of another device (not shown), or the like.
(Step S <b> 3) The display unit 205 displays the character string “Please wait for a clerk to come” and the operation key “Confirm”.

(Step S <b> 4) The CPU 201 determines whether or not the operation key “Confirm” is pressed. When the operation key “confirm” is pressed (step S4: Yes), the CPU 201 advances the process to step S5. On the other hand, when the operation key “confirm” is not pressed (step S4: No), the CPU 201 waits for a predetermined time and then re-executes step S4.
(Step S <b> 5) The display unit 205 displays the character string “Different bill was read” and the operation key “Confirm”.

  (Step S <b> 6) The CPU 201 determines whether or not the operation key “Confirm” is pressed. When the operation key “confirm” is pressed (step S6: Yes), the CPU 201 advances the process to step S7. On the other hand, when the operation key “Confirm” is not pressed (step S6: No), the CPU 201 waits for a predetermined time and then re-executes step S6.

  (Step S7) The CPU 201 notifies the deposit identification information and the deposit amount. The CPU 201 notifies the deposit identification information and the deposit amount by causing the printing unit 211 to print an error notification sheet (described later with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7) for notifying the deposit identification information and the deposit amount. To do. Further, the CPU 201 may notify the deposit identification information and the deposit amount by causing the display unit 205 to display an image representing an error notification sheet for notifying the deposit identification information and the deposit amount.

Next, an example of an image for notifying the clerk that there is a cancellation amount will be described.
FIG. 4 shows an example of an image for notifying the next customer that there is an error. This notified error is an error that the store clerk must deal with. The display unit 205 displays the character string “Please wait for a clerk to come” and the operation key “Confirm” (see step S3 shown in FIG. 3). The clerk presses the operation key “confirm” in the image for notifying the next customer that there is an error (see step S4 shown in FIG. 3).

  The clerk inputs the clerk identification number assigned to the clerk into the checkout apparatus 200a. The method for inputting the clerk identification number is, for example, a method for causing the scanner unit 204 to read a barcode described on a name tag. Also, the method for inputting the clerk identification number is, for example, by displaying a hidden screen known only to the clerk on the display unit 205 and then operating the operation unit 206 according to the hidden screen by the clerk operating the checkout device 200a. It is also possible to use an operation input method.

  Note that the method of displaying the hidden screen on the display unit 205 may be, for example, a method of displaying by pressing a predetermined area on the display screen. The image of the operation key may not be displayed in this predetermined area.

  FIG. 5 shows an example of an image for notifying the store clerk that there is a cancellation amount. The store clerk presses the operation key “confirm” in the image for notifying the next customer that there is an error (see step S4 shown in FIG. 3). The display unit 205 deletes the character string “Please wait for the clerk,” and the operation key “Confirm”, and then the character string “A different bill was read” and the operation key “Confirm”. Is displayed (see step S5 shown in FIG. 3).

  Thus, the CPU 201 can notify the store clerk that the previous customer has left the settlement apparatus 200a even though the settlement of the transaction has not ended. The store clerk presses the operation key “Confirm” on the image for notifying the store clerk that there is a cancellation amount. The store clerk performs a predetermined operation input for determining that the transaction of the previous customer that was being settled was not settled so that the next customer can settle.

Next, a description example of a receipt will be described.
FIG. 6 shows a description example of an error notification sheet when there is no cancellation amount. The error notification sheet includes a settlement device identification number 600, a receipt number 610, a bill identification number 620, a handler identification number 630, a registration device identification number 640, a header 650, a bill reading history 660, A deposit history 670 and a code 680 are described.

  The settlement apparatus identification number 600 is an identification number of the settlement apparatus. The receipt number 610 is an identification number of the error notification sheet. The bill identification number 620 is an identification number of the bill. The operator identification number 630 is an identification number of the operator (a clerk who operates the registration device). The registration device identification number 640 is an identification number of the registration device. A predetermined character string and figure are drawn on the header 650.

