JPS63244166A - Restaurant management system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To cook dishes in the order of acceptance by recording the names and the quantity of ordered dishes on a recording medium like a magnetic card, etc., when the orders are received in a restaurant and then reproducing the recorded magnetic card in a kitchen for display. CONSTITUTION:A waiter input the names and the quantity of dishes via an input means based on the orders given from customers and these input data are recorded on a recording medium like a magnetic card, etc. Then the recording is read by a reading/displaying means 2 and the contents of the contents medium are displayed on a display means 24 set at an easy-to-see place for cooks in a kitchen. Thus cooks cook the dishes based on the display contents of the means 24. In this case, the ordered dishes are displayed in the input order and the cooks can cook these dishes in the order of acceptance. The recording medium is handed to the customer and the customer gives it to a cashier when customer pays an amount for his/her meal. The cashier reads the recording medium via an adjustment means 3 and can immediately know the total amount of the customer.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] This invention relates to a management system in a cafeteria, etc. where payment is made after the meal is finished, and more specifically, it is a management system that can reliably transmit orders from one customer to the kitchen. The present invention also relates to a cafeteria management system that can shorten the processing time when paying fees.

[Technical Background of the Invention] Conventionally, as a system for receiving orders and settling charges at restaurants, etc., the items ordered by customers are entered on a sales slip, etc. in the possession of a server, and this is sent to the kitchen. Read it out loud and place it where the cook can see it, and the cook cooks according to this slip.

There is a method in which the caterer serves the cooked food to the customer's seats, places the slip from earlier on the customer's seat at the time of serving, and the customer pays the bill at the payment counter upon leaving. In this case, two slips are issued when an order is received, one slip is given to the customer on the spot, and the remaining slip is sometimes given to the kitchen or the like.

In such a system, the cook has to look at the slip or listen to the waiter's reading aloud each time an order is placed, which is not only troublesome, but also leads to errors in the order in which the order is received, or the number and number of items ordered. may be cooked incorrectly.

In addition, on the customer side, there is a drawback that the cashier enters each ordered item into a cash register or the like and waits at the fare settlement office until the total amount is presented, which takes 0 hours.

Therefore, the purpose of this invention is to provide a cafeteria management system that improves the above-mentioned problems, allows accurate notification to the kitchen when an order is received from a customer, and shortens the time required to pay the bill. It is.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The cafeteria management system of the present invention includes an input means for inputting meals that records data such as ordered items, their quantities, and seat numbers on a recording medium by key operation; The system is equipped with reading and display means for the kitchen to read and display the data recorded on the recording medium, and payment means for the accountant to read the data recorded on the recording medium and display the total charge for the ordered items.

[Operation] The server inputs the ordered items and their quantities using the input means according to the customer's order. These data are recorded on a recording medium such as a magnetic card. This recording medium is read by a reading display means and displayed on a display means provided in a place where the cook can easily see the food in the kitchen, so the cook cooks according to this display. They will be displayed in the order they were entered.

It is possible to prepare food in the order that the order is received. This recording medium is handed to the customer, so when the customer has finished eating and drinking and wants to settle the bill, he hands this recording medium to the cashier, who reads the recording medium with the payment means and immediately pays the total amount. Since there is no need to perform key operations for each order item as in the past, the process can be completed in a short time.

[Example] Hereinafter, an example of the present invention shown in the drawings will be described. FIG. 1 shows the configuration of an input means 1 possessed by a server, including a keyboard 11 for inputting an order from one customer, an input control section 12 for processing input from this keyboard 11 (No. M), It has a card recording medium 13 for recording data from the input control unit 12 on a magnetic card (not shown).The input control unit 12 also automatically records data such as a code number for identifying the person serving the meal, date and time, etc. The data is sent to the card recording section 13 automatically.

The input means 1 also includes a display means 14 configured with, for example, a liquid crystal display device, so that it can be confirmed whether the order from the customer has been input correctly. The operation is controlled by an image processing unit 15 that processes the image so that it can be displayed. The keyboard 11 may consist of one key for each item and a numeric keypad for supporting quantities, or it may consist of a numeric keypad and katakana, hiragana, or alphabet keys to input the name of one item or a symbol. You can do it like this.

FIG. 2 shows the configuration of the reading and displaying means 2 provided on the kitchen side, which includes a card reading section 21 that reads data on a magnetic card recorded in the card recording section 13 of the input means 1, and this card reading section 21. Along with processing data from
The 0 display means 24, which has an input control section 22 that temporarily stores various data input sequentially, and a display means 24 that displays the data of the input control section 22 via an image control section 23, is used by the cook. It will be placed in a position where it can be easily seen by the person serving the food. In addition, if it is difficult to set a position where both the cook and the serving person can easily see, the reading and display means 2 may be provided separately on the kitchen side and the serving side.
The input unit 25 displays a lamp indicating that the cooking has been completed on the display of the item, and when the serving person has finished serving the food to the guest seats, the display of the corresponding item disappears.

