JPH10215998A - Food and drink container having transmitting function and drinking and eating counter having receiving function for the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily know the excess/lack and freshness of food and drink conveyed on a conveyer path by providing an identification symbol member equipped with a power supply part and a radio wave transmission part. SOLUTION: An identification symbol member 4 such as an ID tag is provided with a radio wave transmission part 6 for transmitting an ID signal to a food and drink container conveyed on a flat top chain conveyer and a battery or power supply part 8 having a radio wave reception part 5. The radio wave of identification symbol signal transmitted from the radio wave transmission part 6 of this identification symbol member 4 is received by a radio wave reception part 22 of identification symbol data reader 15, and the output signal of this received identification symbol signal is inputted to a computer 26. The computer 26 reads the output signal of radio wave reception part 22, respectively calculates and identifies the food and drink container from the identification symbol data list of identification symbol member 4. Therefore, the amount and freshness of food and drink can easily be managed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a food / drink counter having a transmitter, that is, a food / drink counter having a sensor around a flat top chain conveyor path for conveying food containers provided along the counter. Regarding food and beverage containers, in particular, by providing a receiving portion around a crescent-shaped flat-top chain conveyor, a transmission ID signal of each of the transported food and beverage containers is received, and the type and the type of food and beverage are provided for each of the food containers. Are detected and tabulated, the transport status is displayed, and the ID of the food container is individually set for the food container containing the newly transported food.
The present invention relates to a food and drink container for a food and drink counter including a transmission unit suitable for registering a number and registering a type of food and drink in the food and drink container. The present invention provides a food and beverage counter,
That is, the present invention relates to a food and drink counter provided with a sensor around a flat-top chain conveyor for food and drink transport provided along the counter, and in particular, a food and drink container conveyed by the flat-top chain conveyor, Each time, the ID signal transmitted is received, the type of food is detected for each food container, the total is displayed, the transport status is displayed, and the information is newly placed on the flat top chain conveyor. The present invention relates to a food / drink counter including a transmission unit and a reception unit suitable for registering a food / drink container individually containing a food / drink to be conveyed and registering a type of the food in the food / drink container.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an endless conveyor path for food and drink is provided along a counter, and a food and drink container, for example, sushi is placed on the conveyor path. The food and beverage counter to be conveyed can be eaten and / or cooked without the food and beverages sitting at the counter and the cook inside the counter moving, and the food and beverage can be taken while eating or drinking while sitting at the counter. It is widely used because you can eat and drink while choosing. In addition, since it is sufficient for the cook to check the food and drink items in the food and drink container to be circulated and cook the food and drink of the missing items, the number of cooks is small, and the clerk working in the store is also required. Eating counters with conveyors help reduce the labor shortage by reducing the number of eateries, as the number of people can be reduced.

[0003]

In such a conventional food and drink counter, the food and drink chooses a desired food and drink from the food and drink sent on the conveyor path. The amount of food and drink conveyed on the conveyor road decreases accordingly, and it becomes impossible to provide sufficient service to food and drink customers. Therefore, the cook will replenish the food and drink of the reduced transported amount, but observe the amount of food and beverage sent on the conveyor path for each type. However, it is difficult to replenish food and drink for each type without excess or shortage, and it requires a lot of manpower, which is a problem. Therefore, food and drink are replenished based on experience, but when there are many food and drinks, it is not possible to meet the wishes of the food and drink, which is a problem.

Therefore, a sensor is arranged around a flat-top chain conveyor path for transporting food containers to detect food and drink in the food containers conveyed on the flat-top chain conveyor path, and detect the food on the flat-top chain conveyor path. Detects the type of food and drink being conveyed, and grasps the amount of food and drink conveyed, but it is difficult to grasp the freshness of the food and drink conveyed, and in providing delicious food and drink There is a problem. An object of the present invention is to solve the problems related to the excess and deficiency of the supply of food and drink at the conventional food and drink counter, and to solve the problems related to the provision of fresh food and drink.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, a sensor detects the type of food and drink sent on a conveyor path of a food and drink counter, and determines whether the amount of food and drink being conveyed on the conveyor path is too small or too small and fresh. It is intended to provide a food and drink counter with a sensor that can easily know the food and drink. That is, the present invention resides in a food and drink container provided with an identification sign member provided with a power supply unit and a radio wave transmitting unit, and the present invention provides a power supply unit having a radio wave receiving unit and a radio wave transmitting unit. And a food and drink container provided with an identification marker member comprising: Further, the present invention provides a power supply unit, a conveyor path for transporting food and beverage containers provided with an identification mark member including a radio wave transmitting unit, and is provided around the conveyor path for transporting food and beverage containers. Section, a radio wave receiving section, a food counter comprising a food container totaling section having a counting section and a display section,
In addition, the present invention, a power supply unit, a conveyor path for transporting food and beverage containers provided with an identification marker member including a radio wave transmitting unit, provided at a position around the conveyor path for food and beverage container transport. A food container totaling unit having a radio wave transmitting unit, a radio wave receiving unit, a counting unit and a display unit, and a food container registering unit having a radio wave transmitting unit, a radio wave receiving unit and a signal reading unit. At the eating and drinking counter, and further around the conveyor path for transporting food and drink containers provided with an identification sign member provided with a power supply unit and a radio wave transmission unit, A food and drink counter comprising a transmission unit, a radio wave reception unit, a counting unit, and a price display unit.

