JP7007752B2 - How to process POS registers, programs, and electronic commerce storage media - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a POS register, a program, and a method for processing an electronic money storage medium.

A POS register is known that has a cashier-side input unit in which a clerk (casher) inputs a product code, confirms a transaction amount, and other operations related to product registration, and a customer-side input unit in which a customer performs operations related to payment. (For example, see Patent Document 1). Such a POS register is also called a face-to-face type because the store clerk and the customer face each other across the POS register.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2009-104553

Electronic money cards are widespread. The electronic commerce card is used so that the customer makes a deposit (charge) in advance and deducts the price from the deposited amount at the time of payment (settlement). With such payment by an electronic money card, for example, the customer does not need to take out cash from the wallet and give it to the clerk, and the clerk also does not need to take out the change from the change machine and give it to the customer. Therefore, there is an advantage that the time required for accounting is shortened.

However, for example, when trying to make a payment using an e-commerce card, the customer notices that the deposit balance of the e-commerce card is less than the price, or is there a deposit balance of the e-commerce card that can pay the price? Please do not be sure of your memory.
In such a case, if you want to make a payment using an electronic money card, the customer asks the clerk to check the deposit balance of the electronic money card, and if the deposit balance is insufficient, the electronic money Have the card deposited. After that, payment will be made using an electronic money card that has a deposit balance equal to or greater than the price.
In the processing related to the payment balance management of the electronic money card such as the confirmation of the payment balance of the electronic money card and the payment to the electronic money card as described above, the customer asks the clerk the processing related to the payment balance management of the electronic money card. Make an offer. Then, the clerk who is performing the registration processing of the purchased product of the customer will execute or accept the processing related to the payment balance management of the electronic money card in response to the request from the customer. In this case, the clerk temporarily suspends (holds) the work such as the registration process of the product currently being performed, and performs the operation related to the balance confirmation and the payment desired by the customer. Then, when the processing related to the payment balance management is completed, the clerk resumes the work such as the registration processing of the temporarily suspended (held) product. In such a situation, it takes time and effort for the clerk to perform operations according to the processing related to the payment balance management of the electronic money card during the accounting, so it takes time to complete the transaction with the customer. Will be delayed.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and shortens the time required to complete a transaction even when processing related to the management of the deposit balance of an electronic money card is required when making a payment at a POS register. The purpose is to be able to do.

One aspect of the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems includes an operation related to product registration, a clerk operation receiving means for accepting an operation performed by a clerk, and an operation related to payment of the registered product, which is performed by the customer. From the operation of registering the first product corresponding to one transaction is accepted by the customer operation reception means for accepting the operation to be performed and the subtotal operation for instructing the subtotal of the registered product by the clerk operation reception means. When the customer operation receiving means receives an operation for instructing a process related to the payment balance management of the electronic money storage medium, the electronic money storage medium is processed according to the instruction received by the customer operation receiving means. The customer operation receiving means displays the product registered by the clerk operation receiving means, and also displays the electronic money storage medium. It is a POS register further provided with a product registration status display means for accepting an operation for instructing a process related to payment balance management.

Further, one aspect of the present invention is the above-mentioned POS register, and the electronic commerce storage medium-compatible processing means receives an operation of registering the first product corresponding to one transaction by the clerk operation receiving means. When the customer operation receiving means accepts the operation of instructing the customer to deposit money into the electronic money storage medium until the subtotal operation for instructing the subtotal of the registered product is accepted, the electronic money storage medium Processing according to the payment to the reader / writer may be executed via communication with the reader / writer.

Further, one aspect of the present invention is the above-mentioned POS register, and the electronic commerce storage medium-compatible processing means receives an operation of registering the first product corresponding to one transaction by the clerk operation receiving means. When the customer operation receiving means receives an operation instructing the customer to confirm the balance of the deposit amount in the electronic money storage medium until the subtotal operation for instructing the subtotal of the registered product is accepted, the electronic money storage medium is electronically used. The process of notifying the customer of the deposit balance of the money storage medium may be executed via communication with the reader / writer.

Further, one aspect of the present invention is the above-mentioned POS register, and the customer operation receiving means is registered after the operation of registering the first product corresponding to one transaction is received by the clerk operation receiving means. Until the subtotal operation for instructing the subtotal of the product is accepted, at least when the payment is made to the electronic money storage medium, the operation for designating the payment by electronic money is not accepted and the electronic money storage is performed. Payment processing corresponding to the medium may be performed.

Further, one aspect of the present invention is the above-mentioned POS register, and when cash is deposited as the price of the registered product, cash-compatible settlement processing corresponding to the deposited cash is performed and electronic money is used. When the operation for designating the payment is accepted by the customer operation receiving means, the payment means for performing the electronic money-compatible payment processing in which the payment is deducted from the deposit balance of the electronic money storage medium that communicates with the reader / writer may be further provided.
Further, one aspect of the present invention includes an operation related to the registration of a product, a clerk operation receiving means for accepting an operation performed by the clerk, and an operation related to payment of the registered product, and an operation to be performed by the customer. From the operation of registering the first product corresponding to one transaction to the reception of the subtotal operation for instructing the subtotal of the registered products by the customer operation reception means and the clerk operation reception means. When the customer operation receiving means receives an operation for instructing a process related to the payment balance management of the electronic money storage medium, the reader / writer and the reader / writer process the electronic money storage medium according to the instruction received by the customer operation receiving means. It is a program for functioning as a processing means corresponding to an electronic commerce storage medium executed via communication of the above, and the customer operation receiving means displays the product registered by the clerk operation receiving means and stores the electronic money. It is a program further provided with a product registration status display means for accepting an operation for instructing a process related to the payment balance management of the medium.
Further, one aspect of the present invention is a method for processing an electronic commerce storage medium in a POS register, which includes an operation related to product registration, a clerk operation reception step for accepting an operation performed by a clerk, and a settlement of the registered product. A subtotal of registered products after the operation of registering the first product corresponding to one transaction is received by the customer operation reception step that accepts the operation to be performed by the customer including the related operation and the clerk operation reception step. When the customer operation reception step accepts an operation for instructing a process related to payment balance management of the electronic commerce storage medium until the subtotal operation for instructing is accepted, the customer operation reception step responds to the instruction received. The electronic commerce storage medium-compatible processing step for executing the processing to the electronic commerce storage medium via communication with the reader / writer is provided, and the customer operation reception step is a display relating to the product registered by the clerk operation reception step. It is a processing method of the electronic commerce storage medium including the product registration status step which is made to accept the operation instructing the processing related to the payment balance management of the electronic commerce storage medium.

As described above, according to the present invention, there is an effect that the time required to complete the transaction can be shortened even when the processing related to the payment balance management of the electronic money card is required for the payment at the POS register. Is obtained.

It is a perspective view which looked at the POS register in this embodiment from the standing position side (rear) of a clerk. It is a perspective view which looked at the POS register in this embodiment from the standing position side (front) of a customer. It is a figure which shows the part of the POS register shown in FIG. 1 in an enlarged manner. It is a figure which shows the part of the POS register shown in FIG. 2 in an enlarged manner. It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of the POS register in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the product registration status screen in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the deposit operation screen in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the deposit balance confirmation screen in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the payment guidance screen in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the electronic money card use guidance screen in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the electronic money settlement completion screen in this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the example of the processing procedure executed by the POS register in this embodiment.

Hereinafter, a POS register (commodity sales data processing device) as an embodiment of the present invention will be described. The POS register of the present embodiment is a face-to-face type in which a store clerk who operates the POS register to register a product and a customer who operates the POS register to pay the price face each other.
First, an example of the appearance of the POS register of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a state in which the POS register 100 of the present embodiment is installed in the counter 200, as viewed from the standing position side of a store clerk (operator) who operates the POS register 100.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a state in which the POS register 100 of the present embodiment is installed in the counter 200, as viewed from the standing position side of the customer.
FIG. 3 is an enlarged view showing a portion of the POS register 100 shown in FIG.
FIG. 4 is an enlarged view showing a portion of the POS register 100 shown in FIG. 2.

