Information processing device and screen setting method

Abstract

An information processing device includes: a retaining unit that retains a product image acquired from an image capturing unit that captures an image of a product to be registered as an item to be checked out; a storage unit that stores, for each product, panel registration information including a product code, a product image, and screen layout information; a processing unit that causes a display unit to display a checkout panel screen in which each screen part enables to register each product as an item to be checked out, contains the product image, and is arranged according to screen layout information; and a processing unit that acquires a product image of an unspecified product from the image retaining unit, acquires a product code and screen layout information concerning this unspecified product, and stores the acquired product code, the acquired screen layout information, and the product image acquired from the retaining unit, in the panel information storage unit as the panel registration information concerning the unspecified product.

1 . An information processing device, comprising:
 an image retaining unit that retains a product image acquired from an image capturing unit that captures an image of a product to be registered as an item to be checked out;   a panel information storage unit that stores, for each product, panel registration information which includes a product code with which the product can be identified, a product image, and screen layout information;   a display processing unit that, on the basis of the panel registration information on each product stored in the panel information storage unit, causes a display unit to display a checkout panel screen in which each screen part enables to register each product as the item to be checked out, contains the product image and is arranged according to the screen layout information; and   a maintenance processing unit that acquires, from the image retaining unit, a product image of an unspecified product for which panel registration information has not been stored in the panel information storage unit, acquires a product code and screen layout information concerning this unspecified product, and stores the acquired product code, the acquired screen layout information, and the product image acquired from the image retaining unit, in the panel information storage unit as the panel registration information concerning the unspecified product.   
     
     
         2 . The information processing device according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a product information storage unit that stores, for each product, product information including a product code, a product name, a section code with which a category of the product can be identified, and selling price information; and   a product extracting unit that acquires the section code and the selling price information, extracts product information on at least one product estimated to be the unspecified product on the basis of the acquired section code and the acquired selling price information, from the product information storage unit, and causes the display unit to display a product selection screen showing the extracted at least one product, wherein   the maintenance processing unit acquires a product code of a product selected from among the at least one product on the product selection screen, as the product code of the unspecified product.   
     
     
         3 . The information processing device according  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a journal storage unit that stores journal data including information on sold products related to each transaction for which settlement processing is completed in the information processing device; and   a product extracting unit that causes the display unit to display a product selection screen showing the journal data, wherein   the maintenance processing unit acquires a product code of a sold product selected from among the journal data on the product selection screen, as a product code of the unspecified product.   
     
     
         4 . The information processing device according to  claim 3 , wherein the journal data includes a cashier ID with which a register operator can be identified, and
 the product extracting unit causes the display unit to display the product selection screen in which the journal data are shown separately according to the cashier ID.   
     
     
         5 . The information processing device according to  claim 3 , further comprising:
 an external-journal acquiring unit that acquires external journal data indicating information on sold products for which settlement processing is performed by another information processing device, together with a register ID with which said another information processing device can be identified, wherein   the product extracting unit causes the display unit to display the product selection screen in which the journal data stored in the journal storage unit and the external journal data acquired by the external-journal acquiring unit are shown separately using the register ID.   
     
     
         6 . The information processing device according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a cashier-ID retaining unit that retains a current cashier ID with which a current register operator can be identified, wherein   the panel information storage unit stores the panel registration information for each cashier ID with which a register operator can be identified,   the display processing unit extracts the panel registration information corresponding to the current cashier ID retained in the cashier-ID retaining unit from the panel information storage unit, and causes the display unit to display the checkout panel screen in which each screen part is arranged on the basis of the extracted panel registration information, and   the maintenance processing unit stores, in the panel information storage unit, panel registration information on the unspecified product in correlation with the current cashier ID retained in the cashier-ID retaining unit.   
     
     
         7 . The information processing device according to  claim 6 , further comprising
 a distributing unit that distributes, to another information processing device, at least one piece of panel registration information from among the panel registration information stored in the panel information storage unit, together with a corresponding cashier ID.   
     
