JP2016099696A - Self-checkout terminal device and checkout method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve convenience for a customer.SOLUTION: A self-checkout terminal device 10 includes a storage part 11 that stores commodity information 11a in which whether or not a purchase sticker to be attached to a commodity and showing the commodity has been paid is required is registered. The self-checkout terminal device 10 includes an identification information acquisition part 12 that reads identification information 21 on a commodity 20 to be paid and sends the information to a determination part 13. The determination part 13 determines whether or not a purchase sticker 30 for the commodity 20 is required on the basis of the identification information 21 and the commodity information 11a. A purchase sticker providing part 14 provides a customer with the purchase sticker 30 when the purchase sticker has been determined to be required.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a self-checkout terminal apparatus and a checkout method.

  In recent years, retail stores such as supermarkets have been introducing self-checkout terminal devices. The self-checkout terminal device allows customers who come to the store to perform operations from product registration to payment for products purchased by themselves, and contributes to labor saving in the store and shortening the waiting time of the checkout queue It is.

  Generally, commodities that have been settled are stored in a shopping bag and carried, and a store clerk can determine that a commodity has been settled if the merchandise is stored in a shopping bag. On the other hand, for example, there are cases where a customer such as a child wants to carry a settled product without putting it in a shopping bag. In such a case, there is a problem that it cannot be determined whether or not the product has been settled at first glance.

  Conventionally, in the self-checkout terminal device, when there is a product that the customer wants to carry without storing it in a shopping bag, the customer calls a store clerk and has a purchase sticker indicating that the payment has been completed attached to the product. There is also an apparatus that automatically issues a purchase sticker for a product purchased at a single point.

JP 2005-293023 A JP 2007-293766 A

  However, in the self-checkout system, one store clerk monitors a plurality of self-checkout terminal devices, and it takes a long time for the customer to call the store clerk and get a purchase seal. When the store clerk is dealing with a customer of another self-checkout terminal device, it had to wait until the end, and it took more time. In many cases, the customer suspends the operation of the self-checkout terminal device from the time the call is made until the purchase seal is received. There was a risk of damaging sex.

On the other hand, if a purchase seal is issued for a product that has been purchased only at one point, an unnecessary purchase seal may be issued, while a necessary purchase seal may not be issued.
In one aspect, the present invention resides in a self-checkout terminal device and a checkout method that improve customer convenience.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, an identification information acquisition unit that acquires identification information from a product to be settled, identification information, and whether or not a purchase slip indicating that the product has been settled by attaching to the product are registered Provides a purchase slip attached to the product to be settled when the decision unit determines that a purchase vote is necessary for the product to be settled based on the product information to be settled. A self-checkout terminal device is provided.

  According to one aspect, the self-checkout terminal device determines whether or not a purchase slip is necessary for a product to be settled, and when it is determined to be necessary, provides the customer with a purchase slip attached to the product. Can be improved.

It is a figure which shows an example of a structure of the self-checkout terminal device of 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the self-checkout system of 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the general view of the self-checkout terminal device of 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the hardware constitutions of the self-checkout terminal device of 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the purchase seal | sticker which the self-checkout terminal device of 2nd Embodiment issues. It is a figure which shows an example of the goods master table of 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the goods transaction process which the self-checkout terminal device of 2nd Embodiment performs. It is a flowchart which shows the purchase sticker issue process which the self-checkout terminal device of 2nd Embodiment performs. It is a figure which shows an example of the my back setting screen of the self-checkout terminal device of 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the purchase seal | sticker request | requirement screen of the self-checkout terminal device of 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the sticker number setting screen of the self-checkout terminal device of 2nd Embodiment.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
[First Embodiment]
A self-checkout terminal apparatus according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of the self-checkout terminal apparatus according to the first embodiment.

  The self-checkout terminal device 10 includes a storage unit 11, an identification information acquisition unit 12, a determination unit 13, and a purchase slip providing unit 14. The self-checkout terminal device 10 is a terminal operated by the customer so that the customer can settle the product 20 by himself / herself. The product 20 is a product to be settled.

