KR101773772B1 - Order management system using shadow image frame display apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an order management system using a shadow output device. The order management system includes: a shadow output device which uses an internal light source to project a menu plate image on an exposure area on a table to expose menu plate thereon; a location recognition device which generates location information of location recognition targets used to enable a user to make a specific menu selection in the exposure area with the menu plate exposed through the shadow output device; and an order management device which compares the location information of the location recognition targets received from the location recognition device based on the menu information related to the menu content displayed on each area in the menu plate image exposed through the shadow output device to generate order information related to the menu with the selected location recognition targets and transmit the generated order information to a management server. The shadow output device includes: a light source emitting light; an image panel which has image cells formed in unit cells to reflect a predetermined image and is arranged to project the reflected image by using the light emitted from the light source; and one or more lenses which are arranged on the front end of the image panel or the light source to adjust the exposure size and location to expose the image projected by using the light emitted onto the image panel to correspond to the exposure area.

Description

{ORDER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM USING SHADOW IMAGE FRAME DISPLAY APPARATUS USING SHADOW OUTPUT DEVICE}

The present invention relates to a menu order management system.

Generally, the restaurant provides customers with a paper menu, orders are made by the employee listening to the customer's orders, the ordering table is created and provided to the counter or kitchen, and after the meal, the customer goes to the counter As payment has to be made according to the order table, the electronicization and automation of such order and payment processes are continuously required.

In other words, if the process of providing a menu plate, ordering, and payment is automated and automated so that employees do not have to move directly to the table where the customer is located, or if the customer needs to go to the counter to perform the above process, It is easy and convenient to complete the ordering and settlement. Employees can reduce the frequency of errors in order receipt, and it is possible to receive batch orders instead of sequential order receipt. As a result, And to improve customer satisfaction through prompt acceptance and response.

Accordingly, a beach type electronic menu board is installed on one side of the dining room, and an image is displayed on a large screen to provide menu information to a guest. Alternatively, a commercially available tablet PC can be used as a substitute for a menu board, And the like. However, in this case, the menu form of the paper form was converted into the menu form of the electronic form, and the process of ordering and settlement had to be performed only between the customer and the employee as before.

Accordingly, the prior art on the prior art for providing the menu information of the customer and the process of accepting the order on the basis of the process of receiving the menu information on the basis of the table on the basis of the table is described in Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1093139 entitled " An order management system using tables and a method thereof "(hereinafter referred to as " prior art ").

However, in the case of an order management system using existing electronic tables including the related art, since a touch screen capable of touch input is installed and used on a table, not only an image is outputted according to a screen specification, The LCD must be manufactured in consideration of the size of the screen, and the liquid crystal or the tempered glass covering the liquid crystal is frequently damaged.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to solve the above-mentioned problem of providing a menu plate image to a customer, And to provide a technique that can be performed collectively within a single system.

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, there is provided an order management system using a shadow output device, comprising: a shadow output device for projecting a menu plate image onto an exposed area on a table using an internal light source to expose a menu plate; A position recognition device for generating position information of a position recognition object used by a user in a specific area of the exposed region in which the menu plate is exposed through the shadow output device; And position information of the position recognition object received from the position recognition device based on menu information about menu contents indicated by respective areas in the menu plate image exposed through the shadow output device, And transmitting the generated order information to the management server, wherein the shadow output device comprises: a light source for emitting light; An image panel in which an image cell for reflecting a predetermined image is formed as a unit and a predetermined image to be reflected is projected by light emitted from the light source; And at least one lens positioned at a front end of the light source or the image panel and adjusting an exposure size and a position so that a projected image corresponding to the exposure region correspondingly exposes the light irradiated to the image panel.

Here, the position recognition device generates position information indicating a position value to be pressed through the position recognition object, and is provided with a touch panel built in the table so that the pressing surface corresponds to the exposed area and is exposed to the upper side of the table .

