JP7084088B2 - Food and beverage provision system, food and beverage provision method, electronic scale and computer program used for it. - Google Patents

Description

Related to the present invention are a food and drink providing system, a food and drink providing method, an electronic scale and a computer program used thereof, specifically, a food and drink selling system, a food and drink selling method, and an electronic scale. And the computer program used for it.

In Japan, under the Health Promotion Law, it is recommended for people to eat vegetables. This is because vegetables contain nutrients necessary for maintaining good health. Examples of the nutrients are minerals and vitamins.

The average vegetable intake of the Japanese people is less than the recommended amount. The recommended amount is 350 g or more per day. On the other hand, according to the disclosure of Non-Patent Document 1, the average intake of Japanese people is only about 276.5 g per day. In other words, the amount of vegetables that the Japanese people lack is about 75 g per day.

One of the reasons why vegetable intake does not increase is that the vegetable content of food and drink is not visible. In particular, it is difficult to see the vegetable content in foods and drinks for ready-to-eat meals. Here, the prepared meal means that the meal is a style of eating, the cooked food and drink are purchased, and the eating and drinking environment is at home. Examples of cooked foods and drinks are delicatessen items and bento boxes. It is the business operator that provides the cooked food and drink. Examples of businesses are retail stores, bento shops, juice bars, and the like.

On the other hand, each company is working on visualization of calories and component contents of food and drink. For example, what is disclosed in Patent Document 1 is a scale, and what is visualized by this is the total calorie content (calories) of the weighed food. Further, what is disclosed in Patent Document 2 is a measuring device, and what is visualized by this is the calorie and component content of the measured food and drink.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2013-140092 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2019-219322

"Summary of 2016 National Health and Nutrition Survey Results" (Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, p. 22)

The problem to be solved by the present invention is improvement of vegetable intake.

In order to solve this problem, the inventor of the present application has diligently studied and found the visualization of the vegetable content of food and drink. The present invention is defined from such a viewpoint as follows.

<Food and drink provision system and method 1>
The food and beverage serving system comprises at least electronic scales and display shelves. What is output by the electronic scale is a printed label, and what is referred to at that time is the mass or the number of foods and drinks. What is printed on the print label is at least the vegetable content of the food and drink. The food and drink to be packaged is displayed on the display shelf. The printed label is attached to the packaged food and drink.

The method of providing food and drink constitutes at least affixing, displaying, and appealing. What is affixed by a person or a machine is a printed label, and the affixed destination is a packaged food or drink. What is printed on the printed label is at least the vegetable content of the packaged food or drink. It is the food or drink to be packaged that is displayed by a person or a machine, and the display place is a predetermined area. It is the ingestion of vegetables that is appealed by people, machines or appliances, and the place of appeal is in the vicinity of the predetermined area.

<Food and drink provision system and method 2>
The food and beverage serving system, which comprises at least a shelves and electronic scales. The reception shelf has an upper surface and an inner surface. Food and drink are arranged on the upper surface or inside the surface. The electronic scale is provided on the upper surface. What is output by the electronic scale is an image, and what is referred to at that time is the mass or the number of the food and drink. Included in the image is at least the vegetable content. The direction in which the image is output is the front side of the reception shelf.

The method of providing food and drink constitutes at least weighing, presentation, and pasting. What is measured by humans or machines is the vegetable content of the designated food and drink. It is the vegetable content that is presented by humans or machines. What is affixed by a person or a machine is a printed label, and the affixed destination is the packaging of the food or drink. What is printed on the print label is at least the vegetable content.

<Electronic scale and computer program used for it>
At least the processing unit and the output unit constitute the electronic scale. What is processed by the processing unit is the mass or the number of foods and drinks, and what is obtained by this is the vegetable content of the foods and drinks. It is the processing unit that is connected to the output unit. What is output by the output unit is the vegetable content.

The processing performed by a computer by a computer program is output. That is, what is output by the process executed by the computer is the vegetable content of the food and drink, and what is referred to at that time is the mass or the number of the food and drink.

What the present invention enables is an improvement in vegetable intake. What is enhanced by the visualization of vegetable content is the consumer's awareness of vegetable intake. If this awareness is raised, the shortage of vegetable intake will be resolved.

This shows the appearance of the display-type food and drink provision system. It is a side cross section of a display type food and drink providing system. It is the upper surface of the display shelf. This is a concrete example of the panel. This is a concrete example of a price tag. This is a specific example of a print label. It is the upper surface of the food and drink to be packaged. This is the appearance of the face-to-face food and beverage provision system. This is a concrete example of an image. The appearance of an electronic scale. This is the appearance of an electronic scale (for a face-to-face food and beverage serving system). It is the configuration of the processing device. It is the structure of the product database. This is the flow of output processing. This is a specific example of the product identification screen.

<Overview>
The embodiment for carrying out the present invention (hereinafter referred to as "the present embodiment") is realized by visualizing the vegetable content of food and drink. What is required for such visualization is broadly divided into the display provision of food and drink and the face-to-face provision of food and drink.

<Vegetable content of food and drink>
The vegetable content of food and drink is the amount of vegetables, and the food and drink contains the vegetables. The expression of the vegetable content is irrelevant, and is, for example, mass (gram), creative unit (vegegram or VegeGram), or the like.

The method for determining the vegetable content is <Equation 1>, and specifically, <Equation 2> or <Equation 3>. Here, the "vegetable content" is usually an estimated value. This is because the proportions of raw materials for each food and drink set aside do not always match. Therefore, what accompanies the notation of "vegetable content" is that it is an approximate number (for example, notes such as "about" and "about").
<Formula 1> Vegetable content of food and drink = Amount of food and drink x Vegetable content per unit amount of food and drink <Formula 2> Vegetable content of food and drink = Mass of food and drink x Vegetable content per unit mass of food and drink <Formula 3> Vegetable content of food and drink = number of food and drink x vegetable content per unit number of food and drink

<Food and drink>
Food and drink refers to beverages or food. Also, food and drink are allowed to be sold by weight. Examples of beverages are juice, alcohol and the like. Examples of foods are staple foods (rice, noodles, etc.), delicatessen, confectionery, and the like.

<Provided>
Included in the "offer" are paid transfers, free transfers, and their offers. For example, if it is a retail store that implements the present invention, the meaning of "offer" is usually a paid assignment and an offer thereof (collectively referred to as "sale"). Even if it is the employee cafeteria that implements the present invention, the meaning of "offering" is usually a paid transfer and an offer (sale) thereof. However, if the operation of the employee cafeteria is part of the welfare program, the meaning of "offering" is free transfer and its offer.

<Display-type food and beverage provision system>
FIG. 1 shows the appearance of the display-type food and drink providing system 1. The display-type food and drink provision system 1 comprises an electronic scale 10, a display shelf 20, and an appealing tool 30. Details of these members will be described later.

FIG. 2 shows a side cross section of the display-type food and drink providing system 1. Separated by the wall W are the workshop (so-called backyard) and the sales floor. An electronic scale 10 is provided in the workplace. On the other hand, the display shelves 20 and the appealing tools 30 are provided in the sales floor.

<Electronic scale>
What is calculated by the electronic scale 10 is the vegetable content of the food and drink, and the mass or the number of the food and drink is referred to at that time. As a result, what is output by the electronic scale 10 is the print label 40. What is printed on the print label 40 is the vegetable content of food and drink. One item of food and drink is usually weighed by the electronic scale 10. Details of the electronic scale 10 and the print label 40 will be described later.

<Display shelves>
FIG. 3 shows the upper surface of the display shelf 20. What is displayed on the display shelf 20 is the packaged food and drink P. The direction in which the packaged food and drink P is displayed is from front A to back B, back B to front A, left C to right D, or right D to left C. The number of displayed foods and drinks P to be packaged is one or more. The printed label 40 is attached to the food and drink P packaged in the back. Details of the packaged food and drink P will be described later.

<Appeal tool>
What is appealed by the appeal tool 30 is the intake of vegetables. The mode of expressing the intake of vegetables is not limited, but for example, it is a word or a pattern. Examples of the wording are "plenty of vegetables", "let's eat vegetables", "let's solve the shortage of vegetables", "healthy eating habits" and so on.

The member that embodies the appeal tool 30 is not limited, and for example, it is a panel, a price tag, a flag, or the like. The panel 30a and the price tag 30b are adopted in this embodiment.

The appealing tool 30 is provided in a predetermined area of the display shelf 20. In the present embodiment, the panel 30a is provided on the back side of the display shelf 20. The price tag 30b is provided in front of the display shelf 20.

FIG. 4 shows a specific example of the panel 30a. Described on the panel 30a are the appeal words 31, 32 and the appeal symbol 33 (“VG” in a circle. “VG” is an abbreviation for Vege Gram. The same shall apply hereinafter).

FIG. 5 shows a specific example of the price tag 30b. The price tag 30b describes the product name 34, the unit price 35, and the appeal symbol 36.

<Print label>
FIG. 6 shows a specific example of the print label 40. What is printed on the print label 40 is at least the vegetable content of food and drink. In the present embodiment, what is described on the print label 40 is the vegetable content 41 and the appeal symbol 42. In this embodiment, the expression used for vegetable content 41 is "about" (or "approximately"). This is because the vegetable content is an calculated (estimated) value. In addition to these, the printed label 40 includes a reading code 43, a food / drink name 44, a unit price (price per 100 g) 45, a content (mass) 46, an expiration date 47, a selling price 48, and a store name 49. be. In the present embodiment, variable items (for example, numbers, reading codes, etc.) among these items are printed each time. On the other hand, immutable matters (for example, item names) are pre-printed. Of course, what is permissible in this embodiment is to print the description items each time, regardless of whether they are variable or not.

<Packaged food and drink>
The packaged food and drink means food and drink that is packaged. The means for wrapping food and drink is not limited, but examples thereof include containers, wrapping paper, and bags.

FIG. 7 shows the upper surface of the packaged food / drink P. In the present embodiment, the packaged food / drink P is a packaged food / drink and is weighed. It is the container PK that wraps the food and drink F. Attached to the container PK is a print label 40. That is, the printed label 40 is attached to the packaged food / drink P.

<How to provide display-type food and drink>
The display-type food and drink provision method is one of the usages of the display-type food and drink provision system. Display-type food and drink provision methods consist of appeal, weighing, pasting, and display. The details of each process are as follows.

<Appeal>
Promote the intake of vegetables. Therefore, the clerk uses the appeal tool 30, specifically, the panel 30a and the price tag 30b. The place where the panel 30a and the price tag 30b are installed is near the display place of the packaged food and drink P.

<Weighing and counting>
Food and drink F is weighed and counted. Weighing means measuring the mass. Counting means checking the number. Therefore, the clerk uses the electronic scale 10. When the weighing or counting is completed, the printed label 40 is output by the electronic scale 10. What is printed on the print label 40 is the vegetable content of the food and drink F. The vegetable content is the same regardless of before and after packaging.

<Attachment>
The destination to which the print label 40 is attached is the container PK. What is packed in the container PK is the food and drink F that has been weighed or counted. As a result, what is completed by the clerk is the packaged food and drink P. The print label 40 is affixed to the upper surface or the front surface of the food or drink P to be packaged.

<Display>
Display the packaged food and drink P. Therefore, the display shelf 20 is used by the clerk. The place where the packaged food and drink P is displayed is in the vicinity of the appealing tool 30, specifically, in the vicinity of the panel 30a or in the vicinity of the price tag 30b.

Preferably, the food or drink P to be packaged is displayed in the order of vegetable content. Specifically, among the foods and drinks P to be packaged, the one with the highest vegetable content is placed in front A of the display shelf 20, while the one with the lowest vegetable content is placed in the back B of the display shelf 20. .. Of course, the reverse is also possible.

<Face-to-face food and beverage provision system>
FIG. 8 shows the appearance of the face-to-face food and drink providing system 2. The face-to-face food and drink providing system 2 comprises a reception shelf 50 and an electronic scale 60. Details of these members will be described later. The face-to-face food and beverage provision system 2 is mainly adopted by delicatessen stores, bento stores, restaurants, and juice stands.

