JP4641243B2 - Accounting equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an accounting apparatus such as a POS (Point Of Sales) terminal and an electronic cash register, and more particularly to an accounting apparatus for a restaurant having a discount account processing function.

  For example, in many restaurants such as family restaurants and taverns, an order management system capable of centrally managing everything from ordering a restaurant menu to accounting is constructed. This system includes a portable order entry terminal, a station having a wireless unit capable of wireless communication with the terminal, a slip issuing machine that prints and issues an order slip, a kitchen printer that prints and outputs a cooking instruction sheet, And an accounting device such as an electronic cash register or a POS (Point Of Sales) terminal installed at a cash register, which is a billing location. The station, the slip issuing machine, the kitchen printer, and the accounting apparatus are connected via a communication line such as a LAN (Local Area Network).

  In restaurants where such an order management system is constructed, a salesperson in charge of customer service carries an order entry terminal. Then, when receiving an order for a food / beverage menu from a customer, the store clerk operates the order entry terminal to input order data for the food / beverage menu. If it does so, the order data of the input food / beverage menu will be modulated and transmitted by the radio wave in the terminal, and taken into the station via the radio unit.

  In the station, when the order data of the food / drink menu sent from the terminal for order entry is taken in via the wireless unit, the cooking instruction data of the food / drink menu ordered by the customer is created based on the order data, and the communication line is connected. Is transmitted to the kitchen printer. Thereby, the cooking instruction form is printed out from the kitchen printer. Therefore, the clerk in charge of cooking cooks the ordered food and drink menu according to the contents of the cooking instruction sheet.

  In the station, print data of the order slip is created based on the order data of the input food / drink menu, and is transmitted to the slip issuing machine via the communication line. Thereby, the order slip is printed and issued from the slip issuing machine. Therefore, the store clerk in charge of customer service distributes the prepared food and drink menu items to the customer seats according to the contents of the order slip.

  The station is provided with an order file for storing and managing order data of the food and drink menu. The order data of each customer input via the order entry terminal is stored and held in association with data serving as a search key such as a desk number or a slip number. Therefore, when a salesclerk in charge of accounting receives an order slip from a customer who has finished eating and drinking, he / she operates the accounting device to obtain the search key data, that is, the slip number of the order slip or the table number of the table where the customer arrived. input. Then, the order file is searched, and the order data of the food and drink menu associated with the search key data and stored in the order file is called to the accounting apparatus. In the accounting apparatus, accounting for food and beverage charges is processed based on the order data.

Here, for two or more group customers, each person may pay for food and drink. Therefore, conventionally, menu display control means for displaying the menu information in the order data for one customer read from the order file on the display unit, and arbitrary menu information among the displayed menu information are individually selected. There has been an accounting apparatus that includes an individual selection unit and a percent account accounting unit that performs an accounting process on menu information that is individually selected on the condition that a declaration of a percent account has been made. By using such an accounting apparatus, it is possible to process the accounting quickly and accurately with respect to the individual discount that each person pays for the food and beverage (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 07-047472

  By the way, in a restaurant, in order to increase a customer's turnover rate and secure an appropriate profit, a charge may be charged according to the occupation time of the table. This fee is generally referred to as a seat fee and should be charged per customer regardless of whether it is an individual customer or a group customer. Therefore, when a group customer who has paid a seat offers an individual discount, it is necessary to appropriately distribute the seat fee to each person.

  However, even a conventional accounting apparatus having a discount account processing function does not have a function for automatically distributing seat charges. Therefore, the actual situation is that it is left to the accountant to decide how to collect the seat fee from the customer, and improvement is required.

  The present invention has been made based on such circumstances. The purpose of the present invention is to automatically and accurately calculate the seat fee charged to a group customer for each group account, without any burden on the accountant. It is intended to provide an accounting device that can be collected.

