JP2005250735A - Order accounting method and system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an order accounting method for canceling any cost problem or complaint related with accounting. <P>SOLUTION: Menu selection and order entry are made by a customer's seat terminal or a handy terminal carried by a staff, and the recording of order contents transmitted from the customer's seat terminal or the handy terminal and charge totaling corresponding to the order contents are performed by a server, and the order contents transmitted from the server are displayed or printed, and an information recording card where the order contents are recorded is issued by a kitchen terminal, and the order contents recorded in the information recording card are read, and the payment of charge corresponding to the read order contents is undertaken by an accounting terminal. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an order accounting method and system useful for restaurants and the like.

  As an order accounting system for restaurants, there is known a system in which a customer can directly place an order using a customer terminal provided for each customer seat. This system is basically a computer network including a passenger terminal placed in each passenger seat, a server placed in a management room, a kitchen terminal placed in a kitchen, and an accounting terminal placed in an entrance / exit. Consists of.

The passenger seat terminal has a display with a touch sensor for menu selection and order entry, and the customer touches the display surface to make menu selection and order entry. The contents of the order from the passenger seat terminal are transmitted to the kitchen terminal via the server, and are displayed or printed on the display or printer of the kitchen terminal. The cooking clerk cooks according to the contents of the order, and the serving clerk serves the cooked food to the ordering party. The server records the order details and collects the charges according to the order details, and transmits the total charges to the accounting terminal. Customers who have finished eating and drinking hand the slip to the treasurer at the entrance / exit where the accounting terminal is placed, and perform accounting (payment of fees) with cash or credit cart.
JP 2000-123088 A

  However, in the conventional order accounting method and system, there is a problem that personnel costs increase correspondingly because it is necessary to have a full-time accountant who operates an accounting terminal such as a register placed at the entrance / exit. In addition, accounting requires quickness and accuracy, but if the accounting staff is not good enough, it may cause discomfort and distrust to the customer, making it impossible to expect another visit, leading to a decline in store sales. .

  The present invention was created in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide an order accounting method and system capable of eliminating cost problems and dissatisfactions related to accounting.

  In order to achieve the above object, a first order accounting method according to the present invention performs menu selection and order input by a handy terminal possessed by a passenger terminal having a display means and an input means or a store clerk, and by a server. The order contents transmitted from the terminal are recorded and charges are collected according to the order contents, and the order contents transmitted from the server are displayed or printed by the kitchen terminal having display means or printing means and card issuing means, and the order contents are Issuing a recorded information recording card, reading the order contents recorded on the information recording card by an accounting terminal having card reading means and fee payment means, and undertaking payment of charges according to the read order contents Its features.

  The first order accounting system according to the present invention includes a handy terminal possessed by a passenger terminal or a store clerk having a display means and an input means for selecting a menu and inputting an order, and an order content transmitted from the passenger seat terminal or the handy terminal. And a server for collecting charges according to the order contents, a display means or a printing means for displaying or printing the order contents transmitted from the server, and a card issuing means for issuing an information recording card in which the order contents are recorded It is characterized by comprising a kitchen terminal, and an accounting terminal having card reading means for reading the order contents recorded on the information recording card and charge payment means for undertaking payment of charges according to the read order contents.

  According to the first order accounting method and system, since the customer himself / herself uses the accounting terminal placed at the exit, etc., when leaving the store, the restaurant needs to have a full-time accountant or a part-time accountant. In addition, personnel costs can be reduced by having a full-time accountant or a full-time accountant. In addition, since the expected accounting can be performed quickly and accurately using the accounting terminal, it is possible to prevent the customer from feeling uncomfortable or distrustful due to the inconvenience of the accountant.

  On the other hand, in the second order accounting method according to the present invention, menu selection and order entry are performed by a handy terminal possessed by a passenger terminal having a display means and an input means or a store clerk, and transmitted from the passenger terminal or handy terminal by a server. Passenger's seat that records the order contents and collects the charges according to the order contents, displays or prints the order contents transmitted from the server by the kitchen terminal having the display means or the printing means, and has the fee payment means and the exit ticket issuing means Completing payment of the fee according to the order contents by the terminal, issuing a closing ticket in which payment completion is recorded when the payment is completed, and completing payment recorded in the closing ticket by the exit terminal having a closing confirmation means It is characterized by that.

