JP2007328464A - Buying activity management device, control method, control program and computer-readable recording medium with the control program recorded thereon - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To give advice to a user on the buying activity of food suitable for the user. <P>SOLUTION: A buying activity management device 100 is provided with: a biological information acquisition part 103 and a user information acquisition part 104 for acquiring the biological information and user information of a user to be used for deciding whether or not food as the object of buying is suitable for being taken by the user; a buying activity acquisition part 102 for acquiring new buying activity information showing the content of new buying activity by the user; and a buying activity decision part 109 for deciding the validity/invalidity of new buying activity on the basis of the biological information and the user information and the new buying activity information. Consequently, it is possible to give the advice to the user whether or not the food is suitable for being taken by the user on the basis of basic information of the user. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a purchase activity management apparatus, a control method, a control program, and a computer-readable recording medium recording the same.

  In recent years, lifestyle-related diseases such as obesity and high blood pressure are increasing, and it has been required to prevent and cope with them. Care for various activities in daily life is important for such prevention, and it is necessary to appropriately deal with and provide guidance based on individual user attributes, life conditions, and contraindications for treatment.

  Lifestyle-related diseases are diseases that arise from lifestyle habits and are caused by lifestyle habits in eating, sleeping, working, and playing. Therefore, attention to lifestyle habits that cause problems and maintaining an appropriate lifestyle will lead to prevention and treatment of lifestyle-related diseases. However, as the word “lifestyle” suggests, it is very difficult to improve behaviors that have become habitual, and it is often impossible to continue depending on the situation and mood, even though we must endure it.

  By the way, recently, due to national efforts such as the Health Promotion Act, many foods display information about health. For example, when processing foods are labeled with respect to nutritional components and calories, it is obliged to indicate numerically a component table indicating how much nutritional components are contained. Specified health foods contain health functional ingredients that affect the physiological functions of the body and are foods that can be expected to have specific health objectives. A nutritional ingredient table is displayed. Furthermore, convenience stores and restaurants have come to display whether product labels and menu tables contain heat, salt content, lipids, and dietary fiber. The display regarding such a nutrient component is useful as a part of user's health management.

  In such a background, conventionally, a health management system that grasps a user's current health condition and provides appropriate advice has been provided.

  In Patent Document 1 described later, a vending machine installed in a street corner or facility is provided with a sensor capable of measuring biological information such as blood pressure, pulse, body fat percentage, etc., so that the user can obtain the biological information when using the vending machine. There is disclosed a vending machine that restricts the purchase of only a list of products recommended to the user based on measured and attribute information such as age and measured biological information.

  In Patent Document 2 described later, the current stress state of the user is determined from biological information such as a pulse and body temperature and behavior information such as acceleration by a biological information sensor and a behavior information sensor attached to the user's body. Devices that provide advice for stress relief and care have been proposed. Further, it is also disclosed to present on the device product information suitable for the user's determined stress situation, that is, advertisement information of an online shopping site that can purchase products that relieve stress and give a relaxing effect. Has been.

Patent Document 3 described later discloses a menu suggestion device for planning a menu based on user health state data stored in advance, a desired price, and foods at hand. In addition, from the menu that is planned, the calorie of the menu is calculated as the calorie that the user consumes, and the exercise amount is calculated using an acceleration sensor or a pedometer, and an exercise menu that can be consumed by the remaining calorie is also presented.
JP 2004-341983 A (publication date: December 2, 2004) JP 2001-344352 A (publication date: December 14, 2001) JP 2002-203048 A (publication date: July 19, 2002)

  However, any of the above-mentioned patent documents has a problem that it is not possible to continuously manage food intake in order to improve the health of the user in general daily activities.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and its object is to provide a purchasing activity management apparatus, a control method, a control program, and a computer recording the same, which can advise food purchasing behavior suitable for the user. To realize a readable recording medium.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, a purchasing activity management device according to the present invention is a purchasing activity management device for instructing a purchasing activity of food, and obtains basic information that is information relating to a user. And purchasing activity determining means for determining the intake state of various nutritional components of the user based on the basic information acquired by the basic information acquiring means, and determining whether the purchasing activity is appropriate based on the result of the determination. In addition, the basic information acquisition means continuously acquires at least the biometric information of the user and the purchase activity information indicating the content of the purchase activity by the user as the basic information.

  Moreover, the control method of the purchasing activity management device according to the present invention is a control method of the purchasing activity management device for instructing the purchasing activity of food, and a basic information acquisition step of acquiring basic information that is information about the user; And a purchasing activity determination step of determining the intake state of various nutritional components of the user based on the basic information acquired in the basic information acquisition step, and determining whether the purchasing activity is appropriate based on the result of the determination. At the same time, the basic information acquisition step is characterized by continuously acquiring at least the biometric information of the user and the purchase activity information indicating the content of the purchase activity by the user as the basic information.

  With the above configuration, the purchase activity management apparatus acquires basic information, which is information about the user, used to determine whether the food is suitable for the user to take. The basic information includes at least user biometric information such as blood pressure and pulse and purchase activity information indicating the content of food purchase activity by the user. Then, the purchasing activity management device determines the intake state of the various nutritional components of the user based on the basic information, and determines whether the purchasing activity is appropriate based on the result of the determination.

  Here, the purchasing activity management device continuously acquires the basic information and the biological information and purchasing activity information. Thereby, since the intake state of various nutritional components of the user can be acquired for a period from a certain past time to the present time, the current intake state can be accurately determined.

  Therefore, the propriety of purchasing activity can be determined according to the long-term intake state of various nutritional components. Therefore, it is possible to continuously advise food purchasing behavior suitable for the user.

  Furthermore, the purchasing activity management apparatus according to the present invention includes a recommended purchasing activity generation unit that generates recommended purchasing activity information indicating the content of the recommended purchasing activity based on the basic information acquired by the basic information acquisition unit. It is a feature.

  With the above configuration, recommended purchase activity information indicating the content of the recommended purchase activity is further generated based on the basic information. Specifically, when the user is a hypertensive patient, for example, a recommended purchase activity as a meal for the hypertensive patient is generated. The recommended purchase activity can be generated using a table, a function, a knowledge base, or the like.

  Therefore, since it can be determined on the basis of recommended purchase activity information (that is, food that is a candidate for purchase) tailored to the user, it is possible to advise the purchase behavior of food suitable for the user while respecting the user's desire. it can.

  Furthermore, the purchase activity management device according to the present invention includes a location information acquisition unit that acquires location information indicating the location of the device itself, and the recommended purchase activity generation unit includes the location information acquired by the location information acquisition unit. Based on the above, the recommended purchase activity information is generated.

  With the above configuration, recommended purchase activity information is further generated based on position information indicating the position of the own device.

  Therefore, in consideration of the current position information of the user, it is possible to give advice on purchasing activities suitable for the user's current food intake state. For example, for each purchase location (store) that is frequently used near the current location of the user, calculate the calories required to move to each purchase location, and determine how many calories can be purchased. Can be presented with the route.

  Furthermore, the purchasing activity management apparatus according to the present invention includes environmental information acquisition means for acquiring environmental information including at least one of temperature, humidity, and ultraviolet rays, and the purchasing activity determination means is acquired by the environmental information acquisition means. The propriety of the purchasing activity is determined based on the environmental information.

  With the above configuration, the suitability of the purchase activity is further determined based on environmental information including at least one of temperature, humidity, and ultraviolet rays.

  Therefore, it is possible to give advice on food purchasing behavior suitable for the user while considering surrounding environmental information. For example, when the temperature is high, it is possible to give advice to buy a beverage while being wary of heat stroke.

  The purchasing activity management device according to the present invention is a portable purchasing activity management device for managing the purchasing activity of food, and whether or not the food to be purchased is suitable for the user to ingest. Basic information acquisition means for acquiring basic information, which is information relating to the user, used for determination, purchasing activity acquisition means for acquiring new purchasing activity information indicating the contents of new purchasing activity by the user, and the basic information acquisition means Purchase activity determination means for determining the suitability of the new purchase activity based on the basic information acquired by the above and the new purchase activity information acquired by the purchase activity acquisition means.

  The method for controlling a purchasing activity management apparatus according to the present invention is a method for controlling a portable purchasing activity management apparatus for managing food purchasing activities, and whether or not food is suitable for a user to ingest. A basic information acquisition step for acquiring basic information that is information related to the user, a purchasing activity acquisition step for acquiring new purchasing activity information indicating the contents of the new purchasing activity by the user, and the basic information. A purchase activity determination step for determining the suitability of the new purchase activity based on the basic information acquired in the acquisition step and the new purchase activity information acquired in the purchase activity acquisition step. .

  With the above configuration, the purchase activity management apparatus acquires basic information that is information related to the user and is used to determine whether or not the food is suitable for the user to take. New purchase activity information indicating the contents is acquired, and the suitability of the new purchase activity is determined based on the basic information and the new purchase activity information. Here, the basic information is the user's biological information such as blood pressure and pulse, age, sex, illness and chronic disease, the user's attribute information such as height and basal metabolism, etc. Any material that can be used for determination can be used.

