CN114647771A - Computer-readable storage medium, information processing method, and information processing system - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides a computer-readable storage medium, an information processing method, and an information processing system. The computer-readable storage medium stores an information processing program as a computer program. The information processing program is for causing a computer to execute: an actual usage acquisition process of acquiring, for each of the plurality of usage scenarios, an actual usage including information on a type of absorbent article used by the user and a state of the absorbent article after usage; a characteristic acquisition process of acquiring a characteristic of each usage scenario with respect to excrement of the user based on an actual usage situation of each of the plurality of usage scenarios; offer information generation processing of generating offer information relating to use of the absorbent article corresponding to the usage scenario based on the characteristic of each usage scenario; and a presentation process of presenting the offer information to the user.

Description

Computer-readable storage medium, information processing method, and information processing system

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to a computer-readable storage medium, an information processing method, and an information processing system.

Background

As a physiological phenomenon of women, there is menstruation for excreting menstrual blood from the vagina. An absorbent article for women such as a sanitary napkin for absorbing menstrual blood excreted from the vagina during menstruation is generally used. Absorbent articles commonly sold come in a variety of variations in shape, size, thickness, and the like. Patent document 1 (japanese patent laid-open No. 2004-342129) discloses an information distribution system that proposes a sanitary napkin optimal for a woman based on information about the amount of menstrual blood (classification of high, medium, and low) of the woman.

Disclosure of Invention

The menstrual blood volume, the leucorrhea volume, the urine leakage volume, and the absorption capacity of the absorbent article of a woman may differ depending on the usage scenario (for example, lying state, sitting state, standing state, etc.) of the absorbent article of the woman. In addition, the lifestyle of women as a user is not necessarily fixed every day. For example, on days such as long-time meetings, offices at home, and desktops, the sitting time is long. On days mainly for work such as outwork and standing work, the standing time becomes longer. In addition, on days such as days with bad physical condition, in which the time for lying at home is long, the lying time becomes long. Therefore, it is difficult to propose a proposal for using an absorbent article that conforms to the lifestyle of the user based on the information on the amount of menstrual blood classified without considering the usage situation as shown in patent document 1.

Therefore, an object of the present disclosure is to provide a computer-readable storage medium, an information processing method, and an information processing system capable of proposing a proposal for utilization of an absorbent article that conforms to a lifestyle of a user.

A computer-readable storage medium relating to one aspect of the present disclosure is for storing an information processing program as a computer program. The information processing program is for causing a computer to execute: an actual usage acquisition process of acquiring, for each of the plurality of usage scenarios, an actual usage including information on a type of an absorbent article used by a user to absorb excrement including at least one of urine, leucorrhea, and menstrual blood of the user and information on a post-usage state of the absorbent article; a characteristic acquisition process of acquiring a characteristic of each usage scenario with respect to excrement of the user based on an actual usage situation of each of the plurality of usage scenarios; an offer information generation process of generating offer information relating to utilization of the absorbent article corresponding to the utilization scene based on a characteristic of each utilization scene; and a presentation process of presenting the offer information to the user.

According to the storage medium, the following effects can be exhibited. That is, according to the information processing program stored in the above-described storage medium, it is possible to present appropriate offer information corresponding to the usage scenario to the user based on the characteristics about excrement of the user acquired for each usage scenario. This makes it possible to propose a proposal for utilizing an absorbent article that conforms to the lifestyle of the user.

According to the present disclosure, it is possible to provide a computer-readable storage medium, an information processing method, and an information processing system that can propose a utilization proposal of an absorbent article that conforms to a lifestyle of a user.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration of a user terminal according to an embodiment.

Fig. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a functional configuration of the user terminal.

Fig. 3 is a diagram showing an example of actual usage, absorption amount, and menstrual blood volume for each usage scenario.

Fig. 4 is a diagram showing an example of basic information of a sanitary napkin.

Fig. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the user terminal.

Fig. 6 is a flowchart showing a first example of the proposal processing.

Fig. 7 is a schematic diagram showing a specific example of the first example of the proposal processing.

Fig. 8 is a flowchart showing a second example of the proposal processing.

Fig. 9 is a schematic diagram showing a specific example of the second example of the proposal processing.

Fig. 10 is a flowchart showing a third example of the proposal processing.

Detailed Description

An embodiment of the present disclosure is described in detail below with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the same reference numerals are used for the same or corresponding elements, and redundant description is omitted.

[ Structure of user terminal ]

Fig. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration of a user terminal 1 (computer, information processing system) according to an embodiment. The user terminal 1 is a computer device owned by a user. Examples of the user terminal 1 include a high-performance mobile phone (smartphone), a tablet terminal, a wearable terminal (e.g., a smart watch), a desktop computer, and a notebook computer. The user terminal 1 is configured to provide offer information relating to the use of the feminine absorbent article to a feminine user. The absorbent article is an article for absorbing excrement including at least one of urine, leucorrhea, and menstrual blood of a user. Examples of the absorbent article include sanitary napkins (hereinafter, simply referred to as "sanitary napkin"), pantiliners, diapers, tampons, and the like. In the present embodiment, an example will be described in which the absorbent article is a sanitary napkin to be used during menstruation, and the excreta is menstrual blood.

As an example, the user terminal 1 includes, as hardware components, a processor 11, a memory 12, an auxiliary storage device 13, an input device 14, an output device 15, and a communication device 16.

The processor 11 is an arithmetic device that executes an operating system and an application program. The processor 11 is, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or the like.

The memory 12 is a device for storing a program for realizing the user terminal 1, an operation result output from the processor 11, and the like. The Memory 12 is constituted by, for example, a ROM (Read Only Memory) or a RAM (Random Access Memory).

The secondary storage device 13 is typically a device capable of storing more data than the memory 12. The auxiliary storage device 13 is constituted by a nonvolatile storage medium such as a hard disk or a flash memory. The auxiliary storage device 13 is a type of computer-readable storage medium, and stores a program P (information processing program) as a computer program for causing a computer to function as the user terminal 1 and various data.

The input device 14 is an input interface for accepting an operation by a user. In the case where the user terminal 1 is a smartphone, a tablet terminal, or the like, the input device 14 may be configured by a touch panel that accepts a touch operation by a user. When the user terminal 1 is a desktop computer, a notebook computer, or the like, the input device 14 may be constituted by an input device such as a mouse or a keyboard.

The output device 15 is an output interface that outputs data processed in the user terminal 1. Examples of the output device 15 include a display for displaying a screen, a speaker for outputting sound, and the like. In addition, in the case where the user terminal 1 is a smartphone, a tablet terminal, or the like, the input device 14 and the output device 15 are realized by a common touch panel display.

