KR20100008325U - Electronic food ordering menu - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an electronic order menu board that allows a customer to directly order, change and cancel the requirements of a food or surrogate operation call without an employee at the table or seat.

In the electronic order menu plate of the present invention, an advertisement menu of various foods provided by a business is described on the surface, a push mark for ordering the food is described, and an order plate made of a thin sheet is detachably disposed on the front of the main body. The main body is provided with a plurality of push switches at positions corresponding to the push marks of the order plate, and the customer inputs the order using the push switch, and the order is input through the control circuit to the counter and the kitchen. And an operation unit for wirelessly transmitting and receiving to a receiver.

According to the present invention, the employee can eliminate the trouble of having to go to the table several times for guidance, order reception, etc., which can greatly reduce the work load of the employee, greatly reduce the labor cost of the store, and the customer's request In response to this issue, immediate service is available, which can greatly increase the sales of the business and create additional profits.

Electronic order menu board, advertisement menu, order board, wireless communication, surrogate operation call

Description

Electronic order menu board {ELECTRONIC FOOD ORDERING MENU}

The present invention relates to an electronic order menu board using wireless communication, and more specifically, the employee can easily order, change and cancel the requirements such as food or surrogate operation call directly at the table or seat. It is possible to solve the trouble of having to go to the table several times for the reception, etc., and the electronic order menu board which can easily increase the sales of the business and generate additional profits by providing the immediate service corresponding to the needs of the customers in the business.

In general, a restaurant provides a menu board to select a food while a guest enters and sits down, and the employee writes the menu selected by the customer on the order sheet and provides the kitchen, the counter, and the guest.

The menu board used as such serves as an important function of all sales of restaurants. The conventional menu board simply binds an inlay that enumerates the types of menus to be sold on the cover of artificial leather or vinyl material. You select the type of food from the plate and order it to the employee.

And the kitchen of the restaurant cooks the food according to the order table provided to the customer, and after completing the meal, the customer takes the order table to the counter and checks the order table according to the table number to calculate.

The conventional method of ordering using the menu board is inconvenient in many respects. For example, if an employee is busy when ordering food or if the employee cannot come to the customer for other reasons, the customer has to wait for the employee. This results in inconvenience and lengthens the time for the guest to occupy a restaurant seat.

And even if you order food from an employee, if the restaurant is busy or there are a lot of orders, the order is often late because the employee is confused and misordered or the order is not delivered to the kitchen on time. Hurts.

In this conventional method, the employee had to go to the table several times for guidance, order, etc. of the customer, resulting in an increase in labor intensity and a large number of employees, resulting in a rise in labor costs.

In addition, if a customer changes his / her mind after ordering food, and wants to cancel or change the order, he or she must call into Jongup to cancel or change the order. In such a case, when there is a shortage of employees, the customer may have to wait a lot of time or go directly to the counter to cancel or change the order and return to his / her seat. Therefore, such a hassle not only causes inconvenience to customers, but also makes it difficult to increase sales because it does not provide immediate service even from the point of view of the store.

Also, if you are visiting a restaurant for the first time and ordering it, or if a tourist traveling to another place or country visits the restaurant, you are more likely to change the order after ordering food. Should write

 And if the guest drunk during the meal, self-driving is often impossible, requiring the employee to call the surrogate operation, in this case, because the agency must replace the surrogate operation call each time, such a surrogate operation call when the counter is busy It is also difficult to do in time.

Therefore, the current situation is a great request for technology development to solve the problems according to the various orders of the customers in this way.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, the purpose is that the customer can easily enter the food-related requirements such as ordering, canceling and changing the food directly without the employee at the table or seat In addition, employees can eliminate the hassle of going to the table several times for guidance or order reception, which greatly reduces the work load of the employees and reduces the number of employees. To provide a custom menu.

And the other object of the present invention is that if the customer drunk driving is required, the customer can directly request the agency, such as the request for a surrogate operation directly by the immediate service is possible, it is easy to increase sales and create additional profits We want to provide an electronic order menu.

