JP7107749B2 - Merchandise sales data processor and program - Google Patents

Description

The embodiments of the present invention relate to a product sales data processing device and program.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is a collection agency service in which an agency such as a convenience store accepts payments for utility bills, taxes, mail-order sales, and the like. For example, when a payment form with a code symbol is used, a product sales data processing device such as a POS (Point Of Sales) terminal can input information such as the payee name, account number, and payment amount read from the code symbol by a scanner. Accept. When the store clerk receives the payment amount from the customer, the product sales data processing device performs settlement processing and causes the printer to issue a receipt. The store clerk cuts off the receipt stamped with the receipt stamp from the payment handling slip and hands it to the customer together with the receipt.

Further, in recent years, there is a self-service product sales data processing device in which the customer himself/herself performs product registration processing and payment processing. There is also a demand for a self-service commodity sales data processing apparatus to perform payment for collection agency services, and various techniques have been proposed. For example, guidance is issued to issue a receipt label when payment for a receipt agency is made, to affix this receipt label to a receipt, which is a piece of payment form (payment form), and to throw paper pieces other than the receipt into the collection box. Techniques for displaying have been proposed. Accordingly, the customer can take the receipt home by following the guidance, affixing the receipt label to the receipt, and throwing the piece of paper other than the receipt into the recovery box.

However, with the above-described conventional technology, the customer himself/herself attaches the receipt label and cuts off the receipt, which is troublesome, and there is room for improvement in terms of efficiency.

The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a product sales data processing device and a program that can efficiently settle settlements for collection agency services.

A product sales data processing device of an embodiment has an insertion slot into which a payment form related to collection agency is inserted, a reception unit that receives the payment form inserted into the insertion slot, and a price of the product from the product. a first acquisition means for acquiring possible information, a second acquisition means for acquiring information capable of specifying the amount to be paid to the payee from the payment form, and based on the amount specified by the information acquired in one transaction Payment means for executing payment processing, and on the condition that payment processing based on the information acquired by the second acquisition means is executed, a receipt stamp is applied to the receipt which is one element of the inserted payment form. A stamping means for stamping, a copying means for copying the payment paper stamped with the receipt stamp, and a discharge means for discharging the copied copy paper from the insertion slot .

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of an external configuration of a product sales data processing device according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically showing an example of a payment form according to the embodiment; FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically showing a schematic configuration of a sheet processing section according to the embodiment; FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of the hardware configuration of the product sales data processing device according to the embodiment; FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of the functional configuration of the product sales data processing device according to the embodiment; FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an example of settlement processing performed by the product sales data processing device according to the embodiment. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of a product sales data processing device according to a modification; FIG. 8 is a flow chart showing an example of transmission processing performed by a receipt agency support unit and a transmission processing unit according to a modification.

Hereinafter, a merchandise sales data processing device according to an embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following embodiments, a self-service product sales data processing device (hereinafter referred to as self-POS) installed in retail stores such as convenience stores and supermarkets will be described as an example, but the present invention is limited to these embodiments. not a thing

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of the external configuration of a self-POS 1. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, the self-POS 1 includes a main body 10, a first mounting table 20 and a second mounting table 30. As shown in FIG. The body portion 10 is provided between the first mounting table 20 and the second mounting table 30 .

The main unit 10 includes a first housing 11, a second housing 12, a deposit/withdrawal unit 13, a stationary scanner 14, a display operation panel 15, a card reader/writer 16, a printer 17, and payment paper. An input/output unit 18 is provided.

The first housing 11 is formed in a substantially box-like shape, and incorporates therein a control section 101 (see FIG. 4), a deposit/withdrawal section 13, a payment paper deposit/withdrawal section 18, and the like, which will be described later. The second housing 12 is an outer shell of the stationary scanner 14 and the printer 17 and is provided on the upper surface of the first housing 11 .

The deposit/withdrawal unit 13 includes a bill deposit port 131 , a bill deposit port 132 , a coin deposit port 133 , and a coin deposit port 134 . The deposit/withdrawal unit 13 receives banknotes and coins inserted into the bill deposit port 131 and the coin deposit port 133, sorts them by denomination, and stores them. Then, the deposit/withdrawal unit 13 dispenses change from the banknote dispensing port 132 or the coin dispensing port 134 in response to a request from the control unit 101 .

