JPH07320153A - Shop system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent commodity registration from requiring a long time and to enable a customer to quickly check out. CONSTITUTION:A shopping customer 11 goes to commodity showcases 10 with an ID card 12 specifying himself and selects commodities, and data of the ID card 12 is acquired simultaneously with commodity input from commodity register parts 2 and is transmitted to a store processor 3, and transaction data is stored. A payment part 4 inquires of the store processor 3 and calls transaction data of data of the ID card 12, and he pays. Thus, commodity registration doesn't require a long time, and he can quickly check out.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a store system for checking out products, and more particularly to a store system that contributes to shortening the checkout time at a payment corner.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In the conventional check-out of a general store, a shopper selects a product displayed on a product shelf and pays it at a payment corner with a cashier operated by a clerk. The checker reads the bar code attached to the product with an image scanner or directly inputs it from the keyboard to acquire the product code and check out the product information corresponding to the product code.

Further, in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 1-149168, an IC card owned by a consumer is registered by an IC card reading device on a product display shelf on which desired product samples are displayed, and finally a payment place. There is a technology related to a store system that pays for goods in exchange.

[0004]

However, the technology disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 1-149168 is advantageous in that the consumer can easily go around the store, and the store can save the labor of displaying the product on the display shelf. However, the consumer needs to register the product with the IC card, and a person unfamiliar with the operation cannot take the necessary measures for the registration. In addition, this system is effective only for the product on the display shelf that remains the same no matter which one is selected, and is not effective when the same product is desired to be purchased by selecting its condition, quality, quantity, and the like. Furthermore, there is a problem that shoppers must wait at the payment exchange counter because they do not know how long it will take to wait until the products are ready.

Therefore, the object of the present invention is to reduce the labor of the purchaser as much as possible, to allow anyone to easily operate, and to select and purchase a product as in the conventional purchase. Yes, the purpose is to shorten the product registration time at the payment counter and speed up checkout.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, in the present invention, a product code of a product that a shopper desires to purchase is registered, and a product settlement process is performed by the registered product code. In a store system composed of POS terminal devices, portable signal transmitting means for transmitting ID information identifying a shopper, such as light, radio waves, electromagnetic induction,
A non-contact card type signal transmitting means such as electrolytic coupling, a product recognizing means for recognizing the type and number of products taken out from the product shelves on which the products are displayed, and a product shelf for the taken out products. The ID signal identifying means for identifying the ID information transmitted from the nearby signal transmitting means, the product information recognized by the product recognizing means, and the ID information identified by the ID signal identifying means are registered in association with each other. This is achieved by a registered product storage unit that stores the product, and a POS terminal device that performs a payment process based on the ID information of the signal transmission unit when the product is cleared, based on the product information in the storage unit.

[0007] Further, a portable signal transmitting means for transmitting ID information for specifying a shopper, a product requesting means for requesting a product to be purchased on a product shelf on which the product is displayed,
A means for recognizing the ID information transmitted from the signal transmitting means possessed by the shopper who has requested the commodity using the commodity requesting means, the information on the commodity requested by the commodity requesting means, and the ID signal identifying means. Identified ID
Requested product storage means for storing information in association with each other, product preparation time prediction means for predicting the time when a product is prepared based on the requested product information in the requested product storage means, and prediction by the product preparation time prediction means It is achieved by providing a means for notifying the shopper who possesses the signal transmission means of the ID information requesting the product in the requested product storage means.

[0008]

When the shopper carrying the signal transmitting means having different ID information takes out the kind and the number of goods from the goods on the goods display shelf, the goods registering means recognizes the kind and the ID signal identifying means. Identifies the ID information from the signal transmission means possessed by the shopper, and stores the ID information and the registered merchandise information in the merchandise information storage unit. At the time of clearing, the product stored in the product information storage unit is read from the ID information of the signal transmission means of the shopper, and the clearing process is performed.

Further, when there is no desired product on the product display shelf, when the product requesting means requests the replenishment of the product or the preparation of the product, the ID information of the signal transmitting means possessed by the shopper who makes the request is identified. , And stores the ID information and requested product information in the requested product storage means in association with each other. Then, the time required for the product to be replenished or prepared is predicted from the product information, and the predicted time is notified to the shopper who possesses the signal transmission means having the ID.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a POS terminal device according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a store layout diagram of a store system according to the present invention.

Reference numeral 1 is a store, 2 is a product registration unit for registering products, and 3 is a store processor for managing store information, which has product data and customer data. Reference numeral 4 is a payment section, which pays for shopping. A workstation 5 is connected to the store processor 3 to perform store operations. A line unit 6 connects the product registration unit 2, the store processor 3, the payment unit 4, and the workstation 5. A cashier 9 performs a payment operation. Reference numeral 10 indicates a product display shelf displaying products, 11 indicates a shopper,
An ID card 12 is a contactless card that can identify a shopper. And 13 is a shopping basket.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing details of the product registration unit 2 of FIG.

Reference numeral 21 is a registration input section for inputting product data. Reference numeral 22 is a registration display unit, 23 is a registration control unit, and 24 is a registration ID data input unit, which inputs ID data. Reference numeral 25 denotes a registration communication unit, which is connected to the store processor 3 through the line unit 6. Reference numeral 26 is a registration storage unit. A registered product data storage unit 261 is an area for storing product data input from the registration input unit 21. 262 is a confirmed ID data storage unit,
This is an area for storing ID data input from the registration ID data input unit 24. An ID input data storage unit 263 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. Reference numeral 264 is a warning request flag. If there is only one input of ID data, it is used as it is, but if there are two or more, it is impossible to distinguish who is going to buy the product, and therefore a warning is issued. This is a flag that is set for the purpose.

The data registered by the product registration unit 2 is transmitted to the store processor 3 and stored in the customer data file 362 by the store processor 3.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing details of the ID data storage unit 263 of FIG.

Reference numeral 2631 is an input data portion of the ID data, and the input data is the input data portion 2631 first.
Is set to. 2632 is an effective ID part,
Reference numeral 1 indicates an ID data portion, and 26322 indicates data indicating the strength of the input signal. Effective ID data part 2632
Has a plurality of records having these data structures. 2633 is the first intensity level, which is not recognized as valid data unless the radio wave intensity of the ID card 12, which is a non-contact type card, is more than a certain intensity. Two
634 is a second intensity level, and when there are two or more data with a certain intensity or more, a message to that effect is output,
The person who is trying to buy the product is registered I when asked to clarify which shopper is going to buy the product.
This is the strength level at which the ID data is considered to be a person's shopping when it approaches the D data input unit 24 and the strength exceeds a certain level. If a message is output, anyone other than the person who is trying to shop will move away, and the first strength level 26
There may be only one ID data of 33 or more, that is, only the person who is trying to shop.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing in more detail the structure of the payment unit 4 of FIG.

