JP2006085498A - Allergen checking method, and device and program therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system for easily checking whether a problematic allergen is included in foods. <P>SOLUTION: This allergen checking method uses a system including a cellular phone 12 and a server 14. This method is provided with steps of: acquiring a commodity ID included in a bar code by capturing the bar code of a commodity by means of the cellular phone 12 and transmitting the commodity ID to the server 14 via a network 13; checking whether the commodity identified based on the commodity ID includes an allergen or not in the server 14; transmitting the allergy relevant information based on the check result to the cellular phone 12 transmitting the commodity ID via the network from the sever 14; and notifying contents of the received allergy relevant information through the cellular phone 12. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an allergy information check method, an apparatus therefor, and a program.

  With regard to foods containing allergens, there is a labeling system for foods containing allergens that cause food allergies from the viewpoint of preventing the occurrence of health hazards for persons with a specific allergic constitution. According to the labeling system, among the foods containing allergic substances, five items such as wheat, buckwheat, and eggs (hereinafter referred to as “specific raw materials”) that are particularly required to be displayed in consideration of the number of cases and severity. The Food Sanitation Law Enforcement Rules (Ministry of Health and Welfare Ordinance No. 23 of 1948; hereinafter referred to as “Rules”) are attached in Table 5-2. It is supposed to be described to include (see Non-Patent Document 1). Furthermore, according to the labeling system, it is possible for processed foods containing abalone, squid, etc. (hereinafter referred to as “specified raw materials”) to contain these foods as raw materials. Try to display as much as possible.

Food manufacturers should describe the contents of raw materials in each food in as much detail as possible, and provide special packaging for the five items stipulated in the above ministerial ordinances so that consumers can be alerted. We display raw materials and provide information to consumers.
Food Sanitation Law Enforcement Regulations (Showa 23 Ministry of Health and Welfare Ordinance No. 23) Attached Table 5-2

  However, when displaying raw materials on the packaging of a product, all raw materials may not be described or may be abbreviated due to display area restrictions. For this reason, if the raw materials are described in a small package on a product, it may not be easy for a consumer who is careful about food allergies to check for the presence of allergic substances in the product.

  When notation is omitted, the consumer must check the presence of allergic substances in the product to be purchased by referring to the homepage provided by the manufacturer in advance. The work is complicated and not easy.

  Accordingly, there is a problem that the consumer cannot easily confirm whether or not the allergic substance in question is contained in the food.

  Then, an object of this invention is to provide the system which can confirm easily whether the allergic substance used as a problem is contained in the foodstuff.

  The allergen check method of the present invention is an allergen check method using a system including a portable terminal having an imaging means and a center device capable of communicating with the portable terminal via a network, wherein the portable terminal includes: The product identification information included in the barcode is acquired by imaging the barcode displayed on the product packaging or the product tag, and the acquired product identification information is transmitted to the center device via the network. The center device checks whether the product identified by the received product identification information contains an allergic substance, and the center device displays allergy related information based on the check result, Transmitting the product identification information to the mobile terminal via the network; Serial mobile terminal, and a step of notifying the contents of the allergy-related information received.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the system which can confirm easily whether the allergic substance used as a problem is contained in a foodstuff is realizable.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing the configuration of the allergic substance check system according to the present embodiment. First, how the system according to the present embodiment is used will be briefly described with reference to FIG.

  A two-dimensional barcode (hereinafter, also simply referred to as a barcode) 11 such as a QR code is displayed on a product, for example, a package of processed food, by printing or the like. The barcode 11 includes a product name, identification information for identifying the product (hereinafter referred to as a product ID), and information on a predetermined URL (Uniform Resource Locator). The product ID included in the barcode 11 is associated with the product, and the product ID is product identification information that uniquely identifies the product. A consumer considering the purchase of the product (hereinafter also referred to as a user) uses the barcode reading function of the camera-equipped mobile phone 12 to photograph the barcode 11 printed on the product packaging.

