JP7127324B2 - Information processing device, information processing method and program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program capable of generating display information related to menus provided at restaurants.

Conventionally, there has been known a technique for rearranging the display order of electronically displayable restaurant menus. For example, in Patent Document 1 below, according to the order status of customers at a restaurant and according to rules regarding order and total quantity, menu items that are more likely to be ordered next are displayed in a conspicuous manner or in a manner that is easy to select. It is described to reconstruct and display.

JP 2017-76441 A

However, with the technique described in Patent Document 1, although there is a possibility that the user can easily select the menu item that the user wants to order next, the user must order the next menu item each time he or she eats or drinks each menu item.

In view of the circumstances as described above, an object of the present invention is to provide an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program capable of proposing to a user a course menu that meets the user's needs from among restaurant menus. That's what it is.

To achieve the above object, an information processing apparatus according to one aspect of the present invention includes a storage unit and a control unit. The storage unit stores menu information indicating a plurality of menus provided at a restaurant in association with at least one item of menu attribute information indicating attributes of the menus. The control unit generates menu display information showing the plurality of menus together with a user interface capable of selecting the menu attribute of each menu. Further, the control unit generates course proposal information indicating a course menu composed of menus extracted from the plurality of menus according to the menu attribute selected by the user through the user interface.

Thus, the information processing apparatus generates course proposal information according to the menu attributes selected by the user, thereby being able to propose to the user a course menu that meets the user's needs from among restaurant menus. Here, the attributes include, but are not limited to, the genre (country, etc.), cooking method, ingredients, position in the course meal (appetizer, main course, dessert), and the like. "Users" include not only customers of restaurants, but also employees of restaurants and users unrelated to restaurants.

The storage unit may store a plurality of course attribute information indicating attributes of the course menu. In this case, the control unit may generate the user interface so that the course attribute can be selected together with the menu attribute, and generate the course proposal information based on the selected menu attribute and course attribute.

Accordingly, the information processing apparatus can propose a course menu that better meets the needs of the user according to not only the attributes related to the course but also the attributes desired by the user for the entire course. Here, the course attributes are higher-level concepts than the menu attributes, such as “cheap”, “luxury”, “balanced”, “typical Japanese food”, “low calorie”, “suitable for Japanese sake”, “seasonal ingredients”, etc. It is an attribute that indicates the characteristics of the entire course, but it may be an attribute related to the menu attribute and the course attribute.

The control unit may extract a plurality of menus matching the selected course attribute based on a menu attribute different from the selected menu attribute of each menu.

Thereby, the information processing device can extract a menu that matches the course attribute by referring to the attribute of the menu that is different from the menu that is the source of selection. For example, when "low calorie" is selected as the course attribute, the total calorie is less than the threshold based on the menu attribute (eg, calorie of each menu) different from the previously selected menu attribute (eg, "Japanese food") Multiple menus can be extracted so that

The storage unit may store a plurality of course attribute information indicating attributes of the course menu. In this case, the control unit generates a plurality of course proposal information corresponding to the selected menu attribute based on the plurality of course attribute information, and selects one of the plurality of course proposal information from the user. A selection of suggested information may be accepted.

As a result, the information processing apparatus can provide a choice of course attributes that meet the user's needs by creating proposal information for a plurality of course menus with different course attributes from the selected menu attributes.

When receiving a change of the menu included in the course proposal information from the user, the control unit extracts an alternative menu based on the selected menu attribute and course attribute and generates new course proposal information. may be generated.

Thereby, the information processing apparatus can customize the course menu according to the user's wishes.

When receiving selection of the course proposal information from the user, the control unit recommends a combination with each menu constituting the course proposal information based on the selected menu attributes and course attributes. A recommended menu may be extracted and information about the recommended menu may be output.

Accordingly, the information processing device can recommend to the user drinks, seasonings, side dishes, etc. that match each menu in the course proposal information.

An information processing method according to another aspect of the present invention comprises:
storing menu information indicating a plurality of menus provided at a restaurant in association with at least one item of menu attribute information indicating attributes of the menu;
generating menu display information showing the plurality of menus together with a user interface capable of selecting the menu attribute of each menu;
generating course proposal information indicating a course menu composed of menus extracted from the plurality of menus according to menu attributes selected by the user via the user interface.

