JP2002297700A - System and method for providing food information - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a food information providing system which eliminates the need for a quality management department of a food maker to generate and give an answer to a consumer's inquiry about a history, etc., regarding an article. SOLUTION: A server 2 is equipped with a database 3 storing history information of foods including raw material information of respective food makers and mixing information of raw materials; and an inquiry signal for history information of food sent from the consumer is received through the Internet 4 and history information of the food stored on the server 2 is retrieved and sent to a computer 11 of the consumer.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a food information providing system and a food information providing method, and more particularly to a food information providing system and a food information providing method capable of knowing detailed food history information.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional apparatus is disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-96.
As described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 214, a purchased merchandise information input section for inputting date and time, merchandise, quantity, price, etc. at the time of purchase of a merchandise, a purchaser information input section for specifying a purchaser, and a database of contents related to the merchandise. Nutrition balance information and cooking recipes are provided by a product information providing system that performs information processing for searching and combining information related to purchased products from a database based on purchased product information, and transmitting the processed information to customer information terminals. Some provide information, product-related information corresponding to the environment of the house and the state of the equipment, and the like.

[0003]

Problems to be Solved by the Invention
The conventional apparatus described in Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 4 (1999) -2004 refers to a database of contents related to purchased products, nutrition balance information, cooking recipe information, and product information for providing product-related information corresponding to the environment of the house and the status of equipment. It was a provision system and did not provide food manufacturing history information. History information such as raw materials of products is usually not disclosed except for defective products because it is complicated to organize even if consumers request it.

A first object of the present invention is to provide a food information providing system and a food information providing system in which it is not necessary for a quality control department of a food maker to prepare and respond to an inquiry from a consumer about a history of a product. It is to provide a method.

[0005] A second object of the present invention is to provide services to consumers on a homepage via the Internet at the request of a food manufacturer and to transmit information from the consumers to the food manufacturer. It is to provide a providing system and a food information providing method.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, a food information providing system according to the present invention comprises a server having a database storing food history information including raw material information of each food manufacturer and raw material preparation information. Comprising receiving an inquiry signal of the history information of the food transmitted from the consumer via the Internet, searching for and transmitting the history information of the food stored in the server to the computer of the consumer, Features.

[0007] Further, questionnaire information is additionally transmitted to the consumer's computer, and analysis result data of the questionnaire information transmitted from the consumer is transmitted to a food manufacturer. Further, on the condition that a request signal from a food maker is received, information on collection of goods and information on harm are transmitted to the consumer.

Further, the food information providing method of the present invention stores food history information including raw material information of each food manufacturer and raw material preparation information as a database, and transmits a food history information inquiry signal transmitted from a consumer. Via the Internet, additionally transmitting food history information and questionnaire information to the consumer computer, and transmitting analysis result data of the questionnaire information transmitted from the consumer to a food manufacturer. Features. In addition, food history information including the raw material information of each food maker and the preparation information of the raw material is accumulated as a database, and on the condition that a request signal from the food maker is received, the collection information and the harmfulness of the product retrieved from the database are obtained. The method is characterized in that information is transmitted to a consumer.

[0009]

1 to 6 show an embodiment of the present invention.
This will be described below. As shown in FIG. 1, in the food information providing system of the present embodiment, a service provider 1 has a server 2, and a server 2 has a database 3 in which food information is recorded.
Is provided. The server 2 is connected via the Internet 4 to a server 6 of each food maker 5, a computer 9 or a portable terminal 10 of a food store 8 such as a supermarket, and a computer 11 installed in a private house. The server 6 installed in the food manufacturer 5 is provided with a database 7 in which food information is recorded, and the food information recorded in the database 7 can be searched. Information from the consumer's computer 11 is transmitted to the server 2 via the Internet 4.
And the consumer can obtain the history information of the product by the response from the server 2. In addition, as will be described later, by using the information service provided by the service provider 1, it is possible to carry out a questionnaire on the homepage of the computer 11, and to provide consumers with product collection and harm information.