The accounting device of the present invention displays order data reading means for reading out order data including menu information ordered by one customer from the order file, and menu information in the order data for one customer read from the order file. Menu display control means to be displayed in the department, individual menu selection means to individually select any menu information from the menu information displayed in the display section, and free time and unit for the collection period of the seat fee collected from the customer Acquisition of seat fee data from the seat fee calculation table in which the seat fee data of the collection time zone to which the order time belongs belongs from the order data for one customer read from the order file And the elapsed time from the order time to the current time and the free time of the acquired seat fee data, When the time is more than the free time, the excess time is calculated by subtracting the free time from the elapsed time, and the seat charge calculation that calculates the seat charge generated for the customer from this excess time and the unit time and the seat charge unit price of the acquired seat charge data Means, individual menu storage means for storing the menu information individually selected by the individual menu selection means on the condition that the split account declaration has been made, and until the accounting process is performed, and the seat fee on the condition that the split account declaration has been made An individual account declaration was made, a seat charge distributing means for distributing the seat charges at a predetermined ratio, a seat charge adding means for adding the seat charges distributed by the seat charge distributing means to the total amount of menu information stored and held by the individual menu storage means, and And an individual account processing means for performing an accounting process on the amount calculated by the seat charge adding means.

  According to the present invention in which such means are taken, it is possible to automatically and accurately collect the seat fee charged to the group customer for each individual account of the group customer without any burden on the accountant. In addition to reducing the burden and improving the efficiency of accounting operations, it is possible to provide an accounting apparatus that can prevent unnecessary troubles with group customers related to seat charges.

The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
This embodiment is a case where the present invention is applied to a POS terminal (accounting apparatus) of an order management system built in a restaurant such as a family restaurant that collects a seat fee according to the occupation time of the table.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of the order management system according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes an order entry terminal. Each order entry terminal 1 is a small terminal that can be carried by a customer clerk in charge of customer service, and is used to input information on food and drink menus ordered by customers. The order entry terminal 1 has a built-in radio circuit so that data communication can be performed with the radio unit 2 connected to the station 3 using radio. The radio unit 2 is attached to, for example, the ceiling of the passenger seat so as to relay data transmission between the station 3 placed in the office of the store or the like and each order entry terminal 1 used mainly in the passenger seat. ing.

  The station 3 is a computer device that centrally manages everything from customer orders to cooking and accounting, and functions as an order management device of this system. A plurality of kitchen printers 5, a slip issuing machine 6, and a POS terminal 7 are connected to the station 3 via a LAN (Local Area Network) 4 that is a communication line.

  The kitchen printer 5 prints out a cooking instruction sheet for instructing cooking of the food and drink menu ordered by the customer to the person in charge of cooking in the kitchen. For example, the kitchen printer 5 is provided for each kitchen such as Japanese food, Western food, Chinese food, and tea. . The voucher issuing machine 6 issues an order voucher on which order details data such as the name, price, total number of items, and total amount of the food / drink menu ordered by the customer is printed for each customer. A unique slip number is printed on each cooking instruction slip and order slip.

  The POS terminal 7 performs an accounting process for the payment of the food and drink menu ordered by the customer, and has an accounting process function for an individual bill that each group customer pays for the food and drink.

  A menu file 8 and an order file 9 are formed in a nonvolatile storage unit such as a hard disk of the station 3. The menu file 8 stores the menu information such as the menu item name and price in advance corresponding to the menu code set for each item in order to identify the item of each food and drink menu.

  The order file 9 sequentially stores order data including information on food and drink menus input via the order entry terminal 1. The data structure of one record stored in this order file 9 is shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, the records stored in the order file 9 are data of slip number, table number, number of persons and orderer code, menu code of food and drink menu ordered by the customer, item name, price, score, amount, etc. And order data including order total points, order total amount, order time, and processing classification. The slip number is an identification number of an order slip issued to one unit (one person or one group) of customers. The table number is an identification number of the table (table) that the customer is wearing. In addition, when the customer is a group customer and arrives in a plurality of tables, the number of one representative table is used. The processing classification is a value for identifying the state of the record. For example, when the processing classification is “0”, it indicates unaccounted for, “1” indicates accounting, and “9” indicates cancellation.

  In the order management system having such a configuration, when a clerk in charge of customer service operates the order entry terminal 1 and inputs information on a food / drink menu ordered by the customer, the order menu information is modulated into radio waves in the terminal 1. It is transmitted and taken into the station 3 via the wireless unit 2. Thereby, in the station 3, the cooking instruction data of the food / drink menu ordered by the customer based on the order menu information is edited. Then, this cooking instruction data is transmitted to the kitchen printer 5 in the kitchen corresponding to the food and drink menu via the LAN 4, and a cooking instruction sheet is printed out from the kitchen printer 5. In the station 3, the order slip data of the food and drink menu is edited based on the input order menu information. The order slip data is transmitted to the slip issuing machine 6 via the LAN 4, and the order slip is printed out from the slip issuing machine 6. Further, in the station 3, order data including the inputted order menu information is created and stored in the order file 9 in association with the slip number of the order slip.

