JP4471363B2 - Karaoke room service billing system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a billing system for room service of food and drink to a group when a user who participates in the group in a karaoke room uses karaoke.

  In recent years, many shops called “Karaoke Boxes” with many karaoke rooms have been seen, and karaoke, which used to be an attraction in the night bar, is now a matter of age and gender. I started to enjoy it. In recent karaoke rooms, not only karaoke performances are provided, but also room service for food and drinks is provided.

Conventionally, many techniques related to such room service for food and drink have been conceived. For example, in Patent Document 1, an order of room service for food and drink from a karaoke room is reliably managed, and accurate at the time of settlement Further, a technology is disclosed that can ensure the performance and can change the menu according to the time and the season, thereby facilitating the expansion and change of the entire system. Alternatively, in Patent Document 2, a karaoke user performs an operation while viewing an image of food and drink displayed on the display, selects and orders the desired food and drink, and prints order data of the ordered food and drink A technique for issuing an order ticket is disclosed.
JP-A-10-29395 JP-A-11-66155

  Looking at the current status of karaoke rooms, there is more group use than single use. By the way, in general, room service orders for groups consist of large dishes, various types of small dishes and beverages, and it is difficult to charge room service charges for each user. After that, the payment becomes evenly distributed among the users (so-called “split payment”). In this case, there is no problem if all the group members use the karaoke room together from the beginning to the end, but there are cases where some members who participate in the middle or who are in the middle appear due to the convenience of some members. That is, among the group participants, there may be users who could not fully participate in the usage time, and depending on the user, there may be times when the room service food and drink for the group cannot be eaten. As a result, users who are not able to participate fully feel unfair.

  Therefore, the present invention, when using the karaoke by the group participation user in the karaoke room installed in the karaoke box, even if there was a user who could not fully participate in the usage time among the group participants, It is an object of the present invention to provide a billing system that can perform a fair billing process that does not cause unfairness to the user when paying for the room service fee for food and drink to the group.

  In view of the above problems, the present inventor identifies each user ID participating in the group, confirms the login time and logout time of the karaoke performance device for each user, records each time, and uses each If the delivery time of a given room service is included in the occupancy time from the time of login of any user to the time of logout for each user, It has been found that the above problem can be solved by constructing a system that charges an average amount obtained by dividing the service fee by the number of users, and has come up with the karaoke room service billing system of the present invention.

That is, the karaoke room service billing system of the present invention is a billing system for room service of food and drink to the group at the time of karaoke use by a group participating user in a karaoke room equipped with a karaoke performance device,
(A) User authentication means for identifying the user ID;
(B) For each user who participates in the group , the user authentication means is used to log in at the time of login authentication at which each user ID is identified, and each user ID for each user. Log time recording means for recording the time when the logout operation was performed when the logout operation specified self was logged ,
(C) a delivery time recording means for recording each room service delivery time for the group;
(D) If the delivery time of a given room service is included in the occupancy time from the time of login of any user to the time of logout, the prescribed room service will be given to each user who has been in the room. Billing processing means for charging an average amount obtained by dividing the charge by the number of users,
It is characterized by comprising.

  According to the karaoke room service billing system of the present invention, the time of login to the karaoke performance device and the time of logout for each user are confirmed, each time is recorded, and the delivery time of a predetermined room service is given to each user. Usage that could not be fully participated in the usage time among group participants by charging considering whether it was included in the occupancy time from login time to logout time of any user Even if there is a person, since the intake rate of food and drink can be roughly estimated according to the time of each user's occupancy, when distributed payment among users for room service fee of food and drink to the group, There is an effect that fair charge processing can be performed without causing unfairness to the user.

  A preferred embodiment of the karaoke room service billing system of the present invention will be described below. First, a schematic configuration diagram of the karaoke room service billing system of the present invention shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. The overall configuration of the present system will be described based on an external perspective view of the multi-function karaoke remote control device shown and an interface display screen for user login / logout instructions shown in FIG.

  FIG. 1 shows a schematic overall configuration of a karaoke room service billing system according to the present invention. A karaoke room service billing system (1) according to the present embodiment includes a plurality of karaoke rooms installed in a karaoke box store. The karaoke performance devices (3, 3,...) Provided in each of (5, 5,...) And the room service charge management device (2) connected thereto via the in-store LAN (L) are mainly used.

