JP2002298218A - Interlocking system of cash register and microwave oven - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To acquire information of food relating to a cash register and a microwave oven by one time operation of a bar code reader, control the information by the cash register, transmit heating information of food necessary to be heated, and heat the food by the microwave oven. SOLUTION: The information on the food 1 is acquired by the bar code reader 4 of the cash resister 3 from a bar code 2 of the food 1. The food 1 is classified into the food 1 necessary to be heated and the food 1 unnecessary to be heated by the cash register 3 from the information. Process is completed only by the cash register 3 for the food 1 unnecessary to be heated. In the case of the food 1 necessary to be heated, the heating information of the food 1 is transmitted to the microwave oven 5 from the cash resister 3 by a transmitting cable 10 or the like, and the food 1 is heated by the microwave oven 5 in accordance with the heating information.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method of processing bar code information of a food obtained by a bar code reader with a cash register, and transmitting heating information to a microwave oven for a food requiring heating. The present invention relates to an interlocking system between a cash register and a microwave that heats food in a microwave according to the heating information.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a convenience store or the like, when a customer purchases food and heats the food at a store, generally, after paying the price of the food, a clerk of the convenience store or a customer who purchases the food has to pay the price of the food. The food is placed in the heating chamber of the microwave oven, and the output required for heating, the heating time, and the like are set from the operation panel of the microwave oven to heat the food.

In such a situation, in order to rationalize the heating operation, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 09-329339, a bar directly connected to a microwave oven from a bar code in which food heating information is written. The heating information is acquired by a code reader, and the acquired heating information is controlled by a control unit of a microwave oven to heat the food through a predetermined process.

[0004]

In the above conventional example,
The convenience store clerk first obtains information such as the amount of money from the barcode of the food using the barcode reader of the cash register, displays the amount of money on the display section of the cash register, confirms it, and receives the price of the food from the customer This amount is input to the cash register and the payment is settled.

[0005] Next, the heating information of the food is obtained again from the barcode of the food by the barcode reader connected to the microwave oven.

Therefore, it is necessary to operate the bar code reader twice to obtain information from food, and to spend time,
In lunchtime sales during busy hours, sales have not grown because the turnover rate of customers has not risen.

[0007]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and a bar code which is displayed on a food and on which information such as an article name, an amount, and a heating time is written, and the bar code A bar code reader that reads information from a food bar, a cash register that processes food information read from the bar code reader by a bar code reader, processes cash sales, etc., and a microwave oven that heats food Is transmitted from a cash register to a microwave oven through a transmission cable or the like, so that the microwave can heat the food.

Further, the cash register separates information obtained from the bar code reader into foods that need to be heated and foods that do not need to be heated, and transmits the heating information of the food that needs to be heated to the microwave oven.

Further, a microwave oven is provided with a temporary storage device for storing heating information of a plurality of foods transmitted from the cash register and a heated food storage device for storing heating information of the food being heated.

[0010] Next, in the microwave oven, the heating of the food is completed, the food is taken out of the microwave oven, and when a predetermined process is completed, the storage of the information of the food having been heated is deleted from the heated food storage device, The heating information of the next food is transmitted from the temporary storage device to the heated food storage device so that the food is ready for heating.

[0011] Thus, the information of the food related to the cash register and the microwave oven is obtained by a single operation of the bar code reader, and from this information, the price of the food is settled, and the heating information of the food that needs to be heated is obtained. To a microwave oven so that the food can be heated by the microwave oven.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of an interlocking system between a cash register and a microwave oven installed in a convenience store or the like according to an embodiment of the present invention. Reference numeral 1 denotes a lunch box or a side dish sold at a convenience store or the like. Such as food. Reference numeral 2 denotes a bar code on which information such as the name of the food 1, the price, the heating time, and the like are written and attached to each food 1.

Reference numeral 3 denotes a cash register for processing information relating to the food 1, processing the proceeds, and issuing a receipt. 3a is an operation unit of the cash register 3,
Numeric keys and the like are arranged, and information such as the sales proceeds of the food 1 is input. Reference numeral 3b denotes a display unit for displaying information such as the inputted amount of money. A control unit 3c processes information from the operation unit 3a and controls display contents on the display unit 3b. Reference numeral 3d denotes a transmission / reception unit which transmits the heating information of the food 1 output from the control unit 3c to the microwave oven 5 described below.

