JP2009086232A - Electronic menu order device for karaoke room, which discounts food and drink charge based on karaoke score - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electronic menu order device which discounts food and drink charge according to a karaoke score result. <P>SOLUTION: The electronic menu order device including order information including a charge amount and a storage means for storing a discount rate table in which relation between a karaoke score data and a discount rate is specified, communicates with the karaoke device in a karaoke room and a point-of sales (POS) store system, and accesses to a menu data base according to user's input, and receives order input by displaying each item information of the menu data base, and transmits an order electronic sentence including an item ID which is received during menu displaying, to the POS store system, while the order information of the storage means is updated, and the karaoke score data are obtained by communicating with the karaoke device, and the discount rate corresponding to the karaoke score data is extracted from the discount rate table and displayed, and the discount rate based on the latest karaoke score data which is obtained from the karaoke device is transmitted, by communicating with the POS store system in advance of charge payment. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic menu ordering apparatus for a POS system installed in a karaoke collective store having a large number of guest rooms, for example, called a karaoke box. In particular, the food and drink provided in each guest room and based on the results of karaoke singing The present invention relates to an electronic menu ordering apparatus for karaoke rooms that discounts the price.

  In recent karaoke stores, electronic table of contents devices (product names such as DAM station, Denmoku, Kyoku NAVI, Navikara) composed of tablet computers are widely used in place of thick karaoke table of contents. Since the computing power, storage capacity, and communication capacity of tablet computers are extremely large, development of this type of electronic table of contents apparatus for various uses related to karaoke is underway. In particular, as disclosed in detail in JP-A-2005-134570, JP-A-2005-134571, JP-A-2007-122620, etc., by using such a tablet computer, the user is identified. Various services can be provided based on the usage history of each user.

  For example, when a user who has registered a known singing scoring function as a member with respect to a karaoke company uses the scoring result in association with the user's identification code. And, as disclosed in detail in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2005-99288, etc., using the infrastructure of the online karaoke system, the scoring ranking is obtained by periodically collecting the scoring results collected from the local online karaoke terminals. Is created and presented to the user. This singing scoring game called ranking battle has been very popular.

  On the other hand, recently, in restaurants and taverns, customers leave the tablet computer with a touch panel display for customers who enter the store, the customer selects the product by looking at the menu, and the act of ordering the selected product to the store himself However, a self-order POS system that operates by operating an electronic menu ordering device (called a guest room terminal or an order terminal) has been put into practical use and is becoming widespread.

The present applicant has also developed a self-order POS system that allows the electronic table of contents apparatus to function as an electronic menu ordering apparatus, and has filed numerous patent applications. For example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2007-148780 discloses a system that accepts an order in consideration of the remaining time in a situation where the use time is limited. Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2007-148998 discloses a system that accepts an order by presenting target items for an unlimited quantity service.
JP 2005-134570 A JP 2005-134571 A JP 2007-122620 A JP 2005-99288 A JP 2007-148780 A JP 2007-148998 A

  The present invention is premised on a situation in which a customer of a karaoke multi-store shop performs an ordering operation himself at any time while looking at an electronic menu of an electronic menu ordering device provided in each guest room. In situations where each group enjoys karaoke while eating and drinking for several hours in a karaoke box, eating and drinking is not the main entertainment. It is easy for someone to place an order between singing or selecting a song, or to eat or drink if there is food or drink in front of them. Even if there is an electronic menu ordering device that is very convenient and highly entertaining, in a karaoke store where karaoke is the main entertainment, entertainment that is separated from karaoke is not easily accepted by users.

  Therefore, the present applicant thought that karaoke and food and drink could not be linked, and came up with the idea of discounting food and beverage charges based on the use history of karaoke. Then, he tried to lighten the burden of eating and drinking, and he thought that it would be even more fun to use karaoke, making both entertainment and gaming more enjoyable, and created the present invention.

The karaoke apparatus according to the present invention is specified by the following items (1) to (10).
(1) It is an electronic menu ordering apparatus for karaoke rooms equipped with a display means, an operation input means, a storage means, and a control means, and can communicate with a karaoke apparatus in a guest room and a POS store system. (2) Presenting information to the user according to the control of the control means (3) The operation input means accepts user input (4) The storage means stores order information including a charge amount and a discount rate table ( 5) The discount rate table defines the relationship between the karaoke scoring result data and the discount rate. (6) The control means performs menu processing, order reception processing, discount display processing, and discount notification processing (7). ) In the menu process, the menu database is accessed according to the user input, each item information in the menu database is displayed and the order input is received. (8) Order reception process Transmits the order message including the item ID received during the menu display to the POS store system and updates the order information in the storage means. (9) The discount display process communicates with the karaoke device and karaoke scoring results Obtain data and extract the discount rate corresponding to the karaoke scoring result data from the discount rate table and display it (10) The discount notification process was obtained from the karaoke device by communicating with the POS store system prior to the fee settlement. Sending discount rates based on the latest karaoke scoring data

  In this invention, the storage means stores a discount rate table defined for each item ID, and the discount display process communicates with the karaoke device to acquire karaoke scoring result data, and the discount rate corresponding to the karaoke scoring result data Are preferably extracted from the discount rate table for each item ID and displayed in a list.

