JP6924052B2 - Information processing systems, information processing devices, mobile terminal devices, and programs - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an information processing system, an information processing device, a mobile terminal device, and a program.

Ordering systems commonly used in stores such as restaurants and taverns include handy terminals, order input terminal devices such as tablet terminal devices, ordering servers that manage orders, output devices such as printing devices and display devices, and POS (POS. Point Of Sales) Consists of accounting equipment such as registers.

In the conventional ordering system, a store employee carries an order input terminal device dedicated to the store and inputs the order contents heard from the visitor into the order input terminal device. The order information including the order contents input to the order input terminal device is transmitted to the ordering server via wireless communication, and the ordering server manages the order information for each visitor.

Further, there is a technique of using a mobile terminal device owned by a visitor as an order input terminal device instead of the order input terminal device dedicated to the store. By using the visitor's mobile terminal device as the order input terminal device, there is an advantage that the introduction cost of the order input terminal device dedicated to the store can be suppressed and the number of floor personnel who take orders from the visitor can be reduced. However, on the other hand, since a public network such as the Internet is used for communication between this type of mobile terminal device and the ordering server, it is possible for an unspecified person other than the visitor to place an illegal order for mischievous purposes. There is sex.

On the other hand, Patent Document 1 describes a technique for determining whether or not a mobile terminal device is located in a store by using a GPS (Global Positioning System) function provided in a mobile terminal device owned by a visitor. Has been done. According to this technique, the order information from the mobile terminal device located in the store is registered in the ordering server, and the order information from the mobile terminal device located outside the store is not registered in the ordering server. As a result, the occurrence of fraudulent orders is suppressed.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2014-002641

By the way, in the case of the conventional technology such as the technology described in Patent Document 1, it is premised that the mobile terminal device of the visitor has a GPS function while providing a certain deterrent against an illegal order. Therefore, it was not possible to carry out for all visitors.

Further, when the visitor's mobile terminal device is used as the order input terminal device as in the technique described in Patent Document 1, one slip number used for accounting processing is assigned to each of the mobile terminal devices. .. In this case, since a plurality of slip numbers are assigned to visitors in a group such as a family, the accounting process has to be an individual process, which complicates the accounting process.

Therefore, when this type of mobile terminal device is used as an order input terminal device, it is desired that the occurrence of fraudulent orders from the mobile terminal device can be suppressed and that accounting processing for group visitors can be efficiently performed. There is.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and is an information processing system capable of efficiently performing accounting processing for an orderer in a group while suppressing the occurrence of an illegal order from a mobile terminal device. , Information processing devices, mobile terminal devices, and programs.

In order to achieve the above object, the information processing system according to claim 1 is provided in each of a plurality of facilities installed at a place where goods or services are provided, and each of the plurality of facilities can be individually specified. Information including a plurality of mobile terminal devices capable of acquiring the equipment information by reading an information holding medium for holding various equipment information, and an information processing device connected to the plurality of mobile terminal devices via a network. In the processing system, the information processing device includes an input unit that includes the equipment information and receives input of order information for ordering the goods or services from the mobile terminal device of any of the plurality of mobile terminal devices. When the equipment information included in the order information received by the input unit is consistent, the registration unit for registering the order information and the mobile terminal device for registering the order information by the registration unit. On the other hand, an output unit that outputs slip information corresponding to the order information, a determination unit that determines that the equipment information is consistent when the equipment information is previously permitted information, and a current date and time. The order information further includes date and time information indicating the date and time when the information holding medium was read, and the determination unit includes the date and time indicated by the date and time information and the timing unit. When the time difference from the current date and time being timed is within a predetermined range, the date and time information is determined to be consistent, and the registration unit determines that both the equipment information and the date and time information are consistent. However, when the order information does not include the slip information, the order information is registered as a new order, both the equipment information and the date and time information are consistent, and the order information is said. When the slip information is included, the order information is registered as an additional order, and the mobile terminal device is code information including at least the equipment information and the slip information when the slip information is acquired from the output unit. The device is provided with a display unit that displays code information that can be read by a portable terminal device other than the own device.

According to the present invention, by determining whether or not the equipment information is consistent, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of an illegal order from the mobile terminal device, and code information that can be read by one mobile terminal device by another mobile terminal device. By displaying, it is possible to efficiently perform accounting processing for the orderer in the group.
According to the present invention, it is possible to easily determine whether or not the equipment information is consistent.
According to the present invention, by further determining whether or not the date and time information is consistent in addition to the equipment information, the occurrence of an illegal order from the mobile terminal device is further suppressed, and whether or not the order information includes slip information. By determining, it is possible to easily and accurately distinguish whether the order information is a new order or an additional order.

In the information processing system according to claim 2 , in the invention according to claim 1 , the equipment information is encrypted using the date and time information as an encryption key, and the information processing apparatus is encrypted. It is further provided with a decoding unit that decodes the equipment information using the date and time information.

According to the present invention, it is possible to make it difficult for a malicious person to know the equipment information and further suppress the occurrence of an illegal order from the mobile terminal device.

In the invention according to claim 1 or 2 , the information processing system according to claim 3 further includes the terminal-specific information for identifying the portable terminal device into which the order information is input, and the order information is further included. When the registration unit registers the order information as a new order, the registration unit registers the equipment information, the terminal-specific information, and the slip information corresponding to the order information.

According to the present invention, since the slip information is registered in association with the equipment information and the terminal-specific information, the convenience for the user can be improved.

In the information processing system according to claim 4 , in the invention according to claim 3 , the registration unit has consistency in both the equipment information and the date and time information, and the order information is the slip information. The order information is registered as an additional order when the slip information registered by the registration unit and the slip information included in the order information match.

According to the present invention, in the case of an additional order, the order information is not registered unless the registered slip information and the slip information included in the order information match, so that the occurrence of an illegal order from the mobile terminal device is further suppressed. can do.

The information processing system according to claim 5 is the equipment information and the slip obtained by the input unit reading the code information from the other portable terminal device in the invention according to claim 3 or 4. Further accepting input of order information including information, date and time information indicating the date and time when the code information was read, and terminal-specific information of the other mobile terminal device, the registration unit adds the order information. As an order, the equipment information corresponding to the order information, the terminal-specific information, and the slip information are registered.

According to the present invention, when the order information from another mobile terminal device includes the same slip information, the order information can be separately registered as an additional order.

In the information processing system according to claim 6 , in the invention according to claim 5 , the registration unit counts the number of terminal-specific information associated with the same slip information, and counts the counted number. It is registered in association with the slip information.

According to the present invention, by counting the number of terminal-specific information, it is possible to obtain an accurate number of a plurality of visitors forming a group.

In the information processing system according to claim 7 , in the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 6 , the order information further includes the order contents of the goods or services, and the output unit determines in advance. When an order content output request including the slip information is input from the accounting device, the order content corresponding to the slip information is output to the accounting device.

According to the present invention, accounting processing can be smoothly performed by linking with an accounting device using slip information.

The information processing system according to claim 8 includes the slip information from the accounting device in which the registration unit performs accounting processing according to the order contents acquired from the output unit in the invention according to claim 7. When the accounting processing completion notification is input, the order information corresponding to the slip information is deleted.

According to the present invention, unnecessary order information can be deleted in response to the notification of completion of accounting processing.

In the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 7 , the information processing system according to claim 9 is the table in which the equipment is used by a visitor to the place, and the equipment information is the table. The information holding medium is a bar code label on which a bar code holding the table number is printed, or an IC tag holding the table number.

According to the present invention, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of an illegal order from a mobile terminal device simply by providing a bar code label or an IC tag holding a table number on the table.

On the other hand, the information processing device according to claim 10 is provided in each of a plurality of facilities installed at a place where goods or services are provided, and holds equipment information that can individually identify each of the plurality of facilities. An information processing device connected to a plurality of mobile terminal devices capable of acquiring the equipment information by reading an information holding medium via a network, and the said from the mobile terminal device of any one of the plurality of mobile terminal devices. The order information when the input unit including the equipment information and accepting the input of the order information for ordering the goods or services and the equipment information included in the order information received by the input unit are consistent. With a registration unit for registering, an output unit for outputting slip information corresponding to the order information to the mobile terminal device for which the order information has been registered by the registration unit, and information for which the equipment information is permitted in advance. In some cases, the order information includes a determination unit for determining that the equipment information is consistent and a time counting unit for measuring the current date and time, and the order information indicates a date and time indicating the date and time when the information holding medium was read. Further including information, the determination unit determines that the date and time information is consistent when the time difference between the date and time indicated by the date and time information and the current date and time measured by the time measuring unit is within a predetermined range. Upon determination, the registration unit registers the order information as a new order when both the equipment information and the date and time information are consistent and the order information does not include the slip information. When both the equipment information and the date and time information are consistent and the order information includes the slip information, the order information is registered as an additional order .

