JP6648810B2 - Checkout system and program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to Ji E click-out systems and programs.

In a checkout counter that performs product registration and settlement of a purchased product at a store that sells products, settlement may be performed using a gift certificate. In a conventional checkout counter provided with a register for registering and adjusting a purchased product by a store clerk, a store clerk receives a gift certificate from a shopper, registers necessary information such as the amount of money in the register, and registers the product of the purchased product. Registration is performed, and a settlement process is performed based on the registered amount of the gift certificate and the registered purchase price (for example, see Patent Document 1). In recent years, self-registers have also been proposed from the viewpoint of reducing labor costs and eliminating cashier waiting.

JP 2001-143159 A

  However, even if a self-register is introduced to reduce labor costs, if a payment is made using a gift certificate, a sales clerk must be called each time to prevent unauthorized use of the gift certificate. The payment used had to be done, which was inefficient and unpopular with shoppers.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problem, and in the case of performing payment using payment information such as a gift certificate or a coupon, prevents unauthorized use of a gift certificate without increasing personnel expenses. It is another object of the present invention to provide a technology that enables quick and efficient checkout.

To solve the problems above SL, checkout system according to another aspect of the present invention, the purchased commodity registered by the commodity registration apparatus and goods registration device which performs by operating the clerk the commodity registration processing for purchased commodity A checkout system including a checkout device that performs a checkout process by the customer himself or herself, the product registration device includes a product identification information registration unit that registers product identification information of the purchased product, and a product that is payment information. Payment information registration means for registering ticket information, and transmission means for transmitting information based on the registered product identification information and the gift certificate information as payment information as information used in the payment processing, the payment apparatus includes: Receiving means for receiving the information transmitted by the transmitting means, adjusting means for performing the adjusting process based on the received information, and information received by the receiving means A printing unit that prints information based on the gift certificate information that is the payment information included, the settlement unit includes a purchase price based on the product registered by the product registration device, and a price based on the gift certificate information. even if there is a difference, in the case towards the purchase amount is large, Ri executable der the settlement processing by electronic money, the commodity registration device, Ru executable der the payment by credit card.

To solve the problems above SL, checkout system according to another aspect of the present invention, the clerk the commodity registration processing for purchased products and product registration device which performs by operating, registered by the commodity registration device purchased In a checkout system including a payment device that performs a payment process for a product by a customer himself and a computer device communicably connected to the product registration device and the payment device, the product registration device includes: Product identification information registration means for registering the product identification information of the purchased product, payment information registration means for registering the gift certificate information as payment information, and information based on the registered product identification information and the gift certificate information as payment information Transmitting means for transmitting to the computer device as information used in the settlement process, the settlement device transmits the information transmitted by the transmission means to the Receiving means for receiving from a computer device, a payment means for performing the payment processing based on the received information, and a printing means for printing information based on gift certificate information which is payment information included in the information received by the receiving means. Wherein the settlement means includes a case where there is a difference between a purchase price based on the product registered by the product registration device and a price based on the gift certificate information, and the purchase price is larger. to, Ri executable der the settlement processing by electronic money, the commodity registration device, Ru executable der the payment by credit card.

To solve the problems above SL, is another aspect of the present invention program for the purchased commodity has been registered by the commodity registration apparatus and the commodity registration device which performs by operating the clerk the commodity registration processing for purchased goods A checkout system including a payment device for performing a payment process by a customer himself, a program that causes a first computer to function as the product registration device and a second computer to function as the payment device, A first computer configured to register product identification information for registering the product identification information of the purchased product, a payment information registering unit for registering product certificate information that is payment information, and a gift certificate that is the registered product identification information and payment information; Transmitting means for transmitting information based on the information as information used in the settlement process, the second computer, Receiving means for receiving the information transmitted by the receiving means, adjusting means for performing the adjusting processing based on the received information, and printing information based on gift certificate information which is payment information included in the information received by the receiving means Functioning as a printing unit, wherein the settlement unit is a case where there is a difference between the purchase amount based on the product registered by the product registration device and the amount based on the gift certificate information, and the purchase amount is higher. If large, Ri executable der the settlement process by the electronic money, the first computer, further, Ru to function as a credit card settlement means for performing settlement by credit card.
To solve the problems above SL, the program is another aspect of the present invention includes: a commodity registration apparatus which performs by operating the clerk the commodity registration processing for purchased commodity, for the purchased goods registered by the commodity registration device A checkout system including a checkout device that operates the checkout process by the customer himself, and a store controller communicably connected to the product registration device and the checkout device, wherein the first computer is used as the product registration device. Is a program that causes a second computer to function as the settlement apparatus, wherein the first computer is a product identification information registration unit that registers product identification information of the purchased product, and voucher information that is payment information. Payment information registering means for registering information based on the registered product identification information and the gift certificate information as payment information in the settlement process. Receiving means for receiving, from the store controller, information transmitted by the transmitting means, the settlement processing based on the received information. The payment means included in the information received by the receiving means, and print means for printing information based on the gift certificate information which is the payment information included in the information received by the receiving means, a purchase amount based, in a case where there is a difference between the amount based on the article deals, in the case towards the purchase amount is large, Ri executable der the settlement process by the electronic money, the first computer and further, Ru to function as a credit card settlement means for performing settlement by credit card.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, when making a payment using payment information such as a gift certificate or a coupon, it is possible to eliminate waiting at a cash register without increasing labor costs, and to prevent improper use of a gift certificate and the like, thereby quickly and quickly. Efficient checkout can be performed.

It is a perspective view showing signs that the checkout system in a 1st embodiment is installed and operated on a store floor. It is a block diagram showing the composition of the goods registration device in the embodiment. It is a block diagram showing the composition of the settlement device in the embodiment. It is a figure showing the data composition of a goods data file. It is a figure showing data internal composition of gift certificate information. It is a figure which shows typically the memory map of the goods identification information and gift certificate information memorize | stored in RAM (Random Access Memory). In the embodiment, it is a print example of an accounting receipt printed by a printing unit of the product registration device. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the goods registration process which the goods registration apparatus performs in the embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the settlement process which the settlement apparatus performs in the embodiment. In the embodiment, it is a display example of an accounting menu (a) displayed on a display unit of the settlement apparatus. In the embodiment, it is a display example of a menu displayed on a display unit of the settlement apparatus. In the embodiment, it is a display example of a menu displayed on a display unit of the settlement apparatus. In the embodiment, it is a display example of a menu displayed on a display unit of the settlement apparatus. In the embodiment, it is a display example of an accounting menu (b) displayed on the display unit of the settlement apparatus. In the embodiment, it is a display example of an accounting menu (c) displayed on the display unit of the settlement apparatus. It is a block diagram showing the whole check-out system composition in a 2nd embodiment. FIG. 7 is a sequence diagram illustrating a processing procedure among a merchandise registration device, a payment device, and a store controller in the embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
[First Embodiment]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which a checkout system according to a first embodiment of the present invention is installed and operated on a store floor. As shown in FIG. 1, the checkout system 100 includes five product registration devices 10 and six payment devices (automatic payment devices) 20. The merchandise registration device 10 is installed on a merchandise registration counter 11, and the two settlement devices 20 are installed on an adjustment counter 21.

