Pos system

专利摘要:
Holding of various advertisements, introductions, or events such as receipts issued at the time of product purchase in convenience stores, slips issued by kiosk terminals, ticket numbers issued by receptionist ticket issuing devices in banks, etc. A terminal system having a printing function capable of printing various kinds of information such as a guide, so that a customer can select information desired for printing among a plurality of advertisement information and the like, and print the selected information on a receipt issued. In order to achieve this, an input device, a printing device, a display device, and a control device are provided, and in a functional terminal device such as a POS system having various uses, a means for displaying a plurality of advertisement information and the like, and the desired information is selected therefrom And means for printing the selected information on a receipt issued by the terminal apparatus or the like, It is possible to selectively print the information desired by the customer.
公开号:KR20010090589A
申请号:KR1020010016005
申请日:2001-03-27
公开日:2001-10-18
发明作者:미노와마사히로
申请人:구사마 사부로；세이코 엡슨 가부시키가이샤；
IPC主号:

专利说明:

Receipt printing issuing system, method of printing additional information using the same and recording medium {POS SYSTEM}
[31] The present invention is, for example, in a receipt system for issuing a receipt system such as a POS system or a store register for issuing a receipt, a bank, a securities company, a hospital for issuing a receipt number, etc. The present invention relates to a receipt printing issuing system capable of printing various kinds of information (hereinafter referred to as advertisement information or additional information) and a printing method thereof.
[32] As a system installed in a convenience store or the like, a POS system has been proposed which enables advertisement printing to print predetermined information input by an information input terminal or the like provided in a store on a receipt issued by a POS system. Such a system provides Go event, karaoke competition, etc. directly to local residents with local event information or advertisements, and is very effective in the near future in the diversified lifestyle (life style). It has the potential to become an advertising medium. As a system capable of printing such advertisement information and providing it to a customer, at least as a basic function thereof, the system may have a function of issuing printed matter to a customer.
[33] Advertisement advertisement information and the like are printed in addition to margins and the like in addition to the information originally to be printed in such a system. Therefore, in the present invention, such information as advertisements is referred to as additional information or advertisement publication information. Moreover, various systems, such as a POS system which has a function of posting such advertisement information, are called receipt printing issuing system.
[34] In a POS system capable of displaying a conventional advertisement, printing information is automatically extracted and printed on a receipt according to customer information input by an operator (store clerk) of a convenience store. Therefore, it is not known whether the advertisement information printed on the receipt is really interesting information for the customer receiving the receipt.
[35] If the information printed on the receipt is information that is of genuine interest to the customer receiving the receipt, the customer receiving it is expected to read the information seriously and the advertisement becomes very valid. Since these media are delivered to customers one by one, it can be a powerful advertising media depending on how they are used.
[36] In addition, as such an advertising medium, any system for issuing printing paper for a certain purpose is not limited to a receipt. Therefore, the advertising effect is very powerful when operating these systems as an organically combined advertising media as a whole. Has the potential to be
[37] For example, receipt number ticket issuing devices such as banks and hospitals, automatic teller machines (ATMs), and ticketing devices for parking lots have such a possibility. Such advertising media are already widespread in society and have sufficient scale to be used as advertising media.
[38] However, their advertising media are handed to each person individually, and how they can provide the information that individual customers are interested in individually determines the success of the system operation.
[39] It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a receipt printing issuance system, an advertisement providing method, and a recording medium thereof, which provide advertisement information that is as interesting as possible to a customer who is handed a printed matter.
[40] Further, another object of the present invention is to provide a receipt printing issuing system and an advertisement providing method which are applicable to all systems for issuing printed matter, not limited to a POS system.
[1] 1A is a front perspective view of a POS system register (POS terminal device) used in the present invention;
[2] FIG. 1B is a rear perspective view of the POS terminal device shown in FIG.
[3] 2 is a view showing in more detail the configuration of the POS terminal device shown in FIG.
