JP2002215718A - Gardening consultant system, gardening consulting method, and computer program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To properly provide cultivation information necessary for a user. SOLUTION: User information of a name, an address, a cultivation work place, etc., of a user are sent from a user terminal 4 connected through the Internet 1 to an information server 2. The information server 2 generates proper cultivation information from corresponding information preliminarily accumulated in the information server 2 based on the user information. The cultivation information is sent from a mail server 4 to the user terminal 4 by electronic mail.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a horticultural consulting system and a horticultural consulting method for providing horticultural cultivation consultant information to a user.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, flowers and flowers in a garden or veranda at home.
Gardening for enjoying cultivation of vegetables, fruit trees, and the like (hereinafter, referred to as “cultivation target”) and home gardens for cultivating the cultivation target by renting a section of a field have been performed.

A horticultural grower grows a cultivation target object by performing predetermined care at a predetermined time and timing, and harvests them.

[0004]

However, when a horticultural grower is a beginner or when cultivating a cultivation target having no previous cultivation experience, the horticultural grower has knowledge necessary for cultivation. The information required for cultivation should be collected from books, websites on the Internet, etc.
Or he had to go to a horticultural store and consult with a clerk.

[0005] For this reason, conventionally, there has been a problem that much labor is required to obtain information necessary for cultivation, or a problem that cultivation fails because necessary information is not obtained.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a horticultural consultant system and a horticultural consultant method capable of appropriately providing a user with necessary cultivation information.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, a horticultural consultant system according to the present invention provides a horticultural consultant system based on user information transmitted from a user terminal connected via a network. There is an information server for generating appropriate cultivation information from inside and transmitting the cultivation information to the user terminal.

According to the horticultural consultant system of the present invention configured as described above, when the user information on the user's name and address and the user's cultivation work place and the like is transmitted from the user terminal to the information server, Is
The cultivation advice information appropriate for the user information is generated from the correspondence information stored in advance, and the cultivation advice information is transmitted to the user terminal. Therefore, the user can obtain information necessary for cultivation in a timely and accurate manner without requiring much trouble to obtain information necessary for cultivation. As a result, it is possible to prevent cultivation from failing because necessary information was not obtained.

Further, the user information may include at least information on a cultivation target to be cultivated by the user or a cultivation target currently cultivated by the user.

The information server extracts an appropriate cultivation target from cultivation target information stored in advance, based on the realization request information transmitted from the user terminal. It may be configured to transmit proposal information to the user terminal.

According to this configuration, when it is not known what kind of cultivation target should be cultivated to realize what the user wants to realize in horticulture, realization request information regarding what the user wants to realize in horticulture is obtained. When transmitted from the user terminal to the information server, a cultivation target that can realize the realization request is extracted from the cultivation target information stored in advance in the information server, and proposal information indicating that the cultivation target should be cultivated. Is transmitted from the information server to the user terminal. Therefore, it is possible to obtain appropriate advice on what kind of cultivation target should be cultivated without the user having to go to a garden shop and consult a store clerk.

[0012] Further, the information server may extract information on supplies necessary for growing the cultivation target from among the pre-stored supply information, and transmit the information on the supplies to the user terminal. It may be configured.
For example, if the item list of the gardening supplies and the URL of the gardening goods sales agency that can purchase them are sent to the user terminal as the information on the supplies, the user can use the user terminal to enter the URL of the gardening goods sales organization. By accessing, it becomes possible to purchase those articles by online shopping.

Further, the information server is connected to a weather information server that provides weather forecast information, and further includes the weather forecast information provided from the weather information server in addition to the user information transmitted from the user terminal. May be configured to generate the cultivation schedule information and transmit the cultivation schedule information to the user terminal.

[0014] The horticultural consultant method of the present invention is a horticultural consultant method for performing a horticultural consultant by transmitting and receiving information between a user terminal and an information server connected via a network. Transmitting user information from the information server to the information server, and based on the user information, generate appropriate cultivation advice information from correspondence information previously stored in the information server, and To the user terminal.

According to the horticultural consulting method configured as described above, the user does not need much trouble to obtain information necessary for cultivation, and can timely and accurately obtain information necessary for cultivation. Can be obtained.
As a result, it is possible to prevent cultivation from failing because necessary information was not obtained.

Further, the user information may include at least information on a cultivation target to be cultivated by the user or a cultivation target currently cultivated by the user.

