JP2002074412A - Food ticket issuing machine and self-ordering system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve services for users and to reduce costs caused through utilization of an external computer by adding various kinds of functions to a food ticket issuing machine. SOLUTION: A food ticket issuing machine 3 can be controlled by a program, a food ticket can be purchased by utilizing a personal card, and further, this machine has a check function for invalid card, managing function for the remaining number of each menu, summing up function the sales data, use price collating function for user, nutrition diagnostic function for users, preparing function for salary deduction file or the like and running function for registered arbitrary program or the like. A kitchen monitor 5 monitors novel sales data added to the food ticket issuing machine 3 via a LAN 20, displays the sales data on a display device 22 and reads aloud the sold menu in voice. Also the remaining number of a specified menu inputted via a touch panel 3 is sent to the food ticket issuing machine 3, and the relevant remaining number on the food ticket issuing machine 3 is updated.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a program ticket-controlled vending machine and a self-order system including the vending machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Food ticket vending machines are installed in restaurants and employee cafeterias, and are used for purchasing food tickets. The conventional food ticket vending machine is equipped with at least one of a cash processing device and a card reader, selects a menu, inserts cash or inserts a prepaid card, and after completing the required amount of payment, it is designated as It has a mechanism to issue menu meal tickets. Also, as described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H11-144134, a meal ticket vending machine capable of purchasing a reservation ticket for a plurality of days ahead including the next day has been proposed.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A conventional ticket vending machine is:
It has only the minimum functions required for selling vouchers and counting sales, such as a mechanism for selecting menus, a mechanism for adjusting the required amount, a mechanism for issuing vouchers, and a journal recording mechanism, and sells general products. It can be regarded as a kind of vending machine. Therefore, it is difficult to support personal magnetic cards and IC cards other than prepaid cards. For example, in order to check whether a card inserted into a card reader corresponds to an invalid card or not, a ticket ticket vending machine may refer to a remote card management server for card information. Service to users of the Internet is reduced. Further, there is a problem that an external computer is required for totalizing the sales data and managing the reservation issuance, thereby increasing the cost of the entire system.

[0004] It is an object of the present invention to provide a program control for adding various functions to a ticket vending machine, to improve the serviceability for users, and to reduce the required cost by reducing the use of external computers.

It is another object of the present invention to provide an extended function in a ticket vending machine, thereby enabling provision of various services including use to other than the ticket vending machine.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a self-ordering system which can notify a kitchen of a sale status of a meal ticket in real time and reflect a preparation state of the kitchen in real time.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is a food ticket vending machine which performs the following processing means under program control, and stores first and second attributes of a plurality of food types to be sold. Means, second storage means for storing sales data on the sold meal vouchers, display means for displaying a sales menu, a touch panel arranged on the display means for inputting a position on a display screen, use Card reader for reading the information of the person's card, ticket issuing means for outputting a meal ticket of the specified menu, and displaying and displaying a sales menu screen by referring to attributes of a plurality of food types in the first storage means Processing means for displaying above, processing means for receiving a menu and a ticketing instruction selected via the touch panel, processing means for receiving card information via a card reader, Processing means for driving the ticket issuing means to issue a meal ticket corresponding to the selected menu when receiving the card information, and generating sales data from information on the food type sold and the received card information, (2) a food ticket vending machine having processing means for recording in a storage means. Here, a cash processing mechanism is provided instead of using a card, and cash settlement by the cash processing mechanism is also possible.

