JP2007170977A - Apparatus for drink taste testing, apparatus for taste value determination, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily search for favorite wines by enabling anyone to easily test the suitability between the taste characteristics of wine and favored tastes of a user. <P>SOLUTION: An apparatus for drink taste testing comprises: a taste value holding means for holding a plurality of tastes values, each indices of a plurality of types of tastes, which determine the taste characteristics of drinks for every drink; a taste value acquisition means (S13) for acquiring each taste value of a specified drink from the taste value holding means; and suitability determination means (S15-S23) for comparing each taste value of a plurality of types of tastes which are related to a user and which determines the taste characteristics of the user with corresponding taste values acquired from the taste value acquisition means and examining the suitability between the taste characteristics of the specified drink and the taste characteristics of the user. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to a beverage taste inspection apparatus that examines the suitability between a taste characteristic of a beverage such as wine and a taste characteristic preferred by a user or a taste characteristic of a dish.
The present invention also relates to a taste value determination device that represents a taste characteristic of a user's taste or a taste characteristic of a dish as a taste value that determines a taste characteristic of a beverage such as wine.
The present invention also relates to a program for causing a computer to function as these devices.

There is no known device for inspecting the suitability between taste characteristics of beverages such as wine and user-preferred taste characteristics or food taste characteristics, or a program for causing a computer to function as such an inspection apparatus.
In addition, a taste value determination device that represents a user's favorite taste characteristic or a taste characteristic of a dish as a taste value for determining the taste characteristic of a beverage such as wine, and a program for causing a computer to function as such a determination device are known. Absent.
As an application in the software field related to wine, there is a “wine information providing system (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-331186; Patent Document 1)”, which examines compatibility between taste characteristics and expresses taste characteristics as taste values. There is no description about the device or program.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-331186.

Anyone can easily match the taste characteristics of a beverage such as wine with the taste characteristics of the user's taste or the taste characteristics of the dish so that the user's favorite wine or wine suitable for cooking can be easily found. It is desirable to be able to inspect.
In addition, in order that anyone can easily perform the above inspection, any user can easily express the taste characteristic of the user's favorite taste or the taste characteristic of a dish as a taste value that determines the taste characteristic of a beverage such as wine. It is hoped to get.
The present invention aims to meet this need.

The present invention is configured as the following [1] to [8].
[1] Configuration 1:
(A)
Taste value holding means for holding a plurality of taste values, which are indices of each of a plurality of types of tastes that determine the taste characteristics of the beverage, for each beverage;
Taste value acquisition means for acquiring each taste value of the specified beverage from the taste value holding means;
Each taste value of each of the plurality of types of tastes associated with the user to determine the taste characteristics of the user is compared with the corresponding taste value acquired by the taste value acquisition means, and the specified beverage taste Suitability determining means for examining suitability between the characteristics and the taste characteristics of the user;
A beverage taste inspection apparatus comprising:
(B)
Computer
Taste value acquisition means for acquiring each taste value of a specified beverage from taste value holding means for holding a plurality of taste values, which are indices of each of a plurality of types of tastes for determining the taste characteristics of the beverage,
Each taste value of each of the plurality of types of tastes associated with the user to determine the taste characteristics of the user is compared with the corresponding taste value acquired by the taste value acquisition means, and the specified beverage taste Compatibility determination means for examining the compatibility between the characteristics and the taste characteristics of the user;
Program to function as.