The stationary scanner 14 has an imaging window 141 provided on the top of the first housing 11 and an imaging unit (not shown) built in the first housing 11 . The imaging unit captures a code symbol image such as a bar code held in front of the imaging window 141 and decodes the captured code symbol image. The imaging unit then outputs the decoded code information to the control unit 101 . It should be noted that decoding of the code symbols may be performed by another part such as the control unit 101 or the like.

The display operation panel 15 includes a display device 151 and a touch panel 152 and is attached to the top of the second housing 12 . The display 151 displays various screens (images) under the control of the control unit 101 . The touch panel 152 is provided on the display surface of the display device 151 and outputs information based on the touched position to the control unit 101 as a user operation.

The card reader/writer 16 is arranged beside the second housing 12 on the upper surface of the first housing 11 . A card reader/writer 16 reads and writes information on a card medium. For example, the card reader/writer 16 reads information used for credit payment or electronic payment from a card medium such as a credit card or a prepaid or postpaid electronic money card, and outputs the information to the control unit 101 .

The printer 17 has a printing unit (not shown) built in the second housing 12 and a receipt issuing port 171 provided on the front surface of the second housing 12 . The printer 17 issues the receipt printed by the printing unit from the receipt issuing port 171 .

The payment paper inlet/outlet unit 18 includes an inlet/outlet 181 provided on the front surface of the first housing 11 and a paper processing unit 182 built in the first housing 11 and connected to the inlet/outlet 181 (see FIG. 3). and The entrance/exit 181 is an example of a reception section. The entrance/exit 181 accepts the insertion of the payment paper P related to the receipt agency. The entrance/exit 181 may be provided with a sensor for detecting insertion of the payment paper P.

FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically showing an example of the payment paper P. As shown in FIG. The payment form P is a payment form for receiving agency. The payment paper P is formed so as to be separated into a plurality of pieces of paper. For example, the payment form P in FIG. 2 is composed of three pieces of paper (elements): a payment handling slip P1, a transfer payment bill/receipt P2, and a payment receipt P3. Perforations are formed between each piece of paper.

A bar code B1, which is a code symbol, is attached to the payment handling slip P1. Payment information is held in the bar code B1. The payment information includes information such as the name and account number of the payee, and the amount to be paid to the payee (payment amount). That is, the payment information functions as information that can specify the amount to be paid to the payee. The above-described payment information and the like are visibly printed on the payment handling slip P1, transfer payment bill/receipt P2, and payment receipt P3 (not shown).

Of the payment forms P, the payment receipt P3 is a receipt handed over to the customer after settlement of the billing agency. The payment receipt P3 is provided with a receipt stamp field P3a for affixing a receipt stamp indicating that the settlement of the receiving agency has been completed. As will be described later, the self POS 1 discharges a copy sheet P', which is a copy of the payment sheet P stamped with a receipt stamp, as a receipt instead of the payment receipt P3.

It is assumed that the direction in which the payment paper P is inserted into the entrance/exit 181 is determined in advance. For example, the payment paper P is inserted into the self-service POS 1 in the direction of the arrow shown in FIG.

The paper processing unit 182 is connected to the input/output port 181 . As shown in FIG. 3, the paper processing unit 182 has a mechanism for stamping a receipt stamp (receipt stamp) on the payment paper P inserted into the inlet/outlet 181, copying the payment paper P, and the like.

FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically showing a schematic configuration of the paper processing section 182. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the paper processing section 182 includes a conveying section 1821 , a stamping section 1822 , a copying section 1823 and a storage section 1824 .

The transport unit 1821 is a mechanism for transporting the payment paper P inserted into the inlet/outlet 181 on the transport path 1825 . The transport section 1821 is provided along the transport path 1825 . The transport path 1825 comprises a first transport path 1825a from the entrance/exit 181 to the storage section 1824, and a second transport path 1825b for transporting the copying paper P' copied by the copying section 1823 to the entrance/exit 181. have.

