JP2002091996A - Method/system for providing menu and system for providing menu and supplying food material - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a menu-providing method capable of presenting a menu, by which food materials owned by a consumer can be utilized, to the consumer. SOLUTION: Based on information on the food materials provided by the consumer and owned by the consumer, the menu, by which the food materials owned by the consumer can effectively be utilized, is retrieved and the retrieved menu and the recipe of the menu are presented.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a menu providing method, a menu providing system, and a menu providing and food supply system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Menus are searched from search condition information such as desired calories, desired prices, dietary restrictions, preferences, cooking levels, etc. from consumers, and the searched menus are presented to consumers. A system has been developed which allows a user to select a desired menu and order necessary ingredients for the menu selected by the consumer (JP-A-11-3117).
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[0003] By the way, consumers generally decide menus in consideration of foods in refrigerators and the like. In other words, consumers often decide on a menu with a view to utilizing already owned ingredients.

[0004] However, depending on the type of foodstuffs held by the consumer, it may be difficult for the consumer to assume a menu that can effectively utilize them.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a menu providing method and a menu providing system capable of presenting to a consumer a menu that can utilize the food materials possessed by the consumer.

[0006] Further, the present invention can present to a consumer a menu that can utilize the food materials held by the consumer, and, among the food materials necessary for the menu selected by the consumer from the presented menu, the consumer can place an order. It is an object of the present invention to provide a menu providing / foodstuff supply system capable of supplying consumers with selected foodstuffs.

[0007]

According to the present invention, there is provided a menu providing method which enables a user to effectively use a food item possessed by a consumer based on information provided by the consumer. , And presenting the searched menu and the recipe of the menu.

[0008] A menu providing system according to the present invention comprises:
It has a consumer terminal and a menu presentation server connected to the consumer terminal via a network, and the consumer terminal has means for notifying the menu presentation server of food information held by the consumer. And a menu presentation server, based on the food information held by the consumer notified by the consumer terminal, means for searching for a menu that can effectively utilize the food held by the consumer, and the searched menu And means for presenting a recipe of the menu.

A menu providing and food supply system according to the present invention is a consumer terminal, a menu presentation server connected to the consumer terminal via a network, and a food supply / shipper connected to the menu presentation server via a network. The consumer terminal has means for notifying the food presentation information held by the consumer to the menu presentation server, and the menu presentation server is provided by the consumer notified by the consumer terminal. Based on the information on the ingredients being searched for, a means for searching for a menu that can effectively utilize the ingredients held by the consumer, a means for presenting the searched menu and a recipe for the menu, and a menu for the consumer Is a means by which the consumer terminal selects a menu for which an order of ingredients is desired, and the menu is selected by the consumer terminal. Sometimes, a means for displaying a food order screen having an input field for inputting an order amount for each food name together with the food name required for the menu, and the orderer by the food order screen is the orderer. It is characterized in that it has a means for sending to a foodstuff supply / delivery company terminal together with consumer information.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a basic configuration of a menu providing and food supply system.

The menu provision and food supply system is
A consumer terminal 1 connected to the Internet 10, a menu presentation server 2 connected to the Internet 10,
The food supply / delivery company terminal 3 is connected to the Internet 10.

The menu presentation server 2 includes a consumer management database 2a storing registration information for each consumer, a menu information storage database storing various menus, recipes for each menu, and ingredients (types and amounts) required for each menu. 2b and the like.

The menu presentation server 2 provides a Web page for presenting a menu to a consumer. The consumer terminal 1 uses the Web service provided by the menu presentation server 2.
It has a browser function for accessing page b.

The consumer uses the consumer terminal 1 to access a web page provided by the menu presentation server 2, and first, the consumer performs user registration, and registers the name and address of the consumer. , ID and the like are registered. This registered content is stored in the consumer management database 2a.

A consumer who has already registered a user is requested to present a menu on the Web page provided by the menu presenting server 2 so that the user can effectively use the ingredients held by the user as described below. Can be.

That is, the consumer can use the menu presentation server 2
Access the web page provided by
Along with D, the user selects a foodstuff input screen for inputting a foodstuff list held by the user. Then, on the possessed foodstuff input screen, the consumer inputs the foodstuffs he or she owns.