Alternatively, the position recognizing device may be provided as an operation recognizing module for generating position information by sensing an operation in the exposure area of the position recognition object, and the operation recognizing module may photograph the exposure area at a predetermined time interval ; And an arithmetic unit operable to calculate a difference between images obtained by the photographing unit and to generate positional information by calculating a positional value of the positional recognition object with respect to a reference image representing a menu plate image exposed in an initial exposure area.

The order management apparatus may further include: a first receiver for receiving image information of the menu plate image reflected on the image panel from the shadow output device; A second receiving unit for receiving position information of a position recognition object from the position recognition apparatus; A storage unit for storing menu information on menu contents indicated by respective regions in the menu image corresponding to each of the image information received through the first receiver; The menu information corresponding to the image information received through the first receiver is acquired from the storage unit and the area within the menu plate image corresponding to the position information received through the second receiver is determined based on the acquired menu information, An order information generating unit for generating order information on the menu contents to be displayed; And a transmitter for transmitting the order information generated through the order information generator to the management server.

And a payment management device for generating payment information based on the order information received from the order management device and for making a billing payment corresponding to the payment information by the user.

Here, the payment management apparatus may include an order information receiving unit that receives order information on menu contents selected by the user from the order management apparatus; A price information storage unit for storing price information corresponding to each menu content; And a payment information generation unit for generating payment information for a total charge to be paid by the user based on the order information received through the order information receiving unit and the price information stored in the price information storage unit.

The payment management apparatus further includes a payment information output unit for outputting the payment information generated through the payment information generation unit so that the payment information can be recognized by the user; A settlement unit configured to settle a bill corresponding to the settlement information output through the output unit through the settlement unit of the user; And a payment completion information transmission unit for transmitting information on completion of payment made through the payment execution unit to the management server.

The management server generates a control command signal for real-time conversion of the image format of the menu plate exposed on the exposure area through the shadow output device based on the order information received from the order management device, send.

Here, the shadow output device may include: a control command receiver for receiving a control command signal from the management server; An image storage unit for storing a plurality of menu plate image data that can be reflected on the image panel; And an output control unit for controlling an operation state of the light source and an image type reflected on the image panel based on the control command received through the control command receiving unit.

The present invention has the following effects.

First, by projecting the menu plate image on the table through the shadow output device, not only the restriction on the output form can be excluded, but the additional installation can be performed on the existing table, so that the restriction on the installation application range can be also excluded.

Second, as the image is exposed through the shadow projection method, liquid crystal is not required for outputting a separate image, thereby reducing the cost of replacing and repairing due to liquid crystal damage or failure due to repetitive pressing.

Third, the user can grasp the menu contents to be selected among the various menu contents in the image exposed on the table in real time by using the position recognition device, and automatically receive the order.

Fourth, order and payment related information is dataized through the order management device and the payment management device, and transmitted / received and processed through the wired / wireless communication network, thereby facilitating management of order and payment details and reducing human costs. The efficiency can be improved.

1 is a block diagram illustrating an order management system using a shadow output device of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a reference view for explaining a position determination of a position recognition object and a menu plate output form using a position recognition device provided in a touch panel type in an order management system using a shadow output device of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a reference view for explaining a position determination method of a position recognition object using a position recognition device provided in the form of an operation recognition module in an order management system using a shadow output device of the present invention.
4 is a reference view for explaining a mutual correspondence form according to a menu plate image and a position recognition target position on an exposure area.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining an order reception and settlement process through the order management system using the shadow output device of the present invention.

The preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which the technical parts already known will be omitted or compressed for the sake of brevity.

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1 and 5, the order management system using the shadow output device of the present invention includes a shadow output device 100; A position recognition apparatus 200; An order management device 300; And a payment management device 400. [

The shadow output device 100 exposes an image projected in the illumination area provided by the light source 110 by projecting the image using the light source 110. [ Here, the shadow output device 100 is installed on one side of the table T to project an image, in particular a menu plate image MI on the exposure area ET previously set in the table T, So that the menu plate is exposed in a form corresponding to the exposed area ET.

More specifically, the shadow output device 100 includes a light source 110 as shown in FIG. 1; An image panel 120; And at least one lens (130).

First, the light source 110 irradiates a specific region with light to form a predetermined illumination region. Here, the light source 110 is preferably provided as an optical output member such as an LED.

Preferably, the image panel 120 is provided as a digital display panel in which image cells for reflecting a predetermined image are formed as a unit, and reflects a predetermined image on a panel based on image content data having image information. So that it can be displayed. When the image panel 120 reflecting the image is irradiated with light from the light source 110, the corresponding image is projected.

Here, the image cell constituting the image panel 120 is a pixel-unit unit structure constituting a basic unit of the overall image output. By configuring the image panel 120 such that image cells are arranged in rows and columns, Each image cell output type is aggregated to determine a predetermined image type that is reflected on the image panel 120.

Accordingly, the image panel 120 is preferably provided through an image projection device such as a digital display panel such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) panel or a DMD (Digital Micromirror Device) chip, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The present invention can be variously embodied in a state in which it has a purpose for projecting and displaying the image in a specific space by using the projector.

In addition, the shadow output device 100 further includes at least one lens 130 for controlling the area irradiated by the light source 110 and the exposure of the projected image through the image panel 120.

Here, the lens 130 may be provided in various forms and various curvatures for changing the output region of the transmitted light, and the light source 110 and the image panel 120, and is preferably positioned at the tip of the image panel to adjust the exposure of the projected image through the image panel 120. [

In other words, the at least one lens 130 having a predetermined curvature is positioned between the light source 110 and the image panel 120 so that light irradiated from the light source 110 is properly transmitted on the image panel 120 And the image projected through the light source 110 and the image panel 120 positioned at the front end of the image panel 120 corresponds to the exposure area ET on the table T The size and position of the forest can be controlled so as to be exposed to the size of the forest.

The shadow output apparatus 100 includes a control command receiving unit 140 for receiving a control command signal for adjusting the image output form through the shadow output apparatus 100 through a wired / wireless communication network; An image storage unit 150 for storing a plurality of menu plate image (MI) data that can be reflected on the image panel 120; And an output control unit 150 for controlling the output state of the shadow output device 100 based on the control command received through the control command receiving unit 140. [

Here, the image storage unit 150 is a space for providing image data to be reflected to the image panel 120 by the output control unit 150, and may be a terminal or a server connected to the shadow output device 100 in a wired or wireless manner. , And particularly acquires and stores image data provided from the management server S or the administrator terminal TL.

The image data stored in the image storage unit 150 is not limited to the menu plate image MI but may also store a separate image for order reception guidance or payment guidance.

The output control unit 150 controls the output state of the shadow output device 100 according to the type of the control command received through the control command receiving unit 140. More specifically, The image data corresponding to the control command can be acquired from the image storage unit 150 and converted and reflected on the image panel 120. [ For example, conversion to an image reflecting the selection of the menu according to the user's selection, or conversion to an image reflecting the menu of the corresponding page according to the case where the user selects the menu page turning for checking the menu of another page.

When the control command related to the interruption of the output of the shadow output device 100 is received through the control command receiver 140 after completion of order reception, the output controller 150 controls the functions of the light source 110 and the image panel 120 Can be disabled to disable the output.

The position recognition apparatus 200 generates position information of the position recognition object F used by the user for selecting a specific menu in the exposure area ET in which the menu plate is exposed through the shadow output device, (MI) that has been exposed in the exposure area ET of the table T and detects the position of the position recognition object F such as a finger for selecting a desired menu.

Such a position recognition device 200 can be implemented as a touch panel 200T type and a motion recognition module 200S type according to the embodiment.

First, in the case of the position recognition device 200T provided in the form of a touch panel, a position value to be pressed through the position recognition object F is sensed and position information indicating the sensed position value is generated. 2, the position recognition apparatus 200T provided in the form of a touch panel is configured such that the position where the user presses through the position recognition object F is exposed to the exposure area ET of the table T, The pressing surface corresponds to the exposure area ET of the table T and is exposed to the upper side of the table T so as to accurately determine that the menu content corresponding to the user is selected from among various menu contents constituting the position recognition target F to be pressurized through the table T.