In the following, the standing position side of the customer with respect to the POS register 100 may be described as the front side of the POS register 100, and the standing position side of the clerk with respect to the POS register 100 may be described as the rear side of the POS register 100.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the POS register 100 of this embodiment includes a change machine unit 101, an operation unit 103, a POS register main body 105, a printer 107, a scanner 108, and a reader / writer 109. The reader / writer 109 is shown only in FIG. 4 for the convenience of not complicating the illustration in FIGS. 1 to 3.

The change machine unit 101 has a change machine having a money input / discharge unit 121a and a housing 110. Change machines are used by customers to make payments. The change machine is housed in the housing 110 with the money input / discharge unit 121a exposed on the front side surface.

Further, the housing 110 has a structure that can be mounted on a mounting plate. As a structure in which the housing 110 can be mounted on the mounting plate, for example, when the housing 110 is placed on the mounting plate, the housing 110 can be stably positioned on the mounting plate. It has the shape of the bottom surface of the body 110. It should be noted that, for example, a configuration in which rubber feet or the like are provided at the four corners on the bottom surface of the housing 110 is also a structure in which the housing 110 can be mounted on the mounting plate.
In each of the above figures, the mounting plate on which the housing 110 is mounted is the table 203 of the counter 200.

The money input / discharge unit 121a is a part used by the customer, for example, to pay the price and receive the change. The coin insertion / discharge unit 121a is provided with a bill insertion slot, a coin insertion slot, a bill ejection port, and a coin ejection port.

The operation unit 103 includes a clerk touch panel display unit 131 and a keyboard 132 used by the clerk for operation.
As shown in the figure, the clerk touch panel display unit 131 and the keyboard 132 are installed so that the part where the operation is performed faces the clerk's standing position. That is, the clerk touch panel display unit 131 and the keyboard 132 are arranged in such a direction that they can be operated by the clerk located behind the POS register 100.
Further, the operation unit 103 includes a customer touch panel display unit 133. The customer touch panel display unit 133 is a part that displays the contents of product registration, accounting information, and the like toward the customer, and the customer performs an operation related to payment. As shown in the figure, the customer touch panel display unit 133 is arranged so that the screen faces the customer's standing position side (front side).

The operation unit 103 is configured by integrating (integrating) the above-mentioned touch panel display unit 131 for store clerk, keyboard 132, and touch panel display unit 133 for customers. Then, the operation unit 103 unitized in this way is attached to the upper surface of the housing 110. At this time, the operation unit 103 is fixed to the housing 110, for example, by being screwed at a predetermined portion not shown in each of the above figures.

Further, the operation unit 103 is arranged near the front of the upper surface of the housing 110. As a result, as shown in FIG. 3, a surface portion having a certain area or more on which nothing is arranged, that is, an article mounting surface portion 115 is formed on the rear side of the upper surface of the housing 110. The article placing surface portion 115 is used as a place where, for example, a store clerk places an article such as a product to be registered as a product or a scanner 108.

The POS register main body 105 is a central unit of the POS register 100, and executes various processes related to product registration and settlement according to the operation performed on the clerk touch panel display unit 131 or the keyboard 132.

The POS register main body 105 controls the operation of the change machine in the change machine unit 101. Further, the POS register main body 105 can register the product by using the code data based on the barcode read by the scanner 108. Further, the POS register main body 105 can control the printer 107 to print a receipt or the like.

As shown in FIG. 1, for example, the POS register main body 105 is installed between the shelves provided on the standing position side of the clerk in the base 201 of the counter 200. That is, the POS register main body 105 is installed in a place that is invisible to the customer and does not interfere with the clerk.

Further, the POS register main body 105 and the change machine in the change machine unit 101 are communicably connected via a cable. Further, the POS register main body 105 and the operation unit 103 are also communicably connected via a cable.
1 and 3 show a state in which the cable CBL is pulled out from the rear side surface of the housing 110. The cable CBL here shows a cable that connects the change machine unit 101 and the POS register main body 105, and a cable that connects the operation unit 103 and the POS register main body 105.
Further, the printer 107 may also be connected to the POS register main body 105 by a cable. Further, the scanner 108 may also be connected to the POS register main body 105 by a cable. The cable connecting the printer 107 and the POS register main body 105 and the cable connecting the scanner 108 and the POS register main body 105 may also be bundled so as to be included in the cable CBL.
Then, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the cable CBL pulled out from the rear side surface of the housing 110 is connected to the POS register main body 105 on the standing position side of the clerk of the counter 200. In this way, the cable CBL connecting the change machine unit 101 and the operation unit 103 side to the POS register main body 105 is also routed in a state in which the customer cannot see it.
It should be noted that communication between at least one of the change machine, the operation unit 103, and the like and the POS register main body 105 may be configured to be performed wirelessly instead of the cable.

As described above, the printer 107 prints a receipt or the like under the control of the POS register main body 105. The printer 107 may also be capable of printing receipts and the like.

Depending on the store, a barcode with product information (product name, price, etc.) may be printed on the product package, or a label with the barcode printed may be attached to the product for management. ..
The scanner 108 acquires the code data by reading the barcode attached to the product in this way. The acquired code data is input by, for example, the POS register main body 105. The POS register main body 105 collates the input code data with data such as a product master to specify a product name, price, and the like, and executes a product registration process using the specified product name, price, and the like.

The reader / writer 109 is a device that reads and writes data corresponding to the electronic money card 300 by communicating with an IC (Integrated Circuit) card as the electronic money card 300. For example, the electronic money card 300 is used so that the payment is made in advance and the payment is deducted from the payment amount. In the present embodiment, the reader / writer 109 communicates with the electronic money card 300 in a non-contact manner.

The reader / writer 109 transmits the data read from the electronic money card 300 to the POS register main body 105. The POS register main body 105 executes processing according to the data read from the transmitted electronic money card 300, and outputs the data to be written to the electronic money card 300 to the reader / writer 109. The reader / writer 109 writes the data transmitted from the POS register main body 105 to the electronic money card 300 of the communication partner.
By reading and writing data to the electronic money card 300 by the reader / writer 109 as described above, the POS register 100 of the present embodiment corresponds to payment (settlement) of the price using the electronic money card 300. It is possible to carry out the accounting treatment.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the POS register 100. In the figure, the same parts as those in FIGS. 1 to 4 are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted. As shown in the figure, the POS register 100 includes a change machine unit 101, an operation unit 103, a POS register main body 105, a printer 107, a scanner 108, and a reader / writer 109 described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4. ..

First, the configuration of the POS register main body 105 will be described. The POS register main body 105 shown in the figure includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 151, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 152, a storage unit 153, an input / output unit 154, and a network interface 155. The CPU 151, the RAM 152, the storage unit 153, the input / output unit 154, and the network interface 155 are connected by a bus 156.

The CPU 151 executes control for realizing various functions as the POS register 100 by executing a program stored in the storage unit 153.
The RAM 152 is a main storage device corresponding to the CPU 151, and is used as a work area when the CPU 151 executes processing.
The storage unit 153 is an auxiliary storage device corresponding to the CPU 151, and stores various information used by the CPU 151.
The input / output unit 154 receives data from a unit (change machine unit 101, operation unit 103) or a device (printer 107, scanner 108, reader / writer 109) other than the POS register main body 105 constituting the POS register 100. Alternatively, it is a part where signals are input and output.
The network interface 155 executes communication with other devices in the store (for example, a master device, another POS register, a mobile terminal of a store clerk, etc.) via, for example, a LAN (Local Area Network) in the store. For example, the POS register 100 of the present embodiment can function as a POS (Point Of Sales) POS register by being connected to a master device or the like via a network.

