JP2021057085A - Tax exemption processing apparatus, tax exemption processing method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a tax exemption processing system which can perform tax exemption for the total amount of purchase in a plurality of stores, a tax exemption processing method, and a program.SOLUTION: A tax exemption processing system includes: a purchase information acquisition unit which acquires purchase information including information on commodities purchased in two or more stores by a user; a totaling unit which calculates the total amount of purchase for each tax exemption category, on the basis of the purchase information; and a determination unit which determines whether the total amount of purchase satisfies a tax exemption condition or not.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

The present invention relates to devices, methods and programs for performing tax exemption processing.

In Japan and many foreign countries, it is necessary to pay taxes (consumption tax, value-added tax, etc.) according to the amount of money when shopping. Furthermore, in Japan and many foreign countries, a tax exemption system has been introduced for the purpose of attracting travelers, etc., when non-residents make purchases that meet certain conditions. For example, in Japan, there is a tax exemption system for general goods or consumables purchased for personal use within the specified amount.

Currently, tax exemption procedures are often performed manually, but manual labor requires a great deal of time and effort to fill in the information required for tax exemption and calculate the amount, and mistakes are likely to occur.

The transaction processing device described in Patent Document 1 reads the passport information, determines whether or not tax exemption is possible based on the attributes and amount of the passport owner, and makes a settlement. With such a technique, the tax exemption procedure can be automatically performed using a machine, so that manual labor and mistakes can be suppressed.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2016-57992

By the way, in Japan, in a commercial facility (for example, a department store, a shopping center) or a shopping district that includes a plurality of stores, tax exemption may be possible by adding up the purchase amounts at the plurality of stores. In addition, due to the spread of electronic commerce such as online supermarkets and mail-order sales, in the future, the purchase price at multiple stores that meet predetermined conditions (for example, a group of stores by the same owner) will be reduced without limiting the location. It may be possible to add up. As a result, even if the purchase amount per store is small, the amount range subject to tax exemption can be satisfied by adding up, which is convenient for the user.

However, the technique described in Patent Document 1 does not assume that the purchase amounts at a plurality of stores are added up for tax exemption processing. Therefore, the technique described in Patent Document 1 cannot be used when the tax exemption treatment is performed by adding up the purchase amounts at a plurality of stores.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and provides a tax exemption processing device, a tax exemption processing method, and a program capable of performing tax exemption processing by adding up purchase amounts at a plurality of stores. The purpose.

The first aspect of the present invention is a tax exemption processing device, which is a purchase information acquisition unit that acquires the purchase amount of purchases made by a user at two or more stores and the group identification information set for each store. Based on the acquired group identification information, a classification unit that divides the purchase amount into groups and a determination unit that determines whether or not the purchase amount added up for each of the divided groups satisfies the tax exemption condition. It is characterized by having.

A second aspect of the present invention is a tax exemption processing method, in which a computer acquires the purchase price of a purchase made by a user at two or more stores and the group identification information set for each store. The step of dividing the purchase amount into groups based on the group identification information acquired by the computer and whether the purchase amount added up for each of the divided groups satisfies the tax exemption condition. It is characterized by comprising a step of determining whether or not it is present.

A third aspect of the present invention is a program, in which a step of acquiring a purchase amount of shopping made by a user at two or more stores and a group identification information set for each store are obtained on a computer. Based on the acquired group identification information, a step of dividing the purchase amount into groups and a step of determining whether or not the purchase amount added up for each of the divided groups satisfies the tax exemption condition are executed. Let me.

According to the present invention, purchase information including shopping information at two or more stores is classified into groups according to the stores, and the purchase amount is added up for each group to determine whether or not tax exemption is possible. With such a configuration, it is possible to automatically add up the purchase amounts at a plurality of stores and perform tax exemption processing, and it is possible to easily perform tax exemption procedures.

It is a schematic diagram of the tax exemption processing system which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the tax exemption processing which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a schematic block diagram of the tax exemption processing apparatus and POS terminal which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a schematic diagram of purchase information, tax exemption classification information and store information which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the flowchart of the purchase information record processing which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the flowchart of the tax exemption processing which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a schematic block diagram of the totaling apparatus which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the flowchart of the purchase information record processing which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the flowchart of the tax exemption processing which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a front view of the mobile terminal which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. It is a schematic block diagram of the mobile terminal which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the flowchart of the purchase information record processing which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the flowchart of the tax exemption processing which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. It is a schematic block diagram of the tax exemption processing apparatus which concerns on each embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the present embodiment. In the drawings described below, those having the same function are designated by the same reference numerals, and the repeated description thereof may be omitted.

(First Embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the tax exemption processing system 10 according to the present embodiment. The tax exemption processing system 10 includes a tax exemption processing device 100 that performs tax exemption processing, and a POS (Point Of Sale) terminal (point-of-sale information management terminal) 200 that reads and accounts for product information. The tax exemption processing device 100 and the POS terminal 200 are connected by a wired connection or a wireless connection via a network 300 such as the Internet. The tax exemption processing system 10 may include other devices such as servers and terminals.

The tax exemption processing device 100 receives and records purchase information used for tax exemption processing from the POS terminal 200. Further, the tax exemption processing device 100 acquires the purchase information of the user according to the operation of the user and performs the tax exemption processing. The purchase information includes user identification information, POS terminal 200 identification information, purchase time, contents of purchased goods, and the like. Tax exemption processing includes summing up the purchase amounts of multiple stores, determining whether tax exemption is possible, calculating refunds, and making payments.

