JP5709616B2 - Order processing apparatus, order processing method, and program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an apparatus used for ordering merchandise.

  In a conventional order processing device, a menu assignment screen including a list and a menu item column is displayed on a liquid crystal display, and when a menu item displayed in the list is dragged and dropped, a menu button is displayed in the menu item column. Menu item field displayed on the order entry screen by selecting the allocation position of the menu item and the menu button of the menu item, and updating the PLU (Price Look Up) file based on the selection of the menu item and the allocation position It has been known that the update processing of the PLU file can be executed while seeing (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2010-244418 A (first page, FIG. 1 etc.)

  However, the conventional order processing apparatus has a problem that the quantity of products that the user intends to order cannot be appropriately displayed on the order screen. For example, even when the user tries to order a plurality of the same products, the quantity designated by the user is simply displayed as a number on the conventional order screen, and as an image showing the product displayed on the order screen, The same image was used regardless of quantity. For this reason, the user cannot accurately grasp the quantity of the product to be ordered as an image, and there is a problem that it is difficult to grasp how much of the product will be delivered if the quantity of the product is ordered. . In particular, in restaurants and the like, even if the amount of food is shown in units such as large, medium, and small in which the specific amount is difficult to understand, or the actual weight (for example, grams) etc. It is difficult to understand how much food will be provided simply by looking at the quantity ordered, because it is not clear how much food will actually come out due to differences in ingredients and dishes. There was a problem that it was difficult to order.

  An order processing apparatus of the present invention includes a product quantity receiving unit that receives product identification information that is product identification information, and quantity information that is information indicating the quantity of the product, product identification information, quantity information, and the quantity information. Are associated with the image information storage unit that stores the product image information that is the image information of the product indicated by the product identification information, and the product identification information and the quantity information received by the product quantity receiving unit. An image information acquisition unit for acquiring the product image information from the image information storage unit, and a display unit for displaying an order screen, which is a screen used for receiving an order, on which the product image information acquired by the image information acquisition unit is arranged Is an order processing apparatus.

  With this configuration, it is possible to display an image of a product corresponding to the quantity indicated by the quantity information. Thereby, for example, the user can visually recognize the amount of products to be ordered.

  In the order processing apparatus of the present invention, in the order processing apparatus, the image information storage unit includes product identification information, quantity information, number information indicating the number of persons, and the quantity indicated by the quantity information. In addition, product image information that is image information of a product distributed by the number indicated by the number of people information about the product indicated by the product identification information is stored, and the product quantity reception unit further receives the number of people information and obtains image information. The order processing device acquires product image information associated with the product identification information, the quantity information, and the number of people information received by the product quantity receiving unit from the image information storage unit.

  With this configuration, it is possible to display an image in which products corresponding to the quantity indicated by the quantity information are distributed to the number of people. Thereby, for example, the user can grasp in advance the situation when the product is distributed to the number of people.

  The order processing apparatus of the present invention is the order processing apparatus, wherein the product identification information, the quantity designation information which is information for designating the quantity, and the product to be converted are different from each other only in quantity. A converted product correspondence information storage unit that stores converted product correspondence information having the converted product image information that is the image information of the image information, and the image information acquisition unit includes the quantity information indicated by the quantity information received by the product quantity reception unit. This is an order processing device that acquires converted product image information corresponding to the quantity designation information for the quantity indicated by the quantity designation information corresponding to the product identification information received by the product quantity acceptance unit.

  With this configuration, it is possible to present an image of a product when a product for a quantity specified by the quantity designation information among a plurality of products indicated by the quantity information is converted into one or more products having different quantities. Thereby, for example, it becomes possible to recommend a profitable product having substantially the same content to the user.

  Further, the order processing apparatus of the present invention includes a plurality of product quantity receiving units in the order processing apparatus, and the image information acquisition unit is a quantity indicated by the quantity information received by the plurality of product quantity receiving units together with the product identification information. Is an order processing device that obtains product image information associated with product identification information corresponding to the quantity information and the product identification information corresponding to the quantity information from the image information storage unit. .

  With this configuration, it is possible to display an image of a product corresponding to the total quantity. Thereby, for example, when a product is ordered by a plurality of users or the like, the total quantity of the products to be ordered can be indicated.

  According to the order processing apparatus and the like according to the present invention, it is possible to appropriately display an image of a product corresponding to the quantity.

The block diagram of the order processing apparatus in Embodiment 1 of this invention Flow chart for explaining the operation 1 is a conceptual diagram of an order processing system including an order processing apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The figure which shows an example of the menu screen of the order processing apparatus in Embodiment 1 of this invention Figure showing the conversion product correspondence information management table The figure which shows the same image information management information Figure showing an example of the same order screen Figure showing an example of the same order screen Figure showing an example of the same order screen The block diagram of the order processing apparatus in Embodiment 2 of this invention Flow chart for explaining the operation Conceptual diagram of an order processing system including an order processing apparatus according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention The figure which shows an example of the menu screen of the order processing apparatus of Embodiment 2 of this invention Figure showing an example of the same order screen Figure showing an example of the same order screen The figure which shows an example of the external appearance of the computer system in each embodiment of this invention The figure which shows an example of a structure of the computer system The figure which shows the modification of the same order picture

  Hereinafter, embodiments of an order processing apparatus and the like will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, since the component which attached | subjected the same code | symbol in embodiment performs the same operation | movement, description may be abbreviate | omitted again.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an order processing apparatus 1 in the present embodiment.
The order processing apparatus 1 includes a product quantity reception unit 101, an image information storage unit 102, an image information acquisition unit 104, a converted product correspondence information storage unit 103, a display unit 105, an order reception unit 106, and an order transmission unit 107.

  The product quantity receiving unit 101 receives product identification information that is product identification information and quantity information that is information indicating the product quantity. Any product may be used. Further, the product described here may be considered as a concept including services and the like. The product identification information may be any information that can identify the product, such as a product name or a product code. The quantity is the number or quantity of products. The quantity information is, for example, a value indicating the number of products or the amount of products. The value indicating the number of products is, for example, one, two, one cup, two cups, one serving, two servings, or the like. Moreover, it is a value indicating the quantity of the product, a value indicating the quantity such as large, medium or small, or a value such as 100 g, 200 g or 200 ml. The unit of quantity information does not matter. The quantity information may or may not include unit information.

  Further, the product quantity receiving unit 101 may further receive the number of people information. The number information is information on the number of people. The number of people information is, for example, information on the number of people who use or consume the ordered product.

  The product quantity receiving unit 101 normally receives product identification information and quantity information input by the user. Any means for inputting the product identification information and the quantity information may be used. For example, in response to an operation of a menu or the like by the user, product identification information or quantity information associated with the menu item may be accepted, or product identification information or quantity information input by the user in an input field or the like may be accepted. May be. The reception here is a concept including reception of information input from an input device such as a keyboard, a mouse, and a touch panel, reception of information transmitted via a wired or wireless communication line, and the like. The input means for the product identification information and the quantity information may be anything such as a numeric keypad, keyboard, mouse or menu screen. The product quantity receiving unit 101 can be realized by a device driver for input means such as a numeric keypad and a keyboard, control software for a menu screen, and the like.

  The image information storage unit 102 stores one or more sets of product identification information, quantity information, and product image information that is image information of the product indicated by the product identification information for the quantity indicated by the quantity information. The product image information is the image information of the product corresponding to the quantity indicated by the quantity information, for example, information on an image in which the products are arranged or arranged by the quantity indicated by the quantity information. For example, it is image information obtained by arranging products corresponding to the quantity indicated by the quantity information and shooting with a camera or the like. For example, the product image information corresponding to the product identification information indicating the product A handled as a product in units of pieces and the quantity information indicating three quantities is image information in which three products A are arranged. . In addition, for example, the product image information corresponding to the product identification information indicating the food and drink B having the number of people such as 1 serving and 2 servings as the unit of the product quantity and the quantity information indicating the quantity of 3 servings is 3 people. The image information of the food / beverage B which put the food / beverage B of the quantity on the plate etc. may be sufficient. In addition, if the image which merchandise image information shows is an image which can grasp | ascertain that the merchandise for the quantity which quantity information shows has gathered, the merchandise for the quantity which quantity information will necessarily display on the image. It doesn't have to be a thing. For example, instead of images indicating six canned beverages, image information indicating images of six can packs of the same canned beverage may be stored as product image information.

