JP7278586B2 - payment system - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a settlement system in a restaurant using a computer.

Patent Literature 1 discloses a checkout system for conveyor-belt sushi restaurants using a computer. A product plate 10 of the system is attached with an RFID tag 11 in which a food and drink menu code is written. Sushi indicated by the RFID tag 11 is placed on the product plate 10 and provided to the customer. After eating the sushi on the product plate 10, the customer stacks the product plate 10 on the table. When the customer who has finished eating and drinking asks the clerk to pay the bill, the clerk goes to the customer's seat, operates the order entry terminal 1, reads the RFID 11 of the stacked product plates 10, and acquires the customer's order data (eating and drinking amount). do. As described above, according to the settlement system, a computer can be used for accounting work, thereby reducing the work burden on the store clerk.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2008-3926

However, in the settlement system, the RFID 11 is attached to each product tray 10. Therefore, how many RFID tags can be printed until the customer's order data (drinking amount) is obtained, that is, until the customer finishes eating and drinking? It was necessary to stack the product trays 10 on the customer's table. As a result, the tables are cluttered, which not only makes customers less comfortable, but also reduces the table space.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and uses a computer to reduce the work burden on store clerks. is intended to provide

In order to achieve this object, the checkout system of the present invention includes a tag provided with a customer's dish, reading means for reading the contents of the tag, and information on the dish the customer has eaten based on the reading result of the reading means. and a settlement means for settlement of the customer's charge based on the recognition result of the recognition means, wherein the reading means, the recognition means and the settlement means are executed by a computer, and the The checkout system has a plate-shaped affixed plate on which a plurality of the tags can be affixed. It is a tag separated from the plate, and the display of the tag attached to the attached plate is read at the customer's seat, and the plate after the customer's eating and drinking can be removed from the customer's table before the payment is made by the payment means. The shape of the tag in plan view is formed in a non-circular shape, and the outline of the tag formed in a non-circular shape is displayed on the surface of the sticking plate as a frame line indicating the sticking position of the tag. , the tag can be pasted in a state where the direction is aligned with the position where the frame line is displayed .
The settlement system of the present invention includes a tag provided with a customer's dish, reading means for reading the content of the tag, recognition means for recognizing information related to the dish eaten by the customer based on the reading result of the reading means, and settlement means for settlement of the customer charge based on the recognition result of the recognition means, wherein the reading means, the recognition means, and the settlement means are executed by a computer, and the settlement system reads the tags. Affixed plates formed in the shape of plates to which a plurality of items can be affixed are provided at the audience seats, and privilege provision means executed by a computer are provided, the tags are configured to be separable from the food and the plate on which the food is served, and the reading means is provided. is a tag separated from the dish and the plate, and the display of the tag attached to the attached plate is read at the customer's seat, and the plate after the customer's eating and drinking is read by the customer before the payment is made by the payment means. It is characterized by being removable from the table, and the privilege imparting means imparts a privilege to the customer when a state in which a plurality of the tags are stuck on the sticking plate satisfies a predetermined condition.
The settlement system of the present invention includes a tag provided with a customer's dish, reading means for reading the content of the tag, recognition means for recognizing information related to the dish eaten by the customer based on the reading result of the reading means, and settlement means for settlement of the customer charge based on the recognition result of the recognition means, wherein the reading means, the recognition means, and the settlement means are executed by a computer, and the settlement system reads the tags. The audience seat has a plate-shaped pasted plate on which a plurality of pasted plates can be pasted, and a mounting table for placing the pasted plate so that the tag pasted on the pasted plate is positioned within the reading range of the reading means. , the tag is configured to be separable from the food and the plate on which the food is served, and the reading means displays the tag attached to the attached plate, which is separated from the food and the plate, at the seat of the audience. It is characterized in that the plate after the customer's eating and drinking can be removed from the customer's table before the payment is made by the payment means, and the mounting table is capable of stacking a plurality of the sticking plates. there is

According to the settlement system described in claims 1 to 3 , the content of the tag provided with the customer's food is read by the reading means, and based on the reading result, the information on the food eaten by the customer is obtained by the recognition means. Recognized. Further, based on the recognition result, the charge for the customer is settled by the settlement means. Since these are executed by a computer, it is possible to reduce the work load of the store clerk. Moreover, the tag is configured to be separable from the food and the plate on which the food is served, and the reading means reads the contents of the tag separated from the food and the plate at the audience seat. Therefore, the plate after eating and drinking of the customer can be removed from the customer's table before the charge is settled by the settlement means. Therefore, the table is not cluttered with dishes after eating and drinking, and the table space is not reduced. Examples of the information about the food include the content of the food, the price of the food, and the code assigned to the food and the price.

In addition, according to the settlement system described in claims 1 to 3 , a sticking plate to which a plurality of tags can be stuck is provided at the passenger seat , and the reading means reads the display of the tag stuck to the sticking plate at the passenger seat. method. Therefore, the customer can grasp the eating and drinking situation by visually recognizing the tag attached to the attached plate. That is, the customer can eat and drink while grasping the eating and drinking situation.

According to the settlement system of claim 4 , the recognition means recognizes the information about the dish by image-recognizing the display of the tag read by the reading means. The contents of the dishes are displayed in characters or patterns so that the contents of the dishes can be grasped in the display. Therefore, by visually recognizing the tag attached to the attached plate, the customer can grasp not only the eating/drinking situation but also the eating/drinking contents.

According to the checkout system of claim 1 or 5 , the planar shape of the tag is formed in a non-circular shape, and the contour line of the tag formed in a non-circular shape is formed on the surface of the sticking plate. It is displayed as a frame line indicating the sticking position. Therefore, since the tag can be attached in a state where the direction is aligned with the position where the frame line is displayed, the recognition means can easily recognize the information regarding the cooking.

According to the settlement system of claim 2 or 6 , the privilege granting means grants a privilege to the customer when a plurality of tags attached to the sticking plate satisfies a predetermined condition. Therefore, it is possible to add amusement to the action of sticking the tag to the sticking plate and encourage the customer's action of sticking the tag. Note that the benefits given to the customer can be exemplified by fee discount services, discount coupons, and gifts of food and small gifts.

According to the settlement system of claim 3 , the mounting table places the stuck plate so that the tag stuck to the stuck plate is positioned within the reading range of the reading means. Therefore, by simply placing the attached plate on the mounting table, the tag attached to the attached plate can be reliably read by the reading means. Moreover, the mounting table can be mounted by laminating a plurality of pasting plates. Therefore, even if the amount of food consumed by the customer is large and all tags cannot be affixed to a single affixing plate, a plurality of affixing plates can be piled up and placed on the mounting table to free up the table space for the customer. It cannot be reduced by That is, the table space for customers can be secured.

