JP2003308266A - Commodity information acquisition system, stock management system and method for acquiring commodity information - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a commodity information acquisition system and method capable of automatically and effectively accessing a Web site for providing commodity information without requiring labor such as URL input which is complicated for a user. <P>SOLUTION: A maker name, a commodity name and the URL information of a Web site 2a for providing the information of the commodity are previously registered in an URL registration database 20 correspondingly to a JAN code. A barcode 5a written on the commodity 5 is read out by a barcode reader 4, the database 20 is retrieved from the read JAN code, the URL of the Web site 2a providing the commodity information is extracted, and the Web site 2a is accessed by the URL to acquire the commodity information. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a merchandise information acquisition system, an inventory management system, and a merchandise information acquisition method, and in particular, merchandise information for effectively utilizing a barcode described on a merchandise to access a website. The present invention relates to an acquisition system, an inventory management system, and a product information acquisition method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, the following method is available as a method of obtaining (or providing) product-related information.・ Use of product catalogs, guidebooks, etc. ・ Use of instruction manuals, manuals, etc. ・ Inquiries to manufacturers and suppliers (sales related companies) ・ Search for necessary information on the Internet website, etc. Guidebooks are important when deciding which products to buy, but are often destroyed once a product is purchased. Also, instruction manuals and manuals are very important for understanding the operation method when using the product, but once you start using the product, Even the storage location may be forgotten. However, if the product has troubles or needs detailed operation manuals, the above manuals and manuals are very important. Many. On the other hand, due to the rapid spread of the Internet in recent years, manufacturers have focused on providing product information from websites, and for many products (products), provide information equivalent to or higher than instruction manuals and manuals. , We
It can be obtained from the b site. Therefore, if you need information about the product,
It is likely that more information will be obtained using the eb site.

As described above, it is convenient to use the manufacturer's website to obtain product information, but to access the manufacturer's website, the URL of the manufacturer's website (the website of the manufacturer) is used. It is necessary to check the address) and input the URL accurately on the screen of the Web browser, which often takes time and effort.

Therefore, as a method for efficiently accessing a Web site, the following method using a bar code has been proposed. -Access a website by manually inputting a URL on a web browser screen using an input device such as a keyboard or mouse of a personal computer. -Call and browse the website and register the URL of the accessed website in the web browser. -Also, register the URL of the browsed website in the personal computer and assign an arbitrary code to the URL.・ Convert the code assigned to the URL into a bar code and print it.・ Read the above bar code with a bar code reader, enter the bar code information into a personal computer, and in the personal computer, the URL corresponding to the bar code.
To access the website of the corresponding URL.

However, in this method, it is necessary to manually input the URL at the beginning, and each UR of the bar code is required.
It is necessary to allocate and manage L, and it is not practical because there are many troublesome aspects such as separately printing different barcodes.

[0006]

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and the present invention uses the bar code attached to a product as it is when acquiring product information from a Web site. By doing so, it is possible to automatically and effectively access a website that provides product information without the need for the user to enter a URL, and the product information acquisition system and product information acquisition The first purpose is to provide a method, and further, by effectively utilizing the barcode described in the food product, not only to obtain the product information of the food product from the website but also to manage the inventory of the food product. A second object is to provide an inventory management system capable of presenting recipe information.

[0007]

The present invention is to solve the above problems, and the invention of claim 1 is a product information acquisition system for acquiring and displaying product information from a website on a communication network. , W that provides the manufacturer name, the product name, and the product information corresponding to the JAN code
From the database for registering the URL information of the eb site, the barcode reading means for reading the barcode described on the product using the barcode reader, and the JAN code read by the barcode reading means, A registration data search unit for searching the database and extracting URL information of a Web site that provides the product information, and a Web for accessing the Web site based on the URL information extracted by the registration data search unit. Website access means and the website of the website accessed by the website access means
The product information acquisition system is characterized by comprising a product information display means for displaying a page.

The invention according to claim 2 of the present invention is a product information acquisition system for acquiring and displaying product information from a website on a communication network, and corresponding to a JAN code, information on a maker name and a product name. And a database for registering the bar code reader, a bar code reader for reading the bar code written on the product, and a JAN code read by the bar code reading unit for searching the database, Registration data search means for extracting the product name and product name information, and a website for accessing the search site by using the manufacturer name and product name extracted by the registration data search means as keywords and providing the product information Web to search for
We that provides information on the product from the site search means and the search result information obtained by the website search means.
The product information acquisition system is characterized by comprising a product information display means for accessing the b site and displaying the Web page of the Web site.