In order to achieve the above object, the electronic order menu plate of the present invention, the advertisement menu of various foods provided by the establishment is described on the surface, the push mark for ordering the food is described, the order plate made of thin thin plates ; A main body having the order plate detachably disposed on a front surface and having a plurality of push switches at positions corresponding to push marks of the order plate; A control circuit electrically connected to each push switch of the main body, a power switch connecting the control circuit to a power source, and on and off, and electrically connected to the control circuit to indicate an order display by the push switch to the outside. LCD window, order button and cancel button for ordering and canceling food by operating with the push switch, call button pressed by the customer to request a surrogate operation call, and indicating whether or not the customer's various orders and cancellation A plurality of confirmation lamps flashing to be provided at one side so that a customer inputs an order, and the information is wirelessly transmitted and received to the counter and the receiver of the kitchen through the control circuit; And a mounting part to replaceably fix the order plate on the surface of the main body part. The guest includes a push switch at a table or a seat to wirelessly transmit information of food order, change and cancellation and surrogate operation call to a counter and a receiver of a kitchen. It is configured to demand. Through this structure, the present invention can greatly reduce the labor cost by greatly reducing the work load of the employees, it is possible to immediately service the customer's requirements, it is easy to increase the sales of the business and create additional profits.

And the present invention is preferably the order plate is made of an acrylic plate, the push switch of the body portion is made of a membrane switch (membrane switch) so that the customer presses the push switch through the order plate to order the requirements. Thus, the customer can order food-related requirements such as various food orders, modifications and cancellations, and additional requirements such as proxy driving calls without the employee, and the business can quickly respond to such orders.

In addition, the present invention is preferably made of a transparent acrylic material on the front surface of the body portion is mounted to the order plate, the interior of the body portion is to multiply the decoration of the order plate by illuminating the back of the order plate. . Through such a menu board structure, the establishment can maximize the food advertisement through the menu board, and further improve the sales of the establishment.

And the present invention is preferably the mounting portion is fusion-fixed on the three surface edges on the front of the main body portion, one side edge includes an open transparent vinyl plate, by inserting the order plate between the vinyl plate and the front of the body portion detachable It is structure to fix as much as possible. Therefore, when the menu of the store is changed, only the order plate can be replaced between the vinyl plate and the main body part, so that the changed menu can be easily advertised, and the menu board can be universally applied to various businesses with different types of businesses. .

In addition, the present invention is preferably the mounting portion includes an adhesive layer formed on the four surface edge in the front of the main body portion, by attaching the order plate to the adhesive layer to securely detachable. Through such a structure, the present invention can easily advertise the changed menu, even if the menu of the business is replaced by attaching only the order plate to the adhesive layer, and applies the menu board universally to various businesses with different industries. Can be used.

According to the present invention, there is a push switch for inputting various requirements on the menu board, so that a guest can easily enter food-related requirements such as ordering, canceling and changing food directly without a worker at the table or seat. Can be. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the burden of having to go to the table several times for guidance or order reception, which can greatly reduce the work load of the employees and the number of employees, which can greatly reduce the labor cost of the business. Effect can be achieved.

In addition, according to the present invention, when a guest drunk during meals and requires a surrogate operation, the customer can directly request a request for a surrogate operation call directly to the relevant company. One effect is obtained.

In addition, according to the present invention, since the order plate is fixed to the main body to be detachable, the contents of the menu can be replaced according to the sales menu of the store, so even when the type of food provided by the store is changed, the order plate can be easily used. It can be applied to any restaurant that provides a variety of food.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, the electronic order menu board 1 according to the present invention has an order plate 10 on which a surface of various food advertisements provided by a business is written on the surface thereof. In addition to the advertisement menu 12 of the food provided by the order mark 14 for ordering the food is described together.

This order plate 10 is preferably made of printed thin paper, the surface is beautiful and is to advertise the food of the business in various colors.

And the electronic order menu plate 1 according to the present invention has a main body portion 30 is detachably disposed on the front plate 35, the main body portion 30 is such a flat plastic It is made of a material, it may be made of a structure that is folded to each other like a folder (folder) by forming a folding portion 32 in the middle. In addition, the main body portion 30 in such a structure is formed of the front surface 35 to face each other folded, the order plate 10 is fixed to such a front surface (35).

