An electronic apparatus operated by a sales clerk includes a display, a camera configured to capture an image of a code displayed on a screen of a portable registration apparatus operated by a customer in a store, the code corresponding to one or more commodities to be purchased and check data indicating whether each of said one or more commodities needs to be checked by the sales clerk before being checked out, and a processor configured to, when the image of the code is captured by the camera, acquire information indicating said one or more commodities to be purchased and the check data using the code, and control the display to display a screen showing one or more commodities that need to be checked by the sales clerk based on the acquired information.

An electronic apparatus operated by a sales clerk includes a display, a camera configured to capture an image of a code displayed on a screen of a portable registration apparatus operated by a customer in a store, the code corresponding to one or more commodities to be purchased and check data indicating whether each of said one or more commodities needs to be checked by the sales clerk before being checked out, and a processor configured to, when the image of the code is captured by the camera, acquire information indicating said one or more commodities to be purchased and the check data using the code, and control the display to display a screen showing one or more commodities that need to be checked by the sales clerk based on the acquired information.

A banknote deposit-withdrawal system (300) for assisting in a financial transaction includes an opening (415) to receive banknotes in an orientation where the short edge of the banknotes is the leading-edge. A transportation mechanism (303) transports received banknotes to a separation area in the short edge leading-edge orientation. A separator mechanism (22014) separates banknotes from bulk in the separation area and transports banknotes serially to a sensing unit (1402) in a long edge leading-edge orientation. The sensing unit validates the authenticity of inserted banknotes in the long edge leading-edge orientation. After authentication, if rejected, banknotes are returned to the user in short edge leading-edge orientation. After authentication banknotes deemed genuine are sent to storage units (1406) in the long edge leading-edge orientation. The opening (415) is operated in a single banknote insertion mode, a bulk banknote insertion mode, a rejection of unacceptable banknote mode, and a banknote dispense mode.

A system and method for providing payments is disclosed. A method can include establishing a wireless link between a mobile device and a merchant device. After an instruction is displayed on the mobile device, a combination of a first type of input and a second type of input are received on the mobile device, first type of input including at least one button press of a physical button and the second type of input received from a user to confirm a payment for the purchase. Based on the inputs, payment data is retrieved from a memory of the mobile device. The method includes receiving the payment data at the merchant device to make the purchase, wherein receiving the payment data, via the wireless link, at the merchant device to make the purchase is performed according to a protocol for communicating the payment data to the merchant device.

A drive-through system includes: a store terminal including a first processor; a vehicle including a second processor; and a user terminal device including a third processor. The second processor is configured to receive, from each occupant, operation to select a product to be purchased in a drive-through service, generate order information indicating the product selected by the occupant, and output the generated order information to the store terminal device. The first processor is configured to acquire the order information, generate, by using the acquired order information, settlement information for each occupant for performing settlement processing of the product, and output the generated settlement information to the vehicle. The second processor is further configured to acquire the settlement information, and display the settlement information of each occupant. The third processor is configured to execute the settlement processing of the product by using the settlement information of the occupant displayed.

A system and method for implementing a scale based order assignment and fulfillment system is provided. The method includes receiving (via a user interface from a user) a request for an item from an entity. A database comprising links between zones is scanned and in response, a unit is assigned to a zone associated with a location of the item. The assignment results in the transmission of digital instructions to an electronic scale apparatus located within the zone and associated with the unit. The digital instructions executed for activating the electronic scale apparatus to enable a user to dynamically fulfil the request for the first item.

Terminals connected to a POS terminal can execute appropriate processes using functions of a browser. A POS system 1 has a first tablet terminal 101 that runs a browser; a second tablet terminal 102 that runs a browser; and a POS control device 11 that is communicatively connected to the first tablet terminal 101 and the second tablet terminal 102, and has a communication unit 20b that sends data received from the browser running on the first tablet terminal 101 to the browser running on the second tablet terminal 102.

Terminals connected to a POS terminal can execute appropriate processes using functions of a browser. A POS system 1 has a first tablet terminal 101 that runs a browser; a second tablet terminal 102 that runs a browser; and a POS control device 11 that is communicatively connected to the first tablet terminal 101 and the second tablet terminal 102, and has a communication unit 20b that sends data received from the browser running on the first tablet terminal 101 to the browser running on the second tablet terminal 102.

A method is provided for of operating an intelligent cash holding unit in communication with a remote management terminal via a Wide Area Network (WAN) or Internet Area Network (IAN). The method comprises determining an indication of the cash held in the cash holding unit; transmitting the indication of the cash held in the cash holding unit to the remote management terminal; storing indications of the cash held in the intelligent cash holding unit that are transmitted to the remote management terminal; and in response to receiving a request signal to transmit one or more stored indications transmitting or re-transmitting one or more stored indications to the remote management terminal. An intelligent cash holding unit is also provided, which is operable to carry out the method, retransmitting lost data in response to the request signal. A method of determining when data is lost and requesting that missing data is also provided, as is a remote terminal operable to carry out the method.

A method is provided for of operating an intelligent cash holding unit in communication with a remote management terminal via a Wide Area Network (WAN) or Internet Area Network (IAN). The method comprises determining an indication of the cash held in the cash holding unit; transmitting the indication of the cash held in the cash holding unit to the remote management terminal; storing indications of the cash held in the intelligent cash holding unit that are transmitted to the remote management terminal; and in response to receiving a request signal to transmit one or more stored indications transmitting or re-transmitting one or more stored indications to the remote management terminal. An intelligent cash holding unit is also provided, which is operable to carry out the method, retransmitting lost data in response to the request signal. A method of determining when data is lost and requesting that missing data is also provided, as is a remote terminal operable to carry out the method.