The POS terminal 200 is a store terminal installed in each store and reading and accounting for product information. One or more POS terminals 200 are provided in one store. The POS terminal 200 transmits the purchase information used for the tax exemption processing to the tax exemption processing device 100.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram for explaining the tax exemption process according to the present embodiment. Department store A1 includes stores A and B, and each store is provided with a POS terminal 200. Further, the shopping district A2 includes stores C and D, and each store is provided with a POS terminal 200. Airport B is provided with a tax exemption processing device 100. In the present embodiment, the tax exemption processing device 100 is provided in the airport B, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the tax exemption processing device 100 may be provided in any place. Also, part of the tax exemption processing device 100 (eg display and input device) is located at airport B, and another part of the tax exemption processing device 100 (eg processor, memory and storage device) is located at a different location from airport B. It may be arranged.

When the user makes a purchase payment at each store in the department store A1 and the shopping district A2, the POS terminal 200 transmits the purchase information to the tax exemption processing device 100, and the tax exemption processing device 100 records the purchase information received from the POS terminal 200. To do. It is desirable that the purchase information is transmitted from the POS terminal 200 to the tax exemption processing device 100 every time the accounting is completed, but it is performed at other timings such as a predetermined number of accounting timings and a predetermined time timing. You may be told.

When the user performs the tax exemption procedure on the tax exemption processing device 100 at the airport B, the tax exemption processing device 100 reads out the purchase information associated with the user and performs the tax exemption processing described later. In the tax exemption process, the purchase amounts of stores A and B included in department store A1 are added up, and the purchase amounts of stores C and D included in shopping district A2 are added up for each of department store A1 and shopping district A2. Whether tax exemption is possible or not and refund will be calculated. When the refund is calculated in the tax exemption processing, the tax exemption processing device 100 pays out the refund or outputs information (documents, etc.) for the user to receive the refund at another place.

Since it was necessary to carry out tax exemption procedures at each store or facility where shopping was performed in the past, it was troublesome for both users and stores to carry out tax exemption procedures. According to the tax exemption processing according to the present embodiment, for example, the tax exemption processing device 100 arranged at the airport B can collectively perform the tax exemption procedure, so that the labor required for the tax exemption procedure can be significantly reduced. Further, for example, the purchase amounts of a plurality of stores that can be added up because they are included in the same facility (here, department store A1 or shopping district A2) can be automatically added up. This is convenient for users because the tax exemption procedure can be simplified and mistakes can be suppressed, and tax exemption may be obtained even if the purchase amount at one store is less than the amount required for tax exemption. ..

FIG. 3 is a schematic configuration diagram of the tax exemption processing device 100 and the POS terminal 200 according to the present embodiment. The tax exemption processing device 100 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 110, a memory 120, a storage device 130, and a communication interface 140. Further, the tax exemption processing device 100 includes a display 150, an input device 160, a passport reading device 170, a printer 180, and a deposit / withdrawal device 190. The tax exemption processing device 100 is not limited to the configuration shown in FIG. 2, and may further include other members. The tax exemption processing device 100 may consist of one or more devices, or may be integrally configured with other devices.

The communication interface 140 is a communication unit that transmits / receives data, and is configured to be capable of executing at least one communication method of wired communication and wireless communication. The communication interface 140 includes a processor, an electric circuit, an antenna, a connection terminal, and the like necessary for the communication method. The communication interface 140 is connected to the network 300 using the communication method according to the signal from the CPU 110 to perform communication.

The storage device 130 stores a program executed by the tax exemption processing device 100, data of a processing result by the program, and the like. The storage device 130 includes a read-only ROM (Read Only Memory), a readable and writable hard disk drive, a flash memory, and the like. The storage device 130 may also include a computer-readable portable storage medium such as a CD-ROM. The memory 120 includes a RAM (Random Access Memory) for temporarily storing data being processed by the CPU 110 and data read from the storage device 130.

The CPU 110 temporarily records the temporary data used for processing in the memory 120, reads out the program recorded in the storage device 130, and performs various calculations, controls, discriminations, etc. on the temporary data according to the program. It is a processor that executes the processing operation of. Further, the CPU 110 records the processing result data in the storage device 130, and transmits the processing result data to the outside via the communication interface 140.

The display 150 is a display unit that displays information to the user. As the display 150, any display device such as a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) display or a liquid crystal display may be used. The display 150 displays predetermined information such as the result of tax exemption processing according to the signal from the CPU 110. The input device 160 includes a keyboard or the like instructing the execution of the tax exemption process, receives input from the user, and transmits the input content as a signal to the CPU 110.

The passport reading device 170 is a reading device that reads passport information as information for identifying a user. The passport reader 170 includes an image pickup device such as a camera or a scanner that acquires an image of the passport by an image sensor such as a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) sensor or a CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Sensor) sensor. The passport reading device 170 reads the passport information such as the user's passport number, name, and country of issue written on the passport by performing OCR (Optical Character Recognition) processing on the image of the passport acquired by the imaging device. .. A well-known technique may be used as a specific OCR process.

The passport reading device 170 may read passport information from an IC (Integrated Circuit) chip mounted on the passport. In that case, the passport reading device 170 includes a reader that reads the recorded contents of the IC chip in a non-contact manner. The passport reading device 170 reads the passport information such as the user's passport number, name, and country of issue from the recorded contents of the IC chip of the passport acquired by the reader.

Further, the passport reading device 170 may read the information input by the user using the input device 160 as the passport information. Further, the passport reading device 170 may be provided as a terminal separate from the tax exemption processing device 100. In that case, the other terminal reads the passport information by the passport reading device 170 and transmits the passport information to the tax exemption processing device 100.

The printer 180 prints the purchase information used for the tax exemption processing, the result of the tax exemption processing, and the like according to the signal from the CPU 110. As the printer 180, any printing device such as a thermal printer, an inkjet printer, or a laser printer may be used.