According to the present invention, the same effect as that of the information processing system according to claim 1 can be obtained.

The mobile terminal device according to claim 11 is a mobile terminal device connected to an information processing device via a network, and is provided in each of a plurality of facilities installed at a place where goods or services are provided. , The acquisition unit that acquires the equipment information by reading the information holding medium that holds the equipment information that can individually identify each of the plurality of equipment, the terminal-specific information for identifying the portable terminal device, and the information. A transmission processing unit that includes date and time information indicating the date and time when the holding medium was read, and the equipment information, and performs a process of transmitting the order information for ordering the goods or services to the information processing apparatus, and the transmission processing unit according to the order information. A display that displays code information that includes at least the slip information acquired from the information processing device and the equipment information acquired by the acquisition unit and that can be read by a portable terminal device other than the own device. It is equipped with a part.

According to the present invention, the same effect as that of the information processing system according to claim 1 can be obtained.

The program according to claim 12 is for causing the computer to function as each part of the information processing apparatus included in the information processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 9.

According to the present invention, it is possible to obtain the same effect as the information processing apparatus included in the information processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 11.

According to the present invention, it is possible to efficiently perform accounting processing for an orderer in a group while suppressing the occurrence of an illegal order from a mobile terminal device.

It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the structure of the information processing system which concerns on embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the structure of the smartphone which concerns on embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the structure of the ordering server which concerns on embodiment. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating an example of the decoding process by the decoding unit which concerns on embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the equipment management table information which concerns on embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the slip management table information which concerns on embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the terminal management table information which concerns on embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of order content table information which concerns on embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the processing flow of the order input application program in the smartphone which becomes the parent machine which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a front view which shows an example of the screen displayed on the display part of the smartphone which becomes the master unit which concerns on embodiment. It is a front view which shows the other example of the screen displayed on the display part of the smartphone which becomes the master unit which concerns on embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the flow of the bar code display processing by the smartphone which becomes the master unit which concerns on embodiment. It is a front view which shows an example of the bar code screen which concerns on embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the processing flow of the order input application program in the smartphone which becomes the slave unit which concerns on embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the processing flow of the order registration processing program which concerns on embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the flow of the interrupt processing in the order registration processing program which concerns on embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows another example of the flow of the interrupt processing in the order registration processing program which concerns on embodiment.

Hereinafter, an example of a mode for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the configuration of the information processing system 10 according to the present embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 1, the information processing system 10 according to the present embodiment is housed in a store where order information is managed, and includes a plurality of smartphones 20, an ordering server 50, a printing device 70, and the like. A display device 80 and an accounting device 90 are provided. The store according to the present embodiment is an example of a place where goods or services are provided, and in the present embodiment, when the present invention is applied to a restaurant such as a restaurant or a pub that provides various foods and drinks. explain.

In the present embodiment, as an example of the equipment in the store, a plurality of tables 40 used by visitors are installed. Each of the plurality of tables 40 is provided with a barcode label 44 on which a barcode is printed, which holds a table number 42 that can individually identify each of the plurality of tables 40. The table number 42 is an example of equipment information, and the barcode label 44 (hereinafter, simply referred to as a barcode 44) is an example of an information holding medium, for example, a one-dimensional barcode or a QR code (registered trademark). Two-dimensional barcodes such as, etc. are applied. The equipment in the store may be other than the table, for example, a tatami room, a room such as a karaoke room, a counter seat, or the like. For example, in the case of a tatami room, a tatami room number that can individually identify the tatami room is held in the barcode 44. Similarly, in the case of a room, the room number that can individually identify the room is held in the bar code 44, and in the case of a seat, the seat number that can individually identify the seat is held in the bar code 44. Further, the information holding medium may be other than a barcode, and may be, for example, an IC (Integrated Circuit) tag in which the table number 42 is stored, a table number label on which the table number 42 itself is printed, or the like.

The smartphone 20 according to the present embodiment is an example of a mobile terminal device, and is a smartphone owned by a visitor of a store. The smartphone 20 is connected to the ordering server 50 via the Internet, a network N such as a LAN (Local Area Network) or a WAN (Wide Area Network). An order input application program, which will be described later, is pre-installed on the smartphone 20, thereby inputting an order and reading a barcode 44. The smartphone 20 acquires the table number 42 of the table 40 by reading the barcode 44 provided on the table 40. Then, the smartphone 20 includes at least the table number 42 and transmits the order information for ordering food and drink to the ordering server 50 via the network N.

The ordering server 50 according to the present embodiment is an example of an information processing device, and is connected to the smartphone 20 via the network N. The ordering server 50 manages the order information of the visitor sent from the smartphone 20. Further, the ordering server 50 is also connected to each of the printing device 70, the display device 80, and the accounting device 90. The printing device 70 prints a slip according to the order information of the visitor. The display device 80 displays the order contents indicating the food and drink and the number of foods and drinks to be ordered, which are indicated by the order information of the visitor. The accounting device 90 performs accounting processing based on the slip information generated for each visitor. For example, a POS register or the like is applied to the accounting device 90.

The store employee prepares food and drink according to the order contents displayed on the display device 80, and provides the food and drink to the visitor of the table 40 indicated by the table number 42 included in the order information. In this embodiment, the case where one ordering server 50 is installed in one store is shown, but a plurality of stores may be managed by one ordering server 50.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the smartphone 20 according to the present embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 2, the smartphone 20 according to the present embodiment includes a control unit 21, a storage unit 22, a reading unit 23, a communication unit 24, an operation unit 25, and a display unit 26.

The control unit 21 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 21A, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 21B, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 21C, and an input / output interface (I / O) 21D, and each of these units is via a bus. Are connected to each other.

Each functional unit including a storage unit 22, a reading unit 23, a communication unit 24, an operation unit 25, and a display unit 26 is connected to the I / O 21D. Each of these functional units can communicate with the CPU 21A via the I / O 21D.

The control unit 21 may be configured as a part of a main control unit that controls the overall operation of the smartphone 20.

As the storage unit 22, for example, an SSD (Solid State Drive), a flash memory, or the like is used. The storage unit 22 stores an order input application program 22A (hereinafter, referred to as an order input application 22A) for executing the order input process according to the present embodiment. The order input application 22A is acquired, for example, by downloading from a website provided by a store. The order input application 22A may be stored in the ROM 21B.

Further, the storage unit 22 stores a MAC (Media Access Control) address 22B, which is an example of terminal-specific information for identifying the smartphone 20. The terminal-specific information may be other than the MAC address, for example, the ID (Identification) number of the SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card, or if the visitor is registered as a member of the store, the member of the visitor. It may be a number or the like. The MAC address 22B may be stored in the ROM 21B.

An image pickup device such as a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) image pickup device that captures and reads a barcode 44 holding a table number 42 is applied to the reading unit 23. When the IC tag in which the desk number 42 is stored is set as the reading target, a wireless communication unit that performs short-range wireless communication with the IC tag is applied to the reading unit 23. Further, when the table number label on which the table number 42 itself is printed is set as the reading target, an image pickup element such as a CCD image pickup device is applied to the reading unit 23.

The communication unit 24 is connected to the network N and communicates with the ordering server 50 via the network N. In the case of this example, the communication unit 24 and the network N are wirelessly connected.

The operation unit 25 is provided with a power button, various operation buttons, and the like. For the display unit 26, for example, a liquid crystal display (LCD), an organic EL (Electro Luminescence) display, or the like is used. The display unit 26 has a touch panel for the owner (visitor) to operate the smartphone 20 integrally with the display surface.

In the present embodiment, the smartphone 20 will be described as an example of the mobile terminal device, but for example, a tablet terminal device, a portable notebook PC (personal computer), or the like may be applied.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the ordering server 50 according to the present embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 3, the ordering server 50 according to the present embodiment includes a control unit 51, a storage unit 52, a communication unit 53, and an external device interface (external device I / F) 54.

The control unit 51 includes a CPU 51A, a ROM 51B, a RAM 51C, and an I / O 51D, and each of these units is connected via a bus.

Each functional unit including the storage unit 52, the communication unit 53, and the external device I / F 54 is connected to the I / O 51D. Each of these functional units can communicate with the CPU 51A via the I / O 51D.

