JP2002099562A - Distribution method of cooking recipe information - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a distribution method of cooking recipe information capable of immediately readily acquiring the cooking recipe information utilizing foodstuffs seen at the place on the way of shopping or at a kitchen. SOLUTION: A web server 1 allows only a registered user authenticated on the basis of data of registration membership database 8, which has been inputted with a membership registration associated page 14, as pay services, to move to a foodstuff retrieval service 19 comprising a foodstuff category selection page 16, a foodstuff item selection page 17, and an addition confirmation page 18. A set of foodstuff item selected with the foodstuff item selection page 17 is sent to a database server 7 as a retrieval item, and also a set of selected foodstuff item is stored in a log control database 10. The web server 1 distributes a retrieval extraction result screen display 20 so as to be displayed in a display unit of a user terminal.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a Web server which is used when a Web server (a homepage) presented on the Internet by a Web server is inquired about a cooking recipe from a user terminal such as a personal computer, a mobile phone or a PDA. The present invention relates to a method for distributing cooking recipe information, in which a search result corresponding to an inquiry is displayed on a user terminal from a cooking recipe database in a database server linked to the recipe recipe.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional Web site that provides such recipe information, there is a Web site that searches for a recipe name and displays a recipe (menu) relating to a designated dish on a display.

[0003]

However, the service provided by such a conventional cooking recipe site is the same as that of looking at a cookbook, and instead of a mere cookbook, an information provider transmits the information. It was just a one-way service.

[0004] On the other hand, it is difficult for a housewife, a wife or a single person to cook home cooking and come up with a food that can be made from the ingredients that can be found in shopping go-arounds, supermarkets, convenience stores, and kitchens.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a housewife, a wife or a single person who cooks food at a shopping mall, a supermarket, a convenience store, a kitchen,
Obtain a cooking recipe information distribution method that allows you to easily and instantly obtain cooking recipe information from the ingredients you notice (not from the cooking name), especially using a handy Internet-enabled mobile phone It is in.

[0006] Further, simple and original and delicious dishes created by the website provider of the cooking recipe are added to and updated in the cooking recipe database, and a newly created cooking recipe is created based on a combination of the ingredients information selected by the user. Another object of the present invention is to provide a two-way cooking recipe information distribution method that additionally updates the cooking recipe database to reflect the needs of the user.

[0007]

In order to achieve this object, a method for distributing cooking recipe information according to the present invention comprises the steps of:
A member information input step of inputting member information including a password on a member registration related page presented on the Web site by the server; and storing the member information input via the Web server in a registered member database in the database server. A member information storing step, an authentication step of authenticating whether or not a user who accesses the web site by the web server with reference to the registered member database is a registered member; and, for the authenticated user, the web site Is a step of shifting to a food search service which is a paid service of the present invention, wherein as the food search service, a food category selection page for selecting a category of food presented by the Web server on a Web site, and a link to the food category selection page Food in the selected food category A paid service transition step for enabling a transition to a food retrieval service comprising a food item selection page for selecting an item and an additional confirmation page for asking whether or not to select another food item; If you choose to add another ingredient on the confirmation page, you will return to the ingredient category selection page each time, and if you choose not to add another ingredient, it will be selected on all preceding ingredient item selection pages Sending the set of food items to the database server as a search item and storing the selected set of food items in a log management database; and a name of the food using the food item selected from the food recipe database by the database server. An extracting step of retrieving and extracting, and returning an extraction result to the Web server. A step in which the Web server distributes, via the Internet, a list of the extracted dishes, and details of the ingredients and how to make each individual dish in the dish name list on a display of a user terminal. It is characterized by.

[0008] According to the present invention, a housewife, a wife or a single person who cooks home cooking, a personal computer, an Internet-compatible mobile phone, From a user terminal such as a PDA, particularly preferably, using a simple Internet-compatible mobile phone, access the Web site according to the present invention at a site such as a supermarket, a convenience store, and a kitchen, and enter a password to provide a paid service. The user enters a food search service of a certain food search service, and specifies several types of food items via a food category selection page and a food item selection page.

