JP5296652B2 - Order information display device, order information display system, and order information display method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an ordering information display device, an ordering information display system, and an ordering information display method for improving the operating efficiency of an operator. <P>SOLUTION: An ordering display means 14 displays an order whose corresponding processing has not been completed at a display output part 30, and a specific order sign display means 15 sets specific order signs in distinct modes for the prescribed number of specific orders in a completion scheduled time order among the orders whose corresponding processing has not been completed, and displays those specific order signs at a display output part 30. An operation input part 20 includes specific order correspondence input parts 21a, 21b and 21c at which the corresponding specific order signs(cursor display) are respectively set, and the display of the corresponding specific order is deleted from the display output part 30 according to operation input from the specific order correspondence input parts 21a, 21b and 21c. An operator is able to delete the display of the corresponding specific order from the display output part 30 according to one time operation input from the specific order correspondence input parts 21a, 21b and 21c. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an order information display device that displays received order information, an order information display system, and an order information display method.

  Some restaurants have a kitchen monitor in the kitchen that displays order information so that the cook can immediately obtain the order information when the order is received at the ticket vending machine or POS terminal. Such kitchen monitors are often installed in restaurants where there is a great demand for time reduction from order reception to product provision, such as fast food, highway service areas and commercial facilities.

  And the order indicator which arranged the several display part which displays the order item information output from the ticket vending machine in order of the priority of cooking is known. The order display device can change the display so that the order item information displayed on the display unit of the next order is sequentially promoted to the display unit in the priority order when the order item information is deleted. The order item information can be erased by a touch panel provided in the order display machine (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  There is also known an order transaction support system that displays and outputs orders from customers in ascending order of receiving time obtained by adding assortment time to the current time. The displayed and output order is deleted by settlement (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

JP 2008-257556 A JP 2008-257515 A

  Facilities equipped with kitchen monitors are pursuing efficient work to meet the demand for shortening the time from order reception to product provision. For this reason, in order to erase the processed order information, there is an example in which a touch panel is employed as described above in order to obtain an operation as simple as possible. However, a touch panel integrated with a kitchen monitor is expensive. Further, in order to ensure the visibility of the order information, the monitor has to have a certain size, and it is often difficult to secure an arrangement space for the kitchen monitor in the work space. Further, the display surface may become dirty due to the touch operation, and it may be difficult to confirm the order information.

  For this reason, there are stores where the display unit and the operation unit of the kitchen monitor are separated and the display unit is suspended from the ceiling to ensure visibility from a wide area and the work space can be used effectively. Many. However, when the operation unit is provided separately, for example, the number of operations of the operation unit associated with the order information selection operation tends to increase. The increase in the number of operations has led to a reduction in the work efficiency of the operator, and it was difficult to say that the request for shortening the time from order reception to product provision was sufficiently met.

  Therefore, the order information display device, the order information display system, and the order information display method are aimed at improving the work efficiency of the operator.

  In order to solve the above problems, an order information display device includes an order acquisition unit, a processing time storage unit, a scheduled completion time setting unit, an order display unit, a specific order indicator display unit, an operation input unit, a display And an output unit.

  The order acquisition unit acquires an order. The processing time storage means stores the processing time for each order. The scheduled completion time setting means sets the scheduled completion time of the process corresponding to the order based on the processing time. The order display means displays an order for which the corresponding processing is not completed on the display output unit. The specific order indicator display means sets a specific order indicator in a distinguishable manner to a predetermined number of specific orders in order of scheduled completion time among orders, and displays the specific order indicators on the display output unit. The operation input unit has a predetermined number of specific order corresponding input units. Each specific order corresponding input unit is set with a specific order indicator and corresponds to one of the specific orders, and accepts the deletion of the display of the corresponding specific order on the display output unit.

  Moreover, in order to solve the said subject, an order information display system is provided with an order reception apparatus and said order information display apparatus. The order receiving device receives an order. The order acquisition means provided in the order information display device acquires the order received by the order receiving device.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the order information display device acquires an order, sets a scheduled completion time of a process corresponding to the order based on a processing time for each order, A specific order indicator that can be distinguished from each other is set to a predetermined number of specific orders, and an order for which the corresponding processing has not been completed is displayed on the display output unit. The specific order received from the specific order corresponding input unit provided corresponding to any of the display order of the display of the corresponding specific order received from the display output unit of the corresponding specific order Erase.

  According to the above order information display device, order information display system, and order information display method, the operator's work efficiency is improved.

It is a block diagram of the order information display apparatus of a 1st embodiment. It is a figure which shows the kitchen monitor system of 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the general view of the kitchen monitor of 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the external appearance of the operation panel of 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the hardware structural example of the kitchen monitor controller of 2nd Embodiment. It is an operation | movement outline | summary of the POS cash register / ticket vending machine and kitchen monitor of 2nd Embodiment. It is a main flowchart of the kitchen monitor controller of 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart of the menu display process of the kitchen monitor controller of 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart of the cursor display process of the kitchen monitor controller of 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart of the menu deletion process of the kitchen monitor controller of 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart of the object menu deletion process of the kitchen monitor controller of 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart of the cooking time average value calculation process of the kitchen monitor controller of 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart of the cooking time update process of the kitchen monitor controller of 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the monitor display information management table of 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the cooking time log table of 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the cooking time table of 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the cursor display information of 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the general view of the kitchen monitor of 3rd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the general view of the kitchen monitor of 3rd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the external appearance of the operation panel of 3rd Embodiment. It is a flowchart of the object menu deletion process of the kitchen monitor controller of 3rd Embodiment. It is a monitor display information management table of 3rd Embodiment. It is a flowchart of the order reception process of the ticket vending machine of 3rd Embodiment. It is a flowchart of the grouping process of the kitchen monitor controller of 4th Embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an order information display apparatus according to the first embodiment.
The order information display device 1 includes an order information display control unit 10, an operation input unit 20, and a display output unit 30.

The order information display control unit 10 includes an order acquisition unit 11, a processing time storage unit 12, a scheduled completion time setting unit 13, an order display unit 14, and a specific order indicator display unit 15.
The operation input unit 20 includes a plurality of specific order corresponding input units 21a, 21b, and 21c. Although the case where the operation input unit 20 is provided with three specific order corresponding input units 21 is shown, the number of the specific order corresponding input units 21 may be two or more, not limited to three, but two, four, etc. Also good. However, each specific order corresponding input unit 21 is provided in a distinguishable manner. The operation input unit 20 includes, for example, a plurality of micro switches, and at least one micro switch is assigned to each specific order corresponding input unit 21. The operation input unit 20 is not limited to a micro switch, and a matrix switch such as 10 keys, a touch panel that can distinguish a plurality of areas, and the like can also be used.

The display output unit 30 is a display device such as a liquid crystal display or an organic EL (ElectroLuminescence) display, and displays received orders.
The order acquisition unit 11 acquires an order via the network 400. The order includes at least information capable of specifying the processing content. For example, in the case of an order for cooking for a kitchen in fast food or the like, the name of the dish to be cooked (process name) and the identification code (process code) of the dish to be cooked are acquired. Moreover, you may make it acquire including the number of dishes (the number of processes), order reception time, etc. FIG. For example, the number of dishes does not necessarily need to be notified if the order unit is limited to 1, and the order reception time does not need to be notified because the order acquisition time of the order acquisition means 11 can be substituted.