The invention according to claim 3 of the present invention is an inventory management system for acquiring product information and recipe information of foodstuffs from a website on a communication network and managing inventory of the foodstuffs to be stored, which is a JAN code. Corresponding to, W providing the information of the manufacturer name and the ingredient name and the ingredient
A URL registration database for registering information on the URL of the eb site, an inventory database for recording inventory information of food materials to be stored, and a barcode reading means for reading a barcode described on the ingredients using a barcode reader. And, based on the JAN code read by the barcode reading means, extracts the URL of the website providing the information of the foodstuff from the URL registration database, accesses the website of the URL, and provides the information of the foodstuff. Based on the product information display means for displaying the Web page and the JAN code read by the bar code reading means, the stock information of the foodstuffs and the stocking information of the foodstuffs and the stock amount information of the foodstuffs are recorded in the database. Inventory management means for, and search the database,
Recipe generating means for accessing the recipe information providing site based on the information of the stored ingredients to acquire the recipe information, and generating a candidate recipe based on the recipe information; and the recipe generating means. The recipe selection menu means for displaying the recipe candidate menu generated by, and displaying the information of the recipe selected from the recipe candidate menu, and the information that cannot be input by reading the barcode or the barcode is described. The inventory management system is characterized by comprising a product information input means for inputting information on foodstuffs that have not been processed.

The invention of claim 4 of the present invention is a product information acquisition method in a product information acquisition system for acquiring and displaying product information from a website on a communication network, wherein the maker name corresponds to the JAN code. And the product name,
A procedure for registering the information of the URL of the website providing the information of the product in the database, a barcode reading procedure for reading the barcode described on the product using the barcode reader, and the barcode. From the JAN code read by the code reading procedure, the registration data search procedure for searching the database and extracting the URL information of the website that provides the product information, and the URL information extracted by the registration data search procedure Based on a website access procedure for accessing a website, and a product information display procedure for displaying a web page of the website accessed by the website access procedure. It is what

The invention of claim 5 of the present invention is a method for obtaining product information in a product information obtaining system for obtaining and displaying product information from a website on a communication network, wherein the maker name corresponds to the JAN code. And a product name information in a database, a bar code reader for reading a bar code on the product, and a JAN code read by the bar code reading process. From the above, by searching the database, the registration data search procedure for extracting the manufacturer name and the product name information, the manufacturer name and the product name extracted by the registration data search procedure as keywords, access the search site, A website search procedure for searching a website that provides information on the product, and the website search procedure. Product information display procedure for accessing a website that provides information on the product and displaying a web page of the website from information of search results obtained by the search procedure. This is the acquisition method.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, the computer in the product information acquisition system that acquires and displays the product information from the website on the communication network, corresponds to the JAN code, and corresponds to the manufacturer name and the product name. And a procedure for registering the information of the URL of the website providing the information of the product in the database, and using the barcode reader,
The database is searched from the barcode reading procedure for reading the barcode written on the product and the JAN code read by the barcode reading procedure, and the URL information of the website providing the information of the product is extracted. Based on the registration data search procedure for searching and the URL information extracted by the registration data search procedure.
The program is a program for executing a website access procedure for accessing a site and a product information display procedure for displaying a web page of the website accessed by the website access procedure.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, the computer in the product information acquisition system for acquiring and displaying the product information from the website on the communication network displays the manufacturer name and the product name corresponding to the JAN code. From the procedure for registering the information and the database, the barcode reading procedure for reading the barcode described on the product using the barcode reader, and the JAN code read by the barcode reading procedure, the database And a registration data search procedure for extracting the manufacturer name and the product name information, and accessing the search site by using the manufacturer name and the product name extracted by the registration data search procedure as keywords to obtain the product information. And a website search procedure for searching a website that provides
b From the information of the search result obtained by the site search procedure, access the website that provides the information of the product,
It is a program for executing a product information display procedure for displaying a web page of an eb site.

