JP2000293530A - Retrieval system, dish retrieval system, central device, terminal device, and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the efficiency of specification and input of materials to be used for a dish to be cooked in a system for retrieving dishes. SOLUTION: When the retrieval of a dish is started, a current position is automatically detected by a positional information transmitting means 1b, stores existing around the current position are retrieved from a store data base 3a by using the positional information for a retrieval key, the display data of a store menu picture for displaying retrieved store names as a table are generated and displayed on a display means 1a. A URL is extracted from the data base 3a by using a store specified and inputted from a portable telephone set 1 displaying the store menu picture as a retrieval key, a retailer's server is accessed on the basis of the extracted URL and articles sold by the store are extracted. Then the display data of a material menu picture for displaying a list of the extracted sold articles as materials for a dish to be cooked are generated and displayed on the display means 1a.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a search system for extracting necessary information from a database based on a search key given from a terminal device and displaying the extracted information on the terminal device, and in particular, for a sales item of a predetermined store. The present invention relates to a search system that reduces the work load associated with specifying the search key when extracting.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art The outline of the procedure for determining where to purchase cooking ingredients is as follows. That is, once the dish to be cooked is determined, the necessary ingredients are determined. With respect to this material, referring to a newspaper insert flyer or the like, a store of a purchase destination that satisfies desired conditions such as its selling price is compared and examined.

[0003] In recent years, with the spread of the Internet, which is a worldwide computer network, the introduction of personal computers into homes has progressed, and forms of commercial transactions performed by connecting the personal computers to the network may be seen. It has become. Against this background, an apparatus has already been proposed which uses a network to reduce the burden of comparing and examining purchasers as described above.

The shopping support device proposed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 10-63725 is an example of such a system. For a plurality of stores, information such as the sales item of each store and its sales price is obtained from a network. Information stored in an information database, and a store selling a predetermined item, a selling price, and the like are extracted from the store information database.
When a predetermined item is purchased, it can be used for comparing and examining a store of a purchase destination that satisfies a desired condition such as a selling price.

[0005] The shopping support apparatus holds information on the stock of the article in a stock material database, and when receiving the designation of the article, compares the information with the article held in the stock material database. , By extracting items with insufficient inventory as predetermined items,
It is possible to efficiently compare and examine the stores where the articles to be purchased are purchased. Specifically, as information on the inventory of articles, the ingredients of the dishes stored in the home and the quantities thereof are held in the inventory material database, and the necessary ingredients for the dishes to be cooked and the quantities thereof are designated and input. so,
It can be used to extract materials to be purchased and to compare the stores from which they are purchased. In addition, the designation input of the ingredients and their amounts may be performed manually, or from the recipe database holding the ingredients and the quantities required for cooking,
A dish may be extracted by using a material or the like to be used as a search key, and the necessary material and its amount may be given to it. The above-mentioned recipe database and a dish search system for searching for dishes using the same have already been put to practical use on the Internet.

[0006] By the way, an infrastructure that allows various information providing services based on the Internet to be received by a cellular phone is being developed. For example, NTT DoCoMo (NTT Mobile Communication Network) Group companies have started services that enable the use of various commercial transactions such as banking and ticket reservations and the provision of information such as weather forecasts and news using mobile phones. WAP (Wireless Appli)
Various services using communication protocols such as cation protocol) are planned. When such an infrastructure is prepared, it becomes possible to provide detailed services according to the needs of consumers.

[0007]

For example, when a consumer finds a bargain or a fresh food at a shop where he / she wants to use it and wants to use it as a cooking ingredient, he operates his / her mobile phone. Thus, an information providing service is provided in which a dish is extracted using the item (material) as a search key, and among the extracted ingredients of the dish, other materials that can be prepared at the store are displayed on the mobile phone. Realization is possible.