The change machine 120 in the change machine unit 101 is connected to the input / output unit 154 of the POS register main body 105 so that data or a signal can be input / output.

Further, the operation unit 103 includes an input / output unit 134 together with a clerk touch panel display unit 131, a keyboard 132, and a customer touch panel display unit 133.
The input / output unit 134 is for data or signals between each of the clerk touch panel display unit 131, the keyboard 132, and the customer touch panel display unit 133 included in the operation unit 103, and the input / output unit 154 of the POS register main unit 105. This is the part where input and output are performed.

Further, in the figure, an example in which a printer 107, a scanner 108, and a reader / writer 109 outside the operation unit 103 are connected to the input / output unit 134 is shown.
That is, the input / output unit 134 shown in the figure is configured to input / output data or a signal between the printer 107 and the input / output unit 154 of the POS register main body 105.
Further, the input / output unit 134 is configured to input / output data or a signal between the scanner 108 and the input / output unit 154 of the POS register main body 105.
Further, the input / output unit 134 is configured to input / output data or a signal between the reader / writer 109 and the input / output unit 154 of the POS register main body 105.
It should be noted that at least one of the printer 107, the scanner 108, and the reader / writer 109 is configured to be connected to the input / output unit 154 of the POS register main body 105 without going through the input / output unit 134 of the operation unit 103. May be good.

Further, the communication line for connecting the change machine 120 in the figure and the input / output unit 154 of the POS register main body 105 and the communication line for connecting the input / output unit 134 of the operation unit 103 are physically connected. Is included in the cable CBL shown in FIG.

By connecting the input / output unit 154 of the POS register main body 105 to the change machine 120 as described above, the CPU 151 of the POS register main body 105 can control the change machine 120.
Further, by connecting the input / output unit 154 of the POS register main body 105 to the input / output unit 134 of the operation unit 103, the CPU 151 of the POS register main body 105 sets the line to the clerk touch panel display unit 131 or the keyboard 132. It is possible to input an operation signal corresponding to the operation and execute a predetermined process in response to the operation. Further, the CPU 151 can execute display control for the clerk touch panel display unit 131 and the customer touch panel display unit 133.
Further, the CPU 151 can control the printer 107 by connecting the input / output unit 154 of the POS register main body 105 to the input / output unit 134 of the operation unit 103. Further, the CPU 151 can input the code data corresponding to the barcode read by the scanner 108. Further, the CPU 151 can be controlled so that the data read from the electronic money card 300 by the reader / writer 109 can be input and the data can be written to the electronic money card 300 by the reader / writer 109.

A basic example of using the POS register 100 having the configuration described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5 in a store will be described. In the description here, the case where the store where the POS register 100 is installed is a bakery shop (bakery) will be taken as an example.
At the bakery shop, customers select the bread they want to buy from the bread on display and put it on the tray. The customer moves to the front of the counter where the POS register 100 is installed with the tray on which the bread is placed in order to purchase the selected bread. At this time, the customer stands on the front side of the POS register 100 facing the money input / discharge unit 121a. Then, the customer hands the tray on which the bread to be purchased is placed to the clerk behind the POS register 100.

The clerk operates the touch panel display unit 131 for the clerk, the keyboard 132, the scanner 108, etc. in the operation unit 103 while checking the products placed on the tray to register the products and calculate the total price of the registered products. Let the POS register 100 do this. In response to such an operation, the CPU 151 in the POS register main body 105 executes the product registration process. Further, the CPU 151 executes a control for displaying the contents of the registered products, the total price of the registered products, and the like on the touch panel display unit 131 for the clerk at any time. Further, the CPU 151 causes the customer touch panel display unit 133 to display predetermined contents to be presented to the customer, including the contents of the registered products and the total price of the registered products.

After confirming the total amount, the customer can pay the price in cash (settlement) as follows.
The customer inserts money (banknotes, coins) in an amount equal to or more than the total amount from the bill insertion slot, the coin slot, or the like in the coin insertion / discharge unit 121a. In response to the insertion of money as described above, the change machine 120 in the change machine unit 101 detects the type of money inserted and the number of coins for each type, and inputs the input currency information indicating the detection result to the POS register. It is transmitted to the main body 105. The CPU 151 of the POS register main body 105 calculates the total amount of money (deposit) inserted based on the received money information.
The change machine 120 may calculate the deposit and transmit the calculated deposit to the POS register main body 105.

Here, if the calculated deposit is equal to the total amount, no change is required. Therefore, the CPU 151 in the POS register main body 105 in this case executes control so that the receipt is printed by the printer 107 without discharging the change from the change machine 120.
On the other hand, when the calculated deposit amount is larger than the total amount, the CPU 151 in the POS register main body 105 calculates the change amount by subtracting the total amount from the deposit amount. Then, the CPU 151 controls the change machine 120 so that the calculated amount of money is discharged as change from the bill discharge port and the coin discharge port in the money input / discharge unit 121a. The customer receives the discharged money as change.
Hereinafter, the process executed by the CPU 151 in response to the cash settlement as described above is also referred to as a cash-compatible settlement process.

In addition, the customer can also pay the price (settlement) using the electronic money card 300 (an example of the electronic money storage medium). The electronic money storage medium is a storage medium having an electronic money deposit / withdrawal (deposit and payment) function. As the electronic money storage medium, for example, RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) or the like is adopted.
The payment in the present embodiment can be similarly performed by a smartphone, a mobile phone, or the like having a function as an electronic money storage medium. However, in the following description, in order to make the explanation easier to understand, a case where payment is made by the electronic money card 300, which is a card type electronic money storage medium, will be described as an example.

When paying the price using the electronic money card 300, the customer selects, for example, the use of the electronic money card 300 as the payment method for the touch panel display unit 131 for the clerk (selection of using the electronic money card). Operation).
The CPU 151 executes a payment process corresponding to the use of the electronic money card 300 (hereinafter, also referred to as an electronic money compatible payment process) in response to the electronic money card use selection operation.
That is, the CPU 151 causes the customer touch panel display unit 133 to display a payment-related screen corresponding to payment of the price using the electronic money card 300. The customer confirms the payment amount and the like presented on the displayed payment-related screen, holds the electronic money card 300 over the reader / writer 109, and causes the reader / writer 109 to communicate with the electronic money card 300.
The reader / writer 109 reads data necessary for payment, such as payment balance data, from the electronic money card 300, and outputs the read data to the CPU 151. The CPU 151 subtracts (subtracts) the subtotal amount from the deposit balance indicated by the input data, for example, as a payment process using the input data. The CPU 151 outputs the write data including the value of the deposit balance after deducting the subtotal amount to the reader / writer 109.
The reader / writer 109 writes the input write data to the electronic money card 300. As a result, the deposit balance in the electronic money card 300 decreases according to the price of the product purchased by the customer. In this way, the payment is made by the electronic money card 300.

By using the POS register 100 of the present embodiment in this way, the customer and the clerk can make a face-to-face transaction about the bread purchased by the customer. Further, in the case of the POS register 100 of the present embodiment, the payment of the price and the receipt of the change are performed between the customer and the money input / discharge unit 121a, and the money is not handed over between the clerk and the customer. .. That is, the clerk does not need to hold and handle cash, the electronic money card 300, or the like. As a result, the clerk does not have to hold the bread with cash or the hand holding the electronic money card 300, which improves hygiene.