  In the image information storage unit 102, the number information indicates the product identification information, the quantity information, the number information that is information indicating the number of people, and the products indicated by the product identification information for the quantity indicated by the quantity information. One or more sets of product image information that is image information of products distributed by number may be stored. As an example, product image information stored in association with product identification information indicating product A treated as a product in units of pieces, quantity information indicating eight quantities, and number information indicating the number of four persons. Is image information of a product in a state where eight products A are distributed to four (four people), specifically, a product image in which four sets of two products A are arranged. . In addition, the product stored in association with the product identification information indicating the product B handled as the product in weight units, not in number units, quantity information indicating 200 quantities, and number information indicating the number of five people The image information is image information of a product in a state where 200 g of product B is distributed to five (5 persons), and specifically, a product image in which five 40 g of products B are prepared. In this case, the product image information is stored in the image information storage unit 102 in association with, for example, product identification information, quantity information, and number of people information.

  The product image information may be image information obtained by actually photographing the product, image information generated by CG (computer graphics) or the like, or image information of product illustrations. It may be. The product image information may be moving image information or still image information. Moreover, the data type of product image information, a file format, etc. are not ask | required. In the product image information, product information such as the price of the product may be arranged as an image showing a character string.

  There is no limitation on the timing, trigger, or the like at which the product image information is stored in the image information storage unit 102. For example, the image information storage unit 102 may store one or more pieces of product image information in advance. Further, the storage here may be a concept including temporary storage. For example, in accordance with the product identification information and the quantity information received by the product quantity receiving unit 101, the product indicated by the product identification information generated by the image information acquisition unit 104 or the like, which will be described later, is generated by CG or the like or image synthesis. The image information prepared for the quantity indicated by the quantity information may be temporarily stored in the image information storage unit 102.

  Further, in the image information storage unit 102, other information regarding the product such as the product price may be further stored in association with the product identification information. The image information storage unit 102 is preferably a non-volatile recording medium, but can also be realized by a volatile recording medium.

  The converted product correspondence information storage unit 103 stores product identification information, quantity designation information that is information for specifying a quantity, and conversion that is image information of a product to be converted that differs only in quantity from the product indicated by the product identification information. Conversion product correspondence information having product image information is stored. The quantity is, for example, the weight or volume of the product. If the product is in a container, the quantity may be considered as the internal volume. The products that differ only in quantity are, for example, glass wine and bottle wine in the same brand of wine, glass beer and pitcher beer, and normal size and party size food. The product to be converted is specifically a product to be converted by the image information acquisition unit 104 described later. The product to be converted is, for example, the product indicated by the corresponding product identification information that is larger than the total amount when the product indicated by the corresponding product identification information is prepared for the quantity designation information. It is a product whose price is the same or cheaper than the total price when only the specified information is prepared. Or, for example, the product indicated by the corresponding product identification information is the same as the total amount when the product indicated by the corresponding product identification information is prepared for the quantity specification information, and the product indicated by the corresponding product identification information is prepared for the quantity specification information. If the product is cheaper than the total price. The conversion will be described later. The quantity designation information is, for example, information that designates the quantity of the conversion source product.

  There is no limitation on the timing at which the converted product correspondence information is stored in the converted product correspondence information storage unit 103. For example, the converted product correspondence information storage unit 103 may store the converted product correspondence information in advance. The converted product correspondence information storage unit 103 is preferably a non-volatile recording medium, but can also be realized by a volatile recording medium.

  The image information acquisition unit 104 acquires product image information associated with the product identification information and the quantity information received by the product quantity reception unit 101 from the image information storage unit 102. For example, product image information in which product identification information and quantity information corresponding to the product identification information and quantity information received by the product quantity receiving unit 101 are associated with each other is retrieved and acquired from the image information storage unit 102. In addition, image information indicating a minimum unit quantity (for example, one piece, one dish, or a specified weight) of a product indicated by one or more product identification information is prepared in advance on a storage medium (not shown). The image information of the composite image obtained by extracting the image information corresponding to the product identification information received by the product quantity receiving unit 101 and duplicating and combining the information indicated by the received quantity information. The product image information may be temporarily stored in the image information storage unit 102 described above and read out from the image information storage unit 102. When combining, it is necessary to arrange each copied image at a position where at least a part of each image does not overlap. For example, prepare the image information of the product for the minimum unit (for example, one) of the quantity that hides the part other than the product with a so-called clipping path or mask, and the distance indicated in advance on the background image specified in advance The product image information is generated by arranging (combining, for example) combining the image information corresponding to the quantity indicated by the quantity information by shifting (horizontally, if necessary) while shifting in the horizontal or vertical direction. Further, the vertical and horizontal lengths of the product image information are acquired, and the total value of the horizontal lengths of the plurality of pieces of image information arranged in the horizontal direction while shifting by a predetermined distance as described above is obtained in advance. If the specified product image information exceeds the horizontal length, the image information that is determined to exceed the horizontal length again starts from the position shifted by a predetermined distance in the height direction. The product image information may be acquired by arranging and synthesizing a minimum amount of image information. The shifting distance may be equal to or longer than the horizontal length of the image information of the product for the minimum unit, or longer than the vertical length. Further, the image information of the minimum unit product may be arranged along a grid prepared in advance. In addition, the image information acquisition unit 104 includes modeling data of a three-dimensional object corresponding to a minimum unit of a product indicated by one or more product identification information prepared in advance in a storage medium (not shown), texture data of the product, and the like. From this, the modeling data and texture data corresponding to the product identification information received by the product quantity receiving unit 101 are read out, and the modeling data is duplicated by the quantity indicated by the quantity information, and the position specified in advance or the rule specified in advance The product image information indicating the product for the quantity is generated by mapping the rendered texture data to the modeling data and rendering it, and temporarily storing it in the image information storage unit 102. Image information may be read from the image information storage unit 102. For example, the arrangement of the plurality of modeling data may be performed according to the same rule as the arrangement rule when the image information of the product for the minimum unit is arranged.

  In addition, when the product image information stored in the image information storage unit 102 is associated with the number of people information and the product quantity receiving unit 101 receives the number of people information, the image information acquiring unit 104 includes the product quantity receiving unit 101. The product image information associated with the received product identification information, quantity information, and number of people information may be acquired from the image information storage unit 102. Specifically, for example, product image information in which the product identification information, the quantity information, and the number of people information that are matched with the product identification information, the quantity information, and the number of people information received by the product quantity receiving unit 101 are searched. Obtained from the image information storage unit 102. Further, as described above, the image information acquisition unit 104 receives the product identification information, the quantity information, and the number of people information received by the product quantity reception unit 101, and the image information for the minimum unit of the product quantity indicated by the product identification information. The product image information in a state where the product is distributed by the number of people indicated by the number information is generated using modeling data or the like, and the generated product image information is temporarily stored in the image information storage unit 102, and the product image information is stored. Information may be read from the image information storage unit 102.

  Further, the image information acquisition unit 104 determines the quantity of the quantity indicated by the quantity designation information corresponding to the product identification information received by the product quantity receiving unit 101 out of the quantities indicated by the quantity information received by the product quantity receiving unit 101. You may make it acquire the conversion goods image information corresponding to designation | designated information. The acquired converted product image information may be handled substantially as product image information. Note that for a quantity that is less than the quantity indicated by the quantity designation information, the image information acquisition unit 104 acquires product image information corresponding to the quantity, for example, in the same manner as described above. The product image information and the converted product image information may be combined to obtain one product image information having the product image information and the converted product image information. For example, the product image information and the converted product image information may be combined (combined) by superimposing images shifted by a predetermined distance so that the products indicated by each other do not overlap each other. When combining, it is preferable to combine the images in an image combining mode (for example, a multiplication mode, an overlay mode, or the like) in which a portion other than the background color of the back image is displayed on the front surface. Further, by selecting a background color or the like for the product portion of the product image information and the converted product image information, image information cut out by a clipping path or a mask is generated, and the image information is as described above. Similar to the process for combining the product image information, the combined image information may be acquired by arranging and combining on the background image or the like so that at least part of the product image information does not overlap. The image information acquisition unit 104 detects, for example, converted product correspondence information having product identification information that matches the product identification information received by the product quantity receiving unit 101, acquires quantity designation information from the converted product target information, The quantity indicated by the quantity designation information is subtracted from the quantity indicated by the quantity information received by the quantity receiving unit 101. When the quantity indicated by the quantity designation information includes a plurality of quantities indicated by the quantity designation information, a plurality of quantities indicated by the quantity designation information are subtracted. Then, the converted product image information is acquired from the converted product corresponding information detected above by the number of times indicated by the quantity designation information subtracted from the quantity information. As for the quantity obtained as a result of the subtraction, product image information corresponding to the quantity is acquired in the same manner as described above. The image information acquisition unit 104 divides the quantity indicated by the quantity information by the quantity indicated by the quantity specification information, acquires an integer solution and a remainder, and acquires converted product image information by the number of integer solutions. For the remainder, product image information corresponding to the quantity may be acquired in the same manner as described above.