  The storage unit 11 stores information necessary for the self-checkout terminal device 10 to register and settle the product 20. Of these items, the product information 11a is information for registering the necessity of a purchase slip attached to the product 20 and indicating that the product 20 has been settled.

  The identification information acquisition unit 12 acquires identification information 21 from the product 20. The identification information 21 is information for identifying the product 20. The identification information acquisition unit 12 is, for example, a barcode scanner. In this case, the identification information 21 is acquired by reading from the barcode. The identification information acquisition unit 12 is, for example, an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) reader / writer. In this case, the identification information 21 is acquired by reading an RFID tag or an IC chip.

  The determination unit 13 acquires necessity information of the purchase slip 30 corresponding to the product 20 based on the identification information 21 acquired by the identification information acquisition unit 12 and the product information 11a. Then, the necessity of the purchase slip 30 is determined based on the necessity information corresponding to the acquired product 20.

  When the determination unit 13 determines that a purchase slip is necessary, the purchase slip providing unit 14 provides the customer with a purchase slip 30 attached to the product 20. Further, when it is determined that a purchase vote is unnecessary, the purchase vote 30 is not provided.

  The purchase slip 30 indicates that the attached product 20 has been settled. The shape, material, and the like are appropriately determined according to the place of use, but it is preferable that the shape, material, and the like can be easily attached to the surface of the product 20 so that others can easily confirm. For example, an adhesive layer may be formed on the back surface in advance, and the adhesive layer may be attached to the product 20. In addition, the adhesive layer may not be formed, and may have a thin shape so that it can be easily attached to the product 20 with an adhesive tape, for example. The purchase slip 30 may be issued and provided each time in the self-checkout terminal device 10, or may be stored in advance in the self-checkout terminal device 10 and provided.

  In the self-checkout terminal device 10 configured as described above, the customer causes the identification information acquisition unit 12 to sequentially read the identification information 21 of the product 20 to be settled. The identification information acquisition unit 12 sends the acquired identification information 21 of the product 20 to be settled to the determination unit 13. Based on the identification information 21, the determination unit 13 acquires necessity information on the purchase slip 30 corresponding to the product 20 to be settled from the product information 11 a and determines whether the purchase slip 30 is necessary. When it is determined that the purchase vote is necessary, the purchase vote providing unit 14 provides the customer with the purchase vote 30. The customer can attach the provided purchase slip 30 to the product 20 that cannot or cannot be stored in the shopping bag.

As described above, when the product 20 to be settled is a product that requires the purchase slip 30 registered in the product information 11a, the self-checkout terminal device 10 provides the purchase slip 30 to be attached to the product 20. . Thereby, for the customer, the trouble of calling a store clerk to obtain the purchase slip 30 can be saved, and the purchase slip 30 can be obtained without requiring a waiting time, so the convenience of the customer is improved. On the other hand, the effect of reducing the number of calls to the store clerk is obtained.
[Second Embodiment]
Next, as a second embodiment, a self-checkout system to which the self-checkout terminal apparatus 10 of the first embodiment is applied will be described. In the second embodiment, as an example of the purchase slip 30 of the first embodiment, a purchase seal having an adhesive layer formed on the back surface is issued and provided.

(1) Configuration First, the configuration of the self-checkout system and the self-checkout terminal device according to the second embodiment will be described. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a self-checkout system according to the second embodiment.

  The self-checkout system 1 includes self-checkout terminal devices 100a, 100b, 100c, and 100d, a monitoring terminal device 200, a POS (Point Of Sale) server 300, and a network 400 that connects these devices so that they can communicate with each other. .

  The self-checkout system 1 is a system that operates the self-checkout terminal devices 100a, 100b, 100c, and 100d in stores that sell products 20 such as supermarkets. In the example of FIG. 2, four self-checkout terminal devices 100a, 100b, 100c, and 100d are connected to one monitoring terminal device 200. The number of self-checkout terminal devices to be connected is appropriately determined according to the scale of the store. In the following description, the self-checkout terminal device 100 is referred to when there is no need to identify and describe the self-checkout terminal device.

The self-checkout terminal device 100 provides a service that enables self-checkout by a customer.
The monitoring terminal device 200 performs customer services such as fraud monitoring by a customer using the self-checkout terminal device 100, operation guidance to an unguided customer, and correction of a customer's erroneous operation.

