JP2014038472A - Information processing device, discount registration method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

[PROBLEMS] To improve the usability of a function for registering a limited sale product as a payment target.
An information processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit that acquires a product code and the number of a limited sale product scheduled to be registered for settlement in a product included in a transaction, and a limited sale product by referring to the transaction information storage unit. The total of the registered number acquisition unit that calculates the total number of registered items, the limited number acquisition unit that acquires the limited number of limited sale products, and the sum of the number of limited sale products scheduled to be registered and the total value of the registered number is the limited number Limiting from the screen, a display processing unit that displays a screen for entering registration specifications for the limited number of limited sales merchants scheduled to be registered when it is determined that the number exceeds the limit, When an instruction to register more than the regular price at the regular price is entered, the screen will be displayed when registering the remaining products with the same product code as the limited sale products scheduled to be registered included in the transaction. Control not to let And a control unit that.
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Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, a discount registration method, and a program thereof used in a POS (Point Of Sale) system.

  In retail stores such as supermarkets, department stores, convenience stores, etc., certain products are sold at a discounted price (limited sales) to a certain number, such as “Up to XX yen per person” There is. In such a case, the POS system needs to manage the number of products (limited sale products) to which this limited sale is applied, and distinguish between limited sale products and normal price products.

  In Patent Document 1 below, the total number of products to which limited sales are applied is calculated from the number of customers and the number of products to which limited sales per person are applied, and limited sales exceeding that total number are applied. When products are registered, a pop-up screen is displayed to determine how to register the products exceeding the total number, and based on the cashier's input, the products exceeding the total number are sold at a limited price. A method for determining whether to register at a regular price or at a regular price has been proposed.

JP 2011-13845 A

  However, in the method described in the above-mentioned patent document, even if it is decided once by the pop-up screen how to register the product exceeding the total number to which the limited sale is applied, it is overlooked in the shopping basket. If the product is further registered due to the situation, the pop-up screen is displayed again, and the cashier person must decide how to register the product again on this screen. That is, in the method described in the above-mentioned patent document, even if the user indicates an intention to register once for the limited sale product at the normal price, the user's input to register again at the normal price. May be required, and usability may be reduced. Further, in order to prevent such a situation from occurring, the cashier person must check and register all the limited sale products from the shopping basket. As described above, in the method described in the above-described patent document, there is a possibility that the usability of the function related to the registration of the limited sale product is lowered.

  This invention is made | formed in view of such a situation, and provides the technique which improves the usability of the function which registers limited sale goods to a checkout object.

  Each aspect of the present invention employs the following configurations in order to solve the above-described problems.

  A 1st aspect is related with information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus according to the first aspect includes an acquisition unit that acquires a product code of a limited sale product scheduled to be registered for settlement in a product included in the transaction, and the number of the limited sale product, By referring to the transaction information storage unit that stores the transaction information including the product code of each product that has already been registered for settlement among the included products and the registered number of each product, A registered number acquisition unit that calculates the total number of registered items related to the same product code as the product code, and a limited number acquisition unit that acquires a limited number indicating the upper limit of the sales quantity to which the limited sales price is applied to the limited sales products scheduled to be registered; Whether the total value of the number of limited sale products to be registered acquired by the acquisition unit and the total number of registrations calculated by the registration number acquisition unit exceeds the limited number acquired by the limited number acquisition unit or not A screen for inputting a registration specification for a checkout target for a portion exceeding the limited number in the limited sales product scheduled to be registered when the determination unit determines that the combined value exceeds the limited number by the determination unit. If the display processing unit to be displayed on the display unit and the input to the screen indicate an instruction to register the amount exceeding the limited number at the normal price, the same product code as the limited sales product to be registered included in the transaction A control unit that controls to prevent the display of the screen after registering the remaining products having a checkout target.

  A 2nd aspect is related with the discount registration method performed by information processing apparatus. The discount registration method according to the second aspect is included in the transaction by acquiring the product code of the limited sale product scheduled to be registered in the settlement target among the products included in the transaction and the number of the limited sale products. By referring to the transaction information storage section that stores the transaction information including the product code of each product that has already been registered for settlement in the product and the registered number of each product, the product code of the limited sale product scheduled to be registered The total number of registrations for the same product code is calculated, and the limited number indicating the upper limit of the sales quantity to which the limited sales price is applied to the limited sales products scheduled to be registered is obtained. And the total value of the registered number to be calculated is determined whether or not it exceeds the acquired limited number, and if it is determined that the total value exceeds the limited number, Limited number of limited sales products If the screen that allows you to enter the registration specifications for the payment items related to the balance is displayed on the display unit, and the input to the screen indicates an instruction to register the amount exceeding the limited number at the normal price, the registration included in the transaction This includes controlling the screen to not be displayed thereafter when the remaining products having the same product code as the limited limited sale product are registered in the payment target.