According to the settlement system of claim 7 , the settlement means reads the food and drink ordered by the customer through the input means provided at the customer's seat based on the reading result of the reading means and the recognition result of the recognition means. Settle the bill together with the calculated customer fee. That is, it is possible to pay for food and drink based on tags and food and drink based on input means from the audience seats together.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the settlement system in one Embodiment of this invention. (a) is a perspective view of a plate with food and a tag placed thereon, and (b) is a plan view of a plate with a tag attached. (a) is a schematic diagram of the screen displayed on the LCD when the number of tags on the adhesive plate increases, and (b) is a schematic diagram of the screen displayed on the LCD when the number of tags on the adhesive plate is decreased. It is a figure and (c) is a schematic diagram of the screen displayed on LCD when a discount coupon is issued. (a) is a schematic diagram of the screen displayed on the LCD when the menu button is operated, (b) is a schematic diagram of the screen displayed on the LCD when the order history button is operated, ( c) is a schematic diagram of a screen displayed on the LCD when the checkout button is operated. It is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the settlement system. (a) is a schematic diagram of a menu code table, (b) is a schematic diagram of an order table, (c) is a schematic diagram of a reading result table, and (d) is a schematic diagram of a settlement management table. It is a schematic diagram. 6 is a flowchart of terminal main processing; 4 is a flowchart of order processing; 4 is a flowchart of image recognition processing; 4 is a flowchart of POS main processing;

Preferred embodiments will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. First, the configuration of the settlement system 100 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a settlement system 100 according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2(a) is a perspective view of the dish 3 with the food F and the tag 4 placed thereon, and FIG. 2(b) is a plan view of the attached plate 11 with the tag 4 attached. is.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the settlement system 100 is a system for performing settlement (accounting) processing at a restaurant (a shabu-shabu restaurant in this embodiment). In the settlement system 100, a customer who mainly eats and drinks at a seat 1 picks up a plate 3 from a conveying path 2, and reads a tag 4 placed on the plate 3 together with food F (food and drink) with a portable terminal 5 (tablet). , settlement processing for eating and drinking is performed.

A plurality of seats 1 are arranged side by side along the conveying direction of the conveying path 2 in the restaurant. In this embodiment, a case where one customer eats and drinks at one audience seat 1 will be described, but the audience seating 1 may be configured so that a plurality of customers eat and drink.

A conveying path 2 is provided on the front side as seen from the customers sitting on each of the audience seats 1 so as to be adjacent to the audience seats 1.例文帳に追加The conveying path 2 is a conveyer for conveying the plates 3 on which the food F is placed to each audience seat 1, and since a known configuration can be adopted, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

A dish F and a tag 4 describing the contents of the dish F (for example, information such as the type and amount of meat) are placed on a plate 3 carried by the conveying path 2.例文帳に追加Food F is cooked in a cooker 10 provided at the guest seat 1 and eaten by the guests. On the other hand, the tag 4 is attached to the attached plate 11 so that the mobile terminal 5 can read the content of the dish F eaten by the customer.

The sticking plate 11 is formed in a rectangular plate shape using a metal material, and a magnet is provided on the back surface of the tag 4 . Therefore, by placing the tag 4 taken (separated) from the dish 3 on the sticking plate 11, the tag 4 can be easily stuck to the sticking plate 11.例文帳に追加

Each audience seat 1 is provided with a mounting table 12 for mounting the sticking plate 11 thereon. The mounting table 12 includes a mounting portion 12a on which the sticking plate 11 is mounted, and a stand 12b for holding the portable terminal 5 so as to face the mounting portion 12a. One mounting table 12 is provided for each audience seat 1 .

A stand 12b protrudes upward from the edge of the mounting portion 12a, and the portable terminal 5 is detachably fixed to the protruding tip side thereof. The mobile terminal 5 is provided with a camera, and when the mobile terminal 5 is fixed to the stand 12b, the upper surface (the surface to which the tag 4 is attached) of the sticking plate 11 placed on the placing portion 12a and the , the lens of the camera of the mobile terminal 5 is opposed to each other. Therefore, the contents (information) of the tag 4 attached to the attachment plate 11 can be read (photographed) by the portable terminal 5 .

A character string indicating the content of the dish F placed on the plate 3 is displayed on the surface of the tag 4. - 特許庁For example, since the dish F shown in FIG. 2(a) is pork belly, the tag 4 displays the character string "40 g of pork belly".

A design corresponding to the content of the dish F is drawn on the surface of the tag 4 . For example, as shown in FIG. 2B, a cow is drawn on the tag 4 of "Tanmoto 40g", and a pig is drawn on the tag 4 of "Pork belly 40g". Further, the background of the character strings and patterns displayed on the tag 4 is colored differently depending on the contents of the dish F. For example, the tag 4 of "Tanmoto 40g" is pink, and the tag 4 of "Pork belly 40g" is colored. is colored red.

As a result, by performing image recognition of the display (character string in this embodiment) of the tag 4 photographed by the mobile terminal 5, the information on the food F eaten by the customer (the content of the food F in this embodiment) is recognized. (discrimination), and based on the recognition result, the customer's fee can be settled. These image recognition and settlement processes are executed by an image recognition server 7 and a POS server 8 (see FIG. 5), which will be described later. In other words, it is possible to eliminate the need for the store clerk to go to the audience seat 1 and read the information on the tag 4, thereby reducing the work burden on the store clerk.

Moreover, the tag 4 can be separated from the food F and the plate 3 on which the food F is served, and the charge can be settled based on the information of the separated tag 4. After eating and drinking, the plate 3 can be removed from the tray. Therefore, the table of the audience seat 1 is not cluttered with the plate 3 after eating, and the table space is not reduced.

In addition, the audience seat 1 is provided with a sticking plate 11 to which a plurality of tags 4 can be stuck, and the display of the tag 4 stuck on the sticking plate 11 is read at the audience seat 1.例文帳に追加Accordingly, the number of the sticking plates 11 and the number of tags 4 stuck to the sticking plates 11 can be visually recognized by a customer who is eating and drinking. Therefore, the customer can eat and drink while grasping the eating and drinking situation of how much he eats and drinks.

In this way, the content of the food F eaten by the customer is recognized by image recognition of the display of the tag 4, and the display of the tag 4 for performing the image recognition is the content of the food F. is a string that indicates Therefore, the customer can grasp the content of the dish F by visually recognizing the character string displayed on the tag 4 . Therefore, by visually recognizing the tag 4 attached to the sticking plate 11, the customer can grasp the content of the food F that was eaten in addition to the above-described eating and drinking situation.

Furthermore, since the character string or pattern indicating the content of the dish F is displayed on the tag 4, the customer can easily determine what kind of dish F is placed on the plate 3 conveyed on the conveying path 2.例文帳に追加. That is, it is possible to provide the character string and pattern of the tag 4 with a function of performing image recognition and a function of informing the customer of the contents of the dish F. FIG.