[0014]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION J which is generally popular in the distribution industry
The AN (Japanese Article Number) code is printed or attached as a barcode on the package of the product. There are several types of JAN codes, but in the case of standard type 13 digits (7-digit version of manufacturer code), the upper 2 digits are country-specific code, the next 5 digits are manufacturer-specific code, and the next 5 digits are Digits are product-specific codes,
The remaining one digit means a check digit (Fig. 10).
reference). In the product information acquisition system of the present invention, the user reads the bar code described (by attaching or printing) on the product with the bar code reader, and uses the information of this bar code to access the Web site of the product maker, Make relevant product information available. In addition,
In the product information acquisition system of the present invention, a Web that provides product information by the following two methods of using barcodes
Visit the site to get product information.

[Merchandise Information Acquisition System Using First Method] FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a first configuration example of a merchandise information acquisition system. It is connected to the website 2a of the maker 2. Note that there are actually a plurality of websites 2a of the maker 2.

The product information acquisition system 10 is provided with the following means. The barcode reading means 11 is the barcode reader 4
Is a means for reading the bar code 5a described on the product 5. The registration data search means 12 finds the manufacturer code and the product code of the product 5 from the JAN code read by the barcode reading means 11, and searches the URL registration database 20 to provide the product information about the product 5. This is means for extracting the URL of the website 2a of the maker 2. The website access means 13 uses the URL extracted by the registration data search means 12 for the We of the maker 2.
b is a means for accessing the site 2a. The Web product information display unit 14 is a unit for displaying the product information by opening the Web page of the Web site 2a of the maker 2. Further, the URL registration means 15 is means for registering, in the URL registration database 20, the maker name, the product name, and the URL information of the website providing the information of the product, corresponding to the JAN code. . The URL registration database 20, as illustrated in FIG. 3, corresponds to the JAN code described in the product 5, and provides the manufacturer name of the product 5, the product name, and the Web of the manufacturer 2 that provides information about the product 5. Information on the URL of the site 2a is recorded.

FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the product information acquisition system 10 shown in FIG. 1. The flow of the operation will be described below with reference to FIG. (1) The barcode reading means 11 reads the barcode 5a of the product 5 (step S1). (2) The manufacturer code providing the product 5 is extracted from the JAN code read from the barcode 5a (step S2). (3) The product code of the product 5 is extracted from the JAN code read from the barcode 5a (step S3). (4) The registration data search means 12 searches the URL registration database 20 based on the manufacturer code and the product code, and extracts the URL of the website 2a of the manufacturer 2 that provides the product information of the product 5 (step S4). . (5) Further, the manufacturer name and the product name are displayed (step S
5). (6) By the website access means 13, the manufacturer 2
To access the website 2a (step S6). (7) The Web product information display unit 14 displays the Web page of the Web site 2a of the maker 2 on the screen (steps S7 and S8). (8) The user confirms and uses the product information displayed on the Web page (steps S9 and S10). If the product information is incorrect, the process returns to step S1 and the operation is performed again.

As described above, in the product information acquisition system 10 using the first method, the URL registration database 20 provides the manufacturer name, the product name, and the product information corresponding to the JAN code. Information on the URL of the website is registered in advance. Then, the bar code 5a written on the product 5 is read, the URL registration database 20 is searched from the read JAN code, the URL of the website 2a providing the product information is extracted, and the UR is searched.
Access the website 2a by L and display the web page of the website 2a.

[Merchandise Information Acquisition System Using Second Method] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a second configuration example of the merchandise information acquisition system. Manufacturer 2's website 2a,
It is connected to a search site 3 having a search engine 3a.
It should be noted that there are actually a plurality of websites 2a of the manufacturer 2, and there may be a plurality of search sites 3 as well.