  In addition, the second order accounting system according to the present invention includes a handy terminal possessed by a passenger seat terminal or a store clerk having a display means and an input means for menu selection and order input, and an order content transmitted from the passenger seat terminal or the handy terminal. A server that collects charges according to the record of the order and the contents of the order, a kitchen terminal having a display means or a printing means for displaying or printing the order contents transmitted from the server, and confirming the payment completion recorded in the exit ticket An exit terminal having a store exit confirmation means, wherein the passenger seat terminal is a fee payment means for subscribing a fee according to the contents of the order, and a store exit that issues a exit ticket in which payment completion is recorded when the payment is completed It has a ticket issuing means.

  According to this second order accounting method and system, since the customer himself / herself performs the accounting at the time of leaving the store using the customer's seat terminal, the restaurant does not need to have a full-time accountant or a part-time accountant. Personnel costs can be reduced by placing full-time or part-time employees. In addition, since the expected accounting can be performed quickly and accurately using the passenger seat terminal, it is possible to prevent the customer from feeling uncomfortable or distrustful due to the inconvenience of the accountant. Furthermore, since the customer can perform accounting at an arbitrary timing, the store can be smoothly closed even when the store is crowded.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the order accounting method and system which can eliminate the cost problem and dissatisfaction regarding accounting can be provided.

  The above object and other objects, structural features, and operational effects of the present invention will become apparent from the following description and the accompanying drawings.

[First Embodiment]
1 to 3 relate to a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a layout diagram of a restaurant, FIG. 2 is a system configuration diagram, and FIG. 3 is a flowchart from entering a store to leaving a store.

  1 and 2, IL is a store entrance, OL is a store exit, MO is a management room, CU is a kitchen, RB is a card collection box, TB is a plurality of seats provided in the store, SC is a store clerk, 100 Is a wireless or wired LAN, 101 is a server, 102 is a handy terminal, 103 is a passenger terminal, 104 is a kitchen terminal, 105 is a printer, 106 is a card issuing machine, 107 is an accounting terminal, 108 is a card reader, 109 is a charge A payment machine, 110 is a gate locking machine, and 111 is a router.

  The entrance dedicated entrance IL has an entrance gate ILa that allows only entrance, and the exit exit OL has an exit gate OLa that allows only exit. For the entrance gate ILa and the exit gate OLa, doors having opening / closing handles on only one side are preferably used. Further, the store exit gate OLa of the store exit opening OL is normally locked by the gate lock machine 110 so that the store cannot be freely opened, and the store can be closed by releasing the lock.

  The server 101 includes a display such as an LCD, an input device such as a keyboard, a storage unit for storing menus and prices, etc., and control of a computer configuration that controls order recording, charge aggregation according to order contents, data communication, and the like. And a LAN-compatible communication unit. The server 101 is installed in the management room MO and manages a series of data related to entering and leaving the store, as well as sending sales to the external server via the router 111 and new menus and prices from the external server. Etc. can be received. Further, a new menu, price, etc. can be transmitted from the server 101 to the handy terminal 102 and the passenger seat terminal 103 for updating as necessary.

  The handy terminal 102 includes a display such as an LCD, a touch sensor provided on the surface of the display, a control unit having a computer configuration for menu display, order input, data communication, and the like, and a LAN-compatible communication unit. The handy terminal 102 is possessed by the store clerk SC, and operations such as menu selection and order input are performed by the store clerk SC touching the display surface with a fingertip or the like.

  The passenger terminal 103 includes a display such as an LCD, a touch sensor provided on the display surface, a control unit having a computer configuration for menu display, order input, data communication, and the like, and a LAN-compatible communication unit. This passenger seat terminal 103 is installed for each customer seat TB, and operations such as menu selection and order entry are performed by the customer who has arrived at the customer seat TB touching the display surface with a fingertip or the like.

  The kitchen terminal 104 includes a display such as an LCD, a touch sensor provided on the surface of the display, a control unit having a computer configuration for displaying order details, card issuance, data communication, and the like, and a LAN-compatible communication unit. In addition, the kitchen terminal 104 has a printer 105 for printing order contents on paper, and a card issuing machine 106 for issuing an information recording card on which the order contents are recorded, for example, an IC card or a magnetic card. . The kitchen terminal 104 is installed in the kitchen CU together with the printer 105 and the card issuing machine 106, and operations such as order content printing and card issuance are performed by a cooking clerk or serving clerk touching the display surface with a fingertip or the like.