  Further, a store controller (not shown) is installed in the backyard of the store where the checkout system 100 is installed. The store controller is communicably connected to each of the five merchandise registration devices 10 and the six payment devices 20 of the checkout system 100 via a LAN (Local Area Network) (not shown). The store controller is a computer device and records a product data file including a data table relating to products handled by the store. The store controller updates the product data file, for example, every day according to the sales status or the purchase status of the product, and supplies the updated product data file to each of the five product registration devices 10 and the six payment devices 20. Details of the product data file will be described later. The store controller may be part of a POS (Point Of Sales) system or connected to the POS system.

The merchandise registration device 10 stores the merchandise identification information of the merchandise (purchased merchandise) purchased by the shopper C, and the merchandise information of the merchandise when the shopper C desires to settle the bill using the coupon. This is a device that registers in accordance with the operation of an operator S, converts the registered product identification information and gift certificate information into a two-dimensional code, and prints the code on an accounting receipt.
The product identification information is information for identifying the product recorded in a barcode attached, attached, printed, or the like to the product. The product identification information is, for example, a 13-digit JAN (Japanese Article Number) code.

The gift certificate has a monetary value and can be used for checkout in the checkout system 100. For example, gift certificates are gift certificates, gift certificates, coupon tickets, and service tickets. Gift certificates and gift certificates are common gift certificates such as gift cards issued by credit card companies and common gift certificates, book cards, stationery tickets, beer common tickets, etc. Includes tickets and unique tickets issued independently by manufacturers, stores, companies, and the like. The coupon ticket is, for example, a ticket describing a discount amount or a discount amount. The service ticket is, for example, a ticket describing that a specific product is provided free of charge for a specific quantity.
In the present embodiment, information on the available amount obtained from the gift certificate in the transaction and the amount of the service target product and the information for identifying the type of gift certificate are referred to as gift certificate information, and the gift certificate information is used by the shopper C. Payment information used for payment. Particularly, a gift certificate, a discount coupon, or the like becomes all or a part of the payment amount, and thus becomes the payment information of the shopper C.
In addition to the gift certificate, the merchandise registration device 10 may be provided with a settlement function using a credit card, and the payment information of the credit card may be converted into a two-dimensional code together with the merchandise identification information.

  The product registration device 10 is provided in the product registration counter 11 so that the shopper C and the operator S stand facing each other with the product registration counter 11 interposed therebetween. Therefore, when the shopper C desires to use a gift certificate, the shopper C and the operator S standing facing each other can easily transfer the gift certificate. Similarly, it is easy for the operator S and the shopper C to transfer the accounting receipt printed and output by the product registration device 10.

  The settlement apparatus 20 reads the two-dimensional code printed on the check receipt by the operation of the shopper C who has the check receipt, and extracts the two-dimensional code record information recorded in the two-dimensional code. Then, the checkout device 20 determines the product of the purchased product of the shopper C based on the product identification information included in the extracted two-dimensional code record information and the data table of the product data file stored in the payment device 20 in advance. The name and the selling price are extracted from the data table, and the total purchase price of the extracted selling price is calculated. The total purchase price is the total price of the sales prices of all the purchased products of the shopper C.

  When the two-dimensional code recording information includes the gift certificate information, the settlement apparatus 20 calculates the total gift certificate amount based on the gift certificate information. The gift certificate total price is the sum of the usage amounts in the transaction of all the gift certificates used by the shopper C in the transaction. When the two-dimensional code record information does not include the gift certificate information, the settlement apparatus 20 sets the total gift certificate amount to 0 yen. Further, the settlement apparatus 20 calculates the payment request amount or the refund amount based on the calculated total purchase amount and the total value of the gift certificate. The payment request amount is a difference (total purchase amount-total amount of gift certificates) when the total amount of gift certificates is equal to or less than the total amount of purchases. The refund amount is a difference (the total amount of the gift certificate-the total amount of the purchase) when the total amount of the gift certificate is larger than the total amount of the purchase.

  Then, the settlement apparatus 20 accounts for the product name of the purchased commodity of the shopper C, the total purchase price, the total price of the gift certificate, the payment request amount or the refund amount, and the information prompting the shopper C to perform the payment operation. Display it in the menu. The settlement apparatus 20 includes a change machine, and performs change processing for money inserted by the shopper C. After the change process, the settlement apparatus 20 prints and outputs a receipt (receipt).

  The settlement counter 21 is preferably arranged at a destination where the shopper C moves from the commodity display floor via the commodity registration counter 11. On the store floor shown in FIG. 1, a merchandise registration counter 11 and a settlement counter 21 are installed so that the shopper C moves from the left front to the right rear in the perspective view. The shopper C who has received the accounting receipt printed by the merchandise registration apparatus 10 from the operator S moves to one of the three payment counters 21 to a desired payment counter 21, for example, a vacant payment counter 21 and performs payment. It can be carried out. That is, in the checkout system 100, the usable settlement apparatus 20 is not limited to the commodity registration apparatus 10 that has printed the transaction receipt.

  The number of the merchandise registration devices 10 and the number of the payment devices 20 included in the checkout system 100 are not limited to five and six, but are determined according to, for example, the size and cost of the store. In the present embodiment, a checkout system 100 including one product registration device 10 and one settlement device 20 will be described in order to simplify the description.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the product registration device 10. As shown in FIG. 1, the product registration device 10 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 101, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 102, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 103, and a scanner unit (product identification information registration unit) 104. Clerk display unit 105, customer display unit 106, hard disk (product data storage unit) 107, clerk operation unit 108, communication unit 109, buzzer 110, printing unit (medium recording unit) 111 Are connected via a bus 112.

  The CPU 101 is a control unit that reads out the product registration program stored in the ROM 102, loads the product registration program on the RAM 103, and executes the steps of the loaded product registration program to control the entire product registration device 10. By executing the merchandise registration program, the CPU 101 executes two-dimensional merchandise identification based on merchandise identification information of merchandise purchased by the shopper C and merchandise certificate information when the shopper C wants to use the checkout. Generate code. This two-dimensional code is, for example, a QR code (registered trademark).

  As described above, the ROM 102 stores the product registration program to be executed by the CPU 101, and stores the product registration device identification information that is the identification information of the product registration device 10. The RAM 103 stores a product registration program read from the ROM 102 by the CPU 101, and stores various variables and data generated by the CPU 101 executing the processing of the product registration program, for example, product identification information and gift certificate information.