The product information acquisition system 30 is provided with the following means. The barcode reading means 31 is the barcode reader 4
Is a means for reading the bar code 5a described on the product 5. The registration data retrieval means 32 retrieves the JAN code database 40 from the JAN code read by the barcode reading means 31, and finds the "maker name" and "product name".
Is a means for extracting. -The website search means 33 accesses the search site 3 using the "maker name" and "product name" as keywords to search for a website that provides information related to the "maker name" and "product name". It is a means to do. The Web product information display unit 34 is the Web search unit 33.
It is a means for accessing a website that provides related information from the website information obtained by, and displaying the web page of the website. -The JAN code database 40 stores the JAN code,
It is a database in which the corresponding manufacturer name and product name are registered.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the product information acquisition system 30 shown in FIG. 4, and the operation flow will be described below with reference to FIG. (1) The barcode reading means 31 reads the barcode 5a of the product 5 (step S21). (2) The manufacturer code providing the product 5 is extracted from the JAN code read from the barcode 5a (step S22). (3) The product code of the product 5 is extracted from the JAN code read from the barcode 5a (step S2
3). (4) The registered data search means 32 searches the JAN code database 40 from the manufacturer code and the product code, and extracts the "manufacturer name" and the "product name" (step S).
24). Further, the "maker name" and the "product name" are displayed (step S25). (5) "Manufacturer name" by the website search means 33
Using "and product name" as keywords, the search site 3 having the search engine 3a is accessed to search for a website that provides relevant information (step S26). (6) The search result by the search site 3 is displayed on the screen (steps S27 and S28). Normally, a plurality of pieces of search result information (website or webpage information) are displayed, so a website or We page is selected and accessed (step S29). For example, We of Maker 2
b Access the site 2a. (7) The web page of the accessed website 2a is displayed on the screen (steps S30 and S31). (8) Check the product information by looking at the Web page displayed on the screen. (Step S32) If the information displayed on the Web page is required by the user, the information is used (Step S33). If the information displayed on the web page is not required by the user, the process returns to step S28, and another website or We
Examine page b.

As described above, in the product information acquisition system 30 using the second method, the manufacturer name and the product name information are registered in the JAN code database 40 in correspondence with the JAN code, and the product 5 Scan the bar code 5a written on the
The N code database 40 is searched to extract the maker name and the product information, and the maker name and the product name that have been extracted are used as keywords to access the search site 3 to search the Web site 2a that provides relevant information, and then search. From the resulting information, the website 2a that provides related information is accessed and the web page of the website 2a is displayed.

As described above, the product information acquisition system of the present invention 2
Although the configuration example has been described, the product information acquisition system of the present invention can be utilized in the following forms. (1) Utilization in a general personal computer As illustrated in FIG. 6, the product information acquisition system of the present invention is connected to the communication network 1 via various communication lines including the telephone line of the telephone 91. It can be applied to the personal computer 90. In this case, the barcode reader 4 is connected to the RS232C terminal or the like of the personal computer 90, and the software for realizing the function of the product information acquisition system of the present invention is installed in the main body of the personal computer 90. (2) When utilized on information home electric appliances that can be connected to the network The product information acquisition system of the present invention can be applied to information electric home appliances in which information devices are incorporated in refrigerators, microwave ovens, TVs, and the like. FIG. 7 is an example in which the product information acquisition system of the present invention is applied to the refrigerator 45. Refrigerator 4
5 is connected to the communication network 1 via various communication lines including the telephone line of the telephone 91, or connected to the communication network 1 via a personal computer 90 or the like.

Further, the refrigerator 45 is provided with an information processing function equivalent to that of a normal personal computer, and the front surface of the refrigerator 45 is provided with a touch panel type monitor screen 45a having both a keyboard function and a display function. Further, the refrigerator 45 is equipped with the barcode reader 4,
It is possible to read the barcode 7a of the product 7 as the food material, access the website 2a of the maker 2, and display the information about the product 7 on the monitor screen 45a.

[Inventory management system for inventory management of foodstuffs and cooking support] Next, a specific example in which the product information acquisition system of the present invention is applied to an information home electric appliance will be described.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the inventory management system 51, which is the product information acquisition system 10 shown in FIG.
This is an example in which the stock management function of foodstuffs and the cooking support function are added based on the above, and the system is applied to the refrigerator 50. Further, the inventory management system 51 installed in the refrigerator 50 uses the We of the manufacturer 2 via the communication network 1.
b site 2a and website 6 that provides recipe information
Connected to.