Further, when the adhesive plate 11 is placed on the mounting portion 12a of the mounting table 12 and the portable terminal 5 is fixed to the stand 12b, the entire adhesive plate 11 is placed within the shooting range of the camera of the portable terminal 5. is configured to As a result, only by attaching the tag 4 to the attaching plate 11 placed on the placing portion 12 a of the placing table 12 , the tag 4 attached to the attaching plate 11 can be reliably photographed by the portable terminal 5 . That is, since it is unnecessary to adjust the positional relationship between the sticking plate 11 and the portable terminal 5 and to hold the portable terminal 5 when photographing the tag 4, the photographing of the tag 4 can be facilitated.

Moreover, the mounting portion 12a of the mounting table 12 is formed in a box-like shape capable of accommodating a plurality of the pasting plates 11 in a laminated state. As a result, when the number of tags 4 attached to the sticking plate 11 reaches the upper limit of nine, a new sticking plate 11 can be stacked. Therefore, even when the amount of food consumed by the guests is large and all the tags 4 cannot be attached to a single attached plate 11, a plurality of attached plates 11 can be piled up and placed on the mounting portion 12a to allow the audience seats 1 to be displayed. table space is not reduced by the sticking plate 11. - 特許庁That is, the table space for customers can be secured.

Approximately the entire tag 4 is formed in a disc shape, and a part of the outer edge of the tag 4 is configured as a corner portion 4a (the entire tag 4 has a droplet shape). Since the corner portion 4a is formed in a wedge shape projecting in the radial direction of the tag 4, the position of the tag 4 can be stabilized by inserting the corner portion 4a into the dish F (meat) (Fig. 2(a)). reference). On the other hand, this corner portion 4 a also functions as a positioning portion when attaching the tag 4 to the attaching plate 11 .

The sticking plate 11 is formed with a plurality of sticking areas 11a for sticking the tags 4 (in this embodiment, 9 places of 3 rows×3 columns) (see FIG. 2(b)). The sticking area 11a is formed by a frame line drawn on the sticking plate 11 in the same shape as the outline of the tag 4, and similarly to the tag 4, the sticking area 11a also has corners 11b. Each sticking region 11a is arranged on the sticking plate 11 so that the corners 11b thereof face the same direction (below the sticking plate 11).

Thus, by attaching the tags 4 along the frame line of each attachment area 11a, the plurality of tags 4 can be attached to the attachment plate 11 in the same vertical direction. Therefore, since the mobile terminal 5 can take an image with the character strings of the tags 4 oriented in the same direction, image recognition can be easily performed. That is, even if the tags 4 are not attached along the frame line of the attachment area 11a (the up and down directions of the tags 4 are not aligned), the information of the tags 4 cannot be identified by image recognition. Although it is possible, the recognition accuracy and processing speed of image recognition can be improved by aligning the top and bottom directions of the respective tags 4 .

Further, in this embodiment, when the state in which the tag 4 is attached to the attachment area 11a of the attachment plate 11 satisfies a predetermined condition, the customer is provided with a privilege. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2(b), the three tags 4 attached to the leftmost column of the nine attachment regions 11a of 3 rows×3 columns on the attachment plate 11 All of them have cow designs on them. In other words, the same patterns are arranged in a row, and if image recognition recognizes that such a state has occurred, a discount coupon for the fee is given (the fee at the time of payment is discounted). ) (see FIG. 3(c)).

As a result, the action of sticking the tag 4 to the sticking plate 11 can be given an amusement effect, and the sticking action of the customer can be promoted. That is, conventionally, the work corresponding to the reading of the tag 4 was done by the store clerk, but in this embodiment, the work is to be done by the customer. On the other hand, by adding an amusement to the task of reading the tag 4 (image recognition), the user can actively perform the task without feeling troublesome.

In addition, in FIG. 2B, the case where the discount coupon is given when the patterns are arranged in one vertical row has been described, but the discount coupon is also given when the patterns are arranged in one horizontal row or one diagonal row. It is supposed to be granted. That is, since the discount rate increases as the number of lines with matching patterns increases, the work of attaching the tags 4 to the attaching plate 11 can be made more amusement.

A plate number 11c for individually identifying each stuck plate 11 is written on the upper surface of the stuck plate 11. As shown in FIG. This plate number 11c is a number for managing the information of the tags 4 for each attached plate 11 when the tags 4 are attached to a plurality of attached plates 11 .

As described above, in the present embodiment, an increase or decrease in the number of tags 4 attached to the attachment plate 11 is recognized by image recognition, and a privilege is given based on the recognition result. A screen displayed on the mobile terminal 5 when an increase or decrease in the number of tags 4 is recognized or when a privilege is given will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3(a) is a schematic diagram of a screen displayed on the LCD 57 when the number of tags 4 on the sticking plate 11 increases, and FIG. It is a schematic diagram of the screen displayed on LCD57, and FIG.3(c) is a schematic diagram which shows the screen displayed on LCD57 when a discount coupon is issued.

As shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, when the number of tags 4 attached to the attachment plate 11 increases or decreases, the LCD 57 (liquid crystal display device) of the mobile terminal 5 shows the number of tags attached to the attachment plate 11. An addition confirmation screen 57a for confirming with the customer that the tag 4 has been added (see FIG. 3(a)) and a deletion confirmation screen 57b for confirming that the tag 4 has been removed are displayed (see FIG. 3(b)). )reference). On the addition confirmation screen 57a and the deletion confirmation screen 57b, in addition to an image showing the increased or decreased tag 4 (food F) and price information, an OK button 57c and A cancel button 57d is displayed.

When the OK button 57c is operated, the increase or decrease in the number of tags 4 displayed on the addition confirmation screen 57a or the deletion confirmation screen 57b is reflected in the settlement process. It is not reflected in processing. As a result, it is possible to prevent settlement processing from being performed with an incorrect charge.

As shown in FIG. 3(c), when a discount coupon is attached by attaching the tag 4 to the attachment plate 11, an addition confirmation screen 57e for confirming that the discount coupon has been added (applied) is displayed. be. When the addition confirmation screen 57e is displayed, a sound (voice or musical tone) is output to notify that the discount coupon has been added. In this way, by notifying the recognition result (increase or decrease) of the tag 4 and giving the privilege based on the recognition result, the work of attaching the tag 4 to the attaching plate 11 can be made more amusement.

Also displayed on the LCD 57 are a menu button 57f, an order history button 57g, and an accounting button 57h. Screens displayed on the mobile terminal 5 when these buttons are operated will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4(a) is a schematic diagram of a screen displayed on the LCD 57 when the menu button 57f is operated, and FIG. 4(b) is a screen displayed on the LCD 57 when the order history button 57g is operated. FIG. 4C is a schematic diagram of a screen displayed on the LCD 57 when the accounting button 57h is operated.