As an example, the manufacturing process of the food maker 5 will be described with reference to products such as canned coffee and canned juice.
FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram illustrating an example of a manufacturing process of the food manufacturer 5, and FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a product history information database in the manufacturing process. As shown in FIG. 3, when food ingredients are received in step 20, the arrival date and time, ingredient name, receipt lot number, quantity, and ingredient analysis value are recorded as ingredient receipt result data 30. In step 21, after each raw material is measured by the measuring device, the raw materials are mixed in the mixing tank. The measured value, the mixing tank number, the mixing condition, and the like of each raw material are recorded as the mixing result data 31a. The prepared raw material is sterilized in a surge tank, and the conditions at this time are recorded as sterilization result data 31b. The prepared raw material is filled in a container in a filling step of step 22. In this filling step, as shown in FIG. 2, a line operation control device 15 is connected to the server 6 via the LAN 12, and a product lot switching device 17 and a printing device 16 which is an ink jet printer for printing on a product container. And is also connected. The product lot switcher 17 switches a lot to be filled with the prepared raw material in the product container. The prepared raw material is filled into the product container in the middle of the line, but is linked with the product lot switching device 17 and the printing device 16, so that the automatically filled lot, the product code including the factory code, the line number, The expiration date is recorded as the filling and printing result data 32. Further, since information on each process from the raw material receiving process to a shipping process described later is transferred to the line operation control device 15, it is linked with the information on each process. Here, the expiration date is printed in units of minutes, and the date and time of filling can be known from the printing information of the expiration date.

In step 23 shown in FIG. 3, packaging of the product container is performed, and packaging label printing is performed. Step 2
At 4, the packaged product containers are loaded by a palletizer. The pallet number, factory name, product name, and quality retention period for this loading are recorded as palletizing result data 33. In step 25, a pallet label on which a shipping destination or the like is printed is affixed to the pallet and shipped. The store name of the shipping destination and the pallet label are recorded as shipping result data 34. These recorded performance data are stored in the server 6 of the food manufacturer 5 as a database 7.
Further, in the form linked to the shipping result data 34, the subsequent delivery result data input by the shipping company and the wholesale store is accumulated, and the name of the retail store arranged as a product is recorded. Here, when the goods are received at the retail store instead of inputting the delivery result data at the shipping company or the wholesale store, the product code including the factory code printed on the product, the line number, and the expiration date are read, and the data is read. May be transmitted to the service provider 1.

In the examples shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, products such as canned coffee and canned juice have been described as an example. However, in the case of products such as meat and vegetables, instead of mixing raw materials and filling the prepared raw materials, In addition, processing such as cutting and shredding of raw materials is performed,
A step is provided in which the cut raw materials are packed, and the shredded raw materials are mixed to form a pack. In this case, processing conditions such as separation and shredding of raw materials are recorded as processing result data. A label printed by a printing device is affixed to the pack.
5, the type code including the factory code, the line number, and the expiration date are recorded as printing results.

As described above, the result data recorded by each food maker 5 is stored as a database 7 in the server 6 of each food maker 5. Service Provider 1
According to a contract with each food maker 5 or a business request, a part of the information of the database 7 is received and stored in the database 3 of the server 2. Make an offer. for that reason,
It is not necessary for the quality control department of the food manufacturer to prepare and provide detailed information on food production in response to inquiries about the history of the product from the consumer.

FIG. 4 shows that an ordinary consumer
Service Provider (hereinafter abbreviated as ASP)
It is a figure showing an example which receives service. FIG. 4 illustrates an example in which the computer 11 installed in a private home is used, but the same applies to a case in which the computer 9 of a food store 8 such as a supermarket is used. When the individual or the clerk of the food store 8 wants to know information about the product purchased from the food maker, he operates the computer and opens the homepage established by the service provider 1 connected via the Internet 4, Enter and send the required information according to the format created to enter the information you want to know about the food. When an input item transmitted from an individual who is a consumer or an employee of a food manufacturer is received via the Internet 4, the database 3 of the server 2 is accessed and searched to extract history information of the corresponding food. Create the information data to be returned. The created information data is transmitted to the inquired consumer's computer 11 via the Internet 4,
Displayed on the screen.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example in which history information is displayed on the screen of the computer 11 of the consumer. In this example, the service provider 1 not only answers the inquiry from the consumer, but also displays a questionnaire screen, and has the input items on the consumer's questionnaire returned, so that various information on the consumer's product can be obtained. I try to get information. The questionnaire information is stored in the server 2 and data is accumulated. The accumulated data is analyzed and compiled into the results that food manufacturers want to know.
The analysis results of these questionnaires are provided from the service provider 1 to the food manufacturer. For example, in the case of canned coffee, the food manufacturer discloses the ingredients,
You can advertise the superiority of the maker, you can understand the tastes of consumers, etc. based on the analysis results of the questionnaire, and you can take a questionnaire in advance when changing the raw material .

