JP2000181976A - Food management and food obtaining device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily manage food and to easily procure lacking food. SOLUTION: This device is provided with the food data provision system means 100 of a food provider and the food management and cooking data provision system means 200 of a consumer. Food data relating to the various kinds of the food and cooking data relating to various kinds of cooking are comparison-computed by an arithmetic means 260, a difference between the food and cooking data is calculated and the lacking food and required food are procured through a communication means.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a food management and food obtaining apparatus for procuring various foods required at home from a food provider via a communication means as desired.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when a consumer purchases groceries, bulk purchases are mainly performed in view of the current lifestyle, so that management of foods at home is important. That is, it is considered that it is difficult for the consumer to sufficiently manage all the foods in the home, such as purchasing the same item despite forgetting to purchase a lot, forgetting to buy or shortage.

[0003] As for the integrated system of the present invention, such as a food obtaining device, there is no known system.
Regarding inventory control and the like, there is a patent application for an inventory control refrigerator as a product limited to refrigerators. For example, JP-A-6
-68114 and the like.

However, foods generally used for cooking are not all stored in a refrigerator or the like. For example, vegetables such as root vegetables, dried products, fruits, retort foods, packed foods, and various seasonings are subject to management. The problem remains that the management of all foods in the household is inadequate.

[0005]

That is, the consumer has to manage all foods, such as purchasing the same item despite many purchases, and often forgetting to buy or missing items. There is a difficult task to do enough.

[0006] In addition, although management devices for foods stored in refrigerators and the like are provided, the management of all the foods in the home is insufficient, and the management devices require a great deal of labor. Also, there is a problem that the object of the present invention is not to provide information on appropriate foods and various seasonings by utilizing food management data as well as simply managing inventory.

[0007] The present invention provides a food management system capable of easily managing all the foods in the home for the above-mentioned consumers, and based on the management data of all the foods, the number of consumers, desired food varieties and the like. To provide a comprehensive food management and food acquisition system that also provides appropriate food data.

[0008]

As a means for solving the above-mentioned problems, the present invention relates to a card-like medium in which various data of all the foods purchased as the first invention are inputted as digital information, and a card. Reading means for reading data of the data means of the card-shaped medium, input means for additionally inputting various data when the data content of the data means of the card-shaped medium is incomplete, and performing various operations by the user, and Detecting means for detecting the remaining amount of food and various seasonings, food data storing means for storing food data of all foods inputted from the reading means and input means, and a dish for storing data relating to various dishes The data information storage means processes various data from the data stored in the food data storage means and the dish data stored in the dish data storage means, and performs appropriate processing. And arithmetic means for presenting the physical data,
Display means for displaying the contents of the reading means, the input means, the remaining amount detecting means, the respective storage means, the calculating means, etc., and the reading means, the input means, the remaining amount detecting means, the respective storing means, the calculating means, etc., and the displaying means, etc. Communication means for transmitting order data for ordering missing or necessary food from the information, receiving information about food managed by the food provider, reading means, input means, remaining amount By providing a food management and food acquisition device including a detection unit, each storage unit, a calculation unit, a display unit, and a control unit that controls a communication unit, data management of foods of a consumer can be easily performed. In the food management and food acquisition device, various types of food data and food data stored in the food data storage means by the consumer inputting the number of people, desired food type, etc. from the input means. From the various cooking data stored in the storage means, the cooking data in accordance with the input contents from the input means by the calculating means, that is, the names of various foods and seasonings used for the provided food, the required amount used, the cooking method, etc. are displayed on the display means. By displaying, food data that makes effective use of managed foods can be provided, and consumers can go directly to food providers and purchase directly, as in the past. This is a comprehensive food management and food acquisition device that enables ordering via a communication means and delivery of the ordered food from a food provider to a consumer by a delivery means or the like.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, it is equivalent to the first aspect of the present invention to easily perform the management of all the foods. By inputting, for example, various kinds of food data stored in the food data storage means and various kinds of food data stored in the dish data storage means, various kinds of cooking data in accordance with the input contents from the input means by the arithmetic means, that is, various kinds of food used for the provided dishes. The food name and seasoning name, required amount, cooking method, etc. are displayed on the display means, and when there is a shortage in the various foods and seasonings to be used, the remaining amount detection means detects it and displays the missing food data. To prevent forgetting to buy, and provide data such as necessary foods, seasonings, and cooking methods even for dishes that have never been made before. By the, it is a comprehensive food management and food available devices, such as it is possible to eliminate the waste of management food.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a food management and cooking data providing system according to the first invention. In FIG. 1, the food management and food acquisition device 10 includes a food management and food data providing system 100 for a consumer and a food data providing system 200 for a food provider.

