Portable terminal, electronic receipt system, and program

Abstract

To provide an electronic receipt system that can receive electronic receipt information with a portable terminal without registering individual information such as an identification number and an e-mail address.SOLUTION: When radio connection is established between a sales data processing device and a portable terminal, an electronic receipt information transmission unit transmits electronic receipt information generated by an electronic receipt information generation unit of the sales data processing device based on settlement information concerning settlement of a commodity, sales of which has been registered by sales data processing, directly to the portable terminal via a short-range radio communication unit. A customer receives the electronic receipt information with his / her own portable terminal without registering individual information in advance.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] FIELD An embodiment of the present invention relates to a sales data processing device and an electronic receipt system. [Background technology]

[0002] A conventional electronic receipt system includes a POS (Point Of Sales) terminal that processes sales data and an electronic receipt management server connected to the POS terminal. The electronic receipt system transmits electronic receipt information generated by the POS terminal to the electronic receipt management server. Then, when requested by a customer, the electronic receipt management server distributes the electronic receipt information from the electronic receipt management server to the customer's mobile terminal. Therefore, in order to receive the electronic receipt information, it was necessary to register personal information such as an identification number and email address that identify the individual in the electronic receipt management server in advance. This resulted in a lot of work and effort being required for registration. Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0003] The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a sales data processing device and an electronic receipt system that can receive electronic receipt information on a mobile terminal without registering personal information such as an identification number or email address that identifies an individual. [Means for solving the problem]

[0004] A sales data processing device according to an embodiment includes a short-range wireless communication unit, an electronic receipt information generation unit, and an electronic receipt information transmission unit. The short-range wireless communication unit performs short-range wireless communication with a mobile terminal carried by a customer. The electronic receipt information generation unit generates electronic receipt information based on payment information related to payment for a product whose sales are registered by the sales data processing. When a wireless connection is established with the mobile terminal, the electronic receipt information transmission unit directly transmits the electronic receipt information generated by the electronic receipt information generation unit to the mobile terminal via the short-range wireless communication unit.

[0005] An electronic receipt system according to an embodiment includes a sales data processing device and a mobile terminal. The sales data processing device includes a short-range wireless communication unit, an electronic receipt information generation unit, and an electronic receipt information transmission unit. The mobile terminal includes a short-range wireless communication unit, an electronic receipt information receiving unit, and an electronic receipt information display unit. The short-range wireless communication unit performs short-range wireless communication between the sales data processing device and the mobile terminal carried by the customer. The electronic receipt information generation unit generates electronic receipt information based on payment information related to payment for the product sales registered by the sales data processing. The electronic receipt information transmission unit directly transmits the electronic receipt information generated by the electronic receipt information generation unit to the mobile terminal via the short-range wireless communication unit when a wireless connection is established between the sales data processing device and the mobile terminal. The electronic receipt information receiving unit directly receives the electronic receipt information from the sales data processing device. The electronic receipt information display unit displays the received electronic receipt information. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0006] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of a sales data processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of a mobile terminal carried by a customer. [Figure 3] FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the sales data processing device and the mobile terminal. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a display format of electronic receipt information transmitted to a mobile terminal. [Figure 5] FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing in an embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0007] A sales data processing device 100 and an electronic receipt system 120 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to Figs. 1 and 2. Note that the present invention is not limited to this embodiment. Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of the sales data processing device 100 according to this embodiment. Fig. 2 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of a mobile terminal 50 owned by customer C.

[0008] As shown in FIG. 1, the electronic receipt system 120 includes a sales data processing device 100 that is installed in a store S and processes sales data, and a mobile terminal 50 that is a smartphone carried by a customer C.

