CN113299020A

CN113299020A - Expandable meal taking system

Info

Publication number: CN113299020A
Application number: CN202110828658.1A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 李苏皖; 韦贤雪
Original assignee: Futaijin Chengdu Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Dianke Tianfu Collaborative Innovation (Chengdu) Technology Co.,Ltd.
Priority date: 2021-07-22
Filing date: 2021-07-22
Publication date: 2021-08-24
Anticipated expiration: 2041-07-22
Also published as: CN113299020B

Abstract

The invention provides a scalable meal taking system, which relates to the technical field of commercial data processing and comprises the following components: the system comprises a merchant module, a customer module and a plurality of storage modules, wherein the merchant module comprises a merchant-side information input unit, a merchant-side communication assembly, a data storage unit and a merchant-side data processing unit; utilize such meal system of getting that can extend, put the thing module and adopt the structure that can extend, the trade company can dispose the thing module of putting of different quantity according to the demand of business, put the thing module with these and connect back again with trade company's module and customer module with arbitrary thing module connection, can accomplish the configuration.

Description

Expandable meal taking system

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of commercial data processing, in particular to a scalable meal fetching system.

Background

According to investigation, a large part of the operation cost of the catering industry comes from labor cost, and the catering industry needs a plurality of workers to respectively carry out the preparation of dish and drink, the ordering of front tables, the cleaning of dining tables, the recovery of tableware and the like, and all the workers are needed to carry out the operation.

In beverage stores or fast food type stores, customers need to pick up commodities from the front desk and special staff to distribute the commodities, and the prepared commodities are distributed to ordering customers.

At peak periods, the front desk area that the order volume increase and got the meal is less, if commodity pile up can not in time distribute in the front desk and can cause more customer to wait for the meal in the front desk crowdedly, seriously influences customer's consumption and experiences, still influences the image of store.

Most of the existing beverage stores generate a meal taking code after a customer orders a meal, the meal taking code is printed on a voucher strip, a label is printed and pasted on a cup, and the customer waits aside.

After the beverage is made, the beverage is delivered to a catering staff, and the catering staff calls a customer to take the beverage according to the beverage taking code printed on the cup label.

However, the conventional method requires a special staff to prepare a meal, the order size increases for the peak time, one staff cannot prepare a meal in time, the cost increases if one staff is added, and additional labor cost is caused in the off-peak time.

Disclosure of Invention

In order to solve the problems, the invention adopts the technical scheme that:

a scalable meal fetching system, comprising: the system comprises a merchant module, a customer module and a plurality of storage modules;

the merchant module comprises a merchant terminal information input unit, a merchant terminal communication component, a data storage unit and a merchant terminal data processing unit; the merchant-side data processing unit is used for selecting an idle storage module according to the commodity information and the storage module information and generating distribution information, wherein the storage module information comprises idle and occupied; storing the distribution information in a data storage unit, updating the distributed storage module information into occupation, and sending the distribution information to a merchant-side communication assembly; the merchant terminal communication component is used for sending distribution information;

the customer module comprises a customer end information input unit, a customer end communication component and a customer end data processing unit; the customer end information input unit is used for acquiring commodity information and sending the commodity information to the customer end data processing unit, and the customer end data processing unit generates meal taking information according to the commodity information and sends the meal taking information to the customer end communication component; the client communication component is used for sending meal fetching information;

the object placing module comprises an object placing table, a contact switch, an object placing indicator lamp, an object placing communication assembly and an object placing data processing unit; the contact switch is arranged below the object placing table and used for detecting whether the object placing table places the commodity or not; the object placing indicator lamp is connected with the object placing data processing unit and used for prompting the state of the object placing table; the object placing communication assembly is used for receiving the distribution information and the meal taking information and sending the distribution information to the object placing data processing unit, and the object placing data processing unit can control the object placing indicator lamp according to the received information.

Preferably, the merchant module and the customer module comprise a communication port group, and the storage module comprises three communication port groups and a parallel component; each communication port group comprises four pins, and the four pins are respectively: the power supply comprises a power supply positive electrode pin, a power supply negative electrode pin, a broadcast pin and a cascade pin;

the parallel component connects the power supply positive electrode pin, the power supply negative electrode pin and the broadcast pin of the three communication port groups of the object placing module in parallel;

the communication port group of the merchant module is connected with the merchant-side communication component; the communication port group of the customer module is connected with the customer-side communication component; put the parallelly connected subassembly of thing module and put thing communication assembly and be connected, put the three cascade pin of thing module and be connected with putting thing communication assembly respectively.

Preferably, the object placing module comprises an ID storage unit, and three cascade pins of the object placing module are preset with pin numbers; the merchant-side data processing unit comprises an ID distribution module;

the ID distribution module sends an ID distribution instruction and ID information through a cascade connection pin of the merchant module, wherein the ID information is an initial ID;

the ID distribution module waits for the cascade connection pins to reply an ID distribution effective instruction and stores the ID distribution effective instruction into the data storage unit;

the object data processing unit identifies the ID distribution instruction and receives the ID information, writes the ID information into the ID storage unit, designates the cascade pins receiving the ID distribution instruction as superior cascade pins, and sends an ID distribution effective instruction to the superior cascade pins; respectively sending an ID distribution instruction and ID information through two cascade pins except the upper cascade pin, wherein the ID information is the ID stored in an ID storage unit and the pin number of the cascade pin sending the information;

the object data processing unit waits for two cascade pins except the superior cascade pin to reply an ID distribution effective instruction, if the ID distribution effective instruction is received, the corresponding pin is designated as the inferior cascade pin, and if the ID distribution effective instruction is not received, the corresponding pin is designated as a null pin; and then forward the ID allocation validation instruction to the upper cascade pin.