In FIG. 1, a consumer food management and cooking data providing system 100 includes a reading unit 110 for reading various food data of all foods, an input unit 120 for a consumer to perform various operations, The remaining amount detecting means 130 for detecting the remaining amount, the food data storing means 140 for storing the food data of all the foods from the reading means 110 and the input means 120, the remaining amount detecting means 130 and the like, and storing various cooking data An arithmetic means 160 for calculating according to an instruction from the input means 120 or the like based on each data of the cooking data storage means 150 and the food data storage means 140 and the cooking data storage means 150, and the reading means 110; From the input unit 120, the food data storage unit 140, the cooking data storage unit 150, the arithmetic unit 160, etc. Display means for displaying data 170
And transmitting information such as the reading means 110, the input means 120, the food data storage means 140, the cooking data storage means 150, the calculation means 160, and the display means 170, and information of food etc. A communication means 180 for receiving from a food provider, and a display means 170 for displaying data from the reading means 110, the input means 120, the food data storage means 140, the cooking data storage means 150, the arithmetic means 160, etc. And control means 190 for performing various controls on the reading means 110, the input means 120, the food data storage means 140, the cooking data storage means 150, the arithmetic means 160, the display means 170, and the communication means 180. Have been.

In FIG. 1, a food provider's food providing system 200 includes an input means 210 for the food provider to input food data, consumer data, and the like.
Consumer data storage means 220 for storing consumer data
And a food data storage means 230 for storing food data
And communication means 240 for transmitting food data to the consumer or receiving order data from the consumer, and storing the order data from the consumer through the input means 210 and the communication means 240 or the like. Order data storage means 250
Calculating means 260 for calculating according to instructions from the input means 210, the communication means 240, the consumer order data storage means 250, etc .; the input means 210, the communication means 240, the consumer order data storage means 250; Display means 270 for displaying information such as arithmetic means 260
Output means 280 for outputting information from the input means 210, the communication means 240, the consumer order data storage means 250, the arithmetic means 260, the display means 270, etc. to a recording medium; And a control means 290 for controlling the communication means 240, the consumer order data storage means 250, the arithmetic means 260, and the display means 270.

The dish data storage means 150 includes various dish data storage sections 151 set for each kind of dish and user dish data which can be newly set by the consumer by arbitrarily inputting the dish data from the input means 30. It has a storage unit 152. FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram for reading various food data into a food management and cooking data providing system from a data unit into which various data of all foods purchased by a consumer are input, and FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram shown in FIG. It is a flowchart for reading various data of all foods.

In FIG. 2, various data of all foods purchased by the consumer are input as digital information to the data means 111 of the card-like medium at the time of the purchase of the food, and the data means 111 of the card-like medium is used for food management and provision of cooking data. By inserting the data into the reading means 110 of the system 100, the various data of all the foods automatically input to the data means 111 of the card-shaped medium under the control of the control means 190 are stored in the food data storage means 140. Things.

Here, the food data acquired for all the foods includes, for each food, the food name, volume (weight),
Various nutrients, expiration date, price, purchase date, purchase shop, etc. As shown in FIG. 3, an operation method of reading various data of all foods is as follows. The food management and cooking data providing system is turned on (activated), and the various data of all foods is read as digital information on a card-shaped medium. Data means 1
11 is inserted into the reading device 110, the control means 19
The various data of the food input to the data means 111 of the card-shaped medium via the "0" is read and displayed on the display means 170, and if there is no problem in the display information, it is automatically input to the food data storage means 140. When the data means 111 of the card-shaped medium is inserted into the reading means 120 and various data of the food inputted to the data means 111 of the card-shaped medium via the control means 190 are read and displayed on the display means 170, the display is performed. If there is a problem with the information (such as when an uninput part occurs or the input data is incorrect), the input means 1
There is an inquiry as to whether or not to input from the input unit 20 and various data can be corrected, changed, deleted, etc. by inputting from the input means 120.

