JP6839836B2 - Product data registration device and program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a product data registration device and a program.

In the POS system used in restaurants, the clerk registers (inputs) the menu (product) ordered by the customer in the order input terminal, and the cooking instruction and accounting for the menu registered in the order input terminal are performed. It is known that it has been made.
The following configurations are known as an order input terminal (order receiving device) in such a POS system. That is, the order receiving device displays an order input screen for inputting the ordered menu. A plurality of areas are arranged on the order input screen, and the clerk can perform a drag-and-drop operation on the screen so as to move the boundary of the plurality of areas. Then, the order receiving device changes the functional information such as buttons and menu images arranged in the area adjacent to the boundary according to the movement of the boundary.

JP-A-2010-191935

As an example, when the registered menu is to be corrected in quantity or the like, a button for instructing the correction is arranged on the menu registration screen. Then, the store clerk generally operates the button for instructing the correction to switch from the menu registration screen to the correction screen display. However, correction buttons and the like are often arranged in the corners of the menu registration screen, for example. For this reason, when operating the correction button, for example, it is necessary to move the finger greatly from the position of the screen that was previously operated for registering the menu to the position of the correction button. Was occurring. In other words, the operability when you want to shift from the processing that has been performed so far in relation to menu registration to some other processing is not always good.
The order receiving device described in Patent Document 1 can be operated easily by, for example, increasing the area of the area to be operated by changing the area of a plurality of areas arranged on one screen. .. However, when trying to transition to a screen corresponding to other processing that cannot be performed on the order input screen, the same problem as described above occurs.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to improve operability in transitioning to another process in connection with product registration.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, one aspect of the present invention is a product data registration device for registering products, and among products displayed on a display unit with a touch panel, which is operated by touching an operating body. It is a product data registration device provided with a processing setting means for setting an environment in which a predetermined process related to registration is performed when an operation of moving the operating body in a predetermined direction is performed after designating the target product. ..

Further, in one aspect of the present invention, the target product is designated from among the products displayed on the display unit with a touch panel in which the computer as the product data registration device for registering the products is operated by touching the operating body. This is a program for functioning as a process setting means for setting an environment in which a predetermined process related to registration is performed when an operation for moving the operating body in a predetermined direction is performed.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to improve the operability in transitioning to another process in connection with the product registration.

It is a figure which shows the configuration example of the POS system including the order input terminal in 1st Embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the appearance example of the order input terminal in 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the configuration example of the order input terminal in 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the display mode of the menu registration screen corresponding to the swipe operation in the order input terminal of 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the display mode of the menu registration screen corresponding to the swipe operation in the order input terminal of 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the example of the processing procedure executed by the order input terminal of 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the transition example of the display corresponding to the swipe operation for canceling a menu in the order input terminal of 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the transition example of the display corresponding to the swipe operation for setting the provision timing about the menu of a soft drink in the order input terminal of 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the transition example of the display of the menu registration screen corresponding to the swipe operation for menu registration in the order input terminal of 3rd Embodiment. In the third embodiment, it is a flowchart which shows the processing procedure example of the order input terminal in the case which the swipe operation for canceling a menu in the 2nd Embodiment is combined.

<First Embodiment>
Hereinafter, the product data registration device as an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 shows a configuration example of a POS system including an order input terminal as a product data registration device in the present embodiment.
The POS system shown in the figure is provided for, for example, one store, and includes an order input terminal 1, a kitchen printer 2, a POS register 3, and a store controller 4.
The order input terminal 1 is connected to the network NW via the gateway GW by performing wireless communication with the gateway GW. Further, the kitchen printer 2, the POS register 3, and the store controller 4 are connected to the network NW. As a result, the order input terminal 1, the kitchen printer 2, the POS register 3, and the store controller 4 can communicate with each other.

A plurality of order input terminals 1 are provided in a store. The order input terminal 1 of the present embodiment is a portable type, and is carried by a floor clerk who receives an order from a customer in the store. The clerk who receives the order from the customer performs an operation of registering (inputting) the ordered menu to the order input terminal 1.
The order input terminal 1 transmits the registered menu information regarding the registered menu to the kitchen printer 2 as cooking instruction information. Further, the order input terminal 1 transmits the registration menu information regarding the registered menu to the POS register 3 as accounting information.
The cooking instruction information may be transmitted to the kitchen printer 2 after passing through at least one of the POS register 3 and the store controller 4. Further, the accounting information may be transmitted to the POS register 3 after passing through at least one of the store controller 4 and the kitchen printer 2.

The kitchen printer 2 is installed in a store, for example, in a kitchen. The kitchen printer 2 prints the cooking instruction information transmitted from the order input terminal 1 on a sheet of paper, and issues a cooking instruction slip. The cooking instruction information includes information indicating the ordered menu. On the cooking instruction slip, the ordered menu indicated by the cooking instruction information is printed.
In the kitchen, the clerk in charge of cooking cooks the menu printed on the cooking instruction slip issued from the kitchen printer 2.

The POS register 3 uses the accounting information received from the order input terminal 1 to perform accounting processing for the menu ordered by the customer.
The store controller 4 is a higher-level device of the order input terminal 1, the kitchen printer 2, and the POS register 3. The store controller 4 transmits the product master to the order input terminal 1 and the POS register 3, and stores the accounting information transmitted from the POS register 3 as the accounting history.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an external example of the order input terminal 1 according to the present embodiment. The main body of the order input terminal 1 shown in the figure has a size corresponding to a person can hold it with one hand. A display operation surface of the display unit 104 with a touch panel is arranged on the front surface of the order input terminal 1.
The clerk in charge of the hall carries the order input terminal 1 and, when receiving an order from a customer in the hall seat, performs an operation of registering (inputting) the ordered menu (product) in the order input terminal 1. The operation related to menu registration is performed by touching, swiping, flicking, dragging and dropping, etc. by touching the display operation surface of the display unit 104 with a touch panel with a finger or an operating body such as a stylus pen. It is said. In the following description, a case where the operation is performed with a finger will be described as an example.

