JP7305386B2 - Delivery system, delivery method and program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a distribution system, a distribution method, and a program.

Conventionally, various measures have been proposed to encourage customers to visit stores. In relation to this, if a product that the user wants to purchase is registered in advance, and there is a store nearby that sells the product that the user wants to purchase based on the current location information of the mobile terminal owned by the user, There is known a system that notifies a user's mobile terminal of this store information (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP-A-2002-175465

By the way, with products such as foods, the fact that they are manufactured using specific raw materials, manufacturing methods, and the like can also be a factor in increasing purchase motivation. However, even if the user does not register the product, if it uses a specific raw material, manufacturing method, etc., the user would like to purchase it. It is not possible to notify the user when the product can be purchased. Conversely, even if the product is attractive, some users do not want to purchase it unless they use specific raw materials and manufacturing methods. As described above, in the prior art, although the fact that the product is manufactured using specific raw materials and manufacturing methods leads to attracting customers, it has not been sufficiently taken into consideration.

The present invention has been made in consideration of such circumstances, and provides a distribution system, a distribution method, and a program that can improve customer attraction based on products manufactured using specific raw materials and manufacturing methods. One of the purposes is to

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and one aspect of the present invention is a product, manufacturing information including information on at least one of the raw materials of the product and the manufacturing method, and stores that can provide the product. and a range of areas associated with the stores included in the product status information based on the store information including the area, location conditions, business hours and addresses of the stores. as a target area , a derivation unit for deriving the number of users in the target area by referring to user position information, and based on the product status information, sold at stores included in the target area After acquiring the scheduled completion time of a specific product manufactured using specific raw materials or using a specific manufacturing method, it is determined as a notification condition that the number of users in the target area is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold. a notification condition determination unit, and when the specific product is completed and satisfies the notification condition, distribution including at least the specific product, the manufacturing information, and information about the store to users existing in the target area. and a distribution unit that distributes information.

ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to one aspect of the present invention, it is possible to increase customer attraction based on products manufactured using specific raw materials, manufacturing methods, and the like.

1 is a schematic diagram of a distribution system 1 according to this embodiment; FIG. It is a block diagram of the information management apparatus 500 which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the content of the user setting information 521 which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the content of the user positional information 522 which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the content of the shop information 523 which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the content of the merchandise information 524 which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the content of the stock information 525 which concerns on this embodiment. 5 is a diagram showing an example of content of purchase log data 526 according to the present embodiment; FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the content of number-of-persons log data 527 according to the present embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the content of the user delivery log data 528 which concerns on this embodiment. 4 is a sequence diagram showing an example of processing executed in the distribution system 1 according to this embodiment; FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of distribution timing determination processing executed in the information management device 500 according to the present embodiment; 5 is a flow chart showing an example of processing for distributing distribution information executed in the information management device 500 according to the present embodiment. 5 is a flow chart showing an example of processing for distributing area information executed in the information management device 500 according to the present embodiment;

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of a distribution system, a distribution method, and a program according to the best mode of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[Delivery system configuration]
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a distribution system 1 according to this embodiment. The distribution system 1 includes, for example, one or more user terminals 100, one or more manufacturing apparatuses 200, one or more store terminals 300, one or more POS terminals 400, and an information management apparatus 500. These configurations are connected to each other by a network NW and communicate with each other via this network NW. The network NW includes, for example, a part or all of a WAN (Wide Area Network), a LAN (Local Area Network), the Internet, a leased line, a wireless base station, a provider, and the like. Note that the manufacturing apparatus 200, the store terminal 300, and the POS terminal 400 are installed, for example, in each store. Note that there may be a plurality of stores, and in that case, the information management device 500 manages information and transmits distribution information for each store using, for example, identification information (store ID) that identifies the store.

The user terminal 100 and the store terminal 300 are terminal devices having at least a communication function and a display function, such as a mobile phone such as a smart phone, a tablet terminal, a notebook or desktop personal computer, and a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant). . A user terminal 100 is owned by a user and used by the user. The store terminal 300 is used by a store clerk.

