JP7207515B2 - ORDER RECEIVING DEVICE, ORDER RECEIVING SUPPORT METHOD AND PROGRAM - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an order reception device , an order reception support method, and a program.

2. Description of the Related Art There is known an order receiving device which is installed in a store such as a restaurant and which can receive an order for a menu desired by a customer by selecting a button for each menu displayed on an order input screen. For example, Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2002-200000 discloses a preset key display that includes a background area that develops a first color, an identification information display area that displays product identification information, and a type display area that develops a second color different from the first color. A product data calling device is disclosed. This product data calling device enhances the readability of the product identification information corresponding to the preset key.

JP 2007-052674 A (summary, paragraph 0071)

By the way, the product data calling device described in Patent Document 1 is based on the premise that a customer takes out products from a product shelf and tallies and settles the multiple products taken out at a cash register (see paragraph 0071). However, in many restaurants that provide food and beverages, orders are received from each customer and the bill is settled at the cash register after eating and drinking. In the case of such an order-receiving system, customers may be waiting for orders when the store is crowded. Therefore, an order receiving device that can process orders in a shorter time is desired.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide an order reception device , an order reception support method, and a program that can improve the efficiency of order entry operations.

In order to achieve the above object, an order receiving device according to the present invention comprises product buttons associated with each of a plurality of products for accepting designation of each product, and product buttons for which designation is received through the product buttons . a transmission button for transmitting product information to an external device ; A specific product button for accepting designation of the specific product , wherein when the operation mode for accepting the specification of the specific product is the first operation mode, the product information of the specific product for which the specification is accepted is the above While being sent to the external device, in the case of the second operation mode, it is necessary to operate the send button in order to send the product information of the specified product for which the designation is accepted to the external device. A specific product button is displayed on the order reception screen .
Further, an order reception support method according to the present invention is an order reception support method executed by an order reception device, comprising: a product button associated with each of a plurality of products for accepting designation of each product; and a display control process for displaying an order reception screen on a display unit, the display control process including a transmission button for transmitting product information of a product whose designation is accepted via the a specific product button for accepting designation of the specific product for at least one of the specific products, wherein the designation is accepted when the operation mode for accepting the designation of the specific product is a first operation mode While the product information of the specified product is sent to the external device, in the case of the second operation mode, the send button is used to send the product information of the specified product for which the designation is received to the external device. A specific product button that requires an operation to be displayed on the order reception screen.
Further, the program according to the present invention comprises a computer, a product button for accepting designation of each product associated with each of a plurality of products, and product information of the product whose designation is received via the product button. and a send button for transmitting to the order reception screen on the display unit, and the display control means designates the specific product for at least one specific product among the plurality of products. and the product information of the specified product for which the specification is accepted is transmitted to the external device when the operation mode for accepting the specification of the specific product is the first operation mode. On the other hand, in the case of the second operation mode, the specific product button that requires the operation of the send button in order to send the product information of the specific product for which the designation has been received to the external device, It is characterized in that it is displayed on the order reception screen.

According to the present invention, it is possible to improve the efficiency of order input operations.

1 is a configuration diagram of an order receiving device that is an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of an order reception screen (without a specific goods button). It is a figure which shows an example of an order reception screen (with a specific goods button). It is a figure which shows an example of a slip list screen. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a slip printed by an external device; It is a figure which shows an example of a payment screen. It is a flow chart explaining the operation of the order reception device which is the embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the state which tapped the single specific goods button in the order reception screen. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a state in which a plurality of specific product buttons are selected substantially simultaneously on the order reception screen; It is a figure which shows the state which long-pressed in the order reception screen. It is an example of a payment screen displayed when a plurality of specific product buttons are selected substantially simultaneously. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a state in which the product button in the specific menu area is tapped after the product button in the normal menu area is tapped; It is an example of a slip list screen displayed when the product button in the specific menu area is tapped after the product button in the normal menu area is tapped. It is an example of a payment screen displayed when the product button in the specific menu area is tapped after the product button in the normal menu area is tapped. It is a figure which shows the modification of an order reception screen (with a specific goods button).

An embodiment of the present invention (hereinafter referred to as "the present embodiment") will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. In addition, each figure is only shown roughly to such an extent that this embodiment can be fully understood. Moreover, in each figure, the same code|symbol is attached|subjected about a common component and a similar component, and those overlapping description is abbreviate|omitted.

