Patent ID: 7159769
Filing Date: 2007-01-09
Classification: G07G

Abstract:
1. A store complex checkout apparatus, comprising: a plurality of store servers connected in a network, each store server corresponding to one of a plurality covered stores and including a product master file for performing checking of products by reading out information, via a POS system, from an information storage medium storing at least product codes and product provision store codes assigned to the products; a medium reading unit that reads out the product provision store code and the product code assigned to a product from said information storage medium via the POS system; a product checkout processing unit that performs checkout processing of the product based on information obtained by referring to the product master file of the store when the product provision store code included in information read out by the POS system is a product provision store code of a store where the POS system is located, and performs checkout processing of the product based on information obtained by referring to the corresponding product master file of another store via the network when the product provision store code included in information read out by the POS system is a product provision store code of the other store; a transaction management unit that generates end stores transaction information including a product provision store code for each products product; and a store-to-store information send/receive processing unit that exchanges the transaction information with the POS system of the other store based on the transaction information when the transaction information includes the product provision store code of the other store.