JPS6250919A - Order data input terminal for restaurant - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the operability and to simplify the menu changing processing by providing a menu display part, a function key, a menu group key and a ten-key, display plural menus by the group and selecting the list of articles with the ten-key. CONSTITUTION:An AC key is pushed, turned ON, the key in charge is pushed, the input screen of the person in charge is set to a display part 11, the number of the person in charge is inputted by using a ten-key 12 and finally, the input key is pushed. Next, the table key is pushed, the table number input screen is set to the display part 11, the table number of the patron is inputted by using the ten-key and finally, the input key is pushed. Next, the number-of- person key is pushed, the number-of-person input screen of the patron is set to the displaying 11, the number of the person is inputted by using the ten-key 12, and finally, the input key is pushed. Next, a menu group key 14 is selected, pushed and the corresponding menu screen is displayed to the display part. When the changing is executed, the order number to be changed is inputted from the ten-key 12.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Summary] This is a portable terminal that can easily and accurately input orders for one customer at a restaurant or other eatery, and has a display section for displaying a menu, function keys, menu group keys, and a numeric keypad. This allows multiple menus to be displayed in groups, making it possible to make selections using a small number of keys.

[Industrial application field]

The present invention relates to an input terminal used in a data processing device for order processing in a restaurant, and particularly to a small portable input terminal.

[Conventional technology]

Recently, data processing systems have been increasingly used in restaurants and other eating establishments in order to quickly and accurately process tasks such as accepting a wide variety of orders from customers, creating slips, and notifying the kitchen. It has become.

In this case, in order to allow waitresses and the like to easily input order data while moving among customers, various types of portable small-sized (handy type) input terminals have been developed.

FIG. 6 shows an example of such a conventional input terminal. In the figure, 60 is an input terminal.

61 is a liquid crystal display panel (LCD) with 16 digits per row.

62 is a numeric keypad, 63 is a function key, and 64 is a menu key.

The function key 63 is used for one time only.

Keys for selecting input items such as item 2 number of people, etc., and addition.

Contains keys for manual control such as change and clear.

Since the menu key 64 is a one-key type for each item, it often includes a number of keys ranging from several tens to a hundred or more.

This input terminal is attached to one main unit and is configured to transfer data corresponding to the contents entered manually using keys.

Next, the terminal operation procedure for 2 normal order processing will be explained as an example.

FIG. 7 shows the procedure in a flowchart.

First, if the display panel is turned off when you start operation,
Press the E (input) key to display the person in charge screen. If there is no change in the person in charge, leave it as is, or if there is a change in person in charge, enter the number of the person in charge using the numeric keypad.

Next, when the E key is turned on, the A table number input screen is displayed. Enter the number using the numeric keys.

When you press the E key, a screen for inputting the number of guests will be displayed.

Enter the number of guests using the number keys and press the E key. Here, a menu manual screen is displayed. If there is an order at this time,
Press the appropriate menu key hvt and enter the quantity using the numeric keys. Repeat the menu and quantity input for each item ordered, and press the E key when finished. After that, orders are entered for each number of table A, and the sequence of manual key operations that are displayed on the screen is continued for the other tables, until there are no more customers to accept orders from.

Attach the input terminal to the main unit and perform the order data transfer process.)

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

Conventional small portable input terminals used for order processing at restaurants can only display one line per display, and the menu can only display one line.
This is because one type of item is used.

Inevitably, the number of keys would increase, and as a result, the only options were to increase the size of the terminal or reduce the size of the keys. In general, there is a strong desire to make terminals more compact, so a structure is adopted in which a large number of so-called mini-sized keys are packed together.

For this reason, it is necessary to press the head of the key with the tip of a ballpoint pen, for example, which poses a problem in operability.

[Means for solving problems]

In the present invention, the nine display sections are capable of displaying multiple lines.

Also, a menu group key is used instead of a one-key, one-item menu key. This menu group key is one in which each key corresponds to a group of a plurality of items, making it possible to reduce the number of keys.

FIG. 1 shows the basic structure of the present invention using a specific example.

In the figure, 10 is an input terminal, 11 is a display unit that can display multiple lines, 12 is a numeric keypad, 13 is a function key,
14 represents a menu group key.

In the illustrated example, the function keys 13 include 1 in charge, table, number of people, input, confirmation, change, and addition.

It includes C (clear) and AC (all clear) keys, which are used to control input item selection and input processing.

The menu group keys 14 include ten keys Ml to MIO in the example shown in the two figures. All menu items that can be sold are classified in advance into several groups, such as 1. drinks, 2. meals, and desserts, and are assigned to menu group keys. Each menu group key is, for example, one key, and each screen has 10 items each for three menu screens.

That is, up to 30 items in total are managed.

By pressing a certain menu group key, a menu screen with up to 10 item names arranged in 1 display area 1
1 is displayed. When the same menu group key is pressed again, a secondary menu screen with 10 item names is displayed.

Thereafter, each time this key is pressed, three menu screens are sequentially switched and displayed.

When the name of an ordered item is displayed on a certain menu screen, the user inputs the menu number using the numeric keypad 12 and selects it.

[Effect]

Next, the input operation of the input terminal according to the present invention shown in FIG. 1 will be explained.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operating procedure for normal order processing, and FIG. 3 is a flowchart for order change processing.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of additional order processing.