  The accounting terminal 107 includes a display such as an LCD, a touch sensor provided on the surface of the display, a control unit having a computer configuration for order display, accounting, unlocking, data communication, and the like, and a LAN-compatible communication unit. . In addition, the accounting terminal 107 includes a card reader 108 for reading the recorded contents of the information recording card, a fee payment machine 109 for identifying, storing, and paying out bills and coins inserted for accounting, It has a gate locker 110 for locking and unlocking the gate OLa. The accounting terminal 107 is installed in the exit outlet OL together with the card reader 108 and the fee payment device 109, and an operation such as accounting is performed by a customer touching the display surface of the accounting terminal 107 with a fingertip or the like.

  The flow from entering the store to leaving the store will be described below with reference to FIG.

  The customer enters the store through the entrance gate ILa of the entrance entrance IL and arrives at a vacant seat TB with or without guidance from the store clerk SC.

  After the customer arrives at the customer seat TB, the customer tells the store clerk SC about the contents of the order, or makes an order by himself using the customer seat terminal 103 placed in the customer seat TB.

  When telling the details of the order to the clerk SC, the clerk SC touches the display surface of the handy terminal 102 with a fingertip or the like to input the seat number, the number of customers, and the order, and transmits the input items to the server 101. When the customer himself / herself makes an order using the passenger seat terminal 103, the customer inputs the number of customers and the order by touching a fingertip or the like on the display surface. When a confirmation operation is performed after the input, the input items are transmitted to the server 101. Incidentally, since the seat number is preset for each seat terminal 103, it is sent to the server 101 as incidental information at the time of transmission.

  The seat number, the number of customers, and the order details transmitted to the server 101 are recorded in the memory of the server 101 and automatically transmitted from the server 101 to the kitchen terminal 104.

  The seat number, the number of customers, and the order contents transmitted to the kitchen terminal 104 are recorded in the memory of the kitchen terminal 104 and displayed on the display. The seat number, number of customers, and order contents displayed on the display can also be printed on paper by the printer 105 when a cook or a clerk touches the display surface with a fingertip or the like.

  Of course, the seat number, the number of customers, and the order contents transmitted to the kitchen terminal 104 may be automatically printed by the printer 105 simultaneously with the transmission without being displayed on the display, or displayed and printed simultaneously with the transmission. Both may be performed automatically.

  The cook in charge cooks according to the content displayed on the display of the kitchen terminal 104 or the content printed by the printer 105, and the cook in charge distributes the cooked food to the ordering party.

  After cooking of all the dishes that have been ordered is completed, or after the serving is completed, the cooking staff or the serving staff touches the display surface of the kitchen terminal 104 to perform a card issuing operation. As a result, an information recording card is issued from the card issuing machine 106. In the recording part of this information recording card, the seat number, the number of customers and the order contents are recorded together with the total price and date. If the card issuing machine 106 has a function of printing the same recorded contents on the back side of the card, it is possible to play the role of the previous slip according to the printed portion.

  When the card is issued, the fact that the card has been issued is transmitted to the server 101. Based on this, the server 101 aggregates charges according to the order contents up to the present time, and records the aggregate charges in the memory.

  The clerk takes the issued information record card to the customer and hands it to one of the customers, or inserts it into a special holder provided on or in the customer seat TB.

  When the customer places an additional order, the customer tells the store clerk SC about the details of the additional order, or makes an additional order by using the customer's seat terminal 103 placed in the customer seat TB.

  As described above, the additional order content is transmitted to the server 101 together with the seat number and the number of customers, recorded in the memory, and automatically transmitted from the server 101 to the kitchen terminal 104.

  The additional order contents, the seat number and the number of customers transmitted to the kitchen terminal 104 are recorded in the memory of the kitchen terminal 104 and at least one of display display and printer printing is executed as described above.

  The cooking clerk performs additional order cooking according to the content displayed on the display of the kitchen terminal 104 or the content printed by the printer 105, and the clerk distributes the cooked food to the order destination.

  After cooking of all the dishes that have received additional orders has been completed, or after the cooking has been completed, the cooking clerk or serving clerk performs a card issuing operation by touching the display surface of the kitchen terminal 104 with a fingertip or the like. As a result, a new information recording card including an additional order is issued from the card issuing machine 106.