The present invention is also a self-ordering system having a ticket vending machine and a monitor connected to the ticket vending machine via a transmission line, wherein the ticket vending machine transmits sales data on the sold meal ticket. Storage means for storing, and processing means by program control for adding new sales data to the storage means in accordance with the sale of the meal ticket, wherein the monitor device is provided with a required one of the sales data recorded in the meal ticket vending machine. Display means for displaying the data of the data, voice output means for outputting the voice of the specified data, and processing means for monitoring whether or not new sales data is added to the ticket vending machine via the transmission path , When we detect the addition of new sales data,
The self-ordering system includes a processing unit for displaying required data on a display unit of a monitor device, and a processing unit for driving voice output unit and outputting information corresponding to a menu among new sales data by voice. And

Further, the ticket vending machine stores the remaining number of each food type in a sales menu on the storage means, and reduces the remaining number according to the number of food types sold, so that the remaining number reaches a predetermined number. Has a processing means to make the corresponding menu sold out, the monitor device, input means for inputting the remaining number for a specific food type, when the remaining number is input via the input means,
The present invention is characterized in that the self-order system updates the number of remaining food types on the side of the ticket vending machine to the input value via the transmission path.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a ticket vending machine 3 under program control according to the present embodiment and a configuration of a self-order system including the ticket vending machine 3. Table vending machine 3
Is a control unit 11 and a display device 1 connected to the control unit 11.
2, touch panel 13, card reader 14, storage device 1
5 and a ticket issuing unit 19. The display device 12 is a device that displays various display screens such as a sales screen for displaying a sales menu. The touch panel 13 is connected to the display device 12
Is a device for inputting the position of a button displayed on the display device 12 to the control unit 11. The card reader 14 is a device into which a personal card such as a magnetic card or an IC card is inserted, reads card information, and inputs the card information to the control unit 11. The ticket issuing unit 19 is a mechanism for printing and outputting a meal ticket corresponding to a sold menu. The storage device 15 stores various files such as the schedule master 33 and the sales data file 35, the main program 17 and the extension program 18. The schedule master 33 stores sales menus for a plurality of days including the day of sales. The control unit 11 has a CPU and a memory, and executes programs such as a main program 17 and an extension program 18 read from the storage device 15 into the memory. The ticket processing machine 3 can be connected to a cash processing device 16 for performing cash settlement. In addition,
A printer for outputting sales statistics data and the like, and a keyboard and a mouse for business processing can also be connected.

The main program 17 reads a sales menu of the current day or the reserved date from the schedule master 33, creates a sales screen, and displays it on the display device 12. When a menu is selected through the touch panel 13, the required amount is settled based on the card information input via the card reader 14 or the cash inserted into the cash processing device 16, and the ticket issuing unit 19 is driven. Print and output a meal ticket indicating the selected menu. The sales data of the sold menu is stored in the sales data file 35. The extension program 18 executes a program of an extension function registered in the meal vending machine 3.

The sample menu monitor 4 is a display device that can be connected to the control unit 11 of the food ticket vending machine 3.
A sample image of a dish included in the sales menu is displayed under the control of 1.

A kitchen monitor 5 can be connected to the ticket vending machine 3 via a transmission path such as a LAN 20. The kitchen monitor 5 includes a control unit 21, a display device 22, a touch panel 23, a storage device 24, and a speech synthesis output unit 25 connected to the control unit 21. The display device 22 is a device that displays sales data of the meal vending machine 3 and the like. Storage device 2
Reference numeral 4 stores a program for displaying sales data and the like. The control unit 21 has a CPU and a memory, and executes a program read from the storage device 24. The sales data display program monitors new data added to the sales data file 35 of the meal vending machine 3, and when new sales data is generated, displays the new data on the display device 22 and sets the speech synthesis output unit 25 to operate. Read out the name of the menu that was driven and sold.

FIG. 2A is a diagram showing the data structure of the food species master 31. The food type master 31 is a list of food types that can be selected when configuring the schedule master 33, and each record stores data items of a food type number, a food type name, price 1 and price 2. The food type number is a number for uniquely identifying the food type, and the food type name is the name of the food type. Price 1 is the price applied to the reservation sale, and price 2 is the price applied to the sale on the day.

FIG. 2B is a diagram showing the data structure of the cooking master 32. The dish master 32 is a file that defines the names of typical dishes that constitute each kind of dish, and each record stores data items such as a kind number, a dish name, katakana notation, calories, the number of preparations, and an image number. Store. The dish name is the name of the main dish that constitutes the food type, and the katakana notation is the katakana notation of the dish name, and is used when the dish name is output as voice. The number of calories indicates the total number of calories of the food type, and the number of preparations indicates the standard number of preparations. The image number is an identifier of an image file that stores image data of the dish, and is used when displaying an image of a sample of the dish or food type.

