JP2004188178A - Settlement method and apparatus in restaurant - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable the visual determination of the charges for the foods with the simplification of the settling work while securing a wider serving space even in restaurants with a smaller scale of the store. <P>SOLUTION: In the restaurant, a chip 14 for settlement internally equipped with an ID medium 12 which enables the reloading and recording of commodity information is presented to the guests along with the commodities corresponding to the commodity information recorded and in the actual settlement, the commodity information recorded in the ID medium 12 of the settlement chip 14 is read out at a handy terminal 18 capable of reading the commodity information recorded in the ID medium 12. Thus, the settlement is accomplished based on the commodity information. Functions of transmission to a printing means 46 or/and writing into a settlement card 50 as a memory medium or/and transmission to a POS16 are attached to the handy terminal 18 thereby further upgrading the settling workability. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a settlement method and an apparatus for facilitating the settlement of goods in a restaurant mainly providing skewers.

  Conventionally, in a restaurant where the store size is small, and individually providing products such as skewers such as yakitori, kushikatsu, oden, etc., each time a product is provided to a customer, a check mark is attached to the customer's receipt, At the time of payment, the fee was calculated based on the check mark on the receipt, and the fee was collected from the customer.

  In addition, by offering products to be provided by skewering in different colors, for example, skewers of different colors or patterns, according to the fee, employees can check the color of skewers eaten by customers placed on dishes such as dishes. Calculated manually, presented the fee to the customer, or notified by voice, and collected the fee from the customer.

  Also, for drinks such as beer and soups such as miso soup, a check mark is attached to the customer's receipt and this fee is calculated.

  In order to mechanically calculate the price of such a product, an ID medium on which product information such as a product type and a price is recorded is mounted on a product plate, and the product information recorded on the ID medium is read by a scanner, and the price is calculated. It is also known to calculate (see Patent Documents 1 and 2).

  In addition, in restaurants such as restaurants, izakayas, etc., where the store scale is large and menu items printed with products and menu items affixed inside the store order desired products, orders from customers using menu tables and menus must be The accounting process has been performed by a system in which the order information is transmitted from the handy terminal to the kitchen terminal and the POS via the controller, and the payment is made at the POS (see Patent Document 3-10).

Japanese Patent No. 2928802 (page 3-4, FIGS. 1, 2, 4, and 5) Japanese Patent No. 2840229 (pages 3-4, FIGS. 1, 7 and 8) JP-A-2002-31857 (Page 2-3, FIG. 1-3) JP-A-2002-245553 (page 3-4, FIG. 1-3) JP-A-2002-123870 (page 3-4, FIG. 1-2) JP-A-2002-123587 (pages 2-4, FIG. 1-4) JP-A-2002-74524 (page 3-11, FIG. 1-12) JP-A-11-175620 (page 2-3, FIG. 1-3) JP-A-11-102397 (pages 2-4, FIG. 1-3) JP-A-10-162060 (pages 5-9, FIGS. 1-3, 8, 11, 14, 17)

  Conventionally, in a restaurant where the store size is small and skewer items are provided, the fee is calculated manually, so that the settlement workability is not very good, and the POS accounting processing system which can improve the settlement workability requires equipment cost. Due to the cost, it was very difficult to introduce.

  In addition, in restaurants where payment is settled according to the number of skewers after eating and drinking, the dining space on the counter top is narrowed because the tableware with skewers is left on the counter as it is, and customers in this narrow eating and drinking space Was forced to eat and drink and was unable to eat and drink slowly.

  In addition, in a restaurant that provides products at a rotating dining table that employs a system that reads and adjusts ID media contained in a product dish on which products are placed using a scanner, the system equipment cost is lower than that of a POS system. Although it is inexpensive, the size of the product dish to be provided is large, about 15 cm in diameter, and drinks, soups, and other ordered products are also provided with the product dish according to the price, so the product on the top of the counter The occupied area of the plate has increased, the eating and drinking space has become smaller, and it has not been possible to eat and drink slowly.

  In addition, at both restaurants that provide grilled chicken and other skewers and restaurants that provide products at revolving dining tables, the number of skewers, drinks, And the number of dish plates must be calculated for each charge, and it is difficult to grasp the charge instantly.

  The present invention, even in a restaurant with a relatively small store size, aims to simplify the settlement work, secure a wide eating and drinking space, can visually grasp the cost of eating, easy to introduce a settlement method and It is intended to provide such a device.