As shown in FIG. 4A, when the menu button 57f on the LCD 57 is operated, a screen for ordering meat, soup stock, a la carte, drinks, etc. from the portable terminal 5 is displayed. In the example shown in FIG. 4(a), the drink button 57i is operated and a screen for selecting a drink to order is displayed.

Here, when a meat menu is ordered from the portable terminal 5, the ordered dish F is provided to the audience 1 along with the tag 4 along the transport path 2 (see FIG. 1). On the other hand, when a drink is ordered, only that drink is directly provided to the customer's seat 1 by the clerk, and the tag 4 is not provided to the customer. Therefore, when a drink is ordered from the mobile terminal 5, the order is reflected in the later settlement process at the time the order is placed on the LCD 57. FIG. As a result, the charge for the drink ordered from the portable terminal 5 and the charge for the dish F calculated based on the image recognition of the tag 4 can be settled together.

As shown in FIG. 4(b), when an order history button 57g on the LCD 57 is operated, an order history screen 57j showing current charges for food and drink is displayed. Since the order history screen 57j displays the information (kind and quantity) of the food F eaten and eaten, it is compared with the tag 4 affixed to the sticking plate 11, and the food and drink result displayed on the order history screen 57j. Customers can check for errors. Therefore, it is possible to increase the reliability of the subsequent settlement process.

As shown in FIG. 4(c), when the accounting button 57h on the LCD 57 is operated, a settlement screen 57k showing the total amount of charges to be settled is displayed. The settlement screen 57k displays a bar code 57l for performing settlement processing by a settlement device 86 (see FIG. 5), which will be described later. As a result, the customer can bring only the mobile terminal 5 to the settlement device 86 while leaving the sticking plate 11 (tag 4) on the seat 1 and present the bar code 57l for settlement processing. Therefore, for example, it is possible to eliminate the need for the salesclerk to go to the audience seat 1 and issue the bar code 57l, thereby reducing the work burden on the salesclerk.

Next, an electrical configuration of the settlement system 100 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the settlement system 100. As shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 5, the settlement system 100 includes a plurality of mobile terminals 5, an AP 6 that is a wireless LAN access point to which the plurality of mobile terminals 5 are wirelessly connected, an image recognition server 7 connected to the AP 6, and POS server 8 and the like.

The image recognition server 7 is a server for mainly analyzing the information of the tag 4 (see FIG. 2) from the image photographed by the portable terminal 5. FIG. The POS server 8 is a server for performing settlement processing mainly based on the information of the tag 4 (customer's eating and drinking amount) analyzed by the image recognition server 7 .

Each mobile terminal 5 includes a CPU 50 , a flash ROM 51 and a RAM 52 , which are connected to an input/output port 54 via a bus line 53 . Connected to the input/output port 54 are a camera 55, a touch panel 56 for performing operations on the LCD 57, the LCD 57, and a wireless communication device 58, respectively. The CPU 50 is an arithmetic device that controls each unit connected by the bus line 53 .

Flash ROM 51 is a rewritable nonvolatile memory. The flash ROM 51 stores a terminal control program 51a, terminal ID data 51b, and a menu code table 51c. When the terminal control program 51a is executed by the CPU 50, terminal main processing of FIG. 7, which will be described later, is executed.

ID information of the mobile terminal 5 is stored in the terminal ID data 51b. That is, individual ID information (T1, T2, etc.) is assigned to each mobile terminal 5, and based on this ID information, the customer's eating and drinking amount (accounting process) is determined for each mobile terminal 5, that is, for each audience seat. managed.

The menu code table 51c is a data table that stores a menu code that is individually given to each dish F provided at the restaurant. This menu code table 51c is referred to when adding/deleting menu codes in the order table 52a of the RAM 52. FIG.

The RAM 52 is a volatile memory that rewritably stores various work data, flags, etc. when the CPU 50 executes programs such as the terminal control program 51a. The RAM 52 is provided with an order table 52a for storing information on dishes F eaten by customers. Here, the menu code table 51c and the order table 52a will be described with reference to FIGS. 6(a) and 6(b). FIG. 6(a) is a schematic diagram of the menu code table 51c, and FIG. 6(b) is a schematic diagram of the order table 52a.

As shown in FIG. 6(a), the menu code table 51c stores menu codes corresponding to product names of dishes F. As shown in FIG. That is, a menu code corresponding to the type and quantity of the food F provided in the restaurant is individually assigned. For example, 40 g of pork loin is given a menu code of "1001", and 50 g of pork belly is given a menu code of "1012". Draft beer is given a menu code of "5001", and discount coupons are given a menu code of "9001".

As shown in FIG. 6(b), the order table 52a is a data table for storing menu codes of dishes F eaten by customers. The order table 52a stores the menu code (product name and quantity) of the dish F eaten by the customer. For example, in the example of FIG. 6(b), "4" is No. as the number of 40g pork loin with the menu code "1001". As the number of draft beers stored in the table No. 1 and having the menu code "5001", "2" is the No. Stored in 10 tables.

As described above, for the dish F provided with the tag 4, the menu code is added to the order table 52a based on the analysis of the tag 4. On the other hand, when ordering some products (for example, drinks) ordered by operating the mobile terminal 5, the menu code is added to the order table 52a at the same time as the order.

Returning to FIG. 5, description will be made. The mobile terminal 5 is connected to the AP 6 via the wireless communication device 58 , and the image of the tag 4 captured by the camera 55 of the mobile terminal 5 is transmitted to the image recognition server 7 via the AP 6 .

The image recognition server 7 has a CPU 70 , an HDD 71 and a RAM 72 , which are connected to an input/output port 74 via a bus line 73 . A communication device 75 is connected to the input/output port 74 , and the image recognition server 7 is connected to the AP 6 via this communication device 75 .

The CPU 70 is an arithmetic device that controls each unit connected by the bus line 73 . The HDD 71 is a rewritable non-volatile storage device that stores programs executed by the CPU 70, fixed value data, and the like. The HDD 71 stores an image recognition control program 71a and a menu code table 71b. When the image recognition control program 71a is executed by the CPU 70, image recognition processing shown in FIG. 9, which will be described later, is executed. The menu code table 71b has the same configuration as the menu code table 51c (see FIG. 6A) of the mobile terminal 5, so detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The RAM 72 is a volatile memory that rewritably stores various work data, flags, and the like when the CPU 70 executes programs such as the image recognition control program 71a. The RAM 72 is provided with a reading result table 72a and a terminal ID memory 72b.

The reading result table 72a is a data table for storing the information of the tag 4 analyzed by image recognition, and the terminal ID memory 72b is for storing the ID information of the mobile terminal 5 that has transmitted the image to the image recognition server 7. memory. Here, the reading result table 72a will be described with reference to FIG. 6(c). FIG. 6C is a schematic diagram of the reading result table 72a.