FIG. 2C is a diagram showing the data structure of the schedule master 33. The schedule master 33 is data indicating a sales menu for at least one week including the sales menu of the day, and each record includes a column number, a food type number, a food type name, which are attributes of the food type in addition to the date. Each data item of the dish name, the price, the calories and the number of preparations is stored. The column number is information indicating the position occupied by the food type on the sales screen. The food type number, food type name, food name, and calories are those obtained from the food master 32. The price is the price when selling on the day. The prepared number is updated according to the number of sold foods or according to the actual remaining number of the food type, and indicates the remaining number of the food type.

FIG. 2D is a diagram showing the data structure of the invalid card master 34. The invalid card master 34 registers the card number of the card whose use is stopped.

FIG. 2E is a diagram showing a data structure of the sales data file 35. Each record of the sales data file 35 includes a slip number, date, time, food type number, food type name,
Stores data items such as dish name, katakana notation, unit price, quantity, amount, reservation, reservation date, and card number. "Reservation" 0 indicates a ticket issuance on the day, and 1 indicates a reservation issuance. The card number is the card number of the user in the case of sales using the card.

FIG. 2F shows a cash deposit / withdrawal data file 36.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a data configuration of FIG. Each record of the cash deposit / withdrawal data file 36 records a slip number, a date, the number of deposits for each denomination, the total amount of deposits, the number of deposits for each denomination, the total withdrawal amount, and the number of deposits for each denomination prepared in advance as change I do.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the sales screen 40 displayed on the display device 12. The sales screen 40 is a screen showing a sales menu on the day or the reservation day, and displays a food type name, a food name, a calorie, and a price for each food type to be sold on the day or the reservation day based on the schedule master 33. . The sale button 41 indicates a food type name, and can be pressed via the touch panel 13 when selecting a menu.
The "return" button is a button for requesting the return of cash inserted in the case of cash sale. The “reservation” button 42 is a button for requesting a reservation issuance. "Extended"
The button 43 is a button for requesting an extended function. "2
"3" buttons indicate that the number of selected menus is 2
In this case, the button is used to indicate the number. The “ticket issuance / change” button is a button for issuing a ticket and requesting a change when there is change in the case of cash input. The sales screen 40 has an area for displaying the amount of money to be inserted when cash is input, an area for displaying change if necessary, and an area for displaying the total calories and the total amount of money for the selected menu.

FIGS. 4A to 4G show the main program 17.
4 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing of the extension program 18. The main program 17 reads each master file from the storage device 15 into the memory (step 5).
1) Display a main menu screen on the display device 12 (step 52). The main menu screen displays a “business process” button and a “sales start” button. When the “business process” button is pressed as a process menu selection, the process proceeds to step 151 in FIG. 4G. When the "sales start" button is pressed (step 53, sales start button), the current day of the schedule master 33 read into the memory is displayed on the display device 12 as a sales menu (step 5).
4). The display screen of the sales menu displays the columns including the sales button 41 of the sales screen 40 in an array. In addition, instead of function buttons at the time of sale, such as a “return” button, a “reservation” button 42, and an “extension” button 43, a “confirm” button is displayed. When the selling button 41 to be corrected is pressed via the touch panel 13, it is determined that the content is corrected (step 55YES), and an input window is opened,
Food type name, food number,
Display the dish name, calories, price and number of preparations in each input area, and also display numeric keypad buttons in the input area,
The schedule master 33 according to the corrected data
Is updated (step 56). When the "confirm" button is pressed, it is determined that there is no further correction, and the sales screen 40 is displayed (step 57).

Next, if the change flag on the memory is on (step 58 YES), a change-out process including a change replenishment operation is performed (step 59). Next, sales screen 4
If the “extension” button 43 on the “0” is pressed (step 6
(YES), go to step 111 in FIG. 4E. If the "reservation" button 42 is pressed (step 61YE).
S), go to step 101 in FIG. 4D.