  The scanner unit 104 is a barcode reader that reads a barcode and extracts information recorded on the barcode. When the barcode attached, affixed, printed, or the like on the purchased product of the shopper C is positioned so as to be readable in the barcode reading area of the scanner unit 104 by the operation of the operator S, the scanner unit 104 displays the barcode. The product identification information read and recorded in the barcode is extracted and stored in the RAM 103.

The salesperson display unit 105 is a display unit that presents information to the operator S, and is, for example, a liquid crystal display device. Each time the scanner unit 104 reads the barcode of a product and stores the product identification information recorded in the barcode in the RAM 103, the CPU 101 reads the product identification information and the data table of the product data file stored in the hard disk 107. , The merchandise name and the selling price of the merchandise are extracted from the data table and supplied to the clerk display unit 105, and the clerk display unit 105 displays the merchandise name and the selling price.
The display unit 105 for the clerk receives and displays the gift certificate information generated by the CPU 101 from the CPU 101 based on the operation signal supplied from the clerk operation unit 108 to the CPU 101 in accordance with the operation of the clerk operation unit 108 by the operator S. I do.

  The customer display unit 106 is a display unit that presents information to the shopper C, and is, for example, a liquid crystal display device. The customer display unit 106 receives, for example, the same information as the clerk display unit 105 from the CPU 101 and displays the same information. The hard disk 107 is a magnetic hard disk device that records a product data file supplied from a store controller connected via the communication unit 109. The hard disk 107 may store a product registration program instead of the ROM 102.

The clerk operation unit 108 completes the registration of the purchased merchandise and the registration of the gift certificate, the plurality of gift certificate keys for designating and inputting the type of gift certificate, the numeric key for designating and inputting the number representing the price of the gift certificate. And a total key for designating and inputting. The key is not limited to the current total key, but may be any key that indicates that registration of the purchased merchandise and the gift certificate information has been completed. For example, a print key that indicates the start of printing may also be used. That is, the clerk operation unit 108 includes a payment information registration unit.
The clerk operation unit 108 may include a product designation key registered in advance so as to input product identification information of a specific product. According to this, for the specific product, the product registration device 10 registers the product identification information by the operation of pressing the product specification key corresponding to the specific product, instead of the operation of reading the barcode.

  The communication unit 109 is a communication interface for communicating with an external device, and is, for example, a network interface unit connected to the store controller via a LAN. The buzzer 110 is a sound generating unit that generates a confirmation sound and a warning sound. For example, when the scanner unit 104 normally reads a barcode, or when each key of the clerk operation unit 108 is pressed, the operator S Generates a digital synthesized sound when an erroneous operation is performed. The printing unit 111 prints the two-dimensional code generated by the CPU 101 on a paper medium and outputs it as a transaction receipt.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the settlement apparatus 20. As shown in the figure, the settlement apparatus 20 includes a CPU 201, a ROM 202, a RAM 203, a scanner unit (medium reading means) 204, a display unit 205, a customer operation unit 206, a communication unit 207, a buzzer 208 , A printing unit 209 and a change machine 210 are connected via a bus 211.

  The CPU 201 is a control unit that reads out the accounting program stored in the ROM 202 and develops it on the RAM 203, and executes the steps of the developed accounting program to control the entire settlement apparatus 20. By executing the accounting program, the CPU 201 performs a settlement process based on the two-dimensional code recording information obtained from the two-dimensional code printed on the accounting receipt.

Specifically, the CPU 201 reads the shopper C of the shopper C based on the product identification information read from the two-dimensional code by the scanner unit 204 and stored in the RAM 203 and the data table of the product data file stored in the RAM 203 in advance. The product name and sales price of the purchased product are extracted from the data table, and the total purchase price of the extracted sales price is calculated. That is, the CPU 201 includes a total purchase price calculation unit.
Further, the CPU 201 calculates the total price of the gift certificate based on the gift certificate information read from the two-dimensional code by the scanner unit 204 and stored in the RAM 203. If the information read from the two-dimensional code does not include the gift certificate information, the CPU 201 sets the total price of the gift certificate to 0 yen.

  Further, the CPU 201 calculates the payment request amount or the refund amount based on the calculated total purchase amount and the total value of the gift certificate. Specifically, for example, the CPU 201 calculates the difference between the total purchase price and the total price of the gift certificate (the total purchase price-the total price of the gift certificate), and when the difference is 0 or a positive integer, requests the payment for the difference. If the difference is a negative integer, the difference is the refund. That is, the CPU 201 includes a settlement amount calculation unit.

  As described above, the ROM 202 stores the accounting program to be executed by the CPU 201, and also stores the payment apparatus identification information that is the identification information of the payment apparatus 20. The RAM 203 stores a product data file supplied from a store controller connected via the communication unit 207. In addition, the RAM 203 develops an accounting program read from the ROM 202 by the CPU 201, and various variables and data generated by the CPU 201 executing the settlement program, such as the total purchase price, the total price of the gift certificate, the payment request amount, or the like. And memorize the refund amount.

  The scanner unit 204 is a two-dimensional code reader that reads a two-dimensional code and extracts two-dimensional code recording information recorded on the two-dimensional code. When the two-dimensional code printed on the check receipt is positioned so as to be readable in the two-dimensional code reading area of the scanner unit 204 by the operation of the shopper C, the scanner unit 204 reads the two-dimensional code and reads the two-dimensional code. The product identification information or the product identification information and the gift certificate information recorded in the code are extracted and stored in the RAM 203.

  The display unit 205 is a display unit that presents information to the shopper C, and is, for example, a liquid crystal display device. The display unit 205 sends, from the CPU 201, the product name of the purchased product of the shopper C, the total purchase price, the total price of the gift certificate, the payment request amount or the refund amount, and a character string that prompts the shopper C to perform a settlement operation. Receiving the supply of the accounting menu including the information of the above, the accounting menu is displayed. Further, the display unit 205 displays information on the settlement amount supplied from the CPU 201. The settlement amount is an amount after settlement, which is performed by the change machine 210 to perform a change process and notify the CPU 201.

  The customer operation unit 206 is a touch panel input device that is provided in addition to the display unit 205 and generates an operation signal by operating a GUI (Graphical User Interface) operation button displayed on the display unit 205 under the control of the CPU 201. The customer operation unit 206 includes a checkout key that causes the CPU 201 to start a settlement process, and a settlement key that causes the change machine 210 to start a change process. That is, the display unit 205 and the customer operation unit 206 constitute a touch panel type liquid crystal display.

  The communication unit 207 is a communication interface for communicating with an external device, for example, a network interface unit connected to the store controller via a LAN. The buzzer 208 is a sound generating unit that generates a confirmation sound or a warning sound. For example, when the scanner unit 204 normally reads a two-dimensional code, when each key of the customer operation unit 206 is pressed, or when shopping is performed. A digital synthesized sound is generated when an erroneous operation is performed by the customer C or the like.

