JPH09146755A - Terminal equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a terminal equipment which has a small amount of data and can input the transmission data easy-to-understand for users by showing a data transmission management screen on a display means. SOLUTION: An ordering terminal equipment 40 includes a liquid crystal display 42 and a transparent touch panel 44 which is placed on the display 42. Then a user operates the panel 44 while looking at the ordering images shown on the display 42 to give his orders. A speaker 46 is added to output in voices the operation procedure and the order confirmation messages. Furthermore, the equipment 40 includes an FR transmission/reception unit 48 to perform the transmission/reception of data to other equipments via a radio communication circuit. In such a constitution, the user can visually and easily recognize the contents of the transmission data and the data operation procedure with extremely high handling facility.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a terminal device, and more particularly to a terminal device that allows a user to transmit data while looking at a screen.

[0002]

BACKGROUND ART Generally, in restaurants and the like, an order management system is adopted in which a waiter, a waitress, or the like takes an order from a customer and informs the kitchen of the order. However, in such an order management system, there is a problem that personnel costs such as waiters and waitresses increase, and the order unit price increases accordingly.

Also, in restaurants such as fast foods which have become widespread in recent years, a system is adopted in which a customer visits a counter to place an order and receives the ordered product.

However, in such an order management system,
Customers have to go to the counter every time they place an order, and when the restaurant is crowded, the customer has to wait at the counter, which increases the burden on the customer. .

In order to solve such a problem, it may be considered to employ an order management system in which a main management device (host computer) for order management and a plurality of terminal devices for ordering provided in the audience are combined. To be In this order management system, when the customer places an order while looking at the order image data displayed on the terminal device, the main management apparatus can manage the order in accordance with this order, so the above-mentioned personnel cost Problems and burdens on customers can be solved.

However, even if the order list is simply displayed on the terminal device, it is not possible to visually grasp the image of the food ordered by the customer. In this case, there arises a problem that the customer orders the dish that he or she does not like.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a terminal device which requires only a small amount of data to be transmitted and which allows the user to input transmission data which is easy to understand.

Another object of the present invention is to communicate with another device.
An object of the present invention is to provide a terminal device that is easy for a user to understand and that can transmit and receive interactive data with a small data amount.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a terminal device capable of flexibly coping with changes in image data for data transmission / reception management.

[0010]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the invention of claim 1 is a terminal device for transmitting data to another device, which comprises an input means, a display means, and
Storage means storing image data of a data transmission management screen, at least a part of which is expressed as a moving image, and an operation program for reproducing the image data according to a predetermined rule to perform a data transmission management operation, and data. And an arithmetic control unit for performing transmission management, wherein the arithmetic control unit is
Based on the operation program, an image display unit for reading the image data and displaying a data transmission management screen on the display unit, an operation program, and an input unit associated with the data transmission management screen. And a control unit that performs a data transmission management operation of generating transmission data based on an input and transmitting the transmission data to the other device.

According to the terminal device of the present invention, the data transmission management screen is displayed on the display means, whereby the user can send the contents of the data to other devices,
The transmission procedure can be visually recognized in an easy-to-understand manner.

In particular, according to the present invention, since the management screen is partially represented as a moving image, for example, the data transmission procedure and the contents of the data are used by using a moving image animation or a moving image character. It can be expressed visually by people.

Then, the user can easily input the transmission data while visually recognizing the transmission data from the input means in association with the data transmission management screen. Then, the input data is transmitted as transmission data to another device.

As described above, the terminal device of the present invention displays the screen to be displayed and the data to be transmitted in association with each other. Therefore, the user can
The operation procedure can be visually recognized in an easy-to-understand manner, which is extremely convenient.

In addition, when transmitting data, basically, image data is not transmitted, and data having a meaning associated with this image data is transmitted. Therefore, the amount of data to be transmitted is small and the data can be sent quickly. It becomes possible to transmit data.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in a terminal device for interactively transmitting / receiving data to / from another device, an input unit, a display unit, and a data transmission / reception management screen in which at least a part is represented as a moving image. Of the image data and an operation program for reproducing the image data according to a predetermined rule to perform a data transmission / reception management operation, and an arithmetic control unit for performing the data transmission / reception management. The control means reads out the image data based on the operation program and displays the data transmission / reception management screen on the display means, the operation program, and the data transmission / reception management screen in association with each other. The first data is generated based on the input from the input means and is transmitted to the other device. Control means for performing a data transmission / reception management operation for causing the image display means to display a screen corresponding to the second data based on the interactive second data received from the order management device. And

In addition to the effects of the invention of claim 1, the terminal device of the present invention can perform interactive data transmission / reception with other devices with a small amount of data that is easy for the user to understand.

In particular, the terminal device of the present invention displays at least a part of the data transmission / reception management screen as a moving image such as animation. Therefore, it is possible to manage the transmission and reception of data that is visually easy for the user to understand, and it is possible to realize a terminal device that is easy for the user and easy to use.

As an aspect of the invention of claim 1, the invention of claim 2 provides the image data according to claim 1,
Formed as image data of an order management screen, the operation program is formed to reproduce the image data for order management according to a predetermined rule, and perform a data transmission management operation for order management. Image display means
Based on the operation program, reads the image data and displays an order management screen on the display means,
The control means performs order control operation of generating order management data based on an operation program and an order input from the input means associated with the order management screen and transmitting the data to the other device. It is characterized by

As an aspect of the invention of claim 3, in the invention of claim 4, the image data in claim 3 is formed as image data of an order management screen,
The operation program is formed to reproduce the image data for order management according to a predetermined rule and perform a data transmission / reception management operation for order management, and the image display means is based on the operation program. Reading the image data, displaying an order management screen on the display means, and the control means for order management based on an operation program and an order input from the input means associated with the order management screen. Generate the first data,
Based on the interactive second data received from the other device while transmitting to the other device,
An order control operation for causing the image display unit to display a screen having contents corresponding to the second data is performed.

According to the second and fourth aspects of the present invention, the user can enter an order while looking at the screen in which at least a part for order management is displayed as a moving image, so it is extremely easy to understand and is easy to use. It is possible to realize a good ordering terminal device.

Particularly, according to the invention of claim 4, data for order management can be interactively transmitted / received to / from another device. Therefore, for example, when ordering a dish, data communication can be performed so as to notify the user of the completion of the ordered product, and when an order is made to order the desired data, the order can be made. Data can also be received from the other party.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to fourth aspects, the input means is formed as a touch panel arranged on the display means in a predetermined correspondence relationship with the management screen. It is characterized by that.

