JP2003256577A - Nutritionally balanced lunch providing system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system enabling a customer who desires an improvement in dietary habit to acquire a nutritionally balanced lunch according to its physical condition, living environment and disease. <P>SOLUTION: This system comprises an orderer-side terminal device, a manufacturer-side terminal device connected thereto through a communication network, and an information management device provided on a system operation organization for providing the nutritionally balanced lunch to a customer. The information management device comprises a database for registering menu schedule information for lunches every physical condition, living environment or disease; an ordering means for retrieving the menu schedule information on the basis of a retrieval condition from the orderer-side terminal device, forming order information for ordering a lunch set in the selected menu schedule information, and registering it in the database; and a shipping means for extracting, on the basis of an extraction condition from the manufacturer-side terminal device, the corresponding order information, forming shipping information for shipping a lunch set in the extracted order information to a designated delivery place, and registering it in the database. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a computer system which provides a nutritionally balanced food lunch according to the health condition, living environment or disease of a customer who desires to improve their eating habits. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Bento boxes sold at convenience stores, supermarkets, and other stores familiar to consumers nowadays have a rich menu, freshness, and low prices to meet the tastes of consumers and to be used at any time. It is well established as a cooked food that can be eaten as it is.

On the other hand, as a consumer health problem, lifestyle-related diseases such as high blood pressure, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, arteriosclerosis and the like are becoming younger due to the influence of lifestyle such as eating habits, smoking and drinking. As a measure against that, along with daily exercise,
It is required to continue to have an improved diet.

Therefore, for those who have been diagnosed as needing to improve their dietary habits in their regular health checkups, the bento offered by conventional stores such as convenience stores are not required to improve their dietary habits, and their body fat percentage, etc. There is a demand for a method of easily obtaining a nutritionally balanced bento according to a living condition such as a health condition and daily work style, or a diagnosed disease.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above problems, according to the present invention, a customer who wants to improve his / her dietary habits finds a nutritionally balanced diet corresponding to his / her health condition and living environment or disease. It is an object to provide a computer system for easily obtaining a bento.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the invention according to claim 1 is applicable to a customer who wants to improve their eating habits according to their health condition, living environment, or disease. A computer system for providing a nutritionally balanced food lunch, wherein the ordering side terminal device provided by a customer who orders the nutritionally balanced food lunch box, and a manufacturing side terminal device provided by a food manufacturer that manufactures the nutritionally balanced food lunch box, By connecting these plurality of terminal devices via a communication network, at least configured with an information management device included in a system operating organization that provides the nutritional balance meal lunch to the customer, the information management device, The image information, calorie information, nutritional component information, recipe information, and nutritional balance food lunch box for each customer's health condition and living environment or disease. Of the selling price information, based on the database in which at least menu schedule information composed of one or more pieces of information is registered and the search condition from the ordering side terminal device, the corresponding menu schedule information is searched and selected. Ordering information including at least a designated delivery place for ordering a nutritionally balanced meal lunch set in the menu schedule information is created and registered in the database, and the ordering information is transmitted to the corresponding manufacturing-side terminal device. At least an ordering means is provided.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, at the ordering stage, the customer who wants to improve their dietary habits receives the corresponding nutritional balance meal lunch according to their health condition, living environment, or disease. Can be ordered more easily. In addition, customers such as single salaried workers who continue to eat mainly eating out can specify a convenience store near their work place or home as a designated delivery place of the lunch to order, and it has been used until now. You can continue to use the convenience that stores such as convenience stores have.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the information management device, based on the extraction condition from the manufacturing side terminal device,
Extracting the applicable ordering information, creating shipping information for shipping the nutritionally balanced food lunch set in the extracted ordering information to the designated delivery place, registering it in the database, and applying the shipping information It is characterized by further comprising shipping means for transmitting to the ordering side terminal device.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, at the shipping stage, the customer who has ordered the nutritionally balanced meal lunch box can obtain in advance the information that the lunch box has been shipped to the designated delivery place as scheduled.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the information management device is provided with a physical distribution side terminal device equipped with a card reading device provided by a physical distribution company that provides the nutritional balance meal lunch to the customer, and a communication network. Further connected, the information management device, based on the registration information of the customer recorded on the card medium from the card reading device and the designated delivery place from the distribution side terminal device, the corresponding shipment It is characterized by further comprising delivery means for retrieving information, creating delivery information for delivering the nutritionally balanced meal lunch set in the selected shipping information to the customer, and registering the delivery information in the database.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, at the delivery stage, the distribution company inputs the customer registration information recorded on the card medium presented by the customer and the nutrition balance meal lunch box ordered by the customer entered from the terminal device on the distribution side. Depending on the designated delivery place of
It is possible to identify the nutritionally balanced food lunch box ordered by the customer who has presented the card medium, and to reliably provide the lunch box to the orderer.