Turning now to FIG. 4B, the main program 17
Is in a state of waiting for an amount to be inserted (step 71). When a card is inserted into the card reader 14 (step 72)
YES), the card number is read (step 73). Further, the invalid card master 34 is read (step 74),
It is determined whether or not the card inserted by matching the card numbers of the two corresponds to an invalid card (step 75).
If the two card numbers match and the card is invalid, the processing is stopped (step 80), and A2 (step 57)
Return to If the card is valid (step 75 NO),
The depression of the sale button 41 is validated (step 76).
When the sale button 41 is pressed, a menu is selected and input (step 77). The total amount and the total calories are calculated and displayed from at least one menu designated by this (step 78). When the press of the "ticketing" button is detected (step 79), the procedure goes to C (step 91) to start processing related to ticketing.

When a cash input is detected (step 72)
NO), the cash processing device 16 is controlled to perform cash deposit processing (step 81). When the "return" button is pressed during the processing, the inserted money is returned, the processing is stopped (step 80), and the process returns to A2 (step 57). When the cash deposit is completed, the depression of the sale button 41 is validated (step 82), and the menu is selected and input as in the case of using the card (step 83), and the total amount and the total calories are calculated and displayed (step 83). Step 84). "Ticketing"
When the press of the button is detected (step 85), the cash processing device 16 is controlled to perform a series of cash settlement processing (step 86). This cash settlement process includes calculation of change and discharge of change as necessary. When the cash settlement processing is completed, the corresponding data items of the denominated denomination and number, the denominated denomination and number, and the denomination and number held in the cash processing device 16 in the cash deposit and withdrawal data file 36 are updated. (Step 87). Next, it is determined whether or not the holding value of each denomination is equal to or less than a predetermined value (step 88). If the holding values of all denominations exceed the predetermined values (step 88 NO),
Go to C (step 91), if it is less than the default value, turn on the change flag on the memory (step 89),
Go to (Step 91).

Turning now to FIG. 4C, the main program 17
Drives the ticket issuing unit 19 to issue a ticket, prints the date of sale, the name of the food, the name of the dish, the price, and the like on the ticket paper and discharges the ticket (step 91). In the case of a reservation ticket to be described later, the reservation date is printed in a print format different from that of the ticket on the day. Next, the sales data file 35 is updated according to the sold menu (step 92). That is, a new record is added to the sales data file 35, and the numbered slip number, date, time, food type number, food type name, food name, katakana notation, unit price,
The quantity, the amount, the presence or absence of a reservation, the reservation date in the case of reservation, and the card number in the case of card sales are stored. "Reservation" is set to 0 in the case of ticket issuance on the day, and "reservation" is set to 1 in the case of reservation issuance. In the case of a reservation ticket, “price 1” is applied as a unit price with reference to the food type master 31. Next, the number of preparations is updated for the corresponding date and food type in the schedule master 33 (step 93). In other words, the sales quantity is updated by subtracting the sales quantity from the corresponding number of preparations. Next, it is determined whether or not the number of preparations is 0 or less (step 94).
If the number of preparations is not 0 or less, the process returns to A2 (step 57). If the number of preparations is 0 or less, "out of stock" is displayed in the sales column (step 95), the pressing of the sales button 41 is invalidated (step 96), and the process returns to A2 (step 57).

When the "reservation" button 42 is pressed (YES in step 61), the process proceeds to FIG. 4D, and the main program 17 reads the sales menu for seven days from the day with reference to the schedule master 33 of the storage device 15 (step 61). Step 101). Next, a reservation date menu screen is displayed on the display device 12 (step 102). The reservation date menu screen displays seven date buttons having respective dates for seven days. When pressing of any of the date buttons is detected (step 103), a sales menu on the designated date is displayed as the sales screen 40 (step 104), and the process proceeds to A3, ie, B (step 71).