The deposit / withdrawal device 190 is a device that pays the refund calculated in the tax exemption process, holds money inside, and pays out a predetermined amount of money according to a signal from the CPU 110. When the refund is paid at a place other than the tax exemption processing device 100, the deposit / withdrawal device 190 may be omitted. In that case, for example, a printer 180 is used to print a document for receiving a refund.

The POS terminal 200 includes a CPU 210, a memory 220, a storage device 230, and a communication interface 240. Further, the POS terminal 200 includes a display 250, an input device 260, a passport reading device 270, a printer 280, and a product information reading device 290. The POS terminal 200 is not limited to the configuration shown in FIG. 2, and may further include other members. The POS terminal 200 may consist of one or more devices, or may be integrated with other devices.

The communication interface 240 is a communication unit that transmits and receives data, and is configured to be able to execute at least one of a wired communication and a wireless communication. The communication interface 240 includes a processor, an electric circuit, an antenna, a connection terminal, and the like necessary for the communication method. The communication interface 240 is connected to the network 300 using the communication method according to the signal from the CPU 210 to perform communication.

The storage device 230 stores a program executed by the POS terminal 200, data of a processing result by the program, and the like. The storage device 230 includes a read-only ROM, a readable and writable hard disk drive, a flash memory, and the like. The storage device 230 may also include a computer-readable portable storage medium such as a CD-ROM. The memory 220 includes a RAM or the like that temporarily stores data being processed by the CPU 210 or data read from the storage device 230.

The CPU 210 temporarily records the temporary data used for processing in the memory 220, reads out the program recorded in the storage device 230, and performs various calculations, controls, discriminations, etc. on the temporary data according to the program. It is a processor that executes the processing operation of. Further, the CPU 210 records the processing result data in the storage device 230, and transmits the processing result data to the outside via the communication interface 240.

The display 250 is a display unit that displays information to a store clerk or a user (customer). As the display 250, any display device such as a CRT display or a liquid crystal display may be used. The display 250 displays predetermined information such as a product name and a total price according to a signal from the CPU 210. The input device 260 includes a keyboard and the like instructing the execution of totals and deposits and withdrawals, receives input from a clerk, and transmits the input contents as a signal to the CPU 210.

The passport reading device 270 is a reading device that reads information on a user's passport. The passport reading device 270 may have the same configuration as the passport reading device 170 of the tax exemption processing device 100, and reads the passport information of the user from the image of the passport, the IC chip of the passport, or the information input using the input device 260. ..

The printer 280 prints a paper receipt, a receipt, a coupon, etc. according to a signal from the CPU 210. As the printer 280, any printing device such as a thermal printer, an inkjet printer, or a laser printer may be used.

The product information reading device 290 is a reading unit that reads product information, and includes an arbitrary imaging device such as a CCD camera or a CMOS camera. In the present embodiment, the product information includes information for identifying the product (for example, an identifier such as a JAN code) and is represented by using a barcode. The product information is not limited to the barcode, and may be acquired by any method such as reading an IC tag attached to the product or inputting with the input device 260. The product information reading device 290 may be provided as a terminal different from the POS terminal 200. In that case, the other terminal reads the product information by the product information reading device 290 and transmits the product information to the POS terminal 200.

FIG. 4A is a schematic diagram of exemplary purchase information according to this embodiment. The purchase information includes the time of shopping (accounting), the POS terminal ID that identifies the POS terminal 200 used for accounting, the user's passport number, the product ID that identifies the purchased product, the price of the product, the tax amount of the product, etc. including. The purchase information is generated by the POS terminal 200 and transmitted to the tax exemption processing device 100. The purchase information received by the tax exemption processing device 100 is recorded in the storage device 130.

FIG. 4B is a schematic diagram of exemplary tax exemption classification information according to the present embodiment. The tax exemption classification information includes a product name and a tax exemption classification associated with a unique product ID that identifies each product. The product ID is the same as that included in the purchase information. The tax exemption category defines, for example, whether the product ID is a general article or a consumable item. In the tax exemption processing according to the present embodiment, the product ID of general goods and the product ID of consumables are separately totaled based on the tax exemption classification information. The tax exemption classification is not limited to those shown here, and is appropriately set according to the actual tax exemption system. In addition, the tax exemption classification for goods does not have to be provided. In addition, the tax exemption category may include a category indicating that the product ID is not subject to tax exemption. Although the tax exemption classification is indicated by a character string in FIG. 4B, information such as a code value representing the tax exemption classification may be used. The tax exemption classification information is recorded in advance in the storage device 130 of the tax exemption processing device 100 or the storage device 230 of the POS terminal 200.

FIG. 4C is a schematic diagram of exemplary store information according to this embodiment. The store information includes a group ID associated with a unique POS terminal ID that identifies each POS terminal 200. The POS terminal ID is information that identifies the store where the user made a purchase. The group ID is set for each store, and is group identification information that divides the stores into groups (department stores, shopping centers, shopping districts, etc.) to be totaled. That is, the POS terminal ID included in the facility or group to be added up is associated with the common group ID. One group ID is associated with one or more POS terminal IDs. In the tax exemption process according to the present embodiment, the purchase information (purchase amount) of one or more POS terminal IDs associated with the same group ID (group identification information) is added up based on the store information. The store information is recorded in advance in the storage device 130 of the tax exemption processing device 100 or the storage device 230 of the POS terminal 200.

