JP7012389B2 - Product sales Information processing system, registration device, and program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a product sales information processing system, a registration device, and a program.

At stores, shopping (transactions) using gift certificates (gift certificates) may be carried out. The accounting process for transactions using gift certificates is more complicated than that for normal transactions that do not use gift certificates, such as calculating the amount obtained by subtracting the amount of the gift certificate from the price of the purchased product as a deposit. .. Therefore, a product sales data processing device corresponding to a transaction using a gift certificate is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

In addition, a POS (Point Of Sales) system (product sales processing system) in which a registration device for registering products to be purchased and a settlement device for settlement of products registered by the registration device are separately configured. Is known (see, for example, Patent Document 2). In such a product sales processing system, a customer makes a payment for a purchased product using a payment device.

Special Fair 8-16951 Publication Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2013-242839

When accounting is performed according to shopping using a gift certificate in a POS system in which the registration device and the settlement device are separated, the actual results are divided between the registration device and the settlement device. For this reason, when a customer requests a return or cancellation of a transaction for shopping using a gift certificate, the clerk is required to cancel the actual results individually for the registration device and the settlement device.
However, as described above, since the store clerk cancels the actual results individually for the registration device and the settlement device, there is a possibility that the actual results managed by the registration device and the actual results managed by the settlement device may differ from each other. ..

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to manage the results of transactions using gift certificates.

One aspect of the present invention that solves the above-mentioned problems is based on a registration device that executes a product registration process according to an operation of a clerk and outputs product registration information so that the payment can be made by the payment device, and the output product registration information. It is a product sales information processing system equipped with a settlement device that executes settlement processing according to the operation of the customer, and is a gift certificate use declaration means for declaring that a gift certificate use transaction corresponding to the use of the gift certificate is performed, and settlement. Corresponding to the cancellation declaration means for declaring the cancellation of the completed gift certificate use transaction and the gift certificate use transaction made in response to the declaration by the gift certificate use declaration means, the gift certificate usage for each type of gift certificate A gift certificate usage record management means that changes the track record and changes the gift certificate usage record for each type of gift certificate in response to the cancellation of the gift certificate usage transaction made in response to the declaration by the cancellation declaration means. It is a product sales information processing system.

According to the above configuration, the performance of transactions using gift certificates can be managed.

One aspect of the present invention is a registration device that executes a product registration process according to the operation of a clerk and outputs product registration information so that the payment can be made by the payment device, and a customer operation based on the output product registration information. It is a registration device in a product sales information processing system equipped with a payment device that executes according to the above, and is a gift certificate use declaration means for declaring that a gift certificate use transaction corresponding to the use of the gift certificate is performed, and the above-mentioned gift certificate use. The cancellation declaration means for declaring the cancellation of the gift certificate use transaction made in response to the declaration by the declaration means and the gift certificate used in the gift certificate use transaction made in response to the declaration by the gift certificate use declaration means. The record of gift certificate usage for each type of gift certificate is changed so that the cancellation of the gift certificate usage transaction made in response to the declaration by the cancellation declaration means is reflected. It is a registration device provided with a gift certificate usage record management means for changing.

A registration device that executes product registration processing according to the operation of a clerk and outputs product registration information so that payment can be made with a payment device, and a payment device that executes payment processing based on the output product registration information according to the customer's operation. The computer as a registration device in the product sales information processing system equipped with the above corresponds to the gift certificate use declaration means for declaring that the gift certificate use transaction corresponding to the use of the gift certificate is performed, and the declaration by the gift certificate use declaration means. Cancellation declaration means for declaring cancellation of the gift certificate use transaction, and gift certificate use for each type of gift certificate used in the gift certificate use transaction made in response to the declaration by the gift certificate use declaration means. Gift certificate usage record management that changes the record of gift certificate usage for each type of gift certificate so that the record is changed and the cancellation of the gift certificate usage transaction made in response to the declaration by the cancellation declaration means is reflected. A program to function as a means.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to obtain the effect that the actual results of transactions using gift certificates can be managed.

It is a figure which shows the configuration example of the POS system in this embodiment. It is a figure explaining the basic operation example of the POS system in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the configuration example of the registration apparatus in this embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the appearance example of the registration apparatus in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the configuration example of the settlement apparatus in this embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the appearance example of the settlement apparatus in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the accounting receipt and the settlement receipt corresponding to the gift certificate use transaction A. It is a figure which shows an example of the accounting receipt and the settlement receipt corresponding to the gift certificate use transaction B. It is a figure which shows the example of the accounting record and the settlement record corresponding to the case where the gift certificate use transaction A and the gift certificate use transaction B are performed. It is a figure which shows the example of the accounting record and the settlement record when the gift certificate use transaction A is canceled by the registration device. It is a figure which shows the example of the accounting record and the settlement record when the gift certificate use transaction A is canceled by the settlement device. It is a figure which shows the example of the accounting record and the settlement record when the gift certificate use transaction A is canceled by the registration device or the settlement device in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows one aspect example of the product registration screen displayed in the registration apparatus in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows one aspect example of the receipt reading guidance window and correction confirmation window displayed in the registration apparatus in this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the example of the processing procedure for the registration apparatus in this embodiment to perform accounting according to one transaction. It is a flowchart which shows the example of the processing procedure which the settlement apparatus in this Embodiment executes in response to the reception of the settlement information transmitted from the registration apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the example of the processing procedure which the registration apparatus in this Embodiment executes in response to the cancellation of a gift certificate use transaction. It is a flowchart which shows the example of the processing procedure which the settlement apparatus in this Embodiment executes in response to the reception of the correction request transmitted from the registration apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the example of the processing procedure which the settlement apparatus and the registration apparatus in this embodiment execute in response to the cancellation instruction operation of the gift certificate use transaction performed by the settlement apparatus.

[Configuration of POS system]
Hereinafter, a POS (Point Of Sales) system (an example of a product sales information processing system) according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 shows a configuration example of the POS system 1 in the present embodiment. The POS system 1 shown in the figure includes a store controller 100, three registration devices 200-1 to 200-3, and three settlement devices 300-1 to 300-3.

In the following description, the registration device 200-1 to 200-3 will be referred to as the registration device 200 when not particularly limited. Further, when the settlement devices 300-1 to 300-3 are not particularly limited, the settlement device 300 is described.
Further, the number of registration devices 200 and the number of settlement devices 300 provided in the POS system 1 are not particularly limited. Further, the number of registration devices 200 and the number of settlement devices 300 may be different.

The store controller 100, the registration device 200, and the settlement device 300 are connected to each other via a LAN (Local Area Network) 2. The LAN 2 may be wired or wireless, and both wired and wireless may be used in combination.

The store controller 100 is a computer that controls each device (registration device 200, settlement device 300) in the POS system 1, and functions as a server in the POS system 1, for example.
The store controller 100 stores, for example, a product master. The product master is a file that stores product information such as product identification information (for example, JAN code), product name, and selling price of each product. The store controller 100 appropriately transmits the latest product master updated according to the product sales status, purchase status, and the like to other devices (registration device 200, settlement device 300).

Further, the store controller 100 stores transaction information indicating the contents of each transaction as a log file related to the transaction. The transaction information includes, for example, the product registration information generated by the registration device 200 according to the registration of the transaction corresponding to the breakdown of the purchased product, and the settlement result information generated by the settlement device 300 according to the settlement.

In the POS system 1 of the present embodiment, the registration device 200 is arranged at a predetermined position in the store. Further, the settlement device 300 is arranged at a predetermined position on the flow line until the customer who has the clerk register the purchased product by the registration device 200, for example, reaches the exit.

The registration device 200 is a device for a store clerk (operator) to register a product (purchased product) purchased by a customer.
The registration device 200 generates product registration information according to the registration of the purchased product according to the transaction unit by the operation of the clerk.

As an example, the product registration information includes transaction number, registration device number, product code (for each type of purchased product), quantity (for each type of purchased product), unit price (for each type of purchased product), total amount, registration completion date and time, etc. including.
The transaction number is a number uniquely associated with the product registration information. The transaction number may also be printed on the accounting ticket of the corresponding transaction.
The registration device number is a number uniquely indicating the registration device 200 in which the corresponding product registration has been performed.
The product code is a code assigned to each type of purchased product. The quantity indicates the quantity for each type of purchased product. The unit price indicates the unit price for each purchased product type. The total amount is the total amount of the purchased products. The registration completion date and time indicates the date and time when the product registration corresponding to the corresponding transaction is completed by the registration device 200.

The registration device 200 transmits the generated product registration information to the store controller 100 as a part of the transaction information. Further, the registration device 200 transmits the settlement information including the product registration information to the settlement device 300 when instructing the settlement device 300 to settle.

The settlement device 300 is a device for the customer to perform settlement by himself / herself. In the case of the present embodiment, the clerk for the registration device 200 performs an operation of selecting the settlement device 300 to be settled corresponding to the transaction for which the registration of the purchased product is completed. The registration device 200 gives a settlement instruction to the selected settlement device 300. That is, the registration device 200 transmits the settlement information to the selected settlement device 300.
The settlement device 300 performs the settlement process based on the product registration information included in the settlement information received as the settlement instruction according to the operation of the customer.

[Example of usage of POS system]
A basic operation example of the POS system of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The figure schematically shows a case where the inside of a store in which the POS system in the present embodiment is introduced is viewed from a plane direction.
As shown in the figure, three registration devices 200-1, 200-2, 200-3 and three settlement devices 300-1, 300-2, 300-3 are arranged in the store. In the figure, the store controller 100 is not shown.

The figure shows an example in which two registration devices 200 and a settlement device 300 are installed in a store. However, the number of the registration device 200 and the settlement device 300 installed in the store is not particularly limited. Further, the number of registration devices 200 and the number of settlement devices 300 do not have to be the same, and may be different from each other. Further, the arrangement of the registration device 200 and the settlement device 300 in the store may be different from that shown in the figure.

The registration device 200-1 is installed on the counter stand 22-1. Similarly, the registration device 200-2 is installed on the counter stand 22-2, and the registration device 200-3 is installed on the counter stand 22-3.
In the following description, when the counter stands 22-1, 22-2, and 22-3 are not particularly distinguished, they are referred to as counter stands 22.
Further, the settlement devices 300-1, 300-2, and 300-3 are installed at positions in the middle of the flow line toward, for example, a bagger (not shown) used for putting a product in a bag.
Further, in the figure, the state in which the clerk (operator) OP1, OP2, OP3 for performing the product registration operation is located corresponding to each of the registration devices 200-1, 200-2, and 200-3 is shown. Has been done.

The figure shows a situation in which customer C1 is registered for his / her purchased product with the registration device 200-1, and customer C2 is registered for his / her purchased product with the registration device 200-2. There is.

The clerk OP1 who operates the registration device 200-1 performs an operation of registering the purchased product of the customer C1 as a product corresponding to one transaction.
The clerk OP1 operates the subtotal key after registering the purchased product corresponding to the customer C1. Further, the clerk OP1 who has operated the subtotal key selects the settlement device 300 to be settled by the customer C1 according to the registration of the product this time from the settlement devices 300-1, 300-2, and 300-3. Perform the operation.

Here, among the settlement devices 300-1, 300-2, and 300-3, the settlement device 300-1 is in the process of being settled by the customer C3, and the settlement devices 300-2 and 300-3 are vacant. It is in a state of being.
Here, the case where the clerk OP1 selects the settlement device 300-2 from the vacant settlement devices 300-2 and 300-3 will be taken as an example. In this case, the clerk OP1 performs an operation (settlement device designation operation) in which the customer C1 designates the settlement device 300-2 as the settlement device to be settled. In response to the settlement device designation operation, the registration device 200-1 transmits the settlement information corresponding to the transaction corresponding to the customer C1 to the selected settlement device 300-2. The settlement device 300-2 stores the received settlement information. Then, the clerk OP1 verbally informs the customer C1 to have the settlement device 300-2 perform the settlement.

Customer C1 goes to the checkout device 300-2 as informed to the clerk OP1. At this time, the settlement device 300-2 displays the settlement screen based on the settlement information received from the registration device 200-1 and stored internally. The customer C1 who has gone to the settlement device 300-2 performs settlement according to the guidance displayed on the settlement screen.

On the other hand, the clerk OP2 who operates the registration device 200-2 performs an operation of registering the purchased product of the customer C2 as a product corresponding to one transaction, performs a subtotal operation, and makes a payment that the customer C2 should settle. The settlement device designation operation for designating the device 300 is performed. In the figure, the clerk OP2 shows the case where the settlement device 300-3 is selected from the settlement devices 300-2 and 300-3 in the vacant state.
In response to the above-mentioned settlement device designation operation, the registration device 200-2 transmits the settlement information corresponding to the transaction corresponding to the customer C2 to the selected settlement device 300-3.
The clerk OP2 verbally tells the customer C2 to have the settlement device 300-3 perform the settlement.

Customer C2 goes to the checkout device 300-3 as informed to the clerk OP2. At this time, the settlement device 300-3 displays the settlement screen based on the settlement information received from the registration device 200-2 and stored internally. The customer C2 who has gone to the settlement device 300-3 performs settlement according to the guidance displayed on the settlement screen.

In this way, in the POS system of the present embodiment, the product is registered for each customer in the registration device 200, and the customer who has completed the registration of the product is operated so as to perform the payment by himself / herself in the payment device 300. With such an operation, it becomes possible to smoothly proceed from the registration of the purchased product to the settlement in a short time as compared with the case where the registration and the settlement of the product are performed in the same POS register, for example. ..

Instead of transmitting the settlement information to the settlement device 300, the registration device 200 may issue an "accounting ticket" (registered trademark) in which the settlement information is printed by characters and a barcode. When issuing a checkout ticket, the checkout device designation operation does not have to be performed.
The clerk hands the issued bill to the customer. The customer who is handed the checkout ticket goes to any checkout device 300. Settlement information is printed as a barcode on the checkout ticket. Therefore, the customer holds the bar code portion of the accounting ticket over the scanner unit provided in the checkout device 300 and causes the scanner unit to read the barcode. As a result, the settlement device 300 acquires the settlement information corresponding to the customer. The settlement device 300 displays a settlement screen based on the acquired settlement information. The customer can make a payment according to the guidance displayed on the payment screen.

[Configuration example of registration device]
A configuration example of the registration device 200 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in the figure, the registration device 200 includes a CPU 201, a storage unit 202, a RAM 203, a scanner unit 204, a clerk display unit 205, a customer display unit 206, an operation unit 207, a communication unit 208, a buzzer 209, and a printing unit 210. To prepare for.

The components are connected to each other via a bus and can communicate with each other. The scanner unit 204 may not be integrated with the registration device 200, but may be a separate body (external) that can be attached to and detached from the registration device 200.

The CPU (Central Processing Unit) 201 is a central processing unit, and by reading and executing a program stored in the storage unit 202, various processes for realizing the function as the registration device 200 are executed.

The storage unit 202 is an auxiliary storage device of the CPU 201, and in addition to the above program, various data used by the CPU 201 are stored.
The RAM (Random Access Memory) 203 is the main storage device of the CPU 201, and the calculation result of the CPU 201 is temporarily stored.

The scanner unit 204 optically reads a barcode (product code) attached to the product. For example, the CPU 201 performs a product registration process using information such as a product name and a price acquired from the product master based on the barcode (product code) read by the scanner unit 204.

The clerk display unit 205 displays various information for the clerk. For example, the clerk display unit 205 displays various information (for example, product name, price, etc.) about the purchased product to be registered by using the information acquired from the product master.
In addition to the display function for the store clerk, the display unit 205 for the store clerk also has an input reception function from the store clerk. Specifically, the store clerk display unit 205 is configured as a touch panel in which a display device and a touch pad are combined.

The customer display unit 206 displays predetermined information for the customer. For example, the customer display unit 206 displays information on the registration result of the purchased product, such as the total price of the purchased product. The customer display unit 206 may be configured as a touch panel like the store clerk display unit 205.

The operation unit 207 includes various keys for operating the registration device 200, subtotal keys, current total keys, number keys, correction keys, preset keys, and other operation buttons.
The communication unit 208 communicates with other devices (store controller 100, other registration device 200, settlement device 300) via LAN2 (FIG. 1).
The buzzer 209 generates a buzzer sound that calls attention to the clerk.

The printing unit 210 can print a slip or the like showing the actual total processing result of the purchased product, if necessary.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the registration device 200. The figure shows the registration device 200 from the standing position side of the clerk who operates the registration device 200. In the figure, the same parts as those in FIG. 3 are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.
The registration device 200 shown in the figure is installed on the counter stand 22. The registration device 200 is provided with a store clerk display unit 205, an operation unit 207, a scanner unit 204, and a printing unit 210 on the side corresponding to the store clerk's standing position side.
The clerk can operate the clerk display unit 205 and the operation unit 207 while looking at the clerk display unit 205. In addition, when registering a product, the clerk holds the product in his hand and holds the barcode printed on the label attached to the product over the scanner unit 204 to read the barcode on the scanner unit 204. Can be made. The clerk can also take the accounting ticket discharged from the printing unit 210 and hand it over to the customer.

Further, the customer display unit 206 is provided on the opposite side of the store clerk display unit 205, that is, on the standing position side of the customer who receives the registration of the purchased product. The customer who has received the registration of the purchased product can confirm the registration result of the purchased product by looking at the information regarding the registration result of the purchased product displayed on the customer display unit 206.

[Configuration example of payment device]
A configuration example of the settlement device 300 will be described with reference to FIG. The settlement device 300 shown in the figure includes a CPU 301, a storage unit 302, a RAM 303, a scanner unit 304, a display unit 305, an operation unit 306, a communication unit 307, a buzzer 308, a printing unit 309, a money transfer unit 310, and a barber's pole unit 311. Be prepared.

The CPU 301 is a central processing unit, and by reading and executing a program stored in the storage unit 302, various processes for realizing the function as the settlement device 300 are executed.

The storage unit 302 is an auxiliary storage device of the CPU 301, and stores various data used by the CPU 201 in addition to the above program.
The RAM 303 is the main storage device of the CPU 301, and the calculation result of the CPU 301 is temporarily stored.

The scanner unit 304 is a portion for scanning and reading a barcode. For example, when the POS system of the present embodiment uses an accounting ticket printed with settlement information as a barcode, the scanner unit 304 reads the barcode printed on the accounting ticket to provide the settlement information. To get.
Therefore, in the POS system of the present embodiment in which the settlement information is transmitted from the registration device 200 to the designated settlement device 300 in response to the settlement device designation operation, the scanner unit 304 may be omitted.
Further, in the present embodiment described later, the scanner unit 304 is used to read information (settlement result information) indicating the settlement result printed as a barcode on the receipt.

The display unit 305 is configured as a touch panel. The display unit 305 displays various images related to payment and the like according to the display control of the CPU 301. Further, the operation signal corresponding to the operation is output to the CPU 301 with respect to the screen.

The operation unit 306 collectively shows various operation buttons for operating the settlement device 300.
The communication unit 307 communicates with other devices (store controller 100, registration device 200, other settlement device 300) via LAN2 (FIG. 1). The buzzer 308 emits a buzzer sound for warning, calling a clerk, or the like in response to the control of the CPU 301.

The printing unit 309 prints, for example, a receipt corresponding to the settlement.
The money transfer unit 310 accepts the input of money according to the payment of the price of the purchased product, and discharges the change, refund, etc. that the customer should receive.
The barber's pole unit 311 includes a light emitting unit that lights up or blinks according to the control of the CPU 301. For example, the CPU 301 controls the light emitting unit of the barber's pole unit 311 to light or blink in response to the operation of the customer calling the store clerk to the operation unit 306.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing an external example of the settlement device 300. As shown in the figure, the housing of the settlement device 300 is provided with a scanner unit 304, a display unit 305, an operation unit 306, a printing unit 309, a money transfer unit 310, and a barber's pole unit 311.
The customer can make a payment while looking at the guidance on the payment screen displayed on the display unit 305, for example. In addition, the customer can operate the display unit 305 and the operation unit 306 as needed.
In addition, the customer inserts banknotes and coins for payment into the banknote slot and coin slot in the money transfer unit 310. Further, when there is change, the customer can receive the banknotes and coins as change discharged from the banknote ejection port and the coin ejection port in the money transfer unit 310.
In addition, a receipt showing the settlement result is discharged from the paper ejection unit in the printing unit 309. The customer can receive the discharged receipt.

Further, in the settlement device 300, product storage shelves 320A and 320B are provided. The product storage shelves 320A and 320B are places where customers who intend to make payments can place goods such as purchased products that have been registered, respectively.

[Background of this embodiment]
At the store where the POS system of the present embodiment is installed, the customer can perform shopping using a gift certificate (also referred to as a gift certificate). Examples of shopping using gift certificates include the following modes.
The first is that the customer pays the purchase price of the product equal to or greater than the price of the gift certificate (the amount set on the gift certificate (par value)) in combination with the gift certificate. For example, if the purchase price is 5000 yen and the gift certificate price is 1000 yen, the customer pays one gift certificate (1000 yen worth) and the difference of 4000 yen in cash together. In this case, for example, if the purchase price and the gift certificate amount are the same, payment can be made only with the gift certificate.
The second aspect is that the customer pays the purchase amount less than the amount of the gift certificate by using the gift certificate. As a specific example, when the purchase price is 800 yen, the customer pays with a gift certificate of 1000 yen, which is larger than the purchase price, for example. In this case, 200 yen, which is the difference between the purchase price and the gift certificate price, is paid to the customer as change.

FIG. 7 shows an accounting receipt issued by the registration device 200 in response to a certain transaction in which a customer uses a gift certificate (hereinafter referred to as a gift certificate use transaction A), and a settlement receipt issued by the settlement device 300. An example of the contents of is shown.
FIG. 7 (a) shows an example of the contents of the accounting receipt issued by the registration device 200 in response to the gift certificate use transaction A, and FIG. 7 (b) shows an example of the contents of the settlement receipt issued by the settlement device 300. show.

The accounting receipt of FIG. 7A shows the following contents. That is, it is shown that the purchase amount of the customer is 5000 yen. In addition, it is shown that out of the purchase amount of 5000 yen, one is using two gift certificates of the ticket type as "gift ticket 1" of the amount of 1000 yen, and 2000 yen is appropriated with the gift certificate. Is done. Further, it is shown that out of the purchase amount of 5,000 yen, the amount that the customer should pay with the settlement machine is 3,000 yen.

As an operation according to the gift certificate use transaction A, the clerk registers the product, registers the use of the two "gift tickets 1" presented by the customer, and selects the settlement device 300. When the operation corresponding to the gift certificate use transaction A is completed, the registration device 200 issues the accounting receipt shown in the figure. The issued accounting receipt is handed over to the customer from the clerk. At this time, the clerk tells the clerk to have the payment performed by the selected payment device 300. The accounting receipt in the figure shows the settlement device 300 to be settled.

The customer who receives the accounting receipt shown in the figure goes to the settlement device 300 informed by the clerk to perform the settlement. That is, in this case, the customer pays 3000 yen in cash at the settlement device 300, which is obtained by subtracting 2000 yen allocated by using the gift certificate from the purchase amount of 5000 yen. When the payment of cash is made and the settlement is completed, the settlement device 300 issues the settlement receipt shown in FIG. 7B to the customer. The settlement receipt shows the settlement result.

The settlement receipt of FIG. 7B shows the following contents as the settlement result. That is, it is shown that the product purchased by the customer is "product A". In addition, the subtotal amount and the total amount are 5000, and the breakdown is shown to be 1000 yen (2000 yen in total) and 3000 yen in cash (deposit) for each of the two "gift certificates 1". Further, in this case, it is shown that the change is 0 yen. In addition, a barcode BC indicating the settlement result printed in characters is also printed on the settlement receipt in the figure.

Next, FIG. 8 is issued from the registration device 200 in response to a certain transaction (hereinafter referred to as a gift certificate use transaction B) in which another customer uses the gift certificate after the above-mentioned gift certificate use transaction A. An example of the contents of the accounting receipt to be received and the settlement receipt issued from the settlement device 300 is shown. In the gift certificate use transaction B, accounting (product registration, registration of used gift certificate, etc.) is performed by the same registration device 200 as the gift certificate use transaction A, and the same settlement device 300 as the gift certificate use transaction A is used. Is being settled.
FIG. 8A shows an example of the contents of the accounting receipt issued from the registration device 200 according to the accounting of the gift certificate use transaction B, and FIG. 8B shows the settlement of the accounting of the gift certificate use transaction B. An example of the contents of the settlement receipt issued by the settlement apparatus 300 is shown.

The accounting receipt of FIG. 8A shows the following contents. That is, it is shown that the purchase amount of the customer is 5000 yen. In addition, out of the purchase price of 5,000 yen, one gift certificate of the ticket type as "gift 1" of the amount of 1,000 yen and one gift certificate of the ticket type as "gift 2" of the amount of 1,000 yen It is shown that the 2000 yen sentence is applied to the gift certificate by using the sheets. Further, it is shown that out of the purchase amount of 5,000 yen, the amount that the customer should pay with the settlement machine is 3,000 yen.

In the gift certificate use transaction B, the customer who receives the accounting receipt shown in the figure goes to the settlement device 300 informed by the clerk to perform the settlement. That is, in this case, the customer pays 3000 yen in cash at the settlement device 300, which is obtained by subtracting 2000 yen allocated by using the gift certificate from the purchase amount of 5000 yen. When the payment of cash is made and the settlement is completed, the settlement device 300 issues the settlement receipt shown in FIG. 8B.

The settlement receipt of FIG. 8B shows the following contents as the settlement result. That is, it is shown that the product purchased by the customer is "product B". In addition, the subtotal amount and the total amount are 5000, and the breakdown is shown to be 1000 yen (2000 yen in total) and 3000 yen in cash (deposit) for each of the two "gift certificates 1". Further, in this case, it is shown that the change is 0 yen. In addition, a barcode BC indicating the settlement result printed in characters is also printed on the settlement receipt in the figure.

Here, in a POS system in which a registration device and a settlement device are separated, a transaction involving the use of a gift certificate illustrated as a receipt in FIG. 7 (a transaction using a gift certificate) is requested to be canceled by a customer. Two correspondence examples will be described.

The gift certificate use transaction for which the customer has offered to cancel is a transaction for which settlement has already been completed in the POS system. The record of use of the gift certificate in the gift certificate use transaction is managed as the amount of the gift certificate in the registration device 200 in which the accounting according to the gift certificate use transaction is performed. On the other hand, the actual amount of cash paid by the customer in the gift certificate use transaction is managed as the cash amount in the settlement device 300.

FIG. 9 schematically shows the accounting results and the settlement results corresponding to the cases where the gift certificate use transaction A of FIG. 7 and the gift certificate use transaction B of FIG. 8 are performed. FIG. 9A shows the accounting results managed by the registration device 200 in which the accounting in the gift certificate use transaction A and the accounting in the gift certificate use transaction B are performed. The accounting results are stored in the storage unit 202 or the RAM 203 of the registration device 200. FIG. 9B shows the settlement results managed by the registration device 200 in which the settlement in the gift certificate use transaction A and the settlement in the gift certificate use transaction B are performed. The settlement result is stored in the storage unit 302 or the RAM 303 of the settlement device 300.

In the accounting results of FIG. 9A, "sales of gift certificate 1" indicates the total number of gift certificates used as "gift certificate 1" (total number of tickets used). As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, two “gift certificates 1” are used in the gift certificate use transaction A, and one “gift certificate 1” is used in the gift certificate use transaction B. Therefore, "1 sales of gift certificate" becomes "3".
"Sales of gift certificate 2" indicates the total number of gift certificates used according to the ticket type as "gift ticket 2". As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, "gift certificate 2" is not used in the gift certificate use transaction A, and one "gift certificate 2" is used in the gift certificate use transaction B. Therefore, the "gift certificate 2 sales" is "1".

"Theoretical gift certificate 1 existing amount" indicates the sales amount according to the total number of used "gift certificate 1" indicated by "theoretical gift certificate 1 sales" as the theoretical gift certificate existing amount. In this case, "sales of gift certificate 1" indicates "3", and the amount of money per "gift certificate 1" is 1000 yen. Therefore, the "theoretical gift certificate 1 amount" is 3000 yen.
Further, "theoretical gift certificate 2 existing amount" indicates the sales amount according to the total number of used "gift certificate 2" indicated by "theoretical gift certificate 2 sales" as the theoretical gift certificate existing amount. In this case, "sales of gift certificate 2" indicates "1", and the amount of money per "gift certificate 2" is 1000 yen. Therefore, the "theoretical gift certificate 2 amount" is 2000 yen.
"Total amount of gift certificate" indicates the total amount of theoretical gift certificate according to each gift certificate used so far as the theoretical gift certificate amount. In this case, the "total amount of gift certificates" is 4000 yen, which is the total of "theoretical gift certificate 1 amount" and "theoretical gift certificate 2 amount".
In the present embodiment, the gift certificate amount includes the theoretical gift certificate amount for each ticket type of the used gift certificate. In addition, the gift certificate amount may further include the "total gift certificate amount".

The settlement results in FIG. 9B include "total including tax", "total without tax", "sales", "number of customers", "points", and "theoretical cash amount".
"Total including tax" is the amount including tax for the total purchase amount. In this case, the purchase amount including tax in the gift certificate use transaction A is 5,000 yen, and the purchase amount including tax in the gift certificate use transaction B is 5,000 yen, so the "total including tax" is 10,000 yen.
"Total tax excluded" is the total purchase price excluding tax. In this case, the "total tax excluded" is 9250 yen.

"Sales" indicates the total amount of sales including cash and gift certificates according to the transactions so far. The sales amount indicated by "sales" in this case is 10,000 yen.
The "number of customers" is the total number of customers who have made transactions so far, and corresponds to the number of transactions that have been settled. In this case, the "number of customers" is "2" depending on whether the gift certificate use transaction A and the gift certificate use transaction B are performed.

The "point" is the number of products purchased through the transactions so far. In this case, since one product A is purchased in the gift certificate use transaction A and one product B is purchased in the gift certificate use transaction B, the "point" is "2".

"Theoretical cash amount" (an example of cash amount) indicates the amount of cash paid by the customer to the settlement device 300 according to each transaction so far. In this case, 3,000 yen in cash is paid in the gift certificate use transaction A, and 3,000 yen in cash is paid in the gift certificate use transaction B. Therefore, the "theoretical cash amount" is 6000 yen.

As can be understood from the explanation in FIG. 9 above, as a result related to the gift certificate use transaction, the gift certificate amount is managed for each registration device 200, and the cash amount is managed for each settlement device 300. To.

Here, in the POS system in which the registration device and the settlement device are separated, as shown in FIG. 9, the customer makes an offer under the condition that the results related to the gift certificate use transaction are managed. A case where the gift certificate use transaction A is canceled will be described accordingly.

When canceling a gift certificate use transaction, the clerk asks either the registration device for which the payment was made for the gift certificate use transaction to be canceled or the settlement device for which the settlement was made for the gift certificate use transaction to be canceled. You can cancel the transaction using the gift certificate.

First, with reference to FIG. 10, a case where the store clerk performs an operation of canceling the gift certificate use transaction A with respect to the registration device will be described. FIG. 10 shows an example of a cancellation receipt corresponding to a case where an operation for canceling a gift certificate use transaction A is performed on a registration device, an accounting record, and a settlement record.
When the clerk performs an operation to cancel the gift certificate use transaction A to the registration device in response to the request from the customer, the registration device issues a cancellation receipt showing the contents of the canceled gift certificate use transaction A. .. FIG. 10A is an example of a cancellation receipt showing the contents of the canceled gift certificate use transaction A. The cancellation receipt in the figure shows the contents of the gift certificate use transaction A as described in FIG. 7 (b). That is, the cancellation receipt in the figure shows that the gift certificate use transaction A with the contents described in FIG. 7 (b) has been cancelled.

Further, since the gift certificate use transaction A is canceled by the operation on the registration device, the result of canceling the gift certificate use transaction A is reflected in the accounting results managed by the registration device. That is, by canceling the gift certificate use transaction A, the two "gift certificates 1" used by the gift certificate use transaction A are returned to the customer, so that the sales of the two "gift certificates 1" are cancelled. Will be.
Therefore, in this case, as shown in the accounting results of FIG. 10 (b), "sales of gift certificate 1" is corrected from "3" to "1" in FIG. 9 (a).
Further, as the gift certificate amount, the "theoretical gift certificate 1 amount" is updated from 3000 yen in FIG. 9A to 1000 yen. Further, as the gift certificate amount, the "total gift certificate amount" is updated from 4000 yen in FIG. 9A to 2000 yen.

On the other hand, when the operation of canceling the gift certificate use transaction A is performed on the registration device, the settlement record on the settlement device side is not corrected according to the cancellation of the gift certificate use transaction A. That is, the settlement result in this case is shown in FIG. 10 (c), but the content of the settlement result in the figure has not changed from FIG. 9 (b).

Next, with reference to FIG. 11, a case where the store clerk performs an operation of canceling the gift certificate use transaction A with respect to the settlement device will be described. FIG. 11 shows an example of a cancellation receipt corresponding to a case where an operation for canceling a gift certificate use transaction A is performed on the settlement device, an accounting record, and a settlement record.
When the clerk performs an operation to cancel the gift certificate use transaction A to the settlement device in response to the request from the customer, the settlement device issues a cancellation receipt showing the contents of the canceled gift certificate use transaction A. .. FIG. 11A is an example of a cancellation receipt showing the contents of the canceled gift certificate use transaction A. The cancellation receipt in the figure also shows the same content of the gift certificate use transaction A as described in FIG. 7 (b), and the content of the gift certificate use transaction A described in FIG. 7 (b) is cancelled. Indicates that it was done.

Further, since the gift certificate use transaction A is canceled by the operation on the settlement device, the result of canceling the gift certificate use transaction A is reflected in the accounting results managed by the settlement device. That is, by canceling the gift certificate use transaction A, the cash of 3000 yen paid in response to the gift certificate use transaction A is refunded to the customer.
Therefore, in this case, as shown in the settlement results in FIG. 11 (c), the cash amount (“theoretical cash amount” and “theoretical cash amount” is from 6000 yen to 3000 in FIG. 9 (b). Corrected to a circle.
In addition, in the settlement results shown in FIG. 11 (c), in addition to the above cash balance, the “total including tax”, “total without tax”, “sales”, “number of customers”, and “points” are also related to the gift certificate use transaction A. An example is shown in which the correction was made in response to the cancellation of.
That is, the "total including tax" is updated from 10000 yen in FIG. 9 (b) to 5000 yen, and the "total without tax" is updated from 9250 yen in FIG. 9 (b) to 4630 yen. In addition, "sales" will be updated from 10,000 yen to 5,000 yen. Further, the "number of customers" is updated from "2" in FIG. 9B to "1". Further, the "score" is updated from "2" in FIG. 9B to "1".

On the other hand, when the operation of canceling the gift certificate use transaction A is performed on the settlement device, the accounting results on the registration device side are not corrected according to the cancellation of the gift certificate use transaction A. That is, although the accounting results in this case are shown in FIG. 11 (b), the contents of the settlement results in the figure have not changed from FIG. 9 (a).

As described above, in the example described with reference to FIGS. 10 and 11, the gift certificate use transaction is individually canceled in each of the registration device and the settlement device.
However, as can be understood from the explanations so far, the information managed as the actual results of the gift certificate use transaction is that the registration device has the gift certificate amount, while the settlement device has the cash amount. It is different between.
For this reason, when the gift certificate use transaction is canceled on the registration device side, the cancellation of the gift certificate use transaction is reflected for the gift certificate usage amount on the registration device, but the cash receipt amount on the settlement device is the gift certificate. The cancellation of the usage transaction is not reflected.
On the contrary, when the transaction using the gift certificate is canceled on the settlement device side, the cancellation of the transaction using the gift certificate is reflected for the cash amount in the settlement device, but the gift certificate is used for the amount of the gift certificate in the registration device. The cancellation of the transaction is not reflected.
In this way, in the case of the above example, at the stage of cancellation by either the registration device or the settlement device, the gift certificate is based on the accounting record managed by the registration device and the settlement record managed by the settlement device. The amount of money or cash is different from the result of cancellation of the actual gift certificate use transaction. For this reason, it is easy for miscalculations to occur in which the accounting results of the registration device and the settlement results of the settlement device are inconsistent.

Therefore, in the POS system of the present embodiment, the results of the registration device 200 and the results of the settlement device 300 in response to the cancellation of the gift certificate use transaction can be matched by the configuration described below.
Specifically, for example, regardless of whether the operation of canceling the gift certificate use transaction A is performed on either the registration device 200 or the settlement device 300, the accounting results are as shown in FIG. 12 (a). "Ticket 1 sales" has been updated from "3" to "1", "Theoretical gift certificate 1 existing amount" has been updated from 3000 yen to 1000 yen, and "Total gift certificate existing amount" has been corrected from 4000 yen to 2000 yen. To do so. That is, the accounting results are the same as those in FIG. 10 (b).
At the same time, as shown in FIG. 12 (b), the "theoretical cash amount" will be corrected from 6000 yen to 3000 yen in FIG. 9 (b) as the settlement result. In addition, the "total including tax", "total without tax", "sales", "number of customers", and "points" will also be corrected according to the cancellation of the gift certificate use transaction A. That is, the settlement results are the same as those in FIG. 11 (c).

[Example of operation mode corresponding to cancellation of transaction using gift certificate]
With reference to FIGS. 13 and 14, a case where the store clerk operates the registration device 200 will be described as an example of an operation mode when canceling the gift certificate use transaction.
In the present embodiment, the operation of canceling the gift certificate use transaction is performed on the registration device 200.
FIG. 13 shows an example of a product registration screen displayed on the clerk display unit 205 of the registration device 200.
The product registration screen is used by a clerk to perform an operation of registering a customer's purchased product. More specifically, the clerk can operate the product registration screen to register the customer's purchased product on a transaction-by-transaction basis and to make a payment according to the registration of the purchased product corresponding to one transaction. Can be specified (selected) (settlement device designation operation).