  Below, an example in the case of performing subtraction will be described. For example, it is assumed that the product identification information received by the product quantity receiving unit 101 is glass beer identification information, and the quantity information is information indicating the quantity “5”. The converted product correspondence information storage unit 103 stores the converted product correspondence information having the same product identification information as the glass beer identification information, and the quantity indicated by the quantity designation information of the converted product correspondence information is “4”. It is assumed that the converted product image information is a photograph of the same beer pitcher (large container) as the glass beer indicated by the product identification information. In addition, this beer pitcher has the same capacity as four glass beers and is a low-priced product. The image information acquisition unit 104 subtracts the value “4” indicated by the quantity designation information from the value “5” indicated by the quantity information, and acquires one converted product image information of the beer pitcher. For the remaining “1”, product image information for one glass beer is acquired from the image information storage unit 102 in the same manner as described above. Thereby, instead of the four glasses of beer, the converted product image information of the beer pitcher at a low price is acquired.

  As described above, when acquiring the converted product image information, the image information acquisition unit 104 obtains at least a part of the product identification information received by the product quantity receiving unit 101 from the user or the like and the quantity information as image information. What is necessary is just to make it convert into the product identification information and the quantity information of the product which the conversion part image information which the acquisition part 104 acquired acquires. In this case, it is preferable that the converted product correspondence information described above further includes product identification information about the product indicated by the converted product image information. For example, as described above, when 4 glasses out of 5 glasses beer are converted into a beer pitcher, the quantity information about the glass beer received by the product quantity receiving unit 101 is a remainder after changing to the beer pitcher. The quantity is changed to “1”, and new product identification information about the beer pitcher and quantity information “1” are acquired.

  The image information acquisition unit 104 can usually be realized by an MPU, a memory, or the like. The processing procedure of the image information acquisition unit 104 is usually realized by software, and the software is recorded in a recording medium such as a ROM. However, it may be realized by hardware (dedicated circuit).

  The display unit 105 displays an order screen, which is a screen used for receiving an order, on which the product image information acquired by the image information acquisition unit 104 is arranged. For example, the display unit 105 generates image information for displaying an order screen, and displays the order screen by displaying the image information. Here, one or more of the product image information may be the converted product image information acquired by the image information acquisition unit 104 described above. For example, the display unit 105 generates an image for displaying the order screen and displays the order screen.

  The order screen is, for example, an interface screen for accepting orders for products displayed on the display unit 105. For example, this is a screen for receiving product identification information, quantity information, and the like of the product ordered by the user. The order screen is, for example, a screen on which product image information acquired by the image information acquisition unit 104, product identification information about a product indicated by the product image information, an image such as a button for receiving an order, and the like are arranged. Further, the image such as the button may be associated with a program for transmitting product identification information, quantity information, and the like. However, the order screen may not be a screen functioning as an interface screen for receiving an order or the like as long as it is a screen used for receiving an order as a result. For example, the order screen is an order for displaying product images, product identification information, quantity information, etc., such as product menu screens and catalog screens for salesclerks to accept orders via oral or telephone. It may be a screen to be used. In this case, a button for receiving an order as described above may be omitted. For example, the order screen may be a screen on which product image information acquired by the image information acquisition unit 104 is displayed. The order screen may be composed of a plurality of screens including a screen used for receiving an order. For example, the order screen may include a screen for displaying the above-described product image information, a screen on which buttons for receiving an order for the product indicated by the product image information, and the like are arranged. In addition, the order screen may further include information about a store or the like, advertisement information, and the like. Further, product information such as product price corresponding to product identification information read from the image information storage unit 102 or the like may be further arranged on the order screen.

  For example, the display unit 105 displays the product image information acquired by the image information acquisition unit 104, the product identification information received by the product quantity receiving unit 101, and the quantity information in accordance with a rule specified in advance. The image information for displaying the order screen is generated, and the order screen is displayed. Here, a case where a product order can be accepted via the order screen will be described as an example. The template information may be stored in advance in, for example, a template information storage unit configured with a storage medium or the like (not shown). The display unit 105 may temporarily store the generated image information of the order screen in a storage medium (not shown) and read the image information to display the order screen.

  The display unit 105 may or may not include a display device. The display unit 105 may be realized by display device driver software, or display device driver software and a display device.

  The order receiving unit 106 receives an order for a product indicated by the product image information displayed on the order screen displayed by the display unit 105. For example, the order receiving unit 106 receives product identification information and quantity information about the product indicated by the product image information displayed on the order screen. For example, when the user clicks or taps an order button or the like associated with the product image information displayed on the order screen by operating a mouse, a touch panel, or the like, the order reception unit 106 includes the product image information. The associated product identification information and quantity information are received. If an order button or the like is pressed for the converted product image information, the order receiving unit 106 is changed using the product identification information indicated by the converted product image information and the quantity designation information to obtain the converted product image information. Receive quantity information. In addition to the above information, the order receiving unit 106 may further receive information necessary for providing the product, such as user identification information and information indicating a product providing destination. Here, information received by the order receiving unit 106 as described above, for example, information including product identification information and quantity information is referred to as order information.

  The input means for receiving the order may be anything such as a numeric keypad, a keyboard, a mouse, a touch panel, and a menu screen. The order receiving unit 106 can be realized by a device driver for input means such as a numeric keypad or a keyboard, control software for a menu screen, and the like.

  The order transmission unit 107 transmits the order information received by the order reception unit 106 to a transmission destination designated in advance via a network, a communication line, or the like. The transmission destination designated in advance is, for example, a server device (not shown) that is a notification destination of order information. The order information notification destination is, for example, a server device for receiving order information that provides a product corresponding to the order content indicated by the order information.

  The order transmitting unit 107 is usually realized by a wireless or wired communication unit, but may be realized by a broadcasting unit. The order transmission unit 107 may or may not include a communication device.

  FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the order processing apparatus 1 of the present invention. Hereinafter, the operation of the order processing apparatus 1 will be described.

  (Step S201) The product quantity receiving unit 101 determines whether or not product identification information and quantity information have been received. If accepted, the process proceeds to step S202.

  (Step S202) The image information acquisition unit 104 searches the converted product correspondence information stored in the converted product correspondence information storage unit 103 for the quantity designation information corresponding to the product identification information received in step S201. For example, when the converted product correspondence information having the product identification information that matches the product identification information received in step S201 is searched and detected, the quantity designation information included in the converted product correspondence information is used as the searched quantity designation information. get.

  (Step S203) The image information acquisition unit 104 determines whether or not quantity designation information is detected in step S202. If it is detected, the process proceeds to step S204. If it cannot be detected, the process proceeds to step S208.

  (Step S204) The image information acquisition unit 104 divides the quantity indicated by the quantity information received in step S201 by the quantity indicated by the quantity designation information acquired in step S202. However, here, the division result is an integer, and division that may cause a remainder is performed.

  (Step S205) The image information acquisition unit 104 determines whether or not the division result is zero. When it is 0, it progresses to step S207, and when it is not 0, it progresses to step S207.

  (Step S206) The image information acquisition unit 104 converts the converted product image information corresponding to the quantity specifying information detected in Step S202, that is, the converted product image information included in the same converted product corresponding information as the quantity specifying information, into the converted product corresponding information. The number of division results is acquired from the storage unit 103. The acquired converted product image information is temporarily stored in a storage medium (not shown).

  (Step S207) The image information acquisition unit 104 determines whether there is a remainder after division. If there is a remainder, the process proceeds to step S208. If there is no remainder, the process proceeds to step S210.