On the possessed food input screen, the names of the foods are displayed in a list in the order of eyewear, and a check box is provided for each food name. In addition, a menu presentation button is provided on the possessed food input screen.

The consumer checks the check box of the name of the food corresponding to the food held by the consumer. In the past, if a consumer has input a food item held in the held food input screen in the past, the held food input screen is displayed with the information previously input by the consumer being reflected. It may be.

When the consumer wants to present a menu that allows the user to effectively use the foods held by the consumer after the input of the foods held by the user is completed, he or she clicks the menu presentation button. When the menu presentation button is clicked by the consumer, the menu presentation server 2
Searches the menu information storage database 2b for a menu that can effectively utilize the food materials held by the consumer based on the food material information input by the consumer. The determination as to whether or not the menu can effectively utilize the food held by the consumer is based on, for example, whether or not the consumer has more than half the food required for the menu. Done.

When the search processing is completed, a list of searched menus is displayed as a menu presentation screen. If the user wants to know the recipe and the necessary ingredients (type and amount) in the menu list displayed on the menu presentation screen, the user clicks the menu. When a certain menu is clicked, the menu presentation server 2 reads out a recipe corresponding to the menu and necessary ingredients (types and amounts) from the menu information storage database 2b and displays it as a recipe display screen. The recipe display screen is provided with a food order button.

[0022] Therefore, the consumer can obtain information on a menu that can effectively utilize the food materials he has, recipes thereof, and necessary food materials.

When the consumer wants to order a missing ingredient for making the menu from the recipe and the ingredient displayed on the recipe display screen, the consumer clicks the ingredient order button. When the food order button is clicked,
The menu presentation server 2 displays a food order screen that forms a food order form. In the food order screen, a unit price is displayed for each food name required for the menu, and an input field for inputting an amount (number) is provided. Further, a confirmation button for confirming with the consumer the intention to order is provided on the foodstuff order screen.

The consumer inputs the quantity (number) to be ordered in the input column corresponding to the foodstuff to be ordered. When this input is completed, click the confirmation button. When the confirmation button is clicked, the menu presentation server 2 supplies the ingredients ordered by the consumer to the consumer, and sends the contents of the order together with the information (name, address) related to the consumer to the consumer. Send to trader terminal 3.

[0025] The food supply and delivery company, according to the contents of the order,
Prepare the ingredients and send them to the consumer.

[0026]

According to the present invention, it is possible to present to a consumer a menu that allows the consumer to use the food materials possessed by the consumer.

Further, according to the present invention, a menu that can utilize the food materials possessed by the consumer can be presented to the consumer, and among the food materials required for the menu selected by the consumer from the presented menu, the consumer can be provided. Will be able to supply consumers with the ingredients they ordered.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a basic configuration of a menu provision and food supply system.

[Description of Signs] 1 Consumer terminal 2 Menu presentation server 3 Food supply / shipper terminal 2a Consumer management database 2b Menu information storage database 10 Internet

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Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A menu that allows a consumer to effectively use a food item held by the consumer based on information on the food item held by the consumer provided by the consumer, and the searched menu and a recipe of the menu. Menu providing method that presents 2. A consumer terminal, and a menu presentation server connected to the consumer terminal via a network, wherein the consumer terminal notifies the menu presentation server of foodstuff information held by the consumer. The menu presentation server searches for a menu that can effectively utilize the foodstuffs held by the consumer based on the foodstuff information held by the consumer notified by the consumer terminal. And a means for presenting the searched menu and the recipe of the menu. 3. A consumer terminal, a menu presentation server connected to the consumer terminal via a network, and a food supply / dispatcher terminal connected to the menu presentation server via the network. The terminal includes means for notifying the food presentation information held by the consumer to the menu presentation server, and the menu presentation server, based on the food ingredient information held by the consumer notified by the consumer terminal, Among the means for searching for menus that can make effective use of the ingredients held by consumers, the means for presenting the searched menus and the recipes of the menus, and the menus presented by consumers for which they want to order ingredients, , Means for selection by the consumer terminal, when a menu is selected by the consumer terminal, along with the name of the ingredients required for the menu
A means for displaying a food order screen having an input field for inputting an order amount for each food name, and a food supply / delivery terminal for the contents ordered by the food order screen together with information on the consumer who is the orderer. Menu delivery and food supply system with means for sending to