In Fig. 2, if the 1 display is OFF when the operation starts, press the AC key to turn it ON and the 2nd display (
Press the key to set the person in charge's input screen on the 1 display, enter the person in charge's number using the numeric keypad,
Press the enter key at the end.

Next, press the table key to display the table number input screen on display 2, input the customer's table number using the numeric keypad, and finally press the enter key.

Next, press the number of people key to display the number of guests input screen on the display.
Enter the number of people using the numeric keys.

Press the enter key at the end.

Next, select and press one of the menu group keys M1 to MIO to display the corresponding menu screen on the display section.

If the desired item is not found on the displayed menu screen, switch to the second screen, and if the desired item is found, enter its number using the numeric keypad.

Next, input the quantity according to the cursor instructions on the screen.

Note that if there are orders for multiple items, two or more operations are repeated.

FIG. 3 shows the flow of confirmation/change operations performed after receiving an order according to the procedure shown in FIG. 2. First, press the confirmation key to display order data on display section 1. If the display overflows, press the confirmation key to continue displaying the screen. Confirmation is obtained from the customer based on this order data.

If there is a change to be made here, press the change key and enter the order number you wish to change from among the order numbers corresponding to the order menu on the confirmation display screen using the numeric keys. If the change is to change the quantity, enter the quantity again using the numeric keys, and press the enter key when finished. In addition, when changing menu items, select menu group = 1-- M 1 ~ MIO,
Enter the changed item and press the enter key when finished.

If there is another customer, return to the flow shown in Figure 2.

It ends if there are no customers.

Figure 4 shows after the orders of 9 customers have been transferred to the main unit.

This is an operation flow when receiving an additional order from a customer.

As in the case of Fig. 2, turn on the display section, press the assigned key, and then press the add key.

An iD number input screen is set on the display section. The iD number is the identification number of the slip created in the previous order. This iD
Enter the number using the numeric keypad and press the enter key when finished.

If there is a change in table number due to seat movement.

The user presses the table key and inputs the changed table number using the numeric keypad to perform additional input operations for the number of people or the menu shown in FIG. This will merge the new order with the previous order.

〔Example〕

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of one embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, 10 is an input terminal, and 11 is a display unit.

12 is a numeric keypad, 13 is a function key, 14 is a menu group key, and 15 is a key decoder.

16 is a person in charge input control section, 17 is a table number input control section, 18 is a number of people input control section, 19 is a menu manual control section, 20 is a menu table, 21 is a change control section, 22 is an addition control section, and 23 is data A buffer, 24 a transfer interface unit, and 25 a main unit.

The key decoder 15 uses the numeric keypad 12. Function key 13. The operation of each key of the menu group key 14 is monitored and the operated key is identified.

Notify the corresponding control unit.

The person-in-charge input control unit 16 is activated by the person-in-charge key and controls the input of the person-in-charge number.

The table number manual control unit 17 is activated by the table key and controls the input of table numbers.

The number of people input control unit 18 is activated by the two number of people key and controls the input of one person.

The menu manual control unit 19 controls the menu group key 14
In response to the operation, a menu group of items registered in advance in the menu table 2° is selected and displayed on the display unit 11, and an item and quantity specified by the numeric keypad 12 are inputted.

These manually entered order data are stored in the data buffer 23 by each input control section.

The change control unit 21 is activated by the change key.

Change control of the order data currently stored in the data buffer 23 is performed.

The additional control unit 22 is activated by an additional key.

Additional control is performed on the order data already transferred to the main device 25.

The display section 11 is based on the control of each input control section.

Display the entered data.

The transfer interface unit 24 is operated by one person.

The order data stored in the data buffer 23 is transmitted by appropriate electrical or optical means.

The data is transferred to the main device 25.

〔Effect of the invention〕

By grouping menus, the number of keys is reduced.
Therefore, the key size can be set large, which improves operability, and also has the advantage of being able to display a large number of keys at once during confirmation. Furthermore, all menu changes can be handled by programs, simplifying the change process.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view of an input terminal showing the principle of the present invention. Figure 2 is a flowchart of manual order operation using the input terminal of the present invention, Figure 3 is a flowchart of change operation using the input terminal of the present invention, and Figure 4 is a flowchart of addition using the input terminal of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 6 is an external view of a conventional input terminal, and FIG. 7 is an operation flow diagram of a conventional input terminal. In Figure 1. 10: Input terminal 11: Display section 12: Numeric keypad 13: Function key 14: Menu group key Patent applicant: Usatsuk Electronic Industry Co., Ltd. Representative Patent Attorney Fumihiro Hase (2 others) 8Hairo λヅ1哩1 Fig.
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Claims (1)

[Claims] A display section (11) capable of displaying multiple lines of data, a numeric keypad (12), a plurality of function keys (13), and a plurality of function keys each associated in advance with a plurality of different items. When one of the plurality of menu group keys (14) is operated, a plurality of items corresponding to the operated menu group key are simultaneously displayed on the display section (11). , or divide it into multiple items and display a smaller number of items multiple times, and select and specify the item by entering the number of the desired item from among the displayed items using the numeric keypad (12). An order data input terminal for restaurants featuring: