JP2009110259A - Handy terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To continuously use a handy terminal even when a data input function of one unit is disabled. <P>SOLUTION: The handy terminal comprises a display part 121 provided at a first unit 102; a touch panel 122 arranged laminated on a display surface of the display part 121 and having a data input function; and a keyboard 131 provided at a second unit 103 connected to the first unit 102, and having a plurality of keys having a data input function. A declaration of assigning the function of the keyboard 131 to the touch panel 122 is made according to predetermined operation at the touch panel 122, and in response to the declaration, a key display (category key display A) corresponding to a key (a category key 131a) is made on the display part 121. This key display (category key display A) is specified by the operation of the touch panel 122 to carry out the data input function which the corresponding key (category key 131a) has. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a handy terminal that constitutes an order entry system that is introduced and used, for example, in a restaurant.

  Conventionally, order entry systems that are introduced and used in restaurants such as family restaurants have become widespread. The order entry system has an order station, a kitchen printer, a POS terminal and the like as a basic configuration in addition to a handy terminal used by a customer clerk.

  The handy terminal creates order data based on the input data such as the menu code and wirelessly transmits the order data. The order data transmitted wirelessly is transmitted to the order station, and the order station issues a command to issue an order slip to the kitchen printer and transmits the order data to the POS terminal.

  Conventionally, there is a handy terminal in which two units are connected. Hereinafter, such a handy terminal may be referred to as a unit connection type handy terminal. As a unit connection type handy terminal, for example, Patent Document 1 describes a handy terminal that is used by opening both units connected to each other by a hinge so as to be freely opened and closed. In a unit connection type handy terminal, menu code input or the like is executed using both units.

  For example, in a unit connection type handy terminal, a keyboard having a data input function is provided in one unit, and a touch panel having a data input function is provided in the other unit. Then, after selecting a menu category with the keyboard provided in one unit, the menu contained in the category is selected with the touch panel provided in the other unit. In this way, both units are used to enter the menu code.

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  By the way, in a unit connection type handy terminal, only a data input function of an input device provided in one unit may be disabled.

  For example, when a microcomputer for controlling the handy terminal is provided only in one unit and the microcomputer and the input device of the other unit are connected by a flexible cable straddling a hinge, the flexible cable is disconnected. As a result, the data input function of the input device provided in the other unit is disabled.

  Since the unit connection type handy terminal is used to input menu codes and the like using both units as described above, even if only the data input function of one unit is disabled, The handy terminal itself can no longer be used.

  An object of the present invention is to enable continuous use of the handy terminal even when the data input function of one unit is disabled.

  The handy terminal according to the present invention includes a first unit, a second unit connected to the first unit, a display unit provided in the first unit, and a stacked arrangement on a display surface of the display unit A touch panel having a data input function and a keyboard having a plurality of keys having a data input function provided in the second unit, and the function of the keyboard according to a predetermined operation on the touch panel Is assigned to the touch panel, and in accordance with the declaration, a key display corresponding to the key is displayed on the display unit, and the key display is specified by an operation of the touch panel. The data input function of the key corresponding to the key display is executed.

  The handy terminal of the present invention viewed from another aspect includes a first unit, a second unit connected to the first unit, a display unit provided in the first unit, and the display unit. A touch panel having a data input function stacked on the display surface and a keyboard having a key having a data input function provided in the second unit, and according to a predetermined operation on the keyboard, Declaring to assign the function of the touch panel to the keyboard, assigning the data input function assigned to the predetermined area of the touch panel to the predetermined key according to the declaration, and assigning the key to this key when the key is pressed The assigned data input function was executed.

  According to the present invention, a data input function of a keyboard provided in one unit can be executed by operating a touch panel provided in the other unit. Further, the data input function of the touch panel provided in the other unit can be executed by operating the keyboard provided in the one unit. Therefore, when the failure of the data input function occurs in only one of the units, the handy terminal can be used continuously.

