Product purchase system, product registration machine, product purchase method and product registration program

Abstract

To provide a commodity purchasing system, or the like, by which a customer can easily fix or defer purchasing a commodity.SOLUTION: For purchasing a commodity, a user uses a reader unit K11 of a commodity registration machine K10 to read a commodity code of the commodity, and the commodity registration machine notifies the customer that the machine has completed the reading. After that, when a customer frames out the commodity code from a reading area of the reader unit within a predetermined period, a display unit K15 of the commodity registration machine displays the commodity, as a purchase-fixed commodity, in a list. For deferring purchasing the commodity, the customer uses the reader unit of the commodity registration machine to read the commodity code of the commodity, and the commodity registration machine notifies the customer that the machine has completed the reading. Then the customer keeps the commodity with its commodity code being read in the reading area of the reading unit for a predetermined time, the commodity registration machine notifies the customer that the machine has completed the reading. The display unit of the commodity registration machine displays the commodity, as a purchase-deferred commodity, in the list.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a product purchasing system and a product purchasing method. [Background technology]

[0002] A product purchasing system has been developed in which a customer moves a shopping cart or the like around a store to make purchases, completes the payment themselves, and leaves the store.

[0003] Patent Document 1 discloses a reservation setting means that enables a user to set a reservation state for the purchase of a desired product among products included in a preset purchase candidate product list. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] JP 2012-185550 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] In such a system, a customer may consider whether or not to purchase a product until the payment is completed. In this case, if the customer wants to register a product that is different from a confirmed purchase product, such as a product on hold, the customer must perform a separate operation, such as pressing a "hold" button on a product registration device such as a cart, or reading a "hold" code, which is different from the product code, with a reader on the product registration device.

[0006] The present disclosure has been made to solve such problems, and has an object to provide a product purchasing system and a product purchasing method that can easily confirm and postpone the purchase of a product. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] A product purchasing system according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes: When a customer wishes to purchase a product, the product registration machine reads the product code of the product into a reading unit thereof, and the product registration machine notifies the customer that the reading has been completed. Thereafter, the customer frames the product code out of the reading area of ​​the reading unit within a first predetermined time, and the display unit of the product registration machine displays the product in a list as a confirmed purchased product. If the customer wishes to postpone the purchase of a product, the product registration machine is configured to read the product code of the product into the reading unit of the product registration machine, whereby the product registration machine notifies the customer that the reading has been completed, and further, by maintaining the product in a reading state of the product code in the reading area of ​​the reading unit for a second predetermined period of time, the product registration machine notifies the customer that the reading has been completed, and the display unit of the product registration machine is configured to display the product in a list as a purchase-pending product.

[0008] A method for purchasing a product according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes: When a customer wishes to purchase a product, the product registration machine reads the product code of the product into a reading unit thereof, and the product registration machine notifies the customer that the reading has been completed. Thereafter, the customer frames the product code out of the reading area of ​​the reading unit within a first predetermined time, thereby displaying the product as a confirmed purchased product in a list; If the customer wishes to postpone the purchase of a product, the product registration machine has the reading unit read the product code of the product, and the product registration machine notifies the customer that the reading has been completed, and further, by maintaining the product in the reading area of ​​the reading unit with the product code in a read state for a second predetermined period of time, the product registration machine notifies the customer that the reading has been completed and displays the product in a list as a purchase-pending product. Effect of the Invention

[0009] According to the present disclosure, it is possible to provide a product purchasing system and a product purchasing method that allow for easy confirmation and reservation of products. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0010] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 illustrates a product purchasing system according to some embodiments. [Diagram 2] FIG. 1 illustrates a configuration of a cart according to some embodiments. [Diagram 3] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a purchase item list on a screen of a display unit of a product registration machine according to some embodiments. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating product status according to some embodiments. [Diagram 5] 1 is a flowchart illustrating a method for purchasing a product according to some embodiments. [Figure 6] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a relationship between product status and warning messages according to some embodiments. [Figure 7] 11A-11C are diagrams illustrating examples of warning messages according to some embodiments. [Figure 8] 11A-11C are diagrams illustrating examples of warning messages according to some embodiments. [Figure 9] 11A-11C are diagrams illustrating examples of warning messages according to some embodiments. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0011] Hereinafter, specific embodiments to which the present invention is applied will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the following embodiments. In addition, the following description and drawings are appropriately simplified for clarity of explanation.