  Another aspect of the present invention may be a program that causes at least one information processing device to realize the configuration of the above aspect, or a computer-readable recording medium that records such a program. May be. This recording medium includes a non-transitory tangible medium.

  According to each aspect described above, it is possible to improve the usability of the function of registering limited sale merchandise as a checkout target.

It is a figure which shows notionally the hardware structural example of the POS register | resistor apparatus in 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows notionally the process structural example of a part of POS register | resistor apparatus in 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows notionally the process structural example of a part of POS register | resistor apparatus 1 in 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the information which a transaction information storage part stores. It is a figure which shows the example of the information which a limited sale information storage part stores. It is a figure which shows the example of the screen which a display process part displays on a display part. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process of the POS register | resistor apparatus 1 in 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example which displays the limited sale information regarding the target product on the screen when the target product of the limited sale is registered as a payment target. It is a figure which shows notionally the structural example of the POS system in a modification.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. In addition, each embodiment given below is an illustration, respectively, and this invention is not limited to the structure of each following embodiment.

[First Embodiment]
〔Device configuration〕
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of an appearance of a POS register device according to the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the POS register device 1 in the first embodiment includes a checker device 10 and a cashier device 20. The POS register device 1, the checker device 10, and the cashier device 20 can also be called POS terminals.

  The checker device 10 registers the product as a payment target and sends information on the payment target product to the cashier device 20. The checker device 10 includes a keyboard 11, a touch panel unit 12, a scanner device 13, a shopper display 15, and the like. On the display 15 for the shopper, the selling price information and the like of the product registered as the payment target is displayed.

  The touch panel unit 12 includes a display unit 12a, a touch panel 12b that receives user operations, a control unit, and the like. The touch panel unit 12 displays a screen corresponding to the received drawing data on the display unit 12a, and obtains an input from the user (a store clerk such as a cashier staff) by sensing an external contact with the touch panel 12b. The touch panel unit 12 sends the acquired input information. The display unit 12a displays information related to the product registered as a payment target.

  The scanner device 13 detects a product identification label attached to a product package held over the reading window 14 and further captures a product image that reflects the appearance of the product. The scanner device 13 can also be called an imaging unit. Specifically, the scanner device 13 forms light as an optical image on an image pickup device such as a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) through a reading window 14 and reads the light from the product from an electrical signal corresponding to the image. Get image data. The scanner device 13 may detect a product identification label from the product image captured by the image sensor. In this case, the scanner device 13 has a function of automatically adjusting the focal length, the angle of view, and the like when the product image is captured and when the product identification label is captured. The scanner device 13 may further include a laser scanner, and the product identification label may be detected using the laser scanner.

  Here, the product identification label is a code symbol obtained by encoding a product code formed from letters, numbers, symbols, etc., which enables each product to be specified individually, such as a one-dimensional barcode or a two-dimensional barcode. Realized. The present embodiment does not limit the implementation form of the product identification label as long as the product code can be extracted from the product identification label. The scanner device 13 extracts a product code by decoding the detected product identification label.

  Further, as described above, the product code is identification data formed from letters, numbers, symbols, and the like that make it possible to specify each product. As the product code, for example, a PLU (Price Look Up) code, a Non-PLU code, or the like is used. For example, a JAN (Japan Article Number) code is used as a product code read using the product identification label.

  As described above, the checker device 10 is a product code extracted from the product identification label using the scanner device 13, a product code obtained by operating the touch panel 12b, or a product code input directly using the keyboard 11 or the like. Recognize the corresponding product by (may be a department code), and register the corresponding product as a checkout target.

  The cashier apparatus 20 performs a settlement process for a product to be settled. Basically, the checkout object is registered in the checker device 10 as described above. However, there is a case where the settlement target is additionally registered by the cashier apparatus 20 itself. In this case, the cashier apparatus 20 uses a handy scanner 23 to extract a product code extracted from the product identification label, a product code acquired by operating the touch panel 22b, or a product code directly input using the keyboard 21 or the like ( The corresponding product is recognized by the department code), and the corresponding product is additionally registered as a payment target.

  The cashier apparatus 20 includes a keyboard 21, a touch panel unit 22, a handy scanner 23, a shopper display 25, a cash drawer 27, and the like. The cash drawer 27 stores money, such as banknotes, coins, and vouchers, that are handled in the settlement of merchandise.

