Abstract: According to an embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a communication interface, a shop database, a maintenance worker database, and a controller. The controller determines a degree of influence of a failure on a shop on the basis of failure information received by the communication interface and shop information stored in the shop database. The controller compares the determined degree of influence with a degree of influence in other shop and determines the priority of a response to the failure in the shop. The controller selects an appropriate maintenance worker from maintenance workers stored in the maintenance worker database on the basis of the determined priority.

Abstract: In general, according to one embodiment, a transaction certification system includes a transaction processing apparatus and a server. The transaction processing apparatus outputs encrypted data including transaction certification data for certification of a transaction executed on the transaction processing apparatus. The server receives the encrypted data from a first terminal apparatus that reads the encrypted data that has been output by the transaction processing apparatus. The server acquires a first user identifier identifying a user of the first terminal apparatus sending the encrypted data. The server stores the transaction certification data of the encrypted data in a storage device. The transaction certification data is stored in correlation with the acquired user identifier. The server receives a second user identifier from a user requesting a transaction certification, and then transmits the transaction certification data to a second terminal apparatus associated with the second user identifier.

Abstract: A sales management device includes a communication interface configured to communicate with a plurality of point-of-sale (POS) terminals for performing checkout processing in a store and a peripheral device accessible from one or more of the POS terminals and performing a function related to the checkout processing, and a processor configured to in response to a first request from one of the POS terminals, grant an exclusive right to access the peripheral device, determine whether the peripheral device is in an error state, and upon determining that the peripheral device is in the error state, control the communication interface to transmit a notification to one or more POS terminals.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a commodity data registration apparatus is connectable to a commodity data input apparatus via a network and includes a processor to acquire, from the commodity data input apparatus, commodity identification information associated with time information indicating the time when identification information was input to the commodity data input apparatus, to register commodity information in a transaction based on the acquired commodity identification information, and to receive a transaction start declaration and a transaction closing declaration. The processor includes commodity information registered between the transaction start and closing as transaction information, which is then output to a payment processing apparatus. If the time associated with the commodity identification information is before the transaction start time, the commodity information associated with the commodity identification information is not included in the transaction information.

Abstract: A commodity sales data processing apparatus includes a registration unit a first antenna positioned to read information from a wireless tag in a first region in which an article is to be placed for registration in a sales transaction. A first tag reader sends article information read from the wireless tag in the first region to the registration unit. A second antenna is positioned to read information from the wireless tag a second region. A second tag reader is connected to second antenna and configured to send article information read from the wireless tag to the registration unit to register the article in the sale transaction, if not already registered, and transmit a sale finished command to the wireless tag when the article has already been registered in the transaction.

Abstract: A hand-held electronic receipt generating terminal in communication with a first server that is in communication with a second server includes a display device, a wireless communication interface, and a processor. The processor is programmed to generate a sequence of graphical user interfaces (GUIs) for display by the display device, based on data transmitted to and received from the first server through the wireless communication interface. The data received from the first server is generated by the first server based on data exchanged between first and second servers. The data transmitted to the first server includes first data generated based on inputs made to a first GUI (a login GUI) and second data generated based on inputs made to a second GUI containing a list of selectable objects, and an electronic receipt is generated by the first server for storage at the second server based on the second data.

Abstract: In general, according to one embodiment, a transaction certification system includes a transaction processing apparatus and a server. The transaction processing apparatus outputs encrypted data including transaction certification data for certification of a transaction executed on the transaction processing apparatus. The server receives the encrypted data from a first terminal apparatus that reads the encrypted data that has been output by the transaction processing apparatus. The server acquires a first user identifier identifying a user of the first terminal apparatus sending the encrypted data. The server stores the transaction certification data of the encrypted data in a storage device. The transaction certification data is stored in correlation with the acquired user identifier. The server receives a second user identifier from a user requesting a transaction certification, and then transmits the transaction certification data to a second terminal apparatus associated with the second user identifier.

Abstract: According to one or more embodiments, an information processing apparatus comprises a processor. The processor receives first information for user authentication from a customer terminal and registers second information that specifies a customer credit card when a customer is authenticated by the user authentication using the first information. The processor further receives third information that specifies the customer credit card for credit card settlement from a settlement apparatus. The processor then transmits a response to the settlement apparatus indicating signatureless settlement is permitted for the credit card when the registered second information specifies the credit card.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a communication interface, a shop database, a maintenance worker database, and a controller. The controller determines a degree of influence of a failure on a shop on the basis of failure information received by the communication interface and shop information stored in the shop database. The controller compares the determined degree of influence with a degree of influence in other shop and determines the priority of a response to the failure in the shop. The controller selects an appropriate maintenance worker from maintenance workers stored in the maintenance worker database on the basis of the determined priority.

