Self-help food-ordering device and method for ordering food by oneself

Abstract

The invention discloses a self-service order device which comprises a shell body, a touch screen which is arranged on the shell body for displaying dish information and sending the order information of a consumer to a control unit, a money identification device which is arranged on the shell body for receiving money, a first printer which is arranged on the shell body for printing an account bill voucher slip and an identification verification barcode, the control unit which is arranged inside the shell body and connected with the touch screen, the money identification device and the first printer respectively; the control unit is used for calculating the consumption amount according to the order information of the consumer, controlling the first printer to print the account bill voucher slip and the identification verification barcode according to the consumption amount and the money received by the money identification device. By the self-service order and billing on the self-service order device of the consumer, the workload and the number of waiters are reduced and the salary cost of a restaurant is saved; additionally, problems such as cash management, accounting error and missing and discount in the catering industry can be solved.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the field of catering service equipment, in particular to a self-service ordering device and a method for self-service ordering. Background technique [0002] At present, most of the ordering methods in restaurants rely on the waiter's manual ordering. For example, after the customer is seated, the waiter records the customer's order information with a pen or terminal, and the customer can only order through the menu provided by the restaurant. , The menu usually includes the name of the dish and pictures, or even only the name of the dish. In order to attract customers to eat, the pictures of the menu are usually treated specially, which is quite different from the actual dishes, and the guests know little about the dishes. In addition, the guests always go to the waiter to check out after consumption. In this way, the restaurant needs a large number of waiters to serve the guests, which increases the workload of the waiters a...

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[0002] At present, most of the ordering methods in restaurants rely on the waiter's manual ordering. For example, after the customer is seated, the waiter records the customer's order information with a pen or terminal, and the customer can only order through the menu provided by the restaurant. , the menu usually includes the name of the dish and the picture, or even just the name of the dish, and in order to attract customers to eat, the pictures of the menu are usually treated specially, which is quite different from the actual dishes, and the guests know little about the dishes

In addition, the guests always ask the waiter to check out after consumption. In this way, the restaurant needs a large number of waiters to serve the guests, which increases the workload of the waiters and increases the cost of the restaurant.

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