  The POS server 300 centrally manages the sales information registered by the self-checkout terminal device 100. Further, the POS server 300 manages a product master table in which product codes (identification information) for identifying the products 20, product names, unit prices, and the like are registered. The merchandise master table further includes merchandise information in which the necessity of the purchase seal is registered for each merchandise. The self-checkout terminal device 100 also includes a product master table, and is managed in synchronization with the product master table provided in the POS server 300 or other self-checkout terminal device 100.

  Next, an overview of the self-checkout terminal device 100 will be described. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an overview of the self-checkout terminal device according to the second embodiment. The self-checkout terminal device 100 is a terminal for making a payment for the product 20 by the customer himself.

  The self-checkout terminal device includes a monitor 111, a touch panel 112, a monitoring camera 113, a shopping bag suspension unit 114, a coin deposit / withdrawal unit 115, a total weight weighing scale 116, a coin return port 118, a shopping A car placing table 119, a banknote deposit / withdrawal port 120, a seal issuing unit 121, a scanner 122, a printer (for receipt) 123, and a credit card insertion port 124 are provided.

  The shopping cart placement table 119 is a table on which a customer places a shopping cart in which the product 20 before settlement is placed. The scanner 122 irradiates the product 20 with a laser scanning line and reads a barcode attached to the product 20. The self-checkout terminal device 100 registers the product 20 as a payment target based on the read barcode. The monitor 111 displays information associated with the settlement of the product 20 such as a product name, a product unit price, a product weight, and whether or not a purchase seal is necessary based on the read barcode. In addition, a product selection guide display for settlement of the product 20 without the barcode is performed. For example, the monitor 111 performs category display such as sugar beet and fresh food, display of individual product names, quantity display, etc. in the guide display for product selection. At this time, the customer can perform a selection operation on the touch panel 112 in accordance with the guidance display on the monitor 111. As described above, the self-checkout terminal apparatus 100 can also make a settlement for the product 20 that is not attached with a barcode by a customer selection operation.

  The monitoring camera 113 captures a hand that the customer makes a payment for, and displays a captured image on the monitor of the monitoring terminal device 200 in the vicinity of the self-checkout terminal device 100. The captured image is used for fraud countermeasures and for operation guidance to customers who do not know the operation method. The product 20 registered as a settlement target is stored in a shopping bag suspended from the shopping bag suspension unit 114, and the total weight of the product 20 registered as a settlement target is weighed by a total weight weighing scale 116. It should be noted that the weight of the product 20 placed on the total weight weighing scale 116 is also weighed without being stored in the shopping bag suspended from the shopping bag suspension unit 114. The self-checkout terminal device 100 registers the product 20 as a settlement target if the difference between the weight of the individual product 20 and the weight increment measured by the total weight weighing scale 116 is within a predetermined allowable range.

  The seal issuing unit 121 issues a purchase seal and provides it to the customer. When the self-checkout terminal device 100 determines that a purchase seal for the product 20 to be settled is necessary, the seal issuer 121 issues a purchase seal. The sticker issuing unit 121 includes a printer in the apparatus, prints and issues a purchase sticker, places it at the take-out port, and checks whether the customer has taken out the purchase sticker. The customer can take out the purchase sticker from the take-out port and attach the purchase sticker to the target product 20 for which registration has been completed.

  After registering all the products 20 put in the shopping cart, the customer settles by inserting a credit card into the credit card insertion slot 124, inserting a coin into the coin deposit / withdrawal unit 115, and inserting a bill into the banknote deposit / withdrawal slot 120. It can be carried out. At this time, the coin that could not be received is returned from the coin return port 118. When change occurs, the self-checkout terminal device 100 pays out change by paying out a coin from the coin deposit / withdrawal unit 115 and paying out a bill from the bill deposit / withdrawal port 120. The self-checkout terminal device 100 prints the settlement history with the printer 123 and issues a receipt.

  Next, the hardware configuration of the self-checkout terminal device 100 will be described. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the self-checkout terminal apparatus according to the second embodiment.