A program according to another aspect of the present invention is provided in an information processing device,
a step of storing menu information indicating a plurality of menus provided at a restaurant in association with at least one item of menu attribute information indicating an attribute of the menu;
generating menu display information showing the plurality of menus together with a user interface capable of selecting the menu attribute of each menu;
and generating course proposal information indicating a course menu composed of menus extracted from the plurality of menus according to menu attributes selected by the user through the user interface.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to propose to the user a course menu that meets the user's needs from among restaurant menus. However, this effect does not limit the invention.

It is a figure showing composition of a restaurant information offer system concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure showing hardware constitutions of a restaurant information offer server concerning one embodiment of the present invention. 4 is a diagram showing the structure of a database of a restaurant information providing server according to one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. It is the flowchart which showed the flow of the course menu proposal information generation process by the restaurant information provision server which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a display example of a menu page generated and transmitted by the restaurant information providing server according to one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a display example of a course menu proposal page generated and transmitted by the restaurant information providing server according to one embodiment of the present invention;

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[System configuration]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a restaurant information providing system according to this embodiment.

As shown in the figure, this system includes a restaurant/recipe information providing server 100 on the Internet 150 , a plurality of user terminals 200 and a plurality of restaurant terminals 300 .

The restaurant information providing server 100 is a web server that operates a portal site on which information about restaurants is posted. The restaurant information providing server 100 is connected to a plurality of user terminals 200 via the Internet 50 .

The restaurant information providing server 100 provides a restaurant information search system for users of the user terminals 200 who are members of the restaurant information providing service (customers visiting the restaurant) on the portal site. Specifically, the restaurant information providing server 100 searches for restaurant information that matches the search conditions based on a search request from the user terminal 200, generates a web page on which the search results are posted, and sends it to the user terminal 200. Send. When a user accesses the portal site, for example, login using a user ID and password is required.

User terminals 200 (200A, 200B, 200C, . . . ) are terminals used by users, such as smartphones, mobile phones, tablet PCs (Personal Computers), notebook PCs, desktop PCs, and the like. The user terminal 200 accesses the restaurant information providing server 100, receives the above-described search result page searched using search conditions such as area (station), genre, shop name, etc., and displays it on the screen using a browser or the like.

On the other hand, the restaurant information providing server 100 provides a restaurant information management screen (web page) for restaurants (affiliated restaurants) posted on the portal site of the restaurant information. The user of the restaurant terminal 300 edits/updates the restaurant information (menu information, etc.) on the web page provided to general users as the search result via the management screen, and updates the web page to the portal site. can be uploaded above.

Restaurant terminals 300 (300A, 300B, 300C, . . . ) are terminals installed in each restaurant, such as tablet PCs, notebook PCs, and desktop PCs. The restaurant terminal 300 can execute processing related to its own restaurant information, such as editing and updating of the restaurant information, by communicating with the restaurant/recipe information providing server 100 based on the operation of the administrator. be.

Particularly in this embodiment, the user terminal 200 can display a menu page showing menu information (menu table) of each restaurant on the search result page. The menu page has a user interface that allows the user to select the attribute of each menu, and the restaurant information providing server 100 extracts a plurality of menus according to the selection and provides course menu proposal information. Generate. Details of the course menu proposal information generation processing by the restaurant information providing server 100 will be described later.

Note that the user terminal 200 is not a terminal owned by a user, but an order terminal (for example, a tablet PC, etc.) installed at each table in a restaurant and connected to an order control PC in the restaurant or a POS (Point Of Sales) system. may be

[Hardware configuration of restaurant information providing server]
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the hardware configuration of the restaurant information providing server 100. As shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, the restaurant information providing server 100 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 12, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 13, an input/output interface 15, and these are connected to each other. A bus 14 is provided.

The CPU 11 appropriately accesses the RAM 13 or the like as necessary, and performs overall control of each block of the restaurant information providing server 100 while performing various kinds of arithmetic processing. The ROM 12 is a non-volatile memory that permanently stores firmware such as an OS, programs, and various parameters to be executed by the CPU 11 . The RAM 13 is used as a work area for the CPU 11, and temporarily holds the OS, various applications being executed, and various data being processed.

The input/output interface 15 is connected to a display unit 16, an operation reception unit 17, a storage unit 18, a communication unit 19, and the like.

The display unit 16 is a display device using, for example, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), an OELD (Organic ElectroLuminescence Display), a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube), or the like.

The operation reception unit 17 is, for example, a pointing device such as a mouse, a keyboard, a touch panel, or other input device. When the operation reception unit 17 is a touch panel, the touch panel can be integrated with the display unit 16 .