  (Step S208) The product quantity receiving unit 101 determines whether or not the number information has been received. If accepted, the process proceeds to step S209. If not accepted, the process proceeds to step S210.

  (Step S209) The image information acquisition unit 104 corresponds to the product identification information received by the product quantity receiving unit 101, the quantity information (or the quantity information indicating the remainder of the division performed in step S204), and the number of people information. The product image information is acquired from the image information storage unit 102 by searching. Then, the process proceeds to step S211. When there is no corresponding product image information, the process may proceed to the next step S210 instead of proceeding to step S211.

  (Step S210) The image information acquisition unit 104 obtains product image information corresponding to the product identification information received by the product quantity receiving unit 101 and the quantity information (or quantity information indicating the remainder of the division performed in Step S204). The image information is acquired from the image information storage unit 102 by searching. Then, the process proceeds to step S211.

  (Step S211) The display unit 105 generates and displays an order screen on which the converted product image information acquired in Step S206 and the product image information acquired in Step S209 or Step S210 are arranged.

  (Step S212) The order receiving unit 106 determines whether or not order information has been received for the product indicated by the product image information or the changed product image information displayed on the order screen in step S211. If accepted, the process proceeds to step S213. If not accepted, the process returns to step S212. In addition, before returning to step S212, a step for canceling the display of the order screen may be added.

  (Step S213) The order transmitting unit 107 transmits the order information received in step S212 to a device such as a server device designated in advance. Then, the display of the order screen is terminated, and the process returns to step S201.

  In the flowchart of FIG. 2, the process is terminated by powering off or a process termination interrupt.

  Hereinafter, a specific operation of the order processing apparatus 1 in the present embodiment will be described. A conceptual diagram of an order processing system including the order processing apparatus 1 is shown in FIG. Here, as an example, the order processing system includes an order processing device 1 that is a terminal for receiving food and drink orders from a user, and an order processing server device 20 that performs order processing according to the order. And It is assumed that the order processing device 1 and the order processing server device 20 are installed in the same restaurant. For example, the order processing apparatus 1 is installed on each table in a restaurant. Further, it is assumed that the order processing apparatus 1 has a touch panel arranged on a monitor and can perform a touch panel operation.

  First, if a plurality of users activates the order processing apparatus 1 for one table in a restaurant, the order processing apparatus 1 displays a menu screen for prepared dishes on the display unit 105. For example, the menu screen is designated in advance by the display unit 105 in a menu screen template stored in advance in a storage medium or the like not shown in the information stored in the image information storage unit 102 as described later. It is assumed that the screen corresponds to the product identification information that is read out, arranged, created, and displayed.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a default order screen displayed immediately after activation. On the order screen, product image information corresponding to one or more product identification information specified by default, product name and price information are arranged. Next to each product image information, a quantity input field 42 and an order button 44 are provided. A number input field 43 is provided at the top of the screen.

  The quantity input field 42 constitutes a drop-down type list menu. When the button next to the quantity input field 42 is pressed, a list showing a plurality of quantities is displayed. By placing the mouse or touching one item on this list on the touchpad, the focus information is focused on one of the quantity values in the list, and the quantity information indicating the focused quantity and the quantity input field 42 It is assumed that a program or the like that allows the product quantity receiving unit 101 to receive the product identification information of the product displayed next to is set in the quantity input field 42 in advance. Since the configuration of such a list menu is a known technique, the description thereof is omitted here. Note that the default value of the quantity input field 42 is “1”, and the image displayed by the product image information displayed by default is an image when there is one product (or a single serving or one plate). And

  The number of people input field 43 is an input field for inputting number of people information, and is “(not specified)” by default. The number input field 43 also constitutes a list menu indicating the number of persons in the same manner as described above. Here, when a click or tap on the focused number of persons is performed, the product quantity receiving unit 101 displays the number of persons. Information shall be accepted.

  The order button 44 is a button used for ordering a product corresponding to the product image information. When the button 40 is pressed, the button 40 has a program or the like so that the order receiving unit 106 receives the product identification information corresponding to the product image information next to the button 40 and the number of people information input in the field 43. Are associated.

  First, one user operates the touch panel to display a quantity list menu in the quantity input field 42 located next to the product whose product name is “F001” as the product identification information “F001”. Assume that a finger is placed on an item indicating the number “4” and the item having the number “4” is focused.

  When the number item “4” in the list menu is focused, the product quantity receiving unit 101 sets the product identification information “F001” corresponding to the order button 44 and “4” which is the quantity corresponding to the focused item. And quantity information indicating. Here, it is assumed that the user does not input information indicating the number of users on the table from the number input field 43 or the like, and the product quantity receiving unit 101 does not receive the number information.

  FIG. 5 is a conversion product correspondence information management table for managing the conversion product correspondence information stored in advance in the conversion product correspondence information storage unit 103. The conversion product correspondence information management table includes “ID”, “product identification information”, “quantity designation information”, “conversion product image information”, “conversion product identification information”, “conversion product price”, “conversion product name”, etc. Have items. “ID” is identification information for managing the converted product correspondence information. “Converted product image information” is a file name of the converted product image information. The “converted product identification information” is product identification information indicated by the converted product image information. The “converted product price” is the price of the product indicated by the converted product identification information. The “converted product name” is the product name of the product indicated by the converted product identification information.

  In the converted product correspondence information management table shown in FIG. 5, the image information acquisition unit 104 records that the value of “product identification information” matches the product identification information received by the product quantity acceptance unit 101, that is, converted product correspondence information. Search for. Here, it is assumed that no matching record is detected. For this reason, the process which converts the product which the product identification information received by the product quantity receiving unit 101 shows into a product which differs only in quantity is not performed.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram showing image information management information for managing image information stored in the image information storage unit 102. The image information management information includes items such as “ID”, “product identification information”, “quantity information”, “product image information”, and “price”. “ID” is identification information for managing the record of the image information management information. Here, “product image information” indicates the file name of the product image information. “Price” is the price of the product indicated by the product identification information. “Product name” is the product name of the product indicated by the product identification information.

  Next, the image information acquisition unit 104 searches for product image information in the image information management information shown in FIG. Here, since the product quantity reception unit 101 has not received the number information, the product image information is searched using the product identification information received by the product quantity reception unit 101 and the quantity information. Specifically, in the image information management information shown in FIG. 6, a record having “product image information” “F001”, “quantity information” “4”, and “number information” “1” is detected. . Then, the product image information of the detected record is read out. If the product quantity reception unit 101 has not received the number information, the product image information obtained by distributing the products for the number of people cannot be searched. The product image information in a state where the product is not distributed is searched.

  Here, as a result of the search, the image information acquisition unit 104 acquires an image file “F001 — 4.jpg” that is “product image information” of a record whose “ID” is “01004”. Further, the image information acquisition unit 104 also reads price information corresponding to the product image information from the image information management information.

  The display unit 105 displays an order screen on which the acquired image file “F001 — 4.jpg” is arranged. For example, the image file “F001 — 4.jpg” acquired by the display unit 105 indicates the product image information corresponding to the quantity input field 42 used for receiving the quantity information in the default order screen illustrated in FIG. By changing to an image and changing the price value, image information for displaying the order screen is generated and the order screen is displayed.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of an order screen displayed by the display unit 105. The order screen displays an image 70 indicated by the image file “F001 — 4.jpg”, product identification information of the product indicated by the image 70, a product name, and information 71 including the changed price. It is assumed that the image 70 is an image in which four shrimp flies are arranged in one dish. In addition, information such as the product name and the total price of the product of the quantity indicated by the quantity information is also displayed.

  Then, when the user operates the touch panel or the like to press (tap) the order button 44 located beside the image 70 indicated by the image file “F001 — 4.jpg”, the order receiving unit 106 displays the order on the order screen. Order information having product identification information “F001” and order information “4” is received for the product being sold. Note that identification information such as a table on which the order processing apparatus 1 is arranged is stored in advance in a storage medium (not shown) of the order processing apparatus 1, and the order reception unit 106 stores the identification information such as this table in It is preferable to receive order information included as information on the food delivery destination.

  When the order receiving unit 106 receives the order information, the order transmitting unit 107 transmits the received order information to the order receiving processing server device 20 via the wireless network.