By arranging the touch panel on the display means in a predetermined correspondence with the management screen, the user can simply touch the predetermined position on the displayed order management screen to easily order the order data. Can be input. Therefore, it is possible to realize a terminal device that is more convenient for the user.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to fifth aspects, the image data is formed so as to display a menu screen representing a plurality of management items as the management screen. .

As described above, by displaying the management screen as the menu screen, a more convenient terminal device can be realized.

Here, it is preferable that the contents of management, for example, the contents of data to be transmitted are displayed on the menu screen by using animations and photographs that are easily recognized visually.

Further, the invention of claim 7 is based on any one of claims 3 to 6, wherein the storage means is configured to store image data of an order menu screen representing a plurality of order items as the management screen. The control means converts the arbitrary order item selected by the input means into code data, transmits the code data to another device as the first data, and receives the order data as the second data from the other device. A screen for order management of the content of the code data is displayed on the image display means.

The terminal device of the present invention can input transmission data only by selecting a desired order item on the order menu screen, and can realize an extremely convenient terminal device.

In particular, according to the present invention, since the transmitted / received data is transmitted / received to / from the other device in the form of being converted into code data, there is an advantage that the amount of data to be transmitted / received is extremely small. .

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the fourth to seventh aspects dependent on the third and third aspects, the storage means stores a plurality of sets of the image data and the operation program. The control means performs a data transmission / reception management operation based on another set of image data and an operation program during a waiting time of a data transmission / reception management operation based on a predetermined set of image data and an operation program. To do.

According to the terminal device of the present invention, another data transmission / reception management operation can be performed during the waiting time of a predetermined data transmission / reception management operation, so that the user can use the waiting time very efficiently. It is possible to send and receive various data.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the eighth aspect, the storage means stores a plurality of sets of the image data for merchandise order and information order and a display operation program thereof, and the control means is During the order control operation based on the image data for ordering goods and the program for its operation, the information ordering is performed from the transmission of the first code data to the reception of the second code data. The feature is that the order control operation is performed based on the image data and the display operation program thereof.

Usually, the time from the ordering of information via the line to the return of the information is often shorter than the time from ordering a dish at a restaurant to its completion. Therefore, according to the present invention, when an item such as a dish is ordered, the order control operation for ordering information is performed by using the waiting time from the time the dish is ordered until the product is completed. This makes it possible for the user to obtain the information by effectively utilizing the waiting time without leaving the waiting time.

The invention of claim 10 relates to claim 3 and claim 3.
The control means according to any one of claims 4 to 9, characterized in that the control means includes means for writing and storing the image data received from the other device and its display operation program in the storage means. .

The terminal device of the present invention receives the image data of the screen to be displayed and its operation program from the outside and controls the writing to the storage means. That is, the image data and the operation program transmitted from the outside are formed to be writable.

Thus, according to the present invention, since it is possible to promptly deal with a change in an image to be displayed, it is possible to realize a terminal device which is extremely versatile and easy to use.

It is preferable to transfer and write the image data and the operation program as described above, and to use the time period when the terminal device is not normally used.

The invention of claim 11 is characterized in that, in any one of claims 1 to 10, the image data is formed to display a hierarchical menu screen representing a plurality of management items as the management screen. And

By adopting the hierarchical menu in this way, it is possible to effectively utilize the limited display space and display the screen which is easy for the user to understand.

As an aspect of the invention of claim 11, in the invention of claim 12, in the image data according to claim 11, the transmission items are classified into several large items for each type, and each large item is classified. The items belonging to the large items are classified into a tree structure, and configured to display a hierarchical order management menu screen. The display operation program is a program for a hierarchy corresponding to a root or a node of the displayed tree structure. When any one of the items is selected, a menu screen showing the item of the next layer belonging to the selected item is displayed, and when there are a plurality of displayed items, one of the items is selected. By doing so, the process of displaying the menu screen showing the item of the next layer belonging to the selected item is sequentially performed, and in the leaf portion of the tree structure, a plurality of items corresponding to the selected leaf are displayed. Characterized in that it is configured to perform order management screen display operation of displaying by switching the menu screen representing the eye.

Further, in the invention of claim 13, in claim 12, the display contents of the items belonging to the hierarchy corresponding to the root or the node are images as indexes showing the contents of the respective items, and the respective indexes are At least a part of the image has a function as an icon, and the image display unit displays a menu screen of contents of items corresponding to the selection of one of the icons by the input unit. And

By thus displaying a part of the menu screen so as to have a function as an icon, it becomes possible for the user to perform an input operation more convenient.

The invention of claim 14 is characterized in that, in claim 13, the image display means distinguishably displays a selected icon and a non-selected icon.

As described above, by displaying the icon with good visibility, the user can perform an accurate input operation.

Further, the invention of claim 15 is based on claims 11 to 11.
In any one of 14 above, when the image display means switches and displays a plurality of items corresponding to the leaf portion of the tree structure, a display change area is displayed on the screen, and this display change area is the input means. It is characterized in that the displayed image is switched by being selected by.

By doing so, it becomes possible to smoothly switch the hierarchical menu screen.

The sixteenth aspect of the present invention provides the first to first aspects.
In any one of 5 above, when the image display means displays the explanation information for explaining the contents of the information displayed on the display screen, the explanation information is displayed on the display information in an overlapping manner and further overlaps. It is characterized in that the explanation information is displayed while being moved so that the content of the display information of the area can be visually recognized.

That is, in the terminal device of the present invention, at least a part of the data transmission management screen is represented as a moving image. When the explanatory information for explaining the content of the information displayed on the display screen as such a moving image is displayed in an overlapping manner on the display screen, the content of the display information in the overlapping area can be visually recognized. It is preferable to display the explanation information while moving it. As a result, it is possible to display an image that is easier for the user to understand.

[0050]

Next, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described.

First Embodiment FIG. 1 shows a preferred first embodiment of the present invention. This order management system manages orders at restaurants installed in amusement parks and the like. Specifically, the POS system 10 on the store side, which functions as a main management device for order management, and each table 30-
A plurality of order terminal devices 40 installed at 1, 30-2 ...
-1, 40-2 ...

The POS system 10 on the store side uses the line 2
It is connected via 9 to the HOST computer (not shown) of the headquarters that controls each restaurant. HOS of the head office
A network is formed between the T computer and the HOST computer 20 on the store side.

