JP7088367B2 - Information processing systems, information processing methods, and programs - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a technique for outputting a receipt.

An example of a technique relating to receipt output is disclosed in the following patent document. In Patent Document 1 below, by adjusting the stroke of the movable blade driven by the actuator, the receipt in the transaction for which the credit has been settled and the required number of credit copies are output in a state of being connected by the uncut portion. The technology is disclosed. Further, in Patent Document 2 below, in addition to being able to select between full cut and partial cut without changing the movable blade when cutting the sheet, the structure of the sheet cutter in which the partial cut can be steplessly adjusted to an appropriate width is described. It has been disclosed. Further, in Patent Document 3 below, two sensors are provided at different positions on the trajectory of the cutter arm, and by controlling the movement of the cutter arm using the two sensors, full cut and partial using the same blade. Techniques that realize both cutting and cutting are disclosed.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 10-241047 Utility Model Registration No. 3127291 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2010-69722

In addition to the operation of registering the product to be settled to the settlement of the product on the terminal operated by the clerk, the terminal operated by the clerk also registers the product to be settled and the customer operates the settlement of the product. The operation of doing it on the terminal may be performed. In such an operation, there are cases where the customer wants to settle the product on the terminal operated by the clerk. When the product is settled on the terminal operated by the customer, the customer directly receives the receipt output from the terminal. On the other hand, when the clerk operates the terminal to settle the product, the clerk takes the receipt output from the terminal and then hands it to the customer. From this point of view, it is preferable that the output format of the receipt can be changed according to the person who first receives the receipt from the terminal.

An object of the present invention is to provide a technique capable of changing the output format of an output receipt.

According to the present invention
It is an information processing system including a product registration device and a payment device that performs payment processing using the payment information output from the product registration device.
When the receipt related to the settlement of the product registered as the settlement target is output by the product registration device, it is output in the first disconnection state, and when it is output by the settlement device, the receipt is different from the first disconnection state. Output in the disconnected state of 2,
An information processing system is provided.

According to the present invention
It is a receipt output method executed in an information processing system including a product registration device and a payment device that performs payment processing using the payment information output from the product registration device.
When the receipt related to the settlement of the product registered as the settlement target is output by the product registration device, the product registration device outputs the receipt in the first cut state, and the receipt is output by the settlement device. Outputs the receipt in a second cutting state different from the first cutting state.
Receipt output methods including the above are provided.

According to the present invention
An information processing device used in an information processing system including a product registration device and a payment device that performs payment processing using the payment information output from the product registration device.
The information processing device is
It operates in either the first mode that functions as the product registration device and the second mode that functions as the checkout device.
A receipt output means for switching and outputting a receipt in a first cut state and a receipt in a second cut state different from the first cut state according to the mode is provided.
Information processing equipment is provided.

According to the present invention
A first mode that is an information processing device used in an information processing system including a product registration device and a payment device that performs payment processing using the payment information output from the product registration device, and that functions as the product registration device. And a program executed by the information processing device operating in any of the second modes functioning as the settlement device.
The information processing device
A receipt output means for switching and outputting a receipt in a first cut state and a receipt in a second cut state different from the first cut state according to the mode.
A program is provided to make it function as.

According to the present invention, the output format of the receipt can be changed according to the person who receives the output receipt.

It is a figure which conceptually shows the processing structure of the information processing system in 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which conceptually shows the hardware composition of the product registration apparatus and the settlement apparatus included in the information processing system in 1st Embodiment. It is a sequence diagram which shows the process flow of the information processing system in 1st Embodiment. It is a block diagram which conceptually shows the processing structure of the information processing apparatus in 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which conceptually shows the hardware composition of the information processing apparatus in 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which conceptually shows the processing structure of the information processing system in 3rd Embodiment. It is a sequence diagram which shows the process flow of the information processing system in 3rd Embodiment. It is a figure which conceptually shows the processing structure of the information processing apparatus in 4th Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the process flow of the information processing apparatus in 4th Embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In all the drawings, similar components are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted as appropriate.

[First Embodiment]
[Processing configuration]
FIG. 1 is a diagram conceptually showing the processing configuration of the information processing system 1 in the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the information processing system 1 includes a product registration device 10 and a checkout device 20. Although FIG. 1 illustrates an information processing system 1 including one product registration device 10 and one payment device 20, a plurality of product registration devices 10 or payment devices 20 may be provided. Further, the information processing system 1 may further include a server device or the like that relays the exchange of data between the product registration device 10 and the settlement device 20.

The product registration device 10 is a device used for registering a product to be settled, and information on the product to be settled (for example, the product code of each product, the name of each product, the unit price of each product, the number of each product, each product). Generate payment information including discount / discount information, total amount of registered products, etc.). The settlement device 20 is a device that setstles a product registered as a settlement target by using the settlement information output from the product registration device 10. Here, the product registration device 10 also has a function of performing payment of the product registered as the payment target in the same manner as the payment device 20 in response to a customer's request, for example. Further, each of the product registration device 10 and the settlement device 20 has a configuration for outputting a receipt for each settlement, as will be described later.