In the information providing service, information that needs to be input from a mobile phone is a material name and a store name. In the operating environment of the mobile phone, what can be used for designation input of the material name and the store name is the input means provided therein, namely, ten numeric keys, "*" key and "#" key, and several function keys. Limited. Therefore,
As a method for compensating for the inconvenience of specifying and inputting a material name using such input means, a menu screen displaying a list of material names and store names is displayed, and an operable cursor displayed in the menu screen is used. It is conceivable to input and accept the selected material name. However, the display capability of current mobile phones is only about 10 characters x 10 lines in full-width characters. In other words, a maximum of 10 material names and store names of up to 10 characters can be displayed on one menu screen, so that a plurality of menu screens are required to display an enormous number of material and store candidates. In order to search for the required material or store from among them, a great deal of labor is required for the operation of switching the menu screen and for the visual search, so that such work load can be reduced. It is a task to be done.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and extracts a dish using a material to be used for the dish as a search key, and extracts other ingredients necessary for the designated dish from the extracted dishes. It is an object of the present invention to provide a search system and a terminal device thereof for reducing the work load related to the designation input of the search key in an information providing service for extracting a search key.

[0010]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a search system in which a central device capable of connecting a plurality of terminal devices and a terminal device are connected. Means for accessing a sales item database storing respective sales items for a plurality of stores, and when the store identification information is received from a terminal device, using the store identification information as a search key, the sales item database Means for extracting a sales item from the apparatus, means for generating display data for displaying a list of the extracted sales items, and means for transmitting the generated display data to the terminal device. Means for transmitting store identification information to the storage device, and means for receiving and displaying display data for displaying a list of sales items related to the store identification information from the central device. And wherein the door.

In the information providing service as described above, there is a relationship between a sales item to be displayed for designation input of a material name to be used for cooking and a store related to the sales item.
Therefore, the store is identified first, and the display is limited to the sale items of the identified store, thereby improving the visibility and the operability, which is convenient. Specifically, first, store identification information,
Specifically, the store name itself or a preset store code composed of a combination of several numbers is received from the consumer, and only the sales items of the store are displayed. On this display screen, the sales items are received. By doing so, the information to be displayed on the screen can be narrowed down to the minimum necessary, so that the work load for specifying and inputting the material name using the terminal device (mobile phone) is reduced.

In the present invention, display data can be narrowed down by extracting and displaying items for sale in a predetermined store. Therefore, the present invention is carried out using a terminal device (mobile phone) for the information providing service as described above. It can be expected to reduce the work load for inputting the designation of the material name.

[0013] In the retrieval system according to a second aspect of the present invention, the central device further includes means for accessing a store location database storing the locations of a plurality of stores, and receiving location information from the terminal device. Then, means for searching for a store existing around the position information received from the store location database, means for generating display data for displaying a list of the searched stores, and transmitting the generated display data to the terminal device Means, the terminal device further comprising: means for transmitting position information indicating a location to the central device; means for receiving and displaying display data for displaying a list of stores from the central device; and Means for receiving input of store identification information on a display screen displaying data.

The operation of inputting store identification information is troublesome for any consumer. Therefore, by allowing the terminal device to detect the current location, accepting input of position information representing the current position, searching for a store existing around the terminal based on the received position information, and displaying the store selectably, it is more comfortable. Aim to realize a simple operating environment.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the concept of a search system according to the present invention. The figure shows a situation in which a consumer A is in a store C with a mobile phone B. When the consumer A uses the mobile phone B to input information indicating the current location, the information is accepted by the communication carrier D and given to the search server E, which is the central device of the search system (). The search server E is a URL (Uniform Resource Locato) of information relating to the location of the store and its sales item.
r) and stores a store database E1 that stores the stores C and the other stores around the current location of the consumer A using the given information as a search key, and displays a list of the extracted store names. The display data to be provided is provided to the mobile phone B via the communication carrier D ().

When the consumer A selects the store C from the store names displayed on the mobile phone B, the information is given to the search server E via the communication carrier (). The search server E extracts the URL from the store database E1 using the store C as a search key, accesses the server G of the retailer connected to the Internet F based on the URL, and issues a request for disclosure of the sales item in the store C. Do (). The server G of the retailer has a sales item database G1 for storing sales items for each branch store, and discloses the sales item of the store designated in response to the disclosure request, in this case, the store C (). The search server E provides the display data of the menu screen that lists the disclosed sales items as ingredients for cooking to the mobile phone B via the communication carrier D (). In the search system described above, the server G of the retailer is used.
Is provided with the sales item database G1, but the search server E may be provided with the sales item database G1 instead of the server G of the retailer.