The invention according to claim 4 is characterized in that the menu schedule information is configured for each dish in each city in addition to the health condition, the living environment, or the disease. To do.

According to the invention of claim 4, when the customer orders the nutritionally balanced food lunch, the customer specifies the food of the nutritionally balanced food of each city in the world, so that the customer will not get tired of the ordered lunch and will be different every day. You can eat different types of bento. This leads to the continued use of nutritionally balanced diet lunches, and for the customer, the effects of improving dietary habits can be accelerated.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the image information of the nutritionally balanced meal lunch is three-dimensional structure image information, and the ordering means displays the image information of the nutritionally balanced meal lunch on the ordering side terminal device. When displaying, the display means for displaying the part from the viewpoint of 360 degrees with respect to the specified part of the three-dimensional structure image set in the image information, and enlarging or reducing the part from the specified viewpoint. Is further provided.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the customer can enlarge and confirm the foodstuffs used from all angles before ordering the lunch based on the three-dimensional structure image information of the nutritionally balanced meal lunch. You can

[0016]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the system configuration of a nutritionally balanced meal box providing system according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the nutrition-balanced food lunch providing system 100 includes an ordering side terminal device 1 such as a personal computer or a mobile radio telephone provided for a customer who needs to improve their eating habits.
And a manufacturing-side terminal device 2 such as a personal computer provided by a food manufacturer that manufactures nutrition-balanced food lunch boxes, and a distribution-side terminal device 3 equipped with a card reading device 4 provided by a logistics company that provides nutrition-balanced food lunch boxes to customers. By connecting to a plurality of these terminal devices via the Internet 5, the information management device 10 is provided in a system operating organization that provides a nutritionally balanced meal lunch to a customer.

The information management device 10 stores a database 20 for registering information necessary for performing a nutritional balance meal lunch providing service, an ordering side terminal device 1, a manufacturing side terminal device 2, and a distribution side terminal device 3. A web server 11 that receives a search request from the database and sends a search result of the database 20 via the Internet 5, and a database 2
It is composed of a database server 12 that manages 0 and an application server 13 that performs a business process of providing a nutritionally balanced meal lunch.

The database 20 includes a customer table 21, a manufacturer table 22, a distributor table 23, a healthy life table 24, a disease table 25, and a menu table 26.
And a physical distribution table 27.

The customer table 21 records registration information of customers who use nutritionally balanced meal lunch boxes. The customer registration information includes a customer code that is a search key section, a search key section that includes a user ID and a password, and information such as customer name, address, telephone number, mail address, and registration date that belong to the data section. Store and store. The customer registration information is recorded on a card medium at the time of registration, and the card medium is provided to the customer. As a customer who uses a nutritionally balanced meal lunch, in addition to an individual, a person in charge of lunch such as a hospital, a nursing home, and a nursing home is registered.