  When receiving the information about the order contents transmitted from the order processing apparatus 1a, the order processing server apparatus 20 accumulates this information in a storage medium (not shown) and displays this information on a monitor or the like. As a result, the contents of the order are communicated to the kitchen of the restaurant, cooking of the “four” fried shrimps is started, and the four “shrimp fried” that are the ordered products are displayed on the table of the user who uses the order processing device 1. Is provided.

  Here, for example, when the default order screen shown in FIG. 4 is displayed, the user inputs “4”, which is the number of users indicating the number of users in the same table, by operating the touch panel or the like. To do. For example, it is assumed that “4” is entered in the field 43 for inputting the number of people in FIG. The product quantity receiving unit 101 receives the number of people information input in the field 43. Then, it is assumed that quantity information about fried shrimp is input in the same manner as described above.

  In this case, the image information acquisition unit 104, as described above, in the image information management information shown in FIG. 6, when searching for product image information, the product identification information received by the product quantity reception unit 101 and the quantity information The product image information is searched using the number information. Specifically, in the image information management information shown in FIG. 6, a record having “product image information” “F001”, “quantity information” “4”, and “number information” “4” is detected. . Then, an image file “F001 — 4 — 4.jpg” which is “product image information” of the record whose detected “ID” is “01012” and a price value are acquired. Then, the display unit 105 displays the image “F001 — 4 — 4.jpg” acquired by the image information acquisition unit 104 at the position where the image indicated by the product image information corresponding to the input quantity information is arranged on the default order screen. The image shown by the file is arranged, and an order screen with a changed price value is generated and displayed.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an order screen displayed by the display unit 105. The image 80 is an image indicated by the image file “F001 — 4 — 4.jpg”, and is an image in a state where four shrimp flies are distributed to four people, which is the number of people indicated by the number information. Thus, by displaying the image in which the products to be ordered are distributed by the number of people indicated by the number information, it is possible to visually indicate how many products (here, dishes) are allocated per person. Subsequent order processing is the same as described above.

  Further, for example, as a result of the user operating the order screen as shown in FIG. 4, the product identification information received by the product quantity receiving unit 101 is “D001” indicating glass wine, and is input by operating the quantity input field 42. It is assumed that the quantity information is “4”.

  In this case, the image information acquisition unit 104 records in which the value of “product identification information” matches the product identification information “D001” received by the product quantity receiving unit 101 in the converted product correspondence information management table shown in FIG. If the converted merchandise corresponding information is retrieved, a record whose “ID” is “01” is detected as a record with matching merchandise identification information. Then, the image information acquisition unit 104 acquires “4” that is “quantity designation information” of the record whose “ID” is “01”. Then, the quantity information “4” received by the product quantity receiving unit 101 is divided by the value “4” of the quantity designation information. Instead of division, the value indicated by the quantity specification information may be subtracted from the value indicated by the quantity information until immediately before the remaining value becomes a negative value, and the number of subtractions and the remainder by subtraction may be acquired. .

  Here, the value obtained as a result of the division is “1”. For this reason, the image information acquisition unit 104 uses the file name “r_wine01.jpg” which is “converted product image information” from the record whose “ID” is “01” in the converted product correspondence information management table shown in FIG. Information such as “DL001” as “converted product identification information”, “1500” as “converted product price”, and product name “bottle wine (red)”. Further, since there is no remainder here, the process of acquiring the product image information corresponding to the product identification information from the image information storage unit 102 is not performed. Then, the display unit 105 displays an order screen on which the acquired converted product image information, the product identification information, the converted product price, the product name, and the like are arranged.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an order screen displayed on the display unit 105. The image 90 is an image indicated by the image file “r_wine01.jpg”, and is an image of the same wine bottle as the glass wine indicated by the product identification information “D001”. For example, if the price for 4 glasses of wine is higher than the price of 1 bottle of wine and the amount of wine for 4 glasses of wine is less than the amount of wine for 1 bottle of wine, When specified, instead of displaying an image showing four glasses of wine, by displaying bottled wine with the same contents, it is possible to make a profitable product proposal without wasting the user. Advantageous proposals can be made automatically, increasing customer satisfaction. Subsequent order processing is the same as described above.

  If there is a remainder of 1 or more as a result of the above division, the image information acquisition unit 104 uses the quantity information indicating the remainder as described above to obtain the product from the image information management information shown in FIG. Image information is further acquired, product image information is generated by superimposing the product image information and the converted product image information, and the display unit 105 converts the combined product image information to the converted product identification acquired above. It may be displayed on the order screen together with information such as information and converted product price, product identification information acquired for one or more remainders, information on the price, and the like.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to display an order screen on which images of products corresponding to the quantity indicated by the quantity information are arranged, so that the user can easily visually grasp the quantity of products to be ordered. It becomes possible to.

(Embodiment 2)
The order processing apparatus according to the present embodiment has a plurality of product quantity receiving units in the order processing apparatus shown in the first embodiment, and receives the product identification information and quantity information received by them. The order screen is displayed based on the totaled information.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram of the order processing apparatus 2 in the present embodiment.
The order processing apparatus 2 includes a plurality of product quantity reception units 201, an image information storage unit 102, a converted product correspondence information storage unit 103, an image information acquisition unit 204, a display unit 105, an order reception unit 106, an order transmission unit 107, and aggregate information. A storage unit 208 is provided.

  Since each of the product quantity receiving units 201 is the same as the product quantity receiving unit 201 described above, detailed description and the like are omitted here.

  The image information acquisition unit 204 acquires the product image information associated with the product identification information and the quantity information received by the plurality of product quantity reception units 201 from the image information storage unit 102. Here, in particular, the image information acquisition unit 204 aggregates the quantity indicated by the quantity information received together with the product identification information by the plurality of product quantity acceptance units 201 for each product identification information, and includes quantity information indicating the aggregated quantity, The product image information associated with the product identification information corresponding to the information is acquired from the image information storage unit 102. For example, when a plurality of product quantity reception units 201 receive the same product identification information, the quantity indicated by the received quantity information is added together with the product identification information. And using this added value, product image information about this product identification information is acquired and displayed. For example, the image information acquisition unit 204 stores the quantity indicated by the quantity information for each piece of product identification information every time the one product quantity receiving unit 201 receives the product identification information and the quantity information about the product. Accumulated and accumulated. Here, as an example, the information is accumulated in a total information storage unit 208 described later. Then, the display unit 105 displays an order screen using the stored product identification information and quantity information. Note that the product identification information and quantity information that have been ordered, and the product identification information and quantity information that the user has deleted may be deleted from a storage medium (not shown).

  The image information acquisition unit 204 acquires product image information using the quantity information aggregated for each product identification information, acquires product image information using the number of people information, and acquires converted product image information. The processing to be performed is the same as that of the image information acquisition unit 104 of the first embodiment because only the quantity information is aggregated or not, and thus detailed description thereof is omitted here. To do.

  The image information acquisition unit 204 can usually be realized by an MPU, a memory, or the like. The processing procedure of the image information acquisition unit 204 is usually realized by software, and the software is recorded in a recording medium such as a ROM. However, it may be realized by hardware (dedicated circuit).

  The total information storage unit 208 stores the product identification information and the quantity information in association with the quantity information received by the product quantity reception unit 201. Here, as an example, in the total information storage unit 208, the quantity information received together with the product identification information by the plurality of product quantity reception units 201 is added and accumulated for each product identification information by the image information acquisition unit 204. However, the product identification information and the quantity information are not added to the total information storage unit 208, but are simply stored in association with each other. When the image information acquisition unit 204 acquires the image information, The quantity information stored in the total information storage unit 208 may be read and added for each product identification information. The total information storage unit 208 is preferably a non-volatile recording medium, but can also be realized by a volatile recording medium.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the order processing apparatus 2. Hereinafter, the operation of the order processing apparatus 2 will be described. In FIG. 11, the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 2 indicate the same or corresponding steps.

  (Step S1101) It is determined whether one of the plurality of product quantity reception units 201 has received the product identification information and the quantity information. The merchandise quantity receiving unit 201 displays a reception screen for receiving inputs of merchandise identification information and quantity information in response to, for example, activation or a user instruction, and receives these inputs. For example, when the display unit 105 is displaying an order screen, the order screen is switched to a reception screen that accepts input of product identification information and quantity information, and the input of these information is accepted. If accepted, the process proceeds to step S1101, and if not accepted, the process proceeds to step S1112.

