JPH05266358A - Pos system for restaurant - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a POS system for restaurant which can accurately execute charging without the occurrence of an operation error and which can previously prevent illegality. CONSTITUTION:A table 7 for placing a tray 6 where tableware is laid, a camera 8 monitoring the surface of a top plate on the table, a tableware recognition device 9 receiving picture data from the camera 8, executing a picture processing, recognizing the shape and the size of tableware and generating tableware data consisting of the shape and the size and a POS terminal main body 11 calculating a selling price based on tableware data are provided. Menus which are eaten and drunk are automatically recognized by the tableware recognition device 9 from tableware which the camera 8 catches and a food master which the POS terminal main body 11 holds is referred to recognized contents. Then, the amount of drink and food is calculated and charging can automatically be executed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a POS system for cafeterias.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional cafeteria POS system is constructed as shown in FIG. 11 (a). A menu input device body 3 is connected to the POS terminal body 1 via a connection cable 2. The menu input device body 3 has a menu key 4 having a menu name and an amount of money written on the key top as shown in FIG. 11 (b), a card reader 5, and an amount of money display 6 for a customer.
Is provided, and by pressing the menu key 4 according to the menu that the customer himself has eaten and drinked, the amount of food and drink is calculated and billed.

[0003]

As described above, since the food / drink menu is applied by pressing the menu key 4 of the food / drinker himself, the wrong amount of money may be charged due to a mistake in the key operation of the food / drinker himself or his misconception. Frequently being charged. There are also customers who deliberately illegally operate the key to understate the food and drink amount.

[0004] These improper billing conditions have a great influence on the operation of the cafeteria and induce a decrease in the morale of customers, which is a major social problem. But,
In the conventional POS system for cafeterias, these problems cannot be prevented in advance because the application for the food and drink menu relies on self-reporting.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a POS system for a cafeteria, which can correctly charge a bill without causing an operation error and can prevent fraud in advance.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems] POS for cafeteria of the present invention
The system receives a table for placing a tray on which tableware is placed for settlement, a camera for monitoring the tabletop of the table, image data received from the camera, image processing, and the shape and size of the tableware. It is characterized in that a tableware recognizing device for recognizing and generating tableware data composed of a shape and dimensions and a POS terminal main body for calculating a selling price based on the tableware data are provided.

Preferably, a customer price indicator and a card reader are provided on or near the table. Also, P
The OS terminal body holds a food master and a customer master,
A food and drink amount calculation means and a food and drink charge accounting means are provided.

Further, the POS terminal main body is provided with a set menu registration key, at least one of a set menu key and a ten key, a set menu registration means, and a set menu fee calculation means.

[0009]

With this structure, the tableware recognizing device automatically recognizes the tableware obtained by capturing the food and drink menu with the camera, and
It is possible to inquire the food master held by the S terminal main body and the recognized contents, calculate the food and drink amount, and charge.

It is also possible to flexibly deal with changing the contents of the set menu such as daily set meals.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. The POS system of the present invention is constructed as shown in FIGS.

The customer completes the settlement simply by picking up the dish to be ingested on the tray 6 and placing it on the table 7 installed at the check-out location. The POS system of the present invention comprises the following: ..

FIG. 3 shows the shape of the tableware used in the dining room where this POS system is installed as seen from above, the tableware data consisting of the shape and dimensions, and the contents, that is, the menu name and the amount of money.

8 is a camera for monitoring the tray 6, 9 is a tableware recognizing device, which receives the image data D1 from the camera 8 to perform image recognition, and recognizes all the tableware on the tray 6,
The shape and size of each dish are identified, and tableware data D2 is generated in the format shown in FIG. A card reader 10 is provided on (or near) the table 7 to read data from a recording medium input by the customer.

Reference numeral 11 is a POS terminal main body for calculating a selling price based on the tableware data D2, and comprises a food and drink amount calculating means 12, a food and drink charge charging means 13, a food master 14, and a customer master 15. As shown in FIG. 5, the dish master 14 stores the shape, size, menu name, and price of each dish as data. The food and drink amount calculation means 12 searches the dish master 14 by the shape and size of the tableware based on the tableware data D2, finds the corresponding dish, and detects the amount of money for each tableware.
The food and drink charges are calculated by adding up the amount of money for each tableware. Further, the food and drink amount calculation means 12 displays the calculated food and drink amount on the customer amount display 16 to clearly indicate the food and drink amount to the customer. The food and drink charge section 13 receives the customer code D3 from the card reader 10, searches the customer master 15 with the customer code, and charges the customer for the food and drink amount calculated by the food and drink amount calculation means 12.

Here, a customer carries a magnetic card by using a magnetic card reader as the card reader 10, or an IC card and an IC card reader, a bar code card and a bar code instead of the magnetic card and the magnetic card reader. It is also possible to use a reader, a wireless ID card, a wireless ID card, a wireless ID card terminal, or the like.

