JP5225727B2 - Touch panel type input device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a touch panel input device having a plurality of selection keys for selecting a product.

A touch panel type input device that can easily input a large number of products is used as a device for managing the sales of products used in stores, restaurants, and the like.
Patent Document 1 describes that a plurality of deposits for a subtotal amount obtained by registering one transaction are predicted and stored in advance, and a plurality of deposit candidates are displayed on a touch panel.

Patent Document 2 describes that a plurality of types of currency amounts that may be received from a customer with respect to the total amount are estimated and displayed on an operator display and a customer display.
In Patent Document 3, in an order management system at a restaurant, order information received directly from a customer is managed, cooking information is transferred to another cook by inputting the exit information of the cook, and a cooking instruction is issued. Is described.

  In Patent Literature 4, in a product information input terminal device, a product number increase / decrease button is provided in an area where product name buttons overlap, and whether or not the product number increase / decrease button is touched after the product name button is touched. And acquiring the number of products based on the number of touches of the product number increase / decrease button. By comprising in this way, the input operation of the number of goods can be simplified.

  Patent Document 5 displays a selection button that represents a combination of denominations and the number of sheets that can be selected with the exchange amount in the money exchange apparatus, and displays a selection button that cannot be selected with the remaining balance after selection when the selection button is operated. It is described to be deleted from.

  FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a conventional touch panel input screen. The touch panel is provided with a plurality of types of hamburger selection keys and a set menu selection key. In order to input two or more orders for the same product on the conventional touch panel, the numeric key is displayed to display the numeric keypad, then the numeric key is operated to input the number, and further selection to select the product It is necessary to operate the key. As described above, the conventional touch panel has a troublesome key operation because it is necessary to operate the numerical keys, the numeric keys, and the selection keys even when inputting the number of two or three orders, which are often ordered by customers. As a solution to this, it is conceivable to provide two or three dedicated keys. However, if a dedicated key is provided for each product, the number of keys increases.

In addition, when a product is purchased using a free ticket, it is necessary to operate the selection key of the corresponding product after operating the free key, and at least two key operations are required . It was.
When a new menu is added to an existing product, it is necessary to operate the selection key of the product after operating the new menu key. Similarly, two key operations are required.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-63953 JP-A-8-1224029 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 20007-128147 JP 2004-310198 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-266297

  The subject of this invention is reducing the frequency | count of operation of the key of a touchscreen type input device.

  The input device of the present invention is a touch panel type input device having a plurality of selection keys for selecting a product, and specifies two or more order quantities in a display area where the selection key for selecting a product is displayed. A first number key, a second number key for specifying an order quantity of 3 or more, or a condition key for specifying a special condition for the product are provided.

According to this invention, the frequency | count of operation of the key of a touch panel can be reduced. For example, it is possible to input two ordered quantities of a specific product with a single key operation.
In the above input device, the physical map information indicating the physical position of the selection key, the first number key, the second number key or the condition key on the touch panel, and a product displayed in the same display area Storage means for storing a table in which information indicating names, information indicating two or more order quantities, and information indicating three or more order quantities or special conditions for the product are associated with each other.

  With this configuration, when any key on the touch panel is operated, the table is searched using the physical map information at the operated position as a key, and the product name and order quantity corresponding to the operated key are searched. Alternatively, information indicating special conditions can be acquired.

In the above input device, the purchase amount is displayed on the key, and when the deposit amount is equal to the purchase amount, the input device has a key that can be operated to input the deposit amount with one input operation.
With this configuration, when the deposit amount from the customer is the same as the purchase amount, the deposit amount can be input by a single key operation by operating the key.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to reduce the number of operations of keys on the touch panel.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a system configuration of a POS system according to an embodiment.
The main server 11 at the headquarters manages product sales data transmitted from POS terminals at a plurality of stores. The monitoring server 12 monitors unauthorized access to the main server 11. The main server 11 and the monitoring server 12 are connected to the network 14 via the router 13.