  Here, the karaoke performance apparatus (3) in the present embodiment will be described a little. The karaoke performance device (3) is provided with a large-capacity hard disk device (not shown), which includes accompaniment music data mainly composed of MIDI data of a large number of karaoke songs and lyric extraction data that is the origin of the generation of lyric images. Karaoke data, etc., as well as long-term video data in a predetermined format, script data that defines the processing sequence of video data (storage location and processing order of background video data to be processed), and playable karaoke music Table of contents information such as song name, artist name, year of release, and the singing part of the lyrics is stored. A central control unit (not shown) is provided that controls various functional units to manage and manage the entire performance apparatus. The central control unit stores karaoke data, script data, or table of contents information of each song. They are identified by numbers and managed as a karaoke database.

  The karaoke performance device (3) is accompanied by a multi-function karaoke remote control device (R) having a music search function, and with this remote control device (R), the user can transmit a karaoke performance device ( A desired performance reservation command is transmitted to 3). Each remote control device (R, R...) Requires a dedicated gantry (4) for charging the built-in secondary battery. The dedicated gantry (4) is provided with a user ID in addition to the charging means. User authentication means for identifying and authenticating the login of the user is attached. The user authentication means of the present embodiment is an ID card reading / writing device equipped with a non-contact IC module, and identifies a user ID linked to the card ID. However, the present invention is not limited to this, for example, a mobile phone with an IC function in which an IC module is built in a mobile phone, a mobile phone having a blue tooth mechanism as a short-range wireless communication means, or a password input User authentication means having a mechanism that relies on a biometric identification function such as a device or a fingerprint or a voiceprint may be used.

  Each karaoke performance device (3, 3,...) Is connected to the in-store LAN (L), is incorporated in the information processing system in the store, and is recognized as one computer on the LAN (L). This information processing system is composed of a management computer (not shown) that performs operations such as accounting at a store and entrance / exit management of each karaoke room (5, 5,...), And a communication line (such as ADSL or ISDN). C) is also connected to the Internet (Ni) through the VPN (Virtual Private Network) managed by the karaoke provider and managed by the karaoke provider such as a karaoke host device (H) for the communication karaoke system. It is also connected to a computer outside the store.

  Specifically, in this embodiment, a LAN (L) based on 100BASE-T Ethernet (registered trademark) is laid in the store, and each karaoke performance device (3, 3,... ) Is connected to a VPN on the Internet (Ni) via a router (6). TCP / IP is also adopted for communication between computers on the LAN (L), and the router (6) is connected to the LAN (L) by a built-in DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server function. An IP address is assigned to each karaoke performance device (3, 3,...), And a table in which the MAC (Media Access Control) address and the IP address of each performance device (3, 3. ing.

  In this system, the room service charge management device (2) is connected to the in-store LAN (L), and the login information and logout information of the user can be collected from each karaoke performance device (3, 3,...). In this room service charge management device (2), log time recording means for recording the log-in time and log-out time for each user participating in the group, and the delivery time of each room service for the group are recorded. If the delivery time recording means for the specified room service is included in the occupancy time from the time of login of any user to the time of logout, Charge processing means for charging an average amount obtained by dividing a predetermined room service charge by the number of users is provided, and user information to be processed by these means is a user-specific time management database (D ).

  The room service charge management device (2) is also connected to the POS management device (Po) via the in-store LAN (L). When the POS management device (Po) receives a delivery signal from the handy terminal owned by the store employee who delivered the room service to each room, the POS management device (Po) records the delivery time data. The delivery time data for each room service for the group of karaoke rooms (5, 5,...) Is transferred and recorded by the delivery time recording means. In this embodiment, the POS system is used. However, the present invention is not necessarily required, and the room service delivery time may be directly input to the room service billing management apparatus.

  The karaoke host device (H) is a computer dedicated to karaoke operators, and distributes karaoke data, script data, table of contents information, etc. about new music to each karaoke performance device (3, 3 ...), It collects the operation logs collected from time to time by the performance devices (3, 3,...). And the central control part of each karaoke performance apparatus (3,3 ...) connects with store LAN (L) and VPN via a network interface, communicates with this karaoke host apparatus (H), and the said host apparatus ( The karaoke data sent from H) is received and the contents of the karaoke database are changed, or various information such as operation logs collected on the karaoke performance device (3) side is transmitted to the host device (H). .

  Next, FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the multi-function karaoke remote control device, and FIG. 3 is an interface display screen for a login / logout instruction for each user. The method and procedure for logout instructions are described.

  2A and 2B are respectively a front perspective view and a rear perspective view of the remote control device (R). Recently, remote control devices for karaoke performance devices have become more and more functional, and data can be obtained via a music search function, digital camera function, and the Internet on hardware equivalent to a handheld or palmtop computer that is practically portable. It has been transformed into a portable computer equipped with communication functions. Specifically, the remote control device (R) transmits a remote control signal output by a remote control transmitter, which is a general use, to a nearby karaoke performance device, and the karaoke performance device receives this signal by a remote control receiver. In addition to reserving the performance of the song, for example, the user's face photograph taken using the digital camera function is displayed on the display of the karaoke performance device, or the singing score result is transferred to the remote control device and displayed on the display In addition, communication with a computer in a store via a LAN or communication via the Internet is part of the usage pattern.