  Therefore, when a user purchases food, it can be determined based on the user's basic information whether the food is suitable for the user. Therefore, it is possible to continuously advise food purchasing behavior suitable for the user.

  Furthermore, the purchasing activity management apparatus according to the present invention includes a recommended purchasing activity generation unit that generates recommended purchasing activity information indicating the content of the recommended purchasing activity based on the basic information acquired by the basic information acquisition unit, and the purchasing The activity determination unit compares the recommended purchase activity information generated by the recommended purchase activity generation unit with the new purchase activity information acquired by the purchase activity acquisition unit, and based on the comparison result, the new purchase activity information is compared. It is characterized by determining the suitability of activities.

  With the above configuration, based on the basic information, the recommended purchasing activity information indicating the content of the recommended purchasing activity is generated, and based on the result of comparing the recommended purchasing activity information with the new purchasing activity information, the new purchasing activity information Judge the suitability. Specifically, when the user is a hypertensive patient, for example, a recommended purchase activity as a meal for the hypertensive patient is generated. The recommended purchase activity can be generated using a table, a function, a knowledge base, or the like.

  Therefore, since it can be determined on the basis of recommended purchase activity information (that is, food that is a candidate for purchase) tailored to the user, it is possible to advise the purchase behavior of food suitable for the user while respecting the user's desire. it can.

  Further, the purchasing activity management device according to the present invention includes location information acquisition means for acquiring location information indicating the location of the device itself, and the purchasing activity determination means is based on the location information acquired by the location information acquisition means. And determining whether or not the new purchasing activity is appropriate.

  With the above configuration, the suitability of the new purchase activity is further determined based on the position information indicating the position of the own device.

  Therefore, in consideration of the current position information of the user, it is possible to give advice on purchasing activities suitable for the user's current food intake state. For example, for each purchase location (store) that is frequently used near the current location of the user, calculate the calories required to move to each purchase location, and determine how many calories can be purchased. Can be presented with the route.

  Furthermore, the purchasing activity management apparatus according to the present invention includes environmental information acquisition means for acquiring environmental information including at least one of temperature, humidity, and ultraviolet rays, and the purchasing activity determination means is acquired by the environmental information acquisition means. The propriety of the new purchasing activity is determined based on the environmental information.

  With the above configuration, the suitability of the new purchase activity is further determined based on environmental information including at least one of temperature, humidity, and ultraviolet rays.

  Therefore, it is possible to give advice on food purchasing behavior suitable for the user while considering surrounding environmental information. For example, when the temperature is high, it is possible to give advice to buy a beverage while being wary of heat stroke.

  Further, in the purchasing activity management device according to the present invention, the purchasing activity determining means determines whether or not the nutrients contained in the purchasing target of the new purchasing activity are excessive or insufficient based on the new purchasing activity information acquired by the purchasing activity acquiring means. And determining whether or not the new purchasing activity is appropriate based on a result of the determination.

  With the above configuration, the suitability of the new purchasing activity is further determined based on the result of determining the excess or deficiency of nutrients included in the purchase target of the new purchasing activity.

  Therefore, food to be purchased can be advised so that nutrients can be taken without excess or deficiency. For example, when the salt content is excessive in the food desired by the user in the new purchase activity information, a warning message can be presented so as to cover the salt content.

  Furthermore, the purchasing activity management device according to the present invention is based on the basic information acquired by the basic information acquisition means and the purchasing activity history information that is the history of past purchasing activities, and the intake and consumption of various nutritional components. Biological condition estimation means for performing estimation is provided, and the purchase activity determination means determines the suitability of the new purchase activity based on the estimation result of the biological condition estimation means.

  Based on the above configuration, based on the basic information of the user and the purchase activity history information that is the history of past purchase activities, the intake and consumption of various nutritional components are estimated, and new purchase activities are based on the results. Judge the suitability of the.

  In this way, by referring to the purchase activity history information, the food ingested by the user can be identified continuously, so that the intake and consumption of various nutritional components can be estimated. Therefore, food to be purchased can be advised so that nutrients can be taken without excess or deficiency.

  Furthermore, the purchasing activity management device according to the present invention is characterized by comprising user notifying means for notifying the user of the result of determination by the purchasing activity determining means.

  With the above configuration, the user is further notified of the suitability of the new purchasing activity. Therefore, when the user purchases food, the user can be advised whether the food is suitable for the user.

  Further, the purchasing activity management device according to the present invention comprises a purchasing activity control means for restricting a payment function of a purchasing means for paying the new purchasing activity based on valuable data based on a result of determination by the purchasing activity determining means. It is characterized by providing.

  With the above configuration, payment based on valuable data for the new purchasing activity is further controlled based on the determination result of the suitability of the new purchasing activity. Here, as the valuable data, specifically, electronic money using an IC card or the like can be used. Note that the purchasing means may be provided in the purchasing activity management apparatus, or may be provided outside so as to be controllable from the purchasing activity management apparatus.

  Therefore, for example, even if a user tries to purchase a food that is not suitable for consumption, payment can be made impossible, and confirmation can be made to perform payment. .

  Further, in the purchasing activity management device according to the present invention, the purchasing activity control means is based on the new purchasing activity information acquired by the purchasing activity acquiring means, and whether or not excessive nutrients are included in the purchase target of the new purchasing activity. If excessive nutrients are included, the payment function of the purchasing means is limited.

  The above configuration further restricts the payment of valuable data when the purchase target of the new purchasing activity includes excessive nutrients.

  Therefore, when an excessive amount of nutrients is included in the purchase target, it is possible to make payment impossible, or to increase the number of confirmation work for executing payment, so that purchase can be discouraged.

  The purchasing activity management apparatus may be realized by a computer. In this case, the purchasing activity management apparatus control program for realizing the purchasing activity management apparatus by a computer by causing the computer to operate as each means. And a computer-readable recording medium on which it is recorded also fall within the scope of the present invention.

  As described above, the purchasing activity management device according to the present invention provides basic information acquisition means for acquiring basic information, which is information about the user, and various nutrition of the user based on the basic information acquired by the basic information acquisition means. Purchasing activity determining means for determining the intake state of the ingredients and determining the propriety of the purchasing activity based on the result of the determination, and the basic information acquiring means includes at least the user's biological information and the basic information as the basic information It is the structure which acquires the purchase activity information which shows the content of the purchase activity by a user continuously.

  Moreover, the control method of the purchasing activity management apparatus according to the present invention includes a basic information acquisition step for acquiring basic information, which is information about the user, and various nutrition of the user based on the basic information acquired in the basic information acquisition step. And a purchasing activity determination step for determining the suitability of the purchasing activity based on a result of the determination, and the basic information acquisition step includes at least the user's biological information and the basic information as the basic information. This is a method for continuously acquiring purchasing activity information indicating the contents of purchasing activity by a user.

  Therefore, the propriety of purchasing activities can be determined according to the long-term intake state of various nutritional components. Therefore, there is an effect that it is possible to continuously advise purchasing behavior of food suitable for the user.

  In addition, the purchasing activity management device according to the present invention acquires basic information that is used to determine whether or not a food to be purchased is suitable for a user to take, and acquires basic information that is information about the user. Means, purchasing activity acquisition means for acquiring new purchasing activity information indicating the contents of new purchasing activity by the user, basic information acquired by the basic information acquisition means, and new purchasing activity acquired by the purchasing activity acquisition means Purchasing activity determination means for determining the suitability of the new purchasing activity based on the information.

  Moreover, the control method of the purchasing activity management apparatus which concerns on this invention uses the basic information acquisition step which acquires the basic information which is the information regarding this user used in order to determine whether a food is suitable for a user to ingest. And a purchasing activity acquisition step for acquiring new purchasing activity information indicating the contents of the new purchasing activity by the user, the basic information acquired in the basic information acquisition step, and the new purchasing activity information acquired in the purchasing activity acquisition step. And a purchasing activity determination step for determining whether or not the new purchasing activity is appropriate.

  Therefore, when a user purchases food, it can be determined whether or not the food is suitable for the user's intake based on the basic information of the user. Therefore, there is an effect that it is possible to continuously advise purchasing behavior of food suitable for the user.

[First Embodiment]
Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the drawings used in the following description, the same parts or the same functions are denoted by the same reference numerals. Therefore, detailed description thereof will not be repeated.

  The purchasing activity management apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment manages purchasing and ingesting activities related to food from the viewpoint of health and medical care in the daily life of the user. Here, as an example of purchasing activities, a case where merchandise is purchased at a store such as a convenience store or a supermarket will be described.

  FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of a purchasing activity management apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment. The purchase activity management apparatus 100 is such that the user can carry it in daily life, at least during the purchase activity, and is assumed to be realized as a mobile phone in this embodiment. It should be noted that elements that are functions unique to the mobile phone and do not become a feature of the present invention are well known, and thus illustration and description thereof are omitted.

  The purchasing activity management apparatus 100 includes a communication unit 105 that communicates with an external device, an input / output unit 106 that acquires information from sensors such as a camera, a keyboard, and a microphone, and presents information to a user through a screen or a voice. A life information acquisition unit 101 that collects user life information, a purchase activity management unit 107 that determines and manages a purchase activity suitable for the user based on the life information acquired by the life information acquisition unit 101, and various items And a purchasing unit 116 that performs service purchase processing. The life information refers to purchase activity information relating to purchase activities performed by the user, user biometric information such as blood pressure and pulse, and user attribute information such as age and sex.

  Furthermore, the living information acquisition unit 101 includes a purchase activity acquisition unit (purchasing activity acquisition unit) 102 that acquires purchase activity information regarding purchase activities performed by the user, and a biometric information acquisition unit (basic information acquisition unit) that acquires user biometric information. 103) A user information acquisition unit (basic information acquisition means) 104 that acquires user information related to user attributes, and collects or measures the purchase activity information, biological information, and user information in order to manage the purchase activity. . As described above, in the purchase activity management apparatus 100, biological information and user information are used as basic information that is information related to the user and is used to determine whether or not the food to be purchased is suitable for the user to take. To get. Also, new purchase activity information indicating the contents of the new purchase activity by the user is acquired.

  The purchase activity management unit 107 also includes a biological state determination unit 108 that determines a user's biological state based on the user's various life information acquired by the life information acquisition unit 101, and various user types acquired by the life information acquisition unit 101. Based on the life information and the biological state of the user determined by the biological state determination unit 108, the purchase activity determination unit (purchasing activity determination unit) 109 that determines appropriate purchase activity for the user and the purchase activity determination unit 109 determine A purchase activity control unit (purchase activity control means) 110 that feeds back the purchased activity to the user.

  In addition, the communication unit 105 and the input / output unit 106 are common to input / output each information with other devices and users by the purchase activity acquisition unit 102, the biometric information acquisition unit 103, the user information acquisition unit 104, and the purchase unit 116. Used for. The communication unit 105 communicates with a wide-area communication unit 111 that is connected over a wide area via a relay station such as a carrier company, and other devices in a short distance by using RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) and Bluetooth (registered trademark). It includes a distance communication unit 112 and a connector 113 that can read from and write to a USB memory or various memory cards. Further, the purchasing unit 116 may be provided outside the purchasing activity management apparatus 100.

  The input / output unit 106 includes an operation unit 114 configured by a numeric keypad of a mobile phone, a transparent pressure-sensitive panel on the display panel, and other buttons, and a presentation unit 115 that performs display output and audio output on a screen.

  The purchasing unit 116 is a part where the user uses the purchasing activity management apparatus 100 to perform payment processing for purchasing goods and services. Specifically, it is an electronic money function by a mobile phone with a built-in IC card. Here, the user pays the amount to the electronic money service provider and stores the amount of money paid in the electronic money compatible IC card, so that the IC card can be used to purchase the amount prepaid at the corresponding store. The prepaid system shall be used. The technical details such as the operating principle are omitted because Felica (registered trademark) using RFID has been put into practical use and is well known.

  FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the purchasing activity acquisition unit 102 that acquires information (purchasing activity information) related to purchasing activities performed by the user. The purchase activity acquisition unit 102 includes a product information reading unit 201 and a product information storage unit 202. The product information reading unit 201 reads the identification tag or the like attached to each product with RFID by the short-range communication unit 112 when the user puts the product into a shopping cart or the like at a supermarket or a convenience store. . Here, the product is identified by a product number (product ID) based on a JAN (Japan Article Number) code.

  Here, FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a specific example of the purchase activity information table generated by the purchase activity acquisition unit 102. As shown in FIG. 3, at least the product ID and the number purchased by the user are registered in the purchase activity information table in association with each other.

  Furthermore, when the information regarding the nutrient component contained in goods, such as a brand name, a calorie, salt content, and a lipid, is stored in the goods information storage part 202. FIG. In addition, when the information regarding the nutritional component contained in the product is not included, after acquiring the product number by the product information reading unit 201, the product information inquiry unit 203 performs other detailed products via the wide area communication unit 111. Information is acquired and stored in the product information storage unit 202. It should be noted that the acquisition of detailed product information by the wide area communication unit 111 is performed through an Internet connection implemented in a mobile phone, but since various methods are well known, they will not be described here.

  FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram of the biometric information acquisition unit 103 that acquires the biometric information of the user. The biological information acquisition unit 103 includes a measurement unit 301 that measures biological signals using the accelerometer 302, the blood pressure sensor 303, and the like, and an external data acquisition unit 304 that acquires meal content data from a user or measurement data from an external device. Including.

  Note that various methods for measuring biological signals such as blood pressure and the number of steps in the blood pressure sensor 303 and the accelerometer 302 are known and will not be described. Of course, in addition to the blood pressure sensor 303 and the accelerometer 302, the biological information acquisition unit 103 may measure, for example, body temperature, blood glucose level, blood oxygen, pulse, skin moisture, alcohol consumption, calorie consumption, and the like. These measuring means are incorporated in the purchase activity management apparatus 100.

  When the user measures his / her current biological information using a measuring device such as a weight scale, a body fat scale, or a sphygmomanometer installed at home or in a store, for example, the external data acquisition unit 304 may be infrared or Bluetooth (registered trademark). The biometric information measured by these external measuring devices is taken into the purchasing activity management device 100 by communication means such as wireless or USB (Universal Serial Bus) connection. As described above, if the data of the external measuring device can be acquired, the cost of the purchasing activity management device 100 can be reduced, and a large-scale measuring means and an advanced level that cannot be incorporated into the purchasing activity management device 100 are possible. Since measurement data using various measuring means can also be acquired, purchasing activities can be managed based on more detailed data.

  FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram of the user information acquisition unit 104 that acquires information related to user attribute information. The user information acquisition unit 104 includes a user attribute information storage unit 401 and a purchaseable amount acquisition unit 402.

  FIG. 6 is an example of a data table (user attribute information DB) stored in the user attribute information storage unit 401. Basic information such as the gender and age of the user, illnesses and chronic diseases, height, basal metabolism, etc. Body information is included. In the present embodiment, these values are input by the user through the operation unit 114. Of course, what was acquired from the external apparatus by the communication part 105 may be contained. Moreover, the information of other user attributes required for managing user purchase information is not limited thereto, and may be included.

  For example, in order to manage purchase, it is necessary to perform management that makes the user think “I want to purchase” or “I can purchase”. Therefore, by registering what the user likes and dislikes as user attribute information and managing the purchase activity that matches the user's preference as much as possible while considering the user's health, Can give satisfaction. Such satisfaction can also prompt the user to continue using the purchasing activity management device. In the example of FIG. 6, “mackerel” is registered as information about what the user likes, and “mayonnaise” is registered as disliked information. The “possession money” is information regarding how much money is possessed as a user's personal condition, and is acquired by the purchaseable amount acquisition unit 402 from the purchase unit 116.

  FIG. 7 is a functional block diagram of the purchase activity determination unit 109 that determines whether the purchase activity acquired by the purchase activity acquisition unit 102 is a purchase activity appropriate for the user. The purchase activity determination unit 109 is based on the biometric information and user information (basic information) acquired by the biometric information acquisition unit 103 and the user information acquisition unit 104, and the new purchase activity information acquired by the purchase activity acquisition unit. Determine the suitability of new purchasing activities. Therefore, the purchase activity determination unit 109 includes a recommended purchase activity generation unit (recommended purchase activity generation means) 601, a new purchase activity information extraction unit 602, and a comparison unit 603.

  The recommended purchase activity generation unit 601 obtains desired purchase activity contents (recommended purchase activity information) from the biological state determined by the biological state determination unit 108 and the life information obtained by the biological information acquisition unit 103 and the user information acquisition unit 104. Generate. This can be realized by using a table in which recommended purchasing activities are associated with life information obtained from the life information acquisition unit 101.

  FIG. 8 is a table in which, for example, the blood pressure value obtained from the blood pressure sensor 303 is associated with the determination by the biological state determination unit 108 and the purchase activity recommended by the recommended purchase activity generation unit 601 based on the determination result. . According to this, for example, when the blood pressure value measured by the blood pressure sensor 303 of the biological information acquisition unit 103 is as high as “maximum blood pressure 142 mmHg, minimum blood pressure 100 mmHg”, the biological state determination unit 108 sets “high blood pressure”. Next, the recommended purchase activity generation unit 601 can obtain a standard of “salt content of 7 mg or less” as a meal for high blood pressure patients.

