JP2002083056A - Meal home delivery system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a meal home delivery system which makes it possible to select multiple menus suitable to the health state of a meal delivery user and can deliver a meal assisting and promoting health maintenance without forcing the meal delivery user to perform complicated operation. SOLUTION: This system comprises a meal deliverer server 2 which provides for a meal delivery user terminal 1 multiple menus selected according to biological information registered in a biological information master 9 and suitable to the meal delivery user and obtains a menu that the meal delivery user selects, a food material trader server 6 which obtains the menu that the meal delivery user selects, computes food material information according to the obtained menu, and sends the computed food material information to the meal deliverer server 2, a deliverer server 5 which obtains delivery information on the meal delivery user, and a financial institution server 4 which obtains transaction information on the meal delivery user from the meal deliverer server 2 and performs settlement processing based upon the obtained transaction information.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a lunch delivery system which can select a menu suitable for a lunch user's health condition, arrange ingredients, cook, deliver to home, and charge by using the Internet. About.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An increase in the elderly living alone with an increase in life expectancy,
As the age of marriage increases and the number of double-income families increases, eating styles that rely on eating out have become the norm. On the other hand, there is a service in which a predetermined menu table is delivered and delivered to a person who is not satisfied with eating out, and a meal is delivered to a home after receiving an order by telephone or facsimile.

[0003] However, this method has a problem that a selectable menu is limited and it is difficult to enjoy a variety of meals. In addition, there is a problem that the menu is biased only to the menus that the user likes and is not appropriate for nutritional balance.

To solve these problems, a technique described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H11-31175 has been proposed. In this technology, a lunch user and a food delivery department are connected via a network, a request for a menu of the lunch user is input as a search condition, and a corresponding menu is proposed by searching a DB (database). .

[0005] Further, ordered menus are collectively received at an order receiving center, and based on this information, each related department operates efficiently.

[0006]

However, although the food supply delivery chain system described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H11-31175 can use a network to reflect the needs of lunch users' menus in detail, There is a problem in that the diet depends heavily on one's own tastes, resulting in a diet with an uneven nutritional balance, and is not sufficient for maintaining and promoting health. Further, there is also a problem that input of menu search conditions is complicated for an elderly person or a sick person, and the operation becomes a mental burden. further,
Although it is possible to propose a menu that corrects the nutritional balance based on past order records, there is also a problem that elderly and sick people will continue to consume menus that should be avoided for a while.

Therefore, according to the present invention, a plurality of menus suitable for the health condition of a lunch user can be selected, and a supplier, a food supplier, a courier company, a financial institution, and the like perform their respective roles according to the menu, and provide a meal. It is an object of the present invention to provide a lunch delivery system that can deliver meals that can support and promote health maintenance without forcing the user to perform complicated operations.

[0008]

According to the present invention, there is provided a catering delivery system which registers the height, weight, blood pressure, body fat, and history of a meal user, and further selects the meal user based on the biometric information. Record multiple menus, home delivery information such as the address of the lunch user and desired home delivery time, and transaction information such as the lunch user's account number and lunch fee, and select the lunch user selected based on the biometric information A menu that provides a plurality of menus suitable for the user to the terminal of the lunch user, and has a function of acquiring the menu selected by the lunch user from the plurality of provided menus. A food supplier server having a function of obtaining the selected menu, calculating food information based on the obtained menu, and transmitting the calculated food information to the food supplier server, A delivery service server that obtains the delivery information of the lunch user from the server, and a financial institution server that obtains the transaction information of the lunch user from the lunch server and performs a settlement process based on the acquired transaction information. is there.

[0009] Thus, the most suitable menu is selected based on the biometric information of the lunch user, the ingredients are arranged in a timely and efficient manner, cooked, delivered to the home at a predetermined time, and the nutritional balance requested by the lunch user is provided. Food can be supplied quickly and inexpensively.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The invention according to claim 1 is based on a biometric information master for registering biometric information such as height, weight, blood pressure, body fat, and history of the lunch user, and a selection based on the biometric information. A menu file for recording a plurality of menus suitable for the lunch user, a food file for recording food information such as ingredients required for the menu, and home delivery such as the address of the lunch user and desired delivery time. A home delivery file for recording information and a fee table file for recording transaction information such as the account number of the lunch user and the lunch fee are managed, and a plurality of menus to be recorded in the menu file are stored at the terminal of the lunch user. And a meal server having a function of acquiring the menu selected by the meal user from the plurality of menus provided, A food supplier server having a function of acquiring the menu selected by the meal user, calculating the food information based on the acquired menu, and transmitting the calculated food information to the food supplier server, A delivery service server that obtains the delivery information of the lunch user, and a financial institution server that obtains the transaction information of the lunch user from the lunch server and performs a payment process based on the obtained transaction information. It is a lunch delivery system that allows lunch users to easily select a menu suitable for themselves, shares the menu information, arranges ingredients,
Cooking, home delivery, and payment of lunch charges can be linked and speedy without waste.