The manufacturing device 200 is a device for manufacturing products sold in stores. The manufacturing device 200 has a communication function, and transmits manufacturing information indicating raw materials, manufacturing processes, etc., and product status information indicating product status, etc. to the information management device 500 . The manufacturing information includes, for example, information on manufacturing, such as a product ID that identifies the target product, information on raw materials used in the target product, and information on the manufacturing method of the target product. The information on raw materials includes the name of the raw material, the name of the manufacturer that supplies the raw material, the place of production, the characteristics, the calorie content, the allergen information, and the like. The information on the manufacturing method includes information such as the name of the manufacturing method and the name of the manufacturer that developed the manufacturing method. The product status information includes, for example, information on the store (store ID, etc.), information on products sold at the store, and the like. The information about the product includes the product ID, information indicating completion of the manufacturing process of the target product (including completion time, etc.), information about the selling time and selling price of the target product, and the like. The target products may be all products handled in the store, or only products arbitrarily determined by the store. In addition, the raw materials used for the target product may be all the raw materials used when manufacturing the target product, or may be only raw materials arbitrarily determined by the store. Moreover, the manufacturing method of the target product may be all methods used when manufacturing the target product, or may be only a method arbitrarily determined by the store. The manufacturing apparatus 200 generates and transmits manufacturing information and product status information, for example, at the timing when the final manufacturing process of the target product is completed or when the scheduled completion time is determined. An example in which the store is a bakery, the product is bread, and the manufacturing apparatus 200 is an oven will be described below. However, the store, merchandise, and manufacturing apparatus 200 are not limited to this.

The store terminal 300 acquires product status information based on the operation by the store clerk, and transmits the acquired product status information to the information management device 500 . For example, the store terminal 300 causes the display unit to display an operation screen including a keyboard for selecting a product and a completion button for notifying that the product has been baked. For example, when the store clerk touches the setting button after entering the product and the completion time, the store terminal 300 acquires the product status information indicating that the manufacturing process of the touched product has been completed. The product status information may include a scheduled time of completion of the final manufacturing process and a completion time indicating the time of completion of the final manufacturing process (for example, the time when the product is completed after the topping work is completed). In other words, the scheduled completion time or completion time is the scheduled sales start time or sales start time at which the product can be sold.
In addition, for example, the store terminal 300 causes the display unit to display an operation screen including a keyboard for inputting sales conditions such as product sales time and sales price. For example, when the store clerk touches the setting button after entering sales conditions such as sales time and sales price, the store terminal 300 acquires product status information indicating the sales conditions of the touched product.

The POS terminal 400 is a terminal that performs payment processing for products. In payment processing, the POS terminal 400 acquires payment information related to products such as product prices and product names, as well as identification information of the user who made the payment. For example, the POS terminal 400 has a card reader, and acquires user identification information by reading identification information assigned to a pre-registered point card. Also, the POS terminal 400 may acquire user identification information based on the usage history of credit cards and electronic money. Also, the POS terminal 400 may be equipped with a bar code reader or a QR code (registered trademark) reader, and may acquire user identification information by reading a two-dimensional code in which user identification information is embedded. The POS terminal 400 transmits to the information management device 500 information in which the acquired payment information and the user's identification information are associated with each other. The payment information further includes information about the store, payment time, and the like.

The information management device 500 performs various processes described below based on information received from the user terminal 100, the manufacturing device 200, the store terminal 300, the POS terminal 400, and the like. For example, the information management device 500 generates distribution information and transmits the generated distribution information to the target user terminal 100 . Distribution information includes, for example, product information (including product name, remaining quantity, etc.), product manufacturing process information (including raw material name, manufacturing method name, etc.), sales information (including sales time, sales amount, etc.). ), and information about stores (including store names, map information, etc.).

[Configuration of Information Management Device]
Next, the configuration of the information management device 500 according to this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of the information management device 500 according to the embodiment.

The information management device 500 includes a communication unit 510, a storage unit 520, a processing unit 530, and an input unit 540, for example. The communication unit 510 includes, for example, a communication interface such as NIC. The storage unit 520 is, for example, a RAM (Random Access Memory), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a flash memory such as an SSD (Solid State Drive), an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), or the like. The storage unit 520 stores, for example, user setting information 521, user position information 522, store information 523, product information 524, inventory information 525, purchase log data 526, number of person log data 527, distribution log data 528, learned model 529, and the like. is stored. Note that the storage unit 520 may store setting information (including, for example, attribute information and schedule information) set by the user, without being limited to these pieces of information. Storage unit 520 may be an external storage device such as a NAS (Network Attached Storage) that can be accessed by information management device 500 via a network. The input unit 540 is, for example, an interface such as a keyboard and buttons.

The processing unit 530 includes, for example, a data management unit 531, a derivation unit 532, an acquisition unit 533, a production status determination unit 534, a notification condition determination unit 535, a determination unit 536, a distribution unit 537, and a learning unit 538. and

Data management unit 531 stores information received using communication unit 510 in storage unit 520 . Note that the data management unit 531 may store information input by the administrator using the input unit 540 in the storage unit 520 .

For example, the data management unit 531 stores information received from the user terminal 100 in the storage unit 520 as part of the user setting information 521 or the user location information 522 .