The product registration device 10 has a first output control unit 110 and a first receipt output unit 120. The first output control unit 110 transmits a command (output control command) for controlling the output of the receipt to the first receipt output unit 120. Upon receiving an output control command, the first receipt output unit 120 prints settlement information on a series of receipt printing sheets set in the product registration device 10 to generate a receipt for the settlement, and the first receipt is generated. Output in the disconnected state. Here, the cut state means how to cut the receipt. For example, the first receipt output unit 120 outputs either a receipt completely separated from the continuous receipt printing paper or a receipt in which at least a part thereof is connected to the continuous receipt printing paper. ..

Specifically, the first output control unit 110 transmits an output control command to the first receipt output unit 120 in response to a predetermined operation performed by the store clerk on the product registration device 10. The "predetermined operation" here is, for example, an operation of pressing a button for confirming the amount of money entrusted by the customer (an operation of confirming the contents of payment), or a screen on which the receipt output is required or not. This is an operation that requires the output of a receipt in a series of product settlement flows, such as the operation of selecting "receipt required" in. Not limited to this, the first output control unit 110 is configured to be able to output a receipt other than at the time of product settlement, such as transmitting an output control command to the first receipt output unit 120 in response to an operation of reissuing the receipt. You may. The operation of the product registration device 10 that triggers the output of the receipt is not limited to those exemplified here.

The settlement device 20 has a second output control unit 210 and a second receipt output unit 220. The second output control unit 210 transmits a command (output control command) for controlling the output of the receipt to the second receipt output unit 220. When the second receipt output unit 220 receives an output control command from the second output control unit 210, the second receipt output unit 220 prints settlement information on a series of receipt printing sheets to generate a receipt for the settlement, and the receipt is used as the first receipt. Output in the second disconnection state, which is different from the disconnection state of. For example, the first receipt output unit 120 outputs either a receipt completely separated from a series of receipt printing papers or a receipt at least partially connected to a series of receipt printing papers. Occasionally, the second receipt output unit 220 outputs a receipt in the other state.

Specifically, the second output control unit 210 transmits an output control command to the second receipt output unit 220 in response to a predetermined operation performed by the customer to the settlement device 20. The "predetermined operation" here can be selected from, for example, an operation of pressing a button for confirming the amount of money put into the settlement device 20 (an operation of confirming the contents of settlement), or whether or not to output a receipt. This is an operation that requires the output of a receipt in a series of product settlement flows, such as the operation of selecting "receipt required" on the screen. Not limited to this, the second output control unit 210 is configured to be able to output a receipt other than at the time of product settlement, such as transmitting an output control command to the second receipt output unit 220 in response to an operation of reissuing the receipt. You may. The operation of the settlement device 20 that triggers the output of the receipt is not limited to those exemplified here.

In the above description, the first cutting state is one of the states in which the paper is completely separated from the continuous receipt printing paper or at least a part thereof is connected to the continuous receipt printing paper, and the second cutting state. Is the other example. However, the first cut state and the second cut state are not limited to this. For example, when the first cut state and the second cut state are both cut states in which at least a part of the receipt is connected to a continuous receipt printing paper, and the connection method is different (for example, one of them is a sewing machine). A state in which the paper is cut in a mesh shape and the other is cut in a V shape with a part remaining) is also included in the scope of the present invention.

[Hardware configuration]
FIG. 2 is a diagram conceptually showing the hardware configurations of the product registration device 10 and the settlement device 20 included in the information processing system 1 according to the first embodiment.

<Product registration device 10>
The product registration device 10 includes a processor 101, a memory 102, a storage 103, an input / output interface (input / output I / F) 104, a communication unit 105, and the like. The processor 101, the memory 102, the storage 103, the input / output interface 104, and the communication unit 105 are connected by a data transmission line for transmitting and receiving data to and from each other.

The processor 101 is, for example, an arithmetic processing unit such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit). The memory 102 is, for example, a memory such as a RAM (Random Access Memory) or a ROM (Read Only Memory). The storage 103 is, for example, a storage device such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), an SSD (Solid State Drive), or a memory card. Further, the storage 103 may be a memory such as a RAM or a ROM.

The storage 103 stores a program module that realizes the functions of each processing unit included in the product registration device 10. The processor 101 realizes the functions of each processing unit (first output control unit 110, first receipt output unit 120) by executing each of these program modules. Here, when executing each of the program modules, the processor 101 may read these program modules onto the memory 102 and then execute the programs, or the processor 101 may execute the program modules without reading them onto the memory 102.