The storage unit 18 is, for example, a non-volatile memory such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), a flash memory (SSD; Solid State Drive), or other solid state memory. The storage unit 18 stores the OS, various applications, and various data.

Particularly in this embodiment, the storage unit 18 stores an application and other programs for executing the course menu proposal information generation process. As will be described later, the storage unit 18 has a restaurant information database, a menu information database, a menu attribute information database, and a course attribute information database as databases containing such data.

The communication unit 19 is, for example, a NIC (Network Interface Card) for Ethernet and various modules for wireless communication such as a wireless LAN, and is in charge of communication processing between the user terminal 200 and the restaurant terminal 300 .

Although not shown, the basic hardware configurations of the user terminal 200 and the restaurant terminal 300 are substantially the same as the hardware configuration of the restaurant information providing server 100 .

It is also assumed that the user terminal 200 is installed with an application that operates in cooperation with the course menu proposal information generation processing by the restaurant information providing server 100 .

[Database configuration of restaurant information providing server]
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the structure of the database of the restaurant information providing server 100. As shown in FIG.

As shown in the figure, the restaurant information providing server 100 has a restaurant information database 31, a menu information database 32, a menu attribute information database 33 and a course attribute information database 34 in the storage unit 18. FIG.

The restaurant information database 31 includes, for each restaurant, restaurant information (contents) that can be posted on a restaurant information posting page and a restaurant information posting page (web page) on which at least part of the restaurant information is posted. Remember.

The restaurant information includes the restaurant's name, address, telephone number, business hours, location area information, nearest station information, ID for identifying the restaurant (store ID), business type/service category of the restaurant. information, information introducing the restaurant (information indicating the features of the restaurant such as PR sentences of the restaurant, event information held by the restaurant), website URL, and other information are stored.

The menu information database 32 stores, for each restaurant (for each store ID), text information indicating menu names, prices, descriptions of menus, etc., and image information such as pictures of menus provided by each restaurant. ing.

The menu attribute information database 33 stores, for each restaurant (for each store ID), the attribute information regarding the menu of each restaurant in association with the menu information. The menu attributes include, but are not limited to, genre (country, etc.), cooking method, ingredients, position in course meal (appetizer, main course, dessert), and the like. These menu attribute information are displayed as tags on the menu page and used for selection by the user.

On the other hand, the menu attribute information database also stores more detailed attribute information (metadata) related to each menu, such as menu name, price, calories, etc., which is not displayed on the menu page.

The course attribute information database 34 stores, for each restaurant (for each store ID), attribute information relating to the course menu provided at each restaurant in association with the menu information. Course attributes are higher concepts than menu attributes, such as “cheap”, “luxury”, “balanced”, “typical Japanese food”, “low calorie”, “suitable for Japanese sake”, “seasonal ingredients”, etc. small), attributes that characterize the course as a whole, but may also be attributes associated with menu attributes and course attributes.

These databases are mutually referenced and used as necessary in course menu proposal information generation processing by the restaurant information providing server 100, which will be described later.

[Operation of restaurant information providing server]
Next, the operation of the restaurant information providing server 100 configured as above will be described. The operation is executed by cooperation between hardware such as the CPU 11 and the communication unit 19 of the restaurant information providing server 100 and software stored in the storage unit 18 . In the following description, for convenience, the CPU 11 is assumed to be the operating body.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing the flow of course menu proposal information generation processing by the restaurant information providing server 100 .

As shown in the figure, the CPU 11 of the restaurant information providing server 100 first determines whether or not a menu page display request has been received from the user terminal 200 (step 41). A user of the user terminal 200 visits a restaurant, for example, and accesses a menu page of restaurant information corresponding to the restaurant on the portal site or a menu page dedicated to in-store orders. The menu page display request includes the store ID of the restaurant.

When determining that the menu page display request has been received (Yes), the CPU 11 extracts the menu information corresponding to the store ID, and displays each menu information (character information indicating the menu name and price) in a preset display mode. , and a menu page is generated as a user interface in which attribute information that can be selected by the user is added to each menu (step 42).

Subsequently, the CPU 11 returns the generated menu page to the user terminal 200 that requested the display (step 43). A menu page is thereby displayed on the user terminal 200 .

Subsequently, the CPU 11 determines whether information indicating that any menu attribute has been selected on the menu page has been received from the user terminal 200 (step 44).

