JPS5824959A - Restaurant utilizing system using magnetic card - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make the logging of data for storage control etc. for a restaurant easy, by saving the man-power for jobs printing of tickets, office work for inquiries and deduction of cost from salary, and daily log, through the use of magnetic cards in common use for identification cards, when a lot of personnel of companies and governmental agencies use a restaurant. CONSTITUTION:A restaurant utilizing card 1 is given to each user of a restaurant, the card 1 is provided with a picture 2 of the user and a magnetic recording section 3, and the section 3 is magnetically recorded with the information of the user. In using the restaurant, the card 1 is handed over to a cashier, the cashier receiving the card inserts the card to a card reader 5, the information of the recording section 3 on the card 1 is inputted to a floppy disc 10 of a recorder 4. The order is inputted from menu keys on the recorder and the menu and its cost are displayed on display sections 7 and 8. When the end key is operated after the order, a receipt is issued from a receipt recording section 13, and the receipt and the card 1 are given to the user, allowing to save various office works.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a system for using a cafeteria in a company or the like using a magnetic card.

The use of cafeterias (hereinafter simply referred to as cafeterias) used by large numbers of people, such as in companies, government offices, and schools, was normally done using conventional methods.

Taking a company as an example, an employee purchases a meal ticket for the required amount from the company in advance, and when using the cafeteria, gives the ticket to the cafeteria operator in exchange for the meal, and the cafeteria operator uses the meal ticket acquired as sales. The amount is collected monthly and invoiced to the company for payment, and the company deducts the amount of meal tickets purchased by the employee from the company when paying the employee's salary. Although this is the most standard method, it has the following drawbacks. (1) The amount of meal tickets that employees apply to the company for purchase differs for each employee, so each employee must create an individual application form for each application and submit it to the company. . (2) The applications must be tallied. (3) The company must print meal tickets and distribute them each time an employee applies. (4) Cafeteria operators must count the meal tickets sold every day and prepare a total table. (5) Companies must calculate the amount of meal tickets purchased by employees every month and deduct it from their salaries.

To compensate for these drawbacks, for example, when there is only one type of menu at a restaurant, a method of using magnetic cards has been adopted. In other words, magnetic cards are issued to employees in advance, and employees can collect items (
This card is read by a card reader when taking a meal (meal), and the cafeteria operator totals up the quantity read by the card reader at a certain period of time, invoices the company for the amount, and receives payment. On the other hand, the company deducts the amount from the employee's salary by inputting the amount read using a card or reader into a computer. This method eliminates the need for applying for meal tickets, counting them, printing and distributing meal tickets, and counting the meal tickets sold by the cafeteria operator, and is a rational system. was possible only. However, because company cafeterias often provide a wide variety of meals and allow employees to choose freely, the methods used in conventional cafeterias that only serve one item were not applicable.

In addition, magnetic cards are issued to students at the university co-op in advance, and when purchasing items, the student hands the magnetic card to a co-op staff member, who reads the card with a card reader, and the student is able to purchase items. A method has already been adopted in which payment is made by inputting the amount of the item into the reader's memory using keys, and at regular intervals, the student's total amount stored in the memory is debited from the student's bank account. According to this method, students purchase more than just one type of item, so it seems that if this method is applied to the cafeteria, it can be applied to supplying many types of meals, but when eating in the cafeteria, Because people often eat multiple meals at the same time, it is necessary to display the details on the spot or store them in memory. In other words, it memorizes not only the total amount but also the breakdown information by item.
It is also necessary to inform the users of the cafeteria, that is, the employees, of the details of the information input into the memory on the spot. Also, for the purpose of inventory management for cafeteria operators, it is useful to store in memory a breakdown of how many items have been lit. Conventionally, the method used by university co-ops, etc. did not memorize such breakdowns, but only the total amount.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned drawbacks and relates to a rational cafeteria usage system that eliminates unnecessary efforts for the company, cafeteria vendors, and employees.

The system of the present invention will be described below. First, as shown in Figure 1, the company issues a cafeteria usage card (1) to each employee. This card can also be used as an identification card, for example, by inserting an employee's photograph (2) as shown in FIG. The card (1) has a magnetic recording section (3)
A magnetic recording section (3) is provided with information about the employee, such as an employee number, magnetically recorded therein.

In the system of the present invention, this card (1) is used to use the cafeteria, so there is no need for the company to print meal tickets in advance, and employees can apply, and the company can tally up the applications and use the meal tickets. There is no need to distribute it.

When employees use the cafeteria, they select a number of desired items in the cafeteria, and in the case of self-service, they place the selected items on a plate and then ask the cashier of the cafeteria vendor. Hand the card (1) to the person. The cashier inserts the received card (1) into the card reader (5) of the storage device (4) as shown in Figure 2, and transfers the magnetic recording section (3) on the card (1) to the storage device (4). input. Next, a menu key (6) as shown in FIG. 6, for example, provided in the storage device (4) is pressed in accordance with the selected item. For example, if A set meal and cold tofu are selected, the cashier should press the menu key (
6) Press A set meal and cold tofu. The storage device is provided with a display section (power), and this display section (power has, for example, [A set meal 25
0 yen, cold tofu 60 yen, total 660 yen, salary deduction 310 yen.'' It is preferable to provide a display section (8) for confirmation by the cashier, but also for confirmation by the employee who selected the meal and handed over the card (1).