Examples of the taste include attack (stimulation), acidity, sweetness, bitterness, astringency, fruit taste, and reverberation. The tastes of sourness, sweetness, bitterness, astringency and fruitiness are well known. Attack and afterglow are tastes based on the sommelier's experience with wine.
As the taste value holding means, for example, a taste value table (FIG. 4) for each wine or the like can be exemplified. In the example of FIG. 4, the index has five levels, but it does not have to be five. That is, it may be 4 steps or less or 6 steps or more. Further, the number of stages may not be the same for each taste.
The designation of the beverage may be performed by the user by input, or the computer may designate according to a predetermined rule. Further, the designated beverage may be one kind or two or more kinds. In the case of two or more types, they may be designated simultaneously or sequentially.
The taste value associated with the user may be stored in advance in a predetermined table or may be input by the user. If it is stored in the table in advance, it can be easily called by entering a user ID. For example, when visiting a store that provides a beverage, the user can quickly search for a beverage suitable for the user from the server. The use of providing is also possible. In the case of association by user input, for example, input may be performed as in configuration 4 described later. That is, by selecting a food ingredient associated with a certain type of taste index, the user may input the index of the taste and associate it with the user.
Examples of methods for comparing the taste characteristics of the user and the beverage and checking the suitability of the two are, for example, a method for obtaining the difference between the taste values of the two tastes, a method for obtaining the sum of the obtained taste value differences, A method of weighting the difference between the taste values according to the type of the taste can be exemplified. The result may be expressed as a binary value indicating whether the result is suitable or not, or the degree of conformity may be obtained and displayed as a percentage. Moreover, the compatibility comparison with several kinds of drinks may be performed for one user, and the drink with the best compatibility may be extracted.

[2] Configuration 2:
In configuration 1 (a),
Weight value holding means for holding a plurality of weight values that are indices of importance of each of the plurality of types of tastes for each beverage classification;
Weight value acquisition means for acquiring each weight value of the beverage classification to which the designated beverage belongs, from the weight value holding means;
Further comprising
The suitability determination means multiplies the difference between each taste value associated with the user and the corresponding taste value acquired by the taste value acquisition means by the corresponding weight value acquired from the weight value holding means. And checking the compatibility based on the multiplication result,
A beverage taste inspection apparatus characterized by the above.
In configuration 1 (b),
Weight value acquisition for acquiring each weight value of the beverage classification to which the designated beverage belongs, from weight value holding means for holding a plurality of weight values, each of which is an index of importance of each of the plurality of types of tastes, for each beverage classification Further having a program for functioning as means,
The suitability determination means multiplies the difference between each taste value associated with the user and the corresponding taste value acquired by the taste value acquisition means by the corresponding weight value acquired from the weight value holding means. And checking the compatibility based on the multiplication result,
program.

The beverage classification is, for example, sparkling wine, white wine, rose wine, red wine, cocktail, Japanese sake, shochu. Soft drinks, juices, etc. may be used.
For example, astringency is an important taste for red wine, but not so important for white wine, and there is a situation that the importance of taste varies depending on the type of wine.
As the weight value holding means, for example, a taste importance level table (FIG. 5A) can be exemplified. In the example of FIG. 5A, there are three levels of weight (importance), but it may be two or less or four or more, and the number of stages may be varied depending on the type of taste.

[3] Configuration 3:
(A)
A food ingredient-taste index associating means that associates a food ingredient classification with each of a plurality of types of tastes that determine the taste characteristics of a beverage and holds the food ingredients belonging to each food ingredient classification in association with the taste index;
Taste value for determining an index corresponding to a food ingredient selected by the user from among the ingredients stored in the food ingredient-taste index association means as a taste value of the user corresponding to a food ingredient classification to which the food ingredient belongs A determination means;
A taste value determining apparatus comprising:
(B)
Computer
A plurality of types of tastes that determine the taste characteristics of a beverage are associated with a food ingredient classification, and the food ingredients belonging to each food ingredient classification are held in association with the taste index and held in the food ingredient-taste index association means A taste value determining means for determining an index corresponding to the user-selected food ingredient from among the taste values of the user corresponding to the food ingredient classification to which the food ingredient belongs,
Program to function as.

The food ingredients are food ingredients, seasonings, dishes using the seasonings, beverages, and the like, for example, the ingredients illustrated in association with the taste value index in FIG.
The food ingredient classification is a classification of food ingredients based on the type of food ingredients, the manner in which the food ingredients are provided, and the like. For example, in FIG. 6A, “awakeful cup”, “juice you want to drink”, and the like.
Examples of the food ingredient-taste index association means include a food ingredient-taste index table (FIG. 6A).
The user selection can be made by, for example, inputting as an answer to a question such as “What is the awakening cup?” Or “What juice do you want to drink now?”. That is, a raw material or the like shown in association with the taste value index in FIG. 6A is displayed as a selection candidate, and the index corresponding to the selected raw material or the like is used as the taste value of the taste. be able to.
The taste value determined by the taste value determination means can be stored in a predetermined storage means in association with the user.