[4] 3 is a diagram showing a POS system including a store server and a plurality of POS terminal devices connected thereto;
[5] 4 is a functional block diagram illustrating basic functions of a POS system according to an embodiment of the present invention;
[6] 5 is a diagram showing a number tag issuing apparatus used in the present invention;
[7] 6 is a view for explaining a process for enabling display and selection input of a selection list of the POS system of the present invention;
[8] 7 is a flowchart for explaining a money registration process;
[9] 8 is a flowchart showing a print process of synthesizing the accounting information and the advertisement serving information and printing them on a receipt;
[10] 9 is a diagram showing a display example of an advertisement information list (selection list) displayed on the information selecting apparatus;
[11] 10 is a diagram showing an example of a receipt in which advertisement serving information is printed under accounting data;
[12] 11 is a view showing an example in which advertisement printing information is printed under accounting information, but in which a plurality of advertisement serving information is reduced and printed;
[13] 12 is a view showing an example of printing the ad serving information on the upper portion of the receipt,
[14] Fig. 13 is a diagram showing an example in which advertisement posting information is printed in the lower column of the acceptance number table.
[15] Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings
[16] 2: main control means 3: display control means
[17] 4: selection control means 5: print data generating means
[18] 6: printing control means 7: money registration processing means
[19] 8: memory control means 10: POS terminal apparatus
[20] 11 CPU of POS terminal device 12 operator keyboard
[21] 13: indicator for the operator 14: bar code reader
[22] 15: drawer (cash drawer)
[23] 16: information selection device 17: display unit
[24] 18: selection input unit 19: printer
[25] 20: card reader 22: interface
[26] 31: server 32: CPU of server
[27] 33: Memory 34: P0S side interface
[28] 35: central computer side interface 36: information input side interface
[29] 40: receipt 41: receipt number table
[30] 42: Ad serving information (additional information)
[41] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides the following means and methods.
[42] A receipt printing issuing system according to a first aspect of the present invention has an input device, a printing device, a display device, and a storage device, which (a) receive and store advertisements and other additional information, and store the additional information stored on demand. Storage control means for reading the information; (b) display control means for displaying a list of additional information satisfying a predetermined condition among the stored additional information, and (c) an input for selecting additional information from the displayed list. And selection control means for reading the additional information designated by the input, and (d) print data generating means for generating the additional information read by the selection control means as print data and transmitting it to the printing apparatus, In addition to the information to be printed originally, it is characterized in that printing by adding other information. By this feature, it is possible for the customer to select the additional information desired by the customer, thereby enabling effective advertisement.
[43] The receipt print issuing system according to the second aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the storage control means is constituted by control means for receiving and storing additional information input through a network. As a result, the additional information can be updated quickly.
[44] A receipt printing issuing system according to a third aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the selection control means comprises means for selecting at least one of said additional information. Therefore, it is possible to provide a plurality of additional information to a single customer at the same time with respect to the additional information of interest, thereby increasing the frequency of advertisement provision.
[45] A receipt printing issuing system according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the selection control means comprises means having a function of automatically reading predetermined additional information according to a predetermined rule when a predetermined time has elapsed. Thereby, the fall of the operation rate of the apparatus according to selection waiting can be prevented suitably.
[46] A receipt printing issuing system according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the display control means comprises means further comprising a function capable of selectively changing the predetermined condition for creating a list of the additional information made by the display device. It is done. This allows an operator to input customer data at a convenience store or the like, and uses this customer data to display a list of additional information that is considered most appropriate for that customer. Thereby, the hit ratio of the advertisement with respect to the interest of a customer can be improved.
[47] A receipt print issuing system according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the print data generating means generates printing information obtained by reducing the plurality of additional information read by the selection control means to a predetermined magnification when a plurality of the additional information is selected. It is characterized by consisting of means further comprising a possible function. This makes it possible to print a lot of additional information and to respond to customer requests. Therefore, the advertisement can be provided without losing the advertisement opportunity. In addition, printing space can be saved.
[48] The receipt printing issuing system according to the seventh aspect of the present invention, the receipt printing issuing system is a product clearing processing system, further comprising: (e) accounting information control means for executing product registration of the purchased goods of the customer and outputting accounting information; The print data generating means is a means for synthesizing the accounting information output by the accounting information control means and the additional information read by the selection control means, and generating print data for printing as a receipt and transmitting it to the printing apparatus. This feature makes it clear that it is applicable to a commodity clearing system. A POS system is a typical example of a product liquidation system. However, even a POS system may be applied to a cash register system such as a hospital or a pharmacy.
[49] The receipt printing issuing system according to the eighth aspect of the present invention is a receipt printing issuing system, wherein the receipt printing issuing system is a receipt number table issuing system, and further comprising: (f) reception number control means for managing the reception number and outputting the reception number as print data; The print data generating means is a means for generating print data obtained by synthesizing the print data output by the reception number control means and the additional information read by the selection control means and transmitting the print data to the printing apparatus.