FIG. 3 shows the configuration of the payment means 3 installed in the checkout section, and this payment means 3 includes a card reading section 31 that reads data on a magnetic card brought by a customer, and a card reading section 31 that reads data on a magnetic card brought by a customer. It has an input control section 32 that processes data, and a display means 34 that displays the data of the input control section 32 via an image processing section 33. The payment means 3 further includes a keyboard 35 for instructing the calculation of the total amount and change or for instructing to erase the record on the magnetic card, and a card for erasing the record on the magnetic card in response to an erase instruction from the keyboard 35. It has an erasing section 36 and a storage section 37 for recording data on each magnetic card, change data, etc. Therefore, the input control section 32 is provided with a calculation function.

Once the customer is seated and has decided on the items to order, a waiter is called and the order is communicated. At this time, for the serving ceremony, bring the input means 1 and operate the keyboard 11 to input the order items.The input order items are displayed on the display means 14, so
Since you can type while checking, you can eliminate input errors.

Data entered using the keyboard 11 is sent to the input control unit 12.
The information is recorded on the magnetic card by the card recording section 13 via the magnetic card.

In the serving ceremony, this magnetic card is inserted into the card reading section 21 of the reading/displaying means 2, this data is read, and the data is read by the input control section 22.
and is displayed on the display means 24 via the image control section 23.

The cook completes this display and starts cooking. When the cooking is finished, the key on the input section 25 is scanned to notify the serving staff that the cooking of the corresponding item has been completed.

The serving ceremony then serves the food to the corresponding audience seats. At this time, the serving ceremony is to erase the display of the corresponding item by repeating the input section 25.When serving the last dish in units of 0 customers,
Hand the magnetic card to the customer. After eating and drinking, the customer takes the magnetic card handed to him and goes to the payment counter, and hands the magnetic card to the cashier. The cashier then transfers the magnetic card to the card reading section of payment means 3. 31, and displays the data on the display means 34, calculates and displays the total amount using the keyboard 35, and instructs to calculate change if necessary. Since these data are stored in the storage unit 37, the storage unit 37 is stored at the end of the business day.
By extracting this data, you can organize daily sales and frequently ordered items. When all the processing is completed, the cashier initializes the magnetic card using the card erasing section 37 so that new data can be written thereon, and the magnetic card can be used repeatedly.

In this example, one magnetic card is used to give cooking instructions and pay the bill, but two magnetic cards are issued at the time of ordering, one is used for the customer's payment, and the other one is used for the customer's payment. It may also be used for cooking instructions. In this case, the magnetic card may be initialized in the reading/displaying means 2 by an instruction signal from the input section 25 at the end of cooking and serving.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, the cafeteria management system of the present invention records the ordered items and quantities on a recording medium such as a magnetic card when an order is received, and reproduces and displays this in the kitchen. The person can cook the food in order while looking at the display means. Additionally, if the customer brings the recording medium to the cashier, it will be immediately read by the payment method.

The total charge etc. can be calculated in a short time and the settlement time can be shortened.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing input means in an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing its reading and displaying means, and FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing its payment means. In the drawings, 1 is an input means, 2 is a reading/displaying means, 3 is a payment means, 11.35 is a keyboard, 12.22゜32
is the input control section, 13 is the card recording section, 14.24.34
21.31 is a display means, and 21.31 is a card reading section. Patent applicant Fujitsu General Co., Ltd. Patent attorney
Takuya Ohara Figure 1 Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3

Claims (6)

[Claims] (1) The server listens to the order from the customer, conveys the ordered item to the kitchen and requests cooking, and after the customer has finished eating the ordered item, the customer hands the order slip to the cashier and makes payment. input means for inputting meals that records data such as the quantity and seat number on a recording medium by key operation; reading and displaying means for the kitchen that reads and displays the data recorded on the recording medium; and a payment means for the accounting clerk that reads the data recorded on a recording medium and displays the total charge for the ordered items. (2) The cafeteria management system according to claim 1, wherein the input means emits light from the two recording media, one for the kitchen and one for the customers. (3) The cafeteria management system according to claim 1, wherein the input means includes display means for displaying the data input by the key operation. (4) Any one of claims 1 and 2
3. The cafeteria management system according to Item 1, wherein the recording medium is a reusable magnetic card. (5) The cafeteria management system according to claim 1, wherein the reading and displaying means includes erasing means for deleting the displayed display when the cooking of the displayed ordered item is completed. (6) The cafeteria management system according to claim 1, wherein the payment means includes a storage means for storing payment data together with the data on the recording medium.