JP2020045122A - Beverage supply device and screen transition control method - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a beverage supply device and a screen transition control method capable of, after switched from a standby screen to a maintenance screen, automatically setting a transition start time for starting the transition from the maintenance screen to the standby screen, in accordance with the amount of maintenance work.SOLUTION: A beverage supply device comprises: a storage section 43 that differently assigns a switching operation to a maintenance screen in accordance with the amount of maintenance work and stores transition setting information D2 in which a transition start time from the maintenance screen to a standby screen is set longer as the amount of maintenance work corresponding to each of switching operations becomes larger; and a standby screen transition control section 52 that performs the transition from the maintenance screen to the standby screen on the basis of the transition setting information D2.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention provides a beverage supply device and a screen transition control that can automatically set a transition start time for starting transition from the maintenance screen to the standby screen after switching from a standby screen to a maintenance screen according to a maintenance work amount. About the method.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, in a store such as a convenience store, a beverage supply and sale device such as a coffee machine is installed. The beverage supply and sale device is configured to generate a beverage by performing, for example, extraction of coffee beans and extracting dripping when a beverage is selected by a user, and to supply the beverage to a cup serving as a container. .

  In such a beverage supply and sale device, the user sets the cup size specified in the POS register and orders the beverage type, sets the cup for which the payment has been made, in the beverage supply and sale device, and selects the menu button of the beverage. The beverage is supplied to the cup.

  For example, in Patent Literature 1, an information code is prepared according to a user's order, and a clerk receives the information code attached to a cup, the user receives the information code, and sets the cup on a tray of the beverage discharge device. The code reading unit automatically reads the information code affixed to the beverage container, displays a salable beverage menu on the touch panel according to the result of the reading, and allows the user to select a desired beverage from the displayed beverage menu. Is described.

JP 2017-7715 A

  By the way, there is a beverage supply device in which the display operation unit is entirely configured by a touch panel type liquid crystal display or the like and has a confirmation button for instructing start of beverage supply. When performing maintenance work on this beverage supply device, the standby screen is switched to the maintenance screen. The maintenance screen transits to a standby screen after a certain period of time. When the maintenance work is performed while the maintenance screen is displayed as it is, when the transition from the maintenance screen to the standby screen is performed, it is necessary to switch from the standby screen to the maintenance screen again, and this switching work is troublesome.

  If the time required to return from the maintenance screen to the standby screen is increased, the switching work is reduced, but the time required to return to the standby screen is increased. On the other hand, if the time required to return from the maintenance screen to the standby screen is shortened, the number of switching operations increases, which affects the maintenance operation.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above, and after switching from a standby screen to a maintenance screen, automatically sets a transition start time for starting a transition from the maintenance screen to the standby screen according to a maintenance work amount. It is an object of the present invention to provide a beverage supply device and a screen transition control method that can perform the above.

  In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, a beverage supply device according to the present invention includes a beverage generation unit that generates a beverage, and supplies a beverage from the beverage generation unit to an arranged container. In the supply device, the switching operation to the maintenance screen is differently assigned according to the maintenance work amount, and the transition start time from the maintenance screen to the standby screen is increased as the maintenance work amount corresponding to each switching operation increases. A storage unit that stores the set transition setting information, and a standby screen transition control unit that makes a transition from the maintenance screen to the standby screen based on the transition setting information.

  The beverage supply device according to the present invention is characterized in that, in the above invention, the transition setting information can be changed and set.

  Further, in the beverage supply device according to the present invention, in the above invention, a return button is displayed on the maintenance screen, and the standby screen transition control unit changes the maintenance screen from the maintenance screen when the return button is pressed. A transition to a standby screen is provided.

  Also, the screen transition control method according to the present invention is a screen transition control method for transitioning from a maintenance screen to a standby screen, wherein the switching operation to the maintenance screen is assigned differently according to the maintenance work amount, and each switching operation is performed. A storage step of storing transition setting information in which a transition start time from the maintenance screen to the standby screen is set to be longer as the maintenance work amount corresponding to the maintenance work is increased, and from the maintenance screen based on the transition setting information, And a standby screen transition control step of transitioning to a standby screen.