  The accounting ticket reading history 660 is a reading history of the accounting ticket. In FIG. 6, as the accounting ticket reading history 660, the reading time of the first accounting ticket by the previous customer and the reading time of the second accounting ticket by the next customer are described.

  Further, as the accounting ticket reading history 660, the deposit amount may be described for each reading of the accounting ticket. Here, the deposit amount may be described in the deposit order (for example, the coin insertion sequence such as 100 yen, 10 yen, 5 yen,...). Further, as for the deposit amount, only the total amount may be described every time the accounting ticket is read.

  The deposit history 670 is a deposit history to the registration device. The deposit history is, for example, information in which the deposit time and the deposit amount are associated with each other. In FIG. 6, since neither the previous customer nor the next customer has made payment, the character string “none” is described as the payment history 670.

  Code 680 is a bar code indicating transaction information of the first bill and the identification number of the bill. Note that the product name or product code in the transaction that the previous customer should have completed the checkout is written on the error notification sheet when there is no cancellation amount based on the transaction information of the first bill Good.

  FIG. 7 shows a description example of an error notification sheet when there is a cancellation amount. With respect to FIG. 7, a difference from the description example of the error notification sheet when there is no cancellation amount illustrated in FIG. 6 will be described. The deposit history 670 describes a deposit history in which the deposit time and the deposit amount to the change bill portion 212 are associated with each other. Here, since the deposit amount described in the error notification sheet is recorded every time the cash is inserted into the change bill portion 212, it may be a fractional amount such as 2 yen, 8 yen,. Moreover, the number of banknotes and coins and the denomination may be described as the deposit history.

  The payment history 670 also includes a history after “the time of reading the second bill” shown in the bill reading history 660. In the example shown in FIG. 7, since there is no description of the history after the reading time “10:40:44” of the second bill in the deposit history 670, the CPU 201 determines that all deposit amounts are due to deposit by the previous customer. It can be determined that it is. In other words, when the deposit amount is described in the history after the reading time “10:40:44” of the second bill, the CPU 201 describes the deposit amount by the next customer. Can be determined.

  In the payment history 670, a history before “the time for reading the second bill” and a history after “the time for reading the second bill” may be classified and described. Even in this case, the number of banknotes and coins and the denomination may be described as the deposit history.

  The cancellation amount 690 is described in the error notification sheet. The cancellation amount 690 is a refund amount and is the amount deposited by the previous customer. In the example shown in FIG. 7, since the CPU 201 determines that all the deposit amounts are due to deposits by the previous customer, the cancellation amount “19 yen” is the sum of the deposit amounts shown in the deposit history 670 (= 1 yen + 1). Yen + 10 yen + 5 yen + 1 yen + 1 yen).

  In addition, the identification code which shows the identification number of a previous customer's transaction may be printed on the error notification sheet (ticket on which a history etc. are described). Further, transaction information may be supplementarily printed on the error notification sheet. The front customer can resume the settlement of his / her transaction by causing the settlement apparatus to read the identification code or the like printed on the error notification sheet. In addition, this error notification sheet may also serve as an accounting ticket for the customer to resume payment when the customer returns to the store. Thereby, the receipt paper used for the error notification sheet is saved.

  As a modified example, the deposit history 670 may describe a deposit history in which the identification number of the read accounting ticket and the deposit amount are associated with each other. In addition, the deposit history 670 may include information for distinguishing whether it is the settlement of the previous customer's transaction or the settlement of the next customer's transaction, for example, only the identification number of the read accounting ticket. Good. In addition, the deposit history 670 may describe a deposit history in which the identification number of the read bill is associated with a numeric string or a character string indicating the deposit order of the deposit amount. In addition, the deposit history 670 may describe a relative time, for example, an elapsed time from the time when the financial ticket is first read to the current time.

  As described above, the checkout system includes a change billboard unit 212 (accepting unit) that accepts a deposit to settle an amount based on a transaction, and a CPU 201 (identification unit) that identifies the deposit and generates deposit identification information. And a CPU 201 (recognition unit) for recognizing the deposit amount, and a printing unit 211 or a display unit 205 (output unit) that outputs the identification information of the deposit and information indicating the deposit amount in association with each other. A settlement apparatus 200a is provided.

