JP2002189898A - System and method for foodstuff purchase support, and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system and a method for foodstuff purchase support and a recording medium capable of effectively supporting the proper purchase of foodstuff when a user purchases the foodstuff including the amount of meal of his family. SOLUTION: A calculation processing part 32 of a network server connectable to a network line N reads a foodstuff purchase support program stored in a program storage part 33, and perform a processing according to the foodstuff purchase support program. The calculation processing part 32 reads the information on the types and amounts of the foodstuff according to the selected foods from a foodstuff information storage part 37 when a signal to indicate that the foods are selected through the network line N is transmitted from the user, reads the information on a family constitution corresponding to the user from a family information storage part 34 and, based on the information on the types and amounts of the read foodstuff and the information on the family constitution, determines the types and amounts of the foodstuff required for the selected foods.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a food purchase support system, a food purchase support method, and a recording medium for presenting information for supporting a user to purchase food through a network.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art At present, various electronic commerce systems available via the Internet are operated by Internet providers. This e-commerce system, like an online shop established on the Internet, allows users (buyers) and shoppers (sellers) to exchange goods (for example, groceries, daily necessities, etc.) via a network. This is a system for conducting sales transactions.

[0003]

However, it has been newly found that the above-mentioned electronic commerce system has the following problems. When a user purchases a product, particularly food, by online shopping, the user needs to understand and decide in advance the types and amounts of ingredients required for the dish to be cooked, It is difficult to buy ingredients properly. In particular, if the user has a family, the amount of the ingredients to be purchased must be determined in consideration of the family eating, and it is not possible to purchase an appropriate amount of the ingredients. Extremely difficult.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and it is possible to effectively support the proper purchase of ingredients when a user purchases ingredients including a family meal. It is an object of the present invention to provide a food purchase support system, a food purchase support method, and a recording medium.

[0005]

A food purchase support system according to the present invention is a food purchase support system for presenting information for supporting a user to purchase food via a network. Food material information storage means for storing information on the type and amount of food material required for each dish, and family information storage means for storing information on the family structure of a user who purchases the food material. , When the user sends a signal via the network to select at least one dish from among a plurality of dishes,
Information about the type and amount of the food material corresponding to the selected dish is read from the food material information storage means, information about the family structure corresponding to the user is read from the family information storage means, and the type and amount of the read food material are read. Based on the information and the information on the family composition, based on the food material information determining means for determining the type and amount of the food material required for the selected dish, the food material determined by the food material information determining means Food material information presenting means for presenting information on types and amounts to users via a network.

[0006] On the other hand, a food purchase support method according to the present invention is a food purchase support method for presenting information for supporting a user to purchase a food via a network. A food material information storage step of storing information on the types and amounts of food ingredients required for each dish, a family information storage step of storing information on the family composition of users who purchase the food ingredients, and a user side When a signal indicating that at least one dish is selected from a plurality of dishes is sent from the apparatus via the network, information on the type and amount of ingredients corresponding to the selected dish is stored in the ingredient information storage step. Read from the stored information,
The information on the family structure corresponding to the user is read out of the information stored in the family information storage step, and is necessary for the selected dish based on the read information on the type and amount of the food material and the information on the family structure. A food material information determining step of determining the type and amount of the food material to be used, and information on the type and amount of the food material determined in the food material information determining step to the user via a network. And an information presenting step.

[0007] The recording medium according to the present invention is a computer-readable recording medium recording a food purchase support program for presenting information for supporting a user to purchase food via a network. The food purchase support program comprises a food material information storage means capable of storing information on the types and amounts of food materials required for each of a plurality of dishes, and a family structure of a user who purchases the food materials. Using a family information storage means capable of storing information about the food material information storage step of storing information on the type and amount of the food material required for cooking in the food material information storage means for each of a plurality of dishes, A family information storage step of storing information about the user's family structure in family information storage means, and at least one of a plurality of dishes from the user via the network. When a signal to select one dish is sent, information on the type and amount of the ingredients corresponding to the selected dish is read from the ingredient information storage means, and information on the family structure corresponding to the user is read by the family. A food material information determining procedure for determining the type and amount of the food material required for the selected dish based on the information on the type and amount of the food material and the information on the family composition read from the information storage means. And a food material information presentation procedure for presenting information on the type and amount of the food material determined in the food material information determination procedure to the user via a network.

According to the food material purchase support system, the food material purchase support method, and the recording medium according to the present invention, the food material information storage means (steps, procedures) require a plurality of dishes for each dish. Information on the type and amount of the food material to be processed is stored, and information on the family structure of the user who purchases the food material is stored in the family information storage means (step, procedure). Then, when a signal indicating that at least one dish is selected from a plurality of dishes is sent from the user side via the network by the food material information determining means (step, procedure), the selected dish is selected. Information on the type and amount of the corresponding food material is read out of the information stored in the food material information storage means (step), and information on the family structure corresponding to the user is stored in the family information storage means (step). The type and amount of the ingredients required for the selected dish are determined based on the information on the type and quantity of the ingredients and the information on the family composition read out from the read information. Is done.
Further, the food material information presenting means (process, procedure) presents the user with information on the type and amount of the food material determined by the food material information determining means (process, procedure) via the network. At this time, the amount of the ingredients required for the dish selected by the user is appropriately determined in a state including the meal of the user's family, and presented to the user. By doing so, it is possible to effectively support appropriate purchase of the food material when the user purchases the food material including the family meal.

[0009] In the food purchase support system according to the present invention, the family information storage means preferably includes a family structure database for storing the gender and birth year of the user's family as information on the family structure. With this configuration, the gender and birth year of the user's family can be stored in the family structure database, and information on the family structure can be obtained appropriately and easily from the family structure database.