In the figure, reference numeral 41 is a payment input unit for inputting payment data. 42 is a payment display unit, and 43
Is a payment control unit, which controls each unit in the payment process. A payment ID data input unit 44 inputs ID data. A payment communication unit 45 is connected to the store processor 3 through the line unit 6. Reference numeral 46 is a registration storage unit, and 47 is a payment printing unit. 461 is payment I
The D data section is an area for storing the ID data read from the payment ID data input section 44. Reference numeral 462 denotes a paying customer data section, which reads and sets the data registered by the registering section 2, and has the same configuration as the record of the customer data file 362 which will be described later.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing details of the store processor 3 of FIG.

Reference numeral 33 denotes a store processor control unit, which is 3
A store processor communication unit 5 is connected to the commodity registration unit 2, the payment unit 4, and the workstation 5 through the line unit 6. 36 is a store processor storage unit,
A product information file 361 is a file in which product information is registered. Details will be described with reference to FIG. 362
Is a customer data file, details of which will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing details of the product information file 361 shown in FIG.

3611 is a product code, 3612 is a product name, 3613 is a department to which the product belongs, 3614 is a price,
3615 is the number of shelves in stock on the shelves, 3616 is backyard stock, and is the number of stocks held as backyard stock that takes out products from the backyard when there is no shelf stock.

FIG. 7 shows the customer data file 362 of FIG.
It is a figure showing the details of.

Reference numeral 3621 is a customer ID. 3622 is a transaction status flag, 1 is registering a product, 2 is paying,
3 indicates paid. Reference numeral 3623 denotes a total data portion of transactions, which has data such as the total price of products and the number of points purchased. Reference numeral 3624 is payment data, and reference numeral 3625 is a product specification section that stores details of purchased product data.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing details of the product specification section 3625 of FIG.

36251 is a product code, 36252 is a product name, 36253 is a price, 36254 is the number of products, 3625.
5 is the selling price, which is the product of the price 36253 and the number 36254. Further, if there is a discount, it is possible to have a discount area and set a value obtained by subtracting the discount area to the selling price 36255. A product preparation state flag 36256 is set to 0 when the product is ready, and is set to 1 when the product is being prepared. The product specification section 3625 has a plurality of records having such a data structure.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing the details of the workstation 5 in FIG.

Reference numeral 51 is a WS input section for inputting data. 52 is a WS display unit, 53 is a WS control unit, 55 is a WS communication unit, and is connected to the store processor 3 through the line unit 6. Reference numeral 56 is a WS storage unit, and 57 is a WS printing unit. A product preparation request data storage unit 561 is a storage unit that stores product preparation request data from the store processor 3.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the details of the product preparation request data storage unit 561 of FIG.

Reference numeral 5611 denotes a request number, which is assigned by the workstation 5 in order to manage the data requested by the store processor 3. Reference numeral 5612 denotes a request status flag, which is 0 when the product is ready and 1 when the product is ready, like the product preparation status flag 36256.
To Reference numeral 5613 denotes a customer ID data section, which is 5614.
Is the product data section. Product preparation request data storage unit 56
1 has a plurality of records having such a configuration.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the process of registering ID data in the product registration section 2.

FIG. 12 is a flow chart showing the process of product registration in the product registration unit 2.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a communication format of a processing request to the store processor 3.

FIG. 14 is a flow chart showing the processing in the store processor 3.

FIG. 15 is a flow chart showing the processing for a product preparation request at the workstation 5.

FIG. 16 is a flow chart showing the processing at the product preparation completion in the workstation 5.

FIG. 17 is a flow chart showing the payment processing in the payment section 4.

The process will be described below with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

The shopper 11 has an ID card 12 for identifying the shopper, and this ID card 12 is a non-contact type card. The technology of the non-contact type card is described in "Latest edition prepaid card practice and introduction guide" (Nippon Jitsugyo Publishing Co., Ltd.) PP252-257.

When the shopper 11 goes to the product display shelf 10, selects a product, and tries to input a product from the product registration unit 2, the data generated by the ID card 12 is sent to the product registration unit 2
The registration ID data input unit 24 receives the data. It judges whether there is an input (S1), and if there is no input, waits for the input,
If there is an input, the input data is taken into the input data section 2631 together with the reception intensity (S2), and the reception intensity is compared with the first intensity level 2633 (S3).

In S3, the reception intensity is the first intensity level 263.
If it is not 3 or more, if there is data in the input data portion 2631 in the valid ID portion 2632, the data is deleted from the valid ID portion 2632, and the number of records in the valid ID portion 2632 is -1.
Yes (S4). Then, the number of records of the valid ID 2632 is determined, and if the number of records is not 0, the process ends (S5).

If the number of records is 0 in S5, the determined ID
The data portion 2632 is cleared and the processing is terminated (S
6).

On the other hand, if the reception intensity is equal to or higher than the first intensity level 2633 in S3, the data of the input data portion 2631 is registered in the valid ID portion and the number of records registered in the valid ID portion 2632 is incremented by 1 (S7). The number of records in the effective ID section is set to 0 when the power is turned on in the morning, and the number of records is constantly managed by the received data.

Subsequently, the number of records in the valid ID section 2632 is determined (S8), and if the number of records is 1, the data in the input data section 2631 is set in the fixed ID data storage section 262 and the process is terminated (S9). ).

If there are two or more records in the valid ID portion 2632 in S8, all of these records are compared with the second intensity level 2634 (S10).

If there is only one record of the second intensity level or higher, the warning request flag 264 is kept off and the abnormality processing is not performed (S11). However, when there are a plurality of records having the second strength level 2634 or higher, or when the strengths 26322 of all the records are lower than the second strength level 2634, it is impossible to determine which shopper 11 is going to buy the product. Therefore, the warning request flag 264 that outputs a warning message indicating that is turned on.

The ID of the record having the maximum strength among the strengths 26322 in the effective ID portion 2632.
The data section 26321 is set in the confirmed ID data storage section 265, and the process is terminated (S13).

In this way, when the shopper 11 approaches the registration ID data input section 24 of the merchandise registration section 2, the shopper 11 having the ID data registered in the valid ID section 2632 is the merchandise registration section 2 By moving away from the registered ID data section 24 of No. 2, the data on the valid ID section 2632 is deleted and only valid ID data is fetched.

In the above example shown in FIG. 11, the ID card 12 is a non-contact type card, but a non-contact type card utilizing light, radio waves, electromagnetic induction, electrolytic coupling or the like has been developed. Therefore, any of these contactless cards can be applied to the system described in the embodiment of the present invention.

