Rail type consumption management device
By installing wireless radio frequency identification tags and detectors on the tracks of the slalom sushi restaurant, real-time recording and comparison of plate in and out situations, the problem of error-prone in manual inventory is solved, real-time consumption notifications are realized, and the satisfaction of customers and stores is improved.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202310709274.7
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2023-06-14
- Publication Date
- 2024-12-17
AI Technical Summary
The consumption management of existing slalom sushi restaurants is prone to errors and waste time when manual inventory is used, and customers cannot obtain consumption information in real time, which affects customer wishes and store revenue.
A track-type consumption management device is designed, using wireless radio frequency identification tags and detectors to record and compare plate in and out through containers and controllers on the tracks in real time, calculate consumption details, and provide real-time notifications.
It reduces the workload of waiters, avoids manual recording errors, improves customers' willingness to re-consumption and store revenue, and increases positive customer reviews.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The invention relates to a track-type consumption management device. Background Art
[0002] The most impressive thing about conveyor belt sushi restaurants originated in Japan is that there is a revolving track in front of the seats where customers sit, which is responsible for transporting sushi plates, allowing customers to take the sushi plates at will and enjoy the food.
[0003] After customers have finished enjoying their food, the sushi plates piled on the table need to be counted by the waiter, who will record the count results on paper and hand the paper to the customer. The customer also needs to collect the paper to confirm the consumption information and finally give it to the waiter for checkout.
[0004] From the above, we know that manual counting is prone to errors, manual recording wastes time, and customers cannot get real-time information and need to wait for the waiter to settle the amount, which can easily affect customers' willingness to consume. It will not only affect the store's revenue, but also increase negative reviews. Summary of the invention
[0005] The purpose of the present invention is to provide a track-type consumption management device.
[0006] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the present invention provides a track-type consumption management device, wherein the track-type consumption management device comprises: a track; at least one tabletop, the at least one tabletop is arranged on one side of the track, and the track is provided with a feeding area and a discharging area spaced from each other corresponding to the at least one tabletop; at least one container, the at least one container is used to place a plate, the at least one container is movably arranged on the track, the at least one container is provided with a wireless radio frequency identification tag, and the at least one container has a wireless radio frequency identification tag reader arranged corresponding to the track; at least two plate detectors, the at least two plate detectors are respectively arranged in the feeding area and the discharging area of the track; and a controller. The controller has order details, and is electrically connected to the radio frequency identification tag. The controller writes an identification code and a meal message corresponding to the identification code into the radio frequency identification tag according to the order details. The controller is electrically connected to the at least two plate detectors. The controller detects the plate via the at least two plate detectors in the feeding area and the discharging area. The controller reads the identification code of the radio frequency identification tag corresponding to the plate and the meal message corresponding to the identification code by the radio frequency identification tag reader to record the output meal details, and calculates the output consumption details by comparing the meal details with the order details.
[0007] Thus, the track-type consumption management device of the present invention provides real-time notification messages to confirm consumption, reduces the workload of restaurant waiters, avoids errors in manual records, and increases customers' willingness to consume again, which not only increases the store's revenue, but also improves customers' positive evaluation.
[0008] It is to be understood that the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0009] The various technical features of the present application and the relationship between them are further explained below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The accompanying drawings are exemplary, and some technical features are not shown in actual proportion. In addition, some drawings may omit technical features that are commonly used in the technical field to which the present application belongs and are not essential for understanding and implementing the present application, or additional technical features that are not essential for understanding and implementing the present application may be shown. In other words, the combination of the various technical features shown in the accompanying drawings is not used to limit the present application. In addition, throughout the present application, the same figure numbers refer to the same content. The specific description of the drawings is as follows:
[0010] Figure 1 It is a first schematic diagram of the track-type consumption management device of the present invention;
[0011] Figure 2 This is a second schematic diagram of the track-type consumption management device of the present invention.