  The processing time storage unit 12 stores the processing time for each order. The processing time for each order can be a standard processing time set in advance or an experience processing time based on experience. For example, in the case of curry and rice cooking time, a fixed value of 180 seconds may be set as the standard processing time, or a variable value of 175 seconds may be set as the experience processing time from the experience value of the past one week. . Further, the processing time may be set by adding a waiting time until the processing starts in addition to the actual processing time.

  The scheduled completion time setting unit 13 sets the scheduled completion time of the process corresponding to the acquired order based on the processing time stored in the processing time storage unit 12. Specifically, the scheduled completion time setting unit 13 sets a time calculated by adding the processing time stored in the processing time storage unit 12 to the order acquisition time (or order reception time) as the scheduled completion time.

  The order display unit 14 displays an order for which the corresponding processing is not completed on the display output unit 30. The order for which the corresponding processing has not been completed is equal to the order obtained by the order acquisition unit 11 excluding the order that has been deleted because the processing has been completed. The display of the order on the display output unit 30 displays the order in an identifiable manner. Moreover, the display of the order to the display output part 30 is displayed in the order which acquired the order on the principle of order acquisition order.

  The specific order indicator display means 15 sets a specific order indicator in a distinguishable manner to a predetermined number of specific orders in order of scheduled completion time among orders for which corresponding processing has not been completed, and displays them on the display output unit 30. To do. For example, the three orders with the earliest scheduled completion time among the orders for which the corresponding processing has not been completed are designated as specific orders. The three specific orders are displayed on the display output unit 30 as background colors (unique display modes) such as red, yellow, and blue, respectively, as specific order indicators.

  The specific order corresponding input unit 21 is provided with a predetermined number corresponding to the specific order indicator. For example, when the specific order indicator has three display modes, the specific order corresponding input unit 21 also includes three specific order corresponding input units 21a, 21b, and 21c. Corresponding specific order indicators are set in the specific order corresponding input sections 21a, 21b, and 21c, respectively. At this time, for example, when the background color red is one of the specific order signs, the specific order corresponding input unit 21a corresponding to the specific order sign of the background color red is also a red switch. That is, the display mode of the specific order in the display output unit 30 and the display mode of the specific order corresponding input unit 21 are set in a correspondence relationship that can be grasped by the operator (operator). The display mode here can distinguish the correspondence with the specific order from information such as color, pattern, shape, code, emission color, and the like, and the display in the display output unit 30 and the input unit for the specific order The thing which can grasp | ascertain a correspondence relationship with 21.

  Then, the display of the corresponding specific order is deleted from the display output unit 30 by the operation input from the specific order corresponding input unit 21. For example, the display of the specific order with the background color red is erased from the display output unit 30 by the operation input from the red specific order corresponding input unit 21a.

  Thereby, the operator can erase the display of the corresponding specific order from the display output unit 30 by one operation input of the specific order corresponding input unit 21. Since the correspondence between the specific order corresponding input unit 21 and the specific order is clearly indicated by the display mode of the specific order sign, the worker can easily grasp the correspondence between the specific order corresponding input unit 21 and the specific order. . Since a plurality of specific order correspondence input units 21 are provided having a correspondence relationship with the specific order, the probability that the processed order is a specific order is high. Therefore, an operation for selecting an order to be deleted is selected. Reduce the probability of occurrence.

  Note that the order information display device 1 is not limited to a kitchen monitor provided in a fast food kitchen or the like, but may be any other device as long as it displays a stock order on the display device and sequentially deletes the stock order after the processing is completed. It can be applied to other business types.

  Next, a more specific second embodiment will be described. The kitchen monitor system 2 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a kitchen monitor system according to the second embodiment.

  The kitchen monitor system 2 is a system for displaying an order received from a POS (Point Of Sale) cash register 200 or a ticket machine 300 on the kitchen monitor 110 in a fast food or the like, and notifying the worker of the order in the kitchen. . The kitchen monitor system 2 includes a kitchen monitor controller 100, a kitchen monitor 110, an operation panel 120, a POS cash register 200, a ticket vending machine 300, and a network 400.

  The kitchen monitor 110 and the operation panel 120 are connected to the kitchen monitor controller 100, and the kitchen monitor 110, the operation panel 120, and the kitchen monitor controller 100 constitute the order information display device 1. The kitchen monitor controller 100 corresponds to the order information display control unit 10 of the order information display device 1. The kitchen monitor 110 corresponds to the display output unit 30 of the order information display device 1. The operation panel 120 corresponds to the operation input unit 20 of the order information display device 1.

  The kitchen monitor controller 100 is connected to the network 400 and is connected to the POS cash register 200 and the ticket vending machine 300 in a communicable manner. The POS cash register 200 includes a keyboard (input device) for inputting an order, a monitor (display device) for displaying the order, and a printer capable of printing receipts and meal tickets. The POS cash register 200 is installed at a fast food counter and accepts customer orders. The order received by the POS cash register 200 is notified to the kitchen monitor controller 100 via the network 400.

  The ticket vending machine 300 returns a cash slot for inserting banknotes and coins, an IC chip reader / writer for performing electronic money settlement, a plurality of selection switches for selecting a menu, a ticket slot for issuing a food ticket, and change. It has a change return port. The ticket vending machine 300 is installed in a fast food store or at the store entrance, accepts customer orders, and issues food tickets. The order received by the ticket vending machine 300 is notified to the kitchen monitor controller 100 via the network 400. As described above, the POS cash register 200 and the ticket vending machine 300 function as an order receiving device.

  The kitchen monitor system 2 is not limited to fast food, but can be provided at a food court in a shopping center or a restaurant installed in a light corner in an expressway service area. Further, the kitchen monitor system 2 is not limited to these illustrated restaurants, and can be provided not only in a company or hospital cafeteria, a family restaurant, but also in a general cafeteria.

  Next, the outline | summary of the kitchen monitor 110 of 2nd Embodiment is demonstrated using FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an overview of the kitchen monitor according to the second embodiment. The kitchen monitor 110 is provided in a well-viewed place in the kitchen, and is suspended from, for example, a ceiling or a wall. The display unit 111 of the kitchen monitor 110 displays a list of orders acquired by the kitchen monitor controller 100 from the POS cash register 200 or the ticket vending machine 300 in the order of acquisition.

  The display unit 111 includes a plurality of order display areas 112, 113, and 114 for displaying orders. The order display area 114 is a display area where orders are not yet displayed. The order display areas 112 and 113 are display areas in which orders are set, and display order lines and order names. The operator can easily grasp the number of unprocessed orders by looking at the order line. Further, the worker can easily grasp the order contents by looking at the order name. Further, the order display areas 112a, 112b, and 112c are set to display the cursors with different background colors of red, yellow, and blue (indicating that the particular order is focused). Thereby, the orders displayed in the order display areas 112a, 112b, and 112c can be distinguished from each other by the background color (specific order indicator) in addition to the order name. More specifically, the “Yakigyo set meal” can be specified by the background color “red” of the cursor display, the “hamburger set meal” can be specified by the background color “yellow” of the cursor display, and “curry” can be specified by the background color “blue” of the cursor display. "Rice" can be specified.

  The order display areas 113 have the same display mode, and the orders displayed in the order display area 113 cannot be distinguished from each other in addition to the order name, or are difficult to distinguish from each other. .

  Although the specific order sign is the background color of the order display area 112, it may be a background pattern or a character color. In addition, the specific order indicator may be a code such as letters, numbers, symbols, marks, etc., but the specific order indicator is a display mode that does not require time for identification (a display mode that can be identified at a glance). It is desirable.

  Next, an outline of the operation panel 120 of the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an overview of the operation panel according to the second embodiment. The operation panel 120 is installed in a place where an operator in the kitchen can easily operate.