FIG. 4 shows a first invention according to the present invention, in which a consumer inputs a number of people, a desired food variety, etc. from an input means 120 to display the result of the arithmetic means 160 or the like on a display means 17.
It is a display screen displayed as 0. In FIG.
4A shows a dish data screen, and FIG.
It shows the dish data provision screen of the dish selected in (A). That is, FIG. 4 (A) shows that when the consumer wants to obtain the cooking data by the food management and cooking data providing system 100 of the present invention, the input means 120 inputs the number of persons column 1.
By inputting desired contents into the desired food type column 172 and the desired food type column 172, food data storage means 140, various food data storage means 150, arithmetic means 160, and control means in which various data of all input foods are set are set. 190
By calculating the currently managed various food data and the cooking data, the name of the food 173 that can be cooked with the owned food is displayed, and the desired food name desired by the consumer is selected from the displayed various food names from the selection field 174. It should be selectable.
Displaying the calorie amount 175 of a normal meal with respect to the dish name 173 is effective in selecting more dishes. Next, FIG. 4B shows the required food name 177 and the seasoning 1 for the dish name 176 selected in FIG.
It is the screen which displayed 78 and the cooking method 179. That is, for the selected dish name 176, the food name 177 displays the necessary food name and the contents indicating the capacity and the purchase date of the food to be used when there are a plurality of food names. The seasoning 178 displays the required seasoning together with the capacity, the purchase date of the seasoning to be used when there are a plurality of seasonings, and the content indicating the standard of the capacity to be used. The cooking method 179 is a selection button for separately displaying a specific cooking method for the selected dish name. For example, when the preparation of the various foods and various seasonings described above for the selected dish name is completed, the cooking method 179 is displayed. By operating the method 179, the cooking method related to the dish is sequentially displayed,
Consumers can easily prepare dishes that have never been made by processing and cooking various foods according to the contents of the cooking indication.

FIG. 5 shows a first invention according to the present invention, in which a consumer inputs a number of people, a desired food variety, etc. from an input means 120 and a result of the arithmetic means 160 or the like is displayed on a display means 17.
It is a display screen displayed as 0. Basically, parts equivalent to those in FIGS. 4A and 4B are denoted by the same reference numerals.

In FIG. 5, FIG. 5A shows a dish data selection screen, and FIG. 5B shows a dish data provision screen of the dish selected in FIG. 5A. That is, FIG. 5A shows that when the consumer wants to obtain cooking data by the food management and cooking data providing system 100 of the present invention, he or she inputs desired contents into the number of people column 171 and the desired cooking type column 172 from the input means 120. Further, by inputting desired data in the possessed food column 300, the food data storage means 140, the various dish data storage means 150, the arithmetic means 160, and the control means 190 in which various data of all the input foods are set are set. From the calculation of the currently managed various food data and the cooking data, a cooking name 173 which can be cooked with the owned food is displayed, and a desired cooking name desired by the consumer is selected from the selection field 174 from the displayed various cooking names. It is possible. Here is the owned food column 300
Is used in the first invention when calculating the name of a dish, since the name of the dish is displayed under the condition that all the foods and seasonings are in the possession, for example, one food is used. If there is a shortage, the dish name is not displayed, so that there may be few dishes names that can be displayed. However, by providing the possessed food column 300 of the second invention, as a result of searching for all the foods and seasonings owned by the consumer by inputting, for example, 80%, 20 of the required foods and seasonings are found. Even if the percentage is insufficient, it can be displayed as a dish name, and the number of selectable dish names can be increased. As described above, displaying the calorie amount 175 when eating normally with respect to the dish name 173 is equivalent to being effective when selecting more dishes. Next, FIG. 5B is a screen displaying a required food name 177, a seasoning 178, and a cooking method 179 for the dish name 176 selected in FIG. 5A. That is, for the selected dish name 176, the food name 177 displays the necessary food name and the contents indicating the capacity and the purchase date of the food to be used when there are a plurality of food names. The seasoning 178 displays the required seasoning together with the capacity, the purchase date of the seasoning to be used when there are a plurality of seasonings, and the content indicating the standard of the capacity to be used. In addition, shortage 301
As described above, in the second invention, it is conceivable that there is a non-owned food or seasoning in the dish name selected from the provision of the owned food column 300 in FIG. 5 (A). Is a column for displaying missing foods, lacking seasonings, and the like. The cooking method 179 is a selection button for separately displaying a specific cooking method for the selected dish name. For example, when the preparation of the various foods and various seasonings described above for the selected dish name is completed, the cooking method 179 is displayed. By operating the method 179, the cooking method related to the dish is sequentially displayed, and the consumer can easily create a dish that has never been made by processing and cooking various foods according to the contents of the cooking indication. It is possible to