  Similarly, various tables can be prepared. For example, if information such as an allergen that is a user's allergic substance is stored in the user attribute storage unit 401, a criterion for determining purchase activity such as an allergen can be obtained. Here, although the recommended purchase activity is generated through the determination of the biological state, it is of course possible to generate the recommended purchase activity directly from the life information. It goes without saying that functions and knowledge bases can be applied in addition to the methods described above.

  FIG. 9 is an example of the recommended purchase activity generated by the recommended purchase activity generation unit 601. Here, an example in which a recommended purchase activity on the day of execution is generated is shown.

  The new purchase activity information extraction unit 602 extracts new purchase activity information information related to the status of the purchase activity desired by the user based on the purchase activity information obtained from the purchase activity acquisition unit 102. In the purchase activity acquisition unit 102, for the product selected by the user, the product information reading unit 201 collects product information about the product and stores it in the product information storage unit 202. Since the product information stored in the product information storage unit 202 is candidate information of products to be purchased by the user, information necessary for managing the purchase activity of the user by integrating the product information related to these products. Create or extract.

  FIG. 10 shows an example of a product information table stored in the product information storage unit 202. The merchandise information storage unit 202 contains detailed information related to the merchandise selected by the user (“Karage lunch”, “Miso soup”, “Cake”). Specifically, as shown in FIG. 10, in the product information table, product ID, product name, price, calorie, salt content and other nutrient component values, allergens and other raw materials and contents information are associated with each other. It is registered. In addition, for convenience of explanation, only the information on nutritional component values such as price, calories, salt content, raw materials and contents such as allergens is shown, but in addition to this, management is performed for each more detailed nutrient such as vitamins and minerals. It is desirable to do.

  FIG. 11 shows an example in which the new purchase activity information extraction unit 602 extracts new purchase activity information related to the purchase activity status from the product information storage unit 202. The new purchasing activity information necessary for managing the purchasing activity includes the sum of prices and nutritional components of a plurality of selected products, and allergens included in each product. Another example of new purchase activity information to be extracted is the use time. In this case, it can be used to estimate whether it is breakfast, lunch, dinner or snack, for example.

  The new purchase activity information extracted in this way is compared with the reference value of the purchase activity suitable for the user extracted by the recommended purchase activity generation unit 601 in the comparison unit 603, which part of the purchase activity selected by the user. To determine if is inappropriate. That is, in the purchase activity determination unit 109, the comparison unit 603 compares the recommended purchase activity information generated by the recommended purchase activity generation unit 601 with the new purchase activity information acquired by the purchase activity acquisition unit 102, and compares the comparison. Based on the result, the suitability of the new purchasing activity is determined.

  Taking the case of the above-mentioned hypertension user as an example, the recommended purchase activity generation unit 601 extracts a criterion that the salinity should be “7 g or less (1 day)” from the blood pressure value measured by the blood pressure sensor 303. is doing. On the other hand, in FIG. 11, the total salt content of the purchasing activity desired by the user extracted by the new purchasing activity information extracting unit 602 is “6.3 g”. In general, if you eat 3 meals a day, simply divide by 3 so that the salinity of one meal is “2.3 g or less”. The amount “6.3 g” does not satisfy the standard. In this way, in the purchase activity determination unit 109, the comparison unit 603 determines the excess or deficiency of nutrients included in the purchase target of the new purchase activity based on the new purchase activity information acquired by the purchase activity acquisition unit 102, Based on the result of the determination, the suitability of the new purchasing activity is determined.

  Similarly, when the comparison unit 603 compares the standard extracted by the recommended purchase activity generation unit 601 in FIG. 9 with the information on the purchase activity desired by the actual user in FIG. It is determined that the above-mentioned salt content and allergen (including the egg that is the user's allergen) are inappropriate.

  Note that the determination processing from the table and the knowledge base in the comparison unit 603 can be easily designed by those skilled in the art, and thus detailed description thereof is omitted.

  FIG. 12 is a functional block diagram of the purchase activity control unit 110 that performs feedback for managing the purchase activity of the user, such as notification based on the determination result of the purchase activity.

  The purchase activity control unit 110 feeds back information on the propriety of the current purchase activity acquired from the purchase activity determination unit 603, and a user notification unit (user notification means) 1202 for notifying the user of suitability. And a purchase control unit 1203 for controlling the purchase unit 116. First, the propriety information regarding the propriety of the purchase activity sent from the purchase activity determination unit 109 to the purchase activity processing unit 1201 is sent to the user notification unit 1202 by the purchase activity processing unit 1201 and notified to the user.

  FIG. 13 shows an example of notification by screen display of the presentation unit 115. In this example, the list 1301 of products selected by the user acquired by the purchase activity acquisition unit 102, the current blood pressure and step count information of the user acquired by the biometric information acquisition unit 103 and the user information acquisition unit 104, and in particular The important user attribute information (eg egg allergy) 1302 is displayed below the purchase advice information 1303 to be fed back to the user from the information.

  In the purchase advice information 1303, based on the result of comparison in the comparison unit 603, “Allergen: Egg is included in“ Karaage Bento ”! "Allergy information such as too much salt, too much budget, etc. is displayed. In this case, the pattern of the sentence example for notifying the user is stored in the purchase activity processing unit 1201 and used by appropriately applying according to the item to be fed back.

  In the display, “★” and “☆” are distinguished at the head of each advice, and this indicates the importance of each advice. For example, when allergens are contained in purchases, just eating those meals can be life-threatening. In that case, a mark is attached to call attention to the user. In addition, regarding the amount of salt, since a continuous measure is necessary for a hypertensive user, a special alert is also displayed. On the other hand, the item “☆” with an excess calorie intake or an insufficient amount of money can be distinguished as an item with lower importance than the item “★”. By doing so, it is possible to inform the user of purchasing activities that the user should be careful about. In addition, although it is a way of assigning this importance, it is possible to input items that are prohibited under the guidance of doctors, or concentrate on nutritional components that are likely to be insufficient from the nutritional requirements issued by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare every 5 years In other words, the user may be able to set the degree of importance, or the degree of importance most suitable for the user who is on a diet. Further, although the importance level display method for calling attention is shown as “★” and “☆”, other forms may be used.

  Based on the product information shown as described above, the user confirms the current purchase activity, that is, the product selected by the user, and re-selects or purchases the product. In this case, when re-selection such as changing the product, a change button 1304 is displayed on the display screen, and the user can select these buttons with a hard button or a touch panel of the operation unit 114. When purchasing is determined, a purchase button 1305 is selected.

  In addition, as an example of notifying the user when the purchase form is inappropriate, a method of not purchasing a highly important product is also conceivable. For example, a product containing an allergen cannot be eaten by a user who has an allergic disease, and there is no point in purchasing it for the user. Therefore, for products including allergens, the user notification unit 1202 is notified of the prohibition, and the purchase control unit 1203 controls the purchase unit 116 not to perform the settlement process. As described above, in the purchasing activity control unit 110, the purchasing control unit 1203 determines the payment function of the purchasing unit (purchasing means) 116 that performs payment of new purchasing activity based on valuable data based on the determination result by the purchasing activity determination unit 109. Limit. Thus, the user does not have to worry about purchasing a product containing an inappropriate component such as an allergen that is dangerous to the user by mistake. Further, based on the new purchasing activity information acquired by the purchasing activity acquiring unit 102, it is determined whether or not an inappropriate component such as excessive nutrients is included in the purchase target of the new purchasing activity, and excessive nutrients are included. The payment function of the purchasing unit 116 may be restricted.

  FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the operation of the purchase activity management apparatus 100.

  First, when a user enters a store or the like, and the purchase activity acquisition unit 102 detects selection of a product that is a purchase candidate in the store from the user (YES side of S1401), the life information acquisition unit 101 determines blood pressure, the number of steps, and the like. Living information such as biometric information and user attributes is acquired (S1402).

  Next, new purchasing activity information (see FIG. 10) regarding the purchasing activity desired by the user extracted by the new purchasing activity information extracting unit 602 and recommended purchasing activity information regarding the recommended purchasing activity extracted by the recommended purchasing activity generating unit 601 are obtained. The comparison unit 603 performs comparison (S1403). As a result, when the recommended purchase activity condition is not satisfied (YES in S1404), the purchase activity control unit 110 notifies the user of warning advice by the presenting unit 115 (S1405). As shown in FIG. 13, for example, it is determined which item requires attention from the components of each product obtained from FIG. 10, and “Allergen: Egg” is included in “Karaki Bento”. ! ”Is displayed so that the user can easily understand and change the product.

  Furthermore, if there is an addition or change of a candidate product (YES in S1406), the process returns to S1403. On the other hand, if there is no addition or change of candidate products (NO in S1406), the process proceeds to S1407, where a purchase determination operation or cancellation operation by the user is acquired from the operation unit 114, and the determination operation is performed ( In the purchase determination in S1407, the purchase unit 116 performs a payment process for the product (S1408), and the process returns to S1401. On the other hand, if a cancel operation has been performed (cancel in S1407), the process returns to S1401.

