JP6916014B2 - Information processing device and display control program - Google Patents

Description

Embodiments of the present invention, the information processing apparatus, and a display control program.

A product sales data processing device (for example, a POS (Point of Sales) terminal) operated by an employee is installed in a store accounting system (checkout system) used in a supermarket or the like. The POS terminal executes, for example, registration processing of products purchased by customers, payment processing of registered products, and various processes related to checkout operations in response to input operations of employees. Generally, a POS terminal is provided with a touch panel capable of accepting input operations by employees and displaying processing contents, and a keyboard (hardware keyboard) provided with a plurality of keys. Employees can execute the processing required in the situation by operating the keys (buttons) displayed on the touch panel or the keys on the keyboard according to various situations in the checkout work.

In a relatively large store, a plurality of POS terminals are installed and each is individually operated by an employee. Employees are able to individually check the information required for checkout work during checkout work. For example, for information on today's special sale items, a leaflet containing the special sale items is posted around the POS terminal, or a memorandum with a message from the store manager or the like is carried. In addition, when there is information to be shared among a plurality of employees, for example, it is conveyed by conversation between employees, and it is necessary for each employee to remember it individually.

Some conventional POS terminals are provided with a sub display (or touch panel) in addition to the main display (or touch panel) that displays a screen for checkout work by employees. The sub display (touch panel) is used as a display for the customer side, for example, displaying a screen for presenting information to the customer or accepting a confirmation operation by the customer. The customer display is a screen linked to processing for checkout operations using the screen displayed on the main display, such as registration processing of products that customers intend to purchase and payment processing for registered products. Is displayed.

JP-A-2015-162208

An object of the present invention is to provide is to provide the information processing apparatus that can be presented to employees with useful information to checkout operations, and a display control program.

According to the embodiment, the information processing device has a setting unit, a keyword acquisition unit, a data acquisition unit, and a data distribution unit. The setting unit sets an external device as a provider of the second data to be distributed to the product sales data processing device based on the first data stored in the storage unit. The keyword acquisition unit acquires a keyword for searching the external device based on at least one of the sales data or the inventory data stored in the storage unit. The data acquisition unit searches for the external device based on the keyword and acquires the second data from the external device. The data distribution unit distributes the second data to the plurality of product sales data processing devices.

The perspective view which shows the appearance of the product sales data processing apparatus of this embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the combination keyboard of this embodiment. The block diagram which shows the structure of the system provided with the POS terminal in this embodiment. The block diagram which shows the functional structure of the server and the POS terminal in this embodiment. The flowchart which shows the operation of the server in this embodiment. The flowchart which shows the operation of the POS terminal in this embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the screen displayed on the touch panel in this embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the screen displayed by the browser in the touch panel in this embodiment.

Hereinafter, the present embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the product sales data processing device of the present embodiment. The product sales data processing device constitutes a part of a checkout system used in a store such as a supermarket, and is configured as, for example, a POS (Point of Sales) terminal 10. Hereinafter, the POS terminal 10 will be described as an example.

As shown in FIG. 1, the POS terminal 10 is provided with a change machine 11e, a touch panel 11h, a combination keyboard 11j (keyboard 11ja, touch panel 11jb), a printer 11k, a card reader / writer 11m, and a display 11n.

The POS terminal 10 is configured so that the touch panel 11h, the combination keyboard 11j, the printer 11k, and the display 11n can be attached to and detached from the specified housing. Therefore, the POS terminal 10 can individually select and mount the touch panel 11h, the combination keyboard 11j, the printer 11k, and the display 11n, which are suitable for use in stores.

For example, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the combination keyboard 11j has a form in which the keyboard 11ja and the touch panel 11jb are provided, and a keyboard only in which more keys are mounted instead of the touch panel 11jb. There is something. Further, it is also possible to accept the input operation by the employee only from the touch panel 11h without mounting the combination keyboard 11j. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the combination keyboard 11j provided with the keyboard 11ja and the touch panel 11jb shown in FIG. 2 is mounted.