The stamping unit 1822 functions as a stamping unit by cooperating with the control unit 101 (see FIG. 4), which will be described later. The stamping unit 1822 is a device for stamping the payment paper P with a receipt stamp. The stamping unit 1822 stamps a receipt stamp on the payment paper P conveyed on the first conveying path 1825a under the control of the control unit 101, which will be described later. Specifically, the stamping unit 1822 stamps a receipt stamp on the receipt stamp column P3a provided on the payment paper P (payment receipt P3). Here, "stamping" is not limited to stamping, but is a concept including printing of impression images.

The device configuration of the stamping unit 1822 is not particularly limited, and a known technology such as an automatic stamping machine may be used. Further, the stamp section 1822 may include a sensor for detecting the stamp column from the payment sheet P, an image (character) recognition function, and the like. Further, the stamping unit 1822 may be configured to stamp a receipt stamp including information indicating the date of stamping, information that can identify the own store, and the like.

The copying unit 1823 functions as copying means by cooperating with the control unit 101 (see FIG. 4), which will be described later. The copying unit 1823 is a device for copying the payment form P stamped with the receipt stamp. A copy unit 1823 is provided between the stamp unit 1822 and the storage unit 1824 . The copying section 1823 copies the payment form P stamped with the receipt stamp onto a copy sheet P' under the control of the control section 101, which will be described later. Then, the copying section 1823 discharges the copy sheet P' on which the payment sheet P is copied onto the second transport path 1825b.

Note that the configuration of the copying unit 1823 is not particularly limited, and a known technology such as a copying machine may be used. Moreover, the method of printing on the copying paper P' is not particularly limited, and may be an electrophotographic method or an ink jet method. Also, the printing color on the copy paper P' is not particularly limited, and may be color printing or monochrome printing. Also, the size of the copying paper P' is not particularly limited, and may be the same size as the payment paper P, or may be a different size from the payment paper P. In the latter case, the copying section 1823 may be configured to reduce or enlarge the image of the payment form P to be copied onto the copy sheet P' so that the contents of the payment form P fit within the size of the copy form P'.

Storage portion 1824 is an example of a storage portion. The storage unit 1824 is a container for storing the payment paper P stamped with the receipt stamp. The storage section 1824 is provided on the downstream side (terminal side) of the first transport path 1825a. The storage unit 1824 stores the payment paper P transported along the first transport path 1825a. The payment paper P stored in the storage unit 1824 is collected at a predetermined timing and sent to, for example, a company to which the payment is made. Note that the storage unit 1824 may be detachable from the self-POS 1 (first housing 11).

In the above configuration, the transport unit 1821 transports the payment paper P under the control of the control unit 101 (see FIG. 4), which will be described later. For example, the transport unit 1821 transports the payment paper P inserted in the entrance/exit 181 along the first transport path 1825a. Further, the transport section 1821 transports the payment paper P copied by the copying section 1823 toward the storage section 1824 . Further, the transport section 1821 transports the copy paper P' ejected onto the second transport path 1825b along the second transport path 1825b and ejects it from the entrance/exit 181. FIG. In other words, the conveying section 1821 functions as a discharging means for discharging the copying paper P' by cooperating with the later-described control section 101 (see FIG. 4). Note that the transport mechanism of the transport unit 1821 is not particularly limited, and a known technique may be used.

Returning to FIG. 1 , the first placing table 20 is a table for placing a basket containing pre-registered products, and is fixed to the side surface of the main body 10 . The second mounting table 30 is a table on which registered products are placed, and is installed on the opposite side of the first mounting table 20 with the main body 10 interposed therebetween.

The second mounting table 30 includes a hook 31 for hanging the take-out bag containing the data-registered product, and a temporary mounting table 32 for temporarily placing the data-registered product before putting it in the take-out bag. Prepare. On the temporary table 32, there is placed, for example, eggs, bread, and the like, which are to be bagged last because there is a risk of breakage or deformation.

Also, the second mounting table 30 incorporates a scale (not shown). The self-POS 1 (control unit 101) determines whether the bagged products have been properly registered based on the output of the scale. This determination may be made by confirming the timing of product registration and bagging. and the increment of the measured value by the weighing scale may be compared.

Further, the first mounting table 20 may also be configured to incorporate a weighing scale. With this configuration, the self-POS 1 can confirm that the total weight of the product does not change before and after registration.