  The configuration of the touch panel unit 22 is the same as that of the touch panel unit 12 described above, and the touch panel unit 22 includes a display unit 22a, a touch panel 22b, and the like. On the display unit 22a, a screen related to the settlement processing of the product registered as a payment target is displayed. A total amount, a change amount, and the like are displayed on the display 25 for the shopper.

  As with the scanner device 13 described above, the handy scanner 23 reads a product identification label attached to the product packaging, and further captures a product image that reflects the appearance of the product. The handy scanner 23 can also be called an imaging unit. Since the handy scanner 23 only needs to have the same configuration as the scanner device 13 described above, the description thereof is omitted here.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram conceptually illustrating a hardware configuration example of the POS register device 1 according to the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, the checker device 10 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 2, a memory 3, a communication device 4, a display processing device 5, an input / output interface (I / F) 6, and the like. Each of these units is connected to the bus 7, for example. The memory 3 is a RAM (Random Access Memory), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a hard disk, a portable storage medium, or the like. The communication device 4 communicates with other devices (such as the cashier device 20) wirelessly or by wire.

  A display device is connected to the display processing device 5, and the display processing device 5 sends a screen display signal for displaying an arbitrary screen to the display device in accordance with processing executed by the CPU 2. The checker device 10 includes a shopper display 15 and a display unit 12 a of the touch panel unit 12 as display devices.

  An input / output device is connected to the input / output I / F 6, and the input / output I / F 6 outputs sound or the like to the output device in accordance with processing executed by the CPU 2 and accepts an input signal from the input device. The checker device 10 includes a keyboard 11, a touch panel 12b of the touch panel unit 12, and a scanner device 13 as input / output devices.

  Like the checker device 10, the cashier device 20 includes a CPU 2, a memory 3, a communication device 4, a display processing device 5, an input / output I / F 6, and the like. The cashier device 20 includes a display 25 for a shopper and a display unit 22 a of the touch panel unit 22 as a display device. The cashier device 20 includes a keyboard 21, a touch panel 22b of the touch panel unit 22, and a handy scanner 23 as input / output devices.

  Note that this embodiment does not limit the hardware configurations of the checker device 10 and the cashier device 20 as described above. For example, the keyboards 11 and 21 may be replaced with software keyboards. The displays 15 and 25 for the shopper may be integrated into one, or may be a display that displays the same content as the display unit 12a of the touch panel unit 12 and the display unit 22a of the touch panel unit 22. .

[Processing configuration]
FIG. 3 is a diagram conceptually illustrating a part of a processing configuration example of the POS register device 1 in the first embodiment. Further, since only the configuration related to discount registration is shown in FIG. 3, the checker device 10 and the cashier device 20 have a number of processing units other than the processing units shown in the drawing.

<Casher device>
The cashier apparatus 20 includes an acquisition unit 201, a registered number acquisition unit 202, a transaction information storage unit 203, a limited number acquisition unit 204, a limited sale information storage unit 205, a determination unit 206, a display processing unit 207, a control unit 208, and a communication process. Part 209 and the like. Each of these processing units is realized, for example, by executing a program stored in the memory 3 by the CPU 2. Further, the program may be installed from a portable recording medium such as a CD (Compact Disc) or a memory card or another device and stored in the memory 3.

  The acquisition unit 201 acquires a limited sale product code, which is a product code of a limited sale product scheduled to be registered for settlement, among the products included in the transaction, and the number of limited sale products scheduled to be registered. Specifically, the acquisition unit 201 acquires a limited sale product code by reading a product identification label such as a barcode attached to the limited sale product with an input / output device 23 such as a handy scanner. In addition, the acquisition unit 201 acquires the limited sale product code by selecting a target product by operating a touch panel or the like on a screen (not shown) on which a product list for selecting a product to be registered for payment is displayed. You can also Moreover, the acquisition part 201 can acquire the numerical value input, for example from the keyboard, the touch panel, etc. as the number of limited sale goods.

  The transaction information storage unit 203 stores transaction information including the product code of each product that has already been registered for settlement among the products included in the transaction and the quantity of each product. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of information stored in the transaction information storage unit 203. Further, the transaction information storage unit 203 may be included in an external device (not shown) that is communicably connected to the POS register device 1. In this case, the POS register device 1 transmits the limited sale product code of the limited sale product scheduled to be registered acquired by the acquisition unit 201 to the external device, thereby obtaining information on the product specified from the limited sale product code. It can be acquired from the transaction information storage unit 203 of the external device.