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FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an order receiving device that is an embodiment of the present invention.
The order receiving device 1 includes a control section 2 , a display operation section 3 as a display section, a timer 4 , a communication section 5 , a nonvolatile storage section 60 and a volatile storage section 69 . The order receiving device 1 is communicably connected to the printing section 70 , the bar code reader 75 and the printing device 80 via the communication section 5 . The printing device 80 is an external device having a communication unit 85 and is connected to the order receiving device 1 via a wireless LAN (Local Area Network).

Further, the order receiving device 1 is configured as an electronic cash register arranged at a checkout counter, but may be configured as a tablet terminal or a handy terminal that can be carried around the hall. The printing device 80 is installed in, for example, a kitchen, and prints a slip 400 (see FIG. 5) of a designated product, that is, an ordered product (cooking). As a result, the chef in the kitchen accepts a request to prepare a product (dishes). The printing unit 70 is connected to a USB (Universal Serial Bus), and is arranged side by side with the electronic cash register at the cashier counter. The barcode reader 75 is USB-connected to the order receiving device 1 configured as a tablet terminal or handy terminal that can be carried around the hall.

The non-volatile storage unit 60 is a writable and erasable FROM (Flash Read Only Memory), and stores a customer master 61 , a product master 62 , a sales master 63 , an application program 64 and an OS 65 . The volatile storage unit 69 is a RAM (Random Access Memory) and is used as a work memory. The display operation unit 3 is an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) panel and has a touch panel function. The display/operation unit 3 may be configured by a combination of an LCD panel as a display unit and a pointing device such as a mouse. The clock means 4 has a function of outputting current date and time information. The communication unit 5 has functions as a USB, a wired LAN, and a wireless LAN. The communication unit 5 can also receive update program modules for the application program 64 from the server via a WAN (Wide Area Network).

The control unit 2 is a CPU (Central Processing Unit), and by executing the application program 64 and the OS 65, it mainly realizes the functions of the display operation unit control means 50, the communication control means 55, and the order reception unit 10. . The display operation section control means 50 is functional means for controlling the display operation section 3 . The communication control means 55 is functional means for controlling the communication section 5 . The order reception unit 10 includes order reception screen generation means 20 , product identification means 30 , slip list screen generation means 40 , and payment screen generation means 45 . The order receiving unit 10 is functional means for managing the process from receiving an order for a product to registering the sales of the product in the sales master 63 . Specifically, the order reception unit 10 manages a product designation stage (order reception stage) for designating a product, a price payment stage, and a sales registration stage, and prepares the designated product (dishes) when the product designation stage is completed. to the kitchen, etc. The order reception screen generation means 20 includes a specific menu display column generation means 21 and a normal menu reception screen generation means 22 .

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of an order reception screen (without specific product button).
The normal menu reception screen generating means 22 generates image data of, for example, the sales registration screen 100a as an order reception screen (without specific product button). The sales registration screen 100a includes a "customer" area 103, a "customer group" area 104, a "payment" button 101, a "temporary closure" button 102, a normal menu area 120, a product item field 130, and a numeric keypad 140. , and a product category selection area 150 .

A “customer” area 103 is an area for inputting the customer name and the like of the customer specified when the product order is accepted. This customer name or the like is, for example, the customer name stored in the customer master 61 if the customer is a regular customer. The "customer group" area 104 is an area for inputting, for example, an age group or a gender division, and may be automatically displayed if the customer is specified. The method of specifying the customer is not particularly limited, but the customer may be specified by inputting the customer's name, etc. via the display operation unit 3, or the customer's membership card, etc. The customer may be identified by reading the barcode for identifying each customer described in 1 through the barcode reader 75 .

The normal menu area 120 is an area that displays buttons (product buttons) for a plurality of products stored in the product master 62 by classification (for example, beverages, dishes). This product button is associated with each of a plurality of products, and the product name and unit price are displayed. By selecting this product button, it is possible to sequentially accept orders for products. The product classification selection area 150 is an area in which a plurality of buttons describing classification names (here, "MENU01", "MENU02", . . . ) for classifying products are arranged. For example, the "MENU02" category includes products related to the "oolong tea" button 121, the "green tea" button, the "coffee" button, etc. of the normal menu area 120. FIG.