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram schematically showing the overall configuration of the order entry system 100. The order entry system 100 of the present embodiment is installed in a store that is a family restaurant.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the order entry system 100 includes a plurality of handy terminals 101 that are carried and used by a customer clerk, a kitchen printer 201 installed in a kitchen, a POS terminal 301 installed in a checkout counter, A customer check printer 401 installed in the hall and an order station 501 installed in the backyard of the store and controlling the entire order entry system 100 are provided.

  The handy terminal 101 is capable of wireless communication with the order station 501 by a wireless repeater 701 set on the ceiling of the hall. The kitchen printer 201, the POS terminal 301, and the customer check printer 401 are connected to the order station 501 via a LAN cable 601 so as to be communicable.

  The handy terminal 101 can input a table code that specifies a table and a menu code that specifies a menu item, and generates order data in which the menu code is associated with the table code. The order data generated by the handy terminal 101 is transmitted to the order station 501 by wireless communication, and is transmitted from the order station 501 to the kitchen printer 201, the POS terminal 301, and the customer check printer 401.

  The kitchen printer 201 and the customer check printer 401 print and issue a slip having contents corresponding to the received order data. The slip printed and issued by the kitchen printer 201 is a cooking instruction slip for instructing a cook in the kitchen about the ordered menu item. The slip issued by the customer check printer 401 is a slip handed over to the customer after serving the ordered product. These kitchen printer 201 and customer check printer 401 have the same basic structure. The POS terminal 301 executes sales data processing including accounting processing based on order data with the customer.

  FIG. 2 is a front view showing the handy terminal 101. The handy terminal 101 is mainly composed of a left unit 102 as a first unit arranged on the left side when the handy terminal 101 is viewed from the front, and a right unit 103 as a brother 2 unit arranged on the right side. Yes. The left unit 102 and the right unit 103 are connected to each other by a hinge 104 so as to be freely opened and closed. FIG. 2 shows the handy terminal 101 in a spread state.

  The left unit 102 includes a resin casing 102a. A liquid crystal display panel 121 serving as a display unit is provided on a surface that is closed by the right unit 103 of the housing 102a. The liquid crystal display panel 121 provides information display to a customer clerk who uses the handy terminal 101. A touch panel 122 is laminated and attached to the display surface of the liquid crystal display panel 121.

  Further, a key sheet 123 is provided on the lower side of the touch panel 122 (the lower side in FIG. 2) so as to overlap the touch panel 122.

  The key sheet 123 includes a numeric keypad 123a that displays numbers, an arrow key 123b that displays up and down arrows, a switching key 123c that displays “switch”, a transmission key 123d that displays “transmission”, and the like. The function executed by the touch designation of the area of the touch panel 122 corresponding to these keys included in the key sheet 123 will be described later.

  The right unit 103 has a resin casing 103a. A keyboard 131 is provided on a surface that is closed by the left unit 102 of the housing 103a. The keyboard 131 has 12 rows × 5 columns = 60 keys, and is a membrane keyboard as an example. A part of the keys of the keyboard 131 is a category key 131a to which a category code specifying a category containing a plurality of menus is assigned. On the upper surface of the category key 131a, characters for displaying a category such as “curry” and “pilaf” are printed.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing electrical connection of the handy terminal 101. The handy terminal 101 is provided with a microcomputer 151, and the microcomputer 151 drives and controls each part. The microcomputer 151 functions as a work area or the like by storing a ROM 154 for preliminarily storing fixed information such as a computer program via a bus line 153 and a CPU 154 for centrally controlling each unit, and various data in a rewritable manner. The RAM 155 is configured to be connected to a nonvolatile memory 156 that stores data in a rewritable manner and can store the stored data without power supply. Therefore, the microcomputer 151 constitutes an information processing unit that executes information processing.

  A touch panel controller 161, a display controller 162, a keyboard controller 163, and a wireless communication interface 164 are connected to the microcomputer 151 via a bus line 153.

  The touch panel controller 161 takes an input signal from the touch panel 122 into the microcomputer 151. The display controller 162 drives and controls the liquid crystal display panel 121 based on the image data, and causes the liquid crystal display panel 121 to display an image corresponding to the image data. The keyboard controller 163 takes an input signal from the keyboard 131 into the microcomputer 151. The wireless communication interface 164 controls driving of the wireless unit 165. The wireless unit 165 performs wireless communication with the wireless repeater 701 via the antenna 166. Various information such as order data input to the handy terminal 101 is transmitted from the wireless unit 165 to the wireless repeater 701. In this case, the order data has the destination as the order station 501. Therefore, when the input information is order data, the order data is wirelessly transmitted to the order station 501.