Then, the POS register 100 in the present embodiment captures the subtotal of the registered products after receiving the operation of registering the first product until the transaction of the customer corresponding to the registration of the product is completed. During the period until the instructed subtotal operation is accepted (product registration period), it is possible to accept the operation of depositing (charging) the customer's electronic money card 300 and execute the deposit processing.
That is, depending on the POS register of the present embodiment, the customer who has received the product registration can make a deposit to the electronic money card 300 in parallel with the operation of registering the product by the clerk.
When the clerk does not register the product and deposit the product to the electronic commerce card 300 at the same time, when the customer tries to deposit the product to the electronic commerce card 300, the customer first completes the registration of the product and the subtotal is performed. After that, ask the clerk to make a deposit to the electronic money card 300 and make a deposit to the electronic money card 300. After that, a procedure is taken in which the customer makes a payment using the electronic money card 300 in which the payment has been made. In this case, since the payment to the electronic money card 300 is performed between the registration of the product and the payment using the electronic money card 300, the accounting is prolonged.
On the other hand, in the present embodiment, since the payment to the electronic money card 300 is also performed while the product is registered, the payment using the electronic money card 300 is made immediately after the product registration is completed. Can be migrated to. That is, depending on the present embodiment, even if the payment is made to the electronic money card 300 at the time of accounting, the accounting can be completed in a short time.

Hereinafter, the configuration for enabling the payment to the electronic money card 300 when the product is registered in the POS register 100 of the present embodiment will be described.
First, FIG. 6 shows an example of a product registration status screen which is one of the payment-related screens displayed on the customer touch panel display unit 133 and is displayed when a store clerk is registering a product. There is.
The product registration status screen in the figure is a screen showing the registration status of the product. On the product registration status screen, the registered product display area AR1 and the total amount display area AR2 are arranged. The registered product display area AR1 and the total amount display area AR2 indicate the registered status of the product.

In the registered product display area AR1, the number and amount of each product registered by the clerk are displayed. For example, the content of the registered product display area AR1 changes so as to indicate the content corresponding to the registered product each time a new product is registered.
In the total amount display area AR2, the number of registered products, the total amount corresponding to the registered products, and the like are displayed. The content of the total amount display area AR2 changes so that the number and the total amount increase according to the registered product each time a new product is registered.
The customer can see the contents displayed in the registered product display area AR1 and the total price display area AR2, and confirm whether or not there is a mistake between the product purchased by the customer and the registration result of the product.

Further, on the product registration status screen, a deposit instruction button BT1 and a deposit balance confirmation button BT2 are further arranged.
The deposit instruction button BT1 is a button operated by the customer to instruct the deposit to the electronic money card 300. Further, the deposit balance confirmation button BT2 is a button operated by the customer to instruct the confirmation of the deposit balance of the electronic money card 300.
Here, the product registration status screen is a payment-related screen displayed from the start of product registration until the subtotal amount is fixed, that is, while the product is registered. The deposit instruction button BT1 and the deposit balance confirmation button BT2 are arranged on the product registration status screen. Thereby, in the present embodiment, when the product is registered, the customer can perform an operation for depositing to the electronic money card 300 or confirming the deposit balance of the electronic money card 300.

Here, an example is taken when a customer notices that the deposit amount of the electronic money card 300 is low while receiving the registration of the product and wants to deposit the electronic money card 300. In this case, the customer makes the customer touch the deposit instruction button BT1 arranged on the product registration status screen displayed on the customer touch panel display unit 133 while the product is being registered. Touch operation. Then, the customer holds his / her own electronic money card 300 over the reader / writer 109 to perform communication between the reader / writer 109 and the electronic money card 300.
When the touch operation for the deposit instruction button BT1 is performed as described above and the communication between the reader / writer 109 and the electronic money card 300 becomes possible, the customer touch panel display unit 133 displays the deposit operation screen from the product registration status screen. Move to the display of.

FIG. 7 shows an example of a deposit operation screen displayed on the customer touch panel display unit 133.
On the deposit operation screen of the figure, the deposit balance display area AR11 is arranged. In the deposit balance display area AR11, the deposit balance of the electronic money card 300 is shown. In the deposit balance display area AR11 at the stage where the deposit has not been made yet, the deposit balance of the electronic money card 300 before the deposit is shown. The figure shows an example in which "120 yen" is displayed as the deposit balance of the electronic money card 300 before deposit.

Further, on the deposit operation screen, the deposit amount selection buttons BT11, BT12, BT13 and BT14 are arranged. Deposit amount selection buttons BT11, BT12, BT13 and BT14 are buttons for selecting the deposit amount to the electronic money card 300, respectively.
A customer who intends to deposit money into the electronic money card 300 performs a touch operation on the deposit amount selection button indicating the amount of money he / she wants to deposit from among the deposit amount selection buttons BT11, BT12, BT13, and BT14. The CPU 151 sets the amount corresponding to the deposit amount selection button on which the touch operation is performed as the deposit amount.

After the touch operation on the deposit amount selection button, the customer inserts cash corresponding to the deposit amount selected by the touch operation on the deposit amount selection button into the electronic money card 300 in the currency input / discharge unit 121a. Insert into the mouth or coin slot.
As an example, when a customer wants to deposit 5000 yen, he / she performs a touch operation on the deposit amount selection button BT12. Then, 5,000 yen worth of cash is inserted into the bill slot or coin slot in the coin slot 121a.

On the deposit operation screen, the deposit amount display area AR12 is arranged. In the deposit amount display area AR12, the amount of cash deposited by the customer is displayed.
The amount displayed in the deposit amount display area AR12 indicates 0 yen at the time of initial display of the deposit operation screen. Then, after the touch operation is performed on the deposit amount selection button, when cash is inserted into the bill insertion slot or the coin slot in the money insertion / discharge unit 121a, the deposit amount is adjusted according to the inserted amount. The amount of money displayed in the display area AR12 increases. In this case, when the amount of cash inserted reaches the deposit amount selected in response to the operation of the deposit amount selection button, the deposit amount display area AR12 indicates the selected deposit amount, for example, the money input / discharge unit 121a. Will not accept any more cash deposits.

Alternatively, in the deposit amount display area AR12, the customer presents the deposit amount selected in response to the operation of the deposit amount selection button in response to the operation of the deposit amount selection button, and then the customer sends the money to the money input / discharge unit 121a. Depending on how much cash is inserted, the remaining deposit amount (the amount obtained by subtracting the deposited amount from the selected deposit amount) may be shown. In this case, when the amount of the inserted cash reaches the deposit amount selected in response to the operation of the deposit amount selection button, 0 yen is shown in the deposit amount display area AR12, for example, the money input / discharge unit 121a indicates this. The above cash deposits will not be accepted.
Further, the deposit balance shown in the deposit balance display area AR11 may also be increased according to the cash deposit.

The display in the deposit amount display area AR12 and the deposit balance display area AR11 in response to the operation of the deposit amount selection button and the insertion of cash into the money input / discharge unit 121a as described above is performed by the control of the CPU 151.
That is, the CPU 151 recognizes the deposit amount by inputting an operation signal corresponding to the operation for the deposit amount selection button from the customer touch panel display unit 133. Further, information indicating the denomination and the number of cash inserted into the money input / discharge unit 121a is transmitted from the change machine 120 to the CPU 151. The CPU 151 calculates the deposited cash based on the denomination and the number of cash received from the change machine 120. The CPU 151 can display the amount of money in each of the deposit amount display area AR12 and the deposit balance display area AR11 by using the recognized deposit amount and the calculation result of the deposited cash.

Then, at the stage when the cash deposit corresponding to the deposit amount selected by the operation of the deposit amount selection button is completed, in the deposit balance display area AR11, the deposit balance of the electronic money card 300 before the deposit this time is deposited this time. The deposit amount with the amount added is displayed.
As a specific example, when the deposit amount this time is 5000 yen, 5120 yen is displayed in the deposit balance display area AR11 at the stage when the cash deposit is completed.
When the customer confirms that the deposit balance displayed in the deposit balance display area AR11 is correct, the customer operates the "back" button BT16 on the deposit operation screen. In response to the operation of the "back" button BT16, the customer touch panel display unit 133 switches to the display of the product registration status screen of FIG. When the display is switched to the product registration status screen in this way, the last registered product at that time is reflected in the registered product display area AR1, and by that time in the total amount display area AR2. The number of registered products and the total price are displayed.
The "back" button BT16 displays, for example, the deposit operation screen, but the customer intends to stop depositing to the electronic money card 300 and return to the product registration status screen without operating the deposit amount selection button. It can be operated even in such a case.

In addition, for example, if the customer wants to interrupt the deposit to the electronic money card 300 while the cash is being deposited after the operation of the deposit amount selection button on the deposit operation screen is performed, the customer may want to stop the deposit. The "Cancel" button BT15 may be operated.
In response to the operation of the "cancel" button BT15, the CPU 151 interrupts the deposit processing so far. Specifically, the CPU 151 discharges the cash deposited so far from the money input / discharge unit 121a, and switches the display on the customer touch panel display unit 133 to the product registration status screen.

Further, when the product is registered and the product registration status screen (FIG. 6) is displayed on the touch panel display unit 133 for the customer, when the customer wants to check the deposit balance of the electronic money card 300, the customer. Performs a touch operation on the deposit balance confirmation button BT2. Further, the customer holds the electronic money card 300 over the reader / writer 109 so that the reader / writer 109 and the electronic money card 300 can communicate with each other.

When the touch operation is performed on the deposit balance confirmation button BT2 as described above and the reader / writer 109 and the electronic money card 300 are in a communicable state, the display on the customer touch panel display unit 133 is displayed from the product registration status screen. The screen switches to the deposit balance confirmation screen.
FIG. 8 shows an example of the deposit balance confirmation screen. On the deposit balance confirmation screen of the figure, the deposit balance display area AR21 is arranged. In the deposit balance display area AR21, the deposit balance of the electronic money card 300 is displayed. The electronic money card 300 whose deposit balance is displayed in the deposit balance display area AR21 is an electronic money card 300 whose data is read from the reader / writer 109 by being held over the reader / writer 109.

In addition, a deposit instruction button BT21 is arranged on the deposit balance confirmation screen. The deposit instruction button BT21 is a button on which an operation for instructing deposit to the electronic money card 300 is performed. For example, if the customer wants to make a deposit to the electronic money card 300 because the deposit balance displayed in the deposit balance display area AR21 on the deposit balance confirmation screen is smaller than expected, the customer touches the deposit instruction button BT21. You just have to do.
That is, when it is determined that it is necessary to confirm the deposit balance on the deposit balance confirmation screen and make a deposit to the electronic money card 300, the deposit instruction operation can be performed from the same deposit balance confirmation screen. In other words, the customer does not have to take the troublesome procedure of returning the display on the customer touch panel display unit 133 from the deposit balance confirmation screen to the product registration status screen and operating the deposit instruction button BT1.

When a touch operation is performed on the deposit instruction button BT21 on the deposit balance confirmation screen, the display on the customer touch panel display unit 133 is switched from the deposit balance confirmation screen of FIG. 8 to the deposit operation screen of FIG. 7.
Then, the customer can perform the same operation as described above on the displayed deposit operation screen to deposit the required amount. When the payment to the electronic money card 300 is completed, the display on the customer touch panel display unit 133 returns to the product registration status screen of FIG. 6 in this case as well. Even when the display is switched to the product registration status screen in this way, the last registered product at that time is reflected in the registered product display area AR1, and by that time in the total amount display area AR2. The number of registered products and the total price are displayed.
Further, when the customer wants to return to the product registration status screen without depositing to the electronic money card from the state where the deposit balance confirmation screen is displayed, the customer may operate the "return" button BT22.

Then, when the registration of the product is completed, the clerk performs an operation for outputting the subtotal (subtotal operation: for example, an operation for the subtotal button on the clerk touch panel display unit 131 or the keyboard 132). In response to the subtotal operation, the customer touch panel display unit 133 displays a payment guidance screen, which is one of the payment-related screens.
FIG. 9 shows an example of a payment guidance screen. On the payment guidance screen of the figure, the payment amount presentation area AR31 is arranged. In the payment amount presentation area AR31 in the figure, the number of products registered corresponding to the customer and the total amount of the registered products are shown. The total amount displayed in the payment amount presentation area AR31 is the price to be paid by the customer.

The customer can pay the price (settlement) by either cash or the electronic money card 300.
First, when making a payment with cash, the customer inserts cash as a price into the money input / discharge unit 121a while the payment guidance screen is displayed.
When cash is inserted into the money input / discharge unit 121a in this way, the CPU 151 determines that cash settlement has been selected as the settlement method, and performs settlement processing (cash-compatible settlement processing) corresponding to the inserted cash. ..

On the other hand, when making a payment using the electronic money card 300, the customer performs a touch operation on the electronic money payment selection button BT31 on the payment guidance screen. When the operation for the electronic money payment selection button BT31 is performed, the CPU 151 determines that the use of the electronic money card 300 has been selected as the payment method, and performs the payment processing (electronic money compatible payment processing) corresponding to the electronic money card 300. ..

When the operation for the electronic commerce payment selection button BT31 is performed and the electronic commerce payment processing is performed, the customer touch panel display unit 133 changes from the payment guidance screen of FIG. 9 to the electronic money card usage guidance screen of FIG. Switch to the display of.
On the electronic commerce card usage guidance screen, the payment amount presentation area AR41 is arranged. In the payment amount presentation area AR41, the number of products registered corresponding to the customer and the total amount of the registered products are shown as in the payment amount presentation area AR31 on the payment guidance screen.
Further, on the electronic commerce card usage guidance screen, a guidance is displayed to urge the customer to hold the electronic commerce card 300 over the reader / writer 109 so that the electronic commerce card 300 can communicate with the reader / writer 109. ..

Therefore, the customer holds the electronic money card 300 over the reader / writer 109. When the electronic money card 300 is held over the reader / writer 109 and communication is possible between the electronic money card 300 and the reader / writer 109, the CPU 151 executes an electronic money-compatible payment process.
That is, the reader / writer 109 reads data necessary for settlement such as payment balance data from the electronic money card 300, and outputs the read data to the CPU 151. Therefore, for example, the CPU 151 deducts the subtotal amount from the deposit balance indicated by the input data, and controls the reader / writer 109 so that the deducted amount is written as the deposit balance.

When the payment is not normally performed by using the electronic money card due to a failure of the reader / writer 109 or the like, the customer performs a touch operation on the clerk call button BT41 arranged on the electronic money card usage guidance screen to perform a clerk. Can be called. When the clerk call button BT41 is operated, the clerk is notified that the clerk has been called by the customer, for example, a notification is given on the clerk touch panel display unit 131.

When the electronic commerce payment processing is completed, the display on the customer touch panel display unit 133 is switched from the electronic commerce card usage guidance screen of FIG. 10 to the electronic commerce payment completion screen of FIG.
On the electronic commerce payment completion screen, the payment amount presentation area AR51, the pre-settlement balance presentation area AR52, and the post-settlement balance presentation area AR53 are arranged.
In the payment amount presentation area AR51, the number of products to be settled and the total amount (the price to be paid by the customer) are shown.
In the pre-settlement balance presentation area AR52, the deposit balance of the electronic money card 300 before the settlement corresponding to the use of the electronic money card is shown.
In the post-settlement balance presentation area AR53, the deposit balance of the electronic money card 300 after the payment corresponding to the use of the electronic money card is performed is shown.
The customer can confirm whether or not there is an error in the payment processing result by looking at the contents displayed in the payment amount presentation area AR51, the pre-settlement balance presentation area AR52, and the post-settlement balance presentation area AR53.
The electronic commerce payment completion screen also displays a message for the customer to receive a receipt showing the payment processing result.