Preferably, the object placing module comprises an upper shell and a lower shell, the upper shell and the lower shell can be spliced to form a triangular prism, the top of the upper shell is provided with an opening, and the object placing indicator lamp is arranged outside the opening;

the upper shell is provided with a connecting column, the lower shell is provided with a connecting cylinder, and the upper shell and the lower shell are spliced through the connecting column and the connecting cylinder;

the object placing module is also provided with a fixed plate and a pressing plate, the fixed plate, the pressing plate and the object placing table penetrate through the connecting column, the fixed plate is fixedly connected with the connecting column, and the pressing plate is arranged between the fixed plate and the object placing table; a spring is arranged between the pressing plate and the object placing table.

Preferably, the connecting cylinder is provided with a plurality of layers of horizontal rails and a vertical rail penetrating through all the horizontal rails, and the horizontal rails penetrate through the circumferential surface of the connecting cylinder and are provided with a plurality of layers along the axial direction of the connecting cylinder; the extending direction of the vertical track is parallel to the axis of the connecting cylinder; the connecting cylinder penetrates through the bottom of the lower shell, and a straight groove is formed in the bottom of the connecting cylinder;

the contact rod is arranged on the circumferential surface of the connecting column and can slide in the horizontal track or the vertical track.

Preferably, contact pieces are arranged in the horizontal rail, each contact piece is connected with the storage data processing unit, and the contact rod is connected with the storage data processing unit; the object placing data processing unit obtains the height information of the object placing module by identifying the contact piece contacted with the contact rod;

the object placing data processing unit identifies the ID distribution instruction and receives ID information, and sends an ID distribution effective instruction to the upper cascade connection pin, wherein the ID distribution effective instruction also comprises height information of the object placing module;

the ID distribution module receives an ID distribution validation instruction and stores the ID distribution validation instruction and the corresponding height information into the data storage unit;

and the merchant-side data processing unit generates distribution information according to the commodity information, the object placing module information and the height information of the object placing module.

Preferably, the merchant-side data processing unit comprises a distance calculating unit, the distance calculating unit acquires the ID information of the storage module stored in the data storage unit to generate distance information, and the distance information is the length value of the ID of the storage module;

the merchant-side data processing unit acquires commodity information, compares the commodity information with the commodity information of the distribution information recorded by the data storage unit, acquires the storage module ID of the consistent commodity information if the same value exists, selects the storage module which is idle and has the smallest absolute value of the length value difference according to the commodity information and the storage module information, and generates the distribution information.

Preferably, the customer information input unit acquires the commodity information and sends the commodity information to the customer data processing unit, and the customer data processing unit generates first meal fetching information according to the commodity information; the customer-side communication component sends first meal taking information through the broadcast pin, wherein the first meal taking information comprises commodity information;

the merchant-side communication component receives the first meal fetching information through the broadcast pin and sends the first meal fetching information to the merchant-side data processing unit, the merchant-side data processing unit acquires and compares the distribution information recorded by the data storage unit to acquire the ID information of the object placing module recorded by the distribution information consistent with the first meal fetching information, second meal fetching information is generated, and the second meal fetching information is sent through the broadcast pin and comprises the ID information of the object placing module; if the distribution information with a plurality of consistent meal taking information exists, the generated second meal taking information comprises the ID information of a plurality of object placing modules;

the object placing communication component receives the second food taking information and sends the second food taking information to the object placing data processing unit, the object placing data processing unit obtains the ID information of the object placing module recorded by the second food taking information, the ID information is compared with the ID information recorded by the ID storage unit of the object placing data processing unit, and if the ID information is consistent with the ID information, the object placing indicator lamp is controlled to flash;

the object placing data processing unit waits for a contact switch release signal, and after receiving the contact switch release signal, the object placing data processing unit sends meal taking confirmation information through the broadcast pins, wherein the meal taking confirmation information comprises commodity information and ID information;

and after receiving the meal taking confirmation information, the merchant module updates the storage module information corresponding to the ID information stored in the data storage unit to be idle.

Preferably, the merchant module is provided with a mode switch, the mode switch is connected with the merchant-side data processing unit, and the mode switch comprises a primary mode and a secondary mode;

the merchant terminal data processing unit identifies the gear of the mode selector switch:

if the main mode is adopted, an ID distribution instruction can be sent, distribution information can be sent, a distribution validation instruction can be received, first meal fetching information can be received, and second meal fetching information can be sent;

if the mode is the secondary mode, acquiring the commodity information input by the merchant-side information input unit, and sending the commodity information to the merchant-side data processing unit, wherein the merchant-side data processing unit is used for generating secondary distribution information according to the commodity information, and the secondary distribution information comprises the commodity information; sending out the secondary distribution information through the broadcast pin;

and after receiving the secondary distribution information, the merchant module in the primary mode acquires the commodity information and processes the commodity information as the commodity information input by the merchant-side information input unit.