The manufacturer table 22 records the registration information of the food manufacturer who manufactures the nutritionally balanced meal lunch. The manufacturer registration information includes a manufacturer code that is a search key section, a search key section that includes a user ID and a password, a manufacturer name, an address, a telephone number, an email address, and a registration date that belong to the data section. Stores and stores the information of.

The distributor table 23 records registration information of distributors who provide nutritionally balanced food lunch boxes. The distribution company registration information includes a distribution company code which is a search key part, a search key part including a user ID and a password, a distribution company name, an address, a telephone number, an email address, and a registration date which belong to the data part. Stores and stores the information of. As the logistics company, a store such as a convenience store near the place where the customer uses the nutritionally balanced meal bento or his / her home, or a carrier that directly delivers the nutritionally balanced meal bento to the customer's place of work or home is registered.

The healthy life table 24 is for recording healthy life information such as the health condition and living environment in the daily life of the customer. The healthy life information stores and stores a healthy life code, which is a search key portion, and information such as the date of registration belonging to the data portion. The healthy life code is composed of sex, age, body fat percentage, height, weight and work form. Work types are classified into office work, light work, and physical work.

The illness table 25 records illness information such as lifestyle-related illnesses diagnosed by medical institutions to customers. The disease information stores and stores information such as a disease code which is a search key part, symptoms belonging to the data part, and a registration date. Disease codes include hypertension, hypotension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, arteriosclerosis, cerebral infarction, cerebral hemorrhage, cancer, pneumonia,
It is classified into gastritis, gastric ulcer, duodenal ulcer, gastroptosis, acute enteritis, acute hepatitis, cholelithiasis, cholecystitis, gout, bronchitis, rhinitis and the like.

The menu table 26 records menu schedule information of nutritionally balanced meal lunches for each disease name requiring dietary treatment. The menu schedule information includes a menu key, a planned delivery date, a scheduled delivery time, a world city, and a lunch code, a lunch key name belonging to the data section, a lunch image, a calorie value, nutrition information, Information such as recipe information, sales price, and manufacturer code is stored and stored. A healthy life code and a disease code are set as the menu code. A world city is composed of each country of the world as a major classification, and each city of that country as a middle classification. The image of the bento is set by the three-dimensional structure image. The nutrition component information is composed of protein, lipid, carbohydrate, vitamin, carotene, salt, and the content of inorganic substances. The recipe information includes the amount of use of each ingredient, the cooking method, and the like.

The physical distribution table 27 records physical distribution information in which the history of manufacturing information, shipping information, and delivery information is added for each order information of the nutritionally balanced meal lunch ordered by the customer. The distribution information is a search key part consisting of the distribution status, the manufacturer code, the planned delivery date, and the scheduled delivery time,
Search key part consisting of distribution status, customer code, expected delivery date, estimated delivery time, and designated delivery location, and order number, menu code, world city, lunch code, ordering information, manufacturing information, and shipping that belong to the data section. Information such as information and delivery information is stored and stored. As the distribution status, "ordering completed", "manufacturing completed", "shipping completed", "delivery completed", etc. are set.
The order information stores and stores information such as a customer code, a designated delivery place, an order quantity, an order date, an order time, and the like. The manufacturing information stores and stores information such as manufacturing location, manufacturing date, manufacturing time, and the like. The shipping information stores and stores information such as shipping location, shipping quantity, shipping date, shipping time, and the like. The delivery information stores and stores information such as a distribution agent code, delivery location, delivery quantity, delivery date, delivery time, and the like.

Next, the processing means 30 of the information management device responds to the request signal from the ordering side terminal device 1, the manufacturing side terminal device 2 and the physical distribution side terminal device 3 via the Internet 5 to search and update the database 20. The processing procedure for performing will be described in detail. FIG. 2 is a flow chart of processing of the processing means 30 in the information management apparatus of the present invention.
Composed of means.

That is, it comprises an ordering means 31, a shipping means 32 and a delivery means 33. Also, the ordering means 31
Includes display means 31a.