The product item column 130 is an area in which the product name, quantity, and price are displayed when an order for a product is received, for example, when a product button displayed in the normal menu area 120 is selected (tapped). . Also, when an order for a plurality of products is accepted by means of a product button normally displayed in the menu area 120, information on the plurality of products is additionally displayed as a list. The numeric keypad 140 is numeric keys for inputting numbers such as the number of products and the number of customers.

The "temporary closing" button 102 is a button to be tapped when the acceptance of the order for the product has been completed. This button is for temporarily registering product information as accounting information. note that. Temporary registration refers to registering in a state in which additional orders can be placed later. Specifically, by selecting a product button displayed in the normal menu area 120, orders for one or more products are accepted, and when all orders related to one transaction have been accepted, this " Select the Temporary tightening button 102 . When the "temporary closing" button 102 is selected, the screen transitions from the sales registration screen 100a shown in FIG. 2 to a slip list screen 200a shown in FIG. 4, which will be described later. Along with this screen transition, the order receiving device 1 transmits the product information of the ordered product to the printing device 80 as an external device, and temporarily registers the product information as accounting information.
In other words, the "temporary closing" button 102 has a function as a transmission button for transmitting the product information of the ordered product to the external device. In addition, the "temporary closing" button 102 has a function as a registration button for registering product information of an ordered product as accounting information.

The "payment" button 101 is a button to be tapped at the stage when the product order acceptance is completed, similarly to the "temporary closing" button 102, and is a button for executing accounting processing related to the ordered product. Specifically, when the "payment" button 101 is selected at the stage where all orders relating to one transaction have been received, the payment shown in FIG. The screen transitions to the screen 300a, and it becomes possible to execute accounting processing related to the ordered product.
That is, the "payment" button 101 has a function as an accounting button for executing accounting processing related to the product information of the ordered product.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of an order reception screen (with a specific product button).
A sales registration screen 100b as an order reception screen (with a specific product button) is obtained by adding a specific menu area 110 to the sales registration screen 100a described above. The specific menu area 110 is arranged between the normal menu area 120 and the row of "payment" buttons 101 as checkout buttons. The specific menu area 110 is an area for displaying buttons of products that are most likely to be ordered, and image data is generated by the specific menu display column generating means 21 . Here, the products that are most likely to be ordered are specified based on the time zone, day of the week, registered customer type, customer segment, and the like. In other words, the specific menu area 110 includes a plurality of product buttons that are specified based on the time slot, day of the week, and customer name input at the start of order acceptance among the plurality of product buttons displayed in the normal menu area 120. This is an area where buttons (specific product buttons) of products (specific products) are displayed. For example, the sales registration screen 100b displays a “Japanese sake” button 111 and an “Ice” button 112 in the specific menu area 110 .

The specific product button in the specific menu area 110 is different from the product button in the normal menu area 120 described above. When selected, the product related to the specific product button is accepted and the "temporary tightening" button 102 is tapped. It has a function of immediately transitioning to the slip list screen 200a (FIG. 4) as a temporary closing screen without doing. It also has a function of transitioning to the payment screen 300 a ( FIG. 6 ) without tapping the “payment” button 101 . A flag is set in advance to indicate which of the slip list screen 200a (FIG. 4) and the payment screen 300a (FIG. 6) is to be displayed when the specific product button is selected.
That is, the specific product button has a function of displaying either the slip list screen 200a or the payment screen 300a on the display operation unit 3. FIG. Furthermore, if the specific product button is set to transition to the slip list screen 200a (FIG. 4), the product information of the product for which the order has been accepted can be displayed without tapping the "temporary closing" button 102 as a transmission button. to the printing device 80 as an external device, the slip 400 (FIG. 5) is immediately printed by the printing device 80. FIG.
As a result, on the order reception screen (without the specific product button) in FIG. 2, after selecting the product button displayed in the normal menu area 120, the "temporary closing" button 102 or the "payment" button 101 is not selected. However, when the specific product button is selected, the order for the product related to the specific product button can be accepted and the slip list screen 200a (Fig. 4) or the payment screen 300a (FIG. 6), the efficiency of the order entry operation can be improved by immediately executing the process for the product related to the specific product button.