The settlement device designation operation is performed by operating the settlement device selection buttons 501-1, 501-2, 501-3 arranged on the lower side of the product registration screen in the figure. In the following description, when the settlement device selection buttons 501-1, 501-2, and 501-3 are not particularly distinguished, they are described as the settlement device selection button 501.

"Settlement machine 1" displayed on the settlement device selection button 501-1 indicates the settlement device 300-1. That is, the settlement device selection button 501-1 is a button on which an operation for designating the settlement device 300-1 is performed.
Further, the "settlement machine 2" displayed on the settlement device selection button 501-2 indicates the settlement device 300-2. That is, the settlement device selection button 501-2 is a button on which an operation for designating the settlement device 300-2 is performed.
Further, the "settlement machine 3" displayed on the settlement device selection button 501-3 indicates the settlement device 300-3. That is, the settlement device selection button 501-3 is a button on which an operation for designating the settlement device 300-3 is performed.

Further, the gift certificate use transaction correction button 502 arranged on the left side of the settlement device selection button 501-1 on the product registration screen in the figure is a button operated when canceling the already settled gift certificate use transaction. ..
In the present embodiment, "correction" of the gift certificate use transaction is synonymous with "cancellation" of the settled gift certificate use transaction.

When the clerk receives a request from the customer to cancel the transaction using the gift certificate that has already been settled, the clerk receives (collects) a settlement receipt showing the settlement result for the transaction using the gift certificate to be canceled. Then, the clerk performs an operation of touching the gift certificate use transaction correction button 502 on the product registration screen displayed on the clerk display unit 205 of the registration device 200. The operation on the gift certificate use transaction correction button 502 corresponds to the declaration of cancellation of the gift certificate use transaction.

In response to the operation of the gift certificate use transaction correction button 502, the receipt reading guide window shown in FIG. 14A is displayed on the store clerk display unit 205. In the receipt reading guide window in the figure, ask the clerk to read the barcode printed on the settlement receipt of the transaction using the gift certificate to be canceled, for example, "Please read the receipt of the shopping to be corrected". A message prompting you to do so is displayed.
Therefore, the clerk causes the scanner unit 204 to read the barcode BC (FIG. 7) printed on the settlement receipt of the transaction using the gift certificate to be canceled received from the customer. As a result, the registration device 200 acquires the settlement result information indicating the settlement result of the gift certificate use transaction to be canceled.

When the registration device 200 acquires the settlement result information as described above, the registration device 200 displays the correction confirmation window of FIG. 14B on the clerk display unit 205 instead of the receipt reading guidance window of FIG. 14A.
In the correction confirmation window in the figure, for example, a message prompting the clerk to confirm the cancellation of the gift certificate use transaction such as "Do you want to correct?", The settlement details screen, the "Yes" button 602, and the "No" button. 603 and are arranged.
The settlement content screen 601 shows the settlement content indicated by the settlement result information of the gift certificate use transaction to be canceled acquired by the registration device 200 by reading the barcode of the settlement receipt by the scanner unit 204.
The “Yes” button 602 is a button operated to instruct the execution of cancellation of the gift certificate use transaction.
The "No" button 603 is a button operated to instruct not to execute the cancellation of the gift certificate use transaction.

The clerk looks at the correction confirmation window shown in the figure and operates the "Yes" button 602 unless there is a particular reason why the transaction using the gift certificate should not be canceled.
When the "Yes" button 602 is operated, the display of the correction confirmation window is erased on the store clerk display unit 205, and the payment device selection window of FIG. 14C is displayed instead.
When the "No" button 603 is operated and it is instructed not to cancel the gift certificate use transaction, the correction confirmation window is deleted, and the display returns to, for example, the product registration screen shown in FIG.

The settlement device selection window shown in FIG. 14 (c) is a window in which an operation of selecting the settlement device 300 that has performed settlement corresponding to the transaction using the gift certificate to be canceled is performed. The settlement device 300 for which the settlement corresponding to the transaction for using the gift certificate to be canceled is performed is, that is, the settlement device 300 for which the settlement for the transaction using the gift certificate to be canceled is performed.

In the settlement device selection window shown in the figure, a message prompting the clerk to select the settlement device is displayed, for example, "Please select the settlement device for which the corresponding transaction has been settled".
Further, in the settlement device selection window, the settlement device selection buttons 611-1, 611-2, and 611-3 are arranged. In the following description, when the settlement device selection buttons 611-1, 611-2, and 611-3 are not particularly distinguished, they are described as the settlement device selection button 611.

The display of "Settlement machine 1" on the settlement device selection button 611-1 indicates that the settlement device selection button 611-1 corresponds to the settlement device 300-1. That is, the settlement device selection button 611-1 is a button operated for selecting the settlement device 300-1.
Further, the display of "Settlement machine 2" on the settlement device selection button 611-2 indicates that the settlement device selection button 611-2 corresponds to the settlement device 300-2. That is, the settlement device selection button 611-2 is a button operated for selecting the settlement device 300-2.
Further, the display of "Settlement machine 3" on the settlement device selection button 611-3 indicates that the settlement device selection button 611-3 corresponds to the settlement device 300-3. That is, the settlement device selection button 611-3 is a button operated for selecting the settlement device 300-3.

A number (identifier) indicating the settlement device 300 in which the corresponding settlement has been made is printed on the settlement receipt of the transaction using the gift certificate to be canceled received by the clerk from the customer. In the example of FIG. 7B, the character string printed with "# 000002" indicates the number of the settlement device 300.
The clerk confirms the number of the settlement device 300 printed on the settlement receipt. Then, the clerk operates the settlement device selection button 611 corresponding to the settlement device 300 indicated by the number printed on the settlement receipt among the settlement device selection buttons 611 arranged in the settlement device selection window. That is, the clerk performs an operation of selecting the settlement device 300 indicated by the number printed on the settlement receipt.

The operation of selecting the settlement device 300 indicated by the number printed on the settlement receipt may be performed by, for example, the operation of the settlement device selection button 501 on the product registration screen. In this case, instead of displaying the payment device selection window in FIG. 14C, the display may return to the product registration screen.

For example, when the operation for the "Yes" button 602 in the correction confirmation window of FIG. 14 (b) is performed, the registration device 200 displays the settlement device selection window of FIG. 14 (c) and is subject to cancellation by background processing. Correct the amount of gift certificate corresponding to the transaction using the gift certificate.
Then, when the settlement device 300 is selected for the settlement device selection window as described above, the registration device 200 instructs the settlement device 300 to correct the settlement result corresponding to the transaction using the gift certificate to be canceled. For this purpose, the registration device 200 sends a correction request for correction of the cash balance corresponding to the gift certificate use transaction to the selected settlement device 300.

In addition, the clerk performs an operation of selecting the settlement device 300 in the settlement device selection window, and then returns the gift certificate used by the customer or the gift certificate of the same amount used by the customer to the customer. Then, the clerk tells the customer to go to the checkout device 300 selected by the operation on the checkout device selection window. After that, the clerk receives cash from the customer at the checkout device 300 to which he / she went, according to the refund to the customer generated in response to the cancellation of the transaction using the gift certificate, or the change from the customer. Tell them to deposit cash according to the return.
If the amount of the gift certificate and the purchase price in the transaction using the gift certificate to be canceled are equal, the customer will not be refunded or the change will not be returned from the customer, so it is necessary for the customer to go to the checkout device 300. do not have. In this case, the clerk does not need to guide the customer to the checkout device 300.

The settlement device 300 that has received the correction request performs deposit / withdrawal control according to the difference between the gift certificate amount and the purchase amount included in the correction request received from the registration device 200.
Specifically, the difference included in the correction request is, for example, the case where the value obtained by subtracting the gift certificate amount from the purchase amount is shown. In this case, if the value of the difference included in the correction request is larger than 0 (if it is a positive value), the customer pays the purchase price together with the gift certificate and cash. Therefore, the settlement device 300 in this case controls to withdraw the difference amount of cash.
On the other hand, if the value of the difference included in the correction request is less than 0 (negative value), the customer pays the product with the purchase price less than the price of the gift certificate at the time of settlement. , I'm receiving change. Therefore, the settlement device 300 in this case controls to have the customer deposit the difference in cash.
Then, when the withdrawal or deposit of the difference amount of cash is completed, the settlement device 300 corrects the settlement result including the cash amount.

Further, in the present embodiment, the operation of canceling the gift certificate use transaction can also be performed on the settlement device 300.
In this case, the clerk who receives the offer to cancel the transaction using the gift certificate confirms the settlement receipt presented by the customer. As described above, the settlement receipt is printed with a number indicating the settlement device 300 in which the settlement was performed. The clerk goes to the settlement device 300 indicated by the number printed on the settlement receipt and performs an operation instructing the cancellation of the gift certificate use transaction.
In response to the operation of instructing the cancellation of the gift certificate use transaction, the display unit 305 of the settlement device 300 displays a receipt reading guide window prompting the settlement device 300 to read the barcode of the settlement receipt. The clerk causes the scanner unit 304 to read the barcode of the settlement receipt according to the guidance displayed in the receipt reading guidance window. As a result, the settlement device 300 acquires the settlement result information printed as a barcode on the settlement receipt.

The settlement device 300 performs deposit / withdrawal control according to the difference between the gift certificate amount and the purchase amount based on the acquired settlement result information. Then, when the deposit / withdrawal control is completed, the settlement device 300 corrects the settlement results including the cash amount according to the present gift certificate use transaction.
Further, the settlement device 300 transmits a correction request to the registration device 200 in which the transaction using the gift certificate to be canceled has been performed. The correction request includes the settlement result information acquired by reading the barcode on the settlement receipt.
The registration device 200 that has received the correction request corrects the gift certificate amount based on the settlement result information included in the received correction request.

