Abstract: An information processing apparatus configured to determine a tour schedule around a facility, the information processing apparatus includes a controller configured to determine a tour time at a tour spot in the tour schedule, based on biological information on a user who is observing a process performed by equipment at the tour spot in the facility.

Abstract: An information processing system includes hardware, including a processor and a memory, an information processing apparatus and a terminal device. The information processing apparatus includes a receiving unit, a storing unit and a controlling unit. The receiving unit is implemented at least by the hardware and that receives, from a store terminal, information on merchandise purchased by a customer. The storing unit is implemented at least by the hardware and that stores at least one of a weight and a volume of the merchandise associated with the customer. The controlling unit is implemented at least by the hardware and that causes information including at least one of the weight and the volume of the merchandise purchased by the customer to be output as output information in response to a request from the external device. The terminal device requests the output information.

Abstract: An information processing system includes hardware, including a processor and a memory, an information processing apparatus and a terminal device. The information processing apparatus includes a receiving unit, a storing unit and a controlling unit. The receiving unit is implemented at least by the hardware and that receives, from a store terminal, information on merchandise purchased by a customer. The storing unit is implemented at least by the hardware and that stores at least one of a weight and a volume of the merchandise associated with the customer. The controlling unit is implemented at least by the hardware and that causes information including at least one of the weight and the volume of the merchandise purchased by the customer to be output as output information in response to a request from the external device. The terminal device requests the output information.

Abstract: A POS terminal (code reading device) according to one example embodiment of the present invention includes: a code reading unit that reads information of a code based on a reflected light from the code attached to an item; and a discount processing unit that makes a discount of the item when the information of the code is not read by using a first light being irradiated on the code and the information of the code is read by using a second light being irradiated on the code, wherein the second light is different from the first light.

Abstract: A POS terminal (code reading device) according to one example embodiment of the present invention includes: a code reading unit that reads information of a code based on a reflected light from the code attached to an item; and a discount processing unit that, when the information of the code is not read by using a first light being irradiated on the code and the information of the code is read by using a second light being irradiated on the code, makes a discount associated with the second light for the item, wherein the second light is different from the first light.

Abstract: An electronic receipt system includes a mobile terminal in possession of a customer, a POS (Point of Sales) device installed at a store and an electronic receipt center on a cloud. When the POS device generates, as a digitized electronic receipt, receipt information on purchased merchandise purchased by a customer at the store, the POS device acquires information indicating a weight of the purchased merchandise, generates the electronic receipt in a format in which the information indicating the weight of the purchased merchandise is further added, transmits the electronic receipt to the electronic receipt center. The electronic receipt center stores the received electronic receipt and, upon receiving a transmission request from the mobile terminal, transmits the electronic receipt to the mobile terminal that has made the request. Upon receiving the electronic receipt, the mobile terminal provides a screen display of the information indicating the weight of the purchased merchandise.

Abstract: An electronic receipt system includes a mobile terminal in possession of a customer, a POS (Point of Sales) device installed at a store and an electronic receipt center on a cloud. When the POS device generates, as a digitized electronic receipt, receipt information on purchased merchandise purchased by a customer at the store, the POS device acquires information indicating a weight of the purchased merchandise, generates the electronic receipt in a format in which the information indicating the weight of the purchased merchandise is further added, transmits the electronic receipt to the electronic receipt center. The electronic receipt center stores the received electronic receipt and, upon receiving a transmission request from the mobile terminal, transmits the electronic receipt to the mobile terminal that has made the request. Upon receiving the electronic receipt, the mobile terminal provides a screen display of the information indicating the weight of the purchased merchandise.

Abstract: A POS device generates an electronic receipt in a format to which including clearance information indicating discount, and makes an electronic receipt center store the electronic receipt. When the electronic receipt center receives inquiry whether or not there is a store predicted to sell a clearance goods of a goods field designated among stores existing near a current location from a mobile terminal. The electronic receipt center searches the electronic receipt stored, and extracts an electronic receipt for the purchased clearance goods of a goods field designated at a store existing near the current location of the mobile terminal.

Abstract: An electronic receipt system includes a mobile terminal in possession of a customer, a POS (Point of Sales) device installed at a store and an electronic receipt center on a cloud. When the POS device generates, as a digitized electronic receipt, receipt information on purchased merchandise purchased by a customer at the store, the POS device acquires information indicating a weight of the purchased merchandise, generates the electronic receipt in a format in which the information indicating the weight of the purchased merchandise is further added, transmits the electronic receipt to the electronic receipt center. The electronic receipt center stores the received electronic receipt and, upon receiving a transmission request from the mobile terminal, transmits the electronic receipt to the mobile terminal that has made the request. Upon receiving the electronic receipt, the mobile terminal provides a screen display of the information indicating the weight of the purchased merchandise.