The control unit 51 may be configured as a part of the main control unit that controls the overall operation of the ordering server 50. For example, an integrated circuit such as an LSI (Large Scale Integration) or an IC chipset is used for a part or all of each block of the control unit 51. An individual circuit may be used for each of the above blocks, or a circuit in which a part or all of them are integrated may be used. Each of the above blocks may be provided integrally, or some blocks may be provided separately. In addition, a part of each of the above blocks may be provided separately. The control unit 51 may be integrated not only with an LSI but also with a dedicated circuit or a general-purpose processor.

As the storage unit 52, for example, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), an SSD, a flash memory, or the like is used. The storage unit 52 stores the order registration processing program 52A for executing the order registration processing according to the present embodiment. The order registration processing program 52A may be stored in the ROM 51B. Further, the storage unit 52 stores the equipment management table information 52B, the slip management table information 52C, the terminal management table information 52D, and the order content table information 52E.

The order registration processing program 52A may be pre-installed on the ordering server 50, for example. Further, the order registration processing program 52A may be realized by storing it in a non-volatile storage medium or distributing it via a network and appropriately installing it on the ordering server 50. Examples of non-volatile storage media include CD-ROMs (Compact Disc Read Only Memory), optomagnetic disks, HDDs, DVD-ROMs (Digital Versatile Disc Read Only Memory), flash memories, memory cards, and the like. NS.

The communication unit 53 is connected to the network N and communicates with the smartphone 20 via the network N. In the case of this example, the communication unit 53 and the network N are connected by wire, but may be connected wirelessly.

The external device I / F 54 is connected to each of the printing device 70, the display device 80, and the accounting device 90 as an external device, and communicates with each of these external devices.

Hereinafter, the functional configurations of the CPUs of the smartphone 20 and the ordering server 50 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3.

The CPU 21A of the smartphone 20 according to the present embodiment functions as a determination unit 30, an acquisition unit 31, an encryption unit 32, an order input unit 33, a transmission processing unit 34, and a generation unit 37. The CPU 21A functions as each of these units by writing the order input application 22A stored in the storage unit 22 into the RAM 21C and executing it. The CPU 21A also functions as a timekeeping unit 35 that measures the current date and time.

As shown in FIG. 2, the determination unit 30 of the smartphone 20 determines whether the operation instruction from the visitor is an instruction to execute the barcode 44 reading process or an instruction to execute the order input process. judge.

When the determination unit 30 determines that the barcode 44 has been read, the acquisition unit 31 reads the barcode 44 using the reading unit 23, analyzes the read barcode 44, and acquires the table number 42. When the IC tag is the reading target, the acquisition unit 31 acquires the table number 42 from the IC tag using the reading unit 23, and when the table number label is the reading target, the acquisition unit 31 is the reading unit 23. The table number label read by using is recognized as characters to obtain the table number 42. Further, the acquisition unit 31 acquires the date and time information 35A indicating the date and time at the time when the barcode 44 is read by using the timekeeping unit 35. Further, the acquisition unit 31 acquires the MAC address 22B from the storage unit 22. In this example, the URL (Uniform Resource locator), which is the address of the ordering server 50, is held in the barcode 44, and is acquired together with the table number 42 when the acquisition unit 31 reads the barcode 44. NS.

Further, in the smartphone 20, the desk number 42 acquired from the barcode 44 is encrypted using the date and time information 35A as an encryption key. The encryption unit 32 executes this encryption process. The encryption method may be performed by using a conventionally known method, and is not particularly limited.

On the other hand, when the determination unit 30 determines that the order is input, the order input unit 33 displays the menu list on the display unit 26 and inputs the order content 36 indicating the food and drink and the quantity to be ordered. accept. The display screen of this menu list is a screen that accepts the input of the order content 36 indicating the food and drink and the quantity to be ordered by the pressing operation by the visitor. The information indicating the menu list is stored in advance in the ordering server 50. In this example, it is assumed that the ordering server 50 is accessed based on the URL acquired from the barcode 44 and the information indicating the menu list is acquired from the ordering server 50 before the input processing of the order.

The transmission processing unit 34 performs a process of transmitting the order information 37A (hereinafter, referred to as the first order information 37A) to the ordering server 50 via the communication unit 24. The first order information 37A according to the present embodiment includes the table number 42, the date and time information 35A, and the MAC address 22B acquired by the acquisition unit 31, and the order content 36 for which input is accepted by the order input unit 33. Is done.

If the URL of the ordering server 50 has been acquired from the smartphone 20 in advance and the smartphone 20 can display the menu list, the order is placed through the menu list before reading the barcode 44. The content 36 may be input. In this case, the order content 36 is saved in the smartphone 20 in a state of waiting for transmission, the table number 42 is acquired by reading the barcode 44, and the table number 42, the date and time information 35A, the MAC address 22B, and the order content 36 are all. At the complete stage, the first order information 37A is transmitted to the ordering server 50.

The generation unit 37 generates the slip number 38N, which is an example of the slip information acquired from the ordering server 50 according to the first order information 37A, and the code information 37C including the table number 42 acquired by the acquisition unit 31. As the code information 37C, for example, information indicating a one-dimensional bar code, information indicating a two-dimensional bar code such as a QR code (registered trademark), and the like are applied. In this example, it is assumed that the code information 37C also includes the URL of the ordering server 50.

On the other hand, the CPU 51A of the ordering server 50 according to the present embodiment functions as an input unit 60, a decoding unit 61, a determination unit 62, a registration unit 63, and an output unit 64. The CPU 51A functions as each of these units by writing the order registration processing program 52A stored in the storage unit 52 into the RAM 51C and executing it. The CPU 51A also functions as a timekeeping unit 65 that measures the current date and time.

In the present embodiment, when a customer of a group composed of a plurality of people visits a store, an order is input using a smartphone 20 owned by each of the visitors of the group. The group referred to here is, for example, a group consisting of a plurality of people having some kind of relationship, such as a family member, friends, and colleagues in a company. In the following, a smartphone 20 for inputting an order first after a group visitor comes to the store will be described as a master unit, and the other smartphones 20 will be described as a slave unit. Further, for convenience of explanation, the visitor A and B will be distinguished from each other as necessary, and the smartphone 20 of the visitor A will be referred to as the master unit 20A and the smartphone 20 of the visitor B will be referred to as the slave unit 20B. The number of visitors forming one group is not limited to two, and may be three or more.

First, the visitor A acquires the desk number 42 by reading the bar code 44 using the master unit 20A.

The input unit 60 according to the present embodiment receives input from the master unit 20A of the first order information 37A including the table number 42 to order food and drink. The registration unit 63 registers the first order information 37A when the table number 42 included in the first order information 37A received input by the input unit 60 is consistent. The output unit 64 outputs the slip number 38N corresponding to the first order information 37A to the master unit 20A in which the first order information 37A is registered by the registration unit 63 via the communication unit 53.

When the master unit 20A acquires the slip number 38N from the ordering server 50, the master unit 20A displays the code information 37C including the desk number 42, the slip number 38N, and the URL of the ordering server 50 on the screen of the display unit 26. This code information 37C can be read by the slave unit 20B.

On the other hand, the visitor B uses the slave unit 20B to read the code information 37C displayed on the display unit 26 of the master unit 20A to acquire the table number 42, the slip number 38N, and the URL of the ordering server 50. Further, the acquisition unit 31 acquires the date and time information 35A indicating the date and time when the code information 37C is read by using the timekeeping unit 35, and acquires the MAC address 22B from the storage unit 22. The transmission processing unit 34 communicates the first order information 37A including the desk number 42, the date and time information 35A, the MAC address 22B, and the slip number 38N, and the order content 36 for which input is accepted by the order input unit 33. A process of transmitting to the ordering server 50 via the unit 53 is performed.

According to the present embodiment, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of an illegal order from each of the master unit 20A and the slave unit 20B by determining whether or not the table number 42 is consistent. Further, the code information 37C that can be read by the master unit 20A by the slave unit 20B is displayed on the display unit 26. As a result, the slave unit 20B reads the code information 37C and uses it, so that the first order information 37A of each of the master unit 20A and the slave unit 20B that have acquired the same desk number 42 is managed by one slip number 38N. NS. That is, since the groups of visitors A and B are managed by one slip number 38N, it is not necessary to perform individual accounting processing, and the accounting processing can be performed efficiently.

Next, a case where the ordering server 50 accepts the input of the first order information 37A transmitted from the master unit 20A will be described.

As shown in FIG. 3, the input unit 60 receives the input of the first order information 37A transmitted from the master unit 20A via the communication unit 53.

Here, when the table number 42 included in the first order information 37A is encrypted using the date and time information 35A as an encryption key, the decryption unit 61 uses the encrypted table number 42 as the date and time information 35A. Decrypt (decrypt) using.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram for explaining an example of the decoding process by the decoding unit 61 according to the present embodiment.
In the example shown in FIG. 4, the first order information 37A includes a store code in addition to the table number 42, the MAC address 22B, the date and time information 35A, and the order content 36. The store code is information required when the ordering server 50 manages a plurality of stores, and is not required when managing one store. This store code is held in the bar code 44, and is acquired by reading the bar code 44 by the master unit 20A.

The determination unit 62 determines whether or not the table number 42 has consistency. The consistency of the table number 42 is determined by collating with a plurality of table numbers registered in advance in the equipment management table information 52B. A plurality of table numbers permitted in advance are registered in the equipment management table information 52B.

FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing an example of the equipment management table information 52B according to the present embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 5, in the equipment management table information 52B according to the present embodiment, each of the plurality of tables 40 installed in the store can be individually specified as a table number (for example, A01, A02, A03, ...) Is registered in association with the location in the store.

The determination unit 62 according to the present embodiment determines whether or not the table number 42 included in the first order information 37A exists in the equipment management table information 52B, and if the table number 42 exists, there is consistency. Then, if the table number 42 does not exist, it is determined that there is no consistency.

In the present embodiment, in addition to the consistency of the table number 42, the consistency of the date and time information 35A is also determined. The consistency of the date and time information 35A is determined by collating with the current date and time indicated by the timekeeping unit 65. For example, the determination unit 62 determines whether or not the time difference between the date and time indicated by the date and time information 35A included in the first order information 37A and the current date and time measured by the timekeeping unit 65 is within a predetermined range. .. If the time difference is within the predetermined range, it is determined to be consistent, and if the time difference exceeds the predetermined range, it is determined to be inconsistent. The criterion is not limited to this, and it may be simply determined whether or not both the month and the day match.

The registration unit 63 registers the first order information 37A in the storage unit 52 when both the date and time information 35A and the table number 42 are consistent as a result of the determination by the determination unit 62. Specifically, various kinds of information included in the first order information 37A are registered in each of the slip management table information 52C, the terminal management table information 52D, and the order content table information 52E. Although it is divided into three table information in this embodiment, it may be configured as one table information. Hereinafter, in the present embodiment, the case where the presence or absence of consistency is determined for both the date and time information 35A and the table number 42 will be described, but the presence or absence of consistency may be determined only for the table number 42.

FIG. 6 is a schematic view showing an example of slip management table information 52C according to the present embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 6, the slip management table information 52C includes the table number 42 included in the first order information 37A, the slip number 38N unique to the table number 42, and the number of visitors of the group corresponding to the table number 42. The group number 38P representing the above is registered. In the case of the example shown in FIG. 6, the desk number 42 is registered as "B01", the slip number 38N is registered as "42", and the group number 38P is registered as "2" for the master unit 20A. The number of people in this group, 38P, will be described later.

According to this embodiment, when both the date and time information 35A and the table number 42 are consistent, the first order information 37A is registered. In this case, the occurrence of an illegal order from the master unit 20A can be more effectively suppressed as compared with the case where only the consistency of the table number 42 is determined. That is, even when determining the consistency of only the table number 42, it can be a deterrent to the occurrence of an illegal order, but a store visitor reads the barcode 44 using the master unit 20A and obtains the table number 42. Once, as long as the table number 42 is not changed, it is possible to place an order without visiting the store thereafter. In the case of a malicious person, there is a possibility that an illegal order will be placed from the master unit 20A.

On the other hand, in the present embodiment, if the date and time indicated by the date and time information 35A is acquired at the timing when the barcode 44 is read and both the date and time information 35A and the table number 42 are not consistent, the order is placed. Since the information is not registered, the occurrence of fraudulent orders is more effectively suppressed.
In addition, the visitor A reads the barcode 44 using the master unit 20A and acquires both the date and time information 35A and the table number 42. It is possible to send order information that includes both numbers 42. In such a case, the date and time information 35A is the date and time information at the time of visiting the store, and the time difference from the current time measured by the ordering server 50 is larger than the predetermined range, so that it is determined that the information is not consistent.

FIG. 7 is a schematic view showing an example of the terminal management table information 52D according to the present embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 7, the MAC address 22B included in the first order information 37A is registered in the terminal management table information 52D in association with the slip number 38N. In the case of the example shown in FIG. 7, the MAC address 22B is registered as "SSA223344555" and the slip number 38N is registered as "42" for the master unit 20A.

FIG. 8 is a schematic view showing an example of the order content table information 52E according to the present embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 8, in the order content table information 52E, the slip number 38N, the MAC address 22B included in the first order information 37A, and the order content 36 are registered. The order content table information 52E is associated with each of the slip management table information 52C and the terminal management table information 52D by the slip number 38N. Further, in the order content table information 52E, a new / additional type 39 indicating whether the input-accepted order information indicates a new order or an additional order is registered. In the present embodiment, the determination of the new / additional type 39 is determined based on whether or not the order information includes the slip number 38N and whether or not the table number 42 is registered in the slip management table information 52C.

Then, when the first order information 37A input from the master unit 20A is registered, the output unit 64 outputs the slip number 38N registered in the slip management table information 52C to the master unit 20A via the communication unit 53. do.

The master unit 20A causes the display unit 26 to display the code information 37C based on the slip number 38N acquired from the ordering server 50. Then, the slave unit 20B performs a process of transmitting the first order information 37A to the ordering server 50 after reading the code information 37C displayed on the display unit 26 of the master unit 20A. In the slave unit 20B as well, after the slip number 38N is acquired by reading the code information 37C, the code information 37C can be displayed on the display unit 26 as in the master unit 20A.

Next, a case where the ordering server 50 accepts the input of the first order information 37A transmitted from the slave unit 20B will be described.

The input unit 60 receives the input of the first order information 37A transmitted from the slave unit 20B via the communication unit 53. The first order information 37A received from the slave unit 20B includes a desk number 42 (for example, "B01"), a MAC address 22B (for example, "YYA222222222"), and a slip number 38N (for example, "42"). That is, each of the desk number 42 and the slip number 38N of the slave unit 20B is the same as each of the desk number 42 and the slip number 38N of the master unit 20A, and the MAC address 22B of the slave unit 20B is the MAC address of the master unit 20A. Different from 22B.

When the determination unit 62 according to the present embodiment determines that both the date and time information 35A and the table number 42 included in the received order information are consistent, whether the received order information further includes the slip number 38N. Judge whether or not. Then, when the received order information does not include the slip number 38N, the determination unit 62 determines the order information as a new order. On the other hand, when the received order information includes the slip number 38N, the order information is determined to be an additional order.

As an example, when the first order information 37A is input from the master unit 20A, the input first order information 37A does not include the slip number 38N, so that the determination unit 62 determines that the order is new. In this case, the registration unit 63 generates the slip number 38N for the first order information 37A. The registration unit 63 registers the table number 42, the MAC address 22B, and the slip number 38N in each of the slip management table information 52C and the terminal management table information 52D in association with each other, and the order contents of the first order information 37A. 36 is registered as a new order in the order content table information 52E.

On the other hand, when the first order information 37A is input from the slave unit 20B, the input first order information 37A includes the slip number 38N, so that the determination unit 62 determines that the order is an additional order. In this case, the registration unit 63 registers the MAC address 22B (for example, "YYA22222222") of the slave unit 20B in the terminal management table information 52D in association with the same slip number 38N (for example, "42") as the master unit 20A. In addition, the order content 36 of the first order information 37A is registered in the order content table information 52E as an additional order. Here, the registration unit 63 refers to the terminal management table information 52D, counts (counts) the number of MAC addresses 22B associated with the same slip number 38N, and associates the counted number with the slip number 38N. Register in the slip management table information 52C. As a result, the group number 38P of the slip management table information 52C is registered. That is, the group number 38P corresponds to the number of MAC addresses 22B associated with the same slip number 38N. As an example, in the case of visitors A and B, since two MAC addresses 22B are registered, the number of visitors with a group number of 38P is registered as "2". As a result, the store employees can easily and accurately grasp the number of visitors forming one group.

Then, when the first order information 37A received from the slave unit 20B is registered, the output unit 64 outputs the slip number 38N registered in the slip management table information 52C to the slave unit 20B via the communication unit 53. ..

