Checkout system and method

A checkout method comprising:

• receiving, via an input apparatus of a registration apparatus arranged at a store, an input of a user code corresponding to a customer;
• receiving, via the input apparatus, a first input indicating that a plurality of transactions is consecutively performed by the customer;
• upon receipt of the first input, setting, by a first processor of the registration apparatus, a flag stored in a memory to a first value;
• and
• when the flag is set to the first value,
• generating, by the first processor, payment information indicating a total amount to be paid for one of the consecutive transactions every time receiving a second input indicating that the one of the transactions is completed;
• upon receipt of a third input for proceeding to payment process of each of the consecutive transactions, applying, by a second processor of a payment apparatus arranged at the store, a service associated with the received user code to payment processing for each of the transactions, and
• performing, by the second processor, the payment processing for each of the plurality of transactions for the customer, based on the corresponding payment information in accordance with a payment operation of the customer on the payment apparatus.

A checkout system comprising:

• at least one registration apparatus arranged at a store;
• and
• at least one payment apparatus arranged at the store, wherein
• the at least one registration apparatus includes:
• a first communication unit,
• a first input apparatus by which a first input indicating that a plurality of transactions is consecutively performed by a customer is input, a second input indicating that one of the consecutive transactions is completed is input, and a third input for proceeding to payment process for each of the consecutive transactions is input,
• and
• a first controller configured to:
• obtain a user code assigned to the customer;
• upon receipt of the first input, set a flag stored in a memory to a first value;
• and
• when the flag is set to the first value, generate payment information indicating a total amount to be paid for one of the consecutive transactions every time the second input is received, and
• upon receipt of the third input, control the first communication unit to transmit the payment information in association with the obtained user code for each transaction of the plurality of transactions, and
• the at least one payment apparatus includes
• a second communication unit, and
• a second controller configured to:
• upon receipt of the payment information from the registration apparatus via the second communication unit, apply a service associated with the user code to payment processing for each of the transactions, and
• perform payment processing for each of the plurality of transactions based on the corresponding payment information, in accordance with a payment operation of the customer on the payment apparatus.