  According to the present invention, after switching from the standby screen to the maintenance screen, a transition start time for starting the transition from the maintenance screen to the standby screen can be automatically set according to the maintenance work amount, and the maintenance worker can be set. Can be appropriately reduced.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating an external configuration of a beverage supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a control system of the beverage supply device shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of the transition setting information. FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of a beverage supply control process performed by the control unit illustrated in FIG. 2. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a transition between the standby screen and the maintenance screen. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a modification of the maintenance screen. FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a standby screen transition control process performed by the standby screen transition control unit.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

<Overall configuration>
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an external configuration of a beverage supply device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a control system of the beverage supply device 1 shown in FIG. The beverage supply device 1 exemplified here is, for example, a coffee machine installed in a store such as a convenience store, and performs, for example, coffee bean grind and dripping extraction processing, and, for example, places coffee or the like in a container C such as a cup. It supplies beverages.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the beverage supply device 1 has a main body cabinet 2 and a front door 3. The main body cabinet 2 has a substantially rectangular shape with an open front surface. Inside the main body cabinet 2, a beverage producing section 44 for producing a beverage (for example, coffee) is provided.

  The front door 3 is a door body having a size sufficient to close an opening on the front surface of the main body cabinet 2. The front door 3 is provided at one side edge of the front side of the main body cabinet 2 so as to be swingable around a central axis of a shaft (not shown) extending along the vertical direction. Can be opened and closed.

  The front door 3 has a front side serving as a customer service surface, and is provided with a display operation unit 10 and a door 4. The display operation unit 10 is configured by, for example, a touch panel, and can display various information and can input various operations. The display operation unit 10 displays a confirmation button 10a for instructing the start of beverage production and supply.

  The opening and closing door 4 is provided below the display operation unit 10, and a beverage supply space EA is formed in the depth direction of the opening and closing door 4. The beverage supply space EA has a nozzle 5 and a stage 6. The nozzle 5 discharges the beverage generated by the beverage generating unit 44 downward. The stage 6 is provided below the nozzle 5. The stage 6 is for mounting the container C, and is provided with an arc-shaped stopper 7. That is, the beverage supply space EA is also an arrangement area where the container C is arranged.

  The opening / closing door 4 is made of a translucent material such as a transparent resin, for example, and has a size sufficient to cover the entrance side of the beverage supply space EA. The opening / closing door 4 has a left end pivotally supported by the front door 3 and can swing in the front-rear direction. That is, the opening / closing door 4 is swingable in the front-rear direction so as to approach and separate from the beverage supply space EA. The side can be closed, and the inlet side of the beverage supply space EA can be opened when swinging forward in a mode separated from the beverage supply space EA.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the beverage supply device 1 includes a display operation unit 10, a container detection unit 20, an information reading unit 30, a door opening / closing detection unit 41, a door opening / closing lock mechanism 42, a storage unit 43, a beverage generation unit 44, and a control unit. It has a unit 50, a remote controller 60, and a front door opening / closing detecting unit 70.

  The display operation unit 10 is an input / output interface such as a touch panel, and displays various information and performs operation input. The display operation unit 10 has a confirmation button 10a and a maintenance button 10b.

  The container detection unit 20 has a container detection sensor 21 such as an optical sensor, for example, and detects whether or not the container C is disposed in the beverage supply space EA, that is, whether or not the container C is placed on the stage 6. .

  The information reading unit 30 is provided in the beverage supply space EA, and includes a beverage type sensor 31 and a container size sensor 32. The container size sensor 32 has a large ice capacity sensor and a large hot capacity sensor.

  The beverage type sensor 31 is provided on a side surface of the beverage supply space EA, and is directed above the container detection sensor 21 in a direction in which containers C of all sizes can be detected. The beverage type sensor 31 reads the color of the container C and determines the beverage type. For example, the beverage type sensor 31 determines that the color of the container C is hot coffee when the color of the container C is white or brown, and determines that it is ice coffee if the color of the container C is any other color. The beverage type sensor 31 may detect the material of the container C from the reflectance of the container C or the like instead of the color of the container C, and determine the beverage type from the detection result. The determination of the beverage type by reading the color of the container C is performed using the beverage determination information D1 stored in the storage unit 43. Further, the beverage type sensor 31 may be a sensor that is not only one of the detection of the color of the container C and the detection of the material of the container C but is appropriately combined.