By the above operation, the slip numbers 38N acquired by each of the master unit 20A and the slave unit 20B are made the same, and for example, when an additional order is placed or accounting processing is performed from each of the master unit 20A and the slave unit 20B. It is used for such purposes. When making an additional order, the order input application 22A of each of the master unit 20A and the slave unit 20B is activated as in the case of a new order.

In the case of an additional order, in the master unit 20A, the acquisition unit 31 uses the reading unit 23 to read the barcode 44 of the table 40 to acquire the table number 42, as in the previous time. Then, the transmission processing unit 34 performs a process of transmitting the order information 37B (hereinafter, referred to as the second order information 37B) to the ordering server 50 via the communication unit 24. The second order information 37B includes a table number 42 acquired by the acquisition unit 31, date and time information 35A, a MAC address 22B, a slip number 38N, and an order content 36 for which input is accepted by the order input unit 33. .. In the case of this example, the order content 36 included in the second order information 37B is different from the order content 36 included in the first order information 37A.

In the master unit 20A, the date and time information 35A acquired at the timing when the barcode 44 is read is used to determine whether or not the order is illegal, so that the table number 42 is not changed in the additional order. Even if there is, the barcode 44 is read.

On the other hand, in the slave unit 20B, the acquisition unit 31 uses the reading unit 23 to read the code information 37C displayed on the display unit 26 of the master unit 20A to acquire the desk number 42 and the slip number 38N, as in the previous time. do. Then, the transmission processing unit 34 performs a process of transmitting the second order information 37B to the ordering server 50 via the communication unit 24. The second order information 37B includes a table number 42 acquired by the acquisition unit 31, date and time information 35A, a MAC address 22B, a slip number 38N, and an order content 36 for which input is accepted by the order input unit 33. .. Also in this example, the order content 36 included in the second order information 37B is different from the order content 36 included in the first order information 37A.

In addition, even in the slave unit 20B, since the date and time information 35A acquired at the timing when the code information 37C is read is used for determining whether or not the order is invalid, the table number 42 is not changed in the additional order. Even if there is, the code information 37C is read.

The input unit 60 of the ordering server 50 receives the input of the second order information 37B transmitted from each of the master unit 20A and the slave unit 20B via the communication unit 53.

In the registration unit 63 according to the present embodiment, both the date and time information 35A and the table number 42 included in the received second order information 37B are consistent, and the received second order information 37B receives the slip number 38N. If the slip number 38N included and registered in the slip management table information 52C and the slip number 38N included in the received second order information 37B match, the order content 36 of the second order information 37B is used as an additional order. Register in the order details table information 52E.

In the registration unit 63, when both the date and time information 35A and the table number 42 are consistent and the received second order information 37B includes the slip number 38N, the order content 36 of the second order information 37B May be registered in the order content table information 52E as an additional order. That is, it is not always necessary to check whether or not the slip number 38N matches, but if necessary, the check number 38N is also checked, and if the slip number 38N does not match, some kind of falsification is performed. It is also possible to determine that the second order information 37B has been performed and not to register the second order information 37B. In addition, once a visitor with a smartphone 20 whose slip number 38N is accepted moves a seat, the visitor uses the smartphone 20 to read the barcode 44 at the destination seat to read a new desk. By acquiring the number 42, it is also possible to change the table number 42 by using the slip number 38N as a key.

According to the present embodiment, in addition to determining the consistency of both the date and time information 35A and the table number 42, it is determined whether or not the order information includes the slip number 38N, so that the order information is a new order. It is possible to easily and accurately identify whether the order is present or an additional order. As a result, the ordered visitor, that is, the visitor who placed a new order and the visitor who placed an additional order can be accurately identified. Therefore, food and drink can be smoothly provided at the store.

On the other hand, when the visitor A and B perform accounting processing using the slip number 38N, for example, the employee confirms the slip number 38N displayed on the display unit 26 of the smartphone 20 of either the visitor A or B and the employee. The employee inputs the confirmed slip number 38N into the accounting device 90. The slip number 38N may be input from the smartphone 20 to the accounting device 90 via short-range wireless communication or the like. Further, the display unit 26 of the smartphone 20 may display a bar code indicating the slip number 38N, and the bar code may be read and input by the bar code reader provided in the accounting device 90. When the slip number 38N is input, the accounting device 90 outputs an order content output request including the input slip number 38N to the ordering server 50, and inquires about the order content 36 corresponding to the slip number 38N. ..

When the ordering server 50 receives an order content output request including the slip number 38N as an inquiry from the accounting device 90, the output unit 64 sets the order content 36 corresponding to the input slip number 38N in the order content table information 52E. Is read from, and is output to the accounting device 90 via the external device I / F 54. Then, the accounting device 90 performs accounting processing according to the order content 36 received from the ordering server 50, and outputs an accounting processing completion notification including the slip number 38N to the ordering server 50.

The order content 36 that has been input by the order input unit 33 may be stored in the smartphone 20 and a barcode indicating the order content 36 may be displayed on the display unit 26 of the smartphone 20. When displaying the bar code indicating the order content 36 on the display unit 26, the accounting device 90 can acquire the order content 36 simply by reading the bar code displayed on the display unit 26 with the bar code reader, and the accounting device can obtain the order content 36. The inquiry from 90 to the ordering server 50 becomes unnecessary.

According to the present embodiment, the display unit 26 displays the code information 37C that can be read by the smartphone 20 that is the master unit and the smartphone 20 that is the slave unit. As a result, the accounting processing of a plurality of visitors is collectively performed with one slip number 38N. Therefore, it is not necessary to carry out individual accounting, and the accounting process can be carried out efficiently.

Further, in the present embodiment, the store-specific order input terminal device used by the store employee may be used together with the visitor's smartphone 20. As an example, when a new order is input from an employee's order input terminal device, a slip number 38N is generated and registered in the slip management table information 52C in association with the table number 42, as in the case of the smartphone 20. .. Subsequent additional orders will be processed using the slip number 38N, so the processing will be the same as for the smartphone 20. If the number of visitors is input in advance from the order input terminal device of the employee and the number of people is registered in the group number 38P of the slip management table information 52C, the count number of the MAC address 22B exceeds the number of group number 38P. At that time, it is desirable to have a function of adding the number of people exceeding the number of people in the group of 38P.

Further, in the present embodiment, it is possible to deal with shared seats and individual accounting at the same table 40. For example, when a visitor C other than the guests A and B is present, the visitor C uses his / her smartphone 20 to read the barcode 44 provided on the table 40 to obtain the table number 42 and order the order information. Send to server 50. The ordering server 50 generates a new slip number 38N for the input order information and registers it as a new order. Further, when the visitor B wants to make an individual account with the visitor A in the group, the visitor B uses his / her smartphone 20 to read the barcode 44 provided on the table 40 to obtain the table number 42 and place an order. The information is transmitted to the ordering server 50. Also in this case, the ordering server 50 generates a new slip number 38N for the input order information and registers it as a new order. This enables individual accounting. It is also possible for a group of three or more people to have only one person as a separate account.

When the accounting device 90 inputs the accounting processing completion notification including the slip number 38N, the ordering server 50 receives the slip number 38N entered by the registration unit 63 from each of the slip management table information 52C and the terminal management table information 52D. The table number 42 and the MAC address 22B corresponding to the above are deleted. Further, the registration unit 63 deletes the order content 36 corresponding to the slip number 38N from the order content table information 52E.

In the smartphone 20, the slip number 38N is deleted when a certain time (for example, about 8 hours) has elapsed after the order information is transmitted. If the barcode 44 of a different store is read before the slip number 38N is deleted, the held slip number 38N may be deleted and the input of the order may be started at the different store. Further, when the barcode 44 of the same store is read again, the held slip number 38N may be deleted and the order may be input as a new order.

Hereinafter, the operation of the smartphone 20 serving as the master unit according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 to 13. Note that FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an example of the processing flow of the order input application 22A in the smartphone 20 serving as the master unit according to the present embodiment. 10 and 11 are front views showing an example of a screen displayed on the display unit 26 of the smartphone 20 which is the master unit according to the present embodiment.

First, in step 100 of FIG. 9, when each of the plurality of visitors forming one group is seated at the table 40 and activates the order input application 22A of the smartphone 20 owned by the visitor A, FIG. 10 shows an example. The initial screen 26A shown is displayed on the display unit 26. On the initial screen 26A shown in FIG. 10, "order input", "order history reference", "bar code reading", "menu list", and "bar code display" are displayed as five selectable items. This "bar code display" is an item for displaying the code information 37C on the display unit 26. If there is no order history to be referred to in the case of a new order or the like, "refer to order history" may be grayed out so that it cannot be selected, or may be hidden. Further, when the slip number 38N has not been acquired in the case of a new order or the like, the "bar code display" may be grayed out so that it cannot be selected, or may be hidden.