[0010] In the food purchase support system according to the present invention, the family information storage means further includes a family number coefficient database for storing family number coefficients set for gender and birth year. The information determining means reads out the family number coefficient for each individual family from the family number coefficient database based on the gender of the family and the birth year of the family stored in the family composition database, and uses the read family number coefficients together. The total family number coefficient for the entire family of the elderly,
It is preferable to determine the amount of the ingredients based on the calculated total family number coefficient. With this configuration, it is possible to more appropriately determine the amount of the ingredients required for the dishes selected by the user in the entire family in consideration of the sex and age of the family.

In the food purchase support system according to the present invention, the food information decision means is selected when a signal to select a plurality of dishes is sent from the user via the network. When there is a type of common ingredient in a plurality of dishes, the amount of the ingredient is calculated by adding the quantities of ingredients for each dish in which the type of common ingredient is present with respect to the type of common ingredient. It is preferable to determine. In the case of such a configuration, when there are types of common ingredients in a plurality of selected dishes, the amounts of the common ingredients are presented in a totaled state. Thus, when the user purchases ingredients used for a plurality of dishes, the user can purchase the ingredients all together without waste. As a result, it is possible to more effectively support the purchase of the ingredients.

Further, the foodstuff purchase support system according to the present invention further comprises a sellable unit information storage means for storing information on a sellable unit for the foodstuffs handled in the store, and the foodstuff information determining means determines Based on the type of the food material determined, the corresponding information is read out from the information on the sellable units stored in the sellable unit information storage means, and is included in the determined amount of the food material and the read information on the sellable unit. It is preferable to compare the amount of the food material to be sold and set a salable unit larger than the determined amount of the food material as the amount of the food material to be presented to the user side. In such a configuration, the amount of ingredients required for the dish selected by the user is presented in salable units sold at the store. Thus, when the user actually purchases the food, the user can accurately and quickly select and purchase the ingredients to be purchased. As a result, it is possible to more effectively support the purchase of the ingredients.

[0013]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of a food purchase support system, a food purchase support method, and a recording medium according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.
In each of the drawings, the same elements are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted. In the present embodiment, an example in which the present invention is applied to an electronic commerce system will be described.

First, the configuration of the electronic commerce system according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the block diagram shown in FIG. The electronic commerce system 1 includes an Internet connection terminal device 11 on the user side, an information processing device (client system) 21 on the store side, a network server 31 as a food purchase support system, and the like. These Internet connection terminal device 11, client system 21, and network server 3
1 is connected via a network line N (for example, an IP network line or the like). A plurality of Internet connection terminal devices 11 are connected to the network line N. Here, the e-commerce system 1 is, like an online shop established on the Internet,
This is a system for conducting sales transactions of commodities (for example, foods, daily necessities, etc.) between a user (purchaser) and a store clerk (seller) via a network.

The Internet connection terminal device 11 includes an input unit 12, an image display unit 13, and an arithmetic processing unit 14. The input unit 12 is connected to the arithmetic processing unit 14 and can input a signal or the like for causing the arithmetic processing unit 14 to execute various processes. This input unit 1
As 2, a mouse or a keyboard is used, for example. The image display unit 13 is connected to the arithmetic processing unit 14 and can display image information obtained by various processes in the arithmetic processing unit 14 and image information provided through the network N on a display screen. It is possible. As the image display unit 13, for example, a liquid crystal display or the like is used.

The arithmetic processing unit 14 is connectable to the network server 31 via the network line N, and executes various processes based on signals input by the input unit 12, signals transmitted from the network server 31, and the like. And a program control unit, a program storage unit, and the like (both not shown). The program storage unit stores an OS program for managing various programs and data, a browser program for connecting to a network line, an access button display program for displaying various access buttons on the image display unit 13, and the like. The program control unit can read and execute each of these programs. The internet connection terminal device 11 may be any terminal device that can be connected to the network line N. In addition to a personal computer, a dedicated internet connection terminal unit (for example, iBO manufactured by Nippon Computer Co., Ltd.)
X etc.) may be used.

The client system 21 includes an input unit 22
, An image display unit 23, and an arithmetic processing unit 24. The input unit 22 is connected to the arithmetic processing unit 24,
It is possible to input a signal or the like for causing the arithmetic processing unit 24 to execute various processes. As the input unit 22, for example, a mouse or a keyboard is used.
The image display unit 23 is connected to the arithmetic processing unit 24,
Image information obtained by various processes in the arithmetic processing unit 24 and image information provided via the network line N can be displayed on a display screen. As the image display unit 23, for example, a liquid crystal display or the like is used.

The arithmetic processing unit 24 is connectable to the network server 31 via the network line N, and executes various processes based on signals input by the input unit 22 and signals sent from the network server 31. And a program control unit, a program storage unit, and the like (both not shown). The program storage unit stores an OS program for managing various programs and data, a browser program for connecting to a network line, an access button display program for displaying various access buttons on the image display unit 23, and the like. The program control unit can read and execute each of these programs.

The network server 31 includes the arithmetic processing unit 3
2, a program storage unit 33, a family information storage unit (family information storage unit) 34, a food material information storage unit (food material information storage unit) 37, and a product information storage unit (sellable unit information storage unit) 38 And The arithmetic processing unit 32 is connectable to the Internet connection terminal device 11 and the client system 21 via the network line N,
Based on various programs stored in the program storage unit 33, various processes can be executed based on signals and the like transmitted from the Internet connection terminal device 11 and the client system 21. The program storage unit 33 is configured by, for example, a magnetic disk or the like, and stores a content distribution program, a food purchase support program, and the like. Program storage unit 33
Various programs including a food purchase support program stored in a storage medium are recorded on a recording medium such as a CD-ROM,
The program is stored in the program storage unit 33 from this recording medium.

