JPH0773256A - Remaining liquor control system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a remaining liquor control system which can easily and always offer a customer the liquor of a single brand remaining in a kept bottle and also the liquor of another brand equivalent to the volume obtained by multiplying the volume of the liquor remaining in the bottle by a prescribed coefficient and therefore enables the customer to drink various brands of liquor in addition to his original brand kept in a bottle in order to increase the number of regular customers. CONSTITUTION:In a remaining liquor control system applied to a 'bottle-keep' drinking parlor, the liquor containers 1-3 are provided to contain plural brands of liquor for customers together with the open/close valves 7-9 which are electrically controlled. Furthermore a control means P is added to open and close the valve 7-9 of the containers 1-3 containing each designated brand of liquor so that the volume of liquor equivalent to the value obtained by multiplying the volume of liquor of a single brand remaining in a kept bottle by a prescribed coefficient is calculated and the liquor of the designated brand is supplied in accordance with the calculated volume of liquor.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a liquor remaining amount management system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There is a so-called bottle-keeping system as a method of providing alcoholic beverages in restaurants such as bars and snacks. This is a system in which alcoholic beverages are provided to customers at a discounted price, and the store keeps the portion that is not completely consumed for a certain period or indefinitely. The customer receives a card showing the bottle number, customer name, etc. as a receipt,
The next time you visit the store, you will be able to show the card, receive the deposited bottle, and drink up within the deadline. This system is widely used because the store side can obtain a fixed number of customers, and the customer side is also cheap in price as described above.

However, this system requires the store side to store a large number of bottles kept,
This is an obstacle to effectively using the limited space in the store. In addition, the deposited bottle is naturally unsealed, so that it is not suitable for long-term storage of the liquor inside, and there is a problem in quality maintenance. This problem is particularly noticeable for perishable foods such as sake.

Therefore, in order to solve such a problem,
In Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 2-73200, the following liquor providing device for restaurants has been proposed.

That is, in the liquor providing device for restaurants proposed in the above-mentioned published utility model publication, the recording device for reading the identification code recorded on the card and the storage device for recording the liquor brand information and the liquor amount information are connected. To the control device
A container is filled with a liquor and a weighing device for weighing liquor is connected, and based on information from the brewing brand information in the storage device corresponding to the identification code read by the recording device by the control device, liquor amount information and the weighing device. It controls the filling device to measure and fill alcohol into the container.

[0006] According to this device, a bottle is filled with alcohol for each customer visit, and the alcohol left over is stored as numerical information by recording the remaining amount, and the alcohol itself is recovered. Can be provided sequentially,
Unlike conventional systems, it does not require a large storage space for bottles to be kept, and it can always provide fresh liquor. Moreover, various customer information is stored along with the remaining amount of liquor, and customer management is easy. There is an advantage.

[0007]

However, when the bottle is kept as described above, the customer side
Only the sake that is kept emotionally will be consumed, and the variation tends to be poor.

Therefore, according to the present invention, when a bottle of alcohol of one brand is kept, for example, alcohol other than the alcohol kept can be provided to the customer within a range equivalent to the remaining amount of alcohol of the bottle kept. It is intended to provide a liquor remaining amount management system.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a liquor remaining amount management system for use in a bottle keeping system, which is capable of providing a plurality of brands of liquor to a customer. Based on the remaining amount of one liquor container that holds a plurality of brands of liquor to be provided to each customer and one bottle of the bottle that is kept, the amount equivalent to the value obtained by multiplying the predetermined coefficient for other brands is calculated. A control means for opening and closing an opening / closing valve of a container for storing the designated brand of liquor is provided so as to supply the designated brand of liquor according to these amounts.

The liquor remaining amount management system of the present invention uses the remaining amount of one brand of bottle kept as a reference, and the amount corresponding to a value obtained by multiplying the remaining amount of this one brew brand by a predetermined coefficient. It is desirable to further include a ticket issuing device for issuing a liquor remaining amount display card in which a graph is drawn.

It is desirable that the control means comprises a processor, a memory, an input panel, and a drive means for driving the on-off valve.

[0012] It is desirable that the above-mentioned predetermined coefficient is determined on the basis of almost the commercial price of the alcoholic beverage. Further, the card includes not only a card in the ordinary sense but also a receipt-like card.

If a plurality of the alcoholic beverage remaining amount management systems of the present invention are separately constructed and connected to each other by a communication system, the alcoholic beverage residual amount management can be performed online. Further, among the constituent elements of the control means, the processor and the memory can be configured by a computer. That is, the liquor remaining amount management system of the present invention can be effectively constructed using a commercially available personal computer.