  The printing unit 209 prints the receipt on a paper medium and outputs the receipt when the CPU 201 completes the settlement process. The change machine 210 is an automatic change machine provided with a coin and bill insertion port and a discharge port. The change machine 210 counts the coins and / or bills inserted into the slot by the shopper C, and notifies the CPU 201 of the amount of money. Further, the change machine 210 withdraws the money of the refunded amount and discharges the money to the outlet based on the refunded amount notified from the CPU 201.

  Next, the product data file will be described. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a data configuration of the product data file. As shown in the figure, the product data file is a filed data table (product data) including records having items of “product identification information”, “product name”, and “sales price”. is there. The item “product identification information” includes information recorded in a barcode attached, pasted, printed, or the like to the product. In the present embodiment, as described above, the product identification information is a 13-digit JAN code. Therefore, the upper two digits of the product identification information are information for identifying a country code, in-store marking, or the like. The item “product name” includes a character string representing the product name of the product. The item “sales price” includes a number representing the selling price of the product. The primary key in this data table is the item “product identification information”.

Next, gift certificate information will be described. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an internal data structure of gift certificate information. As shown in the figure, the gift certificate information is, for example, a 13-digit number. The two digits from the upper digit side are “identifier”, the next two digits are “type”, and the next two digits are “spare”. , And the remaining seven digits are represented as “amount”.
The “identifier” is a fixed number commonly applied to the gift certificate information, and is a number that does not match the upper two digits of the product identification information. For example, when the product identification information is a JAN code, the “identifier” is a country code and a number (eg, “90”) not included in the in-store marking. “Type” is a number indicating the type of gift certificate, for example, gift certificate and gift certificate = “01”, coupon ticket = “02”, service ticket = “03”. “Spare” is a number that is not used (referenced) by the merchandise registration apparatus 10 and the settlement apparatus 20 and is “00”. Note that the number of “type” may be expanded by using “spare” to further classify the gift certificates. The “amount” is a number representing the amount described in the gift certificate or the amount of the described product name or service content. For example, for a gift certificate that is described as "¥ 1000 common gift certificate ¥ 1,000", the "amount" is "0001000", and for a coupon ticket which is described as "$ store coupon ticket 500 yen discount". , “Amount” is “0000500”.

  When the CPU 101 of the merchandise registration device 10 executes the merchandise registration program and the merchandise registration of the merchandise purchased by the shopper C and the registration of the voucher information are performed, the merchandise identification information and the voucher information are stored in the RAM 103. Is done. FIG. 6 is a diagram schematically showing a memory map of merchandise identification information and gift certificate information stored in RAM 103. Referring to FIG. 4 and FIG. 4 together, the memory map shown in FIG. 6 shows that the product name is “OO oil” and the selling price is “650”, and the product name is “△△ meat”. This indicates that a product with a selling price of “850” and a gift certificate with a type of “gift certificate and gift certificate” and an amount of “1000” are registered.

  Next, an account receipt will be described. FIG. 7 is a print example of an accounting receipt printed by the printing unit 111 of the product registration device 10. As shown in the drawing, the accounting receipt 7 includes a print date and time (“print date May 06, 2010, 14:30:50”) and a transaction identification number (“shopping date”) that specifies the transaction by the shopper C. A basket No. 126 ”), the number of purchased products (“ 2 points purchased ”), and a QR code (registered trademark) that is a two-dimensional code are printed.

  In addition, when the product registration information is also registered in the product registration process, the product registration device 10 may print the product certificate usage information (particularly, the price of the product certificate) on the product certificate on a transaction receipt. That is, the merchandise registration apparatus 10 stores the fixed phrase of the gift certificate use information in the RAM 103 for each "type" of the gift certificate information, and based on the information of the "type" and "money" of the gift certificate information. The printing unit 111 prints the fixed-form sentence to which the amount information is added on the accounting receipt 7. Specifically, the merchandise registration apparatus 10 determines, for example, that the “type” is “01” and the “money” is “00055000”, Will be used for payment. "On the receipt 7 for accounting.

Next, the operation of the checkout system 100 will be described separately for a product registration process performed by the product registration device 10 and a payment process performed by the payment device 20.
First, a product registration process by the product registration device 10 will be described. FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of a product registration process performed by the product registration device 10. When the CPU 101 reads out the product registration program stored in the ROM 102 and develops the product registration program in the RAM 103, and starts executing the developed product registration program, the product registration device 10 starts the product registration process according to the flowchart in FIG.

  In step S <b> 1, when the barcode attached, affixed, printed, or the like on the purchased product of the shopper C is readable in the barcode reading area of the scanner unit 104 by the operation of the operator S, the scanner unit 104 The barcode is read, the product identification information recorded on the barcode is extracted, and the product identification information is stored in the RAM 103. When there are a plurality of the same purchased products, when the number of purchases of the purchased products is input by the operator S operating the numeric keys of the clerk operation unit 108, the clerk operation unit 108 sets a key code representing the number of purchases. Is supplied to the CPU 101, and the CPU 101 stores the same number of product identification information as the number of purchases in the RAM 103 based on the supplied key code.

  Next, in step S2, the CPU 101 determines whether any one of the plurality of voucher keys of the clerk operation unit 108 has been pressed. That is, when a gift certificate is presented from the shopper C who wants to make a payment using the gift certificate, the operator S receives the gift certificate from the shopper C, determines the type of the gift certificate, A gift certificate key corresponding to the determined type is pressed from among a plurality of gift certificate keys provided corresponding to the type of gift certificate. For example, the operator S, who has received a gift certificate described as "XX common gift certificate ¥ 1,000" from the shopper C, presses a gift certificate key provided corresponding to the gift certificate and the gift certificate. With this operation, the clerk operation unit 108 supplies the key code of the pressed voucher key to the CPU 101, and the CPU 101 takes in the supplied key code and provides the key code corresponding to the gift certificate and the gift certificate. It is determined that the ticket key has been pressed. If the CPU 101 determines that the gift certificate key has been pressed (S2: YES), the process proceeds to step S3, and if the CPU 101 determines that the gift certificate key has not been pressed (S2: NO), the process proceeds to step S4. Move on to processing.

  In the process of step S3, the CPU 101 determines the identifier of the predetermined gift certificate (for example, “90”) and the type number (for example, the gift certificate and the gift certificate) corresponding to the pressed gift certificate key. Gift certificate information is generated based on the gift certificate “01”) and the numeric code (for example, “1000”) of the amount supplied from the clerk operation unit 108, and the gift certificate information is stored in the RAM 103.