  The entire self-checkout terminal device 100 is controlled by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 101. A random access memory (RAM) 102, a read only memory (ROM) 103, a communication interface 104, a graphic processing device 105, and an input / output interface 106 are connected to the CPU 101 via a bus 107.

  The RAM 102 temporarily stores a part of an OS (Operating System) program and application programs to be executed by the CPU 101. The RAM 102 stores various data necessary for processing by the CPU 101. The flash ROM 103 stores an OS and application programs.

  A monitor 111 is connected to the graphic processing device 105. The graphic processing device 105 displays an image on the monitor 111 in accordance with a command from the CPU 101.

  A printer 123, a touch panel 112, a scanner 122, a total weight weighing scale 116, and a seal issuing unit 121 are connected to the input / output interface 106. The input / output interface 106 can be connected to an external storage medium interface that can write information to the external storage medium 108 and read information from the external storage medium 108. The input / output interface 106 transmits signals sent from the touch panel 112, the scanner 122, and the total weight weighing scale 116 to the CPU 101 via the bus 107. Also, the issuing instruction acquired from the CPU 101 is output to the sticker issuing unit 121.

  The communication interface 104 is connected to the network 400. The communication interface 104 transmits and receives data to and from the other self-checkout terminal device 100, the monitoring terminal device 200, and the POS server 300.

  With the hardware configuration as described above, the processing functions of the present embodiment can be realized. The monitoring terminal device 200 and the POS server 300 can also be realized with the same hardware configuration.

  The self-checkout terminal apparatus 100 can be configured to include modules each composed of an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array), a DSP (Digital Signal Processor), or the like, or can be configured without the CPU 101. In this case, each self-checkout terminal device 100 includes a nonvolatile memory (for example, an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable and Programmable Read Only Memory), a flash memory, a flash memory type memory card, etc.), and stores module firmware. The nonvolatile memory can write firmware via the external storage medium 108 or the communication interface 104. As described above, the self-checkout terminal device 100 can also update the firmware by rewriting the firmware stored in the nonvolatile memory.

(2) Purchase seal issuance conditions Next, purchase seals and purchase seal issuance conditions will be described.
First, the purchase seal will be described. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a purchase seal issued by the self-checkout terminal device according to the second embodiment. As described above, the purchase seal 500 has an adhesive layer formed on the back surface, and can be attached to any place of the product 20 by the adhesive layer.

  On the surface of the purchase seal 500, a notation “purchased” 510 indicating that the product 20 attached with the purchase seal 500 has been settled and detailed information 520 at the time of issuing the purchase seal 500 are printed. Yes. The detailed information 520 at the time of issue includes device identification information 521 of the self-checkout terminal device 100 that issued the purchase seal 500, date and time 522 when the purchase seal 500 was issued, and identification information of the target product 20 to which the purchase seal 500 is attached. 523.

  When “purchased” 510 is written on the purchase seal 500 attached to the product 20, it can be recognized at a glance that the product 20 has been settled. Further, the detailed information 520 at the time of issuance is added to the purchase seal 500, so that the target product 20 can be easily identified. For example, the purchase seal 500 is attached to the product 20 that is not the original issue target. Fraud can be prevented.

  Thus, one of the purposes of issuing the purchase seal 500 is to make it possible to know whether or not the customer has settled the product 20 that is carried without being stored in the shopping bag. Therefore, in the self-checkout terminal device 100, assuming that the customer carries the product 20 without storing it in the shopping bag in advance, the purchase seal 500 is issued when the assumed condition is satisfied. Next, the issue condition of the purchase seal 500 will be described with an example.

  As a first issue condition, a case where a product does not enter a shopping bag is assumed. This state includes a case where there is no shopping bag and a case where the size of the product is larger than the shopping bag. For example, in a store where shopping bags are charged, there are cases where the customer does not have his / her own shopping bag (hereinafter referred to as “my bag”) and does not purchase the shopping bag. In this case, since the customer does not have a shopping bag, the product cannot be put in the shopping bag. Even if there is a shopping bag, if the size of the product is larger than that of the shopping bag, the product cannot be put in the shopping bag. When the purchase seal 500 is issued under the first issue condition, the target product 20 is highly likely to be carried around as it is, so that the new product 20 is not scanned until the customer takes the purchase seal 500. Thereby, the possibility that the customer carries the product 20 without storing it in the shopping bag and without attaching the purchase seal 500 is reduced.