  The registered number acquisition unit 202 is a product having the same product code as the limited sale product code acquired by the acquisition unit 201 among the products included in the transaction from the transaction information storage unit 203, and has already been settled. Get the number of products registered in (registered number). Specifically, the registered number acquisition unit 202 is based on the limited sale product code acquired by the acquisition unit 201 and receives information from the transaction information storage unit 203 corresponding to a product having the same product code as the limited sale product code. Is identified from the transaction information. Then, the registered number acquisition unit 202 acquires the total number of products included in the specified information as the registered number.

  As described above, the limited sales information storage unit 205 stores information (limited sales information) related to limited sales, which is a kind of discount. Here, the limited sales information is information including a product code that can specify a product to which limited sales are applied, a limited sales price, and a limited number. The limited sale price indicates a price after discount of a product when the limited sale is applied to the product. The limited number indicates the upper limit of the sales quantity to which the limited sales price is applied. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of information stored in the limited sale information storage unit 205. As shown in FIG. 5, the limited number is determined to be “up to three per person”, for example.

  The limited number acquisition unit 204 acquires a limited number related to products having the same product code as the limited sale product code acquired by the acquisition unit 201 from each limited sale information stored in the limited sale information storage unit 205. . Specifically, the limited number acquisition unit 204, based on the limited sale product code acquired by the acquisition unit 201, uses the limited sale information stored in the limited sale information storage unit 205 as the limited sale product code. Identify the corresponding limited sales information. And the limited number acquisition part 204 acquires the limited number contained in the specified limited sales information.

  The determination unit 206 obtains the limited number acquired by the limited number acquisition unit 204 as the sum of the number of limited sale products scheduled to be acquired acquired by the acquisition unit 201 and the registered number acquired by the registration number acquisition unit 202. It is determined whether or not it exceeds. Also, the determination unit 206 transmits the determination result to the display processing unit 207.

  If the determination unit 206 determines that the sum of the number of limited sale products and the number of registrations exceeds the limited number, the display processing unit 207 is a settlement target for the limited sale products that are scheduled to be registered. A screen for inputting registration specifications is displayed on a display unit such as a display device. Here, the registration specification is information indicating, for example, whether a certain product is registered as a limited sale price in a settlement target or registered as a regular price in a settlement target. The display processing unit 207 receives an input from the user on the displayed screen and transmits the input to the control unit 208.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen that the display processing unit 207 displays on the display unit. The screen in FIG. 6 includes a message area 60 that displays a message that prompts the user to input registration specifications and that the number exceeds the limit, and buttons 61 and 62 that transmit input from the user to the POS register device 1. . In FIG. 6, the button 61 transmits an instruction “register a limited sale product to be registered at a normal price” as an input from the user. In addition, the button 62 transmits, as an input from the user, an instruction to “register a limited sale product to be registered at a limited price”. Here, for example, in the case where a shopper visits a group of two, a limited sales price can be applied up to a limited number for two people. For this reason, as described above, it is necessary to confirm the registration specifications of the limited sale products scheduled to be registered that exceed the limited number stored in the limited sale information storage unit 205. This screen is an example, and can take various forms. For example, the words attached to the buttons 61 and 62 may be “limited price” and “regular price”, respectively, and “cancel without exceeding the limited number without registering as a settlement target”. May be added with a button for transmitting the instruction as an input from the user.

  Based on the instruction from the user transmitted from the display processing unit 207, the control unit 208 is a product specified by the same product code as the limited sale product code acquired by the acquisition unit 201 in the subsequent cash register business in the transaction. Yes, the display processing unit 207 controls whether or not to display the above-mentioned screen again when the remaining products included in the transaction are registered in the settlement target. Specifically, when the input by the user on the above screen indicates an instruction to “register the target product for the amount exceeding the limited number at the normal price”, the control unit 208 displays the above screen thereafter. Control not to let it. For example, the control unit 208 may control the display / non-display of the screen by switching the setting of a non-display flag indicating that the screen is not displayed even if the limited number is exceeded, or the transaction information storage unit 203 The display / non-display of the screen may be controlled depending on whether or not the target product of the normal price is already registered. Here, for example, the control unit 208 prevents the determination unit 206 from executing the determination process based on information such as the setting state of the non-display flag, and prevents the display processing unit 207 from executing the screen display process. Alternatively, display / non-display of the screen is performed by temporarily rewriting the limited number included in the limited sales information corresponding to the limited sales product code acquired by the acquisition unit 201 to the maximum value that can be taken by the POS register device 1. Can be controlled.