The input / output interface 104 is connected to a display device 1041, an input device 1042, a printing device 1043, a money processing device 1044, a reading device 1045, and the like. The display device 1041 displays a screen corresponding to drawing data processed by a processor 101, a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) (not shown), or the like, such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) display. It is a device to do. One or more display devices 1041 may be connected to the input / output interface 104. The input device 1042 is a device that receives an operator's operation input, and is, for example, a keyboard, a touch sensor, a voice input microphone, and the like. The display device 1041 and the input device 1042 may be integrated and realized as a touch panel.

The printing device 1043 includes a mechanism for sending out a preset receipt printing paper, a mechanism for printing the contents of one settlement on the receipt printing paper, and a mechanism for cutting the receipt printing paper with a receipt of one settlement unit. The mechanism of these printing devices 1043 operates according to the output control instruction transmitted from the processor 101. Therefore, the processor 101 can also be referred to as a first output control unit 110, and the printing device 1043 can also be referred to as a first receipt output unit 120. Specifically, the printing apparatus 1043 sends out the receipt printing paper based on the information for controlling the print content included in the output control command from the processor 101 to execute the printing process, and is included in the output control command from the processor 101. The cutting operation of the receipt is controlled based on the information that controls the cutting state. In this case, the output control instruction from the processor 101 includes control information to output the receipt in the first disconnection state. Further, the printing apparatus 1043 may be provided with a switch or the like for switching the cutting state of the receipt on the outer surface. In this case, the receipt is controlled to be output in the first cut state according to the state of the switch of the printing apparatus 1043. Therefore, when the disconnection state is switched by the switch, the output control instruction from the processor 101 does not have to include the information for controlling the disconnection state.

The money processing device 1044 is a device for processing money or the like received from a customer at the time of settlement, and includes, for example, a device for counting the input money, a device for paying out change, and the like. The reading device 1045 includes a light receiving element such as a light source and a photodiode, a code reader for detecting a product code for identifying a product, and an image pickup element such as a lens and a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) image sensor. It is a camera that captures an image including the appearance.

The communication unit 105 transmits / receives data to / from the settlement device 20 and other external devices. For example, the settlement information generated by the product registration device 10 is transmitted to the settlement device 20 via the communication unit 105. There are various methods for connecting the product registration device 10 and the external device via the communication unit 105. For example, this connection is a network connection via a network line, a bus connection via a bus line (for example, a USB (Universal Serial Bus) line), or the like. The network line may be a wireless line or a wired line.

<Settlement device 20>
The settlement device 20 includes a processor 201, a memory 202, a storage 203, an input / output interface (input / output I / F) 204, a communication unit 205, and the like. The processor 101, the memory 102, the storage 103, the input / output interface 104, and the communication unit 105 are connected by a data transmission line for transmitting and receiving data to and from each other. The hardware configuration of the settlement device 20 is substantially the same as the hardware configuration of the product registration device 10. Since the settlement device 20 is an apparatus that mainly performs settlement of goods, it is not necessary to include an apparatus corresponding to the reading device 1045. Hereinafter, the parts different from the product registration device 10 will be mainly described.

The storage 203 stores a program module that realizes the functions of each processing unit included in the settlement device 20. The processor 201 realizes the functions of each processing unit (second output control unit 210, second receipt output unit 220) by executing each of these program modules. Here, when the processor 201 executes each of the above program modules, these program modules may be read onto the memory 202 and then executed, or may be executed without being read from the memory 202.

Similar to the printing device 1043, the printing device 2043 has a mechanism for sending out a preset receipt printing paper, a mechanism for printing the contents of one settlement on the receipt printing paper, and a receipt printing paper for one settlement unit. Includes a cutting mechanism. The mechanism of these printing devices 2043 operates according to the output control instruction transmitted from the processor 201. Therefore, the processor 201 can also be referred to as a second output control unit 210, and the printing device 2043 can also be referred to as a second receipt output unit 220. Specifically, the printing device 2043 sends out the receipt printing paper based on the information for controlling the print content included in the output control command from the processor 201 to execute the printing process, and is included in the output control command from the processor 201. The cutting operation of the receipt is controlled based on the information that controls the cutting state. In this case, the output control command from the processor 201 includes control information to output the receipt in the second disconnection state different from the first disconnection state. Further, the printing device 2043 may further include a switch for switching the cutting state of the receipt. In this case, the switch of the printing device 2043 controls the receipt to be output in the second cut state. Therefore, the output control instruction from the processor 201 does not have to include information for controlling the disconnection state.

The hardware configuration of the product registration device 10 is not limited to the configuration shown in FIG. For example, a server device that relays the exchange of payment information and the like may be included between the product registration device 10 and the payment device 20.

[Operation example]
An operation example of the information processing system 1 in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a sequence diagram showing a processing flow of the information processing system 1 according to the first embodiment. In the following, when the product registered as the payment target is settled by the product registration device 10, the first output control unit 110 outputs the receipt in the first cut state completely separated from the continuous receipt printing paper. Then, when the payment of the product registered as the payment target is performed by the payment device 20, the first receipt output unit 120 outputs a second cut receipt in which at least a part thereof is connected to a continuous receipt printing paper. Here is an example of how to do it.