  The purchase activity management device 100 includes a microcomputer including a central processing unit, a storage device, and the like, and the functional elements and processes described above are executed by a program stored in the storage device in the central processing unit. It is realized by doing.

  As described above, according to the purchase activity management apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment, a mobile phone that is often carried around even when going out, etc., detects candidates for purchase targets that are unfavorable for health according to the biological state of the user. Then, notification and payment refusal are appropriately performed for the user. Therefore, if the user inadvertently loses awareness of health or is unable to move to action due to weakness, further, in order to perform appropriate purchasing activities according to the state of the living body that the user is not aware of, It becomes possible to manage in daily life including when going out.

  In the present embodiment, the information acquired by the biological information acquisition unit 103 is the blood pressure value obtained by the blood pressure sensor 303 and the step count information obtained by the accelerometer 302. In addition to this, the body temperature, body fat, urine It may be sugar value, oxygen saturation concentration, pulse value, fat thickness, skin moisture value. Moreover, the biorhythm by the season and time at the time of utilization may be sufficient. According to biorhythms, for example, management suitable for the season of spring, summer, autumn and winter (for example, hydration is dizzy in summer), management suitable for time of the day (a nutritious meal in the morning, a light meal at midnight) Can give advice suitable for the rhythm of the human body.

  The comparison unit 603 determines whether or not the total amount of the current purchase activity is sufficient based on the remaining amount of electronic money stored in the balance storage unit (not shown) of the purchase unit 116. Alternatively, an amount scheduled by the user may be set, and it may be determined whether or not the amount exceeds the amount.

  Further, the product information acquired by the purchasing activity acquisition unit 102 may further include what kind of product the product is, such as staple food, main dish, side dish, dessert, soup, and snacks. good. As another example of detailed information, there may be application point information attached to the product. For example, at a store, you can get certain points and stickers when you purchase products to attract customers, and collect points and stickers to receive benefits such as receiving prizes and exchanging them for cash vouchers. providing. Some users purchase certain products every time for such benefits, so if you collect information about the selected products, which products collect what points It is possible to manage a purchase form that also considers whether or not In addition, such point information is not directly related to the proposal of a purchase form suitable for the health of the user, but can provide the motivation for the user to continue using the purchase activity management apparatus 100, and as a result By continuously using it, the user's health condition can be appropriately guided.

[Second Embodiment]
Hereinafter, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The purchasing activity management apparatus 100 according to the first embodiment acquires various information by the life information acquisition unit 101 and the biological information acquisition unit 103 at the time of purchasing activity, and manages the purchasing activity. In the present embodiment, the information acquired in the life information acquisition unit 101 and the biometric information acquisition unit 103 is accumulated, and the purchase activity is managed based on the life information at the time of use and the stored life information. Note that the configuration is substantially the same as that of the first embodiment, and in the following description, the description will focus on parts that are different from the first embodiment.

  FIG. 15 shows a functional block diagram of the life information acquisition unit 101 of the present embodiment. The life information acquisition unit 101 according to the present embodiment further includes a life information storage unit 1501 as compared to the first embodiment (FIG. 1). The life information storage unit 1501 includes a purchase activity history storage unit 1502 and a biological information storage unit 1503 in order to store information acquired by the purchase activity acquisition unit 102 and the biological information acquisition unit 103.

  The purchase activity history storage unit 1502 is means for accumulating purchase activities acquired by the purchase activity acquisition unit 102. In the first embodiment, the product information storage unit 202 is means for temporarily storing information about the product currently selected as a purchase candidate. On the other hand, the purchase activity history storage unit 1502 accumulates information about products that have been finally purchased by the user by the purchase control unit 1203.

  FIG. 16 is an example of a purchasing activity stored as a table by the purchasing activity history storage unit 1502. The purchase date and time is the time when the purchase control unit 1203 performs the settlement process. The place is the name of the store where the product was purchased, and preferably when the checkout process is performed at the time of checkout, it is related to the store including the store name from the store's cash register system or the like by means of communication such as infrared communication or short-range wireless. Information is being acquired. Further, the product information acquired by the purchase activity acquisition unit 102 and the number of points of the product are stored in association with the purchased product. When the purchase date and time is accumulated and used in the purchase activity determination unit 109 to determine whether or not the purchase activity is appropriate, for example, it can be seen that the user has already purchased the cake within one day. For example, it is possible to carry out detailed management such as not to buy cakes that are rich in calories, sugar and fat. In addition, by using the information on the number of points to notify the user of the information on the accumulated number of points after performing the current purchasing activity, the user can change to a product with more points.

  Next, the biometric information storage unit 1503 is means for storing the measured biometric information of the user.

  FIG. 17 is an example of the measured user biometric information stored in the biometric information storage unit 1503. The measurement place category is data indicating what kind of place the place where the user measured is, and the measurement place name is a specific name of the place. When measuring at a store where purchasing activity is performed, for example, when the store visits the store, the purchasing activity management device 100 acquires information about the store from the store via short-range wireless communication, and then the purchase control unit 1203 performs settlement processing. Along with the data measured during the period, it is stored as data measured in the store. Also. For data measured at a place other than the store, for example, at home, measurement is performed using a measuring device at home, and the measured value is input manually by the communication unit 105 using the communication means or by the input / output unit 106 by the user. And stored in the biological information storage unit 1503.

  As described above, by storing the information on the measurement location, it is possible to obtain information on the reliability according to the measurement location such that the data measured by the medical institution is highly reliable. Moreover, about measurement data, each measurement data is shown. This data may store not only data measured by the measuring unit 301 provided in the purchasing activity management apparatus 100 but also data measured by other measuring devices.

  FIG. 18 shows a functional block diagram of the biological state determination unit 108 that determines the biological state of the user such as intake and consumption of various nutritional components. The biological state determination unit 108 includes an ingestion element storage unit 1701 that acquires and stores each nutrient ingested by the user, a consumption element storage unit 1702 that stores elements to be consumed such as energy, vitamins, and minerals consumed by the user, Based on the storage contents of the element storage unit 1701 and the consumption element storage unit 1702, a biological state estimation unit (biological state estimation unit) 1703 that estimates a biological state such as a nutritional balance and a change trend in the user's body is included.

  FIG. 19 is an example of an intake record of each nutrient ingested by the user, acquired and stored by the intake element storage unit 1701. In the intake record, the amount of each nutrient that the user has recently taken is recorded on a daily basis. In FIG. 19, only representative nutrients are shown, but vitamins such as vitamin B1, vitamin B2, and vitamin C, and minerals such as iron and zinc are also recorded. Of course, each nutrient may be classified and managed in more detail. Note that these intakes are obtained from those nutrients, assuming that the food purchased from the purchasing unit 116 has been ingested. The acquisition of food nutrients in the purchasing unit 116 is as described above. Of course, not only the information from the purchase unit 116 but also the actual content of ingestion may be acquired by user input from the input / output unit 106, or the content of meal may be determined by a camera. In addition, in order to cope with short-term energy consumption, etc., it may be recorded in more detail than hourly units instead of daily units. Conversely, old records may be coarsened in weekly or monthly units.

  FIG. 20 is an example of consumption factor records such as each nutrient consumed by the user, acquired and stored by the consumption factor storage unit 1702. The energy consumption is estimated from the basal metabolism obtained from the body weight, body fat, skeletal muscle, etc. stored in the user attribute information storage unit 401, the diet-induced heat metabolism that can be estimated from the user's meal amount, the user's weight and the accelerometer 302. It is obtained by summing up the daily activity metabolism that can be done. Further, the amount of ultraviolet rays is, for example, an ultraviolet exposure time in terms of direct sunlight obtained from the ultraviolet sensor attached to the wrist or the like via the short-range communication unit 112, and is used, for example, for estimation of vitamin C consumption.

  The biological state determination unit 108 determines the balance between the intake amount and the consumption amount based on each information stored in the above-described intake element storage unit 1701 and consumption element storage unit 1702 and the user attribute information storage unit 401. That is, the biological state estimation unit 1703 is based on the biological information and user information (basic information) acquired by the biological information acquisition unit 103 and the user information acquisition unit 104, and purchase activity history information that is a history of past purchase activities. Estimate the intake and consumption of various nutrients. The result of estimation by the biological state estimation unit 1703 is used for determining whether or not the new purchase activity is appropriate by the purchase activity determination unit 109.

  More specifically, the living body state estimation unit 1703 makes a determination based on the intake and consumption balance from the intake element and the activity content, the offset between each intake nutrient, the synergistic effect, the consumption and contraindications due to the user's constitution and disease, etc. Do. In addition, the offset and synergistic effects among the various nutrients include mutual destruction among intake elements such as vitamin A destruction by inorganic iron, calcium absorption improvement effect by vitamin D, and maintaining the antihypertensive effect of grapefruit. The effect of the action is known.