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of the user setting information 521. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the user setting information 521 is information in which a user ID is associated with preference conditions, area conditions, push conditions, and push stores. A user ID is identification information that identifies a user. The preference condition is information about the user's preference. Including manufacturers. The area condition is information about the user's frequent area, and includes, for example, an area including the user's school route or commuting route, and an area close to home, school, or work. The push condition is information indicating the condition of the product for which the user wishes to receive the distribution information, and includes, for example, the corresponding preference condition, the product ID of the corresponding product, and the like. The push store is information indicating the store to which the user wishes to distribute the distribution information, and includes, for example, the store ID of the corresponding store.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of the user position information 522. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the user location information 522 is information in which location information is associated with date and time. The location information is information indicating the location of the user terminal 100 at the time indicated by the date and time. The information that associates the date and time with the location information may be transmitted from the user terminal 100 periodically, or may be transmitted from the user terminal 100 in response to a request from the information management device 500. good.

The data management unit 531 also stores the registration information received from the store terminal 300 or the like in the storage unit 520 as part of the store information 523 , the product information 524 , or the inventory information 525 , for example.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of store information 523. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, the store information 523 is information in which the store ID is associated with the area ID, location conditions, business hours, and address. The store ID is identification information for identifying each store. Area ID is identification information for identifying each area. The area may be, for example, an area separated by a predetermined range, or a predetermined range centered on a station, a landmark, or the like.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of the product information 524. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 6, the product information 524 is information in which product IDs are associated with product attributes, raw material information, manufacturing method information, and utilization information. The product ID is identification information for identifying each product. The item attribute is information indicating the attribute of each item, and includes, for example, breads, sweets, and boxed lunches. The raw material information includes the names of raw materials used in each product, raw material manufacturers, production areas, characteristics, calories, and allergen information. In the case of bread, raw material information includes product names such as margarines, shortening, yeast, and fillings, as well as manufacturers of the products. The manufacturing method information is the name of the manufacturing method used when manufacturing each product. In the case of bread, the manufacturing method information includes the name of the manufacturing method of raw materials for making the filling, the name of the bread manufacturing method, and the like. The utilization information is information on how to utilize the product, and includes, for example, an arrangement recipe, a long-term storage method (such as freezing), and a thawing method. In addition, the utilization information includes intellectual property information indicating intellectual property information related to the product. The intellectual property information includes, for example, an intellectual property ID that identifies the intellectual property, type, summary information, detailed information, and drawing information.
The product information 524 is stored in a table prepared for each store.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of inventory information 525. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 7, the inventory information 525 is information in which raw material names are associated with remaining quantities and reference values. The reference value includes, for example, the number of previous orders, the average value of the remaining number, the value of the same month one year ago, and the like. Note that the inventory information 525 is stored in a table prepared for each store.

The data management unit 531 also stores information received from the POS terminal 400 in the storage unit 520 as part of the purchase log data 526, for example. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of purchase log data 526. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 8, the purchase log data 526 is information in which a user ID is associated with a date and time of purchase, an area ID, a store ID, and a product ID. The user ID indicates the user who purchased the product. The area ID indicates the area where the shop where the item was purchased is located. The store ID indicates the store where the item was purchased. The product ID indicates the product purchased by the user. Here, the products purchased by the user may be all products purchased at the same time, or may be only products purchased by the user among products using specific raw materials or manufacturing methods. Further, when a plurality of products are purchased in a plurality of times during the time period indicated by the purchase date and time, the product ID may be all the purchased products.

The derivation unit 532 refers to the storage unit 520 and derives the number of users existing in the target area (hereinafter referred to as area number of people) for each target time. For example, the derivation unit 532 extracts the position information included in the target area from the user position information 522 and the position information measured at the target time. The derivation unit 532 derives the area population based on the number of user IDs associated with the extracted position information. The target time is set, for example, every hour.

Further, the derivation unit 532 may refer to the storage unit 520 to derive the number of users who have visited the store among the users existing in the target area (hereinafter referred to as the number of users who have visited the store) for each target time. Here, the user who has visited the store is a user who has visited the store that is the target of the delivery information after receiving the delivery information. For example, the derivation unit 532 extracts user IDs of users to whom the distribution information is distributed, whose movement trajectory includes the address of the store included in the distribution information, in the movement trajectory of each user in the user position information 522 . The deriving unit 532 derives the actual number of visitors based on the number of extracted user IDs. Note that the number of visitors may be the number of users who have visited stores that have addresses within the target area, or may include users who have visited stores that do not have addresses within the target area. There may be.

The derivation unit 532 may refer to the storage unit 520 and derive the number of users who have made purchases among the users existing in the target area (hereinafter referred to as the number of users who have made purchases) for each target time. Here, a user with a purchase record is a user who has purchased a product at a store that is the target of the distribution information after receiving the distribution information. For example, the derivation unit 532 extracts the user IDs of users who have purchased the product included in the distribution information within a predetermined time from the distribution timing of the distribution information from the purchase log data 526 . The deriving unit 532 derives the number of purchasers based on the extracted number of users. The number of actual purchasers may include users who have purchased products at the store that is the target of the distribution information regardless of the distribution information.