The product registration device 10 recognizes the product to be settled by using the reading device 1045, and includes the product information (product code, product name, product unit price, presence / absence of discount / discount, etc.) of the recognized product in the settlement information. .. As a result, the product recognized by the reader 1045 is registered as the product to be settled (S101). When the registration of the product to be settled is completed, the operator of the product registration device 10 determines whether the product registered as the settlement target is settled by the product registration device 10 or the settlement device 20 ( S102). For example, the product registration device 10 displays a button for making a payment on the product registration device 10 and a button for making a payment on the payment device 20 on the display device, and accepts selection input from the operator. Then, according to the selection input, it is determined whether the product registered as the settlement target is settled by the product registration device 10 or the settlement device 20.

<When payment is made with the product registration device 10>
When the payment is performed by the product registration device 10 (S102: product registration device), the first output control unit 110 acquires the amount of money received from the customer from the money processing device 1044 or the input device 1042 as input information (S102: product registration device). S103). After that, the first output control unit 110 displays a screen for selecting the necessity of receipt (receipt necessity selection screen) on the display device (S104). Since it is the customer who determines the necessity of the receipt, it is preferable to display the receipt necessity confirmation screen on the display device provided for the customer. Further, the receipt necessity confirmation screen may be displayed on the screen for the operator (clerk) of the product registration device 10, and the clerk may select the receipt necessity according to the customer's request. Then, the necessity of the receipt is selected on the displayed receipt necessity confirmation screen (S105). When "receipt required" is selected on the displayed receipt necessity confirmation screen, or when a predetermined time (for example, 5 seconds) has elapsed (S105: receipt required or a predetermined time has elapsed), the first output control unit 110 , Outputs an output control command to the printing device 1043 including a command to set the receipt state to the first cutting state (for example, a state completely separated from the receipt printing paper), and also to the money processing device 1044. Outputs a change payout control command. In this case, the printing device 1043 outputs the receipt in the first cut state, and the money processing device 1044 determines the difference between the amount received from the customer and the total amount of the goods included in the settlement information as change. It will be paid out (S106). On the other hand, when "receipt not required" is selected on the displayed receipt necessity confirmation screen (S105: receipt not required), the first output control unit 110 outputs only the change payout control command to the money processing device 1044. do. In this case, the change is paid out from the money processing device 1044, but the receipt is not output from the printing device 1043 (S107). By doing so, it is possible to avoid issuing unnecessary receipts.

<When settlement is performed by the settlement device 20>
On the other hand, when the settlement is performed by the settlement device 20 (S102: settlement device), the product registration device 10 transmits the generated settlement information to the settlement device 20 (S108). For example, the product registration device 10 receives a designated input of the settlement device 20 to which the settlement information is transmitted from the operator, and transmits the settlement information directly to the designated settlement device 20 or via a server device (not shown). do. The method of transmitting settlement information is not limited to this. For example, the product registration device 10 transmits the settlement information to the server device (not shown) and includes the identification information that can identify the settlement information, and is a portable medium that can be read by the settlement device 20 (for example, the identification information). A one-dimensional code including, or a paper medium on which a two-dimensional code is printed, etc.) may be output. In this case, the operator of the product registration device 10 hands the output portable medium to the customer, and the customer causes an arbitrary settlement device 20 to read the portable medium. As a result, the settlement device 20 can access the server device based on the identification information read from the portable medium and acquire the settlement information corresponding to the identification information from the server device.

When the second output control unit 210 acquires the settlement information output from the product registration device 10, for example, the display device 2041 displays a screen prompting the money processing device 2044 to input the price of the product registered as the settlement target. Is displayed on the screen, and the amount of money input from the customer is acquired (S109). Upon receiving the money from the customer, the second output control unit 210 displays the receipt necessity selection screen as in S104 (S110). When "Receipt required" is selected on the displayed receipt necessity confirmation screen, or when a predetermined time (for example, 5 seconds) has elapsed (S111: receipt required or a predetermined time has elapsed), the second output control unit 210 , Outputs an output control command to the printing device 2043, including a command to set the state of the receipt to the second cutting state (for example, a state in which at least a part of the receipt is connected to the receipt printing paper), and also outputs the money processing device 2044. A change payout control command is output to. In this case, the printing device 2043 outputs the receipt in the second cut state, and the money processing device 2044 determines the difference between the amount input by the customer and the total amount of the products included in the settlement information as change. It is paid out (S112). On the other hand, when "receipt not required" is selected on the displayed receipt necessity confirmation screen (S111: receipt not required), the second output control unit 210 outputs only the change payout control command to the money processing device 2044. do. In this case, the change is paid out from the money processing device 2044 in the same manner as the operation of the product registration device 10, but the receipt is not output from the printing device 2043 (S107). By doing so, it is possible to avoid issuing unnecessary receipts.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the receipt output method is changed according to the person who first receives the receipt output from the terminal. Specifically, in the example of the present embodiment, when the receipt is output by the product registration device 10, the person who receives the receipt is a clerk who operates the product registration device 10, and the receipt is completely from the receipt printing paper. It is output in a separated state. As a result, when giving a receipt to a customer according to normal cash register operations, the clerk can give the receipt in a clean state with a cut surface. When the receipt is output by the settlement device 20, the person who receives the receipt is the customer who operates the settlement device 20, and the receipt is output in a state where at least a part of the receipt is connected to the receipt printing paper. Here, in the settlement device 20, unlike the case of the product registration device 10, there is no clerk who gives the receipt, so that the customer may leave without receiving the receipt. According to the present embodiment, even if the customer leaves without receiving the receipt, the receipt of the previous customer falls to the floor due to being pushed out to the receipt of the next customer, and the receipt is placed on the floor. It is possible to prevent the situation from being scattered.

