Abstract: An electronic apparatus operated by a sales clerk includes a display, a camera configured to capture an image of a code displayed on a screen of a portable registration apparatus operated by a customer in a store, the code corresponding to one or more commodities to be purchased and check data indicating whether each of said one or more commodities needs to be checked by the sales clerk before being checked out, and a processor configured to, when the image of the code is captured by the camera, acquire information indicating said one or more commodities to be purchased and the check data using the code, and control the display to display a screen showing one or more commodities that need to be checked by the sales clerk based on the acquired information.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a merchandise registration device includes a processor. The processor is configured to register merchandise to be purchased by a customer in a sales transaction and receive a designation of services to be applied to the registered merchandise after settlement of the sales transaction. The processor stores the designation of services in association with the registered merchandise and outputs a list of the registered merchandise associated with the designated services to be applied after settlement of the sale transaction. In some examples, the list may be output as a printed receipt, a service request receipt, or the like to be presented at a service counter or the like to permit more efficient service request handling.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a store system includes an access point to connect to an information terminal that is operated by a customer on a sales floor, a settlement terminal to process payments for merchandise registered by the customer for purchase using the information terminal, and a mobile controller. The mobile controller is connected to the access point and configured to acquire sales data for the merchandise registered by the customer for purchase using the information terminal and preprocessing data from the information terminal. The mobile controller outputs an accounting code to the information terminal. The accounting code causes the settlement terminal to begin a settlement process when read by the settlement terminal. The mobile controller provides the sales data and the preprocessing data to the settlement terminal after the reading of the accounting code by the settlement terminal.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus operated by a sales clerk includes a display, a camera configured to capture an image of a code displayed on a screen of a portable registration apparatus operated by a customer in a store, the code corresponding to one or more commodities to be purchased and check data indicating whether each of said one or more commodities needs to be checked by the sales clerk before being checked out, and a processor configured to, when the image of the code is captured by the camera, acquire information indicating said one or more commodities to be purchased and the check data using the code, and control the display to display a screen showing one or more commodities that need to be checked by the sales clerk based on the acquired information.

Abstract: A server system of an embodiment for transaction processing includes a virtual point-of-sale server to register data of a customer transaction based on data received from a first terminal operated by the customer in a selling area and a management server. The management server generates a machine-readable code including information for acquiring the transaction data and an electronic settlement method. The management server transmits the machine-readable code to the first terminal upon receiving a checkout instruction. Upon receiving information for acquiring the transaction data from a second terminal, the management server acquires the transaction data from the virtual point-of-sale server, and processes an electronic payment if the information regarding the electronic settlement method is received from the second terminal.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing device for product registration and checkout systems includes, a communication interface and a memory unit storing one or more capture conditions. A processor of the device is configured to check whether a registration of a commodity in a sales transaction satisfies a capture condition stored in the memory unit and output an instruction for capturing an image of the commodity if the registration satisfies the capture condition. The processor acquires an image of the commodity that was captured based on the instruction, and outputs the acquired image to an external apparatus via the communication interface.

Abstract: A computing device installed in or mountable to a shopping cart, includes a camera configured to capture an image, and a processor configured to acquire commodity data of a registered commodity, when an object is placed in the shopping cart, perform object recognition on an image of the object captured by the camera, and determine whether the recognized object is a commodity corresponding to the acquired commodity data, and upon determining that the recognized object is not the commodity corresponding to the acquired commodity data, issue a request for displaying a message instructing registration of the recognized object as a registered commodity.

Abstract: A registration apparatus includes a reader, an imaging device, and a processor. The reader is configured to read commodity identification information for identifying a commodity from a code symbol attached to the commodity and to read benefit information regarding a benefit of a commodity from a benefit symbol attached to the commodity. The imaging device is configured to image an imaging area including a readable area of the reader. The processor is configured to extract identification data corresponding to the commodity identification information, acquire image data obtained by the imaging device, determine whether a commodity in the acquired image data is the same as the commodity that is identified by the commodity identification information, and register transaction information regarding transaction of the commodity identified by the commodity identification information.

Abstract: A store system includes an information processing device and a checkout machine, which may be comprised by at least one processor. The information processing device acquires a balance of electronic money. The information processing device calculates a price every time a purchased commodity is registered. The information processing device correlates charge instruction information of the electronic money with a mobile terminal and stores the charge instruction information when a predetermined condition holds between the balance of the electronic money and the price. The checkout machine selects, when receiving a payment instruction from the mobile terminal not correlated with the charge instruction information, a payment mode for receiving an input of data concerning payment and selects, when receiving the payment instruction from the mobile terminal correlated with the charge instruction information, a charge mode for receiving an input of data concerning charging of the electronic money.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a memory that stores a plurality of sets of promotion information about commodities to be promoted, each in association with a commodity code of a related commodity and a parameter value, a network interface, and a processor configured to, upon receipt of a commodity code of a commodity to be purchased by a customer from a portable terminal, search the memory for promotion information associated with the received commodity code, when one set of promotion information is found by the search, determine the promotion information to be output, when two or more sets of promotion information are found by the search, determine one of the sets of promotion information associated with a greatest parameter value to be output, and control the network interface to transmit to the portable terminal the promotion information determined to be output.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a memory that stores a plurality of sets of promotion information about commodities to be promoted, each in association with a commodity code of a related commodity and a parameter value, a network interface, and a processor configured to, upon receipt of a commodity code of a commodity to be purchased by a customer from a portable terminal, search the memory for promotion information associated with the received commodity code, when one set of promotion information is found by the search, determine the promotion information to be output, when two or more sets of promotion information are found by the search, determine one of the sets of promotion information associated with a greatest parameter value to be output, and control the network interface to transmit to the portable terminal the promotion information determined to be output.