Specifically, when the gift certificate is a gift certificate or a gift certificate for 1000 yen, the CPU 101 assigns, for example, “90”, which is a predetermined identifier of the gift certificate, to the pressed gift certificate and the gift certificate. Based on the type number “01” determined in advance corresponding to the associated gift certificate key and the numeric code “1000” of the amount supplied from the clerk operation unit 108, FIG. The generated gift certificate information “900100000001000” is generated and stored in the RAM 103.
When the gift certificate is a 500-yen discount coupon ticket, the CPU 101 corresponds to, for example, a predetermined gift certificate identifier “90” and a gift certificate key associated with the pressed coupon ticket. Then, based on the predetermined type number “02” and the numerical code “500” of the amount supplied from the clerk operation unit 108, the gift certificate information “900200000000500” shown in FIG. 5 is generated. Then, it is stored in the RAM 103.

  Next, in step S4, the CPU 101 determines whether or not the current total key of the clerk operation unit 108 has been pressed. That is, the operator S has completed the product registration of the purchased product of the shopper C and, if there is a gift certificate desired to be used, that registration of the gift certificate has been completed, or When it is confirmed that there is no offer to use, a total key provided on the clerk operation unit 108 is pressed. By this operation, the clerk operation unit 108 supplies the key code of the pressed total key to the CPU 101, and the CPU 101 fetches the supplied key code and determines that the total key has been pressed. When the CPU 101 determines that the current key has been pressed (S4: YES), the CPU 101 generates a two-dimensional code based on the purchased merchandise information and the gift certificate information stored in the RAM 103, and proceeds to step S5. On the other hand, if the CPU 101 determines that the current key has not been pressed (S4: NO), the process proceeds to step S1.

  In step S5, the CPU 101 determines the date and time information of the clock provided, the transaction identification number represented by, for example, a number that increases by one for each transaction, the number of purchased products that is the number of product identification information, and the two-dimensional code. Is supplied to the printing unit 111. Then, the printing unit 111 prints the supplied information and outputs the information as a check receipt.

Next, the settlement process by the settlement apparatus 20 will be described. FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of a settlement process performed by the settlement apparatus 20. When the CPU 201 reads out the payment program stored in the ROM 203 and loads it on the RAM 203, and starts executing the loaded payment program, the payment device 20 starts the payment process according to the flowchart in FIG.
Note that the settlement apparatus 20 stores the commodity data file supplied from the store controller in the RAM 203 before executing the settlement processing.

In step S11, when the two-dimensional code printed on the checkout receipt is positioned so as to be readable in the two-dimensional code reading area of the scanner unit 204 by the operation of the shopper C, the scanner unit 204 writes the two-dimensional code. The two-dimensional code recording information read and recorded in the two-dimensional code is extracted and stored in the RAM 203.
Specifically, for example, the scanner unit 204 reads the two-dimensional code printed on the transaction receipt, and stores “49123456678966” and “49123456678980”, which are the product identification information recorded in the two-dimensional code, and the gift certificate information. Is extracted and stored in the RAM 203. As a result, the memory map shown in FIG.

  Next, the CPU 201 extracts merchandise identification information from the two-dimensional code recording information stored in the RAM 203, and uses the extracted merchandise identification information as a search key from the data table of the merchandise data file stored in the RAM 203 in advance and the product name and sales Extract the price and. As a method of extracting the product identification information, for example, the CPU 201 extracts, from the two-dimensional code recording information stored in the RAM 203, only data in which the upper two digits indicate the product identification information. Next, the CPU 201 counts the number of the extracted product identification information that is the same (however, if there is no identical product identification information, the counting result is “1”). The result (that is, the number of purchases), the product name, and the selling price are stored in the RAM 203. Then, the CPU 201 calculates the total price of the sales price and stores the total price in the RAM 203 as the total purchase price.

Next, in step S12, the CPU 201 searches for the gift certificate information from the two-dimensional code recording information stored in the RAM 203, and if the gift certificate information is detected (S12: YES), extracts the amount from the gift certificate information. I do. As a method of extracting the gift certificate information, for example, the CPU 201 extracts only the data in which the upper two digits indicate the gift certificate information from the two-dimensional code recording information stored in the RAM 203. Next, the CPU 201 calculates the total price of one or a plurality of gift certificate information, stores it in the RAM 203 as the total gift certificate price, and proceeds to the process of step S13.
On the other hand, when the gift certificate information is not extracted from the two-dimensional code record information stored in the RAM 203 (S12: NO), the CPU 201 stores the gift certificate total amount as “0” in the RAM 203, and proceeds to the process of step S24.

  In step S13, the CPU 201 calculates the difference between the total purchase price and the total price of the gift certificate (the total purchase price-the total price of the gift certificate) stored in the RAM 203, and when the difference is “0” or a positive integer (S13). : YES), the difference is stored in the RAM 203 as the required payment amount, and the process proceeds to step S14. On the other hand, if the calculated difference is a negative integer (S13: NO), the CPU 201 stores the difference in the RAM 203 as a refund, and proceeds to the process of step S22.

In step S <b> 14, the CPU 201 includes the information on the product name of the purchased product of the shopper C, the number of purchases, the total purchase price, the total price of the gift certificate, and the payment request amount stored in the RAM 203, The accounting menu (a) including the image of the GUI operation button is supplied to the display unit 205. Then, the display unit 205 displays the checkout menu (a). The checkout key, which is a GUI operation button, has a function of the customer operation unit 206.
FIG. 10 shows a display example of the accounting menu (a) displayed on the display unit 205. As shown in the figure, in the process of step S14, the display unit 205 displays the menu 50a. On the left side of the menu 50a, the product name and the number of purchases of the purchased product by the shopper C are displayed for each product, and on the right side of the menu 50a, the total purchase price, the total gift certificate, the payment request amount, Information including an accounting key 51 and information prompting the user to press the accounting key 51 (“press the accounting key”) is displayed.

In step S15, when the checkout key 51 is touched by the shopper C, the customer operation unit 206 supplies an operation signal indicating that the checkout key 51 has been touched to the CPU 201, and the CPU 201 receives the operation signal. Then, the process proceeds to step S16.
Next, in step S16, the CPU 201 supplies the display unit 205 with a menu including the payment request amount stored in the RAM 203 and an image of the GUI operation button of the settlement key.
Then, the display unit 205 displays the menu. The payment key, which is a GUI operation button, has the function of the customer operation unit 206.
FIG. 11 shows a display example of a menu displayed by the display unit 205. As shown in the figure, in the process of step S16, the display unit 205 displays the menu 60a. The menu 60a displays information including a payment request amount for the shopper C, a checkout key 61, and information prompting the user to press the checkout key 61 (“Please insert the changer into the change machine and press the checkout key”). Is done.

Next, in step S17, when money corresponding to the requested payment amount is inserted into the slot of the change machine 210 by the shopper C, the change machine 210 deposits the inserted money, and sends the deposited amount to the CPU 201. Notice. Then, the CPU 201 stores the deposit amount in the RAM 203.
Next, in step S18, the CPU 201 supplies the deposit amount stored in the RAM 203 to the display unit 205, and the display unit displays the deposit amount. Specifically, for example, when the deposit amount is “1000”, the display unit 205 displays the menu 60b shown in FIG.
Next, in step S19, when the payment key 61 is touched by the shopper C, the customer operation unit 206 supplies an operation signal indicating that the payment key 61 is touched to the CPU 201, and the CPU 201 Upon receiving the signal, the process moves to step S20.