In such a self-POS 1 , a customer who is an operator picks up a product on the first placing table 20 , registers the product on the main unit 10 , and places the product on the second placing table 30 . The customer repeats this operation, and when all the commodities have been moved from the first placing table 20 to the second placing table 30, the settlement is made on the main unit 10.例文帳に追加

Note that the self-POS 1 is not limited to the configuration shown in FIG. For example, the self-POS 1 may have a configuration in which one or both of the first mounting table 20 and the second mounting table 30 are removed.

Next, the hardware configuration of the self-POS 1 described above will be described. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the self POS 1. As shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 4, the main unit 10 of the self-POS 1 includes a control unit 101 having a computer configuration including a CPU (Central Processing Unit), ROM (Read Only Memory) and RAM (Random Access Memory) as storage media. Prepare. The CPU is the processor of the self POS1. The ROM stores various programs executed by the CPU and various data. The RAM temporarily stores data and programs when the CPU executes various programs.

The control unit 101 is connected to the above-described cash deposit/withdrawal unit 13, stationary scanner 14, display device 151, touch panel 152, card reader/writer 16, printer 17 (printing unit), payment paper input/output unit 18 (paper processing unit 182), the second mounting table 30 (weighing scale) and the like. Also, the control unit 101 is connected to a storage unit 102, a communication I/F 103, and the like built in the main unit 10 via a bus or the like.

The storage unit 102 is a storage device having a readable/writable non-volatile storage medium such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or an SSD (Solid State Drive). The storage unit 102 stores programs executable by the control unit 101 (CPU) and various setting information. Storage unit 102 also stores a PLU file (not shown). The PLU file stores a product code uniquely assigned to each product sold at a store in association with product information of the product. Such product information is stored in association with product information such as product name, price (unit price), classification, and weight. In other words, the product code functions as information that can specify the price of the product.

Communication I/F 103 is a communication device that can be connected to a network (not shown). Control unit 101 communicates with an external device via communication I/F 103 . For example, the control unit 101 accesses the payment destination (financial institution) indicated by the payment information on the payment form P via the communication I/F 103 .

Next, the functional configuration of the self-POS 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the self-POS 1. As shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 5, the control unit 101 of the main body unit 10 executes a program stored in the storage unit 102 to obtain a code information acquisition unit 111, a product registration unit 112, a receipt agency support unit 113, The settlement processing unit 114 is implemented as a functional unit.

The code information acquisition unit 111 is an example of first acquisition means and second acquisition means. The code information acquisition unit 111 cooperates with the stationary scanner 14 to acquire code information read from the code symbol. Specifically, the code information acquisition unit 111 acquires the product code held by the code symbol attached to the product and the payment information held by the barcode B1 attached to the payment form P as code information.

The product registration unit 112 executes registration processing of products purchased by customers. Specifically, when the code information acquisition unit 111 acquires a product code, the product registration unit 112 identifies the product corresponding to the product code from the PLU file. The product registration unit 112 registers the product by storing in the RAM, the storage unit 102, or the like, sales data that associates the specified product code with the number of products (the number of purchases) that is separately input.

In cooperation with the sheet processing unit 182, the receipt agency support unit 113 functions as a stamping unit, a copying unit, a discharge unit, and a guidance unit. The collection agency support unit 113 cooperates with the paper processing unit 182 to execute processing for supporting work related to settlement of the collection agency. For example, when payment information is acquired by the code information acquisition unit 111, the collection agency support unit 113 temporarily stores the payment information in the RAM, the storage unit 102, or the like. In addition, the receipt agency support unit 113 causes the display 151 to display a screen prompting the user to insert the payment paper P into the entrance/exit 181 . Then, when the payment paper P is inserted into the entrance/exit 181, the collection agency support unit 113 controls the transport unit 1821 to transport the inserted payment paper P into the self-POS 1 (paper processing unit 182). .

The settlement processing unit 114 is an example of settlement means and issuing means. The payment processing unit 114 executes payment processing for each product registered in the product registration unit 112 and payment processing for receiving agent based on the payment information of the payment form P for each transaction.