  As for the estimation method and determination method of each consumption amount described above, many methods are introduced in medical-related and health-related books, etc., and it is also possible for those skilled in the art to implement a determination process based on such knowledge. Because it is easy, explanation of each specific method is omitted.

  FIG. 21 is an example of a determination result by the biological state determination unit 108. The level indicated by the one-dot broken line is an ideal intake amount estimated from life information such as the user's physical information and exercise amount, and a deviation from the level is determined. In this example, it is understood that the energy intake exceeds the consumption amount at the time of “today”, and conversely, the vitamin intake and the protein intake are insufficient in the body. In addition, although simplified in the figure for explanation, in practice, management may be performed for each more detailed classification of vitamins and minerals.

  Now, since the elements of the recommended purchase activity shown in FIG. 9 of the first embodiment are obtained in this way, the purchase activity in the daily life of the user is thereafter performed by the same processing as in the first embodiment. Management becomes possible. Note that the cumulative determination result shown in FIG. 21 may also be presented to the user by the presentation unit 115.

  As described above, according to the purchase activity management apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment, in addition to the current user's biological information acquired by the biological state acquisition unit 103, the user's biological state based on the past user's life activity. Therefore, it is possible to manage daily life with higher accuracy and finer detail. For example, detailed life information of the user can be obtained, for example, management is performed by adding biometric information measured by the purchase activity management apparatus 100 or a measuring device not provided in the store.

  In other words, in order to accumulate and judge the user's intake and consumption states, for example, when dieting, management can be performed to prevent weight gain before it actually increases. It is possible and effective. In general, dieting by restricting excessive food intake may lower the basal metabolism and eventually create a constitution that is more likely to be obese, so sufficient nutrition is required for a healthy diet. It is necessary to carry out extremely delicate life management such as taking necessary vitamins and fibers and exercising while restricting only unnecessary intake while doing. According to the purchasing activity management device 100, such a balance of ingestion and consumption in a living body that cannot be normally predicted can be managed. Therefore, a healthy diet can be achieved while easily obtaining an exquisite balance.

  It is also possible to determine whether or not the biological information measured when visiting the store is an abnormal value. For example, blood pressure may increase temporarily during exercise, stress, and early morning. Therefore, by referring to the blood pressure value stored in the biological information storage unit 1503, the blood pressure measured when visiting the store temporarily To determine whether the patient has high blood pressure or chronic high blood pressure. For temporary hypertension, more precise management is possible, such as using previously measured values or average values.

  The living information storage unit 1501 in the present embodiment is provided in the purchase activity management apparatus 100, but is configured as an external storage unit outside the purchase activity management apparatus 100, and externally stores data necessary when visiting the store. You may make it acquire from a means. As a means for acquiring data from the external storage means, a method of downloading from the Internet by the communication unit 105 or acquiring by connecting a hardware storage means such as a USB memory to the purchase activity management apparatus 100 may be used. .

  In addition, regarding the purchase location of the purchase activity history storage unit 1502 and the measurement location of the biometric information storage unit 1501, an example of acquiring location data from a store or measurement location has been shown. A function may be provided, and a location may be specified and stored by GPS when purchasing activity and biometric information are acquired. As a block diagram in this case, the living information acquiring unit 101 includes a position information acquiring unit including a GPS receiving unit. By providing the GPS means that can accurately receive information regarding the location in this way, it is possible to obtain location information about purchasing activities outside the store, and the location information is also sent to the user at the store side. There is no need to provide communication means for notification.

[Third Embodiment]
The purchase activity management apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment further manages purchase activities while considering surrounding environmental information. The functional configuration of the purchase activity management apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment is substantially the same as that of the purchase activity management apparatus 100 according to the first and second embodiments. In the following description, the first and second The description will focus on the parts different from the embodiment.

  FIG. 22 is a block diagram of life information acquisition unit 101 in the present embodiment. Compared to the first embodiment (FIG. 1), the life information acquisition unit 101 in the present embodiment is a position information acquisition unit (position information acquisition unit) 1801 and an environment information acquisition unit (environment information acquisition unit) 1802. Further included.

  The position information acquisition unit 1801 acquires position information indicating the position of the purchase activity management apparatus 100 that is the own apparatus. Then, the location information acquired by the location information acquisition unit 1801 is used by the purchase activity determination unit 109 to instruct purchase activity.

  FIG. 23 is a functional block diagram of the position information acquisition unit 1801. The position information acquisition unit 1801 includes a current position acquisition unit 2501, a map information acquisition unit 2502, a map information storage unit 2503, and a map information creation unit 2504.

  The current position acquisition unit 2501 acquires position information indicating the position of the purchase activity management apparatus 100 that is the current apparatus. Note that the location information can be acquired using, for example, a GPS or a mobile phone relay station. Further, the map information acquisition unit 2502 acquires map information data corresponding to the current position acquired by the current position acquisition unit 2501. In this map information data acquisition, first, whether or not there is map information data stored in advance in the map information storage unit 2503 is searched. If there is no map information, it is acquired from the outside using the Internet or the like. The map information creation unit 2504 stores the current position acquired by the current position acquisition unit 2501 and the purchase activity history storage unit 1502 (FIG. 15) on the map information data acquired by the map information acquisition unit 2502. Map the location of purchase places used in the past and create map information. Here, the “location” information stored in the purchase activity history storage unit 1502 includes longitude and latitude information by GPS, and map information is created based on the longitude and latitude information. A part 2504 creates map information of the current location.

  FIG. 24 shows an example of notification by screen display of the presentation unit 115 using position information.

  As shown in FIG. 24, as one piece of life information, a map 2601 around the current location of the device is displayed on the presentation unit 115 based on the current position information and map information acquired by the position information acquisition unit 1801. . Further, on the same map 2601, purchase places used in the past stored in the purchase activity history storage unit 1502 are also displayed.

  Further, a navigation button 2602 is displayed on the presentation unit 115. This navigation button 2602 is a button that is operated when the user needs to perform navigation of a purchase activity to be performed from now. When the navigation button 2602 is operated by the user, it is calculated and presented based on a certain evaluation index as to how much each can be purchased when the purchase activity is performed at each purchase place used in the past. To do.

  For example, if the evaluation index is “calorie”, the recommended calorie content of the recommended purchase activities generated by the recommended purchase activity generation unit 601 is extracted.

  Here, FIG. 9 is referred to as an example of the recommended purchase activity generated by the recommended purchase activity generation unit 601. According to this, regarding the calorie, it is understood that the user can ingest up to “1700 kcal”. In addition, the biological state determination unit 108 determines how much ingestion has been performed in total based on the amount of calories ingested or consumed in one day. For example, when the calorie intake is 2000 kcal and the calorie consumption is 550 kcal, the total intake is 1450 kcal.

  Based on this information, the comparison unit 603 (FIG. 7) of the purchase activity determination unit 109 generates the total calorie intake (1450 kcal) calculated by the biological state determination unit 108 and the recommended purchase activity generation unit 601. The amount of calorie intake recommended by the user (1700 kcal) is compared, and it is determined how much the user can ingest in future purchase activities. In the case of this example, taking the difference, it is desirable to take “250 kcal or less”.

  FIG. 25 shows a display example of the presentation unit 115 after the navigation button 2602 is pressed by the user on the display screen of FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 25, the current location 2701, the A convenience store 2702 and the B department store 2703 that have been purchased in the past and stored in the purchase activity history storage unit 1502 are displayed. Each route from the current location 2701 to the A convenience store 2702 and the B department store 2703 is displayed.

  For this route search, for example, route information that can be moved by the shortest distance is calculated. Thereafter, the movement distance based on the calculated route information is calculated. The number of steps taken through the route is converted from the calculated distance traveled and information on the standard number of steps of a person. For example, if the route distance is “3,000 meters” and the standard number of steps of a person is “50 cm”, the number of steps when a person walks along the route can be calculated as “6,000 steps”.

  Moreover, the calorie consumption at the time of passing through each route is calculated from the general converted value of the calorie consumption of one step of the person, and the routes are compared. This comparison is performed by the purchase activity processing unit 1201 of the purchase activity control unit 110. As a result of this calculation, for example, it is assumed that “50 kcal” can be calculated for the route to the A convenience store 2702 (referred to as route A) and “250 kcal” for the route (referred to as route B) to the B department store 2703. At this time, the value of calories that can be purchased at the A convenience store 2702 and the B department store 2703 is displayed based on the information of the desirable calorie value “250 kcal” that is the information generated by the purchase activity determination unit 109.