In other words, when the position recognizing device is provided in the form of a touch panel 200T, the pressing surface of the touch panel 200T corresponds to the exposed area ET of the table T as shown in FIG. 2A When the menu plate image MI is exposed through the shadow output device 100 to the exposed area ET as shown in FIG. 2B, the user uses the position recognition object F to display the menu plate image MI to select the area in which the desired menu content is displayed, so that the touch panel 200T can generate position information based on the position value.

Next, in the case of the position recognition apparatus 200S provided in the form of a motion recognition module, the position information is generated on the basis of the sensed change in the operation state of the exposure area ET of the position recognition object F. [

3, the position recognition apparatus 200S provided in the form of an operation recognition module may include a photographing unit 210S and a photographing unit 210S for photographing the exposure area ET at predetermined time intervals An operation unit 220S for generating position information by calculating the exposure position value of the position recognition object F with respect to the reference image representing the menu plate image exposed in the first exposure area ET by comparing the difference between the obtained images by time .

In other words, the position recognition apparatus 200S provided in the form of a motion recognition module compares the image information generated by the photographing unit 210S every predetermined period with the operation unit 220S to continuously change the position of the position recognition object F , And calculates a position value at which the position recognition object F stays at a predetermined time or more based on the calculated position value to indicate the position where the user stays for selecting the menu content through the position recognition object F Location information is generated.

In addition, the position recognition apparatus 200S provided in the form of an operation recognition module may include a position recognition target object (e.g., a position recognition target object) 200A, which is close to the exposure area ET, to reduce the error rate of the position information generated through the operation unit 220S And a motion detector 230S for detecting the motion of the subject.

More specifically, the motion sensing unit 230S provides sensing information on the motion of the position recognition object F close to the exposure area ET to the sensing unit 220S, And determines whether or not the position information generated based on the image information acquired from the camera is normal.

The order management apparatus 300 displays the position information of the position recognition apparatus 200 on the basis of the menu information about the menu contents indicated by the respective areas in the menu plate image MI exposed in the exposure area ET through the shadow output apparatus 100. [ And transmits the generated order information to the management server S by comparing the position information of the position recognition object F received from the position recognition object F with the position information of the position recognition object F received from the position recognition object F.

To this end, the order management apparatus 300 includes a first receiving unit 310 as shown in FIG. 1; A second receiving unit 320; A storage unit 330; An order information generating unit 340; And a transmission unit 350.

First, the first receiving unit 310 receives a menu plate image (hereinafter referred to as a &quot; menu image &quot;) that the shadow output apparatus 100 reflects on the image panel 120 from the shadow output apparatus 100 connected to the order management apparatus 300 via a wired or wireless communication network RTI ID = 0.0 &gt; MI). &Lt; / RTI &gt;

Here, the image information of the menu plate image MI provided by the first receiving unit 310 is unique data information that can distinguish the corresponding image from other images as well as a unique identification code of the corresponding image Do.

Next, the second receiving unit 320 receives the position information of the position recognition object F from the position recognition apparatus 200 connected to the order management apparatus 300 via the wired and wireless communication networks.

In addition, the storage unit 330 stores menu information on menu contents indicated by each area IT in the menu plate image MI corresponding to each of the image information received through the first receiving unit 310 .

Here, the menu information is information on what menu contents are represented by the respective areas IT in the menu plate image MI, for example, as shown in FIG. 4A, MI corresponds to the menu content "sirloin steak", and another area IT6 corresponds to the menu content "chicken steak".

Since menu content is not only displayed in the menu plate image MI but also various status conversion contents (page conversion, etc.) or advertisement contents necessary for menu selection can be additionally shown, It is preferable to include not only information on what menu contents represented by the respective areas IT but also various information types corresponding to the corresponding areas.

