JP2003016191A - Menu supplying system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a menu supplying system with which a person having food allergy can take a safe and well-balanced meal. SOLUTION: The system is provided with an information communication terminal having the input means of food allergy information, a server computer having the databases of cooking, allergen and a food value and a communication means connecting the information communication terminal and the server computer. Food allergy information is sent from the information communication terminal to the server computer. The server computer detects a supplied ingredient including allergen corresponding to food allergy by referring to the allergen database, detects cooking which does not include the detected ingredient becoming allergen by referring to the cooking database. The computer generates the menu using detected cooking by considering nutrition balance by referring to food value database and supplies it to the information communication terminal.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a menu providing system for providing a person with food allergy to a menu that is safe and has a good nutritional balance.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Various food allergies such as egg allergy and mackerel allergy are known, and many people suffer from food allergy. Due to the revision of the JAS Law (the law concerning the standardization of agricultural and forestry materials and the adequacy of quality labeling), all processed foods for general consumers must be labeled with all the raw materials they contain, and in addition allergens are included. Although there are some clues for the safe selection of processed foods by people with food allergies due to the ministerial ordinance and notification of the labeling system regarding foods, it is still not enough.

In addition, since people who have food allergies have limited choices of foodstuffs, what they eat is biased and it is difficult to balance nutrition.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of such a situation, the present invention provides a communication means such as a computer network such as the Internet so that a person with food allergy can eat a meal having a safe and good nutritional balance. It provides a menu providing system that provides safe and nutritionally balanced menus.

[0005]

In order to achieve such an object, the present invention provides an information communication terminal having a display means and an input means for food allergy information, and a cooking database which is a database of dishes and ingredients. An allergen database that is a database of allergens contained in foodstuffs, and a server computer that has a nutritional value database that is a database of the nutritional value of foodstuffs, and a communication means that connects the information communication terminal and the server computer, The information communication terminal sends the inputted food allergy information to the server computer by using the communication means, and the server computer receiving the food allergy information inquires the allergen database, and the allergen corresponding to the supplied food allergy. Detects foods containing Then, the food database is queried to detect foods that do not contain the detected allergen ingredients, and the nutritional value database is queried to determine the menu using the detected foods in consideration of nutritional balance by 1 or more. The menu providing system is characterized in that the menu communication is created and sent to the information communication terminal, and the information communication terminal receiving the menu information displays the menu on the display means.

In the menu providing system of the present invention as described above, the information communication terminal further has a preference information input means, and sends the inputted preference information to the server computer together with the food allergy information. The server computer creates a menu by combining dishes of a plurality of set categories, and the server computer receiving the preference information uses the supplied preference information to detect the category. The dishes that have been ranked are ranked, and the combination that has a nutritional balance is selected from all the combinations of the dishes up to the prescribed rank in each category, and the rank of each dish is summed up for each menu that is created. It is preferable to preferentially send a menu having a small number to the information communication terminal.

[0007]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The menu providing system of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the concept of an example of the menu providing system of the present invention. The menu providing system 10 of the illustrated example is basically an information communication terminal 12 (hereinafter, referred to as a user terminal 12) that a user of the system has, a server computer 14 that a system provider has, and a communication unit that connects the two. It consists of 16.

The user terminal 12 is a CRT (Cathode-Ray).
Tube) and a display (display means) such as a liquid crystal display, and an input means for food allergy information and preference information. For example, a personal computer (PC), a personal digital assistant (PDA), a mobile phone, etc. are used. Configured. Such a user terminal 12 uses the communication means 16 to send these pieces of information to the server computer 14 and display the menu information supplied from the server computer 14.

The food allergy information is information on allergens of food allergies possessed by the system user,
For example, egg, mackerel, strawberry, crab, buckwheat, etc. Further, the preference information is the preference of the user of the system regarding meals, and includes, for example, seasoning (thin mouth, dark mouth, light, thick, etc.), taste preference (sweet tooth, hot pepper, soy sauce taste, sauce taste, salty taste, miso taste). Etc.), ingredients (rice, bread, noodles, vegetables,
(Fish, meat, etc.), nationality of cuisine (Japanese, Italian, French, Chinese, ethnic, etc.), well-being (such as those with a good body), meal type (breakfast, lunch, dinner, etc.) Night meal, snack, etc.) are exemplified. Further, in addition to these, the user's own information such as sex, age, dieting, diabetes treatment, pregnancy, and feeling tired may be input.