  In this embodiment, the non-volatile memory 156 stores various data used in the mode transition process executed by the handy terminal 101 described with reference to FIG. Various data stored in the nonvolatile memory 156 will be described together with the description based on FIG.

  The microcomputer 151 of the handy terminal 101 of this embodiment configured as described above executes the order entry process (see FIG. 6) according to the computer program. And the handy terminal 101 of this Embodiment can transfer to the "keyboard impossible mode" and the "touch panel impossible mode" which are mentioned later (refer FIG. 9 thru | or FIG. 12).

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the electrical connection of the order station 501. The order station 501 is provided with a microcomputer 551, and the microcomputer 551 drives and controls each part. The microcomputer 551 functions as a work area or the like by storing a CPU 552 that centrally controls each unit, a ROM 554 that preliminarily stores fixed information such as a control program via the bus line 553, and various data in a rewritable manner. A RAM 555 is connected. Therefore, the microcomputer 551 constitutes an information processing unit that executes information processing. The RAM 555 is a non-volatile memory in whole or in part.

  A display / keyboard controller 556, HDD 557, and communication interface 558 are connected to the microcomputer 551 through a bus line 553.

  The display / keyboard controller 556 drives and controls the display device 511 based on the image data, causes the display device 511 to display an image corresponding to the image data, and takes in an input signal from the input device 512 to the microcomputer 551. The communication interface 558 enables data communication with other devices, that is, the kitchen printer 201, the POS terminal 301, the customer check printer 401, and the wireless relay device 701 via the LAN cable 601.

  FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the data structure of the order file 581 stored in the order station 501. As shown in FIG. Upon receiving the order data from the handy terminal 101, the order station 501 registers the received order data in the order file 581. The order file 581 has a data structure in which the menu code 581b included in the order data received from the handy terminal 101 can be registered together with the quantity 581c in association with the table code 581a.

  An order entry process executed in the order entry system 100 in such a configuration will be described.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of order entry processing executed in the handy terminal 101. The order entry process is started by turning on a switch (not shown) provided in the left unit 102 of the handy terminal 101.

  The customer clerk first touches the switching key 123c to switch the screen displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 121 to a screen (not shown) for inputting a table code. Then, the table code for identifying the table on which the customer who has received the order is seated is input. The input of the table code is executed by touch designation of the area of the touch panel 122 corresponding to the numeric keypad 123a included in the key sheet 123 arranged in the left unit 102.

  If the table code is input (Y in step S101), the microcomputer 151 of the handy terminal 101 waits for the input of the category code (step S102). The category code is a code that specifies a category including a plurality of menus.

  The category code is input by pressing the category key 131a. A category code is assigned to the category key 131a. For example, a category code for specifying a category “curry” including a plurality of curry menus is assigned to the category key 131a displayed as “curry”.

  If the category code has been input (Y in step S102), the microcomputer 151 of the handy terminal 101 then displays a menu key display 121a for displaying a plurality of menus included in the category specified by the input category code. Is displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 121 (step S103).

  FIG. 7 is a front view showing the handy terminal 101 in a state where the menu key display 121 a is displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 121. In FIG. 7, a plurality of menu key displays 121a for displaying menus included in the category “curry” are displayed. For example, each menu key display 121a displays a character string such as “beef curry” or “chicken curry”.

  Returning to the flowchart of FIG. Next, the microcomputer 151 of the handy terminal 101 waits for input of a menu code (step S104).

  The input of the menu code is executed by touch designation of the area of the touch panel 122 corresponding to the menu key display 121a. A menu code is assigned to the area of the touch panel 122 corresponding to the menu key display 121a. For example, a menu code that specifies the menu “beef curry” is assigned to the area corresponding to the menu key display 121a displayed as “beef curry”. In response to the input of the menu code, an input menu display 121b for displaying a menu specified by the input menu code as a character string is displayed above the menu key display 121a (see FIG. 7).