  Each store is provided with a data processing device (personal computer) 21, a plurality of POS terminals (sales data processing devices) 22a, 22b,... And point card reader / writers 23a, 23b,. These data processing device 21, POS terminals 22 a, 22 b... And reader / writers 23 a, 23 b... Are connected to the network 14 via a router 24.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of the POS terminal 22 (pointing to any one of the POS terminals 22a, 22b...).
The control unit (CPU) 31 performs input processing on the touch panel 33, display processing on the display 34, control processing of the printer 35 that prints a receipt, and the like according to a program stored in the hard disk 32. In addition, the control unit 31 stores processing result data in the memory 36 and opens and closes the drawer 37 that stores money. The line device 38 connects to the LAN line. The power supply device 39 converts AC 100V into a DC voltage and supplies it to each part of the circuit.

Next, FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a software configuration of the POS terminal 22. These software are stored in the hard disk 32.
The application program 42 is a program that operates on the operation system (OS) 41, and includes an input control process 43, a business process 44, an I / O control process 45, and the like. The menu master table 46 is a table in which menu names are associated with physical maps indicating key positions on the touch panel.

The various drivers 47 include drivers that control the printer 35, the display 34, and the like. The communication control unit 48 is a program that performs communication control of the LAN line of the line device 38.
4 is a diagram showing a menu screen 51 of the touch panel 33, and FIG. 5 is a diagram showing selection keys on the menu screen.

As shown in FIG. 4, the menu screen 51 includes a touch key unit 52 including a plurality of product selection keys, and a menu display unit 53 that displays product names and order quantities.
As shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 (A), in the display area where the selection key 54 of the burger A is displayed, a number key 54a for designating two as the number of orders and an operation when a free ticket is used. And a new menu key 54c for designating a new menu for the burger A are displayed. The free key 54b and the new menu key 54c correspond to condition keys.

For example, when the order quantity of the burger A is one, the operator can input one order of the burger A by operating the selection key 54 in the display area of the burger A.
When the order quantity of the burger A is two, the operator simply operates the number key 54a indicating the number “2” in the display area of the selection key 54 of the burger A once, You can enter orders.

  In addition, when accepting an order for burger A with a free ticket, the operator simply operates the free key 54b in the display area of the selection key 54 of the burger A, and orders using the free ticket. Can be entered.

  Further, when an order for a new menu of Burger A is accepted, the operator simply orders the new menu key 54c in the display area of the selection key 54 of Burger A to place an order for a new menu of Burger A. Can be entered.

FIGS. 5B and 5B show an example in which three types of order quantity keys are provided in the display area of the selection key 55 of the potato M set.
When two orders for the set menu are accepted, the two orders for the potato M set can be obtained by operating the key 55a indicating the number “2” in the display area of the selection key 55 of the potato M set menu only once. Can be entered. Further, it is possible to input three orders in the set menu by operating the key 55b indicating the number “3” only once. Furthermore, four orders in the set menu can be input by operating the key 55c indicating the number “4” only once.

  Next, FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an accounting screen 61 of the touch panel 33. The accounting screen 61 includes a numeric keypad 62 for inputting a deposit amount from a customer, a number display unit 63 for displaying the amount entered with the numeric keypad 62, and a total amount display unit 64 for displaying the total amount of the ordered products. Etc. The accounting screen 61 displays a total key 65 that is operated when the deposit amount and the total amount are fixed and the change is calculated, and a key 66 that is operated when the deposit amount is the same as the total amount. In the display area in the key 66, the same numerical value as the total amount is displayed.

  Conventionally, even when the customer pays the same amount as the total amount of the ordered product, the operator must operate the current key 65 after operating the numeric keypad 62 for the number of digits of the deposit and entering the deposit amount. there were. On the other hand, the POS terminal 22 according to the embodiment has only to operate the key 66 and the current total key 65 when the deposit amount is the same as the total amount. Can be reduced.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a physical map 71 of the touch panel 33. The physical map 71 is a table in which position information is defined in association with the arrangement of keys on the touch panel 33. The physical map 71 is stored in the hard disk 32, read by the control unit 31, and temporarily stored in the memory 36.