Abstract: A commodity sales data processing apparatus includes a registration unit a first antenna positioned to read information from a wireless tag in a first region in which an article is to be placed for registration in a sales transaction. A first tag reader sends article information read from the wireless tag in the first region to the registration unit. A second antenna is positioned to read information from the wireless tag a second region. A second tag reader is connected to second antenna and configured to send article information read from the wireless tag to the registration unit to register the article in the sale transaction, if not already registered, and transmit a sale finished command to the wireless tag when the article has already been registered in the transaction.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a content delivery system has a distribution management server and a content server. The distribution management server has a storage device and a controller. The storage device stores distribution history information in which distribution event information indicating an distribution event or events for the commodity has been registered. When the distribution event information indicates a sale has occurred for a commodity specified by commodity identification data received from the content server and is registered in the distribution history information, the controller permits delivery of content to the customer by the content server.

Abstract: A communications network includes a plurality of devices connected to a first network, the devices including a point-of-sale terminal, a wireless hand-held terminal, and a wireless access point by which the wireless hand-held terminal is connected to the first network, a router that connects the first network to a second network, a plurality of user terminals connected to the second network, including first and second user terminals, and a server connected to the second network, wherein the server is configured to communicate with the wireless hand-held terminal to receive group data, generate first and second user interfaces from the group data, transmit the first and second user interfaces to the first and second user terminals, respectively, and responsive to inputs made through the first and second user interfaces, generate and transmit to the point-of-sale terminal first transaction data for the first user and second transaction data for the second user.

Abstract: A hand-held electronic receipt generating terminal in communication with a first server that is in communication with a second server includes a display device, a wireless communication interface, and a processor. The processor is programmed to generate a sequence of graphical user interfaces (GUIs) for display by the display device, based on data transmitted to and received from the first server through the wireless communication interface. The data received from the first server is generated by the first server based on data exchanged between first and second servers. The data transmitted to the first server includes first data generated based on inputs made to a first GUI (a login GUI) and second data generated based on inputs made to a second GUI containing a list of selectable objects, and an electronic receipt is generated by the first server for storage at the second server based on the second data.

Abstract: An apparatus for managing a medicine administering process to enable inspection of the medicine administering process, includes a video recording unit that generates video recorded image data by video recording the medicine administering process, and a data addition unit that adds controlling data that enables the recorded video of the medicine administering process to be displayed with display elements that depict transition events of the medicine administering process.

Abstract: A medicine registration apparatus includes a storage unit, a processor and a display unit. The storage unit stores a medicine master database including information regarding a required disposal method of a medicine. The processor reads identification information on a medicine, identifies a medicine based on the identification information, determines whether the identified medicine includes a corresponding required disposal method in the medicine master database, and provide a notification that the identified medicine includes the corresponding requited disposal method when it is determined that the identified medicine includes the corresponding required disposal method. The display unit displays the notification.

Abstract: In accordance with one embodiment, a medicament registration apparatus comprises a registration module configured to register a medicament to be used in a storage section; a display control module configured to display each of the medicaments registered by the registration module in a list on a display section; and a reception module configured to receive a cancellation operation of cancelling the registration of the designated medicament in the medicaments registered by the registration module; wherein the registration module cancels the registration of the medicaments designated through the cancellation operation from the storage section; and the display control module displays the cancelled information indicating that the registration is cancelled corresponding to the medicament designated through the cancellation operation.

Abstract: In accordance with one embodiment, a medicament registration apparatus for registering a used medicament in a storage section comprises a registration module configured to set a borrow resource for a used medicament borrowed from another place and register the borrow source in the storage section and a display control module configured to display a list of the registered medicaments on a display section and display the information indicating that the medicament is borrowed from another place corresponding to the medicament set with the borrow source.

Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, a medicament registration apparatus comprises a storage section, a recognition module and an output control module. The storage section stores a first medicament master in which first medicament information relating to each medicament is held and a second medicament master in which second medicament information including determined output form of each medicament is held. The recognition module recognizes a medicament of a reading target. The output control module outputs the first medicament information corresponding to the medicament recognized by the recognition module according to the determined output form in the second medicament information.

Abstract: The medicament information storage section stores a plurality of types of drug codes respectively assigned to each medicament. The slip information storage section stores, for each use of a slip for notifying information of the medicament used at a medical site, information of the type of drug codes required for the use of the slip. The specifying module specifies the medicament used at the medical site. The registration module registers information relating to the medicament specified by the specifying module. The creation module acquires the drug code of the medicament registered by the registration module for each slip having different use from the medicament information storage section to create slips for different uses based on the information stored in the slip information storage section. The output module outputs the slips created by the creation module for different uses.

Abstract: An apparatus for managing a medicine administering process to enable inspection of the medicine administering process, includes a video recording unit that generates video recorded image data by video recording the medicine administering process, and a data addition unit that adds controlling data that enables the recorded video of the medicine administering process to be displayed with display elements that depict transition events of the medicine administering process.