  The operation panel 120 includes operation switches 121R, 122R, and 123R of “red” display color, operation switches 121Y, 122Y, and 123Y of “yellow” display color, and switches 121B, 122B, and 123B of “blue” display color. With. Each operation switch is composed of, for example, an operation button formed of resin of a color corresponding to a specific order sign and a micro switch that detects the pressing thereof. In addition, each operation switch can also be set as the structure which mounted the surface sheet which printed the display corresponding to a specific order mark on the 3 * 3 matrix switch, or another structure.

  The operation switch 121R has a “red” button which is a substantially square shape and clearly displays “erase” as an operation unit. When this button is pressed, “red” displayed on the kitchen monitor 110 is set as a background color. It functions as one of the input units corresponding to the specific order that deletes the display of the order to be performed (specific order). The operation switch 121Y uses a “yellow” button, which is a substantially square shape and clearly displays “erase”, as an operation unit. When this button is pressed, “yellow” displayed on the kitchen monitor 110 is set as the background color. It functions as one of the input units corresponding to the specific order that deletes the display of the order to be performed (specific order). The operation switch 121 </ b> B has a “blue” button that clearly displays “erase” in a substantially square shape as an operation unit, and when this button is pressed, “blue” displayed on the kitchen monitor 110 is set as the background color. It functions as one of the input units corresponding to the specific order for deleting the display of the order to be performed (specific order).

  The operation switch 122R has a substantially triangular “red” button with the upper portion at the top as an operation portion. By pressing this button, the background display of an order (specific order) with “red” as the background color displayed on the kitchen monitor 110 is shifted up, and the background display of the other orders is switched to “red”. Therefore, the operation switch 122R functions as one of the specific order corresponding input units that perform switching selection of specific orders. The operation switch 122Y has a substantially triangular “yellow” button with the upper side at the top as an operation unit. By pressing this button, the background display of the order (specific order) with “yellow” as the background color displayed on the kitchen monitor 110 is shifted upward, and the background display of the other orders is switched to “yellow”. Therefore, the operation switch 122Y functions as one of the specific order corresponding input units that perform switching selection of specific orders. The operation switch 122B has a substantially triangular “blue” button with the upper side as a vertex as an operation unit. By pressing this button, the background display of the order (specific order) displayed on the kitchen monitor 110 with “blue” as the background color is shifted upward, and the background display of the other orders is switched to “blue”. Therefore, the operation switch 122B functions as one of the specific order corresponding input units that perform switching selection of the specific order.

  The operation switch 123 </ b> R has a substantially triangular “red” button with the lower side as a vertex as an operation unit. By pressing this button, the background display of the order (specific order) with “red” as the background color displayed on the kitchen monitor 110 is shifted downward, and the background display of the other orders is switched to “red”. Therefore, the operation switch 123R functions as one of the specific order corresponding input units that perform switching selection of specific orders. The operation switch 123Y uses a substantially triangular “yellow” button with the lower side as a vertex as an operation unit. By pressing this button, the background display of an order (specific order) with “yellow” as the background color displayed on the kitchen monitor 110 is shifted downward, and the background display of other orders is switched to “yellow”. Therefore, the operation switch 123Y functions as one of the specific order corresponding input units that perform switching selection of specific orders. The operation switch 123 </ b> B has a substantially triangular “blue” button having the lower side as a vertex as an operation unit. By pressing this button, the background display of the order (specific order) with “blue” as the background color displayed on the kitchen monitor 110 is shifted downward, and the background display of the other orders is switched to “blue”. Therefore, the operation switch 123B functions as one of the input units corresponding to the specific order that performs switching selection of the specific order.

  The kitchen monitor 110 and the operation panel 120 are not limited to one each for the kitchen monitor controller 100, and a plurality of kitchen monitors can be provided. When the kitchen is large, providing a plurality of kitchen monitors 110 makes it easy to confirm the order without the operator moving the position. In addition, when the cooking space differs between noodles and set meals, the operation time of the operation panel 120 can be further shortened by providing the operation panel 120 for each cooking space. Although the operation switches 121, 122, and 123 are provided in three modes of "red", "yellow", and "blue", the specific order corresponding input unit 21 is operated in many cases if there are three modes according to experience. The number of times can be improved.

  Next, the hardware configuration of the kitchen monitor controller 100 according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration example of the kitchen monitor controller according to the second embodiment.

  The entire kitchen monitor controller 100 is controlled by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 101. A random access memory (RAM) 102, a read only memory (ROM) 103, a communication interface 104, a graphic processing device 105, and an input / output interface 106 are connected to the CPU 101 via a bus 107.

  The RAM 102 temporarily stores at least part of an OS (Operating System) program and application programs to be executed by the CPU 101. The RAM 102 stores various data necessary for processing by the CPU 101. The flash ROM 103 stores an OS and application programs.

  A kitchen monitor 110 is connected to the graphic processing device 105. The graphic processing device 105 displays an image on the display unit 111 of the kitchen monitor 110 in accordance with an instruction from the CPU 101.

  An operation panel 120 is connected to the input / output interface 106. The input / output interface 106 can be connected to a portable recording medium interface that can write information to the portable recording medium 108 and read information from the portable recording medium 108. The input / output interface 106 transmits a signal sent from the operation panel 120 to the CPU 101 via the bus 107.

The communication interface 104 is connected to the network 400. The communication interface 104 transmits / receives data to / from the POS cash register 200 and the ticket vending machine 300.
With the hardware configuration as described above, the processing functions of the present embodiment can be realized. The POS cash register 200 and the ticket vending machine 300 can also be realized with the same hardware configuration.

  The kitchen monitor controller 100 can be configured to include modules each composed of an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array), a DSP (Digital Signal Processor), or the like, or can be configured without the CPU 101. In that case, the kitchen monitor controller 100 includes a nonvolatile memory (for example, an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable and Programmable Read Only Memory), a flash memory, a flash memory type memory card, etc.) and stores module firmware. The nonvolatile memory can write firmware via the portable recording medium 108 or the communication interface 104. Thus, the kitchen monitor controller 100 can update the firmware by rewriting the firmware stored in the nonvolatile memory.

  Next, the operation | movement outline | summary of each apparatus which comprises the kitchen monitor system 2 of 2nd Embodiment is demonstrated using FIG. FIG. 6 is an outline of operations of the POS cash register / ticket vending machine and kitchen monitor according to the second embodiment.

  When the salesperson receives the order “grilled fish set meal” from the customer at the counter and inputs it to the POS cash register 200, the POS cash register 200 accepts the order “grilled fish meal” and sets “grilled fish meal” as the menu information (order information). It transmits to the kitchen monitor controller 100. Alternatively, when the customer issues a meal ticket “baked fish set meal” at the ticket vending machine 300, the ticket machine 300 accepts the order “baked fish set meal” and transmits “baked fish set meal” as menu information (order information) to the kitchen monitor controller 100. .

  The kitchen monitor controller 100 receives the menu information “baked fish set meal” at the communication control unit. The kitchen monitor controller 100 instructs the monitor control unit to display the menu information “baked fish set meal” for the menu information “baked fish set meal” received by the communication control unit. The monitor control unit displays menu information “baked fish set meal” on the kitchen monitor 110. Furthermore, the monitor control unit sets the background display to, for example, “red” if the menu information “baked fish set meal” is a specific order.