  With this configuration, the printing unit 211 or the display unit 205 (output unit) outputs the payment identification information and the information indicating the payment amount (payment amount) in association with each other (for example, the payment history shown in FIG. 7). 670). Thereby, the payment system can pay out the correct cancellation amount. In addition, there is a possibility that the behavior in which the customer immediately leaves the checkout apparatus 200a is illegal, such as returning without completing the checkout. The checkout system can reliably notify the store clerk of such behavior.

  The printing unit 211 or the display unit 205 (output unit) displays the receipt time of the deposit, the elapsed time from the predetermined time (for example, the time when the accounting ticket is first read by the reading unit of the settlement apparatus 200a), and the amount of the deposit At least one of the information indicating the deposit order may be output as deposit identification information.

[Second Embodiment]
The second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the registration device and the payment device are separate. Only the differences from the first embodiment will be described below.

  The payment system includes a registration device and a payment device. There may be a plurality of registration devices and settlement devices. The registration device scans the barcode attached to the product purchased by the customer by the operation of the store clerk. The registration device registers the transaction information of the product in the storage unit based on the barcode data. The transaction information of the product may include, for example, information indicating the transaction identification number, the product identification number, and the number of products.

  When registration of product transaction information has been completed for the barcodes of all products purchased by a customer, the registration device inputs an operation input for declaring the completion of registration of product transaction information (for example, a completion key of a store clerk Based on the pressing operation), a bar code or a two-dimensional code is printed on the accounting ticket, and the accounting ticket is issued to the customer.

  The customer who has received the bills moves to the checkout device, reads the barcode or two-dimensional code printed on the bills using the scanner unit provided in the checkout device, and the customer himself is the operation key of the checkout device. Is used to settle the purchase amount (the total amount of the purchased products) determined by the transaction information.

  FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the settlement system. The payment system includes a store controller 400, N (N is an integer of 1 or more) registration devices 100, and M payment devices 200b. The registration device 100, the checkout device 200b, and the store controller 400 are connected via a LAN (Local Area Network) 300.

  The store controller 400 stores product information (for example, the price of the product) in advance as product master data. The registration device 100 may register product transaction information in the store controller 400 based on the read barcode data. That is, the store controller 400 may store the transaction information transmitted from the registration device 100.

First, details of the registration apparatus will be described.
FIG. 9 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the registration apparatus. The registration apparatus 100 includes a CPU 101, a ROM 102, a RAM 103, a scanner unit 104, a store clerk display unit 105, a customer display unit 106, an operation unit 107, a communication unit 108, a buzzer 109, and a printing unit 111. And an electronic money reading unit 112 and a credit card reading unit 113. These units are connected to each other via a bus 1. The printing unit 111 has a receipt issuing port 110.

The scanner unit 104 optically reads a barcode (product code) attached to a product.
The ROM 102 is a read-only memory, and stores a program for operating the registration device 100 in advance.

  The CPU 101 is a central processing unit. The CPU 101 reads a program stored in the ROM 102 and develops it in the RAM 103. The CPU 101 controls each unit of the registration apparatus 100 by executing each step of the developed program.

  The CPU 101 registers product transaction information in the RAM 103 based on the barcode data read by the scanner unit 104. Further, the CPU 101 may register product transaction information in the store controller 400 via the communication unit 108 based on the barcode data read by the scanner unit 104.

  The CPU 101 specifies the settlement method (payment method) selected by the customer. For example, the CPU 101 specifies a settlement method selected by the customer based on identification information indicating cash, credit card, electronic money, or a gift certificate input by a store clerk who operates the operation unit 107.