  The communication processing unit 209 controls communication between the cashier device 20 and the checker device 10. Specifically, the communication processing unit 209 uses the limited sale product code acquired by the acquisition unit 101 of the checker device 10 in response to a request from the checker device 10, and uses the transaction information storage unit 203 and the limited sale information storage unit. Information stored in 205 is transmitted to the checker device 10.

<Checker device>
As shown in FIG. 3, the checker device 10 includes an acquisition unit 101, a communication processing unit 102, a determination unit 103, a display processing unit 104, a control unit 105, and the like. Each of these processing units is realized, for example, by executing a program stored in the memory 3 by the CPU 2. Further, the program may be installed from a portable recording medium such as a CD (Compact Disc) or a memory card or another device and stored in the memory 3.

  In the example of FIG. 3, the checker device 10 does not have the transaction information storage unit 203 and the limited sales information storage unit 205, so that the limited sales product code acquired by the acquisition unit 101 is processed as described above. The unit 102 communicates with the communication processing unit 209 and transmits it to the cashier device 20, and acquires information stored in the transaction information storage unit 203 and the limited sales information storage unit 205 from the cashier device 20. That is, the communication processing unit 102 performs the same processing as the registered number acquisition unit 202 and the limited number acquisition unit 204 of the cashier apparatus 20, and acquires the registered number and the limited number related to limited sale products.

  The determination unit 103, the display processing unit 104, and the control unit 105 basically perform the same processing as the determination unit 206, the display processing unit 207, and the control unit 208 described above. Therefore, description of these processing units is omitted.

[Operation example]
Hereinafter, the discount registration method in the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing of the POS register device 1 in the first embodiment.

  First, the POS register device 1 acquires the limited sale product code and the number of limited sale products related to the limited sale product scheduled to be registered as a payment target (S70). As described above, the POS register device 1 acquires the limited sale product code using the scanner device 13, the handy scanner 23, or the touch panels 12b and 22b. In addition, the POS register device 1 acquires the number of limited sale products by inputting from the keyboards 11 and 21 or the touch panels 12b and 22b.

  Then, the POS register device 1 acquires the registered number of products having the same product code as the limited sale product code acquired in step (S70) (S71). Specifically, the POS register device 1 uses the limited sale product code acquired in the step (S70), and the same product as the limited sale product code from the transaction information stored in the transaction information storage unit 203. Identify the information corresponding to the product that has the code. Then, the POS register device 1 calculates the total value of the quantities included in the specified information and obtains it as the registered number of products corresponding to the limited sale product code.

  Further, the POS register device 1 acquires a limited number related to products having the same product code as the limited sale product code acquired in the step (S70) (S72). Specifically, the POS register device 1 converts the limited sale information stored in the limited sale information storage unit 205 into the limited sale product code based on the limited sale product code acquired in step (S70). Identify the corresponding limited sales information. And the POS register | resistor apparatus 1 acquires the limited number regarding the goods corresponding to the limited sale merchandise code from the specified limited sale information.

  The POS register device 1 determines whether or not the sum of the number of limited sale products acquired in step (S70) and the registered number acquired in step (S71) exceeds the limited number acquired in step (S72). Is determined (S73). If the sum of the number of limited sale products and the number of registrations does not exceed the limit number (S73; NO), the POS register device 1 registers all the limited sale products that are scheduled to be registered for the current settlement at the limited sale price. Therefore, all the limited sale products scheduled to be registered at the limited sale price are registered in the settlement target without performing the subsequent processing.

  On the other hand, when the total value of the number of limited sale products and the number of registrations exceeds the limited number (S73; YES), the POS register device 1 determines whether or not the non-display flag is in the ON state (S74). When the non-display flag is in the ON state (S74; YES), the POS register device 1 can determine that the limited sale product has already received an instruction to register at the normal price for the portion exceeding the limited number. The subsequent processing is not performed, and the limited sale product is registered in the settlement target at the normal price.