Preferably, the merchant module is further provided with a merchant-side indicator light and a merchant-side color selection switch, the merchant-side color selection switch is connected with the merchant-side data processing unit, and the merchant-side color selection switch comprises a plurality of color gears;

the merchant-side data processing unit acquires the commodity information input by the merchant-side information input unit, the gear of the identification mode selector switch and the color information corresponding to the gear of the merchant-side color selector switch;

if the mode is the main mode, the generated distribution information also comprises color information, the color information is sent to a merchant-side indicator lamp, and the merchant-side indicator lamp is lightened; after receiving the distribution effective instruction, extinguishing the merchant end indicator light;

if in the secondary mode, the generated secondary allocation information further includes color information.

Preferably, the customer module is further provided with a customer-side indicator light and a customer-side color selection switch, the customer-side color selection switch is connected with the customer-side data processing unit, and the customer-side color selection switch comprises a plurality of color gears;

the client side information input unit acquires commodity information and color information corresponding to the client side color selection switch, and sends the commodity information and the color information to the client side data processing unit, and the client side data processing unit generates first meal taking information according to the commodity information and the color information and sends the first meal taking information to the client side communication component; the customer end communication assembly sends first meal fetching information through the broadcast pin.

The invention has the beneficial effects that:

the utility model provides a but meal system of getting of expansion, need not to hire the special meal distribution staff who is responsible, drink preparation is accomplished the back and is entered commodity information through the trade company module, trade company module automatic allocation one puts the thing module, and the pilot lamp on the thing module is put in the scintillation, the staff of preparation drink puts the drink and has accomplished the meal distribution process on putting the thing module promptly, customer enters commodity information through the customer module, if customer's drink has been placed on putting the thing module, then the pilot lamp scintillation of putting the thing module that corresponds, suggestion customer draws the drink.

Put the thing module and adopt the structure that can extend, the trade company can dispose the different quantity of thing module of putting according to the demand of business, put the thing module with these and couple together the back with trade company's module and customer module and arbitrary thing module connection of putting, can accomplish the configuration, the trade company can freely assemble according to the shape of getting the dining-table desktop and put the thing module to get the position freedom of meal waiting region and beverage preparation backstage according to the customer and be connected customer module and trade company's module and arbitrary thing module of putting. And then, the power supply is connected into any one of the storage modules, so that all the components can be powered on, and after the merchant module is powered on, all the storage modules are automatically identified, and the expansion is completed.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a combined status structure of a deployable meal fetching system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a scalable food serving system including two customer modules according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a storage module according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a storage module according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a communication port set structure according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 6 is a schematic view of a contact pad and contact bar configuration according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a keyboard module according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a block diagram of a code scanning module according to an embodiment of the present invention;

in the figure: merchant module 1, customer module 2, put thing module 3, put thing platform 31, contact switch 32, put thing pilot lamp 33, upper housing 34, spliced pole 341, lower casing 35, connecting cylinder 351, fixed plate 36, clamp plate 37, contact piece 38, contact bar 39, keyboard input module 4, sweep yard module 5, communication port group 6, parallel assembly 7.

Detailed Description

The present invention will be described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments thereof.

Example 1

A scalable meal fetching system, comprising: a merchant module 1, a customer module 2, and a plurality of storage modules 3;

the merchant module 1 comprises a merchant terminal information input unit, a merchant terminal communication component, a data storage unit and a merchant terminal data processing unit; the merchant-side information input unit is used for inputting commodity information and sending the commodity information to the merchant-side data processing unit, the merchant-side data processing unit is used for selecting an idle storage module 3 according to the commodity information and the storage module 3 information and generating distribution information, and the storage module 3 information comprises idle and occupied; the distribution information is stored in the data storage unit, the distributed object placing module 3 information is updated to be occupied, and the distribution information is sent to the merchant-side communication assembly; the merchant terminal communication component is used for sending distribution information;

the customer module 2 comprises a customer-side information input unit, a customer-side communication component and a customer-side data processing unit; the customer end information input unit is used for acquiring commodity information and sending the commodity information to the customer end data processing unit, and the customer end data processing unit generates meal taking information according to the commodity information and sends the meal taking information to the customer end communication component; the client communication component is used for sending meal fetching information;

the object placing module 3 comprises an object placing table 31, a contact switch 32, an object placing indicator lamp 33, an object placing communication assembly and an object placing data processing unit; the object placing table 31 is used for placing commodities, and the contact switch 32 is arranged below the object placing table 31 and used for detecting whether the commodities are placed on the object placing table 31 or not; the object placing indicator lamp 33 is connected with the information processing unit of the object placing table 31 and used for prompting the state of the object placing table 31; the object placing communication assembly is used for receiving the distribution information and the meal taking information and sending the distribution information and the meal taking information to the object placing data processing unit, and the object placing data processing unit can control the object placing indicator lamp 33 according to the received information.

In this embodiment, in a plurality of thing modules 3, every thing module 3 puts thing communication assembly interconnect, constitutes communication network, and merchant end communication assembly and customer end communication assembly access communication network, merchant end communication assembly and customer end communication assembly can put thing subassembly communication with every.

In the concrete realization process, the merchant can dispose different quantity of the object modules 3 according to the business demands, the object modules 3 are connected, then the merchant module 1 and the customer module 2 are connected with any object module 3, after the connection is completed, the power module is connected with any object module 3, all the object modules 3, the merchant module 1 and the customer module 2 are powered on, and the whole device starts to work.

The merchant terminal information input unit can be a code scanning module 5 or a keyboard input module 4, the code scanning module 5 is provided with a code scanning window, a bar code pasted on a manufactured beverage is manually aligned with the code scanning window, the code scanning module 5 reads commodity information recorded by the bar code, namely meal code information is taken, and the process that the merchant terminal information input unit is used for inputting the commodity information is completed.

