JP5675735B2 - Information terminal and program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an information terminal and a program used for inputting information on products ordered from customers at restaurants such as restaurants.

  In restaurants such as family restaurants, hand-held information terminals, so-called handy terminals, are known in which information on products ordered by customers can be easily and quickly input by hand and wirelessly transmitted to the kitchen.

  This handy terminal has a touch panel type liquid crystal display unit for information input, and informs the user that it is running until the application program that makes the handy terminal function is completed after the power is turned on. Is displayed on the LCD.

JP 2008-171143 A

  The handy terminal is used not only for inputting information on products to be ordered, but also for use as an educational device in which a store clerk operates and learns the sales method and the customer service method.

  However, the startup screen that is displayed only informs that it is currently starting up. Even when the store clerk is used as an educational device for learning the sales method and the customer service method, only the activation screen is displayed, and the user cannot know exactly what the application is after activation.

  An object of the embodiment is to provide an information terminal and a program capable of accurately telling a user that the system is being started up along with the usage after the startup.

The information terminal of the embodiment includes a display unit and first to fourth control means. The first control means activates a preselected one of the plurality of application programs when the power is turned on. The second control means switches the selection of the application program according to a predetermined first operation. Third control means, the one that has been preselected from among the plurality of activation screen data for notifying with application after start is being started, start from power-on of the application program by the first control means period smell to completion Te displayed in table radical 113. A 4th control means switches selection of starting screen data according to 2nd operation different from 1st operation .

The figure which shows the inner side of the base | substrate part of one Embodiment, and the inner side of a cover body part. The figure which shows three operation keys of the side part of one Embodiment. The figure which shows the back surface side of the base | substrate part of one Embodiment, and a battery pack. The block diagram of the control circuit of one Embodiment. The flowchart which shows the control which CPU of one Embodiment performs. The figure which shows the 1st starting screen displayed on the display part inside the base | substrate part of one Embodiment. The figure which shows the 2nd starting screen displayed on the display part inside the base | substrate part of one Embodiment.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a handheld information terminal, a so-called handy terminal, which comprises a base portion 10 and a lid portion 20 connected to the base portion 10 through hinges 2 and 3 so as to be freely opened and closed. In use, the lid 20 is opened to the right as shown in the figure to expose the touch panel type liquid crystal display 11 inside the base 10 and the operation unit 21 inside the lid 20. When not in use, the lid 20 can be closed in the left direction and stored in a pocket of an attendant.

  The touch panel type liquid crystal display unit 11 in the base unit 10 includes an operation pattern display area 11a in which a large number of operation patterns such as characters of product names, product figures, product pictograms are arranged and displayed substantially vertically and horizontally on the upper half side, and numerical values. It has a key display area 11b where keys and character keys are arranged and displayed on the lower side. A large number of operation pads 22 on which characters of product names, product graphics, product pictograms, and the like are described are arranged in the operation unit 21 inside the lid unit 20 vertically and horizontally.

  The liquid crystal display unit 11 of the base unit 10 is exposed by opening the lid unit 20 in the right direction while holding the base unit 10 with the left hand, and can be touch-operated with the right hand finger. Similarly, the operation unit 21 of the lid unit 20 can be touch-operated with the right finger.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of operation keys such as an upward shift key 12, a downward shift key 13, and a circular enter key 14 are arranged on a side surface portion along the longitudinal direction of the base portion 10. The enter key 14 is used as, for example, a confirmation key for an order in which data is input. The enter key 14 can be pressed with the thumb of the left hand while holding the base unit 10 with the left hand. Similarly, the upward shift key 12 and the downward shift key 13 can be pressed with the thumb of the left hand while the base unit 10 is held by the left hand.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the battery pack 15 is fitted and attached to the lower portion of the back surface of the base portion 10 in a flush state. The battery pack 15 is removed from the base unit 10 and set in a dedicated charger for charging, and the battery pack 15 after charging is removed from the charger and fitted into the mounting position of the base unit 10 to thereby obtain a handy terminal. 1 is turned on.