As shown in FIG. 6(c), the reading result table 72a stores the type and number of dishes F read based on the image (tag 4) photographed by each mobile terminal 5 for each plate number. . This is because, as described above, when the number of tags 4 affixed to the affixing plate 11 reaches the upper limit, the tags 4 may be affixed to a new affixing plate 11, and those tags 4 are This is to manage each

For example, in the example of FIG. 6C, information (menu code, product name, quantity) is No. The information of the tag 4 stored in the tables of 1 to 9 and attached to the attached plate 11 with the plate number of "2" is No. Stored in tables 10-18.

Returning to FIG. 5, description will be made. The POS server 8 includes a CPU 80, an HDD 81, and a RAM 82, which are connected to input/output ports 84 via bus lines 83, respectively. A communication device 85 and a settlement device 86 are connected to the input/output port 84 . The communication device 85 is a device for connecting the POS server 8 to the AP 6, and the settlement device 86 is a device for settlement of charges of customers and management of deposits and withdrawals.

The CPU 80 is an arithmetic device that controls each unit connected by a bus line 83 . The HDD 81 is a rewritable non-volatile storage device that stores programs executed by the CPU 80, fixed value data, and the like. The HDD 81 stores a POS control program 81a, a menu code table 81b, and a settlement management table 81c.

When the POS control program 81a is executed by the CPU 80, the POS main processing of FIG. 10, which will be described later, is executed. The RAM 82 is a volatile memory that rewritably stores various work data and flags when the CPU 80 executes programs such as the POS control program 81a. The menu code table 81b has the same configuration as the menu code table 51c (see FIG. 6A) of the mobile terminal 5, so detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The settlement management table 81c is a data table for storing information on the dishes F eaten at the audience seats 1 on which the mobile terminals 5 are placed. Here, the settlement management table 81c will be described with reference to FIG. 6(d). FIG. 6D is a schematic diagram of the settlement management table 81c.

As shown in FIG. 6D, the type and number of dishes F eaten at the audience seat 1 are stored for each terminal ID of the portable terminal 5 in the settlement management table 81c. For example, in the example of FIG. 6(d), the number of 40g pieces of pork loin with the menu code of "1001" is "4" as the dish F eaten at the seat 1 where the mobile terminal 5 with the terminal ID is T1 is placed. . The number "2" of draft beer stored in the table No. 1 and having the menu code "5001" is No. Stored in 10 tables. Based on the information stored in this settlement management table 81c, settlement processing is performed for each audience seat 1 where each portable terminal 5 is placed.

Returning to FIG. 5, description will be made. The tag 4 photographed by the mobile terminal 5 is analyzed by the image recognition server 7, and the analysis result is transmitted to the mobile terminal 5 once. That is, when the image recognition server 7 analyzes the tag 4, the image recognition server 7 instructs the portable terminal 5 to add the menu code of the dish F corresponding to the tag 4 to the order table 52a. . Whether or not the instruction is correct is determined by the customer's operation on the mobile terminal 5 as described above (see FIGS. 3(a) and 3(b)).

If the instruction is determined to be correct, the menu code of the dish F corresponding to the analyzed tag 4 is stored in the order table 52a of the mobile terminal 5 and the reading result table 72a of the image recognition server 7. FIG. Then, an instruction is transmitted from the mobile terminal 5 to the POS server 8 to add the menu code to the settlement management table 81c. The terminal ID memory 82 a provided in the POS server 8 is a memory for storing the ID information of the mobile terminal 5 that has issued the instruction to the POS server 8 .

Next, processing executed by the CPU 50 of the mobile terminal 5 will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8. FIG. FIG. 7 is a flowchart of terminal main processing, and FIG. 8 is a flowchart of order processing. The terminal main processing is executed when an instruction to execute the terminal control program 51 a is input from the touch panel 56 .

As shown in FIG. 7, in the terminal main process, first, it is checked whether or not an initialization instruction has been input to the portable terminal 5 (S1). This initialization instruction is a process for making it possible to accept orders from new customers. If the initialization instruction is not input (S1: No), the processes of S2 to S4 are skipped. . This initialization instruction may be input by the store clerk by operating the mobile terminal 5, or when a new customer uses the mobile terminal 5 (the previous customer has finished using the mobile terminal 5). A configuration in which the information is automatically input may be used.

On the other hand, when an initialization instruction is input to the mobile terminal 5 (S1: Yes), an initialization instruction is issued to the image recognition server 7 and the POS server 8 (S2). This initialization instruction is an instruction for clearing data in the reading result table 72a of the image recognition server 7 and the settlement management table 81c of the POS server 8. FIG.

After the process of S2, the order table 52a is initialized (S3), and acceptance of orders is started (S4). This makes it possible to accept an order from a new customer using the mobile terminal 5 .

After the process of S4, it is checked whether orders are being accepted (S5). If the order is not being accepted (S5: No), the processing of S6 and S7 is skipped. On the other hand, if the order is being accepted (S5: Yes), the image captured by the camera 55 is transmitted to the image recognition server 7 (S6). After the processing of S6, order processing (S7) is executed. This order processing (S7) will be described with reference to FIG.

As shown in FIG. 8, in order processing (S7), first, it is confirmed whether an instruction from the image recognition server 7 has been received (S20). That is, as described above, for example, when it is determined by the analysis of the image recognition server 7 that the number of tags 4 on the label 11 has increased or decreased, the menu code corresponding to the increased or decreased number of tags 4 is added to or added to the order table 52a. An instruction is transmitted from the image recognition server 7 to the mobile terminal 5 to delete.

When the image recognition server 7 issues an instruction to add a menu code (S20: instruction to add), the aforementioned addition confirmation screens 57a and 57e (see FIG. 3) are displayed on the LCD 57 (S21). After the processing of S21, it is confirmed which of the OK button 57c and the cancel button 57d described above has been operated (S22). When the cancel button 57d is operated (S22: Cancel), it is assumed that the tag 4 actually stuck on the sticking plate 11 by the customer does not match the analysis result of the tag 4 by the image recognition server 7. , a cancellation instruction is transmitted to the image recognition server 7 (S23). On the other hand, when the OK button 57c is operated (S22: OK), an OK instruction is transmitted to the image recognition server 7 (S24).

After the process of S24, the menu code instructed to be added by the image recognition server 7 is added to the order table 52a (S25). Then, in order to reflect the addition of the menu code in the process of S25 to the settlement management table 81c of the POS server 8, an instruction to add the menu code is transmitted to the POS server 8 (S26).