<Responsive shelf>
Foods and drinks sold by weight are arranged on the reception shelf 50. Specifically, the food or drink is arranged on the upper surface 51 or the inside 52 of the reception shelf 50. For example, the place to store beverages sold by weight (eg, fresh juice) is a blender (mixer). This blender is usually placed on the upper surface 51. On the other hand, the place where food sold by weight (for example, delicatessen) is stored is a tray. This tray is normally arranged in the internal 52. Of course, the food and drink are arranged not only in the reception shelf 50 but also in other places.

Customers and clerk are partitioned by the reception shelf 50. On the front side of the reception shelf 30, the customer places an order. On the other hand, on the back side of the reception shelf 30, a clerk receives an order. The reception shelf 50 is embodied in a top plate (counter top, counter table), a display box (show case), and the like.

<Electronic scale>
The electronic scale 60 is provided on the upper surface 51 of the reception shelf 50. The display unit of the electronic scale 60 is provided on the customer side. On the other hand, the operation unit of the electronic scale 60 is provided on the store clerk side.

What is calculated by the electronic scale 60 is the vegetable content of the food and drink, and the mass or the number of the food and drink is referred to at that time. As a result, the image 70 is output by the electronic scale 60. The direction in which the image 70 is output is the front side of the reception shelf 50. The details of the image 70 will be described later. Further output by the electronic scale 60 is the print label 40. The details of the print label 40 are as described above.

<Image>
FIG. 9 shows a specific example of the image 70. Image 70 contains at least a vegetable content of 71. In this embodiment, the expression used for vegetable content 71 is "about" (or "approximately"). This is because the vegetable content contains some errors. In addition to these, the image 70 further includes the food and drink name 72, the unit price (price per 100 g) 73, the measured value (mass) 74, and the selling price 75.

<How to provide food and drink>
The face-to-face food and drink provision method is one of the usages of the face-to-face food and drink provision system. The method of providing face-to-face food and drink constitutes weighing, presentation, and pasting. The details of each process are as follows.

<Weighing and counting>
Weigh and count the specified (ordered) food and drink. Weighing means measuring the mass. Counting means checking the number of pieces (the number and the number of pieces are not hindered. The same shall apply hereinafter). Therefore, the clerk uses the electronic scale 60. When the weighing or counting is completed, the printed label 40 is output by the electronic scale 60. What is printed on the print label 40 is the vegetable content of food and drink. The vegetable content is the same regardless of before and after packaging.

<Presentation>
The destination to present the vegetable content is the customer. Therefore, the clerk uses the electronic scale 60. The image 70 is output by the electronic scale 60. Image 70 contains at least a vegetable content of 71. In addition to these, the image 70 further includes the food and drink name 72, the unit price (price per 100 g) 73, the mass 74, and the selling price 75.

<Attachment>
The destination to which the print label 40 is attached is the packaging. What is packed in a container is food and drink that has been weighed or counted. What is printed on the print label 40 is the vegetable content of food and drink. The same as the printed vegetable content is the displayed vegetable content 71.

<Details of electronic scales>
The electronic scale 10 and the electronic scale 60 characterize the face-to-face food and drink providing system 1 and the face-to-face food and drink providing system 2, respectively. The electronic scale 10 and the electronic scale 60 will be described in detail as follows.

In order to refer to the known technique of the electronic scale, the contents of Japanese Patent No. 57995993, Japanese Patent No. 5811656, and Japanese Patent No. 6264835 are appropriately incorporated in the present specification.

<Structure of electronic scale>
FIG. 10 shows the appearance of the electronic scale 10. The main use of the electronic scale 10 is non-face-to-face (for example, display sales) weighing. The electronic scale 10 is composed of a housing 11, a scale 12, and an operation display device 13.

FIG. 11 shows the appearance of the electronic scale 60. The main use of the electronic scale 60 is face-to-face (for example, face-to-face sales) weighing. The electronic scale 60 is composed of a display device 61 in addition to the parts 11, 12, and 13 of the electronic scale 10. In the following explanation, the numbering of common parts is the same.

<Case>
The processing device 80, the weighing device 81, the printing device 82 and the communication device 83, and the print label roll are stored in the housing 11. The shape of the housing 11 is a substantially rectangular shape in a plan view. The material of the housing 11 is not limited, but for example, it may be a synthetic resin material or a metal material.

The discharge port 11a is formed in the housing 11. It is the print label 40 that is discharged from the discharge port 11a.

