JP2001160091A - Store information extractor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a store information extractor which can supply food information on proper cooking, foods, etc., which are produced according to the caloric intake states and in consideration of the balance of nutrition and also can supply the food relative information, including the locations of food stores which supply those foods by inputting menu information and retrieval conditions. SOLUTION: Content of nutritive elements are calculated to the food information stored in a store information storage part 6, by referring to the content of nutritive elements stored in a menu/nutritive element data base 3. Then the food stores and the foods according to the retrieval conditions which are received from a retrieval condition input part 2 are retrieved from a commodity nutrition information storage part 8. Meanwhile, a store information extraction part 9 compares the contents nutrient elements with the intake value of the nutritive elements to the food stores and foods which are in matching with these retrieval conditions. At the same time, the food relative information, including the proper food information, which are produced in consideration of the balance of nutrition to the intake value of nutritive elements and the food relative information including the location information on the food stores are retrieved from the part 8.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a store information extracting apparatus for providing food information of a food store including a grocery store and a restaurant and food-related information including a location according to a user's nutritional state.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, some car navigation systems and websites published on the Internet have provided apparatuses for providing restaurant information suitable for various purposes of users. For example, in a car navigation system, a system that provides store information according to position information of a user who owns the navigation system or a store genre designated by the user has been commercialized.

[0003] On a website published on the Internet, store information is provided in response to various requests from users. For example, http: //www.sr-
On the website "GourNavi" published at net.co.jp/gourmet/, restaurant information can be searched by region, cuisine genre and other conditions.

On the other hand, as a means for grasping the nutritional intake state from the user's meal contents, for example, a website “Calorie Mate Internet” published on the Internet (http://www.inter-g7.ro.jp/caloriemate) /index.h
tm). In this website, when the user inputs the daily meal contents that the user has ingested, the nutritional status of the user is calculated from the input information and provided to the user.

[0005]

As described above, there has conventionally been provided a restaurant information or a nutritional state based on the contents of a meal. In addition to providing food information such as appropriate dishes and foods in consideration of the nutritional balance accordingly, there has been no conventional food store such as a restaurant that provides such dishes or foods, and its provision is demanded. ing.

[0006] The present invention has been made in view of the above,
The purpose is to input menu information and search conditions to provide appropriate food information such as food and food in consideration of the nutritional balance according to the nutritional intake state, and the location of the food store that provides this food. Another object of the present invention is to provide a shop information extraction device that provides food-related information including the information.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, food information and a location of a food store including a grocery store and a restaurant are set according to a user's nutritional intake state. A store information extraction device that provides food-related information including food menu information and input means for inputting meal menu information including menu item information, and a region, a type of food, and a use for searching for food-related information. Search condition input means for inputting information including a user's preference as a search condition, a menu / nutrient database for storing the content of nutrients for each of the menu and food information as correspondence information,
Nutrient intake calculation storage means for calculating and storing the intake of nutrients for the meal menu information input by the input means with reference to the nutrient content stored in the nutrient database, and food information of a food store and A food-related information storage means for storing food-related information including a location, and a nutrient content for the food information stored in the food-related information storage means, with reference to the nutrient content stored in the menu / nutrient database. Nutrition content calculation means for calculating the content,
The food store and the food that match the search condition are searched from the food-related information storage unit, and the food store and the food that match the search condition are targeted, and the nutrient content calculated by the nutrient content calculation unit and the A search for comparing the nutrient intake with food intake information including food information and food store location information suitable for the nutrient intake in consideration of the nutritional balance from the dietary information storage means. And the means.

[0008] According to the first aspect of the present invention, the menu
Referring to the nutrient content stored in the nutrient database, calculate the nutrient content with respect to the food information stored in the food-related information storage means, and search for food stores and foods that match the search conditions with the food-related information. While searching from the accumulation means, and comparing the nutrient content and the nutrient intake calculated by the nutrient content calculating means with respect to food stores and foods that match the search conditions, In order to retrieve food-related information including food information and location information of food stores from the food-related information storage unit, which is suitable for the nutritional balance, it is suitable for the nutritional state of the user in consideration of the nutritional balance. It is very convenient for a user who cares about meals and health because it is possible to obtain information about a dish or a grocery store that provides the dish.