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing how attributes are selected on the menu page. As shown in the figure, each menu on the menu page 50 is associated with attribute information. For example, when the user inputs an operation such as tapping on any menu, the CPU 11 By referring to the menu attribute information database 33 and the course attribute information, one or a plurality of attribute information 52 corresponding to the menu are displayed in the display box 51 .

The attribute information displayed here may include course attribute information in addition to the menu attribute information. In the example shown in the figure, among the attribute information displayed in association with the menu "Japanese beef and vegetable teppanyaki", "meat", "beef", "grilled dish", "vegetables", "main dish", "shiitake mushroom", "typical" Each attribute information of "Japanese food" is menu attribute information, and each attribute information of "gorgeous", "seasonal", and "full stomach" is course attribute information.

Returning to FIG. 4, the CPU 11 subsequently determines whether selection information for selecting any attribute information 52 on the menu page 50 (on the display box 51) has been received from the user terminal 200 (step 44). .

Here, the selection information of the attribute information 52 is transmitted by, for example, tapping the course creation button 53 while one or a plurality of attribute information 52 is selected on the display box 51 by tapping or the like.

When it is determined that the selection information of the attribute information 52 has been received (Yes), the CPU 11 extracts a plurality of menus from the menu information database 33 according to the attribute information included in the selection information, and provides course proposal information. A course proposal page is generated (step 45), and the course proposal page is transmitted to the user terminal 200 (step 46).

Specifically, for example, the CPU 11 predetermines the order of courses (the order of appetizers, main dishes, desserts, etc.) and associates them with each menu information. A course proposal page is generated by applying

Further, although the course proposal information typically includes the menu from which the attribute information 52 was selected, the menu from which the selection was made may not be included.

Here, when not only the menu attribute but also the course attribute are selected as the attribute information 52 by the user terminal 200, the CPU 11 selects the selected menu attribute among the menu attributes possessed by the menu other than the selection source menu. A plurality of menus that match the selected course attribute are extracted based on the attribute different from the .

For example, when "Japanese food" is selected as the menu attribute and "low calorie" is selected as the course attribute, based on the calorie of each menu, which is a menu attribute different from the previously selected menu attribute "Japanese food", A plurality of menus can be extracted so that the total calorie is equal to or less than the threshold.

Unlike the menu attribute (tag) displayed in the display box 51 as the attribute information 52, the menu attribute "calorie" is a menu attribute (metadata) stored only as a database. Of course, a menu that matches the course attribute may be extracted based on the menu attributes of other menus displayed as the attribute information 52 .

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the course proposal page. In this example, a course menu is shown when the menu attribute "beef" and the course attribute "full stomach" are selected from the attribute information 52. FIG.

As shown in the figure, the course proposal page 60 has menu information and price information for each order of courses such as appetizer, main dish, meal, and dessert.

The course proposal page 60 also has a course order button 61 for ordering the course displayed on the course proposal page 60 from the restaurant and a return button 62 for returning to the menu page 50 .

The CPU 11 determines whether the course menu order information generated by the user tapping the order button 61 has been received from the user terminal 200 (step 47).

When determining that the course menu order information has been received (Yes), the CPU 11 transmits the course menu order information to the corresponding restaurant terminal 300 (step 48).

[summary]
As described above, according to the present embodiment, the restaurant information providing server 100 can propose to the user a course menu that meets the user's needs from the menu of the restaurant.

In addition, the restaurant information providing server 100 dynamically generates the course proposal page according to the selection of the attribute by the user, so that compared to the case of generating and preparing pages showing various course menus, The amount of web page data in the storage unit 18 can be reduced.

[Modification]
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and can be modified in various ways without departing from the gist of the present invention.

In the above-described embodiment, both the menu attribute and the course attribute are presented to the user as selectable attribute information 52, and an example in which one piece of course proposal information is generated according to the user's selection of the attribute information 52 was shown. . However, the restaurant information providing server 100 does not display the course attributes as the selectable attribute information 52, but displays only the menu attributes. A plurality of course proposal information may be generated. For example, when the menu attribute "meat" is selected, three pieces of course proposal information may be generated for different course attributes such as "luxury", "cheap" and "seasonal". The restaurant information providing server 100 may display a course proposal page so that one of the plurality of course proposal information can be selected, and transmit course menu order information to the restaurant terminal 300 according to the selection. This makes it possible to provide options for course attributes that meet the user's needs.

In the above-described embodiment, the restaurant information providing server 100 may receive a change of the menu included in the course proposal information from the user, for example, by tapping on each menu on the course proposal page. In this case, the restaurant information providing server 100 may extract alternative menus from the menu information database 32 and generate new course proposal information based on the selected menu attributes and course attributes. This makes it possible to customize the course menu according to the user's wishes.