  For example, the position information “1-1” of the physical map 71 is defined for the selection key 54 of “Burger A” in the upper left corner of the touch panel 33, and the “2” key 54a in the display area of “Burger A”. In contrast, position information “1-2” of the physical map 71 is defined. Similarly, the position information “1-3” of the physical map 71 is defined for the “free” key 54b in the same display area, and the physical information for the “new menu” key 54c in the same display area. Position information “1-4” of the map 71 is defined.

  Therefore, when the control unit 31 of the POS terminal 22 detects that the position “1-1” of the physical map 71 of the touch panel 33 is touched, it recognizes that the selection key 54 of “Burger A” has been operated. it can. When it is detected that the position “1-2” of the physical map 71 is touched, it can be recognized that the order quantity of “Burger A” is “2”. Similarly, when it is detected that the position “1-3” of the physical map 71 is touched, it can be recognized that “Burger A” has been purchased using a “free ticket”. Further, when it is detected that the position “1-4” of the physical map 71 is touched, it can be recognized that the “new menu” of “Burger A” has been ordered.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the configuration of the menu master table 46. The menu master table 46 stores the menu name, the department to which the menu belongs, the number, the amount, and the description of the menu in association with the position information of the physical map 71.

  For example, in association with “1-1” of the physical map 71, “Burger A” as the menu name, “A” as the department, “1” as the number, “100” as the amount, and “single price” as the description are stored. Has been.

  In association with “1-2” in the physical map 71, the menu name is “2 burgers”, the department is “A”, the number is “2”, the amount is “200”, and the description is “2 prices”. Is remembered.

  In association with “1-3” of the physical map 71, “free burger” as the menu name, “A” as the department, “1” as the number, “0” as the amount, and “free price” as the description are stored. Yes.

  In association with “1-4” of the physical map 71, “new burger” as the menu name, “A” as the department, “100” as the amount, and “pickled burger” as the description are stored.

The position information “1-1”, “1-2”, “1-3”, “1-4”, etc. of the physical map 71 of the menu master table 46 indicates the position in the same display area of the touch panel 33. Yes. Therefore, for example, when the position “1-2” of the physical map 71 is touched, the touched key is an order of “two” of “Burger A” by referring to the menu master table 46. I can recognize that.

Next, the processing operation of the POS terminal 22 configured as described above will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.
FIG. 9 is a flowchart of the free touch registration process. This process is a registration process when the free key 54b is operated. FIG. 9 shows an operation performed by a person.

  A registration screen (menu screen 51) is displayed on the touch panel 33 of the POS terminal 22 (S11 in FIG. 9). The operator touches the free menu name on the touch panel 33, that is, the free key in the display area where each selection key is displayed (S12).

  The I / O control process 45 of the POS terminal 22 detects the touched position and recognizes the corresponding position on the physical map 71 (S13). In the process of step S13, for example, if it is detected that the “free” key 54b in the display area of the burger A of the touch panel 33 is operated, the corresponding position of the physical map 71 is “1-3”. Recognize

Next, the I / O control process 45 notifies the input control process 43 of the positional information of the recognized physical map 71 (S14).
The input control process 43 notifies the job process of the position information of the physical map 71 (S15). The business process 44 searches the menu master table 46 using the position information of the physical map 71 as a key (S16).

  Next, the business process 44 acquires the menu name, the number of items, and the amount of money from the menu master table 46 (S17). In the process of step S17, for example, the menu name “free burger”, the number “1”, and the amount stored in the menu master table 46 (see FIG. 8) in association with the position information “1-3” of the physical map 71 are stored. Get “0”.

Next, the business process 44 displays the menu name, the number, and the amount acquired from the menu master table 46 on the menu display unit 53 (S18).
As a result, the name of the burger that received the order, the number “1”, and the amount “0 yen” are displayed (S19).

