JP7108723B2 - sales data processor - Google Patents

Description

An embodiment of the present invention relates to a sales data processing device.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, POS (Point Of Sales) terminals are used in retail stores for registration of product sales. In recent years, in stores such as supermarkets, self-service POS terminals have been used in which the customer acts as an operator and processes product sales data.

Even in small-scale stores such as convenience stores, store clerks need to perform various tasks such as stocking and cleaning in addition to processing product sales data. Therefore, introduction of self-service POS terminals is desired even in small-scale stores. However, it is difficult to install both a POS terminal and a self-service POS terminal in a small store. Conventionally, in such a case, a POS terminal has been used, which is directed toward the store clerk when used by the store clerk, and directed toward the customer when used by the customer. However, it is troublesome to change the orientation of the POS terminal each time, depending on who uses the POS terminal.

The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a sales data processing device that can be used from either side.

A sales data processing device according to an embodiment includes a first display section, a second display section, a reading section, and a control section . The display screen of the first display unit is oriented in the first direction. The display screen of the second display unit is oriented in a second direction opposite to the first direction. The reading unit is arranged between the first display unit and the second display unit and below the first display unit and the second display unit, and is arranged in the first direction and the second direction. Identification information capable of identifying the product is read from the product to be registered for sale in a third direction perpendicular to the . The control unit switches and displays an operation screen related to sales registration of a product corresponding to the identification information read by the reading unit to either one of the first display unit and the second display unit.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the appearance of the POS terminal according to the embodiment as viewed from the store clerk's side. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the appearance of the POS terminal according to the embodiment as seen from the customer side. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the POS terminal. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a characteristic functional configuration of the POS terminal. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of mode change processing.

Hereinafter, embodiments of a sales data processing device will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The embodiment described below is one embodiment of the sales data processing device, and does not limit its configuration, specifications, and the like. The sales data processing device of the embodiment is an example of application to a POS (Point Of Sales) terminal installed in a store such as a convenience store, where a customer registers and settles a product for one transaction.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the appearance of the POS terminal 1 according to the embodiment as viewed from the store clerk's side. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the appearance of the POS terminal 1 according to the embodiment as viewed from the customer side. The POS terminal 1 includes a first display section 11 , a second display section 12 , a contactless card reader/writer 13 , a housing 14 and a card reader/writer 15 .

A POS terminal 1 is placed on a counter table 2 . The counter table 2 is a table on which shopping baskets, products, and the like are placed. When the clerk operates the POS terminal 1, the clerk faces the customer across the counter table 2. - 特許庁

The housing 14 is installed on the counter table 2 . The housing 14 has a substantially box-like shape. The housing 14 has a first side 141 , a second side 142 , a third side 143 , a fourth side 144 and a top surface 145 . The first side surface 141 is a side surface of the counter table 2 facing the sales clerk in the X direction, and corresponds to the front surface of the present embodiment. The second side 142 is the side facing the customer in the opposite direction to the first side 141 and corresponds to the back side of this embodiment. That is, the second side surface 142 is a side surface facing the first side surface 141 . The third side surface 143 is one of the side surfaces orthogonal to the X direction to which the first side surface 141 and the second side surface 142 are directed. The fourth side surface 144 is a side surface facing the third side surface 143 . The fourth side surface 144 is the other of the side surfaces orthogonal to the X direction to which the first side surface 141 and the second side surface 142 are directed. The upper surface 145 includes the first display section 11 , the second display section 12 and the contactless card reader/writer 13 .

The first display unit 11 is, for example, a liquid crystal display. The first display unit 11 is installed on the counter table 2 with the screen facing the direction in which the clerk is present. That is, the first display unit 11 is provided on the upper surface 145 of the housing 14 and the display screen is directed toward the first side surface of the housing 14 . Here, the first side direction is the X direction in which the first side 141 is oriented. The first display unit 11 displays product information and the like of products whose sales have been registered to the store clerk or the like.

The first display unit 11 also includes a first touch panel 111 for operating the POS terminal 1 . The first touch panel 111 detects an operated (touched) location on the first display unit 11 and determines that an operation corresponding to a display element displayed by the first display unit 11 has been input. As a result, the first touch panel 111 accepts the key operation as if the key displayed by the first display unit 11 was operated.