The POS system 10 comprises a HOST computer 20, an input / output terminal device 22 functioning as an input / output means, and a register 24 for managing deposit / withdrawal. This POS system 10 includes order terminal devices 40-1 and 4 provided on each table 30 in the store.
0-2 and the RF module 26 are connected as a relay terminal.

The HOST computer 20 includes a memory 28. In the memory 28, H
A program for causing the OST computer 20 to function as a main management device for order management is stored.

Further, the memory 28 stores the operation program transferred to each ordering terminal device 40 and the image data of the ordering screen. That is, this memory 28
Will also function as a storage means for data to be transferred to the terminal device 40.

Here, the operation program and the image data are formed for order management of food in a restaurant.

The operation program for the terminal device and the image data of the order screen stored in the memory 28 are as follows:
The RF module 26 is read when the system is started up.
Each of the ordering terminal devices 40-1, 40-2 in the store through the ...
Sent to

The POS system 10 on the store side is
When an order is received from each ordering terminal device 40, the order contents are temporarily stored in the memory 28, and the order contents are printed out from the input / output terminal device 22. Furthermore, if this restaurant is a fast food restaurant, accepting the order
The order contents are temporarily processed by the register 24 to calculate the amount of money, and then the contents are printed out and output from the input / output terminal device 22.

In the POS system 10 on the store side, when an ordered product is completed, a store clerk inputs or outputs to the input / output terminal device 2
Use 2 to make an input to notify the completion of the ordered product. When such an input is made, the HOST computer 20 causes the ordering terminal device 4 of the corresponding table 30.
An order completion message is sent as second data to 0.

The POS system 10 on the store side is
As in the second embodiment described later, when an order for information is entered from each ordering terminal device 40, the contents of this order are temporarily stored in the memory 28. If the ordered information already exists in the memory 28, this information information is transmitted as second data to the corresponding ordering terminal device 40. If the ordered information information does not exist in the memory 28, the requested information information is inquired to the host computer of the headquarters (not shown) and obtained, and the ordered information is used as the second data. Send to 40.

FIG. 2 shows the configuration of the order terminal device 40 provided in each table 30. The order terminal device 40 includes a liquid crystal display 42 and a transparent touch panel 44 provided on the display 42. A customer operates the touch panel 44 while watching an order screen displayed on the display 42. It is configured to place an order. Furthermore, this ordering terminal device 40
Is provided with a speaker 46, and is configured to output an operation procedure and an order confirmation message by voice.

At this time, the touch panel 44 has touch sensors arranged in a predetermined correspondence relationship with the ordered items on the order menu screen displayed on the display 42 so that the order can be easily input. .

The ordering terminal device 40 includes an RF transmitting / receiving unit 48, a CPU 50, a RAM 51, and a ROM.
52, a graphic memory 54, an image processing IC 56, and a video RAM 58. The image processing IC 56 displays the order screen on the display 42 via the LCD interface IC 60, and
The audio signal is output from the speaker 46 through the sound circuit 62.

Further, the ordering terminal device 40 has an RF
It is configured to transmit and receive data via a wireless communication circuit formed between the transmission / reception unit 48 and the RF module 26 shown in FIG.

In the ROM 52, a basic operation program for performing basic control of the entire device is stored as firmware. This basic operation program is
For example, it is configured to control the entire device based on an input from the touch panel 44, an operating program, and the like, and control transmission / reception of data to / from the POS system 10. Furthermore, the basic operation program is configured to include a program for transferring and writing the image data and the operation program transmitted from the host computer 20 to the reception data storage unit 54.

In the ordering terminal device 40, when the operating program and the image data of the order screen are transmitted from the POS system 10 on the store side when the system is started up, the CPU 50 receives it based on the basic operating program. The selected operation program and image data are written and stored in the reception data storage unit 54. That is, the CPU 50 functions as a data writing unit.

Here, the received data storage unit 54
Can be configured using various types of rewritable memory. For example, graphic memory, SRA
M, PSRAM, flash memory, hard disk, and the like can be appropriately used as necessary.

Here, the received data storage unit 54
The operation program stored therein is basically a program for using the image data, displaying the image data on the display 42 according to a predetermined rule, and performing a data transmission / reception operation for order management. Has been done.

Further, the image data of the embodiment is configured to include data for a plurality of menu screens having a hierarchical structure, and each menu screen data is stored in advance at a predetermined address. Furthermore, in order to display the contents of the menu in an easy-to-understand manner on each of these menu screens, a character (fork 300, which will be described later) as a moving image appears in principle on each screen. This character information is also stored in each predetermined address. When the received data storage unit 54 is actively used as a character simulator and various characters are displayed so as to move freely within the screen, a plurality of character data are stored in advance as a part of the image data in the storage unit. It may be stored in 54.

It should be noted that each of these menu screens and character data includes character information and voice data.

The image processing IC 56 is the CPU 5
Image data is read from the reception data storage unit 54 according to a control command from 0 or an operation program stored in the reception data storage unit 54, screen data of the menu screen is combined and sequentially written in the video RAM 58, and The screen data written in the video RAM 58 is displayed as an image on the display 42 via the interface IC 60.

That is, in the terminal device of the embodiment, the CPU
50 is a basic operation program and a received data storage unit 54
A predetermined control calculation is performed based on the operation program stored in the image processing IC 56, and the calculated control code is output to the image processing IC 56.
Output to

For example, when the user does not make any input from the touch panel 44, a control code indicating that is input to the image processing IC 56. As a result, the image processing IC 56 synthesizes the first-layer menu screen from the several menu screens of the hierarchical code and displays it on the display 42.

When the user inputs something from the touch panel 44, the CPU 50 outputs a corresponding instruction as a control code to the image processing IC 56, which causes the image processing IC 56 to display the image stored in the memory 54. The data is synthesized according to the operation program and displayed on the display 42.

That is, when the user selects certain information on the touch panel 44, the CPU 50 outputs a control signal based on the signal from the touch panel 44 to the image processing IC 56.

The image processing IC 56 reads out information of a predetermined address from the storage section 54 based on the control signal, displays the read content on the display 42, and
If there is voice, the speaker 4 is passed through the sound circuit 62.
The sound is output from 6. As a result, the display and voice output corresponding to the order input selected by the user on the touch panel 44 are performed.

A feature of this embodiment is that the operation program and the image data stored in the received data storage unit 54 of the ordering terminal device 40 are stored in the POS system 10 on the store side when the order management system is started up. Is sent from. This makes it possible for the order management system to promptly deal with menu changes, additions, and the like.