[0005]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In the food and beverage counter of the present invention, a food container transported by a flat top chain conveyor for transporting food containers is provided with a radio signal transmission for transmitting an identification signal of the food container, for example, an ID signal. An identification tag member such as an ID tag including a power supply unit having a unit and a battery or a radio wave receiving unit is provided. In the present invention, the identification of food and beverage containers, and the identification of food and beverage for each food container,
In order to perform the identification signal transmitted from the transmitter of the food container, the food counter receives the radio wave of the identification signal of the food container around the flat top chain conveyor path for transporting the food container. A radio wave receiving unit is provided.

[0006] The radio wave receiving section of the eating and drinking counter has an ID.
The radio wave of the identification signal of the food container transmitted from the identification member such as a tag is received, and the received output signal of the identification signal of the food container is input to the computer. The computer reads the output signal of the radio wave reception unit of the food counter, individually identifies and identifies the food container from the identification tag data list of the identification tag member, and further identifies the food container from the identification tag data of the food container. The type of food in the food is identified and identified for each food container.

In the present invention, the identification mark member of the food and drink container is provided with a power source for driving the radio wave transmitting unit. The power source for driving the radio wave transmitting unit may be a battery type, but may be a power source activated by a wireless power transmission method. In this case, the identification sign member of the food and drink container is provided with a radio wave reception unit for driving power of the radio wave transmission unit and a radio wave reception unit for receiving the identification sign signal of the food and drink container, in addition to the radio wave transmission unit.

[0008] In the present invention, when replenishing food that is insufficient in the food conveyed on the flat top chain conveyor path, the food is put in a food container and supplied to the flat top chain conveyor path. At this stage, when the identification sign data of the identification sign member attached to the food and drink container is of a read-only type, the identification sign data of the identification sign member is read and input to the computer, registered, and registered. Is input to the computer and registered. In this case, in order to be able to detect the freshness of the food and drink, when registering the identification sign data of the food container such as the ID number and the type of the food, it is necessary to register the time at the time of registration. preferable. When the identification tag data of the identification tag member is in a random access memory format that is freely readable and writable, at the stage where the food is put into the food container and supplied to the flat top chain conveyor, the identification tag member attached to the food container Can be rewritten each time, including the type and / or supply time of food and drink, and input to a computer and registered.

In the present invention, a computer
The ID number, type of food and drink, and the time placed on the conveyor for each food and beverage container being transported by the flat top chain conveyor are always detected during operation in the detection area of the flat top chain conveyor, and are transmitted to the computer. Since the input is made, it is possible to detect whether or not the quantity of food and drink conveyed by the flat top chain conveyor is insufficient for the set quantity, and to display the quantity on a display device such as a display. In the present invention,
With respect to foods that are conveyed by the conveyer and are in short supply compared to the set quantity, the foods are supplied to a flat-top chain conveyor with new foods and drinks. In the present invention, at the stage of replenishing the food and drink, the type and / or quantity of the food and drink that is insufficient is displayed on a display by the computer. Regarding the type and quantity of food and beverage displayed on this display, in the cooking section, the kitchen or the kitchen room, the food and beverage are handled so that the food and beverage of the displayed type and quantity are placed on a conveyor and transported. Prepare in a number of food and beverage containers. Before the food container prepared for putting food and drink is transported on the conveyor, the identification sign data is read by the registration machine and registered together with the type of food and the data at the start of the transfer, for example. You.

The registration of the identification data of the food container containing the food is carried out by placing the food container on the registration machine and transmitting a power transmission radio wave or a transmission command radio wave from the transmission antenna of the registration machine to the identification mark of the food container. This is performed by radiating the power to the member and performing wireless power transmission, and transmitting the identification mark data of the identification mark member attached to the food and drink container. Here, the registration of the type of food and the food and the transport start time is displayed on the display, but the food and the food and the transport start time are registered. The transmitted identification data of the food container is received by the radio wave receiver of the registration device, and is registered in the registration device together with the type of the missing food. In the present invention, the display device and the registration device are provided in a cooking section, a cooking place, or a kitchen room. The food indicated as insufficient on the display device is put in a new food container in the cooking unit, the kitchen or the kitchen room, and is registered by the registration machine together with the identification sign data of the new food container. You. Therefore, in the present invention, it is preferable that the display device and the registration device are installed in the same place or in an adjacent place.