The second display unit 12 is, for example, a liquid crystal display. The second display unit 12 is set on the counter table 2 so that the screen faces the direction in which the customer is. That is, the second display section 12 is provided back-to-back with the first display section 11 on the upper surface 145 of the housing 14, and the display screen is directed in the second side direction opposite to the first side direction. Here, the direction of the second side surface is the direction in which the second side surface 142 of the housing 14 faces, which is opposite to the X direction in which the first side surface 141 faces. The second display unit 12 displays product information and the like of products whose sales are registered to customers and the like.

The second display unit 12 also has a second touch panel 121 for operating the POS terminal 1 . The second touch panel 121 detects an operated (touched) location on the second display unit 12 and determines that an operation corresponding to a display element displayed by the second display unit 12 has been input. Thereby, the second touch panel 121 accepts the operation of the key displayed by the second display unit 12 as having been operated.

Since the first display unit 11 and the second display unit 12 display various images for the store clerk, the customer, and the like, the screen direction can be adjusted to an angle that is easy for the store clerk, the customer, and the like to view. That is, the screen directions of the first display unit 11 and the second display unit 12 may be parallel to the first side surface 141 and the second side surface 142, or may not be parallel to the first side surface 141 and the second side surface 142. good too.

The contactless card reader/writer 13 is arranged on the upper surface 145 of the housing 14 in the gap between the back surfaces of the first display section 11 and the second display section 12 . The non-contact card reader/writer 13 writes and reads information to and from an IC of a non-contact IC (Integrated Circuit) card by short-range wireless communication such as NFC (Near Field Communication). Here, the contactless IC card is, for example, a card used for electronic payment services. That is, the non-contact card reader/writer 13 is a payment unit that reads and reads information used for payment for one transaction.

The non-contact card reader/writer 13 reads the non-contact IC card held up in the direction (the Y direction in the drawing) to which the third side 143 of the housing 14 is directed, perpendicular to the first side direction and the second side direction. The side facing to read the information. The contactless card reader/writer 13 is installed in the gap between the first display section 11 and the second display section 12 in the upper part of the housing 14 . Accordingly, since the contactless card reader/writer 13 is not installed on the counter table 2, the POS terminal 1 can be installed in a narrower space. Note that the contactless card reader/writer 13 may write and read information not only to a contactless IC card but also to a portable terminal equipped with an IC.

The housing 14 includes a light-transmissive reading window 146 and a receipt outlet 147 on a third side surface 143 orthogonal to the first side direction and the second side direction. That is, the reading window 146 and the receipt outlet 147 are oriented in a direction orthogonal to the direction in which the first display section 11 and the second display section 12 are oriented.

Also, the fourth side surface 144 is formed in an arc shape. However, the shape of the fourth side surface 144 is not limited to an arc shape, and may be a vertical wall surface similar to the third side surface 143 .

The housing 14 also includes a first rod portion 148 and a second rod portion 149 directed substantially horizontally above the second side surface 142 . The first rod portion 148 and the second rod portion 149 are bag hooking portions for hooking bags in which products etc. purchased by customers or the like are put. Since the first rod portion 148 and the second rod portion 149 are provided, the customer can easily put the purchased product or the like into the bag with both hands. The first rod portion 148 and the second rod portion 149 may be provided not only on the second side surface 142 but also on the first side surface 141 and the fourth side surface 144 .

Further, the housing 14 has therein a scanner 104 and a printer 105 (see FIG. 3).

The scanner 104 is provided inside the reading window 146 of the third side surface 143 and is a reading unit that reads a product code or the like, which is identification information for identifying a product to be registered for sale. Specifically, the scanner 104 irradiates the outside of the housing 14 with laser light through the reading window 146 . Further, the scanner 104 receives, through the reading window 146, the reflected light of the laser beam reflected by the product code or the like attached to the product. Then, the scanner 104 reads a product code or the like based on the received reflected light. That is, the scanner 104 reads the product code from the product held in front of the reading window 146 . Note that the scanner 104 may capture an image of a product and read a product code or the like from the captured image.