Reference numeral 4 denotes a bar code reader which is directly connected to the cash register 3, reads information on the bar code 2 of the food 1, and transmits the information to the control unit 3c of the cash register 3. The bar code reader 4 emits a laser beam by itself, and reads the information of the bar code 2 of the food 1 using the laser beam.

Reference numeral 5 denotes a microwave oven having a built-in device (not shown) for generating a high frequency for heating the food 1. Reference numeral 6 denotes a heating chamber of the microwave oven 5, which stores the food 1 to be heated. Reference numeral 7 denotes a door, which is used to store or take out the food 1 in the heating chamber 6 and is openable and closable. In this embodiment, the microwave oven 5 is configured to be opened and closed in the vertical direction.

Reference numeral 8 denotes an operation panel.
And components such as 8b and 8c. 8a is a start key used when starting the heating of the food 1. Reference numeral 8b denotes a cancel key used to stop heating. 8c is a range display section for displaying information such as the name of the food 1 and the heating time.

Although the operation panel 8 is arranged on the right side of the door 7 in this embodiment, it may be arranged above or below the door 7 depending on the configuration of the microwave oven 5.

Reference numeral 5b denotes a transmission / reception unit, and the cash register 3
This is where the heating information transmitted from is received. 5a
Is a control unit for controlling the heating of the food 1 based on the heating information of the food 1 received by the transmission / reception unit 5b. 5
c is a temporary storage device for temporarily storing the heating information of the food 1 transmitted from the cash register 3. Reference numeral 5d denotes a heated food storage device, which takes out the heating information from the temporary storage storage device 5c when heating the food 1, and stores it. The control unit 5a controls the food 1 based on the food information stored in the heated food storage device 5d to heat the food 1.

When the heating information of the temporary storage device 5c is transmitted to the heated food storage device 5d, the transmitted heating information is deleted from the temporary storage device 5c. In addition, food 1
When the heating is completed, the door 7 is opened, the food 1 is taken out from the heating chamber 6, and when the door 7 is closed, the heating information of the heated food storage device 5d is deleted from the heated food storage device 5d.

Reference numeral 9 denotes a communication cable for electrically connecting the cash register 3 and the microwave oven 5 to communicate heating information and the like.

Here, the communication of the heating information between the cash register 3 and the microwave oven 5 uses the communication cable 9, but the communication may be performed wirelessly without using the communication cable 9.

FIG. 2 is a system block diagram of an interlocking system of the cash register 3 and the microwave oven 5. The bar code reader 4, the operation unit 3a, the display unit 3b, and the transmission / reception unit 3d are connected to the control unit 3c of the cash register 3. Have been.

The control unit 5a of the microwave oven 5 is connected to a start key 8a, a cancel key 8b, a range display unit 8c, a transmission / reception unit 5b, a temporary storage unit 5c, and a heated food storage unit 5d.

The transmission / reception unit 3d of the cash register 3 and the transmission / reception unit 5b of the microwave oven 3 are connected by the communication cable 9 described above.

Next, the operation of this embodiment having the above configuration will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. This flowchart shows a lunch 1a with a heating time of 30 seconds and a heating time 1
This is a case where the rice balls 1b and pickles 1c for 0 seconds are successively read by the barcode reader 4.

First, the bar code reader 4 obtains information on the food 1 such as the lunch box 1a, the rice balls 1b, and the pickles 1c.
These pieces of information are transmitted to the control unit 3c of the cash register 3, and the heating information of the food 1 to be transmitted to the microwave oven 5 is extracted. At this time, in the case where the heating of the food 1 is unnecessary, since the heating time of the pickles 1c is 0 according to the preset information, the control unit 3c of the cash register 3 determines that the heating is unnecessary, and the pickles 1c. The sales proceeds of 1c and the like are completed only by the processing of the cash register 3 alone.

Lunch box 1 to be transmitted to microwave oven 5
a and the heating information of the food 1 which is the rice ball 1b are transmitted from the transmitting and receiving unit 3d through the communication cable 10 through the communication cable 10 at the instruction of the control unit 3c of the cash register 3c.
b. Further, the transmission / reception unit 5b sends the control unit 5a
Is transmitted to the temporary storage device 5c via the storage device, and is stored here.