[0009] Thus, the Web server and the database server extract dishes using the specified food item from the dish recipe database, and list the extracted dish names, and the ingredients and how to make each individual dish in the dish name list. Preferably, the details of the user terminal are divided into hierarchical pages when the accessed user terminal is a mobile phone or a PDA, or collectively when the accessed user terminal is a personal computer with a large display, via the Internet. To be displayed on the screen.

Therefore, even if the user does not know the name of the dish, especially if he / she has an Internet-compatible mobile phone, if there is a food that can be found in a supermarket, a convenience store, or a kitchen, the user can immediately and casually find it on the spot. It is possible to obtain cooking recipe information.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the Web
In addition to the maintenance of adding or updating the cooking recipes of the dishes to be replenished voluntarily or periodically to the cooking recipe database, the site provider analyzes the log in the log management database and analyzes the combination of the `` food item '' requested by the user. Maintenance to add and update a newly created cooking recipe to the cooking recipe database is performed.

In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the Web server also provides a dish name search service in addition to the ingredient search service as a dish search service, and specifies a dish name from a dish name recorded in a dish recipe database. The ingredients and details of the cooking method are divided into hierarchical pages according to the type of the user terminal, and are distributed so as to be displayed on the display of the user terminal in a series or collectively.

[0013] Furthermore, an e-mail address is included in the member information input on the member registration related page presented by the Web server, and the Web server responds to the e-mail address of the registered member user who made an opinion / inquiry via the mail server. And automatically distribute an e-mail magazine periodically to each registered member's e-mail address.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, the cooking recipe Web site provider according to the present invention provides various services for the convenience of the user, in addition to the cooking recipe information, on the Internet 2 via the Web server 1. Deploy Web site 3. On the other hand, a user who wants to obtain the cooking recipe information can access the Web site 3 via the Internet 2.
In order to access the user, a user terminal such as a personal computer 4, an Internet-compatible mobile phone 5, and a PDA (portable information terminal) 6 is used.

The provider of the cooking recipe web site according to the method of the present invention,
In order to deploy site 3, in addition to Web server 1, Web
A database server 7 connected to the b server 1 is provided. The database server 7 includes a registered member database 8, a cooking recipe database 9, a log management database 10, and other databases as necessary.

Further, as a system configuration of a web site provider of a cooking recipe according to the present invention, a mail server 11, a file server 12, a client environment 13 and the like connected to the web server 1 and the database server 7 by LAN or WAN are provided. In the embodiment of FIG. 1, the database server 7 is provided separately from the Web server 1, but the Web server 1 can also be used as the database server 7.

In the Web site 3, the Web server 1
For example, from the top (TOP) page, as shown in FIG. 2 to FIG. 5, as a part of the service of providing the recipe information, one of the recommended dishes is introduced from the recorded dishes every season or every month. A screen related to “Cooking of the Month”, a screen related to “Information” on using this Web site, a screen related to “Registration” for receiving a paid service of the Web site of this cooking recipe, A screen related to "opinion" for accepting a user's opinion / inquiry for this Web site can be displayed on the display of the user terminal.

FIG. 2 shows each screen of a series display on a mobile phone compatible with the Internet. In a personal computer with a display having a large display area, it is not always necessary to divide into hierarchical pages and display them in series as in a mobile phone, but it is preferable to display them in a comprehensive manner. Therefore, in the preferred embodiment, the user terminal accessing means is checked by the user terminal determination means (program) existing in the Web server 1, and is divided into several hierarchical pages in a mobile phone or a PDA, and is summarized in a personal computer. Is distributed so that it is displayed on the screen.

FIG. 3 shows each screen of the series display on the Internet-compatible mobile phone related to “Information”, and FIG. 4 shows each screen of the series display on the Internet-compatible mobile phone related to “Registration”. FIG. 5 shows respective screens of a series display on an Internet-compatible mobile phone related to “Opinion”.