For example, when executing payment processing for a product, the payment processing unit 114 uses the product code and quantity of each product registered in the product registration unit 112 and the price of the product with the product code registered in the PLU file. , to calculate the total price of the registered products. Then, the product registration unit 112 executes a process of settling the calculated total amount with the amount paid by the customer (hereinafter referred to as payment amount). Here, the payment amount may be the amount received via the deposit/withdrawal unit 13, or may be the amount accepted via the card reader/writer 16 and available for electronic payment.

Further, for example, when executing the settlement processing of the receiving agency, the settlement processing unit 114 executes the processing of settlement of the payment amount instructed in the payment information of the payment form P with the customer's payment amount. More specifically, the payment processing unit 114 executes processing for paying the payment amount indicated by the payment information to the payee (account number) indicated by the payment information.

When the payment processing for one transaction is completed, the payment processing unit 114 controls the printer 17 to issue a receipt on which the details of the payment processing are printed. Note that, when the settlement processing of the receiving agent is executed, the settlement processing unit 114 may cause the display 151 to display a screen informing that the payment receipt P3 will be output from the entrance/exit 181 . In addition, when the payment processing for the product and the payment agency is performed in one transaction, the payment processing unit 114 may print the details of these payment processing on the same receipt or on separate receipts. good too.

Further, the receiving agent support unit 113 performs control for discharging the receipt on condition that the settlement processing unit 114 executes the settlement processing of the receiving agent.

Specifically, the receipt agency support unit 113 controls the stamping unit 1822 to stamp a receipt stamp on the payment receipt P3 (receipt seal column P3a) of the payment paper P inserted from the entrance/exit 181 . In addition, the receiving agency support unit 113 controls the copying unit 1823 to copy the payment form P with the receipt stamp onto the copy sheet P'. Then, the collection agency support section 113 conveys the copy sheet P' to the entrance/exit 181 along the second conveyance path 1825b, and conveys the original payment sheet P to the storage section 1824 along the first conveyance path 1825a. do. As a result, the copy paper P' on which the receipt stamp is recorded is ejected from the entrance/exit 181, and the payment paper P is stored in the storage unit 1824.

Next, with reference to FIG. 6, settlement processing performed by the self-POS 1 will be described. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of settlement processing performed by the self-POS 1. As shown in FIG.

First, when an instruction to start a transaction is given by a user operation (step S11), the control section 101 operates the stationary scanner 14 to make the code symbol readable. Note that the control unit 101 may operate the stationary scanner 14 all the time or at predetermined time intervals, and may determine that the transaction should be started on the condition that the code symbol is read by the stationary scanner 14 .

The code information acquisition unit 111 waits until the stationary scanner 14 reads the code symbol (step S12; No→step S18; No). When the code symbol is read by the stationary scanner 14, the code information acquisition section 111 acquires the code information held in the code symbol (step S12; Yes).

If the code information acquired in step S12 is a product code (step S13; Yes), the product registration unit 112 executes product registration processing based on the product code (step S14), and proceeds to step S18.

On the other hand, if the acquired code information is the payment information (Step S13; No→Step S15; Yes), the receipt agency support unit 113 displays a screen prompting the insertion of the payment paper P into the entrance/exit 181 on the display 151. display (step S16). When the payment paper P is inserted, the receipt agency support unit 113 receives the payment paper P, conveys it into the paper processing unit 182 (step S17), and then proceeds to step S18. Here, the payment paper P transported into the paper processing section 182 is stopped (standby) in front of the stamping section 1822 or the like. If the acquired code information is neither the merchandise code nor the payment information (step S15; No), the process returns to step S12.

In subsequent step S18, the payment processing unit 114 determines whether or not an instruction to start payment has been given by a user operation (step S18). If there is no instruction to start payment (step S18; No), the payment processing unit 114 returns the process to step S12.

When the settlement processing unit 114 receives an instruction to start settlement (Step S18; Yes), it executes settlement processing related to the registered product or payment form P (Step S19). Note that, when the registration of the product and the insertion of the payment form P are performed in one transaction, the payment processing unit 114 may perform the payment processing related to the registered product and the payment form P at once, or separately. You can go to

Subsequently, the collection agency support unit 113 determines whether or not the settlement processing unit 114 has executed the settlement processing of the collection agency (step S20). Here, if the payment processing for the payment agency is not executed (step S20; No), the payment agency support unit 113 shifts the process to step S25. Note that if the payment processing for the receipt agency is not performed even though the payment form P has been inserted, the receipt agency support unit 113 directs the inserted payment form P to be discharged from the entrance/exit 181 as it is. It controls the transport section 1821 .