Next, when the food 1 is not heated, the heating information in the heated food storage device 5d is blank, so that the heating information of the food 1 is temporarily stored in the temporary storage storage device 5c according to an instruction from the control unit 5a. Is transmitted to and stored in the heated food storage device 5d. In one example, the heating information of the lunch box 1a is transmitted to and stored in the heated food storage device 5d.
The heating information b stays in the temporary storage device 5c.

At this time, the name box of the food 1 and the heating time 30 are displayed on the range display portion 8c of the operation panel 8 of the microwave oven 5.
Seconds etc. are displayed.

Here, the door 7 of the microwave oven 5 is opened, the lunch box 1a is stored in the heating chamber 6, the door 7 is closed, and then the start key 8a is turned on. Then, heating of the food 1 is started. When the specified time is reached, heating ends and the microwave oven 5
Is opened, and the food 1 is taken out of the heating chamber 6.

The lunch box 1a is taken out of the heating chamber 6, and the
At the same time, the storage of the lunch box 1a is deleted from the heated food storage device 5d according to an instruction from the control unit 5a.

Then, the heating information of the rice balls 1b stored in the temporary storage storage device 5c is transmitted to the blank heated food storage device 5d, and the same operation as the lunch box 1a described above is performed. Heat the rice balls 1b.

When the heating of the food 1 is completed, this information is transmitted from the control unit 5a of the microwave oven 5 to the transmission cable 10 via the transmission / reception unit 5b, and further transmitted to the control unit 3c via the transmission / reception unit 3d of the cash register 3. The completion is displayed on the display unit 3 b of the cash register 3. Thus, the progress of the microwave oven 5 can be easily understood even when the user is away from the microwave oven 5.

[0034]

According to the cash register and microwave oven interlocking system of the present invention, the bar code reader for obtaining information from food is operated only once because the system is configured as described in claim 1 to claim 4. It can serve customers when lunch box lunch sales are busy.

Further, since the heating information of the food transmitted to the microwave oven is reduced immediately after the completion of the heating, the storage device of the microwave oven can be reduced in size and the cost of the facility can be reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of an interlocking system of a cash register and a microwave oven according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a system block diagram of an interlocking system between a cash register and a microwave oven according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an operation flowchart of a cash register and a microwave oven in an interlocking system of a cash register and a microwave oven according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Food 2 ... Barcode 3 ... Cash register 4 ... Barcode reader 5 ... Microwave oven 5c ... Temporary storage storage device 5d ... Heated food storage device 9 ... Communication cable

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Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A bar code (2) displayed on a food (1), on which information such as a product name, an amount, and a heating time is written;
A bar code reader (4) for reading the information of the bar code (2), processing of information on the food (1) read from the bar code (2) of the food (1) by the bar code reader (4), and sales proceeds, etc. Cash register (3)
And a microwave oven (5) for heating the food (1), the heating information of the food (1) requiring heating is transferred from the cash register (3) to the microwave oven (5) through a transmission cable (9) or the like. Send this microwave (5)
An interlocking system between a cash register and a microwave oven, wherein the food (1) is heated by the method. 2. A cash register (3) separates information obtained from a barcode reader (4) into food (1) requiring heating and food (1) not requiring heating, and sorts food (1) requiring heating. The interlocking system between a cash register and a microwave oven according to claim 1, wherein the heating information of (1) is transmitted to a microwave oven (5). 3. A temporary storage device (5c) for storing heating information of a plurality of foods (1) transmitted from a cash register (3), and a heated food for storing heating information of a food (1) being heated. 3. An interlocking system between a cash register and a microwave oven according to claim 1, wherein the storage device (5d) is provided in each of the microwave ovens (5). 4. The food (1) in a microwave oven (5).
Is completed, the food (1) is taken out of the microwave oven (5), and when the predetermined process is completed, the storage of the information of the food (1) whose heating has been completed is deleted from the heated food storage device (5d). And the following food (1) from the temporary storage device (5c)
4. The interlocking system between a cash register and a microwave oven according to claim 1, wherein the heating information is transmitted to the heated food storage device (5d) and the food (1) is ready for heating.