Similarly, for example, the display 11n is used as a customer surface for providing information to a customer, and any one of a plurality of units having different screen sizes can be selected and mounted. It is also possible to mount a touch panel instead of the display 11n so that an input operation by a customer can be accepted.

In the present embodiment, an operation screen including, for example, a plurality of keys is displayed on the touch panel 11h and the touch panel 11jb, and the panel is touch-operated, but other input operations may be performed. For example, it is possible to operate the keyboard 11ja to select one of the keys or to specify the key to be selected by voice input according to the operation screens displayed on the touch panel 11h and the touch panel 11jb. In this case, a display may be provided instead of the touch panel 11h or the touch panel 11jb to display the operation screen.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a system provided with POS terminals 10 (10-1, 10-2, ..., 10-n) according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 3, in the checkout system provided in the store, a plurality of POS terminals 10 (10-1, 10-2, ..., 10-n), a server 12 (store computer), and a LAN (Local Area Network) 14 They are connected so that they can communicate with each other via a network such as. Further, the POS terminal 10 and the server 12 are individually connected to the network 16 including the Internet outside the checkout system. The POS terminal 10 and the server 12 access the server 18 (SNS (Social Networking Service), website, blog site, short text posting site, database system, etc.) via the network 16 (Internet) to receive data.

The POS terminal 10 is equipped with computer functions, and includes a processor (CPU (central processing unit), etc.) 11a, a ROM (read-only memory) 11b, a RAM (random-access memory) 11c, a storage unit 11d, and a change machine. It has 11e, a communication unit 11f, a scanner 11g, a touch panel 11h, a combination keyboard 11j (keyboard 11ja, touch panel 11jb), a printer 11k, a card reader / writer 11m, a display 11n, and a communication unit 11p.

The processor 11a is a circuit for controlling each part in order to realize various operations as the POS terminal 10 based on the operating system, middleware, and application programs stored in the ROM 11b and the RAM 11c.

The ROM 11b and the RAM 11c record various programs executed by the processor 11a as well as data to be referred to when the processor 11a performs various processes. For example, in the RAM 11c, a registered product table in which information on a product to be purchased by a customer is registered is recorded when a process of registering product information is executed. Further, the RAM 11c stores screen data and the like to be displayed on the touch panel 11h and the touch panel 11jb.

The program executed by the processor 11a generates transaction information used for scanning processing for inputting product information (product code, etc.) through the scanner 11g and payment processing according to the product information registered in the registered product table. It includes a control program for executing registration processing, payment processing based on transaction information, and so on. By executing the control program, the processor 11a causes the touch panel 11h to display a screen for processing (including registration processing and payment processing) related to product sales. Further, the control program does not interlock with the reception process (receiver) for receiving the data distributed from the server 12 and the process related to the sale of the product executed by using the screen displayed on the touch panel 11h. A display control program capable of controlling a display process (display unit) for displaying a screen based on data received from the server 12 on the touch panel 11jb is included.

The storage unit 11d stores data used by the processor 11a to perform various processes, or data generated by the processes of the processor 11a. As the storage unit 11d, for example, an EEPROM (registered trademark) (electric erasable programmable read-only memory), an HDD (hard disk drive), an SSD (solid state drive), or the like can be used.

The change machine 11e collects the inserted coins and banknotes, and discharges the coins and banknotes to be used as change.
The communication unit 11f controls communication with a server 18 (external device) that provides various information such as, for example, an SNS, a website, a blog site, a short text posting site, and a database system via a network 16 including the Internet. ..

The scanner 11g reads the product information by, for example, optical scanning, and inputs the product code unique to the product. The scanner 11g may be a fixed or handy two-dimensional code scanner, or may be a type that identifies a product from an image of the product by using an image recognition technique. Further, the scanner 11g may be provided with only one type, or may be provided with a plurality of types.