[0009] The sales data processing device 100 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 10 that executes various arithmetic processes and controls each component. The CPU 10 is connected to a RAM (Random Access Memory) 32, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 33, and a clock unit 34 via a bus line 12. The RAM 32 is a main storage device that is used as a work area when the CPU 10 performs arithmetic processes and temporarily stores sales data when processing sales data. The ROM 33 is an auxiliary storage device that stores fixed data such as a processing program P1 that controls the operation of the sales data processing device 100. The clock unit 34 keeps track of the date and time when processing sales data. In other words, the sales data processing device 100 has the configuration of a typical computer system in which the CPU 10 serves as the control body and reads and executes the processing program P1.

[0010] The sales data processing device 100 generates electronic receipt information R1 (see FIG. 3) indicating payment information of the customer C. Then, in response to a request from the mobile terminal 50 possessed by the customer C, the sales data processing device 100 distributes the generated electronic receipt information R1 to the mobile terminal 50.

[0011] In addition, the sales data processing device 100 is equipped with a communication I / F (Interface) 35 connected to the barcode reader 22, a wireless communication I / F 43 connected to an NFC (Near Field Communication) reader 44, and a keyboard controller 36 connected to the keyboard 13 as information input / output devices.

[0012] In addition, the sales data processing device 100 is equipped with a first display / input controller 37 connected to the cashier display 14 and the cashier touch panel 15, and a second display / input controller 38 connected to the customer display 18 and the customer touch panel 19 as input / output devices.

[0013] Furthermore, the sales data processing device 100 is equipped with a store server (not shown) that manages multiple sales data processing devices within the store S, a LAN (Local Area Network) I / F 42 that connects to other computers and connected devices, and an audio controller 40 connected to the speaker 21 as input / output devices.

[0014] These input / output devices provided in the sales data processing device 100 are all connected to the CPU 10 via a bus line 12, and their operations are controlled by a processing program P1 executed by the CPU 10.

[0015] The processing program P1 executed by the CPU 10 is provided as a file in an installable or executable format, recorded on a computer-readable recording medium such as a CD-ROM, a flexible disk (FD), a CD-R, a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc), etc. The processing program P1 may also be stored on a computer connected to a network such as the Internet, and downloaded to the sales data processing device 100 via the network via the LAN I / F 42.

[0016] The CPU 60 shown in Fig. 2 controls the wireless communication I / F 68, and the mobile terminal 50 is connected to the sales data processing device 100 via the NFC reader 44 shown in Fig. 1 by short-range wireless communication in accordance with the NFC standard. Note that the mobile terminal 50 is not limited to a smartphone, and may be any information processing device with a wireless communication function, such as a mobile phone, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), or a tablet computer.

[0017] The mobile terminal 50 has the configuration of a typical computer system in which a CPU 60 is the main controller for executing a processing program P2. The CPU 60 is connected to a wireless communication I / F 68 via a bus line 62. The CPU 60 is also connected to a RAM 70 and a memory controller 72 via the bus line 62. The memory controller 72 is connected to a flash memory 74.

[0018] The RAM 70 is a main storage device that functions as a temporary storage unit for the results of calculations performed by the CPU 60. The flash memory 74 is an auxiliary storage device that stores fixed data such as the processing program P2 executed by the CPU 60.

[0019] The CPU 60 is further connected to a display 78 having a liquid crystal display and a touch panel 80 via a display / input controller 76 .

[0020] The processing program P2 is provided by the store S, for example, when the customer C becomes a member of the store S. The customer C acquires the processing program P2 by directly downloading it from the sales data processing device 100. Alternatively, the processing program P2 may be stored on a computer connected to a network such as the Internet and downloaded to the mobile terminal 50 via the network. The downloaded processing program P2 is stored in the flash memory 74 of the mobile terminal 50. The CPU 60 then calls and executes this processing program P2 as needed. A unique identification number that identifies the mobile terminal 50 is downloaded together with the processing program P2 and stored in the flash memory 74.

[0021] Next, among the processes executed by the sales data processing device 100, the electronic receipt information generating process and the electronic receipt information transmitting process, which are characteristic processes of this embodiment, will be described.