The following means are provided in the inventory management system 51. The barcode reading means 52 is the barcode reader 4
It is a means for reading the barcode 7a described on the product 7 stored in or stored in the refrigerator 50 by using a. The registration data searching means 53 is means for searching the URL registration database 70 from the JAN code read by the barcode reading means 52 and extracting the URL of the website 2a of the maker 2 that provides the product 7. The website access means 54 is the website of the manufacturer 2.
It is a means for accessing the site 2 a and the recipe providing website 6. The Web product information display unit 55 is a unit for displaying the Web page of the Web site 2a of the maker 2. The inventory management unit 56 is a unit for managing inventory of the foodstuffs stored in the refrigerator 50. FIG. 9 shows an example of the management information. -The recipe generation means 57 uses the foodstuff inventory database 80.
Is a means for searching for and generating candidates for recipes that can be cooked. When creating the recipe, the recipe providing website 6 is accessed to obtain the recipe information. The recipe selection display means 58 displays the recipe candidate menu generated by the recipe generation means 57, and
It is a means for displaying information of the recipe selected from the recipe candidate menu. The product information input means 59 is a means for the user to manually input information that cannot be input by a barcode (for example, the expiration date, the amount of contents, etc.) or the information of an article for which a barcode is not described. The URL registration database 70, as illustrated in FIG. 3, corresponds to the JAN code, the manufacturer name, the product name,
It is a database in which the information of the URL of the website that provides the product information of the product is registered. -In the inventory database 80, as illustrated in FIG.
For the items in stock in the refrigerator 50, the “date of receipt” and “JA”
"N code", "maker name", "product name", "stock amount", etc. are recorded. It should be noted that when the product is to be delivered, the "delivery amount" is subtracted from the "stock amount" for display.

By using the inventory management system 51 described above, the refrigerator 50 can be utilized as follows. -Display recipe information of dishes that can be cooked from stocked ingredients. Based on the stock food material data in the refrigerator 50, the recipe providing website 6 can be accessed via the communication network 1 to receive and display information on dishes that can be cooked with the currently prepared food materials. In addition, when there is a shortage of food, the information can be displayed.・ In addition, information on cooking methods such as retort pouch foods and instant foods, heating time of microwave oven, etc. can be found in We
It can be acquired from the b site 2a or the recipe providing website 6 and displayed.

The embodiment of the present invention has been described above. Each function in the product information acquisition system 10 shown in FIG. 1, the product information acquisition system 30 shown in FIG. 4, and the inventory management system 51 shown in FIG. 8 ( (1) is recorded on a computer-readable recording medium, and the program recorded on this recording medium is read into a computer system and executed, whereby the product information acquisition system 10 shown in FIG. The product information acquisition system 30 shown in FIG. 4 and the inventory management system 51 shown in FIG.
You may perform a required process for each function (means) in. The “computer system” mentioned here includes an OS and hardware such as peripheral devices.

The "computer-readable recording medium" means a flexible disk, a magneto-optical disk,
It refers to a portable medium such as a ROM or a CD-ROM, or a storage device such as a hard disk built in a computer system. Furthermore, "computer-readable recording medium"
Is a communication line that holds a program dynamically for a short period of time, such as a communication line for transmitting the program through a network such as the Internet or a communication line such as a telephone line.
(Transmission medium or transmission wave), such as a volatile memory inside a computer system that serves as a server or a client in that case, that holds a program for a certain period of time is also included. Further, the above-mentioned program may be a program for realizing a part of the above-mentioned functions, and a program that can realize the above-mentioned functions in combination with a program already recorded in a computer system, that is, a so-called difference file (difference file). Program).

The embodiments of the product information acquisition system and the inventory management system of the present invention have been described above.
The present invention is not limited only to the illustrated examples described above,
Needless to say, various changes can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

[0032]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention.
In the product information acquisition system of
Manufacturer name and product name information corresponding to the JAN code,
The information on the URL of the website that provides the information on the product is registered. Then, the bar code written on the product is read, the database is searched from the read JAN code, the URL of the website providing the product information is extracted, the website is accessed by the URL, and the web page of the website is accessed. Is displayed. As a result, the barcode provided on the product can be used as it is, and a website that provides information about the product can be accessed more easily than before. Since the information on the corresponding product can be obtained from the accessed website, as a result, it is possible to reduce the display of the attached explanatory text and the package.