Further, although details will be described later, not only a single specific product button but also multiple types of specific product buttons in the specific menu area 110 can be selected (tapped) substantially at the same time. By this substantially simultaneous tapping, it is possible to receive orders for a plurality of types of products, and to switch the screen to either the slip list screen 200a (FIG. 4) or the payment screen 300a (FIG. 6). This makes it possible to further improve the efficiency of the order input operation. Here, "substantially simultaneous" tapping includes not only simultaneous tapping of a plurality of specific product buttons, but also tapping of a plurality of specific product buttons in succession within a predetermined time (for example, within 0.5 seconds).

Also, although this will also be described later in detail, a button in the specific menu area 110 can be tapped for a predetermined time or longer (so-called long tap) without transitioning to the slip list screen 200a (FIG. 4). An order for the pressed product is accepted.

Here, regardless of the classification in the normal menu area 120, the specific product button is the product button associated with the product that is most likely to be ordered among the products that can be ordered. Therefore, for the specific product buttons displayed in the specific menu area 110 , it is not necessary to switch the buttons in the product category selection area 150 unlike the normal menu area 120 .

Here, the specific menu area 110 has a different display mode from the normal menu area 120. For example, when the buttons in the normal menu area 120 are white, dots are added to the buttons in the specific menu area 110. , the display modes are different. It should be noted that there is no particular limitation on how the product button and the specific product button are displayed in different ways, such as in terms of color and shape.

Returning to FIG. 1, the product identification means 30 identifies the product most likely to be ordered from the products stored in the product master 62 based on the time zone, day of the week, registered customer type, customer segment, and the like. In other words, based on the current date and time information acquired from the clock means 4 and the customer information acquired by the customer information acquisition means 35, the product that is most likely to be ordered is specified. For example, the product specifying means 30 specifies coffee and juice in the morning, and alcoholic beverages such as beer and sake in the evening. Moreover, the product specifying means 30 specifies the lunch menu if it is lunch time on weekdays. The product specifying means 30 specifies alcoholic beverages for adults and juice for children. In addition, if the customer is a regular customer, the product specific to the regular customer is specified.

The slip list screen generating means 40 generates image data of a slip list screen 200a (FIG. 4) that displays a list of slips created for each order reception.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a slip list screen.
The slip list screen 200a is a screen for displaying a list of slips 210 showing accounting information based on the product information of the ordered product. Displayed when the button is selected. When the "close" button 212 is tapped, the screen returns to the sales registration screen 100b (FIG. 3). The slips displayed in this list are for each customer, but may be for all customers. Also, when the "temporary close" button 102 or the specific product button is selected on the sales registration screen 100b (FIG. 3) and the image data of the slip list screen 200a is generated by the slip list screen generation means 40, the order is accepted. By transmitting the product information of the obtained product to the printing device 80 arranged in the kitchen or the like via the communication unit 5, a slip 400 (FIG. 5) of the product is printed.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a slip printed by a printing device 80 as an external device.
The slip 400 is a paper medium on which the customer's table number, the number of customers, the product, the number of items, and the amount are printed when an order is received. For example, the slip 400 with the slip number "00001" prints the table "01", the number of customers "1", the product "sake", the number "1", and the amount "¥1,200". In addition, the total "\1,200" and the consumption tax "\89" are also printed.

The slip list screen generation means 40 deletes the image of the paid slip when the price of the product is paid. The payment screen generating means 45 generates image data of the payment screen 300a (FIG. 6) displayed at the payment stage when the customer pays for the product.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a payment screen.
The payment screen 300a is a screen for executing accounting processing related to the ordered product, and is displayed when the "payment" button 101 or the specific product button is selected on the sales registration screen 100b (FIG. 3). be.
The payment screen 300 a includes a product item column 310 , a total amount column 320 , a deposit column 325 , a numeric keypad 330 , a “cash” button 340 and a “return” button 350 .

The product item field 310 displays “product name”, “quantity”, and “price” for each product. The total amount column 320 displays the total amount of the ordered products. For example, the product item column 310 of the payment screen 300b displays the product name “sake”, the quantity “1”, and the amount “\1,200”, and the total amount column 320 displays the total amount “\1,200” and the tax “\ 89” is displayed.

The deposit column 325 is an area where the ten-key 330 is used to enter the amount of cash received from the customer. For example, the deposit column 325 displays the amount of money deposited by the customer, “\2,000”. The "cash" button 340 is a button that, when tapped, displays "change" (not shown) and registers the total amount "\1,200" in the sales master 63 (FIG. 1). The "return" button 350 is a button for returning to the sales registration screen 100b (FIG. 3) without registering in the sales master 63. FIG.