In the present invention, the radio wave receiving device of the registration machine is provided in a cooking section, a cooking place or a kitchen room of the conveyor. When the food and drink container is made of a material that transmits radio waves, for example, when the food and drink container is made of a material, when the identification mark member is provided on the plateau and / or on the back side periphery of the dish, It can be provided above or below the conveyor path for transporting the containers, but is preferably provided below.
On the other hand, when the identification mark member is provided on the peripheral portion of the dish on which food or drink such as sushi is placed, that is, on the front peripheral portion, the radio wave receiving device is provided above or below the conveyor path. Although it can be provided, it is preferably provided above. In the case of a bowl-shaped food and drink container such as a bowl, the identification mark member may be provided on the inside of the hill or on the outer peripheral portion. In this case, the radio wave receiving device can be provided above, below, or in the lateral direction of the conveyor path. In this example, the radio wave receiving devices can be provided on the upstream side and the downstream side of the conveyor path, respectively, so as to sandwich the passenger seat on both sides of one passenger seat around the conveyor path. In this case, with respect to the food conveyed on the conveyor road, when the food detected by the upstream radio wave receiving device is not detected by the downstream radio wave receiving device beyond the customer seat, the food is taken out at the customer seat. This means that the food container and the food can be determined and counted from the identification sign data of the food container.

[0012]

According to the present invention, since the food / drink container is provided with the identification / marking member provided with the transmission section capable of transmitting the identification / marking signal, a different identification / marking signal is transmitted for each of the food / drink containers. The received identification signal is received by the receiving unit, the type of the food or drink eaten can be detected, and the quantity of the food conveyed on the flat top chain conveyor can be known. Insufficient food and drink can be displayed on the display device, so that it is easy to replenish the missing food and monitor the quantity of food and drink conveyed on the flat top chain conveyor. In the present invention, around the conveyor path for transporting food and beverage containers provided with an identification marker member including a power supply unit and a radio wave transmission unit,
Each side of one seat is equipped with a radio receiver,
It is confirmed, for example, by a computer, that the food and beverage detected to be transported by the upstream radio wave receiving unit is not detected by the downstream radio wave receiving unit, and that the food and drink is taken out at the customer seat. be able to.

[0013] In the present invention, since the power supply unit of the identification tag member of the food and drink container includes the radio wave receiving unit and the current rectification unit, power is transmitted wirelessly, and the rectified electric power between the power supply unit and the identification tag member of the food container is used. The identification tag data unique to the identification tag member can be transmitted from the radio wave transmission unit, and the identification tag data of the food container is received by the radio wave reception unit and decoded by the computer to identify the food container. Can be. From the identification sign data of the identified food and drink container, the type of food and drink put in the food and drink container can be identified. Further, the read identification sign data of the food and beverage container and the type of the detected food and beverage are registered by the computer, so that the craftsman can register without touching a keyboard or the like, which is sanitary.

[0014]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited by the following description and examples. FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a food and beverage container according to an embodiment of the present invention, which is partially cut away. FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram of a food transport detection device for a food transport conveyor path in a food counter according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a schematic block diagram of a system for detecting a food transfer state of a food transfer conveyor path in a food counter according to another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a schematic explanatory diagram of the food and beverage container registration system in the food and drink counter of the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a schematic illustration of a food container use status detection system in a food counter according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a front cross-sectional view of the food counter of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 in a state where the identification sign data reading device of the food container is attached and which is cut at a right angle to the moving direction of the conveyor. FIG.
In FIG. 6 to FIG. 6, corresponding parts are denoted by the same reference numerals.

In FIG. 1, the food and drink container 1 is provided with an identification tag (ID tag) 4 on which identification tag data is recorded in a hill 3 on the bottom 2 thereof. In this example,
As shown in FIG. 2, the identification tag 4 includes a radio wave receiving antenna unit 5 for power supply and a radio wave transmitting / receiving antenna unit 6.
Is provided. The output terminal 7 of the power receiving radio wave antenna unit 5 is connected to a power supply circuit unit 8 having a demodulator and a rectifier (not shown). Input / output line 11 of unit 10
And the input line 13 of the modulation circuit section 12,
The output line 14 of the modulation circuit section 12 is connected to the radio wave transmitting / receiving antenna section 6.