  (Step S1102) The image information acquisition unit 204 determines whether or not the same product identification information is accumulated in the total information storage unit 208. If accumulated, the process proceeds to step S1103. If not accumulated, the process proceeds to step S1104.

  (Step S1103) The image information acquisition unit 204 obtains the quantity information associated with the product identification information that matches the product identification information received in Step S1101 among the quantity information stored in the total information storage unit 208. Update with the quantity information indicating the value obtained by adding the quantities indicated by the quantity information received in step S1101. Then, the process proceeds to step S1105.

  (Step S1104) The image information acquisition unit 204 accumulates the product identification information and quantity information received in step S1101 as a new record in the total information storage unit 208. Then, the process proceeds to step S1105.

  (Step S1105) The image information acquisition unit 204 substitutes 1 for a counter n.

  (Step S1106) The image information acquisition unit 204 converts the quantity designation information associated with the nth product identification information among the quantity information stored in the total information storage unit 208 into the converted product correspondence information storage unit 103. Search for the converted product correspondence information stored in. Then, the process proceeds to step S203.

  (Step S1107) The image information acquisition unit 204 divides the quantity indicated by the nth quantity information stored in the converted product correspondence information storage unit 103 by the quantity indicated by the quantity designation information searched in step S1106. Then, the process proceeds to step S205.

  (Step S1108) The image information acquisition unit 204 temporarily stores the product image information acquired in step S209. Then, the process proceeds to step S1109.

  (Step S1109) The image information acquisition unit 204 increments the value of the counter n by 1.

  (Step S1110) The image information acquisition unit 204 determines whether or not the total information storage unit 208 has the nth product identification information. If there is, the process returns to step S1106; otherwise, the process proceeds to step S1111.

  (Step S1111) The display unit 105 displays an order screen on which the product image information and the converted product image information acquired and temporarily stored by the image information acquisition unit 204 are arranged. Then, the process returns to step S1101.

  (Step S1112) The order receiving unit 106 determines whether an order screen is displayed. If it is displayed, the process proceeds to step S1113. If it is not received, the process returns to step S1101.

  (Step S1113) The order receiving unit 106 determines whether or not the order information about the product indicated by the product image information or the changed product image information displayed on the order screen has been received. If accepted, the process proceeds to step S1114. If not accepted, the process returns to step S1101.

  (Step S1114) The order transmitting unit 107 transmits the order information received in step S1113 to a device such as a server device designated in advance. Then, the display of the order screen is terminated, and the process returns to step S1101. Note that the product identification information and quantity information stored in the total information storage unit 208 may be deleted after the transmission is completed.

  Note that the processing is ended by powering off or interruption for aborting the processing in the flowchart in FIG.

  Hereinafter, a specific operation of the order processing apparatus 2 in the present embodiment will be described. A conceptual diagram of an order processing system including the order processing device 2 is shown in FIG. Here, as in the specific example of the first embodiment, the order processing system includes an order processing device 2 that is a terminal for accepting food and drink orders from the user, and an order processing that performs order processing according to the order. It is assumed that the order processing device 2 and the order processing server device 20 are installed in the same restaurant. Here, as an example, the order processing apparatus 2 includes a display device such as a monitor that displays a menu screen and an order screen displayed on the display unit 105, and an input device such as a touch panel for receiving user input to the order processing apparatus 2. It is assumed that a plurality of input / output devices 2a to 2d that can transmit and receive information are connected via a network, wireless information communication, or the like. On the monitors of the input / output devices 2a to 2d, an order screen, a menu screen, and the like are displayed by the display unit 105 of the order processing server device 20. Accordingly, each of the input / output devices 2a to 2d operates as an input interface of the plurality of product quantity receiving units 201 of the order processing device 2. One of the input / output devices 2a to 2d may also serve as the order processing device 2. Further, the input / output devices 2 a to 2 d may be considered as a part of the order processing device 2.

  First, if a plurality of users activate the order processing device 2 for one table in a restaurant, the display unit 105 of the order processing device 2 is prepared in advance on each of the monitors of the input / output devices 2a to 2d. Display the order screen for the selected dish. Note that each of the input / output devices 2a to 2d is arranged in front of each user. Assume that the order screens displayed on the monitors of the input / output devices 2a to 2d are similar to the order screen of FIG. However, here, unlike the first embodiment, when the order button 44 is pressed, the order contents are shown by showing the total result of the products to be ordered by the plurality of input / output devices 2a to 2d in the same table. And a program or the like for instructing to display an order screen for placing an order with the determined content. Further, here, when the quantity input field 42 focuses on one item displayed in the list menu and a mouse click or tap is performed, the quantity is input to the quantity input field 42 and the order button 44 is pressed. At this point, it is assumed that a program or the like is set on the order screen so that the product quantity receiving unit 101 receives the quantity information indicating the input quantity and the product identification information.

  Next, one user A operates the touch panel of the input / output device 2a to operate the quantity input field 42 corresponding to the product whose product name is “F001” as the product identification information and the product name is “Shrimp fried”. Then, the user inputs the number “2” and presses the order button 44 next to this product.

  When the order button 44 is pressed, the one product quantity receiving unit 201 corresponding to the input / output device 2a displays the product identification information “F001” corresponding to the order button 44 and the quantity indicating the quantity “2” specified by the user. Accept information. Then, the received information is output to the image information acquisition unit 204. Here, descriptions of the communication means such as the input / output devices 2a to 2d and the order processing device 2 are omitted. Further, here, it is assumed that the user does not input information indicating the number of users on the table from the menu screen or the like, and the product quantity reception unit 201 does not receive the number information.

  When the image information acquisition unit 204 receives the input of the product identification information “F001” and the quantity information output from the product quantity reception unit 201 corresponding to the one input / output device 2 a, the image information acquisition unit 204 is stored in the total information storage unit 208. It is determined whether there is any product identification information that matches the received product identification information “F001”.

  Here, since there is no match, it is assumed that the received product identification information “F001” and the quantity information indicating the quantity “2” are associated with each other and accumulated in the total information storage unit 208.

  Next, the image information acquisition unit 204 acquires product image information and the like using the product identification information and the quantity information accumulated in the total information storage unit 208, as in the specific example of the first embodiment. . And the display part 105 performs the process which displays the order screen for confirming the order content by the user who exists in the same table, and performing an order. For example, the product image information acquired by the image information acquisition unit 204, the quantity information, the product information such as the price is added to the template information of the order screen for confirming the order contents stored in the template information storage unit or the like (not shown). The display unit 105 generates image information for displaying the order screen. Then, an order screen is displayed by displaying the generated image information. For example, by placing a button image for receiving an order in advance in this template information and associating a program such as a script that is output when this button image is pressed, an interface for receiving an order can be obtained. A functioning order screen can be displayed.

  For example, here, as shown in FIG. 13, the display unit 105 displays the image 130 indicated by the image file “F001_2.jpg”, the product identification information, the product name, the quantity information, the price, etc. of the product indicated by the image 130. Information 131, an order confirmation button 133 for confirming the order contents displayed on the order screen and accepting the order, and an order addition button 134 which is a button for adding dishes to order. The screen is displayed on the monitor of each of the input / output devices 2a to 2d. It is assumed that the image 130 is an image in which two fried shrimps are arranged in one dish.

  Next, if one user B operates the input / output device 2b and presses the order addition button 134, the display unit 105 displays the same order screen as in FIG. 4 again. The product identification information received by the product quantity receiving unit 101 corresponding to the input / output device 2b as a result of the user B operating the input / output device 2b is “D001” indicating glass wine, and the quantity information is “2”. ”. The product identification information and the quantity information are output to the image information acquisition unit 204.

  Upon receiving the product identification information “D001” and the quantity information transmitted from the product quantity receiving unit 201 corresponding to the one input / output device 2b, the image information acquisition unit 204 receives the product identification stored in the total information storage unit 208. It is determined whether there is information that matches the received product identification information “D001”.

  Here, since there is no match, it is assumed that the received product identification information “D001” and the quantity information indicating the quantity “2” are associated with each other and accumulated in the total information storage unit 208. As a result, the aggregate information storage unit 208 stores the quantity information associated with the product identification information “F001” and “D001”.