[4] Configuration 4:
In configuration 3 (a),
Operation input means for selecting a desired food ingredient by presenting the food ingredient classification held in the food ingredient-taste index association means and the food ingredient belonging to the food ingredient classification,
The taste value determining apparatus further comprising:
In configuration 3 (b),
A program for causing the user to select a desired food ingredient by presenting the food ingredient classification held in the food ingredient-taste index association means and the food ingredient belonging to the food ingredient classification is further provided. program.

[5] Configuration 5:
(A)
Taste value holding means for holding a plurality of taste values that are indices of a plurality of types of tastes that determine the taste characteristics of the beverage, for each beverage and for each dish,
Taste value acquisition means for acquiring each taste value of the designated beverage and each taste value of the designated dish from the taste value holding means;
Suitability determination for comparing each taste value of the beverage acquired by the taste value acquisition unit with the corresponding taste value of the dish acquired by the taste value acquisition unit, and checking the suitability of each taste characteristic of the beverage and the dish Means,
A beverage taste inspection apparatus comprising:
(B)
Computer
From taste value holding means for holding a plurality of taste values, which are indices of a plurality of types of tastes that determine the taste characteristics of the beverage, for each beverage and for each dish, each taste value for the designated beverage and for the designated dish Taste value acquisition means for acquiring each taste value;
Suitability determination for comparing each taste value of the beverage acquired by the taste value acquisition unit with the corresponding taste value of the dish acquired by the taste value acquisition unit, and checking the suitability of each taste characteristic of the beverage and the dish means,
Program to function as.

Examples of the taste value holding means include a wine taste value table (FIG. 4) and a food-specific taste value table (FIG. 8A).
Beverages and dishes may be specified by user input, or the computer may specify according to a predetermined rule. Further, the designated beverage or dish may be one kind or two or more kinds. In the case of two or more types, they may be designated simultaneously or sequentially.
The method for checking the compatibility is the same as in the configuration 1 described above.

[6] Configuration 6:
In configuration 5 (a),
Weight value holding means for holding a plurality of weight values that are indices of importance of each of the plurality of types of tastes for each beverage classification;
Weight value acquisition means for acquiring each weight value of the beverage classification to which the designated beverage belongs, from the weight value holding means;
Further comprising
The suitability determining means multiplies the difference between each taste value of the designated beverage and the corresponding taste value of the designated dish by the corresponding weight value acquired from the weight value holding means, and the multiplication Check suitability based on the results,
A beverage taste inspection apparatus characterized by the above.
In configuration 5 (b),
Weight value acquisition for acquiring each weight value of the beverage classification to which the designated beverage belongs, from weight value holding means for holding a plurality of weight values, each of which is an index of importance of each of the plurality of types of tastes, for each beverage classification Further having a program for functioning as means,
The suitability determining means multiplies the difference between each taste value of the designated beverage and the corresponding taste value of the designated dish by the corresponding weight value acquired from the weight value holding means, and the multiplication Check suitability based on the results,
program.

The beverage classification is, for example, sparkling wine, white wine, rose wine, red wine, cocktail, Japanese sake, shochu. Soft drinks, juices, etc. may be used.
For example, astringency is an important taste for red wine, but not so important for white wine, and there is a situation that the importance of taste varies depending on the type of wine.
As the weight value holding means, for example, a taste importance level table (FIG. 5A) can be exemplified. In the example of FIG. 5A, there are three levels of weight (importance), but it may be two or less or four or more, and the number of stages may be varied depending on the type of taste.

[7] Configuration 7:
(A)
A dish feature-taste index associating means that associates a feature class of a dish with each of a plurality of types of tastes that determine a taste characteristic of a beverage and holds a dish feature belonging to each feature class in association with the index of the taste;
Taste value determination for determining an index corresponding to a cooking feature selected by the user from among the cooking feature-taste index association means as the taste value of the user corresponding to the feature classification to which the cooking feature belongs Means,
A taste value determining apparatus comprising:
(B)
Computer
Corresponding to each of a plurality of types of tastes that determine the taste characteristics of the beverage, the food feature classification is stored in the dish characteristic-taste index association means that holds the cooking characteristics belonging to each feature classification in association with the taste index. A program for functioning as a taste value determining means for determining an index corresponding to a dish feature selected by the user as a taste value of the taste corresponding to the feature classification to which the dish feature belongs.