  In addition, the CPU 101 controls the printing unit 111 to print a receipt in a format according to the specified settlement method and issue the receipt. More specifically, when the specified settlement method is a settlement method other than cash, the CPU 101 prints the detailed information of the commodity determined by the transaction information that has been settled by the self-registration device on the receipt, and issues the receipt. The printing unit 111 is controlled to do so. That is, when the settlement method information input to the CPU 101 via the operation unit 107 indicates “credit declaration”, “electronic money declaration”, or “gift certificate”, the CPU 101 executes the settlement process in the self-settlement apparatus. The printing unit 111 is instructed to issue a receipt on which the detailed information is printed.

  On the other hand, when the specified settlement method includes at least a cash settlement method, the CPU 101 controls the printing unit 111 to issue an accounting ticket on which transaction information is printed. Here, the CPU 101 may control the printing unit 111 so as to issue an accounting ticket on which identification information indicating transaction information is printed. That is, when the settlement method information input to the CPU 101 via the operation unit 107 indicates “cash” or “accounting ticket”, the CPU 101 prints information necessary for the customer to operate the settlement apparatus 200 for settlement. The printing unit 111 is instructed to issue the issued bill.

  The RAM 103 is a read / write memory that stores various information. The various information is, for example, a purchase amount. The purchase price is the total price of all purchased products. In the RAM 103, a program read from the ROM 102 is expanded. The RAM 103 stores various data generated by executing the program.

  The store clerk display unit 105 is a display device such as a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) display, a liquid crystal display, or an organic EL (Electro Luminescence) display. The salesclerk display unit 105 displays various images such as operation keys.

  The store clerk display unit 105 includes a touch panel provided with touch keys (soft keys) that are transparent contact switches. That is, the store clerk display unit 105 includes a touch panel as the operation unit 107. The store clerk display unit 105 accepts operation inputs such as mode switching, setting, or registration via the displayed operation keys.

  The customer display unit 106 is a display device. The customer display unit 106 may be a light emitting display device using a liquid crystal display or the like. The customer display unit 106 displays an image such as a character string by, for example, 7-segment display or dot display (full dot display). For example, the customer display unit 106 registers the transaction information, such as the registered transaction information, the purchase amount (total amount) of the purchased product, or information indicating that payment by the settlement apparatus 200b is necessary. Display for completed customers.

  The operation unit 107 includes operation means for operating the registration apparatus 100. The operation means (input device) is, for example, a keyboard, a pointing device (mouse, tablet, etc.), a button, or a touch panel. The operation means includes, for example, a completion key (for example, an accounting key or an accounting ticket key) for declaring the completion of product registration, a correction key, a preset key, a numeric key, a gift certificate key, a credit declaration key, an electronic money It may be a declaration key.

  The operation means may be arranged as a button such as a mechanical key (hard key) or may be displayed as an image of the operation key on a touch panel provided on the display surface of the store clerk display unit 105.

The communication unit 108 communicates with the store controller 400 and the payment apparatus 200 via a network. The network may be a communication line configured in any way (for example, a wireless communication line or a wired communication line), and is not limited to the LAN 300.
The buzzer 109 generates a buzzer sound under the control of the CPU 101.

  The receipt issuing port 110 discharges and issues various sheets printed by the printing unit 111. The various sheets are, for example, a credit receipt, an electronic money receipt, a gift certificate receipt, or an accounting ticket.

  Here, the credit receipt is a receipt issued after the credit declaration key is pressed and the settlement process in the registration apparatus 100 is completed. The electronic money receipt is a receipt issued after the electronic money declaration key is pressed and the settlement process in the registration apparatus 100 is completed. The gift certificate receipt is a receipt issued after the gift certificate key is pressed and the settlement process in the registration apparatus 100 is completed. An accounting ticket is issued when the accounting ticket key is pressed. The purchase price in one transaction may be printed on the accounting ticket.

  The printing unit 111 prints information on a sheet. The printing unit 111 includes a thermal head (not shown) and a platen roller (not shown). The platen roller is installed in a state of being pressed by the thermal head and is driven by a stepping motor. When the stepping motor is driven in accordance with a control signal from the CPU 101, the sheet is conveyed by a predetermined amount through the gap between the thermal head and the platen roller. The sheet is issued from the receipt issuing port 110 as, for example, a credit receipt, an electronic money receipt, a gift certificate receipt, or an accounting ticket.