Further, the deriving unit 532 may derive the number of people in the area, the number of people who have visited the store, the number of people who have made purchases, and the like, for users who are expected to be present in the target area. For example, the derivation unit 532 estimates users who are expected to be present in the target area at the time when the specific product is completed based on schedule information and product status information set by the user, and calculates each number of users based on the estimation result. derive

The derivation unit 532 stores the derivation result in the storage unit 520 as part of the number-of-persons log data 527 . FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of the number log data 527. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 9, the number-of-persons log data 527 is information in which the date, the number of people in an area, the actual number of visitors, and the actual number of purchasers are associated with a time zone. The time zone is the target time set when deriving each number of people. The number-of-persons log data 527 is stored in a table prepared for each store, in which area IDs and store IDs are associated with each other.

The acquisition unit 533 uses the communication unit 510 to indicate manufacturing information and product status information (hereinafter collectively referred to as “manufacturing status information”) generated by the manufacturing apparatus 200, the store terminal 300, and the like.

Based on the manufacturing status information acquired by the acquiring unit 533, the manufacturing status determination unit 534 determines, among the products sold in the stores included in the target area, the products manufactured using specific raw materials or using a specific manufacturing method. (hereinafter also referred to as “specific product”). For example, the manufacturing status determination unit 534 receives a product ID indicating a specific product as manufacturing information. In addition, the manufacturing status determination unit 534 indicates, as product status information, time information indicating the time when the product identified by the product ID can be sold, sales quantity information indicating the sales quantity of the product, and the sales price of the product. Receive sales price information. The manufacturing status determination unit 534 determines whether or not the specific product will be sold based on the received information.

Note that the manufacturing status determination unit 534 may determine whether or not the specific product will be sold based on the sales conditions of the specific product included in the product status information. In addition, specific products can be set arbitrarily by the store. It may be a product or the like manufactured by a manufacturing method.

The notification condition determination unit 535 refers to the storage unit 520 and determines whether or not a predetermined notification condition is satisfied. For example, the notification condition determination unit 535 determines whether or not the target product or the store that sells the target product satisfies the notification condition (hereinafter referred to as first notification condition) set by the user, based on the manufacturing status information. judge. The first notification condition is, for example, that the target product is manufactured under the conditions for which the user wishes to distribute the distribution information, or that the store that sells the target product satisfies the user's desire to distribute the distribution information. This includes being a store that has For example, if the product manufacturing process or store included in the manufacturing status information matches the push condition or the conditions or store set as the push store in the user setting information 521, the notification condition determination unit 535 determines the first notification condition. is determined to be satisfied. That is, the push condition or the push store in the user setting information 521 is information indicating the first notification condition. Here, the notification condition determination unit 535 may extract users who satisfy the first notification condition.

In addition, the notification condition determination unit 535 determines whether or not the notification condition (hereinafter referred to as a second notification condition) set by the store side or the administrator side is satisfied based on the number of users present in the target area. judge. The second notification condition includes, for example, that the number of users present within the target area is equal to or greater than a threshold. Further, the second notification condition is that the number of users who have visited the store among the users existing in the target area is equal to or greater than the threshold, and the number of remaining specific products in the store is the threshold (100, 50, 10 etc.), and the number of product materials in stock at the store is equal to or greater than the threshold. Further, the notification condition determination unit 535 may include, based on the manufacturing status information, that it is time for the target product to be sold, or that the time until the sales start time is a predetermined time. Also, the second notification condition may differ according to at least one of the location conditions of the store and the sales performance of the specific product. For example, if the store is located in a downtown area, the threshold is set higher than in a residential area. When the sales performance of the specific product is favorable, the threshold value is set higher than when the sales performance is poor.

The determination unit 536 determines a distribution target area to distribute the distribution information based on the manufacturing status information. For example, the determination unit 536 determines the range of area IDs associated with the store ID in the store information 523 as the delivery target area based on the store ID included in the product status information.

Further, the determination unit 536 may determine the distribution target area according to a predetermined rule based on the location of the store. In this case, as a predetermined rule, the distribution target area is set larger as the number of residents around the store, such as downtown areas and residential areas, increases. Further, the determination unit 536 may determine the distribution target area according to a predetermined rule based on the completion time or sales start time of the specific product. In this case, as a predetermined rule, when the time until the completion time or the sales start time is less than the predetermined length, it is better if the time until the completion time or the sales meeting time is longer than the predetermined length. Wide things are set. Further, the determination unit 536 may determine the distribution target area according to a predetermined rule according to the product attribute and quantity of the specific product. In this case, as a predetermined rule, it is set that the area size becomes larger as the quantity of the specific product increases, or that the area size becomes smaller as the time after the completion of the specific product increases. Further, the determination unit 536 may determine the distribution target area according to the sales time and sales amount of the specific product. In this case, as a predetermined rule, the longer the selling time is, the larger the area size is, and the lower the selling price is, the smaller the area size is set. Also, in the case of a specific sales price such as a time sale, the area size may be set separately.