[50] This feature makes it clear that the present invention is also applicable to a reception number tag issuing system. However, the present invention can be applied to any system other than these as long as it is a system for issuing printed matter, such as an ATM system or a ticketing system for a parking lot.
[51] (Example)
[52] EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Hereinafter, the Example of this invention is described in detail, referring drawings.
[53] Fig. 1A is a front perspective view of the POS system register 10 (hereinafter, referred to as POS terminal device 10) used in the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 12 denotes an operator keyboard, in which product information, customer information, and the like are input by the operator. Reference numeral 13 denotes an indicator for the operator. 15 is a cash drawer, and 19 is a printer. The receipt 40 is issued after the money registration process is performed by the printer 19. Receipt 40 can be printed advertising information. Reference numeral 20 denotes a card reader that reads magnetic cards such as credits.
[54] FIG. 1B is a rear perspective view of FIG. 1A. Reference numeral 16 denotes an information selection device used in the present invention and is constituted by an indicator with a touch plate. The information selection device 16 has a display unit 17 and an input unit 18 (FIG. 8), and the display unit 17 displays a list of advertisement display information selectable by the customer. The customer can select information by the input part 18 which consists of a touchplate (it mentions later for details). The advertisement selection information selected by the customer by the information selection device 16 is printed on the receipt 40.
[55] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of the POS terminal device 10 shown in FIG. 1 in more detail. Although not shown in FIG. 2, the CPU 11 is described on the premise that the CPU 11 includes a memory such as a ROM and a RAM and a recording device such as a disk. The CPU 11 includes an operator keyboard 12, an operator display 13, a barcode reader 14, a cash drawer 15, an information selection device 16, a printer 19, a card reader 20, and the like. Is connected. The CPU 11 controls each unit connected by an operating system (hereinafter referred to as an OS) and other software stored in an internal memory or the like. The CPU 11 is connected to the store server 31 via the interface 22.
[56] FIG. 3 shows a POS system 30 including the store server 31 and a plurality of POS terminal devices 10a to 10c (hereinafter, referred to as POS terminal device 10) connected to it.
[57] The CPU 32 of the store server 31 includes memories, such as a ROM, a RAM, a disk, and the like, which are not shown in the same manner as the CPU 11 of the POS terminal device 10. The CPU 32 is connected to a randomly accessible storage device 33 having a relatively large storage capacity such as a disk device and controlled by the CPU 32.
[58] The CPU 32 is connected to the POS terminal device 10 via the interface 34 on the POS terminal device 10 side, and connected to a central or network computer (not shown) by the interface 35 positioned on the opposite side. do. In this way, the updated commodity data and advertisement information to be printed on the receipt are transmitted to the store server 31 from the central computer or the network computer via the interface 35.
[59] The CPU 32 is connected to the information input terminal device via the interface 36. The information input terminal device is not shown because it is not an essential element of the present invention. The information input terminal device accepts an advertisement publication request to be printed on the receipt 40 and transmits various advertisement data such as advertisement publication information to the store server 31 via the interface 36.
[60] 4 is a functional block diagram showing basic functions of the POS system 30 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The function of each of the control means 2 to 8 in FIG. 4 is that the POS terminal apparatus 10 and the server 31 are organically coupled, that is, the CPUs 11 and 32 described in FIGS. 2 and 3. And software operating including the OS stored in the internal memory and the like operate together.
[61] The POS system 30 is provided with main control means 2 for controlling the entire POS system 30, and the main control means 2 has a display control means 3, a selection control means 4, and print data generating means 5. ), Various control means of the print control means 6, the cash register processing means 7, and the memory control means 8, and the operator input / output device 23 are connected. The information selection device 16 is connected to the display control means 3 and the selection control means 4.
[62] When the operator receives a request for clearing a product from the customer, the operator first inputs customer data such as age group and gender of the customer by the keyboard 12. When the main control means 2 receives this customer data, it transmits it to the storage control means 7. The storage control means 7 searches the advertisement posted information in the storage means 33 based on the customer data, and creates an advertisement posted information list (selection list) corresponding to the customer.