  On the other hand, when the non-display flag is in the OFF state (S74; NO), the POS register device 1 displays a screen for accepting an input from the user as shown in FIG. 6 (S75). Then, the POS register device 1 acquires an input from the user for the screen displayed in the step (S75) (S76). The POS register device 1 determines whether or not the input from the user acquired in the step (S76) is an instruction to “register a limited sale product to be registered at a normal price” (S77). If the input from the user is an instruction to “register limited sale products scheduled to be registered at the normal price” (S77; YES), the POS register device 1 sets the non-display flag to the ON state (S78), and the limitation is made. Of the limited sales products that are scheduled to be registered in excess of the number, the remaining limited sales products excluding the portion for which an instruction to register at a limited price is input from the user are registered in the settlement target at the normal price. In addition, the POS register device 1 registers a limited sale product for which an instruction to register at a limited price from a user has been input, as a settlement target at a limited price. For example, there are three limited sale products exceeding the limited number. In step (S76), an instruction to register at the limited price is input to the first, and an instruction to register at the normal price to the second. Is entered. In this case, the POS register device 1 registers the first limited sale product with the limited price among the limited sale products exceeding the limited number, and the second and third limited sale products. Register for payment at the regular price.

  On the other hand, if the input from the user is not an instruction to register “Registered limited sale products at a normal price” (S77; NO), registration specifications for all limited sale products exceeding the limited number are registered. Is determined (S79). If the registration specifications of the limited sale products exceeding the limited number have not been finalized (S79; NO), the process from the step (S75) to the step (S77) is performed on the limited sale products in the unconfirmed state. Run repeatedly. In other words, in this embodiment, the POS register device 1 repeatedly displays a screen for accepting input from the user until there is an instruction to register at a normal price, and each limited sale scheduled for registration exceeding the limited number. Confirm the registration specifications for each product. On the other hand, when all the registration specifications of the limited sale products exceeding the limited number are confirmed (S79; YES), the process is terminated.

  In FIG. 7, the case where the display / non-display of the screen is controlled using the non-display flag is described as an example. However, as described above, the target product of the normal price is already registered in the transaction information storage unit 203. The display / non-display of the screen may be controlled depending on whether or not it is performed. In this case, in the step (S74), the POS register device 1 may perform a process of confirming whether or not a limited sale product with a normal price exists in the transaction information storage unit 203.

  Further, when the limited sale product is registered as a target for settlement at the limited sale price, the POS register device 1 displays the information included in the limited sale information specified in the step (S72) on the display unit as shown in FIG. You may make it make it. Thus, by presenting information on products to which limited sales are applied, such as the limited number and the limited sales price, the user can easily grasp the limited number of target products.

[Operation and Effect in First Embodiment]
In the first embodiment, by using the limited sale product code of the limited sale product to be registered, which is acquired by the POS register device 1, the registered number and the limited number of products corresponding to the same product code as the limited sale product code. Are acquired from the transaction information storage unit 203 and the limited sale information storage unit 205, respectively. Then, it is determined whether the total value of the number of limited sale products acquired by the POS register device 1 and the registered number acquired from the transaction information storage unit 203 exceeds the limited number acquired from the limited sale information storage unit 205. Is done. Then, based on the result of the determination, for example, a screen for prompting the user's input as shown in FIG. 6 is displayed, and based on the input from the user, the limited sale product to be registered is registered in the settlement target. Then, based on the input from the user to the screen, when a product having the same product code as the limited sale product code is registered in the subsequent cash register business, the display / non-display of the screen prompting the user to input is performed. Be controlled.

  As described above, according to the first embodiment, when a user inputs to register at a normal price for a limited sale product scheduled to be registered, control is performed so as not to display a screen prompting the user to input thereafter. It becomes possible to do. Accordingly, it is possible to improve the usability of the function of registering limited sale merchandise as a checkout target without repeatedly inputting information already input by the user.

  In the first embodiment, the screen for accepting input from the user is repeatedly displayed until the registration instruction at the normal price is received from the user, and the registration specifications of each limited sale product scheduled for registration exceeding the limited number are displayed. Each is confirmed. Thus, according to the first embodiment, the limited number of products that are scheduled to be registered exceeding the limited number will exceed the limited number until the user inputs “Register at the regular price for payment”. You can register the limited sale products that are scheduled to be registered for the checkout at a limited price. Therefore, it is possible to register limited sale products in the settlement target according to the number of shoppers without registering information such as the number of shoppers in the POS register device 1.

[Modification]
In the above-described embodiment, an example in which the POS register device 1 includes the checker device 10 and the cashier device 20 is shown. However, the POS register device 1 may be configured by only the cashier device 20. In the above-described embodiment, the screen for accepting input from the user can be displayed on the checker device 10 and the cashier device 20 with respect to the limited sale products scheduled to be registered in excess of the limited number. The display may be made possible by only one of the device 10 and the cashier device 20.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the POS register device 1 repeatedly displays a screen for accepting input from the user until there is an instruction to register at a normal price, and each registration schedule limit exceeding the limit number is displayed. The form of confirming the registered specifications of the sales merchandise is shown. Here, the POS register device 1 displays a screen for accepting input from the user once, and uses the instructions input on the screen as registration specifications for all the limited sales products scheduled to be registered exceeding the limited number. You can also In this case, when the input from the user is an instruction to register at a limited price (S77; NO), the POS register device 1 registers without performing the determination in step (S79). All planned limited sale products may be registered for settlement at a limited sale price.