As such, when the order plate 10 is disposed on the front surface 35, the main body 30 includes a plurality of push switches 40 at positions corresponding to the order marks 14 of the order plate 10. It is a structure provided.

In addition, the main body 30 has a plurality of push switches 40, as shown in Figure 2, such a push switch 40 is made of a thin membrane switch (membrane switch) to the main body 30 Built into the main body 30 in a state that does not protrude largely toward the front (35) of), and when the push switch 40, such as from the outside, to send an electrical signal to the control circuit 75 described later do.

Therefore, when the customer presses the order mark 14 of the food menu 12 printed on the order plate 10, the push switch 40 is placed on the back of the order mark 14 through the order plate 10. By pressing the position of the push switch 40, the customer's requirements are transmitted to the control circuit 75 as an electrical signal through the push switch 40.

And the main body portion 30 includes a mounting portion 50 for fixing the order plate 10 to the surface of the front surface 35 so as to be replaceable. For example, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the mounting unit 50 has three surface edges fused and fixed at the front surface 35 of the main body unit 30, and one edge thereof is an open transparent vinyl plate 55. It can be made of). Therefore, the order plate 10 is configured to be detachably fixed between the vinyl plate 55 and the front surface 35 of the body portion 30 through the open edge.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, the mounting part 50 may be formed of an adhesive layer 57 formed at four edges of the front surface 35 of the main body part 30. That is, the order plate 10 may be fixed to the front surface of the main body 30 in a detachable pocket manner and may be attached using an adhesive or the like.

In particular, in the structure of the mounting portion 50 of the adhesive layer 57, the order plate 10 is attached to the adhesive layer 57 to be detachably fixed. The adhesive layer 57 removes the order plate 10 a plurality of times. In order to maintain the multi-adhesive viscosity, for example, the order plate 10 may be used as many times as the adhesive attached to the back of the "post-it" sold by the company "3M". It is to maintain viscosity that can be detached and attached.

Therefore, through the structure of the mounting portion 50 can be fixed to the front plate 35 of the main body portion 30 to detachably, even if the type of food provided by the business is changed accordingly The order plate 10 can be easily changed and used, and it is possible to apply the main body part 30 to all restaurants that provide various foods.

In addition, the main body 30 may cover the outside of the order plate 10 mounted or attached to the front surface 35 so as to prevent the order plate 10 from being exposed to the outside. Furthermore, by providing a plurality of LED lamps on one end surface of the transparent pad, the order plate can be exposed more luxuriously. In addition, the order plate is provided with an advertisement display unit, it can be configured to receive an advertising sponsor to expose the advertisement to the order plate itself.

On the other hand, the electronic order menu board 1 according to the present invention, when the customer presses the order display 14 of the advertisement food printed on the order plate 10 at the table or seat, press to send an electrical signal on the back The operation unit 70 is configured to wirelessly request various information to the counter C and the kitchen through the switch 40.

As shown in FIG. 4, the operation unit 70 includes a control circuit 75 to which the respective push switches 40 of the main body 30 are electrically connected, and the control circuit 75 to supply power to the control circuit 75. And a power switch 77 connected to on and off.

Such an operation unit 70 is embedded in the main body 30, and a power supply (not shown) for supplying power to the control circuit 75 includes a battery or a storage battery and is embedded in the main body 30. The power switch 77 turns the power supply circuit on and off to operate the control circuit 75. Therefore, when the guest or the user turns on the power switch 77, the control circuit 75 is supplied with electric power from the power source, and the operation unit 70 operates.

In addition, the operation unit 70 is electrically connected to the control circuit 75 and has an LCD window 80 to externally display the order display 14 by the push switch 40, the customer is the push switch 40 It is equipped with an order button 82 and a cancel button 84 for operating and ordering food and cancellation by operating, together with a call button 86, the customer presses to request a surrogate operation call, and various orders and The first and second confirmation lamps 88a and 88b blink to indicate whether or not to cancel the structure.