For example, when the non-contact type card is of the radio wave type, the radio wave may be transmitted at all times, or may be transmitted at a certain periodic timing by a timer. It may be one. Also, make a call only when detected by the sensor,
It may be performed only at another timing.

The non-contact card may be of the electromagnetic induction type. In that case, energy may be received from the product registration unit 2 by an electric field or a magnetic field, and when the battery is charged, transmission may be performed, and a timer may wait until the next transmission before transmission. In addition, there is a check circuit that the transmitter can output at a certain intensity, and if the check circuit cannot make a call with a certain intensity, it will turn on the inspection required lamp indicating that inspection is required. May be.

Further, in the above example, the explanation was made on the assumption that the transmitting side has a certain transmission intensity, but the transmitting side puts the transmission intensity data in the transmission data to transmit, and the receiving side determines the intensity. It may be possible to measure and obtain the distance by the intensity of transmission and reception, and thereby consider that the shopper 11 having the closest distance is trying to buy the product.

Even at this time, in the case where the shopper who can be regarded as the closest shopper cannot be specified as one person, the strength judgment as in S3 of FIG. 11 must be performed by the distance judgment.

Also in this case, since data such as too weak a radio wave cannot be processed, a certain intensity level or higher is required and the check may be performed.

Further, in S4 of FIG. 11, the ID data whose received signal is weaker than the first intensity level 2633 is a valid ID.
Although the deletion is performed from the unit 2632, a process may be performed in which this is checked at regular time intervals, and if there is no input for a predetermined time or more, it is deleted.

Next, the process of product registration in the product registration unit 2 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

The shopper 11 has an ID card 12 for identifying the shopper. When the shopper 11 goes to the product display shelf 10, selects a product, and inputs the product from the product registration unit 2, the registration input is made. The section 21 receives the input and fetches the data into the registered product data storage section 261 (S21),
The product data is inquired using the input product data, and the product code 3611 of the record of the product information file 361 is displayed.
Received data including a product name 3612, a department 3613, a price 3614, a shelf inventory 3615, a backyard inventory 3616, and the like are stored in the registered product data storage unit 261 (S
22), when there is a shelf inventory in the registered product data storage unit 261 obtained by searching the product information file 361, S31
If there is no shelf stock, the process proceeds to S24 (S23).

At S31, the confirmed ID data storage unit 262
If there is data, the warning request flag 264 is determined (S32), and when the warning request flag 264 is off, the data in the confirmed ID data storage unit 262 and the registered product data storage unit 261 received in the inquiry about the product. Of the product name and price of the product is displayed on the registration display unit 22 (S33), and subsequently, the data of the confirmed ID data storage unit 262 and the data of the product data 261 are registered by the registration communication unit 25 through the line unit 6 and the store processor 3 To (S34), and the process ends.

In S32, the warning request flag 264 is determined (S32). When the warning request flag 264 is on,
The number of records in the valid ID portion 2632 is two or more, and two or more strengths 26322 of the records in the valid ID portion 2632 have the second strength level or higher, or the strengths 26322 of all the records have the second strength level. 263
Since there is no strength up to 4, and it is not possible to determine which shopper 11 is going to buy the product, the warning request flag 2 that outputs a warning message to that effect.
64 is turned on, and the data of the confirmed ID data storage unit 262 and the registered product data storage unit 26 received in the inquiry about the product.
The product name and price information in 1 are displayed on the registration display unit 22 (S35).

For example, since it cannot be determined which shopper 11 is going to buy the product, the customer should check the ID data and the product, or the shopper 11 who is about to buy the product approaches the product registration unit 2. A warning message to the effect that it is desired to identify the shopper who is trying to purchase the product by displaying the warning message on the registration display unit 22 and sounding a buzzer to draw the shopper 11's attention to register the product (S36). Waiting for input of data that enables the shopper 11 to determine whether he or she is trying to buy the product (S3).
7).

Although the buzzer sounds to attract the attention of the shopper 11, it is also possible to have a means for producing a voice and output a message similar to the warning message by voice. In addition, I
A message to the effect of bringing the D card 12 closer may be issued by voice. Alternatively, the lamp may be blinked to instruct the driver to proceed to the lamp.

That is, the I transmitted from the ID card 12
The closer the D data signal is to the registered ID input section 24, the stronger the signal becomes, and the shopper 11 having the ID card with the highest signal strength.
Determines that they are about to purchase a product, and their ID
The data is fixed.

When the ID data is fixed in this way, the fixed ID data is stored in the fixed ID data storage unit 262.
The information of the product name and price in the registered product data storage unit 261 set in step S38 and received in the inquiry about the product is displayed on the registration display unit 22 (S38), and then the data of the confirmed ID data storage unit 262 is displayed. And the data of the product data 261 are transmitted by the registration communication unit 25 to the store processor 3 through the line unit 6 (S34), and the process ends.

Further, in S36, it is possible to output that the shoppers other than the shoppers 11 who have registered the merchandise want them to go away a little. Further, when the product is input, there are other shoppers who happen to be nearby and there are two or more records in the effective ID section 2632. However, another shopper then moves away and the number of records in the effective ID section 2632 becomes one. Sometimes it becomes. Thus, after a while, it is possible to specify the shopper's ID, set the value of the confirmed ID data storage unit 262, and start the processing of S38.

If there is no data in the confirmed ID data storage unit 262 in S31, the ID data is not known, and the person who purchased the product seems to have forgotten the ID card 12 somewhere. Please check the ID card. A warning message to that effect is displayed on the registration display unit 22, the buzzer is sounded to draw the attention of the shopper who is trying to register the product, and the process ends (S39). At this time, the product data is cleared without registering the product. Here, similarly, it is also possible to have a means for emitting a voice and output a message similar to the warning message by voice.

For the product purchased in S34, the shopper 11 puts it in his or her shopping basket 13. In this way
Since the product registration is performed at the product display shelf 10, registration at the cashier counter is unnecessary.

When the shopper 11 goes to the product display shelf 10 and tries to select a product, but when the product itself is not available, the product code label on the product display shelf 10 is registered and entered in the product registration section 2. Input in section 21. The input product code is taken into the registered product data storage unit 261 (S21), the product data is inquired to the store processor 3 based on the product code, and the received data of the record of the product information file 361 is registered as the product data. The product information file 361 is stored in the storage unit 261 (S22).
When there is no shelf inventory in the registered product data storage unit 261 obtained by searching for, the process proceeds to S24 (S23), and it is determined whether there is a backyard inventory in the registered product data storage unit 261 (S24). For example, it is determined whether there is a value in the confirmed ID data storage unit 262 (S26), and if there is a value, the data in the confirmed ID data storage unit 262 and the registered product data storage unit 2 are determined.
Data such as the product name and price in 61 and a message requesting not to make a reservation are displayed on the registration display unit 22, a buzzer is sounded, and the shopper 11's attention is drawn.
It waits for the input not to make a reservation (S27).