If the keyboard input module is used as a merchant-side information input unit, the food taking code is manually input through the keyboard, and the process of inputting the commodity information by the merchant-side information input unit is completed.

The merchant-side data processing unit acquires the meal taking code information, allocates an idle storage module 3 to generate allocation information, and the merchant-side communication assembly sends the allocation information.

After the corresponding object placing communication component of the object placing module 3 receives the distribution information, the object placing data processing unit controls the object placing indicator lamp to flicker.

The manual work is placed the drink on putting thing module 3 of putting thing pilot lamp scintillation, presses down contact switch 32 of putting thing module 3, puts thing data processing unit and generates the distribution and take effect the instruction to send out through putting thing communication assembly, the pilot lamp that puts in the control simultaneously extinguishes.

At the moment, a customer can extract drinks, the customer module 2 can be the code scanning module 5 or the keyboard input module 4, and if the customer module is the code scanning module 5, the customer can scan the two-dimensional code recorded with the meal fetching code and returned by the online ordering through the code scanning module 5; if the customer is the keyboard input module 4, the customer inputs the meal fetching code through the keyboard, and the process that the customer-side information input unit obtains the commodity information is completed.

Customer end data processing unit generates gets meal information, customer end communication assembly will get meal information and send out, after merchant module 1 received getting meal information, inquire distribution information in data storage unit, the inquiry has the distribution information of same commodity information, and acquire and put thing platform 31 information, will get meal information and send and put thing module 3, the thing data processing unit control that puts that corresponding put thing module 3 puts thing pilot lamp scintillation, after the customer draws the drink, put thing module 3's contact switch 32 pops out, control and put the thing pilot lamp and extinguish, it gets meal acknowledgement information to put thing module 3, merchant module 1 receives to get meal acknowledgement information after with the thing module 3 information update of putting that the ID information that data storage unit stored corresponds to idle.

Extensible's meal system of getting, need not to hire the special meal staff who is responsible for, drink preparation is accomplished the back and is entered commodity information through trade company module 1, trade company module 1 automatic allocation one puts thing module 3, and put the thing pilot lamp on the thing module 3 is put in the scintillation, the staff of preparation drink puts the drink and has accomplished the meal preparation process on putting thing module 3 promptly, customer inputs commodity information through customer module 2, if customer's drink has been placed on putting thing module 3, then the thing pilot lamp scintillation of putting of thing module 3 that corresponds, suggestion customer draws the drink. The labor cost of the merchant is reduced, and the catering process of the merchant is quick and efficient.

Further, the merchant module 1 and the customer module 2 comprise a communication port group 6, and the storage module 3 comprises three communication port groups 6 and a parallel component 7; each communication port group 6 includes four pins, which are respectively: the power supply comprises a power supply positive electrode pin, a power supply negative electrode pin, a broadcast pin and a cascade pin;

the parallel component 7 connects the power positive electrode pin, the power negative electrode pin and the broadcast pin of the three communication port groups 6 of the object placing module 3 in parallel;

the communication port group 6 of the merchant module 1 is connected with a merchant-side communication component; the communication port group 6 of the customer module 2 is connected with a customer-side communication component; put the parallelly connected subassembly 7 of thing module 3 and put thing communication assembly and be connected, put the three cascade pin of thing module 3 and be connected with putting thing communication assembly respectively.

In this embodiment, referring to fig. 5, fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of one communication port group 6, which includes a docking end for docking with another communication port group 6 and a connection end for connecting with a storage communication module.

The butt joint end comprises two cylindrical male butt joint ends and two cylindrical female butt joint ends, the male butt joint end is mutually inserted with the female butt joint end of another communication port group 6, and the female butt joint end is mutually inserted with the male butt joint end of another communication port group 6.

Each communication port group 6 includes four pins, which are respectively: the power supply comprises a power supply positive electrode pin, a power supply negative electrode pin, a broadcast pin and a cascade pin. When the communication port groups 6 are plugged, the power supply positive electrode pin, the power supply negative electrode pin, the broadcast pin and the cascade pin are respectively connected with the power supply positive electrode pin, the power supply negative electrode pin, the broadcast pin and the cascade pin of another communication port group 6 in a pairwise corresponding manner.

Put thing module 3 and include three communication port group 6, parallelly connected subassembly 7 will put thing module 3's three communication port group 6 power positive pole pin, power negative pole pin, broadcast pin parallelly connected.

The object placing module 3 is in a triangular prism structure, the three communication port groups 6 are respectively arranged at the bottoms of the three side surfaces, and as shown in fig. 4, the parallel connection component 7 connects the power supply positive electrode pin and the power supply negative electrode pin of the three communication port groups 6 in parallel.

In such an arrangement, the power supply assembly is provided with the same communication port group 6, the power supply positive pin and the power supply negative pin of the power supply assembly are connected with one communication port group 6 of the object placing module 3, and the other two communication port groups 6 are respectively connected with the other object placing module 3; because the anodal pin of power, the power negative pole pin of three communication port group 6 are parallelly connected, power supply unit can supply power for all article module 3, trade company module 1 and the customer module 2 of connecting.

Similarly, the parallel component 7 connects the broadcast pins in parallel, and the storage module 3, the merchant module 1 and the customer module 2 can send and receive broadcast messages through the broadcast pins, and the broadcast messages can be sent to all the storage module 3, the merchant module 1 and the customer module 2.