In the invention described in claim 2, the plurality of menus recorded in the menu file include a plurality of menus containing calories and nutrients determined by a doctor or a nutritionist based on the biometric information of the lunch user for several days. The meal delivery system according to claim 1, wherein the meal is selected and registered, and the lunch user can easily select a favorite item from several types of menus suitable for his / her own health condition.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the terminal of the lunch user includes an Internet communication unit, an information display unit, a menu selection unit for selecting a displayed menu, and an input unit for inputting an authentication number. The food delivery system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a menu can be easily selected and ordered anytime and anywhere using a terminal.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the caterer server manages a personal information master for registering personal information such as a name and an authentication number of the caterer, and the caterer selects a menu when the caterer selects a menu. Authenticating the catering user based on the personal information, transmitting the food information to the food company server, the home delivery information to the home delivery company server, and transmitting the transaction information to the financial institution server, respectively. According to the above-mentioned claim 1, 2 or 3, the menu is provided by a lunch user performing authentication based on personal information registered in advance, and the menu is automatically settled.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 2 and 3. FIG.

(Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a school lunch delivery system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, the lunch delivery system according to the present embodiment mainly includes a lunch user terminal 1 used by a lunch user, a lunch server 2 used by a lunch provider,
It is composed of a financial institution server 4 installed in a financial institution, a home delivery company server 5 used by a home delivery company, and a food company server 6 used by a food company, and each can be connected to the Internet.

The lunch user terminal 1 may be a computer terminal, a mobile phone or a PHS (Personal).
Audio such as Handyphone System),
It may be an information terminal having a communication function for images and videos, and has an Internet communication means, an information display means, a menu selection means for selecting a displayed menu, and an input means for inputting an authentication number. Is good.

The caterer server 2 is connected to the caterer's user terminal 1 via the Internet, and the address, age, occupation, gender, account number of the financial institution, etc. transmitted from the caterer's user terminal 1 by the caterer's user. Receive personal information. The caterer server 2 that has received the personal information assigns an authentication number to the user of the meal, saves it in the personal information master 8, and manages it so that it can be taken out whenever necessary. Also,
Biometric information such as height, weight, blood pressure, body fat, and past illness is similarly assigned an authentication number, and is stored and managed in the biometric information master 9. Access to the personal information master 8 and the biometric information master 9 is limited to only registered authentication holders, and can be monitored by the authentication server 3.

[0019] Further, the food service provider is provided with a menu selection section composed of doctors, dietitians and the like. The menu selection unit selects a plurality of menus which are considered appropriate from the viewpoint of calories and nutrition from the biometric information of the lunch user and registers them in the menu selection server 7. The selected menu is filed via the menu selection server 7 by attaching an authentication number to the menu file 10 of the catering service server 2. The menu selection unit may have a doctor or a dietitian or the like resident in a catering company, or may select a menu via a website entrusted to a hospital or the like. The lunch user can access the menu file 10 at any time, and can know a plurality of menus suitable for him / her. Also, select a favorite menu and transmit its name, number, and symbol to the lunch server 2. be able to.

The food company server 6 receives the menu transmitted from the food company server 2 and transmits the type and amount of necessary ingredients and seasonings to the food company server 2 as food material information. is there. The food information received by the food service server 2 is provided with an authentication number and stored in the food file 11. The food information stored in the food file 11 can be taken out at any time in response to a meal order from a meal user and transmitted to the food company server 6 or the meal user terminal 1. As a result, the food supplier can arrange the food ingredients in real time, without wasting the food ingredients, and the lunch user can know the contents of the ordered food ingredients.

The home delivery company server 5 receives the name, address, telephone number, desired home delivery time, and the like of the school user transmitted from the home delivery server 2 to determine a route to be delivered by the home delivery company, and to provide a route to the food company. The time at which the food is collected and delivered, the time at which the food is delivered to the food service provider, the time at which the food is delivered and delivered, and the amount of the delivery are transmitted to the food service server 2 as home delivery information. The home delivery information received by the food service server 2 is stored in the home delivery file 12 and can be taken out and transmitted to the food service server 6 or the food user terminal 1 at any time in response to a food order from a food user. As a result, the caterer can grasp the status of catering arrangements in real time, and can provide catering users with timely services.