  Next, when the salesperson receives the order “hamburger set meal” from the customer at the counter and inputs it to the POS register 200, the POS register 200 accepts the order “hamburger set meal” and sets “hamburger menu” as the menu information (order information). “Set meal” is transmitted to the kitchen monitor controller 100. Alternatively, when a customer issues a meal ticket “hamburger set meal” at the ticket vending machine 300, the ticket vending machine 300 accepts the order “hamburger set meal” and transmits “hamburger set meal” as menu information (order information) to the kitchen monitor controller 100. .

  The kitchen monitor controller 100 receives the menu information “hamburger set meal” at the communication control unit. The kitchen monitor controller 100 instructs the monitor control unit to display the menu information “hamburger set meal” for the menu information “hamburger set meal” received by the communication control unit. The monitor control unit displays the menu information “hamburger set meal” on the kitchen monitor 110. Furthermore, the monitor control unit sets the background display to, for example, “yellow” if the menu information “hamburger set meal” is a specific order.

  A worker in the kitchen sees the order displayed on the kitchen monitor 110 and executes a process corresponding to the order. For example, the menu information “Grilled fish set meal” is viewed and cooking for “Grilled fish set meal” is performed. When the “baked fish set meal” has been prepared (when processing corresponding to the order is completed), the kitchen operator checks the display of “baked fish set meal” on the operation panel 120. If the “baked fish set meal” is a specific order, the background color is any one of “red”, “yellow”, and “blue”, so the operation switch 121R corresponding to the background color of “baked fish set meal” on the operation panel 120, The operator presses one of 121Y and 121B.

  In other words, since there is a correspondence between the background color of the specific order and the display mode of the operation switch 121, the operator can operate the operation switch 121 (the operation switches 121R and 121Y in the display mode corresponding to the specific order to be deleted). , 121B). Since there are a plurality of (for example, three) operation switches 121 having a display mode corresponding to the specific order, it can be sufficiently expected that the order to be deleted corresponds to the specific order. Thereby, the operator's selection operation is omitted, the number of operations is reduced, and improvement of the worker's work efficiency can be expected.

  If “yaki fish set meal” is not a specific order, the background color is not “red”, “yellow”, or “blue” (for example, the default “white”). When the operator presses 122Y, 122B, 123R, 123Y, 123B, the background color of the “baked fish set meal” is set to one of “red”, “yellow”, and “blue”, and the specific order for “baked fish set meal” It can be.

  The kitchen monitor controller 100 receives an input of, for example, the operation switch 121R corresponding to the “baked fish set meal” in the operation panel control unit. The kitchen monitor controller 100 instructs the monitor control unit to delete the operation panel control unit, and the monitor control unit deletes the display of “baked fish set meal” from the kitchen monitor 110.

  The communication control unit can be realized by a configuration including the CPU 101, the RAM 102, the flash ROM 103, and the communication interface 104. The monitor control unit can be realized by a configuration including the CPU 101, the RAM 102, the flash ROM 103, and the graphic processing device 105. The operation panel control unit can be realized by a configuration including the CPU 101, the RAM 102, the flash ROM 103, and the input / output interface 106.

  Next, the flow of the main process of the kitchen monitor controller 100 of the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is a main flowchart of the kitchen monitor controller according to the second embodiment.

The kitchen monitor controller 100 periodically executes the main process.
[Step S11] The kitchen monitor controller 100 monitors the pressing (signal input) of the operation switches 121, 122, and 123 of the operation panel 120. If the kitchen monitor controller 100 determines that a signal is input from the operation panel 120, the process proceeds to step S12. On the other hand, if the kitchen monitor controller 100 determines that no signal is input from the operation panel 120, the process proceeds to step S13.

  [Step S12] The kitchen monitor controller 100 executes a menu erasing process when a signal is input from the operation panel 120. Details of the menu erasure process will be described later with reference to FIG. The kitchen monitor controller 100 ends the main process after executing the menu erasing process.

  [Step S13] The kitchen monitor controller 100 executes menu display processing when no signal is input from the operation panel 120. Details of the menu display processing will be described later with reference to FIG. The kitchen monitor controller 100 ends the main process after executing the menu display process.

In addition, although the main process was performed periodically, you may make it return to step S11 after execution of step S12 or step S13.
Next, a menu display process flow of the kitchen monitor controller 100 according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a flowchart of the menu display process of the kitchen monitor controller according to the second embodiment.

The menu display process is executed by the kitchen monitor controller 100 in the main process.
[Step S21] The kitchen monitor controller 100 reads data received from the POS cash register 200 or the ticket vending machine 300 via the communication interface 104 from the reception buffer and determines whether the data is menu information. The kitchen monitor controller 100 proceeds to step S22 when the menu information is received, and proceeds to step S25 when the menu information is not received.

The menu information may include at least information (for example, name and identification code) that can identify the menu, and may include an order reception time, the number of orders, and the like.
[Step S22] The kitchen monitor controller 100 additionally displays the received menu name in the order display area 114 of the kitchen monitor 110 in accordance with the received menu information. Specifically, the kitchen monitor controller 100 detects a display line having the smallest line number in which information such as a menu name is not set among the display lines of the monitor display information management table 130 of FIG. FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating a monitor display information management table according to the second embodiment. The monitor display information management table 130 records a display line for each order, an order menu name, an order reception time, and an order cooking completion (cooking completion) scheduled time.

  Then, the kitchen monitor controller 100 sets a menu name in the detected display line. Then, the kitchen monitor controller 100 displays, on the kitchen monitor 110, a menu set to a line number within the range of the order display areas 112, 113, 114 (for example, 12). Note that menus set to line numbers exceeding the number of order display areas 112, 113, 114 (for example, 13 or more) are not displayed on the kitchen monitor 110.

  [Step S23] The kitchen monitor controller 100 sets the reception time of the received menu information to the reception time of the line corresponding to the received menu in the monitor display information management table 130. When the received menu information includes the time when the POS cash register 200 or the ticket vending machine 300 accepts an order, the order reception time of the POS cash register 200 or the ticket vending machine 300 is used instead of the reception time of the menu information. The reception time set in the monitor display information management table 130 may be used.

  [Step S24] The kitchen monitor controller 100 acquires the cooking time set corresponding to the menu. And the kitchen monitor controller 100 adds the cooking time acquired to reception time, and acquires cooking completion scheduled time. And the kitchen monitor controller 100 sets the reception time of the received menu information to the cooking completion scheduled time of the line corresponding to the received menu of the monitor display information management table 130.

  [Step S25] The kitchen monitor controller 100 sets information such as menu names in the display lines of the monitor display information management table 130, and sets the line numbers within the range of the number of the order display areas 112, 113, 114. The set menu is displayed on the kitchen monitor 110.

  [Step S26] The kitchen monitor controller 100 executes a cursor display process for setting a cursor display (background display) on a menu displayed on the kitchen monitor 110. Details of the cursor display processing will be described later with reference to FIG. The kitchen monitor controller 100 ends the menu display process after executing the cursor display process.

As a result, on the kitchen monitor 110, menus whose processing is not completed are displayed in the order of the line numbers in the monitor display information management table 130 with the predetermined number as the upper limit.
Next, a flow of cursor display processing of the kitchen monitor controller 100 according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 is a flowchart of cursor display processing of the kitchen monitor controller according to the second embodiment.

The cursor display process is executed by the kitchen monitor controller 100 during the menu display process and the menu deletion process.
[Step S31] The kitchen monitor controller 100 detects the number of menus displayed on the kitchen monitor 110. The detection of the number of menu displays by the kitchen monitor controller 100 is performed by detecting the number of lines in which information such as menu names is set in the display lines of the monitor display information management table 130. If the number of menus displayed on the kitchen monitor 110 is “0”, the kitchen monitor controller 100 proceeds to step S32 if it is “1”, proceeds to step S33 if it is “2”, and proceeds to step S34 if “2”. If so, the process proceeds to step S36.