Here, the message may also be issued by voice. The buzzer sounds the shopper's attention, looks at the display of the registration display section 22, decides whether to buy or make a reservation, and designates the key on the registration input section 21 to make a key input. The entered key is judged (S28), and when the entered key means purchase, that is, reservation, the purchase (reservation) display and the product are delivered to a counter at the workstation 5. The registration display unit 22 is displayed asking the user to come to the store (S30), and then the data in the confirmed ID data storage unit 262 and the product data 261 are registered by the registration communication unit 25 through the line unit 6 to the store processor 3 To (S34), and the process ends.

In S28, the entered key is judged (S2
8) If the entered key does not mean purchase (reservation), a cancellation display is displayed on the registration display unit 22 (S29), and the process is terminated. It should be noted that, here, while waiting for the input of S28, when there is no input for a certain designated time,
Processing may be performed as if the product is not purchased or reserved.

Further, in S34, the registered product data storage unit 2
It is determined whether there is a backyard inventory in 61 (S2
4) If not, the product information such as the product name in the registered product data storage unit 261 and a display indicating that the product is out of stock are displayed from the registration display unit 22 and the process ends (S25).

Incidentally, in S26, the confirmed ID data storage unit 2
It is determined whether there is a value of 62 (S26).
Since the process proceeds to S39 and the person who purchased the product does not know the ID data, he or she seems to have forgotten the ID card 12 somewhere.
A warning message requesting confirmation of the ID data is displayed on the registration display unit 22, and a buzzer sounds to draw the attention of the shopper who is trying to register the product and the process ends (S).
39). At this time, the data is cleared without registering the product.

By doing this. Since it is not necessary to register the merchandise at the cash register and it is not necessary to register each merchandise individually, the waiting time for the customer can be reduced by the registration work.

In the above example, the product data is inquired to the store processor 3. However, if this is done, information can be presented when the product is not on the product display shelf. If only considering providing the products on the display shelves, the file having the product information in the product registration unit 2 is searched, and the file is searched in the product registration unit 2 so that the shopper tries to buy the product. Information may be displayed.

Further, in S27 of the above example, the time when the merchandise can be prepared or the time required for the merchandise is included in the response data to the inquiry to the store processor 3, and if it is after that, the preparation is made. Information may be entered and displayed on the registration display unit 22. If you have such data, you can know whether you can prepare immediately, how long it will take to prepare, etc.
You can also decide whether to buy, ie make a reservation. This time or time data may be predetermined fixed time data, or if the time required for preparation differs for each product, display each preparation time. You may

Further, as the time data, the time data as described above may be added to the data in addition to the current time. Further, if the store processor 3 has the information about the expected arrival date and time, it may be included in the inquiry response data and displayed on the registration display unit 22 by the received data in S25.

In the above example, when there is no product on the product display shelf 10, the product registration section 2 inputs the product code label on the product display shelf 10 to make an inquiry. The display shelf 10 may additionally have a function of inquiring about inventory information when there is no product.

In the above example, when there is no product on the product display shelf 10, the product registration section 2 inputs the product code label on the product display shelf 10 and inquires about the product name, price, product preparation time, and arrival schedule. Although information such as date and time is displayed and output, such information is displayed when the product display shelf 10 has an output location for such information and the product display shelf 10 runs out of products. May be.

Further, in the above example, the store processor 3 is connected through the line section 6, but it may be wireless.

Further, in the above example, in S30, the registration display section 22 displays that the merchandise is delivered to a certain counter of the workstation 5, so that the merchandise is displayed. Shopper 1 when ready
The ID card 12 of 1 may be provided with a means for notifying that effect and a means for attracting the shopper's 11 attention so as to notify the shopper directly. Also, such an indication is I
Although it is described that the display is performed by the D card 12, the display may be performed for a specific shopper, and for example, the shopping cart may have such a display function.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a communication format of a processing request to the store processor 3.

Since 601 has a plurality of product registration units 2,
A transmission source number for discriminating the transmission source, 602 is a function code, and as the value of the function code 602, 1 is a product inquiry message from the product registration unit 2 and 2
Is the purchase data transmission of the product from the product registration unit 2, and 3
Is a message from the workstation 5 that the product preparation is completed, 4 is a message to request payment from the payment unit 4, and 5 is a message to complete payment from the payment unit 4. Reference numeral 603 is ID data. Reference numeral 604 denotes a data section, and the data content of the data section 604 changes depending on the value of the function code 602.

For example, in the case of a product inquiry with the function code 602 being 1, the ID data 603 is the ID data of the shopper 11 who is trying to shop, and the data section 604 is the product data which he is trying to buy.

When the purchase data having the function code 602 of 2 is transmitted, the ID data 6 is sent as in the case of the product inquiry of 1.
03 is the ID data of the shopper 11 trying to shop, and the data section 604 is the product data trying to buy.

When the function code 602 is 3 and the product preparation is completed, the ID data 602 is the ID data of the shopper 11 who reserved the product whose product is not on the display shelf, and the data section 604 is the reserved product data. Is set.

When the function code 602 is a payment start request of 4, the ID data of the shopper 11 who is going to pay is set in the ID data 602.

When the payment of the function code 602 is 5, the ID data 602 shows I of the shopper 11 who paid the payment.
The D data is set in the data portion 604 of the total amount of transaction, total points, and the like. This data part 6
The payment data of 04 can be paid by various payment methods such as cash and coupons.

With such a message, a processing request to the store processor 3 is made.

FIG. 14 is a flow chart showing the processing in the store processor 3, which will be described below with reference to the flow chart of FIG.

When a processing request is sent to the store processor 3, the line processor 6 sends the data to the store processor communication unit 35 as shown in FIG.
The data of the message as shown in comes in. The store processor control unit 33 determines the function code 602 (S50). If the function code 602 is a product inquiry of 1, the process proceeds to S51. If not, the process proceeds to S56.

In S51, the product information in the data section 604 is searched for the product information file 361, the corresponding data is set as transmission data (S51), and the shelf inventory 3615 in the record data of the corresponding product information file 361 is set. It is determined whether or not there is (S52), and if there is,
As it is, the store processor communication unit 35 causes the transmission source number 60 in the request message in the communication format 60.
Data is transmitted to the product registration unit 2 of No. 1 (S55), and the process is ended.