  As described above, the container size sensor 32 has the large ice capacity sensor and the large hot capacity sensor, and detects the size of the container C. For example, if the size of the container C includes an ice L (large) size, a hot L (large) size, an ice R (regular) size, and a hot R (regular) size in the descending order, the large ice capacity sensor is used to supply the beverage. The hot large-capacity sensor is provided on the side surface of the space EA and is located at a position where only the ice L size can be detected as an ice L size sensor. The hot L large sensor is provided on the side surface of the beverage supply space EA. It is arranged at a position where only the size can be detected.

  The beverage type sensor 31 and the container size sensor 32 function as a beverage information detector that determines the beverage type and the beverage volume of the container C. The function of the beverage information detection unit is, for example, based on the detection result of the beverage type sensor 31 to determine whether the coffee is ice coffee or hot coffee. If detected, it is determined to be the large size of iced coffee, and if the large ice capacity sensor does not detect the container C, it is determined to be the regular size of iced coffee. Also, when the beverage type is hot coffee, when the large hot capacity sensor detects the container C, it is determined to be a large size of hot coffee, and when the large hot capacity sensor does not detect the container C, the regular size of the hot coffee is used. It is determined that there is.

  The door opening / closing detection unit 41 is provided near the entrance of the beverage supply space EA, and is configured by, for example, an optical sensor or the like. The door opening / closing detection unit 41 detects opening / closing of an entrance by the opening / closing door 4, and more specifically, detects whether the opening / closing door 4 is closed.

  The door opening / closing lock mechanism 42 is provided near the entrance of the beverage supply space EA. The door opening / closing lock mechanism 42 performs a lock for maintaining a state in which the door 4 is closed, and releases a lock allowing the opening of the door 4.

  The storage unit 43 is a storage device including a hard disk device and a non-volatile memory, and stores at least the beverage determination information D1, the transition setting information D2, and the content information D3. The transition setting information D2 allocates the switching operation to the maintenance screen differently according to the maintenance work amount, and sets a longer transition start time from the maintenance screen to the standby screen as the maintenance work amount corresponding to each switching operation increases. Information. This transition setting information can be changed and set. The content information D3 is moving image information or still image information to be displayed on the standby screen.

  The beverage generation unit 44 generates a beverage of the beverage type and the beverage volume detected by the beverage type sensor 31 and the container size sensor 32 and supplies the beverage to the container C. The beverage generation unit 44 generates a beverage by performing, for example, coffee bean grind and dripping extraction processing, and supplies the beverage to the container C.

  The control unit 50 is a control unit that performs overall control of the beverage supply device 1, and includes a beverage supply control unit 51, a standby screen transition control unit 52, and a standby screen processing unit 53. In practice, programs corresponding to the beverage supply control unit 51, the standby screen transition control unit 52, and the standby screen processing unit 53 are stored in a storage device such as a nonvolatile memory or a magnetic disk device, and these programs are stored in the memory. By loading and executing the program on a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a corresponding process is executed.

  The beverage supply control unit 51 controls the beverage generation unit 44 to generate the beverage of the beverage type and the beverage volume detected by the beverage type sensor 31 and the container size sensor 32, and supplies the beverage to the container C.

  The standby screen transition control unit 52 performs control to transition from the maintenance screen to the standby screen based on transition setting information. The standby screen processing unit 53 performs a process of displaying the content information D3 during the standby screen.

  The remote control 60 is arranged on the back surface of the front door 3 and has a display operation unit 61. The front door opening / closing detecting section 70 detects opening / closing of the front door 3. The front door 3 is locked by a front door key. Therefore, to take out the remote controller 60, a front door key is required.

<Example of transition setting information>
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of the transition setting information D2. As shown in FIG. 3, in the transition setting information D2, a standby screen transition start time for starting transition from the maintenance screen to the standby screen is set for each switching operation from the standby screen to the maintenance screen. The switching operation includes long-pressing of the maintenance button on the standby screen (first switching operation), opening of the front door (second switching operation), opening of the front door and inputting a special key (or inputting a password) (third switching). Operation) is set.