On the other hand, when the settlement processing of the receipt agency is executed (step S20; Yes), the receipt agency support unit 113 controls the transport unit 1821 and the stamp unit 1822 to (step S21). Next, the receiving agency support unit 113 controls the transport unit 1821 and the copying unit 1823 to copy the payment receipt P3 with the receipt stamp onto the copying paper P' (step S22).

Subsequently, the receiving agency support unit 113 controls the transport unit 1821 to transport the copy paper P′ on which the payment receipt P3 is copied along the second transport path 1825b, thereby transporting the copy paper P′ to the entrance/exit port. It is discharged from 181 (step S23). In addition, the storage agency support unit 113 controls the transport unit 1821 to transport the original payment paper P along the first transport path 1825a, thereby storing the payment paper P in the storage unit 1824 (step S24). ). Note that, prior to discharging the copying paper P', the receiving agency support unit 113 may cause the display 151 to display a screen notifying that the copying paper P' is to be discharged from the entrance/exit 181. FIG.

Then, the payment processing unit 114 causes the printer 17 to issue a receipt on which the details of the payment processing executed in step S19 are printed (step S25), and ends this processing.

As described above, the self POS 1 automatically affixes a receipt stamp on the payment form P when the settlement of the payment form P is completed, and discharges the copying paper P', which is a copy of the payment form P, from the entrance/exit 181. As a result, the customer can take the ejected copying paper P' as a receipt without stamping a receipt stamp or cutting off the payment receipt P3 after settlement of the receipt agency. Therefore, the self-POS 1 can reduce the amount of work for the customer in the settlement of the receipt agency, and thus can improve the efficiency of the settlement of the receipt agency.

Also, the self POS 1 executes settlement processing based on the product code and payment information acquired during one transaction. As a result, the customer can settle the payment for the product and the payment for the receiving agent at once in one transaction without separately. Therefore, the self-POS 1 can improve the efficiency of settlement of goods and receipt agency.

In the settlement process of FIG. 6, the self-POS 1 issues a receipt after the copying paper P' is discharged, but the order of output is not limited to this, and may be output simultaneously or in reverse order.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the above embodiments are presented as examples and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. The novel embodiments described above can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, changes, and combinations can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. The above-described embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are included in the scope of the invention described in the claims and equivalents thereof.

For example, in the above embodiment, the stationary scanner 14 is used to read the code symbol, but the configuration is not limited to this. For example, the self-service POS 1 may additionally include a handheld scanner device capable of reading code symbols. Further, the self-POS 1 may have a configuration in which a scanner device capable of reading code symbols is provided in the payment form input/output unit 18 . When adopting this configuration, for example, the scanner device is provided between the entrance/exit 181 and the stamping section 1822 and reads the payment information from the barcode B1 of the payment paper P inserted through the entrance/exit 181 .

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the product code is read as information that can specify the amount of the product, but the information to be read is not limited to this. For example, when a code symbol (for example, a two-dimensional code) attached to a product holds product information such as a product code, product name, and price, the code information acquisition unit 111 retrieves the product read by the stationary scanner 14. It may be configured to acquire information. In addition, when the stationary scanner 14 has a product object recognition function, the code information acquiring unit 111 may acquire information (feature information) indicating features of the product read by the stationary scanner 14 . In this case, the PLU file stores the feature information of each product in association with the product information. By comparing with the feature information acquired by the code information acquisition unit 111, the product information of the corresponding product can be specified. Suppose that

In the above-described embodiment, the insertion and ejection of the payment paper P and the ejection of the copy paper P' are performed through the same entrance/exit 181. However, the configuration is not limited to this, and the insertion and ejection are performed through independent openings. may be

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the payment receipt P3 is stamped, but if a stamp column is provided on another piece of paper, the stamp column may also be stamped. In this case, the stamp stamped by the stamping unit 1822 on the other pieces of paper may be the same as the receipt stamp, or may be stamped with a mark corresponding to each piece of paper. In the latter case, the stamping unit 1822 may be configured to prepare a stamp for each piece of paper, or may be configured to switch the imprint image to be stamped.