For example, the menu information also includes information indicating that one area IT1 in the menu plate image MI of FIG. 4A corresponds to the content for page switching.

 Next, the order information generating unit 340 acquires the menu information corresponding to the image information received through the first receiving unit 310 from the storage unit 330 and receives the position information through the second receiving unit 320 The user generates order information on the menu content selected through the location recognition object F by determining whether a position value indicating the position information is located within an area IT within the menu plate image MI.

More specifically, as shown in FIG. 4 (b), the order information generating unit 340 generates the order information for each area in the menu image MI as shown in FIG. 4 (a) (IT1 to IT7), acquires the menu contents indicated by the area IT6 including the position of the position recognition target F through menu information, Information.

The order information generated through the order information generating unit 340 is transmitted to the management server S and the settlement managing apparatus 400 to be described below through the transmitting unit 350, Upon receiving the order information, the management server S receives the order information received from the order management apparatus 300, and displays the form of menu image exposed on the exposure area ET through the shadow output apparatus 100 And transmits the control command signal to the control command receiving unit 140 in the shadow output apparatus.

When the menu selection is continued as the image format of the menu plate exposed on the exposure area ET is converted and the image is continuously converted as the selection through the location recognition object F of the user is performed Is preferably converted into a menu image reflecting the selection details. When the menu selection is completed, it is preferable that the menu image is converted into a guide image for settlement or the output itself is inactivated.

It is preferable that the order information generating unit 340 reproduces the order information every time by integrating the order information according to a plurality of selections through the user's location recognition object F in a cumulative manner, When order information indicating that the content indicated by the menu information corresponding to the selected region of the user's location recognition object F in the order information includes the order completion information is included, the order information generation section 340 stops the regeneration of the order information The management server S having received the order information may generate and transmit a control command signal for deactivating the output of the shadow output device 100.

 The payment management apparatus 400 generates payment information on the basis of the order information received from the order management apparatus 300 and allows the user to perform billing corresponding to the payment information. To this end, the payment management apparatus 400 includes an order information receiving unit 410; A price information storage unit 420; A payment information generating unit 430; A payment information output unit 440; A settlement performing unit 450; And a payment completion information transmission unit 460.

Here, the order information receiving unit 410 receives the order information on the menu contents selected by the user from the order management device 300.

In addition, the price information storage 420 stores price information corresponding to each menu content.

In addition, the payment information generating unit 430 generates payment information for the entire billing to be paid by the user based on the order information received through the order information receiving unit 410 and the price information stored in the price information storing unit 420 do. Therefore, the payment information is recorded as the total billing amount of the sum of the prices of the menu contents recorded in the order information.

The generated payment information is output to the outside through a payment information output unit 440, which is provided in a form capable of outputting information like a display module so that the user can recognize the payment information, A settlement performing unit 450 is provided at one side of the settlement management apparatus 400 so that a user who recognizes the settlement can perform settlement using a separate settlement means.

Here, the payment performing unit 450 may be provided in the form of a card reader, or may be provided as a separate communication module in which payment is made by communicating with a user terminal using a non-contact type short-range wireless communication method.

After the settlement is completed through the settlement performing unit 450, the settlement information transmitting unit 460 transmits information on the completion of the settlement to the management server S, All are done.

The management server S having received the settlement completion information transmits the entire order information finally received from the pre-settlement order management device 300 and the settlement completion information corresponding thereto to a manager computer such as a counter computer or a computer provided in the kitchen, (TL) so that the food can be provided according to the order and payment completion.

The embodiments disclosed in the present invention are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention but to limit the scope of the technical idea of the present invention. The scope of protection is to be construed in accordance with the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope of equivalents thereof should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention.