  If the menu code has been input (Y in step S104), next, the microcomputer 151 of the handy terminal 101 executes the entry designation presence / absence determination (step S105).

  The entry designation is executed by touch designation of the area of the touch panel 122 corresponding to the transmission key 123d. The entry designation means that an order from a customer is entered into the order entry system 100. The category code and menu code can be input to the handy terminal 101 as many times as necessary until entry designation is executed (Y in step S105).

  When the microcomputer 151 of the handy terminal 101 determines entry designation (Y in step S105), it generates order data and wirelessly transmits it (step S106). The order data is a message in which all the menu codes entered are added to the inputted table code and the transmission destination is designated to the order station 501. Such wireless transmission of order data is executed by the wireless unit 165.

  The wireless repeater 701 receives the order data wirelessly transmitted from the handy terminal 101. The wireless repeater 701 transmits the received order data to the LAN cable 601 and outputs it. Then, the order station 501 that is a transmission destination included in the order data receives the order data.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the flow of order entry processing executed in the order station 501. When the microcomputer 551 of the order station 501 determines reception of the order data (Y in step S201), the order data is included in the menu code 581b of the order file 581 corresponding to the table code included in the received order data. A menu code is registered (step S202). At this time, the quantity 581c is also registered.

  Thereafter, the microcomputer 551 of the order station 501 converts the order file 581 into a message format and transmits it to the kitchen printer 201 (step S203). When the kitchen printer 201 receives the message of the order file 581, it prints and issues a slip.

  In addition, after a customer finishes eating and drinking, a predetermined accounting process is performed by the POS terminal 301 or the like.

  In such a configuration, when the customer clerk tries to execute the order entry process, the keyboard 131 or the touch panel 122 may not respond even if the keyboard 131 or the touch panel 122 of the handy terminal 101 is operated. is there. This is a case where the data input function of the keyboard 131 or the data input function of the touch panel 122 is disabled due to some malfunction or failure.

  For example, in this embodiment, the microcomputer 151 is provided in the left unit 102, and the microcomputer 151 and the keyboard 131 of the right unit 103 are electrically connected by a flexible cable (not shown) straddling the hinge 104. Has been. And the data input function of the keyboard 131 provided in the right unit 103 becomes impossible due to the disconnection of the flexible cable.

  Further, the touch panel 122 of the left unit 102 may be broken by being stepped on or hitting something. As a result, the data input function of the touch panel 122 is disabled.

  In such a case, in this embodiment, the handy terminal 101 is shifted to the “keyboard disabled mode” or the “touch panel disabled mode” in accordance with the inability of the input device, and the order entry process is executed.

  Next, a mode transition process for shifting the handy terminal 101 to the “keyboard disabled mode” or the “touch panel disabled mode” will be described with reference to FIG. The mode transition process is executed by the microcomputer 151 according to a predetermined program stored in the nonvolatile memory 156, for example.

  The mode transition process is started with the start of the order entry process described with reference to FIG. That is, the operation is started by turning on a switch (not shown) provided in the left unit 102. The start of the mode transition process is not limited to this. For example, the mode transition process may be started by turning on another switch (not shown) provided in the handy terminal 101.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a flow of mode transition processing executed in the handy terminal 101. By starting the mode transition process, the microcomputer 151 of the handy terminal 101 monitors the operation on the touch panel 122 and the operation of the keyboard 131 (steps S301, S302, S304, and S305).

  More specifically, the microcomputer 151 of the handy terminal 101 waits for a touch operation on the touch panel 122 (step S301) or a press operation on the keyboard 131 (step S304) to execute the order entry process.

  An example of the operation of the touch panel 122 is a table code input operation (see step S101 in the flowchart of FIG. 6). An example of the operation of the keyboard 131 is a category code input operation (see step S102 in the flowchart of FIG. 6).

  If the microcomputer 151 of the handy terminal 101 determines the touch operation on the touch panel 122 (Y in step S301), the microcomputer 151 determines whether the operation is a transition operation to the “keyboard disabled mode” (step S302). ). Here, the transition operation to the “keyboard disabled mode” is, for example, simultaneous touch designation of a predetermined key included in the key sheet 123.