Examples of the cooking feature-taste index association means include a feature-taste index table (FIG. 6B). The feature classification includes, for example, “overall color of cooking”, “cooking method”, and the like. Further, the cooking characteristics include “fried”, “ethnic”, “autumn”, and the like shown in FIG. 6B in association with the taste value index.
The user selection can be performed by inputting, for example, as an answer to a question such as “What is the overall color of the dish?” Or “What is the cooking method?”. That is, the cooking feature shown in FIG. 6B in association with the index of the taste value is displayed as a selection candidate, and the index corresponding to the cooking feature selected from the selection is used as the taste value of the taste. be able to.
The taste value determined by the taste value determining means can be stored in a predetermined storage means in association with the dish.

[8] Configuration 8:
In configuration 7 (a),
An operation input means for presenting the feature classification held in the dish feature-taste index association means and the dish feature belonging to the feature classification to allow the user to select a desired dish feature;
The taste value determining apparatus further comprising:
In configuration 7 (b),
A program further comprising a program for functioning as an operation input means for presenting a feature classification held in the dish feature-taste index association means and a dish feature belonging to the feature classification and allowing a user to select a desired dish feature .

Configuration 1 is a taste value holding means for holding a plurality of taste values, which are indices of a plurality of types of tastes for determining a taste characteristic of a beverage, and each taste value of a specified beverage is held in the taste value. A taste value acquisition means acquired from the means, and each taste value of each of the plurality of types of tastes associated with the user to determine the taste characteristic of the user is compared with the corresponding taste value acquired by the taste value acquisition means And a beverage taste inspection device characterized by having suitability determination means for examining the suitability between the taste property of the designated beverage and the taste property of the user, and a program for causing a computer to function as the device. Therefore, anyone can easily check the suitability between the taste characteristics of a beverage such as wine and the taste characteristics of the user's taste so that the user's favorite wine can be easily found. Can.
The configuration 2 includes, in the configuration 1, weight value holding means that holds a plurality of weight values, which are indices of importance of each of the plurality of types of tastes, for each beverage classification, and a beverage classification to which the designated beverage belongs. Weight value acquisition means for acquiring each weight value from the weight value holding means, and the suitability determination means is acquired by each taste value associated with the user and the taste value acquisition means. A beverage taste inspection apparatus characterized by multiplying a difference from a corresponding taste value by a corresponding weight value acquired from the weight value holding means and examining suitability based on the multiplication result, and a computer as the apparatus Since it is a program that allows the user to find a favorite wine etc. easily and accurately, anyone can match the taste characteristics of beverages such as wine and the user's favorite taste characteristics. It can single and accurately inspected.
Configuration 3 is a food ingredient-taste index correspondence in which a food ingredient classification is associated with each of a plurality of types of tastes that determine a taste characteristic of a beverage, and a food ingredient belonging to each food ingredient classification is associated with the taste index And the index corresponding to the user-selected food ingredient stored in the food ingredient-taste index associating means as the taste value of the user of the taste corresponding to the food ingredient classification to which the food ingredient belongs A taste value determination device characterized by having a taste value determination means for determining, and a program for causing a computer to function as the device, so that anyone can easily perform inspections of configurations 1 and 2 Therefore, anyone can easily convert a user's favorite taste characteristic as a taste value that determines the taste characteristic of a beverage such as wine.
The configuration 4 is an operation input in which, in the configuration 3, the food ingredient classification held in the food ingredient-taste index association means and the food ingredients belonging to the food ingredient classification are presented and a desired food ingredient is selected by the user. A taste value determining device characterized by further having means, and a program for causing a computer to function as the device, so that a user's favorite taste property is used as a taste value for determining a taste property of a beverage such as wine. But it can be easily converted.
The configurations 5 to 8 also have substantially the same effects as the configurations 1 to 4 except that they relate to the taste characteristics of dishes instead of the user's taste characteristics.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an apparatus (beverage taste inspection apparatus / taste value determination apparatus) according to an embodiment, and FIG. 2 is “user's optimum wine extraction” executed by the apparatus (beverage taste inspection apparatus) of FIG. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a “procedure optimum wine extraction” processing procedure executed by the apparatus (beverage taste inspection apparatus) of FIG. 1. 4 to 10 are explanatory diagrams of each table constituting the database stored in the auxiliary storage device (for example, hard disk) of the apparatus of FIG.