  When the card is reissued, the fact that the card has been reissued is transmitted to the server 101. Based on this, the server 101 recalculates charges according to orders up to the present time, and records the total charges in the memory.

  The clerk takes the reissued information record card to the ordering party and exchanges it with the information recording card delivered to the ordering party, and brings back the old information recording card and places the card collection box RB next to the card issuing machine 106. Put in. The collected information recording card is reused by performing an operation for erasing the recorded data later.

  When there is an additional order again, the above procedure is repeated.

  When a customer who has finished eating and drinking returns, bring the information recording card to the store exit OL and insert the information recording card into the card reader 108 provided adjacent to the accounting terminal 107. By inserting the card, the total fee is transmitted from the server 101 to the accounting terminal 107, and the transmitted total fee is displayed on the display of the accounting terminal 107. The customer puts money (banknotes and coins) corresponding to the total fee into the fee payment machine 109 and performs accounting (payment of fee).

  Further, when the transaction is completed, the completion of the transaction is transmitted to the server 101. Based on this, the server 101 confirms the transaction and records the fact, and transmits a leave permission to the transaction terminal 107.

  The accounting terminal 107 displays on the display a message that the accounting is completed and a message that the closing gate OLa is unlocked for a predetermined time on the display based on the transmitted store exit permission. In addition, the accounting terminal 107 issues a lock release command to the gate lock machine 110, releases the lock of the store closing gate OLa for a predetermined time, and allows the customers who have completed the accounting to leave the store.

  As described above, according to the order accounting method and system described as the first embodiment, the customer himself / herself uses the accounting terminal 107 placed in the exit exclusive office OL for accounting at the time of closing. A restaurant does not need to have a full-time accountant or a full-time accountant, and personnel costs can be reduced by having a full-time or full-time accountant. In addition, since the expected accounting can be performed quickly and accurately using the accounting terminal 107, it is possible to prevent the customer from feeling uncomfortable or distrustful due to the inconvenience of the accountant. Further, since the lock of the store exit gate OLa is not released until the accounting is completed, it is possible to suppress the store leaving without accounting.

  In the above description, the fee payment machine 109 is a cash handling machine. However, a credit card, a cash card, an IC card for recording electronic money, a mobile phone incorporating an IC chip capable of recording electronic money, or a food and drink Those that can handle store-issued prepaid cards may be used as the fee payment machine 109, and those that can selectively use two or more payment methods may be used as the fee payment machine 109.

[Second Embodiment]
4 to 6 relate to the second embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 4 is a layout diagram of a restaurant, FIG. 5 is a system configuration diagram, and FIG. 6 is a flowchart from entering a store to leaving a store.

  4 and 5, IL is a store entrance, OL is a store exit, MO is a management room, CU is a kitchen, TB is a plurality of seats provided in the store, SC is a store clerk, 200 is wireless or priority. LAN, 201 is a server, 202 is a handy terminal, 203 is a passenger seat terminal, 204 is a toll payment machine, 205 is a printer (store ticket issuing machine), 206 is a kitchen terminal, 207 is a printer, 208 is an exit terminal, and 209 is exit A store confirmation machine, 210 is a gate locking machine, 211 is a router, and 212 is a card issuing machine.

  The card issuing machine 212 is for issuing an IC card in which electronic money is deposited, and is a money processing unit for identifying and storing banknotes and coins inserted for card purchase or electronic money charging, storing and paying out change. And an operation unit and an IC card issuing unit. This card issuing machine 212 is installed in the entrance dedicated entrance IL.

  The entrance dedicated entrance IL has an entrance gate ILa that allows only entrance, and the exit exit OL has an exit gate OLa that allows only exit. For the entrance gate ILa and the exit gate OLa, doors having opening / closing handles on only one side are preferably used. Further, the store exit gate OLa of the store exit exclusive opening OL is normally locked by the gate locker 210 so that the store cannot be freely opened, and the store can be closed by releasing the lock.

  The server 201 has a display such as an LCD, an input device such as a keyboard, a storage unit for storing menus, prices, and the like, and control of a computer configuration that controls order recording, charge aggregation according to order contents, data communication, and the like. And a LAN-compatible communication unit. The server 201 is installed in the management room MO, and performs a series of data management related to entry and exit, as well as transmission of sales to the external server via the router 211, new menus and prices from the external server. Etc. can be received. Further, a new menu, price, etc. can be transmitted from the server 201 to the handy terminal 202 and the passenger seat terminal 203 as necessary.