In this embodiment, the memory unit 9 of the food and drink container 1 is used.
Includes an identification tag 4 attached to the food and drink container 1.
The modulation circuit unit 12 reads out the unique identification sign data of the food and beverage container from the memory 9, modulates it, and transmits it from the antenna unit 6 while the power is transmitted. As described above, in this example, the identification tag data is transmitted during the power transmission, but the identification tag 4 may be provided with an internal battery.

In this case, the modulation circuit section 12 shown in FIG. 2 is used as a modulation / demodulation circuit section, and the antenna section 5 is used as a transmission / reception antenna section 6.
As a result, the identification signal data transmission command signal radio wave is received, the modulation signal demodulation circuit section extracts the identification signal data transmission command signal from the received radio wave, and the modulation circuit section 12 stores the identification mark data of the food and beverage container in the memory section 9. , And can be modulated and transmitted from the antenna unit 6. In this case, the transmitting / receiving antenna 6 of the identification tag 4 operates for receiving the transmission signal signal of the identification tag data, and transmits the identification tag data of the food container on the carrier radio wave. Operate for transmission.

As shown in FIG. 2, the food / drink counter of the present invention is provided with an identification / marker data reading device 15 for the food / drink container 1 used in circulation. The identification sign data reading device 15 includes a power supply antenna section 16 for wirelessly transmitting electric power to the power supply circuit section 8 of the identification sign tag 4 via the antenna section 5. An input line 17 of the antenna section 16 is connected to a power supply modulation circuit section 19 via an amplification circuit section 18, and an input line 20 of the power supply modulation circuit section 19 is connected to an external power supply (not shown). (Not provided).

The other antenna section 22 of the identification sign data reading device 15 is for receiving the identification sign data transmission radio wave, and its output line 23 is connected to the demodulation circuit section 24, and the output line 25 of the demodulation circuit section 24 is provided. Is connected to a central processing unit (CPU) 26. An output line 27 of the CPU 26 is switchably connected to a parallel transmission unit 29 and a serial transmission unit 30 via an interface 28.

Since the present example is configured as described above,
The power for the power supply of the identification marker data reading device 15 is supplied from an external power supply to the power supply circuit 21 and the power supply modulation circuit 2
0, the signal is put on a carrier wave, amplified by the amplifier circuit section 18, and transmitted from the antenna section 16 for power transmission to the identification tag 4.
Is transmitted to the power receiving antenna 5. The received power for power supply is rectified in the power supply circuit section 8 and supplied to the memory 9 and the modulation circuit section 12. The power-supplied and energized modulation circuit section 12 is connected to the energized memory 9.
Of the identification sign data stored in the modulation circuit 1
2 and transmitted from the antenna unit 6. The transmitted identification tag data is received by the receiving antenna unit 22, sent to the demodulation circuit unit 24, and demodulated.
Sent to and read. The read identification sign data is sent to, for example, the parallel transmission unit 29 or the serial transmission unit 30 via the interface 28, and is sent to a cooking place or a kitchen room by a parallel or serial method.
The state in which foods are put in each food container and transported is displayed on a display (not shown) or the like.

The food counter of the embodiment shown in FIG. 3 is provided with an automatic counting system 31.
The automatic counting system 31 includes an identification sign data reader 15, a food and beverage container identification sign registration device 32, and a main C
A PU device 33 is provided. In this example, the food and beverage container identification sign data reading device 15 is a first antenna unit 34 for both electric power transmission and identification sign data electric wave reception, and a first antenna unit 34 connected to the first antenna unit 34 via the input / output line 35. One antenna control unit 36 and a first communication control unit 38 connected to the first antenna control unit 36 via an input / output line 37 are provided.

In this example, the first antenna unit 34 can select whether to use it as a power radio wave transmitting antenna or an identification sign data radio wave receiving antenna by switching operation of the first antenna control unit 35. it can. The first antenna control unit 36 includes a switching circuit (not shown) for switching whether the first antenna unit 34 is used as a power radio wave transmitting antenna or an identification sign data radio wave receiving antenna. And a demodulation circuit for receiving radio waves (both not shown). The first communication control unit 38 connects the identification sign data signal sent from the antenna control unit 36 to the main CPU 33 via an input / output line 39, and transmits the identification sign data signal to the input / output line 39. Via the main CPU device 3
3 is provided with a transmission circuit (not shown).

In the present embodiment, the food and beverage container identification mark registration device 32 is connected to the second antenna section 40 for transmitting electric power radio waves and receiving the identification mark data radio waves via the input / output line 41. A second antenna control unit 42, a second communication control unit 44 connected to the second antenna control unit 42 via an input / output line 43, and a keyboard connected to the second communication control unit 44 via an input / output line 45 And a display unit 48 such as a display connected to the input unit 46 such as a mouse or a mouse and the second communication control unit 44 via an input / output line 47.
Are connected to the main CPU 33 via an input / output line 49.