In the system shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the store-side POS system 10 constituting the main management device and the terminal devices 40-1, 40-2 for each order are connected via a wireless communication line. The case where the connection is made has been described as an example, but in addition to this, for example, as shown in FIG. 12, the POS system 10 on the store side and each ordering terminal device 40-1 via the gateway 34 provided on the network. , 40-2, ... May be connected. Here, the gateway 34 serves as an interface between each terminal device 40, the network, and the main management device (host computer) 10.

FIG. 13 shows an example of the terminal device 40 used in this case. It should be noted that members corresponding to those of the terminal device shown in FIG.

As described above, the CPU 50 functions as a data writing means. And interface 4
When the image data and the operation program transmitted from the POS system 10 on the store side are received via 9, the switching means 53 is controlled to the writing mode on the a side, and the received data is written and stored in the reception data storage means 54. To do.

When this writing is completed, the switching means 53 is controlled to be switched to the read mode on the side b, and a series of order management operations based on the written image data and operation program are performed.

3 and 4, the ordering terminal device 40 is shown.
A specific operation flowchart of is shown.

As shown in FIG. 3, the ordering terminal device 40 after system startup is normally set to the idle state (step 100). In this idle state (step 100), steps 102, 104 and 1 shown in FIG.
06 and 107 are repeated at regular intervals.

In step 102, the signboard of the store shown in FIG. 6 is displayed as a demo screen on the display 42 for a certain period of time.

At step 104, a demo screen for explaining the function shown in FIG. 7 is displayed. Here, a folk-shaped character, Folk 300, appears. While moving on the screen, the folk 300 uses characters and voice to explain the operation in each scene. From the speaker 46, the explanation of the fork-kun 300 is output as voice.

Next, in step 106, the demo screen for order reception shown in FIG. 8 is displayed. At this time, Mr. Fork gives the customer a function explanation for ordering to press the hungry display area (touch sensor provided in the hungry display area) 310. If the hungry display area 310 is not pressed for a certain period of time, a timeout occurs (step 107), and steps 102 to 10 are performed again.
The series of operations of 6 are repeated.

When the customer presses the hungry display area 310 in the state of step 106, the state shifts from the idle state of step 100 to the menu screen display processing state of step 110. This step 110 is specifically configured to include steps 112, 114, 116 and 118.

First, in step 112, the menu screen shown in FIG. 9 is displayed on the display 42. On this menu screen, Folk 300 explains the four ordered item lists 200-1, 200-2, 200-3, 200-4. Customers can check this list 200-1, 200-
When one display area is pressed from the display areas 2, ..., 200-4, a selection signal of the ordered product is input from the touch sensor provided in that portion (step 112).

At this time, for example, if a touch operation is performed on the display area of the ordered item list (hamburger) 200-1, the hamburger ordering menu screen shown in FIG. 10 is displayed on the display 42. Each ordered item display area 200-1, 200 located on the left side of this screen
In the column of -2 ... 200-4, only the area 200-1 is displayed in a different color for identification, indicating that the hamburger menu screen is currently being displayed (step 114-1).

If there are multiple types of hamburgers that can be ordered, the page turning area 210 is displayed in the lower right corner of the screen.
Is displayed, and the customer touches this area 210 to display the next hamburger menu screen.

In each menu screen, the amount of money is displayed on the lower side of the screen, and the customer may touch the order area 220 when the hamburger he / she wants to order is displayed. As a result, the selection signal of the corresponding hamburger is input to the CPU 50 from the touch sensor provided at the position corresponding to this area 220 (step 116).
-1).

Further, in step 112, when the customer orders chicken, (step 114-2) a menu as shown in FIG. 11 is displayed on the display 42, and similarly, a menu of a plurality of chickens is displayed. The desired chicken may be selected from among them.

In this way, for example, a hamburger or chicken is selected and ordered. In addition to this, for example, when ordering a drink such as coffee, or when ordering other items at the same time, the other order area 200 can be similarly selected and operated on the menu screens shown in FIGS. Good. This allows multiple orders to be combined (step 118).

When a series of orders are completed in this way, the customer touches the clearing button display area 230 on the menu screen displayed as shown in FIGS.

As a result, from the menu screen display processing step 110 shown in FIG. 3 to the confirmation screen display step 120.
The display 42 displays a list of ordered items and the total amount of money, and buttons for selecting additional orders, cancels, and orders are displayed on the display 42.

When the customer confirms that the order is placed correctly while looking at this confirmation screen, he or she touches the confirmation OK button.

As a result, order data is transmitted from the ordering terminal device 40 to the POS system 10 on the store side via the RF transmission / reception unit 48, and written in the memory 28 of the HOST computer 20 (step 13).
0).

When such order communication is completed (step 140), the ordering terminal device 40 returns to the idle state (step 100) shown in FIG. 3 and resumes the above-mentioned order acceptance.

Further, FIG. 5 shows an operation flowchart of the POS system 10 on the store side.

First, when the order management system is started up (step 160), communication is performed with the HOST computer at the head office (step 162) to receive various data regarding today's menu, and the ordering terminal device 4
The operation program of 0 and the image data of the order screen are received and written and stored in the memory 28 in the POS system on the store side.

After that, the store side POS system 10 operates the terminal devices 40-1 and 40 in the store which are connected via a wireless line.
-2 ... To send the operation program and the image data of the order screen stored in the memory 28 (step 1
64). Thereby, each table 30-1, 30-2, ...
In the ordering terminal devices 40-1, 40-2, ..., New operation programs and image data are set and stored.

In this way, according to this order management system, since the operation program and the image data are distributed to each ordering terminal device 40 each time the system is started up, it is possible to flexibly deal with additions and changes of menus. be able to.

Thereafter, the POS system 10 on the store side is controlled to be in an idle state (step 168) and communicates with the head office HOST as necessary (step 17).
0), register processing such as sales management is performed with the register 24 (step 172).

In this idle state (step 168), as described above, the arbitrary order terminal device 40 is used.
When the order data is received from (step 174), the process for this order is executed (step 176). Then, in the case of a firth food restaurant, register processing is executed following the processing of step 176 (step 178), and thereafter the amount of money is printed out together with the list of ordered items (step 180). In the case of a normal restaurant, after the processing for the order is executed (step 176), the above-mentioned printout processing is executed (step 180).