The communication device 16 is a device for performing data communication with other computers via a communication network. The communication device 16 is constituted by, for example, a network card or a wireless communication module. For example, the communication device 16 may download various data from an external server device via a communication network such as the internet, and store the downloaded various data in the auxiliary storage device 13.

Fig. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the user terminal 1. The user terminal 1 includes a control unit 2 and a storage unit 3 as functional components. The control unit 2 includes an actual usage acquisition unit 21, an absorption amount acquisition unit 22, a characteristic acquisition unit 23, an advice information generation unit 24, a presentation unit 25, and a notification unit 26. The storage unit 3 stores various data such as actual usage 31, absorption volume 32, menstrual blood volume 33, proposal information 34, and user information 35. The storage section 3 is implemented by a memory 12 and an auxiliary storage device 13. The functions of the control unit 2 are realized by causing the memory 12 to read the program P and causing the processor 11 to execute the program P. That is, the program P includes codes for realizing the functional elements of the user terminal 1.

The actual usage acquisition unit 21 acquires actual usage 31 for each of the plurality of usage scenarios. The actual usage 31 acquired by the actual usage acquisition unit 21 is stored in the storage unit 3.

The usage scenario represents a state (posture or the like) that is mainly assumed during wearing of the sanitary napkin by the user. Examples of the usage scenario include sleeping, waking, exercising, riding on a bike, and other transportation means, a user's posture, exercise amount, and freedom of replacement, such as how often the sanitary napkin can be replaced (e.g., there are many opportunities to go to the toilet, the sanitary napkin can be spent relatively freely, and the sanitary napkin can be immediately moved to the toilet as needed), and wearing intent of the sanitary napkin (e.g., the user wants to spend as little as possible without replacement, and wants to replace the sanitary napkin frequently). In the present embodiment, the plurality of usage scenes include at least usage scenes corresponding to a plurality of states (for example, a state mainly in a sitting posture, a state mainly in a standing posture, a state mainly in a walking movement, or the like) obtained by further subdividing an awake state.

The actual usage 31 is information obtained for each time the user uses the sanitary napkin during menstruation. The actual usage situation 31 includes information on the type of sanitary napkin used by the user, information on the state of the sanitary napkin after use, and information on the usage period (wearing period) of the sanitary napkin. The state after use of the sanitary napkin is, for example, the state of absorption of menstrual blood excreted from the vagina of the user (for example, the shape, size, and the like of the region where the menstrual blood adheres to the sanitary napkin).

For example, the actual usage acquisition unit 21 acquires the actual usage 31 for each usage scenario as follows. The user confirms the post-use state of the sanitary napkin every time the sanitary napkin is used (at the time of replacement or removal) during menstruation. Next, the user operates the user terminal 1 to open an information input screen of a predetermined application program. The information input screen is, for example, a screen displayed on the display (output device 15) of the user terminal 1 by executing the program P. The user inputs a usage scenario (i.e., a main state (posture) of the user while wearing the sanitary napkin), a type of the used sanitary napkin, a state after using the sanitary napkin, and a usage period of the sanitary napkin, into the information input screen. The actual usage acquisition unit 21 allows the user to perform the information input processing described above for each of a plurality of different usage scenarios. Through the above operation, the actual usage acquisition unit 21 obtains the actual usage 31 for each usage scene of the user (for example, the actual usage corresponding to a sleeping state, the actual usage corresponding to a sitting state, the actual usage corresponding to a standing state, and the like).

Fig. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the actual usage 31 acquired by the actual usage acquisition unit 21, the absorption amount 32 acquired by the absorption amount acquisition unit 22 described later, and the menstrual blood volume 33 calculated by the characteristic acquisition unit 23 described later. Fig. 3 shows a specific example of the actual usage 31 corresponding to each of the usage scenes "awake (mainly in sitting posture)", "awake (mainly in standing posture)" and "sleeping". Here, the "absorption state" included in the actual usage 31 corresponds to an absorption state of basic information (see fig. 4) of the sanitary napkin described later. For example, the actual usage acquisition unit 21 can specify the absorption state by causing the user to select an image closest to the state of the sanitary napkin after use (the shape of the region to which menstrual blood adheres) from among images (for example, a to K in fig. 4) representing the absorption states of a plurality of patterns of different usage scenes registered in advance. Alternatively, the actual usage acquisition unit 21 may acquire an image of the used sanitary napkin captured by the user (for example, image data captured by a camera provided in the user terminal 1), and determine the absorption state based on the analysis result of the image and the usage scene (any one of a to K in fig. 4).

The absorption amount acquisition unit 22 acquires the absorption amount 32 of menstrual blood by the napkin based on a combination of the usage scenario, the kind of napkin, and the absorption state (state after usage) of the napkin, for each of the usage scenarios. The absorption amount 32 acquired by the absorption amount acquiring unit 22 is stored in the storage unit 3.

Fig. 4 is a diagram showing an example of basic information of a sanitary napkin (table information showing a relationship between a usage scenario, a type of the sanitary napkin, and a combination of absorption states and an absorption amount). Such basic information on the sanitary napkin is obtained from, for example, the weight of the absorbent material contained in the sanitary napkin, calculation results based on the weight of the absorbent material contained in the sanitary napkin, the set absorption capacity, and the like, absorption amount measurement results by the sanitary napkin manufacturer and the like, and weight measurement results of the sanitary napkin that has been actually used. In the present embodiment, the basic information of the sanitary napkin shown in fig. 4 is provided in advance by the sanitary napkin manufacturer or the like and stored in the storage section 3. In this case, the absorption amount acquisition unit 22 can specify the absorption amount (absorption amount 32) corresponding to the actual usage 31 by referring to the basic information of the sanitary napkin shown in fig. 4.

The characteristic acquisition unit 23 acquires the characteristics relating to menstrual blood of the user for each usage scenario based on the actual usage 31 of each of the plurality of usage scenarios. Examples of the characteristics relating to menstrual blood include the amount of menstrual blood, the position and shape of the region of the sanitary napkin where menstrual blood is absorbed, and the like. In the present embodiment, the characteristic acquisition unit 23 acquires a menstrual blood volume 33 per unit time (hereinafter simply referred to as "menstrual blood volume 33") calculated based on the absorption amount 32 and the usage period included in the actual usage 31 as the characteristic relating to the menstrual blood of the user. For example, the characteristic acquisition unit 23 can calculate the menstrual blood volume 33 (unit: g/hr) by dividing the absorption volume 32 (unit: g) by the use period (unit: hr) included in the actual usage 31. The menstrual blood volume 33 acquired by the characteristic acquisition unit 23 is stored in the storage unit 3. In the example of fig. 3, the menstrual blood volume 33(2.5g/hr) of the user is obtained by dividing the absorption volume 32(10g) by the use period (4 hours) for the use scene corresponding to the awake state (mainly sitting posture). The same calculation is performed for other usage scenarios to obtain the menstrual blood volume 33 of the user.