  If the touch operation on the touch panel 122 is not a transition operation to the “keyboard disabled mode” (N in step S302), for example, a table code input operation, the transition to the “keyboard disabled mode” is executed. do not do.

  On the other hand, when the transition operation to the “keyboard disabled mode” is determined (Y in step S302), the microcomputer 151 of the handy terminal 101 shifts to the “keyboard disabled mode” (step S303).

  FIG. 10 is a front view showing an example of the handy terminal 101 in a state where the “keyboard disabled mode” is entered. It should be noted that a program that is executed in the state of shifting to the “keyboard disabled mode” is stored in the nonvolatile memory 156. By shifting to the “keyboard disabled mode”, a plurality of category key displays A for displaying the contents of the plurality of category keys 131 a arranged in the right unit 103 are displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 121 as shown in FIG. Therefore, a plurality of category key display A image data is stored in the nonvolatile memory 156. The plurality of category key display A image data stored in the nonvolatile memory 156 is read by the display controller 162 and displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 121.

  The category key display A (image data) displayed in this way includes a character string (“curry”, “pilaf”, etc.) printed on the upper surface of the category key 131a. Further, the category key display A includes a number (“19”, “20”, etc.) at the beginning of the character string.

  Here, the image data of the plurality of category key displays A has position data. Therefore, the display controller 162 arranges the category key display A on the screen of the liquid crystal display panel 121 based on the position data. For example, in the category key display A, the position data is “1: coffee” at the upper left position, “2: juice” at the lower position, and “11: coffee” at the right position of “1: coffee”. “Pan” and “12: Rice” are arranged in the lower position.

  When the category key display A is read and displayed on the screen of the liquid crystal display panel 121, the touch panel controller 161 sets a touch identification area for each category key display A. This setting is a setting for inputting the category code of the category displayed by the category key display A by the touch designation of the area of the touch panel 122 corresponding to the category key display A.

  In this way, the category terminal can be input without using the keyboard 131 in the handy terminal 101 in the state of shifting to the “keyboard disabled mode”. For this purpose, the desired category key display A may be specified by touching the touch panel 122. At this time, only the touch panel 122 of the left unit 102 is used, and the keyboard 131 of the right unit 103 is not used.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 10, a surrounding cursor C that is a square frame surrounding one category key display A is displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 121. The image data of the surrounding cursor C is also stored in the nonvolatile memory 156 and is read and displayed by the display controller 162. In the present embodiment, the category code is also input by scrolling the surrounding cursor C. The surrounding cursor C is scrolled by the touch designation of the arrow key 123b. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 10, a guidance display B for informing that effect is displayed at the upper position of the key sheet 123.

  A category code is assigned to the category key display A. For example, a category code specifying a category “curry” including a plurality of curry menus is assigned to the category key display A displayed as “19: curry”.

  Then, the surrounding cursor C is moved to the desired category key display A by touching the arrow key 123b. When the enclosing cursor C is moved to the desired category key display A, the transmission key 123d is touch-designated. Thereby, the input of the category code assigned to the category key display A where the enclosing cursor C is located is executed. At this time, only the touch panel 122 of the left unit 102 is used, and the keyboard 131 of the right unit 103 is not used.

  Thus, in the normal mode (the mode that is not the “keyboard disabled mode” or the “touch panel disabled mode”), the category code input by the operation on the keyboard 131 (see step S102 in the flowchart of FIG. 6) is displayed on the touch panel 122. Input by operation.

  The category key display A, the guidance display B, and the enclosing cursor C displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 121 are erased by inputting the category code.

  After the category key display A, the guidance display B, and the surrounding cursor C are erased, the menu key display 121a is displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 121 (see FIG. 7).

  Further, switching from the state where the category key display A is displayed as shown in FIG. 10 to the state where the menu key display 121a is displayed as shown in FIG. 7 may be executed by a predetermined operation. . Here, the predetermined operation is, for example, simultaneous touch designation of a predetermined ten key 123a of the key sheet 123.