When the "expansion" button 43 is pressed (step 60 YES), the processing moves to FIG.
8 displays an extended menu on the display device 12 (step 111). The extended menu includes “Use Price Inquiry”,
It has buttons for “weekly menu table”, “nutrition diagnosis”, “external program”, and “business processing”.

When the "use price inquiry" button is depressed (step 112 YES), guidance "insert a card" is displayed (step 113). When a card is inserted, the card number is entered (step 114). Next, a screen for inputting the inquiry period is displayed, and the input of the inquiry period by the user is accepted (step 115). When an inquiry period (start date to end date) is input via the touch panel 13, the sales data file 35 is searched, and records corresponding to the inquiry period and having the same card number are extracted (step 116). Next, the data in the extracted records are totaled, the total amount paid during this inquiry period and the quantity and breakdown of the purchased menu are calculated (step 117), and the totaling result is displayed on the display device 12 (step 118). ).

When the "weekly menu table" button is pressed (step 119 YES), the schedule master 33 is read from the storage device 15 (step 120), and data for seven days from the current date is extracted (step 121).
A weekly menu table is created (step 122), and the created weekly menu table is displayed on the display device 12 (step 123).

When the "nutrition diagnosis" button is pressed (YES at step 131), the process moves to FIG. 4F, and a guidance screen is displayed (step 132). The guidance screen displays two selection buttons, one for no card use and one for card use. If the user does not use the card, a general diagnosis program is executed and a chart on nutrition obtained from the sales menu is displayed. When using a card,
The guidance of "Please insert a card" is displayed. When the card is inserted, the card number is input (step 133). Next, a screen for inputting the diagnosis period is displayed, and the input of the diagnosis period by the user is accepted (step 134). When a diagnosis period (start date to end date) is input via the touch panel 13, the sales data file 35 is searched to extract a record corresponding to the diagnosis period and having the same card number (step 135).
Next, a nutrition value master (not shown) is searched, and a corresponding record is extracted (step 136). The nutritional value master stores the nutritional value (content of each nutrient such as carbohydrate, protein, fat, calcium, vitamin, etc.) of the food type of the day using a set of the date and the food type number as a key. Next, the corresponding nutritive value data is applied to the set of the date and the food type number of each record extracted from the sales data file 35, and the intake of each nutrient during the diagnosis period is totaled (step 137), and the totaled result Is displayed in the form of a graph (step 13).
8). The displayed graph allows the user to know whether or not each nutrient is balanced with respect to the nutrition taken during the diagnosis period.

When the "external program" button is pressed (step 139: YES), a menu of executable programs is displayed on the display device 12 (step 14).
0). When any program is instructed, the designated program is called and executed (step 14).
1). Since an arbitrary program can be registered and executed as an external program, the ticket vending machine 3 can be effectively used during a time period when the ticket vending machine 3 is vacant except for meal time.

When the "business process" button is pressed (YES at step 142), a password input screen is displayed (step 143). When the password is input (step 144), the password is collated with the registered password (step 144). Step 145). G if password verification is successful
Go to (Step 151).

When the "business process" button is pressed in step 53, or when the password verification in step 145 is successful, the processing moves to FIG.
Displays a processing menu on the display device 12 (step 151). The processing menu has buttons for “master setting”, “statistical processing”, “file conversion”, and “end of business”.

When the "master setting" button is pressed (YES in step 152), a button having the name of each master file is displayed, and the designated master file is read into the memory (step 153). Next, each record of the master file is scrollably displayed on a window displaying the master file (step 154).
When any record in the master file is selected, the value of each data item of the selected record is displayed in the input area on the screen, so the value of the data item that needs to be changed can be changed . When the master file is instructed to be updated, the updated master file is stored in the storage device 15 based on the record addition, update, and deletion instructions (step 155).

When the "statistical processing" button is pressed (step 156 YES), a statistical processing menu is displayed on the display device 12 (step 157). As the statistical processing menu, daily sales total and monthly sales total are possible. When a date or a date range for one month is designated (step 158), the sales data file 35 is read and records corresponding to the designated date or date range are extracted (step 159). Next, tabulation processing such as tabulating the quantity and sales amount of the meal type is performed on the extracted records (step 160), and the processing result is displayed on the display device 12 (step 161). With a configuration in which a printer is connected to the table vending machine 3, it is possible to print the statistical processing results.

