Commodity information processing apparatus and system

A method of processing commodity information in a point of sale apparatus that includes a scanner, a communication interface, a printer, and a processor, the method comprising the steps of:

• scanning a code on a commodity with the scanner;
• retrieving, through the communication interface, commodity data based on the scanned code, the commodity data including a name and a price of the commodity;
• generating, with the processor, a first receipt information based at least on the retrieved commodity data;
• printing, with the printer, a paper receipt that includes the name and price of the commodity;
• converting, with the processor, the first receipt information to a second receipt information having a different format from the first receipt information;
• retrieving, through the communication interface, classification data corresponding to the commodity based on the second receipt information, the classification data including data not included in the first receipt information;
• and
• transmitting, to a storage unit, the classification data in correspondence with the second receipt information.

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions causing a point of sale apparatus that includes a scanner, a communication interface, a printer, and a processor to perform a method of processing commodity information, the method comprising the steps of:

• scanning a code on a commodity with the scanner;
• retrieving, through the communication interface, commodity data based on the scanned code, the commodity data including a name and a price of the commodity;
• generating, with the processor, a first receipt information based at least on the retrieved commodity data;
• printing, with the printer, a paper receipt that includes the name and price of the commodity;
• converting, with the processor, the first receipt information to a second receipt information having a different format from the first receipt information;
• retrieving, through the communication interface, classification data corresponding to the commodity based on the second receipt information, the classification data including data not included in the first receipt information;
• and
• transmitting, to a storage unit, the classification data in correspondence with the second receipt information.