[0014]

In the liquor remaining amount management system of the present invention, the remaining amount of one liquor brand kept in the bottle and the value obtained by multiplying the remaining amount of this one liquor brand by a predetermined coefficient for other brands Equivalent amount to the customer at any time, and even if the customer bottle-holds a brand of liquor, the customer can drink a variety of liquors, thus immobilizing the customer. Can be further improved.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A liquor remaining amount management system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram for explaining a liquor remaining amount management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. In this figure, reference numerals 1, 2 and 3 are different from each other and can be provided to customers. The 1st container, the 2nd container, and the 3rd container which each stored liquor are shown, respectively. These containers include
The supply passages 4, 5 and 6 facing downward are provided respectively, and the supply passages 4, 5 and 6 are opened and closed to the containers 1, 2, 3 respectively. On-off valves 7, 8 and 9 for controlling the supply of alcoholic beverages inside are provided. The on-off valves 7, 8, 9 are, for example, electronically controlled electromagnetic valves, and are connected to a drive circuit 10 for opening and closing the valves. This drive circuit 10
It is connected to the processor 11, the operation of which is controlled by the processor 11, and the operation of the drive circuit 10 is controlled on the basis thereof.

The processor 11 is connected to an input panel 12, which is composed of, for example, a keyboard used in a general personal computer. By operating the input panel 12, the name of the store, the brand of liquor that can be provided, and a predetermined coefficient weighted for other brands when the amount of liquor of one brand is set to 1, for example, 1.
Information such as the customer's name or name, address, date of birth, etc. such as 5, 0.8 can be input to the processor 11. These pieces of information are processed by the processor 11 and stored in the memory 13 connected to the processor 11. The processor 11 is also adapted to input the remaining amount of the bottled sake brand kept. A method of inputting the remaining amount and the like will be described later. The processor 11 has, as a main action, the remaining amount of one brewery brand kept in the bottle as a reference,
For other brands, the amount corresponding to the value obtained by multiplying the predetermined coefficient is calculated. In addition, the processor 11,
As the memory 13, a personal computer can be used almost as it is. Therefore, the processor 11, the input panel 12, the memory 13, and the printer 15 are
It can be constituted by a personal computer P in an ordinary operable state (that is, including a printer, a keyboard, etc.).

As described above, the open / close valve 7, 8 or 9 of the selected container 1, 2 or 3 is opened to receive the supplied liquor, so that the container is below the container and above the measuring device 14. The bottle B placed on is placed. The weighing device 14 measures the amount of liquor supplied into the bottle B by weight and outputs it to the processor 11 in the state of being converted into an electric signal. The processor 11 closes the on-off valves 7, 8 and 9 when the measured amount of liquor reaches the remaining amount of liquor kept or equivalent to the remaining amount of liquor of another brand. .

The processor 11 also includes a printer 1
5 is connected to the printer 15, and the printer 15 displays the remaining amount of the alcoholic beverage by the action of the processor 11 to display the remaining amount of one brewing brand of the kept bottle and the calculated remaining amount of another brewing brand. The card 21 is issued.

An example of the alcoholic beverage remaining amount display card 21 will be described below with reference to FIG. It should be noted that the card includes not only a card in the normal sense but also a receipt-shaped card issued from a cash register (so-called register) and a sheet-shaped card issued from a printer connected to a personal computer or the like. .

On the alcohol remaining amount display card 21, various description fields as shown in FIG. 2 are arranged, and predetermined items are described or displayed in each description field.

The liquor remaining amount display card 21 has a customer name column 22 on the upper left portion thereof. This customer name column 22
The customer name that keeps the bottle of alcoholic beverage is written in.
In this embodiment, it is described as “Mr.

Further, a card issue date column 23 for recording the date when this card is issued is arranged on the upper right part of the alcohol remaining amount display card 21. In this issue date column 23,
In addition to the above date, the issuing time may be described. In this example, "January 1, 1991" is described.

At the central portion in the vertical direction of the alcoholic beverage remaining amount display card 21, an alcoholic beverage residual amount display column 24 for displaying the residual amounts of a plurality of types of alcoholic beverages, that is, the brands of alcoholic beverages that the customer can drink and the amount thereof, is arranged. Has been done. This alcoholic beverage residual quantity display column 24
Is provided with liquor remaining amount display portions B1, B2, B3 in the shape of bottles corresponding to a plurality of brands of liquor. In the present embodiment, the number of the remaining alcoholic beverage display portions is three, but the number is not limited to this, and it is possible to display all the alcoholic beverages that can be provided at the store. desirable.

Below the liquor remaining amount display portions B1, B2, B3, the brand name of the liquor is displayed in the brand name description portion C, respectively.
1, C2, C3 are arranged.

The alcoholic beverage remaining amount display portions B1, B2, B
In 3, the levels L1, L2, and L3 indicating the remaining amount of liquor in the kept bottle and the amount of the remaining amount of liquor in the kept bottle multiplied by a predetermined coefficient are displayed. .

For example, if the remaining amount of liquor in the kept bottle is displayed on the remaining liquor display unit B1, the amount of other kinds of liquor that can be provided to the customer is the remaining liquor display unit B2, B.
3 will be displayed. And the remaining amount display part B2 of alcoholic beverages
The liquor indicated by is lower than the price of the liquor whose remaining amount is indicated by level L1 on the remaining amount of liquor display unit B1, and the liquor indicated by remaining amount display unit B3 of liquor is indicated by the level L
When the price is higher than the price of the liquor whose remaining amount is 1, the liquor remaining amount display portion B2 indicates a level L2 higher than the level L1, and the liquor remaining amount display portion B3 indicates a level L3 lower than the level L1. Shown. The level of these levels is a predetermined coefficient determined by the ratio in the price of each type of liquor based on the price of the liquor whose remaining amount is indicated by the level L1 in the liquor remaining amount display portion B1. It is assumed that the height is multiplied and calculated in the processor 11.