Further, in the product information acquisition system according to claim 2 of the present invention, the information of the maker name and the product name is stored in the database in correspondence with the JAN code by the access method when the URL information is not registered in advance. Register Then, the barcode written on the product is read, the database is searched from the read JAN code, the maker name and the product name are extracted, and the search site is accessed using the extracted maker name and product name as keywords. Search the website that provides the product information, access the website that provides the product information from the search result information,
The web page of the website is displayed. Further, the URL of the website used is associated with the JAN code and automatically stored in the database, and can be used as URL registered when the same barcode is read next time. By repeating this, UR
You can increase the registration URL of the L registration database,
The contents of the URL registration database can be enhanced. With these, the manufacturer name information and the product name information of the barcode described on the product can be used as they are for the search, so that it is possible to easily access the website providing the information of the corresponding product. We who accessed
You can get the description of the corresponding product from the b site.
As a result, the attached description can be reduced in the number of sentences and packages.

Further, the inventory management system according to claim 3 of the present invention is a URL registration database for registering a maker name, a product (foodstuff) name, and a URL of a Web site providing product information corresponding to the JAN code. , An inventory database that records inventory information of products (foodstuffs) to be stored is provided.
Then, the JAN code written on the product is read, and the product information can be displayed by accessing the URL of the website that provides the product information. In addition, the JAN code written on the food material is read, and information on whether the food material is stored or released and the stock amount information of the food material are recorded in a database to manage the stock. Also, stored products (foodstuffs)
Based on the information, the recipe information providing site is accessed to obtain and display the recipe information. This allows you to display the product information by using the bar code on the product as it is, check the stock status of the product (foodstuff), and prepare recipe information for dishes that can be cooked with the currently available foodstuffs. Can be presented.

Further, in the method for obtaining product information according to claim 4 of the present invention, information on the manufacturer name and the product name corresponding to the JAN code and the URL of the Web site providing the information on the product are stored in the database. Register information and. Then, the bar code written on the product is read, the database is searched from the read JAN code, the URL of the website providing the product information is extracted, the website is accessed by the URL, and the website of the website is accessed.
Display the page. Thus, the barcode provided on the product can be used as it is to easily access a website that provides information on the product.

Further, in the method for obtaining product information according to claim 5 of the present invention, information on the manufacturer name and the product name is registered in the database in correspondence with the JAN code. Then, read the barcode on the product, and read the JA
The database is searched from the N code, the maker name and the product name are extracted, the search site is accessed using the extracted maker name and product name as keywords, and the website providing the product information is searched, and the search result From the information described above, a website that provides product information is accessed and the web page of the website is displayed. Thus, the barcode provided on the product can be used as it is to easily access a website that provides information on the product.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a first configuration example of a product information acquisition system.

FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining an operation of the product information acquisition system shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a URL registration database.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a second configuration example of a product information acquisition system.

5 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the product information acquisition system shown in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a first diagram showing an example of utilizing the product information acquisition system.

FIG. 7 is a second diagram showing an example of utilizing the product information acquisition system.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a configuration example of an inventory management system.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of an inventory database.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a JAN code.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 communication network 2 manufacturers 2a Website 3 search sites 3a search engine 4, 4a barcode reader 5 products 5a barcode 6 websites 7 products 7a barcode 10 Product information acquisition system 11 Bar code reading means 12 Registration data search means 13 Web site access methods 14 Web product information display means 15 URL registration means 20 URL registration database 30 Product information acquisition system 31 Bar code reading means 32 Registration data search means 33 Web site search means 34 Web product information display means 40 JAN code database 45, 50 refrigerator 45a monitor screen 51 inventory management system 52 Bar code reading means 53 Registration data search method 54 Website Access Means 55 Web product information display means 56 Inventory management means 57 Recipe Generation Means 58 Recipe selection display means 59 Product information input means 70 URL registration database 80 inventory database