A control circuit of the handy terminal 1 is shown in FIG.
A CPU 100 of a microcomputer is mounted on a circuit board of the base unit 10. The CPU 100 has a touch panel 101, an LCD display module 102, a wireless unit 103, a storage unit such as a ROM 104, a storage unit such as a RAM 105, a storage unit such as a BIOS-ROM 106, and the upward A shift key 12, a downward shift key 13, and an enter key 14 are connected. The operation unit 21 is mounted on the circuit board of the lid 20 and the operation unit 21 is connected to the CPU 100 on the base unit 10 side via a flexible wiring cable.

  The touch panel 101 and the LCD display module 102 constitute a touch panel type liquid crystal display unit 11 in the base unit 10. That is, images of various operation patterns and various operation keys are displayed on the LCD display module 102 and displayed transparently on the touch panel 101.

  The wireless unit 103 is provided with an antenna 103a, and has a function of transmitting data supplied from the CPU 100 together with a specific ID code, receiving data transmitted from an external device, and supplying the data to the CPU 100.

  The ROM 104 stores an operating system (OS) 104a, a plurality of application programs 104b and 104c, and various display pattern data 104d such as characters / graphics / pictograms. The BIOS-ROM 106 stores a BIOS (Basic Input / Output) 106a for hardware initialization, first boot screen data 106b, and second boot screen data 106c.

  The application programs 104b and 104c in the ROM 104 are prepared for causing the handy terminal 1 to function as different devices. For example, the application program 104b causes the handy terminal 1 to function as information input equipment for products ordered from customers at restaurants such as restaurants. The application program 104c causes the handy terminal 1 to function as an educational device in which a store clerk operates and learns a sales method and a customer service method.

  The first start-up screen data 106b in the BIOS-ROM 106 is for notifying that the handy terminal 1 is being started up, together with the use of the handy terminal 1 being for inputting information on ordered products. . The second start-up screen data 106c in the BIOS-ROM 106 is used for notifying that the handy terminal 1 is being started up, together with the use of the handy terminal 1 being used for teaching sales methods and customer service methods. It is.

  The BIOS 106a in the BIOS-ROM 106 includes a program that is activated when the handy terminal 1 is turned on to initialize the hardware. The CPU 100 realizes the following means (1) to (4) as main functions based on cooperation with the program of the BIOS 106a.

  (1) First control means for starting a preselected application program among the application programs 104b and 104c in the ROM 104 when the power is turned on.

  (2) Second control means for sequentially switching the selection of the application programs 104b and 104c in the ROM 104 in accordance with a predetermined operation of the operation unit 21 in the lid unit 20. This selection switching is executed, for example, only when the activation of one of the application programs 104b and 104c is completed and the handy terminal 1 is operating. The predetermined operation of the operation unit 21 is, for example, as shown in FIG. 1, among the many operation pads 22 in the operation unit 21, simultaneously pressing predetermined operation pads 22 a and 22 b or in a predetermined order. This is a pressing operation, which is described in an operation manual for the handy terminal 1.

  (3) Third control means for displaying, on the liquid crystal display unit 11, startup screen data designated in advance among the startup screen data 106 b and 106 c in the BIOS-ROM 106 during a period from when the power is turned on until the startup of the application program is completed. .

  (4) Fourth control for sequentially switching the designation for the start screen data 106b and 106c in the BIOS-ROM 106 in accordance with predetermined operations on the upward shift key 12, the downward shift key 13 and the enter key 14 on the side of the base unit 10. means. This designation switching is executed, for example, only during the period from turning on the power supply to the completion of starting the application program, that is, only during the display period of the startup screen data.

Next, control executed by the CPU 100 in cooperation with the program of the BIOS 106a will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
When the battery pack 15 is attached and the power is turned on (YES in step 201), the BIOS 106a is activated and the hardware is initialized (step 202). Then, the start screen data designated in advance among the start screen data in the BIOS-ROM 106, for example, the start screen data 106b is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 11 (step 203). That is, as shown in FIG. Please wait for a while ”, the name of the store where the handy terminal 1 is used,“ XX Restaurant ”, and the start-up screen X including the recommended product photo image etc. Is displayed.

  In addition, an operating system (OS) 104a in the ROM 104 and an application program selected in advance among the application programs in the ROM 104, such as the application program 104b, are started upon the power-on (step 204). Even during the activation, the display of the activation screen X is continued.