The arithmetic processing unit 32 includes a program storage unit 33
By reading the content distribution program from the server and performing processing in accordance with the content distribution program, the content distribution program functions as a product information presentation unit that distributes content including information on the product to the user via the network line N. In addition, the arithmetic processing unit 32 reads the food purchase support program from the program storage unit 33 and performs processing in accordance with the food purchase support program, whereby the type of food necessary for the dish selected by the user and the type of food required. Food material information determining means for determining the amount, food material information presenting means for presenting the determined type and amount of the food material to the user, and information on the type and amount of the food material the user wishes to purchase. It will function as a purchased food material information presenting means to be presented to the store entrant. The details of the content distribution processing, food material information determination and presentation processing by these programs will be described later.

The family information storage unit 34 is configured to be able to store information on the family structure of the user who purchases the ingredients, and includes a family structure database 35 and a family number coefficient database 36. This family structure database 3
5, as shown in FIG. 2, for each user, the gender and the birth year of the entire family of the user can be stored as information on the family structure. Family structure database 3
5 is the "member number" and "name" of the user, the "number of families" of the family in which the user lives, and the "sex" of each family
And “birth year” are stored. For example, "○ mountain ○
As information on the family structure of “ro”, “10000A” is stored in the “member number” in the family structure database 35, and “Oyama ○ ro” is stored in the “name”. Also, “4” is stored in “number of families”. And 1
“Gender” and “1950” are stored in “sex” and “birth year” of the second family (“family structure 1”), and “gender” and “birth year” of the second family (“family structure 2”) "" And "1955" are stored in "", and "male" in "sex" and "birth year" of the third family ("family structure 3").
And “1978” are stored, and “male” and “19” are stored in “sex” and “birth year” of the fourth family (“family structure 4”).
80 "is stored.

As shown in FIG. 3, the family number coefficient database 36 stores family number coefficients set for gender and year of birth. For example, if "Birth Year" is "1
If “sex” is “male” in “950”, “1” is stored as the “family number coefficient”. Also, "Birth year"
Is "1975" and "sex" is "male", "2" is stored as the "family number coefficient". Note that the "family number coefficient" is used to define how many servings of food are cooked. For example, when the "family number coefficient" is "6", the food is cooked for 6 servings.

The food material information storage unit 37 is configured to be able to store information on the types and amounts of food materials required for each of a plurality of dishes, and includes a plurality of food material databases. . This ingredients database is
As shown in FIG. 4, the type and amount of the required ingredients are stored for each dish as information on the type and amount of the ingredients required for the dish, and the amount of the ingredients is stored. Are stored in association with different “family number coefficients”. The food material database shown in FIG. 4 stores, for example, the types and amounts of food materials required for “meat and potatoes”, and other dishes such as “curry rice” and “sukiyaki”. There is a food material database that stores the type and amount of food material required for each.

For example, as shown in FIG. 4, in the food material database relating to “meat potato”, as the types of food materials required for cooking, “potato”,
“Carrot”, “pork (rose) slice”, “shirataki”, and “onion” are stored. In addition, for each type of food material, the amount of food material required to cook “meat and potatoes” is stored for each “family number coefficient”. For example, for “potato”,
When the “family number coefficient” is “1”, “2” is stored as the amount (number), and when the “family number coefficient” is “6”, the amount (number) is stored. Is stored as “7”.

The merchandise information storage section 38 is configured to be able to store information on merchandise (especially, food items) that can be sold at the store of the store entrant, and includes a sales merchandise database. As shown in FIG. 5, the sales product database includes, for products that can be sold in the store of the store entrant, “product number”, “product name”, “sellable unit”,
"Stock quantity", "price", and the like are stored. For example,
For potatoes, "A21" as "product number"
"A22", "Potato (new potato)" and "Potato (Make Queen)" as "product name", "6" as "salable unit", and "48" and "36" as "stock quantity", respectively. , "Price", "230" and "200" are stored.

As described above, the sales product database includes:
Information on a sellable unit of a product sold at a store is stored as a “sellable unit”. Here, the sellable unit is a sales unit when a product is sold at a store. For example, in “potato (new potato)”, “saleable unit” is “6” and “potato ( New potato) is sold in units of six, and it is not possible to purchase potatoes (new potato) in units other than six (for example, one, seven, etc.) Is shown.

In the present embodiment, the network server 31 is connected to the Internet connection terminal device 11.
Based on the request from the side, the content displayed as a screen on the image display unit 13 of the Internet connection terminal device 11 is distributed to the corresponding Internet connection terminal device 11. Therefore, the network server 31 includes a screen information storage unit (not shown).
Various kinds of screen information (HTML files) for visually displaying contents including information on merchandise are stored in the Internet connection terminal device 11 that has accessed.

When the screen information is distributed to the Internet connection terminal device 11 and processed by the arithmetic processing unit 14, the screen information is displayed on the image display unit 13 as a part of the homepage of the online shop. . The screen information includes general guidance screen information, and the user can use the Internet connection terminal device 11 and the network line N.
When the user accesses the network server 31 via the Internet, first, the comprehensive guidance screen information is distributed from the network server 31 to the Internet connection terminal device 11 and processed by the Internet connection terminal device 11 (the arithmetic processing unit 14). Above is the homepage of the online shop, a comprehensive guide screen P1 as shown in FIG.
Will be displayed.

