DE2262067A1 - PROCEDURE FOR PLACING AN ORDER, ESPECIALLY IN A RESTAURANT, AND TOOLS, E.G. MAP OR BOARD FOR CARRYING OUT THIS PROCEDURE - Google Patents

Description

December 18, 1972 P 4552 - rese

Anvar Agence Nationale de Valorisation de la Recherche

Courbevoie / France

Procedure for placing an order, in particular: 'd ".r i: a restaurant, and aids such as a map or blackboard for Follow this procedure

The invention relates to a method for placing an order, in particular in a restaurant, and on a card or board, in particular a menu card for carrying out the new method.

it is known that the work of the service personnel is slowed down considerably, especially in restaurants is delayed by the time it takes to add new orders or orders

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accommodate incoming guests as it is necessary to accommodate these guests the "in stock" or recommended meals and / or drinks to show the order or the order in an order book or in a notebook and pass the order slip written in this way to the kitchen. In addition, it is also known that either as a result of errors or also knowingly and deliberately certain Order slips get lost during the day.

From this it follows that the owner of the restaurant is not can be sure that his business is well managed and that he is not constantly tracking the number of meals served and the number of coffee or drinks paid can control or compare with each other.

The method according to the present invention has the aim of the task or work of the operator who is with entrusted to the reception of the orders of the guests, to simplify all embezzlement on the part of the guests and the operator and to make it easier to keep track of the guests to obtain the products, food or beverages that have been taken or consumed.

According to the invention, the new method provides

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that use an overview map or panel, in particular a menu, which is divided in so many departments _t as food and / or drinks available, which passed or · can be served "that sau Each division of the map or Q? Afel one of assigns this removable or tear-off attached germ drawing or memo sheet, w with each of these sheets corresponds to an assigned fjfcise and / or such a drink and each of these sheets is marked or characterized by a special inscription and / or shape and / or color, and that the identification and / or memo notes corresponding to the food and / or beverages required in each case are removed or separated by the user, for example the guest, and given to the operator when the order is placed.

It should be noted that the keeping of the labels and memos by the cook or the kitchen makes it possible to control the number of ordered and delivered dishes at any time and, based on this, in each Immediately determine the number of dishes that have yet to be delivered.

Although the method according to the invention is particularly interesting is for restaurants, yet it is clear that it can be used in the same way to take orders in any store

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or to give up a shop in which the items offered for sale are few in number or can be classified in groups whose number is not large.

The present invention likewise relates to a menu card for carrying out the new method.

A preferred embodiment of the card or board for carrying out the new method is characterized in that it consists of two sheets or sheets lying one on top of the other, the upper one of which has a plurality of identification notes, which are marked with lines of weakness or the like. are connected to the sheet, each has an indication of one of the available foods and / or beverages, while the sheet below contains the same references to ßpeisen and / or drinks as the top sheet, which is in the same way on the sheet are distributed and are suitable in each case to indicate the food or drink that the user has consumed after the »detachment of the associated identification and memo label when paying.

Thanks to this special design of the card or board according to ■ According to the invention, it is no longer necessary to determine the price that will appeal to the guest make any recordings by hand !! ,, da «s

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is sufficient to calculate the identification and memo notices that were detached on the occasion of the order. · It results This results in a further simplification of the work, which at the same time facilitates the management of the restaurant and improved.

It is also advantageously provided that each sheet is nit printed boxes or boxes or departments or rectangles that contain inscriptions indicating the costs will disappear indicate these foods or drinks and, in addition to the information on the foods or drinks to which they have been aligned are, lie.

Of the guest

Such an arrangement makes it possible to improve the information, and at the same time simplifies the calculation work to a considerable extent, since it is now sufficient that the Numbers in each of the missing markings and notes assigned or opposite boxes or departments are to be added.

Appropriately, it is also provided that at least on the top sheet or sheet, the references to the food and / or drinks in stock are applied to rectangles or boxes which have different colors corresponding to the respective rows of food and / or drinks.

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This simplifies the work of the serving staff and the kitchen when it comes to the exact investigator of the "ordered dishes," since this now informs with a single click of the type of meal or drink ordered will.

The invention will be based on the following description with reference to the accompanying schematic drawing., which by way of a non-restrictive example one. Is an embodiment of a menu for the application of the new method. Show Ss

Pig. 1 and 2 plan views of the outer sheet

or on the inner sheet of the new menu card and

Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing

represents the map as it is being used.

The new card consists of an inner sheet or sheet and an outer sheet or sheet 3- In this embodiment are the two sheets each with a vertical Fold (fold) 4 and 5 provided, each provided in the middle of the width and on each sheet or Sheet causes the formation of two halves that can be folded or pivoted.

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When the card is in use, like in Pig. 3 shown - is the upper sheet 3 i ^ the inside of the lower sheet 2 arranges the folds (palze) 4 and 5 of these two sheets superimpose and exactly, one on top of the other. . ■

As shown in Fig. 2, the inner sheet contains 3 sides a number of removable instructions and memos or Cheer, 6, which are connected to each of these halves .and by horizontal lines of weakness or Dividing lines 7 ^ uid. vertical growth lines or Separation lines 3 are limited.

It should be noted that, on the one hand, the horizontal weakening or dividing lines 7 only extend between the band of one half of the sheet and the vertical weakening or dividing line 8 lying next to each other, and on the other hand, the differently vertical weakening or dividing lines 8 on each side are at the same distance from the cleavage 5. In this form of currency, the outer sheet 3 contains between the two fold lines 8 an inverted number of boxes, boxes, rectangles or divisions 9 in the same number as the cheerful or slips of paper 6, with which they are aligned in a line and with which they lie next to one another. .