  When the barcode 11 is correctly read by the mobile phone 12, the product name, product ID, and URL are displayed on a display unit such as a liquid crystal display. The user confirms the product name displayed on the display unit, and further operates the mobile phone 12 to access the displayed URL.

  In response to an access instruction from the user to the URL, an allergy information inquiry command is transmitted from the mobile phone 12 to the server 14 corresponding to the designated URL via the Internet 13. The allergy information inquiry command includes a product ID included in the barcode 11 read by the mobile phone 12.

  When receiving the product ID, the server 14 checks the presence of allergic substances for the product ID from the product allergy information data stored in the connected storage device 15. That is, the server 14 performs a check process as to whether or not the product identified by the received product ID contains an allergic substance. The server 14 transmits the check result information as allergy-related information to the mobile phone 12 that has transmitted the allergy information inquiry command. Since the allergy information of the inquired product is displayed on the display unit of the mobile phone 12, the user can easily confirm the presence or absence of allergic substances in the product.

  Therefore, when purchasing a product, the user reads the barcode 11 printed on the package of the product with the barcode reading function of the mobile phone 12, and based on the information, the user receives allergy to the server 14 which is an allergy information check device. An access operation is performed to inquire whether the substance is included in the product. Based on the received bar code information, the server 14 checks for the presence of allergic substances in the product and transmits the check result to the mobile phone 12. The user can easily determine whether or not to purchase the product by looking at the check result displayed on the mobile phone 12.

Next, the configuration of the system will be described more specifically. The allergic substance check system includes a mobile phone 12 as a mobile terminal having an imaging means, and a server 14 as a center device.
The bar code 11 shown in FIG. 1 is printed on a product packaging or a tag attached to the product. In FIG. 1, the barcode 11 is a QR code, but may be another two-dimensional barcode. As described above, the barcode 11 includes a product name, a product ID that identifies the product, and a predetermined URL.

The product name is used for displaying the product name on the display of the mobile phone 12 and showing the product name to the user when the barcode 11 is read by the mobile phone 12, for example.
The product ID is identification information for uniquely identifying the product with the product ID in the product allergy information data in the storage device 15.

  The URL is access information for accessing the server 14 from the mobile phone 12 via the Internet 13. The URL is information for a user who uses the allergy information check system according to the present embodiment to access the server 14 as the allergic substance check device using the URL.

  As described above, the mobile phone 12 is a mobile phone with a camera and further has a barcode reading function. Therefore, when the barcode 11 is imaged using the camera of the mobile phone 12, the mobile phone 12 reads the information recorded in the barcode 11 and if the URL is included in the read information. The URL can be accessed without the user inputting the information of the URL.

  In the present embodiment, the mobile phone 12 is used. However, the mobile phone 12 is a personal digital assistant (PDA), has a communication function, and acquires product ID information included in the barcode. It may be a terminal device to which an imaging function is added. For example, a PDA configured by connecting a camera and a communication card accessible to the Internet 13 may be used.

The mobile phone 12 can be connected to the Internet 13, but is connected to the Internet 13 via a base station of a communication carrier related to the mobile phone 12.
The allergy information check system according to the present embodiment is a system in which the mobile phone 12 is connected to the server 14 via the Internet 13, but may be a terminal device such as a PDA as described above. Further, the network may be an intranet, a LAN (Local Area Network), a WAN (Wide Area Network) or the like instead of the Internet 13. In that case, for example, the user can receive the allergen check service as described above by a PDA or the like in a specific facility or the like.

  The server 14 is a center device as a web server. A storage device 15 is connected to or built in the server 14. The storage device 15 stores, that is, stores, product allergy information data 21 including product allergy information and individual allergy information data 22 including user allergy information. The product allergy information includes information indicating the presence or absence of allergic substances predetermined for each product. The individual allergy information includes information on allergic substances for each user. The server 14 stores a software program for checking the allergy information described above, and checks the allergy information using the product allergy information data 21 and the individual allergy information data 22.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of the data structure of the product allergy information data 21. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of the data structure of the individual allergy information data 22. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the product allergy information data 21 and the individual allergy information data 22 according to the present embodiment are tabular data, but may have a format other than the tabular format, for example, a database structure. .