First, the user ID and password input from the ordering side terminal device 1, the manufacturing side terminal device 2 and the distribution side terminal device 3 are accepted to authenticate the user, and if there is a usage right, the menu selection screen is displayed on the ordering side. It is transmitted to the terminal device 1, the manufacturing side terminal device 2, and the physical distribution side terminal device 3.

The ordering means 31 searches for the corresponding menu schedule information on the basis of the search condition from the ordering side terminal device 1 and orders the nutritionally balanced meal lunch set in the selected menu schedule information. Database 20 that creates ordering information including at least the designated delivery place
, And sends the order information to the corresponding manufacturing-side terminal device 2. Further, the display means 31a, when displaying the image information of the nutritionally balanced meal lunch on the ordering side terminal device 1,
Display the part from the viewpoint of 360 degrees to the specified part of the three-dimensional structure image set in the image information,
The part is enlarged or reduced and displayed from the specified viewpoint.

The processing procedures of the ordering means 31 and the display means 31a will be described in detail below. (1) In response to the order request signal from the ordering side terminal device 1,
An ordering / search condition (healthy lifestyle / illness) selection screen is transmitted to the ordering side terminal device 1. (2) When a healthy life is selected from the ordering side terminal device 1 or a healthy life is selected and a healthy life is selected,
If the disease is selected by branching to the process of (3), (5)
Branch to the process of. (3) Send the order / search condition (healthy living code) input screen to the ordering side terminal device 1. (4) Accepting the input of the healthy life code from the ordering side terminal device 1, searching the healthy life table 24 for code checking, and branching to the processing of (7). (5) Send the order / search condition (disease code) input screen to the ordering side terminal device 1. (6) The input of the disease code from the ordering side terminal device 1 is accepted, the disease table 25 is searched, the code is checked, and the processing branches to (7). (7) From the health code entered in the process of (4) or the disease code entered in the process of (6) and the day after the system date, the menu table 26 is searched to acquire the menu schedule information, and the menu is acquired. The ordering / search condition (world city) selection screen in which the schedule information list is edited is transmitted to the ordering side terminal device 1. (8) Accepting the selection of the world city from the ordering side terminal device 1, acquiring the menu schedule information in which the selected world city is set, and the order / bento part in which the acquired menu schedule information list is edited. The viewpoint / enlargement / reduction designation screen is transmitted to the ordering side terminal device 1. (9) A part from the ordering side terminal device 1, an angle at which the part is displayed, a designation for enlarging / reducing the part is accepted, and a three-dimensional structure image centered on the part is edited based on the designation. The selected ordering / selection screen is transmitted to the ordering side terminal device 1. (10) The selection of menu schedule information from the ordering side terminal device 1 is accepted, and the ordering / ordering information input screen in which the selected menu schedule information is edited is transmitted to the ordering side terminal device 1. (11) An order confirmation screen in which the order information input from the order-side terminal device 1 is accepted and the selected menu schedule information and the entered order information are edited is displayed on the order-side terminal device 1
Send to. (12) Accepting the confirmation OK selection from the ordering side terminal device 1, searching the customer table 21 from the user ID and password input at the time of user authentication, and obtaining customer registration information. (13) The distribution table 27 is created by adding the customer code set in the acquired customer registration information to the entered order information and creating distribution information in which the distribution status is set to “order completed”.
Register with. (14) The manufacturer table 22 is searched based on the manufacturer code set in the selected menu schedule information to acquire the manufacturer registration information. (15) The distribution information created in the process of (13) is transmitted to the manufacturing side terminal device 2 of the mail address set in the acquired manufacturer registration information.

The shipping means 32 extracts corresponding order information based on the extraction condition from the manufacturing side terminal device 2 and ships the nutritionally balanced meal lunch set in the extracted order information to the designated delivery place. Shipping information is created and registered in the database 20, and the shipping information is transmitted to the corresponding ordering side terminal device 1.