[63] The selection list is transmitted to the main control means 2 and from there to the display control means 3. The display control means 3 causes the display section 17 of the information selection device 16 to display the selection list. The display control means 3 simultaneously informs the selection control means 4 that the display of the selection list has been completed. The selection control means 4 can receive the notification from the display control means 3 and input the selection input unit 18. As a result, the customer can select desired advertisement placement information (additional information) from the selection list. When the customer selects the desired advertisement posting information from the selection input unit 18, the selection input is output to the selection control means 4.
[64] If there is a selection input from the selection input unit 18 of the information selection device 16, the selection control means 4 transfers it to the main control means 2. The main control means 2 reads the advertisement publication information selected by the storage device 33 via the storage control means 8 and transmits it to the print data generating means 5. The print data generating means means 5 combines the accounting processing data and the advertisement publication information by the money registration process, prints by the printer 19 under the control of the print control means 6, and issues a receipt 40.
[65] The money registration processing means 7 registers a purchased product sequentially as a function unique to a cash register such as a POS system. Here, the product registration means that the price of the product is read in the storage device 33 by reading a bar code or the like attached to the product, and the name, price, number of purchases, etc. of the purchased product are stored as a purchase record, It refers to a series of processes such as subtracting the number of items purchased from the data.
[66] 5 shows a reception number table issuing device 25 used in the present invention. Such a reception number ticket issuing device 25 can be used, for example, in banks, securities companies, hospitals, and the like. The reception number ticket issuing device 25 is also connected to a server (not shown) similarly to the POS system. The selection list of the advertisement information is displayed on the display unit 26 and selectively inputted by the input unit 27.
[67] Here, it is also possible to provide a touch plate on the display part 26 and to save the space of the input part 25. FIG. Reference numeral 41 denotes a reception number table issued by the present apparatus. [0038] In addition, since the entry of the customer information is not executed in the reception number table issuing device 25, it is preferable to configure the display to automatically display a specific selection list.
[68] The display contents of the selection list may be randomly selected by random numbers or the like. Further, according to the statistical data or the like, the customer base having the most visitors may be found for each time zone, and the selection list may be displayed according to the customer base. In addition, a person in charge such as an employee may adjust the customer base at predetermined time intervals and display an appropriate selection list.
[69] Reference numeral 28 denotes a large indicator which can be installed on the ceiling or the wall of the waiting room, and displays information that can be provided here. In the waiting room, many people are not able to take time, so if you are interested in it, you may want to print it. The output service of desired information may be made to output the desired data by pressing the specific button of the reception number table issuing apparatus 25, and may provide a completely separate device exclusively for output.
[70] 6, a process for enabling display and selection input of a selection list of the POS system 30 of the present invention will be described. When the customer requests the liquidation (accounting processing) of the purchased product by the POS terminal device 10, the operator (the clerk) first inputs customer information such as the gender and age group of the customer through the keyboard 12, and the POS The CPU 11 of the terminal device 10 receives the input (S100). Upon receiving the customer information, the CPU 11 transmits the customer information to the server 31 via the interface 22 (S101). When the server 31 receives the customer information via the interface 34 (S200, YES), the storage means 33 retrieves the advertisement information (selection list) having the advertisement information filled with the customer information or (authorized). (S201).
[71] When the search ends, the list of selectable publication information extracted by the search is transmitted to the POS terminal device 10 via the interface 34 (S202). The POS terminal device 10 having received the selection list from the server 31 (S102, YES) displays the selection list on the information selection device 16, and enables selection input by the customer (S103). This ends the selection list display process, and then executes the process subsequent to step S110 in FIG. 7 by the branch A. FIG.
[72] 9 shows an example of display of an advertisement information list (selection list) displayed on the information selection device 16. The settlement amount display 51 is displayed at the top of the screen displayed on the display unit 17 of the information selection device 16. The settlement amount displays the accumulated accumulated amount each time the purchased product is registered. Reference numeral 52 in the figure is an advertisement information list. In this example, the following information is illustrated. The customer can select one or more of the desired information. Various methods can be used as the selection input means. In this example, the screen portion of the advertisement information list 52 is constituted by a touch plate, and the information is selected by touching one of the matrixes of the list display. have. By performing the above process, only advertisement information suitable for a receipt recipient can be displayed as a selection list, so that more appropriate advertisement information can be provided.
[73] Next, the money registration process will be described with reference to FIG. 7. The money registration process applies only to devices that handle money such as POS systems. When the operator inputs the product identification information and the number of products, etc. by using the barcode reader 14 keyboard 12 or the like for product registration, the CPU 11 accepts these information inputs (S110), This identification information is transmitted to the server 31 via the interface 22 (S111).
