JP2009110142A - Set menu determination method, pos terminal, set menu determination program and program recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a set menu determination method in a POS terminal which can easily determine the most inexpensive set menu of set menus including a specific a la carte dish. <P>SOLUTION: When an a la carte order is accepted, a la carte item number corresponding to the a la carte dish is retrieved from an a la carte menu table 3 in which at least item names 32 pertaining to a la carte dishes, a la carte item numbers 31 and prices 33 have been stored. The most inexpensive set menus are extracted by using the acquired a la carte dish item number 31 and searching set menus including the acquired a la carte item number 31 in a set menu table 4 in which at least set names 42 of set items containing combinations of a la carte dishes, a la carte item numbers 43 indicating combined a la carte dishes, set prices 44 and discounts 45. Here, the set menu having the highest discount 45 is extracted as the most inexpensive set menu of the set menus including the ordered a la carte dish, and information on the extracted set menu is displayed on a display unit 5. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a set menu discrimination method, a POS terminal, a set menu discrimination program, and a program recording medium.

  Recently, in fast food stores, snack stores, etc., as described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-132440 “POS system” of Patent Document 1, in order to improve customer satisfaction, not only single items, Diversified services are also being developed for set menus that offer a price advantage by combining multiple types of single items.

In Patent Document 1, even if there are various set menus, in order to simplify the contents registered in the menu master and reduce the menu master capacity, Is registered together with a “set menu flag” indicating that a combination as a set menu is possible.
JP 2003-132440 A (page 3-4)

  However, in the conventional technology such as Patent Document 1, the set menus become more complicated as the set menus prepared become more diverse, and the set menu includes a specific single item for both the customer and the store clerk (salesperson). There is a problem that it is difficult to instantaneously determine the most advantageous set menu for the customer, and it is difficult to achieve customer satisfaction.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and a set menu discriminating method, a POS terminal, a set menu discriminating program, and a program capable of easily selecting the most inexpensive set menu among set menus including a specific single item The object is to provide a recording medium.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the set menu discrimination method, the POS terminal, the set menu discrimination program, and the program recording medium according to the present invention employ the following characteristic configurations.

  (1) A set menu discriminating method in a POS terminal capable of handling a set menu consisting of a single item as a product. When an order for a single item is accepted, the set menu that includes the single item is searched for the cheapest set menu. Then, a set menu discriminating method for displaying information on the searched set menu on the POS terminal.

  According to the set menu discriminating method, POS terminal, set menu discriminating program, and program recording medium of the present invention, a set amount when a customer purchases a plurality of products to be ordered as a set including each of the products instead of a single product. By making it possible to instantly notify customers of discounts, etc., it is possible to improve customer satisfaction and increase purchase motivation for set menus, assisting and supporting sales for salespeople (salespeople) The effect that sales promotion can be aimed at can be acquired.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a set menu discrimination method, a POS terminal, a set menu discrimination program, and a program recording medium according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, the set menu discriminating method and the POS terminal according to the present invention will be described. However, the set menu discriminating method may be implemented as a set menu discriminating program executable by a computer, or a set menu discriminating program. It goes without saying that may be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium.

(Features of the present invention)
Prior to the description of the embodiments of the present invention, an outline of the features of the present invention will be described first. The present invention is a POS terminal used in a store that has a large number of set menus such as a fast food store and a snack store. For example, a customer who has already ordered a product tries to purchase a specific single product. The product / amount / discount amount considering the set menu can be instantly determined, and the cheapest set menu can be displayed on the POS terminal, which assists salespersons in sales activities. It is said. In addition, the cheapest set menu displayed on the POS terminal is also characterized by increasing the customer's willingness to purchase by displaying the product / amount / discount on the customer display side of the POS terminal and presenting it to the customer. .

  In other words, in the present invention, a set menu table that can search for a set menu that includes each single item, using the single item number assigned to each single item in the single item menu table that registers the unit price of the single item as a key. By setting the discount amount for each set menu in the set menu table, it is possible to display the amount of each set menu including the specific single item that the customer wants to order and the discount amount. This makes it possible to instantly select the set menu that is the cheapest. As a result, the store clerk (salesperson) does not receive an order for a single item individually, but, for example, when a customer who has already ordered a certain product purchases a set menu that includes a single item for which an additional order is to be placed. The amount of money and the discount amount can be determined instantly.

  In addition, by adopting a display structure that can display two screens as a POS terminal, the amount of each set menu including a single item that the customer wants to place an additional order, and the discounted amount are discounted on the POS terminal for the clerk (salesperson) side. By simultaneously displaying on the customer display side of the POS terminal as well as on the clerk display side and presenting it to the customer, the customer can be provided with similar information and the customer's willingness to purchase can be enhanced.