  In step S20 executed after the process of step S19, the CPU 201 calculates the difference between the payment request amount stored in the RAM 203 and the deposit amount (deposit amount−payment request amount), and determines that the difference is “0” or a correct value. If it is an integer (that is, if the change amount is 0 yen or there is a change amount), the difference is stored in the RAM 203 as the change amount. Next, the CPU 201 notifies the change machine 210 of the change amount. The change machine 210 that has received the change amount notification dispenses the change amount money and discharges the change amount to the discharge port. Then, the change machine 210 supplies a completion notification of the change processing to the CPU 201. Next, the CPU 201 supplies the change amount stored in the RAM 203 to the display unit 205, and the display unit displays the change amount. Specifically, when the change amount is "500", display unit 205 displays menu 70a shown in FIG.

  In the process of step S20, when the difference calculated by the CPU 201 is a negative integer (that is, when there is a shortage), the difference is newly paid, although not shown in the flowchart of FIG. The requested amount is stored in the RAM 203, and the process returns to step S16.

  In step S21, upon receiving the change processing completion notification from the change machine 210, the CPU 201 stores in the RAM 203 the product name, sales price, number of purchases, total purchase price, total gift certificate, The receipt information including the information of the deposit amount and the change amount is supplied to the printing unit 209. Then, the printing unit 209 prints the receipt description information on a paper medium and outputs it as a receipt, and notifies the CPU 201 of the print completion information. Then, the CPU 201 that has received the supply of the print completion information ends the processing of the flowchart illustrated in FIG.

If the difference calculated by the CPU 201 in the process of step S13 is a negative integer (S13: NO), in step S22, the CPU 201 stores the product name of the purchased product of the shopper C, the purchase number, and the purchase stored in the RAM 203. The accounting menu (b) including the information of the total amount, the gift certificate total amount, and the refund amount and including the image of the GUI operation button of the accounting key is supplied to the display unit 205. Then, the display unit 205 displays the checkout menu (b).
FIG. 14 shows a display example of the checkout menu (b) displayed on the display unit 205. As shown in the figure, in the process of step S22, the display unit 205 displays the menu 50b. On the left side of the menu 50b, the product name and the number of purchases of the purchased product by the shopper C are displayed for each product, and on the right side of the menu 50b, the total purchase price, the total price of the gift certificate, the refund amount, and the accounting. Information including the key 51 and information urging the user to press the checkout key 51 (“press the checkout key”) is displayed.

  In step S23, when the checkout key 51 is touched by the shopper C, the customer operation unit 206 supplies an operation signal indicating that the checkout key 51 has been touched to the CPU 201, and the CPU 201 receives the operation signal. Then, the process proceeds to step S20.

  In step S20 executed after the processing in step S23, the CPU 201 notifies the change machine 210 of the refund amount stored in the RAM 203. The change machine 210 that has been notified of the refund pays out the refund money and discharges it to the discharge port. Then, the change machine 210 supplies a completion notification of the change processing to the CPU 201. Next, the CPU 201 supplies the refund amount stored in the RAM 203 to the display unit 205 as a change amount, and the display unit displays the change amount.

If the CPU 201 does not extract the gift certificate information from the two-dimensional code recording information stored in the RAM 203 in the process of step S12 (S12: NO), the CPU 201 stores the product of the shopper C's purchased product stored in the RAM 203 in step S24. The accounting menu (c) including the information of the name, the number of purchases, and the total purchase price and including the image of the GUI operation button of the accounting key is supplied to the display unit 205. Then, the display unit 205 displays the checkout menu (c). Then, the process proceeds to step S15.
FIG. 15 shows a display example of the accounting menu (c) displayed on the display unit 205. As shown in the figure, in the process of step S24, the display unit 205 displays a menu 50c. On the left side of the menu 50c, the name of the purchased product and the number of purchases by the shopper C are displayed for each product, and on the right side of the menu 50c, the total purchase price, the accounting key 51, and the accounting key 51 are pressed. ("Please press the checkout key").

As described above, according to the first embodiment, the operator S records the barcode attached, affixed, or printed on the purchased product in the product registration of the shopper C by the product registration device 10. Only the product identification information and the gift certificate information used by the shopper C are registered. Then, the shopper C performs the settlement by the settlement apparatus 20 using the transaction receipt on which the product identification information and the gift certificate information are two-dimensionally encoded and printed. Therefore, the shopper C whose registration has been completed by the product registration device 10 moves to a desired payment device 20 (for example, a vacant payment device 20) and performs payment, so that the time spent in the product registration device 10 stays. Can be shortened, and the checkout system 100 does not have a risk of causing a bottleneck (a large waiting time by a shopper) for the transaction processing by the operator S, and can shorten the transaction time. In addition, since the gift certificate information is registered by the operator S receiving the gift certificate from the shopper C in the product registration device 10, there is no possibility that the shopper C may reuse the gift certificate or the like. In addition, since the shopper C does not need to call or meet the operator S at the time of payment using the gift certificate, the check-out operation is efficient. Further, since a long waiting time by the shopper C does not occur, it is not necessary to increase the number of lanes of the merchandise registration apparatus 10, and an increase in labor costs can be suppressed.
In other words, according to the first embodiment, when making a payment using gift certificate information, it is possible to securely prevent unauthorized use of gift certificates and perform quick and efficient checkout without increasing labor costs. it can.

According to the first embodiment, the code printed on the transaction receipt output by the commodity registration device 10 is a two-dimensional code, so that a large amount of information can be included in the two-dimensional code. 20 can be read once, thereby preventing erroneous accounting and performing efficient accounting.
According to the first embodiment, the gift certificate information registered in the commodity registration device 10 is displayed on the display unit 205 of the payment device 20 at the time of payment, so that the shopper C can display the product presented by himself. It is possible to visually confirm that the ticket is surely used in the settlement, and it is possible to perform quick accounting without worrying about reconfirmation to the clerk.
In addition, in the first embodiment, when the merchandise registration apparatus 10 prints the gift certificate usage information (especially, the amount of the gift certificate) on the gift certificate on the accounting receipt, the shopper C can display the commodity presented by himself. Since it is possible to confirm that a desired amount of money for a ticket or the like is surely used in the settlement before the settlement processing, it is possible to perform quick accounting without worrying about reconfirmation to the clerk.