[74] When the server 31 receives the identification information of the product through the interface 34 (S210, YES), the server 31 retrieves the price of the product from the product database stored in the storage device 33 (step S211). Information is transmitted to the POS terminal device 10 via the interface 34 (S212). Thereafter, the server 31 executes the product registration process of the purchased product (S213), and waits for the next product registration process again (S210).
[75] The POS terminal device 10 receives the price information of the product via the interface 22 (S112), and displays the price information for the operator 13, the display unit 17 of the information selection device 16 and the customer display unit (shown in FIG. Or the like) (S113).
[76] In addition, it is checked whether the input of the identification information of the product has ended (step S114). For example, when an operator presses the "total" button of a keyboard, input of the identification information of a product will be complete | finished. If the input has not finished (step S114, NO), the flow returns to step S110. On the other hand, when input of goods identification information is complete | finished (S114, Yes), it progresses to the printing process of FIG.
[77] Print processing will be described with reference to FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a print process of combining accounting information and advertisement posting information and printing the result on the receipt 40. When the goods registration process of FIG. 7 is complete | finished, CPU11 confirms whether the output information is selected by the input part 18 of the information selection apparatus 16 (S120), and already the output desired information is selected. If so (S120, YES), the selection input information is transmitted to the server 31 via the interface 22 (S121).
[78] If the desired information has not yet been selected (S120, No), it is checked whether or not the acceptance of the selection input is forcibly terminated. If not, the selection information is not forcibly terminated (S126, No). S120). If the selection input is forcibly terminated due to the case where the selection input waiting time reaches a predetermined time or more (S126, YES), the display list is forcibly selected and output (S127).
[79] When the server 31 receives the selection input information via the interface 34 (S220, YES), the server 31 reads the corresponding information from the storage means 33, and reads the output desired information (advertisement publication information) designated via the interface 34. It transmits to the POS terminal device 10 (S221). The CPU 11 of the POS terminal device 10 receives the advertisement placement information via the interface 22 (S123).
[80] Next, the POS terminal device 10 combines the advertisement posting information received in S123 with the accounting information generated in steps S110 to S113 in FIG. 7 and generates print information (S124), and the receipt is received by the printer 19. It prints as 40 (S125), and this process is complete | finished. Specifically, a synthesis method such as preparing a print area for publication information on the receipt 40 and inserting the publication information in the corresponding portion and printing or printing the accounting information after printing the publication information is considered.
[81] 10 to 14 show examples of printing the receipt 40 or the reception number table 41.
[82] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a receipt 40a that prints advertisement placement information 42a under the accounting processing data. FIG. 11 is a view showing an example in which a plurality of pieces of advertisement information 42b to 42d are reduced and printed as a receipt 40b in which advertisement information is printed under the accounting information. In this way, it is also possible to allow a plurality of selections and to perform reduced printing. In this case, for example, the print data generating means 5 or the like can be configured to reduce the advertisement serving information at a predetermined ratio.
[83] FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of printing advertisement posting information 42e on the upper part of the receipt 40c, and FIG. 13 shows an example of printing advertisement posting information 42f below the receipt number of the reception number table 41. As shown in FIG. Figure is shown.
[84] As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a receipt printing issuing system, an advertisement providing method, and a recording medium thereof, which provide advertisement information that is of interest as much as possible to a customer who receives a printed matter. Therefore, it is possible to print advertisement publication information (additional information) which is really interesting to the customer receiving it on printed matters such as a receipt, and can expect that the customer who receives it reads the information seriously. Publication becomes possible. Since these media are delivered to customers one by one, it is very effective to provide advertisement information according to individual interests.
[85] In addition, the present invention is not limited to a POS system and the like, and is not limited to a receipt, but is applicable to a system for issuing printing paper for a certain purpose. Therefore, when operating these systems as an organically combined advertising media as a whole, it is a system that can provide a very powerful advertising as a system that can provide advertising information according to the interest of the individual as a large-scale media.

权利要求:
Claims (18)
[1" claim-type="Currently amended] In a receipt printing issuing system having an input device, a printing device, a display device, and a storage device, and printing other information in addition to the information to be originally printed,
(a) storage control means for receiving and storing advertisements and other additional information, and reading the stored additional information on demand;
(b) display control means for displaying a list of additional information satisfying a predetermined condition among the stored additional information;
(c) selection control means for receiving an input for selecting the additional information from the displayed list and reading the additional information designated by the input;
(d) print data generation means for generating the additional information read by the selection control means as print data and transmitting it to a printing apparatus;
Receipt printing issuing system comprising a.