  On the other hand, when the accounting clerk inputs the slip number of the order slip received from the customer who has finished eating and drinking to the POS terminal 7, the order file 9 is retrieved and stored in the order file 9 in association with the slip number. The ordered order data is called to the POS terminal 7. Then, the POS terminal 7 processes the accounting for the food and beverage charges based on this order data.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of the POS terminal 7. A CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11 constitutes a control unit main body. A ROM (Read Only Memory) 12 is a read-only memory, and stores fixed data such as programs in advance. A RAM (Random Access Memory) 13 is a rewritable memory, and forms a memory area for storing various variable data. The clock unit 14 measures the current date and time. The communication controller 15 controls data communication performed with a device connected via the LAN 4, for example, the station 3. The scanner interface 16 electrically connects a scanner such as a barcode scanner.

  The keyboard controller 17 takes in a key signal corresponding to the operation key from the keyboard 18. The keyboard 18 is provided with a numeric key, a subtotal key, a deposit / cash key, a clear key, a cancel key, an individual split key, and the like. The deposit / cash total key is a key for instructing the input of the deposit amount paid by the customer for the food and drink price, and functions as a closing key for declaring accounting with the customer. The individual apportionment key functions as a key for declaring an individual appreciation for each group customer to pay for food and drink.

  The first display controller 19 controls the screen display of the operator display 20. The second display controller 21 controls the screen display of the customer display 22. The printer controller 23 controls the printer 24 for printing receipts and the like. An I / O (Input / Output) port 25 outputs an opening command signal to a drawer 26 for storing cash or the like.

  CPU 11, ROM 12, RAM 13, clock unit 14, communication controller 15, scanner interface 16, I / O port 25 and keyboard 18, operator display 20, customer display 22, printer 24 controllers 17, 19, 21, 23 Are connected via a bus line 27 such as an address bus or a data bus.

  The POS terminal 7 having such a configuration stores the seat charge calculation table 30 having the data structure shown in FIG. 4 in the ROM 12 or the RAM 13. In the seat fee calculation table 30, seat fee data of free time, unit time and seat fee unit price is set in correspondence with the start time and end time of the seat fee collection time zone collected from customers according to the table occupation time. . The free time is the table occupation time in which the seat fee is free for customers ordered in the corresponding time zone. The seat fee unit price is a seat fee per unit time generated for customers ordered in the corresponding time zone. That is, for example, if the free time is set to 120 minutes, the unit time is 30 minutes, and the seat charge unit price is set to 100 yen, the seat charge is free for 120 minutes (2 hours) from the first order. However, if it exceeds 120 minutes, it means that a seat fee of 100 yen is generated every 30 minutes.

  Further, the POS terminal 7 has a menu memory 41, an individual account memory 42, and areas A, B, and C, as shown in FIG. 5, in order to realize an individual account accounting function that takes into account the seating charges related to the present invention. Various memory areas of the memory 43 and the seat charge flag memory 44 are formed in the RAM 13.

  Thus, the program installed in the POS terminal 7 causes the CPU 11 to execute the processing of the procedure shown in the flowchart of FIG. 6 in order for the POS terminal 7 to function as a restaurant accounting apparatus.

  That is, the CPU 11 waits for input of a slip number as ST (step) 1. Here, when a slip number is input by scanning input of a scanner connected to the scanner interface 16 or key input of the keyboard 18, the CPU 11 edits an order data request command including the slip number. Then, this order data request command is transmitted to the station 3 via the communication controller 15.

  As a result, the order file 9 is searched in the station 3. When the order data stored and held corresponding to the slip number in the command is detected, the order data is transmitted to the POS terminal 7 through the LAN 4.

  Therefore, after transmitting the order data request command, the CPU 11 waits for reception of order data as ST3. When the order data is received from the station 3 via the LAN 4, the CPU 11 executes a seat fee calculation process as ST4. Here, the POS terminal 7 constitutes order data reading means for reading out order data including menu information ordered by one customer from the order file by the processes of ST1 to ST3.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart specifically showing the procedure of the seat fee calculation process. That is, when entering the seat fee calculation process of ST4, the CPU 11 first acquires the order time from the order data received as ST21. Then, as ST22, seat fee data including free time, unit time, and seat unit price in the time zone to which the order time belongs is acquired from the seat fee calculation table 30.