In FIGS. 4 (a) to 4 (c), the purchase information, the tax exemption classification information, and the store information are represented by character strings for visibility, but may be represented by any data format (file format). For example, binary data or text data may be used. Further, the purchase information, the tax exemption classification information and the store information may be recorded in the storage device 130 as a binary file or a text file, or may be recorded in the storage device 130 as a database table. Purchase information, tax exemption classification information and store information are not limited to those shown here, and may be divided, merged, or include other information.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a flowchart of purchase information recording processing according to the present embodiment. The purchase information recording process is performed jointly by the tax exemption processing device 100 and the POS terminal 200. The purchase information recording process is started, for example, when a clerk performs a transaction start operation on the POS terminal 200.

First, the POS terminal 200 uses the passport reading device 270 to acquire the passport information of the user as information for identifying the user (customer) (step S111). Next, the POS terminal 200 acquires the product information of all the products included in the transaction by using the product information reading device 290 (step S112). The order of acquisition of passport information in step S111 and acquisition of product information in step S112 may be reversed or may be performed in parallel.

Next, the clerk receives the money from the user and performs an operation of executing the checkout on the POS terminal 200 (step S113). After the completion of the checkout, the POS terminal 200 generates purchase information based on the passport information acquired in step S111 and the product information acquired in step S112 (step S114). Specifically, as illustrated in FIG. 4A, the POS terminal 200 generates purchase information including time, POS terminal ID, user's passport number, product ID, price, and tax amount.

Then, the POS terminal 200 transmits the purchase information generated in step S114 to the tax exemption processing device 100 using the communication interface 240, and the tax exemption processing device 100 receives the purchase information from the POS terminal 200 (step S115). The tax exemption processing device 100 records the purchase information received in step S115 in the storage device 130 (step S116). In the flowchart of FIG. 5, the purchase information is transmitted and received at each accounting, but may be performed at other timings such as a predetermined number of accounting timings and a predetermined time timing.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a flowchart of tax exemption processing according to the present embodiment. The tax exemption processing is performed by the tax exemption processing device 100. The tax exemption process is started, for example, when the user performs an operation of starting the tax exemption procedure on the tax exemption processing device 100.

First, the tax exemption processing device 100 uses the passport reading device 170 to acquire the passport information of the user as information for identifying the user (step S121). Next, the tax exemption processing device 100 reads out and acquires the purchase information associated with the user from the storage device 130 based on the passport information (passport number) of the user acquired in step S121 (step S122).

Next, the tax exemption processing device 100 divides the purchase information (purchase amount) into groups to be added up based on the POS terminal 200 (POS terminal ID) that has been accounted for with respect to the purchase information acquired in step S122 (step). S123). Specifically, the tax exemption processing device 100 obtains a group ID (group identification information) associated with the POS terminal ID of each purchase information from the store information illustrated in FIG. 4C recorded in the storage device 130. get. Then, the tax exemption processing device 100 classifies one or a plurality of purchase information (purchase amount) having a POS terminal ID associated with the same group ID (group identification information) into groups as a total target.

The tax exemption processing device 100 adds up the purchase amount for each tax exemption category of the product (product ID) with respect to the purchase information included in each group to be totaled created in step S123 (step S124). In this embodiment, the tax exemption categories are general goods and consumables. At this time, if the product possessed by the purchase information is not subject to tax exemption, the purchase information of the product is excluded from the total. As described above, in the present embodiment, the purchase amount is added up not when the accounting shown in FIG. 5 is executed but when the passport information of the user, which is the information for identifying the user, is acquired. Therefore, it is possible to add up the purchase amount across stores or POS terminals.

Specifically, the tax exemption processing device 100 acquires the tax exemption classification associated with the product ID of each purchase information from the tax exemption classification information illustrated in FIG. 4B recorded in the storage device 130. Then, the tax exemption processing device 100 totals the price and the tax amount for each tax exemption category for the purchase information included in each group. As a result of step S124, the total price and tax amount added up for each group (store) to be added up and for each tax exemption category are calculated. If there is no tax exemption category for the product, the purchase price will be added up for each group, not for each tax exemption category.

The tax exemption processing device 100 determines whether or not the tax exemption application condition is satisfied with respect to the purchase amount totaled for each group (store) and each tax exemption category in step S124 (step S125). Specifically, the tax exemption processing device 100 determines that the tax exemption condition is satisfied when the total purchase amount for each group and each tax exemption category is included in the predetermined amount range. The amount range may be set separately for each tax exemption category. For example, if the total amount of goods whose tax exemption category is general goods for one group is 5,000 yen or more, it may be determined that the tax exemption condition is satisfied. It may be determined that the tax exemption condition is satisfied when the total amount of products whose tax exemption category is consumable for one group is 5,000 yen or more and 500,000 yen or less. The conditions for tax exemption are set as appropriate according to the actual tax exemption system. As a condition of tax exemption, in addition to the total amount, arbitrary information related to the product purchased by the user, such as the price of each product and the number of products, may be used.

The tax exemption processing device 100 calculates a refund based on the purchase amount determined in step S125 to satisfy the tax exemption condition (step S126). In the present embodiment, the total tax amount included in the purchase amount determined to satisfy the tax exemption condition is calculated as a refund. The method of calculating the refund will be set as appropriate according to the actual tax exemption system.

Finally, the tax exemption processing device 100 pays out the refund calculated in step S126 using the deposit / withdrawal device 190 (step S127). When the tax exemption processing device 100 does not have a deposit / withdrawal function, the tax exemption processing device 100 may output information (documents, etc.) for the user to receive a refund at another place.

In this embodiment, dates are not used for the summation and tax exemption conditions for simplification, but the tax exemption processing device 100 uses the time possessed by the purchase information to add up for each date in addition to the group and tax exemption classification. You may go. Further, the tax exemption processing device 100 may determine whether or not the tax exemption condition is satisfied with respect to the purchase amount totaled for each date.