As shown in FIG. 4, the Web according to the present invention
In order to use the paid service of site 3, it is necessary to register as a member. For this reason, the Web server 1 executes the “registration” flow via the TOP page, and
4A, 14B, and 14C, and when member information including a password is entered on these member registration related pages,
The entered member information is stored in the registered member database 8 in the database server 7. Web server 1
Only the registered members who have been authenticated based on the data of the registered member database 8 can search for food as a paid service 15
To be able to migrate to

The Web server 1 has a dish search service 15
As shown in FIG. 6, a food category selection page 16 for selecting a food category, a food item selection page 17 for linking to the food category selection page and selecting a food item in the selected food category, and An ingredient search service 19 for presenting an additional confirmation page 18 for asking whether or not to select an ingredient is prepared.

When the user selects to add another ingredient on the addition confirmation page 18, the Web server 1 returns to the ingredient category selection page 16 each time, and does not add another ingredient on the addition confirmation page 18. If you select, all preceding food item selection page 1
The set of food items selected in 7 is sent to the database server 7 as a search item, and the set of selected food items is stored in the log management database 10.

The database server 7 searches and extracts a dish name using the selected set of ingredients from the dish recipe database 9 and extracts the extracted result from the web server 1.
Return to The Web server 1 preferably includes a list of extracted dish names in accordance with the type of the user terminal that has accessed,
As shown in FIG. 7, the details of the ingredients of each individual dish in the dish name list and how to make it, etc.
The data is distributed so as to be displayed on the display of the user terminal in a series or collectively by dividing it into 0D.

The Web server 1 has a dish search service 15
In addition to the food search service 19, a dish name search service 21 that can obtain a recipe for a specific dish specified from the dish names recorded in the dish recipe database 9 is preferably presented on the Web site 3. . FIGS. 8 and 9 show the flow of series display divided into hierarchical pages related to the dish name search service 21.

The Web site provider analyzes the logs in the log management database 10 in addition to the maintenance for adding or updating the recipes of the dishes to be replenished or the recipes of the newly created dishes to the dish recipe database 9 as needed or periodically. Then, a dish composed of a combination of “foodstuff” items desired by the user is created, and maintenance is performed to add and update the recipe of the dish to the dish recipe database 9.

At the time of maintenance, the opinions and inquiries of the user obtained on the above “Opinions” related page are referred to. Such maintenance is performed by the staff of the website provider using the files stored in the registered member database 8, the log management database 10, or the file server 12 in the client environment 13 shown in FIG.

Further, as part of the service for the user, the Web server 1 includes the e-mail address information as an input item of the member information to be input on the member registration page presented on the Web site 3 by the Web server 1. It is preferable that a reply be sent to the e-mail address of the registered user who made an opinion / inquiry via the Internet, or that an e-mail magazine be automatically distributed periodically to the e-mail address of each registered member.

Further, as other services for the user, for example, information on the calories of each ingredient and each dish is provided, and one-point advice and bean knowledge are displayed on a predetermined screen displayed by the Web server 1 on the Web site 3. It is preferable to display them. In FIG.
For reference, a partial list of details of food items in each food category is shown.

[0030]

According to the method of distributing cooking recipe information of the present invention, the Web server uses the set of ingredients selected by the registered user as a search item to retrieve a list of cooking names extracted from the cooking recipe database and a list of cooking names. In order to provide users with a paid `` food search service '' that distributes via the Internet the ingredients and details of how to make each individual dish on the display of the user terminal on the screen, the user does not need to know the name of the dish In particular, if you have an Internet-enabled mobile phone, you will be able to get food recipe information instantly and casually on the spot if there are ingredients that can be found in supermarkets, convenience stores, and kitchens.

Further, according to the present invention, the Web server
The food item set selected on the food item selection page presented on the website is sent to the database server as a search item, and the selected food item set is stored in the log management database. By analyzing the logs stored in the log management database, the Web site provider creates a new dish composed of a combination of “food ingredients” desired by the user, and stores the recipe of the dish in the dish recipe database 9.
Can be added and updated, and a two-way dish recipe information distribution method can be provided which is not one-way as in the related art.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of a system configuration showing an outline of a cooking recipe information distribution method of the present invention.