  Here, when the corresponding seat fee data is acquired as ST23, the CPU 11 calculates the elapsed time from the order time to the current time measured by the clock unit 14 as the table occupation time T as ST24. In ST25, the table occupation time T is compared with the free time of the acquired seat fee data. As a result, if the table occupation time T is less than the free time, the CPU 11 acquires 0 yen as a seat fee in ST26. In ST27, the seat fee flag in the seat fee flag memory 44 is set to “0” indicating no seat fee.

  On the other hand, when the table occupation time T is equal to or longer than the free time, the CPU 11 calculates an excess time K obtained by subtracting the free time from the table occupation time T in ST28. In ST29, “1” is added to the integer of the quotient obtained by dividing the excess time K by the unit time of the seat fee data. Then, an amount obtained by multiplying this value by the unit price of the seat fee data is acquired as a seat fee. In ST30, the seat fee flag in the seat fee flag memory 44 is set to “1” indicating that there is a seat fee.

  If the corresponding seat fee data cannot be acquired in ST23, the order time is a time at which the seat fee is not collected, so the CPU 11 proceeds to the process of ST26 and acquires 0 yen as the seat fee. Further, the seat fee flag in the seat fee flag memory 44 is set to “0” indicating no seat fee. The seat fee calculation process in ST4 is thus completed.

  Here, the POS terminal 7 has a seat fee acquisition means for acquiring a seat fee generated for the customer based on the order data for one customer read from the order file by the seat fee calculation process (ST21 to ST30) of ST4. It is composed.

Returning to FIG.
When the seat charge calculation process of ST4 is completed, the CPU 11 stores each order menu information (item name, price, points, amount, etc.) in the order data read from the order file 9 as ST5, order points, total order amount, table number, The number of persons, the seat fee acquired by the seat fee calculation process, and the charged amount obtained by adding the seat fee to the total order amount are displayed on the operator display 20 and the customer display 22.

  Next, the CPU 11 determines whether or not there is an individual split declaration in ST6. Here, if it is determined that an individual discount declaration has not been made, the CPU 11 executes a normal accounting process for the billed amount as ST7.

  On the other hand, when it is detected that the individual split key on the keyboard 18 is input, since an individual split declaration is made, the CPU 11 stores the order menu information in the order data in the menu memory 41 as ST8. To store. In ST9, the total amount of orders is stored in the area A of the discount work memory 43, the seat fee is stored in the area B, and the number of people is stored in the area C. Thereafter, the individual discount accounting process is executed as ST10.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart specifically showing the procedure of the individual account accounting process. First, the CPU 11 clears the individual split memory 42 as ST31. Next, in ST32, the screen of the operator display 20 is divided into left and right parts, and the item name, points, and amount of each order menu information in the menu memory 41 are displayed on the left screen. Further, the value of the area A, that is, the total amount of the order, and the value of the area B, that is, the seat fee, are also displayed on the left screen (see FIG. 9).

  Here, the POS terminal 7 constitutes menu display control means for displaying the menu information in the order data for one customer read from the order file 9 by the process of ST32 on the display unit (operator display 20). ing.

  Next, the CPU 11 determines whether or not the value of the area C of the split-work work memory 43 is larger than “1” in ST33. Usually, since the value of the area C is “2” or more in the first individual account accounting process, the CPU 11 selects any one of the order menu information from the order menu information displayed on the left screen of the operator display 20 as ST34. Wait for information to be selected. When the order menu information is selected by key operation on the keyboard 18, the CPU 11 moves the information of one point of the order menu information selected as ST35 from the menu memory 41 to the individual split memory 42. Thereafter, the CPU 11 displays the item name, the score, and the amount of the order menu information moved into the individual apportionment memory 42 on the right screen of the operator display 20 as ST36. In ST37, the item name, the number of points, and the amount of the order menu information remaining in the menu memory 41 are displayed on the left screen of the operator display 20.

  Thereafter, the CPU 11 waits for input of a subtotal key at ST38. Here, when the subtotal key is not input and it is confirmed that the next order menu information is selected, the CPU 11 executes the processes of ST35, ST36, and ST37 again.

