Point-of-sale system
A point-of-sale system includes a registration device configured to register items for a transaction, a plurality of payment devices with which payment for the transaction can be made, and an imaging device including a camera configured to capture images in an area where the registration device and the payment devices are located and a processor that is configured to determine, based on the images captured by the camera, one of the plurality of payment devices as a destination for sending payment data for the transaction. The payment data is sent to the payment device determined to be the destination and not sent to other payment devices of the plurality of payment devices.
1 . A point-of-sale (POS) system comprising:
a registration device configured to register items for a transaction;
a plurality of payment devices with which payment for the transaction can be made;
an imaging device including a camera configured to capture images in an area where the registration device and the payment devices are located and a processor that is configured to determine, based on the images captured by the camera, one of the plurality of payment devices as a destination for receiving payment data for the transaction and settling the transaction; and
a server in communication with the registration device, the plurality of payment devices, and the imaging device, wherein
the payment data is sent to and received by the payment device determined to be the destination, and not received by the other payment devices of the plurality of payment devices,
the imaging device transmits destination information about the determined destination to the server, and the registration device generates first payment data for the transaction and transmits the first payment data to the server, and
the server generates second payment data from the first payment data and transmits the second payment data to one of the plurality of payment devices according to the destination information.
2 . The POS system according to claim 1 , wherein
the plurality of payment devices include a first payment device and a second payment device, and
the processor determines the first payment device to be the destination when a target object in the captured images moves from a first area near the registration device to a second area near the first payment device.
3 . The POS system according to claim 2 , wherein the target object is a basket for carrying a registered item.
4 . The POS system according to claim 2 , wherein the target object is a registered item.
5 . The POS system according to claim 4 , wherein the registered item is designated as the target object using an input device of the registration device.
6 . The POS system according to claim 2 , wherein the payment data is sent to the first payment device in response to a query for the payment data from the first payment device, and no payment data is sent to the second payment device in response to a query for the payment data from the second payment device.
7 . The POS system according to claim 1 , wherein
the images are captured after an instruction to end registering items for the transaction, is input at the registration device.
8 . The POS system according to claim 1 , wherein
the imaging device transmits destination information about the determined destination to the registration device, and
the registration device generates first payment data for the transaction and transmits the first payment data to one of the plurality of payment devices according to the destination information.
9 . A point-of-sale (POS) system comprising:
a registration device configured to register items for a transaction;
a plurality of payment devices with which payment for the transaction can be made; and
an imaging device including a camera configured to capture images in an area where the registration device and the payment devices are located and a processor that is configured to determine, based on the images captured by the camera, one of the plurality of payment devices as a destination for receiving payment data for the transaction and settling the transaction, wherein
the payment data is sent to and received by the payment device determined to be the destination, and not received by the other payment devices of the plurality of payment devices,
the registration device generates first payment data for the transaction to the imaging device, and
the imaging device generates third payment data from the first payment data and transmits the third payment data to one of the plurality of payment devices determined to be the destination.
10 . A method of determining a payment device with which payment for a point-of-sale (POS) transaction can be made, comprising:
capturing, by an imaging device, images in an area where a registration device configured to register items for the transaction and a plurality of payment devices with which payment for the transaction can be made, are located;
determining, based on the captured images, one of the plurality of payment devices as a destination for receiving payment data for the transaction and settling the transaction; and
transmitting the payment data to the payment device determined to be the destination, wherein
the payment data is not received by the other payment devices of the plurality of payment devices,
the imaging device transmits destination information about the determined destination to a server, and the registration device generates first payment data for the transaction and transmits the first payment data to the server, and
the server generates second payment data from the first payment data and transmits the second payment data to one of the plurality of payment devices according to the destination information.
11 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein
the plurality of payment devices include a first payment device and a second payment device, and
the first payment device is determined to be the destination when a target object in the captured images moves from a first area near the registration device to a second area near the first payment device.
12 . The method according to claim 11 , wherein the target object is a basket for carrying a registered item.
13 . The method according to claim 11 , wherein the target object is a registered item.
14 . The method according to claim 13 , wherein the registered item is designated as the target object using an input device of the registration device.
15 . The method according to claim 11 , wherein the payment data is sent to the first payment device in response to a query for the payment data from the first payment device, and no payment data is sent to the second payment device in response to a query for the payment data from the second payment device.
16 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein
the images are captured after an instruction to end registering items for the transaction is input at the registration device.
17 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein
the imaging device transmits destination information about the determined destination to the registration device, and
the registration device generates first payment data for the transaction and transmits the first payment data to one of the plurality of payment devices according to the destination information.
18 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein
the registration device generates first payment data for the transaction to the imaging device, and
the imaging device generates third payment data from the first payment data and transmits the third payment data to one of the plurality of payment devices determined to be the destination.