Further, the determination unit 536 may determine the distribution target area according to the quantity of raw materials for the specific product. In this case, as a predetermined rule, it is assumed that the smaller the quantity of raw materials, the smaller the supply amount of the specific product, so that the area size is set to be smaller.

When the first distribution timing is reached, the distribution unit 537 distributes the distribution information to users existing in the distribution target area determined by the determination unit 536 . The first delivery timing includes, for example, the timing when the manufacturing status determination unit 534 determines that the specific product is sold at the store and when the notification condition determination unit 535 determines that the predetermined notification condition is satisfied. . The distribution information includes at least information on the specific product, information on the raw materials and manufacturing method of the specific product, and information on the store. Note that the first delivery timing is not limited to this, and may be a predetermined time.

For example, the distribution unit 537 extracts users existing within the distribution target area based on the location information received from the user terminal 100 . The distribution unit 537 may transmit the distribution information to the user terminals 100 of all extracted users, and distributes the distribution information to the user terminals 100 of users who satisfy a predetermined distribution condition among the users existing in the target area. You may send information . Predetermined distribution conditions include, for example, that the user has a history of visiting the store included in the distribution information, and that the user has a history of purchasing the product for the distribution conditions.

Further, when the second distribution timing is reached, the distribution unit 537 sends area information about users existing in the distribution target area determined by the determination unit 536 (including users scheduled to exist in the distribution target area), You may distribute to the store terminal 300. FIG. The area information includes information on the number of users in the area, such as the number of people in the area, the number of people who have visited the store, and the number of people who have made purchases, and the breakdown of user attributes (for example, the ratio of men and women, the ratio by age group), etc. . The second delivery timing includes one or more of timing before the first delivery timing, simultaneous with the first delivery timing, and after the first delivery timing. For example, the second delivery timing is the timing at which the number of users or the like is derived by the derivation unit 532, or the timing every five minutes from the first delivery timing. Note that when a plurality of second distribution timings are set, the derivation unit 532 derives the number of people in an area and the like for each second distribution timing.

Note that the distribution unit 537 may distribute the area information only to stores that sell the specific product that satisfies the first notification condition or the second notification condition, and stores that sell the specific product among the stores included in the distribution target area. Area information may be distributed to stores other than the store. Other stores include, for example, stores that are affiliated with the store that sells the specific product, stores that are in the same business category, and the like.

Also, the distribution unit 537 creates raw information indicating the distribution history and stores it in the storage unit 520 . For example, the distribution unit 537 creates the distribution log data 528 based on the distribution history of the distribution information. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of the distribution log data 528. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 10, the delivery log data 528 is information in which the user ID, the area ID, the shop ID, the product ID, the presence or absence of the store visit, and the presence or absence of the purchase are associated with the delivery date and time. The user ID indicates the user to whom the distribution information was distributed. The area ID is information indicating a distribution target area. The store ID and product ID are information included in the distribution information. The presence/absence of store visit is information indicating whether or not the store ID has been visited within a predetermined period of time after receiving the distribution information. The presence/absence of purchase is information indicating whether or not the customer has visited the store to purchase the product indicated by the product ID in the store ID within a predetermined time after receiving the distribution information. Note that the distribution unit 537 may create distribution log data based on the distribution history of the area information.

Also, the distribution unit 537 may refer to the storage unit 520 to generate raw material procurement information based on the manufacturing information, the area information, and the inventory information, and transmit the raw material procurement information to the store terminal 300 . The raw material procurement information includes, for example, the predicted shortage of raw materials in the store and the timing to order the raw materials soon. For example, the distribution unit 537 estimates the quantity of raw materials consumed in the store based on the purchase log data 526, the number of people log data 527, etc., and generates raw material procurement information based on the estimation results and the inventory information 525. .

The learning unit 538 learns the relationship between the purchase history of the specific product and the distribution history of the distribution information using the purchase log data 526, the number of people log data 527, the distribution log data 528, etc. as teaching data, and generates a learned model 529. . The learning unit 538 may generate a learned model for each area, or may generate a learned model for each store, product, or user attribute. By doing so, for example, it is possible to make the learned model 529 learn the conditions (time, area, user attributes, etc.) that facilitate purchase improvement by distributing distribution information.