Further, the present invention described in claim 2 is based on claim 1.
In the described invention, the food-related information database is provided externally and stores food-related information including food information and the location of a food store, and the food-related information stored in the food-related information database includes the food-related information. In addition to extracting new food-related information that is not stored in the storage means, extracting food-related information that is stored in the food-related information storage means and that needs to be updated, and extracting the extracted food-related information with the food The gist of the present invention is to include a storage update unit that controls the related information storage unit to perform storage update.

[0010] According to the present invention, food-related information that needs to be updated or the like is extracted from food-related information stored in an externally provided food-related information database. In order to store and update the information in the related information storage
The latest information can always be obtained, and the information storage capacity of the food-related information storage means can be minimized according to the user's usage pattern. The apparatus can be made economical.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a store information extraction device according to one embodiment of the present invention. The store information extraction device shown in the figure is a device that provides food information and food-related information including the location of a food store including a grocery store and a restaurant according to the nutritional intake state of the user. A menu input unit 1 for inputting meal menu information including meal menus and menu ingredients information, and a menu input unit 1 for supplying the input meal menu information to the nutrition intake conversion unit 4; To search for the location of the grocery store or restaurant to be provided, enter information such as the location and region where the user is located, the type of food, and the user's preference as search conditions, and then use this search condition as the store information extraction unit. 9 is provided.

For example, when the store information extracting apparatus of the present embodiment is configured on a PC, the menu input unit 1 is configured using a selection input from a menu screen using a keyboard or a mouse, a voice input, and the like. You. Further, when the store information extraction device of the present embodiment is configured in the PDA, it is also possible to use pen input or input using a touch panel.

Further, the shop information extracting apparatus shown in FIG. 1 includes a menu / nutrient database 3 for storing the content of nutrients for each menu and food information included in the menu as correspondence information, and the food information and location of the food shop. It has a store information storage unit 6 for storing food-related information including “.

The meal menu information input from the menu input unit 1 is input to a nutrient intake converter 4, which refers to the nutrient content stored in the menu / nutrient database 3. Then, the nutrient intake Lf (lipid), L for the meal menu information input from the menu input unit 1
s (sugar), Lp (protein), etc. are calculated, and the calculated nutrient intake Lf (lipid), Ls (sugar), Lp
(Protein) and the like are stored in the nutrient intake storage unit 5. The nutrient intake L is not limited to three major nutrients such as Lf (lipid), Ls (sugar), and Lp (protein), and takes into account nutrients such as vitamin C, vitamin B1, and iron. It may be.

The store information storage unit 6 stores the names, locations, telephone numbers, types and genres of dishes, the names and the like of food information such as dishes, etc. of a plurality of food shops such as restaurants and grocery stores. Accumulate information. In addition, in order to calculate the nutrient content of the original food of the food store, it is also possible to input the raw material when the original food is made.

Further, the store information extracting device of FIG. 1 has a product nutrition information extracting unit 7 connected to the store information storing unit 6, and the product nutrition information extracting unit 7 stores the product nutrition information in the store information storing unit 6. Receiving each food information including the menu information of each food store that has been stored, and containing the nutrients stored in the menu / nutrient database 3 in the same manner as the nutrient intake conversion unit 4 for each of the received food information. With reference to the amount, the nutrient content Sf
(Lipid), Ss (sugar), Sp (protein), etc. are calculated, and the calculated nutrient contents Sf (lipid), Ss
(Sugar), Sp (protein), etc. are stored in the product nutrition information storage unit 8 corresponding to each food information. Like the intake L, the nutrient content S is not limited to the three major nutrients such as Sf (lipid), Ss (sugar), and Sp (protein), and vitamin C, vitamin B1, Nutrients such as iron may be considered.

The product nutrition information storage unit 8 stores the nutrient contents Sf (lipid), Ss (sugar), and Sp (protein) corresponding to each food calculated by the product nutrition information extraction unit 7. In addition, as described above, basic information such as the name, location, telephone number, type or genre of food, the name or name of food information such as food stored in the store information storage unit 6 is also stored. It has become.

FIG. 3 shows an example of a database of information stored in the product nutrition information storage unit 8. As shown in FIG. 3, the database corresponds to each food store such as A store or B store. Address, telephone number, food genre of the store, food name of the food of the store, nutrient content Sf of the food
(Lipid), Ss (sugar), Sp (protein) and the like are accumulated.