<Scale stand>
Food and drink are placed on the scale 12. The scale 12 is provided on the upper part of the housing 11. The material of the scale 12 is not limited, but for example, it may be a synthetic resin material or a metal material.

<Operation display device>
Various operations are input by the operation display device 13. The operation display device 13 is provided on the front surface of the housing 11. The operation display device 13 comprises a touch display 13a and a hardware key 13b.

<Display device>
The image 70 is displayed on the display device 61. The destination for displaying the image 70 is the customer. The display device 61 is provided on the back surface of the housing 11.

<Correspondence with claims>
In the present embodiment, it is the electronic scale 10 and the electronic scale 60 that embody the "electronic scale" (claims). It is the processing device 80 that embodies the "processing unit" (claims). It is the display device 61 and the printing device 82 that embody the "output unit" (claims). It is the scale 12 and the weighing device 81 that embody the "measuring unit" (claims). It is the operation display device 13 that embodies the "input unit" (claims). Of course, these explanations do not limitly interpret the statement of claims.

<Processing equipment>
FIG. 12 shows the configuration of the processing device 80. The processing device 80 constitutes a basic element of a computer, specifically, a control calculation unit 80a, a constant storage unit 80b, a temporary storage unit 80c, and an input / output unit 80d. It is the bus that connects these elements, specifically the data bus, the address bus, and the stove bus.

<Control calculation unit>
The control calculation unit 80a executes the control processing and the calculation processing. Here, the "operation" refers to an operation on an input value, and, for example, a logical operation, four arithmetic operations, a comparison operation, and the like. What is unquestioned in this term is whether it is an algorithm operation or a table operation (hereinafter, the same applies). It is the central processing unit (CPU) that embodies the control calculation unit 80a.

<Constant storage>
Various programs and various data are constantly stored in the constant storage unit 80b. It is a non-volatile memory that embodies the constant storage unit 80b, preferably a rewritable non-volatile memory (EPROM, EEPROM, SSD, HDD, etc.).

<Temporary storage>
Various programs and various data are temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 80c. That is, the temporary storage unit 80c has a work area and a storage area. It is a volatile memory (RAM or the like) that embodies the constant storage unit 80b.

<Input / output section>
Various data are exchanged by the input / output unit 80d. Various values are shown in various data, but for example, input / output values, instruction values, response values, and the like. Connected to the input / output unit 80d are an operation display device 13, a display device 61, a weighing device 81, a printing device 82, and a communication device 83.

<Weighing device>
What is obtained by the measuring device 81 is the mass of food and drink, and the value (electric energy) from the scale 12 is referred to at that time. Examples of the measurement principle are an electric resistance wire type (load cell), an electromagnetic force equilibrium type, and the like.

<Printing equipment>
What is output by the printing apparatus 82 is the print label 40, and what is referred to at that time is the value from the input / output unit 81d. The print label 40 is a part of the print label roll and is printed. The details of the print label 40 are as described above.

<Communication device>
Various things are exchanged by the communication device 83, but an update program and update data are preferable. The communication method does not matter, and specifically, it is wired or wireless.

<Product database>
It is the constant storage unit 80b that stores the product database 90. When the power is turned on, the destination from which the product database 90 is read is the temporary storage unit 80c. The means for updating the product database 90 is the communication device 83.

FIG. 13 shows the structure of the product database 90. The product database 90 is composed of one or more records 91. The record 91 is composed of two or more fields 92. What is defined in each field 92 is an attribute value, specifically a character (column) or a number (column) or a combination thereof. The attributes of each field are listed: product ID 92a, product name 92b, sales category 92c, unit price 92d, and unit vegetable content 92e. It is other attributes that are not excluded in this embodiment.

What is indicated by the sales category 92c is whether it is sold by quantity or by weight. In the present embodiment, the meaning of the sales category "0" is selling by quantity. Further, the meaning of the sales category "1" is to sell by weight.

The unit price 92d is the price per unit. In the present embodiment, if the sales category is "0" (sold by quantity), the unit price of 92d is the price per product (yen / piece). If the sales category is "1" (sold by weight), the unit price of 92d is the price (yen / 100g) per predetermined mass (for example, 100g).