  For example, as a result of passing through the route A, it is possible to purchase “250 + 50 = 300 kcal” at the A convenience store 2702. The notification is notified in a format like a balloon 2704. When route B is passed, “250 + 250 = 500 kcal” can be purchased. An example of the notification is a balloon 2705. Further, in a balloon 2705, “200 kcal”, which is a difference in calories consumed as a result of passing through the route B and the route A, displays how much can be purchased at the B department store. In the balloon 2705, “One cake can be purchased extra” is displayed. This “one cake” is extracted from the data stored in the food standard DB as shown in FIG. 26 and displayed. Thereafter, the user compares the route A and the route B and operates the operation button 2706 to determine which route to select. Then, based on the route selected by the user, the presentation unit 115 performs route navigation.

  In this way, for example, for each purchase place (store) that is frequently used near the current position of the user, the calorie required to move to each purchase place is calculated, and how much calories can be purchased is determined for each purchase place. Can be presented with a route to the location. Considering the current location information of the user and the location of the store or the like, it is possible to give advice on purchasing activities suitable for the user's current food intake state.

  The environmental information acquisition unit 1802 acquires environmental information including at least one of temperature, humidity, and ultraviolet rays. The environmental information acquired by the environmental information acquisition unit 1802 is used by the purchasing activity determination unit 109 to determine whether or not the new purchasing activity is appropriate.

  FIG. 27 is a functional block diagram of the environment information acquisition unit 1802. The environment information acquisition unit 1802 includes an environment information measurement unit 1901 and includes, for example, a temperature sensor 1902 and a humidity sensor 1903. The environmental information is information related to the environment surrounding the user, and includes the amount of ultraviolet rays in addition to temperature and humidity. Moreover, an external environment information acquisition unit 1904 that can acquire information other than the sensors provided in the purchase activity management apparatus 100, such as the environment information measurement unit 1901, is provided. Various environmental information such as pollen scattering amount and UV care warning may be acquired from the Internet. The biological state estimation unit 1703 estimates the influence of the environmental information on the user's biological state, and the precautions are presented by the presentation unit 115.

  FIG. 28 illustrates, as an example of heat stroke, a table for the biological state estimation unit 1703 to derive information to be noted based on the environmental information acquired by the environmental information acquisition unit 1802.

  FIG. 29 is a display example in the user notification unit 1202 of the purchase activity management apparatus 100 when the temperature is 38 degrees Celsius from the environment information (FIG. 28) acquired by the environment information acquisition unit 1802. The correspondence table between the numerical values of the temperature shown in FIG. 28 and the information to be noted for it is that there is a risk of heat stroke, and information that “be sure to purchase water, alcohol is prohibited” is obtained. In addition to displaying “warning of heat stroke!”, If there is no beverage in the purchase list acquired by the purchase activity acquisition unit 102, advice “please rehydrate” is given as advice 2003.

  In this example, heat stroke is taken as an example, but it is also effective to estimate the consumption of water estimated from temperature and humidity, the metabolic rate required to maintain body temperature, etc., and reflect it in purchasing activities. is there. In this way, it is possible not only to give advice appropriate only for the user's own health, but also to give necessary and appropriate advice in consideration of the surrounding situation.

  As described above, according to the purchasing activity management apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment, purchasing activities are managed in consideration of environmental information at the time of measurement. Can be prevented. Further, as described above, according to the purchase activity management apparatus 100, even when a new purchase activity is not being performed (before the purchase activity), the purchase activity is recommended and controlled using the biological information and environmental information of the user. Is possible.

  Each block of the purchase activity management apparatus 100, in particular, the life information acquisition unit 101 and the purchase activity management unit 107 may be configured by hardware logic, or may be realized by software using a CPU as follows. Good.

  That is, the purchase activity management apparatus 100 includes a CPU (central processing unit) that executes instructions of a control program that realizes each function, a ROM (read only memory) that stores the program, and a RAM (random access memory) that expands the program. ), A storage device (recording medium) such as a memory for storing the program and various data. An object of the present invention is a recording medium on which a program code (execution format program, intermediate code program, source program) of a control program of the purchasing activity management apparatus 100, which is software that realizes the functions described above, is recorded so as to be readable by a computer. Can also be achieved by reading the program code recorded on the recording medium and executing it by the computer (or CPU or MPU).

  Examples of the recording medium include a tape system such as a magnetic tape and a cassette tape, a magnetic disk such as a floppy (registered trademark) disk / hard disk, and an optical disk such as a CD-ROM / MO / MD / DVD / CD-R. Card system such as IC card, IC card (including memory card) / optical card, or semiconductor memory system such as mask ROM / EPROM / EEPROM / flash ROM.

  Further, the purchase activity management apparatus 100 may be configured to be connectable to a communication network, and the program code may be supplied via the communication network. The communication network is not particularly limited. For example, the Internet, intranet, extranet, LAN, ISDN, VAN, CATV communication network, virtual private network, telephone line network, mobile communication network, satellite communication. A net or the like is available. Also, the transmission medium constituting the communication network is not particularly limited. For example, even in the case of wired such as IEEE 1394, USB, power line carrier, cable TV line, telephone line, ADSL line, etc., infrared rays such as IrDA and remote control, Bluetooth ( (Registered trademark), 802.11 wireless, HDR, mobile phone network, satellite line, terrestrial digital network, and the like can also be used. The present invention can also be realized in the form of a computer data signal embedded in a carrier wave in which the program code is embodied by electronic transmission.

  The purchase activity management device of the present invention is a purchase activity management device carried by the user, and manages the purchase activity, life information acquisition means for acquiring user life information including at least biometric information and purchase activity information. The purchasing activity management means may be configured to manage the purchasing activity based on the life information acquired by the living information acquisition means and the purchasing activity information.

  Furthermore, the purchase activity management apparatus of the present invention may be provided with a presentation means for a user, and the purchase activity management means may present a restriction or promotion of purchase activities to the user by the presentation means.

  Furthermore, the purchasing activity management device of the present invention comprises a purchasing means for paying for purchases based on valuable data, and the purchasing activity management means is configured to manage purchasing activities by restricting the purchasing function of the purchasing means. There may be.

  Further, in the purchase activity management device of the present invention, the life information acquisition unit acquires information on a purchase target that is a purchase candidate of the user, and the purchase activity management unit is acquired by the life information acquisition unit. The structure which determines whether the purchase object used as a user's purchase candidate is appropriate may be sufficient.

  Furthermore, the purchasing activity management device of the present invention further includes a living information storage unit that accumulates the living information acquired by the living information acquisition unit, and the purchasing activity management unit further includes a life stored in the living information storage unit. The configuration may be such that purchasing activity is managed based on information.

  Further, in the purchasing activity management device of the present invention, the living information acquisition means acquires information on each nutritional component to be purchased, and the living information management means includes biological information and information on each nutritional component to be purchased. The configuration may be such that the purchasing activity is managed based on.

  Further, in the purchase activity management device of the present invention, the life information acquisition means acquires the user's exercise amount as biometric information, and the purchase activity management means is based on the user's exercise amount acquired by the life information acquisition means. The configuration may be such that purchasing activity is managed.

  Furthermore, in the purchasing activity management device of the present invention, the life information acquisition means acquires information relating to blood circulation as biological information, and the purchasing activity management means includes information relating to blood circulation acquired by the life information acquisition means. Based on this, it may be configured to manage purchasing activities.

  Furthermore, in the purchasing activity management device of the present invention, the purchasing activity management means estimates the intake and consumption of various nutritional components from the biological information and purchasing activity information acquired by the living information acquisition means. The configuration may be such that purchasing activity is managed.

  Furthermore, the purchasing activity management device of the present invention limits the part or all of the purchasing function of the purchasing means when the purchasing activity management means includes excessive nutrients in the purchase target that is a user's purchase candidate. It may be configured to.

  Furthermore, in the purchasing activity management device according to the present invention, when the purchasing activity management means has a lack of nutrients in a purchase target that is a user's purchasing candidate, the presenting means encourages the user to take in the nutrients. The structure to present may be sufficient.

  Furthermore, the purchase activity management device of the present invention may be configured such that the life information acquired by the life information acquisition means includes position information of the device, and a purchaseable product is specified based on the position information. .

  Furthermore, the purchasing activity management apparatus of this invention may be the structure by which the living information acquired by the said living information acquisition means contains the environmental information containing at least one of temperature, humidity, and an ultraviolet-ray.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications are possible within the scope shown in the claims, and embodiments obtained by appropriately combining technical means disclosed in different embodiments. Is also included in the technical scope of the present invention.

  Since the purchasing activity management device of the present invention can advise the purchasing behavior of food suitable for the user, it can be widely used for daily health management, diet, lifestyle-related disease countermeasures and the like.