[0012] Explanation of the reference numerals: 10 - track-type consumption management device; 20 - track; 20A - feeding end; 20B - discharging end; 21 - feeding area; 22 - discharging area; 30 - tabletop; 40 - container; 41 - radio frequency identification tag; 42 - radio frequency identification tag reader; 43 - marker; P - plate; 50 - plate detector; 51 - transmitter; 52 - receiver; 60 - controller; D - order details; M - delivery details; C - consumption details; 70 - order input device; 80 - cash register. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0013] Please refer to Figure 1 to Figure 2 The present invention provides a track-type consumption management device 10 including a track 20, at least one table 30, at least one container 40, at least two plate detectors 50 and a controller 60, wherein:
[0014] The track 20 has a feed end 20A and a discharge end 20B. The size, shape and / or position of the track 20 can be changed according to the business space requirements of the restaurant. Figure 1 This is only one implementation of the track 20 , but the present invention is not limited to this implementation.
[0015] The tabletop 30 is disposed on one side of the track 20. The size, shape and / or position of the tabletop 30 can be changed depending on the business space requirements of the restaurant. The track 20 is provided with a feed area 21 and a discharge area 22 spaced apart from each other corresponding to each tabletop 30. The distance between the feed area 21 and the discharge area 22 can be changed depending on the size, shape and / or area of the tabletop 30. Figure 1 This is only one implementation of the desktop 30, but the present invention is not limited to this implementation.
[0016] The container 40 is selected from one or a combination of a spherical body, a cylindrical body and a polygonal body, but is not limited to a spherical body, a cylindrical body and a polygonal body. Figure 2 This is only one embodiment of the container 40, but the present invention is not limited to this embodiment. The container 40 is placed in a plate P, and the plate P is placed with the customer's meal (such as food or drink). The container 40 is movably assembled on the track 20, and the container 40 moves between the feeding end 20A and the discharging end 20B. The plate P distributes the meal as the container 40 moves.
[0017] A detachable assembly of a wall surface of the container 40 is provided with a radio frequency identification tag (RFlD) 41, and the container 40 has a radio frequency identification tag reader 42 corresponding to the radio frequency identification tag 41. The use of radio frequency identification technology is only one embodiment, but is not limited to the use of radio frequency identification technology. The identification code and the meal information corresponding to the identification code are written into the radio frequency identification tag 41, and the radio frequency identification tag reader 42 is used to read the identification code of the radio frequency identification tag 41 and the meal information corresponding to the identification code.
[0018] The RFID tag reader 42 is arranged at any position of the track 20 as required. One position is arranged at the feed end 20A of the track 20, another position is arranged at the feed end 20A and the discharge end 20B of the track 20, and another position is arranged at the feed end 20A, the discharge end 20B and between the feed end 20A and the discharge end 20B of the track 20. Figure 1 This is only one implementation example, but is not limited to this implementation example.
[0019] Each container 40 can be equipped with a wireless radio frequency identification tag 41, and a wireless radio frequency identification tag reader 42 can be equipped with one or more wireless radio frequency identification tags 41. The number of wireless radio frequency identification tag readers 42 is two or more in order to re-read and re-confirm the identification code and the meal information corresponding to the identification code.
[0020] A marker 43 is further provided on one wall of the container 40, and the meal information is displayed on the marker 43. The meal information mentioned above has one or a combination selected from type and quantity, but is not limited to type and quantity.
[0021] Each plate detector 50 has a transmitter 51 and a receiver 52. The transmitter 51 and the receiver 52 are arranged on two sides of the track 20 corresponding to each other for detecting whether the plate P exists. The transmitter 51 and the receiver 52 are further arranged opposite to each other. The feeding area 21 and the discharging area 22 of the track 20 are respectively equipped with a plate detector 50 including a transmitter 51 and a receiver 52 to confirm whether the customer has taken the plate P to enjoy the meal. The plate detector 50 cooperates with the tabletop 30 and the track 20 to have two implementation modes as follows:
[0022] In one embodiment, when the emitting element 51 and the receiving element 52 of the plate detector 50 in the feeding area 21 corresponding to the table 30 detect the plate P, the emitting element 51 and the receiving element 52 of the plate detector 50 in the discharging area 22 no longer detect the plate P, that is, the plate P appears in the feeding area 21 but not in the discharging area 22. Therefore, the customer of this table 30 has taken the plate P away.