  When the activation of the application program 104b is completed (YES in step 205), the display of the activation screen X displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 11 is terminated. Instead, the initial screen by the application program 104b is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 11. It is displayed (step 206). Further, upon completion of the activation of the application program 104b, the handy terminal 1 functions as an information input device for products ordered by customers at restaurants such as restaurants.

  In this way, by displaying the startup screen X during the period from when the power is turned on until the startup of the application program 104b is completed, the usage of the handy terminal 1 can be ordered to the staff holding the handy terminal 1. It is possible to accurately grasp that this is an information input device.

  On the other hand, if the application program 104c is selected in advance, the startup screen X displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 11 is displayed as the startup of the application program 104c is completed (YES in step 205). Instead, an initial screen by the application program 104c is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 11 (step 206). However, in this case, upon completion of the activation of the application program 104c, the handy terminal 1 functions as an educational device for learning the sales method and the customer service method. In this case, the display of the startup screen X so far is not appropriate.

  In such a case, the attendant having the handy terminal 1 faces the side portion of the base unit 10 upward during the period from the power-on to the completion of the activation of the application program 104c, that is, the period during which the activation screen X is displayed. A predetermined operation is performed on the shift key 12, the downward shift key 13, and the enter key 14. This predetermined operation is to simultaneously press or operate some of the upward shift key 12, the downward shift key 13, and the enter key 14 in a predetermined order, and is recorded in an operation manual related to the handy terminal 1 or the like. .

  When a predetermined operation is performed on the upward shift key 12, the downward shift key 13, and the enter key 14 during the period from when the power is turned on until the activation of the application program 104c is completed (NO in step 205), BIOS- The startup screen data 106c in the BIOS-ROM 106 is newly specified in place of the startup screen data 106b specified so far in the ROM 106 (step 208).

  By this designation switching, the startup screen Y shown in FIG. 7 is displayed throughout the liquid crystal display unit 11 instead of the startup screen X being displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 11. This display switching is performed immediately in response to a designated switching operation for the start-up screen data 106b and 106c.

  The startup screen Y informs you that the startup is in progress. "Please wait for a while", "Educational", and pencil images related to education. Therefore, it is possible to cause the staff holding the handy terminal 1 to accurately grasp that the use of the handy terminal 1 is an educational device for learning the sales method and the customer service method.

  Thereafter, the designation of the activation screen data 106c is continued, and the activation screen Y is displayed from the beginning when the power is turned on next time. If a predetermined operation is performed on the upshift key 12, the downshift key 13, and the enter key 14 while the start screen Y is displayed, the start screen data 106b is newly specified in place of the start screen data 106c, and the start screen Y is displayed. A startup screen X is displayed instead of the display.

  As described above, it is possible to accurately tell the user that the handy terminal 1 is being activated along with the usage after activation.

  Moreover, the upward shift key 12, the downward shift key 13, and the enter key 14 for switching the designation for the start-up screen data 106b and 106c are present where the left thumb is directly touched when the clerk holds the base 10 with the left hand. Therefore, the designated switching can be completed easily and quickly with only the left hand. In addition, as a condition for switching the designation for each startup screen data, there is a time limit from the time the power is turned on until the startup of the application program is completed. It is possible to prevent a problem that the designation for the start screen data is switched at a timing that is not present.

  The predetermined operation for switching the designation for the start-up screen data 106b, 106c is not limited to the upward shift key 12, the downward shift key 13, and the enter key 14, but for example, as shown in FIG. Of the pads 22, a simultaneous pressing operation or a predetermined order of pressing operations on predetermined operation pads 22c and 22d may be used. In this case, the operation pads 22c and 22d can be pressed with the right finger while holding the base portion 10 with the left hand.

  Although the selection for the application programs 104b and 104c and the designation for the start-up screen data 106b and 106c are controlled independently, the application program 104b remains with control for switching the designation for the start-up screen data 106b and 106c by a predetermined operation. Is selected, the start screen data 106b corresponding to the application program 104b is automatically specified, and when the application program 104c is selected, the start screen data 106c corresponding to the application program 104c is automatically specified. May be added. In this case, the start screen data corresponding to the application program to be started is first specified and displayed. After that, the start screen data is newly specified by a predetermined operation depending on the user's mood and preference. Can be displayed.