Put the three cascade pin of thing module 3 and be connected with putting thing communication assembly respectively, two put thing modules 3 and pass through communication port group 6 and connect the back, and these two thing modules 3 of putting are connected to a cascade pin, put thing module 3 can be through cascading the pin and rather than adjacent equipment communication, and other equipment can not receive the message of sending through this cascade pin.

In the specific implementation process, the broadcast pin is used for the merchant module 1 to send distribution information and the customer module 2 to send meal taking information; because it is the structure that can expand to put thing module 3 to in theory not the restriction put the quantity of thing module 3, put and establish one after the parallelly connected communication channel that can connect all thing modules 3, trade company module 1 and customer module 2 of putting of thing module 3 broadcast pin, trade company module 1 can send distribution information through the broadcast pin, and customer module 2 sends and gets meal information, has improved communication efficiency, and is not limited to the form of expanding the structure.

Further, the object placing module 3 comprises an ID storage unit, and three cascade pins of the object placing module 3 are preset with pin numbers; the merchant-side data processing unit comprises an ID distribution module;

the ID distribution module sends an ID distribution instruction and ID information through a cascade connection pin of the merchant module 1, wherein the ID information is an initial ID;

In this embodiment, the merchant can dispose different quantity according to the demand of business and put thing module 3, put thing module 3 with these and connect back and be connected merchant module 1 and customer module 2 with arbitrary thing module 3 of putting, and merchant module 1 launches ID distribution automatically after the circular telegram, according to extending the structure, puts thing module 3 distribution ID to each, is convenient for put thing module 3 according to putting thing module 3ID recognition difference.

In a specific implementation process, the ID allocating module sends an ID allocating instruction and ID information through the cascade connection pin of the merchant module 1, where the ID information is an initial ID, for example, the initial ID is "0", then the placing module 3 adjacent to the merchant module 1 receives the ID information, and the ID is "0", writes the ID information into the ID storage unit, designates the cascade connection pin receiving the ID allocating instruction as a superior cascade connection pin, sends an ID allocating validation instruction to the superior cascade connection pin, and the ID allocating module of the merchant module 1 receives the ID allocating validation instruction and stores the ID allocating validation instruction in the data storage unit.

The placement module 3 with ID "0" transmits an ID assignment command and ID information through two cascade pins except the upper cascade pin, and the ID information is the ID stored in the ID storage unit and the pin number of the cascade pin transmitting the information.

In this embodiment, the number of the three cascade pins of the merchant module 1 is "1", "2" and "3", respectively, the cascade pin with the pin number of "1" is connected to the merchant module 1, the cascade pin with the pin number of "2" is connected to another object placing module 3, and the cascade pin with the pin number of "3" is not connected to the object placing module 3.

On this basis, the placement module 3 with ID "0" sends an ID assignment command and ID information through the cascade pin with pin number "2", the ID information being the ID stored in the ID storage unit and the pin number of the cascade pin sending the information, in this embodiment, sending the ID information to the cascade pin with pin number "2" is "02", and sending the ID information to the cascade pin with pin number "3" is "03".

Another object module 3 connected to the cascade pin with the pin number "2" receives the ID assignment command and ID information of "02", where the object module 3ID is "02" and stores it in the ID storage unit, and replies the ID assignment validation command, and after the object module 3 with the ID "0" receives the ID assignment validation command replied by the cascade pin with the pin number "2", the object module 3 with the pin number "2" designates the cascade pin with the pin number "2" as the next cascade pin, and forwards the ID assignment validation command to the next cascade pin, and the merchant module 1 finds the object module 3 with the ID "02" and stores it in the data storage unit.

If the storage module 3 with ID "0" does not receive the ID assignment validation command replied by the cascade pin with pin number "3", the cascade pin with pin number "3" is designated as the empty pin.

The storage module 3 with ID "02" repeats the above process, finds other storage modules 3 connected to it, and forwards the ID assignment validation command until the storage module 3 at the end does not find the next cascade connection pin, the ID assignment is completed, and the merchant module 1 finds all the storage modules 3 and assigns a unique ID to each storage module 3.

In concrete realization process, put thing module 3 and adopt the structure that can extend, the trade company can dispose the thing module 3 of putting of different quantity according to the demand of business, and trade company module 1 can be through foretell mode automatic identification extend the structure, discovers all putting thing module 3 to the only thing module 3ID of putting of distribution.

Further, the article placing module 3 comprises an upper shell 34 and a lower shell 35, the upper shell 34 and the lower shell 35 can be spliced to form a triangular prism, the top of the upper shell 34 is provided with an opening, and the article placing indicator lamp 33 is arranged outside the opening;

the upper shell 34 is provided with a connecting column 341, the lower shell 35 is provided with a connecting cylinder 351, and the upper shell 34 and the lower shell 35 are inserted through the connecting column 341 and the connecting cylinder 351;

the object placing module 3 is further provided with a fixing plate 36 and a pressing plate 37, the fixing plate 36, the pressing plate 37 and the object placing table 31 penetrate through the connecting column 341, the fixing plate 36 is fixedly connected with the connecting column 341, and the pressing plate 37 is arranged between the fixing plate 36 and the object placing table 31; a spring is provided between the pressing plate 37 and the placing table 31.

In this embodiment, the upper housing 34 and the lower housing 35 are inserted through the connection column 341 and the connection cylinder 351, as shown in fig. 4, the connection column 341 and the connection cylinder 351 are tightly fitted, and the adjusted relative height can be maintained after the relative position of the upper housing 34 and the lower housing 35 is adjusted, so as to adjust the height of the storage module 3.

