Merchandise sales data processing apparatus, and program therefor

US10229405B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA · JP

Inventors

• Tsuyoshi GOTANDA · Oshima, JP
• Taro Ando · Izunokuni, JP
• Yumiko Okuma · Tokyo, JP
• Yasutsugu Sasaki · Kawasaki, JP
• Katsuhito Mochizuki · Shizuoka, JP
• Shigeki NIMIYA · Kawasaki, JP

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 13, 2017
• Grant date: Mar 12, 2019
• Expiry date: Jan 13, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q30/0226
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A merchandise sales data processing apparatus includes a code reading unit configured to read a code of a customer purchasing a merchandise, an electronic receipt issuing instruction unit configured to receive an instruction for issuing electronic receipt information associated with merchandise sales data, an electronic receipt generation unit configured to generate the electronic receipt information in correlation with the code of the customer when the instruction for issuing the electronic receipt information is received by the electronic receipt issuing instruction unit, a transmission unit configured to transmit a company code indicating a company and the electronic receipt information generated by the electronic receipt generation unit to an electronic receipt server, and a receipt printing unit configured to print a paper receipt associated with the merchandise sales data when the instruction for issuing the electronic receipt information is not received by the electronic receipt issuing instruction unit.