When the search condition is input from the search condition input unit 2, the store information extraction unit 9 searches for a food store and a food product that matches the search condition based on the location, the type of dish, the user's preference, and the like. In addition to searching from the nutrition information storage unit 8, for food stores and foods that match the search conditions, the nutrient contents Sf (lipid), Ss (sugar) for each food information stored in the product nutrition information storage unit 8 Quality), S
With reference to p (protein), the nutrient intake Lf with respect to the input meal menu information accumulated in the nutrition intake accumulator 5
(Lipids), Ls (sugars), and Lp (proteins) are retrieved from the product nutrition information storage unit 8 for appropriate food information in consideration of the nutritional balance, and the food information and the food store that provides the foods are retrieved. Food-related information including location information of the user.

As described above, the food information that is optimal in consideration of the nutritional balance with respect to the nutrient intake Lf (lipid), Ls (sugar), and Lp (protein) with respect to the input meal menu information is stored in the product nutrition information storage unit. As a method to search from 8,
For example, a method is conceivable in which a food having a minimum evaluation formula Δ shown below is searched as a preferable food.

[0021]

## EQU1 ## Δ = Σ ｛(nutrition bias of previous menu) + (nutrition bias of menu proposed this time)｝ ² = ｛[Mf (lipid) −Lf (lipid)] + [Mf (lipid) −Sf (Lipid)]｝ ² + ｛[Ms (sugar) -Ls (sugar)] + [Ms (sugar) -Ss (sugar)]｝ ² + ｛[Mp (protein) -Lp (protein)] + [Mp (protein) -Sp (protein)]｝ ² where Mf (lipid), Ms (saccharide), Mp (protein)
Represents the ideal nutritional intake of a single meal. The food information of the food store extracted at this time and the information related thereto are not limited to one that minimizes the above-described formula, and a plurality of candidates are output so that the user can select it. It may be.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an input display screen constituting the menu input unit 1 and the search condition input unit 2 when a personal computer is used as the store information extraction device of the present embodiment. As shown in the figure, a meal input window, a staple item window, an item selection window, and the like are displayed on the input display screen of the menu input section 1 displaying "daily menu input". For example, select an item such as staple food, display the contents of the selected item as a staple item window, select a staple meal from the displayed staple item window, and drag and drop (Drug & Drop) to eat the meal. It is possible to input meal menu information by setting it in the input window and finally clicking "OK".

As shown on the right side of FIG. 2, the input display screen of the search condition input section 2 displays a portion for selectively specifying a type and a genre and a portion for specifying a region.
From this, desired information can be input as a search condition.

Next, with reference to a flowchart shown in FIG. 4, the operation of the store information extracting apparatus configured as described above will be generally described. First, as shown in the user menu input content processing system, the user inputs the content of meals as meal menu information from the menu input unit 1 (step S1).
1). The meal menu information input from the menu input unit 1 is supplied to the nutrition intake converter 4, and the nutrition intake converter 4 accumulates the meal menu information in the menu / nutrient database 3 for the input meal menu information. Nutrient intake Lf (lipid), Ls (sugar), L
Calculate p (protein) (step S12). The calculated nutrient intakes Lf (lipid), Ls (sugar), and Lp (protein) are stored in the nutrient intake accumulator 5 (step S13) and are supplied to the store information extractor 9.

In the processing of merchandise information of a store, each food information such as food or menu of each food store stored in the store information storage unit 6 is extracted (step S21), and the extracted food information is processed. Nutrient content Sf (lipid), Ss (sugar), Sp (protein) with reference to the nutrient content stored in the menu and nutrient database 3 for the information
Is calculated (step S22). The calculated nutrient contents Sf (lipid), Ss (sugar), and Sp (protein) are stored in the product nutrition information storage unit 8 corresponding to each food information, and are also stored in the store information storage unit 6. Name, location, phone number, type and genre of food,
Basic information such as the product name or name of food information such as food is also stored in the product nutrition information storage unit 8 (step S23), and the information is supplied to the store information extraction unit 9.

Further, in the shop information search process, the user uses the search condition input unit 2 to search for the desired food and the location of a grocery store or restaurant that provides the food. Information such as a location, a region, a type of food, a genre, and a user's preference is input as a search condition (step S31). The store information extraction unit 9 extracts food stores and foods that match the search conditions input from the search condition input unit 2 from the product nutrition information storage unit 8 (step S32).