  As a second issuance condition, it is assumed that the customer is likely to take out the shopping bag and hold it in his / her hand. Here, for convenience, the product stored in the shopping bag is referred to as a first product. In addition, a product that is taken out of the shopping bag and has a higher degree of accuracy than the first product is referred to as a second product. Examples of the second product include products that children want to hold in their hands, such as confectionery. In addition, products such as canned drinks and tobacco products such as cigarettes that can be used immediately are also considered.

  Since such a product may be carried in a state of being stored in a shopping bag, when the purchase seal 500 is not taken before the next product 20 is scanned, the purchase seal 500 is collected.

  As a third issue condition, it is assumed that the customer requests the purchase seal 500. Further, the purchase seal 500 issued at the request of the customer does not scan the new product 20 until the customer removes the purchase seal 500. In addition, when the issue request of the purchase seal 500 is canceled, the purchase seal 500 may be collected and proceed to scan for a new product 20.

  The above issuance conditions are only examples, and the issuance conditions and the collection conditions for the issued purchase seal 500 (how the customer purchases the purchase seal 500 that is not taken out from the outlet) are set as appropriate in accordance with the operation status of the store. be able to.

  The self-checkout terminal device 100 stores in the device a product master table in which the necessity of issuing the purchase sticker 500 is registered for each product in view of the above issue conditions. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a product master table according to the second embodiment.

  The product master table 600 is acquired from the POS server 300 via the network 400 when the self-checkout terminal device 100 is started up and stored in the RAM 102, for example. The self-checkout terminal device 100 may store the product master table 600 in the flash ROM 103 in advance.

  The product master table 600 includes a product code 610, a department 620, a product name 630, a unit price 640, a product size flag (large) 651, a product size flag (medium) 652, a product size flag (small) 653, a child flag 660, and the number of issued cards. Information on each item of 670 is registered.

  The product code 610 is identification information assigned to each product 20. In the self-checkout terminal device 100, when the scanner 122 is a barcode reader, the barcode is read by the barcode reader.

  The department 620 is a product category to which the corresponding product belongs. The product name 630 is the product name of the corresponding product. The unit price 640 is the price of the corresponding product. Based on these pieces of information, it is possible to perform processing such as management of sold products and calculation of the amount of payment.

  The product size flag (large) 651, the product size flag (medium) 652, and the product size flag (small) 653 are information indicating whether or not the product can be stored in a predetermined shopping bag based on the size of the product. . In the product master table 600, there are three types of shopping bag sizes, “large”, “medium”, and “small”. The product size flag (large) 651 indicates whether the product can be stored (= 0) or cannot be stored (= 1) in the shopping bag “large”. The product size flag (medium) 652 indicates whether the product can be stored (= 0) or cannot be stored (= 1) in the shopping bag “middle”. The product size flag (small) 653 indicates whether the product can be stored (= 0) or cannot be stored (= 1) in the shopping bag “small”.

  As an example of the second product, the child flag 660 is a product that the child wants to hold (= 1) or a product that the child does not want to hold (= 0). Is shown. Note that an administrator who creates the product master table 600 appropriately determines how to set the child flag 660 for each product. For example, the decision may be made with reference to the experience of an employee who knows the situation of the store well, and those with “kid” in the product name are products that the child wants to hold (= 1). ).

The issued number 670 indicates the upper limit number when the purchase seal 500 is issued upon request.
(3) Commodity transaction process Next, the commodity transaction process executed by the self-checkout terminal apparatus 100 will be described.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a commodity transaction process executed by the self-checkout terminal device according to the second embodiment.
[Step S11] The self-checkout terminal apparatus 100 determines whether there is an instruction to end registration. The self-checkout terminal device 100 advances the process to step S17 when there is an instruction to end registration, and advances the process to step S12 if there is no instruction to end registration.

  [Step S12] The self-checkout terminal device 100 determines whether or not a customer scan has been detected. Scanning is a process in which the scanner 122 reads a barcode attached to the product 20. The self-checkout terminal device 100 proceeds with the process to step S13 when a scan is detected, and returns the process to step S11 when a scan is not detected.