Although the screen shown in FIG. 10 supports Japanese as an example, it may be possible to display a screen corresponding to a plurality of languages for foreigners. In this case, even foreigners can smoothly enter orders, and it is not necessary to keep menu books written in multiple languages, which is desirable.

Next, in step 102, the determination unit 30 determines whether or not a predetermined item has been pressed from the selectable items on the initial screen 26A shown in FIG. If it is determined that the predetermined item has been pressed (in the case of affirmative determination), the process proceeds to step 104, and if it is determined that the predetermined item has not been pressed (in the case of negative determination), the process waits in step 102. .. The predetermined items referred to here are "bar code reading" and "order input".

In step 104, the determination unit 30 determines whether or not the “bar code reading” has been pressed on the initial screen 26A shown in FIG. If it is determined that the "bar code reading" has been pressed (in the case of affirmative determination), the process proceeds to step 106, and if it is determined that the "bar code reading" has not been pressed (in the case of a negative determination), step 120 Move to.

In step 106, the acquisition unit 31 uses the reading unit 23 to read the barcode 44 and acquire the desk number 42.

In step 108, the acquisition unit 31 acquires the date and time information 35A indicating the date and time at the time when the barcode 44 is read by using the timekeeping unit 35.

In step 110, the encryption unit 32 encrypts the table number 42 using the date and time information 35A as an encryption key.

In step 112, the acquisition unit 31 acquires the MAC address 22B stored in the storage unit 22.

In step 114, the transmission processing unit 34 sets the date and time information 35A, the encrypted table number 42, and the MAC address 22B acquired by the acquisition unit 31 in the buffer (not shown) of the CPU 21A in the transmission waiting state. do.

In step 116, the determination unit 30 determines whether or not the slip number 38N has been received from the ordering server 50. If it is determined that the slip number 38N has been received (in the case of an affirmative determination), the process proceeds to step 118, and if it is determined that the slip number 38N has not been received (in the case of a negative determination), the process proceeds to step 126.

In step 118, the transmission processing unit 34 sets the received slip number 38N in the buffer of the CPU 21A.

On the other hand, in step 120, the determination unit 30 determines whether or not the "order input" has been pressed on the initial screen 26A shown in FIG. If it is determined that the "order input" has been pressed (in the case of affirmative determination), the process proceeds to step 122, and if it is determined that the "order input" has not been pressed (in the case of a negative determination), the process returns to step 102. ..

In step 122, the order input unit 33 causes the display unit 26 to display the menu list screen 26B shown in FIG. 10 as an example. In this example, it is assumed that the information indicating the menu list screen 26B has been acquired, but if it has not been acquired, the ordering server 50 can press the "menu list" of the initial screen 26A shown in FIG. It may be in the form of acquisition. The order input unit 33 receives the input of the food and drink and the number of foods and drinks ordered by the visitor A, that is, the order contents 36, via the menu list screen 26B. Regarding the number of foods and drinks, when foods and drinks are selected on the menu list screen 26B, the screen for inputting the number of selected foods and drinks is popped up on the menu list screen 26B and input. You may.

In step 124, the determination unit 30 determines whether or not the input of the order content 36 is completed. When it is determined that the input of the order content 36 is completed (in the case of an affirmative determination), the process proceeds to step 126. In this case, the transmission processing unit 34 sets the order content 36 for which the input has been completed in the buffer of the CPU 21A. On the other hand, if it is determined that the input of the order content 36 has not been completed (in the case of a negative determination), the process waits until the input of the order content 36 is completed in step 124. In this example, the determination of the completion of input of the order content 36 is performed depending on whether or not the "confirmation" button on the menu list screen 26B is pressed. When the "confirmation" button is pressed, the order confirmation screen 26C shown in FIG. 10 is displayed on the display unit 26. At this time, if the reading of the barcode 44 is completed, the desk number 42 (A99 in this example) is displayed on the order confirmation screen 26C. The order confirmation screen 26C is a screen for displaying a list of foods and drinks and the number of foods and drinks corresponding to the order content 36. When the "menu" button on the order confirmation screen 26C is pressed, the screen returns to the menu list screen 26B. You can reselect food and drink.

In step 126, the determination unit 30 determines whether or not all the necessary information is available in the buffer of the CPU 21A. If it is determined that all the necessary information is not available (in the case of a negative determination), the process proceeds to step 128, and if it is determined that all the necessary information is available (in the case of an affirmative determination), the process proceeds to step 130. .. Here, the necessary information is information necessary as order information on the master unit side, and in this example, it is the date and time information 35A, the encrypted table number 42, the MAC address 22B, and the order content 36. The slip number 38N is not essential information, but if it has been received from the ordering server 50, the slip number 38N is also included in this information.

In step 128, the acquisition unit 31 displays a message prompting the acquisition of unacquired information on the display unit 26, and returns to step 102. In this example, when the unacquired information is the date and time information 35A, the encrypted table number 42, and the MAC address 22B, the first error message screen 26E shown in FIG. 11 is displayed as an example. On the other hand, when the unacquired information is the order content 36, the second error message screen 26F shown in FIG. 11 is displayed as an example.

In step 130, the transmission processing unit 34 requests the registration of order information together with the order information including the date and time information 35A, the encrypted table number 42, the MAC address 22B, and the order content 36 set in the buffer of the CPU 21A. The process of transmitting the order registration request to be performed to the ordering server 50 is performed. In this example, when the "send" button on the order confirmation screen 26C shown in FIG. 10 is pressed, the order registration confirmation screen 26D shown in FIG. 10 is displayed on the display unit 26 as an example. Further, when the "OK" button on the order registration confirmation screen 26D is pressed, the above order registration request is transmitted to the ordering server 50. When the order registration request is transmitted from the smartphone 20 to the ordering server 50 and the order registration is completed, the "order history reference" on the initial screen 26A shown in FIG. 10 can be selected. When this "order history reference" is pressed, the history of the ordered order contents 36 can be referred to. When the process of step 130 is completed, the process of the series of order input application 22A in the master unit is also completed.

Next, with reference to FIGS. 12 and 13, the operation of the smartphone 20 when the “bar code display” is pressed on the initial screen 26A of the smartphone 20 as the master unit will be described. Note that FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing an example of a flow of barcode display processing by the smartphone 20 serving as the master unit according to the present embodiment. FIG. 13 is a front view showing an example of the barcode screen 26G according to the present embodiment. The barcode display process according to the present embodiment is realized as one function of the order input application 22A.

In step 140 of FIG. 12, when the order input application 22A of the smartphone 20 owned by the visitor A is activated, the initial screen 26A shown in FIG. 10 is displayed on the display unit 26 as an example. Here, since the smartphone 20 has acquired the slip number 38N from the ordering server 50, the "bar code display" on the initial screen 26A is displayed in a selectable state.

In step 142, the determination unit 30 determines whether or not the "bar code display" on the initial screen 26A has been pressed. If it is determined that the "bar code display" has been pressed (in the case of affirmative determination), the process proceeds to step 144, and if it is determined that the "bar code display" has not been pressed (in the case of a negative determination), step 140 Return to and wait.

In step 144, the generation unit 37 generates the code information 37C including the slip number 38N acquired from the ordering server 50, the desk number 42 acquired by the acquisition unit 31, and the URL of the ordering server 50.

In step 146, as shown in FIG. 13, the generation unit 37 causes the display unit 26 to display a barcode screen 26G including a two-dimensional bar code as an example of the code information 37C.

In the above embodiment, the case where the code information 37C is generated on the side of the smartphone 20 which is the master unit has been described. However, the code information 37C is generated on the side of the ordering server 50, and the smartphone 20 simply displays the code information 37C. It may be in the form.

Next, with reference to FIG. 14, the operation of the smartphone 20 serving as the slave unit according to the present embodiment will be described. Note that FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing an example of the processing flow of the order input application 22A in the smartphone 20 serving as the slave unit according to the present embodiment.

First, in step 150 of FIG. 14, when the order input application 22A of the smartphone 20 owned by the visitor B is activated, the initial screen 26A shown in FIG. 10 is displayed on the display unit 26 as an example.

Next, in step 152, the determination unit 30 determines whether or not a predetermined item has been pressed from the selectable items on the initial screen 26A shown in FIG. If it is determined that the predetermined item has been pressed (in the case of affirmative determination), the process proceeds to step 154, and if it is determined that the predetermined item has not been pressed (in the case of a negative determination), the standby is performed in step 152. .. The predetermined items referred to here are "bar code reading" and "order input".