In this way, in the present embodiment, regardless of whether the registration device 200 or the settlement device 300 is operated to cancel the gift certificate use transaction, the receipt amount of the gift certificate in the registration device 200 is corrected and the settlement is made. The correction of the cash amount in the device 300 is performed collectively.
For this reason, it is possible to prevent a difference between the accounting record and the settlement record due to the cancellation of the gift certificate use transaction.
Further, as described with reference to FIGS. 13 and 14, the operation on the registration device 200 for collectively correcting the gift certificate amount and the cash amount in response to the cancellation of the gift certificate use transaction is the gift certificate use transaction. It may be as simple as instructing the cancellation of the payment and selecting the payment device 300. In addition, the operation of the settlement device 300 for making a batch correction of the gift certificate amount and the cash amount according to the cancellation of the gift certificate use transaction also instructs the cancellation of the gift certificate use transaction as described above. , It is a simple thing to read the barcode of the settlement receipt.

[Processing procedure example]
Subsequently, with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 15, an example of a processing procedure for the registration device 200 to perform accounting according to one transaction will be described.
Step S101: The CPU 201 in the registration device 200 executes a process of registering a product (product registration process) in response to an operation of registering a product for one transaction by a clerk.
Step S102: When the clerk receives an offer to use the gift certificate from the customer, the clerk receives the gift certificate and performs an operation of declaring the transaction using the gift certificate (a transaction declaration operation using the gift certificate) in the registration device. Do it against. Therefore, the CPU 201 determines whether or not the gift certificate use transaction declaration operation has been performed for this transaction.
Here, a specific example of the above-mentioned gift certificate use transaction declaration operation may be a touch operation for a button (not shown in FIG. 13) for the gift certificate use transaction declaration arranged on the product registration screen.

Step S103: When it is determined in step S102 that the gift certificate use transaction declaration operation is not performed, the CPU 201 executes the normal accounting process. That is, the CPU 201 performs accounting processing so that the total amount (purchase amount) including tax of the registered products is the payment amount of the customer.

Step S104: Next, the CPU 201 waits for the settlement device designation operation to be performed. The settlement device designation operation is an operation for the settlement device selection button 501 on the product registration screen shown in FIG.
Step S105: When the settlement device designation operation is performed, the CPU 201 transmits the settlement information corresponding to the normal accounting process in step S103 to the settlement device 300 designated by the settlement device designation operation in step S104.

Step S106: When it is determined in step S102 that the gift certificate use transaction declaration operation has been performed, the registration device 200 executes the gift certificate corresponding accounting process.
That is, the registration device 200 performs accounting processing so that the amount obtained by subtracting the amount of the gift certificate from the total amount including tax (purchase amount) of the registered products is the payment amount of the customer. In the present embodiment, when the amount of the gift certificate is larger than the subtotal amount of the goods and the above payment amount is obtained as a negative value, the payment amount is treated as change to be paid to the customer. As a result of the gift certificate corresponding accounting process in step S106, as shown in FIGS. 7 (b) and 8 (b), a settlement receipt is issued on which the breakdown of the gift certificate use transaction is printed.

Step S107: Next, the CPU 201 waits for the settlement device designation operation to be performed.
Step S108: When the settlement device designation operation is performed, the CPU 201 transmits the settlement information corresponding to the gift certificate corresponding accounting process in step S106 to the settlement device 300 designated by the settlement device designation operation in step S107.
Step S109: Further, the CPU 201 updates the accounting result stored in the RAM 203 so as to add the gift certificate amount based on the result of the gift certificate corresponding accounting process in step S106.

Subsequently, with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 16, an example of a processing procedure executed by the settlement device 300 in response to the reception of the settlement information transmitted from the registration device 200 will be described.

Step S201: The CPU 301 in the settlement device 300 receives the settlement information transmitted from the registration device 200 in step S106 or step S110 of FIG.
Step S202: The CPU 301 executes the settlement process using the settlement information received in step S201. At this time, if the received settlement information corresponds to the ordinary accounting, the CPU 301 executes the settlement process with the total amount including tax as the payment amount of the customer.
On the other hand, if the received settlement information corresponds to the transaction using the gift certificate, the CPU 301 pays the customer's payment amount or the change to be paid to the customer by the difference between the total amount including tax (purchase amount) and the gift certificate amount. Execute the settlement process treated as. Specifically, when the above difference is calculated by (total amount-price of gift certificate), the CPU 301 treats the difference as the payment amount of the customer if the calculated difference is positive (positive value). Perform payment processing. Further, if the calculated difference is negative (negative value), the CPU 301 treats the absolute value of the difference as change to be paid to the customer and performs the settlement process.
Step S203: The CPU 301 updates the settlement result stored in the RAM 303 in response to the end of the settlement in step S202. In this case, the cash amount in the settlement results is added according to the cash deposited and withdrawn as the payment amount.

Next, with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 17, an example of a processing procedure executed by the registration device 200 in response to the operation of canceling the gift certificate use transaction will be described.
Step S301: As described with reference to FIG. 13, when the clerk intends to cancel the transaction using the gift certificate by operating the registration device 200, the gift certificate on the product registration screen displayed on the registration device 200 Operate the usage transaction correction button 502.
In response to the operation of the gift certificate use transaction correction button 502, the CPU 201 in the registration device 200 receives an instruction to cancel the gift certificate use transaction.
Step S302: Upon receiving the cancellation instruction of the gift certificate use transaction in step S201, the CPU 201 causes the clerk display unit 205 to display the receipt reading guide window as described with reference to FIG. 14 (a). The receipt reading guide window may be superimposed and displayed on the product registration screen of FIG. 13, for example. Alternatively, the receipt reading guidance window may be displayed so as to switch to the product registration screen.

Step S303: While the receipt reading guidance window is displayed, the clerk pays the payment as a barcode BC (FIG. 7) printed on the receipt of the transaction for using the gift certificate to be canceled received from the customer by the scanner unit 204. Read the information.
The CPU 201 acquires the settlement information read by the scanner unit 204 as described above.

Step S304: When the settlement information is acquired in step S303, the CPU 201 displays a correction confirmation window instead of the receipt reading guidance window on the clerk display unit 205 as described with reference to FIG. 14 (b). Upon displaying the correction confirmation window, the CPU 201 reflects the content of the settlement information acquired in step S303 on the settlement content screen 601.
The correction confirmation window may also be superimposed and displayed on the product registration screen of FIG. 13, for example.

Step S305: The CPU 201 determines whether or not the execution of the cancellation of the gift certificate use transaction is instructed while the correction confirmation window is displayed. The instruction to execute the cancellation of the gift certificate use transaction is given by the operation of the "Yes" button 602 in the correction confirmation window of FIG. 14 (b).
Step S306: When it is determined that the "Yes" button 602 is operated and the execution of the cancellation of the gift certificate use transaction is instructed, the CPU 201 is present with the gift certificate based on the settlement result information acquired in step S303. Correct accounting performance including high.

Step S307: Further, the CPU 201 causes the clerk display unit 205 to display the settlement device selection window shown in FIG. 14C instead of displaying the correction confirmation window so far.
Step S308: The CPU 201 accepts the settlement device selection operation while the settlement device selection window is displayed. The settlement device selection operation is an operation for any one of the settlement device selection buttons 611 in the settlement device selection window.

Step S309: Upon accepting the settlement device selection operation, the CPU 201 transmits a correction request (transaction cancellation information) to the settlement device 300 selected by the settlement device selection operation in step S310. The correction request includes the settlement result information acquired in step S303.
Here, according to the processes of steps S308 and S309, the correction request is transmitted to the settlement device 300 in response to the settlement device selection operation. That is, in the present embodiment, the settlement device selection operation for the settlement device selection window of FIG. 14C is selected with the selection of the settlement device 300 in which the settlement is performed according to the transaction using the gift certificate to be canceled. It also serves as an instruction to correct the settlement results to the settlement device 300.

By including the settlement device number (identifier) indicating the settlement device 300 that has performed the settlement in the settlement information printed as a barcode on the receipt, the correction request in step S311 is processed as follows regarding transmission. Can be. That is, the registration device 200 corrects the settlement device 300 indicated by the settlement device number included in the settlement information without performing steps S309 and S310 in response to the instruction to execute the cancellation of the gift certificate use transaction in step S305. You may send a request. In this case, it is not necessary for the clerk to select the settlement device for the settlement device selection window.

With reference to the flowchart of FIG. 18, an example of a processing procedure executed by the settlement device 300 in response to the reception of the correction request transmitted from the registration device 200 will be described.
Step S401: The CPU 301 in the settlement device 300 receives the correction request transmitted from the registration device 200 in step S311 of FIG.
Step S402: Next, the CPU 301 obtains the difference in the usage amount of the gift certificate from the settlement result information included in the correction request received in step S401 with respect to the total amount including tax, and then minus the value of the difference. Determine whether it is (negative value), positive (positive value), or zero.
When the difference calculated in this way is a positive value, the total amount of the gift certificate is paid together with the cash as a gift certificate use transaction. In this case, it is necessary to refund the cash paid by the customer in response to the cancellation of the gift certificate use transaction.
On the other hand, when the difference is a negative value, as a transaction using a gift certificate, the remainder of the total amount of the gift certificate is paid to the customer as change. In this case, it is necessary to have the customer return the received change in response to the cancellation of the gift certificate use transaction.

