JP7200201B2 - Payment device and its control program - Google Patents

Description

The embodiment of the present invention relates to a settlement device and its control program.

2. Description of the Related Art In a payment device in which a person who makes a payment acts as an operator to make a payment, change or an article such as a credit card may be ejected after the payment is completed. The items so ejected are then to be removed by the operator.

However, the operator may forget to pick up the ejected article. In this case, the clerk will collect and store the forgotten item. Then, the store clerk needs to hand over the goods to the declarant in response to the report after the fact, which is troublesome for the store clerk.

Under these circumstances, it has been desired to reduce the time and effort of the store clerk in handing over the forgotten item.

JP 2010-237910 A

The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a settlement device and its control program that can reduce the work of a store clerk in handing over forgotten articles.

A settlement apparatus according to an embodiment includes a first storage device that stores an amount of money left behind after completion of settlement processing for settlement of a commercial transaction and a transaction code that identifies the commercial transaction in association with each other. constitute a checkout system, comprising an acquisition means , an ejection device and a second ejection control means. Acquisition means acquires a transaction code. Second emission control means, when the transaction code acquired by the acquisition means matches the transaction code stored in the first storage device, the amount of money stored in the first storage device in association with the transaction code control the ejection device to eject the currency of

1 is a perspective view of the appearance of a self-checkout device according to one embodiment; FIG. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing part of the self-checkout device shown in FIG. 1; FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the main circuit configuration of the self-checkout device shown in FIG. 1; FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically showing the contents of left-to-be-taken data; 4 is a flowchart of the CPU in FIG. 3; 4 is a flowchart of the CPU in FIG. 3;

An example of an embodiment will be described below with reference to the drawings. In this embodiment, a self-checkout device having a function as a settlement device will be described as an example.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the appearance of a self-checkout device 100 according to this embodiment. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing part of the self-checkout device 100. As shown in FIG. The self-checkout device 100 of this embodiment is also called a self-checkout POS terminal or a self-checkout device. Self-checkout device 100 is operated by a shopper. Thus, the shopper is the operator of the self-checkout device 100. FIG.

The self-checkout device 100 includes a main body 1 and weighing units 2,3.

The main body 1 includes a touch panel 10, a scanner window 11, a handy scanner 12, a receipt issue port 13, a card insertion port 14, a coin insertion tray 15, a change tray 16, a rejection tray 17, a bill insertion port 18, a bill discharge port 19, and a patrol lamp 20. including.

The touch panel 10 displays various screens for informing shoppers of various information. For example, this screen is as follows. (1) Guidance screen for informing shoppers how to operate. (2) Information input screen for inputting information on products without barcodes. (3) Reading information display screen that displays information based on barcode reading. (4) Settlement screen that displays the total purchase amount, deposit amount, change amount, etc. when paying the purchase price. Some of these screens constitute a GUI (graphical user interface), and the touch panel 10 receives touch operations for operating the GUI.

The scanner window 11 is formed by covering an opening formed in the main body 1 with transparent resin or glass. The scanner window 11 makes it possible to scan the product held up by the shopper in front of the scanner window 11 with a fixed scanner arranged inside the main body 1. - 特許庁Fixed scanners will be discussed later.
The handy scanner 12 reads the bar code displayed on the product and outputs the information indicated by the bar code.

The receipt issuing port 13 is a slit-shaped opening for ejecting the receipt to the outside of the main body 1 .
The card insertion slot 14 is a slit-like opening for inserting a card into the main body 1 and ejecting the card to the outside of the main body 1 .

A coin insertion tray 15 receives coins inserted by the shopper for checkout. An opening 15a is formed in the bottom surface of the coin insertion tray 15, and coins received by the coin insertion tray 15 are taken into the main body 1 through the opening 15a.
The change tray 16 receives coins discharged from the main body 1 as change. A coin ejected as change is an example of an article ejected after the settlement process is completed. The change tray 16 is an example of a receiving portion. A part of the bottom surface of the change tray 16 is a movable member 16a that can be opened and closed. When the movable member 16a is in the closed state, a coin is placed on the upper surface thereof. The movable member 16a drops coins when it is in the open state.
A reject tray 17 receives coins discharged from the main body 1 as unusable.

The banknote insertion slot 18 is a slit-like opening for taking into the main body 1 banknotes inserted by shoppers for checkout.
The banknote discharge port 19 is a slit-like opening for discharging banknotes as change from the main body 1 . The banknote discharge port 19 holds banknotes in a state in which a portion of the banknotes protrudes to the outside of the main body 1 . Banknotes that are discharged as change are an example of articles that are discharged after settlement processing is completed. The banknote discharge port 19 is an example of a receiving portion.

The patrol lamp 20 performs a blinking operation for warning.

The weighing unit 2 includes a platform 2a for placing unregistered products. The weighing unit 2 measures the total weight of the products placed on the platform 2a.
The weighing unit 3 includes stands 3a and 3b for placing registered products, and an arm 3c for hanging a bag containing the registered products. The weighing unit 3 measures the total weight of the products placed on the stands 3a and 3b and the products placed in the bag hung on the arm 3c.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the essential circuitry of the self-checkout apparatus 100. As shown in FIG. In FIG. 3, the same parts as in FIGS. 1 and 2 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 3, the self-checkout device 100 includes a CPU (central processing unit) 21, a ROM (read-only memory) 22, in addition to the aforementioned weighing units 2 and 3, the touch panel 10, the handy scanner 12, and the patrol lamp 20. , RAM (random-access memory) 23, auxiliary storage unit 24, fixed scanner 25, printer 26, card reader/writer 27, motion sensor 28, coin receiving unit 29, coin sensor 30, bill receiving unit 31 and bill sensor 32. include. These CPU 21 , ROM 22 , RAM 23 , fixed scanner 25 , printer 26 , card reader/writer 27 , human sensor 28 , coin receiving unit 29 , coin sensor 30 , bill receiving unit 31 and bill sensor 32 are accommodated in main body 1 . there is Weighing units 2 and 3, touch panel 10, handy scanner 12, CPU 21, ROM 22, RAM 23, fixed scanner 25, printer 26, card reader/writer 27, coin receiving unit 29, coin sensor 30, and bill receiving unit 31 are connected to a system bus. are connected via a communication system 33 including

The CPU 21 corresponds to the central part of the computer. Based on the operating system and application programs stored in the ROM 22 , the CPU 21 controls each section to realize various functions of the self-checkout device 100 .
The ROM 22 corresponds to the main memory portion of the computer. ROM 22 stores an operating system and application programs. The ROM 22 may also store data that the CPU 21 refers to when performing various processes.
The RAM 23 corresponds to the main memory portion of the computer. The RAM 23 stores data referred to when the CPU 21 performs various processes. Furthermore, the RAM 23 is used as a so-called work area for storing data temporarily used when the CPU 21 performs various processes.

The auxiliary storage unit 24 corresponds to the auxiliary storage portion of the computer described above. The auxiliary storage unit 24 stores data used by the CPU 21 in performing various processes or data generated by the processes performed by the CPU 21 . The data stored in the auxiliary storage unit 24 includes forget-to-take data 24a. As the auxiliary storage unit 24, for example, an EEPROM (electric erasable programmable read-only memory), HDD (hard disk drive), or SSD (solid state drive) can be used. The data for forgetting to take change is data for management regarding forgetting to take change.

FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically showing the contents of left-to-take data.
The forgotten data may include multiple data records representing a transaction code, a forgotten coin amount, and a forgotten bill amount, respectively. A transaction code is a code that can identify each commercial transaction settled by the self-checkout device 100 . The amount of leftover coins represents the amount of change in coins left behind in settlement of the commercial transaction identified by the transaction code indicated in the same data record. The amount of leftover banknotes represents the amount of change in banknotes left behind in the settlement of a commercial transaction identified by the transaction code indicated in the same data record.

The fixed scanner 25 captures an image of the product held in front of the scanner window 11 and identifies the bar code displayed on the product by image processing. The fixed scanner 25 then outputs information represented by the identified barcode to the CPU 21 . It should be noted that stationary scanner 25 may utilize other types of well-known devices such as those that use reflection of laser light to identify barcodes.

Printers 26 include receipt printers and journal printers. A receipt printer issues various certificates by printing various information on receipt paper. Various types of vouchers are receipts showing the content of commercial transactions and the like. The voucher issued by the receipt printer is ejected from the receipt issuing port 13 to the outside of the main body 1 . The journal printer prints journal data containing information to be printed on receipt paper by the receipt printer on the journal paper. The journal paper is reserved inside the main body 1 unless it is taken out by maintenance personnel.