On the other hand, when there is an instruction to delete the menu code from the image recognition server 7 (S20: delete instruction), the aforementioned deletion confirmation screen 57b (see FIG. 3) is displayed on the LCD 57 (S27). After the processing of S27, it is confirmed whether the OK button 57c or the cancel button 57d described above has been operated (S28). When the cancel button 57d is operated (S28: Cancel), it is assumed that the tag 4 actually removed from the sticking plate 11 by the customer does not match the analysis result of the tag 4 in the image recognition server 7, A cancel instruction is transmitted to the image recognition server 7 (S23). On the other hand, when the OK button 57c is operated (S28: OK), an OK instruction is transmitted to the image recognition server 7 (S29).

After the process of S29, the menu code instructed to be deleted from the image recognition server 7 is deleted from the order table 52a (S30). Then, in order to reflect the deletion of the menu code in the process of S30 in the settlement management table 81c of the POS server 8, an instruction to delete the menu code is transmitted to the POS server 8 (S31).

The addition/deletion of the menu code in the order table 52a can be performed by directly giving the deletion instruction in S31 and the addition instruction in S26 from the mobile terminal 5 to the POS server 8 directly (without going through the image recognition server 7). This can be quickly reflected in the settlement management table 81c of the POS server 8.

If there is no instruction to add or delete a menu code from the image recognition server 7 (or otherwise) (S20: other/none), and after the processing of S23, 26, and 31, by operating the mobile terminal 5 It is confirmed whether an order (order) for dishes F, drinks, etc. has been input (S32). If an order is input by operating the mobile terminal 5 (S32: Yes), and if the input order is a drink, the menu code of the order is added to the order table 52a (S33). On the other hand, if the entered order is to be provided with tag 4, no menu code is added.

Then, in order to reflect the addition of the menu code in the process of S33 to the settlement management table 81c of the POS server 8, an instruction to add the menu code is transmitted to the POS server 8 (S34), and the order process (S7) ends. . Also, in the process of S32, even if an order has not been input by operating the portable terminal 5 (S32: No), the order process (S7) is terminated.

Returning to FIG. 7, description will be made. After the order processing (S7), it is checked in the terminal main processing whether or not an order history display instruction has been input, that is, whether or not the order history button 57g (see FIG. 4B) has been operated (S8). ). If the order history display instruction is input (S8: Yes), the product name and its quantity are acquired from the order table 52a, and the order history screen 57j (see FIG. 4B) is displayed together with the total price (S9). ), and the process of S1 is repeated again.

On the other hand, if the order history display instruction has not been input (S8: No), it is confirmed whether or not the payment instruction has been input, that is, whether the checkout button 57h (see FIG. 4(c)) has been operated (S :10). When the settlement instruction is input (S10: Yes), the settlement information acquisition instruction is transmitted to the POS server 8 (S11), and the process of S1 is repeated again. The process of S11 is a process for issuing the barcode 57l (see FIG. 4(c)).

On the other hand, if no payment instruction has been input (S10: No), it is checked whether the barcode 57l has been received from the POS server 8 (S12). When the barcode is received (S12: Yes), the settlement screen 57k (see FIG. 4(c)) is displayed together with the received barcode 57l (S13), and the process of S1 is repeated.

On the other hand, if the bar code 57l has not been received from the POS server 8 (S12: No), it is checked whether or not a settlement completion notice has been received from the POS server 8 (S14). If the settlement end notification is received (S14: Yes), the customer leaves the store after completing the settlement, so the order acceptance is terminated (S15), and the process of S1 is repeated again.

Next, image recognition processing executed by the CPU 70 of the image recognition server 7 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 is a flowchart of image recognition processing. Image recognition processing is executed when the image recognition server 7 is powered on.

As shown in FIG. 9, in the image recognition process, first, it is checked whether an initialization instruction has been received from the mobile terminal 5 (S40). The reading result table 72a corresponding to the terminal ID of the portable terminal 5 is initialized (S41). On the other hand, if the initialization instruction has not been received from the mobile terminal 5 (S40: No), and after the processing of S41, it is checked whether the image has been received from the mobile terminal 5 (S42), and if the image has been received. If not (S42: No), the process of S40 is repeated again.

On the other hand, when an image is received from the mobile terminal 5 (S42: Yes), the terminal ID of the mobile terminal 5 that sent the image is acquired (S43) and stored (rewritten) in the terminal ID memory 72b. Note that the notification and instructions transmitted from the image recognition server 7 in the following process are sent to the mobile terminal 5 whose terminal ID is stored in the terminal ID memory 72b.

After the processing of S43, the received image is analyzed (image recognition) (S44), and it is confirmed whether foreign matter other than the sticking plate 11 and the tag 4 exists in the image (S45). A foreign object is, for example, an object that obstructs photography of the tag 4 (customer's hand, chopsticks, etc.), or dirt adhering to the tag 4 .

If foreign matter other than the sticking plate 11 and the tag 4 exists in the image (S45: Yes), the process of S40 is repeated. It should be noted that if the state in which the foreign matter exists continues for a predetermined period of time, the portable terminal 5 is notified that a recognition error has occurred.

On the other hand, if there is no foreign matter other than the sticking plate 11 and the tag 4 in the image (S45: No), the plate number of the sticking plate 11 and the tag 4 are extracted from the image (S46). In this manner, the accuracy of image recognition can be improved by configuring so that image recognition is not performed when foreign matter other than the sticking plate 11 and the tag 4 exists in the image.

After the process of S46, it is determined by referring to the reading result table 72a whether or not the number of tags 4 has increased or decreased in the attached plate 11 of the extracted plate number (S47). If there is no change in the number of tags 4 (S47: no change), the process of S40 is repeated.

On the other hand, if the number of tags 4 has increased (S47: increase), the menu code table 71b is referred to, and the menu code corresponding to the tag 4 is acquired from the character string of the increased tag 4 (S48). Then, an instruction to add the acquired menu code is transmitted to the portable terminal 5 (S49). This addition instruction is an instruction to add the menu code to the order table 52a.

After the process of S49, it waits until there is an instruction from the mobile terminal 5 (S50), and when an OK instruction is received from the mobile terminal 5 (S50: OK), the menu code acquired in S48 is stored in the reading result table 72a. Add (S51). The addition of this menu code is performed in the table corresponding to the plate number extracted in S46 among the reading result table 72a.

After the process of S51, it is checked whether the designs of the tags 4 are arranged in one line (S52). If the patterns of the tags 4 are not arranged in one line (S52: No), the process of S40 is repeated. On the other hand, when the designs of the tags 4 are aligned in one line (S52: Yes), an instruction to add the discount coupon menu code is transmitted to the portable terminal 5 (S53). As a result, the discount for later settlement processing is performed.

On the other hand, in the process of S47, when the number of tags 4 has decreased (S47: decreased), the menu code of the decreased tags 4 is obtained from the reading result table 72a (S54). Then, an instruction to delete the acquired menu code is transmitted to the mobile terminal 5 (S55). This deletion instruction is an instruction to delete the menu code from the order table 52a.