The screen of the computer 11 shown in FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a service for notifying an individual who is a consumer or a food store of product collection information or harm information at the request of a food manufacturer. For example, if it is determined that there is a problem with a raw material at a certain arrival date and time, a situation arises in which a food manufacturer must collect all products using the raw material. In the present embodiment, as the history information of the product, the history from the raw material receiving record to the shipping record is linked to the printing record and managed as a database.
Since the retail store names arranged as products are recorded in a form linked to the shipping result data, by searching the history information linked to the raw material receiving record, the printing information of the product to be collected, It is possible to create data of a list of dealer names sold or arranged. The result of this search is displayed on the screen of the food store 8 or the personal computer 11 as product collection information and product harm information.
A clerk or an individual at a food store sees the information displayed on the screen and can discard the food or the food manufacturer can collect the product at an early stage.

If a problem occurs in the filling process, the printing result is managed in association with each lot based on the time in minutes, so that the printing information of the product to be collected, Alternatively, data of a list of dealer names arranged can be created. The result of this search is food store 8
Or product collection information on the personal computer 11 screen,
Display as product hazard information. The clerk or individual at the food store disposes of the food based on the information displayed on the screen,
Alternatively, the food manufacturer can recover the product at an early stage. The collected or discarded products can be input to the computers 9 and 11, and the service provider 1 provides the transmitted collection information and discard information to the food manufacturer. In this way, it is possible to provide services to general consumers on the homepage and transmit information from the consumers to the food manufacturers via the Internet at the request of the food manufacturers.

[0018]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Consumers can know the history of the raw materials of the product by the product information input from the Internet homepage provided to the consumer side, and the response of the consumer is transmitted to the food manufacturer by the questionnaire provided by the service provider. You. In addition, the provider can provide the consumer with information on the collection of the product at an early stage, and can promptly perform the collection.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a food information providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram illustrating an example of a manufacturing process of a food manufacturer.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a product history information database of a manufacturing process.

FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram of a consumer system.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen of a consumer's computer.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen of a consumer's computer.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Service provider, 2,6 ... Server, 3,7 ... Database, 4 ... Internet, 5 ... Food maker, 8
... Food store, 9,11 ... Computer, 10 ... Portable terminal, 15 ... Line operation control device, 16 ... Printing device, 17
… Product lot switching machine.

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Haruo Umeki 4-6 Kanda Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Within the Hitachi, Ltd.Systems Division (72) Inventor Takashi Yoshizawa 890 Kashimada, Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa Hitachi, Ltd. In the Industrial Systems Division of Manufacturing

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A server having a database storing food history information including raw material information and raw material preparation information of each food maker, and inquiring a food history information inquiry signal transmitted from a consumer via the Internet. A food information providing system which receives, searches, and transmits history information of food stored in the server to the computer of the consumer. 2. The food information providing system according to claim 1, wherein questionnaire information is additionally transmitted to the consumer's computer, and analysis result data of the questionnaire information transmitted from the consumer is transmitted to a food manufacturer. 3. The food information providing system according to claim 1, wherein the collection information and the harm information of the commodity are transmitted to the consumer on condition that a request signal from the food maker is received. 4. A food history information including raw material information of each food maker and raw material preparation information is stored as a database, and a food history information inquiry signal transmitted from a consumer is received via the Internet. A food information providing method, further comprising transmitting food history information and questionnaire information to the consumer computer, and transmitting analysis result data of the questionnaire information transmitted from the consumer to a food manufacturer. 5. A food history information including raw material information of each food maker and raw material blending information is stored as a database, and a product retrieved from the database is collected on condition that a request signal from the food maker is received. A food information providing method comprising transmitting information and harm information to a consumer.