Abstract: A computing device installed in or mountable to a shopping cart, includes a camera configured to capture an image, and a processor configured to acquire commodity data of a registered commodity, when an object is placed in the shopping cart, perform object recognition on an image of the object captured by the camera, and determine whether the recognized object is a commodity corresponding to the acquired commodity data, and upon determining that the recognized object is not the commodity corresponding to the acquired commodity data, issue a request for displaying a message instructing registration of the recognized object as a registered commodity.

Abstract: A portable wireless communication terminal installed on a shopping cart includes a reader, a wireless communication interface, a display, and a processor. The processor is configured to control the reader to read a commodity code that identifies a commodity to be purchased by a customer in a store, determine whether or not the commodity code read by the reader is associated with the store, determine a retrieval code based on a result of the determination about the commodity code, wirelessly retrieve from a database through the wireless communication interface, one or more pieces of information for promotion using the determined retrieval code, and control the display to display one of the retrieved pieces of information about a commodity available for sale in the store.

Abstract: A portable computing device is installed in or mountable to a shopping cart and linked for communication with a hand-held commodity registration apparatus. The portable computing device includes a wireless interface, a camera configured to capture an image, and a processor configured to establish a communication link with the hand-held commodity registration apparatus through the wireless interface, to perform object recognition on objects in the image captured by the camera, and to confirm that the objects recognized in the image correspond to commodities identified in registered commodity data received from the hand-held commodity registration apparatus through the wireless interface.

Abstract: A portable wireless communication terminal installed on a shopping cart includes a reader, a wireless communication interface, a display, and a processor. The processor is configured to control the reader to read a commodity code that identifies a commodity to be purchased by a customer in a store, determine whether or not the commodity code read by the reader is associated with the store, determine a retrieval code based on a result of the determination about the commodity code, wirelessly retrieve from a database through the wireless communication interface, one or more pieces of information for promotion using the determined retrieval code, and control the display to display one of the retrieved pieces of information about a commodity available for sale in the store.

Abstract: A register system includes a plurality of computing devices communicating with each other over the network to improve functionality of the register system. The register system includes a server device and a plurality of register devices connected to the server device over the network, wherein each of the registers devices is configured to transmit status data to the server, and the server device is configured to generate management data from the status data and output to a mobile device the management data for improving the functionality of the register system.

Abstract: A distributed data processing and collection system improves effectiveness of data processing and collection by distributing data processing tasks and data collection tasks across a plurality of first computers, a plurality of second computers, and one or more servers. The system comprises a plurality of the first computers, each associated with a unique identifier, a plurality of the second computers, each of which is configured to detect the unique identifier of any of the first computers and, upon detecting the unique identifier, to collect data associated with the unique identifier, and one or more servers in communication with the first computers to distribute data to be displayed by the first computers, aggregate data collected by the second computers, and determine an effectiveness of the distributed data based on the aggregated data.

Abstract: A register system includes a display screen and a communication interface connectable to a settlement processing apparatus at which a payment process associated with a commodity sales transaction can be performed. A processor is configured to receive data from the settlement processing apparatus indicating a current stage of the payment process as one of a plurality of predetermined possible stages in the payment process. The processor controls the display screen to display a settlement process state image for indicating the current stage of the payment process. The settlement process state image includes image regions corresponding to each of the predetermined possible stages in the payment process. The processor changes a display format of an image region corresponding to the current stage of the payment process according to the received data from the settlement processing apparatus.

Abstract: A point-of-sale (POS) terminal includes a first display configured to display a first screen on which a plurality of keys respectively corresponding to a plurality of functions is arranged, a second display configured to display a second screen on which at least one key corresponding to a predetermined number or less of the plurality of functions is arranged, and a processor configured to execute functions corresponding to keys selected through the first screen and the second screen.

Abstract: A point-of-sale (POS) terminal includes a change machine, a receipt printer, a display device, and a processor configured to receive from the change machine, first inventory data relating to stored banknotes and coins in the change machine, and receive from the printer, second inventory data indicating a remaining amount of stored receipt sheet in the printer, and control the display device to display on one screen, an inventory image including a first image representative of the first inventory data and a second image representative of the second inventory data.