[0012] First embodiment Hereinafter, the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. Fig. 1 is a diagram for explaining the overall configuration of the product purchasing system. Fig. 2 is a diagram for explaining an example of a cart in which a product registration machine can be mounted. Fig. 3 shows an example of a display unit of the product registration machine. This product purchasing system provides a mechanism whereby, for example, a customer C1 shopping at a store with a shopping cart (K1 in FIG. 1) can also register products that he or she is considering whether or not to purchase (also called products on hold).

[0013] When customer C1 wants to purchase a product (e.g., beer), the product registration machine K10 reads the product code of the product into the reading unit K11, and the product registration machine K10 notifies customer C1 that the reading has been completed. After that, within a predetermined period (first predetermined time), customer C1 causes the product code to frame out of the reading area RA1 of the reading unit K11, and the display unit K15 of the product registration machine displays the product (e.g., beer) in a list as a confirmed purchase product.

[0014] On the other hand, if the customer C1 wants to put off the purchase of a product (e.g., milk), the product registration machine K10 reads the product code of the product in the reading unit K11 of the product registration machine K10, and the product registration machine K10 notifies the customer that the reading has been completed. Furthermore, the product registration machine K10 keeps the product in the reading state of the product code in the reading area RA1 of the reading unit K11 for a predetermined time (a second predetermined time), so that the product registration machine K10 notifies the customer that the reading has been completed, and the display unit K15 of the product registration machine K10 displays the product (e.g., milk) in the list as a purchase-pending product.

[0015] The method of notifying the customer of the completion of the above-mentioned reading may be a voice notification, or a notification by displaying a message on the display unit, etc. When the purchase is put on hold, the completion of the first reading and the second reading are notified, but the notification methods may be the same or different.

[0016] The above-mentioned product registration machine may be mounted on a shopping cart or a mobile terminal. The product registration machine may be a computer having a display unit, a speaker, a processor, a memory, etc. The mobile terminal may be various devices that a customer can carry while moving around, such as a smartphone, a wearable device, a smart watch, etc. In the case of a mobile terminal, the function of the product registration machine may be installed as an application on the mobile terminal and used. In this case, the product registration data described later may be stored in a memory unit of the mobile terminal, or may be wirelessly transmitted from the mobile terminal to a management server and stored in the management server.

[0017] In other words, when a customer registers an item as a pending purchase and places it in their cart, a means of distinguishing between the product code of the pending purchase item itself is provided during the process of reading it. Specifically, when the product code is scanned, after the scan is completed, if the product code continues to be read for a certain period of time (without moving the product), it is recognized that the product will be registered as a "pending purchase" item and an additional scan completion sound 2 is output. Note that in this example, scan completion sound 1 and scan completion sound 2 are usually different.

[0018] In addition, in some embodiments, when performing the payment process (i.e., checkout) for the pending purchase item, if the customer does not change the status of the item to a confirmed purchase item and the item remains in the status of a pending purchase item or a canceled purchase item, a warning message can be output to prevent the customer from unintentionally or intentionally taking away the unpaid item.

[0019] In this product purchasing system, after entering a store such as a supermarket, a customer places the products they wish to purchase in the shopping area in a cart while scanning (registering) them themselves with a product registration machine. After that, after the customer has selected all of the products, they can pay for themselves in the checkout area and leave the store without the assistance of a store clerk. This disclosure particularly relates to easily confirming and reserving product purchases in the shopping area.

[0020] Embodiment 2 As shown in FIG. 1, the store in this product purchasing system includes a shopping area AR1 and a checkout area AR2.

[0021] When customer C1 starts shopping in a store, customer C1 moves with a shopping cart K1 (hereinafter simply referred to as cart) installed in shopping area AR1. After customer C1 registers the products he / she wants to purchase in shopping area AR1 and places them in cart K1, when making a payment, customer C1 moves with cart K1 to checkout area AR2 and performs the payment process himself / herself at the cash register PY1 installed in checkout area AR2. If customer C1 wants to stop purchasing products in checkout area AR2, he / she returns the target products to the return shelf R1.

[0022] 1, a large number of carts K are provided corresponding to the number of customers. Also, a large number of payment machines PY and return shelves R are provided corresponding to the large number of carts K.