Next, a description will be given of content distribution processing when a user accesses a homepage in an online shop established by a store entrant. First, when the user designates the URL of the store's online shop on the Internet connection terminal device 11, the network server 31 distributes the comprehensive guide screen information as described above. Then, the Internet connection terminal device 11
Displays on the image display unit 13 a general guidance screen based on the distributed general guidance screen information. As shown in FIG. 6, on the general information screen P1, a "Guide to shopping counter" button (link button), a "shopping from menu" button (link button) P11, and a "confirmation of shopping items""Button (link button)," Usage guidance "button (link button)," delivery area "button (link button), and
A "company information" button (link button) is displayed.

The general guidance screen information for displaying the general guidance screen P1 on the Internet connection terminal device 11 side includes a "Guide to shopping counter" button, a "Shopping from menu" button P11, and a "Shopping product". Confirmation button,
"Usage guidance" button, "Delivery area" button, or
When the "company guidance" button is clicked, individual guidance screen information corresponding to each button is created so as to be distributed from the network server 31. The individual guidance screen information is for displaying an individual guidance screen P2 as shown in FIG. 7, for example, and is stored in the screen information storage unit similarly to the general guidance screen information. As a result, the user operates the image display unit 13 of the Internet connection terminal device 11.
In the general guidance screen P1 displayed on the
Clicking on the "shop from menu" button P11, an individual guidance screen P2 for "shop from menu" shown in FIG.
Is displayed.

As shown in FIG. 7, an input box P22 in which a menu (type of dish) can be input is displayed on the individual guide screen P2 of "shopping from menu". This individual guidance screen P2 is displayed on the Internet connection terminal device 11.
The individual guidance screen information to be displayed on the side is created such that, when the type of dish is input to the input box P22, the process proceeds to the ingredient information determination and presentation processing described later. The individual guide screen information for displaying the individual guide screen P2 on the Internet connection terminal device 11 side includes a plurality of menus (types of dishes) in the input box P22.
It is also made possible to input.

Then, as a result of the ingredient information determination and presentation processing, a list of the kinds and amounts of ingredients required for the dish (for example, meat and potato) input on the individual guide screen P2 shown in FIG. 7 is displayed. The individual guidance screen information for causing the individual guidance screen to be transmitted is delivered, and the individual guidance screen P3 shown in FIG. 8 is displayed. As shown in FIG. 8, the individual guidance screen P3 includes the user's “name”, “member number”, “input food”,
"List of types and amounts of ingredients required for the input dish", "Amount of each type of ingredients", "Total purchase price",
An "OK" button (link button) P33 and the like are displayed.

The individual guide screen information for displaying the individual guide screen P3 on the Internet connection terminal device 11 side is created so that when the "OK" button P33 is clicked, the processing shifts to the purchase ingredient information presentation processing. . When the user clicks the "OK" button P33 and a signal is sent from the Internet connection terminal device 11 to the network server 31 via the network line N to request the purchase of the ingredients, information on the purchased ingredients is sent. Is delivered from the network server 31 to the client system 21 via the network line N.

Next, the operation (foodstuff purchase support method) of the foodstuff purchase support system (network server 31) according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. The arithmetic processing unit 32 of the network server 31 reads the food purchase support program from the program storage 33, and performs the following food material information determination and presentation processing.

First, the store clerk or the Internet provider sets the type and amount of required ingredients for each of a plurality of dishes, and
1 is input on the food input screen. In addition, the amount of the ingredients is set for each family number coefficient. When the type and amount of the food material are input on the food material input screen, the arithmetic processing unit 3
2 stores the type and amount of the food material input as the information on the type and amount of the food material in the food material database of the food material information storage unit 37 as shown in FIG. Information storage step).

On the basis of the information described in the sent online shopping member application form, the Internet provider uses the user's “member number” and “name” on the family information input screen of the network server 31, and the user lives together. Enter the "number of families" of each family, "sex" and "birth year" of each family. The arithmetic processing unit 32 inputs the “member number”, “name”, “number of families”, “gender”, and “year of birth” input as information on the user's family structure.
Is stored in the family structure database of the family information storage unit 34 as shown in FIG. 2 (S2: family information storage step). In the family information storage step S2,
When an online shopping member application is made via the Internet, the arithmetic processing unit 32 uses the information entered on the online shopping member application screen as information relating to the family structure of the user, such as “member number”, “name”, and “number of families”. , "Gender" and "year of birth", and these are used as information on the family structure of the user.
Is stored as shown in FIG.

On the other hand, the store clerk has a client system 2
On the product information input screen displayed on the first image display unit 23, information on products available for sale is input. At this time, the information on the available products includes the available units of the products, and the store entrants can select “product number”, “product name”, “sellable unit”, “stock quantity”, “price”, etc. Enter When information on a product is input on the product information input screen, the input information is transmitted to the network server 3.
The operation processing unit 32 sends the information on the sellable product included in the information on the product sent to the sales product database of the product information storage unit 38 as shown in FIG. (S3: merchandise information storage step). Thereby, in the product information storage step S3,
The value of the “sellable unit” for each food material is also stored in the sales product database as information on the sellable unit.