[0022] 3 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the sales data processing device 100 and the mobile terminal 50. The sales data processing device 100 and the mobile terminal 50 constitute an electronic receipt system 120. The CPU 10 of the sales data processing device 100 operates according to a processing program P1, and functions as the sales data processing unit 82, electronic receipt information generation unit 84, electronic receipt information transmission unit 86, and short-range wireless communication unit 88 shown in FIG.

[0023] The CPU 60 of the mobile terminal 50 operates according to the processing program P2 and functions as an electronic receipt information request unit 90, an electronic receipt information receiving unit 92, a short-range wireless communication unit 94, and an electronic receipt information display unit 96 shown in FIG.

[0024] After customer C has made a purchase, the sales data processing unit 82 of the sales data processing device 100 reads information such as product names and prices from a product master (not shown) in accordance with the product codes read from the barcodes attached to each product. The sales data processing unit 82 then displays the read information on the cashier display 14 and the customer display 18 (FIG. 1), and also performs a sales registration process to store the information in RAM 32 (FIG. 1).

[0025] Furthermore, the sales data processing unit 82 performs a settlement process to carry out payment procedures using cash, a prepaid card, a credit card, or the like, based on the product information for which the sales registration process has been executed.

[0026] Furthermore, the sales data processing unit 82 displays a message such as "To receive electronic receipt information, please hold your mobile terminal over the reader" on the customer display 18 (FIG. 1) of the sales data processing device 100, asking the customer C whether or not to receive the electronic receipt information R1. At this time, the above-mentioned message may be output as audio information from the speaker 21 (FIG. 1). When receiving the electronic receipt information R1, the customer C holds the mobile terminal 50 over the NFC reader 44 (FIG. 1) placed near the sales data processing device 100.

[0027] When the mobile terminal 50 is held over the NFC reader 44 (FIG. 1), the short-range wireless communication unit 88 of the sales data processing device 100 and the short-range wireless communication unit 94 of the mobile terminal 50 perform short-range wireless communication in accordance with the NFC standard, wirelessly connecting the sales data processing device 100 and the mobile terminal 50. When the wireless connection is established, the mobile terminal 50 transmits a unique identification number downloaded together with the processing program P2 to the sales data processing device 100. The sales data processing device 100 verifies the received identification number against the identification number registered in the store server and distributed together with the processing program P2, and authenticates that a wireless connection has been established with the mobile terminal 50 that downloaded the processing program P2. The sales data processing device 100 then transmits authentication information to the mobile terminal 50 indicating that the wireless connection has been authenticated. Upon receiving this authentication information, the CPU 60 of the mobile terminal 50 starts the processing program P2.

[0028] When the processing program P2 is started, the electronic receipt information requesting unit 90 of the mobile terminal 50 transmits a request signal S1 (FIG. 3) requesting the sales data processing device 100 to transmit electronic receipt information R1. Then, when the electronic receipt information generating unit 84 of the sales data processing device 100 receives the request signal S1 for transmitting electronic receipt information from the mobile terminal 50, it generates electronic receipt information R1 including the names of purchased products, the number of products, the unit prices of the products, and the total amount based on the results of the sales registration process (electronic receipt information generating process). The electronic receipt information R1 generated at this time may be structured document data such as XML (eXtensible Markup Language) or CSV (Comma-Separated Values), or may be image data such as PDF (Portable Document Format) or bitmap.

[0029] The electronic receipt information transmitting unit 86 transmits the generated electronic receipt information R1 to the mobile terminal 50 (electronic receipt information transmitting process).

[0030] The electronic receipt information receiving unit 92 of the mobile terminal 50 receives the electronic receipt information R1. Then, the electronic receipt information display unit 96 displays the received electronic receipt information R1 on the display 78 (FIG. 2) of the mobile terminal 50.

