1. principle
Electronic cookbooks are electronic devices that use tablet computers as carriers to replace traditional paper cookbooks and ordering treasures. It uses the hard disk of ipad tablet computer to store dishes pictures, and uses Wifi chip and server for wireless communication, which not only realizes the function of displaying dishes in paper recipes, but also realizes the functions of various dishes management, table position management, information query and so on of catering software.
2. Function and interface description
The standard electronic menu interface mainly consists of menu classification page, menu detail page, bill page and waiter operation page.
The so-called classified page is the classified catalogue of hotel drinks and food. The classification of electronic cookbooks is different from that of paper cookbooks. It can automatically count how many dishes there are under this classification.
The so-called dish detail page is the big picture display page of the dish. In this page, users can view the big picture of the dishes. The advantage of electronic cookbooks over paper cookbooks is that they can support multiple large pictures. Restaurants can shoot dishes from all angles, make three-dimensional slides and introduce dishes in words, thus inducing consumption. In addition, the standard electronic cookbook also uses the sliding page turning of the tablet computer to display the performance of dishes and pictures in a rotating way, which makes the use experience more friendly. When the user likes this dish, click the Select button to select this dish. After the dishes are selected, customers can change the quantity and add taste notes without the participation of waiters.
The third important page is the billing page. Electronic recipes can automatically complete the bills that should have been recorded by the waiter with paper and pen. The bill page allows customers to return the dishes themselves, change the quantity and taste, and automatically calculate the total price before placing an order.
The fourth important page is for the waiter. In this page, the waiter can complete the common catering software functions such as opening a table, placing an order, waiting for a call, changing tables, merging tables, inquiring and booking, returning dishes, etc., and send the information to the server, which will send it to the kitchen printer.
Using this process
The process of using standard electronic recipes is the same as that of paper recipes. Just like the traditional way of ordering food, customers can complete the process of checking and selecting food by themselves when they hand it to customers. When placing an order in the last step, the waiter needs to come and confirm. After placing the order, the kitchen can print out the receipt. Instead of the traditional ordering software, you need to open the table before ordering. After all, electronic recipes are for customers, not for waiters. Only in this way can the workload of waiters be saved, thus further reducing the number of waiters and reducing the labor cost.
Electronic cookbooks that can be used without turning on the channel first have a very important advantage, that is, they are simple and easy to use, because electronic cookbooks are generally connected to the server by Wifi signals. In places with poor Wifi signal, non-standard electronic recipes will not be used normally because they can't open the channel.
4. Other functions
On the basis of the above functions, the standard electronic cookbook must also have the following functions for easy use.
(1) offline function. That is, the pictures of dishes must be stored in the electronic menu, and dishes can be searched and selected in places where there is no signal, so it is not necessary to exchange information with the server all the time, which makes up for the shortage of Wifi signal.
(2) Translation function. We can't ask the waiters who graduated from junior high school to know many foreign languages, but electronic recipes can, thus solving the problem of foreigners eating.
(3) kitchen printing function. After the dishes are ordered from the electronic menu at the front desk, the kitchen automatically prints out the documents, which saves the time for food delivery. Laodian Dining Bao has some functions, which need to be supported continuously.