As shown in fig. 1, the merchant can adjust the height of each storage module 3 respectively for there is the difference in height between the storage modules 3, and after a storage indicator lamp of a certain storage module 3 is in a flashing state, the customer can find the position of the beverage to be extracted quickly due to the difference in height.

In this embodiment, as shown in fig. 3, an opening is formed in the top of the upper housing 34, the spring jacks up the object placing table 31, the contact switch 32 is installed on the fixing plate 36, the spring can balance the pressure of the object placing table 31, a beverage is placed on the object placing table 31 through the opening, the object placing table 31 is pressed down by the gravity of the beverage, the pressing plate 37 is pressed down by the spring, and the pressing plate 37 presses down and triggers the contact switch 32.

Further, the connecting cylinder 351 is provided with a plurality of layers of horizontal rails and a vertical rail penetrating all the horizontal rails, the horizontal rails penetrate the circumferential surface of the connecting cylinder 351 and are provided with a plurality of layers in the axial direction of the connecting cylinder 351; the vertical rail extending direction is parallel to the axis of the connecting cylinder 351; the connecting cylinder 351 penetrates through the bottom of the lower shell 35, and a straight groove is formed in the bottom of the connecting cylinder 351;

the circumferential surface of the connection column 341 is provided with a contact rod 39, and the contact rod 39 can slide in a horizontal track or a vertical track.

Further, contact pieces 38 are arranged in the horizontal rail, each contact piece 38 is connected with the storage data processing unit, and the contact rod 39 is connected with the storage data processing unit; the object placing data processing unit obtains the height information of the object placing module 3 by identifying the contact piece 38 contacted with the contact rod 39;

the object data processing unit identifies the ID distribution instruction and receives ID information, and sends an ID distribution effective instruction to the upper cascade connection pin, wherein the ID distribution effective instruction also comprises height information of the object module 3;

the merchant data processing unit generates distribution information according to the commodity information, the information of the storage module 3 and the height information of the storage module 3.

In this embodiment, referring to fig. 4, when the merchant adjusts the height of the storage module 3, the contact rod 39 is aligned to the vertical rail by rotating the connecting cylinder 351 through the straight groove, at this time, the height of the storage module 3 can be adjusted, after the contact rod 39 is aligned to one horizontal rail, the straight groove is rotated reversely, the contact rod 39 enters the horizontal rail, and the contact block is in contact with the contact piece 38 of the horizontal rail where the contact block is located.

In this embodiment, 3 horizontal rails are included, each horizontal rail includes a

contact piece

38, 3 contact pieces 38 are provided in total, each contact piece 38 is connected with the storage data processing unit, and the contact rod 39 is also connected with the storage data processing unit. The contact rod 39 and the contact piece 38 have conductivity.

Referring to fig. 6, the contact rod 39 is on the bottom track, and the storage data processing unit recognizes that the contact rod 39 is in contact with the contact sheet 38 of the bottom track, so the height information is "1".

Similarly, if the contact rod 39 is in the middle or top horizontal track, the height data is "2" or "3".

The object data processing unit identifies the ID distribution instruction and receives ID information, and sends an ID distribution effective instruction to the upper cascade connection pin, wherein the ID distribution effective instruction also comprises height information of the object module 3; the object data processing unit sends the height information at the same time when sending the ID assignment validation instruction, and the merchant module 1 can store the height information of each object module 3 at the same time.

The business module 1 can set a priority for a certain height information, preset a priority for a certain height information, and specify a priority order, for example, "3" > "2" > "1" >.

The merchant-side data processing unit generates distribution information according to the commodity information, the information of the storage module 3 and the height information of the storage module 3, and specifically, after receiving the commodity information, the merchant-side data processing unit inquires whether the storage module 3 which is high in priority and is in an idle state exists according to the priority order of the height information and distributes the storage module.

In the specific implementation process, the merchant can adjust the height of each object placing module 3 according to the actual condition of the meal taking table, and the object placing modules 3 can acquire the current height information and send the height information when sending the ID distribution effective instruction. The merchant can dispose the priority order of height information to make the drink place the higher thing module 3 of putting of height earlier, under this configuration, the drink can be preferentially appointed to place on the highest thing module 3 of putting of height, the customer of being convenient for takes.

On the other hand, if the drink is more, put high thing module 3 earlier and fill up, put low one deck again and put thing module 3 on, can make the drink place neatly, improve customer and purchase the experience.

Further, the merchant-side data processing unit comprises a distance calculating unit, the distance calculating unit acquires the ID information of the storage module 3 stored in the data storage unit to generate distance information, and the distance information is the length value of the ID of the storage module 3;

the merchant-side data processing unit acquires commodity information, compares the commodity information with the commodity information of the distribution information recorded by the data storage unit, acquires the ID of the storage module 3 with the consistent commodity information if the same value exists, and selects the storage module 3 which is idle and has the smallest absolute value of the length value difference according to the commodity information and the storage module 3 information and generates the distribution information.

In this embodiment, according to the ID allocation rule, the length of the storage module 3ID near the merchant module 1 is short, and the length of the storage module 3ID far away from the merchant module 1 is long, as shown in fig. 1, the storage module 3 extends the structure, the merchant module 1 is the code scanning module 5, the customer module 2 is the keyboard input module, and the lengths of the storage modules 3ID sequentially increase from the right side to the left side.