  [Step S <b> 32] Since the number of menus displayed on the kitchen monitor 110 is “0”, the kitchen monitor controller 100 ends the cursor display process with no cursor displayed on the kitchen monitor 110.

  [Step S <b> 33] Since the number of menus displayed on the kitchen monitor 110 is “1”, the kitchen monitor controller 100 displays the red cursor on the menu displayed on the kitchen monitor 110 (red background display). The display process ends. The kitchen monitor controller 100 refers to the cursor display information 160 illustrated in FIG. 17 and acquires a row for displaying the red cursor. FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating cursor display information according to the second embodiment. In the cursor display information 160, display lines for each color of “red”, “yellow”, and “blue” are set.

  [Step S34] Since the number of menus displayed on the kitchen monitor 110 is “2”, the kitchen monitor controller 100 displays a cursor on the two menus displayed on the kitchen monitor 110. The kitchen monitor controller 100 refers to the cursor display information 160 and displays a red cursor (displays a red background).

  [Step S35] The kitchen monitor controller 100 refers to the cursor display information 160 to display a yellow cursor (yellow background display). Then, the kitchen monitor controller 100 ends the cursor display process.

  [Step S36] Since the number of menus displayed on the kitchen monitor 110 is “three or more”, the kitchen monitor controller 100 displays a cursor on three of the three or more menus displayed on the kitchen monitor 110. . The kitchen monitor controller 100 refers to the cursor display information 160 and displays a red cursor (displays a red background).

[Step S37] The kitchen monitor controller 100 refers to the cursor display information 160 and displays a yellow cursor (yellow background display).
[Step S38] The kitchen monitor controller 100 refers to the cursor display information 160 and displays a blue cursor (blue background display). Then, the kitchen monitor controller 100 ends the cursor display process.

As a result, a maximum of three cursors are displayed on the kitchen monitor 110 in order of the estimated cooking completion time.
Next, a menu erasing process flow of the kitchen monitor controller 100 according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 10 is a flowchart of the menu erasing process of the kitchen monitor controller according to the second embodiment.

The menu erasure process is executed by the kitchen monitor controller 100 in the main process.
[Step S41] The kitchen monitor controller 100 detects an operation switch pressed on the operation panel 120. The kitchen monitor controller 100 proceeds to step S42 when the pressed operation switch is one of the operation switches 121R, 122R, and 123R having the display color of “red”. Then, the kitchen monitor controller 100 proceeds to step S45 when the pressed operation switch is one of the operation switches 121Y, 122Y, and 123Y having a display color of “yellow”. If the pressed operation switch is one of the operation switches 121B, 122B, and 123B having the display color “blue”, the kitchen monitor controller 100 proceeds to step S48.

  [Step S42] The kitchen monitor controller 100 proceeds to step S51 when the pressed operation switch having the display color of “red” is the operation switch 121R having a substantially rectangular shape clearly indicating “delete”. When the pressed “red” display color operation switch is the operation switch 123R having a substantially triangular shape with the lower side at the top, the kitchen monitor controller 100 proceeds to step S43. The kitchen monitor controller 100 proceeds to step S44 when the pressed “red” display color operation switch is the substantially triangular operation switch 122R whose top is the top.

  [Step S43] The kitchen monitor controller 100 shifts the display line of the red cursor downward by one line. When the yellow cursor or the blue cursor is displayed at the shift destination, the kitchen monitor controller 100 shifts the red cursor down two lines or three lines across the yellow cursor and the blue cursor. The kitchen monitor controller 100 shifts the display line of the red cursor, and then proceeds to step S52.

  [Step S44] The kitchen monitor controller 100 shifts the display line of the red cursor up by one line. When the yellow cursor or the blue cursor is displayed at the shift destination, the kitchen monitor controller 100 shifts the red cursor up two lines or three lines across the yellow cursor and the blue cursor. The kitchen monitor controller 100 shifts the display line of the red cursor, and then proceeds to step S52.

  [Step S45] The kitchen monitor controller 100 proceeds to step S51 when the pressed operation switch with the display color of “yellow” is the operation switch 121Y having a substantially rectangular shape clearly indicating the display of “erase”. Then, the kitchen monitor controller 100 proceeds to step S46 if the pressed operation switch of “yellow” is the operation switch 123Y having a substantially triangular shape with the lower side at the top. Then, the kitchen monitor controller 100 proceeds to step S47 when the operation switch of the pressed “yellow” display color is the operation switch 122Y having a substantially triangular shape with the upper side at the top.

  [Step S46] The kitchen monitor controller 100 shifts the display line of the yellow cursor downward by one line. When a blue cursor or a red cursor is displayed at the shift destination, the kitchen monitor controller 100 shifts the yellow cursor down two lines or three lines across the blue cursor and the red cursor. The kitchen monitor controller 100 shifts the display line of the yellow cursor, and then proceeds to step S52.

  [Step S47] The kitchen monitor controller 100 shifts the display line of the yellow cursor up by one line. When a blue cursor or a red cursor is displayed at the shift destination, the kitchen monitor controller 100 shifts the yellow cursor up two lines or three lines across the blue cursor and the red cursor. The kitchen monitor controller 100 shifts the display line of the yellow cursor, and then proceeds to step S52.

  [Step S48] The kitchen monitor controller 100 proceeds to Step S51 when the pressed operation switch of “blue” is the operation switch 121B having a substantially rectangular shape clearly indicating “erase”. The kitchen monitor controller 100 proceeds to step S49 when the pressed “blue” display color operation switch is the substantially triangular operation switch 123B having the lower side at the top. The kitchen monitor controller 100 proceeds to step S50 when the pressed operation switch of “blue” is the substantially triangular operation switch 122B having the upper side at the top.

  [Step S49] The kitchen monitor controller 100 shifts the display line of the blue cursor down by one line. When a red cursor or a yellow cursor is displayed at the shift destination, the kitchen monitor controller 100 shifts the blue cursor down two lines or three lines across the red cursor and the yellow cursor. The kitchen monitor controller 100 shifts the display line of the blue cursor, and then proceeds to step S52.

  [Step S50] The kitchen monitor controller 100 shifts the display line of the blue cursor up by one line. When a red cursor or a yellow cursor is displayed at the shift destination, the kitchen monitor controller 100 shifts the blue cursor up two lines or three lines across the red cursor and the yellow cursor. The kitchen monitor controller 100 shifts the display line of the blue cursor, and then proceeds to step S52.

  [Step S51] The kitchen monitor controller 100 deletes the menu (target menu) of the cursor display line corresponding to the operation switches 121R, 121Y, and 121B when any of the operation switches 121R, 121Y, and 121B is pressed. Executes menu erasure processing. Details of the target menu erasing process will be described later with reference to FIG. The kitchen monitor controller 100 proceeds to step S53 after executing the target menu erasing process.

[Step S52] The kitchen monitor controller 100 updates the display line of the cursor display information 160 to the shift destination.
[Step S53] The kitchen monitor controller 100 executes a cursor display process and ends the menu erasure process.

Thereby, the cursor display of the kitchen monitor 110 based on operation of the operation panel 120 is updated.
Next, the flow of the target menu erasing process of the kitchen monitor controller 100 according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 11 is a flowchart of the target menu erasing process of the kitchen monitor controller according to the second embodiment.