Subsequently, an example of the processing procedure executed by the POS register 100 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
Step S101: The CPU 151 in the POS register 100 waits for the first (first) product registration operation corresponding to one transaction to be performed. The product registration operation includes an operation for the clerk on the touch panel display unit 131 for the clerk and the keyboard 132, an operation for reading the barcode attached to the product by the scanner 108, and the like.
Step S102: In response to the first product registration operation corresponding to step S101, the CPU 151 performs a product registration process for the product that is the target of the first product registration operation. The product registration process is, for example, a process of acquiring the number of products to be registered, the product name, the price (unit price), and the like.
Step S103: Further, the CPU 151 causes the customer touch panel display unit 133 to display the product registration status screen in response to the first product registration operation corresponding to step S101. The CPU 151 performs display control to display a screen showing the registration status of the product registration on the touch panel display unit 131 for the store clerk in response to the product registration operation. However, in the figure, for the convenience of making the explanation of the processing of the POS register 100 easy to understand, the illustration of the display control processing corresponding to the clerk touch panel display unit 131 is omitted.

Step S104: After executing the processes of steps S102 and S103 corresponding to the first product registration operation as described above, the CPU 151 determines whether or not the second and subsequent product registration operations have been performed.
Step S105: When it is determined in step S104 that the second and subsequent product registration operations have been performed, the CPU 151 executes the product registration process according to the product registration operation performed in response to step S104.
At this time, if the product registration status screen is displayed on the customer touch panel display unit 133, the CPU 151 reflects the results of the product registration processes performed so far in the registered product display area AR1 and the total amount display area AR2. Let me.

Step S106: After the product registration process in step S105 is completed, or when it is determined in step S104 that the product registration operation has not been performed, the CPU 151 determines whether or not the payment confirmation instruction operation has been performed. judge. The payment confirmation instruction operation here means that a touch operation is performed on the payment balance confirmation button BT2 arranged on the product registration status screen while the product registration status screen of FIG. 6 is displayed.

Step S107: When the payment confirmation instruction operation is performed, the CPU 151 executes a process of displaying the payment balance confirmation screen of FIG. 8 on the customer touch panel display unit 133. At this time, the CPU 151 acquires the deposit balance included in the data read from the electronic money card 300 by the reader / writer 109. The CPU 151 causes the customer touch panel display unit 133 to display the deposit balance confirmation screen in which the acquired deposit balance amount is shown in the deposit balance display area AR21.

Step S108: After displaying the deposit balance confirmation screen in step S107, the CPU 151 determines whether or not an operation for ending the display of the deposit balance confirmation screen has been performed. The operation of ending the display of the deposit balance confirmation screen is an operation for the "back" button BT22 on the deposit balance confirmation screen.

Step S109: When the operation for ending the display of the payment balance confirmation screen is not performed, the CPU 151 further determines whether or not the payment instruction operation has been performed. The deposit instruction operation determined in step S109 is an operation for the deposit instruction button BT21 on the deposit balance confirmation screen. If the deposit instruction operation is not performed, the CPU 151 returns the process to step S108.

Step S110: Further, when the payment balance confirmation instruction operation is not performed in the previous step S106, the CPU 151 determines whether or not the payment instruction operation is performed while the product registration status screen is displayed. The deposit instruction operation determined in step S110 is an operation for the deposit instruction button BT1 on the product registration status screen.

Step S111: When it is determined that the deposit instruction operation has been performed in either step S109 or step S110, the CPU 151 performs the deposit process.
In the deposit process, the CPU 151 causes the customer touch panel display unit 133 to display the deposit operation screen of FIG. 7. Then, as described with reference to FIG. 7, when the cash corresponding to the deposit amount selected by the touch operation with respect to the deposit amount selection button is inserted into the money input / discharge unit 121a, the CPU 151 deposits the balance of the electronic money card 300. Is increased according to the deposit amount.

Step S112: When the deposit processing in step S111 is completed, or when the operation to end the display of the deposit balance confirmation screen is performed in step S108, the CPU 151 causes the customer touch panel display unit 133 to make the deposit so far. Control to switch from the display of the operation screen or the payment balance confirmation screen to the display of the product registration status screen.

Step S113: After executing the process of step S112, or when it is determined in step S110 that the deposit instruction operation has not been performed, the CPU 151 determines whether or not the subtotal operation has been performed. As described above, the subtotal operation is an operation performed by the store clerk on the touch panel display unit 131 for the store clerk or the keyboard 132 to instruct the output of the subtotal of the products registered so far.
If it is determined that the subtotal operation has not been performed, the CPU 151 returns the process to step S104.

Step S114: On the other hand, when it is determined in step S113 that the subtotal operation has been performed, the CPU 151 causes the customer touch panel display unit 133 to display the payment guidance screen (FIG. 9).
Step S115: While the payment guidance screen is displayed, the CPU 151 determines whether electronic money or cash is selected as the payment method (payment method).

Step S116: When a customer inserts cash as a price into the money input / discharge unit 121a while the payment guidance screen is displayed, a notification (cash input notification) that cash has been inserted from the change machine 120 is sent to the CPU 151. Is sent to.
Upon receiving the cash insertion notification, the CPU 151 determines that cash has been selected as the payment method. Therefore, the CPU 151 in this case executes the cash-compatible settlement process. That is, when the amount of the inserted cash is the same as the price, the CPU 151 receives the inserted cash as the payment amount and causes the printer 107 to print a receipt showing the settlement processing result.
In addition, when the amount of cash inserted is larger than the price, after controlling to discharge the change from the money input / discharge unit 121a, a receipt showing the settlement processing result including the processing corresponding to the change is displayed. It is printed by the printer 107.

Step S117: On the other hand, when the operation for the electronic money payment selection button BT31 arranged on the payment guidance screen is performed, the CPU 151 determines that the payment method using electronic money has been selected. Therefore, the CPU 151 in this case performs the electronic commerce payment processing. Under the electronic commerce payment processing, the CPU 151 causes the customer touch panel display unit 133 to display the electronic commerce card usage guidance screen, and displays the electronic commerce payment completion screen when the payment is completed.

By performing the processing as described above, the customer himself / herself during the period from the start of registration of the product corresponding to one transaction to the subtotal operation (while the product is registered). By the operation to be performed, the payment to the electronic money card 300 and the payment balance of the electronic money card 300 can be confirmed.

Subsequently, a modified example of the present embodiment will be described. In the processing procedure shown in FIG. 12, when the customer makes a payment using the electronic money card 300 regardless of whether or not the electronic money card 300 is charged while the product is registered. Is configured to perform an operation of selecting payment with the electronic money card 300 (operation for the electronic money payment selection button BT31) on the payment guidance screen.
However, the fact that the electronic commerce card 300 is charged while the product is being registered can be regarded as the customer trying to make a payment with the electronic commerce card 300 in succession. Considering this, even if the electronic commerce card 300 is charged while the product is being registered, the payment with the electronic commerce card 300 is selected on the payment guidance screen. It can be said that it takes unnecessary time and effort to let the customer perform the operation.
Therefore, as a modification, if payment is made to the electronic money card 300 between the start of product registration and the subtotal operation, the electronic money compatible payment process is performed. do. That is, from the customer's point of view, when the payment is made to the electronic money card 300 during the registration of the product, the POS register 100 shifts to the electronic money compatible payment process as it is when the subtotal operation is performed. At this time, when the subtotal operation is performed on the customer touch panel display unit 133, for example, the electronic money card usage guidance screen (FIG. 10) is immediately displayed instead of the payment guidance screen (FIG. 9). In this case, the customer does not have to perform an operation of selecting payment with the electronic money card 300 (operation for the electronic money payment selection button BT31) on the payment guidance screen.
The condition for shifting to the electronic commerce payment processing is not limited to the customer charging the electronic commerce card 300 for deposit. For example, a state in which the electronic commerce card 300 can communicate via the reader / writer 109 (the electronic commerce card 300 is placed on the reader / writer 109 while the deposit balance is confirmed or the product is simply registered). An operation in which the customer selects payment with the electronic commerce card 300 on the payment guidance screen in order to make a payment using the electronic commerce card 300 in response to the state in which communication is possible via the reader / writer 109). The operation for the electronic money payment selection button BT31) may be regarded as performed, and the execution of the cash-compatible payment process may be prohibited so that the electronic money-compatible payment process is performed.