[0031] Fig. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the display form of electronic receipt information R1 displayed on the mobile terminal 50. As shown in Fig. 4, the display 78 of the mobile terminal 50 displays the store name a, the date and time b when the electronic receipt information R1 was issued, the product name c, the product unit price d, the number of products e, the total amount f, the deposit amount g, the change amount h, etc.

[0032] After receiving the electronic receipt information R1, the electronic receipt information receiving unit 92 transmits a reception completion signal (ACK (ACKnowledge) signal) S2 indicating that reception has been completed to the sales data processing device 100. When the short-range wireless communication unit 88 of the sales data processing device 100 receives this reception completion signal S2, it terminates the electronic receipt information transmission process. Then, the short-range wireless communication unit 88 disconnects the wireless connection between the sales data processing device 100 and the mobile terminal 50. Note that, since the journal data related to the sales registration that was the basis for generating the electronic receipt information is stored as a journal file in the sales data processing device 100, the electronic receipt information generating unit 84 may delete the generated electronic receipt information R1 when it receives the reception completion signal S2 from the mobile terminal 50.

[0033] Next, the flow of processing performed by the electronic receipt system 120 will be explained step by step using the flowchart in FIG.

[0034] (Explanation of the processing on the sales data processing device side) In the sales data processing device 100, the sales data processing unit 82 performs sales data processing (step S10).

[0035] The short-range wireless communication unit 88 checks whether a wireless connection has been established (step S12). If a wireless connection has been established (step S12; Yes), the process proceeds to step S14; otherwise (step S12; No), the process proceeds to step S24.

[0036] The sales data processing unit 82 checks whether there is a request to send the electronic receipt information R1 (step S14). If there is a request to send the electronic receipt information R1 (step S14; Yes), the process proceeds to step S16, otherwise (step S14; No), the process proceeds to step S26.

[0037] The electronic receipt information generating unit 84 generates electronic receipt information R1 (step S16).

[0038] The electronic receipt information transmitting unit 86 transmits the electronic receipt information R1 to the mobile terminal 50 (step S18).

[0039] The short-range wireless communication unit 88 checks whether a reception completion signal S2 indicating completion of reception of the electronic receipt information R1 has been received from the mobile terminal 50 (step S20). If the reception completion signal S2 has been received (step S20; Yes), the process proceeds to step S22; otherwise (step S20; No), step S20 is repeated.

[0040] It is confirmed whether the wireless connection has been disconnected (step S22). If the wireless connection has been disconnected (step S22; Yes), the processing on the sales data processing device 100 side is terminated, and otherwise (step S22; No), step S22 is repeated.

[0041] The short-range wireless communication unit 88 checks whether a predetermined time has elapsed (step S24). If the predetermined time has elapsed (step S24; Yes), the short-range wireless communication unit 88 determines that a wireless connection has not been established and terminates the processing on the sales data processing device 100 side; otherwise (step S24; No), the process returns to step S12.

[0042] The electronic receipt information transmitting unit 86 checks whether a predetermined time has elapsed (step S26). If the predetermined time has elapsed (step S26; Yes), it determines that there is no request to transmit the electronic receipt information R1 and ends the processing on the sales data processing device 100 side, otherwise (step S26; No), it returns to step S14.

[0043] (Explanation of processing on the mobile device side) The short-range wireless communication unit 94 checks whether a wireless connection has been established (step S30). If a wireless connection has been established (step S30; Yes), the process proceeds to step S32; otherwise (step S30; No), the process proceeds to step S52.

[0044] The short-range wireless communication unit 94 checks whether the wireless connection has been authenticated (step S32). If the wireless connection has been authenticated (step S32; Yes), the process proceeds to step S34; otherwise (step S32; No), the process on the mobile terminal 50 side ends.

[0045] The CPU 60 (FIG. 2) starts the processing program P2 (step S34).

[0046] The electronic receipt information requesting unit 90 requests the sales data processing device 100 to transmit the electronic receipt information R1 (step S36).