Further, in the present embodiment, the receipt output control command includes a command for controlling the cutting state of the receipt. As a result, the cut state of the receipt can be changed only by changing the software setting, and the cut state of the receipt output by the product registration device 10 or the checkout device 20 is changed as compared with the case where the cut state is switched by a switch or the like. The cost of work can be reduced.

[Second Embodiment]
In this embodiment, the information processing apparatus included in the information processing system 1 of the first embodiment will be described. Specifically, the information processing device 30 described in this embodiment operates in either a first mode that functions as a product registration device 10 or a second mode that functions as a payment device 20. The information processing apparatus 30 of the present embodiment switches and outputs a receipt in a first cut state and a receipt in a second cut state different from the first cut state according to the above operation mode. The operation mode of the information processing apparatus 30 is selected, for example, by operating a mode switching switch provided in the information processing apparatus 30 or a setting screen for an administrator.

[Processing configuration]
FIG. 4 is a block diagram conceptually showing the processing configuration of the information processing apparatus 30 according to the second embodiment. As shown in FIG. 4, the information processing apparatus 30 includes an output control unit 310 and a receipt output unit 320.

The output control unit 310 transmits a command (output control command) for controlling the output of the receipt to the receipt output unit 320 according to the mode of the information processing device 30. Upon receiving the output control command from the output control unit 310, the receipt output unit 320 prints the settlement information on a series of receipt printing sheets and generates the receipt for the settlement. Then, the receipt output unit 320 outputs the receipt in the first cut state when the information processing device 30 is in the first mode, and the second mode when the information processing device 30 is in the second mode. Output the receipt in the cut state.

Specifically, when the information processing apparatus 30 is in the first mode, the output control unit 310 transmits an output control command to output a receipt in the first disconnection state to the receipt output unit 320. Further, when the information processing apparatus 30 is in the second mode, the output control unit 310 issues an output control command to the receipt output unit 320 to output a receipt in a second disconnection state different from the first disconnection state. Send. Then, the receipt output unit 320 cuts and outputs the receipt in the cut state according to the output control command from the output control unit 310. Here, the first cutting state is, for example, either a state in which the receipt is completely separated from the continuous receipt printing paper, or a state in which at least a part of the receipt is connected to the continuous receipt printing paper. Yes, the second disconnection state is the other. However, as described in the first embodiment, the first cutting state and the second cutting state are not limited to this example.

[Hardware configuration]
FIG. 5 is a diagram conceptually showing the hardware configuration of the information processing apparatus 30 according to the second embodiment. As shown in FIG. 5, the information processing apparatus 30 includes a processor 301, a memory 302, a storage 303, an input / output interface (input / output I / F) 304, a communication unit 305, and the like. The processor 301, the memory 302, the storage 303, the input / output interface 304, and the communication unit 305 are connected by a data transmission line for transmitting and receiving data to and from each other. The hardware configuration of the information processing device 30 is the same as the hardware configuration of the product registration device 10 or the hardware configuration of the settlement device 20 of the first embodiment, and may change depending on the mode of the information processing device 30. For example, the information processing device 30 is provided with a display device 3041, an input device 3042, a printing device 3043, and a money processing device 3044 when operating in the second mode, and further when operating in the first mode. A reading device 3045 is provided. The functions of the output control unit 310 and the receipt output unit 320 of the information processing apparatus 30 are realized as described in the first embodiment according to each operation mode. Further, the information processing apparatus 30 further has a configuration for switching the operation mode. For example, it further has a switch for switching the operation mode of the information processing apparatus 30. The switch is incorporated in the information processing apparatus 30 via the input / output interface 304 and the like. Further, the information processing apparatus 30 stores a program for displaying an administrator setting screen on which an operation mode can be selected in the storage 303, and the processor 301 executes the program to execute the operation mode of the information processing apparatus 30. May be configured to be selectable.

As described above, the information processing device 30 of the present embodiment operates as the product registration device 10 of the first embodiment in the first mode, and operates as the settlement device 20 of the first embodiment in the second mode. The information processing system 1 as described in the first embodiment can be constructed by the information processing apparatus 30 operating in the first mode and the information processing apparatus 30 operating in the second mode, and the first embodiment can be constructed. The same effect as can be obtained.

