JP7274561B2 - Registration device, information processing program and terminal device - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD Embodiments of the present invention relate to a registration device , an information processing program , and a terminal device .

In a POS (point-of-sale) system or the like, it is necessary to confirm the age of the purchaser when a product such as alcoholic beverages, which is restricted to the age of the purchaser, is specified as the purchased product. I am trying to issue an alert. Then, the store clerk confirms the date of birth of the purchaser and confirms whether or not the purchaser is old enough to purchase the product.
However, it was not easy for the store clerk to instantly and correctly determine whether the purchaser is old enough to purchase based on the date of birth of the purchaser.

JP 2011-70293 A

The problem to be solved by the present invention is a registration device , an information processing program , and a terminal that enable a store clerk to easily determine whether a purchaser is old enough to purchase based on the date of birth of the purchaser. to provide the equipment .

A registration device according to an embodiment includes registration means , notification means, authentication means , and notification means. The registration means registers a product or service as a transaction target in response to an operation by the first operator . The reporting means reports to a predetermined terminal device that age verification is required when age restrictions are applied to goods or services to be registered by the registration means. The authentication means authenticates a second operator different from the first operator when the age limit is applied to the goods or services to be registered by the registration means. The notification means displays a screen for notifying the range of dates of birth that fall under age restrictions or the range of dates of birth that do not fall under age restrictions after authentication by the authentication means .

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the main circuit configuration of the POS terminal according to the first embodiment; FIG. The figure which shows schematic structure of a goods master database. 4 is a flowchart of information processing by a processor in the first embodiment; The figure which shows the notification screen as an example. FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing the schematic configuration of a checkout system and the main circuit configuration of a POS terminal according to a second embodiment; FIG. 10 is a flow chart of information processing by a processor in the second embodiment; FIG. FIG. 10 is a flow chart of information processing by a processor in the second embodiment; FIG. The figure which shows a guidance screen.

Embodiments will be described below with reference to the drawings.
(First embodiment)
In the first embodiment, a face-to-face POS terminal as a registration device will be described as an example. The face-to-face type is a type suitable for a checkout mode in which a store clerk serves as the main operator and registers and accounts for purchased products while face-to-face with the purchaser of the product.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the essential circuit configuration of a POS terminal 10 according to this embodiment.
The POS terminal 10 includes a processor 11, a main memory 12, an auxiliary storage device 13, a display device 14, an input device 15, a scanner 16, a printer 17, a communication interface 18, a transmission line 19, and the like.

In the POS terminal 10 , the processor 11 , main memory 12 and auxiliary storage device 13 are connected via a transmission line 19 to constitute a computer that performs information processing for controlling the POS terminal 10 .

The processor 11 corresponds to the central portion of the computer. The processor 11 controls each part to realize various functions of the POS terminal 10 according to various information processing programs such as an operating system, firmware, and application programs.

The main memory 12 corresponds to the main memory portion of the computer. Main memory 12 includes a non-volatile memory area and a volatile memory area. The main memory 12 stores the above information processing program in a nonvolatile memory area. The main memory 12 may also store data necessary for the processor 11 to execute processing for controlling each unit in a non-volatile or volatile memory area. The main memory 12 uses a volatile memory area as a work area in which data is appropriately rewritten by the processor 11 .

The auxiliary storage device 13 corresponds to the auxiliary storage portion of the computer. The auxiliary memory device 13 is, for example, an EEPROM (electric erasable programmable read-only memory). HDDs (hard disc drives), SSDs (solid state drives), or any other well-known storage device can be used. Auxiliary storage device 13 stores data used by processor 11 in performing various processes and data generated by processes in processor 11 . Auxiliary storage device 13 may store a part of the above information processing program. Auxiliary storage device 13 stores a product master database.

The display device 14 displays various screens for notifying the operator of various information. As the display device 14, for example, a well-known device such as a liquid crystal display device can be applied.
The input device 15 inputs various instructions from the operator. As the input device 15, well-known devices such as touch sensors or keyboards can be applied singly or in combination. The operator is usually a store clerk. A touch panel having both functions of the display device 14 and the input device 15 may be used.

Scanner 16 includes at least one of a handy scanner and a fixed scanner. The handy scanner is held in the hand of an operator, reads a bar code displayed on a product, and outputs information represented by the bar code. The fixed scanner captures an image of the product held in front of the scanner window, identifies the barcode displayed on the product by image processing, and outputs information represented by the barcode. It should be noted that the stationary scanner may also utilize other types of well known devices such as those that use reflected laser light to identify barcodes. Fixed scanners may be equipped with the ability to identify items using object recognition techniques based on image characteristics of the item itself. Scanner 16 may also suitably include any other type of device, such as a type of device that reads information wirelessly transmitted by radio frequency identification (RFID) tags.

