JPH08235442A - Self-register system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To speed up register processing and to improve customer service by enabling the payment of account by a customer himself by issuing an ID card corresponding to a request for the reliable customer having a cash card. CONSTITUTION: A shop issues the ID card and a password number for the customer who has the cash card and requests of the member application. A self- register 3 to be inputted by the customer himself is installed between clerk registers 2 to be inputted by clerks 9 so that the clerk 9 can perform the follow-up of the customer at the self-register 3. When the ID card is put into an ID reader 4 and the membership is recognized by inputting the password number when the customer performs shopping, the customer himself or the clerk 9 performs the registration and input of bought articles. afterwards, when the ID card is put into an automatic account settlement machine 6 installed at any place different from the register, the amount of preceding shopping is calculated and the amount exceeding the remainder of the ID card is paid. The automatic account settlement machine 6 issues a receipt on which the ID number, the amount of shopping, the amount of paid money and the remainder of ID card are recorded. Thus, the register processing is smoothly performed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

[Industrial application] This invention improves the customer service by speeding up the cash register so that customers waiting in line in a supermarket etc. do not wait in line and wait for tens of minutes. Self to reduce
It concerns the cash register system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a clerk is attached to each cashier, and in some cases, another clerk performs input of purchased items and settlement. When there is only one clerk, input and settlement are performed, so when there are many customers, a line was formed and sometimes there was a wait. In addition, when there are two staff members, the labor cost may be high.

[0003]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] In supermarkets, etc., to speed up cashiers and improve customer service so that customers waiting for liquidation do not wait in line and wait for tens of minutes. It is intended to provide a system that does.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

(1) The store issues an ID card and a personal identification number to a customer who has a cash card and applies to a member. The admission fee is 1000 yen, for example. 100 with this ID card
You can shop for less than 0 yen. (2) When the customer himself / herself inputs a purchase item with a bar code reader and pays it with an automatic checkout machine, the store provides the customer with a cashier input method and an automatic checkout machine operation orientation. (3) In the case of a method in which a store clerk inputs a purchase item with a barcode reader and the customer only uses the automatic checkout machine to settle the items, the store gives the customer an orientation to operate the automatic checker. (4) When the member is shopping, the ID card is inserted into the ID card reader, and the personal identification number is entered to recognize the member. The customer himself or a clerk inputs the cash register for the purchased goods. (5) If you insert an ID card into an automatic clearing machine installed in a place different from the cash register, the previous purchase amount will come out, and the amount exceeding the balance (initially 1000 yen) in the ID card will be deposited. Deposit is 1000 yen, 5000 yen, 10000 yen bill, 100
Deposit the required amount in units of 0 yen. For example, 1 for an ID card
If you have a balance of 000 yen and you buy 1234 yen, you will deposit 1000 yen and the balance of the ID card will be 766 yen.

[0005]

[Operation] The clerk only needs to check whether there is any trouble in the cash register input or the customer's cash register input, and since the customer makes the deposit, the cash register flow is improved.

[0006]

[Example] By placing a self-checkout input by the customer himself / herself between the clerk cashiers input by the clerk, the clerk on both sides of the self-checkout follows the customer of the self-checkout. The clerk cash register and the self cash register have the same structure, and the customer can enter the barcode reader with the switch, which is the self cash register. If the store gets crowded, increase the self-checkout to the maximum. ID number, purchase amount, deposit amount, ID with automatic clearing machine
Issue a receipt that records the card balance.

[0007]

[Effects of the Invention] Customers can do speedy shopping without the need for fine change. Labor costs can be reduced at the store, and the service to customers who use it often can be improved. Stores can be grasped by fixed customers, and sales data can be used for product expansion and sales expansion. The customer has bought a prepaid card, and the store can use the interest portion of this money for the members' services.

[0008]

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols] is a host computer is an automatic clearing machine is a general cash register is a general customer flow line is a member self-checkout is a member customer flow line is an ID reader is a store clerk a bar code reader

Claims (1)

[Claims] [Claim 1] For a credible customer who often uses a store in a supermarket and has a cash card, an ID card is issued upon application to become a member. When shopping, the member makes the ID reader attached to the cash register read the ID card and inputs the personal identification number. The member can enter the purchased item with the barcode reader at the member cash register, or the store clerk can enter the purchased item with the barcode reader at the general customer register
Store the purchase amount on the card. A self-checkout system that allows an automatic clearing machine installed in another location to read an ID card and deposit the required amount for clearing. Abbreviated as SRS or self-checkout.