  As shown in (a), this multi-function karaoke remote control device (R) has a user interface mainly composed of a touch panel in which a liquid crystal display (LCD; Ra) and a touch sensor (Rb) are stacked. Is provided. The built-in flash memory (not shown) stores the same table of contents information as that stored in the karaoke performance device, various image information displayed on the touch panel, and the like. The remote controller (not shown) includes a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, a video RAM, and the like, and various image information and character information are bitmap-developed in the video RAM based on input information to the touch panel. Based on the above, the LCD driver is driven to display appropriate information on the touch panel. Furthermore, a program for managing the table of contents information stored in the flash memory as a music index database is also implemented. Also, when mounted on the above-described dedicated mount, as shown in (b), a LAN port (Rc) is provided at a predetermined lower part on the back surface thereof, and is connected to a LAN connection cable. Thereby, it is possible to communicate with the room service charge management apparatus via the LAN, or communicate with the karaoke host apparatus or the like via the VPN.

  Next, FIG. 3 shows a display screen of a touch panel in which a liquid crystal display (Ra) and a touch sensor (Rb) of the multi-function karaoke remote control device are stacked, and this touch panel instructs login and logout for each user. It is a user interface. This display screen is provided with an icon row (20) with a face photo for each user, a “login” icon (21), a “logout” icon (22), and the like. In a state where this remote control device is mounted on the above-described dedicated frame, a user who participates in the group first selects the “login” icon (21), and then reads and writes the ID card attached to the dedicated frame. The user authentication means) is loaded with its own ID card, so that the user ID associated therewith is identified and at the same time the login is authenticated. When login is authenticated, a user's face photo registered in advance in the karaoke host device, or if not registered in advance, a user's face photo taken using the digital camera function is newly registered and sequentially A predetermined user-specific icon (20a) with a face photo is created for each user.

  If this user interface is used, for example, when making a performance reservation, if the user selects his / her face photo icon (20a), the user can display that the performance reservation is for the user. Even when singing ability is scored, the ranking ranking information of the user who sang can be displayed or registered. If the user wants to logout, the user selects the “logout” icon (22), and then selects the icon with his / her face photo (20a), and it is determined that the user has logged out. The log-in information and log-out information are accompanied by a karaoke performance device ID, a user ID, and time data thereof. These data are transferred to the room service billing management device at the time of log-in and log-out. The occupancy time from login to logout is recorded and managed.

  Hereinafter, based on the schematic block diagram of the room service charge management device shown in FIG. 4 and the conceptual diagram of the user management table shown in FIG. The configuration will be described in detail.

  FIG. 4 is a block configuration diagram of a room service charge management apparatus constituting the system. The room service charge management device (2) of the present embodiment is connected to the karaoke performance device (3) with the user authentication means (4) via the LAN (L) and the LAN (L). Via the POS management device (Po). The login information or logout information transferred from the karaoke performance device (3) via the communication control means (10) is recorded by the log time recording means (11a) according to the user-specific time provided on the hard disk (12). On the other hand, the delivery time data for each room service managed by the management database (D) and transferred from the POS management device (Po) is also used by the delivery time recording means (11b) for time management by user. Managed in database (D).

  This user-specific time management database (D) is composed of a user management table (T). Further, as shown in FIG. 5, this user management table (T) is a group to which users belong. Or it is linked to data that can specify the karaoke room used by the group in a pseudo manner, that is, data in the “performance device ID” field (f1) for specifying the karaoke performance device used by the group. A “user ID” field (f2) for identifying the individual user, a “login time” field (f3) indicating the login time, a “logout time” field (f4) indicating the logout time, and a predetermined In the “Room Service Delivery Time” field (f5), the delivery time of each room service is recorded for each occurrence of the room service. It is constructed from.

  This user management table (T) indicates that the group wishes to make a fair and distributed payment according to the occupancy time for each individual based on the room service fee for karaoke use by the users participating in the group, and uses this system. Is generated each time the login information of the users belonging to the group is collected. Whether or not to use this system depends on the will of the group, and the instruction method for using this system can be done by using the above-mentioned user interface or by directly reporting to store employees. The present invention is not particularly limited.

  Then, the billing processing means (11c) records “room service time” in which the time of each room service (four times from “service 1” to “service 4” in this embodiment) of the user management table (T) is recorded. Based on the data in the field (f5), if the delivery time of a predetermined room service is included in the occupancy time from the log-in time of any user to the log-out time for each user, Each user who has been charged is charged an average amount obtained by dividing the predetermined room service fee by the number of users, and the processing result is displayed on the monitor (M) or a slip is printed on the printer (P). Or present it to the group using this system.