In S52, it comes in when there is no shelf inventory 3615 in the record data in the product information file 361 (S52), but the backyard inventory 3616 in the existing record data is determined (S5).
3) If not, the process proceeds to S55, the store processor communication unit 35 transmits data to the product registration unit 2 of the transmission source number 601 in the request message in the communication format 60 (S55), and the process ends. Backyard inventory 3
616 (S53), backyard inventory 3616
If there is, a product preparation request is sent to the workstation 5 (S54), and the process proceeds to S55, where the store processor communication unit 3
5, the data is transmitted to the product registration unit 2 having the transmission source number 601 in the request message in the communication format 60 (S55), and the process is ended.

The contents of the communication message in S54 are the same as the format of FIG. 13, the transmission source number 601 and the function code 602 have different values, and the ID data 603 is the ID data of the requesting customer. The data section 604 is the requested product data.

In S56, the function code 602 is judged (S
50), it comes in when the function code 602 is not 1, but the customer data file 362 is searched by the ID data 603 (S56), and the function code 602 is judged (S5).
7), when the function code 602 is 2, proceed to S58, when it is 3, proceed to S62, when it is 4, proceed to S64, and when it is 5, S
Proceed to 68.

S95 comes in when the purchase data with the function code of 2 is transmitted, but it is judged whether or not there is ID data (S58). If there is ID data, the process proceeds to S60, where ID
If there is no data, a record is created with the ID data 602 of the data received by the communication format 60, and the record is added to the customer data file 362. At this time, as the record of the customer data file 362, one record is initialized, the ID data 603 is set to the customer ID 3621, and the transaction status flag 3622 is set to 1 which means that the transaction is in progress.

Subsequently, the product data of the data section 604 is added to the product specification section 3625, and with this product data, the total data section 362 such as the transaction amount and the number of transactions as the cumulative total of transactions.
3 is updated (S60), the product information file 361 is searched with the data in the product data section of the data section 604, the shelf inventory 3615 of the corresponding record is updated (S61), and the process is ended.

In step S62, a message indicating that the product code is ready with a function code of 3 is entered, but the product description part 3625 of the record of the customer data file 362 that has been found is searched for with the product data of the data part 604 (S62). The product preparation state flag 36256 of the product record of the existing product specification section 3625 is set to 0 indicating completion of preparation (S63), and the process is terminated.

S64 comes in when the function code is the message of the payment start request of 4, but the transaction status flag 36 of the record of the customer data file 362 which is present.
It is determined whether or not 22 is in the transaction of 1 (S64), 1
If so, proceed to S66, and if the transaction is not under 1, the customer may be shopping twice a day.
65, the ID data 603 is searched for the rest of the customer data file 362 (S65), the process returns to S64, and the transaction status flag 3622 of the record data in the customer data file 362 is determined again (S6).
4).

At S66, the transaction status flag 3622 is set to 2 that is being paid (S66), and then the record data in the customer data file 362 is sent by the store processor communication unit 35 to the request message in the communication format 60. The data is transmitted to the payment unit 4 having the transmission source number 601 (S67), and the process ends.

[0100] S68 comes in when the function code is a payment end message of 5, and the transaction status flag 36 of the record in the customer data file 362 at that time is entered.
It is determined whether 22 is paying 2 (S64), 2
If so, proceed to S70, and if the customer is not paying 2, the customer may be shopping twice a day.
69, the ID data 603 is searched for the rest of the customer data file 362 (S69), the process proceeds to S68, and the transaction status flag 3622 is determined again (S6).
8). In S70, the transaction status flag 3622 is set to 3 which is the end of payment (S70), and subsequently, the payment detail section 36 of the record data in the customer data file 362 is set.
24, write the payment data of the data section 604 (S7
1), the process ends.

Here, even if the payment is completed, the transaction ID
I kept the data and the purchased product data,
The paid data may be cleared if there is no particular need to retain the data.

There may be cases where the value of the function code 602 is 3, 4, 5 after S57 or there is no ID data in S65 and S69, but when the function code 602 is 3, the workstation 5 If the function code 602 is 4 or 5 due to an input error in, it is assumed that a person who has not purchased the product attempts to pay, and a communication message to that effect may be created and transmitted to the request source. .

Further, in S61, the product information file 361
After updating the shelf inventory of, when the shelf inventory is less than a certain number, the processes of S53 and S64 may be performed subsequently. At this time, the product preparation request to the workstation 5 is set so that the ID data section does not contain data, and the request from the shopper is distinguished from the request for replenishment when the shelf stock is exhausted. You may allow it. As a result, when the store clerk inputs the product preparation completion at the workstation 5, whether the request is made by the shopper or not depending on whether there is data in the customer ID data section, It is possible to distinguish whether it is a request to replenish a product.

In addition, when the product is ready in FIG. 16, a determination is made before S56 in the process in FIG. 14 corresponding to the completion of the product, and the product code of the function codes 602 to 3 is ready and the communication format is set. It is determined whether or not a value is entered in the ID data portion 603 in 60, and if there is, S56,
To S62 ... When there is no value in the ID data section 603, the product information file 361 may be searched with the product data in the data section 604 to update the shelf inventory 3615.

In this way, the processing for each request message can be performed.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing the processing of the product preparation request in the workstation 5, which will be described below with reference to this flowchart.

When a product preparation request is issued to the workstation 5 in S54 of the store processor 3, the line section 6 outputs WS.
A message comes in to the communication unit 55. The content of the communication message is the same as the format of FIG. 13, the transmission source number 601 and the function code 602 have different values, and I
The D data 603 is the ID data of the requesting customer, and is the product data requested by the data section 604. In the WS control unit 53, the product preparation request data received as the communication message is stored in the product preparation request data storage unit 56.
The record is added to 1 and stored.

As the request number 5611, in order to manage the data requested by the store processor 3, the data is numbered by the workstation 5, and the request status flag 5612 is the same as the product preparation status flag 36256. , 0 when the product is ready, and 1 when it is being prepared.

In this example, the request status flag 5612 is 1
The case will be described.

At this time, the data from the communication message is set in the customer ID data part 5613 and the product data part 5614, and a record is added (S81). Then, the customer ID data part 5613 and the product data part 5614 are displayed on the WS display part 52, and a buzzer sounds (S82),
Subsequently, the request number 5611 and the customer ID data part 5613
And the product data section 5614 are printed from the WS printing section 57, and the process is terminated (S83).

In this way, the processing for the product preparation request can be performed.

Incidentally, in S83, the product information file 361
The data such as the shelf inventory 3615 and the backyard inventory 3616 of the record data may be output together.

Further, it is also possible to have the information of the stock place in the product information file 361 and output the data showing the stock place together.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing the processing when the preparation of the product is completed in the workstation 5, which will be described below with reference to the drawing.