The target menu deletion process is executed by the kitchen monitor controller 100 during the menu deletion process.
[Step S61] The kitchen monitor controller 100 refers to the display line of the cursor display information 160 for the cursor display positions corresponding to the operation switches 121R, 121Y, and 121B, and identifies the target menu in the monitor display information management table 130. .

[Step S62] The kitchen monitor controller 100 calculates the current cooking time from the reception time of the target menu and the current time.
[Step S63] The kitchen monitor controller 100 records the target menu and the calculated cooking time in the cooking time log table 140 of FIG. FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating a cooking time log table according to the second embodiment. In the cooking time log table 140, the name of the menu for which cooking has been completed and the time (cooking time) required for cooking the menu are recorded as a log.

  [Step S64] The kitchen monitor controller 100 deletes the target menu in the monitor display information management table 130 and updates the display line of each menu. Then, the kitchen monitor controller 100 ends the target menu deletion process.

  Next, the flow of the cooking time average value calculation process of the kitchen monitor controller 100 of the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 12 is a flowchart of the cooking time average value calculation process of the kitchen monitor controller according to the second embodiment.

  The cooking time average value calculation process is executed regularly or irregularly by the kitchen monitor controller 100. The cooking time average value calculation process can be executed, for example, at a fixed time such as every day or every week, or when the kitchen monitor controller 100 is activated or when the activation is completed.

  [Step S <b> 71] The kitchen monitor controller 100 extracts the calculation target data of the cooking time average value from the cooking time table 150. The extraction target is the cooking time for the same menu. The cooking time table 150 records the menu name and cooking time, but the cooking date and time, the person in charge of cooking, the congestion situation, etc. may be recorded. For example, the cooking date and time can be acquired from the calendar function of the kitchen monitor controller 100, and the person in charge of cooking can be acquired from an in-store server (not shown) that can identify the worker from a work shift table or a time recorder. In addition, it is possible to grasp whether or not the congestion status is crowded by comparing the order reception status per hour of the POS cash register 200 and the ticket vending machine 300 and the order acquisition status per hour of the kitchen monitor controller 100 with a threshold value. it can.

[Step S72] The kitchen monitor controller 100 calculates the cooking time average value from the extracted calculation target data.
[Step S73] The kitchen monitor controller 100 stores the calculated cooking time average value in the average cooking time of the corresponding menu in the cooking time table 150 of FIG. FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating a cooking time table according to the second embodiment. In the cooking time table 150, the menu name, the reference cooking time of each menu, the average cooking time, and the busy cooking time are recorded. The reference cooking time is a cooking time serving as a reference preset for each menu. The average cooking time is the cooking time that is the average value of the cooking time log for each menu. The busy average cooking time is the cooking time that is the average value of the cooking time log for each menu during the busy time. In addition, the cooking time table 150 may calculate and store the average cooking time for each day of the week, the average cooking time for each time zone, the average cooking time for each person in charge of cooking, and the like.

  [Step S74] The kitchen monitor controller 100 determines whether or not there is a menu to be used for calculating the cooking time average value. The kitchen monitor controller 100 proceeds to step S71 when there is a menu to be used for calculating the cooking time average value. On the other hand, the kitchen monitor controller 100 complete | finishes a cooking time average value calculation process, when there is no menu used as the object which calculates a cooking time average value.

  The average value to be calculated is not limited to the arithmetic average, but may be a geometric average. Moreover, although the average value was calculated as a value representing the cooking time for each menu, the mode value, the median value, or a value obtained by a predetermined calculation formula is used as a representative value instead of the average value. May be.

  Next, the flow of the cooking time update process of the kitchen monitor controller 100 of the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 13 is a flowchart of the cooking time update process of the kitchen monitor controller according to the second embodiment.

  The cooking time update process is performed regularly or irregularly by the kitchen monitor controller 100. The cooking time update process is executed, for example, at a predetermined time such as every day or every week, or when an event occurs such as when an order is acquired. In the cooking time update process, the cooking time used to calculate the cooking completion scheduled time set in the monitor display information management table 130 is updated. The cooking time to be updated is performed by selecting one cooking time from among a plurality of cooking times recorded in the cooking time table 150 (for example, a reference cooking time, an average cooking time, a busy average cooking time, etc.).

  [Step S81] The kitchen monitor controller 100 determines whether the cooking time needs to be updated. Whether the cooking time needs to be updated is determined based on preset conditions such as a predetermined time and a predetermined day of the week. If the kitchen monitor controller 100 determines that the cooking time update is necessary, the kitchen monitor controller 100 proceeds to step S82. On the other hand, if the kitchen monitor controller 100 determines that the cooking time update is not necessary, the kitchen monitor controller 100 proceeds to step S83.

  [Step S82] The kitchen monitor controller 100 determines whether the current time is busy. Whether the current time is busy or not is determined by, for example, the number of orders acquired per hour or the fact that the difference between the actual cooking time and the reference cooking time is greater than a threshold value. If the kitchen monitor controller 100 determines that the current time is busy, the kitchen monitor controller 100 proceeds to step S84. On the other hand, if the kitchen monitor controller 100 determines that the current time is not busy, the process proceeds to step S85.

[Step S83] The kitchen monitor controller 100 updates the cooking time used for calculating the cooking completion scheduled time with the reference cooking time, and ends the cooking time update process.
[Step S84] The kitchen monitor controller 100 updates the cooking time used for calculating the cooking completion scheduled time with the average cooking time during busy hours, and ends the cooking time update process.

[Step S85] The kitchen monitor controller 100 updates the cooking time used for calculating the cooking completion scheduled time with the cooking time average value, and ends the cooking time update process.
Thereby, the specific order is appropriately selected by increasing the calculation accuracy of the estimated cooking completion time, and the work efficiency of the operator is improved.

  Next, a third embodiment will be described. The third embodiment is different from the second embodiment in that a plurality of orders of the same menu are grouped. This is because the same menu is often cooked at the same time, and the aim is to improve the operator's work efficiency in the hope that the grouped orders will be continuously cooked.

  The display on the kitchen monitor 110 when a plurality of orders are grouped will be described with reference to FIGS. 18 and 19 are views showing an overview of the kitchen monitor of the third embodiment. FIG. 20 is a diagram illustrating an overview of the operation panel according to the third embodiment. FIG. 22 is a monitor display information management table according to the third embodiment.

  The display unit 111a of the kitchen monitor 110 displays a red cursor on the “baked fish set meal” on the “01” line, a yellow cursor on the “hamburger set meal” on the “02” line, and a blue cursor on the “curry rice” on the “03” line. ing. The display of “G01” indicating grouping (grouping display) indicates that “curry rice” in the “03”, “05”, and “06” lines is grouped. When a plurality of orders are grouped, grouping information is recorded in the grouping item of the monitor display information management table 151. The grouping display is displayed on the kitchen monitor 110 based on the grouping information in the grouping item of the monitor display information management table 151.

  The operation panel 125 corresponding to the order grouping includes operation switches 126R, 127R, 128R, and 129R having a display color of “red”, operation switches 126Y, 127Y, 128Y, and 129Y having a display color of “yellow”, and “blue”. Display color switches 126B, 127B, 128B, and 129B.

  The operation switches 126R, 126Y, and 126B that clearly indicate “erase” in a substantially square shape are the same as the operation switches 121R, 121Y, and 121B of the operation panel 120 of the second embodiment. The substantially triangular operation switches 128R, 128Y, and 128B having the upper side at the top are the same as the operation switches 122R, 122Y, and 122B of the operation panel 120 of the second embodiment. The substantially triangular operation switches 129R, 129Y, and 129B with the lower side at the top are the same as the operation switches 123R, 123Y, and 123B of the operation panel 120 of the second embodiment.