The printer 17 prints a receipt image on a receipt paper and issues a receipt.
The communication interface 18 performs data communication via the communication network 20 . The communication network 20 is, for example, a LAN (local area network). However, the communication network 20 can use the Internet, a VPN (virtual private network), a LAN, a public communication network, a mobile communication network, a leased line, etc. singly or in combination as appropriate. As the communication interface 18, for example, a well-known interface configured to perform well-known processing for data communication via LAN can be used.
The transmission line 19 includes an address bus, a data bus, a control signal line, etc., and transmits data and control signals exchanged between connected units.

The POS terminal 10 stores in the main memory 12 or the auxiliary storage device 13 an information processing program describing information processing described later. The information processing program may be stored in the main memory 12 or the auxiliary storage device 13 when the hardware of the POS terminal 10 is transferred, or may be transferred separately from the hardware. In the latter case, the information processing program is recorded on a removable recording medium such as a magnetic disk, magneto-optical disk, optical disk, semiconductor memory, etc., or transferred via the communication network 20 . In the latter case, the information processing program may be provided as an upgraded program and used in place of another information processing program of the same type already stored in the main memory 12 .

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a product master database stored in the auxiliary storage device 13. As shown in FIG. Note that FIG. 2 schematically shows what kind of information the product master database contains, and each piece of information may differ from actual information.
As shown in FIG. 2, the product master database describes various information for sales management, such as the product code, product name, unit price, etc., for each product that can be registered as a purchase on the POS terminal 10. is a set of data records DR1, DR2, . . . The data records DR1, DR2, . Note that in this embodiment, the age restriction is set to only one condition of "prohibit purchase by those under the age of 20." In other words, the age restriction flag is set to "0" when not applying the age restriction "prohibition of purchase by those under 20", and is set to "1" when applying.
However, the applicable age limit may be another condition such as "purchasable only for those under the age of 12". The processor 11 loads the product master database stored in a storage device or the like provided in a server that can communicate via the communication network 20 into the auxiliary storage device 13, for example, in an initial setting process after the power of the POS terminal 10 is turned on. Save a copy. However, the product master database does not have to be stored in the auxiliary storage device 13 . In this case, the processor 11 timely refers to the product master database stored in the storage device provided in the server.

Next, the operation of the POS terminal 10 configured as above will be described. It should be noted that the contents of the various types of processing described below are merely examples, and various types of processing capable of obtaining similar results can be used as appropriate.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart of information processing by the processor 11 .
The processor 11 executes the information processing shown in FIG. 3 according to the information processing program stored in the main memory 12 or the auxiliary storage device 13 when the POS terminal 10 is operating in the operation mode for registering and accounting for purchased products. .

As Act1, the processor 11 performs initialization processing such as clearing the product list. The product list is a list of purchased products for one transaction, and is stored in main memory 12 or auxiliary storage device 13 . The product list may be stored in a storage device outside the POS terminal 10, such as a storage device provided in a server that can communicate via the communication network 20. FIG.
In Act 2, the processor 11 waits for designation of the purchased product.

The purchaser picks up the product to be purchased from the sales floor and brings it to the checkout corner. The store clerk, who is the operator of the POS terminal 10, responds to this by performing a designation operation for designating the purchased product. The specifying operation is an operation for causing the scanner 16 to read the bar code displayed on the purchased product, an operation of the input device 15 for specifying the purchased product, or the like. The processor 11 determines Yes in Act 2 when the purchased product is designated by such an operation, and proceeds to Act 3 .

As Act 3, the processor 11 acquires the product code of the specified purchased product. Specifically, for example, when the product code is read from the bar code by the scanner 16 , the product code is read from the scanner 16 . Also, for example, when a button associated with a product is pressed on the input device 15, the product code associated with the button is read from the auxiliary storage device 13, for example. In addition, the processor 11 may acquire the product code by performing the same process as that performed by another existing POS terminal.

As Act 4, the processor 11 confirms whether or not the product identified by the obtained product code is age-restricted. Specifically, the processor 11 confirms the state of the age restriction flag included in the same data record together with the acquired product code in the product master database stored in the auxiliary storage device 13, and the age restriction is applied. Confirm whether or not Processor 11 then determines Yes if the age limit is applied, and proceeds to Act5.

