# US 2014/0195360 A1 · Sales system and method, and computer program thereof > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0195360 A1 - Document ID: US20140195360A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/145,051 - Filed: 2013-12-31 - Published: 2014-07-10 - Earliest claimed: 2013-01-08 - Assignees: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha - Applicants: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha - Inventors: TAKAHIDE KUBOTA; Takeshi SHIMAZAKI; Masanori SAMBE; Rintaro NAKANE; Hajime TOMIZAWA; Yun WANG; Maki SATO; Mahina NAKAMURA - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140195360A1 ## CPC - G07G 1/0036: {Checkout procedures} - G07G 1/01: Details for indicating - G07G: REGISTERING THE RECEIPT OF CASH, VALUABLES, OR TOKENS ## Abstract A sales system includes a display unit and a selection unit configured to provide for display on the display unit a selection screen including at least one product image, and accept a user selection of one or more product images in the selection screen. The sales system further includes a control unit configured to calculate and provide for display on the display unit a total purchase price of products corresponding to the product images which are selected in the selection unit, and an accounting unit configured to settle payment for the total purchase price of the products. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A sales system comprising: a display unit arranged at a retail point-of-sale location; a selection unit configured to provide for display on the display unit a selection screen including at least one product image, and accept a user selection of one or more product images displayed in the selection screen; a control unit configured to calculate and provide for display on the display unit a total purchase price of products corresponding to the selected product images; and an accounting unit configured to settle payment for the total purchase price of the products. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The sales system according to claim 1, wherein the display unit is a touch panel-type display unit arranged on a sales counter, and the accounting unit is a terminal for accepting a card payment that is also arranged on the sales counter. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The sales system according to claim 1, wherein the display unit is a touch panel-type display unit arranged on a display board, and the accounting unit is a terminal for accepting a card payment that is also arranged on the display board. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The sales system according to claim 1, wherein the selection screen includes a product guide screen with a product image and product information corresponding to the product image, and a selected product screen which includes product images which are selected in the selection unit. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The sales system according to claim 4, wherein the selected product screen further includes product information corresponding to the product images which are selected in the selection unit. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The sales system according to claim 5, wherein the selected product screen includes a confirmation key for confirming a product corresponding to a product image or product information on the selected product screen as a purchase target. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The sales system according to claim 6, wherein the accounting unit settles payment for the total purchase price when there is an operation with respect to the confirmation key. ### Claim 8 A sales method comprising: displaying on a display unit at a point-of-sale location a selection screen including at least one product image; accepting a user selection of one or more product images displayed in the selection screen; calculating and providing for display on the display unit a total purchase price of products corresponding to the selected product images; and settling payment for the total purchase price of the products. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The sales method according to claim 8, wherein the display unit is a touch panel-type display unit arranged on a sales counter, and the accounting unit is a terminal for accepting a card payment that is also arranged on the sales counter. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The sales method according to claim 8, wherein the display unit is a touch panel-type display unit arranged on a display board, and the accounting unit is a terminal for accepting a card payment that is also arranged on the display board. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The sales method according to claim 8, wherein the selection screen includes a product guide screen with a product image and product information corresponding to the product image, and a selected product screen which includes product images which are selected in the selection unit. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The sales method according to claim 11, wherein the selected product screen further includes product information corresponding to the product images which are selected in the selection unit. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The sales method according to claim 12, further comprising: accepting confirmation of a product corresponding to a product image or product information on the selected product screen as a purchase target. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The sales method according to claim 12, wherein said settling includes: accepting payment for the total purchase price when the confirmation is accepted. ### Claim 15 A non-transitory computer readable medium containing software for use in a sales system, the software causing the sales system to perform the following steps of: displaying on a display unit at a point-of-sale location a selection screen including at least one product image; accepting a user selection of one or more product images displayed in the selection screen; calculating and providing for display on the display unit a total purchase price of products corresponding to the selected product images; and settling payment for the total purchase price of the products. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The computer readable medium according to claim 15, wherein said settling includes accepting a card payment at a terminal arranged on a sales counter table. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The computer readable medium according to claim 15, wherein the selection screen includes a product guide screen with a product image and product information corresponding to the product image, and a selected product screen which includes product images which are selected in the selection unit. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The computer readable medium according to claim 17, wherein the selected product screen further includes product information corresponding to the product images which are selected in the selection unit. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The computer readable medium according to claim 15, wherein the software further causes the computer to perform the following additional step of: accepting confirmation of a product corresponding to a product image or product information on the selected product screen as a purchase target. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The computer readable medium according to claim 15, wherein said settling includes accepting payment for the total purchase price when confirmation is accepted.