  As shown in FIG. 2, the product allergy information data 21 has a plurality of item columns and includes respective columns of a product ID column 31, a product name column 32, a raw material item column 33, and an additional information column 34. The product ID field 31 stores identifier information that identifies the product described above. Corresponding to the product ID, the product name column 32 stores a product name, the raw material information column 33 stores information indicating the presence or absence of raw materials, and the additional information column 34 stores various types of additional information.

  In the raw material item column 33, data indicating whether or not each raw material is included in the product of each product ID corresponding to a plurality of predetermined raw material names that are allergic substances is stored. When the raw material is included in the product, “1” is stored. In the case of FIG. 2, the product ID “A0398398...” Has data “1” corresponding to “milk” and “wheat”. Therefore, the product “Wakame Soup” with the product ID “A0388398...” Includes “milk” and “wheat”.

  The raw material item column 33 includes a raw material column 33 a for “specific raw material” and a raw material column 33 b for “similar to specific raw material”. The raw material column 33a of “specific raw material” includes “egg”, “milk”, “wheat”, “soba”, and “peanut” here. The raw material column 33b of “according to the specific raw material” includes “abalone”, “squid”, “how much” and the like here. In addition, in this raw material item column 33, raw materials other than the raw materials specified in the Food Sanitation Law enforcement regulations may be added.

  The additional information column 34 has a plurality of item columns, and includes a process column 34a, a remarks column 34b, a related product column 34c, a related product information URL column 34d, and a related link column 34e. The process column 34a stores data indicating whether the food is produced on a production line dedicated to the food or shared with other food production lines. FIG. 2 shows that the product “Wakame soup” with the product ID “A0398398...” Is manufactured in a dedicated work process, that is, a manufacturing line dedicated to the food. It is indicated that the product “instant pilaf” with the product ID “Y625318...” Is manufactured in a work process shared with soba.

  The remarks column 34b stores data for storing information that should be particularly noted. The product ID “C672819...” Indicates that the product “uses oyster sauce (including seafood)”.

  In the related product column 34c, product information related to the product is stored. The product information is, for example, information such as a substitute product corresponding to the product, for example, a product name that does not contain allergic substances, a page title related to allergy measures, and the like.

The related information URL column 34d stores information on URLs that introduce related product information.
In the related link column 34e, URL information for obtaining information related to the product is stored.

  As described above, the product allergy information includes information on the presence / absence of allergens determined in advance for each product, and additional information such as process and related information. Therefore, as will be described later, not only the user can be notified of the presence or absence of allergic substances in the product, but also various information can be provided. In particular, this additional information is not only useful for the user, but also for the food manufacturer, the related information URL field 34d and the related link field 34e can be used particularly for advertisements for alternative products, etc. There is a merit that it becomes promotion.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the individual allergy information data 22 has a plurality of item columns, and includes individual identification information column 41, allergy item column 42, mail registration column 43, and history column 44. In the individual identification information column 41, identifier information for specifying a user is stored. Corresponding to the individual identification information, the allergy item column 42 contains information indicating the presence or absence of allergies for allergic substances, the e-mail registration column 43 contains e-mail address information, and the history column 44 contains the system information. Information on the number of uses is stored.