In this way, the store-side POS system 1
0 receives an order from each ordering terminal device 40 in the store and executes the register process.

When an order is completed and a clerk operates the input / output terminal device 22 of the POS system 10 to input a finished message, the message is directed from the POS system 10 to the corresponding ordering terminal device 40. It is wirelessly transmitted, and the fact is displayed on the display of the terminal device 40. This allows
The customer can instantly determine that the ordered product is completed and can receive it. Therefore, since the customer can relax at his / her seat after placing an order and until the ordered product is completed, the customer and the store are not forced to wait in order to receive the ordered product. It is possible to realize an order management system that is extremely convenient for both sides.

In particular, according to the system of the present embodiment, transmission / reception data of data (for example, from the terminal device 40 to the POS system 10) interactively performed between each ordering terminal device 40 and the POS system 10 on the store side. It is preferable that the order data transmitted to the terminal device 40 and the finished message display data transmitted from the POS system 10 to each terminal device 40 are transmitted and received as, for example, code data. As a result, interactive data transmission / reception can be performed with a small amount of data, which enables efficient data transmission / reception.

Furthermore, in the system of the present embodiment, a character such as Folk 300 can be made to appear in each menu screen, and the necessary information can be transmitted to the user in an easy-to-understand manner. That is, by moving and displaying a character such as such an animation, it is possible to inform the user of the contents to be noted on each menu screen and the operation method of the menu screen in a visually easy-to-understand manner.

Second Embodiment A second embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

In the first embodiment, the case where the system of the present invention is applied only to the order management of the meal menu in the restaurant has been described as an example. It is characterized in that not only order management but also information order management is performed.

That is, in the system of the embodiment, in the POS system 10 and the memory 28 on the store side shown in FIG. 1, image data for order management of meal menu and its operation program, and image data for management of information order. And a program for its operation are stored. When the system is started up, the POS system 10 transmits a plurality of sets of image data and an operation program to each of the terminal devices 40-1, 40-2, ... Data storage unit 5
4 is written and stored.

FIG. 15 schematically shows a flowchart of the operation of each terminal device 40.

First, the system is started up, and the order terminal devices 40-1, 40-2, ...
When the transfer and writing of the image data and the operation program to the end are completed, the display 4 of each order terminal device 40
The basic menu screen shown in FIG. 18A is displayed on the screen 2 (step S200).

On this basic menu screen, a button 400 for selecting a meal menu and a button 500 for selecting an information menu are displayed, and a transparent touch panel 44 is installed in each display area.

Then, when the customer at the restaurant seats looks at the display screen of the terminal device 40 installed on the table and touches the item of the meal menu selection button 400 with his or her finger, the input signal corresponding to it is input to the touch panel 44. To C
It is input to PU50. As a result, a predetermined instruction is issued from the CPU 50 to the image processing IC 56, and the image processing IC 56 calls the image data based on the instruction from the storage unit 54 to display a basic menu screen for meal as shown in FIG. It is displayed (step S210).

On the left side of the basic menu screen, there are rough order list items 200-1 and 200 of the meal menu.
-2 ... 200-4 is displayed. Each of these items 200-
In the display area of 1,200-2 ... 200-4, for example, sandwiches, drinks, chickens, salads, etc.
An icon that functions as an index so that the content of each item can be seen at a glance is displayed as an animation image or a photo image.

Then, each of these items 200-1, 200
-2 ... On the entire screen on the right side of 200-4, character information 262, 264, 266, 268 corresponding to each item is displayed.
Is displayed. These character information 262 ... 268 are sandwiched between item 200-1 and item 200-2.
For item 200-3, chicken for item 200-3, salad for item 200-4, and so on.

Further, the moving character 300 is displayed so as to overlap with a part of the character information 262 to 268, and the sign 260 of the character 300 has
"To switch between each c
categories, press the icon
Character information such as "s" is displayed.

When a menu other than the one displayed here is requested, the area of the signboard 260 is touched, and the menu of the next page is displayed in the same screen configuration as in FIG.

Incidentally, the character 300 and the signboard 26
When 0 exists without moving to a certain position, the character information 262 to 268 (drink, chicken in the figure) of the overlapping portion is partially invisible, so that the character 300 and the signboard 260 are vertically moved in the figure. Move back and forth to display an image so that hidden characters can be seen. this is,
This is to effectively use the limited display space.

Also, a rough item 200 of the meal menu
-1, 200-2 ... 200-4 are displayed on one screen in consideration of the size of the display screen and the ease of touching by the user.
It is preferable to display items. Each of these items 200-1, 200-2, ... 200-4 has a function as an icon, and when the user touches a certain item, the information content belonging to it is displayed on the screen.

For example, when the sandwich item 200-1 is touched, a menu screen as shown in FIG. 20 is displayed. The item 200-1 selected at this time
The color of the background part inside the frame of other items is 200-2, 200
It is displayed so as to be different from -3 and 200-4. Specifically, before any item 200-1, ..., 200-4 is selected (the state shown in FIG. 19), the background portion in the frame has the same color (indicated by diagonal lines in the figure). However,
When the item 200-1 is touched, the item 200-
The color of only 1 is changed (represented by a halftone dot pattern in FIG. 20), and the other items 200-2 to 200-4 are left as they are. In contrast to this, the processing for making the color of another item in the frame of the designated item different from that of the item 200-1
Only the same color as the other items 200-2 to 200
The color of -4 may be changed.

By the way, FIG. 20 shows item 2 of the sandwich.
This is the display content when 00-1 is specified, and in this case, an animation image 282 of hamsand showing the content of the selected item 200-1 is displayed in the area on the right side of the drawing. At this time, in addition to the animated image 282 of the ham sandwich, character information 280 representing the product name "ham sandwich" and character information 284 representing the price are displayed in the screen. Furthermore, in this screen, the character 300
At the same time, "Press h written in the moving sign 270.
The text information "erre to order this food" is also displayed. Further, in this screen, a payment button 230 in which text information "Bill" that supports payment is written is displayed. The user wants to place an order. In that case, the area of the signboard 270 of the character 300 may be touched, and the settlement button 230 may be further touched.

FIG. 17 shows each of the above items 200-1, 20.
The menu structure of 0-2 ... 200-4 is shown.
For example, the sandwich menu screen is configured to include three menu screens respectively representing three different types of sandwiches. For example, the first menu screen is
The vegetable sandwich, the second menu screen is displayed as a ham sandwich, and the third menu screen is displayed as an egg sandwich. Similarly, drinks, chickens, and salads are also configured to include a plurality of menu screens representing different types of contents.