The unit vegetable content 92e indicates the vegetable content per unit amount of food and drink. In the present embodiment, if the sales category is "0" (sold by quantity), the unit vegetable content 92e indicates the vegetable content (g / piece) per product. If the sales category is "1" (sold by weight), the unit vegetable content 92e indicates the vegetable content (g / 100 g) per predetermined mass (for example, 100 g) of the product.

<Output processing program>
FIG. 14 shows the flow of output processing. It is the output processing program that describes the processing. It is the control calculation unit 80a that executes the output processing program. The details of the process are as follows.

<Product identification (S1)>
Identify the product. That is, what the clerk inputs is the product ID or the product name. The time when this step is executed is usually after the power is turned on or after the clerk ID is input.

FIG. 15 shows a specific example of the product identification screen 100. The touch display 13a displays the product identification screen 100. The product identification screen 100 comprises a product ID box 101, a product name box 102, a passcode box 103, a character software key 104, a number software key 105, a search button 106, and a confirmation button 107.

The product ID box 101 accepts the input of the product ID. The means for inputting the product ID is the software key 105 for numbers.

The product name box 102 accepts the input of the product name. The means for inputting the product name is a software key 104 for characters or a software key 105 for numbers. It is the product name that is searched by the operation of the search button 106. The search results match all or part of the entered product name. When one of the search results is selected, the product name is entered.

The record 91 of the product database 90 is specified by the operation of the confirmation button 107. Included in the record so identified is the entered product ID or product name. It is the temporary storage unit 80c that temporarily stores the specified record.

The passcode box 103 accepts the input of the passcode. What is given by the passcode is the authority to output the vegetable content. That is, the condition for outputting the vegetable content is the addition of a passcode. The means for inputting the passcode is the software key 104 for characters or the software key 105 for numbers. It is the temporary storage unit 80c that stores the input passcode. In other words, the vegetable content is output only when the output authority is authenticated. What is not excluded in this embodiment is another authentication method (for example, ID card, IC chip, etc.).

<Sales category judgment (S2)>
It is the control calculation unit 80a that determines the sales category of the specified product. The sales category is included in the specified record. If the sales category is "1", the control calculation unit 80a outputs a measurement command, and the output destination is the measurement device 81. On the other hand, if the sales category is "0", the control calculation unit 80a outputs a counting instruction, and the output destination is the operation display device 13.

<Weighing (S3)>
It is the measuring device 81 that measures the mass of the product (food and drink). The product is placed on the scale table 12. It is the temporary storage unit 80c that temporarily stores the mass of the product so placed.

<Counting (S4)>
The operation display device 13 measures the number of products (food and drink). That is, in order to input the number of products, the store clerk operates the operation display device 13. It is the temporary storage unit 80c that temporarily stores the number of such input.

<Price calculation (S5)>
It is the control calculation unit 80a that calculates the price of the product. That is, it is the unit price that is multiplied by the mass or quantity of the product. The unit price is included in the specified record. It is the temporary storage unit 80c that temporarily stores the price calculated in this way.

<Determining the presence or absence of authority (S6)>
It is the control calculation unit 80a that determines the presence or absence of authority. That is, what is determined by the control calculation unit 80a is whether or not the input passcode and the authority passcode match. It is the constant storage unit 80b that constantly stores the authority passcode. At the time of the determination, the destination to expand the authority passcode is the temporary storage unit 80c.

<Vegetable content calculation (S7)>
It is the control calculation unit 80a that calculates the vegetable content of the product (food and drink), and the condition is that both passcodes match (“y” in S6). It is the unit vegetable content that is multiplied by the mass or quantity of the product. It is the identified record that contains the unit vegetable content. It is the temporary storage unit 80c that temporarily stores the vegetable content calculated in this way.

<Operation result display (S8)>
The calculation result is displayed after the vegetable content calculation (S7). That is, what is output by the arithmetic control unit 81 is a display command, and the output destinations thereof are the operation display device 13 and the display device 61 (electronic scale 60 only). In response to the display command, what is displayed on the operation display device 13 is the product name, the measured value (or the counted value), the price of the product, and the vegetable content of the product. In response to the display order, what is displayed on the display device 61 is the product name, the measured value (or the counted value), the price of the product, and the vegetable content of the product (see FIG. 9).