  The first switching operation is an operation for switching to a maintenance screen required when a clerk performs a maintenance operation. The second switching operation is an operation for switching to a maintenance screen required when a sales-related maintenance worker performs maintenance work. The third switching operation is an operation for switching to a maintenance screen required when a technical-related maintenance worker performs maintenance work. The amount of maintenance work corresponding to the first switching operation, the second switching operation, and the third switching operation increases in the order of the first switching operation, the second switching operation, and the third switching operation.

  Therefore. The transition setting information D2 indicates that the standby screen transition start time corresponding to the first switching operation is 30 seconds, the standby screen transition start time corresponding to the second switching operation is 1 minute, and the standby screen transition start time corresponding to the third switching operation. , The standby screen transition start time is set to be longer as the maintenance work amount increases, such as 3 minutes.

<Beverage supply control processing>
FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a beverage supply control process performed by the control unit 50 illustrated in FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the control unit 50 determines whether or not the container C is on the stage 6 of the beverage supply space EA based on the detection result of the container detection unit 20 (Step S110). When the container C is not on the stage 6 (step S110, No), the determination process is repeated. On the other hand, when the container C is on the stage 6 (Step S110, Yes), it is determined whether or not the door 4 is closed based on the detection result of the door open / close detection unit 41 (Step S120). If the door 4 is not closed (Step S120, No), the determination process of Step S120 is repeated. On the other hand, when the door 4 is closed (Step S120, Yes), the beverage type and the beverage volume are determined based on the detection results of the beverage type sensor 31 and the container size sensor 32 (Step S130).

  Thereafter, the control unit 50 displays on the display operation unit 10 the display of the beverage type and the beverage capacity determined in step S130 described above, and a guidance display for guiding the touch of the confirmation button 10a (step S140).

  Thereafter, the control unit 50 determines whether or not the confirmation button 10a has been touched (Step S150). If the confirmation button 10a is not touched (Step S150, No), the determination processing of Step S150 is repeated. On the other hand, when the confirmation button 10a is touched (Step S150, Yes), the control unit 50 locks the open / close door 4 to the closed state using the door open / close lock mechanism 42 (Step S160).

  After that, the control unit 50 causes the beverage generation unit 44 to perform processing of beverage generation and supply via the beverage supply control unit 51 (step S170).

  Thereafter, the control unit 50 determines whether or not the beverage supply by the beverage generation unit 44 has been completed (Step S180). If the supply of the beverage has not been completed (No at Step S180), the control unit 50 returns to Step S170 and continues the process of producing and supplying the beverage. On the other hand, when the beverage supply ends (step S180, Yes), the control unit 50 unlocks the closed state of the opening / closing door 4 by the door opening / closing lock mechanism 42 (step S190), and ends this processing.

<Example of transition between standby screen and maintenance screen>
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a transition between the standby screen and the maintenance screen. As shown in FIG. 5, on the standby screen P0, a moving image of the content information D3 is being played. Here, in the lower left corner of the standby screen P0, if the maintenance button 10b of the same color system as the standby screen P0 is long-pressed (first switching operation), the display transits to the maintenance screen P11 for the clerk. The maintenance screen P11 displays a maintenance menu that can be operated by a clerk. For example, as the monitor items, “hot water temperature”, “number of cups until the waste is full”, “previous sale product” and the like are displayed. Further, as the maintenance menu, “out of stock / failure”, “cleanliness”, “in such a case”, “setting”, “sales management manual”, “version information” and the like are displayed. By selecting each item in the maintenance menu, a corresponding separate screen in the lower layer is displayed. Since the amount of maintenance work by the first switching operation is small, the screen shifts to the standby screen P0 after 30 seconds.

  When the front door 3 is opened using the front door key (second switching operation), the screen is transited to a maintenance screen P12 for sales. On the maintenance screen P12, a maintenance menu for "service" is displayed in addition to the maintenance screen P11. Since the maintenance work amount due to the second switching operation is medium, the screen shifts to the standby screen P0 one minute later.

  When the front door 3 is opened using the front door key and the remote controller 60 is taken out and a special key input or a password input is performed from the display operation unit 61 (third switching operation), the technical maintenance screen P13 is displayed. Transition. On the maintenance screen P13, a maintenance menu “for installation” is displayed in addition to the maintenance screen P12. Since the maintenance work amount due to the third switching operation is large, the screen shifts to the standby screen P0 after 3 minutes.