In this example, the second antenna section 40 can select whether to use it as a power radio wave transmitting antenna or to use it as an identification sign data radio wave receiving antenna by a switching operation of the second antenna control section 42. it can. The second antenna control unit 42 includes a switching circuit (not shown) for switching whether the second antenna unit 40 is used as a power radio wave transmitting antenna or an identification sign data radio wave receiving antenna. And a demodulation circuit for receiving radio waves (both not shown). The second communication control unit 44 transmits the identification signal data signal sent from the second antenna control unit 42 and the food / drink information and date information input from the input unit 46 to the main CPU 33 via the input / output line 49. A transmission circuit (not shown) for transmitting the food and drink is sent from the main CPU device 33 via the input / output line 49, the transport status data of the food and beverage container, the identification data of the food and beverage container, the input food and beverage information, and the like. A transmission circuit (not shown) for sending date information to the display unit is provided. In this example, the input unit 45 is a screen input of a display such as a touch panel or a television screen, and the display unit 47 is a display such as a television screen. However, the input unit 45 may be a keyboard.

In this example, the main CPU device 33
First communication control unit 3 of food and beverage container identification sign reading device 15
8, a third communication control unit 50 connected to the third communication control unit 50 via an input / output line 51, a CPU 52 connected to the third communication control unit 50 via an input / output line 51, and a CPU 52 connected to the CPU 52 via an input / output line 53. , A fourth communication control unit 54 connected to the second communication control unit 44 via an input / output line 49.

Since this embodiment is configured as described above,
The power for the power of the identification tag 4 of the food and drink container 1 is transmitted from the first antenna unit 34 switched for power transmission by the first antenna control unit 36 to the power of the identification tag 4 of the food and drink container 1 (FIG. 2). The signal is transmitted to the power receiving antenna 5. The received power for the power supply of the food and drink container 1 is rectified in the power supply circuit unit 8 and is stored in the memory 9 and the modulation circuit unit 12.
Power is supplied to Powered and energized modulation circuit 12
Is read out from the identification sign data stored in the memory 9 which is also energized, modulated by the modulation circuit 12, and transmitted from the antenna unit 6. The transmitted identification tag data is transmitted to the first antenna unit 3 switched to receive the identification tag data signal by the first antenna control unit 36.
4, demodulated by the first antenna control unit 36, sent to the first communication control unit 38, and read.
The read identification sign data is sent from the first communication control unit 38 to the third communication control unit 50 via the input / output line 39, the third communication control unit 50 performs signal processing in the CPU language, and sends the signal to the CPU 52. .

In this embodiment, the food and drink are counted by the CPU 52 for each food and drink container. When the counted foods and drinks are insufficient compared to the preset quantity, the missing quantity is counted for each food and drink. The data counted and calculated by the CPU 52 is transmitted to the fourth communication control unit 54 by the CPU.
The signal is processed from the language, sent to the second communication control unit 44, processed into the display signal, and sent to the display unit 48 provided in, for example, a kitchen or a kitchen room to be displayed.
In the kitchen or the kitchen room, based on the display on the display unit, the missing food is put in the food container and supplied to the crescent chain conveyor of the food counter. The food container in which the food is placed is placed on the food container identification sign registration machine 32 before being supplied to the crescent chain conveyor, and the identification sign data of the food container is registered. In this example, the type of food or the like displayed on the display is also registered by the display data.

When registering the identification tag of the food container 1, the power for the power supply of the identification tag 4 of the food container 1 is supplied to the food container 1 loaded on the food container identification marker registration device 32. The signal is transmitted from the second antenna unit 40 switched for power transmission by the control unit 42 to the power receiving antenna 5 of the identification tag 4 (FIG. 2) of the food and beverage container 1. The received power for the power supply of the food and drink container 1 is rectified in the power supply circuit section 8 and supplied to the memory 9 and the modulation circuit section 12. Modulated circuit section 1 powered and energized
Reference numeral 2 reads out the identification sign data stored in the memory 9 which is also energized, modulates it by the modulation circuit 12, and transmits it from the antenna unit 6. The transmitted identification tag data is received by the second antenna unit 40 switched for receiving the identification tag data signal by the second antenna control unit 42, demodulated by the second antenna control unit 42, and transmitted to the second communication unit. The data is sent to the control unit 44 and read. The read identification sign data of the food and beverage container 1 is stored in the second communication control unit 38 together with data such as the type of food and the date when the food was prepared, which is input from the input unit 46 to the second communication control unit 44. Is sent to the fourth communication control unit 54 via the input / output line 49, the signal is processed by the fourth communication control unit 54 into a CPU language, and sent to the CPU 52.