The slip or tab 6 are provided with labels that allow a food proposed by the innkeeper and appropriate Define or label drinks while the compartments, boxes or rectangles 9 | the the Numbers indicative of the price of the food and / or drink

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included, i.e. the cost of the food and / or drink which is recorded on the sheet of paper lying next to one another.

Furthermore, and as indicated at 10a, 10b, 10c, 10d and 'Oe, the slips or tabs 6 are grouped in series or rows, each corresponding to a type of the product to be consumed, the background being colored, the color depending on the Series is different and, for example, the stronger or darker it is, depending on the place setting a? takes longer to prepare.

The lower sheet 2 contains the same information as on the slips of paper or tabs £? and the boxes or compartments 9 of the upper sheet 3 are recorded, this information, mind you, in the same way as that of said outer sheet 3 are arranged.

As soon as the card is in the use position, as shown in FIG shown so that one can order one of the offered place settings

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all you have to do is click the appropriate tab or slip of paper on the upper sheet 3 can be removed or torn off, as in "at 6a and to put him on the Tdaih. As soon as the operator Notices a piece of paper or a tab placed on the edge of a table, on the one hand automatically receives knowledge from the "fact that the consumer wishes to place an order, and on the other hand it is enough to place the order to receive, to take the aforementioned slip of paper or tab.

Otherwise, depending on the color, you can at the bottom of this note or tab or the color of the lettering immediately, without the lettering on the slips of paper or tabs to read whether the ordered dish, e.g. a misery, a is a combined dish, a special dish or a dessert. Furthermore, as soon as the note or rider arrives at the cook, gives it the more or less dark coloring of this contributor immediately indicate the type of dish he must prepare, and it may prompt him to initiate the preparation immediately if the preparation takes a long time.

It is therefore evident that the use of this menu the one necessary for the discussion between the waiter and the customer Significantly reduces time, simplifies the work of the operator, improves that of the cook and it generally allows the organization of the distribution of food or drinks to be improved significantly.

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The use of removable slips of paper or tabs, which are a type of ticket to identify each of the items ordered Forming products allows the number of dishes already served to be calculated (accounting) at any time record and the correspondence between the number of prepared products, the number of products served and the number of products already billed, thus eliminating any risk of errors be it conscious or unintentional, which lead to losses in conventional business management.

This menu or restaurant card is simplified according to the invention and also facilitates billing by showing the products that have already been consumed by the Individual slips or tabs of the upper sheet 3 are missing, as shown at 11 in FIG. 3. So it is enough that that staff designated for this purpose in the boxes or compartments 9 »in addition to the free spaces created by missing tabs add up the numbers entered. Here, too, it is possible to cancel the billing at any time check that you add up the free spaces between the menu cards received at the cash register and add them to the number which compares consumption products that have been billed to the customer.

It should also be noted that due to the lack of slips or tabs, the designation of the

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consumed menu appears and so the consumer to the The content of his order is a reminder, which avoids any possible discussion when paying.

It is clear - that the form, the position, the number and the distribution of the pieces of paper as well as the form and the distribution the boxes or compartments 9 can change depending on the respective type of use and the The invention is by no means restricted to the embodiment described above, which is only an example. For example, «in one variant, the menu card is divided by two Sheets or arches formed, each from a single or from more than two halves or corresponding parts exist. Of course, the method described above can be used in the case of application in a restaurant be used in the same way for any other shop or for any other shop, that offers products or services for sale that are few in number or in small numbers can be submitted by categories.

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Claims (6)

Expectations 1. A method for placing an order, in particular in a restaurant, characterized in that one uses an overview map or table, in particular a menu card, which is divided into as many departments as Sj ei'sen and / or drinks are in stock handed partly can be served by assigning to each department of the card or board a removable or tear-off label or memo, each of these labels corresponding to a food and / or such a drink assigned to it and each of these labels having a special inscription and / or shape and / or color is identified or characterized, and that the identification and / or memo notes corresponding to the respective desired food and / or drinks are removed or separated by the user, e.g. guest, and handed over to the operator when placing the order. 2.) Card or board, in particular menu card to carry out of the method according to claim 1, characterized in that it consists of two superposed sheets or arcs, the upper one of which is an inverted number of identification or memo slips, which are drawn over lines of weakness cd.dgl. associated with the sheet, iratholds each BAO ORIGINAL 309827/0391 an indication of one of the available food and / or drinks on v / eist, while the one below Sheet contains the same references to food and / or beverages as the top sheet, which appears in the same way on the Sheets are distributed and are each suitable for after detaching the associated identification and memo label indicate the food or drink that the user has consumed when paying. 3. card or board, according to claim 2, characterized in that the two sheets or sheets are folded to each other to form two halves that can be pivoted or folded around the fold, and that these two sheets or sheets are placed one inside the other, such that the palms are exactly opposite one another. 4. card or board according to claim 2 or 3 »characterized in that that each sheet is provided with printed boxes or boxes or compartments or rectangles, the Include labels indicating the cost of this meal or Specify drinks and, next to the instructions, on the food or drinks to which they have been directed are lying. 5. card or board according to one of claims 2 to 4, characterized marked that at least on the top sheet or Sheet the notes atif the food and / or dishes in stock ■ - 3 - ■ 309827/0391 potions are placed on pots or boxes that cover the corresponding series of food and / or drinks * have different colors. 6. card or board according to one of claims 2 "to 3%, characterized in that the references to the food and / or drinks on the side edges of the pivotable or hinged halves of each sheet or sheet on both sides of the box indicating their costs or Boxes or compartments or rectangles are arranged, which in turn are arranged on both sides of the fold of the corresponding sheet or sheet. 309827/0391