Step S403: When it is determined that the value of the difference is negative, the settlement device 300 displays the payment guidance screen on the display unit 305.
Although not shown, on the deposit guidance screen, a message prompting the customer to deposit the amount of cash given to the customer as change at the time of settlement of the relevant gift certificate use transaction, the deposit amount, the deposit operation method, etc. Is displayed. The deposit amount is displayed based on the negative difference.
By displaying such a payment guidance screen, the customer can make a payment to the settlement device 300 for returning the change without any confusion.

Step S404: The customer inserts the amount of cash presented as the deposit amount on the deposit guidance screen into the money transfer unit 310. When cash is inserted into the money transfer unit 310, the CPU 301 performs a process for receiving the inserted cash (payment handling process). In addition, the CPU 301 also controls the deposit handling process so that when the amount of cash inserted is larger than the deposit amount, the change is discharged from the money transfer unit 310.

Step S405: If it is determined in step S402 that the difference is positive, the CPU 301 first displays the withdrawal instruction screen. The withdrawal instruction screen is a screen for instructing the customer to withdraw (discharge) cash to be received as a refund amount from the settlement device 300.
Although not shown, a withdrawal button is arranged on the withdrawal instruction screen, for example. Withdrawal is instructed by operating the withdrawal button. In addition, the withdrawal instruction screen should display a message prompting the customer to operate the withdrawal button in order to receive the withdrawal, such as "Please press the withdrawal button to receive the withdrawal". ..

Step S406: The CPU 301 waits for a withdrawal instruction while the withdrawal instruction screen is displayed. That is, the CPU 301 waits for the operation for the withdrawal button arranged on the withdrawal instruction screen to be performed.

Step S407: When the operation for the withdrawal button is performed, the CPU 301 executes the withdrawal correspondence process. Specifically, the CPU 301 controls the withdrawal processing so that cash corresponding to the difference is discharged from the money transfer unit 310.

For example, if the refund amount of cash is withdrawn (discharged) from the settlement device 300 without displaying the withdrawal instruction screen, it is not clear what the cash is being discharged for, and the customer is confused. There is a possibility that it will end up.
Therefore, as shown in steps S405 to S407 above, in the present embodiment, the withdrawal instruction screen is displayed once, and after the operation for the withdrawal instruction screen is performed, the withdrawal amount for the refund is made from the settlement device 300. I'm trying to do it. As a result, cash will be discharged from the checkout device 300 according to the will of the customer who receives the refund, and the customer will not be confused.

Step S408: When the difference is determined to be zero in step S402, or after the processing of step S404 or S407 is completed, the CPU 301 corrects the settlement result including the cash amount.
In step S408, when the deposit handling process is performed in step S404, the CPU 301 corrects the cash amount so as to add the amount of the deposited cash. On the other hand, in step S408, when the withdrawal handling process is performed in step S407, the CPU 301 corrects the cash amount so as to subtract the amount of the withdrawn cash.

The above configuration is given as an example of a case where an operation for instructing the cancellation of the gift certificate use transaction is performed by the registration device 200 in which the accounting for the gift certificate use transaction to be canceled is performed.
However, as a modification of the present embodiment, the registration device 200 that does not account for the transaction using the gift certificate to be canceled can be configured to be able to read the receipt and instruct the cancellation of the transaction using the gift certificate. You can also do it.
In this case, the barcode on the receipt should include the registration device number indicating the registration device for which accounting processing has been performed. Then, when the operation for instructing the cancellation of the gift certificate use transaction is performed, the registration device 200 transmits the settlement result information read from the same receipt to the registration device indicated by the registration device number read from the receipt, and thereafter. Instruct the processing according to the cancellation of the gift certificate use transaction.
The registration device 200 that has received the instruction may perform the processes of steps S306 to S309 of FIG. 17 by using the received settlement result information.

The flowchart of FIG. 19 shows an example of a processing procedure executed by the settlement device 300 and the registration device 200 in the present embodiment in response to a cancellation instruction operation of a gift certificate use transaction performed by the settlement device 300.

Step S501: When the clerk receives a request from the customer to cancel the transaction using the gift certificate, the clerk performs a predetermined operation for instructing the settlement device 300 to cancel the transaction using the gift certificate. Here, the settlement device 300, which is the target of the operation for the clerk to instruct the cancellation of the gift certificate use transaction, is the settlement device 300 in which the settlement is performed for the gift certificate use transaction to be canceled.
The CPU 301 of the settlement device 300 receives the cancellation instruction of the gift certificate use transaction in response to the predetermined operation for instructing the cancellation of the gift certificate use transaction.
The settlement device 300 is usually a device used by the customer for settlement. Therefore, it is preferable that the operation of instructing the settlement device 300 to cancel the transaction using the gift certificate is something that the customer does not understand. As an example, on the standby screen displayed on the display unit 305 (touch panel), the operation of long-pressing a specific area that the customer normally does not operate is an operation of the cancellation instruction of the gift certificate use transaction. May be good.

Step S502: Upon receiving the cancellation instruction of the gift certificate use transaction in step S501, the CPU 301 causes the display unit 305 to display the receipt reading guidance window. The receipt reading guide window displayed on the checkout device 300 displays the barcode BC (FIG. 7) of the receipt of the transaction to be canceled received from the customer to the clerk in the scanner unit 304 according to the example of FIG. A message is displayed prompting you to load it.

Step S503: While the receipt reading guide window is displayed, the clerk causes the scanner unit 304 to read the settlement information printed as the barcode BC on the receipt of the gift certificate use transaction to be canceled received from the customer. ..
The CPU 301 acquires the settlement information read by the scanner unit 304 as described above.

Step S504: When the settlement result information is acquired in step S502, the CPU 301 displays the correction confirmation window in place of the receipt reading guidance window on the display unit 305.
The correction confirmation window displayed on the settlement device 300 may be in a manner in which a settlement content screen, a “yes” button, a “no” button, and the like are arranged, as in FIG. 14 (b).

Step S505: The CPU 301 determines whether or not the execution of the cancellation of the gift certificate use transaction is instructed while the correction confirmation window is displayed. The instruction to execute the cancellation of the gift certificate use transaction is obtained in response to the operation of the "Yes" button 602 in the correction confirmation window.
Step S506: When it is determined that the "Yes" button is operated and the execution of cancellation of the gift certificate use transaction is instructed, the CPU 301 controls deposit / withdrawal using the settlement result information acquired in step S503. Execute. The deposit / withdrawal control as step S506 may be the same as, for example, steps S402 to S407 in FIG.
Step S507: When the deposit / withdrawal control according to step S506 is completed, the CPU 301 corrects the accounting results including the cash amount.

Step S508: Next, the CPU 301 transmits a correction request to the registration device 200 that has made an account for the transaction using the gift certificate to be canceled. The correction request includes the settlement result information acquired in step S503.
In addition, the settlement result information as the bar code of the settlement receipt includes the number of the registration device 200 that performed the accounting. In step S508, the CPU 301 determines the registration device 200 indicated by the number included in the settlement result information acquired in step S503 as the transmission destination of the correction request.
Alternatively, the settlement receipt is printed with the number of the registration device 200 that has undergone the accounting process. Therefore, the clerk confirms the number of the registration device 200 printed on the payment receipt, and performs an operation on the payment device 300 to select the registration device 200 according to the number. The settlement device 300 may determine the selected registration device 200 as the transmission destination of the correction request.

Step S601: The CPU 201 in the registration device 200 receives the correction request transmitted from the settlement device 300 in step S506.
Step S602: The CPU 201 grasps the type and number of gift certificates to be canceled based on the settlement result information included in the correction request received in step S601. The CPU 201 corrects the accounting results including the amount of gift certificates based on the grasped type and number of gift certificates.

[Modification 1]
Subsequently, a modification 1 of the present embodiment will be described. For example, in the case of a store provided with a service counter or the like, the customer may request to cancel the gift certificate use transaction not to the clerk operating the registration device 200 but to the clerk at the service counter. Often there are.

In this way, when the customer requests to cancel the gift certificate use transaction to the clerk at the service counter, the clerk operates the terminal installed at the service counter to cancel the gift certificate use transaction. It is preferable to be able to make batch corrections of accounting results and settlement results according to the above.
Therefore, as a modification of the present embodiment, a configuration in which the terminal device of the service counter is used to collectively correct the accounting results and the settlement results according to the cancellation of the gift certificate use transaction will be described.

In the modified example, for example, in the configuration of the POS system shown in FIG. 1, the terminal device of the service counter is further connected to the LAN 2.

In the present embodiment, when the clerk of the service counter receives an offer to cancel the gift certificate use transaction from the customer, the customer receives the receipt of the gift certificate use transaction to be canceled. The clerk reads the received receipt barcode with a scanner connected to the terminal device, and causes the terminal device to acquire the settlement result information. Further, the clerk operates the terminal device, designates the registration device 200 corresponding to the registration device number printed on the receipt, and performs an operation of instructing the cancellation of the gift certificate use transaction.
In response to the above-mentioned operation for instructing the cancellation of the gift certificate use transaction, the terminal device transmits a command for instructing the cancellation of the gift certificate use transaction to the registration device 200 designated by the operation.
If the barcode on the receipt includes information on the registration device number indicating the registration device 200 for which accounting has been performed, the registration device 200 indicated by the registration device number read from the barcode is instructed to cancel the transaction using the gift certificate. You may send a command to do so. In this case, it is not necessary to perform an operation of designating the registration device 200 of the command transmission destination.
The command for instructing the cancellation of the gift certificate use transaction includes the settlement result information read by the scanner and acquired.