The menstrual blood volume 33 of the user for each usage scenario is obtained by performing the processing of the absorption volume acquisition unit 22 and the characteristic acquisition unit 23 for each usage scenario (i.e., each actual usage 31 corresponding to each usage scenario). In the case where there are a plurality of actual usage cases 31 corresponding to the same usage scenario, the characteristic acquisition unit 23 may set a statistical value (for example, an average value, a median value, or the like) of the menstrual blood volume obtained from the plurality of actual usage cases 31 corresponding to the same usage scenario as the menstrual blood volume 33 of the user corresponding to the usage scenario.

The advice information generating unit 24 generates advice information 34 regarding the use of the sanitary napkin corresponding to the usage scenario based on the menstrual blood volume 33 of the user for each usage scenario. The offer information 34 generated by the offer information generation unit 24 is stored in the storage unit 3.

The presentation section 25 presents the offer information 34 to the user. The method of presenting offer information 34 to the user is not limited to a particular method. For example, the presentation unit 25 may visually present the offer information 34 by generating a screen for displaying the offer information 34 and displaying the screen on the display (the output device 15) of the user terminal 1. Alternatively, the presentation unit 25 may generate sound data for conveying the content of the offer information 34 and output the sound data from a speaker (output device 15) of the user terminal 1, thereby audibly presenting the offer information 34.

The notification unit 26 specifies a transition period that is a period in which the characteristic relating to menstrual blood of the user is highly likely to change, and notifies the user of a message prompting an update input of the actual usage 31 for each of the plurality of usage scenarios at a timing corresponding to the transition period (for example, a time point when a fixed period has elapsed since the transition period). The tendency related to menstrual blood of the user is influenced by psychological stress caused by a change in the living environment of the user or the like. For example, the tendency of the menstrual blood volume of the user may change before and after the start of a new school period such as junior high school, or the like, or after employment after graduation of a university, or the like. Therefore, by storing the user information 35 including the age of the user in the storage unit 3 in advance and setting the conversion period as described above in advance, the notification unit 26 can specify the timing at which the user will change the period by referring to the user information 35. According to the processing of the notification unit 26, it is possible to prompt the user who has a high possibility that the tendency of menstrual blood changes after the change-over period to update the actual usage 31 for each usage scene at an appropriate timing. Then, by executing the above-described processes of the absorption amount acquisition unit 22 and the characteristic acquisition unit 23 again based on the updated actual usage 31, the menstrual blood amount 33 for each usage scenario reflecting the tendency of the user with respect to menstrual blood after the conversion period can be obtained. As a result, highly accurate offer information 34 can be continuously provided to the user.

[ information processing method ]

An example of the information processing method executed by the user terminal 1 will be described with reference to a flowchart shown in fig. 5.

First, the user terminal 1 performs preparation processing for making a proposal about menstruation for the user (S1 to S3). In the preparation processing, first, the actual usage acquisition unit 21 acquires the actual usage 31 (see fig. 3) of the user for each usage scene (S1: actual usage acquisition processing). Next, the absorption amount acquisition unit 22 calculates the absorption amount 32 (see fig. 3) corresponding to the actual usage 31 in each usage scenario based on the basic information (fig. 4) of the sanitary napkin and the information included in the actual usage 31 (S2: absorption amount acquisition processing). Next, the characteristic acquisition unit 23 acquires (calculates) the menstrual blood volume 33 (menstrual blood volume per unit time) of the user for each usage scenario based on the absorption volume 32 calculated in S2 and the usage period included in the actual usage 31 (S3: characteristic acquisition processing).

Next, the proposal information generation section 24 and the presentation section 25 execute a proposal process (S4) in which a proposal regarding the use of a sanitary napkin during menstruation is made to the user using the menstrual blood volume of the user for each usage scenario acquired by the preparation process (S1 to S3). Details of the processing of S4 will be described later.

Next, the notification unit 26 continues to determine whether or not the timing corresponds to a transition period (for example, a time point when a fixed period has elapsed since the transition period) at which the tendency of the menstrual blood of the user is likely to change (S5). If it is determined that the timing corresponds to the switch period (S5: YES), the notification unit 26 notifies the user of a message urging updating of the actual usage 31 for each usage scene (S6: notification processing). Note that the message may be notified by an arbitrary application such as a mail, an SNS, or a dedicated application. On the other hand, if it is not determined that the timing corresponds to the switch period (S5: NO), the notification process is not executed. When the user has performed the update input of the actual usage 31 (S7: yes), the preparation process is executed again based on the updated information (S1 to S3). Thereby, the menstrual blood volume 33 for each usage scenario of the user is appropriately updated. On the other hand, in a case where the user has not made an update input of the actual usage 31 (S7: NO), the proposing process is executed by continuing to use the menstrual blood volume 33 for each usage scenario of the user that has been acquired (S4). Further, the proposal processing (S4) may be executed each time an explicit request is received from the user, or the proposal processing (S4) may be automatically executed at a prescribed timing even if no explicit request is received from the user. For example, in the case where it is set that the offer information 34 is issued to the user at a predetermined time every day, the offer information 34 may be generated and presented based on input information registered in advance at a predetermined time every day.

Next, specific examples (first to third examples) of the proposal processing (S4) will be described.

[ first example of proposed treatment ]

Fig. 6 is a flowchart showing a first example of the proposal processing. Fig. 7 is a schematic diagram showing a specific example of the first example of the proposal processing. In the first example, first, the offer information generation unit 24 acquires a specific use scene and a predetermined use period as input information (S11). The above-mentioned input information is input by the user via the user terminal 1, for example. A case A, B shown in fig. 7 shows an example of input information. In case a, "waking up (mainly sitting posture)" as a specific usage scenario and "12 hours" as a predetermined usage period are input. In the case B, "sleeping time" as a specific usage scenario and "14 hours" as a predetermined usage period are input.