The display operation section control means 50 is a functional means (driver) that controls the display operation section 3 . The display operation section control means 50 causes the display operation section 3 to display the image generated by the order reception section 10 and returns the touch information to the order reception section 10 . The communication control means 55 is functional means (driver) for controlling the communication section 5 .

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FIG. 7 is a flow chart for explaining the operation of the order receiving device that is the embodiment of the present invention.
The order reception unit 10 causes the display operation unit 3 to display the sales registration screen 100a (FIG. 2) as the normal menu reception screen (S12). The sales registration screen 100 a has a normal menu area 120 . After the process of S12, the order reception unit 10 causes the display operation unit 3 to display a plurality of specific product buttons (S14). That is, the order reception unit 10 causes the display operation unit 3 to display a sales registration screen 100b (FIG. 3) in which a plurality of specific product buttons are added to the specific menu area 110 on the sales registration screen 100a (FIG. 2).

After the process of S14, the order reception unit 10 confirms the tap operation of the display operation unit 3 (S16). In other words, the order receiving unit 10 performs tap operations on processing buttons such as the "payment" button 101 and the "temporary closing" button 102, tap operations on product buttons in the normal menu area 120, and specific product buttons in the specific menu area 110. to check whether it is one of the tap actions of

Here, when it is determined that the tap operation is the specific product button in the specific menu area 110 (the specific product button in S16), the order reception unit 10 determines whether the tap method is a single tap of the specific product button or whether a plurality of specific product buttons are tapped. (S18).

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a state in which a single specific product button is selected on the sales registration screen 100c as an order reception screen, for example, a state in which the "sake" button 111 is selected (tapped). FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a state in which a plurality of specific product buttons are selected substantially simultaneously on the sales registration screen 100d as an order reception screen. For example, the "sake" button 111 and the "ice" button 112 are selected substantially simultaneously (tapped). FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a state in which a long press is performed on the sales registration screen 100e as an order reception screen, for example, a state in which the "ice" button 112 is long pressed.

As shown in FIG. 8, when the tapping method is to tap a single specific product button (single in S18), the order accepting unit 10 accepts an order for the tapped product (S20). By this order acceptance, an order for the tapped product is accepted. For example, when only the "sake" button 111 is tapped, an order for sake products is accepted.

As shown in FIG. 9, when a plurality of specific product buttons are tapped substantially simultaneously (multiple in S18), the order receiving unit 10 accepts orders for the tapped specific product buttons (S22). For example, when the "Japanese sake" button 111 and the "Ice" button 112 are tapped substantially at the same time, orders for Japanese sake and ice cream are accepted. Also, as shown in FIG. 10, when the tapping method is a long press of the specific product button (long press in S18), the order reception unit 10 accepts an order for the tapped specific product (S24). For example, when the "ice" button 112 is long pressed, an order for an ice product is accepted. Then, the order reception unit 10 returns the process to the determination of S16, and repeats confirmation of the tap. As a result, by long-pressing the specific product button, it is possible to perform the same processing as when the product button in the normal menu area 120 is selected.

Next, in the judgment of S16, if any product button in the normal menu area 120 is tapped (product button in S16), the order accepting unit 10 accepts an order for the tapped product (S24). Then, the order reception unit 10 returns the process to the determination of S16, and repeats confirmation of the tap. In other words, the order receiving unit 10 additionally displays the product name, quantity, and price of the tapped product in the product item field 130 . Also, by tapping a plurality of types of product buttons in the normal menu area 120, orders for a plurality of types of products are accepted. Also, by tapping the same product button multiple times, multiple orders for the same product are received and added to the product item column 130 .

After the process of S20 or S22, the order reception unit 10 checks the preset flag of the temporary closing screen/payment screen (S26). If the flag is set in the temporary closing screen (temporary closing in S26), the order reception unit 10 causes the slip list screen 200a (FIG. 4) to transition to the display operation unit 3 (S28). At this time, the order reception unit 10 causes the printing device 80 installed in the kitchen or the like to print the product slip, and the process ends. On the other hand, if the flag is set to the payment screen (payment in S26), the order receiving section 10 causes the display of the display operation section 3 to transition to the payment screen 300a (FIG. 6) (S32). That is, the order receiving unit 10 causes the display operation unit 3 to display the slip list screen 200a if the flag is set to the temporary closing screen in advance, and displays the payment screen 300a if the flag is set to the payment screen. Display on the operation unit 3. On this payment screen 300a, the order reception unit 10 executes the payment processing and ends this routine.
That is, when the specific product button is selected in S16, it is possible to proceed to S28 or S32 without selecting the processing button of the "payment" button 101 or the "temporary closing" button 102. efficiency can be achieved.