[0023] FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the configuration of the cart. The cart K1 is equipped with a product registration machine K10, which is equipped with a reading unit K11. The reading unit can be various sensors, such as a camera, capable of reading product codes. By activating the reading unit, for example, the display unit can display "Please read the product code" and "You can register the product as a pending purchase product by reading for more than two seconds. A beep will sound and registration is complete."

[0024] The reading unit K11 can read the product code (e.g., various identification codes such as barcodes and QR codes (registered trademarks)) of the product in the reading area RA1. In addition, when reading is completed, an output sound S1 is output through a speaker, and when the product code continues to be read without moving the product for a predetermined time (e.g., 2 seconds or more), an output sound S2 is output. The output sound S1 and the output sound S2 can be different sounds (e.g., different beep sounds such as "beep" and "beep beep"), different voices (e.g., "reading completed", "registered as a product on hold for purchase"), etc. In FIG. 2, as an example, the product PD1 "beer" and the product PD2 "milk" are contained in the cart K1. In addition, many or all of the carts K in the store can be equipped with a product registration machine, a reading unit, a speaker, etc., similar to the cart K1.

[0025] FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a purchased product list displayed on the screen of the display unit of the product registration machine. When customer C1 registers a product as a purchase product using the reader K11 in the shopping area AR1, there may be "A. Purchase confirmed" products that the customer C1 has decided to purchase, and "B. Purchase pending" products that the customer C1 is undecided about. Therefore, the product registration machine K10 mounted on the cart K1 shown in Figure 2 can control and display "A. Purchase confirmed" products and "B. Purchase pending" products to distinguish between them.

[0026] For example, in FIG. 3, on a screen 300 showing a list of purchased products of the product registration machine K10, the product name "beer", the price information "228 yen", and the product image are displayed in item 301 as a confirmed purchased product. Meanwhile, the product name "milk", the price information "218 yen", and the product image are displayed in item 302 as a pending purchase product. A pending icon 303 is also displayed for milk, which is a pending purchase product. In addition, in order to distinguish a pending purchase product from other confirmed purchase products, for example, the entire line area 310 including the product name "milk" and the price information "218 yen" may be overlaid with a predetermined color (e.g., red), and the characters 314 and 315 may be displayed in white. In addition, the pending purchase products may be displayed in a list on the screen 300 of the display unit K15 in a manner that makes them distinguishable from confirmed purchase products by various methods.

[0027] FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the transition of product status in this product purchasing system. If a customer wishes to cancel the purchase of a product, they can change the product's status to "C. Purchase Cancelled" by operating the product registration machine, etc. This allows a customer to change the status of the product they selected earlier to "Purchase Cancelled" if they are adding products to their cart and decide that they would rather purchase another product than the one they selected earlier. Also, if the customer is before checkout, they can change the product's status between "B. Purchase Pending", "A. Purchase Confirmed" and "C. Purchase Cancelled" by operating the product registration machine's screen with a touch operation, etc. (for example, in the shopping area).

[0028] FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining the relationship between the product status and the warning message. In this product purchasing system, various warning messages can be output depending on the product status. For example, when customer C1 makes a payment at the payment machine PY1 in the checkout area AR2, if the product status remains as "B. Purchase pending" or "C. Purchase canceled", which are not eligible for payment, the product registration machine K10 can output the following "warning message". One example of the warning message is one that urges the customer to change the product status to "A. Purchase confirmed" so that the customer does not leave the product in the cart without paying and leave the store. Another example of the warning message is one that urges the customer to remove the product itself that is set as "C. Purchase canceled" from the cart and return it to the return shelf or the like. The above examples of warning messages are merely illustrative, and various modifications are possible.

[0029] Here, referring to the flowchart in Figure 5, we will explain the case where customer C1 uses the product registration machine K10 to register a product PD1 that he has decided to purchase or a product PD2 that he is unsure whether to purchase, which are in the shopping area AR1, and places them in the cart K1.

[0030] As shown in Fig. 1, when a customer C1 starts shopping at a store in this product purchasing system, the customer C1 moves with a cart K1 placed in a shopping area AR1. In the shopping area AR1, the customer selects a product that he or she wants to purchase from the product shelves (step S101).

[0031] For the product PD1 that the customer C1 has decided to purchase (purchase confirmed in step S102), the customer C1 frames the product code of the product PD1 into the reading area RA1 of the reading unit K11, and the reading unit K11 starts reading the product code (step S103). When reading is completed, the product registration machine K10 outputs an output sound S1 (step S104). The customer C1 hears the output sound S1, frames out the product code of the product from the reading area RA1, and then places the product in the cart K1 (step S105). The product registration machine K10 recognizes the product PD1 as an "A. Purchase confirmed" product, and displays the product name, price information, and product image (beer, 228 yen in FIG. 3) in the purchased product list on the display unit K15 (step S106).