FIG. 6 shows that the consumer uses the cooking data storage means 15.
It is an operation | movement flowchart at the time of adding a new dish to 0. As shown in FIG. 6, when the consumer adds a new dish to the dish data storage means 150, the food management and dish data providing system 100 is turned on (activated), a menu list is displayed, and the dish is displayed from the menu list. Select Add data. Therefore, an input method for adding cooking data is selected (reading means 110 or input means 120), input is performed according to each input method, and the result is displayed on display means 170. Therefore, if there is no problem in the display content, a predetermined storage unit of the cooking data storage unit 150 that stores the input data is selected (various cooking data storage unit 151 or user cooking data storage unit 152), and new cooking data is stored in the predetermined unit. It becomes possible to input.

FIG. 7 shows remaining amount detecting means for detecting the remaining amount of foods, seasonings, and the like. As shown in FIG. 7, the food 131 to be used is put on the remaining amount detector 130 together with the cooking table 132 such as a cutting board and cooking is performed, and at the same time, the remaining amount of the food or the like currently being cooked by the remaining amount detector is weighted. By detecting the weight by means such as a sensor or the like and pressing the transmission button 134, data such as the remaining amount of food is transmitted to the food data storage means and recorded. In addition, after using the food or seasoning in the container, put it on the remaining amount detector and press the send button to store the food or seasoning that has not been used up yet in the food data storage means. Becomes possible.
The screen 133 is for displaying food data,
The scroll buttons are for sequentially displaying desired food data on the screen, and the selection button 137 is for sequentially selecting the food data displayed on the screen 133. The weight initialization button 135 is a button operated when measuring the weight with the weight of the article placed on the remaining amount detector set to 0 g.

FIG. 8A shows a food name 401, a capacity 402, a desired amount 403, and a desired delivery date and time 4 based on the data of the missing item.
04, a field 405 for selecting whether to deliver necessary food to the home or to purchase directly at the store is provided.
6. Consumer address 407, telephone number 408, supplier 40
By providing the information 9, it is possible to place an order with a food provider via the communication means 180 based on the information.

FIG. 8B shows a second invention of the present invention, in which the consumer uses the data shown in FIG. This is a display of data on a food item that is close to the desired food item via communication means. By providing the food provider name 411, the food name 412, the capacity 413, the amount 414, and the shipping fee 415, the consumer selects a desired food provider from these, and inputs the desired food provider into the order destination column 409 of FIG. 8A. By doing so, it becomes possible to order necessary food.

FIG. 9 shows a flowchart for a consumer to place an order with a food provider via a communication means.
In order to order necessary food, the food management and cooking data providing system 100 is turned on (activated), a desired menu is selected from a menu list, and if there is a missing food from the missing food display, the consumer needs the necessary food. Is input by the input means and an order is placed with the food provider of the partner.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart for providing data such as food and food to the consumer based on the data ordered by the food provider via the communication means. The food provider's food supply system 200 is turned on (started), the presence or absence of inventory is confirmed from the order data, and if there is no inventory, data for notifying that there is no inventory is created by input means, and the consumer is notified by communication means. I do. When there is a stock and an order is received from the consumer and the product is delivered to the consumer's home, the delivery is processed by communicating with the input means and the communication means. If there is a stock and the delivery is not to be made to the consumer's home, the data about the stock and the food is transmitted to the consumer through the input means and the communication means.

The specific operation of the present invention will be described below.

First, referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, a method of reading data from the data means 111 into which various data of all foods purchased by the consumer are input into the food management and cooking data providing system 100 will be described. That is, FIG.
According to the configuration diagram of FIG. 3 and the operation method of FIG. 3, various data of all the foods purchased by the consumer are input to the data means 111 of the card-shaped medium as digital information at the time of food purchase. When the card medium is turned ON (started) and inserted into the reading means 110 of the food management and cooking data providing system 100, the card medium is automatically controlled by the control means 190. Data means 111
Reads various data of all foods input to the display unit 1
70, and if there is no problem with the display data, it is automatically stored in the food data storage means 140. That is, the data means 111 of the card-shaped medium is simply used.
Is simply inserted into the reading means 110 of the food management and cooking data providing system 100, so that various data of all foods can be automatically stored in the food data storage means 140 easily. . When the data means 111 of the card-shaped medium is inserted into the reading device 110 and various data of the food inputted to the data means 111 of the card-shaped medium via the control means 190 are displayed on the reading and displaying means 170, the display is performed. When there is a problem with the data (for example, when an unentered portion occurs or the input data is incorrect), there is an inquiry as to whether or not to input from the input means 120, and the data is input from the input means 120 to correct / change / delete various data. It is also possible to do. Here, the food data acquired for all the foods includes, for each food, the food name, volume (weight), various nutrients, expiration date, price, purchase date, purchase shop, and the like. In addition, in the food data acquired for all the above foods, the food name, capacity (weight),
Various nutrients, expiration date, price, purchase date, purchase store, etc. The price, purchase date, purchase store, etc. are data that are not very relevant to food management and cooking data provision, but for example, households linked to this system There is an effect that a household account book or the like can be automatically created in combination with a book system or the like.

Next, a food management and cooking data providing system according to the first invention will be described with reference to FIGS. As described above, the data from the data means 111 in which various data of all the foods purchased by the consumer are input is the food management and cooking data providing system 100.
Is being read into the food data storage means 140. 1 and FIG. 4A, when the consumer wants to obtain the cooking data by the food management and cooking data providing system 100 of the present invention, the number of people column 171 displayed on the display means 170 from the input means 120. By inputting desired contents in the desired dish type column 172, various data of all foods input to the food data storage means 140 and various food data input to the various food data storage means 150 are controlled. By the operation of the operation means 160 via 190, the display section 140 displays a dish name 173 that can be cooked with the owned food, based on the various food data and the various dish data currently managed, and from the displayed various dish names. Selection column 1 for the name of the dish desired by the consumer
74. In addition, displaying the calorie amount 175 when eating normally with respect to the dish name 173 is effective when the consumer selects more dishes.

Therefore, the required food name 177, seasoning 178, and cooking method 179 are displayed in FIG. 4B with respect to the dish name 176 selected by the consumer in FIG. 4A. That is, for the selected dish name 176, the food name 17
7 indicates the name of the required food and the contents indicating the capacity and the date of purchase of the food to be used when there is more than one, and the seasoning 178 is used together with the required seasoning with the capacity and the number of foods used. The content indicates the date of purchase of the seasoning to be used, etc., and an indication of the capacity to be used. Further, the cooking method 179 is a selection button for separately displaying a specific cooking method for the selected food name. For example, when the preparation of the various foods and various seasonings described above in the selected food name is completed, the cooking method 179 is displayed. By operating the method 179, the cooking method related to the dish is sequentially displayed, and the consumer can easily create a dish that has never been made by processing and cooking various foods according to the contents of the cooking indication. It is possible to do.