  By the above-described processing, an input operation at the time of selling a product with a free ticket or the like, which conventionally required a plurality of key operations, is operated once with a free key provided in the display area of each product on the touch panel 33. This can be achieved.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart of the number touch registration process.
First, a registration screen (menu screen 51) is displayed on the touch panel 33 of the POS terminal 22 (S21 in FIG. 10). When the operator receives two orders from the customer, the operator touches the number in the display area of the corresponding product on the menu screen 51 (S22). In the display area where the selection key for each product on the menu screen 51 is displayed, for example, a number key for specifying the number such as “2”, “3”, etc. is displayed. To do.

  The I / O control process 45 recognizes a corresponding position in the physical map 71 (S23). In the process of step S23, for example, when the “2” key of the burger A is touched, it is recognized that the corresponding position of the physical map 71 of the touched key is “1-3”.

Next, the I / O control process 45 notifies the work process 44 of the position information of the physical map 71 (S25).
The business process 44 searches the menu master table 46 using the position information of the physical map 71 as a key (S26). Then, the menu name, the number of items, and the amount of money stored in association with the position information are acquired from the menu master table 46 (S27).

  In the process of step S27, for example, the menu master table 46 is searched using the position information “1-2” of the physical map 71 as a key, and the menu name “burger” stored in association with the position information “1-2” is stored. Data of “2”, the number “2”, and the amount “200” is acquired.

Next, the menu name, the number, and the amount of money acquired from the menu master table 46 are displayed on the menu display unit 53 (S28).
As a result, the menu name “2 potato M sets”, the order quantity “2”, and the amount “600 yen” are displayed (S29).

  By the above-described processing, an input operation for two or more orders, which conventionally required two or more key operations, is operated once by a number key provided in the display area of each product on the touch panel 33. This can be achieved.

Next, FIG. 11 is a flowchart of normal touch registration processing, that is, registration processing when a product selection key is operated.
The control unit 31 displays a POS terminal registration screen (menu screen 51) (S31 in FIG. 11). The operator touches the product selection key on the touch panel 33 (S32).

  The I / O control process 45 detects the touched key on the touch panel 33 and recognizes the corresponding position on the physical map 71 (S33). The I / O control process 45 notifies the input control process 43 of the positional information of the recognized physical map 71 (S34). The input control process 43 notifies the work process 44 of the position information of the physical map 71 (S35).

  The business process 44 searches the menu master table 46 using the position information of the physical map 71 as a key (S36). Then, the menu name, number, and amount are acquired from the menu master table 46 (S37). In the processing of steps S36 and S37, for example, the menu master table 46 is searched using the position information “1-1” as a key, and the menu name stored in association with the position information “1-1” of the physical map 71 is stored. “Burger A”, the number “1”, and the amount “100” are acquired.

Next, the menu name, the number, and the amount acquired from the menu master table 46 are displayed on the menu display unit 53 of the touch panel 33 (S38).
Step S39 shows display processing when the selection key of a specific burger in the touch key unit 52 is touched, and the selected burger name, the number “1” and the amount “100 yen” are displayed.

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart of a deposit registration process using just the key. When the product and the order quantity are input, the control unit 31 calculates the total amount and displays the total amount on the key 66 just on the accounting screen (S41 in FIG. 12).

  Next, it is determined whether or not the key 66 has been operated (S42). If the key 66 is not operated (S42, NO) and the numeric keypad 62 is operated, a normal deposit registration process is executed, and the amount entered from the numeric keypad 62 is displayed as deposit.

If the key 66 has just been operated (S42, YES), the process proceeds to step S43, and the amount displayed on the key 66 is displayed on the number display section 63 of the accounting screen 61 as a deposit.

  Next, the operator operates the current total key 65 (S44). When detecting that the current total key 65 has been operated, the control unit 31 displays the total price of the purchased products on the total price display unit 64 (S45). In this case, since the deposit amount is equal to the total amount, the amount is not displayed on the change display portion of the accounting screen 61.

