JP2001325338A - System and method for managing remaining quantity of liquor and the like - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a liquor remaining quantity management system which can provide plural liquors for a customer at plural grouped restaurants. SOLUTION: This system is equipped with a remaining quantity detecting means 100a which detects the remaining quantities of liquors in bottles, a converting means 300a which converts the remaining quantities to specific management units, a DB recording means 200a which stores the converted quantities of liquors in a common database 400 of the group, a DB read means 500h which reads the remaining quantities out of the DB when remaining liquors are provided for a customer, a converting means 300b which converts the remaining quantity to the liquor of the brand that the customer desires, and a providing means 600b which provides the liquor of the specified brand by a specified quantity.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a liquor remaining amount management system, and more particularly to a liquor remaining amount management system and a liquor remaining amount management method capable of providing a plurality of liquors at different stores to customers.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There is a so-called bottle keeping system as a method of providing alcoholic beverages at restaurants such as bars and snacks. This is a system in which liquor is provided to customers at a discounted price for each bottle, and stores that do not drink out are kept for a certain period of time or indefinitely. The customer receives a card indicating the number of the bottle and the name of the customer as a receipt,
The next time you visit the store, you will be presented with the card, receive the deposited bottle, and drink it by the deadline. This system is widely used on the shop side because it can obtain fixed customers, and also on the customer side because the price is cheap as described above.

[0003] However, this system is inconvenient for a chain store such as a hotel bar, because the customer must purchase and keep a bottle for each store, which is inconvenient. Is a chance to go to another store. In addition, there may be an opportunity loss due to the fact that only the same sake can be served.

[0004]

As described above, in the conventional liquor remaining amount management system, when the bottle is kept, the customer drinks the kept liquor,
There was a problem that the variation tended to be poor.

[0005] In addition, chain stores operating nationwide are expected to secure customers in a certain area, but must compete with other stores on an equal basis in another area. Was.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a liquor remaining amount management system capable of providing a plurality of liquors to a customer at a plurality of grouped restaurants and the like in order to solve the above problem.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, a liquor remaining amount management system according to the present invention comprises: a liquor remaining amount detecting means for detecting a liquor remaining amount; It is provided with a conversion unit for converting the unit of alcohol to the remaining amount of alcohol, and a database for storing the remaining amount of alcohol in the management unit converted by the conversion unit, so that the remaining amount of alcohol can be managed regardless of the type of alcohol and the store. Features.

It is preferable that the stores are grouped, the groups have a database, and the stores have a remaining amount detecting means and a converting means.

[0009] Further, the store preferably includes recording means for storing in the database the remaining amount of liquor in the management unit converted by the conversion means, and database reading means for reading the remaining liquor in the management unit from the database. .

[0010] Further, it is preferable that the store is provided with providing means for inverting the remaining amount of liquor according to the management unit read from the database reading means into the remaining amount of individual liquor and providing it to the customer.

It is preferable that the providing means provide the liquor of the brand specified by the customer in an amount specified within a range corresponding to the remaining amount of the liquor in the management unit.

Further, the remaining amount of liquor in the management unit may be a value converted into a capacity of a specific type of liquor, a value converted into a height of a specific type of liquor in a container, or a price of a specific type of liquor. It is preferably a value converted to

[0013] Further, in the method for managing the remaining amount of liquor of the present invention, a step of detecting a remaining amount of liquor, a step of converting the remaining amount of liquor into a remaining amount of liquor of a specific management unit, Storing the remaining amount, reading the remaining amount of liquor in the management unit, converting the remaining amount of liquor in the management unit into the remaining amount of liquor of the brand desired by the customer, and selecting the brand desired by the customer Providing a specified amount of sake.

[0014]

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of an embodiment of a liquor remaining amount management system according to the present invention. This system includes a store A and a store B, and a database 400C capable of sharing information from these two stores. The store A has a remaining amount detecting means 10 for measuring the remaining amount of alcoholic beverages.
0a, a recording unit 200a for recording the remaining amount, and a unit converting unit 300a for changing the remaining amount of alcohol for recording the remaining amount in the database 400C to a predetermined unit. In addition, store B has a database (D
B) Reading means 500b, conversion means 300b, and providing means 6
00b.