A plurality of conditions may be selectively applied for each product. If multiple conditions are selectively applied to each product, information indicating which condition is applied is also described in the above data record. Then, in Act 4, the processor 11 also confirms which conditions are applied when the age limit is applied.

As Act 5 , the processor 11 generates a notification screen and causes the display device 14 to display the notification screen. The notification screen is a screen for notifying the operator that confirmation is required because the age restriction is applied to the product specified immediately before. Note that the display form of the notification screen may be pop-up display, full-screen display, multi-window display arranged on another screen, or the like.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a notification screen SC1 as an example.
The notification screen SC1 is an example on May 10, 2019. The notification screen SC1 includes an icon IC1, a message ME1 and buttons BU1 and BU2. Icon IC1 indicates that an age limit is applied. The message ME1 expresses by a character string that if the purchaser's date of birth is after May 11, 1999, the product cannot be sold. The processor 11 obtains the date 20 years before May 10, 2019, and generates a character string "May 11, 1999 (Heisei 09)" representing the date. Note that the processor 11 refers to the calendar data pre-stored in the auxiliary storage device 13, for example, to obtain the date of the previous day 20 years ago. Furthermore, the processor 11 sets the generated character string to the second line, the first line to "If you want to confirm your identity card," and the third line to "The following are for minors." A message ME1 is generated by arranging each predetermined character string. The button BU1 is a GUI (graphical user interface) for the operator to instruct to cancel the registration of the product specified immediately before as the purchased product. The button BU2 is a GUI for the operator to instruct to confirm the registration of the product specified immediately before as the purchased product.
If the message ME1 is a character string indicating that the purchaser can sell the product if the date of birth of the purchaser is before May 11, 1999, then the processor 11 simply reads 20 years. It is sufficient to obtain the previous date, and the calendar data can be omitted.

As described above, the notification screen SC1 notifies the range of dates of birth corresponding to age restrictions. As a result of the processor 11 executing information processing based on the information processing program, the computer having the processor 11 as its central part functions as notification means for making such notification.

As Act 6, the processor 11 confirms whether or not a confirmation instruction has been given. Then, if the confirmation instruction is not given, the processor 11 determines No, and proceeds to Act7.
As Act7, the processor 11 confirms whether or not a cancellation instruction has been given. Then, the processor 11 determines No if the cancellation instruction is not given, and returns to Act6.
Thus, in Act 6 and Act 7, the processor 11 waits for a confirmation instruction or cancellation instruction.

The operator determines whether or not the purchaser meets the age limit while checking an identification card or the like on which the date of birth of the purchaser is described as necessary. Then, if the operator determines that the age limit does not apply, he/she performs an operation such as pressing the button BU2 on the input device 15 to instruct confirmation. Then, the processor 11 determines Yes in Act6, and proceeds to Act8. If the age limit is not applied to the product identified by the product code acquired in Act3, the processor 11 determines No in Act4, and proceeds to Act8 without performing Act5 and Act6.

As Act8, the processor 11 updates the product list to include the product code acquired in Act3. As a result of the processor 11 executing information processing based on the information processing program, the computer having the processor 11 as its central part functions as registration means for registering the commodity as the object of trade. After this, the processor 11 proceeds to Act9.

By the way, if the operator determines that the age restriction applies, for example, the operator performs an operation such as pressing the button BU1 on the input device 15 to instruct cancellation. Then, the processor 11 determines Yes in Act7, and proceeds to Act9 without performing Act8.

As Act 9 , the processor 11 generates a registration screen and causes the display device 14 to display the registration screen. This terminates the display of the notification screen. The registration screen is a screen for allowing the operator to confirm the result of purchase registration of the product up to that point. The registration screen displays, for example, the contents of the product list at that time, the result of the latest product registration, the amount of payment for the registered products at that time, and the like. The contents of this registration screen are arbitrary, and are appropriately determined by, for example, the designer of the POS terminal 10 or the creator of the information processing program. The registration screen may be, for example, a screen similar to that displayed on another existing POS terminal.

As Act 10, the processor 11 confirms whether or not a new product to be purchased has been specified. Then, if the corresponding designation is not made, the processor 11 determines No, and proceeds to Act11.
In Act 11, the processor 11 confirms whether or not closing of purchase registration has been instructed. Then, if the corresponding instruction is not given, the processor 11 determines No, and returns to Act10.
Thus, in Act10 and Act11, the processor 11 waits for either the designation of the product or the closing instruction. If the product is designated, the processor 11 determines Yes in Act 10, returns to Act 3, and executes subsequent processes in the same manner as described above. That is, the processor 11 executes Act3-Act9 for the newly specified product.

