TRANSACTION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INPUT PROCESSING DEVICE, AND PROGRAM FOR THE SAME

To prevent settlement from being in arrears even when a settlement device cannot receive information necessary for the settlement of a transaction from an input processing device.SOLUTION: An input processing device generates settlement information necessary for settlement of a transaction with a customer based on input data, and transmits the settlement information to one settlement device, of a plurality of settlement devices, which is set as a transmission destination. When the transmission of the settlement information ends up in an error, the input processing device records transaction specification information specifying the settlement information in a medium that can be passed over to the customer, and stores the settlement information for which the transmission ends up in an error in the storage unit. When one settlement device receives the settlement information from the input processing device via a network in a state where it can execute settlement processing, it executes the settlement processing based on the settlement information. When the settlement device receives the settlement information via the network in a state where it cannot execute the settlement processing, it transmits the settlement information to another settlement device connected via the network.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1 【課題】決済装置が入力処理装置から取引の決済に必要な情報を受信できなくなった場合でも、決済が滞るのを防ぐ。【解決手段】入力処理装置は、入力されたデータを基に、客との取引の決済に必要な決済情報を作成し、複数台の決済装置のうち送信先に設定された１台の決済装置に決済情報を送信する。決済情報の送信がエラーになると、入力処理装置は、決済情報を特定する取引特定情報を客に渡すことが可能な媒体に記録し、送信がエラーとなった決済情報を記憶部に保存する。１台の決済装置は、決済処理を実行可能な状態で、ネットワークを介して入力処理装置から決済情報を受信すると、その決済情報を基に決済処理を実行する。同決済装置は、決済処理を実行不可能な状態で、ネットワークを介して決済情報を受信すると、その決済情報を、ネットワークで接続される他の決済装置に送信する。【選択図】 図１