FIG. 3 shows a configuration example of the order input terminal 1 of the present embodiment. As shown in the figure, the order input terminal 1 of the present embodiment includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 101, a storage unit 102, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 103, a display unit 104 with a touch panel, and a communication unit 105.
The CPU 101 executes various processes in the order input terminal 1 by executing the program. Various functions as the order input terminal 1 are realized by the processing of the CPU 101.

The storage unit 102 stores a program to be executed by the CPU 101, image data to be displayed on the display unit 104 with a touch panel, and the like. The storage unit 102 is configured to include, for example, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or an SSD (Solid State Drive).

The RAM 103 is a memory for expanding a program or work area read from the storage unit 102. Further, the RAM 103 stores, for example, information (product master) about the product imported from the store controller 4.

The display unit 104 with a touch panel is configured by combining a display device with a touch pad as an operation device, displays an image on the display operation surface, and can be operated by touching the display operation surface with a finger or the like. Device.

The communication unit 105 is a portion that communicates with a device connected to the network NW via the gateway GW by connecting to the gateway GW by wireless communication.

Next, with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5, an example of the mode of the menu registration screen displayed on the order input terminal 1 of the present embodiment and an example of the mode of the operation performed on the menu registration screen will be described.
FIG. 4A shows an example of the menu registration screen displayed on the display operation surface of the order input terminal 1. In the menu registration screen of the figure, the registration menu area AR1, the menu classification area AR2, the menu list area AR3, and the option operation area AR4 are arranged in this order from top to bottom.

The registered menu area AR1 is an area in which a menu registered according to one transaction is displayed. In the registered menu area AR1, a menu name part and a quantity part are arranged for each line. The product name of the registered product is shown in the menu name part, and the quantity of the corresponding product is shown in the quantity part. In the figure, two glasses of "Draft beer" and "Sashimi 6-piece assortment" (quantity undecided) are already registered.

The menu classification area AR2 is an area in which menu classification buttons are arranged according to the menu classification (genre). The menu classification button is a button for performing an operation of designating the classification to which the menu to be displayed in the menu list area AR3 belongs. In the menu classification area AR2 in the figure, among the menu classification buttons, the menu classification button for "sashimi" is highlighted in response to the operation of the menu classification button corresponding to the classification of "sashimi". is there. This state indicates that "sashimi" is specified as the classification of the menu.

The menu list area AR3 is an area in which a list of menus that are candidates for registration is shown. As described above, the menu of the registration candidates displayed in the menu list area AR3 is a menu belonging to the classification specified by the operation of the menu classification button for the menu classification area AR2. In this way, after making it possible to specify the menu classification, by presenting the menus belonging to the specified classification as registration candidates, it is possible to efficiently register after dividing a large number of menus by classification. Can be done.

The option operation area AR4 is an area in which buttons corresponding to operations of auxiliary items related to menu registration are arranged.

In the registration menu area AR1 of the menu registration screen of FIG. 4A, two menus, "in draft beer" and "sashimi 6-point assortment", are already registered as described above. In addition, the quantity of "Draft beer" is entered as "2" (2 cups), but the quantity of "Sashimi 6-piece assortment" has not been entered yet.
With reference to the figure, an operation example for registering one menu and inputting the quantity will be described by taking "sashimi 6-point assortment" as an example. In this case, when the clerk finishes registering the order for two glasses of "draft beer", he / she then moves to the operation of registering "sashimi 6-piece assortment" according to the order from the customer. At this stage, in the registration menu area AR1, it is only shown that the number of orders for "draft beer" is "2", and "sashimi 6 points assortment" is still shown as shown in FIG. 4 (a). It is not in a state.
In this state, "beer" is still designated as the menu classification in the menu classification area AR2. The "sashimi 6-piece assortment" menu is classified as "sashimi". Therefore, the clerk operates the menu classification button of "sashimi" in the menu classification area AR2. According to this operation, the classification of "sashimi" is specified as a menu. Along with this, as shown in the figure, in the menu classification area AR2, the menu classification button of "sashimi" is highlighted in a predetermined manner, indicating that "sashimi" is designated as the menu classification. Is done. Further, in the menu list area AR3, a list of menus belonging to the designated "sashimi" classification is displayed.
Therefore, the clerk performs a touch operation (or a long press operation or the like) on the portion of the menu displayed in the menu list area AR3 where "sashimi 6-point assortment" is shown. As described above, the touch operation performed by selecting the menu displayed in the menu list area AR3 is the operation of registering the item as the menu. By this operation, "6 points of sashimi" is registered, and in the registration menu area AR1, as shown in the figure, the menu name "6 points of sashimi" is newly added to the line below "Draft beer". It will be displayed.

At the stage up to this point, "sashimi 6-piece assortment" has been registered as an item in the ordered menu, but the quantity has not been entered. Therefore, the clerk then inputs the quantity of "sashimi 6-piece assortment" registered as a menu item. For this purpose, the clerk touches the line portion including the menu name part of the "sashimi 6-point assortment" in the registration menu area AR1 in the state shown in FIG. 4A, and then the arrow Y1 in the figure. As shown by, a swipe operation to the left (an example of an operation of moving (sliding) the operating body in a predetermined one direction (first one direction)) is performed. In the registration menu area AR1, the swipe operation to the left for the line of "sashimi 6 points" is an operation to instruct switching to the quantity input process in connection with the registration of "sashimi 6 points". Is.

In response to the swipe operation to the left, the area previously designated as the menu list area AR3 on the menu registration screen is the quantity input area AR11 as shown in FIG. 4B. Switch to.
The quantity input area AR 11 is a screen unit on which an operation of inputting a quantity for the menu shown in the line selected in the registration menu area AR1 is performed. In this case, in the registration menu area AR1, the line of "sashimi 6 points" is selected in response to the swipe operation to the left with respect to the previous "sashimi 6 points" line. It is in. The line of the menu selected in the registration menu area AR1 is highlighted as shown in the figure. That is, such a display indicates that the quantity input area AR11 shown in FIG. 4B is an operation screen for inputting the quantity of "sashimi 6-point assortment".