Moreover, in this invention, it is desirable to selectively provide any of the following items (a) to (c).
(A) The control means starts the discount display process when the user inputs an instruction. (B) The control means discounts when any item is selected and specified by the user in the menu process. Starting the display process (c) When the discount display process receives the karaoke scoring result data output from the karaoke device, the discount rate corresponding to the karaoke scoring result data is extracted from the discount rate table and displayed.

  Furthermore, when the specific item (c) is provided, it is desirable that the control means communicates with the karaoke apparatus according to the user's instruction input and outputs karaoke scoring result data.

  According to the electronic menu ordering apparatus of the present invention, the higher the score is in the karaoke scoring game, the lower the discount rate of the food and beverage charges. Not only is karaoke heated, it is also fun to enjoy eating and drinking and ordering using the electronic menu ordering device while thinking about what to order and what to order next considering the discount rate . As a result, the effect of increasing the use of karaoke, eating and drinking, and electronic menu ordering devices can be expected.

=== System configuration ===
FIG. 1 exemplifies a system configuration when the present invention is applied to a karaoke collective store having a plurality of guest rooms. Each apparatus includes a POS computer 1 installed in one store 100, a POS cash register terminal 2, a kitchen terminal 3 installed in the kitchen, and a guest room terminal 4 including a tablet computer installed in each guest room 120. Is connected to the in-store LAN 5 to construct a well-known POS system that handles various operations related to food and beverage orders. The kitchen terminal 3 is accompanied by a printer.

  In each guest room 120, a karaoke apparatus 6 is installed and connected to the LAN 5. In the store 100, a well-known communication karaoke system is constructed by the karaoke device 6 of each guest room 120, the guest room terminal 4, and an external karaoke server 7.

  The POS computer 1 controls the POS system in the store. Store room information and various management information are stored in the hard disk device, and can communicate with an external server or the like via the VPN 8 and can communicate with each device in the store 100 via the LAN 5.

  The guest room terminal 4 is the core of the electronic menu ordering apparatus according to the present invention. In addition, the guest room terminal 4 functions as an electronic table of contents device that searches for karaoke music and reserves performance, and communicates with the karaoke device 6 in the same room and communicates with the karaoke server 7 via the LAN 5. Communication is configured to be possible.

  The karaoke server 7 is a computer serving as a host device in the communication karaoke system, and includes a karaoke database that stores karaoke data that is the origin of karaoke music, and a member information database that manages information on users registered as members. Has a database. The karaoke device 6 and the guest room terminal 4 communicate with the karaoke server 7 via the LAN 5 to receive distribution of karaoke data and transmit an operation log.

  Among the various databases provided in the karaoke server 7, the member information database associates personal information and various history information with the personal ID that is the IC card number unique to the IC card possessed by the registered user as a key. Stored and managed. In particular, in the present embodiment, the history information includes scoring results about the singer who performed the karaoke scoring game with the karaoke device 6, and scoring data such as the song / singer, singing date and time, and the operation log from the karaoke device 6. Collected and updated as appropriate.

=== Configuration of Guest Room Terminal 4 ===
The guest room terminal 4 is a known application device of a tablet computer. As illustrated in FIG. 2 as an example of a block configuration as an electronic menu ordering apparatus, a central control unit 11 including a CPU, a RAM, and a ROM, a hard disk device 12, a touch panel display 13, and a communication interface 14 are provided. The display unit of the touch panel display 13 is connected to the CPU bus via the display controller 15, and the operation input unit is connected to the CPU bus via the input detection circuit 16. The communication interface 14 is connected to the LAN 5 via a wireless access point, and communicates with other devices in the POS system such as the POS cash register terminal 2 and the kitchen terminal 3.