These pieces of information are, for example, the user terminal 12
Input may be performed using a known means such as GUI (Graphical User Interface) using a keyboard, a touch panel, a display means, or the like included in.

In the illustrated example, the server computer 14
Is a cooking database 18 and an allergen database 2
0 and a nutritional value database 22. For example, a computer, a workstation (W
S), a server system, etc. The server computer 14 according to the food allergy information and the preference information supplied from the user terminal 12 does not include an allergen, and includes a plurality of dishes according to the preference in consideration of nutritional balance. One or more are created and supplied to the user terminal 12 using the communication means 16. In the illustrated example, the server computer 14
Is, for example, a staple food, a main dish, a side dish and a dessert.
Create a menu consisting of items.

The cooking database 18 is a database of various dishes such as teriyaki and fried eggs, ingredients (preferably recipes) of each dish, and the taste of each dish. In the illustrated example, each dish is classified into the four categories of the staple food, the main dish, the side dish, and the dessert and stored in a database. In addition, the foodstuffs include seasonings, and foods that are eaten individually, such as mandarin oranges and strawberries, are also included in the dishes. Moreover, processed foods are also included in the dishes and ingredients. The allergen database 20 is a database in which all the allergens of foods contained in the food database 18 are included in the foods, and the allergens of food allergies are contained in the database. For example, in addition to the allergen ingredients such as eggs and mackerel itself, if the ingredients are mayonnaise, a database may be prepared in the form of “including eggs that are allergens for egg allergy”. Furthermore, with the nutritional value database 22,
It is a database in which the nutritional values such as the contents of various nutrients such as proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals, calories, etc. are made into a database for all the ingredients of all the dishes registered in the cooking database 18.
Information such as dishes and allergens is preferably updated sequentially.

The communication means 16 connects the user terminal 12 and the server computer 14 with a communication line.
The communication means 16 is not particularly limited, and LAN (Local Ar
ea Network) or the computer communication network such as the Internet, or a dedicated line installed exclusively. It may be wired or wireless.

The present invention will be described in more detail below by explaining the operation of the menu providing system 10.

First, when the user of the menu providing system 10 inputs food allergy information and preference information, or further information on a user such as during diabetes treatment, and instructing transmission, the user terminal 12 outputs these information. , Server computer 14 using communication means 16
Send to. The menu providing system 10 of the present invention is
User registration may be requested, or only the registered user may use the password or the like to register the server computer 1
4 may be accessible. Further, when the line connection is disconnected after the information is sent to the server computer 14 and before the menu information described later is received, the identification information for identifying the user terminal 12 is also sent.

The server computer 14, which has received the food allergy information and the preference information, first queries the allergen database 20 to include the allergen corresponding to the food allergy information, that is, the foodstuff that the user should not take (NG foodstuff). To detect. Next, the dish database 18 is queried to detect all dishes that do not contain NG ingredients. It should be noted that when the information about the individual user such as diabetes treatment or diet is supplied, it is preferable to detect the dish in consideration of this information.

Further, the server computer 14 refers to the preference of the dish database 18 for each category of the staple food, the main dish, the side dish and the dessert for the dish which does not contain the detected NG ingredients, and responds to the preference information. The foods are ranked, and the foods in the top predetermined order, for example, the top three foods are extracted for each category. That is, the dishes of each category are extracted as shown in the table below.

After the ranking is performed, a combination of four items of a staple food, a main dish, a side dish and a dessert is prepared for all the extracted dishes. In the illustrated example, three dishes are extracted from each of the four categories, so that 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 = 81 types of combinations are created. Next, for all combinations, the food is decomposed into ingredients, the total amount of each ingredient is calculated, the nutritional value database 22 is referred to, the nutritional values are calculated for all the combinations, and the nutritionally balanced combinations are calculated. To
The menu consists of staple food, main dish, side dish and dessert.