In the present embodiment, the CPU 110 of the tax exemption processing device 100 and the CPU 210 of the POS terminal 200 are the main components of each step included in the processing shown in FIGS. 5 to 6. Specifically, the CPU 210 includes a passport information acquisition unit that executes step S111, a product information acquisition unit that executes step S112, an accounting department that executes step S113, a purchase information generation unit that executes step S114, and step S115. Functions as a transmitter to execute. The CPU 110 includes a receiving unit that executes step S115, a recording unit that executes step S116, a passport information acquisition unit that executes step S121, a purchase information acquisition unit that executes step S122, a classification unit that executes step S123, and step S124. It functions as a total unit to be executed, a determination unit to execute step S125, a calculation unit to execute step S126, and a payout unit to execute step S127. The CPUs 110 and 210 read a program for executing the processes shown in FIGS. 5 to 6 from the memories 120 and 220 or the storage devices 130 and 230, and execute the program to control each part of the tax exemption processing device 100 and the POS terminal 200. By doing so, the processes shown in FIGS. 5 to 6 are executed. Further, at least a part of the processes shown in FIGS. 5 to 6 may be performed by a dedicated device or an electric circuit instead of the CPUs 110 and 210.

According to the tax exemption processing system 10 according to the present embodiment, even when the user makes a purchase subject to tax exemption at a large number of stores, the tax exemption processing device 100 can collectively perform the tax exemption procedure. It is possible to reduce the time and effort required for tax exemption procedures for both the store and the store. Further, since the tax exemption processing system 10 can automatically add up the purchase amounts of a plurality of stores that can be added up, the tax exemption procedure can be simplified and mistakes in the procedure can be suppressed.

(Second embodiment)
In the first embodiment, the purchase amount of each group (store) is added up in the tax exemption processing device 100. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the summing is performed by the aggregation device arranged for each group before the purchase information is transmitted to the tax exemption processing device 100. Hereinafter, the parts different from the first embodiment will be described.

In the present embodiment, a totaling device 400 for totaling the purchase amounts is provided between the tax exemption processing device 100 and the POS terminal 200. The totaling device 400 is provided for each group to be totaled, such as the department store A1 and the shopping district A2 in FIG. 2, and is connected to one or a plurality of POS terminals 200 included in the group. Then, the totaling device 400 receives the purchase information transmitted from each POS terminal 200, and executes the summing of the purchase amounts.

FIG. 7 is a schematic configuration diagram of the totaling device 400 according to the present embodiment. The totaling device 400 includes a CPU 410, a memory 420, a storage device 430, and a communication interface 440. The totaling device 400 is not limited to the configuration shown in FIG. 7, and may further include other members. The counting device 400 may consist of one or more devices, or may be integrally configured with other devices.

The communication interface 440 is a communication unit that transmits / receives data, and is configured to be able to execute at least one communication method of wired communication and wireless communication. The communication interface 440 includes a processor, an electric circuit, an antenna, a connection terminal, and the like necessary for the communication method. The communication interface 440 is connected to the network 300 using the communication method according to the signal from the CPU 410 to perform communication.

The storage device 430 stores a program executed by the aggregation device 400, data of processing results by the program, and the like. The storage device 430 includes a read-only ROM, a readable and writable hard disk drive, a flash memory, and the like. The storage device 430 may also include a computer-readable portable storage medium such as a CD-ROM. The memory 420 includes a RAM (Random Access Memory) and the like that temporarily store data being processed by the CPU 410 and data read from the storage device 430.

The CPU 410 temporarily records the temporary data used for processing in the memory 420, reads out the program recorded in the storage device 430, and performs various calculations, controls, discriminations, etc. on the temporary data according to the program. It is a processor that executes the processing operation of. Further, the CPU 410 records the processing result data in the storage device 430, and transmits the processing result data to the outside via the communication interface 440.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a flowchart of the purchase information recording process according to the present embodiment. The purchase information recording process is performed jointly by the tax exemption processing device 100, the POS terminal 200, and the aggregation device 400. The purchase information recording process is started, for example, when a clerk performs a transaction start operation on the POS terminal 200. Steps S211 to S214 are the same as steps S111 to S114 of FIG.

The totaling device 400 receives the purchase information of the user from the POS terminal 200 by using the communication interface 440. Then, the totaling device 400 adds up the purchase amount for each tax exemption category of the product (product ID) with respect to the purchase information received from the POS terminal 200 to generate the total information (step S215). The combined information includes a group ID for identifying the combined group, a user's passport number, a combined price and tax amount. The tax exemption classification information illustrated in FIG. 4B is recorded in advance in the storage device 430 of the aggregation device 400. At this time, if the product possessed by the purchase information is not subject to tax exemption, the purchase information of the product is excluded from the total. As a result of step S215, the total price and tax amount added for each tax exemption category are calculated for one or more POS terminals 200 connected to the aggregation device 400.

Then, the aggregation device 400 transmits the purchase information generated in step S214 and the total information calculated in step S215 to the tax exemption processing device 100 using the communication interface 440, and the tax exemption processing device 100 transmits the purchase information and the total from the POS terminal 200. Receive information (step S216). The tax exemption processing device 100 records the purchase information and the total information received in step S216 in the storage device 130 (step S217).