Then, as shown in FIG. 20, when the user touches the signboard 270 while the sandwich item 200-1 is selected, although the illustration is omitted here, the order number is changed. A display screen for selection appears, and the user or the number is looked at and the number of orders is input. Specifically, "P
less here to order this
The part 2 specified by the user by the instruction "od"
When you press 70, the content displayed on the signboard 270 changes to "Pres
shere to order this food ”
The character information of "0" to "9", for example, is switched to, and the number of orders is input from this number key.

In this way, for example, when a predetermined number of ham sandwiches are ordered, the display 42 is displayed on the display 42.
1. As shown in FIG. 22, a series of animation animations for storing the ordered product in the take-out package is displayed (step S216). This allows the user to visually recognize the contents ordered by the user.

Then, when the ordered product is stored in the package as shown in FIG. 22, "Thank" is displayed on the screen.
The message "you" is displayed, and then FIG.
The menu selection screen shown in is displayed (step S21).
2, 214).

When the user does not request the ham sandwich, the page-turning area 210 provided in the lower right portion of the display screen is pressed to replace the ham sandwich currently displayed, for example, a vegetable sandwich. An animated image of is displayed. Further, if the page-turning area 210 present in the image of this vegetable sandwich is pressed, the type of display sandwiches is changed one after another such that an egg sandwich is displayed instead of the vegetable sandwich.

Similarly, when the item 200-2 is selected,
First, for example, an animated image of orange juice is displayed together with information such as the character information described above (step S214), and when the user does not request orange juice, the lower right portion of the display screen is displayed. When you press the page-turning area 210 provided, animation information of a different type of juice is displayed as the second information,
Furthermore, the page turning area 21 existing in the image
If 0 is pressed, the next drink will be displayed, and different drinks will be displayed one by one.

In this way, the user orders a meal for a desired item (steps S212, S214, S21).
6). Then, when such a series of ordering operations are completed, the user touches the settlement button 230 displayed as shown in FIG. 20, for example. As a result, the accounting screen as shown in FIG. 23A is displayed on the display 42 (step S218). On this accounting screen, character information 290 indicating the total price of the ordered products ordered by the user is displayed.
Then, an OK button 292 and a cancel button 294 are displayed. If the order amount is OK, OK button 292
If you want to order again, touch Cancel button 294.

Then, when the OK button 292 is touched, the series of order processing ends, and the terminal device 40 sends the PO
The contents of the order (information such as product name, quantity, total amount, table number, etc.) are transmitted as code data to the host computer 20 of the S system 10.

From the host computer 20,
The waiting time until the ordered product is completed is transmitted as code data to the corresponding terminal device 40. 2 is displayed on the display 42 of the terminal device 40.
As shown in 3 (B), the time until the ordered product is completed is displayed (step S220).

When such a series of processing is completed, the basic menu screen shown in step S200 is again displayed on the display.

Further, when the food ordered by the user is completed, as shown in FIG. 16, the POS system 10 on the store side interrupts the corresponding ordering terminal device 40, and the ordered product completion message is converted into code data. Sent. The terminal device 4 that has received this code data
0 displays an order completed message screen as shown in FIG. 24 on the display 42 (step S23).
0). As a result, even if the user is working while opening another screen, as will be described later, the ordered product completion message displayed on the display 42 can be surely recognized. It will be possible.

When the cancel button 294 is touched in step S218, the display screen returns to the menu selection screen shown in FIG. 19 again, and the user is made to perform the selection operation again from the beginning.

Further, the system of the embodiment uses the waiting time until the ordered product is completed after the ordering operation of the meal menu is completed in this way, and the basic menu screen (step From S200), various information data in the amusement park can be known. In this case,
The information menu selection button 500 is touched on the basic menu screen shown in FIG.

As a result, the information basic menu screen shown in FIG. 18B is displayed on the display 42, and the operation explanation of the basic menu screen is output from the speaker 46 by voice (step S300). ).

On this basic menu screen, an event menu selection button 510 and a vehicle menu selection button 512 are displayed.

The user selects the vehicle menu selection button 512.
When is touched, a basic vehicle menu screen as shown in FIG. 25 is displayed on the display 42 (step S310).

The vehicle basic menu screen displays areas A1 to A4 as four areas to be displayed on one screen among the areas A1, A2, A3 ... In the amusement park. In this case, as typical vehicles in each area, for example, a roller coaster in the area A1 and a ferris wheel in the area A2 are displayed as simplified animation images (animation images are not shown). Further, the character 300 is displayed so as to overlap with each area information. Further, in the signboard 270 of the character 300, as in the case of selecting the meal menu, “Press here” is displayed.
Character information such as “to see other area” is displayed. To request an area other than that displayed on this screen, touch this signboard 270 to display the next page (four areas after area A5). Information) is displayed in a similar screen configuration.
If the character 300 and the signboard 270 do not move and stay in a fixed position, some of the displayed information cannot be seen. Therefore, in this case as well, the character 300 and the signboard 270 are reciprocally moved in the arrow YY 'direction. , Make hidden text information visible. This is to effectively use the limited display space as described above.

Further, the area information to be displayed at one time is as shown in FIG. 25 on one display screen in consideration of the size of the display screen and the ease of touch by the user, as in the case of the meal menu. Four areas are preferable. Then, these areas A1 to A4 have a function as icons, and when a part of a certain area is touched, the contents belonging to the area are displayed on the screen. For example, when the area A1 is touched, a display as shown in FIG. 26 is made (step S320). At this time, in FIG. 25, as in the case of the meal menu, the color of the background portion in the frame of the designated item (in this case, area A1) may be different from the other items.

By the way, FIG. 26 shows the display contents when the area A1 is designated, but in this case, an animation image for showing an outline of the roller coaster is displayed on the screen. The displayed contents at this time include the character image 410 indicating the vehicle name “Jet Coaster”, “Waitingt”, in addition to the animated image 400 of the roller coaster.
The character information 420 indicating the waiting time such as "ime is 30 minutes" is displayed together with the character 300. Then, when the user presses the page turning area 210 provided in the lower right part of the display screen, the roller coaster currently displayed is displayed. Instead, the same area A1
Animated images of other vehicles inside are displayed. Then, by pressing the page turning area 210 existing in the newly displayed animation image of the vehicle, different animation images of the vehicle in the same area are displayed, and so on. Animated images of vehicles are displayed one by one.