Here, the scanner 104 is preferably installed above the third side surface 143 . Furthermore, it is more preferable to install the scanner 104 at the same height as the first bar 148 and the second bar 149 . As a result, it is possible to prevent a store clerk or a customer from lowering an item taken out of a shopping basket to the position of the scanner 104 in order to cause the scanner 104 to read the item code of the item.

The printer 105 is a printing unit that issues a receipt on which a transaction detail related to one transaction is printed. The transaction details include the product name, the price, the total amount of the purchased product, and the like. A receipt discharge port 147 discharges a receipt issued by the printer 105 . That is, the printer 105 ejects the receipt in the direction (the Y direction in the drawing) to which the third side surface 143 of the housing 14 is directed.

A card reader/writer 15 is installed on the counter table 2 . The card reader/writer 15 is a device that reads and writes information stored in a storage medium of a card such as a credit card used for payment. The card reader/writer 15 reads and writes information stored in the storage medium of the card inserted into the card slot 151 . The card reader/writer 15 ejects the card inserted into the card slot 151 when a series of processes is completed.

In the POS terminal 1 configured as described above, the contactless card reader/writer 13, the scanner 104, and the printer 105 are arranged side by side in the vertical direction of the POS terminal 1 (the Z direction in the figure). Therefore, the housings 14 can be arranged side by side in the vertical direction to reduce the installation area.

1 and 2, the non-contact card reader/writer 13 is installed on the upper surface 145 of the housing 14, but is not limited to this, and can be installed on the top or bottom of the housing 14 or inside the housing 14. It is good also as a structure which carries out. In this case as well, the non-contact card reader/writer 13 is preferably installed vertically side by side with other devices (scanner 104 and printer 105).

1 and 2, the card reader/writer 15 is installed on the clerk side (first side surface 141 side) of the housing 14. side surface 142 side), the upper part, the lower part, or the inside of the housing 14 . In this case as well, the card reader/writer 15 is preferably installed side by side with other devices (the non-contact card reader/writer 13, the scanner 104 and the printer 105) in the vertical direction (the Z direction in the figure).

In FIGS. 1 and 2, the contactless card reader/writer 13, the scanner 104, and the printer 105 are arranged in this order from above the POS terminal 1. However, the arrangement order of each device is not limited to this, and can be changed arbitrarily. be able to.

Next, the hardware configuration of the POS terminal 1 according to this embodiment will be described.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the POS terminal 1. As shown in FIG. The POS terminal 1 includes a control unit 101, a storage unit 102, a communication interface 103, a first display unit 11, a first touch panel 111, a second display unit 12, a second touch panel 121, a contactless card reader/writer 13, a scanner 104, and a printer. 105 and a card reader/writer 15 . Control unit 101, storage unit 102, communication interface 103, first display unit 11, first touch panel 111, second display unit 12, second touch panel 121, contactless card reader/writer 13, scanner 104, printer 105, and card reader Writers 15 are interconnected via system bus 106 .

The control unit 101 controls the overall operation of the POS terminal 1 and implements various functions of the POS terminal 1 . The control unit 101 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), and a RAM (Random Access Memory). The CPU centrally controls the operation of the POS terminal 1 . The ROM is a storage medium that stores various programs and data. The RAM is a storage medium that temporarily stores various programs and rewrites various data. Then, the CPU executes the control program 107 or the like stored in the ROM or the storage unit 102 or the like using the RAM as a work area.

The storage unit 102 is a nonvolatile storage device such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or an SSD (Solid State Drive). Storage unit 102 stores control program 107 . The control program 107 is an operating system and a program for exerting the functions of the POS terminal 1 . The control program 107 includes a program for exerting a characteristic function according to this embodiment.

A communication interface 103 is an interface for communicating with various devices via a network.

Next, the characteristic functions of the POS terminal 1 will be described. Here, FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a characteristic functional configuration of the POS terminal 1. As shown in FIG.

The control unit 101 of the POS terminal 1 expands the control program 107 stored in the storage unit 102 into RAM, and operates according to the control program 107 to generate each functional unit shown in FIG. 4 in RAM. Specifically, the control unit 101 of the POS terminal 1 includes a sales registration unit 1001, an accounting processing unit 1002, an operation control unit 1003, a display control unit 1004, and a mode control unit 1005 as functional units.