(Configuration of Example)
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a POS terminal according to the present invention, and shows only a block part directly related to the present invention. The POS terminal is carried by a store clerk (salesperson) in the store and inputs a customer order, presents the amount of the ordered product to the customer, and records sales. As shown in FIG. 1, the POS terminal according to the present invention includes at least an input unit 1, a control unit 2, a single item menu table 3, a set menu table 4, and a display unit 5.

  The input unit 1 includes a key, a button, and a touch panel, and is a part that receives information about sales by receiving an order for a product. The display unit 5 is configured by a liquid crystal display or the like, and is a part for displaying order information and displaying sales contents. The display unit 5 is provided on the clerk display surface to be presented to the clerk (salesperson) side and the customer side. It is desirable to have a two-screen configuration with the customer display surface to be presented. However, it is of course possible to have only one screen.

  The single item menu table 3 is a table in which the unit price for each single item is registered, and has at least information on a single item number 31, an item name 32, and a unit price 33. The set menu table 4 is a table in which the set amount of a set menu that handles a plurality of products as a set is registered. At least the set item number 41, the set name 42, the single item number 43, the set amount 44, and the discount amount 45 Information. Here, the single item number 43 of the set menu table 4 indicates the combination of the single item number 31 of the single item menu table 3 for each single item included in the met menu corresponding to the set name 42.

  Based on the information input from the input unit 1, the control unit 2 calculates the total price by multiplying the unit price of the ordered single item or the set amount of the set menu by the order quantity, or the identification that the customer is about to order This is a part that controls various processes such as searching for set menus that contain single items and extracting the corresponding set menus, displaying the results on the display unit 5, and recording sales. .

(Description of operation of the embodiment)
Hereinafter, an example of the operation of the POS terminal shown in FIG. 1 will be described using the flowchart of FIG. FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining an example of the operation of the POS terminal of the present invention, and shows an example of the set menu discrimination method of the present invention.

  In the flowchart of FIG. 2, first, when an order from a customer is received and order information of a product is input from the input unit 1 by a store clerk (salesperson) (step S1), the control unit 2 receives the order. First, an inquiry is made to the single item menu table 3, the item name 32 in the single item menu table 3 is searched, information on the ordered product is extracted from the single item menu table 3, and the single item corresponding to the ordered item is extracted. The single item number 31 and the unit price 33 are acquired (step S2).

  Next, the control unit 2 makes an inquiry to the set menu table 4 to determine whether there is a set menu including the single item number 31 acquired from the single item menu table 3. This is confirmed by searching (step S3). If there is no set menu including the single item number 31 obtained from the single item menu table 3 (No in step S3), the unit price obtained from the single item menu table 3 is multiplied by the order quantity, and the order has been ordered. Sales are recorded for the product, and the process returns to step S1 to accept an order for the next product.

  On the other hand, when the set menu including the single item number 31 acquired from the single item menu table 3 exists in the set menu table 4 (Yes in step S3), the set menu including the single item number 31 acquired from the single item menu table 3 is obtained. If there is only one item, information on the discount amount 45 of the set menu including the single item number 31 corresponding to the ordered single item is acquired, and the process immediately proceeds to step S5. However, if there are a plurality of set menus, information on each discount amount 45 of the set menu including the single item number 31 corresponding to the ordered single item is acquired, and the discount amounts of the set menus are compared ( Step S4). From the comparison result, information on the set menu with the largest discount amount and the cheapest value is extracted, and the set item number 41, set name 42, single item number 43, set amount 44, discount amount 45 of the set menu are displayed on the display unit. 5 is displayed on the screen (step S5).

  Here, not only the information related to the set menu but also the single item menu table 3 is searched by the single item number 43 of the set menu, and the information of the item name 32 and the unit price 33 of each single item indicated by the single item number 43 is acquired and displayed. The screen may be displayed on the unit 5. Further, not only the information on the set menu which is the cheapest but also a list of all set menus existing in the set menu table 4 is displayed on the display unit 5 as a set menu including the single item number 31 corresponding to the ordered single item. You may be able to do that.

  By confirming the display result of the display unit 5, the store clerk (salesperson) can instantly grasp the most inexpensive set menu and recommend the most inexpensive purchased product (set menu) to the customer. it can. Further, when the display unit 5 has a two-screen display configuration, the most inexpensive set menu can be displayed on the customer display side of the display unit 5 and presented to the customer.

  That is, the set menu table 4 that can search the set menu including the product is provided using the single item number 31 of the single item menu table 3 in which the unit price of the product ordered by the customer is registered as a key. By setting information on the single item number 43 for search, the set amount 44, and the discount amount 45 in the table 4, it is possible to discriminate the set menu with the most discount.

  So, for example, you can instantly determine the amount of money when a customer who has already ordered a product purchases only the product that you want to place additional orders as a single item, and the set amount or discount amount when you purchase as a set menu that includes the product. can do. In addition, the customer's willingness to purchase the set menu can be enhanced by displaying the amount of the single item to be additionally ordered and the set amount or discount when purchased as a set menu on the customer display.