  Further, the POS register device 1 in the above-described embodiment may be realized as a POS system including a server device and a store terminal. FIG. 9 is a diagram conceptually illustrating a configuration example of the POS system 700 in the modification.

  The POS system 700 includes a server device 705 and a store-side configuration 710, and the server device 705 and the store-side configuration 710 are connected to each other via a communication network 701. The communication network 701 is a public network such as the Internet, a WAN (Wide Area Network), a LAN (Local Area Network), a wireless communication network, or the like. The implementation form of the communication network 701 is not limited.

  The store side configuration 710 includes a communication relay device 711, a store terminal 715, a stand 716, a handy scanner 717, a cash drawer 718, a receipt printer 719, and the like. The stand 716 is a device for connecting the shop terminal 715 and other devices (the handy scanner 717, the cash drawer 718, and the receipt printer 719) so as to communicate with each other. The store terminal 715 and the stand 716 are connected by, for example, short-range wireless communication such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) or infrared communication, wireless LAN, or the like. The stand 716 and other devices are connected by various communication lines or wirelessly. The communication relay device 711 connects the store terminal 715 to the communication network 701 and enables communication between the store terminal 715 and the server device 705. The communication mode between these nodes is not limited. The communication relay device 711 may be omitted, and the shop terminal 715 may be connected to the communication network 701 using a 3G line or the like via a wireless base station or the like without using the communication relay device 711.

  The store terminal 715 is a general-purpose computer such as a PC (Personal Computer), a notebook PC, a tablet-type terminal, a smartphone, and the like, and exchanges data with the server device 705, so that the POS register device 1 described above Realize user interface. The server device 705 is a general server computer, and is realized as a WEB server, an application server, or the like.

  In the form in which the POS register device 1 in the above-described embodiment is realized as such a POS system 700, each processing unit described above may be realized by either the server device 705 or the store terminal 715 as long as it can be realized. . For example, when the WEB system is used as an interface between the server device 705 and the store terminal 715, all the processing units described above are realized by the server device 705, and the store terminal 715 may operate as a mere display unit. . Conversely, the entire processing unit may be realized in the store terminal 715. Further, a form in which some processing units are realized by the server device 705 and the remaining processing units are realized by the store terminal 715 may be employed. For example, the transaction information storage unit 203 and the limited sales information storage unit 205 may be realized by the server device 705, and the other processing units may be realized by the store terminal 715.

  As described above, the information processing apparatus according to the present invention does not exclude that the information processing apparatus is realized by a plurality of apparatuses (a plurality of computers and a casing having a plurality of CPUs), and the checker apparatus and the cashier apparatus according to the above-described embodiment. Or a combination of the server device 705 and the store terminal 715 in this modification. Of course, the information processing apparatus according to the present invention may be realized only by the cashier apparatus in the above-described embodiment, or may be realized only by the server apparatus 705 or the shop terminal 715 in the modification.

  In the plurality of flowcharts used in the above description, a plurality of steps (processes) are described in order, but the execution order of the steps executed in each embodiment is not limited to the description order. In each embodiment, the order of the illustrated steps can be changed within a range that does not hinder the contents. Moreover, each above-mentioned embodiment and each modification can be combined in the range with which the content does not conflict.

1 POS register device 2 CPU
3 Memory 4 Communication Device 5 Display Processing Device 10 Checker Device 11, 21 Keyboard 12, 22 Touch Panel Unit 12 a, 22 a Display Unit 12 b, 22 b Touch Panel 13 Scanner Device 14 Reading Window 15, 25 Shop Display 20 Cashier Device 23, 717 Handy Scanner 101, 201 Acquisition unit 102, 209 Communication processing unit 103, 206 Determination unit 104, 207 Display processing unit 105, 208 Control unit 202 Registered number acquisition unit 203 Transaction information storage unit 204 Limited number acquisition unit 205 Limited sale information storage unit 700 POS system 705 server device 715 store terminal 716 stand 718 cash drawer 719 receipt printer