When the "file conversion" button is pressed (step 162 YES), a screen for inputting the processing period is displayed, and the input of the processing period is accepted (step 163). When a processing period (start date to end date) is input via the touch panel 13, the sales data file 35 is read and records in the specified period are extracted (step 164). Next, necessary data items are extracted from records extracted according to a data format such as a salary deduction file registered in advance, and a record such as a salary deduction file is created (step 165). Output to a storage medium such as a floppy (registered trademark) disk (step 16)
6).

When the "work end" button is pressed (YES in step 167), necessary end processing is performed, and the ticket vending machine 3 is stopped (step 168). If the selection of the processing menu does not correspond to the above buttons, A1
Return to (Step 53).

The display of the sample menu by the sample menu monitor 4 is performed according to the following processing procedure. For the food type of the food number listed in the sales menu of the day on the schedule master 33, the image number is acquired by referring to the food master 32, and an image file (not shown) accessed by the image number is read, and the food is read. The seed sample image is displayed on the sample menu monitor 4. Alternatively, for the food type for which the sale button 41 has been pressed by the user, a sample image of the food type can be displayed on the sample menu monitor 4. Further, by setting a flag for a food type corresponding to the recommended menu of the day, a sample image of the recommended menu can be displayed on the sample menu monitor 4.

The kitchen monitor 5 can share the master file and the sales data file 35 of the ticket vending machine 3, and can access these files via the LAN 20. The storage device 24 of the kitchen monitor 5 has a voice synthesis file and stores voice information corresponding to text data. The storage device 24 stores a sales data display program, a sold-out processing program, and an audio output program, and is executed by the control unit 21.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing by the program of the kitchen monitor 5. The sales data display program displays a sales data screen on the display device 22 (step 171). The sales data screen displays sales data, and displays a “sold out process” button and an “end of process” button. In addition, a data input area in the case of a sold-out process, a ten-key button for setting the remaining number, an execution button, and the like are provided. "Processing Exit"
When the button has been pressed (step 172: YES), necessary termination processing is performed and the kitchen monitor 5 is stopped (step 173).

If there is no processing end instruction and the "sold out process" button has not been pressed (NO in step 174),
The sales data display program refers to the sales data file 35 via the LAN 20 (step 175), compares the latest slip number with the already obtained slip number, and determines whether new sales data has been added to the sales data file 35. It is determined whether or not it is (step 176). If there is no new sales data (step 176 NO), step 171
Return to When there is new sales data (step 176)
YES), and obtains all the newly added records via the LAN 20 (step 177). Next, the sales data on the display device 22 is updated so as to add a new record (step 178). Of course, not only the sales data in the sales data file 35 but also the data items required in the kitchen may be extracted and displayed based on the sales data in the sales data file 35. Next, when a text string such as "Katakana" in the new record is passed to the voice output program, the voice output program converts the text data into voice information with reference to the voice synthesis file, and The composite output unit 25 is driven to output audio (step 179). After this processing, step 1
Return to 71. Thus, the display device 2 of the kitchen monitor 5
2, sales data is displayed in real time, so that the status of sales on the day and the status of reservation sales can be confirmed from the kitchen. Further, since the sold menu is output as voice, the user can check the sold menu without monitoring the display device 22. Voice data may be output only on the day's sales data, excluding the reservation sales data.