It is a functional block diagram of a purchase activity management device concerning a 1st embodiment of the present invention. It is a functional block diagram of the purchase information acquisition part of the purchase activity management apparatus which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the specific example of the purchase activity information table which the purchase information acquisition part of the purchase activity management apparatus which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention produces | generates. It is a functional block diagram of the biometric information acquisition part of the purchasing activity management apparatus which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a functional block diagram of the user information acquisition part of the purchasing activity management apparatus which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is an example of the data table memorize | stored in the user attribute information storage part of the purchasing activity management apparatus which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a functional block diagram of the purchasing activity determination part of the purchasing activity management apparatus which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a table which the purchase activity determination part of the purchase activity management apparatus which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention uses. It is an example of the recommended purchase activity which the recommended purchase activity production | generation part of the purchase activity management apparatus which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention produced | generated. It is an example of the merchandise information table stored in the merchandise information storage part of the purchasing activity management apparatus which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is an example of the new purchase activity information which the new purchase activity information extraction part of the purchase activity management apparatus which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention extracted. It is a functional block diagram of the purchasing activity control part of the purchasing activity management apparatus which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is an example of a notification by the presentation part of the purchasing activity management apparatus which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the purchasing activity management apparatus which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a functional block diagram of the living information acquisition part of the purchasing activity management apparatus which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is an example of the purchasing activity which the purchasing activity history memory | storage part of the purchasing activity management apparatus which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention memorize | stored. It is an example of the biometric information which the biometric information memory | storage part of the purchasing activity management apparatus which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention memorize | stores. It is a functional block diagram of the biological condition determination part of the purchasing activity management apparatus which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is an example of the intake record which the intake element memory | storage part of the purchasing activity management apparatus which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention memorize | stores. It is an example of the consumption element record which the consumption element memory | storage part of the purchasing activity management apparatus which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention memorize | stores. It is an example of the determination result by the biological condition determination part of the purchasing activity management apparatus which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a functional block diagram of the life information acquisition part of the purchasing activity management apparatus which concerns on the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a functional block diagram of the positional information acquisition part of the purchasing activity management apparatus which concerns on the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a notification of the screen display using a positional information by the purchasing activity management apparatus which concerns on the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a notification of the screen display using a positional information by the purchasing activity management apparatus which concerns on the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the specific example of food standard DB used with the purchasing activity management apparatus which concerns on the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a functional block diagram of the environment information acquisition part of the purchasing activity management apparatus which concerns on the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is an example of the table for the biological condition estimation part of the purchasing activity management apparatus which concerns on the 3rd Embodiment of this invention to derive | lead-out the information which should be careful from environmental information. It is an example of presentation of notes based on environmental information by the presentation unit of the purchase activity management apparatus according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Purchasing activity management apparatus 101 Living information acquisition part 102 Purchasing activity acquisition part (purchasing activity acquisition means)
103 biological information acquisition unit (basic information acquisition means, biological information acquisition means)
104 User information acquisition unit (basic information acquisition means, user information acquisition means)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 105 Communication part 106 Input / output part 107 Purchasing activity management part 108 Living body state determination part 109 Purchasing activity determination part (purchasing activity determination means)
110 Purchasing Activity Control Department (Purchasing Activity Control Means)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 111 Wide area communication part 112 Short distance communication part 113 Connector 114 Operation part 115 Presentation part 116 Purchasing part (purchasing means)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 201 Commodity information reading part 202 Commodity information storage part 203 Commodity information inquiry part 301 Measurement part 302 Accelerometer 303 Blood pressure sensor 304 External measurement data acquisition part 401 User attribute information storage part 402 Purchasable amount acquisition part 601 Recommended purchase activity generation part (recommended) Purchasing activity generation means)
602 New purchasing activity information extraction unit 603 Comparison unit 1201 Purchasing activity processing unit 1202 User notification unit (user notification means)
1203 Purchasing control unit 1501 Living information storage unit 1502 Purchasing activity history storage unit 1503 Biometric information storage unit 1701 Ingestion element storage unit 1702 Consumption element storage unit 1703 Biological state estimation unit (biological state estimation means)
1801 Position information acquisition unit (position information acquisition means)
1802 Environmental information acquisition unit (environmental information acquisition means)
1901 Environmental information measurement unit 1902 Temperature sensor 1903 Humidity sensor 1904 External environment information acquisition unit

Claims (17)

A purchasing activity management device for instructing food purchasing activities,
Basic information acquisition means for acquiring basic information that is information about the user;
And purchasing activity determination means for determining the intake state of various nutritional components of the user based on the basic information acquired by the basic information acquisition means, and determining the suitability of the purchasing activity based on the result of the determination. ,
The basic information acquisition means continuously acquires at least the biometric information of the user and the purchase activity information indicating the content of the purchase activity by the user as the basic information.   2. The purchasing activity management according to claim 1, further comprising recommended purchasing activity generation means for generating recommended purchasing activity information indicating the content of the recommended purchasing activity based on the basic information acquired by the basic information acquisition means. apparatus. It includes position information acquisition means for acquiring position information indicating the position of its own device,
3. The purchasing activity management apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the recommended purchasing activity generation unit generates the recommended purchasing activity information based on the location information acquired by the location information acquisition unit. Environmental information acquisition means for acquiring environmental information including at least one of temperature, humidity, and ultraviolet rays,
The purchasing activity according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the purchasing activity determining means determines the suitability of the purchasing activity based on the environmental information acquired by the environmental information acquiring means. Management device. A method of controlling a purchasing activity management apparatus for instructing purchasing activity of food,
A basic information acquisition step of acquiring basic information that is information about the user;
A purchase activity determination step of determining the intake state of various nutritional components of the user based on the basic information acquired in the basic information acquisition step, and determining the propriety of the purchase activity based on the result of the determination ,
At the said basic information acquisition step, the purchase activity information which shows the content of the user's biometric information and the purchase activity by the user continuously as said basic information is continuously acquired, The control method of the purchasing activity management apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned. A portable purchasing activity management device for managing food purchasing activities,
Basic information acquisition means for acquiring basic information, which is information about the user, used to determine whether the food to be purchased is suitable for the user to ingest;
Purchasing activity acquisition means for acquiring new purchasing activity information indicating the content of new purchasing activity by the user;
Purchasing activity determination means for determining the suitability of the new purchasing activity based on the basic information acquired by the basic information acquisition means and the new purchasing activity information acquired by the purchasing activity acquisition means. A purchasing activity management device. Based on the basic information acquired by the basic information acquisition means, recommended purchasing activity generation means for generating recommended purchasing activity information indicating the content of recommended purchasing activities;
The purchase activity determination means compares the recommended purchase activity information generated by the recommended purchase activity generation means with the new purchase activity information acquired by the purchase activity acquisition means, and based on the result of the comparison, 7. The purchasing activity management apparatus according to claim 6, wherein whether or not the new purchasing activity is appropriate is determined. It includes position information acquisition means for acquiring position information indicating the position of its own device,
The purchasing activity management device according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the purchasing activity determination means determines the suitability of the new purchasing activity based on the position information acquired by the position information acquisition means. Environmental information acquisition means for acquiring environmental information including at least one of temperature, humidity, and ultraviolet rays,
9. The purchase according to claim 6, wherein the purchase activity determination unit determines whether or not the new purchase activity is appropriate based on the environmental information acquired by the environmental information acquisition unit. Activity management device.   The purchasing activity determination means determines the excess or deficiency of nutrients included in the purchase target of the new purchasing activity based on the new purchasing activity information acquired by the purchasing activity acquisition means, and based on the result of the determination, 10. The purchasing activity management apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the suitability of new purchasing activities is determined. Based on the basic information acquired by the basic information acquisition means, and purchase activity history information that is a history of past purchase activities, comprising biological state estimation means for estimating the intake and consumption of various nutritional components,
11. The purchase activity management according to claim 6, wherein the purchase activity determination unit determines whether or not the new purchase activity is appropriate based on a result of estimation by the biological state estimation unit. apparatus.   The purchase activity management apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, and 6 to 11, further comprising user notification means for notifying a user of a result of determination by the purchase activity determination means.   13. The purchase activity control means for restricting the payment function of the purchasing means for paying the new purchasing activity based on the valuable data based on the result of the determination by the purchasing activity determining means. The purchasing activity management device according to any one of the above items.   The purchasing activity control means determines whether or not excess nutrients are included in the purchase target of the new purchasing activity based on the new purchasing activity information acquired by the purchasing activity acquisition means. 14. The purchasing activity management apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the payment function of the purchasing means is limited. A control method for a portable purchasing activity management device for managing food purchasing activities,
A basic information acquisition step for acquiring basic information, which is information about the user, used to determine whether or not the food is suitable for the user to ingest;
A purchasing activity acquisition step for acquiring new purchasing activity information indicating the content of the new purchasing activity by the user;
A purchasing activity determination step for determining the suitability of the new purchasing activity based on the basic information acquired in the basic information acquiring step and the new purchasing activity information acquired in the purchasing activity acquiring step. A control method for a purchasing activity management apparatus, which is characterized.   15. A control program for realizing the purchasing activity management apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4 and 6 to 14 by a computer and causing the computer to function as each of the means.   The computer-readable recording medium which recorded the control program of Claim 16.

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