  The electronic money reading unit 112 has a structure in which an electronic money card (medium) can be inserted. The electronic money reading unit 112 wirelessly reads money amount information stored in the inserted electronic money card, and outputs the read money amount information to the CPU 101. The electronic money reading unit 112 stores the amount information obtained by subtracting the purchase amount input from the CPU 101 in the inserted electronic money card.

  The credit card reading unit 113 has a structure in which a credit card (medium) can be inserted. The credit card reading unit 113 reads customer information stored in the inserted credit card using magnetism or the like, and outputs the read information to the CPU 101.

Next, details of the settlement apparatus will be described.
FIG. 10 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the settlement apparatus. The settlement apparatus 200b includes a CPU 201, a ROM 202, a RAM 203, a scanner unit 204, a display unit 205, an operation unit 206, an imaging unit 207, a communication unit 208, a buzzer 209, a receipt issue port 210, and printing. Section 211, change bill section 212, and hard disk 213. Each part of the payment apparatus 200b is connected to each other via the bus 2. The scanner unit 204 and the imaging unit 207 may be separate bodies (external) that can be attached to and detached from the payment apparatus 200b.

  The CPU 201 recognizes the content of the code printed on the sheet read by the scanner unit 204. For example, the CPU 201 recognizes the content indicated by the barcode or the two-dimensional code printed on the bill issued for the transaction information that has not been settled out of the transaction information that has been registered by the registration device 100.

  More specifically, the CPU 201 performs OCR processing on the barcode or two-dimensional code (image data) read by the scanner unit 204, thereby indicating the barcode or two-dimensional code printed on the check ticket. Recognize the contents. Here, the content indicated by the barcode is, for example, identification information indicating transaction information registered in the store controller 400. Moreover, the content which a two-dimensional code shows is the detailed information of the goods determined by the transaction information registered by the payment apparatus 200, for example.

  The CPU 201 stores transaction information in the RAM 203. In addition, the CPU 201 stores the transaction information stored in the RAM 203 in the hard disk 213. The CPU 201 executes a settlement process for the purchase amount (price) of the commodity determined by the transaction information based on the content indicated by the barcode or the two-dimensional code.

  The scanner unit 204 optically reads a barcode or a two-dimensional code attached to a sheet (for example, a bill).

  The display unit 205 displays detailed product information (for example, purchase price) determined by the content (transaction information) indicated by the barcode or two-dimensional code recognized by the CPU 201. The display unit 205 may display an image representing an error notification sheet (see FIGS. 6 and 7). The display unit 205 may display numbers and character strings described in the error notification sheet. For example, the display unit 205 may display the deposit time and the deposit amount described (printed) on the error notification sheet in association with each other.

  In addition, the display unit 205 may display the character string “Please check out with another payment machine” instead of displaying the character string “Different bill was read” (see FIG. 5). Good. That is, since the store clerk only needs to cancel the error, the next customer may not be in the vicinity of the settlement apparatus 200b in which the error has occurred if he / she has not made a deposit. The CPU 201 determines whether there is a deposit amount by the next customer. When there is no deposit by the next customer, the CPU 201 displays a character string “please pay with another payment machine” for prompting another payment machine 200b (another payment machine) to read the accounting ticket. As a result, the next customer can be quickly settled without waiting excessively. In the case where the settlement apparatus 200b includes an audio output unit (speaker or the like), the audio output unit may output the voice “please pay with another settlement machine”.

  The communication unit 208 communicates with the store controller 400 and the registration apparatus 100 via a network. The imaging unit 207 can check the image data obtained by capturing the front customer who has not completed the transaction settlement when a different bill is read during the settlement, so that the store clerk can easily identify the front customer. it can.