Transmitting the realization request information from the user terminal to the information server; and, based on the realization request information, selecting appropriate cultivation target information from the cultivation target information stored in the information server in advance. Extracting an object and transmitting proposal information on the cultivation object from the information server to the user terminal. This allows the user to provide appropriate advice on what kind of cultivation target should be cultivated in order to realize what the user wants to achieve in horticulture without having to go to the horticultural store and consult with the clerk himself. Can be obtained.

[0018] Further, information on supplies necessary for growing the cultivation target is extracted from the supply information stored in the information server in advance, and the information on the supply is transmitted from the information server to the user terminal. The configuration may further include the step of performing For example, by transmitting to the user terminal the item list of the gardening supplies and the URL of the gardening goods sales institution that can purchase them as information on the articles, the user can use the user terminal to enter the URL of the gardening goods sales institution. Access and purchase those items by online shopping.

Further, in addition to the user information transmitted from the user terminal to the information server, a cultivation schedule is referred to by referring to weather forecast information provided to the information server from a weather information server connected to the information server. It may be configured to further include a step of generating information and transmitting the cultivation schedule information from the information server to the user terminal.

Further, the program of the present invention is a program for causing a computer to execute a process of performing a horticultural consultant by transmitting / receiving information between a user terminal and an information server connected via a network. A step of transmitting user information from the user terminal to the information server, and generating appropriate cultivation advice information from correspondence information previously stored in the information server based on the user information, And transmitting to the user terminal from the information server.

Further, the user information may include at least information on a cultivation target to be cultivated by the user or a cultivation target currently cultivated by the user.

[0022] Further, a procedure for transmitting the realization request information from the user terminal to the information server, and, based on the realization request information, appropriate cultivation target information from cultivation target information stored in the information server in advance. Extracting an object and transmitting proposal information on the cultivation object from the information server to the user terminal.

[0023] Also, information on supplies necessary for growing the cultivation target is extracted from the supply information previously stored in the information server, and the information on the supplies is transmitted from the information server to the user terminal. It may be configured to further include a procedure for performing

Further, in addition to the user information transmitted from the user terminal to the information server, cultivation schedule information is referred to by referring to weather forecast information provided to the information server from the weather information server connected to the information server. , And transmitting the cultivation schedule information from the information server to the user terminal.

[0025]

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

First, the configuration and functions of the horticultural consultant system of the present embodiment will be described.

As shown in FIG. 1, the system of the present embodiment comprises an information server 2 for transmitting and receiving information to and from a user terminal 4 connected via a network such as the Internet 1, And a mail server 3 for sending and receiving e-mails between them. Information server 2
The mail server 3 is associated with the mail server 3. For example, the mail server 3 is configured to transmit an electronic mail having a predetermined content to a predetermined user terminal 4 according to an instruction from the information server 2. The information server 2 is connected to a weather information server of the weather forecasting organization 5 via, for example, a dedicated line. The user terminal 4 and the information server 2
Is connected to the server of the gardening goods sales organization 6 via the Internet 1. The information server 2 may be connected to the weather information server of the weather forecasting organization 5 via the Internet 1.

The information server 2 and the mail server 3 are installed in a service center of a service provider. The information server 2 is a web server that provides various information on a web page. The information server 2 includes a recording medium (not shown) such as a magnetic disk or a semiconductor memory in which a program for causing the information server 2 to execute the horticultural consulting method of the present embodiment described below is stored. . The program controls the operation of the information server 2 which is hardware, and the information server 2 controlled by the program performs a specific process instructed by the program.

On the other hand, the user terminal 4 is constituted by an information processing device such as a personal computer in which browser software and mail software are incorporated. The user terminal 4 can exchange information with the information server 2 and transmit and receive e-mail with the mail server 3 by using the software.

In order for the user to receive a horticultural consultant using the present system, the user first accesses the web page of the information server 2 of the service center using the user terminal 4 and registers various user information in the information server 2 as initial registration. Then, a distribution of the user identification ID and the password is received. The user information to be registered in the service center during the initial registration includes, in addition to basic information such as a user's name and address, various information necessary for performing the cultivation work, such as information regarding the cultivation work place (address, approximate cultivation). Area, sunshine direction and sunshine conditions ("*
There is a need for cultivation, etc.). In addition, for a facility or the like of a municipal farm that exceeds about 100 square meters, for example, by accumulating data in the information server 2 in advance, it is possible to save the user from having to input details of the cultivation work place information.
The user information is updated at any time when the user inputs additional information such as “a new apartment has been built in the vicinity”. Further, the information server 2 also registers information (account information, credit card information) for paying an enrollment fee, a membership fee, and the like as user information.