  The handy terminal 202 includes a display such as an LCD, a touch sensor provided on the display surface, a computer-configured control unit that controls menu display, order input, data communication, and the like, and a LAN-compatible communication unit. The handy terminal 202 is possessed by the store clerk SC, and operations such as menu selection and order input are performed by the store clerk SC touching the display surface with a fingertip or the like.

  The passenger seat terminal 203 includes a display such as an LCD, a touch sensor provided on the surface of the display, a control unit having a computer configuration for performing menu display, order input, accounting, data communication, and the like, and a LAN-compatible communication unit. Further, the passenger seat terminal 203 has a fee payment machine 204 for paying charges by an IC card, and a printer (store exit ticket issuing machine) 205 for printing and issuing a store exit ticket. This passenger seat terminal 203 is installed for each passenger seat TB together with the fee payment machine 204 and the printer 206, and the menu selection, order input, accounting, and other operations are performed by the customer who arrives at the passenger seat TB touching the display surface with a fingertip or the like. Do.

  The kitchen terminal 206 includes a display such as an LCD, a touch sensor provided on the surface of the display, a control unit having a computer configuration for displaying order contents, data communication, and the like, and a communication unit compatible with LAN. In addition, the kitchen terminal 206 has a printer 207 for printing order contents on paper. The kitchen terminal 206 is installed in the kitchen CU together with the printer 207, and operations such as printing of order contents are performed by a cooking clerk or a catering person touching the display surface with a fingertip or the like. .

  The exit terminal 208 includes a display such as an LCD, a touch sensor provided on the surface of the display, a control unit having a computer configuration for confirming a store exit ticket, unlocking, data communication, and the like, and a LAN-compatible communication unit. . The exit terminal 208 has a store exit confirmation machine 209 for confirming a store exit ticket, and a gate locker 210 for locking and releasing the store exit gate OLa. The exit terminal 208 is installed in the exit outlet OL together with the exit confirmation machine 209, and operations such as exit confirmation are performed by the customer touching the display surface of the exit terminal 208 with a fingertip or the like.

  The flow from entering the store to leaving the store will be described below with reference to FIG.

  The customer enters the store through the entrance gate ILa of the entrance entrance IL and arrives at a vacant seat TB with or without guidance from the store clerk SC.

  A customer who does not have an IC card at the time of entering the store purchases an IC card in which sufficient electronic money has been deposited for accounting by the card issuing machine 212 placed in the entrance dedicated entrance IL. A customer who has an IC card checks the balance with the card issuing machine 212 as necessary, and charges electronic money when the balance is small.

  After the customer arrives at the customer seat TB, the customer tells the store clerk SC about the contents of the order, or makes an order by himself using the customer seat terminal 203 placed in the customer seat TB.

  When telling the details of the order to the clerk SC, the clerk SC touches the display surface of the handy terminal 202 with a fingertip or the like to input the seat number, the number of customers, and the order, and transmits the input items to the server 201. When the customer himself / herself places an order using the passenger seat terminal 203, the customer inputs the number of customers and the order by touching a fingertip or the like on the display surface. When a confirmation operation is performed after the input, the input items are transmitted to the server 201. Incidentally, since the seat number is preset for each seat terminal 203, it is sent to the server 201 as incidental information at the time of transmission.

  The passenger seat number, the number of customers, and the order contents transmitted to the server 201 are recorded in the memory of the server 201 and are automatically transmitted from the server 201 to the kitchen terminal 206.

  The seat number, the number of customers, and the order contents transmitted to the kitchen terminal 206 are recorded in the memory of the kitchen terminal 206 and displayed on the display. The seat number, number of customers, and order contents displayed on the display can also be printed on paper by the printer 207 when the cook or restaurant staff touches the display surface with a fingertip or the like.

  Of course, the seat number, the number of customers, and the order contents transmitted to the kitchen terminal 206 may be automatically printed by the printer 207 simultaneously with the transmission without being displayed on the display, or displayed and printed simultaneously with the transmission. Both may be performed automatically.

  The cook in charge cooks according to the content displayed on the display of the kitchen terminal 206 or the content printed by the printer 207, and the cook in charge distributes the cooked food to the ordering party.