In the present invention, position information of the current location is received for designation input of a store related to a sales item to be displayed on the screen, and stores existing around the current location are extracted and displayed based on the received information. Since the designation input of the store name can be accepted on the display screen, the work load for the designation input of the store name, which is performed using the mobile phone of the information providing service as described above, can be reduced.

A dish search system according to a third aspect of the present invention comprises a central device and a plurality of portable terminal devices connected via a line relay device, and the central device receives material identification information from the portable terminal device. A dish search system that extracts a dish using this material and transmits other ingredients to the portable terminal device, wherein the central device includes a plurality of line relay devices within respective connection areas thereof. Means for accessing an in-store database for storing existing stores, means for accessing a sales item database for each of a plurality of stores, and a recipe database for storing ingredients for cooking Access means, means for identifying the line relay device used for connection with the portable terminal device, and the identified line relay device as a search key. Means for extracting a store from the in-area store database, means for generating display data for displaying a list of the extracted stores, means for transmitting the generated display data to the portable terminal device, Means for extracting the sales item from the sales item database using the store identification information as a search key when receiving the identification information; means for generating display data for displaying a list of the extracted sales items; Means for transmitting to the portable terminal device, means for, when receiving the material identification information from the portable terminal device, extracting the food using the material from the recipe database using the information as a search key, Means for generating display data for displaying the material, and means for transmitting the generated display data to the portable terminal device, The portable terminal device receives and displays display data for displaying a list of stores from the central device, and receives input of store identification information on a display screen displaying the display data. Means for transmitting store identification information to a central device; means for receiving and displaying display data for displaying a list of sales items pertaining to the store identification information from the central device; and a display screen displaying the display data. Means for receiving input of the material identification information, means for transmitting the received material identification information to the central device, and display data for displaying a list of other ingredients of the dish according to the material information from the central device, Displaying means.

According to the present invention, the display data for displaying a list of stores extracted based on the identified line relay device accepts the designation input of the store, and the display data for displaying the list of sales items extracted based on the store identification information is received. Thus, it is expected that the work load for specifying the name of the store and the name of the material to be used for cooking, which is performed using the mobile phone of the information providing service as described above, can be reduced.

A central unit according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is a central unit to which a plurality of terminal devices can be connected, means for accessing a sales item database storing sales items for a plurality of stores. Means for receiving store identification information from the terminal device, extracting the sales item from the sales item database using the store identification information as a search key, and generating display data for displaying a list of the extracted sales items, Means for transmitting the generated display data to the terminal device.

In the present invention, the sales items to be displayed can be narrowed down using the shop identification information provided from the terminal device as a search key. It can be expected that the work load for the designated input will be reduced.

A central device according to a fifth aspect of the present invention includes a means for accessing a store location database storing a plurality of stores for each of a plurality of stores, and a store location database for receiving location information from the terminal device. Means for searching for a store existing around the position information received from the device, means for generating display data for displaying a list of searched stores, and means for transmitting the generated display data to the terminal device. And

According to the present invention, it is possible to receive location information of the current location from the terminal device, extract and display a list of shops located around the current location based on the received location information, and accept a designation input of the shop name on this display screen. Since it is possible, for example, it is possible to reduce the work load for specifying and inputting the store name using the mobile phone of the information providing service as described above.

A terminal device according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is a terminal device which can be connected to a central device capable of accessing a sales item database storing a plurality of sales items for a plurality of stores. Means for transmitting store identification information to a central device, means for receiving and displaying display data for displaying a list of sales items related to the store identification information from the central device, and a display screen displaying the display data And means for receiving the input of the sales item information, and means for transmitting the received sales item information to the central device.

According to the present invention, a list of sales items according to the store identification information given to the central device can be displayed, and designation input of material names can be accepted on this display screen.
For example, it is possible to reduce the work load for designating and inputting a material name using a mobile phone of the information providing service as described above.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a terminal device for transmitting position information indicating a location to the central device, receiving and displaying display data for displaying a list of stores from the central device, and displaying the display data. And a means for receiving an input of store identification information on a display screen displaying.

According to the present invention, the location information of the current location is given to the central device, and the shops existing around the current location are extracted and displayed based on the information, and the designation input of the shop name can be accepted on this display screen. Since it is possible, for example, it is possible to reduce the work load for specifying and inputting the store name using the mobile phone of the information providing service as described above.