Also, the notification condition determination unit 535 may use the learned model 529 to determine whether or not the notification condition is satisfied. By doing so, it is possible to distribute distribution conditions by limiting to more effective users and areas.

Also, the distribution unit 537 may use the learned model 529 to generate purchase prediction information related to purchase prediction of a specific product based on the distribution information. The purchase prediction information includes information for predicting the number of future purchases of specific products, purchase times, and the like. The distribution unit 537 may generate raw material procurement information based on the purchase prediction information, the manufacturing information, the area information, and the inventory information, and transmit the raw material procurement information to the store terminal 300 . For example, the distribution unit 537 estimates the quantity of raw materials to be consumed in the future at the store based on the purchase forecast information, manufacturing information and area information, and generates raw material procurement information based on the estimation results and inventory information. In this case, the raw material procurement information includes information related to prediction of future raw material shortages and information such as the timing of future orders for raw materials. By doing so, the consumption of raw materials can be predicted more reliably, and the waste of procurement of raw materials can be reduced.

[sequence]
Next, processing executed in the distribution system 1 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 11 . FIG. 11 is a sequence diagram showing an example of processing executed in the distribution system 1 according to the embodiment. It should be noted that the following description is for main processing, and other processing is omitted.

First, the user operates the user terminal 100 to set notification conditions (step S1). The user terminal 100 transmits information indicating the set notification conditions to the information management device 500 (step S2). The information management device 500 stores the received information in the storage unit 520 as part of the user setting information 521 (step S3).

Next, the store terminal 300 generates product status information (step S4) and transmits it to the information management device 500 (step S5). The manufacturing device 200 also generates manufacturing information and product status information (step S6), and transmits them to the information management device 500 (step S7).

The information management device 500 executes various processes based on the received manufacturing information and product status information (step S8). The information management device 500 transmits the distribution information generated in the process of step S8 to the user terminal 100 (step S9). The information management device 500 also transmits the area information generated in the process of step S8 to the store terminal 300 (step S10). Note that the steps in which the store terminal 300 generates and transmits product status information (steps S4 and S5) and the steps in which the manufacturing apparatus 200 generates and transmits manufacturing information and product status information (steps S6 and S7) are in sequence. It may be the other way around.

[flowchart]
Next, processing executed in the information management device 500 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 12 to 14. FIG. FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing an example of distribution timing determination processing executed by the information management device 500 according to the embodiment.

First, the acquisition unit 533 acquires manufacturing status information (step S101). The manufacturing status determination unit 534 determines whether or not there is a completed specific product based on the obtained manufacturing status information (step S103). When it is determined that there is a specific product, the notification condition determination unit 535 determines whether or not the first notification condition is satisfied based on the manufacturing status information (step S105). When determining that the first notification condition is satisfied, the notification condition determining unit 535 further determines whether or not the second notification condition is satisfied (step S107). When it is determined that the second notification condition is satisfied, the manufacturing status determination unit 534 determines that the first delivery timing has arrived (step S109).

FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing for distributing distribution information executed by the information management device 500 according to the embodiment. When the manufacturing status determining unit 534 determines that the first distribution timing has been reached (step S201), the determining unit 536 determines a distribution target area for distributing the distribution information based on the manufacturing status information (step S203). . Next, the distribution unit 537 generates distribution information for distribution to users existing in the distribution target area determined in step S203 (step S205), and distributes the distribution information to the user terminals 100 of these users. is transmitted (step S207). The distribution unit 537 determines whether or not to end the distribution (step S209). For example, if it is set to transmit a plurality of pieces of distribution information according to the number of specific products, sales time, sales amount, etc., the distribution unit 537 returns to step S201 and repeats the process. By doing so, by notifying the users in the distribution target area of the distribution information, purchases by the users are promoted.

FIG. 14 is a flow chart showing an example of processing for distributing area information executed by the information management device 500 according to the embodiment. When the manufacturing status determination unit 534 determines that the second distribution timing has arrived (step S301), the determination unit 536 determines a distribution target area to distribute area information based on the manufacturing status information (step S303). . Next, the distribution unit 537 determines stores (hereinafter referred to as distribution stores) to which area information is to be distributed among the stores whose addresses are included in the distribution target area determined in step S303 (step S305). Then, the distribution unit 537 generates area information about users existing in the distribution target area determined in step S303 (step S307), and transmits the area information to the distribution store determined in step S305 (step S309). . The distribution unit 537 determines whether or not to end distribution (step S311). For example, if it is set to periodically transmit area information, the distribution unit 537 returns to step S301 and repeats the process. In this way, by distributing the area information to the store side, it becomes possible to grasp the potential number of consumers in the vicinity of the store, which can be used for sales promotion on the store side.

