ORDER INPUT APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EXECUTING SETTLEMENT PROCESSING AT TABLE

• US 20140236743A1
• Filed: 02/07/2014
• Published: 08/21/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 02/18/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Toshiba Tec Corporation (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Toshiba Tec Corporation (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Kobayashi, Hideo
• Application Number:
  US14/174,977
• Publication Number:
  US 20140236743A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/15
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/204 comprising interface for record bearing medium or carrier for electronic funds transfer or payment credit
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/327 Short range or proximity payments by means of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0633 Lists, e.g. purchase orders, compilation or processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/12 Hotels or restaurants
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 7/088 the card reader being part of the point of sale [POS] terminal or electronic cash register [ECR] itself

Abstract

An order input apparatus which receives input of an order information according to an order and the order information is managed with a management apparatus, comprises a short distance wireless communication section configured to establish a wireless communication with a medium adapted for an electronic settlement at a short distance; a checkout information calling module configured to call a desired checkout information relating to the order information from the management apparatus; a settlement declaration module configured to declare a settlement on the checkout information; a settlement module configured to execute a settlement processing for the checkout information through the electronic settlement with the medium the communication of which is established with the short distance wireless communication section; and an update module configured to inform the management apparatus of the information relating to the settlement with the settlement module to update the checkout information.

Claims

1. An order input apparatus which receives input of an order information according to an order and the order information is managed with a management apparatus, comprising:

a short distance wireless communication section configured to establish a wireless communication with a medium adapted for an electronic settlement at a short distance;

a checkout information calling module configured to call a desired checkout information relating to the order information from the management apparatus;

a settlement declaration module configured to declare a settlement on the checkout information;

a settlement module configured to execute a settlement processing for the checkout information, the settlement on which is declared by the settlement declaration module, through the electronic settlement with the medium the communication of which is established with the short distance wireless communication section; and

an update module configured to inform the management apparatus of the information relating to the settlement with the settlement module to update the checkout information.

2. The order input apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the settlement module further includes a notification module configured to notify a case in which the settlement processing is completed through the electronic settlement with the medium.

3. The order input apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a keyboard on which functions for supporting the input of order information relating to the order are allocated, wherein

the checkout information calling module calls the checkout information from the management apparatus if it is determined that an operation on a payment key allocated on the keyboard is performed.

4. The order input apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the settlement declaration module declares a settlement on the checkout information if it is determined that the operation on the settlement key allocated on the keyboard is performed.

5. The order input apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a display section configured to display various screens, wherein

the settlement module displays a message for urging the establishment of the communication with the medium on the display section and executes the settlement processing through the electronic settlement with the medium if the communication with the medium is established by the short distance wireless communication section.

6. A method for executing a settlement processing through an electronic settlement with a medium which is adapted to the electronic settlement at a table, comprising:

calling a checkout information relating to an order information;

declaring a settlement on the checkout information;

executing the settlement processing for the checkout information the settlement on which is declared through the electronic settlement with the medium the communication of which is established;

notifying information relating to the settlement declared to a management apparatus; and

updating the checkout information in the management apparatus.