  Returning to the description of the flowchart shown in FIG. If the microcomputer 151 of the handy terminal 101 determines that the keyboard 131 is pressed (Y in step S304), the microcomputer 151 determines whether the operation is a transition operation to the “touch panel disabled mode” (step S305). ). Here, the transition operation to the “touch panel disabled mode” is, for example, simultaneous pressing of predetermined keys of the keyboard 131.

  If the operation of pressing the keyboard 131 is not an operation to shift to the “touch panel disabled mode” (N in step S305), for example, a category code input operation, the shift to the “touch panel disabled mode” is executed. do not do.

  On the other hand, when the transition operation to the “touch panel disabled mode” is determined (Y in step S305), the microcomputer 151 of the handy terminal 101 shifts to the “touch panel disabled mode” (step S306).

  FIG. 11 is a front view showing an example of the handy terminal 101 in a state of transition to the “touch panel disabled mode”. It should be noted that a program that is executed in the state of shifting to the “touch panel disabled mode” is stored in the nonvolatile memory 156. By shifting to the “touch panel disabled mode”, the microcomputer 151 of the handy terminal 101 follows the program according to various keys (a numeric key 123a, an arrow key 123b, a switch key 123c, and a transmission key) provided on the key sheet 123 provided in the left unit 102. The function of the key 123d) is assigned to the keyboard 131 provided in the right unit 103. Note that the functions of the various keys included in the key sheet 123 are functions executed by touch designation of the area of the touch panel 122 corresponding to these keys.

  When the “touch panel disabled mode” is entered, as shown in FIG. 11, a guidance display D for notifying that the functions of various keys of the key sheet 123 are assigned to the keyboard 131 is temporarily displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 121. Is displayed. The guidance display D is displayed at the upper position of the key sheet 123.

  In addition to the guidance display D, an allocation image display E that virtually displays the allocation status of various keys of the key sheet 123 to the keyboard 131 is also temporarily displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 121. The assigned image display E is displayed at a position above the guidance display D.

  Image data of the guidance display D and the assigned image display E is stored in the nonvolatile memory 156, read by the display controller 162, and displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 121. Further, the image data of the guidance display D and the assigned image display E has position data that defines the position on the screen of the liquid crystal display panel 121. These image data are arranged on the screen of the liquid crystal display panel 121 by the display controller 162 based on the position data.

  By the guidance display D and the allocation image display E displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 121, the customer clerk who uses the handy terminal 101 can clearly recognize that the function of the key sheet 123 is allocated to the keyboard 131. it can.

  In the handy terminal 101 that has transitioned to the “touch panel disabled mode”, the function executed by the touch designation of the touch panel 122 can be executed without using the touch panel 122. For example, in the normal mode, the input of the table code is executed by the touch designation of the area of the touch panel 122 corresponding to the numeric keypad 123a (see step S101 in the flowchart of FIG. 6), and the state is shifted to the “touch panel disabled mode”. Then, it is executed by pressing the keyboard 131 to which the function of the numeric keypad 123a is assigned. At this time, only the keyboard 131 of the right unit 103 is used, and the touch panel 122 of the left unit 102 is not used.

  Thereafter, if the category code is input by an operation on the keyboard 131 (see step S102 in the flowchart of FIG. 6), the menu key display 121a is displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 121 in the normal mode (the flowchart of FIG. 6). In step S103, an allocation image display G (see FIG. 12) for virtually displaying the allocation status of the menu key display 121a to the keyboard 131 is displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 121. At this time, the microcomputer 151 of the handy terminal 101 assigns the function executed by the touch designation of the menu key display 121a to the keyboard 131 according to the program. Note that the program executed here is stored in the nonvolatile memory 156.

  FIG. 12 is a front view showing another example of the handy terminal 101 in a state of transition to the “touch panel disabled mode”. Along with the assigned image display G, the liquid crystal display panel 121 also displays a guidance display F for notifying that the function of the menu key display 121 a is assigned to the keyboard 131. In this state, for example, the menu code of the menu “beef curry” is input by pressing the key in the third row from the bottom left column of the keyboard 131.