According to the above-described embodiments, an acquisition unit that acquires a specific product, manufacturing information including at least one of raw material information and manufacturing method information of the specific product, and product status information indicating stores that can provide the product, a determination unit that determines a target area based on the location of the store; and distribution information including at least the specific product, the manufacturing information of the specific product, and information about the store to users existing in the target area. and a distribution unit that distributes, it is possible to improve the number of customers based on the information on the raw materials and manufacturing method of the specific product.

As described above, the mode for carrying out the present invention has been described using the embodiments, but the present invention is not limited to such embodiments at all, and various modifications and replacements can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. can be added.

For example, the manufacturing apparatus 200 has been described as being in a store, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the manufacturing apparatus 200 may exist in a separate factory. In this case, the store is a store that sells products manufactured in the factory. Further, the manufacturing apparatus 200 may transmit information indicating the completion of the manufacturing process at the timing of shipping the product to the store after manufacturing is completed, or may transmit information indicating the completion of the manufacturing process at the timing when the product arrives at the store. You may send. Also, the store terminal 300 may transmit information indicating completion of the manufacturing process at the timing when the product arrives at the store.

Further, the determination of whether or not the first notification condition and the second notification condition are satisfied may be performed after obtaining the scheduled completion time of the specific product. In this case, if the second notification condition is satisfied, it may be determined whether or not the specific product is actually completed, and if completed, it may be determined that the first delivery timing has been reached. In this case, by judging the notification conditions before the specific product is completed, it is possible to shorten the time from the completion of the specific product to the distribution of the distribution information.

Further, the distribution information may include utilization information of a specific product, link information for jumping to utilization information, and the like. Further, the distribution information may include link information for jumping to information on raw materials and manufacturing methods of specific products.

In addition, the information management device 500 extracts, from among the users present in the distribution target area, users whose stores or specific product raw materials and manufacturing methods match the user's preference conditions, and distributes distribution information to the extracted users. You may

In addition, the information management device 500 may distribute distribution information further including information regarding the remaining number of specific commodities according to changes in the remaining number of specific commodities.

Further, the information management device 500 may distribute different distribution information according to the frequency of visits to the store targeted for the distribution information after receiving the distribution information. For example, the information management device 500 may include in the distribution information that coupons or other benefits are given to frequent users on the condition that they visit the store or make a purchase. For example, the information management device 500 may include, in the distribution information, giving coupons or other benefits to users who have purchased a specific product many times on the condition of the number of purchases of the product.

Further, the information management device 500 may distribute the distribution information further including information about the product purchased together with the specific product based on the information about the product purchased together with the specific product. Further, the information management device 500 may distribute distribution information further including a product that is set by the store and desired to be distributed together with the specific product. For example, a product desired to be distributed together with a specific product is a product desired to be eaten together with the specific product.

Note that a part of the distribution system 1 in each of the above-described embodiments, such as the processing unit 530, may be realized by a computer. In that case, a program for realizing this function may be recorded in a computer-readable recording medium, and the program recorded in this recording medium may be read into a computer system and executed. The "computer system" here is a computer system built into the distribution system 1, and includes hardware such as an OS (Operating System) and peripheral devices.

The aforementioned "computer-readable recording medium" refers to portable media such as flexible disks, magneto-optical disks, ROMs and CD-ROMs, and storage devices such as hard disks incorporated in computer systems. Furthermore, "computer-readable recording medium" means a medium that dynamically stores a program for a short period of time, such as a communication line for transmitting a program via a network such as the Internet or a communication line such as a telephone line. It may also include a volatile memory inside a computer system that serves as a server or client in that case, which holds the program for a certain period of time. Further, the program may be for realizing part of the functions described above, or may be capable of realizing the functions described above in combination with a program already recorded in the computer system.

Also, part or all of the processing unit 530 in the above-described embodiments may be implemented as an integrated circuit such as an LSI (Large Scale Integration). Each functional unit of the processing unit 530 may be individually processorized, or part or all of them may be integrated and processorized. Also, the method of circuit integration is not limited to LSI, but may be realized by a dedicated circuit or a general-purpose processor. In addition, when an integration circuit technology that replaces LSI appears due to advances in semiconductor technology, an integrated circuit based on this technology may be used.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Distribution system, 100... User terminal, 200... Manufacturing apparatus, 300... Store terminal, 400... POS terminal, 500... Information management apparatus, 510... Communication part, 520... Storage part, 521... User setting information. 522 User location information 523 Store information 524 Merchandise information 525 Inventory information 526 Purchase log data 527 Person log data 528 Distribution log data 529 Learned model 530 Processing unit 531 data management unit 532 derivation unit 533 acquisition unit 534 manufacturing status determination unit 535 notification condition determination unit 536 determination unit 537 distribution unit 538 learning unit 540 input unit