After the process of S55, it waits until there is an instruction from the mobile terminal 5 (S56), and when an OK instruction is received from the mobile terminal 5 (S56: OK), the menu code acquired in S54 is read from the reading result table 72a. Delete (S57). This deletion of the menu code is performed in the table corresponding to the plate number extracted in S46 among the reading result table 72a.

When a cancel instruction is received from the portable terminal 5 in the processes of S50 and S56 (S50: cancel, S56: cancel) and after the process of S57, the process of S40 is repeated again.

In this way, when the image recognition server 7 performs image recognition of an image captured by the mobile terminal 5 and determination of increase/decrease in the number of tags 4 and attachment status based on the recognition, the mobile terminal 5 performs such recognition and determination. , the processing load on the mobile terminal 5 can be reduced. Therefore, the processing speed in the portable terminal 5 can be increased accordingly.

Next, POS main processing executed by the CPU 80 of the POS server 8 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 10 is a flowchart of POS main processing. The POS main process is executed when the POS server 8 is powered on.

As shown in FIG. 10, in the POS main process, first, it is checked whether an instruction has been received from the mobile terminal 5 (S60). This instruction is an initialization instruction, a menu code addition/deletion instruction, or an accounting information acquisition instruction.

If any instruction is received from the mobile terminal 5 (S60: Yes), the terminal ID of the mobile terminal 5 that sent the instruction is acquired (S61) and stored (rewritten) in the terminal ID memory 82a. After the process of S61, it is checked whether an initialization instruction has been received (S62), and if an initialization instruction has been received (S62: Yes), the settlement management table 81c is initialized (S63).

On the other hand, if the initialization instruction has not been received (S62: No), it is checked whether the menu code addition instruction has been received (S64). When an instruction to add a menu code is received (S64: Yes), the instructed menu code is added to the settlement management table 81c (S65).

On the other hand, if the menu code addition instruction has not been received (S64: No), it is checked whether the menu code deletion instruction has been received (S66). When the deletion instruction is received (S66: Yes), the instructed menu code is deleted from the settlement management table 81c (S67).

By adding and deleting menu codes in the settlement management table 81c in this manner, the types and numbers of the food items F eaten can be stored in the POS server 8. FIG. Therefore, since the POS server 8 can confirm the actual results of what kind of food F has been sold and how much, it is possible to grasp the tendency of the food F eaten and to easily perform sales management such as stock management of the food F.

The initialization of the settlement management table 81c and the addition/deletion of menu codes in S63, S65, and S67 are performed in the table corresponding to the terminal ID stored in the terminal ID memory 82a.

On the other hand, if the instruction to delete the menu code has not been received (S66: No), it is checked whether the instruction to acquire the settlement information has been received (S:68). When the settlement information acquisition instruction is received (S68: Yes), the settlement management table 81c is referred to, the barcode 57l is created and transmitted to the portable terminal 5 (S69). This barcode 57l is also created and transmitted to the portable terminal 5 whose terminal ID is stored in the terminal ID memory 82a.

On the other hand, if the settlement information acquisition instruction has not been received (S68: No), and if no instruction has been received in the processing of S60 (S60: No), the processing at the settlement device 86 (see FIG. 5) By referring to the record, it is confirmed whether or not any of the mobile terminals 5 has been subjected to the settlement process (S70). When the settlement process is executed, a settlement end notice is transmitted to the mobile terminal 5 that has executed the settlement process (S71).

On the other hand, if none of the mobile terminals 5 has performed the settlement process (S70: No), and after the processes of S63, 65, 67, 69, and 71, the process of S60 is repeated again. In this way, the POS server 8 manages the settlement of accounts, so that it is possible to manage the inventory of products based on the results of the settlement of accounts.

As described above, according to the settlement system 100 of the present embodiment, the analysis of the image of the tag 4 and the settlement processing are executed by the CPU 70 of the image recognition server 7 and the CPU 80 of the POS server 8. can. Image recognition can be performed in a state in which the tag 4 is separated from the plate 3 (food F), so that the plate 3 after the customer's eating and drinking can be removed from the audience seat 1 before the payment is made by the POS server 8 (payment device 86). can be removed.

As described above, the present invention has been described based on the above embodiments, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications and improvements are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention. can be inferred.

In the above-described embodiment, a shabu-shabu restaurant serving dishes F such as meat was exemplified as a restaurant to which the settlement system 100 is applied, but the restaurant is not necessarily limited to this. The settlement system 100 of the above embodiment can be applied to any store that has a floor where food and drink are provided to customers.

In the above embodiment, the image recognition of the tag 4 and the granting of benefits (discount coupons) based on the recognition results are performed by the image recognition server 7, but the present invention is not necessarily limited to this. For example, the mobile terminal 5 or the POS server 8 may recognize the image of the tag 4 and give a privilege (discount coupon) based on the recognition result. That is, a configuration in which the mobile terminal 5 has the function of the image recognition server 7 or a configuration in which the POS server 8 has the function of the image recognition server 7 may be used.

That is, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the settlement system 100 is composed of the three means of the mobile terminal 5, the image recognition server 7 and the POS server 8 has been described. On the other hand, the settlement system 100 may be configured from two means by allocating each configuration (each process performed by the three means) provided by the three means to the two means.

In the above-described embodiment, as an example of a predetermined condition under which a privilege is given to a customer, the privilege is given when the tags 4 of the same type (having the same information) are attached to the sticking plate 11 in a row. Although the case where it is given has been described, it is not necessarily limited to this. For example, as another example of the predetermined condition, if the number of tags 4 to be attached to the attachment plate 11 reaches a predetermined number (for example, the upper limit of 9) regardless of the type, the tag 4 is attached to one or more attachment plates 11. When the number of tags 4 of the same type attached reaches a predetermined number (for example, three), or when all the tags 4 attached up to the upper limit number on one attachment plate 11 are of different types, a privilege is given. Configuration is fine.

In the above embodiment, a discount coupon (discount service) that discounts the fee at the time of payment has been described as an example of a privilege given to a customer, but the present invention is not necessarily limited to this. For example, the privilege granted to the customer may be a discount coupon that can be used the next time the customer visits the store, or other services such as food F or a free gift.

In the above embodiment, the tag 4 is provided to the customer together with the plate 3 and the dish F (which is conveyed on the conveying path 2). It is not limited to the form of inserting into F. For example, a form in which a store clerk carries the food F and the tag 4 to the audience seat 1 may be used.

In the above embodiment, the case where the tag 4 is not provided when ordering some products (drinks) has been described, but the present invention is not necessarily limited to this. For example, the tags 4 may be provided when ordering all the products. In this case, if there are products that the clerk will carry to the seat, the clerk may carry the product to the seat together with the tag 4 .