The hard disk device 12 stores a menu database. In the menu database, item information of food and drink associated with the item ID is collected. Item information includes text-based data describing various attributes such as item name, price, standard serving time, main ingredients, calorie value, dish classification, and image data location, and fine color image data of food and drink .
The menu database may be stored and managed in the POS computer 1 or other server device, and accessed from the guest room terminal 4 via the LAN 5 as needed.

=== Basic Functions of Electronic Menu Ordering Device ===
The central control unit 11 of the guest room terminal 4 executes programs stored in the ROM and the hard disk device 12, thereby exchanging information in an interactive manner with the customer through the touch panel display 13, and the food and drink desired by the user from the menu database. The electronic menu process for searching and presenting the item information or accepting the user's order input is performed, and an order message including the accepted order contents is transmitted to the POS computer 1 or an appropriate POS system device. It functions as a well-known electronic menu ordering device.

  At this time, in this embodiment, the received order contents (items, quantities, and amounts) are stored in an appropriate storage unit. The contents of orders received after entering the room are stored cumulatively and managed so that the total amount of food and drink can be understood. Then, when the guest room is removed, it is deleted at an appropriate time.

  As a basic operation of the POS system, an order message generated in the guest room terminal 4 is transmitted to the kitchen terminal 3, the POS cash register terminal 2, and the POS computer 1. On the basis of the received order message, the kitchen terminal 3 prints out an order receipt including information such as the room number, its item, and the number of items by an attached printer. The store clerk performs cooking and serving based on the order slip. The POS cash register terminal 2 stores the payment data in a predetermined format on the basis of the order message, and accumulates it for each guest room number. A billing slip is printed based on the accumulated data when the customer leaves the room and the fee is settled. The POS computer 1 stores and manages the order history for each room based on the order message received for each room.

=== Electronic table of contents Basic functions of this device ===
The guest room terminal 4 also functions as a well-known electronic table of contents main device. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 3, the function can be separated by the user inputting an instruction on whether to use the electronic menu device or the electronic table of contents in the top menu of the guest room terminal 4.

  In order to function as an electronic table of contents, the hard disk measure 12 has the same location information (such as an IP address) of the karaoke device 6 in the same room as the operation target such as performance reservation, and the same as that stored in the karaoke device 6. The table of contents information of the karaoke music is stored and can be communicated with the karaoke apparatus 6 via the LAN 5. Then, the central control unit 11 executes a program stored in the ROM or the hard disk device 12 to exchange information interactively with the customer through the touch panel display 13 as is well known. The table of contents information of the desired music is retrieved and presented, or a performance reservation command is generated in response to an instruction input for reservation of performance by the user and transferred to the karaoke apparatus 6. When an operation is input by the logged-in member, the command is transferred including the member ID.

  In the system of the present embodiment, the karaoke apparatus 6 has a singing scoring function and can perform a singing scoring game. The user who wants to use the singing scoring game selects and selects a song for singing scoring on the top screen as the electronic table of contents of the guest room terminal 4 illustrated in FIG. To do. Then, the guest room terminal 4 transfers a performance reservation command with the effect of the singing scoring game to the karaoke apparatus 6.

  When the performance of the singing scoring game is finished in the karaoke device 6 and the score of the singing scoring result is output, the guest room terminal 4 communicates with the karaoke device 6 and receives scoring result data including the score. These are temporarily stored in an appropriate storage unit. Then, it is erased from the storage unit at an appropriate opportunity such as when the user leaves the guest room.

=== Discount rate table and discount notification ===
The electronic menu ordering apparatus of the present embodiment is characterized in that in addition to the basic functions described above, a function for discounting food and beverage charges at a predetermined discount rate based on the karaoke scoring result data output by the karaoke apparatus 6 is provided. Is. For this purpose, the guest room terminal 4 as an electronic menu ordering device stores and manages a discount rate table that defines the relationship between the karaoke scoring result data and the discount rate in the storage unit.

  This discount rate table is appropriately configured so that a karaoke clerk can input and set it directly to the guest room terminal 4 outside the business hours or via the LAN 5 from the POS computer 1 or server device.

  Then, the central control unit 11 of the guest room terminal 4 as the electronic menu ordering device refers to the discount rate table based on the scoring result data notified from the karaoke device 6 at an appropriate opportunity, and the discount corresponding to the score. A discount display process of extracting the rate, displaying the discount rate on the display 13, and presenting it to the user is performed.

<First embodiment>
A logical configuration of the discount rate table according to the first embodiment is illustrated in FIG. In this discount rate table, a discount rate determined for each score band of the karaoke scoring results is described. For example, 2 discounts are set for 70 points or more and less than 85 points, and 4 discounts are set for 85 points or more.