In the allergy item column 42, whether or not each raw material is an allergic substance for the user of each individual identification information corresponding to a plurality of raw material names that are allergic substances listed in the raw material item column 33 of FIG. Is stored. When the user of the individual identification information is allergic to the raw material, “1” is stored. In the case of FIG. 3, in the individual identification information “987728173...”, Data corresponding to “milk”, “wheat”, “abalone”, “squid”, and “how much” is “1”. Therefore, it is stored that the user of the individual identification information “987728173...” Is allergic to “milk”, “wheat”, “abalone”, “squid”, and “how much”. As will be described later, the individual allergy information data 22 is stored, that is, registered by registering a substance that causes allergic symptoms for the user when the user registers as a member. Therefore, the individual allergy information data 22 is user allergy information data in which allergens that the user wants to know are registered and allergens for each user are stored.
Similar to the raw material item column 33, the allergy item column 42 includes a raw material 42 a of “specific raw material” and a raw material 42 b of “according to the specific raw material”.
The storage device 15 of the server 14 stores the product allergy information data 21 described above. The product allergy information data 21 is provided by a food manufacturer that manufactures and sells products. As a providing method, for example, the product allergy information is written in a predetermined area of the storage device 15 of the server 14 via the Internet 13 from the food manufacturer's computer 16 (FIG. 1). Since the product allergy information data 21 includes product data of a plurality of food manufacturers, each food manufacturer can store their own products in a predetermined area of the storage device 15 of the server 14 via the Internet 13. Write product allergy information data and update it when further updates are needed. The product allergy information data 21 is not written via the Internet 13, but is stored in a recording medium such as a CD-ROM, and the data on the recording medium is read by the server 14 to store the product allergy information data in a predetermined storage device 15. You may make it write in an area | region.

  Next, an example of the processing flow of the allergen check method in the server 14 will be described. Here, the flow of the process will be described together with the content of the display screen in the mobile phone 12. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of processing in the mobile phone 12. FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a process flow in the server 14.

  First, for example, when there is a user at a supermarket and wants to know whether or not an allergen is contained in the processed food to be purchased, the barcode data is read using the barcode reading function of the mobile phone 12 ( Step (hereinafter abbreviated as S) 1). The read data is displayed on the display of the mobile phone 12, for example, a liquid crystal display (S2). FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the display screen of the display at that time. As shown in FIG. 6, the display screen 12 a of the mobile phone 12 includes a product name display unit 61, a URL display unit 62 of the server 14 that performs allergen check, and a product ID display unit 63.

  When the user instructs to access the displayed URL, that is, operates, the mobile phone 12 accesses the server 14 with the URL, and transmits the individual identification information and the product ID to the server 14 as an allergy information inquiry command ( S3).

  The individual identification information is identification information used for the individual identification information of the individual allergy information data 22 of FIG. For example, the serial number of the mobile phone 12 can be used as the individual identification information. This is because the production number is a unique number. The individual identification information only needs to be unique, and may be a telephone number or the like.

  As will be described later, when there is an access from the mobile phone 12 and the reception of the individual identification information and the product ID data, the server 14 performs an allergen check process described later, and sends the check result information to the mobile phone. 12 to send.

  Therefore, the cellular phone 12 determines whether or not the check result information data has been received from the server 14 (S4). When the data of the check result information is received, YES is obtained in S4, and the received check result information is displayed (S5).

  FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the display screen of the display at that time. As shown in FIG. 7, the display screen 12 a of the mobile phone 12 displays a warning display unit 71 indicating that there is an allergic substance, an allergen display part 72, and a product name display part 73.

  Therefore, the user can easily know that the product with the barcode contains allergic substances.

  In the above-described processing of the mobile phone 12, the URL is included in the barcode 11, but the URL is registered in advance in the memory of the mobile phone 12, and the mobile phone is used by using the URL registered in advance. 12 may access the server 14. Furthermore, the URL is manually input to the mobile phone 12 each time the user accesses the server 14 or a so-called blank mail is transmitted from the mobile phone 12 to a predetermined e-mail address to obtain URL information. For example, the URL may be acquired from another device to access the server 14.

  Next, the allergen check process in the server 14 will be described with reference to FIG. When the server 14 receives the individual identification information and the product ID from the mobile phone 12, the server 14 executes the process of FIG.