Next, regarding calculation of the above-mentioned food and drink amount, FIG.
A specific description will be given by taking the processing shown in FIG. Here, as shown in FIG. 6A, a case where the customer selects rice, side dish A, and miso soup, places them on the tray 6 and places them on the table 7 will be described. That is, a tray having a diameter of 12 cm, a square plate having a diagonal length of 22 cm, and a soup bowl having a diameter of 9 cm are placed on the tray 6. Also, chopsticks and a teacup (tea) are on the tray 6. The camera 8 which monitors the tray 6 from above forms an image. The tableware recognizing device 9 recognizes shapes such as circles and rectangles and their dimensions, as shown in FIG. 6 (b). The tableware recognition device 9 generates tableware data D2 based on the recognized data as shown in FIG. 6 (c). Now, this tableware data D2 has 5
Data for one tableware is included. The first is data for a teacup, the second is chopsticks, the third is a soup bowl, the fourth is a bowl, and the fifth is data for a square plate. This tableware data D2 is the POS terminal body 11
Sent to. The food and drink amount calculation means 12 of the POS terminal body 11 is a cooking master for each tableware included in the tableware data D2.
Search for 14 to detect the content and price of the dish. Figure 6 (d)
Shows the result of the search, and calculates the food and drink amount by summing the prices for each dish.

7 and 8 show another embodiment in which a function of registering a set menu such as a set meal and a function of calculating the amount of money as the set menu are added. In this embodiment, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 8, a set menu registration means 17, a set menu fee calculation means 18, and a set menu master 19 are added to the POS terminal body 11, and as shown in FIG.
On the keyboard of the S terminal body 11, a set menu registration key 20 with "Set menu registration" written on the key top
A set menu key 21 in which the name of each set menu is entered is provided on the key top.

The configuration of the set menu registration means 17 will be described with reference to FIG. 9 by taking the case of registering the "set meal A" as an example. First, the set menu registration key 20 is pressed. Next, as shown in FIG. 9A, the tray 6 on which the tableware having the content of the set of “Set meal A” is placed is set under the camera 8. Now, the contents of the set are three points, "rice", "side dish A" and "miso soup". This image data is sent from the camera 8 to the tableware recognizing device 9, and the tableware recognizing device 9 obtains the image recognition result as shown in FIG. 9 (b). This result is shown in Fig. 9 (c).
Tableware data D2 shown in Figure
Sent to 11. In the POS terminal main body 11, the set menu registration means 17 is activated by pressing the set menu registration key 20. A set menu to be registered is determined by pressing the set menu registration key 20 and then pressing the set menu key 21 or inputting a set menu number with the ten keys. Here, it is assumed that "Set meal A" of the set menu number "001" is selected. The set menu registration means 17 receives the tableware data D2 and registers the three tableware data included in the tableware data D2 in the set menu master 19 with the number "001" as shown in FIG. 9D. This completes the registration means.

The operation when the tableware data is received after the registration is completed will be described with reference to FIG. When eating or drinking the contents shown in (a) of FIG. 10, as shown in (c) of FIG.
Get 2. First, the set menu fee calculation means 18 compares each tableware included in the tableware data D2 with the set menu master 19, and the three tablewares of the fourth, fifth, and sixth match the "set meal A". And get 300 yen as a set menu. For the first, second, and third tableware that does not match the set menu master 19, the food and drink amount calculation means 12 searches the dish master 14 to obtain the price for each dish. The set menu fee calculation means 18 obtains a food and drink amount of 350 yen by summing the total.

By adding the set menu registration means 17, the set menu fee calculation means 18 and the set menu master 19 as described above, it is possible to flexibly deal with the change of the set menu contents such as daily set meals.

In each of the above-described embodiments, the tableware containing the dishes was described as if it was placed on the tray 6 and monitored by the camera 8. However, even if the tableware that has been eaten is placed on the tray 6 and monitored by the camera 8. The same processing can be performed by the POS terminal main body 11.

[0023]

As described above, according to the present invention, a table for placing a tray on which tableware is placed for settlement, a camera for monitoring the top plate of the table, and image data received from the camera, Since a tableware recognizing device that performs image processing and recognizes the shape and size of tableware and generates tableware data including the shape and size and a POS terminal body that calculates a selling price based on the tableware data are provided, the customer can You can apply for food and drink automatically just by placing the tray on the table. As a result, the food and drink menu of the customer can be correctly detected, and therefore, the bill can be correctly charged without an operation error. In addition, it is possible to prevent customers' fraud.