The LCD window 80, the order button 82 and the cancel button 84, the surrogate operation call button 86, and the first and second confirmation lamps 88a and 88b of the operation unit 70 are all controlled. It is electrically connected to the circuit 75 to operate according to a predetermined program, and as shown in FIG. 4, these devices may be provided on an extension part 90 protruding on one side of the main body part 30. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the size of the order plate 10 fixed to the main body 30 is reduced, and arranged side by side under the order plate 10 to be mounted on the main body 30. It may be.

Therefore, the operation unit 70 as described above when the customer inputs the order with the push switch 40, the information is sent to the customer through the LCD window 80 and the first and second confirmation lamps 88a and 88b. Of course, through the control circuit 75 through the counter (C) and the receiver (K) of the kitchen is to transmit and receive the order details wirelessly.

The electronic order menu board 1 according to the present invention configured as described above can easily request various orders such as a customer's order, cancellation and change, or surrogate operation call directly without the employee at the table or seat.

The order method using the electronic order menu board 1 according to the present invention is, for example, as follows. First, in the state that the power switch 77 of the electronic ordering menu board 1 according to the present invention is On, the customer first selects the food menu 12 in the ordering board 10 next to the advertisement picture. When the order mark 14 is pressed, this causes the push switch 40 of the main body 30 under the order mark 14 to be pressed, and the order mark 14 is displayed on the LCD window 80. The people are read out.

In this case, the number of times the order display 14 is pressed is displayed in the LCD window 80 with the number of foods, and the additional order is sequentially displayed when the selected food or alcohol or other food is pressed. When the selection of the food is completed as described above, the order button 82 is pressed. Accordingly, the order is notified to the counter C and the receiver K of the kitchen. At this time, if the order button 82 is pressed until the first confirmation lamp 88a flashes, the second confirmation lamp 88b turns red and blinks, and the order is completed.

When the order is completed and the food is delivered as described above, and the food is desired by the customer again, the order button 82 is pressed again for about 2 seconds, and the second confirmation lamp 88b flashes, and the order wait state is again. Returning to the LCD window 80, "Do you want to order?" Is displayed and can be ordered again.

If the customer's mind changes about the ordered food and wants to cancel the order, the user presses the cancel order button 84 for a long time. In this case, the first confirmation lamp 88a flashes and the order is displayed on the LCD window 80. "Cancelled." Is flashing two or three times, and "Do you want to order?" Is displayed on the LCD (80), you can order again.

And when the customer is unable to drive because of a meal, including drinking, it will request a surrogate operation call, at this time, when the surrogate operation call button 86 provided on the operation unit 70, the message is delivered to the counter (C), The first and second confirmation lamps 88a and 88b light up simultaneously. In this state, if the deputy operation call button 86 is pressed again for about 2 seconds, the first and second confirmation lamps 88a and 88b flash and the surrogate operation request signal is automatically transmitted to the company that performs the surrogate operation. If the first and second confirmation lamps (88a, 88b) of the flashing is completed, since the surrogate operation order is completed, the pressing of the surrogate operation call button 86 is stopped.

On the other hand, the electronic order menu board 1 according to the present invention can be recognized by inserting a separate table recognition card (not shown) in each of the main body 30 in order to recognize the order table number of the customer, for example For example, the counter (C) and the receiver (K) of the kitchen can recognize whether a signal comes from the menu board (1), which has been inserted into the table, and separately inserted a table recognition card, while bringing the menu board (1) of the present invention. Can be.

Alternatively, if the signal is transmitted from the control circuit 75 of the menu plate 1 by inputting the table number in the main body 30 of the menu plate 1, the counter C and the receiver of the kitchen K You can also recognize

In this way, the electronic order menu board 1 of the present invention is provided with a push switch 40 that a guest can input, so that the guest can easily relate to food such as ordering, canceling, and changing the food directly without an employee at the table or seat. You can order your requirements. Therefore, the employee can eliminate the trouble of having to go to the table several times for seat guidance or order acceptance, which can greatly reduce the work load of the employee, and the number of employees is unnecessary in the store, thereby reducing the number of employees. In other words, the labor cost of a business can be greatly saved.