For example, if the flag set to the specific product button is the payment screen, when the specific product button “Japanese sake” button 111 (FIG. 8) is tapped, the product name “Japanese sake” is immediately displayed in the product item field 310. , the quantity "1", and the amount "¥1,200" are displayed on the payment screen 300a (Fig. 6).
Then, when receiving 2,000 yen in cash from the customer, the operator operates the numeric keypad 330 to input "\2,000" in the deposit column 325, and taps the "cash" button 340 after inputting. As a result, the sake sales of 2,000 yen are registered in the sales master 63 (FIG. 1). When the "return" button 350 is tapped, the screen returns to the sales registration screen 100b (FIG. 3).

FIG. 11 is an example of a payment screen displayed when a plurality of specific product buttons are tapped substantially simultaneously.
As shown in FIG. 9, when the "sake" button 111 and the "ice" button 112 in the specific menu area 110 are tapped substantially simultaneously, the order reception unit 10 displays the following in the product item field 310 of the payment screen 300b (FIG. 11) In addition to the line with the product name "sake", the quantity "1" and the amount "\1,200", add a line with the product name "ice cream", the number "1" and the amount "\300". In addition, the total amount column 320 displays the total amount "\1,500". It should be noted that "\2,000" is entered in the deposit column 325.

Returning to the flowchart of FIG. 7, in the judgment of S16, if the processing button (“payment” button 101 or “temporary closing” button 102 (FIG. 3)) is tapped (processing button in S16), the order reception unit 10 The order reception unit 10 confirms the provisional closing/payment (S26). When the "temporary closing" button 102 is tapped (temporary closing in S26), the order reception unit 10 causes the display operation unit 3 to display the slip list screen 200a (FIG. 4) (S28). That is, the display of the display operation unit 3 is changed to the slip list screen 200a. After the process of S28, the order reception unit 10 causes the printing device 80 installed in the kitchen or the like to print the product slip (the slip 400 (FIG. 5)) (S30), and the process ends. By tapping the "close" button 212 on the slip list screen 200a, the order reception unit 10 causes the display screen to transition to the sales registration screen 100b (FIG. 3). On the other hand, if the "payment" button 101 is tapped (payment at S26), the order reception unit 10 displays the payment screen 300a (FIG. 6) on the display/operation unit 3 (S32), and performs accounting processing for the product. Execute and exit this routine.

FIG. 12 shows a state in which the product button in the normal menu area is tapped and then the product button in the specific menu area is tapped, and FIG. It is an example of the slip list screen displayed when the product button is tapped.
For example, when the "oolong tea" button 121 in the normal menu area 120 of the sales registration screen 100f (FIG. 12) is pressed, the order receiving unit 10 determines that it is a product button (product button in S16), and (Oolong tea) is received (S24). As a result, the order receiving unit 10 displays the product name "oolong tea", the quantity "1", and the price "\270" in the product item field 130, and the product order is accepted. Then, the processing of the order reception unit 10 returns to the determination of S16.

Next, when the "Ice" button 112 in the specific menu area 110 is tapped, the order receiving unit 10 determines that it is the specific product button (specific product button in S16), and determines that the tap is made via the determination in S18. An order for a product (ice cream) is received (S20). In this case, the order for the product “ice” is accepted without adding the product name “ice” to the product item column 130 . Then, the order reception unit 10 causes the display operation unit 3 to display the slip list screen 200b (FIG. 13) or the payment screen 300c (FIG. 14) as a temporary closure screen (S28, S32). After displaying the slip list screen 200b (S28), the order reception unit 10 causes the printer 80 installed in the kitchen or the like to print the slip of the product (S30).

