JPH04359397A - Ordering system backup system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To operate an ordering system without stopping it. CONSTITUTION:Ordering information 2 inputted from an ordering terminal 1 is transferred to a storing controller 4 via a transfer station 3 (transfer operation a5), the storing controller 4 transfers cooking instruction information 7 to a kitchen printer 6 in a kitchen (transfer operation b8) and transfer cashing information 10 to a sales time management (POS) terminal 9 at a casher (transfer operation all) based on the ordering information 2. The POS terminal 9 always monitors the cashing information 10 transferred from the storing controller 4 (monitoring operation 12) and at the time of down operation 13 of the storing controller 4, it automatically changes over a line 14 controlling the transfer station 3 from a storing controller 4 side to a POS terminal 9 side (changeover operation 15) and performs all the function of the transfer operation b8 of the cooking instruction information 7 to the kitchen printer 6 based on the ordering information 2 which was controlled by the storing controller 4 on the POS terminal 9 side.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an ordering system, and more particularly to a method for backing up the system when a store controller that controls the entire ordering system goes down.

0002

[Prior Art] Conventionally, in this type of ordering system, the entire ordering system is controlled by a store control, and order information input from an ordering terminal held by a waitress is transferred to the store controller via a transfer station. has been done. The store controller also issues cooking instructions to the kitchen printer in the kitchen based on the transferred order information.

0003

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] As mentioned above, in conventional ordering systems, the store controller always issues cooking instructions to the kitchen printer based on the order information input from the ordering terminal. If the store controller goes down, the order information will not be transferred to the kitchen, resulting in the entire ordering system going down.

[0004] An object of the present invention is to
t Of Sales (hereinafter abbreviated as POS) The terminal always monitors whether the store controller is down or not, and even if the store controller goes down, the line that controls the transfer station and kitchen printer is automatically transferred from the store controller side to the POS terminal side. The function to control transfer stations and kitchen printers, which was previously performed on the store controller side, has been changed to POS.
It is an object of the present invention to provide an ordering system backup method that eliminates the above-mentioned drawbacks and allows continued operation of the ordering system without stopping it by replacing the ordering system on the terminal side.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems] In the ordering system backup method of the present invention, a POS terminal monitors whether or not a store controller that controls a transfer station and a kitchen printer is down, and when the store controller is down, The control line between the store controller and the kitchen printer is switched from the store controller side to the POS terminal side, and the control function of the transfer station and kitchen printer that was performed by the store controller is replaced by the POS terminal side.

[0006]

Embodiments Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of an ordering system backup method according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1(a) is a diagram showing the state before backup, and FIG. 1(b) is a diagram showing the state after backup.

[0008] In FIG. 1, the ordering system backup method of this embodiment is based on the ordering terminal 1.
, order information 2, transfer station 3, store controller 4, transfer operation a5, and kitchen printer 6
, cooking instruction information 7, transfer operation b8, POS terminal 9, accounting information 10, transfer operation c11, monitoring operation 12, down operation 13, control line 14, and switching operation 15. .

As shown in FIG. 1(a), order information 2 input from the ordering terminal 1 is transferred to the store controller 4 via the transfer station 3 during operation a.
5 will be performed. Then, the store controller 4 transfers the cooking instruction information 7 to the kitchen printer 6 in the kitchen based on the order information 2 that has been transferred a5, and transfers the accounting information 10 to the POS terminal 9 in the checkout area. Transfer operation c11 is being performed.

In the backup method of this embodiment, the POS terminal 9 always performs the monitoring operation 12 of the accounting information 10 transferred from the store controller 4, and in the case of the down operation 13 of the store controller 4, As shown in FIG. 1(b), the line 14 that controls the transfer station 3 is automatically switched from the store controller 4 side to the POS terminal 9 side. Based on order information 2, which has been transferred from 3 to a5,
Transfer operation b8 of cooking instruction information 7 to kitchen printer 6
All functions are performed on the POS terminal 9 side.

[0011]

As explained above, in the ordering system backup method of the present invention, the POS terminal always monitors whether or not the store controller is down, and even if the store controller goes down, the line that controls the transfer station and kitchen printer is maintained. The ordering system can be operated without stopping the ordering system by automatically switching from the store controller side to the POS terminal side, and replacing the function of controlling the transfer station and kitchen printer that was previously performed on the store controller side with the POS terminal side. This has the effect of allowing you to continue.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of an ordering system backup method according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1(a) is a diagram showing the state before backup. FIG. 1(b) is a diagram showing the state after backup.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Ordering terminal 2 Order information 3 Transfer station 4 Store controller 5 Transfer operation a 6 Kitchen printer 7 Cooking instruction information 8 Transfer operation b 9 POS terminal 10 Accounting information 11 Transfer operation c 12 Monitoring operation 13 Down operation 14 Control line 15 Switching operation

Claims (1)

[Claims] Claim 1: A point-of-sale terminal monitors whether or not a store controller that controls a transfer station and a kitchen printer is down, and when the store controller is down, the control line between the store controller and the transfer station and kitchen printer is disconnected. An ordering system backup method characterized in that the store controller side is switched to the point-of-sale management terminal side, and the control functions of the transfer station and kitchen printer performed by the store controller are replaced by the point-of-sale management terminal side.