The type and amount of ingredients are stored for each dish in the ingredient database, and the "member number", "name", "number of families", "sex" and "year of birth" are stored in the family composition database. Is stored for each user, and further, in the sales product database, "product number", "product name", "sellable unit", "stock quantity", "price", etc., are each product (food material).
In the case where the information is memorized for each item, the user inputs “Purchase from menu” in the input box P on the individual guidance screen P2.
The user inputs a type of dish to the terminal 22 and a signal indicating that at least one dish is selected from a plurality of dishes from the user's Internet connection terminal device 11 via the network line N is sent to the network server 31 side (the arithmetic processing unit). 32), the arithmetic processing unit 32 reads information on the type and amount of the food corresponding to the input (selected) food from the food material database of the food information storage unit 37, and corresponds to the user. Family information storage unit 3
4 is read from the family structure database. Then, based on the read information on the type and amount of the food material and the information on the family structure, the type and amount of the food material required for the selected dish are determined. At this time, the arithmetic processing unit 32 reads the family number coefficient of each individual family from the family number coefficient database based on the gender of the user's family and the birth year of the family stored in the family composition database, and reads the read family number coefficient. The number coefficients are summed to obtain a total family number coefficient for the entire family of the user, and the amount of the food material is determined based on the calculated total family number coefficient (S4: food material information determination step).

In the food material information determining step S4, a plurality of menus (types of dishes) are input to the input box P22 of the individual menu screen P2 of "shopping from menu", and the user's Internet connection terminal When a signal to select a plurality of dishes from among a plurality of dishes is sent from the apparatus 11 via the network line N to the network server 31 (the arithmetic processing unit 32), the arithmetic processing unit 32 selects the selected dish. When there is a common food type in a plurality of dishes, the common food type is determined based on the total family number coefficient. Add all over to determine the amount of ingredients.

Further, in the food material information determining step S4, when the amount of the food material is determined based on the total family number coefficient, the arithmetic processing unit 32 stores the product information based on the determined type of the food material. The corresponding information is read out from the information on the sellable units stored in the sales product database of the unit 38, and the determined amount of the food ingredient is compared with the sellable unit included in the read information on the sellable unit, Sellable units larger than the determined amount of ingredients, that is, the amount of ingredients that multiplies the sellable unit by a positive integer and presents the user with a positive integer that is larger than the determined amount of ingredients for the first time. (Purchase amount).

Here, an example of determining the type and amount of the food material in the arithmetic processing unit 32 will be specifically described. For example, if the user “Yama Oro” inputs “meat and potatoes” in the input box P22 on the individual guide screen P2 of “shopping from menu”, the arithmetic processing section 32 stores the ingredient information storage section. Access is made to 37 and the food material database of “meat and potatoes” shown in FIG. 4 is read. On the other hand, the arithmetic processing unit 32 accesses the family information storage unit 34 shown in FIG. 2 and recognizes the “number of families” of “Oyama ○ Aro” as “4” and recognizes the first family (“family structure”). 1), “sex” and “birth year” are “male” and “1950”, and “sex” and “birth year” of the second family (“family composition 2”) are “female” and “1955” "Sex" and "birth year" of the third family ("family structure 3") are "male" and "1"
978 ”, the“ gender ”and“ birth year ”of the fourth family (“ family structure 4 ”) are recognized as“ male ”and“ 1980 ”, respectively. In addition, the arithmetic processing unit 32
Access the family number coefficient database shown in
The family number coefficient of the first family (“family composition 1”) is “1”, the family number coefficient of the second family (“family composition 2”) is “1”, and the third family (“family composition 3”) is set. )) Is recognized as “2” and the fourth family (“family composition 4”) is recognized as “2”,
The value of "6" is obtained as the total family number coefficient by summing the family number coefficients of all the family members.

Subsequently, the arithmetic processing unit 32 needs the meat meat based on the food material database of meat meat read from the food material information storage unit 37 and the coefficient of the total family number “6”. As the types of food ingredients, "potato (new potato)", "carrot", "pork (rose) slice", "shirataki", and "onion" are determined. In addition, the arithmetic processing unit 32 calculates “7”, “3.5”, “250” g, and “80” as the amounts of these ingredients.
g and “3.5” are determined.

When the amount of the food material is determined based on the total family number coefficient as described above, the arithmetic processing unit 32
Accesses the sales product database of the product information storage unit 38 and sells units of “potato (new potato)”, “carrot”, “pork (rose) slice”, “shirataki”, and “onion” "6", "3"
The book, “100” g, “100” g, and “4” are read and recognized, respectively, and “7”, “3.” are determined as the amounts of the ingredients determined based on the total family number coefficient.
5 "," 250 "g," 80 "g, and" 3.5 "
Compare with At this time, although the arithmetic processing unit 32 needs “7” “potatoes (new potatoes)”, it has “6” as salable units. ) Is determined to be necessary, and “2” is set as the purchase amount of the ingredients presented to the user. Similarly, the arithmetic processing unit 32 sets “2” as the purchase amount of the food material to be presented to the user for “carrot”, and presents it to the user for “pork (rose) slice”. Set “300” as the purchase amount of the ingredients
For “Shirataki”, “1 (100)” is set as the purchase amount of the ingredients presented to the user, and for “Onion”, “1” is set as the purchase quantity of the ingredients presented to the user. Set.

Referring back to FIG. When the type and amount (purchase amount) of the food material to be presented to the user are set (determined), the arithmetic processing unit 32 determines the purchase amount of the food material to be presented to the user and the sales product database in the product information storage unit 38. The price of the presented ingredients is calculated based on the "price" stored in the storage area, and the type of the ingredients, the purchase amount, and the purchase price are set as information on the types and amounts of the ingredients. The information is sent to the user's Internet connection terminal device 11 via the line N, and the individual guidance screen P3 shown in FIG. 8 is displayed on the image display unit 13 (S5: food material information presentation step). As a result, the type, amount (purchase amount), and purchase price of the ingredients required for the dish selected by the user are presented to each user. After confirming the type, amount (purchase amount), and purchase price of the presented ingredients, the user, when purchasing these ingredients, individually guides screen P3 shown in FIG.
Is clicked on the "determine" button P33 displayed in the above section, and a purchase request and a delivery request for the ingredients are made.