As shown in FIG. 1, this apparatus includes a control device 10 having a CPU 101, a memory (RAM) 102, and the like, an auxiliary storage device (eg, hard disk) 11 connected to the control device 10, and an input device through which a user inputs data. (Example: keyboard, mouse, etc.) 13, display device (eg, liquid crystal panel, CRT, etc.) 14 for displaying a question and the like described later, speaker 15 for outputting a later-described question and the like as appropriate, and data transmission / reception with other computers It has the communication apparatus 16 etc. which are used.
Although the illustrated apparatus is a single computer apparatus, this is merely an example, and for example, the database may be included in another computer (server). In short, any configuration other than the configuration shown in FIG. 1 may be used as long as the configuration of the apparatus of the present invention can be realized.

  The auxiliary storage device (hard disk or the like) 11 includes programs for realizing the functions of the device of the present invention (programs having procedures shown in FIGS. 2 and 3) and various tables illustrated in FIGS. A database or the like is stored and is read / written by the control device 10 as appropriate.

  In the wine taste value table (FIG. 4), taste values that are indices of tastes (attack, acidity, sweetness, bitterness, astringency, fruit taste, reverberation) of the wine are associated with various wines. Is retained. Acidity, sweetness, bitterness, astringency, and fruitiness are the same as in general definitions. Attack and reverberation are the asserted tastes based on Sommelier's rule of thumb for wine.

In the taste importance table (FIG. 5A), the type of wine is related to the type of wine (sparkling wine, white wine, rose wine, red wine, cocktail, sake, shochu) in association with the type of wine. The weight value which is an index of the importance of each taste is held. In the case of wine or the like, since the color is also an element constituting the taste, the weight value is also retained.
The wine color value table (FIG. 5B) holds data that associates colors with color values (index of taste of color) for some types of wine (sparkling wine, white wine, rose wine, red wine). Has been.

In the food ingredient-taste index correspondence table (FIG. 6 (a)), each of a plurality of types of tastes (attack, acidity, sweetness, bitterness, astringency, fruit taste, lingering) that determines taste characteristics of wine and the like is eaten. Ingredient classification (preferred mode = classification based on the mode of question when selecting food ingredients) is matched and food ingredients belonging to each food ingredient classification (seasoning tendency of ingredients, beverages, single dishes etc.) are in the index of taste Correspondingly held.
For example, the user is asked “What do you prefer to wake up?” And / or a voice question and the option “Coffee / Fresh Juice / Water / Warm Tea / Hot Milk”. When the user selects and inputs “coffee”, the taste value of the taste “attack” of the user is set to “5” (see steps S03 to S05 in FIG. 2). The same applies to other tastes. In addition, in this way, the taste value of the user can be determined and associated with the user and registered in a predetermined server.
In the dish feature-taste index correspondence table (FIG. 6 (b)), each of a plurality of types of tastes (acidity, sweetness, fruity taste, lingering) that determines taste characteristics of wine or the like is characterized by the feature classification (mode of features). = Categorization based on the mode of question when selecting characteristics of cooking) and cooking characteristics belonging to each characteristic classification (specific color, specific cooking method, specific genre, ingredients, season) are included in the index of taste. Correspondingly held.
For example, the user is asked to ask "What is the cooking method for today's dish?" And / or a voice question and the option "Fry / Raw / Fry / Simmer / Steam / Boil" is displayed. When the user selects and inputs “stir fry”, the taste value of the taste “acidity” of the user is set to “3”. The same applies to other tastes. Similarly, the taste value of each taste of the dish itself can be registered. The dish taste value table (FIG. 8A) is a table created by the operator performing selection input similar to the above for various dishes. The taste value table for wine and the like (FIG. 4) is created based on the sommelier's empirical rules, but can also be created based on the measurement results. For example, in the case of sweetness, the taste value can be determined based on the measurement result of the sugar content meter.