[0047] The electronic receipt information receiving unit 92 receives the electronic receipt information R1 from the sales data processing device 100 (step S38).

[0048] The electronic receipt information receiving unit 92 transmits a reception completion signal S2 indicating that reception of the electronic receipt information R1 has been completed to the sales data processing device 100 (step S40).

[0049] The short-range wireless communication unit 94 disconnects the wireless connection (step S42).

[0050] The electronic receipt information display unit 96 checks whether there is a request to display the received electronic receipt information R1 (step S44). If there is a request to display the electronic receipt information R1 (step S44; Yes), the process proceeds to step S46, otherwise (step S44; No), the process repeats step S44.

[0051] The electronic receipt information display unit 96 displays the electronic receipt information R1 on the mobile terminal 50 (step S46).

[0052] The CPU 60 (FIG. 2) checks whether there is a request to terminate the processing program P2 (step S48). If there is a request to terminate the processing program P2 (step S48; Yes), the process proceeds to step S50; otherwise (step S48; No), the process repeats step S48.

[0053] The CPU 60 (FIG. 2) ends the processing program P2 (step S50).

[0054] The short-range wireless communication unit 94 checks whether a predetermined time has elapsed (step S52). If the predetermined time has elapsed (step S52; Yes), the short-range wireless communication unit 94 determines that a wireless connection has not been established and ends the processing on the mobile terminal 50 side; otherwise (step S52; No), the process returns to step S30.

[0055] As described above, according to the sales data processing device 100 of the embodiment, when a wireless connection is established between the sales data processing device 100 and the mobile terminal 50, the electronic receipt information generating unit 84 of the sales data processing device 100 generates electronic receipt information R1 based on payment information related to the payment of the product sales-registered by the sales data processing, and the electronic receipt information transmitting unit 86 transmits the electronic receipt information R1 directly to the mobile terminal 50 via the short-range wireless communication units 88, 94. Therefore, the customer C can receive the electronic receipt information R1 and display it on his / her mobile terminal 50 without having to register his / her personal information (such as an email address) in advance on his / her own mobile terminal 50.

[0056] According to the sales data processing device 100 of the embodiment, when the mobile terminal 50 requests the electronic receipt information transmitting unit 86 to transmit the electronic receipt information R1, the electronic receipt information transmitting unit 86 transmits the electronic receipt information R1 to the mobile terminal 50. Therefore, the sales data processing device 100 can reliably transmit the electronic receipt information R1 to the mobile terminal 50 that has requested the transmission of the electronic receipt information R1.

[0057] Furthermore, according to the sales data processing device 100 of the embodiment, the short-range wireless communication unit 88 disconnects the wireless connection when it receives a reception completion signal S2 indicating that reception of the electronic receipt information R1 has been completed from the mobile terminal 50. Therefore, it is safe because the wireless connection can be reliably disconnected when transmission and reception of the necessary electronic receipt information R1 has been completed.

[0058] Furthermore, according to the sales data processing device 100 of the embodiment, the short-range wireless communication units 88, 94 perform short-range wireless communication based on the NFC standard between the sales data processing device 100 and the mobile terminal 50. Therefore, the mobile terminal 50 can easily search for and register a connection destination (pairing), thereby enabling the transmission and reception of electronic receipt information R1 to be performed quickly and easily without hassle. Furthermore, when performing short-range wireless communication, the customer C must hold the mobile terminal 50 over the NFC reader 44. At this time, because the NFC reader 44 is placed near the sales data processing device 100, there is no risk of another customer cutting in line and receiving the electronic receipt information R1 by pretending to be customer C, as shown in FIG.