The clerk inputs the quantity of "sashimi 6-piece assortment" ordered by the customer by operating the quantity input area AR11 in FIG. 4B. For the operation of inputting a numerical value, operate the numerical keys of "0" to "9" arranged in the quantity input area AR11 to input the numerical value, and then confirm the numerical value input by the "ENTER" key. Will be done. In the figure, the state in which "3" is input as the quantity is shown.
When the "ENTER" key is operated, the input numerical value is confirmed as the ordered quantity, and the area of the quantity input area AR11 on the menu registration screen returns to the menu list area AR3.

The menu registration screen of FIG. 5A shows a state when the quantity is confirmed as described above and then returned from the quantity input area AR11 to the menu list area AR3. When returning to the menu list area AR3 in this way, "3" indicating a fixed quantity is displayed in the quantity part in the "sashimi 6-point assortment" line of the registered menu area AR1.
In the state of FIG. 5B, when the "back" button in the option operation area AR4 is operated, the quantity is invalid even if the quantity is input without confirming the input of the quantity. Then, the area of the quantity input area AR11 returns to the menu list area AR3.

Further, for example, in the state of FIG. 5A, when it is necessary to perform processing such as addition, correction, and cancellation of registration of the registered "sashimi 6-point assortment", for example. , The clerk operates as follows. That is, as shown by the arrow Y2 in the figure, the clerk touches the line where "sashimi 6-point assortment" is displayed in the registration menu area AR1, and then swipes to the right from here (predetermines the operating body). An example of an operation of moving in one direction (second one direction) is performed. This swipe operation is an operation for instructing the registration of "sashimi 6-point assortment" to switch to the process of changing menu settings such as addition, correction, and cancellation.

In response to the swipe operation to the right, the area previously designated as the menu list area AR3 on the menu registration screen is the menu setting change area AR12 as shown in FIG. 5 (b). It becomes.
The menu setting change area AR12 is a screen unit for performing operations related to addition, correction, cancellation, etc. of the menu shown in the line selected in the registration menu area AR1, that is, in this case, "sashimi 6-point assortment". Is.

The clerk can perform any of addition, correction, and cancellation of the "sashimi 6-point assortment" menu by operating the menu setting change area AR12 displayed as shown in FIG. 5 (b).
When performing an operation related to addition, the clerk performs a touch operation on the "addition" button arranged in the menu setting change area AR12. In response to the touch operation on the "addition" button, a screen for performing an operation related to the addition process is displayed in whole or in part on the menu registration screen.
Similarly, when performing an operation related to correction, the clerk performs a touch operation on the "correction" button arranged in the menu setting change area AR12. In response to the touch operation on the "correction" button, a screen for performing an operation related to the correction process is displayed in whole or in part on the menu registration screen.
Similarly, when performing a cancel operation, the clerk performs a touch operation on the "cancel" button arranged in the menu setting change area AR12. In response to the touch operation on the "Cancel" button, a dialog prompting the clerk to confirm whether or not to cancel the target menu is displayed on the menu registration screen. When the clerk operates the "Yes" button in the dialog, the registration of the target menu ("6 sashimi assortment") is deleted. After that, when the display returns to the menu registration screen, the "sashimi 6-point assortment" is deleted from the registration menu area AR1.

In this way, the order input terminal 1 displays the target menu in the registration menu area AR1 in order to perform the processing related to the quantity input for the registered menu and the processing related to the setting change such as addition, correction, and cancellation. It is designed to accept swipe operations to the left or right starting from the position.
For example, as an operation for performing a process related to quantity input for a registered menu and a process related to setting change such as addition, correction, and cancellation, first, a touch operation for selecting a target menu is performed, and then a touch operation is performed. , The procedure of touching a button or the like instructing the transition to the process related to quantity input or setting change is often taken. However, in such a procedure, for example, it is necessary to perform a touch operation on the display unit with a touch panel twice. Further, at this time, if the position where the target menu is displayed and the position of the button for instructing the transition to the process are separated on the screen, the operation tends to be troublesome and troublesome. In addition, a beginner clerk must remember the position of the button and the like, and it takes time to master the operation of the order input terminal 1.
On the other hand, in the present embodiment, since the swipe operation in a specific direction is sufficient, the operation can be performed only once, and the operation can be simple and quick. In addition, since it is a sensuous operation of switching screens by swiping, even a beginner clerk can get used to it immediately.
Further, since the order input terminal 1 of the present embodiment has a size that can be carried by a clerk in charge of the floor, the size of the display operation surface on the display unit 104 with a touch panel is also small. For this reason, it is difficult to arrange a large number of buttons and the like so that operations corresponding to many functions can be performed on one screen. On the other hand, since the size of the display operation surface is small, the distance for moving the finger on the display operation surface is short, such as a swipe operation, and the operation is easy. Therefore, as in the present embodiment, by swiping to switch to a screen having a different operation function, an appropriate number of buttons and the like on one screen are arranged so that they can be easily operated. At the same time, it is possible to quickly and easily switch to a screen with a different operation function.

An example of a processing procedure executed by the order input terminal 1 in the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In the process of FIG. 4 (b), since the menu registration screen in the state shown in FIG. 4 (a) or FIG. 5 (a) is displayed, that is, the menu list area AR3 is displayed. ) Is a process for shifting to the quantity input area AR11 or the menu setting change area AR12 of FIG. 5 (b).

Step S101: The order input terminal 1 is displayed in the registration menu area AR1 while displaying the menu registration screen including the menu list area AR3 as shown in FIG. 4A or FIG. 5A. It is determined whether or not a left swipe operation has been performed on any line of the menus being displayed.

Step S102: When it is determined in step S101 that the swipe operation to the left has been performed, the order input terminal 1 performs the following processing. That is, the order input terminal 1 is for inputting the quantity of the designated menu in the area of the menu list area AR3 on the menu registration screen, as illustrated as the transition from FIG. 4 (a) to FIG. 4 (b). Switch to the quantity input area AR11. The menu designated as the quantity input target is the menu shown in the line of the registration menu area AR1 in which the touch operation was performed at the start of the swipe operation to the left. By such processing in step S102, an environment in which the quantity input processing for the menu designated as the quantity input target can be performed is set.