In the wine table (FIG. 7A), the type of wine to which the wine belongs is stored in association with various types of wine.
A taste name is stored in the taste table (FIG. 7B).

  In the dish taste value table (FIG. 8 (a)), the taste values of the taste (color, attack, acidity, sweetness, bitterness, astringency, fruit taste, lingering taste) of each dish are associated with various dishes. Is retained.

  The procedure for comparing the taste values associated with a certain user with the taste values of various wines to check the suitability of taste characteristics will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  Steps S01 to S09 are steps for determining the user's taste characteristics (taste value of each taste). That is, the message contents (questions) of “favored mode” in the food ingredient-taste index correspondence table of FIG. 6A are displayed in order on the display device 14 and options corresponding to the message are displayed (S03). The taste index (taste value) corresponding to the message is determined according to the user's selection and stored in the memory 102 (S05). Thereby, the data shown in FIG. 8B is created on the memory 102. That is, data giving the taste characteristics of the user is created.

  In steps S13 to S23, for a certain wine “j”, the taste characteristic (taste value of each taste) of the wine “j” is compared with the taste characteristic of each user (taste value of each taste). This is a step to check the compatibility of the two. That is, the difference between the taste value of each taste of the wine “j” and the corresponding taste value of the user is obtained (S15), and the wine is obtained from the taste importance table (FIG. 5A). The weight of the wine type to which “j” belongs is acquired (S19) and multiplied (S21), and the multiplication result is stored in the memory as raw data for calculating the fitness of the user with “j” (S23) It is.

For example, the fitness may be a value obtained by simply adding the multiplication results for each taste as shown in the middle part of FIG. In this case, the smaller the added value, the better the suitability between the taste characteristic of wine “j” and the taste characteristic of the user.
Alternatively, as shown in the lower part of FIG. 9, the relevance ratio may be obtained based on the degree of deviation from the virtual wine having the maximum added value. In that case, since the digitized data (%) can be displayed, the effect can be strongly appealed to the user.

  In steps S11 to S27, the above processing is repeated for all wines registered in the wine taste table, and therefore, for example, the wine having the best compatibility with the user is extracted and displayed (for example) S31).

FIG. 3 is a process for obtaining the optimum wine for cooking instead of the user.
In step S51, each taste value of the target dish is acquired from the dish taste value table (FIG. 8A) and stored in the memory. Instead of obtaining from the table, it is also possible to obtain the taste value of each taste of the dish by listening to the characteristics of the desired dish in an interactive manner with the user. In this case, as described above, the dish feature-taste index correspondence table of FIG.

  In step S53, a wine type that matches the taste value of the color of the dish acquired in step S51 is obtained from the wine color value table (FIG. 5B), and the data of each wine belonging to the wine type is obtained from the wine taste value table ( It is acquired from FIG. 4) and held on the memory (see FIG. 10C)).

Steps S61 to S77 are processes for examining the suitability between the taste characteristic of the dish acquired in step S51 and the taste characteristic of each wine acquired in step S53. The procedure is the same as steps S11 to S27 in FIG.
In addition, step S81 for extracting and displaying the optimum wine after checking the compatibility is the same as step S31 in FIG.

  When the user's taste characteristics (taste values of each taste) are registered in the server, for example, it is possible to search for and order wine with good compatibility by accessing via the Internet. Further, when it is felt that the taste of the wine is slightly different from one's own taste, it is possible to read out the registered data of the server and modify it appropriately. For example, when it is felt that the sweetness is slightly insufficient, it may be configured so that the sweet taste value can be manipulated in the direction of increasing.