In the above-described embodiment, a case has been described in which the sticking regions 11a of 3 rows×3 columns (multiple rows×multiple columns) are formed on the sticking plate 11 (the sticking regions 11a are formed regularly). It is not limited. For example, a plurality of sticking regions 11a may be irregularly distributed on the sticking plate 11, or the sticking regions 11a may be omitted.

In the above-described embodiment, the tag 4 is oriented in the same direction by forming the sticking area 11a (frame line) on the sticking plate 11, but the present invention is not necessarily limited to this. For example, a recess (protrusion) surrounding part or all of the outline of the tag 4 may be provided in the sticking plate 11, and the tag 4 may be aligned (rotation restricted) by fitting the tag 4 into the recess (protrusion). .

Also, as a shape for facilitating the orientation of the tag 4, the case where the corner portion 4a (corner portion 11b) is provided on the tag 4 (attachment plate 11) has been described, but the shape is not necessarily limited to this. For example, the planar view shape of the tag 4 may be circular, but the planar view shape of the tag 4 is preferably non-circular, such as a polygon or a shape combining straight lines and curved lines. That is, it is preferable that the orientation of the tag 4 can be defined when the tag 4 is attached along the attachment area 11a. Easy to adjust up and down direction.

In the above embodiment, the case where the tag 4 is plate-shaped has been described, but it is not necessarily limited to this. For example, the tag 4 may be a polyhedron such as a rectangular parallelepiped or a cube, or may be spherical. Regardless of the shape of the tag 4, the attachment plate 11 may be provided with a recess or protrusion (corresponding to the outer shape of the tag 4) capable of holding the tag 4, or may be attached with a magnet as in the above embodiment. .

In the above embodiment, the case where the mounting table 12 is provided on the audience seat 1 has been described, but the present invention is not necessarily limited to this. For example, the mounting table 12 may be omitted, and the customer may hold the portable terminal 5 to read the information on the tag 4 .

In the above embodiment, the case where the information of the tag 4 (contents of the dish F) is recognized by image recognition of the character string of the tag 4 has been described, but the present invention is not necessarily limited to this. For example, the information of the tag 4 may be recognized from the pattern, color, price displayed on the tag 4, or the menu code (a code assigned to each dish F or the price).

Alternatively, a plurality of any or all of the character string, pattern, color, price, or menu code may be displayed on the tag 4 . In the case of this configuration, for example, if there is no consistency in the recognition results obtained from a plurality of pieces of information such as character strings, patterns, colors, amounts, or menu codes, it may be recognized as a recognition error.

In the above embodiment, a case has been described in which the content of the dish F (the type of meat and the number of grams) is recognized by image recognition of the display of the tag 4, but the present invention is not necessarily limited to this. For example, the image recognition of the display of the tag 4 may be used to recognize the price of the dish F and the menu code (the code assigned to each dish F and the price).

In the above embodiment, the case where the sticking plate 11 is formed in a rectangular plate shape has been described, but it is not necessarily limited to this. Although the sticking plate 11 may be formed in a circular or polygonal plate shape, it is preferably non-circular like the tag 4 .

100 payment system 1 seat 3 plate 4 tag 5 mobile terminal (reading means, input means)
7 Image recognition server (recognition means, privilege provision means)
70 CPU (computer)
8 POS server (settlement means)
80 CPU (computer)
11 Pasting plate 11a Pasting area (frame line)
12 Mounting table F Cooking

Claims (7)

A tag provided with a customer's dish, a reading means for reading the contents of the tag, a recognition means for recognizing information related to the dish eaten by the customer based on the reading result by the reading means, and a recognition result by the recognition means. A settlement system in which a computer executes the reading means, the recognition means, and the settlement means,
The checkout system has a plate-shaped sticking plate on which a plurality of the tags can be stuck,
The tag is configured to be separable from the food and the plate on which the food is served,
The reading means is a tag separated from the dish and the plate, and reads the display of the tag attached to the attached plate at the audience seat,
Dishes after the customer's eating and drinking can be removed from the customer's table before settlement by the settlement means ,
The planar view shape of the tag is formed in a non-circular shape,
On the surface of the sticking plate, the outline of the tag formed in a non-circular shape is displayed as a frame line indicating the sticking position of the tag, and the direction of the tag is aligned with the position where the frame line is displayed. A checkout system characterized by being able to stick it in a state . A tag provided with a customer's dish, a reading means for reading the contents of the tag, a recognition means for recognizing information related to the dish eaten by the customer based on the reading result by the reading means, and a recognition result by the recognition means. A settlement system in which a computer executes the reading means, the recognition means, and the settlement means,
The payment system has a plate-shaped sticking plate on which a plurality of the tags can be stuck, and has a privilege giving means executed by a computer ,
The tag is configured to be separable from the food and the plate on which the food is served,
The reading means is a tag separated from the dish and the plate, and reads the display of the tag attached to the attached plate at the audience seat ,
Dishes after the customer's eating and drinking can be removed from the customer's table before settlement by the settlement means,
The settlement system, wherein the privilege granting means grants a privilege to the customer when a plurality of the tags attached to the sticking plate satisfies a predetermined condition. A tag provided with a customer's dish, a reading means for reading the contents of the tag, a recognition means for recognizing information related to the dish eaten by the customer based on the reading result by the reading means, and a recognition result by the recognition means. A settlement system in which a computer executes the reading means, the recognition means, and the settlement means,
The fare adjustment system has a plate-shaped sticking plate on which a plurality of the tags can be stuck, and the sticking plate is positioned so that the tag stuck to the sticking plate is positioned within a reading range of the reading means. Having a mounting table for mounting,
The tag is configured to be separable from the food and the plate on which the food is served,
The reading means is a tag separated from the dish and the plate, and reads the display of the tag attached to the attached plate at the audience seat,
Dishes after the customer's eating and drinking can be removed from the customer's table before settlement by the settlement means,
The settlement system, wherein the mounting table mounts a plurality of the sticking plates in a stackable manner. The recognition means recognizes the information about the food by image-recognizing the display of the tag read by the reading means,
4. The settlement according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the content of the dish is displayed in characters or patterns on the surface of the tag so that the customer can visually recognize the content of the dish. system. The planar view shape of the tag is formed in a non-circular shape,
On the surface of the sticking plate, the outline of the tag formed in a non-circular shape is displayed as a frame line indicating the sticking position of the tag, and the direction of the tag is aligned with the position where the frame line is displayed. 5. The settlement system according to any one of claims 2 to 4, characterized in that it is stickable in a state. The checkout system has privilege granting means executed by a computer,
6. The settlement system according to any one of claims 3 to 5 , wherein the privilege granting means grants a privilege to the customer when a plurality of the tags attached to the sticking plate satisfies a predetermined condition. . The payment system has an input means executed by a computer at the audience seat,
The settlement means settles the food and drink ordered by the customer through the input means together with the charge of the customer calculated based on the reading result of the reading means and the recognition result of the recognition means. The settlement system according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

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