The financial institution server 4 receives the name, address, telephone number, account number, and meal charge of the meal user transmitted from the meal server 2 and the financial institution debits the meal charge from the account of the meal user. At the same time, transaction information indicating the details of the transaction is transmitted to the caterer server 2. The transaction information received by the caterer server 2 is stored in the fee table file 13. The transaction contents are collected for several days or one month and transmitted from the caterer server 2 to the catering user terminal 1.

Next, an operation for ordering a meal will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a lunch application registration operation of the lunch delivery system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

First, in step S 21, the lunch user transmits a lunch application registration in a predetermined format from the lunch user terminal 1 to the lunch server 2. Step S22
, The catering service server 2 that has received the meal application registration transmits an authentication number, and the meal user terminal 1 receives the transmitted authentication number. In step S23, the lunch user transmits personal information and biological information to the lunch server 2 using the lunch user terminal 1. In step S24, the caterer server performs a caterer order receiving process. The order processing here is to register the personal information of the lunch user in the personal information master 8 and to transmit the biological information to the menu selection server 7. The plurality of menus selected in step S25 are transmitted from the menu selection server 7 to the food service server 2. In step S26, the caterer server 2 assigns an authentication number to the plurality of received menus, and
File. This menu is designed for the recovery and maintenance of health for lunch users. If necessary, several days, a week's worth of morning, lunch and dinner menus are filed and registered along with recipes. Then, the operation of the lunch application registration ends.

Next, the flow of the school lunch delivery will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a lunch order of the lunch delivery system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

First, in step S 31, a meal user sends a meal application from the meal user terminal 1 to the meal server 2. In step S32, the catering service server 2 that has received the meal application transmits the plurality of menus registered in the menu file 10 to the meal user terminal 1. As described above, the plurality of menus are selected and registered by the menu selection unit provided in advance in the catering company according to the health condition of the catering user. In step S <b> 33, the school lunch user selects a favorite of the school lunch user from the plurality of menus received by the school lunch user terminal 1, and transmits the selected menu and home delivery time to the school lunch server 2. The home delivery time is a home delivery time desired by the school lunch user. In the following step S34, the caterer server 2 performs caterer order processing. Here, the caterer server 2 receives the catering application from the catering user terminal 1, and the authentication server 3
, The necessary information is extracted from the food file 11, the home delivery file 12, and the charge table file 13, and the order is registered in the personal information master 8. In step S35, the caterer server 2 transmits the order information to the food supplier server 6, the home delivery service server 5, and the financial institution server 4. This order information includes the menu type,
Necessary food types stored in the food file 11;
The delivery time of the quantity and ingredients, the address, name, telephone number, etc. of the lunch user stored in the delivery file 12 and the collection and delivery time of the lunch, the name of the financial institution stored in the charge table file 13, the account number, Includes school lunch fees.

In the following step S36, food arrangement is started, in step S37 home delivery arrangement, and in step S38, billing arrangement is started.

In step S36, ingredients are arranged based on the order information transmitted to the ingredient supplier server 6.
The arranged ingredients are collected and delivered at a predetermined time by the delivery company based on the order information transmitted to the delivery company server 5,
It is delivered to a catering company at a predetermined time. In step S39, the caterer cooks the supplied ingredients and prepares the catering within the scheduled time. The prepared meals are collected and delivered at a predetermined time by a home delivery company. Since information such as the address of the lunch user is registered in advance in the home delivery company server 5, the delivered lunch can be delivered to the lunch user in step S40 without returning the collected lunch to the collection center once. In addition, since the addresses of a plurality of lunch users are registered in advance, the home delivery route can be rationally set in advance. On the other hand, the lunch fee used by the lunch user has been charged to the financial institution set in advance in step S38, and the financial institution debits a predetermined amount from the lunch user's account and performs settlement. The financial institution transmits the payment contents to the lunch user terminal 1.

As described above, a plurality of menus suitable for the lunch user selected based on the biological information is provided to the lunch user terminal 1 using the Internet, and the lunch user selects from the provided plurality of menus. Lunch server 2 having a function of acquiring the selected menu, a menu selected by the lunch user from the lunch server 2, food information is calculated based on the obtained menu, and the calculated food information is calculated by the food provider. A food supplier server 6 having a function of transmitting to the server 2, a delivery service server 5 for acquiring the delivery information of the lunch user from the meal server 2, and a transaction information of the lunch user from the meal server 2; According to the lunch delivery system including the financial institution server 4 that performs settlement processing based on the acquired transaction information, an optimal menu is provided based on the biometric information of the lunch user. Selected, it is possible to deliver a low cost timely meal suitable for adding to nutritional balance preferences lunch user.