Step S103: On the other hand, when it is determined in step S101 that the swipe operation to the left has not been performed, the order input terminal 1 makes the following determination. That is, the order input terminal 1 determines whether or not a swipe operation to the right with respect to any line of the menus displayed in the registration menu area AR1 has been performed.

Step S104: When it is determined in step S103 that the swipe operation to the right has been performed, the order input terminal 1 performs the following processing. That is, as illustrated as the transition from FIG. 5A to FIG. 5B, the order input terminal 1 adds the area of the menu list area AR3 on the menu registration screen to the designated menu. Switch to the menu setting change area AR12 for changing settings such as "correct" and "cancel". By the process of step S104 like this, the environment in which the setting change process for the menu designated as the setting change target can be performed is set.
If it is determined in step S103 that the swipe operation to the right is not performed, the process shown in the figure is temporarily terminated, and the process is started again from step S101.

<Second Embodiment>
Subsequently, the second embodiment will be described. In the first embodiment described above, when canceling a menu once registered, as shown in FIG. 5, the menu setting change area AR12 is displayed by swiping to the right, and the displayed menu setting change. The area AR12 was designed to perform an operation for cancellation.
On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the registered product is canceled by swiping downward to the menu list area AR3 starting from the line of the menu to be canceled displayed in the registration menu area AR1. be able to.

An example of the mode of the menu cancel operation in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 7. Four cake sets are registered in the registration menu area AR1 of FIG. 7A. The breakdown of the four cake sets is four Mont Blanc as sweets and a total of four coffees, one for each of the four Mont Blanc. Here, "+ coffee, after" indicates that the coffee attached to the set is provided after a meal (after eating the sweets). The "+" symbol (letter) before "coffee" indicates that it is a menu attached to a set, not a single item. "+ Coffee, before" indicates that the coffee attached to the set is served before meals (before the sweets are served). "+ Coffee, at the same time" indicates that the coffee attached to the set will be served at the same time as the meal (at the same time as the sweets are served).

In this case, the clerk performs an operation of registering the four Montblanc and the four coffees in response to receiving four orders for the cake set of the combination of Montblanc and coffee from the customer.
When registering Montblanc, the clerk touches the classification button indicating the classification of "sweets" in the menu classification area AR2 to display the list of menus belonging to the classification of sweets in the menu list area AR3. Then, the position where "Montblanc" is displayed in the menu list area AR3 is touch-operated to register "Montblanc" and display it in the registration menu area AR1. To input the ordered quantity, as explained in FIG. 4, the clerk displays the quantity input area AR11 by swiping left on the line where "Montblanc" is displayed in the registration menu area AR1 to display the quantity. It may be operated so as to input "4" as.

In addition, when registering coffee, the clerk touches the classification button indicating the classification of "soft drinks" in the menu classification area AR2 to display the list of menus belonging to the soft drink classification in the menu list area AR3. .. Then, the position where "coffee" is displayed in the menu list area AR3 is touch-operated to register "coffee" and display it in the registration menu area AR1. Then, the clerk displays the quantity input area AR11 by swiping to the left on the line where "coffee" is displayed in the registration menu area AR1, and inputs "4" as the quantity.
Here, in order to register each Mont Blanc and coffee as one cake set, for example, when registering a soft drink, the setting may be made by a predetermined operation on the menu registration screen.
Alternatively, if the combination of the sweets and the soft drink for which the cake set is established is stored in the order input terminal 1, the order input terminal 1 corresponds to the cake set if the combination of the registered sweets and the soft drink corresponds to the cake set. , May be treated as a cake set.

In addition, while "Montblanc" is displayed in the registration menu area AR1, the position where "coffee" is displayed in the menu list area AR3 is touched with a finger, and then the finger is touched to the upper registration menu area AR1. Slide. Then, the cake set may be processed by performing a menu movement operation of releasing the slid finger in a state of overlapping with the line displaying "Mont Blanc" displayed in the registration menu area AR1. In this case, the display of "Mont Blanc" in the registration menu area AR1 is switched to, for example, the display of "cake set".
Regarding the determination of the quantity of the "cake set" in this case, the following operations may be performed. That is, when the finger overlaps the line of "Mont Blanc" by the menu movement operation with the above-mentioned "coffee" specified, the quantity of "coffee" is input. The input "coffee" quantity may be set as the "cake set" quantity.
Alternatively, when a finger overlaps the line of "Mont Blanc" by moving the menu by specifying "coffee", a message to ask the clerk to confirm that it is a "cake set", for example, for the clerk to confirm. A dialog (confirmation screen) or the like in which a confirmation operator (for example, a “yes” button and a “no” button) for performing an operation is arranged may be displayed. Then, when the "Yes" button is operated, the set quantity is input, and when the "No" button is operated, the order of "coffee" as a single item may be set as it is.
In this case, the quantity entered in response to the operation of the "Yes" button may be the quantity of the "cake set". If the entered "coffee" quantity is less than the pre-filled "Montblanc" quantity, two menu names, "cake set" and "Montblanc", are displayed in the registration menu area AR1. You may try to do so. In addition, the quantity of "cake set" is automatically set to the quantity entered as "set", and the quantity of "coffee" is automatically set to be the same as the quantity entered as "cake set". You may do so. In this case, the quantity of "Mont Blanc" in the registration menu area AR1 is displayed by subtracting the quantity input as "cake set" from the quantity of "Mont Blanc" input in advance.
Further, the operation of canceling the order of the cake set may be performed by the operation opposite to the above. Specifically, the line of "cake set" displayed in the registration menu area AR1 is touched with a finger and slid to the lower menu list area AR3 as it is. Then, the cake set may be canceled by the menu movement operation of releasing the slid finger in the area of the menu list area AR3. Also in this case, a message confirming to the clerk that the "cake set" is canceled in response to the menu movement operation to the menu list area AR3 and a confirmation operator (for example, "Yes" button, "Yes" button, " A dialog with a "No" button may be displayed. At this time, if the "Yes" button is operated, the operation of inputting the cancellation quantity of the cake set may be further performed. In this case, the quantity of the "cake set" in the registration menu area AR1 can be displayed by subtracting the cancellation quantity of the "cake set" from the quantity of the "cake set" entered in the order. Good.
On the other hand, when the "No" button is selected, the display of the state before the cancellation operation may be restored without canceling the order of the "cake set".
For example, on the confirmation screen for confirming the cancellation of the "cake set", a batch cancel button that can cancel all the currently registered cake set orders at one time may be arranged.
The "set menu" may be canceled by a slide operation in either the left or right direction. Specifically, for example, if the line of "cake set" displayed in the registration menu area AR1 is touched with a finger and slid to the right, the amount of cancellation is input from the quantity of the ordered "cake set". If you shift to the mode and slide it to the left, you may cancel the combination of cake and drink in the ordered "cake set" and shift to the mode where you can correct the quantity of each cake and drink. In this case, after canceling the combination of cake and drink in the "cake set", the operations of "cancel both" and "cancel one" can be performed, and when "cancel both" is operated, the cake and the drink can be operated. If the cancellation quantity can be entered for each coffee group and the "one-sided cancellation" operation is performed, the cancellation quantity of one of the cake and drink selected as the cancellation target may be entered. ..