  The table shown below is a total information management table for managing product identification information and quantity information stored in the total information storage unit 208.

  In the above-described total information management table, “quantity information” indicates a value obtained by adding the quantities indicated by the quantity information associated with the same product identification information.

  Thereafter, the image information acquisition unit 204 uses the two sets of product identification information and quantity information accumulated in the total information storage unit 208 to perform the same processing as in the specific example of the first embodiment. Two pieces of product image information are acquired. Then, the display unit 105 displays on the monitors of the input / output devices 2a to 2d the order screens on which the order information of the plurality of users is determined and the order is placed, in which the two product image information is arranged.

  FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an order screen displayed by the display unit 105. Here, two glass wine images 140 associated with the product identification information “D001” and the quantity information indicating the quantity “2” are further arranged on the order screen on which the above-described image 130 is arranged. The order screen is displayed.

  Here, if one user C further presses the order addition button 134, the display unit 105 displays the same order screen as in FIG. 4 again. As a result of the user C operating the input / output device 2b, the product quantity receiving unit 101 corresponding to the input / output device 2b receives the product identification information “F001” indicating the fried shrimp and the quantity information “2”. Suppose. The product identification information and the quantity information are output to the image information acquisition unit 204.

  When the image information acquisition unit 204 receives the product identification information “F001” and the quantity information indicating the quantity “2” output from the product quantity reception unit 201 corresponding to the one input / output device 2c, as shown in the table above. In the product identification information stored in the total information storage unit 208 that is managed by using the total information management table, it is determined whether there is a match with the received product identification information “F001”.

  Here, since there is a match, the quantity “2” indicated by the quantity information of the record whose value of “product identification information” matches the received product identification information “F001” is read from the total information management table and newly The quantity “2” indicated by the quantity information received by the image information acquisition unit 204 is added to the “quantity information” of the record with the added value “4” and the “product identification information” in the total information management table “F001”. ”Value is updated. Thereby, the total information management table of the total information storage unit 208 becomes a total information management table as shown below.

  Next, the image information acquisition unit 204 uses the product identification information and the quantity information stored in the total information storage unit 208, as in the specific example of the first embodiment, the product image information, the quantity information, Get product name and price information. And the display part 105 performs the process which displays an order screen.

  Here, since the “quantity information” corresponding to the product identification information “F001” in the total information management table is changed from “2” to “4”, the image information acquisition unit 204 displays the image information shown in FIG. Instead of the image file “F001 — 2.jpg”, the image file “F001 — 4.jpg” corresponding to the quantity information “4” is read from the management information. Further, the image 150 corresponding to the product identification information “D001” is read in the same manner as described above. The display part 105 produces | generates the image information of the order screen which has arrange | positioned these, and displays an order screen on the monitor of the input / output devices 2a-2d using this image information.

  FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating a display example of an order screen by the display unit 105. In the figure, an image 150 is an image indicated by the image file “F001 — 4.jpg”.

  When the user presses (tap) the order confirmation button 133 by operating the touch panel or the like, the combination of the product identification information “F001” and the quantity information indicating the quantity “4”, and the product identification information “D001” The order receiving unit 106 receives order information having a combination with the quantity information indicating the quantity “2”, and the order transmitting unit 107 transmits the received order information to the order receiving processing server device 20.

  In addition, when the image information acquisition unit 204 accumulates product identification information and quantity information in the total information management table, etc., as in the specific example of the first embodiment, the quantity designation is performed using the converted product correspondence information. The product identification information for the quantity specified by the information may be converted into one converted product identification information. In this case, a set of converted product identification information and quantity information after conversion may be stored for each product identification information as a set of new product identification information and quantity information in the aggregate information management table.

  Similarly to the specific example of the first embodiment, when the image information acquisition unit 204 acquires image information using the product identification information and the quantity information managed in the total information management table, the number information You may make it acquire the product image information according to.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to display an order screen on which images of products corresponding to the quantity indicated by the aggregation result for each product identification information of the quantity information are arranged. As a result, for example, product images corresponding to the total quantity entered by multiple users can be displayed on the order screen, and the total quantity of products ordered by multiple users can be easily grasped visually. It becomes possible to make it possible.

  Note that the order processing apparatus 2 is associated with a plurality of product quantity receiving units 201 and has a plurality of display devices (for example, monitors) that perform display by the display unit 105, and the display unit 105 displays each display. In the product image information corresponding to the aggregation result of the quantity information for each product identification information displayed on the device, the product image for the quantity received by the product quantity receiving unit 201 corresponding to each display device and the other product The display mode may be different from the image. The other product images are specifically images of products for the quantity received by the other product quantity receiving unit 201. The different display modes include, for example, changing the transparency, changing the color tone, saturation, luminance, and the like of the image, and arranging an image different from the normal one on the image. For example, for products other than the products for the quantity received by the product quantity receiving unit corresponding to each display device, the so-called gray-out (the image is displayed with light gray or white shading, or the image is displayed with reduced saturation). The product image information may be generated.

  As a specific example, when the user A is viewing an image on which a shrimp fly as shown in FIG. 14 displayed on the display device A, which is one display device, is displayed, the user B When the quantity information “2” about fried shrimp is input from the product quantity receiving unit 201 corresponding to a display device other than A, the display unit 105 displays an image as shown in FIG. 15 on the display device A as described above. Instead, as shown in FIG. 18, an image in which two shrimp flies are grayed out may be displayed.

  By doing in this way, it becomes possible for a user to grasp | ascertain visually the kind and quantity of the goods which he ordered. In addition, since the products ordered by other people are displayed in a different display mode (for example, grayed out), it is an incentive to additionally order the same products as the products ordered by others, and an effect of increasing sales can be expected.

  Note that one product quantity receiving unit 201 and a display device corresponding thereto may constitute one input / output device. For example, the display device is a monitor that displays images of the input / output devices 2a to 2d shown in FIG.

  In order to realize such an operation, for example, the order processing apparatus 2 includes a plurality of display devices that are associated with a plurality of product quantity receiving units 201 and displayed by the display unit 105. In this way, each product quantity receiving unit 201 does not illustrate the information by receiving unit that includes the received quantity information and product identification information and the receiving unit identification information that is identification information of the product quantity receiving unit. The image information acquisition unit 204 aggregates the quantity indicated by the quantity information received together with the merchandise identification information by the merchandise identification information, and indicates the aggregated quantity. The product image information associated with the quantity information and the product identification information corresponding to the quantity information is acquired for each product quantity receiving unit 201. Here, when acquiring product image information for each product quantity reception unit 201, the image information acquisition unit 204 receives the product identification information of the product quantity reception unit 201 and the product identification of the product indicated by the product image information to be acquired. The quantity information included in the above-described information for each reception unit corresponding to the information is obtained, and is product image information indicating the product for the quantity counted above, and the quantity information acquired from the above-mentioned information for each reception unit is Product image information is obtained in which the displayed amount of products is different from the other products. The product image information acquired for each product quantity receiving unit 201 in this way may be displayed on the display device corresponding to each product quantity receiving unit 201 by the display unit 105.

  The product image information with different display modes is prepared, for example, by preparing a product image for a minimum order unit and an image obtained by changing the display mode of the product image. This can be generated by appropriately duplicating and synthesizing. Alternatively, product image information obtained by combining a normal product image and a product image whose display mode has been changed in advance may be prepared in various combinations, and may be selected as appropriate.

  In each of the above embodiments, each process (each function) may be realized by centralized processing by a single device (system), or by distributed processing by a plurality of devices. May be.

  Further, in each of the above embodiments, it goes without saying that two or more communication units existing in one apparatus may be physically realized by one medium.

  Further, although cases have been described with the above embodiments where the order processing device is stand-alone, the order processing device may be a stand-alone device or a server device in a server / client system. In the latter case, the output unit or the reception unit receives an input or outputs a screen via a communication line.

  In each of the above embodiments, each component may be configured by dedicated hardware, or a component that can be realized by software may be realized by executing a program. For example, each component can be realized by a program execution unit such as a CPU reading and executing a software program recorded on a recording medium such as a hard disk or a semiconductor memory.