Next, if the company has adopted a system that provides meal tickets to employees who work overtime, this meal ticket and card (1) will be used together to use the cafeteria. For example, if an employee who has a meal ticket worth 100 yen hands the card (1) and the meal ticket to the cashier and selects the A set meal 250 yen and hiyayakko 60 yen, the total will start from 310 yen to the ioo yen of the meal ticket. 21 minus
0 yen will be deducted from your salary.

Therefore, the cashier inserts the magnetic recording section (3) of the card (1) into the card reader (5), presses the many key (6) for A set meal and cold tofu, and then presses the deduction key (9) for the meal ticket. .

As a result, the storage device (4) contains A set meal 250 yen and 6 hiyayakko (chilled tofu).
0 yen, total 610 yen, meal ticket 100 yen, salary deduction amount 2
All information for 10 yen is entered into the storage device (4). Although cassette tapes and the like can be used as memory, floppy disks (00) are convenient.

Every month, the cafeteria vendor tallies the sales, invoices the company, and receives payment. In the above example, you will receive a payment of 610 yen. On the other hand, the company deducts 210 yen from the employee's salary when paying it. By inputting the data stored on the floppy disk QOI into a payroll computer, meal allowances can be reasonably deducted. Additionally, the company can mechanically treat the 100 yen meal ticket as a welfare expense, and the 210 yen salary deduction as an employee allowance or employee advance payment.

Alternatively, the amount may be debited from the employee's bank account. On the other hand, a cafeteria vendor can easily create a daily balance sheet by reading out the data stored in memory each day, and can easily manage inventory by reading out sales data for each item.

Further, in conventional systems, it is not possible for an employee who has selected a meal to cancel part or all of the menu after the cashier inputs the details of the menu into the storage device (4). In the system of the present invention, a cancel key Ql+ is provided, and the cashier can partially or completely cancel the input by pressing this. In the case of this cancellation, the display section (71(8)) will display a message to that effect.Then, after all the input to the memory has been completed, the end key (12) will be displayed.
) is pressed by the cashier, a receipt (14) with all information recorded is printed out from the receipt recording section 03) of the storage device (4). The receipt (14) is, for example, as shown in FIG. The cashier issues the cashier Q4) to an employee who is a user of the cafeteria, and the employee looks at the receipt αa and confirms whether the menu he or she selected has been correctly memorized.

In addition, if a company that has conventionally adopted a system for using a cafeteria using meal coupons adopts the system of the present invention, it must also be possible to use the meal coupon and card (1) in combination as a transitional measure. In this case, it is necessary to provide a key called a meal ticket as a deduction key (9) in addition to the meal ticket provided by the company. This is because meal tickets provided by the company are welfare expenses, whereas meal tickets are employee allowances, and the accounting treatment of the company is different.

The outline of the cafeteria usage system according to the present invention has been described above, and the flow of the cafeteria usage system according to the present invention is summarized in FIGS. 5 and 6. Furthermore, FIG. 7 shows an example of a daily budget table for many items prepared by a cafeteria vendor, and FIG. 8 shows an example of a daily bill billed from a cafeteria vendor to the company. In the daily accounting table for each transaction in Figure 8, "Kanreji Gaisha" and "Gairaisha" are displayed, but these are used when two or more companies use the same cafeteria, or when the cafeteria is provided to out-of-town customers. This is because this data is necessary to process the amount of meals (entertainment expenses) incurred. Information to that effect is recorded in the magnetic recording section (3) of the card (11) used by employees of affiliated companies and visitors to issue such data.

The cafeteria usage system of the present invention is as described above,
Various drawbacks of the conventional meal ticket system, printing of meal tickets,
It is possible to save labor by rationally eliminating application, distribution, daily budget creation, salary deductions, and payments to vendors, and it is also extremely meaningful as data on things like cafeteria inventory management can be easily obtained. be. In addition, the card used in the system of the present invention
The IJ can be used as an identification card, and if the time recorder is magnetically recorded, it can also be used as a time card. It can also be used as a card for purchasing items at company co-ops, etc.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a card used in the present invention, Fig. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a storage device used in the invention, and Fig. 3 is an example of a menu key of the storage device shown in Fig. 2. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a receipt output from the storage device in FIG. 2. FIGS. 5 and 6 are explanatory diagrams showing the flow of the system of the present invention. FIG. Example of daily budget table, Part 8
The figures are explanatory diagrams each showing an example of a daily account table by transaction. fl)...Card (3)...Magnetic recording section (
4)...Storage device (5)...Card reader
(6)... Menu key f7) f8)... Display section (9)... Deduction key 00)... Floppy disk old)... Cancel key (12)... End key Patent applicant Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. Figure 7 Figure 8

Claims (4)

[Claims] (1) A system for using a cafeteria using a magnetic card consisting of a card magnetically recorded with information on employees using the cafeteria, and a storage device that reads the card and stores the information on the employees and the selected meal. . (2) A cafeteria usage system using a magnetic card according to claim 1, characterized in that a deduction key for company-provided meal tickets is provided. (3) A cafeteria usage system using a magnetic card according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that a floppy disk is used as the memory of the storage device. (4) A cafeteria usage system using a magnetic card according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that a receipt is issued from a storage device. (5) Use of a cafeteria using a magnetic card according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that a display section is provided above the storage device at a position that can be seen by cafeteria users. system.