[0059] As described above, according to the electronic receipt system 120 of the embodiment, when a wireless connection is established between the sales data processing device 100 and the mobile terminal 50, the electronic receipt information transmitting unit 86 directly transmits the electronic receipt information R1 generated by the electronic receipt information generating unit 84 of the sales data processing device 100 to the electronic receipt information receiving unit 92 of the mobile terminal 50 via the short-range wireless communication units 88, 94. Then, the electronic receipt information display unit 96 of the mobile terminal 50 displays the received electronic receipt information R1. Therefore, the customer C can receive the electronic receipt information R1 and display it on his / her mobile terminal 50 without having to register his / her personal information (email address, etc.) in advance on his / her own mobile terminal 50.

[0060] Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described, these embodiments are presented as examples and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These novel embodiments can be embodied in various other forms, and various omissions, substitutions, and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. These embodiments and their modifications are included within the scope and spirit of the invention, and are also included in the inventions and their equivalents as defined in the claims.

[0061] For example, in the electronic receipt system 120 of the embodiment, wireless communication conforming to the NFC standard is used for communication between the sales data processing device 100 and the mobile terminal 50. However, this is not limited to wireless communication conforming to the NFC standard. That is, wireless communication such as Bluetooth (registered trademark), TransferJet (registered trademark), iBeacon (registered trademark), etc. may also be used. However, when using a wireless communication method that requires time-consuming pairing, such as Bluetooth (registered trademark), it is preferable to use it in conjunction with NFC. That is, first, a wireless connection between the sales data processing device 100 and the mobile terminal 50 is established by NFC. Then, after the wireless connection is established, electronic receipt information R1 is transmitted from the sales data processing device 100 to the mobile terminal 50 by Bluetooth (registered trademark) communication. By using multiple wireless communication methods in this way, or by performing a so-called handover, the time and effort required for pairing can be reduced. [Explanation of symbols]

[0062] 50 Mobile Devices 82 Sales data processing section 84 Electronic receipt information generation unit 86 Electronic receipt information transmission unit 88, 94 Near field wireless communication department 90 Electronic receipt information request section 92 Electronic receipt information receiving unit 96 Electronic receipt information display section 100 Sales data processing device 120 Electronic Receipt System R1 Electronic Receipt Information S1 request signal S2 reception completion signal [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0063] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2014-194740

Claims

1. a short-range wireless communication unit that performs short-range wireless communication with a mobile terminal carried by a customer; an electronic receipt information generating unit that generates electronic receipt information based on payment information related to payment for the product sales registered by the sales data processing; an electronic receipt information transmitting unit that transmits the electronic receipt information generated by the electronic receipt information generating unit directly to the mobile terminal via the short-range wireless communication unit when a wireless connection is established between the mobile terminal and the electronic receipt information generating unit; A sales data processing device comprising:

2. the electronic receipt information transmitting unit transmits the electronic receipt information to the mobile terminal when the mobile terminal requests the electronic receipt information transmitting unit to transmit the electronic receipt information.

2. The sales data processing device according to claim 1.

3. the short-range wireless communication unit disconnects the wireless connection when receiving a reception completion signal indicating that reception of the electronic receipt information has been completed from the mobile terminal.

3. The sales data processing device according to claim 1 or 2.

4. the short-range wireless communication unit performs short-range wireless communication based on the NFC standard; 4. The sales data processing device according to claim 1, wherein the sales data processing device is a data processing device for processing sales data.

5. a short-range wireless communication unit that performs short-range wireless communication between a sales data processing device that processes sales data and a mobile terminal carried by a customer; an electronic receipt information generating unit that generates electronic receipt information based on payment information related to payment for the product sales registered by the sales data processing; an electronic receipt information transmitting unit that transmits the electronic receipt information generated by the electronic receipt information generating unit directly to the mobile terminal via the short-range wireless communication unit when a wireless connection is established between the sales data processing device and the mobile terminal; an electronic receipt information receiving unit that directly receives the electronic receipt information from the sales data processing device, and an electronic receipt information display unit that displays the received electronic receipt information, each of which is provided in the mobile terminal; An electronic receipt system comprising:

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