[0028] A recording medium according to an eighth aspect of the present invention is a machine readable recording medium storing a program for controlling a computer to which a plurality of terminal devices can be connected. When the identification information is received, program code means for extracting a sales item from a sales item database storing sales items using the store identification information as a search key, and display data for displaying a list of the extracted sales items on a computer And program code means for causing a computer to transmit the generated display data to the terminal device.

According to the present invention, the sales item to be displayed can be narrowed down by using the shop identification information provided from the terminal device as a search key. It can be expected that the work load for the designated input will be reduced.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, when the computer receives position information from the terminal device, the recording medium exists around the received position information from a store location database storing the locations of a plurality of stores. Program code means for searching for a store, program code means for causing a computer to generate display data for displaying a list of searched stores, and program code means for causing a computer to transmit the generated display data to the terminal device. It is characterized by.

According to the present invention, it is possible to receive location information of the current location from the terminal device, extract and display a list of shops located near the current location based on the received location information, and accept designation input of the shop name on this display screen. Since it is possible, for example, it is possible to reduce the work load for specifying and inputting the store name using the mobile phone of the information providing service as described above.

[0032] A recording medium according to a tenth aspect of the present invention is a machine readable recording medium storing a program for controlling a computer connectable to a central device. Program code means for transmitting information, program code means for causing a computer to receive and display display data for displaying a list of sales items from the central device, and a computer to display a display screen displaying the display data. It is characterized by including program code means for receiving input of sales item information and program code means for causing a computer to transmit the received sales item information to the central device.

According to the present invention, a list of sales items according to the store identification information given to the central device can be displayed, and designation input of material names can be accepted on this display screen.
For example, it is possible to reduce the work load for designating and inputting a material name using a mobile phone of the information providing service as described above.

According to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a recording medium comprising: a program code means for causing a computer to transmit position information indicating a location to the central device; and a computer receiving display data for displaying a list of stores from the central device. It is characterized by including program code means for displaying, and program code means for causing a computer to receive input of store identification information on a display screen displaying the display data.

According to the present invention, the location information of the current location is given to the central device, and the stores existing around the current location are extracted and displayed based on the information, and the designation input of the store name can be accepted on this display screen. Since it is possible, for example, it is possible to reduce the work load for specifying and inputting the store name using the mobile phone of the information providing service as described above.

[0036]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS [Embodiment 1] FIG. 2 shows a search system according to the first and second inventions, a central unit according to the fourth and fifth inventions, and a terminal unit according to the sixth and seventh inventions. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a connected search system. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a mobile phone used as a terminal device. The mobile phone 1 has a display unit 1a for displaying display data such as a menu screen provided from the search server.
Location information transmitting means for automatically detecting the current location of the mobile phone and transmitting location information representing the current location to the search server
1b, and identification information transmitting means 1c for transmitting the designated and input store identification information and material identification information to the search server. The transmission of the location information is performed when the operation of searching for food using the mobile phone 1 is started, and the location information is received by the telephone exchange center 2 of the communication carrier and given to the search server 3.

The search server 3 stores the location of the store and the URL of the information on the item to be sold in association with each other, and stores the store database 3a based on the position information given by the mobile phone 1 from the vicinity of the current location. And a screen generating means 3c for generating display data for displaying a list of information provided from the shop searching means 3b and transmitting the data to the mobile phone 1. The mobile phone 1 receives the display data transmitted from the search server 3, displays it on the display unit 1a,
The input of the store identification information is received by the identification information transmitting means 1c, and the input is given to the search server 3.

The search server 3 is connected to the Internet 4, and further, based on the store identification information given from the mobile phone 1, uses the store as a search key to extract a URL from the store database 3a. Means 3d
And an information collecting means 3e for accessing a retailer's server (not shown) connected to the Internet 4 based on the extracted URL and acquiring the sales item of the store. Then, the acquired sales item is provided to the screen generating means 3c, and display data for displaying the list is transmitted to the mobile phone 1. The mobile phone 1 receives the display data transmitted from the search server 3, displays the display data on the display unit 1a, accepts the designation input of the material by the identification information transmitting unit 1c, and searches the material identification information. Give to server 3.

