RECEIPT AND CLAIM TICKET PRINTING DEVICE, AND RECEIPT AND CLAIM TICKET PRINTING SYSTEM

• US 20120187183A1
• Filed: 01/20/2012
• Published: 07/26/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/20/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Original Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Inventors: Chihara, Kazunori
• Granted Patent: US 8,662,393 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 235/3
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/209 Specified transaction journal output feature, e.g. printed receipt or voice output
• CPC Class Codes: G07G 5/00 Receipt-giving machines cash registers giving receipts G07G1/00

Abstract

Accidents such as mistakenly delivering products belonging to a different buyer to the wrong person can be prevented. A receipt and claim ticket printing device that issues to a buyer of a product a receipt showing the product name and price and the total purchase amount, and a claim ticket for the product purchased by the buyer, has a product image storage unit that stores product images of the products that are sold; a product image extraction unit that extracts the product image of at least one of the purchased products from the product image storage unit when the receipt is issued; and a print unit that prints the claim ticket on which the extracted product image is printed with the receipt.

Claims

1. A receipt and claim ticket printing device that issues to a buyer of a product a receipt showing at least the product name and price and the total purchase amount, and a claim ticket for the product, comprising:

a product image storage unit that stores product images of the products that are sold;

a product image extraction unit that extracts the product image of at least one of the purchased products from the product image storage unit when the receipt is issued; and

a print unit that prints the claim ticket on which the extracted product image is printed with the receipt.

2. The receipt and claim ticket printing device described in claim 1, wherein:

the product image extraction unit extracts a product image with high distinguishability from among the product images of the purchased products when plural products are purchased.

3. The receipt and claim ticket printing device described in claim 2, wherein:

the product image storage unit stores product images of the products that are sold linked to the price and quantity sold of the products; and

the product image extraction unit selects from among the plural purchased products at least one of the product with the highest price and the product with the smallest quantity sold, and extracts the product image of that product.

4. The receipt and claim ticket printing device described in claim 2, wherein:

the product image extraction unit extracts the product image of the product selected by the buyer from among the plural purchased products.

5. The receipt and claim ticket printing device described in claim 1, wherein:

the print unit prints a buyer claim ticket for the buyer and a store claim ticket for the store that temporarily holds the purchased products.

6. The receipt and claim ticket printing device described in claim 5, wherein:

the print unit prints the store claim ticket on a label that can be affixed to a surface of packaging for the purchased product.

7. The receipt and claim ticket printing device described in claim 5, wherein:

the print unit prints the buyer claim ticket in unison with the receipt.

8. A receipt and claim ticket printing system that issues to a buyer of a product a receipt showing at least the product name and price and the total purchase amount, and a claim ticket for the product purchased by the buyer, comprising:

a computer that has a product image storage unit that stores product images of the products that are sold, and

a product image extraction unit that extracts the product image of at least one of the purchased products from the product image storage unit when the receipt is issued; and

a receipt and claim ticket printing device that is connected to the computer over a communication line, and has

a print unit that prints the claim ticket on which the extracted product image is printed with the receipt.

9. The receipt and claim ticket printing system described in claim 8, wherein:

the product image extraction unit extracts a product image with high distinguishability from among the product images of the purchased products when plural products are purchased.

10. The receipt and claim ticket printing system described in claim 9, wherein:

the product image storage unit stores product images of the products that are sold linked to the price and quantity sold of the products; and

the product image extraction unit selects from among the plural purchased products at least one of the product with the highest price and the product with the smallest quantity sold, and extracts the product image of that product.

11. The receipt and claim ticket printing system described in claim 9, wherein:

the product image extraction unit extracts the product image of the product selected by the buyer from among the plural purchased products.

12. The receipt and claim ticket printing system described in claim 8, wherein:

the print unit prints a buyer claim ticket for the buyer and a store claim ticket for the store that temporarily holds the purchased products.

13. The receipt and claim ticket printing system described in claim 12, wherein:

the print unit prints the store claim ticket on a label that can be affixed to a surface of packaging for the purchased product.

14. The receipt and claim ticket printing system described in claim 12, wherein:

the print unit prints the buyer claim ticket in unison with the receipt.