Electronic cash register system for food dispensing business
First Claim
1. An electronic cash register system for a food dispensing business, comprising:
- an electronic cash register main body, and an order information entering unit, provided separately from said electronic cash register main body, for accepting and providing order information for ordered items having respective prices, said order information entering unit includingorder information entry means for entering said order information into said order information entering unit,storage means for storing said order information entered by said order information entry means, andoutput coupling means for coupling said order information entering unit to said electronic cash register main body, and for outputting said order information stored in said storage means; and
said electronic cash register main body includinginput coupling means for coupling said electronic cash register main body to said order information entering unit, and for receiving said order information from said output coupling means of said order information entering unit,manual input command means for receiving manual inputs and initiating the transfer of said order information from said order information entering unit to said electronic cash register main body in response to at least one of said manual inputs,printing means responsive to said order information for printing out said order informationdetermining means, responsive to said manual input command means, for determining whether said output coupling means is coupled to said input coupling means, and for providing a detection signal indicating said output coupling means being coupled to said input coupling means, andcontrol means, responsive to said detection signal, for reading said order information stored in said storage means, and for providing said order information read from said storage means to said printing means for printing said order information.
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Abstract
An electronic cash register system for a food dispensing business comprises an electronic cash register main body and an order information entering unit. The entering unit is adapted to collect and store as order information the information concerning codes of the items such as foods and drinks ordered by a customer and the information identifying a customer such as a table number, a customer identifiable code or the like, when such information is manually entered by a waitress in accepting an order from the customer. The entering unit is further adapted to be detachably coupled to the electronic cash register main body so that the above described information may be transferred from the entering unit to the electronic cash register main body. The electronic cash register main body is adapted such that when the entering unit is coupled to the main body the names of the items are printed out onto an order slip based on the above described order information collected and stored in the entering unit with respect to the same customer or table.
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1. An electronic cash register system for a food dispensing business, comprising:
- an electronic cash register main body, and an order information entering unit, provided separately from said electronic cash register main body, for accepting and providing order information for ordered items having respective prices, said order information entering unit including
order information entry means for entering said order information into said order information entering unit, storage means for storing said order information entered by said order information entry means, and output coupling means for coupling said order information entering unit to said electronic cash register main body, and for outputting said order information stored in said storage means; and said electronic cash register main body including input coupling means for coupling said electronic cash register main body to said order information entering unit, and for receiving said order information from said output coupling means of said order information entering unit, manual input command means for receiving manual inputs and initiating the transfer of said order information from said order information entering unit to said electronic cash register main body in response to at least one of said manual inputs, printing means responsive to said order information for printing out said order information determining means, responsive to said manual input command means, for determining whether said output coupling means is coupled to said input coupling means, and for providing a detection signal indicating said output coupling means being coupled to said input coupling means, and control means, responsive to said detection signal, for reading said order information stored in said storage means, and for providing said order information read from said storage means to said printing means for printing said order information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10)
- an electronic cash register main body, and an order information entering unit, provided separately from said electronic cash register main body, for accepting and providing order information for ordered items having respective prices, said order information entering unit including
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8. An electronic cash register system for a food dispensing business, said system comprising:
- an electronic cash register main body, and an order information entry unit for accepting and providing order information including customer identification information, for ordered items, each item having a respective price, said unit including
order information entry means for entering said order information into said order information entering unit; storage means, having storing regions, for storing said order information; and output coupling means for coupling said order information entering unit to said electronic cash register main body, and for providing, as an output, said order information stored in said storage means; and
,said electronic cash register main body having a registering operation, an order slip issuing mode, and another operation mode, including input coupling means for coupling said electronic cash register main body to said order information entering unit, and for receiving said order information from said output coupling means; manual input command means for receiving manual inputs and initiating the transfer of said order information from said order information entering unit to said electronic cash register main body in response to at least one of said manual inputs; determining means, responsive to said manual input command means, for determining whether said output coupling means is coupled to said input coupling means, and for providing a detection signal indicating said output coupling means being coupled to said input coupling means; operation mode selecting means for selecting one of said order slip issuing mode and said another operation mode in response to said detection signal and to at least one of said manual inputs; printing means responsive to said order information for printing out said order information; and control means responsive to said detection signal, for reading said order information stored in said storage means, for providing said order information read from said storage means to said printing means, for controlling said printing means in response to said cash register main body being in said order slip issuing mode, and for controlling said registering operation in response to said cash register main body being in said another operation mode.
- an electronic cash register main body, and an order information entry unit for accepting and providing order information including customer identification information, for ordered items, each item having a respective price, said unit including
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