The card reader/writer 27 reads data recorded on a card inserted into the card slot 14 by the shopper. A card reader/writer 27 writes data to the card. The card is a point card, an IC card for settlement, or the like. The card reader/writer 27 ejects the card, for which necessary processing has been completed, from the card insertion slot 14 to the outside of the main body 1. - 特許庁The card insertion slot 14 holds a card to be ejected with a part of the card protruding outside the main body 1 .

A human sensor 28 detects the presence of a person facing the self-checkout device 100 . Therefore, the human sensor 28 is an example of human detection means. As the human sensor 28, a well-known sensor such as an infrared type can be used.

The coin receiving unit 29 receives coins taken into the main body 1 through the opening 15 a of the coin insertion tray 15 . The coin receiving unit 29 comprises an ejection unit 29a and a recovery unit 29b. The discharge unit 29a discharges coins as change into the change tray 16. As shown in FIG. Thus, the ejection unit 29a is an example of an ejection mechanism. The collection unit 29b includes a moving mechanism for moving the movable member 16a in the change tray 16, and a coin collection box for receiving coins dropped from the change tray 16 when the movable member 16a is in the open state.

The coin sensor 30 detects coins ejected onto the reject tray 17 . As the coin sensor 30, various well-known devices can be used, such as those that detect a magnetic field change due to the proximity of a coin, or those that detect whether or not an optical path is blocked by a coin. This coin sensor 30 is an example of article detection means.

The bill receiving unit 31 receives bills inserted from the bill insertion opening 18 . The bill receiving unit 31 includes a discharge/recovery unit 31a. The discharge/collection unit 31a discharges banknotes as change from the banknote discharge port 19 . Thus, the discharge/collection unit 31a is an example of a discharge mechanism. The discharge/collection unit 31a also includes a banknote recovery box, draws in banknotes held by the banknote discharge port 19, and recovers the banknotes into the banknote recovery box. Note that one collection box may be shared as a coin collection box and a banknote collection box.

The banknote sensor 32 detects banknotes held by the banknote discharge port 19 . As the banknote sensor 32, various well-known devices can be used, such as those that detect magnetic field changes due to proximity of banknotes, or those that detect whether or not the optical path is blocked by banknotes. This banknote sensor 32 is an example of article detection means.

Next, the operation of the self-checkout apparatus 100 configured as above will be described.
When the self-checkout device 100 is in a standby state, the CPU 21 waits for various instructions. Then, the CPU 21 starts the control process shown in FIG. Note that the contents of the processing described below are only examples, and various processing that can obtain similar results can be used as appropriate.

In Act1, the CPU 21 performs registration processing for registering the purchased product. Specifically, the CPU 21 waits for the registration operation by the operator. The registration operation includes holding the purchased product in front of the scanner window 11, bringing the handy scanner 12 close to the bar code displayed on the purchased product, or touching the touch panel 10 to specify the purchased product. . Note that the CPU 21 generates a transaction code according to a predetermined rule when starting this registration process. It is desirable that the transaction code is not a serial number, but a code that is difficult to guess from other transaction codes.

When a purchased product is held in front of the scanner window 11 , the stationary scanner 25 recognizes the bar code displayed on the purchased product by image processing, and sends information represented by the bar code to the CPU 21 . When the handy scanner 12 is brought close to the barcode, the handy scanner 12 identifies the barcode and sends the information represented by the barcode to the CPU 21 . When the touch panel 10 is touched to specify the purchased product, the touch panel 10 sends position information about the touch position to the CPU 21 .

The CPU 21 determines the product code included in the information sent from the fixed scanner 25 or the handy scanner 12 or the product code associated with the touch position sent from the touch panel 10 as the product code of the purchased product. Then, the CPU 21 updates the information in the product list area set in the RAM 23 so as to add the product identified by this product code to the list of purchased products.
Then, when all the purchased products have been registered and an operation to instruct execution of accounting processing is performed on the touch panel 10, for example, the CPU 21 ends the registration processing and proceeds to Act2.