  Here, the POS terminal 7 constitutes individual menu selection means for individually selecting arbitrary menu information from the menu information displayed on the display unit (operator display 20) by the processing of ST34 and ST35. . The individual split memory 42 constitutes individual menu storage means for storing and holding the menu information individually selected by the individual menu selection means on the condition that the split notice has been made until the accounting process is performed.

  When it is detected in ST38 that the subtotal key has been operated, the CPU 11 calculates the personal total amount based on the amount of the order menu information stored in the individual apportionment memory 42 as ST39. Next, the CPU 11 checks the seat fee flag at ST40.

  Here, if the seat fee flag is set to “1”, a seat fee has been generated, so the CPU 11 performs the above personal total for the total order amount stored in the area A of the discount work memory 43 as ST41. The individual seat charges are calculated by apportioning the seat charges stored in the area B of the split-work work memory 43 by the amount ratio. Next, in ST42, the individual seat fee after the apportionment is added to the total personal amount. In ST43, the apportioned individual seat charges are displayed on the right screen of the operator display 20. In ST44, the personal total amount after the addition of the individual seat fee is displayed on the right screen of the operator display 20 and the customer display 22 (see FIG. 10).

  Here, the POS terminal 7 is a seat charge distribution means for distributing the seat charges at a predetermined ratio on the condition that the split declaration is made in the process of ST41, specifically, for one customer read from the order file 9. A means for allocating at a ratio of the total amount of menu information stored and held by the individual menu storage means (individual discount memory 42) to the total amount of menu information in the order data is configured. Further, the processing of ST42 constitutes a seat charge adding means for adding the seat charge distributed by the seat charge distributing means to the total amount of the menu information stored and held by the individual menu storage means (individual split memory 42).

  On the other hand, if the seat fee flag is set to “0” in ST40, no seat fee has been generated, so the process proceeds to ST44, where the CPU 11 displays the total amount of the individual on the right screen of the operator display 20 and the customer. Display on the display 22.

  Thereafter, the CPU 11 waits for an operation input of the closing key as ST45. Here, for example, when it is detected that the deposit / cash key has been operated, the individual accounting by cash payment has been declared, so the CPU 11 performs accounting processing on the individual total amount as ST46. That is, the change amount is calculated by subtracting the total amount of the individual from the deposit amount input by the key operation of the keyboard 18, and the change amount is displayed on the operator display 20 and the customer display 22. Also, the print data of the personal accounting receipt is edited based on the menu information stored in the individual discount memory 42 as ST47 and the calculated individual seat fee and individual total amount information, and is output to the printer 24 to output the personal accounting receipt. Printing is issued (see FIG. 13). As described above, the CPU 11 ends the individual discount accounting process of ST10.

  Here, the POS terminal 7 constitutes individual accounting processing means for performing accounting processing for the amount calculated by the seat charge adding means on the condition that the individual accounting declaration has been made by the processing of ST46. In addition, the menu information stored in the individual menu storage means (individual split memory 42) is printed together with the seat charges distributed by the seat charge distribution means on condition that the individual accounting declaration has been made by the processing of ST47 and the printer 24. Individual receipt issuing means for issuing individual receipts.

Returning to FIG.
When the individual discount accounting process of ST10 is completed, the CPU 11 subtracts “1” from the value (number of people) stored in the area C of the split account work memory 43 as ST11. Then, in ST12, it is determined whether or not the value of the area C after subtraction has become “0”. Here, when the value of the area C is larger than “0”, the CPU 11 executes the individual account accounting process of ST10 again.

  Here, in the second and subsequent individual account accounting processes, there are a case where the value of the area C is larger than “1” and a case where it is “1” in the processing of ST33. If larger than “1”, as described above, the process of ST35 to ST38 is executed, and when the input of the subtotal key is detected, the process of ST39 to ST47 is further executed, and the current individual account accounting process is terminated. To do.

  On the other hand, when the value of the area C is “1”, the CPU 11 moves all the order menu information remaining in the menu memory 41 to the individual allocation memory 42 as ST48. Then, in ST49, the item name, the number of points and the amount of the order menu information moved to the individual apportionment memory 42 are displayed on the screen on the right side of the operator display 20. In ST50, the display data on the left screen of the operator display 20 is deleted. Thereafter, the processes of ST39 to ST47 are executed, and the current individual account accounting process is terminated.

  Thus, when the CPU 11 confirms that the value of the area C has become “0” in ST12 in FIG. 6, the individual account accounting process for each of the group customers has been completed, so the accounting process for one customer is terminated. To do.