  The software that realizes the order processing apparatus in each of the above embodiments is the following program. That is, the program includes product identification information that is product identification information, quantity information that is information indicating the quantity of the product, and image information of the product indicated by the product identification information corresponding to the quantity indicated by the quantity information. A computer that can access an image information storage unit in which certain product image information is stored, a product quantity receiving unit that receives product identification information, and quantity information that is information indicating the quantity of the product, product identification information, and quantity Image information storage unit storing product image information that is image information corresponding to the information and is the image information of the product indicated by the product identification information for the quantity indicated by the quantity information, and received by the product quantity receiving unit An order in which product image information associated with product identification information and quantity information is acquired from an image information storage unit, and product image information acquired by the image information acquisition unit is arranged. Is a program for functioning as a display unit for displaying the ordering screen is a screen used for reception.

  In the program, the functions realized by the program do not include functions that can be realized only by hardware. For example, a function that can be realized only by hardware such as a modem or an interface card in an acquisition unit that acquires information or an output unit that outputs information is not included in the function realized by the program.

  Further, the computer that executes this program may be singular or plural. That is, centralized processing may be performed, or distributed processing may be performed.

  FIG. 16 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the external appearance of a computer that executes the program and realizes the order processing apparatus according to the embodiment. The above-described embodiment can be realized by computer hardware and a computer program executed on the computer hardware.

  In FIG. 16, a computer system 900 includes a computer 901 including a CD-ROM (Compact Disk Read Only Memory) drive 905 and an FD (Floppy (registered trademark) Disk) drive 906, a keyboard 902, a mouse 903, a monitor 904, and the like. Is provided.

  FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an internal configuration of the computer system 900. In FIG. 17, in addition to the CD-ROM drive 905 and the FD drive 906, a computer 901 is connected to an MPU (Micro Processing Unit) 911, a ROM 912 for storing a program such as a bootup program, and the MPU 911. A RAM (Random Access Memory) 913 that temporarily stores program instructions and provides a temporary storage space, a hard disk 914 that stores application programs, system programs, and data, and an MPU 911 and a ROM 912 are interconnected. And a bus 915. The computer 901 may include a network card (not shown) that provides connection to the LAN.

  A program that causes the computer system 900 to execute the functions of the order processing apparatus according to the above embodiment is stored in the CD-ROM 921 or FD 922, inserted into the CD-ROM drive 905 or FD drive 906, and stored in the hard disk 914. May be forwarded. Instead, the program may be transmitted to the computer 901 via a network (not shown) and stored in the hard disk 914. The program is loaded into the RAM 913 when executed. The program may be loaded directly from the CD-ROM 921, the FD 922, or the network.

  The program does not necessarily include an operating system (OS) or a third-party program that causes the computer 901 to execute the functions of the order processing apparatus according to the above-described embodiment. The program may include only a part of an instruction that calls an appropriate function (module) in a controlled manner and obtains a desired result. How the computer system 900 operates is well known and will not be described in detail.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications are possible, and it goes without saying that these are also included in the scope of the present invention.

  As described above, the order processing apparatus according to the present invention is suitable as an apparatus used for ordering products, and is particularly useful as an apparatus that can order products by specifying a quantity.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1, 2 Order processing apparatus 2a-2d Input / output device 101,201 Product quantity reception part 20 Order reception processing server apparatus 102 Image information storage part 103 Conversion goods corresponding | compatible information storage part 104,204 Image information acquisition part 105 Display part 106 Order reception part 107 Order transmission unit 208 Total information storage unit

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A product quantity receiving unit that receives product identification information that is product identification information and quantity information that is information indicating the quantity of the product;
An image information storage unit that stores the product identification information, the quantity information, and product image information that is image information of the product indicated by the product identification information, for the quantity indicated by the quantity information;
An image information acquisition unit that acquires product image information associated with the product identification information and the quantity information received by the product quantity reception unit from the image information storage unit;
The product image information acquired by the image information acquisition unit is arranged, and includes a display unit that displays an order screen that is a screen used for receiving an order .
In the image information storage unit, the product identification information, the quantity information, the number information that is information indicating the number of people, and the product indicated by the product identification information for the quantity indicated by the quantity information are displayed in the number information. And product image information that is image information of products distributed in the number indicated by
The product quantity receiving unit further receives the number of people information,
The image information acquisition unit is an order processing device that acquires, from the image information storage unit, product image information associated with the product identification information, the quantity information, and the number of people information received by the product quantity reception unit . A product quantity receiving unit that receives product identification information that is product identification information and quantity information that is information indicating the quantity of the product;
An image information storage unit that stores the product identification information, the quantity information, and product image information that is image information of the product indicated by the product identification information, for the quantity indicated by the quantity information;
An image information acquisition unit that acquires product image information associated with the product identification information and the quantity information received by the product quantity reception unit from the image information storage unit;
The product image information acquired by the image information acquisition unit is arranged, and includes a display unit that displays an order screen that is a screen used for receiving an order.
Conversion having the product identification information, quantity designation information that is information for designating the quantity, and converted product image information that is image information of a product to be converted that differs only in quantity from the product indicated by the product identification information A conversion product correspondence information storage unit for storing product correspondence information;
The image information acquisition unit is configured to specify the quantity for the quantity indicated by the quantity specification information corresponding to the product identification information received by the product quantity receiving unit out of the quantities indicated by the quantity information received by the product quantity receiving unit. An order processing apparatus that acquires the converted product image information corresponding to information. A product quantity receiving unit that receives product identification information that is product identification information and quantity information that is information indicating the quantity of the product;
An image information storage unit that stores the product identification information, the quantity information, and product image information that is image information of the product indicated by the product identification information, for the quantity indicated by the quantity information;
An image information acquisition unit that acquires product image information associated with the product identification information and the quantity information received by the product quantity reception unit from the image information storage unit;
The product image information acquired by the image information acquisition unit is arranged, and includes a display unit that displays an order screen that is a screen used for receiving an order.
A plurality of the product quantity reception units are provided,
The image information acquisition unit
The quantity indicated by the quantity information received together with the merchandise identification information by the plurality of merchandise quantity accepting sections is tabulated for each merchandise identification information, the quantity information indicating the tabulated quantity, and the merchandise identification information corresponding to the quantity information An order processing device that acquires product image information associated with the item information from the image information storage unit. Product identification information that is product identification information, quantity information that is information indicating the quantity of the product, and product image information that is image information of the product indicated by the product identification information for the quantity indicated by the quantity information. An order processing method performed using a stored image information storage unit, a product quantity receiving unit, an image information acquisition unit, and a display unit,
A product quantity receiving step in which the product quantity receiving unit receives the product identification information and quantity information that is information indicating a quantity of the product;
The image information acquisition unit acquires product image information associated with the product identification information and quantity information received in the product quantity reception step from the image information storage unit, and
The display unit includes a display step for displaying an order screen, which is a screen used for receiving an order, in which the product image information acquired in the image information acquisition step is arranged .
In the image information storage unit, the product identification information, the quantity information, the number information that is information indicating the number of people, and the product indicated by the product identification information for the quantity indicated by the quantity information are displayed in the number information. And product image information that is image information of products distributed in the number indicated by
The product quantity receiving step further receives the number of people information,
The image information acquiring step is an order processing method for acquiring product image information associated with the product identification information, the quantity information, and the number of people information received in the product quantity receiving step from the image information storage unit . Product identification information that is product identification information, quantity information that is information indicating the quantity of the product, and product image information that is image information of the product indicated by the product identification information for the quantity indicated by the quantity information. A computer that can access the stored image information storage unit,
A product quantity receiving unit that receives the product identification information and quantity information that is information indicating the quantity of the product;
An image information storage unit that stores image information corresponding to the product identification information and the quantity information, the product image information being the image information of the product indicated by the product identification information for the quantity indicated by the quantity information. When,
An image information acquisition unit that acquires product image information associated with the product identification information and the quantity information received by the product quantity reception unit from the image information storage unit;
The product image information acquired by the image information acquisition unit is arranged to function as a display unit that displays an order screen that is a screen used for receiving an order .
In the image information storage unit, the product identification information, the quantity information, the number information that is information indicating the number of people, and the product indicated by the product identification information for the quantity indicated by the quantity information are displayed in the number information. And product image information that is image information of products distributed in the number indicated by
The product quantity receiving unit further receives the number of people information,
The image information acquisition unit is a program for acquiring product image information associated with the product identification information, the quantity information, and the number of people information received by the product quantity reception unit from the image information storage unit .

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