  As a trigger for starting discount display processing, in this embodiment, the discount display processing is started by an instruction input by the user. As illustrated in FIG. 6, a “karaoke discount” button 51 is arranged on the electronic menu top screen, and the processing is started when the user inputs an instruction. Then, as illustrated in FIG. 7, the display 13 displays “It is 4 discounts now” and this latest discount rate is stored in the storage unit.

  At this time, referring to the total amount of food and drink of the previous order stored in the storage unit, the amount obtained by discounting the total amount of food and beverage is calculated based on the extracted discount rate, and the amount is displayed on the display 13 together with the discount rate. Let The reference amount with the current discount rate is visible, so if you want to increase the discount rate a little more, the karaoke scoring game is also heated, or if there is a discount, add a food order There will be things.

  When the discount rate to be notified is specified in the discount rate table, a discount rate with a higher discount rate than that of the latest scoring score data is displayed to notify the discount rate of the higher scoring bandwidth than the current one. May be. For example, “95 points or more and 5 discounts” is displayed. Karaoke scoring games and food and drink orders can be further encouraged.

If the discount rate extracted from the discount rate table is smaller than the latest discount rate in the storage unit, such as when the latest karaoke scoring result is lower than the previous score, do not store the latest discount rate. . Then, as will be described later, the maximum discount rate can be applied to the food and beverage charges.
Or you may make it the structure which extracts a discount rate based on the average score of the scoring game participant until that time.

<Second Embodiment>
The discount rate table according to the second embodiment is configured to set a discount rate table for each item ID. Therefore, a plurality of discount rate tables are set in association with each item ID. The score band and the discount rate can be varied for each item ID. For specific items such as daily recommended products, dessert A has a score of 98 points or more and half price, pizza B has a discount rate of 70 points to less than 85 points, 2 discounts, 85 points or more 4 discounts, etc. Yes. Of course, a discount rate table may be set for all items that can be ordered.

  When the central control unit 11 of the guest room terminal 4 starts the discount display process, it refers to the discount rate corresponding to the score of the scoring result data in the discount rate table for each item, and determines the combination of the item ID and the discount rate. Extract one or more sets. Then, as illustrated in FIG. 8, the item name, price, and discount rate are displayed as a list on the display 13 with reference to the menu database. When a list cannot be displayed on one screen, an operation input for turning the page is received or scrolled. In addition, if the corresponding item ID is included in comparison with the order contents stored in the storage unit, the discounted amount is calculated based on the extracted discount rate, and the amount is also displayed on the display 13.

<Third embodiment>
As a trigger for starting discount display processing, it starts when a user selects and designates any food and drink and displays it on the display 13 of the guest room terminal 4. The central control unit 11 of the guest room terminal 4 refers to the discount rate table based on the selected and specified item ID, extracts the combination of the score band and the discount rate, and is notified and stored from the karaoke device 6. The corresponding discount rate is displayed in comparison with the (or maximum) scoring data.

  Furthermore, if the discount rate table describes a scoring band with a discount rate higher than the scoring band of the latest (or maximum) scoring result data, “This item will be half priced with 98 or more karaoke scoring games” In addition, it is possible to construct a scoring game and encourage food and drink orders.

<Fourth embodiment>
As a trigger for starting discount display processing, the performance of the target song for singing is finished, the singing grading result is output from the karaoke device 6, and the guest room terminal 4 starts when the latest grading result is received. The central control unit 11 of the guest room terminal 4 refers to the discount rate corresponding to the score of the scoring result data in the discount rate table for each item based on the received scoring result data or the highest scoring result data, and the item One or more combinations of ID and discount rate are extracted. Then, as in the example of FIG. 8, the item name, price, and discount rate are displayed on the display 13 in a list by referring to the menu database.

  The guest room terminal 4 may store the scoring result data and store it from the karaoke device when starting the discount display process. In that case, the karaoke apparatus notifies the latest or highest scoring result data.

=== Discount notification ===
When the central control unit 11 of the guest room terminal extracts the discount rate corresponding to the score from the discount rate table, the POS system is also notified. Based on this, the POS computer 1 records the latest (or maximum) discount rate information for the guest room. Then, at the time of food and beverage settlement, information on the latest (or maximum) discount rate to be applied is transferred to the cash register terminal 2 and the discount rate is applied to the total amount of food and beverage and charged.
When leaving the room terminal 4 or the like, only the latest (or maximum) discount rate applied to the food and beverage charges may be notified to the POS system.