In addition, the present invention can be ordered by directly sending the surrogate operation requirements to the relevant company by pressing the surrogate operation call button 86 of the menu board 1, if the customer needs a surrogate operation. Therefore, it is possible to greatly reduce the work load of the counter (C) during a busy time, as well as to provide immediate service without delay, so that customers do not feel uncomfortable. It is done easily.

In addition, the present invention, because the order plate 10 is fixed to the main body 30 through the mounting portion 50 is detachable, if the sales menu of the business is changed, replace the order plate 10 in the shop newly You can change and use the food you provide. Therefore, even in the case of changing the food periodically in the shop by changing the order plate 10 to the main body 30, so that it is possible to display all the various food, it is available in all restaurants.

Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, the present invention is not limited to such a specific structure. Those skilled in the art will be able to variously modify or change the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention described in the utility model registration claims below. For example, the control circuit of the main body and the counter and the receiver of the kitchen may exchange information by wire as well as wireless communication. In addition, the main body portion can be mounted on the inside of the main body portion with a number of order plates instead of two order plates, and all such modified or modified structures are obviously the scope of the present invention I want to reveal in advance that I belong to.

1 is an exploded perspective view showing the electronic order menu board according to the present invention, the order plate is fitted to the mounting portion of the main body.

2 is a cross-sectional view of the electronic order menu board according to the present invention shown in FIG.

3 is an exploded perspective view showing the electronic order menu plate according to the present invention, the order plate is fixed to the mounting portion of the main body by an adhesive method.

4 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a state in which an electronic order menu board according to the present invention transmits and receives information to a counter and a receiver of a kitchen.

Description of the Related Art

1 ..... Electronic order menu board according to the present invention

10 .... Order Edition 12 ..... Advertising Menu

14 .... Order display 30 ..... Body

32 .... folding 35 ..... front

40 ... push switch 50 ... mounting

55 ... vinyl sheet 57 ... adhesive layer

60 .... LED lamp 70 ..... Control panel

75 .... Control circuit 77 ..... Power switch

80 .... LCD window 82 ..... Order button

84 .... Cancel Button 86 ..... Call Button

88a, 88b .... 1st and 2nd confirmation lamps 90 ..... extension

C ..... Counter K ..... Receiver

Claims (4)

In the menu that describes the type of food in the restaurant, An order plate 10 on which an advertisement menu 12 of various foods provided by a business is described on the surface and an order indication 14 for ordering the food is described; A main body part 30 having the order plate 10 mounted on the front surface 35 and having a plurality of push switches 40 at positions corresponding to the order marks 14 of the order plate 10; And A control circuit 75 electrically connected to each push switch 40 of the main body 30, and a power switch 77 connecting the control circuit 75 to a power source (not shown) to turn on and off; And an LCD window 80 that is electrically connected to the control circuit 75 to externally display the order display 14 by the push switch 40, and the customer operates the push switch 40 to order food. And an order button 82 and a cancel button 84 for canceling, and a call button 86 that the customer presses to directly request a surrogate operation call are provided on one side, so that the customer inputs the order information and inputs the information. An operation unit 70 configured to wirelessly transmit and receive the contents of the order to the counter C and the receiver K of the kitchen through the control circuit 75; Including a guest is configured to wirelessly request the counter (C) and the receiver (K) of the kitchen information of the food order, change and cancellation and surrogate operation call through the push switch 40 at the table or seat Electronic order menu board (1). According to claim 1, wherein the push switch 40 of the main body 30 is made of a membrane switch (membrane switch) so that the customer presses the push switch 40 through the order plate 10 to order the requirements An electronic order menu board (1) characterized by the above-mentioned. 3. The advertisement of the order plate 10 according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the order plate 10 is covered and protected by a transparent transparent pad, and the advertisement of the order plate 10 is caused by light emission of a plurality of LEDs provided at the edge end surfaces of the transparent pad. Electronic order menu board (1), characterized in that the menu is exposed to the outside. The electronic order menu board of claim 1, wherein the main unit 30 inserts a separate table recognition card or directly inputs a table number to recognize a customer's order table number on a counter or a receiver. One).

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