  The operation panel 125 is different from the operation panel 120 of the second embodiment in that it includes operation switches 127R, 127Y, and 127B. The operation switch 127 </ b> R has a “red” button which is a substantially square shape and clearly displays “collective (erase)” as an operation unit. By pressing this button, “red” displayed on the kitchen monitor 110 is displayed. It functions as one of the input units corresponding to the specific order that deletes the display of the order (specific order) with the background color and the display of the group with the order with the background color of “red”. The operation switch 127 </ b> Y has a “yellow” button, which is a substantially square shape and clearly displays “collective (erase)”, and the “yellow” displayed on the kitchen monitor 110 when this button is pressed. It functions as one of the input units corresponding to the specific order that deletes the display of the order (specific order) as the background color and the display of the same group as the order whose background color is “yellow”. The operation switch 127 </ b> B has a “blue” button, which is a substantially rectangular shape and clearly displays “collective (erase)”, and the “blue” displayed on the kitchen monitor 110 when this button is pressed. It functions as one of the input units corresponding to the specific order that deletes the display of the order (specific order) with the background color and the display of the group with the order with the background color of “blue”.

  Note that when the display of the order (specific order) with “red” as the background color displayed on the kitchen monitor 110 is deleted by pressing the operation switch 126R, one of the orders in the same group as the order with the “red” background color is deleted. One is a specific order. The same applies to the operation switches 126Y and 126B. As a result, when the operation switch 126B is pressed while the display unit 111a is displayed, “curry and rice” on the “03” line is erased and orders on the “04” and subsequent lines are shifted as in the display unit 111b. Then, the “curry and rice” group “G01” in the “03” row and the first group “04” and “curry rice” in the same group are displayed as a blue cursor. Therefore, when cooking “Curry and Rice” on “04” (FIG. 19) and “Curry and Rice” on “04” (FIG. 19) at the same time as cooking “Curry and Rice” on “03” (FIG. 18), the operation switch 126B is pressed twice. You can delete two orders.

  In addition, when “Curry and rice” in “04” (FIG. 19) and “Curry and rice” in “05” (FIG. 19) are being cooked simultaneously with cooking of “Curry and rice” in “03” (FIG. 18) By pressing switch 127B only once, three orders can be deleted. It should be noted that the range of orders to be erased at once may be all of the ranges recorded in the monitor display information management table 151, or displayed on the kitchen monitor 110 among the orders recorded in the monitor display information management table 151. It is good also as a range.

  Further, when the display of the order (specific order) with “red” as the background color displayed on the kitchen monitor 110 is deleted by pressing the operation switch 126R, the order of the same group as the order with the background color of “red” is maximized. A specific order may be set within the range of the specific order number. The same applies to the operation switches 126Y and 126B. That is, when the grouped specific order is deleted, the other specific order may be changed to another order in the same group as the deleted specific order. Specifically, when the operation switch 126B is pressed in the display unit 111a, “curry rice” in the “03” row is deleted as in the display unit 111b, and orders in the “04” and subsequent rows are shifted. Then, the “curry and rice” group “G01” in the “03” row is the same group and the first “04” row “curry and rice” is displayed in a red cursor, and the “05” row “curry and rice” is displayed. A yellow cursor appears. Therefore, when “Curry and rice” in “04” (FIG. 19) and “05” (FIG. 19) is being cooked simultaneously with cooking of “Curry and rice” in “03” (FIG. 18), By pressing the switches 126B, 126R, and 126Y once, the three orders can be deleted.

  Next, the flow of the target menu deletion process of the kitchen monitor controller 100 according to the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 21 is a flowchart of target menu deletion processing of the kitchen monitor controller according to the third embodiment.

The target menu deletion process is executed by the kitchen monitor controller 100 during the menu deletion process.
[Step S91] The kitchen monitor controller 100 refers to the display line of the cursor display information 160 for the cursor display positions corresponding to the operation switches 126R, 126Y, 126B, 127R, 127Y, and 127B in the monitor display information management table 151. Identify a target menu.

  [Step S92] The kitchen monitor controller 100 refers to the grouping items in the monitor display information management table 151 to determine whether or not the target menu is grouped. The kitchen monitor controller 100 proceeds to step S93 when the target menu is grouped, and proceeds to step S95 when the target menu is not grouped.

  [Step S93] The kitchen monitor controller 100 determines whether or not the operation switches 127R, 127Y, and 127B have been pressed (whether the processing has been executed by pressing the operation switches 127R, 127Y, and 127B). If the kitchen monitor controller 100 determines that pressing of the operation switches 127R, 127Y, and 127B has been detected, that is, if there is a batch erasure instruction for a menu grouped with the target menu, the process proceeds to step S94. On the other hand, if the kitchen monitor controller 100 determines that pressing of the operation switches 127R, 127Y, and 127B is not detected, that is, if there is no instruction for batch erasure of the menu grouped with the target menu, the kitchen monitor controller 100 proceeds to step S95. .

  [Step S94] The kitchen monitor controller 100 identifies the target menu and the grouped menu (grouping menu) in the monitor display information management table 151.

[Step S95] The kitchen monitor controller 100 calculates the current cooking time from the reception time of the target menu and the current time.
[Step S96] The kitchen monitor controller 100 records the target menu and the calculated cooking time in the cooking time log table 140 of FIG.

  [Step S97] The kitchen monitor controller 100 deletes the target menu in the monitor display information management table 151 and updates the display line of each menu. Then, the kitchen monitor controller 100 ends the target menu deletion process.

Next, an order receiving process flow of the ticket vending machine 300 according to the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 23 is a flowchart of order reception processing of the ticket vending machine according to the third embodiment.
The order receiving process is executed by the ticket vending machine 300 when an order is received.

  [Step S101] The ticket vending machine 300 detects a grouping trigger. The grouping trigger is detected by pressing a grouping start button provided in the ticket vending machine 300, for example.

[Step S102] The ticket vending machine 300 detects a menu order by pressing an order button provided in the ticket vending machine 300.
[Step S103] The ticket vending machine 300 transmits menu information corresponding to the detected order to the kitchen monitor controller 100. When the ticket vending machine 300 detects grouping and rigging, the ticket vending machine 300 adds the grouping information to the menu information corresponding to the detected order and transmits it to the kitchen monitor controller 100.

  [Step S104] The ticket vending machine 300 determines the end of grouping. The end of grouping is detected, for example, by pressing a grouping end button provided in the ticket vending machine 300. When the ticket vending machine 300 determines the end of grouping, the ticket vending machine 300 ends the order reception process. On the other hand, if the ticket vending machine 300 does not determine the end of grouping, the ticket vending machine 300 proceeds to step S102.

Thereby, the ticket vending machine 300 can group a predetermined order, and the kitchen monitor controller 100 can grasp the grouped order.
In addition, although the example which performs the trigger of grouping and the detection of the end of grouping with the exclusive button provided in the ticket vending machine 300 was shown, the grouping trigger is detected by cash insertion, and the end of grouping is detected by pressing the change button. You can also do it.

  Further, when the settlement unit can be grasped as in prepaid card settlement, electronic money settlement, and credit card settlement, orders settled by the same settlement means may be grouped. Further, an existing button such as a “takeout button” provided in the ticket vending machine 300 may be used as a grouping start button. In particular, detection of the “take-out button” being pressed is suitable for detecting a grouping trigger in that it accepts a request from a customer who wants to take home at the same timing.