The processing procedure of the shipping means 32 will be described in detail below. (1) In response to the shipping request signal from the manufacturing side terminal device 2, the manufacturer table 22 is searched by the user ID and password input at the time of user authentication to acquire the manufacturer registration information. (2) The distribution table 27 is searched from the manufacturer code set in the acquired manufacturer registration information, which is the extraction condition, the distribution status in which “manufacturing completed” is set, and the planned delivery date in which the system date is set. To obtain logistics information. (3) The shipping / distribution information selection screen in which the acquired distribution information list is edited is transmitted to the manufacturing side terminal device 2. (4) Accepting the selection of physical distribution information from the manufacturing side terminal device 2, and transmitting the shipping / shipping information input screen in which the selected physical distribution information is edited to the manufacturing side terminal device 2. (5) Accepting input of shipping information from the manufacturing side terminal device 2, and sending to the manufacturing side terminal device 2 a shipping confirmation screen in which the selected distribution information and the input shipping information are edited. (6) Accepting the confirmation OK selection from the manufacturing-side terminal device 2, setting “shipping completed” in the distribution status for the selected distribution information, adding the input shipping information, and updating the distribution table 27. To do. (7) The customer table 21 is searched from the customer code set in the selected physical distribution information to acquire the customer registration information. (8) The distribution information edited in the process of (6) is transmitted to the ordering side terminal device 1 having the mail address set in the acquired customer registration information.

The delivery means 33 retrieves the corresponding shipping information based on the customer registration information recorded on the card medium from the card reading device 4 and the designated delivery place from the physical distribution side terminal device 3, and selects the selected shipping information. The delivery information for delivering the nutritionally balanced meal lunch set in the information to the customer is created and registered in the database 20.

The processing procedure of the delivery means 33 will be described in detail below. (1) In response to the delivery request signal from the physical distribution side terminal device 3, the customer registration information recorded on the card medium from the card reading device 4 is acquired. (2) The delivery / designated delivery location input screen in which the acquired customer registration information is edited is transmitted to the physical distribution side terminal device 3. (3) Accepting the input of the designated delivery place from the terminal device 3 on the physical distribution side, the customer code set in the acquired customer registration information, the physical distribution status in which "shipping completed" is set, and the planned delivery year in which the system date is set. The physical distribution table 27 is searched from the designated delivery place where the date is input, and physical distribution information is acquired. (4) The delivery / distribution information selection screen in which the acquired distribution information list is edited is transmitted to the distribution side terminal device 3. (5) Accepting selection of physical distribution information from the physical distribution side terminal device 3, and transmitting to the physical distribution side terminal device 3 a delivery / delivery information input screen in which the selected physical distribution information is edited. (6) Accepting input of delivery information from the physical distribution side terminal device 3, and transmitting to the physical distribution side terminal device 3 a delivery confirmation screen in which the selected physical distribution information and the input delivery information are edited. (7) Accepting the confirmation OK selection from the physical distribution side terminal device 3, searching the physical distribution company table 23 with the user ID and password input at the time of user authentication, and acquiring the physical distribution company registration information. (8) For the selected distribution information, the distribution status is set to "delivery completed", the distribution company code set in the acquired distribution company registration information and the entered delivery information are added, and the distribution table 27 is updated. To do.

Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail above, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment. Various modifications can be made without departing from the technical scope of the present invention.

[0037]

As described above, at the ordering stage, a customer who wants to improve his / her dietary habits will receive the appropriate nutritional balance meal lunch according to his / her health condition, living environment, or disease. You can order the device more easily. Then, by using the three-dimensional image information of the nutrition-balanced food lunch box, it is possible to confirm the foods used and the like by enlarging them from all angles before ordering the lunch box.

Further, customers such as single salaried workers who continue to eat mainly eating out can specify a convenience store near their work place or their home as a designated delivery place for a lunch box to be ordered. It is possible to continue to use the convenience provided by stores such as convenience stores.