Next, the proposal information generator 24 calculates the absorption performance (hereinafter referred to as "necessary absorption performance") of the sanitary product (absorbent article ") required for using the sanitary napkin for a predetermined period of use in a specific usage scenario, based on the menstrual blood volume 33 of the user corresponding to the specific usage scenario (S12). Specifically, the process of S12 in case a will be described. In this case, first, the offer information generation unit 24 acquires the menstrual blood volume 33 ("2.5 g/hr" in the example of fig. 3) of the user in the usage scenario corresponding to "waking up (mainly sitting posture") by referring to the storage unit 3. Then, the proposed information generator 24 calculates the required absorption capacity (30g) by calculating the product of the menstrual blood volume 33(2.5g/hr) and the predetermined usage period (12 hours). In case B as well, the necessary absorption performance (70g) was calculated by performing the same process.

Next, the proposal information generator 24 generates the proposal information 34 based on the necessary absorption performance calculated in S12 (S13). Next, the presentation unit 25 presents the offer information 34 generated in S13 to the user. Next, specific examples (proposal a and proposal B) of the proposal information 34 generated in S13 will be described.

(proposal A)

The proposed information generator 24 may generate proposed information 34 including information indicating a sanitary napkin that satisfies the required absorption performance. The "offer a" shown in fig. 7 is an example of such offer information 34. For example, the proposed information generating unit 24 refers to the basic information of the sanitary napkins as shown in fig. 4 to grasp the maximum absorption amount of each sanitary napkin in each usage scenario (in the example of fig. 4, the absorption amount corresponding to the absorption state D or the absorption state K). Then, the proposal information generating section 24 extracts a sanitary napkin having a maximum absorption capacity equal to or higher than the necessary absorption capacity.

For example, the offer information generating unit 24 extracts candidates from the sanitary napkins for daily use when the usage scene is a daytime time zone (awake time), and the offer information generating unit 24 extracts candidates from the sanitary napkins for night time when the usage scene is a nighttime time zone (sleeping time). Thus, in the example of FIG. 7, in case A, the daily thickness pattern of 210mm (maximum absorption amount of 30g), the daily thickness pattern of 260mm (maximum absorption amount of 40g), and the daily thickness pattern of 290mm (maximum absorption amount of 40g) were extracted as candidates. The proposal information generating section 24 may generate the proposal information 34 in which all of these candidates are displayed, or may generate the proposal information 34 in which only a sanitary napkin having a required sufficient absorption performance (in this case, only the daily thickness 210mm) is displayed as in the proposal a shown in fig. 7. In the latter case, the offer information generation unit 24 generates a message of "recommended daily thickness 210 mm" as the offer information 34, for example. The same processing is executed for case B, and a message "290 mm thick for night use or 400mm thin for night use is recommended as the offer information 34, for example.

(proposal B)

The proposal information generating section 24 generates proposal information 34 including information on the timing at which a sanitary napkin should be replaced, based on the necessary absorption performance and information indicating a sanitary napkin owned by the user (hereinafter referred to as "owned sanitary napkin information"). The "offer B" shown in fig. 7 is an example of such offer information 34. For example, the user registers the information on the presence of a sanitary napkin in advance by operating a screen (registration screen) displayed on the display (output device 15) of the user terminal 1 by executing the program P. The registered information on the possessed sanitary napkin is stored in the storage section 3 as a part of the user information 35.

In the example of fig. 7, "daily thin 210 mm" for daytime hours and "night thin 290 mm" for night hours are registered as the information on possession of the sanitary napkin. In this case, for example, the proposal information generating section 24 compares the required absorption capacity with the maximum absorption capacity of the owned sanitary napkin, and calculates the timing (replacement interval) to be replaced when the maximum absorption capacity of the owned sanitary napkin is smaller than the required absorption capacity (that is, when the sanitary napkin needs to be replaced in the middle of the intended use period). The timing at which the sanitary napkin should be replaced is obtained by dividing the maximum absorption amount of the sanitary napkin by the menstrual blood amount of the user in each case. The above-described processing is specifically described in the case of the case a. In case A, the maximum absorption capacity (10g) of the sanitary napkin (210 mm, thin daily) is smaller than the necessary absorption capacity (30 g). Therefore, the proposed information generator 24 divides the maximum absorption amount (10g) of the sanitary napkin by the menstrual blood amount (2.5g/hr) of the user in the usage scenario corresponding to the case a, and calculates the timing (4 hours) at which the sanitary napkin should be replaced. In this case, the offer information generating unit 24 generates "recommended replacement of the currently used daily thin type 210mm every about 4 hours, as an example. "such a message serves as offer information 34. The same processing is performed for case B, and "recommended replacement of night thin 290mm currently used is performed every about 8 hours, for example. "such a message serves as offer information 34.

[ second example of proposed treatment ]

Fig. 8 is a flowchart showing a second example of the proposal processing. Fig. 9 is a schematic diagram showing a specific example of the second example of the proposal processing. In the second example, first, the proposed information generating unit 24 acquires a specific type of sanitary napkin and a specific usage scenario as input information (S21). The above-described input information is input by the user via the user terminal 1, for example. Alternatively, information on the possession of the sanitary napkin by the user (in the example of fig. 9, 210mm for daily use and 290mm for night use) may be automatically inputted as the type of the specific sanitary napkin. In addition, for example, a new product, a trial product, or the like (pure cotton 250mm in the example of fig. 9) may be automatically input as the kind of the specific sanitary napkin. The cases C-H shown in fig. 9 show an example of input information. For example, in case C, "waking up (mainly sitting posture)" as a specific usage scenario and "daily use thin type 210 mm" as a specific type of sanitary napkin are inputted.

Next, the proposed information generating unit 24 calculates a usable time during which the specific physiological product can be continuously used, based on the absorption performance of the specific physiological product corresponding to the specific usage scenario and the menstrual blood volume of the user (S22). The above processing will be described specifically in the case of case C. The proposed information generating unit 24 obtains the absorption performance (10g) "daily thin 210 mm" corresponding to "waking up (mainly sitting posture)" by referring to the basic information shown in fig. 4. Then, the proposed information generating unit 24 calculates the usable time (4 hours) by dividing the absorption performance (10g) by the menstrual blood volume (2.5g/hr) of the user corresponding to "waking up (mainly sitting posture)". The same applies to D to H in other cases.

Next, the offer information generating unit 24 generates the offer information 34 including the usable time calculated in S22 (S23). Next, the presentation section 25 presents the offer information 34 generated in S23 to the user (S24). Thus, the user can grasp the usable time in consideration of the tendency of the menstrual blood amount of the user with respect to the combination of the usage scenario indicated by the input information and the type of the sanitary napkin.