[Third Embodiment]
In the present embodiment, the product registration device 10 and the payment device 20 having the minimum configuration for obtaining the effect of the present invention in the product registration device 10 and the payment device 20 included in the information processing system 1 of the first embodiment will be described. ..

[Processing configuration]
FIG. 6 is a diagram conceptually showing the processing configuration of the information processing system 1 in the third embodiment. The information processing system 1 includes a product registration device 10 and a payment device 20. Also in this embodiment, the product registration device 10 can settle the product registered as the payment target, similarly to the payment device 20. The product registration device 10 includes a first receipt output unit 120, and the checkout device 20 includes a second receipt output unit 220.

The information processing system 1 of the present embodiment outputs the receipt related to the settlement of the product registered as the settlement target in the first disconnected state when the product registration device 10 outputs the receipt, and when the receipt is output by the settlement device 20. Outputs in a second disconnection state different from the first disconnection state. Specifically, when the product registration device 10 outputs a receipt, an output command for the receipt is transmitted to the first receipt output unit 120, and the first receipt output unit 120 outputs the receipt in the first cut state. .. When the payment device 20 outputs a receipt, an output command for the receipt is transmitted to the second receipt output unit 220, and the second receipt output unit 220 outputs the receipt in the second cut state.

The first receipt output unit 120 is configured to always output the receipt in the first cut state by using, for example, the receipt cutting mechanism dedicated to the first cut state. Further, the first receipt output unit 120 uses a receipt cutting mechanism capable of switching a plurality of cutting states with a switch or the like, and by setting the switch to the first cutting state, the receipt in the first cutting state is output. It may be configured to do so. Further, the first receipt output unit 120 is configured to output the receipt in the first cut state by using the control command of the cut state included in the output command of the receipt transmitted to the first receipt output unit 120. It may have been done. Similarly, the second receipt output unit 220 is also in the second cut state by a dedicated receipt cut mechanism, a receipt cut mechanism that can switch the cut state with a switch, a cut state control command included in the receipt output command, or the like. It is configured to output a receipt.

[Hardware configuration]
The product registration device 10 and the settlement device 20 of the present embodiment have the same hardware configuration as that of the first embodiment as shown in FIG. The first receipt output unit 120 of the present embodiment is realized, for example, by the cooperation of the program module for realizing the function of the first receipt output unit 120 executed by the processor 101 and the printing device 1043. The program module for realizing the function of the first receipt output unit 120 is stored in the storage 103, for example. Further, the second receipt output unit 220 of the present embodiment is realized, for example, by the cooperation of the program module for realizing the function of the second receipt output unit 220 executed by the processor 201 and the printing device 2043. Ru. The program module for realizing the function of the second receipt output unit 220 is stored in the storage 203, for example.

[Operation example]
An operation example of the information processing system 1 in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 7. FIG. 7 is a sequence diagram showing a processing flow of the information processing system 1 according to the third embodiment. FIG. 7 illustrates a flow of processing when a receipt for the settlement is output in a series of flow of the settlement of goods.

The flow of the process up to the process of registering the product to be settled (S201) and the process of determining the device to perform the settlement (S202) shown in FIG. 7 is the same as the processes S101 and S102 in the flowchart shown in FIG. be.

<When payment is made with the product registration device 10>
When the payment is performed by the product registration device 10 (S202: product registration device), the amount of money received from the customer is input to the product registration device 10 by using the money processing device 1044 or the input device 1042 and registered as the payment target. Settlement of the finished product is performed (S203). When the product registration device 10 performs an operation that triggers the output of the receipt, a receipt output command is transmitted to the first receipt output unit 120 (S204), and the first receipt output unit 120 is in the first disconnection state. The receipt of is output (S205). As described above, the first receipt output unit 120 is the first by means of a dedicated receipt cutting mechanism, a receipt cutting mechanism capable of switching the cutting state with a switch, a cutting state control command included in the receipt output command, or the like. It is configured to output a receipt in the disconnected state.

<When settlement is performed by the settlement device 20>
On the other hand, when the settlement is performed by the settlement device 20 (S202: settlement device), the product registration device 10 transmits the generated settlement information to the settlement device 20 (S206). The method of transmitting the settlement information to the settlement device is as described in the first embodiment.

The settlement device 20 uses the money processing device 2044 to input the amount of money input from the customer into the settlement device 20 and settle the product registered as the settlement target (S207). Here, when an operation that triggers the output of the receipt is performed by the settlement device 20, a receipt output command is transmitted to the second receipt output unit 220 (S208), and the second receipt output unit 220 is in the second disconnection state. Output the receipt (S209). As described above, the second receipt output unit 220 is provided with a second receipt cutting mechanism, a receipt cutting mechanism capable of switching the cutting state with a switch, a cutting state control command included in the receipt output command, or the like. It is configured to output a receipt in the disconnected state.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the cut state of the receipt can be changed and output according to the person who operates the product registration device 10 or the settlement device 20.