Note that the processor 11 determines that the purchaser is not subject to the age restriction if Act 6 determines Yes, and that the purchaser is subject to the age restriction if Act 7 determines Yes. may be managed by, for example, the state of a flag. If the processor 11 determines Yes in Act 4 when Act 3 to Act 9 are executed for the second time or later, the processor 11 determines Yes in Act 6 if the purchaser is not subject to the age limit. If there is, it may be determined as Yes in Act7. Also, in this case, the display of the notification screen in Act 5 may be omitted. In this way, when a purchaser intends to purchase a plurality of age-restricted products, the operator does not need to perform operations for confirming instructions or canceling instructions each time the products are registered. .

The operator appropriately performs an operation for product specification, and adds the product codes of all the products that the purchaser intends to purchase to the product list. Then, when the purchase registration of all the products is completed, the operator performs a closing instruction as a predetermined operation on the input device 15 . In response to this, the processor 11 determines Yes in Act11 and proceeds to Act12.

In Act 12, the processor 11 performs settlement processing for settlement of the price of the product registered for purchase. Specifically, the processor 11 calculates the sum of the sales prices of all the products identified by the product codes included in the product list, and performs discount processing or the like on the sum as necessary to calculate the settlement amount. do. The processor 11 settles the above settlement amount by known processing using cash, credit card, debit card, electronic money, points, or the like. The processor 11 drives the printer 17 and issues receipts. Then, the processor 11 returns to Act1 when such accounting processing is completed. That is, the processor 11 shifts to a state of waiting for the start of processing regarding the next new transaction.

As described above, according to the POS terminal 10, when the product specified for purchase registration is a product to which the age limit is applied, the date of birth range corresponding to the age limit is displayed on the notification screen. This enables the store clerk, who is the operator, to easily determine whether the purchaser is old enough to purchase based on the date of birth of the purchaser.

Further, according to the POS terminal 10, when the merchandise designated for purchase registration is the merchandise to which the age limit is applied, the merchandise is registered as the purchase merchandise after waiting for the confirmation instruction. As a result, it is possible to prevent products to which age restrictions are applied from being registered as purchased products without undergoing age verification.

(Second embodiment)
In the second embodiment, a self-service POS terminal as a registration device will be described as an example. Note that the self-service type is a type that is applied to a checkout form in which the purchaser, in principle, performs operations for registering and accounting for purchased products.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the schematic configuration of the checkout system 100 and the main circuit configuration of the POS terminal 30. As shown in FIG. Among the elements shown in FIG. 3, the same elements as those shown in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.
The checkout system 100 is configured by allowing the POS terminal 30 and the attendant terminal 40 to communicate via the communication network 20 . Although a plurality of POS terminals 30 are typically included in the checkout system 100, only one is shown in FIG. One attendant terminal 40 is typically included in the checkout system 100 . However, multiple attendant terminals 40 may be included in the checkout system 100 .

The POS terminal 30 is of a self-service type, and has the same hardware components as the POS terminal 10 . That is, POS terminal 30 includes processor 11 , main memory 12 , auxiliary storage device 13 , display device 14 , input device 15 , scanner 16 , printer 17 , communication interface 18 and transmission line 19 . However, the physical arrangement of these components may be the same between the POS terminal 10 and the POS terminal 30, or may be different. Also, both the POS terminal 10 and the POS terminal 30 may include components different from the components shown in FIGS. can be different.

At least part of the information processing program stored in the main memory 12 or the auxiliary storage device 13 differs between the POS terminal 10 and the POS terminal 30 . In the POS terminal 30, instead of the information processing program describing the information processing shown in FIG. 4, an information processing program describing information processing described later is stored in the main memory 12 or the auxiliary storage device 13.

The attendant terminal 40 acquires information on the operation status of the POS terminal 30 from the POS terminal 30 via the communication network 20, and displays a monitor screen showing the operation status of the POS terminal 30 based on the information. The attendant terminal 40 is operated by a store clerk (hereinafter referred to as an attendant) who monitors the POS terminal 30 . The attendant terminal 40 may acquire information on the operational status of the POS terminal 30 from a server (not shown) connected to the communication network 20 .