In Act2, the CPU 21 performs accounting processing. Specifically, the CPU 21 calculates the settlement amounts to be settled for the trading of all the registered purchased commodities. Then, the CPU 21 settles the calculated settlement amount using a settlement method specified by the operator from among a plurality of settlement methods. Various settlement methods using cash, credit cards, debit cards, prepaid cards, electronic money, points, cash vouchers, etc. can be used as appropriate. Further, the CPU 21 generates receipt image data representing the content of the current commercial transaction, and supplies this data to the printer 26 . The printer 26 prints the receipt image indicated by the data given from the CPU 21 on a receipt paper using a receipt printer, and discharges the receipt paper from the receipt issuing port 13 . Note that the CPU 21 includes the transaction code generated in Act1 in the receipt image. As a result of the CPU 21 executing the control process based on the control program, the computer having the CPU 21 as its central part functions as settlement means.

In Act 3, the CPU 21 confirms whether or not change is generated as a result of the above settlement processing. If the CPU 21 determines Yes because there is change, it proceeds to Act 4 .
In Act 4, the CPU 21 determines the payout amount for each denomination based on the amount of change required in the accounting process, and sends the coin portion to the coin receiving unit 29 and the bill portion to the bill receiving unit 31. In response, instruct the discharge. Receiving this instruction, the coin receiving unit 29 and bill receiving unit 31 drive the ejection unit 29a and the ejection/recovery unit 31a, respectively, to eject coins and bills as change. The discharged coins and banknotes are held by the change tray 16 and the banknote discharge port 19 . Thus, when the coin receiving unit 29 has discharged the coin, the coin sensor 30 is ready to detect the coin. When the banknote receiving unit 31 has discharged the banknote, the banknote sensor 32 will be in a state of detecting the banknote. As a result of the CPU 21 executing the control process based on the control program, the computer having the CPU 21 as its central part functions as first discharge control means.
The CPU 21 cooperates with the discharge unit 29a and the discharge/recovery unit 31a to realize the function of the first discharge means.

In Act 5, the CPU 21 confirms whether or not the change discharged as described above remains in the change tray 16 or the banknote discharge port 19 . Then, if the coin sensor 30 or the banknote sensor 32 detects a coin or a banknote, the CPU 21 determines Yes, and proceeds to Act6.
In Act 6, the CPU 21 confirms whether or not a specified time has passed since the change was discharged. If the CPU 21 determines No because the specified time has not yet passed, the process returns to Act5. The specified time is assumed to be 60 seconds, for example. However, the prescribed time may be arbitrary. The specified time may be determined by the designer of the self-checkout device 100, the administrator of the self-checkout device 100, or the like.
Thus, in Act 5 and Act 6, the CPU 21 waits for the specified time to pass with the change remaining. If the CPU 21 determines Yes in Act 6 because the specified time has passed, the CPU 21 proceeds to Act 7 .

In Act7, the CPU 21 confirms whether the operator is facing the self-checkout device 100 or not. Then, if the human sensor 28 is in the detection state, the CPU 21 determines Yes, and proceeds to Act8.

In Act 8, the CPU 21 confirms whether or not change remains in the change tray 16 or the banknote discharge port 19 or not. Then, if the coin sensor 30 or the banknote sensor 32 detects a coin or a banknote, the CPU 21 determines Yes, and returns to Act7.
Thus, in Acts 7 and 8, the CPU 21 waits for the operator to leave the self-checkout machine 100 or for all of the change to be removed.

If the human sensor 28 is in a non-detection state, the CPU 21 determines No in Act7, and proceeds to Act9. Thus, the CPU 21 allows the operator to operate the self-checkout apparatus 100 with the change remaining until a specified time elapses after the change is discharged, or after the specified time elapses after the change is discharged. If walked away from front, proceed to Act 9. This corresponds to determining that change has been forgotten. As a result of the CPU 21 executing the control process based on the control program, the computer having the CPU 21 as its central part functions as a determination means.

In Act9, the CPU 21 collects the remaining change. Specifically, if the coin sensor 30 detects coins, the CPU 21 drives the collecting unit 29b to collect the coins remaining in the change tray 16 . If the banknote sensor 32 detects a banknote, the CPU 21 drives the discharge/collection unit 31a to collect the banknote held by the banknote discharge port 19 . In this way, the CPU 21 executes the control process based on the control program, and the cooperation of the computer having the CPU 21 as a central part and the recovery unit 29b and the discharge/recovery unit 31a realizes the function of the recovery means.