In addition, "before meal", "simultaneous", and "after meal", which are the timings for serving each soft drink coffee, can be set as follows.
FIG. 8A shows a menu registration screen in which three Mont Blancs and coffee corresponding to the three cake sets are registered. In this way, with the quantity of the soft drink "coffee" already entered, the clerk can set the "coffee" serving timing in the registration menu area as shown by the arrow Y4 in the figure. Swipe left on the "coffee" line in AR1.
In this way, when the coffee is specified and the swipe operation is performed to the left while the quantity of coffee has been entered, the menu registration screen of FIG. 8 (a) is displayed in FIG. 8 (b). As shown, it switches to the serving timing setting area AR13 for four registered coffees.
Contrary to the above operation, the display may be switched to the provision timing setting area AR13 in response to a flick operation to the right.

In the serving timing setting area AR13 of FIG. 8B, it is shown that the quantity currently input for coffee is “4”. On the left and right of the quantity input box on which the quantity is displayed, an increase button marked with "+" and a delete button marked with "-" are arranged. With the increase button, the quantity of soft drinks (coffee) for which the provision timing is set increases by one each time the touch operation is performed. Each time the delete button is touched, the quantity of soft drinks for which the timing of provision is set is reduced by one. That is, even in the provision timing setting area AR13, the quantity of the menu for which the provision timing is set can be changed.

Then, in the serving timing setting area AR13 of FIG. 8B, each of the number of coffees currently shown in the quantity input box is selected from "before meal", "simultaneously", and "after meal". It is possible to perform an operation to set the distribution according to the provision timing.
In the provision timing setting area AR13, numerical input boxes corresponding to the provision timings of “before meal”, “simultaneous”, and “after meal” are arranged in order from left to right. For the three registered coffees, the clerk inputs the number of coffees to be set for each serving timing of "before meal", "simultaneous", and "after meal" in the corresponding numerical input box for each serving timing. In the figure, an example is shown in which one of the four coffees is set to "before meal", two is set to "simultaneously", and one is set to "after meal".

Here, the total of the numerical values that can be input to the numerical value input boxes for each provision timing of "before meal", "simultaneous", and "after meal" may be limited to the number shown in the quantity input box. In this case, it is not possible to input a numerical value such that the total of the numerical values input in the numerical value input box exceeds the number shown in the quantity input box for one numerical value input box.
On the contrary, if the total of the numerical values entered for each of the "before meal", "simultaneous", and "after meal" serving timings has not reached the upper limit, a cake set for which the serving timing has not yet been set remains. There is. Therefore, in this case, for example, an alert (warning) may be given by display, sound, etc., and the operation of the "confirmation" button or the "back" button may be disabled so that the setting screen cannot be exited. In this case, the upper limit number and the set quantities of "before meal", "simultaneous", and "after meal" may be controlled to be the same number.
To input numerical values for each provision timing of "before meal", "simultaneous", and "after meal", for example, the number key is arranged in either the option operation area AR4 or the provision timing setting area AR13, and the operation for the number key is performed. May be done by. Alternatively, a positive number and a negative number may be input by a vertical slide operation on the numerical value input box for each provision timing of "before meal", "simultaneous", and "after meal". Alternatively, the numerical value may be increased by the upward sliding operation on the numerical value input box, and may be decreased by the downward sliding operation.
Alternatively, it may be possible to input numerical values in a rotating drum format having a predetermined number of digits in the numerical input boxes for each provision timing of "before meal", "simultaneous", and "after meal". In this case. For example, a number from 0 to 9 may be selected for a rotating drum of one digit, and a quantity may be input by a combination of selection of a number of each digit.
The numerical value options set for the rotating drum may be changed based on the upper limit number at that time. For example, when the upper limit is 4, and the numerical value set by each of the "before meal", "simultaneous", and "after meal" rotating drums (numerical value input box) is "0", each rotating drum has Numerical values from "0" to "4" are set to be selectable. From here, for example, when "1" is input to the "before meal" rotating drum, the values of "0" to "3" can be selected for each rotating drum corresponding to "simultaneous" and "after meal". When it is changed and "2" is input to the "simultaneous" rotating drum, the numerical values of "0" and "1" are changed to the settings that can be selected for the drum corresponding to the remaining "after meal". Alternatively, for the rotating drum corresponding to "after meal" in this case, only "1" may be selected so that the input of the numerical value of "1" is confirmed.
In addition, the mode of changing the setting of the numerical value choice in this way is also applied to formats other than the rotating drum format, such as changing the numeric keys arranged under the method of displaying and inputting the numeric keys. it can.

The option operation area AR4 in the figure is in a state in which, for example, a “back” button and a “confirmation” button are arranged according to the switching to the provision timing setting area AR13. As shown in the figure, when the serving timing is set for each of the four coffees, for example, when a touch operation is performed on the "confirm" button arranged in the option operation area AR4, the serving timing setting is confirmed. To. Along with this, the display on the display unit 104 with the touch panel is switched from the display of the provision timing setting area AR13 of FIG. 8 (b) to the display of the menu registration screen of FIG. 7 (a).
That is, on the menu registration screen before the provision timing is confirmed, as shown in FIG. 8A, the fact that four coffees are registered in the registration menu area AR1 is displayed as "coffee" in the menu name section. And, by displaying "4" in the quantity part, it was represented by one line. On the other hand, in the registration menu area AR1 of the menu registration screen after the serving timing is confirmed, the four coffees are sorted and displayed in the line for each set serving timing. By displaying in this way, the clerk can easily grasp the breakdown of which drink was set at which serving timing even after returning to the menu registration screen.