Then, the store information extraction unit 9 targets the food stores and foods that match the search conditions as described above to the nutrient content Sf () for each food information stored in the product nutrition information storage unit 8. Lipid), Ss (sugar), Sp
With reference to (protein), the nutrient intake Lf with respect to the input meal menu information accumulated in the nutrition intake accumulator 5
(Lipids), Ls (sugars), and Lp (proteins) are extracted from the product nutrition information storage unit 8 under the condition that the value of the above-mentioned evaluation formula Δ is minimized in consideration of the nutritional balance, under the condition that the value of the above-mentioned evaluation formula Δ is minimum. A search is performed (step S41), and the user is presented with the searched food information and food-related information including location information of a food store that provides the food information (step S42).

In the above-described embodiment, the menu information of the user input from the menu input unit 1 may be the menu information of the user once in the past, or may be the menu information of the past N times. In this case, the nutrient intake amount Lf (lipid), Ls (sugar),
Lp (protein) is the total of the nutrient intakes inputted N times in the past, and the evaluation expression Δ used in the store information extraction unit 9
Is changed as follows.

[0029]

Σ ｛ ² = 栄 養 [N × Mf (lipid) −Lf (lipid)] + [Mf (lipid) Δ = Σ ｛(past nutritional bias of menu) + (nutrition bias of menu proposed this time)｝ ² = ｛ ) -Sf (lipid)]｝ ² + ｛[N × Ms (sugar) -Ls (sugar)] + [Ms (sugar) -Ss (sugar)]｝ ² + ｛[N × Mp (protein ) -Lp (protein)] + [Mp (protein) -Sp (protein)]} ² FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a store information extraction device according to another embodiment of the present invention. The store information extraction device shown in the figure adds a store information database 10 and a store information update unit 11 to the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, whereby the basic information stored in the store information storage unit 6, that is, The name, location, phone number, type and genre of food,
Basic information such as the product name or name of food information such as food is stored in the store information database 10 under the control of the store information updating unit 11.
Is different from that of the embodiment of FIG. 1 in that the configuration is such that the information can be updated with the information stored in.

That is, basic information such as the name, location, telephone number, type and genre of food, and the name or the name of food information such as food stored in the store information storage unit 6 is stored as the date and time elapse. It becomes old and deteriorates, and in order to cope with various usage environments of users, it is necessary to store a huge amount of basic information in the store information storage unit 6. In this embodiment, a store information database 10 and a store information updating unit 11 are provided to solve the problem.

The store information database 10 stores a large number of basic information to be stored in the store information storage unit 6.
In addition, the store information update unit 11 stores information such as the update date of the store information, the input information of the menu input unit 1, the nutritional intake state, and the input items of the search condition input unit 2, and the like. In updating the information, first, the information that is connected to the store information database 10 and is not stored in the store information storage unit 6 from the store information database 10 in consideration of the information stored in the store information update unit 11, specifically, Extracts new information that is not stored in the store information storage unit 6 and information that is stored in the store information storage unit 6 but is outdated and needs to be updated, and stores the store information in the store information storage unit 6 using the extracted information. To be updated.

The store information database 10 is, for example, a CD-ROM created by a third party in a format conforming to the store information storage unit 6, or is realized on the Internet by a database server located at a remote place. Is what it is. CD as store information database 10
-When a portable storage medium such as a ROM is used, the store information extracting apparatus of the present embodiment may be connected to a personal computer or a PD that is not connected to a network.
A or the like is also possible.

When the store information database 10 is realized on the Internet by a database server or the like provided at a remote place, the personal information or the PDA which can use communication such as the Internet can be used. It is possible to configure an extraction device.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a system configuration when the shop information database 10 is provided on the Internet 61. As shown in FIG.
1, a store information provider, such as a store owner, accesses the store information database 10 on the Internet 61 from his / her own terminal 62 and stores his / her own store information in the store information database 10. If the latest information is provided and stored, the user of the head office information extraction device can access the Internet 6 from the head office information extraction device 63 which is a terminal of the user, for example, a personal computer.
By accessing the store information database 10 above, information not stored in the store information storage unit 6 can be extracted from the store information database 10 and stored in the store information storage unit 6.

According to such a configuration, the information of each store can be easily updated, and not only the convenience of the user but also the convenience of the database creator such as the manager of each store can be improved. In addition, by minimizing the amount of information stored in the store information storage unit 6 and acquiring information from the store information database 10 and storing or updating the information in the store information storage unit 6 when using it, the store information storage unit 6 6 can be minimized, and the terminal device on the user side constituting the store information extraction device can be made more economical.

It should be noted that the store information extracting apparatus of each embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 5 can be configured as a computer terminal or a portable terminal provided at home or in a car, for example. It is possible to extract information such as products and locations of restaurants and grocery stores according to the user's nutritional intake status from a computer terminal or a portable terminal.