  Regarding the application of the discount rate to the food and beverage charges, the above embodiment is an example in which a uniform discount rate is applied to the total food and beverage charges up to the time of settlement (if the discount rate differs for each item ID, the total order amount of the item) Is shown. However, the present invention is not limited to such an application method. It is possible to apply a different discount rate each time an order is placed. Apply the latest (or maximum) discount rate when ordering food and drink. In that case, the discount rate to be applied is also associated with the order message and transferred to the POS system.

  Then, for example, drink a was ordered because the discount rate became 30%, but the discount rate became 50% after that, so even if the same drink a was ordered additionally, the settlement amount is 3 discounts for the previous order of drink a Later orders will get 5 discounts. In general, the order of food and drink tends to decrease later, but the effect of order promotion can also be expected.

  Especially when a different discount rate is set for each item ID, a product that is eligible for a new discount rate based on the previous karaoke scoring result will be “Salad C will get 5 discounts for the current score” Can be presented to the user and prompted to place an order. Then, the entertainment of the karaoke scoring game increases, and the number of food orders can be expected to increase synergistically.

=== Other Embodiments ===
The “karaoke discount” illustrated in FIG. 6 may be a paid or free game. For example, a “karaoke discount” button is arranged on the top menu (FIG. 6) of the electronic menu device or the top menu (FIG. 4) of the electronic table of contents, and the user instructs to start the game by inputting the “karaoke discount” button. Then, the screen transits to a screen for selecting a target song as in the karaoke scoring game. When the performance of the selected song and the singing score are completed and the score data is notified to the guest room terminal 4, the central control unit 11 refers to the discount rate table to extract the corresponding discount rate and presents it to the user. To do. Then, for an order selected and designated by the customer, an ordering message including the discount rate is generated. In this way, the discount rate is applied only to items ordered by participating in the game.

  It is also possible to log in and use the electronic menu ordering device for each member. A member ID is attached to the order message by the input operation of the login user and output. In that case, it is possible to adopt a configuration in which the discount rate for each member is applied to the food and beverage charges based on the scoring result data for each member ID.

  Needless to say, the electronic menu device and the electronic table of contents device may be configured as separate hardware.

The system configuration | structure which concerns on a present Example is illustrated. 2 illustrates a hardware configuration of a guest room terminal according to the embodiment. It is an example of the top screen of the guest room terminal which concerns on a present Example. It is an example of the top screen as an electronic table of contents main apparatus of the guest room terminal which concerns on a present Example. It is the figure which illustrated the logic structure of the discount rate table which concerns on a present Example. It is the figure which illustrated the top screen as an electronic menu ordering apparatus of the guest room terminal which concerns on a present Example. It is an example of a screen of discount display concerning this example. It is an example of a screen of discount display classified by item concerning a present Example.

Explanation of symbols

4 Guest room terminal 11 Central control unit 13 Display

Claims (6)

A karaoke guest room electronic menu ordering device comprising a display means, an operation input means, a storage means, and a control means, and capable of communicating with a karaoke device in a guest room and a POS store system,
The display means presents information to the user according to the control of the control means,
The operation input means accepts user input,
The storage means stores order information including a charge amount and a discount rate table,
The discount rate table defines the relationship between the karaoke scoring score data and the discount rate,
The control means performs menu processing, order reception processing, discount display processing, and discount notification processing,
Menu processing accesses the menu database according to user input, displays each item information in the menu database, accepts order input,
The order reception process transmits an order message including the item ID received during the menu display to the POS store system, and updates the order information in the storage means.
The discount display process communicates with the karaoke device to acquire karaoke scoring result data, extracts the discount rate corresponding to the karaoke scoring result data from the discount rate table, and displays it.
The discount notification process is an electronic menu ordering device for a karaoke room that communicates with a POS store system prior to charge settlement and transmits a discount rate based on the latest karaoke scoring result data acquired from the karaoke device. The storage means stores a discount rate table defined for each item ID,
The discount display process communicates with the karaoke apparatus to acquire karaoke scoring result data, extracts the discount rate corresponding to the karaoke scoring result data from the discount rate table of each item ID, and displays them in a list. Electronic menu device for karaoke rooms as described. The electronic menu device for a karaoke room according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the control means starts a discount display process when a user inputs an instruction. The electronic menu device for a karaoke room according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the control means starts a discount display process when any item is selected and specified by the user in the menu process. The discount display process extracts a discount rate corresponding to the karaoke scoring result data from the discount rate table and displays it when the karaoke scoring result data output by the karaoke device is received. Electronic menu device. The electronic menu device for a karaoke room according to claim 5, wherein the control means communicates with the karaoke device according to a user's instruction input and outputs karaoke scoring result data.