[Figure 2] As part of the service of providing cooking recipe information, an Internet-compatible mobile phone related to “Cooking of the Month” that introduces recommended dishes from the recorded dishes every season or every month. It is explanatory drawing which shows each screen of the series display of.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing each screen of a series display on an Internet-compatible mobile phone related to “guidance”;

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing each screen of a series display on an Internet-compatible mobile phone related to “registration”.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing each screen of a series display on an Internet-compatible mobile phone related to “Opinion”.

FIG. 6: a food category selection page for selecting a food category, a food item selection page for linking to the food category selection page and selecting a food item in the selected category, and whether or not to select another food. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of a food search service that presents an additional confirmation page asking a question.

FIG. 7 shows a list of dish names displayed on a display of a user terminal as a result of searching and extracting a dish name using a set of ingredients selected from a dish recipe database, and ingredients of each individual dish in the dish name list. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a series display showing details of how to make the image and how to make it.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of a first-stage flow of series display divided into hierarchical pages related to a dish name search service.

9A is an explanatory diagram showing details of a material in the flow of FIG. 8, and FIG. 9B is an explanatory diagram showing details of a manufacturing method in the flow of FIG.

FIG. 10 is a list showing a part of details of a food item in each food category.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Web server 2 Internet 3 Web site 4 Personal computer 5 Internet compatible mobile phone 6 PDA (mobile information terminal) 7 Database server 8 Registration member database 9 Cooking recipe database 10 Log management database 11 Mail server 12 File server 13 Client environment 14 Member registration Related page 15 Food search service 16 Food category selection page 17 Food item selection page 18 Additional confirmation page 19 Food search service 20A-20D Food search result screen display 21 Food name search service

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Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A personal computer, a mobile phone, or a personal computer that accesses a Web site presented on the Internet by a Web server.
In a cooking recipe information distribution method of displaying a search result corresponding to an inquiry from a cooking recipe database in a database server linked to a Web server on a user terminal when an inquiry about a cooking recipe is received from a user terminal such as a PDA, A member information input step of inputting member information including a password on a member registration-related page presented by the Web server on the Web site in order to use the paid service of the Web site; and member information input through the Web server A member information storing step of storing in a registered member database in the database server; and an authentication step of authenticating whether or not a user who accesses the Web site with reference to the registered member database by the Web server is a registered member. , Certified A food category selection page for selecting a food category to be presented on the web site by the web server as the food search service; It is possible to shift to a foodstuff search service consisting of a foodstuff item selection page that links to this foodstuff category selection page and selects foodstuff items in the selected foodstuff category, and an additional confirmation page that asks whether or not to select another foodstuff. And the Web server returns to the foodstuff category selection page each time the user selects to add another foodstuff on the addition confirmation page, and selects not to add another foodstuff. If selected, the food item selected on all preceding food item selection pages Sending the set of food items as a search item to the database server, and storing the selected set of food items in the log management database; and searching the food recipe database using the selected food item by the database server. And an extraction step of extracting and returning the extraction result to the Web server, wherein the Web server displays a list of the extracted food names, and details of the ingredients and how to make each individual food in the food name list on the user terminal. Distributing via the Internet so as to be displayed on a screen. 2. In addition to the maintenance for adding and updating a cooking recipe to the cooking recipe database, the Web site provider analyzes a log in the log management database and creates a new cooking dish created by a combination of food items desired by the user. The cooking recipe information distribution method according to claim 1, wherein maintenance is performed to add and update the recipe to the cooking recipe database. 3. The Web server, in order to display, on the display of the user terminal, information on the ingredients of the specific dish and how to make it from the dish name recorded in the dish recipe database via the Internet,
The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the dish search service presents a dish name search related page so that the dish name search service can be switched to the dish name search service. 4. An e-mail address of a registered member user who has included an e-mail address in the member information input on the member registration related page presented by the Web server, and the Web server made an opinion / inquiry via the mail server. The recipe information distribution method according to claim 3, wherein the e-mail magazine is automatically distributed to each registered member's e-mail address periodically.