Further, in the above embodiment, the copying unit 1823 is configured to copy the entire paid-in paper P, but is not limited to this, and may be configured to copy a part of the paid-in paper P. In this case, the copying section 1823 preferably copies the payment receipt P3 of the pieces of paper forming the payment form P onto the copy form P'.

Further, in the above embodiment, the self-service POS 1 has been described as an example, but the present invention may be applied to a commodity sales data processing device of another system. For example, the product sales data processing device may be a normal product sales data processing device (such as a POS terminal) in which a store clerk registers products and makes payments.

In the above embodiment, the copying unit 1823 is used to copy the payment form P. However, if the copying unit 1823 has a scanner function that converts the payment form P into image data, the image data generated at the time of copying can be used. may be transmitted to the payment destination financial institution or the like. This configuration will be described below as a modification of the above embodiment. In addition, the same code|symbol is provided about the component similar to the said embodiment, and description is abbreviate|omitted.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the self-POS 1 according to the modification. As shown in FIG. 7, the control unit 101 of the main body unit 10 executes a program stored in the storage unit 102 to obtain a code information acquisition unit 111, a product registration unit 112, a receipt agency support unit 113a, A settlement processing unit 114 and a transmission processing unit 115 are provided as functional units. In addition, in this modification, the copying unit 1823 is assumed to have a scanning function as well as a copying function.

Here, the proxy receipt support unit 113a has the same function as the proxy receipt support unit 113 described above. In addition, the receipt agency support unit 113a functions as an example of an acquisition unit, and acquires image data generated during copying by the copying unit 1823. FIG.

Specifically, the receipt agency support unit 113a acquires image data representing the payment form P generated by the copying unit 1823 when copying the payment form P (payment receipt P3) stamped with the receipt stamp. In addition, when receiving the image data, the receipt agency support unit 113a stores the image data in a predetermined area (storage area) of the RAM or the storage unit 102 .

Here, the image data may represent the entire payment form P, or part of the pieces of paper (payment handling form P1, transfer payment invoice/receipt P2) that constitute the payment form P. There may be. Also, the data format of the image data is not particularly limited, and may be, for example, JPEG format, bitmap format, PDF format, or the like. Further, the receiving agency support unit 113a may be configured to convert the data format of the image data into another data format, such as converting from the JPEG format to the PDF format, and then store the image data in the storage area. Alternatively, the receipt agency support unit 113a may be configured to store image data in the storage area after encrypting the image data. In this case, the image data is encrypted using a key that can be decrypted at the destination of the image data.

The transmission processing unit 115 is an example of transmission means. The transmission processing unit 115 transmits the image data stored in the storage area to an external device such as a payee server device via the communication I/F 103 or the like. Here, the destination of the image data may be specified based on the information included in the payment information of the payment form P (the name of the payment destination, etc.), for example. Alternatively, it may be configured to transmit to a predetermined destination.

The timing at which the transmission processing unit 115 transmits the image data can be arbitrarily set regardless of the timing. For example, the transmission processing unit 115 may transmit the image data stored in the storage area each time the image data is stored in the storage area, that is, each time the receipt agency is performed. Further, for example, the transmission processing unit 115 may transmit the image data stored in the storage area all at once at a predetermined time or every predetermined time. It is assumed that the image data that has been transmitted is deleted from the storage area or moved to another area such as the storage unit 102 .

Next, referring to FIG. 8, processing performed by the self-POS 1 of the modified example will be described. Here, FIG. 8 is a flow chart showing an example of transmission processing performed by the collection agency support unit 113a and the transmission processing unit 115. As shown in FIG. This process is executed in the background of the settlement process described with reference to FIG. 6, more specifically in the background of steps S22 to S25.

When copying of the payment form P is started in step S22 shown in FIG. 6 (step S31), the collection agency support unit 113a acquires image data representing the payment form P generated by the copying unit 1823 (step S32). ). Next, the receipt agency support unit 113a stores the acquired image data in the storage area (step S33).