In the specific implementation process, if one customer purchases multiple beverages in one order, the food taking codes of the multiple beverages are consistent, a worker firstly scans the first beverage in the same order, and the merchant module 1 selects one storage module 3 to place the beverage; when the staff scans the second cup of beverage, the merchant module 1 finds that the same commodity information exists in the commodity information of the distribution information recorded by the data storage unit, and then indicates that the food taking code has a plurality of cups of beverage, and selects the storage module 3 which is idle and has the smallest absolute value of the length value difference according to the commodity information and the storage module 3 information, and generates the distribution information. The distance that second cup of drink and first cup of drink were placed is close, and the customer of being convenient for takes.

Further, the client information input unit acquires commodity information and sends the commodity information to the client data processing unit, and the client data processing unit generates first meal fetching information according to the commodity information; the customer-side communication component sends first meal taking information through the broadcast pin, wherein the first meal taking information comprises commodity information;

the merchant-side communication component receives the first meal fetching information through the broadcast pin and sends the first meal fetching information to the merchant-side data processing unit, the merchant-side data processing unit acquires and compares the distribution information recorded by the data storage unit to acquire the ID information of the object placing module 3 recorded by the distribution information consistent with the first meal fetching information, second meal fetching information is generated, and the second meal fetching information is sent through the broadcast pin and comprises the ID information of the object placing module 3; if the distribution information with a plurality of consistent meal taking information exists, the generated second meal taking information comprises the ID information of a plurality of object placing modules 3;

the object placing communication component receives the second food taking information and sends the second food taking information to the object placing data processing unit, the object placing data processing unit obtains the ID information of the object placing module 3 recorded by the second food taking information, the ID information is compared with the ID information recorded by the ID storage unit of the object placing data processing unit, and if the ID information is consistent with the ID information, the object placing indicator lamp 33 is controlled to flicker;

the object placing data processing unit waits for the release signal of the contact switch 32, and after receiving the release signal of the contact switch 32, the object placing data processing unit sends meal taking confirmation information through the broadcast pins, wherein the meal taking confirmation information comprises commodity information and ID information;

after receiving the meal taking confirmation information, the merchant module 1 updates the information of the storage module 3 corresponding to the ID information stored in the data storage unit to be idle.

In this embodiment, the customer inputs the food fetching code through the customer module 2, and if the merchant-side data processing unit finds that there is a plurality of distribution information with the same food fetching information, indicating that there are a plurality of drinks in the food fetching code, the generated second food fetching information includes ID information of a plurality of storage modules 3.

All the indicating lamps of the storage module 3 corresponding to the meal fetching code flash to prompt the customer to fetch all the commodities. The customer can get a plurality of drinks through one meal code.

Further, the merchant module 1 is provided with a mode switch, the mode switch is connected with the merchant-side data processing unit, and the mode switch comprises a primary mode and a secondary mode;

after receiving the secondary distribution information, the merchant module 1 in the primary mode acquires the commodity information, and processes the commodity information as the commodity information input by the merchant-side information input unit.

In this embodiment, the merchant can set two merchant modules 1 according to the business demand thereof, for example, coffee and tea are made by different staff in two areas if the beverage making scale is large, and at this time, the merchant can set one of the two merchant modules 1 as a primary mode and the other as a secondary mode, and the merchant module 1 set as the secondary mode transmits only the commodity information without ID allocation and without the storage module 3 allocation.

In the specific implementation process, the staff in the two areas can select the commodity information of the drink identified by the merchant module 1 nearby and place the drink into the designated storage module 3.

Further, the merchant module 1 is also provided with a merchant-side indicator light and a merchant-side color selection switch, the merchant-side color selection switch is connected with the merchant-side data processing unit, and the merchant-side color selection switch comprises a plurality of color gears;

In this embodiment, if a plurality of merchant modules 1 are provided, one color can be designated by the merchant-side color selection switch at the bottom of the merchant module 1, and two merchant modules 1 are respectively designated as different colors.

In a specific implementation process, a worker inputs commodity information through the merchant module 1 in the secondary mode, for example, when the merchant-side color selection switch of the merchant module 1 in the secondary mode is in a yellow gear, the secondary distribution information generated by the merchant module 1 includes yellow color information, the primary distribution instruction generated by the merchant module 1 in the primary mode also includes yellow color information, and the primary distribution instruction received by the corresponding placement module 3 also includes yellow color information. On this basis, the indicator lights of the merchant module 1 and the allocated storage module 3 in the secondary mode flash yellow lights.

The merchant end indicator lamp of the secondary mode flickers yellow light, and the corresponding indicator lamp of the storage module 3 flickers yellow light.

If there are a plurality of trade company modules 1 to a plurality of staff place commodity through different trade company modules 1 simultaneously in the short time, have a plurality of thing modules 3 of putting and twinkle simultaneously, the staff can not distinguish a plurality of trade company modules 1 and a plurality of corresponding relation of putting between the thing module 3.

Merchant end pilot lamp and merchant end colour select switch make and put thing module 3 different light of colour scintillation according to merchant end colour select switch setting, and merchant end pilot lamp suggestion a plurality of merchant's modules 1 and a plurality of corresponding relation of putting between the thing module 3 simultaneously. The staff can discern the thing module 3 position of putting that should place the drink fast. The efficiency of putting module 3 distribution and drink and placing has been improved.