The order receiving device 1 (FIG. 1) displays the invoice list screen 200a as a temporary closing screen or the The payment screen 300a is not displayed. However, when the product button in the specific menu area 110 is tapped, the order receiving unit 10 confirms the flag setting of the temporary closing screen/payment screen, so the "payment" button 101 or the "temporary closing" button 102 can be tapped. Instead, the slip list screen 200a or the payment screen 300a is displayed. In addition, the order receiving device 1 (FIG. 1) immediately sends the product slip 400 (FIG. 5) to the printing device 80 installed in the kitchen or the like without waiting for the tap of the "temporary closing" button 102 as a transmission button. ) is printed.

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The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications such as those described below are possible.
(1) In the order receiving device 1 of the above embodiment, the specific product button in the specific menu area 110 is arranged between the normal menu area 120 and the "payment" button 101 as the checkout button. The specific product button may be displayed in a display form different from that of the product button.

(2) In the order receiving apparatus 1 of the above embodiment, the "temporary closing" button 102 has a function as a send button, but an independent send button may be provided.

(3) In the order receiving device 1 of the above embodiment, by tapping the specific product button in the specific menu area 110, the sales registration screen 100b transitions to the slip list screen 200a or the payment screen 300a. Therefore, there is no need to add the product name, quantity, and price in the product item field 130 of the sales registration screen 100b. However, when the slip list screen 200 and the payment screen 300 are pop-up screens, tapping the specific product button in the specific menu area 110 adds the product name, quantity, and amount to the product item fields 130, and then the slip list screen 200 is displayed. or the payment screen 300 is preferably popped up.

(4) The product identification means 30 of the above-described embodiment identifies the product most likely to be ordered from the products stored in the product master 62 based on the time of day, day of the week, registered customer type, customer segment, and the like. be. Here, the product specifying means 30 may specify the product regardless of the classification of the product classification selection area 150 .
(5) For example, at lunch time on weekdays, the product specifying means 30 can provide daily lunch (A), daily lunch (B), coffee (hot), coffee (ice), salad, Cold tofu, natto, etc. may be specified. That is, for which product the specific product button is displayed dynamically changes with the passage of time. Note that the unit price of “¥100” for “coffee” in the specific menu area 110 of FIG. 15 is cheaper than the unit price of “¥400” for “coffee” in the normal menu area 120 . In this way, the product in the specific menu area 110 may have the same product name as the product in the normal menu area 120, but the unit price may be changed.

(6) The external device need not be a printing device, but may be another terminal device such as a smart phone, a mobile phone, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), a notebook PC, or the like.
(7) The specific product button may be configured so that each person in charge can individually set it instead of the product that sells the most. Also, the number of specific product buttons to be displayed is not particularly limited.

(8) The specific menu area 110 may be configured such that a plurality of identical product buttons are arranged, and orders for a plurality of identical products can be accepted by tapping the same product button multiple times. Also, it may be configured such that a single button can be used to accept orders for a plurality of the same products.

[Appendix]
<Claim 1>
An order reception screen including a product button associated with each of a plurality of products and for accepting designation of each product, and an accounting button for executing accounting processing related to the product whose designation is accepted via the product button. Display control means for displaying on the display unit,
The display control means causes the order reception screen to display a specific product button for accepting designation of the specific product and also executing the accounting process for at least one specific product among the plurality of products.
An order receiving device characterized by:
<Claim 2>
An order including a product button associated with each of a plurality of products for accepting designation of each product, and a send button for sending product information of the product whose designation is accepted via the product button to an external device. Display control means for displaying the reception screen on the display unit,
For at least one specific product among the plurality of products, the display control means displays a specific product button on the order reception screen for accepting designation of the specific product and for transmitting product information of the specific product to an external device. to display
An order receiving device characterized by:
<Claim 3>
further comprising clock means for acquiring current date and time information,
The display control means determines at least one product among the plurality of products as a specific product according to the current date and time information acquired by the clock means, and displays the specific product button for the determined specific product. ,
3. The order receiving device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that:
<Claim 4>
further comprising customer information acquisition means for acquiring customer information,
The display control means determines at least one product among a plurality of products as a specific product according to the customer information acquired by the customer information acquisition means, and displays the specific product button for the determined specific product. ,
4. The order receiving device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that:
<Claim 5>
The display control means displays the specific product button in a display form different from that of the product button,
5. The order reception device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that:
<Claim 6>
The display control means displays the specific product button between the product button and the checkout button.
2. The order receiving device according to claim 1, characterized by:
<Claim 7>
When the specific product button is selected by the first selection method, the specification of the specific product is accepted and the accounting processing is also executed, and the specific product button is selected by a second selection method different from the first selection method. processing means for accepting the designation of the specific product without executing the accounting process when the selection method is selected;
2. The order taking device of claim 1, further comprising: a.
<Claim 8>
The display control means displays a plurality of specific product buttons corresponding to each specific product when there are a plurality of specific products,
processing means for accepting designation of a plurality of specific products associated with the selected specific product buttons and simultaneously executing the accounting process when a plurality of the specific product buttons are selected within a predetermined period;
2. The order receiving device according to claim 1, further comprising:
<Claim 9>
The display control means displays the order reception screen on display means having a touch panel that detects contact on the surface as an input operation.
9. The order receiving device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized by:
<Claim 10>
the computer,
An order reception screen including a product button associated with each of a plurality of products and for accepting designation of each product, and an accounting button for executing accounting processing related to the product whose designation is accepted via the product button. function as display control means for displaying
The display control means causes the order reception screen to display a specific product button for accepting designation of the specific product and also executing the accounting process for at least one specific product among the plurality of products.
program for.
<Claim 11>
the computer,
An order including a product button associated with each of a plurality of products for accepting designation of each product, and a send button for sending product information of the product whose designation is accepted via the product button to an external device. Function as display control means for displaying the reception screen,
For at least one specific product among the plurality of products, the display control means displays a specific product button on the order reception screen for accepting designation of the specific product and for transmitting product information of the specific product to an external device. to display
program for.