Here, under the state where the serving timing for each coffee in the four cake sets is set as shown in FIG. 7A, the customer ordered one coffee at the “simultaneous” serving timing. There was an offer to cancel (cancel) the order. In this case, the clerk will perform an operation of canceling one of the two coffees for which the "simultaneous" serving timing is set. In the present embodiment, the operation of canceling one of the registered menus, the coffee for which the "simultaneous" serving timing is set, can be performed as follows.

That is, as shown by the arrow Y3 in FIG. 7A, the clerk starts from the coffee line in which the "simultaneous" provision timing to be canceled in the registration menu area AR1 is set, and extends to the menu list area AR3. Swipe down to move your finger. In this case, the downward swipe operation can be regarded as an image operation of canceling one menu specified in the registered menu area AR1 by returning it to the menu list area AR3.

As described above, the confirmation dialog DG1 is displayed on the menu registration screen as shown in FIG. 7B in response to the cancellation operation as the downward swipe operation. The confirmation dialog DG1 is a dialog for confirming whether or not the menu specified (selected) by the clerk can be canceled from the registration, and a message to that effect and a "Yes" button and a "No" button are arranged. .. In this case, the fact that the clerk selects the coffee for which the "simultaneous" serving timing is set as the cancellation target means that the "simultaneous" serving timing is set in the registration menu area AR1 as shown in the figure. This is indicated by the highlighted line of coffee that has been set.

The clerk confirms that the cancellation operation this time is correct while the confirmation dialog DG1 is displayed, and then performs a touch operation on the "Yes" button of the confirmation dialog DG1. In response to the touch operation on the "Yes" button, the cancellation of the specified menu is confirmed, and the confirmation dialog DG1 is deleted. Then, in the registration menu area AR1 of the menu registration screen after the confirmation dialog DG1 is deleted, the number in the quantity part in the coffee line for which the "simultaneous" provision timing is set changes from "2" to "1". To do.
For example, when the cancel operation is performed from the state where the quantity of the menu to be canceled is one, the line of the menu to be canceled is the registration menu area according to the confirmation of the cancellation of the menu. It may be deleted from AR1.
In addition, the method of canceling the menu is different depending on whether the area of the menu name part or the area of the quantity part in the "coffee" line is specified and the swipe operation is performed downward. May be good. For example, when the menu name part is specified and the swipe operation is performed downward, the above-mentioned canceling method may be used, and when the quantity part is specified and the swipe operation is performed downward, the menu itself may be canceled. As a result, the operation is intuitive, easy to understand, and the order input and cancellation operations can be performed quickly and smoothly.

With such a menu cancellation operation, the clerk only needs to perform one swipe operation to cancel one menu, and the menu can be canceled easily and quickly. Also in this case, the operation is sensuous and easy to understand.
In this embodiment as well, as shown in FIG. 5 in the first embodiment, the menu setting change area AR12 may be displayed and then canceled. For example, when it becomes necessary to cancel a large number of menus at once, the cancellation operation is performed by the menu setting change area AR12 rather than repeating the downward swipe operation from the registered menu area AR1 to the menu list area AR3. It is more efficient to cancel multiple menus at once, and it is less likely that you will make a mistake in the number of cancellations.

In the example of FIG. 8, when setting the provision timing of the menu as a soft drink registered as being attached to the cake set, an operation example in which the swipe operation to the left with respect to the registered menu area AR1 is performed. showed that. However, since there are other modes in which some additional settings are made for the registered menu in this way, the operation according to the example of FIG. 8 is possible even when making other additional settings. May be done.
As an example, when toppings can be ordered from a menu belonging to a classification such as sweets or soft drinks, it is possible to enable an operation according to the example of FIG. 8 when setting the contents of the toppings. That is, when setting the topping for the menu of the registered sweets, the clerk moves to the predetermined left or right direction with respect to the line where the menu to be set to be set is displayed in the registration menu area AR1. Swipe to perform the operation. Depending on the swipe operation, the menu registration screen switches to the display of the topping setting area.
As a specific example, for example, when trying to register toppings for the four "coffees" registered in FIG. 8A, the clerk arranges the provision timing for the "coffee" line in the registration menu area AR1. Swipe to the right, which is the opposite of the setting.
In response to the swipe operation to the right, the display operation surface of the display unit 104 with a touch panel changes from the menu registration screen of FIG. 8A to the display of the topping setting area for setting the toppings for each of the four "coffees". Switch.
Although not shown, in the topping setting area, as toppings that can be set corresponding to coffee, "fresh cream", "cinnamon powder", "honey", "chocolate sauce", "caramel sauce", "vanilla ice cream" Items such as "" are arranged together with the quantity input box. The clerk inputs the ordered number corresponding to the four "coffees" in the quantity input box of each topping item as appropriate, and performs a confirmation operation. In this way, the toppings for the menu are set.

Information regarding the setting of the combination as a set such as a cake set is stored in the RAM 103 of the order input terminal 1 together with the product master and the like. In addition, topping information for each menu is also stored in the RAM 103 of the order input terminal 1.

<Third Embodiment>
Subsequently, the third embodiment will be described. The operation of registering the menu in the first and second embodiments is a touch operation (or a long press operation) on the menu name part of the menu to be registered displayed in the menu list area AR3.
On the other hand, in the operation of registering the menu in the present embodiment, the menu name part of the menu to be registered displayed in the menu list area AR3 is touched, and the finger is registered while maintaining the touched state. It is a swipe operation (in this case, a drag-and-drop operation may be performed) of moving to the area AR1.

