Checkout device and program
AssigneeToshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorYasunobu SUZUKI
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Abstract
According to an embodiment, a checkout device includes a processor configured to acquire an identifier value identifying a customer by member type and then acquire payment method options available to the customer for settlement of a sales transaction according to the identified member type. The processor then causes a display unit to display a selection screen on which the acquired payment method options available to the customer are selectable. The processor may then receive a selection input of a payment method from among the selectable payment method options, then perform settlement using the selected payment method.
Claims20
A checkout device, comprising:
- a processor configured to:
- acquire an identifier value identifying a customer by member type;
- acquire payment method options available to the customer for settlement of a sales transaction according to the identified member type;
- cause a display unit to display a selection screen on which the acquired payment method options available to the customer are selectable;
- receive a selection input of a payment method from among the selectable payment method options;
- and
- perform settlement using the selected payment method.
A point-of-sale terminal for retail stores, the terminal comprising:
- a storage unit;
- a display unit configured to display information to a customer;
- a scanner configured to read barcodes and commodity codes;
- a card reader configured to read information from a card medium;
- and
- a processor configured to:
- acquire an identifier value identifying a customer in a sales transaction by member type;
- acquire payment method options available to the customer for settlement of the sales transaction according to the identified member type for the customer;
- cause the display unit to display a selection screen on which the acquired payment method options available to the customer are selectable;
- receive a selection input of a payment method from among the selectable payment method options;
- and
- use the selected payment method to perform settlement for items registered in the sales transaction using the scanner.
A non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing program instructions which, when executed by a processor of a checkout device, cause the checkout device to perform a method comprising:
- acquiring an identifier value identifying a customer by member type;
- acquiring payment method options available to the customer for settlement of a sales transaction according to the identified member type;
- causing a display unit to display a selection screen on which the acquired payment method options available to the customer are selectable;
- receiving a selection input of a payment method from among the selectable payment method options;
- and
- performing settlement using the selected payment method.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.