[Fourth Embodiment]
In the present embodiment, the information processing apparatus 30 having the minimum configuration for obtaining the effect of the present invention in the information processing apparatus 30 of the second embodiment will be described.

[Processing configuration]
FIG. 8 is a diagram conceptually showing the processing configuration of the information processing apparatus 30 according to the fourth embodiment. As shown in FIG. 8, the information processing apparatus 30 includes a receipt output unit 320. Like the information processing device 30 of the second embodiment, the information processing device 30 of the present embodiment has either a first mode that functions as a product registration device 10 or a second mode that functions as a payment device 20. Works in mode. Upon receiving the receipt output command, the receipt output unit 320 of the present embodiment receives a receipt in the first cut state and a second cut different from the first cut state, depending on the operation mode of the information processing apparatus 30. Switch between the receipt of the state and output.

[Hardware configuration]
The information processing apparatus 30 of the present embodiment has the same hardware configuration as that of the second embodiment as shown in FIG. The receipt output unit 320 of the present embodiment is realized, for example, by the cooperation of the program module for realizing the function of the receipt output unit 320 executed by the processor 301 and the printing device 3043. The program module for realizing the function of the receipt output unit 320 is stored in, for example, the storage 303.

[Operation example]
An operation example of the information processing apparatus 30 in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 9. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a processing flow of the information processing apparatus 30 according to the fourth embodiment.

The receipt output unit 320 acquires a receipt output command transmitted in response to a predetermined operation (an operation that triggers the output of the receipt) in the information processing apparatus 30 (S301). Then, the receipt output unit 320 determines the operation mode of the information processing apparatus 30 (S302). When the operation mode of the information processing apparatus 30 is the first mode (S302: first mode), the receipt output unit 320 outputs the receipt in the first cut state (S303). On the other hand, when the operation mode of the information processing apparatus 30 is the second mode (S302: second mode), the receipt output unit 320 outputs the receipt in the second cut state (S304).

As described above, according to the information processing apparatus 30 of the present embodiment, the receipt is received according to the operation mode of the information processing apparatus 30, that is, according to the person who operates the information processing apparatus 30 (the person who first receives the receipt). You can change the output format.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the drawings, these are examples of the present invention, and various configurations other than the above can be adopted.

For example, in each of the above-described embodiments, an example in which the present invention is applied to a receipt related to the settlement of goods is shown, but the present invention is applied to various objects output by cutting a series of printing papers. Can be done. For example, the present invention can be applied to coupons and the like that are output from a printing device incidentally to a receipt or independently.

Further, in the sequence diagram and the flowchart used in the above description, a plurality of steps (processes) are described in order, but the execution order of the steps executed in each embodiment is not limited to the order of description. In each embodiment, the order of the illustrated steps can be changed within a range that does not hinder the contents. In addition, the above-mentioned embodiments can be combined as long as the contents do not conflict with each other.