[ third example of proposed treatment ]

Fig. 10 is a flowchart showing a third example of the proposal processing. In the third example, first, the proposed information generating unit 24 acquires, as input information, a specific type of sanitary napkin worn by the user, a specific usage scenario, and a wearing time (S31). The above-described input information is input by the user via the user terminal 1, for example. Next, the proposed information generating unit 24 calculates a usable time during which the specific sanitary product can be continuously used, based on the absorption performance of the specific sanitary napkin corresponding to the specific usage scenario and the menstrual blood volume of the user (S32). The calculation method of the usable time is the same as that in the second example of the proposed process described above. For example, when the specific usage situation is "awake (mainly sitting position)" and the specific type of the sanitary napkin is "daily thin 210 mm", the usable time (4 hours) is calculated by the same processing as the second example of the proposed processing.

Next, the proposed information generator 24 calculates a scheduled replacement time at which the napkin should be replaced, based on the wearing time input in S31 and the usable time (4 hours) calculated in S32 (S33). The predetermined replacement time is a time obtained by adding the wearing time to the usable time. For example, in the above example, when the wearing time is "13 points", the scheduled replacement time is calculated as "17 points".

Next, the offer information generation unit 24 continues to determine whether or not the time is a time corresponding to the scheduled replacement time (for example, a time earlier than the scheduled replacement time by a predetermined time (for example, 10 minutes, etc.)) (S34). When the timing corresponding to the predetermined replacement time is reached (S34: YES), the offer information generation unit 24 generates offer information 34 including a message prompting replacement of the napkin (S35). Then, the presentation section 25 presents the offer information 34 to the user. Further, presentation (notification) of the offer information 34 containing the above-described message may be performed by an arbitrary application such as mail, SNS, a dedicated application, or the like.

[ other examples ]

Other embodiments related to the provision of offer information to be offered to the user (output of offer information) and the input of information by the user (acquisition of information) in the above-described embodiments are described in detail. In the following examples, the user terminal 1 (information processing system) is described as performing an offer related to the use of a sanitary product (e.g., a sanitary napkin) for nursing the menstruation of the user, but the user terminal 1 is not limited to performing the above-described offer. That is, the user terminal 1 may be any terminal proposed for a commodity for nursing vaginal discharge of women such as urine leakage and leucorrhea.

(offer at the time of purchase)

An embodiment in which a proposal is made when a user purchases a physiological product will be described. First, the user terminal 1 determines the usage scenario of the user of the next physiological period. The next physiological period may be determined based on information input by the user, or may be determined by various well-known prediction methods for predicting physiological periods. The usage scenario of the next physiological period may be determined based on input information of the user (for example, information such as "sitting frequently" and "walking frequently"), or may be determined (estimated) based on schedule information of the user registered in advance. For example, when it is known from schedule information that there are many businesses outside the company, the setting may be such that "posture: standing position (mainly standing position), exercise amount: high, replacement freedom: low "utilization scenario.

The user terminal 1 may offer a product to be purchased (recommended as a physiological product for the user) by the above-described offering process according to the usage scenario of the next physiological period determined. The timing at which the user terminal 1 proposes the product to be purchased to the user may be after the information such as the actual usage is input and the proposing process is executed, or may be before a predetermined number of days (for example, before 1 week) from the day when the next physiological period is predicted to start. In the latter case, the user terminal 1 may offer a product to be purchased by the user by executing an offer process based on user information such as actual use information input in the past. According to the above processing, the user can purchase and prepare a commodity before the start of the next physiological period.

In addition, when a purchase of a proposed product is made, information on the product and the number of products already held by the user may be referred to. For example, in the case where the items to be purchased determined by the proposing process are the item a and the item B, in the case where the user has already held a sufficient amount of the item a, it is also possible to propose to purchase only the item B. In order to realize such processing, in the processing of acquiring the user information (i.e., the processing of S1 to S3 in fig. 5), information on the commodities already held by the user and the number thereof may be further acquired. Further, the information may be input by the user, or may be calculated (estimated) based on the purchase history and the use history of the product of the user. According to the above structure, the user can be prevented from purchasing an unnecessary product.

In addition, the user terminal 1 is expected to increase the types of products that can be used by the user by proposing the user to purchase a plurality of products, such as by purchasing the user. As a result, the use of the product that matches the use scenario of the user can be promoted.

(proposal in commercial use)

The user terminal 1 may acquire information on the usage scenario predicted on the menstruation start day before the day on which the user predicts the start of the next physiological period, generate offer information including the type, number, and usage method of the product to be used on the menstruation start day, and present the offer information to the user. The offer information of the above-described usage method can include information indicating which product should be used at what timing when a plurality of products are used. In addition, the proposal information of the above-described usage method may include information indicating a combination of products and the like, which are proposed to be used in combination. The offer information of the use method may include information indicating a method of wearing a product. Further, the menstruation start day and the usage scenario can also be acquired (predicted) in the various manners described above. Thus, the user can grasp the type, number, and usage method of the product to be used before the start of the next physiological period. In addition, even when the user is not easy to obtain the product, for example, when going out, an appropriate number of products to be used can be prepared and held in advance.

Further, the user terminal 1 may provide the user with the advice information every day after the menstrual start date and before the end of the physiological period. This enables the user to grasp detailed offer information in a timely manner. Further, the day of onset of menstruation may be "recommended to use this time in the menstrual period". "the proposed information of a predetermined period (one physiological period in the above example) is collectively presented to the user. Thus, the number of times of notification of offer information can be reduced. As a result, the user can be relieved of annoyance caused by the notification of the offer information a plurality of times.

Further, the user terminal 1 may estimate the number of commodities held by the user (the held number) based on the purchase history and the use history of the commodities of the user, and thereby determine whether or not the held number is smaller than the number of commodities estimated to be consumed in a predetermined period (the estimated required amount). The user terminal 1 may also offer the user to purchase the product when it is determined that the holding amount is less than the estimated required amount. This prevents a situation where the user does not have a product at hand when the user wants to use the product.

(input of information)

The user terminal 1 may also display a screen prompting the user to input S1 of fig. 5 to input information of a certain past physiological period that the user has experienced. Further, the more accurate the information (actual use condition) input in S1 of fig. 5, the higher the proposal accuracy in the proposal processing. Therefore, the user terminal 1 may prompt the user to perform input by notifying at a timing after the end of the physiological period (a timing separately acquired by the menstruation management function or the like, a timing set after the predicted end date by the menstruation prediction function or the like), for example.

In addition, the more the information amount (number of items) of information input by the user in the proposal processing, the higher the accuracy of the proposal processing, on the other hand, when the information amount is large, the burden on the user increases. Therefore, for example, the user may select the amount of information to be input before inputting the information.

In addition, when information (list information of the product to be proposed or the like) relating to the product to be proposed changes, such as the timing of selling a new product (a new type of product) or the timing of updating an existing product, the user terminal 1 may notify the user to prompt the user to input information (information for performing the proposing process). This enables a product suitable for the user to be purchased from the latest product series and used.