  [Step S13] The self-checkout terminal apparatus 100 determines whether or not the purchase sticker 500 remains in the sticker outlet of the sticker issuing unit 121 when scanning by the scanner 122 is detected. If the purchase seal 500 remains, the self-checkout terminal apparatus 100 proceeds with the process to step S14. If the purchase seal 500 does not remain, the process proceeds to step S15.

[Step S <b> 14] The self-checkout terminal device 100 collects the purchase seal 500 remaining at the takeout port of the sticker issuing unit 121.
[Step S15] The self-checkout terminal device 100 performs a purchase seal issuing process for the product 20 to be settled scanned in step S12. Details of the purchase seal issuing process will be described with reference to FIG.

[Step S16] The self-checkout terminal apparatus 100 registers the commodity 20 to be settled read in step S12, and then returns the process to step S11.
[Step S <b> 17] When the purchase seal 500 remains at the outlet of the sticker issuing unit 121, the self-checkout terminal device 100 collects the remaining purchase seal 500. What remains is the case where the customer did not use the purchase seal 500 issued immediately before under the second issue condition.

  [Step S18] The self-checkout terminal device 100 performs a settlement process. In the settlement process, the total price of the commodity registered in step S16 is calculated, the commodity price is received from the customer, the change is paid out if necessary, and a receipt is issued. The self-checkout terminal device 100 ends the commodity transaction process after executing the settlement process.

Next, the purchase seal issuing process will be described. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a purchase seal issuing process executed by the self-checkout terminal device according to the second embodiment.
[Step S151] The self-checkout terminal apparatus 100 determines whether or not there is a shopping bag based on information input by the customer in accordance with the my-back setting screen displayed on the monitor 111. In addition, when a customer has My Bag, when a customer purchases a shopping bag, or when a shopping bag is provided free of charge at the store side, it is determined that there is a shopping bag. The my-back setting screen will be described with reference to FIG. When there is no shopping bag, self-checkout terminal apparatus 100 proceeds with the process to step S157, and when there is a shopping bag, the process proceeds to step S152.

  [Step S152] Whether the self-checkout terminal device 100 can store the product 20 to be settled in the prepared shopping bag based on the product master table 600 and the identification information 21 as the first issue condition check. Determine whether. When the prepared shopping bag is My Bag, the self-checkout terminal device 100 uses, for example, the size of My Bag set by the customer for determination. Further, for example, if the prepared shopping bag is purchased on the spot, the size of the purchased bag held by the self-checkout terminal device 100 is used for the determination, and the prepared shopping bag is provided by the store. If so, the largest size may be used for the determination. If the self-checkout terminal apparatus 100 cannot store the product 20 in the prepared shopping bag, the process proceeds to step S157. If the product 20 can be stored in the prepared shopping bag, the process proceeds to step S153.

  [Step S153] The self-checkout terminal device 100 checks whether or not the child flag 660 is set in the target product 20 based on the product master table 600 and the identification information 21 as a second issue condition check. judge. If the child flag 660 is set, the self-checkout terminal device 100 proceeds to step S154, and if the child flag 660 is not set, the process proceeds to step S155.

  [Step S154] The self-checkout terminal device 100 issues a purchase seal 500 since the target product 20 is intended to be held by a child, and ends the process. If the purchase seal 500 issued by the customer is not necessary, the purchase seal 500 remaining in the outlet is collected in step S14 after the new product 20 is scanned in the product transaction process.

  [Step S155] The self-checkout terminal device 100 checks the third issue condition because the target product 20 is not intended to be held by a child. The self-checkout terminal device 100 displays a purchase seal request screen on the monitor 111, inquires the customer whether the purchase seal 500 is necessary, and when the purchase seal 500 is requested, the process proceeds to step S156, and the purchase seal 500 is displayed. If not requested, the process is terminated.