Further, the POS terminal main body is provided with the shape and dimensions of the tableware as a cooking master, the name of the dish placed in the tableware and the selling price, and holds the customer code, customer name and food and drink data for each customer as the customer master. Then, the tableware data received from the tableware recognition device is referred to the dish master to obtain the amount of money for each tableware, and the food and drink amount is calculated by summing this, the customer code is recognized, and the food and drink portion is recognized for the customer. When configured to perform the billing process, the billing process for each customer can be automated by inputting the customer code.

Further, the POS terminal main body is provided with a set menu master having a name and an amount of money as set menus, tableware data constituting the set menu, at least one of ten keys or set menu keys, and a set menu registration key, and the set menu registration key is depressed. After that, a set of tableware data received from the tableware recognizing device is pressed to the set menu master as a set menu key that is pressed with the set menu key or the numeric keypad, and tableware data when tableware data is received at a time other than registration Search the set menu master according to the contents of the set menu, if the set menu set is included, the set menu is used to obtain the amount of food, and for other cases, the food and drink charge calculation process is performed to obtain the total food and drink amount Set menu fee When configured with a calculation method, it is possible to handle settlement of the set menu, and even if the contents of the set menu such as daily set meals change, you can easily register the contents and sell quickly and correctly. It is possible.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view of an embodiment of a POS system for a cafeteria of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of the POS system.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of an example of using tableware in a cafeteria in which the POS system is introduced.

FIG. 4 is a format diagram of tableware data output by the tableware recognition apparatus of the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a cooking master according to the same embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a tableware recognition result and a billing status in the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a configuration diagram of another embodiment.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of keys of the embodiment.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of an operation when registering a set menu according to the embodiment.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of an example of a recognition result and billing status of tableware including a set menu according to the same embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a configuration diagram of a conventional POS system for a cafeteria.

[Explanation of symbols]

 7 Table 8 Camera 9 Tableware Recognition Device 10 Card Reader 11 POS Terminal Main Body 12 Food and Beverage Charge Means 13 Food and Beverage Charge Means 14 Food Master 15 Customer Master 16 Customer Amount Display 17 Set Menu Registration Means 18 Set Menu Fee Calculator 19 Set Menu Master D1 Image data D2 Tableware data D3 Customer code

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Yoshio Maekawa 1006 Kadoma, Kadoma City, Osaka Prefecture Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A table for placing a tray on which tableware is placed for settlement, a camera for monitoring the tabletop of the table, image data received from the camera, image processed, and the shape of the tableware and A POS system for a cafeteria, which is provided with a tableware recognition device that recognizes dimensions and generates tableware data consisting of shapes and dimensions, and a POS terminal body that calculates a selling price based on the tableware data. 2. The POS terminal main body is provided with the shape and size of the tableware as a cooking master, the name and selling price of the dish put in the tableware, and holds the customer code, customer name, and food and drink data for each customer as the customer master. The POS system for a cafeteria according to claim 1. 3. A table for placing a tray on which tableware is placed for settlement, a camera for monitoring the tabletop of the table, image data received from the camera, image processed, and the shape of the tableware and A tableware recognizing device that recognizes dimensions and generates tableware data consisting of shapes and dimensions, a customer price indicator placed on or near the table, a shape and dimensions of tableware as a dish master, and the dishes Equipped with the name and sale price of the dishes put in the table, the tableware data received from the tableware recognition device is referred to the dish master to obtain the amount of money for each tableware, and the total amount of food and drink is calculated, A POS system for cafeterias, which has a POS terminal body for displaying the amount of food and drink on the amount display. 4. A table for placing a tray on which tableware is placed for settlement, a camera for monitoring the tabletop of the table, image data received from the camera, image processed, and the shape of the tableware and A tableware recognition device that recognizes dimensions and generates tableware data consisting of shapes and dimensions, a card reader placed on or near the table, the shape and dimensions of the dishes as a dish master, and the tableware placed in the dishes. The customer's master code, customer name, and food and drink data are stored as a customer master, and the tableware data received from the tableware recognition device is referred to the dish master to obtain the price for each tableware. The food and drink amount is calculated by summing this, the customer code read by the card reader is recognized, and the customer is charged for food and drink. POS system for cafeteria with POS terminal body. 5. The POS terminal body is provided with a set menu master having a name and price as a set menu, and tableware data constituting the set menu, at least one of a numeric keypad and a set menu key, and a set menu registration key, and the set menu registration key is depressed. After that, a set of tableware data received from the tableware recognition device is registered in the set menu master as a set menu designated by pressing the set menu key or the numeric keypad, and the tableware data of the tableware data is received when the tableware data is received at times other than registration. Search the set menu master according to the contents, if the set menu is included, use them as set menus to obtain the amount of food, and for other cases, calculate the food and drink charge to obtain the total food and drink charge The POS system for a cafeteria according to claim 1, 2, 3 or 4, which is provided with a delivery means.