On the other hand, reference numeral 5 denotes another portable telephone used as a terminal device of the search system, a display means 5a for displaying display data such as a menu screen provided by a search server, and a display device 5a installed at a store. Infrared receiving means 5b for receiving the store identification information transmitted from the received infrared transmitting device, and identification information transmitting means 5c for transmitting the received store identification information and the designated and input material identification information to the search server; It has. The reception of the store identification information and its transmission to the search server are performed when the operation of searching for food using the mobile phone 5 is started, and the store identification information is received by the telephone exchange center 2 of the communication carrier. To the search server 3.

The search server 3 also uses the store as a search key based on the given identification information,
A URL is extracted from 3a, a server of a retailer connected to the Internet 4 is accessed based on the extracted URL to obtain a sales item of the store, and the obtained sales item is provided to the screen generating means 3c. The display data to be displayed in a list is transmitted to the mobile phone 5. Mobile phone 5
Receives the display data transmitted from the search server 3, displays the display data on the display unit 5a, and transmits the identification information transmission unit 5c
Accepts a material designation input and provides the material identification information to the search server 3.

Reference numeral 6 denotes another portable telephone used as a terminal device of the search system, and a display means 6a for displaying display data such as a menu screen provided from a search server, and a display device 6a at a store. Identification information transmitting means for transmitting store identification information (for example, a code obtained by combining a plurality of numbers) manually entered by a user and designated and input material identification information to a search server 6b. The reception of the input operation of the identification information and its transmission to the search server are performed at the beginning of a series of operations for searching for food using the mobile phone 6, and the identification information is received by the telephone exchange center 2 of the communication carrier. Then, it is provided to the search server 3.

The search server 3 also uses the store as a search key based on the given identification information,
A URL is extracted from 3a, a server of a retailer connected to the Internet 4 is accessed based on the extracted URL to obtain a sales item of the store, and the obtained sales item is provided to the screen generating means 3c. The display data to be displayed in a list is transmitted to the mobile phone 6. Mobile phone 6
Receives the display data transmitted from the search server 3 and displays the display data on the display means 6a;
Accepts a material designation input and provides the material identification information to the search server 3.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the processing procedure of the search system according to the present invention. When a search for a dish is started, the current position is automatically detected by the position information transmitting means 1b (S1). Using the detected position information of the current position as a search key, a store existing around the current position is searched from the store database 3a (S2). The display data of the store menu screen that displays the list of the searched store names is generated and displayed on the display unit 1a (S3).

In the mobile phone 1 displaying the store menu screen, it is determined whether or not the identification information has been designated, and if not, the determination is repeated (S4). When it is determined that the identification information has been designated, the URL is extracted from the store database 3a using the store as a search key (S5). The server of the retailer is accessed based on the extracted URL to extract the sales item of the store (S6). The display data of the ingredient menu screen that lists the extracted sale items as ingredients for cooking is generated and displayed on the display unit 1a (S7). In the mobile phone 1 displaying the material menu screen, it is determined whether or not there is an input for designating the material, and if there is no input, the determination is repeated (S8). When it is determined that there is an input for designating the ingredients, a dish is extracted from a known recipe database using the ingredients as a search key, and further other ingredients are extracted and displayed (S9).

When the mobile phone 5 and the mobile phone 6 are used as terminal devices, the procedures from S1 to S3 are deleted, and the display means 1a in the procedures after S4 is further deleted.
Is replaced by the respective display means, and the processing procedure is performed, and the description is omitted.

[Second Embodiment] FIG. 4 is a block diagram for explaining a configuration of a search system according to the third invention.
In the figure, reference numeral 11 denotes a mobile phone used as a terminal device. The mobile phone 11 is a display unit for displaying display data such as a menu screen provided from the search server.
11a, and identification information transmitting means 11b for transmitting the designated and input store identification information and material identification information to the search server.

The search server 12 has a plurality of line relay devices 13
A store database 12a that stores a store existing in the connection area of each line relay device and a URL of information on the sales item in association with each other, Management means 12b for managing the connection between the mobile phone and the line relay device; and information indicating the line relay device connected to the specific mobile phone from the connection management means 12b, and using this as a search key, the store database 12a
Store search means 12c for extracting stores from the store, and store search means
A screen generating means 12d for generating display data for displaying a list of information provided from 12c or the like and transmitting the display data to the mobile phone 11. The mobile phone 11 receives the display data transmitted from the search server 12, and displays it on the display unit 11a.
And the identification information transmitting means 11b accepts the input of the store identification information and gives it to the search server 12.