In order to realize the above operation, for example, the following processing may be added corresponding to the case where it is determined that the subtotal operation has been performed in step S113 of FIG.
That is, the CPU 151 makes a deposit to the electronic money card 300 during the period from the first product registration operation corresponding to step S101 to the subtotal operation corresponding to step S113 (product registration period). Judge whether or not it was broken.
If the payment to the electronic money card 300 has not been performed, the CPU 151 proceeds to step S114. On the other hand, if the payment to the electronic money card 300 has not been performed, the CPU 151 skips the processes of steps S114 and S115 and proceeds to the process of step S117.
When the CPU 151 performs the processing in this way and the payment is made to the electronic money card 300 during the registration of the product, the customer selects the use of the electronic money card 300 as the payment method on the payment guidance screen. You can proceed to the payment with the electronic money card 300 without performing the operation.

As described above, the POS register 100 in the present embodiment includes an operation related to product registration, a clerk operation receiving means for accepting an operation performed by the clerk, and an operation related to payment of the registered product, and the customer can use the POS register 100. Instructs processing related to deposit balance management of the electronic commerce storage medium between the customer operation receiving means that accepts the operation to be performed and the customer's transaction corresponding to the registration of the product accepted by the clerk operation receiving means. When the customer operation receiving means accepts the operation, the electronic money storage executes processing on the electronic money storage medium according to the instruction received by the customer operation receiving means via communication with the electronic money storage medium via the reader / writer. It is provided with a medium-compatible processing means.

According to the above configuration, until the transaction of the customer corresponding to the registration of the product is completed, the customer himself / herself performs an operation to cause the POS register 100 to execute the process related to the payment balance management of the electronic money storage medium. Will be possible. Therefore, the customer can obtain a desired result regarding the management of the deposit balance of the electronic money storage medium without affecting the operation (registration work) such as product registration performed by the clerk.

Further, in the POS register 100 of the present embodiment, the electronic commerce storage medium-compatible processing means is the electronic commerce storage performed by the customer until the transaction of the customer corresponding to the registration of the product accepted by the clerk operation reception means is completed. When the customer operation receiving means accepts the operation of instructing the payment to the medium, the processing according to the payment to the electronic money storage medium is executed via the communication with the reader / writer.

According to the above configuration, until the transaction of the customer corresponding to the registration of the product is completed, the customer himself / herself performs an operation to the electronic money storage medium as a process related to the payment balance management of the electronic money storage medium. It is possible to make the POS register 100 execute the process corresponding to the payment of. Therefore, the customer can obtain a desired result regarding the management of the deposit balance of the electronic money storage medium without affecting the operation (registration work) such as product registration performed by the clerk.

Further, in the POS register 100 in the present embodiment, the electronic commerce storage medium-compatible processing means is the electronic commerce storage performed by the customer until the transaction of the customer corresponding to the registration of the product accepted by the clerk operation reception means is completed. When the customer operation receiving means receives an operation for instructing confirmation of the balance of the deposit amount in the medium, the process of notifying the customer of the deposit balance of the electronic money storage medium is executed via communication with the reader / writer.

According to the above configuration, the electronic commerce storage medium is used as a process related to the payment balance management of the electronic commerce storage medium by the customer himself / herself until the transaction of the customer corresponding to the registration of the product is completed. The POS register 100 can be made to execute the process of notifying the customer of the deposit balance. That is, when the product is registered, the customer can perform an operation in parallel with the product registration to check the deposit balance of the electronic money card. Therefore, the customer can obtain a desired result regarding the management of the deposit balance of the electronic money storage medium without affecting the operation (registration work) such as product registration performed by the clerk.

Further, in the POS register 100 in the present embodiment, the customer operation receiving means displays the product registered by the clerk operation receiving means and also receives an operation instructing a process related to the payment balance management of the electronic money storage medium. Further, the product registration status display means may be further provided.

According to the above configuration, in the POS register 100, the customer manages the deposit balance of the electronic money storage medium for the same product registration status screen while looking at the product registration status screen in which the registration status of the purchased product is displayed. It is possible to perform operations that instruct related processes.
As a result, the customer transitions from the product registration status screen to another operation screen, for example, when he / she tries to perform an operation related to the payment balance management of the electronic commerce storage medium while receiving the product registration. There is no need for operations such as making it work. Therefore, the customer can obtain a desired result regarding the management of the deposit balance of the electronic money storage medium without affecting the operation such as product registration performed by the clerk.

Further, in the POS register 100 of the present embodiment, the customer operation receiving means receives at least the payment to the electronic money storage medium until the transaction of the customer corresponding to the registration of the product accepted by the clerk operation receiving means is completed. If this is done, the payment process corresponding to the electronic money storage medium may be performed without accepting the operation of designating the payment by electronic money.

According to the above configuration, if the customer makes a deposit to the electronic money card until the transaction of the customer corresponding to the product registration is completed, the customer does not have to perform the operation of designating the payment by the electronic money. You can proceed to payment using an electronic money card. As a result, the operation of designating the payment by electronic money can be omitted, and the time required for the payment can be shortened.

Further, the POS register 100 in the present embodiment performs an operation corresponding to the deposited cash to perform a cash-compatible settlement process when cash is deposited as the price of the registered product, and an operation of designating the settlement by electronic money is performed. When it is accepted by the customer operation receiving means, it is further provided with a payment means for performing electronic money-compatible payment processing in which the payment is deducted from the deposit balance of the electronic money storage medium that communicates with the reader / writer.

According to the above configuration, the POS register 100 in the present embodiment can perform payment processing corresponding to each of payment by cash and payment by using an electronic money card. In addition, when performing cash-compatible payment processing, the customer does not have to perform an operation to specify cash-compatible payment processing, but if the customer deposits cash in the POS register 100, cash is assumed to be specified for cash-compatible payment processing. Since the corresponding settlement process is performed, the time required for settlement can be shortened.

Hereinafter, a modification of the present embodiment will be described.
In the above embodiment, when the customer who has received the product registration tries to confirm the deposit balance of the electronic money card, the operation is performed on the deposit balance confirmation button BT2 on the product registration status screen (FIG. 6). There is.
However, for example, when the product registration process is performed by the POS register 100 and the product registration status screen is displayed, the electronic money card 300 is held over the reader / writer 109, and the reader / writer 109 and the electronic money card 300 communicate with each other. Depending on the availability, the deposit balance of the electronic money card may be displayed. With such a configuration, the customer does not need to particularly operate the customer touch panel display unit 133 when confirming the deposit balance.
When displaying the deposit balance of the electronic money card according to the state in which the reader / writer 109 and the electronic money card 300 can communicate with each other, the display is changed from the product registration status screen to the deposit balance confirmation screen. You can do it. Alternatively, the display may be left as the product registration status screen without changing to the deposit balance confirmation screen, and then the deposit balance may be displayed at a predetermined position on the product registration status screen.