(Explanation of the effect of this embodiment)
According to the present embodiment described above, the customer wants to order the product to be ordered by notifying the customer of the set amount or the discount amount when the product is purchased as a set including the product instead of a single item. It is possible to improve the satisfaction and increase the willingness to purchase the set menu, and it is possible to assist and support the sales of the store clerk (salesperson) and to promote the sales.

  The configuration of the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described above. However, it should be noted that such examples are merely illustrative of the invention and do not limit the invention in any way. Those skilled in the art will readily understand that various modifications and changes can be made according to a specific application without departing from the gist of the present invention. For example, the embodiment of the present invention can be expressed as the following configuration in addition to the configuration (1) in the means for solving the problems.

(2) The set menu discriminating method according to (1), wherein, when searching for the cheapest set menu, the set menu with the largest discount amount is searched for from the set menu including the ordered single item.
(3) The set menu discriminating method according to (1) or (2) above, wherein not only the set menu that is the cheapest but also information on all set menus including the ordered single item is displayed on the POS terminal.
(4) Any one of the above (1) to (3) that displays at least the information about the combination of each single item constituting the set menu to be displayed, the set amount, and the discount amount when displaying the information about the set menu on the POS terminal How to determine the set menu.
(5) The POS terminal has a display mechanism capable of displaying two screens, and when displaying information related to the set menu on the POS terminal, the display is displayed on both the display screen for the salesperson and the display screen for the customer. The set menu discriminating method according to any one of (1) to (4), wherein information related to the target set menu is displayed.
(6) In a POS terminal capable of handling a set menu consisting of a single product as a product, a single product menu table in which at least the product name, single product item number and unit price related to the single product are registered in advance, and the set name of the set product consisting of a single product combination A single item number indicating each single item to be combined, a set amount, and a set menu table in which a discount amount is registered in advance. When an order for a single item is accepted, the single item number corresponding to the single item is displayed in the single item menu table. By searching the set menu table according to the obtained single item number, the set menu that includes the ordered single item is extracted, and the set menu that is the cheapest is extracted, and information on the extracted set menu is obtained. POS terminal that displays on the display.
(7) The POS terminal according to (6), wherein when searching for the cheapest set menu from the set menu table, the set menu with the largest discount is searched for from among the set menus including the ordered single item.
(8) A set menu discriminating program that implements the set menu discriminating method of any one of (1) to (5) as a program executable by a computer.
(9) A program recording medium in which the set menu determination program of (8) is recorded on a computer-readable recording medium.

It is a block block diagram which shows the structural example of the POS terminal by this invention. It is a flowchart for demonstrating an example of operation | movement of the POS terminal of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1 Input unit 2 Control unit 3 Single item menu table 4 Set menu table 5 Display unit 31 Single item number 32 Product name 33 Unit price 41 Set item number 42 Set name 43 Single item number 44 Set amount 45 Discount amount

Claims (9)

  A set menu identification method in a POS terminal capable of handling a set menu consisting of a combination of single items as a product. When an order for a single item is received, a set menu that includes the single item is searched for the cheapest set menu, A set menu discriminating method, characterized in that information on the searched set menu is displayed on the POS terminal.   2. The set menu determination method according to claim 1, wherein when searching for the cheapest set menu, the set menu having the largest discount amount is searched from among the set menus including the ordered single item.   The set menu discrimination method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein not only the set menu that is most inexpensive but also information related to all set menus including a single ordered item is displayed on the POS terminal.   4. When displaying information relating to a set menu on the POS terminal, at least information relating to a combination of individual items constituting the set menu to be displayed, a set amount, and a discount amount are displayed. The set menu identification method described in 1.   The POS terminal has a display mechanism capable of displaying two screens, and when displaying information related to the set menu on the POS terminal, the set menu to be displayed on both the display screen for the salesperson and the display screen for the customer 5. The set menu discriminating method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that information on the menu is displayed.   In a POS terminal that can handle a set menu consisting of a single product as a product, a single product menu table in which at least the product name, single product item number, and unit price related to the single product are registered in advance, and the set name of the set product consisting of a single product can be combined. A set menu table in which at least a single item number, a set amount, and a discount amount indicating each single item are registered in advance.When an order for a single item is accepted, the single item number corresponding to the single item is searched in the single item menu table. The set menu table is retrieved by searching the set menu table according to the obtained single item number, and the set menu that is the least expensive among the set menus including the ordered single item is extracted, and information regarding the extracted set menu is displayed. POS terminal characterized by displaying on   7. The POS terminal according to claim 6, wherein when searching for the cheapest set menu from the set menu table, the set menu with the largest discount is searched from among the set menus including the ordered single item.   6. A set menu discriminating program for executing the set menu discriminating method according to claim 1 as a program executable by a computer. 9. A program recording medium, wherein the set menu discrimination program according to claim 8 is recorded on a computer-readable recording medium.

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