When the processing for the product preparation request in FIG. 15 is performed,
The clerk knows this, takes out the product from the backyard, packs fish, meat, etc., and when the product is ready, places it at the workstation 5 and performs input processing at the workstation 5.

At this time, the request number 5611 and the customer ID data portion 5613 previously output from the WS printing portion 57 in S83.
The request number is input while looking at the output of the product data section 5614. The WS control unit 53 takes in the input request number and uses the request number to store the product preparation request data storage unit 5
61 is searched (S101), and if there is, go to S103,
If not, the process proceeds to S111, an input error is displayed in order to confirm the request number (S111), and the process ends.

In S103, the input request number is displayed from the WS display section 52 (S103), the request status flag 5612 is subsequently determined (S104), and the status of 1 in preparation.
If so, proceed to S105, and if 0 indicating completion of preparation,
Proceed to S110.

In S105, a display indicating that preparation for the product preparation request is completed and a display requesting confirmation are performed from the WS display section 52 (S105), and the confirmation input is awaited.
Looking at this display, if the clerk is ready for the product,
By pressing the key indicating that the WS input section 51 is ready,
The S control unit 53 determines the input key (S106), and S10
7, the request status flag 5612 is set to 0 for preparation completion, and the product preparation completion is displayed on the WS display unit 52 (S
107), the function code 602 of FIG. 13 creates a message of 3, and the WS communication unit 55 sends the message to the store processor 3 through the line unit 6 (S109), and the process ends.

At S106, if the clerk merely confirms the ready state of the merchandise and the preparation is not completed,
By pressing the cancel key, which means cancel of the WS input unit 51, the WS control unit 53 determines the input key (S10).
6) The process proceeds to S108, and a cancellation display is performed from the WS display unit 52 in the sense that the data of the request number 5611 is not changed but the product preparation is not completed (S10).
108), and the process ends.

At S104, the request status flag 5612 is judged (S104), and if the preparation completion is 0, the process proceeds to S110, and the request number 5611 data just input indicates that the merchandise preparation is completed. Display from (S1
10), the process ends.

In this way, it is possible to input that the preparation of the product is completed.

In the above example, the processing is performed by the workstation 5 connected to the store processor 3 by the line section 6, but a portable terminal having a display section and an input section is wirelessly connected to the workstation 5. You may make it connect. If it is possible to carry the product, it may be possible that one shopper requests another product while responding to the requested product. Therefore, the operator inputs the product preparation completion at the workstation 5 and outputs it from the printing unit 57. If the portable terminal is provided with a function of displaying the content of the request received by the workstation 5 and communicating a report of completion of preparation, the processing efficiency can be improved.

When the product itself is ready, the output contents in which the prepared product and the ID of the customer who requested the product are associated with each other can be attached to the product and taken to the workstation. It is necessary for the shopper to be able to hand over the item when it arrives, and there may be a display device which can be printed out or attached to an item such as customer ID data to distinguish the item from the customer data.

Although the printout is made in S83 of FIG. 15, in the case of a portable terminal, the printout is made in S107 of FIG. 16 so as not to lose the output content of the product preparation request. It is also possible.

After updating the shelf inventory of the product information file 361 in S61, if the shelf inventory is less than a certain number, then the processes of S53 and S64 may be performed. At this time, data may not be entered in the ID data part of the product preparation request for the workstation 5, so that the request from the shopper and the request for replenishment due to the exhaustion of the shelf inventory can be distinguished. .. As a result, when the store clerk inputs the product preparation completion at the workstation 5, whether the purchase request is made by the shopper or whether or not there is data in the customer ID data section, the store clerk displays it on the store side product display shelf. It is possible to distinguish whether the request is for a product replenishment request.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing the payment processing in the payment section 4, which will be described below with reference to the flowchart in FIG.

The shopper 11 goes to the merchandise display rack 10, selects a merchandise item, inputs the merchandise item from the merchandise registration section 2, puts the merchandise item to be purchased into his / her own shopping basket 13, and puts it on the merchandise display rack 10. If you can get a product that you don't have, wait a certain time to make a reservation, wait until a specified time, or wait a specified time and go to the workstation 5 or counter to pick up the product. Then, it goes to the payment section 4 and makes a payment. When the shopper goes to the payment unit 4, there is a payment ID data input unit 44 similar to the registration ID data input unit 24 of the product registration unit 2, and the customer ID data is taken into the payment ID data unit 461 and the payment is started. .

The payment control unit 43 fetches the customer ID data into the payment ID data unit 461 (S121), creates the communication format of the function code 4 of FIG. 13 using the data of the payment ID data unit 461, and the payment communication unit 45. Makes an inquiry to the store processor 3 through the line section 6 (S12
2) Receive the message processed by the store processor 3 and set the received data in the paying customer data section 462 (S123).

This received data is the same as the record in the customer data file 362. Subsequently, the customer ID and the data of the total data section are displayed on the payment display section 42 according to the data of the paying customer data section 462 (S12).
4) Wait for input of payment amount data (S125). Looking at the contents displayed on the payment display section 72, the cashier 9
Is the purchaser 1 with the data in the total data section as the purchase amount.
1, the shopper 11 takes out the money from his or her wallet and hands it to the cashier 9. The cashier 9 inputs the amount data from the payment input unit 41 and the payment unit 4
Displays the input amount data on the payment display unit 42,
It is set (added) to the payment details section of the paying customer data section 462, and the change is calculated from the input amount of money and the data of the total data section (S126), and it is determined whether or not there is a transaction payment balance ( S127), if there is, the balance is displayed on the payment display unit 42 (S130) and the subsequent payment input is waited for.
Proceed to 125.

In S127, it is judged whether or not there is a transaction payment balance (S127). If not, the change is displayed and the product name, price, selling price, etc. of the product are calculated from the data in the product specification section of the paying customer data section 462. Payment printing unit 4 including the product data, transaction total data unit, payment statement data and change data.
Printing is performed from No. 7, and the receipt is cut (S128). Then, from the paying customer data section 462, the customer ID of the paying customer data section 462 is set in the ID data 603 as the payment end communication message 60, and in the data section 604,
The total data section of the paying customer data section 462 and the data of the payment detail section are set, the sender number 601 is set, the function code 602 is set to 5, and the payment communication section 45 sets the store processor through the line section 6. 3 to (S12
9), the process ends.

The cashier 9 delivers the change and the cut receipt to the shopper 11 and finishes the payment process with the shopper 11.

In this way, payment for shopping is made.

The input of the ID data is made valid only when the payment section 4 is not making a payment, and the processing of invalidating the input of the ID data is made during the payment. Alternatively, even if the ID data changes during payment, the process is made so as not to refer to the data.