The individual guidance screen P3 shown in FIG.
Is created so that the change of the presented amount of food material (purchase amount) by the user can be accepted. When the user changes the purchase amount of the food material, the change information on the purchase amount of the food material is sent to the network server 31 side (the operation processing unit 32), and the data on the purchase amount of the food material is changed by the operation processing unit 32. Will be.

When the user clicks the "OK" button P33 and a signal is sent from the Internet connection terminal device 11 to the network server 31 via the network line N to request the purchase of ingredients, the arithmetic processing is performed. Part 32
Creates a product (foodstuff) purchase list as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 10, the created product purchase list includes “member number” indicating the user who wants to purchase, “purchase item” and “product number” indicating the type of the food material to be purchased, and the food to be purchased. The “purchase amount” indicating the amount of the material (purchase amount), the “purchase amount” indicating the amount of the purchased food material, and the like are included. Then, the arithmetic processing unit 32 sends screen information for displaying the created product purchase list to the client system 21 and causes the image display unit 23 to display a screen including the product purchase list shown in FIG. 10 (S6: Purchased food material information presentation step). As a result, the type, amount (purchase amount), and purchase price of the food material that the user wants to purchase are presented to the store entrant. Then, based on the distributed information on the "list of types and amounts of ingredients required for the input dish", the store clerk delivers the ingredients desired to be purchased to the user.

The recording medium on which the food purchase support program is recorded uses the food information storage unit 37 and the family information storage unit 34 and is necessary for cooking in order to realize the above-mentioned food information storage step S1. Ingredient information storage unit 3 stores information on types and amounts of ingredients to be processed for each of a plurality of dishes.
7, a family information storage procedure for storing information on the family structure of the user in the family information storage unit 34 to realize the above-described family information storage step S2, and a product information storage described above. A merchandise information storage procedure for storing information on products that can be sold in order to realize the step S3 in the merchandise information storage unit 38, and a user side via the network line N in order to realize the above-mentioned food material information determining step S4. When a signal indicating that at least one dish is selected from a plurality of dishes is sent, information on the type and amount of ingredients corresponding to the selected dish is read from the ingredient information storage unit 37 and used. Information about the family structure corresponding to the person is read out from the family information storage unit 34, based on the information about the type and amount of the read ingredients and the information about the family structure. A food material information determining procedure for determining the type and amount of the food material required for the selected food, and the food determined via the network line N in order to realize the food material information presentation step S5 described above. The food material information presentation procedure for presenting information on the type and amount of the material to the user (internet connection terminal device 11) and the user via the network line N to realize the purchase food material information presentation step S6 described above. This is a computer-readable storage medium that records a food purchase support program that includes a purchase food information presentation procedure for presenting information on a food determined to be purchased to a store owner (client system 21).

As described above, in the present embodiment, the information on the type and amount of the ingredients required for each dish is stored in the ingredient information storage unit 37 for each of the plurality of dishes, and the family information storage unit 34 The information on the family structure of the user who purchases the food material is stored. And
When a signal indicating that at least one dish is selected from a plurality of dishes is sent from the user's Internet connection terminal device 11 via the network line N by the arithmetic processing unit 32, the selected dish is selected. Information on the type and amount of the corresponding food material is read from the information stored in the food material information storage unit 37, and information on the family structure corresponding to the user is stored in the family information storage unit 34. The type and amount of the ingredients required for the selected dish are determined based on the information on the type and amount of the ingredients and the information on the family composition read from the inside. In addition, the arithmetic processing unit 32
Information on the type and amount of the food ingredient determined via the network line N is presented to the user. At this time, the amount of the ingredients required for the dish selected by the user is appropriately determined in a state including the meal of the user's family, and presented to the user. By doing so, it is possible to effectively support appropriate purchase of the food material when the user purchases the food material including the family meal.

Since the family information storage unit 34 includes a family structure database 35 for storing the gender of the user's family and the year of birth as information on the family structure, the family structure database 35 stores the gender of the user's family. And the year of birth, and information on the family structure can be appropriately and easily obtained from the family structure database 35.

The family information storage unit 34 further includes a family number coefficient database 36 for storing family number coefficients set for gender and year of birth.
Is based on the gender of the family and the birth year of the family stored in the family structure database 35, reads the family number coefficient of each individual family from the family number coefficient database 36, sums up the read family number coefficients, and The total family number coefficient for the entire family is determined, and the amount of ingredients is determined based on the calculated total family number coefficient. It is possible to more appropriately determine the amount of food material in the whole family.

When a signal indicating selection of a plurality of dishes is sent from the user's Internet connection terminal device 11 via the network line N, the arithmetic processing unit 32 performs common processing for the plurality of selected dishes. If there is a type of food material to be used, the amount of the food material is determined by adding the amount of the food material for each dish in which the common food material type exists, with respect to the type of the common food material. In the case where there is a common food material type in a plurality of dishes, the amount of the common food material is added and presented. Thus, when the user purchases ingredients used for a plurality of dishes, the user can purchase the ingredients in a lump without waste, and for example, can purchase groceries on a weekly basis. As a result, it is possible to more effectively support the purchase of ingredients.