Further, the customer module 2 is also provided with a customer-side indicator light and a customer-side color selection switch, the customer-side color selection switch is connected with the customer-side data processing unit, and the customer-side color selection switch comprises a plurality of color gears;

In this embodiment, the merchant can be according to its business demand, if the drink preparation volume is big, the regional area of customer waiting is big, has a plurality of customers application demand of getting the meal simultaneously, and then the merchant can set up a plurality of customer modules 2, sets up the customer end colour selection switch of a plurality of customer modules 2 at different gears.

Fig. 2 shows a schematic diagram of a meal taking system of two customer modules 2, wherein the customer module 2 is a keyboard module, and the merchant module 1 is a code scanning module.

Fig. 7 and 8 respectively show the structural schematic diagrams of the keyboard module and the code scanning module.

In this embodiment, a plurality of customers get meal simultaneously, perhaps the interval time is shorter, and customer can be according to the colour of the customer end pilot lamp of customer module 2 scintillation, and put the colour of the pilot lamp of thing module 3 scintillation, establishes the corresponding relation of customer module 2 and thing module 3 fast, extracts correct drink, has improved and has got meal efficiency.

In the specific matter process, the food taking system does not depend on the original food ordering system of a merchant, and does not need to adapt to different food ordering systems by secondary development of a special protocol with the existing food ordering system.

The food taking system only needs to be configured with the original food ordering system, so that the bar code or the two-dimensional code of the label printed by the food ordering system and attached to the beverage is consistent with the food taking code, and the food taking code can be used as commodity information of the application and used for distinguishing different beverages.

In the description of the embodiments of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "center", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "inner", "outer", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are only for the purpose of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed in a particular orientation, and be operated, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Where "inside" refers to an interior or enclosed area or space. "periphery" refers to an area around a particular component or a particular area.

In the description of the embodiments of the present invention, the terms "first", "second", "third", and "fourth" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, features defined as "first", "second", "third", "fourth" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless otherwise specified.

In the description of the embodiments of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "assembled" are to be construed broadly and may, for example, be fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.

In the description of the embodiments of the invention, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

In the description of the embodiments of the present invention, it is to be understood that "-" and "-" denote ranges of two numerical values, and the ranges include endpoints. For example, "A-B" means a range greater than or equal to A and less than or equal to B. "A to B" represents a range of A or more and B or less.

In the description of the embodiments of the present invention, the term "and/or" herein is only one kind of association relationship describing an associated object, and means that there may be three kinds of relationships, for example, a and/or B, and may mean: a exists alone, A and B exist simultaneously, and B exists alone. In addition, the character "/" herein generally indicates that the former and latter related objects are in an "or" relationship.

Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made in these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined in the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A scalable meal retrieval system, comprising: the system comprises a merchant module, a customer module and a plurality of storage modules;

2. A scalable food serving system according to claim 1, wherein: the merchant module and the customer module comprise a communication port group, and the storage module comprises three communication port groups and a parallel component; each communication port group comprises four pins, and the four pins are respectively: the power supply comprises a power supply positive electrode pin, a power supply negative electrode pin, a broadcast pin and a cascade pin;

3. A scalable food serving system according to claim 2, wherein: the object placing module comprises an ID storage unit, and pin numbers are preset on three cascade pins of the object placing module; the merchant-side data processing unit comprises an ID distribution module;

4. A scalable food serving system according to claim 3, wherein: the object placing module comprises an upper shell and a lower shell, the upper shell and the lower shell can be spliced to form a triangular prism, the top of the upper shell is provided with an opening, and the object placing indicator lamp is arranged outside the opening;

5. The expandable meal fetching system of claim 4, wherein: the connecting cylinder is provided with a plurality of layers of horizontal rails and vertical rails penetrating through all the horizontal rails, the horizontal rails penetrate through the circumferential surface of the connecting cylinder, and a plurality of layers are arranged along the axial direction of the connecting cylinder; the extending direction of the vertical track is parallel to the axis of the connecting cylinder; the connecting cylinder penetrates through the bottom of the lower shell, and a straight groove is formed in the bottom of the connecting cylinder;

6. The expandable meal fetching system of claim 5, wherein: contact pieces are arranged in the horizontal rail, each contact piece is respectively connected with the object data processing unit, and the contact rod is connected with the object data processing unit; the object placing data processing unit obtains the height information of the object placing module by identifying the contact piece contacted with the contact rod;

7. A scalable food serving system according to claim 2, wherein: the merchant-side data processing unit comprises a distance calculating unit, the distance calculating unit acquires the ID information of the storage module stored in the data storage unit to generate distance information, and the distance information is the length value of the ID of the storage module;

8. A scalable food serving system according to claim 7, wherein: the client information input unit acquires commodity information and sends the commodity information to the client data processing unit, and the client data processing unit generates first meal taking information according to the commodity information; the customer-side communication component sends first meal taking information through the broadcast pin, wherein the first meal taking information comprises commodity information;

9. A scalable food serving system according to claim 2, wherein: the merchant module is provided with a mode selector switch, the mode selector switch is connected with the merchant-side data processing unit, and the mode selector switch comprises a primary mode and a secondary mode;

10. A scalable food serving system according to claim 9, wherein: the merchant module is also provided with a merchant-side indicator light and a merchant-side color selection switch, the merchant-side color selection switch is connected with the merchant-side data processing unit, and the merchant-side color selection switch comprises a plurality of color gears;

if the mode is the secondary mode, the generated secondary distribution information further comprises color information;

the customer module is also provided with a customer end indicator light and a customer end color selection switch, the customer end color selection switch is connected with the customer end data processing unit, and the customer end color selection switch comprises a plurality of color gears;