The present invention relates to a restaurant that provides merchandise in a store, rewrites merchandise information such as merchandise type and price, and inserts a settlement chip including a recordable ID medium into a merchandise item corresponding to the recorded merchandise information. A function of transmitting the read product information to a printing means, and / or a function of writing the read product information to a payment card as a storage medium, to a handy terminal which provides the customer with the product information recorded on the ID medium, or And / or a function of transmitting to the POS is provided, and at the time of payment, the product information recorded on the ID medium of the payment chip after eating and drinking is read by the handy terminal, and this product information is transmitted to the printing means, and is printed on the sheet. Product information printed on receipt and / or sent to POS by printing and / or writing to payment card, product information written to payment card or Those characterized by settlement Shin merchandise information, to group,
Alternatively, the number of adjustment chips in the storage container can be confirmed by sequentially storing the adjustment chips provided with the product in storage containers that can be visually recognized from the outside installed in each customer seat. is there.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to the checkout method and the apparatus in a restaurant according to the present invention, product information such as a product type and a fee is rewritten, and a checkout chip including a recordable ID medium is associated with the recorded product information. To provide customers with the goods to be paid, the product information recorded on the ID medium of the payment chip by the handy terminal at the time of payment, and based on this product information, to make payment, restaurants, for example, the store area is relatively small, In a restaurant that individually provides skewers and the like as commodities, the work of attaching a check mark to the receipt and the work of checking the number of skewers eaten, which has been performed conventionally, can be omitted, and the charge settlement can be simplified.

  In addition, an extremely small checkout chip compared to a product dish with an ID medium used in a restaurant that provides products at a rotating eating and drinking table can be used for products such as beer and soup other than products provided on the product dish. By using it at the time of providing, the cost can be drastically reduced, the eating and drinking space on the upper surface of the counter can be secured widely, and the customers can eat and drink comfortably, and as a result, the sales can be improved.

  In addition, customers can check the number of payment chips in the container by checking the number of payment chips in the container by sequentially storing the payment chips provided with the product in a container that can be visually recognized from the outside. Can be grasped.

  Even in a restaurant with a relatively small store size, the purpose of simplifying the checkout work and securing a wide eating and drinking space on the counter top is to settle the checkout chip with product information and the product information recorded on the checkout chip. And a handy terminal capable of transmitting the information to the printing means, writing the information on the payment card, and transmitting the information to the POS.

  The payment device in the restaurant according to the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 7, rewrites product information such as product type and fee, and a payment chip 14 having a recordable ID medium 12 therein, A handy terminal 18 provided with a function of reading product information recorded on the ID medium 12 of the checkout chip 14, a POS 16 for performing accounting processing based on the product information, and transmitting the product information read by the handy terminal 18 to the POS 16. And a controller 20 for managing the information. The details will be described below.

  The restaurant in which the apparatus according to the present invention is installed is a restaurant having a small store size and individually providing products such as grilled chicken, kushikatsu, skewer such as oden, and the like.

  In this example, the settlement chip 14 has a coin shape with a diameter of about 3 cm, and is provided with a color or a pattern (not shown) on at least the surface thereof in association with the product information recorded on the ID medium 12 contained therein. (See FIG. 2).

  The handy terminal 18 is provided with a reading unit 22 for reading the product information recorded on the ID medium 12 of the checkout chip 14 and a transmitting unit 24 for transmitting the read product information to the controller 20 (FIG. 1). 4).

  The reading means 22 for reading the product information recorded on the ID medium 12 is a scanner, and reads the product information recorded on the ID medium 12 of the settlement chip 14 in a non-contact manner.

  Further, the handy terminal 18 is provided with a key operation unit 26 and a liquid crystal display unit 28 on its upper surface, and a power switch 30 and a read switch 32 on its side surface, so that an employee can hold and operate with one hand. It is desirable to provide a size and a function of printing a settlement fee at the time of settlement (see FIG. 3).

  Further, the controller 20 is provided with an antenna 34 for transmitting / receiving the product information read by the handy terminal 18 to / from the POS 16, and each information and data are transmitted / received in the store by wireless LAN.

  A storage container 36 for storing the payment chip 14 and visible from the outside is installed in each customer seat.

  In this example, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the storage container 36 has a cylindrical body 38 formed of a material that can be visually recognized from the outside, for example, a resin, and having an opening at the bottom, and an opening at the upper outer periphery of the cylindrical body 38. And a closing plate 42 that is openably and closably fastened to the lower opening of the cylindrical body 38.

  Also, the diameter of the cylindrical body 38 may be slightly larger than the settlement chip 14, and it is desirable that the closing plate 42 is provided with a locking mechanism so that the customer cannot easily open it.

  At the time of providing the product to the storage container 36, the employee inserts the adjustment chip 14 in which the product information corresponding to the product each time is recorded in the ID medium 12 from the chip insertion groove 40 sequentially, so that the inserted adjustment The chips 14 are sequentially stacked from below the storage container 36.

  For this reason, by confirming the stacking height of the checkout chips 14 in the storage container 36, the customer can visually and instantly grasp the approximate price.

  In the figure, reference numeral 44 denotes a counter.

  A method for adjusting the price of goods such as skewers eaten by customers using the apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail below.

  First, merchandise information such as a type and a fee recorded on the ID medium 12 of the settlement chip 14 is individually stored in the controller 20.

  At this time, since the payment chip 14 has at least a color or pattern on its surface, the color or pattern is associated with the type or price of the product, so that the payment chip can be adjusted according to the type of product and the price to be provided. 14 is determined.

  Next, the employee provides the product ordered by the customer together with the adjustment chip 14 in which the product information corresponding to the product is recorded.

  At this time, the employee delivers the product to the customer, and inserts the settlement chip 14 corresponding to the provided product into the storage container 36 installed in the customer's seat portion of the customer.

  Further, even when a plurality of products are provided to the customer at one time, only one payment chip 14 corresponding to the total amount of the provided products is used, and the number of payment chips 14 used can be reduced.

  After eating the provided product, the customer places the eaten skewer on a provided dish or other tableware.

  At this time, the tableware on which the skewers eaten by the customer can be collected at any time, and compared to the case where the fee is settled by calculating the number of skewers as before, collecting the tableware on the counter and collecting the tableware on the counter top The space for eating and drinking can be ensured widely, so that customers can relax and eat without having to eat and drink in a narrow space, and the eating and drinking space can be used effectively.

  In addition, the employee does not need to add a check mark to the customer's receipt of the provided product each time.

  Next, after eating and drinking, the customer requests the employee for settlement.

  Next, the employee receiving the settlement request reads the merchandise information recorded on the ID medium 12 of the settlement chip 14 in the storage container 36 on the customer seat of the settlement customer by the reading means 22 of the handy terminal 18. The product information is transmitted to the POS 16 via the controller 20 (see FIGS. 1 and 7).

  At this time, the POS 16 adjusts the fee based on the received product information, and immediately transmits the fee to the handy terminal 18.

  For this reason, the employee who has received the payment request reads the payment chip 14 in the customer's storage container 36 provided together with the product at the handy terminal 18 and immediately displays it on the display unit 28 of the handy terminal 18. After confirming the settlement fee, the customer is informed of the fee by printing it out by voice or by using the attached printing function.

  Next, the customer pays the settlement fee at a cash register (accounting) or on the spot.

  As described above, in a restaurant, which mainly has a small store area and individually provides skewers and the like as commodities, the work of attaching a check mark to the receipt, which has been performed each time the product was conventionally provided, The payment operation by checking the number of items is omitted, and the payment of the commodity is performed by reading the payment chip 14 at the handy terminal 18, so that the payment operation can be simplified, and the cost can be reduced.

  In addition, the use of an extremely small settlement chip 14 as compared to a product dish with an ID medium used in a restaurant that provides products at a rotating dining table can reduce costs, and furthermore, eat and drink tableware as needed. By collecting, the food and drink space on the upper surface of the counter is widened, and customers can eat and drink comfortably, which can improve sales.

  In addition, the number of the adjustment chips 14 in the storage container 36 can be confirmed by the customer by sequentially storing the adjustment chips 14 provided with the product in the storage container 36 that can be visually recognized from the outside. The user can visually and instantly grasp the approximate price of food and drink.

  Another example of the device is shown in FIGS.

  The apparatus of the present embodiment omits the function of transmitting and receiving the POS 16 and the POS of the handy terminal 18 of the first embodiment, and has the printing unit 46 built in the handy terminal 18. And the like.

  Since the present embodiment differs from the usage mode of the first embodiment only at the time of settlement, only the settlement step will be described below.