The sales registration unit 1001 controls sales registration processing for registering products to be sold. That is, the sales registration unit 1001 registers sales of the product with the product code received by the scanner 104 . In addition, the sales registration unit 1001 calculates the total amount of money for the products registered for sales in one transaction.

The checkout processing unit 1002 cooperates with the contactless card reader/writer 13 and the card reader/writer 15 to perform checkout processing for the merchandise to be sold. Here, the accounting process is, for example, the process of paying the price of a product or the like in one transaction using an electronic payment service or the like.

The operation control unit 1003 controls the first touch panel 111 and the second touch panel 121 and receives various operations. Note that the operation control unit 1003 may receive various operations from hardware buttons or the like provided on the POS terminal 1 , not limited to the first touch panel 111 and the second touch panel 121 .

The display control unit 1004 controls the first display unit 11 and the second display unit 12 to display various screens.

A mode control unit 1005 controls mode changes according to the operator who operates the POS terminal 1 . That is, the mode control unit 1005 controls settings for switching the display unit that displays various operation screens for operating the POS terminal 1 . Modes include a store clerk mode in which the operator is a store clerk and a customer mode in which the operator is a customer.

The store clerk mode is a setting in which a store clerk performs sales registration processing and accounting processing. In other words, the display control unit 1004 causes the first display unit 11 to display the sales registration screen in the sales registration process in the clerk mode. Furthermore, in the store clerk mode, the display control unit 1004 causes the first display unit 11 to display a checkout screen in checkout processing. The sales registration screen is an operation screen for operating sales registration processing for registering sales of the product having the product code read by the scanner 104 . The checkout screen is an operation screen for operating checkout for the product having the product code read by the scanner 104 . Further, operation control unit 1003 receives operations for sales registration processing and checkout processing from first touch panel 111 in the store clerk mode.

The customer mode is a setting in which the customer performs sales registration processing and accounting processing. That is, the display control unit 1004 causes the second display unit 12 to display the sales registration screen and the accounting screen in the customer mode. Note that the display control unit 1004 does not have to cause the second display unit 12 to display the same sales registration screen and accounting screen as in the clerk mode because the customer is unfamiliar with the operation of sales registration processing and accounting processing. More specifically, the display control unit 1004 may display a screen including detailed operation methods and the like on the sales registration screen and accounting screen. In addition, the display control unit 1004 may display a screen obtained by partially changing the sales registration screen and the accounting screen in order to prevent unintended operation from being input. Further, in the customer mode, operation control unit 1003 receives operations for sales registration processing and accounting processing from second touch panel 121 .

The mode control unit 1005 changes the setting to the customer mode when the operation control unit 1003 receives an operation to change to the customer mode in the store clerk mode. That is, the mode control unit 1005 changes the setting for displaying various operation screens on the first display unit 11 to the setting for displaying them on the second display unit 12 . Further, the mode control unit 1005 changes the setting to the salesclerk mode when the operation control unit 1003 receives an operation to change to the salesclerk mode in the customer mode. That is, the mode control unit 1005 changes the setting for displaying various operation screens on the second display unit 12 to the setting for displaying them on the first display unit 11 . Here, the operation of changing the mode is, for example, an operation of pressing a mode change button for changing the mode displayed on the first display unit 11 facing the store clerk. Moreover, it is preferable that the mode change button is displayed on the first display unit 11 regardless of whether the store clerk mode or the customer mode is selected.

Next, mode change processing executed by the POS terminal 1 will be described. Here, FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of mode change processing executed by the POS terminal 1 of the embodiment.

The mode control unit 1005 of the POS terminal 1 sets the clerk mode (step S1).

Next, the operation control unit 1003 of the POS terminal 1 determines whether or not an operation for changing the mode has been received (step S2). On the condition that the operation to change the mode has not been received (step S2; No), the POS terminal 1 waits until the operation to change the mode is received.

On the other hand, on condition that an operation to change the mode has been accepted (step S2; Yes), the mode control unit 1005 of the POS terminal 1 sets the customer mode (step S3).