In the above-described embodiment, when the restaurant information providing server 100 receives the selection (order) of the course proposal information from the user, based on the selected menu attribute and course attribute, from the menu information database 32, A recommended menu recommended to be combined with each menu constituting the course proposal information may be extracted, and information on the recommended menu may be output. Here, the recommended menus are, for example, drinks, seasonings, side dishes, etc., and it is possible to recommend to the user what is stored in the menu information database 32 in association with each menu.

In the above-described embodiment, an example of generating course proposal information when "beef", which is the ingredient of the menu, is selected as the menu attribute is shown. is selected, the course proposal information is similarly generated. For example, when the menu attribute information regarding the order in the course of "main" is selected, a course menu may be proposed in which the selected menu is the main dish.

In the above-described embodiment, course proposal information was generated for ordering a course menu at a restaurant. However, the course proposal information may be generated simply according to the user's attribute selection on the menu page on the portal site, without presupposing an order. Thereby, the course proposal information can be used for preparing a menu at home, for example.

In the above-described embodiment, the user who is the customer of the restaurant operates the user interface on the user terminal 200 and selects the attribute to display the course proposal information. However, the user is not limited to the customer of the restaurant. good.

Among the inventions described in the claims of the present application, the invention described as "information processing method" automatically performs each step by at least one device such as a computer by information processing by software. It is not performed by humans using devices such as computers. That is, the "information processing method" is an information processing method using computer software, and is not a method of manipulating a computing tool such as a computer.

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Claims (8)

a storage unit that stores menu information indicating a plurality of menus provided at a restaurant in association with a plurality of menu attribute information indicating attributes of the menu;
menu display information indicating the plurality of menus is generated, and when one of the menus in the menu display information is selected by the user, one of the plurality of menu attributes corresponding to the selected menu is selected; A user interface capable of selecting menu attributes is superimposed on the menu display information, and a predetermined number of menus are extracted from the plurality of menus according to the menu attributes selected by the user via the user interface, and An information processing apparatus comprising: a control unit that generates course proposal information indicating a course menu composed of the extracted menus. The information processing device according to claim 1,
The storage unit stores a plurality of course attribute information indicating attributes of the course menu,
The control unit generates the user interface so that the course attribute can be selected together with the menu attribute, and generates the course proposal information based on the selected menu attribute and course attribute. The information processing device according to claim 2,
The control unit extracts a plurality of menus that match the selected course attribute based on a menu attribute different from the selected menu attribute that each menu has. The information processing device according to claim 1,
The storage unit stores a plurality of course attribute information indicating attributes of the course menu,
The control unit generates a plurality of course proposal information corresponding to the selected menu attribute based on the plurality of course attribute information, and receives one course proposal information from the plurality of course proposal information from the user. An information processing device that accepts a selection of. The information processing device according to claim 2 or 3,
The control unit extracts an alternative menu and generates new course proposal information based on the selected menu attribute and course attribute when receiving a change of the menu included in the course proposal information from the user. Information processing device to generate. The information processing device according to claim 2 or 3,
When receiving selection of the course proposal information from the user, the control unit recommends a combination with each menu constituting the course proposal information based on the selected menu attributes and course attributes. An information processing device that extracts a recommended menu and outputs information about the recommended menu. storing menu information indicating a plurality of menus provided at a restaurant in association with a plurality of menu attribute information indicating attributes of the menu;
generating menu display information indicating the plurality of menus;
When any menu in the menu display information is selected by the user, a user interface is provided on the menu display information that enables selection of one of the menu attributes from the plurality of menu attributes corresponding to the selected menu. superimposed on
A predetermined number of menus are extracted from the plurality of menus according to menu attributes selected by the user through the user interface, and course proposal information indicating a course menu composed of the extracted menus is generated. Information processing methods. information processing equipment,
a step of storing menu information indicating a plurality of menus provided at a restaurant in association with a plurality of menu attribute information indicating attributes of the menu;
generating menu display information indicating the plurality of menus;
When any menu in the menu display information is selected by the user, a user interface is provided on the menu display information that enables selection of one of the menu attributes from the plurality of menu attributes corresponding to the selected menu. superimposing on
A predetermined number of menus are extracted from the plurality of menus according to menu attributes selected by the user through the user interface, and course proposal information indicating a course menu composed of the extracted menus is generated. A program that runs steps and .

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