  Hereinafter, based on the conceptual explanatory diagram of the user-specific charging process shown in FIG. 6 and the charge display example diagram based on the user-specific occupancy time shown in FIG. 7, (A) to (D) according to claim 1 The configuration will be further described in detail.

  FIG. 6A shows the relationship between the occupancy time for each user and the delivery time for each room service. The group of this embodiment includes user a, user b, user c, and user. d, consisting of five users e. The occupancy time of each user is recorded from the time of login and logout for each user. In this embodiment, room service is performed four times, “service 1”, “service 2”, “service 3”, and “service 4”, and the respective delivery times are recorded. When each room service is ordered, the users who are present at that time are inquired. Specifically, when “Service 1” is ordered, there are three users, user a, user b, and user e. When “Service 2” and “Service 3” are ordered, all five users are present. Is in the room, and when ordering "Service 4," four users, user a, user c, user d, and user e, are inquired based on the recorded occupancy time. The

  Then, as shown in FIG. 6B, each room service charge (yen) is expressed as “Service 1” G1, “Service 2” G2, “Service 3” G3, “Service 4” G4. Then, based on these charges, when the group uses this system, as shown in FIG. 6C, the user a is G1 × (1/3) + G2 × (1/5) + G3 × (1/5) + G4 × (1/4), user b is G1 × (1/3) + G2 × (1/5) + G3 × (1/5), user c is G2 × (1/5) + G3 × (1/5) + G4 × (1/4), user d is G2 × (1/5) + G3 × (1/5) + G4 × (1/4), and user e is G1 × (1 / 3) + G2 × (1/5) + G3 × (1/5) + G4 × (1/4).

  Specifically, for example, if the room service charge G1 is 1,800, G2 is 2500, G3 is 3,800, and G4 is 1,200, the group total is 9,300 yen when this system is not used. In an even distributed payment, each user is uniformly 1,860 yen, user a is 2,160 yen, user b is 1,860 yen, user c is 1,560 yen, and user d is 1,560 yen, and user e is 2,160 yen, and each user is charged the average amount obtained by dividing the predetermined room service fee by the number of users. It is possible to perform a fair charging process that does not cause unfairness to users b, c, and d who could not fully participate.

  When this system is used, as shown in FIG. 7, a slip (30) indicating distributed charging based on the occupancy time of each user is output by a printer attached to the room service charging management device. The In this slip (30), in addition to the total charge display (31) of the room service for the entire group, a charge display (32) based on the present system includes the name field (32a) of each user and the charge amount (32b). ) Is printed.

  As described above in detail, according to the karaoke room service billing system of the present invention, the time of log-in and log-out to the karaoke performance device for each user is confirmed, the respective times are recorded, and each user is recorded. By accounting for whether or not the delivery time of a given room service was included in the occupancy time from log-in to log-out of any user, the group participants can use it within the service time. Even if there are users who could not participate fully, the intake rate of food and drink can be roughly estimated according to the time of each user's occupancy. In the case of decentralized payments, it is possible to perform a fair charging process that does not cause the user to feel unfair.

The schematic block diagram of the karaoke room service billing system of this invention. The external appearance perspective view of a multifunctional karaoke remote control device. Interface display screen for user login / logout instructions. The schematic block block diagram of a room service charge management apparatus. The conceptual block diagram of a user management table. FIG. 3 is a conceptual explanatory diagram of user-specific charging processing. The charge display example figure based on the occupancy time according to user.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Karaoke room service charge system 2 Room service charge management apparatus 3 Karaoke performance apparatus 4 User authentication means 5 Karaoke room 11 Central control part 11a Log time recording means 11b Delivery time recording means 11c Charge processing means D User-specific time management database T User management table Po POS management device

Claims (1)

When using a karaoke by a group participating user in a karaoke room equipped with a karaoke performance device, a billing system for food and beverage room service to the group,
(A) User authentication means for identifying the user ID;
(B) For each user who participates in the group , the user authentication means is used to log in at the time of login authentication at which each user ID is identified, and each user ID for each user. Log time recording means for recording the time when the logout operation was performed when the logout operation specified self was logged ,
(C) a delivery time recording means for recording each room service delivery time for the group;
(D) If the delivery time of a given room service is included in the occupancy time from the time of login of any user to the time of logout, the prescribed room service will be given to each user who has been in the room. Billing processing means for charging an average amount obtained by dividing the charge by the number of users,
A karaoke room service billing system comprising:

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