When the "sell-out process" button is pressed (YES in step 174), the sell-out process program inputs a column number (step 181) and a remaining number indicating the number of meals to be sold out (step 181). 182) Accept. When these data are input via the touch panel 23 and the execution button is pressed, the same day sales menu of the schedule master 33 is accessed via the LAN 20 and the "number of preparations" of the corresponding food type is input. (Step 183), and returns to step 171. If the remaining number is 0, it indicates that it is sold out at that time.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the configuration of a self-order system when a plurality of meal vending machines 3 are installed. In this system, a management server 6 is provided, and the management server 6 is connected to the ticket vending machine 3 ′ and the kitchen monitor 5 by a LAN 20. The management server 6 is a computer that centrally manages files such as the schedule master 33 and the sales data file 35. Although the processing procedure of the ticket vending machine 3 'is the same as the above processing procedure, the ticket vending machine 3'
3. When accessing a file centrally managed by the management server 6, such as the sales data file 35, the management server 6 accesses the file on the management server 6 via the LAN 20. The kitchen monitor 5 monitors new data in the sales data file 35 of the management server 6 via the LAN 20, and updates the number of items in the schedule master 33 in the case of a sold-out process.

[0045]

As described above, according to the present invention, the ticket vending machine is of a program control system and has various functions, so that the serviceability to the user is improved and the processing load of the external computer caused by the sale of the ticket is improved. And the required cost can be reduced. In addition, the ticket vending machine of the present invention has an extended function, and can provide various services including use for other than the ticket vending machine. Further, in the self-order system of the present invention, the ticket vending machine can exchange information with the monitor device of the kitchen in real time, and the intervention of humans can be minimized.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a meal vending machine and a self-order system according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2A is a diagram showing a data configuration of a food species master 31 of the embodiment.

FIG. 2B is a diagram showing a data configuration of a cooking master 32 of the embodiment.

FIG. 2C is a diagram showing a data configuration of a schedule master 33 of the embodiment.

FIG. 2D is a diagram showing a data configuration of an invalid card master 34 of the embodiment.

FIG. 2E is a diagram showing a data configuration of a sales data file 35 of the embodiment.

FIG. 2F is a diagram showing a data configuration of a cash deposit / withdrawal data file 36 of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a sales screen 40.

FIG. 4A is a flowchart showing a processing flow of a main program 17 of the embodiment.

FIG. 4B is a flowchart (continued) showing the flow of the process of the main program 17 of the embodiment.

FIG. 4C is a flowchart (continued) showing the flow of the process of the main program 17 of the embodiment.

FIG. 4D is a flowchart (continued) showing the flow of the process of the main program 17 of the embodiment.

FIG. 4E is a flowchart showing a flow of processing of an extension program 18 of the embodiment.

FIG. 4F is a flowchart (continued) showing the flow of processing of the extension program 18 of the embodiment.

FIG. 4G is a flowchart (continued) showing the flow of the process of the main program 17 of the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a processing flow of a kitchen monitor 5 of the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a configuration example of another self-order system.

[Explanation of symbols]

3: Voucher vending machine 4: Sample menu monitor 5: Kitchen monitor 12: Display device 13: Touch panel 1,
4: Card reader, 16: Cash processing unit, 19: Ticket issuing unit, 22: Display unit, 23: Touch panel, 25: Voice synthesis output unit, 33: Schedule master, 35: Sales data file