  [Step S156] The self-checkout terminal device 100 displays a seal number setting screen on the monitor 111, and inquires the customer of the requested number of purchase seals. The self-checkout terminal device 100 compares the input requested number of purchase stickers with the issued number 670 of the product master table 600. If the requested number does not exceed the issued number 670, the process proceeds to step S157. . Further, when the requested number exceeds the issued number 670, the self-checkout terminal device 100 prompts correction and waits until it is corrected. If an instruction to interrupt the number-of-stickers setting screen is given, the process ends.

  [Step S157] The self-checkout terminal device 100 drives the seal issuing unit 121 to issue a purchase seal 500, and places the purchase seal 500 at the outlet of the seal issuing unit 121.

  [Step S158] The self-checkout terminal apparatus 100 monitors the sticker issuing unit 121 and determines whether or not the purchase sticker 500 has been taken out from the take-out port and taken out by the customer. The self-checkout terminal device 100 continues monitoring until the purchase seal 500 is picked up by the customer, and ends the process when the purchase seal 500 is picked up by the customer.

  By executing the above-described purchase seal issuing process, the self-checkout terminal device 100 can appropriately issue the purchase seal 500. Next, the setting screen displayed on the monitor 111 by the self-checkout terminal device 100 in the above purchase seal issuing process will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a my-back setting screen of the self-checkout terminal device according to the second embodiment.
My back setting screen 700 is a screen displayed by self-checkout terminal device 100 in step S151 of the above-mentioned purchase sticker issuing process. On the my-back setting screen 700, an inquiry “Do you use my bag?” 701 to the customer and answers 702, 703, 704, and 705 to the inquiry are displayed. The customer selects “No” 702 when not using my bag. Further, when the customer uses the my bag, the customer selects any one of “yes (small back)” 703, “yes (medium back)” 704, and “yes (large back)” 705 depending on the size of the my back Select. The self-checkout terminal device 100 uses the set size of the my bag to determine whether or not the product 20 can be stored. The selection of the size of the my bag may be subject to the customer, and there is no problem even if it does not match the size of the my bag assumed by the self-checkout terminal device 100. For example, when the Myback is larger than expected and an unnecessary purchase seal 500 is issued, the purchase seal 500 may be discarded. Further, when the My-back is smaller than expected and the purchase seal 500 is necessary, the purchase seal may be requested from the purchase seal request screen.

  As described above, the customer can receive the purchase seal 500 without calling the store clerk only by specifying the size of the my bag. When the store prepares shopping bags, it is not necessary to specify the size of my bag.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a purchase seal request screen of the self-checkout terminal device according to the second embodiment.
The purchase seal request screen 710 is a screen displayed by the self-checkout terminal apparatus 100 in step S155 of the above purchase seal issuance process. On the purchase seal request screen 710, an inquiry “Is a purchase seal issued?” 711 to the customer, and “No” 712 and “Yes” 713 which are answers to the inquiry are displayed. The customer selects “Yes” 713 when requesting the issue of the purchase seal 500, and selects “No” 712 when not requesting the issue of the purchase seal 500. When “Yes” 713 is selected, the self-checkout terminal device 100 displays the next seal number setting screen.

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of a seal number setting screen of the self-checkout terminal device according to the second embodiment.
The number-of-seal-setting screen 720 is a screen displayed by the self-checkout terminal apparatus 100 in step S156 of the above-mentioned purchase seal issuing process. On the number-of-stickers setting screen 720, the customer is presented with “the number of purchased stickers to be issued is 9 or less” 721, a number display section 722, a numeric keypad 723, operation buttons “return” 724, “correction” 725, “decision”. 726 are displayed. The customer touches the numeric keypad 723 and inputs the required number of purchase stickers 500. The self-checkout terminal device 100 displays the input numerical value on the number display unit 722 and waits for the next operation. If “determine” 726 is checked, the input numerical value is checked, and if it is appropriate, the issued number is determined. To do. The self-checkout terminal device 100 clears the number display portion 722 when “correction” 725 is input, waits for the next input, and displays a purchase seal request screen 710 when “return” 724 is input. Return the display screen.

  As described above, when the customer needs the purchase seal 500 in addition to the purchase seal 500 issued by determining that the self-checkout terminal device 100 is necessary, the customer can easily call without calling a store clerk. The purchase seal 500 can be acquired with a simple operation.