[0032] On the other hand, for the product PD2 that the customer is unsure whether to purchase (purchase under consideration in step S102), when the product code of the product PD2 is framed in the reading area RA1 of the reading unit K11, the reading unit K11 starts reading the product code (step S113). When the reading is completed, the product registration machine K10 outputs the output sound S1 (step S114). Up to this point, the process is the same as that for the product PD1, but even after hearing the output sound S1, the customer C1 does not frame out the product code of the product PD2 from the reading area RA1 and leaves the product PD2 unmoved (step S115). When a predetermined time has passed without moving the product PD2 with the product code of the product PD2 read, the product registration machine K10 outputs the output sound S2 (step S116). The customer C1 hears the output sound S2, frames out the product code of the product PD2 from the reading area RA1, and then puts the product PD2 into the cart K1. The product registration machine K10 recognizes that the product PD2 is a "B. Purchase pending" product, and displays the product name, price information, and product image in the purchased product list on the display unit K15 in a manner that clearly indicates that the product is a "B. Purchase pending" product (for example, a pending icon or a white-out display as shown in Figure 3) (step S117).

[0033] If customer C1 wants to cancel the purchase of an item that he or she has put in cart K1, that is, an item that is being registered in product registration machine K10, while selecting the item in shopping area AR1, customer C1 can change the status of the item to "C. Purchase Cancelled" on the product registration machine K10. As shown in Figure 4, the statuses of "B. Purchase Pending", "A. Purchase Confirmed", and "C. Purchase Cancelled" items can be changed between each other by the customer operating the product registration machine K10 as long as it is before the checkout at the payment machine PY1.

[0034] If customer C1 continues shopping in the shopping area (continue shopping in step S120), the process returns to step S101 and repeats the above-mentioned series of processes. On the other hand, if customer C1 completes product registration in shopping area AR1 and makes a payment (ends shopping in step S120), he or she moves to payment area AR2 (step S122).

[0035] Generally, before making a payment at the checkout machine PY1 in the checkout area AR2, customer C1 will change the status of the "B. Purchase pending" product in the product registration machine K10 to "A. Purchase confirmed" or "C. Purchase cancelled" before making a payment. However, if customer C1 unintentionally or intentionally starts to make a payment with the product in the "B. Purchase pending" status, the product registration machine K10 and the checkout machine PY1 can output "Warning message 1" as shown in FIG. 7 to prevent the customer C1 from leaving the store with the product in hand, even though it is "B. Purchase pending," i.e., a product that is not eligible for payment. For example, the first warning message 701 shown in FIG. 7 can read, "There is a pending product. Please change the registration to "confirmed" or "cancelled." If it is "cancelled," please return the product to the return shelf."

[0036] Furthermore, for a "C. Purchase Cancelled" product, the general flow is for customer C1 to remove the product from cart K1 in checkout area AR2, return it to return shelf R1, and then begin checkout at payment machine PY1. However, if customer C1 unintentionally or intentionally begins checkout while the product is still in the "C. Purchase Cancelled" status, the product registration machine K10 and payment machine PY1 output "Warning Message 2" as shown in FIG. 8 to prevent the customer from leaving the store with the unpurchased product despite it being a "C. Purchase Cancelled" product, i.e., a product that is not eligible for checkout. For example, the second warning message 801 shown in FIG. 8 may read, "You have a 'Cancelled' product. Have you returned the product?"

[0037] In another embodiment, if there are "B. Purchase pending" and "C. Purchase canceled" products in the cart, the product registration machine K10 and the payment machine PY1 can output a warning message displaying the above-mentioned first warning message 701 and second warning message 801, as shown in FIG. 9.