The block diagram which shows the structure of the apparatus (beverage taste inspection apparatus and taste value determination apparatus) of embodiment. The flowchart which shows the "user's optimal wine extraction" process sequence performed with the apparatus (beverage taste inspection apparatus) of FIG. The flowchart which shows the "optimum wine extraction of a cooking" process procedure performed with the apparatus (beverage taste inspection apparatus) of FIG. Explanatory drawing which shows the structural example of the taste value table of wine etc. which comprises the database stored in the auxiliary storage device of the apparatus of FIG. Explanatory drawing which shows the structural example of the taste value importance degree table (a) which comprises the database stored in the auxiliary storage device of the apparatus of FIG. 1, and a wine color value table (b). Explanatory drawing which shows the structural example of the foodstuff raw material-taste index correlation table (a) and the cooking feature-taste index correlation table (b) which comprise the database stored in the auxiliary storage device of the apparatus of FIG. Explanatory drawing which shows the structural example of the table etc. (a) etc. of wine etc. which comprise the database stored in the auxiliary storage device of the apparatus of FIG. An explanatory diagram (a) showing a configuration example of a dish taste value table constituting a database stored in the auxiliary storage device of the apparatus of FIG. 1, and created on the memory 102 by the processing of steps S01 to S09 of FIG. Explanatory drawing (b) of a table. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of data held on the memory 102 for the processing of steps S13 to S23 in FIG. 2 and an explanatory diagram of an example of calculating the fitness in step S31. An explanatory diagram (a) of the data acquired in step S51 of FIG. 3 and held in the memory 102, and an explanatory diagram showing types of wine and the like whose taste value of the color acquired in step S53 matches the target dish ( b) and an explanatory diagram (c) showing a table held on the memory 102 in step S53.

Explanation of symbols

10 Control device 11 Auxiliary storage device (eg hard disk)
13 Input devices (eg keyboard, pointing device)
14 Display device 15 Speaker 16 Communication device

Claims (16)