The store information extracting device of the above embodiment is
It is not necessary to provide all of the plurality of components in, for example, a user's computer terminal or the like.
In addition, only the search condition input unit 2 is provided at the user's terminal, and the remaining components are installed at a remotely installed computer. The search condition input unit 2 may be configured to access and use a remote computer via a network such as the Internet. With this configuration, the scale of the user terminal can be suppressed to a minimum, and the terminal can be easily applied to a miniaturized PDA or the like.

In the embodiment described above, the product nutrition information storage unit 8 stores the nutrient contents Sf (lipid), Ss (sugar), and Sp (protein) calculated by the product nutrition information extraction unit 7.
In addition to the basic information stored in the store information storage unit 6, the basic information is stored in the store information storage unit 6 without storing the basic information in the product nutrition information storage unit 8. The data storage capacity of the product nutrition information storage unit 8 can be reduced by using the stored basic information.

[0039]

As described above, according to the present invention,
With reference to the nutrient content stored in the menu / nutrient database, calculate the nutrient content with respect to the food information stored in the food-related information storage means, and search for food stores and foods that match the search conditions. Searching from the related information storage means, and comparing the nutrient content and the nutrient intake with respect to food stores and foods that match the search conditions, taking into account the nutritional balance with the nutrient intake. Since the food-related information including the suitable food information and the location information of the food store is searched from the food-related information accumulating means, it is possible to provide a dish suitable for a user's nutritional intake state in consideration of a nutritional balance and the dish. Information about a grocery store or the like can be obtained, which is very convenient for a user who cares about food and health.

Further, according to the present invention, food-related information that needs to be updated, for example, is updated from food-related information stored in an externally provided food-related information database such as the Internet or a CD-ROM. Extracted and stored and updated in the food-related information storage means, so that the latest information can be obtained at all times. By acquiring necessary information from the information database, the capacity of the built-in memory can be suppressed to a necessary minimum, and economy can be achieved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a store information extraction device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an input display screen constituting a menu input section and a search condition input section used in the store information extraction device shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a database of information stored in a product nutrition information storage unit used in the store information extraction device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an overall operation of the store information extracting device shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a store information extraction device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a system configuration when a store information database used in the store information extraction device of the embodiment shown in FIG. 5 is configured on the Internet.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Menu input unit 2 Search condition input unit 3 Menu / nutrient database 4 Nutrient intake conversion unit 5 Nutrient intake storage unit 6 Store information storage unit 7 Product nutrition information extraction unit 8 Product nutrition information storage unit 9 Store information extraction unit 10 stores Information Database 11 Store Information Update Department

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Yasuhito Kono 3-19-2 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo East Japan Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (72) Inventor Mio Hosoya Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo F-term (reference) in Tonichi Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Co., Ltd., No. 19-2, 5B049 AA02 BB55 CC05 CC42 EE05 GG02 5B075 KK07 ND20

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A store information extraction device for providing food information and food-related information including a location of a food store including a grocery store and a restaurant according to a user's nutritional intake state. Input means for inputting meal menu information including food ingredient information, and search condition input means for inputting information including a region, a type of food, and user preference as search conditions in order to search for food-related information; Menu menu and nutrient database for storing the content of nutrients for each of the ingredients information as correspondence information; and meal menu information input by the input means with reference to the nutrient content stored in the menu and nutrient database. Means for calculating and accumulating nutrient intake for food, and a food-related information accumulating means for accumulating food-related information including food information and a location of a food store. Nutrient content calculating means for calculating the nutrient content relative to the food information stored in the food-related information storing means with reference to the nutrient content stored in the menu / nutrient database, and the search A food store and food that match the conditions are searched from the food-related information storage unit, and the food stores and food that match the search conditions are targeted, and the nutrient content calculated by the nutrient content calculation unit and the nutrient content A search means for searching the food-related information storage means for food-related information including food information and food store location information suitable for the nutrient intake in consideration of the nutritional balance while comparing the intake amount with the food-related information storage means; A store information extraction device, comprising: 2. A food-related information database which is provided outside and stores food-related information including food information and a location of a food store, and said food-related information stored in the food-related information database. In addition to extracting new food-related information that is not stored in the storage means, extracting food-related information that is stored in the food-related information storage means and that needs to be updated, and extracting the extracted food-related information with the food 2. The store information extracting device according to claim 1, further comprising a storage updating unit that controls the related information storage unit to perform storage update.