  As described above, the settlement system includes the registration device 100 that issues a medium (for example, a bill printed with a barcode or a two-dimensional code) on which information (transaction information) based on a transaction is recorded. The payment apparatus 200b may include a scanner unit 204 (reading unit) that reads information based on transactions from a medium (accounting ticket). During the settlement based on the information based on the transaction recorded on the first medium, the printing unit 211 or the display unit 205 (output unit) receives the information based on the transaction recorded on the second medium while the scanner unit 204 (reading). (For example, Yes determination in step S1 shown in FIG. 3), the identification information of the deposit and the information indicating the amount of the deposit may be output in association with each other (for example, in FIG. 7). See deposit history 670).

  With this configuration, the payment system includes a registration device 100 and a payment device 200b. The registration device 100 issues a medium (accounting ticket) on which information based on the transaction is recorded. The payment apparatus 200b includes a scanner unit 204 (reading unit) that reads information based on a transaction from a medium. As a result, in the settlement system, the settlement apparatus 200b can pay out the correct cancellation amount (for example, refer to the cancellation amount 690 shown in FIG. 9) without lengthening the customer line in the registration apparatus 100.

Further, the printing unit 211 or the display unit 205 (output unit) displays the deposit acceptance time, the elapsed time from the predetermined time (for example, the time when the accounting ticket is first read into the settlement apparatus 200b), and the deposit order of the deposit amount. At least one of the information shown and the identification number of the medium (accounting ticket) may be output as the identification information for deposit.
As a result, the checkout system corrects the correct amount of cancellation (for example, refer to the amount of cancellation 690 shown in FIG. 9) without lengthening the customer line on the registration device 100 based on the identification number of the medium (accounting ticket). Can be paid out from the settlement apparatus 200b.

  The printing unit 211 or the display unit 205 (output unit) includes information indicating the time when information based on the transaction recorded on the first medium (accounting ticket) is read by the scanner unit 204 (reading unit), Information indicating the time when information based on the transaction recorded on the second medium (accounting ticket) is read by the scanner unit 204 (reading unit) may be output.

  With this configuration, the printing unit 211 or the display unit 205 (output unit) includes information indicating the time when information based on the transaction recorded on the first medium is read by the scanner unit 204 (reading unit), and the second And information indicating the time when information based on the transaction recorded on the medium is read by the scanner unit 204 (reading unit). As a result, the store clerk can more easily determine whether the payment is made by the previous customer or the next customer.

  The embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the specific configuration is not limited to this embodiment, and includes designs and the like that do not depart from the gist of the present invention.

  For example, the CPU 201 may control the change bill section 212 so that the settlement of the next customer's transaction is canceled or interrupted when the second bill is read. Thereby, the CPU 201 can prevent the next customer from depositing money. Since there is a time lag between the time when the bill is read and the time when the next customer deposits, the CPU 201 can effectively prevent the next customer from depositing money.

  The registration device, the payment device, and the program for realizing the payment system described above are recorded on a computer-readable recording medium, and the program recorded on the recording medium is read into the computer system and executed. Thus, execution processing may be performed. Here, the “computer system” may include an OS and hardware such as peripheral devices.

  Further, the “computer system” includes a homepage providing environment (or display environment) if a WWW system is used. The “computer-readable recording medium” means a flexible disk, a magneto-optical disk, a ROM, a writable nonvolatile memory such as a flash memory, a portable medium such as a CD-ROM, a hard disk built in a computer system, etc. This is a storage device.