If both passcodes do not match (“n” in S6), the vegetable content of the product is not displayed. That is, in response to the display command, what is displayed on the operation display device 13 is the product name, the measured value (or the counted value), and the price of the product. In response to the display command, the display device 61 displays the product name, the measured value (or the counted value), and the price of the product.

<Printing (S9)>
The print label is output after the calculation result display (S8). What is output by the control calculation unit 80a is a print instruction, and the output destination thereof is the printing device 82. It is the print label 40 that is printed (output) by the printing apparatus 82 in response to the printing command. Included in the print label 40 are the product name, the measured value (or the counted value), the price of the product and the vegetable content of the product (see FIG. 6).

<Effects of this embodiment>
What can be improved by this embodiment is the vegetable intake of consumers. This is because the vegetable content of food and drink is visualized. Specifically, what consumers see at the time of purchase is the print label 40 and the image 70. Further, the print label 40 and the image 70 include the vegetable contents 41 and 71 of the food and drink (commodity), respectively. That is, the vegetable contents 41 and 71 of the purchased food and drink are visualized.

What can be avoided in this embodiment is an erroneous purchase. This is because the packaged food / drink P and other food / drink OP are distinguished (confused). Specifically, what consumers see at the time of purchase is the appealing tool 30 and the printed label 40. What is displayed in the vicinity of the appealing tool 30 is the packaged food and drink P. The printed label 40 is attached to the packaged food / drink P. Included in the appeal tool 30 and the print label 40, respectively, are common or related keywords (eg, the relationship between the appeal words 31, 32 and the vegetable content 41) or the appeal symbols 33, 36, 42. That is, what the customer recognizes is the difference between the packaged food and drink P and other food and drink OP.

What can be avoided in this embodiment is erroneous display. This is because the packaged food / drink P and other food / drink OP are distinguished (confused). Specifically, what the clerk sees at the time of display is the appeal tool 30 and the print label 40. What is displayed in the vicinity of the appealing tool 30 is the packaged food and drink P. The printed label 40 is attached to the packaged food / drink P. Included in the appeal tool 30 and the print label 40, respectively, are common or related keywords (eg, the relationship between the appeal words 31, 32 and the vegetable content 41) or the appeal symbols 33, 36, 42. That is, what the clerk recognizes is the difference between the packaged food and drink P and other food and drink OP.

What can be monetized in this embodiment is the value provided by the vegetable content. This is because the use of the vegetable content output function is controlled. Specifically, the vegetable content is output only when the output authority is authenticated. One of the conditions for granting this authority is payment of usage fees (so-called royalties). In other words, the vegetable content output function can be used only by the business operator who paid the usage fee.

Fields in which the present invention is useful are food and beverage sales businesses, in particular, delicatessen sales businesses at retail stores (supermarkets, department stores, drug stores, etc.), and cafeteria management businesses (student cafeterias, employee cafeterias, etc.).

1 Display-type food and drink provision system (food and drink provision system)
2 Face-to-face food and beverage provision system (food and beverage provision system)
10, 60 Electronic scales 12 Scales (Weighing unit)
13 Operation display device (input unit)
20 Display shelves 30 Appeal tools 40 Print labels 41, 71 Vegetable content 50 Response shelves 61 Display device (output unit)
70 Image 80 Processing device (processing unit)
82 Printing device (output section)
81 Weighing device (weighing unit)
P Packaged food and drink

Claims (2)

The food and beverage delivery system, which constitutes it, is at least:
Electronic scales:
What is output by this is a printed label, and what is referred to at that time is the mass or number of foods and drinks, and what is used is the vegetable content or unit per unit mass of the foods and drinks. Vegetable content per quantity, and
What is printed on the print label is at least the vegetable content of the food and drink, and
Display shelves:
What is displayed here is the food and drink to be packaged, and
The printed label is attached to the packaged food and drink. The system of claim 1 further constitutes the following:
Appeal tool:
This is provided in a predetermined area of the display shelf and
What is appealing with this is the intake of vegetables, and
In that system
The packaged food and drink is displayed in the vicinity of the predetermined area, thereby distinguishing the packaged food and drink and other food and drink.

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