  Upon receipt of the payment request from the customer, the employee who received the payment request reads the product information recorded on the ID medium 12 of the payment chip 14 in the storage container 36 on the customer's seat of the payment customer by the reading means of the handy terminal 18. At step 22, the product information is calculated by the calculating function 48, and the total amount is printed on a receipt by the printing means 46 together with the breakdown, and is discharged.

  At this time, the merchandise information read by the reading means 22 is transmitted to the printing means 46 as total amount information calculated by the calculating function 48.

  This receipt is presented to the customer and the fee is settled on the spot, or the receipt is handed to the customer, and the customer goes to the accounting with this receipt and settles the account.

  As a result, the settlement operation is completed by the settlement chip 14 and the handy terminal 18, which not only makes the system extremely simple, but also eliminates the need for a wireless LAN, greatly reduces the cost, and introduces the system more smoothly. It is possible to do.

  Another example of the device is shown in FIGS.

  The apparatus of this embodiment is substantially the same as that of the first embodiment. The transmitting function of the handy terminal 18 to the controller 20 (POS 16) is omitted, and the ID medium 12 of the settlement chip 14 read at the time of settlement is stored in the handy terminal 18. The POS 16 is provided with a reading means 54 for reading out the product information written in the payment card 52, in which a writing means 52 for writing the product information recorded in the payment card 50 as a storage medium is provided. .

  Since the present embodiment differs from the usage form of the first embodiment only at the time of settlement, only the settlement step will be described below.

  Upon receipt of the payment request from the customer, the employee who received the payment request reads the product information recorded on the ID medium 12 of the payment chip 14 in the storage container 36 on the customer's seat of the payment customer by the reading means of the handy terminal 18. At 22, the merchandise information is written to the settlement card 50 by the writing means 52, and the settlement card 50 is given to the customer.

  The customer carries the payment card 50 to the transaction, and performs the payment processing based on the merchandise information written in the payment card 50 by the reading means 54 of the POS 16 in the payment, and performs the payment.

  For this reason, when the commodity information read by the handy terminal 18 is transmitted to the POS 16 via the controller 20, an incorrect settlement due to an incorrect settlement order of the customer occurs when a large amount of commodity information is transmitted to the POS at the same time. There is no adverse effect such as the above, and the settlement of each customer by the settlement card 50 can be performed more reliably.

  Another example of the storage container 36 is shown in FIG.

  The storage container 36 has the chip insertion groove 40 of the storage container of the first embodiment opened in the upper surface of the container body 38.

  The method of use of this example is the same as that of the previous example, and the description is omitted.

  Further, still another example of the storage container 36 is shown in FIGS.

  The storage container 36 is configured such that a chip insertion groove 58 is opened in an upper plate of a rectangular case body 56 that can be opened and closed, and the case body 56 is covered with a cover body 60.

  The usage of this example will be described below.

  The storage container 36 is installed in each of the customer seats with the case body 56 covered with a cover body 60 in advance.

  At this time, the menu is described on the surface of the cover body 60 so that it can be used not only as a menu table, but also by performing various printings, without being known as a container for the customer to store the settlement chip 14. , Can also be used as interior accessories.

  At the same time as the product is provided to the customer, the settlement chip 14 is inserted into the storage container 36.

  For the first time, the customer understands that this container is a container for storing the settlement chip 14 after seeing the chip insertion work, and the customer can open the cover body 60 and, depending on the number of settlement chips 14, Not only can it be confirmed instantaneously, but also the meal can be enjoyed pleasantly by covering the number of the settlement chips 14 with the cover body 60 so as not to be seen by other customers.

  In addition, all of the above examples are examples of a restaurant with a small store size and providing skewers, but are also used in a restaurant with a large store size that provides products ordered by customers according to menu tables and menus. In this case, it is obvious that by attaching the order information input means to the handy terminal 18 and installing the kitchen terminal, the system can be used similarly to the conventional POS system.

  In addition, when using the present apparatus and method in a restaurant that provides products by a rotating dining table, drinks such as beer, drinks such as soups and the like, a product plate according to the type and price are provided as before. Instead of providing, the chip 14 for the checkout which is extremely small compared to the product dish is provided, so that a large space for eating and drinking is secured on the upper surface of the counter, so that the customer can not only relax and eat, but also the handy terminal 18 has an arithmetic function. 48 can be installed smoothly, and if a large number of dishes are stacked, it is possible to secure a wider eating and drinking space by replacing it appropriately with the settlement chip 14 corresponding to the price. it can.