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Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. A food ticket vending machine which performs the following processing means under program control, said food vending machine comprising: first storage means for storing attributes of a plurality of food types to be sold; A second storage means for storing sales data on the sold meal vouchers, a display means for displaying a sales menu, a touch panel arranged on the display means for inputting a position on a display screen, A card reader for reading information on the card, a ticket issuing means for outputting a meal ticket of the designated menu, and a sales menu screen created by referring to attributes of a plurality of food types on the first storage means, A processing means for receiving a menu and a ticketing instruction selected via the touch panel; a processing means for receiving card information via the card reader; When receiving instructions and card information, processing means for driving the ticket issuing means to issue a meal ticket corresponding to the selected menu, and generating sales data from information on the type of food sold and the received card information. And a processing means for recording in the second storage means. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a third storage unit for storing card information of the card to be invalidated, and a processing unit for determining whether the received card information matches the card information of the invalid card. The food ticket vending machine according to claim 1. 3. The first storage means stores a remaining number of food species corresponding to each food type, and reduces the remaining number according to the number of food types sold. 2. A food ticket vending machine according to claim 1, further comprising processing means for displaying, when the number reaches a predetermined number, a sold-out indication on a corresponding menu on said display means. 4. When a request for a use price inquiry is received via the touch panel, the sales data in the second storage means is searched by using the information of the card and a designated inquiry period as keys, and the corresponding sales data is retrieved. The food ticket vending machine according to claim 1, further comprising: a processing unit for extracting the sales data; and a processing unit for totalizing a usage fee for the extracted sales data and displaying the total on the display unit. 5. When a request for nutritional diagnosis is received via the touch panel, sales data in the second storage means is searched by using information of the card and a designated diagnosis period as keys, and the corresponding sales data is retrieved. With reference to the processing means to be extracted and the nutritional value information corresponding to the menu in the extracted sales data, the nutritional value taken from the dish purchased during the designated diagnosis period is totalized and displayed on the display means. The vending machine according to claim 1, further comprising a processing unit. 6. A meal ticket vending machine according to claim 1, further comprising a second display means for displaying image data, and a processing means for sending image data of a specific food type to the second display means. Machine. 7. A food ticket vending machine which performs the following processing means under program control, said food vending machine comprising: first storage means for storing attributes of a plurality of food types to be sold; Second storage means for storing sales data about the sold meal vouchers, display means for displaying a sales menu, a touch panel arranged on the display means for inputting a position on a display screen, and cash settlement A cash processing mechanism for processing, ticket issuing means for outputting a meal ticket of a designated menu, and a sales menu screen created by referring to attributes of a plurality of food types on the first storage means, and Processing means for displaying a menu and a ticketing instruction selected via the touch panel, and receiving the ticketing instruction and completing cash settlement of the cash processing mechanism by inserting cash. Processing means for driving the ticket issuing means to issue a meal ticket corresponding to the selected menu, and processing means for generating sales data from information on the sold food type and recording the sales data in the second storage means. A food vending machine characterized by having. 8. A ticket vending machine which performs the following processing means under program control, said food vending machine comprising: first storage means for storing attributes of a plurality of food types to be sold; A second storage means for storing sales data on the sold meal vouchers, a display means for displaying a sales menu, a touch panel arranged on the display means for inputting a position on a display screen, A card reader for reading card information, ticket issuing means for outputting a meal ticket of a designated menu, and a display of a sales menu by referring to attributes of a plurality of food types on the first storage means; Processing means to be displayed above, and when a reservation issuance instruction is received via the touch panel, a sales menu designated on the designated reservation day is displayed on the display means, and the selected menu and the ticketing finger are displayed. Processing means for receiving the card information via the card reader, and when receiving the ticketing instruction and receiving the card information, drives the ticketing means to issue a meal ticket corresponding to the selected menu. A food ticket vending machine, comprising: processing means for generating sales data from information on a type of food sold and card information received, and recording the sales data in a second storage means. 9. A self-order system having a meal ticket vending machine and a monitor connected to the meal ticket vending machine via a transmission line, wherein the ticket vending machine stores sales data on the sold meal ticket. Storage means, and processing means under program control for adding new sales data to the storage means in accordance with the sale of a meal ticket, wherein the monitor device displays required data of the sales data And audio output means for outputting the audio of the designated data; processing means for monitoring whether new sales data is added to the storage means via the transmission path; and When it detects an addition,
Processing means for displaying required data on the display means;
Processing means for driving the voice output means to output information corresponding to a menu in the new sales data by voice. 10. A self-order system comprising a meal ticket vending machine and a monitor connected to the meal ticket vending machine via a transmission line, wherein the meal ticket vending machine has a plurality of meal types to be sold. Sales menu storage means for storing the remaining number of each food type, processing means for reducing the remaining number according to the number of food types sold, and selling the corresponding menu when the remaining number reaches a predetermined number. Having a processing means to make a state, the monitor device, input means for inputting the remaining number for a specific food type, when the remaining number is input via the input means, via the transmission path Processing means for updating the number of remaining food species on the storage means to an input value.