Further, the “computer-readable recording medium” refers to a volatile memory (for example, DRAM (Dynamic) in a computer system serving as a server or a client when a program is transmitted via a network such as the Internet or a communication line such as a telephone line. Random Access Memory)) that holds a program for a certain period of time is also included.
The program may be transmitted from a computer system storing the program in a storage device or the like to another computer system via a transmission medium or by a transmission wave in the transmission medium. Here, the “transmission medium” for transmitting the program refers to a medium having a function of transmitting information, such as a network (communication network) such as the Internet or a communication line (communication line) such as a telephone line.
The program may be for realizing a part of the functions described above.
Furthermore, what can implement | achieve the function mentioned above in combination with the program already recorded on the computer system, and what is called a difference file (difference program) may be sufficient.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Bus, 2 ... Bus, 100 ... Registration apparatus, 101 ... CPU, 102 ... ROM, 103 ... RAM, 104 ... Scanner part, 105 ... Display for salesclerk, 106 ... Display for customer, 107 ... Operation part, 108 ... Communication part 109 ... Buzzer 110 ... Receipt issuing port 111 ... Printing part 112 ... Electronic money reading part 113 ... Credit card reading part 200a ... Settlement apparatus 200b ... Settlement apparatus 201 ... CPU 202 ... ROM , 203 ... RAM, 204 ... scanner unit, 205 ... display unit, 206 ... operating unit, 207 ... imaging unit, 208 ... communication unit, 209 ... buzzer, 210 ... receipt issuing port, 211 ... printing unit, 212 ... change bill , 213 ... hard disk, 300 ... LAN, 400 ... store controller, 600 ... checkout device identification number, 610 ... receipt number, 620 ... Total ticket identification number, 630 ... The attendant identification number, 640 ... registration device identification number, 650 ... header, 660 ... Accounting ticket reading history, 670 ... payment history, 680 ... code, 690 ... cancellation amount

Claims (6)

A reception unit that accepts a deposit to settle the amount based on the transaction;
An identification unit for identifying the deposit and generating identification information for the deposit;
A recognition unit for recognizing the amount of the deposit;
An output unit that associates and outputs the identification information of the deposit and information indicating the amount of the deposit;
A settlement apparatus having a reading unit that reads information based on the transaction from a medium ;
A registration device for issuing the medium in which information based on the transaction is recorded ;
When the information based on the transaction recorded on the second medium is read by the reading unit during the settlement based on the information based on the transaction recorded on the first medium, settlement system and identification information, information indicating the amount of the deposit, which is characterized that you output in association with each other to. The payment system according to claim 1 , wherein the output unit outputs an identification number of the medium as identification information of the deposit. The output unit includes information indicating a time when information based on the transaction recorded on the first medium is read by the reading unit, and information based on the transaction recorded on the second medium. The settlement system according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein information indicating the time read by the unit is output. A reception unit that accepts a deposit to settle the amount based on the transaction;
An identification unit for identifying the deposit and generating identification information for the deposit;
A recognition unit for recognizing the amount of the deposit;
An output unit that associates and outputs the identification information of the deposit and information indicating the amount of the deposit;
A reading unit for reading information based on the transaction from a medium;
With
When the information based on the transaction recorded on the second medium is read by the reading unit during the settlement based on the information based on the transaction recorded on the first medium, The settlement apparatus is characterized in that the identification information and the information indicating the deposit amount are output in association with each other. In the computer of the checkout device,
A procedure to accept a deposit to settle the amount based on the transaction,
Identifying the deposit and generating identification information for the deposit;
Recognizing the amount of the deposit;
A procedure for associating and outputting the identification information of the deposit and information indicating the amount of the deposit;
A procedure for reading information based on the transaction from a medium;
And execute
In the computer of the registration device,
Procedure for issuing the medium in which information based on the transaction is recorded
And execute
In the computer of the settlement apparatus,
  In the outputting procedure, when the information based on the transaction recorded on the second medium is read in the reading procedure, during the settlement based on the information based on the transaction recorded on the first medium, The identification information of the deposit and the information indicating the deposit amount are output in association with each other.
A program for running On the computer,
A procedure to accept a deposit to settle the amount based on the transaction,
Identifying the deposit and generating identification information for the deposit;
Recognizing the amount of the deposit;
A procedure for associating and outputting the identification information of the deposit and information indicating the amount of the deposit;
A procedure for reading information based on the transaction from a medium;
And execute
In the outputting procedure, when the information based on the transaction recorded on the second medium is read in the reading procedure, during the settlement based on the information based on the transaction recorded on the first medium, The identification information of the deposit and the information indicating the deposit amount are output in association with each other.
A program for running

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