Next, the operation of the POS terminal 30 in the checkout system 100 configured as above will be described. It should be noted that the contents of the various types of processing described below are merely examples, and various types of processing capable of obtaining similar results can be used as appropriate.

The purchaser picks up the product to be purchased from the sales floor and brings it to the checkout corner. Then, the purchaser operates the POS terminal 30 and performs a designation operation for designating the purchased product. The specifying operation is an operation for causing the scanner 16 to read the bar code displayed on the purchased product, an operation of the input device 15 for specifying the purchased product, or the like.

6 and 7 are flowcharts of information processing by the processor 11. FIG.
When the POS terminal 10 is operating in an operation mode for registering and accounting for purchased products, the processor 11 executes the information processing shown in FIGS. Execute according to 6 and 7, the same reference numerals are assigned to the same processes as those shown in FIG. 3, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The processor 11 executes Act1-Act3 in FIG. 6 in the same manner as in the first embodiment. Then, from Act3 to Act8, the product list is updated to include the product code acquired in Act3. The processor 11 then executes Act9-Act11 in the same manner as in the first embodiment.

If the processor 11 determines Yes in Act10 because a new product has been specified while in the waiting state of Act10 and Act11, it returns to Act3 as in the first embodiment. Accordingly, in the second embodiment, the processor 11 purchases the designated product regardless of whether the age limit is applied to the product. Register as a product.

When the purchase registration of all products is completed, the purchaser performs a closing instruction as a predetermined operation on the input device 15 . In response to this, the processor 11 determines Yes in Act11, and proceeds to Act21 in FIG.

As Act 21, the processor 11 confirms whether or not there is an age-restricted product among the products identified by the product code included in the product list. Note that the processor 11 may determine whether or not the age limit is applied to the product identified by the product code included in the product list in the same manner as Act 4 in the first embodiment. Then, if there is a product to which age restrictions are applied, the processor 11 determines Yes, and proceeds to Act22.

As Act 22 , the processor 11 causes the display device 14 to display a guidance screen prepared in advance. The guidance screen is a screen that guides the purchaser to wait for a response from the store clerk. The display form of the guide screen may be any of pop-up display, full screen display, multi-window display arranged on another screen, and the like.

FIG. 8 shows the guide screen SC2. Note that the content of this guidance screen SC2 is an example, and the content is appropriately determined by, for example, the designer of the POS terminal 10 or the creator of the information processing program.

As Act 23 , the processor 11 notifies the attendant terminal 40 . When the attendant terminal 40 receives this report, it performs a notification operation to notify the attendant that the purchaser who operates the POS terminal 30 needs to confirm his/her age. In response to this notification operation, the attendant moves to the place where the POS terminal 30 is installed and confirms the age of the purchaser. Then, the attendant performs a predetermined operation for having the POS terminal 30 authenticate that he/she is an attendant. This operation is, for example, to cause the scanner 16 to read the barcode representing the employee code displayed on the employee ID card.

In Act 24 the processor 11 waits to be able to authenticate the attendant. Specifically, when the employee code is read by the scanner 16, the processor 11 authenticates the employee as an attendant if the employee code is predetermined as that of an attendant. In this case, the processor 11 determines Yes and proceeds to Act5.
The processor 11 then executes Act5-Act7 in the same manner as in the first embodiment.

The attendant confirms the purchaser's age while referring to the notification screen. Then, if the purchaser is age-restricted, the attendant gives a cancellation instruction and collects the age-restricted product. When the attendant gives the cancellation instruction, the processor 11 determines Yes in Act7, and proceeds to Act25.
As Act 25, the processor 11 updates the product list so as to delete all product codes of products to which the age limit is applied. The processor 11 then proceeds to Act12.

On the other hand, if the purchaser is not age-restricted, the attendant performs a confirmation operation. In response to this, the processor 11 determines Yes in Act6, and proceeds to Act12 without executing Act25.
As in the first embodiment, the processor 11 executes accounting processing in Act12, and then returns to Act1 in FIG.

As described above, according to the POS terminal 30, at the time of accounting for a transaction in which an age-restricted product is registered as a purchased product, a notification screen indicating the range of dates of birth applicable to the age limit is displayed to the attendant. display against. This enables the attendant to easily determine whether the purchaser is old enough to purchase based on the date of birth of the purchaser.

Moreover, according to the POS terminal 30, even if the purchaser is subject to age restrictions, once the purchase registration for the products to which the age restrictions are applied, all products that the purchaser intends to purchase can be purchased. It is possible to complete the purchase registration of Products whose purchase is restricted are excluded from the purchased products according to the operation of the attendant, so that the purchase of the corresponding products by the purchaser can be prevented.