In addition, the user terminal 1 may also acquire information on the conversion period of the user, thereby making a notification to prompt the user to input information (actual use situation) according to the conversion period. For example, the information on the conversion period may be acquired based on a service application used by the user or information input by the user (for example, profile information of the user or the like), or may be estimated based on information obtained from a sensor (for example, a biosensor or the like) worn or used by the user.

(evaluation of proposal information)

The user terminal 1 may also acquire the user's evaluation (feedback) of offer information provided to the user. For example, after the user utilizes the product based on the proposed information (for example, after the physiological period ends), the user terminal 1 may perform a notification prompting the user to input an evaluation to obtain the evaluation of the product utilization by the user. In particular, since a large burden is imposed on the mind and body of the user during the physiological period, it is preferable to notify the user of the prompt input of the evaluation after a predetermined period such as after the physiological period ends in order to reduce the burden on the user.

[ Effect ]

According to the user terminal 1 (information processing system), the program P (information processing program) for operating a computer as the user terminal 1, the computer-readable storage medium (in the present embodiment, the auxiliary storage device 13 as an example), and the information processing method executed by the user terminal 1 described above, it is possible to present appropriate offer information 34 according to the usage scenario to the user based on the characteristics (in the present embodiment, the menstrual blood volume 33 as an example) relating to menstrual blood (excrement) of the user acquired for each usage scenario. This makes it possible to propose a proposal for using a sanitary napkin (absorbent article) that conforms to the user's lifestyle. In particular, the above-described system, program, and method are more effective for users who are not restricted in the movement function and selection of articles, as compared with users who are restricted in the articles (absorbent articles) that can be used due to the movement function and the like (for example, bedridden, not standing up around the neck, and the like). That is, the offer information provided to the user by the above system, program, and method is particularly useful when the user who is not limited in the selection of the product selects a product for nursing care such as menstrual blood, urinary leakage, leukorrhea, and the like. For example, a user who cannot stand may select a commodity suitable for a sitting position or a lying position according to his/her own exercise function. On the other hand, a user who is not restricted in the motion function can select any article. Here, in modern times of diversified life styles, the daily commodity usage scenarios of users are different, and therefore it is difficult to create a single commodity that is most suitable for all usage scenarios of users. In addition, if a product that does not fit the use scene (in particular, a product for nursing menstrual blood, urinary leakage, leucorrhea, and the like) is used, there are many problems that the user is very uncomfortable with leakage, inflammation, and the like. According to the system, the program, and the method, the user can select an optimal product according to his/her own life style or usage scenario to purchase and use, and therefore the above-described problem can be appropriately prevented from occurring.

The plurality of usage scenarios may include at least usage scenarios corresponding to a plurality of states obtained by subdividing the state in which the user is awake. According to the above configuration, by considering the characteristics of the user per usage scenario obtained by further subdividing the state of the user during the active period after waking up, it is possible to provide the user with more useful offer information 34. Specifically, on a day when the desk work is assumed as a center and the sitting posture is mainly assumed, the user can receive the advice information 34 generated based on the menstrual blood volume corresponding to the usage scene "awake (mainly in the sitting posture)". On the other hand, on a day when it is assumed that the user is mainly moving on foot or the like in leisure activities such as mountain climbing, the user can receive offer information 34 generated based on the menstrual blood volume corresponding to the usage scene "waking up (mainly moving on foot or the like)".

In the actual usage acquisition process, the actual usage 31 input by the user may be acquired. The program P may cause the computer to execute a notification process of specifying a transition period, which is a time period in which the menstrual blood volume 33 (a menstrual blood-related characteristic) of the user is highly likely to change, based on user information 35 including the age of the user registered in advance, and notifying the user of a message prompting updating of the actual usage 31 in each of the plurality of usage scenarios at a timing corresponding to the transition period. According to the above configuration, in the transition period in which there is a high possibility that the characteristics relating to menstrual blood change, the actual usage 31 that is the basis of calculating the menstrual blood volume 33 is updated with a reminder, and thus the user can continue to be provided with highly accurate advice information 34.

Here, the user information may include, for example, menstrual characteristics (menstrual cycle, regularity, menstrual duration, etc.), past menstrual blood volume (large/small, change per month, etc.), body shape, life information (pace of life such as occupation, morning shift, night shift, etc., place of residence, etc.), usage intention/preference of the sanitary napkin (thin type to be used, thick type to be used, kind of skin-friendly to be used, number of pieces to be used to be reduced as much as possible, etc.), preference for using underwear (for example, menstrual shorts, etc.), and the like.

The transition period may include average changes due to age and the like, changes of the user himself/herself that affect the mind and body of the user due to changes in personal characteristics (irregular menstruation, individual change law, pregnancy/childbirth, childbearing, and the like), changes in the external environment that affect the mind and body of the user due to changes in the living environment (employment/jumping/leaving, entrance/graduation, family growth/change, and the like), changes in the season, and the like.

The program P may cause the computer to execute an absorption amount acquisition process for each of a plurality of usage scenarios, in which the absorption amount 32 of menstrual blood by the napkin is acquired based on a combination of the usage scenario, the kind of the napkin, and the absorption state (state after usage) of the napkin. The actual usage 31 may include information on the usage period of the sanitary napkin, and the menstrual blood amount 33 per unit time calculated based on the absorption amount 32 and the usage period may be acquired as the characteristics related to the menstrual blood of the user in the characteristic acquisition process. According to the above configuration, highly accurate offer information 34 can be provided to the user based on the menstrual blood volume 33 for each usage scene of the user.

As in the first example of the proposed process described above (see fig. 6 and 7), in the proposed information generation process, a specific usage scenario and a scheduled usage period are acquired as input information, the absorption performance of the sanitary napkin required to use the sanitary napkin for the scheduled usage period in the specific usage scenario is calculated based on the menstrual blood volume 33 of the user corresponding to the specific usage scenario, and the proposed information 34 is generated based on the absorption performance. In the proposal information generation process, proposal information 34 (for example, "proposal a" of fig. 7) including information indicating a sanitary napkin satisfying the above-described absorption performance may also be generated. In the proposed information generation process, proposed information 34 (for example, "proposed B" in fig. 7) including information on the timing at which the sanitary napkin should be replaced may be generated based on the absorption performance and the existing sanitary napkin information registered in advance. According to the above-described structure, it is possible to provide the user with useful offer information 34 based on the absorption performance of the physiological article required for using the physiological article for a predetermined use period in a specific use scene.