In step 154, the determination unit 30 determines whether or not the "bar code reading" has been pressed on the initial screen 26A shown in FIG. If it is determined that the "bar code reading" has been pressed (in the case of affirmative determination), the process proceeds to step 156, and if it is determined that the "bar code reading" has not been pressed (in the case of a negative determination), step 168 Move to.

In step 156, the acquisition unit 31 uses the reading unit 23 to read the code information 37C displayed on the barcode screen 26G of the smartphone 20 which is the master unit shown in FIG. 13, and reads the slip number 38N and the desk number 42. get.

In step 158, the acquisition unit 31 acquires the date and time information 35A indicating the date and time when the code information 37C displayed on the barcode screen 26G is read by using the timekeeping unit 35.

In step 160, the encryption unit 32 encrypts the table number 42 using the date and time information 35A as an encryption key.

In step 162, the acquisition unit 31 acquires the MAC address 22B stored in the storage unit 22.

In step 164, the transmission processing unit 34 sets the date and time information 35A acquired by the acquisition unit 31, the encrypted table number 42, the slip number 38N, and the MAC address 22B in a state of waiting for transmission, and sets the buffer of the CPU 21A (shown). Set to).

On the other hand, in step 166, the determination unit 30 determines whether or not the "order input" has been pressed on the initial screen 26A shown in FIG. If it is determined that the "order input" has been pressed (in the case of affirmative determination), the process proceeds to step 166, and if it is determined that the "order input" has not been pressed (in the case of a negative determination), the process returns to step 152. ..

In step 168, the order input unit 33 causes the display unit 26 to display the menu list screen 26B shown in FIG. 10 as an example. The order input unit 33 accepts the input of the food and drink and the number of foods and drinks ordered by the visitor B, that is, the order contents 36, via the menu list screen 26B.

In step 170, the determination unit 30 determines whether or not the input of the order content 36 is completed. When it is determined that the input of the order content 36 is completed (in the case of an affirmative determination), the process proceeds to step 172. In this case, the transmission processing unit 34 sets the order content 36 for which the input has been completed in the buffer of the CPU 21A. On the other hand, if it is determined that the input of the order content 36 has not been completed (in the case of a negative determination), the process waits until the input of the order content 36 is completed in step 170.

In step 172, the determination unit 30 determines whether or not all the necessary information is available in the buffer of the CPU 21A. If it is determined that all the necessary information is not available (in the case of a negative determination), the process proceeds to step 174, and if it is determined that all the necessary information is available (in the case of an affirmative determination), the process proceeds to step 176. .. Here, the necessary information is information necessary as order information on the slave unit side, and in this example, it is the date and time information 35A, the encrypted table number 42, the slip number 38N, and the MAC address 22B.

In step 174, the acquisition unit 31 displays a message prompting the acquisition of unacquired information on the display unit 26, and returns to step 152.

In step 176, the transmission processing unit 34 sends the order information together with the order information including the date and time information 35A, the encrypted table number 42, the slip number 38N, the MAC address 22B, and the order content 36 set in the buffer of the CPU 21A. The order registration request for requesting the registration of the above is transmitted to the ordering server 50. When the process of step 176 is completed, the process of the series of order input application 22A in the slave unit is also completed.

Next, the operation of the ordering server 50 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. Note that FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing an example of the processing flow of the order registration processing program 52A according to the present embodiment. In the program, an order registration request from each of the smartphones 20 of a plurality of visitors is received by the input unit 60. Execution starts when it is accepted.

First, in step 200 of FIG. 15, the decryption unit 61 decrypts (decrypts) the encrypted table number 42 included in the order information requested for order registration, and the determination unit 62 encrypts the code by the decryption unit 61. It is determined whether or not the decryption of the converted table number 42 is successful. If it is determined that the decoding of the table number 42 is successful (in the case of an affirmative determination), the process proceeds to step 202, and if it is determined that the decoding of the table number 42 has failed (in the case of a negative determination), the process proceeds to step 204.

In step 202, the determination unit 62 determines whether or not both the date and time information 35A and the table number 42 are consistent. If it is determined that there is no consistency (in the case of a negative determination), the process proceeds to step 204, and if it is determined that there is consistency (in the case of an affirmative determination), the process proceeds to step 206.

In step 204, the output unit 64 outputs an error message indicating a registration failure of the order information requested for order registration to the smartphone 20 via the communication unit 53, and then terminates the order registration processing program 52A. When the smartphone 20 inputs this error message, the smartphone 20 performs processing according to the error message.

In step 206, the determination unit 62 determines whether or not the order information requested for order registration includes the slip number 38N. If it is determined that the order information does not include the slip number 38N (in the case of a negative determination), the process proceeds to step 208. On the other hand, if it is determined that the order information includes the slip number 38N (in the case of an affirmative determination), the process proceeds to step 218.

In step 208, the registration unit 63 newly generates a slip number 38N for the order information for which order registration is requested.

In step 210, the registration unit 63 registers the table number 42 included in the order information requested for order registration in the slip management table information 52C in association with the newly generated slip number 38N.

In step 212, the registration unit 63 registers the MAC address 22B included in the order information requested for order registration in the terminal management table information 52D in association with the newly generated slip number 38N.

In step 214, the registration unit 63 sets “1” to the group number 38P of the slip management table information 52C according to the newly generated slip number 38N.

In step 216, the registration unit 63 associates the order content 36 with the slip number 38N and the MAC address 22B among the order information requested for order registration, and registers the order content table information 52E as a new order.

On the other hand, in step 218, whether or not the same slip number as the slip number 38N included in the order information requested for order registration is in the slip number 38N registered in the slip management table information 52C. Is determined. If it is determined that the same slip number 38N exists (in the case of affirmative determination), the process proceeds to step 220, and if it is determined that the same slip number 38N does not exist (in the case of a negative determination), the process proceeds to step 204 described above.

In step 220, the determination unit 62 determines whether or not the MAC address 22B included in the order information requested for order registration has been registered in the terminal management table information 52D. When it is determined that the MAC address 22B is not registered in the terminal management table information 52D (in the case of a negative determination), the process proceeds to step 222. On the other hand, when it is determined that the MAC address 22B has been registered in the terminal management table information 52D (in the case of an affirmative determination), the process proceeds to step 226.

In step 222, the registration unit 63 registers the MAC address 22B included in the order information requested for order registration in the terminal management table information 52D in association with the registered slip number 38N together with the table number 42.

In step 224, the registration unit 63 refers to the terminal management table information 52D, counts the number of MAC addresses 22B associated with the registered slip number 38N, and counts the counted number into the group of the slip management table information 52C. Set the number of people to 38P.

In step 226, the registration unit 63 associates the order content 36 with the slip number 38N and the MAC address 22B among the order information requested for order registration, and registers the order content table information 52E as an additional order.

Next, in step 228, assuming that the registration of the order information requested for order registration is successful, the output unit 64 outputs the slip number 38N to the smartphone 20 via the communication unit 53, and then a series of main order registration processes. Program 52A is terminated.

Next, with reference to FIG. 16, the operation of the ordering server 50 when the menu list request is input from the smartphone 20 will be described. Note that FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of interrupt processing in the order registration processing program 52A according to the present embodiment, and as an example, when the “menu list” of the initial screen 26A shown in FIG. 10 is pressed. Is executed.

First, in step 300 of FIG. 16, the determination unit 62 determines whether or not the input received from the smartphone 20 via the input unit 60 is a menu list request. If it is determined that the request is a menu list request (in the case of an affirmative determination), the process proceeds to step 302, and if it is determined that the request is not a menu list request (in the case of a negative determination), the process waits in step 300.

In step 302, the output unit 64 outputs the information indicating the menu list to the smartphone 20 via the communication unit 53 in response to the menu list request from the smartphone 20, and then ends the series of interrupt processing. .. When the information indicating the menu list is input, the smartphone 20 can display the menu list screen 26B as described above.

Next, with reference to FIG. 17, the operation of the ordering server 50 when the order content output request is input from the accounting device 90 will be described. Note that FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing another example of the flow of the interrupt processing in the order registration processing program 52A according to the present embodiment, which is executed when an order content output request is input from the accounting device 90.

First, in step 400 of FIG. 17, the determination unit 62 determines whether or not the input received from the accounting device 90 via the input unit 60 is an order content output request requesting the output of the order content 36. If it is determined that the order content output request is made (in the case of an affirmative determination), the process proceeds to step 402, and if it is determined that the order content output request is not made (in the case of a negative determination), the process waits in step 400.