[0038] The above-mentioned warning message can be output to at least one of the product registration machine K10 and the settlement machine PY1 when the product registration data of the product registration machine K10 is linked (or synchronized) with the settlement machine PY1, for example, by wireless communication, etc., so that the customer C1 can move to the checkout area AR2 and settle the bill at the settlement machine PY1. As an example of a method of linking and synchronizing, a QR code (registered trademark) may be displayed on the display unit K15 of the product registration machine K10 and the QR code (registered trademark) may be read by a reading unit of the settlement machine PY1. In another example, the product registration data may be linked and synchronized when it is detected that the product registration machine K10 and the settlement machine PY1 are approaching within a certain range by wireless communication such as RFID, Bluetooth, or Wi-Fi. Whether or not to display a warning message and the type of warning message are determined depending on the presence or absence of "B. Purchase pending" and "C. Purchase canceled" products in the product registration data. If there is only "A. Purchase confirmed" product, the warning message is not output.

[0039] <Explanation of effect> When a customer wants to put a product on "purchase hold," they can do so by simply reading the product code without any additional operations. The additional operations that were previously required could be, for example, pressing a "hold" button on the product registration machine's display, or reading a "hold" code separate from the product code, and then reading the product code.

[0040] The store can output a "warning message" to prevent customers from unintentionally or intentionally leaving the store with pending purchase items or canceled purchase items that are not eligible for payment without returning them to the store and paying for them.

[0041] Other embodiments In addition to using the self-service carts and product registration machines provided by the store, customers can also install apps similar to those installed on the product registration machines in their own mobile terminals, such as smartphones, and use them as devices similar to the product registration machines. The mobile terminal can be a general-purpose computer having a display unit, a speaker, an operation unit such as a touch input panel or buttons, a processor, a memory, etc.

[0042] In another embodiment, the reading unit outputs a reading completion sound after reading the product code, and then outputs an output sound indicating completion of registration of the pending purchase product after a predetermined time has passed without the product code framing out of the reading area, and if the predetermined time has passed without the product code framing out, it can determine that the customer has continued reading unintentionally and output an error message.In yet another embodiment, the first completion of reading may register the product as a pending product, and the second completion of reading may register the product as a confirmed product.

[0043] The sound output after the product code has been read and after the product code has been read and placed on hold can be voice messages such as "Reading completed" or "Registered as a held product."

[0044] Furthermore, as described in the various embodiments above regarding the procedure of the process in the product purchasing system, the present disclosure may also be embodied as a product purchasing method. This product purchasing method includes the following steps: when a customer wishes to purchase a product, the product registration machine reads the product code of the product into a reading unit thereof, and the product registration machine notifies the customer of the completion of the reading; and then, within a predetermined period of time, the customer frames out the product code from the reading area of ​​the reading unit, and the product is displayed in a list as a purchase confirmed product; when the customer wishes to postpone the purchase of the product, the product registration machine reads the product code of the product into the reading unit thereof, and the product registration machine notifies the customer of the completion of the reading; and further, the product registration machine keeps the product in a reading state of the product code in the reading area of ​​the reading unit for a predetermined period of time, and the product registration machine notifies the customer of the completion of the reading and displays the product in a list as a purchase pending product. Note that other examples are as described in the various embodiments above.

[0045] The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be modified as appropriate without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

