Order receiving apparatus and order receiving method

An order receiving apparatus, comprising:

• an order receiving unit configured to receive an order on menu items;
• an order determination unit configured to determine the order on the menu items received by the order receiving unit;
• an order output unit configured to output, to a server, the data of the menu items the order on which is determined by the order determination unit;
• a first storage section configured to store an amount obtained by adding up the prices of the menu items the order on which is received by the order receiving unit;
• a second storage section configured to store an amount obtained by adding up the prices of the menu items the order on which is determined by the order determination unit;
• a price processing unit configured to add the price of each menu item to the first storage section every time the order on the menu item is received by the order receiving unit, add the amount stored in the first storage section to the second storage section in response to the determination of the order carried out by the order determination unit, and clear the first storage section;
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• an amount output unit configured to output the amounts stored in the first and second storage sections.