The touch panel 11h is a device for which an employee (casher) performs an input operation, and includes a display device and a touch sensor. The display device displays an arbitrary screen such as a GUI (Graphical User Interface) screen. For example, the display device includes a list of transaction information (product name, amount, etc.) related to products registered as purchase targets, a registration screen (product list screen) including subtotal amount, etc., and a plurality of display devices corresponding to each of various functions. Display a menu including keys and an operation screen including keys for inputting commands instructing execution of various functions. As the display device, a well-known device such as a color LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) can be used. The touch sensor is arranged so as to overlap the display surface of the display device. The touch sensor detects the touch position of the operator on the display surface of the display device and sends the position information to the processor 11a. A well-known device can be used as the touch sensor.

The combination keyboard 11j is a device in which an employee (casher) performs an input operation, and has, for example, a keyboard 11ja and a touch panel 11jb in which a plurality of keys to which specific functions are individually assigned are arranged. The touch panel 11jb is configured in the same manner as the touch panel 11h, for example. The touch panel 11jb displays supplementary information that does not need to be displayed all the time, information that should be shared by employees in the store (sale information, a message from the store manager, etc.), and the like. The touch panel 11jb displays, for example, a screen based on the data distributed from the server 12.

The printer 11k is, for example, a thermal printer or a dot impact printer, and by printing various character strings, images, code patterns (bar codes, two-dimensional codes, etc.) on the receipt paper, the product name, unit price, etc. Issue a transaction receipt, etc. with the transaction details such as the total amount printed.

The card reader / writer 11m reads the data recorded on the card and writes the data on the card. Cards include payment cards such as credit cards, debit cards, electronic money cards, and prepaid cards, as well as various cards such as member's cards and point cards that record information related to payment processing. The card reader / writer 11m may be any of magnetic, contact, or non-contact devices, and may include a plurality of types of devices.

The display 11n is, for example, a device used for a customer surface for providing information to a customer, and a well-known device such as a color LCD can be used.

The server 12 includes a processor (CPU or the like) 21a, a ROM 21b, a RAM 21c, a storage unit 21d, a communication unit 21f, a keyboard 21g, a display 21h, and a communication unit 21p. The server 12 is an information processing device having a computer function.

The processor 21a is a circuit for controlling each part in order to realize various operations as the server 12 based on the operating system, middleware, and application programs stored in the ROM 21b and the RAM 21c.

The ROM 21b and the RAM 21c store programs such as an operating system, middleware, and application programs executed by the processor 21a, as well as data referred to when the processor 21a performs various processes.

The program executed by the processor 21a includes a POS program for realizing a POS function related to product sales, a data distribution program for distributing data to be displayed on the touch panel 11jb of the POS terminal 10, and the like.

The storage unit 21d stores data used by the processor 21a to perform various processes or data generated by the processes in the processor 21a. As the storage unit 21d, for example, EEPROM (registered trademark), HDD, SSD, or the like can be used. The storage unit 21d contains sales management data (including product master data, sales data (including product name, price, sales time, number of sales, etc.), inventory data, etc.) processed by the POS function, and to the POS terminal 10. For distribution, for example, input distribution data input by operating the employee's keyboard 21g, acquired data acquired for distribution from an external device (server 18 or the like) to the POS terminal 10, and the like are stored.

The communication unit 21f controls communication with the POS terminal 10 and the like via the LAN 14.
The keyboard 21g inputs data to the server 12 according to an operation by an employee. The server 12 may be provided with an input device (touch panel, mouse, etc.) other than the keyboard 21 g.
The display 21h displays a screen corresponding to the POS function executed by the processor 21a, the data distribution process, and the like.
The communication unit 21p controls communication with an external device such as a server 18 (website or the like) via the network 16.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the server 12 and the POS terminal 10 in the present embodiment.
The server 12 realizes the functions of the keyword acquisition unit 21a1, the data acquisition unit 21a2, and the data distribution unit 21a3 by executing the data distribution program by the processor 21a. The keyword acquisition unit 21a1 performs a setting process for setting an external device as a provider of data (distribution data) to be distributed to the POS terminal 10 based on the data stored in the storage unit 21d (storage unit 21d1). Execute (setting part). The storage unit 21d1 includes distribution data 30 distributed to the POS terminal 10 and sales management data 31 stored by the POS function (POS program). The distribution data 30 is acquired for distribution to the POS terminal 10, for example, input distribution data 30a input by operating the employee's keyboard 21g, for distribution from an external device (server 18 or the like) to the POS terminal 10. The acquired data 30b is included. The input distribution data 30a includes, for example, information on today's special sale items (product name, price, etc.), a message from the store manager to the employee (text data), and the age referred to when confirming the customer's age during the registration process. Confirmation data and a URL (uniform resource locator) indicating a website that is a data provider that can be accessed through the network 16 are included. In addition to the above-mentioned data, the input distribution data 30a can store arbitrary data to be distributed to the POS terminal 10.