Hereinafter, an example of the reference form will be added.
1. 1.
It is an information processing system including a product registration device and a payment device that performs payment processing using the payment information output from the product registration device.
When the receipt related to the settlement of the product registered as the settlement target is output by the product registration device, it is output in the first disconnection state, and when it is output by the settlement device, the receipt is different from the first disconnection state. Output in the disconnected state of 2,
Information processing system.
2. 2.
The first cutting state is either a state in which the receipt is completely separated from the continuous receipt printing paper, or a state in which at least a part of the receipt is connected to the continuous receipt printing paper. Yes, the second disconnection state is the other.
1. 1. Information processing system described in.
3. 3.
The product registration device is
It has a first receipt output means for outputting the receipt in the first cut state.
The checkout device is
It has a second receipt output means for outputting the receipt in the second cut state.
1. 1. Or 2. Information processing system described in.
4.
The product registration device is
Further having a first output control means for transmitting an output control command for outputting a receipt in the first disconnection state to the first receipt output means.
The checkout device is
Further having a second output control means for transmitting an output control command for outputting a receipt in the second disconnection state to the second receipt output means.
3. 3. Information processing system described in.
5.
It is a receipt output method executed in an information processing system including a product registration device and a payment device that performs payment processing using the payment information output from the product registration device.
When the receipt related to the settlement of the product registered as the settlement target is output by the product registration device, the product registration device outputs the receipt in the first cut state, and the receipt is output by the settlement device. Outputs the receipt in a second cutting state different from the first cutting state.
Receipt output method including that.
6.
The first cutting state is either a state in which the receipt is completely separated from the continuous receipt printing paper, or a state in which at least a part of the receipt is connected to the continuous receipt printing paper. Yes, the second disconnection state is the other.
1. 1. Receipt output method described in.
7.
The product registration device
In response to an output control command to output the receipt in the first cut state, the receipt is output in the first cut state.
The checkout device
In response to an output control command to output the receipt in the second cut state, the receipt is output in the second cut state.
Including that 5. Or 6. Information processing system described in.
8.
An information processing device used in an information processing system including a product registration device and a payment device that performs payment processing using the payment information output from the product registration device.
The information processing device is
It operates in either the first mode that functions as the product registration device and the second mode that functions as the checkout device.
A receipt output means for switching and outputting a receipt in a first cut state and a receipt in a second cut state different from the first cut state according to the mode is provided.
Information processing equipment.
9.
The first cutting state is either a state in which the receipt is completely separated from the continuous receipt printing paper, or a state in which at least a part of the receipt is connected to the continuous receipt printing paper. Yes, the second disconnection state is the other.
8. The information processing device described in.
10.
The information processing device is
In the first mode, an output control command for outputting the receipt in the first cut state is transmitted to the receipt output means, and in the second mode, the receipt is output in the second cut state. Further having an output control means for transmitting an output control command to the receipt output means.
8. Or 9. The information processing device described in.
11.
A first mode that is an information processing device used in an information processing system including a product registration device and a payment device that performs payment processing using the payment information output from the product registration device, and that functions as the product registration device. And a program executed by the information processing device operating in any of the second modes functioning as the settlement device.
The information processing device
A receipt output means for switching and outputting a receipt in a first cut state and a receipt in a second cut state different from the first cut state according to the mode.
A program to function as.
12.
The first cutting state is either a state in which the receipt is completely separated from the continuous receipt printing paper, or a state in which at least a part of the receipt is connected to the continuous receipt printing paper. Yes, the second disconnection state is the other.
11. The program described in.
13.
The information processing device
In the first mode, an output control command for outputting the receipt in the first cut state is transmitted to the receipt output means, and in the second mode, the receipt is output in the second cut state. An output control means for transmitting an output control command to the receipt output means,
To further function as 11. Or 12. The program described in.

1 Information processing system 10 Product registration device 101 Processor 102 Memory 103 Storage 104 Input / output interface 1041 Display device 1042 Input device 1043 Printing device 1044 Money processing device 1045 Reading device 105 Communication unit 110 First output control unit 120 First receipt output unit 20 Settlement device 201 Processor 202 Memory 203 Storage 204 Input / output interface 2041 Display device 2042 Input device 2043 Printing device 2044 Money processing device 205 Communication unit 210 Second output control unit 220 Second receipt output unit 30 Information processing device 301 Processor 302 Memory 303 Storage 304 Input / output interface 3041 Display device 3042 Input device 3043 Printing device 3044 Money processing device 3045 Reading device 305 Communication unit 310 Output control unit 320 Receipt output unit 310 Output control unit 320 Receipt output unit

Claims (6)

An information processing system equipped with a product registration device and a payment device.
The product registration device is
Registration means for registering products to be settled,
When paying with the clearing device, an output means for outputting the settlement information of the registered product and an output means.
When the payment is made by the product registration device, the first receipt output means for outputting the receipt in the first cut state and the receipt output means.
Have,
The checkout device is
The acquisition means for acquiring the settlement information and
It has a second receipt output means that outputs a receipt in a second cut state different from the first cut state when the receipt is settled by the settlement device.
Information processing system. The first cutting state is either a state in which the receipt is completely separated from the continuous receipt printing paper, or a state in which at least a part of the receipt is connected to the continuous receipt printing paper. Yes, the second disconnection state is the other.
The information processing system according to claim 1. The product registration device is
Further having a first output control means for transmitting an output control command for outputting a receipt in the first disconnection state to the first receipt output means.
The checkout device is
Further having a second output control means for transmitting an output control command for outputting a receipt in the second disconnection state to the second receipt output means.
The information processing system according to claim 1 or 2. The information processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a receiving means for accepting the selection of whether to perform the settlement by the product registration device or the settlement device. It is an information processing method equipped with a product registration device and a payment device.
The product registration device is
The registration process for registering products to be settled, and
When paying with the clearing device, the output process for outputting the settled information of the registered product and the output process.
When the payment is made by the product registration device, the first receipt output step of outputting the receipt in the first cut state and the first receipt output step.
And run
The checkout device is
The acquisition process for acquiring the settlement information and
When the receipt is settled by the settlement device, a second receipt output step of outputting the receipt in a second cutting state different from the first cutting state is executed.
Information processing method. A program used in an information processing system equipped with a product registration device and a payment device.
In the product registration device,
Registration means for registering products to be settled,
When paying with the clearing device, an output means for outputting the settlement information of the registered product and an output means.
When the payment is made by the product registration device, the first receipt output means for outputting the receipt in the first cut state and the receipt output means.
To execute,
In the checkout device,
The acquisition means for acquiring the settlement information and
When the receipt is settled by the settlement device, a second receipt output means for outputting the receipt in a second cut state different from the first cut state is executed.
program.

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