In the above example, the purchase total data can be known only after the payment section 4 is reached. However, when the purchase total amount is displayed on the ID card and the purchase section 4 is reached, The total amount of money may be already known, and the amount of money to be paid can be prepared while the shopper 11 is waiting for the payment of the previous customer, so that the amount of money to be paid can be quickly prepared. ID card 12
Has a display means and is wirelessly connected to the product registration section 2 or the store processor 3 to display the total transaction data as an ID.
All you have to do is receive the card and display the total. In addition, if a gate is provided at a certain point up to the payment section 4, and the gate is near the gate, there is a receiving section and an input section such as the payment ID data input section 44 at the gate section, and the data of the ID card is stored. When the ID is received, the store processor 3 is inquired, the transaction total amount of the corresponding ID data is received, and the transaction amount is transmitted again. Since the ID card 12 is the same as its own ID card data, the total amount data is received. It may be one that takes in and displays the total transaction amount. Further, the total transaction amount may be displayed in the same manner as above by transmitting and receiving the direct radio wave between the ID card 12 and the store processor 3.

In addition, the total transaction amount is displayed in the payment section 4 which has an area capable of displaying a plurality of shoppers.
Then, if the radio wave of the ID data of the shopper 11 who is near is present, it may be detected as received data, and the store processor may be inquired to display the total transaction amount data together with the ID card data. At this time, it is preferable that the ID data and the total transaction amount of the shoppers who have completed the payment are deleted from the display.

Regarding the display of the total transaction amount as described above, the total transaction amount may be displayed together with the product data received from the store processor 3 for each inquiry of the product, or the message of the purchase data transmission may be displayed. After that, the store processor 3 sends a message of the data of the total transaction amount to the product registration unit 2 which is the device of the corresponding transmission source number,
It may be displayed on the product registration unit 2.

In the above example, the ID card is wireless, but
If the payment of the total purchase data is performed wirelessly of the ID data, considering that many shoppers will be gathering at a place fairly close to the payment section 4, the shopper 11 who is about to pay the previous purchase The shopper 11 waiting for the customer's payment to be completed may be partitioned so that the shopper 11 is at a distance and a gate may be provided. Further, the ID card may be magnetic data, and the reader may read the card.

In the above example, the payment unit 4 receives the payment customer data unit 4 received from the customer data file 362.
Although the process of determining the product preparation state flag of the product specification section 62 is not included, there is a possibility that the shopper 11 forgets to reserve the product while looking around the store in various ways. Therefore, before S124, a process of determining the product preparation state flag is inserted, and if the product preparation state flags of all the product data in the product specification section are 0, the process proceeds to S124, and at least one paying customer Data part 462
If the product preparation status flag in the product data of the product specification section is 1, which is preparing, a message to that effect may be displayed, and a display may be displayed to warn the user to take the reserved product to the counter. As a result, the cashier 9 informs the shopper 11 of that fact, and the shopper 11 takes the reserved merchandise to the counter and brings it. The payment unit is configured to perform the processing of S124, and the payment as described above may be performed. Also, while you are going to pick up the reserved item at the counter, you can finish payment or interrupt payment,
The next shopper 11 may be allowed to pay. While the reserved product is being picked up at the counter, the payment can be ended without ending S124 in the processing entered before S124.

Further, in the above example, the store processor 3 is provided, but this may be provided together with the payment section 4, and the present invention is not limited to the above configuration example.

Further, the ID card 12 may be a card that the shopper 11 owns individually, or when the shopper 11 enters the store 1, the ID card can be paid by paying a certain guarantee amount at the entrance / exit 14. Means may be provided to extend to.

For example, if there is an ID card issuing machine at the entrance / exit 14 of the store and a certain amount of security is entered, the card is issued, and when the shopper 11 leaves the store 1, the card is returned to the return port and the amount of guarantee is May be used so that the card can be used only in the store 1. At this time, a message is output that the guarantee amount will be returned to the shopper 11 if the card is returned at the entrance / exit 14 of the store 1, and when the store 1 is exited from the entrance / exit 14, the card A message may be output to prompt the return of the.

A message may be output so that the user does not forget to take money just by returning the card. If you do this, you will not be able to take the card with you as there is a guarantee amount. A gate will be provided and a card will be issued when the guarantee amount is paid. At the same time, the gate can be opened to enter store 1, and when leaving the store, returning the card will open the gate and return the guarantee amount. It may be something that comes.

FIG. 18 shows another embodiment, which is an example of a store system in which the product display shelf 10 detects which shopper 11 has taken the product.

11 is a shopper, 12 is an ID card, and this ID card 12 is a contactless card. 1
3 is a shopping basket, 6 is a line section, 10 is a product display shelf, and 101 is a product. A receiver 102 receives data from the ID card 12. A sensor 103 detects that a product has been taken out of the product display shelf 10, and is provided for each product type. This receiver 10
2 and the sensor 103 are connected to the store processor 3 by the line unit 6.

The shopper 11 has a shopping cart 13 and an ID card 12 for specifying the shopper. When the shopper 11 goes to the product display shelf 10 and selects a product, the radio wave emitted from the ID card 12 is emitted. The receiver 102 of the product display shelf 10
Is seeking the receiver 102 that is emitting the strongest radio wave data. Shopper 11 is product 1
When 01 is taken out from the product display shelf 10, the sensor 103 provided for each product type detects that the product 101 is taken out from the product display shelf 10 and issues a message. It is sent to the store processor 3 via. The store processor 3 acquires the code of the product 101 corresponding to the sensor 103 that has detected that the product 101 has been detected by this message, and is closest to the sensor 103 from which the product 101 has been taken out, and is received by the receiver 102. Strong ID card 1
It is stored as the purchased product data of item 2.

In this way, when the purchase commodity data of the shopper 11 is acquired and the selection of the commodity is completed, the user can go to the payment section 4 to make payment as in the previous payment example.

The data of the product code of the sensor 103 and the product corresponding thereto may be stored in the store processor 3 or may be stored in the product display shelf 10 for storing the corresponding data and converted into the product code. Data may be transmitted, and conversion to the product code may be performed anywhere before the product information file is searched.

[0148]

According to the present invention, the waiting time caused by the registration time of goods at the cashier counter can be eliminated, the checkout can be speeded up, and the shopper can actually pick up the goods to purchase. You can buy it after checking.

Further, even when there is no desired product on the product display shelf, it is possible to instruct and request the replenishment and preparation of the product, and it is possible to know the time required to complete them.

As described above, it is possible to further improve the convenience of the shopper.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a store layout diagram of a store system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing details of a product registration unit 2 in FIG.

3 is a block diagram showing details of an ID data storage unit 263 in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing details of a payment unit 4 in FIG.

5 is a block diagram showing details of a store processor 3 in FIG. 1. FIG.