100: Shadow output device
110: light source 120: image panel
130: lens 140: control command receiver
150: image storage unit 160: output control unit
200: Position recognition device
200T: Touch panel
200S: Motion recognition module
300: Order management device
310: first receiving unit 320: second receiving unit
330: storage unit 330: order information generating unit
400: Payment Management Device
410: order information receiving unit 420: price information storage unit
430: payment information generating unit 440: payment information output unit
450: payment performing unit 460:
S: Management Server
TL: administrator terminal

Claims (9)

As an order management system using a shadow output device,
A shadow output device for projecting the menu plate image onto an exposed area on the table using an internal light source to expose the menu plate;
A position recognition device for generating position information of a position recognition object used by a user in a specific area of the exposed region in which the menu plate is exposed through the shadow output device; And
The position information of the position recognition object received from the position recognition device is compared based on the menu information related to the menu contents represented by each area in the menu plate image exposed through the shadow output device, And an order management device for generating and transmitting order information to the management server,
The shadow output device includes:
A light source for emitting light;
An image panel in which an image cell for reflecting a predetermined image is formed as a unit and a predetermined image to be reflected is projected by light emitted from the light source; And
And at least one lens positioned in front of the light source or the image panel and adjusting an exposure size and a position so that an image projected through the light irradiated to the image panel is exposed corresponding to the exposure area,
Wherein the management server generates a control command signal for real-time conversion of the image format of the menu plate exposed on the exposure area through the shadow output device based on the order information received from the order management device and transmits the control command signal to the shadow output device In addition,
The shadow output device includes:
A control command receiver for receiving a control command signal from the management server;
An image storage unit for storing a plurality of menu plate image data that can be reflected on the image panel;
And an output control unit for controlling an operation state of the light source and an image type reflected on the image panel based on the control command received through the control command receiving unit
Order Management System Using Shadow Output Device.
The method according to claim 1,
The position recognition device generates position information indicating a position value to be pressed through the position recognition object and is provided with a touch panel installed in the table so that the pressing surface corresponds to the exposed area and is exposed to the upper side of the table Featured
Order Management System Using Shadow Output Device.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the position recognition device is provided as an operation recognition module for generating position information by sensing an operation in the exposure area of the position recognition object,
Wherein the motion recognition module comprises:
A photographing unit photographing the exposure area at predetermined time intervals; And
And an arithmetic unit for calculating positional information of the positional recognition object with respect to the reference image representing the menu plate image exposed in the first exposure area by comparing the differences between images obtained through the photographing unit, To
Order Management System Using Shadow Output Device.
The method according to claim 1,
The order management apparatus includes:
A first receiving unit for receiving image information on a menu plate image reflected on the image panel from the shadow output device;
A second receiving unit for receiving position information of a position recognition object from the position recognition apparatus;
A storage unit for storing menu information on menu contents indicated by respective regions in the menu image corresponding to each of the image information received through the first receiver;
The menu information corresponding to the image information received through the first receiver is acquired from the storage unit and the area within the menu plate image corresponding to the position information received through the second receiver is determined based on the acquired menu information, An order information generating unit for generating order information on the menu contents to be displayed; And
And a transmitter for transmitting the order information generated through the order information generator to the management server.
Order Management System Using Shadow Output Device.
The method according to claim 1,
The order management system using the shadow output device includes:
And a settlement management device for generating settlement information based on the order information received from the order management device and for making a billing settlement corresponding to the settlement information by the user
Order Management System Using Shadow Output Device.
6. The method of claim 5,
The payment management apparatus comprising:
An order information receiver for receiving order information on menu contents selected by a user from the order management device;
A price information storage unit for storing price information corresponding to each menu content; And
A billing information generating unit for generating billing information for a total bill to be paid by the user based on the order information received through the order information receiving unit and the price information stored in the price information storing unit; &Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 &gt;
Order Management System Using Shadow Output Device.
The method according to claim 6,
The payment management apparatus comprising:
A payment information output unit for outputting the payment information generated through the payment information generation unit so that the user can recognize the payment information;
A settlement unit configured to settle a bill corresponding to the settlement information output through the output unit through the settlement unit of the user; And
And a payment completion information transmission unit for transmitting information on completion of payment made through the payment execution unit to the management server
Order Management System Using Shadow Output Device.
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