  In the restaurant where the order management system according to the present embodiment configured as described above is introduced, for example, one menu A at a price of 1000 yen, three menus B at a price of 300 yen, and a price of 500 yen Suppose that a customer of a group of 3 who ordered 2 items from the menu C and 2 items from the menu D with a price of 1000 yen offered an individual discount. In this case, the accountant who operates the POS terminal 7 inputs the slip number of the order slip issued to the customer and then presses the individual apportionment key. Then, the order data stored in the order file 9 in association with the slip number is read from the station 3 to the POS terminal 7.

  Here, assuming that the data shown in FIG. 4 is set in the seat fee calculation table 30, and the order time of the customer is 12:15 and the table occupation time is 100 minutes, the seat fee 100 is given to the customer. A circle is calculated. As a result, a screen having the contents shown in FIG. 9 is displayed on the operator display 20.

  The accountant then asks for the first ordered menu. Here, when the first person designates the menu B and the menu C, the accountant operates the keyboard 18 to select the menu information of the menu B from the menu information displayed on the left screen of the operator display 20. Menu information of menu C is selected individually. Then, the subtotal key is pressed. Then, 800 yen is calculated as the first individual total amount.

  Here, since a seat fee is incurred for the customer, the seat fee flag is set to “1”. Therefore, the seat charge of 100 yen is prorated by the ratio of the first individual total amount of 800 yen to the total order amount of the customer of 4900 yen (800/4900 = 0.16: rounded off to the second decimal place). A personal seat charge of 16 yen is calculated. Accordingly, the total personal sum of the first person is 816 yen, and a screen having the contents shown in FIG. 9 is displayed on the operator display 20.

  Therefore, the accountant receives payment of 816 yen for food and drink from the first person. Here, if the first person pays 1000 yen, a change amount of 184 yen is calculated by a 1000 yen deposit / current total key operation input, and an individual account receipt 50 having the contents shown in FIG. 13 is printed and issued. The individual account receipt 50 is printed with a message 51 informing that the seat fee is prorated according to the total amount of each person.

  Next, the accountant asks for the menu ordered by the second person. Here, when the second person specifies menu A, menu B, and menu D, the accountant operates the keyboard 18 to select the menu A from the menu information displayed on the left screen of the operator display 20. Menu information, menu information for menu B, and menu information for menu C are selected individually. Then, the subtotal key is pressed. Then, 2300 yen is calculated as the second individual total amount.

  In addition, the second person's individual is divided into 100 yen for the seat charge of 100% with the ratio of the second person's total amount of 2300 yen to the total order amount of the customer's order of 4900 yen (2300/4900 = 0.47: rounded off to the second decimal place). A seating fee of 47 yen is calculated. Accordingly, the total personal sum of the second person is 2347 yen, and the screen shown in FIG. 11 is displayed on the operator display 20.

  Therefore, the accountant receives a payment of 2347 yen for food and drink from the second person and operates the closing key. Thereby, the accounting process for the food and beverage price of 2347 yen is performed, and the individual accounting receipt 50 is printed and issued. The individual account receipt 50 is also printed with a message 51 informing that the seat fee is prorated according to the ratio of the total amount of each person.

  After the second individual account receipt 50 is issued, the value of the area C of the percent work memory 43 becomes “1”. As a result, the menu information of menu B, menu C, and menu D remaining in the menu memory 41 is moved to the individual apportionment memory 42 as the third person's order menu information, and the third person's individual total amount of 1800 yen is calculated. The

  In addition, the third person's individual fee will be apportioned at a ratio of 1800 yen for the third individual's total amount of 4900 yen for the customer's order (1800/4900 = 0.37: rounded off to the second decimal place). A seating fee of 37 yen is calculated. Accordingly, the total personal sum of the third person is 1837 yen, and the screen shown in FIG. 12 is displayed on the operator display 20.

  Therefore, the accountant receives a payment of 1837 yen for food and drink from the third person and operates the closing key. Thereby, the accounting process for the food and beverage fee of 1837 yen is performed, and the individual accounting receipt 50 is printed and issued. The individual account receipt 50 is also printed with a message 51 informing that the seat fee is prorated according to the ratio of the total amount of each person.