As in the second example of the proposed process described above (see fig. 8 and 9), in the proposed information generation process, the type of specific sanitary napkin and the specific usage scenario are acquired as input information, and the usable time during which the specific sanitary napkin can be continuously used is calculated based on the absorption performance of the specific sanitary napkin corresponding to the specific usage scenario and the menstrual blood volume 33 of the user, and proposed information 34 including the usable time is generated. According to the above configuration, it is possible to provide the user with insight as to the period during which a specific sanitary napkin can be used in a specific usage scenario.

As in the third example of the proposed process (see fig. 10), in the proposed information generation process, the type of the specific sanitary napkin worn by the user, the specific usage scenario, and the wearing time may be acquired as input information, the usable time during which the specific sanitary napkin can be continuously used may be calculated based on the absorption performance of the specific sanitary napkin corresponding to the specific usage scenario and the menstrual blood volume 33 of the user, the scheduled replacement time at which the sanitary napkin should be replaced may be calculated based on the wearing time and the usable time, in the proposed information generation process and the presentation process, proposed information 34 including a message prompting the replacement of the sanitary napkin may be generated at a timing corresponding to the scheduled replacement time, and the proposed information 34 may be presented to the user. According to the above configuration, the user can be notified of a message prompting the replacement of the sanitary napkin in real time.

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While one embodiment of the present disclosure has been described above, the present disclosure is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, the above embodiment can be modified as described below.

Generally, during a menstrual period (for example, 7 to 8 days), the amount of menstrual blood in one day is not constant every day, and there are both days on which menstrual blood is particularly abundant (for example, the second and third days, etc.) and comparatively few days. Therefore, in the actual usage acquisition process by the actual usage acquisition unit 21 and the characteristic acquisition process by the characteristic acquisition unit 23 (in the present embodiment, the absorption amount acquisition process by the absorption amount acquisition unit 22 is also included), the menstrual blood volume 33 (the characteristic related to menstrual blood) of the user for each unit period may be acquired by individually executing each process for a plurality of unit periods (for example, periods divided in units of days) constituting the past one menstrual period of the user. That is, the menstrual blood volume 33 of the user may be acquired for each combination of the usage scenario and the unit period (day X of the menstrual period). In the proposal information generation process, the proposal information 34 may be generated based on the menstrual blood volume 33 of the user acquired for a unit period corresponding to the period to be proposed to the user. For example, when the proposed target period is "the X-th day of a certain menstrual period", the unit period corresponding to the proposed target period is "the X-th day of the past menstrual period in which the actual usage 31 was acquired". According to the above configuration, it is possible to provide the user with the highly accurate advice information based on the menstrual blood volume characteristics during menstruation as described above.

The information on the used state of the sanitary napkin included in the actual usage 31 may include information on whether or not menstrual blood has leaked from the sanitary napkin. For example, when the user inputs the actual usage 31, the actual usage acquisition unit 21 can acquire information on the presence or absence of menstrual blood leakage by inputting the presence or absence of menstrual blood leakage to the user. In the characteristic acquisition process by the characteristic acquisition unit 23, when there is menstrual blood leakage, the menstrual blood volume 33 of the user (the characteristic relating to menstrual blood of the user) may be corrected in accordance with the menstrual blood leakage. For example, the characteristic acquisition unit 23 may calculate the menstrual blood volume 33 per unit time in the case of menstrual blood leakage by "absorption volume 32 × leakage coefficient ÷ usage time". Here, the leakage coefficient is a coefficient for correcting the menstrual blood volume by the amount of menstrual blood leakage, and is a number greater than 1 (for example, "1.2" or the like). The leakage coefficient may be determined based on the type of sanitary napkin, the state of leakage (amount of leakage, location of leakage, etc.), and the like. In this case, the information on the state of the sanitary napkin after use includes information on the presence or absence of menstrual blood leakage and also information on the state of menstrual blood leakage. For example, table information in which values (leakage coefficients) corresponding to combinations of the types of sanitary napkins and the leakage states are stored may be stored in the storage unit 3 in advance. In this case, the characteristic acquisition unit 23 can determine (specify) the leakage coefficient by referring to the table information. With the above configuration, the menstrual blood volume 33 of the user can be obtained with higher accuracy based on the presence or absence of menstrual blood leakage. As a result, the user can be provided with the offer information 34 with higher accuracy.

In the above-described embodiments, a "sanitary napkin" which is a kind of sanitary product was described as an example of the absorbent article, but the absorbent article may be other articles such as a pad, a diaper, and a tampon. The sanitary napkin may be a pants-type sanitary napkin or a sanitary napkin that is attached to the body of the user. In the above-described embodiment, the description has been given of "menstrual blood" excreted from the vagina during menstruation as an example of the excrement, but the excrement may be urine, leucorrhea, or the like of the user. In addition, when the above-described embodiment is applied to an absorbent article that targets excreta (e.g., urine, leucorrhea, etc.) other than menstrual blood, the period of the proposal target (i.e., the period during which the absorbent article can be used) is not limited to the menstrual period.

In the example of the basic state of the sanitary napkin shown in fig. 4, only the absorption amounts corresponding to two usage scenarios ("awake (mainly sitting) and" sleeping ") are shown, but the basic information of the sanitary napkin may include information of the absorption amounts corresponding to other usage scenarios (for example," awake (mainly standing) "," awake (mainly moving such as walking) ", etc.). Alternatively, a value obtained by multiplying an absorption amount corresponding to one usage scenario (e.g., "waking up (mainly sitting posture)") by a predetermined coefficient (e.g., "1.2" or the like) may be set as an absorption amount corresponding to another usage scenario (e.g., "waking up (mainly standing posture)"). In this case, it is not necessary to prepare basic information of the sanitary napkin corresponding to all the usage scenarios, and the basic information of the sanitary napkin and the coefficient for each usage scenario may be prepared as reference usage scenarios.

The advice information 34 includes the information exemplified in the above embodiment, and also includes other arbitrary advice information (for example, a message such as "the daily thickness is recommended when the length of the sanitary napkin is worried about 210 mm.").

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the user terminal 1 storing the program P executes all the processes individually, but the menstruation management support service (that is, the actual usage acquisition process, the absorption amount acquisition process, the characteristic acquisition process, the advice information generation process, the presentation process, and the notification process) may be executed by a server device configured to be able to communicate with a terminal owned by a user, for example. For example, when the menstruation management support service is provided as a Web application, the program P may be installed in a server device (computer) for operating the Web application, and the server device may execute the respective processes. The menstruation management support service may be executed by a plurality of computers (for example, the user terminal 1 and one or more server devices) in a shared manner. In this case, the program P may be configured by a first program stored (installed) in the user terminal 1 and a second program stored (installed) in a device other than the user terminal 1 (for example, a server device configured to be able to communicate with the user terminal 1). The same applies to the information processing system. That is, the information processing system may be configured by a single computer (for example, a user terminal or a server device), or may be configured by a plurality of computers (for example, a user terminal and one or more server devices).