In Act 10, the CPU 21 updates the forget-to-take data 24a so as to add a data record for managing change collection. That is, the CPU 21 generates a new data record and updates the forget-to-take data 24a so as to include this data record. Here, the CPU 21 includes the transaction code generated in Act1 in the new data record. After collecting the coins in Act 9, the CPU 21 includes the amount of coins discharged as change in Act 4 as the amount of coins left behind in a new data record. After collecting the banknotes in Act9, the CPU 21 includes the amount of the banknotes discharged as change in Act4 as the amount of coins left behind in a new data record. Note that the CPU 21 sets the amount of forgotten coins or the amount of forgotten bills in the new data record to "0" when no coins or bills have been collected. With this, the CPU 21 terminates the control processing shown in FIG.
As a result of the CPU 21 executing the control process based on the control program, the computer having the CPU 21 as its central part functions as a memory control means.

In any of the following cases (1) to (3), the CPU 21 skips the other processes and terminates the process shown in FIG. (1) When the CPU 21 determines No in Act 3 because no change was generated as a result of the accounting process in Act 2; (2) In the standby state of Act5 and Act6, the CPU 21 determined No in Act5 because neither the coin sensor 30 nor the banknote sensor 32 detected a coin or a banknote before the specified time passed. case. (3) In the standby state of Act7 and Act8, the CPU 21 enters a state in which both the coin sensor 30 and the banknote sensor 32 do not detect coins and banknotes before the human sensor 28 becomes non-detected. If it is judged as No.

On the other hand, when the self-checkout device 100 is in the standby state, even if an operation requesting payment of the forgotten change is performed on the touch panel 10, the control program stored in the ROM 22 is executed as shown in FIG. Start the control process shown in . Note that the contents of the processing described below are only examples, and various processing that can obtain similar results can be used as appropriate.

In Act21, the CPU 21 acquires the transaction code. For example, the shopper operates the touch panel 10 to enter the transaction code shown on the receipt. Then, the touch panel 10 notifies the input transaction code to the CPU 21 . Therefore, the CPU 21 acquires the notified transaction code. As a result of the CPU 21 executing the control process based on the control program, the computer having the CPU 21 as its central part functions as an acquisition means.

In Act 22, the CPU 21 confirms whether the acquired transaction code matches any of the transaction codes included in the left-to-take data 24a. If they match, the CPU 21 determines Yes, and proceeds to Act23.

In Act 23, the CPU 21 ejects money corresponding to the amount of forgotten coins and the amount of forgotten bills included in the same data record together with the acquired transaction code. Specifically, the CPU 21 instructs the coin receiving unit 29 to discharge the amount of the forgotten coin included in the same data record together with the acquired transaction code, unless the amount is "0". If the amount of leftover bills included in the same data record together with the acquired transaction code is not "0", the CPU 21 instructs the bill receiving unit 31 to discharge the amount. In response to these instructions, the coin receiving unit 29 and bill receiving unit 31 drive the discharge unit 29a and discharge/recovery unit 31a, respectively, to discharge coins and bills. The discharged coins and banknotes are held by the change tray 16 and the banknote discharge port 19 . As a result of the CPU 21 executing the control process based on the control program, the computer having the CPU 21 as its central part functions as the second discharge control means. The CPU 21 cooperates with the discharge unit 29a and the discharge/recovery unit 31a to realize the function of the second discharge means.

In Act 24, the CPU 21 updates the forget-to-take data 24a. Specifically, the CPU 21 deletes the data record including the transaction code acquired in Act 21 from the forget-to-take data 24a. Then, the CPU 21 terminates the processing shown in FIG.

By the way, if the transaction code acquired in Act21 does not match any of the transaction codes included in the left-to-be-taken data 24a, the CPU 21 determines No in Act22 and proceeds to Act25.
In Act25, the CPU 21 executes error processing. The error processing is processing for informing the shopper that there is no leftover change to be dispensed for the transaction code entered by the shopper. The error process is, for example, a process of displaying on the touch panel 10 an error image prepared in advance representing a character message. However, the designer of the self-checkout apparatus 100 or the like may arbitrarily determine what kind of error processing is to be performed. Then, the CPU 21 terminates the control processing shown in FIG. 6 upon termination of the error processing.

As described above, according to the self-checkout apparatus 100, when change is left behind, the auxiliary storage unit 24 stores the leftover data 24a in which the transaction code is associated with the amount of the leftover change. When the self-checkout device 100 acquires the transaction code entered by the shopper after the fact, and if this transaction code is included in the forgotten data, the self-checkout device 100 will pay the amount of money associated with this transaction code. Discharge. Therefore, the change left behind is dispensed without the involvement of the clerk, which greatly reduces the labor of the clerk as compared with the case where the clerk does it.