The search server 12 is connected to the Internet 4 and further searches a URL from the store database 12a using the store as a search key based on the store identification information given from the mobile phone 11. means
An information collecting means 12f for accessing a retailer's server (not shown) connected to the Internet 4 on the basis of the extracted URL and the extracted URL and acquiring the sales item of the store is provided. Then, the acquired sales item is displayed on a screen generating unit.
12d, and display data for displaying the list is transmitted to the mobile phone 11. The mobile phone 11 receives the display data transmitted from the search server 12, displays the display data on the display unit 11a, receives the designation input of the material in the identification information transmitting unit 11b, and searches for the material identification information. Give to server 3.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining the processing procedure of the search system according to the third invention. When a search for a dish is started, information indicating the line relay device related to the connection of the mobile phone is sent from the connection management means 12b to the store search means 12b.
c, the line relay device is specified (S11)
. The store search means 12c extracts a store from the store database 12a using the line relay device as a search key (S12),
The display data of the store menu screen for displaying the list of the searched stores in a list is generated and displayed on the display means 11a (S13).

The mobile phone 11 displaying the store menu screen determines whether or not the identification information has been specified and input, and if not, determines repeatedly (S14). When it is determined that the identification information has been designated, the URL is extracted from the store database 12a using the store as a search key (S15).
. The server of the retailer is accessed based on the extracted URL to extract the sales item of the store (S16). Generates display data of a material menu screen for displaying a list of the extracted sales items as ingredients for cooking, and displays the data on the display unit 11a.
(S17). Mobile phone 11 displaying material menu screen
It is determined whether or not a material designation input has been made in step, and if not, the determination is repeated (S18). When it is determined that there is an input for designating the ingredients, a dish is extracted from a known recipe database using the ingredients as a search key, and further other ingredients are extracted and displayed (S19).

[Embodiment 3] FIG. 6 is a block diagram for explaining the structure of a recording medium according to the eighth and ninth aspects of the present invention. The program exemplified here is a program code means for causing a computer to extract a sales item from a sales item database storing sales items using the store identification information as a search key when receiving the store identification information from the terminal device. Program code means for causing a computer to generate display data for displaying a list of extracted sales items;
Program code means for causing a computer to transmit the generated display data to the terminal device; and
When the location information is received from the terminal device, from a store location database that stores the locations of a plurality of stores,
Program code means for searching for a store existing around the received location information, program code means for causing a computer to generate display data for displaying a list of searched stores, and the computer to send the generated display data to the terminal device. It includes a program code means to be transmitted, and is recorded on recording media 32, 33, and 34 described below, which can be read by a computer 31 installed on the communication carrier side.

In the figure, a recording medium 32 is a computer 31
Installed at a distance from the installation location, for example, WWW (World
It uses a server computer of the Wide Web and is connected to the computer 31 online. The program 32a as described above is recorded on the recording medium 32. The program 32a read from the recording medium 32 controls the computer 31, so that the computer 31 functions as a central device according to the present invention. The recording medium 33 includes, for example, a hard disk drive or a ROM (Read Only Memory),
It is installed in the computer 31. The program 33a as described above is recorded on the recording medium 33, and the program 33a read from the recording medium 33 controls the computer 31, so that the computer 31 functions as a central device according to the present invention. The recording medium 34 is, for example, a magneto-optical disk,
It is made of a CD-ROM or a flexible disk, and is used by being loaded into a disk drive 31a of the computer 31. The program 34a as described above is recorded on the recording medium 34, and the program 34a read from the recording medium 34 controls the computer 31 so that the computer 31 functions as a central device according to the present invention.

[Embodiment 4] FIG. 7 shows the tenth and eleventh embodiments.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a recording medium according to the invention. The program exemplified here is a program code means for causing a computer to transmit store identification information to the central device, and a program code means for causing the computer to receive and display display data for displaying a list of sales items from the central device. Program code means for causing a computer to receive input of sales item information on a display screen displaying the display data; program code means for causing a computer to transmit the sales item information received to the central device; Program code means for transmitting position information indicating the location to the central device; program code means for causing a computer to receive and display display data for displaying a list of stores from the central device; and Store on the display screen that displays Includes a program code means for causing receives an input of another information, read by a computer 41 which is provided to the consumer side is possible, recorded on the recording medium 42, 43 and 44 will be described below.

