REGISTRATION APPARATUS

• US 20200134655A1
• Filed: 09/24/2019
• Published: 04/30/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 10/26/2018
• Status: Active Application

• Current Assignee: Toshiba Tec Corporation (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Toshiba Tec Corporation (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: MATSUO, Hisashi
• Application Number:
  US16/580,447
• Publication Number:
  US 20200134655A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/1413 1D bar codes
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/1417 2D bar codes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0226 Incentive systems for frequent usage, e.g. frequent flyer miles programs or point systems

Abstract

A mobile registration apparatus includes a code reader, a display, and a processor. The code reader is configured to read a customer identification code symbol to obtain a customer identifier and read a commodity identification code symbol to obtain a commodity identifier. The processor is configured to obtain an accumulated reward points value stored in association with the customer identifier, perform registration of the commodity corresponding to the commodity identifier, calculate estimated reward points based on a total sales price of currently registered commodities, and control the display to display the accumulated reward points value and the estimated reward points.

Claims

1. A mobile registration apparatus, comprising:

a code reader configured to read a customer identification code symbol to obtain a customer identifier and to read a commodity identification code symbol to obtain a commodity identifier;

a display; and

a processor configured to;

obtain an accumulated reward points value stored in association with the customer identifier;

perform registration of a commodity identified by the commodity identifier;

calculate estimated reward points based on a total sales price of currently registered commodities; and

control the display to display the accumulated reward points value and the estimated reward points.

2. The mobile registration apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to:

obtain an extra reward condition for the earning of extra reward points, and

control the display to display the extra reward condition.

3. The mobile registration apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to:

calculate an additional purchase amount required to satisfy an extra reward condition to earn extra reward points, and

control the display to display the additional purchase amount.

4. The mobile registration apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the processor is further configured to:

extract a candidate commodity, the purchase of which would satisfy the extra reward condition in conjunction with the currently registered commodities, and

control the display to display information of the extracted candidate commodity.

5. The mobile registration apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising:

a wireless communication interface, wherein

the processor is further configured to;

extract a neighboring commodity near a current position of the mobile registration apparatus as the candidate commodity, the current position being determined based on a signal received by the wireless communication interface.

6. The mobile registration apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the signal provides an area identifier for a region of a retail store.

7. The mobile registration apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the signal is a beacon signal from a beacon terminal.

8. The mobile registration apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the processor controls the display to display the additional purchase amount and the information of the candidate commodity on a same screen.

9. The mobile registration apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the processor controls the display to:

display the accumulated reward points value on a first screen,

display the estimated reward points on a second screen directly accessible from the first screen, and

display the additional purchase amount and the information of the candidate commodity on a third screen directly accessible from at least one of the first and second screens.

10. The mobile registration apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a storage device in which the accumulated reward points value is stored in association with the customer identifier, wherein

the processor obtains the accumulated reward points value from the storage device.

11. The mobile registration apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a wireless communication interface, wherein

the processor obtains the accumulated reward points value from an external server via the wireless communication interface.

12. The mobile registration apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a shopping cart, wherein

the code reader and the display are attached to the shopping cart.

13. A shopping cart, comprising:

a main body; and

a mobile registration apparatus mounted on the main body, the mobile registration apparatus comprising;

a code reader configured to read a customer identification code symbol to obtain a customer identifier and to read a commodity identification code symbol to obtain a commodity identifier;

a display; and

a processor configured to;

obtain an accumulated reward points value stored in association with the customer identifier;

perform registration of a commodity identified by the commodity identifier;

calculate estimated reward points based on a total sales price of currently registered commodities; and

control the display to display the accumulated reward points value and the estimated reward points.

14. The shopping cart according to claim 13, wherein the processor is further configured to:

obtain an extra reward condition for the earning of extra reward points, and

control the display to display the extra reward condition.

15. The shopping cart according to claim 14, wherein the processor is further configured to:

extract a candidate commodity, the purchase of which would satisfy the extra reward condition in conjunction with the currently registered commodities, and

control the display to display information of the extracted candidate commodity.

16. The shopping cart according to claim 15, wherein

the mobile registration apparatus further comprises a wireless communication interface, and

the processor is further configured to:

extract a neighboring commodity near a current position of the mobile registration apparatus as the candidate commodity, the current position being determined based on a signal received by the wireless communication interface.

17. A commodity registration method, comprising:

reading a customer identification code symbol to obtain a customer identifier;

obtaining an accumulated reward points value stored in association with the customer identifier;

displaying the accumulated reward points value on a display mounted to a shopping cart;

reading a commodity identification code symbol of a commodity to obtain a commodity identifier for the commodity;

performing registration of the commodity identified by the commodity identifier;

calculating estimated reward points based on a total sales price of currently registered commodities; and

displaying the estimated reward points on the display mounted to the shopping cart.

18. The commodity registration method according to claim 17, further comprising:

obtaining an extra reward condition for the earning of extra reward points, and

displaying the extra reward condition on the display mounted on the shopping cart.

19. The commodity registration method according to claim 18, further comprising:

extracting a candidate commodity, the purchase of which would satisfy the extra reward condition in conjunction with the currently registered commodities, and

displaying commodity information of the extracted candidate commodity.

20. The commodity registration method according to claim 19, further comprising:

extracting a neighboring commodity near a current position of the shopping cart as the candidate commodity.