The keyword acquisition unit 21a1 sets an external device as a source of distribution data based on, for example, the input distribution data 30a and the sales management data 31. For example, when the input distribution data 30a stores data (URL, etc.) indicating the access destination of the external device, the keyword acquisition unit 21a1 uses the data indicating the access destination as the source of the distribution data. Set the device (server 18). For example, by storing the URL of the weather forecast website in the input distribution data 30a, it is possible to set so that the weather forecast website can be accessed and the weather forecast data (Web page) can be acquired.

Further, the keyword acquisition unit 21a1 may create a search keyword for searching an access destination (provider of distribution data) using, for example, a search engine based on the data stored in the input distribution data 30a. can. For example, the keyword acquisition unit 21a1 can extract the "product name" of the special sale data included in the input distribution data 30a and use it as a search keyword. Similarly, the keyword acquisition unit 21a1 may extract, for example, a word included in the store manager message (text data) included in the input distribution data 30a or data stored in advance for the keyword and use it as a search keyword. can.

Alternatively, a website indicated by a pre-registered URL may be accessed, a search keyword may be specified, and specific data (Web page) may be acquired. For example, the website that provides the cooking recipe is accessed, the "product name" of the bargain item is specified as a search keyword, and the web page that describes the cooking recipe using the bargain item is accessed.

Further, the keyword acquisition unit 21a1 is a search for searching the server 18 connected via the network 16 based on the sales management data 31 (at least one of the sales data or the inventory data) stored in the storage unit 21d1. Get keywords. For example, when a product with a larger sales volume than usual is detected based on the sales data, the "product name" of this product is acquired as a search keyword. For example, TV programs and news that are supposed to have led to an increase in sales by accessing TV program information sites and news sites (food-related) based on "product names" that have a particularly large sales volume. To be able to get the page of.

The setting of the external device as the source of the distribution data described above is an example, and the data provider may be set by another method.

The data acquisition unit 21a2 accesses an external device (server 18 or the like) set by the keyword acquisition unit 21a1 via the network 16 to acquire data used for distribution from the external device to the POS terminal 10. The data acquisition unit 21a2 stores the acquired data 30b as distribution data 30 in the storage unit 21d1 (storage unit 21d).

The data distribution unit 21a3 distributes the distribution data 30 (input distribution data 30a, acquisition data 30b) to a plurality of POS terminals 10, and distributes information according to the distribution data 30 through the display control unit 11a1 operating in the POS terminal 10. It is displayed on the touch panel 11jb.

The POS terminal 10 realizes the function of the display control unit 11a1 by executing the display control program by the processor 11a. The display control unit 11a1 receives data distributed from the server 12 (data distribution unit 21a3), and displays a screen based on the received data on the touch panel 11jb. The display control unit 11a1 controls the display on the touch panel 11jb independently of the display control of the touch panel 11h without interlocking with the screen to be displayed on the touch panel 11h for processing related to product sales (registration processing, payment processing, etc.). Can be done.

The display control unit 11a1 may display a screen linked to the process executed by using the display of the touch panel 11h on the touch panel 11jb in a specific situation. Further, for the display 11n for the customer side, basically, in the screen linked with the process executed by using the display of the touch panel 11h (for example, the list screen of the products registered by the registration process, the payment process). Display a payment screen that shows the payment amount). However, similarly to the touch panel 11jb, unique information (information for customers) that is not linked to the processing executed by using the display of the touch panel 11h may be displayed.