In step 402, the output unit 64 searches the order content table information 52E based on the slip number 38N input by the order content output request, and obtains the order content 36 corresponding to the slip number 38N from the external device I / F54. Is output to the accounting device 90 via. The accounting device 90 performs accounting processing based on the order content 36, and outputs an accounting processing completion notification to the ordering server 50.

In step 404, the determination unit 62 determines whether or not the input received from the accounting device 90 via the input unit 60 is an accounting process completion notification. If it is determined that the notification is the completion of accounting processing (in the case of affirmative determination), the process proceeds to step 406, and if it is determined that the notification is not the notification of completion of accounting processing (in the case of negative determination), the process waits in step 404.

In step 406, the registration unit 63 deletes the corresponding table number 42 and the slip number 38N from the slip management table information 52C based on the slip number 38N included in the accounting processing completion notification.

In step 408, the registration unit 63 deletes the corresponding MAC address 22B and the slip number 38N from the terminal management table information 52D based on the slip number 38N included in the accounting processing completion notification.

In step 410, the registration unit 63 deletes the corresponding order content 36 from the order content table information 52E, and then ends a series of main interrupt processing. As a result, a series of order management from ordering to accounting for a plurality of visitors forming the group is completed, and the order management of the next visitor can be smoothly performed.

In the above, the information processing system, the information processing device, and the mobile terminal device have been illustrated and described as embodiments. The embodiment may be in the form of a program for causing a computer to execute the functions of each part included in the information processing device or each part included in the mobile terminal device. The embodiment may be in the form of a storage medium that can be read by a computer that stores this program.

In addition, the configurations of the information processing device and the mobile terminal device described in the above embodiment are examples, and may be changed depending on the situation within a range that does not deviate from the gist.

Further, the processing flow of the program described in the above embodiment is also an example, and even if unnecessary steps are deleted, new steps are added, or the processing order is changed within a range that does not deviate from the purpose. good.

Further, in the above embodiment, the case where the processing according to the embodiment is realized by the software configuration by using the computer by executing the program has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. The embodiment may be realized by, for example, a hardware configuration or a combination of a hardware configuration and a software configuration.

10 Information processing system 20 Smartphone 21 Control unit 21A CPU
21B ROM
21C RAM
21D I / O
22 Storage 22A Order entry application program (order entry app)
22B MAC address 23 Reading unit 24 Communication unit 25 Operation unit 26 Display unit 26A Initial screen 26B Menu list screen 26C Order confirmation screen 26D Order registration confirmation screen 26E 1st error message screen 26F 2nd error message screen 26G Bar code screen 30 Judgment unit 31 Acquisition unit 32 Encryption unit 33 Order input unit 34 Transmission processing unit 35 Timing unit 35A Date and time information 36 Order details 37 Generation unit 37A, 37B Order information 37C Code information 38N Slip number 38P Group number 39 New / additional type 40 Table 42 Table number 44 Bar code label (bar code)
50 Ordering server 51A CPU
51B ROM
51C RAM
51D I / O
51 Control unit 52 Storage unit 52A Order registration processing program 52B Equipment management table information 52C Slip management table information 52D Terminal management table information 52E Order details table information 53 Communication unit 60 Input unit 61 Decoding unit 62 Judgment unit 63 Registration unit 64 Output unit 65 Timing unit 70 Printing device 80 Display device 90 Accounting device

Claims (12)

The equipment information can be acquired by reading an information holding medium that is installed in each of a plurality of equipments installed at a place where goods or services are provided and holds equipment information that can individually identify each of the plurality of equipments. An information processing system including a plurality of mobile terminal devices and an information processing device connected to the plurality of mobile terminal devices via a network.
The information processing device
An input unit that includes the equipment information and receives input of order information for ordering the goods or services from any of the plurality of mobile terminal devices.
When the equipment information included in the order information received by the input unit is consistent, the registration unit for registering the order information and the registration unit
An output unit that outputs slip information corresponding to the order information to the mobile terminal device that has registered the order information by the registration unit.
When the equipment information is information that has been permitted in advance, a determination unit that determines that the equipment information is consistent, and a determination unit.
Equipped with a timekeeping section that measures the current date and time ,
The order information further includes date and time information indicating the date and time when the information holding medium was read.
The determination unit determines that the date and time information is consistent when the time difference between the date and time indicated by the date and time information and the current date and time measured by the timekeeping unit is within a predetermined range.
When both the equipment information and the date and time information are consistent and the order information does not include the slip information, the registration unit registers the order information as a new order, and the equipment information and the equipment information and the registration unit When both of the date and time information are consistent and the order information includes the slip information, the order information is registered as an additional order.
The mobile terminal device is code information including at least the equipment information and the slip information when the slip information is acquired from the output unit, and is code information that can be read by a mobile terminal device different from the own device. An information processing system equipped with a display unit that displays. The equipment information is encrypted using the date and time information as an encryption key.
The information processing system according to claim 1 , wherein the information processing device further includes a decoding unit that decrypts the encrypted equipment information using the date and time information. The order information further includes terminal-specific information for identifying the mobile terminal device into which the order information has been input.
The information according to claim 1 or 2, in which the registration unit registers the order information as a new order, including the equipment information corresponding to the order information, the terminal-specific information, and the slip information. Processing system. In the registration unit, both the equipment information and the date and time information are consistent, the order information includes the slip information, and the slip information registered by the registration unit and the order information include the order information. The information processing system according to claim 3 , wherein the order information is registered as an additional order when the slip information matches. The input unit includes the equipment information and the slip information obtained by reading the code information from the other mobile terminal device, date and time information indicating the date and time when the code information was read, and the other mobile phone. Further accepting input of order information including terminal-specific information of the terminal device,
The information processing system according to claim 3 or 4 , wherein the registration unit registers the order information as an additional order, including the equipment information, the slip information, and the terminal-specific information corresponding to the order information. The information processing system according to claim 5 , wherein the registration unit counts the number of terminal-specific information associated with the same slip information, and registers the counted number in association with the slip information. The order information further includes the order contents of the goods or services.
Claims 1 to 6 that the output unit outputs the order contents corresponding to the slip information to the accounting device when an order content output request including the slip information is input from a predetermined accounting device. The information processing system according to any one of the above items. The registration unit receives the order information corresponding to the slip information when the accounting processing completion notification including the slip information is input from the accounting device that has performed the accounting processing according to the order contents acquired from the output unit. The information processing system according to claim 7. The equipment is a table used by visitors to the place.
The equipment information is the table number of the table.
The information processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 8 , wherein the information holding medium is a bar code label on which a bar code holding the table number is printed, or an IC tag holding the table number. .. The equipment information can be acquired by reading an information holding medium that is installed in each of a plurality of equipments installed at a place where goods or services are provided and holds equipment information that can individually identify each of the plurality of equipments. An information processing device connected to multiple mobile terminal devices via a network.
An input unit that includes the equipment information and receives input of order information for ordering the goods or services from any of the plurality of mobile terminal devices.
When the equipment information included in the order information received by the input unit is consistent, the registration unit for registering the order information and the registration unit
An output unit that outputs slip information corresponding to the order information to the mobile terminal device that has registered the order information by the registration unit.
When the equipment information is information that has been permitted in advance, a determination unit that determines that the equipment information is consistent, and a determination unit.
A timekeeping section that measures the current date and time,
Equipped with a,
The order information further includes date and time information indicating the date and time when the information holding medium was read.
The determination unit determines that the date and time information is consistent when the time difference between the date and time indicated by the date and time information and the current date and time measured by the timekeeping unit is within a predetermined range.
When both the equipment information and the date and time information are consistent and the order information does not include the slip information, the registration unit registers the order information as a new order, and the equipment information and the equipment information and the registration unit When both of the date and time information are consistent and the order information includes the slip information, the order information is registered as an additional order.
Information processing device. A mobile terminal device connected to an information processing device via a network.
The equipment information is acquired by reading an information holding medium that is provided in each of a plurality of equipments installed at a place where goods or services are provided and holds equipment information that can individually identify each of the plurality of equipments. Acquisition department and
The information processing device is provided with order information including the terminal-specific information for identifying the portable terminal device, the date and time information indicating the date and time when the information holding medium is read, and the equipment information, and ordering the goods or services. A transmission processing unit that performs transmission processing and
Code information including at least the slip information acquired from the information processing device according to the order information and the equipment information acquired by the acquisition unit, which can be read by a portable terminal device different from the own device. A display unit that displays information and
Mobile terminal device equipped with. A program for causing a computer to function as each part of an information processing device included in the information processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 9.

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