[0046] A part or all of the above-described embodiments can be described as, but is not limited to, the following supplementary notes. (Appendix 1) When a customer wishes to purchase a product, the product registration machine reads the product code of the product into a reading unit thereof, and the product registration machine notifies the customer that the reading has been completed. Thereafter, within a predetermined period of time, the customer frames the product code out of the reading area of ​​the reading unit, and the display unit of the product registration machine displays the product in a list as a confirmed purchased product. A product purchasing system configured such that, when the customer wishes to put off purchasing a product, the product registration machine reads the product code of the product into the reading unit, causing the product registration machine to notify the customer that reading has been completed, and further, by maintaining the product in a reading state with the product code in the reading area of ​​the reading unit for a predetermined period of time, the product registration machine notifies the customer that reading has been completed, and the display unit of the product registration machine displays the product in a list as a purchase-pending product. (Appendix 2) The product purchasing system described in Appendix 1, wherein if the customer wishes to postpone the purchase of a product, the product registration machine reads the product code of the product into the reading unit, and the product registration machine notifies the customer with a first reading completion sound, and further, by keeping the product in a reading state of the product code in the reading area of ​​the reading unit for a predetermined period of time, the product registration machine notifies the customer with a second reading completion sound different from the first reading completion sound. (Appendix 3) The product purchasing system according to claim 1, wherein the pending purchase products are displayed in a list on the screen of the display unit so as to be distinguishable from the confirmed purchase products. (Appendix 4) A product purchasing system as described in Appendix 1, wherein the customer can change the status of a product between a confirmed purchase product, a pending purchase product, and a canceled purchase product by operating the product registration machine before checkout. (Appendix 5) The store includes a shopping area and a checkout area. The product purchasing system described in Appendix 4, wherein when the customer is in the checkout area and is holding the pending purchase product, a first warning message is output to instruct the customer to change the product's status to a confirmed purchase product or to prevent the customer from leaving the store with the unpurchased product. (Appendix 6) The store includes a shopping area and a checkout area. A product purchasing system as described in Appendix 4, wherein if the customer is in the checkout area and is holding a canceled product, a second warning message is outputted urging the customer to return the canceled product. (Appendix 7) The product purchasing system described in Appendix 5 or 6, wherein when the customer is in the checkout area with the pending purchase product and the canceled purchase product, the product registration machine or checkout machine outputs a first warning message to change the product status to a confirmed purchase product or to prevent the customer from leaving the store with the unpurchased products, and outputs a second warning message different from the first warning message to urge the customer to return the canceled purchase product. (Appendix 8) The product purchasing system of claim 7, wherein the first and second warning messages are outputted at a timing linked to the product registration data of the product registration machine and the checkout machine. (Appendix 9) The product purchasing system according to claim 1, wherein the product registration machine is installed in a shopping cart or a mobile terminal. (Appendix 10) The product purchasing system described in Appendix 1 is configured such that, when the customer wishes to put the purchase of a product on hold, the product registration machine reads the product code of the product into the reading unit of the product registration machine, thereby causing the product registration machine to notify the customer that the reading has been completed, and further, by maintaining the product in a reading state of the product code in the reading area of ​​the reading unit for a predetermined period of time, the product registration machine notifies the customer that the reading has been completed, the display unit of the product registration machine displays the product in a list as a purchase-pending product, and further, if the reading state of the product code continues for more than the predetermined period of time, notifies an error. (Appendix 11) When a customer wishes to purchase a product, the product registration machine reads the product code of the product into a reading unit thereof, and the product registration machine notifies the customer that the reading has been completed. Thereafter, the customer frames out the product code from the reading area of ​​the reading unit within a predetermined period of time, thereby displaying the product as a confirmed purchased product in a list. When the customer wishes to put off the purchase of a product, the product registration machine reads the product code of the product into the reading unit, and the product registration machine notifies the customer that the reading has been completed, and further, the product is kept in a reading area of ​​the reading unit for a predetermined period of time with the product code in a read state, so that the product registration machine notifies the customer that the reading has been completed and displays the product in a list as a purchase-pending product. How to purchase products. [Explanation of symbols]

[0047] AR1 Shopping Area AR2 Accounting area C customer K1 Cart K10 Product Registration Machine K11 Reading unit K15 Display section PD products PY payment machine R Return shelf RA1 reading area 301 Product Images 302 Product Images 303 Hold Icon 300 screens 700 screens 701 First warning message 800 screens 801 Second warning message 900 screens

Claims

1. A product purchasing system having a product registration machine in which a customer registers products to be purchased, and a payment machine connectable to the product registration machine, The product registration machine includes: a reading unit that reads product codes of products and registers the products in a manner that distinguishes between a confirmed purchase product, which is a product that the customer wishes to purchase, and a pending purchase product, which is a product that the customer wishes to reserve; When the customer wishes to purchase a product, the product registration machine reads the product code of the product into the reading unit, and the product registration machine notifies the customer that the reading has been completed. Thereafter, the customer frames the product code out of the reading area of ​​the reading unit within a first predetermined time, thereby displaying the product as the purchased product; and when the customer wishes to put the purchase of the product on hold, the product registration machine notifies the customer that the product code of the product has been read by the reading unit of the product registration machine, and further, by keeping the product in a reading state of the product code in the reading area of ​​the reading unit for a second predetermined time, the product registration machine notifies the customer that the product code has been read and displays the product as a purchase-held product. The display unit, in a product purchasing system, displays a predetermined warning message when it detects that the product registration machine has come within a certain range of distance from the payment machine to the product registration machine if the product registration machine detects that the product registration machine has come within a certain range of distance and a purchase-pending product or a purchase-cancelled product that has been stopped from being purchased by operating the product registration machine is registered as a pending product or a purchase-confirmed product.

2. In the product purchasing system, The product purchasing system according to claim 1 , wherein the display unit is provided in the product registration machine and the checkout machine.