[2" claim-type="Currently amended] The method of claim 1,
And the storage control means receives and stores the additional information input through a network.
[3" claim-type="Currently amended] The method according to claim 1 or 2,
And said selection control means selects at least one of said additional information.
[4" claim-type="Currently amended] The method of claim 3, wherein
And the selection control means automatically reads predetermined additional information according to a predetermined rule when a predetermined time has elapsed.
[5" claim-type="Currently amended] The method of claim 4, wherein
And the display control means is capable of selectively changing the predetermined condition for creating the list of additional information included in the display device.
[6" claim-type="Currently amended] The method of claim 3, wherein
The print data generating means further includes a function of creating print information obtained by reducing the plurality of additional information read by the selection control means to a predetermined magnification when a plurality of the additional information is selected. Issuance system.
[7" claim-type="Currently amended] The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
The receipt printing issuance system is a product liquidation processing system,
(e) further comprising accounting information control means for executing product registration of the purchased goods of the customer to output the accounting information;
And said print data generating means generates print data for synthesizing the accounting information output by said accounting information control means and said additional information read by said selection control means and printing as a receipt.
[8" claim-type="Currently amended] The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
The receipt printing issuing system is a receipt number table issuing system,
(f) further comprising a reception number control means for managing the reception number and outputting the reception number as print data;
And said print data generating means is a means for generating a print data obtained by synthesizing the print data output by the reception number control means and the additional information read by the selection control means and transmitting the print data to the printing apparatus. system.
[9" claim-type="Currently amended] An additional information print processing method having an input device, a printing device, a display device, and a storage device that records advertisements and other additional information, and which adds and prints the additional information in addition to the original purpose information. In
(a) displaying a list of printable additional information;
(b) accepting input for selecting additional information included in the displayed list;
(c) reading the additional information designated by the input;
(d) generating the read additional information as print data;
(e) transmitting the generated print data to a printing apparatus;
Additional information printing processing method comprising a.
[10" claim-type="Currently amended] The method of claim 9,
The additional information print processing method
(f) extracting additional information that satisfies a predetermined condition from the stored additional information, and creating a list of the additional information for display in step (a). How to print the information.
[11" claim-type="Currently amended] The method of claim 10,
And the predetermined condition of the step (f) is selectively changeable.
[12" claim-type="Currently amended] The method according to any one of claims 9 to 11,
The additional information printing method,
and (g) updating the stored additional information by the additional information input through a network.
[13" claim-type="Currently amended] The method of claim 12,
And (b) selecting at least one additional information.
[14" claim-type="Currently amended] The method according to any one of claims 9 to 13,
And the step (c) is a step of automatically reading predetermined additional information according to a predetermined rule when a selection input is not received even after a predetermined time has elapsed.
[15" claim-type="Currently amended] The method of claim 14,
And the step (d) comprises creating the selected plurality of additional information as print data reduced to a predetermined magnification when a plurality of the additional information is selected.
[16" claim-type="Currently amended] The method according to any one of claims 9 to 15,
The additional information printing method is a product liquidation processing method,
(h) performing a product registration of the customer's purchased goods to output the accounting information, and
And said step (d) comprises generating print data for synthesizing said accounting information and said selected additional information and printing it as a receipt, and transmitting it to said printing apparatus.
[17" claim-type="Currently amended] The method according to any one of claims 9 to 15,
The additional information printing method is a method of issuing a reception number table,
(i) managing the output of the receipt number and outputting the receipt number as print data; and
And the step (d) comprises generating print data combining the reception number and the selected additional information and transmitting the print data to the printing apparatus.
[18" claim-type="Currently amended] A recording medium readable by a computer recording the steps of the additional information printing method according to claim 9 to claim 17.

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法律状态:
2000-03-27|Priority to JP2000087271A

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2000-03-27|Priority to JP2000-087271

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2001-03-27|Application filed by 구사마 사부로, 세이코 엡슨 가부시키가이샤

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2001-10-18|Publication of KR20010090589A

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JP2000087271A|JP3656729B2|2000-03-27|2000-03-27|Receipt printing / issuing system, additional information printing processing method using the same, and information recording medium|

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