  First, the server 14 checks whether or not the received individual identification information is registered in the individual allergy information data 22 (S11). If the user requests the server 14 for the allergic substance check process for the first time, that is, the user who reads the barcode 11 and operates the mobile phone 12 for the first time to check the allergic substance, the individual allergy information data 22 includes: The individual identification information of the user (here, the serial number of the mobile phone 12) is not registered. In that case, NO is determined in S11, and the server 14 searches the product allergy information data 21 based on the received product ID, and checks the presence or absence of allergic substances registered for the product ID (S12). This check is performed based on whether or not there is data indicating “there is an allergic substance” in the raw material item column 33 of the product allergy information data 21 and “1” in the above-described example.

  The server 14 generates transmission data including the result information from the check result, and transmits the transmission data to the mobile phone 12 that has transmitted the allergy information inquiry command (S13).

  FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen when result information is transmitted to a user who uses this service for the first time. As shown in FIG. 8, a product name display unit 73 and an allergen display unit 72 are displayed on the display screen 12 a of the mobile phone 12.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating the entire screen data transmitted by the server 14. A display range 82 corresponding to the display screen of the mobile phone 12 with respect to the entire screen data 81 is displayed on the display of the mobile phone 12. By operating the mobile phone 12 and scrolling the display range 82, The user can view the entire screen data 81 on the mobile phone 12.

In the example shown in FIG. 9, the screen data includes allergens “egg”, “wheat”, “shrimp”, and “chicken” in the product displayed in the product name display unit 73. This is shown in the allergen display part 83 of the screen data.
In particular, “egg” and “wheat” are raw materials that are obliged to be labeled according to the Food Sanitation Law enforcement regulations described above, so the other raw materials “shrimp” and “chicken” displayed in blue differ in color. It is displayed in color, for example red. The screen data includes a display obligation explanation display section 84 for the difference in color.
Further, in the vicinity of the “wheat” display portion, a triangular mark is displayed as a mark indicating the possibility of allergen contamination in the manufacturing process. The screen data includes a manufacturing process explanation display portion 85 having the meaning of the triangular mark.
Further, the transmitted screen data includes a member registration invitation explanation display section 86 and a button 87 for performing member registration. By selecting the button 87, data indicating the selection is transmitted from the mobile phone 12 to the server 14. The server generates and transmits screen data for member registration to the mobile phone 12. When the mobile phone 12 receives the screen data, the screen shown in FIG. 10 is displayed on the display. The user can view the entire screen data 91 by operating the mobile phone 12 and scrolling the screen. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating the entire screen data transmitted by the server 14.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the screen data includes an explanatory note display unit 92, an allergen checklist display unit 93, and a button 94 for transmitting data. The allergic substance check list display unit 93 includes check boxes 95 corresponding to the names of allergic substances. The user can check the corresponding check box for his / her allergen. In FIG. 11, “how much” and “soybean” are checked as allergic substances. When the check of allergic substances is completed, the user selects the transmission button 94, so that the mobile phone 12 transmits information on the checked allergens to the server 14.

  Since the server 14 also receives a manufacturing number as individual identification information from the mobile phone 12, the server 14 registers allergic substances in the individual allergy information data 22 using the manufacturing number as individual identification information. When the registration process is completed, the server 14 transmits the registered content to the mobile phone 12 for user confirmation. When the mobile phone 12 receives the screen data, the display screen 12a shown in FIG. 12 is displayed on the display. The user can view the entire screen data 101 by operating the mobile phone 12 and scrolling the screen. FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating the entire screen data transmitted by the server 14.

  As shown in FIG. 13, the allergy substance registered by the user is displayed on the registration data display unit 102 of the screen data as the allergy substance. In addition, the screen data includes a button 103 for changing the contents of the registered information and a button 104 for canceling the registration. When the user selects the button 103, screen data as shown in FIG. 11 is transmitted from the server 14 to the mobile phone 12, and the registered content of the individual allergy information data 22, that is, the content registered as an allergic substance may be changed. it can. Further, when the user selects the button 104, the registration to the individual allergy information data 22 can be canceled, for example, the registered content data can be deleted.