<Return button on the maintenance screen>
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a modification of the maintenance screen P11. As shown in FIG. 6, a return button BB may be displayed on the maintenance screen P11. The same applies to the other maintenance screens P12 and P13. When the return key is pressed, it is possible to manually transition to the standby screen P0.

<Standby screen transition control processing>
FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a standby screen transition control process performed by the standby screen transition control unit 52. As shown in FIG. 7, the standby screen transition control unit 52 first determines whether or not an operation to switch to the maintenance screen has been performed (step S210). If there is no switching operation (step S210, No), this determination processing is repeated. On the other hand, if there is a switching operation (Step S210, Yes), the screen is shifted to a maintenance screen corresponding to the switching operation (Step S220).

  Thereafter, the standby screen transition control unit 52 determines whether the return button BB has been pressed (step S230). If the return button BB has been pressed (step S230, Yes), the screen transitions to the standby screen P0 (step S250), and this processing ends.

  On the other hand, if the return button BB is not pressed (No at Step S230), it is determined whether or not the standby screen transition start time corresponding to the transition setting information D2 has elapsed (Step S240). If the standby screen transition start time has not elapsed (No at Step S240), the process proceeds to Step S230. On the other hand, if the standby screen transition start time has elapsed (Step S240, Yes), the screen transitions to the standby screen P0 (Step S250), and this processing ends.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the switching operation to the maintenance screen is assigned differently according to the maintenance work amount, and the maintenance screen is switched from the maintenance screen to the standby screen as the maintenance work amount corresponding to each switching operation increases. Since the transition start time is set to be long, an appropriate transition start time corresponding to the maintenance work amount is automatically set, and it is possible to reduce the trouble of the switching operation for transitioning from the standby screen to the maintenance screen again.

  In addition, each configuration illustrated in the above-described embodiment and modified examples is a schematic function, and does not necessarily need to be physically configured as illustrated. In other words, the form of distribution / integration of each device and component is not limited to that shown in the figure, and all or a part thereof may be functionally or physically distributed / integrated in arbitrary units according to various usage situations. Can be configured.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Beverage supply apparatus 2 Main body cabinet 3 Front door 4 Opening / closing door 5 Nozzle 6 Stage 7 Stopper 10 Display operation part 10a Confirmation button 10b Maintenance button 20 Container detection part 21 Container detection sensor 30 Information reading part 31 Beverage type sensor 32 Container size sensor 41 Door open / close detection unit 42 Door open / close lock mechanism 43 Storage unit 44 Beverage generation unit 50 Control unit 51 Beverage supply control unit 52 Standby screen transition control unit 53 Standby screen processing unit 60 Remote control 61 Display operation unit 70 Front door open / close detection unit BB Return button C Container D1 Beverage determination information D2 Transition setting information D3 Content information EA Beverage supply space P0 Standby screen P11 to P13 Maintenance screen

Claims (4)

A beverage supply device that includes a beverage generation unit that generates a beverage, and supplies a beverage from the beverage generation unit to an arranged container.
The switching operation to the maintenance screen is assigned differently according to the maintenance work amount, and the transition setting information in which the transition start time from the maintenance screen to the standby screen is set longer as the maintenance work amount corresponding to each switching operation increases. A storage unit for storing,
A standby screen transition control unit that transitions from the maintenance screen to the standby screen based on the transition setting information,
A beverage supply device comprising:   The beverage supply device according to claim 1, wherein the transition setting information can be changed and set. A return button is displayed on the maintenance screen,
3. The beverage supply device according to claim 1, wherein the standby screen transition control unit causes a transition from the maintenance screen to the standby screen when the return button is pressed. 4. A screen transition control method for transitioning from a maintenance screen to a standby screen,
A transition in which the switching operation to the maintenance screen is assigned differently according to the maintenance work amount, and the transition start time from the maintenance screen to the standby screen is set longer as the maintenance work amount corresponding to each switching operation increases. A storage step of storing setting information;
A standby screen transition control step of transitioning from the maintenance screen to the standby screen based on the transition setting information,
A screen transition control method characterized by including:

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