This embodiment can be modified in various ways as follows.
In the notification screens of the first and second embodiments, the range of dates of birth subject to age restriction is displayed, but the range of dates of birth not subject to age restriction may be displayed.

The first embodiment can be similarly implemented in a registration device or a cash register in a semi-self-type POS system.

In the second embodiment, the notification screen may be displayed on the attendant terminal 40 or the personal digital assistant owned by the attendant.

In both the first and second embodiments, products to be registered as purchases include foods and drinks provided at restaurants.

In order to settle the consideration for the provision of the service, the registration device for registering the service to be provided can be implemented in the same manner as the first or second embodiment.

Each function realized by the processor 11 by information processing can be partially or entirely realized by hardware such as a logic circuit that executes information processing not based on an information processing program. Further, each of the functions described above can be implemented by combining hardware such as the logic circuit described above with software control.

While several embodiments of the invention have been described, these embodiments have been presented by way of example and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These novel embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. These embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are included in the scope of the invention described in the claims and equivalents thereof.
The following is a supplementary description of the inventions originally claimed in this application.
[Appendix 1] Registration means for registering goods or services as objects of transactions;
If an age limit is applied to the goods or services to be registered by the registration means, the range of dates of birth that fall under the age limit or the range of dates of birth that do not fall under the age limit a notification means for notifying;
registration device.
[Supplementary Note 2] After notification by the notification means, the registration means trades the goods or services in response to the operation of declaring that the goods or services to which the age limit is applied are subject to trade. register for the
The registration device of claim 1.
[Appendix 3] The notification means notifies the range of the date of birth in response to a request that the product or service to which the age limit is applied be registered as a transaction target.
The registration device according to appendix 2.
[Appendix 4] After the notification by the notification means, the registration means performs an operation of declaring that the age-restricted product or service is subject to transaction, or the age restriction is applied. not register another good or service for trade until one of the operations declaring that said goods or said service is not to be traded;
The registration device according to appendix 2 or appendix 3.
[Appendix 5] In response to a request by the registration means to perform accounting for the registered goods or services, the notification means applies an age limit to the registered goods or services. notifying the range of said dates of birth when included,
The registration device of claim 1.
[Appendix 6] A computer that controls the registration device,
a registration means for registering goods or services as objects of transactions;
When an age limit is applied to the goods or services registered by the registration means, the range of dates of birth that fall under the age limit or the range of dates of birth that do not fall under the age limit is notified. a means of notification;
Information processing program to function as

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10... POS terminal 11... Processor 12... Main memory 13... Auxiliary storage device 14... Display device 15... Input device 16... Scanner 17... Printer 18... Communication interface 19... Transmission line 20... Communication network 30 POS terminal 40 attendant terminal 100 checkout system.

Claims (5)

a registration means for registering goods or services as objects of transaction according to an operation by a first operator;
reporting means for reporting to a predetermined terminal device that age verification is required when age restrictions are applied to the goods or services to be registered by the registration means;
authentication means for authenticating a second operator different from the first operator when an age limit is applied to the goods or services to be registered by the registration means;
notification means for displaying a screen for notifying a range of dates of birth that fall under age restrictions or a range of dates of birth that do not fall under age restrictions after authentication by the authentication means;
registration device. The notification means includes means for applying an age limit to the registered goods or services in response to a request by the registration means to perform accounting for the registered goods or services. Informing the range of said date of birth in case of
The registration device according to claim 1. In response to a request by the registration means to perform accounting for the registered goods or services, if the registered goods or services include those to which an age limit is applied, the above authentication Guidance means for displaying a screen guiding the first operator to wait for a response by the second operator before authentication by the means;
3. The registration device of claim 2, further comprising: Allowing means for permitting execution of accounting for said goods or said services registered by said registration means in response to an operation declaring that they are not subject to age restrictions after screen display by said notification means;
The registration device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising: the computer controlling the registration device,
a registration means for registering goods or services as objects of transaction according to an operation by a first operator;
reporting means for reporting to a predetermined terminal device that age verification is required when age restrictions are applied to the goods or services to be registered by the registration means;
authentication means for authenticating a second operator different from the first operator when age restriction is applied to the goods or services registered by the registration means;
notification means for displaying a screen for notifying a range of dates of birth that fall under age restrictions or a range of dates of birth that do not fall under age restrictions after authentication by the authentication means;
Information processing program to function as

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