In addition, the program P may also be stored in a non-transitory computer-readable medium. That is, the program P may also be provided to the computer using a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing the executable program P. As examples of the non-transitory computer-readable medium (computer-readable storage medium), magnetic recording media (for example, a flexible disk, a magnetic tape, a hard disk drive), CD-ROMs, DVDs, and the like can be cited. The program P may be provided to the computer via a communication network such as an electric communication line.

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1: user terminals (computers, information processing systems); 2: a control unit; 3: a storage unit; 13: a secondary storage device (computer-readable storage medium); 21: an actual use condition acquisition unit; 22: an absorption amount acquisition unit; 23: a characteristic acquisition unit; 24: an offer information generation unit; 25: a presentation section; 26: a notification unit; 31: actual utilization conditions; 32: the amount of absorption; 33: menstrual blood volume (a characteristic related to excreta); 34: offer the information; 35: user information; p: program (information processing program).

Claims (13)

1. A computer-readable storage medium storing an information processing program as a computer program,

the information processing program causes the computer to execute:

an actual usage acquisition process of acquiring, for each of a plurality of usage scenarios, an actual usage including a type of an absorbent article used by a user to absorb excrement including at least one of urine, leucorrhea, and menstrual blood of the user and information on a post-usage state of the absorbent article;

a characteristic acquisition process of acquiring a characteristic of each of the usage scenarios related to the excrement of the user based on the actual usage situation of each of the plurality of usage scenarios;

offer information generation processing of generating offer information relating to utilization of the absorbent article corresponding to the utilization scene based on the characteristic of each of the utilization scenes; and

a presentation process of presenting the offer information to the user.

2. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 1,

the plurality of usage scenarios include at least usage scenarios corresponding to a plurality of states obtained by subdividing the awake state of the user.

3. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 1 or 2,

the excrement includes the menstrual blood and the menstrual blood,

in the actual usage acquisition processing and the characteristic acquisition processing, the actual usage acquisition processing and the characteristic acquisition processing are individually executed for a plurality of unit periods constituting a past one-time menstrual period of the user, respectively, thereby acquiring the characteristic for each of the unit periods,

in the proposal information generation processing, the proposal information is generated based on the characteristics acquired for the unit period corresponding to a proposal target period proposed to the user.

4. The computer-readable storage medium of any one of claims 1 to 3,

in the actual usage acquisition process, the actual usage input by the user is acquired,

causing the computer to further execute a notification process of determining a transition period of a characteristic relating to menstrual blood of the user based on user information including an age of the user registered in advance, and notifying the user of a message urging updating of the actual usage of each of the plurality of usage scenarios at a timing corresponding to the transition period.

5. The computer-readable storage medium according to any one of claims 1 to 4,

causing the computer to further execute an absorption amount acquisition process for each of the plurality of usage scenarios, in which an absorption amount of the excrement by the absorbent article is acquired based on a combination of the usage scenario, a type of the absorbent article, and a post-usage state of the absorbent article,

the actual usage situation contains information about the duration of use of the absorbent article,

in the characteristic acquisition process, the amount of excrement per unit time calculated based on the absorption amount and the usage period is acquired as the characteristic.

6. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 5,

the information on the post-use state of the absorbent article includes information on whether or not excrement leaks from the absorbent article,

in the characteristic acquisition process, in a case where there is a leakage of the excrement, the characteristic is corrected in accordance with the leakage of the excrement.

7. The computer-readable storage medium according to claim 5 or 6,

in the offer information generation process, the offer information is generated,

a specific utilization scenario and a predetermined usage period are acquired as input information,

calculating an absorption performance of the absorbent article required in order to utilize the absorbent article during the predetermined use period in the specific use scenario based on the characteristic corresponding to the specific use scenario,

generating the offer information based on the absorption performance.

8. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 7,

in the proposal information generation process, the proposal information including information indicating an absorbent article satisfying the absorption performance is generated.

9. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 7,

in the proposal information generation process, the proposal information including information on a timing at which an absorbent article should be replaced is generated based on the absorption performance and information indicating an absorbent article owned by the user registered in advance.

10. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 5,

in the offer information generation process, the offer information is generated,

a specific kind of absorbent article and a specific usage scenario are acquired as input information,

calculating a usable time during which the specific absorbent article can be continuously used, based on the absorption performance of the specific absorbent article corresponding to the specific usage scenario and the characteristics,

generating the offer information including the available time.

11. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 5,

in the offer information generation process, the offer information is generated,

acquiring, as input information, a type of a specific absorbent article worn by the user, a specific usage scenario, and a wearing time,

calculating a usable time during which the specific absorbent article can be continuously used, based on the absorption performance of the specific absorbent article corresponding to the specific usage scenario and the characteristics,

calculating a scheduled replacement timing at which the absorbent article should be replaced, based on the wearing timing and the usable time,

in the offer information generation process and the presentation process, the offer information containing a message prompting replacement of an absorbent article is generated and presented to the user at a timing corresponding to the predetermined replacement time.

12. An information processing method which is an information processing method executed by a computer, the information processing method comprising the steps of:

an actual usage acquisition step of acquiring, for each of a plurality of usage scenarios, an actual usage including information on a type of an absorbent article used by a user to absorb excrement including at least one of urine, leucorrhea, and menstrual blood of the user and information on a post-usage state of the absorbent article;

a characteristic acquisition step of acquiring a characteristic of each of the usage scenarios relating to the excreta of the user based on the actual usage situation of each of the plurality of usage scenarios;

an advice information generation step of generating advice information relating to use of the absorbent article corresponding to each of the use scenes on the basis of the characteristic of the use scene; and

a presenting step of presenting the offer information to the user.

13. An information processing system is provided with:

an actual usage acquisition unit that acquires, for each of a plurality of usage scenarios, an actual usage including information on a type of an absorbent article used by a user and a post-usage state of the absorbent article, the absorbent article being used to absorb excrement including at least one of urine, leucorrhea, and menstrual blood of the user;

a characteristic acquisition unit that acquires a characteristic of each of the usage scenarios relating to the excreta of the user, based on the actual usage situation of each of the plurality of usage scenarios;

an offer information generation unit that generates offer information relating to use of the absorbent article corresponding to each of the usage scenarios, based on the characteristic of the usage scenario; and

a presentation section that presents the offer information to the user.

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