Further, the display control unit 11a1 is provided with a function of a browser 11a2 that accesses the server 18 through the network 16 and displays a Web page provided by the server 18. The browser 11a2 is realized by executing a browser program by the processor 11a. The browser 11a2 can access, for example, a website designated by the input operation in response to an input operation on the touch panel 11jb, and display a Web page on the touch panel 11jb.

Next, the operations of the POS terminal 10 and the server 12 related to the display control of the POS terminal 10 on the touch panel 11jb in the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the server 12 in the present embodiment, and FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the POS terminal 10 in the present embodiment.

When the registration process of the product to be purchased is activated, the POS terminal 10 starts the control process by the processor 11a based on the control program stored in the ROM 11b or the storage unit 11d.

When the processor 11a starts the registration process, the processor 11a clears the registered product table recorded in the RAM 11c and displays the registration screen on the touch panel 11h. The registration screen is for displaying information such as products registered in the registered product table, and is a screen for allowing employees to confirm the implementation status of the registration process.

When it is detected that the product code attached to the product is read from the scanner 11g by the operation of the employee, the processor 11a registers (updates) the product information corresponding to the product code in the registered product table. Further, the processor 11a updates the product information on the registration screen displayed on the touch panel 11h according to the contents of the registered product table after the update.

On the other hand, when the processor 21a (data distribution unit 21a3) of the server 12 reaches the preset distribution timing for the input distribution data 30a stored in the storage unit 21d (storage unit 21d1) (Act15, Yes), The input distribution data 30a is distributed to a plurality of POS terminals 10 (Act 16). As the distribution timing, for example, a specific distribution time may be set for each data stored as the input distribution data 30a, or may be a timing in response to a request from the POS terminal 10. For example, it is assumed that the delivery timing is set so as to deliver the data referred to in the general check work executed by the POS terminal 10 at the business start time (or when the POS terminal 10 is started). For example, the special sale data, the store manager message data, the age confirmation data, etc. included in the input distribution data 30a correspond to the data referred to in the overall check business.

On the other hand, when the processor 11a (display control unit 11a1) receives the data delivered from the server 12 (Act21, Yes) regardless of the registration process, the processor 11a stores the acquired data and uses the acquired data as a basis. The screen is displayed on the touch panel 11jb (Act22).

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the touch panel 11jb based on the input distribution data 30a distributed from the server 12. FIG. 7 shows an example in which information on the product of "Today's featured special sale" based on the special sale data, a store manager's message, and reference information for confirming the age are displayed. In FIG. 7, three different types of data are displayed on one screen, but the format for displaying the information on the touch panel 11jb may be predetermined or dynamically according to the data delivered from the server 12. May be changed to. It is also possible to switch the screen and display it by the operation of the employee.

The touch panel 11jb can display information based on the data received from the server 12 regardless of the display of the touch panel 11h. Therefore, the employee who operates the POS terminal 10 can always refer to the information displayed on the touch panel 11jb. For this reason, it is not necessary to post a leaflet on which the bargain item is posted around the POS terminal 10 or to prepare a memo writing with information and a message to be referred to for age confirmation. Further, since common data is distributed from the server 12 to the plurality of POS terminals 10, information can be easily shared among a plurality of employees.

Further, when the URL of the data provider is stored in the input distribution data 30a, the processor 21a (keyword acquisition unit 21a1) of the server 12 responds to the URL according to the distribution timing set for the URL. The external device (server 18) that is the source of the distribution data is set. The data acquisition unit 21a2 accesses the website indicated by the URL set by the keyword acquisition unit 21a1, acquires the Web page, and stores it in the storage unit 21d1. The data distribution unit 21a3 distributes the acquired data acquired from the website by the data acquisition unit 21a2 to the plurality of POS terminals 10.