  Next, an input operation for registering deposits by operating the numeric keypad 62 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. FIG. 13 shows an example in which “1540 yen” is entered as the deposit amount using the numeric keypad 62. The flowchart in FIG. 13 includes both an operation performed by the operator and a process executed by the control unit 31.

  The operator operates “1” of the numeric keypad 62 on the accounting screen 61 of the POS terminal 22 in order to input deposits from the customer (FIG. 13, S51). Hereinafter, “5” (S52) of the numeric keypad 62 is used. “4” (S53) of the numeric keypad 62 and “0” of the numeric keypad 62 are sequentially operated (S54).

The control unit 31 displays the amount input from the numeric keypad 62 as a deposit on the placement display unit 63 (S55).
Next, the operator operates the current total key 65 (S56).

When detecting that the current total key 65 is operated, the control unit 31 displays the total amount and change of the purchased product on the total amount display unit 64 (S57).
As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 13, when the deposit is input by operating the numeric keypad 62, even if the deposit received from the customer is the same as the purchase amount, the key operation for the number of digits of the deposit is performed. The current key 65 needs to be operated. For example, if the purchase amount is four digits, it is necessary to perform a total of five key operations, that is, ten key 62 and current key 65 once.

  On the other hand, when the key 66 is provided just as in the embodiment, when the deposit is the same as the purchase amount, the settlement can be performed by just operating the key 66 and the current key 65. The number of key operations can be greatly reduced.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above, and may be configured as follows, for example.
(1) Although the embodiment describes a POS terminal, the present invention can also be applied to devices other than POS terminals.
(2) The keys displayed together with the selection key in the product display area of the touch panel 33 are not limited to the number key, the free key, and the new menu key, but are two number keys, three numbers, and four number keys. May be. The key displayed in the product display area is not limited to the above key, and a key suitable for the order form of each product may be displayed.

It is a figure which shows the system configuration | structure of the POS system of embodiment. It is a figure which shows the hardware constitutions of a POS terminal. It is a figure which shows the software structure of a POS terminal. It is a figure which shows a menu screen. It is a figure which shows the selection key of a menu screen. It is a figure which shows an accounting screen. It is a figure which shows the physical map of a touchscreen. It is a figure which shows the structure of a menu master table. It is a flowchart of a free touch registration process. It is a flowchart of a number touch registration process. It is a flowchart of a normal touch registration process. It is a flowchart of deposit registration processing using just a key. It is a flowchart which shows registration operation of the deposit by a ten key. It is a figure which shows the conventional touch panel input screen.

Explanation of symbols

22 POS terminal 31 Control unit 32 Hard disk 33 Touch panel 34 Display 35 Printer 36 Memory 37 Drawer 38 Line device 39 Power supply device 43 Input control processing 44 Business processing 45 I / O control processing 46 Menu master table 62 Numeric keypad 66 Just key

Claims (4)

A touch panel type input device having a plurality of selection keys for selecting a product,
When the purchase amount is displayed on the key and the deposit amount is equal to the purchase amount, it has a key that can be operated to input the deposit amount with a single input operation,
In the display area where the selection key for selecting a product is displayed, a number key for specifying two or more order quantities and a first condition key for specifying a special condition for the product are free tickets. A touch panel type input device provided with a designated free key and a new menu key for designating a new menu as a second condition key . Said selection key, before and Kiko number keys, and the free key, a physical map information indicating a physical position in the touch panel of the new menu key, and information indicating a product name to be displayed in the same display area, 2 The touch panel type input device according to claim 1, further comprising a storage unit that stores a table in which information indicating the number of orders, information indicating a free ticket, and information indicating a new menu are associated with each other. A control means for recognizing that the order quantity of the product in the display area provided with the quantity key is two or more designated when it is detected that the quantity key is operated. The touch panel type input device according to 1 or 2. The display area of the selection keys, first specifying a first number key for designating the two order quantity, and the second number key for designating the three orders number, four or more orders number 3 of providing a number key claim 1 or 2 touch panel input apparatus according.