These data are sent to the CPU 52 from the food and beverage container identification and sign registration device 32, and the food and beverage conveyed by the crescent chain conveyor at the food and beverage counter are registered for each food and beverage container 1 together with the date they were made. Is done. In this example, as described above, for example, the food and beverage container 1
Since the identification sign data, the type of food and the preparation date of the food and the like are registered for each, the quantity of each type of food and the like and the freshness of each food and the like conveyed by the crescent chain conveyor are accurately determined. Since it is grasped, it is easy to always keep the freshness of the food and drink to be supplied constant. Further, in this example, one or more radio wave receiving devices can be disposed on the conveyor path to monitor the food containers and the food and the freshness conveyed on the conveyor path, and the monitoring data includes the set value of the food and drink. By comparison, the shortage amount or the like can be detected.

Display section 4 of food / drink container identification / sign registration machine 32
8 confirms the supplement items of food and drink that the cook lacks,
Since it is in the point of facilitating the replenishment of insufficient food and drink, it is preferably provided in a kitchen or a kitchen room,
Also, since the food container identification mark registration machine 32 is also used at the stage of replenishing food that the cook lacks, the second antenna unit 40 and the input unit 46 of the food container identification mark registration machine 32 are used.
Are preferably arranged close to each other (see FIG. 4).

FIG. 5 shows a system according to an embodiment of the present invention for adjusting the price of food and drinks eaten by a customer. The food and drink counter 55 is provided with a counter 58 outside the guide rail 57 of the food and drink conveyor path 56. In the present embodiment, the food and beverage conveyor path 56 is formed of a crescent-shaped flat-top chain conveyor, but other conveyors may be used.
The food and beverage conveyor path 56 circulates and moves between the audience section and the cooking section.

In this example, the food container identification sign data reading device 15 is provided on both sides of one customer seat. Each food and beverage container identification sign data reader 15
Are respectively an antenna unit 59 for transmitting electric power radio waves and receiving an identification sign data radio wave, an antenna control unit 61 connected to the antenna unit 59 via an input / output line 60,
A communication control unit 63 is connected to the antenna control unit 61 via an input / output line 62. In the present example, the communication control unit 63 has input / output lines 64 and 65 respectively protruding toward the upstream side and the downstream side, and the input / output lines 64 and 65 directed toward the downstream side of the communication control unit 63 on the upstream side. The line 64 and the input / output line 65 directed to the upstream side of the downstream communication control unit 63 are both connected to the upstream and downstream food and beverage container identification sign data reading devices 15 of the customer seat CPU device 66. It is connected to the customer seat communication control section 67. In this example, the seat CPU device 66 includes a seat communication control unit 67 connected to the communication control unit 63 of each of the upstream and downstream food and beverage container identification sign reading devices 15 via the input / output line 64 or 65. , The customer communication control unit 6
CPU 69 connected to input / output line 7 via input / output line 68
And an input / output line 70
Is provided with a customer display section 71 connected via the.

In this example, the corresponding antenna units 59 of the food / drink container identification / marker data reading device 15 located on both sides of the customer seat are respectively operated by the switching operation of the corresponding antenna control unit 61. , Or as an identification sign data radio wave receiving antenna. For this purpose, the antenna control unit 61 includes a switching circuit (not shown) for switching whether the corresponding antenna unit 59 is used as a power radio wave transmitting antenna or an identification sign data radio wave receiving antenna. In addition, a modulation circuit for transmission radio waves or a demodulation circuit for reception radio waves (neither is shown) is provided. Input / output lines 64 and 65, which are provided on the opposite sides of the respective communication control units 63, transmit identification sign data signals sent from the corresponding antenna control units 61 to the corresponding customer seat CPUs.
It is possible to read the identification sign data of the food and drink container sent to the device 66 and sent from the corresponding antenna control unit 61.

The identification sign data signal is sent to the upstream passenger seat C via the input / output line 64 of the upstream communication control unit 63.
The data is sent to a PU device (not shown), and is sent to a downstream CPU (not shown) via the input / output line 65 of the downstream communication control unit 63. As described above, in this example, the food and beverage container identification sign data reading device 15 is arranged on the upstream side and the downstream side of the customer seat, so that the food and beverage container identification sign data reading device 15 on the upstream side is arranged.
It is detected that the food / drink container 1 of the identification tag data read in step 2 cannot be read by the food / drink identification data reader 15 on the downstream side, and the two food container identification tag data on the upstream and downstream sides are read. At the customer seat between the devices 15, it can be detected that the food container has been removed from the crescent chain conveyor 58.

In FIG. 6, a food and drink counter 55 has a guide rail 57 on both sides at an upper stage, and a food and beverage transfer crescent chain conveyor path 56 is formed. A chain conveyor path 73 is formed. In the apparatus of the present example, the counter 3 is provided outside the crescent chain conveyor 73 for transporting the cup. In this example, the upper crescent chain conveyor path 56 is
It is supported by a column 75 on the cooking side 74 and a beam member 76 that is supported by the column in a cantilever manner.