[Second embodiment]
In the checkout system 100 according to the first embodiment described above, the merchandise registration device 10 converts the merchandise identification information and the gift certificate information into a two-dimensional code, prints it on an accounting receipt, and outputs it. The two-dimensional code printed on the receipt is read, and the settlement process is performed based on the two-dimensional code record information recorded in the two-dimensional code and the data table of the product data file supplied from the store controller.
The second embodiment of the present invention is an example in which two-dimensional code recording information included in a two-dimensional code recorded on an accounting receipt is different from that of the first embodiment.

FIG. 16 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of a checkout system according to the second embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the drawing, the checkout system 200 has a configuration in which two product registration devices 10a, two payment devices (automatic payment devices) 20a, and a store controller 30 are connected via a LAN 40. Have. The configurations of the merchandise registration device 10a and the settlement device 20a are the same as the configurations of the merchandise registration device 10 and the settlement device 20 in the first embodiment, and a description of the specific configurations will be omitted.
In addition, the number of the merchandise registration devices 10a and the number of the payment devices 20a included in the checkout system 200 are not limited to two, and are determined according to, for example, the size and cost of the store.

The operation of the checkout system 200 will be described. FIG. 17 is a sequence diagram illustrating a processing procedure among the product registration device 10a, the settlement device 20a, and the store controller 30. First, in step S31, the CPU 101 of the product registration device 10a executes the product registration process in the same manner as the product registration process in the first embodiment, and stores the product identification information and the product certificate information in the RAM 103.
Next, in step S32, the CPU 101 generates a transaction identification number specifying the transaction by the shopper C, and stores the transaction identification information, the product identification information stored in the RAM 103, and the registration data file including the gift certificate information. Is generated and the file data is stored in the RAM 103. The transaction identification information is, for example, a positive integer that increases for each transaction.
Next, the CPU 101 converts the transaction identification information into a two-dimensional code and supplies the two-dimensional code to the printing unit 111. The printing unit 111 prints the two-dimensional code on a paper medium and outputs it as a transaction receipt.

Next, in step S33, the CPU 101 reads the file data of the registered data file stored in the RAM 103 and supplies the file data from the communication unit 109 to the store controller 30 via the LAN 40.
In step S34, the store controller 30 fetches the registration data file supplied from the product registration device 10a. Next, in step S35, the store controller 30 stores the fetched registration data file in a storage unit such as a magnetic hard disk device. I do.
Next, in step S36, the store controller 30 distributes the registration data file to all the settlement apparatuses 20a included in the checkout system 200 via the LAN 40.

In step S37, all the settlement apparatuses 20a included in the checkout system 200 receive the registration data file through the communication unit 207 and store the registration data file in the RAM 203.
Next, in step S38, the settlement apparatus 20a that has caused the scanner unit 204 to read the two-dimensional code using the accounting receipt printed in the processing in step S32 has the two-dimensional code recording information recorded in the two-dimensional code. , And stores the transaction identification information in the RAM 203. Then, the CPU 201 of the settlement apparatus 20a specifies the registration data file with respect to the transaction identification information stored in the RAM 203 and the file data of the registration data file using the transaction identification information as a search key, and retrieves the product identification information from the registration data file. Extract gift certificate information. Next, the CPU 201 executes a settlement process in the same manner as in the first embodiment, based on the extracted product identification information and the gift certificate information.

As described above, according to the second embodiment, the operator S records the barcode attached, affixed, or printed on the purchased product in the product registration of the purchased product of the shopper C by the product registration device 10a. Only the product identification information and the gift certificate information used by the shopper C are registered. Then, the shopper C performs settlement by the settlement apparatus 20a using the transaction receipt on which the transaction identification information is converted into a two-dimensional code and printed. Therefore, the shopper C who has completed the registration by the product registration device 10a moves to the desired payment device 20a (for example, a vacant payment device 20a) and performs payment, so that the time spent in the product registration device 10a stays. Can be shortened. Therefore, the checkout system 200 can reduce the transaction time without the risk of occurrence of a bottleneck (a large waiting time by the shopper) involved in the transaction processing by the operator S. Further, since the gift certificate information is registered by the operator S receiving the gift certificate from the shopper C, there is no possibility that the shopper C may reuse the gift certificate or the like. In addition, since the shopper C does not need to call or meet the operator S at the time of payment using the gift certificate, the checkout operation is efficient. Further, since a long waiting time by the shopper C does not occur, it is not necessary to increase the number of lanes of the product registration device 10a, and it is possible to suppress an increase in labor costs.
In other words, according to the second embodiment, when making a payment using the gift certificate information, it is possible to securely prevent unauthorized use of the gift certificate and perform a quick and efficient checkout without increasing labor costs. it can.

In the above-described first embodiment, an example has been described in which the transaction receipt is a paper medium on which a two-dimensional code is printed. In addition, an IC card having a built-in IC chip capable of writing and reading data is used in place of an accounting receipt, and the product registration device 10 writes the product identification information and the gift certificate information on the IC card. The payment device 20 may read and use the product identification information and the gift certificate information from the IC card.
Similarly, the transaction registration information may be written into the IC card on the merchandise registration device 10a side, and the transaction identification information may be read from the IC card and used on the settlement device 20 side.
When an IC card is used, a collection box for the IC card used for the settlement process is installed beside the settlement device 20.

  In the first embodiment, the merchandise registration apparatus 10 and the settlement apparatus 20 are not connected online, and the two-dimensional code printed on the check receipt 7 records merchandise identification information and gift certificate information. Examples have been given. In addition to this, for example, all the merchandise registration devices 10 and all the settlement devices 20 in the checkout system 100 are connected by a LAN, and the merchandise registration device 10 uses a transaction identification number, merchandise identification information, and a gift certificate for each transaction. The table information associated with the information may be distributed to all the settlement apparatuses 20. In this case, for each transaction, the printing unit 111 of the commodity registration device 10 converts the transaction identification number of the transaction into a two-dimensional code or a bar code, and prints it on the transaction receipt. Then, the scanner unit 204 of the settlement apparatus 20 reads the code printed on the accounting receipt and acquires a transaction identification number. The merchandise identification information and the gift certificate information are acquired from the supplied table information, and a settlement process is performed.

The scanner unit 104 of the merchandise registration apparatus 10 may store the merchandise identification information and the payment information directly in a two-dimensional code as shown in the first embodiment. May be coded and recorded as key information which can indirectly specify the key information.
In the case of specifying indirectly in this way, for example, the merchandise registration apparatus 10 associates the registered merchandise identification information and payment information with the key information and transmits the key information to the checkout apparatus 20. The unit 204 reads the key information recorded on the medium, and specifies the product identification information and the payment information transmitted from the product registration device 10.
Further, for example, the merchandise registration device 10 stores the registered merchandise identification information and payment information in the RAM 103 in association with the key information, and the settlement unit 20 reads the key information recorded on the medium by the scanner unit 204, The product identification information and the payment information stored in the RAM 103 of the product registration device 10 may be referred to based on the key information.