[0023] In the second embodiment, when the emitting element 51 and the receiving element 52 of the plate detector 50 in the feeding area 21 corresponding to the table 30 detect the plate P, the emitting element 51 and the receiving element 52 of the plate detector 50 in the discharging area 22 also detect the plate P, that is, the plate P appears in the feeding area 21 and the discharging area 22 respectively. Therefore, the customer at this table 30 has not taken the plate P away.
[0024] The controller 60 has the order details D. The controller 60 is electrically connected to the RFID tag 41 . The controller 60 writes the identification code and the meal information corresponding to the identification code into the RFID tag 41 according to the order details D.
[0025] The controller 60 is electrically connected to the RFID tag reader 42. When the container 40 passes through the RFID tag reader 42, the controller 60 reads the identification code of the RFID tag 41 and the meal information corresponding to the identification code to record the meal output details M.
[0026] The controller 60 is electrically connected to the indicator 43 , and the customer can know the delivered meal through the indicator 43 .
[0027] The controller 60 is electrically connected to the transmitter 51 and the receiver 52 of the plate detector 50. The controller 60 detects the existence of the plate P through the plate detectors 50 in the feeding area 21 and the discharging area 22, confirms that each table top 30 has taken out the plate P from different containers 40, and the controller 60 reads the identification code of the wireless radio frequency identification tag 41 corresponding to the plate P and the meal information corresponding to the identification code by the wireless radio frequency identification tag reader 42 to record the output meal details M, and compares the meal details M with the order details D to calculate the output consumption details C.
[0028] The meal delivery details M include one or a combination of tabletop, identification code, meal information, and passing time, but are not limited to tabletop, identification code, meal information, and passing time. The consumption details C include one or a combination of type, quantity, and amount, but are not limited to type, quantity, and amount.
[0029] Generally, the ordering details D and the consumption details C are consistent. However, it is possible that an order is placed but not picked up. For example, for a serving of shrimp, although the ordering details D records a serving of shrimp, the serving details M does not record the serving of shrimp being picked up. Therefore, the consumption details C will not have a record of consuming a serving of shrimp.
[0030] Or there is a situation where the wrong meal is ordered. For example, for a serving of shrimp, although the order record D records a serving of shrimp, the delivery record M does not record a serving of shrimp being taken, but instead records a serving of sushi being taken. Therefore, the consumption record C does not record a serving of shrimp, but does record a serving of sushi. The purpose of the comparison is to confirm the above situation and generate the correct consumption record C.
[0031] The track-type consumption management device 10 further includes an order input device 70, which is a touch display for inputting meals. Each table 30 is equipped with an order input device 70. The controller 60 is electrically connected to the order input device 70. The customer of each table 30 inputs meals into the order input device 70, and the controller 60 generates the order details D. The order details D have one or a combination of type, quantity and amount, but are not limited to type, quantity and amount.
[0032] The track-type consumption management device 10 further includes a cash register 80 electrically connected to the controller 60. The controller 60 transmits the consumption details C to the cash register 80. The waiter learns the consumption details C of each table 30 through the cash register 80. After consumption, the customer of each table 30 directly goes to the cash register 80 to check out. The controller 60 can also transmit the consumption details C to the order input device 70 to provide customers with real-time information.
[0033] In summary, the controller 60 of the present invention detects the existence of the plate P through the plate detector 50 of the feeding area 21 and the discharging area 22, and the RFID tag reader 42 corresponding to the plate P reads the identification code of the RFID tag 41 and the meal information corresponding to the identification code to record the output meal details M, and compares the meal details M with the order details D to calculate the output consumption details C. In this way, the consumption is confirmed by real-time notification messages, which reduces the workload of restaurant waiters, avoids errors in manual recording, and increases customers' willingness to consume again, which not only increases the store's revenue, but also improves customers' positive evaluation.
