INFORMATION OUTPUT CONTROL APPARATUS AND POINT-OF-SALE SYSTEM

• US 20170249618A1
• Filed: 05/12/2017
• Published: 08/31/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 01/30/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Toshiba Tec Corporation (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Toshiba Tec Corporation (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: TSUCHIDA, Sunao, OISHI, Sadatoshi
• Granted Patent: US 10,332,092 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/06028 using bar codes
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/1404 Methods for optical code recognition
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/1413 1D bar codes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/20 Point-of-sale [POS] network systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/208 Input by product or record sensing, e.g. weighing or scanner processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/209 Specified transaction journal output feature, e.g. printed receipt or voice output
• CPC Class Codes: G07G 1/0018 Constructional details, e.g. of drawer, printing means, input means
• CPC Class Codes: G07G 1/0081 the reader being a portable scanner or data reader G07G1/009 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/001 specially adapted for transmission via digital wireline networks H04N1/00098 takes precedence

Abstract

An information processing system includes a code reader, an information processing apparatus configured to receive codes read by the code reader, and a first printer in communication with the information processing apparatus. Upon receiving a first code which indicates printing information and a second code which indicates a target printer, the information processing apparatus selects the target printer indicated by the second code, and transmits the printing information indicated by the first code to the target printer. The first printer receives from the information processing apparatus the printing information and prints the printing information, when the first printer is indicated by the second code as the target printer.

Claims

1. An information processing system comprising:

a code reader;

an information processing apparatus configured to receive codes the code reader, wherein upon receiving a first code which indicates printing information and a second code which indicates a target printer, the information processing apparatus selects the target printer indicated by the second code, and transmits the printing information indicated by the first code to the target printer; and

a first printer in communication with the information processing apparatus, wherein the first printer receives from the information processing apparatus the printing information and prints the printing information, when the first printer is indicated by the second code as the target printer.

2. The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein

the code reader is a barcode scanner configured to wirelessly transmit the codes to the information processing apparatus,

the barcode scanner reads the first code when the barcode scanner scans a first barcode attached to a commodity to identify the commodity, and

the barcode scanner reads the second code when the barcode scanner scans a second barcode that identifies the target printer.

3. The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein

the information processing apparatus is further configured to execute a checkout processing based on identification information associated the first code, and generate the printing information based on the checkout processing.

4. The information processing system according to claim 3, wherein

a receipt for the checkout processing is generated as the printing information.

5. The information processing system according to claim 1 further comprising:

a second printer in communication with the information processing apparatus, wherein the second printer receives from the information processing apparatus the printing information and prints the printing information, when the second printer is indicated by the second code as the target printer.

6. A point-of-sale (POS) terminal, comprising:

a communication interface configured to receive first and second codes read by a code reader, and to transmit printing information to a printer; and

a control section configured to generate receipt information using the first code, select a printer for printing the receipt information using the second code, and transmit the receipt information to the selected printer for printing by the receipt printer.