Next, if the user who has completed the initial registration is a novice horticultural user, the user logs on to the information server 2 of the service center via the Internet 1 using the user terminal 4 and a dedicated web page on the information server 2. To transmit information to the information server 2 (request for realization). Realization requests include, for example, "I want to grow bonsai,""I want to decorate the garden colorfully,""I want to make edible vegetables," and "I want to increase greenery."

The dedicated web page on the information server 2 is capable of selectively inputting all of the above-described realization requests. The information server 2 registers and registers a large number of options as detailed as possible. I have. Further, proposal information of a cultivation target corresponding to the realization request is registered in the information server 2 in advance. For example, for a realization request of "I want to decorate the garden brightly," proposal information of "cultivating roses" is extracted, and for a realization request of "I want to grow delicious vegetables in summer," Proposal information of “cultivate” is extracted. The proposal information extracted by the information server 2 is delivered from the mail server 3 to the user terminal 4 by e-mail.

A user whose cultivation target has been determined by inputting the realization request as described above, a user who has already cultivated a certain cultivation target, or a user who has decided to do what he or she wants to do, is also sent to the information server. 2. Information on the cultivation target to start cultivation or the cultivation target currently being cultivated (peppermint, potato, etc.) from the dedicated page on 2, and “All necessary items will be prepared from now on”, “**
The information server 2 creates appropriate cultivation advice information using the information as a parameter when inputting information on the current state, such as “* days after the cultivation has started”.

The information server 2 displays rough information on tools and the like necessary for cultivation on a web page, directly links to the web page of the cultivation article distributor 6, and allows the user to arbitrarily change the web page for online sales and the like. Use to purchase cultivation tools. Further, the information server 2 recognizes the cultivation area of the user based on the cultivation work place information of the user, creates cultivation schedule information by referring to the regional weather forecast information on the area obtained from the weather forecasting organization 5, and The cultivation schedule information is delivered from the mail server 3 to the user terminal 4 by electronic mail.

The information server 2 of the service center holds the user information registered as described above, and prepares a web page for each user. The individual page includes, as individual information of each user, local weather data and long-term forecast information, necessary event information of today for each cultivation target (for example,
Sowing, planting, watering, fertilizer (liquid manure, fixed, raw manure), pruning, root cutting, potting, weeding, fruit picking,
Flower picking, grafting, support trees, burrows, etc.). Each event information is deleted from the next display screen when the user checks the check box displayed on the individual page using the terminal 4 after the user executes the event information. For items that are not checked even after the execution time limit, a warning is displayed thereafter by changing the display color or the like. In addition, on the individual page of the information server 2, the optimal arrangement information for each cultivation target is displayed according to the timing. The arrangement information is, for example, grouping, hanging baskets, how to make flower beds, lattices, how to wrap around fences, and the like. The information server 2 distributes other important tasks (events) from the mail server 3 to the user terminals 4 by e-mail at an appropriate time. In addition, the information server 2 also displays cultivation tools and the like necessary at the present time, as in the above. In addition, the service center may receive a question mail from the user, and the person in charge of the response may reply a reply mail to the question mail.

Next, a horticultural consulting method using the above-described system will be described with reference to FIGS. FIGS. 2 and 3 are flowcharts for explaining a horticultural consulting method using the horticultural consulting system shown in FIG.

First, the user uses the user terminal 4 to connect to the information server 2 of the service center via the Internet 1.
To register user information through a web page on the information server 2 and obtain a user identification ID and a password issued from the information server 2 (steps 1 to 5).
4). In the information server 2, user-specific basic information is registered.

Next, the user determines whether or not to receive a proposal for the cultivation target (step 5). If the user is a horticultural beginner, or otherwise he is wondering what cultivation target should be cultivated, the user preferably receives a suggestion regarding the cultivation target.

When the user desires to receive a proposal on the cultivation target, the user uses the user terminal 4 to transmit information (request for realization) desired to be performed through a web page on the information server 2. 2 (step 6).