Next, the function of each means will be described. The remaining amount detecting means 100a is for detecting and measuring the remaining amount of the bottle kept by the customer. As the remaining amount detecting means 100a, a means for directly measuring the remaining amount of the liquor remaining in the bottle, a means for calculating the remaining amount from the height of the liquor remaining in the bottle, and the like can be considered. Next, recording means 200 for recording this remaining amount in database 400C.
Move a. At this time, instead of simply recording the amount of remaining alcohol, the conversion unit 300a is activated to convert the remaining amount of alcohol into a specific unit. The conversion means 300a may be a means for converting the amount of liquor converted into liquor of a specified brand, a unit cost by multiplying the unit cost of liquor, or the like. Thus, when the customer tries to drink the kept bottle at another chain store or the like, the DB reading means 500 of store B
b can be used to obtain a drinkable unit of liquor. This is inversely converted using the conversion means 300b to determine the amount of alcohol that can be actually drunk. At this time, even if it is not the same brand as the sake that has been kept, the conversion means 3
By changing the coefficient at the time of the reverse conversion at 00b to the sake of the brand desired by the customer, the conversion can be easily performed. The calculated amount of liquor to be provided is provided by providing means 6.
By providing the bottle with the determined amount of liquor using 00b, the customer can drink the kept liquor at all stores if he keeps the bottle at the chain store,
You can also drink another brand of sake.

Next, the operation of the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 2 is a sequence diagram showing an operation in the store A, and FIG. 3 is a sequence diagram showing an operation in the store B.

First, in the store A, the remaining amount detecting means 10
Based on 0a, the remaining amount of alcohol in the bottle is detected (step A1). Next, the remaining amount of liquor detected by the conversion means 300a is converted using a predetermined specific management unit (step A2). The remaining amount of liquor in this specific management unit is recorded by the recording means 200a (step A).
3) and store it in the database 400C (step A)
4).

Next, in store B, a database (D
B) The reading means 500b reads the remaining amount of alcohol in a specific management unit from the database 400C (step B1). Next, the conversion unit 300b converts the remaining amount of liquor in the read specific management unit into the remaining amount of liquor to be provided (step B2). And providing means 600
According to b, the liquor is provided to the customer within the range of the converted amount of the liquor (step B3).

[0020]

As described above, by storing information that keeps bottles in a DB and sharing the information at a chain store, customers can drink alcohol at the chain store at a low price of bottle keeping. This has the effect that the store can be expected to secure customers throughout the chain store.

[0021] Further, since it is possible to convert a kept liquor and drink another brand of liquor, there is an advantage for the customer to increase the kinds of liquor, and for the store, this system is provided. Providing this provides an effect that it can respond to various demands of customers and can expect an increase in customers.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sequence diagram illustrating an operation of a store A according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a sequence diagram illustrating an operation of a store B according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A, B store 400C database 100a remaining amount detecting means 200a recording means 300a, 300b converting means 500b DB reading means 600b providing means A1 to A4 Operations at store A B1 to B3 Operations at store B

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A remaining amount detecting means for detecting a remaining amount of liquor, a converting means for converting the remaining amount of liquor into a remaining amount of liquor in a specific management unit, and a management unit converted by the converting means. A liquor remaining amount management system, characterized in that the liquor remaining amount management system is provided with a database for storing the remaining amount of liquor, and that the remaining amount of liquor can be managed regardless of the type of liquor and the store. 2. The shop according to claim 1, wherein said shop is grouped, said group is provided with said database, and said shop is provided with said remaining amount detecting means and said converting means.
A liquor remaining amount management system according to the item. 3. The store comprises: recording means for storing the remaining amount of liquor in the management unit converted by the conversion means in the database; and database reading means for reading the remaining liquor amount in the management unit from the database. 3. The liquor remaining amount management system according to claim 2, comprising: 4. The store comprises a providing means for inverting the remaining amount of liquor by the management unit read from the database reading means into the remaining amount of individual liquor and providing the same to the customer. The liquor remaining amount management system according to claim 3. 5. The liquor according to claim 4, wherein said providing means provides the liquor of the brand designated by the customer in an amount designated within a range corresponding to the remaining amount of liquor by said management unit. A liquor remaining amount management system according to the item. 6. The liquor remaining amount according to the management unit may be a value converted into a capacity of a specific type of liquor, a value converted into a height of a specific type of liquor in a container, or a specific type of liquor. 6. A value converted into an amount of money.
A liquor remaining amount management system according to any one of the above. 7. A step of detecting a remaining amount of liquor, a step of converting the remaining amount of liquor into a remaining amount of liquor of a specific management unit, and a step of storing the remaining amount of liquor of the management unit. Reading the remaining amount of liquor in the management unit; converting the remaining amount of liquor in the management unit into the remaining amount of liquor of a brand desired by the customer; and supplying the desired brand of liquor to the customer. Providing a specified amount of alcohol.