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Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A product information acquisition system for acquiring and displaying product information from a website on a communication network, which provides a maker name, a product name, and information about the product corresponding to a JAN code. The database for registering the information of the URL of the website, the barcode reading means for reading the barcode described on the product by using the barcode reader, and the JAN code read by the barcode reading means, A registration data search means for searching a database and extracting URL information of a website that provides the product information, and a web for accessing the website based on the URL information extracted by the registration data search means. Site access means, and the We accessed by the website access means
A product information acquisition system, comprising: a product information display unit for displaying a Web page of the b site. 2. A product information acquisition system for acquiring and displaying product information from a website on a communication network, wherein a database for registering a maker name and product name information corresponding to a JAN code, and a bar. Using a code reader, a bar code reading means for reading a bar code written on a product, and a JAN code read by the bar code reading means are used to search the database for the manufacturer name and product name information. A registration data search unit for extracting, and a W for accessing a search site by using the maker name and the product name extracted by the registration data search unit as keywords and searching for a Web site that provides information on the product.
an eb site search means, and a product information display means for accessing a website providing information on the product from the information of the search result obtained by the website search means and displaying a web page of the website. A product information acquisition system characterized by being equipped. 3. An inventory management system that obtains product information and recipe information of foodstuffs from a website on a communication network and manages the inventory of the foodstuffs to be stored, which corresponds to the JAN code and the manufacturer name. , A URL registration database for registering information on foodstuff names and information on URLs of websites that provide information on the foodstuffs, an inventory database for recording inventory information on foodstuffs to be stored, and foodstuffs using a barcode reader Bar code reading means for reading the bar code described in, and based on the JAN code read by the bar code reading means, extracts the URL of the website providing the information of the foodstuff from the URL registration database, The U
Product information display means for accessing a RL website and displaying a web page for providing information on foodstuffs, and information on whether the foodstuffs are loaded or unloaded based on the JAN code read by the barcode reading means, Inventory management means for recording information on the stock amount of foodstuffs in the database, and searching the database, and accessing the recipe information providing site to obtain recipe information based on the stored foodstuff information Then, while displaying a recipe generation unit for generating a candidate recipe based on the recipe information and a recipe candidate menu generated by the recipe generation unit, the recipe selected from the recipe candidate menu is displayed. Recipe selection display means for displaying information and information that cannot be entered due to barcode reading or bar code An inventory management system, comprising: product information input means for inputting information of foodstuffs in which no code is written. 4. A product information acquisition method in a product information acquisition system for acquiring and displaying product information from a website on a communication network, wherein a maker name, a product name, and the product corresponding to a JAN code. For registering the information of the URL of the website that provides the information on the database in the database, the barcode reading procedure for reading the barcode described on the product using the barcode reader, and the barcode reading Based on the registration data search procedure for searching the database from the JAN code read by the procedure and extracting the URL information of the website that provides the product information, and the URL information extracted by the registration data search procedure. , A website access procedure for accessing a website, We were accessed by the scan procedure
b. A merchandise information display method for displaying a web page of a site b. 5. A product information acquisition method in a product information acquisition system for acquiring and displaying product information from a website on a communication network, wherein a database of maker name and product name information corresponding to JAN code is provided. The procedure for registering to, the barcode reading procedure for reading the barcode described on the product using the barcode reader, and the JAN code read by the barcode reading procedure, searching the database. A registration data search procedure for extracting the manufacturer name and product name information, and a Web for accessing the search site and providing the product information using the manufacturer name and the product name extracted by the registration data search procedure as keywords. W to search the site
The eb site search procedure and the product information display procedure for accessing the website providing the product information from the search result information obtained by the website search procedure and displaying the web page of the website. A method for obtaining product information, which includes: 6. A computer in a product information acquisition system that acquires and displays product information from a website on a communication network, and provides a maker name, a product name, and the product information corresponding to the JAN code. The procedure for registering the URL information of the website to be stored in the database, the barcode reading procedure for reading the barcode described on the product using the barcode reader, and the barcode reading procedure for reading A registration data search procedure for searching the database from the JAN code and extracting URL information of the website that provides the product information, and a website based on the URL information extracted by the registration data retrieval procedure. The website access procedure for accessing, and the website access procedure Access the We
A program for executing the product information display procedure for displaying the Web page of the b site. 7. A computer in a product information acquisition system that acquires and displays product information from a website on a communication network, in order to register a maker name and product name information in a database corresponding to a JAN code. And the barcode reading procedure for reading the barcode written on the product using the barcode reader and the JAN code read by the barcode reading procedure, the database is searched, and the manufacturer name and the product are searched. Registration data search procedure for extracting name information, and accessing a search site using the manufacturer name and product name extracted by the registration data search procedure as keywords to search for a website that provides the product information. W for
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