Further, in the present embodiment, a product information storage unit 38 for storing information on sellable units for the ingredients handled in the store is further provided, and the arithmetic processing unit 32 determines the type of the ingredients based on the determined type of the ingredients. The corresponding information is read out from the information on the sellable units stored in the product information storage unit 38, and the determined amount of the food material is compared with the sellable unit included in the read information on the sellable unit. , The salesable unit larger than the determined amount of the ingredients is set as the amount of the ingredients to be presented to the user, so that the amount of the ingredients required for the dish selected by the user is sold at the store. Will be presented in the available salable units. Thus, when the user actually purchases the food, the user can accurately and quickly select and purchase the ingredients to be purchased. As a result, it is possible to more effectively support the purchase of the ingredients.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and is applicable not only to an electronic commerce system such as online shopping, but also to an information browsing service for presenting the types and amounts of ingredients to be purchased by a user. can do. In the present embodiment, the family information storage unit 34
Although the family structure database 35 and the family number coefficient database 36 are configured to store “year of birth”, they may be configured to store “age”.

In the present embodiment, a family configuration menu configured to allow a user to select a target family for calculating the purchase amount of ingredients when selecting a dish is displayed on the screen of the Internet connection terminal device 11 of the user. The display may be displayed on the display unit 13 so that the user selects a target family. Further, the above-mentioned family structure menu may be configured so that visitor information (the number of adult visitors, the number of child visitors, etc.) can be input. Thereby, even if the number of persons for whom the purchase amount of the ingredients is calculated increases due to a sudden visitor or the like, the purchase amount of the ingredients can be appropriately set.

In the food purchase support method according to the present invention, a family structure database capable of storing the sex of the family and the birth year of the family is used, and is used as information on the family structure of the user in the family information storage step. The gender and birth year of the family of the person may be stored in a family structure database. On the other hand, in the recording medium according to the present invention, the recorded food purchase support program uses a family structure database capable of storing the sex and the birth year of the family, which is included in the family information storage means. Alternatively, the gender and birth year of the user's family may be stored in the family structure database as information on the user's family structure.

In such a configuration, the gender and the birth year of the user's family can be stored in the family structure database, and information on the family structure can be appropriately and easily obtained from the family structure database. it can.

Further, in the food purchase support method according to the present invention, a family number coefficient database for storing family number coefficients set for gender and birth year is further used. Based on the gender of the family and the birth year of the family stored in the database, the family number coefficient for each individual family is read from the family number coefficient database, and the read family number coefficients are added up to obtain the total for the entire family of the user. It may be characterized in that a family number coefficient is obtained, and the amount of the food material is determined based on the obtained total family number coefficient. On the other hand, in the recording medium according to the present invention, the recorded food purchase support program includes a family number coefficient database that stores family number coefficients set for gender and birth year included in the family information storage means. Further, in the food material information determination procedure, based on the gender of the family and the year of birth of the family stored in the family composition database, the family number coefficient for each individual family is read from the family number coefficient database, and the read family number coefficient is read. May be added to obtain the total family number coefficient of the entire family of the user, and the amount of the food material is determined based on the calculated total family number coefficient.

In the case of such a configuration, in each case, the amount of food material for the whole family required for the dish selected by the user is more appropriately determined in consideration of the sex and age of the family. Can be.

Further, in the food purchase support method according to the present invention, in the food information determination step, when a signal to select a plurality of dishes is sent from the user via the network, the selection is made. In addition, when there is a common type of food material in a plurality of dishes, the amount of the food material is calculated by summing up the amount of the food material for each common food type having the common food material type. May be determined. On the other hand, in the recording medium according to the present invention, when the recorded food ingredient purchase support program sends a signal to select a plurality of dishes via the network from the user in the ingredient information determination procedure. In the case where there is a common food material type in a plurality of selected dishes, the common food material type is calculated by adding up the amounts of the food materials for each of the dishes in which the common food material type exists. It may be characterized in that the amount of the food material is determined.

In the case of such a configuration, if there is a type of common ingredient in each of a plurality of selected dishes, the amount of the common ingredient is presented in a summed state. Become. Thus, when the user purchases ingredients used for a plurality of dishes, the user can purchase the ingredients all together without waste. As a result,
It is possible to more effectively support the purchase of ingredients.

Further, the foodstuff purchase support method according to the present invention further comprises a sellable unit information storing step of storing information on a sellable unit for the foodstuffs handled in the store. Based on the determined type of the food ingredient, the corresponding information is read out from the information on the salable unit stored in the salable unit information storage step, and is included in the information on the determined amount of the food ingredient and the read-out salable unit. The unit may be characterized in that the unit is compared with a sellable unit to be set, and a sellable unit larger than the determined amount of the ingredient is set as the amount of the ingredient to be presented to the user side. On the other hand, in the recording medium according to the present invention, the recorded food purchase support program is:
Using a sellable unit information storage means capable of storing information on a sellable unit for a food material handled in a store,
In the food material information determination procedure, based on the type of the determined food material, the corresponding information is read out from the information on the sellable units stored in the sellable unit information storage means, and the determined amount of the food material is read. It may be characterized in that the unit is compared with the sellable unit included in the information on the sellable unit, and a sellable unit larger than the determined amount of the food material is set as the amount of the food material to be presented to the user side.

In the case of such a configuration, in each case, the amount of the ingredients required for the dish selected by the user is presented in salable units sold at the store. Thus, when the user actually purchases the food, the user can accurately and quickly select and purchase the ingredients to be purchased. As a result, it is possible to more effectively support the purchase of the ingredients.