Further, according to the self-checkout device 100, the change left behind is automatically collected. For this reason, there is no need for the clerk to be involved in collecting the forgotten change, which also reduces the work of the clerk.

Further, according to the self-checkout device 100, even if the change is not removed from the change tray 16 or the banknote discharge port 19 for a specified period of time, as long as the operator is detected by the human sensor 28, Do not collect change. Then, in the self-checkout device 100, when the operator is no longer detected by the human sensor 28, the change is collected. Thus, even if the customer is slow to take out the change, but it is not the case that the customer forgot to take the change, the change will not be collected by mistake.

This embodiment can be modified in various ways as follows.
In the above-described embodiment, a check for forgetting to take out the ejected money in Act 23 is not performed.
This is because, when the CPU 21 executes the control process shown in FIG. 6, the shopper is operating the self-checkout device 100 for the purpose of receiving the change he forgot to take. This is because it is considered that there is almost no chance of forgetting to take the item. However, just in case, the CPU 21 may perform the same processing as Act5 to Act10 in FIG. 5 after Act23. In this case, the CPU 21 proceeds to Act24 when it determines No in Act5 or Act8.

In the above-described embodiment, it is assumed that all the coins or banknotes discharged as change are forgotten, and the discharged amount is used as the amount left behind. With such a configuration, there is no need to count the amount of money to be collected, and a simple configuration is possible. However, there may be cases where only some of the coins or banknotes ejected as change are left behind. Therefore, the amount of coins or banknotes to be collected may be countable, and the counted amount may be included in the left-over data 24a as the amount of leftover coins or leftover banknotes. In this case, for example, a device for counting the coins or banknotes to be collected is newly provided, or a mechanism is provided to send the coins or banknotes to be collected to a counting device originally provided in the coin receiving unit 29 or the banknote receiving unit 31. need arises. Therefore, although the configuration is complicated, it is possible to correctly pay out the amount that was actually left behind.

Collected coins or banknotes may be stored in a storage box for storing coins or banknotes received by the coin receiving unit 29 or the banknote receiving unit 31 .

Recovery of misplaced coins or banknotes may be performed by a store clerk. In this case, the CPU 21 may proceed to Act 10 in response to the touch panel 10 being operated, for example, by the clerk to declare that the coin or banknote has been collected.

In a supermarket or the like, a plurality of self-checkout devices 100 may be installed. In this case, in Act 22 of the control process shown in FIG. 6, the CPU 21 may also check the left-over data 24a stored in the auxiliary storage unit 24 of the other self-checkout device 100. FIG. In this way, the shopper can use a self-checkout device 100 other than the one used for payment to receive the change left behind. In this case, the forgotten data may be stored in a storage device provided with a POS server or the like, and the CPU 21 of each self-checkout device 100 may refer to or update the forgotten data.

The present invention can also be applied to other forms of payment devices, such as payment devices in semi-self-type checkout devices.

The goods are not limited to money as change, but may be various cards such as credit cards or electronic money cards.

The self-checkout device 100 is generally handed over to the user while the control program is stored in the ROM 22 . However, self-checkout apparatus 100 is transferred to the user without the control program stored in ROM 22, and the control program is recorded on a removable recording medium or transferred to the user via a network. can be In this case, for example, the control program is written in the RAM 23 or the auxiliary storage unit 24 according to the user's operation. A magnetic disk, a magneto-optical disk, an optical disk, a semiconductor memory, or the like can be used as a removable recording medium.

