1. A POS terminal for allowing a plurality of customers to pay a bill easily on a split-the-bill settlement basis, comprising:
a display unit;
a storage unit for storing information as to items ordered by the customers and amounts of money for the items;
an input unit; and
a controller for generating split-the-bill information representing the items ordered by the customers and the amounts of money for the items, in association with the respective customers, based on data entered into said in-put unit and the information stored by said storage unit, and controlling said display unit to display a split-the-bill settlement image representing each respective customer simultaneously, along with the association between the items ordered and each respective customer, and the amounts of money owed by each respective customer for the items, based on said split-the-bill information.
2. The POS terminal according to claim 1, further comprising:
a printer for printing payment slips for the respective customers based on said split-the-bill information.
3. The POS terminal according to claim 1, wherein said input unit comprises:
a communication unit for receiving data transmitted from a handy terminal through which the items ordered by the customers are entered.
4. The POS terminal according to claim 1, wherein said input unit comprises:
a mouse for outputting a signal; and
said controller generates said split-the-bill information based on the signal output from said mouse.
5. The POS terminal according to claim 1, wherein said display unit comprises:
a touch panel for outputting a signal; and
said controller generates said split-the-bill information based on the signal output from said touch panel.
6. The POS terminal according to claim 1, wherein payment of the amounts of money owed by each respective customer is not permitted until the split-the-bill information displayed on said split-the-bill settlement image is accepted.
7. A method to be carried by a POS terminal for allowing a plurality of customers to pay a bill easily on a split-the-bill settlement basis, comprising the steps of:
storing information as to items ordered by the customers and amounts of money for the items;
generating split-the-bill information representing the items ordered by the customers and the amounts of money for the items, in association with the respective customers, based on data entered into said POS terminal and the stored information; and
displaying a split-the-bill settlement image representing each respective customer simultaneously, along with the association between the items ordered and each respective customer, and the amounts of money owed by each respective customer for the items, based on said split-the-bill information.
8. The method according to claim 7, further comprising the step of:
printing payment slips for the respective customers based on said split-the-bill information.
9. The method according to claim 7, wherein payment of the amounts of money owed by each respective customer is not permitted until the split-the-bill information displayed on said split-the-bill settlement image is accepted.
10. A computer-readable medium storing a control program for enabling a computer to perform a process comprising:
storing information as to items ordered by respective customers and entered into the computer and amounts of money for the items;
generating split-the-bill information representing the items ordered by the customers and the amounts of money for the items, in association with the respective customers, based on data entered into a POS terminal and the stored information; and
displaying a split-the-bill settlement image representing each respective customer simultaneously, along with the association between the items ordered and each respective customer, and the amounts of money owed by each respective customer for the items, based on said split-the-bill information.
11. The computer readable medium according to claim 10, wherein said process further comprises:
printing payment slips for the respective customers based on said split-the-bill information.
12. The computer-readable medium according to claim 10, wherein payment of the amounts of money owed by each respective customer is not permitted until the split-the-bill information displayed on said split-the-bill settlement image is accepted.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. An anti-slip treatment pad comprising a band with two ends and having a treatment pad characterized in that the two ends are provided with a fastening unit and the band forms into a circular body by fastening the two ends of the band to each other, and the band is applied onto any part of the body and is fastened by means of the fastening unit to form the anti-slip treatment pad.
2. The anti-slip treatment pad of claim 1, wherein the band is elastic and being made from a water resistant material.
3. The anti-slip treatment pad of claim 1, wherein the treatment pad is a hot treatment pad or a cold treatment pad.
4. The anti-slip treatment pad of claim 1, wherein the internal and external said of the two ends of the band are provided with a first fastening plate and a second fastening plate.
5. The anti-slip treatment pad of claim 1, wherein the two ends of the band are provided with a first fastening element and a second fastening element such that the first and second fastening element fastens to each other to form a circular body.
6. The anti-slip treatment pad of claim 1, wherein the circular band is provided with a bag with an opening for holding a treatment pad.
7. The anti-slip treatment pad of claim 6, wherein the opening is mounted with a seal element to prevent pad from falling out from the opening.
8. The anti-slip treatment pad of claim 7, wherein the fastening element is a zip or a self-fastening VELCRO, facilitating the withdrawal or insertion of a treatment pad.
9. The anti-slip treatment pad of claim 1, wherein the band is provided with a plurality of elastic bands corresponding to the treatment pad, and the end portion of each elastic band and the corresponding surface of the circular band are respectively provided with a first and a second fastening plate, such that a user can secure the elastic band onto the circular band.