In addition, for example, in the case of railway-type e-commerce cards, a function called auto-charge that allows a certain amount of money to be deposited at the time of entering the ticket gate when the deposit balance falls below a preset amount (execution amount). (Deposit function corresponding to the execution amount) is known.
Therefore, in the POS register 100 of the present embodiment, the deposit balance confirmed when the deposit balance notification is processed for the electronic money card in which the auto charge function as described above is set is less than the execution amount. In that case, the customer may be urged to make a deposit. In this case, for example, the payment screen corresponding to the auto charge function according to the contents of FIG. 7 may be displayed on the customer touch panel display unit 133.
Further, as the POS register 100 of the present embodiment, even if the payment instruction button BT1 on the product registration status screen is not operated, the payment screen corresponding to the auto charge function is not displayed on the customer touch panel display unit 133. A preset fixed amount may be automatically deposited in the electronic money card. Then, the deposit balance corresponding to the deposit by auto charge may be displayed at a predetermined position on the product registration status screen. At this time, the deposit instruction button BT1 and the deposit balance confirmation button BT2 do not have to be displayed on the product registration status screen.
With such a configuration, the customer does not need to operate the touch panel display unit 133 for the customer, and even after the payment is made by the auto charge, the operation corresponding to the use of the electronic money card becomes unnecessary. Therefore, for example, it is possible to prevent erroneous operation by the customer.

Further, when the electronic money card 300 is held over the reader / writer 109 by the customer while the product is being registered, and the reader / writer 109 and the electronic money card 300 are in a communicable state, the electronic money is generated. It may be considered that the customer has indicated the intention to make a payment using the card, and the payment processing may be performed as follows.
That is, when the reader / writer 109 and the electronic money card 300 are in a communicable state, the POS register 100 temporarily registers the deposit balance of the electronic money card 300. Then, every time the product is registered, the POS register 100 updates the temporary registration deposit balance by subtracting the price of the registered product from the provisionally registered deposit balance. Then, when the deposit balance of the updated temporary registration becomes low and the price of the registered product cannot be deducted, the POS register 100 displays the deposit operation screen on the customer touch panel display unit 133. And encourage customers to make payments. When the deposit is made, the POS register 100 updates the deposit balance of the electronic money card according to the deposit amount, and also increases the deposit balance of the provisional registration according to the deposit balance.
Then, when the subtotal operation is performed and the product registration is completed, the POS register 100 deducts the price of the registered product from the deposit balance of the electronic money card. In addition to the registration of the product, the payment balance of the provisional registration to be renewed may be displayed on the screen for each registration of the product.

Further, there is known a POS system in which a registration device in which a store clerk performs a product registration operation and a payment device in which a customer makes a payment are separated. In such a POS system (commodity sales data processing system), for example, it can be configured as follows.
That is, when the customer makes a payment with the electronic money card, if the payment balance is insufficient for the price, the customer offers the clerk who operates the registration device to make a payment to the electronic money card. In parallel with the product registration operation, the clerk temporarily registers the deposit amount offered by the customer in the registration device.
Then, the customer pays cash corresponding to the previously offered deposit amount in the settlement device. The settlement device adds the paid cash to the deposit balance of the electronic money card to perform the renewal, and then deducts the price of the registered product from the renewed deposit balance to make the payment.

In the above description, the case where the POS register 100 of the present embodiment is used in a bakery is taken as an example. However, the POS register 100 of the present embodiment may be used in various types of stores other than the bakery.

The above-mentioned POS is recorded by recording a program for realizing the function as the above-mentioned POS register 100 on a computer-readable recording medium, reading the program recorded on the recording medium into a computer system, and executing the program. Processing as the register 100 may be performed. Here, "loading and executing a program recorded on a recording medium into a computer system" includes installing the program in the computer system. The term "computer system" as used herein includes hardware such as an OS and peripheral devices. Further, the "computer system" may include a plurality of computer devices connected via a network including a communication line such as the Internet, WAN, LAN, and a dedicated line. Further, the "computer-readable recording medium" refers to a portable medium such as a flexible disk, a magneto-optical disk, a ROM, or a CD-ROM, and a storage device such as a hard disk built in a computer system. As described above, the recording medium in which the program is stored may be a non-transient recording medium such as a CD-ROM. The recording medium also includes an internal or external recording medium accessible from the distribution server for distributing the program. The code of the program stored in the recording medium of the distribution server may be different from the code of the program in a format that can be executed by the terminal device. That is, the format stored in the distribution server does not matter as long as it can be downloaded from the distribution server and installed in a form that can be executed by the terminal device. It should be noted that the configuration in which the program is divided into a plurality of parts and downloaded at different timings and then combined by the terminal device, or the distribution server for distributing each of the divided programs may be different. Furthermore, a "computer-readable recording medium" is a volatile memory (RAM) inside a computer system that serves as a server or client when a program is transmitted via a network, and holds the program for a certain period of time. It shall include things. Further, the above program may be for realizing a part of the above-mentioned functions. Further, it may be a so-called difference file (difference program) that can realize the above-mentioned function in combination with a program already recorded in the computer system.

100 POS register, 101 change machine unit, 103 operation unit, 105 POS register body, 107 printer, 108 scanner, 109 reader / writer, 110 housing, 120 change machine, 121a coin input / output unit, 131 clerk touch panel display, 132 keyboard, 133 customer touch panel display, 134 input / output unit, 151 CPU, 152 RAM, 153 storage unit, 154 input / output unit, 155 network interface, 156 bus, 300 electronic money card

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A clerk operation reception means that accepts operations performed by a clerk, including operations related to product registration,
Customer operation reception means that accepts operations that customers should perform, including operations related to payment of registered products, and
Deposit of the electronic money storage medium between the time when the operation of registering the first product corresponding to one transaction is received by the clerk operation receiving means and the time when the subtotal operation for instructing the subtotal of the registered products is received. When the customer operation receiving means receives an operation for instructing a process related to balance management, the processing to the electronic money storage medium according to the instruction received by the customer operation receiving means is executed via communication with the reader / writer. Equipped with a processing means compatible with electronic money storage media
The electronic money storage medium compatible processing means is
The reader / writer and the electronic A POS register that acquires the deposit balance of the electronic money storage medium according to the communication with the money storage medium. Claim 1 further includes an update means for updating the provisionally registered deposit balance by subtracting the price of the registered product from the provisionally registered deposit balance each time the store clerk operation reception means accepts the operation of registering the product. POS register described in. When the price of the registered product cannot be deducted from the deposit balance by the update means, the first operation screen for accepting an operation instructing a process related to the deposit balance management of the electronic money storage medium is displayed. The POS register according to claim 2, further comprising display means. The POS register according to claim 2 or 3, further comprising a second display means for displaying a deposit balance updated by the update means each time the store clerk operation reception means receives an operation for registering a product. A computer as a POS register,
Clerk operation reception means that accepts operations performed by the clerk, including operations related to product registration,
Customer operation reception means that accepts operations that customers should perform, including operations related to payment of registered products,
Payment of the electronic money storage medium between the time when the operation of registering the first product corresponding to one transaction is received by the clerk operation receiving means and the time when the subtotal operation for instructing the subtotal of the registered products is received. When the customer operation receiving means receives an operation for instructing a process related to balance management, the processing to the electronic money storage medium according to the instruction received by the customer operation receiving means is executed via communication with the reader / writer. It is a program to function as a processing means for electronic commerce storage media.
The electronic money storage medium compatible processing means is
The reader / writer and the electronic A program for acquiring the deposit balance of the electronic money storage medium according to the fact that communication with the money storage medium becomes possible.

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