In the figure, a recording medium 42 is a computer 41
Installed at a distance from the installation location, for example, WWW (World
It uses a Wide Web) server computer and is connected online to the computer 41. The program 42a as described above is recorded on the recording medium 42, and the program 42a read out from the recording medium 42 controls the computer 41, so that the computer 41 functions as a terminal device according to the present invention. The recording medium 43 includes, for example, a hard disk drive or a ROM (Read Only Memory),
It is installed in the computer 41. The program 43a as described above is recorded on the recording medium 43. The program 43a read from the recording medium 43 controls the computer 41, so that the computer 41 functions as a terminal device according to the present invention. The recording medium 44 is, for example, a magneto-optical disk,
It is made of a CD-ROM or a flexible disk, and is used by being loaded into a disk drive 41a provided in the computer 41. The program 44a as described above is recorded on the recording medium 44. The program 44a read from the recording medium 44 controls the computer 41, so that the computer 41 functions as a terminal device according to the present invention.

[0055]

As described above, the retrieval system according to the first invention,
A system in which the dish search system of the third invention is connected to the central device of the fourth invention and the terminal device of the sixth invention, a computer controlled by program code means included in a recording medium of the eighth invention, and (10) Depending on the system connected to the computer controlled by the program code means included in the recording medium of the invention, the sales items of the store given from the terminal device are extracted, and only the extracted sales items are used as ingredients for cooking. Since the list is displayed, it has an excellent effect of eliminating troublesome work for inputting materials.

Further, the search system of the second invention, the system connecting the central device of the fifth invention and the terminal device of the seventh invention, and the program code means included in the recording medium of the ninth invention are controlled. Depending on the computer and the system connected with the computer controlled by the program code means included in the recording medium of the eleventh invention, a store existing in the vicinity is extracted based on the position information indicating the current location given from the terminal device. Since the list is displayed as a list and the input of the designation of the store is accepted on the display screen, an excellent effect of eliminating troublesome work for inputting the designation of the store is achieved.

Further, according to the dish search system of the third invention, the information of the line relay device related to the connection with the terminal device is received, and a list of stores existing around the line relay device is displayed based on the information. Since the store designation input is accepted, an excellent effect of eliminating troublesome work for the store designation input is achieved.

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FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the concept of a search system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a search system according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining a processing procedure of the search system according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a search system according to a third invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining a processing procedure of the search system according to the third invention.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram for explaining a configuration of a recording medium according to eighth and ninth inventions.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram for explaining a configuration of a recording medium according to the tenth and eleventh inventions.

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 1,5,6,11 Mobile phone 3,12 Search server 3a, 12a Store database 3b Store search means 3c, 12d Screen generation means 3d, 12e URL search means 3e, 12f Information collection means 4 Internet 12b Connection management means 12c Store search means