  Returning to FIG. 5, in the case of YES in S <b> 11, that is, when the individual identification information is already registered in the individual allergy information data 22, the server 14 includes the allergen registered by the user in the product with the product ID. Check. Specifically, the server 14 searches the product allergy information data 21 and the individual allergy information data 22 based on the received product ID, and the allergen registered in the individual identification information is included in the product with the product ID. It is checked whether or not (S14).

  Then, as a result of the check, it is determined whether or not the allergen registered in the individual allergy information data 22 is included (S15). If not included, NO is determined in S15 and the registered allergy Transmission data for notifying that no substance is contained is generated and transmitted (S16).

  FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen as a result of the transmission. FIG. 15 is a diagram showing the entire screen data 111 of FIG. As shown in FIG. 15, the screen data includes a product name display unit 73, a display unit 121 that the registered allergen is not included in the product, and an allergen display unit 83 included in the product. And a display obligation explanation display portion 84 and a manufacturing process explanation display portion 85.

  Therefore, the user can know that there is no item that matches the item registered as his / her allergic substance, and can also know that other allergic substances are included.

  If YES in S15, that is, if the allergen registered in the individual allergy information data 22 is included, the server 14 checks whether there is additional information for the product ID (S17). If there is additional information, YES is obtained in S17, and the additional information is read (S18). In the case of NO in S17, and after S18, the server 14 generates and transmits transmission data notifying that the registered allergen is included (S19). If the transmission data has additional information, the transmission data includes the additional information.

  An example of the display screen as a result of the transmission is, for example, the screen of FIG. 7 described above. FIG. 16 is a diagram showing the entire screen data 131 of FIG. As shown in FIG. 16, the screen data includes an allergen display unit 72, a product name display unit 73, an allergen display unit 83 included in the product, a display obligation explanation display unit 84, and a manufacturing process description. A sentence display unit 85 and an additional information display unit 132 are included.

  The additional information display unit 132 displays the related item data 133 registered in the related product column 34c included in the product allergy information data 21. When the user selects the display unit of the related item data 133, the mobile phone 12 is related. The URL registered in the product information URL column 34d is accessed. The related product is, for example, a substitute product.

  Various information can be displayed as additional information displayed on the additional information display unit 132. For example, the process column 34a, the remarks column 34b, the related link 34e, etc. of the product allergy information data 21 may be displayed, or allergy countermeasure information, a recipe, etc. may be displayed. In this way, additional information about products can be communicated directly to customers who have access to information related to allergies, so companies such as food manufacturers can sell products by promoting allergic products and alternative products. Promotion is possible.

  In addition, provision of additional information including detailed information on such products leads to the improvement of the corporate image by acquiring the security and trust of the customer.

  In the above-described embodiment, the display example in Japanese has been described. However, when the user who is a customer is a foreigner, the user's nationality information or language information is registered in the individual allergy information data in advance. By converting the language of the transmission data according to the nationality information, etc., it becomes possible to provide allergic substance information to foreigners living in the country.

  The process of the mobile phone 12 may be executed by the function of the mobile phone 12 itself, or may be executed by a program downloaded to the mobile phone 12 or a program stored in advance.

  As described above, by using the system of the present embodiment, the user can receive the allergy information check service by so-called one access, in which the barcode of the product is read and the data is transmitted to a predetermined server. So you can easily check for allergic substances.

  Furthermore, when the user registers his / her allergic substance, it is possible to easily know whether his / her allergic substance is included in the product.

  In addition, each step of each procedure in the present embodiment may be executed in a different order for each execution by changing the execution order and performing a plurality of steps at the same time, as long as it does not contradict its nature.