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 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.
The invention described in the original claims of Japanese Patent Application No. 2015-189754 will be added below.
[Appendix 1] Payment means for performing payment processing for payment related to commercial transactions;
a first discharging means for discharging a prescribed article to a receiving section after the payment processing by the payment means is completed;
determination means for determining that an article discharged to the receiving portion has been left untaken;
storage control means for storing a transaction code for identifying the commercial transaction in a storage device in response to the determination by the determination means that the failure to pick up has occurred;
an acquisition means for acquiring an arbitrary transaction code;
a second ejection means for ejecting the goods when the transaction code acquired by the acquisition means matches the transaction code stored in the storage device;
A settlement device characterized by comprising:
[Supplementary note 2] further comprising collecting means for collecting the article from the receiving section in response to the judgment by the judgment means that the article has been left untaken,
the storage device stores the transaction code in association with the article collected by the collecting means;
The second ejecting means ejects the goods associated with the transaction code acquired by the acquiring means.
The settlement device according to Supplementary Note 1, characterized by:
[Supplementary note 3] The settlement apparatus according to Supplementary note 1 or Supplementary note 2, wherein the first and second ejecting means eject money as the article to the receiving unit.
[Appendix 4] Article detection means for detecting the presence of the article in the receiving section;
human detection means for detecting the presence of a person positioned facing the payment device;
further comprising
After a specified time has elapsed since the article was discharged by the first discharge means, the article detection means has detected that the article remains, and the person detection means has not detected the existence of the person. 3. The settlement apparatus according to any one of appendices 1 to 3, wherein the settlement apparatus determines that the user forgets to take the item when the case occurs.
[Appendix 5] A computer that controls a payment device comprising a discharge device that discharges a prescribed article to a receiving part and a storage device,
a settlement means for performing settlement processing for settlement relating to commercial transactions;
a first ejection control means for controlling the ejection device to eject the article after the payment processing by the payment means is completed;
determination means for determining that an article discharged to the receiving portion has been left untaken;
storage control means for storing, in the storage device, a transaction code for identifying the commercial transaction in response to the determination by the determination means that the user has forgotten to take the item;
an acquisition means for acquiring an arbitrary transaction code;
a second ejection means for controlling the ejection device to eject the article when the transaction code acquired by the acquisition means matches the transaction code stored in the storage device;
control program to function as

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Main body, 2, 3... Weighing unit, 10... Touch panel, 11... Scanner window, 12... Handy scanner, 13... Receipt issuing port, 14... Card insertion slot, 15... Coin insertion tray, 16... Change tray, 17... Reject tray 18 Bill insertion port 19 Bill discharge port 20 Pat lamp 21 CPU 22 ROM 23 RAM 24 Auxiliary storage unit 25 Fixed scanner 26 Printer 27 Card reader Writer 28 Motion sensor 29 Coin receiving unit 29a Ejecting unit 29b Collecting unit 30 Coin sensor 31 Banknote receiving unit 31a Ejecting/collecting unit 32 Banknote sensor 33 Communication System, 100 -- self-checkout device.

Claims (6)

A checkout system is configured together with another device having a first storage device for storing in association with each other the amount of money left behind after completion of settlement processing for settlement of a commercial transaction and a transaction code that identifies the commercial transaction. ,
an acquisition means for acquiring a transaction code;
an ejection device for ejecting money as change;
When the transaction code acquired by the acquisition means matches the transaction code stored in the first storage device, the amount of money stored in the first storage device is discharged in association with the transaction code. a second ejection control means for controlling said ejection device to
A payment device comprising a settlement means for performing settlement processing for settlement relating to commercial transactions;
a first discharge control means for controlling the discharge device to discharge the money to a receiving part after the payment processing by the payment means is completed;
Determination means for determining that the money ejected to the receiving portion has been left untaken;
a second storage device;
Storage control for storing, in the second storage device, a transaction code identifying the commercial transaction subject to the payment processing by the payment means in response to the determination by the determination means that the forgetting to take the item has occurred. means and
3. The payment device of claim 1, further comprising: The storage control means further causes the second storage device to store the amount of money ejected under the control of the first ejection control means as the amount of money left behind.
The settlement device according to claim 2. a detecting means for detecting the money discharged to the receiving portion;
collecting means for collecting money from the receiving part when a specified time has elapsed while the money discharged to the receiving part has been detected by the detecting means;
a counting means for counting the amount of money collected by the collecting means;
further comprising
The storage control means further stores the amount of money counted by the counting means in the second storage device as the amount of money left behind.
The settlement device according to claim 2. further comprising an input means,
The determination means determines that the forgetting to remove has occurred in response to a predetermined operation on the input means.
The payment device according to any one of claims 2-4. A checkout system is configured together with another device having a first storage device that associates and stores the amount of money left behind after completion of settlement processing for settlement of a commercial transaction and a transaction code that identifies the corresponding commercial transaction. A computer provided in a payment device equipped with an ejection device for ejecting money as change ,
an acquisition means for acquiring a transaction code;
When the transaction code acquired by the acquisition means matches the transaction code stored in the first storage device, the amount of money stored in the first storage device is discharged in association with the transaction code. a second ejection control means for controlling said ejection device to
control program to function as

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