[0034] Those skilled in the art will readily appreciate other embodiments of the present invention after considering the specification and practicing the present invention. This application is intended to cover any variations, uses or adaptations of the present invention that follow the general principles of the present invention and include common knowledge or customary techniques in the art that are not disclosed by the present invention. The specification and examples are to be considered exemplary only, and the true scope and spirit of the present invention are indicated by the following claims.
[0035] It should be understood that the present invention is not limited to the exact construction that has been described above and shown in the drawings and that various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the present invention is limited only by the appended claims.
[0036] The term "comprising" used throughout the present application should not be interpreted as being limited to what is listed thereafter; it does not exclude other structural elements or steps.
[0037] It can be understood that those skilled in the art can combine the features mentioned in one or more embodiments mentioned in the entire application with the features in other embodiments in any appropriate manner to implement the application.
[0038] Note that the above are only preferred embodiments of the present application and the technical principles used. Those skilled in the art will understand that the present application is not limited to the specific embodiments described herein, and that various obvious changes, readjustments and substitutions can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the protection scope of the present application. Therefore, although the present application is described in more detail through the above embodiments, the present application is not limited to the above embodiments, and may also include more other equivalent embodiments without departing from the technical concept of the present application, all of which belong to the protection scope of the present application.
Claims
1. A track-type consumption management device, characterized in that: The track-type consumption management device comprises: track; At least one tabletop, the at least one tabletop is arranged on one side of the track, and the track is provided with a feeding area and a discharging area spaced apart from each other corresponding to the at least one tabletop; At least one container, the at least one container is placed in a plate, the at least one container is movably arranged on the track, the at least one container is provided with a radio frequency identification tag, and the at least one container has a radio frequency identification tag reader arranged corresponding to the track; At least two plate detectors, the at least two plate detectors are respectively arranged in the feeding area and the discharging area of the track; and A controller having order details, the controller being electrically connected to the radio frequency identification tag, the controller writing an identification code and a meal message corresponding to the identification code into the radio frequency identification tag according to the order details, the controller being electrically connected to the at least two plate detectors, the controller detecting the plate via the at least two plate detectors in the feeding area and the discharging area, the controller having the identification code of the radio frequency identification tag corresponding to the plate and the meal message corresponding to the identification code read by the radio frequency identification tag reader to record the output meal details, and calculating the output consumption details by comparing the meal details with the order details.
2. The track-type consumption management device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The at least two plate detectors have a transmitter and a receiver, the transmitter and the receiver are correspondingly arranged on two sides of the track, and the controller is electrically connected to the transmitter and the receiver to detect the plate.
3. The track-type consumption management device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The at least one container is further provided with a marker, and the meal information is displayed on the marker. The meal information has one or a combination selected from the type and quantity, and the meal serving details have one or a combination selected from the table top, the identification code, the meal information and the passing time.
4. The track-type consumption management device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The track-type consumption management device further includes an order inputter, which is arranged on the at least one desktop. The controller is electrically connected to the order inputter. The order inputter inputs the meal and generates the order details through the controller. The order details are selected from one or a combination of type, quantity and amount.
5. The track-type consumption management device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The track-type consumption management device further includes a cash register, which is electrically connected to the controller, and the controller transmits the consumption details to the cash register.
6. The track-type consumption management device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The track-type consumption management device further includes a cash register, which is electrically connected to the controller, and the controller transmits the consumption details to the order input device.
7. The track-type consumption management device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The radio frequency identification tag reader assembly is disposed at the feed end of the track.
8. The track-type consumption management device according to claim 7, characterized in that: The radio frequency identification tag reader is arranged at the discharge end of the track.
9. The track-type consumption management device according to claim 8, characterized in that: The radio frequency identification tag reader assembly is arranged between the feed end and the discharge end of the track.
10. The track-type consumption management device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The track further has a feed end and a discharge end, and the at least one container moves between the feed end and the discharge end.