Payment Terminal Sales Reporting via Remote Data Processing
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Solution Overview
Problem
The process of generating sales reports at retail stores requires manual intervention at the end of each business day, which is cumbersome and inefficient.
Innovation Solution
A payment terminal system that includes a payment terminal and an information processing apparatus, enabling remote sales report processing through a portable terminal connected via a network, allowing for automated data transmission and processing without manual intervention.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If sales report processing is performed manually at the payment terminal location, then the sales report can be generated and transmitted, but the person in charge must physically go to the store location which is troublesome and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a server as an intermediary between the payment terminal and the external system. The server receives sales report data from the payment terminal, processes it, and transmits it to the external system. This allows remote processing of sales reports without requiring the person in charge to physically visit the store location, thereby improving ease of operation and reducing time loss.
Solution Approach 2:
The payment terminal automatically transmits sales report data to the server without requiring manual intervention for data transmission. The system performs self-service by automatically generating and sending the sales report data, reducing the burden on the person in charge and eliminating the need for physical presence at the store.
2Extent of automation
If the payment terminal transmits sales data to an external system, then automated processing is achieved, but the patent initially requires manual operation at the terminal location
Solution Approach 1:
The server acts as an intermediary that receives sales data automatically from the payment terminal and forwards it to the external system. This intermediary system enables automated processing while simplifying the operation for the user, as they only need to initiate the process once at the terminal without needing to manually transmit data to multiple systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines the functions of data collection, data transmission, and external system communication into a single integrated process through the server. By merging these functions, the system achieves high automation while maintaining ease of operation, as the user interacts with a unified system rather than multiple separate processes.
Data Source
AI summary
According to an embodiment, a payment terminal operation system includes an information processing apparatus and a payment terminal provided in a store. The information processing apparatus acquires, from the payment terminal, setting information that specifies a totaling item for totaling sales of transactions within a predetermined period. Further, the information processing apparatus generates sales data obtained by totaling the sales in the store in which the payment terminal is provided, on the basis of the acquired setting information, and transmits the generated sales data to the payment terminal. The payment terminal provides the setting information held by itself to the information processing apparatus and outputs the sales data received from the information processing apparatus.