1 order receiving device 2 control unit 3 display operation unit (display unit)
4 Timing means 10 Order reception unit 20 Order reception screen generation means 21 Specific menu display column generation means 22 Normal menu reception screen generation means 30 Product specification means 35 Customer information acquisition means 40 Slip list screen generation means 45 Payment screen generation means 50 Display operation Part control means (display control means)
70 printing unit 75 barcode reader 80 printing device (external device)
100a, 100b, 100c, 100d, 100f Sales registration screen (order reception screen)
101 "Payment" button (checkout button)
102 "Temporary closing" button (send button)
110 Specific menu area 120 Normal menu area 130 Product item columns 200a, 200b Slip list screen (temporary closing screen)
210 Slips 300a, 300b, 300c Payment screen 310 Item field

Claims (5)

An order including a product button associated with each of a plurality of products for accepting designation of each product, and a send button for sending product information of the product whose designation is accepted via the product button to an external device. Display control means for displaying the reception screen on the display unit,
The display control means is a specific product button for accepting designation of the specific product for at least one specific product among the plurality of products, and the operation mode when accepting the designation of the specific product is a first operation mode. In the case of the operation mode, the product information of the specified product whose designation is received is transmitted to the external device, while in the case of the second operation mode, the product information of the specific product whose designation is received is transmitted to the external device. displaying on the order reception screen a specific product button that requires the operation of the send button in order to transmit to the external device ;
An order receiving device characterized by: The second operation mode is a long press for which the pressing time is longer than a predetermined threshold,
The first operation mode is normal pressing in which the pressing time is shorter than the predetermined threshold.
2. The order receiving device according to claim 1, characterized by: The display control means displays the specific product button in a display form different from that of the product button,
3. The order receiving device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: An order reception support method executed by an order reception device, comprising:
An order including a product button associated with each of a plurality of products for accepting designation of each product, and a send button for sending product information of the product whose designation is accepted via the product button to an external device. Including display control processing for displaying the reception screen on the display unit,
The display control process includes a specific product button for accepting designation of the specific product for at least one specific product among the plurality of products, and the operation mode for accepting the designation of the specific product is a first operation. In the case of the second operation mode, the product information of the specified product for which the designation is received is sent to the external device. Displaying on the order acceptance screen a specific product button that requires the operation of the send button in order to send to the device;
An order reception support method characterized by: the computer,
An order including a product button associated with each of a plurality of products for accepting designation of each product, and a send button for sending product information of the product whose designation is accepted via the product button to an external device. function as display control means for displaying the reception screen on the display unit,
The display control means is a specific product button for accepting designation of the specific product for at least one specific product among the plurality of products, and the operation mode for accepting the designation of the specific product is a first operation. In the case of the second operation mode, the product information of the specified product for which the designation is received is sent to the external device. Displaying on the order acceptance screen a specific product button that requires the operation of the send button in order to send to the device;
A program characterized by

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