Further, at the shipping stage, the customer who has ordered the nutritionally balanced meal lunch can obtain in advance the information that the lunch was shipped to the designated delivery place as scheduled.

Furthermore, at the stage of delivery, the distributor determines the customer registration information recorded on the card medium presented by the customer and the designated delivery location of the nutritionally balanced meal lunch entered by the customer from the terminal device on the logistics side. It is possible to specify the nutritionally balanced food lunch box ordered by the customer who has presented the card medium, and to reliably provide the lunch box to the orderer.

Furthermore, when ordering a nutritionally balanced food lunch box, the customer can specify the nutritionally balanced food dish of each city in the world so that he or she will not get tired of the ordered lunch box.
You can eat different types of bento every day. This leads to the continued use of nutritionally balanced diet lunches, and for the customer, the effects of improving dietary habits can be accelerated.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a system configuration of a nutritionally balanced meal lunch providing system of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart of processing of processing means in the information management apparatus of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Ordering terminal device 2 Manufacturing side terminal equipment 3 Logistics side terminal device 4 card reader 5 Internet 10 Information management device 11 Web server 12 database server 13 Application server 20 databases 21 customer table 22 Manufacturers Table 23 Logistics agent table 24 Healthy Life Table 25 disease table 26 Menu table 27 Logistics table 30 processing means 31 Ordering method 31a Display means 32 means of shipping 33 means of delivery 100 Nutrient balance meal lunch provision system

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A computer system that provides a nutritionally balanced food lunch box for a customer who seeks to improve their eating habits according to their health condition, living environment, or disease. By connecting the ordering side terminal device provided to the customer who places an order, the production side terminal device provided by the food manufacturer who manufactures the nutrition balanced meal lunch, and a plurality of these terminal devices through a communication network, the nutrition At least composed of an information management device provided in a system operating organization that provides a balanced meal lunch to the customer, the information management device, the health condition and living environment of the customer,
Or, for each disease, image information of the nutritionally balanced diet lunch,
Applicable based on a database in which at least menu schedule information composed of one or more of calorie information, nutritional component information, recipe information, and selling price information is registered, and a search condition from the ordering side terminal device. Search for the menu schedule information to create order information including at least a designated delivery place for registering a nutritionally balanced meal lunch set in the selected menu schedule information, register the order information in the database, and place the order information. And at least an ordering means for transmitting to the corresponding manufacturing-side terminal device. 2. The information management device extracts the corresponding ordering information based on the extraction condition from the manufacturing side terminal device, and delivers the nutritionally balanced meal lunch set in the extracted ordering information as its designated delivery. The nutrition according to claim 1, further comprising shipping means for creating shipping information for shipping to a location, registering the shipping information in the database, and sending the shipping information to the corresponding ordering side terminal device. Balanced lunch box providing system. 3. The information management device is further connected via a communication network to a physical distribution side terminal device equipped with a card reading device provided in a physical distribution company that provides the nutritional balance meal lunch to the customer, The information management device searches for and selects the corresponding shipping information based on the registration information of the customer recorded on the card medium from the card reading device and the designated delivery place from the terminal device on the distribution side. The nutritionally balanced food according to claim 2, further comprising a delivery means for creating delivery information for delivering the nutritionally balanced meal bento set in the shipping information to the customer and registering the delivery information in the database. Lunch box providing system. 4. The menu schedule information is configured for each food item in each city in the world in addition to the health condition, the living environment, or the disease.
The nutrition-balanced food lunch box providing system according to any one of claims 1 to 3. 5. The image information of the nutritionally balanced diet lunch is:
The three-dimensional structure image information, the ordering means, when displaying the image information of the nutritional balance meal lunch on the ordering side terminal device, with respect to the designated portion of the three-dimensional structure image set in the image information 36
The nutrition-balanced food lunch box providing system according to claim 1, further comprising display means for displaying the part from a 0-degree viewpoint and enlarging or reducing the part from the designated viewpoint.