The above is a description of the case of displaying various information related to a meal menu and attractions, but "event information" and "other information" (not shown)
Can be displayed in a similar display method. Also in these cases, when the user touches a large category item (major item) such as “event information” and “other information”, first, an index description of information belonging to the major item is given. An animated image consisting of about three items is displayed. When any one of the four items is pressed, the first animation image belonging to it is displayed. If there is another type, press the page turning area 210 to display the second type of the same type. Is displayed, and if the page-turning area 210 is pressed, the third animation image of the same type is displayed, and so on. Note that these display methods are almost the same as those in the case of the meal menu and the attraction, so detailed description will be omitted.

As described above, the order entry system of the present embodiment such as a restaurant efficiently stores a large amount of multimedia information to be displayed in a limited display space.
Moreover, the information can be displayed easily for the user to visually recognize. Furthermore, it becomes possible for the user to easily perform the input operation based on the displayed information.

FIG. 14 shows such a display.
An example of the structure of the hierarchical menu screen is shown.

That is, a plurality of pieces of multimedia information to be displayed are classified into some large items for each type of information, and the information belonging to each item is made into a tree structure. The root or node of this tree structure
By selecting any one of the information items of the layer corresponding to e), the information of the next layer belonging to the selected information item is displayed. If there are multiple displayed information,
When one of the information items is selected, the process of displaying the information of the next layer belonging to the selected information item is sequentially performed. In the leaf portion of the tree structure, a plurality of pieces of information corresponding to the selected leaf are switched and displayed one by one.

For example, when the roots R1, R2, R3, and R4 in the tree structure shown in FIG. 14 correspond to the above-described embodiment, the root R1 is "meal menu selection", the root R2 is "event information", and the root is R3 is "Attraction information",
The root R4 corresponds to "other information". For simplicity of explanation, only “meal menu selection” will be described here. In this case, the nodes N1, N2, N3, N4 belonging to the root R1 corresponding to this "meal menu selection" correspond to the rough items 200-1, ... 200-4 of the meal menu, as shown in FIG. ing. Then, for example, the leaves L1, L2, ... That belong to the node N1 corresponding to the item 200-1 indicate variations of sandwiches such as a ham sandwich and a vegetable sandwich in this case.

By adopting such a display method, a wide variety of information can be displayed in a visually recognizable state even on a display screen where the display space that can be displayed at one time is small. Also, the image information to be displayed is animation information (mainly moving images, but can also be still images).
Therefore, in order to raise the degree of attention especially for information that the user should pay attention to, it is possible to further improve the visibility by making only the part that should be noticed a video and devising various movements. You can Further, it is preferable to display the leaf portion in the tree structure by using one entire screen for each type from the viewpoint of visibility because the image can be made larger. In addition, it is possible to display a plurality of images at the same time within a range in which the visibility is not deteriorated.

Further, in the above embodiment, some kinds of animation information (image data) to be displayed are stored in the storage section 54 provided in the terminal device 40, and the user requests the information from the touch panel 44. When this is done, the animation information is read out and displayed from the address corresponding to the input from the touch panel 44. However, information other than such preset animation information, for example, information regarding the waiting time of the vehicle, an event, etc. The start time information, and further other information, such as lost or lost information, changes from time to time. For example, the host computer 20 sends the latest information to each terminal device 40 side at regular time intervals. You may do it. Then, on the side of the terminal device 40, the information sent from the center may be stored in the memory 54 as the latest information by the CPU 50, and may be displayed as necessary.

As described above, in the system of the present embodiment, each terminal has animation image data or the like which occupies a large weight as the amount of information, and only the time information and the number of information having a low weight as the amount of information are stored in the host computer. I am going to give and receive between. Moreover, since the data from the host computer is stored in the memory on the terminal side, it is not always necessary to exchange the data with the host computer. Therefore, the system of the present embodiment has a feature that it can be realized even in a low-cost network having a low transmission capacity.

The embodiment described above is an example of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to this. For example, as major items, in the above embodiment, "meal menu selection", "event information", "vehicle information", "other information", etc.
You can also install several kinds of game software,
By touching the item "game", a rough outline of some game contents is displayed, and it is also possible to select a favorite game from them.

In the above embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to the order management of the restaurant has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this, and various other embodiments may be adopted. You can

For example, each ordering terminal device 40 shown in FIG.
Installed in the seats of baseball fields, soccer fields, and other stadiums,
The system 10 may be installed in a central product distribution center. Then, when an order for a customer seat is received from each ordering terminal device 40, the clerk on the POS system 10 side may instruct the sales person closest to the seat to deliver the ordered product. Good.

The order management system of the present invention can be applied not only to the above-mentioned ballpark but also to a theater or the like. In this case, by installing the ordering terminal device in the audience seats or the like, it becomes possible to easily order the products from the audience seats.

Further, the order management system of the present invention is used not only for ordering foods and drinks in restaurants as described above, but also for ordering data of a desired player or actor in, for example, a stadium, a ballpark, or a theater. Can also be applied to.

In this case, the ordered data is converted into POS.
It is preferable to perform wireless transmission from the system 10 side to the corresponding terminal device 40 and display the data on the display 42 of each terminal device 40.

When the present invention is applied to a stadium, a theater, etc., when the system is started up, not only the menu screen but also desired advertisement image data is sent from the main management device side to each ordering terminal device. The advertisement screen is displayed as an image on each ordering terminal device by being configured to be transmitted to the customer. For this reason, not only the menu for ordering but also the change or addition of sponsors for advertisement can be dealt with promptly, which is extremely convenient.

Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the POS on the store side.
The case where the system and each ordering terminal device are connected by a wireless wireless circuit has been described as an example, but the two may be connected by a wired circuit or the like, if necessary.

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[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a preferred first embodiment of an order management system to which the present invention has been applied.

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing a specific configuration of an ordering terminal device of the system shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the ordering terminal device.

FIG. 4 is a more specific operation flowchart of the ordering terminal device.

FIG. 5 is an operation flowchart of the POS system on the store side.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a display screen of the ordering terminal device.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a display screen of the ordering terminal device.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of a display screen of the ordering terminal device.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of an order screen of the order terminal device.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of an order screen of the order terminal device.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of an order screen of the order terminal device.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram of another embodiment of the order management system of the present invention.

13 is a functional block diagram of a terminal device used in the order management system shown in FIG.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram of a tree structure action of a hierarchical menu screen used in the system of the embodiment.