Abstract: A POS terminal (code reading device) according to one example embodiment of the present invention includes: a code reading unit that reads information of a code based on a reflected light from the code attached to an item; and a discount processing unit that makes a discount of the item when the information of the code is not read by using a first light being irradiated on the code and the information of the code is read by using a second light being irradiated on the code, wherein the second light is different from the first light.

Abstract: A POS terminal (code reading device) according to one example embodiment of the present invention includes: a code reading unit that reads information of a code based on a reflected light from the code attached to an item; and a discount processing unit that, when the information of the code is not read by using a first light being irradiated on the code and the information of the code is read by using a second light being irradiated on the code, makes a discount associated with the second light for the item, wherein the second light is different from the first light.

Abstract: The present invention provides a POS terminal that can prevent errors in registering product information relating to a product for sale from occurring when sales processing is performed. The POS terminal is for managing sales information of products at a store. A voice recognition dictionary (5) includes product names of products for sale registered therein. When a product name included in a voice uttered by an operator matches one of the product names registered in the voice recognition dictionary (5), a voice recognition unit (3) outputs the product name included in the voice as a voice-recognized product name. An operator display unit (10) displays product buttons for inputting the product names. When a product name of a product button pressed by the operator matches the product name voice-recognized by the voice recognition unit (3), product information of a product having the matched product name is registered.

Abstract: An object is to provide an incoming-call number notification apparatus capable of notifying a user of the number of incoming calls at the present moment by using simpler equipment. An incoming-call number notification apparatus according to the present invention includes a control unit (14, 15) configured to, when there is an incoming call to a plurality of telephones (20) accommodated in an exchange (10), determine a display color according to the number of incoming calls at the present moment, and instruct the plurality of telephones to blink or light up an incoming-call lamp of its own telephone in the determined display color (20).

Abstract: A POS device generates an electronic receipt in a format to which including clearance information indicating discount, and makes an electronic receipt center store the electronic receipt. When the electronic receipt center receives inquiry whether or not there is a store predicted to sell a clearance goods of a goods field designated among stores existing near a current location from a mobile terminal. The electronic receipt center searches the electronic receipt stored, and extracts an electronic receipt for the purchased clearance goods of a goods field designated at a store existing near the current location of the mobile terminal.

Abstract: An electronic receipt system includes a mobile terminal in possession of a customer, a POS (Point of Sales) device installed at a store and an electronic receipt center on a cloud. When the POS device generates, as a digitized electronic receipt, receipt information on purchased merchandise purchased by a customer at the store, the POS device acquires information indicating a weight of the purchased merchandise, generates the electronic receipt in a format in which the information indicating the weight of the purchased merchandise is further added, transmits the electronic receipt to the electronic receipt center. The electronic receipt center stores the received electronic receipt and, upon receiving a transmission request from the mobile terminal, transmits the electronic receipt to the mobile terminal that has made the request. Upon receiving the electronic receipt, the mobile terminal provides a screen display of the information indicating the weight of the purchased merchandise.

Abstract: An object is to provide an incoming-call number notification apparatus capable of notifying a user of the number of incoming calls at the present moment by using simpler equipment. An incoming-call number notification apparatus according to the present invention includes a control unit (14, 15) configured to, when there is an incoming call to a plurality of telephones (20) accommodated in an exchange (10), determine a display color according to the number of incoming calls at the present moment, and instruct the plurality of telephones to blink or light up an incoming-call lamp of its own telephone in the determined display color (20).

Abstract: The present invention provides a POS terminal that can prevent errors in registering product information relating to a product for sale from occurring when sales processing is performed. The POS terminal is for managing sales information of products at a store. A voice recognition dictionary (5) includes product names of products for sale registered therein. When a product name included in a voice uttered by an operator matches one of the product names registered in the voice recognition dictionary (5), a voice recognition unit (3) outputs the product name included in the voice as a voice-recognized product name. An operator display unit (10) displays product buttons for inputting the product names. When a product name of a product button pressed by the operator matches the product name voice-recognized by the voice recognition unit (3), product information of a product having the matched product name is registered.

Abstract: As for numbers for a bingo game to be compared with a sequence (102) of numbers in each square of a bingo card (100) for a bingo game, which is randomly selected and issued before execution of a payment settlement process, a POS device extracts, as extracted numbers (204) for the bingo game, a combination of two adjacent numbers from number information included in purchased commodity information (202) printed on a receipt (200) during execution of the payment settlement process, registers, in an extracted number registration table, the extracted numbers in such a manner that the extracted numbers are linked to identification numbers respectively represented by a barcode (201) on the receipt (200) and a barcode (101) on the bingo card (100), and uses the extracted numbers (204) based on the purchased commodity information (202) to determine whether or not a bingo has occurred.