In the flowchart of FIG. 8, the purchase information and the total information are transmitted and received at each accounting, but may be performed at other timings such as a predetermined number of timings for each accounting and a predetermined number of timings for each accounting. If the same user makes multiple payments, the same purchase information will be duplicated and added up. Therefore, when the tax exemption processing device 100 receives the total information of the same user (passport number) from the same totaling device 400, the tax exemption processing device 100 discards the past total information and uses only the latest total information.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a flowchart of tax exemption processing according to the present embodiment. The tax exemption processing is performed by the tax exemption processing device 100. The tax exemption process is started, for example, when the user performs an operation of starting the tax exemption procedure on the tax exemption processing device 100. Steps S221 to S222 are the same as steps S121 to S122 of FIG.

The tax exemption processing device 100 reads out the total information of the users from the storage device 130 based on the passport information (passport number) acquired in step S221 and acquires it (step S223). The tax exemption processing device 100 determines whether or not the tax exemption application condition is satisfied for the total purchase amount for each group (store) and each tax exemption category included in the total information acquired in step S223 ( Step S224). The method for determining the application condition of the tax exemption is the same as in step S125 of FIG. Further, steps S225 to S226 are the same as steps S126 to S127 of FIG.

In the present embodiment, the CPU 110 of the tax exemption processing device 100, the CPU 210 of the POS terminal 200, and the CPU 410 of the aggregation device 400 are the main constituents of each step included in the processing shown in FIGS. 8 to 9. Specifically, the CPU 210 functions as a passport information acquisition unit that executes step S211, a product information acquisition unit that executes step S212, an accounting unit that executes step S213, and a purchase information generation unit that executes step S214. The CPU 410 functions as a totaling unit that executes step S215 and a transmitting unit that executes step S216. The CPU 110 includes a receiving unit that executes step S216, a recording unit that executes step S217, a passport information acquisition unit that executes step S221, a purchase information acquisition unit that executes step S222, a total information acquisition unit that executes step S223, and a step. It functions as a determination unit that executes S224, a calculation unit that executes step S225, and a payout unit that executes step S226. The CPUs 110, 210, 410 read a program for executing the processes shown in FIGS. 8 to 9 from the memories 120, 220, 420 or the storage devices 130, 230, 430, execute the program, and execute the program to execute the tax exemption processing device 100, POS. The processes shown in FIGS. 8 to 9 are executed by controlling each part of the terminal 200 and the totaling device 400. Further, at least a part of the processes shown in FIGS. 8 to 9 may be performed by a dedicated device or an electric circuit instead of the CPUs 110, 210, 410.

The tax exemption processing system 10 according to the present embodiment has the same effect as that of the first embodiment, and can transmit the total information generated by the aggregation device 400 to the tax exemption processing device 100. As a result, the tax exemption processing device 100 does not perform the total processing, so that the processing load of the tax exemption processing device 100 can be reduced.

(Third Embodiment)
In the first and second embodiments, purchase information is transmitted from the POS terminal 200 to the tax exemption processing device 100 via the network 300. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the purchase information is held in the mobile terminal owned by the user, and the purchase information is passed from the mobile terminal to the tax exemption processing device 100 at the time of the tax exemption procedure. Hereinafter, the parts different from the first embodiment will be described.

In the present embodiment, the purchase information is held in the mobile terminal 500 as an electronic receipt. FIG. 10 is a front view of the mobile terminal 500 according to the present embodiment. The mobile terminal 500 includes a display 550 on the front surface, and displays an electronic receipt 551 on the display 550. The electronic receipt 551 includes any kind of information related to the transaction, such as a store name, a product name, a price, a tax amount, and a total amount.

Further, the electronic receipt 551 includes a symbol 512 representing purchase information. In this embodiment, a two-dimensional code such as a QR code (registered trademark) is used as the symbol 512. The symbol 512 encodes the purchase information by a predetermined method and displays it as a two-dimensional symbol. The tax exemption processing device 100 includes an imaging device such as a camera or a scanner, and acquires an image of the symbol 512. Then, the tax exemption processing device 100 acquires the purchase information by decoding the symbol 512 by a predetermined method. The symbol 512 is not limited to the QR code, and any expression method may be used.

In the present embodiment, the tax exemption processing device 100 acquires the purchase information by reading the symbol 512 representing the purchase information, but by acquiring the image of the electronic receipt 551 by the imaging device and performing OCR processing on the image. You may get purchase information.

FIG. 11 is a schematic configuration diagram of the mobile terminal 500 according to the present embodiment. The mobile terminal 500 includes a CPU 510, a memory 520, a storage device 530, and a mobile communication unit 540. Further, the mobile terminal 500 includes a display 550, an input device 560, and a non-contact IC communication unit 570. The mobile terminal 500 is not limited to the configuration shown in FIG. 11 as long as the functions according to the present embodiment can be realized. For example, the mobile terminal 500 may be a dedicated terminal capable of giving and receiving electronic receipts, and may not have a communication function.

The mobile communication unit 540 is a communication unit that transmits / receives data, and is configured to be capable of executing mobile communication. The mobile communication unit 540 includes a processor, an electric circuit, an antenna, and the like necessary for mobile communication. The mobile communication unit 540 communicates using the mobile communication according to the signal from the CPU 510. The mobile terminal 500 may perform communication by wireless communication such as a wireless LAN instead of or in addition to mobile communication.

The storage device 530 stores a program executed by the mobile terminal 500, data of a processing result by the program, and the like. The storage device 530 includes a read-only ROM, a readable and writable hard disk drive, a flash memory, and the like. The storage device 530 may also include a computer-readable portable storage medium such as a CD-ROM. The memory 520 includes a RAM or the like that temporarily stores data being processed by the CPU 510 or data read from the storage device 530.

The CPU 510 temporarily records the temporary data used for processing in the memory 520, reads out the program recorded in the storage device 530, and performs various calculations, controls, discriminations, etc. on the temporary data according to the program. It is a processor that executes the processing operation of. Further, the CPU 510 records the processing result data in the storage device 530, and transmits the processing result data to the outside via the mobile communication unit 540.