  Thereafter, the microcomputer 151 of the handy terminal 101 again assigns the functions of various keys of the key sheet 123 provided in the left unit 102 to the keyboard 131 provided in the right unit 103, and the liquid crystal display panel 121. Then, the guidance display D and the assigned image display E are displayed again (see FIG. 11). Then, an entry is executed by pressing a key in the second column from the right of the bottom row of the keyboard 131, or a category code 131a of the keyboard 131 is pressed to input a category code. When the category code is input, the function executed by the touch designation of the menu key display 121a is again assigned to the keyboard 131, and the liquid crystal display panel 121 has a guidance display F and a display as shown in FIG. The assigned image display G is displayed.

  The image data of the guidance display F and the assigned image display G is stored in the nonvolatile memory 156, read by the display controller 162, and displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 121. Further, the image data of the guidance display F and the assigned image display G has position data that defines the position on the screen of the liquid crystal display panel 121. These image data are arranged on the screen of the liquid crystal display panel 121 by the display controller 162 based on the position data.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the data input function of the keyboard 131 provided in the right unit 103 can be executed by operating the touch panel 122 provided in the left unit 102. Further, the data input function of the touch panel 122 provided in the left unit 102 can be executed by operating the keyboard 131 provided in the right unit 103. Therefore, the handy terminal 101 can be continuously used when the malfunction of the data input function occurs in either the left unit 102 or the right unit 103. Thereby, the trouble of the business caused by the occurrence of the trouble can be suppressed to the minimum.

1 is a system configuration diagram schematically showing an overall configuration of an order entry system. FIG. It is a front view which shows a handy terminal. It is a block diagram which shows the electrical connection of a handy terminal. It is a block diagram which shows the electrical connection of an order station. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the data structure of the order file which an order station memorize | stores. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the flow of the order entry process performed with a handy terminal. It is a front view which shows the handy terminal in the state where the menu key display is displayed on the liquid crystal display panel. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the order entry process performed in an order station. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the mode transfer process performed with a handy terminal. It is a front view which shows an example of the handy terminal in the state shifted to the “keyboard disabled mode”. It is a front view which shows an example of the handy terminal of the state which transferred to the "touch panel impossible mode". It is a front view which shows another example of the handy terminal of the state which transfered to the "touch panel impossible mode".

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 101 ... Handy terminal, 102 ... Left unit (1st unit), 103 ... Right unit (2nd unit), 121 ... Liquid crystal display panel (display part), 122 ... Touch panel 131 ... Keyboard

Claims (5)

A first unit;
A second unit coupled to the first unit;
A display unit provided in the first unit;
A touch panel having a data input function, which is stacked on the display surface of the display unit;
A keyboard having a plurality of keys having a data input function provided in the second unit;
Means for declaring the function of the keyboard assigned to the touch panel in response to a predetermined operation on the touch panel;
In response to the declaration, a key display corresponding to the key is displayed on the display unit, and the key corresponding to the specified key display has the key display specified by an operation of the touch panel. Means for performing a data entry function;
Handy terminal equipped with. The first unit and the second unit are connected so as to be spread apart,
The display unit is provided on a surface of the first unit that is closed by the second unit;
The keyboard is provided on a surface of the second unit that is closed by the first unit;
The handy terminal according to claim 1. A first unit;
A second unit coupled to the first unit;
A display unit provided in the first unit;
A touch panel having a data input function, which is stacked on the display surface of the display unit;
A keyboard having a key having a data input function provided in the second unit;
Means for declaring the function of the touch panel to be assigned to the keyboard in response to a predetermined operation on the keyboard;
Means for assigning a data input function assigned to a predetermined area of the touch panel in accordance with the declaration to a predetermined key, and executing the data input function assigned to the key in response to pressing of the key;
Handy terminal equipped with. The first unit and the second unit are connected so as to be spread apart,
The display unit is provided on a surface of the first unit that is closed by the second unit;
The keyboard is provided on a surface of the second unit that is closed by the first unit;
The handy terminal according to claim 3. According to the declaration, the assignment status to the key of the data input function assigned to the predetermined area of the touch panel is displayed on the display unit.
The handy terminal according to claim 3 or 4.

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