As described above, the data acquisition unit 21a2 does not access the Web page and distribute it to the POS terminal 10 based on the URL stored as the input distribution data 30a, but the data distribution unit 21a3 sends the input distribution data 30a to the input distribution data 30a. The set URL may be delivered to the POS terminal 10. The POS terminal 10 may access the website by the browser 11a2 based on the URL distributed from the server 12 and display the web page on the touch panel 11jb.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a screen (browser screen) displayed by the browser 11a2 on the touch panel 11jb. FIG. 8 shows an example in which a Web page of a weather forecast website is displayed. The content of the Web page is displayed on the browser screen. Further, for example, four tabs (TAB1 to 4) for setting an arbitrary Web page (Web site) as a bookmark are provided at the upper part of the browser screen. In addition, buttons (previous page, back page, update, close) for accepting operations for updating the displayed page are provided at the bottom of the browser screen, and the page is scrolled at the left part of the browser screen. Buttons (up button, down button) are provided. The browser 11a2 of the present embodiment is provided with a button on the browser screen that accepts only simple operations so that the operation burden on the employee does not increase.

On the browser screen displayed by the browser 11a2, a Web page can be displayed by designating an access destination, for example, by an employee's operation in the same manner as a general information device (personal computer, smartphone, etc.). For example, when a site access request is input by a tab selection operation (Act27, Yes), the browser 11a2 accesses a website preset for the selected tab through the network 16 (Act28). The browser 11a2 displays the Web page of the accessed website on the touch panel 11jb (Act29).

As a result, in the POS terminal 10, the browser 11a2 can access not only the Web page delivered from the server 12 but also an arbitrary Web site according to the operation of the employee to display the Web page.

Further, in the POS terminal 10, the contents of the screen displayed on the touch panel 11jb can be switched by the operation of the employee. The processor 11a (display control unit 11a1) stores, for example, when the display switching is instructed by an employee's operation on the touch panel 11jb (Act23, Yes), and when the data to be displayed is stored in advance. The display of the touch panel 11jb is switched based on the completed data. If the data to be displayed is not stored in advance, the processor 11a (display control unit 11a1) transmits a data acquisition request to the server 12 (Act 24). When the processor 21a (data distribution unit 21a3) of the server 12 receives the data acquisition request from the POS terminal 10 (Act17, Yes), the processor 21a (data distribution unit 21a3) transmits the data specified by the operation on the POS terminal 10 to the POS terminal 10 (Act18).

When the display control unit 11a1 of the POS terminal 10 receives data from the server 12 in response to the data acquisition request transmission (Act25), the display control unit 11a1 stores the acquired data and displays a screen based on the acquired data on the touch panel 11jb. (Act26).

Further, the keyword acquisition unit 21a1 sets an external device as a source of distribution data based on the input distribution data 30a or the sales management data 31. For example, as described above, the keyword acquisition unit 21a1 extracts the “product name” of the special sale data included in the input distribution data 30a (Act11, Yes). The data acquisition unit 21a2 acquires the "product name" extracted from the keyword acquisition unit 21a1 as a search keyword (Act12), and acquires the data corresponding to the search keyword via the network 16 (Act13). The data acquisition unit 21a2 stores the data acquired based on the search keyword in the storage unit 21d1 (storage unit 21d) as the acquisition data 30b (Act 14).

Similarly, the keyword acquisition unit 21a1 acquires the search keyword based on the sales management data 31 (at least one of the sales data or the inventory data), and stores the data acquired based on the search keyword as the acquisition data 30b. It is stored in 21d1 (storage unit 21d) (Acts 11 to 14).

The processor 21a (data distribution unit 21a3) receives the acquired data 30b stored in the storage unit 21d (storage unit 21d1) when the distribution timing is set in advance as in the input distribution data 30a described above (Act15). , Yes), distribute to a plurality of POS terminals 10 (Act 16). The data distribution unit 21a3 may distribute the acquired data 30b to the POS terminal 10 at the timing when the acquired data 30b is stored by the data acquisition unit 21a2.

When the end of the display on the touch panel 11jb is instructed by, for example, an employee's operation (Act30, Yes), the POS terminal 10 ends the display of the data received from the server 12 on the touch panel 11jb. Until then, as described above, the POS terminal 10 can display various information on the touch panel 11jb based on the data distributed from the server 12 (Act 21-29).