     
         8 . A method for setting a screen performed by an information processing device and used for setting a checkout panel screen in which each screen part is arranged to be able to register each product as an item to be checked out, the method including:
 acquiring, from an image capturing unit that captures an image of a product to be registered as an item to be checked out, a product image of an unspecified product for which panel registration information is not stored in a panel information storage unit that stores, for each product, panel registration information which includes a product code with which the product can be identified, a product image, and screen layout information;   acquiring the product code and the screen layout information concerning the unspecified product;   storing the product code, the screen layout information, and the product image, each of which relates to the unspecified product, in the panel information storage unit as the panel registration information on the unspecified product; and   on the basis of the screen layout information and the product image of the unspecified product stored in the panel information storage unit, causing a display unit to display the checkout panel screen in which a screen part corresponding to the unspecified product contains the product image, and is arranged according to the screen layout information.   
     
     
         9 . The method for setting a screen according to  claim 8 , further including:
 acquiring a section code with which a category of a product can be identified and selling price information, the section code and the selling price information being related to the unspecified product;   extracting product information on at least one product estimated to be the unspecified product on the basis of the section code and the selling price information from a product information storage unit that stores, for each product, product information including a product code, a product name, the section code, and the selling price information; and   causing the display unit to display a product selection screen showing at least one product extracted from the product information storage unit, wherein said acquiring the product code and the screen layout information includes acquiring a product code of a product selected from among the at least one product on the product selection screen, as the product code of the unspecified product.   
     
     
         10 . The method for setting a screen according to  claim 8 , further including:
 extracting journal data from a journal storage unit that stores journal data including information on sold products related to each transaction for which settlement processing is completed in the information processing device, and   causing the display unit to display a product selection screen showing the extracted journal data, wherein   said acquiring the product code and the screen layout information includes acquiring a product code of a sold product selected from among the journal data on the product selection screen, as a product code of the unspecified product.   
     
     
         11 . The method for setting a screen according to  claim 10 , wherein
 the journal data includes a cashier ID with which a register operator can be identified, and   said displaying the product selection screen includes causing the display unit to display the product selection screen in which the journal data are shown separately according to the cashier ID.   
     
     
         12 . The method for setting a screen according to  claim 10 , further including:
 acquiring external journal data indicating information on sold products for which settlement processing is performed by another information processing device, together with a register ID with which said another information processing device can be identified, wherein   said displaying the product selection screen includes causing the display unit to display the product selection screen in which the journal data stored in the journal storage unit and the external journal data are shown separately using the register ID.   
     
     
         13 . The method for setting a screen according to  claim 8 , further including:
 retaining a current cashier ID with which a current register operator can be identified, and   storing the panel registration information on the unspecified product in the panel information storage unit in correlation with the retained current cashier ID, wherein   the panel information storage unit stores the panel registration information for each cashier ID with which the register operator can be identified, and   said displaying the checkout panel screen includes extracting, from the panel information storage unit, the panel registration information corresponding to the retained current cashier ID, and causing the display unit to display the checkout panel screen in which each screen part is arranged on the basis of the extracted panel registration information.   
     
     
         14 . The method for setting a screen according to  claim 13 , further including
 distributing, to another information processing device, at least one piece of panel registration information from among the panel registration information stored in the panel information storage unit, together with a corresponding cashier ID.   
     
     
         15 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing an information processing device to perform a screen setting method for a checkout panel screen in which each screen part is arranged to be able to register each product as an item to be checked out, the screen setting method including:
 acquiring, from an image capturing unit that captures an image of a product to be registered as an item to be checked out, a product image of an unspecified product for which panel registration information is not stored in a panel information storage unit that stores, for each product, panel registration information which includes a product code with which the product can be identified, a product image, and screen layout information;   acquiring the product code and the screen layout information concerning the unspecified product;   storing the product code, the screen layout information, and the product image, each of which relates to the unspecified product, in the panel information storage unit as the panel registration information on the unspecified product; and   on the basis of the screen layout information and the product image of the unspecified product stored in the panel information storage unit, causing a display unit to display the checkout panel screen in which a screen part corresponding to the unspecified product contains the product image, and is arranged according to the screen layout information.