An issuing store column 25 is provided at the bottom of the alcoholic beverage remaining amount display card 21. This issuer column 25
The name of the store that issued this card 1 is displayed on the screen. In this embodiment, "○○ □□ store" is displayed.

Next, the operation of the alcoholic beverage remaining amount management system 1 described above will be briefly described.

First, at the time of bottle keeping, the first customer is asked about his / her name, birthday, address, etc., and this is input and stored in a personal computer or the like. At the same time, the brand name of the bottle kept is also stored. Then, when the customer returns, the remaining amount of liquor in the bottle B kept is weighed. It is desirable that this weighing be performed by also using the above-described weighing device 14, and therefore, the remaining amount is automatically input to the processor 11, and the remaining amount is associated with the name, address, etc., and stored in the memory. 13 is stored. At the same time, the remaining amount of the other alcoholic beverages is calculated in relation to the remaining amount of the alcoholic beverages. Input panel 1 if needed
By operating 2, the alcohol remaining amount display card 21 as shown in FIG. 2 can be issued and handed to the customer.
As a result, the customer can confirm the type and amount of alcoholic beverage that he can drink at the next time he visits the store.

Then, when the next customer comes to the store, the name (if this alone cannot identify the person, other,
Address, date of birth, etc.) and call out the remaining amount of alcohol. In order to make the name of this customer and the called data visible, it is desirable to install a display device in the system. In this state, the customer is asked about the brand of alcoholic beverage to be provided at that time, and the containers 1 and 2 of that brand are provided.
Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 1, the bottle B placed on the weighing device 14 is placed under the numeral 3, and in this state, if the brand is input through the input panel 12, the processor 11 instructs it. , The on-off valve 7 via the drive circuit 10,
One of the open / close valves 8 and 9 is selected to perform the open / close operation. In this way, when the opening / closing valve is opened, alcohol in a predetermined brand is provided in the bottle B. The supply amount of this liquor into the bottle B is continuously measured by the measuring device 14, and when the measured amount becomes the same as the remaining amount or the corresponding remaining amount, the processor 11 outputs a close signal to the drive circuit 10. To the drive circuit 10 to close the on-off valve. As a result, the selected alcoholic beverage is supplied in the bottle B in an amount corresponding to the previous remaining amount, and the bottle B is provided to the customer. In this system, it is considered that there is a time lag between the metering of the supply amount and the closing time of the on-off valve, but such an error is a systematic error, so the correction is easy. At the time of coming to the store this time, if there is a remaining amount in the bottle B, the liquor remaining amount display card 21 is issued as in the case of the first coming to the store. The above is repeated until the alcohol in the bottle B is exhausted.

When the above system is expanded,
A host computer and a terminal can be networked and can be operated online, so that it is possible to drink bottled alcohol and other alcoholic beverages throughout the country or even overseas.

[0033]

As described above, according to the liquor remaining amount management system of the present invention, even if the customer keeps the bottle at the store, various kinds of liquor can be provided within the range that the store can provide. In addition to being convenient to drink, the store side can manage the remaining amount of liquor and grasp the frequency of customers' visits to the store, so that customer management can be performed efficiently and accurately. .

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a liquor remaining amount management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a liquor remaining amount display card issued by the liquor remaining amount management system.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1, 2 and 3 containers 7, 8 and 9 open / close valve 10 drive circuit 11 processor 12 input panel 13 memory 14 weighing instrument 15 printer 21 liquor remaining amount display card B bottle

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A bottle-keeping liquor remaining amount management system capable of providing a plurality of brands of liquor to a customer, which is equipped with an electrically controlled on-off valve and internally provided with a plurality of brands of liquor to be provided to the customer. Based on the remaining amount of one brand of liquor container containing each liquor and the bottle kept, the amount equivalent to the value obtained by multiplying the predetermined coefficient for other brands is calculated, and the liquor of the designated brand is calculated. A liquor remaining amount management system comprising a control means for opening and closing an opening / closing valve of a container for storing the designated brand of liquor so as to supply the liquor of the designated brand. 2. The remaining amount of one brand of bottle kept, and the remaining amount of one brand of liquor drawn in a graph on the basis of the remaining amount of one brand of liquor The liquor remaining amount management system according to claim 1, further comprising a ticket issuing device for issuing a quantity display card. 3. The control means comprises a processor, a memory,
The liquor remaining amount management system according to claim 1, further comprising an input panel and a drive unit that drives the on-off valve. 4. The liquor remaining amount management system according to claim 3, wherein the processor and the memory among the constituent elements of the control means are constituted by a computer. 5. A liquor remaining amount online management system in which a plurality of liquor remaining amount management systems according to any one of claims 1 to 4 are separately constructed, and these can communicate with each other and can be controlled online.