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[Claims] 1. A search system in which a central device capable of connecting a plurality of terminal devices and a terminal device are connected, wherein the central device determines a sales item of each of a plurality of stores. Means for accessing the stored sales item database; means for, when store identification information is received from the terminal device, extracting sales items from the sales item database using the store identification information as a search key; Means for generating display data for displaying a list of items, means for transmitting the generated display data to the terminal device, wherein the terminal device transmits store identification information to the central device, and the central device. Means for receiving and displaying display data for displaying a list of sales items related to the store identification information from the store. 2. The central apparatus further comprises: means for accessing a store location database storing a plurality of locations for each of the plurality of stores; and when the location information is received from the terminal device, the store location database Means for searching for a store existing around the location information received from the device, means for generating display data for displaying a list of the searched stores, and means for transmitting the generated display data to the terminal device. The terminal device further includes: a unit that transmits position information indicating a location to the central device; a unit that receives and displays display data for displaying a list of stores from the central device; and a display that displays the display data. 2. A search system according to claim 1, further comprising means for receiving an input of store identification information on a screen. 3. A central device and a plurality of portable terminal devices are connected via a line relay device. When the central device receives material identification information from the portable terminal device, the central device uses the material. A dish search system for extracting dishes and transmitting other ingredients to the portable terminal device, wherein the central device stores, for a plurality of line relay devices, stores existing in respective connection areas thereof. Means for accessing a store database; means for accessing a sales item database storing sales items for each of a plurality of stores; means for accessing a recipe database storing ingredients for cooking; Means for identifying a line relay device used for connection with the device, and a store database in the area using the identified line relay device as a search key. Means for extracting a store from the store; means for generating display data for displaying a list of the extracted stores; means for transmitting the generated display data to the portable terminal device; and receiving store identification information from the portable terminal device. Means for extracting sales items from the sales item database using the store identification information as a search key; means for generating display data for displaying a list of the extracted sales items; and transmitting the generated display data to the portable terminal device. Means for transmitting, when receiving material identification information from the portable terminal device,
Means for extracting a dish using the ingredients from the recipe database using this as a search key; means for generating display data for displaying other ingredients of the extracted dishes; and sending the generated display data to the portable terminal device. Means for transmitting, display means for receiving and displaying display data for displaying a list of stores from the central device, and display of the store identification information on a display screen displaying the display data. Means for receiving input; means for transmitting store identification information to the central device; means for receiving and displaying display data for displaying a list of sales items related to the store identification information from the central device; and displaying the display data. Means for receiving input of material identification information on a displayed display screen; means for transmitting the received material identification information to the central device; Means for receiving and displaying display data for displaying a list of other ingredients of the dish according to the ingredient information from the device. 4. A central device capable of connecting a plurality of terminal devices, wherein, for a plurality of stores, means for accessing a sales item database storing respective sales items, and store identification information from the terminal devices. Receiving the store identification information as a search key, means for extracting a sales item from the sales item database, means for generating display data for displaying a list of the extracted sales items, and transmitting the generated display data to the terminal. Means for transmitting to the device. 5. A means for accessing a store location database storing a plurality of stores for each of a plurality of stores, and, when position information is received from the terminal device, around a position information received from the store location database. 5. The apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising: a unit that searches for a store existing in the terminal; a unit that generates display data that displays a list of the stores that have been searched; and a unit that transmits the generated display data to the terminal device. Central unit. 6. A terminal device which can be connected to a central device capable of accessing a sales item database storing sales items of a plurality of stores, wherein the central device has store identification information. Means for receiving and displaying display data for displaying a list of sales items related to the store identification information from the central device; and inputting sales item information on a display screen displaying the display data. A terminal for receiving the sales item information received to the central device. 7. A means for transmitting position information indicating a location to the central device, a means for receiving and displaying display data for displaying a list of stores from the central device, and a display screen displaying the display data 7. A terminal device according to claim 6, further comprising: means for receiving an input of store identification information. 8. A computer-readable recording medium storing a program for controlling a computer to which a plurality of terminal devices can be connected, wherein the computer stores store identification information from the terminal device. Upon receipt, the store identification information is used as a search key to extract sales items from a sales item database storing sales items, and a computer to generate display data for displaying a list of the extracted sales items. A computer-readable recording medium comprising: program code means; and program code means for causing a computer to transmit generated display data to the terminal device. 9. Program code means for causing a computer, when receiving location information from said terminal device, to search for a store existing around the received location information from a store location database storing the locations of a plurality of stores. 9. A program code means for causing a computer to generate display data for displaying a list of searched stores, and a program code means for causing the computer to transmit the generated display data to the terminal device. A computer-readable recording medium according to the above. 10. A program for controlling a computer which can be connected to a central device is recorded.
A computer readable recording medium, comprising: a program code means for causing a computer to transmit store identification information to the central device; and causing the computer to receive and display display data for listing sales items from the central device. Program code means, program code means for causing a computer to receive input of sales item information on a display screen displaying the display data, and program code for causing a computer to transmit the sales item information received to the central device And a computer readable recording medium. 11. Program code means for causing a computer to transmit position information indicating a location to the central device; program code means for causing the computer to receive and display display data for displaying a list of stores from the central device; 11. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 10, further comprising program code means for causing a computer to accept input of store identification information on a display screen displaying the display data.