In this way, in the POS terminal 10 of the present embodiment, processing (registration processing, payment processing) for the checkout operation executed using the display of the touch panel 11h based on the data distributed from the server 12 Information can be displayed on the touch panel 11jb without interlocking with (such as). On the touch panel 11jb, information can always be displayed or the display can be switched regardless of the processing status of the registration process and the payment process. Therefore, it is possible to present useful information for checkout work to the employee who operates the POS terminal 10 and facilitate information sharing among the employees.

In the above description, the server 12 distributes the data to be displayed on the touch panel 11jb to the plurality of POS terminals 10, but the data distribution source is not limited to the server 12. For example, data may be distributed from any of the plurality of POS terminals 10 from the POS terminal 10, or data may be distributed from an external device provided outside the store connected via the network 16. .. It is also possible to deliver message data or the like input by an employee's operation from each POS terminal 10 to another POS terminal 10. In this case, each POS terminal 10 causes the touch panel 11jb to display information based on the data received from the other POS terminals 10. This makes it possible to facilitate information sharing among employees.

Further, in the above description, the target is the POS terminal 10 operated by the employee, but it is possible to target another product sales data processing device provided in the checkout system. For example, it is possible to target a registration device and an accounting device in a semi-self-type checkout system, and a registration / accounting device in a self-type checkout system. In this case, for example, in the registration device, the accounting device, and the registration / accounting device, a sub touch panel or a display is provided in addition to the touch panel (display) operated for the main processing, and the same as the touch panel 11jb described above. Control the display. Further, since the accounting device and the registration / accounting device are devices mainly operated by the customer, the information for the customer is displayed instead of the information for the employee displayed on the POS terminal 10 or the registration device described above. The display may be controlled so as to be used. In this case, the server 12 individually distributes the data for displaying the information for the employee and the data for displaying the information for the customer.

Although some embodiments of the present invention have been described, these embodiments are presented as examples and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These novel embodiments can be implemented in various other embodiments, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the gist of the invention. These embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are also included in the scope of the invention described in the claims and the equivalent scope thereof.

Further, the processing described in the above-described embodiment is a recording medium such as a magnetic disk (flexible disk, hard disk, etc.), an optical disk (CD-ROM, DVD, etc.), a semiconductor memory, etc., as a program that can be executed by a computer. Can be provided to various devices by writing to. It is also possible to transmit it through a communication medium and provide it to various devices. The computer reads the program recorded on the recording medium or receives the program via the communication medium, and the operation is controlled by the program to execute the above-described processing.

10 ... POS terminal, 11a ... processor, 11b ... ROM, 11c ... RAM, 11d ... storage unit, 11e ... change machine, 11f ... communication unit, 11g ... scanner, 11h ... touch panel, 11j ... combination keyboard, 11ja ... keyboard, 11jb ... Touch panel, 11k ... Printer, 12 ... Server (store computer), 18 ... Server.

Claims (5)

Based on the first data stored in the storage unit, a setting unit that sets an external device as a source of the second data to be distributed to the product sales data processing device, and a setting unit.
A keyword acquisition unit that acquires a keyword for searching the external device based on at least one of sales data or inventory data stored in the storage unit.
A data acquisition unit that searches for the external device based on the keyword and acquires second data from the external device.
An information processing device having a data distribution unit that distributes the second data to a plurality of the product sales data processing devices. The first data stored in the storage unit includes a URL (uniform resource locator).
The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the setting unit sets a website corresponding to the URL as the external device. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the first data stored in the storage unit includes data representing a character string input by an operation on the input device. The information processing device according to claim 3, wherein the keyword acquisition unit acquires a keyword for searching the external device based on data representing the character string. Computer,
Based on the first data stored in the storage unit, a setting unit that sets an external device as a source of the second data to be distributed to the product sales data processing device, and a setting unit.
A keyword acquisition unit that acquires a keyword for searching the external device based on at least one of sales data or inventory data stored in the storage unit.
A data acquisition unit that searches for the external device based on the keyword and acquires second data from the external device.
A display control program for functioning as a data distribution unit that distributes the second data to a plurality of the product sales data processing devices.

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