  Thus, according to the present embodiment, when a group customer who has generated a seat offers an individual discount, the seat fee is automatically calculated at the ratio of the individual food and beverage price of each individual to the group customer's food and beverage price. Distributed. Then, an individual account accounting process is performed on the food and beverage prices taking into account the seating charges allocated to each individual. Accordingly, it is possible to automatically collect the seat fee charged to the group customer with respect to the individual discount of the group customer accurately and without burden on the accountant. As a result, the burden on the accountant will not increase even if he / she tries to collect a seat fee for the individual discount account. In addition, since the time required for the accounting process does not increase, the waiting time of other waiting customers does not increase. In addition, since the seat charges are distributed fairly to each of the group customers, there is no needless trouble with the customers regarding the seat fees.

  Thus, it becomes possible to efficiently introduce a mechanism for collecting a seating fee according to the time occupied by the table in the restaurant, and it is possible to increase the turnover rate of customers and secure appropriate revenue.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment as it is, and can be embodied by modifying the constituent elements without departing from the scope of the invention in the implementation stage.

  For example, in the above embodiment, the POS terminal 7 has the seat fee calculation table 30, and the POS terminal 7 calculates the seat fee by referring to the seat fee calculation table 30 based on the order data read from the order file 9. Alternatively, the station charge calculation table 30 may be included in the station 3, and the seat charge calculation process may be executed in the station 3. In this case, the station 3 adds the calculated seat fee to the order data read from the order file 9 and transmits it to the POS terminal 7. Thereby, the POS terminal 7 may use the means for acquiring the seat fee by analyzing the order data received from the station 3 as the seat fee acquiring means.

  In the above embodiment, arbitrary order menu information is individually selected from the order menu information displayed on the operator display 20 by the key operation of the keyboard 18. However, the individual selection means is not limited to this. Is not to be done. For example, the operator display 20 may be a display with a touch panel, and arbitrary order menu information may be individually selectable by touching the screen. Further, the display form of the order menu information on the operator display 20 is not limited to that of the present embodiment, and it goes without saying that various forms can be implemented.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the ratio at the time of allocating a seat charge was rounded off at the 3rd decimal place, you may make it round off instead of rounding off. In this case, depending on the calculation, the total of the individual seat fee allocated to each individual may be less than the seat fee incurred for the group customer, but the seat fee is an additional property of the store side, so it is not necessarily in units of 1 yen It is not necessary to collect it accurately until there is no problem.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the seat fee allocating means distributes at the ratio of the individual total amount of each person to the total amount of one customer, but may be allocated equally by the number of members constituting the group. .

  The processing procedure of the individual discount accounting process in this case is shown in the flowchart of FIG. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the process step which is common in FIG. That is, ST41 to ST43 of the individual discount accounting process shown in FIG. 8 may be changed as follows. First, when it is confirmed in ST40 that the seat fee flag is set to “1”, the CPU 11 divides the seat fee of the customer by the number of people data in the order data in ST51, and the integer of the quotient is used as the individual seat fee. . Then, as ST52, the individual seat fee is added to the individual total amount calculated in the process of ST39. In ST53, the above-mentioned individual seat fee is displayed on the left screen of the operator display 20.

  In this way, by changing each process of ST41 to ST43 of the individual account accounting process to each process of ST51 to ST53, the seat charges generated for the group customers are automatically distributed equally to the number of the group customers. Can be collected.

  In addition, the POS terminal 7 may be capable of selecting a seat allocating means for allocating at a ratio of the individual total amount of each person to the total amount of one customer and a means for equally distributing with the number of people data. That is, the POS terminal 7 is provided with a selection flag OPF of seat charge distribution means as an option flag. If the seat fee flag is set to “1” in ST40 as shown in the flowchart showing the main part of the individual account accounting process in FIG. 15, the CPU 11 checks the selection flag OPF in ST61. Here, for example, when the selection flag OPF is set to “1”, the processes of ST41 to ST43 are executed. When the selection flag OPF is set to other than “1”, the processes of ST51 to ST53 are performed. Configure to run.

  In this way, by setting the selection flag OPF to “1” in advance, at the store, the seat charges for the group customers who applied for the individual discount are distributed and collected at the ratio of the individual total amount of each person. The On the other hand, by setting the selection flag OPF to a value other than “1”, at the store, the seat charges for the group customers who have applied for the individual discount are distributed evenly according to the number of the group customers and collected.

  In the present invention, the seat fee is not limited to the fee charged according to the occupation time of the table. For example, the charge may be fixedly set for each passenger seat, such as a seat with a good view on the window side or a seat with a comfortable seat.