Next, FIGS. 1 and 5 (A), 5 (B),
The food management and cooking data providing system according to the second invention will now be described. As described above, the data from the data unit 111 in which various data of all the foods purchased by the consumer are input is being read into the food data storage unit 140 of the food management and cooking data providing system 100. . 1 and 5
From (A), when a consumer wants to obtain cooking data by the food management and cooking data providing system 100 of the present invention, the number of people column 171 and the desired cooking type column 172 displayed on the display unit 170 from the input unit 120. By inputting desired contents into the food data field 300 and inputting desired data into the owned food field 300, various data of all foods input to the food data storage means 140 and various data input to the various food data storage means 150 are input. The cooking data is displayed on the display means 170 by the various food data and the various cooking data currently managed by the calculation of the cooking data via the control means 190 by the calculation means 160, and the name of the food 173 that can be cooked with the owned food is displayed. The user selects a desired dish name from the displayed various dish names from a selection field 174. Here, the point different from the first invention is that the possession food section 300 is provided. In the first invention, when searching for a dish name, the cooking is performed under the condition that all the foods and seasonings owned are kept. Since the name is displayed, for example, if one food item is insufficient, the dish name is not displayed, so that there are few dish names that can be displayed. However, by providing the owned food column 300 of the second invention, the consumer searches all owned foods and all seasonings by inputting, for example, 80% in the owned food column 300, and as a result, the necessary food and required seasoning are obtained. Even if there is a shortage of 20% in the fee, it can be displayed as a dish name, the number of selectable dish names can be increased, and the range in which consumers can select dishes can be expanded. As described above, displaying the calorie amount 175 when eating normally for the dish name 173 is effective when the consumer selects more dishes. So Figure 5
The food name 177, the seasoning 178, and the cooking method 179 required in FIG. 5B for the dish name 176 selected in (A).
Is displayed. That is, the selected dish name 176
On the other hand, the food name 177 displays the required food name along with its capacity and the content indicating the date of purchase of the food to be used when there is more than one. In this case, the content indicating the date of purchase of the seasoning to be used, etc., and an indication of the used capacity are displayed. Further, in the second invention, as described above, the shortage product 301 includes foods and seasonings that are not owned by the dish name selected from the provision of the owned food column 300 in FIG. Insufficient foods and seasonings are displayed. The cooking method 179 is a selection button for separately displaying a specific cooking method for the selected dish name. For example, when the preparation of the various foods and various seasonings described above for the selected dish name is completed, the cooking method 179 is displayed. By operating the method 179, the cooking method related to the dish is sequentially displayed, and the consumer can easily create a dish that has never been made by processing and cooking various foods according to the contents of the cooking indication. It is possible to

Next, referring to FIG. 6, an operation method when a consumer adds a new dish to the dish data storage means 150 will be described. In the food management and cooking data providing system of the present invention, as the various cooking data, the cooking data initially set for each of the various cooking varieties is basically input to the cooking data storage means 150. Since no special dishes (local dishes, etc.) have been input, a function of storing such cooking data by the consumer is required. That is, as shown in FIG. 6, when a consumer adds a new dish to the dish data storage means 150, the food management and dish data providing system 100
Is turned on (activated), the set menu list is displayed on the display means 70, and the addition of dish data is selected from the menu list. Therefore, an input method for adding the cooking data is selected (from the reading means 110 or the input means 120 or the like), input is performed according to each input method, and the input result is displayed on the display means 170. Then, if there is no problem in the display contents, a predetermined location of the cooking data storage means 150 for storing the input various cooking data is selected (various cooking data storage unit 1).
51 or the user's cooking data storage unit 152), and new cooking data can be input to the designated location. That is, in general, when data is input from a commercially available (FD, CD-ROM, or the like) medium as cooking data, the input is input from the reading unit 110, and dishes unique to the consumer (local dishes, etc.) are input from the input unit 120. What you enter. In addition, as a storage location of various dish data to be input into the dish data storage means 150, for dishes generally sold as dish data, various kinds of dishes in the various dish data storage unit 151 are stored. In this case, items such as local cuisine are set in the user cuisine data storage unit 152 and stored. Note that the storage location is not limited to the content described above, but can be arbitrarily determined by the consumer.

Next, a food management and cooking data providing system according to the second invention will be described with reference to FIG.
According to the remaining amount detecting means 130 of FIG. 7, the weight of the food 132 to be cooked from now on is automatically measured by the weight initialization button 135 with the cooking table 132 put thereon, and the food data based on the weight appearing on the screen 133 is displayed. The food to be cooked is displayed on the screen 133 by the scroll button 136, and is selected by the selection button 137 to start cooking. Next, in order to store the food left after the cooking in the food data storage unit, the transmission button 134 is pressed to store the food data.

