US 2017/0372287 A1Published application

Checkout system and registration device

AssigneeToshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha

InventorHisashi MATSUO

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Abstract

A checkout system according to an embodiment includes a plurality of registration devices and a plurality of settlement devices assigned to each of the plurality of registration devices. The registration device generates accounting data for settlement of a transaction, and transmits the accounting data to a transmission destination. The settlement device determines a current status of the settlement device, and transmits the determined current status to the corresponding assigned registration device. The settlement device receives the accounting data from the corresponding assigned registration device and performs a settlement process for settlement of the transaction on a basis of the accounting data. Each registration device displays a list of either the settlement devices assigned to the registration device or the settlement devices assigned to a different registration device. The determined transmission destination is based on the status and priority ranking of the settlement devices that are displayed on the list.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A checkout system comprising:

a plurality of registration devices, each registration device including a registration processor, a registration communication interface and a registration display, and being configured to:
receive input of data for registering a commodity for a transaction,
generate accounting data for settlement of the transaction on a basis of the input data,
determine a transmission destination, and
transmit the accounting data to the determined transmission destination;
and
a plurality of settlement devices assigned to each of the plurality of registration devices, each settlement device including a settlement processor and settlement communication interface, and having a priority ranking among the settlement devices assigned to each registration device, each settlement device being configured to:
receive the accounting data from a corresponding assigned registration device,
determine a current status of the settlement device, transmit the determined current status to the corresponding assigned registration device, and
perform a settlement process for settlement of the transaction on a basis of the accounting data transmitted from the corresponding assigned registration device, wherein:
each registration device displays a list of either each of the plurality of the settlement devices assigned to the registration device or each of the plurality of the settlement devices assigned to a different registration device, and displays the status of each of the plurality of the settlement devices that are displayed, and
the determined transmission destination is based at least on the status and the priority ranking of the settlement devices that are displayed on the list.

9 more elements

A registration device for use in a checkout system that includes a plurality of registration devices, and a plurality of settlement devices assigned to each of the plurality of registration devices, the registration device comprising:

a registration processor;
a registration communication interface;
and
a registration display, the registration device being configured to:
receive input of data for registering a commodity for a transaction,
generate accounting data for settlement of the transaction on a basis of the input data,
receive a current status of either each of the plurality of the settlement devices assigned to the registration device or each of the plurality of the settlement devices assigned to a different registration device,
display a list of either each of the plurality of the settlement devices assigned to the registration device or each of the plurality of the settlement devices assigned to a different registration device, and display the status of each of the plurality of the settlement devices that are displayed
determine a transmission destination based least on the status and the priority ranking of the settlement devices that are displayed on the list, and
transmit the accounting data to the determined transmission destination.

7 more elements

A checkout method for use in a checkout system that includes a plurality of registration devices, and a plurality of settlement devices assigned to each of the plurality of registration devices, the method comprising:

receiving input of data for registering a commodity for a transaction;
generating accounting data for settlement of the transaction on a basis of the input data;
receiving a current status of either each of the plurality of the settlement devices assigned to a corresponding registration device or each of the plurality of the settlement devices assigned to a different registration device;
displaying a list of either each of the plurality of the settlement devices assigned to the corresponding registration device or each of the plurality of the settlement devices assigned to the different registration device, and displaying the status of each of the plurality of the settlement devices that are displayed;
determining a transmission destination based at least on the status and the priority ranking of the plurality of settlement devices that are displayed on the list;
and
transmitting the accounting data to the determined transmission destination.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 15/625,213Filed 16 Jun 2017
Priority: JP 2016-12432423 Jun 2016
Published: 28 Dec 2017
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification8 codes

G06Q 20/204
Point-of-sale [POS] network systems: comprising interface for record bearing medium or carrier for electronic funds transfer or payment credit
G06Q 20/18
Payment architectures: involving self-service terminals [SST], vending machines, kiosks or multimedia terminals
G06Q 20/202
Point-of-sale [POS] network systems: interconnection or interaction of plural electronic cash registers [ECR] or to host computer, e.g. network…
G06Q 40/12
Finance; Insurance; Tax strategies; Processing of corporate or income taxes: accounting