Subsequently, the transmission processing unit 115 identifies the destination based on the payment information acquired in step S15 of FIG. 6 (step S34). Then, the transmission processing unit 115 transmits the image data stored in the storage area to the transmission destination specified in step S34 (step S35), and ends this process.

As described above, the self-POS 1 according to this modification generates image data representing the payment form P when copying the payment form P, and transmits the generated image data to the payment destination financial institution or the like. As a result, instead of the payment paper P stored in the storage unit 1824, the self-POS 1 can provide the payment destination with image data representing the payment paper P, thereby reducing the work load of the clerk (the amount of the payment paper P). (sending work) can be reduced, and the efficiency of settlement of collection agency can be improved.

The programs to be executed by the devices of the above-described embodiments are provided by being incorporated in advance in a storage medium (such as a ROM) included in the device, but the method of providing the programs is not limited to this. For example, the program is recorded in a computer-readable recording medium such as a CD-ROM, a flexible disk (FD), a CD-R, a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk), etc. as a file in an installable format or an executable format. may be configured to provide Furthermore, the storage medium is not limited to a medium independent of a computer or an embedded system, but also includes a storage medium that stores or temporarily stores a downloaded program transmitted via a LAN, the Internet, or the like.

In addition, the program executed by each device of the above embodiments may be stored on a computer connected to a network such as the Internet and may be provided by downloading it via the network, or may be provided via a network such as the Internet. It may be configured for distribution.

1 Self POS
10 Main unit 101 Control unit 111 Code information acquisition unit 112 Product registration unit 113, 113a Receipt agent support unit 114 Settlement processing unit 115 Transmission processing unit 18 Payment form input/output unit 181 Input/output unit 182 Paper processing unit 1821 Transport unit 1822 Stamp unit 1823 Copy Section 1824 Storage Section 1825 Conveyance Path P Payment Paper P1 Payment Handling Slip P2 Transfer Payment Bill and Receipt P3 Payment Receipt P' Copy Paper

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Claims (7)

a reception unit that has an insertion slot into which a payment form related to the storage agency is inserted and receives the payment form inserted into the insertion slot ;
a first acquisition means for acquiring information that can specify the price of the product from the product;
a second acquiring means for acquiring information that can specify the amount to be paid to the payee from the payment form;
a payment means that executes payment processing based on the amount specified by the information acquired in one transaction;
stamping means for affixing a receipt seal to the receipt, which is one element of the inserted payment form, on condition that settlement processing based on the information acquired by the second acquisition means is executed;
copying means for copying the payment form stamped with the receipt stamp;
Ejecting means for ejecting the copied copy paper from the insertion slot ;
A merchandise sales data processing device. 2. The merchandise sales data processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a storage section for storing the payment form stamped with the receipt stamp. 3. The merchandise sales data processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said copying means copies a portion of said receipt stamped with said receipt stamp out of said payment form. The product sales according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising guidance means for displaying a screen prompting the insertion of the payment form on a display unit on condition that the second acquisition means acquires the information. Data processing equipment. Further comprising issuing means for issuing a receipt on which the details of the payment processing are printed for each transaction,
The issuing means, when payment processing based on the information acquired by the first acquisition means and payment processing based on the information acquired by the second acquisition means are executed, provide details of the payment processing. 5. The merchandise sales data processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein printing is performed on the same receipt or separate receipts. Acquisition means for acquiring image data representing the payment form generated when the payment form is copied by the copying means;
a transmitting means for transmitting the image data acquired by the acquiring means to an external device;
The product sales data processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising: A computer of a merchandise sales data processing device having an insertion slot into which a payment form related to a collection agent is inserted and having a reception unit for accepting the payment form inserted into the insertion slot ,
a first acquisition means for acquiring information that can specify the price of the product from the product;
a second acquiring means for acquiring information that can specify the amount to be paid to the payee from the payment form;
a payment means that executes payment processing based on the amount specified by the information acquired in one transaction;
stamping means for affixing a receipt seal to the receipt, which is one element of the inserted payment form, on condition that settlement processing based on the information acquired by the second acquisition means is executed;
copying means for copying the payment form stamped with the receipt stamp;
Ejecting means for ejecting the copied copy paper from the insertion slot ;
program to function as

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