An example of the menu registration operation in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In the explanation of the figure, as in the case of the second embodiment, the case where four cake sets, each of which is a combination of Mont Blanc and coffee, is ordered will be taken as an example.
FIG. 9A first shows a state in which the registration of the four Mont Blanc sweets in each of the cake sets has been completed. From this state, the clerk will register the four coffees to be added to the cake set.
For this purpose, the clerk causes the menu list area AR3 to display the menu belonging to the "soft drink" classification by touching the "soft drink" button in the menu classification area AR2. Then, as shown by the arrow Y5 in the figure, the clerk touches the menu name part of "coffee" displayed in the menu list area AR3, and moves the finger to the registration menu area AR1 while maintaining the touched state. Swipe to perform (menu registration swipe operation). In response to the menu registration swipe operation performed in this way, as shown in FIG. 9B, in the registered menu area AR1, "+ coffee" is displayed in the menu name section and "1" is displayed in the quantity section. Is added and displayed. Such an indication indicates that one "coffee" has been added and registered as a cake set drink corresponding to one of the four registered Montblancs.

As described above, one menu is registered by one menu registration swipe operation. In this case, since it is necessary to register a total of four coffees, three more coffees remain unregistered.
Therefore, the clerk repeats the menu registration swipe operation for registering the coffee in the same manner as described above three times. Each time the menu registration swipe operation for registering coffee is performed, the number indicated in the quantity part in the "+ coffee" line is changed by one in the registration menu area AR1. Then, in this case, the menu registration swipe operation for registering coffee is performed a total of four times, and finally, 4 is displayed in the quantity part in the "+ coffee" line. In this state, four registrations for the cake set with coffee on Montblanc are complete.

In the above example, the case where coffee as a soft drink attached to the cake set is registered by the menu registration swipe operation has been described. However, the menu registration swipe operation of the present embodiment can be performed for any of the single item menus displayed in the menu list area AR3.
That is, in the present embodiment, the operation of moving the finger with respect to the registered menu area AR1 (upward) from the state where the menu displayed in the menu list area AR3 is touched and selected is performed. By repeating the same menu, the registered quantity for one menu can be added one by one.

Further, the menu registration swipe operation in the present embodiment may be combined with the menu cancel swipe operation in the second embodiment, or may be combined with the menu cancel operation by the operation for the menu setting change area AR12 as in the first embodiment. May be done.
Further, the menu registration swipe operation in the present embodiment may be possible, and the menu registration operation may be performed by long-pressing the menu name portion in the menu list area AR3, for example.

Further, as described above, the menu registration swipe operation in the third embodiment can be combined with the menu cancel swipe operation in the second embodiment. FIG. 10 shows an example of a processing procedure executed by the order input terminal 1 in response to these swipe operations when the menu registration swipe operation of the third embodiment is combined with the menu cancel swipe operation of the second embodiment. This will be described with reference to the flowchart.

Step S201: Whether or not the upward swipe operation for menu registration is performed while the order input terminal 1 is displaying the menu registration screen as shown in FIG. 7A. judge.
As described above, the upward swipe operation for menu registration is the registration menu area AR1 after touching the menu name part of the menu to be registered among the menus displayed in the menu list area AR3. It is a swipe operation to move upward to.

Step S202: When it is determined in step S201 that the upward swipe operation for menu registration has been performed, the order input terminal 1 performs the following processing. That is, the order input terminal 1 performs a process of registering the menu designated as the registration target by this operation. Here, the order input terminal 1 assumes that the menu whose menu name is displayed corresponding to the position touched as the start point is designated as the registration target when the swipe operation is performed upward for menu registration. recognize.

Step S203: Next, the order input terminal 1 changes the display in the registration menu area AR1 so that the menu registration result in step S202 is reflected.
Specifically, when the item as the menu registered in step S202 of this time is not yet registered in the order input terminal 1, the name of the menu registered this time is displayed in the menu unit, and the quantity is displayed. The display is changed so that the line indicated by "1" is added to the registration menu area AR1.
Further, when the menu of the same item registered in step S202 of this time is already registered in the order input terminal 1, and the menu registered this time is added to the second and subsequent items, the following Is displayed. That is, the order input terminal 1 changes the display so as to increase the number in the quantity part of the line indicating the same menu registered this time in the registration menu area AR1 by one.

Step S204: On the other hand, when it is determined in step S201 that the upward swipe operation for menu registration has not been performed, the order input terminal 1 performs the following processing. That is, the order input terminal 1 further determines whether or not a downward swipe operation for canceling the menu has been performed.
As described above, the downward swipe operation for canceling a menu is the menu list area after touching the line where the menu to be canceled is displayed among the menus displayed in the registered menu area AR1. It is a swipe operation to move downward to AR3.

Step S205: When it is determined in step S204 that the downward swipe operation for canceling the menu has been performed, the order input terminal 1 performs the following processing. That is, the order input terminal 1 deletes the menu designated as the cancellation target from the registration by this operation. Here, the order input terminal 1 recognizes that the menu corresponding to the line touched as the start point in the registration menu area AR1 is designated as the cancellation target at the time of the downward swipe operation for canceling the menu.

Step S206: Next, the order input terminal 1 changes the display in the registration menu area AR1 so that the registration deletion result of the menu in step S205 is reflected.
Specifically, when two or more of the menus whose registrations have been deleted this time have been registered before the registrations have been deleted, the order input terminal 1 has the quantity part in the line where the menus to be canceled are shown. Change to display the number that is one less than the number that was displayed so far.
Further, if the number of registrations of the same menu as the one whose registration was deleted was "1" before the registration was deleted, the number of registrations of the same menu as the one whose registration was deleted becomes "0" by this registration deletion. Therefore, the order input terminal 1 changes the display so that the line for the same menu that has been registered and deleted is deleted from the registered menu area AR1.

In the second embodiment, a cake set in which a soft drink is added to sweets is given as an example of a set menu. However, in the present embodiment, the same operation can be applied to other types of sets in which bread, rice, salad, soup, etc. are combined with respect to the menu as the main dish, for example.