The registration device 200 receives a command for canceling a gift certificate use transaction by receiving a command transmitted from the terminal device. Then, the registration device 200 uses the settlement result information included in the command to correct the accounting results including the gift certificate amount as in step S306 of FIG. Further, in the settlement result information in the modified example, the number of the settlement device 300 that performed the settlement is shown. Therefore, the registration device 200 transmits a correction request to the settlement device 300 having the number indicated in the settlement result information. The correction request includes settlement result information.
Upon receiving the correction request, the settlement device 300 executes the processing shown in FIG. 18 to control deposits and withdrawals and correct the settlement results including the cash amount.
In this way, in the modified example, by operating the operation of the cancellation instruction of the gift certificate use transaction to the terminal device of the service counter, the accounting record and the settlement record according to the cancellation of the gift certificate use transaction are collectively collected. Can be corrected.

In the first modification, the terminal device for which the operation of the cancellation instruction of the gift certificate use transaction is performed may be another terminal device installed at a predetermined place other than the service counter in the store.

[Modification 2]
Further, in the description so far, an example is obtained in which the registration device 200 stores the accounting record (including the cash amount) and the settlement device 300 stores the settlement result (including the cash amount). Was listed in.
On the other hand, in the modification 2, for example, in the store controller 100, the accounting results of all the registration devices 200 and the settlement results of all the settlement devices 300 are stored. That is, in this case, the store controller 100 manages the gift certificate amount of each registration device 200 and the cash amount of each settlement device 300 in an integrated manner.

In this case, each registration device 200 transmits the accounting results for the corresponding transaction to the store controller 100 each time the accounting corresponding to one transaction is completed. Further, each registration device 200 transmits the settlement result for the corresponding transaction to the store controller 100 every time the settlement corresponding to one transaction is completed.
Each time the store controller 100 receives the accounting record, the store controller 100 additionally registers the received accounting record and updates the accounting record stored by itself. Similarly, each time the store controller 100 receives the settlement record, the store controller 100 additionally registers the received settlement record to update the accounting record stored by itself.

Then, in response to the customer's request to cancel the transaction using the gift certificate, the clerk uses the registration device 200, the settlement device 300, or the terminal device of the service counter to read the settlement information from the receipt and use the gift certificate. Operate the transaction cancellation instruction.
In this case, in response to the operation of the cancellation instruction of the gift certificate use transaction, the registration device 200, the settlement device 300, or the terminal device of the service counter stores the acquired settlement information together with the command instructing the cancellation of the gift certificate use transaction. Send to 100.
When the store controller 100 receives the command, the store controller 100 uses the settlement information received together with the command to correct the accounting record and the settlement record stored by itself according to the cancellation of the gift certificate use transaction.
Even with such a configuration, it is possible to collectively correct the gift certificate amount and the cash amount in response to the cancellation of the gift certificate use transaction.
In the second modification, the device that integrally manages the accounting record of the registration device 200 (including the cash amount) and the settlement result of the settlement device 300 (including the cash amount) is other than the store controller 100. It may be an information processing device.

As described above, the POS system (commodity sales information processing system) in the present embodiment is a product sales information processing system including a registration device 200 and a settlement device 300, and uses a gift certificate corresponding to the use of the gift certificate. A gift certificate usage declaration means for declaring a transaction, a gift certificate usage declaration means for updating the gift certificate usage amount in the registration device 200 in response to a declaration of a gift certificate use transaction by the gift certificate usage declaration means, and a product. According to the settlement made in response to the declaration of the gift certificate use transaction by the ticket use declaration means, the cash balance update means for updating the cash balance in the settlement device 300 and the cancellation of the settled gift certificate use transaction. A gift certificate use correction means for correcting the gift certificate amount in the registration device 200 according to the cancellation declaration means for declaring the cancellation declaration means and the gift certificate use transaction by the cancellation declaration means, and a gift certificate use transaction by the cancellation declaration means. The cash balance correction means for correcting the cash balance in the settlement device 300 is provided in response to the declaration of cancellation.

Further, in the present embodiment, when the gift certificate amount used in the gift certificate use transaction declared to be canceled is less than the purchase amount, the difference between the purchase amount and the gift certificate amount is withdrawn from the settlement device 300. Further equipped with gold control means.

Further, in the present embodiment, the settlement device 300 further includes a display means for displaying a withdrawal instruction screen in which an instruction to withdraw cash as a difference is given from the settlement device 300, and the withdrawal control means is a withdrawal instruction. When an instruction is given on the screen, cash will be withdrawn as the difference.

Further, in the present embodiment, the settlement device 300 is a deposit control means for displaying an image guiding the deposit of the difference when the gift certificate amount used in the gift certificate use transaction declared to be canceled is larger than the purchase amount. To prepare for.

Further, the registration device 200 in the product sales information processing system of the present embodiment includes a gift certificate use declaration means for declaring that a gift certificate use transaction corresponding to the use of the gift certificate is performed, and a gift certificate use by the gift certificate use declaration means. According to the transaction declaration, the gift certificate amount updating means for updating the gift certificate amount in the registration device 200, the cancellation declaration means for declaring the cancellation of the settled gift certificate use transaction, and the gift certificate use by the cancellation declaration means. According to the declaration of cancellation of the transaction, the gift certificate amount correction means for correcting the gift certificate amount in the registration device 200, and the cash amount in the settlement device according to the declaration of cancellation of the gift certificate use transaction by the cancellation declaration means. It is provided with a cash balance correction control means for correcting the transaction.

Further, the settlement device 300 in the product sales information processing system of the present embodiment is a gift certificate use declaration means for declaring that a gift certificate use transaction corresponding to the use of the gift certificate is performed, and a product performed by the registration device 200. Settlement made in response to the cash balance renewal means for renewing the cash balance according to the declaration of the ticket use transaction and the gift certificate use transaction declaration by the gift certificate use declaration means According to the cash balance renewal means for updating the cash balance in the settlement device 300, the cancellation declaration means for declaring the cancellation of the settled gift certificate use transaction, and the cancellation declaration means for the gift certificate use transaction by the cancellation declaration means. The cash amount correction means for correcting the cash amount according to the above, and the gift certificate amount correction control for causing the registration device 200 to correct the gift certificate amount according to the declaration of cancellation of the gift certificate use transaction by the cancellation declaration means. Provide means.

A program for realizing the functions of the registration device 200, the settlement device 300, the store controller 100, and the like described above is recorded on a computer-readable recording medium, and the program recorded on the recording medium is read into the computer system. By executing the program, the above-mentioned registration device 200, settlement device 300, store controller 100, and the like may be processed. 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, a so-called difference file (difference program) may be used, which can realize the above-mentioned function in combination with a program already recorded in the computer system.

1 POS system, 100 store controller, 101 CPU, 102 storage unit, 103 RAM, 104 display unit, 105 operation unit, 106 communication unit, 200 registration device, 201 CPU, 202 storage unit, 203 RAM, 204 scanner unit, 205 clerk Display unit, 206 customer display unit, 207 operation unit, 208 communication unit, 209 buzzer, 210 printing unit, 300 settlement device, 301 CPU, 302 storage unit, 303 RAM, 304 scanner unit, 305 display unit, 306 operation unit , 307 Communication Department, 308 Buzzer, 309 Printing Department, 310 Money Transfer Department, 311 Sign Pole Department

Claims (2)

A registration device that executes product registration processing according to the operation of a clerk and sends product registration information so that payment can be made with the payment device, and a plurality of registration devices that execute payment processing based on the transmitted product registration information according to the customer's operation. It is a product sales information processing system equipped with a payment device of
In the registration device, a gift certificate use declaration means for declaring that a gift certificate use transaction corresponding to the use of the gift certificate in one transaction is performed, and
In the registration device, a designation means designated as a settlement device for executing a settlement process based on the product registration information, and
A storage means for storing the first actual result according to the product registration process of the registration device and the second actual result according to the settlement process of the settlement device.
On a predetermined terminal, a cancellation declaration means for declaring the cancellation of a gift certificate use transaction made in response to the declaration by the gift certificate use declaration means, and a cancellation declaration means.
In the correction means and the settlement device for correcting the first and second achievements stored by the storage means in response to the cancellation declaration means receiving the declaration of cancellation of the gift certificate use transaction. A currency transfer means equipped with an outlet for discharging change,
In the case where the settlement information acquired in the settlement device includes the breakdown of the gift certificate use transaction, the amount of the gift certificate indicated by the breakdown of the gift certificate use transaction is larger than the price of the registered product. , A settlement means for discharging the difference between the price of the product and the price of the gift certificate as change from the outlet.
Product sales information processing system equipped with. A registration device that executes product registration processing according to the operation of a clerk and sends product registration information so that payment can be made with the payment device, and a plurality of registration devices that execute payment processing based on the transmitted product registration information according to the customer's operation. It is a product sales information processing method in a product sales information processing system equipped with a payment device of.
In the registration device, a gift certificate use declaration step for declaring that a gift certificate use transaction corresponding to the use of the gift certificate in one transaction is performed, and
In the registration device, a designated step designated as a settlement device for executing a settlement process based on the product registration information, and
A storage step for storing the first actual result according to the product registration process of the registration device and the second actual result according to the settlement process of the settlement device.
In the predetermined terminal, a cancellation declaration step for declaring the cancellation of the gift certificate use transaction made in response to the declaration by the gift certificate use declaration step, and
In the correction step and the settlement device, which corrects the first achievement and the second achievement stored by the storage step in response to the cancellation declaration step receiving the cancellation declaration of the gift certificate use transaction. A coin transfer step with an outlet for discharging change,
In the case where the settlement information acquired in the settlement device includes the breakdown of the gift certificate use transaction, the amount of the gift certificate indicated by the breakdown of the gift certificate use transaction is larger than the price of the registered product. , A settlement step in which the difference between the price of the product and the price of the gift certificate is discharged from the outlet as change.
Product sales information processing method.

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