[0033]

As described above, according to the present invention, food data of all foods purchased by a consumer can be easily provided as digital information as data means on a card-shaped medium at the time of purchase by means of food management and cooking. By reading the data with the reading means of the data providing system, the food data of all foods can be easily managed.Furthermore, the consumer can input the number of people and the type of desired food from the input means, and manage the food data and the cooking data. By providing the display device with cooking data in consideration of the expiration date of the food and the like from the total food data and various cooking data stored in each storage means stored in the providing system by the calculating means, the food can be used without waste. It is possible. Furthermore, if there is any missing food or the like in the data of all the foods managed in the search for the provided cooking data, it is also possible to display the missing food or the like and appropriately prepare the food by additionally purchasing the food. In addition, if this system is used, consumers can procure food while staying at home, so that people who have little time or who have physical disabilities can procure desired food. . As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to easily manage food data of all foods purchased by a consumer and provide appropriate cooking data desired by the consumer from all the managed food data and various cooking data. Can solve the problems of re-purchasing the same foods as the foods under management, storing foods whose expiration date has expired, and thinking about the most difficult daily dishes as a consumer. It can provide food data of all managed foods and various kinds of food data, from food data to appropriate dishes and cooking methods according to consumers' needs, and obtain data of desired foods while staying at home. Being able to procure food by receiving food or delivering food can have excellent effects, such as providing a consumer with extra time for domestic work.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a food management and cooking data providing system according to first and second inventions.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram for reading various data of all foods purchased by a consumer.

FIG. 3 is an operation flowchart for reading various data of all foods.

FIG. 4 is a display screen on a display unit according to the first invention.

FIG. 5 is a display screen on a display unit according to the second invention.

FIG. 6 is an operation flowchart when a new dish is added to the dish data storage means.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a remaining amount detecting unit for detecting the remaining amount of foods, seasonings, and the like.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a remaining amount detecting unit for detecting the remaining amount of foods, seasonings, and the like.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart of ordering by a consumer to a food provider via communication means.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart for providing data such as food or food to a consumer based on data ordered by the food provider via communication means;

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 100 food management and cooking data providing system 110 reading means 120 input means 130 remaining amount detection means 140 food data storage means 150 cooking data storage means 151 various cooking data storage sections 152 user cooking data storage section 160 computing means 170 display means 180 communication means 190 control means 111 data means

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[Claims] 1. A food data providing system means of a food provider and a food management and cooking data providing system means of a consumer, wherein the arithmetic means compares the food data on various foods with the food data on various dishes. And
A food management and food acquisition apparatus, which calculates a difference from cooking data and procures missing or necessary food via communication means. 2. A food provider's food data storage means in which various data relating to foods managed by the food provider are input, a consumer data storage means in which various consumer data are stored, and Consumer order data storage means for storing ordered order data, input means for inputting the various data of the food provider, and various operations in the food provider, and order and food data from the consumer. Calculation means for providing appropriate data when requested to provide, display means for displaying processing results of the calculation means and data of the various storage means and input means, and contents of the display means, etc. An output unit for outputting, a communication unit for transmitting various data of the arithmetic unit and the various data storage units to a consumer or receiving consumer order data, 2. The food management and food product according to claim 1, characterized by a food provider food data provision system means comprising data storage means, arithmetic means, output means, display means, and control means for controlling communication means. Acquisition device. 3. Data means to which various data of all foods purchased by a consumer are inputted, reading means for reading data of said data means, and remaining amount for detecting the remaining amount of food required by the consumer. Detecting means, and consumer food data obtained from the remaining amount detecting means, and adding various data when the data content of the data means is incomplete, or input means for performing various operations in the consumer; A food data storage means for storing data input from the reading means and the input means; a food data storage means for storing various food data; and a food data processing means for processing data and the like stored in the all food data means. A computing means for presenting appropriate cooking data from the storage means or posting missing foods by the remaining amount detecting means, the input means, the respective storage means, the computing means, etc. Display means for displaying the contents, and from the food provider to send data for ordering a food provider food required by the consumer based on the various data of the arithmetic means and the various data storage means, from the food provider, Consumer food comprising: communication means for receiving data; and control means for controlling the food data storage means, the cooking data storage means, the remaining amount detection means, the calculation means, and the display means. 2. The food management and food acquisition device according to claim 1, wherein the food management and food data provision system means comprises management and cooking data provision system means.