  After the cooking of all the ordered dishes is completed or after the cooking is completed, the cooking clerk or the clerk touches the display surface of the kitchen terminal 206 with a fingertip or the like to complete the cooking. By this operation, the completion of cooking (mealing) is transmitted to the server 201. Based on this, the server 201 collects the charges according to the orders up to the present time, records the collected charges, and displays the collected charges together with the order contents. It transmits to the passenger seat terminal 203.

  The total fee transmitted to the passenger seat terminal 203 is displayed on the display together with the order contents and the fee for each dish. This display functions as a conventional slip.

  When the customer places an additional order, as described above, the customer tells the clerk SC the details of the additional order, or makes an additional order by himself using the customer seat terminal 203 placed in the customer seat TB.

  As described above, the additional order contents are transmitted to the server 201 together with the passenger seat number and the number of customers, recorded in the memory, and automatically transmitted from the server 201 to the kitchen terminal 206.

  As described above, the additional order contents, the seat number, and the number of customers transmitted to the kitchen terminal 206 are recorded in the memory of the kitchen terminal 206 and at least one of display display and printer printing is executed.

  The cooking clerk performs additional order cooking according to the content displayed on the display of the kitchen terminal 206 or the content printed by the printer 207, and the clerk serves the cooked food to the ordering party.

  After cooking of all the dishes that have received additional orders has been completed, or after the serving has been completed, the cooking section or the serving section touches the display surface of the kitchen terminal 206 with a fingertip or the like to complete the cooking. By this operation, it is transmitted to the server 201 that the cooking (distribution) of the additional order has been completed, and based on this, the server 201 recalculates the charge according to the order up to the present time, records the total charge in the memory, and collects the total charge. Is transmitted to the passenger seat terminal 203 together with the order details.

  When there is an additional order again, the above procedure is repeated.

  When a customer who has finished eating and drinking returns, an accounting request is input by touching the display surface of the passenger seat terminal 203 with a fingertip or the like. By inputting this accounting request, the total charge according to the order contents is displayed on the display of the passenger seat terminal 203 together with the order contents, etc., so that the customer performs the operation of accepting the account by touching the fingertip etc. on the display surface. Or by inserting an IC card into the insertion part of the fee payment machine 204 provided adjacent to the passenger seat terminal 203 or by bringing the IC card closer to the detection part of the fee payment machine 204 (payment of charges) )I do.

  When the transaction is completed, one exit ticket on which payment completion is recorded is issued from a printer (exit ticket issuing machine) 205 provided adjacent to the passenger seat terminal 203. This exit ticket is printed with a barcode or the like that enables optical reading.

  Further, when the transaction is completed, the fact that the transaction has been completed is transmitted to the server 201. Based on this, the server 201 confirms the transaction and records the fact, and transmits a permission to leave the store to the exit terminal 208.

  The customer who has completed the payment at the customer seat TB brings the store exit ticket to the exit exit OL, and the store exit confirmation machine 209 provided adjacent to the exit terminal 208 reads the store exit ticket to complete the payment. Confirm. If it can be confirmed normally, a message is displayed on the display of the exit terminal 208 to the effect that the store gate OLa is unlocked for a predetermined time. In addition, the exit terminal 208 issues a lock release command to the gate lock machine 210, releases the lock of the store closing gate OLa for a predetermined time, and allows the customers whose accounts have been confirmed to be closed to leave the store.

  As described above, according to the order accounting method and system described as the second embodiment, the customer himself / herself uses the customer seat terminal 203 placed at the customer seat TB for the account at the time of leaving the store. There is no need to have a full-time accountant or a part-time accountant, and personnel costs can be reduced by having a full-time accountant or full-time accountant. In addition, since the expected accounting can be performed quickly and accurately using the passenger seat terminal 203, it is possible to prevent the customer from feeling uncomfortable or distrustful due to the inconvenience of the accountant. Furthermore, since the customer can perform accounting at an arbitrary timing, the store can be smoothly closed even when the store is crowded. Furthermore, since the lock of the exit gate OLa is not released until the confirmation of the exit ticket is completed, it is possible to suppress an unaccounted exit.