In this embodiment, the food / beverage container identification / marker data reader 15 having a transmitting function is provided on a part of the ceiling member 77 attached to the beam member 76. The power is transmitted from the power transmitting antenna unit 16 of the identification sign data reading device 15 to the power receiving antenna 5 of the identification sign tag 4 of the food and beverage container 1 which is conveyed through the upper crescent chain conveyor path 56. The identification tag 4 of the food container 1 that has received this transmission radio wave receives the power, and the power for the power is rectified in the power supply circuit unit 8 and supplied to the memory 9 and the modulation circuit unit 12. The power supply and energized modulation circuit section 12 reads out the identification sign data stored in the energized memory 9, modulates it with the modulation circuit 12, and transmits it from the antenna section 6. The transmitted identification tag data is received by the receiving antenna unit 22, sent to the demodulation circuit unit 24, demodulated, sent to the CPU 26, and read. The read identification sign data is sent to, for example, the parallel transmission unit 29 or the serial transmission unit 30 via the interface 28, and is sent to the cooking place or the kitchen room by the parallel or serial method, and the food and drink is consumed for each food container. The display 4 shows the situation in which objects are transported.
8 and so on.

Since the type of food contained in the food container 1 can be easily determined from the identification tag data of the identification tag 4 of the food container, the food conveyed along the crescent chain conveyor path 56 is The quantity can be known every time, and the replenishment of the shortage becomes more accurate. Further, since the day when the food is cooked is also stored in the memory together with the identification mark data of the food container, it is easy to manage the freshness of the food conveyed along the crescent chain conveyor path 56.

[0038]

According to the present invention, the food container is provided with the identification mark member having the transmission section capable of transmitting the identification mark signal. By attaching different identification tag data, it is possible to register the type of food put in the food container and the cooking date of food and drink together with the identification tag data, and the identification tag has a transmission function The identification sign data can be transmitted, the transmitted identification sign signal can be received by the receiving unit, and the type of the eaten and consumed food can be detected, and the identification sign data can be transmitted on the flat top chain conveyor. It is possible to easily manage the quantity and freshness of food and drink. Therefore, compared to the conventional food counter, it is easier to replenish the food and drink that are insufficient, and it is easier to monitor the quantity of food and drink conveyed on the flat top chain conveyor.

In the present invention, since the identification container provided with the power supply unit and the radio wave transmission unit is provided on the food and beverage container, the food container is provided on both sides of one customer seat around the conveyor path for transporting the food and beverage container, respectively. By providing the radio wave receiving unit, it is possible to detect that the food or drink is taken out at the customer seat. According to the present invention, since the power supply unit of the identification tag member of the food and beverage container includes the radio wave receiving unit and the current rectifying unit,
Wireless power transmission is performed, and the rectified power during the transmission allows the radio wave transmission unit of the identification sign member to transmit the identification sign data unique to the identification sign member. The identification label data of the food container is decrypted, and the food and beverage container can be identified. From the identification sign data of the identified food and drink container, the type of food and drink put in the food and drink container can be identified.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a food and drink container according to an embodiment of the present invention, which is partially cut away.

FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram of a food transport detection device for a food transport conveyor path in a food counter according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic block diagram of a system for detecting a food transfer state of a food transfer conveyor path in a food counter according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic explanatory view of a food and beverage container registration system in the food and drink counter of the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a schematic illustration of a food container use status detection system in a food counter according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a front sectional view of the food counter of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 in a state where the identification sign data reading device of the food container is attached and which is cut at a right angle to the moving direction of the conveyor.

[Explanation of symbols]

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 food and drink container 2 bottom of food and drink container 1 3 hill 4 identification mark 5 radio wave receiving antenna unit 6 radio wave transmitting and receiving antenna unit 7 output terminal of radio wave receiving antenna unit 5, 21 power supply circuit unit 9 output line 10 memory unit 11, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 4
Reference Signs List 9, input / output line 12 modulation circuit section 13, 17, 20 input line 14, 23, 25, 27 output line 15 identification sign data reading device 16 power supply antenna section 18 amplification circuit section 19 modulation circuit section 22 identification sign data transmission Radio wave receiving antenna unit 24 Demodulation circuit unit 26 CPU 28 Interface 29 Parallel transmission unit 30 Serial transmission unit 31 Auto-counting system 32 Food and beverage container identification sign registration unit 33 CPU device 34 First antenna unit 36 Antenna control unit 38 First Communication control unit 40 Second antenna unit 42 Second antenna control unit 44 Second communication control unit 46 Input unit 48 Display unit 50 Third communication control unit 51, 53, 60, 62, 64, 65, 68, 70 Input / output lines 52 CPU 54 Fourth communication control unit 55 Food and drink cow Ter 56 food transport conveyor path 57 guide rail 58 counter 59 antenna 61 antenna control unit 63 communication control unit 66 seats CPU device 67 seats the communication control unit 69 seats CPU 71 seats display unit

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[Submission date] May 12, 1997

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[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a food and drink container according to an embodiment of the present invention, which is partially cut away.

FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram of a food transport detection device for a food transport conveyor path in a food counter according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic block diagram of a system for detecting a food transfer state of a food transfer conveyor path in a food counter according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic explanatory view of a food and beverage container registration system in the food and drink counter of the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a schematic illustration of a food container use status detection system in a food counter according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[Description of Signs] 1 Food and Beverage Container 2 Bottom of Food and Beverage Container 1 3 Height 4 Identification Sign 5 Radio Reception Antenna 6 Radio Transmission / Reception Antenna 7 Output Terminal of Radio Reception Antenna 5 5, 21 Power Supply Circuit 9 Output Line 10 Memory unit 11, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 4
Reference Signs List 9, input / output line 12 modulation circuit section 13, 17, 20 input line 14, 23, 25, 27 output line 15 identification sign data reading device 16 power supply antenna section 18 amplification circuit section 19 modulation circuit section 22 identification sign data transmission Radio wave receiving antenna unit 24 Demodulation circuit unit 26 CPU 28 Interface 29 Parallel transmission unit 30 Serial transmission unit 31 Auto-counting system 32 Food and beverage container identification sign registration unit 33 CPU device 34 First antenna unit 36 Antenna control unit 38 First Communication control unit 40 Second antenna unit 42 Second antenna control unit 44 Second communication control unit 46 Input unit 48 Display unit 50 Third communication control unit 51, 53, 60, 62, 64, 65, 68, 70 Input / output lines 52 CPU 54 Fourth communication control unit 55 Food and drink cow Ter 56 food transport conveyor path 57 guide rail 58 counter 59 antenna 61 antenna control unit 63 communication control unit 66 seats CPU device 67 seats the communication control unit 69 seats CPU 71 seats display unit

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[0014]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited by the following description and examples. FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a food and beverage container according to an embodiment of the present invention, which is partially cut away. FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram of a food transport detection device for a food transport conveyor path in a food counter according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a schematic block diagram of a system for detecting a food transfer state of a food transfer conveyor path in a food counter according to another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a schematic explanatory diagram of the food and beverage container registration system in the food and drink counter of the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a schematic illustration of a food container use status detection system in a food counter according to another embodiment of the present invention. 1 to 5, corresponding portions are denoted by the same reference numerals.

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A food and drink container provided with an identification mark member having a power supply unit and a radio wave transmission unit. 2. A food and beverage container comprising a power supply unit having a radio wave receiving unit and an identification marker member having a radio wave transmitting unit. 3. A conveyor path for food and drink containers provided with an identification mark member having a power supply unit and a radio wave transmitting unit, and a radio wave transmitting unit provided around the conveyor path for food and beverage container transfer. A food and beverage counter comprising a food and beverage container totaling section having a radio wave receiving section, a counting section and a display section. 4. A conveyor path for transporting food and drink containers provided with an identification mark member having a power supply unit and a radio wave transmitting unit, and a radio wave transmitting unit provided at a position around the conveyor path for transporting food and beverage containers. A food and beverage counter comprising a food and beverage container totaling section having a radio wave receiving section, a counting section and a display section, and a food and beverage container registering section having a radio wave transmitting section, a radio wave receiving section and a signal reading section. 5. The radio wave transmitting section of the food and drink container includes a radio wave receiving section, and an output section of the radio wave receiving section is connected to an input section of a transmission control device of the radio wave transmitting section of the food and drink container. The food and drink counter according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the food and drink counter is provided. 6. A conveyer path for transporting food and drink containers provided with an identification mark member having a power supply unit and a radio wave transmitter, and a conveyer path for transporting food and drink containers on both sides of one passenger seat. Food and drink counters, each of which is provided with a food and drink detection device including a radio wave receiving unit. 7. A conveyer path for transporting food and drink containers provided with an identification mark member having a power supply unit and a radio wave transmitter, and a conveyer path for transporting food and beverage containers, on both sides of one customer seat, respectively. A food and beverage counter comprising a food and beverage detection device including a radio wave transmission unit, a radio wave reception unit, a counting unit, and a money amount display unit. 8. The food and drink container according to claim 3, wherein the power supply unit includes a radio wave receiving unit and a current rectifying unit.
Food / drink counter according to 6 or 7.