6 is a diagram showing details of a product information file 361 of FIG.

7 is a diagram showing details of a customer data file 362 in FIG.

8 is a diagram showing details of a product specification section 3625 of FIG.

9 is a block diagram showing details of the workstation 5 in FIG. 1. FIG.

10 is a diagram showing details of a product preparation request data storage unit 561 of FIG.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a process of registering ID data in the product registration unit 2.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a process of registering a product in the product registration unit 2.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a communication format of a processing request to the store processor 3.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing processing by the store processor 3.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing a process for a product preparation request at the workstation 5.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing the processing when the product preparation is completed in the workstation 5.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing payment processing in the payment unit 4.

FIG. 18 utilizes a store system of another embodiment according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Store 2 Product Registration Department 3 Store Processor 4 Payment Department 5 Workstation 6 Line Department 9 Cashier 10 Product Display Shelf 11 Shopper 12 ID Card 13 Shopping Basket 21 Registration Input Section 22 Registration Display Section 23 Registration Control Section 24 Registration ID Data Input Part 25 Registered communication part 26 Registration storage part 33 Store processor control part 35 Store processor communication part 36 Store processor storage part 41 Payment input part 42 Payment display part 43 Payment control part 44 Payment ID data input part 45 Payment communication part 46 Registration storage part 47 payment printing unit 51 WS input unit 52 WS display unit 53 WS control unit 55 WS communication unit 56 WS storage unit 57 WS printing unit 101 product 102 receiver 103 sensor 261 registered product data storage unit 262 confirmed ID data storage unit 263 ID input Data storage unit 26 Warning request flag 361 Product information file 362 Customer data file 461 Payment ID data section 462 Payment customer data section 561 Product preparation request data storage section 601 Sender number 602 Function code 603 ID data 604 Data section 2631 Input data section 2632 Effective ID section 2633 First strength level 2634 Second strength level 3611 Product code 3612 Product name 3613 Department 3614 Price 3615 Shelf inventory 3616 Backyard inventory 3621 Customer ID 3622 Transaction status flag 3623 Total data part 3624 Payment data 3625 Product detail part 5611 Request number 5612 Request status Flag 5613 Customer ID data part 5614 Product data part 26321 ID data part 26322 Strength 36251 Product code 36252 Product name 6253 price 36,254 number 36,255 selling price 36,256 items ready state flag

─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁶ Identification number Reference number within the agency FI Technical indication location G07F 7/12 7/08 G07F 7/08 Q (72) Inventor Takayoshi Ishii Izumi Shimoimai, Ebina, Kanagawa Prefecture 810 Hitachi Systems Co., Ltd. Office Systems Division (72) Inventor Masao Kato Shimoimazumi 810, Ebina City, Kanagawa Prefecture Hitachi Systems Co., Ltd. Office Systems Division

Claims (12)

[Claims] 1. In a store system in which a shopper registers merchandise information of a merchandise item desired to be purchased and performs a settlement process of the merchandise based on the registered merchandise information, a merchandise display shelf on which the merchandise is displayed, or the vicinity Product code input means for inputting a product code attached to a product, and conversion means for converting product information corresponding to the product code input from the product code input means provided in a store. A store system comprising: a storage unit that stores the product information converted by the conversion unit; and a totaling unit that performs a read-out totalization process based on the registered product information stored in the storage unit. 2. The store system according to claim 1,
An ID information input unit for inputting ID information for specifying a person who performs product registration is provided near the product code input unit, and the storage unit stores the ID read by the ID information input unit.
The information and the product information converted by the conversion unit from the product code read by the product code input unit are stored in association with each other, and the totaling unit stores the product information stored in the storage unit from the input ID information. A store system that features reading and totaling. 3. A product name and a product price corresponding to the product code read by the product code input device in the same location as the product code input device and the ID information input device provided near the product display shelf. 3. The store system according to claim 2, further comprising a product information display means for displaying product information such as the total price. 4. When the product code is input by the product code input unit without the ID information being input by the ID information input unit, who registered the product in the product information display unit? The store system according to claim 2, wherein a display indicating that the information is unknown is displayed. 5. A signal corresponding to ID information for specifying a shopper in a store system in which a shopper registers merchandise information of a merchandise item desired to be purchased and performs a product settlement process based on the registered merchandise information. A portable signal transmitting means for transmitting the product, a product recognizing means for recognizing the type and number of the products taken out from the product shelves on which the products are displayed, and the signal transmitting means close to the product shelves for the taken out products. ID signal identifying means for identifying the ID information transmitted from
The registered product storage means for registering and storing the product information recognized by the product recognition means and the ID information identified by the ID signal identification means in association with each other and the ID information of the signal transmission means during product settlement. And a POS terminal device that performs settlement processing based on the product information in the storage unit,
A store system comprising: 6. The ID signal identifying means detects the unique signal output from the signal transmitting means, and the signal detection value is a value equal to or greater than a reference value serving as a predetermined reference. ID information from the transmission means is a valid I
The store system according to claim 5, wherein the store system is identified as D information. 7. The ID signal identifying means is for detecting a unique signal output from the signal transmitting means, and the detected value equal to or larger than a reference value which is a predetermined reference in the signal detection is 2 When more than one is detected, the output signal is detected at least twice, and the ID information from the signal transmitting means which always detects the signal equal to or more than the reference value is identified as valid ID information. Item 5
Store system described. 8. The ID signal identifying means detects a unique signal output from the signal transmitting means, and a detection value equal to or larger than a reference value which is a reference predetermined in the signal detection is 2 or more. The store system according to claim 5, wherein, when one or more of the output signals are detected, the ID information from the signal transmitting means in which the largest output is detected is identified as valid ID information. 9. A means for indicating the position of the signal transmitting means sufficient to specify only one signal among the output signals emitted from the plurality of signal transmitting means detected by the ID signal identifying means. The store system according to claim 5, which is characterized in that. 10. The store system according to claim 5,
By inserting a predetermined amount of money, I
A store system having a lending device for discharging D signal transmitting means. 11. The store system according to claim 10, further comprising a return device for returning the specified amount of money when the ID signal transmitting means is inserted. 12. A portable signal transmitting means for transmitting ID information for specifying a shopper, a product requesting means for requesting a product to be purchased on a product shelf where products are displayed, and the product requesting means. Means for recognizing the ID information transmitted from the signal transmitting means possessed by the shopper who requested the product, information on the product requested by the product requesting means, and ID information identified by the ID signal identifying means. Corresponding product storage means, a product preparation time prediction means for predicting a time when a product is prepared based on the information of the requested product in the requested product storage means, and the product preparation time prediction means. And a means for notifying the time to a shopper who has a signal transmitting means for the ID information stored in the required product storing means.