  The settlement chip 14 is provided with a color or a pattern according to the product information recorded on the attached ID medium 12, and the color or the pattern is associated with the product information and provided together with the product. However, even if all the colors or patterns of the settlement chips 14 are the same, the settlement can be performed by reading the product information recorded on the ID medium 12 of the settlement chips 14 by the handy terminal 18. The form is not particularly limited.

  It is desirable to print the settlement fee displayed on the display unit 28 of the handy terminal 18 by using the attached printing function. However, as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. Printing at 62 is free.

  Also, it is obvious that the settlement fee is displayed on the POS 16 and other display monitors and the customer is notified of the fee at the cash register (accounting) without disposing the display unit 28 in the handy terminal 18.

  Further, in the second embodiment in which the printing means 46 is provided inside the handy terminal 18, the charge calculated by the calculation function 48 is transmitted to the customer by the real voice of the read commodity information, and the charge is settled, so that the printing means 46 is omitted. What you can do is obvious.

  In addition, the handy terminal 18 is connected to the POS 16 by wire, and a customer or an employee carries the storage container 36 containing the settlement chip 14 to a cashier (accounting) where the POS 16 is installed at the time of checkout, and the handy terminal at the cashier. It is obvious that the settlement chip 14 in the storage container 36 can be read by the terminal 18 and the settlement can be made.

  The handy terminal 18 may be provided with a combination of a function of transmitting the read product information to the printing means, a function of writing the payment card 50, or a function of transmitting the read product information to the POS 16.

  Further, it is obvious that the product information recorded on the ID medium 12 of the checkout chip 14 can be rewritten and used as appropriate.

  The settlement method and apparatus in a restaurant according to the present invention are provided in a state of being placed on a plate like sushi, or provided with food in a container such as bowls, noodles and the like. It can also be used in restaurants.

The whole figure of the checkout apparatus in the restaurant concerning the present invention. (A) is a front view and (b) is a side view showing a settlement chip. The perspective view of a handy terminal. FIG. (A) is a front view and (B) is a longitudinal sectional view showing a storage container. The perspective view which shows the installation situation of a storage container. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state of reading a settlement chip by a handy terminal. FIG. 6 is an overall view of a settlement apparatus according to a second embodiment. FIG. FIG. 9 is a configuration diagram of a handy terminal according to a third embodiment. FIG. FIG. The storage container of Example 4, (a) is a front view, (b) is a longitudinal cross-sectional view. The storage container of Example 5 is shown, (a) is a front view, (b) is a top view. The front view which shows the cover body opened state.

Explanation of reference numerals

12 ID medium 14 Checkout chip 16 POS
18 Handy terminal 22 Reading means 24 Transmission means 36 Storage container 46 Printing means 50 Payment card 52 Writing means 54 Reading means

Claims (4)

In a restaurant that offers products in the store,
Rewriting product information such as product type, price, etc., and providing customers with a settlement chip (14) with a recordable ID medium (12) inside, along with the recorded product information and the corresponding product,
In a handy terminal (18) that can read the product information recorded on the ID medium (12),
A function of transmitting the read product information to the printing means (46), and / or a function of writing to the payment card (50) as a storage medium, and / or a function of transmitting to the POS (16).
Attached,
At the checkout, read the product information recorded on the ID medium (12) of the checkout chip (14) after eating and drinking at the handy terminal (18),
This product information is transmitted to the printing means (46), printed on the receipt, and / or written on the settlement card (50), or / and transmitted to the POS (16),
A payment method in a restaurant, wherein the payment is made based on the product information printed on the receipt, the product information written on the payment card (50), or the transmitted product information. The payment chip (14) in the storage container (36) is stored in the storage container (36), which can be viewed from the outside, installed in each customer seat, by sequentially storing the payment chip (14) provided with the product. The method according to claim 1, wherein the number can be confirmed. In a restaurant that offers products in the store,
A reimbursement chip (14) having rewritten product information provided with the product, such as a product type and a fee, and having a recordable ID medium (12) therein,
Means (22) for reading the product information recorded on the ID medium (12) of the checkout chip (14); means for transmitting the read product information to the printing means (46); A handy terminal (18) comprising means (52) for writing to a card (50) and / or means (24) for sending to a POS (16);
Payment device in a restaurant consisting of: A storage container (36) for storing the settlement chip (14), which is visible from the outside, is installed in each customer seat,
4. The number of payment chips (14) in the storage container (36) can be confirmed by sequentially storing the payment chips (14) in the storage container (36). Checkout device in restaurants.

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