Self-checkout terminal and control method therefore
First Claim
1. A self-checkout terminal comprising:
- an operation unit;
a reading unit configured to read a data code attached to a commodity;
a registration processing unit configured to acquire, based on the data code, at least price information and sales limitation information of the commodity;
a limitation determining unit configured to determine, according to the sales limitation information acquired by the registration processing unit, whether the commodity is subjected to sales limitation;
a first checking unit configured to transmit, if the limitation determining unit determines that the commodity is subjected to the sales limitation, first data for urging a check concerning whether a condition for the sales limitation is satisfied to a monitoring terminal and determine whether second data indicating completion of the check is returned from the monitoring terminal;
a second checking unit configured to determine, if the limitation determining unit determines that the commodity is subjected to the sales limitation, whether indication that the condition for the sales limitation is satisfied is input by the operation unit;
a setting unit configured to set processing by the second checking unit to be valid in response to receiving attendant absence notification from the monitoring terminal, and set processing by the first checking unit to be valid in response to receiving attendant presence notification from the monitoring terminal; and
a settlement processing unit configured to inhibit, if the limitation determining unit determines that the commodity is subjected to the sales limitation, shift to settlement processing for the commodity and, if the processing by the first checking unit is set to be valid, enable, if the first checking unit determines that the second data indicating the completion of the check is received from the monitoring terminal, the shift to the settlement processing for the commodity and execute the settlement processing based on the price information of the commodity, and, if the processing by the second checking unit is set to be valid, enable, if indication that the condition for the sales limitation is satisfied is input by the operation unit, the shift to the settlement processing for the commodity and execute the settlement processing based on the price information of the commodity.
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Abstract
According to one embodiment, a self-checkout terminal includes a reading unit, a registration processing unit, a determining unit, a checking unit, and a settlement processing unit. The reading unit reads a data code. The registration processing unit acquires sales limitation information. The determining unit determines, according to the limitation information, whether the commodity is subjected to sales limitation. The checking unit transmits, when it is determined that the commodity is subjected to the sales limitation, data for checking whether a limit condition is satisfied and determines whether data of completion of the check is returned. The settlement processing unit inhibits shift to settlement processing for the commodity subjected to the sales limitation and enables, when the checking unit determines that the data of the completion of the check is received, the shift to the settlement processing for the commodity and subjects the commodity to the settlement processing.
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9 Claims
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1. A self-checkout terminal comprising:
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an operation unit; a reading unit configured to read a data code attached to a commodity; a registration processing unit configured to acquire, based on the data code, at least price information and sales limitation information of the commodity; a limitation determining unit configured to determine, according to the sales limitation information acquired by the registration processing unit, whether the commodity is subjected to sales limitation; a first checking unit configured to transmit, if the limitation determining unit determines that the commodity is subjected to the sales limitation, first data for urging a check concerning whether a condition for the sales limitation is satisfied to a monitoring terminal and determine whether second data indicating completion of the check is returned from the monitoring terminal; a second checking unit configured to determine, if the limitation determining unit determines that the commodity is subjected to the sales limitation, whether indication that the condition for the sales limitation is satisfied is input by the operation unit; a setting unit configured to set processing by the second checking unit to be valid in response to receiving attendant absence notification from the monitoring terminal, and set processing by the first checking unit to be valid in response to receiving attendant presence notification from the monitoring terminal; and a settlement processing unit configured to inhibit, if the limitation determining unit determines that the commodity is subjected to the sales limitation, shift to settlement processing for the commodity and, if the processing by the first checking unit is set to be valid, enable, if the first checking unit determines that the second data indicating the completion of the check is received from the monitoring terminal, the shift to the settlement processing for the commodity and execute the settlement processing based on the price information of the commodity, and, if the processing by the second checking unit is set to be valid, enable, if indication that the condition for the sales limitation is satisfied is input by the operation unit, the shift to the settlement processing for the commodity and execute the settlement processing based on the price information of the commodity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for a self-checkout terminal that subjects a commodity to sales processing according to operation of a customer, the method comprising:
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acquiring, based on an input data code, at least price information and sales limitation information of a commodity attached with a data code; determining, according to the sales limitation information, whether the commodity is subjected to sales limitation; determining, in response to determining that the commodity is subjected to the sales limitation, whether a status of a monitoring terminal indicates an attendant absence or an attendant presence; transmitting, in response to determining that the commodity is subjected to the sales limitation and the status of the monitoring terminal indicates the attendant presence, first data for urging a check concerning whether a condition for the sales limitation is satisfied to the monitoring terminal and determining whether second data indicating completion of the check is returned from the monitoring terminal; determining, in response to determining that the commodity is subjected to the sales limitation and the status of the monitoring terminal indicates the attendant absence, whether an indication that the condition for the sales limitation is satisfied is received at an operation unit of the self-checkout terminal; inhibiting, in response to determining that the commodity is subjected to the sales limitation, shift to settlement processing for the commodity; if the status of the monitoring terminal indicates the attendant presence, enabling the shift to settlement processing for the commodity in response to receipt of the second data indicating completion of the check from the monitoring terminal and executing the settlement processing based the price information of the commodity; and if the status of the monitoring terminal indicates the attendant absence, enabling the shift to settlement processing for the commodity in response to receipt of the indication that the condition for the sales limitation is satisfied from the operation unit of the self-checkout terminal and executing the settlement processing based on the price information of the commodity.
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