3. In the product purchasing system, The product purchasing system according to claim 1 , wherein the settlement machine is connected to the product registration machine using wireless communication.

4. A product registration machine that allows a customer to register products to be purchased and can be connected to a payment machine for paying for the registered products to be purchased, a reading unit that reads product codes of products and registers the products in a manner that distinguishes between a confirmed purchase product, which is a product that the customer wishes to purchase, and a pending purchase product, which is a product that the customer wishes to reserve; When the customer wishes to purchase a product, the product registration machine notifies the customer that the product code of the product has been read by the reading unit, and then, within a first predetermined time, the customer frames the product code out of the reading area of ​​the reading unit, thereby displaying the product as the purchased product; When the customer wishes to put the purchase of a product on hold, the product registration machine notifies the customer that the product code of the product has been read by the reading unit, and further, by keeping the product in a reading area of ​​the reading unit with the product code read for a second predetermined time, the product registration machine notifies the customer that the product code has been read, displays the product as a purchase-held product, and The product registration machine has a display unit which displays a predetermined warning message when it is detected that the distance between the product registration machine and the settlement machine has come within a certain range in the case where the product registration machine detects that the product on hold or a canceled purchase product whose purchase has been stopped by operating the product registration machine is registered.

5. A method for purchasing a commodity using a commodity registration machine in which a customer registers a commodity to be purchased by himself / herself and a checkout machine connectable to the commodity registration machine, The product registration machine, a reading unit of the product registration machine reads product codes of the products so as to distinguish between a purchase confirmed product, which is a product to be purchased by the customer, and a purchase pending product, which is a product to be purchased by the customer, whose purchase is to be suspended, and registers the products; When the customer wishes to purchase a product, the product registration machine reads the product code of the product into the reading unit of the product registration machine, and the product registration machine notifies the customer that the reading has been completed. Thereafter, the customer frames the product code out of the reading area of ​​the reading unit within a first predetermined time, and the product is displayed on a display unit of the product registration machine as the purchased product; When the customer wishes to put the purchase of a product on hold, the product registration machine reads the product code of the product into the reading unit of the product registration machine, whereby the product registration machine notifies the customer that the reading has been completed, and further, by keeping the product in a reading state of the product code in the reading area of ​​the reading unit for a second predetermined time, the product registration machine notifies the customer that the reading has been completed, and displays the product as a purchase-held product on the display unit; In the product purchasing method, when the product registration machine detects that the distance between the product registration machine and the settlement machine has come within a certain range, a predetermined warning message is displayed on the display unit when the product registration machine detects that the product registration machine has come within a certain range of distance and a purchase cancellation product is registered as a pending product or a canceled product that has been stopped from being purchased by operating the product registration machine.

6. In the above-mentioned product purchasing method, The product purchasing method according to claim 5 , wherein the display unit is provided on the product registration machine and the checkout machine.

7. In the above-mentioned product purchasing method, The product purchasing method according to claim 5 , wherein the settlement machine is connected to the product registration machine using wireless communication.

8. A product registration program for a product registration machine that allows a customer to register a product to be purchased and can be connected to a payment machine for paying for the registered product to be purchased, The product registration machine, a reading unit of the product registration machine is caused to read product codes of products so as to be able to distinguish between a purchase confirmed product, which is a product to be purchased by the customer, and a purchase pending product, which is a product to be purchased by the customer, whose purchase is to be pending, and to register the products; When the customer wishes to purchase a product, the product registration machine reads the product code of the product into the reading unit of the product registration machine, and the product registration machine notifies the customer that the reading has been completed. Thereafter, the customer frames the product code out of the reading area of ​​the reading unit within a first predetermined time, and the product registration machine displays the product as the purchased product on a display unit of the product registration machine; When the customer wishes to put the purchase of a product on hold, the product registration machine reads the product code of the product into the reading unit, whereby the product registration machine notifies the customer that the reading has been completed, and further, by keeping the product in a reading state of the product code in the reading area of ​​the reading unit for a second predetermined time, the product registration machine notifies the customer that the reading has been completed, and displays the product as a purchase-held product on the display unit; When the display unit registers the pending purchase item or a canceled purchase item that has been stopped from being purchased from the pending purchase item or the confirmed purchase item by operating the product registration machine, a product registration program displays a predetermined warning message when it is detected that the distance between the product registration machine and the settlement machine has come within a certain range.

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