FIG. 15 is a flow chart diagram of the second embodiment of the order management system of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart of the second embodiment.

FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram showing a menu configuration according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram of a basic menu screen and an information basic menu screen according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram of a basic meal menu screen.

FIG. 20 is an explanatory diagram of a menu selection screen.

FIG. 21 is an explanatory diagram of an order screen.

FIG. 22 is an explanatory diagram of an order screen.

FIG. 23 is an explanatory diagram of an accounting screen and a waiting time display screen.

FIG. 24 is an explanatory diagram of an order completed message screen.

FIG. 25 is an explanatory diagram of a vehicle basic menu screen.

FIG. 26 is an explanatory diagram of a vehicle information display screen.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 POS system at shop side 20 HOST computer 22 Input / output terminal device 24 Register 26 RF module 28 Memory 40 Ordering terminal device 42 Display 44 Touch panel 48 RF transceiver unit 50 CPU 52 Program memory 54 Received data storage 56 Image processing IC

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Claims (16)

[Claims] 1. In a terminal device for transmitting data to another device, an input unit, a display unit, image data of a data transmission management screen at least a part of which is expressed as a moving image, and the image data are predetermined. Storage means for storing an operation program for reproducing and performing a data transmission management operation according to the rule of 1. and an arithmetic control means for performing data transmission management, wherein the arithmetic control means is based on the operation program. , Image display means for reading the image data and displaying a data transmission management screen on the display means, transmission data based on the operation program and the input from the input means associated with the data transmission management screen. A control unit that performs a data transmission management operation of generating and transmitting the data to the other device. Terminal device. 2. The image data according to claim 1, wherein the image data is formed as image data for an order management screen, and the operation program reproduces the image data for order management according to a predetermined rule to manage the order. The image display means is configured to perform a data transmission management operation, and the image display means reads the image data based on the operation program and displays an order management screen on the display means. Terminal and an order control operation for generating order management data based on an order input from the input means associated with the order management screen and transmitting the order management data to the other device. apparatus. 3. A terminal device for interactively transmitting and receiving data to and from another device, wherein an input means, a display means, and image data of a data transmission / reception management screen, at least a part of which is expressed as a moving image, A storage unit that stores an operation program for reproducing the image data according to a predetermined rule and performing a data transmission / reception management operation; and a calculation control unit that performs data transmission / reception management, wherein the calculation control unit includes: An image display unit for reading the image data based on an operation program and displaying a data transmission / reception management screen on the display unit; an input from the operation program and the input unit associated with the data transmission / reception management screen; Based on the first
Second data that is generated and transmitted to the other device and is received from the other device.
A data transmission / reception management operation for causing the image display means to display a screen corresponding to the second data on the basis of the above data. 4. The image data according to claim 3, wherein the image data is formed as image data for an order management screen, and the operation program reproduces the image data for order management according to a predetermined rule to manage the order. The image display means is configured to perform a data transmission / reception management operation, the image display means reads the image data based on the operation program and displays an order management screen on the display means, and the control means Program and the first data for order management is generated based on the order input from the input means associated with the order management screen, transmitted to the other device, and received from the other device. To the image display means based on the interactive second data
A terminal device, which performs an order control operation for displaying a screen having contents corresponding to the data of. 5. The input device according to claim 1, wherein the input unit is formed as a touch panel arranged on the display unit in a predetermined correspondence relationship with the management screen. A terminal device that does. 6. The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the image data is formed to display a menu screen representing a plurality of management items as the management screen. 7. The storage unit according to claim 3, wherein the storage unit is formed to store image data of an order menu screen representing a plurality of order items as the management screen, and the control unit is configured to store the image data. Order management of the contents of code data received from the other device as the second data while converting any order item selected by the input means into code data and transmitting the code data to the other device as the first data. A terminal device for displaying a display screen on the image display means. 8. A method according to claim 3 which depends on claim 3.
1 to 7, a plurality of sets of the image data and the operation program are stored in the storage means, and the control means controls the data transmission / reception management operation based on a predetermined set of the image data and the operation program. A terminal device, which performs a data transmission / reception management operation based on another set of image data and an operation program during a waiting time. 9. The storage device according to claim 8, wherein a plurality of sets of image data for ordering products and a plurality of sets of image data for information ordering and a display operation program thereof are stored in the storage unit, and the control unit is for product ordering. During the order control operation based on the image data and its operation program, from the transmission of the first code data to the reception of the second code data, the image data for information order and the display thereof. A terminal device characterized by performing an order control operation based on an operation program. 10. The method according to any one of claims 4 to 9 dependent on claim 3 and claim 3, wherein the control means stores the image data received from the other device and a display operation program thereof. A terminal device comprising means for writing and storing data in the terminal. 11. The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the image data is formed to display a hierarchical menu screen representing a plurality of management items as the management screen. . 12. The hierarchical structure according to claim 11, wherein in the image data, the transmission items are classified into several large items for each type, and the items belonging to the large items are classified into a tree structure for each large item. The display operation program is selected by selecting one of the items in the hierarchy corresponding to the root or the node of the displayed tree structure. The menu screen showing the item of the next layer belonging to the selected item is displayed, and when there are a plurality of displayed items, by selecting one of the items, the next layer belonging to the selected item is displayed. The process of displaying the menu screen showing the items of is sequentially performed, and in the leaf portion of the tree structure, the menu screen showing the plurality of items corresponding to the selected leaf is switched and displayed. Terminal device characterized in that it is configured to perform management screen display operation. 13. The display content of an item belonging to a hierarchy corresponding to the root or the clause according to claim 12, is an image as an index representing the content of each item, and at least a part of each of the index images is A terminal device having a function as an icon, wherein the image display unit displays a menu screen of contents of items corresponding to the selection of any icon by the input unit. 14. The terminal device according to claim 13, wherein the image display unit distinguishes and displays a selected icon and a non-selected icon. 15. The image display means according to claim 11, wherein the image display unit displays a display change area on a screen when switching and displaying a plurality of items corresponding to a leaf portion of the tree structure. A terminal device, wherein the displayed image is switched by selecting the display change area by the input means. 16. The image display means according to claim 1, when the image display means displays explanatory information for explaining the content of the information displayed on the display screen, the explanatory information is displayed. A terminal device, which displays the description information while moving the description information so that the description information is displayed in an overlapping manner on the information and the content of the display information in the overlapped area can be visually recognized.