  In the above description, an IC card that records electronic money is shown as the fee payment machine 109. However, in addition to a mobile phone incorporating an IC chip capable of recording electronic money, cash, credit card, cash card, Or what can handle the prepaid card of a restaurant issue may be used as the fee payment machine 204, and what can selectively use two or more payment methods may be used as the fee payment machine 204.

  In the above description, one exit ticket with payment completion recorded from the printer (exit ticket issuing machine) 205 is issued, but one exit ticket is issued for each customer. You may make it perform a store leaving confirmation.

1 is a layout diagram of a restaurant according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a system configuration figure concerning a 1st embodiment. 3 is a flowchart from entering a store to leaving a store according to the first embodiment. It is a layout figure of the restaurant which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a system configuration figure concerning a 2nd embodiment. It is a flow chart from the entrance to the store according to the second embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

  IL: Entrance entrance, ILa: Entrance gate, OL ... Exit exit, OLa: Exit gate, MO ... Management room, CU ... Kitchen, RB ... Collection box, TB ... Passenger seat, SC ... Clerk 100 ... LAN , 101 ... Server, 102 ... Handy terminal, 103 ... Passenger terminal, 104 ... Kitchen terminal, 105 ... Printer, 106 ... Card issuing machine, 107 ... Accounting terminal, 108 ... Card reader, 109 ... Charge payment machine, 110 ... Gate Locking machine, 200 ... LAN, 201 ... server, 202 ... handy terminal, 203 ... passenger terminal, 204 ... charge machine, 205 ... printer, 206 ... kitchen terminal, 207 ... printer, 208 ... exit terminal, 209 ... confirmation of exit Machine, 210 ... Gate locker.

Claims (8)

Menu selection and order entry are performed by a handy terminal possessed by a passenger seat terminal or a store clerk having a display means and an input means,
Record the order details transmitted from the passenger terminal or handy terminal by the server and collect the charges according to the order details,
Displaying or printing the order contents transmitted from the server by the kitchen terminal having display means or printing means and card issuing means, and issuing an information recording card in which the order contents are recorded;
Reading the order contents recorded on the information recording card by the accounting terminal having the card reading means and the fee payment means and undertaking payment of the charges according to the read order contents;
An order accounting method characterized by that. The accounting terminal has a gate locking means and unlocks the exit gate when payment is completed.
The order accounting method according to claim 1. A handy terminal possessed by a passenger terminal or a store clerk having a display means and an input means for menu selection and order input;
A server that records the order details transmitted from the passenger terminal or handy terminal and collects charges according to the order details;
A kitchen terminal having display means or printing means for displaying or printing the order contents transmitted from the server, and card issuing means for issuing an information recording card in which the order contents are recorded;
An accounting terminal having card reading means for reading the order contents recorded on the information recording card and charge payment means for undertaking payment of charges according to the read order contents;
An order accounting system characterized by that. The accounting terminal has a gate locking means for unlocking the exit gate when payment is completed,
The order accounting system according to claim 3. Menu selection and order entry are performed by a handy terminal possessed by a passenger seat terminal or a store clerk having a display means and an input means,
Record the order details transmitted from the passenger terminal or handy terminal by the server and collect the charges according to the order details,
Displaying or printing the order contents transmitted from the server by the kitchen terminal having the display means or the printing means;
The customer terminal that has the fee payment means and the exit ticket issuing means undertakes the payment of the fee according to the contents of the order and issues the exit ticket in which the payment completion is recorded when the payment is completed,
Confirm the completion of payment recorded in the exit ticket by the exit terminal having the exit confirmation means,
An order accounting method characterized by that. The exit terminal has a gate locking means, and when the payment is confirmed, the exit gate is unlocked.
The order accounting method according to claim 5. A handy terminal possessed by a passenger terminal or a store clerk having a display means and an input means for menu selection and order input;
A server that records the order details transmitted from the passenger terminal or handy terminal and collects charges according to the order details;
A kitchen terminal having display means or printing means for displaying or printing the order contents transmitted from the server;
An exit terminal having exit confirmation means for confirming completion of payment recorded in the exit ticket,
The passenger seat terminal has a fee payment means for undertaking payment of a fee according to the contents of the order and a closing ticket issuing means for issuing a closing ticket in which payment completion is recorded when the payment is completed.
An order accounting system characterized by that. The exit terminal has a gate locking means for unlocking the exit gate when payment completion is confirmed,
The order accounting system according to claim 7.

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