When the information server 2 receives the information to be done (request for realization) (step 7), the information server 2 refers to various information (cultivation work place information, various conditions, etc.) of the user obtained in the initial registration, and then proceeds to “ In the coming season, we recommend growing roses to make your garden more colorful. "
And so on (Step 8) and send it to the user (Step 9).

The proposal information is received (step 10).
The user who has determined the cultivation target, or the user whose cultivation target has been determined from the beginning, has information on the cultivation target that is about to start cultivation or information on the cultivation target currently being cultivated, and the current cultivation state Information is transmitted to the information server 2 by a method of selecting from the items displayed on the dedicated web page on the information server 2 (step 11).

When receiving the user information (step 12), the information server 2 obtains long-term local weather forecast information from the weather forecasting organization 5 based on the local information of the user (step 13) and creates initial schedule information. And transmits it to the user terminal 4 (step 14). At this time, the initial schedule information includes information on gardening tools and the like necessary for the user and the URL of the gardening goods sales agency 6 that can obtain them.
Is attached. When the user terminal 4 receives the initial schedule information (step 15), the user, based on the initial schedule information, if necessary, uses the garden goods sales agency 6
Purchase gardening tools and the like by network shopping or the like (step 16), and start the cultivation work of the cultivation target (step 17).

While transmitting the initial schedule in this manner, the information server 2 creates a personal web page for the user and allows the user to check the necessary work, tools, etc. on that day for 24 hours. (Step 18). The work to be performed by the user is listed as items on the personal web page, and the user always browses the page at any time to check the work to be performed now (step 19). After finishing the task, the user checks the item on the web page.

The information server 2 includes work advice information and event information (pruning, grafting, parquet, watering, etc.) to which necessary corrections have been made based on the weather forecast which has been approached, including information already transmitted in the initial schedule. In addition, information on a disease prevention method, a pest prevention method, and the like is delivered from the mail server 3 to the user terminal 4 by e-mail at an appropriate timing (step 20).

It is possible to register the cultivation record information by the user on the web page dedicated to the user on the information server 2. Information such as "flower bloomed, ** height became *, ** withered)" is registered in the information server 2 from the terminal 4 through the personal web page on the information server 2 (step). 21). This record information is accumulated for the same season of the next fiscal year. Also, the information server 2 transmits the advice information corresponding to the recorded information to the user terminal 4 (Step 22). The user can appropriately perform the necessary cultivation work at that time based on the advice information (step 23) received by the user terminal 4.

As described above, according to the system of the present embodiment, it is possible to obtain proposal information on a cultivation target object according to what the user wants to do (realization request) and the user's cultivation location conditions. Furthermore, appropriate cultivation information according to the progress of cultivation can be obtained in a timely manner.
For this reason, it is possible to prevent a great deal of trouble from being required to obtain information necessary for cultivation, or to prevent cultivation from failing to obtain necessary information as in the related art.

Further, information on tools and the like necessary for cultivation is extracted by the information server 2 based on the user information. In addition to the information on the cultivation tools and the like, the URL of the horticultural goods sales agency 6 from which they can be obtained is also displayed by the user. Since the information is transmitted to the terminal 4, the user can operate the user terminal 4 to purchase necessary cultivation tools and the like from the horticultural goods sales organization 6 by network shopping or the like while staying at home or the like. Further, the information server 2
By providing necessary information to the gardening goods sales organization 6 among the user information registered in the
Can grasp the needs of the user in detail, and introduce a product that meets the needs to the user.

Further, in the system of the present embodiment, a web page used for transferring or cultivating cultivated items among users may be provided on the information server 2. In addition to registering the record of the cultivation that he / she has grown on the information server 2, the cultivation that has actually been made can be given to a desired person (another user), and pleased with the person who has received the cultivation If you have the experience, you will be more willing to grow. In addition, if there is a person who will give in when harvesting an amount of vegetables or the like that cannot be consumed by oneself, there will be no trouble in disposal.

Further, a web page for uploading and publishing images of works such as flower arrangements made using cultivated flowers and the like may be provided on the information server 2. This makes it possible to give the work to anyone who wants to see the work posted on the web page. Furthermore, by developing the web page,
It is also possible to sell works using an auction network flow.