In each of the above embodiments, the case where the product data registration device is the portable order input terminal 1 has been described as an example. However, the mode of operation for the display unit with a touch panel in the product data registration device of the present embodiment is, for example, a serving terminal for inputting the completion of serving of the order menu after serving the menu that has been cooked in the restaurant to the audience. Applicable. It can also be applied to, for example, a POS register having a display unit with a touch panel installed in a stationary format in a store. For example, the display unit on the clerk side registers or cancels (cancels) a product purchased by a customer. The same operation can be performed when performing an operation such as a credit card payment or an electronic money charge on the display unit on the customer side. Further, the mode of operation for the display unit with a touch panel in the product data registration device of the present embodiment can be applied to, for example, a ticket vending machine operated by a customer to purchase a meal ticket at a restaurant, and the same food and drink menu as the present embodiment. Can be displayed on the touch panel display unit to perform the same operation when selecting or canceling a menu.
Further, as an operation example in this embodiment, a swipe operation of left / right / up / down is shown as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this, and may be configured to correspond to a pinch out of up / down or left / right and a pinch-in operation of up / down or left / right. Good. In this case, for example, a pinch-out operation in the left-right direction corresponds to a swipe operation (or a slide operation) to the right, and a pinch-in operation to the left or right corresponds to a swipe operation to the left. Regarding the flick operation, the up flick operation corresponds to the up swipe operation, the right flick operation corresponds to the right swipe operation, the left flick corresponds to the left swipe operation, and the down flick may correspond to the down swipe operation. , Single tap (touch) operation, double tap (double touch) operation, multi-tap (multi-touch) operation by three or more continuous tap operations, etc. may correspond to each swipe operation.

<Summary of Embodiment>
As described above, one aspect of the present embodiment is an order input terminal 1 (an example of a product data registration device) for registering a product, which is a display unit with a touch panel on which an operation is performed by touching an operating body. It is provided with a process setting means for setting an environment in which a predetermined process related to registration is performed when an operation of moving the operating body in a predetermined direction is performed after designating the target product from the displayed products. ..
According to the above configuration, if the order input terminal 1 for registering a product is operated to move the operation body in a predetermined direction after designating the target product by the operation body, a predetermined process is executed. It will be possible to move to a possible environment. As a result, it becomes possible to improve the operability when transitioning to another process in relation to the product registration.

Further, one aspect of the present embodiment is the order input terminal 1 described above, further comprising a display means for displaying a screen corresponding to the predetermined process according to the predetermined process being set by the process setting means. ..
According to the above configuration, in response to the operation of moving the operating body with respect to the display unit 104 with the touch panel, it is possible to switch to the screen corresponding to the predetermined process targeting the product specified by the operation.

Further, one aspect of the present embodiment is the above-mentioned order input terminal 1, and when the operation of moving the operating body in the first one direction is performed, the processing setting means performs a predetermined first processing. When an operation of moving the operating body in a second direction different from the first one direction is performed, an environment in which a predetermined second process different from the first process is performed is set. ..
According to the above configuration, by changing the direction in which the operating body is moved on the panel (display operation surface) of the display unit 104 with the touch panel, it is possible to set the environment corresponding to the different processing associated with each direction.

Further, in one aspect of the present embodiment, the target product is selected from the products displayed on the display unit with a touch panel in which the computer as the order input terminal 1 for registering the product is operated by touching the operating body. It is a program for functioning as a process setting means for setting an environment in which a predetermined process related to registration is performed when an operation of moving the operating body in a predetermined direction is performed after designating.

The above-mentioned program for realizing the function as the order input terminal 1 is recorded on a computer-readable recording medium, and the program recorded on the recording medium is read by the computer system and executed. The process as the order input terminal 1 may be performed. Here, "loading and executing a program recorded on a recording medium into a computer system" includes installing the program in the computer system. The term "computer system" as used herein includes hardware such as an OS and peripheral devices. Further, the "computer system" may include a plurality of computer devices connected via a network including a communication line such as the Internet, WAN, LAN, and a dedicated line. Further, the "computer-readable recording medium" refers to a portable medium such as a flexible disk, a magneto-optical disk, a ROM, or a CD-ROM, or a storage device such as a hard disk built in a computer system. As described above, the recording medium in which the program is stored may be a non-transient recording medium such as a CD-ROM. The recording medium also includes an internal or external recording medium that can be accessed from the distribution server to distribute the program. The code of the program stored in the recording medium of the distribution server may be different from the code of the program in a format that can be executed by the terminal device. That is, the format stored in the distribution server does not matter as long as it can be downloaded from the distribution server and installed in a form that can be executed by the terminal device. The program may be divided into a plurality of parts, downloaded at different timings, and then combined by the terminal device, or the distribution server for distributing each of the divided programs may be different. Furthermore, a "computer-readable recording medium" is a volatile memory (RAM) inside a computer system that serves as a server or client when a program is transmitted via a network, and holds the program for a certain period of time. It shall also include things. Further, the above program may be for realizing a part of the above-mentioned functions. Further, it may be a so-called difference file (difference program) that can realize the above-mentioned function in combination with a program already recorded in the computer system.

1 Order input terminal, 2 Kitchen printer, 3 POS register, 4 Store controller, 101 CPU, 102 Storage unit, 103 RAM, 104 Display unit with touch panel, 105 Communication unit

Claims (4)

A product data registration device that registers products.
Operating body similar display unit with a touch panel operation is performed by touching, to view a second region with a list of items in the first area and the registered candidate item which is a registered are shown in the same screen,
Among the products shown in the first region, when an operation of moving the operating body in a predetermined direction is performed after designating the target product, an environment in which a predetermined process related to registration is performed is described. A product data registration device including a display means for displaying at a position different from that of the first area. The display means changes the list of registration candidate products shown in the second area to an environment in which a predetermined process related to the registration is performed in response to the operation.
The product data registration device according to claim 1. The environment in which the predetermined processing related to the registration is performed includes an environment in which the processing for setting the provision timing for the specified target product can be performed.
The product data registration device according to claim 1 or 2. A computer as a product data registration device for registering products,
Operating body similar display unit with a touch panel operation is performed by touching, to view a second region with a list of items in the first area and the registered candidate item which is a registered are shown in the same screen,
Among the products shown in the first region, when an operation of moving the operating body in a predetermined direction is performed after designating the target product, an environment in which a predetermined process related to registration is performed is described. A program for functioning as a display means for displaying at a position different from that of the first area.

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