  In addition, various inventions can be formed by appropriately combining a plurality of constituent elements disclosed in the embodiment. For example, some components may be deleted from all the components shown in the embodiment. Furthermore, the constituent elements over different embodiments may be combined.

1 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of an order management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The schematic diagram which shows the data structure of the order data record memorize | stored in the order file in the same embodiment. The block diagram which shows the principal part structure of the POS terminal in the embodiment. The schematic diagram which shows the data structure of the seat charge calculation table which a POS terminal memorize | stores and hold | maintains in the same embodiment. The schematic diagram which shows the main memory areas formed in RAM of a POS terminal in the embodiment. The flowchart which shows the principal part procedure of the main process which CPU of the POS terminal performs in the same embodiment. The flowchart which shows the procedure of the seat charge calculation process in FIG. 6 concretely. The flowchart which shows the procedure of the individual discount account accounting process in FIG. 6 concretely. The top view which shows the example of the first moving image surface at the time of the separate account accounting process displayed on the display for operators of the POS terminal in the embodiment. The top view which shows the example of a screen just before the 1st accounting declaration at the time of the separate account accounting process displayed on the display for operators of the POS terminal in the embodiment. The top view which shows the example of a screen just before the 2nd person accounting declaration at the time of the separate account accounting process displayed on the display for operators of the POS terminal in the embodiment. The top view which shows the example of a screen immediately before the accounting declaration of the last one person at the time of the separate account accounting process displayed on the display for operators of the POS terminal in the embodiment. The top view which shows an example of the separate account receipt printed and issued from the POS terminal in the embodiment. The flowchart which shows the other example of an individual discount accounting process. The flowchart which shows another example of the individual discount accounting process.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 3 ... Station, 7 ... POS terminal, 9 ... Order file, 11 ... CPU, 14 ... Clock part, 15 ... Communication controller, 18 ... Keyboard, 20 ... Display for operator, 24 ... Printer, 30 ... Seating fee calculation table, 41 ... Menu memory 42. Individual split memory 43, split work memory 44 44 seat flag memory.

Claims (5)

Order data reading means for reading out order data including menu information ordered by one customer from the order file;
Menu display control means for displaying menu information in the order data for one customer read from the order file on a display unit;
Individual menu selection means for individually selecting arbitrary menu information from the menu information displayed on the display unit;
A seat charge calculation table in which seat charge data for free time, unit time and seat charge unit price is set according to the time of collection of seat charges collected from customers,
Seat fee data acquisition means for acquiring, from the seat fee calculation table, the seat fee data of the collection time zone to which the order time belongs from the order data for one customer read from the order file;
Comparing the elapsed time from the order time to the current time and the free time of the acquired seat fee data, and calculating the excess time by subtracting the free time from the elapsed time when the elapsed time is equal to or greater than the free time And a seat fee calculating means for calculating a seat fee generated for the customer from the excess time and the unit time and the unit price of the acquired seat fee data,
Individual menu storage means for storing and holding the menu information individually selected by the individual menu selection means on the condition that the declaration of split is made, until accounting processing is performed,
Seating fee distribution means for distributing the seating fee at a predetermined ratio on the condition that the split notice is made,
A seat charge adding means for adding the seat charge distributed by the seat charge distributing means to the total amount of the menu information stored and held by the individual menu storage means;
Individual accounting processing means for performing accounting processing on the amount calculated by the seat charge adding means on condition that an individual accounting declaration has been made;
An accounting apparatus characterized by comprising:   The seat fee allocating means distributes at a ratio of the total amount of menu information stored and held by the individual menu storage unit to the total amount of menu information in the order data for one customer read from the order file. The accounting apparatus according to claim 1.   2. The accounting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the seat fee distribution means distributes equally the number of persons constituting the order data for one customer read from the order file.   The seat fee allocating means distributes the ratio of the total amount of menu information stored by the individual menu storage unit to the total amount of menu information in the order data for one customer read from the order file; 2. The accounting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a means for equally distributing the number of data constituting the order data for one customer read from the order file can be selected.   It further comprises individual receipt issuing means for issuing an individual receipt on which the menu information stored and held by the individual menu storage means is printed together with the seat fee distributed by the seat fee distributing means on condition that the individual accounting declaration has been made. The accounting apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the accounting apparatus is characterized.

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