[0050]

As described above, according to the present invention,
When the user information is transmitted from the user terminal to the information server, appropriate cultivation information for the user information is generated from the correspondence information previously stored in the information server, and the cultivation information is transmitted from the information server to the user terminal. So
The user can obtain the information necessary for cultivation in a timely and accurate manner without much trouble to obtain the information necessary for cultivation. As a result, the cultivation was not performed because the necessary information was not obtained. Can be prevented from failing.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing an embodiment of a horticultural consultant system of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a horticultural consulting method using the horticultural consultant system shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a horticultural consultant method using the horticultural consultant system shown in FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Internet 2 Information server 3 Mail server 4 User terminal 5 Weather forecasting organization 6 Gardening goods sales organization

Claims (15)

[Claims] 1. Based on user information transmitted from a user terminal connected via a network, appropriate cultivation information is generated from correspondence information stored in advance, and the cultivation information is transmitted to the user terminal. Horticultural consultant system with an information server. 2. The horticultural consultant system according to claim 1, wherein the user information includes at least information on a cultivation target that the user intends to cultivate or a cultivation target currently cultivated by the user. 3. The information server extracts an appropriate cultivation target from cultivation target information stored in advance, based on the realization request information transmitted from the user terminal, and relates to the cultivation target. The horticultural consultant system according to claim 1, wherein the horticultural consultant system is configured to transmit proposal information to the user terminal. 4. The information server according to claim 1, wherein said information server extracts information on supplies necessary for cultivating said cultivation target from said pre-stored supply information, and transmits information on said supplies to said user terminal. The horticultural consultant system according to claim 2 or 3, which is configured. 5. The information server is connected to a weather information server that provides weather forecast information, and transmits the weather forecast information provided by the weather information server in addition to the user information transmitted from the user terminal. The cultivation schedule information is generated with reference to the cultivation schedule information, and the cultivation schedule information is transmitted to the user terminal.
The horticultural consultant system according to any one of items 1 to 4. 6. A horticultural consultant method for performing a horticultural consultant by transmitting and receiving information between a user terminal and an information server connected via a network, the method comprising: transmitting user information from the user terminal to the information server. Transmitting, based on the user information, generating appropriate cultivation advice information from correspondence information previously stored in the information server, and transmitting the cultivation advice information from the information server to the user terminal And having a gardening consultant method. 7. The horticultural consulting method according to claim 6, wherein the user information includes at least information on a cultivation target to be cultivated by the user or a cultivation target currently cultivated by the user. 8. A step of transmitting realization request information from the user terminal to the information server, and, based on the realization request information, appropriate cultivation from cultivation target information stored in the information server in advance. 7. The horticultural consultant method according to claim 6, further comprising: extracting an object, and transmitting proposal information on the cultivation object from the information server to the user terminal. 8. 9. Extraction of information on supplies necessary for cultivating the cultivation target object from the supply information previously stored in the information server, and transmitting the information on the supplies from the information server to the user terminal. The horticultural consulting method according to claim 7 or 8, further comprising the step of: 10. A cultivation schedule by referring to weather forecast information provided to the information server from a weather information server connected to the information server, in addition to the user information transmitted from the user terminal to the information server. The horticultural consulting method according to any one of claims 6 to 9, further comprising a step of generating information and transmitting the cultivation schedule information from the information server to the user terminal. 11. A program for causing a computer to perform a process of performing a horticultural consultant by transmitting and receiving information between a user terminal and an information server connected via a network, the program comprising: A step of transmitting user information to an information server, and, based on the user information, generating appropriate cultivation advice information from correspondence information previously stored in the information server, and A program for causing a computer to execute a procedure for transmitting to a user terminal. 12. The user information includes at least information on a cultivation target to be cultivated by the user or a cultivation target currently cultivated by the user.
The program according to claim 11. 13. A procedure for transmitting realization request information from the user terminal to the information server, and, based on the realization request information, appropriate cultivation from cultivation target information stored in the information server in advance. 12. The program according to claim 11, further comprising: extracting an object and transmitting proposal information on the cultivation object from the information server to the user terminal. 14. Extraction of information on supplies necessary for cultivating the cultivation target object from the supply information previously stored in the information server, and transmitting the information on the supply from the information server to the user terminal. The program according to claim 12, further comprising: 15. In addition to the user information transmitted from the user terminal to the information server, cultivation schedule information by referring to weather forecast information provided to the information server from the weather information server connected to the information server. And generating the cultivation schedule information from the information server to the user terminal.
15. The program according to any one of items 14 to 14.