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An acquisition unit for acquiring a product code of a limited sale product scheduled to be registered for settlement among the products included in the transaction, and the number of the limited sale product;
By referring to a transaction information storage unit that stores transaction information including the product code of each product that has already been registered for settlement among the products included in the transaction and the registered number of each product, A registered number acquisition unit that calculates the total of the registered numbers related to the same product code as the product code of the limited sale product;
A limited number acquisition unit for acquiring a limited number indicating an upper limit of a sales quantity to which a limited sales price is applied to the limited sales product to be registered;
The sum of the number of limited sale products scheduled to be registered acquired by the acquisition unit and the total value of the registered numbers calculated by the registration number acquisition unit is the limited number acquired by the limited number acquisition unit. A determination unit for determining whether or not it exceeds,
When the determination unit determines that the combined value exceeds the limited number, a screen is displayed for inputting a registration specification for a payment target related to the amount exceeding the limited number in the limited sale product scheduled to be registered. A display processing section to be displayed on the section;
If the input to the screen indicates an instruction to register an amount exceeding the limited number at a normal price, the remaining products having the same product code as the limited sales product to be registered included in the transaction are displayed. A control unit that controls not to display the screen after registration when registering for payment;
An information processing apparatus. The display processing unit is greater than the limited number and not more than a value obtained by adding the number of limited sale products to be registered acquired by the acquisition unit to the total number of registration numbers calculated by the registered number acquisition unit Trying to display the screen on the display unit for the number of times corresponding to the number in the range of
After receiving the input when the control unit receives an input to the screen indicating an instruction to register the amount exceeding the limited number at a normal price before the screen is displayed for the number of times. , Control not to display the screen,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1. The display processing unit causes the display unit to display limited sale information corresponding to a product code of the limited sale product when the limited sale product is registered for settlement at a limited sale price.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2. Information processing device
Obtain the product code of the limited sale product that is scheduled to be registered for settlement among the products included in the transaction and the number of the limited sale product,
By referring to a transaction information storage unit that stores transaction information including the product code of each product that has already been registered for settlement among the products included in the transaction and the registered number of each product, Calculate the total number of registrations for the same product code as the product code of the limited sale product,
Obtain a limited number indicating the upper limit of the sales quantity that applies the limited sales price to the limited sales products scheduled to be registered,
It is determined whether the total value of the number of limited sale products to be acquired and the total number of registrations calculated exceeds the acquired limited number,
When it is determined that the combined value exceeds the limited number, the display unit displays a screen for inputting a registration specification for a checkout target related to the amount exceeding the limited number in the limited sale product to be registered. ,
If the input to the screen indicates an instruction to register an amount exceeding the limited number at a normal price, the remaining products having the same product code as the limited sales product to be registered included in the transaction are displayed. , When registering as a checkout target, control not to display the screen afterwards,
Discount registration method. The information processing apparatus is
The screen for the number of times that is greater than the limited number and corresponds to a number within a range that is equal to or less than the value obtained by adding the number of limited sale products scheduled to be registered to the total value of the calculated registered number. Trying to display on the display,
When the screen is displayed for the number of times, the screen is displayed after receiving the input when receiving an input to the screen indicating an instruction to register an amount exceeding the limited number at a normal price. Control not to let
The discount registration method according to claim 4. The information processing apparatus is
When the limited sale product is registered for settlement at a limited sale price, information on the limited sale corresponding to the product code of the limited sale product is displayed on the display unit.
The discount registration method according to claim 4 or 5. An acquisition unit that acquires a product code of a limited sale product scheduled to be registered in the information processing device as a settlement target among the products included in the transaction, and the number of the limited sale product,
By referring to a transaction information storage unit that stores transaction information including the product code of each product that has already been registered for settlement among the products included in the transaction and the registered number of each product, A registered number acquisition unit that calculates the total of the registered numbers related to the same product code as the product code of the limited sale product;
A limited number acquisition unit for acquiring a limited number indicating an upper limit of a sales quantity to which a limited sales price is applied to the limited sales product to be registered;
The sum of the number of limited sale products scheduled to be registered acquired by the acquisition unit and the total value of the registered numbers calculated by the registration number acquisition unit is the limited number acquired by the limited number acquisition unit. A determination unit for determining whether or not it exceeds,
When the determination unit determines that the combined value exceeds the limited number, a screen is displayed for inputting a registration specification for a payment target related to the amount exceeding the limited number in the limited sale product scheduled to be registered. A display processing section to be displayed on the section;
If the input to the screen indicates an instruction to register an amount exceeding the limited number at a normal price, the remaining products having the same product code as the limited sales product to be registered included in the transaction are displayed. A control unit that controls not to display the screen after registration when registering for payment;
A program that realizes

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