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an acquisition unit that acquires , from a store terminal , a product, manufacturing information including information on at least one of the raw materials and manufacturing method of the product, and product status information indicating stores that can provide the product;
a determination unit that determines , as a target area, a range of areas associated with the store included in the product status information based on the store information including the store area, location conditions, business hours, and address;
a derivation unit that derives the number of users in the target area by referring to user location information;
Notification conditions after acquiring the estimated time of completion of a specific product manufactured using specific raw materials or a specific manufacturing method based on the product status information, and which is sold in stores included in the target area As a notification condition determination unit that determines that the number of users in the target area is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold,
When the specific product is completed and satisfies the notification conditions,
a distribution unit that distributes distribution information, including at least the specific product, the manufacturing information, and the information about the store, to users existing in the target area;
distribution system. The notification conditions differ depending on at least one of location conditions of the store or sales performance of the product,
The distribution system according to claim 1 . The notification condition further includes that the remaining number of the product has reached a threshold, or that the inventory of the raw materials of the product at the store is equal to or greater than the threshold,
3. The distribution system according to claim 1 or 2 . Based on the distribution log data of the distribution information, the distribution unit determines that, among the users present in the target area, the store included in the distribution information has visited the store to purchase the product included in the distribution information. Distributing the distribution information to a user with
The distribution system according to any one of claims 1 to 3 . The distribution unit distributes the distribution information to users existing in the target area who match the store or the raw materials or the manufacturing method of the product with the user's preference conditions.
5. A distribution system according to any one of claims 1 to 4 . The distribution unit distributes the distribution information further including information about the remaining number of the products according to a change in the remaining number of the products.
A delivery system according to any one of claims 1 to 5 . The distribution information further includes information on how to use the product,
A delivery system according to any one of claims 1 to 5 . The distribution information further includes different information according to the frequency of visits to the store targeted by the distribution information after receiving the distribution information.
A delivery system according to any one of claims 1 to 5 . a determination unit that determines the target area according to the sales conditions of the product;
9. The distribution system of any one of claims 1-8 , further comprising: a determination unit that determines the target area according to the information on the raw materials of the product;
10. The distribution system of any one of claims 1-9 , further comprising: The distribution unit notifies the store based on the target area of area information about the user in the target area.
Distribution system according to any one of claims 1 to 10 . 12. The distribution system according to claim 11 , wherein the distribution unit notifies area information about users in the target area to stores that can provide the product that satisfies notification conditions settable by the user. The delivery system according to claim 11 or 12 , wherein the area information includes the number of users existing in the target area or the number of users expected to exist within the target area. 14. The distribution system according to any one of claims 11 to 13 , wherein the distribution unit provides the store with information on procurement of the raw materials for the product based on the manufacturing information and the area information. a data management unit that stores a purchase history at a store included in the distribution information, which is the purchase history of the user who distributed the distribution information, in association with the distribution information;
15. The distribution system of any one of claims 1-14 , further comprising: 16. The distribution system according to claim 15 , wherein the distribution unit distributes the distribution information, further including information related to products purchased together with the products, based on the purchase history. a learning unit that learns the relationship between the purchase history of the product and the distribution history of the distribution information, using the purchase history as teaching data, and generates a learned model;
17. The distribution system of claim 15 or 16 , further comprising: The distribution unit provides the store with information on procurement of the raw materials for the product based on the learned model, the manufacturing information, the distribution information, and area information about users in the target area. 18. The distribution system according to 17 . the computer
Acquire from the store terminal the product, manufacturing information including at least one information on the raw materials and manufacturing method of the product, and product status information indicating stores that can provide the product,
Based on the store information including the store area, location conditions, business hours and address, determining the range of the area associated with the store included in the product status information as the target area ,
Referencing user location information to derive the number of users in the target area;
Notification conditions after acquiring the estimated time of completion of a specific product manufactured using specific raw materials or a specific manufacturing method based on the product status information, and which is sold in stores included in the target area as determining that the number of users in the target area is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold,
When the specific product is completed and satisfies the notification conditions,
A distribution method of distributing distribution information including at least information about the specific product, the manufacturing information, and the store to users existing in the target area. to the computer,
Acquire from a store terminal the product, manufacturing information including at least one of information on the raw materials of the product or the manufacturing method, and product status information indicating stores that can provide the product,
determine the range of areas associated with the stores included in the situation information as the target area;
Referencing user location information to derive the number of users in the target area;
Notification conditions after acquiring the estimated time of completion of a specific product manufactured using specific raw materials or a specific manufacturing method based on the product status information, and which is sold in stores included in the target area to determine that the number of users in the target area is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold,
When the specific product is completed and satisfies the notification conditions,
Distribute distribution information, including at least information about the specific product, the manufacturing information, and the store, to users present in the target area;
program.

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