  In the first and second embodiments, the example in which the gift certificate information is input by operating the numeric keys of the clerk operation unit 108 of the product registration devices 10 and 10a has been described. The scanner unit 104 may read the barcode of the gift certificate and register the gift certificate information in advance by converting the information on the price and the service target product into a barcode.

  Further, in the first and second embodiments, the example in which the settlement apparatuses 20 and 20a calculate the total purchase price has been described. In addition, the commodity registration apparatuses 10 and 10a calculate the total purchase price and calculate the total purchase price. The total purchase price may be two-dimensionally encoded together with the identification information and the gift certificate information. In this case, the settlement apparatuses 20, 20a can acquire the product identification information, the gift certificate information, and the total purchase price from the two-dimensional code printed on the accounting receipt, and perform the settlement process.

  In the first and second embodiments, the settlement apparatuses 20, 20a are provided with the change machine 210 to perform cash settlement. In addition, the settlement apparatuses 20 and 20a may be apparatuses (automatic settlement apparatuses) that perform settlement by electronic money settlement. Furthermore, the payment apparatuses 20, 20a may be configured so that the shopper C can select any one of the payment methods of cash payment and payment by electronic money settlement.

  Further, in the second embodiment, when the settlement apparatus 20a reads the identification information from the medium and performs the settlement, the CPU 101 refers to the store controller 30 the product identification information and the payment information specified by the read identification information. You may make it. In addition, when the payment device 20a reads the identification information from the medium, the payment device 20a transmits to the store controller 30 a command requesting that the product identification information and the payment information corresponding to the identification information be transmitted to the payment device 20a. You may. Then, the settlement apparatus a may perform the settlement processing by taking in the product identification information and the payment information transmitted from the store controller 30 based on the command.

  As described above, 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 a design and the like within the scope of the present invention.

10,10a Product registration device 11 Product registration counter 20,20a Payment device (automatic payment device)
21 Settlement counter 30 Store controller 40 LAN
100, 200 Checkout system 101, 201 CPU
102,202 ROM
103, 203 RAM
104 scanner unit (product identification information registration means)
105 Display for salesclerk 106 Display for customer 107 Hard disk (product data storage means)
108 Salesperson operation unit (payment information registration means)
109, 207 Communication unit 110, 208 Buzzer 111 Printing unit (medium recording unit)
112, 211 bus 204 scanner unit (medium reading means)
205 display unit 206 customer operation unit 209 printing unit 210 change machine

Claims (5)

In a checkout system comprising a product registration device that performs a product registration process of a purchased product by a clerk and a payment device that the customer himself operates to perform a payment process for the purchased product registered by the product registration device.
The product registration device,
Product identification information registration means for registering product identification information of the purchased product,
Payment information registration means for registering gift certificate information which is payment information,
A transmission unit that transmits information based on the registered product identification information and the gift certificate information that is payment information as information used for the settlement process,
The payment device,
Receiving means for receiving the information transmitted by the transmitting means,
Payment means for performing the payment processing based on the received information,
Printing means for printing information based on gift certificate information that is payment information included in the information received by the receiving means,
With
The settlement means,
When there is a difference between the purchase price based on the product registered by the product registration device and the price based on the gift certificate information, and when the purchase price is larger, the settlement process is executed by electronic money. possible der is,
The product registration device,
Check-out system, wherein an executable der Rukoto the payment by credit card. A merchandise registration device that performs a merchandise registration process of a purchased merchandise by a store clerk, a checkout device that performs a checkout process for the purchased merchandise registered by the merchandise registration device by a customer himself / herself; A check-out system comprising: a computer device communicably connected to the settlement device;
The product registration device,
Product identification information registration means for registering product identification information of the purchased product,
Payment information registration means for registering gift certificate information which is payment information,
Transmitting means for transmitting information based on the registered product identification information and gift certificate information which is payment information to the computer device as information used for the settlement process,
The payment device,
Receiving means for receiving the information transmitted by the transmitting means from the computer device,
Payment means for performing the payment processing based on the received information,
Printing means for printing information based on gift certificate information that is payment information included in the information received by the receiving means,
With
The settlement means,
When there is a difference between the purchase price based on the product registered by the product registration device and the price based on the gift certificate information, and when the purchase price is larger, the settlement process is executed by electronic money. possible der is,
The product registration device,
Check-out system, wherein an executable der Rukoto the payment by credit card. The settlement means can execute the settlement processing by cash or electronic money,
Further comprising selection accepting means for accepting a customer's selection of whether to execute the settlement process by cash or to execute the settlement process by electronic money,
The settlement means, said even if there are more purchase amount, upon receiving a selection of electronic money by the selection receiving unit, according to claim 1 or, characterized in that to perform the settlement processing by electronic money The checkout system according to claim 2 . In a checkout system comprising a product registration device that performs a product registration process of a purchased product by a clerk and a payment device that the customer himself operates to perform a payment process for the purchased product registered by the product registration device. A program that causes a first computer to function as the product registration device and a second computer to function as the payment device,
The first computer,
Product identification information registration means for registering product identification information of the purchased product,
Payment information registration means for registering gift certificate information that is payment information,
Transmission means for transmitting information based on the registered product identification information and the gift certificate information that is payment information as information used for the settlement process,
Function as
The second computer,
Receiving means for receiving the information transmitted by the transmitting means,
Settlement means for performing the settlement process based on the received information,
Printing means for printing information based on gift certificate information which is payment information included in the information received by the receiving means,
Function as
The settlement means,
When there is a difference between the purchase price based on the product registered by the product registration device and the price based on the gift certificate information, and when the purchase price is larger, the payment process is executed by electronic money. possible der is,
The first computer,
Furthermore, program characterized Rukoto to function as a credit card settlement means for performing settlement by credit card. A merchandise registration device that performs a merchandise registration process of a purchased merchandise by a store clerk, a checkout device that performs a checkout process for the purchased merchandise registered by the merchandise registration device by a customer himself / herself; In a checkout system including a store controller communicably connected to the settlement apparatus, a program that causes a first computer to function as the merchandise registration apparatus and causes a second computer to function as the settlement apparatus,
The first computer,
Product identification information registration means for registering product identification information of the purchased product,
Payment information registration means for registering gift certificate information that is payment information,
A transmitting unit that transmits information based on the registered product identification information and the gift certificate information that is payment information to the store controller as information used for the settlement process;
Function as
The second computer,
Receiving means for receiving the information transmitted by the transmitting means from the store controller;
Settlement means for performing the settlement process based on the received information,
Printing means for printing information based on gift certificate information which is payment information included in the information received by the receiving means,
Function as
The settlement means,
When there is a difference between the purchase price based on the product registered by the product registration device and the price based on the gift certificate information, and when the purchase price is larger, the settlement process is executed by electronic money. possible der is,
The first computer,
Furthermore, program characterized Rukoto to function as a credit card settlement means for performing settlement by credit card.

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