Merchandise registration processing system

US8025225B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA · JP

Inventors

• Hiroki Mochizuki · Nanbu, JP
• Hitoshi Iizaka · Shizuoka, JP
• Yoshiya Yamada · Nanbu, JP
• Osamu Tsuchiya · Hamura, JP
• Norihiko Kurihara · Shizuoka, JP
• Makoto Nozawa · Nanbu, JP
• Yoshihiko Ikeda · Nanbu, JP
• Junya Ebisawa · Izunokuni, JP

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 14, 2009
• Grant date: Sep 27, 2011
• Expiry date: Dec 14, 2029

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G07G1/0036
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

When obtaining an ID code from a user who holds out an arm to a corresponding merchandise in a noncontact manner, respective information terminal devices accept a registration input of the corresponding merchandise. When accepting the registration input of the corresponding merchandise, registration merchandise information including obtained user identification information and merchandise identification information for identifying the merchandise corresponding to the information terminal device is transmitted to a server device. The server device stores and manages merchandise sales information for the respective ID codes from the registration merchandise information received from the respective information terminal devices. When the ID code is input from a settlement device, the merchandise sales information corresponding to the ID code is transmitted to the settlement device. The settlement device performs the settlement processing based on the merchandise sales information received from the server device.