Taste value holding means for holding a plurality of taste values, which are indices of each of a plurality of types of tastes that determine the taste characteristics of the beverage, for each beverage;
Taste value acquisition means for acquiring each taste value of the specified beverage from the taste value holding means;
Each taste value of each of the plurality of types of tastes associated with the user to determine the taste characteristics of the user is compared with the corresponding taste value acquired by the taste value acquisition means, and the specified beverage taste Suitability determining means for examining suitability between the characteristics and the taste characteristics of the user;
A beverage taste inspection apparatus comprising: In claim 1,
Weight value holding means for holding a plurality of weight values that are indices of importance of each of the plurality of types of tastes for each beverage classification;
Weight value acquisition means for acquiring each weight value of the beverage classification to which the designated beverage belongs, from the weight value holding means;
Further comprising
The suitability determination means multiplies the difference between each taste value associated with the user and the corresponding taste value acquired by the taste value acquisition means by the corresponding weight value acquired from the weight value holding means. And checking the compatibility based on the multiplication result,
A beverage taste inspection apparatus characterized by the above. A food ingredient-taste index associating means that associates a food ingredient classification with each of a plurality of types of tastes that determine the taste characteristics of a beverage and holds the food ingredients belonging to each food ingredient classification in association with the taste index;
Taste value for determining an index corresponding to a food ingredient selected by the user from among the ingredients stored in the food ingredient-taste index association means as a taste value of the user corresponding to a food ingredient classification to which the food ingredient belongs A determination means;
A taste value determining apparatus comprising: In claim 3,
Operation input means for selecting a desired food ingredient by presenting the food ingredient classification held in the food ingredient-taste index association means and the food ingredient belonging to the food ingredient classification,
The taste value determining apparatus further comprising: Taste value holding means for holding a plurality of taste values that are indices of a plurality of types of tastes that determine the taste characteristics of the beverage, for each beverage and for each dish,
Taste value acquisition means for acquiring each taste value of the designated beverage and each taste value of the designated dish from the taste value holding means;
Suitability determination for comparing each taste value of the beverage acquired by the taste value acquisition unit with the corresponding taste value of the dish acquired by the taste value acquisition unit, and checking the suitability of each taste characteristic of the beverage and the dish Means,
A beverage taste inspection apparatus comprising: In claim 5,
Weight value holding means for holding a plurality of weight values that are indices of importance of each of the plurality of types of tastes for each beverage classification;
Weight value acquisition means for acquiring each weight value of the beverage classification to which the designated beverage belongs, from the weight value holding means;
Further comprising
The suitability determining means multiplies the difference between each taste value of the designated beverage and the corresponding taste value of the designated dish by the corresponding weight value acquired from the weight value holding means, and the multiplication Check suitability based on the results,
A beverage taste inspection apparatus characterized by the above. A dish feature-taste index associating means that associates a feature class of a dish with each of a plurality of types of tastes that determine a taste characteristic of a beverage and holds a dish feature belonging to each feature class in association with the index of the taste;
Taste value determination for determining an index corresponding to a cooking feature selected by the user from among the cooking feature-taste index association means as the taste value of the user corresponding to the feature classification to which the cooking feature belongs Means,
A taste value determining apparatus comprising: In claim 7,
An operation input means for presenting the feature classification held in the dish feature-taste index association means and the dish feature belonging to the feature classification to allow the user to select a desired dish feature;
The taste value determining apparatus further comprising: Computer
Taste value acquisition means for acquiring each taste value of a specified beverage from taste value holding means for holding a plurality of taste values, which are indices of each of a plurality of types of tastes for determining the taste characteristics of the beverage,
Each taste value of each of the plurality of types of tastes associated with the user to determine the taste characteristics of the user is compared with the corresponding taste value acquired by the taste value acquisition means, and the specified beverage taste Compatibility determination means for examining the compatibility between the characteristics and the taste characteristics of the user;
Program to function as. In claim 9,
Weight value acquisition for acquiring each weight value of the beverage classification to which the designated beverage belongs, from weight value holding means for holding a plurality of weight values, each of which is an index of importance of each of the plurality of types of tastes, for each beverage classification Further having a program for functioning as means,
The suitability determination means multiplies the difference between each taste value associated with the user and the corresponding taste value acquired by the taste value acquisition means by the corresponding weight value acquired from the weight value holding means. And checking the compatibility based on the multiplication result,
program. Computer
A plurality of types of tastes that determine the taste characteristics of a beverage are associated with a food ingredient classification, and the food ingredients belonging to each food ingredient classification are held in association with the taste index and held in the food ingredient-taste index association means A taste value determining means for determining an index corresponding to the user-selected food ingredient from among the taste values of the user corresponding to the food ingredient classification to which the food ingredient belongs,
Program to function as. In claim 11,
A program for causing the user to select a desired food ingredient by presenting the food ingredient classification held in the food ingredient-taste index association means and the food ingredient belonging to the food ingredient classification is further provided. program. Computer
From taste value holding means for holding a plurality of taste values, which are indices of a plurality of types of tastes that determine the taste characteristics of the beverage, for each beverage and for each dish, each taste value for the designated beverage and for the designated dish Taste value acquisition means for acquiring each taste value;
Suitability determination for comparing each taste value of the beverage acquired by the taste value acquisition unit with the corresponding taste value of the dish acquired by the taste value acquisition unit, and checking the suitability of each taste characteristic of the beverage and the dish means,
Program to function as. In claim 13,
Weight value acquisition for acquiring each weight value of the beverage classification to which the designated beverage belongs, from weight value holding means for holding a plurality of weight values, each of which is an index of importance of each of the plurality of types of tastes, for each beverage classification Further having a program for functioning as means,
The suitability determining means multiplies the difference between each taste value of the designated beverage and the corresponding taste value of the designated dish by the corresponding weight value acquired from the weight value holding means, and the multiplication Check suitability based on the results,
program. Computer
Corresponding to each of a plurality of types of tastes that determine the taste characteristics of the beverage, the food feature classification is stored in the dish characteristic-taste index association means that holds the cooking characteristics belonging to each feature classification in association with the taste index. A program for functioning as a taste value determining means for determining an index corresponding to a dish feature selected by the user as a taste value of the taste corresponding to the feature classification to which the dish feature belongs. In claim 15,
A program further comprising a program for functioning as an operation input means for presenting a feature classification held in the dish feature-taste index association means and a dish feature belonging to the feature classification and allowing a user to select a desired dish feature .

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