  According to the self-checkout terminal device 100 described above, when the scanned product 20 meets the conditions that require the purchase seal 500 registered in the product master table 600 in advance, the purchase seal 500 is automatically selected. Is issued. As a result, it is possible to save the trouble of calling the store clerk and the time required for the store clerk to come, and the convenience of the customer can be improved. Further, since the store clerk is not called for the purchase seal 500, it contributes to labor saving of the store.

  Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment as it is, and can be embodied by modifying the constituent elements without departing from the scope of the invention in the implementation stage. Moreover, various inventions can be formed by appropriately combining a plurality of constituent elements disclosed in the embodiment. For example, all the constituent elements shown in the embodiments may be appropriately combined. Furthermore, constituent elements over different embodiments may be appropriately combined. Various modifications and applications are possible without departing from the spirit of the invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Self checkout system 10 Self checkout terminal device 11 Memory | storage part 11a Product information 12 Identification information acquisition part 13 Judgment part 14 Purchase slip provision part 20 Commodity 21 Identification information 30 Purchase slip 100,100a, 100b, 100c, 100d Self checkout Terminal device 200 Monitoring terminal device 300 POS server 400 Network

Claims (9)

An identification information acquisition unit for acquiring identification information from the product to be settled;
Based on the identification information and the product information in which the necessity of a purchase slip indicating that the product has been settled attached to the product is registered, the necessity of the purchase slip is determined for the product to be settled. A determination unit to perform,
When the determination unit determines that the purchase vote is necessary, a purchase vote providing unit that provides the purchase vote attached to the product to be settled;
A self-checkout terminal device. In the product information, whether or not the purchase slip is necessary is registered based on whether the product can be stored in a shopping bag of a predetermined size based on the size of the product,
The determination unit determines whether the product can be stored in a prepared shopping bag based on the product information, and determines that the purchase slip is necessary when the product cannot be stored.
The self-checkout terminal device according to claim 1. When the purchase voucher providing unit provides the purchase voucher because the product cannot be stored in the shopping bag, the purchase voucher providing unit monitors the take-out port until it is confirmed that the provided purchase voucher is taken out from the take-out port. ,
The identification information acquisition unit stops acquiring new identification information until the purchase slip providing unit confirms the removal of the purchase slip,
The self-checkout terminal device according to claim 2. In the product information, is the product a first product stored in a shopping bag or a second product that is more likely to be held out of the shopping bag than the first product? Is registered,
The determination unit determines that the purchase slip is necessary when the payment target product is the second product based on the product information.
The self-checkout terminal device according to any one of claims 1 to 3. When the purchase voucher providing unit provides the purchase voucher for the second product, the purchase voucher providing unit monitors whether or not the provided purchase voucher has been taken out from the take-out port, and the identification information acquiring unit newly When the purchase slip has not been taken out when the identification information of the product to be settled is acquired, the purchase slip is collected.
The self-checkout terminal device according to claim 4. The determination unit permits the provision of the purchase vote when the purchase vote is requested for the product to be settled determined that the purchase vote is not necessary,
The purchase vote providing unit provides the purchase vote attached to the product to be settled according to the permission of the determination unit.
The self-checkout terminal device according to any one of claims 1 to 5. In the product information, an upper limit number of sheets when the purchase vote is provided upon request is registered,
The determination unit permits provision of the purchase vote when the requested number of purchase votes does not exceed the upper limit number;
The self-checkout terminal device according to claim 6. The purchase voucher providing unit includes device identification information of the self-checkout terminal device that provided the purchase voucher, the identification information of the product to be settled to which the purchase voucher is attached, and date / time information that provided the purchase voucher. And adding at least one piece of information to the purchase vote,
The self-checkout terminal device according to any one of claims 1 to 7. In a checkout method of a self-checkout terminal device having an identification information acquisition unit, a determination unit, and a purchase slip providing unit,
The identification information acquisition unit acquires identification information from a payment target product,
The determination unit determines the purchase vote for the product to be settled based on the identification information and product information in which the necessity of a purchase vote indicating that the product has been settled is registered. Determine the necessity of
The purchase vote providing unit provides the purchase vote attached to the settlement target product when the determination unit determines that the purchase vote is necessary,
Checkout method.

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