Next, the operation control unit 1003 of the POS terminal 1 determines whether or not an operation for changing the mode has been accepted (step S4). On the condition that the operation to change the mode has not been received (step S4; No), the POS terminal 1 waits until the operation to change the mode is received.

On the other hand, on condition that an operation to change the mode has been received (step S4; Yes), the POS terminal 1 proceeds to step S1. That is, the mode control unit 1005 of the POS terminal 1 sets the clerk mode.

With the above, the POS terminal 1 ends the mode change processing.

As described above, according to the POS terminal 1 according to the present embodiment, the first display section 11 and the second display section 12 are provided on the upper surface 145 of the housing 14 facing opposite directions. The contactless card reader/writer 13, the scanner 104, and the printer 105 are provided on a third side surface 143 orthogonal to the direction in which the first side surface 141 and the second side surface 142 are directed. Therefore, the clerk and the customer can use the contactless card reader/writer 13, the scanner 104, and the printer 105 with the counter table 2 therebetween. Therefore, the POS terminal 1 can be used from either side.

Further, in the above embodiment, the scanner 104 and the printer 105 are provided on the third side surface 143 of the housing 14 . Furthermore, it has been described that the contactless card reader/writer 13 and the card reader/writer 15 are oriented in the direction in which the third side surface 143 of the housing 14 is oriented. However, scanner 104 and printer 105 may be provided on fourth side 144 of housing 14 . Furthermore, the contactless card reader/writer 13 and the card reader/writer 15 may be oriented in the direction in which the fourth side surface 144 of the housing 14 is oriented.

Also, the scanner 104, the printer 105, the contactless card reader/writer 13 and the card reader/writer 15 may all be oriented in different directions. That is, the scanner 104, the printer 105, the non-contact card reader/writer 13, and the card reader/writer 15 are oriented in directions different from the direction in which the third side 143 is oriented and the direction in which the fourth side 144 is oriented. may

Further, all or part of scanner 104 , printer 105 , contactless card reader/writer 13 and card reader/writer 15 may be provided on both sides of third side 143 and fourth side 144 .

While several embodiments of the invention have been described, these embodiments have been presented by way of example and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These novel embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. These embodiments and their modifications 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.

The program to be executed by each device of the above-described embodiments and modified examples is preliminarily incorporated in a storage medium (ROM or storage unit) included in each device and provided, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, to provide files in installable format or executable format by recording them on computer-readable recording media such as CD-ROMs, flexible disks (FD), CD-Rs, DVDs (Digital Versatile Disks), etc. can be configured to Further, the storage medium is not limited to a medium independent of a computer or an embedded system, and includes a storage medium in which a program transmitted via a LAN (Local Area Network), the Internet, or the like is downloaded and stored or temporarily stored.

Further, the programs executed by the devices of the above embodiments and modifications may be stored on a computer connected to a network such as the Internet, and may be provided by being downloaded via the network. It may be configured to be provided or distributed via a network such as.

1 POS terminal 11 first display unit 12 second display unit 13 contactless card reader/writer 14 housing 141 first side surface 142 second side surface 143 third side surface 144 fourth side surface 145 upper surface 15 card reader/writer 101 control unit 148 first first side surface Bar 149 Second bar 104 Scanner 105 Printer

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2010-20370

Claims (4)

a first display unit having a display screen oriented in a first direction;
a second display unit having a display screen oriented in a second direction opposite to the first direction;
A third display section disposed between the first display section and the second display section and below the first display section and the second display section and orthogonal to the first direction and the second direction. a reading unit for reading identification information capable of identifying a product from a product targeted for sales registration, directed in a direction;
a control unit that switches and displays an operation screen related to sales registration of a product corresponding to the identification information read by the reading unit to either one of the first display unit and the second display unit;
A sales data processor comprising: Further comprising a bag hanging part for hanging the bag,
The sales data processing device according to claim 1 . Further comprising a printing unit for ejecting a paper on which a transaction statement related to one transaction is printed in the third direction,
The reading unit is installed above the printing unit,
The sales data processing device according to claim 1 or 2 . further comprising a settlement unit oriented in the third direction to read information used for settlement of one transaction;
The settlement unit is installed in a gap between the first display unit and the second display unit,
The sales data processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3 .

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