The display 550 is a display unit that displays information to the user. As the display 550, any display device such as a liquid crystal display or an organic EL (Electroluminescence) display may be used. The display 550 displays predetermined information such as an electronic receipt according to a signal from the CPU 510. The input device 560 includes buttons, a touch panel, and the like, receives input from the user, and transmits the input content as a signal to the CPU 510.

The non-contact IC communication unit 570 is a communication unit for performing communication for receiving an electronic receipt from the POS terminal 200. In the present embodiment, the non-contact IC communication unit 570 is configured to perform communication using NFC (Near Field Communication), which is non-contact IC communication, and controls an antenna for exchanging signals and power, and communication. Includes electrical circuits. Further, the POS terminal 200 is also provided with a similar non-contact IC communication unit. As the communication method executed by the non-contact IC communication unit 570, any method capable of communicating between the POS terminal 200 installed in the store and the mobile terminal 500 owned by the user may be used. For example, instead of non-contact IC communication, short-range wireless communication such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) may be used.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a flowchart of purchase information recording processing according to the present embodiment. The purchase information recording process is performed jointly by the POS terminal 200 and the mobile terminal 500. The purchase information recording process is started, for example, when a clerk performs a transaction start operation on the POS terminal 200. Steps S311 to S314 are the same as steps S111 to S114 of FIG.

The POS terminal 200 generates and outputs an electronic receipt including the purchase information generated in step S314 (step S315). The electronic receipt contains the symbol 512 generated by encrypting the purchase information. In the present embodiment, the POS terminal 200 outputs an electronic receipt to the mobile terminal 500 by non-contact IC communication. Further, the POS terminal 200 may transmit the electronic receipt to a device other than the mobile terminal 500. The mobile terminal 500 receives an electronic receipt including purchase information of the user from the POS terminal 200 using the non-contact IC communication unit 570, and records the electronic receipt in the storage device 530 (step S316).

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a flowchart of tax exemption processing according to the present embodiment. The tax exemption processing is performed by the tax exemption processing device 100. The tax exemption process is started, for example, when the user performs an operation of starting the tax exemption procedure on the tax exemption processing device 100. Step S321 is the same as step S121 of FIG.

The tax exemption processing device 100 reads and acquires an electronic receipt with an imaging device such as a camera or a scanner (step S322). The electronic receipt includes a symbol 512 representing purchase information. Then, the tax exemption processing device 100 acquires the purchase information included in the electronic receipt by decoding the symbol 512 (step S323). Steps S322 to S323 are performed for each electronic receipt recorded on the mobile terminal 500. Steps S324 to S328 are the same as steps S123 to S127 of FIG.

In the present embodiment, the CPU 110 of the tax exemption processing device 100, the CPU 210 of the POS terminal 200, and the CPU 510 of the mobile terminal 500 are the main components of each step included in the processing shown in FIGS. 12 to 13. Specifically, the CPU 210 includes a passport information acquisition unit that executes step S311, a product information acquisition unit that executes step S312, an accounting department that executes step S313, a purchase information generation unit that executes step S314, and step S315. It functions as an electronic receipt output unit to be executed. The CPU 510 functions as a recording unit that executes step S316. The CPU 110 includes a passport information acquisition unit that executes step S321, an electronic receipt acquisition unit that executes step S322, a purchase information acquisition unit that executes step S323, a classification unit that executes step S324, a total unit that executes step S325, and a step. It functions as a determination unit that executes S326, a calculation unit that executes step S327, and a payout unit that executes step S328. The CPUs 110, 210, 510 read a program for executing the processes shown in FIGS. 12 to 13 from the memories 120, 220, 520 or the storage devices 130, 230, 530, execute the program, and execute the program to execute the tax exemption processing device 100, POS. The processes shown in FIGS. 12 to 13 are executed by controlling each part of the terminal 200 and the mobile terminal 500. Further, at least a part of the processes shown in FIGS. 12 to 13 may be performed by a dedicated device or an electric circuit instead of the CPUs 110, 210, and 510.

The tax exemption processing system 10 according to the present embodiment has the same effect as that of the first embodiment, and can exchange purchase information between the tax exemption processing device 100 and the POS terminal 200 via the mobile terminal 500. Is. Therefore, it is not necessary to secure a communication path from the POS terminal 200 to the tax exemption processing device 100.

(Other embodiments)
FIG. 14 is a schematic configuration diagram of the tax exemption processing device 100 according to each of the above-described embodiments. FIG. 14 shows a configuration example for the tax exemption processing device 100 to function as a device for performing tax exemption processing by adding up purchase information of a plurality of stores. The tax exemption processing device is based on the purchase amount of purchases made by the user at two or more stores, the purchase information acquisition unit that acquires the group identification information set for each store, and the acquired group identification information. The CPU 110 includes a classification unit that divides the purchase amount into groups, and a determination unit that determines whether or not the purchase amount added up for each of the divided groups satisfies the tax exemption condition.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be appropriately modified without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

A program that operates the configuration of the embodiment so as to realize the function of each of the above-described embodiments (for example, the processes shown in FIGS. 5, 6, 8, 9, 12 and 13 are combined with the tax exemption processing device 100, the POS terminal 200, and the totalization. A processing method in which a program to be executed by the device 400 and the mobile terminal 500) is recorded on a recording medium, the program recorded on the recording medium is read out as a code, and the program is executed by a computer is also included in the category of each embodiment. That is, a computer-readable recording medium is also included in the scope of each embodiment. Further, not only the recording medium on which the above-mentioned computer program is recorded, but also the computer program itself is included in each embodiment.