Further, the server computer 14 adds up the ranks of the respective categories with respect to the prepared menus and ranks them in order from the smallest total number, and a predetermined number of menus at a higher rank (preferably, recipes for each menu of further menus). ) As menu information is supplied to the user terminal 12 using the communication means 16. The menu to be supplied (menu information) is the highest 1
Only one, multiple such as the top three, etc.
It may be for a certain period such as one week.

The user terminal 12 which has received the menu information,
The menu (and recipe) included in the menu information is displayed on the display as a visible image. That is, according to this example, it is possible to provide a menu that has a good nutritional balance and that respects the user's tastes to the maximum, while avoiding foods that should not be taken due to food allergies.

In the present invention, such a menu providing system 10 may be used to retort the provided menu cooking ingredients or menu dishes and provide them to the user.

For example, the menu selected by the user is selected from the menus displayed on the user terminal 12 as described above,
Enter the order information. Accordingly, the user terminal 12
Sends the input order information and the identification information of the user (or user terminal 12) to the server computer 14 using the communication means 16. The input method may be the same as the above. Server computer 1 that received the order information
4 outputs the fact that there is an order from the user, the content of the order, and the identification information of the user to a predetermined part of the food supplier. In response to this, the food supplier packages the product according to the order and entrusts the delivery company 24 with the delivery according to the identification information of the user. As a result, the item corresponding to the user terminal 12 is provided to the user. Of course, the delivery may be done by the food supplier itself. In addition, payment of charges for goods by the user, transfer, cash registered, payment by credit card,
A known method such as online payment may be used.

Although the menu providing system of the present invention has been described in detail above, the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and various improvements and changes can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. Of course, it's good. For example, in the above example, as a preferred mode, the menu is created by ranking according to the preference information of the user,
The present invention is not limited to this, and the menu is created by combining the foods of each category, giving priority to the nutrition balance from the foods that do not use the preference information and do not include the NG ingredients detected from the food database. Good. Further, the menu may be prepared not as one item from each category but as two side dishes, for example.

[0025]

As described in detail above, according to the menu supply system of the present invention, it is possible to provide a nutritionally balanced menu while avoiding foods that should not be taken due to food allergies. Therefore, people with food allergies can enjoy a safe and nutritionally balanced meal.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram conceptually showing an example of a menu providing system of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols] 10 Menu provision system 12 User terminal (information communication terminal) 14 server computer 16 Communication means 18 Cooking Database 20 Allergen database 22 nutritional value database 24 courier

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An information communication terminal having a display means and a means for inputting food allergy information, a cooking database which is a database of dishes and ingredients, an allergen database which is a database of allergens contained in ingredients, and a nutritional value of ingredients. And a communication means for connecting the information communication terminal and the server computer, wherein the information communication terminal uses the communication means for inputting food allergy information. Sent to the server computer and received the food allergy information, the server computer inquires the allergen database to detect the foodstuff containing the allergen corresponding to the supplied food allergy, and then inquires the cooking database to detect it. Allergen Made to detect a cuisine that does not include the food, further,
Inquiring about the nutritional value database, creating one or more menus using the detected dishes in consideration of nutritional balance, sending the prepared menu information to the information communication terminal, and receiving the information of the menu. The terminal provides a menu providing system characterized by displaying the menu on the display means. 2. The information communication terminal further has a preference information input means, and sends the inputted preference information together with the food allergy information to the server computer, and the server computer has a plurality of set preferences. The menu is created by combining the dishes of the categories, and the server computer receiving the preference information is
Using the supplied preference information, the detected dishes are ranked for each category, and a combination with a nutritional balance is selected from all combinations of dishes up to the prescribed rank in each category, and created. 2. The menu providing system according to claim 1, wherein the rank of each dish is summed up for each menu, and the menu with the smaller total number is given priority and sent to the information communication terminal.