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Money depositing apparatus and checkout system

a technology of cash depositing apparatus and checkout system, which is applied in the direction of coin dispensers, instruments, data processing applications, etc., can solve the problems of customer waiting for checkout, how to realize a etc., and achieve the effect of speedy and efficient checkout process

Inactive Publication Date: 2019-06-13
GLORY KOGYO KK
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Benefits of technology

The present invention aims to solve the problems in the current checkout process in stores by providing a money depositing apparatus and a checkout system that allow for a quick and efficient process at the checkout counter.

Problems solved by technology

However, the system according to Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 10-49751 has a problem that the process performed by the cashier takes time, which may cause a queue of customers waiting for checkout for commodities.
Therefore, one problem is how to realize a speedy and efficient checkout process when checkout for commodities purchased by a customer is performed with a POS register and a change machine installed in a store.
This problem may also occur in: a semi-self-checkout system in which a cashier only performs monetary registration of commodities and a customer is caused to perform checkout for the commodities; and a self-checkout system in which a customer is caused to perform both monetary registration of commodities and checkout for the commodities.

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[0035]An outline of a checkout system according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 1 shows the outline of the checkout system according to the present embodiment. The checkout system according to the present embodiment includes a manned checkout counter R1 and a deposit machine 10 in a store such as a supermarket.

[0036]On the manned checkout counter R1, a POS register 20 which is a cash register having a POS function, and a change machine 30 which is a money handling apparatus communicably connected to the POS register 20, are installed. A cashier B is assigned to the manned checkout counter R1.

[0037]The deposit machine 10 is a money depositing apparatus installed near an entrance of the store, for example. Upon receiving deposited money from a customer, the deposit machine 10 issues a medium with which a negotiable value corresponding to the amount of the deposited money is associated. Specifically, the deposit machine 10 issues a pre-deposit receipt RC on whic...

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[0140]In Embodiment 1 described above, a cashier performs registration of commodities and operation regarding checkout. In Embodiment 2, the present invention is applied to a semi-self-checkout system and a self-checkout system. In the semi-self-checkout system, a POS register performing registration of commodities and a checkout device performing checkout are installed away from each other. A cashier operates the POS register to perform registration of commodities, and a customer operates the checkout device to perform checkout. In the self-checkout system, a customer performs, by himself / herself, both the operation regarding registration of commodities and the operation regarding checkout.

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[0142]FIG. 17 shows a specific example of a layout adopting the semi-self-checkout system. In the example shown in FIG. 17, a deposit machine 10 is installed near an entrance of a store. The store has a checkout area and a bagging area, and an inter-area entrance is disposed between the che...

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Abstract

A speedy and efficient checkout process at a checkout counter in a store is realized by a deposit machine that receives deposited money from a customer and issues a pre-deposit receipt with which a pre-deposit amount is associated, and a POS register that scans a barcode of a commodity to calculate a checkout amount and reads a pre-deposit receipt to specify a pre-deposit amount. The POS register performs a checkout process for the checkout amount by using the pre-deposit amount, calculates, as change, a difference between the pre-deposit amount and the checkout amount, and causes a change machine to dispense money corresponding to the change.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONField of the Invention[0001]The present invention relates to a money depositing apparatus and a checkout system which realize speedy and efficient checkout at a checkout counter in a store.Description of the Background Art[0002]Conventionally, a cash register having a POS (Point Of Sales) function (hereinafter referred to as “POS register”) and a money handling apparatus (hereinafter referred to as “change machine”) communicably connected to the POS register, are often installed at checkout counters of various stores such as supermarkets. For example, a cashier scans a barcode attached to a commodity with a barcode reader of the POS register to specify the price of the commodity. When the cashier inserts money received from a customer in the change machine, change is dispensed from the change machine.[0003]For example, Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 10-49751 discloses a technique as follows. That is, when a cashier receives additional money from...

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IPC IPC(8): G07D11/60G07D11/00G07D11/14G07D1/06G06Q20/20
CPCG07D11/60G07D11/009G07D11/14G07D1/06G06Q20/204G07D2211/00G07D2201/00G07G1/12G06Q20/20
Inventor NISHIDA, NAOYUKI
Owner GLORY KOGYO KK