As the recording medium, for example, a floppy (registered trademark) disk, a hard disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a non-volatile memory card, or a ROM can be used. Further, not only the program that executes the processing by the program recorded on the recording medium alone, but also the one that operates on the OS and executes the processing in cooperation with the functions of other software and the expansion board is also in each embodiment. It is included in the category of.

Some or all of the above embodiments may also be described, but not limited to:

(Appendix 1)
The purchase information acquisition unit that acquires the purchase amount of purchases made by the user at two or more stores and the group identification information set for each store.
Based on the acquired group identification information, a classification unit that divides the purchase amount into groups, and
A determination unit that determines whether or not the purchase amount added up for each of the divided groups satisfies the tax exemption condition.
A tax exemption processing device characterized by being equipped with.

(Appendix 2)
A storage device for recording the group identification information is further provided.
The tax exemption processing device according to Appendix 1, wherein the classification unit divides the purchase amount into the groups based on the group identification information acquired from the storage device.

(Appendix 3)
It also has a passport information acquisition unit that acquires information that identifies the user.
The tax exemption processing device according to Appendix 1 or 2, wherein the purchase information acquisition unit acquires the purchase amount associated with the information that identifies the user.

(Appendix 4)
When the passport information acquisition unit acquires the information that identifies the user, the passport information acquisition unit further includes a total unit that totals the purchase amount associated with the information that identifies the user for each group. The tax exemption processing device according to Appendix 3.

(Appendix 5)
The tax exemption processing device according to any one of Supplementary note 1 to 4, further comprising a communication unit that receives the purchase price via a network.

(Appendix 6)
The tax exemption processing apparatus according to any one of Supplementary Provisions 1 to 5, further comprising a calculation unit for calculating the amount to be paid out to the user based on the total purchase amount.

(Appendix 7)
The determination unit is any one of Appendix 1 to 6, wherein the determination unit determines whether or not the purchase amount added up for each group and each category of products included in the purchase satisfies the tax exemption condition. The tax exemption processing device described in the section.

(Appendix 8)
The tax exemption processing device according to any one of Appendix 1 to 7 and
A store terminal that outputs the purchase price and
A tax exemption processing system including a mobile terminal that receives the purchase amount from the store terminal and passes the purchase amount to the tax exemption processing device.

(Appendix 9)
The tax exemption processing device according to any one of Appendix 1 to 3 and
A store terminal that outputs the purchase price and
A tax exemption processing system including a totaling device that receives the purchase amount from the store terminal, adds up the purchase amounts, and passes the total purchase amount to the tax exemption processing device.

(Appendix 10)
The process of acquiring the purchase amount of shopping made by the user at two or more stores and the group identification information set for each store, and
Based on the acquired group identification information, the process of dividing the purchase amount into groups and
The process of determining whether or not the purchase amount added up for each of the divided groups satisfies the tax exemption condition, and
A tax exemption processing method characterized by providing.

(Appendix 11)
On the computer
The process of acquiring the purchase amount of shopping made by the user at two or more stores and the group identification information set for each store, and
Based on the acquired group identification information, the process of dividing the purchase amount into groups and
The process of determining whether or not the purchase amount added up for each of the divided groups satisfies the tax exemption condition, and
A program that executes.

10 Tax exemption processing system 100 Tax exemption processing equipment 110, 210, 410, 510 CPU
120, 220, 420, 520 Memory 130, 230, 430, 530 Storage device 140, 240, 440 Communication interface 150, 250, 550 Display 160, 260, 560 Input device 170, 270 Passenger ticket reader 180, 280 Printer 190 Deposit / withdrawal Device 200 POS terminal 290 Product information reader 400 Aggregator 500 Mobile terminal 540 Mobile communication unit 570 Non-contact IC communication unit

Claims (9)

The purchase information acquisition department, which acquires purchase information including information on products that the user has purchased at two or more stores,
Based on the purchase information, the totaling section that adds up the purchase amount for each tax exemption category,
A judgment unit that determines whether or not the total purchase amount satisfies the tax exemption condition,
A tax exemption processing system characterized by being equipped with. Based on the group identification information set for each store, the classification unit that divides the purchase amount into groups and
A storage device for recording the group identification information is further provided.
The tax exemption processing system according to claim 1, wherein the classification unit divides the purchase amount into the groups based on the group identification information acquired from the storage device. It also has a passport information acquisition unit that acquires information that identifies the user.
The tax exemption processing system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the purchase information acquisition unit acquires the purchase amount associated with the information that identifies the user. The summing unit is characterized in that when the information for identifying the user is acquired by the passport information acquisition unit, the purchase amount associated with the information for identifying the user is summed for each group. The tax exemption processing system according to claim 3. The tax exemption processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a communication unit that receives the purchase amount via a network. The tax exemption processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising a calculation unit for calculating the amount to be paid out to the user based on the total purchase amount. A store terminal that outputs the purchase price and
A mobile terminal that receives the purchase amount from the store terminal and passes the purchase information including the purchase amount to the purchase information acquisition unit.
The tax exemption processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising. The process by which the computer acquires purchase information, including information on products that the user has purchased at two or more stores.
A process in which the computer adds up the purchase amount for each tax exemption category based on the purchase information.
A process in which the computer determines whether or not the total purchase amount satisfies the tax exemption condition.
A tax exemption processing method characterized by providing. On the computer
The process of acquiring purchase information including information on products that the user has purchased at two or more stores, and
Based on the purchase information, the process of adding up the purchase amount for each tax exemption category and
The process of determining whether or not the total purchase amount meets the tax exemption conditions, and
A program that executes.

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