In addition, although the case where the grouping information is added by the ticket vending machine 300 is shown, the grouping information can be added similarly in the POS cash register 200.
Note that the orders to be grouped may be grouped together with different orders. By doing in this way, the request from the customer who wants the cooking completion timing to be aligned can be transmitted to the kitchen.

  Moreover, as for the orders to be grouped, only the same orders among the accepted orders may be grouped together. By doing in this way, the request from the customer who wants the same cooking completion timing for the same order can be transmitted to the kitchen.

  Next, a flow of grouping processing of the kitchen monitor controller 100 according to the fourth embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 24 is a flowchart of the grouping process of the kitchen monitor controller according to the fourth embodiment. In the third embodiment, grouping of a plurality of orders is performed by the ticket vending machine 300. However, the fourth embodiment is different in that grouping of a plurality of orders is performed by the kitchen monitor controller 100.

The grouping process is executed by the kitchen monitor controller 100 when an order is acquired.
[Step S111] The kitchen monitor controller 100 determines whether there is an order that can be grouped with the acquired order for the order recorded in the monitor display information management table 151. If there is an order that can be grouped with the acquired order, the kitchen monitor controller 100 proceeds to step S112, and ends the grouping process when there is no order that can be grouped with the acquired order.

  [Step S112] The kitchen monitor controller 100 groups the acquired order and the groupable order into the same group. For example, when the orders received within a predetermined time are the same menu, the kitchen monitor controller 100 groups the acquired orders and the orders received within the predetermined time into the same group. In addition, since cooking may already be started, grouping may be performed when the remaining number of orders is greater than or equal to a predetermined number (it can be expected that cooking is not yet started).

  In this way, even if the POS cash register 200 and the ticket vending machine 300 do not have a grouping function, the kitchen monitor controller 100 has a grouping function, so that a plurality of orders can be grouped. In addition, the kitchen monitor controller 100 can determine the grouping by referring to the monitor display information management table 151 and taking into account the remaining number of orders and the elapsed time from order acquisition.

  The above processing functions can be realized by a computer. In that case, a program describing the processing contents of the functions that the kitchen monitor controller 100 should have is provided. By executing the program on a computer, the above processing functions are realized on the computer. The program describing the processing contents can be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium (including a portable recording medium). Examples of the computer-readable recording medium include a magnetic recording device, an optical disk, a magneto-optical recording medium, and a semiconductor memory. Examples of the magnetic recording device include a hard disk device (HDD), a flexible disk (FD), and a magnetic tape. Optical discs include DVD (Digital Versatile Disc), DVD-RAM, CD-ROM, CD-R (Recordable) / RW (ReWritable), and the like. Magneto-optical recording media include MO (Magneto-Optical disk).

  When distributing the program, for example, portable recording media such as a DVD and a CD-ROM in which the program is recorded are sold. It is also possible to store the program in a storage device of a server computer and transfer the program from the server computer to another computer via a network.

  The computer that executes the program stores, for example, the program recorded on the portable recording medium or the program transferred from the server computer in its own storage device. Then, the computer reads the program from its own storage device and executes processing according to the program. The computer can also read the program directly from the portable recording medium and execute processing according to the program. Further, each time the program is transferred from the server computer, the computer can sequentially execute processing according to the received program.

Note that various modifications can be made to the above-described embodiment without departing from the gist of the embodiment.
Further, the above-described embodiments can be modified and changed by those skilled in the art, and are not limited to the exact configurations and application examples described.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Order information display apparatus 10 Order information display control part 11 Order acquisition means 12 Processing time memory | storage means 13 Completion completion time setting means 14 Order display means 15 Specific order indicator display means 20 Operation input part 21, 21a, 21b, 21c Corresponding to a specific order Input unit 30 Display output unit 400 Network

Claims (8)

Order acquisition means for acquiring an order;
Processing time storage means for storing the processing time for each order;
A scheduled completion time setting means for setting a scheduled completion time of processing corresponding to the order based on the processing time;
Order display means for displaying the order names of the orders for which corresponding processing has not been completed in a plurality of order display areas set in the display output unit;
Among the orders, a specific order indicator having a mutually distinguishable aspect is set to a predetermined number of specific orders in order of the scheduled completion time and the order name is displayed in the order display area corresponding to the specific order in the display output unit. Specific order indicator display means for displaying each of the specific order indicators;
Before SL has a particular order corresponding input unit which is installed by the number of the predetermined number to correspond to a specific orders, the said specific order in which the one particular order corresponding input is corresponding by being input operation and the operation input unit for accepting an erasure of the display on the display output unit,
An order information display device comprising: 2. The order information display according to claim 1, wherein the specific order indicator display unit sets a specific order indicator in a distinguishable manner to a predetermined number of specific orders in order of the scheduled completion time of the orders. apparatus.   2. The order information display device according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined number is three. The order acquisition means includes grouping means for grouping a plurality of acquired orders,
The specific order sign display means includes
When deletion of display of the grouped specific orders on the display output unit is accepted from one of the input units corresponding to the specific order, orders in the same group as the grouped specific orders are grouped to the specific orders 2. The order information display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a specific order corresponding to the specific order corresponding input unit that has received erasure is set. The order acquisition means includes grouping means for grouping a plurality of acquired orders,
One of the input units corresponding to the specific order is
When erasing display of the grouped specific orders on the display output unit is accepted, erasing of display on the display output unit is accepted including orders of the same group as the grouped specific orders. The order information display device according to claim 1. An order acceptance device for accepting orders;
In an order information display system comprising: an order information display device that displays the order;
The order information display device includes:
Order obtaining means for obtaining the order from the order receiving device;
Processing time storage means for storing the processing time for each order;
A scheduled completion time setting means for setting a scheduled completion time of processing corresponding to the order based on the processing time;
Order display means for displaying the order names of the orders for which corresponding processing has not been completed in a plurality of order display areas set in the display output unit;
Among the orders, a specific order indicator having a mutually distinguishable aspect is set to a predetermined number of specific orders in order of the scheduled completion time and the order name is displayed in the order display area corresponding to the specific order in the display output unit. Specific order indicator display means for displaying each of the specific order indicators;
The has only installed the particular order corresponding input number of each specific orders in response the predetermined number, the display of the specific order in which the one particular order corresponding input is corresponding by being input operation and the operation input unit for accepting an erasure of the display to the output section,
An order information display system comprising:   The order receiving device is:
  Additional information notifying means for notifying the order information display device of additional information for handling a plurality of orders as a group of orders,
  The order acquisition means includes grouping means for grouping a plurality of acquired orders,
  One of the input units corresponding to the specific order is:
  When erasing display of the grouped specific orders on the display output unit is accepted, erasing of display on the display output unit is accepted including orders of the same group as the grouped specific orders. The order information display system according to claim 6.   Get the order,
  Set a scheduled completion time for processing corresponding to the order based on the processing time for each order,
  A specific order indicator that is distinguishable from each other is set in a predetermined number of specific orders in the order of the scheduled completion time of the orders, and an order name of the order for which the corresponding processing has not been completed is set in the display output unit The specific order indicator is displayed together with the order name in the order display area of the display output unit corresponding to the specific order and displayed in the order display area being displayed,
  From the specific order corresponding input unit installed in the predetermined number corresponding to the specific order, accepting the deletion of the display on the display output unit of the corresponding specific order,
  An order information display method comprising: deleting the specific order that has been accepted to be deleted from the display of the display output unit.

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