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As described above in detail, according to the present invention, when a user purchases a food including a family meal, the user is effectively assisted in proper purchase of the food. It is possible to provide a food material purchase support system, a food material purchase support method, and a recording medium that can perform the method.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of an electronic commerce system including a food purchase support system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a chart showing an example of a configuration of a family structure database included in a family information storage unit in the food purchase support system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a chart showing an example of a configuration of a family number coefficient database included in a family information storage unit in the food purchase support system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a chart showing an example of a configuration of a food material database included in a food material information storage unit in the food material purchase support system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a chart showing an example of a configuration of a sales product database included in a product information storage unit in the foodstuff purchase support system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on an Internet connection terminal device accessing a network server in an electronic commerce system including a food purchase support system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on an Internet connection terminal device accessing a network server in an electronic commerce system including a food purchase support system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the Internet connection terminal device accessing the network server in the electronic commerce system including the foodstuff purchase support system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the operation (foodstuff purchase support method) of the foodstuff purchase support system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a chart showing an example of purchase list information distributed from the network server to the client system in the electronic commerce system including the food purchase support system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... E-commerce system, 11 ... Internet connection terminal device, 21 ... Client system, 31 ... Network server, 32 ... Calculation processing part, 33 ... Program storage part, 34 ... Family information storage part, 35 ... Family composition database, 36 ... Family number coefficient database, 37: food material information storage unit, 38: product information storage unit, N: network line, S1: food material information storage process, S2: family information storage process, S3: product information storage process, S4: food Ingredient information determination step, S5: Food ingredient information presentation step, S6: Purchased ingredient information presentation step.

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Shuichi Takigawa 2-3-2 Shimomeguro, Meguro-ku, Tokyo F-term in Tamura Electric Manufacturing Co., Ltd. 5B049 BB13 CC02 CC05 CC08 EE00 EE05 GG00

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A food purchase support system for presenting information for supporting a user to purchase food via a network, wherein the food required for each of the plurality of dishes is provided. Food material information storage means for storing information on the type and amount of food, family information storage means for storing information on the family composition of the user who purchases the food material, and When a signal indicating that at least one dish is selected from a plurality of dishes is sent, the information on the type and amount of the ingredients corresponding to the selected dish is read from the ingredient information storage means. Reading the information on the family structure corresponding to the user from the family information storage means, and reading the information on the type and amount of the read ingredients and the house. Based on the information on the tribal composition, the food material information determining means for determining the type and amount of the food material required for the selected dish, and the food material information determining means And a food material information presenting means for presenting information on the type and amount of the food material to the user via the network. 2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the family information storage means includes a family structure database storing the gender and birth year of the user's family as the information on the family structure. Food purchase support system. 3. The family information storage unit further includes a family number coefficient database storing a family number coefficient set for the gender and the birth year, and the food material information determination unit includes the family composition. Based on the gender of the family and the birth year of the family stored in the database, the family number coefficient for each individual family is read out from the family number coefficient database, and the read family number coefficient is added up to read the user number coefficient of the user. The food purchase support system according to claim 2, wherein a total family number coefficient for the whole family is obtained, and the amount of the food material is determined based on the obtained total family number coefficient. 4. The food material information determining means, which is common to the selected dishes when a signal to select a plurality of dishes is sent from the user side via the network. If there is a type of ingredients,
The amount of the food material is determined by adding up the amount of the food material for each dish in which the type of the common food material exists, with respect to the type of the common food material. Food purchase support system. 5. A sales unit information storage unit for storing information on a sales unit for a food material handled in a store, wherein the food material information determination unit is configured to determine a type of the food material based on the determined type of the food material. The corresponding information is read out from the information on the sellable unit stored in the sellable unit information storage means, and the amount of the determined food ingredient and the sellable unit included in the read information on the sellable unit are included. 2. The food purchase support system according to claim 1, wherein a salable unit larger than the determined amount of the food is set as the amount of the food presented to the user. 6. A food purchase support method for presenting information for supporting a user to purchase food via a network, wherein the food required for each of the plurality of dishes is provided. A food material information storage step of storing information on the type and amount of the family; a family information storage step of storing information on the family structure of the user who purchases the food material; and the user side via the network When a signal indicating that at least one dish is selected from a plurality of dishes is sent, the information on the type and amount of the ingredients corresponding to the selected dish is stored in the ingredient information storing step. Read out from the information thus obtained,
The information on the family structure corresponding to the user is read from the information stored in the family information storage step, and the information on the type and amount of the read food material and the information on the family structure are read out. A food material information determining step of determining the type and amount of the food material required for the selected dish, based on the type and amount of the food material determined in the food material information determining step; A food ingredient information presenting step of presenting the food ingredient information to the user via the network. 7. A computer-readable recording medium recording a food purchase support program for presenting information for supporting a user to purchase a food via a network, wherein the food purchase support program is A food material information storage means capable of storing information on the type and amount of the food material required for each of the plurality of dishes, and information on the family structure of the user who purchases the food material. A food material information storage step of storing the information on the type and amount of the food material required for the food in the food material information storage means for each of a plurality of dishes using a storable family information storage means; A family information storage step of storing the information on the family structure of the user in the family information storage means; When a signal indicating that at least one dish is selected from the plurality of dishes is sent, the information on the type and amount of the ingredient corresponding to the selected dish is stored in the ingredient information storage means. Read from the family information corresponding to the user, the information on the family structure is read from the family information storage means, and is selected based on the information on the type and amount of the read food material and the information on the family structure. The food material information determination procedure for determining the type and amount of the food material required for the dish, and information on the type and amount of the food material determined in the food material information determination procedure, the network, And a food material information presenting procedure for presenting to the user through the storage medium.