In this case, the caterer server 2 provides only menus to the caterer user terminal 1. However, if necessary, the caterer server 2 links to an external information organization or a homepage to provide health information or the like requested by the caterer user. It is also possible to provide living information at the same time.

Further, in the present invention, it is intended that the present convenience delivery system include an existing convenience store or the like as a food service provider, and include a cooking company such as a lunch box shop or a restaurant among the food service companies.

Further, by adding a communication function using voice, image and video to the lunch user terminal 1, more accurate biological information can be provided, which is more suitable for maintaining the health of the lunch user. Be able to deliver school lunch.

[0033]

The lunch delivery system according to the present invention registers a height, weight, blood pressure, body fat, body fat, a history of the past and the like of the lunch user, and furthermore, a plurality of lunches suitable for the lunch user selected based on the biological information. Record the menu, home delivery information such as the lunch user's address and desired home delivery time, and transaction information such as the lunch user's account number and lunch fee, and store a plurality of items suitable for the lunch user selected based on the biometric information. Menu to the school lunch user's terminal, a school lunch server with the function of acquiring the menu selected by the school lunch user from the provided multiple menus, and a menu selected by the school lunch user from the school lunch server. A food supplier server having a function of obtaining and calculating the food information based on the obtained menu, and transmitting the calculated food information to the food supplier server; Internet server, which obtains home delivery information of a person, and a financial institution server that obtains transaction information of a lunch user from a lunch server and performs a settlement process based on the obtained transaction information. Can be used to arrange ingredients, cook, deliver home and settle meal charges in conjunction with the menu selected by the lunch user,
It is possible to deliver meals that can support and promote health maintenance without forcing the lunch users to perform complicated operations in a timely manner without waste.

The plurality of menus recorded in the menu file are obtained by selecting and registering a plurality of menus including calories and nutrients determined by a doctor or a dietitian based on the above-mentioned lunch user's biological information for several days. Because of this, it can be used for health management while matching the preferences of elderly people living alone, single persons, and the sick.

The terminal of the lunch user is provided with Internet communication means, information display means, menu selection means for selecting a displayed menu, and input means for inputting an authentication number. The menu can be selected at any time and at any place without forcing the lunch user to perform complicated operations, and the lunch can be easily ordered.

The caterer server manages a personal information master for registering personal information such as the name and authentication number of the caterer, and when the caterer selects a menu, the caterer's user is registered based on the personal information. Authentication is performed, and the food information is sent to the food server, the delivery information is sent to the delivery company server, and the transaction information is sent to the financial institution server. You can enjoy your menu slowly at home.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a school lunch delivery system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a lunch application registration operation of the lunch delivery system according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a lunch order of the lunch delivery system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Lunch User Terminal 2 Lunch Provider Server 3 Authentication Server 4 Financial Institution Server 5 Delivery Agent Server 6 Food Agent Server 7 Menu Selection Server 8 Personal Information Master 9 Biometric Information Master 10 Menu File 11 Food File 12 Delivery File 13 Price Table File

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A biometric information master for registering biometric information such as height, weight, blood pressure, body fat, and past illness of a lunch user, and a plurality of menus suitable for the lunch user selected based on the biometric information. A menu file to be recorded, a food file to record food information such as food necessary for the menu, a home delivery file to record home delivery information such as the address of the school user and desired home delivery time; And a fee table file that records transaction information such as an account number and a meal charge, and provides a plurality of menus to be recorded in the menu file to the terminal of the meal user, from the provided plurality of menus. A caterer server having a function of acquiring a menu selected by the caterer user, and a menu selected by the caterer user from the caterer server Acquisition, the foodstuff information is calculated based on the obtained menu, the foodstuff server having a function of transmitting the calculated food information to the foodservice server, and the food delivery server home delivery information from the foodservice server. A catering delivery system, comprising: a home delivery service server to acquire; and a financial institution server that acquires transaction information of the catering user from the catering service server and performs a settlement process based on the acquired transaction information. 2. A plurality of menus to be recorded in the menu file are a plurality of menus including a plurality of menus including calories and nutrients determined by a doctor or a dietitian based on the biometric information of the lunch user and selected and registered for several days. The school lunch delivery system according to claim 1, wherein: 3. The terminal of the lunch user includes Internet communication means, information display means, menu selection means for selecting a displayed menu, and input means for inputting an authentication number. The school lunch delivery system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: 4. The lunch service server manages a personal information master for registering personal information such as a name and an authentication number of the lunch user, and based on the personal information when the lunch user selects a menu. The food service user is authenticated, and the food information is transmitted to the food distributor server, the home delivery information is transmitted to the home delivery company server, and the transaction information is transmitted to the financial institution server. Item 4. The lunch delivery system according to item 1, 2 or 3.