Order terminal and order entry system using same, and method for changing input mode of order terminal
AssigneeNEC Infrontia Corporation
InventorTakuya Hirao
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Abstract
Provided is an order terminal for inputting a customer's order that operates in any one of a staff mode of being operated by an employee and a customer mode of being operated by a customer as an input mode. When the employee inputs initial information on the customer in the staff mode, the input mode of the order terminal is switched over from the staff mode to the customer mode to allow the customer to input an order.
Claims14
An order entry system comprising an order terminal for inputting a customer's order and a management terminal that manages order information on a customer,
- wherein
- the order terminal operates in any one of a staff mode of being operated by an employee and a customer mode of being operated by the customer as an input mode, and transmits only initial information on the customer, which is inputted in the staff mode and comprises at least a table number, to the management terminal, and wherein,
- when the initial information is received with the management terminal as a new order,
- the input mode is automatically shifted from the staff mode to the customer mode in the wake of the reception of the new order to allow the customer to input an order.
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A method of switching an input mode of an order terminal for use in an order entry system comprising the order terminal for inputting a customer's order and a management terminal that manages order information on the customer, the order terminal operating in any one of a staff mode of being operated by an employee and a customer mode of being operated by a customer as the input mode,
- the method comprising:
- transmitting only initial information on the customer, which is inputted in the staff mode and comprises at least a table number, to the management terminal, and
- when the initial information is received with the management terminal as a new order, the input mode is automatically shifted from the staff mode to the customer mode in the wake of the reception of the new order to allow the customer to input an order.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.