  The program for executing the operations described above is recorded or stored in whole or in part on a portable medium such as a floppy disk, CD-ROM, or a storage device such as a hard disk. Yes. The program is read by a computer, and all or part of the operation is executed. Alternatively, all or part of the program can be distributed or provided via a communication network. The user can easily realize the allergic substance check system of the present invention by downloading the program via a communication network and installing it on a computer, or installing the program on a computer from a recording medium.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various changes and modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the allergic substance check system concerning embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the data structure of the merchandise allergy information data concerning embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the data structure of the individual allergy information data concerning embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the example of the flow of a process in the mobile telephone concerning embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the example of the flow of a process in the server concerning embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the display screen of the barcode data displayed on the display of a mobile telephone. It is a figure which shows the example of the data display screen of the check result information displayed on the indicator of a mobile telephone. It is a figure which shows the example of the display screen when result information is transmitted with respect to the user who used the service for the first time. It is a figure which shows the example of the whole screen data which the server transmitted. It is a figure which shows the example of the screen data for the member registration which the server transmitted. It is a figure which shows the example of the whole screen data which the server transmitted. It is a figure which shows the example of the screen data transmitted for a user's confirmation. It is a figure which shows the example of the whole screen data which the server transmitted. It is a figure which shows the example of the display screen of the check transmission which the server transmitted. It is a figure which shows the example of the whole screen data which the server transmitted. It is a figure which shows the example of the whole screen data which the server transmitted.

Explanation of symbols

11 Barcode, 12 Mobile phone, 13 Internet, 14 Server, 15 Storage device, 16 Company computer, 21 Product allergy information data, 22 Individual allergy information data agent Patent attorney Susumu Ito

Claims (9)

An allergen check method using a system including a mobile terminal having an imaging means and a center device capable of communicating with the mobile terminal via a network,
The mobile terminal acquires product identification information included in the barcode by imaging the barcode displayed on the product packaging or product tag, and sends the acquired product identification information to the center device. Transmitting over the network;
The center device checking whether the product identified by the received product identification information contains an allergic substance;
The center device transmits allergy related information based on the check result to the mobile terminal that has transmitted the product identification information via the network;
And a step of notifying the content of the received allergy-related information by the portable terminal.   The center device has product allergy information in which presence / absence of allergic substances predetermined for each product identification information is stored, and is identified based on the received product identification information and the product allergy information. 2. The allergen check method according to claim 1, wherein the check is performed by determining whether or not a product contains the predetermined allergen.   The center device has user allergy information in which allergic substances for each user are stored, and the identified product is based on the received product identification information, the product allergy information, and the user allergy information. 3. The allergen check method according to claim 2, wherein the check is performed by determining whether or not the user contains the allergen.   The said product allergy information contains the information of an alternative product for every said product identification information, The said allergy relevant information contains the information of the said alternative product, The Claim 1 characterized by the above-mentioned. Allergic substance check method. An allergen check device that can communicate with a mobile terminal via a network,
The product identification information obtained by imaging the barcode displayed on the product packaging or the product tag is received from the portable terminal, and the product identified by the received product identification information contains an allergic substance. An allergic substance check means for checking whether or not,
Allergen-related information transmitting means for transmitting allergy-related information based on a result checked by the allergic substance check means to the portable terminal that has transmitted the product identification information via the network. Check device. Furthermore, it has a product allergy information storage means for storing product allergy information in which the presence or absence of a predetermined allergen is stored for each product identification information,
The allergen check unit determines whether the identified product includes the predetermined allergen based on the received product identification information and the product allergy information. Item 6. The allergic substance check device according to Item 5. Furthermore, it has user allergy information storage means for storing user allergy information in which allergic substances for each user are stored,
The allergen check unit determines whether the identified product includes the allergen of the user based on the received product identification information, the product allergy information, and the user allergy information. An allergic substance check device according to claim 6, wherein:   The product allergy information includes information on alternative products for each of the product identification information, and the allergy related information includes information on the alternative products. Allergy substance check device. A program for causing a computer to execute an allergen check method using a system including a mobile terminal having an imaging unit and a center device capable of communicating with the mobile terminal via a network,
Whether the mobile terminal receives product identification information obtained by imaging the barcode displayed on the product packaging or product tag, and whether the product identified by the received product identification information contains an allergic substance A function to check whether or not,
A program for causing a computer to realize a function of transmitting allergy-related information based on the checked result to the mobile terminal that has transmitted the product identification information via the network.

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