  Although the case where there are two application programs and two startup screen data has been described as an example, the number of application programs and the number of startup screen data are not limited.

In addition, the said embodiment is shown as an example and is not intending limiting the range of invention. The novel embodiment can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, rewrites, and changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. The scope of the invention is included in the gist of these embodiments and modifications, and is included in the invention described in the claims and the equivalents thereof.
The invention described in the scope of the original claims of the present application will be added below.
[1] Display unit;
Among a plurality of startup screen data for notifying that the information terminal is being started up along with the use of the information terminal, the display of the startup screen data specified in advance is performed in the period from the power-on of the information terminal to the completion of startup. And a control means for switching the designation for each start-up screen data according to a predetermined operation,
An information terminal comprising:
[2] Storage means for storing the plurality of startup screen data,
Further comprising
The control means displays start screen data designated in advance among the start screen data in the storage means on the display unit in a period from power-on to completion of the information terminal, and the start screen data. Switching the designation for data according to a predetermined operation,
The information terminal according to [1], wherein
[3] The storage means includes a plurality of application programs for causing the information terminal to function as a plurality of different devices, and a plurality of information for notifying that the information terminal is being activated along with the use of the information terminal. Remember the startup screen data of
The control means activates an application program selected in advance among the application programs in the storage means when the information terminal is turned on, and activation designated in advance in each activation screen data in the storage means Screen data is displayed on the display unit until activation of the application program is completed, and the selection for each application program in the storage unit and the designation for each activation screen data in the storage unit are performed according to a predetermined operation. Switch
The information terminal according to [1], wherein
[4] The control means executes the designated switching only during a period from when the power is turned on until the start of the application program is completed.
The information terminal according to any one of [1] to [3].
[5] a base portion;
A lid part provided on the base part so as to be freely opened and closed;
A plurality of operation keys operated by a left thumb with the base portion being held by the left hand;
Further comprising
The control means switches the designation for each activation screen data according to a predetermined operation for each operation key.
The information terminal according to any one of [1] to [4].
[6] In an information terminal including a display unit and a computer,
In the computer,
Among a plurality of start screen data for notifying that the information terminal is being started up along with the use of the information terminal, the start screen data designated in advance is a period from the power-on of the information terminal to the start completion. The function to display on the display,
A function of switching the designation for each startup screen data according to a predetermined operation;
A program characterized by realizing.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Handy terminal, 10 ... Base | substrate part, 11 ... Touch-panel-type liquid crystal display part, 11a ... Operation pattern area | region, 11b ... Key area | region, 12 ... Upward shift key, 13 ... Downward shift key, 14 ... Enter key, 20 ... Cover part , 21 ... operation unit, 22 ... operation pad, 100 ... CPU, 103 ... wireless unit, 101 ... touch panel, 102 ... LCD display module

Claims (5)

A display unit;
First control means for starting a preselected one of a plurality of application programs upon power-up;
Second control means for switching the selection of the application program in accordance with a predetermined first operation;
One that has been preselected from among the plurality of boot screen data for notifying with the after starting use is being started, from the power-on to start the completion of the application program by the first control means Third control means for displaying on the display unit during a period ;
Fourth control means for switching the selection of the startup screen data according to a second operation different from the first operation ;
An information terminal comprising:   The second control means sets the prescribed operation in a state in which the information terminal is operating after the activation of the application program is completed as the first operation.
  The information terminal according to claim 1. Said fourth control means, a definitive specified operation period from the previous SL power-on to start the completion of the application program and the second operation,
Information terminal according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that. A base part;
A lid part provided on the base part so as to be freely opened and closed;
A plurality of operation keys operated by a left thumb with the base portion being held by the left hand;
Further comprising
The prescribed operation is a predetermined operation for the plurality of operation keys,
The information terminal according to claim 2 or 3 , wherein A computer that controls the information terminal including the display unit ,
First control means for starting a preselected one of a plurality of application programs upon power-up;
Second control means for switching the selection of the application program in accordance with a predetermined first operation;
One that has been preselected from among the plurality of boot screen data for notifying with the after starting use is being started, from the power-on to start the completion of the application program by the first control means Third control means for displaying on the display unit during a period;
Fourth control means for switching the selection of the startup screen data according to a second operation different from the first operation ;
A program characterized by functioning as

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